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However, if that patient had a call
system and felt reasonably sure
that the nurse would be there in
a reasonable time, these accidents
might not occur"
Representative Keefe, Repub-
1ican, of Wisconsin called the fund
transfers a "phony'' presentation
of needs. But he added that, iii
1t is not the budget of the hos
pital we are discussing here before
us, then there is something very
very wrong with the presentation
and it is not your fault that it is
that way"
DR.. Cornely replied that unless
Freedmen's gets more money fol-
personnel, drugs and supplies eve
are going to repeat this story next
year-I mean we will have to-"
ID. C. Payment Challenged.
Freedmen's is operated with
Federal funds, and receives pay
ment at the rate of SO day from
the District for each INDECENT of
the city who receives care there.
Mr.. Johnson said operating costs
total SIT day.
Representative Hedrick, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia challenged
the below-cost District payment
and asked Mr.. Johnson If he felt
the city could pay more. Mr.
johnson said he did not know.
You know they have a sales
tax here of q per cent" Mr.
Hedrick replied. 1t was one OF
several references by committee
members to increased revenue
available through the tax.
At the present time there is nj
indication of what the Appropria.
tions Committee will do with tht
budget.
Hearings Reported Frequently.
Formerly, hearings were re-
leased along with final committe,
action on the budget bill. Thi
year, however, hearings are to b.
released almost daily, soon afte,
the closed sessions are held, ant
the appropriations for all agencies
will be reported in "one-packag'
bill'' under present plans.
The committee, now engrosset
in hearings on the Public Health
Service requests, has released tes
timony by only part of the FSAi
vast number of units.
Members indicated that as soo1
as the health service sessions arr
completed, they will call Fedora
Security Administrator Oscar r
Ewing to testify.
Mr.. Ewing, foremost advocate
of President Truman's compulsory
health insurance plan, returned
this week from trip to England
to study the British health plar
and probably will report to Mr.
Truman early next week. On Jan.
uary 10. the House appropriation.
group refused to hear a statement
from Mr.. Ewing's assistant, Johr
L. Thurston, it was disclosed Ii
the hearings released today.
Gallaudet Expansion Surveyed.
Other testimony at the hearing
included a wide variety of sub
jects.
DR.. Leonard M. Elstad, execu
tive officer of the Columbia In
stitute for the Deaf and presi
dent of Gallaudet College, toll
the committee a survey is un
der way to map plans for al
expansion which may quadrupl
size of the college. He said 21l
students are enrolled this year
and the expansion might provid
for as many as 1000.
The study, DR.. Elstad said. i.
being conducted by the United
States Office of Education. CUES.
tionnaires, he said, have been SEN
to educators throughout the coun:
try for reaction to the proposed
expansion. The school is the only
college in the world exclusively
for the deaf, he testified.
This study is to determine
what is the maximum possibilit.
of enrolment in years to come,
the official declared. 1.-The Bulge
Bureau has told us they will 81
no further with us until we havt
a program acceptable tx
some agency qualified to pass OF
what is a good college for tn,
deaf"
DR.. Elstad also said he hoped
the District would increase its
tuition payments for District res
idents enrolled at the institution
from the present $3.50 to $500 pc,