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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-15
how to measure your
windows for draperies

For sill or opron length. measure top Of
casing to4bottom Of sill or apron. For
floor. For width, measure from outside
floor length, measure top OF eosine to
to outside edge Of eosino. Be sure to
give US the finished length desired.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23
Rail FREIGHT INCREASE CAUSE FOR
CONCERN
By CONG. LEE METCALF

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has granted another increase in
most railroad freight rates, which al
ready were too high in Montana.
The increase, the 18th general
freight rate increase granted rail
roads since 1916, averages six pei
cent, although the increase on GER
tain agricultural commodities was
limited to five per cent.
ICC action came despite protests
by Senators Murray and Mansfield
and me.
Discriminatory freight rates COM
prise Montana's number one economic
problem. Prior to granting this new
increase, the ICC had wisely headed
in the direction of solving that prob
lem by ordering reductions of up to
80 per cent on class rates effective
next June /. Granting the new in
crease is a step backward. 1t adds
six per cenO 90 rates already adjudged
to be too high.
The new increase "penalizes Mon
tana consumers very severely, IN
the words of C. S. Youlden, Butte, of
the Montana Wholesale Grocers As
ISOLATION.
The senators and I sought to head
off the increase for the benefit of
all consumers. But we were particu-
larly concerned with its effect upon
our basic, and depressed, agriculture
industry.
Our farmers are caught between
rising production costs and falling
prices. Freight rates figure in the
rising production costs.
The II previous general freight
rate increases since 1916 totaled SO
per cent on agricultural products. In
that same period, the prices farmers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23
DETECTIVES

% Full payment of all medical costs for every
resident of Montana Note: (Some control over pay
ments for dagnostc services will probably be
sary.)
(2) The right of every individual to free choice
of doctors and hospitals the right change that
choice.
(3) Every individual and every doctor shall have
the right of complaint and appeals to appeal board
"a Every individuals medical records shall be
kept strictly confidential.
(5) There shall be discrimination against any
individual.
(6) Every doctor shall have the right to participate
in the plan and leave the plan with 60 days notice
Cd Every doctor shall have the right to accept
patients reject patients except in emergency.
~ The medical profession shall have absolute
control of all technical aspects of medical services
90 The medical profession shall negotiate rates of
payments with the board Medical fees shall be set
that the average income of Montanas doctors shall
not be less than the national average.
(1O) Assure that rural areas shall have adequate
medical services.
Old Emphasis preventive medicine.
$50 payroll deduction from workers plus 80 payroll
deduction from employer plus 81 of income up to
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23
State Plan For Prepaid Medical Care
OLIVER SULLIVAN, Commissioners LABOR

The worker knows that something
is wrong with our present method of
paying for medical services. A serious
illness can completely wreck the
workers economic budget. Medical
costs may be high and are irregular
and unpredictable. Therefore, the
only satisfactory way for the worker
to meet these probable medical costs
is with some sort of health insurance
program.
The workers are the largest single
voting block in our nation. Discussion
with workers indicates that health
insurance program is sure to come.
What type of health insurance pro-
gram should the worker promote?
This article is written to stimulate
discussion of this problem.
Many nations have tried numerous
types of voluntary health insurance
plans. These voluntary health insur-
ance plans have failed because good
risks will not voluntarily carry the
insurance if poor risks are protected
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
BY GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

1t should give all of US a clearer
notion of just what goes on in a state
legislature, and should give us pause
to ask if we believe state government
should be turned into a struggle for
personal gain through the legislative
processes, which it certainly is when
we elect people who work only for
"pocketbook and profit" rather than
the good of the people. 1t amounts
to the people paying the way for spe-
cial interest groups to pit their
strength against each other for dollar
gain to the detriment of the common
sgood and welfare, whether it be
the liquor dealers, the power COM
pany, the oil interests, the truckers,
the mining interest-it all adds up
to the same thing.
Schools, Welfare, Public Health,
the unemployed or injured workman
all are secondary in a legislature
filled with people who serve only
private interests.
Like the writer of the letter says,
they jockey and trade with other
private interest legislators for the
good of each of them. What does It
leave the people to trade?
Alas! They sell their birthright at
the ballot box.
The returns on my poll have been
very gratifying. Do you still have
last weeks VOICE around? Send
your vote to me right away because
I am going to tabulate them next
week for publication in the issue of
the 30th.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23

paid for the goods they must buy
rose 80 per cent.
We in Congress are trying to work
out a program to increase and main
tain farm income. 1t is unfortunate
that, at the very same time, the Inter
state Commerce Commission is ap-
proving increases which will at least
in part nullify the action we may
take.
Opposition to the most recent in
creases also was expressed, among
others, by the Western States Rate
Committee, on which the Montana
Board of Railroad Commissioners is
represented, and the Montana Citi-
zens Freight Rate Association.
The Western States Rate Commit
tee asked suspension of the increase
pending an investigation. Our sena-
tors and / also would have liked an
investigation into whether the in
crease will bring questionable profits
to the railroads while adding to the
burden of consumers and our already
staggering farmers.
AS in the past, other freight rates
go along with the rails. The Inter
state Commerce Commission is act
ing on, and granting, similar in
creases for motor carriers. Some of
these were effective late last month,
some became effective early this
month. Others remain to be acted on.
At the time of writing the Com
mission also had before it a request
by the Railway Express Agency for
a seven per cent increase in rates on
shipments. This was to be-
come effective on March 20 unless
The Commission acted to suspend it
by that time.
am told that 81 states have ap-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23
Legal Advertising
INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the
State of Montana, State Board of Ex-
aminers, at the office of the State
| Board of Examiners, Helena, Montana
until 10 o'clock A. NJ. (MST) on Thurs
day, April 26, 1856, for construction OF
a Receiving and Intensive Treatment
| Building, Montana State Hospital
Warm Springs, Montana. Separate bids
| will be received for the various por-
tions of the work as follows:
a. General Contract
b. Mechanical Contract
| C. Electrical Contract
all according to plans and specifica-
| lions prepared by van Teylinger-
knight and van Teylingen, Architects
and Engineers.
Copies of said plans and specifica-
tionS may be examined at the office
of the State Board of Examiners En-
gineer, Mitchell Building, Helena, Mon
tana, and may be obtained at the Of
flee of the Architects. Alb Medical Arts
Building, Great Falls, Montana, upon
deposit of $4,000.
All bids shall be on the printed forms
attached to and made part of the
proposed Contract Documents.
Upon prompt return in good condi-
tion of said plans and specifications,
bidders shall be refunded all, and nom
bidders one-half of said deposit, ex
cept if returned within 3 days after
receipt, nOn-D1QQeTS VIII De
all of deposit.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a
certified check in an amount of not less
than five percent $50 of the total
bid, including the total of all alter
mates, made payable to the Treasurer
of the State of Montana. No bidder may
withdraw his bid for at least fifteen
(15) days after the time scheduled for
the receipt of bids.
Each bidder will be required to have
a license from the Montana State Board |
of Equalizatio in a classification that |
will allow the bidder to execute the
Contract.
A Surety Completion Bond of at
least one hundred per cent (100%) of
the Contract Amount will be required
and shall be in force for one year after
the acceptance of the work.
The Board of Examiners reserves the
right to reject any or all bids, to waive
and to accept any bid
which it deems most advantageous to
he State of Montana.
STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS
STATE OF MONTANA
By: G. /. BRYANT,
Executive Clerk.
March %, 80, April 6.
DEMAND THE COOP LABEL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23

proved this increase as far as intra-
state shipments are concerned. Mon
tana is not among them-the Mon
tana Commission having refused to
authorize the past two applications
for increases intrastate
Montanans' then, will really get
jolt if the Interstate Commerce
Commission authorizes the new in
crease and the Montana Commission
is over-ridden in its refusal to au-
thorize the two previous applications.
This would mean an increase of 48
per cent on minimum shipments alone
and proportionate increase as
weight and distance are applied. The
present minimum is $1.31. The pro-
posed rate would be $1.93.
The ICC tells me that two states
Oregon and South Dakota-have re-
quested that the Commission suspend
the most recent Railway Express in
crease.
1t is too bad the Interstate Com
merce Commission has not acted as
the Montana Commission did. The
lCC could have saved shippers
thus the rs-thousands of
dollars by holding down the rates.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23

These nations in the end have adopted
some kind of compulsory health in
surance. Compulsory health insur-
ance requires that the state plan be
exclusive. If both state plans and pri-
vate plans exist, the private plans
skim off the cream and leave the
state plan with all the poor risks. An
integrated health insurance system
with simple administrative proceed
ure and with use of payroll method
of financing would also require the
existence of only the state plan for
prepaid medical care.
The state plan for prepaid medical
care which is outlined in this paper
would provide for full payment of all
medical costs for every resident of
Montana (including those families
on welfare). Doctors, hospitals, and
medical services will be paid on a
fee basis. The payments and admins
tration would be similar to the pres
ent method of paying for medical
services under the Workmen's Com
pensation System.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23
Editorial

umni
Harry is gone for couple of weeks
and l wouldn't cheat either you or me
by pretending I could write a decen'
Editorial, but I thought it would be
fun to see what this corner of THE
VOICE feels like.
Reminds me of when the kids were
little and would go and visit Governor
Ford. Ford always took time to talk
to them and the big thrill of the visit
was when he would let them sit in
the Governors chair-just to see
what it felt like.
So I've moved my column over
here-just to see what it feels like
+. to be the Big Cheese.
You won't get as good VOICE
while Harry is gone-but I'm aiming
for ga" for effort.
Last week in my column predicted
Governor Arnson and Steve Arnold
would not allow the request of the
Board of Education for the over mil
lion dollars deficit for the University
System-then they acted before we
were off the press That is life in
the weekly newspaper field.
However, not only are they not
allowing the deficit at this time, they
are asking for an investigation.
Not particularly happy job for
the investigating body i. E. but may
hap a good idea, because reaction
varies widely on the action of the
Board of Education.
Without going into the merits or
dement's of the action by either
board, the deficit was a natural con-
clusion to the great physical plant
expansion that has been taking place,
especially at the U. The standards of
the institution eventually had to be
considered. Questions have arisen
often about what was happening to
standards while plant expansion was
going on at such a rate.
The taxpayers, regardless, will wei
come the investigation, l imagine.
1t should be borne in mind, think,
in the whole affair, that no one ques-
lions the personal integrity of any of
the presidents, as the idea of an in
vestigation might suggest.
Some people are questioning such
,hings as the University having a
'recruiter" in the field getting stu
tents for enrollment-in the face of
discussing restricted enrolment.
The idea, naturally, is to get EQUAL
ty" students-to enter school be-
ng threatened with lowering stand
rds?
l have heard that some 80 students /
t the U are on recruiting tour .
bout now. Is this out of taxpayers :
money? /
Also someone has said the Asso- c
late Dean of Women, who is also .
candidate for Superintendent of
ublic instruction, is travelling this c
ear with the regular recruiter. ;
Now these things may be perfectly n
legit" and the taxpayers may have 0
o reason to complaint know moth
lg about how to run University Il
evertheless they are things being
lestioned in the face of over mil a
on dollars in deficit. "
On the back page this week is a ;,
tier from tavern owner-brash II
I'D shocking in its honesty. a
What is in the letter applys to all Il
'ecial interest groups who think in ri
rms of "pocketbook and profit" ir
Others are just more subtle about W
They have people working for IL
EN- who are diplomats who wheedle,
nile and connive but their aims are
st the same as the tavern owner.
don't agree with the detectives of NJ
e writer of the letter, but l GER
inly admire his fortnight attitude.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23

One out Of 18 persons in the Unit
ed States suffered disabling injury
IN 1913, according to the National
Safety Council.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23

$4,000 from self employed plus some funds from
general tax revenues to for welfare families.
alternative: Sales Tax?)
COVERAGE
Coverage must be extended gradually as to
prevent heavy initial overload Of medical facilities
and the heavy initial drain funds Probably
dental service should be added later in the program,
eye glasses excluded at first.
A long term resident requirement will be needed
at first to prevent the State of Montana from
becoming drain for chronic disease from the
other states
Non-residents such transients tourists etc,
shall receive all required emergency medical The
state shall pay the doctors and hospitals the fees
for residents and the state will in turn attempt to
collect from the nonresident patients which have been
treated This provides that the state stands the risk
for all bad debts for medical services
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-03-23
ADMINISTRATION

The program will be administered in a manner SINH
lar to the present Workmen's Compensation System
The only essential difference from the present type of
medical would be, that, the medical group would
have no bad debts the bill for medical services would
be sent to the board instead of to the patient and the
bills would be paid by the board, and the costs of
medical would be distributed over the whole
population by the payroll deduction and per cent of
income systems of financing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
szszazzazszazsasaalazaaasssza
by LOUIS 8ER0
This Week Movie Editor

What's this? Gyfaced Jack Palance doing ballet steps?
Yes, lis true, and there's good reason.
In the big pictures here you him practising ballet leaps
and in the nSes you him putting his ballet technique to
work his role wildly charging inanyman in Attack
Palance former boxer who 10 of his 20 professional
fights before he decided that his features battered enough
for toughguy movie parts But perform strenuous roles
camera and takes than batte-scaned profile
takes rhythm and timing and muscular control Ballet dancing
seemed to Paance logical way to train.
He took his lessons in eapng from Hollywood ehoreoga
pher Miriam Nelson Do you reckon this IS something the
Army should look into for basic training?
The Nome nugget., 1956-07-18
INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in duplicate copy. will be received by the Director of Aer- onautics, Department of Aviation. Territory of Alaska, Room POP. Glover Building, Anchorage, Alaska until 200 PM. on August 3. 1856, and then pub licly opened and read for furnishing all labor and materials and performing the work required in the grading of the landing strip located near Koyuk, Alaska. Plans. specifications, and project doc uments may be obtained from the above address upon deposit of ten Q0) dollars. Bids must be accompanied by a certi- fled check or bid bond in the amount of ten (10) percent of the total bid.
 The items of work required in the grading are:
 tl ditch and bern construction in the
 amount of 300 l. f.
 t2) grading in the amount of 1400 c. y. The right is reserved, as the interest of the Territory may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any in- formality in bids received unless such bid is qualified by specific limitation.
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA
 DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
 By: Herman Porter
 Director of Aeronautics Publ. July Is, 25, Aug. l.
The Nome nugget., 1956-07-18
ALASKA AIRLINES

From Anchorage: Edward Dent, Thelma Christensen, K. Walker, R. Berdon, Capt. Potter, P. Beven, J. Delong, Iver Iverson, K. Weiss, R. Starkey, Ben White, L. Nester, H. McNaughton, Tom Keen, A.. Nidehold, G. Bronson, C. Burnett, Boyd Harwood, Wm. Zuback, Marie Leffler, Mary Andersen, R.. Hess, M. Emerson, WIS. MacDon- aid, wv. Dudley, wv. Lanhum, w. Lewis, P Narr, H. Millbourn, A. Millbourn, l.. Hunt, C.. Frame, c. Phillips.
 To Anchorage: w. E. Wixon, F. Moncher, J. Plaster, LA. Pas co, M. Stever, L. Simmons, Ed Dent, R. Steele, C. Perry, R. G., McGarvey, w. Olson, L. Olson, E. Olson, B. Peterson, D. Pierce, P. Garner, Josephine Tevuk, J.. Blower, J. Greer, M. Greer, Thel-  ma Christensen, J. Schneider, E.. Adams, Art Watson, J. Glenn, F. Green, J. Couthorn, D. Sheldon, A. Mazona, L. Cleveland, w.. Olanna, J. Achilles, l.. Cunning ham, K. Weiss, R. Starkey, Capt. Potter, E. Oeth, J. Hunt, Wm. Gillis, L. Packer, T. Strapp, J. Veith, Col. Calkins, F. Evett, D. Henglein, John Ireton, RIA. Hall.
 To Kotzebue: Herbert, Lois, Sally and Kathy Morgan, H. Me Mutton, L. Nestor, Alice Amarok, A. Neidhold, Tom Keen.
 From Unalakleet: Mrs. May and Oscar Koutchak, Mrs. $. Johnson, R. Taylor.
 To Unalakleet: Daryl Trigg, l.. Chaser, Bob Fox, o. Jones, G. Golden, Oswald Paneok, Yvonne Dillenkoffer, E. Hickman.
 To Gambell: Fred Berger, K. Reinhard, Helen Whaley, Jessie Belford, T. Bickel, MT. Hunt, C. Keegin.
The Nome nugget., 1956-07-18
Democrats Claim
 Nation Is Misled on Presidents Health

Republicans Tuesday challenged a Democratic claim that White House associates are misleading the nation on the state of Presi- dent Eisenhower's health.
 Eisenhower put in five hours of desk work Monday, the longest stint since his June 9 intestinal operation, and Democrats marked the occasion with their sharpest official blast yet on the subject of presidential health.
 The Democratic Digest, official party publication, said Jealous" campaign had been carried on by "the men around tho President" to make it appear that Eisen- hover wasn't sick man at the time of the operation.
 The magazine said a second public questioning of presidential doctors lis clearly in order" The doctors held only one news con- ference, a few hours after the operation.
 Presidential Press Secretary James Hagerty declined comment on the article. He said, however, no news conference with the doc tors was planned and he thought none was necessary.
 The publication called the all legged campaign to obscure the facts of Eisenhower's physical condition "even more politically motivated and more irRspons- ible" than pressure it contended was put on him to run again after his Sept. "A heart attack.
 Three COP senators-Bricker of Ohio, Watkins of Utah, and Schoeppel of Kansas-said they thought Eisenhower could be trusted to keep the American peo- pie informed about his health.
 Bricker added, "The more the Democrats do this sort of thing, the more votes they are going to make for Eisenhower in Novem- ber."
The Nome nugget., 1956-07-18
$3,679,829 CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
 UNALAKLEET WORK

ANCHORAGE-A contract for $3,679,829 for construction of a White Alice facility and Aircraft Control and Warning station for the Air Force at Unalakleet has been awarded by the Alaska Dis trict Corps of Engineers to s. Pat Ii Construction Co.,, Macdonald Construction Co.,, and Macdonald Inter-American Corp, St. Louis.
 The White Alice facility, one of the backbone circuits supporting the Alaska air defense system, is to be ready for occupancy by Nov. 3, with final completion in July 1857. The AC&W work is to be finished not later than Nov. l.
 Government furnished equip ment weighing about 526 tons will have to be airlifted. Where the equipment is too ponderous for commercial craft, the government will airlift the cargo to the job site. It includes generators and engines, steel shapes in packages for towers and wave guides, and communications cable.
The Nome nugget., 1956-07-18
INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in duplicate copy. will be received by the Director of Aer- onautics, Department of Aviation, Territory of Alaska. Room POP, Glover Building. Anchorage, Alaska until 200 PM. on August 3, 1856, and then pub licly opened and read for furnishing all labor and materials and performing all work required in the grading of the laneing strip located near Film, Alaska Plans, specifications, and project doc uments may be obtained from the above address upon deposit of ten tl0l dollars Bids must be accompanied by a certi- fled check or bid bond in the amount of ten (1Ol percent of the total bid. The items of work required in the grading are
 d) ditch reconstruction in the amount
 of AIS c.y.
 t2] grading embankment in the
 amount of 690 c. y
 The right is reserved, as the interest of the Territory may require, to reject any and all bids and to waive any in- formality in bids received unless such bid is qualified by a specific limitation.
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA
 DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION
 By Herman Porter
 Director of Aeronautics Publ. July Is, 25, Aug. 1.