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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08

With the heat mounting daily extracting higher and
higher fees from students for university unit building
gmick to raise building has made it's appear
ance on the campus of Montana State College.
The gimmick proposed by MISC President R. R. Renne
would have MSCs 900 professional custoda staff
bers pledge to contribute cent of their net salaries
month the next three for scholarship and building
purposes.
1t must be admitted that Legislative nacton has put the
of the university units in tight position
to orderly construction to meet the needs
of constantly increasing enromens However, saddng the
students with higher and higher fees and selling sob
ance to college proposed by Renne stopping
to expedency and is certainly not sound practice.
Constantly higher building fees to be paid by students
enrolment restrictions themselves rule the possibility
of increasing number of people securing higher
cationto the ultimate detren of the state
whole.
Bossproposed employee contributions
pugnant from ethical standpoint In private business
tons such contributions Cor ckbacks because of the implied
threat of unfavorabe the ddent employee
frowned under law Public institutions colleges
while not legally table, have greater responsibility
to avoid practices which may any way be
unethical and/or morally wrong
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08

publican No longer they unateraby opposed
easing of the hospaedica approximately 16
million citizens 65 Instead COP leader Dirk
has announced that his party willing to- toss
thing of sop in the direction elderly (voter The
COP plan would underwrte private health insurance carriers
to the extent lower premium could be charged the aged
hOspital-medica care-and of whole
of assured profits would be opened up such private
panes.
The Republican improvisation, is not based
sound actuarial practices such provided for under the For
and Bill What the COP nothing less than
dressed assistance program comparatively by
point 1t would necessarily meet the health needs of
increasingly large percentage of the population 65 The
only certainty in would be the guaranteed profit c subsidy
provided private insurance companies.
With this weeks reversal of the Administrators previous
position it is increasingly that real
be this toward solution Social Security
the health problem of the aged-provded the American
people keep their for enactment of comprehensive
legislation such proposed by Cong, Anne Forand (D-R
and by Cong Lee Metca and other leading lib
erals in the House.
Let entire delegation know your feelings this mat
ter Where possible, send along emized costs for hos
pitazaon and major you have had undergo in
recent years.
Similar legislation
Senate by Sens Mcnamara DMh and Kennedy (DMass)
Wayne
Forand Bill in the House unsuccessful he will
call vote the legislation in the Senate
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08
Search for Health Costs
1921 More Than 5 Years Ago

NEW YORK CITY-(CNS)-
The average American is paying
1920 more for personal health than
he paid five years ago. Health In
formation Foundation surve
shows.
The health dollar divides up like
this: doctors services 34c, hospitals
23c, drugs and indications Zoe,
dental services 15c, eyeglasses and
other services SC.
Spending varies widely. One
third of the families spent(less than
500, and another third spent from
500 to $500. The remaining third
spent more than $500 with 1870
of these families spending more
than $500 a year.
Women spend more for. personal
health than men, the survey shows
-$111 for women, $77 for men.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08
Smith Avoids DEBATING ~ Issue

Once again Unemployment Comp. Chairman Chadwick
Smith has found it convenient dodge facts replying
critics of his administration.
Chads April FOOLS coke" employers whereby their
contribution 500 of payroll up 81 per cent
brought from State AFICIO President James
UCC member Alfred Root short reviews the legislative
which finally led to the mandatory imposition of the
TIMBER called attention to 1859 jobless comp. measure
(Sub lib $3.50 which, Smiths advice vetoed by
Aronson That bill not only provided slight increase
benefits but also contained provision lowering
S28 to $25 million the minimum the UCC trust fund
would have to dip to before the 27 automatically
into effect.
Root noted that the GOPconrolled 1868 Legislative
seby the real culprit when passed iconsdered
provisions that provided employers with
windfa of two million dollars via reduced compensation
premumsor something $12 million total in the years
since Root member of the commission for II years.
that he UCC machinery highly technical and by making
improper adjustments in the financing in 1853 the Legislature
in motion the factors which led the
ton
TIMBER kened the UCC fund to an irrigation reservoir
pointing out that when reduce the flow of water into the
reservoir ultimately the pool drawn down. When the
dry period either have off rigang dry
up the pool :"
Both TIMBER and Root pointed out that in legislative
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08
An Affronf to Montana Labor

understandable that Sem Mike Mansfield should be
of Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson
the Presidency Mike much of his prestige
his position Majority hip of the Senate to the willy
Texan. Hl ri
Lyndon Johnson have halo above his head far
the however such
dedication hardly due from than $4,000 of Mikes
uens who today saddled with the NAMspawned Land
rum-Griffin labor control act
Johnson had within his to kill Landrum- Griffin
the House had he stood with his fellow Texan
Speaker Rayburn opposition He didn't and
majority Texas House delegation deserted their leader to
the bill Reports of Washington at the time indi
Johnson had actually encouraged the Texas delegation
to vote for the acts passage.
Johnsons unfriendness organized American workers
vital clutch keeping with his past record
Congress- both the House and Senate including his
support afHarey and for overriding Democratic Pres
of that bill for the Smith Connaly Act the Vinson
BILL other aimed at weakening labor at the bar
gaining table
Manselds continued effort acceptance of Johnson
Presidential candidate affront to the thou
Of Montana workers who the have proved
mountain of strength for the Junior Senator
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08

The BILLINGS GAZETTE in recent editorial urging
"open meeting law for all bodies
at all levels opines that secrecy invites corruption.
The Gazette contention is well taken Secrecy also
material operate the mills time
ample the Highway Commissions lessthancandid attitude
releasing information right-ofway purchases has
the widespread impression that Harry Burns Co.
attempting emulate of the notorious TV quiz
shows which lately went out of business.
People right to know what their governmental bodies
agencies city school
doing The people the bills The keeping of
public the public equally undemocratc
forbddng accused of felony from confronting and
questioning his
doing and what their problems they rarely
action assist their elected
pointed officials in solving those problems.
Nevada recently enacted 'rght-toknow' law which
plies subdivisions of state Under the the
commissions bureaus departments public corporations NUM-
cipal corporations and quasmuncpa corporations and poll
tca subdivisions exist aid in the conduct of the peoples
the of the law that their actions be taken
openly and that their deliberations be conducted openly
amends existing statutes to bring county
school boards the board
of regents, under it's provisions
only exception provided the Nevada law
hong executive sessions consider the appointment
employment dismissal of public officer employee
complaints charges brought against such officer
employee another public officer employee unless
such officer employee requests public hearing
Violation of the Nevada law is punishable mis-
demeanor
The Nevada simply drawn and with revisions
be easily adapted to the Montana CODE
join with Gazette in asking legislative and other
candidates make known their position enactment
satisfactory rightto-know" law for Montana Ouawing
of 'star chamber sessions is long overdue.-HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08

sions since 1853 efforts had
been made to repair the dam
age done in that session Ito the
benefit of zone major employer.
- Anaconda - who received
approximately SO per cent of
the total moneys diverted by
the 1858 law However, these
efforts at correction had come
to naught, and in large degree
because of sthe opposition of
Chairman Smith,"
Smith, irked by what TIMBER
called the chairman's "com-
plete failure as an administra-
tor, Immediately dashed back
at the labor leader in a personal
attack. However, as he has
done before when in tight spots,
ne avoided any refutation of
the historical facts presented
by either TIMBER or Root. In
stead, he asserted he "cannot
think of anyone who is less con-
cerned with the burden of the
taxpayers or who cares less
about the solvency Of the un-
employment compensation COM
mission program than TIMBER"
With the facts against him,
ill-considered indulging
in personalities in this instance
as on past occasions, has done
to enhance the prestige
OF his important appointive
post in the eyes of the public.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08
Doctors Testimony On
Forand Bill Available In
AFL-CI0 Pamphlet

Excerpts from testimony by 10
leading physicians in support of the
Forand Bill to provide medical and
hospital aid for persons receiving
Social Security payments are con-
tanned in a new pamphlet published
by the AFL-CIO.
The booklet, Doctors and the
Forand Bill', contains quotes taken
from the transcript of hearings be-
fore the House Ways and Means
Committee. In the foreword, the
AFL-CIO notes that these doctors
dared to speak OUT despite the fact
that 1.-THE voice of the medical pro-
fession has been raised so consistently
with the voices of big business and
the commercial insurance industry
against each new form of social in
surance.
Single copies of Doctors and the
Forand Bill', publication No. 1O3.
are free. The bulk price is SO per
hundred or $25 per thousand. They
may be obtained through the ALL
Go Dept. Of Publications, 815 Six
teenth ST.. N. w., Washington 6, D. C.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08
Forund Bill Needs Your Help

Bill CHR 4700) to provide disqualification major
surgery under the Social Security
gram the nations senior citizens has been accorded adj
verse by the House Ways and Means Committee fol-
lowing Administration opposition to prepaid health
for the aged
committee report.
Heat has become terrific the Eisenhower Admnistra
ton hasy change signals in the Re-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08

Snakes look fast in motion but
actually w1ggle slowly. The speediest
snakes in America have been clicked
at only about 3.6 miles an hour
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-04-08
Editorial !.

The function of newspaper is to affct the comfort
able and comfort the afflicted SIR WIILMOTT
LEWIS London TIMES Washington correspondent during
the 1906
Evening star., 1960-09-18
Program Listines

donl who uses him to save O Grip
pied man tCIoude Akins) from
VenoefuI outlaws.
5-WrestIins.
z Hours. Reported by Roy Nor
eon.
7-Susorfoot. Western.
Hour. blue Bonnet Stroy."
Tom Brewster tWiII Hutchins)
cores for on infont and uncoVerS
murder plot. tRepeotD
Evening star., 1960-09-18
September 70
Continued From Pose 10
EVENING:

600
4-BuTns and Allen. Comedy.
5-The Three Stooses.
Little RoscoIs. Comedy.
6:25
4-Weother. Forester. Color.
$50
4-LoeoI News. Color.
Bryson Rash reporting.
5-CGrtoon Circus. Kids,
7-You Asked for 1t.
9-SpotIisht. Weather. News.
GoIIoher. Douglas. Wilson.
6:35
4-SpoFts. Gibbons. Color.
$40
4-SGm and Friends. Color.
6:45
4-NBc News.
Chet HuntIey. Dovid 6rinkley.
9-DousIas Edwards. News.
700
4-Loek Up. Premiere.
New mystery series. Customers
OF O cor rental service become
unwilling tronsporters OF dope.
Macdonald Corey stors as the
Philadelphia criminal attorney
5-SheFiff of Coehise. Western.
7-Boekstose. Sports. News.
Strong. SieeeI. MoIkie.
9-connonbolI. Action.
Paul Birch, William Campbell.
7:l5
7-News. Weather.
McCoftreY. Allen.
7:26
9-TV Editorial.
1870
4-Laromie. Western.
NEW SEASON. ! Hour. Queen
of Diomonds. Slim Shermon
John Smith falls in love with
q provocative singer Julie Lon
Evening star., 1960-09-18
TUESDAY

9-Pony Express. Western.
Tuesdoy Listinss Cont. on Next Pose
Evening star., 1960-01-24

Second, anesthetic action soothes
burn and itch the instant you smooth
First Aid Cream on your hands.
Third, mOisturizing action restores
the moisture detergents take away.
Next morning hands look fresh, feel
soft and smooth again.
Evening star., 1960-01-24
What was Chaplin like?

remember that paid a large tax
on my own income. In 1917, for
instance, it was about so per cent.
Some of the stars were per-
sonally just as fabulous charac-
ters as the fan magazines painted
them. l was married to one -
Douglas Fairbanks. You could
almost say that he went through
life swinging from chandelier to
chandelier, just as he did in his
pictures. He wasn't a show-off -
just naturally a joyous person.
During our honeymoon abroad,
we had dinner one night at the
Tour d'Argent" in Paris. Like
every other guest there, | mar
veled at the great view of Notre
Dame Cathedral, and Douglas
seemed impressed, too. He said,
"You know, Mary. l think can
see enough hand-holds to climb
all the way up that right-hand
tower.
DuVedevils FoiVb0nks 0nd Ford
One time in California Douglas
and | visited Henry Ford's home.
| was awed by the dour old
Millionaire, but not Douglas. He
jollied Mr.. Ford outrageously and
the two went out for a stroll
on the estate. | stayed in the
drawing room with Mrs. Ford,
and when it came time to go, |
went outside to find Douglas. He
was sitting astride the ridgepole
of the house, three stories up,
and Henry Ford was sitting there
with him, laughing fit to kill.
When I got Douglas alone, |
really lit into him.
perfectly safe" he protested.
II tried the hand-holds twice
before | let him 60 up"
1t certainly was an era Of fabu-
lous nonsense! But at least it was
fun and it was harmless. The fans
saw to that! A breath of scandal
that touched a star could ruin
Evening star., 1960-01-24

him. The standards were so strict
that they were sometimes grossly
unfair: When famous director,
William Desmond Taylor was
mysteriously murdered, Mabel
Normand's career was blighted,
though she had no connection
with the murder at all - she had
merely been going out with
Taylor.
The truth obovs chuvlio
] mentioned that many of the
Hollywood stars of yesterday were
characters born almost Of fam
tasy. But Of course many weren't,
and surprisingly enough, Charlie
Chaplin was one of the latter. The
one question that people ask more
than any other is: "What was
Charlie Chaplin ike?" The an
swer: when Charlie wasn't act
ing, he tended to be a bore"
Charlie was the star of any
party as long as he was doing his
parlor bits" But whenever he
wasn't performing, he could be
very tiresome. He was forever
launching into long lectures on
dry subjects. One of his obses-
sions was the British monetary
system and how he proposed to
reform it.
But regardless of how one may
feel about Charlie Chaplin as a
person, nobody furthered the
story-book tradition more than he
did. His old silent movies acre
masterpieces of Hake-beliere.
erery one Of them sUOrth q dozen
modern triuDsphs Of realism.
I'm not suggesting that realism
isn't good. But I do suggest very
strongly that if we Americans and
our entertainment keep on get
ting any more sophisticated and
hard-bitten, we might someday
lose one of the greatest of all
human arts: the art of believing
in make-believe. TIE Ead
Evening star., 1960-01-24

Healing Starts Instantly
Detergent dryness can break skin
into network of cuts and cracks too
small to see. Like all cuts, they need
real First Aid. First, they need the
antiseptic healing action no ordi-
nary hand lotion can give them. And
First Aid Cream gives it instantly.
Evening star., 1960-12-07

reading material are provided,
and some of the men are al
lowed to exercise in the clinical
center's 14th-floor gymnasium
or. on pleasant days. enjoy the
sights of freedom from the
rooftop solarium of the NH
building.
However, as human guinea
pigs the prison volunteers do
not face the prospect of lying
in a bed of roses all during their
hospital stay.
The nature of the study re-
quires that they must be iso-
lated 100 per cent in a single
room during periods Of from
10 days to two weeks. Their
only contact with the outside
world is a doctors twice-daily
Evening star., 1960-12-07

ure the bureau has provided
custodial officers to forestal
any possible breaks for freedom
by the volunteer patients.
The rewards for the inmates
self-imposed exposure to the
winter miseries OF colds are a
relief from the spartan atmos-
phere Of prisons.
Luxurious Rooms
DR.. knight said the inmates
have rooms that are not sur
passed in comfort and con-
venience by any hospital any,
where"
There are television sets in
every room, radio headsets for
each patient. Books and other
Evening star., 1960-12-07

visit and the sight of a gowned
and masked nurse at the door
to take their temperature.
No exercise is allowed during
these periods Of isolation, and
those who succumb to the vi
ruses being studied can expect
the usual miseries of the com.
mon cold for two to eight days.
Three Viruses Studied
DR.. knights reports that the
prison volunteers have "borne
this with considerable good
cheer"
Perhaps the greatest reward
these men will receive for their
sneezing sacrifices on behalf
Of science will be that they will
Evening star., 1960-12-07

high blood pressure" he said
dispiritedly.
1T almost kills me to have to
stand here and smell all this
food and not be able to nibble
at it."
Mike, who has been execu-
tive chef at the Sheraton-Park
for three years and spent some
Is years at other Sheraton ho-
tells, feels that the restaurant
men and women won't be too
difficult to please.
After all, they understand his
problems more than the aver
age diner would. he reasons.
Evening star., 1960-12-07
1000 Expert Diners
Gang Upon Hotel Chef

If Mike Balazs, the executive
chef at the Sheraton-Park
Hotel, is a bit edgy the next
couple OF days it's understand
able-he's got 1000 restaurant
men and women on his hands.
This may be the supreme test
of his long culinary career. but
does having that many profess
sional food people eating at his
tables bother him?
Nav" he said, not too con-
vincingly. "I'll treat them Just
like any other diner at the
hotel"
But you can be sure his pro-
fessional pride alone will COM
pei him to scrutinize carefully
every plate that goes out of his
bustling kitchen to the restau-
rant convention luncheon today
and the banquet tomorrow
night.
With houseful of reStau-
rant people around, it's only
natural that he'll also be keep
ing an extra close watch on the
food prepared for the hotels
dining rooms and coffee shop,
too.
Serious Business
To add to Mikes worries,
this isn't just a fun convention.
The restaurant men and women
are gathered here under the
auspices of the Restaurant AS
sociation of Metropolitan Wash
ington to study new methods
Of preparing and serving betterI
foods in their establishments.
The planning and prepara-
tion Of all the meals at the ho-
tel is Mixes prime job. But
he refuses to stay deskbound.
You'll find him in white apron
and tall chefs hat, strolling
through the kitchen testing a
side of beef in an oven. inspect
ing fresh vegetables simmering
in a pot. or making delicate
canapes for a buffet luncheon.
He personally chopped the
Evening star., 1960-12-07
ConvictsCatcFl
Colds 10 Help
.,
NH Scientists
BY PHIL THOMAS
Star Stan Writer

Teams of inmates from Fed
eral prisons are living in a
world of sneezes, bodily aches
and running noses at the Ma
tional Institutes of Health in
Bethesda.
In the first actual transfer of
prisoners for residence at NIH's
Clinical Center. the inmates
in groups of l5--haye become
human guinea pigs in one of
the most comprehensive studies
OF the common cold ever under
taken.
The study has been underway
Evening star., 1960-12-07

onions used for the Swiss steak
served at today's luncheon "be-
cause the boys needed q hand"
And you can be sure the filet
mignons for the banquet will
be individually cooked under
his watchful eye.
On Diet Himself
Mike, who is 40, said he can
only look, not sample. the food
he is preparing for the restau-
rant men and women.
I'm on a very strict diet
Evening star., 1960-12-07

receive-within the limits the
law allows-time OF from their
sentences. -
Evening star., 1960-12-07

for more than three months
under the direction of DR.. Ver-
non Knight. clinical director
Of the National Institute of Al
leroy and Infectious Diseases.
OF the IS prisoners brought
to the center from the Federal
penal institutes at Lewisburg,
Pa; Petersburg, Va, and
Greenville, SC. about so per
cent have come down with colds
from being exposed to known
viruses.
The NH physicians COM
monty used volunteer college
students for research studies.
Prisoners have been used by re-
searchers before while remain
ing behind bars in Federal in
stitutions.
Controlled Conditions
However, the study now going
on at Bethesda required indi-
Ividuals over the age of 81 and
also required strictly controlled
laboratory conditions available
only at the clinical center,
where large staff of physi-
clans, nurses and technicians
is also on hand.
The natural step to get such
volunteers, once the conditions
had been laid down, was to seek
the help of the Federal Bureau
Iof Prisons.
To assure that proper secur-
'ity restrictions could be main
tanned. James v. Bennett, di-
rector of the Bureau of Prisons,
made a personal inspection of
that section of the clinical CEN
ter where the inmates are
housed during their 15-day
stays.
AS an added security meas
Evening star., 1960-01-08
Liberions Toast
Their President

roast beef, crabmeat gumbo,
ham, salad, fruit and pastries.
Officials of the State De-
partment and other United
States Government agencies,
Congressman; a number of
Ambassadors and their wives
and leaders of the Negro
community here were among
the guests. Also present was
Mrs. Eugenia A. Stevenson,
Acting Liberian Consul Cen
eral in New York, the first
woman to act in that post.
The Portuguese Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Esteves Fer
nandes entertained last night,
too, at a black-tie dinner in
the embassy.
The guests included the
Mexican Ambassador and
Mrs. Carrillo Flores, Mrs.
Perle MeSta. the Spanish
Minister and Mrs. Alba, Bra
lillian Minister to the OAS
Haddock-Lobo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Waugh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Biffle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis STAIRS, Mrs. Thur
mond Chatham, Mr.. Hardinge
Scholle, Miss Caroline Reed
and Mr.. Eduardo Conde, Sec
ond Secretary at the Portu-
guese Embassy.
Evening star., 1960-01-08

Liberian Charge d'Affaires
Francis Dennis proposed q
toast last night to the Presi-
dent Of his country, William
v. s. Tubman. at a party
celebrating Mr.. Tubman's re-
Inauguration for a fourth
term.
The Inauguration ceremony
took place in Monrovia Mon
day and was attended by
Liberian Ambassador and
Mrs. Padmore. also Ambas-
Sador Henry Cabot Lodge,
heading a United States dele
cation and heads Of several
American corporations doing
business in Liberia.
Mr.. Dennis toast took note
Of President Tubman's efforts
to cement the friendship
which has existed between
Liberia and the United States
since the formers birth as a
republic in 1847.
Appropriately, the recep-
ton conceded with Liberals
Pioneer Day, a national holi-
day which honors the original
settlers who came from the
United States to establish
small coastal colonies later
united in the republic.
The young Charge and Mrs.
Dennis gave the party at the
embassy. Pictures of President
Tubman and Vice President
William R. Tolbert were on
display, flanked by illumi-
mated hand-carved ice ele-
plants.
The lavish buffet featured
shishkebab, shrimp, pate de
foie gras. whole round of