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Evening star., 1960-08-13
BY J. A. O'LEARY
Star stan Writer

The Senate Finance Commit
tee may reach a decision today
on a program Of medical care
for the aged, one of five major
bills Congress hopes to pass be-
fore it adjourns next month.
Senator Harry F. Byrd, DEM
ocrat Of Virginia, Finance
Chairman. indicated he thought
the committee would stand by
the House measure. which fol-
lows the basic principle favored
by the Eisenhower adminiStra-
ton.
This basic principle is that
medical care should be kept
separate from the social Sc
curity system. Accordingly, the
House bill provides only for
Federal grants out of general
revenues to help meet the cost
Of State-controlled programs.
But there is believed to be
strong support in the Senate
for making medical care an
added feature of the social Sc
curity system as proposed in
the Forand Bill, which made
no headway in the House.
When the Finance Commit
tee meets today. votes will be
taken on a wide variety OF
substitutes designed to provide
broad social security coverage
for medical care in place of the
State plans in the House bill.
There also is pending in the
Senate committee an amend
ment which would keep the
State plans but also set up a
moderate social security system
of medical care.
This proposal, sponsored by
Senator Anderson, Democrat OF
New Mexico, is believed to have
the best chance of adoption
and will be pushed on the
Senate floor II it is not adopted
in committee. 1t is co-sponSored
by Senators Humphrey and
Mccarthy, Democrats of Min
nesota.
The Anderson plan would
impose a new payroll tax OF
one-fourth of one per cent
each on employers and en-
ployes (three-eighths of one per
cent on the self-employe6 to
establish a separate social
security reserve fund for med
ical care.
Persons covered by social Sc
curity then would become ELI
gible for medical benefits al
the age Of 68. The States still
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Committee May Vote
On Aged Care Today

could set up their own plans, as
contemplated by the House to
take care of persons not COW
cred by social security or 9TH
erwise able to meet their med
ical costs. The House bill alone
would cover about 10 million
persons. assuming the States
would take the initiative by
passing medical care plans. If
both the House bill and the
Anderson plan went through,
about IL million would be COW
cred, but 8.5 million of this
total would be covered by the
social security system.
If the Anderson proposal, or
something like it. is adopted in
the Senate, most observers ex-
pect an uhill fight to have it
accepted by the House.
The pending bill also makes
numerous minor changes in
other parts of the social Sc
curity law. and the Finance
Committee completed work on
those issues yesterday. The
most important change the
committee made in the House
bill was to eliminate the sec
tion bringing physicians under
the old age retirement system.
If the Finance Committee
reports out a social security bill
today, it probably will be taken
up in the Senate late next
week, following passage of the
minimum wage bill.
Evening star., 1960-08-13

ces in the Old Senate Office
Building.
Since his Offices are crowded
and busy and since the cloak
room is turbulent these days.
the new office provides Senator
Kennedy a temporary refuge
from all the noise and clamor.
Pierre Salinger, Sen ator
Kennedy's press secretary. SAID
the new office will be tempo
rary.
Senator Kennedy has not
changed any of the decor in
his new hideaway. The bust
of a former presidential candi-
date. former Vice President
Henry A. Wallace, still stands
outside the door. Inside are
portraits of the Apache chief
Geronimo and J. Hamilton
Lewis. Democratic whip in the
l93Os.
The Office is equipped with
two tables and several chairs.
And the Senator brought along
a personal touch-copies of two
books. Strategy for Peace" and
"Proflles in Courage, - both
bearing his own byline.
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the right to legislate minimum
wages. he said, contending that
Federal action is necessary be-
cause many States ARE not
meeting their responsibilities
in this area"
Hits "SweatShop Wages"
The Government should not
allow any big employer in in
terstate commerce to obtain
Z competitive advantage from
paying sWeatshop wages" he
said. He emphasized, however,
that he does not favor equaliZ-
ing wage scales in all States.
The bill. he said, merely would
prescribe a national rock bot
tom" wage level.
Senator Goldwater yester-
day frustrated Senator Ken
nedy's effort to push another
of his labor bills, a measure
to relax restrictions against
picketing by construction
unions.
The Arizona Republican kept
the Senate Labor Committee
wrangling for two hours about
whether Senator Kennedy had
violated quorum rules when the
bill was considered in subcom-
mittee. The full committee
never did get around to dis
cuSsing the bill itself. and is
scheduled TO Try again Mon
day.
Evening star., 1960-08-13
Echo's Flight Seen
By Many in England

LONDON. Aug. 13 (AP).-
Thousands of Britons last night
watched the United States
balloon satellite Echo I streak
across the skies of Southeast
England.
1t was visible for about 10
minutes.
The British governments S
radio research station at
Slough. west of London. is CO.
operating with the United
States National Aeronautics
and Space Administration in
keeping visual and photo
graphic checks on Echo.
Evening star., 1960-08-13
Virginia Firemen
Hold Convention
AtCoIoniuI Beach

COLONIAL BEAH. Va, Aug.
l3 (AP) .-Twenty-three Vir-
ginia fire departments were
represented in an long
parade yesterday closing the
74th annual convention of the
State Firemen's Association.
Harrisonburg was judged the
best appearing department with
band and Phoebus the best ap-
pearing without a band.
Runner-up. with band was
Alexandria, and without band
Hampton company.
Other awards given to parade
units were as follows:
Best appearing department,
towns under 5.000-Clarendon;
cities 5000 to 10,000-Buckroe:
10000 to 25.000-Whyte, and
over $4,000, Charlottesville; de-
partments coming the greatest
distance, Covington; apparatus
coming the greatest distance,
Mathews, and best appearing
and equipped apparatus, Mount
Vernon.
Phoebus placed first for the
best appearing ladies auxiliary
and Harrisonburg second.
Evening star., 1960-08-13

NIT eight hours of debate on
the bill as a whole.
Senator Johnson predicted
action on the bill would not
be completed for three or four
days, or possibly a week. Debate
started Wednesday night.
Senator Ellender, Democrat
Of Louisiana. a co-sponsor of
the main Holland amendment,
last night warned that enact
ment Of the Kennedy bill would
bring the long hand of Uncle
Sam reaching into every in
dustry of my State"
Senator Kennedy joined in
give-and-take debate to declare
his main argument for extern
sion Of coverage: mo one can
get along decently on less than
dollar an hour anywhere in
the country" Newly covered
workers would start with a ST
minimum and rise to SIPS.
. The CONSTITUTIONS interstate
commerce clause gives Congress
Evening star., 1960-08-13
Kennedyss Hideowoy
Screened From Curious

Senator Kennedy now has a
one-room hideaway in the Cap
itol just a few feet from the
plush suite of Offices his Dem
ocratic running mate. Lyndon
johnson. occupies as Senate
Majority Leader.
The new Kennedy headquar-
ters and the Majority Leaders S
Offices are in one of the busiest
parts of the Capitol.
But they are shielded from
public view by a series of
screens which form something
of a private corridor. And
there is at least one burly guard
on duty at all times to keep
interlopers out.
Mr.. Kennedy's new hideaway
is a modest one-room affair in
the suite of Offices occupied by
Joseph C. Duke, Senate SER
geant at arms.
1t is just a few doors away
from the Senate chamber and
cloakroom. turbulent and
crowded since the Senate re-
Sumed its session Monday.
1t was made available to him,
it was explained, because the
candidate now has such a busy
schedule it is more convenient
to have an Office near the Sem
ate chambers.
Before he became the Demo-
cratic presidential candidate, if
he wanted to get away from
it all the Senator had to make
the long trip back to his Off
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passed bill to improve credit
facilities for low income
farmers.
He remarked on the absence
OF Republicans at the meeting,
to which the Democratic
chairmen and Republican SEN
ior members of key subcom-
mittees were invited.
The only Republican who
attended was Representative
Belcher of Oklahoma. Mr..
Cooley said the Republicans
who were invited but did not
come were Representatives
Dague of Pennsylvania, Mc1n-
tire of Maine and Hoeven of
Iowa.
Evening star., 1960-08-13
ECHO ! SETS
SIZE RECORD.
NOT WEIGHT
By the Associated Press

The Echo I communica-
tions balloon is by far the
biggest, but not the heav-
lest. man-made satellite yet
orbited.
Completely hollow. the
l00-foot sphere weighs only
1874 pounds. Russia's
Sputnik w holds the sat-
elite weight record of "a
tons. Americas heaviest
entry in the space race to
date is the 2l2-ton Midas
II early warning satellite.
Sputnik w and Midas II
are among Is earth satel-
lites still spinning around
the globe. Thirteen of them
bear a made-in-USA la
bel. Two are, Russian.
Since Sputnik I ushered
in the space age nearly
three years ago. the United
States has orbited % earth
satellites and has sent two
solar satellites whirling
into the universe. Russia
has successfully sent up
five earth moonlets and one
solar satellite.
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happened to know that Vice
President Nixon, the G. o. P.
candidate, had called of sew
eral important engagements in
order to be on hand while
the junior Senator from Mas
sachusetts might "trip merrily
off to greener political pas
lures"
Majority Leader johnson ap-
peared on the scene but was
prevented from making peace
while Senator Russell. Demo-
crat Of Georgia. called OF the
morning hour because he was
suspicious that. Senator Javits,
Republican of New York, might
use it to call up the administra-
tion's civil rights bill.
When Senator johnson did
get the floor, he was inter-
rupted by Senator Gotten, Re-
publican of New Hampshire,
who said he rather resented the
passionate remarks" of Sem
ator Clark to the effect that the
Senate was being run for the
convenience of the two Sen
ators from New Hampshire.
Minority Leader Dirksen said
1t was not in the national in
terest for Senators to get as
tired as they would on the
long work day initially pro-
posed by the Majority Leader
The Majority Leader said
neither Senator Kennedy nor
Mr.. Nixon had asked for spe-
cial consideration. meanwhile
making the point that he un-
derstood the Vice President
would be going to Maine today.
He proposed the Senate adopt
a schedule of $50 am. to 7 pm
Senator Scott rose up to say
he resented the Majority Lead
er's inference that only Re-
publicans wanted to eat dinner
and that only Republicans
don't like to get up in the
morning.
Majority Leader johnson
withdrew his suggestion, sat
down in a huf.
Minority Leader Dirksen
pleaded with him to renew his
request.
And Majority Leader John
son. who never before seemed
to mind, said aggrievedly that
he didn't want to be arbitrary
about these matters.
Finally, all ruffied feelings
were soothed and everybody
settled down to a consideration
Of the minimum wage bill, but
not before Senator Allot, Re-
publican of Colorado. expressed
hope that the Senators would
not get over-tired in what he
rightly called this super
charged atmosphere"
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Quake Recorded
WECTnM hHnn

WESTON, Mass, Aug. Is
(APl. - The Boston College
seismograph station reported
today it recorded a strong"
earthquake at 10:27:14 am.
CEDT). 1t said the disturbance
occurred about $500 miles from
Boston in the same general
area in Chile where other trem-
ors were reported a few weeks
ago.
Evening star., 1960-08-13
GOldwater Objects

GOldwater Objects
Senator Goldwater objected
to a specific proposal by Sena-
tor Kennedy to start voting on
.s.endment after six
i"nurs of debate.
The Arizona Republican said
he does not intend to prevent
action on the legislative pro-
gram. but added: If it action
on the minimum wage bilD
takes two. three, four or five
days. that's the way the ball
bounceS.
Senator Kennedy's bill would
raise the minimum wage grad
ually from 81 to $l25 an hour
and extend coverage to about
5 million workers-mostly in
retailing-who now are ex-
cluded.
Senator Holland proposes to
eliminate all but 100000 work
ers from the coverage extern
sion. mainly on grounds that
the Federal Government has no
right to regulate wages in fields
he considers local.
Won't Risk Vote
The Florida Democrat re-
fused to call his amendment up
formally. explaining that he did
not want to risk a vote before
Tuesday. He said absenteeism
would be too great until Tues
day to permit a conclusive test
vote.
Senator Goldwater said he
will not call up his 80 amend
ments until the Senate votes
on the Holland amendment.
Senator Holland last night
did call up another amend
ment. which would prevent the
Secretary of Labor from regu-
lating wages. hours and work.
ing conditions Of migrant farm
workers. He said he wants to
wait until Tuesday for a vote
on this amendment, too.
Earlier yesterday, Republican
Leader Dirksen of Illinois
blocked a proposal by Demo-
cratic Leader johnson of Texas
to limit debate on each amend
ment to two hours and to per-
Evening star., 1960-08-13
2 Die as Typhoon
Drenches japan

TOKYO. Aug. 13 P.-Ty-
phoon Wendy drenched Central
and Northern Japan today with
torrential rain. causing two
deaths.
The Niagara River in Central
Japan burst its banks at four
places and brought destruction
to an area barely recovered
from the fury of Typhoon Vera
last year, which claimed more
than 5000 lives.
Japanese weathermen said Il
to 20 inches Of rain fell.
Evening star., 1960-08-13

next pass, the recorded voice
Of the President Travelled by
radio beam to the shiny sphere
and bounced back to the re-
ceiving station on the West
Coast. simultaneously, the CAL
ifornia station sent Senator
Johnson's recorded voice aloft
until it rebounded to Holmdel.
The experiment was charac-
terized as technically the same
as a telephone conversation
voices were sent and received
at both ends simultaneously
1t lacked only the spontaneity
Of actual conversation.
Scientists have already ac-
complished two-way live con-
versation via the earth's nat
ural satellite-the moon. A
public demonstration at Holm
del August 3 featured a moon.
bounced conversation between
the same two laboratories.
Scientists believe that q
number of satellites such as
the Echo I in space would per-
NIT multiplication of telephone
messages and worldwide live
television.
Tests Hailed
A Bell Laboratories spokes-
man said that the moon
bounce and the satellite phone
call had both showed the tre-
mendous future in communica
tions satellite.
Both experiments meant that
the average person might one
day tune in live television
phone calls and messages from
around the world.
Television signals are fal
more complex than a phon:
signal. For that reason, it will,
be some time before scientists
are ready to bounce a TV pro.
gram of Echo I or any similar
satellite, the spokesman said.
TV signals cannot be trans.
mitted successfully off the
moon because its craggy face
breaks up the picture.
Evening star., 1960-08-13
Quake jars Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug. 13 (AP).-A
mild earthquake Jared Tokyo
last night. Government seismo-
graphs recorded the shock for
10 seconds. There were no re-
ports of damage,
Evening star., 1960-08-13

SSAAoJ'
Previously Chairman Cooley
If the House Agriculture Com
nittee said he and other House
agriculture leaders concluded
t is too late in the year to try
20 force an increase in price
support levels now.
Although there was no an
nouncement Of any decisions al
the Kennedy johnson meeting
with the House members, II
seemed obvious to all concerned
that Democrats will not attempt
to push through a new farm
program in the current session
Saw Possibility Earlier
Senator Kennedy said in
Hyannis Port, Mass, last week
that while the prospects for
major farm legislation looked
dim in the abbreviated session,
he was not writing of the pos
sibility Of some action.
However. Senate leaders
pointed out that if the House
committee is not in a mood to
act. the Senate would only be
spinning Is wheels IL 1t tried
to produce a bill.
Other House members who
met with Senators Kennedy
and johnson included Repre-
sentatives Poage of Texas, AL
bert of Oklahoma, Gathings of
Arkansas, and johnson Of Wis
conSin.
These same members, meet
ing behind closed doors with
one Republican. concluded
earlier in the day that there
will be no sweeping farm legis-
lation this year. even though
Senator Kennedy had ex-
pressed hope previously that
some emergency legislation to
boost farmers income could be
enacted.
To Push Surplus Bills
Mr.. Cooley told reporters
that the House committee will
push for enactment at this ses-
sion Of two longer range bills
to reduce farm surpluses. AS
for trying to pass a law for a
general mandatory increase in
farm prise supports, Mr.. Cooley
said:
Wheat and small grains, as
we'll as part of the cotton crop,
have already been harvested
and marketed. There has been
buying, selling and contracting
and we were afraid we could not
change support levels without
upSetting contracts"
However. Mr.. Albert said it
should not be taken for granted
there will be no action. on bills
to increase support on individual
commodities, such as dairy
products.
Committee Plans
Mr.. Cooley said the commit
tee. meeting formally August
%, will strengthen and push
bills to-:
/. Establish a program under
which farmers could voluntarily
retire from production some
acreage usually devoted to
wheat and other products. In
return, the Government would
pay them-in kind out of sur
plus stocks-part of the crop
they could have been expected
to produce.
2. Stimulate purchase abroad
Of surplus United States food
and fiber on easy terms by cut
ting the interest rate, now
above 4 per cent, to 2 per cent
and stretching out payment
time to 40 years.
Mr.. Cooley said also he hopes
the Senate will act on a House
Evening star., 1960-08-13
Forand Heads
Senior Citizen
KennedyGrouIp
BY CECIL HOLLAND
Star Stan Writer


Representative Forand of
Rhode Island, author of the
legislation for medical care for
the aged. has become national
chairman Of the Senior Citi-
zens-for Kennedy Committee.
His appointment was an
nounced yesterday by Senator
Kennedy. the Democratic,presi-
dental nominee. after q con-
ference in the Senator's Office.
To Inform Older Citizens
Our principal objective"
said Mr.. Forand. will be to
bring Senator Kennedy's record
to the older citizens throughout
the Nation as well as to under
line the objectives of the Dem
ocratic Party as evidenced by
the strong platform plank
adopted at the national conven-
ton regarding this problem"
The platform called for a
program to bring about paid-up
medical insurance upon retire.
ment. special housing for older
people and support of State
efforts to bring care in nursing
homes and other institutions
for the aged up to desirable
standards.
With headquarters here, Mr..
Forand and his committee will
operate under the overall di-
rection of the Citizens-for-
Kennedy Organization.
Senator Kennedy said it is "a
great honor to me" that Mr..
Forand had accepted direction
of the committee.
RenewS Pledge to State
The Democratic nominee, in
another campaign move yester-
day, renewed his pledge to take
all possible steps toward cor
Irecting West Virginia's eco
nomic ills If he is elected
President.
He made the promise by tele-
phone to the West Virginia
State Democratic convention in
session in Charleston. He said
that within 60 days after taking
office he would send a task
force into West Virginia.
The Senator will fly to Hyde
Park N. Y. tomorrow to have
lunch with Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt and take part later in a
ceremony noting the 25th ami
verSary of the social security
system.
He will return to Washington
tomorrow night.
Ignore Khrushchev Remark
Senator Kennedy's press as
sistant, Pierre Salinger, said the
nominee would have no COM
ment on a report quoting Soviet
Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev
as having said the Senator
seemed to make sense"
The report was given by
Joseph Curran. president of the
National Maritime Union. who
net Mr.. Khrushchev during
recent visit to Russia. Mr..
Curran said the Soviet leader
called Vice President Nixon. the
Republican nominee. "a fum-
bier" and described him as mot
a politician but a grocery clerk. !"
Il don't think Khrushchev is
going to have any influence in
the election. one way or
another" Mr.. Salinger said.
A similar comment came
from Herbert G. Klein. Vice
President Nixon's press aide.
Mr.. Klein said the American
public would never be so guilt
BILE as to have Premier Khru-
shchev influence" the election
in any way.
Evening star., 1960-08-13
Kennedy enAgreeing
Not to Push Form Bill
BY the Associated Press

Senator Kennedy reported to agreed with House
members that Is not feasible to try to pass
ill in this session of Congress.
Senator Kennedy the Democratic presidential nominee
running Senate Majority Leader Johnson met
House Democrats to discuss the situation yes
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ECHO
Satellite est Links
Coasts by Phone
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OUHLlHuCU TEOm + IESt age
Of the construction of the sys-
TEN.
Mr.. Tardoni was project en-
gineer at Goldstone, the other
end Of the hookup.
The shimmering aluminium
coated balloon was the target
of a number of firsts in its
initial "a hours aloft.
A few hours after the sheer.
light-reflecting ballon was put
in space by a rocket early yes
terday, the scientists bounced
President Eisenhower's voice off
it in a one-way recorded test.
Then early today in a pre-
lude to the actual conversation,
Holmdel transmitted the Eisen-
hover message to Goldstone
and the California laboratory
replied with a recorded message
by Senator johnson.
This transmission from 3:07-
3:12 am. (EDT) was clear on
both ends, except for a couple
Of moments. The Texas Sena-
tors Southwestern twang came
through distinctly as did the
miliar voice Of the President,
y. Bell spokesman said.
johnson Message
Senator johnson said Ameri-
cans should work to see that
these new means of communi-
cation replace suspicion with
understanding. hostility and
isolation with cooperation, and
ignorance with free exchange
of knowledge"
The Senate majority leader
added. The Congress sends
its congratulations to all those
who have made this possible.
The Presidents m essage.
which was successfully sent
shortly after the satellite was
launched from a rocket yester-
day, invited all countries to
make similar experiments with
the balloon.
Senator johnson, the Demo-
cratic vice presidential candi-
date, was selected to record the
second space message because
Of his role as chairman of the
Senate Space Committee, the
spokesman said.
He said Senator johnson had
been chosen for the recording
before his nomination to the
Democratic ticket.
THE American people," Sen
ator Johnson's brief message
began. "all over the world
should be proud OF this great
space experiment.
There can be no question
but the day will come, and in
the not-too-distant future,
when one man, one program,
can be seen and heard simul-
taneously in every living room
Of the world"
10 Stories High
The Johnson Eisenhower re-
corded two-way transmission
came within "a hours of the
launching of the aluminium
coated plastic sphere, big as a
10-story building.
Most Of the crew of 20 scien-
fists at Holmdel had remained
on the project since the count
down at Cape Canaveral, Fla,
with time out only for maps.
AT this hour of the morn
ing" one said after the re-
corded messages. there's not
an awful lot of energy left for
enthusiasm. But we're quite
happy"
The crews at Holmdel and
at the Jet Propulsion Labora-
tory had been working on COM
munications attempts since 8
O'Clock last night.
Lack of precise orbital data
h mpered their operation
for three successive passes, a
spokesman said. Then, on the
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WAGE
Vote Held Unlikely
Before Tuesday

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ton providing medical care for
the aged.