The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1962-07-19
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The presidents compulsory NJ
tional medical plan was tabled
By Congress Tuesday by a vote
of 524s. This means that the pro
pcsed legislation will not be ast-
ed on agaia during this term 81
Cor gress-
4 major defeat for the presi.
dent. he LOST no time In Ceiling
4 rare and special press confer
ence at which time he p9iltedIy
expressed his disgust and again
reiterated his personal opinion
that some 10 millions of our
citizens over 65 years old would
suffer beyond words. and wind
up in the pO0rhouSe.
To Us. aid millions more. this
medical plan Of the presidents
IS a Il: Q: PS7PySock and Is
being used as a political football
20 garner the votes Of our senior
citizens who might look upon
Kennedy at election time IS some
sort Of savior should the pro
posed legislation becomes law.
We have had a very good look
at what our regular social secur-
ity has done for US and our
pOcketbooks. We remember rosy
promises TO the effect that with
in ten years there would be such
a great surplus of funds that
those drawing social security
would get annual increases, and
those paying would be given sub
stantisl reductions in payments.
Neither has happened. and they
are still raising the anti every
few months.
Experts in this field tell US
that under this proposed plan
the old folks would get actually
nothing in medical and doctors
care, only a limited amount of
credit on their hospital bill TIE
payments. of course. would be
given 10 millionaires and paup-
ers alike, whether they needed
the assistance or not.
We are stOlid believers that
you get nothing for nothing. and
only what you pay for. All we
seem TO be getting is an ever
tightening government control
and government RECOMMENDATION.
All one has 10 do Is TO look
around them and count the num-
Der Of government departments
who are making and interpreting
the regulations by which we are
being forced 10 live. II gets less
tasteful to US with each passing
day.
We think its time our congress
sional representatives, other
than Jim Battin. made an about
effort to get to the bottom of the
Glacier county ASC dispute ard
firing. engineered by the poll
ticsIly appointed underlings of
the upDer echelOns. Mansfield,
and Olson have been
conspicuously quiet regarding
this action and only Battin has
come 10 the front for our county
organization. II appears 10 be a
strictly party line job in which
the battle cry is MY Party. Right
or Wrong" We don't like that
kind of politics, as il pertains
20 politics. and consider il a poor
attempt TO reverse the old Revo-
lutionary battle cry. My Coun-
try. Right or Wrong"
Mr.. Olson is UNDERSTANDABLE
quiet. realizing that with his
tenure to end soon. he might in
lure any chance he has of being
reelected. Mansfield and Met
calf we think. should put their
veil known team into action for
,he sake If truth and justice.
We did have some faith in
o.rI RingIing's appointment to
Le.d the state committee. but e.
-n,a.rs that the feder-l Se7ar'
80, boIIs the s7rne s'rangle
.,i5 that vas so effective before
Lts ,,oof,sme1t. i Ibis raSpari
20 ian neither done the at
,;,rde and sctio" - has "o7fo-m-
"A % nor can we applaud the
I.ck or attempts he hes MAJ" 20
seek cut the truth by he"ring
Sa.h sides Of the story in an e.
sort "a rectify s1y Injustice
sor-ed noon our elected county
rornitteerne1.
All we ask. and what our cou7-
-. Committee asks. Is that thew
:. gjyen a chance to prove that
80 are Justly s1d leRslly doing
n. .sls n,d5irq Of the people that
elected then.
,,,.., we hesr that this cou--
VIZ !, sueh bid shsDe that Il
t u,,,s = 10 be given back 70 tho
ouehl - 80 are ccmforted by he
indisIs ,s-, the Indians wouldn't
though when the Indians ran
have IL h.fore the white