European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday september 16, 1964 struggle has gone on almost 15 years annual medicare fight getting hotter by Joseph d. I Hutnyan Washington i i con kims again is about la decide whether to muck an historic Clinke in the social Security system to include a program of health insurance for the aged. The fight for acceptance of this new welfare concept him been an annual went for nearly is years. This year it is being waged in an atmosphere charged with powerful political Force and dominated by Strong political personalities. The Senate recently added element of suspense by passing ill first health care Bill. The Buttle to get ii through the House May be one of the most momentous of the session. Joining in the struggle will become of the most powerful lob it be present test is shaping up Man clash Between two of the part " rep. Wilbar d. Mills. Strong convictions Bles on the National political scene. The american medical association is against it. Thearl Cio favors it. The As most Strong willed men in Washington president Johnson who favors medicare and rep. Wilbur d. Mills d-ark., who is opposed. Or. Johnson has declare health care among his priority legislative programs. Support ers claimed White Rouse per suasion was decisive in getting he Bill through the Senate after years of , As chairman of the powerful House ways an Means committee has been the main reason Why the House has been the burial ground for health care  Arkansas Democrat is a Man of Strong convictions andean effective political technician who believes that a health car program would put too much of a financial Strain on the social Security system financed by a payroll tax levied on worker Sand employers. Mills sidetracked Early this year a move to fuss a health care Bill in his committee. In Stead the committee approved a $1.9 billion expansion of the social Security program. Including in across the Bourd in crease in benefits. This Wii overwhelmingly passed by the House. The House Mil also liberalized benefits for widows pensioners in their 70s, and recipients wit children in College. Included was a 5 pit Mil Cost of Litin increase in All old age Dis ability and survivors  was to be financed by a gradual Rise in payroll taxes Laa maximum 9.6 per cent. Half britons formed to in 1900 of this would be paid by the employer and halt by the workers. The House Bill also increase the tax base from the present $4,800 to 15,400. This is the por Tion of the employee s annual in come int is taxable for social Security purposes. Supporters of the House Bill argued that private health insurance plans were doing Good Job of helping pay the medical Bills but Senate medi care Luck cars refused to Settle fur this and on sept. 3 tucked a health care program to the House  historic Victory the first time either the Senate or House approved a health care pro Gram came by a scant five vote margin. Sen. Barry cold water the Republican presiden tial nominee livened the debate on a i mib by flying from Arizona to vote against it. The Senate Bill also included 17-n-Monlh increase in Cash benefits for All those under so Cial Security. Strategists said labor party s past is Stormy London i i if the British Lulor party wins the general election oct. 15, it willbe the Only socialist party to govern one of the big Western Powers. Its history is a Stormy one composed of emotion internecine Battles of principle an arguments about whether socialist purity should be com promised in the struggle for  labor party is a child of the Century. It was formed in1900 in an Alliance of Trade unions and a Cluster of socialist parties and groups that Crew out of the Industrial revolution. Its Patron Saint a bearded Scot named Kler Hardic was one of its first two members of parliament elected in 1900. In 1900, 29 labor . S went to Turk Premier helps keep lid on Cyprus powder Keg by Phil Newsom up foreign news analyst amid the concern Over Cyprus and fears of a general explosion in he Eastern Mediterranean some tribute should be paid to a Man who has played a huge so far preventing it. That Man is 80-year-old Turk ish Premier Isact Inonu com Panion in arms of the turkish hero Kemal Ataturk and the Soldier statesman who curbs the emotions of his countrymen clamouring for direct military intervention in Cyprus. For such is the mood of the turks As demonstrated by crowds in Ankara Finsta thuland Izmir that Inonu probably could make himself a National hero overnight by moving against the cypriot government of president archbishop Maka Rios in Aid of the 100.000 embattled cypriots of t u r k i s h descent. As turkish Leader Inonu asunder opposing pressures. An important one is the fac that turkish intervention in Cyprus be inst the wishes of Turkey s Western allies especially the United slates undoubtedly would mean a Cut off of the foreign Aid on which the country depends. . Economic Aid to Turkey Over the last 10 years has amounted to More than $1billion and the United states also is an important member of the nine nation Western consortium pledged to support the Turk s five year plan. Lending strength to Inonu s a to Farr mtg n Power will generate half world s electricity by 2000 Israel Inoia determination has been the sup port of the turkish military High  the fact that Inonu at the Vienna up one half of the world s electrical Power will be generated by nuclear mean by the end of this Century a leading . Scientist sold Here. Glenn Seaborg chairman of the . Atomic Energy com Mission said nuclear Power has now come of age and is on it will be 25,000 megawatts in1970, about 100.000 in 19m and half the world production bythe till of this  seaking a one time Nobel prize Winner made the state ments before the opening of the eighth general session of the International atomic Energy a total of 5,000 megawatts of electricity is currently generated by nuclear Power All Success of the just concluded Geneva con Ference on the peaceful uses of atomic Energy has boosted the importance of the  Jhm  a invt Wum a i1iijui Lull a i Iii  the world Seaborg said which has also come of  Appeal to turks and not Behawi Utnik by Itice Usu u a trib Ute to his political  the Turk at Home has been described a a Man More interested in the future of 100.000 turks on Cyprus thanin a greater number of turks unemployed in  or inthe future of 27 million turks in Turkey  therein lies the danger of the cypriot dispute to Turkey and the accompanying threat to Inonu s own position the longer the civil War Between turks an greeks on Cyprus drugs on without solution. Westminster and the parly Wason its Way. It replaced the liberals As the second strongest party in 1922 and formed minority govern ments dependent upon Liberal support in 1124 and 1921. Labor joined the coalition governments in both wars although internal Battles Over neutrality and the draft nearly split the parly in world War i. Tabor formed us first major Ity government with a huge Leto seat majority in 1949 under prime minister Clement Attlee. It used its Power to put through sweeping nationalization of the Coal and steel Indus tries medical services prob ably its greatest Success an the railroads among other industries. The 1 90 election Cut Theattle government s minority severely and it fell in 1951. Flost seats in each general elec Tion since then but is favoretto win this year. Labor s resurgence in the Pas three years hns been remark Able in that the death in 1982of its widely respected and comparatively Young Leader Hugh Gaitskell did not halt the trend. The present Leader Harold Wilson has surer used Many critics by proving Able Toun lev his fractious party. The party still Spek much fits support from Union members and other working men Outwith the decline of Thi working class and the Rin of the Middle class it his softened its old class War St nil in an at tent. To cmdr Fri whle Collar workers and . This was designed to provide one More alternative when the Issue went before House Senate negotiator. The health care program written into the Senate Bill was similar to the original  proposal that failed in the House ways and. Mean committee. It provided 45 Days of  a year or k Days with a minimum 111 Anda maximum to paid by the patient. It also included m Danof paid nursing Home care rack year As Well As outpatient dial Nostoc service the Basic to. Durance program would no cover doctors fees drugs or other medical costs. The Senate Bill would be financed by a slightly higher payroll lax than provided Intlehouse Bill rising to a total at 10,4 per cent compared to  cent under the House proposal. The tax base also would braised from m.800 to i5, at opposed to 15,400 in the House version. The Senate program was  to Cost about w billion the first year. Increased Bent fits provided in the House Boffl would reach 11.5 billion annually when fully effective. The health care struggle Wolenter the decisive phase during the next three weeks. Most fit will be carried on behind the closed doors of a House Senate conference committee appointed to work out a com Promise Bill. There was no indication that Mills was softening his opposition. He committed himself rather strongly four yean1 aim when he turned his Back on to health care approach in Favoron a state Federal financed pro Gram to provide health insurance for the aged. He was instrumental then la setting up these programs under the so called Kerr Mius  care supporters claim the Kerr Mills plan has prove unworkable because of the wide variance of eligibility standards and benefits provided amont the 33 states that have adopted those close to Mills indicate that he May be receptive 19. Some changes in this state fed eral program but is still opposed to any kind of health car proposal. Euro can coition