European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. October 26, 1964 the stats and strikes fog. 15 medicare shows increase at Remote posts medics plan by Herb Scott Sloff writer . S4s the dependents medicare am. Passed by Congress in Oftis primarily fur Benefit or armed forces fam Ilies Remote to military hospitals in the in Tod Stales during the past fiscal Yea provided payment for 2.025 culms totalling $80,000 in civilian medical treatment Foru Karkur members at isolated posts. The medicare proc Riim which Cost mar Ethan Hilf a a jillion dollars in eight soars aimed primarily to make available civilian medical attention for the dependents of servicemen where military facilities Are no convenient to them. The Law however Alto gives armed Force families in the United slates free Choice of hospitals and treatment by either armed forces or civilian doctors where such dependents Are separated from their sponsors on duty elsewhere. Throughout Usa eur there Are 54 area designated As Remote under provisions of the act and for which the la Hospital Cen sgt garners 5 top spots in matches Bern Bacini. Germany pc Fin sol Doles Stolt. 2nd in 48th inf. Picked up five More first place trophies during the1 sixth Day of the .45-Cal Pisto Competition to the 3rd army div commanding general s trophy matches Here. Slot s Success in that phase of ithe Competition increases to nine the number of trophies he will receive during wednesday s presentation ceremonies by maj Gen Burton e. Spivey jr., 3rd army div co. In the .45.cut shoot. Stolt took first place in the following Cale Korles slow fire timed fire. National match course and aggregate. His scores in these events combined with shooting that brought him four trophies in the ,22-culcompetition also assured stall of the individual pistol championship. No. 1 Slot another member of the 2nd in 48th inf spa g. Frailer earned the no. 2 Slot in the individual pistol Competition. With the sole exception of the individual my Rifle Competition the cd s trophy matches have thus far been dominated by the 4sui inf s 2nd in. In addition to Stoll s victories the infantrymen also won the k-14 Rifle team trophy and the infantry trophy. Sp4 David Soelle. 43th medical in. Look the individual m-14 Tro Phy As Well is four other important trophies. The seventh Day firing consists of Competition Between Tutoma tic Rifle Teanus. The matches rescheduled to end tuesday with my machine gun Competition. Lor hero handles claim for civilian medical care of army personnel in Kimino. With ii exception of time stationed in Herlin Ami Iliili. The Ironto toward using local Hospital Sand utilities in ii command Lias increased almost 25 per cent in the past Throe maj to ii Douglas b. Kolrick or. Us Afteu surgeon. The null ice of our Over seas claims has climbed from 1.500 running to it lol in 30.000 in 1901. In the Fig ure in payment of 615 dependent and 1.1bo military medicare cases for the 12 Mont sending lust june 30. An annual report on the medicare pro Gram released in Washington. . Mean while shows that 98 per cent of this receiving treatment through private physicians approved of the Law and that the legislation has helped rates. In the Pust year the report said "87per cent of the medicare civilian Hospital patients were dependents of enlisted births and related maternity care also continued to be the greatest single require Diane Hopkins left awl Simlue Finglet men for medicare Anion in or Pendents i both military Anil civilian medical facilities ill iring i past year. In i9s.1. According in he report. 37.rper cent of All Hio Petal admissions Al Kiev Zonini it expense were for child also reveal that since 19s9. The number of dependent wives has increase some per com children ill sen ice fam Ilies. 19 per cent. Total com of dependent medicare fro december 1937 in last dec. 31, the report shows was or 5n million with 8-1 per cent of the amount Al the rate of si.75 u Day or the first 25of Hospital Bills for Ihler dependents As stipulated in the act the Federal govern ment pays the other 90.9 per cent. The dependents medicare program the Washington report concludes is consid ered to be balanced and consistent with Tho intent of Congress in passing the act and continues to be an effective Means for meeting Hospital cure for families otherwise deprived of medical treatment at govern ment essay contest open for . Students Berchtesgaden Germany so the european Congress of american parents and teach ices capt has worked outbound rules Anil a timetable with the . Dependent schools european area i us Desea fori High school students to compete in the 1964-65 shape International Eissay awards announced ,111 Paris last month. The essay theme for american students submitting entries is j simply predicated on the role of the United Stales in the nato i Alliance for defense of Western Europe. The nato essay Competition which was can Ducard on a trial basis last year Drew some 5.000contestants from Junior and senior High schools in the . . Participation by the Over seas dependent schools again is being sponsored by capt wit eligible students permitted to sub Mit Only one essay of 500 words or less either typed or written in he. With the enthusiastic support of Gen. Right at Home crafts director knows shop talk by Sam Bauman s4s Naples Bureau Oversea Campaign help support re to give the n million people Eastern Europe Ike latest accurate information radio free Europe processes about one million words of news dully at in Munich Germany head s news bureaus in new York Washington d.c., and 10west european capitals keep a continual flow of news going Lanui hons of East european captive people la five East european countries Poland Czechoslovakia. Hungary to mania and Bulgaria. Id Addi Tion re maintains its own wire service. Keep radio fee enrage on the air i give generously la re in your Amer ican overseas Campala. Verona Italy s4s there s a new hand handing out wrenches us the Camp passal Acqua crafts shop and the sol Diers from setae headquarter there find her just us helpful us i the lust lass. I new girl in town is Camille Flag ocl 24, of san Diew. Calif., who has served us a crafts director in , France and in Heidelberg us Pallon Barrack before winding up in Northern Italy. She s replacing Diane Hopkins a 28-year-old miss from Dallas. Tex., who. After 2 j years at Passalacqua. Is heading Home to work on a master s decree. She san inf in inf no Nurt Vernna and Spain for u while first How come to Italy anyhow said Ca mlle. She arrived in Verona oct. 1.and already she says she s right at Home. I can run almost every Bullof equipment in the shop she Lyman a Moltrer. Supreme Allied com Mander Europe said that the coming essay awards have been expanded to include Young people in Germany. Canada and great Britain and students from the International school outside of Paris. Fach is conducting it sown National contest based on the same nato of All lop National win ners however must reach shape in in Paris by feb. 26. 1985. For judging by distinguished International panel next 11 March. The selected entries will said. Of course. I can t really i be announced within the month. Strip u car engine Down and put wide i the Allied 3-Day Parley at Safe Germany Spe Cial a special bin Astri Hrics symposium will highlight the an Nual i Safe medical surgical conference scheduled to open hero wednesday. The three Day conference Willlie conducted at the in von Sluben Hilel. More than 300medical officers and civilian physicians from Hie ., Canada. Britain. Germany France and Spain arc expected. The medical Congress will cover u wide of subjects ranging from aerospace Medicine to occupational health and including Len local professional subjects. In the Bio astronautics symposium. Well known authorities from Nasa the school of Aero space Medicine and the Aero space research Pilot school willbe featured speakers. The discussions will cover the astronauts role in space flight medical experiences and prob lems in space flight and related subjects. The Safe medical surgical conference will be opened with addresses by Gen g. P. Elsos Way comma Niler in chief and maj Ren John k. Cul Len. Safe surgeon. Noted speakers will included. Benjamin Felson. National consultant in the air Force sur Geon general in radiology and or. William j. Reals National annuitant in pathology. A chief nurses conference willbe held for the second Lime in conjunction with the medical Congress. Pron clip i speaker will he col Ethel r. Kovach. Chief of the air Force nurse corps. This year s program will also contain a special Section for medical specialist corps officer with col Kathleen a Creech chief of the corps. In attendance. High ranking medical officer including maj Gen Richard i. Bohannon the air Force surgeon general. Maj Gen r. T. Jenkins director of plans and Hosell Eltea ton in the office of the air Force surgeon general and maj Gen Douglas b. Kendrick or. Usar eur surgeon Art expected to attend. Also. Maj Gen w. general of the German armed forces Brig Gen frit Doerner surgeon general of the German air Force British Ai Commodore Adam mule Princi pal medical officer Raf Ger Many and air Commodore a c. Jackson consultant in medi Cine at the Raf Hospital wig Berg. the Safe medical surgical conference will be conference for director of base medical you put the Oil i will be i Iel a publicized in a Bui Thiol s an important urea forces communities during no _. Of the crafts shop and miss bomber with deadline dates for ran Jwal open Naif Tel lab i Vii i a Lull us Mill lir fall s Lui ringlet vows Shell learn Huw to entries set locally in december. I tune an engine in the Aiulu Hubby i during he following two shop before the year s out. Months january and of obituary. How dues she like Craft work school and us Desea wide Frankfurt s4s the Sec i like it ii Rhc limit Ininns will he held in co Ond european regional Confer Rukhl Inid my i,.mv. La Lra a capt. 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