European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Horton he Vrbos by civilian Kunst dependents of military is this year officials report already the government has picked up $54,000 in civilian Doc Tor fees found by the Pentagon to be above what it considers reasonable usual and Cus at least $5,000 to $6,000in additional claims Are expected to be covered by the govern ment this year. It began earlier this year witha Stream of complaints from military dependents who reported doctors fees exceeding the amount of Money they had com ing under their medical Aid pro Gram which is broadly the Mili tary counterpart of medicare. It provides government paid medical benefits to military de Pendents who live where there Are no military medical facile far this year 3,500 military dependents have complained tothe Pentagon and have been reimbursed for overcharges aver aging about $15. An official familiar with the problem said it probably would be too harsh to characterize physicians generally As gouging lowly paid military people with Gont. On Page 2k, col 2 of 95 survive jetliner crash a sol s plane hits Hill near Milan Milan a anal italia pcs jetliner flying from Rome to Montrea crashed and burned Friday during a violent Thunder storm As it was approaching Milan s Mal Pensa Airport with 95 people aboard. A italia said 80 survived including the 10 Crew Mem Bers. The airline said it was search ing for More survivors. Some of the survivors were in were virtually uninjured and were brought to the Airport six Miles from the scene of the crash. Only 54 passengers had Bee scheduled to go on to Montreal. The rest were to have disembarked at Milan the flight s Only Stop Between Rome and Canada. The plane a italia flight 660,crashed into a Steep tree Cov ered Hill called Monte san Gia Como near Lake com Abbio near the end of a stretch of super Highway. The control Tower reported i lost radio Contact with the plane at 4 08 . Seventeen minutes cont. On Page 24, col. 3 quake slams Manila hundreds entombed the of holds up Blanket of on pm rations Wiesbaden special wans to Grant Blanket authorization for separate rations to air Imen m pay Grade e4 and above Nave been deferred according to a message Friday from the air Force directorate of accounting and finance in the Pentagon. The new separate ration policy was to have been implemented throughout the air Force oni aug. 1. The postponement the Mes on Page 4, col. 3 Manila up a pre Dawn earthquake struck this City of 3 million Friday collapsing five Large buildings including an apartment House when Hundred were feared entombed. A huge fire blazed along the waterfront and hospitals were jammed with casualties. Mortuaries and hospitals re ported 69 dead and hospitals re ported 140 people undergoing treatment most of them chinese who suffered broken limbs when the five Story apartment House collapsed into a 25-foot High Heap of death toll was certain to Rise although officials were Uncertain How Many were trapped in the ruins. Estimates ran from 300 to 700.workmen using lights and Bare hands were fighting against Umerto seek the buried victims for con on Pago �4, col. So unofficial newspaper of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East vol.27, no. 107 if 21855 a saturday August 3, 1968 5 daily 10 sunday d quake jolts Mexico City 4 die 60 Hurt Mexico City a a least four persons were killed and 60 injured Friday in a earthquake in downtown Mexico City the red Cross red Cross said the victims were killed by falling debris an rubble at three separate build was the most jarring Mexico City quake since june 1957, when32 persons were killed. The epicentre was locate about 250 Miles Southwest of the gout on Page 34, col. 5 y try dial snack ube staff writers eps take out to quiet is growling stomach the ��4 from
