European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 2 the stars and stripes april 1977 Diplomat holding talks in Cuba Washington a assistant Secre tary of state Terence Todman has made an unannounced trip to Cuba fur bilateral talks on maritime the first Diplomat to visit there in More than 16 state department officials said the talks arc a continuation of an initial round of negotiations which took place in new York late last the two countries have both declared 200mile maritime and a principal goal of the negotiations is to set a Young draws Praise from Black envoys Washington a president Carter helped dedicate a new african exhibit at the Kennedy Center Here at which ambassador Andrew Young was Given a heros Welcome by Black african several Black ambassadors said they were surprised that Carter showed up for sundays which marked the official opening of the african a lounge near the opera which is decorated with african crafts and a former congressman whose criticisms of some african governments have sparked considerable was saluted by the ambassadors who were among 200 guests for the the accompanied by his spoke of the gifts donated to the Center by 22 african nations As a Symbol to commemorate a great stride Forward in under standing and envoys impressed i have been increasingly aware of the threat to world peace if we dont under stand their Carter i have had some Good teachers Over the last three although the Carters didst stay for a Black tie dinner of african they made an impression on the it was a great Honor for said Philip ambassador from Sierra this shows his respect for Young said he knew the president did not need any special persuasion to attend the As the Drums of the Ghana ensemble from the museum of african Art pounded ambassadors pressed Forward to shake Youngs shrugs off controversy he is our said ambassador Paul Bomani from we have no cause to he has said the things we have been trying to say All the Young shrugged off the recent publicity surrounding some of his controversial such As the one questioning the legitimacy of the government of for All the attention in notice that no one has called me a liar or he but i Haven heard anyone defend the legitimacy of the government of South Youngs Baisy Young of new said of her i knew he would get in trouble because he cannot Tell a he has to Tell it the Way it i just Hope the press stops picking on Exxon reports income drop new York a Exxon the worlds largest Oil reported that first Quarter net income dipped per cent to a share from a year total net income was million on sales of compared to Mil lion on sales of billion in maritime Boundary Between the South Florida coast and Northern the meeting in new York was the first publicly announced facet face Contact Between representatives of the two coun tries since relations were broken during the waning Days of the Eisenhower admin subsequent to the new York it was disclosed that the two countries had held a series of secret meetings in late 1974 and in 1975 in Hopes of improving rela who is the state departments top latin american affairs report edly left for Cuba Over the weekend accompanied by several officials said they expect that the talks will be limited to the maritime boundaries both countries have agreed in principle to holding discussions at some Point on a series of other problems separating the two there was no immediate announcement by the state department except for confirmation that the conversations were being resumed monday in one option in the normalization process under consideration at the state depart ment is the opening of an interests see this would involve the sending of Ameri can diplomats to Cuba on a permanent basis to conduct diplomatic business until relations were fully since the Swiss embassy in Havana has handled interests in Cuba and the czech embassy in Washington has performed the same function for Carter seeks 9 hike limit Congress gets Hospital costs plan Washington a the Carter and hoping to Stem runaway inflation in this asked Congress monday to limit increases in the fees Hospi tals May charge patients to 9 per cent a it said this would save the govern ment and Consumers about billion in the fiscal year beginning the program is expected to yield total needed at negotiations savings of More than billion in fiscal the administration limiting increases in Hospital charges to 9 per cent wont affect Many people i but Consumers should Benefit eventually As the measure slows the rate of tax increases and the Rise in health insurance new Federal hospitals and Hussein discuss palestinian peace role Washington president Carter discussed monday with Jordans King Hussein possible ways of admitting palestinians to negotiations on the Arab israeli at the same White House spokes Man Jody Powell said the Palestine liberation organization would be excluded so Long As it refuses to recognize the right of Israel to exist in the talks in the Oval office covered at least three possible options some form of link or confederation Between Jordan and the a place for palestini ans in the jordanian delegation at a resumed Geneva peace conference As favored by one comprehensive Arab delegation including while officials insisted that Ameri can policy is the administration seems to have accepted the idea that the palestinians Are entitled to a voice at the peace one official noted privately that even powells stated exclusion of the Plo was not meant to foreclose the seating of Mem Bers of Yasser Arafat group should Israel and the Arab states agree to have them at cautioned against Over optimism about peace prospects As he greeted Hussein on the South it would be a mistake to be too optimism the president because the Seri Ous nature of the divisions that have Long separated one people from another in the Eastern Mediterranean said the Arab world is confident that Carters commit tent to moral principle As Well As to americas National interest will enable him to grasp the elements of Justice in the Middle East after his meeting with the White House issued a press notice that said they discussed various ideas that have been put Forward recently with regard to the question of palestinian representation in the negotiations and How to resolve the palestinian the notice said they also took up the subjects of territorial boundaries and the nature of peace and that Carter believes that Jordan has a positive role to those hospitals that operate on a health maintenance organization hmm basis would be exempt from the proposed Ceil hmm hospitals provide continuing preventive health care and treatment to member Consumers who pay fixed fees for All inflation in the health care Industry has been running about 15 per and Hospi tals account for 40 per cent of the lion annual Cost of health care in the that 15 per cent rate of increase is More than twice the anticipated 6 per cent Rise in Overall consumer prices this the administration while de signed to ease the inflationary wont bring Hospital charge increases or the rate of increase throughput the health care Industry Down to the National Cost of living rate that has been going up at about per education and welfare Secre tary Joseph Califano has called the ceiling on Hospital charges the first step in making National health insurance financially president Carter also announced he is sending legislation to Congress to launch a new program designed to seek out poor children in need of medical attention and see that they receive the child health assessment budgeted at million for its first would replace the existing Early and Peri Odic screening program for medicaid Chil which the administration says has never in order to insure that the state run project will the administration proposed to increase the Federal share of the Cost of the extend benefits to More children and strengthen Federal enforcement to compel states to go 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