European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Abortions thursday june 23, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 use of Public funds for elective operations is Hof Issue in safes after High court s ruling by the associated press in St. Louis two Public hospitals temporarily suspended All abortions. In Minnesota a state legislator said he would move for a Bill Banning the use of Public Money for abortions. And in Arizona a county official predicted changes even on his  the nation tuesday the supreme court s latest ruling on abortion was taken As a signal that the use of Public funds for elective abortions is now a wide open political question for statehouse and governors offices not one they can expect the courts to  ruling did not directly Tell states what to do. It said there is no Federal requirement that they use Public funds such As medicaid to pay for abortions desired by women who cannot afford them. Thus the states were left a Choice As were Public hospitals which were told they cannot be forced to perform most abortions for women who cannot  officials were cautious saying they wanted to read the decision carefully before they could measure its full effect. But even in the first 24 hours two things were Clear poor women will find it More difficult to obtain abortions in some areas and anti abortion forces Are taking the offensive. Bars to Medl Cald help according to planned parenthood misstates have Laws or policies barring women from receiving medicaid help Formost abortions but nine of those have been under court order to continue paying until the supreme court resolves a court fight Over a 1976 congressional  new York which is one of the nine. State sen. James Donovan said tuesday Hewill ask Cov. Hugh Carey to delete medi Caid funding for elective abortions from his next  t. Lynaugh acting president of the new York City Agency that operates 17municipal hospitals said abortions would continue there until the Legal implications of the new ruling were studied but he was seriously concerned about any change that would end medicaid payments for. Women who have no Means of paying for such  the court order in effect last year. Officials estimate about 35,000 of the 102, Odd abortions performed in new York Cit were paid by medicaid. That is More than 10 per cent of the estimated 300,000 medi Caid abortions in the country last year out of a total of about 1 million Legal Abor  some states where medicaid has been in use for elective abortions Californi and Illinois Are two major examples officials said they foresaw no change in local policies set by their  even there officials foresaw effects on the political climate. A Bill is pending inthe Illinois legislature to Stop such pay ments and a sponsor sen. Leroy . Said the supreme court decision should remove any doubts about  in St. Louis one of three government involved in the cases that led to monday s decision mayor James f. Conway sus Pended abortions at two Public hospitals garbage poll sanitation worker Charles Rusk walk door to door with questionnaires in Cleveland where mayor Ralph perk is trying to determine where the Community draws the line on smut. The supreme court has ruled that communities must set their own Stan Dards on what i obscene. A photo family releases letters to counter to script Ike denied affair with Secretary los Angeles a Dwight Eisen Hower never planned to divorce his wife Mamie and at one Point told her not to worry your pretty head Over rumours that he was having an affair with his Secre tary their wartime correspondence  letters from the former president to his wife were released to the los Angel Stimes by the Eisenhower family in reaction to an Abc television screenplay being produced in part from a Book by it. Kay Summersby past forgetting my love affair with Dwight d.  screenplay is to be aired in several months the times said . Summersby. A member of the women s army auxiliary corps was Eisenhower s Driver and Secretary in Europe and North Africa during world War  wrote her Book about the alleged affair in 1976 and died of cancer shortly afterwards. The time reported however that the Eisenhower letters cast doubt on the accuracy of the Summersby Book and on a Story attributed to former president Harry Truman that the general planned to divorce his wife and marry Kay Summers Truman s account of the alleged divorce plans were printed in a recent Book by Merle Miller. Plain speaking an Oral history of Harry s  in his letters. Eisenhower repeatedly refers to his wife As my Darling and my sweetheart " this Evo 1 just wanted to say you re the greatest Gal in the world. I la never be Inlove with anyone but  the general wrote to his wife from Algiers on feb. 20. 1943.five Days later he wrote again from Al Giers i love you Don t go bothering your pretty head about was etc.,  the 319 Eisenhower letters Are scheduled to be published next year by double Day under the title letters to  a preface to that Book the couple s son. Brig. Gen. John . Eisenhower of Valley forge. Pa., writes the allegation in Merle Miller s Plain speaking that Gen. Eisenhower wrote somehow Tost letter to Gen. George a Marshall army chief of staff telling of intentions to divorce his wife is exposed by these letters to my mind at least to be the egregious falsehood that it was. There is no evidence that divorce Ever seriously crossed dad s mind even in the loneliest moments across the  newspaper reported that John Eisenhower said Abc had bought the rights to the Summersby Book and was seeking to Purchase the rights to letters to  trying to get us associated with the pro  decision to make the Eisenhower wartime letters available to the times was made by John Eisenhower As executor of his father s estate with approval of other family members the newspaper  Eisenhower 80. Live on the family farm in Gettysburg. A. She was distressed by the upcoming screenplay based on it. Summersby s Book the times said. Until the full Legal implications of the ruling could be studied. St. Louis county supervisor Gene Mcnary issued an order suspending the county s program of refer ring indigent women to an abortion clinic in the  state sen. Florian chime Law  of Sturgeon Lake said he is having legislation drafted immediately to Cut offstage funds for abortions. Action is expected after the current legislative recess ends next january and a pro abortion spokeswoman. Jert Ras Mumsen said she expects the Bill to Rush  Utah another of the nine states which have been under court order to keep pro Viding medicaid funds spokesmen for both sides say they expect the stay to be lifted  in Arizona where decisions on providing Aid for abortions Are left to the county rather than the state Maricopa county supervisor George Campbell said the county will probably limit the number of free abortions it allows. No snap decisions we need to look at it carefully before we make any snap decisions Campbell said. But offhand this is probably the be ginning of the termination of abortions at the county  Public debate on he Issue the Cost of using medicaid Money has no been As strongly emphasized by either Side As have been arguments about the ethics of abortion and the rights of the poor to have equal Access to it. It is generally concede that it is far More expensive to the state to support a welfare client through childbirth and postnatal care than to pay for an Abor Tion. Planned parenthood estimates the difference at $3.000 As compared to $220.one Factor troubling officials who wanted to continue medicaid funding waste effect monday s court ruling would have on Federal legislation. The Hyde amendment through which Congress sought last year to bar the use of medicaid funds in most abortions has been stayed by a lower court and is due to come before the supreme court in  considering amendment monday s ruling docs not directly apply to the Hyde amendment but anti abortion forces were so encouraged that they went to the supreme court on tuesday to ask that the amendment immediately be put into effect. In addition. Congress is consid ering a similar amendment this year which would apply to All  decision could be crucial to states which administer the medicaid pro Grams but pay Only a portion of the Cost varying from about 50 per cent to about two thirds depending on the  California where Public Money is used under the so called medi Cal program for some 70.000 abortions for poor women each year a state department of health spokesman said monday s ruling would have no effect  but in Oak land. Alameda county health services director or. Stewart Gross said there could be a severe Impact in six months if con Gress cuts out its  the decision holds we won t be Able to spend medicaid dollars on  he said and Low income people won t be Able to use medi Cal either because it s 50per cent Federal Money. So really poor people won t have a payment  Eva chief admits Bank swindle Chicago up John s. Gleason jr., 2, former head of the Veteran s administration and former National commander of the american legion pleaded guilty in . District court tuesday to charges he misapplied More than $500.000 in Bank funds to his own , former chairman of the Board of the mercantile National Bank of Chica go pleaded guilty before judge Alfred v. Kirkland on a three count indictment re turned june 14under a pm a agreement prosecutors will not make any sentencing recommendations in return for Gleason s cooperation with the . Attorney s  agreement also provides that Glea son will not be prosecuted for any other alleged misconduct except if he perjured himself before a grand  allegedly defrauded the Bank from nov. 8,1974. To feb. 15,1975, by converting $528,745 in Bank funds to his own use. He was charged with causing Loans to taling that amount to be made to  inc. Boulder Junction. Wis. A manufacturer of Wood  indictment also charged Gleason with violating Security Laws by failing to inform stockholders in Chicago helicopter industries inc. In a june 12, 1975, proxy solicitation statement that he had misapplied Bank funds. Gleason of Evanston resigned from theban in Early 1976. Before the investigation began. He served As head of the a during president John f. Kennedy s administration. He served As National commander of the american legion in 1957