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PAGE 2, KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRROR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1971 Phone: 739-3851 Box 345 Kings Mountain, N.C. 146 W. Mountain Street Published Each Wednesday In Kings Mountain By The Mirror Publishing Co. RODNEY DODSON- Editor LEM R. LYNCH- Photographer BILL ARROWOOD- Advertising Mgr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $4 Per Year In N.C., $5 Per Year Outside N.C, iSHINGTO Nonsmokers' Relief Humphrey & Muskie A growing number of Capitol Hill Democrats and report ers are coming to the conclusion Hubert Humphrey will end up replacing Ted Keiuiedy as the major dark horse of the 1972 nomination battle. The polls show Kennedy slipping~the latest Gallup Poll indicates Muskie now leads Kenned as first choice among Democrats, 50 to 39 per cent They also show Humphrey gaining. In fact, the most recent Gallup Poll indicates Humphrey now has as much support as Kennedy. Other contenders, such as Senator Heniy Jackson, are also gaining. Humphrey, however, is bettdt known national ly, having been the party’s 1968 standard bearer. He also carries with him a handicap in having been once beaten by President Nixon. It could be enough of a handicap to bar a second nomination, yet leave him enough influence to throw the nomination to someone of his choice. It’s premature to predict the final outcome of Humphrey’s rise (perhaps partly resulting from Muskie’s failure to stir greater enthusiam). Humphrey and Jackson, however, now seem likely to be Muskie’s two leading challengers if neither stumbles. School Busing All those who recently saw a Mike Wallace television s{)eciai on school busing will probably agree its major rev elation was that practically all of Washington’s famous liberals, such as Ted Kennedy and Eldmund Muskie, don’t practice what they preach about school busing to achieve integration. They’ve placed their own children in private, predominantly-white schools. With the exception of Senator Henry Jackson, all Wash ington contenders for the Democratic nomination have cir cumvented Washington’s public schools, now ninety-five per cent black. Thus the politicians who call for busing to achieve in tegration act exactly as do most parents when it comes to their own children. None wants his child to pay the imme diate price for the application of moral principle in educa tion. President Nixon’s outspoken position Ras been that bus ing simply to achieve a racial percentage condidered de8i^ able, regardless of distances involved and the effect on learning, is undesirable. The President says the law and courts must be obeyed but that, in general, the neighbor hood school concept should be preserved if possible and busing held to a minimum in achieving integration. Yet the President has been taken sharply to task be cause of his view by most of the Washington liberals now sending their children to private schools, rather than fully integrated public schools in the national capital! Escaping Taxes Recent studies of U.S. tax returns for the year 1969 show that more rich citizens escaped federal income taxes in that year than in 1966—when a furor arose over dis closures that more than ISO Americans with incomes be tween 9200,(XX) and $1,(K)0,000 paid no federal taxes at all. In fact, for the year 1969 it’s estimated the list has grown to more than 300. A tax law enacted this year will make it harder to escape paying taxes, just as a 1969 law closed some loopholes. But there are still remaining loopholes. One can, for example, still invest ihillions in tax-exempt bonds and pay no income taxes. Every citizen should pay a share of the federal tax bue den. The only way to achieve this is for Cfongress to enact legislation limiting one’s total tax exemption to an overall percentage of earnings, including tax-free earnings. In this way everyone would pay taxes, and nothing less than this gives the average wage earner-whose taxes are often de ducted—a fair deal. Congressman Bill Young (R-Fla) has introduced a long- overdue bill to require all public carriers, rail, highway and air, to provide areas for nonsmokers where these passen gers are not forced to breathe stale tobacco smoke. If carriers permit smoking for those addicted. Young be lieves they should offer protection against resulting foul air. Already three U. S. airlines—American, United and T.W.A.-provide clean air sections for nonsmokers. But most public carriers still do nothing in this direction. (In Ekirope trains have long offered passengers smoking and non-smoking compartments in both first and second class.) Backers of the Young bill believe a potential stumbling block in its path could be Chairman Harley Staggers (D-W.Va), who determines whether the bill gets a serious hearing, so that it could be reported out to the floor. Staggers’ address-for those interested-is: Chairman, Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, House Office Building, Washington, D. C. W- d.' \ Plot's S ^s' 17 7 D;.' <!>, .■■■ tUTftmO ™ "'a ,r# k-HLL POLIR6B JUST BERUTtfULl ‘"'S" 8S> t'V y (ji \ V*. ' JeKov SINGS OF THE TIMES Washington Report By Congressman James T. Broyhill National Health Insurance Last week, the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives completed public hearings on a subject of potential impor tance to every American fam ily — a national program of health insurance. Although many different proposals were considered, the basic purpose of all the bills stud ied is to provide a system of national health insurance to ensure basic hospital and medical coverage for all Am ericans. The need (or a program of this type is well documented! Medical costs are rising at more than double the cost of living. Physicians’ fees are rising at six percent a year, an increase from three per cent a year before 1965. At the end of fiscal year 1970, the nation’s health bill was $67.2 billion— seven percent of the gross national product. In short, Americans are spending twice as much for health care as they did in 1960. Figures compiled by the Department of Health, Educa tion, and Welfare show that 157 million Americans are covered by health Insurance plans. But the Social Securi ty Administration estimates that only 38.1 percent of con sumer expenditures for per- sonel health care was paid for by private health insur ance in 1969, Obviously, pre sent health Insurance plans are providing incomplete cov erage of expenses. Most plans do not provide for fin ancially catastrophic illness es. And many bmilies, not eligible for m^lcare or med icaid, simply have no health insurance at all. Six years ago, the Congress acted to provide health insur ance coverage for a^Amer- icans over the age of 65 through the medicare pro gram. At that time, it was felt that this group in our population was most in need of a uniform, national health insurance program, since medical and hospital insur ance for older prople was often very expensive or im possible to obtain. Since that time, proposals have been made to extend medicare ben efits to those under age 65 who have not been abot to obtain private health insur ance, such as the disabled. The House Ways and Means Committee began public hear ings on the subject of health insurance on October 19 and continued to receive testi mony from the insurance in dustry, the medical profess ion, and many other interest ed groups for one month. The Committee now plans to con tinue this consideration in executive session when the next session of Congress con venes in January. With this timetable, it Is likely that legislation of some sort will be reported by the Committee and considered by the full House of Representatives sometime next year. The legislative proposals studied by the Committee in clude a variety of ideas on how best to Insure the finan cing of health care for all Americans. The Administra tion’s plan would require all employers to provide their employees with basic health Insurance coverage. In add ition, medicare, a state health plan for the needy, would be replaced by a Family Health Insurance Plan which would be financed entirely by Fed eral funds. Another plan, which I have co-sponsored, would allow an Income tax credit (or the cost of private health Insurance purchased by individual fam ilies. Those individuals or families paying less than $300 a year in Federal Income taxes would receive insurance paid for by the Federal gov ernment. In addition, protec tion from catastrophic med ical expenses would be pro vided, defined in terms of family size and income. The most sweeping plan, backed up by the AFL-CIO and in troduced by Senator Ted Ken nedy, would be financed by Increased Social Security taxes and general Federal revenues. A Health Security Trust Fund, similar to the Social Security Trust Fund, would be established along with a network of Federal offices throughout the country to administer the program. Because of the lack of pre vious experience in Uiisarea, it is difficult to estimate thr costs of the various national health insurance proposals. Costs to the Federal gover nment could come both from direct Federal expenditures and from reduced tax reven ues resulting from the tax reflections by Rodney Dodson Mixed Blessing credit approach. Estimates range from $4 billion for the Administration plan to as high as $77 billion for the Kennedy plan. Obviously, the Congress must give a great deal of study and though to any pro gram which is written into the law. A great deal of time has already been given to this study, and I anticipate that a definite program will be forthcoming during the next session of the Congress. NEWS VIEWS Richard Nixon. President: speaking at Labor conven tion: “President Meany is co^ rect. I know exactly what I can do~and I am going to do it.’’ William Proxmire, Senator (D-Wis): “May, 1972, should be set as the goal for ending the Phase II economic con trols.’’ Hubert Humphrey, Senator (D-Minn): “I look forward to the opportunity of a rematch with President Nixon.’’ Fabian Linden, Pay Board Economist “At thisjuncture, it would seem that as the economy goes, so goes the consumer. ’’ Thomas Stafford, U.S. Astro naut “If I didn’t believe in God, I wouldn’t have gone within 500 miles of Cape Kennedy.” This issue ofthejdlrrorwas put together entirely in our new location - which is good, but it wasn’t. The carpenters didn’t finish until Thanksgiving day (we painted and swept the floor all day). Later in the week, the electricians had their turn- all trying to meet our first of the week deadline (or being completely moved in, Saturday was the big day. We had the weekend to move our equipment from our old crowdto location to the new offices. To complicate it all, it was moving day for Sue and I as well, havi^ finally found a bouse here. I was waiting for Lemarrlve with the truck to move our office equipment, when we got a call that be had just had an accident with the truck and a tree and had bent them both up a little. None the worse for wear, be arrived with the truck around noon and we started to work. Heavy tables, equip meat, and boxes., it makes you sympathize with those who Best Of Press Questionable If women dressed toplease men-they’d dress a whole lot faster. -Record, Columbia, & C. A Winner When you have a fight with your conscience and get licked, you win. -Grit The Troth? If a husband’s words are sharp, maybe it’s because he had to get them in edge wise -Courier, Portsmouth, N.H. Sad But True Fun is exactly like life insurance. The older you get the mote it costs. -Gung-Ho, Columbus, Ohio. Paving The Hay Among the paving materi als most commonly used in this country are concrete and good intentions. -Herald, Austin, Minn. Definition A cold can be either posi tive or negative. It depends. Sometimes the eyes have it other times the nose. -Duty Call, San Diego. work for a living. My fragile frame is just not geared to it. Just when I was at the point of collapse, about 3 P.M., It was back borne to begin the same thing with my house hold. With the help of my mother and lather - In - law, we haid everything piled in by about 10 P.M., with mostofltstUl where we left It Saturday. Sunday, it was back to the oiiice to straighten up and get set (or this week’s edition. Monday was a busy day, as usual, but a little busier this week with telephone Installers and heating contractors work ing simultaneously. Little we could do but watch. So, It isn’t surprising that one of our friendly police officers took a second look when be cruised by the office at 1 A.M. Tuesday and found the place all lit up. It seems that no one else In town was working that late, so he was thoughtful enough to Inquire within. We’re proud of our new building and improved work ing facilities, but I’m afraid It will be next week before we can begin enjoying it. Looking forward to Friday’s Christmas parade at 4 P.M... with over 50 entries It should be a good one. Debbie Porter, who was to represent the Mirror In the Ul-lated Moun taineer Days parade back In October wUl ride our car in the Christinas parade. John Kilgo Morgan’s Decision Was a shortage of campaign funds the reason that Attorney General Robert Morgan pulled out of the Governor’s Race? “ With our standings In the polls,” Morgan Said, “you would really have to be pol itically naive to think we couldn’t have raised the mon ey to run for Governor.” *** After Morgan’s No - Go statement, attorney Harold Edwards of Charlotte said: “I am sick about that.” Ed wards probably would have managed Morgan’s campaign in Mecklenburg..Hoover Ad ams of Dunn says the Up- off to Morgan’s decision came when the attorney general chose Raleigh as the site (or his press conference, “If be had planned to announce (or Governor,” Hoover says, “the press conference would have been held in Harnett County.” *** When Morgan pulled out of the race, gubernatorial can didates Pat Taylor, Skipper Bowles and Hugh Morton all said they felt they would be helped Uie most. Morton said Morgan’s decision would cause him to announce earlier than he had planned to .. At one time, some Morton sup porters were hoping that Charlotte Mayor John Belk would take an influential pos ition in their man’s campa ign. •** iuni mm in Luke Tells The Good News are icorth ••• the United Statei Postal Service simplv does not accept trading' stamps.” International Sunday School Lesson for Dec ember 5, 1971. LESSON TEXT: Luke 1:1- 4; Acts 1:1-5 Our aim today is to present to the class the tenets of Luke, as set forth in his gospel. In his inimitable flowing prose, Luke presents his viewpoint with clarity and force. His belief was centered on a Lord who was a universal savior, rather than one whose bounties were available to merely a chosen few. Qualifica tion (or His help had need as the only criteria. Luke was a knowledgeable man In gospel matters. He therefore labored to present Christ to his people in an orderly lashion, Christ’s birth. His life, death, resurrection and as cension are therefore chronicled in chronolgical order. Through Luke’s writings, Christ Is presented as He was...a teacher, yes but also a Man of decisive acUon. Posterity, indeed, owes much to this disciple. Luke wrote with a deep appreciation of the totality of Christ. He was Inspired by certainty of what of which he wrote. His sense of se curity in his knowledge of the times shines through every word, as does his deep personal involvement In his task. No stone was left unturned to verify his facts; he drew from his own medical background, as he did from his missionary years, spent In the company of Paul. That he was a man who had the courage of his convictions is exhibited In his loyalty to Paul during the latter’s most trying times, as chronicled in 2 Timothy 4:11. Today, as Crhlstians, we, too, must be active and involved, if Christ’s sacrifice on the cross Is to be really meaningful to all peoples. Christ did iiot scorn the wldor's mite; He will not dismiss lightly our efforts In His be half! One of North Carolina’s most prominent Republicans told me this about Jim Gardner; “I really believe Jim wanted to run (or the U.S. Senate but his wife absolutely didn’t want to live In Washington. Jim Is working within the party and if he runs this time, you’ss see him giving full support to President Nixon.” *** BUI Booe, a Republican candidate (or the U.S, Senate was happy to hear Gardner was out of that race. “Jim Gardner is a real erhdit to the Republican Party,” Booe said, “He can do much for us and I hope he stays Invol ved in politics.” Just so long as he’s not running aga inst Booe, that Is. ♦♦♦ Down in the Raiford, Ga., prison they parked the fork lift truck Inside the laundry room. Two inmates encirc led the truck with sheet metal, cut a slit so they could see, and then drove their home made tank through two gates, as dumbfounded guards saw their bullets fall harmlessly off the metal. Two days later the escapees were char ged with robbing a bank. Asked what he Intended to do about the bizarre escape. Prison Supt. Lawrence Dug gers said; “I’ve instructed my men not park the fork lift inside the laundry room any more.” many who had hitherto walked in darkness. And it is a matter of great encouragement to Christians everywhere that the happenings of long ago have meaning for the world today. For the Bible is ageless. In It can be found answers for every event, good or bad, that befalls us In our lives. As we read of the trials that befell Job, we gain in the courage needed to lace the trials that beset us. In the story of the prodlcal son we come to real ize the great love In the heart of our Father as we — who have strayed and wasted our selves — are welcomed back into the safety and security of God’s all -- encompassing love for man! A changed live and a deep and renewing sense ol peace and security characterizes the person who has allowed Christ to touch bis life. Luke knew this, and to this end he ded icated many years of his life to bringing this knowledge to the world. He was an active Christ, m, (or he was one of the team that carried the Word Into the marketplace and the synagogue, where people gathered. He was an Involved Christian, and his concern (or those who walked in darkness was the motivating agent In presenting a bctual gospel to the world. Luke realized that truth and certainty were the imperative ingredients if the authority of the gospel was to bear full fruit and rally sinning man to its standard. Certain It Is that he was a sincere witness for Christ, bring ing the blessings of the Christian belief to (These comments are based on outlines of the International SundaySchoolLessons,copy righted by the International Council of Relig ious Education, and used by permission.)