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Plan for 'Rural Renewal'
THE MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL
Georgia Sen. Herman Talmadge has
been talking for years about revitalization
of rural areas and reversing the farm-to
city population trend in America.
Sunday afternoon, in his new position as
chairman of the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee, he offered a fresh, firm proposal
for “rural renewal.” If it works out as well
as Talmadge envisions it, the program also
could offer some relief for overpopulated,
overburdened urban areas which have be
come almost ungovernable.
Cornerstone of the new Talmadge pro
gram would be creation of a Rural Devel
opment Bank, patterned after structure of
the Farm Credit System, a highly success
ful source of financing for farmers in Geor
gia and elsewhere.
The federally-backed Rural Develop
ment Bank would make loans to rural
communities to build public facilities such
as water and sewer systems. It also would
lend money to private individuals and
groups to establish new industries and busi
ness enterprises in rural areas.
Talmadge said he envisions the Area
Planning and Development Commissions,
which have been highly successful in Geor-
Thomaston Free Press
Judge Andrew Whalen has served fair
warning to those who would become involved
with marijuana and drugs.
In fact, it is more than a warning. It is fair
notice backed by action after he sent two youth
ful offenders to the state training school as the
result of marijuana possession.
Generally, he says, it will be a jail sentence
the first time around.
Law enforcement feels that too many young
people think they have license to experiment
with marijuana and get caught one time and get
away with probation.
Calling marijuana and drug abuse “a
serious problem”, Judge Whalen says he
believes the jail sentence is about the only an
swer.
It seems fair that Judge Whalen would let his
position on the matter be known.
Let the user, the pusher, the experimentor,
the fringe associates with marijuana and other
dangerous drugs beware.
Protectors of Roads
THE HERALD - TRIBUNE, (
A story elsewhere today on the activities
of the State Patrol brings into focus the
varied duties and responsibilities of these
men.
They are another group of men who
constantly put their lives on the line,
literally every time they get behind the
wheel of their cars, so that we can be
protected from the drunk driver, the reckless
driver of those who may be operating'
mechanically unsafe automobiles.
The State Trooper is a highly-trained,
well-qualified law enforcement officer who
must wear many hats: that of a law officer,
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Sat, and Sun., June 12-13,1971
Fair, Firm Warning
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
of a public relations man, of a psychologist
and sometimes that of a first-aid man.
They must be, at all times, firm but
courteous, efficient, well-groomed. They
must, at all times, remember they are on oui
highways for one purpose: to make them
safe for the lawabiding driver.
We sometimes criticize them--whenever
we drive through a radar speed checkpoint
too fast, or whenever we receive a ticket for
a traffic violation--but if we stop to think
seriously about the State Trooper and his
duties, we should find the time to say
“Thank You!”
gia, as having a major role in the Rura.
Development Bank, which actually would
be 10 regional banks throughout the coun
try. Details of the banks’ operation are still
being formulated, the senator said.
On the surface, the Talmadge plan ap
pears sound. There is ample precedent for
the government backing loans to assist in
private and corporate development, agri
culturally, industrially and residentially.
This would be an extension of that concept.
If our nation’s vast agricultural regions .
and small town areas are again to become
productive centers of living and earning,
the federal government apparently is going
to have to play a role.
To encourage rural development would
be to encourage morg manageable cities.
As the senator put it:
“There is not enough money in the fed
eral treasury or anywhere else to totally
alleviate the so-called urban crisis, so long
as massive numbers of people—under
skilled, undereducated, and poverty
stricken—continue to block to the cities.
We have got to stop this trend.”
In that context, Talmadge’s proposal
merits serious consideration.
Governor Carter expressed concern this
week about the Medicaid program in
Georgia. He had every reason to do so.
Cost of the program is increasing so
rapidly that if not brought in line the
taxpayers of Georgia soon may refuse to
pay for it.
Here are some of the things which are
happening:
Medicaid is available to all welfare
recipients. In June of 1962, there were
120,200 blind and disabled people on
Georgia welfare rolls. In June of 1970,
there were 126,900, and by June of 1972,
there will be 136,300. All are eligible for
Medicaid. In addition to these, aid to
families with dependent children went to
61,800 in June of 1962, to 223,700 in June of
1970, and is expected to go to 400,000 in
TV Ads—How Much Value?
Advertising pays. The question is: Whom?
In a 27-day test in Atlanta last year, the New York
advertising research concern of Daniel Starch & Staff
discovered that a significant number of television viewers
misidentify the sponsors of these “important” messages.
One soap, for example, was identified by 5 per cent of
the viewers of one program, but 11 per cent thought the
commercial was for other brands.
A current survey of 30-second commercials, says the
Wall Street Journal, indicates that 24 per cent of televi
sion viewers recall the kinds of products advertised, but
about a fifth of them associate them with the wrong
brands.
It could be worse. The figures suggest that 76 to 84
per cent of viewers don’t recall commercials at all.
Almanac
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By United Press International
Today is Saturday, June 12,
the 163rd day of 1971.
The moon is between its full
phase and last quarter.
The morning stars are
Mercury, Venus, Mars and
Saturn.
The evening star is Jupiter.
Those born on this day are
under the sign of Gemini.
American author Frank Chap
man was born June 12,1864.
On this day in history:
In 1630 the first governor of
the Massachusetts Bay Colony,
John Winthrop, entered the
harbor of Salem.
In 1924 President Calvin
Coolidge received the Republi
can presidential nomination and
was elected that fall by a huge
majority.
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THOUGHTS
Tend the flock of God
that is your charge, not by
constraint but willingly, not
for shameful gain but ea
gerly, not as domineering
over those in your charge
but by being examples to
the flock.—l Peter 5:2. 3
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If you see a great master
you will always find that he
has used what was good in
his predecessors, and that it
was this which made him
great.—Johann Goethe, Ger
man dramatist.
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Medicaid abuse
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REPORTS FROM THE UN,TED STATES SENATE
THERE ARE SEVERAL PROPOSALS before Congress deal
ing with national health care. Many of them do not appear to be
technically or financially feasible. One national health insurance
plan would cost SSO billion in the first year alone. This type of
plan would necessitate an increase in taxes and would be highly
inflationary.
One proposal, however, does merit approval. It is a bill to estab
lish a catastrophic illness health insurance plan.
1 am greatly concerned about the devastating effect which a
major illness or accident can have on American families. It is
estimated that more than one million families in the United States
annually incur medical expenses which deplete or wipe out all of
their resources. These unfortunate families are too often faced
with the necessity of accepting charity, going on welfare, or having
to do without needed medical treatment.
* * *
FINANCIALLY SPEAKING, catastrophic illnesses have be
come far more common over the past few years. Tremendous
progress has been made by medicine and science to sustain and
prolong life. Major illnesses and accidents that once proved fatal
can now be overcome.
The problem is that new cures and treatments often require
long hospitalization, expensive surgery, and continuing care.
Catastrophic illnesses do not strike often but when they do, the
results can be disastrous. Many families never recover financially
—even the children are saddled with unpaid bills for their lifetime.
* * *
WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED, 1 believe, would alleviate this
tragic situation. The program would supplement private health
insurance. About 80 per cent of people under 65 in the United
States have some form of health insurance. Most of these policies
have limitations on length of hospitalization and amount of medi
cal expenses covered. The catastrophic illness plan would assume
responsibilities for expenses where private insurance stops.
The plan would be part of the Social Security Act and would
cover about 95 per cent of all Americans under 65. Those over
65 would have similar coverage under Medicare and Medicaid.
This is a step we should take immediately. A family must not be
destroyed financially by illnesses beyond their control. What good
are expensive, modern medical techniques if they are beyond the
resources of most American families?
I hope Congress will act swiftly and pass this much-needed
legislation.
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June of 1972.
The Medicaid program is a joint state
federal venture. In 1968 and 1969, the
state’s share was 18.32 percent. In 1970 and
1971, it was 28.52 percent. In 1972 and 1973,
it will be 30.33.
Some patients have abused the program
terribly. A welfare recipient can visit a
different doctor every day of the month,
get a prescription from each one, have it
filled, and Medicaid will pick up all the
tabs.
The State Health Department which
administers Medicaid is attempting to
establish controls which it now lacks. Also,
the Medical Association of Georgia has set
up a plan to correct abuses within the
profession. These are first steps. If they do
not correct the problems very soon, others
will be required.
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I was asked to teach Sunday
School, but declined as I just
can’t pray in public. If I can’t do
QUOTES
I like the F. 8.1. They can
tap my line anytime they
want.
—Mayor Sam Yorty of Los
Angeles.
If American industry con
tinues to sow contempt for
the consumer, it will reap
contempt from the con
sumer. And from Congress,
it will reap statutes. This
could be the most spectacu
lar case of statutory reap in
history.
—Bettv Furness, chairman
of the New York State
Consumer Protection
Board.
You can’t go down to the
corner drugstore and buy a
breakthrough in cancer re
search.
—Dr. Arthur Richardson of
Emory University.
A thought for today: Plato
said, “No evil can happen to a
good man, either in life or
death.”
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the Lord’s work, how can I
teach my children to do His
work? G.B.
While public prayers are of
ten appropriate, Jesus taught
the value of secret prayer. “But
thou when thou prayest enter
into thy closet, and when thou
hast shut thy door, pray to thy
Father which is in secret; and
thy Father which seeth in secret
shall reward thee openly.”
Matt. 6:6.
Just because you are not able
to pray in public doesn’t mean
that you can’t teach your child
ren to pray. It is very possible
that your sincere, secret pray
ers may be heard by the Lord
more clearly than many audible
prayers.
Some people have a fear of
speaking in public, and God
understands this incapacity to
express yourself audibly. Per
haps that is one of the reasons
he encouraged secret prayer —
so everyone, even those who
have a fear of expressing them
selves before others, could par
ticipate in the greatest exercise
in the world — prayer.
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Editor
Cary Reeves, Grncral Manager
Bill Knight, Ettewtivt Editor
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