The Daily Egyptian, April 26, 1977
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC April 1977 Daily Egyptian 1977 4-26-1977 The aiD ly Egyptian, April 26, 1977 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_April1977 Volume 58, Issue 146 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, April 26, 1977." (Apr 1977). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1977 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in April 1977 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. I / Southern flJinois University Carter asks Congress for limit on hospital costs By MJdlaei Putzel bills Rut U1e program I'ventually would "-dated Press Writer benefit more people by slowing the rate of tax increases and health insurance WASHINGTON (AP I-President Carter premiums Carter noted that h('alth care asked Congress on Monday to impose a costs now av('rage S700 a year for l'very government ceding on rapidly rising man. woman and child 10 the U.S. hospital costs. He said his plan could ('alifano told reporters a t a White save consumers. the government and House bril'fing that l ; S . hospitals health insurance companies S2 billion "operate just like a traditional the first year and SS .5 billion in 1900. monopoly ," because they ha VI' no The legislation sent to Capitol Hill by competition , their bills are paid by third Carter would limit the over-all increase parties and users of the service- the in hospital bills at most facilitie5 to rune patients- don ·t d('termine what carl' per cent in the fiscal year beginning they gf't. OcL 1. However. Health. Education and He said the legislation would give Welfare Secretary Joseph A. Califano, hospitals some incentive to limit their Jf.., admitted that loopholes and ex own costs and insisted they could do that ceptions for some hospitals could mean without interferin~ with -the quality of cost increases nationally will run as care high as 10 per cent but "certainly not Thl' HEW secretary said hospit.1ls can more than that. " achievl' the nine per cent goal by Health t:8re costs have been rising 15 eliminating some of the nation's 100 .000 per cent a vear. twice the national in· unn('Cessary hospital beds , by managing flation rate -At that rate. hospital cosL~ . mon('y marl' carl'fully. by making ef· which currently total $55.4 billion a year. fiClent ust' of energy_ and by sharing woul!1double in five years Hospital some sophisticated equipm. ~ nt with costs represent 40 per Cf'nt of annual other hospitals health cart' costs. which are expected to H(' also said doctors and hospitals total St50 billion this vea r could saVI' on cos\!, by reducing un· The administration has termed the n('Cessary surgery and' shortenin~ the hospital cost containment plan " the first length of patients' hospit.1 1 stays step in making national health insurance " We 're giving them ample room ." financially feasible " Califano said. " We 're just asking them Few consumers would feel the impact to cut the fat and the waste out." of the proposed ceiling immediately Califano emphasized that the proposal "KooI" Bell of Koo4 anct the Gang lays down some licks on the bess because the~emment . Blue Cross and is not a wage and price control program ~t tfle AI'!!M, The elghf-man,Jan and boogie group played Friday commercial insurance carriers pay because it does not control specific as part of the Kappa Kamival Weekend. Nae photos and story on about 90 per cent of the nation's t,ospital prices but only impost's a ceiling Page 10. (Photo by Pete Zimmerman) Scott hits plan to settle engine switch said By JOH!ph R. Tybor $:JJO." make an adjustment without cost to th(' purchasers In a pending lawsuit. H(' said 80.000 to 100,000 person~ "-dated Pres, Writer Scott said that Inst('ad of ~iving bought Oldsmobiles they thought wert' CHICAGO (APl - An offer bv money to a dealer who "kl'pt his mouth The 'buyers should be allowed. if they shut" about the Chevy engines. GM pref('r, to g~t a full cash rl'fund for th(. equipped with the widely advertist'd General Motors to disgruntled Old· ~ubic inch Rockl't V~ engine Tht>y smobile buyers allows dealers to make should rebate ttl(' money to tht' YIC ' pricl' of ttl(' car. timized buyer. ca me instead with a 350-cubic lOch \' ~ thousands of dollars and still short .. Maybe they want to buy a rord or a Chevy engine. GM contends the en~lOt"S change5 the consumer. Atty. Gen. " EVidently. (;M feels the d('aler different car.'· Scott said.' art' "comparable" and cost the same. William J . Scott said Fnday. should get $300. W(' kind of ctuestion Scott contends that based on the whether the consumer shouldn't get it. Scott also said he will continue to Scott. who was the first to sue GM for seek fines from (1M and Its dealers " for higher price sticker for an OId~mobill' . engine-switching in its 1977 cars,' said Thev were the ones victimized." Scott the Rocket V-8 costs between SI7S and said. " The dealers come out nift v violating the Illinois Consumer Fraud the GM offer was "a step in the right and Deceptive Practices Act ." $200 mOf"e . direction" but does not go far enough. dandy. We 'd like to see the consumer Scott also said his office Bas begun Under the GM plan, an owner of a come out bf'tter." That suit is pending in Circuit Court receiving complaints from Cadillac new 1977 Buick, Oldsmobile or Pontiac Scott said he intended to ask a U.S. and could bring penalties of up to about Seville owners, whose cars carry with a Chevy engine may trade that car District Court judge to requirl' GM to $4 million on GM and its dealers, Scott smaller OJds engines. for a brand-new 1977 model but must pay an amount of eight cents for each mile they drove the car. If the owner keeps the car. he g~ts a 36,000 mile. 36- month warranty. At a news conference Friday, Scott Townships ask fire service extension released copies of correspondence from J . F . Mattox. general sales manager. to By s.e Gree.e ship, also asked for extension, saying be ready in a week. He said a two-way all Oldsmobile dealers. DaUy EI)'pd.. ." WrtIer Makanda Townshi;> could devise its radio and fire hOSe are the minimum It said that for each car a dealer Carbondale and Makanda townships own protection but would prefer to con requirements for the truck. replaces under the plan. "Oldsmobile will be without ftre protection for at tract (Of" the servic(' with Carbondalt' Charlie McCaughan, Carbondale city will provi~ you with an allowance of least two days when the protection of Township. fire chief, said the township'5 truck the City of Carbondale runs out Satur Twomey said repfesentatives from could be housed in one of the city's gus day night. Makanda Townshif will attend a statims if a van were left outside. At an informal meeting Monday sp('Cial meeting 0 the Carbondale Council member Joe Dakin suggested night, the City Council heard a plea Township board Wednesday night to that service be extended on a month-by 'Bode from both townships for a six-rnonth ex discuss the prob lem . month basis at a fee of $2.500 a month. tension but will not act until its formal Both townships have received free "We' ", going far beyond what we nor meeting next Monday. fire protection from the city during the mally ought to do," he said. Robert Kelly. <::arbondale Township last fiscal year. n.e money previously However, Mayor Neal Eckert said he supervisor. told the council he had not charged for tilt' service was to be ap had gone as far as he could in good con ~ plied to the establishment of fire depar· science in extending fire protection. He I been in office long enough to review the problem. Kelly defeated incumbent Ike tments for tilt' townships. suggested a fee of 15,000 a month for Brandon In an April 5 election. Kelly asked for the extension to fire protection and a requirement that IrganizE' personnel for the fire depart the township truck be used for township " I Ilt"l'd time to arrange fire protec' ment and to build a shelter for a lirt' trips, ~_ . tion for the people outside thl' city truck. which KeJly said is 75 per cent Council member Archie Jones said limll~ ." Kt'lly said. equipped. Donald Struve has been hired the townships shoullf be required to Gus says it could be a pretty hot Geoq(e Twomev. a Carbondall' at · to be fire chief. report weekly to the council on the use weetc.end for rural carbondale. torney rl'pn'sE'ntlng Makanda Town- Struve said the township truck could ~ its truck. 17-year administrator dies in local hospital Raymond DeJarnett, who was and in the First United Methodist assistant..,director of the SIU Student Church in Carbondale. HELP1~~ Work an. Financial Assistance Office He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa for 17 years, died Saturd:&.~oming at fraternity , the Rotary , the Masonic problem? Feel YOU're being hassled, ignored. or cheeted by the sys1em? Memorial HOII~t.aI 0( ca a1e. Lodge, the National Association of Got. Secondary School Principals and tbe Don't know Where to tum for answ.n? th~~~IUS:i~M~~~~~~ ~~~~ r~ Consulting Committee on NorUl Centnl If yOJ'ye run up against a wall, __lie or call HELP! PrMented as a public Norris, Ill.