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Utilities fund initiative opposition By David Briggs Missourian staff writer " Missounans against Proposition 1," the organization leading the effort to defeat an initiative on the Nov 2 ballot to prevent utilities from adding costs of construction in progress to consumer Mils, is quietly being financed by those utilities Darryl Francis, past president of the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank and a leading citizen member of the group, said Thursday the utilities are financing all the group's costs None of those involved would disclose the extent of the utilities support. Asked if not revealing the utilities' financial support is deceptive, Don Landes, Kansas City Power & Light Co spokesman, said, " I don't know Do you7" He said later the company has not tried to hide the fact " we have vital interests in and we are supporting this group" " It's sort of a double- barrelle- d shot at their customers," complained Kay Drey, statewide coordinator for " Citizens for Reformed Electric Rates," after being informed of the practice Mrs Drey said the publicity effort opposing the measure not only will increase the chances of customers eventually subsidizing financing costs but, " We know who's going to end up paying all these bills It's going to be us'" Dick McAleenan, a spokesman for Union Electric Co. of St. Louis, said the costs will be borne by the stockholders and " none will be charged to the customers " McAleenan, noting that individual contributions are accepted, said he also does not think it deceptive that the group's literature does not reveal the utilities' financial interest since the group's budget is not known yet. He said the budget will be based on how much " misinformation" the initiative's proponents " will get out" Landes said the costs will be divided among the utilities on a per capita customer basis Accusing the group's opponents of practicing " deception," Landes said, " Who would tell the truth about this if we didn't'" John Jutton, a public relations consultant with Fleishman- Hillardin- c , the firm handling the group's account, said " most of the regulated utilities throughout Missouri" are financially backing the group He declined to name the other utilities involved Jutton also would not give specific figures on present advertising or future publicity plans Union Electric was Fleishman- Hillard- ' s first customer and is still a major account Mrs Drey said she hopes the utility- backe- d organization's media blitz will make the public realize the utilities selfish interest in defeating tie initiative " There must be some re. - as to why they feel it's so necessary to spend that kmd of money " She said the utilities' use of an experienced public relations firm ' makes it very difficult for a citizens' group " She said the utilities, through the organization, already have bought thousands of hours" of radio time while her group cannot afford any media time Paul Schaefer, Kansas City coordinator of the consumers' group, said the utilities apparently are deceiving" the public in ' pretending to be" a citizens group ' I think if the people in the state knew this was going on, they'd be very much ( See UTILITIES, Page 16) In town today 7: 30 pm. " From Berlin To Broadway" with Kurt Weill, basement of Gentry Hall, University 7 30 p m. " Picnic," Fine Arts Center, University 7: 30 p. m. " The Importance of Being Earnest," Playhouse, Stephens College. 8 00 p. m. High school football. Rock Bndge vs. Chillicothe, Hickman Field Exhibits Continuing: 180 Read Hall, University, exhibition of Nigerian arts and crafts, 9 am. to 5 paoa. Stephtan College Student Art Gallery, multi- medi- a show featuring painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and glass works, 1 to S p m. Brady Commons Art Gallery, Enviroment Art by Lee Snyder and drawings by Rich Guyette 2 to 10 p. m Colombia Gallery of Photography, black and white photographs by Abigail Heyman, 9 ajn. to 530 pan. University Fine Arts Gallery, Gallery Art Faculty, 9 ajn. to 3 pm. Columbia Art League all members exhibition of new works, 10 30 ajn. to 3 pjn. Kirtley Library, Columbia College, drawings by Leonardo Da Vina, 8am to 10 pjn See Page 15 for movie listings Insight Low funds spell crisis for schools Cities disregard programs, repairs to $ ave money By Gene L Maeroff N. Y. Times Sendee CHICAGO An increasing number of big- cit- y school systems, beset by staggering financial problems, are edging toward impoverishment of the sort that forced massive cutbacks in New York City's public schools. In Chicago, where the nation's second largest school system had to close 16 days early last June because it ran out of money, the 26,000 teachers recently submissively accepted a contract that provided no salary increases. Moreover, there remains the possibility that part or all of the $ 48 million saved by the early closing may be lost to the school system in the form of a penalty assessed by the state as a result of Chicago's not having completed a mandated 176- da- y school year. The situation is so dire mat the 1976- 7- 7 budget which Superintendent of Schools Joseph P Hannon recently proposed projects a deficit of $ 147 1 million, a figure that could lead to extensive mid- ye- ar salary reductions end dismissals or another early closing Elsewhere, Washington, D. C., already has frozen positions and laid plans for a payless furlough of its 12,000 school employes in December; Detroit has abolished lnterscbolastic sports; Miami is saving almost $ 1 million by reducing the amount of paper, materials and supplies given to students; and New Orleans has put a moratorium on teacher participation in in- servi- ce training, saving $ 250,000 Educational decision makers in more and more of the country's big- cit- y school systems are being forced to revise priorities and slash programs as they are squeezed by escalating costs and dwindling local revenues. Most districts, whenever they can, try to concentrate the cuts in non- classro- om areas, notably the deferral of maintenance expenses, in an effort to protect instructional programs. Officials are trying to avoid dismissing the admiitetrators and teachers. They are using attrition letting positions go unfilled as personnel die or retire rather than remove people from existing Jobs. Concern U growing that New York City's plight may be a harbinger for other large school systems. New York ( 8ee SYSTEM, Page 13) 69th Year No. 16 (, ootl Morning! It Friday. ( Pet. J. 7976 16 Pages 15 em Meyer ' abdicates' office, leaves confusion in wake flBB f5 ' HmBiBjMaTHRP!! 11 1 l """ JBHafi I HIHRqibVbbHbH flKrlUKlUKKKKmltKKmKhm - 11117 - uSSBBBBHBy-- H . KalSaaBtllllHilxBBIIIIKBIIValBllllallBBSBalaailHBi BIB9BIIHBHVaT h Curtfr aWfflrluT The remnants of Jade Meyer's days as Boone County sheriff: an empty nameplate, several cigarette butts and many unanswered questions. ( Missourian photo by Joan Toeniskoetter) By Martha Polkey, Scott Sunde and Dan Potter Missourian staff writers Boone County Sheriff Jack Meyer quit again Thursday, this time, it appears, for good A one- senten- ce letter announcing his resignation effective Oct 15 was submitted to James Butcher, Boone County Court presiding judge appointee, after Meyer had cleaned out his office and left His Democratic opponent, Charles Foster, said Meyer told him Thursday he was taking another job Prosecutor Milt Harper by law becomes the acting sheriff until the County Court appoints a replacement to serve until Jan 1 Though Meyer said in his letter his resignation is not effectne until Oct 15, Harper said that Meyer has " seemed to totally abdicate" and that an absence of leadership until that tune " wouldn't seem to be the intent of the law " Thus, Harper said it appeared that Meyer's resignation was effective immediately ' I'm the first attorney- sherif- f in the county," Harper said In his first act as sheriff, Harper ordered the department to continue normal operations under the supervision of Chief Deputy Bill Whitehead ijwjtSSSBalBiSHHMR Sheriff Jack Meyer Resigns suddenly Harper said an audit of the sheriffs department Thursday b County Auditor Don Caldwell is " nearly complete ' and the department appears to be in order The audit is the usual legal procedure when an official leaves office. Harper said Though Meyer is nowhere to be fouiid, his name still will appear m the November ballot A Republican replacement, if there is one, will have to be a write- i- n candidate, Count Gerk Murry Glascock said Meyer's resignation came as no surprise to some Northern District Judge Rodney Smith said he had spoken to Meyer Tuesday and the sheriff had said he wouldn't be there in three weeks " First Ward Councilman Pat Barnes whom Meyer defeated in the primary said he wasn't surprised " Meyer announced his withdrawal ( See BARNES, Page 16) Ford inquiry z no charges expected By Nicholas M. Horrock N. Y. Times Service WASHINGTON The Watergate special prosecutor is winding up his inquiry into President Ford's campaign finances, and there is a growing indication that no criminal prosecution of Ford is contemplated, according to officials in Grand Rapids, Mich , and government sources here Several sources said -- they expected Special Prosecutor Charles F Ruff " shortly" would be making a public statement indicating he had investigated allegations of campaign financing irregularities and had found no basis to either continue the inquiry or bring criminal charges Ruff had no comment on this report Two key sources m the Ford administration said they believe Ruff received a " single allegation" Ford might have misused campaign contributions and he " could not," as one of them put it, " responsibly or properly avoid giving the matter careful attention " One of these sources said he believed Ruff conducted the inquiry in the " most discreet fashion possible" in order not to affect improperly the presidential election On Aug 19, the day after Ford was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate, Republican political committees in Grand Rapids received subpoenas for records from 1964 through 1974 The records of the three politic. committees involved were picked up by FBI agents in mid- Septemb- er. Eleven days ago, press reports disdosed the subpoenas and that Ruff also had obtained the financial records of tie Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, a maritime union that made political contributions to Ford for several years. Shortly after the disclosure, FBI agents from the Grand Rapids field office conducted some half dozen interviews for the prosecutor In interviews with officials familiar with Kent County Republican campaign financing between 1968 and 1972, the agents asked whether contributions from maritime unions diverted to the committees by Ford then secretly were rediverted to him in cash Though several of those interviewed have declined to comment, current Republican officials have said flatlv that all persons denied any misdirection of campaign funds or wrongdoing The most recent FBI interview, which was expected to end the inquiry, was conducted with Paul Henry, current chairman of the Kent County Republican Committee, sources said Henry later told the New York Times that agents asked him technical questions about his committee's bookkeeping methods and systems of handling contributions Of the various maritime contributions, the inquiry seemed to center on two payments in 1970 totaling $ 4 500 from the maritime engineers The payments were made by check with the business cards of officials or representatives of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association attached, but there is one unconfirmed report that $ 2,000 of this money may have come from the Seafarers International Union, another long- tim- e contributor to Ford City gets grant for 10- ac- re park The federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Thursday approved a grant giving Columbia more than $ 17,500 to purchase 10 acres ( 4 hectares) of park land in the Oakwood Hill subdivision in the southwest part of the dty The federal money will provide one- ha- lf of the estimated price of the land, said Dick Green, dty director of parks and recreation. The balance of the money will come from the dty's public improvement fund, he said Oakwood Hill Park is designed to meet the city's goal of a park within at least 8 miles ( 1 26 kilometers) of every major population center, Green said The park, he said, will contain a baseball diamond, playground equipment, a hardcourt surface and picnic tables The city has been waiting for approval of the grant since last March, Green said A tentative purchase agreement already has been reached with the owners, he said, and the actual acquisition would be completed m about 30 days. Development of the park, Green said, probably will wait until spring The funds for the work already are allocated, be said, and only a city council ordinance appropriating the money is necessary Medicare costs increase WASHINGTON ( UPI) - Citing rising hospital costs, the government Thursday boosted hospital fees for persons on Medicare by 19 per cent and said the prices for extended treatment in hospitals and nursing homes also would go up Under the changes, effective Jan. 1 . Persons entering a hospital under Medicare must pay the first $ 124 of the bill, compared to $ 104 now. Persons on Medicare staying in a hospital for more than 60 days wul pay $ 31 a day for the 61st through the 90th day, compared to $ 26 a day now. Patients discharged from hospitals who enter a skilled nursing facility and stay there for more than 20 days will have to pay $ 15 SO per day toward the cost of the 21st through the 100th day, instead of the present $ 13 If a person chooses to draw on his " lifetime reserve" days the extra 60 hospital days a beneficiary can use when more than 90 days of hospital care in a benefit periodiSTieede- d- the patient will pay $ 62 for each reserve day used instead of the present $ 52. " The increases are mandatory under law," said a spokesman for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. " They are mandated by rising hospital costs" The changes could cause hardships for many of the 24 7 million fixed- inco- me elderly persons who are covered by hospital insurance under Medicare. The number of persons covered is expected to increase to 25 3 million next year Social Security Commissioner James B. Cardwell said the hike in the initial deductible Is Intended to make the beneficiary responsible for expenses approximately equal to the average cost of one day of hospital care At present, the average hospital stay under Medicare costs about $ 1,600, the government said f" M. U. receives only- healt- h center grant By Leslie R, Myers Missourian staff writer The University has been chosen by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare ( HEW) to receive $ 893,223 a year for five years for a health care technology center The University was the only school chosen for the grant. Harvard University, Stanford University and Mount Sinai Medical School in New York are among schools that applied Donald Lindberg, University director of the Information Science Group, said HEW has not notified the University officially that the grant has been awarded. The letter to the University will not be sent until Saturday, hesaid. The center will study the impact technology has on health care and will evaluate the effectiveness of information processes and computer technology, he said. The University Board of Curators submitted the proposal for the center to HEW on May 21 in a 350- pa- ge document Lindberg said the University was selected because '" a great deal of this type of research already is being done here The change is that we'll be looking at national problems as well as regional ard local ones." The program's first step would be " putting m motion the experimental projts we proposed to HEW," he said The program will concentrate on the study of drug information systems, a computer- controlle- d X- r- ay system, data base systems and microprocessing computers The research will involve the University School of Medicine, the School of Journalism, the College of Arts and Sdence, the School of Industrial and Bio- Enguieen- ng, the computer sdence department, the 1 rural sociology department and I University Extension Division I
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Item.Transcript | Utilities fund initiative opposition By David Briggs Missourian staff writer " Missounans against Proposition 1," the organization leading the effort to defeat an initiative on the Nov 2 ballot to prevent utilities from adding costs of construction in progress to consumer Mils, is quietly being financed by those utilities Darryl Francis, past president of the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank and a leading citizen member of the group, said Thursday the utilities are financing all the group's costs None of those involved would disclose the extent of the utilities support. Asked if not revealing the utilities' financial support is deceptive, Don Landes, Kansas City Power & Light Co spokesman, said, " I don't know Do you7" He said later the company has not tried to hide the fact " we have vital interests in and we are supporting this group" " It's sort of a double- barrelle- d shot at their customers," complained Kay Drey, statewide coordinator for " Citizens for Reformed Electric Rates," after being informed of the practice Mrs Drey said the publicity effort opposing the measure not only will increase the chances of customers eventually subsidizing financing costs but, " We know who's going to end up paying all these bills It's going to be us'" Dick McAleenan, a spokesman for Union Electric Co. of St. Louis, said the costs will be borne by the stockholders and " none will be charged to the customers " McAleenan, noting that individual contributions are accepted, said he also does not think it deceptive that the group's literature does not reveal the utilities' financial interest since the group's budget is not known yet. He said the budget will be based on how much " misinformation" the initiative's proponents " will get out" Landes said the costs will be divided among the utilities on a per capita customer basis Accusing the group's opponents of practicing " deception," Landes said, " Who would tell the truth about this if we didn't'" John Jutton, a public relations consultant with Fleishman- Hillardin- c , the firm handling the group's account, said " most of the regulated utilities throughout Missouri" are financially backing the group He declined to name the other utilities involved Jutton also would not give specific figures on present advertising or future publicity plans Union Electric was Fleishman- Hillard- ' s first customer and is still a major account Mrs Drey said she hopes the utility- backe- d organization's media blitz will make the public realize the utilities selfish interest in defeating tie initiative " There must be some re. - as to why they feel it's so necessary to spend that kmd of money " She said the utilities' use of an experienced public relations firm ' makes it very difficult for a citizens' group " She said the utilities, through the organization, already have bought thousands of hours" of radio time while her group cannot afford any media time Paul Schaefer, Kansas City coordinator of the consumers' group, said the utilities apparently are deceiving" the public in ' pretending to be" a citizens group ' I think if the people in the state knew this was going on, they'd be very much ( See UTILITIES, Page 16) In town today 7: 30 pm. " From Berlin To Broadway" with Kurt Weill, basement of Gentry Hall, University 7 30 p m. " Picnic," Fine Arts Center, University 7: 30 p. m. " The Importance of Being Earnest," Playhouse, Stephens College. 8 00 p. m. High school football. Rock Bndge vs. Chillicothe, Hickman Field Exhibits Continuing: 180 Read Hall, University, exhibition of Nigerian arts and crafts, 9 am. to 5 paoa. Stephtan College Student Art Gallery, multi- medi- a show featuring painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and glass works, 1 to S p m. Brady Commons Art Gallery, Enviroment Art by Lee Snyder and drawings by Rich Guyette 2 to 10 p. m Colombia Gallery of Photography, black and white photographs by Abigail Heyman, 9 ajn. to 530 pan. University Fine Arts Gallery, Gallery Art Faculty, 9 ajn. to 3 pm. Columbia Art League all members exhibition of new works, 10 30 ajn. to 3 pjn. Kirtley Library, Columbia College, drawings by Leonardo Da Vina, 8am to 10 pjn See Page 15 for movie listings Insight Low funds spell crisis for schools Cities disregard programs, repairs to $ ave money By Gene L Maeroff N. Y. Times Sendee CHICAGO An increasing number of big- cit- y school systems, beset by staggering financial problems, are edging toward impoverishment of the sort that forced massive cutbacks in New York City's public schools. In Chicago, where the nation's second largest school system had to close 16 days early last June because it ran out of money, the 26,000 teachers recently submissively accepted a contract that provided no salary increases. Moreover, there remains the possibility that part or all of the $ 48 million saved by the early closing may be lost to the school system in the form of a penalty assessed by the state as a result of Chicago's not having completed a mandated 176- da- y school year. The situation is so dire mat the 1976- 7- 7 budget which Superintendent of Schools Joseph P Hannon recently proposed projects a deficit of $ 147 1 million, a figure that could lead to extensive mid- ye- ar salary reductions end dismissals or another early closing Elsewhere, Washington, D. C., already has frozen positions and laid plans for a payless furlough of its 12,000 school employes in December; Detroit has abolished lnterscbolastic sports; Miami is saving almost $ 1 million by reducing the amount of paper, materials and supplies given to students; and New Orleans has put a moratorium on teacher participation in in- servi- ce training, saving $ 250,000 Educational decision makers in more and more of the country's big- cit- y school systems are being forced to revise priorities and slash programs as they are squeezed by escalating costs and dwindling local revenues. Most districts, whenever they can, try to concentrate the cuts in non- classro- om areas, notably the deferral of maintenance expenses, in an effort to protect instructional programs. Officials are trying to avoid dismissing the admiitetrators and teachers. They are using attrition letting positions go unfilled as personnel die or retire rather than remove people from existing Jobs. Concern U growing that New York City's plight may be a harbinger for other large school systems. New York ( 8ee SYSTEM, Page 13) 69th Year No. 16 (, ootl Morning! It Friday. ( Pet. J. 7976 16 Pages 15 em Meyer ' abdicates' office, leaves confusion in wake flBB f5 ' HmBiBjMaTHRP!! 11 1 l """ JBHafi I HIHRqibVbbHbH flKrlUKlUKKKKmltKKmKhm - 11117 - uSSBBBBHBy-- H . KalSaaBtllllHilxBBIIIIKBIIValBllllallBBSBalaailHBi BIB9BIIHBHVaT h Curtfr aWfflrluT The remnants of Jade Meyer's days as Boone County sheriff: an empty nameplate, several cigarette butts and many unanswered questions. ( Missourian photo by Joan Toeniskoetter) By Martha Polkey, Scott Sunde and Dan Potter Missourian staff writers Boone County Sheriff Jack Meyer quit again Thursday, this time, it appears, for good A one- senten- ce letter announcing his resignation effective Oct 15 was submitted to James Butcher, Boone County Court presiding judge appointee, after Meyer had cleaned out his office and left His Democratic opponent, Charles Foster, said Meyer told him Thursday he was taking another job Prosecutor Milt Harper by law becomes the acting sheriff until the County Court appoints a replacement to serve until Jan 1 Though Meyer said in his letter his resignation is not effectne until Oct 15, Harper said that Meyer has " seemed to totally abdicate" and that an absence of leadership until that tune " wouldn't seem to be the intent of the law " Thus, Harper said it appeared that Meyer's resignation was effective immediately ' I'm the first attorney- sherif- f in the county," Harper said In his first act as sheriff, Harper ordered the department to continue normal operations under the supervision of Chief Deputy Bill Whitehead ijwjtSSSBalBiSHHMR Sheriff Jack Meyer Resigns suddenly Harper said an audit of the sheriffs department Thursday b County Auditor Don Caldwell is " nearly complete ' and the department appears to be in order The audit is the usual legal procedure when an official leaves office. Harper said Though Meyer is nowhere to be fouiid, his name still will appear m the November ballot A Republican replacement, if there is one, will have to be a write- i- n candidate, Count Gerk Murry Glascock said Meyer's resignation came as no surprise to some Northern District Judge Rodney Smith said he had spoken to Meyer Tuesday and the sheriff had said he wouldn't be there in three weeks " First Ward Councilman Pat Barnes whom Meyer defeated in the primary said he wasn't surprised " Meyer announced his withdrawal ( See BARNES, Page 16) Ford inquiry z no charges expected By Nicholas M. Horrock N. Y. Times Service WASHINGTON The Watergate special prosecutor is winding up his inquiry into President Ford's campaign finances, and there is a growing indication that no criminal prosecution of Ford is contemplated, according to officials in Grand Rapids, Mich , and government sources here Several sources said -- they expected Special Prosecutor Charles F Ruff " shortly" would be making a public statement indicating he had investigated allegations of campaign financing irregularities and had found no basis to either continue the inquiry or bring criminal charges Ruff had no comment on this report Two key sources m the Ford administration said they believe Ruff received a " single allegation" Ford might have misused campaign contributions and he " could not," as one of them put it, " responsibly or properly avoid giving the matter careful attention " One of these sources said he believed Ruff conducted the inquiry in the " most discreet fashion possible" in order not to affect improperly the presidential election On Aug 19, the day after Ford was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate, Republican political committees in Grand Rapids received subpoenas for records from 1964 through 1974 The records of the three politic. committees involved were picked up by FBI agents in mid- Septemb- er. Eleven days ago, press reports disdosed the subpoenas and that Ruff also had obtained the financial records of tie Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, a maritime union that made political contributions to Ford for several years. Shortly after the disclosure, FBI agents from the Grand Rapids field office conducted some half dozen interviews for the prosecutor In interviews with officials familiar with Kent County Republican campaign financing between 1968 and 1972, the agents asked whether contributions from maritime unions diverted to the committees by Ford then secretly were rediverted to him in cash Though several of those interviewed have declined to comment, current Republican officials have said flatlv that all persons denied any misdirection of campaign funds or wrongdoing The most recent FBI interview, which was expected to end the inquiry, was conducted with Paul Henry, current chairman of the Kent County Republican Committee, sources said Henry later told the New York Times that agents asked him technical questions about his committee's bookkeeping methods and systems of handling contributions Of the various maritime contributions, the inquiry seemed to center on two payments in 1970 totaling $ 4 500 from the maritime engineers The payments were made by check with the business cards of officials or representatives of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association attached, but there is one unconfirmed report that $ 2,000 of this money may have come from the Seafarers International Union, another long- tim- e contributor to Ford City gets grant for 10- ac- re park The federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Thursday approved a grant giving Columbia more than $ 17,500 to purchase 10 acres ( 4 hectares) of park land in the Oakwood Hill subdivision in the southwest part of the dty The federal money will provide one- ha- lf of the estimated price of the land, said Dick Green, dty director of parks and recreation. The balance of the money will come from the dty's public improvement fund, he said Oakwood Hill Park is designed to meet the city's goal of a park within at least 8 miles ( 1 26 kilometers) of every major population center, Green said The park, he said, will contain a baseball diamond, playground equipment, a hardcourt surface and picnic tables The city has been waiting for approval of the grant since last March, Green said A tentative purchase agreement already has been reached with the owners, he said, and the actual acquisition would be completed m about 30 days. Development of the park, Green said, probably will wait until spring The funds for the work already are allocated, be said, and only a city council ordinance appropriating the money is necessary Medicare costs increase WASHINGTON ( UPI) - Citing rising hospital costs, the government Thursday boosted hospital fees for persons on Medicare by 19 per cent and said the prices for extended treatment in hospitals and nursing homes also would go up Under the changes, effective Jan. 1 . Persons entering a hospital under Medicare must pay the first $ 124 of the bill, compared to $ 104 now. Persons on Medicare staying in a hospital for more than 60 days wul pay $ 31 a day for the 61st through the 90th day, compared to $ 26 a day now. Patients discharged from hospitals who enter a skilled nursing facility and stay there for more than 20 days will have to pay $ 15 SO per day toward the cost of the 21st through the 100th day, instead of the present $ 13 If a person chooses to draw on his " lifetime reserve" days the extra 60 hospital days a beneficiary can use when more than 90 days of hospital care in a benefit periodiSTieede- d- the patient will pay $ 62 for each reserve day used instead of the present $ 52. " The increases are mandatory under law," said a spokesman for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. " They are mandated by rising hospital costs" The changes could cause hardships for many of the 24 7 million fixed- inco- me elderly persons who are covered by hospital insurance under Medicare. The number of persons covered is expected to increase to 25 3 million next year Social Security Commissioner James B. Cardwell said the hike in the initial deductible Is Intended to make the beneficiary responsible for expenses approximately equal to the average cost of one day of hospital care At present, the average hospital stay under Medicare costs about $ 1,600, the government said f" M. U. receives only- healt- h center grant By Leslie R, Myers Missourian staff writer The University has been chosen by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare ( HEW) to receive $ 893,223 a year for five years for a health care technology center The University was the only school chosen for the grant. Harvard University, Stanford University and Mount Sinai Medical School in New York are among schools that applied Donald Lindberg, University director of the Information Science Group, said HEW has not notified the University officially that the grant has been awarded. The letter to the University will not be sent until Saturday, hesaid. The center will study the impact technology has on health care and will evaluate the effectiveness of information processes and computer technology, he said. The University Board of Curators submitted the proposal for the center to HEW on May 21 in a 350- pa- ge document Lindberg said the University was selected because '" a great deal of this type of research already is being done here The change is that we'll be looking at national problems as well as regional ard local ones." The program's first step would be " putting m motion the experimental projts we proposed to HEW," he said The program will concentrate on the study of drug information systems, a computer- controlle- d X- r- ay system, data base systems and microprocessing computers The research will involve the University School of Medicine, the School of Journalism, the College of Arts and Sdence, the School of Industrial and Bio- Enguieen- ng, the computer sdence department, the 1 rural sociology department and I University Extension Division I |