The Sunday Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 16, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 9, 1977 Page: 1 of 4
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Carter Urban Plan May Give 'Nudge' to Suburbs
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SUNDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1977
122 NORTH GREENWOOD AVE.
TUISA.OKI-AHOMA
NUMBER 16
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Milton Goodwin, a
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that federal discretionary funds mav
be used to brine suburban areas,
largely havens of ‘white flight', into
closer relationship with their urban
neighbors.
established through the program in-
clude: furthering fair housing;
promoting economically and socially
held to help formulate a program of
national health insurance in order to
make Quality health care services
available to every citizen in this
country,” t— —---------
Johnson. Principal Regional Official of
the Department of Health Education
and Welfare, who is chairing all the
forums in the southwest region.
Several spokesmen for insrance
companies and the medical profession
Additional information can be ob-
tained by calling the Meals on Wheels
Central Office at 584-3427
Questions were raised this week at
the State level concerning the costs of
medical care for a convicted Tulsa
slaver, paralyzed from the neck down
in a freak traffic mishap after his
conviction. But the Questions were not
confined to the propriety of the State
footing an estimated 1158.000 medical
bill for the convict for next year.
The debate came during a meeting of
the State Senate's committee on the
Criminal Justice System and eon-
are 21 points against Young, including
that he failed to oppose admission of
Vietnam to the United Nations
Under procedures outlined in the
Constitution, impeachment actions
must be initiated on petition and bv a
vote of the US House of Represen
tatives. If the proceedings are voted by
the House, the case is tried by the US
Senate.
In part. McDonald said his petition is
the result of his conviction that ‘‘his
(Young's) actions as ambassador to
the United Nations are consistent with
his statement in 1970 when asked if he
would support the destruction of
western civilization if he felt that the
rest of the world would be liberated He
responded. T probably would', "
McDonald said.
physicians." he added saving that this
could possibly cause the quality of
health care standards to be lowered.
But Dr. Charles Christopher. Tulsa
optometrist, commented, after the
sessions were over, that “free en-
terprise” has long been gone from the
American system.
"Black people should understand
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need of nursing home care, but so
manv times people end up in these
homes because there is no alter-
native." Ms. Thornton states.
Meals on Wheels can. in some wavs,
be that alternative. It can provide the
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cerned the release of Michael Duvall
lee from the TuL^-area Hissom
Memorial Center when there might
have been indications be was not
capable of coping with society.
During committee meetings Thur-
sday, chairperson Sen. Al Terrill. D-
lawton. told other members that Lee’s
care at University Hospital in
Oklahoma City amounted to some
$105,256 during fiscal 1977. He said that
estimates were it would cost $158,000
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plans would have to reflect federal
policy goals such as equal opportunity,
energy conservation and the stren-
thening of central cities.
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and made these first
‘ i are only two out of
‘ 1 i 1.000 volunteers who gather on Mon-
special program was designed to help. dav. Wednesday, and h ridav to dish up
Meals on Wheels, sponsored bv the 1------
- L~_, ’ ~ ’ Although there is no charge for this
it might be a cancer victim who can’t service, donations are accepted from
;he recipients and interested persons.
Wavs that manv Tulsans are helping
out are as food handlers and drivers.
People such as Ola Goodwin and her
son Milton Goodwin. Rev. and Mrs.
Orell Rilev. Samuel A. Bums. Mrs.
Keys; Booker Brown: Lula Fortner;
Mr and Mrs. Harry Vann; Willard
Vann. Sr.; Paralee Coleman: Sam
McGowan; Mrs. Alvin Dawson;
Dorothy Dews; Willie Jones: Alberta
Brown; Vivian Tarver; Wilhelmenia
Howell; Samuel Griffin; Marjorie
Thornton, and Mrs. Bill Sneed are lust
some of the people that are giving their
time already.
If people are not able to volunteer
their time they can loin Adopt a
Grandparent." Ms. Thornton says.
Under this program a hot meal is
provided three days a week for $12.50 a
month. Sunday Schools, mission circle,
and social groups are underwriting the
costs for patrons.
The meals in the North Tulsa area
are prepared at First Baptist Church,
North Tulsa. 1414 No. Greenwood.
care emphasized the point that “over 88 per
"This series of public forums is being cent of al) Americans have some type
of insrance coverage.”
“Those that are not covered lust
can’t pay for them (insurance
programs).’’ Don Penn, vice-president
said Ms. Eddie Bernice of Blue Cross-Blue Shield said.
“Most Americans prefer a freedom
of choice and Quality of health care,”
Dr. John G. Snith. spokesman for the that there’s nothing about our society
Tulsa County Medical Society said.
"National
have a
“We Make America Better When We Aid Our People”
portunitv to remedy this situation.”
Initial indications are that federal
funding sources would refect proposals
for discretionary funds in cases where
suburban areas were not part of or did
not endorse regional plans. Those
eluded in such funding are in-
creasing lhe slock of moderale-income
housing in a community or upgrading a
sewage system.
According to those working on
developing the urban program. Car-
ter's concern is to find a nation-wide
approach* for reversing the
deterioration of manv central cities in
older certions of lhe North and South.
Work toward the plan is being done by
members of the Cabinet-level Urban
and Regional Policy Group.
According to lawrence Houston Jr.,
a member of the group and assistant to
Commerce Secretary Juanita Kreps.
"too manv federal programs run at
cross purposes. We want to take the
best of them and use each one to
reinforce the others.”
i Chir Osage Hills component is at
Meals on Wheels is confused with capaCity,” Sister liiecke said.
another nutrition program. Ms. Thornton sa vs that they are dany
“Frequently we're confused with the receiving pleas for help. “We’ve had
Elderly Nutrition Program which is people say ‘Im 88 -vears-old and living meals,
sponsored bv Tulsa Human Services. a)one I am not able to fix my meals.’ Or
Inc.-a federally funded program.” Ms.
“Freedom of choice" and the
“American free enterprise system"
were phases frequently heard at the
public forum on National Health In-
surance <NHI t that was held October 6
from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
until 9 p.m.
The NHI proposal is being discussed
to give lhe Carter Administration an
idea of what the people feel should be
included in the plan, who the plan
should affect, who will administer the
plan, and how the cost should be taken
Slayer's Medical Bills Questioned
Lee s Care Could Cost $ 158,000
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Tulsans Have Divided Opinions on
National Health Insurance Plan
Ota Goodwin and Milton Goodwin, her son. find Meals on Wheels to be serious
business, but also a way to bring some cheer to a shut-in.
Meals on Wheels Rolling North
Hills section of Tulsa. J.J. Wideman Thorn: on says. “Mealson Wheels is not
and George Homer, longtime civic federally funded It’s subsidized bv
community that just aren’t physically workers, joined the program as church groups and civic and fraternal
able to prepare meals for themselves, volunteers and made these first organizations. " she said.
Instead of leaving these people alone to deliveries They are only two out of According to Sister Leona Luecke.
eventually suffer from malnutrition, a 1.000 volunteers who gather on Mon- chairperson of the Meals on Wheels
And. an urban policy paper says, “in
ihe past, the Executive Branch has not
used its considerable existing power to
see that regional mechanisms ef-
fectively address urban problems. The
Carter Administration has an op-
Congressman Seeks Young Ouster in Petition
Under provisions of the US Con- Georgia, introduced a petition Monday
stitution. federal legislators can call seeking Young’s impeachment. He was
for the impeachment of executive joined in his petition bv nine other
officals for “high crimes and Congressmen, including one other
misdemeanors." And. according to the Democrat, freshman Robert Stump of
actions of a conservative Democrat Arizona.
Congressman from Georgia, that In outlining Young’s "high crimes
makes Andrew Young, the black US and misdemeanors" at a press con-
Ambassador to the United Nations fair ference. McDonald charged Young
game has made “racist" remarks and has
Congressman Larry McDonald, who “aligned himself with world
entered Congress test year along with revolutionary forces." Included in the
Young as a freshman legislator from resolution. McDonald told reporters
volunteer driver, has discovered that nte visit is welcomed as much asthe meal he is delivering.
for the current year.
The case was brought up by Sen.
John Young. D-Sapulpe. on a request
for information concerning former
patients at State mental institutions
who end up in the Corrections facilities
after being dismissed. In a letter to the
committee. State Welfare Director
Uovd Rader said that there were no
records on such cases but indicated
that his staff felt there were not many
cases of the sort.
Rader reported that Lee was
discharged from the Hissom Memorial
Center in 1973 with “a physical
development of a 16 or 17-vear-old and
the mental age of about nine." He said
that I-ee was released from Hissom at
the request of the youngster’s grand-
mother and that Lee had caused
behavioral problem at Hissom while he
was there.
According to Rader’s letter, "one of
the issues considered at the time that
the mental age of nine was established
was to prevent a resident population of
deliouent individuals, with possible
criminal tendencies, who would
present a real hazard to the more
helpless mentally retarded."
It was only two years after Lee was
released from Hissom that he and
several otlwr youths became involved
in an altercation on a Far Northside
street. The group of youths blocked the
passage for a car driven bv a decorated
World War II veteran. William J.
Beaurman Jr. After Beaurman's car
was pelted with rocks, the victim got
out of his car and confronted the at-
tackers.
They reportedly fled but a shot was
fired from a nearby carport, fatallv
wounding Beaurman
lee was convicted of the shooting
death and was being returned to State
Correctional facilities, after being
brought to testify in Tulsa District
Court, when the police vehicle became
involved in an accident. Lee was later
found to be paralyzed from the neck
down and a heated debate ensued over
whether he was in County or State
custody at the time of the mishap.
Though a parole was proposed tor
l«ee due to his physical condition and
the increasing costs to the State, the of Housing and Urban Development
proposal was denied. today told a group of Black elected
During Thursday’s meeting. Young officials convened bv the Congressional
told fellow committee members of one Black Caucus that a four billion dollar
other such case. He described a mental package of help for America's cities te
institution patient who was dismissed on the wav and mav well be signed into
in spite of warnings bv his family that law bv President Carter within the next
he might kill someone. Young said that few weeks.
the young man had shot and killed a "This is not an Administration that
man within 60 dsys of his release and will ever tell our cities to drop dead, in
was now in the State Penitentiary. word or deed." Mr. Schwartz said.
shop for themselves, or they might just
be very forgetful and not remember to
cook al all or when they do. forget and
burn their food." Ms. Thornton ex-
plained.
— “Twenty-six percent of the elderly
Task Force, there are still scores of are malnourished. Nearly 40 percent of
food and deliver hot. nourishing meals persons in North Tulsa in need of Meals the nursing home residents are not in
Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry, is a to hundreds of shut-ins. on Wheels. "Tulsa Human Services,
program through which improved Johnnie Thornton, a coordinator for |nc has already exceeded their quota,
nutrition is provided for the home- the program, says that manv times
bound, the elderly, the blind and
disabled. Il is not a new program It
started in the United States 23 years
ago and in Tulsa 10 years ago.
On September 12. 1977. the first
meals were delivered to the Heritage
With a number of American cities, areas which cooperate in regional
some older and some not so old. finding planning and coordination groups,
themselves in increasing financial According to national urban policy
straitsand with deteriorating buildings group officials, goals which would be
and service systems, federal officials
working on a national urban plan for
the Carter Administration are ap-
parently looking closely at the role viable cities; revitalizing deteriorating
federal dollars can play in relation to neighborhoods; alleviating the
.. suburbs. Reports this week indicated problems of the central cities: and
promoting growth management of
suburban rings around metropolitan
centers.
Reports indicate that the
discretionary funds are appropriated
According to initial plans, which are bv Congress for achieving specific
sure to become hot items of con- goals but that the distribution of the
troversy. such federal discretionary money is left to the discretion of the
funds would only be granted for public particular federal agency overseeing
uorirr ond nth^r program in suburban particular program area, items in-
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Health Insurance would will continue to regulate our lives from
demoralizing effect on now on.” Dr. Christopher said. “You
can’t get into a taxi cab without the
driver being licensed or a hospital bed
without that being licensed." he con-
tinued.
During the forum Dr. Christopher
spoke on behalf of the Optometrist
Association. This group encouraged the
inclusion of optometry into the NHI
program They also encouraged
consumer imput in the planning of NHI
and "a fair and impartial moduling of
the system bv health care professionals
of the same discipline.”
One problem mentioned by Dr.
Christopher and T.D. Fullerton, a
representative of the Chiropractic
Association of Oklahoma, was that of
the elderly in connection with the
Medicare program.
According to Fullerton Medicare
requires that chiropractic doctors give
their patients x-ravs. but these same x-
rays are not paid for bv the program.
"The elderly must pav out of their
meager financial existence.” Dr.
Christopher stated.
Several representatives of ndian
groups expressed concern on the NHI
proposal.
Hiskorv Starr, spokesman for the
Urban Health Program in Oklahoma
City, said be had two basic fears about
the plan: cost and access.
“In theory the h ese plans are written
are beautiful, but in practice thev don't
work.” Starr said. He cited the Indian
Health Program as an example saving
there were "a million things wrong"
with it.
The representative for the Cheyenne
and Arapaho tribes Thurman
Wellbourne, said he was “supportive of
the NHI concept if HEW recognized the
unique relationship between the
Chevenne ad Arapaho tribes and the
federal government."
Indians already receive free health
care through Indian Health Services
Public forums on this topic are being
held throughout the country Thev are
part of a nationwide effort of Secretary
of HEW . Joseph A. Califano. Jr., to
gather comments from citizens before
submitting his proposal to the
President early next year.
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