OCR Text |
Show ii Test Minuteman DESERET NEWS 5 Friday, July 25. 1969 Da You Need A at a predetermined Forces west-etarget test range early today. The 1:55 a.m. launch, cony ducted by an Air team, was designed to test components in the refinement of the Minuteman Wo hovo them from 25 ft. up. Price UETCIlUfA'S S3J-46- 56 weapons system. WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Francis L. Land announced today his resignation as director of Medicaid, a feder- Dr. al-state pro-gra- un- e r which poor people in ci SONY COMPACT STEREO TUNER FM-A- M 44 states may obtain medical care. administration has taken to strengthen the program." HEW Secy. Robert H. Finch said of Land that he broke new ground in the delivery of health care with singular dedFinch ication and effort. added, Literally thousands of medically indigent people have benefitted as a direct result of his endeavors. Land plans to leave the post as first commissioner of the medical services administration which supervises federal funds provided for 1966, Medicaid. Land directed his letter of resignation to his immediate superior, Administrator Mary E. Switzer, of the Social and Rehabilitation Service of the Department of Health, Educa' tion and Welfare. recent Referring toHEW of announcements The program by has been fire under plans to improve the program and eliminate some of the, the government for alleged abuses and mismanagement Land took over in November, worst deficiencies, Land said, in offering this resignation, I want you to know that I heartily concur with the moves the both from outside and within ' fare. - and Budget Bureau officials forecast the Pentagon will absorb more- - than half the U.S. military forces, Pentagon sources indicate. Defense authorities, who earlier pared $1.7 billion from the Johnson administrations $79 billion farewell military budget, anticipated the new White House order and had been searching for places to cut deeper. Were going to have to squeeze hard on personnel, said one official. New U.S. withdrawals from Vietnam, expected late this summer and fall, probably will be translated into total force levels well below the 3.45 million men projected in the budget now before Congress. The first troop pullouts from Vietnam, now under in will result a way, House-ordere- What's your preference? Stereo records? FM stereo? FAAAM broadcasting? stereo with matched twin Sony's solid-stat- e cpeokers gives you everything in one compact unit. Light and small enough to fit almost anywhere. T These sources also suggested a continued slowdown in Vietnam fighting could help the Nixon administration cut spending for ammunition, B52 bomber missions and other f f STANDARQ 223 Forking 328-962- 1 ATI Bank Cards Honored WUixribO Vl (lit) purposes. President Nixon has directed federal agencies to come up with further spending reductions totaling $3.5 billion, war-relate- Fr East 6th South d d Ridfrrw ooo 'ZwnnMiK'ttiitHill-illiif'Jliii- t amount. 15,000-ma- n drop in Ft ADVERTIIIMINT He wants to WALLTEX SALE help. Ask your Shortly after coming to office, the Nixon administration sliced more than $900 million from the Johnson administrations ammunition request. The number of B52 sorties is due to slide from about 1,800 to about 1,600 a month, and a continued lull could bring an- additional cutback in B52 bomber operations in Southeast Asia. At $50,000 a sortie, the administration could save more than $100 million a year with a further reduction of 200 such flights a month. A sortie is a single flight by a single plane. 069 099 99 Jm S.R, w S.R. druggist sbout new SURE-la- x Largs Assortment of CLOSEOUT lots lo't of claims -- no wonder youre WALLPAPER of laxatives and With confused. Your druggist will tell you a doctor often prescribes a laxative that works several ways . . not just one or two. works four New SURE-la- x beneficial ways: it lubricates, moisturizes, softens and stimulates. 5URE-ialike a prescription is a compound of ingredients that works four If;: j - x - S.R. ways! Ask El your druggist. Gentle, effective relief in tablet form. M, v SURE-la- O IMI over-al- l Army strength and save about $150 million a year. For each additional man cut from the military rolls, the Pentagon figures to save about $10,000 a year. Looking beyond the war, leaders have been thinking of lowering U.S. armed strength gradually to around 2.6 million men, thus reaping a saving of about $8 billion a year. The Defense Departments civilian force also is a likely target for more trimming beneath the level of 1,215,000 now planned for the coming year. The Nixon administration in llll of about 1,300 is the only one Medicaid costs are soaring, and the federal government has announced steps to cut them. The program, operated by state welfare agencies, has grown from $3.5 billion in fiscal year 1968 to a planned program totaling $4.8 billion in the current fiscal year. The number of persons benefitting from the program has increased from 8.5 million in fiscal 1968 to an expected 10.2 million this fiscal year. The federal government contributes somewhat more than half the costs. Slash In Defense Budget May Speed Military Cuts The WASHINGTON (AP) White new slash in defense spending may speed reduction in the size of meet requests of collectors, Postmaster Harvey Brunner said Thursday. The town, which has a population 20,000 to Wayne, Ind., for 15 years before joining the Department of Health, Education and Wel- Aug. 31. Only a few days ago, Land denied reports that he was leaving amid increasing criticism within the government of the Medicaid program. Land. 49, is a native of Carrington, N.D., and was a genin eral practitioner In tlie nation with the name Apollo. The APOLLO, PA. (AP) town this in small office post already has used up 75,000 commemorative moon stamps and has ordered another Medicaid Chief designs m Force-industr- ASK FOR ROY ATKINSON 7th West - launched in the Air Moon Stamps Go PROGRAM UNDER FIRE II VANDENBERG AFB (UPI; A Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile was FLAG POLE th So. VT da-fens- diuHnHL dim) ODCPtP t JJn&oti lie 1ft IT -- April moved to lop 20,000 civilian workers from the payroll at an anticipated annual saving of about $70 million. That cut probably will be deepened. Officials hinted that, if the level of fighting stays low, they may be able to trim the more ihan $4 billion in the budget for ground, air and naval ammunition. Ml 4 4 I' 'i '5SV v ' t'v , T'- it v V Iw i S ' i " 0OJYT MISS OUT Li. 1 mrly and jf AVOID THE CROWDS! CARLOADS Ceramic Wall Tile save iwvi BIGGEST STOCK IN TOWN! Cen"gJ5 Finest Perminent Waterproof Will Tile! -- Biggest Color Selection End Stock In Town! s.Wi . finest FROM Deluxe New Mirror Finish? y t,,-- OF TILE ALWAYS IN STOCK! iinyt ltc r- ComP1! etIHl k airpe4 H. DELUXE 14, 12Xl2v SIZE! WEIGHT-JUM- BO THE BEST CARPET TILE MADE! ; , So Quiet Underfoot! Colorful! (10 New Shades) Heavy Foam Cushion Built So Easy " ? CfiTOLtxtEnrn -- V " Comper- - rra: rsV;, ft,. i!,C i,. v! Vinyl Floor Tile v (liilltuktl 8 SPARKLING DESIGNS! JUMBO Novor Needa Waxing! long-wearinSlain Realatant, Greaaeprooll 12'x12' Smooth Surface! 13 Fortified With Aebettoe! Compare at o r .jssmsssl In! to Tile It Yoursett! FROM 19! - 'Utl K fZ!9t9STYt 4 SQ. JnSfytrt FT. "tbrsomf ..To 55? "f EASY TO l48ni Mosaic Tile INSTALL BIGGEST SELECTION IN TOWN! ULTRA QUIET PLUGS IN ANY l . - ''4s WALL OUTLET ,y Thousands of Designs! Every Shape Squirts, Pebbles, Spanish, Arabesque, TtcJ OFF Ideal For Entry Ways, Walls, Floors, Table and Countertops! COLOR TILE'S LOW PRICES s ' ' I 7, - twyvtw'Wti $ av. 100 VINYL WhyFryByllight? MODEL AGKS105A 5000 BTU Air Condition ELECTRICALLY ,T. t so carefree HOME FURNISHINGS 255-354- 7 i r EAST CENTER ST. MIDVALE, UTAH Customer Satisfaction is your privilege with us. X5pft v.S. tf,-- FLOOR TILE ONLY .. IN SALT LAKE CITY Phone Just a trifle Wet of the Midvale Junction at State St. 7720 South Open Monday and Fridays 'til 9 P.M. 800 (S) Truly The Fineet Vinyl Floor Tile! IS New Decorelor Colors! Never Needs Wesing, Highly Stein And tcult Reslslentt With Exclusive Lifetime Weer Guerenlee! 1460 South State Ph. 436-212- 1 BANXAMERICARD A MASTER CHARGE if ACCEPTED HERE I ,lSUPMMAWTSfl,r y TgmUtldT Suit Leake! Complete Solid Vinyl Floor Tile CERAMIC! GENUINE Birmmntly Waterproofs Anl .,16., i Bathtub Edging With Corners 21 Strip- s130 Inches! I Mastic! J88 f SET |