There was something for everyoneat least everyone over 65. President Kennedy last week sent to the Congress a message devoted entirely to aid for the aged. Its recommendations ranged from tax benefits to increased employment opportunity. But among 36 separate proposals, it was plain that the Administration plans to bring its biggest guns to bear on behalf of the program New Frontiersmen figure has the heftiest political wallop: medical care for the aged under social security.
This year's medicare plan is a twin to last year's proposal, which was killed by a 52-to-48 vote in the Senate. The Administration has...
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