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PAGE 10 - PLAINDEALER Christmas Tree . Ship Awaited A Matson freighter, nicknamed the "Christmas Tree Ship . delivers a stock of fir trees to Hawaii from the U S Northwest each year Hawaii has its own natural Christmas decorations like poinsettia an<f red. waxy anthuriums bloom on byways and decorate homes The most striking difference between Christmas in Hawaii and Christmas in New York FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1978 that in Hawaii in December is like New York in June Arriving about the same time, in Waikiki. as the Christmas Ship is Santa Children marvel at his lengthy trip from the North Pole Santa comes by boat, for there is water all around them They look for him as eagerly as do the boys |3nc| 0f Snow and ice Before the missionaries and the American settlements went to Hawaii the natives, knew nothing about Christmas, but now thev celebrate the day as much as do the Americans who live there According to Chinese legend. Emperor Shen Nung drank the first cup of tea when l e a v e s f r o m a w i l d t e a bush accidentally fell into his boiling drinking water. , Add -- To Gifts For people to whom you five a gift regularly and not just at Christmas, why not ttart a series and add an item at a time: silver or china plnce settings, silver spoons, bracelet charms, pearls for a necklace, paperweights or selections of pewter. And. for that someone special, don't forget the fnrsighted standbys -- a savings bond, a share of stock or a selected coin for collection. |R|«3S3fc ...Catch it FRI >9 JOH SAT I SUN 71 9. MON THRU THURS 7 30 ONLY SAT. ft SUN WAT. "BLACK BEAUTY" c 2pmonly SHOWPLACE 1-2-3-4-5 DOWNTOWN RTE. 14*31 CRYSTAL LAKE 455-1005-2000 EQUIPPED WITH DOLBY SURROUND STEREO "ANIMAL HOUSE". FRI.. SAT. 2:15-4:15-6:30-1:4* 10:45 SUII THRU THURS. 2:15-4:154:30«:«5 "MAGIC". FRI.. 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Joseph Califano, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) has argued that "health care in America today (is) ... a vast, sprawling, highly expensive, and virtually non-competitive industry ... a unique system of economic relationships that are commanding, and controlling, an ever larger share of our nation's resources." His and Senator Kennedy's solution: "National Health Insurance to protect all Americans from the crushing burden of medical expenses ..." Former Secretary of the Treasury William Simon sees it otherwise. "There is little competition in the health care industry, Califano charges. Therefore nationalize it. But this is like saying that the way to solve the problem of the Imperial Presidency is to establish a Monarchy," Simon says. True, Simon notes, there is a cost problem. In 1976, the national health care bill came to about $140 billion. But even the President's own Council on Wage and Price Stabil­ ity has admitted that "with current reimbursement programs and the ubiquitous and often conflicting morass of regula­ tions, the Federal government -- instead of being part of the solution -- is part of the problem of rising health care costs." One recent HEW study, moreover, has estimated that if the U.S. were to attempt to duplicate Britain's "cradle-to- grave" health care system (a concept embraced by Senator Kennedy), it would add another hundred billion dollars a year to the cost of medicine. And, says Dr. Stuart M. Butler of London's Adam Smith Institute, in a study written for The Heritage Founda­ tion, Americans shouldn't be in any hurry to copy the British National Health Service program. "The British experience tells the tale. Great Britain's National Health Service (NHS), which is free to the con­ sumer, pays for medical and dental care, hospital care, am­ bulance services, laboratory fees, and surgery. "In theory, this sounds ideal. In practice, it has led to the intrusion of political considerations into what should be strictly medical matters, a bureaucratic proliferation which has led to a ratio of almost two 'administrators' to every practicing doctor, and trade union activity which militates against both the system and the patient. "The statistics tell only part of the story. In 1965, for example, there were 470,000 hospital beds in England, with 517,000 patients on waiting lists. By 1976. there were only 412,000 hospital beds, and a waiting list of 644,000." Long waiting lists, he notes, are matched by failing standards within the hospital system, shortages of trained doctors and nurses (who have been leaving the country in record numbers), and other serious problems. In other words, whaf-jhe British have is bad medicine:, expensive and lacking iilqWlity. This is something Ameri­ cans can do without. 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