Word: listers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unperturbed Earl of Lister shoots rabbits, his unruffled countess keeps ducks, and Tony, their nonchalant heir, after losing a seat in Parliament as a Conservative candidate, promptly tries again as a Laborite. This is too much for the family's fiercely Tory butler, who stands against Tony and wins the election. But it is one thing, of course, for a butler of the old school to stand in such circumstances, and quite another...
...claimed that the Administration bill is "much to be preferred" to alternate programs backed by Senators Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio) and Lister Hill (D-Ala.). Both these plans provide for federal grants to states to expand medical and hospital facilities, and to pay for the care of those who cannot afford to pay the medical costs themselves...
...same time, co-coaches Pat Lister and Ed Callanan selected forward John Caroy as the "most valuable player" of the 1949 team and named Captain Joe Eaton, a three-quarter back, as runner-up. In appreciation of their services, both coaches were also voted "full colors...
There were already two other major health bills (by Ohio Republican Robert A. Taft and Alabama Democrat Lister Hill) before Congress. Both would pay the premiums of the poor so that they could join such voluntary private health-insurance programs as the Blue Cross which already cover 50 million Americans. Taft's bill also provides federal subsidies for training doctors and building hospitals. Truman's answer to these bills: "Medical care is needed as a right, not as a medical dole." One sign of the trouble the President's bill faces: seven of the 13 members...
...President submitted proposals for a National health insurance bill. In addition to the administration measure, there are two other health plan bills, one backed by Senator Robert A. Taft; the other, by Senator Lister Hill. All three bills and almost everyone concerned with the debate over the nation's health are in basic agreement on one thing: something has to be done...