May 1966 News Today

May 26, 1966 quote, top officials of state hospitals so caa shuns in 20 states, were called in today for an emergency conference down the hall, from health secretary john gardners office, although the meeting was closed, h e hamilton, president of the louisiana hospitals association, told reporters afterward with the greatest problem is. he said quote, its the requirement that negroes and whites would be permitted to share the same hospital rooms. and i dont know what the hospitals will do. but ...

Out a polite but firm letter, to hospitals throughout the country, making clear to, them that if they wanted to participate in this new medicare program. if they wanted to qualify to get any money under this huge new program, ensuring every old person in america, they could not discriminate on the basis of race at their facilities. . thats not going to be a problem right? everybody thats not gonna be a big deal is? it nobodys gonna have any objection to that. no real issue. the letter went out i...

Although the meeting was closed, h.e. hamilton, president of the louisiana hospitals association, told reporters what the greatest problem is. he said, quote, its the requirement that negros and whites share the same hospital room. i dont know what hospitals will do, but i see some of them dont see how they could comply with that. you know what? turns out they could comply with that. that was late may 1966. by the next month, june 1966 "the new york times" was still estimating that 2,000 whites-...

This new medicare program, if they wanted to qualify to get any money under this huge new program, ensuring every old person in america they could not discriminate on the basis of race at their facilities. now, thats not going to be a problem, right? everybody, thats not going to be a big deal, is it? nobodys going to have any objection to that? no real issue? the letter went out in march 1966. the program was supposed to be implemented july 1st that same year. by may 1966, "the new york times" ...

Quote, top official of state hospital associations in 20 states were called in today for an emergency conference down the hall from health secretary john gardners office. although the meeting was closed h.e. hamilton president of the louisiana hospitals association told reporters what the greatest problem is. he said, quote, its the requirement that negros and whites share the same hospital room. i dont know what hospitals will do, but i see some of them dont see how they could comply with that....

Out a polite but firm letter to hospitals throughout the country making clear to them that if they wanted to participate in this new medicare program, if they wanted to qualify to get any money under this huge new program, ensuring every old person in america they could not discriminate on the basis of race at their facilities. now, thats not going to be a problem, right? everybody, thats not going to be a big dealing right? no issue? the letter went out in march 1966. the program was supposed t...

Tension filled the air. >> what about those who said it should be burninged down before it can be a place to live. >> its a threat. i dont know what for. >> in may 1966, the los angeles police department shot and killed an unarmed black man rushing his wife to the report. >> there is sharp conflict in the testimony surrounding the shooting. >> 26 years after the rodney king verdict and the explosive reaction, i offered personal observations. >> what we are seeing in los angeles goes well beyond ...