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thursday, november 17, 1977 page 2 daily nebraskan i Cal'rfano claims U.S. hospitals incredibly extravagant London - Joseph C. Calif ano, Jr. said Wednesday the biggest obstacle to a national health system in the United States is money and he called U.S. hospitals incred ibly obese and profligate." The U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare met with reporters after a three-day visit to study Britain's state-run National Health Service. asspciated press datelines He said U.S. hospital costs are doubling every five years, increasing 2M times faster than living costs-and inflation in hospital costs is rising at $1 million an hour. "Health at $160 billion a year now is the third biggest industry behind agriculture and construction," Califano said. But, he added, 50 million of the 213 million U.S. population have no health insurance or are inadequately insured. Brush fire Los Angeles - Firefighters struggled today to encircle a fire that spread from a dump and charred Vh square miles of brush' in the parched Santa Monica Mountains. Fire spokesman Dennis Phillips said the fire had been 60 to 70 percent contained at midmorning and estimated final containment would be declared by this evening in the area's second major fire in two days. He said 1,350 short sSutff The Undergraduate Soc iology Association will meet at 2 pjn. in Oldfather Hall 722.. Phi Chi Theta will tour the Atrium at 4:30 pjn. Members should meet at the south entrance. The Engineers for Christ will meet at 6:30 pjn. at Triangle Fraternity. The Builders will meet at 6:30 pjn. in the Nebraska Union. Room number will be posted. Eta Sigma Gamma will meet at 7 p.m. in the Union. Room number will be post ed. The Union Program Council's American Film Classics "Series will present "On the Waterfront" at 7 and 9 p.m. in the Union Centennial Room. The East Campus Gavel Club will meet at 7 pjn. in the Nebraska East Union. Phi Beta Lambda will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Chapel. Ms. Elda Van Dyke will be the fea tured speaker. The Phi Eta Sigma Init iation will be held tonight at 7:30 in Hamilton Hall 110. The Inter-Varsity Chris tian Fellowship will meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Union. Room number will be posted. daily nebraskan Publication no. 144080 Editor in Chief r Rex Seline. Managing Editor: Pete Mason, News Editor: Larry Lutz. Asloclate News Editors: Janet Fix and , Ann Owens. Layout Editor: Steve Boerner. Entertainment Editor: Carta Engstrom. Sports Editor: Mike McCarthy. Special Editor: Michael Zangari. Night News Editor: Betsie Ammons. Photo graphy Chief: Ted Kirk. Executive Assistant to the Editor: Ron Ruggless. Copy Editors: E.K. Casaccio, Jill Denning, Susan Kissack and 8arbara Lutz. Business Manager: Jerri Hausster. Advertising Manager: Gregg Wurdeman. Assistant Advertising Manager: Denise Jordan, Production Manager: Kitty Policky. The Dally Nebraskan is published by the UNL Publications Committee on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, during fall and spring semesters except during vacations. Address: Dally Nebraskan, Nebraska Union 34, 14th and R streets, Lincoln, Neb. 68508. Telephone: 472-2588. Material may be reprinted without permission If attributed to the Daily Nebraskan, except material covered by a copyright. Second class postage paid at Lincoln, Neb. 68501. Your Furniture needs m in tho Da at Ena's! Custom Ooan Dags 1 - 48 OFF flov. 21 ti! Christmas Gift (brlificatos available ?M(d) I OSa. 17 432-5513 acres, about 2 square miles continued to burn at mid- morning. But Roy Talbot, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, described the morning's drier weather as "just not good. It's pretty warm for this time of the year." v A high temperature of 85 was forecast for today. Price boost Houston - The price increases expected to be approv ed next month by the Organization of Petroleum Export ing Countries will boost the cost of U.S. gasoline and heat ing oil by 1 cent to 3 cents per gallon, oil industry offi cials said Wednesday. As OPEC prepares for a Dec. 20 meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, reports from the Middle East indicate that the 13-nation cartel is planning to impose a price increase ranging from 5 percent to 1 5 percent. Most authorities believe the increase will be 5 per cent, reflecting the recent decline in the worth of the dollar, the currency with which OPEC members are paid. Disease discovered Boston - Researchers said they have discovered a disease inherited by some male children that can turn a common virus into a cause of cancer or make a killer out of mononucleosis. The disease, identified at the University of Massach usetts Medical School, is a deficiency that leaves the body open .to a fatal attack by the Epstein-San virus. That germ infects up to 90 percent of the population, usually with mild flu-like symptoms. It also causes mononucleosis, the "kissing disease" of young adults. ti,. An-tnr c9v victims of the disease who are infected by the virus can develop cancer of the lymph glands, suffer a fatal form of mononucleosis or have a breakdown of the body's immune defenses. The disease can also cause birth defects, including malformed hearts. - - Sunshine changes The Political Accountability and Disclosure Com mission has voted to suggest some changes in Nebraska's "sunshine" law. Among the proposals for legislative consideration is one that would allow anonymous political donations of $25 or less. Commission counsel Bernard Wishnow said the anony mous donation and other changes suggested are to simp lify the law. The commission also adopted procedures for investi gating complaints. 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