NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE
(312 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE,N.W.
WASHINGTON 5,D.C.

Thursday

Dear John:

Thanks for the wire on the tickets. I'll have a big snort
for you at the end of each quarter, or sooner, as the case may be.
The first pig has been butchered and brought home. 151 pounds of
pork, all wrapped and frozen. The hams and bacon are being processed
and sm oked. There will be close to 200 pounds all told. Not bad.

Jack Depenbrock, a nice guy and a good friend, told me

Vic Purse is escorting your tour of inspection, inquiry, etc. There

is a chance Vic Purse will,be moved up to the office for Congressional
Relations, or some such thing. I think it is McFall's office. Jack has
always wanted to get into this office and if you and/or John Rooney
could, some time when the occasion is right, just mention a good guy
who works for State, namely, Jack Depenbrock, it might do Jack some
good. Depenbrock is a close friend of Bill Hallahan, clerk of House
Banking and Currency. If you let Purse know you understand he is to
get this new job Purse will know it came from Depenbrock and that will
bag him. Maybe you shouldn't mention that to Rooney, in case of cups.

For what it may be worth -- I was talking to Father Luke
the other evening and he expressed great worry because no one has found
the answer to "catastrophic illness". We were talking about such things
as Socialized Medicine, and FSA plan for medical care for all over 65.
He said he felt ashamed that the Catholic Church hadn't found some solution
to the catastrophic illness business. He said someone will have to be-
cause it's a crying need. (If the bra#adwinner in a family with 4 or 6
kids has a heart attack, or comes down with cancer or some such terrible
malady - what happens to the sick one and his family who can't afford
big hospital and doctors! bills.) I think Lodge had some kind of a pro-
posal about the family paying the first $200. and then the Gov't paying
the rest. If you think it might be an idea 1'11 look up what I can on
it. Maybe you already have it cataloged.

Hope you'll have a helluva time and don't fall out of any windows,

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