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METRO EDITION Louisville, Saturday morning, May 9, 1981 25e 44 Pages ff Jk-A jK, ZXf Home deliverv: Vol. 252, No. 129 Zft 85 week lip 0mrierlf mnm Copyright 1981, The Courier-Journal ienate votes to cut Suzuki says Japan will increase its defense effort Social Security in 1982 myrM 1 pip-' -J irograms By SPENCER RICH and HELEN DEWAR The Washington Pest WASHINGTON The Senate voted yesterday to cut Social Security and other federal retirement programs by nearly $8 billion next year in what could be a turnaround point in Social Security's costly history. Voting 49-42, the Senate accepted a proposal of its Budget Committee to save $7.9 billion by reducing the automatic cost-of-living increases that 45 million retirees receive each year to help them keep pace with Inflation. But if the House accepts the proposal, which is not certain, Congress could substitute other savings that the Reagan administration says it will propose in Social Security and related retirement programs.

In any case, the vote, reversing a stand taken by the Senate only a month ago, marks the first time either house of Congress has voted a major cutback in Social Security. The pro- to of Staff Photo by Keith Williams Syrians vow to keep missiles in Lebanon despite Israeli threats Nina Caldwell was helped from a van at the Park Duvalle Neighborhood Health Center. And, while the infant mortality rate among blacks is still almost twice what it is for whites in Jefferson County, the actual number of babies who die in the Park DuValle area has decreased from 47 of every 1,000 births in 1966 to 19 per 1,000 in 1980. Medical experts say preventive medicine is the key to good health. And because of the center, more poor patients are coming in for preventive care, instead of waiting until they are too ill to ignore their health prob lems.

The center is a primary care clinic with doctors, dentists, social workers and nutritionists. They see about 20,000 people a year, and most of them are blacks from the Park Duvalle, California, Shawnee, Parkhill and Russell areas of the West End. About half of the 21 doctors who practice in the West End work at Park DuValle. The total number of visits is about 100,000. But Aaron Brown, executive direc tor of the center at 1817 S.

34th is worried. He knows how easily the progress could be wiped out He knows that proposed federal and state cuts and just poor economic times could mean serious setbacks. "I had a feeling that as soon as things began to get tighter, poor people would be the ones who would suf fer. I see that being acted out now by the Reagan administration," he said. This year the center received about $1.7 million from the federal govern ment and an additional $1.3 million from Medicaid, Medicare and patients who pay their own fees.

But both sources of income are being re duced. Brown had expected his budget for next year to grow by $70,000, but In Continued Page 4 Two health clinics the Park Du-Valle Neighborhood Health Center and Louisville Memorial in Portland have helped improve the quality of health care for blacks in the city. But reduced state and federal aid has left some health officials worried that those gains could be wiped out. Statistics from federal and county health agencies show a disturbing disparity in health care for blacks compared with whites: Thirty-five of the 182 census tracts in Jefferson County have been declared medically underserved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

All 35 are in the predominantly black West End. In Jefferson County there is one physician for every 585 people. In the West End there is one physician for every 4,886 people. The death rate for black infants born in Louisville is almost twice as high as it is for white infants. Two of every 100 black babies die before their first birthday.

Nationally, a black baby has nearly a 50-50 chance of being born into poverty. Black children are twice as likely as white children to have no regular medical care, and five times more likely to rely on hospital emergency rooms or clinics for routine treatment In 1978 the average white woman in Jefferson County lived to be about 73 years old. The average black woman lived to be about 65. The life expectancy for white males was about 65; for non-white males, it was 58. The racial gap in health care started to narrow in the Park Duvalle area when federal dollars helped establish the Park DuValle Neighborhood Health Center in 1968, under the Office of Economic Opportunity.

In fact, 1980 independent study for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that people who are treated at the center have fewer and shorter hospital stays than the general population. By JOHN KIFNER New York Timet News Service BEIRUT, Lebanon Syria formally rejected Israeli demands for withdrawal of anti-aircraft missiles from Lebanon yesterday as Philip C. Habib, President Reagan's personal envoy, began talks in Beirut on easing the crisis. "Air defenses, including missiles, are part of Syria's armed forces," said a statement issued in Damascus by the Syrian Defense Ministry.

"They exist now, and will in the future, wherever Syrian troops are, when they need them." However, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin has repeatedly warned that Israel would remove the missiles by force if the Syrians did not withdraw them. In Washington, American and Israeli officials said that Begin had told Reagan in a letter that, although he was willing to allow more time for diplomacy to resolve the crisis, the situation was similar to that of 1967, when INSIDE Accent 7-9 Classified ads Section Comics 9 Deaths 6 Dimension page A 7 Marketplace 10-12 The rise in wholesale prices tapered off last month, as unemployment remained at 7.3 percent Story, Page A 2. gram has always been one of the political untouchables in the budget-cutting process. President Reagan had also included Social Security in the list of basic "safety-net" programs that he would not disturb in his economy drive. But Larry Speakes, the president's deputy press secretary, said yesterday that the administration realized it had squeeze an additional $8 billion out some or all of these programs: Social Security disability; Supplemental Security Income; railroad retirement benefits; veterans' pensions; and retirement benefits for military and civil-service personnel.

The Social Security vote came as See SENATE Back page, coL 4 this section the Six-Day War broke out At that time, diplomatic efforts failed and Israel began military action. As a result, several officials said they thought Begin might order air strikes against Syrian missile positions in Lebanon early next week if there is no sign of Syrian willingness to remove them. (Story, Page A 5.) The Syrian statement was issued as the Soviet Union's first deputy foreign minister, Georgi M. Kornienko, left Damascus after three days of meetings on the crisis. There was speculation in Beirut that the statement might have been intended to leave some opening for negotiations.

Syrian officials have maintained that the missiles are solely defensive and that the problem is the regular Israeli surveillance flights over Lebanon and Israel's air strikes against Palestinian guerrilla bases. Beirut newspapers have been sug- See SYRIA Back page, col. 1, this section Opinion page A 6 People A 2 Racing entries 8 Show clock 9 Sports 1-8 TV, radio 2 Galloping By SAM JAMESON The Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki told President Reagan yesterday that Japan would increase its defense spending but would do it at its own pace, with budget restraints in mind. Taking the Initiative in a final summit meeting that ran an hour over schedule, Suzuki gave a 20-minute explanation of Japan's defense policy, the point of major disagreement on bilateral issues between the two 70-year-old leaders. Although Suzuki later said that he and Reagan were in "complete and total agreement" in their "views and perceptions about the important matters that face the international community today," Suzuki listed four factors that he said he would consider as Japan continues to increase its defense spending.

Suzuki listed the factors, in order of precedence, as public opinion (about defense spending) in Japan, Japan's budget pinch, adjustments (of military capabilities) with "other nations" and the psychological effects of Japan's military strength on neighboring nation. Both U.S. and Japanese officials said Reagan did not press Suzuki for specific commitments. But the president Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr.

and Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger all stressed in separate meetings with Suzuki and Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ito that the United States would present its requests for greater defense efforts in a working-level meeting scheduled in Hawaii next month. In a hectic day of meetings that began at 7:30 a.m. and ended with a banquet given by Suzuki for Vice President George Bush, there were these other reported developments: Ito told Haig Japan would recon- See JAPAN Back page, col. 1, this section A real boomer National Weather Service LOUISVILLE area Cloudy today with a 30 percent chance of showers or thun-dershowers, rising to 70 percent tonight.

Chance of showers tomorrow. High today, mid-70s; tomorrow, low 60s. Low tonight, mid-50s. KENTUCKY Mostly cloudy with a good chance of showers and thundershow-ers today and tomorrow. Highs today, low to mid-70s; tomorrow, low 60s.

Lows tonight, low to mid-50s. INDIANA Chance of showers and thundershowers today ond tonight. Cooler tomorrow with chance of occasional rain. Highs today, low 60s to low 70s; tomorrow, mid-50s to low 60s. Lows tonight, upper 40s to mid-50s.

High yesterday, 75; low, 43. Year ago yesterday: High, 63; low, 40. Sun: Rises, 6:38 EDT; sets, 8:41. Moon: Rises, 11:53 a.m.; sets, 1:39 a.m. Weather map ond details, Pag 6.

ager of the firm that operates Showcase Cinemas, and Northeast Theaters Inc. from getting a fair trial in Jefferson County. Miller said the case couldn't be tried in another county, where It might have been publicized less, because the U.S. Supreme Court has said obscenity must be judged in the context of "prevailing community standards." Miller said he believes Garvey got excited and moved too quickly In the case. "Garvey violated the Constitution of the United States by making the pretrial comments that he made to the press," Miller said.

Garvey re-entered the case after Issuing a criminal summons for Hollembaek on April 24. Four days later, when Hollembaek was arraigned, Garvey ordered the film seized as evidence. The movie was taken from Showcase Cinemas, 3408 Bardstown Road, by police. In an interview yesterday, Garvey said he doesn't believe he did anything wrong. "I don't believe I said anything to bias a jury," Garvey said.

"Naturally, I know I disqualified myself after seeing the film and making my comments. I wonder if Mr. Miller knows a film has to be viewed by a judge before it can be considered obscene and then seized." Garvey said his comments to the press "were no different from the See DISMISSAL Back page, col. 4, this section Request for dismissal of 'Caligula' charge upsets Moral Majority 1 si-fi West End health care: What cures inequality? By MICHAEL DAYS Courier-Journal Staff Writer "At least you have your health." That phrase, meant to make life's hardships easier to bear, isn't always so helpful in Jefferson County's black community. Health care is inadequate because there is a shortage of physicians only 21 for the 102,605 people in the West End.

And the problem Is compounded because in poor families, preventive medicine is rarely a budget priority. Many poor people don't visit a doctor until their ailment is so serious they must. gourmet horse was painted on the side of Moreno, a South American artist, By JERRY RILEY Courier-Journal Start Writer A request yesterday by the Jefferson County attorney's office that the obscenity case against the film "Caligula" be dropped has angered the Moral Majority members who sought to have the film declared pornographic. Bob Parker, the group's president, said the dismissal of the charges "is not justice in our minds. Justice is where someone has broken the law and should be punished." But County Attorney J.

Bruce Miller said those looking for someone to blame should consider Jefferson District Judge Thomas O. Garvey. Miller said Garvey "blew" the case by telling reporters what he thought of the film after he saw it last month. Miller said he didn't want to spend "$15,000 to $20,000 of the taxpayers' money, Just to lose the case." Among other things, Garvey had said, "If ever I've seen a movie that's depicted sex in a patently offensive way, this is it." Miller said he and members of his staff reviewed the case and concluded that Garvey acted Improperly by commenting before yesterday's hearing. "Judges do not go around commenting to the press or anyone else about cases which are still in court," Miller said.

"When the case first went to court, we had a 50-50 chance to win the case, but after Garvey made those comments he messed it up for us." Miller said Garvey prevented defendants Paul Hollembaek, district man- Staff Photo by Stewart Bowman this restaurant building by Ivan in 1978. University of Kentucky student Terry Badham is never short of company when he's working at a Lexington parking lot. His friend the.