At left, the country is in a terrible fix. Speaking at the 28th annual convention of the International Assn. of Accident and Health Underwriters, E.H. O’Connor says Social Security is a mess. "There must be a halt to helter-skelter and misguided philanthropy," he says. He also calls on the industry to oppose mandatory health insurance legislation.

J. Edward Day, also addressing the conference, criticizes rising medical and surgical costs in Southern California. Day calls on the medical profession to prescribe the same care and service for the same fees, regardless of whether a patient is insured.

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