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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1947)
Truman's Tax Plea Sent With Budget WASHINGTON; Jan. 10 (AP)—A budget of $37,528, 000,000 to run the government for the year starting July 1—a figure he called -‘hard-boiled”—-was sent to congress by Presi dent Truman Friday with a plea not to cut taxes. Republicans countered with the claim that they can paie $8,000,000,000 or more off that figure. And those bent on tax reduction stood lirm. Mr. Truman estimated the gov ernment would wind up $202, 200,000 in the black by June 30, 1948, when the fiscal year ends, provided income taxes are left alone. Further, he said in his an nual budget message, this surplus would swell to $1,800,000,000 if congress (1) continues luxury taxes now due to come down July 1 and (2) increases rates to wipe out the postal deficit. If department heads squealed at Mr. Truman’s ideas of economy, they are likely to howl at the Re publicans’. It had been commonly reported for several days that Mr. Truman’s budget would be around $37,000, 000,000 and Senator Taft R., Ohio, commented that he thought this could be trimmed by $3,500,000,000. Cavemen Called Home GRANTS PASS, Jan. 10 (AP)— Drumbeats are pounding from the domain of the Oregon Cavemen to all parts of the world announcing the 25th caves-coming of the tribe set for the night of January 25th, when all tribesmen who have ever sat at any council fire or feasted at any caveman meet are ordered by Chief Bighorn to return to the ancestral home for a reunion of the tribe. Market Does Nosedive New York, Jan. 10—(AP)—One of the sharpest, and shortest, nose dives of the past month was expe rienced by the stock market Friday. The drop came before the release of the third presidential message of the week which, in the opinion of brokers, again brought scant re sponse from securities. Luzon Volcano Erupts MANILA, Jan. 10 (AP) — The great Mayon volcano on southern Lu^on has been in eruption for three days and a small stream of lava is coursing down toward Li pog, fishing town of 5,000 popula tion, U. S. navy fliers reported Friday. Suit Limits Suggested With retroactive portal-to-portal pay suits asking a total of more than $4,000,000,000 from industry awaiting court action, three new recommendations were made Fri day to limit employers’ liability in such cases. Troops Move Food Line LONDON, Jan. 10 (API-Great Britain’s labor government ordered the nation’s military forces Friday to move food and other necessities held up by a strike of more than 16,000 truck drivers. The strikers fought back by calling for widespread sympathy walkouts. Disarmament Finished BERLIN, Jan. 10 (AP)-Maj. Gen. Robert W. Harper, director of the armed forces division of the United States military govern ment. says Germany’s physical dis armament is "virtually completed,” but that a “war potential” still must be eliminated from some Ger man minds. President Favors NW Power Boost PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10. — (AP) — The president’s recom mended appropriation for the Bon neville power administration would provide for extensive construction throughout the Northwest and give service to a number of “shortage areas,” Dr. Paul J. Raver, admin istrator, said Friday. Raver said the amounts available in the president’s budget for con struction work this year did not represent the total cost of the pro jects involved; that in addition to the recommended appropriation, a total of $54,191,000 would be re quired to bring all projects listed to completion. Veteran Census Soars WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (AP)— The number of war veterans ex ceeded 18,000,000 for the first time in history at the end of 1946, the veterans administration reported Friday. 'Pirates' Fly in Greece ATHENS, Jan. 10—(AP)—A for eign office spokesman said Friday unidentified planes had been flying over northern Greece recently at night, apparently supplying guer rilla bands battling government troops in that area. Rent Increases Sought PORTLAND, Jan. 10 — (AP) — Abolishment of rent occupancy controls, along with slight rent in creases, was asked Friday by sev eral state and city officials and landlord groups. First Citizen Named COOS BAY, Jan. 10 (AP)—E. E. Fitzwalter, 1945-46 mayor of Coos Bay, was named the city’s out standing 1940 citizen at the Lions club luncheon Friday. Dam Construction Set PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 10 (AP) -The army engineers said Friday that congressional approval of President Truman’s proposed $27, 500,000 Columbia basin appropria tion would enable starting McNary dam, the Snake river dams, and the Detroit dam on the Santiam river. China-Soviet Talk Set PEIPING, Jan. 10 (API-Gen. Hsiung Shih-Hui, director of Chi ang Kai-Shek’s Manchurian head quarters at Mukden, Friday told Chinese newsmen that formal ne gotiations with Soviet authorities for return of Dairen to China would begin soon. UN to Govern Trieste LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y„ Jan. 10 (API—1The United Nations se curity council late Friday agreed to take oVer the administration of the free territory of Trieste. The vote was 10 to 0, with Australia ab staining. Canals Held Important MOSCOW, Jan. 10 iAP)—Inter nationalization of the Panama and Suez canals was advocated Friday by the New Times, weekly Soviet foreign affairs publication. State Budget Hits New High SALEM, Jan. 10 (AP)— Gover nor Earl Snell’s 1947-49 state bud get, swollen by inflation and in creased costs of higher education and welfare, is the largest in his tory, totaling $290,447,861, com pared with $195,816,426 for the current biennium. The budget is balanced, the gov ernor said, so that no new taxes will be needed, in spite of the rec ommendations by the state tax study commission for new business, income, and other taxes which would raise $19,500,000 a year. The budget was balanced by cap turing certain surpluses on hand, the governor said. The new budget, which is for the two years beginning next July 1, includes $41,404,716 for state ac tivities dependent upon legislative appropriations, compared with $30,691,407 for the current bienni um. The rest of the $290,447,861 cost of state government will be spent by self-sustaining depart ments which levy their own fees and taxes. Volcano Throws Ashes SEATTLE, Jan. 10 — (AP) — A second volcanic disturbance in Alas ka’s Aleutian islands was reported Friday by the navy, which said 9,387-foot Mount Shishaldin on Un imak island was erupting with such violence that it showered ashes two inches deep on the village of False Pass 20 miles away. Dean Taylor to Speak To Graduate Students Dr. Howard Taylor, dean of the graduate schoool, will be the prin cipah speaker Monday night at the YWCA bungalow when University graduate students hold their first organizational meeting. The meet ing will begin at 8 p.m. Dr. Taylor will speak on the or ganization of Oregon’s new gradu ate school and the general nature of graduate work. Roy Francis, graduate assistant in the psychology department, and W. H. Webster, Jr., graduate assist ant in the political science depart ment, are in charge of arrange ments. Westminster Forum To Discuss Taxation "Do the Public Needs of Oregon Require a New Method of Taxa tion?” will be the topic of th,e forum at 6:30 p. m. Sunday at the Westminster house. The Univer sity symposium team will lead the discussion. A tea at 6 p. m. will precede the student panel. Breakfast for students attend ing the 9:30 a. m. Sunday college class led by Lloyd Lewis, sopho more in business administration, will be served at any time before the beginning of the class, Mrs. J. D. Bryant, hostess and director of Westminster house, announced yes terday. ADVERTISING STAFF: Don Parker, Day Manager Joan Millard, Layout Manager Contract Executive: Jim Ivory Layout Executives Mary Lou Loungquist Jane Ellsworth. MANUSCRIPT typist, reasonable rates. Maude Reynolds, 302 Tif fany Bldg. Phone 2763. INTERESTED in pre-fab housing? See Lester Schlanger in Jour nalism building any day of school week. Prices as low as $325. ROOM for Rent. Call 1235. Uni versity Street. Oregon W Emerald WORLD NEWS SECTION Gloria Smith, Wire Editor HONOLULU STOPOVER . .. General George Marshall, new secretary of state, greets Mrs. Marshall at the Honolulu stopover at Hickham field. The former envoy to China had planned to spend some time in Honolulu before continuing his trip to take up his new post in the capital. Baby Bikini Blast Fails LAKE LENORE, Wash., Jan. 10 -—(AP)—Despite use of dynamite and gunfire to detonate five-ton barrels of metallic sodium in. Lake Lenore in central Washington Fri day while hundreds of spectators watched, at least one of the six barrels had not exploded late Fri day night though others had burst and burned, and war assets admin istration officials maintained a close watch on the remnants of the chem ical which burns in water. The op eration was publicized as “Baby Bi kini. Ball Offers Labor Bill WASHINGTON, Jan. 10—(AP) —Senator Ball, R., Minn., Friday introduced a bill to limit the geo graphical scope of collective bar gaining. He told a reporter it would “change the whole pattern of col lective bargaining and put it back on a local level.” Ir Federal Funds to Aid Airport Construction WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (AP)— The civil aeronautics administra tion announced Friday a list of 800 airports to be built or improved with the aid of government funds in the first year of the federal air port program. The list includes three projects for Alaska and 15 for Washington. It will be a $71,591,865 program for which the federal government will provide $33,899,265. Weather Forecast Oregon: Partly cloudy Satur day followed by light rain Satur day night and Sunday with snow in the mountains. Not much change in temperature. Moder ate Northwest winds off coast becoming southerly. Wire Staff: Kay Richardson Barbara Gilbert -- ' =3 MEET THE GANG at "The Jersey Highball Center" of the Campus THE DUCK Next to the Mayflower Theatre .. LOOK SHARP!.. LOOK SHARP! Have your clothes cleaned at THE BEST CLEANERS at 821 E. 13th