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entlul Henatc Democrat* Sunday
were reported backing a com
promise that might help bring n
truce In the congressional iax
battle with President Kisenhow
er.
The new plan would put off
until July 1. 1 f»J%« the proponed
$20-g-person Income tax cut and
would extend preeent corporation
and excise levies to the name
date.
Sen. George f D-Ga I said h<
did not know’ whether auch a
proposal would be laid before the
Senate Finance Committee Mon
day.
$20 Deductions
The committee meeta then to
conalder a House-approved tax
bill carrying the $20 reduction
which Klsenhower has denounced
as reaching "the height* of (in
cut irresponsibility."
George aaid that if a situation
ariaes where a compromise seem*
In order "We might do some
thing about It ”
Democrats Approve
From other source* It was
learned that the compromise, re
portedly first suggested by Sen.
.Smothers (D-Flai, has the tacit
approval of Democratic commit
tee members with the exception
of Chairman Byrd (D-Vai.
Byrd said he had not been con
sulted and would not comment.
There were indications, however,
that he was not likely to receive
the proposal favorably.
.Might Increase Deficit
The Virginian has opposed
cutting any taxes now because
of the prospect of further in
creasing the federal deficit.
Sponsors contended, however,
that the compromise actually
might increase treasury receipts
in the new fiscal year beginning
this July 1.
The House voted to make the
proposed reduction effective next
Jan. 1. In a full year, this cut
f
would be calculated to lose $2,
2(H),000,000 in revenue.
HOO Million lams
In the period between Jan. J
and July i, however, the loss has
been estimated at only 800 mil
lion, and this loss would he
avoided If the compromise
cJianKe in dates were approved.
The House voted to extend for
one year the corporation and ex
el.“c* rates which otherwise would
drop on April 1. These levies now
yield about three billion dollars
a year,
Pasadena Earthquake
Is Largest in Year
PASADENA. Calif. (APi
A distant earthquake, described
ay the largest Jolt in more than
a year, was registered on the
Caltech seismograph at 12:55
p.m. Sunday.
Dr. Charles Richter said the
quake was about 6,000 miles
away in an undetermined direc
tion. It had a magnitude of 7.8
on a scale that rates the most
severe earthquake recorded as
8.6.
The Arvin-Tehachapi quike in
California July 21, 1952, was
meaaured at 7.6. The Kan Fran
cisco quake in 1006 was listed
as 8.2.
The University of Oregon lib
rary was founded in 1882 by a
gift from Henry Villard.
Officials Delay
Atom Tests Today
LAS VK(!AS (AP| Atomic j
• cut. officials Sunday definitely!
ruled out any blast for Monday j
because of wind conditions. They!
scheduled another conference for
Monday to decide whether to
stage a shot at dawn Tuesday.
A spokesman for the Atomic i
Energy Commission test organi
zation said the weather outlook !
war fairly good for setting off
on Tuesday the less powerful of
two pending blasts .
The more powerful one will be
fired from a 500-foot tower. It
was scheduled to open the pres- '
ent test series Feb. 15 but has
been postponed several times Tie
cause of bad weather.
Two tests have been made so
far in the series.
Man Claims Sabotage
Attempt on Leg by Wife
PARIS (A P)—Ernest far
rere, 52, a former policeman,
sued his wife for divorce Sat
urday, charging she tried to
sabotage him by sawing part
way through his wooden leg.
He said he was walking
down stairs when he noticed
the leg seemed to give a bit.
Examination showed it had
Iicen sawed almost through at
the ankle. Carrcrc’s lawyer
said “this aet of sabotage”
eould have resulted in serious
injury.
Mrs. C'arrere denied the
whole thing.
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Atomic Sub 'Nautilus'
Makes First Deep Dives
GROTON, Conn. <AP> The
atomic-powered submarine Nau
tilus left her berth early Sunday
and headed for waters off the
coast of Maine for her first deep
dives.
The Navy said she was sched
uled to dive late Sunday. How
ever, Lt. Commander Jack Per
ry, public information officer for
Atlantic Submarine Fleet Head
quarters here, said the progress
of the boat was not known.
"We won’t know until she gets
back," he said. The Nautilus is
scheduled to return late Monday
or Tuesday.
In her deep dives, the Nautilus
will test the effects of increasing
water pressures on the hull,
equipment and operation at vari
ous depths. She already has marie
50 shallow dives and the Navy
classified them as satisfactory.
Wengert Speaks
To City Managers
ASTORIA 1AP1 — The North
west City Managers Association,
holding its annual meeting here,
was told Sunday that colleges
generally arc not providing ade
quate training for city managers.
K. S. Wengert, professor of
political science, said city man
agers should take more interest
in training of students entering
the field.
Robert Brunton of Milton-Free
water, secretary of the organiza
tion, reviewed the history of city
managers, reporting that the
town of La Grande was the first
in the Pacific Notrhwest to in
stall the system. La Grande hired
its first city manager in 1914.
There now are 27 cities and
towns in the region which hire a
city manager.
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