Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, March 01, 1955, Page Six, Image 6

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    Students Apply
For Scholarship
Over 10.000 high school sen
iors have applied for the newly
announced General Motors schol
arships which are a part of its
new program of financial aid to
higher education.
Those applying for the schol
arships must take the College
Entrance Examination Board
Scholastic Aptitude Test in order
to oualify. The deadline for re
ceiving applications for the na
tionwide competition is March 5.
Awards ranging from $200 up
to $2000. depending on "demon
strated need.” will go to the stu
dents from private and public
secondary schools throughout the
United States. District of Co
lumbia. Alaska and Hawaii. The
$200 scholarships will be “hon
orary” awards and will be given
when financial assistance is not
essential. At least one award
will be made in each state and
each of the other areas, provid
ed a candidate is qualified.
This scholarship plan is one
phase of a new $2.000.000-a-year
program of financial suppprt to
higher education by General Mo
tors.
The new General Motors pro
gram also provides 250 scholar
ships to be awarded by 107 pri
vate colleges and universities
and 39 public institutions in 38
states.
Another phase of the program
is the "Foundation Plan” under
which unrestricted grants of
$1(3.000 will go to foundations
representing 133 private colleges
and universities in si>i states.
Senate Approves
Pay Increase Plan
WASHINGTON (AP) The
Senate accepted the latest com
promise on congressional pay
Monday and approved by voice
vote a 50 per cent raise for all
senators and members of the
House.
Under the adjusted bill, the
legislators would draw $22,500
a year instead of their present
$15,006. The measure also pro
vides increases ranging from
$7,500 to $10,000 annual!y for
judges and some other federal
officials.
The House had adjourned for
the day when the Senate voted,
and it is not expected to act on
the bill until Wednesday.
Originally the House approved
a raise of $10,000 a year for mem
bers of Congress. The Senate
figure was $7,500.
The first Senate-House con
ference committee which worked
on the conflicting versions came
up with a compromise providing
for $7,-500 plus a $1,250 tax-frft^
expense allowance. The House ac
cepted this, but the Senate turned
it down last Friday, many mem
bers objecting to the tax free
aHowance provision.
At another compromise session
Monday, House members agreed
to delete the $1,250 allowance
and senators gave ground by
eliminating a section which would
Pave given the legislators ex
penses for five additional round
trips to their districts each year.
Red China Subject
Of Tonight's Talk
“Should We Recognize Red
China?” will be the topic of a
debate tonight at 7:30 p.m„ in
(Commonwealth 138.
Paul S. Dull, associate profes
sor of political science and his
tory; Joel Berreman, professor
of sociology; and E. S. Wengert,
head of the political science de
partment will participate.
•, The meeting is open to alt stu
dents and is sponsored by the
(Campus International Relations
tclub.
+ Campus Briefs +
0 Infirmary patients Monday,
according to hospital records,
were: Lolly Quackenbush. Con
nie Shimp. Janet Flatland, Ed
ward Jackson, Milford Schier
bolt*;. Marvin Eckfeldt, .Wayne
Brandt, and Stanley I to. No vis
itors are allowed on the patient
floor in the infirmary, in order
to halt the spread of influenza
which has been spreading lately.
0 The newly-elected and re
tiring Executive committee of
the YWCA will choose the YW
CA cabinet for the ensuing year
at a meeting today at 11:45 in
Gerlinger hall. The Sophomore
Cabinet of the YWCA will be
chosen at 1 p.m. today by the
new and retiring sophomore Cab
inet chairman, vice-chairman and
secretary.
^ A meeting of all football
players will be held Thursday at
4 p.m. in Mac court. All players
are urged to be on time by Len
Casanova, head football coach.
^ The International Affairs
commission of the YWCA will
meet today at 4 p.m. at Ger
linger hall.
—
0 Rev. E. Mitchem, mission
ary and chalk artist, will be fea
tured on his chalk board at the
last regular meeting this term
rof Inter-Varsity Christian fel
lowship tonight at 7 in the Stu
dent Union. Room number will
be posted. Special music will also
be on the program.
Call for 'Ole' Goes
Across Continent
COOS BAY (API — Over a
noisy phone Mrs. Jack Little
field thought she heard: "Is Ole
there?"
She explained that the line was
so noisy she could not under
stand, and asked that the ques
tion be repeated. It was: "Is Ole
there?” Then the operator broke
in to say that the connection
was bad. and she’d try for an
other.
Fifteen minutes later Mrs.
Littlefield’s phone rang again.
"Is Ole there?" came the ques- J
tion on a less noisy line. She did
not know an Ole at that address.
Then the operator came in
again, explaining that the call
was from New York city, and
that Ole lived in New York city.
Killers Aided by Bicycle
CASABLANCA. French Mor
occo (APi-Sheriff Moulay Idrisa,
founder of the Moderate Demo
cratic Par ty of Freemen was as
sassinated today.
Two men were waiting for him
as he left his home. He was hit
by five revolver bullets as his
eldest daughter looked on The
killers escaped on a bicycle.
Barkley Seeks Rescue
Off Income Tax Cut Bill
WASHINGTON (AIM Sen.
Alben Barkley (D-Ky) Bought
with a new compromise plan
Monday to rescue the $20-a-per
son income tax cut from death
in the Senate finance committee.
Barkley proposed that the cut
be reached in easy stages, with
a $10 reduction being allowed
for every taxpayer ami depend
ent in 1956, $15 in 1957 and $20
in 1958.
His motion, and other commit
tee action on the House-passed
bill, was put off until Tuesday
afternoon. The committee will
hear a pro-reduction witness
Tuesday.
Sen. Smathers (D-Kla) an-1
nounced the witness would be
Leon Keyserling, who was chair
man of the Council of Economic
Advisers under former President
Trufan. He is now an economic
consultant and attorney.
Keyserling has advocated re
cently that the federal govern
ment take steps to boost con
sumer purchasing power, con
tending that the economy is lag
ging well behind levels needed
for full employment.
Chairman Harry Byrd (D-Vai,
who opposes granting the reduc
tion while the government Is op
erating in the led. was asked if
he still believed the committee
would eliminate it.
"I don't feel badly about the
situation,” he responded. -!
Sen. George (D-Gm, former
chairman, announced: "T aha II
vote to, strike out of the bill the
$20 provision. If Inter an ImpaaMe
develops between the House and
Senate over terms of the meas
ure, l might have Home sugges
tions at that time. However, I
have no compromise to offer
now."
Assuming that the Republicans
on the committee voted against
the $20 cut, which is opposed by
the Eisenhower administration,
the votes of George and Byrd
would seal the verdict. There are
eight Democrats and seven Re.
publicans on the committee.
If the Senate should approve
a bill continuing present corpo
ration and excise tax rates, with
out the $20 income tax cut —
which is what George udvocated
there could Is- an impasse with
the House.
Rep. Dingell (D-MIchl, mem
ber of the House Ways and
Means committee which drafted
the combination bill passed by
the House Friday, said:
"So far as I am concerned, un
less the $20-a-peraon reduction
is agreed to. there will Is- no tax
bill at all. I would just as soon
see the excise taxes die, because
I am against them anyway."
Tin- geographical center of the
United Sta’>-. r ;. Smith county,
Kansas.
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