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LA GRANDE OBSERVER
Thursday, June 18, 1959
. "A Modern Newspaper Willi The, Pioneer Spirit"
T'UBLIRHKD FY THE KILEY D. AjXttW i ..(. Published
la. orande PUBLISHING company . GIXJRCE S. .CIIAIXIS : Adv. Director
TOM HUMES .. Circulation Mgr.
Welcome Hand To Newsmen
-,The people of this community find
themselves in the happy Bituntion of ex
tending a hand of welcome to the news
paper men and women of this state.
TJie occasion for this visit is the summer
meeting' of the Oregon Newspaper Pul
lishers Assn., which will he held here
Friday and Saturday. The membership
of this organization includes daily ami
weekly newspaper men and women from
communities large and small. By reason
nf the position they hold in their respec
tive communities, if for no other, these
are people of influence and prestige.
La Grande is fortunate in that it has
proper facilities for accommodating con
ventions such as-this and that of the
, Rainbow girls who in their refreshing
effervescence visited lis earlier in the
week.
In this Centennial Year it is of more
' than passing interest to note that the
history of the Oregon press predates
that of the 100th Anniversary of state-
hood. The Oregon Spectator, the f ir.st
newspaper published on the Pacific
Cou.:t, was printed in Oregon City in
18 )(!. W. G. T'Vault was the first editor,
and the paper was pledged to "the pro
motion of science, temperance, morality
' and g"neral intelligence." ' Its first
editorial to the city fathers,'""be sure
yon are ri;:ht, then go ahead.- Our advice
to dig up stumps, grade the streets, tax
dogs, prohibit hogs and advertise in the
Spectator."
Indicative of the type of men you have
been and who are now engaged in
editorial work in this slate are two
former governors and a U.S. Senator
from "Oregon who was a professional
newspaperman and magazine Writer. '
While heiV, the members of the pub
lishers association will talk shop and
make an excursion to Wallowa Iake via
rail on Saturday.
To thos" of the Fourth Estate who are
visitors, we assure you tljat it is the
wish of the citizens of Ij (frande that
they may lie of service while you are
here and it is t heir earnest hope that you
will return soon and stay longer.
We're Headed For A Steel Strike
With . neither side budging, and with
tie deadline only about two weeks away,
it is becoming apparent the nation faces
a steel strike this summer.
Both sides have been propagandizing
the public at a great rate. Both the steel
industry, through a trade association,
and the union Involved have spent large
sums of money to put their points across.
Public opinion surveys taken in the
F.ast, the heart of the steel producing
and using country, have shown that the
industry has done a better job than the
union, at least, more persons by a con
siderable number are believing the indus
try story, r . : '
The industry has offered a year's ex
tension of the present contracts. The
union has demanded a substantial wage '
increase, higher unemployment benefits,
cost of living adjustments, higher over
time provisions, more insurance benefits;
more liberal pensions, more paid holi
days, longer paid vacations and other
concessions.
The companies say they cannot raise
employment 'costs without raising prices.
The union says profits are so' high the
increase costs can be met without price
increases. It is on these two points that
the publicity battle apparently won by
mnnagement has been waged.
Tlv deadline is July 1, when contracts
expire. But the actual deadline wilfbe
several Mays before that. If steel nego
tiators report that a strike is likely, com
panies will begin the expensive process
of .shutting down plants.
And once the plants begin to shut
down, the strike becomes inevitable.
This seems to be most likely, bas"d
upon present lack of progress in the con
tract talks.
State Rests Case In Trial
Of Oregon State Professor
CORVALLIS (UPI) The stale
ra'led three witnesses Wednesday
then rested Its case against Dr.
David England. 37, assistant pro
fessor at Oregon State College
charged with involuntary man
slaughter In the Feb. .8 death of
an adopted son.
The trial began in Benton coun
ty circuit court Wednesday morn
ing. Dr. England is charged in the
death of Charles Edwin England,
his 12-year-old son by adoption.
The state maintained a blow in
flicted on the youngster' head by
England while disciplining the boy
resulted in bis death the following
day.
After District Attorney John D.
Fenner rested bis case, defense
attorney Mark Wealherford filed
a motion for dismissal rnnlt-mtiiic
the state had not shown a crime
had been committed.
Circuit Judge Fred Milli'iiry
said the motion would lie argued
in his chamber this mui mn;;. ,nul
the trial was recessed unlit Ihe
afternoon.
Fenner called three doctors to
the witness stand.
Weather-ford, ill his cross exam
initation .attempted to show that an
injury sustained as much as one
year earlier could have built up
to a point wliire n "shyi" milit
cause death. The three physicians
admitted that such a situation
could happen.
In ttie courtroom Wcdnestlfiv
were England's wife and tin ui
their other four adopted children,
Margaret. 1G; David, 13, blood
brother of Ihe victim, and Mary
Alice, 9. All were adopted by the
Englands in Minnesota. A fourth
child. John Phillip, 2, was adopt
ed in Portland.
Actress Protests
Income Tax Bil
WASHINGTON lUPU Ac;
tress Gloria Swanson has filed a
protest against government
claims that she owes $39,457.6')
in back income taxes and
$5,829.91 in penalties
Records showed today lhat a
petition filed by her lawyers nr
gued that Ihe Internal Revenue
Service should nave allowed a va
riety of deductions claimed by
Miss Swanson as business ex
penses for 1!M9 through 1953.
DREW PEARSON SAYSs
Difference
Between
Cases Seen
WASHINGTON Recollection
i.f Washington headlines exactly
one year ago this week makes me
a little ashamed. The headlines
blazed with news of Sherman
Adams' vicuna coat, his oriental
rug, and his hotel bills all pres
ents from Bernard Goldfine.
This column had something to
do with digging out the first facts
in this conflict-of-interest case,
and the reason I'm ashamed is
the contrasting treatment given
by Rcpublieas to Sherman Adams
and to Adm. Lewis L. Strauss.
Inthe case of Sherman Adams,
tney yelled: "Resign! Throw him
out!" In the case of Admiral
Strauss, (he -same Republicans
hove been shouting: "Confirm
This is anti semitism! Don't per
secute this man!
The two cases offer significant
contrasts and give deep insight
irlo American politics. They in
dicate that what is really at stake
is not anti semitism, but money
and power. Here are some of the
contrasts: t
Contrast No. 1 A Jew was al
so involved in the 1 Sherman
Adams' case, but a Russian Jew
iccently come to the USA. When
he was severely criticized, no one
ytlled "antisemitism." When
the House of Representatives vo
ted to cite him for contempt, on
ly eight Republicans voted for
him.
Admiral Strauss, also Jewish
comes from an old German Jew
ish family, resident in this coun
try for many years and which has
been part of one of the biggest
firms on Wall Street. When his
record was scrutinized by the
Senate in connection with decep
tion affecting millions of people
such as radioactive poison, the
scrutiny was called anti-semitic
Contrast No. 2 Sherman
Adams is not a man of wealth.
When his scalp was demanded by
leading Republicans, he had no
job to fall back on, and no in
come outside his government sal
ry. He still has no job, is living
11 income from the Adams me
moirs.
Strauss, a partner in Kuhn
Loeb, filed a partial financial
statement with the Senate show
ing that his stock in one firm
I'claroid camera, alone was worth
$1,000,000. He has a palatial es
tate in Virginia and was able to
pay $50,000 for only a part, in
terest in a black Angus bull.
Contrast No. 2 When Sherman
Adains was about to testify be
fore congress, not one member of
the administration helped him
prepare his difficult statement.
Jim Hagcnfy, an expert at public
relations, did not. Tex McCrary
me dewn from New York to
help, but on that Sunday evening
before he testified, no other Re
publicans or administration rep-
esentatives were around to give
advice.
In contrast, Strauss had the reg
ular press relations officer of
the deparment of commerce issu
ing press statements all during
his hearings. He also had two
commerce department assistants,
Robert J. Dodd and Arthur Arun
del, sitting at his elbow every day
at the Senate hearing, with a
batterv of researchers and oth-
rs helping him at the commerce
lepartment.
Contrast No. 4 When Sher
man Adams was in trouble, Vice
resident Nixon was one of the
r.st to advise privately that he
esign. But for Strauss, Nnton
as been using Ins persuasive
nfluence for confirmation. He
even singled out Senator Smith
f Maine, who was reported wav
ering on Strauss, to be the sole
enator invited to Chancellor Ad-
nauer's dinner. Strauss was in
vited as the sole cabinet member.
In contrast to Republicans who
emanded lhat Adams resign, ev-
ry Republican senator except
II Langer of North Dakota has
ppcared leaning toward Strauss,
even sucn consciemiuus nupuuu-
ans as Senators Cooper of Ken-
lucky, Aiken of Vermont, and
Smith of Maine.
Contrast No. 5 Bernard Gold-
ne had used Sherman Adams'
nfluence at the federal trade
ommission to avoid trouble over
he wool labeling act. This was
he conflict of interest.
Finally, when the timeline be-
ween theVirst Boston company
ind the budget bureau, plus the
inferences with Admiral Strauss,
,vas termed out by a Senate
nvestigation, the deal was can-
eled.
The value of the Dixon-Yates
ontract was $20,000,000. The
alue of the vicuna coat Sherman
dams got from Bernard Gold-
ne, plus oriental rug. plus hotel
ills, was about $5,000.
But the American public can
inderstand a fur coat and a rug.
t can t understand a complicat-
d public-utility contract. So it's
lot anti-semitism that is involv-
d in the Strauss case. It's the
remendous power of Wall Street
ncney benmn tne man it wants
put into the cabinet as secre-
arv of commerce.
That's why the same crowd that
moving heaven and earth tto
onfirm Admiral Straus dumped
Herman Adams and indicted
Bernard Goldfine as millstone
uound the GOP neck.
PemeyB.
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