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2 — Port O rio n i News. T h m s d a y . A p r il 1, 1965 Nunn Charges Legislators With Lack Of Interest The Telephone Excise Tax We are now nearing the twentieth anniversary of the end of World War 11.. One of the unpleasant fringes of a wartime existence was the duty of supporting our national effort through v ir tually any device that would contribute to victory and peace. Among them was the imposition of taxes on vt'-tually uiy- thlng that would support taxation, even by over-stretching logic and reason. Our hope was that with the attainment of victory and peace, reason would return to our tax structure as well as to the rest of our economic and social existence. But today, nearly 20 years later, we are s till paying a 10 percent federal excise ta x --* ••luxury” tax, if you w i ll - . on a commodity as essential to our social and economic life as local and long distance telephone service. Many attempts have been made since World War II toward removal of this illogical tax. The House Ways and Means Com mittee conducted hearings on the subject before Congress last adjourned. Both President Johnson and Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon Jiave stated that excise taxes w ill be given a thorough review again In 1965. The only shred of logic behind the Imposition of an exlse tax on telephone service was directed to the Idea that the levy would tend to Inhibit the use of the telephone lines that were then tied up to capacity with vital wartime traffic. To day, there Is no longer any i.eed to place such a restriction on telephone service. There are four strong arguments now to repeal this tax: (1) The tax Is on customers, not telephone companies, and it falls most heavily on lower Income groups who must pay it on an essential household service. (2) Repeal would be a substantial stimulus to the econ omy, because elimination of the tax would produce immed iately a 10 percent reduction In telephone b ills. This in turn would stimulate additional use of communications facilities and services, producing in turn more communications con struction—more employment--additional tax revenues to the government. Thus, the loss of the telephone excise tax as a source of federal revenue would be offset, at least partially, be new revenue from other sources. (3) Telephone service is not a luxury and it no longer needs the inhibiting effect of a tax to keep people from using it. (4) The war emergencies which brought on telephone excise taxes have not existed for nearly 20 years. Your Congressman deserves to know your feelings about this unfair, burdensome and illogical tax. Your letter w ill help him to get it repealed. Write now-. Happy Easier To You, and Them Easter means many things to many people. For th e little ones, i t ’ s cotton-tailed tunnies, colored eggs, pretty baskets of ,,yummy” candies. For the grown-ups, it ’ s flow ered bonnets, the th rillin g story of the Resurrection and the realization that spring is really here. And then there is another group of persons, young and old, for whom Easter has another significance. These are the children who cannot run through the house or yard in search of the coveted eggs that have been hidden, or the adults who cannot walk in the Easter parade to church. These are Oregon’ s physically handicapped, victim s of congenital defects, disease or accidents, who wear heavy braces, need crutches or are limited to the places they can reach by wheel- c r u t c h e s or are lim ited to the places they can reach by wheelchair. To these— and they number in the thousands— Easter is the tim e when the annual Easter Seal sale of the Oregon Society for Crippled Children and Adults comes to a close. It is the tim e when the books are closed and the determina tions made for the coming year. How many crutches can be purchased this year for those who cannot buy their own, or wheelchairs, or can the m o b ile therapy clinics that take physical tereapists to many areas of the state be expanded? Can the Children’ s Hospital School ir. Eugene continue to expand to meet the tremendous need, or w ill hundreds of physically handicapped children and young adults continue to enjoy a session at Camp Easter Seal this summer? These are the questions, and we— the more fo rtu n a te - can provide the answers. Happy Easter and don’* forget those Easter Seals you received. Salen Scene by Robert L. Dernedde Perhaps the most d ifficu lt— yet m o s t Important--Job of every legislature ic to review, analyze and approve the state’ s general fund budget for the next biennium. For a progress report on how the 1965-67 bud get is coming along, Salem Scene asked Rep. Stafford Han sell (R-Hermiston), co-chair man of the powerful joint ways and means committee, for that story. Hansell, a five-term member of the House, said that “ with only two major budgets yet unexamined--higher education and board of health, it appears the size of the 1965-67 bud get w ill be near $450 million. This would represent an in crease of $82 m illion over the present biennium but a reduc tion of some $14 m illion from G o v e r n o r Hatfield’ s original budget request. Hansell said the ways and means committee w ill probably cut $8 m illion from capital construction requests as one part of the $14 m illion reduct ion. Another major cut came about from a revised estimate of the number of students io be en rolled in prim ary and secon dary schools. Hansell asserted the new estimate showed fewer students w ill be in school than were earlier a n tic ip a te d . “ This,” he declared, "re pre sents a savings of over $2 m illion in appropriations to the basic school support fund.” He indicated, however, that basic school support w ill none theless be increased from $132 to $152 per census child. He said the committee w ill probably amend the $5 million property tax re lie f appropria tion b ill (HB 1226) to provide that "any surplus In excess of $5 m illion at the end of each biennium would be allo cated to local taxing d istricts for real property tax re lie f.” This amount could be sizeable, since anticipated revenues for the coming biennium are in the neighborhood of $470 m il lion and p r e v io u s surpluses have averaged $20 m illion. Hansell likes this method of tax relief, since it would be a •‘direct offset” against already established budgets and thus be an absolute reduction ill taxes, whereas any direct appropri ation or greater increase in basic school support would be an amount local taxing districts could count on and budget for accordingly. The two weeks of uninter rupted committee work prior to the start of the session, he said, has "made a big differ ence” in ways and means com mittee activities. "A s far as the committee Is concerned the session could end at the 90-100 day point as we would have completed all our work.” HIGHER EDUCATION BUDGET He said, however, the com- The Juvenile In Print Pick up any newspaper today If you wish to see the juvenile in p rint. The picture for the most part Is not a pretty one. T h e r e are many factors at work, much has been written and most adults w ill discuss at great length the dark pic ture they see. I would like to say a few words in the opposite vein. It has been my pleasure during the past week to work with 800-plus Future Farmer boys at their state convention in Ontario, Ore. For the person that feels today’s young men cannot dis play mature Judgment, s e lf discipline and govern in a bus iness-like manner, I can onlj say, "you have not attended a state or national meeting of the Future Farm ers.” I cannot speak for all groups, but I assure any one Interested, that if they were to attend a state or national meeting of F.F.A. (the largest boys* or ganization of its kind in the world) they would come away mlttee w ill keep the higher ed ucation budget until the ses sion is ready to adjourn, lie- cause there are "so many areas to explore.” The department of higher ed ucation is the only state agency which is not required to sub m it a “ line item” budget. In stead, budget requests are sub mitted by programs, largely ba sed on the establishment of a student-teacher ratio formula. Hansell said it would take the committee an additional >0-40 days if the budget for higher education were to be itemized. He doesn’ t favor a budget for all areas of higher education, but he does believe a detailed "Justification” should be re quired of expenditures from re search grants, student fees and appropriations for building pro grams and extension services. Commenting on plans by some "aggrieved” Portland property taxpayers to circulate an Init iative petition to lim it property tax assessments to V of as sessed value, Hansell said if such a program were to pass it would create “ cpmplete chaos in local schools and govern ments.” A T~ lim itation on property taxes would reduce local coun ty re v e n u e s by nearly 75% s in c e assessments presently average about 2 .5' of assessed value. Hansell pointed out that the state could not help offset any revenue loss to local d istricts without enacting a combination of new and higher state taxes. These taxes might include a sales tax, higher income tax and a business tax. Concluding his remarks, he said the ways and means com mittee has tried to keep the level of state services balanced with expected revenues so that the state can "liv e with what it has.” Want« Nunn, executive :u u - tant to Governor Mark O, Hat field, today charged that a "pro g ra m that v ita lly affects the liv e i and pocketbooks of every Oregonian is being stymied by a lack of intereit among our leg islators. " Through inaction, he charged.they are "perpetuating im m unity for irresponsibility. " Niuui.who is also chairman ot the Oregon T raffic safety Com mission. made the charge at the Annual Convention of the Ore gon \utom obile Wtalcsaleis* \ssocialion at the Sheraton Sat urday. "The lack of interest, the in ertia, the'ho-hum ' attitude ap plies to much of our public as w e ll." Nturn said.as he urged a ll Oregonians io "le t your legisla tors know" you support traffic safety measures. C iting the need for passage of House Bill (111. relating to im plied consentforchemical te it- of the breath of drivers under arrest for driuik driving, Nunn stated that of those tested 491 per cent of the state's traffic accident victim s d u rirB I9o3 had been drinking at the tim e they were kille d. in every decision in every court where it has been tested, the constitutionality of implied consent legislation has been up held. l.e said. Courts have ruled tliat chem ical test evidence is not se lf-incrim inating "te s ti mony" he added. "Yet. advocates of im m unity tor irresponsibility on the high way continue tosharp-shooLtiit- p i c k, water down, and hinder passage of this legislation. " he said. The law could not be used as a"fishing expedition” for police. Nunn explained. "A n officer would have to have the same tangible evidence and or w it nesses before he would make an arrest for drunk driving. " INDIVIDUAL PROTECTED He emphasized that the in dividual has protection in HB 1111. because he is guaranteed a hearing before the Department o f Motor Vehicles if he wishes, and has further right to appeal reassured of the quality of to day’s young men. It is my earnest wish that every parent interested in the development of young men ex amine this program. Look at it, and get behind it in yuur own community. Let’ s have a good picture of your Juvenile when he goes to print. CHARLES HINDES F.F.A.-Vo-Ag Instructor at Pacific High School TO THE EDITOR The Veterans of World War 1 ot the U. S. A. respectlull;. re quest you write a letter to each of the fo llo w in g asking them to oppose the intended closing of Veterans Administration Hospit- als.Domiciliaries and Regional Offices. Honorable Wayne Morse Senate Office Building Washington. D. C. Honorable Maurene Neuberger Senate Office Building Washington. D. C. Honorable Robert R, Duncan House Office Building Washington. D. C. Thank you. Clarence Hansen Veterans of WVV1 to the courts. The chem ical breath test law would sene as a deterrent to those who itrink and drive by furnishing "scientific, unbiased, physical evidence of degree of intoxication or sobriety." It would also protect the Innocent from unjust charges and convic tions, he said. I1B 1111 was sent to the floor of the House with a "do pass" recommendation by the House Judiciary Committee on March 10, but was re-referred to Com m ittee for further study and a- metidments which, he said, in ay weaken the intent of the b ill. In attacking the detractors ol a maximum speed lim it b ill (HR 1112), Nunn said, there are tliose "few legislators wiiocom - plain that specific speed lim its are designed only to make it easier lor traffic officers >o make am sis. Apparently. they s till ad here to the notion that traffic law entorcement is a game of 'cop and robbers' with the po liceman as the enemy. " Nunn noted that defenders of Oregon's basic rule say it slwuId be kept because it is "long-es tablished", and remarked: "Dis ease, too. has been 'long-estab lished* w ith the human race. Does this make it good ? Poverty lias been 'long-established', but who would defend it because it's been around so long?" The basic rule alone, lie said, is no longer adequate for today *s traffic. " It is outmoded, confus ing, and dangerous. " "Leavingthe inteqirvlation of what is a 'prudent' speed to more than one m illio n Oregon drivers (p lu s visitors to our state), in effect, results in over a m illio n different ¡winonal speed laws." Nunn quoted Ctegon Stale IY>- l i c e records that showed 484 drivers were arrested in 1964 for exceeding 100 miles per hour, and 2,839 drivers were arrested for driving over 90 miles per hour, and asked. "By w hat stretch of the imagination could the defense of 'prudent* driving be offered in these cases’ " The Governor's executive as sistant said thatthc typeoi max imum speed law proposed is now in effect in 35 states. He said th a t- 202 (42 per cent) of the state's fatal accidents last year involved excessive speed, and "despite the fact that no one came forward w ith a sensible reason for letting every Tom. Dick and Harry set his own per sonal speed lim it, this b ill was tabled on March 1. " INSPECTION ATTACKED In advocating the need for passage of House Bill 1285. Nunn u s tic e COURT li___________ tl J Cases appearing before Justice A r t h u r E, Niemann in Justice Court since last report were: Leonard Dale ftaight, March 17, giving beer to minors, $50 fine, $4. 50 court cost, $40 sus pended; Fred Lee Warner, March 25, failure to transfer title . $5; F r a n c is Raymond Nickolson, March 25,overload,$l 50; Char les Francis Coyne, March 25. no vehicle license.$5; Thomas Ray M artin, March 26. no muffler. 55; Harvey Lee Phillips, March 29. truck speeding. $10; Wayne John King, March 29, improper m uffler, $10, bail forfeited. said its opponents have attack ed It on "misunderstood, or mis leading premises. " Niuui stated tliat a 1963 pub lic opinion survey of Oregon motorists showed that «8 percent favored (wriodic motor vehicle inspection, that only 23 per cent opposed it, and tliat eight per cent had no opinion. "Despite the public's expres sed wishes. and despite the sup port of llie citizens' safety or gauization, " said N iuui . "HB 1285 has been refcrrevl to the Ways and Means Committee w here its future is bleak. " Lobby Facts Still Secret State Senator Fdw.udN, I ad- elev (D-Fugene’, haa told the Senate State and FtxliT.il A l tai! -x Coiiimlilee that Ida Intiby disclosure b ill would protect tile public’?, right to know, and would be preventive medicine against the possibility of scan dal. In testimony Inu'ore the Sen ate’ s "b u ria l c o m m it t e r , ” which (he Senator called the '•d e a th committee,” Fadeley laksd tor passage of SB , a bill io require paid lobbyists to register aixi report expen ditures. This Is the third ses sion Fadeley has introduced such a measure and It has always dl<xl in committee. It Is expected to die again this session. The proposal w ill then have been Indore various ses sions of the legislature for a total of one year without action. Fadeley spoke softly to the committee obvtousljf refraining from making any sensational chai > s, p i .ii-.ui. in.' , on tee members as creative p«x>- ple In their own occupations and expressing belief that they could also be creative In sol ving the problems Of the state. •‘ You are all creative p.tiple in your own Occupations. You are problem-solvers. I his hill Is a problem-solver.” F aleley asked for life , not death, for .11. During testimony on die b ill, he revealed that he is pres ently circulating Initiative pet itions to put the,same measure on the general election ballot in 1966 if the present legisla ture does not pass a lobby disclosure measure. He said a i • 'll! eminent. The public has aright to know about It.” Lobbying la a major Influence on the peo ple’ s g o v e rn m e n t, Fadeley pointed out. In answer to c o m m itte e members* questions, ha said that some legislators might l>e i gfttli.«I io register im d e i S B 35 if they continued io receive retainers or money from groups seeking Io Influence legislation. He urged lobby lata Io stop op posing the b ill. There are over 160 known lobbyists ai the ses sion. Hie 1411 would require paid lobbyists to register sin , tell who hires them and how much they are spending to influence leglslalni s, tlic i.nv.-in........ . other m tm tw i ol the executive In such to suppoi I or oppose legislation. II would noi apply to private citizens who express themselves on legislative mea sures but who are not paid lor doing so. S i m i la r measures .ire now low In well over half the stales and in Congress, Hai New Sponsor I'ha new ipomori for the 1 uther L e a g u e are Mr, and Mis. Bill Hefner, Mr. ami Mrs. Vem Mag- nvson. and Mr. and Mis. Wayne Thoms», Luther League w i l l meet on A pril 4, at 2i3l) p. ni. to discuss plant (or the remaining year. Registration for the W illa mette Luther League Conference w ill take place, I lie conference w ill be held in Salem, April 23 and 24, Lenten Woiship w ill be held each Wednesday evening at 7i3o p, nt, tuitil tattler, April com m ittceii Receptionist: Mr. and Mis. C. W. I dslrteii. Cleaning and \lta ri M n. Karl Schalike, M n , Charlet H a lie r, M rsja rr) Godleyand M iu Kola Balter. Uihem Mr. I.B, holla,M r.Ray Kemke ami Dennis Knoke, \c o l)te i Clinton Stole;alter- natr, Ion) Hefner, Ba pi m i l l Slierr) I ; nn Hundley, daughter of Mr, and M n, llenr) Ihuulle). Grandparents are Mr. and Mn, \m old I lougluni. Spon- io n are Mr, and Mn, Ben Olsen, C11A to w* o lW r srwsnttr Mr. and Mri. Arthur F. Niemann \R I PLEASED TO \SNOUNCI. 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