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r8 (Sac 27 Statesman, Salem, Ore. Tus March 30. 1S54 $999 Million Cut In Taxes Approved Tbasnlto Veto Risk By ROGER D. GREENE WASHINGTON A Senate House conference committee risk ing possible White House veto, approved a bill Monday slashing federal excise taxes, chiefly stem ming from World War II, by 999 million dollars. The conferees settled on a com promise between Senate cuts total ing $1,019,000,000 and House re ductions adding up to $912,000,000. - If approved by President Eisen- Danger Told in Over Reliance OnH-Bombs WASHINGTON" (fl Sen. Jack son (D-Wash) said Sunday night it was dangerous to rely too much on H-bombs, at the expense of strength in conventional weapons, since the hydrogen bomb may eventually be outlawed. In a TV debate (Dumont's "Meet Your Congress"), Jackson also criticized ""the massive retalia tion policy enunciated by Secretary of State Dulles. He said there is danger of "putting all our eggs in Jackson was joined in his attack of the "new look" military pro gram by Rep. Yorty D-Calif). The policy was defended by Sens. Mart in (R-Pa) and Case (R-SD). "More of Slogan" "I think the so-called new look Is more of a slogan than a policy,1 Jackson declared. In referring to the theory of re taliatory warfare, he said Russia's method of carrying on wars thru satellites creates a problem which cannot be handled by the threat of retaliation. "The State Department and the politicians should tell the military what kind of war they can ex pect," Jackson declared. - Yorty said the Eisenhower ad ministration's five billion dollar cut in Air Force funds last year fol lowed by a switch back to an air buildup this year had wasted "at leasts billion dollars" and had set the aircraft construction program back two years. Deceptive" Device "It appears the new look is noth ing out a deceptive aevice maae by the sloganeers to cover up a very serious blunder," Yorty de clared. Defending the administration's program for an air buildup. Case said "the only thing we quit was buying some sling shots to put the money into jet planes where it was needed to build a modern Air Force." Case said the "new look" had been misunderstood. It is a "total policy" consisting of several parts, he said, including the threat of re taliation to stave off war, adequate defense in case of war and di plomacy aimed at promoting peace among nations. Martin said America's defense is dependent upon "what can we afford?" hower the lower taxes would be come effective Thursday. Meeting behind; closed doors the conference committee accepted a Senate provision! cutting the tax on refrigerators, stoves and other household appliances from 10 to S per cent ; This was not in. Jhe separately passed House bill, and would cost the government an estimated 85 million dollars a year in lost reve nue. The committee also agreed to abolish any tax on movie or other admission tickets! costing 50 cents or less. The Senate version had proposed to wipe out taxes on ad missions costing ,60 cent or less, while the House Dill simply cut all admission taxes from 20 to 10 per cent 1 The committee further accepted a Senate provision retaining the present 20 per cent tax on horse and dog racetrack admissions, night clubs and club dues.- Another Senate; provision which won approval was a seetion ex empting regular! season college athletic events, government spon soed museums ahd exhibits, and amateur civic theaters from the admissions tax. The compromise bill now goes back to the Senate and House for final action Tuesday. Leaders pre dicted prompt approval. They said they thought Eisenhower would sign the bill Wednesday, although the administration has opposed al most all the wide range of excise cuts. . Eisenhower and Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey have contend ed the government is already too deep in the red to afford any fur ther tax cuts atf this time. Drive Hem ns To Get More ' . ; -. ! i i . . . ; MakfforlCobs WASHINGTON Un-A campaign to get more milk for the Navy's goes was under way in Congress Sunday. j - j . The basic daily ration of one- half pint per man: isn't enough for growing boys, in. the opinion of farm-state congressmen. And what better way to gel rid of millions of dollars! worth of sur plus dairy products than to funnel good fresh milk to' sailors, they add. . . . i J. . "If necessary, we 'can add milk tankers to the fleet" said Rep. Wheeler (D-Ga). t'Afid why not?" Tho Watro mlllr S ration wa brought to Congress-' attention by Rep. Cooley (D-NCJf senior Dem ocrat of the House Agriculture Committee, who termed it "shock ing." . ! :J j . - Cooley said that with dairy sur pluses piling up at a rate costing the taxpayers millions of dollars a day in storage charges alone, the least the government can do is require the armed services to serve more j milk I and butter to servicemen. I s Navy rations are determined by law. The. 1933 ration statute, still in effect, prescribes a daily allow ance per man of a half pint of fluid milk, four ounces cf evapora ted milk or one ounce ( powdered milk, 1.6, ounces of butter, and a half ounce of cheesed Sailors on shore duty have little trouble supplementing this Fation, but on long sea voyages fresh milk is practically nonexistent. , The Army and Air Force have no basic ration likfc tlie Navy. Their allowances are fiked by presiden tial order. They can also serve margarine, unlike the Navy. Wheeler estimated ithat if the ra tion were increased 5to one pint of milk a day for all Servicemen, it would dispose of a Jbillion pounds of milk a year, j Freeze Brings East Oregon Crop Damage By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A spring freeze hit much of Oregon Monday, but only one area reported extensive crop damage. That was in the Milton-Free-water area of Eastern Oregon, where peach and apricot crops were damaged seriously about a month ago. The latest freeze add led to the damage, a state inspector reported. The crop however, is not ex jected to be a complete loss. The crop was valued last year at $33, 000. The season was not far enough advanced elsewhere for buds or shoots to ' be damaged, growers said. The mercury dropped to 23 de grees in Portland, an all-time low for the date. Other low readings: Baker 16, Bend 18. Pendleton 19, The Dallas 21, Ontario 27, Salem 28, Newport and Eugene 29. Freezing weather was forecast ' for those points again Tuesday. Gene Tjerney Denies Plans To Wed Now HOLLYWOOD iffi Actress Gene Tierney's weekend meeting with Moslem Prince Aly Khan at the Mexican border; town of Tijuana had Hollywood Wondering Monday if they are married, or plan to be. But Miss Tierney, reached by phone at a film location, says "no," at least for nowj "We are not contemplating mar riage at this time," she said, through a studio spokesman. "Prince Aly's trip was merely one of friendship." j Prince Aly came all the way from Paris, via Montreal and Mex ico City, a 20th Century-Fox spokesman said. Miss Tierney flew to Mexico City to meet him Satur day and then they flew together to Tijuana Sunday.; The actress was accompanied by her mother. Tijuana police' said the couple arrived under assumed names. The airline passenger list described the Prince, former husband of actress Rita Hayworth, as "an independent worker," and Miss Tierney as a "housewife, officers said. They added that the couple had 335 pounds of luggage which ten porters loaded into two limousines Miss Tierney's mother entered one of the limousines. After leaving $2 to be divided among the porters, the Prince and the actress depart ed in a Jaguar for the Rosarita Beach Hotel, j The actress said when she re turned recently from Europe that Aly had proposed, but because of the fast pace .of his living she was having difficult deciding whether to wed. i LICENSE ISSUEp PORTLAND The City of Portland issued a business license to Hollywood Ford Motors Monday after Police Chief James Purcell withdrew earlier lobjections based on complaints of irregular busi ness practices. I I Check of Tuna Pack Planned ASTORIA, Ore. tft The Co lumbia River Packers Assn. re ported Monday: that none of its present canned tuna stock has been obtained since the March 1 Bikini '-ISbomh blast. The association, which imports tuna from Japan for canning here, said that great , care would be ex ercised in future canning of fish to be sure it wasn't contaminated. Speech Patterns Developed 1 : -.. 5 I . - v "A- I 4 Jr EUGENE Dick Crum, 8-year-old cerebral palsy victim from Marion County, and Walter Banks, speech therapist, use an amplifier at the Easter Seal agency's hospital school in Eugene, where young . Dick, who has speech and hearing difficulties, is learning to de velop speech patterns. The school is financed by the sale of; Eas ter Seals! and has youngsters from 20 Oregon counties enrolled. River Basin Board Meets SPOKANE ) The executive committee of the Columbia River Interstate Commission met here Monday but took no action on a formal; agreement for control of the area's water resources. H. Calvert Anderson, commis sion secretary, said the committee would met again Tuesday, still without acting on the agreement. Anderson said a meeting of the full commission, set for 'April 23 24, would probably consider the compact being drawn by Fredrick L. Zimmerman of New York. Ike rrosT ams Students Said t -- ' - ; 'Afraid' of I Serious Music '11 r . CHICAGO UP) Most high school students are afraid of . serious musit and their teachers are to blame, a music educator said Monday. Karl D. Ernst, Portland, S Ore. public! school music supervisor, told the 33rd meeting of the Music Educators National Confer ence that improper teaching leads students to "feel insecure and de cide that music, is for the expert." Most students, he said, develop ai "false concept" that '"music To Face New ConsressTest C v -., WASHINGTON (A President Eisenhower's housing and tax pro grams, which already have been bounced around on Capitol HilL face new tests in Congress this week. ., A major floor fight is in pros pect Monday when ; the House be gins consideration of a bill that strips the administration's 1 public housing program down to little more than a skeleton. There were unconfirmed rwnrt that the President might make some public move before Tuesday in behalf of his housing recommen dations. The House Appropriations Committee overrode Eisenhower's request for a four-year 140,000 unit public housing program, and voted only enough funds for a two year 35,000-unit "clean-up" operation. The committee decided that this "be the end" of federal public housing ventures. Chairman Ta bers (R-NY) called them "a racket" Another housing battle is in pros pect later in the week when the House turns to the President's recommendations for slum clear ance and a liberalised home loan program. The tax fight is due to be re hewed when Senate and House con ferees attempt Ho compromise dif fering versions of a general cut in excise taxes. The conferees meet Monday, and Republican leaders hope to speed the bill to President Eisenhower by Tuesday to help him meet an April I deadline. Houe (Committee Curbs Ike's Public Housing Program By WILLIAM f. ARBOGAST WASHINGTON im The House Rules Committee Monday knocked the props from under the admin istration's public housing pro gram, and Democrats called the action "a complete repudiation" of President Eisenhower. The Rules Committee refused to sanction an j; Appropriations Committee recommendation that would have kept the public hous ing program in existence on a skelton basis during the next fiscal year, whicfi starts July 1. Both committee! are dominated by Republicans. . " Last week thej Appropriations Committee decreed that 20,000 new housing units could be start ed next yeear and not more than 15,000 the following year. That would then end the pro gram, despite ' Eisenhower's re quest of last January for a 140,-000-unit program j spread over 4 years at the rate of 35,000. an nually, j - In making its recommendation, however, the Appropriations Com mittee exceeded jits authority in that it sought to modify a 1953 ban against any new housing com mitments. House Rules Committee clearance was necessary before the House could even consider the recommendation. " X The rules group refused to give that clearance at a closed door session. The vote was. not an nounced. v The effect-of the action is that , an objection by a single member can eliminate the Appropriations Committee's recommen d a t i o n when the bill reaches the, amend- ; ment stage in the House Tues day. i: - . . : "- Chairman Taber (R-NY) of the Appropriations Committee told , newsmen the Rules Committee : action means the end of the pub lie housing program in the House. . - . . y- "Lest year's ban against, new starts still stands," he' said. Taber said the Senate may re- vive. the housing program and persuade the House to accept some kind of compromise, as it nas done in the past. . Germanium, a rare metal now now used in electronic is recov ered in fly ash produced in burn ing coal. Ludwig van Beethoven, the composer was both nearsighted and very hard of hearing in his later years. must mean the same thing to all people" and that what is good "is good because the expert said so." 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