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EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Wed., Nov. 21, 1962 Page 5A Federally Aided Housing Presidential Order Bans Discrimination By STERLING F. GREEN Of the Associated Press WASHINGTON President Kennedy's order banning racial discrimination in federally owned and aided housing was termed Wednesday a sizable "first, bite" which may be broadened later. Kennedy made good a I960 campaign pledge by announcing at his news conference Tuesday night that builders and mort gage lenders who bar Negroes won't get federal financial backing. Effect Estimated The order will affect about 50 per cent of all future sub urban home building, officials estimated, and a. substantial Policy 'Prevented Disaster Kennedy Removes News Restrictions WASHINGTON (UPD Presi dent Kennedy Tuesday lifted the voluntary censorship placed on military information during the Cuban crisis. He said his recent information polices might have prevented a disaster. Much of the President's news conference Tuesday night was devoted to the government's handling of information during the Cuban crisis, and new infor mation policies in the state and defense departments. Kennedy said it would have been "possibly disastrous" if news of the Russian buildup in Cuba had "dribbled out" pre maturely. Restraints Necessary And during the days follow ing the announcement of the missile threat, he said, restraints on information were necessary to have the government "speak with one voice." He said the 12 points "that we made to the press in regard to voluntary restraints on the movements of troops and so on" No Race Bar At Clemson, Official Says ANDERSON, S.C. (UPD The president of Clemson College told a federal court Tuesday the admissions policy of the state- supported institution presents no barrier to Negro applicants. Robert C. Edwards testified during the second day of a hear ing on a suit by Harvey Gantt, 19, a Negro, charging that he was denied enrollment in Clem jon solely because of his race. Clemson attorneys said they expected to complete their case Wednesday. Oral arguments are not expected from either party. Federal Judge C.C. Wyche said the main issue in the case was whether Gantt's application was handled ditferently because he is a Negro. Edwards said Clemson fol lowed its admissions policy, which includes no statement or intention to bar anyone because of race, to the letter in han dling Gantt's request for trans fer from Iowa State University. There exists in South Caro lina a state law which would close Clemson as well as the state's Negro college should Gantt win his suit. But Edwards insisted that as far as he and other college officials were con cerned the Charleston, S. C, youth was just another appli cant. The reason Gantt has not been admitted, he said, was his failure to be interviewed by members of the architectural school and submit a portfolio of his architectural design work from Iowa State. Harland McClure, dean of the architectural school, was- asked whether Gantt was qualified to enter the school. "As far as his transcript and grades are concerned, yes," he answered. "But we still need his portfolio and an interview with him." (ADVERTISEMENT) Hemorrhoids Cured Painlessly By Non-Surgical Method The non-surgical, electronic method for treatment of Hem orrhoids (Piles) developed by doctors of the Beal-Oliver Sandy Blvd. Clinic has been so successful and permanent in nature that the following pol icy is offered their patients: "After all symptoms of Hem orrhoids ... have subsided and the patient has been dis charged, if he should ever have recurrence, all further treat part around 20 to 25 per cent of homes and apartments built within city limits. But it was far less sweeping than many administration aides had urged, and seemed certain to provoke outcries of disap pointment from some civil rights groups and Negro or ganizations which have been pushing Kennedy for action. However; there was no criti cism from the Congress of Racial Equality. Its national di rector, James Farmer, said in New York: "The federal gov ernment has at last recognized that it has a prime responsibil ity in ending discrimination in housing. It is a first step." Sen. A. Willis, Robertson, D Va., charged that the order would be lifted immediately. These restrictions covered such matters as details on num bers or movements of U.S. forces, any discussion, of plans for use of those forces, location of aircraft, intelligence esti mates of enemy plans or capa bilities and the lake. Kennedy said "I have no apol ogies for keeping secret the developments leading up to the imposition of the arms mockade developments which included increased aerial surveillance to confirm the present of nuclear missiles in Cuba threatening the United States. , Needs Differ Kennedy also said "there will be a change, I think, in the State Department policy direc tive" requiring all officials to make reports on their conversa tions with newsmen. He indicated no change in a similar directive at the Defense Department. "The need" at the State Department, he said, "is somewhat different from what it is in the Defense Depart ment. The Defense Department, he said, deals with "very sensitive intelligence and the methods by which that intelligence is re ceived." He said his only interest in establishing such policies was to prevent release of military information "extremely mimi cal" to the national interest. He indicated he was mainly con cerned with the possible leak age of intelligence information. Favors Talks As for areas not involved with intelligence, Kennedy said, "I would be delighted" to talk with Assistant Defense Secre tary Arthur Sylvester, who is sued the order, "and with rep resentatives of the press and see if we can get this straight ened out so that there is a free flow of news to which the press is entitled. On other subjects, Kennedy said: The Democrats did better than expected in the congres sional elections, but he is afraid the situation in the House may be about the same as it was in the 87th Congress in other words, hard going for much of his legislative program. There is no Indication now that the apparent difficulty be tween Red China and Russia "is helpful or harmful" to us. A better appraisal might be made during the next month he said. The United States "is in terested" in Brazil's proposal that nuclear arms and vehicles to deliver them be banned in all of South America. Members of Board Given Another Term Lane County Commissioners have reappointed all the mem bers of their Water Resources Advisory Committee for another year. Named as chairman is A. D. McReynolds. Serving with him on the committee are Horace Mvers, John Phillips, Byron Price, R. E. Kerr, Dr. E. D. Furrer, Fred Knox, Charles Ed wards, and E. O. Thoman. ments will be given without addition.nl fee." Patients experience little, if any pain. Their treatment re quires no hospitalization and does not employ drugs or in jections. Write today for a free, de scriptive booklet, yours without obligation: The Beal-Oliver Sandy Blvd. Clinic, Chiroprac tic Physicians, 202S N.E. Sandy Blvd, Portland 12, Or "will hurt real estate values all over the nation not just in the South." "I don't think there is any constitutional authority for the order," said Robertson, who heads the Senate Banking Com mittee. Forecasts Questioned Before the order was issued the National Assn. of Home Builders issued a survey indi cating that builders across the country expected it to cause a sharp decline in home building, which has been a shaky seg ment of the economy most of this year. . But Kennedy said he believed such forecasts were exagger ated. Housing officials said resi dential construction has not suf fered significantly in any of the 17 states and more than 20 cities which have their own anti-bias laws. The White House order de clares it to be the government's policy to assure equal housing opportunities "without regard to race, creed, color or national origin." But it carries no en forcement machinery to prevent discrimination in conventional home sales those in which the mortgage is not backed up by federal insurance or guarantees. Further Action Eyed Housing officials said further action may be taken. For the present it seemed wise, they said, to "go at it as prudently and sensibly as possible" while acquiring experience and legal precedent, Even the announcement was played down, to the extent pos sible on a nationwide television and radio broadcast. Kennedy tucked in five sentences on housing following his blockbus ter announcement that the So viet Union will take home its jet bombers from Cuba and the United States will lift its naval arms blockade. The President said his order directs all federal agencies to "take all action necessary and appropriate to prevent discrimi nation because of race, color, creed or national origin" in the sale, lease, rental and use of housing which is: Owned or operated by the federal government. Built or bought with the help of loans, grants or contri butions made hereafter by the federal government. This would include GI home loans made by the Veterans Administration. Built or purchased with mortgages backed by the Fed eral Housing Administration, guaranteed by the Veterans Ad ministration or otherwise backed by the security of the govern ment. Erected in federally aided development and redevelopment projects for slum clearance and urban renewal. Thus the order covers the fed eral programs for college hous ing, housing for the elderly, housing for the families of mili tary personnel built under the Capehart Act, and the thou sands of dwellings taken over by FHA because of the default of buyers. But it provides no sanctions against discrimination in the sale or rental of existing hous ing, even the which was built with federal help, except for an instruction to the housing agen cies to "use their good offices and to take other appropriate action permitted by law." Republican Predicts Intra-Party Clash WASHINGTON (UPD Sen. Ja cob K. Javits, R-N.Y., has "little doubt" that the 1964 Republican presidential convention would produce a clash between back ers of New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller and Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz. Javits told a news conference Tuesday that liberal-conservative battles have occurred at most recent GOP presidential nominating conventions and "I think we can expect no less" in 1964. (ADVERTISEMENT) Now! Relieve acid attacks caused by STOMACH TENSION Tablet discovery checks attacks in seconds... then works like a warm glast of milk to keep acid stomach soothed for hours N.Y., N.Y. (Special). Medical science knows that today, mil lions suffer from Stomach Ten sion... a distress caused by to day's hectic pace of living; Juice and coffee breakfasts. ..eat-and-run lunches... diet foods. Your own doctor can tell you. Stomach Tension pours wave after wave of burning acid onto delicate stomach tissues. But ordinary antacids merely relieve the nrst wave of acid . . . then leave the stomach, leave you orx-n to further attack. An ant acid was needed that could give prolonged soothing relief... the same amazing relief that doc tors knew a warm glass of milk fcl It Z if r" J It'' f .... 1 I - fej a., i Then, Now Engineers Shift Posts SALEM (UPD The Oregon Highway Commission Tuesday appointed Roderick L. Porter, 56, Salem, as deputy state high way engineer, effective Dec. 1. He will be the Oregon High way Department's number two man, just under State Highway Engineer Forrest Cooper. Porter, who has been an as sistant highway engineer for the past year, succeeds G. S. Fax son, 69, who is retiring. Porter s job as assistant will be filled by Lloyd P. Shaw, met ropolitan engineer for the State Highway Department in Port land. Fred B. Klaboe, Salem an as sistant construction engineer, was promoted to Shaw's job in Portland. Still another part of the shake- up caused by Paxson's retire ment is the appointment of Gil- more L. Decker, Salem, a field construction engineer, who will take Klaboe a old job. Porter, an Oregon State grad uate, worked for Portland Gen eral Electric Co. and the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads before joining the Highway Depart ment here in 1933. His previous positions in the department in clude office engineer and right-of-way engineer. Paxson, a nationally recog nized authority on highway and bridge building, has been with the department since 1919. He became assistant highway engi neer in 1953 and deputy a year ago. The shakeup in personnel also resulted in the promotion of two department employes in Roseburg. J. F. Putnam, assist ant division engineer for south west Oregon, moves to Salem to take Decker's job as field construction engineer. John H. Quiner, resident bridge engineer for southwest Oregon, will take over Putnam's post in Roseburg. Guard Units Win Awards SALEM (UPD The 1st Battle Group, 162nd Infantry, swept four of eight superior unit awards in the annual Oregon Army National Guard inspec tions. The group is a unit of the 41st Infantry Division. The state has 74 guard units. Units of the group rated supe rior were Headquarters Co., Portland; Company A, McMinn ville; Company C, Forest Grove, and Company E, Hillsboro. The group is commanded by Col. Bill K. Chapman, Portland. Other superior ratings went to Company A, 162nd Engineers, Portland; Company A, 241st Transportation Battalion, Port land; Headquarters Co., 1st Bat tle Group, 186th Infantry, La Grande, and 115th Public Infor mation Detachment, Salem. Inspections by Sixth U.S. Army Officers were conducted this fall. Rave. The answer came when physicians discovered a Glycine compound-a medication that soothed a burning acid stomach even better than a warm glass of milk. A medical publication reported that this compound gave latter relief thsn ordinary antacids, and actually worked to soothe the stomach for hours and guard against repeated acid attacks. This most effective compound Is named Amitone. If you suffer Stomach Tension today, and ordinary antacids fall to bring the relief you wnt, you need Amitone. Amitone tab lets are available at all drug counter without prescription. Alan Stevens, a Korean orphan, was pictured (left) on his first day of school in 1960 behind the protective arm of his adoptive father, James G. Stevens of Webster, N. Y. Wednes- New York Newspapers NLRB Upholds Agreement WASHINGTON (AT An agree ment by 10 New York newspa pers to shut down if any of them are threatened with an unauthorized grievance strike has been upheld unanimously by the National Labor Relations Board. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to dismiss the unfair labor prac tice suit brought by two of the nine craft unions which bargain with the Publishers Assn. of New York. In so doing, the NLRB overruled its trial ex- Tax Funds Distributed SALEM W The State Tax Commission said Wednesday it had distributed returns of the Eastern Oregon timber sever ance tax collected for the first quarter of the 1962-63 fiscal year to 15 counties. The tax was collected under a 1961 law which substituted a severance tax in the 17 counties east of the Cascades for the ad valorem tax. The commission collects the severance tax and distributes it to the counties. It distributed $74,761 for the first quarter. In addition, the commission said, $10,000 went into the adminis trative fund and $18,691 went into the reserve account. The total amount collected was $103,452. The distribution by counties: Baker $1,120; Crook, $2,763; De schutes $3,136; Grant $3,458; Harney $310; Jefferson $1,514; Klamath $26,326; Lake $19,365; Malheur $42; Morrow $1,704; Umatilla, $2,523; Union $4,759; Wallowa $5,648; Wasco $999; Wheeler, $1,086. MOSAIC TILE Exciting new hobby See big selection at . . . McDaniel Lumber Co. uo RlTer Rd. 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"Thus the agreement was, in essence, not an offensive weap on utilized to punish or lessen the legitimate effectiveness of the unions, but rather a defen sive measure utilized to combat unauthorized work stoppages in the plants of the publishers in volved, and, in the long run, in the entire unit, the board said. The board found that news papers "were particularly vul nerable to such sudden an nounced stoppages because of the perishability of their com modity, and the strict time schedules necessary in the pub lishing business." The trial examiner had ruled in favor of the New York Mail ers Union Local 6 of the Inter national Typographical Union and the Newspaper and Mail De liverers Union. He found unlawful the infor mal 1958 agreement between the You Are Cordially Invited To Hear GUY N. WOODS from Nov. 23 thru Dee. 2 7:30 p.m. Nightly . CHURCH OF . 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The idea is to maintain some part of the value of those particular stamps for collectors. At least 400 of the 120 mil lion four-cent stamps honoring the late secretary-general of the United Nations had been printed with an inverted yellow plate, leaving a white stripe down one side. Sherman had valued his un broken 50-stamp pane at about $500,000 on the stamp collecting market. But that was beforo the department announced it would print thousands of the inverts and sell them in an effort to deflate the value of the original misprints. About 375,000 of the delib erate misprints had been sold in less than four hours last Fri day when Sherman obtained a restraining order in Newark from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. luetic
