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10 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1950 ELECTION RETURNS KILLED ENTHUSIASM Congress for Special Session Already Tagged: 'Do Nothing' By LYLE C. WILSON Washington, Nov. 21 U.ro Administration enthusiasm for the special session of congress convening a week from today died with the general election returns. This one already is tagged a "do-nothing" session. Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., O., uttered the opposition verdict on It when he was asked what he expects the special session to do. "Adjourn," Taft replied. Mr. Truman's fair employment practices bill will be the star casualty of the 81st congress which will expire when the special session ends. The new 82nd, with considerable repub- Ucan reinforcement, will con vene January 3. Republicans will prevent any significant ac tion until the reinforcements ar rive. FEPC was passed by the house, It was stymied in the senate by a filibuster and died when its friends were unable to vote a cloture motion which would have stopped debate. Favorable house action on FEPC will not hold over to the new congress. All pending leg islation dies when the congress considering it comes to an end. Other house-approved bills now on the senate calendar which will die along with FEPC are those to admit Hawaii and Alaska as states and to rescind the orders pf the postmaster gen eral to curtail city mail deliv eries as an economy measure. Another casualty will be the bill to repeal and reduce some wartime manufacturers excise taxes. This bill was speeding through congress when the Ko rean war started. It was not long thereafter that all hope of tax reductions vanished and con gress turned to tax increases. The excise tax reduction had passed both houses and was due for last-minute review before final enactment when events caught up with it ItWill be a long time before another tax reduction bill gets liuch congressional attention, Authority for a federal pro gram for health services to school children has passed the senate and awaits house action. There seems little chance of ac tion In the special session. In the same fix is a senate ipproved project for construction grants to medical colleges and for scholarships. The senate also voted home rule for the District of Colum bia, but the house never got around to it. One of the most controversial bills which almost made it but missed was to overrule the su preme court opinion which held that oil bearing tidelands be longed to the federal govern ment instead of to the states whose seashores they composed That one passed the senate and had been marked for early house consideration. Mr. Truman opposed that one But he wanted many of the bills which now must die. Until the returns came in, he had been of a mind to call congress back to meet yesterday. But the re turns convinced him that he could not expect anything from this special session even if it were extended a week. Rain Predicted for Next Thirty Days Washington, Nov. 21 U.R) The weather bureau said today its 30-day outlook for mid-Novem ber to mid-December indicates temperatures averaging above normal in most of the southern and western portions of the country. The greatest departures will be in California, the bureau said. Colder than normal tempera tures are indicated in the north ern lakes region, and near nor mal in New England, the middle Atlantic States, the Ohio valley, the northern plains, and the Pa cific northwest. Precipitation is expected to exceed the seasonal normal in the northern border states and also in Oregon and northern California. Less precipitation than normal is expected in the southern plains, the southwest, and Florida. Elsewhere near normal amounts are indicated. Flood Victims Await Aid Anchorage, Alaska, Nov. 21 (Pi Flood-threatened residents of Cooper Center waited anxiously today for clearing weather and arival of Jet fighter planes from the' 57th fighter interceptor group. The planes are to bomb an ice dam at the junction of the Copper and Klutina rivers. Waters backing behind the dam threaten to inundate the small community. Delaware is the state with the lowest elevation, averaging around 60 feet; Colorado, aver aging 6,800 feet, has the high est. No Sunday Service Services were suspended Sunday at this little Baptist church located near Centerville, Calif., when flood waters swept it from its foundation and deposited it a block away. Heavy rains and melting snow caused similar scenes in many sections of California. (AP Wirephoto) Mrs. Truman Will Have a Lot To Say About 1952 Decision Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 21 (U.R) Merriman Smith, United Press reporter who has covered the White House for nine years, said today that he thinks President Truman is still a long way from a decision on whether to run in 1952. And when the time comes to make the decision. Smith be lieved, "Mrs. Truman will have more influence on the presi dent's plans than all the demo cratic bigwigs combined." He spoke before 300 civic leaders from Charlotte and the surrounding areas. The occa sion was a kickoff luncheon for the "Carolinas Carrousel" pre-Christmas affair along Mardi Gras lines. Thomas L. Robinson, publisher o fthe Char lotte News, introduced Smith. The speech was broadcast over a statewide network. Sen. Downey to r 1 DatMm Uau 3D jjllxUJlyjll MUI. JV Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 21 (JP) Sen. Sheridan Downey (D., Calif.) says he will resign No vember 30 because of ill health. Gov. Earl Warren said he will appoint republican Senator-elect Richard M. Nixon to his place. Downey, 66, made his an nouncement after a conference with the governor yesterday. He has been under treatment for a stomach disorder and did not seek reelection. Warren said: "Congressman Nixon was the people's choice for the post I will, of course, appoint him upon receiving the resignation of Senator Downey." The appointment, 30 days ahead of scheduled Induction January 1, will give Nixon sen iority over other freshman sena tors for important committee as signments. Nixon, 38, was elected to the senate over Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas by a majority of over 600,000 votes in a battle that saw Downey opposing Mrs. Douglas' candidacy. His 14th district California house seat will be vacant from the time he takes the oath as After telling of his experi ences in travelling tens of thou sands of miles with Mr. Truman, Smith came to one of the current big political questions: Will Mr. Truman run again in '52? "My guess," he said, "is that he's far from a decision. Most people think the question will be decided in consultation with big city political bosses and officials of the democratic national or ganization. That's all wrong. When the time comes, the matter will be decided right in the heart of the Truman family, between the president and his wife. "Mrs. Truman will have more influence on the president's plans for 1052 than all the dem ocratic bigwigs combined. She was much more disturbed than her husband by the gunflght in front of Blair house. He accept ed it as an unpleasant aspect of his job. But to Mrs. Truman, as it would be to any wife, it was a case of her husband get ting shot at and she didn't like it. "In the long run, those 29 shots fired In front of the presi- dential residence may have a lot to do with the race in 1952." Troops to Eat Turkey On Banks of Yalu Tokyo, Nov. 21 (U.B Ameri can troops will eat turkey on the banks of the Yalu river for Thanksgiv ing, a 10th corps spokesman said today. He said the turkeys are "going up right now" from Hamhung, Korea, to the forward lines. They are the first fresh meat brought ashore for the troops since the corps landed in Korea. Hunters Successful Grand Island Claude Pilcher and R. R. Rockhill of Grand Island and Erscl Gubser of Un ionvale returned home last week from an elk-hunting expedition in the Jordan Creek area near LaGrande. This was the only group from this area to return with 100 percent luck. 1950 V -1949. V J- -1948 TZ rv.dby Q "P f 1 1 635hy$leioniJ W f On i the past 3 yean OPS mem- Eershtp has increased nearly three times from 48,880 members in 1946 to 132,777 members in 1950. In this same 5 years the number of donors serv ing OPS members has neatly doubled from 635 physician in 1946 to 1125 physicians in 1950. In this same 5 years, OPS has paid out in direct services, on behalf of its men bers, more than $14,500,000. Five years ago $1,568,783.66 was paid out in behalf of its men bers and last year $4,310,508.13 was paid out in direct service costs. This constant 5-year growth in doctor and sub scriber participation has been on merit alone. It is a measure of the confidence placed in OPS by a large number of people. Orogon Physicians' Sorvieo OfnCtSt Portland SoUm, Mtdford, Pendleton, Attorla Sponsorad by tH Oregon Stato Medical Society Approved by the American Medical Association senator until Patrick 3. Hillings, a republican elected November 7, is swor in January 1. Downey plans a brief fare well speech to the senate be tween November 27 and the 30th. Then, he said, he will return to California to practice law. Community Club Meet Salem Heights The Salem Heights Community club met on Saturday night at the Salem Heights hall. President Archie Hi McKlllop presided at the meet ing. The boara oi maintenance reported on the condition of the hall. 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