Capital jLJouraal
69th Year, No. 28 Salem, Oregon, Friday, February 1, 1957 ."Zo Price 5c '
THE WEATHER,
MOSTLY CLOUDY with scattered
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2 SECTIONS
20 Paget
Air Crash
Stirs Tide
J Of Protest
Halt of Test Hops
S Sought; 7 Killed,
78 Injured
,'. VAN NUYS, Calif. IB A tide
. of protest was rising Friday
' against the practice of testing air
planes over populous areas as a
result of the flaming crash of a
huge airliner into a 'crowded
.:, schoolyard.
The action came within hours
after the four-engine plane col
lided at 20,000 feet with a . jet
fighter Thursday, then came down
in a screaming dive, breaking
apart as it fell.
The accident, which took place
as both planes were being tested,
left seven dead and 78 injured,
: Probe. Flights Halt Asked
In Washington, Rep. Edgar W.
' Hiestand (R-Calif1, immediately
called for an investigation of
'. flight testing over populated
'areas. He asked that all test
J flights, over Los Angeles be
, stopped, pending examination of
1 the regulations.
' Residents for miles around said
the sound of the transport crash
;Was "like an earthquake."
? A blazing wing section exploded
over the athletic field at Pacoima
Junior High School, where nearly
100 seventh-grade boys in gym
clothes were exercising.
The plane's flying fragments
. cut them down as they ran. Two
were hurt fatally. The four men
in the transport also were killed,
as was the pilot of the fighter
plane.
Hospitals said 28 persons were
':, admitted, all but one of them
: pupils. Fifty other boys were
treated and released, attendants
reported.
Church, Homes Hit '
Two other schools, a church and
scores of residences for blocks
.- around were damaged by bits and
.-; pieces of the plane as it burst like
a fiery bomb over the residential
- area 20 miles nortnwest of Los
) Angeles.
In Washington, D.C., southern
California House members united
in a demand for an investigation.
They said they would seek to pre
vent future test flights over pop
ulous areas. City and school offi
cials joined in condemning the
practice.
Hundreds of persons saw the
two planes plunge from cloudless
skies.
The big silver airliner, a DC7
being readied by Douglas Aircraft
for Continental Air Lines, turned
in a vast curve, spouting flames
and smoke. As the angle of its
dive steepened, it came apart
piece by piece, filling the air with
debris.
Radarman Survives
Curtis A. Adams, 28, a radar-
man, parachuted from the jet. He
was picked up. injured but alive,
near Glendalc. In the hospital, he
told reporters:
"We had completed the second
of three passes we were making
to test our radar. I saw some
thing loom up on the left side.
After that I'm not sure what hap
pened. "There was a crash ... We
lost our cockpit canopy , . . Fire
(Continued on Page S, Column 8)
White House
.; Acts to Halt
Air Smashes
I WASHINGTON (UP)-'The
While House announced today it
will look into "every possibility"
to prevent air collisions such as
that over Pacoima, Calif.. Thurs
day which caused seven deaths.
At the direction of President Ei
5 senhower, Edward H. Curtis, his
1 special assistant for civil aviation
matters, said, "We are looking
1 into every possibility that might
help to prevent recurrence of such
a tragic accident."
The While House received a plea
from Mayor Norris Paulsen of Los
Ancclcs to halt testing of aircraft
over thickly populated areas.
The California Republican
,; House members, Joe Holt of Van
Nuys and Edgar W. Heisland of
, Allndena. made a similar appeal
' v o the White House in person.
The congressmen conferred with
Curtis and Louis Rothschild, un
dersecretary of commerce for
transportation.
AF to Reduce
i Wings Total
1 WASHINGTON - Secretary
Quarles said Friday the Air Force
expects to reduce the number of
its wings below next year's pro
jected figure of 128. which is nine
below this year's peak.
However, both Quarles and Gen.
: Nuthan F. Twining. Air Force
chief of staff, told the House
Armed Services Committee reduc
tion in the number of winis does
not mean reduced air fighting
t-encth
In reply to questions. Twining :
.aid the Air Force will have "not I
more planes, but more heavy
bombers" when the reorganization
into 128 wings has been carried
out.
Body of Airman Removed From Wreckage
i - -,
3
VAN NUYS, Calif. The body of one of four
crewmen of a DC7 passenger plane which col
lided yesterday with a jet fighter plane is re
moved from the wreckage which fell on the play-
Victims
VAN NUYS, Calif. Ronnie
Brann (above), 13, and Rob Zal
Ian, 12 (below) were killed yes
terday when a four-engine trans
port crashed in the schoolyard
where they and dozens of other
children were playing. (AP Wire
photo) MORE PEACE TREATIES
TOKYO (fl The Foreign Of
fice announced Friday. Japan will
soon sign peace treaties with Po
land and Czechoslovakia, her only
remaining World War II adver
saries. .
Bus Lines
rU t Ti-nnn u
Mar. 1 Unless Cities Provide Aid
Ry DOUGLAS SEYMOUR
Capital Journal City Editor
Bus service in both Salem and
Eugene will end March 1 unless
aid is given City Transit lines, of
ficials of the two cities were in
formed Thursday afternoon.
A committee of the city officials
was set up to explore what could
be done to alleviate the situation.
Carl Wendl, manager of the
transit firm, said I ha: unless a
lease agreement, proposed by the
company, or something similar, is
put into effect, "we will have no
recourse but ta shut down."
The company hao proposed a
least, similar to ene in effect in
Tacema. under which the city
leases the buses from th firm and
then turns them back to the com
pany t operate. Wondt explained
that such an arrangement would
save the company mere than
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ground of Pacoima Junior High school. Seven
were killed, including at least two school children
playing in the yard. At least 78 were Injured. (AP
Wirephoto)
U.S. Policy
As Tito Cancels Trip
By JOHN M. IHGIITOWER
WASHINGTON Wi The col
lapse of President Tito's sched
uled visit to Washington deals a
blow to U.S. policy aims in East
ern Europe.
State Department authorities,
however, displayed no surprise
at the announcement from Bel
grade Friday that the Yugoslav
leader, a Communist defiant of
Moscow control, had called off the
trip at least for the time being.
. The reaction to the plan, among
many congressmen and some oth
er groups, had been bad.
Thaw Breaks
Water Mains
At Falls City
By LETA FLETCHER
Capital Journal Writer
FALLS CITY (Special) Falls
City was without water Friday as
its ancient water mains settled and
collapsed in two places as freezing
weather abated and the frozen
ground thawed.
Both Falls City schools and the
Oakhurst school, which also uses
water from the city mains, were
closed because of the failure.
The town's only protection
against fire was two medium-sized
tanker trucks. Dallas fire depart
ment was asked to stand by in
case of emergency.
The breaks in the water mains
were discovered by Lylc Dorimor
shortly before daylight, near the
Teal creek reservoir.
Leslie Gripin, water commission
er, and Floyd Brown, street com
missioner, were notified at once
and undertook to repair the
breaks.
Falls City's wooden water mains
arc nearly 30 years old. The breaks
occurred at joints in the pipe.
Weather Details
Maximum yesterday, 42; minimum
todav, 3S. Tntal 21-hour precipitation,
.29; for month, .13; normal, .09. Sea
ion precipitation, 14.04; normal,
24.17. River height. -.1 of a foot.
(Report by U. 8. Weather Bureau.)
Will Suspend Service
city any money and would allow
the bus lines to stay in operation
for the five to seven per cent of
the city population that uses them.
Attorneys of the two cities ques
tioned whether the municipalities
could enter into such an agree
ment. Eugene City Attorney John
Pennington said that either a new
legislative act or a vote of the
people in the city would be needed
before such a contract could be
signed.
Chris Kowitz. Salem city attor
ney, also noted a portion of the
Oregon constitution which prohib
its cities from giving subsidies.
Committee to Study
The legal aspects ' the situa
tion will be studied by the com
rr.itloo which is t he headed by
Salem Mayer Robert White and
will be composed of both mayors,
cirj mOAOtiers. attorneys, senior
couov-il imvnbWB' and chamber of
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But Sen. Ellender (D-La), who
had raised one of the first voices
in Congress in support of Eisen
hower's plan to bring Tito here,
expressed '.'disappointment.'
I am very hopeful that the
President will renew the invita
tion later if he thinks it will assist
him in finding a solution to world
problems," Ellender snid.
Sen. Aiken IR-Vt) said Tito "is
pulling further and further away
from Russia."
, The invitation was sent because
Eisenhower and Secretary of State
Dulles consider Tito a symbol of
independent communism whose
successful defiance of Moscow has
done a great deal to keep alive the
spirit of freedom and hope of na
tional independence among the
Eastern European countries.
The U.S. government figured
that further evidence of its will
ingness to back up Tito, even
though it disapproves commu
nism, would imply assurance to
other Eastern European countries
that they can look to the United
States for help and understanding
if they similarly assert their inde
pendence of Soviet rule.
(Also, sec story on Page 2)
UAL Will Ask
Higher Fares
CHICAGO (UP) - United Air
Lines announced today that it will
seek approval of the Civil Aero
nautics Board for a fare increase
of 6 per cent ahove existing first
class, coach and excursion rates.
Formal filing will be made with
the CAB at Washington March 1,
the company said.
W. A. Patterson, president of
United, said the rate increase
would affect both domestic and
Hawaiian operations and "is one
that we take with much reluctance
but of necessity."
Patterson said higher wages and
costs made the requested fare in
crease necessary. Increases in the
price of gasoline will cost United
$2.1 million this year, he said, and
"we have no assurance that this
is the end of increased gasoline
prices."
of night schedules during part of
the year. These have now been
eliminated.
Further reduction of non-profitable
routes would not materially
aid the company, Wcndt said, be
cause cuts have already been
mode tt. the point where the over
head will remain almost constant.
'Slop-gap' Measure
He termed the lease agreement
plan a "stop-gap which would al
leviate the situation for three or
four years and may lead to further
arrangements In the future."
The March 1 deadline war.
placed because of union contracts
which are to be negotiated then
and because suppliers arc pressing
lr company for back bills, Wendt
explained. He said the union, had
already delayod contract talks for
M days, pending a decision of the
cities on the Icu-e agreement plan
There was a feeling on the part
of some of the Salerr council
members Ihirt loss of the bus serv
ice wmld not be toe serious here.
Weadt's ligvre cooiereinc the
umbtjr trl persee who are de
PMdeat rm ts bias fer transporta
nei were afco ejiestiened.
Flooding
Worsens
In South
4 More Stales in
Danger as Rain
Continues
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
-The toll of death and destruction
mounted today as new heavy
rains fed one of the worst floods
in the history of the Appalachian
Mountain region and carried the
threat deeper into the South,
Thirteen were dead in Ken
tucky, West Virginia and Virginia
first to be struck when flood
waters rolled out of the mountains
four days ago. '
President Eisenhower declared
portions of Kentucky and West
Virginia a disaster area as dam
ages ran into millions of dollars.
Virginia Gov. Thomas B. Stanley
also requested disaster designa
tion for six southwest counties
where 2.000 were homeless and
18,000 knocked out of their jobs.
Red Cross Needs $500,000
Gen. Alfred M. Grucnther, pres
ident of the American Red Cross,
said it was allocating half a mil
lion dollars for flood relief h the
three states.
But even as already devastated
areas began the herculean task
of getting back to normal, new
flood warnings were raised in
Tennessee, vestcrn North Caro
lina and northeast Georgia.
Farther south, the Warrior Riv
er was rising swiftly in Alabama,
where the Tombigbee also was
expected to go out of its banks.
Heavy rains continued to pound
cast Tennessee from Chattanooga
to Knoxvillc. Eight and a half
inches have fallen in 12 days,
more than twice the normal
amount for the month.
200 Families Flee
Two hundred families fled Ihcir
homes at Sevicrville, 26 miles
southeast of Knoxville, as water
from the Little Pigeon River rose
to two and three feet deep in the
center of town.
The U. S. Weather Bureau at
Ashevillc, N. C, sounded flash
flood warnings for the mountain
section. The Southern Railroad
reported three freight trains
stalled by landslides in western
North Carolina.
Homes were evacuated bclwccn
Robbinsville and Upton, where
streams fed by 24 hours of con
tinuous rain covered sections of
U. S. Highway 129.
In Tennessee, portions of Knox
villc and Gatlinburg already were
under water. Schools were closed
and highways were cut off.
Chill Returns
To Valley; 28
Low Forecast
Just give up any thought about
spring weather as yet because be
low freezing temperatures and
possible snow showers are back
with us.
Friday morning's minimum was
.18 in Salem, but the forecast says
the thermometer is likely to drop
about 10 degrees tonight for a
minimum of 28, and a high around
the freezing mark Saturday.
Moreover, the five-day forecast
calls for recurring periods of pre
cipitation with the rain turning to
occasional snow over the weekend
and continuing through Tuesday
and Wednesday. There is a possi
bility the precipitation will be
mostly rain for western Oregon.
Temperatures are due to be below
normal.
New snow was listed for the
high mountains this morning.
As a consequenco the highway
commission warns chains arc re
quired for travel in most mountain
areas. For those planning trips to
Mt. Hood the report stales there
arc 10 to 22 Inches of new snow.
Chains also arc necessary over
Santiam pass and other routes.
Two new inches of snow were list
ed for Detroit this morning, 12
inches on the Santiam pass.
Crush Injures Woituin
DALLAS (Special) Mrs. Edgar
Dennett of Prrrydalc suffered pain
ful bruises anil a back injury Fri
day morning when her car collid
ed wilh an nil tank truck at the
Y intersection on the coast high
way in North Dallas. She was tak
en to the Bartell hospital for
treatment and observation.
DO YOU
KNOW
Why the FBI did Pol
and could not legally open
an Investigation Into the
murder of Emmelt Till In
Mississippi?
Head
A
The II 3 niSlory
Sec. 1-Pagc 10
House
Appeal to Congress for
Federal John Day Dam
New Blast of
Winter Slaps
At Northwest
Snow Inland, Rains on
Coast Forecast for
Next Five Days
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cold, snow and wind relumed
to the Pacific Northwest Friday
after two days' respite from 10
day cold spell.
The Weather Bureau predicted
intermittent precipitation s now
from the Cascades east and snow
or rain west of the mountains
for the next five days.
A Seattle weather forecaster
said a "new Arctic push" brought
cold air down rapidly over the
Northwest Friday from the Yukon
and northern British Columbia.
Light snow was falling before
noon Friday at Spokane, Olym
pia and the Seattle-Tacoma Air
port.
At Bellingham, Wash, the mer
cury dropped to 24 degrees Fri
day morning. The wind reached
gusts up to 17 miles an hour there
early Friday, but moderated inter
in the day.
Schools at Lynden, Wash, were
closed because icy roads made
travel hazardous.
Temperature dropped auicklv as
the new cold air mass spread
southward. The mercury fell from
34 to 24 at Pendleton. Ore.. Fri
day morning, and it was down to
20 at Walla Walla, Wash.
The forecast was far below nor
mal temperatures, but with min
imums considerably- short of the
record cold of the past 10 days.
In northern Idaho, the heaviest
snow of the season fell over the
Coeur d Alene mining district
piling up to depths of 8 to 14
inches. Many schools closed for
the day. '
At Spokane, wilh 10 inches of
snow on the ground, road crews
were working around the clock.
The city had 14 graders out on
residential streets.
Lcwislon, Idaho had a high
temperature Thursday of 42 but
winds whipped snow into drifts
up to four feet deep to close some
rural roads. Highway traffic was
snarled for hours on the Winchest
er, Idaho, grade.
4 Bandits Nab
$50,000 Cash
TOLEDO, Ohio W Four heav
ily armed men robbed the Libbcy-Owcns-F
o r d employes Federal
Credit Union of $50,000 Friday
mroning, the credit union mana
ger, Albert Gottfried, told police.
incy cleaned us out." Gott
fried said of the four men who
appeared with pistols at 0:40 a.m.
just after Brinks Express had de
livered the money.
Cities of the Valley
The second in a series of
cities of the valley centers
on Hubbard in tonight's Capi
tal Journal In Sec. 2, Page 10.
You'll enjoy reading Ben
-Muxwell's report about this
agrlcultural-mlndcd town In
the North End of Marlon
county.
V1T1L WOMAN 'DIES'
Insurance Fraud
Pays Off
LONDON A Salvalinn
Army drummer who admitted
killing off 54 "people" in 24
months has been sentenced to two
years in jail.
The culprit Is 42-year-old Hlr
roll Davidson of Kcnnoway, Scot
land. He might still be pounding that
set of skins for the Army of the
Uird. as he did for 20 years, ex
cept for one thing.
He knocked off one of those
people twice.
The charge was defrauding the
Salvation Army Insurance Co., for
which Davidson worked as An
agent when not drumming. The
prnserulinn said 3.38.1 pounds
'10.472 401 was involved and un
folded this laic:
As agent for the company.
Davidson sold policies, collected
premiums and passed on death
seltlements from the firm to the
beneficiaries. It was dull work
paying only .1 pounds t14 a
week, But two yean ago David-
uoSsjq jo A-jsjeATufi
Giesy Bids
Tell Spending Total
Republican Says
$318 Million
Indicated
By JAMES D. 01.SON
Capital Journal Writer
Rep. Wayne Giesy (R-Bcnton)
Friday asked Gov. Robert D.
Holmes to give him the total
amount of his program as outlined
in the Governor's message to the
legislature.
Giesv snid in the letter that he
letter to the Governor, attempted
unsuccessfully to have the Oregon
house tax committee, of which he
is a member, make the request.
But Chairman Clarence Barton
(D-Coos) declared the "committee
would be presumptuous If it made
such a request."
Writes Letter ' ,
Giscy said in the letter that he
had attempted to ascertain the
amount of the Governor's budget
without success.
"The figure that I have determ
ined is $318 million," Giesy snid.
Since there arc eight members
of the house taxation committee
who have not had prior experience,
I think it is absolutely necessary
that we know what figure we arc
shooting lor in preparing a sound
tax revenue program."
Former Gov. Elmo Smith's bud
get, presented to the legislature,
calls for total requests from the
general fund of $259,848,737.
"Governor, would you be kind
enough to advise me wheUier the
figure I am using is correct or if
it will be more or less?" Giesy
wrote. "I realize that the other
day when you were asked what
your program would cost, you hod
only relumed from Washington
and hadn t sufficient time to ac
quaint yourself with your latest
staff reports.
Holmes Picks
3 Doctors for
Health Board
Three Willamette valley physi
cians were named Friday by Gov.
Robert D. Holmes to servo ori7 the
Oregon state board of health.
New members of the board, who
must be confirmed by the state
senate, arc Dr. Carl L. Holm, Sa
lem; Dr. Leo C. Skcllcy, McMinn-
ville, and Dr. Forrest E. Rlckc,
Portland.
They succeed Dr. Tom II. Dun
ham, Salem, who has been first
vice president; Dr. Carl H. Phetle
place, Eugene, and Dr, T. E. Grif
fith, The Dalles, whose term ex
pired Jan. 15.
Board member arc appointed for
four years and except for the sec
retary, serve without compensa
tion.
Dr. Holm, a native of Silverlon,
is an orthopedic surgeon and has
been in practice here since 1949.
He attended Willamette university
before completing his medical
training at the University of Ore
gon medical school.
He was in tho army medical
corps from 1045 until 1047 and
served In Germany.
TWICE
54 Times
sun found a way to liven it up a
int.
He stole a pad of 75 blank death
cerlilicatn forms from a regis
trar's olflcc. Then he began tak
ing out policies In the names of
fictitious persons, paying the pre
miums himself. And when some
body living wanted to surrender
a policy, Davidson would pay the
cash surrender vflue out of his
own pocket and continue the pre
miums. When he needed money, he
would kill off one of his policy
holders, send the head ollice f
forged dealh certificate, and pock
et the proceeds. He got away wilh
It 54 times.
The 55lh time, he put in a claim
for 200 pounds i$.v,o for the dealh
of Mrs, Julia McRay. A clerk in
the head office seemed lo remem
ber seeing thai name before.
A check of the records showed
it was the second time In less
lhan a year that Mrs, McRay had
departed this vale of tears.
Endorses
Governor
"I know by now' these figures
must bo foremost in your mind
and in your reply I would apprec
iate a specific amount. ,
Giesy, the only member of the
nine-man houso tax committco
who has served on tho committee
in past sessions, has also been
persistent in asking his Demo
cratic colleagues when the Demo
cratic tax program would be pre
sented to the committee.
At last Wednesday's meeting,
Chairman Barton told Giesy the
Democratic program would appear
soon "and you will have no diffi
culty in recognizing it."
Dulles Agrees
To 2 Changes
In East Policy
Advance Notice, Cutoff
Date for Emergency
Powers Accepted
WASHINGTON Iffl Secretary
of Stnte Dulles Friday concluded
six days of testimony to senators
on the administration's Middle
East resolution, and was rcnortcd
to have agreed to two amend
ments. !
Democratic leader Johnson
(Tex) said Dulles agreed to
changes which would; , r ,
1. Provide for 15 days advance
notice "to appropriate committees
of the Congress" on just how any
of tho proposed 200 million dollars
ot military and economic aid funds
would bo spent.
2. Make certain that emergency
powers as to me Handling oi tnis
money would expire wilh Uie end
ot tr.is fiscal year, next June 30.
Sen. Byrd (D-Va) had expressed
concern that the resolution, as
presented to Congress, would
grant permanent authority for for
eign aid spending.
Johnson said this amendment
assures that if some longtime nroi-
cct is planned, such as an irriga
tion program or a dam that would
require several years to complete,
Congress will be asked for specific
approtal of it.
Dulles met behind closed doors
for more than two hours with the
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services committees.
BrownleeDam
Not in Danger
From Ice Jam
ItftOWNLEE, Ore. 1 Ice be
gan breaking away smoothly from
accumulations in the Snake River
Thursday night and Friday, les
sening fear that work on Idaho
Power Co.'s Brownlco Dam might
be endangered.
Glenn Johnson, project manager
for Morrison-Knudsen Co.. the
builders, said "V'c don't think
there's any danger."
However, he added, men con
tinued at their stations watching
the wny the water flows through
the diversion tunnel. Explosives
arc at hand to break up any dan
gerous iro jams, he said.
Several days of sub zero weath
er put an unusual amount of ice
in the river and when the thaw
came uie temperature was just
above freezing this morning
Ihere was fear that a quick loos-
rning of Hie ice would bring a
jam in tho tunnel, pul the water
over the cofferdam and flood out
Ihc project. This. Johnson snid,
did not occur, Bnd workmen con
tinued their around-the-clock con
struction efforts.
Funds Uppcd
For Security
WASHINGTON W - The House
Appropriations Committee Friday
recommended 275 million dollars
to pay for Improved social secur
ity benelils voted by the Inst Con
gress. it Included that amount In a
catch-all bill calling for $335,090.-
ooo in supplemental funds for the
remaining live months of the pres
ent fiscal year. The over all total
was $4i),9!i7.500 less than Presi
dent Elsenhower had requested,
The extra funds for the Social
Security Administration would
boost to $1,575,000,000 the amount
provided for the program for the
fiscal year ending next June 30.
Hells Canyon
Vote Slated
Tuesday
By PAUL W. HARVEY JR.
Associated Press Writer
The Oregon House of Represent
atives gave unanimous approval
Friday to a memorial asking Con
gress to provide funds for immedi
ate construction of John Day Dam
on the Columbia river.
Although some Republicans
found it distasteful, they voted for
it anyway. The memorial now
goes to the Senate.
The House also decided to vote
next Tuesday morning on the
more controversial memorial' call
ing for federal construction of a
high dam in Hells Canyon. This
dam would flood out Idaho Power
Co.'s three sites lor low dams,
lor which the company has a per
mit from the Federal Power Com
mission. Ready to Go
Rep. Charles A. Tom (R). whose
town of Rufus is close to the John
Day site, told the House that
Planning for John Dav Dam is
almost completed, and It will be
ready to go by the time Congress
could provide the money " ,
Tom said that the dam, with
Snake River dams that have been
authorized, would provide slack,
wotcr navigation as far as
Idnhn "
"We're only asking Congress to
mcci us obligation, Tom riid.
Ren. John D. Goss (R). Port-
land, explained that he is "unal
terably opposed to federal con-
aviutuim ui utlllls inui COUIQ DO
built otherwise. But for the sake
Of thA record T nm vnlinir n
una uii!imiriHi. : . . n - .
Then Rep. Wayne R. Giesy (R),
Monroe, criticized the fact that
the memorial makes no provision
for construction by private utili
ties if the federal government
doesn't provide tho money."
The House contains 37 Demo
crats and 23 Republicans.
Big Factor in Growth
The memorial, introduced b
Tom and Sen. Rudie Wilhclm fR),
Portland, says "the present and
continuing growth of the region,
including Oregon, requires the
further and immediate develop
ment of its low cost power poten
tial in order to provide the energy
base for industries, job opportuni
ties and the needs of ils people."
It says the dam would provide
flood control benefits, 1,100,000
kilowatts of power, and navigation
benefits.
Tho House Taxation Committee.
with a 6-3 Democratic majority,
planned to vote in the afternoon
on ncpuhlican-sponsorcd bills pro
viding for a 3 per cent sales tax.
The committee, which favors us
ing the Income tax as a major
source of revenue, was expected
to vote against the sales levy.
Sen. Monroe Swectland (D),
Milwaukic, announced he will in
troduce a bill to regulate lobby
ists. It would require lobbyists lo
register with the chief clerks of
each house, and to file reports to
Ihplr Rnilrri, nf lnrnmn nnumnnl.
mid what legislation they seek to
Influence.
The maximum penalty would be
$3,000 fine and 12 months in
jail, plus a ban on lobbying for
three years.
Violation of such a lobbying ban
would draw a top penalty of
$5,000 fine and .'ivo years in
prison.
INows in Brief
Friday, Feb. I, 19.17
NATIONAL
; Flooding Worsens In
Southern Stales Sec. 1, P. 1
Unions Ordered (o Kick
Out Gangsters Sec. I, P. 7
LOCAL
Business Hike Revealed by
Social Security Ofhce Sec. 1, P. 5
Bus Service to Halt Un
less Cities Give Aid.. Sec. I, P. 1
STATE
Linn County Grand Jury
Itotuscs to Indict Sec. 1, P. 3
Juvenile Problems Talked
at Silverton Sec. 2, P. 10
FOREIGN
Tito Cancels Trip lo
united Slates . . sec. 1, p. 1
Russian Accuses U.S. of
Readying A-War .... Sec. 1, P. J
SPORTS
Vikings, Saxons Travel Sec. 2, P. t
PCC in Action Tonight Sec. 2, P. 2
Willamette Star Back Sec. 2, P. 1
REGULAR FEATURES
Amusements Sec. 1. P. 2
Editorials ...
.... Sec. 1, P. 4
.... Sec. I. P. 5
... Sec. 1, P. B-8
Sec. 2, P. 4
... Sec. 2. P. 5
... Sec. 2, P. 7-9
Sec. 2, P. 6
Locals
society
Comic;
Velcvision
Want Ads ..
Markets ....
Dorothy Dix
Sec. 2, P. 5
Crossword Puzzle ...... Sec 2. P.