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About The Bulletin. (Bend, OR) 1963-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1964)
7 surrender, dear Chamber should be complimented for suggestion on use of Urban Renewal It looks as if Bend is moving in the direction of a concrete Urban Renewal program. It is about time. The Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to ask the City to ac tivate its Urban Renewal authority, provided for by state law. We expect and encourage the city to do so. Off and on during the past three years, urban renewal has been discussed in Bend. Each time there has been no concrete action. This has been mostly due to lack ot necessary leadership and lack of basic knowledge about Urban Re newal and what it is all about. There is no excuse now for let ting Urban Renewal go by the boards. The Chamber of Commerce, through Industrial Committee Chair man Lyman C. Johnson, has a man knowledgeable in the mechanics of the process. The City, in Manager FTnl Pnrlrlv rnt a man rtntVl Irnnurl eageaDie in tne process ana aoie 10 carry out any directions the Com mission might give. So there is no reason for not moving ahead at full speed. Urban Renewal isn't as myster ious as it sounds. Basically it is a program pro vided by the Congress which en courages communities to raze and replace blighted areas by using big chunks of federal money and small chunks of local money. The ratio is usually 75 per cent federal money and 25 per cent local although in some cases communities can get 100 per cent federal money in the early phases of Urban Re newal. Communities can activate Ur ban Renewal committees designed to work on specific areas or on the city as a whole. The Federal people even provide experts on planning to speed the program. The Bend Chamber's interest in Urban Renewal stems from a desire to see a convention center located here. Whether or not this end result will be realized we can't say. But if Urban Renewal is properly handled and explained, Bend could clean up some of its less attractive areas in short order. Urban Renewal, of course, Is dis tasteful to some people. It is dis tasteful because it means taking fed eral money rather than using local money to solve local problems. With out getting into a discussion of gov ernmental philosophy, we will cast our vote for taking the federal money because It (1) is ours any way, and (2) is being used for Ur ban Renewal by hundreds of other cities in the United States and sev eral In Oregon. The Chamber of Commerce is especially interested in the land bordered by Newport, Wall, Portland and the Deschutes River as the first project in Urban Renewal. The Chamber idea is worth pursuing. We would also suggest that the city fathers look at other areas of Bend, notably on the west side, where Urban Renewal, properly handled, could be a boon to residents and the city alike. A natural Announcement, within a month or so, that both Governors Rockefel ler of New York and Hatfield of Oregon will become fathers prior to the November election would seem to make them a natural pairing for the Republicans this coming Novem ber. The late John F. Kennedy was As expected As has been expected for several months, the New York Times has announced it will discontinue publi cation of its West Coast edition, ef fective Jan. 24. The decision of the Times to enter the Western field Insted slightly over 15 months, short of the original two-year experiment period originally planned. The experience has been a trau matic one for the executives of the Times. They still have a hard time understanding it. Prior to their entry into the field, Tlmesmcn got literally thousands of letters from residents of the West, suggesting such a move. Times people felt they were entering a readymade, wide open market. It didn't work out that way. Circulation started out at about the 100,000 figure, and steadily declined to around 65,000, In spite of consider .'able promotion effort. That 65,000 was spread around a dozen or so states. In no place within those the first Presidential candidate to come equipped with an expectant wife, and he won. With two prospec tive fathers on the ticket, Republi can fortunes might be given a shot in the arm. To date there has been no similar announcement from Presi dent Johnson, and none is expected. states did the paper have enough circulation to make it an attractive buy to advertisers. There always was a strong local newspaper avail able which offered far more readers than the Times was able to com mand. About 20 per cent of the New York Times circulation Is on school and college campuses and to li braries; the Western edition showed the same trend. The West Coast edition of the Times was an abbreviated version of the New York edition. There was no real attempt to make it a West ern paper, edited for persons with Western interests. And the Times found out rather quickly that what people read In New York ain't nec essarily what they read in Los Angeles, or Phoenix, or Prlncvllle. The Wall Street Journal, a special ized business news publication, is the only newspaper which has been able to circulate successfully on a national basis in this country. De Gaulle ready to create new vacuum to fill By Phil Newsom UPI Staff Wrlt.r When President Charle de Gaulle vetoed British member ship in the European commu nity and in effect turned his back on both the United States and Britain he deliberately was creating a vacuum which he ob viously intended France to fill. Now, to the distress of the United States, he apparently in tends to recognize the Red Chi nese Peking regime, creating another vacuum which he also intends France to fill. It was just a year ago that De Gaulle delivered the one slap to those to whom he re fers as the "Anglo-Saxons", and it Is being widely predicted that the second will be administered soon through the same medium as the first, a news conference on Jan. 31. But to suggest, as has been done, that De Gaulle simply is evening a score born of his dif ficulties with the Americans and the British in World War II, is a mistake downgrading the man. Downgrade! Grand Design It, further, downgrades the grand design which De Gaulle extended first to Europe and Africa and now seeks to extend to Asia. First and foremost this Is to restore the voice of France in world affairs. De Gaulle and the United Slates are in collision in three vital areas: The Atlantic alliance which De Gaulle opposes because it interferes with his own design for French leadership in Eu rope. Continuing U.S. talks with Russia, the partial nuclear test ban and the apparent tendency of the United States to side with Russia against China in the in tramural dispute over Commu nist ideology. De Gaulle's advocacy of neutralism in Indochina and a united Viet Nam as opposed to the militant U.S. effort to roll back or at least contain com munism. Other elements, of course, en ter in. Paris dispatches indicate that De Gaulle believes he has Red Chinese acceptance of French recognition of both Peking and the Nationalist Chinese admin istration of Generalissimo Chi ang Kai-shek on Formosa. This would imply recognition of the "two Chinas" idea which both Peking and Taipei have de nounced in the past. Might Break Bar Opponents of Red Chinese en try into the United Nations fear that French recognition will make it difficult, if not impos sible, to bar the regime next year, particularly if France and the French African community vote in favor. Red China is the sworn en emy of the United States and is the advocate of violent rev olution everywhere in the world. The Korean War still is unfinished and neutralism in Viet Nam would negate all pre vious U.S. efforts and sacrifices to preserve democracy there. Indochina, including Laos and Viet Nam, is a traditional area of French influence. When the United States moved in as the area's chief defender after the Geneva conference of 1954, it was a blow both to French pride and to French prestige. The French attitude Is that Red China is a force in being which cannot be ignored, either diplomatically or In trade which for France now amounts to about $50 million per year. It is an attitude shared by some in the United States. Money sought to save fish WASHINGTON (UPI) - Con gress was asked today for $2, 848,000 to continue an effort o help save salmon and steelhead trout runs in the Columbia River. The request was included In President Johnson's budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The money was requested by the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries for constructional op eration and maintenance of hatcheries and fish passage facilities under the federal-state Columbia River fishery develop ment program. Of the total, $588,000 was car marked for construction and $2,260,000 (M) for operation and maintenance of existing facilities. Will Greek exiles seek to embarrass Queen Frederika on her visit to U.S.? By Draw Pearson WASHINGTON - Queen Fre derika of Greece, arrives in the United States today and it will be Interesting to see whether some of the exiles from her country abuse the courtesie- af forded them by this country to embarrass her. When she visited London last year, Mrs. Betty Abatiellos abused British hospitality by grabbing F r e d e r i k a by the shoulder and pushing her around; while the famous Greek Communist, Manolis Giegos, re cently pardoned and released from jail by King Paul, was in London picketing her. Also in the picket line in and around Claridge's Hotel was Athanassio Doganis, a former exile to Com munist East Germany. However, the rude treatment the Queen received from this handful of ex-patriots boomer anged and when she and King Paul rode through London en route home, a crowd five feet deep lined the streets cheering them to make amends for the discourtesy. Queen Frederika is coming to the United States this time on a purely unofficial visit, chiefly to receive an honorary degree from Barnard College. She told me when I saw her at t h e Greek Summer Palace on the Island of Corfu last year that she loved visiting the U n i t e d States, even though she has to pay her own expenses and the Greek allowance to the royal family has not gone up with the increased cost of living. A Queen's Problems The Queen is as frank as she is charming, and didn't hesitate to discuss the problems of roy alty. The problem of royal mar riages is what usually gets Into the headlines; and King Paul, who also is frank, conceded that it is difficult for royal children to meet each other. "That was why we organized the cruise of the Agamemnon in 1954," he explained, "to give the youngsters a chance to meet each other." But far more difficult though far less publicized is the prob lem a king has of keeping sta ble governments in office. At the present time, Greece, one of the most democratic countries in Europe, has just held one election and is about to hold an other. These cabinet turnovers are both expensive and make for economic instability. On one occasion, during the Greek guerrilla fighting, the cabinet was so torn between splinter factions that it seemed impossible to form a govern ment; and the Queen told me how King Paul had prevented the crisis. see him next morning," she x plained. "But four of them came to the palace that night at seven. I sent word that the King was asleep. Imagine being asleep at seven p.m.! But we knew that if four leaders saw him without the others, the oth ers would be indignant. "Next morning they all came. I stayed on the stairway won dering what would happen. They lined up and informed the King that they could not form a gov ernment. "My husband made a speech a very patriotic speech. 'You are the chosen leaders of the Greek people who represent our democratic way of life," he said. 'If you fail to give a gov ernment to our people, you leave me the responsibility a responsibility which I don't want.' "He opened the door and walked out. 'May God enlighten them,' he told me. "Twenty - four hours later they formed a government." Those are some of the diffi cult, delicate problems the kings of democratic countries face, problems which don't get into the newspapers, but which in this case were told to me by a queen who has befriended or phans, supported democracy, and is now visiting the country which she admires next to her "My husband a s k e d all the political leaders to come in and own. TWIT Capital lifit Tobacco people to feel government crack down along lines suggested by Maurine By Yvonne Franklin Bulletin Staff Writer WASHINGTON Although Rep. Robert B. Duncan flicks off criticism of a lethargic Con gress by saying that it mostly stems from people whose pet programs haven't been enacted, he is not too enamored of the seniorirty system and would change it. "I don't mean to imply that there is no way in which the procedures can be improved," he said, "because I think there are. But Congress does do a job, and well. . ." Duncan would like to see a bi partisan commission of Senate and House members study the procedures of Congress to see if certain changes couldn't be made to make it more efficient. One reform which Duncan would approve would be to re turn to the Speaker of the House the power to appoint Committee chairmen; and not necessarily on the basis of sen iority. He said that as Speak er of the House in Salem he had that authority and it worked well. He sees no reason why it couldn't take care of some of the abuses in Congress wherein aged committee chairmen act as feudal lords over their legis lative domain. A case in point Is Rules Chairman Howard Smith, 80, of Virginia, who arbitrarily de cides which bills shall or shall not go to the House for a vote. His powerful chairman and par liamentary skill is such that his committee is called the third House of Congress because of his ability to tie up bills. The committee is theoretically a "traffic cop" to send bills to the House in an orderly fashion, ac cording to the Speaker's wishes. But it doesn't work that way. A Senate - passed Youth Op portunities Act, citing only one instance, to provide training for drop-outs has been in his com mittee since April, 1963. It pro vides that Youth Conservation Corps training camps in conser vation areas and national parks would be integrated. And as one of the defenders of segregation, he refuses to let the House vote on it because of the "mixing" of the races as he calls it. The same holds true to an ex tent of other aging and crotch ety committee chairmen who have life and death authority over legislation. Rep. Mike Kir win of Ohio, powerful chairman of an appropriations subcommit tee almost took away all of Ore gon's public works money be cause Senator Wayne Morse and Rep. Edith Green had crit icized his pet fish aquarium to be built in Washington. He is in his seventies. The following are a few of the chairmen of key committees in the House, their region and their ages: Appropriations, Clarence Cannon, Mo., 83; Agri culture, Cooley, NC, 65: Armed Services, Vinson, Ga., 79; Bank- H ,T1 V lai t. tXJ..S"iSTX.-X., r, .1 1" n The Bulletin Tuesday, January 21, 1964 An Independent Newspaper Robert W. Chandler, Editor Glenn Cuthman, Gen. Manager Jack McDormott, Adv. Manager Phil P. Brooan, Atsoclat Editor Del Unelman, Clrc. Manager Loren B. Dyer, Meeh. Supt. William A. Yates, Managing Ed. Knlerfd hi Secvnd ClaM Matter. January S. HIT. at Ire IVat Offlrt at lnd. Ore em. un.1er Act of March X 179. rubuatted daily caccpt Sunday arl caruua boudara br The Band Bulletin. Inc. ing and Currency, Patman, Tex as, 69; Government Operations, Dawson, 111., 76; Interior, Aspin all, Colo., 66; Judiciary, Cellar, N.Y., 74; Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Bonner, N.C., 71; Post Office and Civil Service, Murray, Tenn., 68; Public Works, Buckley, N.Y., 72; Science, Miller, Calif., 72, and the most powerful of all and leader of the southern bloc, Howard Smith of Virginia, 80, Rules. Duncan agreed that the pro posed civil rights legislation last year bogged down the Congress. Southern committee chairmen were accused of deliberately re fushing to act on all legislation appropriations to run the government weren't voted until six months' after the old year's appropriations had run out in an effort (successful) to prevent the civil rights bill from reach ing the floor for a vote. Their alleged aim is to pre vent a vote until late in the 1964 election year and thus cause House and Senate majority leaders to take out the most controversial sections of the bill in order even to get watered down legislation. This strategy has worked be fore and civil rights legislation in the House was hindered by 74-year-old Emanuel Celler of N. Y., chairman of J u d I c 1 a r y, which handles civil rights, who practices law in New York. He attends to congressional du ties two or three days a week and thus his slow handling of the civil rights bill suited Smith's purposes. Duncan holds no brief for the seniority system, which even liberal congressmen sometimes defend by asking "what Is the alternative," especially if they have accrued some of the pre ogatives of seniority themselves such as have Reps. Al Ull man and Edith Green. Mrs. Green is a chairman of a sub committee and thus very influ ential on the Education and La bor Committee. UUman is a member of the prestigeous Ways and Means Committee and his favor is sought. The defenders of the system say that experience through seniority does make many of the chairmen accountable to the majority party in the House or to the leaders who must try to pass a President's bills, and Duncan would like to see power return to the Speaker, The leaders are the Speaker of the House John McCormack of Mass., Majority Leader Carl Albert of Oklahoma and "Whip" Hale Boggs of Louisiana. ". . .the House has little to say about who is going to be chairman of Rules," Duncan said. "The only way you can have legislation that is attuned to the will of the people is to have the leadership reflective of that feeling by electing the Speaker by a majority of the majority party and giving him authority to appoint committee chairmen." Duncan said he believes t h e Congress as it is now consti tuted pretty generally reflects the will of the people, In spite of the grip the southern rural bloc from one party states has on the machinery of the House. Duncan said also that it was difficult to really know "t h e will of the people" and that he thought he was elected to use bis beat judgment on legisla tion. He thought that perhaps me chanical voting could be tried. As it is now quorum calls, standing votes and roll call votes take an enormous chunk of a Congressman's time. Duncan said roll calls serve a good purpose in rounding up stragglers, hurrying over from the two House office buildings and there will soon be a new one. He thinks perhaps 10 min utes could be given over to a roll call vote which could save time and hasten enactment of legislation which he said grows increasingly more complex, and there is just more of it to meet the needs of a burgeoning popu lation. Duncan's office workload Is heavy because he still insists on writing most of his own let ters. Most congressmen turn over the job to assistants who know his mind on legislation as well as district problems. Dun can enjoys writing his letters and says that even if he is a little slow in getting down to it, at least his constituents know he has given personal attention to their correspondence. He serves on two committees: Agriculture and Interior, which handles bills of concern to Ore gon. A vibrant man of enormous energy, who is relishing his job in Washington, Duncan grinned that he wished he had another committee. Red embezzlers are executed MOSCOW (UPI)-Two Rus sians accused of embezzling In the clothing industry have been executed in the Soviet, Union, it was reported Monday. The Kazakhstanskaya Pravda official newspaper of the Kaz akhstan Republic, said the em bezzlers were executives of a clothing factory in Alma Ata and had stolen $412,000 worth of goods. Both were shot. Stassen plans set columnist all a-tingle By Dick West UPI Staff Writer WASHINGTON (UPI) - Al though still in its infancy, trie. 1964 presidential campaign al ready has provided us with a number of suspense-packed mo ments. Who, for instance, can forgel the way the tension built up while we were waiting for Gov, Nelson Rockefeller to tell us whether he would be a candi date for the Republican nomina tion? By the time Rockefeller final ly tipped his hand, revealing that he had decided in the af firmative, the tension was so thick you could have cut it with a sledge hammer. Our nerves were still taut when Sen. Barry Goldwater put us on tenterhooks again. Re member the day when he called GOP leaders in Arizona togeth er to disclose his decision? ' It was so quiet you could have heard a bomb drop. I imagine that even the Rockefel ler forces felt relieved when the word finally came that Goldwa ter, too, had decided in the af firmative. Anything is better than uncertainty. After two nail-biting periods like that, I thought it was rath er unkind of astronaut John Glenn to make us go through it all again. Glenn, as you know, recently resigned from the space pro gram and flew to Ohio to in form the voters whether he would become a Democratic senatorial candidate. Although it didn't have as much suspense as a presidential announcement, we nonetheless held our breaths until Glenn di vulged that he, likewise, had decided in the affirmative. Being all keyed up by these cliff-hangers, I naturally was set a-tingling by a notice that Har old E. Stassen would hold a news conference here this week to "announce plans and inten tions for 1964." This time I couldn't even wait to get the news off the ticker. I rushed right over to the audi torium and sat there on the edge of a chair until he un veiled his decision. I'll say this for Stassen: Ha didn't add to our torment by waiting until the end of his nine page statement to expose what was up his sleeve. In the second sentence of the fourth paragraph, he took us off of pins and needles by disclos ing that, as regards running for the GOP presidential nomina tion, his decision was in the af firmative. Stassen, who lost a bid for the nomination in 1948, unsuccess fully tried to dump Richard M. Nixon from the 1956 ticket, and then was defeated In guberna torial and mayoralty races, thus removed any lingering doubts about his comeback attempt Barbs Most of the time when a tele vision station gets a break for a commercial the viewer doesn't. It's a real life whan the first half is made happy by your parents and the second half by your children. If you gave little autos and fire engines to your kids for Christmas we hope you are en joying your trips. If would be much better H drivers would run out of gal rather than common sans. Mealtime Anawer o Previous Puzzle ACROSS 1 KM of cake drum 8 elites 11 Hall! 13 Blackbirds of cuckoo family 14 Press 15 Indian weight IS Made effeminate eoU.) 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