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-
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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.
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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.
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