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iqn budget smallest in many years WASHINGTON (UPI) -Presi dent Johnson today sent an aid skeptical Congress the smallest foreign aid request since the start of the Marshall Plan a total of $3.4 billion in new mil itary and economic aid funds in fiscal 1965. Johnson also split the foreign aid budget in two, listing mili tary and economic aid under different headings, in a move that appeared aimed at giving aid critics a harder target. But a top aid official said the ad' ministration would not neces' sarily send the two to Con gress In separate packages. The total aid request of $3,- roz.iuu.uuo was ;i.5 billion be low the funds originally asked by the late President John F. Kennedy for the current fiscal year. It was the smallest ad ministration request since the Marshall Plan first began in 1947, shading the previous low of 195S by about $86 million. Congress finally chopped ad ministration aid requests to $3 billion last year, although funds available for spending exceed ed this amount because of car ryovers from other years and loan repayments. In his budget message, John son said the less-developed na tions are engaged in "a criti cal struggle for political inde pendence and economic better ment" on which depends the stability and security of much of the world. He called contin ued U.S. aid "essential." As expected, Johnson di vorced his $1 billion military assistance request from the $2.4 billion he asked for such eco nomic aid as the Alliance for Progress and other loan and grant programs. The idea would be to have the military aid funds consid ered by the House defense ap propriations subcommittee ra ther than the foreign aid sub committee which is headed by aid opponent Otto E. Passman, D-La. But there is no guarantee the strategy will work; the House could easily put the two parts of the program back to gether under one heading. For other foreign policy func tionsranging from the Peace Corps and the U.S. Information Agency to the Tariff Commis sion and U.S. Embassy recep tionsthe budget sought $1.2 billion in new spending author ity. Johnson asked for $1 billion In new military assistance funds, but forecast actual 1965 outlays of $1.2 billion because some money is left over from past years. He said about 70 per cent of U.S. military aid now goes to nine countries on the borders of the Soviet Union and Red China. Although the budget asked for $2.39 billion in new econom ic aid money, it forecast actual outlays of only $2.15 billion during the year. This would be about $50 million above estimat ed outlays for the current fis cal year. No sag seen in fag sales WASHINGTON (UPI)-Presi-dent Johnson quit smoking in 1955 after his heart attack, but his new budget doesn't envision many Americans taking the same step as a result of the re cent government report on the health hazards of using tobacco. The budget estimated the government would take in $2.14 billion from cigarette excise taxes in the year starting July 1. That would be $65 million more than collected during the current fiscal year. Nor did the budget makers look for a big switch to pipes and cigars. They estimated the cigar tax take at $52 million, and the manufactured tobacco tax collection at $17 million. That would be an Increase of only $1 million for cigars, the same as the year before, and no change in the revenues from smoking and chewing tobacco and snuff sales. Road bottleneck is removed MEDFORD (UPI)- The last major traffic bottleneck be tween the California state line and downtown Portland was re moved Monday. Gov. Mark Hatfield and a host of other officials and civic leaders dedicated 17.25 miles of Interstate 5 freeway between the south end of Medford and the south end of Ashland. A portion of It, a 7.8 mile stretch, bypasses Ashland, and was opened for the first time. Although there are still some sections of two-lane highway on Interstate S, the opening of the Ashland bypass makes it possi ble to drive from California to Portland without encountering a stop light. The Bulletin, Tuetday, January 21, 1964 aft ky oJPttiK &v&v Sir; Mb mm f HER GARDEN GROWS Thanks to UNICEF, this young Indian girl in the State of Orlssa can tale care of her garden, part of a UNICEF-sponsored nutrition project in the region. Guided by trained teachers, the children plan, plant and cultivate their gardens. The pennies millions of American children collect at Halloween are used for this and other health, vocational and welfare projects. Johnson emphasizes that budget assumes passage of tax cut WASHINGTON (UPI)-Presi-dent Johnson emphasized to Congress today that his $97.9 billion budget is built on the assumption that the lawmakers will swiftly pass the big tax cut bill and thereby spur business activity. Calling tax reduction an "in tegral and vital part of my budgetary proposals," Johnson said prompt passage of the bill "should hasten the achievement of a balanced budget in an eco nomy of full prosperity." The Senate Finance Commit tee hopes to finish action this week on the $11 billion meas ure, passed by the House Sept. 25. It would slash tederai in come tax rates for every cor poration and for about 51 mil lion individual U.S. taxpayers. The President's preoccupa tion with tax reduction was re- debating U.S., Britain - retail pricing issues By Jess Bogus UPI Staff Wrlttr NEW YORK (UPI)-LegisIa- lators in the United States and Great Britain both have debates running on proposals affecting retail pricing. In Congress, bipartisan groups of senators and representatives are backing a quality stabiuza tion bill. Those who favor it say it would check price-cutting and dishonest practices which hurt distribution; its opponents say it would establish price fixing and tend to aid monopolies; that it would lead to a rise in the cost of living. In Britain, the Conservative government has announced a plan for legislation which would abolish what the British call re sale price maintenance but with a provision that, within a definite period after enactment, manufacturers ana otners at fected would have the right to appeal to the courts for ex emption. Legislation In Congress still Is in the committee hearing stage, although the proposals in the Senate and in the House have been discussed on the floors of the respective houses and In the Congressional Record. In Britain, the Conservatives are reported to be split within themselves on the wisdom of the measure. j Congressional advocates of , the quality stabilization bill ar-, gue that it would give protec-, tion to the small independent retailer. I One of the principal argu ments which has been used ! against the proposal thus far Is i that it would open the doors to j price-fixing by manufacturers, j Advocates say the bill merely j would permit a manufacturer of a brand name competitive prod-' uct to control the use of his trademark and that this Is a far cry from permission for all manufacturers of this product to get together to fix prices. fleeted throughout his budget message. Offset Revenue Losses Significantly, the message forecast that a rapidly growing economy would more than off set revenue losses resulting from the biggest tax cut in his tory. "Chiefly because of the anti cipated continuing expansion of economic activity," Johnson said, tax collections from indi viduals and corporations in fis cal 1965 should increase $3.1 billion over the current year de spite the proposed rate reduc tions. The President also counted on tax cuts to help in spurring the economy to an anticipated growth rate of 6.5 per cent this calendar year, compared with an average 5.4 per cent rate of growth for the last three years. It was on these rosy expecta tions, buttressed by the stimu lus of tax reduction, that he built much of the revenue esti mates in his big budget. Control Costs At the same time, by holding spending below the current fis cal year, Johnson reminded the congressional economy bloc that this "should provide am ple assurance of our determina tion to keep costs under tight control and move the tax re duction bill toward speedy ap proval." He also renewed his plea to Congress to cut the payroll withholding rate in the bill to 14 per cent to give the economy a quick boost. The House bill would cut the present 18 per cent withholding rate to 15 per cent this year, and delay a drop to 14 per cent until 1965. Johnson noted, however, that the 15 per cent rate will conti nue in effect until the bill is passed with the result that too much money will be collected from lower bracket tax-payers. Cutting the rate to 14 per cent this year will balance things out for these people and avoid time-consuming refunds. HEARING POSTPONED PORTLAND (UPI)-A hear ing on a representation election petition by Roseburg Local 3-436 of the International Woodwork ers of America was postponed indefinitely Monday by the Na tional Labor Relations Board. The hearing, involving L&H Lumber Co. of Roseburg, was scheduled for Friday. Wind-whipped rains pelt East, West Coasts By United Press International Wind whipped rain soaked the East and West Coasts today but left the Midwest high and dry with spring-like weather. Heavy snow piled up in the Western mountains. Milford. Mass., reported 2.05 inches of rain during the night. Foxboro, Mass., had 2.02 inch es and Norwood, Mass., had 1.97. Gale warnings were hoisted along the New England coast. Wind gusts were clocked at more than 60 miles an hour far inland, at Allentown, Pa. On the West Coast, more than two inches of rain rode strong winds into the San Fran cisco Bay region during the night and more than an Inch was reported at Burbank. Four inches of fresh snow belted Great Falls, Mont., in six hours today and Butte, Mont., was slugged with eight inches of new snow in 24 hours. Tampa. Fia.. reported more than an inch of rain in 24 hours. Winds hit 72 m.p.h. at Appo mattox, Va., Monday and down ed power lines, trees and signs. The Seattle, Wash., area was buffeted by 80 m.p.h. winds that broke store windows, toppled a radio tower and pulled down power lines. Despite turbulent weather at the nation's edges, the Midwest and Plains basked in a balmy touch of summer. The weather bureau described conditions in the nation's mid section as "an April in Janu ary temperature pattern." Bis marck, N.D., had a record high of 53 Monday and 60 degree readings extended as far north as Central South Dakota. The weather story was differ ent in the Western mountains. Up to 14 inches of new snow blanketed Northwestern Wyo ming, closing roads at Teton Pass at the Wyoming-Utah line and in Hogback Canyon. Wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour were recorded in Eastern Wyo ming. Cheyenne had a high of 54 degrees. 6 under the record for the date. Four inches of snow fell at Lakeview, Ore., alone the northern border of California. Heavy rains pelted the New York City area. Williamsport, Pa., had a one Inch snowfall, No decision yet on chairmanship CORVALLIS (UPI) Richard Kleindienst, national field direc tor for Arizona Sen. Barry Gold- water, said Monday a chairman for a state Goldwater for Presi dent committee would not be named immediately. Kleindienst was in uorvallis to hear Sig Unander, former state treasurer, speak at a Ben ton County Republican Club meeting on behalf of Goldwater. Clay Meyers of Portland spoke for New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. Kleindienst said the Goldwat er chairman would name loca tion of the state headquarters for the Arizona senator. It's plenty of money, any way you look at it WASHINGTON (UPI) - The $97.9 billion which President Johnson figures the federal gov ernment must spend in the coming fiscal year is a lot of money, no matter how you look at it. One way to get a vivid men tal picture of $97.9 billion Is to imagine it all stacked up In $1 bills. The stack would reach about 6,200 miles into space. END OF ERA Indiana's State Department of Education It closing all one-room schools by the end of the 1964 school year. Vincennes University, Vincennes, Ind., has erected this one roomer on its campus for future generations of Hoosiers to visit. This ancient log cabin was enclosed within a barn for many years so its poplar logs are in a near perfect state of preser vation. The interior will be restored to the style of the early century. Nixon's hat always in ring NEW YORK (UPI)-Former Vice President Richard M. Nix on said Monday his hat is al ways in the political ring and a poll indicates that a majority of GOP voters want it there. During a taped guest per formance on Arthur Goldfrey's radio show Nixon was asked if he was going to run for presi dent again. Nixon, without elaborating replied: "I never wear a hat so it must always be In the ring." In Washington, pollster Louis Harris released the findings on a national poll and declared that Nixon holds a "decisive" lead for the Republican presi dential nominatioii among GOP voters. The poll also showed that Nixon would run the strongest race against President John son. Nixon has stated on numer ous occasions that he is not a candidate. SMOKING CONCERN AGEN, France (UPI) Con cern about smoking was regis tered near here 140 years ago. A clerk at the town hall in nearby Nerac reported Monday that he found a municipal de cree dated 1824 forbidding smoking "during fairs and markets or in the streets of the town." The decree, signed by the mayor, did not link smoking with any disease. It said sim ply that it "inconvenienced" non-smokers. Baker testimony reveals free stereo set given LBJ WASHINGTON (UPI)-Presi- dent Johnson, then Senate Dem ocratic leader, was given a free $580 stereo Hi-Fi set in 1959 by a local insurance dealer at the request of former Senate aide Robert u. (Bobby) Baker, it was disclosed today. The Incident was described in previously secret testimony giv en the Senate Rules committee by Don B. Reynolds, who has figured In the Baker case as an insurance agent and asso ciate of Baker's who wrote an insurance policy on Johnson's life. Reynolds testfied earlier this month. In releasing the testimony, the committee also made pub lic an authenticated interview with Walter Jenkins, long-time Johnson aide who is now a White House assistant. Jenkins told committee aides he was informed that the record play er was a present from Baker. Jenkins stated in the Inter view that he had never heard that Baker was associated with Reynolds In the Insurance com pany which the latter operated. Reynolds, under questioning by committee counsel L. P. Mc- Lendon, said he had no com munication with Johnson about the stereo set either before or after it was shipped to the Johnson's suburban home. He told committee Chairman B. Everett Jordan, D-N.C, how. ever, that he did not think there would have been any question as to whether Johnson knew the source of the set. He said the Magnavox Company's invoice showed that the charges a total of $584.75 were to be paid by Reynolds. Baker, described In previous public testimony as a former vice president and silent part ner in the Reynolds Insurance firm, was said by Reynolds to be still a vice president of the firm on paper at least under a charter which has not been amended. Reynolds said, however, that Baker has only been in the in surance company s office on one occasion. DEATH PROBED SEASIDE, Ore. (UPI) - Aa thoritics today Investigated the death of Don Kempton, 62, for mer Seaside municipal judge. Kempton was dead on arrival at Seaside Hospital Monday of a .22 caliber bullet wound in the heart. Police Chief Ken Healea said Kempton was reported to have been cleaning his gun. Johnson pledges U.S. payroll cuts in fiscal 1965 WASHINGTON (UPD-Presl- dent Johnson pledged in his budget message today to cut the government payroll by 1,200 workers by June 30, 1965. Johnson estimated civilian government employment in ex ecutive agencies at z.ou.zuu at the end of the 196445 fiscal year. The last time the federal work force decreased was be tween 1957 and 1958, when it was cut by 36,000. The payroll held steady at 2,355,000 in 1959 and then rose steadily to the current year estimate of 2,512, 400. However, the current year Is no record. Employment zoomed to 3,787,000 In 1945 and exceed ed 2,530,000 in both 1952 and 1953. Johnson estimated there would be work force cuts in eight agencies and depart ments and no change In three others. Sixteen will nave larger payrolls. The estimated reductions ranged from a 17,080 chop in the Defense Department to a cut of three Jobs in the White House staff. The increases ranged from 4,730 new jobs in the Health, Education and Wel fare Department to 50 new posts in the Federal Aviation Agency. NEW CITY EYED ROSEBURG (UPI)-Resldents of the area just north of here plan to file petitions with the county clerk asking for a new city to be known as Edenbower. A spokesman said about 20 per cent of the residents of the area have signed petitions. The area has about 6,500 residents. HARVEY'S BACK! All Hnrrejr Wtwaton'i old friends md coRlomera mn Invited to vUlt htm 1 nit nyf Bend btutneai . . . Time On Station and Orooerr H mile north ol torn oa VA. IT. WHEN INSURANCE COUNTS COUNT ON PREFERRED Special Protection for NON-DRINKERS UCklDV f IJCDD ITT AC maUKAHec COMPANY HENRY T. MERRITT AGENCY 906 Harrtman 382-4331 Wetle's Takes Great Pleasure In Introducing BEND CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Dr. B. G. SPURLOCK Chiropractic Physician Lab X-Ray Adjustment PHYSIOTHERAPY Open dally m. to S p.m. Closed Thuraday afternoon 121 Greenwood. 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