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8" o FORMER ENEMIES Touring Japanese officers visit U. S. sub Silversides, moored in Chicago, that played havoc with the Japanese Navy in World War EL They are looking at the sub's score with flags at top denoting ships sunK. Lower flags list ships damaged. Left to right: Capt Yoshio Takahashi, Capt. Susumu Tshiguro, Rear Adm. Mitsugu Ihara and their escort, American Lt. Stuart Johnston. Over 300 Congressional Investigations Since 1789 Washington U.PJ Well over 300 congressional investigations havo been held since 1789 the first year of the United States under the constitution. The constitution doesn't grant specific authority for investiga tions and hearings. Congress just assumed it had the right to make them and started right of at its first session. It was not until 30 years later that Congress was challenged by the courts. A citizen, who was arrested by order of an investi gating committee, took his case to the U.S. Supreme court. Con gress won its first test wherTthe court upheld the action. Power Challenged Since then, the power of law makers to investigate has been challenged many times. The courts, except for a few cases where they found Congress had overstepped" its bounds, have held that Congress had the right to investigate and recommend for prosecution. The first important probe was In 1792 when a committee want ed to know why a general's forces had been so badly routed by Indians House investigators cleared him of all charges, but the publicity nearly ruined him Andrew Jackson, who later became the seventh President, was another general who drew the fire of a committee wben he chased Indians into Spanish ter ritory. It was contended that Jackson's maneuver might have led to a war with Spain. The early committees dealt with some of the same questions that crop up today. They investi gated corruption in government over 100 years ago. A Senate committee examined and weigh ed the evils of "Communism 34 years ago. In the 1920's, '30's and '40's the big investigations were cen tered around corruption in high places, the economic situation, and the war effort, respectively. To Help Lawmakers Congressional probes may also focus the public spotlight on situations that call for correc tive action such as crime, cor ruption and Communism. The purpose in this case would be St might er Road At Zigzag Sought ' Portland U.R) A proposal to straighten out the Zigzag creek curve on the Mount Hood highway between Zigzag and Rhododendron was submitted Friday by the Oregon State Highway Cpmmission to the fed eral bureau of public roads. The commission recommended that the federal government spend $500,000 available in for est service funds on the proj ect. R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer, said the curve pre sents a hazardous condition in the already realigned highway from Government Camp to Zig zag creek. Baldock said the proj ect could be started next year if the forest service and bureau of public roads can agree. to gather and publicize the facts. In many ways an investiga tion may bear some resemblance to a court proceeding. It can sub poena witnesses and cross-examine them but can not make a binding decision after evidence is presented. Prosecution and punishment is left for the law enforcement officers and courts. Last year congressional com mittee spent about $4,000,000 probing everything from the conduct of a senator to housing scandals. Some congressmen thought the cost to taxpayers of mushrooming inquries was head ing for and all time record. They felt that this was the time for a congressional investigation of the congressional investigations. Manslaughter Charge In Yreka Auto Dealh Yreka, Calif. (U.R) Alfred E. Furshaw, 54, of Vancouver, B. C, has been charged with man slaughter in connection with the auto death of William G. Green, 29, also of Vancouver. Green, an employee of Fur shaw's was killed Wednesday when Furshaw's auto crashed headon into a car driven by John R. Savage, 46, of Yreka. Both Furshaw and Savage were hos pitalized here with serious in juries. The warrant, issued by the Siskiyou County sheriff's office, alleged Furshaw was driving on the wrong side of the road when he collided with Savage. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 orevious day ARGENTINE LEADER Gen. Eduardo Lonardi (above) has been named to head new gov ernment of Argentina accord ing to official radio announce ment from Buenos Aires. 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Relief work was put on a 24 hour basis when the big storm first hit Thursday. All major highways were reported cleared of debris early Saturday and the island's only airport was in limit- Sunday, September 25, 19SS MEDFOHD (O1M0V) C4A 0E HIKE F... , , , - mmmmmm I imil . n m . i k THE CREW GOT OUT This ax-engined KC-97, used for midair refueling of jets, burns after crashing at end of Dow Air Force Base runway near Bangor, Me. All 12 crew members escaped death although three were seriously hurt ed use. Power and telephone lines were down across the small island, a British colony, and the government issued urgent requests for food and building materials from the world.. The storm's west to west-north-west course was along miles of open water but storm warnings were ordered raised outsideon Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba and the Farangua Peninsula. The weather bureau warned small craft along the coast of Venezula and the Netherlands Islands to remain in port. PSC Enrollment Hears 3,000 Mark Portland (U.R) Officials at Portland State college said Sat urday that the new school was running out of instructors even before fall term classes started. Registration through Friday passed the 2500 mark and the school predicted it would reach or exceed 3,000 by the end of next week. Classes start Mon day. The school's budget is based on an enrollment of 2,720. V The 1955-56 school year will be the first as a full-fledged four year member of the Oregon state system of higher education. ... More than SO per cent of In diana's ceal is obtained from surface mines, compaejd with the national figure of 23.6 pr cent. Chicago's newest electric gen erating station consumes about 6,500 tons of coal daily, and 80 per cent is delivered by barges. HASKINS Saw Shop MACHINE SHARPENING Saws Chala Circk Hand Lawn Mowers A Taab 1736 No. Riverside Phone 2-8236 SAM'S REGISTER NOW FOR OUR Big Buck Contest SPORTING GOODS 32 So. Central 117 S. 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