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Passage of
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By Al ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Washington Willingness of ;
Congress last week to pass the
Upper Colorado reclamation
project-
a three-quar
ter billion dol-J
lar undertak
ing cannot
be taken as a
favorable sign
for affirma
tive action on
p e n d i n ng
N o r t h west
project bills
as the high federal dam at Hells
Canyon or the "partnership"
proposals for John Day, Cougar
or Green Peter dams.
Despite its big price tag it
was the second most expensive
water and power project ever
authorized by Congress the
Upper Colorado project sailed
through the House last week by
a heavy majority, 256-136. The
Senate passed an even larger
program for developing the four
state- Rocky Mountain region
by a wide margin, 58-23. The
compromise bill expected to
come out of conference will per- J
mit the Bureau of Reclamation
to build a series of dms, power
houses and irrigation works to
supply 132,000 acres with wa
ter for the first time and 235,-
000 acres with supplemental wa
ter. Federal power developed
will come to about a million ki
lowatts. Combination of Backers
This project had attracted a
unique combination of support
ers, which accounts for its easy
passage through this 84th Con
gress. Its backers were:
1. President Eisenhower he
maae a special appeal tor ap- j
proval of the project the day it
Upper Colorado Project Said Not
Favorable Sign for Northwest
came up in the House and House
GOP Leader Joe Martin later
estimated this pitch gathered in
30 more votes for it. Moreover,
the president has mentioned it
favorably in his various state of
the union . messages. Perhaps
more significantly, six of his as
sistants from the White House
were assigned to button-hole Re
publicans in the 10 days prior
to House debate on the meas
ure. The vote seaks for their suc
cess. 2. Mountain state Republicans
and Democrats alike joined to
push it there was no divers
ion along party lines from this
region, as now exists in the Pa
cific Northwest over power pol
icy. Members of both parties
backed this federal project.
Their stiffest opposition came
from members of both parties
from Southern California, who
Church-Stale Fight
Renewed in Argentina
Buenos Aires '(U.R) Church
state fricton touched off new
student riots here last night, a
few hours after the government
announced that uosted ex-President
Juan D. Peron's ban on re
ligious education in public
schools will continue in force.
At least two students were in
jured, and three of the youthful
rioters were arrested. One girl
suffered a head wouncf serious
enough to require hospital
treatment.
Continuation of the education
ban was a gesture to Socialists
and other leftists who have de
nounced the government's ear
lier declaration that it will per
mit the establishment of private
universities in Argentina.
contended it would cut into that
area"s water supply from the
lower Colorado river.
To Beef Up Economy
3. Private utilities and other
business interests from the
Mountain states got behind it
the pcwer which the govern
ment will generate will cost
about 6 mills and will be sold
to the 10 private power compan
ies that serve the bulk of the
residents of this region. Business
interests figured it would beef
up the economy of the entire
region, particularly the outlying
areas where more water is needed.
Argentina To Receive
Iron Lungs for Polio
Buenos Aires U.R) A U.S.
Air Force C-124 transport is
carrying 21 "iron lungs" here
today to help combat the polio
outbreak that has killed 85 Ar
gentines in recent weeks.
The huge, four-engined plane
is flying from Boston to Buenos
Aires by way of Greenville, S.C.
and Trinidad, B.W.I. It is ex
pected here early tomorrow.
The Air Force is only one of
a number of public and private
U.S. agencies which are helping
Argentina fight the dread dis
ease. Others include the State
department, the International
Cooperation administration, the
Red Cross and the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis. .President Eisenhower has ap
propriated 8100,000 from special
funds for the purchase of emer
gency equipment and the em
ployment of expert consultants
as a gift to Argentina from the
American people.
Neither the federal Hells Can
yon project backed by North
west Democrats nor the "part
nership" bills backed by the
Eisenhower administration and
Northwest Republicans have at
tracted such a powerful combin
ation of supporters. -
President Eisenhower, Secre
tary of Interior Douglas McKay
and their subordinates have
fought the Hells Canyon legisla
tion to a standstill in the recla
mation committee of both House
and Senate. They were able to
line up all the Republicans to
vote against the measure. Pri
vate utilities had fought it for
years.
Stuck on Dead Cenier
Unless some crack in this
wall of opposition develops
within the next few months,
the high dam bill has no chance
of being enacted into law to
take its place alongside the Up
per Colorado project in the an
nals of western resource devel
opment. What the president and his
administration have supported
for tht Northwest the "part
nership" bills of Reps. Sam
Coon for John Day dam and
Harris Ellsworth for Green Pe
ter and Cougar dams are like
wise stuck on dead center be
cause they have run into stout
oposition from Northwest Demo
crats. Private utilities are back
ing these measures, but so long
as Democrats control Congress
there appears little chance they
can be enacted.
Mountain state congressmen
won their battle for federal de
velopment of their big project
by joining hands with the ad
ministration to push it through
Congress Northwesterners are
losing their battles by fighting
amongst themselves.
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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
DIRECTING "For America"
movement, Brig. Gen. Bonner
Fellers begins "Stop Ike"
movement to throw presi
dential election into House of
Representatives. He claims
prominent right-wing Repub
licans and conservative Dem
ocrats will bolt their parties to
join movement. (International)
Menial Examination
For Berserk Father
Philadelphia, Pa. (U.R)
An exhaustive mental examin
ation began today for a berserk
father to determine whether he
ever will face trial on charges
of holding a priest and two po
licemen at gun-point for five
dramatic hours.
Joseph Madara, 28, the father
of two children, . was arraigned
on a variety of charges includ
ing kidnaping after his capture
yesterday. He lateri was taken
under heavy guard to Philadel
phia General hospital's psychi
atric ward.
Chief Inspector Alfred Dris
coll said disposition of Madara's
fate rested with the edistrict at
torney's office. He added that
Madara definitely would be
prosecuted if psychiatrists find
him sane and responsible.
The distraught Madara was
subdued on the" lawn , in front
of his apartment after police,
the police, a newspaperman and
Madara's wife persuaded him ,to
return and talk with her.
South Carolina Rabbit
Bill Made Ridiculous
Columbia, S. C. (U.R)
Members of the South Carolina
House of Representatives Tues
day defeated a so-called "rabbit
bill," by making it "to ridicu
lous" to pass.
" Lawmakers who disapproved
of the bill to permit children , to
hunt rabbits with sticks with
out buying hunting licenses ; in
troduced amendments to permit
the use of slingshots, air rifles,
arrows and boomerangs.
Finally, Rep. John T. Gentry
proposed "blowguns without
poison darts," "stomping rab
bits" with feet, or saying "bang
bang" if no weapon is available.
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Ford Stock Goes
OnN.Y. Exchange
For First Time
New York (U.R) Ford Motor
stock goes on sale through the
New York Stock Exchange to
day, just seven weeks after it
first became available to the
public in over-the-counter trad
ing. Business and financial leaders
planned to attend the opening of
the stock exchange when the
Ford stock will be listed for the
first time on the "big board."
To Reward Shareholders
At the same time Benson Ford
a vice president of the $2,400,-
000,000 auto giant and grandson
of its founder, was expected to
reveal for the first time how
many people owned shares in the
company.
Shareholders have paid from
$71 to $59.87 V2 for the 10,200,000
shares which went on sale over-the-counter
March 18. Its initial
price was $64.50 a share but it
bounded quickly as high as $71
in the unlsted market. Its closing
price Tuesday was $61.78 Vi. ;.
Family Hold Cut
Stock issued by the Ford Motor
Co. to employees and officers has
raised the total number of shares
outstanding to 11,331,450 shares.
Sale of the stock has cut the
Ford family's hold over the com
pany from 100 per cent to 40
per cent of the voting power, j
However, the other 60 per cent i
is spread so the Fords are assured !
control of the company. - !
Last year Ford became one of
the world's top money earners,
with sales of almost $5,600,000,-
000 and net income after taxes
of $437,000,000. The company
ranks as one of the nation's big
gest and richest.
Pacific Greyhound
Drivers Vote on Strike
San Francisco (U.R) Pac
ific Greyhound drivers and sta
tion employees in seven West
ern states voted today whether
to authorize a strike to support
current contract talks.
The contract covering the!
employees expires next Wed
nesday; Ballots will be counted
Monday.
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