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of Congress
Washington (U.R) Repub
lican campaign managers have
budgeted about S4.000.000 for
the two committees handling the
GOP drive to regain control of
Congress, it was disclosed Sat
urday. However, much larger sums
will be spent by state and local
campaign organizations trying
to elect Republican nominees to
the House and Senate.
For example, the party's na
tional headquarters has estimat
ed that S7.000.000 to S10.000,
000 0ill be spent at the state
and local level for state as
well as congressional candidates
on radio and television time
alone. This would b: in addition
to the approximate 82,250,000
already budgeted for national
radio and TV campaigning.
Democratic Spending
A Democratic party spokes
man said the Demorcats expect
to spend about the same as the
GOP on national network com
paigning. But he doubted they
would match the Republican
estimates for state and local
radio and TV.
About $4 million has been al
lotted for the Republican sen
atorial and congressional cam
pagin committees, which make
contributions to candidates and
to their own campaign commit
tees. Some of this money is not
spent directly on the Senate
and House campaigns because
these two committees must pick
up some of the checks for the
national radio and TV broadcasts.
The congressional campaigns
will get increased Republican
attention now that President
Eisenhower's second term an
nouncement has buoyed GOP
confidence about winning the
presidential race.
Mr. Eisenhower has repeat
edly shown concern because his
party failed to retain control of
Congress in the 1954 mid-term
elections. The Republicans face
a particularly tough assignment
in trying to win back control of
the Senate this year.
Explosion Seen 75
Miles Away Friday
Herscher, 111. (U.R) An ex
plosion in a natural gas pipeline
rattled buildings Friday night
in a city 13 miles away and its
lights could be seen 75 miles
way.
Captain Fred Morrow, an air
line pilot of Detroit, said "it
looked like an atom bomb to
me." Morrow saw the explosion
while flying a cargo plane from
Milwaukee to Chicago.
The explosion occurred in a
pipeline one and a half miles
south of Herscher near a large
natural gas storage field which
upplies consumers in northern
Illinois. o
The line exploded in an aban
doned field and there were no
casualties.
Another pilot flying an Oz
ark passenger plane from St.
Louis to Chicago said "it lit up
the skies so bright we could read
newspaper by it."
The pilot, Capt. Joseph Urian,
37, of St. Louis, said he thought
an arsenal in Joliet, 111., had
blown up. He was about 15 miles
from the scene of the explosion.
Passengers aboard thought it
was "an atom bomb," Urian said
A company spokesman said
the gas was cut off quickly and
the blaze was brought under
control.
One Killed in Fire
In Apartment House
Milwaukee, Wis. (U.R) An
elderly woman died and four
persons were hospitalized early
Saturday in a five-alarm fire that
swept through a two-story brick
apartment building on Milwau
kee's South Side.
The dead woman was Mrs.
Grace Thompson, 61, who was
found in her first floor apart
ment. She was identified by a
son
Firemen first thought they had
rescued all 24 occupants of the
building, all adults, after bring
ing the flames under control
however, they looked through
the badly damaged building, saw
what they thought was a fur
coat and discovered it was Mrs.
Thompson's body.
Fire Chief Ed Wischer esti
mated damage at S120.000.
Mark Hatfield To
Speak at Greek Week
Eugene State Sen. Mark Hat
field. Salem, will be the main
speaker at an orientation as
sembly which will be one of the
major events of the annual
Greek week at the University
of Oregon April 5-7.
Hatfield will address sorority
and fraternity members at 7
p.m. Friday, April 6. He is dean
of students at Willamette uni
versity, advisor of the Willam
ette ihterfraternity council and
the alumnus of Beta Theta Pi
fraternity.
Administration
May Oppose Move
To Lower Benefits
Washington (U.R) The ad
ministration has indicated it wyi
oppose Democratic proposals to
lower the age at which women
and disabled persons could re
ceive old age insurance bene
fits, it was learned Saturday.
Its opposition is reported to
be b?.sed on the proposed in
crease in social security taxes
to finance the liberalized bene
fits. It has questioned whether
the benefits would justify the
increase, in view of a trend
towards employment of more
older workers and increasing
efforts to rehabilitate handicap
ped persons so they can work.
If the administration follows
through on its indicated stand,
it could have another major
collision with the Senate Dem
ocratic majority. Senate Dem
ocratic Leader Lyndon B. John
son has endorsed the new pro
posals in principle and has as
signed them high priority.
Social Security Bill
The social security bill, as
passed by the House last July
would allow women workers,
ana wives and widows of re
tired workers covered by the
Federal Insurance program, to
collect old age benefits at age
62. Totally and permanently dis
abled workers could collect at
age 50. The present benefit is
65 for all persons covered by
social security.
About 1,050,000 persons
800,000 women and 250,000 dis-j
abled would benefit initially I
from lowering the benefit age.
To pay for the added benefits,
now and in the future, about
53.5 million workers would pay
higher social security taxes. The
tax for employed workers and
their employers would go up
from the present two percent
to 2V percent each. Taxes on
the self-employed would be rais
ed from three to Z3A percent.
That would mean an $18-a-year
tax increase for. the aver
age worker earning $300 a
month and a like increase for
his employer.
Bodies Exhumed in
Arsenic Murders
Mobile, Ala. (U.R) Au
thorities Saturday set about ex
huming the bodies of seven rel
atives including five young
daughters that a 49-year-old
waitress is suspected of murder
ing with arsenic. ,
Mrs. Rhonda Belle Martin was
arrested and charged with mur
der Friday after a two-month in
vestigation started secretly after
her present husband was found
suffering from arsenic poisoning.
That investigation already has
resulted in an autopsy on the
body of her former husband,
Claude Martin, who died at 50 in
1951. .Officers said traces of ar
senic were found. She was charg
ed with his death.
Police said they now planned
to investigate the deaths of five
young daughters and another
husband, all buried in Montgom
ery, Ala., and her mother, bur
ied near here.
All the victims died of diar
rhea and vomiting, which the of
ficials said are symptoms of ar
senic poisoning.
Mrs. Martin ' denied the
charge, saying "there's nothing
to it."
Mrs. Martins' present hus
band, Ronald C. Martin, stepson
of Claude Martin and about 19
years Mrs. Martin's junior, was
admitted to a veterans hospital
at Bilxoi. Miss., for treatment
of a similar ailment.
Quarles Calls for
Study of Support
By U.S. Allies
Montgomery, Ala. V.P, Air
Secretary Donald A. Quarles
called for a study Saturday to
learn how firmly America's al
lies would support it in an atom
ic war.
Quarles raised the question,
long an unspoken one in mili
tary and political circles, in a
major speech prepared for de
livery at the Air university at
Maxwell Air Force base.
Positive Pressure
The Air secretary asserted
that this country's deterrent
pressure "must be positive and
unequivocal." He said aggressors
"m u s t expect us" to counter
either local or global aggression
with "our best and most mod
ern weapons" obviously mean
ing nuclear weapons.
"In this situation there is a
psychological point that needs
further study," he said. "It has
to do with the attitude of our
friends and allies in the free
world.
"The essential question here
is whether their willingness to
stand firm with us would be
enhanced' or impaired by the
expectation that, if our forces
became engaged, our best weap
ons would also become en
gaged." Calls For Study
Quarles raised the question in
calling for a "detailed study"
at the Air university's advanced
schools on what he called the
new science of deterring war.
He said so far deterrent power
has grown without a "deal op
portunity to theorize about it."
Quarles said a "deterrent po
sition" has peace as its object,
rules out preventive war but
will not permit retreat or ap
peasement in preserving "our
way of life."
He said the country must not
only have such powerful retali
atory forces that aggression
would be unprofitable but if
must make aggressors know
"that this situation exists."
Eisenhower Sends Personal
Message to Pope Pius XII
Vatican City (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower, in a personal
message delivered to Pope Pius
XII Saturday, praised the pon
tiff's' work for world unity and
peace. He said the Pope's work
was an "inspiration to man
kind." Mr. Eisenhower's message
was presented to the Pope by
John A. McCone, Los Angeles
businessman who is serving as
the President's representative at
ceremonies marking the pon
tiff's 80th birthday and the 17th
anniversary of his coronation.
McCone, the first U. S. presi
dential representative to call on
the Pope in six years, was re-
Sunday, March 11, 1956
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE
TV Show of Birth
Cancelled by NBC
Hollywood (U.R) The pro
ducers of the "Medic" TV show
Saturday accused Francis Card
inal Spellman of "an unwarrant
ed and very disappointing use
of your high office" for action
which they said led to cancella
tion of a TV showing of the birth
of a baby by Caesarean section.
NBC Television network offi
cials and church spokesmen,
however, denied that the cardi
nal had anything to do with can
celling the scheduled Monday
night episode in the "Medic"
series. NBC said' the birth se
quence show was cancelled be
cause the network believed it
"would be unsuitable for home
audiences."
The cancellation followed' dis
closure that the Rev. Timothy
J. Flynn, director of radio and
television for the archdiocese of
New- York, had written the net
work protesting the scheduled
program. , ' .
"Father Flynn's letter was in
spired by the cardinal," charged
"Medic"' . producer Frank La
Tourette. "We know that for a
fact."
Civil Rights May
Be Spelled Out in
House This Week
Washington (U.R) The ad
ministration's long-delayed stand
on civil rights legislation may
be spelled out next week under
prodding of the House Civil
Rights bloc, it was learned Sat
urday. President Eisenhower is ex
pected to advocate stricter vot
ing safeguards for Negroes and
undoubtedly -will recommend
setting up a bi-partisan, bi-rac-
ial, commission to try arid solve
kindred problems. He feels a
commission study is the best ap
proach to current tension in the
South.
Presses for Rights
Rep. Hugh Scott (R-Pa.) told
the United Press that leaders of
the House group pressing for
civil rights- legislation will make
a new bid for action next week,
He said a six-member informal
committee has an appointment
to see Deputy Attorney General
William P. Rogers Tuesday
morning to discuss the type of
proposed legislation being pre
pared by Attorney General Her
bert Brownell, Jr.
Scott said this will be follow
ed Tuesday afternoon by a meet
ing oi all House members who
are pushing civil rights legislation.
The unanswered question is
whether the administration pro
posals will go as far as the
House bloc wants.
Brownell has told some con
sressmen that present laws are
not adequate to protect the vot
ing rights of Negroes as intend
ed in the constitution. He prom
ised the administration would
submit corrective recommenda
tions.
ceived in a 13-minute audience
in the papal library.
McCone gave the Pope a brief
presidential letter expressing
Mr. Eisenhower's "personal best
wishes" and the "affection and
esteem" of the American people.
The President's letter was ad
dressed "to his holiness, Pope
Pius XII" and said: .
"I have entrusted this letter to
my good friend, Mr'. John A.
McCone, who has come to the
Vatican City to represent me
me personally at the ceremony
solemnizing your 80th birthday.
"It is a great satisfaction to !
me to have my- representative
participate in this ceremony
which has such great signifi
cance for all peoples of the
Christian world. Your labors
for world unity, peace and well '
being are a constant inspiration j
to mankind.
"I have asked Mr. McCone to :
convey to you my personal best j
wishes and solicitation, and to j
express to you the affection and 1
esteem of the American people." i
The letter was signed: "Re-1
spectfully and sincerely, Dwight j
D. Eisenhower."
McCone is the American rep- j
resentative among 50 foreign I
delegations that have come to i
Rome to pay tribute to the Ro-j
man Catholic spiritual leader at
the ceremonies today.
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Rockland, Me. (U.R) Dewey
Tripp, a city snow plow driver,
was not hurt when his machine
skidded off a road Friday but he
narrowly escaped some internal
injuries.
Tripp swallowed a lighted cig
arette when the plow plunged
into the ditch.
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Workshops Included
In UO Summer List
Eugene A series of work
shops and special seminars are
included in the University of
Oregon's summer session cata
logue published this week.
Tie session, which will open
June 18 for eight weeks, will
include workshops on family
financial security education,
counseling adolescents- in pre
marriage and family problems,
mentally retarded, and county
school superintendents.
Catalogues may be obtained
by writing the director of the
-summer sessions, University of
Oregon.
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