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y J 0i -hxA XVi $ VP 4 ' ' . I l Ti If W It himy 15 f WHAT'S HE FIGHTING? Leonard Wilson, 19-year-old pro-segregation student leader at the University of Alabama, talks to reporters at Birmingham after the uni versity expelled him for taking part in campus riots against Negro coed Autherine Lucy. "I have just begun to fight," said Wilson. Stevenson Kefauver Face Eteal lest Next Week In Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. U.R) Adlai E. Stevenson and Sen Estes Kefauver, the two top con tenders for the Democratic presi dential nomination, get their first real test of comparative strength in Minnesota's primary next Tuesday. Both men have put a big ef fort into winning a Minnesota victory, Stevenson making two swings through the state and Kefauver three. . The outcome here will be of much greater significance to the Permission Granted To Drop Application Washington U,R) The Federal Power Commission said Thursday that Puget Sound Power and Light Co., Seattle, Wash., has been granted per mission to drop its application to build a hydroelectric project on he Columbia river. It said a Feb. 8 decision by FPC Examiner William C. Cost ello to grant theo withdrawal be came final March 9 since the company did not file exceptions and the commission did not or der a review within 30 days. The FPC in September, 1954, issued a preliminary permit to public utility district number one of Douglas county, Wash., for the proposed project at the "Wells site on the Columbia riv er. At the same time, an appli cation by Puget for a prelimin ary permit to build a project there was denied. Later the FPC granted Pu get's application for rehearing of its decision. But Puget re quested withdrawal of its appli cation. The company did not state what prompted its action. two than was the nation's first primary this week in New Hampshire.' Stevenson had pur posely avoided a test of strength there and Kefauver's victory came as no surprise. Opporlunity For Nixon The Minnesota voting will not afford another opportunity for Republicans to give another write-in endorsement to Vice President Richard M. Nixon such as he received in New Hamp shire. Minnesota primary Jaw provides only for presidential candidates. President Eisenhower himself faces only the limp opposition of die-hard supporters of Sen. William Knowland. Knowland allowed his name to be filed as a candidate before the President announced his willingness to seek reelection. Knowland has said he would have withdrawn after that announcement had state law permitted. Stevenson has the almost solid backing of the leaders of the Democratic-farm-labor organiza tion of Sen. Hubert H. Hum phrey and Gov. Orville L. Free man. Kefauver Underdog Kefauver, as a result, has tag ged himself the underdog and pinned his hopes on making an impressive showing against the organization support for Steven son. Both have steered away from attacks on one another, but concentrated on the Repub lican farm program and foreign policy. Their contest is for the state's 30 Democratic national conven tion votes, divided at one-half vote apiece among 60 delegates. The Republicans will name 29 convention delegates with a full vote each. Both delegations will be bound to the candidates to whom they were pledged in the primary until released. Medford umlea Press Full Leased Wire Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1956 Pages 1 to 8 Lyle C wuson Electoral Influence By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington (UP.) The elec toral college reform proposal poised now to pass the Senate would shrink fTTr the influence of racial and other large minority groups in pres idential elec tions. It is known, for- example, that under the nresent system a substantially united Negro vote in any of more than a dozen states could determine the presi dential winner in that state in any moderately close election. The same is true of religious minorities in several states. Minorities, enabled by their numbers to exercise constant or al balance of power in fluence in presidential elections, would find their political import ance considerably reduced under the reform proposal. Minorities Get Protection But there also would be con siderable protection for minor ities in the proposed method of electing presidents. Minorities too small to achieve balance oi power status under any likely circumstance might still cast a sufficient vote to win an elector or two, or a share in one. At present, a state's entire electoral vote goes to the presi dential candidate who gets a plurality of that state's popular vote, no matter how close the vote. Couple Arrested for Income Tax Evasion -Portland (UP.) Federal agents Thursday arrested a Portland couple and accused them of evading $85,850 in fed eral income taxes for the years 1946-1950. T, Fred Talbot and his wife. Mildred Talbot posted $8,000 bail each after a hearing in Federal Court here. A secret indictment returned Monday by a federal grand jury accused the Talbots of under stating their, income by S177, 000. Talbot told Judge Gus Solo mon that his business was in come property and business rentals. . The government claims the Talbots had an income of $289, 000 for the four-year period. Washington Court Rules in Riot Case Olympia (UP.) The State Supreme court has ruled that charges against four leaders of last July's riot at the state pris on should include kidnap. In a 5-0 departmental decis ion, the court reversed an order by Walla Walla Superior Court Judge Glenn L. Bean quashing kidnap charges. The prisoners, also charged with the prison riot, are John Davis, Kenneth George, Charles Lambert and Russell Summers. It's Mere! NEW " Amfci-Diriip TOILET TANK KIT The Only Drip-Proof Liner Completely Stops Toilet Tank Sweating The first truly efficient means of elimi nating mussy floors and constant wiping up. Liner is made of Styrofoam, a new foam plastic material with amazing in sulating qualities. Easy to install. Lami nated to allow fitting to any size or shaps tank. Will last indefinitely. $5395 Complete Kit Includes plastic liner, ad hesive, applicator, instruc- Hons, extra - plastic sheet. Modern Plumbing & Sheet Metal Co. 613 EAST JACKSON PHONE 3-5368 OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAYS College R of Large eforms Would Cut Minority Groups Under a proposed Constitution al amendment endorsed by 51 members, each state could choose between two methods of allotting electoral college votes on the basis of popular votes cast: 1. The state's electoral vote would be divided on a percent age basis among the three presi dential candidates receiving the most votes, or 2. Each congressional district would vote for one elector of its own and two at-large for the state. That is. electors would be chosen exactly as congressmen and senators now are chosen. Supporters Favor Compromise This was a compromise pro posal combining in one package the conflicting proposals which long have been pending in dead lock. Supporters of both propos als now are joined in behalf of the compromise. Further en dorsements are likely. Senate adoption of the suggested amend ment seems assured. Then it would go to the House, where a favorable two-thirds vote also would be required. If approved there, it would be submitted to the states. It Avould not affect this year's presidential election. The proposal's spokesmen in sisted that it would not'encour age third parties any more than does the present electoral col lege system, although the sug- Trustees Authorize New Methodist Church Portland (U.R) Trustees of First Methodist Church in Portland have authorized con tract awards for construction of what will ultimately be one of the largest Methodist churches in the West. General Contract went to Toward Brewton on a bid of 5c. . main sanctuary, two educanoiio. . .d an office at the site on Southwest Jefferson street. Total cost for buildings will be '$626,000. The site cost the church $145,000. gested allocation under No. 1 would be among the three candi dates polling the most popular votes. The proposal definitely would discourage splinter or reg ional parties. The system most favorable to their growth is called proportional representa tion. The idea of the reform pro posal is to distribute the elector al vote more equitably among the major parties and the overall advantage would be to the smal ler of the two major parties. Ice Harbor Dam Will Prevent Barge Traffic Walla Walla U.R) Construc tion of Ice Harbor dam on the Snake river will halt barge traf fic through the construction area until late 1961, District Army Engineer Col. Myron Page esti mated Thursday. Suspension of barge traffic was approved by three barge firms who normally use the Snake river. The dam will have navigation locks when it is com pleted. . Wreaih To Be Placed On Cleveland's Grave Princeton, N. J. (U.R) A wreath from President Eisen hower will be placed on the grave of the late President Grover Cleveland here Monday on the 119th anniversary of the former Chief Executive's birth. The wreath will be presented by Lt. Col. 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