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SIX MTDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wadnasday, March 13. 19S7
Some Legislatures Debating Bills
To Curb Activities of Lobbyists
By UNITED PRESS I ing the last session of the Florida legislators from lobbying within
That American institution, the Legijture more than three twj years of the end of their
times the number of law-makers. ! legislative terms.
Plenty Registered J Controls Pending
Ony 45 registered in New Lobby-control legislation Is
lobbyist, has been getting some
pretty rough treatment from the
people he a supposed to be as
sisting
Some legislatures are debating Hampshire, but in Connecticut
bills to curb lobbying, a United ' about ?00 regularly show up and
Pre$ survey showed today. I in California there are about
Thousands of lobbyists flock ' three lobbyists for every legisla
te state capitals annually. Thei ; tor. Massachusetts Legislature
represent a wide range of in- attracts about 250. Wisconsin's
terests and each attampts to ed-' more than 200 and South Da
ucate the lawmakers on what's i kotas's drew 142 this year.
good for the people. They meet
with varying degrees of success.
Some legislatures object to the
method of education lobbyists
practice.
Wisconsin i Fight
The Wisconsin Legislature,
one of 11 that has debated or
acted on lobby bills this year,
became embroiled in a fight
over whether lobbyists should
be permitted to buy meals and
drinks for the lawmakers, or to
jQve them anything of value.
Most of the lobby legislation,
however, was concerned with
keeping track of the lobbyists.
The survey showed that in at
least 10 states lobbyists aren't
required to register and nobody
hasny check of their activities.
In states were registration is
required, the lobbyists some
times outnumber the legislators.
For example, 436 registered dur-
About 130 were expected to
sign in for the New York ses
sion. Sometimes the registration re
quirement is ignored. Georgia
has a lobbyists' registration law
but not one has registered since
1941.
At least four bills to require
psid lobbyists to register wer
introduced in Texas, where State
Rep. James E. Cox was indicted
March 1 on charges of agreeing
to accept a $5,000 bribe to kill
a legislature measure.
Increased demand for reg
ulatary legislation cropped up
in the Illinois General Assembly
after investigations of the $2.5
million embezzlement scandal
involving former State Auditor
Orville E. Hodge turned up pay
ment of a $35,000 lobbying fee.
But the Connecticut Legisla
ture killed a bill to ban former
pending in Missouri. New Jer
sey, Tennessee. Iowa, Maine,
Minnesota, California, Texas,
Wisconsin and Illinois. Most ap
pears headd for the junkpile.
In the Tennessee legislative
chambers, lobbyists sometimes
sit with senators and represent
atives during discussion of bills
in which they are interested.
In several states notably
Florida and Colorado former
legislators turned lobbyists can
roam at will through the cham
bers while the lawmaking bodies
transact business.
Former Gov. "Edwin C. John
son of Colorado registered as
a transportation lobbyist the day
after he retired from office to
push for construction of a pro
jected highway tunnel through
the Continental Divide.
In many states, the survey
showed little sentiment against
lobbyists. Legislators empha
sized that many advocates or op
ponents of legislation are help
ful, and freshmen legislators in
Olympia, Wash., said they learn
more from lobbyists than they
do from veteran members of
the ligislarure.
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STIR Policewoman Mrs.
Glory Dawson (above) has
teen revealed as the "sultry
voice" who tried to lure
ftank Sinatra out of bed
into the subpoena-serving
bnds of two policemen. She
(Stood with the Los Angeles
officers outside Sinatra's
Film Springs home cooing
treaties to get the crooner
to open the door.
J1A.SE BOBINS
Omaha 0J.R) In tha H. C
fSieridan front yard here are a
couple of "extremely rare" birds
two albino robins. Audubon
Society officials her said the
hatching of two albinos at the
Ssvn time is almost unheard of.
On The Side
(Distributed by King
O stars, ynn uw our inpetillg.
Two bring and one soul.
Two hearts so madly heating
To mingle and be whole!
O happy night, deliver
Her kisses hack to me.
Or keep them all, and giver her
A bUssfu. dream of me:
Lowell.
Isn't i.he taxicab driver who
gets a passenger speedily and
safelv to his destination entitled
to a tip? Such is the question of
a taxicab company executive. A
very naive query. A man with
the ability, courage, patience, in
telligence and physical endur
ance to speedily and safely guide
taxicab through major city
traffic is a highly skilled oper
ator. As such he should not be
dependent on tips to make it pos
sible for him to enjoy a living
wage. He should be paid a good
regular salary commensurate
with his ability. Why should oth
ers in the transportation field
such as bus drivers, railroad en
gineers, passenger ship skippers
and airline pilots be paid good
regular salaries, sufficient for
the support of their families, and
a taxicab driver be compelled to
depend on tips to aid in his ac
quisition of a living wage?
Passing By
Michael Todd. The beaming
bridegroom. Now the proud
spouse of Elizabeth Taylor. There
has been some question as to
what was the original stage pro
duction of Mr. Todd. Some claim
it was "Star and Garter," featur
ing Gipsy Rose Lee. That Is
wrong. Mike's first play pre
sented in Chicago was titled
"Bring On the Dames." The
smash hit of this production was
not a dame. It was a penquin
"Roll-Easy"
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By E. V. Durling
Features Syndicate. Inc.)
billed as "Pete, The Personality
Penguin."
Among the Married
All married women should
make an effort to familiarize
themselves with their legal
rights as wives. In some states in
this country the salary of a
working wife belongs to her hus
band. In other states, the hus
band has the legal right to direct
how his wife should spend her
salary. In still other states, a
wife's clothing belongs to her
husband. As for example a mink
coat. If, in the states referred to,
a wife decidd to leave her hus
band she couldn't take her mink
coat with her.
Asides
It was Ring Lardner, who said,
"An optimist is a woman who
mistakes a bulge for a curve"
... If your watch loses more than
a minute a week it isn't a good
watch . . . One out of every 57
persons in the United States lives
in Brooklyn.
Guide to Guys
Men born under Pisces (Feb.
20-March 20) are not happy as
husbands unless they can com
pletely dominate the domestic
scene. They are very partial to
clinging vine type wives. They
are opposed to wives having ca
reers, iney expect perfect home
managing. They want all the
comforts of a home plus service
like a hotel. Pisces men generally
do well financially. They know
how to make money and how to
keep it. Or, so say the stargazers.
Character
A man's character can be ac
curately Judged by the manner
in which he blows his auto horn.
If, for example, it is a short blast,
indicating he wants to pass, it is
quite probable he is a friendly,
courteous and considerate fellov
A nice man to know. One who
would make a good husband. A
long blast reveals a man who
enjoys telling people off. The
type whose favorite indoor sport
is ordering his wife around. The
long blast plus seveal short
blasts indicates the "Big Shot"
complex. A dictator type. Also
probably a blowhard with his
mouth as well as his auto horn.
Tuberculosis Case
Diagnosed After
Chesl X-Ray Survey
One case of advanced con
tagious tuberculosis has been
diagnosed and others are under
study as a result of the chest
x-ray survey now being conduct
ed in convalescent homes in the
county by the case finding com
mittee of the Jackson County
Public Health association, mem
bers of the committee have an
nounced. The case is now under treat
ment in the sanitarium, accord
ing to Dr. A.' E. Merkel, county
health officer.
Members of the committee in
clude Col. W. H. Bartlett, Miss
Lotus Eaton, Mrs. Richard
Knight, Mrs. Elizabeth Paris,
director of the x-ray clinics.
Glenn Jennings, Jim Rowan and
Mrs. Chester Guches, chairman
of the committee.
Plans Announced
Plans were announced for
chest x-rays for prisoners in the
Jackson county jail through the
cooperation of Sheriff Howard
Gault and the county court.
A report of the hospital ad
mission program made by Mrs.
Guches indicated that medical
staffs of local hospitals had
recommended that all patients
have chest x-rays as part of the
routine admission program.
The admission chest x-ray has
become a part of the laboratory
routine of most progressive hos
pitals throughout the country
and is of greater value than
many other laboratory proced
ures. Dr. Merkel said.
The committee of the Health
association operates the x-ray
clinic at Sacred Heart hospital
each Thursday afternoon using
machinery financed through
Christmas seals.
Unique Facility
Studies Tire Design
Buffalo, N.Y. ;U.R) Cornell
Aeronautical Laboratory has de
veloped a unique test facility for
studying pneumatic tire behav
ior and design.
Called a mobile dynamometer,
the device provides accurate
road test data under varying
conditions. It was developed
here under contract with the
U.S. Air Force.
The dynamometer is attached
to the rear of a truck with a test
tire suspended from the device
and brought into contact with
road surface during regular runs
at up to 60 miles an hour. Such
factors as load, side-force and
angle can be varied while a tire
is being tested. Precision instru
ments automatically measure
each performance.
Through its research, CAL
hopes to come up with specifica
tions which will result in safer,
high-performance tires lor air
planes, trucks and automobiles
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LEAVE T TO LAS VEGAS-Setting for final play of the
first National Gin Rummy Tournament is on a raft of
a resort hotel swimming pool. After 22 hours of play bv
47d players from 38 states, Michael Nechak 44 nefn
of Hurley Wis, beat out David Gertler, 41, New Orleans
attorney, for first place and a prize of $10,000 Gertler's
second place netted him $5000. Watching the two nlavers
closely is Oswald Jacoby. NEA bridge columnist and na
tjonally recognized card expert, who acted as judge The
tournament benefited five charities.
False Bomb Threats
Disrupt Schedules
Of Four Airlines
A fully charged storage bat
tery will not freeze up and
break.
New York (U.R) False bomb
threats disrupted flights of four
airlines Tuesday at airports
throughout the East.
The phony bomb warnings
caused delays in flights of Trans
World, American, United and
Delta airlines planes while they
were searched in New York,
Philadelphia, Newark, N.J., and
Jackson, Miss.
Six airborne TWA planes
made emergency landings at air
ports as far south as Baltimore
and as far west as Detroit to
permit searches.
No bombs were found on any
of the planes.
Anonymous Call Mad
The excitement began when
an anonymous caller, sounding
like a teen-age boy, told a TWA
reservation clerk: "There's a
bomb on your plane. You had
better get it off."
The airline notified authori
ties at La Guardia and Idlewild
airports in New York, and New
ark Airport in New Jersey to
hold planes for searching.
Tuesday night, Shirley May-
field, 25, a reservation agent for
American Airlines in Philadel
phia, received a telephoned
.threat from a woman who said
the had a "grudge" against air
planes because her father had
been struck by one.
"Which plane is for you to
she told Miss May-
find out
field.
All Planes Grounded
A United Airlines spokesman
said a bomb warning also had
been received from either a
woman or a child caller.
Both American and United air
lines immediately grounded all
their planes in the vicinity.
Thorough searches were made
of all aircraft but no explosives
were found.
Airlines officials reported
they have received about one
false bomb threat a month since
an airliner was dynamited in
Nov., 1955, while en route from
Denver to Portland, Ore.
John Gilbert Graham was exe
cuted for planting a bomb on the
plane, killing 44 persons, includ
ing his mother.
Planes already In the air
when the latest bomb alert was
sounded landed at Baltimore,
Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
Boston and Philadelphia.
Santoiana Speaks
At Rotary Club
Meeting Tuesday
Bank robberies today are com
mitted by first timers, but in
the 1930s and 1940s seasoned
criminals were the chief offend
ers, according to J. F. Santoiana
Jr., special agent in charge of
the Portland FBI office.
Speaking at a meeting of the
Medford Rotary club Tuesday at
the Jackson Hotel, Santoiana
discussed the expanding juris
diction and functions of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation, or
ganized in 1924 with a staff of
300 employees. Today 5,000 spec
cial agent and 7,000 other staff
members make up the iBi, un
der Director J. Edgar Hoover
Starting in 1939, when the
bureau was assigned the respon
sibility of internal security un
der the Roosevelt administra
tion, the scope and duties of spec
ial agents expanded into fields
of espionage and sabotage.
More security checks to deter
mine the character, reputation
and loyalty of employees of the
Atomic Energy commission's or
ganization and other governmen
tal agencies were added to their
duties, Santoiana said. Kidnap
ping, bank robberies, white slav
ery, inter-state transportation of
money and similar important
crimes lie within the scope of
FBI investigations.
Since 1935, when the FBI's na
tional academy was organized,
3.200 law enforcement nffirorc
I have graduated, Santoiana told
iRotarians. Medford's police i
chief, Charles Champlin, is one
of those graduates. Officers of j
the Medford police department.
including Chief Champlin, were
guests.
William Crowder, FBI resi
dent agent here and a member
of the Medford Rotary club, in
troduced Santoiana.
Mayor's Duties Get
International Flavor
Dayton, O. iU.R Dale Kink
ley, rubber worker here who is
also mayor of nearby Brookville,
says he not only has to sleep
on civic problems, he has to eat
on them as well.
Many of his constutents are
co-workers at the Dayton Rub
ber Co., where Binkley is a
truck tire builder. During lunch
our, they bring their gripes, sug
gestions and problems to him,
but he doesn't mind.
"I give them a lot of advice,
some good, some bad, but all of
it objective," he pointed out.
"Helps get a lot of work out
of the way so I can devote my
self to other activities."
Binkley ran for mayor when
he became angry about his high
waterb ill. In addition, he is
state chairman of youth activi
ties for the American Legion
and headed the Montgomery
County polio fund raising cam-
naign. At one time, he had 16
non-paying jobs. Now, with may
orality repsonsibilities, he is
down to a mere nine.
Binkley feels more people
who work in factories are taking
more active interest in civic affairs.
INDUSTRIAL
16 S. Central Phone 3-5308
About 3.5 per cent of all chil
dren in the U.S. have divorced
parents.
Fur Restyling
Let us give your fur coat the
New Look
CLEANING GLAZING
Frances9 Furs
Formerly Frances Dilliire
1100 Crater Lake Ave.
Telephone Remains 2-6526
Gov. Holmes To Speak
At Education Conference
Salem (U.R) Gov. Robert D.
Holmes said today he had ac
cepted an invitation to be one of
the featured speakers for the
Western Regional Conference for
the President's Committee on
Education Beyond High School
at San Francisco next month.
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TAKING over as Secretary
of Navy is Thomas S. Gates,
Jr., Navy captain during
World War II. He suc
ceeds Charles S. Thomas.
Daily's U-Drive
Medford Airport
WHY ARTHUR
DENTS ARE
HAPPY!
Who'd ever have guessed a month ago
that I'd be so happy today! It's wonder
ful the way people are brought together
and have fun at the Arthur. Murray stu
dent parties. It's made all the difference
in the world in my life. N. N.
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MURRAY
POPULAR
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HITTING 40?
Just because I was hitting 40, 1 began to
lose interest in things. But I soon snapped
out of it when I learned to dance. At
Arthur Murray's there are lots of folks
my age younger and older, too and we
all have fun. J. S. H.
vJOjW HpsMassS'"
LONELY?
When I look back, I realize what a lonely
life I used to lead. But now I have many
friends, thanks to my lessons at Arthur
Murray's. We have lots of laughs to
gether and plenty of good times at the
student parties. M. L.
TIMID?
I overcame my timidity when I learned
to dance. The Arthur Murray student
parties gave me the chance to meet lots of
people and make many new friends and
now I can hardly remember what, it's
like to be shy. C. L.
OVER 40?
Missing out on a lot of fun? Think you're
too old to learn to dance? Then ask
about our "OVER 40 CLUB". Join in
and have fun with our pupils now be
tween the ages of 40 and 72. As Mrs.
Murray gays, "if you want to put a little
fun in your life, try dancing."
NEW FRIENDS!
I used to be shy about mingling with
people. But learning to dance the Arthur
Murray way brought me in contact with
so many new and friendly people, I soon
forgot my timidity and gained new poise
and self-confidence. M. B.
THIS MONTH
$50 COURSE
FOR $T n 50
ONLY iQ
ARTHUR MURRAV
320 E. Main
Phone 3-1728
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