New Broad Air Safety Program
Expected To Go Before Congress
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower plans to send Con
gress a broad air-safety program
including a proposal to create
aerial "superhighways."
The blueprint, drawn up by
the President's aviation facili
ties planning group, would pro
vide for:
Creation of a powerful in
dependent airways moderniza
tion board charged with coordi
nating all research in the field
of air safety.
Drastic revision of present
air traffic rules to eliminate the
increasing collision menace.
An aerial "superhighway"
network with certain routes re
served for planes of similar
speeds.
Plan Outlined
Edward P. Curtis, chairman
of the planning group and vice
president of Eastman Kodak,
gave Eisenhower and Republi
can legislative leaders a pre
view of the plan Tuesday at the
White House. Senate GOP Lead
er William F. Knowland (Calif.)
said afterward that it probably
would be sent to Cdngress on
Thursday.
A source close to the Curtis
group told the United Press the
proposed airways modernization
board would be more than "just
another study group." He said
Congress will be asked to give
it definite authority and respon
sibilities for air safety.
It was not clear whether the
board also would have the au
thority to order new air traffic
control devices or regulations
group would like to "give the
into effect, thus superseding the
Civil Aeronautics Board and Ci
vil Aeronautics Adminisration.
One source said the Curtis
Hope Seen for Early
End of Metals Strike
Portland (U.R) There was
hope Wednesday for an early
end to a strike of 3000 metal
workers here after "some prog
ress" was reported in negotia
tions and a tentative agreement
was reached to settle a similar
strike in Seattle.
Union and management repre
sentatives met until 10 p.m.
Tuesday and a federal mediator
said they would resume talks
Wednesday. He said no settle
ment was reached but that
"some progress" was made.
In Seattle, about 8000 metal
trades workers tentatively set
tled for a 6 per cent pay in
crease. Portland union members
sought a 10 per cent pay hike.
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Australia Plans
Drive for More
British People
Sydney (U.R) Because Aus
tralia, the most thinly pouplated
ration in the East, is surrounded
by heavily over-populated coun
tries whose people want more
living space, the federal govern
ment always has encouraged im
migration schemes designed to
bring migrants from Europe,
especially those of British stock
Now, the minister of immigra
tion has. announced a new plan
to get more British child im
migrants to Australia.
This plan, aimed at tapping a
new source of migrants, would
bring to Australia British chil
dren with only one parent.
The Fairbridge Society in Aus
tralia has agreed to acept these
children until the parent of each
can come to Australia and estab
lish a home which the child
can share.
This new plan is an extension
of the scheme under which the
Fairbridge Society has brought
more than 500 British child im
migrants here since World War
II.
. The new child migrants will
go to the Fairbridge farm schools
at Molong, New South Wales,
and Pinjarra, Western Australia.
These Fairbridge schools are
an enduring memorial to the
remarkable South African-born
Kingsley Fairbridge, who had
the rare quality of being a prac
tical visionary.
The child immigrants come
out to Australia from time to
time in parties under the care
and supervision of Fairbridge
officials.
This year five parties, total
ling 28 children, arrived at Mo
long where 175 children are now
living.
Their ages range from seven
to 17 years. Included in the 175
are several family groups, in
cluding one of seven children
aged from seven to 15.
The farm scnool consists of a
1.500-acre property situated on a
gentle slope overlooking tree
studded country three miles from
Molong township.
The children's living quarters
are in the form of a "village"
made up of a main street border
ed by cottages, each set in its
own garden.
Each cottage accommodates 14
children under the care of a
cottage "mother." "
The farm on the high ground
behind the "village" as its own
dairy herd of 100 cows and
1,000 poultry, pigs and sheep1.
Their wool check this year
earned the farm more than
$7,000.
The farm, which is mechan
ized to acquaint students with
modern farming methods, also
grows wheat, oats and veget
ables. The farm school is entirely
self-supporting.
board some teeth," but that it
did not want to step on the toes
of existing federal agencies deal
ing with civil aviation.
Revision of Rules
.To handle current air traffic
more effectively and safely, the
Curtis group was expected to
recommend swift revisions in
present air traffic rules.
The Curtis group would cre
ate virtual aerial "superhigh
ways" by reserving different
high-density routes for planes
with similar speed capacity.
For example, the New York
Washington airways would be
increased from two to six. Some
would handle only twin-engined
planes while others would be
for faster four-engined airliners.
Such a system would compare to
an automotive highway with
one lane reserved for trucks and
another for faster private cars.
By assigning airways accord
ing to aircraft speed, the Curtis
plan would eliminate a current
potential danger a faster air
liner overhauling a slower one
at the same altitude.
Higher Goal Urged
For Medical Men
Chicago-U.R) A doctor urges
the medical profession to set its
sights on a higher goal, "per
fective medicine."
Dr. Herbert A. Ratner said
perfective medicine "should
have as its end not just living,
but living well."
Ratner, associate clinical pro
fessor of preventive medicine at
Loyola University, expressed
the view in an article in the
Bulletin of the American Asso
ciation' of Public Health physic
ians. He said our culture is preoccu
pied with disease and death and
has a nearly exclusive concern
with curative and preventive
medicine. ,
"Preventive medicine applied
to a healthy person prevents dis
ease, but in so doing does not
produce more health," Ratner
said.
"It is our failure to recognize
and analyze health as a varying
property, irrespective of varia
tion in disease, that prevents a
dynamic realization of this ulti
mate goal in medicine."
He said doctors should under
stand more fully the implica
tions of certain criteria, such as
the hemoglobin standard.
"Customarily," he said, "our
concern with hemoglobin is ab
normality. "If a male has a hemoglobin
count below 14 to 16 he is con
sidered anemic," Ratner . said.
"But doctors do not bother to
build up an individual so that
he is well, above the normal
count."
Cottage Grove Man
Crushed Under Tractor
Cottage Grove U.PJ Thomas
G. Howard, about 40, Cottage
Grove, died Tuesday when he
was crushed under his tractor
which he was using to help load
furniture at a home about four
miles east of here.
Survivors include his widow
and two small daughters.
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SUFFERING FROM INCURABLE brain disease, Jimmy
Grimm, 9, and his mother, Mrs. Sarah Grimm, arrive at Los
Angeles Airport from Baltimore for three-day visit at Dis
neyland. Maryland civic club raised funds for lad's last
vacation before he cjjes. (International Soundphoto)
Community College
Bill Considered by
Joint Ways, Means
Salem (U.R) Th p Joint
Ways and Means Comittee today
had for consideration the com
munity college bill which would
appropriate $90,000 from the
general fund to set up a com
munity college program for the
state. j . '
The bill was passed to Joint
Ways and Means by the House
Unique Network
Links 46 Towns
Greenfield, Mass. UlR
Forty-six communities in three
New England states are "being
linked in a unique radio net
work designed to centralize fire
control operations.
The airwaves hookup will en
able simultaneous monitoring of
calls among all the fire fighting
units participating in Massachu
setts, New Hampshire and.; Ver
mont. The General Electric-buili sys
tem enables rural commumities
to benefit from the efficient
communications systems' hereto
fore limited to fire departments
in large cities.
By use of the Tri-State Miatual
Aid Control Center, here utp to
35 pieces of equipment ma;p be
dispatched to any one commu
nity needing help. ' j
Eventually, 57 mobile lire
fighting units will operate under
orders from 17 base stations!.
THEY DID 'TIME
Olathe, Kan. U.R 'City
Commissioner Herman Hig gins
r ndered a $11.59 bill presented
by two plumbers Wednesday for
a few minutes repairs in the
county jail plus "time." The
plumbers charged the city for
overtime after they were inad
vertently locked in a cell ior
two hours.
Education Committee with the
statement by Committee Mem
ber William Grenfell Jr., Port
land Democrat, that it was one
of the more important pieces
of legislation to be acted on this
session. -
Committee Chairman Joe Rog
ers, Independence Democrat, no
ted that eight votes are required
to pass a bill from ways and
means with a favorable recom
mendation to the House floor
and eight ways and means mem
bers have signed the community
college bill.
The bill would enable any
school district with 500 pupils
in grades 9 to 12 and a $20 mil
lion assessed valuation to start
a community college. But ap
proval of the people and the
State Board of Education would
have to be gained first.
Before passage from the edu
cation committee, the bill was
amended so that" directors of
community college districts
would serve four rather than
five years.
Money Move Fails
A move to amend the bill so
that money would be taken
from the basic school support
fund rather than the general
fund failed last week.
Medford, Grants Pass, Coos
Bay, Hillsboro, Beaverton, As
toria, Oregon City, Fendleton,
Baker and Ontario have been
mentioned as possible sites of
community colleges. Under the
bill, the State Education De
partment will conduct a two
year study of community college
needs throughout the setate.
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Wednesday, April 10, 1957
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
Retail Food Costs
Up 16 Per Cent;
Farmer Prices Off
Washington (U.R) Congres
sional investigators have drafted
a report showing that retail food
prices increased 16 per cent in
the last decade while prices paid
farmers for the same items fell
14 per cent.
The report, not yet made pub
lic, was prepared by the newly
created Consumer Study Sub
committee of the House Agricul
ture Committee.
Subcommittee Chairman Vic
tor L. Anfuso (D-N.Y.) said Tues
day night it will be the basis for
a new round of investigations of
food industry prices. Anfuso, who
represents a Brooklyn district
without a single farm, is the
only big city member of the con
gressional farm bloc.
Farmers Get 9 Per Cent
The group's first report, it
was learned, will say that the
annual food costs of the average
city family rose from $1,000 in
1947 to $1,500 in 1956.
Of the $500 increase, farmers
received $45 or about 9 per cent,
the report adds. Food processors,
handlers, retailers and other
marketing agencies got $400, or
about 80 per cent. The remaining
$55 went for imported foods and
fish.
The increase in marketing
charges was attributed to two
factors, new services for con
sumers in the form of more pre
pared and frozen foods and high
er marketing costs.
Passenger cars account for 80
per cent of all motor vehicle
miles in the U. S.
Ike Expresses Sorrow Over Norman's Death
Washington U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower today ex
pressed great sorrow over the
suicide of E. Herbert Norman,
Canadian ambassador to Egypt.
The President, at his news con
ference, expressed sincere hope
that the fine relations between
Canada and the United States
r
can be restored as rapidly as I
possible.
Norman committed suicide in
Cairo after the Senate Internal
Security subcommittee revived
charges rejected by Canada
linking the diplomat with Com
munism. Canada has been deep
ly disturbed bv the charges
which many Canadians believe
impelled Norman to kill himself.
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