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Icy Temperatures Plague Midwest In Coldest Spring By UNITED PRESS Icy temperatures gripped the nation today and plunged close to the zero mark in the northern Midwest in one of the coldest springs in history. Arctic blasts from central Can ada moved east from the Mid west into the Ohio Valley and sbuth to Texas Thursday night and April snow blanketed the country from the lower Great Lakes to Texas. Highways Treacherous The winter-in-spring flurries also hit in Colorado and North and South Dakota and mingled there with freezing rain to give highways a treacherous coat of ice. Temperatures near zero, 30 degrees below normal, were fore cast today for parts of North Da kota and Minnesota. Freezing temperatures also were expect ed to hover over northern Illi nois and Indiana, as well as southern Missouri and northern Oklahoma. The grim remains of winter followed a pattern of continuous spring snow storms which have whipped across the Great Plains . into the east and given vent to devastating tornadoes in the South. More than 100 deaths have been blaamed on this year's weather-vicious spring and the threat continued. Welcome in Drought Areas . Gray skies with rain and pos sible snow also were expected in the East. Snow blanketed north eastern New York Thursday night. Farmers in the drought stricken Southwest and Plains States were not entirely glum about the weather, though. Re ports said there was hope the spring snows would give the necessary precipitation for the blight areas to "bale themselves out" with heavy crops this year. Senate Discusses Bills To Improve Coast Highway Salem U.R) Two measures looking toward eventual im provement of the Oregon coast "Tourist Haven" highway, U.S. 101,: were back on the floor of the Senate today with a favor able recommendation from the Senate Highway committee. One measure. House bill. 297, would authorize the State High way commission to enter into negotiation with Washington state authorities to explore the feasibility of building a bridge across the Columbia between Astoria and Megler, Wash. Would Authorize Bonds The other measure. Senate bill 308, would authorize the commission to issue $12,600,000 in bonds to finance the straight ening and modernizing of the coast highway between Gold Beach and Brookings. The Columbia river bridge bill passed the House unani mously March 26, and was ex pected to have little trouble on the floor of the Senate when it comes up for final action, prob ably Monday. The bill already carries the signatures of 16 sen ators, and the votes of 16 sena tors would put the bill on the government's desk. Would Pay for Surveys The measure would direct the highway commission to start at once on surveys, plans, designs and cost estimates, in consulta tion with Washington state and federal officials. It also would authorize the commission to spend up to $100,000 or one-half the actual cost, whichever is the lesser figure, with Washington state putting up the other half The effect of Senate bill 308 would be to authorize the com mission to issue the bonds to fi nance the work on the most winding section of the coast highway, between Gold beach and Brookings. Tax Reduction Bill Presented To Force Cut in Federal Spending Washington (U.R) A h i g fa ranking Republican today jumped the gun on would-be con gressional tax cutters by offer ing his own bill to cut taxes $15 billion. Rep. Richard M. Simpson, third-ranking Republican on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, introduced a bill Thursday to lower both individ ual and corporation taxes as of Jan. 1. The bill was put forward at a time when belief was growing ip Congress that the Democrats were playing a waiting game be fore introducing their own tax reduction bill later this year. Would Force Economy Simpson said his bill would "force the spenders in govern ment" to economize. His measure would increase to $650 from $P00 the smount of tax-exempt income allowed a taxpayer for himself and each dependent. It also would make an across-the-board reduction of 5 per cent in income tax rates on individ uals and corporations. The maxi mum tax on capital gains would Oregon Civil Rights Would Be Extended By Bills in Senate Salem (U.R) The Senate had ready for first reading to day bills extending Oregon's ci vil rights .statutes to trailer i parks and housing projects fi nanced by public money. The trailer park bill (HB646) passed the House 41-16 Thurs day after extended debate, but the housing bill went through 47-10 with little vocal opposi tion. Under House bill 646, a person disciminated against by reason of race, religion, color, or na tional origin in trailer parks, camp grounds or places offering personal and public services like barber shops could file a com plaint with the labor commis sioner. Could Initiate Action The attorney general also could initiate action with the la bor commissioner if he thought discrimination was taking place. If discrimination were proved following a hearing, the offend ing businesses' license would be revoked. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Shirley Field, Portland Repub lican, and .others also would in clude discrimination in places offering public entertainment, recreation or amusement. It would extend the public ac comodations act of 1953 which I covered discrimination in mo tels, hotels and restaurants. The housing unit bill (HB647) would prohibit discrimination in any housing unit benefiting from public aid, according to Rep. Don Willner, Portland Democrat and a sponsor of both bills. Opponents said the civil rights bills all said they were for civil rights and against discrimina tion in principle. Hard on Trailer Parks Rep. John D. Goss, Portland Republican, said that the trailer park bill was itself "discrimina tory against the White race." He said it would make it hard for trailer parks to get rid of "un desirable" tenants because own ers would have the threat of a suit over their heads. Goss said that the legislation was not needed because since 1954 the labor commission had considered only one motel dis crimination case, two in tourist camps and three in hotels. be cut in half from 25 per cent to 12Vi per cent. Other congressional news: Norman: The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee said it has not agreed nor been asked to let the State Department censor testimony about foreign officials. Subcommittee counsel Robert Morris said there' is "no change in subcommittee policy or procedure" as a result of the furor over the suicide of E. Her bert Norman, Canadian ambas sador to Egypt, whom the sub committee accused of Commu nism. Postal: The House Appropria tions Committee scheduled a closed session to take up Post master General Arthur E. Sum merfield's emergency request for more money to run his depart ment through July 1. Summer field ordered postal services cut at midnight unless the money is forthcoming beforehand. But L. Rohe Walter, Summerfield's spe cial assistant for public rela tions, said it was "conceivable" that "something might be work ed out" to prevent the cuts from going into effect on schedule. , Lands: The House has passed and sent to the Senate a, bill to put a halt to military "grabbing" of public lands. Rep. Clair Engle (D-Calif.), sponsor of the bill, said the practice has reached staggering proportions. The mea sure would require the services to get prior congressional ap proval before they could with draw 5,000 acres of public land for their own use. Agencies? The House has ap proved $250,000 for a broad in vestigation to determine whether federal regulatory agencies are carrying out the law as original ly intended by Congress. Demo cratic congressmen have' said they are getting numerous com plaints that some of the agencies are not meting out fair treatment. Friday, April 12, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THHEE Faith Credited in Restoring Eyesight Los Angeles U.R) A man who was blind for three months following an auto accident has credited his wife's strong reli gious faith for the "miraculous" recovery of his eyesight. Bob Nail, 24, said his .sight suddenly returned to him last April 4 after he had gone blind three months previously. He blamed his blindness on a se vere concussion suffered in an Illinois auto accident six months ago. Nail's eyesight returned to him after he came here with his wife, Doris, to the Braille In stitute. He said doctors had of fered him no encouragement and he had presumed his sight was permanently gone. "But on April 4 I got the odd est sensation," he said. "I sud denly saw shifting shadows and color sensations. Things slowly took shape. I could see clearly." He said he started yelling "like a cyclone had hit." Nail credited faith for his eye sight recovery. "I thinR the thing that kept me going was that my wife has a lot of faith and I have some and both of us had enough be tween us to see me through," he said. The Nails are Lutherans. ST. AGNES Green Bay, Wis (U.R) The children of Lt. Cmdr. Joseph L. Agnes of St. Agnes Drive here are enrolled at St. Agnes School. Their father became commander of the Green Bay Naval Training Center Jan. 21. St. Agnes Day, of course. Negro Erronously Invited To Banquet Of Ranking Virginians Richmond, Va. (U.R) The di rector of Virginia's Chamber of Commerce said today he was "awful sorry" but an aide used Who's Who to pick the guest list of distinguished Virginians for a fancy banquet and that's how a Negro publisher happened to get invited. The invitation of Dr. Clilan B Powell, publisher of New York's 'Soviet Union' Casts Veto in Model UN Stanford, Calif. (U.R)- The Soviet Union, represented by the University of California, has cast its first veto during a security council session of the 1957 Model United Nations meeting. During the second session Thursday, the Russian delega tion vetoed a resolution pro posed by Egypt, represented by the University of Washington, which called for negotiations for settlement of the Suez Canal crisis. The student council also took up the Arab-Israeli dispute over the Gaza Strip and free naviga tion of the Suez Canal and the Gulf or Aqaba. Earlier it dis ussed such current problems as the Hungarian question and ad mission of the African State of Ghana to the U. N. The sessions will continue un til Saturday when the General Assembly, made up of students from 58 western colleges and universities, meets to consider the proposals originating in the various committees. . FOREIGN STUDENTS Ithaca, N.Y. (U.R) Cornell University reports it has the largest number of foreign stu dents in its history. There is a total of 540 ' foreign students, 5.3 per cent of the student body. lUigeaafl w (D (sfo fife (Sag- I New Lewer Prices Bloilng Power with Traditional Naih Economy Biggest Interior Room On The Road Airliner Reclining Seat Twin Travel Bed Double Sore Single Unit Construction All-Season Air Conditioning Exclusive Deep Ceil Ride Join the Swing COME SEE IT... DRIVE IT TODAY! to the Travel King! LEA MOTORS Bartlett at 5th Medford Phone 2-6185 Amsterdam News, caused no end of confusion at the Statehouse because it's against the law in segregated Virginia for whites and Negroes to eat together. The consternation was compounded in this capital of the Confederacy when Powell refused to send back the invitation unless Gov. Thomas B. Stanley himself asks for it. Won't Disregard It Stanley signed it, Powell, said in New York, and "until I get a withdrawal from the governor I will not consider disregarding the invitation." Director Richard F. Gilis of the state Chjfmber of Commerce said his staff used Who's Who to pick out names for the guest list of a "dinner for distinguished Virginians" May 17, . the 150th anniversary of the founding' of the Jamestown Colony. "We're distressed as ' can be," Gillis said. . Powell said he was so pleased when he received the invitation he immediately made reserva tions at Richmond's John Mar shall hotel for the anniversary celebration. This was expected to cause more reaction since Vir ginia law also prohibits hotels from racially mixing their guests. Course of Action Undecided , Gillis said he and other state and Chamber of Commerce of ficials had not decided on a course of action in the light of Powell's refusal tp send back the invitation unless the govern or asks for it. Gillis sent Powell a telegram asking that it be returned but got the answer that the governor would ha .re to ask for it. Probe of Tax, Credit Policies Due Washington (U.R) The Senate Finance Committee voted today to undertake a sweeping investigation of federal tax and credit policies. The action was announced by Chairman Harry F. Byrd (D-Va.. He said the inquiry was ap proved by a unanimous vote. Sen. Robert S. Kerr (D-Okla.), author of the , motion adopted, said the investigation would go into, among other things, the cause of the "drastic increase" in interest rates and their effect on the national economy. The proposed inquiry appear ed broad enough to cover the field which Presidident Eisen hower proposed in his January State of The Union Message. He asked Congress to set up a com mission composed of congres sional aid presidential appoin tees to make a broad study of monetary and fiscal policy. - Congress, however, has shown no interest in the President's proposal. 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