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At Least 100 Bills Introduced
ToCombatSecrecy in Government
New York U.R) At least 100
bills designed to combat secrecy
in government operations were
introduced at current or recent
sessions of the nation's state
legislatures, a United Press sur
vey has revealed.
More than three-fourths of
the bills awaited legislative ac
tion at the time the survey was
made. Six anti-secrecy measures
became law in five states. About
Bill to Plug Leaks
Of Information to
Be Introduced Soon
- Washington U.R) Sen.
Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash.)
said Saturday he will introduce
legislation to plug leaks of
secret information from such'
quasi-judicial government agen
cies as the Civil Aeronautics
Board.
Jackson is acting chairman
of the Senate Investigating Sub
committee which is looking into
the leak of a CAB decision last
year on the lucrative New York
Miami airline route.
Jackson told reporters that
at the conclusion of the investi
gation he plans to offer legisla
tion that would bind the quasi
judicial agencies "by high ethi
cal standards' similar to those
of the Supreme Court.
Plug Big Hoi
"Such legislation will plug a
big hole in our regulatory pro
cedures," he said. "It would
avoid the kind of situation we
have found in this particular
instance."
Legislative reform to stop
such leaks "is long overdue,"
Jackson said. He said his bill
will include penalties more se
vere than the present maximum
of dismissal from government
service for non-authorized re
lease of information not involv
ing national security.
Several persons made quick
profits by buying Northeast
Airline stock when they learned
secretly before the 'public; an
nouncement that the CAB- bad
decided to award the highly
profitable route to Northeast.
The subcommittee has not yet
determined the source of the
leak. But Jackson" said he
strongly suspects Raymond Saw
yer, former executive, director
of the board. However, Sawyer
categorically denied it when he
testified before the (Subcommit
tee last week. .
54 Stock Companies
Are Suspended
Denver tiJ.R) The region
al Securities Exchange commis
sion reported Saturday that its
"stepped-up enforcement" pro
gram resilted in the suspension
last year of 34 stock companies
in seven states.
Regional Commissioner Milt
on J. Blake said Friday that
most of the suspended firms
handled uranium stocks, and
that all companies suspended
were handling stock issues of
$300,000 or less, and operating
under the SEC's simplified Reg
ulation A.
The Denver region, in which
the suspended firms are located,
is made up of Colorado, New
Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, North
and South Dakota, and Ne
braska. ' Blake said 15 stock dealers
were placed under court injunc
tion or had their licenses revoked.
State Department
Defends Show Program
Washington (U.R) The
State Department Saturday fo
mally defended its program of
sending top-flight entertainers
on junkets around the world to
show foreign audiences Ameri
can culture.
The department also declared
that it must pay top salaries to
the stars even if the wages seem
"exorbitant" to Congress.
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seven anti-secrecy-bills were de
feated.
California took the lead in
the introduction of measures
which would protect the public's
right to know. More than 70
bills dealing with secrecy were
offered in that state's current
legislative session. Most were
designed to make all state
agencies subject to the open
meeting classification.
Optn Meeting Laws
Prior to this year's lawmak
ing sessions, nine states had so
called open meeting laws on
their statute books. Twenty-two
states had requirements for pub
lic inspection of official docu
ments. Developments so far this year
included:
Gov. Orville Freeman of Min
nesota signed two anti-secrecy
measures. One provides that all
state and local government agen
cies must conduct public meet-
Grand Ronde Basin
On Priority List
Salem (U.R) The Grand
Ronde basin of eastern Oregon
has been placed on the priority
list for study by the State Water
Resources Board, Chairman L.
C. Binford said here Saturday.
The purpose of the survey will
be to determine the maximum
beneficial use of the unappro
priated waters in that area.
Staff members will work in con
junction, with the Ideal commit
tee and residents to determine
the basic water heeds of the bas
in for all. beneficial uses.
. This study will be the third
undertaken by the board. The
first, the Umpqua basin, is near
ing completion. The study of the
McKenzie is under way. Initial
work "on the. Grand Ronde sur
vey will be started this summer.
A public -; hearing will be
scheduled 'to get the views 'of all
interested persons and agencies
as to future water requirements
of the area.
The board's action was the re
sult of an invitation from the
Union County Water Resources
committee" to make investiga
tions. -r-z? rifv-r.
Deputy Indicted on Two
Counts by Grand Jury -
Portland (U.R) Multno
mah County Deputy Sheriff
George Minielly was indicted on
two counts of perjury late Fri
day as the last official acts of
the vice probing grand jury
which concluded nine weeks of
investigations.
Minielly posted $500 bail on
each of the two counts when he
was booked on appearance.
The indictments accuse Min
ielly of lying before District
Judge John R. Mears on May 23,
1956, in connection with tape re
cordings seized in a raid on the
home of Raymond Clark. The
second count asserts that Min
ielly lied before the grand jury
March 19, 1957.
ings and open their records to
public inspection with the ex
ception of the Pardon and Pa
role Boards and the Youth Con
servation Commission. The
second requires local govern
ment sub-divisions to keep their
meetings open and record all
votes on any issue when the
vote is not unanimous.
Kansas Bill
Gov. George Docking of Kan
sas signed a bill requiring that
all official records be open for
public inspection. Exceptions
are juvenile courts, adoption
records and records of illegiti
mate births. Three other infor
mation measures were killed in
committee. One provided for
open meetings.
Legislation requiring all
meetings of government or pub
lic agencies supported wholly or
in part by public funds to be'
open to the public, unless other
wise specified by law, will be
come law in North Dakota on
July 1.
A "right to know" law was
approved in Vermont after it
was amended to permit provis
ions of municipal charters to
take precedence over state law.
It does not prohibit secret or
executive sessions but it does
prevent lawmakers from taking
final action on most questions
at closed door sessions. A key
provision requires state and
local agencies to keep minutes
and make them available upon
request, provided they do not
involve security of the state,
the reputation of a person or
pending contracts.
Press Sponsored
Gov. Frank Clement ' signed
into law an open records bill
passed by the Tennessee legisla
ture at its 1957 session. A com
panion bill for open meetings
was dropped after opposition
developed. The new open rec
ords law, sponsored by the
Tennessee Press Association,
exempts ' records of patients in
state hospitals and records of
the State Military Department,
which might involve security.
Two bills designed to elimin
ate closed-door meetings failed
to win the approval of the Ark
ansas Legislature. ' One,' spon
sored. by; the Arkansas Presr As
sociation;: "would, have prohibit
ed any closed meetings and pro
vided a stiff penalty for persons
conducting or attending such
meetings.
Strained ' relations between
the State Senate and the press
over a bill to relax gambling
control was blamed for the fail
ure of a series of anti-secrecy
measures to gain'- the approval
of the Nevada Legislature. The
gambling bill was vetoed by the
governor.
The Indiana Senate defeated
an anti-secrecy bill whicn would
liave allowed live . or recorded
broadcasts of public hearings
held by public administrative
bodies.
The Wisconsin Senate killed a
measure providing that all Sen
ate committee hearings would
be open to the public. -
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BLIND YOUTH "SEES" PLANE Michael Cozzolino, 19,
who was blinded when struck by a baseball bat 14 years
ago, "sees" a Navy F2H-3 Banshee jet with the descrip
tive help of Lt. (jg) Thad Harden. Two friends first at
tempted to help Cozzolino fulfill his desire to "see" a jet
by slipping, him past the fence of Alameda Naval Air
Station at Alameda, Calif. A shot from a guard's shotgun
pinked one of the youths, and they were held for tres
passing. Later Captain Frank Turner, commanding offi
cer, gave Cozzolino a "day he'll never forget" after the
youths apologized.
Eight Students Are Suspended at Linfield
McMinnville U.R) Lin
field college officials Saturday
announced the suspension of
eight students ' recently impli
cated in a series of thefts both
on campus and in the city of
McMinnville.
Dr. J. A. Jonasson, dean ' of
administration, announced in
chapel, however, that the eight
will be allowed to petition for
readmittance to the college after
July -l. He said the petitions
will be considered on their
merits.
'Scouting' System
Proposed for Children
University Park. Pa. U.R)
An Atomic Energy commission
srientest Drorjosed Saturday
establishment of a "scouting"
system to seek out exceptional
children.
Dr. George G. Manov, AEC
technical assistant, proposed that
state educational systems ana
national education foundations,
with whatever heln needed from
the federal government, set ui
centers in each state to ldenuiy
"early in life and on a continu
ing basis those persons who are
capable of profiting from ad
canced ' and accelerated train
ing." He estimated that the cost of
such a program would be about
five million dollars a year. Pro
fessional baseball and the enter
tainment field each spend more
than that amount to find new
talent, he said.
Manov said the centers would
"have but one purpose an ex
ploration program to uncover
the extent of our most precious
natural resource."
Friendless Cat Sits
On Robin's Nest
Cleveland, Ohio ''U.R) Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Maffia three
weeks ago found Brownie, a
lone and friendless cat, and
adopted her. Today, they re not
so sure what sort of a creature
Brownie is.
She sits for hours at a time
on a robin's ' nest,' apparently
trying to hatch an egg in it.
There is grave doubt about
Brownie's motives. Zoo Director
Fletcher Reynolds h.olds that "a
cat can't have any knowledge of
the hatching process," and adds
that ' "if I had a mammal out
here behaving like Brownie, I'd
expel her."
The zoo's bird curator, Harold
Red Skelton Reported
'Much Improved'
Santa Monica, Calif. (U.PJ
Comedian Red Skelton Satur
day was reDorted "much im
proved" at St. John's Hospital
wnere ne has been under treat
ment for a virus infection since
Wednesday.
Doctors said Skelton would
probably be permitted to go
nome Sunday and should be in
shape for his television shnw
Tuesday. Last Tuesday's live
telecast 'was conceled because of
his illness.
Lamm, looked on the darker side
ana opined, "She's probably
waiting for the mother to show
up for sinister purposes."
Mrs. Maffia said the parent
robins had been missing from
the nest in the low evergreen
in the yard. However, none of
their inedible component parts,
such as feathers were, scattered
nearby.
Suitcase Swiper In for
Surprise in San Pedro
San Pedro, Calif U.R) The
guy who swiped J. N. Maris
suitcase from his parked station
wagon is in for an awful jolt
when he opens it.
Maris, a State Fish and Game
Department snake expert, said
the suitcase contained a three
foot long boa constrictor.
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