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KIOHT MTOrOHD (OHEOOK1 mail tribune Monday. May 27. 1837 Heavy Majority of Both Parties Favor Federal School Assistance By A. HOBEHT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington A heavy ma jority of Americans of both par ties are nbw in favor of fed eral aid to edu cation for new school con s t r u c tion, a survey by El mo Roper, the p o 1 lster, indi cates. The poll taken by Rop- a noht smith er rev e a e a that 73 per cent of those ques tioned expressed support for some form of federal assistance for schools and 16 per cent thought it should be done en tirely on the local level. No opinion was expressed by the remaining 11 per cent. Roper's poll is now being cir culated widely by the National Education Association, the teach er organization that is leading the fight here in behalf of legis lation now pending in Congress to launch a federal aid pro gram. The House Education Committee has approved such a bill but its sponsors are await ing what they regard as a more favorable time to bring it up for a floor vote. Many fear that the current economy wave in Congress would kill the bill off If it should be brought up now. Rebuttal to Article "The news here," declared Roper about his findings, "is not just that the 'local only' believ ers are so heavily outnumbered, but that the American people as a whole give their biggest vote, quite clearly, to what many lo cal, state and federal officials secretly believe, but are afraid to say because they think the public will be against it." This, in effect, was a rebuttal to an article published two weeks ago by Time magazine which said that a survey it took showed that "most state offi cials" do not favor federal aid for schools. Roper asked those questioned to indicate a preference among three statements of position: 1. Public schools should de pend entirely on local financing. 16 per cent picked this. Of Re publicans asked, 18 per cent se lected this, 15 per cent of the Democrats picked it and 19 per cent of the independents. 2. Federal aid for building new sphools should be provided, but teachers' salaries and every thing else should be paid for with local funds. 30 per cent picked this. 65 per cent of the Republicans pick this, 27 per cent of the Democrats and 29 per cent of the independents. 3. Federal aid should begiven for building new schools and paying teachers' salaries. 43 per cent picked this one. For Repub licans it was 37 per cent, Demo crats 49 per cent and independ ents 42 per cent. Majority Favors Principle This indicates that a big ma jority of voters in and out of both parties favor the principle of federal aid for education Formosa Riois Part of Hostility London (IP) The London News Chronicle said Saturday the anti-American riots on For mosa appeared to be part of a "general hostility" toward the United States. It said Americans must learn that money cannot purchase friendship. The News Chronicle said that anti-Americanism is part of the price the United States must pay for being the "top nation." In a long editorial, the News Chronicle said the average American would link the For mosan riots to anti-Americanism in Britain, France and other countries. "This is something the British people at least can understand," it said. "It is part of the price of being Hop nation.' At the be ginning of the century, when Britannia ruled the waves, we were often the subject of wide execration." Britain, it said "survived the ordeal" and so will the United States "if it keeps its head." The News Chronicle said that Americans "must grasp that you cannot buy friends with dollars." Trailer Light Laws Changed Salem (IP) Turn signals and lighting requirements for c tain types of trailers have been eliminated by a House bill sign ed into law by Gov. Robert D Holmes and made effective im mediately according to James F. Johnson, director of the De partment of Motor Vehicles. Under the new law, Johnson said, the operation of small util ity trailers and all other trailers having a gross weight (empty weight of the trailer plus the weight of the maximum load ever carried) of 3,000 pounds or less would no longer require turn signal devices on towing vehicles or lights on trailers used during daylight hours only. However, he emphasized that signal devices and lights would still be required for the opera tion of trailers loaded or built in such a way that an arm signal from the towing vehicle could not be clearly seen from the rear, and for the operation of trailers at night. All requests for information on turn signal devices, lights and other safety equipment should be directed to the De parement of Motor Vehicles, Johnson said. McCarthy Staff May Be Kept On To Answer Mail Washington API Senate friends of the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) are con sidering a move to keep his of fice staff on the payroll an extra month to answer 150,000 letters and telegrams which flooded In after his death. McCarthy died May 2 of a liv er ailment. Mrs. Mary Driscoll, McCarthy's personal secretary, told reporters Saturday she has been notified that the staff will be cut off the Senate payroll June 2. However, Senate sources said McCarthy's 11-member staff will be unable to answer all the mail by July 2, and some senators are considering a resolution which would keep them at work until the mail is answered. BOURBON DRINKERS: When are you going to taste clearly finer chenleu cMi: Ostein? Bourbon drinkers just naturally take to Schenley...with pleasure. It's so smooth and soft. ..clearly finer in the bottle... clearly finer to your taste. Enjoy Schenley tonight. KHiNUr D1SHUUS N.YX ILENDEO WHISKEY, U PIOOF, ti 6 RAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS, Roper pointed out. The only par tisan difference is on the degree whether it should be limited to school building funds or ex tended to cover operating ex penses, which would include salaries of teachers. President Eisenhower's school aid bill would be limited to school construction for four years to alleviate the present shortage but not be a permanent program. Democrats in Congress want to spend more on a per manent basis. The House com mittee has approved a compro mise measure around which both parties are uniting. It provides $300 million annually to be split among the states who must match the federal funds 50-50. It would run five years. No funds would go for salaries. Leading the opposition to the school bill in a big lobbying campaign here is the U.S. Cham ber of Commerce, which claims the aid is not needed. Secretary of Health, Education and Wel fare Folsom says the chamber has made "seriously misleading and inaccurate statements" in its campaign. Others lined up against it are National Associa tion of Manufacturers, Ameri can Legion, American Medical Association and American Farm Bureau Federation. Labor and education groups are supporting it. DR. SAM IS AN MC In the first picture published since he entered the Ohio State Penitentiary July 20, 1955, Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard is seen at the microphone acting as master of ceremonies for "Vandals Scandals." 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