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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE KVI isenhower's alls for Ban on New titer lsourG Projects Monday, January 13, 1958 Congress Asked for Mew Millions To Speed Up 'Conquest off Space Washington (W Presi dent Eisenhower asked Con gress today for new millions to speed man into space. He proclaimed "the dawn ing age of space conquest." He said the American, people must prepare to meet its "promises and dangers." He cited the recent "Soviet chal lenges." In his Budget Message for fiscal 1959 the President told Congress: "Funds are provided for an expanded (Defense Depart ment) research and develop ment effort on military satel lites and other outer space ve hicles . . ." And for the National Ad visory Committee for Aero nautics, deeply involved in "snace vehicles." This new money, he said, will advance "flight of manned and unman ned vehicles beyond the at mosphere." For a special adjunct of the office of the defense secre tary, the newly created Ad vanced Research Projects Agency, the President asked money for direct research and development work on "such advanced systems of military significance as anti-ballistic-missile systems and certain space systems, including satellites." But he urgently asked Con gress for a $500 million "con tingency fund" and for au thority to manipulate $2 bil lion of the $40 billion mili tary budget. He sought this quickly us able money, free of congress ional or Budget Bureau re strains, "in order to take prompt advantage" of any new scientific breakthroughs. If he gets it, and if "import for unmanned flights to Mars and Venus and manned flights around the moon. Schriever said the Air Force Thor and Titan missiles could be rigged to provide the propulsive power for such flights. A souped-up Thor, he said, could power an unman ant discoveries" turn up, "I shall not hesitate to use it," the President promised. Conceivably he might feel constrained to do this in the near future. Maj. Gen. Bern ard A. Schriever, Air Force missile chief, told the Senate preparedness sub - committee last Thursday that this coun try could start preparing now ned' flight around the moon at a "relatively early date." The still untested intercon tinental Titan, with high energy second and third stages, could send a manned satellite around the moon and the weapons of the future, back, Schriever said In his Budget Message, the President gave no hint as to what his projected "military satellites" might be, whether weapon launching platforms or "spies in the sky." But he made it clear that Ike Recommends Revisions in Farm Program To Save Money Washington (IT) Presi dent Eisenhower today rec ommended "important" farm program revisions which he said will save the taxpayers S346 million in fiscal 1959. He proposed a 6.5 per cent in farm program spending and held out the prospect of more significant reductions in 1960 and later years. Farm Support Programs He outlined to Congress a farm spending budget of $4, 981,000,000, compared with a Budget Requests $247 Million To Train Scientists Spending Billion Takes Long Time Washington IIP) The budget deals in billions of dollars nearly 74 bil lions of dollars. How much is a billion dollars? Here is one illustration: If a person had started to spend one dollar every minute when Christ was born, he would by now have spent only about one billion dollars. Washington (IP Presi dent Eisenhower asked Con gress today to invest $247 mil lion during the coming fiscal year to support basic scientific research and .expand the na tion's supply of "highly trained manpower." He warned in his budget message that U. S. security depends "as never before" on meeting "Soviet challenges" in science and education. He proposed an outlay of $128 million during fiscal 1959 to launch a new four year program of "science oriented" federal aid to adu cation. Basic Research Support He asked $119 million for support of basic research, com pared to $80 million in the current year. The President deferred in definitely his previous re quest for school construction grants. He also recommend ed a sharp cut in the existing program of aid to school dis tricts where enrollment has been swelled by federal activ ities. He said aid to "federally af fected areas" should hence- record $5,327,000,000 in the current fiscal year. The sav ings would come principally on programs for support of farm prices, for stabilization of farm income, and in con trolling production. He foresaw considerable savings if Congress accepts recommendations he will make for lower support lev els and for fewer controls. He said the recommendations to be spelled out shortly in a special message "will per mit the secretary of agricul ture to establish price sup ports for basic crops consist ent with the increased pro ductive capacity of our agri culture." . Burden on Taxpayers Eisenhower said present farm programs have "tended to price key farm commodi ties as if they were scarce, stimulating continued pro duction in excess of the quan tities that existing markets can take at these prices." He said present agricultural pol icy "places a heavy burden on taxpayers. In addition to the antici pated $346 million savings, Eisenhower proposed to cut $100 million off an annual $225 million agricultural con servation program of paying subsidies to farmers for car rying out conservation meas ures. This' reduction would not be reflected before 1960. The President asked for a one-year extension of the Ag ricultural Trade Develop ment and Assistance act of 1954 with an added authoriza tion of $1,500,000,000 to fi nance it. The act has aided in the disposal of billions of dol lars worth of .surplus farm commodities. like those of the present, will be nuclear. For fiscal 1959 he budgeted $2,550,000,000 for the Atomic Energy Com mission. This compared with an estimated $z,3Uu,uuu,uuu for the current year and $1,- 990,000,000 for the fiscal 1957. For New Engines Most of the atomic increase forth be restricted tn cases where families living on tax- free government property send their children to local schools. Proposed cutting ap propriations for this purpose from $225 million tj $130 mil lion, with further reductions in future years. Details of the new aid to education program had been announced previously by the White House. After it was in full operation, the program would cost about $250 mil lion a year, but first year spending would be only about half that much. Eisenhower Asks Temporary Hike Of Debt Ceiling Washington (IP) The pub lic debt, limited by law to $275 billion, now stands at $274,273,000,000. . President Eisenhower, in his budget message, estimated that it will be down to $271, 200,000,000 by the end of the current fiscal year June 30 and at the same figure again a year later, when the 1958 59 fiscal year ends. But in the meantime, he said in his budget message, the $275 billion ceiling should be "revised upward tempo rarily" to meet "rising de fense expenditures" and to provide "more flexibility to permit efficient and econom ical debt management." The government would be likely to hit the present debt ceiling before April income tax payments replenish its coffers. Represented by Bonds The public debt is made up of all the money the govern ment borrows when it is run ning in the red. The debt is represented by bonds and other U.S. securities held by individuals, banks and other investors. The law fixing a ceiling on the debt was . passed after World War II, with Sen. Har ry F. Byrd (D.-Va.) now chair man of the Senate Finance Jobs Under Way Will Continue With Increase Washington .Iff) Presi dent Eisenhower's space age budget called today for a ban on any new water resource projects for the next fiscal year, as one way to help pay for more missiles. But because of previously authorized projects on which work will continue, the bud get called for an increase in actual spending of $52 mil lion for this work in the 1959 will go for expanded weapons fiscal year parting next July production, for propulsion of j rs F' some of the money for the pianes, ina ior civilian iiiu A,m:n;c.n;nnl wat.r ne. military eiecrncai power ,lo t ,nj wm come plants. frnm nmvimi annrnnriatinns But much of it will be spent wew appropriations requested also to try to develop nuclear for the Army Corps of En engines for "missiles," which gineers and the Bureau of could include space ships. Reclamation showed de- Many experts helieve atomic creases from this year, rocket engines will work bet- -.,,, prw,Tj Glance At Ike's Budget Proposals Washington HP) The 1959 budget at a glance: Taxes no relief for average citizen; modest cuts for small business. Postage five-cent stamps proposed for out-of-town letters. Spending up more than $1 billion from this year to record peacetime total of S83.9 billion. Near ly $40 billion for military. Increased defense outlays partly offset by cuts in farm benefits, other federal subsidy programs. ter in second or third stages above the atmosphere than in first stage boosters on the surface. The budget disclosed that In its proposals for flood control, navigation, irriga tion, water supply and power projects the Administration said construction on units al- the Advisory Committee for !dy started shouid g0 tor- ward as "economically as pos sible." New appropriations re quested for the Reclamation Bureau for construction for fiscal 1959 totaled $172,742 487 compared to $181,204,336 for the current fiscal year The Corp of Engineers would receive $627,670,000 in new annronriation compared to $638,293,100 in fiscal 1958 Actual spending was set at $665 million for Army En eineer flood control and navi gation work and $216 million for Reclamation Bureau Ir rigation and power projects. Several Projects Omitted Because of the ban on new Aeronautics is working on new high energy chemical fuels for missiles and "space vehicles," and also on "un conventional systems for pro pulsion in space. These unconventional sys tems are believed to include so-called "ion engines" in which electrified particles traveling thousands of miles a second are ejected by atomic enerev irom tne exnausi nozzles of rocket power plants. Military Buying To Swell Economy Washington HP) Mili tary buying is now expected to pour at least $23 billion beginnings the budget made into the American economy no requesi ior iunas ior .uui , , , planned projects as the Little during the calendar year Washington iaoa. State, the. Frymepan-Ar kansas project in Colorado committee, as the principal San Luis in California ana sDonsor. It was designed as a Navajo Dam in New Mexico device to hold down govern- Also left out was the Lower ment spending. Monumental Lock and Dam At one time. Congress au- in. Washington state, part oi 41,r;,H a tomnnrarv increase tne UOlumDia Basin projeii. ' . IT. - I 14. Jij m.tl to $278 billion but later aunougn uie duuscu ai "- i11pH it hark down to $275 an exception ana request hillion. Bvrd has announced $550,000 in planning money his nnnnsitinn tn anv increase. IOr tniS project. C r mi I , , , -w T i i. i xne jsenerai Den-uKiii-emiis Eisenhower said the tempo-'r;",n 7" A . j xi I vriuuiiiciit icswAbci - rary increase aurmg me uur- - nrODOSal that rent nscai year is neeaea to . . . - . e ..---.-i.j I 1UHU5 vvmui iw - e oA in "livp' treasury some mucn-neeaea 7 . flexibility in conducting ite proje"s financing during this coming period." take care T Jf W W T k I ' i M 1H ' M I A I JL If i X JL X X x JL JL jgjpj ' an estimated total cost of $4,500,000,000. "We should not at this time add to this extremely high level of commitments by starting any new projects in 1959," he said. Alpac Corporation SEMTLt has acquired the operating assets and business of Glaser Beverages, Inc. Negotiations leading to the purchase were conducted by Pacific Northwest Company Investment Securities SEATTU SPOKANE TACOM ABERDEEN . BOXINCSHAM WXITA WKU WENA1CHES YADMA VOKTLAND COGENS tUDtORD 11 FM ST DAY LEFT JL To Take Advantage of COPCO'S BIG BONUS ALLOWANCE HURRY! 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It asked for $35 million ior Upper Colorado's Glen Can yon Dam and $37 million for the Trinity division of the Central Valley Project in California. At the same time it said the Interior Department plans to discontinue 1,500 jobs dur- ing the new fiscal year, 900 of them in the Reclamation Bureau. Interior officials said, however, that in most cases it would be a matter of not filling vacancies for posi tions which are no longer needed. Dmo. Opposition Expected The water resource pro- posals were almost certain to bring quick and unfriendly reaction from Democrats in Congress. Even . before the budget was finally drafted Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D-Wyo.) said he would fight for funds from unnecessary foreign aid spending to fi nance it. Sen. Warren G. 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