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Anti-filibuster tactics have changed considerably since those days. In the process, it has become far more difficult to make a senator quit talk ing. Present moves to curb fili bustering are aimed at a Sen ate rule, adopted in 1949, which requires a two-thirds vote of all senators to invoke cloture, or shut off debate. With Alaska admitted to state hood, 65 votes are needed for a two-thirds majority. Almost Impossible Anti - filibuster proponents claim this requirement has made it almost impossible to invoke the rule since an ab sentee, in efect,. votes against cloture They propose amending the rule to shut off debate by a simple majority or by two- thirds vote of those present, The Senate traditionally has guarded jealously its free dom of debate. The filibuster has been championed as the last defense against what Ar istotle called "the tyranny of the majority. But opponents argue that it permits majority rule, a cherished democratic princi ple, to be thwarted by "a lit tle group of wilful men.' The latter expression was used by President Wilson af ter his armed ship bill was filibustered to death. It led to adoption in 1917 of a clo- Russia Planning Two New Bases in Remote Antarctica Br MAURICE CUTLER United Press International Little America V, Antarc-tica-TCTD Russia's Increasing activity in Antarctica will be featured during the first months of 1959 by attempts to establish two new bases in remote parts of the frozen continent. Paul Astrapenko, a promin- - ent Soviet meteorologist, who spent the Antaractic winter at this U.S. Science Head quarters for the Internation al Geophysical Year, told United Press . International that Russia is planning to set : up scientific outposts at Queen Maud Land, at the bottom of the South Atlantic, and on the Bellinghausen Coast be- low South America. Both regions, largely unex plored, are almost twice the size of the United States. They are among the most rugged ice-covered lands on the map. Makes Seven If established, the two small outposts would bring to seven - the number of Soviet bases on this continent and would extend Russian scientific in vestigation and occupation to all sides of Antarctica. As the IGY period came to . an end the U.S. was withdraw ing from Little America and turning over Ellsworth Base Veterans' Council Elects Officers For Mew Year Victor David, Medford, was elected president of the Al lied Veterans council Mon day night, a spokesman an nounced. David is manager of David Restaurant Supply in Medford and belongs to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He replaces Keegan Townsend, outgoing president and district presi dent of the American Legion. Reelected were Jack Wal ' ters, vice president; Patrick Graham, secretary; Edward Smith, treasurer. Charles Meyers was elected new ser geant at arms. INCREASE STEEL OUTPUT . "Tokyo -DPD- Eighteen major factories and mines will go into operation in the triple city of Wuham this year mak- ling it one of Communist China's largest steel centers, Feiping radio said today. to Argentina, Wilkes Station to Australia and maintaining three bases at the South Pole: Marie Byrd Land, McMurdo Sound and one base jointly operated with New Zealand. The 41-year-old Astapenko, who volunteered to come to the Antarctic and spend a year with the Americans, said he enjoyed his stay "very much" and that "it was very interesting work that will cer tainly have important re sults." Astapenko worked as a forecaster at Little America's weather central with an in ternational group consisting of four Americans, an Aus tralian, an Argentinian and a Frenchman. Got Along Well He said he got along with everyone and added, "They are all very good fellows Astapenko, who tugged at a short black beard during the interview, praised the work of Dr. Albert P. Crary of Canton, N. Y., the leader of the U.S. IGY scientists in Antarctica. He said his stay here helped his English and he even picked up some Navy slang-an achievement he did not enlarge upon except to say "it wasn't too hard be cause the vocabulary is limit ed." He wasn't completely sat isfied with the accommoda tions, though. Astapenko said the New Zealanders at Scott Base each had his own priv ate living space and he felt this was a better system as men need some privacy for psychological reasons. Too Many Sweets Astapenko said the food served at Little America con tained too many sweets and he "couldn't understand how it was possible to eat jellies with meat." He said Russians are used to more fish, vegeta bles, cheeses and sausages in meals. Astapenko, who arrived here aboard the icebreaker "Glacier" in March, 1958, ex pected to leave for his home land in early January aboard the Russian icebreaker cargo ship, "Lena." "Lena" probably will sail around the Antarctic coast line in an attempt to locate a small base on Bellinghausen Coast where the Russians claim Fabian Von Belling hausen was the first to sight the Antarctic continent in 1821. If they are successful in locating two new bases, the Russians will have a sub stantial record at any confer ence that seeks to settle po litical claims. ture rule which was the par ent of the present rule. The 1917 rule permitted two-thirds of senators present to curb debate,' but loopholes made it ineffective. It was used successfully only four times, the last in 1927. Efforts to close the loop holes in 1949 brought on one of the most rugged filibusters of recent years. After a 16-day struggle, a new rule was adopted, - but with the two- thirds-of-all- senators proviso Two Attempts The only two attempts to invoke the 1949 rule, both in 1950, failed to get the re quired majority. They came on a bill, opposed by South erners, to set up a Fair Em ployment Practices commis sion. southerners have success fully used the filibuster, or the threat of one, against FEPC and other civil, rights measures, although a modi fied civil rights measure was passed in 1957. However, the Dixie sena tors by no means have an ex clusive filibuster franchise, Other senate blocs, particular ly Western liberals, have fre quently resorted to talkathons against bills they found dis- tastefuL In fact, Sen. Wayne Morse, a liberal Democrat from Ore gon, holds the all-time record for the longest speech by an individual senator. It was a 22-hour and 26-minute. stint against the tidelands oil bill in 1953. For a period of 111 years, from 1806 to 1917, the Sen ate had no limitation at all on debate. This period produced some of the most colorful chapters in the history of fil ibusters. Long Filibusters There were a couple of 19th century filibusters which last ed as long as two-months in 1846 on the Oregon bill and in 1893 on a silver purchase bill. The longest in recent years was a 30-day debate in 1938 on an anti-lynching bill. The filibuster technique re quires parliamentary skill and experience, as well as physical stamina. It is wear ing on speakers and listeners alike. During around - the -clock sessions, there must be enough senators on hand to answer a quorum call so the Senate can stay in session. They usu ally nap in cloakrooms or of fices, keeping one or two members in the chamber to monitor the proceedings. A 1954 filibuster against an atomic, energy bill kept the Senate in session for 85 hours and 54 minutes with only one 25-minute break. After a Sun day recess, the session con tinued for another 37 hours and 57 minutes. Filibusters usually proceed at a leisurely pace until the leadership begins putting on pressure by scheduling longer and longer sessions. The point at which debate becomes a filibuster is frequently a mat ter of argument. At any rate, it continues until (1) the speakers become so throat-weary they agrt-3 to a vote, (2) the business at hand is dropped, or (3) the cloture rule is invoked. To apply the present anti- filibuster rule, 16 senators must file a petition, which will be voted upon two days later. If the two-thirds major ity is achieved, each senator is limited thereafter to one hour of debate on the pending measure and all amendments. Thomas Jefferson tried to strike a balance between fili bustering and the right of free discussion in his famous Par liamentary Manual. He wrote that "no one is to speak im pertinently, or beside the question, superfluously, o r tediously." Few rules of order have been more persistenly ignored. Trial Date Set For Mrs. Duncan; Pleads Innocent Ventura, Calif. - (UPD - A Su perior Court judge Tuesday set Feb. 16 for the trial of Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan follow ing the 54-year-old woman's plea of innocent and innocent by reason of insanity to plot ting the murder of her preg nant daughter-in-law. The Santa Barbara matron wore a tan coat over her prison denims as she said "not guilty" when Judge Charles Blackstock asked for her plea. Her attorney, S. Ward Sulli van, then added the plea of innocent by reason of insan ity which brought an imme diate rumble of protest from the some 250 spectators seated in the courtroom. Undersheriff Volney Com mins said an unidentified woman swung at the defend ant with her purse as he escorted the handcuffed wom an through the courthouse corridor jammed with about 500 persons. Asks for Change Sullivan asked for a change of venue, stating he did not feel his client would receive a fair trial because of state ments allegedly made by Ven tura District Attorney Roy Gustafson. Gustafson objected to the motion and argued that his office had not received a 24 hour notification - as required by law. But Judge Blackstock disregarded the objection and denied permission to transfer the trial site without preju dice. Because of the innocent by reason of insanity plea, Mrs. Duncan will undergo a psy chiatric examination before the trial. Mrs. Duncan was indicted along with Augstine Baldon- ado, 25, and Luis Moya, 22, by the Ventura Grand Jury in the slaying of Mrs. Olga Ku- pczyk Duncan, 30, an attrac tive Canada-born nurse. The two men have con fessed strangling and beating Olga Duncan and leaving her body in a shallow grave in a ravine near East Casitas Pass. They said the mother-in-law had promised them $6,000 if they would murder the wife of her son, attorney Frank Duncan, 29. Mrs. Duncan, however, de nied having any part in the slaying and said the two were blackmailing her. Weapons Made For Germ Warfare San, Francisco -(DPB- The United States has admitted it had the weapons to, wage germ warfare during the Ko rean War, but says none was sent overseas. This admission was con tained in an affidavit filed Tuesday by Assistant U. S. At torney James B. Schnake in an attempt to block an at tempt by John W. Powell and his wife, Sylvia, to subpena secret government records for their defense against sedition charges. "Biological warfare capabil ity was based on resources available and retained only within the continental limits of the United States," Schnake said. He asked the court to deny the Powells access to the se cret reports. He said Defense Department officials have ruled that making the reports public "would be highly det rimental to the national se curity." The Powells are accused of printing false charges of germ warfare in a news magazine they published in Shanghai during the Korean War. They and a former editorial assist ant, Julian Schuman of New York, are scheduled for trial here Jan, 26. LIKE AUTO FIRES Hampton, Va. - (UPD - James R. Rankin, 21, was arrested Tuesday on charges of setting fire to 18 automobiles, includ ing his own. Police said Ran kin admitted setting the fires because he liked to see auto mobiles burn. tiki c 21,006 Ml v. ... EARTH - - JAN. 4 218,000 MI. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, January 7. 1939 3A Turn-off Signs Set For Highway lAUNCHSOS t JAN. 2 JAM. 3 219,000 Ml. JAN. 2 220,000 Ml TOWJJtl oxirr. W!7H SUM. ' DATtS tt AS Of lASTt&M STANOm WAUL- PoiSrANCfS ARE fKiMD SmiAtt.SU&ACt, i ri . . tAMTH TO MOON. - . . SCOOTING BEYOND the moon and into man-made planet orbiting the sun, the artist conceives path of the new Soviet adventure into space. Space calendar, mileage shown. : Q t Km' 1 ; isii S 4 Girl With 40-fncfi Bustline Sought For New Movie With Grant, Curtis By VERNON SCOTT UPI Hollywood Writer Hollywood - (UPD- Wanted: A 40-inch bustline coupled with a beautiful face to star with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis in a new movie. Surprisingly, few glamour girls are able to fill the re quirements. Director Blake Edwards has spent the past two weeks in terviewing and screen-testing curvy young actresses with out success. "I never thought I could get tired of looking at tight sweaters and pretty faces," Blake sighed, "but after mak ing screen tests of 14 girls, and checking out a nother 50, I've had it. "We have a serious prob lem casting the role. The part is that of an Army nurse, no she can't be too theatrical Mysterious Blast Causes Outage of Telegraph Service Roseville, Calif.- (UPD -Fire officials were at a loss today to explain what caused a mys terious explosion that shatter ed a Pacific , Telephone and Telegraph company repeater station, interrupting transcon tinental communications for an hour. 4 The blast took place Tues day at 11:45 a.m. (PST). It shot the roof of the repeater building 100 feet into the air. The roof landed on the roof of the Fred Whitehead home nearby. The Whitehead family of four was eating lunch at the time. None of them was in jured. The entire building, con structed of insulated rock wall and brick was scattered hun dreds of feet. Windows and light fixtures in nearby homes were shattered by the force of the blast. The explosion was heard for miles. Service Disrupted United Press International teletype facilities were dis rupted for more than an hour to hundreds of California newspapers and radio stations. Also disrupted were stock market quotations from New York and leased teleprinter circuits of several major busi ness firms. Some Air Force communications lines were also disrupted. Radio Station KNBC in San Francisco re ported its network tie line was out for more than two hours. Officials of the PT&T and Roseville firemen, were un able to explain the cause of the blast. They said there was no gas in the building and only automatic equipment de signed to step up the power of communications circuits was inside it. The PT&T said the equip ment suffered only minor damage. By nightfall, the dam age had been repaired and a temporary shack was erected to shelter the machinery. 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Measurements Inaccurate Edwards, a youthful, tweedy-type of pipe-smoking director, says measurements can be disarmingly inaccur ate. To keep his office from be ing mobbed, he has made it clear that no girl measuring under 39 inches in the chest department need apply. "See," he explained studi ously, "a bosom measurement doesn't mean a thing. If a girl has a broad back she can be relatively modestly endow ed up front and still measure in the eye-brow raising cate gory. "On the other hand, a girl with a terribly narrow back can be outrageously over-proportioned." , "So it's not easy to deter mine how each one stacks up." Edwards was asked to name the 'best figures in mov ies. It took him 10 minutes to come up with an answer. "Rhonda Fleming and Brig ette Bardot are the best pro portioned actresses I've seen" he mused. "Funny, an actress with a beautiful face and ideal curves is a rarity. That's why I m having a tough time cast ing the leading lady for 'Op eration Petticoat. A Legman "Frankly, I thing a girl's best feature is her legs, always notice them first." How does his wife, Patricia feel about his quest for a 40- lnch beauty? "At first she was unhappy about it," he grinned. "But then she realized I've been getting home on time every night and she forgot about the situation." Edwards, who produces TV's "Peter Gunn" series and recently directed "The Per fect . Furlough," listed his ideal measurements. I think a top-notch figure would be 37-22-35," he said "But for the right proportions the girl would have to be about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weigh 120 pounds." Does he know anyone with these ideal dimensions? "You bet," Blake answered fearlessly, "my wife." A state official said yester day he would order turn-off signs for the benefit of motor ists turning from Crater Lake highway onto Crater Lake ave., which parallels it north east of Medford. The two roadways run side by side for over four miles, and motorists bound for Med- Funeral Services Set for Berkson New York - (UPD - Funeral services for Seymour Berk- son, publisher of the New York Journal-American, will be held today in the Frank E. Campbell funeral church. Rabbi William F. Rosen blum, of Temple Israel, will officiate. The body was to be cre mated. Berkson, 53, died Sunday in San Francisco of a heart attack. CASSIUS C. MALLORY Lake Whales, Fla.-(UPD-Cas-sius C. Mallory, 68, former chairman of the board of the Grace Line, Inc., died here Friday. During World War n he organized and directed the office of operating cost con trol for the war shipping ad ministration in Washington. Nearly two-thirds of total U. S. employment is provided by the nation's four million small businesses. ford's east side must switch from the highway to the by way via one of several inter secting roads or unpaved con necting driveways. The highway official re ceived a complaint yesterday that none of these crossways are marked, so that motorists especially at night or in fog must creep along the highway looking for the turn-offs. He agreed that signs telling drivers where they can turn would be a convenience as well as a safety measure. He could give no firm commitment on when the signs would be emplaced. If the Salem authorities ap prove, and if the signs are in stock there, he said, "they will come right down." He added, however, that "our signs crews are very busy." He said it would b "at least a week or two" before the signs could be put place. in Pilot Loses Pants, Passengers Delayed London-(UPD-A British Over seas Airways plane with 85 New York-bound passengers was delayed 65 minutes Tues day "because the pilot lost his ints. Capt. Ben Prowse said his uniform pants were missing from his locker and refused to leave until a pair was sent from his suburban home. 3 DAYS' COUGH IS YOUR Danger Signal! 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