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Liberal Democrats' Broad Legislative Program Bogs Down Bt Congressional Quarterly Washington-(CQ)-A lot can -and probably - will-happen before Congress adjourns some weeks hence, but one point now seems certain. The "clear and comprehen sive" program of legislation, for which liberal Democrats claim they received an over whelming popular mandate last November, is going no where fast. President Eisenhower's July 7 veto of the controversial housing bill was simply the latest in a series of develop ments pointing up the fact that the liberals, whatever their real strength in the country, have neither the votes nor the influence in Congress to put over a legis lative program. Such a program was-laid down last December by the Advisory Council of the Dem ocratic National Committee, and no one disputed the Council's estimate that, with 2-to-l majorities in Senate and House, "it should now be possible to enact desirable legislation that the Adminis tration has previously de feated." In the event, however, it has not proved possible. Here is the rundown on what has happened, or is likely to hap pen, to these major planks of the Advisory Council's pro gram: . . Urban renewal: A "signi ficantly larger" program of Federal grants for slum clear ance was approved by the Senate and the House, then cut back by Democratic lead ers in an effort to avoid a threatened veto. The Presi dent vetoed the bill anyway, and no attempt to override .is expected. Aid-io-airporis: In 1958 President Eisenhower vetoed a bill boosting Federal grants for building airports from $63 million to $100 million a year. This year the Senate again passed an equally generous measure; the House cut. this back, but not as far -as the President wanted. Again Dem ocratic leaders decided , to duck a veto, compromised on a two-year extension of- the program without change. Depressed areas: After ve toing last year a $280-miUion program of grants and loans to domestic areas with chronic unemployment, the President again asked Congress for a $50-million program confined to loans. The Senate respond ed by passing almost the same $390-million bill it had ap proved In 1958. A S251-mil- lion version is before the House Rules Committee, but there is little hope that any area redevelopment bill can be encated at this session. .. Atomic power: Urged by the Council to provide for the "rapid development of large scale atomic power reactor demonstration," Congress has already agreed to abide by the decision of the Joint Atomic Energy Committee to postpone a fight on this issue until 1960. Aid-to-education: The Coun cil called for Federal scholar ships and grants for school construction. No scholarship program is under considera tion; a bill carrying $4.4 bil lion a year for four years for school construction and teach ers' salaries is anguishing be fore the House Rules Commit tee. Senate Democrats plan to revive the President's 1957 school, construction proposal (which he later abandoned) but it's questionable whether he would sign such a bill today. Labor reform: The Kennedy labor reform bill, as in 1958, has passed the Senate and is awaiting House action. The Democratic leadership is un der strong pressure to get the bill through, but it's too early to assume success. Civil rights: As with labor reform, Democratic leaders are committed to passing a civil rights bill in 1959. But there is little chance that Con gress will approve the key provision sought by liberals the so-called Section III, giv ing the Attorney General the power to start civil injunc tion suits, that was knocked out of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. All in all, it's clear why liberal Democrats, in their mounting frustration, are challenging the course of moderation charted by the two Texans who run Con gress, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson and Speaker Sam Rayburn. Lacking the power to over ride vetoes, say Johnson and Rayburn, there is no point in courting tnem. To tne con trary, say the liberals, vetoes will help to define those is sues on which the two parties must do battle in 1960 Whoever is right, a "clear and comprehensive Democra tic program" is a long way from . enactment. (Copyright 1959, Congressional Quarterly Inc.) Korean Veterans Should Apply Soon Korean' veterans planning to start school in the fall under the Korean GI bill should apply now and avoid the rush, S. T. Brannock, con tact representative, Veterans Administration domiciliary, Camp White, said yesterday. With nearly a half-million veterans expected to be in training this fall, VA regional offices through the nation will be operating at full-speed to handle their papers. - Brannock advised veterans to give plenty of thought in advance to his goal, since the law allows a veteran . to change his GI course only once. Vocational counseling available through the VA. : Veterans also should be sure the course has been GI approved; make arrangements for gaining admission before filing with the VA; send ap plication and a copy of separ ation papers to the VA re gional office serving his area; and include proof of dependents. Flu r t h e r informaiton is available at the contact office, Camp White. DIES OF INJURIES Salem (UPD- James Staggs, 31, Independence, died in a Salem hospital Friday night from injuries suffered .when his car hit a telephone pole near Independence. is Flames Destroy Montague Wheat Montague, Calif. - (UPB -One hundred acres of the best wheat on the Earl Fiock ranch in Little Shasta valley near Steam Boat mountain five miles east of here was de stroyed by "fire Thursday afternoon. The wheat had been plant ed and was being harvested by Norman Fiock on his father's rancji. - More than 400 acres of the crop were endangered by the fire. According to Bill Ensbury, fire dispatcher with the Cali fornia state department of forestry at Yreka, the . fire was started by a spark from a harvester which Fiock was operating. It broke out at 3 p.m. and was brought under control about three hours later. - Two forest service borate planes made eight trips over the fire dumping 2,400 gallons of borate solution on the flames. More than 100 men, two bulldozers and a truck work ed on the fire lines. Suarfav, July 19, 195 MAIL TRIBUNE, Madfortf, On Council Fails to Reach Decision On Retired Employees Pay Rise The city council Thursday night was unable to reach a conclusion about a proposed increase for the pay base of nine retired city employees. The matter demands action by Ang. 5 and Mayor John Snider indicated that a spec ial meeting of the council would be called before then. The increase was passed by the state legislature this year but was left up to political subdivisions -r -in this case the city to accept or reject. It calls for a raise of $2 per month per year of service for employees who resigned prior to becoming eligible for Social Security benefits. City Manager Robert A. Duff said that the yearly cost to. Med- Dynamite Still Gone in Ashland Ashland - Several sticks of dynamite stolen from Ashland city property are still missing, Ashland city police said Sat urday. The dynamite was stolen from a powder house south of Lithia park, city police said. The powder house is lo cated in a canyon not far from the city water filtration plant and the entire area there is enclosed by fence and locked gate. " A watchman patrols the area throughout the 24 hours, but thieves managed to get by him while he was, at the other end of the property, police said. ; i The dynamite was removed from the locked shed. One stick was found where it had been thrown into one of the city's water tanks at the fil tration plant. Police requested that the thief throw the dynamite into water where it would be ren dered harmless. City Super intendent Elmer Biegel said that as the dynamite ages the glycerin settles down-and the material is more likely to ex plode. Railway passenger cars have an average length of from 75 to 85 feet. ' Portland Couple Hurt in Plane Bellingham-(DPD-A Portland Ore., couple was rushed to Saint Lukes hospital here Fri day by a Navy helicopter after they suffered burns in the crash of a chartered private plane on Blakely Island, about 30 miles southwest of here. Four other persons were slightly injured in the flaming crash of the Aerial Command er which exploded after clip ping the treetops near tfoe island landing strip. Hospital authorities identi fied the seriously injured per sons as Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Dallas, Portland. Their condi tions were not immediately known. The other persons injured were not 'immediately identi fied. Grange News POMONA Master Robert Bitterling will - report on accomplish ments of the recent state grange session at the meeting of Jackson County Pomona grange Saturday, 'July, 25, at 8 p.m. in Griffin Creek grange. Plans for the state fair ex hibit will be completed. Refreshments will be fur nished by the host group. Salem-(DPD-The State High way Commission has an nounced that, after the open ing of bids on about five mil lion dollars of highway im provement projects July 21, no further bid openings will be scheduled until the mat ter of financing of the federal highway system is clarified by Congress. Ashland Man Joins State Police Force Ashland-Wilfred K. Shere, 350 Tolman Creek rd., Ash land, has accepted a position with the state police working out of Medford. He has re signed his post with the Ash land police department. Replacing Shere will be Laurence L: Burghart, who previously worked with the Ashland police department. He was a weighmaster with the county before returning to the post. We Give d&l GREEN STAMPS CENTRAL REXALL DRUG Mam and Central PenneyS SHOP MONDAY NIGHTS 'til 9! '"WWI HIIU IIIIL rWIIIWU II II LJUL iiiij ..i.ti... ulilLnil i ,vr vwiw-y- WH-WW iwiiWf v"l wm I liq GIRLS BACK-TO-SCHOOL EASY CARE DRESSES! DAN RIVER! OTHER FINE FABRICS! f r . 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Since this was the first time it was voted on, it required a three-fourth ma jority to pass and the council was deadlocked. Major Objection The major objection raised to the increase was that there was "no money in the budget for it." Bradford suggested that "we owe something to the employees." He said that since the raise would not go into effect until 1960, only six months of the current budget would be affected. ; Baccus said that, since the attorney general's opinion might not be known in time to act, to reject the raise now might permanently remove it from possibility. Makes Comparison " Van Sickle asked how the other council members could compare "$75,000 for a swim ming pool against two bucks a month for an employee." Snider said that if the vote were tied he would vote against the increase at the present time. He said that at a special meeting of the coun cil the proposed rejection would not require a three -quarter majority. He said that a special meeting would be called and the expectation is that the raise will be rejected at that time. Other action by the council Thursday night included: The continued public hear ing, on rezoning from 'single family to light industrial for a portion of the Farr property in the Valley Center subdivi sion was further continued un til the first meeting in Octo ber. At that time it is expect ed that the proposed trailer court zone classification will be in operation and the hear ing will be concluded. Wil liam Doernbach of 143 Mace st asked that a decision be reached because the matter has "been going on for quite some time." Subdivision License The possibility of a city license for subdividers was brought up by' Councilman Hansen, and City Manager Duff said the matter will be placed before an executive committee of the council. Herb Partridge, 502 Whit man place, was named to the City Parks and Recreation commission, replacing Mrs. Diamond Flynn. In other action, the council repealed certain superseded and obsolete ordinances; com mended 87 city employees who satisfactorily completed the International City Man agers association supervisory training course; authorized and improved a number of plans and specifications for improvement projects; and awarded a contract for a sani tary sewer in the South Springbrook project. The council also called for a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 20 for the annexation of the Dan Patch tract south of the Rosedale subdivision in the north area of the city; and heard recommendations from the planning commission and the parks and recreation commission. HELP US! We Need Clothing, Sheet. Dishes, Furniture. We Pick Up. HELP OTHERS! The Salvation Army SPring 3-7335 Adding Machines Calculators TYPEWRITERS - DICTAPHONES Standard Portable Electric Timemaster Noralco DESKS - CHAIRS - FILES Ask About Our Rental Purchase Option Medford Office Equipment Co. "Voight will give a better deal" 41 So. 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