0
K A T t
MedfordMTRIbune
SECTION D MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1960 PAGES 1 to 8
t T x;! -,v .'v''.. v - , ki:-:ji
I i V FWS,V Krf A 4'- LH '. 1
BRITISH EXERCISE A British Royal Air flights from Britain to Kenya and back at
Force Vulcan bomber passes over Mount the relatively low altitudes of 42,000 and
Kenya in Kenya during a recent "Lone 44,000 feet. Similar exercises are carried
Ranger" exercise, which involves 9,960 mile out regularly. (UPI Telephoto)
District of Columbia Voting
Rights, Home Rule Discussed
Washington (CO) While
most Americans are trying to
decide how to vote in the
forthcoming elections, nearly
one million residents of the
nation's capital are looking
ahead to 1964 when they too
might be permitted to cast
their ballots for President and
Vice President.
Washingtonians have been
denied this right for ItiO
years.
Currently pending before
Congress are two separate,
but related, proposals dealing
with the voting rights of the
citizens of the District of Co
lumbia. The first would pro
vide Capital residents with
national suffrage, the right to
vote for President and Vice
'President.' The second deals
with local suffrage, more pop
ularly known as "home rule."
Of the two, the national suf
frage proposal appears to
have the better chance of en
actment. Constitutional Problem
In authorizing the forma
tion of a federal seat of gov
ernment, the Constitution
gave to Congress the power
of " . . . exclusive legislation
in all cases whatsoever over
such district . . ." It made
'no provision for voting ma
chinery in the district.
Many students of constitu
tional law feel that the denial
of national suffrage to Wash
ingtonians was never intend
ed by the framers of the Con
stitution. They regard it as
an oversight that should have
been corrected long before
the city of Washington had
grown to its present size and
importance.
Pro-suffrage forces feel the
only way to give Washington
ians a vote in national elec-
tions would be to amend the
Constitution, a procedure re
quiring approval by two
thirds of the House and Sen
ate and ratification by three-
fourths of the states in the
Union.
Early in 1960 the Senate
passed a resolution containing
three proposed constitutional
amendments; one of which
would give the District of
Columbia representation
the Electoral College and non
voting delegates to the House
The House judiciary com
mittee lifted the hopes of
many Washington residents
May 17 when it approved an
amended version of tne sen
ate-passed resolution. The
committee streamlined the
measure to make it more ac-
ceDtable to House conserva
tives. It dropped the provi
sion for non-voting delegates
to the House and limited to
three the number of D.O. rep
resentatives in the Electoral
College, the same number al
lotted to the least populoui
state in the Union.
The resolution now faces
the House Rules Committee
whose Chairman, Howard W
Smith (D-Va.l. has said he
was not opposed to a limited
voting rights bill. It is ex
pected to meet little opposi
tion on the House floor. If the
House passes the measure by
two-thirds majority, it
would go back to the Senate
which would then vote on
agreeing to the amended
House version. Following,
this, the resolution would be
tent to the legislatures of the
states for ratification.
if ratified bv three-fourths,
ot 38, of the states within
seven years, it would becomt
the 23rd amendment to the
Constitution.
Home Rule
The second of Washington's
two suffrage proposals a so
called home rule bill faces
tougher sledding.
Under the current system
of government, Congress has
complete jurisdiction over
District affairs. Each year it
must approve the city's bud
get, provide appropriations
from local tax revenues and
pass on changes in municipal
law.
Advocates of self-govern
ment long have maintained
that Washingtonians would do
better job of handling local
affairs than a generally dis
interested . Congress. Home
rule proposals have attracted
wide support in recent years
but the Southern-dominated
House District Committee
has successfully stifled every
measure that has come be
fore it. Five times within the
past decade the Committee
has blocked House action on
Senate-passed home rule bills.
Opponents of home rule
ite four major arguments: 1.
that the Constitution does not
sanction self-government in
the District; 2. that home rule
would conflict with the con
cept of a federal city; 3. that
it would impair fiscal relation-
Local Man Named
Grand Knight for
Year by Council
Bill Dugan, Medtord, was
named grand knight for 1960-
61 at a meeting of the Rogue
River Council of the Knights
of Columbus June 13.
Other officers elected were
Bill McKibben, deputy grand
knight; Joe Kindell, chancel
lor; George Holzgang, record
er; Bob Hamelin, warden;
Mike Altobcllo, treasurer;
Lee Meeker, trustee; Jerry
Krueger, advocate; Wally Nel
son, inside guardian; and
Dave Turner, outside guard.
The Grand Knight will
Chile Earthquakes
Preceded by Nova
Cambridge. Mass.- (Science
Service) - Just before the se
ries of devastating earth
quakes hit Chile, astronomers
there discovered a new nova
of fifth magnitude, visible to
the unaided eye but too far
south to be seen from the U.S.
The nova is red in color and
is located near the third mag
nitude star Gamma in the con
stellation Triangulum A u s-
iraie.
A nova is a star that sud
denly increases in hriphtness
and then fades back into ob
scurity. It may brighten in a
matter of a few davs. then
fade to magnitude 15 or 16
during a period of one to two
years.
Delayed news of the nova's
discovery was received at
narvara uoiiege observatory,
clearing house for astronomi
cal information in the West-
em hemisphere.
ships between the District and
the federal government; 4.
that the District now enjoys
exceptionally clean govern
ment as compared with most
other large cities.
Negro Influence Seen
An additional reason for
opposition to home rule,
strongly felt by Southerners
in Congress, is that self-government
would mean a gov
ernment controlled or power
fully influenced by the Dis
trict's Negro residents, who
now constitute a majority of
the population.
Immediately following Sen
ate approval of a home rule
bill in 1959, Rep. Abraham
J. Multer (O-N.Y.) filed a dis
charge, petition in the House
to force a bill to the floor,
bypassing the District Com
mittee. As of May 26, the
petition had about 200 of the
219 signatures required.
Time is runnig out for home
rule legislation in 1960. The
principle of self-government
for the District has been en
dorsed by President Eisen
hower, Vice President Nixon
and by many other leading
government figures, but with
Congress scheduled for ad
journment in early July, its
prospects are dim.
- (Copyright I960,
Congressional Quarterly Inc.)
Sleepwalker Turns
In False Alarm
Helena, Mont. An early
morning dash was made by
firemen to a Helena house. A
woman called for help when
a neighbor boy ran into her
house shouting "fire, fire."
It turned out 14-year-old
Keith Knight was sleepwalking.
name a general program
chairman and individual
chairmen to head the com
mittees of the 6-point pro
gram under which every coun
cil of the Knights of Colum
bus operates.
The outline of the program
includes religious, fraternal,
youth, council and civic ac
tivities and a publicity chair
man. Presented during the meet
ing was the Star Council cer
tificate, symbolizing that the
local organization during the
past year has fulfilled the
obligation of the 6-point pro
gram and has met and sur
passed the required member
ship quota.
Hamelin received the tro
phy awarded for the first
time this year for being the
outstanding bowler of the
council.
Announcement was made
that the Roseburg council will
host a dinner at the Elks hall
in Roseburg June 25 to which
all Knights are invited. Ex
tending the invitation was
District Deputy John Hoch
statter on behalf of the Rose
burg council.
To augument voluntary
contributions toward the erec
tion of a Knighs hall, the
Council brothers are sponsor
ing a pickup of merchandise
to be sold at auction. Persons
wishing to dispose of anything
that can be resold are asked
to telephone Val Albert or
Bill Duean before the nirlr un
day Saturday, June 18.
Police Car Clocker
Not on the Beam
Waukesha, Wis. - The Wau
kesha county district attor
ney's office dug back into its
records and reviewed all re
cent cases in which speeds of
motorists were clocked by
squad cars.
The sheriff's department
discovered it had been using a
squad car in which the speed
ometer was 12 miles an hour
off.
IN TIME FOR
FATHER'S DAY
FATHER'S DAY
SPECIAL!
I J
GRAIN CALF LOAFER
men's continental loafer with
moc toe . . . black or brown.
7toll,B&D widths.
reg.
10.99 8.90
repeat of a sellout!
"LORD PIMA" SHIRTS
4.00 value 2.99
White shirt with convertible collar leads a double
life! The convertible collar gives this shirt a built
in change of pace. Switches from dress-up to
casual in a flash. Looks equally smart with or
without necktie. Fashioned in genuine imported
pima cotton or smart white on white designs.
FATHER'S DAY
SUNDAY; JUNE 19
give Dad "TOP TEE
WASH and WEAR
GOLF SLACKS
7.99 pr. or 2 pr. 15.
Exciting features; Turned down top , . . half belt
. . . shirt hugs . . . contour fit. Silicone finish.
Blend of Dacron polyester and Rayon. Choose from
ten colors.
" .. fr 1 If. I!
give Dad the jacket of champions
McGregor drizzler
he'll go for its championship
. looks and action features ...
sizes s
m-l 10.95
Double protection shoulder yoke . . . cool breather holes under arms . . .
extra-roomy back pleats. Deep-cut pivot armholes. Special hip and
sleeve elastics. Corded water-tight pockets. Drizzler cloth of 60
rayon, 40 cotton that's washable and showerproof.
let Dad take a sunbreak with
McGregor sportshirts
world famous shirts in the
season's most popular colors & styles . . .
sizes s-m-l 5.00 tO 6.95
Tailored cf cool lightweight cotton with custom details that men
demand. It's worth a trip to our store just to see the exciting new man-about-the-world
colors.
o
o
o
ASK ABOUT MANN'S NEW EXTENDED
PAYMENT PLAN FOR YOUR PURCHASES
0
.-w .;i" .ft.-. fii-i ijuijr'--w
it.
; IVfc; t'iV. i-ia
qr,titfiaitf-i'ft;
mm: h M i h
V m J I
-
i fit X
.;. - r