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4. - 6 A MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1960 Agriculture Dept. Accused of 'Mismanagement' Washington (DPI -A Senate subcommittee has accused the Agriculture Department of "mismanagement of the tax payers' dollars" in the mulXi billion grain storage program. The department did not flatly deny the charge. The subcommittee, headed by Sen. Stuart Symington, D Mo., called for reorganization of the farm program to cut surpluses and urged inclusion of renegotiation provisions in storage contracts to allow the government to recapture "ex cess profits." Agriculture Secretary Eira T. Benson replied in a state ment that although the depart ment did not agree with some of the criticisms, "We are very pleased that the investigation turned up so little of real con sequence in its critical review of our vast operations." File Supplemental Reports Although joining four Dem ocrats in signing the subcom mittee report, issued Sunday night, two GOP members filed supplemental views softening their own criticism of the stor age situation. They were Sen. Milton R. Young, N.D., and Sen. John Sherman Cooper, Ky- Cooper said the subcommit tee findings were "substantial' y correct." But he said the department, through the Com modity Credit corporation, had provided needed storage The subcommittee said that expenditure of more than 12 billion for storage and han dling "without an adequate cost study and proper analysis ... is clear evidence of mis management." Symington's group said that when the department "final ly" completed its first cost study in 1960, It cut storage rates for commercial grain elevators with an estimated first-year saving of $100 mil lion. Benson noted, "The report Indicates that the department had no sound information on the cost of grain storage, and initiated no specific cost study, until after the start of Con gressional Investigations. This is not in accordance with the facts," he said. He said department special ists developed grain storage .cost Indices years ago. He ,'added that one comprehensive i field survey was finished in the fall of 1959, and the sub committee held its first hear ings on Jan. 12. 1960. On another point, he said "The subcommittee report iclalms 'poor management' by the department in failing to 'lower uniform grain storage agreement rates before it did so this year. This completely ignores the fact that addition al storage space was needed desperately until very re cently." Court Records HISTRICT COURT Jamei Francis, failure to dim Solly M. Davie, obstructed vlilon. ' i.'ames W. Boyllai, failure to atop, .rn V. Orr, four In driver's Beat, 7.50. 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Close, (allure to atop. Sift "Hoyd Hevenler, (allure to stop, 2.v drivlni without llihta. 9750 Vernon L. Hoatson, (allure to dim lig.its. 515. )anold D. MacKintosh, violation of battc rule. SIO. Eugene ft. Arnold, ovcrwldth. Orval D. Oliver, over-height. 915 Enrl E. Hall overheirht. 115. Minnie M. Plnhelro, no operator'a license, an. Clyde W. Peart, no operator's li cense, 95. Bernle G. Helms, no chauffeur's Jlcanse, 95. Nolan G. Greenwood, no muffler. David C. McCallum, (allure to aim ugnis, ar.w. Raymond T Gibson, overload, 91 8. Robert A. Cabler. overhetght. $15 Raymond L. Owen, overwldth, 4iv fnllowlne too close. SIS. Richard w. Rogers, (allure to top. 915. Hugh G, Shelbarger, disobeyed top sign, am. David D. Leer, overload. 936. LeRoy V. Fellowi, angling with pronibitea memoas. fee. James M. Owens, truck speed inc sio. Michael M. LuU. violation of basic rule, 915. 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