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o o o Mebfo: SECTION C MKDFOID, ORKQOfl, TKUMDA. iAUAlT IS. ItSI PAGES 1 to 16 Capitol Mepwo Rep. Grace 0. Peck Fierce Fighter for Legislative Goals By DOUGLAS GHIPP Salem - (UPD - The trade marks of Rep. Grace Olivier Peck (D-Portland) are candy, i Ilowers, tears and a crusade for the dis abled of soci ety - "legisla tion with a heart." A powerful voice for' wel fare and so cial legisla- Douclai Gflim tion, this is her fourth legislature. As usu al, she is fiercely for her goals, which include: -A state women's prison. -An expanded program for aid to the blind. -A $592,000 cerebral palsy program at Fairview Home for the Mentally Retarded. She has many other projects too, including a bill to block Gov. Mark Hatfield from mov ing the State Public Welfare commission from Portland to Salem. She also opposes his government r e o r ganization plan, especially transfer of the Commission for the Blind to a proposed social services department. This, she said, would water down the blind program. Mrs. Peck's desk In the Oregon House is crammed with IS candy Jars, pots of flowers, and correspondence. The chocolates, peppermints, jelly beans, lemon drops, pea nuts and licorice are for any one who comes along. She was the first legislator to ask for a personal spittoon this year. Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr. gave her one trimmed in lace. She put pink chrysanthemums in it. A real estate woman and public stenographer, she was born "around the turn of the century" in Portland, daugh ter of a Columbia river pilot. She first was elected to the legislature in 1948. A widow with no children, she also served in the 1957 and 1959 sessions. She wrote the law making it illegal to refuse to give up a telephone party line in an emergency. In 1957 she sponsored the amendment restoring the three-day waiting period for a marriage license in Oregon. She favors tougher marriage and divorce laws. Heavy set with graying hair, Rescfir towards ftmy$tS2&5 Washington (Science Serv-itl !: ft-k'er rtj ' ice) - The fatal atomic ex plosion near Idaho Falls, Idaho, Jan. 3, has emphasized the hazards of building nuc lear reactors near large popu lation centers. This was underscored by Dr. Russell V. Morgan, dean of the new school of radio biology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers, AFL-CIO, in statements made independently. In releasing a study of 40 reactor accidents prepared by the AFL-CIO, the labor leader said the Idaho explos ion had confirmed the "vali dity of the trade union oppo sition to the construction of she puts everything into de bating an issue and has been known to burst into tears on the House floor. A lifelong Democrat, she gets a laugh out of the fact that her initials are G. O. P. She is proud of a charm brace let given to her in 1957 by Republican House members in a show of nonpartisanship. It includes an elephant - symbol of the GOP - and a heart, symbol of her lawmaking efforts. dor near Detroit This rcctor, he pointed out, is 300 times larger than an experimental model that exploded at the National Re actor Testing Sation, Nov. 29, 1955. Trained Hogs Have Ready Market Value Cooper, Tex. IUP1) - One good thing about training a hog to do tricks, says trainer Tab Evans, is that when he retires he has a ready market value. Evans, whose hog Pork Chop won national attention through his tricks, was re tired recently after he became old and was shipped off to the packing house. Dedicated Postman Dallas, Tex. flJPI) - A post man stepped onto an elevator at the Fidelity Union Life Building with his jacket wrapped around his waist, se cured in front by knotted sleeves. Not a fashion trend for postmen, he explained, but "I ripped my trousers a minute ago and this is just to cover up the tear. The mail must go through, you know." mil mm Ml w c mm mm Five-day Week Observed by Banks throughout State ' rA five-day banking week is now being observed regularly by all banks in Oregon. The five-day policy is the prevailing practice of banks in the Western states as well as nationally. Additional hours of banking service on Fridays or other week days will be provided by many Oregon banks. Perhaps the main consideration in establishing a regular five-day week was the wishes of bank employees. Under present conditions many families with both husband and wife employed find it impossible to spend their weekends together. Also, a system of staggered days off during the week has made it difficult to maintain the continuity of service you should expect. Other conveniences such as bank-by-mail, 24-hour depositories and speedy bank-from-your-car facilities also enable five-day banking to suit your needs. 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