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Newspaper Page TextState Income Tax Reform Bill Clears H ouse on 31-28 Vo Kennedy Says Budget for 1 962 Will Be in Red Defense Spending To Bring Deficit Higher Washington (UPD President Kennedy told Congress today that the 1962 budget would run $1.8 billion in the red and the deficit would be even big ger when he unveils extra de fense spending next week. Excluding additional de fense outlays, Kennedy esti mated that spending for the fiscal year starting July 1 would set a peacetime record of $83.2 billion. He forecast .revenue would reach an all time high of $81.4 billion. White House sources said $300 million would be added to the $42.9 billion defense program recommended by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower merely to com pensate for low estimates by Eisenhower. . That would make the 1962 budget deficit $2.1 billion. Ex pected proposals for addition al military procurement and readiness are likely to in crease the deficit still more. Tax Cui Unlikely In his budget message to day, Kennedy left open the possibility he might ask Con gress for a temporary anti recession tax cut. But this is considered a very dim pros pect. The President said Con gress should continue corpor ate and excise levies sched uled to drop or end on June 30. He said he wquld make other tax proposals later to stimulate business investment "and achieve greater tax equity." Kennedy proposed an in crease in some veterans' bene fits and reviewed other pro posals he has made for step ping up non-military pro? grams, But he said these alone were not responsible for put ting the 1962 budget in the red. He estimated a $2.2 billion deficit for fiscal 1961, which ends June 30, with revenue at $78.5 billion and spend ing at $80.7 billion. Eisen hower had forecast a $79 mil lion surplus for 1961 and a $1.5 billion surplus for 1962. Blasts Ike Budget ' In both budget years Ken nedy sharply criticized the Eisenhower administration for being too optimistic about revenues and business condi tions, and for understating probable spending. Kennedy said his adminis tration, in budget planning, would seek to meet the "es sential needs of the nation." He promised he would "not allow expenditures to rise of their, own momentum." "It is my determined pur pose to be a prudent steward of the public funds-to obtain a dollar's worth of results for everv dollar we spend," he said. The President endorsed Eis enhower's request that Con gress boost postal rates by S843 million a year to put the Post Office on a self-supporting basis. This would mean an increase of one cent in the letter rate and higher fees for second and third class mail. Kennedy renewed his earli er request that Congress pro vide more funds for tax en Planning Commission Denies Request For Tennis Courts, Swimming Pool The Medford Racquet club will have to look elsewhere for a place to build its tennis courts and swimming pool. Medford's city planning commission at a special meet ing last night unanimously re jected the club's request for a zoning variance to build and operate a tennis facility at 217 Modoc ave. The action came after nearly 20 residents of the Modoc ave. area spoke in opposition to the request. The city council could over rule the commission, but this would appear unlikely. One of those speaking against the request last night was Coun cilman Stanley Stark. Promoters of the tennis club had proposed to build six tennis courts and a swim ming pool on a 9'i-acre Mo doc ave. tract. They would have used an existing resi dence on the property for a clubhouse. Before consideration of the matter could get under way last night, the commission had to delay the start of the meet ing for nearly an hour while it waited for a majority (four) of its members to show up. Three members - Charles Crary. Elwood Hedberg Jr., fnd Jack Edson - never did how up. Carl Brophy, 264 South Mo forcement to "increase the collection of federal revenues and help curb corruption and out of government, racketeering and organized crime." He said he would ask Con gress in early May to increase the ceiling on the national debt, temporarily $293 billion and scheduled to drop to the permanent level of $285 billion on July 1. Borrowing to cover the 1961 and 1962 budget deficits will lift the national debt to $287 billion by next July and to at least $289 billion by July, 1962, officials said. Kennedy's spending total of $83.2 billion for 1962 topped Eisenhower's proposal of $80.9 billion. President Signs Bill To Extend Jobless Benefits Washington (UPU- President Kennedy signed into law to day the first of his major anti-recession bills passed by Congress, setting in motion a $1 billion program for extend ing jobless pay benefits to the unemployed. Under the program, an es timated 700,000 unemployed workers were expected to be gin receiving the extra help within two weeks. Immediate Operation - Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg planned to put the new program into operation immediately by signing agree ments with representatives of fromZO to 25 states. The program which is on a temporary basis calls for up to 13 weeks of additional ben efits to the jobless who have exhausted their regular un employment compen s a t i o n since last June 30 or will do so 'before April 1, 1962. Three Million Eligible However, no idle workers would be allowed to receive more than 39 weeks of the combined federal-state bene fits. An estimated 3,125,000 of the unemployed are expected to receive the added money during the life of the law. Kennedy has said the pro gram should give the economy a big shot in the army by boosting the nation's purchas ing power. Redsone Rocket Firing Successful Cape Canaveral, Fla.-OJPD- American today successfully fired a Redstone rocket with a dummy man-in-space cap- sure 115 miles up in a special test designed to pave the way for this country's first manned space flight, probably in May. The shot, one of at least two the Federal Space agency will try before letting an as tronaut have his chance, was designed to give scientists a better idea of how the Red stone performs with a one-ton space capsule on its nose. doc ave., led the opposition to the request. He introduced approximately 20 of his neigh bors, all of whom opposed the proposed site of the tennis club. Brophy said he was not op posed to the tennis club as such, but that he is opposed to the noise, traffic and pos sible nighttime activity that the club might bring with it. He expressed concern for the safety of the children in the neighborhood, and added that he and many other persons had moved into the area In order to get away from such things as noise and traffic. Brophy suggested that the club build on vacant land out side the city. Not Open at Night Don K. Auxler, one of the promoters of the club, called the comments about noise, traffic and niEhtlife "conjec ture." and said "parking is not a problem, noise is not a problem, liquor Is not a prob lem and nightlife is not a problem." It was pointed out that the club would not be open for nighttime activities. Auxicr supplied the com mission members with fact sheets, which, he said, at Jsted to the "tremendous" growth of tcnnlc clubs throughout the west. He cited Kiss in Traffic Causes Accident; Results in Ticket Long Beach, Calif. -WPP-Police gave Kathleen Eileen Ream, 19, a ticket for kissing her boy friend be came the kin caused a traf fic accident, Mike Muniterman, 20, startled by the impulsive mooch, lost control of his auto Wedneiday night and smashed into a parked car. He received minor cuts. Police cited Miss Ream for Interfering with a driv er when she admitted her kiss caused the crash. Oregon Senate Votes Boardman Park Legislation Salem -(UPU-The Senate to day unanimously approved the Boardman Industrial park legislation putting Oregon, in Gov. Mark Hatfield's words, 'solidly into the space age." The bills went to the gover nor. The measures permit Ore gon to lease the northeast Oregon site to Boeing Air plane Co. of Seattle. Hatfield had pushed hard for legislative sanction. There was grumbling from some Democrats. One of the bills allocates $900,000 to pay costs of mov ing the Navy's range at Boardman to Wagontire in Lake county, plus other ex penses. The second bill empowers the Oregon Land Board, head ed by Hatfield, to issue a lease. Straub Complains Although he voted for the proposal, Sen. Robert Straub of Eugene complained of what he described as a "lack of guarantees" in the proposed 80-year lease. He said the lease as il now stands is "not in the best interests of Oregon." The Oregon Democratic chairman termed the $60,000 a year rental that Boeing will pays as "very modest, to say the least." He said he couldn't see the justification for haste on aJease. . . Senate Republican Leader Anthony Yturri of Ontario said Straub's fears are "un warranted." He took Issue with a state ment that there are livestock operators in Eastern Oregon who would pay $60,000 a year to use the Boardman range lor grazing. Yturri, who lives in Eastern Oregon, says this isn't so. Straub urged Hatfield and the board to "exercise sound judgment" in finalizing the lease. Large Trucks Are Involved in Mishap Two large trucks collided head-on this morning while going in opposite directions on the Crater Lake highway bridge across Bear creek. There were no injuries, but both trucks had to be towed away. Medford police said a truck operated by William Victor Kidson, 32, of 4428 South Pa cific highway, was headed eastbound across the bridge when it collided with a west bound log truck and trailer operated by Eldon Carl Decn, 35, of 1811 Orchard Home dr. No citations were issued. The accident occurred about 8:45 a.m. several instances In other ci ties where clubs had located In residential areas, and soon the people living nearest the club became its "best mem bers." A few persons did speak In favor of the request, Includ ing Dr. R. E. Hlbbs, 190 White Oak dr. Clarifies Vote Commission Member Wal ter Higgins said he was voting against the club s request be cause "the great preponder ance" of the residents In the area oppose It. Commission Member Don aid Walters, on the other hand, said he does not think the commission should let a small part of the community "dictate what should be done but added that he opposed the request because of the traffic the tennis club would create. Commission Members Har old Snodgrass and Larry Hor- ton also voted against the club's request. In other business, the com mislon recommended to the council that property located northeast of Jackson St. and Central ave. be rezoned from limited commercial to com irw;cial. The $1 million Al pine Village Is building at this location. RUSSIA 0fl n n (n(o stUllXl lLlyJ2) Regional Edition Medford 22 Pages NEARING COMPLETION A $279,927 addition to the Ash land sewage treatment plant is nearing completion, accord ing to Mel Morgan, Graff and James project superintend ent. Morgan said the system should be in operation in about . United States Forces Readied For Use in Laos Washington -(UPU- Powerful U.S. sea, land and air forces are being put in readiness to back up President Kennedy's determination that Laos will not fall to the Communists. The President made clear Thursday night that he want ed a peaceful solution to the Laos crisis but would not flinch from a military "re sponse to coninucd aggres sion, such response being taken in concert with South east Asia Treaty Organization allies. Military forces are being made ready for whatever re sponse may be called for. Ground Units Available A forward ring of strength, so far chiefly naval and Ma rine with some airlift support from the Air Force, is being formed in the Southeast Asia area near the land-locked Laotian kingdom. Ground forces quickly available are two regiments of Marines and a battle group of 1,600 Army paratroopers on Okinawa. Also on Okin awa there is an Army special forces unit of men trained in guerrilla tactics. Marine and Air Force combat planes are available on bases through out the Far East. In the Unit ed States, Air Force units and alert forces of the Stategic Army Corps arc available for deployment to the crisis area in hours. Comprises 7th Fleet The naval buildup In the South China Sea comprises units from the 7th Fleet which has 130 ships including four aircraft carriers. In contrast with previous crises in the Orient, U.S. mili tary moves are being carried out with an attempt at official secrecy even though the ob vious Intent is to convince Soviet Premier Nlkita Khru shchev that the United States is not bluffing. WEATHER FORECAST: ronalrir ruhlr ! cliMirilne and wldHv UT(i thnwrn t'int(lit. Partly rtondyj ftatiirrlav. Low lonijcht 3ft. High Saturday IS. ! Temp.. IIUhMt Yfiirrdav 55 l.owfii this Mornlnc 41 Prfc. to 10 am. Today .23 Our Skies Tonight Simit Indav - 8:2(1 p.m. Siinrlsr tomorrow .... S:07 a.m. Mnnnct tomorrow .... 2:31 a.m. Full Moon March 31 At mtdnlfht tnnlrht CaMor and Pollux (th Twlni) will be tlrhl ahnte the Moon and the planet. Man. The bright atar to the left of the Mion will be Proeyon. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1961 Holmes Says Home Rule Charter Could Give Broad Powers District Attorney Alan B. Holmes told the Jackson County Home Rule Study committee last night that he favors a home rule charter for this county but only as a broad instrument. 'It would be fine to have a home rule charter to provide broad county legislative rights," Holmes said. "But, 1 don't think the people as a whole or the two political parties would accept great sweeping changes such as ap pointive county offices and a five-man board of supervisors or county commission." Holmes added that the com mittee should not think that as soon as the county has home rule that it would need a county consel to concentrate on legal work outside crimi nal matters. However, the charter would provide for amendments so It can be amended in keeping with the county's needs as they occur. "I do not think that the dis trict attorney should over be appointed," Holmes empha sized. "A man In this position becomes stereotyped if he re mains in this Job too long and sees only one side of the fence." Other reasons Holmes op posed appointing county offi "Shall We Resume Testing Human Beings?" one month. Construction started last July. Included in the addition are a barminutor, primary clarifier, digestor and control building, trickling filter, paving and curbs. cials were: more people learn about county offices and their heads at election time, which provides for more awareness and participation in govern ment; and appointed officers tend to stagnate In their Jobs. The home rule committee last night agreed to halt gen eral interviewing after hear ing from two more persons. One of these will be Eric W. Allen Jr., Mall Tribune man aging editor, and the other Lane county's administrative assistant. However, people who request an interview with the committee will not be denied, it was agreed. Home rule committee rep resentatives will discuss their program at Medford Chamber of Commerce roundtablc Mon day noon, Committee Chair man Mrs. Thomas Rutter said. Two Dry Kilns Destroyed at Turner Turner, Ore. ttll'll -Fire de stroyed one of two dry kilns at the Burkland Lumber Co. here Thursday. Damage was estimated at $75,000. POST OFFICE PLANNED Washington -(DPI)- The Post Office Department today an nounced plans, to build a new post office at La Grande, Ore. TpnnnMnn Lru 56th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune No. 2 - MJf Laos Accuses North Viel Nam Of Moving Troops Vientiane, Laos (UPD The Laotian government accused Communist North Vict Nam today of sending nine more battalions Into Laos where Premier Prince Boun Oum said up to 19 Communist Vlet minh battalions already were battling government forces. The actual number of troops Involved was uncertain since Western military standards do not apply In this Buddhist kingdom. Normally an equiva lent U.S. Army battalion is 800 men. Laotian battalions usually are far under U.S. battalion strength and the over - all figure could run anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 men. A government communique reporting new massive inter vention by Laos' Communist neighbor said six Vietminh battalions had driven into rebel - held Xicng Khouang Province In central Laos and another three were fighting in central Laos. Tlie communique said the Royal Laotian army had suc cessfully repulsed all Com munist attacks and Inflicted "heavy losses against the enemy." Police Car Loses Wheel; Axle Broken Officer Richard Hamilton of the Medford police depart ment thought his patrol car felt a little funny as he round ed a corner In the downtown area Thursday evening. No wonder - a wheel had come off. After skidding harmlessly for approximately 100 feet, with only the hand brake working, Officer Hamilton was finally able to pull hi patrol car to a halt. Inspection showed that the rear axle had broken and the left rear wheel had come off the car. Police said the axle had apparently been broken for some time. TRUCK ACCIDENT City police were summoned at 12:35 p.m. today to Investi gate a logging truck accident at Crater Lake highway and Biddlo rd. It was reported that the logging truck had turned over. No details were avail able. YOUTH ELECTROCUTED Portland -HiPll-Wllllam Dean Jfrsser, 17, Portland, was elec trocuted Thursday night after climbing up a power pole. Intervention by Allies Possible, Conference Told Course May Be in Hands of Kremlin Washington -0IP1I- Presi dent Kennedy today sought the support of India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in his effort to get Russia to agree to a cease fire in Laos. Washington -tUPD- President Kennedy has warned Russia to end the Soviet-backed re bellion in Laos or face the possibility of Allied interven tion. The President told a ten sion-packed news conference Thursday night , that the fu ture course of world affairs might depend on the Krem lin's reply to a Western plea for a truce in Laos. The news conference was televised and broadcast to the nation. No Soviet Response There was no immediate re sponse from Moscow to the appeal for a cease - fire de livered to the Kremlin by the British Thursday any details of planned action i. ho r-nmmni n if the Communist assault against the royal Laotian gov-! eminent continues. But his grim statement came against a background of - American military movements toward tile area. He said he was certain that the American people would back him in his firm decision to support without reserva tions the independence and Integrity of the small but strategic Asian country. SEATO To DIicuji Step Kennedy said plans for pos sible action In Laos by tho Southeast Asia Treaty Organi zation would be considered at the annual meeting of SEATO foreign ministers which opens Monday in Bangkok. Secretary of Stale Dean Rusk left for the Bangkok meeting early today after a final strategy conference with the President. Confidence In Partners Rusk said he was "confi dent that our partners" In SEATO would honor their obligations to defend the treaty area, which includes Laos, against any aggression. While warning Russia and Asian Communists that the United States would not shrink from action, the Presi dent emphasized anew his hope for a peaceful solution. Suit Seeks Damage To Crop from Hail A complaint has been filed In Jackson county circuit court by the Oregon Orchards Inc., Carpenter Hill rd., for hall damages to its pear crop last year. The suit has been filed against the Insurance Com pany of North America with its hall department in Spo kane, Wash. According to the complaint the local orchard Insured Its crop with the com pany against hail loss or dam ages April 1.1, 1060. Three storms, on April 13, May 21 and 22, did $20,758 damages to the crop, which the orchard Is trying to re cover. The orchard also seeks $520 surveying costs that they Incurred determining the ex tent of damage to the pears. Kennedy's Handling of Laos Crisis Acclaimed Washington - RJPD - Presi dent Kennedy's handling of the Laotian crisis won acclaim today from allies abroad and key leaders at home but there was no immediate response to his "hands off" warning from tho Kremlin. Told To Stop In a news conference state ment Thursday, Kennedy virtually told the Russians to stop backing rebellion In Laos or face possible Free World Intervention In the situation. The President declared Form er President Dwight D. El sciower strongly endorsed Kennedy's actions. He ex pressed belief that his Demo Backers Admit Measure Might Unbalance Budget Portland Democrat Casts Key Vote Salem - (UPD - A battle scarred tax reform bill to slice 10 per cent from stalo income taxes slid through tho House today in spite of ad missions by its backers that it might unbalance the state budget. Key vote in the tense final 31-28 roll call came from Rep. Edward Whelan (D-Portland), who followed Rep. Sidney Lelken (D-Roseburg), in chang ing his vote from no to yes in order to save the bill. Whelan said he reversed his vote in order "to expedite the conclusion of this session." The bill, amended three times by the House Tax Com mittee, headed straight for a hostile Senate Tax Commit tee, most of whose members already have announced their unfriendliness toward such a change. Could Be Short Ways and Means Chairman Clarence Barton (D-Coquille), a chief backer of the bill, con ceded the $20 million revenue reduction could leave the 1961-63 budget short of funds. "We do not know what tho totnl level of appropriations will be at this time," he ad mitted. The vote crossed party lines. The measure, HB1001, eked by after both supporters and opponments described it as carrying at least some of the impact of a sales tax, since it would tax wages at low earning levels. Barton said the bill's ap proach would "forevermora lay a sales tax and the neces sity or fear of a sales tax to rest in Oregon." Broadens Tax Base The bill would slash state Income taxes at most levels by 10 per cent, at the same timo broadening the tax base by taxing some low bracket earn ers for the first time. Instead of the present $600 exemption from net income, the bill would permit $20 to . be subtracted from the final tax bill for each dependent,. Everyone except persons earn ing less than $600, however, would have to pay a mini mum tax: ' Deductions would be al lowed only for charitable con- . tributlons amounting to at least three per cent of the in come, and for extraorainary casualty losses. Voting Told Voting for the bill- were Rons. Atlyeh, Back, Barton, Bateson, Benedict, Cannon, Chappel, Elder, Elfstrom, Evlck, Eymann, Fade ley. Fisher, F 1 1 1 c r a f t, Gordon, Halstvt. Heider, Holmstrom, Howe, Hoyt, Kelsay, Kirkpat rick, Leiken, Monaghan, Montgomery, Morgan, Peck, Stunz, Turner, Weatherford, and Whelan. Voting against the bill wer Reps. Anderson, Annala, Baz ett, Bradley, Chulnard, Davis, Dellenback, Dooley, Elliott, Gallagher, Gwinn, Hand, Han- sell, Howard, Hunt, Ireland, Lang, Layman, Maher, Mc Clollan, McKinnis, Musa, Orr, Raymond, Rogers, Smith, WU dcrman, Duncan. Reps. Lelken and Whelan originally voted against th bill but changed their votes. Police Investigate Assault, Robbery A motorist wandered into the Rogue Riviera restaurant near Gold Hill last night after being assaulted and robbed by an unknown hitchhiker, state police reported today State police are Investigat ing. Donald E. Chadburne, 43, formerly of Lennox, S.D., apparently was hit across the nose with a large bolt found in his car, officers said. Ha said he was robbed of $100. The Injured motorist was taken to Sacred Heart hos pital by Medford Ambulance Service where he was report ed In fair condition. cratic successor has made it clear the United States "Is not going to be pushed around." l. Kennedy's firm stand was warmly endorsed" by Brit ish Prime Minister Harold Macinillan whose government delivered the cease-fire noto to the Soviet Union. In tho Senate, Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana, said Kennedy la "prepared and determined to use every Instrument of pence to deal with the situation in Laos." . Senate RepubllcB-is echoed support of Mansfhild's statement. 5' r. f!