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MONDAY, JULY 23.
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Status of Major Bills in Congress
Washington-IUP1) -Status of
major bills in Congress:
FOREIGN POLICY
Tracte (HR 11970) - would
authorize President to abolish
tariffs on certain goods; to
reduce tariffs by 50 per cent
on all other items and pro
vide federal aid to U.S. firms
and workers hurt by imports.
House-passed; Senate-in com
mittee, hearings start soon.
Foreign Aid (S 2996) - Ad
ministration requested author
ization of $4.9 billion for year
which started July 1 and $2.4
billion for Latin America for
subsequent three years. Sen
ate - Approved compromise
that would provide $4.7 bil
lion and $1.8 billion, respec
tively. House - To take up
compromise Tuesday.
U.N. Bonds (HR 9982 &
S 2768) - would authorize
President to lend the United
Nations up to $100 million to
help the World Organization
solve its financial crisis. Sen
ate - passed. House - commit
tee hearings under way.
DEFENSE AND SPACE
Satellite Com munications
(HR 11040) - Would charter
privately - owned corporation
to develop, own and control
satellite system to relay tele
phone and telegraph messages
and television. House-passed.
Senate-committee approved,
floor debate started, but laid
aside temporarily.
Fallout Shelters (HR 10202
ft s 2658)-Would authorize
Federal grant to non-profit
groups for construction of ap
proved public fallout shelters.
House-in committee, no hear
ings scheduled. Senate - no
hearings scheduled.
WELFARE AND
EDUCATION
Medical Care (HR 4222 & S
909)-Would provide partial
payment of hospitalization
and nursing home costs of
persons 65 and older, would
raise social security tax. Senate-killed
compromise ver
sion. House - committee op
posed, but abandoned plans
for showdown vole in view
of senate action.
College Aid (HR 8900) -House-passed
bill would pro
vide $1.5 billion over five
years in construction loans
and grants for college build
ings. Senate-passed bill would
provide $1.5 billion in con
struction loans, $250 million
in building giants for Junior
colleges and 900 million for
student scholarships. Confer
ence committee negotiations
BILKED OF $83 MILLION
Washington -' IIIPII - Post
master General J. Edward
Day has reported that mail
fraud schemes bilked the pub
lic out of more than $83 mil
lion in the past year. But Day
said Sunday that investiga
tions by the Postal Inspection
Service and Justice Depart
ment resulled in 524 mail
fraud convictions in fiscal
1962 a modern record and
21 per cent above the previ
ous year.
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on compromise recessed.
Medical Education (HR 4999
4c S 1072)-would provide
$755 million in Federal grants
over 10 years for construction
of medical, dental and other
health profession schools
House bill includes1 loans for
medical students; Senate bill
includes scholarship grants
House-approved by commit
tee and awaiting Rules Com.
mitlee clearance for floor ac
tion. Senate-committee hear-
ings completed, awaiting
House action.
Youth (HR 10BB2 & S 404)
-would create new Youth
Conservation Corps similar to
CCC of 1930s and "Home
Town Peace Corps" for volun
tcer local civil projects. House
-approved by committee and
awaiting Rules Committee
clearance. Senate-committee
approved.
Public Works (S 2965 &
HR 10113) - Administration
proposed $0C0 million im
mediate program plus $2 bil
lion in cash with stand-by
power to spend in time of
recession. Senate-passed bill
which boosts immediate pro
gram to $750 million, cuts
stand-by program to $750 mil
lion and denies cash for it
until next year. House-corn
mittce approved $90 million
immediate program, no stand
by power.
' Women's Wages (HR 11677
& S 2494) - would require
equal pay for women for
equal work within single com
panics with Labor Depart
ment authorized to enforce
through federal courts. House
- committee approved, floor
consideration scheduled next
week. Senate-no hearings set
Teacher Training (HR 10145
& S 2826)-would authorize
about $300 million over five
years for expanded coopera
tive research in teaching im
provement and summer col
lege courses- for grade and
high school teachers. Partici
pants to get $75 a week sti
pend plus $15 for each de
pendent. House - Committee
approved, awaiting Rules
Committee clearance. Senate
-Committee hearings com
pleted. TAXES AND POSTAGE
Tax Revision (HR 10650)
Providcs tax credits ranging
up to $7 for each $100 spent
by businesses for income-producing
equipment and im
poses withholding taxes on
dividend and interest pay
ments. House-passed. Senate
-committee tentatively ap
proved after eliminating with
holding provision and revising
lax credits.
Postal Rates (HR 7927) -would
increase lirst class, air
mail and postcard rates one
cent, and raise rates for maga
zine and advertising mail.
House - passed. Senate-committee
hearings resume Tuesday.
CIVIL RIGHTS
Literacy Tests (S 2750 &
HR 10034)-would outlaw dis
criminatory stale literacy
tests for voters and mane
sixth grade education proof of
literacy for voting In federal
elections. Senate - efforts to
pass abandoned after twice
falig nto stop boutnern uukb-
thon. House - committee com
pleted hearings.
Poll Taxes (S.J. Res. 20)
would amend constitution to
outlaw state pull taxes or
other levies as requirement
for voting in federal elections.
Senate - passed. House - com
mitce approved, no action in
Rules Committee, discharge
petition filed.
School segregation (1IR
10050 & HR 11559) - first
would withhold federal aid
payments from racially-segregated
schools crowded by
children of servicemen and
federal workers; second
would repeal authority for
aid to "separate hut equal"
land grant colleges. House
committee approved both.
Senate - no hearings sched
uled. AGRICULTURE
Government controls (HR
11J22 and S3225) - would re
quire glowers of corn, other
feed grains to choose in na
tional referendum between
curbs on plantings to curt)
surpluses and sharp cut in
price guarantees. Senate -passed.
House rejected
Acreage cuts (HR 122tifl) -would
continue for one year
stopgap wheat and feed grain
programs, including payments
to growers ot corn and other
feed grains who voluntarily
cut plantings to reduce sur
pluses. House passed. Senate
expected to consider soon.
CITIES
(' o n I I n u e transportation
(HR 115B and S 3r2i - pro
vides $5(10 million in federal
grants to help cities and
towns subsidize development
of better commuter trains,
buses and subways. Senate
Committee action expected
this week. House Committee
approved, awaiting rules com
mittee clearance.
Cabinet (Reorganization
Plan No, It - would create
cabinet-level ricparlinenl n(
urban aftuirs and housing
Hone killed
GOVERNMENT
Wilderness (S 174) would
establish a national system for
preserving wildernesses for
recreation purposes, could
include 6 8 million acres in 44
states. Senate - passed. House
-in subcommittee, hearings
completed.
Wiretap (S 2813 & HR
10185) - would authorize fed
eral officials to gather wire
tap evidence with court-approval
in'scrious crime inves
tigations, with attorney gen
eral's approval in security
cases. Senate-committee hear
ings in recess. House - sub
committee hearings in recess.
Crime (S 1655) - would per
mit witnesses to be granted
immunity and compelled to
testify in certain court trials
involving graft, bribery and
extortion. Senate - passed.
House-in committee; no hear
ings yet.
Government pay (HR 10480)
-would raise government sal
aries $1 billion a year with
increases spread over three
year period. House-committee
completed hearings, now con
sidering action. Senate-committee
hearings under way,
VETERANS
Increased compe n s a t i o n
(HR 10743)-would give cost of
living increases averaging 9.4
per cent to veterans drawing
compensation for injuries or
ailments resulting from mili
tary service. House - passed.
Senate - in finance commit
tee, no hearings set.
AWAITING SIGNATURE
Welfare (HR 106061-would
revise and expand federal
participation in state-operated
public assistance programs,
putting new emphasis on re
habilitation and increasing
federal grants for relief
checks.
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
Retraining (Pub. Law 87
415; S 1991) - a three year,
$435 million federal program
of retraining subsistence al
lowances for workers whose
jobs have disappeared because
of automation or relocation
and pilot program of training
for youths entering job mar
ket. Disclosure (Pub. Law 87
420; HR 8723) - requires de
tailed financial reporting
from administrators of com
pany and union managed pen
sion and welfare plans. Gives
labor department enforcement
powers and provides criminal
penalties for embezzlement
and kickbacks.
Peace Corps (Pub. Law 87
442; HR 10700) - authorizes
enlargement of Peace Corps.
Educational television
(Pub. Law 87-447; S 205) -authorizes
five-year, $32 mil
lion matching grant program
for non-profit educational and
civic groups planning to build
educational television sta
tions. Tax cut (Pub. Law 87-508;
HR 11879) - repeals 10 per
cent tax on railroad, bus and
water travel and cuts tax to
5 per cent on airline tickets,
effective Nov. 15; extends
present temporary tax rates
on corporation profits, liq
uor, automobiles, telephone
calls, etc., until July 1, 1963.
National debt (Pub. Law
87-512; HR 11990) - raises na-
I tional debt limit to a record
high $308 billion through
next March 31; fixes it at
$305 billion April 1 to June
24, at $300 billion June 25
30; permanent limit remains
at S28S billion.
Television sets (Pub. Law
87-529; HR 8031) - authorizes
federal communications com
mission to require manufac
turers to make only 82-chan-nel
sets.
Sugar (Pub.' Law 87-535;
HR 12154) - revamps and ex
tends sugar controls, giving
domestic growers bigger mar
keting quotas and eliminating
about one-half of the subsidies
paid foreign growers.
Sugar (Pub. Law 87-539;
HR 8050) - amends new sugar r mium prices to foreign sup
law to give president discre- pliers on additional 150.000
tionary power to provide pre- tons a year.
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE!
All Persons interested in the opening of Church
of the Christian end Missionary Alliance in the Med
ford area are cordially invited to attend the Initial
Planning Meeting to be held Tuesday, 7:30 P.M.,
July 24 at Y.M.C.A. Social Hall-522'W. 6th, Medford.
You are invited to become acquainted with the
Christ-centered message and the world-wide Mission
ary outreach of this God-honored fellowship.
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