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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1962 13 Status of Major Bills in Congress Washington IUP0 - Status of major bills in Congress: FOREIGN POLICY Trad (HR 11970) - Would authorize president to abolish tariffs on certain goods and reduce tariffs by 50 per cent on others; provide federal aid to U. S. firms and workers hurt by imports. House -passed; Senate- committee hearings completed. U.N. Bonds (HR 9982 and S 2768)-Would authorize the president to lend the United Nations up to $100 million to help it meet a financial crisis. Senate - passed. House - committee-approved compromise would limit U. S. loan to amounts subscribed by other countries; floor action starts Sept. 13. DEFENSE Fallout Shelters (HR 10262 and S 26S8)-Would authorize federal grants to non-profit groups for construction of public fallout shelters. No hearings scheduled on author ization bill by Senate or House. Meantime, the House has denied all shelter funds. Senate voted to restore lim ited funds to compiete cur rent survey and stocking of potential shelter space al ready existing and to include shelters in some new govern ment buildings. Differences still to be compromised. WELFARE & EDUCATION Medical Care (HR 4222 and S 9091-Would provide partial payment of hospitalization and nursing home costs of per sons 65 and older. Senate killed compromise version. House - committee opposed, but abandoned plans for showdown vote 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 grants for junior colleges and $900 million for student scholarships. Confer ence committee stalled in ne gotiations for compromise. Medical Education (HR 4999 and S 1072)-WouId provide $755 million in federal grants over 10 years for construction of medical, dental and other health profession .schools. House bill includes loans for medical students; Senate bill includes scholarship grants. House-approved by commerce committee but stalled in rules committee. Senate-committee hearings completed, awaiting house action. Youth (HR 10682 and S 404) -Would create new youth con servation corps similar to CCC of 1930's and "home town peace corps" for volun teer local civic projects. House - approved by labor committee, stalled in rules committee. Senate-committee approved. Public Works (S 2965 and HR 10113 - Administration proposed $600 million imme diate program plus $2 billion in cash with stand-by power to spend in time of recession. Senate - passed bill which boosts immediate program to $750 million, cuts stand-by program to $750 million and denies cash for it until next year. House-passed $900 mil lion immediate program with no stand-by power. Differ ences still to be resolved. Women's Wages (HR 11677 and S 2494)-Would require equal pay for women for equal work within single com panies with labor department authorized to enforce through federal courts. House-passed. Senate - labor subcommittee will consider Wednesday. Teacher Training (HR 11888 and S 2926)-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. House-education-labor committee ap proved, stalled in rules com mittee. Senate - committee hearings completed. TAXES AND POSTAGE Tax Revision (HR 10650) -Would provide tax credits of up to $7 for eacn S100 spent by businesses on income-producing equipment, impose withholding taxes on divi dends and interest payments, and curb tax deduction for expense accounts. House -passed. Senate-approved key finance committee's revisions, including elimination of with holding clause; vote on pas sage expected this week. Postal Rales (HR 7927) -Would increase first class, air mail and postcard rates one cent, and raise rates for maga zine and advertising mail. House - passed. Senate - hear ings completed, committee to consider in closed session Tuesday. CIVIL RIGHTS Literacy Tells (S 2750 and HR 10034)-Would outlaw dis criminator)' state literacy tests for voters and make sixth grade education proof, of literacy for federal elec tions. Housecommittee held hearings. Senate-t.'forts to pass abandoned after Senate twice failing to halt southern talkathon. School Segregation (HR 10056 and HR 11707) -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 but equal" land grant colleges. House -both bills approved by education-labor committee, stalled in rules committee. Senate -no hearings scheduled. AGRICULTURE Government Controls (HR 11222 and S 3225)-Would re quire growers of corn, other feed grains to choose in na tional referendum between curbs on plantings to curb surpluses and sharp cut in price guarantees. Senate -passed. House rejected. Acreage Cuts (HR 12391) Would continue for one year stopgap wheat and feed grain programs, including payments to growers of corn and other feed grains who voluntarily cut plantings to reduce sur pluses. House-passed. Senate -passed after revamping to tighten wheat controls. Dif ferences being considered in conference. CITIES Commuter Transportation (HR 1158 and S 3126)-Would provide $500 million in fed eral grants to help cities and towns subsidize development of better commuter trains, buses and subways. Senate committee approved. House banking committee approved, pending in rules committee. Cabinet (Reorganisation Plan No. l)-Would create cabinet-level department of ur ban affairs and housing. House-killed. GOVERNMENT Wilderness (S 174 and HR 776)-Would establish a na tional system of wilderness areas for recreation purposes. Senate-passed, with provision for 6.800,000 acres now and possibly up to 45 million acres eventually. House-committee approved more limited version. Drug Controls (HR 11581 and S 15521-Would tighten federal controls over market ing of drugs. Senate-approved with mos'. of the strengthen ing amendments sought by ad ministration. House-hearings cor.pleted, committee may act this week. Wiretap (S 2812 and HR 10185)-Would authorize fed eral officials to gather wire tap evidence with court-approval in serious crime inves tigations and with only at torney general's approval in security cases. Senate-committee hearings in recess. House-subcommittee hearings completed. Crime (S 1655)-Wjuld 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 scheduled. Government Pay (HR 9531)-Would give 1.8 million postal and civil service work ers pay hikes totaling $1.2 billion a year In two steps, effective July 1, 1962, and July 1, 1963. House-committee approved. Senate-hearings completed, committee to consider in closed session Tuesday. VETERANS Compensation (HR 10743) Would give cost of living in creases averaging 9.4 per cent to veterans drawing compen sation for injuries or ailments resulting from military serv ice. Passed by both houses and They'll Do It Every Time i By Jimmy Hado When bobbina asks for a critique 1 on hes mew dress creation, hubbv hamster gives out thus V AHEM.' LATEST STVLE PARTV DRESS-DESIGNED, EXECUTED AND MOD&EDJ BV YOURS TKULV" MOW 00 SOU LIKE IT, HAMSTER r j "itlEM JUST AS TMEVRE ARRIVING ! AT PA2TV HEADQUARTERS lit J i I IT'S BEAUTIFUL; J I XOA- r!jli IIUJI 'J ' LOOSo LIKE A . J USSk-A TA SWOUL0WT J kill I JMtl Ciiriyc t V-l L n i -r nncct DC w HOW 0O SOU LlkE Jl REAL PBOPESSlONAL J f-rS-1 TAKEN IN A LITTLE 1 V rr, HAMSTER ?f JOB.' VERV 6000 r . I AT THE fcrAiST ? IT ' V ii ;n J-S$ TASTE NICEST h ( DOESN'T SEEM TO HAN6 Hi ,iXS ONE Wvt kmJcc'Sr I Qt&UT ABOUND TUE - Mtii & vTyyi EVER HAD IjHLi rR-l5TM J5SHOULE)ERS-!TSS0RT 1?ZIjJrsrwFv r&m.' " My-Sl loudpor an j awaiting signature of the president. Insurance (HR 12333 and S 3597)-To permit veterans who served between 1040 and 1956 to buy, or reinstate, up to $10,000 in GI life insur ance. Senate-passed. House amended to limit insurance reopening to those with service-connected disability. Com promise talks not yet set. PASSED. SIGNED BY PRESIDENT Retraining (Pub. Law 87 4.15; S 199D-A three year, $435 million federal program of retraining subsistence al lowances for workers whose jobs have disappeared be cause of automation or relo cation and pilot program of training for youths entering job market. Disclosure (Pub. Law 87 420i HR 8723KRequires de tailed financial reporting from administrators of com pany and union managed pen sion and welfare plans, gives labor department enforce ment powers and provides criminal penalties for embez zlement and kickbacks. Peace Corps (Pub. Law 87 442; HR 107001-Authorizes en largement of peace corps. Educational Television (Pub. Law 87-447: S 2051-Au- thorizes five-year, $32 million 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, liquor, automobiles, telephone calls, etc. until July 1, 1963. National Debt (Pub. Law 87-512; HR 1990-Raises na tional debt limit to a record high $308 billion through next March 31, fixes it at $305 bil lion April 1 to June 24, at $300 billion June 25-30; per manent limit remains at $285 billion. Television Sets (Pub. Law 87-529; HR 80311-Authorizcs the federal communications commission to require manu facturers to make only 82 channel sets. Sugar (Pub. Law 87-535; HR 121541-Revamps and extends LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE Or PI'BLir HEARING NOTICE U heri'hv givnx Ul th ri-sirtfnt of MedfoM, School Dts tric: No .148. and Phoenix. Schnof District No. 4. that a petition hai Iw-ert preentert to the Jackton County Rural Board 'now the Dis trict Boundary Board, a provided in O R S. .130 fi.m. amendrd. re questing the transfer ot the lol- sugar controls, giving domes tic growers bigger marketing quotas and eliminating about one-half of the subsidies paid foreign glowers. Sugar (Pub. Law 87-539; HR 8050)-Amend new sugar law to give president discretionary power to provide premium prices to foreign suppliers on additional 150,000 tons a year. Welfar (Pub. Law 87-543; HR 106061-Would revise and expand federal participation in state-operated public assist ance programs, putting new emphasis on rehabilitation and increasing federal grants for relief cheeks for needy aged, blind and disabled. Foreign Aid (Pub. Law 87 565; S 2996-Authorizes ap propriations of $4,672,000,000 for year which started July 1 and $1.S billion for Latin America for subsequent three years. Administration had re quested $4.9 bittion and $2.4 billion, respectively. Communications Satellite (Pub. Law 87-624; HR 11040) -Creates a privately -owned, government-regulated corpor ation to build and operate a world-wide satellite system for relay of television signals Crew Escapes as Tuna Boat Sinks San Francisco -ffiPK- Three fishing boat crewmen escaped injury Monday when their 75 lowing described properties from 1 foot tuna boat broke Up Oft Phoenix. School District No. 4. toirnrk tf nnrlpe; heart Sll Medtord School iKsiriet No. 14a lropKS 011 uoaega n e a a ou The land descnoed m Kxurtnt f mites norm or san rranctsco. A" U the presented petition. ! Coast fluarrf spokesman which Includes all land within I A Loasi UUara spoKesman the city hmtts of Medford. and ;said the men went to bed Sun within the Phoenix School Dis. rf nicht thinkiiuf the boat trtct. south o( Barnett Road. I"? nihiu uiuinmg me DMl excepting the Rogue vaii.yj was about 30 miles off shore, r,hPen SSavSftrW ' but Wke UP Moai t0 southerly sides thereof. This ! find the V e S S e 1 smashing against the rocks. One crewman, Harry E. Mc Cartney, of San Diego, climb- IpA a cliff to safetv. and the A full and legal description of said i .u .l properly may be found in the!otherS waited On the SUrf- spiasned rocKs until a Loasr. Guard helicopter rescued them. They were identified as tha boat's owner, C. W. McCrary, 60, of Coos Bay, Ore., and F. B. Byron, 59, of Terminal Island, Calif. J The boat was the Hunter, a converted sub-chaser whieli set out on the fishing trip Aug. 25 from San Pedro, Cal if. The boat was expected to be total loss. petition alxo incliries a small strip of land Involving a lew proDerties situated outside the city limits and south of Barnett Road and between said city Hunts and Hear l.reeK. Office of the Jackson County School Superintendent. Court House. Medford, Oregon. Hearing will be granted on this petition as required by O R.S. mM amended, by the Jackson County Rur.ll Board in the Court House Auditorium, Medford. Ore gon, on September 1J, 13&2, at tree P.M. Any ne who wishes If present testimony for or against this peti tion Is asked to appear at lilts hearing. DATED THIS 22 day of August. 19!i2, Medford. Oreson. AUF R. MEKVOI.D Jackson County School Superintendent GLENN W. SMITH Chairman Jackson Cmmly Rural School Board and other communications. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Poll Tax (SJ Res. 29) -Would ban poll tax as re quirement for voting in fed eral elections. Passed by both houses and ready for consider ation by state legislatures. Would become 24th amend ment if 38 states ratify within seven years. Alcoholics Anonymous Doubles Group Count New York - HJPD - Alcohol ics A n o n y mous announced Monday its latest count of active groups was 9,305, dou ble the total of 10 years ago. Total number of members throughout the world was art estimated 300,000. Most of tha Alcoholics Anonymous mem hers are in. the United State and Canada. Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery btops Itch Relieves Pam first tints icienre hits found ft nitw healing substance with the aston ishing ability to shrink hemor rhoids, stop itching, and relieve pain without surgery, tn case after case, while gently relieving pain, actual reduction (rhrinkage) took place. Msst amaairvE of aH-reaa' ts wer sci thorough that auiTerera mod astonishing statements like "Piles have ceased to b a, problem!" The secret is a new heating sub stance (Bio-Dyne) discovery of a wflfMameus research institute. This subatarvce is now available in $ppoiitory or ointment form under the name Preparation. At all drug coimtera.