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MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1962 . .-m ' ' . . Hf-. r -'A 5t;-t . OOPS! - Did she lose something in that stack of tires? No, it's just a gimmick to attract customers to a service station In Chicaeo. The Ices are those of a mannequin and Tom Scbastion, owner of the service station, says she does what she's supposed to do . . . attract customers, turi) Status of Major Bills in Congress Washington fUPI) Status of Senate committee hearings completed TAXES AND POSTAGE Tax Revision (HR 10650) -Provides tax credits (reduc tions) raneine urj to S7 for duce tariffs by 50 per cent on eacn Si00 spent bv businesses ail oiner iiems anu piuviuc federal aid to U.S. firms and major bills in Congress: FOREIGN POLICY Trad (HR 11970 Would authorize President to abolish tariffs on certain goods: to re- AGRICULTURE Government Controls (HR 11222 & S 3255) - Would re quire growers of corn, other feed grains to choose in na tional referendum between curbs on plantings to curb for income-producine eouio-, surpluses and sharp cut in ment, imposes withholding ! price guarantees. Senate -taxes on dividends and inter- J passed. House-rejected, est payments, and curbs tax I Acreage Cuts (HR 12391) -deduction for expense ac-1 Would continue for one year counts. House passed. Sen- stnDean wheat and fpprt uraln the ate passed revised version : nrocrams. including oavments to growers of corn and other workers hurt by imports. House passed: Senate com mittee approved. UN Bonds (HR 9982 & S 2768) Would authorize President to lend the United that eliminates withholding Nations up to siuu million to provision. Conference corn help the world organization j mittee will draft final ver solve its financial crisis. Sen- sion. Differences to be corn ate passed. House approv- promised in conference corn ed after amending to limit i mittee. U Ss. loan to total loaned rjy post.i R . t , , HR 7927 - The Family Council F.dtlor'i hoif: The Family Council ninci or a judf., plivrhiatrlsl, three clertymen. three editors nd a women's editor. Fach arUcle Is summary ol a family disajreenient presented to the Council The Council deals with problems, major and minor, encountered bv euidanre counselors and social workers. Edited by by Mrs. Alma benny (Copyrleht by General Features Corp.l Mrs. L. M. - Our son is in ventive and creative. He be longs in a private school. Mr. L. M--Why coddle him? Let him lcarri to take things in his stride. j. Mrs. L. M.-Ncal is 9 years old. He's in the fourth' grade In the local school, and, bored stiff. Tfie teacher admits he could do fifth and even' sixth grade work, but no skipping is permitted. So she keeps Neal occupied by letting him wash the blackboards. Hp reads advanced books about dinosaurs, a subject that fascinates him. He also has a toy planetarium and is Irving to make himself a tele scope from a few old magnify mc classes he rounded up. He' hates school, but grins rind: bears it. That's no way to feel about Fchbol. There's an excelled private academy in the next town. Classes are small and many more sub jects are (aught. With a slight strain on our budget, we could swing it for Neal. But my husband thinks it would make him a namby-pamby. Mr. L. M.-In real life, Neal won't be able to duck out of situations that bother him. He must learn to adjust. My wife and I went to pub lie schools and we were bored, too. But we stuck it out, and maybe we learned lessons in getting along with all kinds of people that you don't learn in those exclusive private schools. It didn't hurt us. Maybe washing the teach er's blackboard and doing errand for her is good for Neal. With his brains, he can invent an easier way to cover the ground. Over at Harris Hall he'll get ballroom danc ing and horseback, but not much ammunition for life's struggles. I say let him fit himself to the school, not vice versa. He'll learn to stand on his own feet and solve his own problems. The Council) The issue here isn't public versus private schools. Eminent and produc tive citizens have come out of both. Gifted people, with a strong innate drive to suc ceed, sometimes come through with no school. The question for the M.'s is: What's best for Neal? We advise trying the pri vate school. The present school is doing two negative things to Neal. First, it's wasting him. Even though he's taking up the slack by self-teaching, he's not getting the challenge and stimulation school should provide. And second, it's blurring h i s definition of "school" for all time. He'll associate the word wilh loafing, doodling, and waiting for the bell to ring so that real learning, on one's own, can commence. - 1( the private school will offer a genuine improvement, i. " e. special attention and encouragement for an imagi native boy, if it is for more than just status, Neal should transfer. In addition to a broad curriculum and enriched facil ities,' he may enjoy the on-your-toes atmosphere engend ered by equally talented classmates. This isn't pampering. It's legitimate way of filling vital gap. Mr. M. clings to a false picture, a stereotype of private schools. The good ones are alert to the demands of "real life." Pats on the back aren't won easily. Also, the extremes of wealth, brains and talent can be played down, rendered less conspicuous than in the pub lic schools. Achievement is the badge, not the accidents of fate which distinguish one child from another. To sum up, Neal should attend the school that best fills his special needs. If he were retarded or physically handicapped, Mr. M. would have no hesitation in sending him to the school that would promote his fullest develop ment. Just because he's gifted is no reason for holding him back. He'll learn to adjust to setbacks. Arm him with hap py schooldays. When the Spartan tests come, he'll have the strength to meet them. other countries. DEFENSE Fallout Shelters (HR 10262 & S 2658) Would authorize grants to non-profit groups for construction of public fallout shelters. No hearings sched uled on authorization bill by Senate or House: meantime, the House has denied all shel ter funds. Senate has voted to restore limited funds to com plete current survey and stocking of potential shelter space already existing and to include shelters in some new government buildings. Differ ences still to be compromised. WELFARE. 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 version, 52-48. House com mittee opposed, but abandon ed plans for showdown vote in view of Senate action. College Aid (HR 89001) -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. Medical Education (HR 4999 & S 1072) Would provide $755 million in federal grants over 10 years for construc tion of medical, dental and other health profession schools. House bill includes loans for medical students: Senate bill includes scholar ship grants. House approved by Commerce committee, stalled in Rules committee. Senate committee hearings completed, awaiting House action. Youth (HR 10682 & S 404) - Would create new Youth Conservation Corps similar to CCC of 1930s and "Home Town Peace Corps" for vol unteer local civic projects. House approved by Labor committee, stalled in Rules committee. Senate commit-1 tee approved. Women's Wages (HR 11677 it S 2494) Would require pay for women for equal j work within single companies j wilh Labor Department au- j thorized to enforce through federal courts. House pass- ed. Senate subcommittee approved. Teacher Quality (HR 11888 & S 2826) Would authorize about S300 million over five years for expanded coopera tive research in teaching lm-, 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 Education Labor committee approved, stalled in Rules committee, i Would increase first class, air mails and postcard rates one cent; would also raise rates for magazine and advertising mail. House-passed. Senate committee tentatively approv ed after scaling down rate hikes on publishers and advertisers. Relief For Self Employed (HR 10) - Would permit self- employed persons to defer payment of federal taxes on part of their income to help them save funds for retire ment. House-Passed bill per mitting tax deferral on amounts ranging up to $2,500 a year. Senate - approved bill that limits deferrals to $1,250 annually and tightens tax rules on existing corporation pension plans. Conference committee will draft compro mise this week. CIVIL RIGHTS Literary Tests (S 2750 - HR 10034) - Would outlaw dis criminatory state literacy tests for voters and make sixth grade education proof of lit eracy; would apply only to federal elections. House-committee held hearings. Senate efforts to pass abandoned af ter senate twice refused to stop Southern talkathon.' School Segregation (HR 10056 & HR 11707) - first would withhold federal aid payments from racially-segre gated schools crowded by chil dren of servicemen and fed er workers; second would re peat authority for aid to sep arate but equal" land grant colleges. House - both bills approved by Education-Labor committee, stalled in rules committee. Senate - no hear ings scheduled. VETERANS Insurance Reinstatement (S 3597) - To permit veterans who served between 1940 and 1956 to buy, or reinstate, up to $10,000 in GI life insur ance. Senate - passed. House- amended to limit insurance re opening to those with service feed grains who voluntarily cut plantings to reduce sur pluses. House-passed. Senate -passed after revamping to tighten wheat controls. Con ference committee has dratt ed proposed compromise in cluding new wheat controls for 1964. CITIES Commutor Transportation (HR 1158 & S 3126) Pro vides $500 million in federal grants to help cities and towns subsidize development of better commuter trains, buses and subways. Senate banking committee approved but Senate last week routed it to commerce committee for further study. House bank ing committee approved, stalled in rules committee. Cabinet (Reorganization Plan No. 1) - Would create cabinet-level Department of Urban Affairs and Housing. House kiled. GOVERNMENT Wilderness (S 174 & HR 776) Would establish a na tional system of wilderness areas for recreation purposes. Senate passed, with provi sion for 6.800,000 acres now and possibly up to 45 million acres eventually. ' II o u s e committee approved more limited version. ' Drug Controls (HR 11581 & S 1552) Would tighten federal controls over market ing of drugs. Senate - ap proved, with most of the strengthening amendments sought. Vy administration. Hons e committee consid ering. Wiretapping (S 2813 & HR 10185) Would authorize fed eral officials to gather wire tap evdence with court-approval in serious crime inves tigations, with attorney gen eral's approval in security cases. S e n a t e committee hearing in recess. House- subcommittee hearings com pleted Crime (S 1655) - Would permit witnesses to be grant ed immunity and compelled to testify in certain court trials involving graft, bribery and extortion. Senates passed. House in committee; connected disability. The next nb hearings scheduled, move is up to the Senate. I Government Pay (HR 9531) Would give 18 million pos tal and civil service workers pay hikes totaling $1.2 billion a year in two steps, effective July 1. 1962, and July 1, 1963; Provides much higher pay increases in lower brackets than Administration asked. House committee ap proved. Senate committee expected to include pay hike plan in postal rate bills. SIGNED BY PRESIDENT Retaining (Pub. Law 87-415; S 1991) - A three year, $435 million federal program of retraining subsistence allow ances for workers whose jobs have disappeared because of automation or relocation and pilot program of training for youths entering job market. 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 enforce ment powers and provides criminal penalties for embez zlement and kickbacks. Peace Corps (Pub. Law 87 442; HR 10700) Authorizes enlargement of Peace Corps. Educational TV (Pub. Law 87-447; S 205) Authorizes five-year, $32 million match ing grant program for non profit educational and civic groups planning to build edu cational television stations. Tax Cut (Pub. Law 87-508 HR 11879) Kcpeas 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. Nationa 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 billion April ! to June 24, at $300 billion June 25- 30; permanent limit remains at $285 billion. 1 TV Sets (Pub. Law 8.7-529 HR 8031) Authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to require manu facturers to make only 82 channel sets. Sugar (Pub. Law 87-535 HR 12154) Revamps and ex tends sugar controls, giving domestic growers marketing quotas and eliminating about one-half of the subsidies paid foreign growers. Sugar (Pub. Law 87-539 HR 8050) Amends new su gar law to give President dis cretionary power to provide premium prices to foreign suppliers on additional 150 000 tons a year. Welfare (Pub. Law 87-543 Hit 10606) Revises and ex pands federal participation in state-operated public assist-1 (Pub. Law 87-624; HR 11040) ance programs, putting new i Creates a privately-owned, emphasis on rehabilitation government-regulated corpor and increasing federal grants atinn to build and operate a for relief checks for needy world-wide satellite system aged, blind and disabled. for relay of television signals Foreign Aid (Pub. Law 87- nnd ,ner communications. 565; S 2996) Authorizes ap- Veterans Compensation propriatlons of $4,672,000,000 ; (Pub. Law 87-645; HR 10743) for year which started July i Gives cost of living increas- 1 and $18 billion for Latin America for subsequent three years. Administration had requested $4.9 billion nd $2 4 billion, respectively. Communications Satellite I REG! STRATIONVEK FALL TERM es averaging 9 4 per cent to veterans drawing compensa tion for injuries or ailments resulting from military service. ' Accelerated Public Works (S 2965) Authorizes outlay of $900 million in federal matching grants to launch public works projects or ac celerate existing projects in areas of Jieavy uiiemploy menl. " Poll Tax (S4 Res 29) Would ban poll tax1 as re quirement for volhg in fed eral elections. Passed by both houses and ready tor consid eration by state legislatures. Becomes 2th Amendment il 38 states ratify within seven years. vj - fctr, rl I .!: 1 i fesr! STIFFEL September 17th thru 22nd 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ROBERTSON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 40 N. Riverside 773-4264 Mcdford Fall Term Begins September 24th Elegant Sheratop urn on pedestal in aqjique ivory metal, magnificently accepted with antique gold finished fpliage. ffftc(iecj QfT-wj)ite textured fabric shade. 3-way lighting with reflector bowl, in. high. WHERE You Buy l Just it Important at WHAT You Buyl 220 NORTH BARTLETT Next to Greyhound Phone 773-4394 "Formerly Lippert't" BRIDGE STEEL O a k 1 a n d The Oakland San Francisco Bay bridge contains 143.000 tons of steel, including 80,000 miles of cables. We Are Proud . . . 0 our fine funeral home "Thert is none better anywhertj in Southern Oregon " Tht? comment ts not ours. I comes from puts'ders who shou'H Itnw. We hear it constantly. UTWILLER FUNERAL HOME H.ghwjy A l Normal vt. Ashland Dul 482-281 4 mi C. M. Utwiller Mrs. lltwillfr -.-r AiMnd i Ltad'na Funeral Director Sines 1935 SCHOOLS WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 10. DRIVE CAREFULLY! MANY CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME! DON'T LET IT BE THEIR LAST! YOUR CAUTION CAN SAVE A CHILD'S LIFE. DRIVE CAREFULLY around schools and playgrounds! Be on the lookout for children when they walk to and from school! Your vacation from school children is over now! BE ON THE ALERT when you are near a schoolbus. Of course, they have to obey all traffic rules! But, give schoolbusses a break anyway . . . they carry a priceless cargo! PARENTS! NEVER STOP TELLING children about the many traffic dangers! Only then can we hope to help reduce traffic fatalities! One out of seven fatalities involves a schoolchildl One out of ten fatal accidents is caused by a teen-age driver! DRIVERS! DON'T HURRY when you drivel We may as well face itl We cannot reduce traffic casualties unless we slow down) The lives of others are in the hands holding your steering wheel. The minute you may save, isn't worth the life of schoolchildl HAVE YOUR CAR CHECKED by an expert! Any car that is no) in perfect mechanical condition is a potential murder weaponl The few dollars you spend may save a life! aaaajjuaaijLwir in-ir' a amtaafc. "nn-iBta mm Ml) ii i iii Published In cooperation with the Midford Traffic Safety Council by The Mail Tribute
