MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER JJ, 1962
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TheyTl Do It Every Time
By Jimmy Hatlo
Vitus goes to cmurcw in his
own home town and nobody
me knows sees him ....
IoDAvOON THE 00X0 IM A TOWN 300
MILES AWAY, ME. EXITS A BISTRO HOLD
ING THE DOOR OPEN FOR A LADy STRANGER-
Newsmen, Broadcasters, Lawyers
Note News Handling Principles
Decision Due Soon In Clemson Case
Farm Bureau May Launch Drive To Reject Controls
By BERNARD BRENNER
United Presi International
Washington -UPU- The 1962
convention of the American
Farm Bureau Federation in
Atlanta Dec. 9 may launch a
precedent - breaking national
campaign to persuade farmers
to vote down government
wheat controls next summer.
The drive would be aimed
at a farmer referendum in
which wheat producers are
scheduled to decide whether
to accept a stiffened federal
acreage and marketing con
trol program for their 1964
crop.
The new control plan would
be accompanied by a new two
price system of federal sup
port for wheat prices.
If farmers accept the con
trol program, Secretary of
Agriculture Orville L. Free
man has indicated the Ken
nedy administration plans to
support most of the wheat
they produce in 1964 about S2
per bushel.
Supports Would Drop
If controls are rejected, sup
ports would drop to about
SI. 17 per bushel - and even
then would be available only
to farmers who restricted
their output.
The new wheat program
was written into law by the
last Congress as part of the
1962 Omnibus Farm bill. Ag
riculture department officials
believe farmers will accept it
if it's fully explained to them,
a department spokesman told
United Press International.
"But it is by no means cer
tain that wheal producers
will take the bait that will
be offered in an effort to get
a favorable vote," countered
Farm Bureau President
Charles B. Shuma.
Order Full Weight
Other sources said there is
a good chance the Farm
Bureau convention will order
the organization's full weight
thrown into a campaign
against the control plan.
This would be something
new on the farm scene,
There have been times In
the past when some state units
of the Farm Bureau - the na
tion's biggest farm group -campaigned
actively against
adoption of controls in farmer
referendums. But neither the
Farm Bureau nor any other
major farm group has ever
waged an open, full-scale cam
paign against a referendum
proposal.
Stakes Will Be High
The stakes in the wheat
referendum next summer will
be high. Defeat for the con
trol proposal could mark a
sharp turn away from the
philosophy of govern m e n t
"supply management" for ma
jor farm crops. The Farm
Bureau is among the leading
advocates of reducing or elim
inating production controls
and moving toward more re
liance on free market pricing
for farm products.
Under basic farm law, refer
endums have been used on
farm control programs since
1938. In these, farmers must
endorse the controls by a two
thirds margin before the
quotas can be made effective.
When quotas are in effect
farmers who comply with fed
eral acreage controls are pro
tected by price supports,
Farmers who violate the con
trols face government fines.
In 65 referendums held on
major crops since late 1938,
farmers have failed to endorse
control proposals only three
times.
46 States Represented
At Corvallis This Year
Corvallis All of Oregon's
36 counties, 46 stales, and 63
foreign countries are repre
sented in the Oregon State
university student body this
year.
A breakdown of the record
10,032 enrollment shows 7.176
students from Oregon, 2.541
315
Geographic Names
Board Sets Meeting
The Oregon Geographic
Names Board will hold ils
semi-annual meeting in .Port
land on Dec. 7,, it was an
nounced today.
The Board is charged wilh
passing on proposals for
names of geographic features
in the state which are new, or
for which changes are pro
posed. Anyone with suggestions
for appropriate new names or
changes may submit them di
rectly to the board at 235
S.W. Market St., Portland 1,
or through the Mcdford mem
ber of the Board, Eric W.
Allen Jr., at the Mail Tribune.
from other states, and
from foreign countries.
Almost exactly half of the
foreign students are enrolled
in the Graduate School, work
ing for master's or doctor's
degrees. And nearly half of
the students from states other
than California, Washington,
Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii also
are in the Graduate School.
Multnomah county, as
might be expected, has the
most students enrolled at
OSU. 1,432, compared to 1.268
a year ago. Benton is second
with 1.102. followed by Mar
ion with 704; Linn. 478; Lane,
423; Clackamas, 363; Wash
ington, 247; Jackson, 224; and
Douglas, 222.
California tops the out-of-state
list with 1,313 students;
Washington, 309; Hawaii, 277;
Idaho, 106; and Alaska, 85.
Foreign students come from
countries in every section of
the world. Twenty-seven are
attending from India, for ex
ample; 19 from Iran and Re
public of China; 13 from
Greece; 29 from Thailand; 9
from United Arab Republic;
and 6 from Ghana. Thirty-one
are enrolled from Canada.
Portland - Oregon newspa
permen, broadcasters and
lawyers have won national
recognition for their efforts
to devise a joint statement of
principles covering the hand
ling of news of criminal prosecutions.
The problem of balancing
the public's right to be in
formed and the accused per
son's right to be judged in an
atmosphere free from undue
prejudice is a n Uon-wide
concern. Oregon appears to be
the first of the 50 states to
try this type of solution, ac
cording to the American Bar
araocialion, which recently
publicized the program to 7,
500 bar association leaders
throughout the country.
Participating in the draft
ing of the joint statement of
principles were representa
tives of the Oregon Newspa
per Publishers association,
the Oregon Association of
Broadcasters and the Oregon
State Bar. The statement,
which has been formally
adopted by the membership
of all three groups, reads as
follows:
Basic, Unqualified Rights
"Oregon's Bill of Rights
provides both for fair trials
and for, freedom of the press.
These rights are basic and un
qualified. They are not ends
in themselves but are neces
sary guarantors of freedom
for the individual and the ,
public's rights to be informed. 1
The necessity of preserving
both the right to a fair trial
and the freedom to dissemin
ate the news is of concern to
responsible members of the
legal and journalistic profes
sions and is of equal concern
to the public. At times' these
two rights appear to be in
conflict with each other.
"In an effort to mitigate ,
this conflict, the Oregon State
Bar. the Oregon Newspaper
Publishers association and the
Oregon Association of Broad
casters have adopted the fol
lowing statement of princi
ples to keep the public fully
informed without violating
the rights of any individual;
"I. The news- media have
the right and the responsibil
ity lo print and to broadcast
the truth.
Accuracy, Objectivity .
"II. However, the demands
of accuracy and objectivity in
news reporting should be t
balanced with the demands j
of fair play. The public has
a right to be informed. The
accused has the right to be :
judged in an i.mosphere free!
from undue prejudice.
"III. Good taste should pre
vail in the selection, printing
and broadcasting of the news.
Morbid or sensitional details
of criminal behavior should
not be exploited.
"IV. The right of decision
about the news rests with
the editor or news director.
In the exercise of judgment
he should consider that:
"(a) an accused person is
presumed innocent until prov
en guilty;
"(b) readers and listeners
are potential juror?;
"(c) no person's repulation
should be injured needlessly.
Justice Administered
"V. The public- is entitled
to know how justice is being
administered. However, it is
unprofessional for any law
yer to exploit any medium
of public information lo en-1
nance his side of a pending !
case. II follows that the pub
lie prosecutor should avoid
taking unfair advantage of
his position as an important
source of news; this shall not
be construed lo limit his ob
ligation to make available in-i
formation to which the public
is entitled.
' "In recognition of these
principles, the undersigned
hereby testify to their contin
uing desire to achieve the best
possible accommodation of
the rights of the individual
and the rights of the public
when these two fundamental
precepts appear to be in con
flict in the administration of
justice."
Permanent Joint Committee
A permanent joint commit
tee has been named lo handle
problems that might arise un
der this statement of princi
ples and other matters of mu
tual interest.
Alex de Schwcinitz, Salem;
Virgil Parker and Wendy
Hay, Eugene; Richard Ross
and John Salisbury, Portland,
have been named to this com
mittee by the broadcasters.
Alton F. Baker, Jr., Eugene;
Mrs. Mary Brown, Redmond;
Robert C. Ingalls, Corvallis;
Robert C. Notson and Arden
X. Pangborn, Portland, will
represent the newspaper pub
lishers. Supreme Court Jus
tice A. T. Goodwin, Salem;
Harvey S. Benson, Alexander
G. Brown, Stanley R. Church
and Shirley A. Field, Port
land, are Oregon State Bar
representatives.
Anderson, S. C. -IUP- A fed
eral udge indicated Wednes
day he expects lo decide by
the first of the year whether
to order the admission of a
Negro lo all-while Clemson
college.
Oral arguments on a suit .by
Harvey Gantt,. charging the
state - supported institution
with discrimination, were
completed Wednesday and
Judge C. C. Wyche asked for
additional briefs in the case.
He said he planned lo make
a ruling around Jan. 1.
The U. S. 4th Circuit Court
or Appeals has ordered a de
cision In time for Gantt to
enroll for the spring semester,
if the ruling is in his favor.
GanH, 19, Charleston, applied
earlier this year for transfer
to Clemson from- Iowa Statu
university. His application
was rejected.
South Carolina' Is the only
southern state which never
has admitted a Negro to an
all-white public school. Ala
bama's school 'system also is
segregated but a Negro girl,
Aulherine Lucy, several years
ago attended the University
of Alabama for three days be
fore being expelled. . ' ,.
About 105,000 Americans
were born on February 29.
ARMED TO THE TEETH
Vienna - HIPII - Guards at a
Vienna mental hospital, suspi
cious of patient lleinrich
Madl's claims that "any ene
my attack on my room will
be met by heavy fire from all
sides," entered the room Wed
nesday and ' found five ma
chine guns, 38 rifles, fil pis
tols and 5,000 bullets. There
was no immediate explanation
of how they got there.
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