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.r THUHSDAY. MAMCH V. lbBii MfcDrORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MLUrunU. UH-oun Senate Colleagues Consider Russell Long Unpredictable By HALE MONTGOMERY United Press International Washington (UPI) Sen. Rus sell B. Long, scion of the lusty Long dynasty, has spent 14 years in the U. S. Senate. But even his colleagues can't predict today how he may vote tomorrow. An independent and unpre dictable lawmaker, he has been thrust into new promi nence this year. He ranks as the No. 2 Dem ocrat on the tax-writing senate finance committee, moving up to the seat once occupied by the "uncrowned king" of the senate, the late millionaire Sen. Robert S. Kerr, D-Okla. Often a colorful debator, he isn't shy-just cagey. Hence, it is not clear, what role he will play in the congressional fight over President Kenne dy's plan for a net $10.3 bil lion tax cut. Long is in position to take over chairmanship of the fi nance committee upon the de parture of 75-year-old Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D-Va. Open Mind on Taxes As for Kennedy's lax pro gram, he said he had found "surprisingly little enthusi asm" for it at the capitol. Ho emphasized, however, that he was keeping "an open mind" and wants to see wnai Kina oi a bill the house passes before he commits nimseu. He cautioned that if the President insists that revenue- Pulcinella's 'Birth' Said Authenticated Naples, Italy - lUPII - A Sev enteenth Century comedian was annoyed by the noise from a carpentry shop adjoin ing his theater and decided the best way to get rid of the carpenter was to ridicule him. The result, according to an Italian scholar, was the birth of Pulcinella, the popular Neapolitan puppet known in the English-speaking world as Punch. Pulcinella, with his mix ture of quick wit, dumbness, bragging, aggressiveness and perennial hunger for spa ghetti, has long become a symbol of Naples. His adven tures. In which he always ends by liberally swinging his club, have made the Joy of many generations of children j. and quite a few adults ns well. But until now ms origin was obscure. Silvio Florillo It was known that he was first played by an actor named Silvio Florillo. But from where Fiorillo drew his insplralon had been a matter of heated controversy. Now Ulisse Prota Ciurlco, one of the leading students of Neapolitan antiquities, has come up wllh good documen tary evidence to support II. Going through the archives of the Naples Archbishopric for the year 1603, he found liit Mariolto Policenclla, aged 45, had a carpentry shop ad joining a theatre. The shop, according to the document, caused a considerable noise and comedian Lutio Fcdele (ran pi iii nod to Policen c 1 1 a against the hammering and sawing. The carpenter told Fcdrle to mind his own business. The actor complained to high authorities, but got nowhere. Tougher Stand In 1801), Fiorillo's troupe took over from Fedcle and the new comedian decided lor a tougher aland. When Po licenclla aguin refused to stop the noise, Fiorillo wrote a new play - "Policenclla Servo Sciocco" (Policenclla The Dumb Servant), The leading character, sure enough, resembled his enemy the carpenlcr-a hooked nose, a hunchback - and was dress ed In a white linen shirt which (hen was the trade mark of carpenters. As a deli cate hint of matrimonial troubles, he was carrying a big horn, which later develop ed into Pulcinella's club. Prola Giurlco's documents contain no information about the public's or Poliienclla's reaction to Ihc play. But they do show that the following year Pollccnella moved his carpentry shop to another silo, a good distance away, Soviet Tourist Bureau Bombed Bcilin-4'rH-The West Ber lin city government Wednes day condemned the bombing of the Soviet tourist buu-au here as "only making the summon more difficult." The blast laic Tuesday night smashed the show win dows and furnishings of the Soviet Inlourist Bureau and damaged surrounding apart ments In the center of the city, Just off the Kurfuersten dnmm main street. The head of the city gov. eminent Security department, newly named Deputy Mayor llcinrrlch Alberti, said "ex- ploiivu are not a means of solving political problems." producing reforms be tied to any tax cuts, it will "jeopard ize passage of the bill." He added "I'd be very surprised if some major reforms are not stricken from the bill." Elected from a mineral-rich state, Long expected to stand with the oil industry in oppos ing Kennedy's suggested re visions in the 27 per cent depletion allowance. Long hammers away at his favorite subject-what he calls the "tight money and high in terest rate policies" of the Kennedy administration. Charges Default "I went all over the south land with Kennedy during the (1960 presidential) election saying we are going to get away from it." he said. "We haven't. I think this adminis tration has defaulted on its promises in this area." Reminiscent of the kind of sharc-the-wealth philosophy of his father, Long also thinks corporate monopoly has grown too much. He said Ken nedy has a "worse record than any other Democratic admin istration toward monopoly." An avowed champion of the "little people," Long always has sponsored higher welfare benefits for the needy, aged, thtc blind, disabled and de pendent children. But this at titude is strongly temperated when it comes to Kennedy's controversial program to fi nance a basic package of health benefits for the na tion's 14 million elder citizens through higher social security taxes. He voted against Medi care last year. Votes With South On civil rights Issues, Long votes with the South, but he is no radical on the racial question. Politically, he has abandoned an ambition to be governor of his stale. He be lieves his Senate seniority is too valuable now to toss it aside. "I like to think I am serv ing my slate better up here," he said. Now 44, Long bears a re markable physical resem blance to his flamboyant father, the late Huey (King fish) Long. The younger Long was 29 when first elected to the Senate in November, 1948. He turned 30 before he was sworn in on Dec. 30 of that year. Long is proud of his her itage, but squelches any talk about his becoming another Huey. "I never tried to be like my father. I'm not: I'm Russell. Trying to act like two people . . .well, I just can't. Someday I may say something of what I feel about my father, but not now." -V 4,)"' ' vJ FIGHTS FOR TAX CUT-An independent and unpredictable lawmaker, Sen. Russell B. Long (D-La.) will be prominent in President Kennedy's fight for a tax cut this year. Long, son of former Louisiana Gov. 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