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Or ogosn Railroads To detain Third Brakeman State Legislature May Soon Receive Some Major Bi Salem - UPD - Committees were showing signs of send ing a few major pieces of legislation to the floor soon as the Oregon Legislature Saturday rounded out its 11th week. The Ways and Means com mittee, scrutinizing budget after budget, gave over whelming approval to one of the most disputed proposals of the session: A reduction in the state civil defense staff from 18 to 3. The House Tax committee indicated it was about ready xto kick out some of the meas ures needed to raise the mon ey to balance the state budget for the coming biennium. Here is how major legisla tion stands: Budget - Ways and Means continues its efforts to reduce Gov. Mark Hatfield's propos ed $405 million budget by $lS-$20 million. Of about 100 budget bills, some of the smaller ones already have passed the two houses and been signed by the governor. Review of the biggest and most serious budgets those dealing with education goes on. Tax - The House Tax corn- mittee, source of all major revenue-raising bills, indicat ed it will start sending some of the smaller tax measures to the floor soon "to see how they go." The committee is proceeding with discussions on what ,its major revenue measures - a new income tax law and a cigarette tax -should contain. The Senate Tax committee is waiting for the House to act. Education - Higher educa tion's legislative activity cen ters on its budget. The amount of basic support for schools and high schools probably will be one of the last mat ters taken up. The House has called for some changes in Basic School Fund proce dures. There has been little decision on community col leges. Labor - The House Labor and Industries committee has suggested employee contribu tions to the unemployment compensation fund, along with better benefits. The Sen ate committee still is trying to write a new workmen's compensation law. Railroad unions won retention of Ore gon's present full crew law, but were told to get together with management to seek a more permanent solution- Highways - A bill reducing fuel taxes for heavy trucks won Senate Highway commit tee approval. It raises taxes for lighter trucks. A bill for traffic arrests on "probable cause" was sent to the House floor. The House voted to clamp down on drivers who try to flee an officer. Other traffic safety measures are still in committee. Constitution - Committees on constitutional revision have reached a critical point: The executive branch of gov. ernment. The committees have made informal decisions on a number of articles in a pro posed new constitution, but still must take formal action- Legislative reapportionment remains undecided. Resources-The House Com mittee on Natural Resources is nearing the end of hearings on a proposed natural re sources department. Little en thusiasm is evident. Commit tees on fish and game contin ue to work on bills, including some to rewrite fishing li cense laws. Oihers - No committee ac tion has yet been taken on abolition of the death penalty, the truth-ln-lending bill, the medical care for the aged bill, taxes for churches and non profit groups, milk price com trol, bread loaves, five sex offender bills. No hearings have yet been held oh green stamp, lobbyist registration, or farm picketing bills. Morse Confirms State Conference Attendance Portland - (UPO-Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.), has confirmed his appearance as the major speaker at the Democratic State Conference in Salem, April 20-21, . D. Spencer, State Democratic Chairman said today. - HIKERS PROTEST HIKES Dixon, 111. - (UPD - Eight high school students set out on a 100-mile hike to protest 60 mile hikes. thank you BECAUSE OF INCREASED DEMAND, SONY'S EXPANDED PRODUCTION FACILITIES PERMIT NEW LOW PRICE of 18iP on MICRO-TV! rr 1 Just think of ill The Tfifvulon of thf Futurs, Micro TV. it tht new low ptlci ol 5 1 89 95. A hill $40 reduction. Bcciust ol the fantastic reception Ihe 8 lb. transistor set has received, SONY has automated its assembly lines to speed up produc tion. Come in today for a demonstration ol the set that operates on re- chargeable battery, 12v auto 'boat pow er, and AC, SONY trowbridge electric main at fir phone 773-6241 Usa our customer parking area More Permanent Settlement Urged By Senate Group Salem - (UPD - The third brakemen on Oregon freight trains have been assured of their jobs for two more years, but railroads and unions were told to get together on a more permanent settlement. The Senate Committee on Commerce and Utilities voted to leave Oregon's full crew law on long freight trains as it is, with one exception. The committee accepted a union proposal to update the 50-year-old law by deleting the reference to "steam trains, making it clear the law also applies to diesel trains. Six Kecnilred The law requires a crew of six. includine three brake- men, on freight trains in Ore gon over 40 cars in length and traveling more than IS miles. The railroads had asked for elimination of the require ment for a third brakeman saying he was no longer need ed on modern trains. The union replied he was necessary for safety. The railroads noted they were losing $1.7 million a year by paying for third brakemen in Oregon, one of only six states requiring them.' The unions replied several hundred men would lose their jobs. Two Questions Committee Chairman Al fred Corbett (D Portland) made it clear there were two separate questions: Safety, and jobs. He said the legisla ture was unequipped to make a safety judgment, and the job problem should not be written into a law. The vote to kill the bill for reduced crew was unani mous, as was the vote to de lete the steam reference in the law. 1 The committee decision came alter rauroaa spokes man Randall Kester said the railroads were willing to ac cept an attrition clause so that third brakemen positions would be eliminated only when there were vacancies in the positions held by present brakemen. On the other side, union attorney Alex Parks said the unions were willing to have an Impartial study of safety factors. Valley Students Gain Berths in Speech Tourney Ashland Speech s t u- dents from Medford, Ashland, Crater and Phoenix High schools won the right to go to the state speech tournament as a result of the Southern Oregon District Speech con test held at Ashland High school Friday and Saturday. Students competed in eight different contests, with the first and second place win ners gaining berths in the state tournament, to take place April 18-20 at Corval Iis. Third place winners in the district contest will act as alternates for the state tournament. Medford students took first place in four of the contests, Ashland in three and Phoenix in one, but Ashland students took seven second and third places to Medford's three. Four Phoenix students and two from Crater won second and .third places. Students from Eagle Point and Grants Pass also competed. Winners in the eight con tests and the schools they represented were as follows: Serious reading: 1. Rob Hoag, Medford; 2. Frank Per kins, Phoenix; 3. Kathy Ruck- er, Ashland. Oratory: 1. Carol Bjork, Ashland; 2. Charles Hillestad, Ashland; 3. Dale Hocker- smith, Medford. Humorous reading: 1. Kar en Foley, Medford; 2. Trudee Lewis, Ashland; 3. Linda Mul- lin, Phoenix, After dinner speaking: 1. Dave Lohman, Ashland; 2. Todd Dole, Phoenix; 3. Bev Bush, Medford. Extemporaneous speaking: 1. Richard Coulter, Phoenix; Friends of Library Support Budget The Friends of the Library of Jackson County went on record last week giving strong support to the proposed budg et of the Public Library of Medford and Jackson County. The resolution, expressing the support and the need for the budget items as detailed by Dr. John T. Brandenburg, is being presented to the mem bers of the Jackson county court and the budget commit tee. The budget committee an nounced Wednesday that the Increase, asked by the library board, would not be granted. Pointing out that "the main tenance and operation of the public library Is of vital con- cern to all Inhabitants of this county," the resolution states that the Increase is needed to maintain "the standard of quality at which Medford and Jackson County Public Li brary is striving to operate." The resolution continues to urge acceptance of the budget as presented to "allow the continuance of the present quality of operation of said library and the maintenance , of a minimum quality of ; service." Yakima Man Files Damage Suit Here John Edward Ryan, Yak Ima, Wash., is seeking $27, 030.33 in damages from Stephen O. Wilson, White City, and his drivers. Herbert Percival McDonald Jr., and Charles McDonald as a result of an automobile accident last Nov. 5 on Highway 62. Ryan charges In his com plaint that he was seriously Injured when his car colldcd with a logging truck and trail, er and a dump truck oper ated by the two drivers, who had been stopped on the high way, obstructing it. No tail lights, warning de vices, flares or lights were visible at the required safe distance that night, Ryan al leges. The total damages include $1.4;i0.35 for medical treat ment and $1,300 for loss of wages for being unable to work following the accident. Bids Called for Aerial Spraying The Portland area office of the bureau of land manage ment has asked for bids on aerial spraying by helicopter of 1,627 acres of government- owned land in the Medford, Salem and Coos Bay districts of the BLM. The spraying project Is part of the bureau s brush control program on public lands for forest stand improvement, and is set aside for Small Business concerns only. Josephine, Douglas and Jackson counties in the Med ford district have 1,438 acres to spray; 20 acres will be cov ered in Clackamas county, Salem district, and 169 acres in Douglas county. Coos Bay area, will be sprayed. Bidder will furnish all la bor, equipment, spray mater ial, transportation and supplies. Bids will be opened at 2 p.m., April 11, at the Port land office of the bureau of land management, room 720, 1002 NE Holladay St., post- office box 3861. Detailed description of the work may be obtained by writing the bureau in Port land at the above address, or may be obtained from the dis trict offices of BLM at Med ford, Salem or Coos Bay. 2. Dave Force, Crater; 3. Car ol Bjork, Ashland. Poetry reading: 1. Rob Hoag, Medford; 2. Carol Ann James, Ashland; 3. Sue Thrapp, Phoenix. Impromptu speaking: 1. Craig Pennington, Ashland; 2. Dave White, Ashland; 3. Dave Force, Crater. Radio: 1. Brian Porter, Medford; 2. Larry Tuttle, Medford; 3. Scott Roberts, Ashland. Also vying in the state tour nament will be debate teams from Medford, Crater and Phoenix High schools. On Medford's team, which won first place in the A divi sion a week ago, are Paul Goodwin, Mike Whinihan, Larry Tuttle and Rob Hoag. On Crater's team, second place winner in the A divi sion, are Dave Force, Alan Bray, Don Gail and Carol Foole. On the Phoenix B di vision debate team are Laura Griffith and Richard Coulter. Judging the Southern Ore gon district contest was a team of professors from Southern Oregon college. Dr. Alvin Fellers, Ed Fitzpatrick, Dr. Marshall Woodell, Hugh Simpson and Dr. Dorothy Stolp. Coaches for the competing schools were Herb Lewis, dis trict director, Ashland; De Vere Taylor, Medford; Art Carpenter, Grants Pass; Mar garet Hadley, Phoenix; Glen na Brewold, Eagle Point, and Don Lacy, Crater. Page 2A Medford Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY. MARCH 31, 1963 You Specify... ...Well Satisfy Oakland, San Franciaca, Las LASf.lE Anaslt and Other California Painta. Call Jack Fitigerald, 73-77f 1 lot Angeles-Seattle Meter Express, Inc. ANNOUNCING THE GRAND mm Ferenc Czekli's FRENCH BAKERY (Formerly Rockwell Bakery) Friday April 5th 0C1L COFFEE and v TEA Served All Day FRIDAY and SATURDAY 2299 West Main St. Featuring FINE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN v PASTRIES AND BREADS ' " -. -Many Varieties ef Bakery Treats and Fancy Petit-Fours . . . 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