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Income Tax Bill, Sales Tax Nearly Ready for House Floor Hearings on Minimum Wage Erupt in Committee Fight Salem - (UPD - A light be tween members of the Senate Labor and Industries Commit tee erupted Thursday during hearings on a proposed $1.25 per hour minimum wage for Oregon. Sen. Don Willner (D-Lake Oswego) sputtered with rage when committee chairman Sen. Walter Pearson (D-Port-land) refused to allow him to question witnesses who op posed the proposed minimum wage law. Shortly before the outburst, Pearson gaveled Sen. Lynn Newbry (R-Ashland) to silence as he attempted to question a witness. ' Willner was first cut off when he asked an opposition witness the average wage paid to harvest workers. After more opposition testi mony, Willner again attempt ed to ask a question, but was ruled out of order by Pearson. Pearson Drowned Out Then In a shout that drown ed out Pearson's calling of another opposition witness, Willner demanded "you mean you allow proponents to be questioned, but not the op ponents?" Winner's demand was cut off by Pearson, who said so many opposition witnesses had showed up to testify that there was not time to allow questions. Labor Commissioner Nor man O. Nilsen, spokesman for organized labor, and repre sentatives of the Oregon Coun cil of Churches all urged adop tion of the law which would set the minimum wage at $1.29, and require overtime after 40 hours of work a week. The proposal would include agricultural workers. Opponents included cattle men, farmers, retailers and other business groups who claimed the minimum wage would be a threat to business, create a hardship for hotel and motel operators, and be unworkable and economically impossible for farmers. Six witnesses spoke for the bill, and 28 were, signed up as opponent. The 1V4 hour meeting was recessed before all opposition witnesses could be heard. Nilsen said minimum wages in Oregon apply to women and minors only. "Men now have no protec tion of minimum wages nr maximum hours of work in Oregon, unless they are In volved in interstate commerce and come under the federal minimum, which will be raised to $1.29 this year." Opposition witness Clifford Orrey, spokesman for the Ore gon Farm Bureau, said Ore gon paid the third highest harvest wages, behind Cali fornia and Washington. He said "agriculture hires I jeets from industry." people who can't get other A series ol agricultural jobs - winos, handicapped, spokesmen echoed the same housewives, students, and re-' views. " " ' " ' ' M ASTADON JAWBONE -This is a jawbone section of s mastadon, which was excavated at a damsite near Oroville Calif. It is in display at the University of California at Berkeley. (UPI) Brown, Legislative Leaders Disagree Over New Taxes Sacramento - IUPD- Gov. Edmund G. Brown and his legislative leaders were in open disagreement today over the prospect for new taxes. The dispute started with a statement Thursday by Sen. Hugh Burns and Assembly Speaker Jesse M. Unruh at their weekly news conference. It burst Into public with Regional Edition Medford, Page 2A Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1963 Brown's most strongly word ed statement yet on taxes. The central issue was whe ther California can afford $126.9 million additional school aid supported by the state board of education or even the $99 million addition al school money backed by the governor. Burns, president pro tem pore of the Senate, told a news conference that the state must either get along with its present income or face the prospect of a tax increase in this session of the legislature. "I'm not afraid to face up to that," said Burns (D-Fres-no). "I'd face up to any tax UoilEtFLEX BOLEX NIKON PENT AX IEICA HASSEIBLAO X Clip This Coupon and Give It to AIIFIED'f PH0T0 shop AHICK 3 232 East Main SPRING COLOR SPECIAL From Your Kodacolor Negative SAVE! 5 jumbo prints 99' Minimum Order 5 Print OFFER EXPIRES APR. 30 s ROLIEIFIEX BOIEX NIKON PENTAX LEICA HASSELBLAD increase anytime I find it necessary." The Senate leader said his personal preference was for the state to get by for four years without new taxes but added: "I'm not sure the peo ple want that much of a cut in their services.'' Asked about the prospect for approval of the increased school aid bills, Burns said flatly: "I think we will either have to levy new taxes or turn them both down." Unruh said he agreed sub stantially with Burns' posi tion and said that although it was wise "politically" for the governor to promise no new taxes during the election campaign it probably was a "mistake." "We will either have to go whole hog or not at all," he said. "Unless we face up to an income increase (through new taxes) there will be no increase in expenditures." As possible sources of new income Unruh reiterated his previous suggestions of a larger cigarette tax and li- censing night harness racing. Brown promptly issued his strongly worded statement. 1 had hoped my position on lax increases during 1963 was crystal clear by now." he said, "but perhaps I hud belter repeat it at this time. "I promised the people of California that there would be no new or increased taxes this year. I will keep that promise." PARADE ENTRY BLANK for the Rogue Valley PEAR BLOSSOM FESTIVAL Sat., April 20 NAME ... I ADDRESS I CONTRACT AGE I 25500 CASH PRIZES ! CHECK ONE Individuals Q Animals or pels Vehicle decoration LI Costumed walking groups ill urgantiarionai rtoat p PHONE CITY A ( B ( C ( 0 ( E ( Clip and Fill in Entry Blank Bring in or Mail to: PEAR BLOSSOM FESTIVAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEDFORD, OREGON GENERAL RULES 1. No animal larger than St. Bernard Dog. 2. All pats must be caged, leashed, or harnessed. It is permissible to harness pets for floats, etc., providing pet is trained for this purpose. 3. Any age group may march in the parade but will be judged for prizes on following basts: a. Anyone up through sixth grade students. b. Anyone from seventh grade and older. c. Only on parade entry blank should be prepared for a group entry. 4. All entries will be judged prior to start of parade. Judging will begin promptly at 1:30 P.M. All entries will receive an entry ribbon. Late arrivals will be allowed to enter line of march but may not be judged for prixet unlets time permits MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Rate-Bracket Formula Yet To Be Completed Salem-WIi-The House Tax Committee took long strides Thursday night toward send ing an income tax bill, and perhaps a sales tax, to the House floor for action within a few days. The committee completed all policy decisions on the income tax bill except for a rate-bracket formula to raise the needed revenue. The income tax decisions came after the committee re cessed and went into secret session in a back room for more than an hour. House Speaker Clarence Barton was with the committee when it returned. Sales Tax Revived In a separate action earlier in the four-hour meeting, the committee revived a sales tax bill and amended it to elimin ate a property tax offset feature. Signs were the committee may send the 3 per cent sales tax to the floor in hopes the House will kill it and thus clear the way for serious con sideration of the key income tax measure. The committee amended the governor's orginal net re-, ceipts income tax proposal to restore many, although not all, of the familiar features of Oregon's present state in come tax law. A graduated tax rate struc ture to raise 535 million in new revenues remains to be added. A subcommittee will work it out over the week end. Then it all will be intro duced in a new bill. Raising new revenue is this legislature's biggest prob lem, and the income tax bill is intended to do most of the job. Proposed Tax Law As now proposed by the committee, here Is how Ore gon's income tax law would look: -It would have a S500 floor. Persons earning less would not pay. -In an effort to pick up low bracket earners and broaden the tax base, it would impose a 1 per cent flat tax on income from $500 to $15,000 and 1.5 per cent above that. -On top of this, there would be a graduated income tax proportionate to the present law. -The present 5 per cent standard deduction would be doubled to 10 per cent or $1,000, whichever is less to eliminate much lone form filing. Deductions above that would be allowed if itemized. A handful of deductions such as the federal telephone tax would be eliminated. $20 Tax Credit -The federal income tax de duction would be eliminated, a key revenue raising feature. instead of a $600 exemp tion, taxpayers would get a S20 tax credit subtracted from the final bill. Inequities in the present law against the single taxpay er with a family would be removed. Seven of the committee members said they were pre pared to recommend the pro posal. Reps. F. F. Montgom ery iR-Eugene) and Cornelius Baleson (D - Salem) opposed it. Morse Takes GSA To Task On Tongue Point Base Price Washington - (DPI) - Sen Wayne L. Morse ( D - Ore.) Thursday night accused the I General Services Administra I tion of considering "scandal ous" proposals to sell the closed Tongue Point Naval at Astoria. Ore., lo bidders for a "pit. Station private tance." Morse warned that the GSA would be "laying an egg of scandal for this administra tion to be hatched in the heat - "H I United Seeks Court Injunction Washington United A I r Lines today was lo file a pe tition with the United States Court of Appeals here for an injunction to restrain the na tional mediation board from holding a representation elec tion among a group of 12.700 United employees, pending United's appeal from an ad verse ruling of a lower court. United said that it was ad vised by the mediation board on April 9 that the proposed election would be held on or shortly after April 22. United contends that the NMB should not hold an elec tion without first conducting a hearing and giving United an opportunity to be hoard as an interested party on the appropriateness of the group i n g of employees among whom the election would be hold, and should not conduct the election unless the ballot permits an eligible employee to cast a valid ballot against as well as for representation. The national mediation board contends that under the Railway labor act airline employees are required to have a hargaining representa tive. The board also has stat cd that to use a "Yes" or "No" ballot in the election would circumvent a "man date of Congress." United, i-i its appeal to the court, challenges the board's interpretation of the Railway labor act. SUMMER-COOL-Thc 05-degrcc temperature in Dallas, Tex as, doesn't bother Miss Cheri Slikker of Bakcrsficld, Calif., newly crowned Miss Wool of America, as she attempts to prove her favorite year-round fabric is summer-cool as well as winter-warm. (UPI) Foreign Briefs AMNESTY FREES ESTIMATED 3,500 IN HUNGARY Budapest, Hungary-( I'l'-Abou! 3,500 persons have been freed under the amnesty proclaimed recently by Premier Janos Kadar, authoritative sources said Thursday. The amnesty did not apply to Joszef Cardinal Mind- szenty who sought refuge in the U.S. consulate here during the 1956 uprising. of the 1964 campaign" if it went ahead with its plans. And, he told the Senate. President Kennedy will have to answer to Oregon voters next year if he lets the GSA go ahead. The Navy closed the Tongue Point base in 1959 as an obso lete facility. Morse and Sen. Maurine B. Neuberger ID Ore.) have been trying to move other government facil ities into the surplus installa tion. Their effort to move a Coast Geodetic Survey facility from Seattle to the Astoria site had been unsuccessful. Mores held the Senate into a late evening session to be rate the GSA for trying to "sweep the issue under the rug" through a quick sale of the surplus property. The Oregon Democrat said one proposed bid is for only $1.4 million, which he brand ed a "scandalous return " for the former Navy base ai the mouth of the Columbia riv er. He said one stone quar ry alone on the 800-acre base is worth $1.5 million accord ing to estimates of "reputable roaci-ouiiucrs. Morse told the Senate that "I don't propose to sit here and permit our administration to be taken in by that kind of scandal." A sale of Tongue Point without a thorough survey of other possible government uses would be a "shoddy and unconscionable waste" of lax payer funds, Morse declared. All Markets Closed For Good Friday By United Press International All securities and com modity markets were closed today in observance of Good Friday. In Britain and Europe, stock and commodity mar kets also were closed and will be closed Monday, April 15. for Easter observ ance. The London Metal Ex change will close after the first session today and will remain closed until Tuesday. ROYAL BALLET COMPANY TO TOUR U.S., CANADA London-lI'I-Mcmbers of the Royal Ballet company leave today for a 12-week tour of cities in the United States and Canada. After a five-week run in New York, the company will continue on to Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Se attle, Portland, Ore., Los Angeles and Toronto, Ont. THANT INVITED TO SPEAK IN SWEDEN Stockholm, Sweden- I I'l The local social democratic labor organisation has invited United Nations Secretary General Thant to deliver a May Day speech here. SOVIET DELEGATE RETURNS FROM FINLAND Helsinki. Finland-1 I'l -Soviet Deputy Premier Aleksei Kosygin left for Moscow by train Thursday after taking part in a week of official ceremonies marking the 15th an niversary of the Finnish-Soviet Friendship and Mutual As sistance pact. CHURCHILL VACATIONS ON RIVIERA Monte Carlo, Monaco-'IPr The Riviera's most illustrious current "American" tourist. Sir Winston Churchill, soaked up the Easier sun today in a room filled with red roses from two old friends, Aristotle Onassis and Maria Callas SOBBING SIMS SAYS: 100 PUIajJJ" m CROSBY OUTSIDE WHITE rT rbi Matron .. I 1(10 IVCnWC l . 4.44 I I I l A I. 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