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MONDAY, MAY 27. 1963
MEDFOBD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDF0R3, OREGON
Result of Kennedy's Look Into Snake Project Undecided
By A. ROBERT SMITH
, Mail Tribune
Washington Correspondent
Washington - President
Kennedy has made. Rood on
his promise to look into the
Snake river power dis
pute, but the
con sequence
of this action
is a big ques
tion mark.
The aiiitudc
of the chief
executive may
be a factor in
the outcome
of the pend
ing case be
fore the Federal Power Com
mission in which public and
private power interests arc
opposing applicants for dam
licenses - but nobody knows
how this factor will figure in
' the FPS's final decision.
The FPC is supposed to be
independent of the admini
stration in power, charged
with the responsibility of
making decisions In complex
cases without regard to pres
sures from private interests
or government agencies.-
But each of the five com
missioners is appointed by the
president, and past history
suggests that commissioners
arc often careful not to cross
wires with the White House
if they want to be reappoint
ed to another term.
The sequence of events in
the pending case makes an
Interesting case study. It be
gan when Jack Correltc, pres
ident of Montana Power Co.,
asked Kennedy at a business
men's luncheon here why the
federal government didn't let
private utilities build all the
damu they want to build in
stead of insisting on federal
construction of dams. When
Kennedy asked him to speci
fy what projects he had in
mind, Corrctte said High
Mountain Sheep dam on the
Snake river, which Corrctte s
utility would like Lo build
in cooperation with Pacific
Power and Light, Portland
General Electric and Washing
ton Water Power company.
Up To Govornmenl -
Kennedy answered that it
was up to the government to
prove that federal construc
tion would provide more sat
isfactory results than private
construction.
A presidential aide then
went into the audience to find
out who had asked the ques
tion and to ask Corrctte to
send the President some in
formation on the case. The
Montana Power executive
subsequently sent Kennedy
the utility's argument for pri
vate development of High
Mountain Sheep, as opposed
to federal development, which
Interior Secretary Stewart
Udall had advocated.
The White House, after the
luncheon, distributed a tran
script of the questions and an
swers at the luncheon to mem
bers of the press. Copies also
reached the press office of
the FPC, where they were
promptly dispatched to t h e
five commissioners for their
edification.
When the FPC listened lo
final agruments by the law
yers representing all sides of
the dispute, it was obvious
that the commissioners had
carefully read Kennedys
words. FPC Chairman Joseph
Swldlcr had the transcript at
his fingertips and preceded to
read it word for word into
the record of the hearing.
Finally, the federal govern
ment's attorney, Harry Ho
gan, formerly of The Dalles,
Ore,, made them all loan for
ward a bit when he said cas
ually he wanted to say some
thing about the Presidents
remarks. Swidlcr said he was
anxious to hear what Hogan
had to say.
Secretary Udall, explained
Hogan, had gone to the White
House a few days before to
confer with the President
about the Snake river case.
As a result, he was authorized
to inform the FPC that Intcn-
kJ M. . .... t A.
EVERYTHING FINE Everett Knowlcs Jr. gives the well
known sign that everything is coming along fine. On May
23, 1062, he was carried into Massachusetts hospital in Bos
ton with his right arm severed below the shoulder. A team
of surgeons sewed it back on. Now he can move all five
fingers and has feeling in four of them. (UPI)
or was slicking with its posi
tion that the federal govern
ment ought to build the dam
rather than the private utili
ties. There is nothing in the ex
changes that occurred during
the hearing to indicate that
the FPC was particularly im
pressed by the government's
case. But it was quite apparent
that the commissioners were
impressed with the knowledge
that the President had made
a public statement about the
case and had expressed a gen
eral philosophy about the con
flict between federal and pri
vate river development.
The FPC has often been cri
ticized for being too stronglyi
influenced by the utility in
dustry andor - the While
House.1, In this case it seems
likely to demonstrate an in
dependence of one, if npf the
other, depending on its final
decision. '. ..
GRANGE NEWS
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recently with Charles Foote
acting as Master.
After the business meeting.
some discussion was held
about visitation night at Up
per P.ogue River June 6 which
also is the regular Grange
night.
The Grange decided that
the meeting will be at 7 p.m.
June 6 instead of 8 p.m. and
after a short opening session
will close and as many as are
able will attend the visitation
at Upper Rogue River.
Mrs. McLean conducted the
lecturer's program.
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