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THURSDAY. JUNE . 13
MEDfOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
Lesson of 1955
Recalled During
Fi&ht on Taxes
u
ivvm rm -
Minority Leader F,
F. Montgomery termed the
tax package a "parte pot and
scissors job."
The need to Increase taxes
haunted the session.
The atate'i turplui had run
out. Tnere was no j
-i J - i.v inrrpuip
IVUIU I"
Everyone spoke in terms of
a referral eiecuun.
tors began Ulklng of referral
even before the tax hike w
drafted.
Th war over the tax in.
crease wasn't a Democrat
versus Republican affair.
It was every man for him
self. Each remembered the night
mare ot 19S5 when the Re
nuhllcan dominated legisla
ture adopted a 43 per cent
surtax.
The voters reacted so vio
lently that Democrats were
swept into office, gained a
1S-18 split in the Senate, and
a strong working majority in
the House.
It was a lesson that no law
maker can forget.
Special Session Sean
On the final night of the
session, Sen. Walter Pearson
(D-Portland) voted against pay
hikes for state employees and
educators and warned his col
leagues "it's about time we
shed a few tears for the tax
payers. They are the ones
paying the bills.
"We have passed a tax In
crease the voters will not ac
cept. We will be back here
(in special session) in Octo
ber." So many different tax pro
posals were drafted that most
taxpayers had no Idea what
the final result was - except
they know their taxes are go
ing up.
The following table was
prepared by the Tax Commis
sion to show what the out-of-pocket
increase would be;
-$1,000 Income: Single per
son up $2, couple up $10, fam
ily of four up $10.
-$3,000 Income: Single up
(17, couple up 0, family of
lour up $18.
$3,000 income: Single up
' $33, couple up $28, family ot
low up $28.
$7,000 income: Single up
$43, couple up $43, family ot
lour up $55
$9,000 Income: Single up
fie, couple up $30, family of
four up $74.
$13,000 Income.' Single up
$84, couple up $83, family off
four up $113. I
Abilify To Par
The House and governor
wanted "tax reform" and
"base broadening" based on
the ability to pay theory.
The Senate demanded a
program which included bar
broadening, but also hit hard
at large families on the theory
that education accounted for
more than halt ot the state's
spending.
The voters have until Sept.
2 to make up their minds.
If 23,185 ot them sign a
petition, a special election
will be held in October,
If the tax program is turned
down, the state would be
about $60 million short of the
amount needed to balance the
budget.
A special session would
have to be called.
Many lawmakers are con
vinced they will be back in
Salem next October.
Black Hoi of Calcutta
Travel Service Receives Rough Handling by House Subcommittee
Br DICK WEST
Washington - (UPC - Capitol
Hill is a major tourist attrac-
Sl doubi it would
-it I currently be
f ': I recommended
by the U. S.
Travel Serv
ice.
r. - I Six officials
I of the service
UV" I maae a trip up
i-liX.kJ the Hill re-
wiit cently to testi
fy before a House appropria
tions subcommittee.
Judging from the transcript
of the hearing, which was re
leased this week, I imagine
they now regard the place as
having something in common
with the Black hole of Cal
cutta. The Travel Service, created
within the Commerce Depart
ment to attract foreign visi
tors to the U.S.A. is seeking
a $4.2 million appropriation
to carry on this work in fiscal
1064.
However, there appeared to
be some question In the minds
of the subcommittee members
as to whether the program
thus far had operated with
optimum results.
Service director Voit Gil.
more was barely two para
graphs deep in his prepared
statement, or travelogue, be
fore he was interrupted by
subcommittee chairman
John J. Rooney. a far-flung
Democrat from New York.
Did Gilmore. asked Rooney,
spend $60,000 to open an of
fice in Tokyo after being ad
vised by the U. S. Embassy
there that prospects for in
creased Japanese travel
abroad were rather slim?
"Yes, sir,' said Gilmore.
And did the number of Jap
anese traveling to the United
States then drop from 19,872
to 17,972? Gilmore confirmed
that it did.
The subcommittee next trod
heavily and at length upon a
$1,860 carpet purchased in
Hong Kong for the Tokyo of
fice. "Is this carpet red?" inquir
ed Rooney. "It sounds like a
real red carpel."
The color was not establish
ed, but since it was selected by
an interior decorator, who re
ceived a $32,140 fee, we may
assume that it blended well
with the other furnishings.
Rep, Frank T. Bow (R
Ohio) wanted to know
whether anyone spilled
champaign on the carpet at
a reception marking the
opening of the office. Gil
more assured him that it
was unstained.
It next developed that the
travel service printed 30 man
uals of operations, 25 in gold
stamped binders, at a cost of
$202 per copy.
They were sent to overseas
directors, but Gilmore con
ceded that some had never
read it.
The subcommittee likewise
took a keen interest in the 200
sets of $10 cuff links that the
service purchased for good
will gifts to persons of influ
ence abroad.
Rooney figured out that if
the expenses of the travel
service were matched against
the increase in foreign visitors
it would amount to $33 a per-
on.
Perhaps it would be better,
he said, just to give them $33
apiece and let them spend it
themselves.
Portlander Bids Low
On Santiam Project
Portland - JH - Carl M.
Halvorsen, Portland, was low
of seven bidders at $914,524
for the first major work on
the Foster dam project on the
South Santiam river, Army
Engineers said.
The contract Involves re
location of two miles of the
Quartzville road and con
struction of two concrete
bridges.
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Idaho Power's
Plan Criticized
Portland -(WO Idaho Power
comDanv'i nrnnnml In urlt
off the salmon run ihnv. it.
dams on the Snake river was
criticized Wedneirinv h.
ing premature and based en
Insufficient evidence,
L. Edward Perry, director
or the Columbia River Fish,
erles program for the U. S,
Bureau of Fish and Wildlife
told a Federal Pnw.r mm
mission hearing he still has
hopes lor the salmon run.
Perry said he felt the com
pany should be reauired tc
continue its fish passage pro
gram and improve it so that
it would reserve the natural
production of salmon and steel
head above the Brownlee
dam.
A spokesman for the com
pany testified Tuesday that
fish passage facilities were
failure despite a $10 million
outlay. Perry said some
the failures were a result
operating and maintenance
difficulties.
The hearing la expected to
continue lor me rest of the
week.
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dictionary makes It possible
for youngsters and adults as
well to understand aclence-
from medicine to space phy
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The book - "Compton'i Il
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-accommplUhcd this by pro
viding the vocabulary. It de
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used in modern science. And
each work If employed in a
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