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WEDNESDAY. JUNE 28. 1963
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
Status of Bills in Congress
Washington -OIPU- Status of
major legislation:
Incoma Tax - President
Kennedy has proposed tax-re-duction-and-revision
bill that
would provide net cut of $10.4
billion in individual and cor
porate taxes over three years.
House-. Ways and Means com
mittee is voting item-by-ilem
on administration program.
Senate - Awaiting House ac
tion. Excise Taxes - Administra
tion requested one year exten
sion of present taxes on cor
poration profits, liquor, ciga
rettes, automobiles, telephone
calls and airline tickets which
are scheduled to drop to lower
levels July 1. (Corporation
taxes would be permanently
revised downward if Kenne
dy's tax-cutting program is ex
tension of all temporary rates.
Senate - Extension approved.
Military Pay - Administra
tion asked $1.2 billion annual
pay and benefit boost for all
servicemen, reservists and re
tires. House - Passed modi
fied version to cost $15 mil
lion less and providing no in
crease for 832,000 draftees
and enlistees in their first two
years of service. House in
eluded controversial $30.5
million "recomputation" tea
lure for those retired before
1058. Senate - Nothing scheduled.
Fallout Shatters - President
Kennedy wants authority to
make federal contributions
toward construction of Civil
Defense fallout shelters in
schools, hospitals and other
non-profit Institutions. House
-Armed Services subcommit
tee hearings under way. Sen
ale - Nothing scheduled.
Foreign Aid - Administra
tion asking $4.5 billion. House
Foreign Affairs committee
voting on sections of bill. Sen
ate - Hearings under way.
Health Insurance - Presi
dent wants hospitalization pro
gram for persons 65 and older
financed through Social Se
curity, House - Ways and
Means committee plans to
hold hearings this summer.
Senate - Awaiting House ac
tion. Menial Health - Adminis
tration wants long-range, $717
million program for commun
ity health centers; research on
and treatment of mental re
tardation. House - Commerce
sub committee approved.
Awaiting full committee ac
tion. Senate - Passed with
some revisions.
Medical Schools - Adminis
tration asked long range con
struction aid tor medical-dent'
at schools, loans to students.
House - Passed three-year pro
gram that would cost $236
million. Senate - No hearings
yet.
College Construction - Ken
nedy originally asked for fed
eral funds to build classrooms
and laboratories as part of
larger $5.3 billion school bill;
' agreed later to separate bills.
House - Education committee
approved $1.6 billion is grants
and loans for colleges. Senate
- Hearings under way on om
nibus school bill.
Schools and Librariti-Pres-ldent
wants aid continued for
"impacted areas" and libraries.
. House - Education committee
approved in separate bills,
with amendments forbidding
use of funds for segregated fa
cilities. Senate - Hearings un
der way on omnibus school
bill.
Voting - President Kenne
dy asked for controls on use
of literacy tests, speedier vot
ing rights suits and extension
of the Civil Rights commis
sion's life for four years In his
original request last winter.
House - Judiciary subcommit
tee finished hearings on this
request. Senate - Judiciary
subcommittee hearings on Civ
il Rights commission request
under way.
Public Accommodations-
Kennedy's main request in his
second rights message was for
legislation outlawing segrega
tion in use of hotels, stores,
restaurants, theaters and oth
er public accommodations in
Interstate commerce. He also
asked for new authority to
initiate school desegregation
suits and optional authority
to withhold federal aid to
states that practice racial dis
crimination. House - Judici
ary subcommittee hearings
start Wednesday. Senate -Commerce
committee hear
ings on public accommoda
tions only started Tuesday.
Employment - Kennedy en
dorsed fair employment prac
tices commission legislation
to bar Job discrimination by
private businesses and labor
unions. House - Education
and Labor committee expect
ed to approved FEPC this
week. Senate - No action.
Cat ton - Adminiitration
backed subsidy plan would
provide cheaper cotton for
U.S. textile mills; includes
lower support prices for large-
scale growers and potential
relaxation of planting restric
tions. House-Agriculture com
mittee approved. Senate -Hearings
completed.
Mexican Farm Hands - 12-year-old
law permitting im
portation of Mexicans for
temporary work on American
farms expires Dec. 31, admin
istration requested one-year
extension with new safe
guards to protect domestic
workers. House - Bill to ex
tend program two years with
out change defeated on House
floor. Senate - No hearings
scheduled.
Mats Transit-Kennedy pro
posed $500 million in subsi
dies to improve city rail, bus
and subway services. House -Banking
committee approved
bill. Awaiting Rules commit
tee clearance. Senate-Approved
$375 million program.
Wilderness-President wants
to establish a national pro
pram to preserve public lands
in their natural state. Senate
- Passed, with provision cov
ering 8 million acres imme
diately and possibly up to 35
million acres eventually.
House - No committee hear
ings set.
Dspressad Area - Kennedy
asked Congress to sharply ex
pand program of federal aid
to local industries designed
to create jobs in areas of
chronically high unemploy
ment. Administration bill de
feated on House floor. Sen
ate - Banking committee ap
proved bill.
Youth Employment-Kennedy
asked new $100 million
Youth Conservation Corps for
outdoor work in forests and
parks; home town youth corps
for local civic projects. House
- Education committee has ap
proved, awaiting Rules com
mittee clearance. Senate -Passed.
Domestic Peace Corps-Pres
ident asking for new organ
ization of 1,000 to 5,000 skill
ed volunteers to carry out
work in this country similar
to Peace Corps projects
abroad. $5 million first year
cost. House - Education and
Labor subcommittee hearings
under way. Senate - Hearings
under wav.
LAWS ENACTED
Draft- Congress granted
Kennedy's request for four
year extension of selective
service and doctor draft.
Feed Grains - Congress ex
tended for two years tempo
rary program of paying farm
ers to hold down surplus pro
duction of corn and other
feed grains.
National Debt -To permit
government to borrow money
it needs to keep paying its
bills. Congress raised legal
limit on national debt to $307
billion through June 30 and
to $309 billion during July
and August. Previous tempo
rary limit was $305 billion;
further legislation will be
needed to prevent ceiling
from dropping to $285 billion
Sept. 1.
Silver-To combat shortage
of silver for coins, Congress
gave administration authority
it requested to replace exist
ing silver-backed $1 bills with
gold-backed $1 bills.
Women Workers - Starting
next June employers must
provide equal pay for women
workers who do the same
work as male employees; new
law applies to jobs covered
by minimum wage-hour law.
Grange News
Bellview Grange
Ashland - Bellview Grange
was given a cash prize for
having the largest number of
initiates attending a recent
Pomona initiation. It also won
a citation from Sears Roebuck
for outstanding community
service.
A report of the state
Grange convention held in
Oregon City was given by,
Mrs. E. N. Terrill, who pre
sented highlights of the ses
sions. Dr. and Mrs. Leo J. van
Dijk were obligated in the
third and fourth degrees by
Frank Malin, past master of
the Bellview Grange.
Mrs. Carl Henry will coo-
duct a parliamentary rules pe
riod at the July 16 Grange
meeting.
At the close of the session,
refreshments were served by
Mrs. Roscoe Applegate, Mrs.
Leta DeShazer, Mrs. Frances
Worth and Henry Enders.
Lake Creek Grange
Two members of the Lake
Creek Grange, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Gilkcy, have been ac
cepted in the Peace Corps.
They will take a two months
"in training course" and then
be sent to Quatemala.
Cecil Kee, fire insurance
agent, reported on a trip that
he had taken to Summer Lake
Grange in eastern Oregon. He
told of the national park,
which that Grange is sponsor
ing. The area contains some of
the earliest remains of civil
ization on the North Ameri
can continent.
The men of the Grange had
a work day and completed the
covering of the roof. Master
Wayne Marshall stated that
dances will not be given for
the present. Some of the mu
sicians are moving from Or
egon. It was voted by members to
purchase several new chairs
for the officers. Murray Bart
ling will act as purchasing
agent.
The Grange will host the
visitation meeting in July for
all Granges. Lake Creek
KEEPS TRYING
Tucson. Ariz. - lUPt - The
wife, daughter and son of
Samuel Martinez are Ameri
can citizens and live in San
Francisco. But Martinez is
Mexican. Monday he was sen
tenced to 18 months in prison
for illegally entering the
United Statea - for the 44th
time. He will be deported
again after serving the sentence.
Grange members are asked to
take sandwiches.
We had as guests Mrs. At
kins and Mrs. Stoll from Eagla
Point.
The next Grange meeting
will be held July 12 at 8:30
p.m.
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