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i MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON TUESDAY. JULY 23. 1963 4 " t w '"".'"Vs are1 9k fi)i . ilk ,.; M ..-v Y iff 7 .wis : - I ft BEAUTY CROWNED-Miss Pamela Gilbert, Miss Illinois of J 962, places the crown on the new Miss Illinois, Miss Judith Schlieper, 20. The University of Illinois co-ed entered the contest as Miss Decatur and will represent the state in the Miss America contest at Atlantic City, N. J., (UPI) Reading Program Deadline Is Aug. 3 Rogue River valley chil dren, participating in the summer rcadins program of the public libraries, will have until August 3 to complete the reading of 10 books to qualify for the various ob servances planned by the Space Reading clubs in the nine communities. This re minder was issued by the Public Library of Mcdford and Jackson County. Three books in the list nf 10 are on the subject of space. 7 may be in other subject fields. Registrations have increas ed for the reading program this year, Mrs. Bayard Getch ell of the library staff stated, in all communities that have reported statistics. Medford has had 65n regis trations compared to 48!) last year. A party is planned for Aug. 5 for the club members who complete the reading re quirements. Certificates will be served and a film, "The Or bital Flight of John Glenn," will be shown. Central Point Party The Central Point Lions club, the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Parent Teacher association are com bining efforts to sponsor a party for the Central Point children who complete the reading program. Hie parly will be held in the Crater High school stadium at 7 p.m. Aug. 14. There were 183 chil dren registered in the pro gram last year and there arc 366 this year. Prospect will hold a parade to mark completion of the program. It has been sched uled for Tuesday. Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. Prizes will be offer ed for the best costumes and games and refreshments will be included in the entertain ment to be held in the school gymnasium. Shady Cove also is planning a party, but the date has not been announced. A film will be shown, sponsors reported, and refreshments will be served . Gold Hill is going to give t picnic for the reading club members who qualify by com pleting the program. It will be held Aug. 8 in the Valley of the Rogue State Park. Talent Event Talent, where registrations climbed from 78 last year to 108 this year, will honor the readers with a party, for which the Federated Women's club members wil be hostess es. Eagle Point children will have a party Friday, Aug. 9. Jacksonville children will be honored with a 1:30 p.m'. party, including the showing of a film, on Aug. 9. Phoenix has announced plans for a 10:30 a.m. party wun reiresnmerus. it wwi also be held on Aug. 9 for the children completing the annual summer program. In addition to the reading program, Central Point chil dren have been competing in a book mark contest. Status of Congressional Bills Washington -fl!PD- Status of i scale growers and potential . druggists, and other Railroad Bill May Delay Civil Rights Washington - lUPIt - The Sen ate Commerce committee may have to delay hearings on civil rights to clear the track for President Kennedy's rail Kill nrlinif Chairman John O. Pastore (D-R.I.) said today. The committee called Un der Secretary of Commerce Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. to a morning session on civil rights but scheduled testi mony by Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz on the railroad measure for its afternoon's work. Pastore said the committee would continue civil rights hearings at least through WorincsHav but said the mat ter could be put aside briefly in favor of the railroad bill in view of the July 30 deadline for a threatened rail strike. Chairman Oren Harris ID Ark.) of the House Commerce committee said his group would open hearings on the railroad bill Wednesday. Insurance at Its Best Fred R- Brennan, CIA "Mr. insurance ' Lowell A. tvenon "Mr, Homeowners" PACKAGE INSURANCE SPECIALISTS I .i us tcck youf opiioes J"d provide Homeowners na jno me com. -ere Our own! Packaoe P--"C'. 'edinf coi' rd ,ht nJmbr Your md'v.du! prcoicm determines the pjckjge It s your money we ' spending, as if it wi Mcdfcrd Insurance Agency The R. A. Holmej Agency "Ths lnurnc Center" 25 West Main Street Dial 773-7343 772-4444 At ncjf your telephone major legislation: Income Taxet - President Kennedy has proposed tax-reduction-and-revision pro gram that would provide net cut of $10.4 billion in in dividual and corporate taxes over three years. HouseWays and Means Committee has partly completed draft of compromise program. Senate -Awaiting House action. Stocks and Bond Taxes To retard flow of American capi tal abroad, Kennedy has pro posed that purchase taxes be levied on Americans who buy foreign stocks and bonds from foreigners; securities of certain under-developed coun tries would be exempted. House-Ways and Means Com mittee will hold hearings af ter completing action on tax reduction program. Senate Awaiting House action. Military Pay Administra tion asked $1.2 billion annual pay and benefit boost for all servicemen, reservists ana retirees. 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 included controversial $30.5 million "recomputation" fea ture for those retired before 1958. Senate Hearings com pleted. Fallout Shelters President Kennedy wants authority to make federal contributions toward construction of civil defense fallout shelters in schools, hsopitals and other non-profit institutions. House Armed services subcom mittee approved limited pro gram in principle only; Bill still to be drafted. Senate Nothing scheduled. Foreign Aid Administra tion asking $4.5 billion. House Foreign Affairs com mittee nearing approval of authorization bill setting ceil ing on appropriations below $4.5 billion. Senate-Foreign Relations committee voting on amendments. (Actual ap propriations to come later.) Health Insurance P resi dent wants hospitalization program for persons 65 and older financed through Social Security taxes. House Ways and Mean committee expect ed to hold hearings later this year. Senate A waiting House action Mental Health Adminis tration wants long-range pro gram for community mental health centers, research on and treatment of mental re tardation. House Commerce subcommittee approved $407 million program. Senate approved 10-year $848 mil lion program. Medical Schools Admin istration asked long range con struction aid for medical-dental schools, loans to students. House Passed three-year program that would cost $236 million. Senate No hearings yet. College Construction Ken nedy originally asked for federal funds to build class rooms and laboratories as part of larger $5.3 billion school bill; agreed later to separate bills. House Edu- J cation committee approved! $1.6 billion in grants and I loans for colleges, pending in Rules committee. Senate Hearings compieted on omni- ' bus school bill. Schools and Libraries President wants aid contin ued for "impacted areas" and libraries. House Education committee approved in sepa rate bills, with amendments forbidding use of funds for segregated facilities. Senate f Hearings completed on om-! nibus school bill. Voting President Kennedy asked for controls on use of literacy tests, speedier voting 1 rights suits and extension of the civil rights commission's life for four years in his origi nal request last winter. House -Judiciary subcommittee fin-' ished hearings on this re quest. Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved four- i year extension of civil rights commission. ! Public Accommodations Kennedy's main request in his second rights message was for legislation outlawing segregation in use of hotels, stores, restaurants, theaters 1 and other puolic accommoda tions in interstate commerce. He also asked for new author ity to initiate school desegre gation suits and optional au thority to withhold federal aid to states that practice ra cial discrimination. House . Judiciary sucbommittce hear ings under way. Senate Commerce committee hear ings under way on public ac commodations feature; Judi c i a r y committee hearings under way on full civil rights package. Employment Kennedy en dorsed Fair Employment Prac tices commission legislation to bar job discrimination in priv ate businesses and labor un ions. House Labor commit tee has approved FEPC. Sen ate Labor subcommittee hearings start Wednesday. Cotton Administration backed subsidy plan would provide cheaper cotton for U.S. textile mills: Includes lowy support prices for large relaxation of planting restric tions. House Agriculture committee approved, pending in Rules committee. Senate Hearings completed. Mexican Farm Hands 12- year-old law permitting im portation of Mexicans for ie.Tiporary 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 Agriculture committee approved one-year extension without change. Wilderness - President wants to establish a national program to preserve public lands in their natural state. Senate Passed, with provi sion covering 8 million acres immediately and possibly up to 35 million acres eventual ly. House No committee hearings set. Outdoor Recreation Ken nedy wants a special land and water conservation fund to finance purchase of addi tional federal and state park lands and forests for outdoor recreation. House Interior subcommittee action under way. Senate Hearings com pleted. Depressed Areas Kennedy asked Congress to expand sharply program of federal redevelopment aid to local in dustries designed to create jobs in areas of chronically high unemployment. House Rejected. Senate - Approved. House leaders expect to try again for House passage later this year. Youth Employment Ken nedy 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 approved, pending in Rules committee. Senate Passed. Domestic Peace Corps President asking for new or ganization of 1,000 to 5,000 skilled 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 Labor subcommittee approved. Price-cutting - Administra tion-opposed bill backed by druggists, and other retail groups is designed to stop re tail price-cutting of brand name merchandise. House Commerce committee approv ed, pending in Rules commit tee. Senate No date set for hearings to resume. No date set for hearings to resume. Laws Enacted: Draft Congress granted Kennedy's reqest for four-year extension of selective service and doctor draft. Feed Grains Congress ex tended for two years tempor ary 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 tempor ary 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 men; new law ap plies to jobs covered by mini mum wage-hour law. Taxes-Congress in response to administration request ex tended for another year pres ent temporary tax rates in corporation profits, liquor, cigarettes, automobiles, tele phone calls and airline tickets which had been scheduled to drop to lower levels July 1. (Corporation tax rates would be permanently revised down ward, if Kennedy's tax-reduction program is enacted.) The Medical Roundup Emeritus Consultant In Medicine Mayo runic Emeritus Professor of Medicine Mavo Clinic (Reenter and Tribune syndicate, 1963) ESTIMATES FIRE LOSS New York - IUPII - The Na tional Board of Fire Under writers reported Monday that fires caused estimated losses of $106,685,000 during June. The figure was 11.1 per cent over the loss in June, 1962, and 12 per cent below last May's total. Cystic Fibrosis Many parents are eager to know if there is any cure in sight for the cystic fibrosis which has at tacked one or two of their children. Be cause in some families there is more than one child with the disease, it is obivously inherited. The child is born with a defective pancreas (the big digestive gland which lies back of the stomach). As a result, there is a poor diges tion, and perhaps a recurrent diarrhea. Unfortunately, as yet, we physicians have no hope of rebuilding a defec tive cystic pancreas, or poly cystic kidneys, or a a cystic liver. Incidentally, cysts are little sacs containing fluid. The more little cysts there are in an organ, the less space there is left for effective and func tioning tissue. Often when one looks at a polycystic kid ney, one wonders how it could have had any function at all it is made up so large ly of little bags of water. In cases of cystic fibrosis, the glands in the pancreas which produce the three very important digestive ferments are replaced, not only by the little cysts, but by fibrous tissue. Worse yet, what secre tion there is, instead of be ing liquid, as it normally should be, is so thick and stickly it is slow to get through the ducts of the pan creas and out into the bowel. Because of his poor intestinal digestion, the child has bulky and greasy stools and often bad-smelling stools, and he suffers from malnutrition. It is hard for him to gain in weight and to grow. Spaces Distended Changes somewhat like those in the pancreas take I place in the child's lungs that he finds It hard to get air into and out of his respira tory tubes. He has sputum which is so sticky, it is hard to cough up. He is likely to develop emphysema-a disease in which the tiny spaces in the lungs become distended and then function poorly. Because of the handicapped lungs, the child becomes subject to attacks of broncho- pnuemonia. In a few cases, some of the bile channels in the liver also are plugged, so that cirrhosis (hardening and shrinkage of the liver) can de velop. Diagnostic is the fact that the child's sweat contains large amounts of sodium chloride (table salt). When the child places his hand on an "agar plate" (made of a sort of hard jelly containing silver nitrate and potassium chromate), If he has an excess of salt in his sweat, he will leave on the plate a while imprint of his palm. Disease Often Mild Fortunately, in many cases, the disease is mild - so mild that sometimes its presence is not suspected for some years. It may be that some adults who suffer from pancreatitis. bronchitis, or cirrhosis of the liver, are really victims of a mild cystic fibrosis. Some of the children who suffer from cystic fibrosis are likely, when they grow up, to get a peptic ulceration of the stomach or duodenum. The treatment for the child with cystic fibrosis is the tak ing of large amounts of pan creatic secretion, to help with digestion. Potassium iodide can help in loosening and making more liquid the secre tions that come out of the pan creas and the lungs. 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