Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 18, 1963, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 19C3 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDKOUD, OREGON Status of Congressional Bills WASHINGTON (UPI) -Stat. us of major legislation: Income Taxes Administration-supported bill would re duce income taxes on individu als and corporations by $11 billion with $7 billion of relief effective on 1964 incomes and rest taking effect in 1965. House Ways and Means committee approved bill; floor debate starts a week from today. Sen ateawaiting House action. Stocks and Bond Taxes To retard flow of American capital abroad, Kennedy has proposed that purchase taxes be levied on Americans who buy foreign stocks and bonds from foreign ers. House Ways and Means committee concluded hearings Senate awaiting House action, Railroads and Employees Rails and unions agreed on com promise formula for requiring larger employer and employee contributions to railroad retire ment fund to avert long-range shortage; House Committee ap proved, floor action under way. Senate Subcommittee conclud ed hearings. Military I'ay Administra tion asked $1.2 billion annual pay and benefit boost for serv icemen, reservists and retirees. House and Senate have passed modified and differing versions. Compromise between the two measures expected to be worked out in House-Senate conference. Fallout Shelters President Kennedy wants authority to make federal contributions to ward construction of Civil De fense fallout shelters in schools, hospitals and other non-profit in stitutions. House One-year, $190 million bill approved by Armed Services committee; floor action scheduled this week. Senate Nothing scheduled. Foreign A'? Administration asking $4.5 billion. House Passed bill setting appropria tions ceiling of $3.5 billion. Sen ate Foreign Relations com mittee has partly completed ac tion on bill. (Actual appropria tions to come later.) Treaty U. S., Russia and Britain have signed treaty ban ning nuclear tests in air, space and underwater; ratification re quires two-thirds vote of Sen ale. Senate Committee ap proved by 16-1 vote. Floor de bate under way with vote ex pected this week. House No ac tion required. Health Insurance President wants hospitalization program for persons 65 and older financed through Social Security taxes. House Ways and Means com mittee expected to hold hearings next month. Senate Awaiting House action Mental Health Administra tion wants long-range program for community mental health treatment centers; research on and treatment of mental retard ation. House and Senate have passed sharply differing version. Compromise between Senate lu year, $U47 million program and House's $238 million program ex pected to be worked out in House-Sjnato conference. College Construction Kenne dy originally asked for federal funds lo build class rooms and laboratories as part of larger $5.3 billion school bill; agreed later to separate bills. House Approved $1.2 billion in grants and loans for colleges. Senate Hearings completed awaiting subcommittee action. Vocational Schools Presi dent asked that annual aid for vocational schools, now limited to $57 million, be gradually boosted to higher levels. House passed bill that would over four- year period boost ceiling on an. nual aid by $180 million; Senate Subcommittee approved House bill with amendments which raised fourth-year increase to $243 million and added other ed ucational aid programs. Schools President wants aid continued for "impacted" schools (those attended by many children of Federal employees, military personnel.) Senate Subcommittee has added this authorization to House passed vocational aid bill. House Ap nroved as separate bill with amendment forbidding use of funds for segregated facilities. Libraries President wants expanded federal aid for library services. House Education and Labor committee approved. Sen ateApproved as part of House' passed vocational bill. College Student Loans Pres ident wants bigger program Senate Included in subcommit tee-approved bill. House Hear ings concluded on separate bill. Voting President Kennedy asked for controls on use of liter acy tests, speedier voting rights suits and extension of the Civil Rights commission's life for four years in his original request last winter. House Judiciary subcommittee action under way, Senate Judiciary subcommittee approved four-year extension of Civil Rights commission. Public Accomodations Ken nedy's main request in his sec ond rights message was for leg islation outlawing segregation in use of hotels, stores, restau rants, theaters and other public accomodations in interstate com merce. He also asked for new authority to initiate school de segregation suits and optional authority to withhold federal aid to states that practice racial dis crimination. House - Judiciary subcommittee action under way. Senate Commerce committee considering public accomoda tions feature. Judiciary commit tee hearings on full Civil Rights package in recess. ' Employment Kennedy en dorsed fair employment prac-1 ticcs commission legislation to bar job discrimination by pri vate businesses and labor un ions. House Labor committee has approved FEPC. Senate Labor subcommittee hearings completed; Commerce commit tee has approved ban on dis crimination by Unions. Cotton Administration back ed subsidy plan would provide cheaper cotton for U.S. textile mills; includes lower support prices for large-scale growers and potential relaxation of planting restrictions. House Bill approved by Agriculture committee, cleared by Rules committee, but not scheduled for floor action. Senate Hear ings completed. Mexican Farm Hands 12-year-old law permitting Impor tation of Mexicans for tempor ary work on American farms expires Dec. 31; administration requested one-year extension with new safeguards to protect domestic workers. Senate Passed one year extension with safeguards. House Bill to ex tend program two years de feated on House floor, Agricul ture committee has approved simple one-year extension with out safeguard amendments. Mass Transit Kennedy pro posed $500 million in subsidies to Improve city rail, bus and subway services. House Bank ing committee approved Din, pending m miles commuiee. Senate Approved $375 million program. 'wmmmojowfitr A gqoo loses ' i Bill Bowman Receives Naval Appointment sonal interviews by screening officials in Portland. Ashland Bill Bowman, son o Dr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Bow- j man, Ashland, has received an 1 appointment to the Regular Na val Reserve Officers Training program at the University ol Nebraska at Lincoln. Dr. Bowman is professor of mathematics and education at Southern Oregon college. Bowman, who has been em i u.. tt c tri &1M in fer of thlt tuppmlng lo you IU)'CU IIJ nil- u o. ..... Jiit ,prlnt , f-ASTEKTH. Ih. Since his graduation in June alkllni inon-rld powder, on vour from Ashland High school, will ffl KJR iJKSU'TKi begin his studies Sept. 18. His w r -hn pi mior" mm appointment was the result ol tnil counw. national examinations and per-1 FALSE TEETH , That Loosen ' Need Not Embarrass Mnnv wrartrt of fIM tflh hurt .iilpred fl mhrriwninl bCA,i h tr out droDped. llprd or wob. bIHl tl Jiltt lh TO!itf tlm Do not law. j Taxes Congress in response ! to administration request ex ' tended for another year present ; temporary tax rates on corpora Rail Dispute Congress auth- bitration but strike over th?m orized creation of seven-man barred tor at least lao days. asked Congress to expand i ident asking for new organiza-, federal aid for construction of next June employers must pro-, on national debt. Ceiling would board to arbitrate two key woi k sharply program of federal re-'lion of 1.000 to 5.00(1 skilled vol-; medical-dental schools and loan vide equal pav for women work- have reverted to $235 billion rules issues, thus averting na devclonmcnt ai l to local indus- unlecrs to carry out work in aid t0 medical and dental stu- ers who do the same work as Sept. 1 without the new legis- tionwide strike. Award to Wilderness-President wants! lriM designed to create iohs in coumry '" 10 reace dents, inree - year program men; new law applies to jobs lation. Current debt about J0 main in ettcct tor two years, lo establish a national Drocram i k. u- u ,iijtiuu.iMiii uuiu duuui . minion. ; covered ny minimum wage-nour Dillion aDove mat ngure. uuu-i ujura nut suujeui in ar- . oiuaa ui Lin uiniati). inii uu- : ur.i, year cum. nouse fuiuta- Laws r.nacC(i: to reserve public lands in their ; employment. Senate-Approved lion and Labor subcommittee i Draft-Congress granted Ken natural state. Senate-Passed, additional $455 million author- i concluded hearings. Senate- nC(jy's request for four-year ex with provision covering 8 mil-1 ization House-Rejected but Passed- . tenson of selective service and lion acres immediately and pos-; Banking committee has approvJ Prve-Cuuie - Administra- doctor draft. siDiy ud to 35 mi ion acres a . a .,. , :n : ! iion-onposca oiu oacnea dv reea i.rains congress ex- iin .fii y,, i,A,. eventually. House-No commit-' bill druggists and some other re- tended lor two years tempor- automobiles, telephone calls and tee hearings set. , ' . ,.,.,., ,, ! tail groups is designed to stop fry program of paying farmers airline tickets which had been wrK 'H";- - - -Po ? rS to finance I , ' , nt."l I .a : ! rates would be permanently re- silver lo combat shortage of: vised downward, if Kennedy's conservation fund purchase of additional federal I WOrk infTStS andpar,ks: h?me. Commerce committee approved, jUui.. ..wtfu .v.. ,uvu' j jit; i mil i (j in rvuiea cum i mutt:. civic projects. House Education j Senate Commerce subcommit- JI .LI' and state park lands and for- esls tor outdoor recreation. House Interior committee drafting bill. Senate Hearings completed. Depressed Areas Kennedy committee has approved. Pend ing in Rules committee. Senate Passed. Domestic Peace Corps Pres- tee resumes hearings this week. Awaiting Signature: silver for coins, Congress gave administration authority it re quested to replace existing silver-backed $1 bills with gold- Medical Schools Congress backed $1 bills. approved Kennedy's request for' Women Workers Starting program is en- tax-reduction acted.) National Debt Limit Congress granted President's request to extend through Nov. 30 tem porary ceiling of $309 billion WE STRIVE TO SERVE With dignity and reverence to all who call, this drm has serv. ed to the best of its ability (or a quarter of a century and more. 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