WEDNESDAY. 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.
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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