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IB FRIDAY, OCTOBfcB , VJUt 8 A ;: ', . 1 MLUH(D MAIL TRIBUNE. MKDKOltD, OHEGON AltltlVlCS I'OK COUKT Christine Kccler, 22, looking very glamorous, arrives at Marylebone Magistrate's Court in London to face conspiracy and perjury charges. She is accused with three defendants of framing Aloysius (Lucky) Gordon of assault ing her. (UPI) Widows, Minors, May Be Eligible for Pensions PORTLAND Many Oregon I phasis on the fact that many widows and minor children of , minor children of deceased vet- deceased veterans are unaware of a change in the law which now entitles them to Veterans Administration pension, accord ing to R. J. Novotny, Portland VA regional office manager. Prior to July 1, 1060, widows and minor children of World War 11 m- Korean Conflict vet erans were eligible for pension only if the veteran had a defin itely ascertainable service-connected disability at the time of his death. This is no longer the only point of eligibility. Briefly, the pension require ments now are: A. The deceased veteran-husband must have had at least 90 days of service, part during wartime, unless discharged sooner for scrvic-connectcd dis ability, or he was receiving or was entitled to receive compen sation or retirement pay fur a wartime service-connected dis ability, and, in all cases, had been discharged under condi tions oilier (linn dishonorable. Income Nolcd B. Tho widow's or child's in come is not more than $1,800 annually (or widow with a child or children of the veteran, not more than $:i,0OO annually) and she is not the possessor of an rslato so large that it is reason able to look to that estate for support. Novotny placed special rm- erans whose mothers have re married are slill eligible for the pension even though their moth ers are not. Since the widow has changed her name and. in most cases, her address as well, it is difficult for the VA to contact her to explain the rights of the children. If the children are still under 18 years of age, or under 21 years and attending school, they may be eligible for pension under the new law, he said. Widows or poisons having custody of minor children of deceased veterans of World War II or the Korean Conflict, who applied for pensions prior In July 1, 191)0, and were found ineligible, should reapply under the new law, Novotny said, if they believe their income may be wilhin prescribed limits. Long Delay Seen In Desegregation Near Army Bases By AL KL'KTTMOK i Fort Benning, some steps have L'PI Correspondent been taken toward desegregation The Defense Department is , Dut they have not reached ho getting ready to collect some tcls, taverns and many rccrea massive data on a very ticklish tjon facilities. Adequate off-base racial discrimina-j housing also might pose a jnob- situation lion in the cilies and towns near military bases. Just what will be done with the information is not yet clear. The Pentagon announced it is asking military base command ers for the data so il can formu laic "future policy." The drive is part of Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara's project to halt off-base discrimination against the thousands of Negro servicemen on d u t y at U. S. bases. In a directive last July, Mc N'amara asked commanders to consider declaring off limits any establishment or comm unity that discriminates against Negro servicemen. But the order speci fied that the civilian secretary of the service involved would have lo approve the final off limits decision. New Directive Issued This week, a new directive was disclosed wherein base commanders will be asked lo assemble a complete situation report for the Pentagon. Questionnaires that must he returned by Nov. 8 will include such information as school, rec reation and housing conditions for Negroes. They also ask for a description of "local customs" lhat discourage volunlary off base association between Negro and white military personnel.- A spokesman in the Third Army Headquarters, which has charge of many large Southern Army bases, said the request for racial information apparent ly had not been distributed so far. A Pentagon spokesman con firmed lhat, so far as the Army is conevcrned, the directive still has not been distributed. The fact is there is a great deal of segregation practiced in towns near some of the Dixie bases. But just how this will be evaluated by the military is purely speculative as of now. Atlanta, for example, probably would get by. Many of its thea ters, hotels, restaurants and rec reation places are open lo all. Some Slops Taken At Columbus, Ga., home of lem. Al Anniston, Ala., where Fort McClellan is located, only the local library has been integrat ed. That was done after two Negroes who came for books were beaten. Whatever is done by the De fense Department to make fa cilities equally available to all the nation's armed forces, the final decision probably will be delayed for at least several months. Even then, cases ap parently will be handled on an individual basis following spe cific charges of discrimination. Already there has been strong reaction in one Louisiana Par ish against the Pentagon anti discrimination plan. At the re quest of Plaquemines Parish President Leandcr H. Pc.ret Sr.. the parish council voted lo bar uniformed servicemen from bars and lounges and asked civilians lo boycott the naval air slation located in the parish. Wage Increases Getting Smaller WASHINGTON (UPI)-Union-negotiatcd wage increases in major collective bargaining agreements have been getting smaller ever since 1957, Labor Department figures showed to day. A new study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated lhat Ihe average wage boost in l!Ki2 was eight cents an hour compared with a minimum of 10 eenls an hour in the 1955-57 period. Although (he department did not give any reasons for the drop-off in bargaining gains, many labor economists believe it reflects the higher unemploy ment rates of Ihe past five years. Workers arc not as militant about seeking pay increases in such a period, these economists reason, but are more concerned about preserving job security. Northwest Democrats Assured Chinese Won't Get U.S. Wheat By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON - President Kennedy has told Northwest congressional Democrats that a sale of Amer ican wheat to I Russia would not be followed t by similar Iran-1 Duncan iD.0re.) a saciions w 1 1 n public reaction, which Congress i Congrcsswoman May tends often reflects. I to agree wtih her constituents The three Pacific Northwest wno oppose the deal. She joined members of the agriculture j n other Republicans from committees were split on the is-1 wheat districts in sending Ken sue itself and their reading of j netjy a wjre raising questions public sentiment. They are Sen. ! aD0Ut the proposal. Neuberger, Rep. Catherine May -why get the Soviets off the (K-v,asn.). ana nep. nuue.i u. h k, . k . Rep. Duncan said he person ally was undecided about the Red China. They discussed aboard I Si !' 'he d"' 1" president's hel the (light between Tacoma and Tongue Point, Ore., last Friday when Kennedy was accom panied by Oregon and Washing ton congressional Democrats during the Pacific Northwest leg of his western speaking tour. Sen. Maurine Neuberger (D Ore.) brought up the wheat is sue, which provoked a general discussion. Generally, the con gressional group assured t h e president the wheat deal with Russia would be popular in the Northwest, especially in the wheat growing areas. Sen. Warren G. Magnuson ID Wash.) asked whether a wheat sale to Russia wouldn't lead inevitably to selling wheat to China. "The president, as quick as a flash, said, 'No, it wouldn't because we recognize Russia and we don't recognize Red China'," reported one of the participants in the discussion. Kennedy's delay in deciding whether to approve the sale of wheat to Russia was taken as an indication of his desire to test public sentiment first. If there was little question that he had Ihe authority to approve the wheat deal, there was some question whether he had public opinion on his side. Sense of Participation The device for gauging public opinion was to send several cab inet members to meet with the foreign affairs and agriculture committees of Congress. This gave Congress a sense of partic ipation in the decision and gave the administration a sense of Ihpv turned ud suceested that growers and the grain trade issue, but he indicated he leaned toward favoring the deal. number of private citizens op-1 He 0Dscrved wr)iy tnat evi. Pse " 1 dence of support from the wheat Congrcsswoman May of Yak- bdt con(iicts with conservative ima said she received 30 to 40 j views about bejng tough wjtn letters and telegrams thus tar, Russjaa view most prevalent an oppusuu iu M.-IUUB in farm areas. "The ideological difference vanishes rather rapidly when the dollar appears," said Duncan. Russia. She said she hadn't re ceived a single request from a wheat grower favoring it. Rep. Walt Horan, Wenatchee Repub lican, who represents another wheat district, reported he hadn't received any communi ques one way or the other. I Telephone Survey ' Mrs. Neuberger and Cong ressman Duncan had both heard from an Oregon wheat grower, Allen Tom of The Dalles, who reported he had taken a telephone survey of nine large wheat growers in eastern Oregon. Tom reported that they were universally for . the wheat deal. Only one at tached a reservation that none of it be transshipped to Cuba. i Mrs. Neuberger's attitude lo-1 ward the proposal is that "It's wonderful." She said she has been talking in favor of it with administration officials for two years. i The Senator said she thinks the reason that the conservative : American Farm Bureau isn't I fighting the proposal is that, having persuaded the wheat growers lo reject Ihe admin- i i8tration's wheat program in the 1 spring referendum, the Farm Bureau fears farmer reaction unless something happens to al ter the natural consequences of j that decision. She thinks unload-' ing a portion of the wheat sur plus would take the Farm Bureau off the hook. i FREE ADMISSION! 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