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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON FRIDAY, OCTOBER It. 1M3 Anti-Kennedy Book Hits Top Of New York Best Seller List By LYLE C. WILSON United Press International Victor Lasky's brass-knuckled book, "J.F.K., The- Man and The Myth," has zoomed in two short weeks from last to first place on the metropolitan best seller list (New York Times) generally recognized as stand ard. The list is compiled on reports from more than 125 bookstores in 64 American communities. "J.F.K." reached last place. No. 10, on the best seller list on Sept. 22, about a fortnight after mihliVatinn fn Cant 90 thr book was No. 4. Last Sunday it was No. 1, displacing James Baldwin's bitter study of U.S. race relations, "The Fire Next Time." Lasky's book was published by the MacMillan Co. at $7.95. If "J.F.K" maintains itself on the best-seller lists for 32 weeks as, for example, Baldwin's book has done, the Kennedys surely will be counting the book as a major political reverse. BooL Is Anti-Kennedy "J.F.K." is frankly anti-Kennedy. Lasky wrote it as a chal lenge to John F. Kennedy's po litical integrity and fitness for the presidency. It will enrage Kennedy's friends and delight his enemies. But that is not of much moment. The important question i s whether the book will have sub stantial impact on the 1964 pres dential election. It could be deadly to Kennedy's reelection chances if enough voters read it and were convinced that Ken nedy is as charged a weather-vane politico who substi tutes for political convictions and principles merely an ob sessive need to win to win at all costs. The portrait of Ken- California Nuclear Power Site Quake Clearance Debated BODEGA HEAD, Calif. (UPI) Pacific Gas & Electirc com pany's nuclear power plant site here has received ten t i v e clearance from earthquake dan ger from two PG&E geologists. The two men, Dr. Don Tocher, an associate research seismo logist at the University of Cali fornia, and Elmer C. Marliave, Sacramento, told newsmen a newly discovered fault in a pit being excavated for the power plant is probably inactive. The company took newsmen to the excavation site after the Atomic Energy commission an nounced discovery of the fault. Further, a government geolo gist, Dr. M. P. Eaton, said that in his opinion the site "is not an .adequately safe location for a nuclear power plant" because of the danger of earthquakes. , Over 40,000 Years Old - Tocher said that available geological evidence indicated that the fault in the excavated pit was probably more than 40, 000 years old and that it might not have been caused by an earthquake originally. Tocher said further studies of the fault would be made as ex cavation continues. He said, however, he was certain the new fault was not part of the San " Andreas fault, which lies some 1.000 feet away. The big pit for the plant's nuclear reactor is 145 feet in diameter and has already been excavated to a depth of 61 feet. It will eventually be 78 feet deep. The fault is clearly visible in the side of the excavation. The fault line extends through layer of sedimentary rock into a layer of granite bedrock. Indi cated slippage is about two feet. Tocher said the fault could possibly have been caused by the settling of sedimentary rock rather than earthquake activity. He emphasized he wants to await the results of further studies before reaching a con elusion. Permit Not Granted PG&E's construction work at the site continues unabated, al though the Atomic Energy com' construction permit. The proposed plant has run into opposition from conserva tionists who want to preserve Bodega Head and from others who contend the plant would pose a serious radiation threat in the event of an earthquake. A PG&E spokesman said that the company had already spent about $3 million at the site. The completed plant is expected to cost S61 million. The Atomic Energy Commis. sion will hold a public hearing on the plant in Santa Rosa later this year before making any final decision on whether to grant a construction permit. Try and Stop Me nedy sketched by Lasky in 582 pages is not a pretty one. ine book is as political as a campaign speech and as one sided as a presidential plat form. But campaign speeches and presidential platforms have proved themselves to be anor- mously effective in influencing American voters. The fact that Lasky has written consistently from an adversely critical .point of view need not deprive the book of political impact. It could be a blockbuster. It variously is estimated that 40 to 50 news papers are publishing "J.F.K" serially. Break For Kennedy North American Newspaper Alliance, owner of the serial rights, is re-offering the book to newspapers because of its show ing on the best-seller list. Most of the newspapers presenting the book serially are in the Mid West. That is a moderately good break for Kennedy because he has less to lose in the Mid-West than in some other areas. There are 20 chapters in 'J.F.K." and none is likely to soothe the young president after tough day in the office. Chap ter 2 is simply titled, "JOE." Chapter 5 is "POL," a deriva tion of politician. There are 'COURAGE," "S E N A T E," "CHANGE," "WHY?" and 'GALL." The President it not likely to return to any of them again and again as in bedside reading. GALL is devoted largely to a discussion of the buildup of the Kennedy political image to presidential proportions in 1958- 59-60. Of this, Lasky wrote: "It was a buildup without parallel in the history of American poli tics ... the work of a well- oiled political machine, a gen erally friendly press, power- craving intellectuals and last but not least the senior Ken nedy who had often remarked that money was no object in fur thering his son's White House ambitions." -By BENNETT CERF- A STINGY old lady on an upstate farm hired a new hand, and followed him all the first day to mr.ke sure he didn't waste a moment. When dinner time came round, the new hand noted with disgust that the whole bill of fare consisted of a couple of very thin slices of meat loaf, bread, tea, and a very small spot of honey in the center of the table on a big platter. "I see, ma'am," he observed coldly, "that you keep a bee." A. couple of ardent girl watchers were inspectins the talent at an outdoor music festival. One lass in particular intrigued Uicm. 'I wonder where she got those looks?" pondered one. "From her father," answered the other authoritatively. "He's a plastic surgeon." Douglas Watt overheard a distressing conversation at a mid town snack bar. "You're nothing but a bum," upbraided a seedy looking father. "Yeah?" answered his son. "Who brings home, the unemployment checks?" O 1963, by Bennett Cert. Distributed by King Features Svnllct In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS From Saigon: Two U. S. Marine Corps heli copters, carrying 12 Americans, crashed in the Viet Nam jun gles, possibly shot down by communist ground fire. American rescue planes sight ed the wreckage of both heli copters. There was no sign of survivors and the search planes were fired on by the red guer rillas, wounding one U. S. Ma rine officer and killing his South Vietnamese companion. What kind of government is it? VVELL- TT n.Your Money's Worth LWil By SYLVIA PORTER Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Inc. WHAT THE TAX BILL MEANS TO YOU - V (Fifth in a Series of 10 Columns) If you are 65 years of age or older, you would gel two new, valuable tax breaks under the 1963 tax bill and in this column, you will read exactly what to do before Jan. 1, 1964, to make sure you qualify for the special benefits if the bill becomes law next year. The first break covers expenses for drugs and medicines. To day, there are two general limits on medical expense deductions: only medical expenses over 3 per cent of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income are deductible; and drugs and medicines are con sidered medical expenses only to the extent they exceed 1 per cent of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income. While the 3 per cent rule does not apply to taxpayers 63 , or over, or to a husband and wife filing a joint return where either is 65 or over, or to a 65-year or older parent who is supported by his taxpayer child, the 1 per cent rule does apply. Say Jones is 66. has $10,000 or adjusted gross income and spends S350 during 1963 on medicines and drugs. The 1 per cent requires him to disregard the first S100 of his drug and medicine expenses, so he can deduct only S250 as medical ex penses this year. The 1963 tax bill would knock out the 1 per cent rule for the 65 and older group beginning with 1964. If Jones spends the same S350 on drues and medicines next year, he could deduct the entire amniinl instead of onlv S250 as in 1963. Hpre's what the tax experts of the Research Institute of America recommend you do if you would benefit under this pro vision. If you haven't already spent for drugs and medicines an amount equal to 1 per cent of your expected adjusted gross in come for 1963, try not to pay for any more this year. Either try to hold off buying, if possible, or try to charge what must be hnnoht nH nostnone actual payment until 1964. By doing this, you'll get a chance to deduct those payments if the bill becomes law. Otherwise, you win never get a cnance to ueuui-i, emiei m iofi.1 nr iifi4. the amount vou nay up to 1 per cent this year. Thi second break aDnlies to the thousands of older persons who sell their houses to move into apartments, rental housing or smaller houses. Under today's law, if they sell at a profit, they must pay a tax on the gain,' because they are not buying a re placement home costing at least as much as their sales price. The House-passed bill would completely exempt from tax the profit on houses sold after 1963 by persons 65 or over for a price oi $20,000 or less. Say you're 66 and you sell your house in 1961 for S17.500 and make a $5,000 profit. You would pay no tax on the $5,000 under the new proviiion. If your sales price is over $20,000. your profit would be exempt in the same proportion as $20,000 is to the full price. Again, say you're 66 and you sell jour house in 1964 lor $40,000 and make an $8,000 profit. The pro portion of $20,000 to $40,000 Is . This would make 'j ol the $8,000 profit, or $4,000, free from tax under the House-passed Iit hill. The key point to remember is that if this part of the bill bo rnmii law it would aDnlv to sales of houses made from Jan. 1 1964 on. So here's what to do if you would benefit under this nrnvisinn. If you are 65 or over and you are planning to sell your house at a profit, try to nOlu on ine saie unui net yeai auu, ui iuuioc, sit- this miide to anv friend or relative in the same position. If you must sell this year or else lose your customer or forfeit a good price ignore this advice. But if you can do as well selling in .ariv low as in the rest of 1963, you may be tossing unnecessary tax money away by selling in the weeks directly ahead. Waiting tu sell in 1964 gives you an opportunity to get this tax break If the 1963 tax bill' becomes law. Next: Tax breaks for employees moving to new Jotfllocations and on child csexpensg. t Hurricane Flora Begins Dying Out MIAMI (UPI) Long-lived Hurricane Flora, which killed an estimated 3,700 persons in a violent slash across the Carib bean, was expected to begin dying today in the cold Atlantic Ocean. "Some decrease in highest winds near the center should begin today as the hurricane passes over colder waters," said the Miami Weather Bureau. The 12-day old tropical storm, boasting top 115 mile per hour winds, buffeted Bermuda with gale winds Thursday night dur ing its race towards the open Atlantic. The latest advisory 6 a.m. EDT was issued by the Wash ington Weather Bureau and lo cated Flora near latitude, 35.0 north, longitude 56.0 west, and moving northeast at 25 miles per hour. Damage estimates from the season's sixth tropical twister were incomplete, but ran as hieh as $500 million. Hardest hit were Haiti and Cuba. THE wreckage of the two heli copters downed was sighted near the banks of the Thubon river, about a half mile from the wreckage of a T28 fighter bomber plane which crashed un der communist fire the day be fore, killing an American Army captain who was its pilot. Both helicopters belonged to a newlv arrived Marine Corps squadron based at Danang, about 40 miles northeast of the site of the crash, which is 325 miles north of Saigon. If the 12 Americans on the two downed helicopters are dead, it will bring to 124 the total number of Americans wno have died in this strife-torn ranntrv since the United States began all-out aid in the fight against the Viet Cong commu nists who are seeking to take over South Viet Nam. In Saigon the other day Another Buddhist priest com mitted suicide BY FIRE. That is, he soaked himself in gaso line and then set his garments on fire as a demonstration against religious persecution by the South Viet Nam govern ment. American reporters rushed to the scene to get pictures which is their business. The South Vietnamese police, who were apparently there to prevent any one from putting out the fire, BEAT UP three of the reporters. What a police force! What a government! DEATH TOLL RISES SEOUL, Korea (UPI) The death toll of South Korea s cholera epidemic rose by six lives to a total of 64 today with 35 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. i;HAT to do about it? " Well, we'd better get ALL INTO VIET NAM and wipe out the communists we are sup posed to be there to fight, or we'd better get ALL OUT and nuick! We're putting out a lot of fancy talk in these days about the "American image." It's a flat certainty that the American "image" isn't being improved any by what is going on in South Viet Nam. SO MUCH for the fortunes of war where one must take risks and suffer losses. War is like that. It is grim business. But, when our nation goes to war to Drotect another nation, we like to feel that we are going to war m a good cause tnat the people we are fighting for are the kind of people we are willing to fight for. We like to feel that the government we are risking our sons to protect is the kind of government that ought to be protected. SO Let's take a look at this South Viet Nam government that is our ally in this war that we are carrying on over on the other side of the world. Unsurpassed Comfort for the RUPTURED! TRUSS SSX WITH LUXURY M ATIRI ALt NKVIR PORK AVAILARLII A combination of 3 Ityers or new mlrcl mitt tials wit, peflorated-for-cootne&s loom rubber Inner layer coveted on inside with soothing tri cot and on outiide with durable, unlorned duck. Flat loam rubber gioin cud. Padded leg trap and back lacing. No tilting required. Waih able. Sua is nneasurement around lowest part of abdomen. For inducible inguinal hernia. By male ts of famous RUPTUREEASER. See itl WESTERN THRIFT 30 N. C.ntr.l Ph. 773-S371 cJ. . .'.J.rj ;U ILL li .f 'Jf OH ''t". a ' m These kids need a YES vote On Measure 1 October 15th. TO THE ONE IN COLLEGE .... ... A no vote means: Higher tuition, borrowing more money, possibly not finishing school. TO THE ONE IN HIGH SCHOOL .. . A no vote means: A closed College door. Schools will cut their enroll ments ond increase students costs, TO THEIR PARENTS ... A no vote means: Higher property faxes. Financial ehoos in the State. More costly elections. VOTE YES MEASURE 1 OCTOBER 15th M. Adv. by nn our to;u Commitcn, mil ihirbin, Thu. ira AKtr it, turn, ortf. 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