MEDFORD 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-
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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.
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