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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER II. SS
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON
Status of Congressional Bills
WASHINGTON (UPD Status I restaurants, theaters, stores and
of major legislation:
Income Taxes Administra
tion-supported bill would reduce
income taxes on individuals and
corporations by ll billion with
$7 billion of relief eltective on
1964 incomes and rest taking
effect in 1965. House Passed,
Senate Finance committee
holding hearings, scheduled to
end Dec. 13,
Stock 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 -7- Ways & Means
committee has started closed-
door consideration. Senate
Awaiting House action
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
institutions. House Passed one
year, $19 million bill. Senate-
Nothing scheduled.
Foreign Aid Adminislra
tion asking $4.5 billion. House-
Passed , authorization bin set
ting appropriations ceiling of
13,5 billion. Senate Recom
mended $3.7 billion.
Health Insurance President
wants hospitalization program
for persons 65 and older financed
through social security taxes.
House Ways & Means commit
tee debating but no chance for
passage this year. Senate
Awaiting House action.
Colleges President asked for
new program of loans and
grants for building classrooms,
libraries and laboratories,
House and Senate passed differ
ing versions. House Approved
compromise that would provide
$1.2 billion over three years,
with emphasis on science, engi
neering, mathematics and mod
ern foreign language instruc
tion. Compromise awaits Sen
ate approval.
Vocational Education Ken
nedy sought to increase in cur
rent annual Federal aid of $57
million for job training schools.
House Passed bill that would
boost aid to $237 million a year.
Senate Passed boost to $243
million, added extension and en
largement of national defense
education act; three-year ex
tension of "impacted areas"
school aid. House-Senate con
ference committee appointed to
work out a compromise version
is in recess.
Libraries President wants
construction and operating aid
for city as well as country
libraries. House Committee
approved. Senate Committee
approved
Package Civil Rights Bill -
Kennedy wants new safeguards
for Negro voting rights, ban on
customer discrimination by pri
vate businesses, Justice Depart
ment authority to start school
desegregation suits, White House
authority to cut olt Federal aid
to discriminatory programs,
creation of Federal agencies to
fight government-related Job
bias and help mediate local race
disputes and continuation of
civil rights commission. House
Judiciary committee approved
bipartisan compromise which
seeks to end racial discrimina
tion in voting, education, em
ployment, unions and in use of
privately-owned lodgings, eating
establishments and places of
amusement; would make civil
rights commission permanent.
Rules committee may be asked
for hearings this week. Senate
Judiciary committee hearings
on package bill in recess, no
action expected.
Public Accommodations
Kennedy's proposal to ban dis
crimination in use of hotels,
other public accommodations
House Included in omnibus bill,
Senate Commerce committee
aDoroved limited version as
separate legislation
Employment Discrimination
Kennedy endorsed separate
FEPC covering private business
and labor unions. House Labor
committee approved separate
bill; Judiciary subcommittee in
cluded differing version in omni
bus bill. Senate Labor subcom
m i 1 1 e e approved; commerce
committee put labor union bias
ban into public accommodations
bill. '
Cotton Administration
backed subsidy plan would pro
vide cheaper cotton tor u. s.
textile mills; includes lower sup
port prices for large-scale grow
ers and potential relaxation of
planting restrictions. House
Bill approved by agriculture
committee, cleared by rules
committee, scheduled for floor
action in mid-November. Sen
ate Hearings completed.
Mexican Farm Hands 12
year-old law premising impor
tation of Mexicans for tempo
rary work on American farms
expires Dec. 31; administration
requested one-y ear- extension
with new safeguards to protect
domestic workers. S e n a t
Passed such a measure. House
A p p r o v e d administration-
opposed simple one-year exten
sion without safeguard amend
ments. . A House-Senate confer
ence committee must now work
out compromise version.
Mass Transit Kennedy pro
posed $500 million in subsidies
to improve city rail, bus and
subway services. House Bank
ing committee approved bill,
pending in rules committee.
Senate Approved $375 million
program.
Wilderness President wants
to establish a national program
to preserve public lands in their
natural state, senate Passed,
with provisions covering 8 mil
lion acres immediately and pos
sibly up to 35 million acres
eventually. House No commit
tee hearings set.
Outdoor ' Recreation Ken
nedy wants a special land and
water conservation fund to
finance purchase of additional
Federal and state park lands
USIA Employe
Leaves Hospital
PORTLAND (UPI) -Donald
Smith, an employe of the United
Stales Information Agency
(USIA), has been released from
Good Samaritan hospital after
a physical checkup and plans to
return to the agency in Wash
ington, D. C, relatives said to
day. Smith had been reported
missing by the USIA after fail
ing to report as scheduled for an
assignment last month. H e
turned up at a brother's home in
nearby Beaverton and entered
the hospital Nov. 10.
Relatives said he had been in
touch with the USIA.
Two Youths Referred
To Juvenile Officers
CENTRAL POINT-Two Cen
tral Point iuvenile bovs. both
14, have been referred io the
Jackson County Juvenile De
partment after being appre
hended for shoplifting at Van
Wcy's Thrift Market, Central
Point, according to police.
Police also report that an
abandoned vehicle registered to
Stephen and Hazel Ragan, 6810
Redwood Highway, Grants
Pass, has been placed in police
storage. Police were unable to
locate the owners.
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may be taking in seven short years from now,
aboard a supersonic airliner that's so fast it never
loses sight of the sun.
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'I Mrs. Alan King is the butt
.J . t ' her comedian husband's
'J j v i rf -1 jokes-but now she has hrr
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story.
Utorf bofh of fheit sptciof eofirti In lh
and forests for outdoor recrea
tion. House Interior commit
tee approved bill. Senate
Hearings completed, awaiting
House action. .
Depressed Areas Kennedy
asked Congress to expand
sharply program of Federal re
development aid to local indus
tries designed to create jobs in
areas of chronically high un
employment. Senate Approved
additional $455 million author
ization. House Rejected, but
banking committee has ap
proved a "second-try" $355 mil
lion bill which is pending before
rules committee.
Youth Employment Ken
nedy asked new $100 million
youth conservation corps for
outdoor w o ! k in forests and
parks; home town youth corps
for local civic projects. House
Education committee has ap
proved, pending in rules com
mittee. Senate Passed. '
Domestic Peace Corps Presi
dent asking for new organization
of 1,000 to 5,000 skilled volun
teers to carry out work in this
country similar to peace corps
project abroad. $5 million Jirsl
year cost. House Education
and Labor committee concluded
hearings. Senate Passed.
Price-Cutting Administra
tion-opposed bill backed by
druggists and some other retail
groups is designed to stop retail
price-c u 1 1 i n g of brand-name
merchandise. House Com
merce committee approved,
pending before rules committee.
Senate Commerce subcom
mittee tentatively set res
hearings Nov. 26.
Bills Enacted:
Military Pay President
asked $1.2 billion annual pay
boost for servicemen, reservists
and retirees. Congress approved
$1.2 billion increase with some
changes Including elimination of
boosts for low-ranking enlisted
men with less than two years
service.
Draft Congress granted
Kennedy's request for four-year
extension of selective service
and doctor draft.
Feed Grains Congress ex
tended for two years temporary
program of paying farmers to
hold down surplus production of
corn and other feed grains.
Silver To combat shortage
of silver for coins, Congress
gave administration authority it
requested to replace existing
silver-backed $1 bills with gold
backed $1 bills.
Women Workers Starting
next June employers must pro
vide equal pay for women work
ers who do the same work as
men; new law applies to jobs
covered by minimum wage-hour
law.
Taxes Congress in response
to administration request ex
tended for another year present
temporary tax rates on corpora
tion profits, liquor, cigarettes,
automobiles, telephone calls and
airline tickets which had been
scheduled to drop to lower levels
July 1. (Corporation tax rates
would be permanently revised
downward, if Kennedy's tax
reduction program is enacted.)
National Debt Limit Con
gress granted President s re
quest to extend through Nov.
30 temporary ceiling of $309
billion on national debt. Ceiling
would have reverted to $285 bil
lion Sept. 1 without the new
legislation. (New extension for
Increased $315 billion debt limit
for last seven months of fiscal
year slated for House vote this
week.)
Rail Dispute Conaress au
thorized creation of seven-man
board to arbitrate two key work
ruies issues, tnus averting na
tionwide strike. Award to re
main in effect for two years,
other issues not subject to arbi
tration hut sll'ikp nvnr Ihnm
barred (or at least 180 days.
Mcdi?al Schools CnniM-ivcs
granted Kennedy's request for
Federal aid for construction of
medical-dental schools and loan
aid to medical and dental stu
dents. Three-venr n r n a r a m
would cost about $236 million.
Treaty .Senate ratified treaty
with Soviet Russia, Britain,
other nations which hnn mi.
clear tests In air, space and underwater.
Civil Kiehtj rnmnikl.,n -
Stop-gap one year extension of
commissions authority; would
continue it beyond present cut-
uii ante oi iov. 31). i
Mental Itctarilnlinn .i
Part of Prsii!rnr m t i
health program will spend $355
mill'-r over five to seven year
hmi .. iu corneal mental re
tardation through improved
maternal and infant care. I
lullrond Pnvrnll Tv. re
gress approved legislation re
quiring larger employer and
employe contributions to rail
road rclirement fund increased
employer contributions only to
rHuroaa unemployment insur
ance fund to avert long-range
shortage.
Mental Health Administra
tion's long-range program for
community treatment centers:
research on and treatment of
mental retardation. Plan calls
for spending $.129 million over
first four years.
Student Nominated
For Fellowship
George M. Wilson Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Wilson,
35 S. Berkeley Way, is among
82 seniors in the college of lib
eral arts, and sciences at the
University of Kansas, Lawrence,
Kan., 1 nominated by faculty
members to compete for Wood
row Wilson national fellowships
in 1964-65.
The Woodrow Wilson fellow
ship program is aimed at re
cruiting talented young men and
women into college and univer
sity teaching. Each winner re
ceives a one year fellowship
covering tuition and subsistence
for graduate study, usually at
me institution 01 nis choice.
Following screening, seniors
will be interviewed in January
with the appoint ments an
nounced in early spring.
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CALL STRIKE
ROME (UPI) Streetcar,
bus and secondary railroad
workers have called a 24-hour
nationwide strike for Wednes
day following a breakdown in
contract negotiations. The un
ions .rejected a five per cent
wage raise offered by management.
Qtepka 'Railroaded',
Sen. Thurmond Charges
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Sen.
Strom Thurmond, D-S.C,
charged Sunday that Otto F.
Otepka, who was fired as a
Mate Department security offi
cer, "was railroaded with meth
ods characteristic of a police
state.
Otepka was dismissed for giv
ing information to the Senate in
ternal security subcommittee
witnout authorization of his su
periors. Thurmond said the dis
missal "points up the pressing
need for a full investigation of
the State Department."
APPROVES NOMINATION
WASHINGTON (UPI) The
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee Monday approved the
nomination of Benson E. L.
Timmons III to be ambassador
to Haiti. Said Committee Chair
man J. William Fulbright, D
Ark., to Timmons: "You have
my sympathy.."
TWISTER DIES
VIENNA, Austria (UPI) - A
young woman died of a heart
attack during a twist tourna
ment here Monday night, police
reported. Police tried mouth-
to-mouth respiration in efforts
to revive Ernestine Tohmsitz,
20, but she did not respond.
Oregon Traffic
Death Record Set
BEAVERTON (UPI) -Oregon
set a traffic death record for
one year when a 60-year-old
woman was struck and fatally
injured by a car near here Mon
day night.
The Traffic Safety Division in
Salem said the fatality increased
the state's highway death toll
for the year to 493. The old rec
ord was 492 in 1959.
The victim was Margurite
Reddy of Beaverton. She died in
a Portland hospital about two
hours after she was hit by the
vehicle on State Highway 8.
State police said Philip Gunk
el of Beaverton was driving the
car.
RADAR PROTECTION
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Nine
ty per cent of the airspace over
the continental United States
now gets high altitude radar
collision protection.
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