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Morse Accused of Blackmail Threats On Education Bills . By YVONNE FRANKLIN Washington Bureau ..WASHINGTON - Sen. Wayne Morse has been accused ol try- ing to "blackmail" members of the House in the running dis pute between House and Senate over ' several stalled education bills. Rep. Charles Goodell, (R N.Y.), charged that Morse has blocked the House-passed high er education bill from being cleared by the Senate and signed into law by President Johnson. He said Morse is preventing approval of the college aid bill as a device for. trying to force the House to agree with a South ern point of view on the pend ing vocational educational bill "Wayne Morse said he wasn't going to bring it (the higher education bill) up blackmail is what it is," exclaimed Con gressman Goodell, a leading GOP member of the House-Sen ate conference committee which has been struggling with educa tion measures. Small Worlds Around Us lynn W. Watkint By if liter Trltum tyndlcm. mi Boston Terrier May Be Only Truly American Dog It has been a long and tedious process from the early and ob scure beginning down through many thousands of years, in the evolution of the dog. It is not an absolute certainty, but probably its origin was closely associated with the wolf, fox and jackal. Emphatically denying this theory however, are several species of canines that cast more than a little doubt on this supposition; like the Boston terrier. It bears not the faintest resemblance in structure, temperament, or in herited instincts to those wild strains. Of all the breeds of dogs (and there are a great many) prob ably the only truly American breed is the Boston terrier, a cross between the English bull dog and the white English ter rier. This exceedingly lively little member of the canine family is the satisfactory result of inbreeding, and careful cross breeding, a process carried out in the city of Boston. It is un doubtedly the only dog breed named after an American city. He's New When dog breeders finally ar rived at a reasonable approxi mation of today's trim and graceful terrier, they gave it the descriptive name of "Round head." Later the complimentary city name was adopted. And all this is comparatively recent, as time is measured, for three quarters of a century ago there just wasn't any breed of dog iho ki n! wnicn we see su r-....,. tl tnrtnu anH know af iicuciiiijr J fectionately as the Boston ter rier. The Boston's popularity in America was nearly equaled by its ready and eager acceptance i Cnnlml and in all nf F.uroDe. Wherever the little Roundhead was introduced it was accepted as a friend; equally at home on, a farm, an estate, or even in a city apartment. i And always preceding this little dog was the true and brief corir,tinn nf its ocrsonality and character, in the one short sentence: "The Boston terrier, very gentle and very intelli gent." Along with the poodle, the t).lnn tnrrior UTtlllH rflthcr be indoors, with its family, than outdoors. If any dog could be rightly considered a lap dog in the broadest sense of the word, then that one is most certainly ; this lively, very active little black and white or brindle and white terrier. i Gentle. Graceful But few members of the canine family possess the gentle disposition, smart appearance, 1 easy and graceful carriage of this aristocrat of dogdom. A pure bred Boston has the black est black, marked with the; whitest white. The short, stocky body is compact and well pro portioned. Its even mouth has but few wrinkles in spite of the recessed nose. The short, thin cars are carried proudly erect, the tail can hardly be wagscd, there isn't enough of it. The head is round; the eyes are spaced wide apart, and are very large, soft and extremely lus trous. Added to all these attributes, this little Roundhead is friendly, gentle, affectionate and highly intelligent; little wonder the' Boston has become affectionate-1 ly called, "the American Gentle- man." Anyone at all, whether he be a psychologist, psychiatrist, vet erinarian, or student of animal behavior, who claims g dog Is not gifted with actual intelli gence, has never owned a Bos The conferees met again Fri day but were unable to agree on their differences. Rep. Edith Green is a key House conferee. Morse later threatened in a Senate speech to withhold edu cation bills until they could be brought to "the precincts of America for the public s deci sion. Morse said he thought the bills could be held over until next session of Congress un less the House came to terms with the Senate on the voca tional education bill. Both Houses Agree Goodell said he sees no rea son why the President should not be given the higher educa tion bill since both Houses have agreed upon it. But Morse said in his Senate speech that the odds were against getting any vocational education bill at all and this in effect means no higher education bill. "It has reached the stage where reason is being met with a straight power play," con tended Goodell, "we can't talk with them; they aren't discuss ing the merits; and now the House conferees are infuriated." The new vocational education bill is a major innovation in providing training to help youngsters train for the space age jobs and would increase the money the federal govern ment has heretofore spent on vocational education. The m a ) o r differences be tween the House members and the Senators thus far is over the allocation of money. Tradi tionally, on all education bills, the formula has been worked out so that the South receives the lion's share of the money because it has the lowest per capita income. Cities in Greatest Need Congresswoman Green and other House members contend that the cities are presently the areas of greatest need; that migration out of the rural South has placed a great burden on the cities and has strained their educational systems. What galls Goodell and the other House members is that while they are willing to give the poor Mates extra money, the money is not being spent in the South for Negro education the area of greatest need and since Negro migrants are swell ing the school enrollments of the North and West, they should get as much money as the South, which Is losing popula tion and Congressmen. The House conferees offered a compromise 50 per cent of the House formula and 50 per cent of the Senate that is, if a State got $20,000 under the Senate version and $10,000 un der the House it would get $15, 0O0. The Senators refused to go along. Goodell said the Senators countered with a compromise which was 95 per cent the old Senate formula and which gave the southern States more money than they got under the original Senate version. This, he said, infuriated the House members. The Status of Congressional Bills WASHINGTON (UPD-Status of major legislation in Congress: Income Taxes Administration-supported bill would reduce income taxes on individuals and corporations by $11 billion with 7 billion of relief effective on 1964 incomes and rest taking effect in 1965. House Passed. Senate Finance Committee hearings, scheduled to end this week. Stocks and Bond Taxes To retard flow of American capital abroad, the late President Ken nedy proposed that purchase taxes be levied on Americans who buy foreign stocks and bonds from foreigners. House Ways & Means Committee ap proved. Senate Awaiting House action. Fallout Shelters Kennedy asked authority to make federal contributions toward construc tion of civil defense fallout shel ters in schools, hospitals and other non - profit institutions. House Passed one year, $19 million bill. Senate Hearings under way before Armed Serv ices Subcommittee. Foreign Aid Administration asking $4.5 billion. House Pass ed authorization bill setting ap propriations ceiling of $3.5 bil lion. Senate Approved $3.7 billion. House-Senate Conference Committee worked out $3.6 bil lion compromise, House approv ed. (Actual appropriations to come later in separate bill.) Health Insurance The late President asked hospitalization program for persons 65 and old er financed through Social Se curity taxes. House Ways & Means Committee hearings started but no chance for pass age this year. Senate Await ing House action. Colleges President asked for new program of loans and grants to build classrooms, li braries and laboratories. House and Senate passed differing ver sions. House Approved com promise that would provide $1.2 billion over three years, with emphasis on science, engineer ing, mathematics and modern foreign language instruction. Compromise awaits Senate ap proval. Vocational Education Ken nedy sought increase in current 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 enlarge ment of National Defense Edu cation Act; three-year extension of "impacted areas" school aid. House-Senate conference com mittee appointed to work out a compromise version. Libraries President asked construction and operating aid for city as well as country li braries. House Committee ap' proved. Senate Committee ap proved Package Civil Rights Bill Kennedy asked (and President Johnson has reaffirmed the re quest) new safeguards for Negro voting rights, ban on customer discrimination by private bus inesses, Justice Department au thority to start school desegre- "We're (the House conferees) acting like a bunch of lambs in a tiger's cage," Goodell said, "Now, are they going to force us to beat our breasts and say 'we're tigers too?' " Courteous Personnel On Duty POLY HEDFORO gation suits. White House thority to cut off federal aid to discriminatory programs, crea tion of federal agencieos 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 discrimination in voting, education, employment, unions and in use of privately-owned lodgings, eating establishments and places of amusement; would make Civil Rights Commission permanent. Request for clear ance to House floor pending be fore Rules Committee. Cam paign to by-pass Rues scheduled. Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on package bill in re cess, no action expected. Public Accomodations Ken nedy's proposal to ban discrim ination in use of hotels, restau rants, theaters, stores and other public accomodations. House Included in Omnibus Bill. Sen ateCommerce Committee ap proved limited version as separ ate 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 mittee approved; Commerce Committee put labor union bias ban into Public Accomodations Bill. Cotlon Administration backed subsidy plan would provide cheaper cotton for U.S. textile mills; includes lower support prices for large-scale growers and potential relaxation of plant ing restrictions. House Ap proved. Senate Hearings com pleted. Mass Transit Kennedy pro posed $500 million in subsidies to improve city rail, bus and sub way services. House Banking Committee approved bill, pend ing in Rules Committee. Senate Approved $375 million pro gram. Wilderness Kennedy want ed to establish a national pro gram to preserve public lands in their natural state. Senate Passed, with provision covering 8 million acres immediately and possibly up to 35 million acres eventually. House No commit tee hearings set. ..Outdoor Recreation Kennedy requested a special land and water conservation fund to fi nance purchase of additional Federal and State park lands and forests for outdoor recrea tion. House Interior Commit tee approved bill. Senate Hear ings 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 unem ployment. Senate Approved ad ditional $455 million authoriza tion. 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 work in forests and parks; home town youth corps for local civic projects. House It's Easy and Economical to . . . "PRETTY UP" FOR CHRISTMAS by taking your DRAPES & NICE THINGS to the POLY CLEAN CENTER 8 POUNDS OF DRYCLEANING for 8 QUARTERS Drapes, Slipcovers, Sweaters, Skirts, Suits, Dresses, etc. all come Bright, Clean, Fresh and Wrinkle-free in about 35 minutes CLEAN CENTER MEDFORD SHOPPING MAIL TRIBUNE. MEUFOKD. Education Committee has ap proved, pending in Rules Com mittee. Senate Passed. Domestic Peace Corps Presi dent Ker edy asked for new or ganization of 1,000 to 5,000 skilled volunteers to carry out work in this country similar to Peace Corps projects abroad. $5 million first year cost. House Education and Labor Subcom mittee concluded hearings. Sen atePassed. Price-Cutting Administra - tion-opposed bill backed by druggists and some other retail groups is designed to stop retail price-cutting of brand- name merchandise. House Com merce Committee approved, pending before Rules Commit tee. Senate Commerce Sub committee scheduled to have one more day of hearings. No date set. Awaiting Signature Mexican Farm Hands 12-year-old law permitting impor tation of Mexicans for tempo rary work on American farms expires Dec. 31; Administration requested one-year extension with new safeguards to protect domestic workers. Senate and House Approved Administration-opposed simple one-year extension without safeguard amendments. 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 Ken nedy's request for four-year ex tension 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 I scheduled to drop to lower levels July 1. (Corporation tax rates would be permanently re vised downward, if the Admin istration tax-reduction program is enacted.) National Debt Limit Congress granted President's request to extend through Nov. 30 tempo rary ceiling of $309 billion on national debt. Ceiling would have reverted to $285 billion Sept. 1 without the new legis lation. (New extension for in creased $315 billion debt limit for last seven months of fiscal year slated for House vote this week.) Rail Dispute Congress au thorized creation of seven-man board to arbitrate two key work To Assist and Advise You - 8 A.M. OREGON Italian Trainmen Meted Prison Terms VOGHERA, Italy (UPI) - A court Monday sentenced two trainmen to 14 years in prison for multiple manslaughter for piling their freight train into a standing passenger train last year, killing 65 persons. Engineer Langranco Pigiani and fireman Soriano Fabbri had insisted that a mechanical failure of the signaling system was responsible for the mishap. ' rule issues, thus averting na- lion-wide strike. Award to re main in effect for two years, other issues not subject to arbi tration but strike over them barred for at least 180 days. Medical Schools Congress granted Kennedy's request for Federal aid for construction of medical-dental schools and loan aid to medical and dental stu dents. Three-year program would cost about $236 million. Treaty Senate ratified treaty with Soviet Russia, Britain, other nations which bans nu clear tests in air, space and un derwater. Civil Rights Commission Stop-gap one year extension of commission's authority; would continue it beyond present cut off date of Nov. 30. Mental Retardation Second part of President's mental health program, will spend $355 million over five to seven year period to combat mental re tardation through improved ma ternal and infant care. Railroad Payroll Taxes Con gress approved legislation re quiring larger employer and employe contributions to rail road retirement fund increased employer contributions only to railroad 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 $329 million over first four years. INSURANCE -SMITHS 0 UNLESS WE CHECK FOR Fred R. Brennan, CIA "Mr. Insurance" how much we cap save you by packaging your personal or business policiesl Your insurance money will be spent as carefully as we spend our own. SAVE WITH Medford Insurance Agency The R. A. 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