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Political Futures Of Brown, Nixon May Depend On Legislature Session SACRAMENTO (UP!) - While the rest of California Is watching the Rose Bowl game or otherwise observing the New Year's holiday, the strongest Democratic Legis lature in the 20th century will be gin its 1961 session. When the gavel is dropped to slart the five-month session Jan. 2, probably the underlying ques tions will be political ones: Is the honeymoon really over for Gov. Edmund G. Brown? ' or can the Democratic gover nor push through his programs by Controlling the strong Democratic majority or by gaining some Re publican support from GOP leg islators whose hold on their ot fices could be weakened by the Democrats? '. Will the pulling and hauling within the GOP develop into a full scale battle to challenge Vice President Richard M. Nixon's (tate leadership? ! The political future of both Nixon and Brown could be affect ed by the 1961 Legislature. The Democratic party will start the session with its strongest ma jority in both houses since 1883. Democrats gained two Senate seats in the November election to give them a 30-10 majority in the upper house. In the Assembly, Democrats retained the 47-33 su periority they had in the 1959 session. une tnmg going tor Brown is that his program is expected to be less controversial than in the 1959 "honeymoon" session his first as governor when he pushed through a $200 million tax boost. , This time, Brown says, he will not ask for new taxes but will propose removing the sales tax from prescription drugs. One tax boost is possible, how ever. At this writing, the Senate Transportation Committee was considering a report from its own consultant recommending that mo tor vehicle licensing taxes be in creased an average ot 57.22 a year for every car in the state. The proposed tax increase from two to three per cent of the value of the car would cost new cjr owners up to $30 more a year Radiant Liz All Ready To Resume 'Cleopatra1 BEVERLY HILLS tUPD-Ac-1 tress Elizabeth Taylor and Spy ros Skouras, president of 20th Century-Fox Studio, discussed last weekend resumption of film ing of "Cleopatra" 1n "LoiKlori.'" Radiant despite her recent ill ness, the 28-year-old actress and her 32-year-old fourth husband, singer Eddie Fisher, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport Friday afternoon from New York. They were met at the airport by Kctti Frings, wife of Liz's agent, Kurt Frings, a studio pub licity man, and the actress' dog. The couple also was met by a swarm of photographers and re porters. After posing for photographs and answering newsmen's questions, Liz and Eddie, former husband of actress Debbie Reynolds, hus v tied to the Beverly Hills Hotel and a posh five-room suite. The actress was taken ill with meningism an infection which forced extraction of one tooth while making the picture in Lon don and the film had to be halted. Skouras arrived here Friday night for the talks. 9th and Pint mineral treated Wool Insulation I'' JUna-Tem Resists fire and moisture. Will not settle, or conduct electricity. BLOWN IN FOR ONLY GO and drivers of transportation cars less than the average. The money would go for the improvement of city streets and county roads. Brown has said his program al so would go into the field of nar cotics, the criminally insane, ju venile delinquency, and aged per sons. But the main problem facing the lawmakers is the 10-year re apportionment of state assembly and congressional districts. Rep resentation in those houses is ac cording to population, and district boundaries are readjusted alter every federal census to reflect the 10-year change in population. California's booming population gives California eight new con gressional seals at the expense of states that have had a relative lag. California will now have 38 seats in the House of Representa tives, adding new ones probably in the Last Bay, Sacramento Val ley, Central Coast, Orange Coun ty, San Diego County and three for Los Angeles. The state assembly will remain at 80 seats, so California's popu lation changes will result only in a reshuffling of assembly district lines, and the Democratic majori ty can dictate how this is done. This has struck fear in the hearts of GOP assemblymen whose districts could he weakened to the point of almost guaranteed defeat ,at the whim of the Dem crats. But Brown said last week, "I intend to do everything, within my power to see that we have an absolutely fair reapportionment." Politically, the fur will fly be tween the two parties, probably mainly over Brown's tax program which swelled state revenues to the point that last year's budget had a surplus of $129 million. However, this year state finance experts say a falloff of state rev enues, mainly because of reduced buying by the people, should make the budget come out about even. There also was good prospect of fights within the parties. Assem bly Speaker Ralph M. Brown, D- Modesto, and Senate President The agent said the studio and insurance companies currently are engaged in a dispute over losses in production caused by Miss Taylor's illness. A contract dis pute, expected to be settled in a few days, further delayed filming. The film couple told newsmen they might leave here today for Palm Springs favorite Southern California habitat of President Eisenhower and two weeks of rest in the desert sunshine. Fisher said he and his wife planned to return to London to spend Christmas with her three children by previous marriages. Liz has two children by her sec ond husband, actor Michael Wild ing, and one by her third hus band, the late producer Mike Todd. She also formerly was married to hotel heir Nicky Hilton Liz is "feeling wonderful" and does not plan to consult any doc tors while in the United States, Fisher said. He added that the two weeks of rest and sunshine he and Liz plan to spend in the desert community will be "psy chologically good" for her. Phont TU 4-3188 10'.., I rnmsB Pro Tempore Hugh M. Burns. Kresno. were considered sure lopose you had this choice: be reelected to their posts, but one or more fights were expected! for other legislative posts. Assemblyman William A. Mun- nell, D-Montebello, who was ma jority leader last session, was be lieved a possibility for replace ment. Munnell backed Adlai Ste venson for the Democratic presi dential nominal ion at the Los Angeles national convention. Assemblyman Joseph C. Shell of Los Angeles, last year's Re publican minority leader and a close friend of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, had troubles last year with a dissident group of GOP members who might try to unseat him this year. Honest Man Gets Credit MIAMI (UPI)-Al Arnstam, an out-of-work bassoon player, has found out that the city of Miami just won't take his money. City Manager Melvin J. Reese mailed out a form letter recently to 7,000 Miami residents whose property is not assessed high enough to require them to pay taxes. Arnstam's name was on the list. But in spite of that, Arnstam, 56, tucked a $10 bill in an enve lope and mailed it back to the city manager. Every time the garbage or trash men pick up, every time a police or a fire vehicle races bv. every tune my two little girls ask me for money to visit Shen andoah Pool or draw a book from the neighborhood library, I get a slightly uncomfortable feeling," he wrote Reese. "It's as though I'm letting George do it . . ." Reese put Arnstam's $10 bill in a frame and hung it oer his1 desk in City Hall. He sent an other $!0 back to the musician. What's more, the city manager said, Arnstam will be given a certificate of appreciation next week and also be given a chance to take a civil service test for a job. GET SEPARATE ROOMS UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. lAP) Spokesmen for Israel and Jor dan appeared on the same tele vision program Sunday but, at Jordan's request, Ihey were in separate rooms. The program was CBS-TV's "U.N. in Action." recorded on tape last week. Foreign Minister Amusa Nasir of Jordan was in terviewed in one conference room and U.N. Ambassador Michael Comay of Israel in an adjoining room. Sehtnlty London Dry Gin distilled from ' ' ... "-- -' ' r'. r". - ;-v i v.. : v v-'-f vt- - .. . .. - rV- - v -k . .. v. i .- vT ) v t ( v (l 5 i i - ' ' K, s. tO ' ' if jft ..,., D - ? ' f England FTf M 1 Rus'a " i i. m fl . I ' - 4 It X & I 4 I , what for? Scheney makes them better here at home for duty - Schenley London Dry Gin is made from the costly center cut of the spirits. you can find anywhere. Schenley Vodka's excellence is the result of holiday giving, or Murderer Chooses Death Row VACAVILLE. Calif. lUPP-Sup- Be conlined tor tne rest ot yourj life in a state institution as in- sarc- Or, be sent to ban (Juentm s death row where you would face execution unless you could w in a commutalion to life imprisonment with possible parole in 30 years. Which would you choose? Erwin M. (Machinegun) Walkcr.lLes uam ana lamily, and re 42. a graying, quiet-spoken ex-jturned to college Sunday. Army officer who has been un- der sentence of death longer than Mrs. Hruee Watson, Terry and the late Caryl Chessman, chose Randi, and Marc and Walt Canna the second course. dy, all from Alameda, spent the The former Signal Corps second Thanksgiving weekend with Mr. lieutenant was sentenced to death and Mrs. Les Clark and family. June 19, 1947, for the murder of California highway patrolman Mr. and .Mis. Jim Phelps and Loren Roosevelt during a year-family, Lovelock, Nov., spent long crime spree in the Los An-jThanksgiving week visiting Mr. gclcs area. He also admitted and Mrs. Jerry Ross and familv. shooting two policemen and whenjAlso present at the Thanksgiving captured had an arsenal of six dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe machincguns, eight .45 caliber Reames and family, and Mr. and automatics and 2,000 rounds ot ammunition. Blaming his crimes on "warj nerves," Walker pleaded innocent by reason of insanity, but was convicted of murder in a non-jury trial. The judge who condemned him called him "a menace to so ciety beyond the possibility of re habilitation." Walker was ordered to die in the San Quentin gas chamber on Good Friday, April 15, 1949. But two days before that date he tried to strangle himself with earphone cord. a radio He was examined by psychia- trists just 90 minutes before he was to be executed and they found that he did not know the difference between right and wrong. A superior court jury subse quently ruled that Walker was legally insane. He could not be executed unless he regained his sanity. Since then Walker has been confined as criminally insane. But recently he was examined again by psychiatrists at the California medical facility here and this week was found to be sane. A full sanity hearing in a Marin County court in the next few weeks will determine whether he must be returned lo San Quentin's death row. Dr. William C. Keating Jr., head of the medical facility, indi cated that Walker might have feigned insanity in the recent ex aminations if he had so desired. Keating said the sandy-haired inmate realizes he is taking calculated risk" of being executed in exchange for possible eventual freedom "in the twilight of his life." , He is pinning his hopes on com mutalion to life imprisonment by Gov. Edmund G. Brown, who is on record as opposed to capital punishment. 100 Cnin Neutnl Spirits, V Proof serving, buy Schenley this year, both at the same popular California Briefs Mount Hebron 'and Mrs. Bob Short and family Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Craddock and Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Wilson and family, Red Rock, were Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr.j and Mrs. Paul Cavener and Ei- leen ana pemsc. Stcftrnson, Bray, spent night as an overnight Nancy Monday guest of Denise Cavener numooiai siaie (.oueqe. came' home Wcdnsday night and spent the Thanksgiving holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mr Mrs O. B. Patterson, Aptos, Calif, Mr. and Mrs. Burhl Fisher, Dor-! ris, visited with the Jerry Ross family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gllriden E. Titus and family spent Thanksgiving Russell Skillen was home from Day in Klamath Falls with Titus' jChico State College over Thanks two sisters, Mrs. Robert Clark and giving weekend to visit his par- family and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pen dergras and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goode and Kane. Grass Lake- Mr and Mrs i Flovd Breedinc. Mount Hebron: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Andrus and Mrs. Mary Dondero were dinner guests Thanksgiving Day of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Goode. Homer Caldwell entered Hillside Hospital in Klamath Falls for ob- .,j- servation Monday Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holmes ana son iennem, w no was nome on leave from the armed forces in Ihe Pacific; Mr, and Mrs. Charles Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pierce, Klamath Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierce, Mount He bron, were all dinner guests Thanksgiving Day of Mr. and Mrs. Don Griffin and Jim and Kathy. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Walton and family, Bray, were hosts to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Zack Walton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Maloney, Bray, Sandy Stone and Harold Andrus for Thanksgiving Day dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson spent several days in Stockton and Sacramento over the Thanksgiving holiday. Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Wilson spent a week in Portland visiting Mr. Scbenley Vodka dijtillt from train. 80 and family. 1 Mrs. Josie Duncan and Mrs. 'Macsie diss snent Monday I through Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs Leland Criss and Susan. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Warren.,, . . - . way ninner guesis oi sir. ana 'Mrs. Bert Tassie and family Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Raines, Mac duel, were Saturday evening din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Warren and family Red Rock Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beck and family were hosts to Mr. and Mrs Albert Beck for Thanksgiving Day dinner. Mr, and Mrs. Royal Taylor and family spent the Thanksgiving hol iday in Oakland visiting Mrs. Tay lor's father and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Roblson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Winebargor were Thanks- S'vmg Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Robison and fam ily- ETNA ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Skillen, and his sister, Judith. Miss Jackie Chessum spent thanksgiving vacation with her parents here, Mr. and Mrs. George Chessum Jr., and with her three brothers. She attends Chico State College. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Young i?. lm: California, to spend Thanksgiving T'"0" ,W"h t"" daughter and son-in-aw, jMr R(jy and their sons, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanley ,Youne. their dauehter. Sallv. and their son. David, all of Kentfield, visited Young's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Young on East Cal lahan Road over Thanksgiving weekend. John M. "Bill" Miles, and his son, Monte, drove to Fairfield to spend Thanksgiving Day with his sister and her family, Mrs. C. R Richardson. John Johnson, drove to Novalo to spend Thanksgiving Day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mor ris Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. William M. Smith served dinner Thanksgiving Day to Mr. and Mrs. Will Mathews Jr. and their daughters, Ruth and Nancy; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Mathews and their son, Steven; Mrs. Anna Samon and Miss Do- I rice Young. front Sernnly OisNmni Ge., N, V, C. free holiday giving! It's the smoothest, driest gin old-world charcoal formulas. For price. .In: t.i in -- cat N. MBl V.tfkl: ) il 01 . r.it. n. ni ii.at pint, CO M. MOO. HERALD AND NEWS. Klamath Youth Killed In Car Crash NEWMAN (UPI) - One youth was killed And annlhpr ' ininrorl tvjdav njE1( Kuen th.ir crashed into a canal bridge abut ment while being pursued by a patrol car. Thi rrash nrr-in-t-nt in lh tiii-al The fatality was Gary Joseph Caldirc, 20, Gusline. The driver, Duane Edward Ouse, 20, Newman (is in a Newman Hospital in satis factory condition. Ouse admitted lo investigators he tried to outrun the patrol car after spotting its red lights behind I him on State Hichwav 33. Offi- cers said Ouse was traveling at speeds up to 90 miles an hour. Ouse said he lost control of the vehicle on a curve and struck the abutment. Water Program Needs SACRAMENTO (LTD - Gov. Edmund G. Brown's $175 billion water program, approved by vot ers in the Nov. 8 general election, today was only one step away from having enough water to flow through the gigantic system of dams and canals. The California Water Commis sion Friday assigned eight state water filings along the Feather River to the State Department of Water Resources. The commission holds the water lights in a "trust" for water users to get when they plan proj ects in the state. The only step now remaining is approval of the State Water Rights Board, expect- ed as a matter of form but pos sibly with minor modifications. The water agency was granted DISCLOSE MISSILE BASE LONDON (UP! 'Japanese in telligence officials h.ive aerial photos showing the Soviet Union is building a missile base in Kamchatka Peninsula "whose target appeal's to be China," Ihe Sunday Times said Sunday. The newspaper said the base would be equipped with 3,000-mue range missiles. PAY LESS SYMPHONIC POUTABIE Lowest Pric torn! ;T JRMt . 4 SPEED m& tone at-Eif A A?,,,,, Mimnle 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC STEREO .....tad It fm i y in '- ISTEREO DELUXE AUTOMA FINEST- KrATURC PCAYt R I FalU, Oregon Monday, CANDIDATES for an American Field Service Scholarship are Lakeview High School juniors Viclci Sue Carlson, left, and Virginia Ann Brown. The winner will visit a foreign country next summer. Final selection will be made some time early next year by AFS headquarters, New York. use of a total ot 4.075.000 acre- feet of water for use at Oroville Dam and power plant, Thermali- to Diversion Dam and afterbay, the Delta Water Project, the North and South Bay Aqueducts, San Luis Reservoir and the San Joaquin-Southern California aque duct system. The approval came as no sur prise since allocations ot state owned water are withheld only when the projects involved con flict with the "general and coor dinated',' stale water program And the department's request was for water to carry out the pro gram. However, three reservations written into the permit raised controversy. One was a reservation for use of water by the northern counties of origin, when necessary due to a water shortage. Some circles at tacked this provision as unneces sary since slate law already re quires preference to counties of origin. Another was a one-year privi lege granted to Richvale Irrigation District to work out controversy over a contlict of its proposed project with the state's planned AU T O MAT O In Full Dimensional )vOl MOT Board Okay Grizzly Valley Reservoir. And the board inserted a clause making the assignments subject to water delivery contracts nego tiated with the department. This move was opposed on grounds that it would have the effect of allowing the stale agency to mod ify the allocations without approv al of the Water Commission or Water Rights Board. Patrol Informs Of Child Death WEST SACRAMENTO (UPD The California Highway Patrol tracked down a West Sacramento truck driver to Portland, Ore.. Friday to tell him that his two- year-old daughter had been killed in a traffic accident. The patrol said the child, Patty Maurlne Faulkerson, died when the car driven by her mother. Patsy, 34, was hit broadside at a blind intersection by a vehicle driven by Kenneth Morris, 18, of West Sacramento. The father, Harry M. Faulker son, works for Portland Transfer Co. Mrs. Faulkerson suffered mi nor Injuries. SOUKlD' CATION AL SHUT IWfrTMt UUw- I C n1 Realism i December I, , i I f I lit
