Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1961)
o ! The- Day's Sews By FRANK JENKINS In Washington this morning,! President Kennedy sends to thej congress a special message pro- posing an educational program ithat would authorize five billion, six hundred million dollars in fed eral grants and loans to: Build public schools. Boost teachers' salaries. Increase college opportunities. Key provisions of the program; proposed in the President's mes sage would: 1. Authorize federal grants of $2.3 billion for public construction and teachers' salaries for the ncti tluee years, with each state decid ing how much of the money would go for each function. The money would equal a minimum of $15 for every public school student in average daily attendance. 2. Establish a five-year pro gram of state-administered schol arships for up to 212,500 TALENT ED and NEEDY college students at an overall federal cost of 577'-.; million dollars. The average schol arship would be $700. The maxi mum would be $1,000. Colleges and universities would get $350 a year additional for teaching each federal scholarship student. States would have to pass out the scholarships competitively without regard to sex, race, creed or col or. 3. Extend the college housing program for five years at $250 million annually, and provide $300, million a year in loans for five years to help build college class rooms, laboratories, libraries and related academic figures. The President, in an effort to win over lawmakers who are -fearful of federal control' of schools, said in his message: "Ed' ucation must remain a matter of STATE and LOCAL control, and higher education a matter of in dividual choice." These words sound reassuring to those who want to keep the schools as close to home as pos sible, but we must remember that the HAND THAT PAYS THE BILLS wields a lot of authority. He added: "In accordance with the clear prohibition of the constitution, no elementary or secondary school funds are allocated for construct-! ins CHURCH schools or paying CHURCH school teachers." Comment? Let's put it this way: In recent decades, the idea has grown up that if UNCLE pays for it, it's FREE. That isn't true. The money the federal govern ment spends comes from TAXES. Taxes come out of the pockets of the people . . the same pockets from which come the taxes levied by state and local governments. Federal money ISN'T manna from heaven. One other thing to remember: If the federal government fi nances the schools, in whole or in part, the management of the schools will got farther and far ther from home. This thought in conclusion: If the government feels that it 'must do something for the schools, the scholarship proposal con-! laincd in President Kennedy's message would be the best way. TALENTED youngsters, both thci needy and the non-needy, are good citizenship material in these days when the thought often crosses our minds that Russia just MIGHT be getting ahead ofi us in scientific progress. Anything! Here are two examples of Want Ads that brought the desired answers examples of the wide use that can be made of Want Ads. FOR sal or trnde HO gauge model rail rMd. 3 complete trains, transformer, remote control, track for llvl ft. board, TU 7-tx. WANTED pack saddle and equipment fori horse. TU 4-xxxx. There's always someone read ing the Want Ads who has the answer to what you want. Ad vertise your wants in the Her ald and News. Just telephone TU 4-8111, or stop in at 1301 Esplanade. A Want Ad writer w ill be glad to help you word your ad. Pay cash, or pay your telephoned ad in five days, and receive 50 cent discount. Weallier Klamath Falls and vicinity Foggy in morning, cloudy after noons with some stlnny periods. Highs 40-46: low tonight 26-33. High Sunday 46 Low last night 26 Prerip. past 24 hours trace Since Oct. t 7.67 Same period last year 4.35 I lECenn i 4, -. - 1 li "y :M' .r THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING down as demolition of the Pelican Theater moved rap idly ahead. In these views, the remaining portion of the sculptured front of the structure drops Into dust. Top view, the wall begins to crumble, and at bottom, the dust billows up where the wall dropped amid the rubble. Plans still call for a parking lot to be ready for public use on this lot by April I. The theater posed a problem to the Empire Wreckers of Santa Rosa, Calif., by its solid reinforced concrete structure, but it finally bowed to modern methods. Youngster Who Minds Dad Saved After 275-Foot Plunge In Well PHOENIX. Ariz. (API-Harry Stage, 7, who plunged 275 feet down a narrow pipe into a deep water well, is alive today because he knows how to jnind his dad. The hj own-eyed youngster with tousled blond hair is recovering in Memorial Hospital from two broken legs, a fractured pelvis and possible internal injuries. Hurry was playing on a ranch 25 miles southwest of Phoenix Sunday while his dad, Ed, a drill er, was talking to ranch owner Webb Faubion. Climbing up on a platform. Harry jumped on a piece of ply DID YOU KNOW? That the city library has a "talking book" for the blind? That an Owatonna Swather can be found at Basin Equip ment in Tulclakc? That Tulclakc first was known as Rhctt Lake and the first "crop" was market hunting of ducks and geese for San Francisco gourmets? That Lou Boothe was first mayor of Tulelake? " That agricultural income in Modoc and Siskiyou Counties was S10.3W.212 in 1053? That Emil Albrecht started in the grocery business 53 years ago and today serves almost 400.000 customers a year at Low Cost Super Market? These, and many, many other pertinent facts about the Basin will be included in the 144 pages of the Herald and News Progress Edi tion which will be published Sunday. Feb. 26. The edition will fea ture more than l.ooo illustrations and pictures in the advertising and news that will go into this first Klamath County Progress Edition. Reserve your extra copies now by calling TU 4-8111. Only 25c, or mailed anywhrre in the L'nited States, 50c. Thosv Mvvvhtmts Av itvul Gotw? WASH NGT0NS i U.OF ORE.LIBRART NEKSPAPER SECTION -v GEN.Rer.AlM SOCUMEHTS CIV. v guess Price Ten Cents 12 Page hi:: 'lHffUlva wood which concealed the pipe to an underground irrigation well. Faubion said, "The boy just vanished." Harry plunged down the 16-inch pipe with 250 feet of water at the bottom. But there was one thing in his favor "That board helped compress air in the pipe." said Stage, "and this undoubtedly slowed his fall. But he couldn't tread water be cause of his broken legs and pelvis." From the bottom of the pipe came Harry's voice, "Daddy, get me out of here." IF COUP riri f - -.w - "Don't worry, son, and don't be scared," replied his father. "We'll get you out. Just push against the sides of the pipe so you don't sink. The dozen or so men now gath ered at the scene heard Harry reply, "Okay, daddy, I will. A lengthy cable was no help. It curled up about halfway down me pipe. Then Stage decided he would try to slip down the pipe. No good. It was too tight. Recalling a block and tackle at a neighbor's ranch. Faubion drove seven miles at high speed to get it. But its rope was gone. Faubion stripped the ranch of lariats and Hastened back. Tied together, the lariats came to more than 300 feet. The line was dropped into the pipe. Eagerly, the boy called, "Daddy I can hold on to it while you pull me up." But the father wasn't going to gamble. "No." he shouted, "you put the loop under both your shoulders." Spelling each other, the men pulled on the rope, hauling the boy up slowly. They stopped at inter vals to be sure the loop was hold ing. Finally, Harry was out. put aboard a waiting ambulance and taken to the hospital. Faubion said, "He's the bravest and luckiest boy in Arizona " Said his dad proudly, "He al ways did mind good." KLAMATH FALLS, ORKGON. Will PD New Killings In Threaten U.N. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (API Secretary-General Dag Ham-! marskjold told the U.N. Security Council today that six associates of the slain Congo leader Patrice Lumumba had been killed in se cessionist Kasai Province. The secretary, - general's an nouncement touched off a round of vigorous protests in Ihe 11-na-tion council. Liberia's delegate proposed that the council adjourn its debate un til 3 p.m. He said he wanted to consult w ith other African nations on the latest incident. Chief U.S. Delegate Adlai E. Stevenson sup ported the Liberian's proposal. Hammarskjold said he had re ceived confirmation of the slay- mgs from his special representa tive in the Congo, Indian diplo mat Rajeshwar Dayal, who pre viously had reported fears for the safety of the pro-Lumumba group. The slain men were among sev en Iranslcrred earlier this month to Kasai Province by Congo Pres ident Joseph Kasavubu. Lumumba himself was slain after being transferred to secessioniast Ka tanga Province by Kasavubu. Hammarskjold protested vigor ously against the latest slayings. He said the action was "humiliat Pact Opposesjakes over Recognition Of . C h I fi 9 WASHINGTON (UPD - A ma jority of the members of Con gress have endorsed a statement opposing U. S. recognition of Red China or admission of t h e Chi nese Communists to the United Nations at the General Assembly meeting this year. The statement was issued Sun day night by the Committee of One -Million, headed by Warren R. Austin, former U. S. ambassador to the U. N'., and Joseph C. Grew, former V. S. ambassador to Japan. It said Red China had defied the U. N. charter and admitting the Peiping government to the world organization would "betray Ihe letter, violate the spirit, and subvert the purposes of that charter." Among those listed as endors ing the statement were 54 sena tors and 2H5 House members. They included 174 Republicans and 165 Democrats. The Committee of One Million was formed some years ago ex pressly to oppose a U. N. seat for Communist China. Canada Premier Visits Kennedy OTTAWA iAP) Prime Min ister John Diefcnbakcr leaves to day for Washington and a meet ing with President Kennedy on world affairs and Canodian-U.S. relations. Diefcnbakcr told a weekend ral ly of Conservatives in Port Ar thur that Canada cannot alford to be a hall-partner of the United Stales in defending North Amer ica. He pledced that Canada will !keep up its NOKAD 'North Amer ican Air Defense Command' ob ligations even as it seeks inter national agreement on disarma ment. The prime minister said Canada cannot survive without Ihe United States, but a greater Canada-first consciousness should be developed. Guorge... OTMY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1961 ion ing and corroding to the United Nations." The secretary-general gave no details, but said an aide of Albert Kalonji. president of South Kasai, had told Dayal the six were dead. The dead included Jean Finant, ex-president of Oriental Province; a Maj. Fataki. former command er of the Stanleyville gerdarma- DAG HAMMARSKJOLD I New Power Takes Over !in Congo Ui'l '-A nc w'mi H U. ,y .sUongmHir1 was reported today to have seized command of the Lumumba fac- uon oi inc uwgo in a ma iu Diing pcicc 10 mis Mimicreu Alrican nation. Reports reaching here frorrfjfuroufihinE thousands of workers Stanleyville indicated Gen. Victorjtoday. Lundula had grabbed the reins of power from self-styled Premier Antoine Gizcnga who has been supported by the Communist bloc and its friends. The reports, not confirmed im mediately, said Lundula had sent peace overtures to Maj. Gen. Jo seph Mobutu, the army strongman who has supported the regime ofjpanes by 80 to 90 per cent pro-Western President Joseph Kasavubu and Premier Joseph lleo in Leopoldville. If Lundula proved able to holders in Miami. the followers of slain former Pre mier Patrice Lumumba it could mean the first major break in the months-long power struggle that has left the Congo bloodied, nun gry and bankrupt. Spy Satellite Orbits Globe VANDEN'HERG AMI FORCE BASE, Calif (API An cxperi- that American sky spy satellites!11,"" .he had..!Kcn 'inable ' b,'ing will be able to maneuver in orbit a major step ahead in their own defense. A 2,100-pound Discoverer XXI u" "'"V ' " satellite proved this Saturday by1"" ,",e N" lonal, Mcd,al restarting its engine on radio command from earth Specialists see high significance in the development. No longer will an orbiting sate! lite be an easy target for enemy ballistic missiles. It will, the Dis coverer test indicates, be able lo speed up. slow down or suddenly dart in a different direction. Or it can change the shape, al titude or angle of ils orbit around and Ihe stun k carriers. He left the earth. The way is paved, cx-jsunday alter union leaders in perts say. for a meeting of several Washington said their members satellites in orbit to form a way, had sharply rejected his plea that station for travel among the thoy return to work while their planets. SALE unit Telephone Congo Action rie; the president of Lumumba's youth movement, Nzuzi; and three men named Muzungu. Elengesa and Yangara. Dayal's report threatened U.S. efforts to win council recognition for Premier Joseph lleo, named by President Joseph Kasavubu to head a new central government in Leopoldville. It threw a cloud over last week's suggestion of the U.N. conciliation commission in the Congo that Ileo's regime became the basis for a broad government of national unity. Some diplomats expected Ihe United States would propose that in ordering any new measures in the Congo, the council specify that Hammarskjold be given a role, that Kasavubu be consulted and that non-U.N. military aid be kept out. They looked for these proposals to take the form of amendments to a Congo peace resolution spon sored by Ceylon, Liberia and the United Arab Republic with broad Asian-African support. Any pro-Hammarskjold amend ment was considered certain to die by Soviet veto, however. The Asian-African resolution. submitted Friday, urged that the (Continued on Page 4) Strike Halts Mr Travei H VP f Nfltlftll NFV! Vni!k' (API Aii-li ht in the wjdest wjld(,al UlriL-o in avialinn hislnrv hooan The four-day-old strike of flight engineers which hit the nation Friday night has cut domestic and international services of the six airlines involved to a relative trickle. , The struck lines agreed the strike has cut normal operations of four-engined jet and propeller, Eastern Airlines announced Sunday night it was beginning a layoff of from 6,000 to 7,0110 work Pan American World Ail ways, Trans World Airlines, National Airlines and American Airlines said they would begin furloughing a total close to 60,000 if the strike wasn't ended today. The layoffs would affect about; 20,000 employes at Trans World, the same number at American, about 15,000 al Pan American and about 3,500 at National. Western Airlines, the sixth ma jor carrier hit by the walkout, adopted a wait-and-see attiludc. Announcement of the furlough plan came on the heels of an ac knowledgement Sunday by Secre tary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg about a settlement The engineers, members of the Flight Engineers International 'it..: L'k it ,i the .... . ... as a single bargaining unit. Pilots outnumber engineers on all lines, and the engineers say ltlc decision might have the even- tual cllcct of wiping out their union. Goldberg sicnt two days in New York City negotiating by tele phone with the Engineers' Union Iprohlom was investigated. Km To COMING eh Tuesday's Herald TU 4-HI1I No. 6615 Eduration Oufright Granis Planned For Buildings, Salaries WASHINGTON (APl - Presi-, dent Kennedy today proposed a $5.7 billion aid-to-education pro gram designed to set "a new stan-i dard of excellence in education" available "to all who are willing: and able to pursue it In a snccial mcssacc to Con- gress. the President called for: t n. nrnm-iim f mil right grants to the slates for use in building classrooms or raising teachers' salaries. It would pro- j vide an average of $19.75 or eachlduJccd in ConSCSS b? midweck' child in average daily attendance! in public elementary and second ary schools the first year, in- creasing to an average of $24.22 the third year. (Total cost: j2.3 hlll. r A five-year program of college scholarships, averaging $700 each with an additional $350 to colleges and universities for each scholar ship winner enrolled. There would be 25.000 scholarships the first year, 37,500 Ihe second, and 50.000 thereafter. Total cost: $577.5 mil - lion. Continuation of the 10-year-old program of long-term, low-interest loans to colleges and universities for dormitory construction, at rate of $250 million a year for five years. Total cost: $1.3 billion. Establishment of a similar loan program for the construction ofj college classrooms, libraries, lab oratories and other academic fa cilities, at the rate of $300 million a year for five years. Total cost: $1.5 billion. No funds wore recommended for constructing schools or paying church school teachers' salaries. But no distinction was made be-1 tween public and private institu tions regarding college scholar ships and loans to colleges. Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois announced he was ready with a Republican substitute for Kennedy's education program. Dirksen's measure Is a four-year, $1 billion proposal. Federal aid, to be matched by the states, would be limited to construction of class rooms. House Speaker Sam Rayburn, D-Tcx., opposes federal contribu tions to teachers' salaries. Kennedy said lie will ask Con gress at a later date to amend and expand the National Defense Education Act of 1958. The act authorizes the college student loan program and emphasizes im proved instruction in science, mathematics and modern foreign languages. He also said his administration will review the government's cur- iQityvfer :- PREPARATIONS are underway -to prepare The Klamath County Fairgrounds exhibit building for a big weekend. The annual Home Show Is scheduled for Friday and Sat urday with more than 50 firms planning exhibits of home materials. Here, Howard Pulliam gives en assist in hang ing the sign on the front. The Kiwanii-sponsored event will be open to the public from noon until 10 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. TO iA Weather Mt. Shasta-Siskiyou area Part ly cloudy today and tonight. Oc casional raiu likely Tuesday. Slightly wanner today and to night. Northern California Fair today, tonight and Tuesday except in creasing cloudiness in Ihe north tonight and Tuesday followed by rain as far southeast as Point Arena and Redding Tuesday. rent programs in vocational edu cation. The President's message made no mention of federal aid to Im pacted areas districts overcrowd ed because of nearby military installations. An administration spokesman declined to say whelh- or the impacted area program will Pe continued, reduced or abol- !fhcd;. "c dd httCT"' lh1 it will be dealt with in the ad ministration's bill, to be intro- A nongovernment source close touch with the situation said , he understood Kennedy woidd pro- ' t.- ... ..... P'B '. iB mcnt $270 million a year. The President told Congress, "This is a modest program with ambitious goals." It does, indeed, fall far short of the recommendations he received from his special task force on education last month, and short even of the aid to education bill L,hich dicd in Congrcss ,ast year after passage in the Senate. Kennedy's proposed grants to the states for classroom construc-' tion or teachers' salaries would a,cosr $066 million the first year. $766 million the second, and $866 million the third. The task force, headed by Presi dent Frederick L. Hovdc of Pur due University, called for $30 for each pupil in average daily at-, tendance, plus $20 per pupil in states below 70 per cent of the national average income, plus $20 per pupil to cities over 300,000 population. The first-year cost was put at $1.5 billion. The Senate bill passed last year called for an average of $20 per pupil with a lirst-ycar cost of $923 million. Oregon To Get $7 Million Aid WASHINGTON (AP) - Wash ington and Oregon would receive a total in excess of $18.5 million dollars for classroom construction and-or teachers' salaries during fiscal 1962 under recommendations sent to Congress Monday by Pres ident Kennedy. Washington's share for the year beginning next July 1 would bo $11,408,373. A breakdown showed this would be equal to $19.67 pel pupil in average attendance in pub lic schools. Washington's share for fiscal 1963 would be $13,486,454 and $22.40 and for fiscal 1964 $15, 567,293 and $24.99. and Ncmvs o
