In The-
Day's lYews
By FRANK JENKINS
As this is written, it is becom
ing rather clearly apparent that
tile 13 Oregon legislature has
no use for sales taxes ot any
mm euner the one-shot, sclec
live kind such as a tax on cig
arettes only, or a tax of a certain
percentage on a wider range of,
goods or services.
The dogma was long since laid
down in Oregon that a sales ta:
is a sinful tax. The dogma still
rules. All but a handful of the
states of our Union now have
sales taxes, but Oregon refuses to
join the procession with a GEN
ERAL, sales tax.
In Oregon, however, we do have
A specific sales tax, a one-shot
sales tax the tax on gasoline. As
this writer recalls the circum
stances, Oregon has a pretty good
claim to the honor of having in
vented the gasoline lax. It was
proposed by Oregon's first High
way Commission, and was adopt
ed by popular vote. It made pos
sible the building of Oregon's
present magnificent highway sys
tem without imposing an un
bearable burden upon the Oregon
public.
In effect, it vvas like building
a house and paying for each board
as it wras nailed up. Under such
a system. I lie Oregon highways
wore paid for as they were con
structed. The Oregon public liked
it. As the word spread, other
states adopted the gasoline tax.
It is now universal throughout the
United States.
Our old uncle in Washington
knows a good thing when he sees
it. So, in the course of time, he
latched onto the gasoline tax
thus adding the Federal tax onto
the state taxes. The combination
of the two has raised billions piled
upon other billions of dollars for
the building of highways all over
the United Stales.
It is doubtful if the fantastic
sums of money required to build
the federal highway system IN
ADDITION to the state highway
systems, and the county highway
systems and the town and city
streets could have been raised
by any system of taxation other
than the gasoline tax which has
the peculiar merit of being paid
a little at a time as the trans
portation represented by the gaso
line purchased is used.
For that reason, our gasoline
tax, which is a sales tax, is
PAID UP ALL THE TIME, in
stead of coming in: one . bnck-j
breaking lump sum, as Is I he
case w ith other taxes.
The same is true, of course, of
all sales taxes. They are adMed
to the price of tlie goods pur
chased, and are paid when the
goods are paid for.
Incidental information:
Oregon's proposed new con
stitution, if adopted, will replace
one written 106 years ago. and
since tlien amended HI times.
The U.S. Constitution had seven
original articles. Tlie first ten
amendments were known as tlie
Bill of Rights. There have been
13 amendments since then, mak
ing 2.1 adopted altogether. One
amendment, the 18th, has been re
pealed. The U.S. Constitution was
adopted 175 years ago ion June
21, 178H. wlien New Hampshire
became the ninth state to ratify)
and has been amended 23 times
24 if we include the repeal of
the 18th amendment.
That is to say, tlie Oregon
constitution, although approx
imately 70 years younger, has
been amended five times as often
as the U.S. Constitution.
Pope Starts
Rest Period
VATICAN CITY iUPI' - Pope
.John XXIII. looking v,an and tired
and apparently suffering a re
lapse Irom a persistent internal
disorder, cancelled a scheduled
general audience on his doctor's
orders at the last minute today.
To of Italy's leading physi
cians spent the ni'ht in tlie Vati
can as a precaution. Dopite can
cellation of the general audience,
the Pope. SI, made a brief ap
pearance on a balcony above St
Peter's Square, and then retired
to bepn a period of complete rest
Vatican sources said the two
doctors n?nt the nichl in the
Vatican because of tlie Popes
condition.
A Vatican announcement laic:
said the ceneral audience a
ramrllcd "as a precaution'' which
followed "tlie susscstion of his
doctor." Prof. Antonio Gasbar-
rmi, the Pope's principal physi
cian. Italian new -papers a:d the
Pope's condition has been "visibly
delerioratins" in the past lew
days They said he suffered a re
lapse of tlie internal disorder,
uhich the Vatican has described
as anemia and fastric trmiWe.
There ha been no otiic.al com
ment one way or tin? other on
ivcvn reoorts that llw Po actu-
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Samo panod laat year 7.3
MARKS ANNIVERSARY
01 years aqo on May 22.
ing the park, the result of
second superintendent from
Integration
Showdown
By United Press International
Alabama and the federal gov
ernment today appear headed for
a showdown over integration.
A federal judge Tuesday
fused to delay the ordered admis
sion of two Negroes to the Uni
versity of Alabama and Gov
George Wallace immediately
vowed to "bar the entrance of
any Negro" attempting to enroll
in the racially segregated institu
tion. Another federal judge holds a
hearing today in Birmingham on
a petition seeking the reinstate
ment of 1,061 Negro students who
skipped school to participate in
racial demonstrations. Birming
ham has been relatively quiet
since the bloody rioting of May
12.
Klsewhcre. racial unrest con
tinued in North Carolina and Ne
gro leaders promised an "all out
attack on discrimination" in South
Carolina this summer. At Jack
son. Miss., a biracial committee
CNprcssed concern over Mayor
Allen Thompson's "apparent un
willingness" to name a commit
tee to hear Negro grievances.
Rejects Postponement Motion
Federal Judge H. H. Grooms
rejected a motion at a hearing in
Birmingham Tuesday that he post
pone the admission of Vivian J.
Malone, 20. of Mobile, and Dave
M. McGlathery. 26. of Huntsville.
it li university. Mim Malunc
seeks admission to the main cam
pus at Tuscaloosa and McGlath
ery to the university's extension
center at Huntsville. They have
applied for the summer term be
ginning June 10.
Grooms refused to take "judi
cial notice" of Alabama's tense
racial situation, stating that grant
ing a delay would be "tanta
mount to saying law and order
has broken down." Wallace told
a hastilv called news conference
he will appeal Grooms' ruling. In
the meantime, he said. "I will be
Expected
present lo bar the entrance ul anv ' '"" - -
' . ,. , , ,'hv. obvious y waiting for a tax
Nejro who attempt to enroll, ; ' ' . "
, .. ,. , pan be ore wrapping up he cur-,
at the Lniversi v of A abama. I1 , . .'r r
'rent prolonced session.
No While House Comment Howe indicated he expected the
In Washington. White House legislature to adjourn about Wed-
press secretary Pierre Salinger nesday ol next week. He felt most
said there was "no comment" on of tlie major appropriation bills
Wallace's staiement. would be down by Friday.
Discussing the lax package.
Record Set
SALEM 1 1 PI' - Tlie
lure today remained in
longer than any other
Icgisla
scssion in the
stale's history.
This was the 119th calendar
day. The previous record of La
cU)j was set in 157.
Price Ten Cents 26 Pages
Crater Lake became the nation's fifth national
1902. President Theadoro R-m.vlt .Inn.J k. Lu
17 years of labor by William G.
1913 to 1916.
Crater Lake
Anniversary
Sixty one years ago today, Cra
ter Lake became our country's
fifth national park, according to
Sunt. W. Ward Ycager. On May
22, 1902. President TVcodore Ron. .
ovclt signed tlie Act of Congress
creating this park and assuring!
preservation of the area's magni
ficent natural features.
This action culminated 17 years!
of dedicated work by William G.
Steel, Father of Crater Lake Na
tional Park." Tradition relates
that young Steel learned of Cra
ter Lake as a schoolboy in Kan
sas, where he read about it in an
issue of the local newspaper.
which frequently enwrapped his
lunch. 9
One particular article, describ
ing a mysterious and exception
ally blue lake in the high Cas
cades of Oregon, aroused in Will
Steel a strong desire In see this
wonder for himself.
Steel's ambition was finally re-
Tax Conferees Disband in Deadlock On Taxes
SALEM lUPD Surprise ap
pointment of two Republican sen
ators to help draft a compromise
tax program was revealed today
after the Senate-House Tax Con
ference Committee disbanded
Tuesday night in a deadlock over
Hassle On Revenue
Predicted By Howe
Ren. Carrol Howe proved an people and let Uicr.i vote on it
accurate forecaster on one issue while we were still in session,
of the legislature late TuesdaylThis way we would know where
when he said he fell the present
joint House - Senate Committee
would not agree and a new one
would have lo be appointed.
As it developed, the committee
broke up in disagreement later
in tlie day and plans were for
mulated Wednesday to revamp
the committee in the hope that a
compromise tax plan could be
hammered out.
Howe, said lie felt the
net re-1
iwpts plan advocated by Gov.
Mark Hatlield helore the session
opened was dead He did not think
a cigarette tax would be ap
proved, either, but forecast that
the major increase would come
on income taxes.
He said "I had hoped they
would follow the plan advocated
by the governor ol permitting usilhings ur.ul e can get the door
jlo oiler a la proposal tn lhecJod and gel out of here."
park iust
Steel, who was the park's
Observes
Of Founding
alized on Aug. 16. 1S83. when he
first looked down upon tlie waters
of Crater Lake from the brink of!
the
it.
great casta which contains
The beauty of this lake and its
setting so inspired Steel that he
devoted much of his time in suc
ceeding years to the establish
ment of the area as a national
park. After accomplishing this ob
jective, he served as the park's
second superintendent from 1913
to 1916 and subsequently became!
park commissioner, a position
which he held until his death in
1934.
As a national park. Crater Lake
has been preserved lor enjoy
ment bv people throughout tlie
world. Tlie park's beauty now
attracts over one-hall million vis
itors each year, coming from all
j0 states and from many lor-
cign countries.
cigarette and net receipts propos
als. Senate President Ben Musa. D
The Dalles, in a move full of
political overtones said he would
name Republicans Anthony Ytur
ri. Ontario, and Donald Husband.
they stand
"It will lie all on income and
other minor lax adjustments.
Howe said of the eventual lax
compromise.
Indications were, he said, that
the one-shot withholding plan
would be approved and that some
sort of flat tiling fee would be
adopted.
Describing tlie session as "not
nearly as pleasant as the previ
ous one." Howe ascribed this to
tlie problem of budget and taxes
which has confronted the legisla
ture Irom the beginning. He add
ed. "The session has been very
serious. There have been periods
ol levity, but overall it has been
a serious session. Much of the
legislation has revolved around
the mailer of anxiety over these.
problems." i
Tiie Klamath County represen-
tative commented. " this has bcen'several features of the Senate
about the ort problem laced.proposal. and Overhulse replied
bv an Oicgon legislature in many
years. They have had a surplus
io work with before "
Howe concluded. "I'm keeping
mv linden crossed on
lot of,
USSNTS DIV.
KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON.
;
Proposal Iv bncMide
Klamath County wheat growers
voted sharply against the pro
posed wheat control plan in Tues
day's voting.
Inofficial results listed by the
ASC office here showed 24 votes
in favor of the plan, 190 against
and three challenged votes yet to
be decided.
Growers numbering 5"-0 were
eligible to vote in Klamath Coun
ty, and less than SO per cent cast
(heir ballots in the election.
WASHINGTON 'UP1 The
nation's wheat farmers over
whelmingly rejected President
Kennedy's strict 1961 wheat pro
gram today in a major tarm poll
icy defeat for the administration
Kennedy said in a statement
that he accepted the "judgment"
of the growers and hoped it "will
prove to be a wise choice for
wheat farmers and for the coun
try." He gave no sign that he
would submit new legislation to
Congress this year
And he bluntly warned that
wheat prices next year would be
determined by the market place i
not by the government.
In the wake of the landslide vote
against controls, wheat futures
prices broke sharply on .grain ex
changes today. Opening losses
ranged to 9'j cents a bushel at
Chicago.
Unless there is a new bill.
wheat price supports will drop
from $2 a bushel to S1.23 and will
go only to farmers who comply
with planting restrictions
Republican tarm congressmen
moved to seize the. political of
fensive as news of tlie referendum
poured in. Rep. Charles B. Hoe
ven, an Iowa Republican and vig
orous opponent of the administra-
'nn program, predicted the ad
uiiiiiislraUt'.i would offer another
program. He said the Kennedy ad-
ministration was not so politically
inept that it would go before the
voters in 1964 with wheat prices
on the skids.
Return from Tnesrfav'ii nation.
wide referendum showed Uiat thella"e oi me jo senators votes
President's proposal was buried
under an avalanche of "no"
votes that could portend a sharp
change in (ederal programs for
farmers.
The final Agriculture Depart
ment tabulation for the record
turnout was 597.776 votes against
the administration plan and 547,-
151 in favor. There were 73.675
challenged votes In be counted
later.
The percentage of "yes" votes
Eugene, as Senate conferees.
They succeed Boyd Overhulse, D
Madras, and Robert Elfstrom, R
Salem. Yturri, Senate minority leader,
and Husband both voted against
the Senate tax program.
House Speaker Clarence Barton
reappointed Richard Eymann. D
Marcola. and said he would name
House Minority Leader F. F.
Montgomery. It-Eugene, to suc
ceed Rep. Victor Atiyeh, R-Port-land.
whose resignation from tlie
conlerence committee Tuesday
night fuiced the K'Ouf to diabalid.
Atiyeh said he could not aban
don the cigarette tax and net re
ceipts proposals. Senate conferees
said they could not accept a cig
arette tax.
Change Alignment
Tlie new appointments change
the committee alignment in favor
of a cigarette tax.
Barton told newsmen "I can't
muster 31 Democratic votes for
any tax program. I've got to have
some Republican support."
Musa was more direct. "If the
Republican minority in the house
doetn t want to he responsible, I
can't help it The Republicans
want lo play publics and hang balance to the general fund,
an albatross around the neck oil Overhulse and Elfstrom said
Democrats If the House wants'thcir plan would raise tlie 60 mil-
tn make this a party issue, let
thrm take it "
Tuesday's break-up came after
Overhulse and Elfstrom outlined
the kind of compromise they
would accept
Atiyeh's resignation came mo-
menls alter Lymann onjeriea to
I'm disappointed, 1 don't know
where this leaves us."
Until a tax plan is approved in
both houses, the legislature can-
not adjourn.
Jvfnit Polled
During Tuesday afternoon
WEDNESDAY. MAY 23, 1963
was 47.79. Kennedy failed to mus
ter a simple majority, much less
tlie two-thirds vote he needed to
put his program into effect.
I he outcome w as hailed by the
American Farm Bureau Federa
tion as "a bright day (or agricul
ture." It confronted . Congress
with tlie dilemma of whether to
enact a new wheat program or
let growers operate under a stop
gap plan with lower price sup
ports. This is w hat the vote meant for
wheat farmers: The 1064 crop
will be grown without marketing
Constitution Rescued By
SALEM UPh-The Senate to
day rescued, 16-14, the constitu
tion it defeated Tuesday and ex
pressed the hope that "men of
good will" could resolve differ
ences on legislative apportion
ment. The vote came on a motion to
reconsider Tuesday's 18-12 defeat
of the document.
Key senators involved in the
deadlock over how to hand out!
legislative scats said finding
common ground would be diffi
cult, but they considered it pos
sible. They said they would like
a chance to try.
The document w ent back to tlie
Senate Committee on Constitution
al Revision.
Sen. Walter Pearson. D-Port-
land, chairman of the committee. I
said former Gov. Charles Spraguc
would olfcr one apportionment1
plan that might be a solution.
Sen. Alfred Corbctt. D-Porlland
,nne of the eight who opposed lh(
document on apportionmei
grounds, moved for It reconsider
ation.
Cornell termed the vote to res
cue the document a real showing
of who wants the constitution to
iPass and who doesn't. It would
to pass.
But the vote to send the con
stitution back to committee was
unusual. Some of its steady sup
porters said it was too late to do
any more with it this session. A
few of its foes agreed to return
it to committee.
In Tuesday's action, only 12 sen
ators voted (or (inal passage,
while 18 voted against it.
A vote swing by the eight who
opposed tlie "Yturri plan" of ap
meeting. Overhulse said he polled
the Senate on a 3-cent cigarette
tax, and it was rejected 18-12.
Overhulse and Elfstrom then
proposed a compromise revenue
plan which included
The House approved rate
schedule, increased 1 per cent
across the board to make up for
the net receipts tax which was
dropped.
A 522 tax credit for personal
exemptions, and an $18 tax credit
lor dependcnls.
Minimum filing fee of $5, or
I per Lent of income up to (.'A
whichever was larger,
A 3 per cent standard deduc
tion. A capital gains tax with a S
per cent maximum rate, and with
out the present "re invest in Ore
gon feature.
A one -shot speedup of with
holding tax collections.
Sales Tax Favored
In addition the senators asked
that a 3 per cent sales tax be re
ferred to the voters in November
of 1964. Half the sales tax revenue
would go to ollset persona! prop
erty taxes, 23 per cent to ollset
personal income taxes, and the
lion additional needed to finance
H0.) million general fund
budget
As soon as the Senate plan was
presented. House members asked
lor a recess
When the meeting reconvened
Tuesday night Eymann said the
House wanted a 10 per cent stand
ard deduction, would consider a
S22-20 personal and dependency
credit, and had reservations about
the Senate's medical exemptions.
Eymann added "I can't go
along with the capital gains plan
unless there is an increase in the
cot pot ale exa.se tax."
Telephone
eject JFK's
quotas and no fines for overpro
duction. Price supports will drop
from the present $2 a bushel to
$1.25 and will be paid only to
growers who stay within their
acreage allotments.
The decision could have far
reaching effect on other farmers,
loo. especially in government pro
grams dealing with (arm sur
pluses. Kennedy's "supply man
agement" plan probably would
have been proposed (or other
crops if the wheal farmers had
accepted it.
Kennedy and administration
portionment would have made tlie
difference.
The document passed the House
earlier. II it passes the Senate,
the two chambers will have to!
resolve their diflcrenccs to send
it on to the people next year.
Sen. Anthony Yturri, R-Ontario,
met with tlie key foe of his ap
portionment plan today and said
some differences were resolved.
He said it may be hard to resolve
the basic difference, but he was
willing to try.
Senators on the other side
stressed willingness to seek
compromise.
Two apportionment plans were
at issue as tlie Senate opened de
bate Tuesday.
In the proposed constitution was
Yturn's plan.
Sens. Don Willner. D-Portland.
and Glen Stadler, D-Eugenc. said
the Yturri plan favored tlie least'
populous counties. They sought
substitute a plan close to Oregon's1
present one. but witli flexible
House and Senate sizes.
They said the Yturri plan, al
though based on a population for
mula, departed too far from
"one man. one vote."
Their move lost. 11-19, a vote
thai nevcrllieless showed their
strength. Then they lost, 10-20. a
preliminary move to return the,
document to committee.
The Yturri plan was accepted
by voice vote of the Senate.
hach side suggested the other
might be bluffing, and would have
to take blame for the document's
defeat. Charges of Willfulness
and stublwrnness were swapped
Then the Senate heard a
lengthy review of tlie rest of the
constitution, followed by debate
that concentrated mostly on the
Atiyeh then asked to be dis
missed, and there was no further
discussion of the Senate proposal.
Atiyeh said, "I am convinced
that reform should be our contri
bution." He said reform "includes the
major lectors of simplicity, flexi
bility for tlie future, true base
broadening and tlie highly desira
ble lowering of rates.
Alaska Town
Under Water
BETHEL, Alaska 'UP! '-Nearly
all of this small western Alas
ka fishing community lay bo
ncalh five feet of dirty water to
day from lite bulging lower Kus
kokwim River. A few major build
ings were left untouched but even
there water lapped at founda
tions. Residents said it was tlie worst
flood in 18 years.
Tlie Navy planned tn drop more
bombs on ice Jams on the river
about 10 miles downstream in an
eflort to shake the ice loose.
Hie ice jams are preventing the
water Irom draining from Bethel
and three other villages.
Napakiak, Napaskiak, and Oy
carville. all a short distance
downstream from here, were com
pletely inundated. More lhan 200
native women and children from
the villages were airlifted here
in helicopters and housed in the
National Guard armory. Scores ol
local townspeople were left home
less by the flood.
The armory, the school, the
hospital, a power generating plant
and an Alaska Communication
system station were still dry.
TU 4-8111 So. 714S
leaders in Congress warned ill ad
vance that if his proposal were
defeated, there would be no new
wheat legislation. The President
predicted prices would plummet
to $1.10 a bushel and surpluses
would skyrocket if his plan were
rejected.
The Farm Bureau disagreed,
denouncing tlie administration
plan as a long-range attempt to
dictate the luture way of life
lor U.S. farmers. It said that
"when farmers indicate they do
not want supply control, Congress
will be ready to act."
provision for a strong cxecutivcl
branch.
he executive article would
make the governor the sole elec
tive statewide executive officer
and would gather agencies into
no moro than 20 departments. A
separate elective secretary of
stale would be created as a
"watchdog," without any execu
tive duties.
Senate President Ben Musa1
even cited the Hitler period in
opposing "one man rule.
Sen. Walter Pearson, D-Port-
land, who has been the constitu
tion's champion in the Senate, re
plied tlie new constitution would!
Gotham Greets Cooper
i
By Ticker Tape Shovier
to1
NEW YORK (UPD-leroy Gor
don Cooper, 36, a simple-spoken
man who rode and prayed alone
in space, came through a packed
and screaming mass of humanity.
today in an accolade that showed
New York had opened its heart
to him.
Flashing his grin as he drove
up the legendary "Canyon of
Heroes" under an almost blinding
shower of confetti and ticker tapej
that piled into his open car, whip-
pod around light poles, and gutt
ed to the tops of tlie skyscrapers.
he told in his laconic twang how
he felt about it all: "Fine, just
line."
Then, on the front of City Hall
stops, he told the throng in thej
plaza before him:
"I'd like to point out one thing.
This program belongs to you, tlie,
people the program of potting
a man into space for scientific!
purposes...
We itlie astronauts i are tlie
ones who have received all the!
glory, but there are other people
involved who are just as dedi
Flitcraff
'Endurance Record1
Rep. George Flitcraft comment-i
ed Wednesday morning on the ac
tions of the Oreoon legislature.
slating, "I fail to sec where there
have been any big accomplish
ments." He added, however, "It has set
a new record lor endurance."
Speculating on the possible lax
proposal that would come out of
the newly rcfornyd joint House-
Tax Conlerence Committee. Flit-
rait indicated he expected a
modified income tax increase, and
probably a cigarette tax.
He explained that the makeup
of the new conference committee
now favors a cigarette tax. "I'll
he surprised if they come up with
a filing fee provision," Flitcraft
said, adding. "From what I've
heard, I think tlie one-shot speed
up in collecting withholding funds
will be held back as a reserve
in tlie event revenues (ail lo come
up lo expectations."
House approval for a cigarette
tax was seen by Flitcraft if it is
reinserted into the compromise
lax tiaekagc. but he felt that the
Senate would probably reject it,
"It's been a long tedious ses
sion." Flitcraft commented, con
tinuing, "It wasn't necessary that
we have the longest session. The
Tax Committee in the House
could have gotten its lax program
out and over to the Senate ear
lier, this would have helped. This
is tin main thing that has held
Weather
AGRICULTURAL FORICAST
Csntinuttf warm tfiytim ttmpcnturis
with higher humWitrtt Musing mild t
hjivy dw. A law showara In tht mown
taim ethtrwUt no cjtMril rain. Outlook
Friday and Saturday fair and war mar.
wheat
In a victory statement Farm
Bureau President Charles B. Shu
man said the vote showed that
farmers favor a change In the di
rection of national farm policy.
Tlie way now is open for Con
gress to solve the wheat surplus
problem on a basis consistent
with the maintenance of the mar
ket system," he said. Shtimah
urged Congress to approve a new"
program "in the months ahead."
But there were indications in
Congress that any effort to push
through a new wheat program
would run into heavy opposition.
Senate
put more of a check on the gov
ernor than there is now.
Those voting against the con
stitution because of apportionment
were Sens. R. F. Chapman, Verri
Cook, Alfred Corbctt, Edward :
Fadcley, Ted Hallock, Tom Mon
aghan, Stadler and Wither.
Those voting against it for other
reasons: Sens. Eddie Ahrens.
Alice Corbett, Robert Elfstrom.
John Hare, Dwlght Hopkins, John
Inskcep, Andrew Naterlin, L. W.
Newbry, E. D. Potts, and Musa.
Sex A bill providing en
hanced penalties for sex offenses
was signed by the governor, the
second of six to be signed.
cated. They are frequently not
noticed at all."
Mayor Robert F. Wagner wel
comed the Oklahoma who orbited
tlie earth for 34 hours and 20 min
utes last week and "said a Utile
prayer" during the 17th orbit.
"It's a great thrill to have him
with us for our guest today," said
the mayor. And Vice President
Lyndon B. Johnson, who was In
the parade, echoed him and said:.
All the nation has Its eyes on
New York. We are very grateful ;
for your tribute lo Major Cooper
and the other spacemen."
The astronaut s wife and two
teen-aged daughters and his moth
er, Hatlie, also were introduced,
lo ovations.
During the parade from Bow
ling Green to City Hall, the motor
cade had stopped, and Mrs. Trudy
Cooper, smiling, joined her hus
band fn the car In front of her.
She sat between Cooper and Vice
President Johnson, taking in the
tumult and the swaying signs.
"Gordon Cooper, you're Super
Dooper" said one.
Bemoans
us up. Financing, budgeting And
constitutional revision have been
the main problems, but bv a con
centrated effort, these Issues could
have been brought to a head ear
lier." Representative Flitcraft did
point to progress in the welfare
iicloV however. He indicated that
provision had been made for con
tinuing investigation of fraud
cases under welfare in an effort
to cut down tlie rolls. He said that
about 128 additional people had
been put into tlie department.
most of tlicsc "pointed toward re
habilitating welfar recipients and
getting them off Uie rolls, as well
as continued review and fraud in
vestigation. It is estimated that
even with these additional people,
we will save money in Ilia long
run.
Adjournment by sometime next
week is seen by Flitcraft. He said, .
"I had hoped we would be able ;
to adjourn this week, but we're. ;
now looking into next week Willi:
still some major policy decision. '
to be made in the field of oducuX
tion." :-:
The salary Increase for cduca- ;
tor salaries was to be on the
House floor today, and Flltcralt
speculated that it would probably
be re-referred to the Ways and
Means Committee.
W' r making every at
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