The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-01-15
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from Soviet Russia and must
keep it, TIis j. III" main pom,
in President EiScnhOwcrs State
of the UnIpn message to a Joint
session of Congress
On the domestic front 'hc
President mad two surprise re-
Communications. constitutional
amendment to give the vote to
youths u! IS, and Recommended.
ton that member, of the Com,
munist Party advocating over.
throw Of the government by force
lose their citizenship
The President came out flat!y,
in his message as prepared for
delivery, for flexible rather than
rigid support for farm prices
He urged Congress to enact the
st. Lawrence scaway promptly
There were enough recommen-
dations in the Presidents mess
age to keep Congress busy every
minute of the new session
Proposed Legislation
lie urged Congress to pass lc-
gislation to:
Share nuclcar information with
allies.
Give Hawaii statehood.
Extend unemployment insur-
ancc to 6'2 million persons. and
social security benefits to 10 mil
lions.
Allow the government to un.
dcrwritc private health insurance
systems
Raise the 275 billion dollar
debt ceiling.
Postpone corporate income. tax
reduction laws which otherwise
takes effect April !. and post,
pOnc expiration of certain excise
taxes on liquor. tobacco. gasoline
and automobiles on the same
date.
! Gran, tax benefits to IA dc
{ pendent working children. ID
widows or widowerS with dcpen
dent children: tcl families with
health problems: ID businesses
l. for depreciation. research and
development.
Raise postal rates.
Grant suffrage to the Distric
Of Columbia.
Holds Initiative
In addition TO these specific re
Communications. Mr.. Eiscnhow
or outlined 4 whole series o.
Forthcoming special message.
and reports.
This made al unusual and per
haps unique feature of the State
of the Union message. On man!
of these reports Mr.. Eisenhower
fixed specific dates for transmits
sion to Congress. No less thar
seven will lombard Congress in
the rest Of this month.
This manner of handling the
situation indicated that Mr.. Els
enhowcr probably would rctair
the publicity initiative for week,
to come.
II indicated that many of tho
special study groups appointcc
by the administration have done
their homework and are nov
coming in with reports.
II also has the effect of max
ing the present State of the
Union message sort of index
with chapter headings givinl
broad hints of the contents. but
not actually disclosing all that
they contain.
This list is only part Of tho
total. Repeatedly through hi
State of the Union message. Mr.
Eisenhower announced that ht
is preparing still other mcSsag
as whose date of transmission h,
did not specify Three of these
are:
Utilization of water resource
and public lands.
Federal program for financing
Highway construction.
! New social security iormul;
program. containing IA concrct,
proposals"
The forthcoming budget mes
sage of ian q. Mr.. Eiscnhowc
said. will offer comprehensive,
tax overhaul and 25 specific to,
recommendations
II appeared tina, the long.w"rk
cd out Eisenhower program Is be
ing submitted TO the Legislature
section at 4 time. and that il
the preliminary phase of the pre-
srntation ii raises many qucs
tiunS
Tho President devoted Scvc,
paragraphs outlining his rrjcc
ton Of rigid farm price SUP
ports IN favor Of n flexible" Sys
tenn. lie loft specific details o
his program to the message .Janu
AIRY II OF this now program h,
said at one point