The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-09-10

The vote was to for a raise
in the gasoline tax, rather than
boosting other taxes 10 pay for
the highway program. The Benson
farm philosophy of stopping sub
sides and controls were backed
by a whopping IS per cent. About
81 per cent favored labor reform
legislation The vote favoring
foreign aid was to 1.
Presidents Special Messages To
Congress-Before leaving for Eu-
rope President Eisenhower sent
urgent messages to Congress urg-
ing % that a separate bill be passed
authorizing additional FILA loan
insurance. suggesting that this au-
thority should not be tied 10 a
Housing bill which he may be
forced to veto because of serious
ly objectionable features, (2) his
previously suggested raise in the
gasoline tax to pay for the high
way program Indicating that he
would accept l cent tax increase
although he had originally asked
for l = cents, and (3D the removal
of an interest-rate limitation on
long-term Government bonds so
that the Federal debt may be
managed. This is of great i'm
portance to our whole economic
structure.
Three OF My BillS-T nm CO.
sponsoring bill to provide
health benefits program for re-
tired Government employees not
covered by previous legislation.
am confident it will pass early in
196O-in the second session of
this Congress.
Earlier IN the present session
introduced a bill which would adj
just salaries of the police of the
National Geological Park to bring
them in line with salaries of Wash
ington Metropolitan police. Later,
a bill was introduced and passed
in the House which would give
the Geological Park police
nominal increase. Although the
amount of the increase as provided
in the House bill is inadequate,
it is of course better than nothing.
and l will support it in the Senate,
if it then appears that there is
no likelihood of getting my own
more generous bill through.
On the Senate Floor, I urged
the adoption of an amendment
which would require that ship
mcnts of surplus agricultural COM
export vessel at a United States
port. The effect of this would be
to prevent the diverting Of nil
lions of tors of commerce away
from United States ports and into
Canadian ports, by way of the St.
Lawrence SoaWay. The practice
which | seek to stop would sub
sidize Canadian ports with U. S.
Funds and, at the same time, de-
prive our own ports Of much
reeded commerce.
Teachers Exchange Program
Under Way-The U. s. Office of
Education has announced that 564
teachers from the United States
and 80 other countries arc taking
part in this years teacher exchange
program. Teachers from Australia,
Austria. Belgium, Canada, Chile,
Cuba. Denmark, France, Germany,
Italy, England, The Netherlands, !
New Zealand. and Norway have
arrived here this month An equal
number of Americans will go TO
these countries.
The list of U. S. exchange teach
ers includes these from Maryland |
Seymour Pollock, Washington Col
lege, Chestertown; Miss Marian |
Frances Mcnamara, Wheaton Sen
ior High School; Miss Jeanette !
Anderson, Woodside School, Silver
Spring; Curtis O. Gilpin, Fort Hill |
High School, Cumberland; Andrew
Krasulski, Gienridge Junior High !
School; NJ Jastrow Levin, Balti- |
more Polytechnic institute; Miss
jean MulliKin, Rodgers Forge
Elementary, Baltimore; Mrs. Jean !
Wootten, Wicomico Senior High |
School, Salisbury.
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