| Show WEEKLY NEWS BEWS analyst truman proposes keeping pledges in state of nation congress talk mercy killing has public support J EDI TOnS notel NOTE when opinions are expressed la in these columns column they are those of 0 stern newspaper unions news new ana analysts analyst cysts i and not necess necessarily arly of this newspaper congressional LEADERS PARLEY these are arc the men who will chart and develop legislation to lo implement the pento democratic cratic bartys platform pledges shown in it ft pre congress opening conference conf creaco are arci let left t to right president truman rep bep john W mccormack dv D v mass house majority leader sen scott W lucas D III se senate nate majority leader and speaker sam rayburn D texas CONGRESS big order in calm unhurried manner president truman outlined to the gist blot congress his hl legislative proposals to the tur surprise prise ol of no one the he asked legislators to enact virtually every recommendation he made during his election campaign lie called for more taxes authority to restore economic controls a broad program of social legislation ALONG WITH corporations andl individual s in the middle and higher income brackets would shi share ire in the task ol of providing the four billion dollars more annual revenue which mr truman says the government must have these are the major recommendations made by the president in his state of th the e union message INFLATION LATION widen government control over bank and consumer credit exports and transportation allocations extend and strengthen rent control grant authority to reg ulato olata commo commodity alty speculation allocate scarce key materials contaoi control certain wages and prices if feces sary TAXES raise balse tour four billion dollars additional revenue for the govern ment mainly by taxing corporations but also by boosting estate and gatt taxes consider increasing income taxes for the middle and uppers upper pay brackets T LABOR repeal the tart taft hart hartley ley law and reenact re enact old wagner act but with bans against jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts and some provision for avoiding strikes in general industry boost minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents en an hour BUSINESS strengthen antitrust aust laws by closing loopholes that permit mar monopolistic mergers and consolidations FARM use ube price supports to keep farmers at a fair economic level OTHERS extend E social security set I 1 up system of pre bald medical insurance ce aid state educational yass pass same civil rights proposals made to baui congress push power flood control and navigation projects on bil the rivers maintain armed forces sufficient to deter aggression pass universal training legislation MERCY KILLING lias has advocates euthanasia a euphemism for mercy killing gained important support in new york state where hundreds eds 0 of protestant and jewish religious leaders petitioned for legislation legalizing the practice THE QUESTION has agitated humanitarians manit arians and sociologists for centuries and there are many aises on record where mercy killings have been committed despite legal barriers and pen penalties altic s the record in such cases for the most part shows that juries are inclined to look with some leniency on the person who kills another to put him or her out of his misery on an appeal to the emotions alone much convincing argument for euthanasia may be presented but considered from all other angles with individual rights possibility ot of criminal intent and coffier such factors involved the practice could become highly dangerous tho the new york group advocating the measure included protestant and jewish ministers of the empire state the largest group ever publicly to advocate euthanasia the practice is now punishable as murder in all the 48 states the petition was sent to every member of the new york legislature THE MINISTERS petition spon bored by society of america dic declared lared that the ending of the physical existence of an individual at haj N s requests request when afflicted with an la disease which causes suffering Is under proper safeguards not only medically indicated bit also in accord with the most civilized and humane ethics and the highest concepts and practices of religion the safeguards the sufferer roust must submit a petition duly attested by himself and his physician asking tor for euthanasia this oThIs must be presented to a court of records which will appoint aw an investigative investigate invest igat ive committee of physicians it if this committee agrees the court may permit euth euthanasia CASTE SYSTEM officers Adan adamant tant the superiority which many army officers feel and affect over the G I 1 came graphically to light in berlin there in the biggest american club in the city chy U S enlisted men were barred but german were admitted G Ls I 1 s and civilians got hot as the proverbial two dollar pistol enlisted men won i a temporary victory when the boardrow boar drof dof governors of cl the club suspended the month old ban pending a special meeting to io thresh out the matter mattery I 1 on one e lieutenant colonel epitomized the officer vleAr viewpoint point ninety per cent of enlisted men were all right he conceded but the other 10 per cent which caused the ban THERE ARE AHE 10 per cent 0 odthe f the enlisted men he said wh who 0 do not know how to behave then he added the clincher we dont want these enlisted barbarians with officers and ladies evidently possessed of the power ot of his convictions he asser asserted led he would resign from the club it enlisted guests were permitted significant va was the reaction of the german clerman civilians in effect they asked it if such tactics had any place e in the teaching of democracy As one employed put it the ban simply means that everybody in berlin can come into the club except an american enlisted roan man that Is not our idea of being amerlean HARMONY some question c congress was wag off to a rough start th the e hope of general harmony expressed by president truman and some congressional leaders grew dim at the start alep republican alican senator charged democratic colleagues with violating the spirit of bipartisanship in foreign off affairs alls committee assignments provided the spark which set net off the blast of discord when the democrats decided to take eight of the 13 seats on the foreign relations committee the republicans cried foul and uttered their protests SENATOR who will be replaced as committee chairman by senator connally D tex called it a political de decision ciston 1 I senator morse D ore was less restrained lie he charged that the implications are that the democratic party proposes to play politics with war and peace democrats denied any partisanship claimed they were entitled to more seats because they have a bigger majority than the republicans had vice president barkley regretted the controversy he told reporters that the bigger democratic ma bority will in no way affect the bipartisan course of the com committee mitte e CHINA REDS no comment the winners tell the funny jokes the losers holler dealt PI but the apparent in chinas cainas civil war saying a word and the nationalist governments peace offensive appeared stalled against a wall of communist silence from the government side came a rising tide of clamor for a truce and a negotiated settlement the communists ts who have been winning continued to say nothing reported growing anxiety among chinese who had predicted quick communist response to chiang Kaish eks new year offer to mediate it was predicted that the red answer it if and when it came would bea be a demand for the government armies to lay down their arms in neiping Pel Pei ping a group of delegates to the national assembly sent jhb communist leader a message urging an immediate cease tire fire 0 order because they said the people cannot endure any further suffering meanwhile american position as indicated bytho by two statements seemed uncertain or divided alce admiral oscar C badger commander of U S naval forces in the western pacific dented denied rumors of a withdrawal of american forces from clana china 11 he declared the rumor was based on reports the marinos marines had terminated their lease on shantung university campus where they maintain their barracks WISHBONE S send en d it rn in perhaps youve never thought about it but there must be a particular reason you luce like chicken every sunday now it if only think about that reason tell it to a judge and it happens to be declared the best submitted you will find your fondest wish coming true THERE IS a big wishbone contest going on in these united states and the national prize is the granting ot of the winning contestants own most de desired sired wish the contest is sponsored by the poultry and in d egg national board of chicago and the only requirement Is that a chicken wishbone a real on emust accompany each entry anyone in the united states is eligible for the contest contestants must write in in fewer than words their reasons why I 1 like eke chicken every sunday they can send entries in the form of an essay limerick or slogan but each entry must be accompanied by a real chicken wishbone and theaon the contestants te most desired wish THREE REGIONAL winners will receive a trip to hollywood to witness the final judging wl which ach will take place at a gala chicken dinner celebration during the th hollywood stay the regional winners will be honored at the wishbone ne premiere of chicken every sunday |
