March 26, 1964 (28 pages)

peal, they could hardly be expected to accept him as a giant among men, or to welcome him as an opponent. After all, Salinger's career as a major public figure has been limited to the halls of the White House, where his job required that he be a spokesman (and occasionally an apologist) for the President, his boss. What he him‘self thinks about issues which would confront him as a Senator is totally unknown. Although Salinger's association with Pres. Kennedy, his personal charm, and his ready-made public prominence, are factors which among others make him a potent candidate they are not impress ive to strong Cranston’ supporters, who prefer their man's qualities of high intelligence and outspoken concern about major issues. They want a winner, but they want a strong Senator too. --Alfred Heller WASHINGTON CALLING JUSTICE INBALANCE BEFORE WARREN COMMISSION WASHINGTON.How difficult is the assignment of the President's commission to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy becomes painfully clear. It is hardly less than to restore confidence in the American judicial process at home and more particularly abroad. The all-white, all-Protestant jury that foundJack Ruby guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Osw ald, the President's alleged assassin, and sentenced him to die did not serve this end. Too many questions remain unanswered after all the extensive press coverage of the Ruby trial. There has been no satisfactory official explanation of the confusion bordering on chaos that gave a hanger-on on the fringes of crime and corruption of the type of Ruby an opportunity to shoot Oswald. While the shock of this act cannot be compared with that following the assassination of the President, nevertheless it compounded the sense of lynch law and the perversion, if not the nullification, of justice. The final scene in the Ruby courtroom was a shocker. Judge Joe B. Brown had apparently wanted the. entire trialtelevised. Itwas the influence of the American Bar Association that deterred him. But when he let the TV cameras in for the reading of the verdict the lid was off. Many whosaw that final scene, including members of the President's commission, were appalled. It had the look of a kangaroo court, The situation was ready-made for Ruby's attorney, Melvin M. Belli, who railed against ’ Dallas justice and the city of Dallas. He suggested that Ruby be given a special guard to insure against his murder in the Dallas jail. That would be the last straw. Whether all doubt and suspicion can be allayed by the report of the commission is questionable. Newspapers and magazines in Western Europe have poured out long narratives of the assassination, ranging from supposedly circumstantial accounts of an inside plot in which Ruby was an active participant to lurid accounts of sinister underworld figures controlling the courts and the police. Partly this has been a vent for anti-Americanism which takes many forms in Europe today as reviving nationalism chafes against America's power. Partly it can be put down to communist inspiration welcoming a chance to discredit the United States. But there can be little doubt about how deep-seated the suspicion is. To dispel it the commission's report must supply the answers, insofar as this can be done, to all the tangled uncertainties now clouding the air. Serious European critics have fastened on the unfortunate habit of leaks and counter-leaks emanating from FBI, the Dallas police and other sources, In the immedio rt ry 20 os a. o EY 3 a o a BH + © o>. ba . oO re) Pr o = 3 = rz) et 0 oO Ss) a. SAY, HOST * MY DRINK 18 A LITTLE Bh \ % COULD T HAVE A ate aftermath of the tragedy this seemed to fix the inescapable guilt on Oswald, whohad no opportunity to try to prove his innocence, Even before Oswald's murder the Dallas police were saying the case was already closed. The magnitude of the commission's task in trying to put together every last piece of evicence can hardly be exaggerated. And conscientious me mbers of the staff and the commission itself are haunted by a nightmare, such as, the report iscompleted, it is locked up in printed proofs and the release date announced; then a new ‘and dramatic piece of evidence comes to light that invalidates the conclusions in the report. The inquiry has been retarded by the Ruby trial, Even though testimony taken in Dallas might not touch Ruby at all, an on-the-spot investigation was considered improper so long as the case was before the court. It is not excluded that the commission will itself go to Dallas. But the likelihood is that staff members will take evidence there. A grave handicap has been the fact that most of the commission members have overriding outside interests that take them away from the hearing room as important téstimony is being heard. Congressional members are frequently called away to answer roll calls in the Senate and House. Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia is a leader of the Southern forces opposing the civil rights bill. Rep. Hale Boggs of Louisiana is Democratic Whip of the House and, therefore, responsible for the floor management of the majority. Chief Justice Earl Warren, prevailed upon by the President to be chairman of the commission, is giving every possible moment of his time to the inquiry. His original hope had been that the myths growing up in the wake of the tragedy could be dispelled by a clear, forthright recital of allthe facts. He must continue at the same time to carry the burden of the chief justiceship. Belli in railing against Dallas wanted to put the blame on bigotry and hatred for the Ruby conviction. But it is wellto understand that Dallas is a mirror, if a distorted mirror, of justice in the nation. (Copyright, 1964) ---Marquis Childs Eee. HOUSING PROGRAMS AID 10 LUMBER INDUSTRY The lumber industry is vital to the economy of the nineteen counties of the Seeond District, and anything which helps the lumber industry should be beneficial to the economy of the district. For this reason general housing legislation which would — spur construction of housing and increased utilization of wood products is important to the economy of the Second District. President Lyndon B. Johnson proposed several programs inhis housing message submitted in the Congress a short time ago. These have been incorporated into a bill, Two weeks of hearings have been completed and soon after Easter the Banking and Currency Committee will make its recommendations to the House of Representatives. The following are among programs recommended: Public Housing -60,000 additional units each year for the next four years, including 35,000 units of new construction, 15,000 units of rehabilitation of existing: housing and 10, 000 units to be leased for public housing. Elderly Housing -$100 million for low ~interest direct federal loansnext fiscal year for single elderly persons as well as married couples. : Rural Housing -Direct loan program broadened; insured loan program for elderly extended; loans and grants for repair of domestic farm laborer housing broadened; assistance to non-profit agenciesto provide low -rent housing for domestic farm labor provided. Military Family Housing -12,500 additional units next fiscal year. FHA Mortgages -Maximums increased from $25,000 to $30, 000 for single family homes, $27,500 to $32,500 fortwo and three family homes, and $35,000 to 37,500 for four family homes. Mortgage limits on low cost housing in outlying areas increased from $9,000 to $11,000. Other Housing improvements provided in the Federal Housing Administration program inelude: 1. Authorization for the FHA to finance necessary Cor rections of substantial defects in FHA inspected homes. 2, Encouragement of temporary withholding of foreclosures against homeowners who default on mortgages due to circumstances beyond their control. These measures should increase home building. This in turn will mean more demand for lumber which will benefit the economy of the lumber industry of the Second District. ---Harold T. Johnson Congressman, Second District LETTER TO THE EDITOR BIG ATTENDANCE PLEASES JAYCEETTES Gentlemen: Please accept the thanks of the committee and all the members of the Grass Valley Jayceettes for your support of our 9th annual fashion show, “Fashions in Living Color”. That attendance surpassed all expectations was due in no small measure to the generous coverage given the event by your newspaper. Once again we are able to benefit worthy causes, through generous assistance of local business people and the press. Very sincerely, Claire O' Brien General Chairman

peal, they could hardly be expected to accept him as a giant among men, or to welcome him as an opponent. After all, Salinger's career as a major public figure has been limited to the halls of the White House, where his job required that he be a spokesman (and occasionally an apologist) for the President, his boss. What he him‘self thinks about issues which would confront him as a Senator is totally unknown. Although Salinger's association with Pres. Kennedy, his personal charm, and his ready-made public prominence, are factors which among others make him a potent candidate they are not impress ive to strong Cranston’ supporters, who prefer their man's qualities of high intelligence and outspoken concern about major issues. They want a winner, but they want a strong Senator too. --Alfred Heller WASHINGTON CALLING JUSTICE INBALANCE BEFORE WARREN COMMISSION WASHINGTON..How difficult is the assignment of the President's commission to investigate the assassination of President Kennedy becomes painfully clear. It is hardly less than to restore confidence in the American judicial process at home and more particularly abroad. The all-white, all-Protestant jury that foundJack Ruby guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Osw ald, the President's alleged assassin, and sentenced him to die did not serve this end. Too many questions remain unanswered after all the extensive press coverage of the Ruby trial. There has been no satisfactory official explanation of the confusion bordering on chaos that gave a hanger-on on the fringes of crime and corruption of the type of Ruby an opportunity to shoot Oswald. While the shock of this act cannot be compared with that following the assassination of the President, nevertheless it compounded the sense of lynch law and the perversion, if not the nullification, of justice. The final scene in the Ruby courtroom was a shocker. Judge Joe B. Brown had apparently wanted the. entire trialtelevised. Itwas the influence of the American Bar Association that deterred him. But when he let the TV cameras in for the reading of the verdict the lid was off. Many whosaw that final scene, including members of the President's commission, were appalled. It had the look of a kangaroo court, The situation was ready-made for Ruby's attorney, Melvin M. Belli, who railed against ’ Dallas justice and the city of Dallas. He suggested that Ruby be given a special guard to insure against his murder in the Dallas jail. That would be the last straw. Whether all doubt and suspicion can be allayed by the report of the commission is questionable. Newspapers and magazines in Western Europe have poured out long narratives of the assassination, ranging from supposedly circumstantial accounts of an inside plot in which Ruby was an active participant to lurid accounts of sinister underworld figures controlling the courts and the police. Partly this has been a vent for anti-Americanism which takes many forms in Europe today as reviving nationalism chafes against America's power. Partly it can be put down to communist inspiration welcoming a chance to discredit the United States. But there can be little doubt about how deep-seated the suspicion is. To dispel it the commission's report must supply the answers, insofar as this can be done, to all the tangled uncertainties now clouding the air. Serious European critics have fastened on the unfortunate habit of leaks and counter-leaks emanating from FBI, the Dallas police and other sources, In the immedio rt ry 20 os a. o EY 3 a o a BH + © o>. ba . oO re) Pr o = 3 = rz) et 0 oO Ss) a. SAY, HOST * MY DRINK 18 A LITTLE Bh \ % COULD T HAVE A ate aftermath of the tragedy this seemed to fix the inescapable guilt on Oswald, whohad no opportunity to try to prove his innocence, Even before Oswald's murder the Dallas police were saying the case was already closed. The magnitude of the commission's task in trying to

put together every last piece of evicence can hardly be exaggerated. And conscientious me mbers of the staff and the commission itself are haunted by a nightmare, such as, the report iscompleted, it is locked up in printed proofs and the release date announced; then a new ‘and dramatic piece of evidence comes to light that invalidates the conclusions in the report. The inquiry has been retarded by the Ruby trial, Even though testimony taken in Dallas might not touch Ruby at all, an on-the-spot investigation was considered improper so long as the case was before the court. It is not excluded that the commission will itself go to Dallas. But the likelihood is that staff members will take evidence there. A grave handicap has been the fact that most of the commission members have overriding outside interests that take them away from the hearing room as important téstimony is being heard. Congressional members are frequently called away to answer roll calls in the Senate and House. Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia is a leader of the Southern forces opposing the civil rights bill. Rep. Hale Boggs of Louisiana is Democratic Whip of the House and, therefore, responsible for the floor management of the majority. Chief Justice Earl Warren, prevailed upon by the President to be chairman of the commission, is giving every possible moment of his time to the inquiry. His original hope had been that the myths growing up in the wake of the tragedy could be dispelled by a clear, forthright recital of allthe facts. He must continue at the same time to carry the burden of the chief justiceship. Belli in railing against Dallas wanted to put the blame on bigotry and hatred for the Ruby conviction. But it is wellto understand that Dallas is a mirror, if a distorted mirror, of justice in the nation. (Copyright, 1964) ---Marquis Childs Eee. HOUSING PROGRAMS AID 10 LUMBER INDUSTRY The lumber industry is vital to the economy of the nineteen counties of the Seeond District, and anything which helps the lumber industry should be beneficial to the economy of the district. For this reason general housing legislation which would — spur construction of housing and increased utilization of wood products is important to the economy of the Second District. President Lyndon B. Johnson proposed several programs inhis housing message submitted in the Congress a short time ago. These have been incorporated into a bill, Two weeks of hearings have been completed and soon after Easter the Banking and Currency Committee will make its recommendations to the House of Representatives. The following are among programs recommended: Public Housing -60,000 additional units each year for the next four years, including 35,000 units of new construction, 15,000 units of rehabilitation of existing: housing and 10, 000 units to be leased for public housing. Elderly Housing -$100 million for low ~interest direct federal loansnext fiscal year for single elderly persons as well as married couples. : Rural Housing -Direct loan program broadened; insured loan program for elderly extended; loans and grants for repair of domestic farm laborer housing broadened; assistance to non-profit agenciesto provide low -rent housing for domestic farm labor provided. Military Family Housing -12,500 additional units next fiscal year. FHA Mortgages -Maximums increased from $25,000 to $30, 000 for single family homes, $27,500 to $32,500 fortwo and three family homes, and $35,000 to 37,500 for four family homes. Mortgage limits on low cost housing in outlying areas increased from $9,000 to $11,000. Other Housing improvements provided in the Federal Housing Administration program inelude: 1. Authorization for the FHA to finance necessary Cor rections of substantial defects in FHA inspected homes. 2, Encouragement of temporary withholding of foreclosures against homeowners who default on mortgages due to circumstances beyond their control. These measures should increase home building. This in turn will mean more demand for lumber which will benefit the economy of the lumber industry of the Second District. ---Harold T. Johnson Congressman, Second District LETTER TO THE EDITOR BIG ATTENDANCE PLEASES JAYCEETTES Gentlemen: Please accept the thanks of the committee and all the members of the Grass Valley Jayceettes for your support of our 9th annual fashion show, “Fashions in Living Color”. That attendance surpassed all expectations was due in no small measure to the generous coverage given the event by your newspaper. Once again we are able to benefit worthy causes, through generous assistance of local business people and the press. Very sincerely, Claire O' Brien General Chairman