Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1963)
The Daily Nebraskan Wednesday Januory 16, 1963 POLITICAL CONTRAST 1 116 OOII1 i nrn , it v t ana ine ivenneav rroffram Page 2 C7 REPUBLICAN by mark anderson The timing of the Cu ban crisis helped make the 88th Congress numer ically little changed from its predecessor. In the House the Democrats dropped four and Repub licans gained two. The Senate is a 67-33 rubber stamp with a Kennedy profile. . Opposition to Kennedy's legislation is rising, how ever. The 261-174 House breakdown would seem to provide the Administra tion with the same close votes on key issues, there is a revival of the Repub coalition. This phenome non stems from last elec tions surprising GOP strength in the South. Dixie representatives will be far less inclined to vote liberal (even for Ken nedy patronage) this ses sion for fear of a voter's shift to the more conserv ative Republicans. One of the earliest bat tles will be over the House Rules Committee which acts as a clearing house for bills from other committees on the way to years ago the Administra tion and Sam Raybum managed to add two Dem ocrats and one Republi can to help liberal legis lation. Unless the Admin istration can again do the same (without Ray burn) the Committee will revert to the original 12 mem bers with conservative control. Power returned to Howard Smith, veter an conservative chairman who bottles legislation like milk, would, in Ken nedy's term, "emascu late" his whole program. Even so, many Republi cans may go along with the Administration so as not to provide Kennedy with a scapegoat to use in '64. The Kennedy senior cit izen panacea, Medicare, will be back for only the price of a stiff rise in payroll deductions plus socialization of medicine. Since Senator Kerr's death the chances are good the Senate will buy the stuff. Even if a bill gets out of committee there is only a slight chance the House will pass it The Republican supported Kerr-Mills law should pre-empt any Ad ministration compromise attempts. Federal aid to educa tion died in committee last year and will prob ably meet the same worthy fate. Chances for passage depend on chang i n g approximately 37 House votes, the Rules Committee, and the abili ty of the bill's authors to avoid or resolve the con stitutional state-church re lation controversy. Con- AM ) 1 or ; ww. J a t . jt.tti avs:, tv" , .V MOW I WONbER WtAWS" IN IT.' DEMOCRAT by gary thompson It is always interesting to do some speculating as to what will be new laws by the end of an upcom ing Congressional session, and as the 88th Congress gets under way, it is par ticularly interesting to guess about the prospects of the Kennedy Adminis tration's proposals as compared with last year. There are several rea sons to believe that the administration will not have as rough a time in this session as it had in the last. The first reason is that on November 6 the voters of this nation gave the Democratic Party the greatest off-year election victory since the early days of the Franklin Roosevelt administration. This should be interpreted as an endorsement of the present on. servatives will continue to oppose federal aid be-, cause of pontential feder al control and massive costs overlapping with state and local progress. Tax deduction and re form is the only major new proposition facing Congress. Labor, busi ness, economists, and the Administration all favor an $8-10 billion tax cut to stimulate private invest in e n t and consumer spending in varying pro portions. Democrats may push for a cut this year and another next (just be fore elections) along with some reform. Opposition will come more from def icit minded Harry Byrd of the Senate Finance Committee and Repre sentative Wilbur Mills of the Ways and Means unit than Republicans in gen eral. Complications are in abundance. Skybolt, RS 70, the sordid Katanga af fair, Senator Symington's defense stockpiling politi cal sideshow, and a liber al push in the Senate to change the 2-3 vote to a majority required to cut off filibusters constitute a sampling. In short, Republican strategy will consist of (1) blocking the irrespon sibilities of federal aid to education, Medicare, and massive central govern ment expansions, (2) par ticipation in shaping a new tax program, and (3) supporting JFK's too few, too far between, and toe late anti-Communist actions. The last will be supplemented with a for ward strategy to contrast the Administration's va cillatory policy which al lowed the Berlin Wall to be built, Laos to fall, anti-Communist Katanga be overrun by group of to no one, and which al lows Castro to go on in filtrating South America. Congress this year should recognize this and be more inclined toward a favorable position regard ing 'the Presidents pro posals. The second reason is perhaps more important. President Kennedy has learned a great deal from his experiences with the 87th Congress. He and his cabinet members will not introduce as "radical" legislation as they did last year realizing that these may have been a little ahead of their time. Rath er, compromises on such things as medicare, the farm program, and urb an affairs will be spon sored and should be passed. Generally speak ing, there should be quite a bit more cooperation with this Congress and the Administration, but the President certainly will not have clear sailing all the way. One of the President's prime objectives this year is a pretty substantial tax cut. The chances are that he will get part of this, but not all he wants. The same holds true for feder al aid to education and foreign aid. Kennedy will ask for quite a bit in these areas and will get part of it, but he is cer tain not to get all he asks for. In other areas Congress and the Administration are already pretty well in agreement. Congress will undoubtedly approve Ken nedy's record setting de fense budget, it will ap propriate funds for an Ad ministration plan for aid to commuter transporta tion, and it will support an Administrative recom mendation to boost millta ry pay. All in all, we might say that while the 88th Con g r e s s will be far from giving Prsident Kennedy a carte blanche on legis lative proposals, the Ad ministration should be able to get a good num ber of bills enacted into law by the end of this year. 7hbvaAluuL OpptLouxdA, Charlene Koelling, Junior in Home Ec, who will com pete in the national "Make-It-Yourself-With-Wool contest. Miss Koelling won the Kansas-Nebraska contest with a beryl blue mohair coat and crepe sheath dress. ;iuiiuitmuiiouiuiuiuiiiiiiiunii!iuiuiiauuH(g I About Letters kn wi vtnrMtat. LUa mmt fee i td, aunlaia verifiable mm- u as Ira af Ubelaaa mm- aa will ka Sanaa. at efcaaoa mt subilcattaa. Lanrlkr S m ma a aftta ar aauUaa g Akanlavnt WW irlU k rmtm 14 ttUiUiilUUiiillllllUUUIUilUItlliUlUIUUIIIIUIIIlfB Daily Nebraskan SEVENTY-SECOND TEAK OF PUBLICATION Telephone 477-8711, ext 2588, 2589, 2590 Member Associated Col legiate Press, Internation al Press Representative, National Advertising Service, Incorporated. Published at: Room 51, Student Union, Lincoln 8, Nebraska. Ml as aM, at at attioa k Thm Dallr ftabraskaa M Mbltehea' Xfonaar. Wcanaadajr, Thursday unm Vwaav atorkM aha aokMl mt, a aavt vaaauaas ani un swrtod. mat aa aarlt Anaaat ar atnaama f ha UatvuiHiw mt Nnbraafca anoor taa aMharantioa f the Cammtttaa aa fJtactaat Affairs as aa exaresaiaa af ataaaat aainiaa. Publication as w taw JarictSuittoa af (na Mibsom anlttee mm Maaaat raMioattaoe aboH aa fna Iran adUeriaM nmruif aa aba awt af Jh sub!Bunluc .r aa toe mmtt af mar aaraaa autalda M liatrandtr. Tka mesiben f aba JPaflr NabraKkaa ataff an (amav U- g'r.rT!lJit Ssr bst 46sr sa ar aa. ar aanaa ia ba arlntaaV EIMTUEIAL BTAJT Fitter Jim rrrat I uiettv Edttar .ra Wohifartb hm J?:6iar . . ... . tVeadr Untmrm SmMl Cottar ttlok Akta Ac Ntnra HiStat . bob KLmr Caav fr.dllnr, Linda Jenaen flaale KtsMar. fjraa ttareeren flfaff aVrHew ftae flavtk. Garr ;Laeer. Karea iilunlloba avaar ta WrHen . . . al Mm, Jim liaara, IWaaa aniltiiberaer. AT STEVEN'S 10 DISCOUNT To All Students And Faculty On Any Merchandise In The Store Watch Repairing Watches Diamonds Watch Bands Transistor Radios Record Players Cameras Portable TV Tope Recorders rent mm is good No Money DowaTak Any fwxhese With Tow Open Thursday Until 9:03 T DAY AFTER OAT mm OF NEBRASKA HAS MORE OF EVERYTHING Shop Monday and Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Other days to 5:30 p.m. WABITIONS AND THE COLLEGE MAN, i.-.r j I f : V sfliV iX ""whii in ' jbiu-TOaaaaaaaa-'1" 5 . ...-j t v x Ji The clothefvconscious college man knows that campus traditions require conservative styles modified for individuality. And the place to go for the modern trends college men prefer is Gold's ... where fashion need not be expensive and where they have ... Everything for Every College Man (and College Mu$.) A. Win&brtaktir AU-W ealher Coat ... Dual purpose wilh zip-out acrylic pile lining; for winter, water-rrDrllent ahell for apring rain. i length, aide venU. Sitea 3646 Reg., 38-46 Long. 27.95 GOLD'S Men's Sportswear . . . Salconr B. WinJbrtmker BUt-Jac ... 2-phr Nylon pop-over witk drawstring hood, zipper-pouch pocket, puafa-vp cuffs, draw-string bottom. Sices small, naedi m, large, extra Urge. New campus favorite. 7.95 GOLD'S Varsity Shop ... Balcony Flortheim Shoet ... Tbe shoes so famous for their fine craftsmanship and kandsome styling. Choose Flor. heim and you choose fine material, fit and wear. C. Florthtim I m prrialt ... Feel and look custom-built. Black, brown, cher ry cordovan wing-tip. 34,95 D. Flortheim HanJ-$KM Front ... 173 stitches to tbe pair, another Flor heim sjuality feature. 24.95 E. While Keit ... Soft eutthionole wfords with arch pad. Sinrm 6lfl$ im narrow or nedium width. 4.95 GOLD'S Men's Shoes... Street Floor F. ifoggar Jf oal Slack ... Pure wocd fliuuiei with the chemically controlled crease that is locked in for life. Choose the belted Ivy style in black, olive, charcoal, charcoal brown or gray or the beltless Ivy continental in olive, black, or charcoal. Waist aices 29-38. Free alterations. 12.95 GOLD'S Men's Slacks... Balcony G. Van Hwim "47" . . . Blue ton Oxford Cloth shirt with anup-tafa collur, contemporarily classic for dis criminating aoeau The contoured tail erisg assures a trim, tapered fit. Sizes Ul to 16. 5M0 GOLD'S Men's Twrnkhlatt . . . Street Floor s- I RI - v m m ' - "M I I rm I j j t :: I O K if f I " " ; A if: - ) ly y sS -y x