Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1964 — Page 8

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Wheel Tax May Cost Capital Republicans

By BOYD GILL United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — The $lO a year “wheel tax” imposed on Marion County vehicle owners by the 1963 Indiana Legislature conceivably could cost the Republicans control of the — 1965 Legislature. A groundswell of public opinion has been noticed by the political pulsetakers in the Indiapolis area as a result of what amounts to nearly doubling the cash outlay necessary for getting car license plates. The "wheel tax,” aimed at Creating a thoroughfare system for the traffic-clogged Hoosier capital, came at time when tax - burdened Hoosiers were paying the two per cent sales tax which became effective last Oct. 22. and preparing returns for what in many cases is an increased gross income tax. Resent Discrimination Marion Countians seemed disturbed not so much over the "wheel tax” per se as over the fact all motorists from the othCT 9} counties in Indiana may Day-Dinner Outfit Printed Pattern r a \ i //I 7 \ Il \ Wr IXI \Az i 1 SI: h !Zr — rS. \ Ai feR / \ i ML . S, ,P 1 jcl \ / i sSU 1 ffl 1/9043 i 1 SIZES *—LJ 12-20 lnj TlhviTLw Exceptionally attractive for day, dinner or travel—this twopiece dress with a newsworthy ring collar. Choose cotton, linen, shantung. Printed Pattern 9043: Misses’ Sizes 12, 14, 16, 18„20. Size 16 requires 414 yards 35-inch fabric. FIFTY CENTS in coins for this pattern — add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mail. Send to Marian Martin, Decatdr Daily Democrat Pattern Dept., 232 W. 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plarnlj- Name, Address with Zone, Size and Style Number. FREE OFFER! Coupon in Spring Pattern Catalog for one pattern free—any one you choose from 300 design ideas. Send 50c now for Catalog.

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drive over Indianapolis and and Marion County streets and roads to their hearts’ content without having to pay the tax. If this feeling persists until election time next November, and most of the incumbent legislators from Marion County are renominated in the ‘ May primary, somebody may get hurt. All the Marion County House members are Republicans— 11 from Marion County alone and a 12th jointly from Marion and Johnson Counties. This is more than 10 per cent of the total House membership of 100. Whichever party wins Marion has a big lead on controlling the House. In 1963, for instance, the House was 56-44 Republican. If the Marion County delegation had been Democratic, the House would have been 56-44 Democratic, and the results of the session might have been greatly different from what they were. 22 Are Holdovers In the Senate, which was 2524 Republican in the 1963 session, 22 of the senators are holdovers—they will be in the 1965 session without having to stand for renomination and reelection. Os these holdovers, 13 are Democrats and nine are Republicans. Thus, the Democrats have an edge even before the elections are held. Only one of the six senators representing Marion County—including one serving jointly with Johnson County—was a holdover, but he resigned. Thus, all of the six seats are up for election this year. All are now held by Republicans. Should the voters of the state’s most populous county bear a grudge againt thenown enator and the Republican Party a a reult of the “wheel tax,” those six seats combined with the 13 Democratic holdovers would come within seven seats of giving the Democrats control of the upper house, and the Democrats wouldn't even have to 'pick up one-third of the remaining seats at issue in order to win a Senate majority. Os course, much depends on political trends that take into consideration many more factors than the “wheel tax”— other taxes, for instances —and many more offices than legislative.” However, theoretically at the “wheel tax’’ could .crush the GOP. Labor Fights the Tax Organized labor took up the fight against the “wheel tax’’ by seeking an injunction, but Marion Circuit Judge John L. Niblack ruled late last year that it was constitutional. Indiana State AFL-CIO President Dallas Sells files a new suit and appealed, and a reversal of the Niblack decision later could take the GOP off the hood. The “wheel tax” bill., creating a Metropolitan Thoroughfare Authority for Indianapolis and Marion County, passed the 1963 House 75-12 and the Senate 37-1. A conference committee report was accepted after file House declined to concur in Senate amendments, and Governor Welsh signed the measure March 16. All the 18 Marion County lawmakers are especially vulnerable on the “wheel tax” issue, because not a single one of them voted against the bill which careated the tax.

Gerald F. Baker Is Graduated Sunday Gerald F. Baker, of 51 Limberlost Trail, was one of 28 to receive a bachelor of science degree during commencement exercises Sunday at St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer. Baker, a graduate of Decatur Catholic high school, was awarded a degree in biology. He is the son of the late Fred Baker, Jr., and Mrs. Baker of Decatur. John H. Ford, Ph. D., chairman of the philosophy department, Bellarime college, was the fifth recipient of the alumni merit award, presented annually to an alumnus who have achieved outstanding success in his profession. Locals ....A _ '7.., Fred Mahan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Mahan, Tomsriver. N. J„ has returned to Purdue "University, where he is a freshman, after spending a week with his aunt, Mrs. Norma Mahan. The Mahans are former Decatur residents. Al Rhoades of Whiteland, and Rusty Whetstone, both students at Ball State Teachers College, spent the weekend visiting the latter’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Dale Whetstone. Other weekend guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lavengood of Albany. Care of Toaster Be sure, when cleaning an electric toaster, NEVER to put* it into water. Use a damp, not a WET cloth to wipe it off. Use a mild abrasive to take off stains or butter, but be gentle about it. The heating element cleans itself when you turn it on. A small paint brush, kept exclusively for the purpose, is good for removing stubborn crumbs. For safety’s sake, remember to let the toaster become thoroughly cool before storing it away.

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Glenn Is Embarked On A New Career

EDITOR’S NOTE -John H. Glenn Jr., the first American to make an orbital trip around the earth, is seeking to become the first “astro-politician.” The following is the second*of two dispatches and deals with Glenn’s decision to leave the space program, and his background. By ALVIN B. WEBB Jr. United Press International HOUSTON (UPD — Had the

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nation’s space leaders promised i him the moon, John H. Glenn ; Jr. would still reign today as America’s. senior astronaut. His “first love" was space, and his ambition was a berth aboard the first Apollo ship to cross the 240,000-mile gulf between earth and the moon. But, as Glenn himself ad- . mitted, “that would have been wishful thinking.” The years and his own fame as the No. 1 U.S. astronaut had exacted

their price of the man who put spacemen on a hero’s level. At the height of the national delirium following his threeorbit journey around the earth aboard the “Friendship -7” space capsule Feb. 20, 1962, the slender Marine Said “I wouldn’t trade my job for any other in the world.” This month, he made a trade —his space helmet for a politician’s hat, to run for the U.S. Senate from his native Ohio. It was perhaps the toughest decision of his spectacular career, and it came only after 23 months of appraising his own role in America’s space future. Wanted Stay Glenn wanted to stay in the multi - billion - dollar space program, but only as a “flying” astronaut eligible for missions aboard both the Gemini twoman, earth orbiting ships starting in 1965 and the Apollo craft expected to land the first Americans on the moon late this decade. J There were two key roadblocks : —His age. Glenn will be 43 next July. By the time of the first US. manned lunar expedition, he will be nearly 50— “not very old for most occupations, but certainly on the edge of doubt for astronauts,” Glenn said. And behind him were 29 other astronauts—all younger. —His fame. Space officials said privately they ujpuld have been "extremely reluctant” to risk Glenn, probably the greatest national hero since Charles A. Lindbergh flew the Atlantic in a monoplane nearly 37 years ago, on a second voyage into the skies. Glenn was grounded, and he knew it. As the months rolled by, he raised the personal question: “Where to from here?”. On Jan. 27, 1964, the answer came. The spaceman announced that “I know of no place < can better continue to serve my country and my state Trade in a good town — Decatur

than in the Senate." “Dream Prospect” As a politician, Glenn is a neophyte. As’ a politicial candidate, he could be considered — in some respects —a “dream prospect"; , —H i s background is a veritable chapter of Americana. Born into modest surroundings in Cambridge, a small town in Central Ohio and moving later to nearby New Concord, Glenn lived a typical youth’s life of swimming, hunting, football and basketball. He went to nearby Muskingum College and quit after two years when the United States went to war with Japan and Germany. —As a Marine and later an astronaut, he made strict regiment and self-discipline his way of life. His two-mile, early morning training runs became famous. He spurned tobacco, and worked constantly to keep in top physical shape. He attended church as a Presbyterian regularly, and rarely if ever did a profane word cross his lips. • —His broad smile and twinkling green eyes reflect a boyish charm reminiscent of that of

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the late President Kennedy, with whom Glenn became friendly. —And of particular political importance, he is famous. Glenn foresook apparent offers of riches many times over to, as he put it “help mold the destiny of America ' and the free world."

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