Washington Report
By wmuKKSSJIAN JAMES
T. HBOYBUX
Ae government oats Ayrocket,
it is refreshing to see parts of (he
Federal budget reduced below
estimate*. This past week the
Appropriat lots Committee
brought before the House the
Independent Offices Appropria
tions Bill for 1964 This legisla
tion, one of the largest of the
year's money bills, provides the
finances for some 2? independent
agencies of our Federal govern
ment. This year it amounted to
more than $13 biHioo.
The Kennedy Administration
had originalty requested over
$14.0 trillion, but the Committee,
after long and diligent work,
made reductions amounting to
over ten per cent. I might add
that Congressman Charles R.
Jcnas of North Carolina is a
valued member of the Independ
ent Offices Appropriations* Sub
committee, and was indviduahy
responsible for many of the re
ductions ip this bill.
One of the major items in the
bin is $5.37 billion for the Veter
ans Administration. Fears were
expressed that reductions in
budget requests for the veterans
medical care program would be
harmful. However, it was pointed
out to me that savings made in
other areas made it possible ac
tually to add $27 million to the
medical care program for 1964.
I am satisfied that this program
will be adequately financed to
handle the 122,777 hospital beds
operated by the Veterans Admin
istration in its 170 veterans hos
pitals.
Another big item in 'he bill
which drew fire and criticism
was the appropriation of $6 bil
lion for the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration. This
is the agency which has super
vision over the entire space pro
gram, including the proposed
moon shot. Concern in Congress
is growing over the immense cost
of 4hb program. Attempts were
made to reduce thb amount by
$200 million, which I supported.
It is my strong feeling that
recent developments and state
ments by the Administration call
for a re-evaluation of our entire
space policy. I also supported
another amendment which was
adopted. This amercfenent pre
vents any of the funds in the bill
being used to )oA? with Russia
or any other Communist country
in a joint apace venture, sucn as
the joint moon shot pnopoaeU By
the President in his speech to the
United Nations. One of the great
?worries over this proposal was
the military aspects of the space
program. Although NASA is a
civilian agency and, herefore,
the moon shot is ia "civilian"
undertaking, the consequences of
its research clearly has military
applications and is important to
the national defense of this coun
try.
Though you can always pick
out areas in an appropriations
bill with which you might not
What has happened to the
historical moving picture that
was produced from history ac
curately in every detail?
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agree, all in all, I felt that the
Committee did a fine job reduc
ing the budget in this bill. In 1
tact, if *11 the Appropriation;
Subcommittees could do as fine
a job at this, we would not have
to worry so much about deficits
and could begin earning ? tax
cut immediately without concern
that the tax hill will be financed
by borrowed money. We could
then (tart to alow down the drift
toward financial chaos and re
turn to a policy of fisoal respon
sibility.
Robey Is New
Pharmacist At
Local Drug Store
Mr. George Robey, formerly
of Lenoir, has recently been
employed as pharmacist by Car
olina Pharmacy in Boone.
Mr. Robey previously worked
ft hoipittl in Ldtoif, Ha is
originally from Sarasota, Fla.,
where he operated a prescrip
tion shop (or IS years after
graduating from the University
of West Virginia in 1935.
Robey, who is presently stay
ing at Highland Hills Motel,
is married but has no children.
He has purchased a tract of
land in th# jrHgamnnt section,
where he plans to build a house
in the near future, as further
evidence that he ia impressed
with this regin. "I think you
have a beautiful country up
here," Robey told a Democrat
reporter.
Robey Mid that hi* chief
spare-time activities were hunt
ing and fishing, with the em
pasis on fishing. "I'm a great
one for fiihing," he said.
The fellow who is always
working to make a smart im
pression is not as smart as he
gets credit for being.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to expreM our ap
preciation to our friends cod
neighbors - for the food, Bowera,
and other expressions of ?yim
pathy during the death of my
dear wife and our mother.?
Claude Proffitt aad family.
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