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I.' Today, more than 130,0(10
EgplMtrican servicemen are in
pjSMp&h Viet Nam fighting
g Ownmunist aggression. The
pflppwlty list? are growing
P laager. It is also no secret
I-tint some cl our allies and
| apjtyons receiving foreign-aid
; assistance from the United
F gfftes are carrying on a pro
|,.flpble trade with Commun-
I. Igt North Viet Nam. Ships of
tftme free-world countries are
earrying cargoes that strengt
* ben the ability of North Viet
' limn to pursue the aggressive
designs which our nation has
eommitteed troops and billi
ons of dollars to stop. It
seems inconsistent, foolish, and
not in our national interest
to fail to take strong action
against this kind of trade.
We may have no authority
to tell other countries with
whom they may trade. We can,
however, take steps to convince
them through diplomatic chan
nels that their policy is wrong.
Efforts of this kind are ap
parently in process. Neverthe
less, it seemed reasonable
land necessary to me for the
Congress to make a strong as
sertion that American foreign
aid will be withheld from any
country whose ships are carry
lag the sinews of war to the
North Viet Namese. We have
already set this preced
ent concerning trade with Cas
tro's Cuba and the urgency of
the Viet Nam situation is at
least equally grave.
Last Friday, the opportunity
for such a stand came in final
action on the 1961 Foreign Aid
bill. On the critical vote, the
proposal failed by ten votes
and the legislation goes only
to the point of giving the
Ftesident "discretionary auth
ority." In a shooting war, this
seems inadequate if we are to
let our friends abroad know
that the American people will
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PAT FOB CONGRESSMEN
Several years age, the Con
gress endorsed the principle
that salaries of Federal em
ployees should be comparable
to the pay received for the
same kind of work in private
industry. This is a sound prin
ciple and creates an orderly
process whereby the pay of
Federal workers would be re-:
viewed from time to time and
adjustments made on the basis
of national comparability stud
ies.
For months, the House Post
Office and Civil Service Com
mittee, of which I am a mem
ber, has been considering a
pay bill in accordance with
the principle of comparability.
When the final bill was writ
ten, it was my feeling that
some of the provisions were
too broad. However, it waa
particularly disturbing to ma
that the bill reported out of
the Committee contained a for
mula whereby members of
Congress, Federal judge*, aad
top-level executives of the na
tional government would be
granted very large pey in
creases. I felt strongly that this
provision el the bill was wrong
and that It should he knocked
out of any legislation passed
by the Hotiaa of Representa
tives.
Members of Congress voted
themselves a $7500 a year in
crease only last year. I opposed
that move then since I felt it
was not justified. Neverthe
less, the new bill provided a
formula whereby those elected
and appointed officials of
the Federal government would
automatically ride the coat
tails of the rank-and-file
government employees and
come out with huge increases
in pay amounting to at least
S3OOO to S4OOO per year.
The comparability principle
was never intended to work
for these high-level positions.
If it had been, the position of
the President would require
a salary of several times that
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Former Gov. Terry Sanford, newlydieted director of Medicare
Nursing Centers of America with hsaiqaaxters ia Raleigh, die*
cusses the new organization's emblem with D. K. Appteton (right)
of Raleigh, president of the now network «f aarsing center* Both
men were on hand for an infection of the chain's first nursing
facility now near completion near Pdslih with its primary pur
aaae being to help ease the critical shortage of quality nursing
home facilities when the governraoit'a "medicare" program
takes effect next year. Operations will to Sauced by a public
stock issue now in the planniag stag*.
of the highest paid corporation
executive, a number of whom
now receive more than $500,-
009 a year. There are other
factors in public service which
attract men to political and
top administrative position*
When the debate on the bill
arose last week, I fought to
knock out this section of the
| bill and I am pleased that
when the final vote en my
amendment came, we were
able to remove it. The result
was particularly encouraging
because my efforts to strike
out this section of the bill
earlier in the debate had been
defeated.
With the Congressional pay
raise removed, I supported the
bill as did 370 other members
of Congress while only 7 vot
ed against it. I feel that we
achieved a significant victory
in the amendment and it is my
earnest hope that the Senate
will not cave-in on this matter
of principle.
TRY WALKING
Tar Heel travellers need "get
up and go." When you are
traveling whether by car or
by bus, plane cr train,
try to do a little walk
ing every half hour or so, ad
vises the N. C. Heart Associa
tion. The change from sitting
to walking is good for the
circulatory system.
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At the University of North
Carolina at Qteensbeeo, there
is a wonderful land of make
believe— The Pixie Playhouse
—which produces three plays
for young people (of all ag
es) each year. Last season,
approximately 8,000 attended
each of three plays; includinig
many adults. And this yea r,\
for the first tifoe, it had its
own full-time director, Ralph
Kerns, instructor in Drama
and Speech at the Universi
ty
Back in 1962, the Universi
ty Theatre and the Junior
League of Greensboro felt
that it would be better to
combine their individual op
erations. Each had been pre
senting a children's play each
year. They felt that in a co
operative venture they might
form a larger and more
meaningful program for
young people of the area. And
so, the Pixie Playhouse was
born. This is its fourth year
of operation. And now, the
organization hopes to increase
its membership even more, so
that it becomes completely
self-sustaining.
Last season, the pattern was
set for the series of produc
tions to be done by Pixie
Playhouse the first, by the
University; the second, by the
Junior League; the third, by
young people of the commu
nity. Plays given were: "Beau
ty and the Beast", "Niccolo
and Niccolltette," and "Mr.
Popper's Penguins." Plays to
be given this year are: • The
Unwicked Witch" by Madge
Miller, "King Patch and Mr.
Simpkins" by Alan Cullen,
and "Rama and the Tigers"
by Charlotte Chorpenning.
The first two are new scripts,
not produced before is this
area. Both are published by
Children's Press. "Rama and
the Tigers" is the story of
the Hindu boy who loved pan-
cakes, but who also loved
bright, new clothes.
The director, with ■ Mas
ter of Fine Arts degree from
Carnegie Institute of Techno
taught creative dramatics for
logy in Pittsburgh, has
children, toured for four
years with the Pittsburgh
Children's Theatre, a profes
sional troupe l and teethes a
course in children's theatre at
the University, during the
academic year.
Performances are schedul
ed for November 11, 12, and
IS; February 3, 4, and S; and
April 28, 29, and 30. There
are six performances of each
play Thursday evenings at
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7:30, and Saturdays at 10:00
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we play is aold|
Information concerning the
plays and the season member
ships may be secured by
contacting the Pixie Play
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Greensboro, North Carolina,
27412. All plays will be
presented in Aycock Audito
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pus.
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