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OTHER EDITORS SAY r RICHMOND NEWS - LEADER j ;‘^l(§y Can't %7, ' '*■ Bother Adam Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin does not know what he’s up against. Mr. Vian Deerlin, a member of Congress, from California, says Rep. Adam Clayton Powell’s wife is illegally receiving $1, 575.65 a month as a member of her husband’s congressional of fice staff. The present Mrs. Powell — two earlier ones divorced him — was a member of the con gressman’s staff when he mar ried her in December, 1960. She was receiving $3,074 a year ' at the time of the nuptials. The following month the generous Mr. Powell raised hre annual pay to $12,974 (which money comes from the taxpayers, inci dentally). By April, 1962, Mrs. Powell had moved to Puerto Rico to await the birth of a child. A newspaper reporter who inter view her there wrote 'at the time: Here she combines several ac tivities — awaiting her first child, keeping tabs on construc tion of a $40,000 beach house (including paying the builder), and visiting some 150 relatives on the island. Also, says Mrs. Powell, she answers Spanish-lan guage letters her husband's of fice receives. This mail is for warded here (to San Juan) from Washington. "I use the typewrit er in my mother's office in San Juan," she said. "It is very hard work." Since then, the maximum an nual compensation a Represen tative’s employe may received has been raised to $18,907.80 a year, and Mrs. Powell now is paid at that figure. Rep. Van Deerlin says that nine months ago the House passed a resolution providing that: No person shall be paid from any clerk-hire allowances if such person does not perform serv ice for which he receives such compensation in the offices of such member or resident com missioner in Washington, Dis trict of Columbia; or in the state or district which such member or resident commissioner repre sents. Representative Powell repre sents-Harlem, not Puerto Rico, so under the above-mentioned resolution, Mrs. Powell should not be receiving $18,907.80 a year, or indeed anything, for carrying out her duties in Puerto Rico, according to Mr. Van Deerlin. But Mr. Powell lives a charm ed life. The government sought unsuccessfully for years to con vict him on an income tax evas ion charge. Members of Con gress have assailed him verbal ly for allegedly spending exor bitant sums of public money on trips overseas, including visits to night clubs, with two women members ol his staff. (Mr. Pow eU smiles and says he just did wnat lots of other members of Congress do.) A Harlem widow won a $46,500 slander suit against the Congressman, but his friends are raising the mon ey to pay it. Mr. Van Deerlin’s motives doubtless are good, but he’s wasting his time. As the late President Kennedy once under stated, when asked to comment on one of the numerous contro versies involving Mr.^Powell: "Congressman Powell has prov ed in his life that he is well/ proved in Ids life that he is well able to take care of himself.” FLIM ■ FLAMMER FLAILED Last week Amos DuBois of Kinston' bad a 12 - to -18 month prison term suspended for a number df flim-flams offenses upon the condition that he pay a $500 fine and court costs, and violate no law for five years. LUCKY DAWSON Willie J. Dawson of 209 Broad way sent his son to make a bank deposit Tuesday and the son dropped $170 in cash out of the deposit. It was found at the corner of Queen and Gordon in the gutter by Policeman L. B. Jones, who made Dawson mighty happy by turning it back to him after Dawson showed up at headquarters and described the lost cash. OTHER EDITORS SAY COVINGTON, TENNESSEE LEADER Action Is In Order mgm spots in soutn Tipton County have pretty much oper ated “wide open” for so long that county residents have ap parently come to ignore them. Maybe we’ve even just about succeeded in forgetting that the spots exist. A series of incidents over the past several months, however, has served to point out the in creasing need for some action to “clean up” illegal activities and operations in the county. We don’t feel that a majority of Tipton Countians would look favorably on the county’s be coming known as a safe haven, even a veritable paradise, for professional, big-time gamblers and other racketeers. That, though, is just what is happen ing. There can be question that large scale gaming operations have been operated just north of the Shelby County line. If there were ever any doubt about it, federal court proceed ings should have effectively elim nated that doubt by now. Sitting back and figuring that most of the people that patron ize the gambling spots come from outside the county just won’t get the job done. It may be true that most of the people who indulge in illicit activities in south Tipton County sneak across the Shelby County line to play and sneak right back home again when they’ve run through all their money. It may even be true that a lot of the patrons of the spots “where the action is” aren’t even native Shelby Countians or military personnel stationed there. They may be salesmen and business execu tives or others who come to this area on business, go look* ing for excitement and are dir ected to our private “little Las Vegas.” It may be argued with some merit that if a man wants to \ spend his money on cards, dice or roulette, that’s his business. Maybe it is, but that’s another question all together. We aren’t considering the moral defensl* Continued on page 4 100 PROOF GIN DISTILLED FROM GRAIN LAIRD’S $«I25 PINT 4/5 QUART LAIRD AND COMPANY, SCOBEYVILLE, N. J. I WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU BUY A 1965 FORD? PLENTY. YOU GET A CAR THAT RIDES QUIETER THAN A ROLLS-ROYCE.* (AND QUIET MEANS QUALITY . . . DEEP-DOWN QUALITY.) BUT THAT’S ONLY THE BEGINNING. NOW CHECK THE MANY SPECIAL COMFORTS AND CONVENIENCES THAT ARE STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON EACH FORD MODEL . . . With any ’65 Ford you get—the/strongest Ford body ever ... a new frame that “tunes out” vibrations . . . new coil spring sus pension. And every Ford gives you extra knee room . . . extra foot room . . . and a trunk that holds four 2-suiters upright. And there’s more ... FORD GALAXIE 500 LTD EXTRAS AT NO EXTRA COST: LTD’s are the most luxurious Fords ever built—with styling that was cited by the American Institute of Interior Designers. You get: Big, new 289 V-8. ■ Cruise-O Matic transmission with three speeds. ■ Decorator-styled interior. Thick nylon carpeting. ■ Rear-seat pull-down arm rest, padded dash. ■ Choice of six nylon quilted seat upholstery fabrics. ■ Walnut like vinyl inserts on doors and dash. ■ Silent-Flo ventilation (in 4-door hardtops) for fresh air with windows up. ■ Full wheel covers. Much more. FORD GALAXIE 500/XL EXTRAS AT NO EXTRA COST: The ultimate in bucket-seat luxury. You get: Big, new 289 V-8 (200 hp). ■ 3-speed Cruise-O-Matic with T-bar “stick.” ■ Full length console. ■ Individually adjustable front bucket seats. ■ Bucket-styled, foam cushioned rear seats. ■ Automatic courtesy and safety lights on door panels. ■ Full chrome dash controls. ■ All-vinyl uphol stery trim. ■ Loop-pile carpeting. ■ Full wheel covers. FORD GALAXIE 500 EXTRAS AT NO EXTRA COST: A great family car, the Galaxie 500 has the same solid construction and spaciousness as XL’s and LTD’s. You get: A thrifty new 240 cu. in. Big Six (150 hp). ■ Fully synchro nized manual transmission. ■ As in all ’65 Fords—you get more luggage space than in major competitors’ cars. The Galaxie 500 also shares these stan dard features with the LTD and XL: ■ Electric clock . . . backup lights. ■ Illumi nated glove box and ash tray. ■ Constant speed electric windshield wipers. ■ Fully aluminized muffler and galvanized under body members. ■ Handy reversible keys. ■ Keyless door locking. ■ Minimum routine maintenance schedule. ■ Self-adjusting brakes. ■ Long-life battery. ■ Safety-Yoke door latches. -■ Heater-defroster. ■ Front seat belts. And more. There's no extra charge for any of these features—and no obligation for test-driving any of the hot-selling 17 full-size Fords for ’65. Visit your Ford Dealer soon. •Leading acoustical consultants conducted tests in which 1965 Fords (Galaxie 500 Sedan, XL and LTD Hardtops) with 289-cu. in. V-8 engines and automatic transmissions rode quieter than a new Rolls-Royce. These tests were certified by the U. S. Auto Club. EXTRA SAVINGS Top all of Ford’s extras with even more savings. Right now most Ford Dealers are holding special Summer Sales with excellent buys on a wide range of models. Another saving—the new excise tax cut. Save at your Ford Dealer’s soon. 1965 Ford Galaxie 500/XL 2-Door Hardtop MAGIC SKYWAY AT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANV PAVILION, NEW YORK WORLD S FAIR COMPANY, INC. BROCK MOTOR COMPANY TRENTON, N. C.
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