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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1949
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
"I think he's getting serious—He's asked me to go meet his house mother."
Townsendites Will Celebrate 17 Years Of Seeking The Illusive 'Pot Of Gold'
Washington—(U.P.)The Townsend plan will celebrate its 17th birthday in 1950. It now claims five million supporters.
Officials of the old age pension plan estimated that this is the number of persons who are active—though not necessarily Townsend club members—in the fight for a program that goes far beyond any "fair deal" proposals.
The plan would levy a three per cent gross income tax each month on all individuals and organizations - except non-profit groups. One estimate is that such a tax would yield enough to pay every person, more than 60 years of age about $145 a month.
Townsendites say they have an active mailing list of 6,500 clubs of the 12,309 chartered since 82-year-old Dr. Francis E. Townsend first proposed "the plan."
"It is impossible to ascertain how many of the others still consider themselves within the periphery of the Townsend organization and give it support at the polls," a Townsend spokesman said.
He and others said the five million figure is not restricted to known club members. It takes into account for instance, the 1,395,125 votes cast in 1944 for the plan in Arizona.
California, Oregon, and Washington The plan was not adopted in those states.
Some indication of popular support for the plan may be reflected in the fact that 179 house members have signed a petition to bring up the Townsend plan bill for debate before Congress without committee consideration. A total of 218 signatures is required for such action.
The bill is sponsored by Rep. John A. Blatnik, D. Minn.) Minnesota is one of five states where Townsend headquarters report increasing activity in industrial regions. The others are Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. California, however, is still the recognized "stronghold" of the movement. The plan claims that 198 clubs are active there.
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Truman Shapes New Budget
Key West, Fla.,—(U.P.)—President Truman soon will begin conferences here at the winter white house on the final form of the new budget, which undoubtedly will be higher than last year's $41,300,000,000.
The chief executive's staff of advisers will be joined shortly by Frank Pace, director of the bureau of the budget.
Actual budget totals are pretty well set, and no member of the president's staff would hazard a guess at the overall total.
But, with continuously high expenses of the foreign assistance programs and the high defense budget, plus an administration hope of lowering the deficit, the new budget was expected to be larger than the current year.
Some estimates, unofficial but educated to a certain extent, ran as high as 45 billion dollars.
Meantime, it was learned that Chief Justice of the United States Fred M. Vinson, one of the chief executive's closest cronies and a frequent policy adviser, will join Mr. Truman within a few days. Another White House administrative assistant, David Stowe, also is scheduled for early arrival.
Bourque + Bourque = Bourque
Everett, Mass., —(U.P.)—When Jean B. Bourque, 24, and Miss Lillian M. Bourque, 21, met on a "blind date," they discovered not only that their surnames were identical but that their parents came from the same town —Yarmouth, Novia Scotia. Now the Bourques are married.
Zeelanders Shoot Their Cod
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Gillelje, Denmark—(U.P.)—Shooting cod with rifles has become a popular sport on the coast of northern Zeeland. From the top of the steep cliffs rising from the Kattegat, the fishermen are able to spot the fish in the shallow waters.
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