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Protest (Donta ST To Aid Aged New Social Security Health Plan Covers City Candidates To Meet Voters At Coliseum Rally Chris Fox taft and Richard White AMBASSADOR MANN left center with glasses speaks to Chamizal residents El Pasoans will have an opportunity to meet and bear the candidates for dly offices at a big city election rally to be held Friday March 15 at 7 In the Judging Arena of El Paso County Coliseum Plans for die family rally were entire family ''Certainly firing young people an opportunity to partictyato in such an establ idled American tradition as the political rally will make them more mindful of their responsibilities as citizens when they reach voting age" he said Hostesses and presidents of the sponsoring clubs wiH welcome guests at the door Sponsoring dubs include the Democratic Group Lower Valley Northeast East and South El Paso Democratic Chibs Tickets at 2S cents per person trill be available from members of the duba from the efdcae at Me White end Democratic Committeeman Ray Pearson in (he Bassett Tower end from the candidates or their campaign managers 'Little People' 'Just Treatment' Act of Says McCormack United Tt is IStsmsHosSI WASHINGTON Feb 2L Speaker Jobs McCormack today termed te MIG rocket firing on aa American shrimp boat act of aggression" He said rong meesune" ribould be an to avert any similar lotions in te future actions as this cannot be federated" te veteran Massachusetts Democrat fedd am sons besieged te SL envoy to Mexioo with arguments and questions and ended iq by asking him to take vote among te more then 3500 Chamizal residents to get their reel sentiment A petition asking that te plebiscite be held was presented by Mrs Elvira Lecarra of 1232 Al-godon place leader of a group Ittack On fessel Revealed Will Expect Full Explanation Of Bold Incident X7ttia Prme TXfTMHoMXf WASHINGTON Feb 2Lr Mlg jet fighter planes from Alba fixed near and perhaps at a small American shrimp boat In the Florida straits yesterday before 8 Jet fighters Chased them off the Pentagon said today a mm a iTcMxni mamcay mn erward ordered Aimed (Rad C-I4) Forces to take i tin" to prevent a repetition The State Department fired off a strong dtytomatic protest to te CUben government and demanded foil eylsnstinn Bent Not Hit The Defense Department add te shrimper which had been drffting for three days with engine trouble wee not Mt and its so cmwmm were not Injured The nwiww said onty that te lOgs fired rockets te of te boat bat seamen said thev were and te towtiatfoo bolstered by Kennedy's order wee that te ptanae fired at te riuimper Tha White House said te United States expect a ful explanation from Cribs" and said 'orden have been given to te Armed Forces to taka el saty action against any repetition at such an attack" Immediate tion on te latest Cribaa tocMant was that of Indignation The Senate Foreign Rotations Commutes called special midnfteraoaa meeting to consider te fanpUcx-tions of te incident The unouncement said tha boat was fired on about 5:30 pi (ESI) yesterday The White Wnilf llRtHywt Uliff 'A strong protest has been sent forward through diplomatic channels against the attack by Cuban aircraft on an unnrmcd American fishing vesseL United States Government wiH expect fall explanation from Cuba Massage to Havana have been given to te armed farces to take all neo-essary action against any repetition of such an Tha IL SL note was transmitted hy te Stete Department to te Striae government which is ry-resenting this country in Cuba (hiring the current break in dipto-matic relations between faiq and the United States The Swiss were to deliver te to the Cuban govern-in Havana The Stats Ds-partment was erpmrmA to md be the note public later today The Pentagon's statement announcing the incident did not aay SO OUtright but te ImplifHnq was that the rockets were fired at te boat named Ala and operating out of Fort Myers Fla The Defense Department te dined to speculate on whether te were piloted fay stane or faimn is known that ffohut have been flying Miga for time A Department qmkesmaa said he knew of no simitar fa (Canthmed an Page A CoL 1) Inside Your Herald-Post Weather Bureau Forecast: Fair (Details on Page A-12) Alderman Wants Telles On Chamizal Settlement Alderman Bert Williams today proposed that El Paso be represented In all talks regarding the Chamizal In Mexico City possibly by Ambassador Raymond Telles former El Paso mayor All Over 65 By HERU1UN SMITH 21 President Kennedy today asked Congress for sweeping legislation to help the aged Hta 36-point program for the 175 million "senior featured an expanded version of medical care Administration officials put a price tag of nearly $10 billion on the over-al program for its first five years To pay for hospital insurance for virtually sH Americans over the age of 65 Kennedy asked that Social Security contributions by both employers and employes be increased onequarter at one per cent He also requested that tiia annual mingy base from which Social Security taxes are collected be raised to $5200 from the present $4800 The medical plan would start Jan 1 1965 and require an extra $13 contribution yearly from both employe and employer The President in a 16pege message to the House and Senate called his hospital Insane phut our one objective for our senior citizens" and most important health proposal pending before the Congress" The health lortinn dominated the massage Kennedy asked for Federal power to require states to provide for all persons receiving old-age assistance medical protection equivalent to care provided for those only medically indigent Other benefits for ilia overSS section of tha population proposed by the President were covered to large extent in aar-sn Page A-8 CoL 1) Health Plan At a Glance Datted Prtn rsterasttassl WASHINGTON Feb 2L President Kennedy's program lor the aged eta-glance: HEALTH INSURANCE A hospital insurance program for persona 66 and over financed by an increase in Social Security taxes Benefits and higher taxes would start Jan 1 1965 OTHER PROPOSALS A $300 tax credit for persons over 65 improved old-age assistance special housing for dderfy laws to protect aged from worthiest health foods devices and nostrums and increased Job opportunities for rider workers COST Overall program would cost nearly $10 billion for first five years The health insurance program would involve spending $52 billion in Social Security trust funds phis $366 milHoa for persons not covered by Social Security PURPOSE To enable our senir citizens to achieve both a better standard of life and a more active useful and meaningful role in a society that owes them much and can still learn much from Record Set in Poll Tax A record number of El Pasoans paid poll taxes for an election year acconfing to a re-count made by te County Tax office The total now stands at 53826 and a State required racheck is fat process The rwcheck may change te figures slightly but not vitally The previous record year which is figured in years without a presidential election was in 1960 with a total 50098 poll taxes paid The ell time record is 54890 paid in 1959 for voting in the 1960 presidential election Even in te I960 sales voters were looking forward to County and State elections This sales are for votes in te March City election that brought about today's meeting with te aateemdor Ambassador Mann who has been rounding El Paw sentiment on a plan to swap South El ftso land for Mexican land and and te historic rtnwinl controversy answered a multitude of questions speaking in Spanish In turn ha received varying view-AnB CoL 4) at te City! request to include all of te plant The new line drawn would completely bypass te sewage plant is one reason why I think El interests in te negotiations should be represented' Alderman Williams said are giving up our land and our property owners are being inccnven-ienced don't think it is Improper for us to ask that we get rid of te noxious sometimes toxic odors that have bothered residents Of te area and now is an excellent dunce" Sub Tests Polaris United Tret Imtenmttamul CAPE CANAVERAL Feb 2L 10th missile-firing nuclear submarine today launched a Folaria rocket from beneath te Oceania surface off te east coast of Florida The rocket an advanced Polaris wee triggered from a firing fete in te deck of te Thomas Jriforson Politician Killed By Mexico Reds UsitsS Mh IMfrasUossI MEXICO GUY Feb Police said today a California political leader was stabbed to death aad a Texas student stabbed aad robbed late yesterday by apparent pioCastro terrorists The politician was identified as San Francisco Republican party leader Fred Pfumley about 65 The student was Philip Bennett Jr 34 a Negro of sea Antonio Texas Bennett said he and Plumley were attached by two unidentified armed men when they arrived at their apartment Bennett had been studying sociology here for the past four months Fium-ley who arrived a week ago was staying with him Pbimleya body was found by a wall on which was scrawled in pencil "Cuba si Yankees at Just under it was an apparent reply: am a Cuba si Castro no" A greeting card to Plumley from Former Vice President Richard Nixon was discovered in tiie luggage Ex-Leader Nominated Baited PranftttnMttoMl VIENNA Frit 21 Julius Raab who was Chancellor of Austria from 1953 until 1961 was unanimously nominated today aa the Conservative People's Party presidential candidate for the elections hi April reaction aa typical as lawmakers of both parties heard of the rocket firing incident in te Florida straits Acting Chairman John Sparkman Alabama Democrat of the twutf Foreign Com mittee scheduled a special meeting to hear report by a State (Canthmed an Page A4 CoL Si Tensions Eased Says Kennedy United Treee IMenMitoMt WASHINGTON Feb 21-The Kennedy Administration raid today that te Russian promise to withdraw more troops from Cuba would be step in te reduction of international i Reacting publicly for te first time to te Russian note of three days ago the White House confirmed Russia's plan to withdraw several thousand" troupe from He Cuban base The Kremlin raid te troops would be out of Cuba by March 15 The White House statement said Russia notified President Kennedy some military specialists used to train Cuban soldiers would also be pulled The White House said It understands that passenger ships are en route to Cuba now to bring te troops bade to Russia Tha Russian Foreign Offlc note was delivered hy Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin an Feb 18 Inst Monday Shortly thereafter Kennedy ceiled ranking congressional leaders of both to te White House and briefed them on te new turn in Cuban events Chamizal Ask for By MARSHALL HAIL The who lve in the Chamlsal Zone oday told Ambassador Thomas Mann they oppose ceding the disputed area to Mexico unless they themselves are Justly treated Nearly 200 residents of te City Job in Jeopardy? An investigation was ordered today which may lead to elimination of te Job of City Treasurer a Job which pays $300 a month Mayor Pro Tem Ted Bender balked when Council brought up for discussion a proposal that te pay be raised from $300 to $400 The City Treasurer signs checks The position is required in te City Charter stating that the treasurer must keep deposits in the bank The City Comptroller In making authorized payments for te City can issue only warrants or order for payment The Treas-' urer goes to the bank daily and writes the checks The Treasurer's Job could be performed with little trouble by te office many city officials believe Modern auditing practices make te office of treasurer outdated It originally designed as a check on city money "Instead of miring te salary wa should lower Mayor Pro Tem Bender said onty pert time City Treasurer Wiley Edwards himself requested te raise He first asked for a gasoline allowance The onty traveling te treasurer does is from City Hell to te bank Tie can walk" Alderman Rogers said New Cold Wave Veiy Light Here Cold wave warnings were issued today for all but extreme south Texas The effect in El Paso according to te Weather Bureau at International Airport will be only cooler temperatures tonight with a low of 30 in te heights and 26 in te valleys Tomorrow will be warmer again with a 64 degree high forecast Last night's low was 42 and te mercury readied high yesterday of 70 El Paso Sunshine The sun shone today for the 402nd consecutive day The sun lias fatted to shine only 12 of the last 1559 days Door Slammed On Garwood United frm tntemmttonml AUSTIN Feb The State Senate refused today te mean-rider its rate by which it rejected the appointment of St John Garwood of Aaatin te the Uelveralty of Tana board of regents AUSTIN Frit Senator A Schwartz of Galveston and a majority of tha Texas Sent started at noon today to try to restore St John Garwood of Austin to tiie University of Texan Board of Regents Schwarts and the others favoring the appointment of the former Texas Supreme Court Justice faced a tough parliamentary Jungle First they must muster a majority vote in order to put the Senate into executive session for discussion of a motion to tea sider the vote by which nomination was turned down 16-12 with a twofhirds majority required Then they must come back into open session and muster two-thirfs majority vote to suspend the Senate rules to sider a resolution recalling from Governor John Cannally and Secretary of State Crawford Martin the message of Tuesday that it had turned down tiie nomination When the message cornea back placing the subject before the Senate tiiten they must go beck (Continued ex Pngs A4 CoL S) of them win offer bergalaa ox bhth-day and aha aa Satnrday Tha twoday celebratioa Is Citywtdo aad is spaawwd by the RataB CominiMea af tha Chamber af Caam This year wa iava the participation of mere than ever lieary Gooden secretary of tha Retail Department af tha Chanter said "Merchants are offering excellent Everything from a ZktX cherry pie to a $1S TV set Is offered in Herald-Post ads So Irak 'em over nse the hopping Hst shown on Page IK and Join in the fun la the annual Birthday Otywlda sale! "Our dty is involved and our property" Alderman Williams id "We are all in agreement that te Chamizal problem should be solved but El interests should be represented Ambassador Telles could be called in to assist Am-ssador Mean because he (Telles) is familiar with El Puo No action was token on Aider-men suggestions following a reminder by Alderman Ray Watts that Council has another meeting scheduled with Adda dor Mann to diacuas the Chamizal am certainty in agreement with Alderman Alderman Re aid "Fm not in favor of te plan because it eliminate the sewage disposal plant on Delta" Aldermen following an informal discussion agreed that officials handling the century-old dispute request that te line be moved to include te sewer plant The original proposal cut through 90 per cent of the sludge pita at te treatment plant rendering te entire operation useless to te Public Service Board The original plan was modified Shorter Federal Work Week Urged United Mu Intmmtionnl MIAMI BEACH Feb 2L The AFLhCIO called today for 25-hour worfc week for Federal employes resigned to become ambas-erease its contributions to health and Kfo insurance programs for Government workers The AFL-CIO Executive Council also named Herman Kenin president of the American Federation of Musicians to redace William Doherty on te Executive CounciL Doherty former head of te Letter Carriers Union resigned tobecome ambassador to Jamaica The call for a 35-hour work week for Federal employes was in a policy statement approved by te Council which expressed in labor-management relations in eminent offices Be Thrifty! Shop Save On Washington's Birthday Friday will be the 2Slrt anniversary of George Vuthy birth Washington steed lor thrift aad honesty in business This year as In years past El mote tbsa Ml illITTUCLilXi Just about tha time you decide to be the quiet thoughtful type everyone think you're mad about something C--S Ana Carroll B7 Comics DU Crossword Puzzle D11 Bem0m Dr Cooner B2 Editorials BJ Gardening A13 Inez Robb eoaeeMeeeeeee Basel DxlB SpOfftS eeaeeMooeeaeeD 144 TV Programs News M-ll WHERE ROCKETS FIRED Two Cuban based MIG )et fighters fired rockets in the vicinity of an American shrimp boat yesterday in the Florida straits (as shown on map) and were chasad off by Interceptors the Defense Detriment announced today Tha boat tiie Ala from Fort Myers Fla and its two crewman ware not hit A Pentagon spokesman said there were four fats in the area but that only two fired rockets UP Telephoto).