November 11, 1963

Midwestern Univs Research Assn proposal for synchrotron with capacity of 12.5 billion electron volts and costing $150 million is focus for rivalries between scientists and politicians; Adm undecided; AEC had rejected plan but Dr Wiesner asked its reconsideration; Midwestern Congressmen back project

NY Times (A Lewis) survey of impact of '62 Sup Ct decision in Tenn case finds repercussions on scale few had foreseen; lawsuits have been brought in 39 states challenging existing apportionments; dists have been revised in 20 states; cts have found some new apportionments inequitable and have struck them down; question of whether US Const requires dists in either house, or neither, or both, to be approximately equal in population, is still uncertain and will be explored by Sup Ct in pending cases; Tenn case revd; gen trend is toward some reduction in rural overrepresentation but rural legislators retain much of their power by other means; summary by state

method by which 'special provisions' or 'loopholes' become part of tax legis seen revealed by Baker case; Byrnes admits taking interest in Mortgage Guaranty problem and being offered stock but says offer had 'nothing to do' with his intercession; he took problem to C F Stam, staff chief of Joint Com on Internal Revenue Taxation, and offered legis on basis of letter's study; was subsequently informed by then Treas Under Sec Scribner that matter could be handled administratively without legis; Stam's role in advising on and drafting tax legis discussed; his sensitivity to views and desires of Congressmen whose intercession is sought by special interests noted; classic example of 'L B Mayer amendment' of '51 cited in which Mayer was able to interest late Sens Taft and George in legis drafted under Stam's supervision to provide for capital gains treatment of Mayer's retirement payment from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

USIA program undergoing major overhaul; stress shifted from mass distribution of information media to direct contacts with intellectuals and opinion-makers; several centers being closed

police set new drive to combat jaywalking; Traffic Dept to post warning signs; Barnes comments; NY Auto Club sees lag in law enforcement