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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Log 4 the stars and stripes Friday april 26, 1963 War baby voters pose big question in italian election Rome a Italy s War babies arc get tank their first it Macoto vote in a general election Sun Day and they have the politicians  of fascism. World War ii and the postwar struggle be tween communism and the Chris Tian democrats have pretty Well confirmed most italian voters i their likes and dislikes. But this year there is n great unknown. Two million of the 34.5 million eligible to vote Tor a new Parlia ment have Tii ver Cist ballots in n National Flection. Thy were under 21 in 195p the Insl time Aprl lament wag Al Cruett. Moreover they never r Cully knew the in shirt heyday or the fascist debacle. They were too Young realty to understand the postwar rioting a parked by Mili Tant communism. They grew up in the Linly of the late 1950s, country of con trusts of Boom in the North and continued Depres Sion in the  ire Len a Rolong poll Licul by surveys by in Lynn new Papern show scarcely 10 or cent of the new generation belong to Polfelt us Turlieu. The others have no political , Many youths will follow the poll Tachl paths of their fathers and older Brothers an vote for Tho major parties Chris Tian democratic communist an socialist. Fascist youth groups lire Wolny and apparently attractive to youngsters eager to read of conquering fatherland but their real strength is a question Mark. Perhaps most Young men an women will make up their minds during the current Campaign. Most will vote under italian Lowit is a Misdemeanour nol to vote. The politicians Are eager to help the youths make up their minds. They have Good reason to go after that one new voter in 17. Tre Iury soy local revenues would Rise Kennedy woos states on taxes Washington a the Kennedy administration is quietly loading up for another Broad Side in behalf of its tax program. This one is designed to per Suade state and local govern ment they would realize hand some gains in Revenue from the president s proposals. Indirectly. It also will Challenge the argument that rising stat and local levies would counteract the administration s plan to enliven the Economy by diverting tax dollars into consumer and business channels. Treasury officials look upon this year a a billion increase in social Security deductions and elevated Tate and local taxes a events that have already happened or would have happened anyway. In any Case they contend the administration program would turn Loose $10.3 billion by 196s. A Treasury analysis reportedly claims the program economic Impact would enlarge state an local revenues by 8 per cent or More at existing rates. This would add Between $3 billion and Sis billion without boosting rates to the 940 billion collected ust year from taxes and charges. By these calculations it is understood. New York stale for example would take in an addition Al 1300 million to 9400  officials main Tain states and localities stand to Benefit for the same reason the predict Federal Revenue will shoot up in a few years. The theory is that cutting rates will feed Money into the Economy accelerate business activity and thereby generate additional dollars to tax. Bute and local governments should be Able to anticipate More rapid economic growth with con fluence and finance their needs with fewer increased fewer new taxes than otherwise one treas Ury official Bald. Spokesmen for the administration note that quite a few states because of their tax systems would profit automatically even if the Economy stood still. Sixteen of 33 states with in come taxes permit deduction of Federal income tax payments. These deductions would decline. Another phase of the administration argument is that Bor rowing Powers Are knitted in Many places so an increase Instate or local tax Rales would suggest a demand for funds that Godfrey got a break proved Hope in cancer new York up on thelast Day of april 1959 radio television personality Arthur Godfrey underwent surgery for removal of a malignant tumor on his left lung. Two weeks later he walked out of the Hospital and with tears in his eyes told reporters i got a  his cancer Hod been discovered Early enough to be operable Andall indications were that the surgeon had gotten it  is a medical Rule of thumb that if cancer docs not recur within five years it can be considered  is near Long the Start of his fifth year since surgery and none of his frequent medical Check ups has revealed any re Currence. I be been mighty Lucky Bald the red haired entertainer look ing Back on four Busy productive years since his  was Lucky on two counts. First i had common sense enough to have a doctor investigate a pain i had. Although it was very slight. Only an irritation. Second x had the service of not Only a competent doctor but a courageous  Laos inspection Toub Blob that Zao vice Premier Gentoo Oil Somvan begins a inspection of troop during last Lon new year Otoe Traoy Thi my Home que ten new Vlen Ujkic a Arthur Godfrey pacing about his spacious office in the lbs radio building god Frey spoke urgently and at length about cancer education getting across to the Public the need for Early detection and frequent medical Check ups. Detection in time can save one in two cancer patients in Stead of the one in three that survive now he sold. It makes sense to me for persons Over 35 to go to their doctor once Ever six months. It requires so Little time and if you re Okay you can breathe  it is Godfrey s considered opinion that Many persons Are afraid to undergo a cancer detection  think. Tosh he a doctor might find something Godfrey said this i can t understand. If he going to find something he s go ing to find it sooner or later any Way so you might As Well get it out in  another thing that  away from detection Check ups is a fatalistic Outlook about cancer. Godfrey believes. Some people Are fortunate like  said Godfrey. It was discovered soon enough to permit removal. After the opera ton people suld to me. You look great they were shocked they expected a cadaver on his  believed that once you had cancer there is no  Godfrey who will be 60 on aug.31, is walking proof that there is. Would be spent right Back into the  How much of the Kennedy program becomes Law depends on Congress but Treasury officials Gay a number of states recounting on some form of Federal tax Tut to alleviate their fiscal problems. . Ambassador praises . In talks with Russ Bonn a sir Frank Roberts new British ambassador to West Germany has praised the is. Conduct of talks with the  last Post was in Moscow. Roberts said the americans concerned have Hod a hard Job to do and Are doing it with great kill and ability. Although he say she is not an Optimist to told reporters at a lunch of the foreign press association he thought the talks should be continued. The americans have done Jolly Jolly Well he commented. The russians have at least Learned the limit beyond which they must not go to mid and the West has also Learned some thing. Roberts said British German re lations have never been belter. He praised vice Chancellor Lud wig Erhard and foreign minister Gerhard Schroeder for their sup port of Britain s application to join the european common Market in present Day Italy no Ona really wins elections. Results Art measured by percentage Point it s a situation that glad a lat. Significance to the Voles of the first timers. The Christian Democrat Cap tured a parliamentary majority in the first postwar election ib1948. They won 305 of 574 Ami in the chamber of deputies in though they polled lest than halt the popular vote 48js per cant o. Just Over 28 million votes. Pfc popular front of communist an socialists won 183 scats with & per cent of the popular vote. But since 1948, italian politic have shaken Down. In the second general election in 1953, the Christian democratic popular vote dropped to 40 pet cent they won 353 seat out of. 590. The communists took 2z6 of the popular vote and 143 to the socialists won 12.7 per cent of the popular vote and 79 seat. In the next National Vou la 1958, the curl flan Democrato made a slight gain to 4u per cent of the vote and 273 m out of 59g, the communist i _ ular vote Rose to 22.7 per pm but red representation in the lower House dropped to 140. Tot socialists boosted their popular vote to 14.3 per cent and their scots to 84. Other parties running behind the top three were the monarchists fascists and liberals on the right the democratic socialists and republicans on the left municipal elections in Roma and a few other cutlet last sum Mer showed Christian Denu Antlej and communist louts of about Iono percentage Point the liners were the democratic  to the left of the Chrt Quaas democrats and the liberals just to the right of the Christian democrats. The shifts indicated reaction to the Center left government of Premier Amintore Fanfant Christian Democrat who reached historic Accord with the soda its last year. Lutoria edition pm Iio Olav f. Smith jr., usa"-c011man Uluth pm a slut to Crim of Many. Cmir.1 a Lully  a. Crotto  Iii.  to Al Sci 753m,  1mb we 74li two Lun dict of of Kiwi Iii Maui in ill. Tirrit sn-vihat4" a Fol is oti.? " " Imp s7� in 7""0 toll.  p. Gm.m4, i4�7i  5400. I 44 Artri wmiw.��.7% a Ancla . In 77 my. Ici omit full. Ici Mo-75-75, m ita1tuhwn, Daiby a 1445 Munich. I i. 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