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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1962
Page
13
The article argues the Senate prescription drug control bill may raise costs and slow drug development. It warns against mandatory batch certification and broad power to pull drugs, urging House modification to protect public health and access.
Rep. Otto Passman declares no need for foreign aid funds as existing appropriations cover operations. He speaks amid applause that Congress could adjourn without new foreign aid bills and still sustain the program at current spending levels. President Kennedy condemns any foreign aid cut as folly.
Michigan voters shift toward automated voting with 3,075,000 opting for machines and 635,000 using paper ballots across 5,199 precincts. Secretary James M. Hare notes only four counties are fully mechanized, while several counties show under 10 percent paper ballot use. The State Corrections Department operates six institutions housing about 9,000 inmates and oversees probation services for over 5,000 yearly. In 1960, Governor Williams aides begin leaving office as a gubernatorial race looms, with State Controller Ira Polley among the first to resign for a university post.
The controller refuted any link between accepting the Council post and the incumbent governor’s prospects. Polley called the role a challenging assignment likely less multi functional than his current job. The Council created the executive director post a year ago to unite leaders of nine state-supported higher education institutions.
Polley holds a powerful post with wide duties. His office drafts the Governor budget recommendations for submission to the Legislature.
A correction sets Rep. Wilfred G. Bassett of Jackson as a leading contender for Speaker amid pressures over budget rules and audit findings. The piece notes Bassett as a conservative lawyer with strong Ways & Means influence and a restrained style, while outlining Romney and Swainson politics and hints at potential disclosures from the Legislative Audit Committee.
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