Voices from the Capitals

With state capitals again beginning to buzz with legislative activity, several governors last week counted their blessings, measured their woes, shrugged off trouble and told homely stories. Examples: P:In Massachusetts, Republican Governor

Christian A. Herter, pointing with pride to his administration's economy record, made himself a hero to taxpayers by proposing to the legislature a 25% cut in state personal income taxes--with the reduction made retroactive to include 1953 income.

P: In Colorado, where old-age pensioners have long been thought to hold life & death political power, Republican Governor Dan Thornton asked for a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of old-age-pension funds to balance the state's budget. Gasped a Democratic Senator: "One of the most courageous speeches I ever heard." Said the head of the Annuity League: "Thornton has sung his swan song."

CJ In Illinois, after at least 125 men, including two generals, resigned from the state's National Guard in a whirlwind stirred up by G.O.P. Governor William G. Stratton's merger of two divisions for economy reasons, the governor said: "There is no controversy." P: In Georgia, Democratic Governor Herman Talmadge. musing on the subject of farm prices, said: "The other evening four of us went to an Atlanta restaurant for dinner. We had shrimp cocktail and steak. With the tip, it cost around $5.50 each, or $22 for the party. I had in my pocket a check for proceeds from the sale of seven calves. [It was not enough to pay the check.] So seven whole calves would not pay for the very small part of the cow that we ate."

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