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State Education
Board Asks U. S.
Funds For Plans
PORTLAND P The State
Board of Higher Education ap
plied for federal funds for use 4n
planning two additional buildings
at the University of Oregon and
Oregon State college.
The federal government Is of
fering to advance money for such
advance planning of public build
ings, the amount to be returned
if and when the structures are
built, the board was told.
Application was authorized for
$56,000 to plan an addition to and
remodeling of the home econom
ics building at OSC, and an addi
tion to the business administra
tion at the U. of O. Each Is esti
mated to cost about $730,000. No
funds are available now.
All other action on buildings
and real estate purchases recom
mended by committees Monday
were approved by the full board,
including approval of preliminary
plans for food industries and aVii
mal Industries buildings at Ore
gon State, a $70,000 remodeling
and moving project there, and
the addition of $100,000 to" the
fund to build the new combined
heating and electrical generating
plant at the university.
Summer session budgets for the
system totaling $384,962 for next
summer were approvde, based on
an enrollment the same as this
year but a drop in veterans. A
limited budget for the marine bi
ology station at Coos head was
approved after this had earlier
been dropped for next year.
The Oregon division of the
Izaak Walton League of America
submitted a request through
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WATER SHORTAGE MAKES BIG SPLASH Residents of drought-ridden Roosevelt, N. J draw
their ration of water from an Army truck sent from Fort Monmouth, N. J., after the town's two
artesian wells went dry. Water shortage worries many cities in the East New York faces a three
year drought. Cincinnati, O., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jersey City, New Brunswick, N. J., and
Memphis are among the bigger cities facing drastic water shortages. If water continues to disap
pear at its present rate, authorities say vast areas of the U. S. might become desert wastelands.
California Legislature
Opens Special Session
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 14.
(IP) Governor Warren came
before a special session of the
California legislature Monday
with a plea to drive "dishonest"
lobbyist i out of the state capitol.
In stinging terms and yet with
a good word for the majority of
legislative advocates the chief
executive outlined steps to out
law "disreputable" practices and
to stamp out "corrupt" lobbying.
Warren elaborated on other is
sues in his proclamation, calling
his eighth special session in seven
years. These touched mainly on
the changeback from state to
county handling of aid to aged
and needy blind; funds to help
out poor school districts and new
provisions to cope with sex
crimes.
Loudspeaker For Toy
Trains Draws $15 Fine
BEDMINSTER, N. J., Dec. 14.
WP) Toyshop owner Orville
Seals says he's going to fight for
the right to toot.
Fields Seals rigged up a loud
speaker which broadcast far and
near the realistic chugging and
tooting of his toy trains.
Residents near the shop com
plained about the noise. One of
them said her little boy lay
awake in bed fascinated by the
trains as late as 10 p. m.
Seals was fined $15 in police
court. His attorney said he'd take
the case to a higher court.
E. Washington
Quintet Dumps
Vandals, 63-42
By The Associated Press
Eastern Washington college
drummed out the chorus of
'Home, Sweet Home" on the
backboard in the second half at
Cheney last night in what was
supposed to have been Just a
tuneup for the University of Ida
ho's basketball team.
Tha hometown Savages whip
ped the invading Vandals 63-42 ..
the same 21 point margin by
which they lost to Idaho two
weeks ago In Moscow.
Elsewhere on Northwest courts
the Portland university Pilots
bested the College of Puget Sound
Loggers in Tacoma, 62-56; North
Idaho college whipped St. Mar
tin's in Lewiston, 68-58; Linfleld
once again skimmed by Chico
state, 59-57, at McMinnville, and
Oregon College of Education edg
ed Willamette 62 to 61.
In junior college play the tour
ing Pasaden Jaycees downed
Vanport 71 to 55 and Skagit Val
ley Junior whipped the Spokane
university frosh in an overtimer
at Mt. Vernon, 77 to 70.
Idaho fouls paved ihe way to
the Vandal defeat, eastern con
verting 27 points off 35 gift tosses.
The Vandals were ahead at half
time 28-23 but connMcd only
four times on 41 field goal at
tempts in the second half. Dick
Eicher of the Savages led the
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scoring with 18 points, 12 of them
from the foul line.
Portland also rallied for Its
triumph over C.P.S., taking the
lead at 37-32 Just before the
first half ended. Rod Gibbs of
the losing Loggers was the
scoring leader with 16 count,
ers.
Bill Sullivan ran a string of
seven points to give St. Martin's
a brief lead late in the game at
Lewiston, but North Idaho railed
to earn the decision.
John (Shots) O'Biian of Seat
tle missed a free throw in the
last two seconds at Mt. Vernon
with the score knotted at 70-70.
The visiting Papooses could not
connect in the overtime session.
DEATH DATE CHANGED
PORTLAND, Dec. 14 -ttP
The execution of Morris Leland,
22, for the slaying of a Portland
high school girl has been set back
from Jan. 6 to Jan. 20.
Circuit Judge James W. Craw,
ford granted the stay at the re
quest of Leland's attorneys. They
want to study a trial transcript
before filing a motion for a new
trial.
Leland was convicted of mur
dering 15-year-old Thelma Tay.
lor.
Alleged Counterfeit
Gang Chief Arrested
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. (IP)
FBI agents Monday arrested
the alleged head of a ring ac
cused of producing $1,000,000
worth of counterfeit travelers'
checks of the American Express
company.
The suspect, seized at his
Brooklyn home, was booked as
George Gillette, 39.
Gillette was described by the
agents as a brother-in-law of Joe
Adonia, reputed New York un
derworld figure.
The agents said counterfeit I
checks with a face value of $140,
000 have been discovered in Los i
Angeles, Chicago, Cleveland, De- i
troit, Buffalo and Philadelphia. '
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George Christenson, Silverton,
for degree work in human ecol
ogy looking toward management
of natural resources. The board
voted to reply that most of the
courses requested are already of
fered, mostly at Oregon State col
lege. The January meeting, devoted
mostly to curricular matters, will
be postponed a week at .the re
quest of George Chambers, Sa
lem, committee member who will
beout of the state at the regular
i committee member who will be
out of the state at the regular
dates.
Bequests of approximately
$132,000 from the estate of Doro
thy Trobridge Jackson for en
dowment of the department of
medicine at the University of Or
egon medical school were accept
ed by the board. Gifts and grants
to all the institutions in the state
system totalled $222,557.
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GLENDALE, Calif., Dec. 14.
UP) A young flier is recovering
today from serious injuries from
being marooned for six days with
out food after his plane crashed
onto a snow-covered 7,000-foot
high mountain.
Physicians said that the air
man, Robert Bryant, 26, may
have suffered a fractured skull
as well as frozen feet and a back
injury. He is at Glendale sanitarium.
! Air searchers spotted him yes
terday as he stumbled feebly-
through a rugged, snow-mantled
canyon. A ground party reached
him and found the plucky fellow
in surprisingly good shape for a
man who had eaten only acorns
since last Wednesday.
He was found struggling
through Sespe canyon, some two
miles from where his two-place
i Culver Cadet pancaked near the
top of 7000-foot Devil's Heart
' peak in the Topa Topa mouii'
tains, some 70 miles northwest
of here.
Describing his crash, he said
"my plane Iced up, I couldn't get
enough altitude and visibility was
bad. I was unconscious (after
landing) for about half an hour."
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