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Lower-Level Pay Increases
Kennedy Has
Near Third Of
Needed Votes
WASHINGTON fAP)-Sen. John
F. Kennedy (D -Mass) leads Dem
ocratic presidential hopefuls with
31.7 per cent of the convention
votes needed for nomination.
Kennedy has 241Vj convention
votes in 15 states, according to
unofficial tabulations. The winner
of the nomination must have 761.
Kennedy's total does not reflect
his victories in Tuesday's West
Virginia and Nebraska primaries.
Those two states have a total of
41 votes. But primary election re
sults there are not binding on
elected delegates.
The Kennedy total includes five
Yoles in Pennsylvania, Utah and
North Dakota that switched to
him out of the column of Sen.
Hubert H. Humphrey (DMinn).
Humphrey quit the race after Ken
nedy defeated him in West Vir
ginia. , The only other real switch from
llumphrey's 37 unofficial vote to
tal before West Virginia has been
l'i votes to Adlai E. Stevenson
in Nevada and North Dakota.
Some of the 37 merely switched
to "uncommitted." Much of the
Humphrey strength had been ex
pected to go to Stevenson, un
a vowed candidate, if Humphrey
couldn't make it.
Taking into account primary
and state convention results, plus
first ballot preferences obtained
in Associated Press polls, the un
official Democratic vote lineup
stood today:
Kennedy 241V4, Sen. Lyndon B.
Johnson of Texas 67, Sen. Stuart
Svmington of Missouri 51Va, Hum
phrey 21Mi, Stevenson 5, others
114, Uncommitted 265Vi total 767
out of total convention vote of 1,-
521.
The Republican National Conven
tion Dicture:
With 666 needed to nominate,
Vice President Richard M. Nix
on has 442, Sen. Barry Goldwater
of Arizona 29, and 201 are un
committed for a total of 672 del
egates out of 1.331 to be named.
The GOP has only luu-vote aeie
gates. '
Board Gives Assent
To Fir Grove Plans
Tile Roseburg School Board Wed
nesday night approved preliminary
plans for the construction of Fir
Grove Elementary School. The
plans were presented by architects
Ken Monn ana jonn stattora, eu
gene. Morin and Stafford have design
ed a 12-room-plus cluster of build
ings using the modern modular
construction approach. They've de
signed Fir Grove School primarily
of wood products so it will blend
in with the natural beauty of the
Veterans Administration site on
which it will be located.
Basic design of the school calls
for three clusters of four class
rooms e ach, an administration
building, multipurpose room and
rest rooms, all tied together by
an overhanging roof.
Roseburg City Engineer Ken
Meng appeared with the architects
to help work out plans for an en
trance to the site. The board
agreed to Meng's suggestion of wid
ening the present hospital entrance
on Harvard Ave. to include an
other lane and adding a gravel
road from the present road into
the school grounds.
Supreme Court Upholds
Bonanza Mine Decision
The Oregon Supreme Court Wed
nesday returned an opinion uphold
ing a Circuit Court decision of for
mer Judge Carl E. Wimberly.
The decision was affirmed in an
opinion written by Paul R. Harris,
justice pro tern. The suit was that
nf Samuel Rosentool vs. Bonanza
Oil and Mine Corp. The decision
for the plaintiff was appealed by
the corporation. '
Rosentool. a stockholder in the
company, had sued tn be allowed
to see company records.
In another Supreme Court deci
sion recently, s new trial was or
dered in the case of Louise Oien
vs. Donald A. Bourassa. The plain
tiff appealed. She had sued for
damages resulting from a collision
between a log truck, and her auto
mobile. Circuit Judge Charles S. W'nod-
rich was reversed in this decision
for the defendant.
The Weather
AIRPORT RECOPDS
Partly cloudy with icttid
ihewers tonight end Friday. Cool
er tonight. I
Highett temp, last J4 heurt . 77
Lowest temp, lest 24 hours 49
Highest temp, err May t'54) 5
Lowest temp, eny May ('J4) 26
Prfi-cip. last 24 hours . 04
Precip from May 1 .88
Precip. from Sopt. 1 27.34
Oofitiency frentj Sept. 1 .24
Sontot tonight, 7:27 p.m.
Sunrise temorrew, 4:51 a.m.
By BILL SPARKS
News-Review Staff Writer
The Roseburg School Board
will meet next Wednesday night
to consider pay increases for the
first three teaching levels in the
local system.
This meeting will come in an
swer to a statement by Supt. M.
C. Deller, who said Wednesday
night he was unable to hire quali
fied teachers to fill several ele
mentary positions because Rose
burg could not compete with oth
er school districts for salary.
"I'm in a real poor bargaining
position when it comes to trying
to hire teachers," Deller said. "In
fact, this is the worst position I've
ever been in."
He cited several instances where
prospective teachers for District 4
were lost to other districts in the
state for sums ranging from $400
to ?700 per year.
Proposal To Be Studied
The three board members pres
ent at this week's meeting agreed
to the special session next week to
study a salary proposal Deller has
been assigned to present for the
lirst three leaching levels.
The board, headed by Dr. Nels
Lindell, who fought a losing bat
tle to nave tne teacner pay in
creased last month before the
budget for the coming year was
prepared, will be faced with a
lough decision when it meets next
week.
Unless enough funds can be
found in the budget to meet Del
ler's program if it is adopted, the
board will have to put a special
supplementary budget issue before
the voters of the district..
Deller said he didn't know yet
how much it would cost to bring
Deller Opposes
Valuation Grab
Roseburg School Sunt. M. C. Del
ler Wednesday night voiced strong
opposition to an attempt by the
proposed Coos Bay Community Col
lege District to include a half mil
lion dollars of District 4 s taxable
land within its boundaries.
Deller was appointed by the
School Board as an official dele
gate of the board at a public hear
ing in CoquiUe next Tuesday
night.
He'H be voicing violent objection
to the petition to include a good
part of western Douglas County in
the community college district.
Deller will object more specific
ally to the western side of Dis
trict 4, running generally on a
north and south line from Landers
Lookout west, being included in
the district. Estimated value of the
District 4 property to be included
stands around S500.000.
The local superintendent told
the board Wednesday night. "Sup
porters of the Coos Bay Commu
nity College proposal are making
a big grab lor all the property
they can grab.
I don t think we should stand
by and let them make off with a
big piece of our valuation," he de
clared. Deller predicted Roseburg will
be in a position to qualify as a
community college district within
10 years and added this area will
need all the valuation it can get
when that time comes.
GOP Finance Problems
Discussed At Meeting
Republican finance committee
state officials held a session in
Roseburg on Wednesday. They dis
cussed the over-all raising of fi
nances for the forthcoming cam
paign in the Fourth Congressional
District.
Present were Carl M. Halvorson,
slate finance chairman, Portland;
J. A. Voungberg, state central com
mittee finance chairman, Salem:
F. J. Van Dyke, 4th Congressional
District financial chairman. Med
ford; J. D. Walsh, Jackson County
central committee chairman, Med-
ford; M. L. Veatch, co-chairman of
the Douglas County finance com
mittee; and James Richmond
Douglas County Republican chair
man.
Camp Fire Girls To Take
'Wide On Twain' Saturday
By LSROY INMAN
Business News Dept. Editor
Do you know what a "twip" is?
It's a "wide on a twain," and
that's just what ten young Camp
Fire Girls and their leaders will
be taking this weekend.
Most members of the Wecanda
Camp Fire Group had never rid
den on a train, as that method nf
trans port a pion is not as available
as it once was.
So the girls and their leaders.
Mrs. James Doyle and Mrs. El
mer Giles, decided to see if they
couldn't do something about it.
It would take some money, not
only for train fare but for lodging
and other expenses. The girls de
cided to stage projects 10 raise it,
if they could. Cake and candy
sales have pretty well brought in
the needed amount.
It wasn't possible to take train
out of Rnseburg. The girls would
have to go elsewhere to board
one
The Camp Fire group will be
excused from Central Junior High
School at 3 30 Friday afternoon.
They will be taken in cars to Port-
s
the District 4 starting salaries up
to an equal with other districts in
the state, hut added something had
to be done to help Roseburg over
come what he said is beginning to
stack up as an acute shortage of
qualified teachers.
More Teachers Needed
He expressed particular concern
about the need for 17 additional
elementary teachers. He said the
system was in pretty good snape
as far as the high school staff
was concerned.
Lindell said. "I think we should
have taken this type of stand two
months ago." He was not present
at the meeting when other mem
bers of the board voted against
including wage increases in t h e
1960-61 budget.
He attempted to have the mat
ter reconsidered at the next meet
ing, but was voted down by other
members of the board.
The three steps up for immedi
ate consideration will be the $4,100
per year paid to starting teachers
with a bachelor's degree; the S4,
225 paid to starters with a BA
plus 45 hours work on their mas
ter's degree; and the S4.350 paid
to starters with a master's degree.
Sorority To Hold
Convention Here
The second slate convention
May for Roseburg is scheduled
.May 20, 21 and 22 at the Umpqua
Hotel.
About 300 women from slate
chapters of Beta Sigma Phi are
scheduled to attend the three-day
affair.
One of the highlights of the con
vention will be the award of the
"Girl of the Year" honor by the
present titleholder, Mrs. Florence
Powell of Roseburg. She won the
award at the last convention in
Salem two years ago.
She will make the award at a
Saturday night banquet.
The women will be welcomed by
Mayor Alio Jacklin Friday night
at a get-acquainted session in the
hotel. Thev get down to business
Saturday morning with forum ses
sions at which the proniems. oi me
chapters of the state are discussed.
In charge of the forums are Mrs.
Paul Hult and Mrs. Lance Brown
of Roseburg.
K ri for the 1962 slate conven
tion will be received at a Saturday
noon luncheon, men saiuraay. au
ernoon will be devoted to a tea for
sponsors, directors and honorary
members.
Following the formal banquet
Saturday night, a formal dance
and card parlies are scheduled.
The convention will end Sunday
with a closing ritual.
General chairman of tne conven
tion is Mrs. Bert Griffin of Kose-
burg. She said the convention
would be hosted by about 100 wom
en representing the eight chapters
of the Roseburg and Myrtle Creek
areas.
Yoncaila Band, Chorus
Slate Spring Concert
rru Vnnn.JU Utah Bflinftl band
1 1IC 1UII.B1IB .
iinPiic nnrlnr tho direction Of
Gaylon Bledsoe, will present their
annual spring concert next eu
nesday, at the school Little The
ater. Ihe selections to be play
ed bv the band will be "Fairest
Of The. Fair." a Sousa march:
The King And 1," Kogers ana
Hammerstein: "The Lantern Mar
riage," Offenbach; and "Prelude
In C Minor" by Rachmaninoff.
Aicn nnriicinfllin? in the. concert
will be the brass quartet consist
ing of Erleyne Davis and Del
phia Gardner, trumpets and Roger
Riisse and Terrv tain, iromoones
Th nnartpt will nlav "BOUree.'
bv Mozart and a Marcn irom -me
Damnation Of Faust."
Tha ohnriic will sintf splpptinns
from "Porgy And Bess," by Gersh
win; "Matonna Charming Maid
en" a 16th Century madrigal by
Orlando di Lasso; "I Wonder As I
Wander" and "Real Nice Clam
bake" from the musical "Carou
sel" by Rogers and Hammerstein.
land and spend the night at the
Portland Rose Motel. After taking
in some of the sights in Portland,
including the zoo and science dis
play Saturday, they will board the
train at the Portland depot at 4:45
ana travel to Eugene. There they
will be picked up by cars and re
turned to Roseburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Giles. Mrs. Dovle
and Mrs. James Judd will provide
transportation to Portland. M r .
Giles will accompany the girls on
the tram to Eugene, where the
cars will be waiting to take them
home. ,
In the group of girls will be
Claudia Buchanan, Stephanie Giles,
Charlotte Tyson. Kalhe Inman.
Denise Doyle, Holly Peel, Janet
Eaton. Anitra Kahananui, Nancy
Bosworth, Leslie David and Gayle
Laney.
I The group is sponsored by the
I Roseburg Women s Club. The
I girls are seventh graders. Most of
1 them have been together in the
group and in school since the sec
I ond grade. They are working on
I thigr third rank, the Kiremakers.
26 Paget ROSEBURG, ORE. THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1960
OFFICIATING ot various functions in connection with the Knights of Columbus conven
tion here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a group of prominent KC leaders are shown
'here. They include Rod Nevue, convention manager; Paul Bellendorf, grand knight of the
Roseburg council; the Rev. Eunan Buckley, pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Roseburg and
chaplain of Roseburg council No. 239; Joseph H. Blissenbach, state deputy of the Dalles;
and Edward J. Bell, Oregon state secretary of the organization. (Koop's Modern Photo-graphy)
Porter Declines To Back
Of Morse, Gives Stevenson Support
By BILL HENLEY
News-Review Staff Writer
It was Rep. Charles Porter at
the speaker's table. But the shad
ow of Sen. Wayne Morse hovered
over a Porter rally at the Ump
qua Hotel on Wednesday after
noon. The 4lh Congressional District
representative pointed out that
Humphrey's West Virginia defeat
and presidential race withdrawal
took Porter's man out of action.
Porter now favors Adlai'-JStevuu-
son for the presidency, he said.
Douglas county iteps. At hiegei
and W. O. (Bun) Kelsay asked
whether Porter's course should
now be, then, to support Sen.
W ayne Morse s lavornc-son pri
mary bid. They argued that Morse
has been consistently pro-Stevenson
and that supporting him would
Roseburg GOP Rally
To Hear Candidates
The Republican party's entire
slate of stale-wide candidates for
major offices in the primary cam
paign has promised lo be present
in Roseburg on Friday with but a
single exception, according to
James Richmond, county GOP
chairman.
Only the rivals for state treasur
er, with conflicting engagements,
have indicated they couldn't be
present.
The occasion is the GOP rally
at the Douglas County Fair
grounds. It will begin at 7:30 p.m.,
with a barbecue optional to the
public preceding at 6:110.
Richmond said that Merlin Es
tep and Carl Francis, competing
candidates for state attorney gen
eral, are among the most recent
candidates to accept invitations.
So. too. is Thomas Killam of Port
land, a little-publicized candidate
for U. S. Senate.
Richmond said that the speak
ers will be held down in time to
prevent the meet from dragging on
too late.
Wendall Wyalt of Astoria and
John Merrifield of Portland, who re
staging something of a feud in
their battle for national commitee
men, will be present hut nobody
ncal v knows whether tney mtena
to carry on their vendetta here
A third candidate, I-owell Paget
of Portland, may also appear.
Hearing Set On Beck's
income Tax Conviction
TACOMA (API The Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals in San
Francisco Wednesday set a hear
ing on Dave Beck's income tax
conviction appeal for June 16.
V. S. Atty. Charles P. Moriarty
said the court notified him of the
hearing date.
Beck, currently free on S70.000
bail, was convicted Feb. 19, 19.S9,
by a jury in the District Judge
George H. Boldt's court here.
,Boldt later sentenced Beck to
serve five years in prison and
fined him sfio.000 for evading
$240,000 in income taxes in the
years 1950-53.
Beck appealed his conviction.
Ashley Endorsed
Frank Ashley. Democratic can
didate for county judge, has been
endorsed hy Loral 2716. Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union.
The labor organization rcpre
sents nft kers in the Robert Dollar
mill at Glendale. The endorsement
was announced by Oliver L. Doi
son. financial secretary and busi-
! nest agent of the union.
I' "linn mmmm itMii rllMMi.riii.ii.jL ' '
be in effect supporting Stevenson.
write-in Called For
Porter replied that he thought
the write-in method was the way
to support Stevenson. Morse told
him and Rep. Edith Green (pro-
sen, jack Kennedy) that he would-
n t run last year, and filed a non-
candidacy affidavit. Porter said
that that step otherwise commit
ted the two respresentatives and
that he couldn t backtrack now.
(Morse of course has claimed he
was "pushed intu" the race by pe
tition and had no choice but to
fight for the nomination).
Flcgel and Kelsav thought write-
ins futile, especially on a ballot
the size of the Democratic one this
primary. Porter replied they d at
least indicate some groundswell of
support for Stevenson.
He felt that Morse, though well
regarded by parly leaders, was
considered a "gadfly" and had no
chance for either presidential or
vice- presidential nominations.
Morse had said he Uiought he had
and was willing to take second
place on the ticket.
Jacklin Speaks up
One Kennedy supporter, Mayor
Arlo Jacklin, was among those
who asked whether Kennedy s vote-
getting potential hadn't establish
ed him as the voter's choice, port
er said the West Virginia win cer-
Flying Over Borders
Legal If High Enough
WASHINGTON (AP) Flying
over other countries is legal if
it s done from high enough up
in space.
That's the conclusion of U. S
international law experts familiar
with the launching of the Amen
can weather-eye satellite Tiros I
and other manmade moons.
The situation is different with
airplanes, including the American
U2 which came down deep inside
the Soviet Union May 1. It is
well established in international
law that a nation's sovereignty
extends into the airspace above
its land boundaries. This country
has sought lo justify the U2 plane
flights not under international
law but under the requirements
of self-defense.
International law which Is
based on international agree
ments, practice and writings is
still in its infancy in the new world
of space.
U. S. authorities say. however,
lhat undei fhe developing law it
appears to be perfectly legal for
a nation to toss up a peaceful
nuriKiMn satellite without anoth
er's permission even though the
satellite does roam high across
other borders.
The legality of such launches
was indicated in a U. N. Space
Committee report last summer.
Lttunchings were made by both
the Soviet Union and the United
States under the International
Geophysical Year scientific pro
gram. City Election Sample
Ballots Available Now
Copies of the sample ballot
for'next Friday's city budget
election are now available at
city hall. City Manager John
Warburton announced today.
The sample ballot includes
the three issues which will be
up for a vote on the May 20
primary election day. They are
for the amount of the city
budget over the 6 per cent lim
itation and for bond issues for
blast area improvement and
fire department equipment.
111-60 PRICE Se
Candidacy
tainly proved that "it isn't all mon
ey." His West Virginia political
auviscr iuia mm inai louowing tne
tiumpnrey acieat, he said.
c, uc.ci, he saiu.
Porter still took .the personal
position, however, that Kennedy
leaned more ' toward the con
servative Lyndon Johnson wing of
the party than he relished. And he
said lhat Johnson himself should
n't be under-emphasized as a con
tender. In answer to auesfions on Stev
enson; he wasn't ''Inclined to worry
oveny mucn about lua two previ
ous defeats because this time, he
said, he isn't running against the
'tamer image' (Eisenhower).
And when it was suggested that
the former Illinois governor lacks
the aggressiveness to make a rug
ged battle, Porter backed Steven
son's fighting campaign ability
and particularly thought that Nix
on would fan his enthusiasm as
an opponent.
Asked about the recent "spy
plane episode, he thought the
United Stales should never have
placed itself in such a position. He
also thought, unlike Morse, that
the plane downed through me
chanical defect. Morse had thought
it a ground-to-air missile victim.
Porter said the United States
wouldn't in turn tolerate such a
Russian spy invasion of our ter
rain, and that the method was
stupid in any event. Why didn't
we at least disguise the plane's
nationality, he asked?
The rest of the session was
largely concerned with reasser-
tions of the well-known Porter posi
tion on Red China (he wants recog
nition) and with a denunciation of
Republican policies, such as the
recent claimed stalemating of civ
il rights legislation. And the usual
Porter-style jokes, of course.
State Sets Two
Timber Auctions
SAI.F.M (AP) Almost 15 mil
lion board feet of state timber will
be sold at auction Friday at Fu
gene and Tillamook, the state For
estry ijcpanmtni saia wuay.
The Eugene sale includes 6,330
000 feet on the Lake Crcek-Sius-
law River divide, east of Swiss
home; 2.574,000 feet in the Tn
ancle Lake area, and 347.000 feet
on me norm lorn oi uie miiam
ette River, east of Lowell.
The Tillamook sale involves 5,
325,000 feet in the southern part
of the county.
The Eugene sale begins at z
p.m. at the Lane county puniic
meeting hall. The Tillamook salo
starts it 1:30 p.m. at the court
house.
E. Roseburg Sanitation
Hearing Slated Tonight
East Roseburg residents will
meet at 8 tonight in Benson School
for a public hearing on sanitation
problems in this area.
The East Roseburg Sanitary Dis
trict will have representatives of
the City of Roseburg, Roseburg
Kurat hire Department ann me
North Roseburg Sanitary District
on hand at tonight s meeting.
The purpose of this meeting Is
to discuss ways of installing a san
itary sewer In the district.
The district's board of directors
has gone on record as favoring an
nexation to the city as the best
answer to the problem.
DRIVER POSTS BAIL
Lawrence EarLBlaker. 55. Med
ford. WedncsdavDosted $500 bail
in Douglas County District Court
nn rh Ir0 nf rif-ivlntr while tir.Hpai
the influence of intoxicating liquorn
Trial has been set for June 8.
Conviction Under Soviet Low
Can Mean Death For Pifot
Of Captured U. S. Spy Plane
LONDON (AP) Pilot Francis
G. Powers has been charged with
espionage and Premier Nikita
Khrushchev has promised: "We
shall try him try him severely
as a spy."
this was reported today by the
Soviet news agency Tass.
ihe penalty for espionage in the
Soviet Union ranges from 10 years
in prison to execution by a firing
squad.
ihe latest developments were
announced in Tass broadcasts
from Moscow today in the wake of
the news conference Krushchev
held Wednesday at the Moscow
exhibit of espionage articles which
the aoviets say Powers carried
when he was crowned May 1.
Part of Western correspondents
dispatches on the news conference
had been held up in Moscow
censorship. The Tass account of
Khrushchev s remarks was car
ried from Moscow 20 hours after
the news conference took place.
ihe Tass version carried this
exchange between correspondents
and the Soviet Premier:
t). Will this plane incident in
fluence Soviet public opinion when
Elsenhower comes tn Moscow?
A. I would not like to be in
Eisenhower's place. I would not
like to answer the questions which
might be put to him when he
comes to the Soviet Union I I can
Pilot's Father
Isn't Worried
NORTON. Va. (API Oliver W.
Powers indicated today he was
not extremely worried by the news
from Moscow that his son has
been charged with espionage and
Will oe irica as a spy.
He told newsmen by telephone
he has not given much thought to
this latest development.
Powers, who operates a shoe
repair shop in this southwest Vir
ginia community, said the State
Department and lockhecd Air
craft Corp. had advised they were
cran i,orp, naa aavisea mey were
sending him full information about
his son. pilot Francis G, Powers.
30, who parachuted from his Lock
heed jet which the Soviet Union
said was shot down over that coun
try. "They're working lust as hard
as they can," the father said. "I
have great faith in the State De
partment and Lockheed,
School Board Eyes
Bond Sale Offer
A nlan to have the District 4
school bonds offered for sale by
professional banking house was
discussed by the Roseburg School
Board at its Wednesday night
meeting.
Carl Nau. representing the in
vestment bankers firm of Foster
and Marshall, offered the services
of his firm to the board for $3,500
on a contract to sell the million-
dollar-plus issue the district will
sell to finance its current building
program.
Nau said he felt confident his
firm could save the board money
by obtaining lower interest rates
through use of well-prepared pro
spectus material.
The board delayed action on the
proposal until a later meeting.
Other items on this week's agen
da included granting $400 for bus
travel expenses so the high school
band can take in the Rose Parade
at Portland. The board granted
this amount after Luther Ellison of
the Ellison Transportation Co.
whacked his fee for the bus serv
ice for the trip to this amount. It
was anticipated the bus service
would cost hundreds of dollars
more.
Cubans Down Light Plane;
U.S. Pilot Reported Dead
HAVANA (AP) A light plane
was shot down early today on the
highway west of Havana and its
pilot was reported killed. Officials
said he was attempting to II y
counter revolutionaries out of
Cuba.
The U.S. Border Patrol at Mi
mi. Fla.. identified the pilot as
Matthews Edward Duke who re
cently was listed among 29 air
men to whom plane rental agen
cies were not to rent aircraft un
der any circumstances.
The listing, distributed to air
ports and others in the aviation
business, was designed lo prevent
unauthorized flights over Cuba.
Duke previously lived at West
Palm Beach, Fla., the patrol said.
hut his present address is not
known.
The Incident occurred near the
Cuban Naval Academy at Maricl,
15 miles west of the capital. INaval;
authorities were reported to have !
spotted the plane flying in the vi
cinity of the academy and am
bushed it when it landed on the
highway.
They said the pilot attempted to
take off but he was shot down
and killed.
Cuban officials said he was fly
ing a single-engine plane with U.S.
registry N4368.
Havana Radio said four men
aftl one woman were arrested at
the scene and all were "fugitives
from Cuban justice." All were
described as Cubans.
The same pilot, Havana Radio
said, flew out three other fugitives
only say the Soviet people and
our public are very polite, so there
will be no excesses. But questions
will be asked of course, (anima
tion, laughter). I would put it this
way: "one person, namelv U.S.
Secretary of State Christian A.
Herter, has helped the President
particularly in this respect. At his
press conference Herter made an
outrageous statement!' Far from
feeling guilty and ashamed of ag
gressive actions, he justifies them
and says that this will continue in
the future. Only countries which
are in a state of war can act in
this way. We are not in a state
of war with America. These ag
gressive actions and Herter s
statement are impudence, sheer
impudence!
Tass said Khrushchev made the
following reply to Uie question
how the plane issue could affect
the summit meeting:
"Let those who sent this spy
plane think over this question
though they should have thought
about the consequences before
hand. After all, an aggression has
been committed against our coun
try, and we shall continue routing
all the aggressors who dare raise .
a hand against us.
"You see how accurately our
rocketeers shot down Urn plane
without setting it on fire. The pilot
is alive, the instruments intact
in other words the material evi
dence is here for everyone to see.
These are very skillful fictions of
our rocketeers. We -are very
grateful to thein for t'his."
At another point, Tass said,
Khrushchev stated: i
"If the United States has not
experienced a real war on its ter
ritory, has not experienced air
raids, and if it wishes o unleash
a war, we shall be compelled to
"l rucneis wmcit win cxpiuue on
the aggressor's territory in the
very first minutes of war."
Tass in its account said one
news conference questioner re
ferred to the exhibit of Powers
alleged effects. Among these, ac
cording to the London ' Daily
Worker's account, is a piece of
illr honrins Ihe Stars ami Strino.
ftXSta'u UnSSSe.
and an inscription in 14 languages
saying:
"I am an American and do not
speak your language. 1 need food,
shelter and assistance. I will not
harm you. I bear no malice to
ward your people. If you help ma
you .will.be rewarded.''-i -, i -
Tass account today said this
exchange took place at the news
conference:
Q. You have probably noticed a
placard among the fragments of
the plane urging assistance to the
pilot. What do you think its
authors meant?
A. We assisted the pilot when
he flew into our territory and
gave him due welcome. If there
are other such uninvited guests,
we Fhall receive them just as
"hospitably" as this one. We shall
try him try him severely as a
spy." The account of the printed ap
peal for help would indicate that
the man carrying it was not nec
essarily expected to commit sui
cide on capture, as tne Russians
have claimed.
Norstad Suffers
Heart Attack
PARIS (API Gen. Lauris Nor
stad, supreme Allied commander
in Europe, suffered a slight heart .
attack while playing golf in Ger
many last Sunday, his headquar
ters announced today.
Norstad was rushed to an Am cl
ean Army hospital in Munich,
wnere ne has Deen under treat
ment and observation. The an
nouncement from Supreme Head
quarters Allied Powers in Europe
said Norstad, 53, would remain in
the hospital for about two weeks.
earlier and Cuban authorities had
been on the lookout for his plane
since last Sunday.
J lie U.S. Embassy reported it
was investigating the reports of
the incident.
This is the third recent incident
involving U.S. planes downed in
Cuba and is certain to inflame re
lations with Washington.
Prime Minister Fidel Castro,
members of his government and
Ihe pro-Castro press and radio
have been vehement In their de
nunciations of flights over Cuban
territory.
They say most of the planes
have come from Florida to sabo
tage the Cuban sugar crop by
bombing. Reports ot incendiary
bombings have decreased recent
ly as U.S. officials applied strict
controls on renting planes in
Florida.
Levity Fact Rant
By L, F. Reizenstein
Senator Mono, who predic
ted hit victory in the Demo
cratic primary hold in Wash
ington, D.C., ran a far-away
third. Such shabby treatment
of our "favorite ion" probably
caused a legion of his Oregon
worshiper to emote and reach
for the crying towefj.
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