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0 m r-r- - v ii J! pKTHi :"" . : - m H.M u.. 1 lii; uintnii..nni itoi mm v Hv 1 i" i .xjiv , . . , . i :M :' 'A ' -Si ' " ; i If M.. .... - 1 REFURBISHED AFTER BEING heavily damaged in the Aug. 7, 1959 Roseburg blasf is the Knights Of Pythias Lodge Hall. The work on the structure is still underway.. Shown in the main lodge hall is Charles Martin, chairman of the board of trustees. Behind the cigar stand in the club room is Billy Black, leader of the Knights of Pythias Drum and Bugle Corps. (News-Review Photos) Report Says Prestige Is NEW YORK (AP) Two news papers today quoted from a se cret government summary which is said to report that United States prestige in the world has been slipping in comparison with that of the Soviet Union. Both papers identified the docu ment as the, one. dated Aug. 29, which first was disclosed by Sen. J. W. Fulbright, D-Ark, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The New York Times said the survey of world opinion showed " decline in United States stand ing relative to the Soviet Union" and found the decline in prestige was "a continuing and accelerat ing trend." Korean Navy Gets Reactivated Ship SEATTLE (AP) The Republic of Korea Navy took over the re activated World War II subchaser USS Winnemucca in recommis sioning ceremonies held here Five ROK Navy officers and 60 enlisted men will irain aooara uie vessel, renamed tne uiae aan, ior about two weeks before taxing over complete operation. The 173-foot, 348-ton vessel was inactivated in August. 19.55, and was stored in the Pacific Reserve Fl"t cSumbi RiVer Group? As-j tnria Ore. it was re-aciivaiiru i month at Portland bv the WUlam- ette Iron and Steel Co. Philly Paper Endorses Dick PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The ThiiHelnhia Bulletin today en- rtnr ed V cf President Richard m "1 for President ti,. Bulletin largest afternoon ' ..l?.n,5?r in the country, said , that' on the campaign's major is sues the vice president, a Repub lican, "offers more rational pro grams and displays deeper under fading of the means to further ""The Bulletin supported Presi dent Eiscnhowtin 19.2 n d lfcA Locally, t backci ,aor R?ch.rdson Dilworth, a Demo- crat. STANDARD HEATING OILS South End Fuel OR 3-8356 W Girt Mi iMW Bright And American Slipping The Times said it has obtained "pertinent parts of the report, which is labeled 'secret.' " The Washington Post said the summary "supports other reports that U.S. prestige has been going down while the Soviet Union's has been going up." The Post said it obtained a copy of the summary, which Fulbright and Sen. John F. Kennedy have been seeking for weeks. The summary, said to have been prepared by the U.S. Infor mation Agency, has become an issue in the presidential cam paign. Kennedy" contends U.S. prestige has been slipping. Vice President Richard M. Nixon contends Amer ican prestige abroad has never been higher. The Times has endorsed Ken nedy for president. The Post has announced that following its pol icy in five of the last six elec tions it will not make an endorse ment. Tiie Times noted that the re port "is one of a series made periodically as a possible guide in shaping Washington policy." Newspapers have quoted from previous reports on declining U.S. v"?" The Times said there was only one part of the Aug. 29 report "from which a favorable conclu sion could be drawn." This was the results of a poll of various groups in 23 lands on which they thought would be the - ;: j now-the United States or the So- viet Union i "In 13 of the countries," the Times said, "the report favored the United States. Eight national groups thought the. Soviet Union would be in the lead. In two, the division was even. The groups polled varied in number from 200 to 1.612 ' "It was perhaps significant that the later the poll was taken the less favorable was the result to the United States. All those taken in 1960 put Moscow in the lead" YOUR TAX DOLLARS would be used to put the State in lh billboard business. , - PROTECT YOUR POCKETBOOK - fn C0J1 OH MK. KHUAT.'N, f-H T. M9'!W if, C-" i If I, wm Pxr4, . trwff t. Ilia An, rr.4, . Shiny Again i . vJ4iM FBI Asked To Aid In Rockwell Hunt SEATTLE (AP)-Local officers have asked the federal govern ment to help find Guy Raoul Rockwell, wanted for questioning in the disappearance of his wife and stepdaughter. Officers have been looking for the Seattle antique dealer since early August. He is charged with grand larceny in connection with S10.000 a Seattle woman says he borrowed and never paid back. Remains of a .young woman were found Aug. 30 in a septic tank in the house where Rockwell lived with the missing women. They disappeared about April 1. Charles O. Carroll, King County prosecutor, had charged a John Doe. with mutilation of a human body and charged Rockwell as a witness to mutilation of a body. "We are also requesting the United States district attorney to charge Rockwell with the federal crime of being a fugitive in inter state commerce to avoid testimo ny in this matter," Carroll said. That would allow the FBI to help locate Rockwell. He was last heard of in the San Francisco area. Princess Margaret Boycotts Opening LONDON fAP) Salons and saloons buzzed today with the re port that a piqued Princess Mar garet boycotted Britain's state opening of Parliament. Rumors flew across lea cups and beer mugs that she stayed away from the glittering occasion because there was no seal of hon or for her husband, Alony Armstrong-Jones. A Clearance House spokesman confirmed that Margaret had no public engagement, but added: "She may have had a private one, of course." Asked whether there was any significance to Margaret's ab sence, the spokesman replied: "Absolute nonsense." Ike Urges Vote For Firm Dollar WASHINGTON (AP) Presl dent Eisenhower says there is an j urgent need for Americans to vote to continue 66 the prov en and prudent economic policies which have been followed in the past eight years." Speaking Tuesday on a nolitical television program with Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Ander son, cisennower said: "Let us make no mistake about it, the preservation of Hie confidence that the dollar will remain sound, is absolutely essential, both for the , welfare of our citizens at home and the rest of the free world. The President said his admin istration had been working since he took office "to do the things in our government that will help maintain a sound, honest dollar." "In budget policy, this means the avoidance of deficit spending which can lead only to inflation ary pressures. Jt means manag ing .our debt so as to be as non inflationary as possible. It means Federal Reserve operation of monetary policy to provide sound ly for credit and monev needs nf a growing economy while avoid ing creating excessive money and credit." , Anderson said Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Democratic presi dential nominee, has nqt said how he would pay for programs advocated in the Democratic par ty platform. The secretary said the Demo cratic platform would cost added billions and could only be fi nanced through higher taxes, in flationary borrowing or a com bination of borrowing and econ omic controls. UNIT TO MEET Melrose Extension Unit will meet Friday at the home of Mrs. Don White at 10:30 a.m., reports Net tie Woodruff, correspondent. Proj ect of the day will be "Easier Home Laundry." Everyone is in vited to attend. A sack lunch will be held at noon with dessert and coffee to be served by the hostess. Straight mature s Aged Begin with the ripest golden grain-. add pure -" Kentucky limestone water and time' magic. Then $'5 Pr taste Old Hermitage Nature'! finest bourbon. THt 01D HERMITAGE COM" NT, Unhappy Wife Smothers Sons, Tukes Own Life I.EVITTOWN. N.J. (AP)-A dc spondent suburban housewife smothered her two sons with plastic bags Tuesday and then took her own lite in the same manner. The head of the house, I'lysses Grant Henderson, 34, returned home from work to find the bod ies of hts wife and children with plastic bags over their heads. ' He summoned the police and then collapsed, lie was put under sedation. Police said his wife, Elizabeth. 33, left a note indicating she was despondent. The boys Kevin, 10, and Paul, 8 were found in twin beds iu their upstairs room. There were toy handcuffs on the older boy's wrists and the young er' son's wrists were bound with stockings. The mother was found in the master bedroom. ' Pilot's License Ordered Taken WASHINGTON (AP)-The pilot of a plane which crashed near Toledo, Ohio, with 22 deaths last weekend was using a pilot rating that had been ordered revoked but was still valid pending ap peal, officials reported. The Federal Aviation Agency announced Tuesday it had issued an order last July 15 revoking the airline pilot rating of Donald L. J. Chesher, the pilot who was killed with 21 others in the Arctic Pacific Airlines plane crash. Chesher appealed the FAA or der and it was stayed pending a decision by the Civil Aeronautics Board, which held a hearing last Aug. 23. James Sprinser. presi dent of the airline, said the fatal flight was the first assigned to cnesner since uie hearing. . Charges oh . which the FAA based its action against Chesher included flying more than the le gal limit on hours, failure to maintain proper records, and list ing as copilot on two flights a man who was not aboard the plane. FAA said it made a finding that Chesher had demonstrated a lack of care, responsibility and judgment required of an airline pilot. BPA Signs New Power Contract PORTLAND (AP) Bonneville Power Administration today an nounced the signing of a 20-year contract to furnish power for a new aluminum reduction and processing plant near Longview, Wash. The contract with United Pacific Aluminum Corp. of Los Angeles called for 45.000 kilowatts of firm and 45,000 kilowatts of intcrrupt ible power. Firm power is that which is regularly available. It will be for the operation of two potlines wilh an annual capa city of some 45,000 tons of pig aluminum. BPA Administrator William A. Pearl said the initial power was scheduled for delivery Jan. 31, 1962, with 'the full amount to go not, later than Dec. 31, 1963. Pearl said BPA will serve the firm through a 125,000 kilovolt a m per e substation near Barlow Point, a 230.000 volt tap on the Chehalis Longview transmission line and a 2.10,000 volt line from Barlow Point to the Longview substation. BPA said It will receive gross revenues from the United Pacific Aluminum operation that will total about Jl ,575,000 annually when the full allocation is delivered. Bourbon from 1 ri;, - U iinest jDourooit Ifl&BMnnM to pcnection 100ISVUIC, KT. KENTUCKY STRAIGHT ' 0 WtJ.t Ne. 2, 1960 The Newi-Review, Roieburg, Ore. 3 President Says GOP Offers 'Finest Type Of Leadership' NEW YORK (AP") President Eisenhower said today that Vice President Nixon and his running mate, Henry Cabot Lodge, offer the nation "the finest type of leadership today that is available to the nation." Eisenhower Joined campaign forces with Nixon, the Republican presidential nominee, at a wind blown rally at tne nig Kooseveu Field Shopping Center in subur ban Long Island. Ihe President and the man who hopes to become his successor met at the field after helicopter flights. Eisenhower flew there from Idlewild Airport and Nixon from Brooklyn, where he spoke at a breakfast rally. Side By Sid Opening a side by side cam paign which will take the Presi dent and vice president to a series of New York City rallies and a parade to Herald Square, tisen- howcr gave mxon and Lodge a ringiiig endorsement in their bat tle against uie Democratic presi dential nominee, Sen. John F. Kennedy, and his running mate, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. On seven points, Eisenhower said 'Nixon and Lodge stand out above their Democratic oppo nents. The President said he compares the two political teams on these points: 1. Character, i. Moral courage, 3, Capacity, 4. Readiness to un dertake disagreeable tasks, 5. Ex perience, 6. Ability to make deci sions, and 7. Devotion', ana aeot- cation to the United States.' Stands Barehtadtd Standing bareheaded in bright morning sunshine, Uie President expressed his concern over the issues involved in tne presidential election. Eiscnhowd. wearing a brown business suit, wore no topcoat despite the stiff, breeze that was blowing. ' The President said he wanted to give hvs tun endorsement, lo the Nixon-Lodge ticket. With em phasis in his voice, Eisenhower said solemnly and slowly: "Richard Nixon and Henry Ca bot Lodge offer to America the finest type of leadership toaay that is available to the nation." The President went on to say that the two nominees "can do hetter than anvone else toward keeping the peace . . . and toward lifting from, the backs of mankind the burden of armament. Rant Ktnnedv Then in a thrust at Kennedy the President added: "No Klittenne oromlses. no gliD oratory .will give you this kind of leatlershin." Eisenhower said that "for eight years 1 ve worked with Nixon and Dodge, ana tney ve snown uie uw most enthusiasm never I com plaint or excuse no matter how difficult tne tasK iney ve aone u effectively." There was a tremendous cheer Reclamation Bureau Conducts Olalla Survey A survey party from the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation Is presently conducting a land classification sur vey in the Olalla division of the Umpqua Basin project. The party will be in the area for about two months. The purpose of the survey is chart the land area in the district according to its type of soil, topography and drainage. With this information at hand, the bureau will be able to deter mine the feasibility for future irri gation projects in the area. K.cn t ucky ;4 Q I B0UR80 WHISKEY, U PROOF . i J 1w i 9) after that remark. He emphasized that his concern for the United Slates will be just as great after he leaves office as when he was a second lieutenant and when he became president. Crowd Of 50,000 Th ernwri usiimainrf hu nniio'tho matter of electoral votes in at 50,000 persons, gathered in lhe'lhe history of America." he said. sunshine to hear the kickoff of a drive aimed at giving Nixon New York's vital 45 electoral votes. Nixon commented that this "probably is the greatest day of the campaign, with the President right here with us campaigning in New York." Nixon said' that he felt the tide began running in favor of the Re publican ticket about 10 days ago. Nixon told a wildly cheering crowd of 2.200 at a Brooklyn breakfast rally that in the past 10 days his campaign has "moved all over America." He said the crowds that have greeted his whistle-stopping cam paign over the nation have been r ft ' : V ,; bI t - - . I VV ' V : ' i ' ,-' WHAT OREGON EDITORS SAY! "Thornton hat never mode 'political decisions.' This Is a great thing for the people of Oregon ... On his record at 'the people's lawyer in Salem, and for his ability and independence, he deserves a victory." SALEM CAPITAL PRESS. "We judge Mr. Thornton on his past record, his cx- perience and believe he will continue to be an effi cient public servant. We believe on this basis he Is superior in all ways to his opponent." - BAKER DEMOCRAT HERALD. "Attorney General Thornton was ordered info the (Portland vice) investigation by the then Governor . . . (he public should be reminded that the mess re sulted not from any one man's failure but from the the fact that the vice situation was blown all out of proportion. And out of peanuts, the attorney general was supposed to manufacture a broken conspiracy." COOS BAY WORLD. "We think the attorney general is much more than just the governor's own legal arm, but belongs to all public officials in our state. He should be free and independent of the governor, not his ap pointee and hand servant." MILWAUKIE REVIEW. "Robert Y. Thornton deserves reelection as attorney general. His record of law enforcement against gambling and labor racketeering deserves your support." OREGON INDEPENDENT GROCER "Mr. Thornton has above all exercised his office in the interest of a clean Oregon, a responsible state in freedom from vice, corruption and crime. The state during the past few years has had high-lovcl encouragement, within his powers to do it, to en force iti child support laws, close down gambling and eliminate racketeering." RECORD-COURIER, BAKER The Salem Capital Journal Poll of 37 High Schools (accurate in last election) shows Thornton loading hit opponent with the highest vote of any stotewide candidate in all sections of the state, 8044 to 4701. KEEP OREGON CLEAN Re-Elect Robert Y. ATTORNEY GENERAL Democrtr Incumbent Pd. Adv. Re-Elect Thornton Attorney Oneral Comm., Earl Nott, Chrmn., 635 Galloway, McMinnville, Ore. the most enthusiastic he has ever I seen, I "As I see it, this tide is rollins j in the heartland of America. 11 we keep it rolling, and we re going up as they run down. Wa will have the greatest victory in Ana mis is wnui we re going to do," the vice president em phasized. Rockefeller Leaves Nixon, accompanied by his wife Pat and Gov. Nelson A. Rocke feller left the rally in the Hotel St. George and flew by helicopter to join President Eisenhower and vice-presidential nominee Henry Cabot Lodge fur campaigning in Nassau and Westchester counties, and New York City. Nixon said that he and Lodge i have "been through tho fire. We have sat opposite Soviet Premier Khrushchev. We have never been fooled by him and we never will be fooled by him."
