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Newspaper Page TextU. of 0. Library iSuarone 0rb:ron c BY fU A ji CAPTURE UBS Jr., - t a, "v;i ... a ? l -v STEVE SOLOVICH , , captured by deputies oulh Eugene's Axemen Down Central Catholic EUGENE (AP) South Eugene knocked Central Catholic of Port land out of the championship round of the Oregon At basketball tournament Wednesday. The game was dominated by tight defenses. In the third quar ter, South Eugene could only score 5 points; Central Catholic only eight. The period was scoreless tor almost five minutes as the ball was stolen repeatedly at mid court. DuShane Collects 10 Central's 6-2 forward, Dave Bergman, was the high scorer with 11 points. Don Du Shane, little South Eugene guard, led his team with 10. South Eugene led throughout the game. Central, ball-hawking all the wav, gradually ate into the Axemen's margin and cut the margin to 3 points with' 1W min utes to go in the fourth period. Central Couldn't Hit South Eugene tried to control the ball during the last few min utes, but only Central's inability to hit from the floor kept the lat ter from going ahead. South Eugene built up a first quarter lead of 17-7, led at the half 26-18, and at the end of the third quarter, 31-26. South Kugene naa ueeii No 6 in the last Associated Press poll and Central Catholic No. 7. South Eugene next will play the winner of Wednesday's second game, between Grant and Scap poose. Central plays the loser in the consolation round. Had Tourney Jitters Both teams had tournament Jit lets in the first period and both had trouble hitting from the floor throughout the game. Central, which usually plays a fast - breaking game, repeatedly stole the ball from the favored South Eugene team, but could not v Two Youths Held On Driving Count ' A high-speed race down SE Doug las Ave. in Roseburg resulted in two 17-vear-old Roseburg boys be ing taken into custody for reck less driving. A Roseburg police officer said lie noticed the two boys, Robert Wav-ne Reed of 416 W. Hickory and" Billv Kirkpalrick of ltt!9 NE Fremont St., pull out of a parking lot at SE Douglas and Main with out slopping. He started after them and gave the signal to stop when the cars reached speeds of 75 miles an hour. He caught one of Ihp cars when it turned into NE Rifle Range Road and the other in front of the Roseburg Bowl on NE Diamond Lake Blvd. Both boys were turned over to juvenile authorities. Portlander Convicted On Narcotics Charges PORTLAND (API Arthur E. Martin, 4.'i. Portland was convict ed Tuesday by a federal district court jury on charges of posses sion and sale of heroin. He and several others were arrested last (all by Federal au thorities who said they were I cracking don on a Portland area (narcotics ring. Seven since have Uieen convicted and three others 'have pleaded guilty. One. Cleveland Prnffit. 24, Seat tle, was sentenced to eight years in prison after he had been found jtui'ty of sale and possession. i The Weather , AIRPORT RECORDS Cttaring tonight with fncrtasing cloudintvi Thursday. Cooler. Hightit limp, last 74 hours . . (S Low. st t.mp. Lit 24 hours . 42 Highest t.mp, any Mr. ('(Ill .. 81 Low.st t.mp. any Mar. CM) . " Pr.cip. last 24 hours .21 Pr.cip. from March 1 4.17 Pr.cip. from S.pt. 1 28.17 Exc.ss from S.pt. 1 .. Suns.t tonight, 4:19 p.m. Sunris. tomorrow, :24 .m. 4.77 V - P ,.-,)' capitalize because of poor sheet ing. In the first period, Central players broke through three times to intercept the ball, and each time the Portland team guard missed an easy lay-in. Only two players fouled out of the game, with south, tugene s Tom Henderson going out with 5:56 left in the third period and Central's Les Henderson leaving with 6:37 left in the fourth. Further tournament information may be found on today's sports page. August Arms Talks Asked By Kennedy WASHINGTON (AP) President Kennedy disclosed today the Unit ed States has suggested that East West negotiations on general dis armament be resumed in August. Originally Kennedy is reported to have sent word to Soviet Pre mier Khrushchev that broad-scale disarmament talks should not be started until Sept. 11. That report, was carried in to day's New York Times. the Times Washington dispatch said Khrushchev objected "with some vigor." Kennedy said at his news con ference today that "we have sug gested we will be prepared" to start general disarmament nego tiations again in August, after first suggesting a new start in September. Meanwhile, Kennedy said, U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson is trying at the United Nations to work out detailed arrangements for the proposed new disarma ment exchange. One critical issue is the size of the negotiating group. Khrushchev, the Times story said, contended a 6-month delay would be unreasonable. Kennedy's suggestion was given to Khrushchev by Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr. in Si beria on March 9. Seven Children Perish In Blaze EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) Seven children ranging in age from 19 months to It years died Tuesday night in a fire that destroyed the Ralph Eloyd home in a village near Excelsior Springs. The highway patrol said the fire apparently started between 10:15 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. The Excel sior Springs fire department re ceived the alarm at 12:19 a.m. Troopers said Air. and Mrs. Floyd had gone to - Excelsior Springs for the evening and re turned to find the home in flames. They said the children had been left in the charge of the oldest hoy. Arnold Eugene Floyd, 11 Sheila, 9; Kathy, 7; Wiley, 6; Koxy Anne. 4; Mon Lou. 3. Glen Douglas, 19 months, and Arnold all died in the flames. Cause of the fire has not been determined. The Floyd home is at Vibbard. a community of 15 or 20 persons I four miles east of Excelsior Springs. Reds Say Peace Corps Is 'Crafty U.S.Plof LONDON (AP) After waiting two weeks to assess President Kennedy's Peace Corps, the So viets today denounced it as a ''rnifty plot." Radio .Moscow said a "second glance" at the American plan to send young volunteers into under developed countries revecled "goals thai are anything but sell k s " The Soviet commentator said any efforts of the Peace Corps to win a good name for the I nited Slates would be outweighed by 'the U.S. monopolies pumping billions of dollars out of the un derdeveloped countries." One ran say right now that the Peace Corps tak is doomed to failure," the broadcast added. Steve Taken Alive, Unhurt By Deputies So Other Story Pag 2 Steve Solovich has been caught, alive and unhurt. Solovich, who hardly needs any identification to readers in Doug las County, was apprehended at 11 a.m. He offered no resistance, and was taken into custody by a three man Douglas County deputy sher iff's patrol. They included Depu ties Bobby Johnson and Cliff Court ney and Special Deputy Buford Polley. The trio, who have been on the case since the beginning of t h e intense hunt, originally picked up Solovich's tracks last night but had to abandon them in the dark ness. They again found his path through the tracks this morning and it led them to the J. C. (Toad) Living ston ranch, about three miles east of Glide on Little River. The three men "deer-stalked" Steve In what they call a "still hunt," two deputies behind and Polley ahead. Polley told Solovich to "put up his hands." Solovich, at the time unarmed, surrendered without resistance, though Polley took the precaution of waving his fellow deputies on in to grab the woods fugitive. Solovich was wearing what ap peared to be an old army khaki jacket, nigh ruouer Doots, tweed pants apparently torn down the crease and re-sewed. When booked shortly before noon at the sheriff's office, he had tousled hair and a beard which, however, appeared wtfi-cared-for. He listed his age as 56. Swallows Herald Springs Approach Oakland is ahead of Capis trano. Cal Bowles, who lives near Oakland High School, reported that he saw some swailows this morning. He added that they appear at his home every year on the 15th of March. While on the subject of na ture, Bowles told Mrs. Edith Dunn, News Review corre spondent, that a recent story of a prolific egg-laying duck left him unimpressed. He has one which has laid an egg a dav for the last 174 days. And while Mrs. Dunn was mulling over all those duck eggs at her breakfast table set, . with hen eggs, she herself saw signs of the approaching spring. She saw both "gros beaks" (finches), and buz zards, which have to her been a bellwether of the .changing season. Ingo Gets Breather In U.S. Tax Suit MIAMI BEACH. Fla. fAP) -Sweden's lngemar Johansson, who lost his bid to recapture the world heavyweight boxing title, won a breathing spell today in his battle with the U.S. government over a Sl-million tax claim. Johansson had been ordered to appear before Justice Department olficials but his attorneys were al lowed to represent him instead. Lavinia L. Redd, an assistant U.S. district attorney, said she would meet with the Swede's law yers to fix a date to take a depo sition from Johansson. Johansson was served with pa pers in the lax suit shortly after he was knocked out in the sixth round by heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson in Miami Beach Monday night. The government is demand ing $411,620 against Johansson's 1961 income in addition to $958,181 in back tax claims for 1959 and 1960. Johansson contends he repre sents a Swiss corporation and thus is not subject to the tax. United Nations Gets U.S. Aggression Note UNITED NATIONS, NY. (AP) Cuba charged today that the administration of President Ken nedy has openly stepped up what it called aggression against the Castio regime. In a note to the United Nations, Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa linked the United States with Mon day's incident in which an umn dentified craft entered Santiago Bay and fired on an oil refinery. Roa called the attack "1 typical act of modern piracy." The tone of the Cuban note was seen as a clear sign that Cuba, with the backing of the Soviet bloc, would insist on pressing its aggression charges against the United States at the current ses sion of the General Assembly de spite efforts to limit the agenda. Senate Group Approves Unemployment Aid Bill WASHINGTON (API The Sen ate Finance Committee today ap proved the emergency unemploy ment aid bill alter changing it to require that employers in each Mate pay for that state s benefits. Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D-., the committee chairman, said the measure might come up lor Sen ale action Thursday or Friday. The Kennedy administration is pushing for fast actios. Estoblished 1873 - 12 Paget ROSEBURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1961 62-61 PRICE 5c Leave BRING IT BACK, BOYS That was the sentiment of oil of Roseburg today os the Indians left for the state high school tournament in Eugene. Shown here are members of the basketball squad top-ranked by most selectors' polls after an impressive season-long record. The "it," of course, is the stote championship. Coach Curt Jarvis is at the right. (News-Review Photo) Soviet Delegates For Early Congo 2 PWer Firms Approve Merger Another major step toward merg er of California Oregon Power Co. with Pacific Power and Light Co, was taken Tuesday when stock, holders of both companies gave al most unanimous approval to the merger. The surviving firm, if approval is received by the federal Power Commission and slate authorities, will be PP&L. Large Majority A. S. Cummins, president of Copco, said in Medford that 99.4 per cent of the common and 97.7 per cent of the preferred shares were pledged to the merger pro posal. He said proxies were re ceived by Copco from 92.5 per cent of the outstanding shares of its common stock and 94.3 per cent of the outstanding shares of its preferred stock. Cummins said the vote cast by Copco shareholders "indicated confidence in the fairness of the exchange offer and faith in the long range benefits to result from merging of two strong, neighbor ing utilities. Meanwhile, at Portland, Paul B. McKee. chairman of the PPil. hoard reported 99.6 per cent of the common share votes and 99.6 per cent of the preferred share votes were cast in favor of the merger. "It is gratifying that such an overwhelming majority of the 60, OIK) stockholders of the two com panies have endorsed the idea of consolidating the Pacific and Cop co systems," McKee said. Approvals must now be received from slate regulatory au'horilies and the federal Power Commission before the merger can become effective. Copco now serves much of the populated area of Douglas County. Its major power generating facili ties are in the upper reaches of tlie North Umpqua River. The new company will have as sets of nearly SG00 million and an nual revenues of about $90 mil lion. Kennedy To Speak NEW YORK (AP) President Kennedy will speak at the annual dinner of the Bureau of Adver tising of the American Newspa per Publishers Association at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel here April 27. Shirfcliff Ousted At Myrtle Creek Council Meet Ralph Shirtcliff, who was sworn in as city councilman at Myrtle Creek last week, has probably served the shortest Myrtle Creek council term on record. He was ousted from the seat he had held a week Tuesday night, reports correspondent Lorraine Birenbaum. It was the climax of an emotion ally charaed meeting which result ed in Shirtcliff walking out of the session. The action was taken at the be hest of Mayor Art errell after the minutes of the March 7 meet ing were read. He pointed out lhat only three members of the council were present for that meeting and Shirtclilf could not have been sworn in officially. Among thoe missing from that meeting were For State Tournament UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) The Soviet Union pushed today for immediate General Assembly debate on the Congo to gain a wider hearing .for the Soviet blasts against the new confedera tion form of government devel oping in the chaotic African ter ritory. After a week of marking time since it resumed - its session, the assembly showed signs of getting down to work. U. S.-Soviet nego tiations to trim tile agenda col lapsed Tuesday, with the Soviets adamant in their rejection of an Amrtripan ni'iinnsnl tn nnslnnno In os t Hems on the agenda and clueliy disarmament until the fall.' The United States in turn. rejected a Soviet proposal to drop the Soviet complaint against U.S. reconnaissance flights if the char ges of Communist suppression in Hungary and Tibet were dropped. Soviet delegates roamed the U. N. corridors seeking to line up Asian-African support for an immediate Congo debate. The So viels charged that the agreement by anli-t ommunist. Congolese po litical leaders meeting at Tanana rive, Malagasy, last week to re place the federal form of govern ment in the Congo by a confed eration of semi-independent states was a Belgian trick to break up the new African nation and keep a loothold in rich Katanga 1'rov ince. The Soviet charge was echoed 6 j by the government-controlled Cai- Morrow Approved As Info Director WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate gave speedy and unani mous confirmation today to Ed ward R. Murrow, radio and tele vision personality, as director of the U.S. Information Agency. Also confirmed was Donald M Wilson of New Jersey as deputy CSIA director. The Senate also approved three ambassadors: J. Graham Parsons, of New York, lr Sweden: Frances E Willis, of California, to Ceylon and Frederick E. Nolting, Jr., of Virginia, to the Republic of Vict-, nam. It also confirmed: Avery K. Peterson of Idaho, a foreign service officer, as U.S. representative to the 17lh session of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East of the United Nations Economic and So cial Council. 'the mayor and the president of i the council John Wilson. MhI CalUd Viol.tion He railed the meeting I viola tion of Hie charter ami ordered the record of the meeting he strick en from the council minutes. Aft er this action, city attorney James MrGmty declared the Ward II seat vacant. It was then that Shirt cliff disgustedly walked out of the meeting. Shirtcliff. who had served as councilman in the previous term. jdid not run for reelection. How ever, when warn n councilman Bob Gordon moved away from the community, Shirtcliff was propos ed to fill the spot. The council look no action to fill the vacant not alter the di- i russion. No decision has been made yet on further action. , Push Debate ro press, which said the United Arab Republic would request an urgent session of the Security Council to "discuss the conspiracy to msmcmner ttie Congo. the United States and its ma jor allies consider that the con federation plan is a more realis tic arrangement for the Congo than the unworkable system of central control lett by the Bel gians, which collapsed in a welter of tribal and sectional rivalries soon after independence was won last summer. The Soviets, the U. A. R. and certain other African backer's of the late Patrice Lumumba want a strong central government headed by Antoine Gizenga, the pro-Communist leader of the regime in the eastern Congo, who boycotted the Tananarive conference. Collapse of the Soviet-American negotiations to shorten the agenda brought a clamor from many small nations to gel the stalled assembly moving and complaints that the delay was costing their governments money. Bui there was no indication the major is sues would be discussed by the 99-nalion forum this week, unless the Congo gets the floor. U: S: Considers Aid To Laos Military WASHINGTON (AP) The United States is reported consider ing giving more military aid to the Communist-menaced royal gov ernment of Laos. But the United Stales Is reluct ant to do so, the same sources said here Tuesday night, because of the extreme danger of being drawn into a sustained buildup of both sides that could lead to a Korea-like silualion. If the royal government re quests more aid, the sources said, the United States would have to give all that it is feasible and practical. Former Laotian Premier Sou- vanna Phouma has reported the Soviet Union has supplied the reb els with 20 tunes more arms than the United States has. American concern over the Communist arms buildup has been known for some time. Prince Sopsaisana. secretary of state for foreign affairs in the royal l.oatian government, under scored lhat concern alter meeting Tuesday with Undersecretary of State Chester Bowles. Sopsaisana told newsmen after the meeting that free nations should halt the flow of Communist weapons. With the minute, of the March 7 meeting off the hooks, the council repeated anion of that night hy approving the monthly bills and acting on other minor Items. Going on lo other business, the council heard the second reading of an ordinance lo repeal obsolete ordinances and heard the first reading of an ordinance to repeal an old law relating to multiple unit water users. Turning to water distribution matters in Ihe newly-annexed East Myrtle area. Ihe council decided to call for bid" on 5.2HO feet of 4-inch pipe. Bids will be opened at the next meeting April 4. Formula Fixd It also arrived at a decision on the assessment formula for people in the East Myrtle area to secure Shorter Work Week Nixed By Kennedy WASHINGTON (AP) Presi dent Kennedy said today he is op posed to a shorter work week. Kennedy told his news confer ence he is unhappy because the declining economy has reduced the work week for many below 40 hours. The President was asked if he agreed with some labor union pro- posals that shorter hours might be one oi me solutions 10 me pieseiu i level of unemployment Kennedy replied that he hopes the 5-day, 40-hour week can be continued. He suid it is necessary if the United States is going to continue economic growth. I would be opposed to any ar bitrary reduction of the work week, Kennedy said, "and 1 am unhappy when 1 see the work week reduced artificially, in the sense that the pressures of a de clining economy reduce it so thai we get averages of 38.5 hours a week instead of the 40 hours a week." Kennedy drew a laugh from re porters when he said that person ally he would prefer a shorter work week, but he was opposed to curtailing work time in industry. He said he hopes that the num ber of jobless, which now ranges around 6 per cent of the work force, can be reduced to 4 per cent or less. But he noted that even in peak economic periods in 1957 and 1959 there were still manv unemployed in some areas of the country. U.S.JVAJoin In Damage Suit PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Justice Department, which Tues day joined flie Tennessee Valley Authority in suing five electrical equipment firms for- nearly $18 million for alleged overcharges, says other damage suits are con templated. But in making (he statement nei ther Ally. Gen. Robert Kennedy nor William Maher, chief of the antitrust division here, elaborated. Maher ember this year headed the successful prosecution of 29 big electrical firms and 44 of their executives on charges of bid rig-1 ging and price fixing which led to Tuesday's action here. The suit was the first such filed by the federal government. States, cities and private utilities also are planning multiinillinn - dollar ac tions against the firms. The general .Electric Co. and Westinghouse Electric Corp., America's two biggest manufac turers who were among the five named in the suit Tuesday, said they would vigorously defend them selves against the latest action. The two firms, both of which pleaded guilty or no defense along with 27 other companies in the huge antitrust case which Maher prosecuted, said their customers were neither cheated nor victim ized. Echoing their sentiments was the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. of West Allis, Wis., which also was named in the civil action and earlier had pleaded guilty or no defense on the antitrust charges. The two other firms named in the joint civil action filed in U.S. District Court here were the Fed eral Electric Co. of Newark, N.J.: and I-T-E Circuit Breaker Co. of Philadelphia. They, too, had plead ed guilty or no defense on the antitrust charges. Ike's Five-Star Rank Needs JFK's Signature WASHINGTON ( AP)-Presidcnt needed to restore to former Presi - dent Dwight I). Eisenhower five-star general's rank. his A congressional resolution re sionng cisennower s ranic reaencu lie White House lucsilay after the House approved it. Ihe Senate already had acted favorably. ' L . water. A cost of slightly over $;16, jCoo will he paid on the basis of ! frontage feet of property and to tal property area of each property j owner. The formula calls for de termination of the assessment on a basis of 50 per cent consideration for front feet and 50 per cent con I sideiation for total area. I The city has agreed to pay some $lj,(XK) additional in the total cost ;of $51, "00. I A public hcarim? has been ten tatively net on the matter for April ifl. Before the hearing, how ever, the city recorder will notify each property owner of the ap j proximate cost to each. Finally, the council accepted bid on an electric motot for a 40 horsepower water pump. The) hid hv Roger Machinery Corp. cost 4789. Kennedy Asks Fast School Aid Action WASHINGTON (AP Presi dent Kennedy called today for re ligious harmony, warning that if the country divides on the school aid issue "our national strength" will be sapped. In a two-point proposal to solve what he termed "this sensitive is sue," he: ! 1. Urged Congress, as he has done before, to pass his $2.3 bil lion public school assistance bill without proposed amendments calling for loans to parochial and other private schools below the college level. 2. Pledged that his administra tion would then cooperate with Congress in studies of the question whether loans to church schools, or tax exemptions for the parents of their students, would be consti Uonal. In expressing hope the contro versy won't divide the country, Kennedy said: ". . . I am hopoful that when the smoke is cleared there will con tinue to be harmony among the various religious groups of the countrv. I am eoini! lo do everv- thing that 1 can to make sure that harmony exists, because it reach es far beyond the question of edu cation and goes, in a very difficult time of our country, to an im portant ingredient of our national strength. So 1 am confident mat I he peo ple who are involved outside the government, and members of Congress and the administration, will attempt lo conduct the dis cussion on this sensitive issue in such a way as to maintain the strength of the country and not divide it." A reporter told Kennedy his election (had been regarded in some quarters as a victdry over religious prejudice. The newsman asked whether the President feels the current controversy over the education bill is provoking reli gious prejudice. Kennedy Hopeful Kennedy replied be is hopeful that it will not do so. The reporter had spoken of what ha called the inflexible stand of some Roman Catholic Church of ficials in seeking federal aid for parochial schools. Kennedy said both Catholics and Proteslants are entitled to their view and have a right to express mem. The President said it is quite appropriate that these groups should "not change their views b cause 'Of the religion of the Occu pant of the While House." Other Problems . At the news conference, attend ed by 327 reporters. Kennedy also dealt with these other matters: LAOS The United Stales is de termined, Kennedy said, "to sup port the government and the peo ple of Laos" in resisting what he called rebel attacks there "backed Dy personnel and supplies from outside." This was an allusion to aid the Communist rebels are getting from a Soviet airlift. Kennedy said the administra tion has been watching Laos with closest attention and hopes there will be a genuinely independent and neutral Laos a country "master of its own fate."' DISARMAMENT Kennedy said the United States now has sug gested to the Russians that disar mament talks be resumed in Au gust. He said this country's first suggestion had been for a resump tion in September. i Kennedy added that John J. Mc Cloy, the administration's disar mament chief, "is working full time on developing an Ameri can position on disarmament" but the study will not be completed until summer. UNITED NATIONS The Pies dent said he has no present plans lo address the United Nations General Assembly, now meeting in New York. j WORK WEEK-Touching off a round of chuckles, Kennedy said he would like a shorter work week for himself. But he added in a serious lone that he is against a shorter week as a general policy for American workers. Told that some labor unions have advocated shortening the work week because of automation and unemployment, Kennedy com mented: am hopeful that we can have ! employment high (sic) five days wcck, ana w nuui s, wnicn is ii Hiiuiuiiiii in nun luuimy, anu I which is necessary if we are go ing to continue economic growth .nH majnl!1in mlr mmmitmentu al 10me am) abroad." ....... ....,..,. miai-l, v "enneay announced that the Army, Navy and Air Force have been instruct ed In allocate more defense con tracts lo small business firms. lie said their contracts with smaller firms amounted to S3.440. 000,000. or 16 per cent of their to tal contracts, in Ihe fiscal year which ended last June 30. "We are going to try to increase this by at least 10 per cent," Ken nedy said. Levity Fact Rant By L. F. Reizenstein It should be understood that President Kennedy' rec ommendation for cleaning up the big city slums and other dirt does not include cleansing the handling of elec tion returns.