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Library ';-Civ; -n OCiJ3 holiday Carnage Sets Record! Eitobliihed 1873 16 Paget Fighter 'VST'' SAMUEL WEINER, 38, is kissed by his son Jack, 10, or on Abingron, Pa., hospital offer becoming the hero of a flaming jet crash Sunday into o group of picnickers at Willow Grove. Weiner threw himself across his son, covering him with his body os the plane struck the bathhouse in which the group was seeking shelter from a storm. After carry ing his son out, Weiner returned into the flames, dragging others to safety. (UPI Tele photo) Bareknuckle Fights Erupt In New Series Of Racial Demonstrations By United Pratt International Racial violence flared Sunday to New York City and Baltimore where angry Negroes and whites tangled in bareknuckle brawls. New integration moves were planned today across the nation. Police described the situation at a Bronx white teen age diner hang out Sunday night as "high ly explosive" and set up barri cades to prevent i full-scale riot. The barricades were erected after two attempts by young whites to break up a picket line at the diner where about 60 whites and Negroes paraded with signs protesting alleged discriminatory hiring practices. In Baltimore, more than 100 in tegrationista who tried to force their way past park owners and Annual Appaloosa Event Slated Here The fifth annual Oregon Appa loosa Show will take place in Rose burg this weekend, under the spon; sorship of the Douglas County Sheriff's Posse. The horse show at the Douglas County Fairgrounds is scheduled Saturday and Sunday. Everett Partin, publicity director for the show, says it will be one of the most colorful horse shows eer held in the county. He said horses are expected from Califor nia, Idaho and Washington, as well at from Oregon. Other entries have even been received from Nebraska and Ohio. Partin said the big horse show had been brought to Douglas Coun ty through the endeavor of sev eral club members, including Del Combs of Canyonville, president of the Oregon Appaloosa Horse Club, Bob Cameron, A. J. Ferenbaueh, Bob Dudley and C. (Tolly) Tollcf son. Events will include halter class es, working events, races and games. SAVINGS Deposited by July 10th Earn Interest from July 1st at QTp NATIONAL BANK A i Member ROSEBURG, OREGON Plane Crash Claims Seven police into the Gwynne Oak Amusement Park met with vio lence. At least 95 demonstrators, including 13 clergymen, and six white hecklers were arrested. One Negro woman was punched in the face. Plan Hotel Picketing Omaha Negroes planned a pro test demonstration today in the downtown section around the en trances of the Sheraton-Fonten-elle Hotel. The demonstration ap parently was planned to coincide with the first meeting of a bi racial committee to discuss civil rights remedies in "city " govern ment, the mayor's office, the school system, banks, insurance firms, railroads and other busi nesses which integration leaders said were almost entirely segre gated. A group of young Negroes was scheduled to meet with city offi cials of La Porte, Ind., today to discuss complaints of alleged ra cial discrimination in restaurants and taverns. The stage was set for the meeting after a weekend of "testing" facilities in eating and drinking establishments in the city. There was more racial unrest in other parts of the nation: Chicago: The National Associa tion for the Advancement of Col ored People (NAACP) concluded its "year of decision" national' convention by announcing plans for militant action in its drive for increased civil rights. Charleston, S.C.: Roy Wilkins. NAACP executive secretary, said New G. P. Mayor Named GRANTS PASS (UPI) Robert C. Martin has been appointed mayor of Grants Pass to fill the unexpired term of Charles B. Gill, Jr., who resigned June 24. Gill accepted an appointment to the State Industrial Accident Com mission. Martin, an auto dealer, and a former mayor, was selected by a unanimous vote of the city council. F D I.C. MONDAY, JULY 8, 1963 Sunday that while Americans "should get down on their knees and thank God that Negroes have demonstrated as peacefully and orderly as they have." Wilkins vowed that desegregation demon strations would continue in Char leston and throughout the South. Albany, Ga.: Police Sunday ar rested nine while and Negro inte grationists who attempted to use an all-white swimming pool. Over the weekend Georgia's Ku Klux Klan leader, Calvin Craig, called for a massive demonstration by Klansmcn at Savannah July 20 to be concluded by a march "two abreast and a march downtown.' Climbers Get Famed Medal WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi dent Kennedy today presented the National Geographic Society's fa mous Hubbard Medal for explora tion to members of an American expedition that conquered Mt. Ev erest. Eighteen Americans, a retired British army officer, a Nepal army officer and five Sherpa guides were honored at a White House rose garden ceremony. Norman G. Dvhrenfurlh. leader of the expedition which ascended the highest mountain in the world, received the gold medal for the group. The Hubbard Medal, named for the society's first president, Gard iner Greene Hubbard, was present ed first in 1906 to Adm. Kobert E. Perry for his arctic explorations. Its most recent previous recipient was astronaut John If. Glenn, first American to orbit the earth. The live Sherpas, led by Shri Nawang Gombu who accompanied James W. Whittaker to Everest's summit, represented 37 of Ihe high-altitude climbers employed by the expedition. Kepncas ot me medal went to all members of the expedition and to the Sherpas. The expedition sent three two man teams to the summit of Ev erest and pioneered a new route to the peak via the West Ridge between May 1 and May 26. Two Inmates Flee Grants Pass Jail GRANTS PASS (UPI) Two men escaped from the Josephine County Jail early today by re moving a two-foot square section on the concrete cell floor and tun nelling seven feet under a side walk. Authorities identified the men as Wesley Earl Sanford, 30, Grants Pass, and Kenneth Barr, 20. Santa Ana. Calif. Sanford, released from the Ore gon State Penitentiary earlier this year, was wanted on a burglary charge in Kings County, Calif. Barr had been returned to the jail July 2 as an alleged probation violator after a burglary convic tion. Josephine County authorities said the pair were placed in the cell Saturday morning. They ap parently used a large spoon and some steel mirrors to dig the tun- nel. Ihe earth was put in a card board box. Their disappearance was dis colored about 5 a m. A car stolen nearby later was recovered in an otber section of town, but i pick up truck hat been reported stolen in the latter area, the men are thought to be heading for Cali fornia. police laid. I 159-63 10c Par Copy Burning Jet Hits Jammed Bathhouse WILLOW GROVE. Pa. (UPI) Seven persons, four of them chil dren, were killed Sunday when a Navy jet fighter crashed into a bathhouse being used as a shel ter by picnickers during a violent thunuer.slorm. The FIE jot was on a landing approach to nearby Willow Grove isavai Air station wnen it burst into flames in the air and crashed into the frame and cin der block structure jammed with people. Minutes before, they had been playing baseball and swim ming during a careirce outing. They had sought the shelter of the double garage serving as a bathhouse when the sudden storm struck. The pilot, Marine Capt. John W. Butler, 30, Boiling Springs, Pa., ejected safely before the crash. He had been about to land fol lowing a routine training mis sion. Butler, a Marine reservist, was detained overnight at the base dispensary and was expected to be questioned today by a naval team investigating the tragedy. Die In Crash The crash on the grounds of the Green Hill Day Camp killed Mrs. Jennie Klein, 36, of Phila delphia; her daughter, Sandra, 10, ana a son, Harvey, 4; tniinunuel Fine, 43, Jean Arnold, about 40, Judy Arnold, 10, and Carolyn HersnfielU, 10, all ot Philadelphia. About 16 persons were treated at Abington Memorial Hospital, and iio of them were detained, one of the injured, Samuel Oberdin, 51, of Philadelphia, was listed in critical condition. The day camp area had been rented for the day by a family and neighborhood group from northeast Philadelphia. All the victims were from that area or suburban communities. Dttcribet Mithap Alan Fineman, 35, of Philadel phia, was on the outing with his wife. Ruth, and their three dill dren when the plane . crashed "like the biggest firecracker in the world. Fineman said a "huge orange ball of flames raised up, followed by billowing clouds of black smoke." He rushed to the pool where his sons, Barry, 9, and Evan, 11, were swimming. Fine man said the plane struck the srnund about 30 feet from where he was standing and skidded into the crowded bathhouse. See Plane Approach Robert Maicr and James Mc Ghee, lifeeuards from the New haminy Swim Club, located one mile from the crash, said they saw the plane as it approached the naval station. Maier said he saw the plane "explode in the air" and the pilot bail out. He said "We went over and the whole place (the bathhouse) was leveled." He said people stand ing around were "hysterical" and the baseball field on the grounds was "scorched." A 14-monlh-oId baby napping in a house on the ground! ana his mother, Grace Lederer, who was in the next room, received minor cuts and bruises when the wheels of the jet came crashing into their dwelling. Lands In Crib One wheel came through a window and landed In the crib where the child, Duncan, was sleeping. The other crashed into the framework of I doorway. Inside the bathhouse, Samuel Weiner, 38, fell upon his son and saved him from more serious in jury and, alter carrying the boy to safety, returned to the build ing several times to aid other victims. Weiner and his son, Jack, 10, were burned on the backs and arms and the boy had a possible concussion. Both were reported in fair condition today. Authorities said the plane struck the ground about 100 yards west of the building and skidded into it, demolishing the structure. The tail assembly and the plane's wings were torn loose and hurtled about the area. The main building of the day camp was not damaged. The day camp area, located In bark of the air station, had been rented for the outing to the Weiner Family Circle. Members of a similar group, the Roseman Cousins Club, had been invited. The Weather AIRPORT RECORDS Centidtrable cloudinatt tonight and Tuttday, with chance of Mat tered thewart. Net much temper ature changt. Highest tamp, latt 14 hours 7 Lowtit tamp, latt 24 heurt .. 4$ Highest tamp, any July (41) IM Lowest tamp, any July (55) 40 Pracip. latt 24 hours .04 Precip. from July I .17 Normal July Pracip .021 Normal Pracip. -l 7-1 J1.S1 Precip. from Sept. 1 15.04 m . . ft.CC D FIT Sunrite tomorrow, 5:42 a.m. POTj POWER CROSSROADS Pacific Powe:- & Light Co.'s large Dixonville substation east of Roseburg is the hub for the electric power transmission grid serving the count y. It is one of the compony's major power crossroads for energy flowing between the southern Ore gon plants and the big hydroelectric plants on the Columbia and other Washington and Oregon rivers. For more about PP&L's vast county projects, see page 5. Administration Confer On Rail WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi- dent Kennedy and Labor Secre tary W. WiUard Wirti conferred with nine Democratic con gressional leaders today on possi ble government moves to head off a nationwide rail strike. With the walkout threatened for 12:01 a.m. EDT Thursday, the Chief Executive and Wirtz met with key members ot the Senate and House Labor and Commerce Committees. Also present were House Democratic Leader Carl Al bert, Okla., and Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Hubert tl. Humphrey, Minn. The Commerce and Labor com mittees would have jurisdiction over any legislation proposed by the White House to block the wakout. Konnedy first discussed the rail Cuban Currency Ban Is Ordered WASHINGTON (UPI) The Kennedy administration has or dered a ban on currency transac tions with Cuba similar to those in effect for Red China and North Korea, it was learned today. The action, expected to be an nounced later today, involves "blockings" of several million dollars in Communist Cuban as sets in American banks. Government notification to American banking firms were sent out this morning. Officials said the administra tion was putting into effect for Cuba the foreign assets control regulations, administered by the Treasury Department. Under these rules, assets here of Red China and North Korea are blocked and unlicensed dealings involving property in which those countries have an interest are prohibited. The regulations also prevent use of American financial facili ties by countries to which they are applied. They also prohibit unlicensed Importations of goods. However, the United States already bans imports from Cuba. This edict has been in effect elnce Febru ary, 1962, under other reg ulations. The new action is one which the State Department referred to cryptically last Friday when a spokesman announced, "we In tend to take steps both individ ually and multilaterially which will . . . further isolate Cuba economically and politically." Solons Hear NORTH BEND (UPI)-Six U.S. senators heard argument Satur day on why the boundaries of the proposed Oregon Dunes National Seashore should be different from those set in the Dunes bill intro duced by Sen. Maurine Neuherg- er, u-ure. The six, members of Ihe Senate Public Lands Subcommittee, toured the proposed park area from Coos Bay lo Florence. George Beard, Portland, mana- ?er of engineering for Pacific 'ower and Ijght Co., told the group that the southernmost nine miles should he excluded from the proposed park because steps have already been taken to de velop a rich supply of fresh water for industrial purposes. Beard spoke when they stopped at one of the six wells supplying 1 1-2 million gallons of water a day to a paper plant of the Me nasha Corp. "The Dunes water retource," aaid Heard, "must be operated as a unit to protect it from sea en croachment. Under proper opera tion this source will be good for 30 million gallons ot water a day." He said that type of develop ment would require a string of 64 wells, each a distance of 2,000 - UAr V- " .i;mji AH fcl'l-T r""ll ys crisis with Wirtz, Assistant Labor Secretary Jamea Reynold and White House special counsel Theodore C. Sorenscn. The four of them then met with the con gressional group. Included were Chairmen Lister Hill, Ala., ot the Senate Labor Committee and Warren G. Mag nuson, Wash., ot the Senate Com merce Committee; Sena. Wayne Morse. Ore., and Pat McNamara, Mich., ranking Democrats on the labor committee; Chairman Orcn Harris, Ark., ot the House Commerce Committee, and Reps. Carl Perkins and Phil Landrum, ranking Democrat! on the House Labor Committee. Ren. Adam Clayton Powell, D- N.Y.. chairman ot the House La bor Committee was invited out was unable to attend. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger said the Presi dent also planned to brief Senate and House Doniocrutic leadora at broakfast Tuesday morning. Salinger aaid it was "quite pos sible that we may have some thing further to say" later today about the rail situation. But he said that until then there would be no White House comment "on any ot the possible steps to be taken or on the timing of sucn moves. Salinger said Wirtz brought the group up to date on the conver sations he had with management and union representatives Friday and Sunday in a last-ditch effort to ward off a shutdown. The un ions rejected Wirtz'i proposals. Wirtz out short an appearance before a congressional hearing on another matter to go to the White House. Heart Attack Claims Fisherman At Coast REEDSPORT (UPI) A heart attack claimed the life ot Gain Robert Ingle, 56, of Springfield Saturday at he was deep sea fish ing off Winchester Bay. Ingle was fishing from 12 foot cabin cruiser when he was stricken. Two companions, George Sturgiss of Eugene and Glen Tay lor of Springfield, brought the boat back Into the bay unde Coaat Guard escort. A doctor pronounced Ingle dead here. The body was taken to the Unger Funeral Home. Arguments feet from the sea. He said drill ing the wells would not damage the recreation potential of the area, but pointed out that the first objective of a National Park is recreation. "That," he said, "is the op posite of Industrial development." Hep. Hobert Duncan, O-Ore., was along on the trip. He has introduced a bill which would set the park's southern boundary at Ten Mile Creek, eliminating the area Pi'&L wanta excluded. It also would take much less private property, particularly east of U.S. Highway 101. J. J. Geaney, chairman of the Coos County Board of Commis sioners, told the senator! he fav ors continuation of the supply of water for the Menasha Corp., but he is afraid further development by PP&L would damage recre ation values. John M. Fulton, Portland, cor porate representative for Crown Zellerbaeh Corp., urged senators to prevent the park from spread ing east of the highway. He aaid the Neuberger proposal takes al most 25 per cent of the corpora tion'! Tahkenitch Lake Tree Farm. The group also heard from Wilbur Tenyik, who operatei the 1 Leaders Dispute Rep. Elmer J. Holland, D Pa who was presiding at the hearing, wished him "good luck. I ll need it, Wirtz replied. The administration appeared to be ncaring a decision on whether to ask Congress for legislation to prevent the strike. The five op crating rail unions Sunday re jected Wirtz last-ditch proposal for averting the walkout threat ened for Thursday. Presumably, the administration now was ncaring a decision on whether to ask Congress to step into til dispute by enacting a law to require compulsory aiui trauon of the issues involved, Oregon Mishaps Take 11 Lives Over Holidays By United Press International Eleven persona lost their livos in accidcnta in Oregon during the long Fourth of July holiday week end. Six persons died in traffic accidents, two drowned and three died in other accidents. The weekend count began at 6 p.m. Wednesday and ended at midnight Sunday. Lawrence Norton, 20, Stayton, was fatally injured In a two-car collision near Stayton early Sun day. Four other persona were in jured. Bruce Current, 18, Gridlcy, Calif., was killed when his car struck a parked truck-trailer north of Salem Saturday night. Karen Welo, 23, La Grande, died Satur day as a result of injuries suffer ed In a two truck crash near Athena Friday. Killed in traffic crashes Wed nesday night and Thursday were Alexander Volk, 48, Eugene; Mrs. Margaret Bussoy, 56, Milwaukio, and Sharon Lee Christiansen, 18, Chiloquln. Robert Trent, 41, Tacoma, Wash., drowned near Newport Thursday and Lawrence Adams, 13, Portland, drowned near Sweet Home Wednesday night. Two persons died in fires Fri day. The victims were Fred Say er, 78, Portland, and David Lund, 36, Oregon City. Madeline Maloney, 8, Pendleton, was dragged to death by a horse Thursday. On Dunes Boundaries Wave Beach Grass Nursery at Florence. He told the senators how grass la used to stabilize the dunes. The senators gave little Indica tion of their sentiment for the project. They left Portland Sun day morning to inspect other pub lic land in the West. In the group were Sens. Alan Bible, Ncv.; Frank Moss, Dp Utah; Ernest Grucning. D-Alas-ka; Quentin Burdick, D N.D.j Len Jordan, R-Idaho and Milward Simpson, R-Wyo. International Paper Co.'s objec tions to certain wording in the Neuberger bill for a dunes park were discussed at I P's office at Gardiner, report Dawn Pescau, News-Review correspondent. ( In earlier testimony at Washing ton, IP spokesmen called for revi sions which would meet guarantees provided by the state of Oregon.) IP feels that powers accorded the secretary of Interior under the proposal might jeopardize water rights and effluent right-of-way guarantees granted by the state. Tom Payne, general manager of IP pulp and paper plant construc tion at Gardiner; Ed Stone, an as sistant, and Tom Mutchlcr, IP public relations department chief Death Takes Tragic Toll On Highways By United Press International A toll of 557 traffic deaths dur ing the Independence Day week end set a new record for highway slaughter during a summer holi day. Howard Pyle, president ot the National Safety Council, called the toll a "tragic standard against which to measure any nouaay." The final United Press Interna tional tabulation of holiday fatali ties from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday this breakdown: night showed Traffic Drownings Boating Planes Fireworks Miscellaneous Total 55T 192 4 17 1 101 872 California led the death count with 48 traffic fatalities. There were 43 in both New York stato and Pennsylvania. 32 in Michigan. 29 in Ohio, 25 in Texas, 23 in both Indiana and Missouri, 22 in Illi nois and 21 in Virginia. only five states could boast no traffic deaths over tho 102-hour weekend. They were Alaska, Del aware, New Hampshire, North uaKota and Rhode Island. The toll broke the record for traffic deaths over a summertime holiday set just last May, when 525 persons died over the Memor ial Day weekend. The previous July 4 holiday record of 509, set in 1961, was also surpassed. ine satety council had made a pre-holiday estimate of 550 to 659 traffic deaths over the holiday. During the weekend's early hours the death count was so low safe ty officials hoped they could scrap their estimate. But the death pace increased sharply dur- ing tne last two days of the holi day. Hie worst accident of the pe riod begun at the start of the holiday when a family of six wai wiped out near Butler, Pa.. Wednesday night after their foreign-made car collided with a convertible. An analysis by the National Safety Council of figures supplied by United Press International showed that 27 per cent of the fatul accidents were caused by excessive speed, 18 per cent by crossing tho center line and 18 per cent by failure to yield tho right-of-way. .The number of deaths caused by fireworks onco the bigger killer on tho Fourth of .Tnlvu,n. hold fo only one. Pylo said this was a "manifestation of what can be done" to nnrv. danger. Beckwirh Enters Innocent Plea In Evers Case JACKSON, Miss. (UPI) -Bv. ron Do La Bcekwith In. day pleaded innocent to charges that he murdered Negro integra tion leader Alcdgor Evers. "Not guilty, sir," the 42-year-old fertilizer salesman said loud ly when asked to onter his plea before Hinds County Circuit Judge ueon iienuricK. Arraignment of the ex-Mnrine and staunch segregationist from Greenwood, Miss., was then sus pended whilo Dist. Atty. William Waller conferred with defense at torneys. Bcekwith stood before Judge Hendrick while Waller read the indictment charging that he "did kill and murder Mcdgar Evers, a human being." Bcekwith is charged with firing tho shot which fatally wounded Evers, stato field secretary for the Nationul Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) about 12:40 a.m. June 12. Evers was shot In the back ai he stepped from his automobile in tho driveway of his Jackson homo after returning from a civil rights rally. from Longvicw, Wash., joined tho touring group At Tugman State Park where lunch was provided by Ihe National Park Service. Others making an appearance at Tugman were Ray Doerncr. Doug las County commissoner and mem ber of the Salmon Harbor Adminis tration Committee, and Charles Collins, director of the Cal Oro Recreation Development Associa tion, At the suggestion of these two, the Senate group changed its itinerary to take a quick view of Salmon Harbor. Mrs. Peseau said the harbor was hustling with week end activity and large picnic crowds were in evidence at recrea tion facilities. A stop was also made at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park. The senators also viewed the Tahkenitch tree farm, Siltcoos Riv er, lloncyman State Park, traveled the north beach area to Siltcoos Lakes and inspected the proposed national seashore park. Other participants in the tour in cluded S. T. Moore, Corvallis, Sius law National Forest supervisor: Russell Getty, Bureau of Land Management director for Oregon and Washington; a n d D a n Allen, executive secretary for a Commit tee on Natural Resources, repre senting Gov. Hatfield.
