Solon Says Stockpiling Report
Was Slanted By Administration
WASHINGTON (UPI)-A con
troversial report on the nation's
n.ulti-billion-dollar stockpile pro
gram, charging cabinet-level
favoritism during the Eisenhower
administration, was branded as
"slanted" today by Republicans.
Sen. Stuart Symington, D-Mo.,
chairman of the special stockpile
investigating subcommittee, made
the ' 100-page document public
Wednesday night at .a hastily
called news conference following
a series of partisan charges and
counter-charges over its contents.
Prominently featured in the re
port was a critical review of the
roles played by former Treasury
Secretary George M. Humphrey
ex-Commerce Secretary Sinclair
Weeks, and one time cabinet
member Arthur S. Flemming dur
ing the time he served as direc
tor of the Office of Defense Mo
bilization. But Humphrey ap
peared to be the chief target.
Charge Political Motivation
Republicans said the report was
"politically motivated," and
charged it was compiled with the
aid of personnel from President
Kennedy s office.
Symington released the report
despite a 3-to-3 voting deadlock
in the subcommittee against ap
proving it. During a closed ses
sion earlier in the day Demo
cratic Sen. J. Strom Thurmond of
South Carolina lined up with two
Republicans, Sens. J. Glenn Beall
of Maryland and Clifford P. Case
of New Jersey, in opposition.
Symington was supported by
Democratic Sens. Howard W.
Cannon of Nevada and ailing
Clair Engle of California, who
voted by proxy.
Ike Defends Policies
Case later issued a letter from
Eisenhower defending stockpile
policies during his eight years in
the White House as necessary in
the national interest.
Beall charged the report was
"slanted in its approach, lacking
in objectivity and unwarranted in
the attacks it makes on former
government officials."
He said that although the pro
gram of stockpiling strategic and
critical materials for emergency
purposes began under former
President Harry S. Truman, the
report concentrated on the Eisen
hower policies of 1954-1958.
"I am shocked the respected
officials of the Eisenhower ad
ministration are made the objects
of unjustified charges through the
use of distortions, omissions and
. misinterpretations, Beau saw.
The report said that during the
Korean War emergency "some
contractors enjoyed excessive and
unconscionable profits from their
sales of . . . commodities to the
government. This was particular
ly true in nickel." President Ken
nedy made the same charge in
the same terms when he sparked
the investigation in early 1962.
Charge Windfall Profits
The report charged that M. A.
Tfianna Co. mining' and smelting
enterprises, controlled by the:
Humphrey family, enjoyed "wind
fall profits" of more than $17 mil
lion on a government-built nickel
plant, and also profited from pre
mium prices on its sales of nickel
to the national stockpile of stra
tegic materials.
A multi-million-dollar Calumet
& Hecla Co. copper contract rep
resented a "clear instance of spe
cial treatment and high-level offi
cial interference to the advantage
of one contractor and to the sub
stantial disadvantage of the gov
ernment," the report said. .
In 1955, the report said, Hum
phrey, Weeks and Flemming, then
head of the Defense Mobilization
1 Office, worked out a deal f avor;
' able to Calumet & Hecla.
Eventually, Calumet & Hecla
- gained a $5.5 million windfall
', through forgiveness of delivery
delays and other benefits ap
proved by the Eisenhower cabi
net members, the report charged.
Government nickel contracts
with Hanna Mining Co., the Han
na Company's subsidiary, assured
the concern of future profits total
ing approximately $86 million, the
report said.
To Introduce Legislation
Under this arrangement . . .
the government exposed itself to
the possible loss of upward of $30
million; whereas Hanna did not
expose itself to any loss of any
Kind whatsoever, the report
charged, adding that during the
time the stockpile contract was in
force Hanna Company's profits
were almost five times the min
ing industry's average.
Humphrey clashed repeatedly
with Symington during the sub
committee's public hearings last
year. He charged later that the
Democrats were using the inves
tigation to get at former Presi
dent Eisenhower.
Symington said reform legisla
tion designed to improve the vast
S8.9 billion program of stockpiling
strategic materials would be in
troduced shortly. About $4 billion
worth in the stockpile has been
tentatively termed surplus.
Among other things, the report
recommended that the major
stockpiles be consolidated for bet
ter management. It advocated
speedier disposal methods and use
of surplus stockpiled metals in
certain defense contracts and for
eign aid projects.
Author Of 'Birdman Of Alcatraz'
To Speak At Writers Club Meet
Thomas E. Gaddis, co-director
of the education department at
Reed College, will be in Roseburg
Sunday to address the Roseburg
Writers Club at its annual banquet
at 1:30 p.m. that day in the Bain
boo Room of Dale's Cafe.
Gaddis is better known for his
authorship of the now famous best-
selling book, "Birdman of Alca
traz," which recently was made
into a movie starring Burt Lan
caster. Gaddis served' as a tech
nical director for the filming.
Story Of Convict
The author immortalized con-
Oregon Seeks Return
Of Hospital Escapee
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (UPI)
A mental hospital escapee from
Oregon Wednesday pleaded guilty
to first degree robbery and will
be sentenced Oct. 28.
Royal K. Hayes, Jr., 26, entered
the plea before District Judge
William C. Gunn.
Hayes was accused of robbing
a Minneapolis drug store of seven
bottles of assorted drugs valued
at about $40.
His trial was postponed until a
psychiatric examination found him
mentally competent to stand trial.
Oregon authorities are seeking
the return of Hayes, saying he
left the state hospital at Salem,
early in August. He had been
committed to the hospital in 1962
following the slaying of a security
guard at the Oregon Journal building.
vict Robert Stroud, who has serv
ed 51 years in prison for two
slayings, in his book, which de
scribes Stroud's work with canary
birds and his lifelong fight to ob
tain his freedom.
Gaddis is devoted now to freeing
the 70-year-old "birdman," and
heads the "Committee for Release
oi Robert F. Stroud." The commit
tee is headquartered in Beverly
Hills, Calif.
Gaddis says: "Stan Furman (an
attorney) and 1 have been working
to free Robert Stroud for more
years than we care to remember.
We make our living other ways;
we rear busy families."
A one-time parole officer, Gad
dis became interested in the Stroud
case. But he did research, wrote
his book, and served as technical
director for the movie without ever
having met Stroud. He did meet
the "birdman about a year ago
Interests Revealed
Gaddis is the father of two girls,
and reports he is interested in
teachers and education) but par
ticularly in the writing process.
He currently is on the staff of Reed
College.
He and his wife will arrive here
Saturday night from Portland.
They will be guests Saturday eve
Ling of Mr. and Mrs. William Bla
dorn.- Mrs. Bladorn became ac
quainted with the author when she
took a writing course under him
at the University of Oregon.
Hilda Peterson, secretary of the
Roseburg Writer's Club, and Mrs.
Bladorn are in charge of the pro
gram. Leroy lnman, club presi
dent, will be master of ceremonies.
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Vheat Belt Farmers Approve Sale
Of Surplus Wheat To Soviet Union
BIOGRAPHER AND "BIRDMAN" Thomas E. Gaddis,
left, who wrote the book and actor Burt Lancaster who
played the title role, chat between scenes of the Harold
Hecht production, "Birdman of Alcatraz." The United
Artists release is based on the story of Robert Stroud, life
termer who became a famous bird scientist during 51 years
of imprisonment. Author Gaddis, who served as technical
supervisor on the production, will be in Roseburg Sunday
to address the annual banquet meeting of the Roseburg
Writer's Club. The dinner will be at 1:30 p.m. at The
Bamboo Room.
FUNDS FOR CONGO
WASHINGTON (UPI) The
State Department said Wednes
day' it is optimistic over chances
of working out a solution that will
keep funds available for a peace
keeping military force in the
Congo.
The present funds will run out
Dec. 31, but a State Department
spokesman said a financing pro
posal for the Congo is expected
to come, before a U.N. commit
tee in the near future.
By United Press International
The wheat belt gave guarded
approval today to suggestions the
United States sell surplus grain
to Russia. .
"It doesn't make a lot of dif
ference whom we sell wheat
to. , ." summed up one grain ter
minal official simply.
"We have plenty and apparent
ly the Russians are short," ranch
er J. Tipps Hamilton, Kirley,
S.D., said. "Sometimes we have
to put aside our hostilities and
help those who are less well off.
Actually, those who were op
posed, to selling wheat to Russia
or who had doubts did not
do so on the. basis of the "cold
war.". Rather, they raised eco
nomic questions as, to what the
form of payment would be and
whether the sale would really
shrink this country's huge pile of
grain.
Fertilizers, increased acreage
and "farm automation" have
caused a tremendous boost in
agricultural production in the
United States since World War fl
began, and have left this country
with one of its biggest headaches.
Seek Solution
Both Republicans and Demo
crats tried but were largely
faulted for their farm programs.
And yards' of huge government
graneries continue to dot the
countryside throughout the Mid
dle West.
On the other hand, it has been
reported the Russians have been
having serious agricultural prob
lems of the opposite kind. Pro
duction is low and food prices
are sky high.
A fortnight ago Soviet negotia
tors signed a $500 million Cana
dian wheat deal.
Against this background, it was
learned four private grain trad
ers are in Ottawa, Canada, try
ing to lay the groundwork for a
largo United States-Russia wheat
deal.
Kennedy Shows Interest
At- the same time. President
Kennedy winged his way on a
cross-country trip along the rim
of the wheat country, and it was
learned he had discussed the pos
sibility of grain sales to Russia.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike
Mansfield of Montana said the
President had not decided on new
policy but has "evidenced inter
est in these developments."
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Existing government refla
tions forbid the sale of subsidized
farm commodities to Communist
nations. But such congressmen
as Sens. Frank Carlson, R-Kan.,
and Hubert Humphrey, D-Minn.,
have called publicly for reversing
the restrictions.
Oregon Prison Parolee
Gets life In Oklahoma
PRYOR, Okla. (UPI) A 35-year-old
ex-convict released less
than three months agp from the
Oregon State prison Wednesday
pleaded guilty to the slaying of
an Oklahoma woman and was
sentenced to life in the state pen
itentiary. ?
Clarence Morgan, who was ar
rested Monday for the beating and
stabbing death of - Mrs. Betty
Jean Helton, 31, Adair, Okla., was
sentenced by District Judge John
Q. Adams.
The woman was slain Saturday
in her farm home. Her body was
found by her husband who search
ed for her after she failed to show
up at a noon church bake sale.
Morgan, released in June from
the Oregon prison where he served
a sentence for auto theft, was an
uncle of the woman's husband. He
was captured in Pryor by sheriff's
deputies and crime bureau agents.
DUE IN OREGON ' U. S.
Rep. John H. Rousselot of Cal
ifornia and district governor
of the John Birdh Society for
the six western states, will
give lectures 'in Coos Bay and
Eugene Oct. 15 and 16, re
spectively. His subject will be
the case against disarmament.
Both lectures will be given at
8 p.m '.
Judge Grants Probation
PORTLAND (UPI) Mrs.
Louise Hughes, 41, f o r m e r post
master at Antelope in Wasco
County, was placed on three-year
probation Wednesday by Federal
Judge John F. Kilkenny in con
nection with embezzlement of $1,
344 in post office funds. The judge
noted full restoration had been
made.
Hospital News
Visiting Hours
2 to 3:30 p.m. end 7 to 8 p.m.
Mercy Hospital
f Admitted
Medical: Mrs. Norman Webb,
" Roseburg; Mrs. Emil Williamson,
Alfred Roberts, Billy Ledbetter, all
of W i n s t o n, Mrs. Lawrence
Coombs, Dillard.
Surgery: Hilda Reizenslein,
Roseburg.
Discharged
Lawrence Pearson, Mrs. Robert
Driver, Mrs. Arnold Mentzer, Gene
Parr, John Johnson, all of Rose
burg; Stanley Hogan, Mrs. Wallace
Jacobs and daughter Shelley Jean,
all of Sutherlin; Mrs. Fred Mil
ler, James Liening, both of Win
ston; Ronald Frunk, Riddle.
Douglas Community Hospital
Admitted
Medical: Arnold Stewart, Charles
Cotten, both of Roseburg; William
Elliott, Edward Cook, Mrs. Frank
Long, all of Winston Mrs. John
Painter. Riddle.
Surgery: Dan Dimick, Rose
burg; Mrs. Johnny Cook, Oakland.
Discharged
Jacob Shelman, Edie Arnold, Ed
win Finnell, Jolene Roberts, Caro
line Forrest, Claude Crocker, Har
old Tonole. all of Roseburg; Mrs.
Freddy Mitchell and daughter
Loralynn, Winston; Mrs. Earl
Stewart, Winchester.
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