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Minneapolis Jury Deliberating
Second Day On Thompson Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) A
jury resumes deliberations to
day in the celebrated murder
trial of criminal attorney T. Eu
gene Thompson, accused of
having his wife killeV for $1
million insurance money and
the love of a mistress.
Six men and six women, with
time out for a chicken dinner,
deliberated for six hours Thurs
day before quitting for the
night.
They were to begin the sec
ond day of deliberations in a
windowlcss interior room in the
old red brick Hennepin County
courthouse this morning.
District Court Judge Rolf
Fosseen ordered the jurors
locked up for the night in the
Pick-Nicollctte Hotel and kept
them from reading or hearing
any accounts of the trial.
Thompson, 35, the short,
suave lawyer who was on the
rise in the Twin Cities, was
locked up in jail for only the
ninth day since his arrest June
21. Fosseen refused a defense
plea to let him remain free on
bond as he had been through
out the seven-week trial.
Thompson is accused of ar
ranging with Twin Cities under-
Battered Aid
Bill On Floor
WASHINGTON (UPI)-A bad
ly battered compromise foreign
aid bill that pleased aimosi no
bodv was tossed back to the
House and Senate today for ft
nal action on a take-it-or-lcavo
it basis.
The $3,593,000,000 authoriza-
tion measure almost $1 billion
below what the late President
Kennedy originally asked w a s
finally hammered out i a t e
Thursday by weary Senate and
House conferees after three
weeks of off-and-on sessions.
The bill authorizes another year
of economic, military and tech
nical assistance overseas. A n
appropriation bill now must be
passed to provide the actual
funds.
The measure was far from
what the administration wanted
and varied a good deal from
each of the widely differing
versions passed by the two
houses. But neither the House
nor the Senate can change the
compromise version and must
accept or reject it as is.
world characters to have his
wife, Carol, 34,- heiress to
plumbing fortune, killed in their
home last March 6.
In Minnesota, complicity in
murder is the same as murder
itself. If Thompson is found
guilty, he could be sentenced
to life in prison. The state abol
ished the death sentence nearly
a half-century ago.
Prosecutor William B. Ran
dall told the jury not to be mis
led by Thompson's position as
a rising criminal attorney, his
background as an elder in the
Presbyterian church and a
prominent resident of a fash
ionable St. Paul neighborhood.
Randall's closing arguments
pictured Thompson as "this
happy honeymooner, the church
elder and trustee" who carried
on a "sordid backstreet life"
with Mrs. Jacqueline Olesen, 27,
and promised her he would be
free to marry her in U months.
Calls Testimony Questionable
Defense lawyer Ilyam Segell
said the state's case was based
on questionable testimony by
"five hoodlums" and with
"more missing links" than
facts.
He asked the jury not to send
Thompson to prison simply be
cause "you can't find a reason
for somebody else killing" Mrs.
Thompson.
The judge told the jury to be
"uninfluenced by pity or by
passion and prejudice."
Carol Thompson died four
hours after being beaten and
stabbed. Dick W. C. Anderson,
has admitted the slaying.
Page 2 The News-Review Fr!., Dec. 6, 1963
Board Will Consider
Allocation Of Funds
SALEM (UPI) Regulations
governing allocation of basic
school support funds to schools
enrolling parochial students
part time will be considered
again by the State Board of
Education here Dec. 12-13.
The formula was taDled in
October to give superintendents
an opportunity to discuss the
plan with the board.
Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thorn
ton has ruled public school dis
tricts, in making basic claims
may include the average daily
Youths Sought
After Fleeing
From Officers
; Ono juvenile from Corvallis is
in custody and two others are
being sought by local city and
county authorities in connection
with thefts hero and a possible
stolen, automobile out of Corval
lis.
City polico were called to the
Lcroy J. Crafton home at 1334
SW Mill St. to, investigate a
break and entry, where a per
son or persons had partakon of
a meal and departed with about
$U in change
Poliro then investigated a re
port from South Stephens Mark
ct that one of three youths had
tried to cash a $20 worthless
cheek.
Seeing the youths nearby, the
officer attempted to question
them in regards to the check
They started to run, but the
officer grablwd one of them
while the olhors took off.
The boy, age 16, said they
were from Corvallis. A check
with police there revealed a 10G3
automobile was missing and, on
questioning the boy in custody
he admitted the three had taken
tho car and burglarized the
house.
The sheriff's office later came
into the picture when two worn
en, Mrs. Dolores Price, of 1512
NE Vine St. and Mrs. Moliwie
Moeks of 291 NE Ward St
reported I heir purses had been
taken while they were In the
Kcon-OWash at 521 NE Gar
den Valley Blvd. Two youths
fitting the description of Ihose
sought, had been in the laundry
a lion l mat lime, they said
The boys were traced to a lo-
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BOOK OFFERS RECEIVED Marguerite Oswald,
mother of occused presidential assassin Lee Harvey
Oswald, said in Fort Worth, Tex., Thursday she had
received several offers lo write a book on the life of
her son. (UPI Telephoto)
Oswald's Mother Claims
Son Was Made Scapegoat
FORT WORTH (UPI) Mrs
Marguerite Oswald, mother ot
accused presidential , assassin
Lee .Harvey Oswald," said she
will announce today whether
she will move her son's body
from a Fort Worth cemetery.
Polira urged that the body be
moved to protect it from
ghouls, who might break open
the grave and takq the corpse.
Guards, costing $3,000 a month,
now watch the burial spot.
Mrs. Oswald also indicated
that she will bring to tight "dis
crepancies" in the FBI's case
against her son today during-an
afternoon nows conference,
which was announced Thursday.
Mrs. Oswald, in an interview
Thursday, contended that her
son had been made the "scape
goat" for police and FBI negligence.
Mrs. Oswald, 5(i, nlso indicat
ed that she had received a
number" of offers for her
book on her son's life. The un
employed woman . confirmed
Hint she would wr:tc the book.
She 'said she originally' had
Oakland Woman Hurt
In Roseburg Accident
Mrs. Mary J. Coekeram of I
Oakland It). 1, Box 1(K)1, was
taken to Douglas Community
Hospital by ambulance Thurs
day about 7:30 p.m., when her
car was involved in a collision
with another operated by Stan
ley LeKuy Anderson, of 167
NE Jacobsnn St., Roseburg, the
sheriff's office reports.
The accident occurred at the
intersection of NE Vine St. with
NE Alameda Ave. Mrs. Cocker
am had stopped at the stop
street at Alameda, then pulled
Intended to do the book befbre
her son had returned from Rus
sia using his letters to her as
a commentary on tho Russian
social system.
She said she dropped the idea
when Oswald came home and
indicated he wanted to do the
book himself.
"I believe Lee did not got a
fair deal," Mrs. Oswald said
He never had a chance to dis
prove tlie charges against
him."
At the same time, she reiter
ated her claim that the FBI
could have kept Oswald from
committing the crime.
Should Have Watched
"They knew he was a defec
tor," she said, "they should
have kept a watch on him
Mrs. Oswald said she had
hoped Oswald would have been
buried In Arlington National
Cemetery, across the Ptomac
from the nation's Capitol.
'He received an honorable
discharge from the service
sho said, "I intend to see to it
that false publicity surrounding
his discharge will be cor
rected."
(Oswald was released from
active duty in bept. 1958 on
hardship grounds, shortly after
his mother was hurt in a candy
store accident. He received an
undesirable discharge from the
inactive reserve In November
1900, a year alter he "defect
ed" to Russia.)
Oaker Status
In Question
For Playoffs
The Oakland Oakers found
themselves in the undesirable
position of facing a chance for
a league championship but no
chance for the state playoffs
today, as the Oregon School
Activities Association announced
the Oakers will be ineligible
for state Class B tournaments
and should be rated as an A-2
school.
The ruling involves complex
double classification assign
ments handed down 1 by the
OSAA in September, when Oak
land was rated both as a Class
A-2 school and placed on the
Class B school committee.
The break-off point in enroll
ment between A-2 and B is 150
students. This is figured on the
average daily membership from
the previous school year. The
Oakland figure for last year
which they had turned in to
state officials, was 152.6 ADM
The Oakers have been acept
ed by other member schools of
the Bico-B basketball, baseball
and track league and are there
by eligible for league honors.
It appears, howevbr, the ruling
handed down by A. Odcn
Hawes, executive secretary of
the OSAA, eliminates their
chances in state B competition
unless special permission to
play in B playoffs is granted
by the OSAA.
Page 8 of the September
OSAA bulletin shows Oakland
listed as a member of the B
basketball, baseball and track
committee. On the following
page they are listed as an A-2
school.
Oakland principal William
Ambrose said Friday, "Our en
rollment figures have been on
file in the state offices. We feel
our athletes are deserving of
the right to compete in state
competition."
Maurice G. Griesel
Funeral services for Maurice
G. Griesel, 62, who died Dec. 3,
will be held today at 2 p.m. at
Wilson's Chapel of the Roses
with Rev. Robert Rigstad of
the Presbyterian Church offici
ating. Private concluding serv
ices and vault interment will
follow at the Roseburg Memor
ial Gardens.
Griesel is survived - by his
wife, Alta, of Roseburg; three
daughters, Mrs. Nadine Nickcll
of Springfield, Mrs. Evalcc
Bartlctt of Roseburg and Mrs
Vcrna Gathard of Klamath
Falls; one son, Ronald of Eu
gene, two stepdaughters, Mrs
Marilyn Palmer and Mrs. Betty
Jo Jones both of Roseburg; one
stepson, Dclos Mathews of Coos
Pay; one brother, Delmer of
Seattle, Wash.; one sister, Vida
Graves of Yakima, Wash.; and
25 grandchildren.
membership of nonpublic pupil:
attending public schools on
part time basis.
Thornton also recommended
that the board adopt rules and
regulations governing computa
tion of shared time in distribu
ting the basic money.
Also on the agenda is a par
tial plan for school district re
organization in Douglas County
The proposal would establish
administrative school district 19,
made up of school district
Canyonville, and school district
19-Myrtle Creek.
The controversial Polk-Yam
hill reorganization plan also is
before the board again. Yamhill
County officials have rejected
the proposed reorganization, and
suggested an arbitration board
be established.
Other items up for action in
elude:
Requests from local school
districts for supplemental funds
to pay for hiring substitutes
for teachers attending work
shops. Schools requesting sup
plemental funds are Lane Coun
ty district 2-BetheI, Jackson
County district 54flC-Medford
and Clackamas County district
UH5-Milwaukie.
Reconsider an allocation of
1963-64 biennial appropriations
for community college capital
construction.
Declaration of existence of
an emergency Decause oi a
short supply of elementary
teachers. Each year since 1943
the state board has authorized
issuance of emergency elemen
tary certification. During the
5.962 83 school year 1,795 such
certificates were issued, and to
date 1,530 have been issued for
the 1963-64 school year.
Final Rehearsal
Set For 'Messiah'
Final dress rehearsal for the
'Messiah" is scheduled for to
night at 7:30 at the Fairgrounds
Community Building, announces
Director Robert Robins. All per
sonncl of the singing group
and the symphony orchestra are
asked to be present.
The symphony 'division, un
der the direction of Mike Norell,
held a separate practice Thurs
day night in the high school
band room.
"The Messiah" will be pre-.
scnted Sunday at 5 p.m. in the
Community Building, and will
feature as soloists "arbara Mar
tin and Tom Heinz.
Three Cars Damaged
In Roseburg Mishap
Minor damage to three cars
resulted Wednesday about 11:40
a.m. on SE Stephens St. when
a stationwagon, operated by
Rose Marie Powell, 24, of 2310
SW Castle St., Roseburg. was
unable to stop in time when a
green light turned to red.
City police said Mrs. Powell
was traveling north on SE Ste
phens, and.when the traffic light
at SE Lane St. changed, she at
tempted to stop, pulled to the
right to avoid striking the car
ahead of her and struck a park
ed Douglas County Gas Co. pick
up of Russell B. Rummel of
222 W. Hazel st. The latter
car was forced ahead into a se
dan, owned by Howard Flaher
ty of 538 NE Nash St.
Mrs. Powell was cited by po
lice for having defective brakes.
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BRIEFING GIVEN Robert Stevens, planning coordinator for the state Division
of Mental Health, right, describes to Douglas County Court members Ray Doer
ner, Elmer Metzger and Judge V. T. Jackson efforts to establish planning for
mental nealth needs in the county. Thursday, he also met with Roseburg Mayor
Thomas Garrison, the Douglas County Inter-Agency Council, Roseburg Lions
oid made o' television appearance. (News-Review photo)
Mental Health Problems Hit
Many Homes, Speaker Notes
idea mental planning program for , mental pcrimental use in New York
l fM u l.l. : r : n I.
Don't get the
health problems are only for
the other fellow; that they
can t strike you or your fam
ily.
That was the advice of Rob
bert Stevens in a talk before
the Roseburg Lions Club Thurs
day night in the Umpqua Hotel
Stevens, who heads a 550,000
Tachometer
Thefts Continue
Tachometers, gauges on
trucks or buses to indicate
speeds for shifting gears, have
again become popular items tor
thefts, Roseburg city police report.
Two more (bringing to three)
were reported stolen Thursday.
Gary C. Nordling of 1530 NW
Jefferson St., reported a tacho
meter stolen from his car park
ed on a lot in the 500 block on
SE Stephens St., between 1 and
:30 p.m. Value was S33.
Luther Ellison, 233 W. Hazel
St.. reported one, valued at szo
was stolen from a school bus of
Ellison Transportation Co. at
215 SE Houck St. Wednesday
night.
Earlier this week Bob T.
Thomas reported theft of an in
strument from his car at 164
SE Templin St., while it was
parked on the lot of a service
station near Roseburg High
School.
Teen-agers who have "soup-
ed-up" vehicles arc suspected,
Fire Marshal Speaker
At Vancouver Confab
Fire Marshal Leonard Stend
er of Roseburg was a keynote
sneaker this week at a confer
ence of fire marshals at Clark
College in Vancouver, Wasn.
The fire prevention engineer
ing conference drew fire mar
shals from Oregon, Washington,
California and Montana. It
started Monday and continued
through today, although Slend
er could not be spared from his
job here for the full week.
He was the rpcaker the first
day on the subjects of fire-resistant
ratings (how long it takes
to burn through materials) and
flame spread characteristics of
building material, reports Fire
Chief Lcroy Seibold.
health in Oregon, was in Rose
burg all day Thursday meeting
with various groups to organize
a local mental health planning
group.
To bear out his statement,
Stevens said statistics show one
out of 10 persons and one out
of four families are hit by
mental health difficulties at
some time in their lives. He em
phasized that while rapid strides
are being made toward correc
tion, the problem probably al
ways will be with us.
Prevention Needed
The place to start, however,
Stevens pointed out, is not in
the institutions, but rather in
the homes. Preventive meas
ures are far more important
than cures.
A person with an organic dis
order goes to a physician for
help. He doesn't run to a state
institution, said Stevens. The
cost of treating the mentally
ill in the home is minute com
pared to that in a state hos
pital. He quoted some statistics
showing in one state the cost to
the state of keeping a person
in a mental institution is $3.30
and only 33 cents per day at
home. Another state lists it at
$5.50 per day as against 57
cents in the home.
Stevens reviewed briefly the
history of mental health, re
calling the deplorable conditions
in insane asylums of the early
days, where a person once com
mitted had little chance of find
ing cure for release.
Therapy Found
It wasn't until 1933 that electro-convulsive
therapy (shock
treatment) was found to be ef
fective with some patients, but
it didn't help others.
The advent of tranquilizer
drugs in 1954 was the first real
step toward solving the mental
health program, and after ex
GIVE A
Robert M. Cutler
Robert M. Cutler, 69, a resi
dent of Athona, Ore., died Thurs
day at a local hospital following
a short Illness.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Wilson's
Chapel of the Roses.
itiln II. Htni..t .in ... EAninil
cal motel, but when an officer, n,e oncomin far, wlic was
traveling west on Alameda. The
knocked on the front door, they
escaped out a rear window.
They arc still being sought, and
probably had a "pretty cold
night of It," an officer surmised,
Anderson car struck the left
Iront of the Coekeram vehicle.
Mrs. Coekeram suffered whip
lash and other Injuries.
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inmates in institutions began to
decline, whereas prior to that
period the state couldn't build
hospitals fast enough.
Today the average stay in a
mental institution is about six
months, except for rare cases,
but the problem is still with us.
He said psychiatrists still don't
know what causes insanity
what makes a child unable to
adjust, a college student to
commit suicide, or a successful
businessman to suddenly break
at the peak of his career.
The general public, he said.
can help "keep people out" of
institutions by giving their time
wnen called upon to help in the
mental health prosram. Mem
bership in the association is $3
a year, of which part is for a
news bulletin on mental health
information, and the remainder
is for research. The public can
also help by giving support to
legislation in the mental health
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