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U.uv-r.-ity "1" Ci-cmi Li brary , '- fjr... "'TV . . (X, YQMftlrB Ooes Dm) INlepsaD Coal Mine Blast Claims 9 Men MARTIN, Utah (UPI) Meth ane gas and coal dust, possibly ignited by a spark, was blamed today for a searing explosion that killed nine miners . and turned a "model coal mine" into a "black and dusty hell." Ten miners survived the ex plosion that rumbled through a drift a half mile underground in the Carbon Fuel Co.'s No. 2 mine Monday. Only one of the survivors was injured. Jesus Nunez, 45, received se vere lacerations, multiple contu sions and suffered from shock. He was in fair condition in a hospital at Price, Utah a short distance from the disaster scene. State and federal investigators moved into the blast-wracked mine today, attempting to learn the definite cause of the violent explosion. They agreed on the gas-dust factors, but were un able to pinpoint the source of the spark. Orders Investigation Gov. George Clyde ordered an investigation immediately following the mine disaster, the second to strike Utah in less than four months. The bodies of the victims, all from Utah, were hauled to the surface Monday night and tak en to a mortuary in Price. . The victims were: Andy Juvan, 42, Spring Glen; John Senechal Jr., 32, Kenil- worth; Victor Fossat, 47, Ben Valdez, 39, and Ben Montoya, 40, all of Helper; Gerald Niel son, 43, of Fairview; and Mike Ardohain. 38. Archie Larsen, 40, and Ileino Linn, 38, all of Price. State Industrial Commissioner Casper A. Nelson said gas and coal dust probably were ignited causing the explosion. Nelson flew 200 miles southeast from Salt Lake City to the mine dis aster scene shortly after the blast and he spent the night in the area. Clyde also dispatched state Mine Inspector Otto, Wei ser to the mine. Relatives and friends had kept , a vigil at the mine shaft throughout the afternoon until the bodies were found by the survivors and other rescue workers. "It was a black and dirty hell down there," said one of the survivors. "They never knew what hit them," said Steve Diamanti, one of the &imng Diamanti brothers wraers and operators of the mine. City Bus Line May Be Stopped It appears that another city bus line is about to bite the dust in Roseburg. L. R. Pilcher, manager of the Evergreen Bus Lines of Med-I - ford, - hs- advised' the ' city he cannot continue operating the bus line here. It was a short lived business venture. The Medford businessmen brought new buses to the city about four months ago and hop ed to rejuvenate city bus serv ice after the previous operator had failed. Mayor Thomas Garrison said Pilcher conducted the bus line in an efficient, business - like manner but the operator was beset by a number of problems including personal illness. Pilcher indicated he did not have the financial resources to continue operating at a loss. He told city officials his losses for the first few months were be yond his expectations. In Pilcher's original arrange ment with the city, he was to operate on an agreement basis until Dec. 31 at which time a franchise was to be negotiated Earlier this month, Pilcher, due to illness, had requested an ex tention of this operating agree ment to Feb. 1, 1964, which was granted. City officials said it is ex pected that Pilcher will not ter minate his local service until the end of the extension period Assault Counts Hit Hargraves The Douglas County Grand Jury Monday returned four indictments against Dale An drew Hargraves, 19, of Myrtle Creek, in connection with his alleged firing of a shotgun into the Charles Elmer Campbell home in Briggs Acres, Myrtle Creek, Dec. 9. Charges of assault with intent to kill and charges of assault with a dangerous weapon on the persons of both Campbell and his wife, Nancy Irene Campbell, were preferred against Hargraves. Assault Charged The charges are different, in that the assault with a danger ous weapon alleges only that he, while being armed with a dangerous weapon, namely a 12 gauge shotgun, did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously as sault" the victims by pointing the weapon at them, while it was loaded and by firing shot from the gun in their direction while within shooting distance. The other indictments allege on the part of Hargraves an in tent to kill. Each indictment is named separately but combin ed under one allegation because the alleged crimes against the respective two victims arose from the same and simultan eous act and transaction." Mrs. Campbell was struck by eight shotgun pellets in the back, but Campbell was n o t hit, according to investigation of police.. Police reports ' state that liar graves' and Mrs. Campbell had been away from the home and had been drinking. On their re turn an argument is alleged to have ensued between M r s. Campbell's husband and Har graves, and Campbell ordered him off the place. Shooting Described The shotgun was fired through the bedroom window of the Campbell home, through the plastic curtains and the pel lets proceeded through another curtain at the bedroom door into the living room, striking Mrs. Campbell and missing their baby in a rocking chair by a couple of feet, the police in vestigation showed. Campbell told police he grabbed a .22 and fired at the fleeing assailant Johnson Plans Union Address WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi dent Johnson will deliver his first State of the Union mes sage to Congress Jan. 8, it was decided today at a meeting be tween the President and Demo cratic leaders of both houses of Congress. Sinatra Played Detective Role In Kidnaping Case LOS ANGELES (UPI) The cool role of detective played by Frank Sinatra Jr. while he was held by his kidnapers was cred ited today for the speedy cap ture of his abductors. Although the FBI continued to remain silent concerning the clues that led to the arrests of three persons last Friday and Saturday, Frank Jr.'s role was learned by United Press Inter national for the first time Mon day. Blindfolded and nervous, the 19-year-old youth nevertheless was able to provide many clues to the FBI, including distances The Weather AIRPORT RECORDS Variabl. cloudiness and fog today and tonight, cloudy with a chance of( rain Wednesday. Littlt Changs in temperaturt. Highest tem. last 34 hours 48 Lowest temp) last 24 hours 35 Highest temr). any Dec. (51) 49 Lowest tempi any Dec, (62) 14 Precip, last 14 hours 0 Normal Deci precip. 5.(9 Precip. front Dc- 1 -- .54 Precip. from' Sept. 1 10.38 Sunset tonight, 4:3? p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 7:41 a.m. Established 1873 12 Paget ROSEBURG, ORE.TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1963 296-63 10c Per Copy -i -4. Fall From Glacier Fatal To Adventurous Student On Slopes Of Himalayas PREPARING in September for the ill-fated trip which took the life of Dove Wyatt, 20, of Roseburg on Dec. 4 in a fall near Mt. Everest, ore Wyott, left, and his two companions on the trip, Gary Payne, center, and Steve McCarthy. The trio is shown in Roseburg as they were gathering equipment for the trip which was partially planned to collect insects from the 'high reaches of the Himalayas. counted by footsteps, sounds heard at the hideout and in a moment when his eyes were un coveredthe name of a ham burger stand on a wrapper. The discovery of the hideaway where Sinatra Jr. was held in nearby Canoga Park from the time he was abducted a week ago Sunday night to his release on payment of $240,000 ransom early last Wednesday has been credited as the major break in cracking the case. And young Frank Jr. was ap parently able to provide the clues that led to its discovery. The account of Frank Jr.'s role in the apprehension of the trio accused of kidnaping him came to light as the FBI made plans to transport John William Irwin, 42, suspected, ringleader, from the jail in San Diego. Calif., to federal jail facilities here. The two 23-year-old suspects, Barry Worthington Kcenan, scion of a wealthy Los Angeles area family, and Joseph Clyde Amsler, Playa Del Rcy, were held on $50,000 bail each. Multiple indictments against the trio were expected to be re turned by a grand jury within three weeks. TNT Solution Perils Large Chicago Area EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (UPI) Six-thousand barrels of a TNT component mixed into the wa ters of Lake Michigan evapo rated today and this heavily in dustrial city breathed deeply in relief. ' ,l ; For ',ir.'Jiours-. Monday;? -the people of this' city, part of the Calumet district complex of steel - making areas south of Chicago, lived in fear of a ter rible holocaust. A match could have done it. The bow of a barge sank in the Indiana harbor ship canal in the pro-dawn hours as its cargo of 12,000 barrels of to luene was being pumped into the American Oil Co. refinery. Toluene is a blend of gasoline used to increase the quality of ordinary motor fuels. The toluene a component of tri-nitro-toluene (TNT) bubbled to the surface and its fumes filled the air. The canal became! "like dynamite," one officer said, and explosive conditions spread for at least three-quar ters of a mile. The Coast Guard ordered all marine traffic halted between Lake Michigan and the ship canal and it stopped movement on seven railroad bridges. Ma jor passenger trains were de layed as much as two hours Smoking was banned. Firemen poured foam on the canal. The toluene was so vola tile that it twice destroyed the suit of a diver sent down to try to plug the leak in the barge. The diver, Jack Downey, 38, said the acid ate through his suit and burned him on tiie face and feet. The toluene was pumped into waiting tank cars and tank trucks as it collected at closed bulkheads. At 3 p.m., Fire Chief Nick Palla lifted the "all clear" signal. Earth Crack Gets Blame For Failure Of California Dam See Picture On Page 2 LOS ANGELES (UPI) Al huge crack across the bottom of the Baldwin Hills reservoir may have unleashed the huge tidal wave that destroyed doz ens of homes, damaged lmnd reds of others and killed fhreo and possibly four persons. It was learned Monday night that Archie V. MacDonaid, 70, a furniture store executive, has been missing since the dam broke Saturday and swept him away before the eyes of his wife, Marie. Mrs. MacDonaid was one of the 27 persons hospitalized witli injuries received in the disaster that caused damage expected to exceed $10 million. The huge crack, running nearly the length of the reser voir, was revealed when the water drained out. Max K. So cha, department of water and power chief, insisted the crack must have occurred only short ly before the (lam failed. Wo have drains under there (the bottom of the asphalt covered reservoir)," he said "Those drains wore not taking any water." But no official would specu late on what caused the crack, "It would be a matter of conjecture," Socha said, adding it should be left to investiga tion. City health officials clomped Attorneys Seek Bail For Ruby DALLAS (UPI)-Jack Ruby's lawyers fought today to move the strip club owner from jail to a psychiatrist's couch to seek evidence that Ruby was insane when he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald. A writ cf habeas corpus was filed with criminal court Judge Joe B. Brown Monday that charged Ruby was held illegal ly without bond and thai he could not get "proper psychi atric treatment" in jail. Dist. Atty. Henry Wade prom ised a pitched fight to keep Ituhy in jail, because he will seek the death penalty on the murder with malice charge. He said such a charge was not bondable. Ruby was expected to appear in court for the hearing Mon day. Brown barred news and television cameras from the hearing. A ruling on photo cov erage of the actual trial, Feb. 3, still has not been announced a tight embargo on removal of water damaged food from the stricken area to prevent spread of any disease. City Health Officer Dr. George M. Uhl said a health1 hazard definitely - exists with danger of an epidemic caused by. rodents, flics and mosquitosi and from uprooted sewer and water mains. Mayor Samuel Yorty Monday promised victims of the flood that they would be fully com pensated for their property losses. Winston Voters Reject Trailers House trailers within the city limits of Winston will eventual Iv be a thing of the nast as the result of an election held Mon day. Winston voters turned down,! 5 to 62, an amendment to a 19f0 city ordinance which pro hibited house trailers within the city. Those already set up were allowed to remain. An amend ment introduced in October of this year provided that trailers could be installed if certain re quirements as to foundation, sanitation hookups and other considerations were met. The light vote out of a possi hie 7IS registered voters on the books did not adequately reflect the strong feeling of opposition to trailers set up at random in the city, according to Phcbe Mc Guire, correspondent. Action pointing to the amendment was triggered by a former resident who had moved a trailer home from the city and then found on returning that the 1960 or dinanre prohibited such re-en try, Mrs. McGuire said. At present, ' there are only two trailer homes located in the city. Status of these two is un certain and legal action has been Instituted by at least one of the owners in an effort to preserve the status quo, ac cording to Mrs. McGuire. U.S. Forest Cedar High At Auction The bidding on incense cedar, which finally went to 10 times its appraised price, figured in the sale of 18,200,000 feet of timber in the Falcon Creek sale on the Umpqua National For cst's Cow Creek Ranger Dis trict Monday. Roseburg Lumber Co.. was high bidder on the 254-acre tract located 24 miles northeast of Tiller. There was 1,400,000 feel of incense cedar appraised at Sfi.45 per thousand. Roseburg Lumber Co. paid JC9.95 per thousand for this portion of the timber. A total of 16,800,000 feet of Douglas fir and pine appraised at $18.00 per thousand was bid in at $20.05. Total appraised price was $360,738, and the total sales price was $480,438. Other bidders were Jeffries Timber Co. of Canyonvillc, Ol son - Lawyer Lumber, Inc., of Medford, Green Valley Lumber, Inc., of Myrtle Creek, and KO GAP Manufacturing Co. of Med- ford. Roseburg Lumber Co. also purchased a 184-acre tract 31 miles northeast of Tiller con taining 8,200,000 feet of timber appraised at $91,288. There was 4.100,000 feet of Douglas fir ap praised at $12.50 per thousand, 2,800,000 feet of pine appraised at $6.85 and 1,300,000 feet of in cense cedar and other species appraised at $4.25. Roseburg Lumber Co. paid $17 per thousand for the Doug las fir, $25 for the pine and $16 for the incense cedar and oth er species. The total bid was $171,323. Other bidders were Green Val ley Lumber, Inc., Jeffries Tim ber Co., Olson Lawyer Lum ber, Inc., Douglas County Lum bcr Co., of Roseburg, and Ore gon Veneer Co., of Medford. The next U.S. Forest Service sales are scheduled Dec. 23 Cupid Triumphs Over Bumbledom MOSCOW (UPD-Cunid tri umphed over Communist bu rcaucracy today to enable an American visitor in Moscow to marry -his 25-ycar-old Rusian sweetheart. Larry Braytnn. 36. of Fair. banks, Alaska, was wed to Miss Rosita Schifman less than an! hour after Soviet authorities granted him a. last minute visa extension.. Without it. the mar- raige was unlikely bocause of regulations that require a valid passport or document for for eign weddings. Brayton, who came to Russia us a tourist, has been in the country illegally since Nov. 29. But he had announced he was determined to "sweat it out" until the ceremony today. The American, who describes himself as a former union offi cial, made three appeals . to Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev to bo allowed to stay. Whether Khrushchev actually Intervened was not known. Brayton said he received telephone call this morning and was told his visa had been ex tended. "That's wonderful," ho said, and went to pick up his bride and take her to one of Mos cow's "Palaces of Marriffge," "It's horrible, just horrible." This shock and grief came from the lips of Edwin Wyatt of Roseburg Monday night when he. heard of the death of his son, David, in the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal. The Roseburg youth had died after slipping on glacial ice in the Tesi Lapacha Pass area Dec. 4. According to a telegram received from his two traveling companions, received by the Wyatts this morning, he slipped over a bluff and fell 500 feet The other two, Steve McCar thy, 20, of Roseburg and Gary Payne, 20, of Jackson, Wyo. said in the telegram they climb ed down to him and tried to revive him, but in vain. Be cause of the great distance to any villages, young Wyatt had to bo buried on the spot. A special memorial service isl being planned in Roseburg for the youth. The Rev. John Ad a ms of the Roseburg First Pros bytcrian Church will officiate The date has not yet been set The first word of the acci dent was received in Portland late Monday in a short Reuters of England news service dis patch. It said the death had oc currcd at tho 19,000 foot level on Mt. Everest. However, it was later found it had occurred about 20 miles north of Everest. It took the other two youths almost two weeks to hike out to Katmandu, Nepal, to report the accident. Since there arc no communications facilities from Katmandu, it was difficult for the boys to get word to Wy att's parents at 540 W. Chatham Drive. major at the University of Chi cago. The thiso youths left Oregon Sept. 14 on the first leg of the trip around tho world. They flew to Calcutta, India, whero they picked up about 600 pounds of gear before flying on to Kat mandu. They had intended to begin a tout trek from Katman du to Darjeeling, India, by Oct. 1 and reach Darjeeling by Nov. 15. However, this plan was ap parently altered because they were still in the Himalayas when the accident occurred. After Darjeeling, they plan ned to visit New Delhi, India, go through the Khyber Tass lo the Middle East and then into Europe. They were planning to return to the West Coast of the United States by mid-summer 1964. It is not known if the trip will continue row. The three 20-year-old youths had planned the trip carefully, even making arrangements for the scientific work of collecting the insects for study by tho Smithsonian Institute. Oregon Museum of Science and Indus try and Chicago Field Museum. They also planned to write a series of articles. They gathered about $3,000 worth of equipment, finances and services from different firms and institutions, including Reed College at Portland. The expedition included no mountain climbing. ' Tho three had originally planned to do some climbing, but discarded the plan because of lack of fi nances. They decided instead to trek to Thyangbnche, a Bud dhist monnstary near the foot of Khumbu Glacier on a ridge nf tlif Iltmnlnvns Mrs. Gerald McCarthy, the Also involved In the effort to mother of Steve, the other Rose- SCeurc more information about burg youth in the expedition, was contacted finally by Tho News-Review with the sketchy information from Reuters. Shocked, she agreed to take the! message to the Wyatts, who had not been at home when ef forts were made to contact them earlier in the day. The cablegram from the oth cr two boys, received by the1 Wyatts this, morning, said tho accident- 'had- occurred . while young wyatt was trying to gath er insect specimens. This col lection of specimens was one of the projects being carried on by the boys to partially finance their trip. Wyatt was a biology Rail Crash Hurts Eight CLOVIS, N.M. (UPI)-Elght persons were -injured Monday when the Santa Fe Railroad's castbound Son Francisco Chief slammed into a manure truck at a grade crossing near here. Ten cars of the Chief wcro derailed. The truck driver, War ren J. Ncill of Portalcs, N.M., and seven train passengers suf fered minor Injuries. The Chief was traveling 20 to 25 miles an hour at the time the accident were state Sen. Al Flcgel and U.S. Rep. Robert Duncan. Flegel, at the request of Ed Wyatt, contacted Duncan In Washington, D. C, to get more details. By checking both with Reuters in London and tho State Department in Washing ton, Duncan was able to gather . little moro information. He was told tho boys had tried for two hours to resuscitate Wyatt after-tho' fall., He said details nf the accident will bo sent from Katmandu J)y diplomatic packet. Wyatt Good Student Wyatt was an outstanding stu dent both in Roseburg and at the University of Chicago. Ho was born in Roseburg, attended Fullcrton Grade School, Central Junior High and Roseburg High. He was graduated from Rose burg in 1961. He had attended University of Chicago two years. Because of his outstand ing work at the university, ho was due to be graduated witli only one more year of study. Young Wyatt reached the ago of 20 Oct. 30. His family has asked that those wishing to leave a mem orial to him, contribute funds to the Douglas County Scholarship Fund, PO Box 1247. Money may also be left at the Chapel of the Roses. The family asks that no flowers be sent. Portland Firm Investigating Possible Air Shuttle Service American Air Lease Corp., a the Civil Aeronautics Board due Eugene Logger Killed EUGENE (UPI) Ronald Schrader, 44, Eugene, was killed in a logging accident Monday. Schrader was crushed by a falling tree while working sever al miles south of here. Portland firm, is investigating the possibility of providing Roseburg with scheduled airline shuttle service. Two representatives of the firm, Jim Fugate and Fred Newton, met with the Roseburg city Airport Commission Mon day afternoon lo discuss the prospect. A special meeting of Rose burg area businessmen, civic leaders and interested citizens lins been scheduled at noon Fri day in the Umpqua Hotel to consider the plan further. This will be a no-host luncheon meet ing with arrangements being handled by the Airport Commis sinn and Transportation Com mittee of the Roseburg (Area) Chamber of Commerce. Purpose of the meeting will he to give air passenger patrons an opportunity to tell American Air Lease Corp. what they would like to have in the way of passenger service and air con nections. Charters Handled American Air Lease Corp. Is a subsidiary of C. J. Montag & Sons, a Portland contracting firm. Fugate said the air lease organization has been operating for about three years. Its activl tics have been confined to char ter flights for large corpora tlons. The firm Is now taking close look at Roseburg on the possibility of establishing a base field Ticre for shuttle service Fugate said his firm is ccrtifi cated to operate an air taxi of to the "Intra-slale" nature Its activities. Fugate told tho Airport Com mission his firm could supply four twin - engine Super 18 Bcechcraft for the venture. He explained there is a "move afoot to Introduce into the trans portation picture a third lev el (shuttle) carrier to handle intermediate cities." He said this move has developed from the aeronautical changes which have caused the larger airlines to cut off service to smaller towns. Roseburg Eyed First The firm has also given some sluly to the Baker, Ontario and Burns areas. If the plans materialize, the organization would serve Roseburg Initially But envisioned is a master plan which would ultimately provide service to other communities in the smaller population class Fugate explained that ALC planes would be required to fly under Federal Aviation Agency regulations and to comply with all the usual safety require ments. However, since it is not governed by CAB, the firm would provide more flexibility ip air passenger service For example, on those fre quent occasions when Roseburg is fogged in, the lighter Beach craft could come down on an "alternate landing point" some where in the immediate area hut out of the fog belt. He fur ther assured city officials planes used in the service would not: he affected by glide angles, technical problems affecting West Coast Airlines service at Roseburg. A First Eyed Fugate said if the plan is put into effect, it would be the first shuttle service venture under taken on the West Coast. He said the plane which would be used in the operation cruises normally at 200 mph, normally carries flvo passengers (but has a maximum capacity of 10) and can fly to Portland in 55 min utes. Allowing two stops be tween, the flying time would be about 1:15. When asked If the venture looked economically feasible, Fugate replied: "I don't know yet. It will take exploration." But he pointed out the fate of tho service would depend on how well it is supported by the community. fANTA'f HELPER 5AYJ SHOPPING DAYS TO CHRISTMAS service but is not governed byobstacies or some of the otherl f