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Library Johnson Heads Into M (Convinced Tax Seduction Bill Is A 'Must' JOHNSON CITY. Tex. (UPI) President Johnson beaded into 1961 today deeply concerned about chronic unemployment and convincod that the $11 bil lion tax reduction "bill before Congress was a "must" for the economic vitality of the nation. The Chief Executive applies the same "must" label to the pending civil riphts bill. He also wants the medicare program for the aged enacted by the Congress which resumes its de liberations Jan. T. In the international field, the President plans an "unrelenting peace offensive" in the new year to improve relations with Soviet Russia. According to as sociates, Johnson says the Unit ed States cannot "drag its feet a year until after the election" before pressing the peace offen sive and exploring the peacea ble promises held out in a year , end exchange of messages with Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev. Familiar With Thinking It is possible to report these and other viewpoints of Johnson at the start of the year on the authority of a key White House official intimately familiar with his feelings and thinking about official matters. This account does not represent an interview with the Chief Executive, but it does reflect hi attitude as re ported by an authoritiative number of the White House staff. The unemployment problem has figured frequently in John son's planning for the new year and legislation which be will recommend to Congress. Walter Heller, chairman of the President's Council of Eco nomic Advisers, saw the Presi dent ear!.:er this week. While Heller's emphasis was on the upward trend of the American economy in 19G3, he called the unemployment situation the most serious problem on the current economic horizon. 4 Million Jobless. The unemployment rate is around 5 per cent of the work force with more than 4 million persons out of work. According to the government, automation is displacing about 1.2 million workers annually and to com plicate the situation further, about 1.2 million persons also are being added to the work force each year. , The. President feels a sub stantial effort must bo put forth on unemployment problems for tt. future. He is dissatisfied with present cures and pro grams that have, been sug gested. , "We ma." be underestimating wha' lies ahead and I am call ing for new solutions and I am demanding new thinking on this entire problem,"- Johnson has been quoted as -saying. As part of his overall ap proach to economic improve ment, Johnson wants - more la bor leaders and business execu tives actively participating in government. Latin Amtrica Promising He thinks the public service field in Latin America is par ticularly promising for U. S. labor leaders. And he thinks the government should draw more heavily on the reservoir of tal ent in business.- Johnson wants what he calls dynamic young businessmen in government. In this connection, associates said he speaks of wanting "action from the young and advice from the old." The President seems to be. in creasingly preoccupied with do mestic economic matters and federal finances. For example, he has been citing recently a firm conviction that fiscal pru ' dence is no longer what he calls a rich man's issue. He believes i .e massive fed eral budgetary burden is "stag nating traditional liberalism in the United States" and hitting particularly at middle income families. Johnson is convinced the up ward progress of the economy in 1963 will be sustained in 1964. But as part of maintaining economic progress, he wants and expects business confidence to remain high and he feels the need for a re-evaluation of government-business relations. Other Highlights Other highlights from this authoritative report on the Pres ident's outlook rnd plans for 1964: Johnson believes the "unre lenting peace offensive" should be the so-called hard line on communism rather than an un relenting cold shoulder to any possibilities of reaching an ac commodation with the Soviet Union. Now is the time, the Chief Executive feels, to push for new Established 1673 30 Paget. ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1964 Johnson, Weaver Talk Housing Plans Today JOHNSON CITY, Tex. (UPI), A home-for-every-man com prehensive housing program was to be discussed today by President Johnson and Robert C. Weaver, housing and home finance administrator. Weaver originally was sched uled to have conferred with Johnson Wednesday at the Tex as White House, but bad weath er in Washington interfered with his flying schedule. Depending on weather condi tions, Weaver was expected here by midday when he will confer with Johnson oh what a presidential associate described as "a most comprehensive hous ing program." Johnson was quoted by this associate as saying he wanted a program which would provide or in any case, lead to "a home for every man." The President also was quot ed as saying, "I want to clean up the slums." No other details of the housing program were available immediately, but Weaver was expected to talk with reporters after he has talked with Johnson. In connection with the hous ing plan, Johnson also was pic tured by aides as feeling that a thriving construction industry was vital to the maintenance of the present upswing in the economy. The Chief Executive also hoped to meet at the LBJ Ranch during the day with Post master General John Gronouski another conferee who had been expected in Texas Wednesday. Johnson planned a hard-driv ing business schedule at the ranch until he flies back to Non-Participant Wins Parking Space Battle LONDON (UPI) Laurie Kan tor, 23, said it was his parking space, and he had his car half way in to prove it. But James Ballard, 44, said it was his parking space, and he had his car half-way in to prove it Ballard and Kantor glared at each other for 50 minutes Wednesday, adamantly refusing to budge despite the urgings of a policeman. Finally, both gave up and Washington next Sunday or Mon day. He has a Friday meeting nere set for Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz and Mrs. Esth er Peterson, assistant secretary of labor. Johnson, meantime, spent a fairly low-pressure New Year's Day although he did devote part of his time to the seem-; ingly endless revision of his State of the Union message which will be delivered in per son to a joint session of the House and Senate Jan. 8. Chou Begins Third Day In Albania " VIENNA, Austria (UPI) Communist Chinese Premier Chou En-lai is engaged in hiEh- level policy talks with leaders of Albania, China's only Euro pean ally in the Sino-Soviet dis pute .within the Communist! camp, diplomatic sources said today. Chou began the third day of ms visit to Albania today. Re ports trorn Radio Tirana in the Albanian capital have concen trated on the ceremonial and goodwill aspects of the tour, without mentioning any working sessions. But sources in Vienna said they believe the Chinese pre mier is using the-visit for lm portant conferences with Alban ian Communist leader Enver Hoxha and Premier Mchmet Shehu. Albania has consistently stood by China in its ideological dis pute with the Soviet Union, while the remaining Communist nations of Eastern Europe have supported Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev, Thousands of Albanians cheered Chou's motorcade Wednesday as he drove through the city to lay-a wreath on the monument to Albania's war dead, according to Radio Ti rana. The monument commcm orates the men who died in Al bania's "war of independence" the action in which Italian and German armies were oust ed in 1944, ending a five-year occupation. The radio also reported speech addressed to Chou by Premier Shehu which empha drove away. Another car im mediately whipped . into the sized Albania's loyalty to China vacant space. j in the Communist split. V64 10c Per Copy break-throughs on peace. He is acutely sensitive to the fact that East and West stand on a nuclear precipice. This being so, he cannot wait until after the election to mount a peace of fensive. He thinks it would be "n:uddle-heado(." for the Unit ed States to fail to seek peace simply because we are afraid of being taken in by Communist tactics. He is confident the na tion is fully alert to such tactics after 15 years of cold war. Johnson is confident that the economies planned for fis cal 1965 will lead to a pattern which Will reflect itself in fis cal 1966 budgeting. He is enthus iastic about the policies and performance a'. Budget Direc tor Keimit Gordon. One problem of budget cut ting, in the President's opinion, is that too many department and agency officials are so in fluenced by the population growth and certain built-in costs of government that they accept increased spending as inevita ble. He regards this attitude as unwise and unwarranted. Youth After Commits Suicide East Berlin Visit BERLIN (UPI) A young West Berliner, apparently de pressed by having to leave his relatives in East Berlin, com mitted suicide on his - return trip to the Western sector, West Berlin police said today. Police said the youth threw himself in front of a train at the Fricdrichstrasse elevated railway station Wednesday. This is the border station where Communist police check Berlin crs who cross the border by train. It was believed the youth killed himself in a fit of des pair at parting with loved ones in the Communist zone of Ber lin. He was one of about 100,000 West Berliners who entered East Berlin with a Christmas pass Wednesday, but ho was not otherwise identified. In another incident, Western border officials at Bad Hersfeld said a 22-year old refugee es caped to West Germany by jumping off a bridge and swim ming across the Werra River Wednesday night. They said Communist border guards spotted him crossing the IP "? r - - . IS Globemaster Plane Ditches In Ocean; Survivors Reported Traffic Accidents Claim Heavy Toll On Holiday By United Press International (day. Howard Pylc, council Automobile accidents killed a president, said record 1D3 Americans over thc;disappointed 30 hour New Year's holiday, fi nal tabulations showed today. The toll surpassed the pre vious record of 160 for a one day New Year's holiday set in 1907-1958 and exceeded the worst expectations of the Na tional Safety Council. The council had estimated that from 140 to 180 persons we are very grieved . . . over the showinr by motorists." Deadly fires helped boost the overall holiday accident death toll to 250. The breakdown: Traffic 193 Fires 29 Miscellaneous 28 Total FIRST BABY born in Douglas County in 164 is this little chormer, Sandra Gail Strunk, shown here with her mother, Mrs. Clyde Strunk of Winston. The, new baby looks mighty contented with her lot and apparently found all signs pointing to a happy and prosperous new year. In addition to being "first," she is the recipient of over $50 worth of prizes from local merchants. She was born at 4:23 a.m. at Douglas Community Hospital and weighed 5 pounds, 12V4 ounces. (Photo by Barbra Wackerbarth) Strunk Infant First Arrival For New Year Douglas County's first baby of 1964 is a tiny little miss with a wisp of a curl who is a most welcome addition to the Clyde Strunk family of Winston. She is Sandra' Gail, all 5 pounds and 12'A ounces of her, and joins two big brothers, Vernon, 3 years old, and Bobby, 2 years old. According to her paternal grandfather, Vernon Jennie of Roscburg, the whole family had been hoping for a girl Sandra Gail was born al 4:23 a.m. Jan. 1 at Douglas Com munity Hospital, and both moth er and baby are reportedly "do ing fine." In addition to pleas ing everybody by being a girl, the new baby won a shower of gifts from Roscburg area mer chants. "All of these will be ex tremely welcome and every body concerned is mighty hap py about the whole affair," ac cording to Jennie who this morning was acting as spokes man for the family. The baby's father, Clyde, was back at his job with Forrest Industries. In addition to maternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jennie, a paternal grandfather HONOLULU (UPI) An Air Force C124 Globemaster en route from Japan to Hawaii with nine men wa reported to have ditched in the Pacific today and a radio report said "there are survivors." Two air-rescue C135 aircraft took off from Hickam Air Force Base to join four other aircraft at the scene, 450 miles west of Hawaii. - The reported ditching ended ."i lives in the midwest. The baby's California's 18 traffic fatali- ,, shir, h. iiVMi hnre Htniiu w itim-u in " oitiv vn lies ii Kitv mam uai. i uci ci lost of her life and dents during the official holi-were 14 in Michigan, 13 in both day period between 6 p.m. New York Slate and Wisconsin, Tuesday and midnight Weuncs- The Weather AIRPORT RECORDS of Douglas High graduate School. As far as could be determin ed following a check with all hospitals in the county this morning, Sandra Gail was the only baby born in the county on New Years Day. Ill in Texas and 10 in Pennsyl Vinia. Six states had no traffic fa talities over the holiday. They were Alaska, Delaware, Mas sachusetts, New Hampshire, Partly cloudy today, inereas- New Jersey, and Oregon. The If Ins cloudiness tonight with District of Columbia also cs-l PI ehane of torn rain toniaht ranpri automotive T-nath over and early Friday. Partial clear-Ncw Year's. ing with a few showers Friday.! The normal traffic death toll H-gheit temp, list 14 hours 50 fo? a 30-hour midweek non a . I .a 1 a In hnltrlivr t-LAfinsI ia 7(i L. owe ST nmp, i t it xi noun jr l'1 J u- . i ...... . .... ThP NW Year', tnll edeed werc Doin8 broken lcros nignesr Temp, any Jan. U . .. . j ..ination .J i. ii m past the previous record 160 n"lon- Knife Stabs Put Man In Hospital Eunice McKcithcn of 908 W. First St., Suthcrlin, was admit ted to Douglas Community llos pital with knife wounds,- and his alleged assailant has been book ed at the Douglas" County jail following an altercation in Suth erlin Wednesday night. Arrested by Sutherlin police was Jim Mackey Tucker, 37, of Wilbur, who Is being charged with assault and battery by force and means likely to pro duce great bodily harm, said Deputy District Attorney Philip Washburn who investigated, as sisted by Suthcrlin and state Reports Say Turks, Greeks Are Alerted For Duty In Cyprus WEATHER SWITCH LONDON (UPI) A year ago today, Britain was suffering its worst winter storms in centur- Jics and cold and snow records the tfiree hours of confusion during which the Air Force reported the big plane missing and pre sumcd down, then discovered on radar that it was "still flying" an hour and 10 minutes after it was calculated to have run out of fuel. The reported ditching came in a round-about way. An Air Force spokesman said it origin ated with a surface vessel in the area, relayed to the Navy Rescue Center at Fuchu, Japan, and then passed on to the Navy Air Rescue Unit at Pearl Har bor. Ahjard the plane Were eight crewmen and a military pas senger who was escorting a body being returned to the Unit- cd States. The aircraft was attached to the 28th Air Transport Squadron based at Hill Air Force Base, Ogdcn, Utah. The 28th is part of the 1501st Air Transport Com inand Wing at Travis AFB Calif. After a refueling stop at Wake Island Wednesday, the craft left on the 2.200-mile flight to Hono lulu with 22,000 pounds of car go taken on at Tachikawa Air Force Base near Tokyo. It was due at Hickam Air 'Force Base here at 2:39 a.m. PST today. Last radio contact made at 10:59 p.m a NICOSIA, Cyprus (UPI) 1 British troop reinforcements ar rived In Cyprus today ."to pro tect British families and bases on the island' following a New Year s Day of violence in which five Cypriots were killed, An artillery regiment landed by air during tlio night and 700, paratroopers prepared to leave England at midnight today for duty in Cyprus, where fighting has flared between Greek and Turkish Cypriots since Dec. 21. There were unconfirmed re ports in Athens that Turkey and Greece were alerting their armed forces for possiblo action on the island. Diplomatic talks continued over President Mnkarios an nounced intention of ending Cy prus' treaties with Britain, Turkey, and Greece, tho three guarantors of'ils independence. Three Greek Orthodox monks were killed Wednesday by men identified by survivors as Turk ish Cypriots. Another Greek and a Turk were killed in an ex change of shots near the west coast town of Paphos, police said. Informed sources in Athens said the Greek government had recijived reports of Turkish military movements and feared Ihc Turks might Invade Cyprus, which is less than 50 miles off Turkey's shores The sources said Greece put its armed forces in a state of immediate readiness and was prepared to launch a counter- invasion if Turkey attacked Turkey, Greece, and Britain, all members of the North At- I a n 1 1 c Treaty Organization (NATO), were the co-sponsors of the 1060 agreement giving Cyprus independence within the British commonwealth. In the past 12 days, that agreement has tome unstuck in a . dispute ovov tho minority guarantees to tho Turkish popu lation, which makes up about 20 per cent of the total on the island. More than 200 persons have been killed in the Greek-Turk fighting. Tho latest incident broilght tensions to high pitch again and observers here feared liu'go- scale fighting could result. Four Turks shotgunncd the three monks to death in a mon astery 25 miles south of Nico sia. One of the dead was a 14 year old novice. The cause of the quarrel appeared to be the .killing of the Turks' goats by dogs owned by the monks. Death Takes Holiday By United Pratt International Oregon got through New Year's Day without a traffic death but the stale looked back today on its worst traffic toll in history. Tho Traffic Safety Division In Salem reported 553 persons died on public streets or highways during 1963. This was 61 more than the previous high in 1059 and was 68 more than met death in 1962. bridge and opened fire, but that tho refugee made it safely de- spite a hail of bullets. One of the shots shattered a window on the Westorn side of the riv er, however. Tho incidents became known as West Berlin waited uneasily ', for an expected East German invitation to begin new talks . about further traffic through the Communist wall. Mayor Willy Brandt of West Berlin already has indicated lie Is willing to begin new talks about keeping the Berlin Wall open for those who want to vis it relatives trapped in tho Com- ' munist zone of tho divided city. . But many people in' tliis city fear that direct negotiations be tween tho municipal government and the Communist East Ger- mun reglmo could help Jsolate West Berlin from, the East. Under a current agreement covering Christmas season pas ses, the Communists have per mitted 615,000 West Berliners to cross tho anti-refugee wall to visit their relatives in East Ber lin. Additional tons of thousands nro expected to pour through before the agreement expires on Sunday. The Christmas pass agree ment was the first to be reached between East German and West Berlin negotiators. It went into effect 13 days ago. The Communists long have in- ' sisted that West Berlin is a sep arate entity with no legal ties to the West. They contend West Berlin must negotiate di-' rcctly with East Germany and not be represented, as in the past, by Western Allies or the West German government. Two days ago Waltor Ulbrlcht, East Germany's Communist boss, said his regime was in terested in new talks with the municipal government of West Berlin' on the pass issue. Ulbrlcht said the Christmas pass agreement showed what Is possible when both sides display good will, reason and "mutual recognition." His speech convinced West Berliners that a formal East German offer for new talks would he sent to West Berlin's city hall very soon. Millions View Pasadena's Diamond Jubilee Parade Precip. las 24 hours Normal Jan. Precip. Precip. from Jan, 1 Precip. from Sept. 1 Sunset tonight) 4:S0 p.m. Sunrite tomorrow, 7:44 e.i . set in 1957-1958 late New' Tomnprntiirnt tndnv wr in SO r n... i-i: v. Ihn 50 s in most British towns. ll-ol a May. i.cifiiiK lu uwiai! unrp-ouiaoor caies ina umni courts r it the traffic death count 50 liaardrliu road conditions were crowded and the weather 1J-3ippawned by gnow and ice man said the mild weather was storm's across the eastern third, expected to continue for sever i. i'if the nation. 'al more days. police. The fiaht took Place in theiwas wash room of Lvle's Cafe inlWcdnesday Si:thorlin about 10:30 p.m. Dc- At 7 a.m. PST it was pre tails were lacking, but in theisumed out of fuel and down in melee, McKcithen reportedly i the Pacific was tabbed two or three times in the left side of his abdomen! reported that the Globemaster, with the blade ot a pocket knife.jworkhorse of the nation's mili The blade was an inch to lVVtary air transport fleet, was inches long, Washburn said. " 'still airborne and heading to-j McKeilhen'i injuries were not: wards Hawaii." considered serious, but he wad ' The Globemaster is the still In the hospital this morn-j world's largest piston engine ing following emergency treat- transport. Dubbed "Old Shaky" rent. 'by airmen, it is considered the Sutherlin police olficer Roger backbone of the MATS fleet. Ilutchings arrestee Tucker, fol -!There had not been an accident lowing a call from the tavern. I involving one since May, 1962 Ghana's Leader Missed In Plot LONDON (UPI)-An assassin attempted unsuccessfully to kill President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana today as he was leaving his official residence i.i the cap Ital city of Accra, the Ghana High Commission in London re ported. The commission spokesman said one guard was killed at the residence. Flagstaff House, in Accra during the attempt on the president's life. I Five shots were fired at -close But at 8:10 a.m. the Air Forceirange by the assailant, who was arrestee! immediately ana jauea by police, the commission said PASADENA, Calif.. (UPI) - Millions of people saw the dia mond jubilee Tournament of Roses New Year's Day in a stirring panorama of contrast ing floral elegance under warm clear skies. An estimated 1.6 million peo ple lined the streets and an ad ditional 80 million persons watched the annual spectacle on television. ' Temperatures ranged into th mid80s as the 62 floats decked with more than 10 million bios soms moved along the five-mile parade route. F"aU valued at about $750,000 were joined by 200 smartly stepping bands and equestrian units along the broad palm-lined avenues. Former President Dwlght D Eisenhower, ruddv and grinning, NO SALE GOSPORT, England (UPD- John .Lyncs, a 23-year-old sail or, has gone on a two-day hun ger strike at the submarine base here because British navy Afficials turned down his appli cation to buy himself out of the service, officers said today. EULOGIZES KENNEDY CARACAS (UPI) President Romulo Betancourt eulogized the late John F. Kennedy Wednesday as "the first U.S. President who ever took a sin cere interest in the problems of Latin America." In a New Year's speech at the Venezuelan "White House," Betancourt said the memory of led the parade a. grand mar shal. Beside him in Hie open losc-bcdcckcd car was his wife. Mamie. Obviously enjoying the occasion, the former chief ex ecutive extended bol.i arms in his familiar gesture acknowledg ing the cheers of the crowd. The float carrying Rose ljuccn Nancy Knccland, and the Ma rine Corps Band also were in the parade vanguard. The city of Long Beach, which also is celebrating Its 75th an niversary, won sweepstakes hon ors with a float entitled "Dia mond Jubilee" featuring a huge cut diamond tha. slowly re volved on a spreading bed of pink camcllhs with a back ground of white chrysanthe r uns. Two Boats in particular paid touching tribute to the late President John F. Kennedy. One was an empty floral rock ing chair set near a statue of Lincoln on a float marking tne 100th anniversary of the Eman cipation Proclamation. Another was the city of Bur- hank's ;'The President goes to the Prom," recalling the late President's surprise visit to a high school graduation dance last year. More than 35 persons required hospital treatment after collaps- along the parade route. the assassinated U.S. Chief Ex ecutive "will live on in theilng hearts and minds of Venciu- Many ha ' waited through the elans." , might for advantage view points.