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uHV-jtvii, Library :-i,; Civ -n a-:. Otoe' m'Mvkw Etiiblished 1873 12 Poget ROSEBURG, OREGON Sot., Jon. 18, 1964 15-64 10c Per Copy U.S. EMBASSY OFFICIALS and their dependents register ot the Balboa Theatre in the Canal Zone where they assembled after the orders were given to 4 evacuate the embassy in Panoma Friday. By night fall, 246 Embassy or Embassy-connected personnel and their families had registered in the Canal Zone. (UPI Cablephoto) U.S. Diplomatic Staff Departs From Panama Zanzibar's Rebel Regime Wins Soviet Recognition ZANZIBAR (UPI) The sixtoday that it was stepping up day-old rebel government today efforts to collect arms from the proclaimed this African island a "people's republic" and thej Soviet Union quickly joined at; least four other Communist na tions in granting it diplomatic recognition. (In Nairobi, Kenya, a savage attack against the United States ana Britain was heard overl Zanzibar Radio by the insur gent leader "field marshal" John Okello. (Okello, who claims he be came a master weapons expert with the Mau Mau in Kcyna, said "if the Americans inter fere, we will fight even with lumps of soil." "As from this moment British and American press representa tives arc completely banned," he said. "These are hypocrites and liars." (The Zanzibar rebel leader, who Friday denied he had tak en over as president, said "Zan zibar is an African country and 1 don't see why Britain and America should interfere with us." Apparently referring to a British Broadcasting Corp. re port, Okello said, "I have just heard the infidel, savage people who live lies like their father Satan." The new regime announced revolutionary army. A press officer said Commu nist China, Yugoslavia, North Korea and East Germany have recognized the six-day-old rebel regime.. Ghana, Kenya and Eth iopia also have extended recog nition, he said. The government denied that "Field JIarshal" John Okello wil be president, as Radio Zanzibar reportedly said and then denied Friday. It said Sheikh Abeid Karume is president and Okello is head of the "revolutionary armed forces." All British publications will be banned and listening to British broadcasts will be forbidden, the official announcement said. Tanganyika flew about 200 heavily-armed policemen to Zan zibar today to help reorganize the police force, disrupted by the revolt. The British navy survey ship Owen took 5 U. S. newsmen and 130 Britons off the island Friday. The newsmen, who liad been held in house arrest, were or dcred to leave by the govern incnt. U. S. Charge D'affaires Fred erick P. Picard III was ordered out of the country by special plane. Picard and embassy third secretary Donald K. Petlcrson were the only American offici als left on Zanzibar after the revolt which ousted the Arab backed government Sunday and installed an African regime. The two diplomats were ar rested by President Abeid Ka rume on charges of interfering m the case of the U. S. news men, who were alleged to have entered Zanzibar illegally. P I u ngi h g S now line Slows Stream Rise Gas Expansion Investment Big i California - Pacific Utilities Co. announced today it is plan ning to spend S3 million on its gas expansion and service pro gram in Southern Oregon dur ing 1964. And a third of this total will go into Douglas Coun ty. The projection was reported today in Medford by V. V: Ly man, division manager. Larg est item in the 1P64 budget is $2 million for extensions and new services for natural gas, Lyman said. The Douglas County towns ex pected to receive natural gas for the first time during the year arc Glendale. Winston-Dil-lard. Riddle. Canyonvillo, .Myr tle Creek, Oakland and Suthcr- lin. Two more Douglas County industries have been slated to receive natural gas during the vear. They are Hanna Nickel Smelting Co. of Riddle and Douglas Vct.ecr Co. of Dillard Evans Products Co. of Winches tcr went onto the natural gas svstem late last year. The construction budget calls for use of SI million of the total for the Roseburg district of the Southern Ortgon Divis ion. .Medford will receive S7M. 000. Klamath Falls S700.0O0, Grants Pass $330,000 and Ash land $100,000. I.vman said the expansion proaram is designed to offer the best possible service to cus tomers and bring natural gas to those who have been on the waiting list since its introduc tion to Southern Oregon in 1963. Precipitation in Douglas County has been, heavy duringi the last 24 hours, but the streams are edging up slowly because the snowline is moving down farther into the lowlands. The lowlands have been get ting mixed rain and snow, but the snow is sticking at the 500 foot level. At the higher ele vations the depth of the snow blanket was increasing rapidly. The intense storm of cold air aloft had dropped a foot of snowl at Lemolo Lake in the Cascades in the last 24 hours. Don Wil son, proprietor of the Lemolo Lodge, told Glide correspondent Mrs. Arthur Sclby the depth of the snow there was now 5 inches. At the Taft Mountain Ski area it was reported a foot and half of new snow had fallen, and another two or three inches were being accumulated every hour. On Sexton .Mountain to the south, 1G inches of snow have piled up, and it is still snowing. ; M e a n w h i '. c. corrcspon dent Mrs. David Thrush reports patches of snow at Camas Val ley, with a blanket of snow in the Lpper Camas Valley area At Little River Christian Camp snow measured 1.1 inch. Can yonville correspondent Virginia Proctor reported an inch man-; ket of snow at Canyonville. Glendale correspondent Mrs. G. B. Fox reported two inches of snow at Glendale and about four inches at Azalea. In the lowland areas, the pre cipitation of rain mixed with snow has Iiccn heavy. At Rose burg in the 24-hour period to 4 a.m. today, the L.!:. Weather Bureau station reported 1.61 inches of rain. Camas Valley had the same reading for a sim ilar 24-hour period. Elkhead had 1.78 inches, and Glide 1.28. Despite the heavy precipita tion, streams were not rising fast. The South Umpqua River gauge at Roseburg showed a 11.2 foot depth this morning, a rise of 2'M feet since Friday. The Weather Bureau said streams would continue to rise slowly, but no flood is antici pated at this time. uss vSjS' " Li V 1 Lrf-fv - 'IMS High Winds Flay Coast Of Oregon By United Press International High winds slammed the Ore gon coast late Friday and early today and caused considerable damage from Newport to Occanlakc. The Coast Guard reported gusts of 45 io 55 miles per hour that shoved logs and de bris into Devils Lake and hurled other debris around a stormy surt at Depoc Bay. Coastguardsmen spent t h e night securing boats at Dcpoe Bay but were unable to save two commercial fishing boats which were ripped loose from their moorings and sank. One of the boats was identified as the Loran. A dock used for charter fish ing boats was torn apart and sunk. Tides pushed back the short D River and flooded a storage shed which housed Go-Karts and other amusement, equipment. II was the second night that heavy winds raged against coastal communities. Thursday night part of the roof of the Yaquina View grade school at Newport was ripped off in the wind. The Weather Bureau forecast a blustery weekend for most of northwest Oregon and Portland. Heavy snow fell in the Cas cades and lighter amounts through most Eastern Oregon Friday. Light snow also fell in the Portland area Friday night and early today. Winds with gusts of 30 miles per hour were forecast for the weekend. Hail was reported with sud den drops in the temperature along the coast this morning, but winds in that area were expected to subside. Auschwitz Trial Seen As Lengthy Only U.S. Consular Staff Stays PANAMA CITY (UPI) - The exodus of U.S. Diplomat.' from Panama left consular officials today as tiie only American government representatives in this country. About 300 diplomats and members of embassy-connected agencies flocked into the Canal Zone Friday when the Pana manian government recalled its representatives from Washing ton and ordered the U.S. Em bassy staff to get out of Panama. The mass departuro complet ed the diplomatic break pro claimed by Panama at the height of the anti-American lots here last week. It was the first time tics with the United States nad been severed since Panama became independent with U.S. aid 60 years ago. The highest-ranking Ameri can remaining here was Consul General Henry Taylor, who had been serving as first secretary of the embassy in addition to his consular duties. Charge d'Affaires Wallace Stuart and other embassy offi cials were in the zone, awaiting instructions from Washington Leftist-led university students assailed the United States at a mass meeting here rriday night, demanding "demilitariza tion" of the zone and abandon mcnt of the U.S. treaty right to neroetual control of the canal For the second time in 48 hours, the students paraded to the Panamanian "white nouse, where President Roberto Chiur assured them in a balcony speech that Panama's position "will not change." Chiari told Wednesday night's student marchers that his gov crnment will not renew rela tions with the United States un til that country promises to re negotiate itB treaties witn fan- ama. , . Friday night's paradcrs as sured Chiari he can count on student support as long as he continues to insist on revision of the treaties. The demonstration dispersed without reported violence Edward O'Connor, president of the American Society of Pan ama, said he sees no reason for Amoriean businessmen and their families to leave Panama despite last week's smash-and- burn attacks on U.S. property. , O'Connor, a travel agency ex ecutive who has lived in Pana n.a for 15 years, conceded that growing anti-Amcriean senti ment in Panama provides grounds for "justifiable con cern," but said he doubts that many unofficial Americans will i leave. . .-. I feci that most Americans will stay right here. . ." O'Con nor said. "(They have) too much faith in the country its people to abandon them M NELSON ROCKEFELLER . . . booked for Roseburg Rocky Sets Visit Here On Feb. 8 HATS WITH TROOPS 'Trouble Shooter' Views Truce Line SEOUL, Korea (UPI) Atty. see Prime Minister Tangku Ab- New York's Gov. Nelson ockcfcllcr, candidate for the Republican nomination as Pres ident of the United States, will be in Roseburg Feb. 8 to do some campaigning for the Ore gon primary. Sclmar Hutchins of Roseburg who is in charge of arrange ments, said Rockefeller will ar rive here by plane at 10:30 a. in for a coffee, followed by a lurcheon. Both events will be open to all comers. Mrs. Joe V.oodworih is in charge of ar rangements for the coffee hour. Hutchins said Rockefeller's purpose hero will bo to meet as many people as possible. He is expected to do some politi cal stumping a' other places in' town beside the sitj of the. luncheon at the Umpqua Hotel. lloekefellor will be In Ore gon Feb. 6. 7 and 8. He has scheduled visits at Portland Medford and Salem, beside Itoscburg. Although Mrs. Ruckc feller will accompany him on much of the. Oregon tour, it Is not yet known 'whether or not she will come with him to Rose burg. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy, on a trouble shooting mission to Southeast Asia, arrived in South Korea today to spend a night with American soldiers guard ing the truce line between this country and Communist North Korea. Sunday Kennedy, who flew in from Tokyo where lie conferred with Indonesian President Su karno on the problem of Malay sia, will visit South Korean President Park Chung Hee Government sources said the attorney general and Park will discuss relations between South Korea and Japan. Kennedy nail expressed a wish to spend some time with American troops in Korea. Sun day he will visit two 'front line" observation posts and re ceive u briefing from the com mander of the U.S. Army's 1st Corps., Lt. Gen Thomas W. Dunn. The attorney general flew into Kimpo air base just out side Seoul. He immediately transferred to a helicopter wait ing to take him to the head quarters of tho Oth Cavalry Regiment, 1st U.S. Cavalry Di vision, which is located just u few miles south of the truce line, He plaured to spend the night with the cavalry division. Earlier in Tokyo, Kennedy announced he will visit all thrcu countries involved in the dis pute over Malaysia in an effort1 dul Rahman and then go to Ja karta for another nceting with Sukarno. It became clear that Kennedy hopes to promote a three-way co!fcrcnco t eCp t,c dispute over Malaysia from flaring into open warfare. "I think it is very possible that such a meeting could take place," Kennedy said. "I will be able to answer more defin itely after the next thrco days." "This morning we more or less finalized how consultations between the three countries (Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines) can be arranged," subandrio said. Future Bleak For Shipyards SAN FRANCISCO (UPD- Thc future of several of the nation's naval shipyards, in cluding the San Francisco and ft arc Island facilities In this area, appeared bleak today. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara Friday looked over t'M two facilities in a whirlwind seven-hour California visit and then issued a no-nonsense state ment on the department's plans to cut buck. Ho emphasized that no de cisions would be made until ho to gel the ball rolling toward a1' , , similar inspection strictly Asian solution ot the UJ ",w uulel nlno avy March Dates Set For Cat Show Jacqueline To Attend Memorial In Boston ulDDT MtlUMIi were reached Friday night by Dick Harisell of Roseburg when he rolled o perfect 300 bowling gome. It was the first line in a 6oo series. Hansell became the third person in the history of Douglas County lanes to turn the trick. It was the second 300 ot Sutherlin's Four Winds Bowl. See story page (News-Keview photo) FRANKFURT. Germany (UPI ) The Auschwitz war crimes trial probably will drag on until September, judges and lawyers connected with it said Friday. The estimate is typical of the case, which is West Ger m.mi'. KirT'incf u-i (.rimnc tii:il ' 3 - - - . ;., .., ur. Th..ri arc 2! riefnm an s ac- "- K'"" 2.5 BOSTON (UPI) Mrs. John F. Kennedy was fo fly here today to attend a memorial Mass Sunday in honor of the late President. Accompanied by her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill, she The Feline Fanciers of Ore gon will hold their sixth annual Cat Show March 7 and 8 at the Roseburg Armory. Entries arc now open and anyone interest ed in participating is asked to call Mrs. Kuss Gorton at 672- 14G7. According to spokesmen for the Feline Fanciers, the show held here last year was the second largest . in the United States, being second only to the Cal Coast Show held at Long li c a c h, Calif. Announcement n( to this effect was made in a nceni issue ot tnc national Cats' Magazine. The show held locally is one of 179 All Amor ican shows held yearly in the United Slates The Feline Fanciers of Ore gon report that they are hoping to make the Roseburg show the largest in the country this year Lnst year there were entries from Idaho, Montana, Utah Washington, Canada and Coli forma as well as those from Oregon. .Many there are is. aeientianis ac- " , " , . , sed of helping to kill betwcenl"1"""-'! Kennedy family 5 million and 4 million in-lPl""0 "Caroline. ' mates of the Nazi-run World War II death camp. The indictment against them is four times as long as the iiBible, and about 250 wilncsses are expected to testify before the proceedings come to an end The trial is being held in Frankfurt's City Council Cham bcr because no courtroom in the city is big enough to accomo date all the defendants, specta tors and trial officials involved French Plan Irks U.S. The Weather AIRPORT RECORDS Cloudy with showers of rain or rain ond snow mixed, todiy and tonight. Sunday, clc.udy with rain, snow level rmin ing low. Cooler. Hiqhtst time, last 24 hours Lowest temp, last 14 hourt 35 Highest temp, any Jan, (59) (S Lowest temp, any Jan. (42) -1 Precip. last 14 hours Normal Jan. Precip. Precip. from Jan. 1 Precip. from Sept. 1 Sunset tonlyht, 5:07 p.i Sunrlst tomorrow, 7:41 WASHINGTON ( L'Pl I French President C h a r I e s de Gaulle plans a Icing-range "normaliza tion" of relations with Red Chi na which may provoke a new and bitter controversy between France and the United States The French Lmbassy in problum. Kennedy made the announce ment following his second meet- ling in two days with President Sukarno of Indonesia, who in the past has threatened to "crush" Malaysia. Tho attor ney general held a joint news conference with Indonesian For eign Minister Subandrio. .....ipj ui .,9 uiiu Lumuuiuj mull L. n..l.!lll.. n.wl t v..jquii.L; mill . IJUl-UItlllttUtU wlllr private shipyards. "The one criterion for keen ing a yard open is the military requirement for that base." he suid. "We plan to eliminate every facility we don't need, and our present capacity is now in ex cess of our requirements ... In lie said he will fly to the this respect all 1800 military ih- Philippines Sunday for tulkslstnllations in the United States with President Diosdudu Maca cun be considered in jeopur- pagul, proceed tu Kuulu Lum pur, thu capital of Malaysia, tu Vandals Strike At Local School Roseburg City Police today reported vandalism at the llu- crest School. Seven or eight windows were broken. Police said they were broken by ci ther a li-li gun or a slingshot. Discovery of the vandalism was made early Saturday morn ing. City police investigaged a two car accident at the intersection of SE Stephens Street and SK Douglas Avenue at 11:30 p.m Friday, They said the accident occurred when cars driven by Jlmmic Lavcttc Williamson, 57, and Cary Lynn Johnson, lu both ot Roseburg, collided at the intersection. There were nu rare breeds ofi"iJ"r",s. d.v. The defense secretary said 33 military bases arc being closed eliminating 10,000 jobs at a savings of S100 million a year. "Over a three - year period." ricNaniara continued, "almost 71.000 will have been eliminat ed at an annual savings of $440 million. Mrs. Kennedy planned to leave Washington about 1:30 p.m. EST and was scheduled to arrive at Boston about 3 p.m. She planned to spend tonight at the home of the late Presi dent's brother. Sen. F.dward M Kennedy, D-Mass., and was scheduled to return to Washing ton after the two-hour ccremo ny. Richard Cardinal Gushing ol Boston, a longtime friend of the Kennedy family, will celebrate the .Mass in Holy Cross Cathe dral. Cardinal Gushing, who married tnc Kennedys, also was called upon to celebrate the funeral Mass and to con duct burial services for the as sassinated President. cats were shown. William Boyc' Barron, 20, of The show will be open to the Yoncalla, was arrested by city public. Complete details will be on a charge of disorderly con announced in the near future. 'duct. Patient's Death Ruled Murder SALEM (UPI) The Oct. 26 death of a G2-ycar-old Oregon Slate Hospital patient has been listed as murder. An inquest jury Friday said death resulted from "injuries inflicted by person or persons unknown. Marion County Disl. Atty. Hattic Kronen said investiga tion is continuing. The victim was Melvin Ander son, described as a chronic al coholic. His body was discov ered in a hospital bed and doc tors said he appeared to have been strangled. LBJ To Spell Out Economy Plans To Solons Next Week Gaulle has informed Washing-jservice" to the United States or ton of a recognition plan and the Atlantic Alliance and would might announce it at a sched- menace China's ability to pro uled news conference Jan. 31.lmotc its goals of imposing com- - ,t H was not clear how soon Uc monism in other countries by L0TI66 rNCG IS nlKCu Gaulle planned to extend rccog- any means at hand. I nilion. The State Department called! PORTLAND (LTD A four The State Department would attention to that statementltenta-pound hike in the whole-la SI billion anti-pnverity com WASHINGTON (ITI )-Presi-i dent .Johnson spells out his spending plans for fiscal 1005 early next week in two messages to Congress the annual eco nomic report and the budget, The Presidents economic message, a report on the na lion's fiscal position, goes to the House and Senate Monday. The President submits his budget for the 12 months beginning July 1 on Tuesday Johnson already has said he will call for a S97.9 billion hud get. but he also plans to launch would still be operating in the red but the deficit would be slashed from the current $10 billion to $4.9 billion. Expects More Taxes Johnson estimated tax receipts in fiscal 1065 at $93 billion, some SO billion more than expected this year The President has slashed de fense spending by some $1 hi! Washington, seeking to playmot confirm or deny receiving again. It had been issued follow down reports that France wasiany notification, although the ing an endorsement of recog- 4Weparing to extend diplnmaticldepartment ha' no hesitation ininition of China by Edgar Faurc. recognition to I'ekini.. sain tnat.oenying tnai Spain or I'oriugana former rrencn premier. no 1.01 SSI 5.23 the 'normalization probably wuuld begin v. ith cultural ex chanacs and perhaps trade. The hid proposed similar recogni-'said he was speaking at a pri son of Peking. The Whitclvatc citizen. ousc said it had not received' L.S. officials made clear they ?mbav said that no decision'an ofiicial notice from the hud been made on ultimate rec- U.OSiognition. But reports from Paris, con i. 'firmed by sources here, said De French. Only a week ago the State Department said French recog nition of China would "not be a would regard I rench recogni tion of Peking as a serious blow to U.S. interests and one which would be more than "symbol sale price of coffee was an-ipaign and provide for olhor fed ask Congress to appropriate $103.8 billion for the 12 months. The appropriations request usu ally is higher than the spend ing estimate because some of the appropriated money will not be used until future years. Civet Some Figures The President already has given a partial breakdown of his appropriations request. He will seek $49.7 billion for military lion the amount he proposes functions of the armed services to pour into his anti-poverily and $1 billion for foreign mili- program to aid the one-fifth oljiary aid. nounced by the Maxwell House division of General Foods' Corp. here Friday. The increase brings the price! tu 81 cents a pound, a 12 cent increase since Dec. 2. Crop failures in Brazil and increased coffee consumption in Europe forced green coffee prices up, according to the company. eral wellarc programs. The two messages will spell out how he proposes to accomplish this. The prowsed budget figure for fiscal lr is $500 million less than Is expected to be spent in the current fiscal year, and $900; million less than President Ken nedy originally proposed last Jahuary for the 12 months end ing June 30. The government all American families now living on the "outskirts of hope." He also h is cut spending bv the Atomic Energy Commission by trimming nuclear weapons productio n The AKC asked Con gress this week for $?05 billion in new appropriations, about $90 million less than was appropriat ed lor the agency for the cur rent year. While the President plans lu hold spending in fiscal 1905 to the $97.9 billion figure, he will The President's billion dollar anti-poverty program would at tisrU the problem through better schools, better health, better homes, better training and bet ter Job opportunities. Johnson said in his recent state of the union message that his budget would provide the most federal support in history for education, health, retraining the unemployed, and for helping the economically and physically handicapped.