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, Observer, La Grande, Ore., Mon., Aug. 18, 1958 Page 2 LA GRANDE Ztieninq OhMtiei' Eitabllihad 1S9 La Grand, Oregon Daily Excapt Sunday Published By the Grande Ronde Valley Publishing Company ' r . K. Weybrot, Prealdent HAY C. ANDERSON Editor Publisher vuku s. CHALLIS Adv. Director Member Audit Bureau ' of Circulation TTmtprl Prose ITitU T.pafuari Wlrn i Vf.'i.f "., . I! "" " .. t. . WEST-HOI.IDAT CO., INC. National RepreaentatlTea Loa Angolva Han I'Tanelsco Portland Seattle Denver New York Chicago Detroit SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier 1.25 Month 15.00 Year By Motor Route 1.40 Month 16.80 Year BY MAIL , 1 Month 1.25 3 Months ...3.50 6 Months 6.50 1 Year 18.00 Rntered aa Seoond Clasa Matter at the Poat Office of La Grande, Oregon Under the Act of March 8, 1117 Federal Greeted Suit On Sinking Land With Mixed Reactions Middle East Development : ; ....... - ' Middle East peace, . in the view of former Presi dent Truman, could be achieved by harnessing the wast- - ed waters of the rivers of the area and of North Africa ior irrigation and power, by cultivating soil now used ;ior pasture, by introducing modern methods of agricu - -ture, and, by; making- Israel into "an industrial; state ; which:' will supply the industry for all these food pro- saucing countries. ' . . , r , t . '. . . Z Harry Truman, is only pne of many to propose region al! development ot the Middle liiist as a basis for pohti- -cal settlement. All plans seem to dead-end against, the "same barriers) (Arabrlsraeli hatred and for all the talk of Arab nationalism inability of the Arab lead ers to agree among themselves. Arab rivalries pre-date ; the existence or Israel. One pointof, view .is that Arab hatred of Israel is not Ian .insurmountable barrier to U.S. support of economic. r development -ill' the Middle East, l'lrst, the argument .runs; we must' accept the tact ot Soviet economic; tech nical,1 "and 'military; assistance in the area as "no less, legitimate". from an Arab point of view than similar jAmeriean oliers. Second, we must proceed on the basis of "equal treat ment, "their feeling, about : Israel and the' Palestine -refugees -tm now symbols of Western unfairness and lack'Ot regard for Arabs would lose much of their vengeful force." ' Z ..iBub.where to 'start? The so-called Johnston Dlan for development of the Jordan-Yarmuk River was broached at a time' wheir Arab-Israeli relationships were relative- ly less exacerbated than they are. Irrigation experts of Syria; Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel had appeared to ; accept, the i technical aspects ot a comprehensive' valley development plan. Yet in October 1955 before Suez , Vit was-scuttled by. the Arab League; ... V ' .; .j.-.iii--. ..fc-.t.M Would; oil-rich Arab statesi agree to pooling revenues Jfor the development of the whole area? In regard to the "Arab states, but not -Israel, a nronosa a rend v has been Jmade .by.. outproducing. Iran. In the sacred, name of "Arab nationalism,". such a sacrifice might not seem too . great to the conscientious Shiek Abdullah of Kuwait or Jeven to King Saud of Saudi Arabia. a 1 'But pre-agreenient with British and American 'oil concessionaires to say nothing of minor ones like uinose.oi ..icaiy ana japan iwouia urst ue necessary. Moreover, , oil riches are, precarious. Prices for Middle lMst oil bear little relationship to production costs, wnieh are extremely low. .'. ,i . i -1 . , . . . . Thus ',. U.S., producers., who are as interested as the Arabs jin high prices, seeito it that at least 2.5 million 1 barrels-a-day of U.S. and Venezuelan capacity is. "shut Sin" - unworked. Yet a glut of oil in the not too distant 'future appears inevitable. The oil riches of' the Sahara are just beginning to be tapped. Eleven" Western com "panies. are prospecting in the Libyan desert, and ex ploration elsewhere goes on at a literally furious rate. Wliat happens to the already artificial Middle-East prices and the Arab revenues when the glut ma terializes? t Finally, as former President John S. Batleau of the "American;, University, in - Cairo has pointed out, the "Arabs .don't share our association of economic develop 1 men t -with "huiiianittirianism and . . its value n-fighting Communism." Their prime concern is to "reshape ..government,, society all the institutions which, will "muke -.the nation strong and free." An to do this short of revolution, Badeau thinks, would be "extremely .difficult". i LOS ANGELES (UPD-Reaction was mixed today on we lederal government's suit seeking an in junction and damages in land sinking at the Naval shipyard in Long Beach, Calif., against the State of California and nearby 400 oil companies. Gov. Goodwin J. Knight told his Sacramento. Calif., ' news confer ence that the state had done, all lit could to stop subsidence in the Long Beach area brought about I by removal of millions of dollars worth of oil. ' Other, officials involved 'in "the suit were not: so neutral towards the federal action which charged that one t section of the shipyard had sunk 22 feet since it was built in the early 1940s. ' Arthur E. Stoddard, president of Union Pacific Railroad Co. which is one of the companies having major oil holdings in the area, labelled the action filed Fri dny as "regrettable.'! - r- "For several months private' op erators and the City of Long Beach have been making substan tial progress toward 'vastly ex panded repressuring operations in the area. The suit presents highly controversial problems and threat ens to delay ratner tnan nasien repressuring operations," Stod dard said.' 1 " ;:- ' In favor of the action, however! was H.W. Ragtand, vice president of Richfield Oil Corp., who said "in our opinion, if the law suit acecleratcs repressuring programs it will serve a most useful pur pose." Numerous plans over the years have been put forth for forcing water back into the ground where oil had been removed but failed to get the complete approval of the city, the state and. the nearly 400 active and inactive oil com panies, with , holdings in the area. The government in its suit point ed out that the shipyard, built at a cost of 75 million dollars, could not be replaced for much less than 170 million dollars. : More than 9 million dollars al ready have been spent by the Navy on dikes to keep out ocean waters from the land which is sinking on the average of one foot a year. i The suit contended the lives of 0,500 , employes . working in the shipyard were endangered because earthquakes or other disturbances could shatter the dikes and let the water come gushing in. The annual sinking . of Long Beach into the sea has cost the city millions of dollars in broken drainage pipes, water mains, buckled sidewalks and severed sewers. The government suit seeks to have oil producers along with the government and the court work out a plan within 60 days which would stop further sinking. If no plan is worked out . by that time the government would call for a halt to further oil removal opera tions in the area. Senate Committee Does Reversal On Farm Measure WASHINGTON : UPI I T h e Senate Agricultural Committee has reversed itself under adjourn ment pressures and voted to rec ommend Senate approval of the House farm bill. Committee Chairman Allen J. Ellender (D-La. said he is "rea sonably certain" that the Senate will go along with the committee's action. He said the commitee vote on the move was 9-6. 'The committee reversal opened the way for speedy action on farm legislation m the closing days of the 85th Congress." House leaders earlier had put it up to the Senate to accept the House bill and send it on to the White House or face the probabil ity , of no bill being enacted this year. . , Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tcx.)-i warned that unless the Senate backs down it is "very, doubtful" any farm legislation can be enact ed. Either version is' acceptable to the President. Both would permit lower price supports for cotion, corn and rice, and both would can cel sharp planting cutbacks next year for cotton and rice growers. The Senate bill Would cut mini mum price floors more than the House bill. Anyway It's All In The , Family .POMONA, Calif. (UPD Attor ney. Aria -, Rickett ' argued , . with great eloquence Friday in defend mg a client charged with driving through' a red light. At the sen- Medical School Program Certified PORTLAND UPD The Univer sity of Oregon Medical School an nounced here , that a teach il inaueurated 12 years ago has been granted cer tification uy ine nuieiitaii outlet of Clinical Pathologists and the College of American Pathologists. lor the training of cytotechnologists deals with the- science of exioiiauve cyiuiusy, uiu study of cells sloughed off by the i.. ...,., knriu P.-iihnlnL'isLs claim the techniqu could result in. the elimination of cervical cancer as Thprp has been, a critical shortage of technicians in the specialty.- ' - tHncinC set for' Monday he will find out how , much losing the case i him Ihp client was his wife, Mrs. Ruth Bates Rickett. ;- Rumors Say Princess Is Expecting MONTE ' CARLO,. Monaco"- (UPI ) Rumors' that Princess Grace' is expecting again'Circulated through Monte Carlo todajr.M sJiWM- I There was no official confirma tion of the rumors,' touched off by it report in an Italian newspaper.' Officials at the palaco maintained the policy of "no comment" when asked. 'tl..a . ,r n Tho i rumors ' started: when , the Italian newspaper-quoted what ".t sa.d were "well-informed sources'' that' I'the ' former Grace 1 Kelly of Hollywood ' and Prince-' Rainier were expecting' their third ' child next year. Their son, Prince A1-; bert, was born last March, and Princess Carolina," I heir first-born, is ' IB "months oldi ,A ',' s Some persons saw significance in the fact that Prince Rainier was building a new ; home-on-the coast 'outside his' tiny principality, wth plenty of room for' children. French newspapers -published the first pictures of the - royal couple's new home 'Saturday apd noted ) in passing that. an entire wing' is sctvaside for children, t i The rumonr were discounted by mlormed sources '.who noiea tnai Rainier and Grace are . planning to visit the United States this fail for the first time since their mar riage. Safewa Finest quality evaporated milk plac e to CHERUB MILK if' 8 " s1 Velvet. Prince Albert, or Sir Waiter Raleigl - m m, s j& -ix PIPE (Limit 2 3'' ',.'0.,i- 1 59-oz. tins Prices in this adyertisernent.9re; effective through Wednesday-, August 20, at Safe way in La Grande, Ore. Finest $ea Trader - .all, , light meat. , wif'h, an-j "Ocean' fresh" flavor. Reg. 27c. w 4 95 CANTALOUPE ' f- 'M BITS , lire Hit ,t::;-t't ,-.t ' Aiv .tjjijt j ' tv. ; , , ss,,,.--.,-...,-.-., i5c moi: w . . Ws CANNING TIME! I '. - -(-.- t .!'' 1 ' -r '-" i''.; :.? Ajways shop at Safeway for all your home canning and freezing sup plies . . . and for the finest of fresh fruits and vegetables. RIPE TOMATOES Field grown, vine-ripened, from-Yatima. : Perfect for juice, catsup, relishes, and slewed .. .17 lb. flat 99c Speed Blamed For Fatalities ' SALEM (UPI f Speed was di rectly responsible for at least 33 per cent of the fatal accidents and deaths during the first six months of 1958, tho Motor Vehlclo Depart ment announced Saturday. It apparently caused 49 of 147 fatal accidents and 59 of 178 deaths during the period.- In more than 60 per cent of the remaining fatal accidents, speed Was a contributing factor to death, tho Department said. " ! In at least 21 fntals, drinking was known to be Involved. Side Glances -' BJh X... j Iv.im et Sputnik III Soars Tbnight PORTLAND (UPI i The silvery rocket of Sputnik III will soar across the sky over Oregon at least six times during tho -coming week,. Robert L. Boardwell, head of the Oregon Moonwnlch learn announced. . ' . . v Tonight the carrier will bo visi ble at 9:21 p.m. , in the. southwest sky at 44 degrees ot ultitude. ..Tuesday, . August 19, a single pass will bo seen in. Oregon at 9:05 p.m. about 44. degrees high in 'the southwest sky. ?- ! Wednesday, August 20, will pro duce a singlo visible pass at 8:49 p.m. at an altitude of 45 degrees in the southwest sky. ; Thursday, -August 21, (he Rus sian rocket will orbit over Oregon at 8:33 p.m. in the southwest sky at' an altitude. of 47 degrees. Boardwell . reported that all passes will be in a northwest to southeast direction. 35C 5crdaOIe$1.89 29c 2i- $2.98 Gravenstein Apples.. 2 Lb. 25c 3K: $3.98 Fresh Corn SIS,:. 10 ( It . r. ' , ' . ' ' Barileli Pears c2: 2 Lb. Portland Punch Fruit base I'1 rL-i-i r-.l--,i NfiC Sugar Honey Soda Crackers , Sunshine Krispy :;,2S49c 37c i -ib. on. 3U pkg. bresh Jbrv ers Plump, paii-ready birds 1 to 2 lbs. Serve tip a platter full tonight. Cut up Fryers j lb. 49 c Full Half Fryers !lb. 45c ri'i'.iJ DXa'I 100 Pure ground-, . UlOlina Deei freh. daily, per lb. 55c Fresh -i frozen rich flavor ' I 2 . - Sliced Beef Liver a ( . r:k Ci:l,- Capt. Choice 3m 3pkgs. 1.59 98c 55c Lb. Lb. Frozen J, '. pkg. 8-oi toe Safeway Lunch Meal , Sliced Olive or Combination , ,. Loaf, Minced Ham, or Cooked Salami Mrs. Wright's White or wheat 8-oz. pkg. Ige. loaf Lucerne 3.8 Milk "Bonus Vi gal, Quality" ctns. 3S' 29 43 ; "Wttl, the truck driver was at least twice as big as Hsnry, but Henry never once lost control of his temper!" PLANS AUTUMN VISIT BONN. Germany . UPD Greek Premier Constantino Karnmunlis will visit Vost Germany next autumn, the government said to day PREMIER SERIOUSLY ILL CAPETOWN. , South Africa (UPD ' Hospital 'officials said today Premier J.' G. - Strljdom is fatigued and remains in serious condition. Strijdom has been hos- ' pitallzed with a heart ailment Laundry Soap Lux Liiiquid Peanuts Hills Bros. Laundry Starch White King Detergent Planter's Salted Fine Coffee . Unit 40-oz; lir- 22-oz.' sjIQi, 8-oz. ijq; l-lb. Q" i 12-oz. 1 C' pkg. uC pkg. JOC can iSSJC can OC . pkg. J. DC ' ' ' '! - -- -- ; ; J '; ' ' ' r '" " ' ' ' i - - v . ';,, - . ' : " ! ' ' ':''' I ' . ' Palmolive Liquid Starch Tomato Soup Minute Rice Dubuque 'Temt' Bath size, 2 bars 31c Vano Rancho Prepared instantly Luncheon Meat 3 S 32c a, 29c "r 2lor39r 'f 45c 49c . . While King "D" Waxfed Vifei Spg., Meai Balls Kard Syrup Hoi Catsup Mild Detergent Zee kecRs. foods 'fresh . Denivisoti . Imit. Maple Flavor Snidor's ST -75c .- 'S!'' 25c .' 'r 29cv:' ' r 45c 19c Room Freshener Toilet Tissue Raviloas Instant Starch Nalleys Relish Floi'icnt Spice Aerosol M-D Assorted IXL Brand Niagara , Hot Dog or Hamburger ST 89c 43c IT 59c ; .. 23c ' 'i;f 29c ... K 89i : 27c LJfL .,: - ,-, -. : -1
