, Observer, La Grande, Ore., Mon., Aug. 18, 1958 Page 2
LA GRANDE
Ztieninq OhMtiei'
Eitabllihad 1S9 La Grand, Oregon
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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
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PIPE
(Limit 2
3''
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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; "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
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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
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