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Observer, La Grande, Ore., Thurs., May 28, 1959 Page 3 Krushchev Stealing Attention From Foreign Ministers Talks By PHIL NEWSOM ' UPI Staff Writer For a reason still known only to the Kremlin. Soviet Premier Nik ita ; Khrushchev seems to be making' a- deliberate attempt to take world attention away from the i four-power foreign ministers conference at Geneva. Khrushchev himself has labelled his current visit to Albania a "friendship" visit. But . since Khrushchev is fully aware of his ojyn publicity value and,. since, it also is known his representative at Geneva will not act except upon Kremlin instruc tions his 13-day visit to the Al-bafliart-canital of Tirana attrats more than usual attention. This week also coincides with the original expiration date (May 27) of Khrushchev's ultimatum to the West to get out of West Berlin. Market Quotations PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND-(UPI) USDA Livestock: Cattle- 200; includes 4 loads Ca nadian if ed steers; balance most ly '' scows; choice steers around 1050-1150 lb. mostly 29.50. few out at -28.50; small lot good around 1000 lb. 29; few good 850 lb. heif ers 27.50; utility heifers 21-24; few utility cows 18-19; canners-cutters mostly 14.50-16. Calves 50; slow; few good choice vcalers steady with Wed nesday's. 1-2 decline at 29-33, some held higher. Hogs 150, includes 100. head bought to arrive; scattered sales steady; 1 and 2 butchers 200-300 lb. lfle; 225-285 lb. 16.50-17.50; 160 170 lb. 16.50-17; sows scarce, sal able 13-15.50. Sheep 200; supply mostly spring lambs; market active,' steady; several lots mostly choice 90-100 lb. spring lambs 23.50-23.75; few cull-utility ewes 3-5. PORTLAND GRAIN White wheat 2.03. Soft white hard applicable 2.03. White Club 2.03. Hard red winter, ordinary 2.09. Hard white baurt,' ordinary, 2.07, Oats no bid. Barley no bid. . Porter Opposes 'Dunes' Measure WASHINGTON (UPI)' Legisln tion by the Eisenhower adminis tration to establish national parks at seashore would take the Ore gon dunes area ftui-of -Ui cobU-o1 of Congress and for that reason Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.) said Wednesday he would oppose -the bill. Porter said he had no intention of sponsoring the national sea shore bill in the House as Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.l has done in the Senate. He also said he would not Vgo along" with any drive to get the measure passed in this congressional ses sion. The bill would authorize the in terior secretary to choose throe coastal sites in the U. S. and cre ate national seashore establish ments. The Eugene Democrat said he did not think that should be left to the discretion of the in terior secretary. He added he wanted a "specific bill" with everything mapped out. He said he particularly wanted the pro posed boundaries of such national parks indicated. Neuberger, Sen. Wayne Morse D-Ore.) and Porter are sponsors of a bill to specifically authorize a national coastal park that would include the Oregon dunes and Sea Lion caves. . . .... &m While the ultimatum s expiration date now has been pushed forward into the indefinite future, it re mains the reason for the present foreign ministers meeting in Gene va. ' Now, suddenly, Khrushchev shows no interest either in his ul timatum nor in his previously clearly voiced demands that the foreign ministers reach decisions quickly so he could have his own summit meeting with President Eisenhower. One theqry concerning Khrushc hev's trip is that it is to attend a "summit" meeting of the Soviet satellites. :: East German Premier Otto Gro tewhol is in Albania presumably on vacation. Also there are top leaders of Romania and Bulgaria. It may be that a new Kremlin move involving the satellites is in PORTLAND DAIRY PORTLAND (UPH - Dairy market: ' Eggs' To retailers: Grade AA large, 37-39C doz.; A large; 35-37c; AA medium, 32-34c; AA small, 27-28C, cartons l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: A A and Grade A prints, 65c lb.; carton, lc higher; B prints, 63c. Cheese (medium cured) To retailers: A grade Cheddar single daisies, 41-51e; processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 40-43C BiG FOUR Continued From Page One "And that is nil." Several hours before the White House meeting, Hcrter briefed congressional foreign affairs ex perts on the Geneva talks. The secretary was quoted as saying further negotiations would be "long, drawn-out process, requir ing a great deal of patience" on the part of the West. "Complete Unity" Hcrter also told the congress men there is "complete unity" among the western foreign min isters in their dealings with Gro myko. He said press reports to the contrary are "unfounded." Sen. Hubert Humphrey ID- Minn.) said all 10 senators and congressmen present "expressed to the secretary our confidence in him and our appreciation for his candor with us." Among others attending - the briefing were Sens. Bourke B. Hickenlooper (R-Iowa) and Mike Mansfield (D-Mont.) and Rep. A. S.J.'-Carnahan (D-Mo.) Dorothy Smith Funeral . Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Dor othy L. Smith,. 94, a resident of La Grande the past 43 years, who died Vcdnesday. will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in' the Dcmpsey Snograss chapel. . The Rev. C. Kopp will officiate at the services. Burial will be in the La Grande cemetery. Mrs. Smith, who had lived at the St. Joseph Hospital the past three years, was born in Mt. Ver non, 111. She is survived by a son Robert of San "Jose, Calif., a daughter Mrs. Lqrene Spencer of Lf Grande and three grandchild ren. ' . i APPEALS FOR MOSLEMS PARIS (UPI) The Catholic and Protestant 1 churches of France joined .Tuesday in an un precedented world appeal for help for Moslems left homeless by the war in Algeria. Maurice Cardinal Feltin, archbishop of Paris, and Pastor Marc -Boegner, president of the French Protestant Federa- I tion, signed the appeal. .s. the making and top leaders have been summoned to be told about it. The Kremlin, .however, has demonstrated it is capable of making any move it wishes with out informing those most affected. There are other situations which might be discussed and which Khrushchev might feel take pre cedence over Geneva. ' One is the restored good will between Greece and Turkey, at the close of the Cyprus conflict and the obvious drive" among the .NATO alliance for closer, ties among Mediterranean nations al lied with the West. Tito A problem In this category would fall the recent visit of the Greek prime minister to Turkey and the visit of the Greek king and queen to Italy. - Related issues would be the friendship pact among Yugoslavia, Turkey and Greece and Italy's decision to accept U. S. missile bases on Italian soil. . Albania is just across the Adri atic from Italy and is sandwiched between Yugoslavia and Greece which also have Adriatic coast lines?. Add to this brew two other in gredients and you have excellent reasons why Khrushchev should want to reassess the Communist position in the Mediterranean. One is the continued enmity between Yugoslavia's President Tito and the Kremlin. Khnushchev might feel it is time once again to try to heal this breach. The other is talk that the neut ral, or uncommitted, states might have a summit meeting of their own. These states would include among others, Yugoslavia and Egypt, and their decisions might well go against the Kremlin. Strength For NATO Finally, there are reports from both the Allied and Communist sides that new moves are on foot to strengthen NATO in the west ern Mediterranean. There has been no official con firmation of these reports but they claim that another suggestion may be made soon that Spain be brought into NATO and that steps also are underway to strengthen the Allied position in both Morocco and Tunisia on the North African You Keep The Change... with the SAVINGS you make on our products, services, facilities cusTbfyi ' Meat Cutting , Neat Wrapping Freezer Supplies TRADE AND SAVE AT Grande Ronde Cold Storage FORREST MASTERS Ac SONS 1109 Washington u Same quality usually 27.95 ANN LANDERS , , , : - Answers Your Problems Dear Ann: A friend pulled some thing last night which I felt was the height of bad manners. My husband says .1 have nothing to gripe about. We'd like you to de cide. We were invited to-this dinner party three weeks ago. 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