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in LA GMNDE OBSERVER 252nd Issue 63rd Year LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1959 Price 5 Cants v; r 'A A' Legislators Slash Administration's New Defense Plan WASHINGTON (UPI) A Republican senator joined Democratic defense experts today in criticizing the admin istration's new "master plan" tor continental air defense. Defense Secretary Neil H. MdElroy took the wraps off the plan Friday in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The blueprint had been prepared to quiet con gressional alarm over costly and competing air defense 400,000 See Rose Festival PORTLAND (UPI) The 1959 Portland Rose Festival reached its climax today with the colorful impressive floral parade through downtown Portland and across the Morrison Street Bridge to E. 26th and Burnside. The sun came out to make the weather ideal for the parade bright but not hot. Generously interspersed between the floral floats were bands with charming drum majorettes, marching teams and mounted posses. The theme of the parade, in keeping with Oregon's Centennial celebration, was "A Century in Flowers." Reigning over the entire Festl- val, including the parade, were Queen Mary Sue I of Rosaria and her royal court of princesses. Grand Marshal of the parade was Vice Admiral R. E. Libby. He ar rived on the USS Helena, one of 14 U.S. Navy ships that came. to Portland for the Rose Festival. Also in port' were six destroyer escorts of the Canadian Navy. Sweepstakes Winntrt : The grand sweepstakes award for floats went to the City of Van. couver, Wash., and in the com mercial class, to the Hollywood Boosters of Portland. The Vancouver float, based with red roses and tilte'd "Salmon Run," had four nine-foot long - floral salmon plunging Jhrough -waves. towing' three bathing Sjieauties on water skies. , . "Oregon Salutes Hawaii," the Hollywood Boosters float, was an extravaganza of 250,000 orchids, wood roses and other flowers and 65,000 daisies depicting an out rigger canoe riding waves onto an Island beach. The governor's trophy went to an entry from the Pasadena, Cali fornia Tournament of Roses. Win ner of the best entry from Port land was Meier and Frank Com pany and the Queen's trophy for, exceptional merit went to Pacific Power and Light Company. Outsidt Cities Floats from cities outside Ore gon that won firsts were Seattle for its Seafair float and Battle Ground, Wash. The Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce float was first in cities in Oregon outside of Portland. In the B division, cities under 5,000 population, a float from the Beaverton Junior Chamber of Commerce was first. The Salem Cherrians float was second in the cities over 5,000 - class and the John Day Elks Club float from' Long Creek was second in the B division. Other first place awards: Com munity clubs, Oregon Gold Coast from Garibaldi; public utilities and transportation, Portland Gen eral Electric Company; depart ment stores, Montgomery Ward; financial and insurance compa nies. Bank of California; whole sale and retail, Boyd's Coffee; government, A division, 337th Fighter Group, Portland Interna- tional airport; government B divi sion, Portland fire bureau, engine 21; trade associations' Portland Realty Board. TIED HAND AND Louisiana's Governor Long Claims He Was - GALVESTON, Tex. (UPI) Louisiana Gov. Earl Long, who has never been known to pull his punches, prepared today for a . vigorous fight against any at tempt to have him declared in sane. He formally charged In a peti tion filed in District Court Fri day that he was kidnaped from Louisiana. He said he was brought to Texas "tied hand and foot" and that he is being illegally held in a mental hospital. Mrs. Long was reported shocked at her husband's dramatic plea, but sympathetic. - - ' The colorful Louisiana chief ex missiles. Reaction of committee mem bers suggested, however, that the plan's cut-back in the Army's Nike-Hercules and the Air Force Bomarc while retaining both was not sharp enough. Favored Deeper Slices ' "If you accept some oi the premises on which this was based you could go a lot further by way of savings," said Sen. Francis Case (R-S.D.). The plan reflected the apparent conviction that any enemy .attack on this country would be launched by intercontinental ballistic mis' siles rather than manned planes. Chairman Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.) also said he approved the cutback in the two rival missile programs, but would have fa vored a deeper slice. Two Democratic critics of de fense policies, had sharper criti cisms. Sen. . Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash.) said the plan is "ridi culous . . . a master compromise" designed to quiet the feuding joint chiefs of. staff. Criticized By Symington Sen. Stuart Symington D-Mo.) said the plan guarantees a fur ther waste of billions of dollars . (and) plans and programs an. inadequate defense at the ex pense of an adequate offense." Essentially, the new plan would cut spending on Bomarc, already authorized and still to be au thorized through 1965, by about $740,300,000. It would cut Nike Hercules spending by about 469 million dollars and effect add! tional air defense economies to bring the total cut-back to $1,500, 000,000 over the years, It would- speed develooment of NiKe-Zeus. the anti-missile mis sile, by the expenditure of an ad ditional 157 million dollars in the year beginning July 1. Ike Relaxing At His Farm GETTYSBURG. Pa. (UPI) . President Eisenhower, relaxing for the week end at his Harm here, had a golfing date today if thun- dershowers don't wash out the fun. He succeeded in getting in 18 holes at the Gettysburg Country Club after his arrival from swel tering Washington Friday. - Five minutes after he left the club premises, a drenching rain began to fall. The President arranged with his playing partner, retired Brig. Gen. Arthur S. Nevins, and club pro Dick Sleichter to see them at the first tee this morning. The week-end stay in the coun try brought the President and Mrs. Eisenhower some relief from the hot, humid and smoggy weath er mat nung over Washington most of the week. The President was in high good humor as he teed off. He wore a natty straw hat with black stripes tan slacks and a white knit golf shirt. After clipping out a "number of practice wood, middle iron and soft chip shots, he smacked out a drive of 200 yards plus. He walked on the first hole but used his blue motorized golf cart for the rest of the round. Making the turn near the club house to complete the first nine. both Eisenhower and his partner recorded bogey fives. FOOT ecutive asked District Judge L D. Goddard in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to set him free. A hearing was set for 10 a.m. Monday, the day before a full fledged hearing is set in Probate Court on a petition .by Mrs. Long and the governor's cousin. Dr. Arthur Long Jr., to have him con fined for another 90 days of psy chiatric treatment. Long signed his petition: "Earl Long, governor in exile by force in kidnaping." Long, 63, was brought to Gal veston in a National Guard plane May 30. After efforts by his wife, Blanche, to get him to submit to La Grande Lions Club members brought out the paint brushes this week as their con tribution to the city's clean-up, paint-up week activities. The plain white fence cover ing the fire site on Adams Avenue has taken on a "new look." The amateur artists , are right proud of their work which took them several evenings to complete. The ' fence now ilustrates the area's recreational attractions and bids tourists a welcome to La Grande. An Observer carrier boy looks over the new "billboard." Observer) Wife Testifies To Save As Florida TALLAHASSEE. Fla. (UPD A slim, golden haired wife fought from the witness stand to save her husband from possible exucu- tion for the alleged rape of a Ne gro college coed. Mrs. Pearlie Collinsworth, 23, wife of one of the four white de fendants, told a jury her husband seemed to lose all control after drinking, although he was kind and gentle' with her and their children when he is sober. Mrs'.. Collinsworth shook with sobs as she talked aocl nt ;a table a few,'Kot' awayr-Willon "Collins worth, her husband, bowed his head in his arms and wept bitterly- V . . Defense psychiatrist Dr. W. M. C. Wilhoit of Pensacola was called to back up Collinsworth's plea of temporary insanity. - v Right and Wrong ' Wilhoit told the jury the young man, whom he called : "simple minded, knew the difference be tween right and wrong but under alcohol "did not understand the harmfulness of his acts." The 19-year-old Negro fresh man at Florida A&M University has accused Collinsworth and three younger whites of taking her from ner Negro date and forcine her to submit to them seven times the night of her college spring dance. David R. Bishop Earns Promotion Announcement was made this week of the promotion and trans fer of David R. Bishop from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest to the Paisley District of the Fre mont National Forest. Bishop has been stationed at Baker. A graduate of Oregon State col lege, he has occupied positions in range, timber, and as acting Dis trict Ranger since being assigned to Baker in 1955. His career in klhe Forest Service began in 1947 on the Mount Hood National Forest. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. From 1951 to 1953 he worked with the Soil Conserva tion Service at Baker and Madras. From 1953 to 1955 he served as project manager of the Central Lane Use project with headquar ters at Madras and Prineville. treatment voluntarily failed, she asked Probate Judge Hugh Gib son to order him confined. Gibson did on grounds Long was "dangerous" to himself and others. But it was a temporary order, good for 14. days, and Gib son set next Tuesday as the date for a hearing on whether Long should be confined for 90 days. - The governor's petition was filed by Adrian S. Levy Sr., who is heading a team of four law yers. Levy said Long would ap pear in court himself and testify that he was "brought to Texas "forcibly, unwittingly and unwill ingly." - - ' Kidnapped FANCIEST FENCE IN Rape Trial It appeared the case would go to the male, all white jury late to night. All four faced the electric hair If the jury find them guilty with out recommendation of mercy. In the past- 25 years 37 Negroes have been executed for rape in Florida. Only one white man has been ex ecuted, and that for the rape of a white woman. - The defense had rested in the DRIVER'S TEST IS rod MUCH " DALLAS. Tex. Sharon Ash or, taking her first test for a driver's license, became more and more nervous as the ex amining high way patrolmen lotted down her minor mis takes. Tho patrolman addod up the - score and . announced . she'd . passed. "My gosh, I'm glad that's over,". Sharon said. "I'll never . drive againl I'll never drive againl New Sputnik Thought Due MOSCOW (UPI) Deputy Prem ier Anastas I. Mikoyan hinted Fri day night that Russia may soon launch one or more new Sputniks. Mikoyan was asked about new Soviet Sputnik plans when he ap peared at a British Embassy re ception. . "Our scientists Tiave plans. They will not leave skies empty," he said. After a pause, he added, "and why launch only one? Why not three?". Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev's deputy also answered questions about Vice President Richard M. Nixon's scheduled visit and the Geneva Foreign Minister's confer ence. ' Mikoyan indicated Russia will spread the red carpet for Nixon when he arrives to open the Amer ican exhibition in Moscow next month. . . The smiling deputy premier said Nixon can choose his tourist spots but ''he won't be shown any mili tary installations." .'. Mikoyan recalled U.S. officials allowed , him free travel when he toured America earlier this year. "The Soviet Union will do the same for Nixon," he said. Queen Elizabeth Celebrates Her 33rd Birthday lunuun luru yueen Eliza beth II rode her horse through a thunderous applause today as she exercised the right to cele brate her thirday a little late. Queen Elizabeth rode side sad dle on her brown and white horse "Imp" from Buckingham Palace to the - Horse Guards' parade ground for the trooping of the col or to mark her 33rd birthday. She was 33 April 21. But the British commonwealth allows its monarch to celebrate her birth day in June ' in hopes of better weather for the spangled ceremony. ii'. TOWN Husband Nears End other three cases, those of Patrick Scarborough, 20; David Beagles, 18. and Ollie Stoutamire, 16. Scar borough and Beagles testified the girl had consented to have rela tions with them. Scarborough said he would have stopped if the girl had said no. Beagles said she agreed to in tercourse if they would take her back to the college. Stoutamire did not take the stand. His lawyer pictured him as a retarded boy but of hitherto de cent end honorable character. A 'pretty woman' with large'blue eyes, Mrs. Collinsworth's voice first broke when she told the jury they had two children "a little girl two and one-half and a little boy one year old." "Wasn't Himself "Ted just wasn't himself when he was drinking," she said. "Like the time he hit me in the bathtub when I was pregnant." ."When he was sober, you couldn t ask for a better husband. When I was sick he would care for the children and do the dish es." Collinsworth's father, Thomas Collinsworth, 70, was called by the defense to the witness stand. He had not helped his son in any way, and today he had not a good word to say for him. He testified he could not even remember exactly how Willon's first name was sDelled v. St ) FAIR MAIDS ENTERTAIN The Union County Fair Maids entertained in La Grande last night at the Union Paciific ''' Old Timers banquet, held In honor of the retired members. They are above, back row left to right, Lynn Vancil, North Powder; Ruth Elmer, Cove; Connie Jepson, La Grande; and Marilyn Sherwood, Elgin. Seated in front are Neda McClellan, Union; and Sharon Severns, Imbler. They sang three numbers as a group and also perform-': ed individually. One song "I've Been working on the Railroad" was dedicated to the : retired members. ..,..!. ? : (Observer Photo) British Leader Of Dangers In Steel Wage Talks Face New Crisis NEW YORK (UPI) The steel wage talks, already deadlocked on contract issues, face new trouble where and how the negotiators should meet. The United Steelworkers Inter national Wage Policy Committee Friday gave union officers the power to strike if necessary to back up the union's contract de mands. The union, admitting it has made no progress in joint talks between four man teams, has called its full negotiating commit tees for each of the 12 steel com panics to New York to start separate talks with the companies on Tuesday. The companies, however, served notice they will not attend separ ate meetings. The companies said they have delegated the authority to nego tiate a new contract to their four- man team and that this group will be at the Hotel Roosevelt Tues day to meet with any representa tives the union sends. ' -' , . . , The union said it will have its negotiators in 12 separate rooms in the same hotel Before rejecting separate talks, the industry Friday suggested that the union either call all -of Its 435 negotiators into a single room or stagger the 12 meetings so Its team could attend each one. The union turned down the first idea and said if the companies want to stagger the meeting times of the 12 sessions they will have to contact each union committee and "set up their own schedule." At a fiery meeting Friday, the union's 171-hian wage policy com mittee blamed the' "complete deadlock on the Industry "un realistic and ridiculous" contract stand. The committee warned that the industry's position was the "path to disaster and chaos." CONFERENCES COMPLETED WASHINGTON (UPI) The FBI has completed a series of law en forcement conferences throughout the nation designed to build a "solid front of attack" on organ ized crime. The meetings were attended by 7,515 law enforcement officers representing 3,790 agen cies. " WEATHER Fair through Sunday with risk of afternoon or evening thunderstorms in mountains; high both days 83-88; low to night 48-55 J 1 '( .',V- HE WOULDN'T BE DISTURBED LOS ANGELES A noisy burglar proved no match for testy newspaper reader Thursday. James A. Wigmore, 15, lust can't stand to be bothered while reading his paper in tho dignified California Club. The burglar rattled tho win dow climbing in. "Get out of here I" shouted Wigmore. The burglar got. Evangelist Surprised At Pictures MOSCOW (UPI) Billy Gra ham, on his first visit to the Kremlin, was surprised today to find crosses and pictures of Christ in the ancient fortress which has become the symbol of Soviet gov ernment. He also found a number of Par is high fashion models posing for pictures in and around the his toric buildings, and he caught a fleeting glimpse of Premier Ni kita Khrushchev. . ..... .' The tall, blonde evangelist from Montreat, N.C., headed straight for the Kremlin on the first full day of his visit to Moscow. In ad dition to a number of government buildings, the ancient walled area includes a number of. cathedrsls which have been converted Into museums. Graham said he had heard there were cathedrals in the Kremlin, but he was surprised 'to find gold crosses still standing on their spire.. . "Over the heart of the Kremlin, the cross," he commented to re porters who accompanied him on the tour. "To have this religious spirit in the heart of the Kremlin is symbolic of some future date." Inside the cathedrals, he found a number of the brilliantly illumi nated religious paintings depict in the crucifixion. , ; "It's wonderful to see that pic ture of Christ," he said. "I am sure that many believers come here, and are moved by it as it moves me. The sight of the Paris models, here with the Dior fashion show, inspired reporters to tell Graham that Russian women love the French clothes on display here. He grinned. "Women . are women every where,'' he said. Tonight Graham plans to con fer with Baptist church leaders, and tomorrow he will attend serv ices at Moscow's Baptist church. He said he has been told the church has three services Sunday with standing room only." Vv "1 ' Warns Berlin Cannot Abandon People GENEVA (UPI)-Britain warned today that the Berlin situation "may still become dangerous" un-, less Russia considerably modifies its threats and stalling at the Foreign M inisters' C onference here. Prime Minister Harold Macmll Ion sounded the warning at a Con-, servative Party meeting in London shortly before he met Foreign Secretary SelWyn Lloyd for a first hand report on the confer ence. Lloyd flew home during a week end recess in the conference, which U.S. officials say probably will be suspended Tuesday unless Russia softens its Berlin demands. "We must be firm," Macmillan said. "We cannot abandon the peo ple of West Berlin, or weaken in any way our right to 'protect them. At the same time, we . have to remember that, unless the present Soviet attitude is consider ably modified, the Berlin situation may still become dangerous."' Reports circulating here said Britain is more anxious than its ' allies to continue the talks, even -if Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko refuses to relax his one ultimatum on Berlin. High U.S. officials here said there would be no point in con tinuing the foreign ministers' talks at this time if Gromyko does not ; . withdrawn Russia's one year de mand. Soviet delegation sources dis counted Western reports of a pos sible break in the conference. . They classed them as Allied pres sure tactics designed to force con- -cessions from the Russians. Soviet -. sources- VsajoV " Gromyh" would reject any suggestion for a recess and force the West to trig ger the collapse of the conference, If indeed it is doomed to failure. (In Washington, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman J. William Fulbrlght (D-Ark.) said it might be good for the Geneva conference to recess for 10 days so the Russian delegation could "get some instructions" from the Kremlin.) . t Recess Talk Increased : Gromyko and Secretary of. State Christian A. Herter remained m Geneva for the week end. British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville went home to London and .Paris, re spectively. U.S. sources said Herter did not plan to make any move for a pri vate week-end conference with Gromyko but would be available if the Russian wanted to see him. Western talk of a possible four- to-six-week recess increased aft er Friday's plenary session at which Gromyko: Refused to take back a de mand that the West pull its troops out of Berlin, although he insisted he did not intend the demand as a threat. Told the Western ministers flatly that- a summit conference should be held whether the Ge neva meeting succeeds or not. He warned that if they blocked a summit meeting they must "as sume grave responsibilities." Herter't Three Point . At the beginning of the Geneva l talks a month ago, . Herter laid down three points which must be ' met to justify a summit meeting: 1 - The foreign ministers must reach some areas of agreement, i They must narrow East-West ' differences to some extent. i They must agree on possible ' summit topics on which there : would be some chance of reaching ' accord. ' More Surpluses In Wheat Crons i SPOKANE (UPD-Rnv pjb i a federal grain official said Fn- '. day ne predicts greater surpluses i of wheat and corn as a result of j new hvbrid varietta. naut tMiu. zers and more effective insecti- cldes. ... j Pollock, director of the Grain ' Division of the Commodity Sta- ' bilization Service in Washington, ( D.C., told the 38th annual Pacific ' Northwest Grain Dealers Amarim. I tion convention that the Brain i- price support program has be- i come a problem for all Amerl- j cans. . . He urged delegates tin "keep ' the government out of your btud- ' ness." Pollock added tha ft.l I government was trying to main- - lain uie tree enterprise system. i