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LA GRANDE OBSERVER 254th Issue 63rd Year LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1959 Price 5 Cents Gromyko Promises Consideration Of Compromise Plan WEST MAKES DRAMATIC MOVE TO RESCUE TALKS GENEVA (UPI) The West moved dramatically to end the Berlin deadlock today by offering a ban on nuclear weapons in West Berlin and implicitly agreeing to admit East German control personnel to East-West check points. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, who got a first look at the western package plan Tuesday night, indicated at a Big Four secret session this afternnoon that he will con- : ; Ten Shots Bring Cop Down Killer MIDDLEBORO. Mass. (UPD One of the cop killing Coyle broth' ers was shot and killed and the other surrendered to police today William Coyle, 22, younger of the notorious Philadelphia broth' ers, was shot 10 times in a 90 second gun battle with police. He ' was taken to St. Luke's Hospital while undergoing emergency sur gery. John Coyle, 24, gave up when his brother fell in the exchange of gunfire on the edge of a cranberry bog. He was taken to state police barracks here for questioning. The gun battle climaxed a three day manhunt, one of the biggest in Massachusetts history. The battle beneath murky skies in this southeastern Massachusetts community ended the crime spree of the brothers that included the killing of a Philadelphia police man June 4. Desperate and dangerous, the brothers seized a hostage and his car-while fleeing -north front Phil adelphia: The nostage was found unharmed Monday when the broth ers abandoned the car and holed up in .woods after robbing a li quor store. The search was intensified at dawn today after discovery of ev idence that the brothers had slept during the night in an abandoned barn. The barn was about three miles from an isolated home where the fugitives were believed to have stolen food and clothing. The Coyles drove to Massachu setts in their hostage's car after allegedly shooting down Philadel phia policeman James F. Kane who surprised them stealing bot tles of milk in that city. Street Graveling Nearly Completed ELGIN (Special) The regravel- ing of Elgin's streets is nearing completion. Nearly 1,000 truck' loads of gravel have been dumped, graded and smoothed in the last three weeks. All streets south of the Toll- gate highway were completed last Wednesday. Workmen have begun operations in the north west corner of town and work is progressing steadily. Work will continue as long as the reject travel, purchased from the Hsch- ner Co. is available. The city hopes to be able to complete the north residential district before the gravel supply runs out. v Verdict Found For Liberate LONDON (UPI) Liberace, -chareins an inference of homo sexuality, won $22,400 today in a libel, suit against the London Daily Mirror and its columnist William Connor, who writes under the name of "Cassandra." A jury of 10 men and two wom en took three hours and 24 min utes to decide that a Cassandra column written three years ago implied that the American pianist was a homosexual. The jury itself set the amount of damages. The jury's verdict was announced on the seventh day i of the trial in a crowded court- room of London's castle like high I court building. 'Dr. Fred Often Named I To Medical Group Post f At the meeting of the Eastern i ) Oregon District Medical Society, iDr. Fred R. Otten was elected president. Other officers who will be of 'ficiating at the annual meeting in (I960 are Dr. Webster Ross, vice president, and Dr. Earl Pearcc, I secretary .treasurer. sider the plan. His promise of a "further re ply" Thursday was enough to save the six week old Foreign Ministers' Conference from end Dig now in total deadlock. Gromyko was given a 600 word document that wrapped up the West's "rock-bottom concessions" in n final nnnlcnpp It wns frank ly designed to get a flat answer from Russia on whether there is any point in continuing the pres ent negotiations. But, while it granted big con cessions on points emphasized by Gromyko in the past, it firmly maintained western rights in Ber lin, the full freedom of West Ber- liners, and nnn recognition of Communist rule in East Germany These were the big concessions as extracted from an official sum mary of the document Control procedures in the 110- mile corridors across East Ger many to Berlin may be carried out by German personnel where this is not already the case, so long as there is no prejudice to existing Four Power responsibil ities. East Germany was not mentioned speciifcally. Western forces in West Berlin would continue to be armed only with conventional weapons. Gro myko had expressed concern that missiles or nuclear weapons might be installed there. Limited Garrison The western garrison would be limited to its present level of about 11,000 men and the western powers would consider the possi bility of reducing this force if developments permit. A Four Power commission would be established to settle any and all access disputes and German experts would be con sulted if necessary. Measures should be taken in both parts of Berlin to avoid dis ruptive activities such as propa ganda or subversion. But such measures must be consistent with fundamental rights and liberties. Eisenhower himself spelled that out at his Washington news con ference. Geneva diplomats hoped to have Khrushchev's reply to this implicit warning as well as to the western Berlin document Tuesday afternoon. This afternoon's Big Four ses sion lasted less than 40 minutes, the shortest in six weeks of fruit less talks. It was obvious that Khrushchev had not yet made up his mind. Had the Soviet answer been an other "no," the West was ready to seek a recess of the talks. A British spokesman said that Gromyko did most of the talking at this afternoon's session, and it was all on the western proposals. He did not bring up his own plan for the West to get out of Berlin within a year. But he cautioned the West that these were brief, jpreliminary ob servations and that a final answer would have to come later. London sources denied reports that British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan might intervene per sonally. But this was known to be part of current British thinking to head off collapse of the current talks and possible later disaster. 7. : I I 0 p O SUNDAY DINNER ON THE HOOF Miss Parson Gets The Chicken, Miss Pasley The Feathers. T3 II K -- h'.'tk t t , CHRISTINE PASLEY RECEIVES CROWN The crown of Grand Worthy Advisor of the Order of Rainbow for Girls in Oregon is being placed on the head of Miss Pasley, b y Orrin Ormsbee, State Master Councilor, Order of DeMolay. Miss Carolyn Parson, past worthy grand advisor, and Ron Walk, DeMolay marshal, look on from the side. Rainbow Convention Ends As Scheduled -Except BY MAXINE NURMI Observer Staff Writer The quiet of the installatiAn ceremony of the Grand Assembly of Rainbow for Girls in Oregon last- night was broken by the blast of shotguns and the entrance of the Blue Mountain Boys. They appeared to be in high spirits at the sight of so many pretty girls, threw money around and presented feathers to notabl es. They seemed especially inter ested in Miss Carolyn Parson, past grand worthy advisor, and presented her with a live chicken in honor of. their visit. Otherwise the:;closing ceremon ies of .theconvefitlon went as planned. Approximately 1,600 persons attended the public installation ceremony in the college coliseum last nifiht. The hall was decorat ed in keeping with the theme of the past worthy advsior, blue and white. White Roses and greenery were olaced about the room with bas kets of white flowers on the plat form. The altar was centered in the room with a white satin cov ering and an opened white Bible was placed on. top. The incoming officers were es corted by the grand marshal and seated to await installation. They were then introduced separately, OLE, EARL' GETS READY TO RETURN TO LOUISIANA GALVESTON. Tex, (UPD Gov. Earl Long of Louisiana was ex pected to be taken back to Louisi ana today from a Texas mental hospital where he has been held for more than two weeks against his will. . Reliable sources , said the gov ernor's wife, who with his cousin, Dr. Arthur Long, brought him to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, would fly from Baton Rouge, La. today to obtain his release. It was Dr. Long whom the gov ernor called a "horse doctor" at a habeas corpus hearing Monday in "which he tried to get out of the hospital on the ground he was being held illegally. District Judge L. D.v Godard postponed a deci sion until next Monday. Long was expected to be taken by plane to the Ochsner Founda tion Hospital in New Orleans. In contrast to his flight to Galveston, installed and escorted to their station, The state executive board was introduced, Jens Hermann of Seaside, as the chairman. -Miss Parson then turned the gavel over to Miss Christine Pas ley, Hillsboro, the newly installed grand worthy advisor of Rainbow in Oregon. Grand ' deputies and other grand' officers were then intro duced. Grand - representatives when introduced, gave the state or country they represent arid their Assembly town. Janice Ewing, Hillsboro, sang theVLord s Prayer , accompani ed by. Janice Linsky of Tuality In addition to the election of Christine Pasley, as grand worthy advisor, were Joan Rose of Vale, grand worthy associate advisor; Anna Case, Salem, grand charity; Donna Hodson, Newberg, grand hope; and Diane McCallum, St Helens, grand faith, and many more. Awards were presented earlier in the assembly, for service for the year completed. Award for hours of service went to Milton for the east, with 10,609 hours; ai:d Barzillae for the west, with 8,357 hours of service. Award cups for the comedy division was received by Ramona, Silvcrton; dramatic, Ruth of Heppncr; and drill, Sherwood, of Sherwood. when he was strapped down and kept under sedation, the governor was reported to have consented to enter the New Orleans hospital. Mrs. Long, or her Texas attor neys, will go before Probate Judge Hugh Gibson and withdraw a petition for commitment she and Dr. Long filed when the gov ernor was committed on May 30, it was reported. Long, 63, was seen Tuesday night packing his bags on the second floor of the hospital's psy chiatric ward. Guards kept news men from talking to him. Sen. Russell Long (the gover nor's nephew), and Dr. Long con ferred with psychiatrists at . John Sealy Tuesday and expressed the fear that if the governor were re turned to Louisiana he would try to resume his position as chief executive behind hand - picked state troopers and armed Nation al Guardsmen. I I i . I U I L RECEIVING PAST GRAND WORTHY PIN Mrs. Elma Eckley Presents Jewel To Miss Parson. Crowning Miss Pasley was Or rin Ormsbee, State Master Coun cilor, Order of DeMolay. He was assisted by the La Grande Chapter, Order of DeMolay. Miss Pasley gave her objective for the coming year, which in cludes sewing of undergarments for children at the Shriners' Hos pital at Portland, platform rock ers for the Masonic and Eastern Star home at Forest Grove; and mechanical hearts to distribute to schools, to further the study of rheumatic fever. As her theme for the coming year she has chosen "Faith Will Lead You On.'' She spoke of the many variations of faith and the reason for choosing her colors of pink shades, one lighter repre senting one type faith and one darker representing deeper faith She closed with the reading of a Rainbow poem on Faith. She Introduced her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pasley, three sisters and one brother. She also introduced two cousins. Her father presented her with red roses which were wired her from an aunt and uncle at Ontario, Canada. Miss Parsons presented the new Grand Worthy Advisor with a Rainbow Jewel. In turn Mrs. El ma Eckley, La Grande, present ed her with a past grand wor thy advisor's pin. The Hillsboro Assembly gave a colorful addenda for Miss Pasley. Girls were carrying rainbow-col ored hoops making an arch for her to walk through. Escorting her was Jackie Sturgis, worthy advisor of Hillsboro. They also presented a gift to her. The entertainment following consisted of two Scottish dancers; a girls' trio singing three songs, one dedicated to the new offic ers, "My Best To You. ' A drill followed with the Sherwood As sembly dressed as the Maids of Robinhood. Mrs. Florence McDonald, San Jose, Calif., supreme inspector of California, spoke briefly, and in vited the girls to the California Grand Assembly. John McDon ald was also honored as the com; poser of the Rainbow music. In closing Mrs.'1 Verna Gray, Seaside, supreme inspector in Oregon, spoke concerning Rain bow. She closed with the an nouncement that the 1060 Grand Assembly of Rainbow would be held at Hillsboro, which met with screams of approval. Why Weren't Guns On Shot Plane Ready-Ike Attempts To Establish Nationality WASHINGTON (UPI) The United States sought today to es tablish the nationality of . two Communist pilots who fired on a Navy patrol bomber over the Sea of Japan Monday and seriously wounded a crewman. A strong protest will be filed with the Red government when it is determined whether, the attack ing jet fighters belonged to the Soviet Union, Red China or North Korea, the State Department said. The fighters, identified as Russian-built Migs, attacked without warning over international wa ters. They made six passes, firing tracer ammunition, before the U. S. plane escaped by taking violent evasive action. The man wounded by the Com munist fire was aviation electri cian's mate 3C Donald Eugene Cordcr, the tail gunner, son of Ivan L. - Corder of Jacksonville, III. He was reported out of dan ger. The State Department branded the attack as "unwarranted and vicious." Some diplomats said they believed it was planned as a Red show of force in connection with the Geneva foreign ministers' conference. Assistant Secretary of State Walter S. Robertson said in a speech to the National Press Club that the attack "may well have been .deliberately timed to create tension at a critical time" in the Big Four alks. There was angry reaction in Congress. Sen. Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.), top Republican member of the Senato Foreran Relations Committee, said the attack was a "cowardly transgression of peace." He said it "may have se rious consequences." Neuberger Asks Changes In Food Surplus Methods WASHINGTON (UPD Senntnr Richard L, Neuberger has urged the Senate Agriculture Committee to adopt legislation revising the domestic, surplus food distribution program in order to make better use of farm suroluses and to pro vide improved diets. NeubergeY, in a letter to Sena tor Olin Johnston, chairman of the Agriculture subcommittee consid ering food distribution, said "the full grain bins of America's over abundance offer a ready source of food to feed those who are unable for reasons of health, economic distress, or age to obtain an ade quate diet." According to Neubereer "the program now in effect does not anow fun realization of the poten tial reduction in human suffering inherent in this simple fact." Men Needed For Parts In Centennial Play Men are desperately needed to try out for parts in Dr. Alvin Kaiser's play "Doctor in Buckskin Clad," according to Riehnrri Hinlt who is directing the production. iryouts began Monday, June 15, at 7 P.m. in the rnllppp theatre and will run everv nieht through Friday. Persons who can't audi tion at regular times may call Hlatt (WO 3-3590) to make special arrangements. t .i. . v . A- . M Blue Mountain Boys PEA PICKER PLENTY PEEVED JOLIET. III. (UPI)-Prltoner Joseph Alnander, 38, climbed to the top of an 80-foot water tower in Stateville Penitentiary Tuesday and sat down. He cam down several hours later and siid he'd just got tired of picking peat on his work detail. Search For Escapee Is Slowing Down An 18-year-old convict, being ex tradited from Texas to face charges of burglary and jailbreak apparently made good his escape from authorities. At least tem porarily. The search for William Mynntte, who turned a coffee-break Into a break for freedom, has slowed down. Police are still searching La Grande and the surrounding area for trace of the fugitive who es caped from Aberdeen, Wash., authorities at a local cafe Monday. Reports of having seen Mynatje continue to come into headquarters but at a much slower rate. Police still are checking all possible leads. A man answering Mynatte's de scription was- reported boarding a train west of town early this morning. . Police Chief Oliver Reeves requested the Pendleton police to "shake the train down." No report from Pendleton has yet arrived. Captain J. B. Gillespie, from whom Mynatte escaped, left today. New Trouble In Caribbean United -Press International Trouble stemming directly or in directly from Fidel Castro's Cu ban revolution was reported Wednesday In four countries in the Caribbean area, including Cuba itself. Nicaragua, which had just crushed one rebel Invasion, said it was threatened by a new at tack by land and sea, fostered by Cuba, Venezuela and international 'Communism. Havana reports, denied In Clu dad Trujillo, said a rebellion ex-J C I 1 Dorted from Cnha la nlrenriv nn der way at three points in the .Dominican Republic. There, too, the Communists were linked with the reported uprising. , ' In Havana, prisoners demanding a blanket pardon or at least im Droved condltinnn noltpH cninrHti nl at the Principe fortress-prison with stones and filth. The guards re plied with shots fired in the air, but no one was seriously injured. jii V'Uiuii, ranaiTia s second ciyr.i at least 10 persons were injured whan rnKM I I 4 i in woion, Panama s second ei( ,"-, wuuan in vauei s ctmiureu last month In Nombre de Dius battled guards and Panamanian prisoners In' the city Jail. WEATHER Mostly Slinnv Thnrsrlnv low tonight 40-45; high Thursday 73.7ft- nutlnnk through Monday mostly fair u u i uucasionai mountain showers: hiehs 72-2: lows sr. 48. I. tf..' A . in urn '"WHAT VA I nnviul rT faikliMi Embark On Rainbow Grand Confab Is Told Of Order WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi dent Eisenhower, expressing great concern, asked the Navy today to explain quickly why some of the guns on a patrol bomber were not functioning when it was attacked by Red fighters off Korea. Eisenhower told his news con ference that he expected the Navy to make a public report af ter it investigates reports from Japan that the plane's forward guns were unable to fire because of missing parts. The chief executive said he did not yet know the nationality of the let fiehters that attacked the American bomber while it was on routine patrol over international waters ot tne sea of Japan. As a former militnrv nnmmnn. der, he said the report of missing' sun Darts wns n sniirrp nf cn-ont concern to him and he had callsd on the Navy for a complete report on tnis condition. Eisenhower, under questioning, said it seemed to be a strnneo coincidence that the plane incident took place while the Geneva for eign ministers' meeting was bogged down. This was in response to a repor ter who cited a belief in some quarters that the attack was de liberately timed to create added tensions in connection with the Geneva meeing. Eisenhower said one might say that the attack was more than a coincidence, but he hesitated to ascribe motives in such a situa tion. - . .. Some fOD nemhni'"rif' charged that it was "criminal" for the U. S. patrol plane' to be sent out on a mission without means to defend Itself Thdra wom widespread demands for an inves tigation. Chairman George H. Mahon (D Tex.) of the Hnnso rwonoa Ap propriations subcommittee said if the report were true "somebody should be severely disciplined for such a shoddy performance." Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D Wash.), who is on the Senate Armed Services iiCommittee, said it was "nothine short ot an art of criminality1' to send out a pa- u ui piane lacxing vital derense equipment. Someone is guilty of the worst kind of misconduct, he Defense Secretary Neil H. Mc PI 1 I . . . HUIU. Elroy said he would invutlonts the situation, which he railed "abnormal." State Highway Bids Stopped SALEM (UPI) The Kioto uioh. way Commission announced Tues day cancellation of all future bid nnanitiOQ Awn i a t wwi ui Biruo lures in tne state highway sys- tem hv thft SIX . WMk - nU , -vvn uiu W. C. Williams, state highway engineer, said the cancellation1 would remain In effect until "the ' labor situation is a little more settled." About 52 million dollars; worth of unperformed work on ; contracts is tied up, he said. Williams cited delays in such key projects as the freeway be tween Albany and Eugene, the Oregon-Idaho interstate bridge at Ontario and the Interstate bridge project over the Columbia river between Portland and Vancouver. Assembly Installation.., . :. ,,' , S