2-Soc l)-StatMmanr Salem, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 6, 1955
Electronic Weapon 'Gives Edge' to U.S.
New Device
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CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP)-
An-electronic weapon which en
gineers said fives America's air
defenses the edge over any invad
ing enemy bombing fleet was re
vealed Wednesday by the Air
Force and Industrialist Howard
Hughes.
; The device, including 30,000
parts, can fly interceptors auto
matically from take-off to touch
down and will fire rocket at the
exact momeru, it was punuciy
unveiled as the big Hughes Air
plan Company plant here was
-opened to the press for the first
time.
Track Down
-The device, with its radar an
tenna, an electronic computer
and "a radar scope, enables an in
tercentor to relentlessly track
' down an enemy bomber and activ
ates the trigger automatically
Development M the firing syi
tem was made necessary, engin
eers explained, because urain re
actions are too slow to effectively
handle swift modern fighter
planes in coibat Interceptors
and bombers now fly much high
er and faster, than their long
' since outmoded World War II
ancestors. i
Every interceptor guarding the
United States . and Canada1 is
equipped with the deadly "auto
matic marksman," Hughes said.
And the marksman is equally ef
fective' at night or in cloudy we
ther. , :
Hughes Aircraft Co., largest
electronics manufacturing com
pany in the . West, already has
produced more than 8,000 of the
firing system. '
Close to Truth
Brig. Gen. J. W. Andrjw of
jimwu au ituc jjmc, aixx.,
tnM nwcmn at th nlant -that
"it would be close to the truth to Tf Qrl A Victor!
say that we in the Air Force rely l'xctli ll 1 CSICU.
entirely on electronics." i
: - "With speeds exceeding the
. supersonic, he said.
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CULVEH CITY, Califs Diagrams show how sew electronic fire
control system unveiled Wednesday In Culver City, Calif., by the
Hughes Aircraft Company seeks out and destroys enemy planes.
Interceptor plane at bottom of first panel Is searching an area
specified by a ground control interceptor station which has de
tected a a "enemy" bomber. Second panel shows how pilot of
interceptor searchlights bomber with radar and how data is fed
' to electronic computer which develops steering signals and deliv
ers them to pilot's scope. Pilot flies Interceptor to put steering dot
In center of reference -circle. As attack progresses, third panel, the
computer automatically launches the Interceptor's armament at the
precise place and time so that It will score! a hit When armament
is launched an "X" appears on the acope. jAs armament hits target,
panel four, interceptor automatically veers away' and up from target
debris. ( AP Wirephoto Chart)
t Witnesses Have Short
Class Proves
Memory
i By JERRY STONE i
Staff Writer, The Statesman
"How long was the man on the
premises?" . . . "How was he
dressed?" . . . "Was he tall or
short?" , . . Did he wear glasses?"
. . . "What did he carry in his
hand?".- ;
Those might have been questions
fired at sombody in a grey in
terrogation room at police head
quarters or somebody on the wit
ness stand in a courtroom. Some
body who might have been an
j Woman Slain
In Portland;
eye-witness to crime of violence.
Put it wasn't as grim as all
that.
Law Class
That set of questions was . put
Wednesday night to some 83 per
sons at a Law for Laymen class
held at North Salem High School
as a part of the . Adult Education
Program. Prepared by Dean Sew
ard Reese of Willamette Univer
sity, the questionaire aimed to
prove a point that has often driven -
lawyers and law enforcement oi
ficers to distraction.
The potat proven was that eye
witnesses rarely retain in memory
all they've seen. The questionaire
indicated powers of observation
are often blunted.
Importance of Facts
The test of observations was set
up while Dean Reese was lecturing
to the Wednesday night . group
about the importance of facts in
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Cycle
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Urges
Rider Safety
In line with the city's stepped
up traffic safety campaign, Po
lice Chief Clyde warren weo
nesdav ; issued a reminder to
bicycle riders that many traffic
laws apply to them as well as
motor vehicles. - i -
Warren said there have been
numerous reports of bicyclists
going the wrong way on one way
streets and added that any
caught doing so are liable to
arrest The police chiei also
said it seems to be a common
practice for bicycle riders to run
red lights and travel without
lights at night
Warren added that' bicyclists'
compliance with traffic laws will
help in the campaign -to- reduce
serious accidents.
War, Urged on
Of f icial Sees ;
No Assurance
Of Tax Cut
France Flies
More Troops
Tib Morocco
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uency
Of Parents
: SPOKANE UH Sunday school
teachers should try to reach adults
as, well as children in an effort
to combat "parental delinquency,"
the president of the "National San
day School Assn. said Wednesday.
By contacting adults, said Dr.
Harold W. Erickson, Rockford, 1U.,
"the American family life can be
strengthened, thus helping to com
bat parental, as well as juvenile,
delinquency."
Dr. Erickson spoke at the open
ing session of the 10th national
Sunday school convention, which
WASHINGTON w A 30-year-' attracted a record first-day regis-
; old New! Yorker, arrested Wednes-1 tration , of 1,265 delegates. Minis
; day white sightseeing through the ters and laymen from the United
j White House with a gun in his States. Canada ' and Hawaii are
; briefcrjt, expressed surprise when ' attending the 3-day meeting.
' told where he was. j The delegates were told there
I Police who said he apparently, current trend toward return
came in with a eroun of tourists, to the attitude tt at the Bible ts
WASHINGTON I ' An admin
istration spokesman said Wednes
day that pending completion of
firm federal budget estimates next
January there is no assurance that
income or other taxes can be cut
in .1936. - I
Dan T. Smith, special assistant
to Secretary of the Treasury Hum
phrey, Aid a House subcommittee
"I can assure you there are no
plans developing on a tax pro
gram" and that none will be nntil
the financial picture for the yar
starting - next t July 1 becomes
clearer.
Smith said that . not "until v;e
get the facts j together and lxk
over the whole situation - is there
any assurance there could be any
tax cuts at all."
The most recent official -estimates
are that the government
will incur a deficit of about Hi
billion dollars, in the current book
keeping year,! which ends next
June 30. President Eisenhower's
recommendations . for the 12
months following are due for sub
mission to Congress in January.
BAT,' Morocco U1 Franc
Wednesday flew more troops to '
battle the black cloaked Berber i
horsemen whose rebel raids in
Morocco showed new signs of well-
organized .leadership.
' Officials in Rabat, French ad-!
:i4:...A :.-t -r mi '. '
said the rebels were aggressive
and! the military situation was
"no too brilliant" -
Both sides apparently have re-
ceived reinforcements and hard ,-.
fighting was raging at a number
of points. ; . ,
.French circles here estimated an
attempt was being made by some -'
military commander outside Mo--.
rocco to unite the Riff tribes with '
the warlike Berbers of the Middle
Atlas Ranges. .
Man With Gun
Arrested in
White House
ACORNS FROM THE
l WITH OIL MlfcME . V'
PORTLAND t An unemployed the lesal nrofession
"and alti- waitress Mary Marks. 46 iied Willamette - law student Tat
tudes that of the outer stratos- with a five-inch stab wound in her O'Neill, -28, had been "planted"
.phre the danger of one plane ; chest early Wednesday and Irt- outside the room garbed ss z
: carrying one bomb was increased "and police later took into custody V;-Mtern Union messenger. At
; greatly. We had to change our Vancouver. Wash,, man. ! the ' appointed time he stepped
defense tactics." The woman was found dying on ' mt0 ne room.,n(i produced a
The electronic firing system the floor of her apartment by faire teleerara for Dean Reese.
with its multinl narta and 70 nnn nonce. She was dead on arrival at '
solder joints is the result. : hospital. .
Using the new fighter plane . The Vancouver man Quinton
technique, he explained, a com- . Robert Gault.$3 was arrested by
bat "maneuver can begin as far as state policeman near The Dalles.
30 miles from the invading bomb-1 Detectives said his auto - license
er. i number had been taken from a
Aerial dogfighU .of past .iar
are obsolete, be said, adding that
el Isle
Trite Haven
For Taxpayer
SARK, Channel Islands . (i
a modern interceptor pilot "sel
dom if ever sees his target "
Waterpower
Development
Phenomenal'
WASHINGTON . ' ' Develop
ment of waterpower in the United
States and in the entire world has
been phenomenal since 1920, but
U.S. developments lagged behind
that of the world, the Geological
burvey reported Wednesday
, midst
picture in the woman's possession.
Gault ' has been employed by a
Vancouver catering firm..
Gault denied inflicting the wound,
but said he had been in the anart-
?nant that vnnir rwast,.a '
Josmh Rlewett A r.anlt trnad i epn r7
a . statement, . admitting' he had
scuffled with the woman. He aid
she had struck him repeatedly and
that he had warned her not to do
it again. He left, he said, fearing t The "messenger" did not wear
that the noise may have aroused ' glasses but many thought he had
other apartment dwellers.!
Somebody signed for the dean
while be was speaking and he Wednesday doubled its 'tax
continued iu . ipean iar anoiner
seven minutes to let -memories of
the messenger fade.
Then came the questionaires
and answers of some "eye-witnesses"
reflected fairly sharp ob
servation but a number apparent-. island between England and
ly had given little notice to the ; France to force a man to disclose
messenger" who burst Into their his bank balance and the tax
but an Islander may escape the
increase if he cares to by
looking twice as seedy as he did
Tuesday. j
There is no law on- this British
quoted the man as saying he just
got into a line of people and didn't
know where he was going.
Identified as Joseph J. Nebbiai
of 308 West 26th St.. New York
City, the man was booked at the
Metropolitan Police Central Cell
Block for "investigation of carry
ing a dangerous weapon."
White i House guards spotted the
briefcase under Nebbiai's arm as
be wandered through the execu
tive mansion's east wing. They be
came suspicious when he did not
satisfactorily answer questions
about Its contents. A search of
the briefcase, police said, revealed
a loaded .25 calibre automatic,
which Nebbiai said he kept for
"self protection."
: Nebbiai told police he came here
three days ago to get. a patent on
- i , 1: i i
x wuiur lowicr. a ponce cnecs. i
revealed he had been to the De-,
partment of Commerce for the
patent but did not show whether
he had been successful.
Police said the man would be
held pending a query about him '
sent to New York Metropolitan :
police.
the infallible word of God.
"The Sunday schools of America
suffered one of the most barren
periods in their history during the
1920s and 1930s due to an over
emphasis on teaching technique
to the neglect of the study of the
Bible," Dr. Erickson said.
Greece ves
Quickly to Form
New Government
ATHENS, Greece W) Greece
moved quickly Wednesday night to
form a new government as tne na
tion mourned the death of Premier
Marshal Alexander Papagos.
King Paul -j picked Constantine
Karmanlis, communications and
public works j minister under Pa
pagos, to organize a cabinet. The
monarch acted after receiving the
previous government's resignation
from Stephan wepnanopouios. for
eign ministerrand deputy premier.
Papagos last official act before
his death Tuesday night was to
name Stephanopoulos acting pre
mier. -
After seeing the king, Karaman
lis told newsmen he would get his
cabinet together by Thursday ard
the ministers could be sworn in
at once. ! -
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XfMUMMIHmHIIIIIHIIHtaMI
JAYSON'S
assessment is based on, a man a
appearance.
The man in disguise was In the I Until Wednesday, the tax assess-
room one minute. Somebody's ment was one snuung on every zo
answer was "five minutes" and pounds (14 cents on every $56) an
another mainUined "10 seconds." i islander is presumea to nave.
If an islanders feels he's been
overtaxed he has the right to ap-!
18
States Hold
Meeting on
Indian Affairs
Hotel Clerk Wins
Second Cadillac
UNION CITY. Tenn. ( IJtrht.
TV BimfAtf a!! tWni tAAA ' ? . - A . a
Aire buitcj hiu ma i m isai uie . rung sirucK ior tne second tune
and even mentioned the color of ! pear before the island judge and
the frame . swear he "J wn SANTA FE. N.M. (fl - Prob-
A number thought the 26-year- ment. The judge must accept the ,ems of enforcement in ,ndian
old O'Neill was 17 or thereabouts, petitioner s word. (country, plans for future termina-
He stands S feet, 10 inches but At last census there were Gil tion 0f Indi&n wardships and simi-
one person answered "five f eet. i resioenis now: tspcvmu, lar supjectj occupied the openini
Many thought his blue jacket was y auirea.
brown or green; a number pic
installed capacity of waterpower j Tuesday night for John Hopgood, a ! he wore no tie
pianu in me u.a. was 3z.o per , notel clerk.
tured his tie as grey or blue when
cent of the world total but that
on Dec. 31, 1954, it was 28.1 per
cent of the total.
For the world as a whole, the
development of waterpower in
creased 564 per cent from J920
, through 1954 while the increase in
the United States was about 450
t percent.
"The fact that waterpower de--velopment
in the United States was
' greater prior to 1920 than in other
countries of the , world accounts
for the different rate of increase,"
the suvey said.
"Development in all countries
Is continuing at an unprecedented
rate. At one time there was a
question as to where to And ' a
market for power from large pro
jects such as Grand Coulee (in
Washington State).
"Now. with wide interconnec
tion, the market has outstripped
thcsupply."
About this time last year, Union
City baseball fans gathered for
the drawing for a sleek new Cadil
lac, a stunt to boost baseball attendance.
Horace Ford, a blind man. drew
It proves," said Dean Reese,
"that while your eye-witnesses
may be completely honest, their
impressions can be considerably
distorted.".
Also a speaker at the class was
Circuit Judge Val D. Sloper, who
out a -capsule and his little girl,; talked on court systems in Ore
Judy, read the name John Hjp- j gon. ' -
good, the winner. ' '
At Tuesday night's drawing for
Tot's Operation
Success, Wealthy
Indian 'Happy' I
PORTLAND im Newly-rich
Jasper Grant was the "happiest
Indian in the world" Wednesday.
The operation his money bought
for Cathy Ptoense, 2, was pro
X Bounced a success.
. Grant will get half of $1,173,000
paid for his timber! and near Gold
Beach recently. He said at the
time that the first thing he would
'do was have the operation for
Cathy, daughter of his friends, Mr.
end Mrs. Bill . Ploense. She was
operated upon Tuesday for a palate
defect which prevents her from
speaking properly.
another Cadillac, the same Hor- Vnnimrti rioanof
ace Ford milled n.if th TdtUUIIl ltdlier
Ends Bee Menace
ace Ford pulled out the capsule
Tne same 'Judy Ford read the
name the same John Hopgood.
Rare Black Deer
Reported Killed
PORTLAND ( Men's fashion
note: Even deer are i wearing
charcoal black now.
D. W. (Don) Martin nt Pnrtlan1
killed a black buck a greater drawn into toe interlor of the buzz
rarity than a pure albino-on a;in conniption. then dispatched
deer hunting trip in the Upper Wlth carbon - monoxide by attach
Langell Valley, east of Klamath ing 0,8 cleaner to an automobile
Falls. - texnaust.
The four-pointer dressed out at
SPRINGFIELD. Mass. (l
When a colony, of bees attempted
to usurp winter quarters in the
porch of her i home Wednesday,
Mrs. Henry . Turcotte rose to
the occasion in novel fashion.
After more conventional meas
ures failed, she unlimbered her
trusty vacuum cleaner. In a twink
ling, the buzzing squatters were
New Suntan
PilV Revealed
PORTLAND. Ore'. I You may
be taking your suntan lotion in a
capsule' instead of smearing it on I
before long.
opening
j session Wednesday of the Gover
nors' Interstate Indian Council.
i Harvey Vright of Oregon, chair
man of the! 18-state group, was an
opening session speaker. He dis
cussed the purposes, the goals and
the hiStoryjof the movement in the
various states which has led now
present interstate organiza-
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EASY WORK
NEW HAVEN. Conn. (UP)
First Battalion firemen had to go
only across the street to put out
a blaze, but that was rugged
compared with the day's activi
ties of the West Battalion. Its
firemen just sat tight and dous
ed a flaming truck' which was
driven right tothe door.
that 14 light-skinned volunteers
who normally "burn" easily got
deep suntans last summer by tak
ing 8-Methoxypoolaren ' (S-MOP).
However. Dr. Thomas B. Fife
Patrick, professor of dermatology,
and Dr. Carl E. Hopkins, associate
professor of public health and pre
ventive medicine, warned that the
drug isn't ready for general use.
The experiment indicated it must
be taken in .correct dosage and
with -careful exposure to the sun
at first.
The drug, made from the Ammi
Ma jus plant which grows in the i
Nile River valley, has been used
for centuries to treat Fri'nl'-s
who have Vitiligo, a disease mark
ed by white patches on the skin,
the medical school said.
resultJ
Simms said the main. weapon of
the Indian in this modern day is
the ballot and it is extremely im
portant fori older Indians to follow
the yungr generation's example
and vote, j
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FLOODS RECEDE
WICHITA FALLS, Tex. W - The
WichiU River and Holliday Creek,
which! together flooded 150 blocks
in Wichita i Falls, were falling very
slowlyj Wednesday night and few
of the persons forced from their
homes had returned. I
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CHICAGO Iff Sears, Roebuck
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cent fromk $264,271,603 in Septem- j
ber. : 1954. Sales for the eight i
months ended Sept. 30 totaled
$2,165,833,171. up .12.6 per cent!
from $1,923,136,664 in the like 1954 '
months. j
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