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City Edition Rain Sunday Weather Report, Page 5A LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. 95th Year, Np. 82 TWO SECTIONS 18 PAGII Eugene, Oregon, Saturday, January 13, 1962 Second Class Pontage Paid at Eugene, Oregon Price, 5 Cents Skids Into Power Crash Takes Life Of Ernie Kovacs In Los Angeles LOS ANGELES Ml Ernie Kovacs, the zany comedian whose show business career blazed like a meteor for five bright years was killed early Saturday on the way home from a baby shower. His station wagon skidded across wet pavement a half-block from the Beverly Hilton Hotel and careened into a power pole. The impact hurled the 42-year-old actor halfway out of the bashed-in car. The coroner's office, which identi fied him on arrival, said he suffered severe head injuries. His wife of nine years, actress Edie Adams, was driving another car ahead of him but went on to their $600,000 Bel Air mansion, unaware that her husband had wrecked. She learned afterward, from their hosts for the evening, director Billy Wilder and his wife. The ERNIE KOVACS Zany Comeaian Kitted Youth Seeks Biting Pooch Robert Harold Simpson, 17, ef 1765 W. 18th Ave., Eugene, would like to find the dog that bit him. Simpson works fop Albert son's Food Center, 1675 W. 18th Ave., Eugene. About 7:30 p.m. Thursday he carried some gro ceries to a car for a customer. While he was putting the gro ceries in the car the customer's dog, believed to be a Chihua hua, bit him. The doctor now lolls Simpson that if the dog can't be found within 10 days he should un dergo treatment for rabies just in case the dog transmitted the disease. If the dog can be found such treatment might be avoided by determining whether it is rab id. Simpson says he remembers the customer was a woman who mentioned that she might be moving her trailer home Friday morning. Zorin Honored MOSCOW un Valerian A. Zorin, permanent Soviet repre sentative at the United Nations, has been awarded the Order of Lenin, the Soviet news agency Tass reported Saturday. Masked Men Rob Junction City Store JUNCTION CITY (Special) Two men wearing nylon stock ing masks robbed the Safeway store here of several thousand dollars Friday night by forcing assistant manager Randall Haug en at gunpoint to open a sale. The exact amount stolen was unknown, but police estimates were in the neighborhood of $5,000. Sheriff's deputies, state po lice, and Junction City police worked on Ihc case through the night. The assistant manager's car, used by the bandits to leave the scene, was found by Junction City Police Chief M. II. Kizrr abandoned about ten blocks awav from the store. The car was found about an hour after the robbery was reported. Assistant Manager Haugen. B55 Cheshire SI., Eugene, de scribed this sequence of events to police: He had just locked the main store building on Ivy Street in Junction City and had walked out the north door about 9:30 p.m., intending to walk to the arehouse to check the door there. Midway he was accosted by two masked men. one of them carrying a revolver. Thev ordered llauscn back Into the stare and told him to i open the safe. After Haugen opened the safe, the men took j bills, in denominations from $1 to $20 from cash drawers and money sacks inside. Then they Pole wilders had entertained a score of filmland guests at a stork shower in Mrs. Mil ton Berle's honor. The smashup occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on Santa Monica Boulevard in west Los Angeles. Kovacs was one of Holly wood's most colorful characters the son of a Hungarian tavern keeper and a natural comedian. One movie director said Kovacs didn't need a script. It was best, he said, to give Kovacs a minute's warning and let him improvise. Gadget-Filled Home He was equally at home in television, motion pictures in which he was rather a Johnny-come-lately and on the stage. Friends said Miss Adams had gone early to the party and Ko vacs joined her later after hav ing worked late. When they left, he followed her. A short time later the Wilders heard news of the crash on the radio and rushed to the Kovacs' home to be with Miss Adams. She collapsed on hearing the news and was placed under a doctor's care. Kovacs and his singing star wife had lived the way folks used to think of movie stars as living in a gadget-filled, 17 room Coldwater Canyon home full of his collections: armor, antique lamps, first editions, carvings and statuary. It boast ed such things as indoor water fall, a driveway turntable and a wine cellar that took second place to few. Newspaper Columnist In his early TV days, in the early fifties, he established such notable institutions as "The Ear ly Eyeball Fraternal Marching Society." He was a columnist for the Trentonian at Trenton, N. J., from 1945 to 1950, and at various times did stints at radio disc jockeying, running a TV cooking show, and managing his own stock company. Among his movies were "Op eration Meatball", "Bell, Book and Candle", "Our Man in Ha vana" and "Cry for Happy." Miss Adams, Kovacs' second wife, and he had a child, Mia Susan, born in 1959. He had two other daughters by his first wife. They are Betty, 15, and Kippie, 13. took Haugen into a back room, tied him up, and left. Haugen said he worked him self loose in about half an hour. He immediately called the store's manager. Lloyd Webber, who in turn notified police. Haugen described the men as appearing in their early 30s, one about six feet tall and the other slightly under six feet. Police agencies were investi gating several leads in the case Saturday morning. Civil War Fears Mount IS, Algeria H'Pr Fears of a civil war in Algeria ALGIERS, Algeria H'PP Fears of a civil war in Algeria mounted Saturday with the cryptic rightwing message that the "orange trees soon will bloom anew" and advice to Europeans to hoard food and gold. The rightwing secret army organiition fOAS) appealed to its followers during a day of continued violence in which 27 persons were killed and 28 wounded. The latest attacks raised the casualty count in Algeria since the start of the new year to 194 killed and 396 wounded. The "orange trees" message reminded listeners of another coded message "the cigarettes are burning" which signaled the start of a wave of violence during the first few days of 1962. Navy Plane Overdue REYKJAVIK, Iceland i A U. S. Navy P2V Neptune plane wilh 12 crewmen aboard was reported overdue Saturday from a patrol over the Greenland icecap. U. S. Navy and Air Force planes joined Icelandic Coast Guard ships in an intensive air and sea search for the missing plane. The search, concentrated in the Denmark Strait area between Iceland and Greenland, was hampered by heavy weather. The plane took off Friday morning from Kcflavik airport, , m Dog Keeps Vigil Since November f SALMON, Idaho W Townspeople here have a finally got B 1 a c k i e to ' move but only a little : s way. j Blackie is the female h dog of unknown ancestry I g that has been waiting s since Thanksgiving for her master to come back and ; get her in this eastern i Idaho community. I It has been f lonely and unencouraging vigil, and many townspeople have h wanted to take Blackie in tow. But she has steadfastly i avoided all contact with $ humans and just keeps ' looking up Highway 93, waiting and waiting. So this town of 3,000 persons has contented itself with keeping Blackie alive and making her as comfortable as possible. Until Christmas, Blackie sat on a traffic island un der the town Christmas tree. She waited there de spite rain, snow and tem peratures that only occa sionally climbed above the freezing mark. She will cat food that people bring her, but not until they have set it down and backed off a safe dis tance. There are signs, how- ; ever, that Blackie is get- ting friendlier. Some one gave her a doghouse for Christmas, : and Blackie used it. Three ' days ago, someone moved : the house off the traffic ' island about 70 feet to a safer location along the highway. Blackie followed. Blackie let a man get about four feet from her Friday before backing off. This is closer than anyone has been before. But there still are no indications that Blackie has forgotten the master that left her at Thanks giving. Laos Unity Hopes Dim By RENE-GEORGES INAGAKI Of the Associated Press Vientiane, Laos Itfl The roy al Laotian government Satur day dimmed prospects of suc cess for the Geneva conference of rival Laotian princes. The government declared it would never give up two key cabinet posts in a proposed coalition government of national unity. On the eve of Premier Prince Boun Oum's departure for Ge neva, a cabinet spokesman said the royal government "will nev er yield" the defense and interi or ministry posts to neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma's fac tion. It fears they would soon fall under the influence of Sou vanna's half-brother and pro Communist ally. Prince Sou phanouvong, leader of the Pa thet Lao. Boun Oum has resisted strong pressures from the United States and its Western Allies to get together with the two other princes. The dispute over cabi net assignments broke up the carefully prepared Vientiane summit conference last month. The United States subsequent ly suspended its economic aid to Laos. Without explanation, the aid was restored Friday 48 hours after Boun Oum agreed to fly to Geneva for a new La otian summit meeting. Boun Oum, however, showed no sign of backing down. Avalanche Leaves Nothing Village Is By THOMAS J. STONE Of the Associated Press RANRAHIRCA, Peru I Little could be done for this Andean village Saturday but mourn the victims of a thunderous avalanche. Ranrahirra is already dead and buried. There is nothing to re build. There is no one to rebuild for. Forty-five feet of rock and mud entomb this farming village, most of its Indian peasant residents, its Roman Catholic church, its tile-roofed houses, school and stores. It is now considered futile to try to unearth the debris in search of the dead, although a few poke around in the morass in search of relatives and friends. Ranrahirca, once a peaceful village nestled in Huylas Valley under towering snow-capped peaks, is a tomb. Perhaps services will be held over it later. The thunderous slide of ice, rock, mud and boulders as large as four-story buildings virtually erased Ranrahirca and neighboring Yanama after dusk Wednesday. More than 8,000 persons are Winter Deals Deep South Another Blow By ASSOCIATED PRESS Severe cold knifed deep in the South again early Saturday dealing hard-hit citrus and vege table growers in Texas and Flor ida another economic blow. Losses from the record-breaking cold, which has held an icy grip on the Deep South since Tuesday, total, millions of dol lars. Citrus crop damage in the lower Rio Grande Valley alone has been placed at $19 million. The storm, the most severe of the winter and one of the worst in many years, has been blamed for more than 150 deaths across the nation. Although temperatures were less severe Friday in an area stretching from Arizona to the mid-Atlantic Coast, the Weather Bureau warned of a new storm brewing in the Rockies. It post ed heavy snow warnings for Nebraska and Kansas and said the storm would sweep across the Central Plains toward the northern Great Lakes over the weekend. The continued severe cold in the South probably won't in flict much additional damage on fruit and vegetable crops be cause they were ruined in much of the area by the first night of subfrcezing temperatures. But it would be harmful to cit rus groves. Citrus trees were reported splitting from the cold in south ern Texas where a 1951 freeze destroyed an estimated 12 mil lion trees. Snow Flurries Possible Tonight Snow flurries may come to the Eugene-Springfield area and other parts of western Oregon tonight. The Weather Bureau forecast is for cither scattered showers or snow flurries. Sunday will be cloudy and warmer, with rain likely in the afternoon, forecasters predict. The expected low tonight is 30; the predicted high for Sunday is 45. In eastern Oregon, there will be light snow flurries and par tial clearing, with highs of 24 to 30, and lows of 5 to 20 de grees. Oakridge reported sunshine Saturday morning, and no snow although there is snow higher on the Willamette pass. In To ledo, on the coast, there was a brief snow shower followed by rain early Saturday. Newport al so had light snow. T.A h X7 A A KOMld HlC W on the northwest tip of Iceland, and was last spotted on radar 270 miles northwest of Kcflavik, near the coast of Greenland. The icecap extends three-fourths of the way from Greenland to Iceland. Policemen Arrested BURLINGTON, Vt. W Three Burlington patrolmen were ar. rested Friday night on charges of committing burglaries while in uniform and on duty. Two policemen were convicted on similar charges and were sentenced Jan. 5 to stale prison terms. Police Capt. George A. McKenzic identified the latest ac cused officers as William J. Bleau Jr., 25; Richard D. Bates, 38, and Harry J. Muir Jr., 26. McKenzic said the loot taken consisted mainly of household items, including baby food, coflee, toilet articles and clothing. "Titic nature of the crimes." McKenzic said, "and the fact that some men were apparently wffling to risk their careers and their repuitions and their freedom is pathetic." 7,W t-V .-l It Til s-a . 13 mt f5 - If i t :uii rt (AP Wlrephoto) LONG CUBE Water dripping down the side of a Chattanooga hotel produced this ten-story ice cube during the frigid weather which has gripped much of the United States. to Rebuild Dead officially listed as residents of these two villages and their surrounding rural areas. Other villages and settlements in the Inca farm ing valley also were swallowed up in the milelong sea of mud and stones. How many died may never be known. Official estimates run from 1.500 to several thousand. Fewer than 100 bodies have been recovered. Most will not be. Another avalanche in this same Ancash Province 21 years ago killed an estimated 5,000 persons. Only 300 bodies were recovered then. Wednesday's avalanche provided its own mass grave. Virtually everyone in its path was killed in his tracks. The deadly slide was born on the slopes of 22,205-foot Mount Huascaran Peru's highest peak and was unloosed by summer warmth. The sun had settled behind the towering peaks when the slide swept nine miles down a canyon and into the countryside. Most in Ranrahirca were in their homes, just finishing dinner. Minutes later, all but 50 of the nearly 500 residents were dead. Gizenga, Congo Forces Clash in Stanleyville By PETER GROSE or the Associated Press LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo W) Fighting broke out in Stan leyville Saturday between Con go government forces and the bodyguard of leftist Antoine Gizenga and 17 soldiers were killed, the U.N. announced. Eight of the dead were loyal to Gizenga, six belonged to the force of the Congo army com mander in Stanleyville, Gen. Victor Lundula, and three ap parently were killed by Gizen- ga's men while trying to desert from his force, the U.N. said. Talks End Today U.S., Britain Near Ag reement on WASHINGTON Wl British and American officials, confer ring here since Thursday, were reported Saturday to have nar rowed differences between the two countries over U.N. issues. The talks end Saturday after noon with a luncheon given by Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Many of the problems discussed relate to issues that will arise in the U.N. General Assembly, which resumes its sessions next week. The final subject scheduled for discussion was outer space problems, including problems of communication. Ford of Canada, UAW Sign Pact TORONTO I Ford Molor Company of Canada and the United Auto Workers signed a new contract Saturday calling for wage increases for .7,200 employes at four Canadian plants. Union officials said swift rat ification by the membership is expected. They predicted all employes will be back on the job Monday morning. Workers at three of the plants arc on strike. Plants in Toronto and Wind sor were struck at midnight, when the old contract expired. The 3,200 employes at Oakvillc jumped the gun and walked out Wednesday. Refugees Reach Macao rh MACAO A total of 29 China reached this Portuguese colony Friday night and said 18 nihers were intercentcd hv Communist border guards. The refugees included 12 children. They said 45 villagers from nearby Chungshan County stole three fishing junks under the nose of Communist patrol guards Thursday night and sailed lor Macao. One junk was intercepted by a Communist motorboat. Incidents Ire Junta SANTO DOMINGO, D. R. (UPD Dominican police and troops were under orders Saturday to put a stop to anti-American activity by Communist-led teenagers like those who burned a U. S. flag In the streets here Friday and set fire to a U. S. consular station wagon. The junta government declared there will be no more such Incidents. The Dominican Council of State lnstj)uled a decree provid ing jail terms ol three months to a year as well as heavy fines for anyone participating in attacks directed against persons or causing property damage. The penalties are in addition to those.normally provided in the penal code for specific acts. About 25 young demonstrators picketed the U. S. embassy Friday, demanding the release of exiled Castroilc leader Max imo Lopez, who they said had been arrested in Miami. . ) and Buried "We had just had supper when we heard a big noise," said Manuel Melgarejo, whose hut on a hilt near Ranrahirca was out of the avalanche's path. "I called my wife and we grabbed up our two kids and ran, leaving everything behind," he said. "When we looked back a few minutes later, we saw what had happened. And then it became fearfully quiet and a black cloud hung over the valley." Later Manuel returned. "I could not believe it," he said. "Not until dawn did I see the awful destruction. There was no one injured. All in the path were killed and buried." "Some twisted and torn bodies were churned to the surface of the mass," he went on. "They were placed on litters made of tree limbs and carried to a courtyard near the village." Beside one body sat an Indian woman in a broad brimmed hat, a colored blouse and a black skirt, her face buried in her hands. She had just found her 16-year-old grandson. Fourteen victims were buried in a single grave. Under a steady drizzle and a gloomy mist rescue teams arrived in numbers to care for the survivors. The Congo Central Govern ment had ordered Gen. Lun dula to "take all necessary steps to restore order" in Stan leyville. A U.N. spokesman said the U.N. force would give full sup port to Gen. Lundula in seek ing to reestablish order. Premier Cyrille Adoula de nied earlier reports from au thoritative sources that the cabinet had ordered Gizcnga's arrest. Government sources said Lundula might decide to arrest Gizenga, however, in order to curb the outbreak, and diplo- UK Adlai E. Stevenson, ambassa dor to the United Nations, Har lan Cleveland, assistant secre tary of state for international organization affairs, and their aides are meeting with their British counternarts. Ambassa dors Patrick Dean and Duncan Wilson. In discussions Friday, inform ants said, the U.S. and British representatives found common agreement on the proposition, strongly favored by the United States, that U.N. Secretary-General U Thant should have a larger staff for dealing with future crises. The Congo crisis was cited as an example of an emergency in to which the United Nations had to move without adequate time for preparation. In general Britain has been less enthusiastic than the United States about expanding Ihc authority of the United Na tions on the ground that the usefulness of the organization is limited by the huge member ship in recent years. It has more than doubled in size to a total of 104 members. U.S. representatives were said to have agreed that there were definite limitations on what the United Nations could do. The most immediate of these is the limitation of money avail able to it. The United States is support ing a U.N. bond issue to provide financing especially for U.N. forces in the Congo and In the Middle East. refugees from neighboring Red matio sources were skeptical of Adoula's denial. Adoula and Gizenga still had parliamentary immunity from arrest. Authoritative govern ment sources said the cabinet s de cision was triggered by a new military clash at Stanleyville Saturday morning, in which Gizenga tried to order the com pany of soldiers remaining loyal to him to arrest Lundula. Protected Chief Lundula's superior forces pro-' tected their chief, the sources said, but did not press their ad vantage at that time because the government had not given authorization to take the drastic step of arresting Gizenga, who still holds rank as deputy prime f minister jn the Leopoldville I regime. Lundula has taken four of Gizcnga's aides into custody, but has hesitated to move against the Lumuinbist leader himself because legally Gizenga is protected by the constitution al immunity from arrest accord ed to all members of par liament. There was no immediate word here as to how soon Lundula might act on the government's decision, but the town of Stan leyville has been in constant military alert for several days now, and a showdown could come Saturday afternoon. U.N. Protection? Gizenga is reported to have asked U.N. protection against the forces of Lundula. U.N. headquarters, however, claimed to have no knowledge of such a request. It seems cer tain the United Nations will give full cooperation to the cen tral government and Parliament in their strong bid to deal with Gizenga, who once claimed to be the late Premier Patrice Lu mumba's rightful successor and won Communist support. The Cabinet's action followed prolonged attempts by individ ual ministers and Parliament to bring Gizenga back to Leopold ville peaceably. Since last October the Lu mumbist heir has defied the Leopold government, choosing to stay isolated in Stanleyville, Friday a censure motion against him was introduced in Parlia ment. It probably will come up for vote Monday. 8,065 Enroll At Oregon University of Oregon enroll ment for winter term has reached 8,065, registrar Clifford Constance reported Friday. This is an increase of 15 per cent over winter term of 1961. Not all registrations are in yet the final figure is expected to be 8.350. Portland State College re ported an enrollment of 4,903, a 16.4 per cent increase over 1961. 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