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EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Tburi .. Dee. 8. 1863 Pu 11B - How to Succeed . . . Without Really Trying Receipts Climb Car Strikes, Kills Portland Woman Poles Pay Debt LONDON tn The Polish gov ernment has completed payment of a fi-million-pound ($18 8 mil lion) debt to Britain five years ahead of schedule, the govern ment reports. PORTLAND un Trm post- PORTLAND ifl An auto mobile struck and killed an elderly Portland woman Wed nesday as she attempted lo cross SW Harbor Drive three blocks south of the Clay Street off- ramp. The victim was Goldia Evelyn Maythis. 78. The driver of the car, Richard Madsen, 48, Portland, said he was blinded by headlight glare. office laid Thursday its re ceipts for the first 11 months Profile: Reluctant Politico of this year totaled $15,064,838 $960,713 more than last years. 3 "Ml i - .1 -a r . - l jjLMM GOV. W. W. SCRANTON He Had to Be Shoted By HARRV FERGUSON Of lh tolled rreii International HARR1SBLRG, Pa. Wil liam Scranton, the new gov ernor of Pennsylvania, is be ing talked about across the nation as a possible Republi can presidential candidate in 1964. If he makes it, his offi cial biography should be en titled "How to Succeed in Pol itics Without Really Trying." He has won two smashing victories at the polls in the last two years, but it never occurred to him to enter poli tics until somebody else sug gested it. He ran for governor only because he was pressured into it by a determined band of men headed by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Scranton violates most of the rules professional politi cians live by with a cheerful disregard for whether he sinks or swims. Ask him a blunt question and you get a blunt answer. Are you a wealthy man? ("I'm worth , between $8 and $9 million.") What was your reaction when you were drafted to run for Congress two years ago? ("I honestly don't know.") When a reporter remarked upon his candor, Scranton said: "Well, you know lots of people think it's just an act. But I am what I am, and I'll leave it to you to decide whether I'm put ting on an act or not." Then came the inevitable question as to whether he planned to run for president. "Nominees do not get on the ticket without considerable effort to do so," he said. "In politics presidential aspirants are wise to organize their campaign considerably in advance. I have not done this, nor do I have any intention of so doing." If the draft is put on him long enough and hard enough, he would accept, but he said: "I think that's highly unlikely." Scranton is 45 years old and a member of a new breed in American politics the wealthy aristocrat. Unlike John F. Ken nedy and Nelson Rockefeller, he did not jump into the political pool. He had to be pushed. That happened when he was in Washington working in the State Department. One night he got a telephone call from the Republican chairman of his congres sional district. The news was that chairmen of all six counties wanted him to run for congressman, and all other prospective candidates had agreed to withdraw and support him. "It never occurred to me I would win," Scranton said. "Ken nedy was running'for president and my own county was 60 per cent Catholic." He said he accepted because he thought that if he won there would be a chance to do something for his home territory, in cluding the city of Scranton. Democrats had a 34,000 margin over Republicans in registered voters in the district. Kennedy carried the district for president by 30,000 votes. Scranton won by 17,000. He said he decided he would run for re election lo Congress because he thought he needed four years to accomplish the things his district needed and then retire from politics. Penn sylvania Republican leaders, impressed by Scranton's survival against a Democratic tide, began lo think about him in bigger terms. In March of last year they approached him to run for governor. He said No. In August they made another pitch. Again the answer was no. In November Scranton got word that Eisenhower wanted to see him at Gettysburg. This time the heat apparently got up to furnace tempera ture, and Scranton asked for two weeks to think it over. Then he said no again. That might have been the end of it except for the fact civil war broke out among Pennsylvania Republi cans and by February of this year it had become so bad that the GOP cause looked hopeless. The heat was turned on Scranton again, hotter than ever. This time he accepted subject lo conditions he laid down. All factions in the Republican party must make peace and agree to work together, and those conditions were met. Scranton's opponent was Richardson Dilworth, mayor of Philadelphia. Democrats had held the governor's chair for two straight terms, eight years. They had a bulge of about 160,000 over the Republicans in registered voters. Scranton won by a whopping 470,000. Asked to explain it, he said: "Partly it was a matter of personalities. People some times get so interested in power politics that they forget about service to the public. My opponent started striking out in all directions pretty hard toward the end of the campaign. I think it was premeditated and just an act he was putting on." Scranton hammered away during the campaign at the prob lem of Pennsylvania's 321,000 unemployed and the decline of heavy industry in the state. He is an advocate of economy in government rather than increased taxes and already is going over the stale structure, department by department, to see what can be cut out. He is quick to admit that he won thou sands of votes because of Eisenhower's active support and the fact there had been a city hall fiscal scandal during Dilworth's administration in Philadelphia. Scranton is slow to make up his mind about being a po litical candidate, but once the decision is taken he goes all out. He won his seat in Congress because he and his wife, Mary, tramped the streets ringing door bells day and night. He worked out every cranny of Pennsylvania when he was running for governor. Scranton inherited a fortune. His family settled in Pennsyl vania in 1840, and the city of Scranton was named for them. They developed extensive mining and real estate holdings in the area and in addition to that Scranton has a lucrative law practice. The future? The calendar doesn't favor Scranton in the presidential sweepstakes. He is in as governor for a four-year term and cannot run for re-election under a state law. That leaves him halfway through his first term in 1964 and two years out of office in 1968. It may be that 1966 will find him hack in Scranton looking after his law and business interests and finished with politics. If so, it is unlikely Scranton will shed any tears or mourn lost opportunities. "My wife says I'm happy doing anything," he said, "and I guess she's right." Demand for Teachers Climbs 10 Per Cent CORVALL1S W More than 10,000 requests for teachers, a record high, were received at the teacher placement office of Oregon State University this year. Mrs. Kathryn H. Smith, direc tor of the placement program, said that exceeded the previous high by about 10 per cent. She said the strongest current demand is for male elementary school teachers. District Court Plan Considered at Vale VALE UW The Malheur Coun ty Court look under study Wed nesday a proposal to create district court in the county. 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In ell rtyi.,.- 5Cr::i Tiger Force' Hits Reds Quick, Hard Ry PETER ARNETT Of the Associated Press SAIGON, Viet Nam At the edga of South Viet Nam's northern mountains, a force of tough Vietnamese troopers and U.S. Marine aviators has started an around-the-clock vicil to hit Communist guer rillas hard and fast. The force nicknamed "TiRcr" can he off the (round and into the air head ing toward an attacked out post within 45 minutes of get ting the first call for help. The idea for such a force was borrowed by U.S. ad visers from the 101st U.S. Airborne Division whose slo gan is "Anywhere anytime and fight." In the hidden Vietnam war where the enemy can he ev erywhere now and nowhere soon after, this concept is al ready reaping rewards. Based in the coastal city of T)o Nang, the northern Tiger force is just a tiny outfit compared to the massive re taliation the 101st could bring to bear. Only 40 troops in four helicopters whirr across the mountains after getting desperate summons for help. The missions call for consid erable bravery and tight co ordination. The birlh of the Tiger force ind its fast reaction time came only after Vietnamese officers in the area and their American counterparts cut through swaths of red tape. The problem of coordination was ironed out by establish ing tactical operations cen ter which holds authority for approving all aspects of the operation. The center is the first of Its kind in Viet Nam and may serve as a model for other areas where- speed is often hampered by an un wieldy chain of command. U.S. advisers believe the existence of the Tiger fore heartens government military units who know that if they are attacked they can he as. sured of reinforcements within the hour. Bigger forces could follow Tiger in if they were required. 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