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Katanga Chief Ponders Move ELISABETHVILLE, Katanga Wl President Moise Tshombe apparently is being given a chance to invite a bloodless U.N. occupation of his war capital of Kolwezi and thus insure a place of power for himself in the reunified Congo. Diplomats indicated Tshombe was pondering this course of acuon as ine u.w. military buildup continued. Amphibious armored troop carriers and bridging equipment poured in on huge U.S. Air Force Globemasters, putting the U.N. force in a better position to press an advance on Kolwezi. The British government said it had received word that Tshom be plans an early return to Elisabethville. Both Briton and Bel- Three Judges Looking Into Press Strike NEW YORK W A "board of accountability" met Monday to study whether the public's in terests are being given due ac count" in the month-long news paper strike. The fact-finding panel is com posed of three jurists. . The board was appointed Sun day by Secretary of Labor Wi Wirtz, Gov. Nelson A. Rocke feller and Mayor Robert F. Wagner. A joint announcement by the three said they hoped the board could crystalize public opinion and bring pressure to bear to ward settling a printers' strike against four of the dailies. The other five major papers closed down voluntarily when the walkout began Dec. 8. Report by Friday The Publishers Assn. of New York City, representing the nine papers in contract bargain ing talks, said its theory is that a strike against one is a strike against all. The announcement by Wirtz, Rockefeller and Wagner, who asked that the board report by Friday "or earlier if possible," said of the newspaper blackout: "The public has the right to know why this intolerable situa tion continues." "The public is entitled to know whether its interests are being given due account," the announcement said. "If they are not, the public has the right to exercise further influence to re solve the present deadlock." Cleveland Strike In another strike that has shut down the two daily news papers in Cleveland for 39 days, negotiations involving the Plain Dealer and the Press & News have been recessed. No date has been set for re sumption of contract talks with the striking independent Team sters Union, which represents 455 newspaper delivery drivers in the Ohio city. The talks broke off Saturday. The striking Cleveland News paper Guild is scheduled to re sume contract negotiations with publishers next Monday after a nine-day lapse. Named to the non-salaried "board of public accountability" to study the 31-day-old New York newspaper blackout were Judge Harold R. Medina of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Judge Joseph O'Grady of the New York City Criminal Court, and David W. Peck, former presid ing justice in the appellate di vision of the State Supreme Court. Union Sues Newspapers NEW YORK W A union, charging that its members were locked off their jobs, Monday sued three New York City newspapers for a total of $512, O00 in back pay and other bene fits. The suits were filed in U. S. District Court by Local 2, New York Newspaper Printing Press men's Union, against the New York Herald Tribune, the New York Mirror and the New York Post. The three newspapers shut down Dec. 8 when Local 6 of the International Typographical Union struck four other Man hattan dailies. The three shut down under a "one struck, all itruck" policy. In the suits, the pressmen claim they had been "locked out" in violation of contracts between the union and the three papers. The pressmen asked $100,000 as salary loss and $52,000 in strike benefits from the Herald Tribune; $175, 000 salary and $70,000 strike benefits from the Mirror and $75,000 salary and $40,000 strike benefits from the Post. Congo Action Blasted ARLINGTON. Va. ICPB Young Republicans have ex pressed "utter contempt" for United Nations activities in the Congo. The executive commit tee of the Virginia Young Re publican Federation charged Saturdav that U. N. attempts to unify Katanga Province with the central Congo government violated "the principal of self determination." I gians have been urging him to head back. Belgian authorities in Katanga were understood to have made a plane available. Congo Premier Cyrille Adou la, seeking to nail down gains registered by the United Na tions, named Francois Kalala as administrative boss of Katanga and ordered replacement of Ka tangan money with banknotes from the central government. Kalala is secretary-general of the Leopoldville regime's Pub lic Administration Ministry. Reunion Plans Officials of the central Con golese government arrived in Elisabethville to take steps to reintegrate Katanga into the Congo in accordance with U.N. Secretary -General U Thant's unity plan. The reunion scheme includes merger of the Katan gan and Congolese armed forces and a share of the revenues from Katanga's industrial wealth for Premier Cyrille Adoula's central government in Leopold ville. , At the Elisabethville Airport, central government representa tives set up customs and immi gration offices. U.N. Undersecretary Ralph Bunche, who flew to the Congo on a special mission over the weekend, said he had no plans to meet with Tshombe. He said the time for negotiation is over. Week to Comply "We have stated that we ex pect complete freedom of move ment (through the elimination of all armed resistance). That is a principle and it sticks." Bunche told newsmen. Tshombe likely will be al lowed up to a week to comolv with this demand, qualified dip lomats said. This would entail U.N. occupation of Kolwezi. a mining town 150 miles north west of Elisabethville, the Saka nia border post 110 miles south east of Elisabethville. and Di- lolo, near the frontier of Angola. bhould Tshombe decide to end the resistance, he could for the present retain the presiden cy of Katanga Province, diplo mats said. Though battered mil itarily he retains a political fol lowing in Katanga. Possible Sabotage If he fights on, he could do immense damage to the econ omy through sabotage of instal lations at Kolwezi, including a dam outside the town that sup plies all of Katanga's electric power. Tshombe was last reported in Kolwezi gathering his battered Katangan gendarmes and white mercenaries for a last-ditch stand. U.N. forces could press on Kolwezi either from Jadotville, 80 miles to the southeast of the town or from the big Kamina base 150 miles to the north. A U.N. task force has been poised at Jadotville since Thurs day, awaiting the arrival of ar mor and other heavy equipment stalled by bridge destruction. New Air Service MOSCOW WI A Soviet TU 115 airliner look off on a nonstop flight to Havana Mon day, inaugurating once-weekly regular service between the two capitals. The four-engine, turbo prop plane was expected to cover the 6,810 miles in 16 hours and 50 minutes, Tass said. Nine Poles Killed WARSAW, Poland Ufi A fast train hit a crowded bus at Byd goszcz in north central Poland Monday, killing 9 and injuring 33 bus passengers, the Byd goszcz militia reported. Shoplifters Other Thefts Probed Authorities are investigating several thefts which occurred over the weekend and two juve niles have admitted shoplifting various articles from downtown Eugene stores. The juveniles, ages 13 and 14, were questioned by Eugene police Saturday in connection with the theft of two walkie talkies, two transistor radios and a camera. The youths were seen by a policemen using the walkie-talkies about 20 minutes after they were reported stolen. When questioned they admit ted other thefts and were re leased to their parents with ac tion by the juvenile authorities to follow. Total value of the thefts was about $106. Police are also investigating the theft of two billfolds from the Central Lane YMCA in Eu gene Saturday evening. The bill folds belonged to Donald Clou tier. 1027 Cottonwood Ave., and Willard H. Dick, 280 E. 47th v y Signs In To Enter Pleas Wednesday Pair Arraigned In Circuit Court Edward Dean Riley and Shir ley Mae Huckins will plead Wednesday to charges stem ming from a series of incidents Dec. 29. Riley, 22, of Cottage Grove, and Mrs. Huckins, 22, of 1730 High St., Eugene, were ar raigned in Lane County Circuit Court Monday morning after grand jury indictments were re turned against them last week. The two are charged with grand larceny and three counts Air Force Reopening Murder Case MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho, (UPD A military hearing into the murder case against Airman I. C. Gerald M. Anderson will be re opened again Wednesday morn ing, the Air Force disclosed Monday. Purpose of the reopening will be for the introduction of new statements in Anderson's behalf, including results of an Office of Special Investigations inquiry in the case. Since conclusion of the eight- day hearing at Mountain Home AF last month, OSI agents have been working around the clock on the case and have adminis tered a lie detector test to a civilian who has admitted the murders for which Anderson is charged. Anderson, 25, of San Diego, is accused by the Air Force of premeditated murder in the knife slayings here last April 9 of Nancy Joy Johnson, 22, and her son, Daniel, 2V4. He was freed of a murder charge in Mrs. Johnson's death last November by a civilian court but was re arrested by the Air Force and charged with both crimes. . Since then, a 22-year-old Boise laborer, Theodore Thomas Dickie, has confessed that he and not Anderson committed the murders. Dickie also has confessed to the rape-slaying of Carolyn Rae Reitan, 10, Boise, on Nov. 9 while a figitive from the Ada County jail. Eugene Company Gets Road Contract PORTLAND (UPD A Eugene company was low bidder on an Army Engineers contract to re locate one and one-half miles of road in Linn County in connec tion with the construction of Green Peter and Foster Reser voirs. S. W. Groesbeck and W. R. Durbin Construction Co. bid $542,080 for the work. Confess; Ave., Eugene. About $145 was in the billfolds, which were stolen from the victims' lockers. Dick's billfold, containing his personal papers and credit cards, was later recovered by police outside the YMCA be neath a shrub. The money, ap proximately $125, was missing. Clouticr's billfold with about $20 has not been recovered. Meanwhile, the Lane County sheriff's department is investi gating a reported theft of plumbing materials from a house under construction in Springfield. The materials, valued at $90 90, were stolen from the 1200 block of Linden Ave., in the Menlo Park addition. A burglary at the Francis Prenevost residence in the Fall Creek area was reported Sun day, with about $45 worth of women's clothing stolen. The theft was reported to state police. (APWlrephoto) Russia s new ambassador to the United Nations, Nicolai Fedorenko, right, pre sents his credentials to U.N. Secretary General U Thant at the United Nations in .New York Monday. Fedorenko re placed Valerian A. Zorin who is en route home to head the department of U.N. affairs in the Soviet Foreign Min ' istry. of kidnaping. Riley is also charged with assault with intent to kill. Riley and Mrs. Huckins are accused of kidnaping a Cottage Grove policeman, the police man's wife and a passerby. They are also charged with stealing a Junction City police car, and Riley is accused of shooting and wounding a Junction City policeman. Bail for Riley has been set at $12,000, and bail for Mrs. Huckins is $5,000. According to police reports, the series of incidents started early Saturday morning, Dec. 29, when Riley and Mrs. Huck ins were stopped by off-duty Policeman James Cornell in Cottage Grove. The pair forced Cornell, his wife Catherine and Ray Harris, a passerby, to accompany them in Riley's car, police said. The Cornells and Harris were re leased north of Creswell, and the Riley car continued north to Junction City, where it was spotted by Patrolman ' Dale Kolln. Kolln said in a preliminary hearing Friday that he stopped the Riley car in Junction City and a gun battle ensued. Kolln's forehead was creased by a bul let. Riley and Mrs. Huckins then drove off in Kolln s patrol car, police reported. The car was abandoned in Springfield, and Mrs. Huckins was apprehended that morning. Riley was the object of a widespread manhunt in the Springfield area before he was arrested late that after noon. Dairy Group Opens Talks SALEM WI A dairymen's in dustry committee Monday rec ommended legislation to set up a Milk Stabilization Advisory Committee of seven producers. The proposal was presented at the opening session of the Oregon Dairymen's Assn. which started a three-day annual meet ing at the Marion Motor Hotel. The recommendations, studied since milk prices broke in April 1961, came only a few days after the State Milk ' Stabilization Law expired. Dairymen feared that a milk price war would result. The proposal would set up market areas embracing one or more primary markets and with market pools in each area. Milk prices would be based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture prices for class 2 milk (that used for ice cream, etc.) plus $2.40 for class 1 milk (bottled). Based on December prices that would bring producers $585 per hundred pounds, compared with recently posted prices of $5.50. Rainbow Dist. Voting Today Residents of the Rainbow Water District will cast ballots until 8 p.m. Monday on the dis trict's request to exceed the 6 per cent tax limitation by $21, 370.10. The one polling place for the special election is at the Eliza beth Page School, 1300 Hayden Bridge Road. The water district, directly north of Springfield, receives fire protection from the City of Spnnglield. The cost of this an nual protection for 1963-64 will be 6 mills, or $29,354.93. Since the water district's tax ' base is only $7,984.83, an elec tion is necessary to raise taxes ', above this amount. If the, bal lot measure is approved, the water district will be able to ; raise the $29,354.93 the sum to be paid to the city for 1963- 64 fire protection. Dock Union, Firms Hold Joint Talks NEW YORK WI A federal official says the first face-to-face session of industry and union negotiators since five days be fore Maine-to-Texas dock strike began was "a credit to both sides." James Reynolds, assistant sec retary of labor, said: "I urged upon them that in a real sense collective bargaining is under test at this time. "The conduct of the meeting was a credit to both sides and reflected a clear effort to clari fy opinions." Reynolds got the two sides to gether Sunday for the first such session since Dec. 18. Contract talks rnntinnnri fnn- dav in efforts tn aIii th strike of 60,000 dock workers wnjch has crippled shipping on me Auanuc ana tiuit coasts. The negotiations nm hMurnnn the AFL-CIO International Longshoremen's Assn. and the New York ShiDnine Assn.. Negotiators for the ILA and the association hart mat mar... times since the strike started Dec. 23, but always through an intermediary. c 11 Sound Steak: Choice Beef . . . Irimmed 1 to perfection I I If I your nnhi ft cboift U II D VITAMINS 100-ci. multiples e 200-ct. Vitamin C Protect your family with vitamins this winter. Beg. 0(6)(6V Lemon li III&k) No. 2 Russetts Fresh Baked I I f V High Court Agrees to Review $500,000 Libel Judgement WASHINGTON Wt The Su preme Court agreed Monday to review a $500,000 libel judgment awarded a Montgomery, Ala., city official in a suit against the New York Tunes and four Ne gro ministers. The circuit court of Montgom ery County made the award to L. B. Sullivan, police commis sioner of Montgomery. In addi tion to the Times, the judgment was against the Revs. Ralph Abernathy, Fred L. Shuttles- worth, S. S. Seay Jr., and J. E. Lowery. Sullivan's complaint was based on an advertisement in the Times of March 29, 1960. The advertisement, containing state ments critical of the handling of racial demonstrations in Montgomery, was placed by an organization called "The Com mittee to Defend Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Free dom in the South." The Times, in appealing to the Supreme Court, contended among other things that the judgment violated the Constitu tion's guarantee of freedom of press. A separate appeal by the mncfeicir ill Stew Ueefi: Corned Beefi Ground Round All Top Quality USDA Special Morning Canned Mlk 10 SJ Vegetables ;l '8 - $I SOUP N CRACKER SALE! Camrjbell' All varieties f except tomato Meringue 1675 W. lSlh AVE. AT CHAMBERS We reserve the right to limit quantities Prices effective Jan. 7, 8 and Store hours: 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. dally EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, four ministers said the record was devoid of evidence of any authorization or consent by them for publication of the advertisement, or of any malice on their part. The court also agreed to hear the separate appeal by the four ministers. In its first business day of the new year, after a recess of three weeks, the high court handed down opinions in two other cases. These were: A "unanimous ruling that a Long Island, N.Y., fuel dealer is subject to the National Labor Relations Act although his only contact with interstate com merce is the purchase of oil that has moved across state lines. An 8-1 decision that pro ceeds from a sale of mortgaged property may not be used to pay local taxes before payment of an earlier-arising federal tax lien against the owner of the property. The case came from Buffalo, N.Y.. Justice Douglas dissented. Among lower court decisions that the Supreme Court refused to review, and thus left stand Rump Milk Sunshine Crispy Crackers mm nroiiwnrc(s Monday, Jan. 7, 1963 Page 3.V ing, were these: A decision by the U.S. Circuit Court in New Orleans holding that Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy has a right to in spect and copy voters records in Forrest County, Miss. A decision by the Florida Supreme Court upholding a state law making it a crime to act as business agent for a union without obtaining a stato li cense. The appeal to the Su preme Court was by Hugh Smith, Miami business agent for a local of the AFL-CIO Painters Union. Smith was convicted of violating the law, fined $200 and put on probation for two years. A decision ty the Okla homa Supreme Court upholding validity of a petition seeking amendment of the Oklahoma Constitution so as to provide for reapportionment of the state legislature. Board Sets Session SALEM (UPD The Oregon State Board of Aeronautics will meet here Jan. 15, Director Rob ert W. Dunn said Monday. Etoasft pound I box V Shop Albertsons for top Quality for low, low prices . . 9, 1962
