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Newspaper Page TextSunday Edition Cold Weather Report, Page HA LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. 96th Year, No. 82 FIVE SECTIONS 64 PAGES Eugene, Oregon, January 13, 1963 Second Cliss Postage Paid at Eugene, Oregon i Sunday, 15 Cents l Money, Money, Money Hi Sharply Split Legislature j Qoes Into Session Monday By PAUL W. HARVEY JR. Of the Aiioctaied Press SALEM UH Asharply divided Oregon Legislature meets Monday to solve the state's most critical financial dilemma since the depression of the 1930s. Gov. Mark 0. Hatfield, who will bo inaugurated at 2 p.m., Monday, for his sec ond term, faces his severest test in trying to sell his money ideas to the Democratic Legislature. . The Democratic majority in the Legis lature is split over Hatfield's proposal to balance the budget. Some Republicans will oppose Hatfield's ideas, too. The heat of the Republican governor's plan is a net receipts tax, which is a modi fied income tax that would hit people with low incomes. The same plan died in the past two Legislatures, and again faces Strong Senate opposition. ' The Legislature will have to find about $50 million in new revenue to balance the governor's $405 million biennial budget. No solution is in sight. ' The House, with 31 Democrats and 29 Republicans, might go for the net receipts tax. The Senate, with 21 Democrats and 9 Republicans, might favor a sales tax. The financial problem is so critical that it overshadows everything else. Since World War II, the Legislature has had a surplus in the general fund every time it met. Now, the surplus is not only gone, but a deficit looms at the end of the biennium next June 30. Ben Musa, 57, of The Dalles, will be president of the Senate. A veteran of six' sessions, he is an accountant and income tax consultant He is part of the conserva tive bipartisan coalition that again will have 17 or 18 of the Senate's 30 votes. Clarence Barton, 52, D-Cuquille, will be the speaker. His big problem will be to get the liberal Democratic program through the House, which includes three or four con servatives among the slim Democratic ma jority. ' ' Barton will exercise strong leadership in trying to win House approval of the net receipts tax. A lawyer, he has held key po sitions on the Taxation and Ways and Means Committees of the House during his three terms. Hatfield also favors a cigarette tax. This is expected to win approval without any trouble. . -v ' But there is strong opposition to his proposal to hold a special election in March or April to let the people pass on the net receipts tax. Most observers predict a long and stormy session. The last one lasted 122 days, and the 1957 session of 128 days was the long est. This one might run as long as 150 days. For one thing, the lawmakers will be re lieved of financial pressure on themselves. For the first time, they can set their own salaries. No longer do they have to make personal financial sacrifice in order to serve. The $405 million general fund budget would be about $40 million more than for the current biennium. Nearly all of the in crease would go to education, which takes 55 per cent of the whole budget So far, Hatfield has disclosed only his proposals on raising and spending money. The rest of his ideas would be outlined in Monday's inaugural message of about 5,000 words. Both Houses will be organized unoffi cially at caucuses Sunday night When they meet at 10 a.m., Monday, then they will have only to go through the motions of organizing. (See Page 6A.) $10 Million Congo Cash WASHINGTON W) An esti ' mated $8 million to $10 million worth of Congolese francs is re ported missing from the Ka tanea National Bank at Elisa. bethville, and financial experts on the scene are trying to find out what happened to them, it was learned Saturday night. Diplomatic sources reported that United Nations representa tives who took over the Ka- tanga National Bank late last month are trying to find out what became of the francs under the administration of President Moise Tshombe. At the moment these inform ants said, the cash is missing and U.N. officials who took con trol of the bank for the Mone- tary Council of the U.N. central government do not know what happened to it. Tshombe. who has left his provincial capital of Elisabeth ville which is now under U.N. control, is said by U.S. officials to have substantial bank ac counts in Switzerland. But one assumption here has been that his sources of income for this money were payments to the Katanga government by the big Belgian industrial concern. Un ion Miniere, which has extensive operations in the province. Informants familiar with Tnnco financial conditions re ported Saturday night that Tshombe issued his own Ka tanga francs in 1960 against several hundred million Congo francs which were in the bank at Elisabethville in 1960. When U.N. representatives took over ih Katanea bank late last month, these informants said they looked for the Congolese francs and found tnem missing. Messages on Television " President John F. Kennedy's State of the Union address ; to Congress and Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield's inaugura tion and subsequent State of the State message will both be carried locally on television Monday. The President's speech to the 88th Congress will be car Tied live at 9:30 a.m. on Channel 13 (KVAL). and Channel -9 (KEZI):""" .- - - - - ?. The speech is expected to last about 45 minutes. ' At 2 p.m., live from Salem, the governor's inauguration for a second four-year-term will be viewed on Channel 13 as weU as Channel 2 (KATU), Channel 12 (KPTV) and Channel 7 (KOAC) for viewers on the cable system. Nuclear Talks to Open Solution Sought To Arms Deadlock By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER ' Of the' AskOcimted Press , WASHINGTON President Kennedy's top disarma ment expert will open talks with Soviet representatives in New York on Monday in an effort to find out whether recent Moscow hints of a nuclear test ban agreement mean that a breakthrough in the long disarmament dead lock is possible. The Soviet Union, like the United States, may be reaching the point of diminishing returns in its nuclear test nroeram. U.S. officials said Saturday. That is the ooint at which the possibility of discovering new infor- i l i . . in., c : T T : i mauon aeciiues biiarpiy auc ouvici uuiuu may mau woui to checK uie nuclear arms Copter Toll Brings Study Of Tactics SAIGON, South Viet Nam Wl A rising toll of United States helicopter crewmen and aircraft in- the war against Viet Cong guerrillas has brought helicop ter tactics under review. Bodies of the seven latest victims were recovered from an island in the Mekong River delta Saturday. Of 53 Americans killed so far in a year of supporting South Viet Nam's armed forces, 23 were killed in helicopters. Many others have been wounded. Sixteen helicopters have been destroyed, either as a result of Communist action or in acci dents. Nearly all the 100 or so operating in South Viet Nam have been hit by ground fire and many . have been forced down temporarily, . The crash that killed seven American crewmen Friday night was attributed to mechanical difficulty. Their H21 troop car rier flipped on its back and cart wheeled down from about 2,500 feet. Three other helicopters had race because of its harden ing split with Red China, a potential nuclear power. But despite such reasoning in official quarters here, adminis tration leaders arc reported cs scntially skeptical that the So viet Union really intends to change its policy on the vital issue of inspection. In well-in formed quarters, therefore, opti mism is sharply curtailed by a "show me" attitude. The State Department an nounced that the new round of probing, exploratory talks will be held between William C. Foster, representing the United States, and Ambassadors Niko lai T. Fedorenko and Semyon K. Tsarapkin of the U.S.S.R Foster is chief of the U.S. Dis- armament Agency. Fedorenko is Premier Khrushchev's new ambassador at the United Na tions and Tsarapkin is the regu lar Soviet disarmament negotia tor at Geneva. Foster met with President Kennedy for about an hour Saturday morning prior to the State Department s announce' ment. that the U.S.-Soviet talks had finally been agreed on and would open Monday. The first session will be held at the So viet U.N, headquarter! in New York. ... Plans for the talks were diS' cussed here last week in meeting between Kennedy and r Jul V ' J - . -MM I il r i 1 llpl ISs.id Ml jar' w(aSmer I ,n r .1 ' r.r-cllt 5 ..trivrlV been forced down by mechanical . " , . ,,.,-. difficulty in the same 24-hour Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister period. IVasily V. Kuznetsov. Souiet-Chinese Quarrel to Play Big Role Communists Gather for Party Cojigress BERLIN Ifi Communists converged on East Berlin from afar Saturday for an East Ger man Communist party congress that looks as if it will be dom inated by the Soviet-Chinese quarrel. Diplomats expect the meeting, starting Tuesday, may open the way for a Communist summit conference. The end result may be a world-wide party congress, pro posed, by Peking. The last one, in November I960, brougnt tne Soviet and Red Chinese leaders together in Moscow for a biting quarrel that was only publicly and temporarily patched over. The star at the sixth party congress -of the bast ocrman Communists will be Soviet Pre mier Khrushchev. He is due Sunday or Monday after a stop over in Poland. Khrushchev is expected to at tack the Chinese Communists Hunt Begins For Skier, 13 pirNn rsnocial) A 13-year- old Idaho ski racer was believed missing on the slopes of Mt. Bachelor, 20 miles west of here Saturday night a coarrh was being organized to comb the mountain for Keith Beauheir of McCall, Idaho, who was last seen Saturday after noon following the Sun cup sia lnm raco at the ski area. The boy apparently failed to rstiirn in Bpnd late in the after noon and his absence was later discovered. Several persons who drove to the ski area after Beauheir was discovered miss ing, shouted and shined ngnis, hut could find no trace of him. It was feared the boy may have slipped and fallen, injur ing himself, or may have wan dered away from the iki area. The temperature was expected to drop close to zero during the night. for wanting to take a more ag gressive line against the United States and its western partners and for underrating American atomic strength. To answer Khrushchev, the Chinese Communists have named Wu Hsiu-chuan, a mem ber of their Central Committee, as leader of a three mem ber delegation. He used to be INSIDE TODAY Births - 9A Editorials 12A Sports . 2-4B Classified 4-15B. Theaters 5B TV Previews - 6B Women's News 2-3C Home and Garden ...... 8-9C UO Religious Forum Week To Begin 4-Day Program Peking's ambassador to Yugo slavia, where he had plenty of chance to get acquainted with the revisionist ideas that the Chinese accuse Khrushchev of adopting. The Yugoslavs are also send ing a delegation. This is the first time they have been in vited to a party congress inside the Communist bloc since their big break with Moscow in 1948, The Yugoslavs and the Soviets have moved closer together sinco the Moscow-Peking split became more apparent. Among foreigners on hand was Henry Winston, vice-chair man of the American Commu nist party. Winston has lived in the Soviet Union since he was Religious Fcrum Week, an annual program of lectures, panel discussions and displays relating to the role of religion modern-day lite, will open tonight on the University of Oregon campus. At 7:30 in the Erb Memorial Student Union, the five major speakers for the four-day pro gram will be introaucea Dy Ar thur S. Flemming, president ot the University of Oregon. This will be followed by the week's opening address, "In Search of Meaning ... To Be a Person," by Dr. Camilla M. Anderson of Salem, director of the outpa tient department of the Oregon State Hospital at Salem. A "question period" with Doctor Anderson and other speakers is scheduled at 8:49. Monday's schedule begins with a faculty luncheon at noon in the Student Union. Speaker will be the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Tobin of Portland, a delegate to the Second Vatican Council, who will discuss the council. Monday's evening address will be at 7:30 in the Student Union. The speaker, David Bassan, is assistant to the president of ABC Life Insurance Co. His topic will be "In Search of Meaning . . . Integrity in Business." 16th, 17th Polaris Subs Launched PORTSMOUTH. N. H. WWThe nation's 18th and 17th nuclear- powered Polaris submarines were launched Saturday. No. 17 the John Adams slid down the ways- at the Ports mouth Naval Shipyard after Mrs. James C Manny of New York broke the traditional bot tle of champagne on the sub marines stern, fahe is the great- ercat - great granddaughter of John Quincy Adams. Earlier in the day. the 16lh Polaris submarine Nathan Hale was launched at the Electric Boat Division of General Dy namics Corp. at Groton, Conn, Princinal speaker at the launching of the John Adams was Thomas B. Adams, vice president Allied Activities Di vision of the Sheraton Corp. of America. He is the great-great great grandson of President 1 Adams. freed in 1961 after serving five years of an eight-year sentence for conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government. President Kennedy commuted the sentence because of Winston's eye trouble and ill health in prison. Some sources in Poland said Wladyslaw G o mul k a. Polish Communist chief, would try to mediate between the two major Communist powers. Gomulka will be coming to Berlin with Khrushchev. An indication of where Go- mulka'i sympathy lies came in the news that his foreign min ister, Adam Rapacki, will visit India this month. The visit will be a rebuke to the Chinese, who staged an armed attack on India last fall. Icy Art ' - - " (Regiftter-Guartf photo) Nature's own sculpture was the reward Saturday for Kenneth -Rodgers at the front of his home at 124 W. Fifth Ave. Eugene, ; after he left a sprinkler running. Rodgers had the sprinkler going Saturday night as well, to see what interesting pattern would develop. Skating Appetites Whetted But Blades Remain Dull life Savannah9 s Symbol This symbol of the Atomic Age is to be found every where on the first atomic age passenger-freighter, the N. S. Savannah. In this case the symbol is formed by a ceiling light fixture. For a look at the Savannah and what makes it tick or rather what makes its atoms be bombarded by neutrons turn to page IB. Boeing Issue To Get Study WASHINGTON W) Sen. Wayne Morse, D-Ore, said Sat urday the Oregon congressional delegation will meet Monday morning to hear about a pro posed Boeing aircraft project in Eastern Oregon. Two representatives of Oregon Cov. Mark O. Hatfield Sam Mallicoate and Harold Ken nedy are scheduled to sit down with the Oregon legislators and discuss a proposal under which there would be a swap of pub licly owned lands to fit in with the nroiect A report that Sens. Henry Jackson and Warren Magnuson, Washington Democrats, were putting roadblocks in the path of the project was denied by Maenuson. "I don't know anything about it," he said, "And I'm sure Sen. Jackson doesn't either. I talked with him today before he left for New York, and that subject never came ud." ' Morse when asked about the reports said: "We've always had nothing but the finest cooperation with Sen. Magnuson and Sen. Jack son.' Neither Sen. Jackson nor Sen. Maurine Neuberger. D-Ore, were available for comment By MATT MITCHELL or the RoUUr-Quard 1 Getting ice skates sharpened In Eugene is like water skiing in the middle of the Sahara Desert. In fact, finding a pair of ice skates for sale was about as impossible as collapsing from a heat stroke Saturday. Just taking an old pair of shoe skates around town in an attempt to get them sharpened brought quizzical looks. "Nope, we don't do that" remarked one oerson. "Never even knew skates had to be sharpened," another said. John Robertson at Warren's Hardware said "We haven't car ried skates for 10 or 12 years.' Howard Wicklund said in his snnrtinc Goods store that ice skates are just like sleds: "It's a feast or famino situation. Wo could sell 20 pair today, men none for 10 years." . Improvised Skating Rinks For those who already possess skates the improvised skating rinks orovlded by the Eugene fire and park departments ai the. Amazon swimming pool parking lot on south Hilyard Street and the Washington Park tennis courts will be good as long as freezing temperatures last. The weatherman- said Satur day evening there would De gradual warming trend with predicted high toaay oi J aucr a Saturday night low of 15 de grees. The mercury should drop in nr. v za decrees tonisni. For the frustrated sxater wno rummaged through attics and storage rooms to find his old nair nf skates Saturday morning the day may nave Deen w u More Supplies Sent For Flood Victims PARIS OB Seven additional nlane loads of tents and food are being airlifted from Europe to Morocco to aid victims of dis astrous floods, Gen. John P. Mc- Connell, deputy commander in chief of U.S. Forces in Europe, said todav. Saturday's shipments w 1 1 bring the total number of planes sent to Morocco with relief sup plies to 23. More than 90,000 pounds of material have been sent the skates needed to bo honed. A scissor sharpener In down town Eugene said, "What? I never even knew you had to sharpen a pair of ice skates." Down the street at a bicycle shop, one man suggested trying ski shop, but one of nis co workers quipped,- Leave- em here. We'll try anything." Dale Berg, who operates ski shop, said he didn't know whero to get skates sharpened but ex plained he would sell skates if there were an ice nnn in uie area. A female customer said that if the reporter was trying to buy skates he "might try a war surplus store. They'll carry any thing. . i -: i Cliff Baird. veteran Eugene locksmith, said he had had eight or ten calls during the day to have skates sharpened and noted about IS years ago ho had a special clamp to help do the iob correctly. "Maybe I'll build another one, so that in is years I'll be able to use It once." After a long search, It was The Jolt's On You '. The cold, ' dry air ' which chilled Eugene residents the oast few days brought an un usual condition of static elec tricity. , One man reported that when he swept the seat of his auto and touched the metal door, he received a jolt of electricity enough to "bite" clear through his gloves.. Machines acted up, too, especially those which had enough moving parts to gen erate invisible sparks. Why? It's simple, according to a University of Oregon physics teacher. Dry air is a poor conductor of electricity, he said, so charges store up in metallic objects. They get stronger and stronger. Then, when a person who Is moistly constructed touches this storage unit, wham goes the dissipation. The same thing happens during the summer when air is dry. found that Roy. Hatch at 3&J : Garden Supplies formerly sharp ened skates, "But it was more than 20 years ago since I did. How do you want these hollow ground or square and flat? An Extra Pillow ' " "By the way," he said crit ically studying the reporter, 'Are you going to take an extra pillow with you when you go skating?" "What would, you charge?" Hatch was asked. . - "There's a good question. Gosh, I guess about $1.50 up depending on how much time it takes. - About then a fellow .worker. ' Don Grigsby, walked up and ' suggested a home - sharpener. Pulling down. a catalog brigshy declared the stated price for the electric home ice skate sharp ener was $165. A number of persons did offer an alternate suggestion. "You know, there s an ice rink In Portland. You could take your skates, there and probably get -them 'Sharpened": -, Torrential Rains Hit City for Third Day . SAO PAULO Brazil W Tor rential, ruins poured down on this flooded city Saturday tor the third straight day. ' - At least 12 persons have died as a result of the high waters. Hundreds of houses in low-lying areas were flooded. First Looker Bought Car fc- Fast results from this ad. SS VOLKSWAGEN Sedan. WWta wall Urea. Vary clan and top condition. Ntw battery. Servlca record by Jack and Cm. Owner ale. $875. Some lerma If de aired. See at 0000 Arthur St. , You will always find the best used car buys In the classified col umns.