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Univ. of Oregon Library EUGEME, oaSQO.'I C rrriT"o m Rl ULLETIN WEATHER Partly cloudy; high H-M; lew J4-3J. TEMPERATURES High yesterday, 43 degrees. Law last night, 35 degrees. Sunset today, e:35. Sunrise tomorrow, S:40. IO.EJ JD. CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER EN S9tS Yei r Brazil chief is confident of democracy WASHINGTON (UPI) - Brazil ian President Joao Goulart told Congress today he is confident peaceful competition with com munis:!) "will show representa tiva democracy is the most per fect form of government for the preservation of individual lib erty." Addressing a joint session in Portuguese, Goulart reaffirmed Brazil's support of "the demo cratic principles which united the peoples of the West." He praised the Alliance for Progress, but warned Congress not to expect "rigorously techni cal global planning" and "prior elimination of instability" by Latin American nations. He said Brazil offers "ample possibilities for foreign private enterprise that wants to cooper ate loyally for the development of the country." Expropriate Utilities In the field of public utilities, hj said, "there are certain areas of friction that should be elim inated, since, by a natural phe nomenon, they generate not only misunderstandings between the government and the franchised companies, but not infrequent ly misunderstandings between friendly countries." Foreign-owned telephone com panies in Rio de Janeiro and in 18 smaller cities in southern Bra zil have been expropriated by state governments in the past two months. Goulart's government has sought to bring about friendly settlements with the owners. Goulart said inflation in Brazil stemmed from sharp changes in the economy provoked by World War II. "We know that victory over our present difficulties depends on our own work, our own energy, our own sacrifice," Goulart said. "The Brazilian people have not made every possible sacrifice to conquer backwardness and under development We are trying to es tablish a harmonious development of the country to correct regional inequalities. . . Latins Lacked Aid Goulart said that during World War II the prices of Brazil's ex port products remained frozen at levels below real value. After the war, more advanced countries were able to eliminate inflation and restore prosperity, he said. These nations, Goulart said, had the massive aid of the U.S. econ omy while the Latin American countries remained without any plan for international cooperation for the recuperation of agriculture and development of industry. "Brazil believes the peaceful coexistence between the free world and the socialist world can be beneficial and we have the hope (esperanca) that these con tacts will show that representa tive democracy is the more per fect form of government, and more compatible with the protec tion of man and preservation of his liberty. . ." De Gaulle meets with Fanfani TURIN, Italy (UPI) French President Charles de Gaulle and Italian Premier Amintore Fan fani discussed European and world problems today in a villa surrounded by 2,000 heavily armed policemen. De Gaulle flew in from Paris this morning to spend six or sev en hours with Fanfani and intend ed to fly back this evening. The security orecautions. heav iest in Italy since the end of World War II. obviously were ae signed to protect De Gaulle against European extremists uy ing to keep Algeria French. A spokesman said De Gaulle and Fanfani discussed the problems of Germany, disarmament, under developed countries and "general European problems." The French DC6 airliner carry ing De Gaulle from Paris arrived at Castile Airport, escorted by a squadron of Italian jet fighters. French fighters flew escort for the plane from the French capital to the Italian border. The airport was surrounded by police and all vehicular traffic was barred for more than an hour before De Gaulle's sched uled arrival. PRETTY SHOOK UP MUSKEGON. Wis. (UPD Tavern keeper Charles McGuire and 10 patrons dived for cover Tuesday when a wheel from Jonathan Lemke's car smashed through his plate glass window. Nobody was injured but Mc Guire said "the house had to buy several rounds some of the peo ple were pretty shook up." Twelve Pages r vw- ri V V - -"' d : Hi 1 .jSh?Vj ' ;V..; '!'', ESCAPES RENO FIRE Mrs. Edith Ahlstedt, Bend is pictured holding a key to a hotel room that no longer exists. It was room 238 which she occupied in the Golden Hotel in Reno, destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning, with several persons feared dead. In front of Mrs. Ahlstedt is the dress she wore when making her hurried exit from the hotel through a fire escape. Not missing Bend resident safe in Reno hotel fire By Phil F. Brogan Bulletin Staff Writer A Bend resident who was listed as missing following the fire that reduced the historic Golden Hotel in Reno, Nev., to rubble early Tuesday safely reached her home here last night, with a graphic account of the disaster that ap parently claimed several lives. She is Mrs. Edith Amstedt, 74U Portland Avenue, mother of Mrs. Earl Frazee of Polly's Cafe. Not only was Mrs. Ahlstedt for a time listed as missing, but Bend police were asked from Reno to get in touch with her relatives. Her pas tor in Bend was notified. Mrs. Ahlstedt, on a vacation trip by bus to the Reno city, reg istered at the Golden Hotel over the weekend. She retired about midnight Monday and asked that she be called at 7 a.m., so sne could start back home. But the wake-up call was not received: People at the Golden Hotel desk were too busy, me hotel was on fire. Awakened by Smoke At 7:10 a.m., Mrs. Ahlstedt was awakened by suffocating smoke in her room on the second floor. Wearing only a dress, her eclat and white shoes, she groped her way to the fire escape. It was of the balancing type which required the weight of a person before it would tilt groundward. Below a large crowd had gathered, and in structions how to use the escape were called up from the ground. Mrs. Ahlstedt was one of the first to get out of the hotel. She lost all belongings, aside from what she wore. Included in her loss was money she had placed under her pillow. Mrs. Ahlstedt caught her Bend tin shortly after the fire and did not have time to check with fire men. Consequently, she was list ed as missing. The Bend woman escaped with- out injury, aside irom some smoke she inhaled, but 19 otners received treatment. It was re ported from Reno this morning that of the 140 registered guests and employes, 119 have reported. So far, only one body, that of a woman, has been recovered, dm it is feared others are in the de bris. Apparently a number of guests Three Lebanon boys picked up Three Lebanon boys with Mac Laren records were picked up by Oregon State Police about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in possession of a car reported stolen in Sweet Home. The boys, brought to Bend, were identified' as Roger D. Norton, 18: Richard Lee Patterson, 16, and Donald Hayes. 15 The car was registered to Bob by and Wanda Vincent, Sweet Home. left without reporting their es cape. Mrs. Ahlstedt reported man from Mt. Hood who stayed at the hotel Monday night was on the bus that brought her to Bend. With all her funds lost in the fire, Mrs. Ahlstedt borrowed $5. Not only did she lose her luggage, clothing and money, but also her glasses. Caused by Blast The Reno fire was caused by the explosion of an acetylene gas tank in the basement. Within minutes after the fire was dis covered, the 250 room hotel was filled with smoke. Within a short time after the fire started, a giant column of flames coming from the basement shot through the roof. Loss was estimated at $5 million. It was a spectacular fire, but Mrs. Ahlstedt did not remain long at the scene for a "second look." Hatfield opposes special session on time question SALEM (UPI) Gov. Mark Hatfield said today he is firmly convinced that the people of Ore gon "would rather live with an other summer of hectic time than face the consequences of a special session which got out of hand and raised taxes because of reckless spending." This was Hatfield's reply to State Sen. Robert W. Straub, D- Eugene, who last week asked Hat field to call a special legislative session to repeal the optional day light time law. Under the con'roversial 1961 law, Portland and the surround ing aroa will switch to fast time April 29 leaving the rest of Ore gon legally on standard time. The same situation prevailed in Ore gon last summer. Hatfield said informally last week he didn't like Straub's idea, ai,d today expanded on this in a letter. Police caution on using guns in frightening away prowlers The recent outbreak of reported prowlir.gs has city police worried that someone will be accidentally killed unless residents exercise extreme caution in the use of fire arms. "We realize that everyone has a right to bear arms, but we don't advise residents to take it upon themselves to go gunning for prowlers." Police Chief E m i I Moen said. "It is simply too dangerous. There is too much of a chance that an innocent person will be murdered or seriously wounded," Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, Wednesday, April 4, Walker hurls charges at Defense boss WASHINGTON (UPI) - Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker charged today that Defense Sec- rotary Robert S. McNamara slan dered and defamed him by mis using an Army report on its in vestigation of his troop education programs. He also told senators investigat ing alleged military muzzling that he had been made "a scapegoat of an unwritten policy of colla boration and collusion with the in ternational Communist conspira cy- . , As Walker testified, George Lincoln Rockwell, head of the American Nazi party, and two of his followers were ejected from the premises for wearing swas tika buttons m their lapels. They were ushered from the hearing room and the Senate Office Build ing as well when they refused to remove the buttons. Walker, who resigned from the Army last year after being re moved as head of the 24th In fantry Division in Germany, an grily condemned present Defense Department information and edu cation policies. He said civilian control of the military "has been perverted and extended into a commissar - like system of control at all major echelons." Says Nation in Danger Behind this unprecedented move to undermine our American way and convince the military that they support collusion are in dividuals whose actions endanger the security of our country," he said. He strongly protested the fact that McNamara released to the Senate investigation the record of the inquiry that led to an admon ishment and Walker's decision to resign and fight communism hiu own way. "Secretary McNamara misused the report of investigation to cre ate In the public mind the false impression that I had been lound guilty of violating the Hatch Act, Walker said. "This was slander and defamation of character and reputation in the privileged sanc tuary of a Senate committee." The report found that the gen eral had attempted improperly to influence the 1960 congression al voting of his troops and in cluded a statement by an Army judge advocate that there was an over-all Indication ot riaicn Act and related violations." The Hatch Act prohibits political ac tivity by government officials, in cluding military leaders. Walker testified that he was never legally charged with any Hatch Act violation. Critical of President Walker cited press reports that President Kennedy had ordered the Army inquiry and reviewed its findings. In effect, he said, the President was "both prosecutor and judge" in the proceedings. Walker gave the subcommittee full review of his long battle with Overseas Weekly and his ef forts to have the publication banned. "It is a vicious, immoral, cor rupt, destructive, subversive tab loid," Walker said. Walker told the Senate group that the press has great power over the Army. He commented that "the media men will not do much when the shooting starts except write graphic accounts of the retreat." Walker said "the whole pro ceeding against me was a mas ter piece of pretense at justice coupled with total disregard of justice. TOO OLD FOR TWIST NEW YORK (UPD-The Duch ess of Windsor says that at 65 she is "too old for the twist, but nonetheless is "trying to do it" The duchess, who arrived here with the duke en route to Palm Beach, said of the gyrating dance, "I think it's for the young, but it's very good exercise." he said. Moen advised residents who think that prowlers are around to leave their lights as they are and quietly call police. "It is important that residents then stay by their telephones so they can report either the flight or location of the prowler. That will give us an extra margin in searching for them because we will keep our prowl cars In con stant radio contact while they are driving to the scene," Moen said. Often, the chief said, the "prow lers" could limply be neighbors State Education Department receives $3.5 million grant for program of improvement Forest use pay proposal given study National Forest Recreation As sociation members holding their sectional meeting in Bend Tues day considered among other mat ters payment by the public for overnight use of forest recreation areas. ' The all-day meeting was held at the B C Cafe with federal forest ers, headed by J. Herbert Mone, regional forester, joining the re sort owners in the discussion of varied problems. Richard Thomp son of Mammoth Lake, Calif., NFRA president, headed the meeting. A charge for the use of recrea tion areas has been recommend ed by Congress. In Region 6 of the Forest Service, charge for ground use has been tried in sev eral forests, including the Mt. Hood. At present experiments are under way as how best to collect money from camp users with a man on duty, a coin operated gate or through distribution of tickets. Little Cleanup It has been found that where a man is on duty in a charge area. there is little cleanup of grounds by camp users. That work is left to the man. The group considered the desir ability of extending the present highway litterbug laws to water ways and the plan was generally favored. Pollution of water by dumping boat heads was also dis cussed. The NFRA and the USPS will join in taking a look at pres ent laws and there is a possibil ity the group will come up with a recommendation making it possi ble for forest officials to take vio lations into local courts, rather than to federal courts, as requir ed at present. The NFRA favors the sale of in formation programs, such as bro chures covering nature trails and self guided trips. The demand for such literature was reported hea vy. The meeting was largely given over to a discussion ot problems mutual to both resort operators and the forest service. Pro-Nasserite revolt is ended, Syrians report DAMASCUS. Syria (UPI) - The ruling military Junta claimed full control of Syria today with the collapse of a revolt by pro-Nasser army officers in Aleppo. There were indications that the country soon would be returned to the civilian government it had before the central army command staged a coup just a week ago. The central command said re bellious army units in Aleppo, Syria's second largest city in the north, had pledged their loyalty to the command and conditions in the city were back to normal. Aleppo was the center of a two day uprising by officers favoring a reunion of Syria with Egypt in the United Arab Republic headed by President Gamal Abdel Nas ser. Syria left the U.A.R. after an anti-Nasser coup last Septem ber. out exercising dogs or juveniles en route home. "When there is an outbreak such as Bend has had in recent months, it becomes easy for peo ple to see prowlers. What we don't want is some resident shoot ing the person he supposes to be a prowler only to find that he has killed an innocent man," Mo en said. Most of Bend's prowlers have been of the peeping torn variety. There hasn't been a case report ed for several years where some one inside the house was molest ed by a prowler, Moen said. 1962 i1-' i D Y 1 ii :y J , J-5 if ii I jr 1 W I ii ! i y ULr"v ; , J NEWSCASTER-SKIER Lowell Thomas, famous newscaster, pauiei with Mrs. Don (Gretchen) Fraser, Olympic gold medal winner, fust below the ski lift at Bachelor Butte Tuesday morn ing. It was the second year that Thomas has skied at the local resort area. City to decide fast time issue The question of daylight savings time will be tackled by the Bend City Commission at its 7:30 meet ing tonight in the City Hall. The Central Oregon Chamber of Commerce and Brooks Scanlon Inc., largest employer in the area, have already gone on record as favoring a switch to fast time AprU 29. And the Bend School District No. 1 has indicated it will move up its schedule if the rest of the community backs daylight sav ings time. If the city goes along with the fast time movement, it is likely that city employes will come to work an hour earlier with city hall clocks remaining on standard time. The city was the leader In the switch to daylight savings time last year, but commissioners have deferred action this year pending statements by other com munity groups. Another Chamber group, the traffic safety committee, will dis cuss the city-owned parking lot behind the City Hall at Wall and Louisiana. The lot. since being metered. has brouEht in little revenue and commissioners recently voted to remove meter heads as spaces are rented. A public hearing on a private youth center, to be operated by Mrs. L. E. Clausen Just west of the Eagles Club, is also sched uled. Air board sets Redmond meet tpeclel te The Bulletin REDMOND The State Board of Aeronautics has called a meetr Ing for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Redmond City Hall. The pur pose will be to make plans for coordinating search and rescue operations. Ralph McGinnis of the state board will be present. All pilots of the Central Oregon area are asked to attend. Ten Cents AV A H-M ' 1 Spring showers are forecast Spring showers have been fore cast for Eastern Oregon Thurs day and again over the weekend, the five-day forecast indicates. The showers east of the moun tains will be light, the forecast adds, buf heavier moisture is ex pected west of the mountains. Mild temperatures are predict ed, with Eastern Oregon highs to be in the 60s and the lows mostly above freezing. Bend enjoyed a mild 35 minimum last night. All mountain roads were in good shape today. Accident claims life of child Special to The Bulletin REDMOND Rhonda Elaine McMillion, who would have been one year old April 27, lost her life Tuesday morning, all because of a rock in the road. Her parents. Airman Randall McMillion, 23, and Carol McMil lion, 19, of Kingsley Field, Klam ath Falls, are in Central Oregon District Hospital with Injuries classified as not serious. The family was en route to Moses Lake, Wash., to visit the child's grandparents, having re ceived 30 days' leave prior to re assignment by the Air Force. Their foreign made compact car rounded a curve five miles north of Shaniko on Highway 97 and struck a rock in the road. The vehicle was thrown to the side of the road, where It report edly overturned. The child was alive when pick ed up In the Madras ambulance, but was pronounced Head on ar rival at Central Oregon District Hospital at 11:50 a.m. The body was taken to Ever green Chapel in Madras. DOW JONES AVERAGES Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 696 88, off 3.72: 20 railroads 142.01, off 0.B8; 15 utili ties 129.04, unchanged, and 65 stocks 238.53, off 0.97. Sales today were about 3.29 million shares compared with 3.35 million shares Tuesday. No. 101 Ian to aid n training of teachers NEW YORK (UPD-The Ford Foundation today announced a grant of $3.5 million to the Ore gon State Department of Educa- tion. The money will be used for statewide program of school improvement and new patterns in teacher education. It is the most ambitious project yet in a national program aimed at a "breakthrough" in the prepa ration of school teachers. Oregon's program will involve nine private and public colleges and universities, which prepare 88 por cent of the state's teach ers, and 22 school systems wim an enrollment of over half of all the public school students in the state. The Oregon program is signifi cant because it will apply the principle that schools, colleges and universities must be part ners in the Improvement of teach ers and teaching, according to Lester W. Nelson, associate di rector of the Ford Foundation' education program. Plans Reported . ., Nelson said the new educational pattern for teachers Includes an emphasis on a general and liberal education: mastery of the subject the teacher is to teach: emphasis on history, psychology and philosophy, which are used id other classroom experience. The school Improvement part of the program includes experiments) with new approaches to teaching, curriculum and school organiza tion. The Eugene Public school sys tem will serve as a demonstra tion center to introduce all til changes. Each other system is committed to two or more of the experiments. SALEM (UPI) Gov. Mark Hatfield today called the Ford Foundation's $3.5 million grant to the state "one of the most signifi cant milestones in the education al history of Oregon." ' 1 1 Francis I. Smith of Portland, chairman of the State Board ot Education, termed it "extremely gratifying. The grant, he added. provides more evidence tnat the efforts of the state of Oregon In the field of education are being recognized on a national basis. Nine Colleges The Oregon Education Depart ment will use the three-year grant In cooperation with nine colleges and 22 local school districts. There is a possibility of renewal of the grant after the initial three yeor. The chief sparkplug in getting the grant, Supt. of Public Instruc tion Leon P. Minear, expressed great satisfaction that the ap plication was successful. He noted that the idea for the Oregon pro gram was first conceived by Minear's administrative assistant, Allen Lee of Salem, who has worked on It for two years. Lee will administrate the pro gram under Minear. Minear said the program Is a "partnership effort" between high er education and the public schools in cooperation with his department. Minear had Intended to move ahead with the program with or without the ford grant, but get ting the grant "will save us a generation of time," he said. Teacher Training Stressed The upgrading of teacher train ing and new techniques for learn ing In the classroom will be focal points of the program. Of the nine colleges Involved, Reed in Portland is separately funded but will cooperate in the program. The other schools are Eastern Oregon College, Linfield College, Oregon College of Edu cation, Oregon State University. Pacific University, University of Oregon, Portland State and South ern Oregon College. The school districts are In these cities: La Grande, Pendleton, Mo Minnville, Newberg, Dallas, Lake Oswego. Monmouth . Independ ence, Salem. Beaverton, Coot Bay, Corvallis, Forest Clove, llillsboro, David Douglas In Port land, Milwaukie, Medford, Bethel, Eugsne, Roseburg and Springfield.
