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Capita
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66th Year, No. 15
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Salem, Oregon, Monday, January 18, 1954 (20 Paget
Liltle Snov in
Sight for Salem
Says Forecast
Bright Sunshine Takes
Off Slush but Icy
Glaze on Roads
By MARIAN LOWRY FISCHER
Little if any snow ii in tight for
midvajley section tonight and
Tuesday, but warning is out for
Icy highways. The forecast for
Salem and vicinity is for occasion
al showers tonight and Tuesday
with the minimum temperature
due to be just above the freezing
mark.
Bright sunshine marked much of
lie forepart of Monday in Salem,
helping to thaw away the remain
ing slush of snow.
An icy glaze was noted in ele
vated parts of the city early Mon
day morning, making it difficult
for those going downtown. In oth
er sections of the city there was
only a light freeze. The official
minimum for Monday morning was
listed at 33 degrees, one above
freezing.
Chains on Highways
The highway commission report
ed Monday morning that generous
amounts of snow over the moun
tains and in eastern Oregon make
chains a must on most of the pass
routes.
Beiwctii 7 and It inches of new
snow fell overnight through the
Cascade pass regions. The heavi
est snowall overnight was listed at
Wilson river summit, 24 inches.
The Pacific highway continues
clear except for the Siskiyou sum
mit area
A southwest wind and rain Sun
day night washed away much of
the snow that covered the valley
regions over Saturday. In Salem,
the rain amounted to .70 of an inch
in the 24-hour period ending at
10:30 a.m. Monday.
(Continued on Page 5, CoL 3) '
100 Mile Gales
Strike Europe
LONDON (UP) Gales up to 100
miles per hour and a freakish mid
winter "heat wave" caused 21
deaths and widespread damage in
Europe last night and early today.
Howling winds in Britain killed
five persons and blew down trees,
chimneys and farm buildings. In
France, a storm undermined a
hillside which slid across a rail
road track, derailing the locomo
tive and several cars of a fast
passenger train but causing no
casualties. .
Gale driven waves were batter
ing dikes along the coast of the
Netherlands, but so far they were
holding firm.
As the wind blew, the tempera
ture rose to record levels 57.7
degrees in London, making it the
warmest January day in the city's
history and topping the tempera
ture of last June's coronation day
by several degrees.
The warm weather renewed
avalanche threats in South Cen
tral Europe. Sixteen new deaths
were reported from Austria's
"white death" belt. And a snow
slide in France temporarily block
ed a highway to Switzerland.
Court Voids
Censorship of
Film. 2 States
Action of New York .
And Ohio on Two
Movies Held Improper
WASHINGTON iff - The Su
preme Court, ruled unanimously
Monday that New York State and
Ohio improperly censored two con
troversial movies.
New York had forbidden the
showing of the sexy French film.
"La Ronde," an? Ohio censors had
banned the crime movie "M."
New York's censors called "La
Ronde" immoral. Ohio said "M"
was harmful to the public.
The cases were carried to the
highest tribunal, in the contention
that any censorship of movies vio
lates the constitutional guarantees
of free speech and press.
The high court announced its ac
tion in a brief order which- said
only that judgments given by the
highest courts of Ohio and New
York were reversed. The state
courts had held that the pictures
could be censored.
During argument of thecases on
Jan. 6-7, the court was told that
six states and some SO cities have
film censorship laws. The states,
in addition to New York and Ohio,
are Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir
ginia, and Kansas.
(Continued nn Page S, Col. 3)
Senate Group
Pass on Warren
WASHINGTON (U.B A five-
man senate judiciary subcommit
tee was appointed today to consid
er the nomination of Earl Warren
as chief justice of the United
States.
Chairman William. Lancer (R.,
N.D.) of the judiciary committee
appointed himself to head the
subcommittee. Other members are
Sens. Robert C. Hendrickson (K
N. J.), Arthur V. Watkins R
Utah), James O. Eastland, D.,
Miss.), and Thomas C. Hennings,
Jr.. D Mo.).
Warren now is serving under an
appointment made last fall while
the senate was in recess. - ' V
Lancer said hearings on the nom
ination will be held "in the near
future." He said Mr. Warren wiU
be asked to appear before both the
subcommittee and the full committee.
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Dulles Asserts
Red China Not
Fit to Join UN
Lewis & Clark
Celebration
Oregon's part in the 150th an
niversary celebration of Lewis
Clark's arrival in the Northwest
will be planned by a committee
appointed Monday by Gov. Paul
L. Patterson.
Members are Dr. Burt Brown
Barker, Dr. Lancaster Pollard and
Mrs. Kelsie Osborne, all Portland:
and Dr. W. L. Hay, Astoria. 1
The committee will work with
similar committees of Washington,
Idaho and Montana. '
Oregon' part in the celebration
will come in 1955, the governor
said.
Each state along the route of
the celebration plans to have its
celebration ISO years after the
expedition passed through that
state. Montana, therefore, would
celebrate this year.
State Looks
For Pool Sup't
The State Civil Service Com
mission has completed work on a
job specification for automotive
pool superintendent The posi
tion, which is to be filled by
March 1, Involves supervision of
the new state car pool.
Minimum qualifications for the
job call for three years of general
experience as an automotive me
chanic at the journeyman level
and two years of supervisory
work. Supervisory experience in
a civilian or military car pool
or as a service manager or fore
man in a large automotive agen
cy or garage will satisfy the lat
ler requirement.
A salary range for the positiion
has not been definitely establish
ed but it is expected that start
ing pay will be around $375 a
month.
The car pool staff also will in
clude mechanics, a dispatcher,
and servicemen.. The pool will
handle light repair work and
major repairs will be done by
private agencies.
Convict Delays
Court Action
MEDFORD flin Gerald t.
Macomber, state penitentiary In
mate who alleges he was illegally
imprisoned, today has filed another
motion that may delay his habeas
corpus proceedings.
A motion to change the place of
trial from Jackson county to Mar
ion -county was on file with the
Jackson county clerk's office. Ma
comber's hearing was scheduled to
start today in circuit court here
before Judge David R. Vanden-
berg of Klamath Falls, appointed
to the case after Macomber had
used his constitutional right to dis
qualify two judges.
Included in the four legal pages
of reasons for the change was his
statement that no court can as
sume or accept jurisdiction in a
habeas corpus procedure other
than the court of the judicial dis
trict in which the plaintiff is im
prisoned and restrained of liberty.
Macomber was sentenced to state
prison in 1950 from Jackson county.
KENOSHA, WI$ Jan. 18 Garage mechanics rig tackle to
remove fire truck which crashed into a bakery wall Sunday,
killing Capt Leslie Hamilton of the Kenosha Fire Department. .
The truck driver, who swerved to avoid another vehicle en
route to a fire, and another fireman, were hospitalized. (AP
Wirephoto)
WaterRatesaadSewer
Charges May Be Upped
Increase in city water, rates
and sewer service charges are
recommended by a special com
mittee of city officials as a means
to finance water and sewer serv
ice for districts annexed to the
city.
This method is considered
preferable to special levies or
bond issues by the committee
members, J. L. Franzen, city
manager, chairman; Kobert Pow
ell, chairman of the planning sec.
non oi tne my running and
Zoning Commission; John L.
leren, manager of the City wa
ter Department; and J. H. Davis,
city engineer.
A preliminary report was giv
en the City Council orally last
Monday night and will be. handed
to the Planning and Zoning Com
mission Tuesday night of this
week. Both bodies asked for the
report and the committee - to
make the study was appointed by
Mayor Al Loucks. - -
The report says "it is agreed
Only Few Forest
Nursery Trees
The Oregon forest nursery has
only a few species of forest seed
lings left, the State Forestry De
partment said Monday.'
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WASHINGTON Iff Secretary
of State Dulles said Monday the
United States "would have been
justified" in fighting the Korean
War without the help of the United
Nations allies if that had been
necessary.
If we had to do it. we would
have been justified in doing it
alone," Dulles told a Senate For
eign relations subcommittee at
public hearing.
Dulles said he is not "entirely
satisfied" with ihe aid this country
did receive in men, money and
munitions from other United Na
tions allies ia the Korean fight
ing.
But he emphasized that solne
it alone would have cost this coun
try "many, many times what our
financial contribution to the United
Nations is costing us. .
Kept Us Out of War
Dulles tesUfied that the U.N. has
"shortcomings and weaknesses,"
but he said:
"I believe we would either be in
or definitely committed to aruiher
world war" had it nut been for
""this organization that has
brought together prospective war
ring powers."
"I now regard It (World War
III) as very unlikely," Dulles
testified. "
Dulles was the first witness as
the subcommittee began public
hearings to study possible pro-
pet.- for amending the Unuted
Nations charter.
(Continued on Page S, CoL 8)
Indian Warns
Allies Not to
Free the PWs
PANMUNJOM. Korea UJ9 LL
Gen. K. S. Thimayya indicated to
day he will go through with his
plan to return 22.200 anti-Red pris
oners to the United Nations but
warned the Allies not to free
their ciptives.
Thimayya, Indian chairman of
the Neutral Nations repatriation
commission, said in an exclusive
interview he "may have to" release
the anti-communists Wednesday to
avoid a "mass breakout."
He also said he expected the com
munist to refuse to take back
347 prisoners, including 21 Ameri
cans, on the ground they should be
held while a Korean peace con
ference deliberates their fate.
The communists have not an
swered Thimayya request for a
reply to his announcement that
he will return all prisonerwt to
their cantors Wednesday three
days ahead of the date set by the
armistice, and Thimayya said he
may have to hold these men tem
porarily.
Russia Calls
For UN Meet
noble firs, Scotch pine and Chinese
'.4 elmhai-ocpictcd noaol hot
varieties.
The nursery produces aeven mil
lion seedlings a year. Most of toem
are given to farmers.
Species still available are Port
Or ford cedar, ponderosa pine,
lodgepole pine. Chinese arborvitae.
cascara, Russian olive and Rus-
siar mulberry.'
The department said there again
would be enough seedlings by next
fall, and the production is being
expanded to nint million seedlings
annually.
Dallas Logger
Held in Fight
DALLAS A Dallas logger was
arrested on three separate
charges here after he used his
caulk-booted feet as weapons to
injure two policemen and a cafe
operator before being subdued
Sunday. He later collapsed in his
cell at the Polk county jail.
Police said 24-year-old James
Russell Jones entered the Spot
cafe in north Dallas Sunday morn
ing, shortly after midnight, and
attacked owner Ben Helms in
juring him about the head. Offi
cers Marvin Tooker and William
La Fountaine went to the scene
altera call from Mrs. Helms and
Jones attacked them. Tooker suf
fered head and groin injuries
from the flying boots and was
taken to Dallas hospital tor treat
ment Police dispatcher Elmer Masi-
ker arrived at the scene to get in
on the melce-also and suffered a j day construction of the con-
Moon Eclipse Should
Be Visible Here
The weather bureau said
today that partial clearing late
today and tonight would ena
ble many Oregonians to ob
serve the eclipse of the moon.
The phenomenon will be vis
ible in Oregon shortly after
the moon rises at 4:3t p. m. The
eclipse will be over at 9:24 p.
Report Dexter Dam
No w Half Comple ted
DEXTER In less than a
year, crews of workers and fleets
of powerful earth-moving machin
ery have completed approximately
half of Dexter Dam, one of the
Willamette Basin projects.
Army Engineers reported Mon-
bad wound on the forehead from
a flailing boot. Bystanders got in
nn the set snd helped subdue
Jones so he could be handcuffed.
Jones sparently wss still not
ready to call it quits and began
truggling in the police car, doing
considerable damage to the ear
and forcing the driver to lose con
trol and go into the ditch. Offi
cers pot the ear back on the road
and Jones to jail where he was
booked on charges of assault and
battery, disorderly conduct and
rMittinff arrest
He collapsed in his cell snd is
now under medical care.
DRUNK. NOT DRIVING
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) Can
you charge a man with drunken
driving when he was riding a
horse? Police, after dee, thought
settled on charging him with
plain drunkenness.
Crete and earth-fill dam is 50 per
cent complete. They said a total
of M .600,000 has been spent on the
new dam and another six million
dollars, including cost of power
equipment, is still scheduled to be
spent.
Total estimated cost of the
project. ' including road relocation
work, land, and a portion of the
cost of game fish faculties, is 12
million dollars.
Parchase of Dam
Main purpose of Dexter Dam
and Its reservoir will be to catch
the fluctuating flow of water from
Lookout Point Dam, three miles
upstream, and then release the
water at an even flow through its
suillway to the river below
Dexter Dam will also be the site
of a power plant with an Installed
caoac ty of 15.000 kilowatts.
The dam is scheduled to be
1 completed for re-regulation pur.
poses by September. The construe
tion schedule calls for power on
the line" by April. 1954. Prime
contractors are McNutt Bros, of
Eugene, and C. J. Montag Sons
of Portland, who entered a joint
bid of $4,945,530,
Lookout Nears Cempletioa
Upstream, Lookout Point Dam
is nearing completion. Army En-
1100 Idled at
Chief Joseph
BRIDGEPORT. Wash. I A
jurisdictional dispute that has idled
1,100 men on Chief Joseph Dam
construction work continued Mon
day while union and company rep
resentatives met to find a solution.
The AFL boilermakers set up
picket lines last Thursday, claim
ing AFL ironworkers were given
jobs that belonged to the boiler
makers. Some workers headed for their
jobs Monday morning but went
home again when they saw pickets
on hand. The 130 boilermakers in
volved claim they are being "lock
ed out."
Meanwhile, there were reports
that the strike and the weather
may prompt a winter shutdown by
Columbia River constructors inc.
The shutdown had been scheduled
for Christmas but mild weather
permitted work to continue.
Strike Ended at
Atomic Plant
tories at a reasonable rat is not
only-necessary lor -the normal
growth .of the city, but at the
present' time Is desirable from
the city's standpoint as a means
of providing land for first class
residential development.
"Condition required of areas
to be annexed," the report con
tinues, "should not be so strict
to be proninitive. - un tne
other hand the city should not
accept all annexation proposals
without thorough study of the
additional burdens being thrust
on the taxpayers. Areas which
should logically become a part
of the city should be accepted at
a rate in keeping with the city's
ability to provide the services ex
pected in those sreas.
(Continuea on raxe it, vui.
Ho Socialized
Medical Plan
Wanted in U.S.
WASHINGTON Iff - President
Eisenhower ffoposed Monday that
the government holster private in.
surance plans as a step -toward .'
Dettemuj the health of all Ameri
cans. In a special message to Congress, '
Eisenhower asked for 25 million
dollars to start a system of gov-
ernment re Insurance of private
to help take care of extraordinary
expense! beyond those now
covered. ;
The President also proposed a '
five year plan for expansion of the '
program for rehabilitation of the -disabled.
Under it a total of ceo,
000 disabled persons would be re
lumed to places of full respon- '
sibility as actively working citi
zens.
Socialisation Rejected
Elsenhower's plan "rejecting the
socialization of medicine," also
called for (a) continuation of pre- '
ent public health service programs, '
tb) a new, simplified formula for r
grants . in . aid to the stats for
health purposes, and (c) a stepped
up program of construction of
medical care facilities.
The President told Congress tho
total private medical bill of tb
nation now exceed nine billion dol
lars a year an average of SM0 -.a
family and still ia rising. - -
He said the emphasis ia dealing '
with the problem must remain es- '
sentially on private care, but that -the
government can and must help. -
(Continued on Pag 8, CoL 8) .
RICHLAND un-Carpenters and
millwright returned to work on
the Hanford projert Monday at the
request of the Atomic Energy
Commission's labor relations panel.
An estimated 1,200 strikers
Mitchell Given
OK by Senate
WASHINGTON Iff The Sen
ate Labor Committee Monday un
animously aDDroved President Ei
senhower s nomination oi james
P. Mitchell as secretary of labor ;
alter a short and harmonious-meeting.
The committee heaaeo. ny sen..
H. Alexander Smith IR-NJ), also
confirmed two other nominations:
Dr. Samuel M. Brownell as com
missioner of education and Mrs.
Alice K. Leopold to be director
of the women's bureau in the La
bor Department.
Mitchell said under friendly
questioning that he knew of no
"conflict of interest" that would
Interfere with his job as Presi
dent Eisenhower's newest Cabinet
member.
He is already serving under a
recess appointment as a replace
ment for former Secretary of La
bor Martin T. Durkin who quit
over Taft-Hartley amenamenis.
k niri he had "always neen in
sympathy with federal laws aimed
at encouraging collective bargain
ing between management ana ia
bor.
Plan Made for
Big 4 Meet
- BERLIN (UP) Big Four ex
perts began work today on tech
nical arrangements for the For
eign Ministers' Conference which
will open on schedule Jan. IS bo-
cause the West gave in to minor
Soviet demands that half the meet
ings be held in East Berlin.
Th three Westera commandants
ordered teams of technicians to
set up communications and press
accommodations as well as make
arrangements for translations.
An American spokesman said no
serious aiiucuuies were cxpeciea
by the United States, France and
Britain in reaching agreement with
the Soviet Union on technical questions.
The Western powers accepted
yesterday a Soviet "compromise
proposal mat eiraea a acaaiocx in
negotiations
It was agreed that meetings will
be held in the old Allied Control
Authority Building in the American
sector during the first and third
weeks of the conference and in the
Soviet Embassy in the Eastern
zone during the second week.
' LONDON (UP) Soviet Rus
sia hss notified the United Na
tions that it wants the General
Assembly to meet on January 22.
"bearing in mind the situation
in Panmunjom, the Moscow ra
dio said tonight
The broadcast said that Soviet
Chief U. N. Delegate Andrei Y.
Vishinsky had notified U. N. Sec
retary General Dai HimitiutF
lold that Russia favors th spe
cial session on Korea proposed
by Assembly President Mm. VI-
lw Pavwilt nf lltrit -
.. . . - . I oikDururnviu ' - . . .
At- In, urn, lim. IW&nnff IB nrwnuwiun Wl ' 1
mind tho sltuattoa ia Pasur I Eisenhower aadBjb)tesiii eoa
tom. government f th Anvw t 3eionaV leaden MimrsaT -ta
le Uniod eonsider it necessary I6'"1 orts work out a iMo- -
10 point out tne desirability m turiuvrw -u
the convention of the General l"- amendment as) praefdaa-
Anemhlv at an earlier date, on r t y powrsv aad So.
January 22," vnmniwi said.
Compromise
On Bricker
Adm. Blandy's
Funeral Held
WASHINGTON Iff Adm. W.
H. P. Blandy, who directed the
first tests of atomic weapoqs
against warships, was buried Mon
day In Arlington National cemd
tery. '
High ranking navy and other
government officials. Including
Secretary of the Navy Anderson
and Adm. Robert Carney, chief of
naval operations, joined in the fare
well tribute to the four-star admiral
who saw action at Vera Cruz and
in two world wars during his long
career.
Blandy. 63. died last Tuesday in
New York after suffering a stroke.
tlectrkiansin
Britain onStrike
LONDON, UP Communist agi
tators led 30,000 electrical work
ers today In a 24-hour strike
against Britain's atomic plants
and export Industries.
The walkout climaxed a series
of guerrilla strikes which follow
ed Electricians' Union President
Frank Foules' announcement that
his organization was at war with
the employers.
Leslie Fenwill, director oi the
Employers' National Federated
Electrical Association warned the
electrical workers beforehand
that all who walked out today
would be locked out when they
return to the plants tomorrow.
The electrical workers' walkout
for higher pay affected atomic
plants, oil refineries, power sta-
I tions, coal mines snd other industries.
Knowland declared ho ia "still
hopeful'' arreeoiaat will be
reached. '
Knowland, th Senate inaJorltr
leader, talked to newsmen after
the regular weekly meeting 0 Ei
senhower and th party chiefs is '
I Congress.
' House Speaker Martin said the
House probably will approve what
ever form of th proposed con
stitutional amendment passe the
Senate even if it is the version
sponsored by Sen. Bricker (R-
Ohio). Eisenhower has said re-.
peatedly that he cannot go along
with that version.
Knowland told reporters that he
gave Monday's session a report or
efforts to reach a compromise.
bF.LIN4fllF.NTS' RECORD GOOD
CARLISLE. Ps. (AP) Judge
Dle F, Shughsrt of Cumberland
County Juvenile Court doesn't
believe there is anything like a
juvenile criminal. Sine 1949, of
the 1M boys Judge Shughart has
released from probation or pa
role, only fiva bav reappeared
In juvenile or criminal court for
new offenser.
Weather Details
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Italy's Premier
femes Cabinet
ROMA (UP) New Premier Am-
Inlore Fanfani named a H-man
cabinet today and prepared to seek
a vote of confidence in parliament
next week.
Fanfani. who pledged to give tho
Italian common man a new deal,
chose a team of 11 Christian Dem
ocrats including himself and on
Independent Technician.
As foreign minister nc namea
Attilio Piccione, 61. a Christian
Democrat right wing leader who ,
can be expected to continu
strong support of the European
army pact, the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization and plans (or
European unification.
Fanfani's formation of a cabinet
staves off, if it does not end. on
of Italy's most dangerous political
crises. , .
His Christian Democratic party
cannot itself command. majority,
in Parliament. i
gineers said that 95 per cent of i the two crafts returned to their
the concrete in the dam is poured
and the earth fill work is com
pleted. The power bouse is 47 per
cent complete. Contractors will
start installing equipment in the
power house next month.
Army Engineers nope to nave
power on the line from Lookout
Point by next Jan. - 1 although
trouble in getting materials may
delay completion of power facilities
by that time.
A total of (67.ooo.ooo has neen
spent on the Lookout Point Proj
ect, engineers said, and 112,500.000
remains to be expended
from
Girard Davidson
Secretly Married
construction iobs on orders
their union leaders. j WASHINGTON UJ C. Girard
rnnctmrtinn nraterts in the Han- i Davidson. Portland. Ore., attorney
ford expansion program have been I and former assistant secretary of
tied up for nearly two weeks by
the pay Increase dispute. An esti
mated 7,000 workers were idled
by the strike and picketing of the
two key unions.
Union leaders emphasized that
there was no settlement; that the
workers wer returning to their
jobs while negotiations for a new
contract continue.
An estimated 300 carpenters and
the interior, and Joan Kaplan,
Washington. wre married just be
fore Christmas, according to The
Washington Star.
The newspaper's society column
ist, Betty Beale, said the two were
married secretly and ar just now
tplline friends.
Davidton now practices law In
Portland. The new Mrs. Davidson
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M
. i-Z. l. i .n,r,uhi. .i.ii r.m91ni off work Kaplan of New York, is aescrioea
$30 Million for Forest
Road Asked by Baldock
Br JAMES D. OLSON
The federal government owes a barely sufficient to pay for work
moral obligation as th owner of under present contracts, pay the
valuanle forest lands to build that small amount of maintenance work
portion of stat highways travers
ing these forests, western consress
men were told by R. H. Balrtotk,
representing the Western Associa
tion of Highway Officials.
Baldock, who returned to Salem
from Washington, DC, said that
the association has requested an
appropriation of WO.OOO.OOO in this
session of congress, an amount that
will provide approximately sail.
ono.ono for new forest road con
tracts in the wrstern states. The
in a proposed system of dams and ir the Pasco-Kennewirk Richland , as neircss to me ,u..c
. m .s' tk. Uan'nrn -. IfSrtim .
ZWtouAi. The back-to-work agree- i The couple will divide their Urn , fJJW
... .-i..-- . . . n i. .-j ,. (a ihe Hanford t between Washington and Port, i current authorization of lin.ooo.ooo.
M Hiuuwn w ii cmn inwua mm nm- -i -
provide power and irrigation. project liana.
an amount Baldock declares is
necessary and to carry on the .nec
essary administration costs, leav
ing practically nothing lor new
road contracts.
"Presently the receipts from
these forest are many time this
obligation." Baldock said. ''In con
sequence, the Western Association,
of State Highway Officials main
tains that this is, in fact, not an
appropriation to be charged to th
public treasury, b-Jt represents
part of the cost of the operation
of the business of marketing th
timber owned by th United State
government."
(Continued nn Paga 6, CoL 2)
French Troops Regain
KeyTownofKamkuet
HANOI, Indc-China (UP)
French troops regained today th
kev town of Kamkuet which they
evacuated last month during th
Communist led Viet Minn a drtv
across Central Laos.
Spesrhesds attacked the town
In a drive to surround snd trap
eight Red battalions lurking in
the jungles of Central Laos and
to seize th combat inltiativ in
tndo-China.
A French spokesman sail "vb
olent fighting" broke cut yester.
lay as the French approached
Kamkeut arfd both side suf.
(ered "serious" losses. i
IN COTTAGE GROVE
Cov. Paul U Patterson goes t
Cottage Grove tonight to addrest
a dinner meeting of that city's
Chamber of Commerce,
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