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Univ. of Orjjo.i Library Senators m tight battle on new constitution See story columns 7, 8 Tbtie Bulletin SERVING BEND AND CENTRAL OREGON Weather Partly cloudy with evening thunderstorm!, mostly in Cascades. High Wednesday near 80; low tonight 50. High yesterday, 81 degrees. Low last night, 41 degrees. Sunset today, 7:30. Sunrise tomorrow, 4:32, PST. Hi and Lo 60th Year Ten Pages Tuesday, May 21, 1963 Ten Cents No. 141 JFK predicts American . . . . . . on moon by end of '60s Coopw gete a Veil done fir in mmmj WASHINGTON (UPI) Air Force Ma'. L. Gordon Cooper, 36, flanked by the fellow astronauts who blazed America's path into space, received a presidential "well done" today arid a hero's welcome in the nation's capital. Drawling a "thank y'all" in his Oklahoma accent, the astronaut accepted a medal and President Kennedy's thanks in a colorful and crowded ceremony in the White House rose garden after a triumphant entry into the city. The beaming chief executive said he was "proud our country continues to produce such young men who go so far" and do so much. Cooper's spectacular flight last week, Kennedy said, proved the necessity of having men in the space capsules instead of just ma chinery, and he predicted there would be an American on the moon before the end of the 1960s. Noting that Cooper was being honored on the anniversary of Charles A. Lindbergh's historic flight to Paris, Kennedy said their flights took about the same time but that Cooper covered many, many times Lindbergh's distance. Yet, he said, both ventures were hazardous and daring for their times. It was a crowded and gala day for Cooper, youngest and last of the seven original astronauts to ride the Mercury capsule. It start ed with a rousing reception from his Air Force bosses and fellow servicemen at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington. - With his proud family by his side, the astronaut flew from An drews to the ellipse in a heli copter, rode in an open car with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson into the White House grounds, and responded with a wave to the ap plause of his fellow citizens lining the route. He received the Distinguished Service Medal of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis tration from Kennedy, who had called him and his fellow astro nauts this "very distinguished group of Americans." The only one missing was Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., who is in Japan on a visit. Kennedy said he was sure Glenn was there in spirit. Kennedy pointedly referred to the fnct that on this day 36 years ago Lindbergh landed in Paris. He used the Lindbergh flight to get in a plug for the U.S. program to laud a man on the moon at a cost of $20 billion or more. There are those, the President said, who ask "Why go to the moon?" Just as many asked Lind bergh in 1927. "Why go to Paris?" ' ...... j- j rv v it) HONORED BY CHAMBER W7 Cj Chenoweth, director of Bend's Lunar Base Research Facility, Inc., was honored by the Bend Chamber of Commerce Monday when he was presented with a plaque, for "exceptional and significant servica to the community." The presentation was made by Pat Metke,, at left. "OUT OF THIS WORLD Men assigned a task that it definitely "out of this world," the geologic study of the moon's surface prior to the landing of the first astronauts, were visitors here Monday. They are, from left, Hal Mazurslcy, Parke Snavely and Don Ellston. Snavely is chief of the Pacific Coast branch of the U.S.G.S. The men were in northern Lake County today, looking over volcanic features considered similar to some of those telescopically studied on the moon. Lawmakers tie longest mark SALEM (UPI) The legisla ture today tied the record for the longest session In Oregon history. Today was the 118th calendar day of the 52nd Legislative As sembly tlelng the record set In 157. Coincidentally the record-set ting 19S7 regular session was en tangled In a tax problem which resulted In a It-day special ses sion later that year. This session also is battling with taxes, and faces the pos sibility of having to be called back for a special session if voters refer the tax program. Yturri plan' is approved by voice vote MoOrl Surface similar to OUrS tmmmmmmmmmmmmmsm U. S. geologists study area volcanic features By Phil F. Brogan Bulletin Staff Writer Geologists who will have a part in the interpretation of the moon's surface prior to the landing of America's lunar astronauts were looking over volcanic features of Central Oregon today. Several members of the group, headed by Parke Snavely, chief of the Pacific Coast branch of the United States Geologic Survey, flew over the area on arriving from Portland yesterday, took time out to join Bend Chamber of Commerce and Kiwaniaou at a luncheon, then visited the volcanic country just south of Bend Mon day afternoon. Early this morning, the group, composed of federal and state geologists, drove south to the Fort Rock country, to look over vol canic features, old craters, . the Devils Garden area and lava tubes. Two of the visitors, Donald El lston, acting chief of the USGS astrogeology section, and Hal Mazursky, his assistant, were speakers at the Chamber-Kiwanis luncheon, and were presented by Pat Metke of Bend's Lunar Base Research Facility, Inc. Gordon Randall, Chamber president, headed the luncheon meeting, largely devoted to the showing of slides comparing lunar features with craters on the earth. Mazursky said the lunar probe will be in three phases: The Ran ger will be used in an initial hard landing, followed by the Surveyor, in an instrumented soft landing. Then will come the big space car rier Apollo, with two men aboard. Target areas of the various probes were pointed out, through use of slides. Even before the first probe of the surface is made, there will be close scanning of lunar features. The USGS has been assigned the task of mapping the moon in be half of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration. It will be the task of the prob ers to learn as much as possible about the moon before the first manned landing is made, speak ers noted. In volcanic features of Central Oregon, astrogeologists believe they have found some similar to those seen on the moon, through use of telescopes. Lunar scientists are not in agreement as to whether lunar craters were formed by meteor impact or volcanic explosions, or impacts from such explosions. Accompanying the federal geo logists to Bend were Hollis Dole, director of the Oregon State De partment of Geology and Mineral Industries, and members of his staff. Area foresters get ready for '63 fire season Deschutes foresters today made ready for the fire season, with scattered thunderstorms predict ed for the mountains. Lookouts are on duly at East and Spring Buttes and also on La va Butte. Black Butte, overlook ing the Sisters country, will be manned later in the week, pos sibly by Wednesday. At the Redmond airbase, a bor ate plane is on a standby basis. On Monday, the borate - laden plane was readied for a flight to the timbered country just east of Mt. St. Helens in Washington, when a fire flared on the Gifford Pinchot forest The call for the plane was cancelled later in the afternoon. Warm weather that boosted the mercury in Bend Monday to the highest point of the year, 81 de grees, continued today. The forecast calls for scattered electric storms in the Cascades late this afternoon, with cooler temperatures predicted for Wed nesday. DOW JONES AVERAGES By United Press International Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 724.04, up ' 86: 20 railroads 169.39. up 1.79; 15 utili ties 141.43, up 0.64, and 65 stocks 258 09. up 1 64. Sales today were about 5 37 million shares compared with 4.71 million shares Monday. Safe burglars take new tack SWEET HOME (UPI) State police reported today a new tack in safe burglary. Officers said two men in a stol en truck kicked in the front door to a grocery store here, tied a log chain around a heavy floor safe, and made their getaway dragging it behind the truck down Sweet Home's main street. Police were alerted by an all night service station operator. Officers pursued the thieves about a mile out of town where the chain broke. The safe con taining $1,600 was left in the mid dle of the road. The thieves parked their track and scrambled off on foot. Ailing Pope fakes 9-day resf period VATICAN CITY (UPI) Pope John XXIII, fatigued by a heavy round of public appearances, is cancelling private audiences for a nine-day period of "spiritual re tirement," a high Vatican source said today. The source said the Pope. 81, planned to eo ahead with Wednes day's weekly general audience in St. Peter's as scheduled. Reliable sources inside the V-if-can said the Pope has suffered another "weak spell" in the last 1 48 hours and there is preoccupa I Uon about his condition. Showdown on Civil Defense delayed, James out of town By Ha S. Grant Bulletin Staff Writer The showdown on Civil Defense failed to materialize, at last night's meeting of the county bud get board. The director, William C. James, was not present, and it was known in advance that he would not be there. He left yester day for Salem, where today he was to assist in setting up the fis cal year Civil Defense program for the few remaining counties still participating. Figures that James prepared for presentation at the meeting were not very enlightening. They were a repetition of those appear ing on the budget work sheets, except that federal and city funds were included. The federal match ing plan had been explained by James orally, at last week's meet ing. No inventory of Civil Defense properties, and purchases made by county and city governments through the program, was pre sented. Such a listing was request ed at last week's meeting. No Explanation Neither was there any explana tion of the $10,125 for Civil De fense in the non-tax funds. This amount doesn't coincide with any thing. This is some $3890 more than the amounts appearing in the budget from federal and city sources. The breakdown shows a total budget of $12,635.60, including fed eral and city funds, for the fiscal year from July 1, 1962, to June 30, 1963. Of that amount, $6,513.86 check is written and returned. had been expended in the first six months. The director's annual salary is $5,400. He gets $2500 from the county, $200 from the City of Bend and $2700 matching money from the federal government His coun ty travel fund of $650 is also matched by federal funds, for an other $1,300. Show Progress The theory of "participating" programs is that they must show progress, in order to continue to get the federal money. This means that they must keep get ting bigger and bigger. Conse quently, James has asked lor an increase of $525 in county money, for 1963-64, for federal matching. Three hundred dollars is asked for the county's share of the sal ary. Matched by federal funds, this would raise his pay to $6000. In this year's budget, county al lowances of $200 for office sup plies, $250 for office equipment and $125 for telephone, with the federal matching funds, come to $400, $500 and $250. The salary of the director's sec retary does not show at all in the county budget She gets $3,110.90, half from the city of Bend and half from federal fundi. The method of paying this Is another ridiculous bit of bureaucracy. The city makes out a draft, and the countv clerk a similar one, to be drawn on the federal funds. Both of these are sent to the state Civil Defense headquarters, where the The secretary is a civil service employe, you see. Not Exactly Cricket It was not exactly cricket to at tack the program with the direc tor absent. But one man, in a round-about way, was there to de fend it He is Dale Tussing, a re tired county road employe and an amateur radio buff. He said that James is a good man a little green when he started, but a fast learner. Tussing is prepared for emergency, whether anyone eise is or not. He has a supply oi ary rations to last a month and a half, in a tin box, and he is pre pared to load his gear and wafers in his automobile, speea io la Pine and alert the school super intendent there. Then he will stand bv for instructions. He is confident that they will from Civil Defense. Tussing almost lost the battle hv over-illustrating. He doesn't like the interference of the Na tional Guard. He doesn't like the attitude of the legislature. He doesn't like the attitude of anyone who questions the effectiveness of Civil Defense. "That legislature just wants to turn the job over to us." he said, referring to the radio hams. And in a real emergency, he coniiaea, the hams might be tempted to run for a cave, just like everyone else. Visitors back Bend band at budget hearing By Gerald Drapeau Bulletin Staff Writer Half a dozen visitors appeared at last night's city budget meet ing to plead continued budget sup port for the municipal band, even though that item received tenta tive approval in a tie-breaking vote last week. ' Among visitors were Dr. Rob ert L. Bristol, representing the Chamber of Commerce, and Wil liam J. Baer, of 974 Riverside. In urging continued financing, Dr. Bristol termed the band "a mat ter of legitimate civic pride," and remarked that the Chamber was wholly backing its support. Baer told the board the band is respon sible for aiding a sense of spirit to the city. In other budget areas, a major ity vote killed a motion to defer action on a proposed $23,367 ap propriation in next year's street improvements program. This sum is for street projects financed jointly by city, county and abut ting property owners. One objec tion to the figure was that it was more than the City needed for jointly-financed projects sched uled in the 1063-64 year. One new addition to the recrea tion department budget is a $500 item approved tentatively last night. It will provide materials for projects undertaken by boys in the department's corrective pro gram. Newly instituted last year, the program endeavors to steer the energies of delinquent boys into constructive channels. Also given tentative approval was a $3B,ooo street aeparunera. figure, up from $7,500 last year. Three nrooosed projects the re surfacing of Bond Street, several new paving projects, ana t n e right-of-way acquisition of E. Re vere from Eighth to Eleventh Streets are responsible for the increase. Other tentative approvals were $26,000 in the parking meter de partment, down from last year's $29,500 and $96,446 in the state tax street fund, up from $94,779.03 last year. SALEM (UPI) Two blocs of senators fought to a draw on leg islative apportionment today and the fate of a new constitution hung in the balance. . Each said the other group will be to blame if tho document fails to reach the people. Charges of wilfullness and stubborness were exchanged but each side held firm. One bloc will have to give If tha document is to clear the Sen ate by a two-thirds vote and reacn the people. . .' The Senate, after two hours of debate, took these actions: Defeated, 11-19, a motion to delete the "Yturri plan" of legis lative apportionment from the document and substitute a plan close to Oregon's present one. Defeated. 10-20, a move to send the document back to com mittee for an apportionment change, on grounds the 11 minori ty votes could kill it. Approved the "Yturri plan" by voice vote. Culver woman run over by car Special to Tho Bulletin REDMOND Mrs. Etta Ing' werson, 65, of Culver, is reported to be in good condition today at Central Oregon District Hospital She was Injured at noon Monday when a car backed over her at the family home in Culver. She suffered a fractured upper arm and multiple contusions and abra sions. According to her daughter, Mrs. Jerome Albert of Culver. Mrs. Ingwerson apparently fainted as she walked behind a car parked in the driveway. Driver of the car was L. L. Henderson of Culver. Turkey puts down revoli, seven aeaa ANKARA. Turkey (UPI) Forces loyal to President Cemal Gursel today crushed a military revolt in Turkey's two main cities which left at least seven deaa ana 28 wounded. Gursel told the nation that the seven-hour revolt "by a few ad venturers" was defeated early tills morning, but it was noon be fore government troops rounded up the last of the rebels, Including their leader, former Army Col. Talat Aydemlr. The government later aeciarea martial law in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir for a period of one month. Gursel. staunchly pro-Weslem leader whose nation borders Rus sia and is a member of bow uie NATO and CENTO military al liances, used his armor, infantry, and air force to defeat Aydcmir after the rebels seized control ot Ankara's radio station shortly alt er midnight and used it to broad' rarf nnlimvcrnment statements. At the same lime, regular trnoiw easily repulsed an attempt by about 100 retired officers who donned their umlorms ana inea to seize Istanbul's radio station. Military cadets who rallied to Aydemir's side sought refuge tn buildings after being beaten back. But the government forced them to surrender by dropping smoke bombs in the area. One bomb set fire to a house. Machine guns also were used in the operation. Fighting took place around An kara's radio station, the Defense Ministry, and the Presidential Palace. Although there are a number ol U.S. military units In Turkey, there were no reports of Incidents involving U.S. servicemen. On the inside General news Editorial page Sports Comics Classified 2,3 4 6,7 8 9 The vote on final passage wae still to come. If it failed, the minority then planned another try to get the constitution back to committee. Another Alternative Another alternative was for the Senate to pass it and-send It to a House-Senate conlerence cornmiir tee where changes could be mads. Each side denied charges lt wae "bluffing." - - . The minority bloc said the ap portionment section In the "Con stitution for Oregon's Future" would . take the! state backward more than a century. ' .'.:.; Debate opened on the Senate floor on a move headed by Sens. Don Willner, D-Portland, and Glen Stadler, D-Eugene, to delete the "Yturri plan now In the docu ment and substitute a plan simi lar to Oregon's present one. Willner said the plan of Sen. Anthony Yturri, R-Ontarlo, would be less fair per voter than the plan the present constitution start ed out with 106 years ago. The constitution since has been amended. Its present plan was approved a decade ago. Flexibility Sought The Willner plan would keep the present plan except for mak ing sizes of the House and Senate flexible. The debate centered on varying interpretations of the Yturri plan. Willner called it ambiguous, and said it contained a mandate to give preference to the least popu lous counties. He said its population formula was such that there wouia be more and more disproportion and malproportion as the decades goby." Yturri replied there has been a ercat deal of misunderstand ing and misrepresentation" about his plan. He said it " bears no resem blance" to the plan defeated by voters last November that would have taken land area into ac count Other Move Considered If the Willner-Stadler move to substitute their plan failed, they planned to try to defeat the docu ment in order to get it sent back to committee. It would take a two-thirds vote of the Senate 20 of its 30 members to pass. Then it would have to go back to the House and probably to a con ference committee to resolve dif ferences. The old, classic issue of how to divide legislative seats among Oregon's 36 counties cast the heaviest cloud so far over chances the document would reach the people next year. When the constitution passed the House earlier this month it contained Oregon's present legis lative apportionment plan. The Senate committee, bow ever, substituted the "Yturri plan," which would make sizes of the House and Senate flexible, up to 65 and 35 members. It would erant a sector or repre sentative for each population re quirement in a county, plus one for leftover population equalling more than half the requirement Counties without the require ment for a first legislator, how ever, would be able to pool "mi nor fractions" (less than half the requirement) to get one, white minor fractions would be ignored for counties having at least one senator and representative.
