0)
SOUTH AMBOY BLAST CENTER American Agricultural Chnmical company plant in the dock
area of South Amboy, N. J., where four barges loaded with anti-tank shells exploded, levelling
docks and waterfront industrial plants killing 24 to 29 and injuring hundreds. (Acme Telephoto)
Marine Reaches Home
But Quiet on Spying
Chicago, May 20 !U.R) Ma
rine MSgt. Elmer C. Bender
flew home to a reunion with his
wife and family today and told
newsmen there "is something to"
reports that he signed a state
ment about spying on the Chi
nese communists who held him
prisoner for 18 months
He said at a news conference
shortly after his arrival from the
west coast that he would
"straighten it out late r." At
Long Beach, Cal., Friday he de-
Portland Rejects
Tax Measures and
Okays Annexation
Portland. Ore., May 20 (U.R)
Late Multnomah county returns
indicated today primary election
voters had named Democrat In
cumbent Terry Schrunk to face
Republican John J. Kecgan in
the November general election
for the sheriff's office.
In city returns, Portlanders
gave overwhelming support to
six annexation measures that
would incorporate fringe areas
to the city. All six propositions
were favored by at leasi a 4-1
margin.
However, city and c 0 u n t y
wtrinnlc WOW nrtt SO 'kind tO
tax measures. A S2.443.000 coun
.,Ka and envernmcnt ser
vine measure was beaten by
nearly 3 to 2 according to in
complete returns.
Income Tax Beaten
Two important city tax meas
lirc; the so-called "income tax
proposal and the special five
year five-mill property levy
were taking a 2 to 1 and a 3 to 1
beating, respectively, despite the
city council's threat of boosting
license fees on local businesses if
the measures failed to pass.
In other city propositions, vot
ers were evenly divided on a 10
year levy for Portland's park
program and a plan to bring civic
auditorium employees under civ
il service. A bond measure for
auditorium rejuvenation held a
slight lead.
A 3 to 2 vote in favor of Port
land school district's $2,600,000
levy was the only major city
county tax measure on the way
to approval.
Armed Forces
Sees Many Ma
More than 20 marching units,
representing military and vet
erans' organizations,- youth
groups and civic and patriotic
organizations participated in the
colorful parade up Main street
yesterday in observance of
Armed Forces day.
Members of the unified armed
services, parading their strength
together instead of on three sep
arate days as in past years, form
ed the main body of Saturday's
ptuade. There were several mo
bilized units, including heavy
artillery pieces and representa
tives of army, navy and marine
corps regulars and reserves. The
national guard and civil air pa
trol cadets also participated.
Muiie Heard
Martial music was furnished
by the Kilty band of Ashland,
nied that the statement he sign
ed prior to his release by the
Chinese was a "confession."
Bender landed aboard a C-47
at Glenview naval air station
and was given a returning hero's
welcome. He alighted from the
plane, rushed to his pretty wife,
Shirley, and gathered her into
his arms.
. He huceed her so tightly he
knocked the yellow rose she
wore from her lapel.
Later, the handsome', 27-year-
old leatherneck told newsmen
he plans to stay in the marines,
despite the fact his hitch was up
in January. 1949.'
Asked what she thought about
it, Mrs. Bender said:
"I don't know, I'll have to
think about it. We'll have to talk
it over."
At the news conference that
followed, he said he was treat
ed "very well" during his im
prisonment "considering the low
standard of living there."
Asked about a broadcast by
Peiping radio that he had "con
fessed" spying on the Chinese
communists, he said there was
"something to" the report.
But public relations officers
nudged him and he said no more.
He said he and Chief Petty Of
ficer William C. Smith of the
navy were captured by the com
munists "because I'm ashamed to
say I didn't know my position."
He said the engine of his plane
"conked out" over the beach at
Shantung peninsula and that
communist and nationalist lines
were not definitely established
3l the time.
Former Hood River
Man's Plane Crashes
Hood River. Ore., May 20
(U.R) Ferris McCoy, 40. former
Hood River resident, was in a
critical condition at Hood River
hospital following a light plane
crash about seven miles south
of here late today.
Sheriff R. L. Gillmouthe said
McCoy was buzzing the area
when the craft struck a utility
pole and crashed into an orchard
owned by Don Nunamaker. Gill
mouthe said he believed the
plane was rented at Beavcrton.
Hood River police received
complaints earlier that the plane
was flying dangerously low over
the area. McCoy s parents and
his wife's family live here.
Day Parade
rching Units
the high school band, Eve Pren
tice's accordion band. Bliss
Heine's juniors, the Eagle Point
high school band, and the Boy
Scout drum and bugle corps.
There were floats representing
the Elks with the theme of
"Wake Up America ' and the
Central Labor council which had
a float carrying the legend,
"United for Peace."
There were also large units
in the parade from the.Medford
Eagles and the Jackson County
Sheriff's posse and La Hies'
Mounted troop.
Armed Forces day was climax
ed with a military ball at the
Medford armory last night.
Air force participation includ
ed several "fly-over?" by 11 F-Sl
air national guard fighter planes
from the Portland airbase short
ly after noon.
I
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SPORTS BULLETINS
Reno's underdog Silver Sox
bounced up to smear ths Med
ford Rogues 13 to 3 in a Far
West League baseball game
here last night.
The Silver Sox tagged four
Medford hurlers for 14 safe
ties, including four by Diercks
in five timii up, and were
helped along by five Medford
miscues. Don Williams and
Russ Stuart hit twice each
in four times up, Williami
socked a triple.
Llnescore:
Reno ..102 510 040 13 14 1
Medf'd 000 200 001 3 7 5
Trestler and Borich; Bow
man, Vargas (3), Herrmann
(3). Taylor (8) and Gleeson.
Billings, Mont., May 20
(U.R) Larry Shepard, former
Medford. Ore., player-manager,
hurled the Billings Mus
tangs to' a 6 to 0 victory over
Salt Lake City, in a Pioneer
league baseball game here Sat
urday night. Chuck Cheshire
was the catcher.
Redding, Cal., May 20 (U.R)
The Redding Browns defeated
the Marysville Braves 8-7
Saturday night to win both
games of their current Far
West League series here.
Modesto, Cal., May 20 (U.R)
Stanford University athlete
overcame an old jinx Satur
day night as they came from
behind to upset the highly
touted and previously unbeat
en USC Trojan track and field
squad in ths ninth annual
California relays.
Sacramento, May 20 (U.R)
Sacramento used five pitchers
in a vain effort to stop Seattle
here Saturday night but lost
to the Rainiers 9 to 2.
Escaped Ohio Cons
Found in Michigan
Marquette, Mich., May 20
!U.R) Two escaped Ohio con
victs, hunted for 10 days in the
wild woods of Michigan s upper
peninsula, were captured today
after one of them was wounded
in a running gun battle with
stale police.
One officer was shot in the
arm and leg by the desperadoes.
One trooper was winged in
the arm and leg by the despera
does.
Haggard and bearded, broth
ers Paul and Lloyd Russell
threw away their rifles and sur
rendered meekly when two state
troopers spotted them in a clus
ter of trees five miles south of
Shinglcton.
Paul, 24, weakened by a bul
let wound in the hip. and his
brother. Lloyd, 29, were taken
60 miles to the state police post
here. Lt. Willard Wixom said
they will be charged with at
tempted murder for shooting a
detective during a roadblock
fight early this morning.
Efforts Pushed to End
Threatened New Strike
On American Railroads
Washington. May 20 U.R)
The national mediation boBrd
was counting today on last-minute
peace talks to avert a second
railrnad strike within a month.
The board arranged for the
Conferences Tuesday between
spokesmen for the Switchmen's
Union of North America (AFL)
and 10 western and midwestern
railroads.
At the government' request,
the union agreed yesterday to
move up its strike deadline from
Tuesday to June 1. 1
Medford
45th Year.
22 Pages
Possible Sabotage
Probed Back East
In Munitions Blast
$20,000,000 Damage
To Nearby Property
South Amboy, N. J., May 20
(U.R) Seeking the cause of an
atom-like explosion of tons of
munitions bound for the sub
continent of India, authorities
today investigated the possibility
of sabotage.
Fire Commissioner Wi 1 1 i a m
O'Leary placed the death toll at
24 to 29. The injured, he sajd,
totalled 352. Property damage,
O'Leary added, may exceed ?20
million.
Felt 22 Miles Away
Four barges just loaded with
anti-tank and anti-personnel
mines went sky-high in a vast
mushrooming roar that was felt
in New York City, 22 miles
away. An estimated two-thirds
of the buildings in this town of
10,000 persons suffered some
kind of damage.
The munitions were bound for
Pakistan which with India
shares the sub-continent that re
cently constituted the British
Indian empire. It had been pur
chased under license from an
American munitions manufac
turer in Newark, O.
Explore Possibilities
O'Leary and state police were
checking all possibilities in seek
ing the cause of a disaster which
sent shivers of fright through
the industrial New Jersey coun
tryside, but had no evidence that
pointed conclusively to any one
possibility.
The shipment through" South
Amboy had been authorized by
the coast guard, like thousands
of others through the Port of
New York. All precautions as re
gards packing and handling had
been taken,
Despite the virtual certainty
that the death toll was 24 or
more, only four bodies had been
recovered. The bodies of other
victims, O'Leary said, probably
would never be recovered.'
Ashland Voters
Oust Councilman,
Mayor in Recall
Ashland, May 20 Mayor
Thomas S. Williams and City
Councilman Elmer Sheldon
were recalled from office by
Ashland voters during the pri
mary election here Friday.
The vote recalling Mayor Wil
liams was slim 1,300 to 1,225
a margin of only 75 votes.
Sheldon was removed from of
fice by a bigger margin, 1,544 to
946.
The recall election was the
culmination of a bitter campaign
which saw charges and counter
charges hurled by both sides,
with supporters of, the mayor
and councilman on one side, and
the Citizen's committee on the
other.
Second Recall
The action was the second
successful recall election held in
Ashland in little more than a
year. Three city councilmen
were removed from office in
March, 1949, and disturbances in
the harmony of city affairs has
continued since that date.
Remaining members of the
city council will now pick suc
cessors for the two office
holders.
In a referendum election, the
city's voters approved by a vote
of 1,357 to B18 a proposed char
ter amendment which will per
mit the city to sell timber land
on the Ashland watershed to
the United States forest service
for about S32.000. The sale has
been pending for nearly a year,
and was held up pending approv
al of the charter change to clar
ify the city right to make the
sale.
Columbia River Flood
Prevails in Lowlands
Portland. Ore., May 20 (U.R)
A flood situation described by
flood forecasters as "not seri
ous prevailed today along the
low-lying pasture lands border
ing the Columbia river at Van
couver, Wash.
The mighty river reached a
lloo I sta; e 5f I" teet todf anc
Tuesday.
A ilnow runoff from the Cas-
rades and excess water released
"om the Grand Coulee dam com
bined to boost the stage .2 of a
foot above its 15-foot flood stage
Friday.
A total or 40,01)1) acre lect or
valer from the Grand Coulee
nillway was expected to boost
he stage at Wenatchee. Wash..
norne three feet. Grand Coulee
officials said a total of 375,000
acre-feet of water has been re
leased from the spillways to
make room for a heavy runoff
of snow water expected at any
time in tan melting season.
MEDFORD, ORE' V jUNDAY, MAY
Jackson Coir ror Morse;.
Gault and .ie Winners
In County G.O.P. Contests
By E. C. Ferguson
Managing Editor, Mail Tribune
Medford and Jackson county followed the state trend in Fri
day's primary by giving Senator Wayne Iorse a rousing majority
over his two opponents, Dave Hoover, homespun candidate from
Lane county, and John McBride, government employee, in their
three-cornered race for the republican nomination for United
States senator.
Medford's voters gave Morse. 1,661, Hoover K083, and McBride
153. Totals for the county increased the figures in about the same
ratio: Morse 4,329, Hoover 3,059, and McBride 4B6.
The primary campaign, a rather ho hum affair in all depart
ments until the last few weeks, undoubtedly gained its greatest
county interest from the Morse-Hoover GOP contest, and that be
tween State Senator Austin Flegel, State Treasurer Walter Pear
son and ex-State Sen. Lew Wallace for the democratic guberna
torial nomination.
Apprehension for
Morse Groundless
Local Morse supporters, it de
veloped, had been needlessly ap
prehensive in the final days of
the campaign. One of the more
pessimistic had admitted Thurs
day that he "wouldn't give a
nickel" for his candidate's
chances.
Jackson county deviated from
the state vote in the demo gov
ernorship contest, giving Wal
lace 1,285. Pearson 1.184 and
Flegel 1,100. Incomplete state
returns put Flegel well in the
lead with Wallace second and
Pearson a poor third.
The democratic aspirants had
pulled no punches in their cam
paign efforts and those in the
up-state political know had giv
en Pearson a slight edge up to
he final bell.
Court Race Interesting
Another state race of consid
erable interest in this end of
the commonwealth was the three
way non-partisan affair with the
prize position three on the su
preme court. It had been fig
ured here that Robert Maguire
if Clackamas county would gain
the Jackson county nod as he
served his legal apprenticeship
with the famous Medford law
firm of Colvig and Reames. He
loved from here to Portland
many years ago when appointed
assistant United Slates district
attorney. Strangely enough, how
ever, the county vote gave Wal
ter Tooze the best of it with
3,438, Maguire 4,488 and Aus
tin Dunn 2.435. Incomplete re
ports from statewide show Tooze
maintaining a lead which may
sive him the position without
the necessity of a run-off elec
tion in the fall between the two
fading candidates.
For representative In congress
the county democrats favored
Dave Shaw over Walter A. Swan
son 2,492 to 2,331 as their
hopeful in the general election
race with Harris Ellsworth. Shaw
appears to have the edge in in
complete district totals. Also on
the democratic side. Louis A.
Wood won the county favor for
United States senator with 2.553
against 2,087 for Howard Latou
retle. In this race Latourette is
lolding a substantial margin in
statewide compilations.
Of Jackson county's 27,536
registered voters, only 12,872,
less than half, went to the polls
"riday.
The county's democrats with
; registered strength of 12,748,
appeared to lack interest in both
their slate and county aspirants
for only 5,018 showed up at the
oils, a bit less than half, The
republicans, with 14.068 rcgis-
rrd, were not much better, only
7,854 exercising Iheir franchise
ight.
wo County Duels
Of the strictly county contests
the duels for nomination for
sheriff between incumbent How
ard Gault and Ray Marks on the
republican side and Dclroy Al
dershof and W. L. Taylor on the
democratic ticket held equal in
terest with the republican com
petition for. county commis
sioner. Sheriff Gault. who conduct
ed a rather quiet campaign,
came in ahead of his adversary
with an impressive 5,670 com
pared with Marks 2,016.
Another incumbent county of
ficial, Commissioner R. R. Ly
(le, also swamped his opponent,
L. G. Graves, In their race for the
republican commi.siioner nom
ination. The totals: Lytic 4,209,
Graves 3,091.
The primary was the first po-
Nationalist Warships
Blast Commie Forces
Hong Kong, May 20 (U.R)
The British navy escorted com
mercial vessels past the Wanshan
islands some 30 miles southwest
of Hong Kong today as national
ist warships bombarded commu
nist landing forces.
Nationalist navy headquarters
announced that marines and
naval units "completely wiped
out" more than 200 communist
troops who landed on Chlng
chow ixland in the group.
A communique said naval
units "upon learning of the in
vasion immediately made a
counter landing. The communists
were encircled in hilly regions
on the island and all were killed
except 22 taken prisoner during
tour-hour encounter."
litical effort for both Marks and
Graves and each had stated they
xpectcd to gain a lot of ex
perience, if nothing else.
Gault will oppose Taylor in
the November election, the latter
winning over Medford Police Of
ficer Delroy Aldershof, 2,782
o 1,727.
Lytle will battle it out with
lbert L. Straus. Sams Valley
armer, who although unopposed
on the democratic ballot, re-
eived a token vote of 4,040.
lann High Man
E. H. Mann and Robert W.
Root, only candidates for the re
publican nomination for Jackson
?ounty s two seats in the state
muse of representatives, polled
5,030 and 4,854 votes respec
ively, which figures may prove
interesting as giving a key to
possible voting strength when
they oppose Robert Rucker and
. O. Tollofson ,the democratic
iair, this fall. The democratic
totals were 3,028 and 2,796.
Ben Day, unopposed repub
lican senate seat seeker, received
6.703 votes while L. Peers Wil
meth, unopposed on the demo
cratic side, totaled up 3,971, in
another set-to which will be
jecided come autumn.
Joe Cave, veteran Medford po
lice officer, now retired, nosed
put Andrew L. Unger for the
ngnt to compete with W. P,
Tucker, unopposed republican In.
umbent for the Medford district
lustice of the peace job.
Looking at the county totals
rom a strictly popularity test
oint-of-view, Governor McKay
opped the honors with 7,140
votes, United States Rep. Harris
Cllsworth was second with 7,051
and Paul B. Rynning, long-time
ounty surveyor, was third with
6.467.
Complete County
Election Returns
Here are the complete, unof
ficial returns from Jackson
county's 84 precincts in the pri
mary election Friday:
Republican Partyi
U. S. senator Hoover 3,059;
McBride 466; Morse 4,329.
Congressman, 4th district
Ellsworth 7,051.
Governor McKay 7,140.
Labor commissioner Kimsey
6,139.
State senator Day 6,703.
Stale representatives Mann
5,030; Root 4,854.
County commissioner Graves
3,091; Lytle 4,290.
Sheriff Gault 5,670; Marks
2,016.
Surveyor Rynning 6,467.
Justice of the peace, Medford
district Tucker 2,137.
Democratic partyi
U. S. senator Latourette
2,087; Wood 2,553.
Congressman, 4lh district
Shaw 2,492; Swanson 2,331.
Governor Flegel 1.533; Pear
son 1,726; Wallace 1,759.
Labor commissioner Morgan
3,677.
State senator Wilmeth 3,971.
Slate representatives Rucker
3,028; Tollcf.son 2,798.
County commissioner Straus
4,040.
Sheriff Aldershof 1,727; Tay
lor 2.782.
Justice of the peace, Medford
d I s t r 1 c t Cave 1,569; Unger
1.529.
Judiciary:
For state supreme court, posi
tion No. 3 (non-partisan) Dunn
2,435; Maguire 4,488; Tooze
5,438.
Results of the voting on the
three city financial measures on
the city ballot, from Medford s
25 precincts, complete and un
official:
Water department $2,800,000
bond issue for new pipeline and
other Improvements yet 3,934;
no 552.
Fire department $125,000 bond
Issue for new ladder truck, fire
stations, alarm system and hose
yes 3.740; no 628.
Fire department four-mill con
tinuing tax levy for maintenance
and personnel yes 3,198; no
1,005.
WEATHER
By United Prtu
Northern California Fair
Sunday and Monday except local
fog along coast increasing Mon
day. Cooler Monday. North to
northwest winds 10 to 20 MPH
along coast.
Tribune
21, 1950
NO. 51
55 Dead, 41 Hurt
In Explosion Deep
In Ruhr Coal Mine
Second Worst Since
End World War II
Rotthausen Dahlbusch. Ger
many, May 20 (U.R) Fifty-five
nine workers were killed and 41
were injured today in a coal
lust explosion followed by a rag
ing fire in a 3,508 foot deep Rohr
?oai mine near here.
It was western Germany's sec
ond worst mine disaster since
the war.
Rescue workers brought the
"4th body from the shaft tonight.
nother man died of injuries af
ter he was removed.
Most Bodies Charred
The weary workers said ma:iv
of the bodies were charred be-
vond recognition. Thev believed
many were killed outright by the
nasi Dciore they were enveloped
y the flames.
The fire, which raged for hours
ifter the explosion, was extin
guished late tonight. Rescue
workers continued to search for
other possible victims, as hun
dreds of men, women and chil-
lien waited in the pouring rain
mtside the colliery gates for
news of the fate of relatives.
The bodies were taken away
11 plain coffins.
IS-Year-Old Din
Rescue squads were at work
vithin a half-hour of the explo
ion. The known dead included a
year-old boy, son of a miner,
vho was working as an appren
tice. Four of the dead came from
single family.
The explosion was believed
caused by an accumulation of
fire-damp. Top German mining
officials, including Heinrich
Kost, head of the west German
coal administration, helped di
ed rescue work.
Overwhelming OK
Given Three City
Finance Measures
All three city improvement
measures in Friday's special elec
tion tor the water and fire de
partments passed by o v e r-
whelming majorities, complete
returns from Medford'i 25 pre
cincts showed Saturday.
I he water department $2,800,
000 bond issue, to provide a new
pipeline from Big Butte springs
to Medford, and for additional
expansion and improvement,
passed 3,934 to 552.
The two fire department com
panion measures passed by small
er b u t still heavy majorities.
First was a $125,000 bond issue
to provide a new aerial ladder
truck, two new fire substations,
fire alarm system and new
hose. This passed by a vote of
3,740 yes, 628 no.
Levy Passes
Second was a four-mill con
tinuing tax levy on city property
to provide funds for maintenance
of the department, and for addi
tional personnel for the three sta
tions. The vote was 3,198 yes,
1,005 no.
City officials expressed grati
fication at the results of the elec
tion on the measures Saturday,
While no outspoken opposition
had developed during the cam
paign for their passage, It was
feared that the three might be
defeated by apathy or default.
Reservoir Near Bend
Draining This Summer
Bend, Ore., May 20 (U.R)
The Crane prairie reservoir will
be drained this summer for a
study of zones of leakage in its
bottom, bureau of reclamation
officials said today.
Engineers slated that levees
will be constructed at points
where stored water 's escaping
into the earth from the upper
Deschutes reservoir.
The bureau said losses in ex
cess of 30,000 acre-feet have been
recorded, especially In times of
high storage.
Engineers are also studying
water losses in t h e Deschutes
channel in the Bonham falls
area. They said considerable
water flows Into lava fissures in
this area and is lost for irriga
tion purposes.
Sixth Graders To Meet
At Junior High Monday
Sixth graders of the Medford
ihlic school svstcm will all re
port to the junior high school
ymnasium at 1 p. m. on Mon
lay for an afternoon orientation
lesigned tn acquaint them with
inior high facilities and pro
TBm and prepare them for en
trance next fall.
Elliott Becken, assistant city
school superintendent, said that
sixth graders will pair off with
seventh graders for the afternoon
activity. A refreshment treat will
conclude the afternoon.
Morse Easily Tops
Hoover in Senator
Nomination Race
Shaw Has Slight Lead
In Demo Congress Race
Portland, Or'.. May 20 U.R
State Senator Austin Flegel to
night apparently was nominat
ed as democratic candidate for
governor of Oregon after a nio-
and-tuck, fluctuating battle of
ballots against Lew Wallace.
the race was close but Flegel
maintained his lead desnite
continuing upsurge of Wallace
votes in late Multnomah county
CI ill lis.
Sen. Wavne Morse ranlttroA
he republican nomination for
U. S. senator with a two to one
primary election victory over hii
conservative opponent, Farmer
"I bow to the will of Ihe npnnlo
and accept the result without
...n.ic mm wuuuui any regret
for having made the fight," Hoo
ver said. Morse said: "I nouoi.
count an election until all the
jallots are in."
Heturns from 1,959 out of
,017 precincts gave for U. S.
senator H o o v e r 61,635- Mc-
mine morse 116,544,
Democrat Latourette 7n 77a.
Wood 69,084. ' '
governor (1,972 out of 2.017
precincts) Republican: McKay
(unopposed) 132.670- dpmnri-atir.
Flegel 57,538; Pearson 45,668;
iimiHte ao.uuo.
Supreme court (1.807 out nf
2.017 precincts) Dunn 46.084;
Maguire 110.608; Tooze 159.595.
Morse said he will "continue
to vote independently on issues
as I sec them." He had frequent
ly sinen witn senate democrats.
He believed the Oregon returns
showed the same trend as in
Pennsylvania where Gov. Jim
Duff won Thursday.
In congressional vote by dis
trict, incomplete, showed:
First district, 498 of 567 pre
cincts Norblad 10,151; Hewitt,
4i, vvara, li.qju.
Second district, 345 of 424
precincts Stockman, 14,459;
Bowman. 8.008: Bull. 8.270?
Garske, 4,005.
Third district, 541 of 553 pre
cincts Anbell. 43.617; Jensen,
18,015; Walker, 15,683; Donaugh,
24,881; Dreyer, 21,102; Stallard,
7,932.
Fourth district, 462 of 473 pre
cincts Ellsworth, 22.617; Shaw,
14,026; Swanson, 12,631.
Six Believed Dead
In Sinking of Boat
Melville, La.l May 20 U.R)
A new $350,000 tug sank within
two minutes in the swift Atcha
falaya river late last night, and
one of the six presumed vtctime
was found alive today by a fish
erman. .
The tug. the Jane Smith out of
Pittsburgh, Pa., was on her maid
en voyage to the Gulf of Mexico
with two empty oil barges when
she was swept into a bridge pil
ini and went down. Eleven men
were on board.
Five were rescued. Five othera
were asleep below deck when
she sank. Marine Supt. L. C.
Jones of the Oil Transport com
pany of N e w Orleans, which
owned the tug, has assumed that
these five and Capt. Lennis Ver-
ret of New Orleans, a pilot, were
drowned.
Visconsin Governor
Blasts College Boys
Madison, Wis., May 20 (U.R)
Gov. Oscar Rennebohm tonight
blasted a handful of Wisconsin
students who picketed a federal
inspection of ROTC students.
His attack came in a speech
to the Reserve Officers associ
ation convention following an
armed forces parade.
you reserve officers nere to
night are ready to sacrifice your
all in the defense of our country.
And 20 people have the guts to
go out with signs," he said.
Rennebohm referred to a
demonstration of students who
paraded with anti-ROTC, anti
war signs before amazed federal
officials at the annual nun
Inspection two weeks ago.
Jef Plane Sets Mark
San Francisco to L. A.
Los Angeles, May 20--(U.R
Capt Richard D. Crcighton, 26,
hurtled his jet plane from San
Francisco to Los Angeles today
,i 32 minutes 56 seconds to es
tablish a new speed record be
tween the two cities.
Averaging 640 miles per hour.
he shaved almost two minutes
off the former unofficial record
et Jan. 22, 1050, bv Lt. Cmdr.
John L. Butts, who flew the 341
miles in a navy F9F Panther in
1 minutes 54 seconds.
Escaped Convict Found
After 14 Hours 'Free'
Walla Walla, Wash., May 20
1,'utinnrl Pnnvii'l EVliv Krt.
lakowski was captured by two
laic prison guards in a pool nail
I milna .irirtli nf here InHav nf.
ter 14 hours of freedom.
WEATHER
FOHKL-AST Fair 'unUy ind
Monday. Conllnutd warm.
1 Temp.
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Low tit Yraterday ....... 41