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TEN MZDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Anne Sterling Case Will Be Dismissed If Plaint Unsigned Hollywood (U.R) Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz said Monday unless actress Anne Sterling signs a complaint against the millionaire Hollywood playboy she accused of beating her the case will be dismissed this week. Biscailuz said the blonde Italian-born television actress will be given one more chance "after she regains her com posure" to explain how she was beaten and bruised. Already she has given three different versions of how she came up black and blue last Monday morning. Miss Sterling would give no indication of whether she would sign a complaint. But she said she was conferring with a law yer. Miss Sterling, who first told officers she was attacked by "four thugs" at 3 a. m. and later said it was "about dawn," related a third story to the sher iff's office Friday. She handed investigators a prepared statement saying a "rich and powerful" man with a cane "threw me down" in his bedroom, "lifted up my ballerina skirt and beat me with the cane." Boy Uses Copies of Sermon To Start Fire in Church Portland U.R) An 1 1-year-old boy used copies of the Ser mon on the Mount, written in Japanese, as fuel to start three small fires in the basement of Hope Presbyterian church while services were under way Sun day, firemen reported. Disaster Averted A possible disaster was avert ed when the boy ran upstairs and told some of the parishoners Policemen Guard Strategic Points After Tanger Riot Tanger U.R) Armed police guarded all strategic points of this international city Monday after at least three persons were killed and scores more were in jured in anti-French rioting. Police fought a two-hour pitched battle Sunday with thousands of Moorish demonstra tors armed with clubs, rocks and knives. The rioters surged through the main European streets, shattering plate-glass windows and stoning automo biles. 15 Persons Injured Police officially listed 15 per sons as injured, although some reports sput the casualty toll near 100", including several Euro peans. Fifty persons were ar rested. Earlier reports reaching Casa blanca, in French Morocco, said the death toll was believed as high as 10. These , reports said that all Europeans found on the streets were beaten by the mobs, and that automobiles were smashed and overturned. Nine men Rescued From Arctic Ice Floe Point Barrow, Alaska (U.R) Nine men who had been strand ed on an Arctic ice floe 779 miles north of here since Thurs day were rescued late Sunday by a ski-equipped patrol bomb er, and all survivors were in good condition, the Navy said Monday The successful pickup ws made by Cmdr. V. J. Coley, offi-cer-in-charge of the Navy's "Op eration Ski Jump," designed to set up oceanographic and weath er stations on the polar ice cap. Tele-fun by Warren Goodrich "Better let him use the 'phone. He says he's sure we're fust talking monkey business.". . . When you're a considerate telephone user, everybody gets much better telephone service! . . . Pacific Telephone. Portland Transit Strike To Be Postponed One Week Portland U R) Members of the streetcarmen's . union here agreed today to postpone their threatened strike against the Portland Traction company for one week. Approved Sunday The delay, which had been recommended by the union's ex ecutive board, was approved Sunday in two meetings in which 650 of the 1200 union members voted on the postponement. Harvey Thomas, business agent for the local, said the vote was "very close.". The union had previously an Frenchman Flat Atom Test Seen Likely Early in Week Las Vegas, Nev. flJ.R) Amer-1 ica's atom masters were busy Monday preparing for new atomic detonations at French man's Flat proving grounds, pointing to a test early this week. No Hint Given Atomic Energy Commission spokesmen, however, refused to give any hint as to when the first A-blast of the new series will take place. The test site, some 75 miles north of here, was teeming with I scientists, technicians, manual workers and military personnel that two other boys had started a fire. Several adults went to the basement and put out the blazes, which damaged only a few chairs and tables. . Firemen said the boy's story became suspected when it was learned one of the "other boys" he named was at home during the fire. The boy admitted he may have been mistaken about the name of the other. His refer ence to "big red fire engines" led authorities to believe he simply craved the excitement of a big fire. Started Under Exit Each of the three places where the fires were started was di rectly under one of the exits from the church sanctuary. Most of the worshipers were un aware they were so close to pos sible death. Firemen said they would let the boy climb all over the red engine at the fire station if it j would make him happy. It was j not decided immediately wheth er to turn him over to juvenile authorities. HalUnan Progressive's Presidential Candidate Chicago-(U.R) Vincent Halli nan, San Francisco attorney for longshoreman chief Harry Bridges, Monfiay headed the Progressive party tickets as its candidate for president. The national committee of the party also picked Mrs. Charlotta Bass of New York for Hallinan's running mate. COULDN'T CATCH UP Alliance, Neb. (U.R) The Al liance Daily Times-Herald noted that Pvt. Robert DeVoogd's "sub scription had expired and sent him a renewal notice. The letter returned weeks later from Korea. It had failed to catch up with Devoogd who was on furlough, working on a ranch near town. teres your Ol Northbound Moinlincrs loavo a 7:30 A. At; 12:55 P.M. nd6.-05P.JW. PORTLAND . . 2i4 hrs. SATTL 3', hrs. Southbound MainliiMft loavo at 11:15 A.M. and 65 P.M. $AN FRANCISCO 2 hrs. 10$ ANGELES . 5'4 hrs. Tl finost air Mrvko cotft no more UNITED AM LINES Airport Tormina). Co!l 2-7U1 "" "fcorii.d travel ogont. Sill pocket -timetable Monday. March SI. 1952 nounced members would walk off their jobs at midnight Mon day night. Now the deadline is midnight April 7. Stand Not Changed Thomas said "we have not changed our stand in the strike in the least by the vote. We just want to give the committee a chance to work something out. If they don't, the strike will go on. The union is asking a 15-cent wage boost and the traction com pany says it can't afford to pay more wages unless the city grants an increase in fares. with still more yet to arrive. More than ' 7,000 Army and Marine corps troops will partic ipate in one of the tests of the new series. Already about 1,000 of the troops have arrived. Marines To Participate Two Marine battalions will take part in the exercise, mark ing the first time that branch of the services has been present at an explosion here. The Marines are from Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Camp Le jeune, N. C. The Army units are made up from the 82nd Air borne, 1st Armored, 31st and 47th Infantry diviisions. About 500 Air Force person nel and some Navy men also will be observers. your old range. Call 2-4427 for free appraisal Easy credit terms. Only 15 down, bal ance 18 months. We finance our own contracts. Meeting Tonight To Count Names For Hospital Vote Ashland Petitions asking an election on a proposed southern Jackson county hospital district will be collected and counted at a meeting at the city hall here tonight, at a meeting for the Valley View Hospital commit tee, which had charge of solici tation of the petitions. Members believe that if a suf ficient number of' signatures have been obtained to assure a necessary minimum of 650 "good" names, the petitions will then be submitted to County Clerk George Carter by the com mittee chairman, Don Lewis of Ashland. "Another highlight of Monday's session is expected to be an nouncement of nominated candi dates for the five directorships of the proposed district. Petitions in behalf of these candidates re quire 25 signatures. If plans go as scheduled, the hospital district issue as well as candidates for directorhips will go in the May 16 primary ballot. The proposed district includes Talent and extends to the California-Oregon line. POLITENESS CALLED FOR Oxford, Miss. (U.R) Johnny Vaught, head coach at the Uni versity of Mississippi here says "Yes, sir' 'to the manager of his freshman football team. Faser Triplett of Louisville, Miss., though only 19 has been appoint ed a full colonel on the staff of Gov. Hugh L. White. U&two most anwzind netfmfas HOUSEHOLD RANGE HAS A V f$Y0U BROIL A STEAK ANp ''Si-rv- f BAKE A CAKE... AT THE SAME jfl "Tbriftq-SO'Eleetrie Rango You can roast a 35-Ib. turkey - or bake six pies at once in the giant oven of this Frigidaire range! Yet the whole range is only 30 inches wide -fits easily in the smallest kitchen. And it has fast heating Radian tube surface units -automatic Clock Control -all-porcelain finish, inside and out full-width nn 7C utensil drawer. Wonderfully low-priced at only $2ZO Also ovoikbl without deck Control, ufooatl oVowor - $ 1 85.7$ Liberal trade in allowance on ME(H)MiIHM) IEILIECDTrnBncE (EflD. MEDFORDS LEADING APPLIANCE DEALERS FOR THE PAST 21 YEARS 309 EAST MAIN ------ - - - PHONE 2-4427 Murphy Acceptable, As Envoy to Japan Tokyo (U.R) The newspaper Asahi reported Monday that Japan has notified the United States Robert D. Murphy is ac ceptable as American ambassa dor. Murphy, at present U. S. am bassador to Belgium, is now in Washington for consultations. His Nomination as first post-war ambassador to Japan has not been announced. - . ' '" Nisei May Get Job With State Portland U.R) Sagie Nishio ka may get a job with the Ore gon State Tax commission after all. Jason Lee, personnel officer for the commission, told the regon Journal he will recom mend to the commission that it employ the 30-year-old Japanese- American veteran of World War II. "At the present time there isn't actually a job opening, but there could be -one by reshuf fling," he said. The Nisei ac countant, who was wounded during an amphibious landing in Italy during the war, made news last week when it was discov ered his name had appeared at the head of a civil service elig ibility list but that he had not been hired. Contacted by the Journal at his present home in , Seattle, Nishioka said he will accept an appointment as accountant with the commission if it is offered to him. since electric, cootinrf befan Adenauer Party Trailing in Early Bavarian Returns Munich, Germany U.PJ The Social Democrats, bitter oppon ents of . German rearmament, held a slight edge over west German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's Christian Demo cratic party Monday in early returns from Sunday's Bavarian local elections. . The results so far also indi cated that the Communists were being badly beaten. Figures Unavailable Popular vote figures were not yet available in the balloting for mayors, town councillors and other local government of ficials. With about half the ballots counted, returns showed the anti-rearmament Socialists with 28.7 per cent, compared with 23.4 per cent in the last elections for the same districts in 1948. The Christian Democrats had only 25.4 per' cent, compared with 35.9 in 1948, while the Communists slipped from 4.3 to 2.5 per cent. Because of the complicated voting system, final results will not be determined for several days. LUCK DOESN'T HOLD Madison, Wis. (U.R) Roy Armbrecht, 42, who broke a leg when he fell on ice a year ago, was glad he escaped injuries when his car skidded on ice. He stepped to the ground, slipped, and broke a leg.. ilHi "Wonder Oven'Eloefrie Range Use the "Wonder Oven" as one big oven - or just slip in the divider, and you have two ovens with individually controlled temperatures. 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