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BATTLE LOST TO MISSOURI-Main buildings uf Sherman Air
Force base near Leavenworth, Kans., lie deep in water after the
Missouri River broke through newly raised dikes. More than 1600
. men fought a nine-day battle against the river but lost to the
record crest. Damage to the $3,500,000 base is estimated at
$1,000,000. Almost all equipment was removed from buildings
during the fight to strengthen the dikes.
Prison Executions
. Decline in 1950 to
Lowest in 20 Years
Washington U.R) Fewer per
sons were executed in 1950 than
in any of 20 previous years, ac
cording to director James V,
Bennett of the Federal Prisons
Bureau.
He issued a statistical report
which showed that only 82 were
put to death for murder, rape.
and other crimes in laoO, con
trasted with a 20-year average
of 147 yearly for the period 1930
Electrical Co-op
Meeting Draws 350
About 350 persons attended
the first ol a series of mass
meetings being held by the Twin
Counties Electrical cooperative,
at the Sams Valley Grange hall
last night.
Next such meeting will be at
8 p.m. Wednesday at the Joseph-
lne county courthouse in Grants
Pass, it was announced.
George Loftin, president of
the recently-formed cooperative,
presided at last night's meeting,
and introduced Frederick Miller,
field representative of the Rural
Electrification administration of
the Department of Agriculture,
who explained the terms under
which the federal government
will assist electric cooperatives
in setting up power service to
rural areas.
The assistance included long
term, low interest loans, he ex
plained, as well as technical aid.
A number of applications for
electric service and membership
In the cooperatives were made
at the meeting.
Phoenix City Court
Cases Told by Chief
Phoenix City court cases at
at Phoenix for last week and
this are as follows, according to
police Chief Marvin C. Fisher:
Dennis L. Dawson, violation
of basic rule, $5 fine suspended.
LeRoy M. Keeney, violation
of basic rule, S5.
Donald L. Whitmore, failure
to stop at stop sign, $5 fine sus
pended. Paul N. Allen, violation of ba
sic rule, $5.
William A. Schroeder, viola
tion of basic rule and failure to
yield right-of-way, $10 with $5
fine suspended.
John Hassenzahl, parked
wrong way on street, S2.50.
The court meets every Mon
day from 2 to 4 p.m. in the city
hall under the direction of Judge
i Frank DeSouza.
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through 1949. A total of 119 were
executed in 1949, while the high
year since 1930 was 1935 when
199 were put to death.
Military Excluded
The figures did not include
executions carried out by mili
tary authorities. During the years
1930 to 1950, the Army, includ
ing the Air Force, executed 148.
All were in the period 1942
through 1950, and included 95
for murder, 52 for rape, and one
for desertion. There was none
by the Navy.
Murder Leads
Aside from the military, the
21-year period of 1930 through
1950 was marked by 3,029 execu
tions by federal and state authori
ties. Murder was - involved in
2,645, or 87.3 per cent; rape,
335, or 11.1 per cent; and 49, or
1.6 per cent for other offenses.
The other offenses included 17
for armed robbery; 12 for kid
naping; 10 for burglary; six for
espionage; three for aggravated
assault, and one for an unclassi
fied crime.
Only 21 of those, executed
were women. All were put to
death for murder. And of the"
total, 44.8 per cent were whites,
54 per cent Negroes, and the rest
of other races.
County Officials
At Saturday Meeting
me iounn district of the Ore
gon Association of Counties met
in Grants Pass Saturday with
Jackson County Commissioner
Robert L y 1 1 e, president, in
charge.
The meeting was attended by
25 officials, according to County
Judge J. B. Coleman this morn
ing. "The meeting was rather in
formal," Judge Coleman said,
"with a memorandum of this
district's business being drawn
un for nrpsentntinn at n.nfatn-
wide meeting next fall."
ine judge pointed out that
the meeting was a "checkup" on
what the other five districts
would brine im nt th fall we.
sion. The fourth district is made
un of Jackson. .TnspnhlnA Pnnc
Curry and Douglas counties.
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Assembly a! SOC Will Demonstrate Techniques ol UN
Ashland Russia's "walk-out"
technique in the United Nations
will be demonstrated here Wed
nesday, complete with oratorical
ranting and dramatic exodus
from assembly quarters.
The action will take place
when the nine Southern Oregon
college delegates to the Model
UN held recently at Los Angeles
present the regular Wednesday
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T.H., thinks enough of the
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receives. 1
Wysard, of American Fac
tors, Lid., recently asked for
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the Sunday edition only, tatbe
sent by airmail. It was entered
for him, at a cost of $1.25, plus
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morning assembly program, ac
cording to Ralph Wood, Ashland,
assembly committee chairman. A
"model" Model UN will be en
acted, patterned closely after the
regular meetings of the interna
tional body.
Schuls To Speak
Placards designating Individ
ual delegations have been pre
pared, assembly reporters pro
ided, and all other aspects of the
typical meeting arranged, Wood
Klamath Food Store
Badly Damaged by Fire
Klamath Falls, Ore. (U.R)
Fire early Sunday badly damag
ed a newly remodeled Safeway
food store which opened only
Friday here.
Store officials .estimated the
entire stock of the large store
was ruined by smoke. The blaze
broke out early in the night, ap
parently, but was not seen until
6 a.m. Sunday
An overheated ventilator mo
tor was blamed for the fire.
reported. Dr. John A. Schulz, ad
visor to the Los Angeles delega
tion, will open the 10 a.m. meet
ing with a brief description of
the program there and present
the UN gavel to Wood who will
act as assembly president.
Lee Stothers, Medford, will
represent Russia while Ivy Cof
fey, New Delhi, India, will take
the part of her native land. Other
representatives will be Ronald
Tiegs. Talent, taking the part of
the United States; Pete Soder
lund, Medford, Great Britain;
Gloria Robinette. San Jose,
France; Andy Castello, Ewa,
Oahu, Argentina, Jack Young.
Honolulu, Ukranlan S.S.R., and
J. B. Putman, Ashland, Canada.
Valley residents will be wel
comed at the assembly program,
Wood emphasized.
Eisenhower May Open
Campaign in Detroit
Detroit U.R) Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower may open his
campaign for the Republican
Tuesday. April 29. 1952
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