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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, November 28, 1954 Blinding Fog-Smog Hits Area Around L.A. for Second Time Los Angeles U.R) Southern California stumbled and groped its way through a fourth day of dense fog-smog Saturday with some 2,000 traffic accidents re corded and air, sea and highway travel nearly at a standstill, j The fog extended 20 miles inland along a 200 mile strip- of the coastline. In ' Los Angeles, it mixed with familiar smog to produce an eye-smarting, throat irritating, soot-laden murk. Folic Officers Called ; Off-duty police officers were called to help fight the rising traffic toll and to straighten the many snarls on the county's complex highway system. Most of the accidents were minor. Two deaths resulted from fog-caused wrecks and 223 in juries. Nor was there hope of im mediate relief. The Weather bur eau forecast for today was for continued heavy fog. ' , In nearby Long Beach Friday night, a rugby game between an Australian and a New Zeal- g IiIXi' ( L Tl'"': ' 1 1 in f QUARTERS OF STAFF MEMBERS feature pull-down type bunks (upper left), In Columbine III, President Elsenhower's new USAF Constellation in which he flew to Georgia. (International) Top Democrats Slate Study Of Ways To Win President's Post in Elections for '56 ; "Washington (U.R) A spe cial study of how to parlay this year's Democratic election gains into a White House victory in 1956 was set up Saturday by the Democratic National committee. V A panel discussion on "How we won in '54 and can win again in '56" will be a special feature of the national committee meet- Canada To Spend Millions on Navy Vancouver, B. C. (U.R) The Canadian Navy, now at an all--time high for peacetime enroll merit, nlans to SDend $250,000,- ;000 to build up the country's icoastal defense against the dan er of enemy submarines. Capt. William Strange, direc tor of Royal Canadian Navy pub- lie information, said the navy -was building the 14 most mod ern antisubmarine vessels in the world in lines with Canada's role as an antisubmarine naval force under NATO. '- Y ' He said the regular navy force now stands . at 18,826 officers and men and should soon reach the target total of 21,000. ' h Strange added a fleet of jets would be built for use on the hew aircraft carrier, the Bon eventure, now under construc tion at Belfast, Ireland. ' Can ada's only present aircraft car rier is the HMCS Magnificent. Funeral Services field for Remington i Ridgewood, N. J. ' U.R) .' Funeral services were held Sat urday for William Walter Rem ington, : former government economist who was murdered in Lewisburg prisonl - ' : i The Rev. Alexander Rodger pf St. Elizabeth Episcopal church read from'Psalms and from St. Paul's Epistle to t h e Romans. There was no eulogy. There were about 45 friends and relatives in the church in cluding his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Remington, fad his widow, Jane, were at the services. 1 The body of the 37-year-old convicted perjurer then was to be cremated, a friend said, j tundeberg Policy May Delay Liner's Sailing, j San Francisco 4U.R) The "no overtime" policy adopted by JIarry Lundeberg and .his Sail ers Union of the Pacific may de lay the scheduled Sunday sail ing of the President Wilson until Monday. The 'big liner, with a crew of 336 and carrying 650 passengers, is due to depart for the Orient $t 4 p. m. today. Work incidental to taking the ship out of the Bay is considered overtime on Sun day. - - ing to be held in New Orleans Dec. 3-4. The committee meeting was called to elect a successor to National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell who wants to return to his Chicago law practice at the end of this year. Top Candidates . Front-runners for the post,, a week before the meeting, are Paul M. Butler, national com mitteeman from Indiana; James Finnegan, president of the Phil adelphia city council, and Mi chael V Disalle, former federal price administrator. Adlai E. Stevenson, the party's defeated presidential nominee in 1952, will speak to a $100-a-plate dinner on Dec. 4, For the panel on how to win in . 1956, the.par.ty called on some of the candidates who up set Republican incumbents. Participants include Gover nors-elect Abraham A. Ribicoff, of Connecticutt; Orville L. Free man of Minnesota; John F. Simms Jr., of New Mexico; Av- erell Harriman of New York; George M. Leader of Pennsyl vania, and Senator-elect Patrick V. McNamara of Michigan. Each is to tell what he did to win, particularly the issues which found favor with the vo ters. ; Another panel of the issues the . Democrats plan to stress during the next two years, while they have a majority in Cong ress and the Republicans have the White House, also is sched uled during the two-day meet ing. - Among the subjects for the discussion of issues are the Dixon-Yates power project; farm legislation; the problems of small business 'and peacetime use of atomic energy. Among those participating in the second panel will be Rep. Chet Holifield of California, a member of the Jdint Congres sional Committee on Atomic Energy; Sen. John J. Sparkman of Alabama, the 1952- vice-presidential nominee; Sen. Estes Ke fauver of Tennessee, an . unsuc cessful contender for the 1952 presidential nomination, and Gov.-elect James A. Folsom of Alabama. ' The panel discussions will be open to the public. L THE TOGGERY SALE AD ON PAGE 11 and team was called off after six minutes of play. The few fans able to find their way to the stadium were unable to see the players, while the .players coudn t see the goal posts or each other. Airports Closed j Los Angeles International air port, Long Beach Municipal air port and the Lockheed Air term inal at Burbank were closed down and traffic was being re routed to fields at least 40 miles from the city. .Police feared an upsurge in the number of . crimes and bur glaries, but early reports indi cated no large increase in the normally large incidence : of crime in the county. Complete figures for the smag-fog's effect on crime would not be compiled until next week, police said. Death Studied 1 Autopsies on three babies who died Wednesday indicated they "probably" died of pneu monia, but county medical au thorities were conducting micro scopic tests to determine if the smog-fog in any way contrib uted to their deaths. . It was the second bad smog attack in Los Angeles this fall. For more than two weeks dur ing October the bluish haze hung over the Los Angeles ba sin, which is ringed by moun tains that prevent the fumes from blowing away. Oakridge Youths Arrested Following Exchange of Shots The Dalles (U.R) Four boys from Oakridge, driving a stolen car containing a small arsenal, were arrested by state police early Saturday after a lively chase in which five or six, shots were fired. Officers said the boys, ages 12 to' 14, told them they were heading for Canada in a car re ported stolen Friday in Oak ridge. In the , car were seven rifles, a shotgun and a pistol and about 1000 rounds of ammuni tion which police said was stolen from an Oakridge sporting goods store. The car was registered to George Shank of Oakridge. Held for Lane ' The youths were being held by Wasco county juvenile author ities for the Lane county sheriff. State police officer Bill Powell said he gave chase to the boys after their car nearly side swiped a The Dalles city police prowl car about 3:45 a. m. Powell said when he drew near he recognized the automobile as one reported stolen. He said ; that when the car didn't stop when he signaled for it to pull up, he opened fire. He said about five or six shots were fired before the car stopped a few miles from The Dalles. Powell said the boys offered no resistance. WEATHER By United Press Northern California: Fair to day, tonight and Sunday except local morning fog in valleys and along coast. . ; ( MAY 21 K13-29-3W3 69-70-77 S TAR GA2eSV AMES MAR. 22 APR.' 20 loll B-IT-n GEMINI MAY 22 11 KLTTri 534372 CANCE. JUNE 23 1122-25-14-541 FV36-59-79-80l uo JULY 24 .AUG. 23 Cgy 5842-68 VHGO -7 J AUG. 24 H i Al.11 I Km SEPT. 22 ITY 4.0-12-1 -By CLAY R. POLLAN- Your Daily Activity Guide Yt. According to fho Siart. 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An organizational meeting of a Jack son county group of Oregon Highway Lif esavers committee will be held in conjunction with the LOC session. Two Ashland officials will re port on the state LOC conclave. Elmer Biegel, city superintend ent, will discuss finance, person nel and fire protection. H. R. Jordan, municipal judge, will talk on the judge section. Three Grants Pass men will report, Robert C. Martin, mayor, on planning and fringe area problems; Fred Dayton, planning commission chairman, on parks and recreation, and W. W. Bald erree, city attorney, on legisla tion. Small Cities Report - Ferd Jones, Gold Hill recorder secretary, will have a report on the small city section." ' Medf ord men on the program will be Vern Thorpe, public works director, on planning and zoning; E. N. McKinstry, city engineer, on public works; Her bert Mackie, city superintendent, on building regulation, and Charles Champlin, chief of po lice, on the police section. The Lif esavers group will elect officers and trustees. ; The Homemakers class of First Presbyterian church, Phoenix, will prepare the dinner. SAINT MARK'S , CHRISTMAS EXPRESS ,v . You . ore in- . vited to at tend St. Mark's . CHRISTMAS EXPRESS, A BAZAAR ' To b held at the Guild . Hall - 5th & Oakdale Ave. Friday, Dec. 3, from 1 0 a.m. - . to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome! " th kids Will love) ;;.-.v,;:v. th PUPPET SHOW from 4 to 5 p.m. 'i Luncheon sarved at noon Dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. c Pol ice Arrest Ma n Wa nted For $150,000 in Bad Checks Concord, Calif. U.R) Police said Saturday the arrest of John Waitkunas, 39, ended the seven-year, $150,000 bogus-check writing spree of a "phantom forger" sought by police departments from California to New England. Vnitlrnnoe on TT1 Mnta falif Iron ciirfffinn nrat 3rf I Friday after a woman clerk in a Concord paint store recognized him from a composite police picture and refused to cash his $86 check. " $150,000 In Checks Police Chief Ron W. Orin said Waitkunas, alias Walter De meter, admitted cashing $150,000 worth of bad checks in New England, Florida and throughout California. r Waitkunas said he began his forgery career after he was paid with a rubber check for gardening work in Pasadena, Calif., Orin said. - T When captured, Waitkunas had only $17.31 in his pocket. He told police he lost most of the $150,000 betting on horse races and "believe me, you can't make any money that way." Became Suspicious, Mrs. Herb Minster, 35, wife of a Concord paint store owner, first became suspicious of Waitkunas when he tried to buy an expensive paint brush and, when she asked his business, replied, "contractor" with the emphasis on the second sylable. She also noted his similarity to a police Circular showing an artist's drawing of "Walter Demeter." " . She refused to accept his check, made out to James Burke and signed by Dr. C. H. Lenz, a Concord physician. She called police and officers spotted Waitkunas standing near a, bank. The suspect hurried into a nearby building and upstairs where he was cornered in a hallway. Brother of China Prisoner Enters USAF at Portland Portland- U.R) The Air Force Saturday took into its ranks another son of Mrs. Ray Peters of Portland.. One son, 22-year-old Daniel Schmidt, was re cently listed as one of 13 Ameri cans sentenced by the Chinese Communists (to jail terms on trumped-up espionage charges. James Schmidt, 18, was sworn into the Air Force and was to be shipped to Parks Air Force Base in California. James said he had been think ing for a long time about en listing in his brother's branch of the service and word of Dan iel's imprisonment made him even more eager, though he said he realized there was nothing he could do directly to win his brother's release. .' 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