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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Mr f 1st- f I -A CLIMBS FIRST STAIRS Mary Kosloski, 5-year-old March of Dimes poster girl shown above with Carl Weis, director of civic affairs for the Moose lodge, left, and Paul P. Schmitz, Moose director general, climbed her first stairs while on a visit to the Children's Cathedral at Moosehart, 111. Mary, who has been af flicted with polio since she was five months old and learned to walk with the aid of a steel corset, leg braces and crutches, climbed three steps in the House of God, shown in the background, "because she wanted to get a better look at the big pipe organ." Fewer Workers rikAHiirinn VII IIIV VMIMII u M urn m Washington U.R) Fewer ' workers went on strike in 1954 than in any previous year since World War II. The Labor Department said the number of strikes this year was estimated at 3450. This was a little more than the 1948 post war low of 3419. But in actual numbers of men on strike, and days per man lost from, strike idleness, this year brought a postwar low. The department said strikes beginning this year directly af fected, about 1,500,000 workers, and caused an estimated 22,000, 000 man-days of idleness. This was a drop of about one-third from the number of workers on strike last year and a cut of about one-fifth in the 1953 man days lost through walkouts. Gloria Vanderbilf, Siokowski Separate New York (U.P.) Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, 30, has sepa rated from her husband, Leopold Stokowski, 67, internationally known symphonic conductor, the New York Post said today. She will pursue a stage career, the Post said. The newspaper said it learned that the green-eyed, chestnut- haired socialite and her two 6ons, Stan, 4, and Chris, 3, left the 18-room Stckowski duplex last Monday to take up separate residences. The Post said that Miss Van derbilt, who now prefers to be known by her maiden name, had felt neglected because her mae? stro-husband went on tours for months at a time,- leaving his young wife in "virtual isola tion." ..... Pope Hopes To Read Message Wednesday Vatican City (U.R) Ailing Pope Pius XII hopes to read his delayed Christmas message in person next Wednesday? Vati can sources said today. In addition to the traditional appeal for world peace the 4000- word address to Catholics is ex pected to announce a consistory to name new cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. The Sacred College has been reduced to 64 members from its full strength of 70 because of deaths this year. Dr. Antonio Gasbarrini, one of the five specialists treating the Pope, ruled out this morn ing the possibility of an opera tion to cure the hernia of the esophagus which caused his near-fatal collapse Dec. 2. Sheppard Favored By Judge's Ruling Cleveland (U.R) Common Pleas Judge Edward BIythin to day granted Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard an opportunity to pre sent "newly discovered evi dence" that he claims would prove he did not kill his wife The motion for a new trial based on such evidence was in troduced by attorney William J. Corrigan. Judge BIythin granted a hearing on the motion for Sat urday, Jan. 8. He took under ad visement two other defense mo tions for a new trial, one based on 41 alleged judicial errors, ,the other on newspaper cover age of the case that was "pre judicial" to the defendant. Dr. Sheppard was allowed to remain at county jail pending outcome of the Jan. 8 hearing. 1 'r QSm Advice To Lovelorn Writers To Be Probed London (U.R) The Nuffield Foundation granted $2,100 today for research into' what makes people write to advice-for-the- lovelorn columns in the news papers. Drs. Cyril Greenland and Al lan C. Tait, . psychiatrists of Chrichton Royal Hospital at Dumfries, Scotland, and statisti cian Conrad Leser of the Uni versity of Glasgow will spend 18 montns studying thousands of letters asking for advice on personal problems.. ...... The . foundation, established by car manufacturer Lord Nuf field, said in a report published today that 300,000 . persons a year write such letters in Britain alone. 1 "The number of people avail ing- themselves of ' this lanomy mous source of help may be a significant symptom of the social isolation from which contempor rary society is said, to suffer," the report said. Moral Rearmament Force Pictured Washington (U.R) Moral rearmament . was pictured Wednesday night as a force greater than atomic or hydro gen bombs. , . - The comparison - was offered by N. P. Rajabhoj, member of the Indian Parliament, in a speech before nearly 500 dele gates from 23 countries attend ing a World Assembly for Moral Re-Armament. The 10-day international con ference turned ' its attention to day to speeches by three former Communists who left the Red movement under the impetus of moral rearmament. They are Max Bladeck, a for mer coal miner in the Ruhr reg ion of Germany, and for 26 years a Communist; Francis Smither- man, one-time Young Commun ist cell leader in Birmingham, England; and Victor Laure, for mer merchant seaman from France. Adm. Radford Sees Northeast Asia Pact Taipeh, Formosa (U.R) Adm. Arthur; W. Radford said today he hopes Japan, the Republic of Korea and Nationalist China can be persuaded to join forces in a Northeast Asia defense al liance. -.' The Chairman of the U.S Joint Chiefs of Staff said on ar rival here he does not know whether it will be possible to overcome traditional enmity be tween Japan and Korea the chief stumbling-blcck to the pro posed act. Radford flew here from Hong Kong to confer with President Chiang Kai-shek on recurrent Communist threats to invade this Nationalist fortress island. Snowballs Fell Burglar; Shoe Left Behind as Clue Chicago U.R) Police were looking today for a burglar with one shoe who hates snowballing kids. - - , ". The burglar and a fellow loot er were fleeing an apartment robbery Wednesday when Mathew Wagner Jr., 9, and his sister, Betty Jan?, 11, opened fire with a barrage of snowballs. They scored three direct hits, knocking the burglar down. He got up and ran away, but left behind one shoe which Mathew's father turned over to police as a clue. ' Thursday, December 30, 1954 Neuberger Steals Show During Interview of Wife in Capital Washington U.R) Mrs. Rich- ard Neuberger is one woman who lets her husband do most of the talking at least at her first Washington news confer ence. At an informal press confer ence yesterday, called to let the distaff side of the Washington news corps meet Mrs. Neuberg er, the newly-elected Democratic senator from Oregon stole the show. Mrs. Neuberger can do more than hold her own when need be. Wants Committee Jobs Reporters learned Neuberger would like to get on the Interior or Agriculture committees; that he backs 90 per cent of parity 27 Organizations Will Be Added To Subversive List - Washington (U.R) Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr. noti fied 27 organizations today that he intends to add them to his list of subversive organizations on grounds they are Communist- dominated. urowneii gave the organiza tions 10 days to request a hear in.? at which they would have an opportunity to produce evi dence to show why they should not be designated as subversive. 254 Now on List There now are 254 organiza tions, including the .Communist party and the Ku Klux Klan, on the attorney general's list. In addition, Brownell has said he intends to put the National Law yers Guild on the list. That case is now pending in the courts. The list is used primarily to guide government security offi cials in determining whether or not a government employee Is a security risk . The 27 organizations which received notices from Brownell are scattered throughout the country. ! The organizations listed - by Brownell included: California For the Bill of Rights, San Francisco. , East Bay Peace Committee, Oakland, Calif. The Elsinore Progressive League, Elsinore, Calif. - Everybody s Committee to Outlaw War, Los Angeles. Idaho Group Named Idaho Pension Union, Coeur D' Alene, Ida. The Independent Party, Se attle. League For Common Sense, June Isenberg, chairman, Salt Lake City. People's Programs, Seattle. Trade Unionists For Peace, San Francisco. The United Defense Council of Southern California, Elsie nore, Calif. Man Rejoices Over 31st Jail Sentence London (U.R) Harry Marks, 62, was sent to jail for the 31st time today and you can bet he's a happy man. Charged with stealing $28, Marks was described 'to the judge by Detective : Inspector John Kirby who said: "This is a" man who likes prison life. He tells me he likes to go to prison because he leads an orderly life there. He is cleaned up and gets companion ship. "He has never committed any serious crime, but he likes to be in prison-. He is quite a de cent sort of fellow, really." The judge agreed, banged his gavel and gave Marks 18 months. Student Killed On Hunting Trip Ontario (U.R) A 20-year-old Brigham Young University student died enroute to an On tario hospital yesterday from wounds suffered in a hunting ac cident near Falk Island in the Snake river. . Malheur County Coroner George Beechler said Dick Earle of Provo, Utah, was on a duck hunting expedition with three companions when the accident occurred. " ' 1 . Earle apparently was remov ing his shotgun from a car when it was accidentally discharged. The blast caught him in the left shoulder and waist, Beechler said. The youth had been spending the holiday season with friends in the Ontario area. ' Policeman Finally Traps Fraud Suspect Ratzenburg, Germany U.R) A policeman clinging to the top of a speeding auto finally . ar rested fraud suspect Edward Renkwitz after forcing him to stop the car. The policeman slid down over the windshield, blocking the fleeing desperado's view. if arm price support; that he i thinks Interior Secretary Doug las McKay helped the Demo crats in Oregon more than any Democrat; that he feels Presi dent Eisenhower is more popu lar personally than" Republican policies, and that he didn't ex pect to be elected. - They also learned the fast: talking, enthusiastic Neuberger, first Democratic senator elected from Oregon in 40 years, favors extension of the Reciprocal Trade program. But he said it may mean that "hardship indus tries" in this country may have to be "subsidized for a while." Wife Leads in Votes What about his wife, who ran successfully for her second term in the Oregon legislature as he ran for the Senate? The senator said she piled up more votes than he did in her Portland' district. Mrs. Neuberger did say she plans to go back to Oregon next week for the session of the state legislature. But in May she hopes to be back in Washington work ing for her husband, "but not on his payroll." She said she has had enough of her own political career and is more than willing to settle Standard Raises Gasoline Prices Portland U.R) A gasoline price increase of three-tenths of a cent a gallon went into effect at Standard stations in western Oregon and Washington today.1 Standard Oil Company of California notified its dealers the new price for ethyl grades would be effective at 8 a.m. today. In Portland, the price increase was expected to be con sistent at all Standard stations but spotty at Chevron stations, which' Standard supplies. Chev ron stations would be at liberty to absorb the increase or pass it on to consumers, according to W. J. Beaton, district retail sales manager for Standard. The increase was mandatory for Standard stations. Standard officials in San Fran cisco said the increase for ethyl gasoline was ordered to help recover manufacturing costs for higher anti-knock qualities and higher octane ratings to fit 1955 higher compression engines. Gregory Peck's Wife Gels $60,000 Yearly ' Hollywood (U.R) Mrs. Gregory Peck won a divorce and a $60,000 yearly settlement from her movie star husband after testifying he told her "we would be better friends if we weren't married."" The actor's wife, former actress Greta Konen, was grant ed air interlocutory decree yes terday, testifying Peck "stayed away from home nights and wouldn't tell me where he had been." Mrs. Peck was awarded 20 per cent of the first $100,000 Peck earns annually for the next 10 years, 12V per cent of the second $100,000, 10 per cent of the third $100,000, 7V2 of the fourth $100,000 and five per ' cent , of" his earnings until she remarries.-" ""' r In addition,, she won. $250 a month for each of the couple's three, children, Jonathan, 10; Stephen, 8, and Carey, 5. Ex-Idaho Legislator Killed During Dispute Memphis (U.R) Charles N. Dilatush, 90 -year -old farmer and former Idaho state legisla tor, was shot to death last night trying to settle a dispute between a Negro tenant couple, deputies reported. Officers arrested Negro Frank Smith and his wife. Rosie, after Dilatush was fatally wounded by two shotgun blasts as he was walking toward Smith's house. Deputies said the Smiths got into a family quarrel and . that Rosie went to Dilatush to get him to settle the dispute. Dilat- tush was shot as he was walk ing toward the Smith house with the Negro woman. Nautilus Sea Trial Slated in January .Washington (U.R) Sea trials of the atomic submarine Nauti lus will begin in January, the Navy disclosed today. The trials of the world's first atomic submarine' had been scheduled to begin last October, shortly after the revolutionary new craft was commissioned with much fanfare. But red-faced Navy officials were forced to postpone the trial runs after a dockside explosion disclosed the wrong kind of piping had been used in the steam system. . Workers have spent the past three months in frantic re check ing and replacing of the piping at considerable but as yet undeterminedcost. down to be a senator's wife when her current term expires Voted Wrong Once Neuberger broke in to add that the only time he voted "wrong" during his five years in the Oregon house and senate was when he didn't follow his wife's advice. , A former high school physical education and then English teacher who married the senator-elect in 1945, Mrs. Neuberg er first got interested in politics in the League of Women Voters. She said she saw "how- hard we worked on certain problems but never got anywhere because we elected the wrong people." Klamath Group Urges Delay in Pact With Copco Sacramento, Calif. (U.PJ The California Klamath River commission has urged the U. S. Interior Secretary to withhold immediate approval of any pow er contract on Upper Klamath Lake until it can be included in an interstate stream compact. The commission said with holding of approval should ex tend to the proposed renewal or extension of the present California-Oregon Power company contract. Framework Taking Form " The commission said the framework of a two-state com pact is beginning to take form. "It is evident that any decis ion with regard to the develop ment of additional hydroelec tric power on the Klamath river between Keno and Copco lake will be a key consideration in formulation of any such pact," the commission said. A resolution adopted . by , the j commission said numerous agencies have yet to be heard from. It said two principal un known quantities regarding fu ture irrigation appear to be the Klamath Indian reservation in Oregon , and the Butte Valley and Oklahoma areas in' Calif ornia. Lack of Control Cited - "Certain provisions in the California-Oregon Power com pany application, including the lack of proper provision for con trol of flow on the Upper and Lower Klamath river might re strict or even preclude the eco nomic feasibility of developing those areas," the California com mission said. The six man commission was set up by the state legislature. Its chairman is William G. Hat elstein, Dorris, Calif. Military Pay Raise Would Benefit Few Washington (U.R) Only about 27 per cent of the Army's enlisted men would benefit from the military pay raises Presi dent Eisenhower will submit to Congress next month. The reason is that no pay boosts will be given to officers and men having less than two years service. But those with longer service will get raises ranging from 1.23 per cent of the Army's officers and to all but an estimated 18,000 Navy' personnel and 200,000 Air Force men. r ' The military pay raise, plus some new "fringe benefits," will cost the taxpayers about $750, 000,000 a year, but this could be offset largely by the 403,000 man cut the President has or dered in the size of the armed forces. New Year Reservations Made Well in Advance Las Vegas, Nev. '(U.R) The $7,500,000 Riviera Hotel dis closes it has received 250 New Year's Eve reservations. ' Only hitch is the nine-story structure won't be opened until April 8, 1955, and the reserva tions are for next year. New Year ' CARDS Send your wishes for a "HAPPY NEW ; YEAR" to all your friends and loved ones! Choose from our Complete Selection of HALLMARK CARDS' 'iilil?Bi5aroJDtKo7 Jenner Praises FBI Men Washington (U.R) Chair man William E. 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