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. ' AIR FORCE ON THE JOB A U.S. Air Force i? collided with the U.S. Arm; transport Gen- -
helicopter hovers over the sinking Japanese " eral Patrick and saiUc. immediately. Only two
; motor sailing, boat, Mie Maru, off Ube, Jaoan;. . of the seven Japanese crewmen survived. The .,
; searching for survivors. The 180-ton Mie Maru '.. . v General Patrick received only, minor damage. ;
Armedl
D'n
- San Jose, Costa Rica U.R)
Armed rebel ; "squatters" : re
fused today to withdraw .from
an' internationally- administered
safety, zone where ey sought
sanctuary in 'an abortiverWbtrt
against the Costa Rican govern-
Cbsra
-J,; ment. 2V ; , :r: :'i ; '
The presence of some 200 re
bels in the small zone between
Nicaragua and Costa u- Rica
. created new military' and diplo
matic: problems that prevented
a clean-cut end to the revolt. V
' Will Discuss Problem -'.W''i
Members of a commission sent
to Central America by the 'Oi
ganization of American States
: announced they: would discuss
the problems during the ; day
with Nicaraguan President Anas
tasio Somoza in Managua. .
The commission members de
- dded to leave for Managua at
L dawn after Costa Rican Presi
dent Jose Figueres bitterly prp
tested against presence of the
rebels in the buffer zone. , ' ,'
The rebel remnants of former
Costa Rican President. Rafael
Calderon Guardia's forces set up
tents and field kitchens in the
zone and gave every intention of
remaining there.
They left Costa! Rica with a
continued military threat and
proved, a source of embarrass
ment to the OAS mission sent
here almost two weeks ago to
investigate the revolt.
ZonevSet UpBy OAS ;
' The OAS mission set-up the
safety zone Jast week-to prevent
pursuing - government - forces
from running headon inio'Nica
- raguans while driving the rebels
across the border.'? : '
Costa - Rica : already had re-
Vessels Collfde ; ; r
Off Coast of Oregon
Coos Bay, Ore. p (U.R5 Two
ships .are reported to have col
lided off fog shrouded Coos Bay
today, but damage was believed
to have been negligible.
Iheil Coast Guard said a dis-
tress signal was sent by one of
the ships involved; the Lewis
Emery Jr. .-''v:;..:;.;
It identified the other ship as
the George E. Long.
Chief Boastwain Henderly
said the Long was leaving the
harbor and because of poor vis
ibility it "apparently brushed"
the Emery' which t was waiting
outside. . "
7955 Oregon Blue Book
Released at Salem .
Salem (UJ The : 1955 Ore
gon : Blue Book an , austerity
issue "this year was released
today. , . '--: V '::.r- '-::t:::
, First printing - of the book
which lists state officials and
commissions was of a 1,000
copies ' ! ! ;
, ' Pages were trimmed this year
from 450 to 37i. . .-. 1 :
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1955
ft"1
Rebels Refuse
Rica Zone
ceived permission from the mis
sion to chase the rebels but it
was .understood Figueres. pow
was pressing to have the zone
plimifiatedybecaupe ot foilureo4nfftrV
the 'enemy' troops to cross the
border an : be interned by
Nicaragua. , , i 11 s -
Figueres warned the nation
in a radio- speech Sunday night
agamst . celebrating the end of
the (revolt prematurely. ;
ed by Fire
Fire" Sunday evening destroy
ed a one-story- combination gar
age and shop owned by Arthur
W. Glockler, route 1, box 363,'
in. tb . Griffin1 creek , district, ac
cording to state police.
.The blazer was reported -.at
about 6:15 . p.m. , The buding,
which was a complete loss, con
tained a metal press used in
manufacture of violin bows, arid
other equipment. j - , .
Police said- cause" of . the fire
was not determined., - ; -'
. .Firemen who took the Med-
f ford rural pumper truck tp-the
scene said the building was com
pletely involved in flames when
they arrived. Central Point rur
al fire department also' answer
ed 'the alarm! - -
llurse, Fjreman Avert
British Train Vreck
'Suttoii Coifieid, Eng.l-i.R)-l
A trained nurse and a railroad
fireman . finally were tracked
downvtoday as the shy. heroine
and hero who averted" a second
train wreck here, yesterday." :
"They "flagged down a speed
ing passenger train v before it
could crash into .the wreckage
of another expres train that had
been derailed in an accident that
killed 16 persons and injured 30
others. :, . , :
After : helping . with -s 0 rescue
work, they disappeared without
identifying themselves. '
" Finally, railway: officials dis
covered who they were and paid
them ; tribute. The - hero was
Derek Smith, an of -duty fireman
on the ' wrecked York-Bristol
express. The heroine was - Mrs.
Marjorie Fairey, 40 - year - old
mother ot. three children.
Lebanon Man Hurt
In Crash of Plane
Labanon,VOre. (U.R) James
Baker, 34, Iebanon, was injured
Sunday afternoon when his light
plane . crashed into a pasture-airstrip
(four .miles . east of. here
after striking ; and killing ; a
horse.. . " ; v ;- " .. ; : v- S;
He was taken io .Lebanon
community hospital with he"ad
injuries ' requiring some 25
stitches and an injured . right
arm. -- - Km .r.
Shop
Destroy
United
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In Circuit Court
Two hearings on criminal mat
ters .were scheduled ;. to - take
place todays in circuit court, vic-
Icordinjj -fa the d!istrict attorney's
Arguments on a demurrer to
a charge against Jack : Dwight
McCoy, 26, of 129 Wightman St.,
Ashland, , are ;i expected, to be
heard. ' McCoy is charged with
attempted rape. His : attorney
stated in the deniurrer that the
charge -does no' conform to the
requirements of Oregon law and
the . facts "do .: not ' constitute ra
crime. - : ? . r.-.r1....; :.,
Motion To Dismiss ' '. vT ;
. " A hearing on .a motion to ' dis
miss the indictment against Rob
ert Ellis Darrohn, 45 Star route,
Trail, .and V 16-year-pld" youth,
for the crime of larceny of live
stock, is also sett The case is set
for'; trial 'starting tomorrow'' in
circuit court.' 3 . '
'. The defense : motion alleges
that the Darrohns were not tried
during the circuit court term
followmg-the- indictment. The1
charge Involves the alleged theft
of a calf from V.. Ri Matthews,
route 1, box 650, Eagle Point, on
Novy 15, 1953. ' An ; indictment
was returned on Oct. 1, 1954' arid
a demurrer filed and later over-;
ruled on Nov. 5 in subsequent
legal action. '.
. E. U. Howell, circuit judge
from : Canyon City, jvas presid
ing - in Jackson county circuit
court today, ' during the; absence
of H.KHanna, who is HI; How
ellj is expected to be here for
one week.- 1 : " .:. . ;
Man Dies Following
Many Blood Transfusions
Durham, N. C.0J.R) ."Bleed
er" Willie Cook, who had bled
for more than' 422 hours after a
tooth extraction and received a
record 400 pints of blood by
transfusion, died today. ' i: '. i "
: Salem (U.R) Among bills
scheduled to be introduced soon
in the legislature is one by Sen.
Lowell Steen, Republican of Milr
ton-Freewater: which could have
a far reaching, effect, fon the Ore
gon economy.. ' ; " -'
Steen's . measure . would give
the state public utilities com
mission maximum and .minimum
rate making power over trucks,
railroads, and barge? lines oper
ating in intrastate commerce.
Rate: Issue Publicised ;
In late 1954, the ratei issue
was 4 publicized when Inland
Navigatidn company; announced
it was liquidating its facilities at
The Dalles and Umatilla, Ore.,
and ending grain 'and .petroleum
shipments between Oregon
points. - .
- The firm has already: moved
some of its 18 petroleum tanks
to the Washington side of the
Columbia-river and others will ,
Hearings
re- Full Leaaed Wire
No. 264 49th Year
Fleet Said Ready
For 'Any Situation'
Taipeh,' . Formosa U.R) Thd
U.S. Seventh fleet stood by to
day to evacuate the Nationalist
garrison :3 from " Tachen & Island;.
Vice Adm. Alfred M." Pride said
his ships, guns and planes could
cope with "any eventuality."
A ' war-ready task force was
reported by' - unofficial Navy
sources to be within striking dis
tance of the Tachen islands, 20ft
miles .north, of. Formosa, but
Pride,, the Seventh Eleet com
mander, would'say only his men
could "move to evacuate Tachen
within a few days.-'-
The, 'fictual operation awaited
only final orders from Washing
ton. ; They "-were expected ? the
moment Congress acts on Presi
dent Eisenhower's urgent re
quest to approve the waging of
defensive' war if necessary - to
protect' Formosa and its ' out
posts. . - ' - :
Could Handla Situation -
"U. any .eventuality should de
velop in that area we would be
able to bpe with it," Pride said.
"It would be a very grave move
and a -changer in U.S. policy.
President , Eisenhower w oul d
need the confidence of theU.S.
people. The Tachen situation is
very much Jn oiur mind." : ' '
munist air power, based at ; big
bases ' at Shanghai ; and: other
nearby island '. cities, , Pride re
plied, '"we very certainly could."
' A naval spokesman said, "the
Seventh Fleet is on the alert, bh.
time and ready for.'anything."; '
1 ; A.reliable American i. source
said the fleet of three huge carriers,-
-destroyers and cruisers
rushed to the troubled area with
300 . carrier-based ; jet fighters
ready to fight off any attempt
by the Communist ''air force to
interfere with the operation.
Fliers Will-Give Cover
Naval. sources here said the
10,000; man Nationalist garrison
probably, would be removed in
the 'American destroyers 'under
an umbrella of American planes.
The; big . question was whether
the Communists -would strike
first.. Nationalist intelligence
sources said the Reds were rush
ing reinforcements of air, naval
and : land forces : to the ? nearby
invasion ports. X
Pride conferred with General
issimo Chiang Kai-shek, ' Ambas
sador Karl Rankin and Gen.
William: C. Chase,-commander
of the U.S. . advisory group here.
Reliable sources said Chiang
himself ? made " the decision ; to
give up the Tachens.
- Tachen island, the principal
Nationalist base in the .islands
200 miles north of Formosa, has
been under Communist air at
tackfor weeks. TheilLtOs xsi
ried out . 10 r.. reconnaissance
flights Sunday, usually the pre
lude? to an air strike.5- js i ',.-:''
Eugene U.R) Ella Louise
Starmer, .16- year f old Eugene
high schol girl, will go- on trial
here 'tomorrow on manslaughter
charges. She is accused of stab
bing her stepfather with a butch
er knife during a family quarrel.
soon be shifted to Coos Bay and
Pasco, wash, v -- - -
Inland's r general '- manager,
Capt. Arbid Leppaluoto, said, the
move is being caused by "a new
state tax and an old state , regu
lation." v , . ,:.
"As a Washington corporation
we pay a property tax to Wash
ington on. our floatmg ; equip
memVhe said. "This same equip
ment is also now .taxed a. second
time in Oregon. . "
Not Taxed in Washington .
. However Leppaluoto: said,
!?Washingtonidoes not tax float
ing equipment that is ewiied by
an Oregon corporation and is
taxed by .Oregon even though
this floating equipment roperates
in Washington waters." J - ;
Besides this "double taxation'!
Leppaluoto has some complaints
agamst the Oregon tax commis
sion: . --
"Th tax oonmiissioa has re
f; Vessels Stand By '
1 For Evacuation of r
Nationalist Troops ;
FORECAST: Clondv With
; cMional light - rain tonight.
' Foggy Tuesday morning. Part
ly cloudy in afternoon. Little
- temperature change, low to
' : night 30. High Tuesday 45-48.
- . . Temp. '-
, Highest yesterday " 52
Lowest this morning 3
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v w .... n .
Backed for Judg Post -
orses
' Appointment of Medford At
torney.. Edward C. Kelly,' 906
West Fourth st., to the vacant
f ederal judgeship, in Oregon was
recommended J today by. U.S.
Sen. Richard L.' Neuberger (D
Ore.) according to United Tress.
When contacted by The Mail
Tribune. Kelly .said; it .was the
first news lie hd received of
the recommendation. :,He. declin
ed further commeht.;'except to
is-flatteiLJythe:
fact : that t Neuberger t suggested
his namb; for the posifion.
Notts Zm Dtiaf MmWS
United press quoted a wire to
; State: Sen.' Monroe Sweetland,
in ,which I Neuberger said he
made; the recommendation be
cause' of "the long and unjusti
fied delay .- in filung the va
cancy.
- Neuberger said, "I have done
this . because it - seems : to . me
Democrats should promote some
candidate in" view of the Inabil
ity of the Republicans- to make
a recommendation.'
Kelly is 'former chief counsel
for Bonneville - Power adminis
tration, and at one time ran for
Congress against Harris ,?Ells-
worth.
Hearings Slated oh
Korea Veterans Bill
Washington U.R) I The
day called up for short hearings
House Veterans committee to-
anf: fast action a bill, to give
men in military ; service on or
before Jan. 31 a better deal un
der the Korean GI bilLi ; ;
' President Eisenhower has set
that date as the cut off for ac
cumulation of entitlement to
wartime veterans benefits; und
er the GI bill and other veterans
laws.
The bill before the committee,
was aimed at making available
full school benefits of the GI
bill up to four years in col
lege at government expense
to men who are in service on the
cutoff date but who will not at
that time . have v served long
enough to get" the maximum
school entitlement. ,
fused to tell tis how they ap-
portionthe assessed value of our
floating equipment between Ore
gon : ajid: Washington and : it is
impossible to see tax commission
records." i . x" '-"
- The Oregon supreme court has
ruled on the tax issue that both
the -tax and the tax commission
policies are 1 constitutional and
proper, thus ending, in ?pellal
uoto's words : "all our ' -legal
remedies." .
Still To Be Decided ;
-The rate issue , is still to be
decided. A bill similar to Steen's
was' defeated in the 1953 legisr
lature.. - It was supported by
truckers, and barge line; owners
and opposed by the railroads.
It is Leppaluotos claim ; that
railroads are attempting to kill
water transportation pn the Co
lumbia. ."Railroads - luvaV studiously ;
1 '' '
NeubergerEnd
&jarufeli)rl
Federal Judgeship
President Wants
Authority To
Defend Formosa
i . r ,: -r-w : re. . - "
Situation. Said Serious
Danger To World Peace
'Washington 4U.R) President
Eisenhower urgently asked Con
gress today for specific author
ity to use American armed forces
and "to. fight, if ..necessary'
wherever they . are needed to
defend Formosa and the Pesca
dores against threatened Red
Chinese invasion.- ,
. Asserting : that the situation
poses a "serious danger", to
world ,- peace, Mr. Eisenhower
said the United States must be
ready to undertake -. "various
kinds" of . actions . in the For-
mosan area.
: These actions, he said, include
assistance to Nationalist r China
to "redeploy and consolidate" its
forces and to - cover - Nationalist
troop . withdrawals from certain
islands, presumably - the Tach
ens. ' . 1 f hin- i
Might Attack China jiipMy
. Without specifically mention-
inff an v names: i Mr J Eisenhower
also made : it main . that, if it
proves desirable in . his judg
ment, ; u.' is. . lorces snouia De
read v to' defend ' Ouemov. : for
example if the Reds try to' seize
that island -" as ; a jumpmg-on
Fbrmosi. - S : .v irfiS'y
i High administration officials
ad that under - the'; coneres-
'sional3-audrisought;';-Dy.-:the
President. the united states
mieht attack- invasion ' strong
points on the' Red China main
land. They said this was a pos
sibility trader part of the PresN
dent's message which referrea to
action which might be needed in
"closely related localities."
'. Thev nointed out that the ad
ministration believed; authprity
should De va nand to sxnxe in
vasion ooints such as Quemoy
and th Ma'tsu- ' Islands', any
heavy -? concentration "of f ships
along the Ouna' coast, jet air
fields -where planer night take
off for Formosa and the Pesca-
hbpei hover,s:tht it will not
pe necessary io du outu img ,
tMAlntinit TnfroduCAil :'i'''ft:-i
fe A resolution to carry out the
President's v request . was . intro
duced as soon as ms message
was received in Congress. Sen
ate and i House 1 committees - oh
Formosa Relations both called
hearings on it ..this afternoon. ;
j Trie ' resolution .-introduced in
r?nncrrMra--nutrthe President's au
thority this ways It-rwould in
clude ."the securtog and protec
tion of Such related positions and
territories, of that (Formosan)
Tn ' riow'inr friendly hands and
the 'taking 6f uch other-mea-
ures as ne.juages, w oe rwiuucu
or ipprbpriate to 'assuring' the
defense f -Formosa ano.tne ires
cadores.' . ' Xi r---
Stratesic Islahds't- mMVmii
: Th - resolution's wording was
broad enough to enable Mr. 'Eis-
enhower to throw y . s. air ana
sea ' forces"? into. the "support of
Quemoy and -Matsu" should it be
decided that capture 01. tnose
strategic islands by the -Reds
would enable -them "to mount an
Inintlltti . ft-f . ITnrTTIftSA.' 1 ':' : 1
j Mr. Eisenhower -;said nis re
quest was based oh "a series of
provocative political and mili
tary - actions" ' by k Communist
China with the announced aim of
capturing Tormosa. 51 K.t-
Planning Nacestary "
l He" said" the' situation had be
come sufficiently critical to re
quire Planning by this country
'sritnout awaiting action by Ihe
United Nations.".., , , -t
Therefore, he asked Congress
to participate ow, by specific
resolution, ia measures" which
Vould contemplate use; of 'the
armed forces of the United
States' if necessary to assure the
secutity-bf Fpnnosa.an4 the Pes-;
cadores;? f f J'ft, v ':-' '.r'V
i HessilheM-:te-
maintained' the rate structure on
comnwUtiM'.thandled bythe
barge lines at a -markedly : de
pressed,leYeLsald,S'and have recouped hrdtherfflreas the
sses incurred in barge competi
tive areas. " ' ' . i'V;-iH:y
toteresi"16flliijTtib
s Most truckers and other barge
line: operators ithmkte fPJJC.
should have minimum rate mak
ing power over railroads, but the
railroads say thafthe ICC would
not permit rates ibelow the cost
of operation," even" ih intrastate
commerce..?'' ,'?:;"v -f'i
I With totroductiori t of .Steens
hill the legislature will run
squarely' into -,jthe-,complicated
rait; problem' ; It has aroused the
interest of manylarmerc. and
port commissioners aong the Co
lumbia and :is nowthe subject
of a study by the Oregon De
velopment " commission. l" "
(See story on Pag I)
U.S. OfiD
111 freeing'
London (U.R) Red China's
Premier and: Foreign Minister
Chou : En-lai today. . warned the
United States against "interven
ing" in Communist China's "lib
eration" of Formosa.
"The government of, the Peo
ples' Republic of China has re
peatedly and in solemn terms de
clared to the World: 'The Chinese
people are determined to liber
ate their own territory of Tai
wan (Formosa), the Red leader
said.
Similarity Noisd
Diplomatic observers noted
the similarity between. Chou's
warning statement "today, and
Red China's "solemn warnings"
before Red Chinese troops . en
teredthe Korea war. t ; -X::
'Taiwan' the Chinese ' Pre
mier said, "is an inalienable part
of China's : territory. The liber
ation of Taiwan-is a matter cf
China's sovereignty and intern
al affairs. No outside interfer
ence is allowed." 'xi'-'1i :--:i:A''l
ChouJ quoted from " the U.N.
charter which forbids U.N. in
tervention in "matters' which are
essentially within the domestic
jurisdiction of any state." ;
No Right To Intervene '
- "Therefore," he said, "neither
Jhe United Rations nor any for
eign country . has the right to
intervene : in the : Chinese Peb-
13-Year-0ld Admits
.,' A' 13-year-old Medford youth
admitted to-city police Saturday
that he participated in a recent
theft of radio equipment, valued
at $200, and several other petty
thefts in. the area, according "to
city, police ; records. ' " ' -
' He told police ' that he " met
two other boys who had already
taken some items from the gar-
age. otJohn" Duffy, 1104 East
Ninth St., 'and returned with
them, ' removing still more
things. - - ' "
The, youth also admitted, tak
ing- part with: others 'in theft
of expensive outdoor Christmas
tree light bulbs in the eastside
district, and an earlier bicycle
theft.. '-. : :' . .
- Another youth, ?14 years old,
admitted theft of Christmas tree
bulbs and small ; clothing' items
from" the J. CPenney company
and Newberry s store on other
occasions. . - . . J .
must be ready to assist the. with
drawal of Chinese " Nationalist
forces from some of the smaller
Nationalist-held islands 'regard
ed by this f government' as not
vital to the immediate defense.
of Formosa and the Pescadores.
Fleer Stands By
."We must be ready, to assist
the Republic : of China .to re
deploy and consolidate its forces
if.it should so desire " he "said.
"Some of these forces are scat
tered thrdughout the smaller off
shore islands as a result of his
torical rather than military rea
sons directly related to defend
ing Formosa,'! he said. - ,
'-"Kedeployment'.' j . of Chiang
Kai-shek's forces presumably
meant the evacuation of Nation
alist forces on the Tachen Island
group some 200 miles north of
Formosa. tA:;.
M' The ; u. S. Seventh Fleet is
standing by ready to "cover"
the,., evacuation , of such forces.
The United States regards the
islands as not vital to the secur
jity of. Formosa. ; " -
Peace ..Threatened '. 1
if Mr.. Eisenhower said .because
of the air situation ih the area.
such withdrawals would be im
practical without armed Ameri
can assistance. . '--:ts:iW .
'Moreover, we must fbe alert
to any concentration or deploy
ment of Chinese r Communist
forces obviously undertaken to
facilitate attack upon Formosa.
and be prepared to take appro
priate military action, he' said.
Mr.' - Eisenhower mentioned
Red: attacks on Quemoy and the
mam Tachen ; Islands v as . ex
amples of a Communist prelude
to an attempt to conquer For-
Mosar He said these attacks
posed ' "serious danger to the
security; of ? our 'country and of
the entire Pacific area and in
deed to .the peace of the world."
ANNEX 'AT STANDSTILL .
O Construction on the new
courthouse annex was "at a
standstillV again this week with
the continuing threat of freezing
weather,- according- to - the ' con
struction; foreman.; No concrete
floor pouring can-be done iintfl
it warms; up, he f added. Some
work was being done, however,
by, steel lathman on the walls,
including placement of window
frames."-" " . C
Equ
ipment
DiiiGraMfliiB
111 1 :
pie's liberation of Taiwan.'
"The government of the Peo
ple's Republic: ttf : China abso-i
lutery cannot : asree to a aa.'
called cease fire with the trait
orous Chiang Kai-shek (Nation
alist Chinese leader), repudiated
by the Chmese people.
Congress Expected
To Quickly Approve
Armed Forces Use
-Washington (U.R) Presl
dent Eisenhower's . request ' for
broad authority to use : U. S.1
armed forces to prevent a Red
Chinese invasion of Formosa
headed today for quick congrtsv
sional approval. . - ;
. A resolution approving such
presidential; powers, was intro
duced "in the Senate and House '
as Mr. Eisenhower's special mes
sage was being read. .
Due in House Tomorrow ' .
In the . House, Speaker Sam '
Rayburn said he will call up the
resolution tomorrow. He pre
dicted it will pass with little op
position. " -
Senate Republican Leader
William F. Knowalnd of Cali
fornia, a frequent critic of Mr.'
Eisenhower's Far Eastern poll-'
cies, said the resolution has his
complete approval.
-Acting Senate Democratic
Leader Earle C. Clements of
Kentucky withheld immediate
direct comment' -;';: : 1 , "
"' House Republican Leader Jo
seph W. Martin Jr. of Massachu
setts said he expects the resolu
tion "will receive almost unani
mous support in Congress." r
Calculated Bisk . , '
' House : Democratic Leader
John Wi McCormack of Massai'
chiisetts' said "there is no ques
tion but what our country is. tak-.
ing a calculated risk in this new
and ! sudden policy.! Mr. Eisen
hower ' hail' in his message the
United States, was not adopting,
a newpolicy, but clarifying an
old one. "Passage of the resolu
tionshould be implemented : by'
evidence of strength,"; McCor
mack' said. He called for the
President to reconsider the cuts
being made in Army manpower.
Morse's Political
Decision Due Soon .
Washington (U.R) Senator
Wayne Morse, Oregon Independ
ent who was once a Republican
may disclose within two weeks
whether he will run as a Demo
crat for re-election in 1956. :
Morse said he did not quit the.
Republican party but was
"kicked out of it" because he -was
too liberal for the GOP.
'He. said the people in his state
will render the final verdict on
his action in 1956 and "I just
got a' little ' hunch as to what
their verdict is going to be."
His statements 'were made, on
the CBS radio program," capitol
cloakroom.' ' - 4
- The senator said he thought
Oregonians would support his
efforts "to represent them in the
senate by exercising an honest
independence of : judgment on
issues, : and not have any . party
machinery tell me how to vote'i
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From Homos in Peris .'
: Paris . flj.R) - The rampag
ing Seine river reached its high
est level in 31 years today, flood
ing thousands out of homes 'and ;-
jobs and driving giant rats from
the sewers of Paris.
Then the waters slowly began
to faU. , . .
Authorities warned that the !
Seine may rise again to a dang
erous new crest tomorrow or la
ter this : week unless the rains '
end. ' "
At least 22 persons have died
in the floods and damage ex
ceeded millions of dollars. -.
Dead-weary American airmen '
in canary-colored exposure suits
helped evacuate' families in the
flooded Paris suburbs where
muddy yellow water of the Seine
and the Marne swirled into thou
sands of homes and shut down
200 factories. 'A::: "
Portland UJ9 -. Port
land's . Chinese . citizens today
celebrate the Tear of the Sheep,
or the year 4652, according to
the Chinese calendar.
Salem UJ? - Thomas C En-
right, Salem attorney, has been
chosen chairman of the Xiarfca
County - Democratic club to suc
ceed Guy Johnson of Salem. ,
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