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Washington (U.R) Sen. Wal
ter F. George, Congress' leading
Democratic foreign policy
spokesman, called last night for
a big power meeting with Rus
sia in an attempt to avert World
War III.
He said he thinks President
Eisenhower should confer with
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin
and British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill "because I
London (U.R) The call
by a lop U. S. senator for a
Big Four meeting fits in per
fectly with Prime Minister
Winston Churchill's one last
ambition to end the cold war
although his retirement was
taken for granted today by
the British press.
Informed sources said an
actual meeting with the top
Soviet leaders would not
change his reported plans for
retirement since he could turn
from the role of prime min
ister to that of elder states
man.
believe we have reached the
point where there is real hope
of making some adjustments" in
world tensions.
"Some high-level conferences
among the leading powers" are
Viet Nam Premier
Refuses Ultimatum
For Reorganization
Saigon, Indochina U.R)
American-backed Premier Ngo
Dinh Diem angrily rejected an
ultimatum today from a coali
tion of three powerful religious
sects to reshuffle his government
in five days or face a possible
civil war. . .
A spokesman for Diem said the
Premier also warned that he
would keep order in the strife
torn country by force of arms
if necessary.
The spokesman said that to
hand over control of free Viet
Nam to the sects would be to
"offer the state to the Commu
nists on a silver platter."
To Keep Order by Force -
"We will keep order by force
and we have the means to do so,"
the spokesman said shortly after
the sects presented their de
mands that Diem replace his
present Cabinet with a group ap
proved by them.
Observers said Diem's best
chance of ending the growing
crisis was to split the sects' unity
and deal with each of them in
turn. Otherwise, they said, there
was a serious chance of civil war.
The ultimatum was issued by
the Hoa Hao, Cao Dai and Binh
Xuyen religious sects which have
formed a united front backed by
private armies of 45,000 men.
Some of the troops already have
clashed with the Nationalist
army.
Farm Leaders Delay
Support Showdown
Washington U.R) House
Democratic farm leaders de
cided today to put off until mid-
April a showdown in the House
on legislation to restore rigid
high farm price supports.
Debate on the legislation to
reverse President Eisenhower's
flexible price program had been
scheduled tentatively to start to
morrow.
Some Republican opponents
said the postponement meant the
Democrats were "fearful of the
outcome" and wanted more tim
to build up a farm-labor alliance
in support of the measure.
(See story on Page 4)
Meetings Scheduled To Explain Program
For Polio Vaccination to Parents Here
The first in a series of pro
grams designed to acquaint par
ents of first and second graders
in Jackson county with the pro
posed Salk anti-polio vaccine
program were held today at
Howard and Applegate schools,
according to county health de
partment officials.
Letters explaining the pro
gram are being sent to parents
today. Parents who desire to
have their children receive the
vaccine are requested to return
consent slips for the youngsters
this week.
Final approval of the Salk
program will not be received
until about the first of April,
and no vaccine will be given un
the "real hope of avoiding war,"
he added.
The Georgia Democrat, chair
man of the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee, said leaders
from France and Red China also
might be included in the confer
ence. But he cautioned that too
big a meeting would not ac
complish much.
State Department officials
said George's proposal was
"more or less" in line with the
department's thinking. But they
pointed out that the administra
tion has maintained consistently
that the United States should
commit itself to such a confer
ence only when there are pros
pects it will be more than a
"propaganda exercise."
Authoritative sources in Lon
don said Britain definitely will
be ready to consider a Big
Three meeting. However, they
said that if Churchill plans to
retire he would not postpone his
retirement. They viewed
George's suggestion as pressure
being brought to bear on Mr.
Eisenhower.
Welcomed by France
French observers said the pro
posed meeting would be wel
comed in France, but only if
France is represented. Premier
Edgar Faure has expressed his
opposition to any talks with the
Russians until after ratification
of the Paris accords. This agrees
with the official U.S. and British
views.
George said such a meeting
should come after ratification of
the accords and after it is known
"what issues are on the agenda
and what is to be discussed."
George said he is avare of the
danger of such meetings and
how frequently conferences with
Russia have proved futile in
the postwar years.
"But we have reached the
point where we can try," he
said.
Congressmen Laud
Nautilus Test Run
Groton, Conn. (U.R) The
Joint Congressional Atomic En
ergy Commission said today the
"very high speeds and unlimited
endurance" of the atomic-powered
submarine Nautilus mark
the beginning of a new approach
to naval warfare.
The statement was issued
after 13 member of the commit
tee completed a 20-hour cruise
aboard the Nautilus. They were
the first laymen ever permitted
aboard the craft.
"We are enthusiastic about
her performance," the commit
tee said. "We were impressed
vith the fundamental simplicity
of controls of the nuclear re
actor and with the very high
speeds the Nautilus can main
tain for unlimited time under
sustained operating conditions.
"These very high speeds and
unlimited endurance are possible
only through the use of nuclear
fuel. The Nautilus is the only
submarine that can completely
circle the globe at full speed
submerged," the committee said.
Visiting Judge Here
To Hear Court Cases
Judge William S. Fort, Eugene,
arrived in Medf ord today to hear
cases in Jackson county circuit
court, according to court offi
cials. Judge Fort will remain
here for a two-week period.
Circuit Judge H. K. Hanna.
who returned to his post last
week after having been absent
for some time because of illness,
said this morning that he plans
to be in his office every day.
less the program is approved.
However, it is necessary that
the consent slips be returned
immediately so that it can be
determined how much of the
vaccine must be ordered when
approval is given.
A total of 3,009 first and sec
ond graders in Jackson county
will be eligible to receive the
vaccine if the program is ap
proved. The vaccine will be giv
en to first and second grade
children in all public, private
and parochial schools if use of
the vaccine is licensed, and if
consent slips are received from
the parents.
The schedule for programs at
various schools explaining the
CAUGHT APPLEGATE'S
EYE Mrs. Barbara Hoerter
of Chicago (above) will be
married to Richard Apple
gate, NBC correspondent re
leased last September after
18 months as a captive in Red
China
First Limited Use
Of Orchard Heating
Reported Yesterday
The first limited orchard heat
ing of the year in Jackson coun
ty occurred Sunday morning,
when temperatures fell to 14
degrees in the coldest spots, ac
cording to county agents.
Klamath orchard, between
Medford and Phoenix, lighted its
heaters at about 4 a.m. Sunday
and heated until about sunrise.
The temperature at the experi
ment station near Talent, was
recorded at 14 degrees, while 16
degrees was reported at Table
Rock.
Roy Rogers, who has conduct
ed the annual frost warning ser
vice here for many years, warn
ed this morning that if this area
has two or more nights in which
temperatures do not drop below
45 degrees, coupled with warm
days, fruit buds will develop
rapidly.
Forecasts Slated
Rogers tentatively has sched
uled his first frost warning
broadcasts on radio station's
KYJC and KMED for 8 p.m.
Friday. The service will be start
ed earlier if necessary, he said.
Rogers requested that those
who brought in thermometers
before last Saturday for testing
pick them up as soon as possible.
He will continue to test ther
mometers brought in before
Wednesday. So far, he has tested
and serviced 390 thermometers
and expects to handle about 450
this year, compared to a pre
vious high of about 350.
Car Goes Off Sexton
Mountain; Driver Safe
Jim Vernon, 804 Beekman st.,
escaped serious injury early
Sunday when the car he was
driving plunged off Highway 99
on Sexton mountain north of
Grants Pass.
Vernon, headed home from
the state basketball tourney at
Eugene, said he apparently fell
asleep. He had slowed down and
was looking for a place to pull
off and nap when the car left
the road and went about 100
feet down the bank. The car re
portedly was demolished.
The Medford man suffered hip
and back injuries. He was alone
and crawled back up to the high
way where he stopped a truck
The mishap occurred about 3:30
a.m.
Weather
FORECAST Variable cloudi
ness through Tuesday. Slight
ly warmer tonight. Low to
night 28-30. High Tuesday 58.
Temp.
Highest yesterday 55
Lowest this morning 25
Salk vaccine projects includes;
Tuesday: Shady Cove, 9 a.m.;
Butte Falls, 11 a.m.; Eagle Point,
1:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Central Point, 1
p.m.; Lincoln, Medford, 2 p.m.;
Griffin Creek, 2 p.m.; Prospect,
7:30 p.m.; Lone Pine, 7:30 p.m.
and Rogue River-Evans Valley,
8 p-m.
Thursday: Oak Grove, 1:45
p.m.; Gold Hill, 2 p.m.; Jack
son, Medford, 2 p.m. and Sams
Valley, time not set.
Friday: Washington, Medford,
2:15 p.m.
limes for other schools in
Jackson county will be announc
ed later.
Medford?
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Plane Coming in
For Landing Falls
Into Muddy Field
23 Persons Injured
In Missouri Accident
Springfield. Mo. (U.R) An
American Airlines Convair plane
with 35 persons aboard crashed
in a muddy field while approach
ing Muncipial Airport here last
night, killing 12 and injuring 23.
Two of the dead were crew
members, Co-pilot J. E. Walker
and Stewardess Rita Madaj, both
of Chicago.
The airline, after a nightlong
check of hospitals and funeral
homes, issued a corrected list of
dead and injured at dawn, some
seven hours after the crash.
None of the passengers were
from the West.
Headed for Landing
The plane, flight 711 out of
Newark, N.J., bound for Tulsa,
Okla., crashed as it was coming
in for a landing at Springfield.
One of the survivors, B. H.
Mayes of Cushing, Okla., said
there was no warning whatso
ever of an impending crash.
The plane plowed " into a
muddy, open field about a mile
north of the airoort. One wit
ness reported a flash of light at
the time of the crash, but the
wreckage did not burn.
Screams from Injured
Mrs. Lloyd Blankenship, who
lives nearby, said she and her
husband "heard screams for help
and my husband ran to the
scene."
Persons living in the area no
tified police the Convair had
crashed. Ambulances-were Fish
ed to the scene, but bogged down
in the mud. Some of the injured
had to be carried a half-mile
through ankle-deep mud to be
loaded on the ambulances and
taken to hospitals.
There was wreckage and
bodies scattered over about 400
yards, witnesses said.
Vancouver Card
Games To Reopen
Vancouver, Wash. (U.R)
Mayor Robert S. McCall said to
day he had authorized the re
opening of card games in Van
couver. The card parlors have been
closed down since Dec. 7, 1954,
when John Dodge, editor of the
Mid-County Reflector, obtained
complaints against four opera
tors on charges of conducting
gambling. The operators forfeit
ed bail of $100 each, but the
games did not reappear in pub
lic. Mayor McCall said he author
ized resumption of card playing
with the blessings of the ma
jority of the city council. He
said, however, that gambling
will not be tolerated. '
The first applications for $50-a-month
per table city card li
censes were made this morning
by Harold Onslow and Lynn E.
Stone, operators of establish
ments in downtown Vancouver.
Bulganin Dismisses
Minister of Culture
London (U.R) The govern
ment of Soviet Premier Nikolai
Bulganin has dismissed Minister
of Culture G. F. Alexandrow
from his post for inefficiency,
Moscow Radio announced today.
N. A. Mikhailov, currently
Soviet ambassador to Poland,
has been appointed to succeed
Alexandrov, the broadcast said.
Observers here said the dis
missal was a further step in the
purge of followers of former
Premier Georgi Malenkov.
Suspected Embezzler
Waives Jury Hearing
Portland (U.R) Murray
Enz, 37-year-old Portland bank
er, today appeared before the
U.C. commissioner here and
agreed to waive grand jury hear
ing and enter a plea on a charge
of embezzlement.
Enz, who until recently was
an officer of the Portland Trust
bank, is accused of embezzling
$673 from the bank's Pittock
branch. He was manager of the
branch until his resignation
about Vi months ago.
Enz is free under $5,000 bail.
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Russian Know-How To Develop Surprise
Weapon Could Tip Power Scales To Reds
Washington (U.R) A top
warns that Russia has the know-how to develop
a surprise weapon within a few years which
could tip the balance of military power in favor
of the Soviets.
The statement was made to a secret meeting
of a House Appropriations subcommittee by Lt.
Gen. Donald L. Putt,' chief of Air Force research
and development and a member of the National
Advisory committee for Aeronautics. His testi
mony was just made public.
While Putt did not elaborate, he presumably
referred to the danger that Russia will beat the
United States to the punch in developing an in
tercontinental guided missile capable of carry
ing hydrogen warheads.
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FUEL SHIP TELLS REDS "COME GET IT
The Finnish tanker Aruba, loaded with 13,
000 tons of jet plane fuel for Red China was
.believed about 300 miles west of Columbo at
-poirntlr) on-above-Newsmap.- The captain of
the tanker has refused to put in at Columbo
(2) and the crew refuses to sail past Singa
pore (3). Owners have told the captain to be
ready to transfer the fuel at a rendezvous in
the open sea. Chinese Nationalists feel that
Appropriations Committee
Slashes Interior Budget
Washington (U.R) The
House Appropriations Committee
slashed $15,708,500 today from
funds President Eisenhower re
quested to run most of the Inter
ior Department starting July 1.
Its $298,271,246 money bill,
which also carried funds for sev
eral related agencies, was cut 4.8
per cent below the $313,353,056
the President had budgeted.
The affected agencies got
$301,474,626 for similar functions
during the current fiscal year.
First Installment
The bill, sent to the floor for
approval, earmarked $207,025,
856 for the Interior Department,
but this was only the first in
stallment on necessary funds.
Money for the Bureau of Recla
mation, and for the Bonneville,
Southeastern and Southwestern
power administrations will be
included in a later bill.
The pending measure covered
such agencies as the Fish and
Wildlife Service, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, the National Park
Service and the Bureau of Land
Management. The $207,025,856
compared with the $220,734,356
budget request.
Related agencies like the Agri
culture Department's National
Forest Service would get $91,245-,
390 under the bill. This repre
sented an increase of $636,690
above budget requests, reducing
the committee's overall cut to
$15,081,810.
Indian Affairs Funds Cut
The committee also chopped
$5,000,000 out of $7,847,356 in
construction funds sought by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs. Here,
too, the committee said, "unobli
gated funds" were available.
The committee approved the
full $400,000 asked by the de
partment to continue its research
Nuclear Explosion
Set Tuesday Morning
Las Vegas (U.R) The Atomic
Energy Commission said today
a nuclear device will be set off
at 5:05 a.m. (PST) tomorrow
from a 500-foot tower with "at
least" 600 Marines participat
ing in the test.
The shot is an alternate for a
larger, "more sensitive" device
which now has been postponed
seven times. It also is to be
fired from a 500- foot tower
when weather conditions are
acceptable.
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into the possibility of develop
ing a low-cost method of getting
fresh water from salt water in
sufficient quantities for muni
cipal, industrial and agricultural
use.
Agriculture's Forest Service
had its appropriation increased
from $83,453,000 to $84,536,960,
Most of the boost was earmarked
for fire protection and efforts to
control white pine blister rust.
Opera Singer Will
Stick by Burned Mate
Miami (U.R) Opera sing
er Irra Petina today termed as
"ridiculous" rumors that she will
divorce her husband who was
badly burned in a night club
fire that proved fatal to his fe
male companion.
Miss Petina, who flew here to
learn first hand how her hus
band, Dr. F. R. Bussey Jr.," of
Bay Shore, N.Y., and Jo Selby,
34, of Miami were burned, said
"there's not a word of truth in"
the divorce rumors.
"He is badly burned," she
said. "He needs me."
Bussey was recuperating from
second degree burns he received
in the fire at the Carribean club
in the Keys. Miss Selby, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sel
by, of Valdosta, Ga., died in the
club fire.
Chamber Committee
OKs Meat Inspection
House Bill 99, which calls for
statewide inspection of meat, re
ceived the support of the legis
lative committee of the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce
this morning. The group voted,
9 to 1, to favor passage of the
measure.
At next week's 7:30 a.m.
breakfast on Monday, the com
mittee will hear a report on pro
posals for changes in the state
basic school support fund distrr
bution formula.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 402.40 off 2.35; 20 rail
roads 145.38 off 1.06; 15 utilities
63.38 off 0.31, and 65 stocks
150.16 off 0.91. Sales today were
about 2,020,000 shares compared
with 2,050,000 shares Friday.
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The United States is expected to have such a
weapon ready for actual combat use within five
to 10 years. Some military experts believe Rus
sia has sacrificed some conventional weapons re
search in an effort to steal a march on this coun
try in the missiles field.
Gen. Putt, who said previously that Russia is
fast overcoming this country's aviation lead,
warned that he believes "the international situa
tion could be changed dramatically" by develop
ment of such a weapon.
He joined other NACA scientists in praising
the technical skills of Russian engineers. They
also said Russia is turning out trained engineers
much faster than the United States.
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the Aruba may run the blockade and head for
Canton (4). The Aruba's owners notified Pei
ping that it is up to the Communists to come
and get it. Red China has refused to send an
other tanker to pick -up the Aruba'. cargo.
Peiping reacted "very negatively" to the pro
posal for fear that Chinese Nationalist war
ships already lying in wait for the Aruba
would capture the relief vessel, informed
shipping sources said.
'Operation Icicle'
Concluding Today
The third annual "Operation
Icicle" came to an end today.
The 34 Scouts and 4 adult
leaders who have spent the past
five days in the Lake O' Woods
area hiked out yesterday and
this morning.
The first group, composed of
boys from Grants Pass and Cave
Junction, gathered briefly at the
Scout house here yesterday be
fore returning home. Aside from
red and peeling noses, caused by
sunburn, the boys are fine. They
reported they were comfortable
camping in the snow in the area
between the lake and Mt. Mc
Loughlin, but said the nights
were "pretty chilly."
Pilot Gene Kooser flew over
the area and checked with the
Medford-Ashland group yester
day afternoon. They were all
fine, and were expected home
today.
Week End Auto Accidents
Leave Four Dead, Six Hurt
Bend (U.R) Two men were
killed and two women were in
jured early Monday when their
automobile swerved off High
way 97 and crashed into a tree
five miles north of Gilchrist,
Ore.
State police identified the
dead as Laurence Brown of
Warm Springs, who was killed
outright, and Roy Meachem, 42,
of Chiloquin, who died in a
Bend hospital.
Injured were Brown's wife,
Rosie, 31, and Maria Craig, 18,
of Lookout, Calif. They were
being treated in the Bend hos
pital. By UNITED PRESS
At least four persons died
and six others were injured in
smashups involving cars, trucks
and motorcycles in the Pacific
Northwest during the week end.
A young motorcycle rider was
killed instantly Saturday night
in Portland. He was identified
by police as Leroy E. Ritchie of
Portland.
Three Injured
Police said Ritchie's cycle
struck a car driven by Marnard
F. Chamberlain of Vancouver,
Light Aircraft
Hits Power Lines
At Emigrant Lake
Prominent Young Man
Alone; Plane Burns
Harold H. Skinner. 25. of 32
Portland ave.. was killed yester
day afternoon when his light
plane crashed and burned near
Emigrant lake east of Ashland.
A member of a rirominent
Medford family, he was one of
the proprietors of Skinners'
Garage, Buick and Cadillac deal
ers here.
Reports from state police, the
office of Coroner Carlos Morris,
eyewitnesses and airport author
ities indicated this is what hap
pened: Dropped Passengers
Skinner was flying his Stin-
son 150 Voyager, a light, four-
place plane, during the after
noon out of the Medford airport.
He had taken passengers for
rides, but at about 3:30 p.m. or
thereabouts he dropped them off
at the airport.
He took off again, some
friends saying he was planning
to fly to Emigrant lake where
he was going to look for his
brother, Lon, who he believed
to be boating on the lake. Peo
ple in the area said the plane
flew north over the lake at an
estimated altitude of about 50
feet. As it went toward the high
way from the dam, it struck a
power line stretched between
the hills, faltered and crashed
into a steep cliff-like section of
the hill. Witnesses said it caught
fire as it hit the lines, and ex
ploded before it crashed. All but
the tail section of the plane
burned.
Time Elapses
Apparently it was some time
before the accident was report
ed to authorities, and lurtner
time elansed before they could
reach the charred wreckage of
the plane and bring out the pi
lot's body. The crash occurred
at about 3:45 or 4 p.m.
It was not definitely known
whether or not there was a pas
senger in the plane until the of
ficial party reached the scene of
the crash.
Conger - Morris funeral home
will have charge of the funeral
services, which are pending.
Mr. Skinner was married to
the former Miss Constance
Stokes, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Stokes, Foothills rd.
Their two small children are
Michael Loren, 3, and Robert
Arlon, 9 months. His parents are
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Skinner, 1004
East Main st., and his brother is
Arlon E. (Lon) Skinner, 30 Port
land ave. The father and two
brothers were associated in the
garage business.
Drought Won't Affect
City's Water Supplies
Prolonged dry weather which
has plagued southern Oregon
this winter is expected to have
no effect on the Medford city
water supply, City Manager Rob
ert Duff said this morning.
The Medford city water sup
ply comes from Big Butte
springs, in the Butte Falls area.
Because of the nature of this
source of supply, Duff said, one
dry year causes little or no
change in the amount of water
available to the city. Several
dry years in a row, however,
might have some effect on the
supply, he stated.
No unusual restrictions in use
of city water are contemplated
during the coming summer, ac
cording to the city manager.
Wash., and rebounded into the
path of a car driven by Robert
E. Arff. Three persons were in
jured in the Arff car. They were
Mrs. Robert Arff, 26; her son
David, 2; and Mrs. Fern Hedges,
44, all of Portland.
Cecil Currier, 52, of Portland,
died Saturday night of injuries
received in a head-on collision
between two trucks on N. W.
St. Helens road in Portland.
Earners Saturday, Clifford A.
Clark, 17, of Portland, was
killed as his car crashed head
on into a heavy truck 9Vi miles
north of Vancouver, Wash.
Driver of the truck, Lyman
Munger, 47, of Portland was
taken to Good Samaritan hos
pital where his condition is re
ported as satisfactory.
Washington Woman Killed
Mrs. Edna Morris, Olympia,
Wash., was killed Friday when
a car driven by her husband
crashed head-on into a plywood
truck south of Grants Pass on
the Redwood highway. Her hus
band, Frank, 61, was hospital
ized with fractures of both legs
and other injuries. His condition
is described as very serious.