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TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE V Sunday, April 24, 19SS SP Special Agent Killed in Furious Bailie With Police Oakland, Calif. (U.R) A special agent for the Southern Pacific railroad was shot and killed during a brief but furious gun battle Saturday on an Oak land street when two police of ficers attempted to question him. The dead man was identified as Oliver Grems, 33, of San Fran cisco, a former officer on the Denver, Colo., police force. Routine Questioning, The shooting took place when two Oakland policemen, John L. Brooks, 24, and Jewel A. Bennett, 27, approached Grem's parked car in a dead end street and approached him for routine questioning. Brooks and Bennett were on a vice detail in the west end of the city. The officers told their super iors they spotted Grems sitting in his car, approached him and showed him their badges, identi fying themselves with, "we art police officers. The policemen said Grems re torted with "oh yeah?" then pulled a revolver from his glove compartment and .aimed it at Bennett. Bennett said he ducked be hind the car and Brooks began firing through . the window, Grems jumped from the car and fired three shots. He fell with four bullets in him, one in the shoulder, one in the left side and two in the back. He was pro nounced dead at the Alameda County hospital. Brooks and Bennett said they later found no evidence that Grems was engaged in violating any law. He had gotten off duty from the Oakland railroad yards some two hours before his death. Police officials said Bennett has been on the force about eight months and Brooks about a year. - Grems had been a policeman in Denver for seven years as a member of the traffic detail. He resigned to take the special agent's job with Southern Pacific. Idaho Man Elected By Public Power Men Eugene (U.R) Ora Beasley of Sandpoint, Ida., was elected president of the Northwest Pub lic Power association at the close of the group's annual convention ) Friday. - P. C. Sporart of Seattle City Light was named vice-president. Association delegates agreed unanimously that there is an acute need for new Northwest power development. : Dr. Paul J. Raver, former Bon neville administrator and now superintendent of Seattle City Light, warned that current part nership proposed could turn into a race between financially strong utility operations to complete iso lation of smaller power agencies. Portland Woman Held On Charge of Assault Portland (U.R) Mildred G. . Galloway, 30, was arrested on, charge of assault with a danger ous weapon Friday night after a shooting at the Holgate house boat moorage Friday night in which her boy "friend, Stanley M. Bolt, was critically wounded. Police said the shooting oc curred after an - argument and , that the woman said he had threatened her. State EEoard, Private Schools (Oppose JaoiniDOir College Funds Br BILL FORCE United Press Correspondent Salem " (U.R) Education stole the spotlight from taxes at the Oregon Legislature Friday when the State Board of Higher Education sought death for a bill that would grant state aid to Central Oregon College at Bend. The Senate Education Commit tee bad before it a House-passed bill that would give that two- year institution $1000 at a flat grant for administration, plus $100 for each full time student enrolled. Central Oregon College is now supported entirely by the Bend school district and operated un der contract with the general ex tension division of the state sys tem of higher education. It has four full-time faculty members. Cost Said Less Alva C. Goodrich, Bend attor ney and former member of the house of representatives, assert ed at a committee hearing that Bend was paying the most of higher education for central Ore gon students that should be borne by the state. He added that House Bill 396 would cost the state only $100 per student educated, in compari son with an average cost in ex cess of $700 for students in other state schools. Henry Cabell of the state board said thatcompart- son was unrealistic. Robert Chandler, publisher of the Bend Bulletin, told the com mittee he would support an amendment to the bill placing a geographic limitation on the lo cation of colleges which could Qualify. Opponents said they feared the measure would en courage a rash of junior colleges around the state, qualifying the same way Bend has done Privata Schools ODDOSed Dr. Charles Byrne, chancellor of the state system of higher edu cation, argued that there have always been sporadic attempts at the legislature to set up a jun ior college system in Oregon. He said they came from "scnool su perintendents who want to be college presidents. He said the bill was the wrong means to, a proper end. . Furthern onDOsition came from the independent colleges Dr. G. Herbert Smith of Willa mette University and Dr. Charles Armstrong of Pacific University said a junior college system would seriously hinder the de velopment of the private colleges which cost the state nothing while relieving the .enrollment hnrden at state schools Dr. Smith said the bill would lead to pork-barrel tactics be tween cities seeking junior coi- 1pt?e money and he called tne steo ill-advised, at least until af ter the state has absorbed the expanded program it has adopted at Portland State College and the three education colleges. Publisher Opposed Fred Weybret, publisher oi tne La Grande Evening Observer, said "If this bill sets the stage whereby we spread our educa tional system too thin, ana ena up going into other communities $15,000,000 in Hew Buildings Proposed Sslcm (U.R) Bills embody ing a proposed $15,000,000 build ing program were introduced in the House Saturday under a plan that would place the entire pro gram up for final passage early next week. The package of bills were lumped under fiveseparte hed ings for Board of Higher Educa tion, Board of Control, Agricul ture Department, fish hatcheries and Oregon Technical Institute. There were separte appropria tion bills for the three institu tions that will be built imme diately by virtue of the' emer gency clause and could not be started for 90 days after the end of the legislative session.- 1 Immediate Starts Three projects due for imme diate starts were the Portland State College classroom build ing, improvements at the state penitentiary, and Oregon tech nical institute shop building. Rep. Alfred Corbett (D-Port- land) warned that there may be some "objections on the floor of the House to the package pres entation of the bills. But Sen. Charles Bingner (R--La Grande) said presentation of each proj ect in & single bill would jeopar dize the priority list established in the Board of Higher Educa Salem (U.R) A delay in con struction starts on the bulk of the Board of Higher Education and Board of Control building program has been voted by the Joint Ways and Means Commit tee. In line with a request from the House Taxation Committee, the emergency clause was or dered removed from most of the program, making it inoperative for at least 90 days after the end of the legislative session. There were four major ex ceptions to the order. Still avail able for immediate appropria tion vwuld be the new class room building at Portland State College, improvements at the state penitentiary, classroom addition at Oregon Technical Institute, and renovations of the finance department build ing to accommodate the state printing .department. The committee also reversed an earlier vote aDDroving an expanded state teletype network for law enforcement. It voted to cut the budget for the com munications division of the sec,- retarv of states office, thus reauirine the network to re main at its present level of op eration. The House had ap proved the original expanded budget but it was sent back to committee by the Senate. which do not have the regional population to support a really good college, we can possibly do more harm than good." He .expressed concern for the effect a junior college system would have on Eastern Oregon college which he called the "growing regional college east of the mountains." A full agenda faced both houses of the Legislature Satur day and the joint ways and means committee met to turn out another batch of appropriation bills. Rep. Henry Semon (D Klamath Falls), co-chairman; an nounced the committee had, so far, appropriated $149,258,012 out of a total budget of more than $200,000,000. Clear-Cut Decision On Helser Hearing Appears Unlikely San Francisco .(U.R) Judge Louis E. Goodman has taken under submission the testimony given in the three-weeks-long trial of the J. Henry Helser com pany on charges of fraud, but a clear-cut decision for either side seemed unlikely. The Securities & Exchange Commission sought an injunction against the Portland, Ore., in vestment firm on charges it "mis represented" its service to clients, dealt in "highly volatile and highly speculative" stocks, and advertised a non-existent "highly trained" research staff. Conclude Hearing The judge concluded the long, involved hearing Friday by di recting attorneys for both sivs to get together and work out n wording for an agreement and present it to him by next Wednes day. He said evidence disclosed at the hearing "would justify the release sought by the plaintiff but I don t believe the injunction is the proper way to bring it about." Goodman indicated he would continue the case for one year on condition that the Helser com pany live up the SEC require ments for operation of its busi ness. He further indicated that if after one yearthe company had complied witn tne agreement the action against it should be drop ped. : y i Subscribers - To report improper or non-delivery of the Mail Tribune ohone 5-6141 before 6:43 pjn. daily and 10:30 man. Sunday. If refular delivery arrives short ly after vou call please notify of fice thus eliminating special mes senger service. Whenever You Buy Milk . . . REACH FOR Ask for it at your favorite Grocer's in Quarts and Half Gallons, in the Handy Disposable Cartons with the Pitcher Pouring Spout! I 1 1 at most GROCERY STORES! Still Available ... 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Owners did not disclose what plans for the vessel were. Indian Affairs Aide En Route fo Klamath Klamath Falls (U.R)- Tom Reid, Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs, was en route home from Washington, D. C. Saturday to intervene in a con troversy which resulted from a meeting of the Klamath Indian tribal council. Wade Crawford, a member of the council's advisory, investiga ting and coordinating commit tee, declared following the meet ing that Reservation Superin tendent W. W. Palmer should be removed from his post for re fusal to permit examination of certain records'. Crawford said his committee had been instructed by. the tribal council to investigate tribal funds. Palmer, in refusing the study, said certain federal regu lations prevented releasing some of the records in question. Pendleton Approved For Air Defense Post Pendleton (U.R) The West ern Air Defense Command ad vised the city of Pendleton Fri day that it has been approved for an air defense installation at Pendleton air field. . The installation will be made at an indefinite time in the fu ture, according to Col. Ross T. Sampson, of Hamilton Air Force Base. It will be of a non-flying type and will occupy an area to the west of the present Pendle ton airport. .... yv '--v n - Si y -'"--' Sf J I RUSHED TO FORMOSA Adm. Arthur W Radford fleftt Sftonyof the Joint Chiefs of Staff and IIS Secy State Wafter Robertson (right) seem in high spirits as they WS&SVi?? WasHngton- " Vying to Formosa rffRSesn atuatm m tte'Far East Less cheer ful was Radford's statement to newsmen that the Chinese Cdmmunist buildup shows the Reds have not retreated from their announced intention "to take Formosa by force" if necessary. . Senate Approves $2,562,045 Budget For Food, Dairies Salem U.R) The Senate Saturday approved House Bill 691 providing a budget of $2, 562,045 for the next biennium for the food and dairies division of the State Department of Agri culture. It also approved House Bill 692 providing a budget of $1, 053,680 for the Agriculture de partment's animal husbandry di vision. . In a busy, brisk session in which it passed on 20 measures, the Senate also approved House Bill 399 to permit the racing of two different kinds of animals on the same track. The Multnomah Kennel Club which holds dog racing each year, is moving out of the Mult nomah stadium in downtown Portland. The measure passed Saturday will enable dog racing to be held either at Portland Meadows or at the Multnomah county fairgrounds, where horse racing meets are also held. The measures now go to the governor. Wood came into common use in the making of paper around 1880. California's "Bird and Arbor Day was established by the State Legislature in 1909. . Springfield Recall Election Possible; Chief, Aide Quit Springfield, Ore. (U.R) Two city councilmen Saturday faced,, possibility of a recall election in the latest development in a dis pute among city officials that has resulted in resignation of the chief of police and his assistant. William Mansell, city record er, said the Lane county election department . has notified him enough names has been certified on recall petitions against Coun cilmen Ralph Nichols and Paris Breedlove to bring about an elec tion. . Mansell said a date would be set after he officially notified the two men. He said both would be told they have a chance to resign in five days or face the election: ( Friday, City ; Manager Her bert C. Hamilton accepted resig nations of Police Chief Henry W. Howart and Capt. Marion J. Redfearn. He also said he had asked for Mansell's resignation. Mansell, who also is city treas urer, refused. 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