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Medford United Pres full Laued Wire SECTION TWO Three Men Killed, Ten Injured as Building Collapses Dallas, Tex. (U.R) Rescue workers freed a painfully in jured worker today from the rubble of a collapsed building where three persons had been killed and nine others injured. The workers began searching for more bodies after pulling Lloyd Cornet from a spot where he had been trapped for more than six hours. The three-story limestone building collapsed with a roar late Wednesday after the rush of traffic had subsided. Power Lines Broken It crumbled into a bar and grill and music store and spewed chunks of debris across the street, breaking overhead power ' lines. The building was located in downtown Dallas on Elm St., one of the city's three main thor oughfares. Three persons in the bar and grill were killed. Seven others were brought out alive but two were injured critically and doc tors said one was not expected to live. Only the owner and a custo mer were in the music store. Neither was seriously hurt. But more than 200 firemen and volunteer rescue workers dug for six hours to free Cornet. He was pinned by his left leg next to a juke box, which he said saved his life, irt the bar and grill. Dr. Bernard Weiner, risked his life to administer sedatives to the trapped man. Noil of Tornado Alvis Bailey Simmons, 40: William E. Kirby, 42, and. Lu ther Gonzales, 32, were dead on arrival at the hospital. One-hundred and fifty persons were next door In the Fox bur lesque theater when the build ing came down. They felt the impact of the collapse, but did not panic. Chester Tate, 53, ticket taker at the Fox, saw the building come down. He said it fell without warning and "with the noise of a tornado." He went into the theater and cleared the patrons out. ' ' ' Portland (U.R) Bert R. Friedman has been named con sultant to the Oregon Journal's advertising department. 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The eviction fight- started more than a year agl when the sanitary district, owners of the land, wanted to run a railroad spur through it The ex-dancer finally gave up the fight and her house was put to the torch. 75 Persons Join To Clean Up Cemetery Gold Hill Riore than 75 per sons participated in a general cleanup day at the IOOF and Rock Point public cemeteries last Saturday. Five pickup trucks assisted in hauling debris from the grounds. Dates of addtional work days to finish cleaning the cemetery will be announced by trustees of the cemetery in the near future. Memorial Day ceremonies were held at the cemetery Mon day. SLIGHT OVERSIGHT St. Paul (U.R) Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill to correct an oversight of a previous session that outlawed sale of fireworks. The bill would ban sale of dynamite to minors. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WE GIVE r " Sweet Good a STAMPS I Crisp Tender GR. 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JUNE 3-4 CANTALOUPE California Jumbo CELERY Large, Green Stalks 1 3 DAhlCUCC a iJ t ONIONS Bun. Wi Fancy Local RHUBARB 4 Lbs. Junior 2 for 23 Ground Every Day Only Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire Pages 1-8 Paris Protestants Back Evangelist Billy Graham Paris (U.R) Protestants of all sects joined together for the first time in French history to day to back Billy Graham's initi al evangelistic crusade in a pre dominantly Roman Catholic country. ' Protest leaders declared Gra ham's visit represented the first massive attempt at cracking French "indifference" to the Protestant faith. Five-Day Seriei The American preacher ar rived by train irom Nice Wednes day night. He will start a five day series of meetings Sunday at the huge Palais Des Sports. Graham will . be the first Anglo-Saxon evangelist to preach at a large - scale Paris revival in three decades. The last one to appear was the late Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army who preached here some 30 years ago. The North Carolina evange list, who recently completed successful crusades in Scotland and London, was greeted by some 200 persons who sang hymns in French as he stepped smiling off the train Wednesday night. Greeted' by Weil-Wishers "I can't tell you all how very happy I am to be in Paris," Graham said as well - wishers surged around the train door to greet him. At his side were his wife and a secretary. Graham called for a moment of silence and then said quietly: "May God bless our stay here." American Protestant leaders in France joined their French brethren in welcoming Graham to Paris. Ford Employees Return To Work Chicago (U.R) Almost 2000 Ford employees in two plants re turned to work today, ending a one-day "independent" walkout. The 1918 members -of the CIO auto workers union left their jobs at a Ford assembly plant and a parts depot yesterday on orders of the UAW Local 551. James E. Hamby, local presi dent, said the strike was called because UAW members were complaining about "company stalling" in negotiations at Detroit. Destrict Attorney Traffic Grid Victim Cale, Ore. (U.R) Three weeks ago this little county seat town put a new one-way traffic grid system into effect. Tuesday, the first violator was apprehended for parking his car the wrong way on one of the one way streets. He was District Attorney E. Otis Smith. Municipal Judge Jack Pierce said he strongly suspected the violator also had driven his car the wrong way to get it parked in that position, but he couldn't prove it. So he let the district attorney go for a $2 fine. Indictment Returned In Death of Small Boy Portland (U.R) A second degree murder indictment was returned by a grand jury yester day against Earl Raymond John son, 29 - year - old Portlander accused of striking his month old son. The baby died last Sun day. Johnson had been held on a charge of assault with intent to kill. An autopsy showed the in fant died of a head injury. Kaiser To Cost Ingots At Washington Plant San Francisco (U.R) Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. is installing ingot casting facili ties costing approximately $755, 000 at its reduction plant at Mead, Wash. The casting facilities, using the direct chill method, . will supply rolling ingot for the com pany's nearby Trentwood sheet and plate rolling mill and other potential customers. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Retirement of Molotov Rumored London (U.R) The Lon don News Chronicle today re ported widespread rumors in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, of the im pending retirement of Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molo tov and his replacement by a virtual unknown. A dispatch from the newspa per's Belgrade correspondent said the rumors had it that Mol otov would be succeeded by D. T. Shepilov, chief editor of the Soviet Communist paper Pravda, rather than by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Shepilov accompanied Soviet Communist Boss Nikita S- Kru shchev and Soviet Premier Nik olai Bulganin on the Kremlin's "forget .and forgive" mission to Yugoslavia. Shepilov's inclusion in the delegation caused "some surprise" since Pravda sent two of its star correspondents to cov er the talks, the Chronicle's cor respondent said: "Now, if the rumors are con firmed, Shepilov's inclusion is explained this is a grooming for the new post that awaits him," the dispatch said. The Chronicle said the reports give Molotov's age he is 67 and failing health as the reasons for his retirement. The timber harvest from U.S. national forests between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 1954, was valued at $25,071,110. J j "E U LIKE A LIGHTER J j J. - "'v. QAc - 95 J $1.00 I '. I vOtoD I If Value I MELLOW BRIAR PIPES w ' j It Dad will enjoy cool smoking with one J ' ...... ' M I .of th.,e fin. briar pipe, Many style. BILLFOLDS 1 to choose from. 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Joe DiMaggio Takes Marilyn To Preview New York (U.R) Joe DiMag gio took his former wife, Mari lyn Monroe, to the preview of the movie reputed to have I caused their bust up and on to j a surprise birthday party last night. ' "We're just good friends," Di Maggio said of Jhe spectacular blonde bundle on his arm. "We do not plan to remarry. That's all I care to say." The movie premiere was that of the "Seven Year Itch" in which Miss Monroe posed over a subway grating , while her wide skirt was repeatedly blown over her head. DiMaggio, then her husband, watched. Friends said he didn't like it and that it contributed to the break up of their marriage.. After the preview DiMaggio was host at Toots Shor's Restau rant for a party of 50 in honor of Marilyn's 27th birthday. 1 ; . 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