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Newspaper Page Text6 vr 10 0 .1 JV IE calls IF mm, OTRU Medford United Pra -Full Laased Wire 50th Year 20 Paget Fight Against JPeroiro Reported CoirDftDDnyiinig Lucero Said Ready To Seize Power in Campaign for Order Behind the Scenes Struggle Indicated Montevideo, Uruguay (U.R) Officers who fled Argentina fol lowing last week's revolution aid today that the fight against the government of President Juan D. Peron is continuing. Dip lomatic sources here said Peron may be toppled from power in the wake of the naval revolt. Diplomatic observers here said the evidence available indicates Gen. Franklin Lucero as chief of the "Forces of Repression" either has or shortly may seize the reins of power in his cam paign to restore' order. . The refugee revolutionary leaders issued a communique to day expressing confidence in the triumph of their uprising, and said "our comrades of the Argen tine Navy, Air Force and Army continue fighting for our com mon ideals." But the fight now, it was be lieved, has passed from the stage of bullets, clubs and the arena of the street and has become a power struggle behind the scenes. Peron, it was " believed here, may be eased out by Lu cero in order to win support of Ell branches of the Argentine armed services. A communique was issued in L-uenos Aires today claiming Uiat members of the armed forces were at their assigned bases and "loyal to the govern ment of President Juan D. Peron." The communique said the total force involved in the revolt was 558 officers and men of Marine units, plus five squadrons to talling 39 naval aircraft and two companies of sailors at the Punta Indio Naval Base. United Press Vice President for Latin America Thomas R Curran reported by cable that the Argentine capital had as sumed at least the surface ap pearance of calm and normalcy. There was, he said, no evidence in the Plaza de Mayo and other centers of the city of the rule by bayonet, which had been report ed by sources outside Argentina. The role which Lucero will play in the future of Argentina was expected to become more clear in the next few days. He is comparatively young, 52 years, vigorous and staunchly Catholic He has several times previously had minor run-ins with Peron U.S. Steel Slates New Wage Offers Pittsburgh (U.R) U. S. Steel Corp. said today it will offer the CIO United Steelworkers a wage increase wich it hopes ll result in a-'"speedy and ac ceptable settlement" of the steel industry contract negotiations. John A. Stevens, chief negotia tor for the company whose agree ments customarily sets the pat tern for the entire industry, opened management's inning in the crucial wage talks in a 90- minute meeting with union nego tiators and then recessed the conferences until later this week. Escapee Jailed After Involved Ashland -U.R) A 42-year-old escaped Texas convict was held here today after he attempt ed to confuse Ashland police in an involved car theft plot. After weaving through a wad of false identification, police here finally determined that a 42-year-old man who claimed a hitch-hiker had stolen his car was Frank Lee Roberts, who sawed his way out of the Neuces County jail at Corpus Christi, Texas, two months ago. Police Chief Herb Hays said Roberts apparently drove a stol en car from Texas to eastern Oregon, where he purchased an other vehicle. MEDFORD, OREGON, Red Chinese Forced Airman To Give Fake Germ War Confession Washington (U.R) The Red Chinese wrung a false "confes sion" of germ warfare from Capt. Harold Fischer Jr., before releasing the jet fighter ace from prison, an Air Force spokesman said today. He said that Fischer and three other American pilots released three weeks ago also "confessed" that they crossed the border be- 4,524 People See 19th Annual Catfish Derby Here Sunday A crowd estimated at 4,524 by the sponsoring 20-30 club yes terday attended the 19th annual National Catfish derby, held at TouVelle State Park. Queen Betty Miller awarded the grand champion sweep stakes trophy to Jules Paudois, Jacksonville. ..The award is for the best all - around catfisher man. Paudois, who is 80, also was judged the oldest active con testant in the derby. Many Contests . ... ....... k...... A wide' variety of contests was conducted during the afternoon, with Kingfisher Frank DeSouza, H. B. Shaw, and Master of Cere monies Richard Schuchard as judges. Prizes were donated by Medford merchants. In addition to the contests, en tertainment was conducted dur ing most of the day. Results of the various con tests, as reported by the 20 30ans, appear in a story on Page 6. Irrigation Water On Way to Valley Drawing of stored water from Fish lake into the canal system of the Medford and Rogue Riv er Valley Irrigation districts be gan last night, according to Jack Hoffbuhr, manager of the MID. It will arrive on the valley floor Wednesday morning, and after then water deliveries will be charged against water users' allocations. Combined storage of Fish and Fourmile lakes this year totals 19,680 acre-feet, Hoffbuhr re ported. But because of losses due to evaporation and seepage, only some 10,410 acre-feet is expected to be available, and it is hoped that, all this amount will not be required for irriga tion use. Hoffbuhr said district direc tors hope that, through conser vation practices by water users, 10 inches of water on irrigated land will be sufficient for the season. ; ' . ; Fourmile lake water was turn ed in to Fish lake last week. Washington (U.R) Some polio vaccine makers are dropping the use of penicillin in Salk shots because of allergic reactions to the penicillin, the government I reports. in Ashland Plot Fails Roberts persuaded a hitch hiker to drive the second vehicle to Ashland, with the convict fol lowing in the stolen car. Hays said Roberts apparently intend 'ed junking the stolen auto at Ashland. - ' However, when the hitch hiker became suspicious of Rob erts' motives, Roberts told po lice his car had been stolen in an attempt to "beat the hitch hiker to the draw," according to Hays. The convict was held in the Jackson county - jail for Texas authorities. Hays said Roberts had not indicated whether or not he would waive extradition pro ceedings or not. MONDAY, JUNE 20, tween North Korea and Com munist China during the Korean War. No Such Instructions "All four signed statements that they violated the border be tween North Korea and Com munist China and that they did so at instructions of the U. S government," the spokesman said. "There were no such in structions." - One of the fliers, Lt. Roland W. Parks of Omaha, Neb., was quoted in an Omaha dispatch as saying that he admitted crossing the border but did not tell the Red Chinese he was ordered to do so. The Air Force spokesman said he had contacted Parks and the pilot reported he only denied that he had engaged in germ warfare. He did not mean to deny signing the statement said. Landed at Port Arthur It was reported that Parks be came a prisoner of the Reds after his compass was shot out during an engagement near the Yalu river. While attempting to fly home, he went off course, land ing in Port Arthur, Manchuria, area. . ......... -... The Defense Department main tains that no airmen were or dered to cross the Yalu River, but has pointed out that inad vertently some may have done so when flying at extreme height and high speed. - The Air Force spokesman said the Chinese Reds obtained the "confessions' from Fischer after "really putting the pressure on him." But he said he did not know all the details of the "pres sure." Fischer, he said, was the only one to sign "germ warfare confession." . The Reds have repeatedly charged that the United States engaged in germ warfare in the Korean, conflict, and this nation has repeatedly d e n i e d ' the charges. School Elections In Districts Today Polls will remain open until 8 p.m. in Jackson county's 23 school districts for annual elec tions of board members. In the Medford district, No. 49, the voting place is . in the girls gymnasium of the Med ford High school. The only can didate is William A. (Bill) Bark er, who is seeking election to the post now held by Mrs. Moore Hamilton, who is not seeking election. One director each will be named in the three first class districts of the county, Medford, Ashland and 6C, which includes Central Point, Gold Hill and Sams Valley. In the other districts, three directors will be named, one to fill two new board posts created in all second and third class dis tricts by new legislation. Lengthy Total Eclipse Of Sun Receives Study Manila, P. I. (U.R) The longest total eclipse, in 1238 years blacked out the sun in a 7,000-mile line stretching from Ceylon to the Philippines today, but clouds in many places foiled efforts at scientific observations. U.S. Air Force jet planes with American scientists aboard raced the shadow of the moon five miles up today over the Philip pines, stretching the unusually long seven minute eclipse into nearly 12 minutes. The planes followed the eclipse at some 600 miles an hour. A holiday was declared in Ma nila. Filipinos, strong enthusiasts of spectator sports, cheered the moon onto the final full eclipse as they would a football player on his way to a goal. A roar of approval welled up when the stars came out. (See story ea pat 5) .BUNE Vnited Pim-FuH Leased Win Price 5e No. 78 ARRIVING AT San Francisco Airport, Dr. George K. C. Yeh (left) , Nationalist China's foreign minister, is met by T. F. Tsiang, permanent Nationalist UN representative. Red China's desire to enter UN is expected to be discussed at meeting. (International) FELICITATIONS ARE EXCHANGED by Mayor Elmer Robinson (right) and Dr. Eelco Van Kleffens, The Netherlands, president Let UN General Assembly, at San FranciscaJUrport when he ar-. rived for tenth anniversary meeting. Andrew Cordier (center), Is executive assistant to secretary general. (International) Compromise Military Reserve Bill Yearly, Report Says Washington (U.R) The Senate today approved a $31. 882,915.762 defense appropri ation bill after dealing a sur prise defeat to President Eis enhower's plan to reduce the Marine Corps strength. By UNITED PRESS Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Serviies Commit tee today introduced a compro mise bill to carry out President Eisenhower's compulsory mili tary reserve program. The Georgia Democrat offered the new legislation in response to Mr. Eisenhower's plea last week to enact a new reserve plan at this session of Congress. Vinson's bill, however, was not cleared with administration leaders. The bill abandons the contro- Rogue River Man Dies While on Fishing Trip Eugene '(U.R) A pack train went into the Mink Lake area of the high Cascades today to bring out the body of an angler who died at the Cliff Lake Shel ter yesterday. The dead man was Calvin Os borne, 30, Box 273, Rogue River. He apparently died of a heart attack, but Lane County police were investigating. Coroner Harold Mathers was with the pack train. Word of the death came from P. J. Giesen, who hiked the nine miles out of the basin to notify police. Giesen said he and Os borne had been members of an eight-man fishing party. Former Community Superintendent Dies Miss Ruth Alfreda Nelson, former superintendent of Com munity hospital here, died June 16 in Stephenson, Mich., accord ing to information received here by friends. Funeral services were held at St. Stephen's Luth eran church in Stephenson. Miss Nelson was superintend ent of the hospital here from 1947 to 1952- Bonn, Germany U.R) Chan cellor Konrad Adenauer, assured of support, from the Western Big Three, began drafting today an answer to Russia's bid for i friendship. Weather FORECAST Partly cloudy through Tuesday with in creasing threat of thunder showers in mountains. Low tonight II. High Tuesday near 95. Temp. Highest yesterday 9S Lowest this morning 62 Offered versial Universal Military Train ing features of an earlier propos al and is designed to avoid an other fight over racial segrega tion in the National Guard, the issue on which the earlier meas ure foundered. Vinson's bill provides that men completing their active mil itary duty most serve for stated periods in the reserves. This would include weekly drills and summer camps. Unlike the ear lier bill, it makes no provision for assignment of these men to the National Guard. But they could volunteer to serve their reserve duty in the guard. Vinson expressed confidence that Congress would approve his bill. Other congressional news: Pay Raise: The House ap proved a 7.5 per cent pay raise for the government's white col lar civil service workers, retro active to March "1. The House measure now goes to the Senate which previously approved a 10 per cent boost. The Senate is ex pected to send the bill to a House-Senate conference to iron out differences between the two versions. Civil Defense: Civil Defense Director Val Peterson told Con gress that the Civil Defense test last week showed the nation is not how prepared to meet ah H bomb attack. But he said the ex ercise had one real benefit: It would "force the people to sit down and look the problem squarely in the eye." Don't Pick Up Fawns, Police Officer Urges State Police Sgt. Mark Sulli van today again warned resi dents of southern Oregon against picking up fawns who appear to be abandoned. Sergeant Sullivan, in charge of game enforcement work in this area, pointed out that does seldom abandon their fawns, but occasionally leave them for per iods of time, occasionally when danger approaches. . If a fawn is picked up by a human, the doe usually will not resume- care of her offspring. But if the apparently abandoned baby is left alone, the doe will resume care of it. , There is a penalty for taking wild animals out of the woods, Sullivan said. U.N. ANNIVERSARY SESSION STARTS IN SAN FRANCISCO Informal Meetings Expected To Bring Important Results Western Big Three Officials Confer San Francisco (U.R) Diplo mats of the world's great powers met here today on the 10th birthday of the United Nations, hopeful they could ease the cold war in the same spirit in which they made plans to preserve peace 10 years ago. Hope for "Something Concrete" The Western Big Three for eign ministers unanimously ex pressed the hope that their meet ings with an unusually cordial V. M. Molotov, Soviet foreign minister, would produce "some thing concrete." - Top-level representatives from nearly every major nation on the globe were assembled for the historic anniversary observance. The series pf informal con ferences which were expected to produce the most important re sults during the week-long meet ing already were underway. British Foreign Secretary Har old MacMillan, French Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay, Molotov and Henry Cabot Lodge, United States ambassador to the U.N., conferred at dinner Sunday night. The subject of their talks was not disclosed but they presum ably began laying the ground work for the Big Four "summit" meeting among heads of state of the U.S., Britain, France and the Soviet Union at Geneva next month. A similar session among Molo tov, MacMillan, Pinay "and U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was scheduled for tonight Meanwhile, Molotov continued to demonstrate an affability that has never characterized the poker-faced Russian in the past He paid a surprise visit to U.N General Secretary Dag Ham- marskjold and later called on Eelco van Kleffens, president of the commemorative session. House Passes O&C For Access Road Fund Washington (U,R) The House passed and sent to the Senate today a bill 'giving con tinuing authority for appropri ations to the Interior Depart ment for timber access roads in the O&C grant lands in Ore gon. The authorization previously was carried in appropriations bills themselves and had to be renewed each year. An interior committee report on the bill said it would "facilitate the perpet ual sustained yield forest man agement program of 2,000,000 acres of highly valuable forest lands." The lands originally were granted to the Oregon and Cali fornia railroad, but were return ed to the government years ago. Operation of New Traffic Light Delayed Operation of a, new traffic light at the corner of Eighth st. and Central ave., which was scheduled to start today, has been delayed until after state highway commission and tele phone company engineers in spect installation and install an interconnection system. Public Works Director Ver non Thorpe said a previous agreement with the commission was to put the light into oper ation pending final approval, but because of interconnections with other downtown lights, starting operation will be delayed until telephone company engineers connect the system with five other new lights. About 2,000 Persons Attend Rock and Mineral Show Here About 2,000 visitors attended the third annual southern Ore gon gem and mineral show held Saturday and Sunday at the boys' gymnasium in Medford Junior High school under the sponsorship of Roxy Ann Gem and Mineral club of Medford. Visitors and exhibitors came from throughout Oregon and northern California. In addition to exhibits of rocks, minerals and gems, slide and fluorescent shows were held at intervals during both days. In addition to the sponsoring club and local exhibitors-, those exhibiting included Rogue Gem and Geology club, Grants Pass, Eugene Mineral club; Sweet Molotov Snubbed By Peggy Lee Fans San Francisco (U.R) rThree teen-age autograph hunters turned down a chance to get Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov's signature Sunday night. "Molotov? Who's Molotov?" they asked a Fairmont Hotel doorman who pointed out. the Communist dignitary to them. "We're waiting for Peggy Lee." First and Second Graders Receiving Second Polio Shots Jackson county first and sec ond graders from 11 rural areas received their second Salk anti polio shots in the court house health office today. Health department 6ff icials said those children who miss sec ond shots because of illness or other reasons may contact the office . for arrangements for make-up shots, many of which will be given July 12. 20 Shots Friday About 20 children received their second shots Friday, offi cials said, because families were starting vacations. They said ar rangements may be made to re ceive shots early if families are planning to start vacations later this week. More than 1,300 children are eligible for the second shots, which will continue this week. Tomorrow, shots will be given at Central Point grade school gym nasium, at St. Mary's school, at Briscoe school in Ashland, and for Easlc Point. Lont Pine, Shady Cove and Rogue River academy pupils at the court house. Storm Damage High In Texas Panhandle By UNITED PRESS Flooding rains and ripping winds killed three children, ruined millions of dollars' worth of crops, and then punched their way eastward today. The thunderstorms fell upon 15,000 square miles of country in the Texas panhandle and the south plains Sunday night and kent eoine early today. They spread eastward and southward through Texas, hitting Ft. worm and Waco in their later stages. But the worst havoc was far ther west. More than 50,000 acres of crops were destroyed, flooded out families sought Red Cross aid near Amarillo, four major highways were under wa ter, and rail traffic from Ft. Worth to Denver, Colo., was running up to three hours late. Americans Said Held In Siberian Prisons Vienna, Austria (U.R) Aus trian captives freed by the"Rus sians today reported several Americans are being held in Si beria. Information reported by more than 180 returning Austrians in dicated the Americans have been in captivity from 8 to 10 years. - The freedom-train carrying the latest batch of returnees from Soviet slave camps crossed the Hungarian frontier into Aus tria this morning. The most complete informa tion was on a 1st Lt. Jerry Ford, of Oklahoma, about 38, who was reported to have been a member of the counter intelligence corps before the Russians seized him. The Austrians said he was in good health when last seen in 1950. ' Home Rock and Mineral society; Humboldt County Gem and Min eral club; Mrs. F. R. Brown, Camas Valley; Martin Whan, McCloud, Calif.; Umpqua Miner al club, Roseburg; Stanley Brown, Tigard; Dr. Paul Olson, Shady Cove; John Covey, Al bany; Arthur Johnson, Corvallis; "Chuckawalla Slim," Cathedral City, Calif.; Harry Keller, Bend; A. W. Porter, Pepperwbod, alif. and William McCormick, Boise, Ida. Chester Fitch and John Ross took charge of the slide show, and Earl Moore, Bruce Wilson, E. C. Berry, Roy Reed and Trea- vell Turpin arranged a display oi xncuan aruzacts. New Kind of Peace Proposed by Ike in Address Before UN Atomic Development For Peace Endorsed San Francisco (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower today called on East and West to still their guns and dismantle "the terrible ap paratus of fear and distrust and weapons" erected since World War II. Mr. Eisenhower .appeared at the start of a 10th anniversary meeting of the United Nations here where the. organization was born in 1945. The President's address also was a prelude to the July meet ing of the Big Four this coun try. Great Britain, France and Russia in Switzerland. Mr. Eisenhower proposed as man's objective for the next decade a new kind of peace, a new kind of world thinking. "In that life the atom, dedi cated once as man's slayer, will become his most productive serv ant," he said. "It will be a peace to inspire confidence and faith so that all peoples will be re leased from the dread fear of war. Scientists will be liberated to work always for men, never against them." Molotov in Audience In the President's audience in the San Francisco Opera House today was V. M- Molotov, tha Russian foreign minister and a long standing opponent of West ern policies. The President made no direct reference to Russian policy, nor did he refer to Communism. But he said that the United States and "a majority of all nations" were united in the hope that every government would abstain from subversion, coercion, infil tration or destruction of other governments. . ."We, with the rest oi the world, know that a nation's vision of peace cannot be attain ed through any race in arma ments," Mr. Eisenhower said in his prepared text. "The muni tions of peace are Justice, hon esty, mutual understanding and respect for others." Early in his speech, he pointed out that within a month, there would be a Big Four meeting. "Whether or not we shall then reach the initial decisions that will start dismantling the ter rible apparatus of fear and mis trust and weapons erected since the end of World War II, I do not know," he said. Promises Partnership The President said that the success of the conference would require that "every, individual fit tliaf tvi oafin rr' mnaf Va ImmI to the sbirit of the United Na tions. - He said there was no choice . for this country "because our devotion to the U. N. charter was the outgrowth of a faith deeply rooted in our cultural, political, spiritual traditions." The President promised con tinuance of domestic policies to sustain economic prosperity and a foreign policy of partnership with other nations." "Insofar as our technical, ma terial and intellectual capacities permit and wherever our aid. including the peaceful use of atomic energy, may be needed and desired, we shall continue to help others achieve constantly rising economic levels," he said. "We shall work with all oth ers, especially through this great organization, the United Nations, so that peaceful and reasonable negotiations may replace the clash of the battlefield. Help for Needy "In this way, we can make unnecessary the vast armaments that, even when maintained only for security, terrify the world with their devastating pat tentiaiity ana tax unbearably the creative energies of man." The President then reiterated his theory that the savings from disarmament could best be used to finance technical and eco nomic progress of the less fortu nate areas of the world. He also said that "no nation has a right to employ force aggressively against any other." io,ao so, or to threaten to do so, is to defy every moral law that has guided man in his long journey from darkness to ward the light." (See Story on Page 1. Section 2) Uniontown Pa (U.R) Po lice VipIH a rtanver man todav for firing on at least 10 passing automobiles on, the National Pike apparently because the dri vers did not dim tneir iignis. une man was wuwu uixcw ...nriaH ' Qnfl others hurt.