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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1955)
JUifciniirf i-,riw ..New York Back In 1900, coal was the source of about 90 per cent ol all the energy in the U.S. Now the total energy gen erated by coal is only about 30 per cent. . New York Total output of diamonds amounts to 2.5 tons per year in all parts of the world. Of this production about 90 per cent is sent to the U.S. for jew' els and industrial purposes. Current population of Mor occo is more than eight million. Medford Tribune The U.S. auto industry uses 460,000 bales of cotton per year. United Pr Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire SECTION TWO MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1955 Pages 1-12 -fvy niftir LPoresndleiraft FeeDs At IHlome Aboard Flame en Long FDugteioB- ffffDCDaD EBusiness Editor's note: Dwlght D. Eifenhower move umm many liyinK trips to many parts of the world, both as a five-star geaeral In war and chief executive In peace. This week he returns to eu rope on a mission of peace In net tral Switzerland. It may be one of the most Important journeys of his career. In the following dispatch V. P. White Boose Reporter Merriman Smith jives Intimate details of the President's life aboard the big plane he uses for of- iiciai menu. By MERRIMAN SMITH United Pims Whits House, Writer Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower will step from a black limousine sometime around 6:30 p.m. (EST) Friday, cast an appraising eye at the bayonetted troops on guard duty, then stride quickly up an Air Force ramp to the entrance of his giant aircraft, The Columbine III. With a wave of his hat, he will disappear behind a heavy door bearing the presidential seal. Lt. Col. William Draper, the Presi dents pilot and Air Force aide, will start the plane's red, white, and blue propellers. And within minutes, the pow erful engines of the Super-Con stellation will send her roaring down the runway and into the air toward Geneva and the Big Four conference. ' Mr. Eisenhower, most airmind ed of America's presidents, has flown about 75,000 miles since taking office. By the time he wings over the Atlantic to Eu rope and returns to Washington later this month he will have added another 6000 miles to his flight record. . The flight to Geneva, exclud ing the time required for at least one fueling stop on the way, will take about 15V flying hours. His longest air trip was in 1952 shortly before his Inauguration when he flew to Korea. When Mr. Elsenhower boards the huge White House plane for a long trip, here is what the journey is like inside the ship: The President goes first to his own cabin, which he will share with Mrs. Eisenhower on this trip. There he shucks his coat, arid hands it to a flight steward. He may slip on a sweater. Then he fastens the sett belt attached to a' comfortable club chair and awaits the takeoff. Once under way and in level flight, the President will chat with the first lady and then may to a small desk by his cabin window and work on of ficial papers and correspondence brought along by his personal secretary, Mrs. Ann Whitman. There is not much to look at on an overseas flight moon light or daylight and the Presi dent spends little time gazing out of the window even over land unless there is attractive scenery below. Once he tires of working, he likes to walk through the plane, stopping to say hello to everyone aboard. When guests or non-staff trav elers are on the ship, he spends a few minutes chatting with each. He also visits the flight bridge where Draper . presides over a highly trained crew. Depending on the pressure of business, there may be a steady flow of important messages to and from the plane as it cruises along at altitudes of from 15,000 to more than 20,000 feet. The plane carries a radio teletype which can send ' and receive through Army network relay systems to and from almost any point in the worlds If a cabinet member back in Washington has an urgent mes sage for the President while Mr. Eisenhower is aloft, he calls Sherman Adams, the assistant to the President, or some other key White House official and asks that the information be relayed. If the message is of a confi dential or security nature, it is dispatched in code via radio tele type. The President may be reached by radio telephone, but these conversations cannot be shielded from other listeners on the same, frequency. This pre cludes transmitting security in formation 'by voice. The Columbine also carries ra dio wireless facilities for the President. This type of sending and receiving equipment is not subject to atmospheric interfer ence as much as the radio tele type and telephone. The teletype chatters, away much of the time when the plane is in flight, trans-, mitting messages for members of .the' traveling staff and fre quently sending ahead instruc tions to White House represent atives where the plane will land. The teletype is tested at least once an hour .to be sure lt is working efficiently. The presidential menu de pends largely on the duration of the trip. For the long haul to Geneva, Draper will contract with a commerical airline kit chen before departure to put aboard at least one hot meal for all members of the party. The President's favorite flying food is steak and potatoes. Air lines can supply this. The plane also carries a siz able, galley, complete with a three-burner electric stove, an oven, toaster, grill, refrigerator, and two hot water heaters for making coffee, tea, and cocoa. The galley is used primarily for preparing snacks. On most occasions the only meal prepared aboard in its entirety is break fast which runs from orange juice to ham and eggs. -Sandwiches, platters of fresh fruit, and triangles of cheese are carried on most flights for be- tween-meals snacks. Mr. Eisen hower likes to nibble on cheese while reading. After dinner, the President may try to organize a bridge game in his cabin. When players are scarce he turns instead to his favorite western magazines which the staff has learned to have aboard on all trips. On an overnight flight, the President likes to turn in early, He sleeps fairly well on a plane, but not as soundly as he would on the ground. His cabin has two daybeds or couches which make up into beds at night. The staff or guest section of the plane can be converted quickly into eight Pullman-type berths, four uppers and four lowers. 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