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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. Auguit 16, 19SS Most Governors Doubt Real Change in Policy Voiced by Russians (Vodka in orange juice) o o w 2o o o 3 E (3 Chance To Prove Sincerity Should Be Given by U.S. Chicago :U.R) Most ot the nation's governors feel the new Russian "good will" policy en courages hopes of peace but should not change present Amer ican foreign policy, a survey in dicated today. The United Press questioned 10 governors attending the 47th annual Governors' conference here' about the Russians' appar ent willingness to ease the inter national tensions. Real Change Doubted Most of the governors doubt ed that the new Russian tact represents a real change in Com munist policy. America must stay strong, they said, even though the Rus sians should be given a chance to prove" their sincerity. A major exception to this view was Gov. J. Bracken Lee of Utah, who urged the end of American agreements with the Russians. "They have violated everj agreement with the unnec States in the past and will con ir,,,0 t Hn sn in the future." h said. He suggested the United States "encourage the Kussian people to overthrow Commu nism rather than strengthen their leaders' position by further agreements. Flexible Policv Urqed ttohrrt E. Smylie of THahn was more in tune with the rest of the governors with his statements that "the present reduction of international ' ten sion does not represent a shift in basic Russian objectives . . . nr viir nolicv must continue flexibly firm but strategically unchanged. fiovernors who believed Rus sian "good will" should be ac cepted at face value included Goodwin J. Knight of California and Paul Patterson of Oregon. Knight urged that the Soviet leaders get "every opportunity" to prove their sincerity. He backed a "true reduction of world armament," but warned against being caught "with our defenses down." Patterson be lieved "the Soviets' changed at titude should not be questioned." Camp Orchestra Plays for Dance Camp White The first dance of the fall season, sponsored by the VFW Auxiliary Monday evening, was featured by the initial appearance of the newly organized six-piece Camp White orchestra. The orchestra, composed of veterans with professional rating included: Jim Rea, piano, Ray Williams, drums, Ernest Peters, o banjo, Steve Stevens, bass fiddle, Istel Coffee and Bill Lowes, guit ar. The dances, held regularly throughout the year, are under direction of Mrs. Lelia Birch, VFW hospital chairman, and VA Soecial Services. Bud Ash, rec reation specialist, was MC. Srecial engagements for the coming month are being made for the Camp W hue musical ag gregation, starting Saturday Aug. 20, at Shady Cove, at the VFW post and Auxiliary dance.- LONG WAIT Hartford. Conn. 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The announcement, giving the first indication of the number of locations planned for the dis tant early warning (DEW) line, said the specially trained troops will unload more than 200,000 tons of construction material and supplies along the largely unex plored high Arctic coast line. The DEW line is a joint U.S. Canadian venture, being fi nanced by tHis country, designed to provide four to six hours warning of approaching enemy bomber attacks along the polar approaches to North America. Seven radar stations already are operating in the American segment of the line along the north coast of Alaska. Others are functioning in Breenland at the opposite end of the net which is approximately 3,000 miles long. Work now .is beginning to fill in the large gap across the FIRST B.B. GLOVE Boston UR) . Charles C. Waite, Boston baseball, player, was the first person ever to wear a baseball glove. Waite first don ned the protective device in 1875. top of Canada. The Army said it has two task forces in the shipping operation, which must be completed by late September before polar ice makes further navigation im possible. One force left Seattle last month and soon will pass Point Barrow, Alaska, headed toward Canada's central Arctic areas. The other force, broken into two groups, is operating along the coast of Baffin Island and north eastern Canada, having sailed from Norfolk, Va. The Navy, in a recent an nouncement, described the north ern movement as the largest Arc tic operations ever staged. The operation involves 117 ships car rying supplies for the DEW line Crockett Quite a Dude, Chicago Library Reveals Chicago (U.R) The Chicago Public Library revealed today that Davy Crockett really was a dude. A display of Crockett litera ture included a lithograph print of Davy in the outfit he wore to Congress swallow tail coat and all. 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