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Tuesday, September 6, 1955 Administration Will Seek Cut in Military Spending To Balance Budget TEN MEDFOHD (OHEGOK) MAIL TRIBUNE o Nearly Half of Reduction To Be In Air Force Funds Washington (U.R) Official sources said today the adminis tration will try to trim $1,700, 000,000 from scheduled military spending for the current fiscal year in an effort to balance the federal budget. Nearly one-half of the pro posed cut, $750,000,000 would come out of Air Force funds, of ficials said. For the Army, the proposed cut would mean speeding, up a reduction in strength, already ordered. The new defense cut, which apparently was proposed from the White House level, already has run into opposition within the Defense Deartment. Air Force Protests . Air Force Secretary Donald A Quarles, accompanied by sev eral of his assistant secretaries, made a secret visit over the week end to Defense Secretary Charles E.' Wilson at his Michi gan vacation hideaway to pro test the cuts. Wilson was understood to have assured the Air Force lead ers that he would not agree to any cut that would interfere with the Air Force's program to build up to 17 wings by mid 1957. The administration proposal, as reported by Pentagon offic ials, is to cut military spending in the present fiscal year ending next July 1 to $34,000,000,000. The original defense budget, s presented to Congress in January, provided for the indi vidual services to spend $5,750, 000,000. 0 Possible Tax Cut The administration, however, gave overall defense spending figures of $34,000,000,000. It ex plained that it hoped to reach the lower spending figure through "savings," during the year. It is this $1,750,000,000 in "savings" which the administra tion is now trying tb " push through Pentagon opposition. Congress approved the de fense budget substantially as submitted. The administration move to cut defense spending comes at a time when it is trying to cut overall government expenditurs and arrive at a balanced budget in the present 1956 fiscal year which ends next June 30. The drive to balance the bud get is expected to be tied in with a move to cut individual income taxes in 1956, a presi dential election year. The Air Force, which would be the hardest hit by the pro posed cut, is said to have ob jected that the reduction would have to come out of procure- ment funds for new airplanes. Four Fires Listed By Medford Firemen Four fires were reported to Medford city firemen over" the long holiday week end. Saturday, at about 1:55 p.m., a pumper was sent to the 1700 block on Orchard Home dr., to extinguish a grass fire, which burned over about 2V4 acres. There was no damage. At 10:15 a.m. Sunday, a pumper was dispatched to the John Krauss apartments. 4047 South Pacific highway, where a fire caused damage to a mat tress and bedding. Sunday, at 7 p.m. a pumper was sent to Greenway circle, near the Rogue Valley Country club, to extinguish a grass fire. There was ntf damage. Monday at 11 a.m., the rural pumper truck was sent to a re ported grass fire in the rear of the Baotist church on Lozier lane. Firemen found that a group from the church was clearing trash and grass, and (jhey were allowed to continue Law Won Anyway Louisville, Ky. (U.R) The ciy lost a $1 bet because a rookie policeman picked the wrong horse. Police, using the ftokie as a decoy, raided a hand book and arrested a bartender who took the bet. The raid net ted $105, scratch sheets and racing forms. But the . rookie cop'sCkorse ran out of the mon ey. Contains medically proved ingredi ents, checks craving for tobacco. Dis solve lozenge in mouth when desire for tobacco occurs. Sate, non-habit form ing, pleasant tasting. Central Rexall Drug . Main and Central FORMULATED 1 Heavy Rains Leave 30,000 Homeless in Mexico; 11 Said Dead By UNITED PRESS Two tropical storms veered away from the nation's borders today, but not until one of them had drenched South Texas and caused 11 deaths in the United States and Mexico. Tropical , storm Gladys took a surprise swing into the Mexican interior late yesterday after threatening to cause a repeat of the disastrous 1954 floods in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. Disaster in Mexico The storm's rains and high tides had already led to the drownings of 11 children. Two little girls drowned off Texas' Padre Island and nine children were reported dead in a disas trous slum district flood in Mex ico City. The Mexico City flood stemmed from two rivers swollen by Gladys' heavy fringe rains. Mex ican officials counted 30,000 per sons homeless and feared more dead would be found. Also in Mexico, a party of 12 Texans was reported marooned by flood waters near San Rafael. Meanwhile, . hurricane Flora began curving toward the north far out in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm, packing 100 mile per hour winds, was not a danger to the U. S. coastline, but ships at sea were warned to use caution. Heat Wave Continues Weathermen could foresee no real break in the heat, which kept the temperature in the 100s over much of California, Ne vada, Southwest Arizona, and as far north as Southwest Oregon. Spaur Resignation Said 'Premature' Salem (U.R) -r- State Forester George Spaur said today that re ports he was about to resign were "prepature." He said he has been offered a federal job of "international scope" but has not made up his mind yet whether to leave state service. He said he would dis cuss the offer with the State Board of Forstry meeting here Wednesday. Gov. Paul L. Pat terson is chairman of that board. Spaur has been with the State Forestry Department since 1937 and has been State Forester since 1949. : ffc NEW aH WW... 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Milk Cow Number Said in Decline Washington (U.R) The num ber of milk cows declined dur ing the last fiscal year after two years of steady increase, the Agriculture Department report ed today. The 1.6 per cent reduction cut the number of milk cows to 22, 067,000 on June 30, the depart ment said. It also reported a 450,000,000 pound decline in milk output from January through July and a 30 per cent cut in price sup port purchases since April 1. The department said lower prices for dairy products and se rious droughts throughout many parts of the rountry contributed to the decrease" in milk cow pop ulation. The lower returns and the higher production costs brought about by the droughts ; caused many farmers to sell off stock. 'Air Conditioning' Used By Engineers In Tunnel iPerre, S. D. (U.R) Army engineers are "air conditioning" the tunnels being constructed for the Oahe Dam on the Missouri river near here. The tunnels are being dug through shale, which cracks when exposed to air. 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For the statistically minded she ' is five-five, weighs 120 and curves out at 35-24-36. Wisconsin Women Plan On Converting Pig-Barn Racine, Wis: ; (U.R) A group of Wisconsin women hopes to convert a pig barn a Bel mont into a state monument of an early period of Wisconsin his tory. The building, which now hous es pigs in southwestern Lafay ette county, once was used as the territorial supreme court building before the capital was moved to Madison. The Wisconsin Federation of Women's clubs wants to raise funds to restore the building and move it across the road be side the old state capitol near Belmont. They figure it will cost $25,' 000, and a fund-raising campaign was started this spring. Setorln-a.4. to Searira wirlmtt ft Mrrin raWlff mMlil 3 Speed Gears Front Hand $6.95 Down Here's vour bin a arant nov thrllll '95 t i m rail 9,000 Years of Service Set by Harvard Workers Cambridge, Mass. (U.R) Nearly 9,000 years of "faithful service! That's the performance by 294 longtime employees who were honored by Harvard University this' summer at special exercises. Every employee with more than 25 year's service was given an engraved certificate and a chair bearing' the college seal. . One of the employees, Mrs. Etta Ramsdell, is retiring this year after serving Harvard since 1908. Postmaster Gives 10 Basic Pointers Washington U.R) If you are not satisfied with mail serv ice, Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield has some sug gestions for you. He outlined 10 "basic postal pointers" which he said will im prove the safety, speed and sure ness of mail delivery. "The users of the mails can help themselves get better mail service by following these 10 suggestions," Summerfield said. The suggestions are: 1. Address mail fully and clearly. Use zone numbers and avoid confusing abbreviations. 2. Put a return address in the upper left hand ' corner of ' all letters and packages. 3. 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Mount Sinai Hospital said the operation was scheduled for early afternoon. Muni had complained for sev eral days before his withdrawal from the play of failing eyesight and was reported by friends to have been in severe pain. The play, built around the famous "monkey trial," resumes Sept. 17 with Melvyn Douglas in the principal role of the defense attorney. Muni won wide critical acclaim fo rthe role, inspired by acclaim for the role, inspired by yer who defended schoolteacher John Scopes on charges of teach ing evolution in violation of Ten nessee law. Gray Flies Great Aid To Minnesota Forests St. Paul (U.R) In its fight against the leaf-chewing forest tent caterpillar, Minnesota has a strong ally in the gray fly. . The state's conservation , de partment said the fly, so named because of gray flecks on its underside, deposits larvae on co coons of the caterpillar pupa. The larvae penetrate the cocoon and devour the pupa. Gray flies did such a good job last year that incidence of heavy defoliation from the tent caterpillar probably will be in parts of only two counties this year, the department said. Morse Wecomes Ike's Presidential Candidacy Los Angeles (U.R) Sen, Wayne Morse (D-Ore.), welcomes the candidacy of President Eis enhower in the 1956 election campaign because . "we are go ing to beat him. Morse spoke yesterday at the CIO Labor Day picnic in nearby Montebello. "I am constitutionally against a steamroller, whether it be Democratic or Republican," Morse told the union members. "I for one welcome Dwight D. Eisenhower as a candidate be cause we are going to beat him." BRAND NEW SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED! i . : Am V SCHWINN PRICES W Y VV) ' " , I", START AT $39.95 NVU , Guaranteed by 23 North Fir mm Egypt Censored by Armistice Commission . 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