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EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, October 3, ilBeef Commi$$ion Seen Wichita Hard Hit By Flash Flood; Plains Get Rain By UNITED PRESS Heavy autumn rains sent a flash flood swirling through Wichita, Kan., and new floods threatened hurricane battered Mexico today. Meanwhile, Los Angeles braced for an eye-smarting "smog red'alert and rains spat tered the Plaii States from West Central Texas to Eastern South Dakota. More than 100 square blocks were flooded in Wichita when a Government Moves Smoothly, Nixon Assures Nation Washington U.R V i c e president Richard M. Nixon has assured the natron that the gov ernment is operating in Presi dent Eisenhower's illness with out "internal disputes and jealousies." In an impromptu news confer ence , held on the lawn of his home yesterday, the vice-president said "every official of gov ernment . . . has only one goal in mind, and that is to see that the government runs in a way just as close as possible to the way wea think the President would want it run under these circumstances." Since the President's illness, Nixon said, there have been none of. the "internal disputes and jealousies' that usually mark "similar occurrences in American history." Defense Spending Settled He apparently referred to the administrations of Presidents Woodrow Wilson and James A. Garfield. Both Presidents were serously ill during long periods in the White House and were unable to discharge the duties o of office. The only known issue to come to a h6d since Mr. Eisenhower suffered a heart attack concern ed the ministration's hopes of cutting defense spending enough to balancer the budget. This question was apparently settled last week by Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson when he reported that military spending this year could not be cut below $34,500,000,000. Trea sury Secretary George M. Humphrey issued a statement accepting Wilson's verdict. Nixon told reporters that the affairs of government "are go ing smoothly and business has been carried on without, delay or interruption." - pounding eight-inch rain sent Cowskin creek and a drainage ditch over their banks. Hundreds Leave Homes Hundreds of persons, includ ing 60 children, had to leave their homes and seek shelter at Red Cross headquarters and an elementary " school yesterday. The water came, window-high at some homes and National Guardsmen, Air Force personnel, and Red Cross and Civil Defense workers aided in the evacuations. The worst appeared over to day. The Southern Plains of Texas also took a beating from the wea ther. Thunder and electrical storms crackled over the region and half of the city of Lamesa was plunged into darkness for four hours when lightning hit a power transformer. Tampico Threatened Far more serious, floods were threatened at devastated Tam pico, Mexico. Heavy rains spew ed by the killer hurricane Janet sent the Panuco river rising again,- threatening thousands of refugees with new disaster just as they were returning to their homes. Tampico was flooded by hurri cane Hilda's rains during most of last month eand 36,000 persons are still homeless. But Tampico officials said the latest flood threat might even be worse. QHurricane Janet oalso had . a ppsthumous kick from Lower California, where a tropical storm sent ships scurrying for safety. The storm, believed to be a freak off-shoot of Janet, appeared to be dissipating today. Cattle Price Antwer Eagle Point A beef com mission may be the answer to sagging cattle prices, according to Charles Stanley, Oregon Cat tlemen's association, executive committee member from Jack son county. Stanley attended an OCA ex ecutive committee meeting last week in Prineville where repre sentatives of Oregon's cattle pro ducers continued their study of marketing problems. Stanley re ports a committee was appoint ed to iron out technicalities in Oregon's commodity enabling act, which make it difficult to form a livestock commission. Benny's Daughter, Husband Separate HoUywpod (U.R) Joan Ben ny," 21, adopted daughter of comedian Jack Benny, has sep arated from her husband of 19 months, New York stockbroker Seth Baker, 28, because of "in compatibility," she disclosed to day. The couple was married here on March 9, 1954, in a lavish wedding. They have a son, Michael, 2Vfe-months-old. It was the first marriage for Miss Benny and the second for Baker. Nine Fire Alarms Listed in Portland Portland (U.B A three alarm fire on the outskirts of Portland Saturday night turned out 32 pieces of firefightirig equipment and hundreds of spec tators. . The blaze, which started in an unoccupied cowshed at milk ing time, (damaged a feed store, custom car body shop, paint storehouse and lumberyard, be fore it was brought finder con trol. The spectacular fire climaxed an afternoon and evening dur ing which nine alarms were turned in to Portland firefight ers and three firemen injured in an odd mishap. Principal damage in the three alarm blaze wa"s to the Web Sup ply company, a feed store, which suffered an $18,000 loss. . Another good sized fire had residents of the Beaverton area gaping Saturday night. That blaze of unknown origin destroy ed the L. and H. cabinet works causing $5,000 'damage. The three firemen were burn ed while answering a call to ex tinguish a motorcycle fire. As firemen approached the. cycle's gas cap blew off shooting flames 35 feet into the air. Firemen Clarence E. Bartalot, Boxcar Shortage Threatens Weed Mill Weed, Calif. U.PJ Officials of the Long-Bell Lumber Co. here said today that no relief was in sight for' the boxcar shortage here and that it may "possibly not be forthcoming until November." Officials said it was possible the Weed saw mill and box factory might have to be shut down, which would affect employment of 1200 per sons, x ' 23; Lt. Don N. Green, 41, and Virgil R. English, 34fjall suffered burns. Rita Hayworlh Arrives in France Cherbourg, France (U.R) Rita Hayworth arrived In France all smiles today. Her ex-husband, Prince Aly Khan, sent a message, his limou sine, and his lawyer to meet the 37-year-old movie star when she landed from the liner Queen Elizabeth. She refused to reveal the con tents of the message, because It was "too personal." This was added fuel for the Parisian gos sips who have been saying there is hope for a reconciliation. As for her present husband, , crooner Dick Haymes, Rita said "there is nothing new so far, we are just separated and there are ho plans for a divorce." Coquille Plywood Plant Sale Told Coquille (U.R) Coquille Plywood company, one of the largest plants on the West coast, was reported sold Saturday for more than $4,000,000 to the Tex tron America company, a Provi dence, R. I., textile firm George Ulett, president of the local firm and state senator from Coos cifimty, will stay on as manager of the new company. He also president of the newly formed Coquille valley bank. It was understood that the c eastern company planned to ex pand the Coquille operation where some 350 employees now turn out more than 8,000,000 feet of plywood a month. The nlant. has one oi the lareest loe ponds in the West and timber stands which furnish part of the log supply. Democratic Leaders To Talk Strategy, President's Illness Chicago (U.R) Democratic leaders from most states in the nation met today to plot 1956 campaign strategy and, unoffic ially, discuss the political effects of President Eisenhower's ill ness. Mr. Eisenhower's illness was not on the official agenda of the two-day meeting of the 29-mem- ber Democratic advisory Com mittee. But it was believed cer tain that his possible elimina tion as a 1956 GOP presidential candidate would come up for closed-door discussion. May Visit Stevenson Some of the Democratic lead ers were also expected, to take advantage of the meeting by visiting Adlai E. Stevenson here. Stevenson, the 1952 Democratic presidential candidate, is sched uled to announce next month whether he will make another bid for the White House. Democratic National Chair man Paul M. Butler was sched uled to lead the discussions .at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in the first official meeting .of Demo cratic leaders since Mr. Eisen hower suffered a moderate coro nary thrombosis a week ago last, Saturday. Butler appointed the advisory committee last month to advise the national Committee on or ganizational matters and cam paign procedures. To Discuss Recruitment s Headed by Neil Staebler, Mich igan's q Democratic state chair man, the committee, was sched uled to take up such matters as the recruitment of campaign woricers, audio-visual training aids, training conferences, and the raising of volunteers. One of the party leaders, Na tional Committeeman Kenneth T.. Anderson of Kansas, arrived with a flat rediction that Ste venson will throw his hat into the ring next month. Danny Schmidt Plans To Enroll in College Los Angeles (U.R) Danny Schmidt, the airman who return ed from a Red China prison to learn his wife had married an other man, has decided to leave the Ai Force and will return to college, a veterans' organiza tion said today. ' - Thomas Murphy, commander of the California Veterans of Foreign Wars, said Schmidt will receive $500 from the VFW as a scholarship to be used at the college of his choice. Schmidt's wife, Una, returned to him after he filed suit for divorce. Schmidt, of Portland, will be discharged from the Air Force at Boiling Air Force Base, Wash ington, D. C Oregon Cheesemen Take Second Place Tillamook, Ore. (U.R) Two Oregon cheesemakers have plac ed second in the national cheese making competition at Waterloo, la., according to an announce ment here. The national champion cheese- maKer was Ronald Johnson from the Wisconsin dairy belt with a score of 95. 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