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o O G O Schoolgirl Killed, Two Others Injured In Ferris Wheel Fall o Dallas, Tex. (U.P.) Doctors attempted today to save the life of one of two ichoolgirl sur vivors of m fall from a giant double ferris-wheel that killed their companion. The three young school girls plummeted 92 feet to the ground when ,their seat on the "Sky wheel'on the State Fair of Tex as' "Million Dollar Midway" came loose Tuesday. Killed Instantly Cynthia Combest, 15, a drum mer for the Memphis, Tex., high fchool band, was killed instant- Hector McNeil, British Laborite, Dies in New York New York (U.R) Hector McNeil of - Great Britain, who won fame for his defense of the Atlantic pact in the United Na tions, died late Tuesday in a New York hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 48. McNeil, a leader in the Labor ite government of Prime Minis ter Clement Attlee, was stricken bod the British liner Queen u '-'Mary shortly before it arrived In New York on Oct. 4. On Business Trip McNeil had come to New York on business for the Encyclopedia Britannfca which he joined as an executive after the fall of the Labor government in 1952. He was also on the advisory council of the British Broadcasting Corp. . iO He fiad been a member of the British parliament since 1941 H was appointed undersecre tary of state for foreign affairs Itt 1945. A year later, in 1946, he was made minister of state, f a position second only to For eign Secretary Ernest Bevin in Britain's foreign relations oper ations. w , Clashed With Russians (JklcNeil came to -the United Nations for Britain in 1946. He clashed repeatedly with Soviet representatives Andrei Y. Vish insky and Vyacheslav M. Molo- tov. It was against these oppon ents in debate that he defended the Atlantic Pact. "The pact," he said, "is so patently defensive in intention Qand in character that only those who i contemplate "Taggression j have any reasons to regret that 0 PaCt" ly. She was thrown over the top of the "Skywheel" and plunged to her death. She was sitting in the middle of the seat. Kay Leslie, 15, fell all the way through both wheels in the ride, landing at the front of the plat form. She was in critical condi tion at Baylor hospital with a possible skull fracture. Barbara Allen, 14, stayed with the seat until it was about 15 feet above the ground before she fell to the earth. She sur vived with only bruises, a shock and a badly gashed leg. Another child, Mollie Bal four, 13, of Winona, Tex., who was riding in another seat be low, was struck as the falling seat with through the steel framework of the ride. "They just fell on me and knocked a gash in my head," Mollie said. "Then they fell right to the bottom." Mollie cried as she told police what had happened. Midway Jammed The worst tragedy in the his tory of the nation's largest an nual exposition struck on "band day," when thousands of young sters from throughout Texas, dressed in bright uniforms, joy ously jammed the fair grounds and midway. The 1956 edition of the fair opened its 17-day run only Fri day night. The "Skywheel" was an extra special attraction just for the fair and was set up at the head of the midway, immediately in front of the Cotton bowl. It will be dismantled as soon as en gineers complete surveys to de termine cause of the fatal accident. Tass Critcizes Speech by Dulles Moscow U.R) Moscow news papers today published a Tass news agency dispatch from Washington highly critical of U. S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' speech to the American Legion at Miami, Fla. Tass said Dulles "contradicts the Geneva spirit of mutual con fidence and international col laboration manifested at the con ference of the heads of the four power governments." The news agency characteriz ed Dulles' appeal for internation al collaboration as calling "for establishment of military blocks under American leadership and American bases in foreign ter ritory." 1 J-v.- fr; J s PEACE, OR ELSE A National Guard Sherman tank stands by at the gates of the Perfect Circle Corp. foundry at New Castle, Ind., to protect non-striking employes working inside. Governor George N. Craig declared martial law after nine persons were wounded during a ClO-United Auto Workers demonstration. About 50 Guards men were on duty in front of the plant. Wednesday, October 12, 1355 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN Christian Science Lecture Planned Gold Hill "The healing influ ence of the Christ in present ex perience" will be the theme of a Christian Science lecture to be given in Gold Hill on Oct. 13 by Ralph E. Wagers of Chicago, 111. Mr. Wagers has lectured ex tensively in this country and in many foreign countries. He will speak at the invitation of Chris tian Science society, Gold Hill, in the Gold Hill Grange, hali, Fourth st and Sixth ave., Gold Hill, at 8 p.m. His subject will be "Christian Science: The Dawn of a New Day." The lec ture is open to the public with out charge. For the past 30 years Mr. Wa gers has been actively engaged in the public practice of Chris tian Science. Prior to that he was in the lumber business in Wisconsin. He became an author ized teacher of Christian Science in 1940 and a member of The Christian Science Board of Lec tureship in 1946. Army Reserves Plan Talks at Schools Staff members of the Army reserve unit advisor here are scheduling talks at high schools in Jackson, Josephine and Klam ath counties to explain the new Reserve Forces act of 1955. The new act provides a pro gram in which youths between 17 and 18V4 years of age may enlist in the reserves, complete six months active training duty, and remain in the reserve 7V years in a local unit. TAKES PAROLE ANYWAY Brighton, Mich. U.P.) Wil liam Brooks, 21, learned Tues day the Michigan State Parole board had turned down his ap plication for parole. Several hours later he walked away from the Brighton Prison farm. Paris U.R) France's digni fied Pasteur Institute displayed x-ray films today of a sidewalk sword swallower with the com ment: "He is not faking but he is in more danger from germs on the sword than from the blade." Action Deferred on Annexation Requests Action on an annexation re quest from residents southeast of Medford was deferred by tha city planning commission at a special meeting yesterday. The commission received for consideration six petitions with 84 signatures requesting annex ation.' Action was deferred until after members of the commis-" sion inspect the proposed area later this week. . . The area proposed to be an nexed includes the Rogue Valley Memorial hospital site and an area along Barnett rd. east of Bear creek. The area was includ ed in a previous annexation pro posal which was defeated by residents surrounding Medford to the south from East Main st. to West Main st. Mannheim, Germany flJ.R) The "Look Ahead News" has been named the best GI mimeo graphed newspaper in the Euro pean command. The paper's edi tors are inmates of the Army military prison here. Police Bungling In Murder Case Eyed by Defense . Minneapolis (U.R) The de fense worked through a Colum bus Day recess today to build up charges of police bungling of evidence in the murder trial of Dr. A. Arnold Axilrod. , Axilrod, a 50-year-old dentist, is charged with . strangling a pretty young patient who . ac cused him of making her preg nant and threatened to "expose him to the world." Garments Introduced . The defense charges came Tuesday after the state intro duced the torn and stained gar ments in which the slain woman, 21-year-old Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Moonen, was found April 23 in the fashionable Lake of the Isles residential area. 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