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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, November 8, 1955 ecision May Pave ypreme Court 0 Way To Freedom ?F JL fli ores yrncoat b is Mitchell Dodges Discussion of Strike at Salem Portland UP.; Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell con cluded a three-day visit here la?t night with a question- bor Council in which he refused to enter the dispute between AFL machinists and the auto agency formerly owned by In answer period at the Central La-! terior Secretary Douglas McKay BUY NOW for CHRISTMAS . . . DURING THIS Sale finest-quality PARKER pen and pencil sets at new low prices! i ... 1 1 . .mmmitumuif 1 i - ? f ---v tfiftirtir- " ' PARKER "21" Pen and Pencil Set Pen has electric-polished octan ium point, large ink capacity. Propei-repel type pencil to match. Reg. 8.75 6.25 Easy "2-finger filling" plus visible Ink supply, pli-glass reservoir. Hat matching pencil. No Money Down ONLY 25c A WEEK Regular 17.75 PARKER "51" Pen and Pencil Set 1425 No Money Down, 50c Week in Salem. Mitchell was asked his opin ion of the dispute by J. L. Mc Breen of the International Asso ciation of Machinists. He grinned and said, ' I detect the overtones of politics in this." Confidence Told He said he wouldn't enter the dispute because "I couldn't pos sibly and I don't intend to know the merits of every individual labor dispute in this country." He added that he had enough confidence in the strength of the machinists for them "to right any wrong done them." Mitchell said he favored amendment of the Taft-Hartley labor law but doubted that Con gress would act on President Ei senhower's proposed changes. He said the law has become such a political football that few lawmakers view it objectively. To Seek Expanded Coverage Mitchell said the administra tion would seek expanded cover age of workers under the mini mum wage law. He hopes the next session of Congress will make more changes in social se curity legislation. He told the council in a brief talk that the administration has done a good job in the labor field pointing to high employ ment and low number of strikes. Earlier, in a press conference, Mitchell said he disagreed with Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizo na, chairman of the Republican senatorial committee who re cently accused labor leaders of using "violence and coercion"' in political areas. REASON ENOUGH Providence, R.I. 'UR) "Why are you crying?" a puzzled judge inquired when Mrs. Jac queline Rodgers appeared in court on a speeding charge. She pointed to a courtroom black board bearing the words, "Fa talities to date 9," and sobbed, "My husband was one of them." The judge dismissed the case. Use Tribune Want Ads 'fetfS Made of crl MIRACLE r't,fSf:f!m ' NYLON ff.'TT? fefSJf'0ik INCH SIZE m v . -!;4 WITH 3 INCH ? S ACETATE RAYON I pTt h il-- 5W & iA SATIN BINDING Exclusive Slumber Sentinel Control Sentinel clipped on your bed or on bed tide table will automatically regulate temperature. 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The Su preme Court, by striking down a vital part of the nation's mili tary code, may have opened stockade doors for three ex-GIs who went over to the Commun ists in Korea. The high court ruled unconsti tutional Monday a provision of the 1950 Uniform Code of Mili tary Justice under which the armed forces have arrested vet erans charged with serious crime overseas. The tribunal's 6-3 de cision in effect held that once a soldier becomes a civilian he must be tried in civil court rath er than by court martial. Immediate Freedom Demanded The three turncoats, now in the Army stockade at Fort Bak er, Calif., demanded immediate freedom in view of the Supreme Court's ruling. A hearing on their plea was set for today in federal court at San Franciscso. The three William A. Cow aft, 22, Dalton, Ga.; Lewis W. Griggs, Jacksonville, Tex., and Otho G. Bell, Hillsboro, Miss. were arrested and held for courts martial on their return to the United States from Red China last summer. They had turned their backs on repatriation after the Korean armistice but chang ed their minds later. Decision In Toth Case The Supreme Court's far reaching decision was made in the case of Robert W. Toth, a Pittsburgh, Pa., veteran, whom the Air Force sought to court martial for the murder of a Kor ean civilian. The ruling com pletely cleared Toth, since no American court under present law has jurisdiction over a crime committed overseas. In addition'- to the turncoats, the cases in which the Army act ed under the law thrown out by the Supreme Court involve Pvt. John D. Martin, Tule Lake, Cal., and Edward C. Kirby, Council Bluffs, la. ' The Army would not state what effect the court's decision would have until the opinion was studied by Army lawyers. However, the ruling apparent ly applies to the three turncoats, since ihey are now civilians, having received dishonorable discharges while they were em bracing Communism in China. But there is still the possibility they could be tried in civil courts on treason charges. San Francisco (UP.) Fed eral Judge Louis E. Goodman scheduled a hearing late today to consider a plea for freedom filed by attorneys for three ex- GI turncoats. The attorneys had sought writs of habeas corpus two months ago, but Judge Goodman defer red acting on them until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yes terday that the Army may not try discharged servicemen for offenses committed while in the service. Japan Mayors' Conference Set Yokohama (UP.) Forty three U. S. West Coast and Ha waiian municipal officials and their wives will arrive tomorrow on a special flight for the Japan American Pacific coast mayor's conference. The group will land at Tokyo's Haneda airport aboard a Japan Airlines airliner. A Japanese police guard and American military brass bands will be at the airport to welcome the American mayors. Tokyo Governor Seiichiro Ya sui and Yokohama Mayor Ryozo Hiranuma will greet the Amer icans shortly before they drive to Yokohama's new Grand hotel in a motorcade. Some 51 U.S. city officials will attend the conference sessions at the hotel with 33 Japanese may ors and city officials. The meet ing gets underway Thursday. The mayors will discuss ways to interest in . local government and will exchange information on studies made on city prob lems in both countries. Chamber of Commerce offic ials who also are attending, will meet separately. It V 'fi its DETONATING SIMULATED atomic homh. Flvprpiso Sjpc brush, largest joint Army-Air Force training maneuver since World War II, is underway at Camp Polk, La. (International) Mother Pleads Guilty To Murder of Sons SHUFFLIN' ALONG Boston UR) Old records show that more than a century ago, when it sometimes took clipper ships as long as 45 days to cross the Atlantic, one of the favorite shipboard sports, just as today, was shuffleboard. ALL BUT ONE . Southbridge, Mass. UR) All states in the union except South Dakota now require tests of driving ability and vision for new applicants for driving per mits, a survey by the American Optical Co. disclosed. Woman's Whim Frees Man on Assault Charge Los Angeles CUR) A wom an's whim set John E. Thompson free from felonious assault charges. The charges were lodg ed by his girl friend Lawanda Deakin, 28, last Oct 30 for al legedly knocking her down, kicking her, choking her and then spraying her with a water hose. Municipal Judge F. Ray Ben nett dismissed the charge Mon Galveston, Tex. (UR) Mrs. Ann Williams pleaded guilty in two separate murder trails yes terday to charges of murdering her seven and nine-year-old sons and was sentenced to two life prison terms. 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