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G O o SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tueiday, NeTmbr. 15. 1955 . Lyndon Johnson Won't Be Serious Candidate for Presidential Nomination 7 f . 1 M t 10 a i f t WKZ43 5, -V Ji NEW RIOTS IN BRAZIL The Army seized control of Brazil and Acting President Carlos Luz put out to sea from Rio de Janeiro aboard the Brazilian heavy cruiser Tamandare. Above, a desk is seen flying out the window of building in Rio de Janeiro during riots in August, 1954 when President Getulio Vargas committed suicide. OEA Workshop Slated A one night workshop for the Jackson county division of the Oregon Education association will be held at Crater High schol cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. Wed nesday, Nov. 16, William E. iluck, president of the local chapter, has announced. The workshop is being held to improve understanding of the national program and state ac tivities in meeting county and local needs, to improve .profes sional standards and salaries, and to evaluate and improve or CULTURED .' 1 W&l PEARLS I P?F ul,ai0'CE Nti MONEY DOWN WEllttD'V I y J 1 a iWll 'lair-iniiMMi i mi ii i iinnMinimnti- ,M, 3 1 STORE HOURS: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. At Crater High School ganizational pattern in the county. Major emphasis of the work shop will be on legislation con c e r n i n g education, including equalization, additional state aid, bonding restrictions, gifted and retarded children and other items. The average family in the 1920's spent about 25 cents of its wage dollar for food, about the same as now, according to the U. S. agriculture depart ment. EACH Enjoy the luster of true Cultured Pearls Earrings, bracelets and pins de signed with lovely cultured pearls set in gold color metal. 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Favoiita Son Candidate A number of conservative and middle-of-the-r o a d Democrats, particularly in the South, have been -wondering , if Johnson might be available for-the 1956 nomination even though he suf fered a heart attack last July 2. Friends of Johnson here said, however, that he is telling fel low Democrats, including back ers of the principal contenders, that he will not be a serious can didate, is position presumably would not rule out his being a "favorite son" candidate of Texas Democrats and receiving first ballot votes of other dele gates at the Chicago convention next August. Sen. Henry M. Jackson CD- Wash.) said after a tour of his home state that he thinks the people there do not want Presi dent Eisenhower to run again after his recent heart attack. "They would not vote for a part-time president in a world filled with 24 hour problems," Jackson said. McCarthy Lists Candidates Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R- Wis.) said last night he feels that President Eisenhower would be unfair to himself and to the American people if he ran for re election despite his recent heart attack. t McCarthy said he considered as "good candidates" for the Re publicans, FBI Director J. Edgar Hover, Sens. Styles Bridges (N.H.) and Everett Dirksen (111.), Utah Gov. J. Bracken Lee and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. He opposed Dr. Milton Eisen hower, the President's brother, and Harold E. Stassen on grounds that they represent the "extreme left wing." In New York, Indiana Repub lican Gov. George N. Craig de fended the administration's farm program against Democratic at tacks and said it "will prove successful if it is not sabotaged." He said the GOP program of flexible farm price supports 'will and should be a key issue in 1956." Twining Urges Close Watch Kept on Reds Honolulu, T. H. (U.R) Gen. Nathan A. Twining, Air Force chief of staff, warned yesterday that the U. S. military must keep a close eye on the Chinese Reds, who he said are still expanding their airfields, bringing in new aircraft and generally building up their air potential. Twining made his remarks upon his return from a Far East ern inspection tour. "I don't think the Russian lul laby has affected the Chinese Communist situation one damn bit," Twining said. "Their am bition is the same as ever." However, the Air Force boss said he was pleased with the state of readiness in which he found the U. S. Far East Air Force, as well as the air arms of Nationalist China and the Re public of Korea. "They're ready . to go," he said. "I don't think anyone is going to start an all-out attack" in the face of U. S. retaliatory power. Tamalpais Slaying Brings 10-Year Term San Rafael, Calif. (U.P.) Marin County Superior Judge Carlos Freitas yesterday reduced the second' degree murder con viction of Rodney G. Sheran to manslaughter. At the same time, Freitas de nied a motion for a new trial and sentenced Sheran to San Quentin for a term up to 10 years. Sheran, 37, a Greenbrae ex cavating contractor, was con victed Oct. 17 of slaying his wife, Esme, 42, on the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais last spring. Freitas said he reduced the conviction because of a "reason able doubt" that Sheran . bore "malice" when he killed his wife. Asst. Dist. Atty. Roger Garety indicated he will appeal the rul ing. Dead line for Sundav Classified t The Community1 Biggeit Marketplace at noon Saturday. . WAVING TO CROWDS from his plastic domed car, President Eisenhower arrives at White House after flight from Denver where he recuperated from heart attack. (International) Russia TorJ Refugees Choosing West Germany Bonn, Germany (U.R) West Germany today answered a So viet request that 'some 7,000 So viet expatriates be "allowed" to return home by pointing out that every one of them had expressly asked not to be sent back to Communism. Federal Interior Minister Ger hard Schroeder said this govern ment would under no circum stances put pressure on Russian refugees to leave Germany after they had been granted asylum here. Three Theft Cases Reported Here Sunday Three cases of theft, resulting in a loss of goods valued at 5235, were reported to Medford police Sunday, Russell Edsel Palmer, 510 West Jackson st., reported that two shotguns had been stolen from a bedroom closet in his res idence some time between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Sunday. The theft of a tarpaulin, val ued at S50. from the playground at the Girl Scout headquarters. 500 East Main st., was reported to police by Francis Leischner. The tarp, which was stolen some time Saturday night or Sunday morning, was being used to cov er a pile of timber. '' Albert Henry Hansen, 22 West Jackson st., reported the theft of some fishing tackle from his residence. Hansen had-, shown the fishing' equipment to a man Nov.. 11 and. had been forced to leave the house on business. When he returned the man and the fishing gear were gone. FLOATING GAME FOUND New York (U.R) Police said they finally broke up a long-run-nir floating crap game Monday night because the operators got a little careless about where it floated. Vice squad raiders found the game operating about two blocks from police headquarters. AT WEISFIELD'S COMPLETE Brownie Hawkeye FLASH CAMERA KIT It's Ideal for the Beginning Photographer All In One for Twice the Fun The kit includes Brownie camera, Hash bulbs, flash holder, batteries complete book of instructions. Can for color film or black and white. NO MONEY DOWN. 50c A WEEK Meat Institute Lauds Ike's Administration Chicago (U.P.) Delegates to the American Meat Institute to day held optimistic predictions for the American economy, de spite the farm problem, stock market fluctuations, and reces sion threats. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R Utah) praised the efforts of the Eisenhower administration to restore the power of the indivi dual citizen to solve his own problems. "Under the wise leadership of President Eisenhower the Ameri can people have begun to re establish their faith in them selves and in their traditional principals of government and to rebuild again a firm foundation for a future of prosperity and happiness, Bennett said in a speech. Three Feared Dead In Crash of Plane Stockton, Calif. (U.R) Three persons may have been killed to day when the private Cessna 170 they were flying developed trouble in trying to land and crashed into the Stockton chan nel where it was run over by an on-coming freighter. Only a tentative identification of the plane had been made be cause the wreckage sank to the bottom of the channel. The ma chine was one believed - to have been rented last night by a "Cap tain Reese" of the Merchant Ma rine for himself and j two pas sengers. . " ' ' OUT OF DATE Lowell, Mass. 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