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o 0 0 O o ATT HP. MEDFORD RIBUNE at To Give United Presj fall Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire ' Sfkond Section MEDFORD,, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1955 Pages 1-6 of Presidents Freemen y Cause W YOU Concern To Politicians am ic fh O Pi By LYJCE C. WILSON United P"s Correspondent Washington (U.R) The health of presidents frequently has been a matter of political and piAiic concern inere were some slander o u s whispers and inside-dope letter libels about Frank lin D. Roose velt's physical condition dur ing the years of his presi- fw1 C- Wilsnn ripnnv ' But, aside fromQuch, there was aQgentlemanly understand ing all around that no political play jypyld be made on FDR's colossr-Vnisfortune, (j)olio. He was a cripple, but the lameness did not extend to his head. So his legs and his steel braces were largely ignored, especially by the news photographers who never took advantage of their tncemio pigfLire Mr. Roosevelt in stranga and painful postures. But tiW time came affer two robust terms of office and well into a third when the wear of the White House began to crack Mr. Roosevelt's health. His colds orbouts with influenza began 10 Jcl oil lunger, ana, men longer iHan that. White House reporters noted the physical change. So did other regular visitors. Some of FDR's tiose political associates have written books since his death. In them the record is cijBtr that the insiders knew in 19!3-44 that Mr. Roosevelt was failing. That was a prime cause for their successful campaign to ditch Henry'A. Wallace as a fourth-term running mate. Failing Health Evident The insiders didn't want to take the very real chance that Wallace would serve out Mr. Roosevelt's fourth term. So evi dent was the President's failing health and so widely was the fact known, that FDR, himself, determined on strategy to scotch the public fears. He chose his New York City campaign appearance - for as bright a piece of political strat egy as even he could wish for The iy was awful cold rain and gusts of wind. Around the big city Mr. Roosevelt moved in an open car. He was soaked and smilg. He did duck in at in tervals to snatch dry clothing, perhaps a bolt of bourbon or some tea. But that didn't show much in the news stories or pic tures. What the voters saw and read showed a big and hearty man laughing at the snarling ele ments a healthy man, if ever was. FDB. was elected president for a fourth term a few days after that. And a few months later he was dead. All of that is history and long gone. But it may be appropriate to recall those circumstances now wjien another president has". been stricken and the debate roa? whether he could or should run again. Pressure Building Up There is real pressure build ing up for President Eisenhower to go again next year. Republi can National Committee Chair man Leonard W. Hall simply says he's my candidate. Other Ike-men repeat that in public or in private. And many of them will cotfbede the Re publican are likely to take a 1958 licftrng if Mr. Eisenhower ds not run. To be a satisfactory candidate, Mr. Eisenhower must convince himself and convince the voters that his physical condition would permit another term without un reasonably endangering his life. Right now the President is under doctor's orders to slow up a bit after apparently going a little too fast during the early phase of his convalescence. But that doesn't mean Mr. Eisenhow er won't step back into normal routine eventually. And perhaps, after awhile, the President and his advisers may be looking for a lucky rain storm, as did FDR in 1944. Suspect Held in Kidnaping of Tot Los Angeles U.R) Police held a 20-year-old youth today on charges of kidnaping and mo lesting a three-year-old girl in the fifth such incident here within the past month. The cirl, Cynthia Hardacre, daughter of Mr. ' and Mrs. Charles Hardacre, of the Bald win Park area, was found un harmed in Elysian Park late last night several hours after the abduction from in front of her home touched off a search throughout southern California. Robert Kracker, 20, who sher iff's deputies said had a record that included assault with intent to commit rape, sex perversion and burglary, was arrested as he returned alone to his home last night. Detective Lt. Harry Hallas said Kracker admitted abduct ing j;he child on a "spur-of-the-moment impulse." He told inves tigators he drove around with the girl, parked for a while and then let her out of his car in Elysian park, about 20 miles from her home. Deputies said Kracker had been visiting some friends who live next door to the girl shortly before her abduction. The recent waves of kidnap- ings led Los Angeles authorities to issue a set of rules notifying parents of steps to protect their children. The first incident occurred when two Girl Scouts' were picked up by a man in a car. He dropped one of them off at her home but held the other for sev eral hours before releasing her unharmed. The same week, an eight-year-old girl was kidnaped and mo lested by a man who called for heF at school. . A 12-year-old girl was kid naped and forced to disrobe for photographs a week later. TRUDGING TO WORK President Eisenhower walks from his cottage to Laurel Lodge at Camp David, Md., with Secy, of State John Foster Dulles for a National Security Council meeting. The President has been using the lodge for meetings wiih his Cabinet and top government officials. Wheat Growers Favor Soil Bank Proposal Russian Leadership Struggle Under Way London '(U.R) A London newspaper said today that So viet Communist leader Nikita Khrushchev, former Premier Georgi Malenkov and an "un identified group of ultra-extremists" are engaged in a three-way struggle for leadership in Rus sia. Daily Mail diplomatic corres pondent Walter Farr said the Soviet Union is heading for a new series of large scale purges that will see one or the other of the three factions emerge tri umphant. Farr said Khrushchev is trying to pack the February congress of the Soviet Commu nist party with his own support ers to ensure that his views are adopted. QUi f OUR HEATING OIL FgOM THE DEALER WHO DISPLAYS miS SEAL OF QUALITY The heating oil dealer who displays -this seal is an independent business man personally interested in your comfort, safetyoond satisfaction. He is pledged to give you dependable service, fair business practices and highest quality products. Se sure you buy your heating oil from the dealer who displays this seal. .Pendleton U.R) The idea of a soil bank for cutting land out of production as a solution to surplus crops was approved Sat urday by the Oregon Wheat Growers league. 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