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0 Friday, December IS, 1955 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL "JHIBUKE WINS Red Chinese Demands May Jeopardize Early Return of Yanks Held Captive New Accusations Maeln Meeting Held af Geneva Geneva, Switzerland (U.R) t A1 series of Red Chinese demands Cpn the United States coupled with a string inew accusations may jeopardize the early return of Americans still in Communist hands, diplomatic sources feared today. The Reds demanded that the United States give names and information on all Chinese resi dents and assist the Indian em bassy in Washington to contact these persons, Violation Charged They accuse the United States of "outright violation of the let ter and spirit" of the agreement for the return of civilians reached in the mbstdorial talks here. The demands and ccusations were contained in a statement handed to correspondents Thurs day night at an unprecedented press conference at the Red Chi nese consulate. The United States denied charges but diplomatic sources feared that the demnd may -stymie for an indefinite timt the talks between U. S. Ambassa dor U. Alexis Johrison nd Red Chinese Ambassador Wang Ping Nan. The United State has been reluctant to disclose the identity of Chinese still in the country for fear of reprisal against their families In China. Johnson and Wang met Thurs day for the 30th time since the talks began Aug. 1. A brief an nouncement said only they would meet again next Thurs day. But sourres said that the Unfiled Staffs may want addi tional time to study the Com munist state?nt. - The five page Red document charged the United States with: 1. Failing to furnish a com plete and detailed list of all Chi nese living in the United States. 2. "Pressing too hard for the release of Americans still de tained in China and trying to set a Cjme limit for their release. 3. Blocking attempts by the Indan embagjy, acting for the Chinese Communists, to contact Chinese in the States to deter mine whether or not they want to return to Red China. 4. Attempting to pressure Chi nese studentsgagainst returning to .-the mainland by requiring them to (hpve Formosa entry permit. Police Press Hunt for Revenge Killer; Second Torch Victim Dies Oakland, Calif. 4U.R) Police intensified their search today for a "revenge" killer after the sec ond of his victims, Mrs. Alice Franklin, died from burns re ceived when she and a male companion were drenched with gasoline and set on fire as they slept. Mrs. Franklin, 37, a waitress, died at 2:25 (PST) this morning less than 24 hours after she and Robert Leo Hand, 27, were res cued from her flaming apart ment. Hand died yesterday aft ernoon. Burned Over Most of Body Both suffered severe burns of 90 per cent of the body when Army To Control Chile Copper Mines Santiago, Chile (U.R) The armed forces prepared today to take control of the Chilean cop per industry in a drastic gov ernment move to break the strike that has paralyzed pro duction at three U. S. owned miles since Wednesday. Decrees to be published in the official Gazette today ' also will order strikers to return to work under threat of dismissal without compensation. Informed sources said the government might draft the strikers under the compulsory military train ing program if the back to work orders are ignored. The strike was touched off by the government's refusal to con sider the so-called copper work ers statute. The statute sets the basic conditions for labor-management relations in the industry. Some 14,000 miners and other workers walked out Wednesday at the Chuquicamata and Potrer illos mines of the Anaconda company and the El Teniente mine of the Kennecott Copper Co. i the sadistic torch slayer slipped j into Mrs. Franklin's apartment during the predawn hours yes terday and set them on fire. Meanwhile, police said they were questioning "very closely" another man who admitted liv ing with Mrs. Franklin for about a year after she was divorced from her husband. The man, whose name was not disclosed, said he broke up with Mrs. Franklin about three months ago and had not seen her since. Police said the suspect gave them a "very strong alibi" explaining where he was at the time of the fire but officers planed to grill him further to day. Case of Murder Police Inspector George Kel ler of the Oakland arson detail said it was a case of murder. "We can rule out any possi bility of suicide ' or accident," Keller said. "This looks like a clear case of murder, and . the motive may have been revenge of some kind." Police said Hand answered a few questions before he died yesterday, but was unable to identify the arsonist. Mrs. Franklin also talked to police but was unable to furnish any clues. Visited Several Bars Both victims told police they had visited several bars early Hop Growiri Seek Commsodlt! Sroup Salem (gfl) - Hop growers have ftled petition with the 0 State Gekriifteft f Agriculture asking ar fbffnetion of a com modity corSiiMi8ft to gssist their industry, Pri Rowell, chief of the diii09 0 market de velopment. tai& taSiy. Fifty-two jprowert ri present ing harr-'of tn toti growers in the state, signe tfte petition. TTi sieners rerjreWit about two- thirds of the 195f production in Oregon. The petition were pre sented by JoOin W. Smith of St. Paul and Homer L. Goulet of the Hopmere district near Salem. Smith is president and Goulet secretary of -the Oregon Hop Growers Association. Cabinet Action on Water Policy Denied Washington (U.R) A White House spokesmen yesterday de nied reports that the Cabinet has decided either to reject or take no action on a report aimed at establishing a national water resource policy. A Cabinet Committee on .Water Policy beaded by Secre tary of Interior Douglas McKay submitted the report to the White House in August after working on it ftor more than a year. The new national policy would replace existing patch work laws. The spokesman said reports from presidential commissions and committees require lengthy study before Cabinet action can be taken. Family Returns To Coxcomb Hill Home Astoria U.R) One family that had evacuated its home on Astoria's Coxcomb hill moved back today, hoping that the creeping earth slides in the resi dential area had come to an end. City engineers said the slides that forced several families to evacuate earlier in the week, probably would not resume un less there were further heavy rains. Officials said repairs would be made to damaged Irving ave. but had no comment regarding plans for other work in the slide area. Experts believed part of the problem of the 1955 slides lay in a filled area where a na tural draw was covered with loose dirt about 40 years ago. Astoria has been plagued with damaging earth slides three times in the past five years. British Comet Jet Wings Over Pacific Honolulu (U.R) The DeHavil land Comet III jet airliner took off from here at 7:59 a.m. (PST) on the Honolulu to Vancouver leg of its Australia to London shakedown flight. The Comet III, piloted by Group Captain John Cunning ham, is scheduled to land at Vancouver at 1:44 p.m., trim ming approximately five hours off the regular flight time on the Honolulu to Vancouver route. The plane and crew will re main in Vancouver for two days before going to Toronto, Mon treal and London. It arrived here Tuesday afternoon after making the 3200-mile flight from the Fijis in 6 hours and 52 minutes. 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Hearing Set on Reds In News Business Washington (U.R) The Sen ate Internal Security Sub-committee today J scheduled public hearings Jan. 4-6 on alleged Communists in the newspaper business. The subcommittee said "nu merous" witnesses would be called, but a spokesman declined to identify them. The group said most of the witnesses already have been questioned in closed sessions held last week in New York. The hearings were described as an aftermath of the testimony of Winston Burdett, Columbia, Broadcasting System newsman, who said last summer that he was a member of a Communist cell at the now-defunct Brooklyn Daily Eagle during the last 1930s.. Burdett named a .number of fellow workers and former officials of the New York News paper Guild as Communists. , yesterday and had returned to Mrs. Franklin's apartment about 3 a.m. An hour - later the flames erupted with a muffled explo sion and the entire bedroom was afire. The explosion awoke two neighbors who made a vain at tempt to enter the burning bed room to rescue the couple. Mrs. Franklin, a waitress, was divorced from Robert A. Frank lin, 33, in May, 1953. Police questioned the ex-husband and afterward, declared, ""Franklin is clear." Hand had been working as a steelworker since his discharge from the Air Force in July. Tenneson Returns To Minnesota Minneapolis (U.R) Turncoat GI Richard Tenneson, 22, return ed today to Minnesota and a tearful reunion with his mother. Mrs. Portia Howe, Alden, Minn., rushed up the ramp to Tenneson's plane with tears in her eyes and embraced the son she had not seen in nearly five years. Tenneson parried most ques tions by newsmen who swarmed about the plane and Mrs. Howe begged that he not be asked questions for the time being. "How can he be expected to evaluate?" she asked. "He just got home." Mrs. Howe was crying softly but her son smiled broadly when they met and kidded on the ramp of the plane. When they reached the ground, Tenneson gave a big hug to his 12-year-old twin half brother and sister. Mrs. Howe said she plans a big turkey dinner for her son this afternoon on their farm near Alden, about 100 miles south of here. Tenneson came here from Se attle where he checked through customs and immigration. He crossed from Red China into Hong Kong last Tuesday. SHORTER LIFE Muskegon, Mich. (U.R) Charles W. Spear, 84, was award ed $2,000 by a circuit court jury for injuries he received when hit by a car last July. 3. Spear claimed among other things that his injuries shortened his life expectancy. PRICES SLASHED ON DONATIONS Hand-Made Christmas Wreaths With Any Gas Purchase NOMA. LIGHTS 7 LIGHTS. 15 LIGHTS.. $49 $2" FREE FORD IN 5 DAYS! WHY DON'T YOU TRY NO NEED TO BUY IT'S FUN TO BUY GAS AT FORTUNE 'On the Point" So. Central at So. 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