Houstonians Anxiously Wait Test
On Answer To Parking Problems
Houston, Tex. (U.R) Hous
ton's oldest street, a road that
was ancient when the Spaniards
came to Texas, will be the scene
of a look into the future in the
next few weeks.
houstonians who will take the
peek hope to find an answer to
a problem that plagues most
American cities . . . the problem
of traffic snarls, bottlenecks and
parking.
They will look to the air . . .
to a sleek, out-size 961 passenger
transit bus which can glide, sus
pend, along a 970-foot steel track
at speeds up to 60 miles an hour.
The idea isn't new, because
the world's first Monorail system
has been in' operation at Wupper
tal, Germany, for 50 years. The
Texas version is only a test . . .
a pilot model . . . but promoters
envision it whisking passengers
over congested city streets, high
ways, streams and rivers.
Faster Commuting
And above all, taking big tran
sit buses of the streets, and en
ticing commuters . . by its noise
less, almost vibrationless high
speed operation ... to leave
their cars at home.
Murel Goodell, a professional
engineer who masterminded the
pilot model of the' Texas Mono
rail system, says a commuter,
instead of needing an hour or
more, can be whisked from his
downtown office to his suburban
home in a matter of minutes.
An in smooth, "floating" air
conditioned comfort.
Goodell calls his brainchild
the "transportation mode of the
atomic age." His consulting en
gineer, Col. Sidney H. Bingham,
former general manager of the
New York Transit Authority, is
equally enthusiastic.
Goodell and Bingham, fi
nanced by a group of Houston
ians, have built the pilot line at
Houston's Arrowhead park, an
abandoned auto racing track do
nated for the project by oilman
R. E. "Bob" Smith. The park is
Blind Workers Sue
Retirement Fund
Portland (U.R) The state
public employers retirement
fund was sued yesterday by 17
persons employed at the service
center for the blind here who
seek benefits under the fund.
The suit claims the persons
are subject to the control of the
state, acting through supervis
ory personnel, in that they can
be discharged and must conform
to discipline and hours of work
set by the employer. They stated
they are engaged at the center
in making articles which are
sold with the proceeds paid to
the state.
The suit followed an opinion
by Attorney General Robert Y.
Thornton in which he said the
workshop employees were not
state employees within the terms
of the state public employees re
tirement act.
An earlier opinion by Thorn
ton had resulted in withdrawal
of state accident insurance, caus
ing temporary closure of the
workshop. But Thornton later
reversed this opinion and the
workshop reopened.
Secret Military
Contracts Voted Out
Washington (U.R) The House
Armed Services Committee
has voted 36 to 0 to force the
Defense Department to do more
of its buying by competitive
bids.
It approved a bill repealing
a wartime law which permitted
the military to use secretly ne
gotiated contracts to aid small
business and . for purchases of
certain research and develop
ment equipment, food and cer
tain military items. Otherwise,
all buying would have to be done
through advertised, competitive
bids.
an old Spanish trail, a road
which has seen foot, horse, wag
on, auto and bus traffic for cen
turies. Fibreglass Coach
The pilot line is full scale,
with a sky-blue fibreglass coach,
capable of carrying 96 passen
bers, suspended from a steel
beam which runs 970 feet be
tween 30-foot high pedestals
which arch to one side like giant
walking canes.
The coach is powered by two
gasoline engines and is air-conditioned.
It will boast a sky
hostess whose duties will be
equivalent to an airline stewardess.
Goodell says riding in the
coach is like "floating."
Actual tests of the system are
scheduled to begin next week,
with the public invited to watch
the gliding coach from the road
side. But free rides won't be
given for several weeks.
Goodell s a y s his engineers
want to shake out any hidden
bugs in the system on a 3-to-l
safety factor before opening the
test line to the public. As Good
ell puts it:
"Monorail systems have been
used in heavy industry for many
years. The only difference here
is that we will be hauling hu
mans instead of materials."
Auto Safety Devices
Have Little Effect
On 'Accident Prone'
By United Press
Safety devices just don't work
as far as our most dangerous'
drivers are concerned.
In spite of a long series of
valuable safety improvements
made in automobiles, such de
vices have had little effect on
the 20 per cent of drivers who
cause 80 per cent of the highway
accidents. So says the family
economics bureau of Northwest
ern National Life Insurance com
pany. The - Bureau said this deadly
segment of drivers, called "acci
dent prone" by safety drivers,
nearly always have twin records
as repeaters, records of repeated
safety law violations coupled
with records of repeated acci
dents, until they die or are stop
ped from driving.
Given longer range headlights,
they have merely increased their
night driving speeds.
Given cars with a lower center
of gravity, they take cures still
faster and turn turtle as in the
past.
Given tires with greater trac
tion in rainy weather, they drive
still faster on slick . pavements
and so skid anyway.
Given far better brakes, they
dash up to a highway or railroad
intersection and try to "stop on
a dime." Too often they don't.
Given greater acceleration for
safer passing, they try to pass in
still shorter spaces, so that the
resulting collisions have still
more impact.
Given improved windshield
wipers . . . well, says the warn
ing bulletin, statistics show that
78 per cent of all traffic acci
dents occur in clear weather, 70
per cent occur on dry road sur
faces, 77 per cent on straight
stretches of road. In 70 per cent
of all fatal crashes, one or both
drivers have violated one or
more safety laws. Of some 4,000
auto-train collisions per year, 40
per cent occur at crossing guard
ed by watchmen, closed gates, or
special warning devices which
blink red lights, sound gongs, or
do both at once.
Thus only a small fraction of
our traffic, accidents "happen."
The rest are strictly man-made,
the Bureau points out. Theme
safety device on which all other
safety devices depend is only
the driver. Our terrible traffic
toll could be nearly eliminated
if every motorist would merely
keep himself sober, alert and de
centl courteous at the wheel.
Ford Stock Soars
Past $70 Mark
- New York (U.R) The price
of Ford Motor Co. stock .today
soared past the S70 a share mark
in frenzied over the counter
trading.
This was a big premium over
the original offering price of
S64.50. a share for the 10,200,
000 shares of Ford common
stock.
Brokers report demand is
"simply terrific." They quoted
the stock, at S70 and S71 asked,
the price they, are willing to
buy and sell it at.
The stock officially went on
sale this morning through a
giant syndicate of 722 invest
ment; banking firms. The group
is committed to sell the stock
at S64.50 to those lucky invest
ors who have been allocated
shares.
iBut thousands of persons who
were left out in the cold when
the stock was originally allotted
to investors across the country
are offering Ford's new stock
holders a big profit if they'll sell.
Eisenhower To Hold
Conference Thursday
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower will hold a news
conference at 7:30 a.m. (PST)
Thursday, the White House has
announced.
It will be his first White
House news conference since
last Aug. 4, before his heart
attack.
Mr. Eisenhower met with re
porters in Key West, Fla., Jan.
8, but the session was compara
tively brief and attended for the
most part only by reporters
traveling with the chief executive.
Westinghouse Strike
Goes Into 94th Day
Pittsburgh (U.R) The West
inghouse Electric Corp. strike
moved into its 94th day with top
negotiators trying to pave the
way for resumption of full-scale
talks.
Federal Mediator John R.
Murray met again today with
Westinghouse Vice President
Robert D. Blasier and President
James B. Carey of the. striking
International Union of Electri
cal Workers following a second
consecutive after-dark session
Tuesday night.
Negotiators stood firm on
their news blackout policy.
There was no indication the full
bargaining teams would meet
in.the near future unless Blasier
and Carey reach agreement on
certain issues.
The IUE's 44,000 Westing
house employees went on strike
at 30 plants Oct. 17. The United
Electrical Workers (Ind.) called
its 10,500 company workers on
strike a week later at 10 other
installations. ,
Wednesday, January 18, 1958
MEDFORD COREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE
Trouble Shdoter's On Way To Middle East Regions
By UNITED PRESS
Two international trouble
shooters are on their way to the
tension-packed Middle East.
Hammarskjold, the other India's
roving ambassador Krishna
Menon.
Hammarskjold' left London- by
One is UN Secretary Dag plane for Athens yesterday and
then will make an unscheduled
visit to Jordan, the scene of anti
western rioting this month.
Krishna Menon left for Cairo
for talks with Egyptian leaders
on the problems facing the Arab
nations.
Court Records
POLICE COURT
Robert J. Morton, failure to yield
the right of way, 510.
Richard Francis Arndt, violation of
basic rule, $10.
Clinton Pearl Slick, violation of bas
ic rule. S10.
Wayne Harold Verschoor, . no oper-'
ator's license. So.
Larry Wayne Yarnell, violation of
basic rule, 510.
John Henry Helman, violation of
basic rule, S10.
Edwin LeRoy Neeley, reckless driv
ing, S25.
DISTRICT COURT
Michaelyn O. Basey, violation of
basic rule, S10.
Everett R. Armstrong, no operator's
license, S6. "
Dewey D. Tipton, overload, $105.
Benjamin V. Shearer, defective tail
light. S10.
Max A. Kulbe, illegal left turn. S6.
Carolyn C. Jasmann, failure to sig
nal. 15.
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Man Pleads Guilty To
Umatilla Bank Robbery
Portland (U.R) Jack Hill,. 43,
pleaded guilty in Federal Court
here yesterday to the $57,000
robbery of the Inland Empire
bank of Umatilla last August.
" Judge Gus J. Solomon order
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Hill was indicted along with
Tilman B. Benson, 36, by a fed
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Course In Minerals,
Rocks To Start Soon
Rocks and minerals, a three
hour college course, will start at
7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Med
fqrd Senior High school inTOom
23.
Max Shafer, field geologist,
Oregon department . of geology
and mineral industry, will be in
structor for the course, which
is being conducted under the di
rection of the Oregon state sys
tem of higher education.
Shafer said he planned to
make the course apply to local
conditions as nearly as possible
while still complying with uni
versity requirements. The course
is the same as taught at the Uni
versity of Oregon.
About 25 have indicated they
intend to enroll "in the course,
and others may enroll at the
first class session.
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Western Air Lines
Strikers Due Benefits
Los Angeles (U.R) Strik
ing Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks against Western Air
Lines .will receive strike bene
fits starting Monday, the union
has announced.
Lyle McKinney, Grand Lodge
representative of the union here
said the exact anjount of weekly
benefits for the 850 strikers
was being determined by .the
brotherhood's international trus
tees in Cincinnati. The workers
walked off their jobs last week
on the company's 5525-mile sys
tem in 12 Western states and
Canada.
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