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1 United States Anne eross Threshold Into Guided fissile Era i' Record Amount Being Spent To Beat Russia Out By CHARLES CORDDRY United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R) The U. S. armed forces are well across the threshold into the guided mis sile era. They are spending rec ord sums this year in an effort to pull ahead of Russia in the grim race to perfect these "ul timate weapons." Under development are almost human missiles not yet publi cized but far more fantastic than the six types of robot weapons already in the, hands of U. S. com bat units. The deadly "birds," as mili tary men call them, are likely to revolutionize warfare in the 1960's. The big question is wheth er Russia will have them first. Missile Work Expanded Concern about Soviet progress was reflected in Defense Secre " tary CKarles E. Wilson's order last month for a "substantial ex pansion" of Army, Navy and Air Forpp wnrk in miscilp.e hnth fnr the 5,000-mile "intercontinental'n range and the 1,500-mile "inter mediate range." The same concern could be read between the lines of Presi dent Eisenhower's budget mes sage to Congress, which dis closed that the armed forces will spend an "unprecedented" sum of $1,300,000,000 on missiles dur ing the year beginning July 1. That is an increase of nearly 40 per cent over the current year. And the figure represents only actual purchases of missiles not the additional hundreds of millions spent on research. Congress is ready to vote all the armed forces need for these "push button" weapons. Both the Senate and House Armed Services committees already'have ordered investigations of the mis siles program, with a view toward finding out if this coun try is lagging behind Russia, as some lawmakers have charged. Mo Foot Dragging Probably no one in this coun try can say with certainty how far Russia has gone in the mis siles field. But top military of ficials deny emphatically that there has been any foot-dragging in the U. S. effort. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, Army chief of staff, said on Jan. 10 that the Army is putting "every thing we've got" . into missiles work. Adm. Arleigh A. Bur&e, chief of Naval operations, says "the long dry spell in missile develop ment is over." The new missiles will "stagger the imagination," says Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin, Army research chief. The missile era is "very much at hand," As sitant Air Force Secretary Trevor Gardner has said. Atomic Warheads If war came today, automatic weapons would be used in a vari ety of air defense ard bombard ment missions. But they would chiefly supplement aircraft and artillery. Neither missiles nor trained "missileers" are plenti ful enough yet to be a major fofce in their own right. That day will come when there is an inter-continental bal listic missile that can span the Atlantic, say in half an hour and drop an atomic or hydro gen warhead on a target area no more than 10 miles in radius. The development task is for bidding, involving tremendous problems of power plans, ma terials that will not evaporate when streaking through the at mosphere toward their target, automatic celestial navigation systems, and correct mapping of target areas. But there is no longer any question that such a weapon is coming. But even if Russia started war today, guided missiles would strike out at her bomb ers over North America. They would bombard her troops mov ing into Western Europe. They would reach some of &er air bases. Six Missile Types There are six kinds of missiles noy in the hands of deployed combat units. They are: : Army Nike: Anti - aircraft rocket guarding 13 major cities and four air bases in the Unit ed States. Range is about 25 miles and it can reach planes at 50,000 feet. It can be "com manded" from the ground. Army Corporal: Bombard ment weapon for battlefield use. Can strike targets to 50 to 100 miles distant. A jam-proof rock et, supersonic like the Nike, can not be stopped once it is laun ched. Assigned to troops in Eur ope. Can take atomic warhead. Air Force Matadpr: A 600 to 700-mile-an-hour pilotless tacti cal atomic bomber with jet en gine that flies about 600 miles. Units in Europe. Launched in Pairs Navy Regulus: A submarine carried cousin of the Matador. Two missile subs, Barbero and Tunny, are operational. A third is building. Navy Terrier: Anti-aircraft missile launched in pairs from the newly commissioned cruis- Medford Tribune United Press Full Leased Wire United Press Full Leased Wire Second Section MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1956 Pages 1-6 March ol Dimes Coming Events Events scheduled during the next few days to raise funds for the March of Dimes include the following: Jan. 31 Mother's March, scheduled in all county towns between 7 and 8 p.m. Bucket of Bucks dances, Jacksonville Com munity hall, music by Phil An derson's band: Jackson hotel Pioneer Room, music by Belle Van Dyke's orchestra; Rogue Valley ballroom, music by Mel ody Wranglers, Junior Chamber of Commerce to award a steer at the dances. e Feb. 4 Lion's auxiliary din ner at Live Oak Grange hall, Rogue River. Dancing and enter tainment in conjunction. Starts at 5 p.m. Dance, Shady Cove VFW hall. Food sale, ShadyJ Cove cleaners, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Portland Burglary Squad Quizzes 1000 Portland U.R) Portland's "thug-busting" squad was credit ed today with questioning about 1000 persons and making five arrests a night since the squad was formed Jan. 17. Police Chief Jim Purcell said there were three arrests and an assault the day before the squad was formed. Since then four minor holdups have been reported. Two of them were solved quickly with the arrest of four men Purcell said the squad, which consists of 100 men in marked and unmarked cars, is designed to prevent holdups. Prior to Jan. 17, the chief said, 25 businesses had been held up and robbed since Nov. 1. Rogue River Flood Control Meet Delayed A meeting of the Rogue Flood Control and Water Resources as sociation with fishing and hunt ing interests, tentatively sched uled for 8 p.m. Friday at Rogue River has been postponed, Faye I. Bristol, association chairman, has announced. The meeting, which was in tended to allow various interests to air their opinions of a flood control dam fh the Rogue River, was postponed because of the in ability of state and federal fish and game officials to attend at that time, Bristol said. er Boston. A supersonic radar beam rider, accurate to about 20 miles. A second Terrier-carrying .crtHser, the Canberra, will be put in service next year. De stroyer Gyatt is being converted for Terriers. Navy Sparrow: Carried by air craft. Deadly at five-mile range, reaching speed clos to 2000 mph. Successors to all these missies and a flock of new types are coming along fast. Some will see service in the coming year. Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Washington Prime Minister Anthony Eden, who absen'mind edly forgot to raise his glass for a traditional toast to the President, on President Eisenhower: "Your chief is very much on the ball. As long as we stand to gether there ain't too much to worry about." Washington British Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd on the Eisenhower-Eden talks: "If we stand together, there is almost anything we can do to gether. If we fall apart or if we are driven apart, then there is no danger which may not befall the free world." Washington Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson in a eulogy to the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. on the 74th anniversary of his birth: "It is apparent to every American that Franklin D. Roosevelt was one of the giants of all time ... a leader of courage and conviction." Washington House Democratic Leader Jolfn W. McCormack on the anniversary of the late President Roosevelt's birth: "He epitomized the hopes of the average persons." Washington Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins (R.-O.) on the difficulty of keeping a check on the refund gasoline claims of farmers: "If a farmer is dishonest and wants to cheat, he can do so. But it won't pay. There's not enough involved . .' . farmers should not abuse it, and I don't think they will." Sewickley, Pa. Mrs. Hulda Vos, 39. mother of 11. other chil dren and grandmother i three, on giving birth io triplets: "Now I want to get a bigger house and then get all my chil dren back together again." New York Quiet Manager Walt Alston of the Brooklyn Dodg ers, on his sudden new-found popularity since the Dodgers won the World Series: ' "I didn't know until this winter that there was so much differ ence between the minor leagues and the majors and between fin ishing second and finishing first." Around Hollywood By ALINE MOSBY United Presi Correspondent Hollywood (U.R) Tony Cur tis,, .the poor- Bronx tough boy turned mivie star, is back from 'J Europe with a load of culture and the dis c o v e r y that it's cheap for tourists after all. Most return i n g travelers grouse about how Europe- Aline Mosby ans make a fast buck from naive Americans. But Tony and spouse Janet Leigh, formerly young marrieds from a world bound by Ciro's and fan magazines, lived for five exciting months abroad. They not only acquired culture, but got it inexpensively. "You can eat anywhere very cheaply," insisted fast-talking Tony as he stretched on the couch of his living room. "Wonderful little restaurants. Little hotels. Why do people complain they get cheated? On the boat I went down to third class to talk to a young New York attorney and his wife who were going over on less than $1,000 for the entire, trip. Most anybody who saves can go to Europe these days." Bought Paintings Tony and Janet's acquisitions: "We bought a bunch of paint ings. Well, actually lithographs. By Picasso, Matisse, Braque, very cheaply," the kid from the Bronx said. "Janet also brought drums and sculptures from Africa. And we took 3,500 photographs." His biggest bargain, he thinks, were two German cars. One is a Legon Criticizes Hoover Washington (U.R) The Amer ican Legion has sharply criti cized Hoover Commission recom mendations changing or restrict ing veterans' benefits and privi leges. It asked that veterans groups be alowed to express their views before any changes are made. Recommendations The Legion particularly ob jected to the Hoover Commis sion recommendations for clos ing down some VA hospitals and curtailing construction of new hospitals. Almost one-seventh of the world's entire population lives 'in India. The electrolytic process of making aluminum was discover ed in 1886. 4 S3 tiny three-wheeled bug he picked up for $650 as a surprise for Janet when sh arrived in Pan.', after finishing a movie in Afriua. The other is a plushy $8,600 model "at least $2,000 cheaper than I'd pay for the car in this country." " "When we drive the three wheeler in Beverly Hills cars pull over to the side to ask us j what it is," he laughed. Used Wrong Greeting The curly-haired actor even picked up a smattering of French. He can rattle off the French words--for- "laundry," "raccoon" and "brassiere" but the use of this vocabulary mysti fies me. The word for "brassiere" he thought meant "good morn ing" and he used it as a greeting for weeks in Paris until he was wised up. On this culture trip Tony worked in Hecht-Lancaster's "Trapeze," filmed in Paris with possibly the best role of his ca reer. The bobby-soxers will be delighted to hear Tony wears tight tights and floats through the air on a trapeze. Besides thinking Paris living is cheap, Tony has another un usual observation. It's popular to deplore Italian film stars. But Tony says of his co-star, Gina Lollobrigida, "She's wonderful. An earthy, good actress. I had the wildest time with that wom an. I liked her." 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