Shipment
To Saudi
Halted by
Washington U.R) The ad
ministration, prodded by loud
congressional protests, early to
day halted the delivery of 18
light U.S. tanks to Saudi Arabia.
Cancellation of the shipment
came some 12 hours after the
United Press disclosed that the
tanks were ready for loading
aboard the SS James Monroe
and that the ship was due to sail
from Brooklyn, N. Y., today. The
disclosure brought demands for
a Senate investigation and a de
nunciation of the shipment by
Stsraeli Ambassador Abba Eban.
Shipments Suspended
At 12:30 a.m. today the gov
ernment announced that all ex
port permits to the Middle East
are being temporarily suspend
ed pending further examination."
The announcement was made
almost simultaneusly by the
State Department in Washington
and by White House Press Secre
tary James C. Hagerty at the
Presidential retreat in Thomas-
ville, Ga.
The action meant that the tanks
could not be legally delivered to
"Saudi Arabia even if the ship
sailed with them as scheduled.
At an early hour this morning,
the tanks still Were aboard
barges preparatory to being put
aboard ship.
Members of two Zionist youth
organizations began picketing
the pier shortly after midnight
but broke up when newsmen
told them about the government
order halting the shipment. '
Crewmen Grumbling 1 "
Members of the ship's crew
were reported grumbling about
the nature of the cargo before
they learned of the government's
action. The cargo included the
tanks, a number of jeeps, jeep
trailers, truck bodies and cartons
and drums of parts and supplies.
The suspension of arms ship
ments applied not only to Saudi
Arabia but. to all -nations' In the
Middle East. A State Department
spokesman said it covered not
only the tank shipment but also
any other shipments that might
be in process. But he said he
had no immediate information
that any other arms shipment
preparations to the Middle East
were being made.
Ban Covers Israel
Included in the arms ban was
Israel. Israel had requested $50,
000,000 worth of U. S. arms last
November, but the State Depart
ment had not acted on the re
quest. :
Disclosure of the tank ship
Virginia Woman, 32,
Expects Quintuplets
Richmond, Va. U.R At St.
Luke's hospital here today Mrs.
Richard II. Shaia, 32, was get
ting more than the usual pri
vacy, care and rest accorded an
expectant mother.
Doctors have told her she may
give birth to quintuplets next
month.
Around the maternity ward at
St. Luke's preparations were be
ing made for what may be an
historic delivery. Quintuplets
-occur only once in every
57,000,000 births.
' Additional incubators have
been ordered. Blood donors are
being lined up in case the babies
need transfusions because of a
rare blood condition.
" Richard Shaia, 31, already the
father of five children, was try
ing to avoid publicity.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
: New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 477.05 up 7.44, 20 rail
roads 158.83 up 2.89, 15 utilities
64.90 up 0.04, and 65 stocks
169.45 . up 2.35. Sales today
were about 2,840,000 shares
compared with 1,750,000 yester
day.
Road Conditions
Highway 99, Siskiyou's
Chain required; snowing
bard, plowing; packed snow. .
Highway 66, Green Springs
Chains required; snowing
hard; packed snow. i
Highway 62, Prospect
Chains required; snowing
hard; IV2 inches new snow.
Highway 99, north Chains
required over Sexton moun
tain; Roseburg, pavement bare,
tain; chains required on all
mountain passes.
Highway 99, northern Cali
fornia Snowing, carrying
chains advised. :
. Highway 97 Chains re
quired : over Mt. Hebron;
chains required in most areas
ut U
wm
of Tanks
Arabia
Order
ment to Saudi Arabia brought
strong protests' from ' congress
men who favored fulfilling
Israel's arms request to counter
earlier Communist weapons sales
to Egypt.
THOMAS REEDER ;
Announces Intention
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Reeder Announces
He Will Seek DAY
Office in County
Thomas J. Reeder, 30, of 135
North Ivy st., has announced his
intention of filing his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination
for district attorney.
Reeder came to Medford in
April,. 1954 as deputy district at
torney,' a position he held for
about six months.1 He came to
Oregon -in 1951 and was assistant
attorney general for 3V6 years,,
acting as attorney for the State
Highway Commission. He has
never run for public office. -
Reeder was born at Fort Gib
son, Okla., attended public
schools there and took pre-law
training at Northwestern ' Uni
versity He tood his law degree
at the University of Oklahoma
law school.
Djiring World War H he was
a combat infantryman in the Eu
ropean theater and was dis
charged as a private first class.
He was the first Medford junior
chamber of commerce vice-president;
state junior chamber of
commerce safety chairman; and
head of the 1955 March of Dimes
drive. He is married and a mem
ber of First Presbyterian church.
Following his term as deputy
district attorney here, Reeder
opened his own office for the
general practice of law at 216
East Main st.
His campaign manager is" Wil
liam V. Deatherage, Medford
attorney. x ( t :
Heaviest Snow Fall
Of '56 Reported Here
Medford and vicinity had its
heaviest snow fall of the year
today. .
The U. S. weather bureau sta
tion at the airport recorded 5
inches on the ground and an es
timated fall of 5.5 inches at 1:15
p.m. Snow continued to fall.
Today is the second time since
the first of the year that the vi
cinity has had measurable snow.
Two-tenths of an inch was re
corded Jan.' 25. . -" ,
Snow began falling at 1:15
a.m. More snow and mixed rain
and snow are predicted by the
bureau for tonight and Satur
day. v - " . :
Elementary Principals'
Conference Cancelled
- Portland (U.R) M. L. Chris
tensen, president of the North
west region of Oregon Element
ary Principals association, said
the group's scheduled confer
ence .at Gearhart today and to
morrow had been cancelled due
to bad weather. - . '
: Christenseh said the meeting
would be rescheduled at a later
date.
Sheridan Lumber Firm
Declared Bankrupt
Portland (U.R) Federal
Judge William East, yesterday
adjudged '' McCormick Lumber
and Manufacturing Corporation
of Sheridan bankrupt.
The voluntary bankruptcy pe
tition was signed by the presi
dent, H. R. McCormick of Hol
laodate, Fia.
President Plays
Nine-Hole Round;
Shoots Rusty 47
Chief Executive .
'A Little Frightened' ,
Thomasville, Ga. (U.R)
President Eisenhower returned to
the golf course today for the
first time since his heart attack
and played nine holes in a
creditable but admittedly rusty
47.
The chief executive played
half of the Glen Arven Country
Club course in wet, misty
weather which did not dampen
his ardor for the game. ,
He said with pronounced feel
ing, "I've been looking forward
to this,'' as he banged out his
first drive of about 200 yards.
As the. President finished the
ninth hole with an 11-over par
total score, he confided frankly
to John H. Walter, the club pro
fessional: .
A Little Frightened
"I'm a little frightened not
only of the strokes, but also, I'm
a little frightened of myself.
Maj. Gen. Howard M. Snyder,
the White House physician who
followed the President around
the.course, heard of this remark
by the President and com
mented, '.'That is . the hell of a
heart attack. You're longer get
ting over the psychological in
jury than you are the physical."
Snyder, however, was pleased
by his patient's first post-illness
visit to the golf course.
Rough At Start
"He was a little rough at the
start, but he got better ;, as we
went along," - the " doctor said.
"He gradually picked' up his
tempo."
! The President played the nine
holes in about an hour and .a
half, finishing at noon' and then
returning to the estate of Treas
ury Secretary George M. Hum
phrey for a lunch and a rest.
Bids Opened for
Easfside Station
Apparent low bidder for con
struction of , the eastside fire
station is Myron Corcoran Con
struction company, Medford,
City Manager Robert Duff an
nounced today. i
The company bid $20,990 for
construction of the concrete
block building. An alternate bid
for. frame instead of ; masonry
construction was $21,050. The
company bid $940 for construc
tion of a carport and paving of
driveways at the station.
The engineer's estimate for
the cost of construction of the
station, which . will house two
fire trucks and provide quarters
for eight men, was $24,500. Bids
will be tabulated, analyzed and
referred 'to the city council for
action Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Other bids were D. M. Blick-
enstaff, masonry construction,
$23,363.64; frame construction
$24.95 less: construction of car
port and paving, $1,134.42; R: J.
Batzer, masonry, $23,672.21;
frame, $725.26 less; carport and
paving, $1,454. Myers D. Jones,
$24,697; frame construction,
$312 less; carport and paving,
$1,182; Minchell Construction
company, masonry, $24,985;
frame, $629 less; carport.' and
paving, $1463; and L. Ritchie,
masonry, $28,640; frame, $900
less; carport and paving $1,109.
Eisenhower's Brother
Expecting Candidacy
; El Centro, Calif. (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower's older brother
said Thursday night he believes
the nation's chief executive will
seek another term.
Edgar Eisenhower, a Tacoma,
Wash., attorney, said he believed
Mr. Eisenhower would run again
because "as long as we're quar
reling with Russia" the Presi
dent would not want to leave his
job unfinished.
.. "Knowing - we . .Eisenhowers
and knowing something of the
way his mind works, I believe
he hasn't finished his job, and
until he does finish that job he'll
stay on as long as he can," Edgar
Eisenhower. said. ? ': ;
McKay Sees One Dam
As 'White Elephant'
Washington (U.R) Interior
Secretary Douglas' McKay said
that one high dam at the Hells
Canyon project would be
"white elephant."
He ;: told ' the ; House-Senate
Economic Committee that in dry
years there wouldn't be enough
water to fill the reservoir be
hind a high dam on the Idaho-
Oregon border. He supported the
plan calling for three low dams
which has been approved by the
LEedaael Bower Caatumioa.
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WEAPONS DRILL Cpl. Joseph B. Nolan,
left, is shown observing his National- Guard
Company A squad during' practice firing exer
cises with the1 57 millimeter recoilless rifle
during regular Tuesday night .training. ' Cpl.':
Jimmie L. Crosby, kneeling, front, is sighting
for the weapon through -the- M86F telescopic
sight. Behind Crosby is Pfc. Robert S.. Mead-
ows, assistant gunner,- who is preparing the ;
gun for loading. Pfc. Charles A. Brown, kneei ,
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COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING Lt. Levi
G. Monroe, communications officer for Head
quarters company, first battalion, 186th in
fantry division, is shown above explaining
the operation of the ANGRC-7 radio set. Lt.
Monroe enlisted as a recruit with Headquar
ters company in July 949, and was commis
Out come 'off Greek Vote Waited
Athens, Greece 4U.R) A crit-
ical election campaign that
could produce the West's first
pro-Communist "popular front"
government went into its final
hours today with Greek army
and police units on full precau
tionary alert. .
Veteran pfctical observers
quoted 50-50 odds that a "popu
lar ; front" government might
emerge from Sunday's parlia
mentary elections in Greece
which would , abrogate her com
mitments vwith the Western
world. . - .
. Soviet Russia and her ' satel
lites which supported the bloody
Communist guerrilla war of
1946-49 in this strategic country
long Bell Lumber Co.
Sale Report Confirmed
Weed, Calif. . U.R) An of
ficial of the Long Bell Lumber
company at Weed today sub
stantiated reports by the Wall
Street Journal that negotiations
are underway, for acquisition of
the lumber , company bF. Inter-
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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1956
l2spyds
are - eagerly awaiting the out-
come of the elections
So is the West, -with many vi
tal commitments in the restless
Mediterranean and Near East
depending on Greece's support
as the keystone in the defensive
alliances linking the West with
the antiJommunist nations of
the Middle East and Asia. .
Greece. is a member of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion;: it is aligned with Turkey
and Yugoslavia in the .Balkan
Pact - ' " '
Observers said the issue ; in
this country where the word
"democracy" was coined, may
be decided by the women who
will vote for the first time. Four
million voters are "eligible to
choose between some 800 candi-
Weather
FORECAST: Considerable clou
diness with occasional snow ,
flurries or showers of raiM -and
snow mixed and with occa
sional clearing periods tonight ;
and Saturday. Low tonight
28. High Saturday 42-45. .
; Temp. ,
Bighst Yesterday 34
r Lowest this Morning . 26
: Free, to 10 aja. Today J2
m
ing, left, is holding the projectile which will
be loaded by" Meadows. Pfc Duane E: Goy
ette, background, is ammunitions bearer. The I
section : leader, Sfc. John R. Alexandro, ex-
;. treme fright, - is ' supervising the; instruction. '
This type of training is available" to guards
men after they .finish their . recruit training. ;
The National Guard will hold open house at
-.' the armory Sunday. ' ' (Birchfield photo) "
sioned as a second lieutenant June 2, 1953.
Members of his class are, first row, left to
right, James R. Crumley, . John D. Hawley, .
Richard L. Mills, Fred L. Baker, and Maurice
R. Butts; second row, Bruce C. Kellington,
Wilcey L. , Winchell, Dale L. Morgan and
cLewis F. Linton ' (Baker's photo)
dates for the 300" seats in Par
liament. ; ' ,
Basically, the struggle is be
tween pro-Western Premier and
Defense Minister Constahtine
Karamanlis' National Radical
Union group (ERE) and a
strange "Democratic Union"
combine headed by Liberal
Party Leader George Papandreou
and - including resurgent Com
munists. . .
Federal Timber Declared
Taxable Only
Salem (U.R) The State
Tax Commission today inform
ed Lane county officials' that
timber located on federal lands
which has been sold becomes
taxable only after it is cut.
The commission : told Lane
County Assessor Winfred Smith
that title remains with the fed
eral government until the tim
ber is severed from the land
with' installment payments made
as the cutting is completed. " "
- Smith had started assessing
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No. 282
Parts of Giant
Plane Scattered
Over Wide Area
Four Listed Missing;
Four Others Survive
Tracy, Calif. (U.R) A mam
moth B52 atomic bomber, the
Strategic Air Command's most
powerful . aerial warrior, was
ripped apart with an explosive
blast in the sub-stratosphere yes
terday, scattering fiery wreck
age over a wide area. .
It was the first crash involv
ing the eight-jet aircraft since
the B52 joined the SAC arsenal
only eight months ago.
Four airmen were officially
listed as missing, while four oth
ers ; survived after - suffering
minor injuries in parachute
leaps. .... ;'
The intensity of the explosion
was indicated in an appeal by
the Air Force. Residents in a 20
by 40 mile area between Sacra
mento and Stockton in North
ern California were asked to be
on the lookout for pieces of
wreckage, and turn them over to
the Highway ' Patrol, sheriff's
offices or nearby air bases.
Engines Still Lost
' An investigation headquarters
was established at Tracy with
15- helicopters ahd'150 men dis
patched to look for missing parts
of the plane. An Air Force
spokesman, said none of the
craft's jet engines, each capable
of a 10,000 pound thrust,"had
been located yet.' - .; ; 't "
s A board of qualified officers
will be named to determine, if
possible, the cause of the blast.
However,. . it - is expected to be
several weeks before the board's
findings are released.
The plane, dubbed the "Strato
fortress" by the Air Force, was
from Castle AFB near Merced,
Calif. It usually, carries a crew
of six, but a flight manifest listed
a crew of eight aboard for a
routine training flight.
. Theipossibility of a fifth vic
tim was revealed by a survivor
of the crash who was not iden
tified. He was reported as saying
there were nine men aboard.
The JAir Force said the other
four members of the crew would
have to he- considered as "miss
ing" because only three bodies
were found and none were
identified.
Missing Men Listed
The missing men were listed
as: Col. Patrick - D. ' Fleming,
deputy wing commander of the
93rd Bomb Wing, 38, Castle Gar
dens, Califs Maj. Edward L.
Stefanski, 35, Merced, Calif.;
Maj. Albert . Brown,- 39, Pitts
burgh, Pa.; and.Capt. James' K.
Frederickson, 32,"Atwater, Calif.
The four survivors, who para
chuted from a height of approxi
mately, 30,000 feet, received
burns and minor injuries. Maj.
Gen". W: E. Eubank,, commander
of the 93rd Bombardment Wing
at Castle, identified them' as:
Maj. Michael Shay, 39, Gary,
Ind., co-pilot; Maj. Billie M.
Beardsley, 36, Merced, Califs
radioman; Maj. Harold F. Kor
ger, 37, Atwater, Calif obser
ver, and MSgt. Willard Milo
Lucy, 34, Sacramento, Calif., tail
gunner. ' : . -"
Korger said the firs.t explo
sion occurred over Sacramento.
"The blast knocked out the
intercom so I don't know exact
ly what happened," he said. "J
jumped at about 32,000 feet
when a second explosion set fire
to my compartment." '
After Cutting
was sold. The tax commission
ordered him to change practices
to fit its order.
The commission said that as
standing timber it is federally
owned and cannot - be taxed.
Once cut, the title passes to the
private interests, and the logs be
come personal property. How
ever, liability for the tax is
limited to the inventory of ldgs
the purchaser has on hand as of
Jan. 1 and logs cut during the
year are not subject to the per
sonal property tax for the year
Sky
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Objection To
Behind-the-Scene
Activity Voiced
General Principals
Of Measure Approved
Thomasville, Ga. (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower today vetoed
the controversial natural gas bill
because he objected strenuously
to "arrogant" tactics b y seg
ments of the oil and gas in
dustry to push the bill through
Congress.
The bill would have freed gas
producers from direct : federal
regulation.
The White House approved the
general principals of . the legis
lation but Mr. Eisenhower said
the background of the passage of
the bill made it impossible for
him to accept it.
He obviously referred to the
current Senate investigation of
lobbying activities brought to
light after Sen. Francis Case
(R-S.D.) disclosed just before the
Senate voted on the bill that
$2500 had been offered to his '
campaign fund. '
The money was traced to a
California oil company execu
tive. In a , veto message to the ;
House, where the measure orig- -
inated, the President said "a.
body of evidence has accumulat
ed indicating that private per
sons, apparently representing
only a very small segment of a
great' and vital industry, , have
been seeking to further their
own interests by highly question
able activities."
Arrogant Efforts
. "These include ' efforts," Mr.
Eisenhower continued, "that I
deem to be so arrogant and so
much in defiance of acceptable
standards of propriety as to risk
creating doubt among the Ameri
can people concerning the integ
rity of governmental processes."
Mr.' Eisenhower pointed out
that investigations of gas bill
lobbies by Congress and the De-,
partment of Justice could not be
completed within the 10 day
period allowed him to consider
legislation. -
He said that "to approve ' the :
bill before completion of these
investigations "could well create
long term apprehension in the
minds -of the American people"
and .do, "a disservice both to the
people and to their Congress."
At the outset of his message
the President explained that he
regretted having to veto the bill
"because I am in accord with its
basic objectives." " -'
-T feel that any new legisla
tion in addition to furthering the
long term interest of consumers
in plentiful supplies of gas,
should include specific language
protecting consumers and their
right to fair prices," he said.
The chief executive's veto was
widely forecast even before he
left Washington Wednesday for
a holiday here. V
The President had until Satur
day midnight to act oh the bill.
Otherwise it would have become
law automatically without his
signature.
Europe Counts 618
Dead in Bitter Cold
London ' (U.R) i Europe to
day counted -618 dead in the
third week of the worst winter
in memory and braced for still
more cold.
Weather reports from Ham
burg, Berlin and Prague report
ed a high pressure area over Si-,
beria which indicated no im
mediate relief to the weather
weary of 17 European nations.
The death toll was expected
to rise when rescue parties fight
through freeziug snowdrifts to
hundreds of isolated villages,
towns and farms. ; - t
. Damage -to crops by the ice
and cold that swept down from
Siberia Feb. 1 was estimated in
the millions of dollars. France
and Italy were especially hard
hit, but hardly a country west
of the Iron Curtain escaped. The
Eastern -European nations also
suffered, according to reports.
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Lew Wallace Files Suit
Against Drew Pearson
Washington U.R) Lew Wal
lace of Portland, Ore., filed a
$250,000 libel suit against Columnist-Commentator
Drew. Pear
son. The suit, filed in federal dis
trict court here., contends that
Pearson libeled Wallace in a Jan.
22 broadcast. ... The broadcast, ac
cording to the suit, said Wallace
had written a letter to President
Eisenhower about the controver
sial 'AT1- Sarena mining claim
granted by Secretary of Interior
Douglas McKay. -
The suit said -Wallace wrote
no such letter and knew nothing
about the application to conduct
mining"" operations on govexn-
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