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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1956)
Thursday, March 8, 1951 McAllister Will Be Candidate for GOP Convention fat , William M. McAllister, Med ford attorney, announced today he is z candidate for election as a delegate to the Republican convention from the state at large. McAllister, who has practic ed law here since 1931, was a delegate to the Republican con vention's in 1948 and 1952. He served as a Republican mem- EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE -ss i during five sessions, four in the 1 house of representatives, and one in the senate. He was speak er of the house in 1943. Served in Army He was born in Portland, and educated in Multnomah county public schools. He received a degree from Willamette univer sity college of law. McAllister served in the Army during World War II, and was in the European theater for 2Vi years. Active in community affairs, he is a member of the Presby terian church, the Elks lodge, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and is a mem ber of the Masonic bodies of the Shrine. He is married and has two children. McAllister said he was active in the movement to draft Dwisht Eisenhower for the Opresidency in 1952, and be lieves that the President should .again be the Republican party's candidate. william McAllister Candidate for Delegate City in Space Seen by Expert Chicago (U.R) A rocket expert took a long look into the future last night and envision ed a city in the sky built on a space station big enough to house complete families. "Imagine the view they would have from their living room windows," said Darrell C. Romick of the Goodyear Air craft Corp. Romick explained how rock ets could be used by hooking them together to make a sta tion several hundred feet long, Romick said. He estimated that 40 months would be needed to construct such a station, start ing it with a single rocket ferry serving as temporary living quarters. As more rockets are added to the station, Romick said a larger shell would be built to "expand living and working space." Earth-like living conditions would be attained by fashion ing a wheel to rotate around the satelite, the scientist ex plained. 0 "The wheel would develop a synthetic gravity effect, there by providing safe, comfortable living accommodations,," he said. "At this stage, families of workers should be permitted to join them." Search Broadens For Klamath Boy Klamath Falls-(U.R) Search for 10-year-old Alvin Decker spread into nation-wide propor tions today as law enforcement agencies said a search of all freight cars leaving the local yards within an hour of the lad's disappearance had failed to turn up any results. The boy has been missing for a week. He was last seen when he left his home for school, clad only in jeans and a Jight fur collared jacket. Two bloodhounds tracked the youth to the freight yards. They repeated the performance twice. Sheriff Murray Britton said he had talked to the sheriff of Poplar Bluff, Mo., where the boy's grandmother lives, and alerted police in that area to watch out for the boy. o Operation Decision' Originators Thanked Roseburg U.R) The Three persons who originated ,!Opera tion Decision" here last month , received the thanks of President i 1 Eisenhower in a letter delivered : yesterday. "Operation Decision" origin-! ated with Attorney Fred Bernau, ; Robert Grant, and Dr. V. J. An derson. They sent a giant four-by-eight-foot plywood postcard to the President containing ap proximately 1000 signatures of Douglas county citizens, urging the President to seek a second term. In the letter : received yester day President Eisenhower said, "When I was in Thomasville I received the giant plywood post card you sent me. I assure you that I am grateful to the three of you and to those who signed the card with you, for your con fidence and support. With best wishes. Dwight D. Eisenhower." i Columbia Basin Flooding Forecast Portland (U.R) Widespread flooding in the Columbia basin was forecast here yesterday by Anthony J. Polos, hydrologist in charge of the river forecasting center of the weather bureau. Polos said that forecasts for the Snake river show that run offs will equal or exceed the highest on record. Flood stages of 32 to 35 feet at Bonners Ferry, Ida., are predicted. Flood stage is 31 feet and the highest record ed mark is 35.5 in 1954 when 4000 acres were under water. Runoff for the Columbia at The Dalles is expected to be 133 per cent of the 14-year average, Polos said. The runoff is expect ed to be 139,000,000 acre-feet, March through September. The flow at Grand Coulee for March to September is expected to be 127 per cent of the 14-year average. The Willamette will also have an exceptionally large runoff, Polos said. At Salem it is expect ed to be 142 per cent of average. The Santiam is forecast to handle 137 per cent of average runoff also. Polos said that weather condi tions will have a great deal to do with the flooding situation. A crest of 25 to 28 feet is fore cast for Portland harbor. Knowland Backers To Push Candidacy Chicago (U.R) , Illinois supporters of Sen. William F. Knowland (R-Calif.), served no tice today they intend to push his candidacy for the Republi can presidential nomination re gardless of Knowland's wishes. "The Illinois Knowland for President club announces its de termination to make every pos sible effort to secure the elec tion of delegates to the Repub lican national convention who will vote for Sen. Knowland," the organization announced. Knowland called on all fac tions of the party to work for Mr. Eisenhower after the Presl dent said last week he is will ing to be a candidate for the Republican nomination. Knowland's name was enter ed in the Illinois primary by Mrs. Durive Troyak, executive secretary of the Knowland club. Mr. Eisenhower's name is also entered. SPfs Siskiyou Line Cleared "of Wreckage Roseburg flJ.R) The South ern Pacific Siskiyou line con necting Eugene and Ashland was reopened yesterday after workmen were able to clear the track and move three units of a diesel locomotive and four freight cars that were derailed Tuesday. No one was injured in the Tuesday mishap and it was described by railroad officials as "a minor derailment." Two of the diesel locomotive units leit tne tracks inside the en trance to a tunnel, making it dif ficult for workmen to reach them with a crane and reopen the line. Alaska's farming colony in ! Matanuska valley has a growing j season of 112 to 120 frost-free I days a year. "No excuse now! You've oil got your CANNON face cloths!" Sure, Mom! There's one inside every Regular size box of Breeze, the premium detergent for family wash, dishes, dainties, too. Another BUG Y Firs Yes Once Again the BIG Y is FIRST! This Time It's Pre - Packaged Produce. 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