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Republican Leaders Set Campaign Goal Of 30 House Seats Washington (U.R) Republi can Party leaders set up another 1956 campaign goal today by calling for a minimum pickup of 30. House seats in their drive to regain controll of Congress. This goal was announced by Rep. Richard M. Simpson (Pa.), cheirman of the GOP congres sional campaign committee,' in the monthly publication of the Republican National Committee. With the GOP facing no con test over the renomination of President Eisenhower, Republi cans were giving much attention to their congressional problems. 'Do-Nothing' Congress One part of the GOP strategy in the battle for Congress was reflected today in a charge by the Republican National Com mittee that the present session of the Democratic-controlled Congress is a "do-nothing" Con gress. It said the "semi-paralysis" in Congress "is a mani festation of the mounting ten- Truman Striving For Neutral Role Washington (U.R) Former President Harry S. Truman said today he's "trying to be neutral" in the heated battle for the Dem ocratic presidential nomination. The ex-President, whose nod could be worth a lot to a candi date, also told reporters that he doesn't think the party will be split or harmed in any way by the current political slugiest be tween Adlai E. Stevenson and Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.). On the contrary, Mr. Truman said, the Stevenson - Kefauver race can help the Democrats by "working up the people's inter est" iri the coming presidential election. Mr. Truman talked to news men while taking an early morn ing stroll around Times Square in New York, where he is visit ing. He steadfastly refused to say whether he personally favors Stevenson, Kefauver or Gov. Averell Harriman, an "inactive" candidate for the nomination. "I shall support whomever the Democrats nominate as their candidate," he replied to all questions designed to flush out the secret of his preference. ::: pHpS: : y : HOLDS 630 POUNDS ; ZVA" W,DE' 61 3" H,GH wv.v X .v "v M m sions within the Democratic Party." On the Democratic side, where interest in the contest for the presidential nomination is still paramount, there were these de velopments: Sen. Estes Kefauver, who has displaced Adlai E. Stevenson as the front-running contender for the nomination, returned to Florida Sunday night for a four day tour. He faces Stevenson in the Florida presidential primary May 29 with 28 national con vention delegate votes at stake. Showing of Attitude Kefauver said before his de parture from Washington that his showing in the Florida pri mary will "certainly be a re flection" of the attitude of the people of the South toward his candidacy. Kefauver has be littled contentions that he would be unacceptable to southerners because of his anti-segregation stand. Stevenson today was confront ed with a "scrap-Stevenson" drive in his home state of Illinois. The 1952 Democratic nominee was scheduled to ad dress a regular Democratic or ganization rally at Springfield, 111., tonight. At the same time and in the same city, John Asher, an Illinois county Democratic chairman who has switched to Kefauver, will launch his anti Stevenson campaign. Portland Police Thwart Suicide Leap Portland (U.R Police grabbed a man from behind as he sat atop the fourth floor of a downtown hotel, threatening to jump to the street below. Officers arrested 24-year-old James O'Neal on a charge of dis orderly conduct. Police said the man had been at a tavern across from the hotel where he lived and returned to his room in the afternoon. He called the desk clerk he was go ing to jump then went to the roof of the building. As a crowd gathered in the street below, police crept up be hind the man and subdued him after a minor struggle. Four-fifths of the old cigar store Indian statues were said to be those of squaws. Special Purchase IS Cu. Ft. FUEEZEiS KELVINATOR'S PRICE-$549.95 Our $M&hff95 Price $15 Down $20 Air Force Plans Giant Runway To Test Atom Planes Washington (U.R) The Air Force plans to build a giant run way, probably the nation's long est, for testing an atomic-powered plane at the National Re actor Testing Station near Idaho Falls, Ida., it was learned today. The House has passed and sent to the Senate an $11,400,000 au thorization to start the project. The sum is included in a $2,000, 000,000 military construction au thorization. Site Said Ideal Informed sources said the iso lated Idaho Falls area, with its sparsely populated mountainous and desert terrain, is considered ideal for testing the atomic plane. An accident conceivably might spew heavy radiation over the scene of a crash. The Air Force, in conjunction with Convair, has been flying an atomic reactor in a B36 over Texas' to test problems of shield ing and radiation. But the re actor has not been operated dur ing take-offs or landings. The Air Force in its. request for $11,400,000 said it plans an experimental runway" with sup porting facilities "such as a taxi way, dispersal hardstand, air craft wash rack, communications and navigational facilities, a fire station, an operations building, a control tower, a decontamina tion facility and the necessary utilities." Informed sources said the run way will be 15,000 feet or long er. It will be used not only for takeoffs and landings, but for working on problems of taxiing the atomic-powered craft on the ground. Truman's Florida Church Destroyed in Big Fire Key West, Fla. (U.R) The church where Harry Truman worshipped during his presi dential vacations here was de stroyed by fire early today. The $250,000 blaze also damaged the home of artist Gene Otto, a a modern motel, and souvenir shop. The First Baptist church, one of the city's oldest, was razed by the fire which broke out about 4 a.m. The fire burned out of control for an hour as 25 mile-an-hour winds fanned the flames all the way across the street to the Trade Winds Mo tel. Month Convoys Bring Milk Into Detroit Area As Strike Continues Detroit (U.R) Milk trans ports convoyedjsy sheriff's dep uties and individual farmers using back roads defied roving bands of pickets today to bring quantities of milk into Detroit. The milk brought into the city past pickets and other supplies sent into the state from Ohio and Indiana raised the city's milk supply enough to permit the , city to call off plans for emergency rationing. Some sources estimated the supply as high as 75 per cent of normal. It was reported one flying farmer in the blockading group was scouting the state's roads by air to spot milk trucks head ing to Detroit, then signalling their location to roving bands of pickets in automobiles. But the situation around out side milk receiving depots and along the state's highways grew more tense. Billy Rose Home Gutted by Flames Mount Kisc, N. Y. (U.R) The 28-room mansion of showman Billy Rose was gutted by fire today, destroying all the furnish ings which included antique furniture and a world famous collection of paintings. Four servants escaped un harmed. Only the four walls of the red brick Georgian building were standing when Rose and bride-to-be Joyce Mathews, arrived at the scene shortly after dawn. Volunteer firemen were pow erless to halt the blaze which roared through the house on the 54-acre estate. The volunteers from Mount Kisco, Armonk and Chappaqua tried to string their hoses to a pond nearly one mile from the huge house. The estate's swim ming pool, the pride of Rose's former wife, swimmer Eleanor Holm, was dry. Rose and Miss Mathews, comedian Milton Berle's former wife, arrived at the scene about 5:30 a.m., when only a smould ering shell remained. Firemen said the loss was "well up into the hundreds of thousands of dollars." It was not known whether the house and its S WE WASHER $11 (5) (5)9 5 DRYER $U "7(0)95 INI Violence was reported at sev eral spots Sunday. State police were called out to stop a rock throwing melee at Ovid and Elsie in Clinton county. Trucks heading for De troit with milk were forced off the highway in three or fouf spots and the milk was dumped. Some transports had to run a barricade of sawhorses and fire pots across one of the main highways, U.S. 16, near subur ban Farmington. State police were placed on 12-hour shifts as a precaution against further violence. Sher iff's deputies, once milk trucks were on public roads, convoyed trucks on public roads, convoy ed trucks to county lines where deputies from the next county picked them up. At the Detroit city limits, Detroit police brought the trucks to dairies under guard. The trouble area extended as far as 150 miles from Deiroit. Seek Higher Prices The pickets represented the Fair Share Bargaining associ ation. This is a rebel group within the Michigan Milk Pro ducers' association. It wants $6 a hundredweight for milk. It originally had wanted $6.50, but scaled its demands down after the producers' association sign ed new contracts with Detroit's major dairies for $5 a hundred weight last week. The old price was $4.41. The rebel group's leaders also indicated dissatisfaction with the way the producers' group has represented them, charging collusion with dairies and ask ing an election to establish it is the bargaining group for the far mers instead of the producers' association. The fight appeared to be turn ing as much into a battle over which group will control milk coming into Detroit as a fight over prices. Autherine Lucy Has Role in Passion Play Chicago (U.R) Autherine Lucy, the Negro woman whose attempt to enter the University of Alabama set off riots last month, appeared in an Easter passion play yesterday. She played the role of "The Spirit of Forgiveness." Only IN PARK N Gr. - ij. . i . . - , . - , - - - - I Monday, April 2, 195S Florida Vote Seen As Convention Sign Jacksonville, Fla. (U.R) Sen. Estes Kefauver said today Florida's May 29 presidential primary may indicate the path the South will take at the Dem ocratic National convention this summer. Florida is the only Southern state where Kefauver and Adlai E. Stevenson are battling head on for the democratic nomina tion. :- "The primary vote here will indicate the attitude of -the Southern people in general," the Tennessee senator said at a breakfast for campaign sup porters "It will have a great deal to do with the outcome of the convention." Kefauver began a three - day stumping tour down Florida's east coast to lest his Southern strength. Stevenson, who flies in here tomorrow briefly en route to a Southern Georgia re treat, will resume his campaign in Florida Friday. The Tennessee senator, who came from behind to sweep the Minnesota primary two weeks ago, admitted Stevenson "may be running ahead at the mo ment" in Florida and in Cali fornia where the two battle on June 5. "With plenty of hard work out campaign here will grow and grow and grow,' he told his supporters. "And in Calif ornia we are gaining fast and I believe we have a mighty good chance of winning there." SI. Helens Pickets Enter Second Year St. Helens (U.R) The some times stormy picketing of the Fir-Tex plant here went into its second year today. No violence marked the Easter morning anniversary. Pickets in stead appeared grinning and of fering free coffee to all comers. Management of the plant, which has been operating with non-striking help, apparently had feared violence might break out when the early morning shift changed yesterday. Shortly before the night crew was released, state police cars converged on the scene. As the officers stepped out of their cars they were greeted with shouts of "Come on in and have some cof fee" from the laughing pickets. Model WAZ-5 i i f i Pope Appears on TV To Demonstrate Faith In Modern Technology Vatican City (U.R) Pope Pius XII appears today on a Europe wide television concert of Easter music- to demonstrate his faith in modern technology as a means of propagating Christian ideals. Sunday he made use of televis ion to gain the widest possible transmission of his address urg ing the world's leaders to aban don the nuclear race before "this suicidal madness" destroys man kind. The Pope today, flanked by the cardinals of the Roman Curia and other top Vatican officials, planned to watch the musical concert in the Hall of Benedic tions from a small throne set up on the side. Religious Themes The concert includes religious choral themes such as "The Birth of the Redeemer" and ranges through Mendelssohn and . Wag ner's Parsifal to Bach. The con cert rounds off an Easter which follows the Pontiff's celebration of his 80th birthday a month ago today xand the 17th anni versary of his coronation. In his solemn Easter message, the Pontiff said the human race was almost losing hope that its statesmen could stop the day-by-day march toward total destruc tion. His words appeared ad dressed to the five-power dis armament conference in London. Appeals for Peace An estimated 200,000 persons SAN FRANCISCO Money-saving joint fares - M H m ' M For schedules or fares sail Model 00 A -Month MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE from many lands stood in St. Peters Square as the Pope ap pealed for peace and bestowed his blessings from the open-air central balcony of St. Peters Basilica. The Pope said the advent of long range guided missiles had spread new alarm and terror on the earth and prayed for "the light and strength of the risen Christ" to inspire statesmen to halt the race toward the abyss of war. He also referred to Moscow's down-with-Stalin campaign when he said the "enemy of peace" uses man's weak points to sow confusion, "today exalting his myths, tomorrow deriding them." Rabbits have sharp but short distance eyesight. They can see well in almost a full circle. PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED It your picture lube dull and weak? 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