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r Multnomah Jury To Hear Corruption Testimony on May 7 Portland OI.R) Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton said today the grand jury convening May 7 would hear testimony on charges of graft and corruption made by the Oregonian In a se ries of copyrighted articles. Thornton arrived here yester day with Francis Wade, who will assist him in the investigation. He was ordered into the probe by Gov. Elmo Smith. Subpoenas Served A second set of subpoenas was served yesterday but Thornton said later a third group, super seding all others, would be served for the new grand jury Investigation date of May 7. "I don't want anybody hiding out. We're going to get everybody in here and we're going to the bottom," Thornton said. Thornton said he needed time for "proper organization." "You just can't dump it on the grand jury like a carload of wheat and expect them to separate it from the chaff," he said. Thornton, before leaving Sa lem yesterday afternoon, also answered a warning from Gov. Smith not to bring partisan pol itics into the investigation. The governor had told Thornton that if the investigation was preju diced by partisan politics or used as a medium of political propa ganda "I am prepared to call a special session of the Legisla ture to authorize the appointment of a special prosecutor." Thornton said in a letter to the governor "It seems to me that by your public statement you have already brought parti san politics into this investiga tion." Thornton is a Democrat; Smith Republican. SPORTS State Probe Continues Oakland, Calif. U.R) Com mittee counsel James E. Cox planned to put Sid Flaherty on the hot seat today in the state probe of boxing in northern California and Flaherty's office said the manager was making "every effort" to arrive on time from Los Angeles for the ses sion. Cox said he also would call Bennie Ford, San Francisco pro moter who doubles as president of the California Boxing Enter prises. Monday's testimony brought out that this group includes such potent stockholders as Interna tional Boxing Club President James D. Norris and IBC Secre tary Truman Gibson along with Flaherty. Johnny Munro, a promoter in nearby Richmond who is carried on the rolls as vice-president of the enterprise, revealed its oper ations during two and one-half hours on the stand Monday. Asked point blank who runs the group Munro answered "Flaher ty." He said he did not know how Norris or Gibson came into the corporation or how much stock they own. Chenoweth Takes Job At The Dalles Club Portland U.R) Jim Cheno weth, assistant professional at Waverly Country club for the past four years, announced to day that he has accepted the head professional post at The Dalles Country club. Chenoweth will take over his new post May 1. He succeeds George Rongerude, pro at The Dalles for the past several years, 'who resigned last week. Coach Kuharich Seeks '51 Undefeated Team Washington (U.P.) Wash ington Redskins' coach Joe Ku harich is busy collecting former members of his undefeated 1951 University of San Francisco football team. The latest addi tion is Dick Stanfel, generally regarded one of the best block ing guards in the National Foot ball league In order to get Stan fel from the Detroit Lions, the Redskins gave up defensive half back Dick Alban, like Stanfel, a four-year-veteran of pro ball. OPTIONED TO MIAMI Philadelphia (U.R) Out fielder Bob Bowman, who bat ted .270 with Syracuse last year, was optioned out to the Miami Marlins of the International league today by the parent Phil adelphia Phillies. He is subject to 24-hour recall from Miami, which replaced Syracuse in the Triple A loop. DOMINATES PROGRAM Laurel, Md. (U.R) Willie Hartack, who scored 417 vic tories last year, dominated Mon day's Laurel Park program by accounting for four of the eight triumphs. Hartack scored on Bomb Boo, $3.00, Columcille, $8.00, Grand Opera, $9.00, and Go Lightly, $11.20 in the fea tured Tidal Basin purse. Meanwhile, George Brown, state political director of the AFL-CIO and former state CIO secretary, told the Central Labor Council last night that if there was racketeering in Oregon the Oregonian was doing a service to expose it. He objected to in ferences that Teamsters were building up such a powerful ma chine that they were dominating the political life of the commun ity. He called on labor to with hold judgment until "all of the evidence is in and the picture is clear." Stevenson Urges Attention for Segregation Order Washington (U.R) Adlai E. Stevenson declared today the Supreme Court decision outlaw ing school segregation was "mor ally right" and "deserves more than lip service from both presi dents and presidential candi dates." In a broad attack on the Eisen hower administration, Steven son said that racial tensions have been "aggravated to a white heat" which could have been prevented had the administration "supplied the leadership the Su preme Court decision assumed and required." Must Be Complied With "The Supreme Court's deci sion on segregation in the public schools must be complied with," the Democratic presidential con tender said in a speech prepared for the International Education Conference of tha United Auto mobile Workers. : Stevenson proposed changing Taft-Hartley provisions restrict ing -"union security" contracts, allowing state "right-to-work" laws and enforcing other curbs, either by amending the law or repealing and rewriting it. Conferg With Californians Stevenson brought to an end four days of speechmaking, hand shaking and chats with political leaders in the capital. He devoted much of his time Monday to talks with House Democrats from California and campaigning for the District of Columbia's six Democratic con vention votes. Stevenson met with the Cali fornia congressmen to discuss his crucial June 5 primary con test with Kefauver in their state. Actors Strike Out At Cannes Festival Cannes, France U.R) French actress Michele Morgan and British actor Richard Todd struck out last night when their picture "Marie Antoinette" opened the ninth annual Cannes Film Festival. Critics found the costume drama, one of three to be pre sented by France during the 18 day festival too limited, too or dinary and just plain dull, SIGNS CONTRACT San Francisco (U.R) Gordy Soltau, who has averaged 77 points a season in his six years with San Francisco, has signed his 1956 contract with the Forty Niners. His six-year total of 460 points includes 24 touchdowns on passes, 40 field goals and 199 conversion points. TWO RUNS SET Baltimore, Md. (U.R) Pim lico race track will have two meetings in 1956. The spring meet runs from May 8 through June 2 and the fall meet runs from November 18 through De cember 15. The $100,000 added Freakness Stakes, the second of the triple crown classics, fea tures the spring meeting. RUTH LOOP OPENS Trenton, N. J. (U.R) The Babe Ruth League opens its season next month with a record number of teams in 47 states and four Canadian provinces. Some 175 new leagues already have enrolled to participate this year, thus making it the largest organized diamond program for boys 13-15 years old. COUGARS WIN Pullman (U.R) Washington State second baseman Gordon Hersey singled across the tie breaking run in the seventh in ning to give the Cougars an 8-7 victory over the University of Washington here yesterday. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport JJU'W.JjjJU) II III Jf RISKING LIFE to save comrade from electrocution at Philadelphia results in award of Soldier's Medal to MSgt. Francis M. Gartfand. Top peacetime honor is being' ex amined by his son, Steven, 3. (International Soundphoto) McKenzie Recreation Area Proposed Washington (U.R) Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said today he has asked the forest service to establish a recrea tional area in the Upper McKen zie watershed on the Willamette national forest. The area would surround the controversial Beaver Marsh hydro-electric project. Neuberg er, who opposes the project, said the forest service action would have no binding legal effect. But he said he believes "it would strengthen very materially the position of those opposing such project in the McKenzie river area." 4-H Club News Prospect Cooking Club The Busy Bees club met at Linda Ells house April 19. Linda Ells and Judy Andresen helped strated scrambled eggs, Donna Ells and Judy Anderson helped make coolaid and toast. We had a new member, her name is Diane Yardley. Our next meeting will be held at Barbara Lacy's home. Diana Ells Reporter. Lions Returned To Cage following Killing Spree Capetown, South Africa (U.R) Authorities said today an ani mal trainer succeeded in recap turing all eight young lionesses that recently escaped from the zoo here. The lionesses attacked domes tic animals in the area, killing several, but were herded back into their cages without any trouble. The unarmed lion tamer said all he had to do was to speak to the beasts calmly and sooth ingly. Television Quiz Shows Give Away $3,773,800 New York (U.R) The top 3 8 television quiz shows gave away $3,773,800 last year, Bill board magazine reported Mon day. The prizes included $1,580,300 worth of merchandise and trips valued at thousands of dollars. The rest was in cash, the trade magazine of the entertainment business said. The survey said CBS shows gave away $2,293,800, NBC handed out $800,000 and ABC awarded $370,000. Father Gives Realistic Lesson in Outdoor Life San Jose, Calif. (U.R) Ralph Caccamo gave his sons a more realistic lesson in outdoor life than he planned on at a picnic Sunday. He called his three boys to show . them how to capture a rattlesnake with a forked stick And then he showed them how to apply a tourniquet when he was rushed to a hospital for snakebite treatment. weigh one against the other and join nearly 2 MILLION SATISFIED POLICYHOLDERS who decided in favor of INSURANCE GROUP DON EDWARDS District Agent 414 E. Main Ph.3-5361 BIDS CALLED Portland (U.P.) Port of Portland today called for bids for construction of a $3,000,000. terminal building at Portland International Airport. Airplane Nosedives At Portland Airport Portland (U.P.) A twin engined converted B-26 slid 150 feet on her nose while landing at the Portland International airport late yesterday but the five persens aboard escaped in jury. Observers at the Portland air base credited the pilot, Chuck Hammett of Longview, Tex., with a fine job in bringing down the plane after the retractable nose wheel stuck half way down. The plane was preparing to land about 5:30 p.m. on a flight from Texas when the nose wheel stuck. Hammett made three bumpy "contact landings" in a futile effort to jar the nose wheel into position. When it didn't he ord ered the passengers into the tail and landed. The plane remain ed upright but both propellors were bent and the nose of the cabin damaged. Tuesday, April 24. 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE SEVEN Court Rules on Estate Left in Murder, Suicide Indianapolis, Ind. (U.R)--The Indian Appellate Court ruled Monday that even though a hus band killed his wife and com mitted suicide a half hour later, his heirs and not hers, are en titled to their joint property. The case, believed the first cf its kind in Indiana, concerned the 1954 deaths of Bynus Bled soe, 47, and his wife in Evar.s ville. An Evansville bank, repre senting the estate of the slain wife, had appealed a lower court ruling. Mansfield, Mass. (U.R) A. A.' Rolfe, 77, producer of the first Rudolph Valentino movie, died yesterday. ' Britons Quietly Take Orders From Russians London (U.R) Some Britons are going to take orders from some Russians and not murmur a word of protest. The two chefs Nikita S. Khrushchev and Nikolai Bul ganin brought with them from Moscow will oversee British chefs at Claridge's Hotel in the preparation of food for some 1, 500 guests of the Soviets this week. Deposits Show Rise At Rogue Valley Bank Deposits and total assets at Rogue Valley State bank here have increased about $1,000,000 each in the past year and loans are up approximately $300,000, bank officers have reported. A federal reserve report made by the bank as of April 10 show ed deposits at $2,800,841 com pared to $1,851,352, on April 11, 1955. Assets were listed at $3,003,790 while the figure a year ago was $2,020,086. 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