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Ml Weather Delays Firsil: Eimkve4ok Test Kwajalein, Friday (U.R) Un suitable weather today forced at least a 24-hour postponement of the first shot in the 1956 United States nuclear serie3 at the Pa cific proving ground. Newsmen and civil defense ob servers embarked in three planes early today to witness the test explosion at nearby Eniwetok, but the planes were ordered back to Kwajalein short ly after takeoff. Atomic Energy Commission officials said the test opener probably would be held Satur day (Friday in the United States) if weather conditions permit. The shot scheduled for early morning on the small test island of Eniwetok has been described as the detonation cf a small de Off-Street Parking Asks 860,000 for The Medford budget commit tee last night took under con sideration a request for $60,000 to get an off-street parking pro gram under way in the down town area. The budget committee started a detailed study of the proposed $610,158 general fund budget for fiscal year 1956-57. The proposed budget is within the 6 per cent limitation. Becoming Critical Cliff Lovejoy, chairman of the retail merchants committee for off-street parking, told the group the problem "is be'eoming more critical" with the city's rapid growth, and such a program needs to be initiated soon. He noted that it may take two or three years to get a program ' fully under way. Lovejoy said the committee could not say where off-street parking facilities should be, but noted that lots should be strate gically located. He said the committee consid ered it useless to discuss the problem unless funds were made available with- which to start solving the problem. Lovejoy said the city "must have off-street parking to main tain values of the downtown area." Background Reviewed Jack Crawford reviewed back ground of the off-street parking committee, and discussed the plan recommended to help solve the problem. At the end of a 10 year plan, he said, several muni cipal parking lots would be available around the downtown area. The plan would cost about $60,000 per year, he said, with monies derived from a more equitable business tax, an as sessment on property in the area benefited, and from parking meter revenues from on-street parking. Crawford pointed out the com mittee thought the plan most feasible of several considered. Consider Those Concerned The committee considered those concerned with determin ing a feasible plan, he said. Those considered were the down town business and professional people, who have a key interest in solving the problem, the prop erty owners in the downtown area, and the parking public. He said $20,000 would be allo cated from each group, and pro ceeds from constructed facilities would go into a revolving fund to develop additional parking facilities. : Crawford and Otto Ewaldsen, president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, pointed out that several available sites for off-street parking are contin ually going out of circulation. Salem OJ.R) William H. Hedlund,, Portland attorney, has been appointed a member of the State Civil Defense Advisory Council. Phil Hitchcock Schedules Visit to County May 8-9 Phil Hitchcock, candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. senator, will be in Jack son county May 8 and 9 for three public meetings and oth er campaign activities, accord ing to Robert Rukovina county chairman of the Hitchcock for Senator committee. Hithcock will be present at an informal reception at the Central Point American Legion hall beginning at 4:45 p. m. Tuesday. Dick Stratton, Cen tral Point, is in charge. - Rukovina said valley residents are invi'ed to meet the former state senator. - Hitchcock will arrive at . the Medford airport at 4 p.m.; fly ing his own plane and will tour the Elk Lumber company en vice equal in power "to a few thousand tons of TNT." However, it could produce radio-activity hazard if winds cut across the atoll in the wrong direction. The biggest show in the test program is scheduled for May 3 (May 7 in the United States) at Bikini, weather permitting. It will be the' first American K-bomb airdrop and the first H bomb test witnessed by news men. The newsmen flew here yesterday from Honolulu to wit ness the H-bomb test. That shot is still on the sched ule with no delay in sight. How ever, tet officials decided to give newsmen a "bonus shot." Tomorrow's shot will be a small atomic device in the kilo- They cited several . lots which were available before buildings were constructed, including the Medford branch, First National bank. and other sites where buildings are planned. Mel Hogan urged the budget committee to provide funds for a start in solving the program, and noted that legislation giving cities authority to amend char ters for an off-street parking au thority will be pushed in the next session. He . said the city should be ready when such a bill DARRELL BRITTSAN Elected by Students Brittsan Elected Student Body Head Darrell Brittsan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Granvil Brittsan, 1129 Niantic st., Medford, was elected president of the Associated Stu dents of the University of Ore gon yesterday. Brittsan was senior class pres ident at Medford High school in 1953, and was active in sports here. He has been active in many extra curricular activities at the university, nd is chairman of the 1956 Canoe Fete. Brittsan is a junior majoring in pre-law. He was supported by the university's paper, the Ore gon Daily Emerald. The paper decided to support Brittsan, rather than cities of the two other candidates, because "he has a more specific program in mind" and he "appears to be a slightly better administrator," an editorial said. WEATHER FOR EC ST: Isolated light show ers through Friday. Low to night 47. High Friday 68. Temp. Hi chest, Yesterday 70 Lowest this Morning 51 Prec .to 4:30 a.m. Today, Trace route to Central Point, He will attend a Republican "candidates' night" sponsored by the Jackson County Young Re publicans club at 7:30 p.m. Tues day in the Medford YMCA. A televised ... speech followed by a public question and answer period is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. Tuesday Medford Attorney Wil liam McAllister will introduce Hitchcock and assist in the ques tion period. Rukovina said Hitchcock will be in Ashland at 8 a.m. Wednes day at a coffee hour at the Hath away house. An Ashland com mittee is in charge. - Hitchcock will visit the Tuck er Sno-Cat corporation and Bear Creek orchards, and leave at 10:30 a m. to attend a Eugene luncheon meeting. ton range. That means its power is equal to only a few thousand tons of TNT. The big shot May 8 will equal several million tons of TNT. Officials refused to disclose the nature of the opening shot. Presumably it is a small caliber warhead for anti-aircraft and Medford 51st Year 28 Pages Group Program is passed. Mayor Earl Miller pointed out that a charter amendment would be necessary to create assess ment districts suggested in the plan. He added that something will have to be done because a recent survey indicated that parking on Central ave. and Riverside ave. may have to be eliminated to facilitate traffic movement. The budget committee also dis cussed an arterial street and storm sewer program. A con tinuing levy would be the most desirable way to finance the two-part program, which would cost an estimated $2,000,000 over a 10-year period. City Manager Robert Duff said funds should be made avail able as soon as possible for pur chase of necessary right of way to get the program started. He suggested that if a continuing levy was considered, considera tion also might be given a small bond issue to make funds read ily available for right of way- purchase. Members of the committee noted that both programs . will have to be financed' outside "the budget, and possibilities of a special election prior to July 15, the- deadline for filing the bud get,- were discussed. The gen eral consensus, however, was that time was too limited to con sider a special election. The committee also started its detailed study of department re quests for fiscal year 1956-57. The general fund budget is $50, 468 more than this year's $559, 690 budget. The general fund levy for 1956-57 is estimated at $247,027, including a $17,384 library fund levy. The budget committee will meet again next Wednesday night in the council chamber. Late Mews Bulletins Washington ;u.R) The House today passed a new farm bill, including an enlarged $1,250,000,000 soil bank, after twice reject ing President Eisenhower's request for authoriiy to make "ad vance payments" this year. Paris U.R The United States and her Western allies today agreed on a parallel plan for world disarmament and German reunification which French leaders will carry to Moscow. Washington U.R) The House voted 168 to 152 today lo boost cotton price supports this year to 84 per cent of parity. The present price guarantee level is 82.5 per cent, the same as provided in the proposed farm bill. Cease Fire Pacts Reported Jerusalem, (Israeli Sector) (U.R) United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold re ported success today in winning cease fire agreements between Israel and its four Arab neigh bors. He added that each side madereservations for self-defense. . .But he made no mention of a condition to Syria's agree ment that Israel must not re sume work on its Jordan river irrigation project, a condition which Israel so far has refused to accept - Hammarskjold made his dis closures in a preliminary report to UN headquarters which was released in New York as he pre pared to wind up his Mid-East peace mission with "positive re sults." The cease fires are between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, Leb anon and Syria. The arrange ment with Egpyt was effective April 18. But Hammarskjold did not say when the other three were to take effect. Coquille (U.R) Raymond Breeden, an Agness area resi dent for many years, fell from a boat and was presumably drowned : late Tuesday at the confluence of the Illinois and Rogue rivers at Agness. battlefield missiles or other launchers. It will most likely be exploded from a distant pier. After the shot, newsmen will fly to Bikini to board the com munications ship, USS Mt. Mc Kinley, from which they will file their dispatches. Rear Adm. B. Hall Hanlon, MEDFORD, OREGON, Defense Budget Given Approval By House Group Minor Reductions In Ike's Request Washington U.R) The House Appropriations Commit tee today approved with only "minor reductions" President Ei senhower's new $33,600,000,000 defense budget. The committee called it generally adequate but not big enough to keep ahead of Russia's growing airpower. The bill approved by the com mittee would appropriate about a half billion less than the Presi dent requested. The committee said the bill would support total defense outlays of about $35,- 900-000,000 in fiscal 1957 in creasing the strength of all three services. The committee said the new military budget is geared to new weapons, increased air . power and greater emphasis on re search. All told, more than $5, 500,000,000 will be spent on mili tary research and development As usual, the Air Force got the biggest share, a total of $15,- 400,000,000, compared to $14,- 700,000,000thjis-ear. The Presi dent asked for $15,600,000,000. The committee said its cuts won't interfere with expansion as plan ned. The Navy got $9,900,000,000, compared to $9,100,000,000 this year. The President asked for $10,000,000,000. The Navy's share will provide an active fleet expanded from 985 to 1005 ships, with 23 new ships to be built. Construction will inclube 13 guided missile snips, one ot tnem atom pow ered, six atomic submarines and advance work for a nuclear- powered carrier. The Army got just under $7,- 500,000,000, compared to $7,- 300,000,000 this year. It was not clear if the Syrian demand for an Israeli oledge not to go ahead with the Jordan river plan had been resolved. Hammarskjold said he would in clude the full texts of the var ious agreements in his final re port to the security . council next week. The points presum ably will be cleared up then. - Baseball AMERICAN Kansas City 8 13 1 New York 7 9 1 Ceccarelli, Burischy (5) and Ginsberg; Larsen, Byrne ,(2), Morgan (8) and Berra. Home runs: Ginsbeg, Kansas City; Mantle, Bauer, Berra, New York. Detroit 2 6 0 Boston 5 10 1 Maas. Aber (7) and House; Sullivan and White. Home runs: Torgeson, De troit; Gernert, Malzone, Bos ton. NATIONAL : . Pittsburgh . '. 1 7 1 Cincinnati -. 1 . S I Friend and Shepard; Nux hall, Jeffcoat (4), Scantleberry (6) . and Bailey. Home runs: Thomas, Long, Pittsburgh; Bailey, Cincinnati. commander of the test task force, invited the reporters to view the opening explosion. Before next week's big ex plosion, reporters and CD ob servers will make conducted tours of Atomic Energy Commis sion installations in the Eniwe tok area. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956 VISITING IN MAJORCA, Prince and Princess Rainier are entertained in Palma's gov ernment palace by Capitaine General Caste jon (right). (International Soundphoto) Adlair Kefauver May Share Lane County Platform Eugene U.R) Lane county Democrats said today they will put Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver on the same platform together here May 15, unless the campaign managers for the two presidential aspirants" balk " at the plan. Keith D. Skelton, Eugene at tornay, announced he was pro posing the face-to-face meeting in telegrams to the state and county chairmen of the Steven son and Kefauver campaign. . Skelton said "it is absurd that the two candidates should ap pear in the same city on the same day without meeting on the same platform." Fault Placed He added that it was not the fault of the candidates that sep arate speaking engagements were arranged but the fault of what he called the "campaign managers and . bosses running their campaigns." ' . "We are all Democrats . to gether and we should demon strate our unity," he said. . Marvin Warlick, Kefauver chairman for the fourth congres sional district, said there was no friction between the Kefauver and Stevenson camps but that it was a matter of the two com mittees making arrangements in dependently of each other. Trial Delay Refused For Connelly, Caudle Washington (U.R) Chief Justice Earl Warren yesterday refused to delay the conspiracy trial of two Truman administra tion officials, Matthew J. Con nellv and T. Lamar Caudle. Connelly, who was Mr. Tru man's appointment secretary, and Caudle, former head of the Justice Department's tax divi sion, are scheduled to go on trial in St. Louis Monday on cnarges of conspiring to defraud the government on tax matters. Indicted with them was Harry I. Schwimmer, former Kansas City, Mo., attorney. All three had sought a postponement so they could appeal ruling of low er court judges who reiusea to transfer their case to the District of Columbia Federal Court. The defendants argued they do not have money enough to prepare an adequate defense in St. Louis and that "inflamma tory publicity" would deprive them of a fair trial there. Gold Hill Woman Is Fined in Court Here Mrs. Vola Winifred Tolman, 43, Gold Hill, was fined $255, given a 30-day suspended jail sentence and her drivers lic ense was suspended for 90 days this mornine in "district court on a charge of driving while under the influence to intoxicating liquor. Mrs. Tolman was arrested by state police Tuesday night on Merriman rd. She pleaded guilty through her attorney.. The group had a full brief ing in Honolulu yesterday from security officers on what they may and may not do at the prov ing grounds. It was quite a list. The 36 observers learned they will be under the closest military surveillance at all times. They may move only under the tight- Tribune Price 5c No. 37 Douglas McKay Denies Abusive Words Used Against OSC Student Corvallis (U.R) Douglas McKay denied yesterday that he used abusive language in an swering a student at an informal coffee hour sponsored by campus .Republicans at Oregon State CoTfcteAprll 257" '" " Young Democrats at Oregon State College issued a statement charging McKay with "abusive, rude and offensive . language" in answering John DeZell, 23- year-old science senior at OSC. DeZell is a member of Oregon State YD s. Came Uninvited McKay, candidate for Repub lican nomination for U.S. sen ator, said "the abuse was alf on the part of this heckler. He came to this Republican coffe unin vited, wearing big Stevenson and Morse buttons and began shouting accusations in the form of questions." The Democratic statement said "Mr. McKay punched Mr. DeZell in the chest with his forefinger" and "grabbed De Zell. by the shoulder." I sug gested he apologize. McKay said "I tapped him with my forefinger after he had made a lot of challenging state ments, and I told him, 'Now lis ten here, son, when you make a lot of charges like that, wait and hear my answers.' " Paul Ewing, McKay cam paign publicist, said "if any apologies are due, they are due to McKay." 'Shut Up' Charged DeZell claimed McKay told him to "shut up." McKay said he told DeZell "You sound like a New Dealer to me" but denied calling him anything smacking Condition of Gaulf Continues Serious Sheriff Howard Gault, who was -injured in an automobile accident early yesterday morn ing, is still in serious condition, his physician reported this morning. He spent a fair night, and his condition is improved from yes terday the report indicated, but he may have no visitors. His in juries are mostly internal, the doctor said. The sheriff was injured when the car in which he reportedly was alone left McAndrews rd. at the west end of the Bear creek bridge, and crashed into an irri gation flume. He was removed from the wreck by a passing motorist and taken home before being transferred to the Commu nity hosptal. The accident oc curred at about 3 a.m., according to reports given yesterday. Salem (U.R) Some 300 community leaders have regis-' tered to take part in the annual forum on intergroup relations at Portland State College tomorrow. Shot est supervision. They may not talk to anyone in the test area except to official spokesmen. A security officer said any straggler from the group will be taken into custody and held until it is certain he had not stum bled on any secret objects or in formation. Officers sternly warned all the observers against trying to use binoculars during the test. Cam eramen were ordered not to use telephoto lenses or to snap pho tos until 15 seconds after the actual blast. AEC officials said premature pictures of the explosion would reveal a wealth of top secret in formation on the H-bomb to edu cated eyes. of a foreign philosophy. The incident occurred after McKay addressed an assembly of the college. The coffee hour was advertised as an informal affair at which Republicans could meet and talk to the can didate. "You expect that kind of attack at a public meeting, but not an informal affair sponsored by Republicans," McKay said. Neuberger Opposed To Davis Selection Washington OJ.R) Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said today President Eisenhower would make a - "poor appoint ment" if he named Clarence A. Davis as the new secretary of in terior. Former Interior Secretary Douglas McKay resigned April 15 to run for the U.S. senate from Oregon. Mr. Eisenhower has not yet indicated whom he will name to succeed him; r ; Davis, undersecretary of the interior, is considered to have the inside track for the post.- He is serving as acting interior .sec retary until an appointment is made. Newberger, a -consistent critic of administration natural re sources policy, said Davis would be a poor appointment because he follows administration policy on such matters as Hells Canyon power development and the new oil and gas leasing regulations on fish and wildlife refuges. Portland (U.R) An exten sion until June 30 has been granted Attorney Irvin Good man to prepare his appeal to the State Supreme Court of the second degree murder convic tion of Sherry Fong for the 1954 death of Diane Hank, her 16-year-old baby sitter. Murder Susoecf Concealed From Angry Panama City. Fla. (U.R) Authorities concealed from an t;ry townspeople today the whereabouts of a bloodstained boatman who confessed drown- one little boy after his brother had fallen overboard. Sheriff M. J. (Doc) Daff in spirited Dallas Withers, 33-year-old electrician, to a secret jail after the unshaven,' barefooted man confessed he "got scared" and deliberately dumped one boy after the other fell. Awakened To Hear Charge Daffin said Withers imme diately fell asleep after confess ing and had to be awakened to hear a murder charge read to him, as required by Florida law.- Daffen said an autopsy on the body of Douglas Cecil Wilson, 4, spotted by helicopter in a re mote bayou, would reveal whether Withers possibly drowned both boys after molest ing them sexually. . , . i KF Man Questioned In Connection With Death of Eacret Billy Nunn Returned To Oregon Today Billy Nunn, 27, Klamath Falls, was arrested in Alturas, Calif., this morning in connec tion with the murder of Alvin William Eacret, 14, according to District Attorney Walter Nun ley. He is being brought to Kla math Falls for questioning, and may be brought to Medford, Nunley said. He waived extradi tion. Nunley said that Nunn recent ly was released from the Oregon state penitentiary after serving . a term for sodomy. Nunley left about noon for Klamath Falls to be present when the man is questioned. No Statement Yet The DA said - that he was in formed Nunn has made no state ment as yet in connection with the murder case. Nunley said the arrest was made by Alturas city police officers on informa tion furnished by Joe Walsh, chief criminal deputy of the Jackson county sheriff's office, and State Police Sergeants' Tho mas Eaton, Medford, and Earle Tichenor, Klamath Falls. The strangled body of the Eacret boy was found last Sun day afternoon near Tub Spring State park, near the summit of the Green Spring highway, by two young girls. An intensive in vestigation has been conducted by state and sheriff's officers since that time. Funeral services for the boy, who apparently was sexually as saulted before his death, were to be held in Klamath Falls this afternoon. Recall Election at Talent Is May 16 Talent A recall election against the mayor of Talent and three city councilmen will be held Wednesday, May 16, Mrs. Nona McAbee, city recorder, said today. Petitions with 108 signatures requesting the election were filed with the city recorder last month. Targets of the recall election are Mayor Keith Thoreson, and Councilmen R. C. Bradford, Wil liam Cooper and James Henry. Recall action started when the council discharged former City Marshal John Baldwin in what the recall committee described as an arbitrary and illegal ac tion. The Talent council will meet tonight to draw up a resolution for the special election, Mrs. McAbee said. Voting will be at the city hall between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Candidates Night at Hedrick School Friday Voters of Jackson county are invited j to "Meet Your Candi dates" at Hedrick Junior High school cafetorium Friday, May 4. The meeting, sponsored by Medford League of Women Vot-. ers, will open at 8 p.m. All candidate seeking the nomination for county offices and the state legislative candi dates have indicated they will attend, and several candidates seeking election as delegates to the national Republican conven tion also plan to be present, the league announced. Jimmy Dunlevy will serve as master of ceremonies. Florida People While 200 volunteers dogged ly searched 15 miles of bayou shoreline all night for Douglas' missing brother David Earl, 7, other townspeople plagued Daf fin's office with telephone calls. Daffin appealed in vain to residents in radio messages for them to be calm and "let the law take its course," and Wednesday night whisked Withers to an other city as a "precautionary measure." Rumors of Trouble "Feeling is running high," Daf fin said, "and there have been rumors of trouble. I don't be lieve it would occur but there is no sense of taking a chance." Withers told officers one of the brothers fell overboard while he was taking them on a short motorboat trip into Wat son's Bayou and said he became frightened and whipped the boat at high speed to drown the other. V
