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5 - t 45 i SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL THIBUNE Tutday. Mar 1958 Quotes From the News Br UNITED PRESS Washington Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, on his re turn from a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting in Paris: "It was recognized that the unity of the Atlantic community must be further developed if it is to surmount the shifting tactics of international Communism and if it is to serve the needs of this and coming generations." Ntw York Broadway producer Kermit Bloomgarden, on be ing told hii current success "The Diary of Anne Frank" -won the Pulitzer Prize: . - . "I am the most happy fella." Washington Sen. Mike Mansfield (D.-Mont.) on the victory in Texas of Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson over Gov. Allan Shivers for con trol of the state delegation to the Democratic National convention: 'It's good news for the unity and future of the Democratic party." Cairo Carroll Pederson, to the Egyptian girl he traveled 8.000 miles to marry, at the great pyramid of Cheops: "This pyramid is a symbol of our romance. Just as it has stood thousands of years, so will our love be permanent." Paris Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, on the prospects of oasing world tensions: "I believe that we are already in a phase in which the barriers which stop peoples from getting to know each other are being eliminated." New York Handyman Todurchi Sava. the sniper who killed a church warden and wounded five other persons during a Roma nian Orthodox Easter service: "I wanted to scare. I didn't want to hit. I'm 30 years in this country. I'm for life, for liberty. I did it for America." Tel Aviv Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion, in an interview with United Press, on Israel's need to restore a balance of power with the Arab states: "Balance of power alone will prevent war, but it will not re store peace." Thornfon Asked To Rule on Pelfon Dam Salem (U.R) An opinion as to whether Portland General Electric company is in violation of any state law in starting con struction of Pelton dam on the Deschutes river has been re quested from Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton by Gov. Elmo Smith. "In view of the United States Supreme Court decision in the case of the Federal Power Com mission vs. the State of Oregon, decided June 6, 1955, is the Portland General Electric Com pany in violation of any state law in proceeding with the con- DIVORCE FAMILY AFFAIR Chicago (U.R) A divorce court session Monday was a fam ily affair for the Collinses. Her man Collins backed up his mother's charges that her hus band deserted her in 1954. Then his mother, Mrs. Dorsula Col lins, 44, corroborated her son's testimony that his wife left him. struction of Pelton dam on the Deschutes river?" the governor asked the attorney general. ' "I am genuinely concerned over the serious impact the Pelton decision will have on the entire question of Oregon water development," Gov. Smith said after making the request. Mau Mau Campaign Being Mopped Up London U.R) Britain's cam paign against the Mau Mau ter rorists in the Kenya colony is in the "mopping up" stage, ac cording to the colony's gover nor, Evelyn Baring. Baring arrived here yesterday to discuss with Colonial Secre tary Alan Lennox-Boyd security arrangements for the forthcom ing visit of Princess Margaret to Kenya. He said the fact that the prin cess will visit Kenya is proof that the Mau Mau troubles are just about over. "It is still a military opera tion, but it is a mopping up operation," Baring said. "The worst is very much over. Most of our efforts now are turned towards peaceful development." He said Kenya's most acute problem now is rehabilitating the Kiyuya tribesmen and wom en who formerly were terrorists. Field Representative Visits in Medford . Anyone in Jackson - county with visual difficulty seeking as sistance in rehabilitation or re storation of sight is invited to contact Mrs. Vera Thompson, Portland field representative of the Oregon commission for the blind, who will be in Medford until May 14. She may be contacted at the home of . Mrs. Chris Zink, 19 South Lewis st., telephone 2-8034. The commission workers while here will also give individ ual instruction in braille, typing, crafts and homemaking in homes of the visually handicapped per sons who want it. Mrs. Thompson is in this coun ty every two months both to con duct classes and to contact per sons with visual difficulty. East Lansing, Mich. U.R) Police today sought a glib thief who admitted a $1,400 theft from a drug 'store. Two Michi gan State students captured the man but released him when he returned the money, saying he was sorry and wouldn't do it again. .,. Back Stairs: Ike's Grandson Composed :fnr h PepubllcJMi nonranaflon. ye?C on vre i.3tt ii tgan ge I F.gan By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press White House Writer Gettysburg, Pa. (U.PJ Back stairs at the Gettysburg White House: David Eisenhower is only eight years old but is one of the most composed fellows around. Last Saturday, out at the local country club, the President's grandson was the center of at tention by reporters and pho tographers as he took a long golf lesson from Dick Sleichter, the club pro. A lot cl touring professionals would have blown sky high, what with cameras at their feet and reporters remarking quite audibly about the quality of the golf. But young David was utterly unperturbed and hit practice shots, with his pint-sized club with a degree of concentration his grandfather could use on oc casion when he is playing golf. Eisenhower acreage vehicle. "n tne small Sleichter wanted to give David a yellow cap with the club em blem on it. David was most happy to re ceive the gift, but he asked quite carefully before accepting it: "Has this been bought?" Assured that it was a personal gift from the pro, David clamped the cap on his head and went about his golf. It is a good bet that David's mother, Mrs. John Eisenhower, will have something to say to her distinguished in-laws about the public attention 'paid to the boy in Gettysburg this week-end. Barbara Eisenhower is a level headed young Army wife who has very fixed beliefs that too many flashbulbs and pictures might give' David a somewhat warped idea of his own import ance. The President, on the other hand, is about as doting as a grandfather can be. David looks like him, talks like him, and with the help "of a few more golf lessons, probably will be able to play golf like him. - Mr. Eisenhower now has an electric eolf cart on his farm here. He promised David he could run around, the rolling LUMBER, SHED GONE Edmonton, Alta. U.R) Mrs. Elizabeth Doucet reported to po lice the theft of a load .of lum ber and the 40-foot shed in which she stored it. ington lor the rest oi the month. Mr. The reason the President spent a long week-end here is that he figures this may be his last breathing spell from the White House for several more weeks. He has a number of week-end engagements piled up in Wash- Mr. Eisenhower to support him Eisenhower has received a letter signed by Michael Pat rick Egan of Washington. Egan writes that he often has had the feeling "that I may be the next president of the United States." Furthermore, he wants ee GOP ooa. he promises to sup port Eisenhower policies. This should come as no shock to Egan, but the President is well aware that several other people also would like to be the next president. 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