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Harriman Gets First Sizeable Bloc of Delegates in Wyoming Washington U.R) New York Gov. Averell Harriman has picked up his first sizeable bloc of delegates outside his own state in his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomi nation. The Wyoming state Demo cratic convention, which Harri man addressed Monday, elected a slate of 28 delegates of which 12 are Harriman supporters, though not officialy pledged. Harriman's campaign in Wyo ming and other northwestern states and today's presidential preference votes in Nebraska highlighted political develop ments on the national scene. In the Nebraska primary Sen. Estes Kefauver (D.-Tenn.) is un opposed on the Democratic tick et and President Eisenhower is unopposed on the Republican ticket. Write-in votes are per mitted, however. Little Significance The contest in staunchly Re publican Nebraska will have lit tie significance unless normally GOP voters in rural areas cross over to the Democrats to protest the Eisenhower administration farm policies. Voters in farm areas and towns of less than 7,000 are not required to regis ter by party and may ask for either ballot. BETROTHED Jim Bailey, University of Oregon mller from Australia, slips engagement ring on finger of his fiancee, Janet Somers of Fall Creek, Ore., as they an nounced their engagement at Miss Somers' sorority house in Eugene. Bailey ran the mile in 3:58.6 at Los Angeles to defeat another fast Australian, John Landy. Russian Naval Attaches Said in Puget Sound Area Seattle (U.R) Tha FBI here today Issued a "no comment" to reports two Russian naval at taches have been in the Puget Sound area the past 10 days. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer said the men have seen the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Brem erton and Boeing Airplane Com pany Installations at Seattle and Renton. According to the paper, the pair arrived by plane May 5 and registered at a local hotel under the names of S. S. Federov and L P. Sakulkin. The paper said both checked out of the hotel last Thursday and are now believed in the Bell ingham or ocean coast areas. In Washington, the Soviet Em bassy confirmed that Federov and Sakulkin are traveling in Washington. "They are traveling on busi ness of the office of the Soviet military attache," an official said. He declined further com ment. Not Restricted Area The Puget Sound area is not Included among those sections of the United States declared re stricted to Soviet representa tives. The newspaper said both at taches have asked questions in the neighborhood of important Puget Sound industrial installa tions and that it had been in formed the two are about to visit points along the Columbia river but not including the atomic plant at Hanford which is under high security restrictions. Two-State Airplane Search in Last Day Portland (U.R) Officials said today would be the final day of an all-out two-state search for a private plane with four Californians aboard that has been missing since Friday on a flight from Renton, Wash., to Eugene, Ore. Dozens of leads have been run down in the two states since the plane's disappearance. Yes terday air searchers checked out wo more reports that had been considered good leads but without success. Missing aboard the craft are A. D. Posten and his wife, Doro thy, of Redondo Beach, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Leep of La Mirade. Eisenhower Entertains West Point Classmates Washington U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower entertained West Point classmates at lunch today. . Members of the Military acad emy's class of 1915 meet regu larly in Washington. Mr. Eisen hower was their guest earlier in the spring at the Army-Navy club. West Skeptical On Russian Plan To Cut Manpower London (U.R) Western powers today greeted with mix ed welcome and skepticism the Soviet announcement that Rus-1 sian armies will be trimmed by 1,200,000 men within a year. The British Foreign office and other European foreign minis ters withheld official comment while they consulted on how to evaluate the Moscow announce ment. No Way To Check Unofficial sources pointed out, however, that: 1. There is no way to check on Russian demobilization. . 2. The announcement might be only propaganda coinciding with French Premier Guy Mol lett's visit to Moscow -and the Italian election campaign. 3. Russia is only now making arms cuts that correspond in size to earlier reductions by the Western powers. 4. A conventional arms cut has only relative value as long as nuclear weapons are not con trolled. 5. Russia would still have some 3,000,000 men in service, compared to America's 2,900,000 and Britain's 800,000. Pressure Step-Up Seen British political sources said one immediate result of the Kremlin move is expected to be a step-up of Labor party pres sure on Prime Minister Anthony Eden's government to reduce the length of service for British draftees. The two-year service period Is' longer than any other allied country. Sources close to West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer said he considered it "just an other bouquet of propaganda moves to woo the West." Body of Nyssa Man Found in Snake River Ontario (U.R) The body of Robert Dale Friend, 25, Nyssa, was recovered from Snake river yesterday, about 11 miles down stream from the mouth of the Powder river where he drowned March 20. Delegates being named in to day's Nebraska voting are not bound by the outcome of the presidential preference ballot ing. Nebraska will have 18 votes at the GOP convention and 12 at the Democratic convention. In the 1952 and 1954 Nebras ka primaries, about two-thirds of the vote was cast on the Re publican side. Sixty-nine per cent of the Nebraska vote went to Mr. Eisenhower in the 1952 election. The delegation which will cast Wyoming's 14 votes at the Dem ocratic convention technically is uninstructed. But 12 of the 28 delegates named Monday have indicated a preference for Harriman. No more taan five were considered backers of Ke fauver. Not Favorite Son Harriman puts himself direct ly Into the Democratic race Monday when he told the Wyo ming convention his name will be entered at the convention "not as a favorite son but as a candidate." Later Monday Harriman, mov ed into Montana and told an air port audience at Billings that he would be "very happy to have Montana support me" at the Chi cago Democratic convention on Aug. 13. Harriman was scheduled to speak today at Butte, Mont., and Seattle. He will campaign at Pullman, Wash., and Idaho Falls, Ida. Wednesday and at Salt Lake City, Utah, and Reno, Nev., Thursday: Kefauver and the third major candidate for the Democratic nomination, Adlai E. Stevenson, campaigned today in Oregon, seeking write-in votes for that state's primary on Friday. Falling Jet Tank From Plane Fatal To Alaska Child Fairbanks, Alaska (U.R) Kathy Price, 4, died here last night of burns suffered when a wing tank fell from an F88D jet fighter plane and burst into flames. Another youngster. Billy Ifft, about 6, was burned "almost be yond recognition" when the tank exploded and burned in the yard where the children were play ing. His condition was critical. Contained Jet Fuel The tank broke loose yester day from a jet piloted by 1st. Lt. Carl J. Lewis of the 433rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron at nearby Ladd Air Force Base. It contained between 250 and 275 gallons of jet fuel and ex ploded and burst into flames when hit. The fire destroyed one house and partially burned a ga rage anda second home. Billy was taken to St. Josephs hospital by Ed Gaines who wit nessed the explosion from a nearby drive-in cafe. Died In Hospital Kathy was taken to the hospi tal by ambulance along with; her mother who was slightly burned around the ankles. Kathy died a few hours after admittance. 'The public Information office at Ladd AFB said an examina tion disclosed a rear shackle mounting holding the 1900 pound tank broke sending it plunging to earth. Lewis landed safely although he remained aloft for another hour, and a half to empty his other wing tank and balance the plane for the landing. Vietnam Government Launches Anti-Red Drive Saigon, Vietnam U.R) The government of Pteiersnd -Ci-01.. Ngo Dinh Diem has launched its second major anti - Communist drive, according to official sources. The drive is aimed at rooting out underground Communists and stopping Viet Minh Infiltra tion into the country. The sun always shines on North America. When the sun is setting on Attu in the Aleu tian islands off the Alaskan coast, it is rising along the coastal areas of Maine. r OK f MARKET K ' 1202 North Riverside OPEN EVERY NIGHT TIL MIDNIGHT WHEN MOVING across the street or across the nation, Davis' moving sery ico it Safe, Sure, and Eco nomical. Our experienced staff Is on hand to pack and crate your goods whether you want them stored in our bonded warehouse or moved to distant points. Jack Fitzgerald TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. 8th & Fir Phone 2-6273 Eden's Stand Turns Disappearance of Frogman To Mystery London (U.R) Sir Anthony Eden's absolute refusal, to ex plain the case of Lt. Cmdr. Lionel Crabb turned the disap pearance of the frogman today into one of the great unsolved mysteries of the cold war. Both the opposition Labor Party and the British press re lieved the pressure on the Con servative government to air the case in the fape of the prime minister's pronouncement that "I have not one word more to say." There still were demands that side issues be cleaned up, such as punishment for the men re sponsible for Crabb's last swim near Soviet ships in Portsmouth Harbor. Dark Government Secret But government critics ap peared convinced that the case itself would remain a dark, em barrassing government secret, at least until time can dull the effect of making it public. Political circles said Socialist leader Hugh Gaitskell has given up his plan to turn the case into a political cause celebre in the face of overwhelming Parlia mentary support of Eden Mon day. The House of Commons voted 316 to 229 for Eden's position of silence. The vote increased Eden's normal majority of 60 to 87 votes. A few back bench questions on the mystery were expected today and Wednesday, but there was no certainty they would be answered. Both the Daily Sketch and the Daily Telegraph admitted today that Eden had the right and the duty not to disclose any secrets that might harm the national interest. Eden said disclosure of the frogman case would do this. Papers Cite Responsibility Each of the newspapers said, however, that responsibility for the handling of the matter should be fixed. The Telegraph added that it was hard to believe "that we have heard the last of the frog man case. There is stil a death to be accounted for and body to be recovered . . ." As far as the public knows, a frogman believed to be Crabb was seen by Soviet sailors swim ming in a skindiver's suit near three visiting Russian ships in Portsmouth Harbor. He went underwater and they did not see him again. The British gov ernment has "presumed" him dead but there has been no an nounced search for his body. Ike To Attend Dedication Of New AFL-CIO Building Washington U.R) Presi dent' Eisenhower has accepted an invitation to attend dedica tion ceremonies of the new AFL CIO headquarters building here June 4. The invitation was .ex tended Monday by AFL-CIO President George Meany. Tuesday, Mar 13, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINB Light Bombers Now Capable of Carrying H-Bomb Washington U.R Gen. Na than F. Twining, Air Force chief of staff, disclosed today that H bombs have been so reduced in size that they can be carried by light bombers. Twining told the United Press that the new B66 light bomber, for instance, is capable of carry ing the H-bomb. Official Indication Twining' statement was one of the first official indications that the H-bomb can be carried by planes other than huge heavy bombers such as the B36 and the B52. - A reporter commented to Twining that if the B66 can carry the H-bomb, "you must be getting the bomb pretty small." "They are not too big," Twin ing answered with a smile. On Carrier Planes Twining supported the asser tion by Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, Naval chief of operations, that carrier-based planes are capable of carrying the H-bomb. Burke made the statement last week in an interview with the United Press. Burke indicated that the A3D attack plane, which has not yet gone into operational use, is the Navy's H-bomber. The B66 is the Air Force's version of the Navy developed A3D. Seattle To Tacoma Swim Completed Tacoma (U.R) Bert Thom mas, burly Tacoma ex-logger, completed a Seattle-to-Tacoma swim here anly today after 15 hours and 23 minutes in the chilly waters of Puget Sound. Thomas, first person ever to conquer the Strait of Juan de Fuca, arrived at the Old Tacoma Dock at 3:04 a.m. to polish off the 1814 mile swim. The 275-pound swimmer en tered Puget Sound at Fauntle roy in Seattle yesterday. He fought an adverse tide and a leg cramp but overcame both to reach the goal he had sought twice before. One of every 15 families in the U. S. depends upon the milk industry in some manner for its livelihood. For the Best Beef . in Town - Insist on SUPER67 BRAND.. from your Butcher! Super Steaks for Supper really ring the belli Federally Graded Beef Guarantees you the sanitation and quality you pay fori United States Department of Agriculture grading is for your protection . . . insist on the official grade on each cut you buy. WHY NOT BE SURE? SUPER PACKING CO. Famous 67 Brand Feed Lot Beef t...ri7 rSii! pleasure! VpjsP ' ' - ""e with Enjoy your moments of leisure in the cheerful, informal atmosphere of your neighborhood tavern. 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