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1 mm If nils Medford Uoiteo riesir -uil Leased Mire 51st Year 12 Pages '.'4 :AlnttirV; WHERE 128 PERISHED Above is the area in the Grand Can ycfri where the charred remains of two huge airliners that ap parently collided and crashed in a thunderstorm with loss of 123 lives, came to rest. Only a mile apart, arrows point out School Delegates Nominate Officers; Hear Aid Favored Portland OJ.R) The Na tional Education association, en tering the second day of its five day convention here, called its first business session for today at which time candidates for na ttonat offices were- to "be nonv inated. The official business session followed an early morning meeting of state delegations at which state chairmen were named. The convention was to break up into committee and commis sion sessions this afternoon. Thousands Hear Johnston At the first general assembly of the convention last night. thousands of teachers, adminis trators and guests from across the nation thronged into Mult ' nomah stadium to hear Eric Johnston, special U. S. ambassa dor to the Middle East and president of the Motion picture association of America speak. Johnston went on record as favoring federal aid to educa tion, and added, "there is no crisis in education that money . won't cure." Johnston suggested that the United States might "explore the possibility of a public scholarship and fellowship board to detect talent in both students and teachers and en courage our latent brainpower to achieve its own ultimate pro mise." Federal Support Seen The ambassador said he "firm ly believes that Federal support for education can be supplied without disturbing the autonomy cf our nation's schools in our local communities." Johnston pointed out that the American Council on Education has said that 100,000 high school students who were eminently qualified to enter college, were forced to drop out of school for financial reasons. "We're getting our nickel's worth of education perhaps even a dime's worth for a nickel. But if we want a dollar's worth we're going to have to spend a dollar. There is no bargain counter price for education in this or any country," Johnston said. Bids Opened for Paving Six Streets, Installation of Two Sewers in Medford Bids for paving six Medford streets and for the Verde Hills and Valley View sewer projects were opened here yesterday. The city council will consider the bids at its 7:30 p.m. meeting to day. Bids for the Verde Hills sewer project were submitted by. E and W Construction company of Eu gene, $71,750.80, 5.7 per cent above the estimate; Coast Con struction company, Junction City, $73,158.25, 7.8 per cent above the estimate; Jeske Broth ers Construction company, Eu gene, $76,123.20, and W. H. Con rad Construction compaajt, Med MEDFORD, OREGON, -w UAL, TWA Planes Collided in Air, 'Positive Evidence' Report Says Grand Canyon Village, Ariz (U.R) An Air Force officer and the coroner-in-charge said today investigators discovered "posi tive evidence" that two super airliners collided in flight be fore they crashed with 128 aboard in history's worst com- merci.alay.iat.ipn toll. .. . . .. The disclosures were made by Shelby McCauley, Flagstaff, Ariz., acting coroner, and Capt. Byrd Ryland, commanding the search and body recovery teams. McCauley, Cococino county justice of the peace who took charge of the death scene in the Grand Canyon, said: "From the evidence that the The Dalles Pineapple Claims Settled Honolulu (U.R) The Interna tional Longshoremen's and Ware housemen's Union and the Ha waiian Pineapple Company have reached an out-of-court settle ment of claims arising from The Dalles. Ore., pineapple riot of 1949. Under terms of the agreement reached. Monday, the ILWU agreed to pay $100,000 in legal fees and court costs and prac tically guaranteed the company against work stoppages and slow downs. In return, the company dropped all claims against the ILWU in ternational and The Dalles Local 8 in connection with the Sept. 29, 1949, riot in which long shoremen destroyed more than 400 cases of pineapple aboard a barge. John Keener Elected Head of State Group John Keener, Medford, was elected president of the Oregon Moose association, at the con cluding session of its annual con vention in Bend. Vice presidents elected were Abe Hanory, Portland: Robert Atkinson, Eugene; Robert N. Gunderson, Roseburg, and Rob ert G. Gunderson, Bend. The association named Rose burg as the site of its next con vention. ford, $90,459.50. The Verde Hills sewer project calls for 15,500 feet of eight inch pipe and service connec tions. Bids for e Valley View sewer project were submitted by Coast Construction company, $1,336.75, 5.2 per cent above the estimate, and Jeske Brothers Construction company, Eugene, $1,389.50, 9.4 per cent above the estimate. The project calls for 310 feet of eight-inch pipe from Capitol ave. to Aloha st. Rogue River Paving company of Medford submitted the only . i pi '7 . ' v where the Trans World Airlines ' -" . f m f. ' - 3r - Alt United Airlines DC-7, crashed. The Constellation carried 70 persons and the DC-7 had 58 persons aboard. It is the worst disaster in commercial aviation history. Civil Aeronautics Board people have seen so far in the Trans World Airlines wreckage it would indicate that the planes definitely collided." Positive Evidence Ryland said, "there is posi tive evidence in the wreckage that -the two planes hit each other in mid-air." McCauley and 12 other men, five of them technical engineers for the CAB, spent the night stranded in the mile-deep gorge of the Grand Canyon alongside the TWA wreckage when heli copters wer6 unable to airlift them out Monday, because of bad wind conditions. The party was dropped into the canyon to complete the re covery of the ba'dly charred re mains amidst the wreckage of the TWA Super Constellation and to seek the cause of the tragedy in the details of the wreckage. Second Swim Class Session To Start Soon Registration for the second session of swimming classes at the municipal pool in Hawthorne park will begin Tuesday and continue through Saturday, ac cording to Darell Huson, direc tor of the pool. The classes will be held daily from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. begin ning Monday, Huson said. In structors will be Janet Demp ster and Robert Sutherland. .Anyone 8 years of age or older is eligible to enroll in the classes. Students may register for the swimming classes at the pool in the afternoon and evening hours, Huson stated. Medford Rodeo Rider Stars at St. Paul St. Paul Danny Daniels, Med ford rodeo rider, came within .5 of a second of establishing a new St. Paul bull-dogging record Sunday at the 21st annual St. Paul rodeo. Daniels downed a steer in 5.7 seconds. The rodeo is scheduled to end Wednesday afternoon. Opening day crowd was estimat ed at 6.000. bids for six paving projects. The projects are North Keen way dr., from Oregon ave. to East Jackson st., S6.866, 4.1 per cent above the estimate; Second st. from Front st. to Central ave., S3.320.50, 5.7 per cent above the estimate; Boardman st. from Ohio st. to McAndrews rd., $7,799.50, 1.9 per cent below the estimate; from Clark st. to West Jackson st., $11,474, 2.4 per cent below the estimate; Fairmount st. from Summit ave. to the east end of the street, $8,265, 8.5 per cent above the estimate; and Kenwood ave. from Second st. to Humphrey st., $7,305, 2.9 per cent below the estimate. Tribune Full Ideated Win Price 5c No. 89 Super Constellation and a To Stay Overnight McCauley personally flew into the mile-deep gorge for an on- the-ground examination of the TWA wreckage and a flight as close as feasible to the wreckage of the United Air Lines DC7 a mile away. At 10:30 a.m. (PDT) all furth er helicopter action for the day was called off, leaving two teams on the river's edge and three paramedics at the TWA site for an overnight stay. All were well equipped and in no danger. A section of the United Air liner was discovered in the Colo rado river 6,000 feet below the rim of the canyon, and body recovery teams picked up two bundles of corpses, badly mang led and burned. They were to be brought out later today. A search continued for more re mains in and along the river. More Bodies Recovered Capt. Walter Spriggs, helicop ter pilot, told reporters that a total of 21 bundles of. remains were removed from the TWA plane today, which, added to the five removed Monday made a total of 26. The bundles in some cases were believed to contain portions of more than one body, All were badly charred. (See Stories on Page 5) Two Public Hearings On Council Agenda A public hearing on the Med ford city budget for fiscal year. 1956-57 will be hed by the city council at 7:30 p.m. today. Another public hearing will be held on a sanitary trunk sewer line in southeast Medford on the Barnett rd. area. A continued public hearing will be held on the paving of Modoc st. from East Main st. to Woodlawn dr. The council will also open bids on armory bonds during the meeting and call for bids for paving Modoc ave. and for the trunk sewer system in southeast Medford. Prospect Man Injured In Logging Accident Mel A. Klaus, 24, of post of fice box 27, Prospect, suffered leg, chest and head injuries about 9:40 a.m. today in a log ging accident about 12 miles north on Elk creek. He was tak en to Sacred Heart hospital by Medford Ambulance service. Klaus, employed by the Eu gene Burrill Lumber company, was on top of a load of logs when the top half of the load started rolling off, according to reports. . Extent of his injuries was not known at noon today. Alan Fined in Court Here on Driving Charge Philip Terumach Stewart, 57, Valley View Inn, Ashland,. was fined $255 in district court this morning when he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated. UN Disarmament Commission Set For Soviet Move Gromyko Surprise Delegate at Sessions United Nations, N.Y. (U.R) The United Nations Disarma ment Commission began its 1956 session today, primed for a Rus sian propaganda offensive de signed to capitalize on the Krem lin's announced military cutback of 1,200,000 men. The Soviet Union unexpected ly sent its former "boy wonder," diplomat Andrei A. Gromyko, from Moscow for the meeting of the 12-nation group. The com mission comprises the 11 mem bers of the U.N. Security Coun cil, plus Canada. Brilon First Speaker Gromyko hoped to get the floor early, but the West moved to spike his oratory by inscrib ing British Minister of State An thony Nutting as the first speak er on the list. Nutting was expected to re state the solid position of Brit ain, the United States. France and Canada that the West will not agree to a reduction of armed forces until settlement of outstanding political problems, chiefly the reunification of Ger many is reached, and that any disarmament program must in clude some cutback of nuclear strength within controllable limits. To Present Resolution He will present, on the West's behalf, a resolution asking the full commission to endorse a set of principles submitted by the West at the London meeting of a sub-committee of the Big Four and Canada. The principles would guide future work on re duction of armaments. The last minute Knemlin sub sftution of Gromyko for Soviet U.N. Ambassador Arkady A. So- bolev, who has never handled the disarmament question, led Western diplomats to expect a tinsel-wrapped Russian proposal. Late News Briefs IKE ON GOLF GREEN Gettysburg, Pa. (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower spent a half hour on his private putting green today. It was his first encounter with a golf ball since his intestinal operation. He "thoroughly en joyed" it. AIRCRAFT TESTED Tokyo (U.R) Peiping Radio claimed today that the first atomic powered aircraft has been flight tested in the Soviet Union. PAY HIKE DEMANDED Cedar Rapids, Iowa (U.R) The Order of Railway Conduc tors and Brakeman today de manded a 25 per cent wage in crease for its 27,000 members of the nation's railroads. TAX COLLECTION UP Salem (U.R) Collections from all sources by the Oregon State Tax Commission for the last fis cal year through May 31 totaled $78,688,253, compared to $56,- 071,761 for the same period in the last biennium, the commis sion said today. . Baseball NATIONAL (Suspended game from May 13 Philadelphia 7 14 . 0 Pittsburgh 4 9 0 Rogovin, Roberts (8) and Lo Tata: Hall, Swanson (4), Gar ber (5), Munger (6), Kline (8), Pepper (8) and Kravitz. Home runs: Lopata 2, Philadelphia; Walls, Philadelphia. Philadelphia 5 9 2 Pittsburgh 6 9 2 Simmons, Meyer (8) and Lo pata; Lew, King (6), Swanson (7), Pepper (7) J. O'Brien (7), and Shephard. Home runs: Virdon, Pittsburgh; Skinner. Pittsburgh. AMERICAN Kansas City 3 9 0 Cleveland 9 13 1 Dilmer, Gorman (6) and Thompson; Garcia, Narleski (5), Mossi (7) and Averill, He gan (8). Home runs: Wertz. Cleveland; Busby, Cleveland; Lopez, Kansas City; Rosen, Cleveland. NO PAPER WEDNESDAY In order that its employees may observe the July Fourth holiday, the Mail Tribune will not be published on Wednesday. Heads of Polish Revolt Reported To Be Executed Berlin (U.R) A Scandin avian businessman said today Polish Communists already have executed the leaders of the "food and freedom" uprising in Poz- nan. A purge of Polish Communist party ranks also appeared immi nent because of the bloody up rising last week. The official Communist party newspaper warned that heads will roll. The businessman who arrived here from Poznan today said workers suspected of leading the demonstrators were placed be fore firing squads and executed as soon as they were caught. Dozens Saul Executed Others captured with arms in their possession also were sum marily shot, he said. The businessman said he was told in Poznan that "dozens" were executed by the Commun ist firing squads. The official Polish Commun ist newspaper Trybuna Ludu to day attacked party officials in Poznan for cowardice during the uprising and said they will "an swer for their acts." The East German radio said the Polish Communist party was investigating the Communist lack of vigilance in Poznan. Western businessmen who were in Poznan during the up Highway Safety Urged On Fourth; Shows Set Traffic safety . officials today i warned July 4 motorists to ex ercise special precautions in holiday driving this year. It was pointed out that the one day holiday increases the traffic hazard since those planning dis tant trips will be more likely to be in a hurry. Activities Planned Various organizations have planned Independence Day ac tivities which should make it un necessary for most Jackson county residents -to "hit the road" for recreational purposes. In Medford the municipal swimming pool at Hawthorne park will be open between its regular hours, 1 to 9 p.m. An evening program has also been arranged at the Medford High school stadium. Climaxing the program will be a $1,200 fireworks display sponsored by the YMCA. The display will de pict Niagara Falls, the battle of Guam, a witch on a "broom and others. The display is being sponsored as a fund raising pro ject for the YMCA camp. Tick ets will be on sale at the box office. Immediately preceding the fireworks show will be a dem onstration by the fire depart ment and a tug-of-war between the fire and police departments. Ashland Activities In Ashland a full day of activ ities has- been planned by the Lions club and Junior Chamber of Commerce. Festivities will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a par ade through town. The parade will start at the junior high school and will disassemble at Lithia park. Games and contests will start at the park at 2 p.m. and a band concert is scheduled Lee Assumes Duties As Superintendent Robert Lee assumed duties as Medford water superintendent yesterday. He was elected recent ly by the water board to fill the vacancy recreated when former Superintendent Robert Duff was made full-time city manager. The city budget committee during .considerations of the 1956-57 fiscal year budget pro vided that all of Duff's salary come from the city's general fjnd. Previously he had been paid half his salary from the water department. - Lee said Duff would be available to the water depart ment in an advisory capacity. Interest on Savings Accounts Is $5(741 County Treasurer Karl Jan ouch reported today that interest on Jackson county school dis trict savings accounts for the past six months totaled $5,741.11. The treasurer also reminded tax payers that the recently ap proved Oak Grove and West Side school consolidation with Medford went into effect July 1. The new consolidated district number, 549C1 went into effect on that date. Portland (U.R) Samuel B. Stewart has been elected as chairman of the State Tax Com mission for -the fiscal year start ing July 1. heaval reported that party of ficials stood by while demonstra tors seized the arsenal at the militia command headquarters. Weapons also were taken from the hands of unresisting militia and security guards. Led by anti-Communist under ground fighters, the demonstra tors stormed the city jail, Com munist party headquarters and the city hall. They destroyed the radio center used to jam broad casts from the West. The demon strators also burned party r and prison files, invaded Commun ist offices and hauled Red func tionaries outside to expose them to the hoots and jeers of the mobs. More Food, Less Russians They shouted for more pay and food and less Russians. "This is our revolution," they shouted to Westerners in Poz nan for the International Fair. They appealed to the visitors to carry their message to the West. Communist Polish Army troops and tanks were rushed to the seething city and the re volt was ruthlessly crushed. The Warsaw government said 50 per sons died in the fighting, which sputtered on for three days. Western estimates placed the death toll as high as 500. for 3 p.m., featuring the Ash land city band under direction of Huot Fisher. Swimming events will start at 4 p.m. at Twin Plunges and at 7 p.m. entertainment will be presented by the Jaycees at the Valley View Speedway. The program will include about 70 different fireworks displays starting at 8:30 p.m. The Lions club will have concessions at Lithia park all through the day. Nearly all retail stores, and banks, ciiy halls and the court house will be closed for the day. There will be no issue of the Mail Tribune Wednesday. Class in Citizenship To Begin on Thursday A citizenship class for the foreign-born will be given this summer it was announced yes terday by Mrs. G. Q. D'Albini, instructor. The new class will begin Thursday, July 5, with sessions at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. D'Albini's home, 308 North Ivy st. Both the instruction and mate rial are free, Mrs. D'Albini states, with Crater Lake chap ter, Daughters of the American Revolution, supplying the in struction manuals. Mrs. D'Albini has been teach ing citizenship classes in Med ford for about 30 years. Canadian Royal Air ' Force Planes Land Here Three B-25s and one C-47 of the Canadian Royal Air Force were delayed at the Medford air port yesterday because of weath er conditions. The planes were to leave about noon today, ac cording to airport officials. The Canadian planes had been flying north from Culver, Calif., where equipment was installed. The 17 crewmen of the four planes spent the night in Med ford. They are en route to three military bases in Canada. 'You Think This Is Real 4th-Of-JuIy Stuff?" Jl Its" ' t T . t f-a.t Certain Senators Owe Him Apology, Secretary Declares t Jackson Specifically Named at Hearing Washington U.R) Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson re fused today to apologize to the Senate for his recent "phony" remark. Instead, he said cer tain senators owe him an apology. Testifying before senators in vestigating air power, Wilson specifically named Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash.) as one who owes him an apology. Jackson has been one of the sharpest critics of the adminis tration's defense policies and helped push through a $900, 000,000 increase' in Air Force funds that Wilson had labelled as "phony." The secretary, who said he was "misunderstood" or "partly misquoted" on the "phony" re mark, suggested at the time that some people interested in in increasing defense budget w'ere not interested in raising the taxes to pay the bill. Everybody Laughs Jackson asked Wilson in cross examination today if he feels he "owes an apology to Congress" for his remarks. I do not," Wilson said in a loud, firm voice. "It would not be out of order for certain senators to apologize to me." "What do you mean," Jackson asked. You are one of them," Wil son said. A gasp followed by a wave of laughter swept through the old Supreme Court chamber where the hearing was being held. Jackson joined in the laughter. Wilson, reading from the transcript of the controversial news conference at which he made the remark, said he -was not "sorry" about his "phony" remark but "sorry about the in terpretation placed on it." Explains His Remark Wfiat he had intended to say in a somewhat "offhand kind" of remark, he said, was that any idea he .was "trying to shave off more money was a phony." Wilson said he had not paid much attention to the furor that was stirred up on the Senate floor. He felt attacks on him that resulted were "political and not personal." That rankled Chairman Stu art Symington (D-Mo.) of the Armed Services Subcommittee conducting the hearing. He ob jected that Wilson, in calling it "a political" attack, was making a "sweeping indictment" of him self and Chairman Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.) of the full Armed Services Committee. Symington noted that Russell, "one of the most respected and beloved members of the Senate," had said his patience was "sorely tried" by Wilson's attitude. Weather FORECAST: Partly cloudy through Wednesday. After noon and evening thunder heads over the higher moun tains. Mild temperatures. Low tonight SO, high tomorrow 78. Temp. Highest Yesterday 79 Lowest this Morning 48 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 4:39 a.m. Sunset 7:52 p.m. Moonrise Wednesday.. 1:17 a-m. New Moon ... Saturday night PROMINENT STAR Regulns, sets - 9:48 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter, close to Krgulus. Saturn, in the south.. 9:02 p.m. Mars, rises ....... 11:30 p.m. mp? nuw-i
