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Newspaper Page TextPhone em lemand for 1 hunting Trips Is Charged to Washington (U.R) House in vestigators asserted today that Immigration Commissioner Jo seph M. Swing made five hunting trips outside the United States traveling at taxpayer expense in government owned, vehicles including automobiles, an air conditioned trailer, and a Border Patrol plane. But Swing, a retired lieuten ant general and West Point class House Committee Slashes Funds in Foreign Aid Bill Washington (U.R) The House Appropriations Committee today slashed President Eisenhower's foreign aid program to nearly $3,400,000,000. The figure was a new low in the battered $4,900,000,000 pro gram's progress through Con gress. It also was well below the minimum security level set by the President. The House-passed foreign aid bill authorized $3,800,000,000 for fiscal 1957. The Senate-passed bill authorizes $4,500,000,000. Agreement Sought A conference committee sought to reach agreement on a com promise version possibly by Sat urday. The Appropriations Commit tee, which approves the money to carry out the authorized pro gram, voted to cut a total of $325,000,000 more than the House. The committee cut $265 000,000 more in military aid and $60,000,000 in economic aid. The President originally ask ed for $4,900,000,000 in military and economic aid for the fiscal year which began last Sunday. In the face of the economy drive in Congress, however, he agreed to go along with a $500,000,000 cut. A greater reduction, he said, would threaten the nation's security. Further Cut Urged Nevertheless, the House slash ed the military aid authorization by $1,000,000,000 and the Appro priations Committee now has rec ommended that the actual appro priation be cut by $1,200,000,000. The House cut the economic aid authorization by $109,000, 000. The committee recommend ed a cut of $170,000,000 in the actual appropriation. Bids for Siphons Being Accepted Bids for construction of siphons northeast of Medford in the Medford and Rogue River Valley Irrigation districts are be ing accepted by the bureau of reclamation here, J. A. Callan, project construction engineer, has announced. Bids will be opened at 10 a.m., Aug. 22, in the bureau of recla mation office here. Work includes removal of three existing metal flumes and earthwork for construction of two concrete bench flumes, one concrete wall with spillway, the Wyant wash siphon, 60 inches, about 350 feet long, and the Os borne wash siphon, 54 inches, about 1,100 feet long. The siphons will be monolithic con crete or precast-concrete pipe. Completion time from the date of receipt of notice to proceed is 180 days. It is anticipated that the specifications will be ready for mailing about July 23. Copies of specifications may be obtained from Callan, post office box 629, Medford. Liquor, Pedestrians . Involved in Mishaps Salem. (U.R) Drinking driv ers and pedestrians were involv ed in slightly more than 17 per cent of the state's 125 fatal acci dents during the first five months of this year. Capt. Walter Lansing, director of the state motor vehicle de partment's safety office, said to day that drinking drivers who were usually speeding accounted for 25 deaths and 27 injuries from January through May. Lansing said the figures re flected an "unusually high per centage of drinking drivers." He said a 1952 study indicated only nine per cent of the state's fatal crashes involved a drinking driv er and there were no deaths evolving drinking pedestrians. Salem (U.R) The State Ap- lanticeship Council will meet at Astoria Monday to consider new and revised training stand ards for 14 trades in various areas of the state. mate of President Eisenhower, insisted the trips were made for official purposes. He testified for the second day at a closed meet ing of a Government Operations Subcommittee. Subcommittee Chairman Rob ert H. Mollohan (D-V.Va.) told newsmen that Swing went hunt ing on each of the five trips. "I don't feel that they were necessary in the public interest," Medford Umlea Cress- uli Leased Wire 51st Year 20 Pages home as they wait for " 1 mil n mm riteiieMi-i-ivniiym .... ...... gy. ,,J;E:,f AvMMfei BABY STOLEN FROM CARRIAGE Six-week-old Peter WeinbtrrgeT was stolen from Ms carriage (left) on the patio of his parents' $60,000 home in Westbury, N. Y., by a kidnaper who left a ransom note demanding $2000. In rieht Dhoio. Detective Edward fhirran fleftt and th haWc father Moi-fin w.mKpior BOMB ATTEMPT IM Dynamite Found In Auto of Vice Probe Figure Portland 4U.R) An apparent; attempt on the life of a man who has figured prominently in the investigation of vice and corrup tion charges in Portland was foiled today. A crude dynamite bomb was found under the hood of a car owned by James Elkins, Port land night life figure, where it was parked in a garage. , Warning Shots Fired Raymond F. Clark, an em ployee o Elkins and owner of the garage where the car was stored, said he fired two warn ing shots at a fleeing figure of a man who had apparently placed the bomb. The incident occurred at about 2:45 a.m. to day. Police said it was the first attempt at overt violence since the Portland vice uproar was touched off last spring. A wom an scheduled to appear before a grand jury investigating the city's underworld was threatened with a beating but nothing came of it. Bomb Not Connected The bomb found in Elkins car had not been connected with ignition wires, presumably be cause Clark surprised the man before he finished his work. Police demolition experts said the intended bomb had been in eptly rigged. It had no detonator and the dynamite itself was sodden. They said there was no conceivable way it could have been touched off. Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton was notified of the in cident this morning. He is con ducting the grand jury vice probe here.' 'Substantial Decrease' Noted in Polio Cases Washington 0J.R) The Pub lic Health Service today reported a "substantial decrease" in polio cases during the first six months of 1956. The 2.656 cases reported in the first six months fell more than 1,000 cases short of the 3.706 report during the first half of 1955. The figures on paralytic cases are somewhat less favorable. The 1,399 cases reported so far this year are only slightly behind the 1,482 reported during the first six months last year. The health service said 258 new eases were reported last week compared to 333 during th sajns week last year. at T In Mollohan s hunting trip. Mollohan sa a an air-conditioned auled by a truck complei with a power unit, lights and refrigeration. He also used Immigration Service passenger cars and a Border Pa trol plane on the trips, Mollohan said. Swing testified that the trips were made to meet with Mexican MEDFORD, OREGON, kidnaper's instructions- Employment Increases In County Last Month An estimated 505 available persons were unemployed at the end of June in Jackson county, 14 per cent below the month be fore and 27 per cent below un employment at the end of June, 1955. The figures were released in the monthly reporj of the Med ford office of the' state employ ment service. The total of weeks of unem ployment claimed . under the state unemployment compensa tion law dropped to 806, about one-half the number claimed in May. John Patton, Medford office manager said job openings in the county "are expected to re main fairly constant for both men and women who are well qualified in a skilled occupation. There are already small short ages in some skilled occupations. As summer activity increases, these shortages are expected to increase." Unskilled workers, he said, are liable to find difficulty in locating work until the start of the fruit harvest in August. Job placements for June more than doubled those in May. Those looking for year around work had little trouble in secur- Campaign of Arson Reported in Poland Berlin (U.R) Anti-Communist Polish partisans today were reported conducting an organ ized campaign or arson against the Red Warsaw regime. An organization of refugees from former German territories in Poland said the underground groups have been waging the arson campaign for months. The "expellees union" of West Ber lin said the Polish press has ad mitted a wave of mysterious fires razed entire villages. The union quoted the news paper Cycie Warsaw as saying that 63 persons died and 2,900 buildings were destroyed in a series of 4,900 fires in Poland this year. Rocky Marciano Loses Decision To Daughter Brockton, Mass. (U.R) It took his flyweight daughter to flatten Rocky Marciano. The retired heavyweight box ing champ, undefeated in 49 bouts, wound up in the hospital today with a pulled muscle in his back. He was decisioned toss ing 3-year-old Mary Ana Mar ciano into the air. .id Canadian officials. On the first trip, Nov. 13, 1954, from Rouses Point, N. Y., across the Canadian border, Swing told the subcommittee he took along a congressman in the party. The congressman was not identified and Mollohan said he did not know who he was. On Sept. 3-4, 1955, Swing went to Tamaulipas, Mexico. He said he met with Mexican officials. United FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1956 P ing employment, Patton said. The report says that lower prices for plywood and lumber caused a reduction in hours in some plants but there were no layoffs. New hires were primar ily in the lumber industry and in the retail and- wholesale trade, Patton added. k .. Salem (U.R) Despite a rise, in the number of farm and food processing jobs, the labor market held about steady last month, the State Unemployment Compensation Commission re ported today. Reports from 26 local offices indicated slightly more than 18, 000 persons were looking for work July 1 as compared with 22,400 a year ago. Most of the improvement over mid-1955 came from the Port land metropolitan area, although considerable change for the better was reported from Klam ath Falls, Medford and Eugene. Many coastal points were count ing more unemployed than last year. Contract for Bonds Awarded by Council The First National bank of Portland was awarded the con tract on the Medford Armory bonds by the Medford city coun cil this week.- The First National bank bid was for $40,000, $4000 denomin-. ations becoming effective June 1 for 10 years, 1956-1958 and 1961-1967. The council accepted the bid because it called for seven maturities at 3 per cent interest. Another bid was submitted by the U.S. National bank of Port land for $40,000, which called for only two maturities at 3 per cent interest. The $40,000 amount is the Medford cost on the new armory. Construction on the new armory has already started at the old fairgrounds site. Depository Installed In Water Department A depository has been install ed in the door of the city water department where water bills can be paid on Saturday, when city offices are closed, Robert Lee, water superintendent, an nounced today. The depository is for use on Saturdays, Lee said, and can be used during the week as well. Envelopes wlil b available t the door, he said. ORTLAND FOILED ' ' . .- t J..1.. - ...... xpense Fficial On Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 1955, Swing went to Assiniboia, Saskatche wan, and said he met with two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials on border problems. On Nov. 4-6, 1955, and Jan. 12-15, 1956, Swing said he went to Tamaulipas for additional con ferences with Mexican officials. , One subcommittee member described Swing's testimony as "fantastic." Tribune Press Full leased Wire Price 5c No. 91 Ike Discusses General Politics; Nothing Revealed Gettysburg, Pa. U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower discussed his second term intentions with his staff today for the first time since his illness. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty announced that Mr. Eisenhower discussed both "personal and general poli tics" in a conference this morn ing with Hagerty and presiden tial assistant Sherman Adams. But there was no immediate statement on the big question: Does the President still intend to run for another term in the White House? Gives No Details Hagerty flatly refused to give any details of the political con versations. He said he "wouldn't know" whether a further state ment of the President's second term intentions is required. "All I'm trying to do is to keep you informed of the con versation I have had with the President," Hagerty said with a face-splitting grin. "When might we expect an announcement of these political discussions?" a reporter asked. "I wouldn't know," Hagerty said. Hagerty said it "might be" that Mr. Eisenhower would have a news conference before he leaves Gettysburg. Surprises Newsmen Hagerty surprised newsmen by volunteering the information that he had talked politics with the President at the farm this morning. Asked to "elaborate," he said, "I'm not going to." The White House aide said he believed Mr. Eisenhower him self initiated the conversation on politics. Weather FORECAST: Clear through Sat urday except partly cloudy about sunrise. Low tonight 52. High Saturday 90. Temp. Highest Yesterday . " Lowest this Morning 56 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise - 4:41 a.m. Sunset 7:51 p.m. Moonrise Saturday .... 4:14 a.m. New Moon Saturday night PROMINENT STARS Arcturus, high in south west .... 8:50 p.m. Altair, high in south east 11:05 p.m. VISIBLE PLACETS Jupiter, sets . 9-A4 p.m. Mars, rises 11:22 p.m. Saturn, sets . 1:17 a.m. Venus, rises .. ,,- 3:50 x-m. Caller Specifies . Reply Be Carried By Papers and TV Father Ready To Meet Money Demand Westbury, N.Y. XU.R) A man telephoned the father of kid naped Peter Weinberger today, said "we have" the month-old baby, and renewed his ransom demands, police disclosed. The call, was made from a pub lic coin telephone in New York City, the caller said. The father, Morris Weinber ger asked afternoon newspapers and a television news program specified by the telephone caller to carry his reply: "Am ready to meet your demands. Await ing your call." The telephone message came from a man who indicated to Weinberger he was calling from a public telephone in Manhat tan, police said. He was quoted as saying: Message Published "We have your child and we want you to make a statement in the afternoon newspapers that you will comply with our demands. We will watch the newspapers and John K. M. Mc Caffrey on the TV tonight." Afternoon newspapers already were carrying the . mssage. The National Broadcasting company assured police the McCaifrey news show would also carry the statement. Police said they had no knowl edge as to whether the tele phoner told the father the child was alive or well. It was not disclosed what, if any, assurance had been given the father that the caller actual ly was the kidnaper. Followed Directions - The call was the first break in the case since the infant was kid naped from a covered patio of his parents' home about 3 p.m. on the Fourth of July. Attempts to pay the $2,000 ransom demanded in a note left on the patio failed Thursday. Dummy packages were placed as directed in the kidnap note, but the kidnaper could not have picked them up without reveal ing himself, and they were un touched. Weinberger announced this morning that the family had of fered the kidnaper a blank check,, for any amount that he chooses to fill in payment for safe return of the child. He said the check has been written by his uncle, Mannie Weinberger, an executive of the family's New Jersey drug firm. "My uncle isn't a rich man," Weinberger said, "but he will meet any demand the kidnaper makes. He '(the kidnaper) can fill out the check, and if there's not enough money in the bank my uncle will guarantee the amount he writes on the check will be given to him in cash." Administration Eyes School Bill Passage Washington (U.R) The administration moved today to try to get a school construction bill through Congress before ad journment. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said at Gettys burg, Pa., that President Eisen hower will urge congressional leaders to make another attempt to enact the legislation which was killed in the House Thurs day after it became snarled in the touchy segregation issue. Hagerty said Mr. Eisenhower would make his Views known to the congressional leaders either personally "or through word re layed throughout legislative rep resentatives." "Don't Be Naive That IVILSOfJ TO END MISSILE FIGHT MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS VOTED Washington (U.R) The House Appropriations committee today called on Defense Secre tary Charles E. Wilson to take immediate steps to halt a waste ful fight between the Army and the Air Force over ground to air guided missiles. "It appears that the taxpayer will be the principal loser in such a quarrel," the committee said in a report approving 51, 400,000,000 in new funds for military construction. "It is the responsibility of the secretary of defense to see that funds and effort are not wasted in useless competitive rivalry be tween the services," the commit tee said. The military construction money was included in a catch all supplemental appropriation bill providing all told $1,555,- 535,425 for a variety of govern- Jensen Sentenced To Gas Chamber in Resentencing Today James Norman Jensen, 28, Larkspur, Calif., has been sen tenced to death in the state gas chamber at Salem Sept. 21. The date was set at formal resentenc ing this morning before Circuit Court Judge H. K. Hanna. Jensen, who was convicted with Donald Feme Chesley, Coos Bay, of the murder of Mrs. Fern Hile, Medford housewife, No vember, 1954, previously was sentenced Jan. 7, 1955. Appeal Granted An appeal granted him a stay of execution until the State Su preme Court handed down an opinion last week. No errors were found in the trial and a new .trial was denied. Chesley, who was 18 at the time of the trial, was sentenced to two life sentences in the peni tentiary to run consecutively. He did not appeal his case so has been in the state penitentiary since Dec. 9, 1954. He was con victed of murder and being a habitual criminal. The death sentence was man datory for Jensen under Oregon law because the jury did not recommend leniency when he was found guilty of first degree murder. . . , He will be returned to the state penitentiary within the next 20 days. California Man Fined On Driving Charge Here George Thomas Busby, 36, Hornbrook, Calif., was fined $250 in district court Thursday afternoon after he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxi cating liquor. Busby's driver's license was suspended for 90 days and he also received a suspended 30-day jail sentence. He was arrested on Highway 99 at Talent July 4 by state police. Was When I was Sick" ASKED QUID ment functions during the fiscal year that began Sunday. A lie for Investigation This was $332,685,900 more than the President had request ed. However, the increase was mostly a matter of bookkeepi: 4 . The committee called on Wil son to name a committpp nf qualified experts from outside the military departments to make an objective investigation of the Air Force Talos and the Army lMKe missiles. Armv funds annrnvprf Tw th committee included S136.00O.nnn for tactical facilities, mostlv Nike. The committee said it was not barrine funds for th Ai,- Force's Talos projects, but was leaving tnem to be funded later if necessary after the Army-Air Force fight is resolved. The committee approved the administration's request for $1, 228,000,000 in new annrnnria. tions as a step toward an Air rorce Dunciing program of $1, 600.000.000. cuttino 1p h9n $17,000,000 from specific pro jects. The Air Force cuts include $2, 500.000 reauested for mnetmx. tion of a hospital at the Lincoln, sxea.. Air force Base. The com mittee said it would wait until the administration makes up its mind whether to build the new hospital or convert the present Veterans hospital at Lincoln to joint Air Force-VA use. I Some Cuts Made The committee elinnprt SO 93 R . 000 from Air Force projects in the United Kingdom, including a number of central heating pro jects. The committee gave no further explanation or" details. The committee also said that no funds should be committed for further construction of Air Force bases in overseas areas where treaties affecting ha rights are under rpvipu? until the base rights are "reasonably secure." Projects approved in Oregon include: , Umatilla Ordnance D e n n t $258,000. Greater Portland arpa. St Paul, $2,400,000. Klamath Falls Municipal air port, $1,025,000. Suit Filed Against General Motors Corp. Detroit (U.R) The Justice Department today filed its civil anti-trust suit against General Motors Corp., charging the firm has an illegal monopoly in the sale and manufacture of buses. The complaint was filed by an assistant attorney general who carried it here from Washing ton. Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. announced Wednes day the suit would be filed in Michigan. , The suit charges General Motors, the world's biggest manufacturing firm, with monop olizing the sale of transit and inter-city buses and conspiring with four bus operating com panies to promote the exclusive use of GM buses. Named as coconspirators, but not defendants, were the Hertz Corp., the Greyhound Corp., Na tional City Lines, Inc., and Pub lic Service Coordinated Trans port Corp. Czechoslovakia Arms Workers Police Vienna (U.R) Communist Czechoslovakia has armed its workers police, recalled all se curity troops on leave, an? placed heavy guards on major industries to prevent riots sim ilar to those in Poznan, Poland, last week, it was reported here today. Reports reaching Vienna from Prague said the Czechs alerted all security forces for instant action Tuesday, and cancelled all future leaves. In addition, reliable sources said -major industrial plants in Czechoslovakia are closely guarded by militia units. The Czech workers were the first behind the Iron Curtain to revolt against Communist rule in demonstrations at Pilsen, Brno, Ostrava, Gottwaldov and Prague in June, 1953. At least six were killed and many wound ed before the revolt was crushed by security units and militiamen.