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euberger Charges Pressure
Brought
Senator Declares
White House Asking
For Negative Vote
Reports Denied
By Five Senators
Washington (U.R Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.)
charged today the White House
is pressuring Republican sena
tors to vote against a bill to
authorize a high, federal dam
at Hells Canyon.
Neuberger said several Re
publicans whose support he
sought for the proposed high
dam told him they couldn't go
against President Eisenhower's
wishes.
They have been informed of
the President's interest. Neu
berger said, in phone calls from
White House officials. Other re
ports were that I. Jack Martin,
a presidential aide, had made
personal calls on some senators
to seek opposition to the bill.
Other calls were made to Re
publicans by Interior Depart
ment officials, it was said.
The "pressure" reports were
denied by five Westrrn Repub
lican senators questioned by a
reporter. The five said they had
not received any calls on the
bill from the White House and
had not heard of any other sen
ators receiving calls.
The Senate scheduled debate
starting later today on the bill
to authorize a S308.000.000 dam
on the Snake river on the Idaho
Oregon border.
A final vote probably will be
delayed until Thursday.
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) in
a speech prepared for delivery
aid the administration was ad
vocating "permanent waste" of
the site in favoring its develop
ment by a private utility.
He said a plan for three small
er dams in the Hells Canyon
react, being constructed by the
Idaho Power Co. under Federal
Power Commission license, "of
fers less water storage, less flood
control, less power, less recrea
tion and imperils fish and wild
life conservation."
Sen. Arthur V. Watkins (R
Utah) defended the FPC for act
ing in favor of the Idaho com
pany. He called it a "great in
dependent expert agency."
"No committee of congress,"
Watkins said, "can match the ex
perience, know how, and infor
mational background that went
into the Federal Power Commis
sion's consideration of the two
conflicting proposals to develop
the Hells Canyon reach of the
Snake river in the best public
interest."
Bulletin
'-"Washington (U.R) The
fnitd States tonight an
nounced plans to pull its major
military commands out of
Japan in on year.
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MEDFORD, OREGON,
Against
13 Dismissed From
jury Duty; Case Is
oved to
Thirteen people have so far
been dismissed from jury duty
in the trial of Billy Junior
Nunn, 28-year-old Klamath Falls
millworker, charged with first
degree murder in the April 19
slaying of William Alvin Eacret,
14, Klamath Falls.
The case was moved this
morning into the newly-completed
circuit court room in the
courthouse annex. Nunn's trial
will be the first held in the new
court room. The move was or
dered because ventilation was
considered better in the new
room than in the old one.
Examination of the jury be
gan Tuesday morning. Judge
H. K. Hanna, presiding over the
trial, said he had no idea when
the jury selection would be com
pleted. Preemptory Challenge
By noon today, the state had
exercised its preemptory chal
lenge right three times and the
defense six times. The court ex
cused four jurors. The preemp
tory challenge right entitles the
state to dismiss six jurors and
the defense 12 . without stating
reasons.
Twelve jurors and two alter
nates must be selected before
the trial gets under way.
Questions directed at the jury
in the examination cover a wide
range. Some of the more com
monly asked questions included:
(1) If you were the defendant
or prosecution would you like
to have all 12 members of the
jury in your present frame of
mind?
Formed Opinions
(2) Have you formed any kind
of opinion in this case?
(3) Do you conscientiously ob
ject to the death penalty?
(4) Are you familiar with de
grees of crime and with the term
"leniency"?
(5) Does the presence of sex
in this crime seem objectionable
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New Room
to you to the point that it might
hinder your ability to serve on
this jury?
(6) Do you have children, and
if so would having them influ
ence your judgment in this
crime since a young boy is the
victim?
Pleads Innocent
Nunn, married and the father
of one child, is accused of stran
gling the Eacret boy at Tubb
Springs state park, near the
Green Springs highway, after
sexually assaulting him. Investi
gators said he admitted the
crime. He has pleaded innocent
to the charge. The state has ask
ed for the death penalty.
Sam Harbison was appointed
by the court to defend Nunn.
Assisting with the defense is A.
E. Piazza District Attorney
Water Nunley is handling the
state's case, assisted by Alan
Holmes, deputy district attorney.
Medford Couple Hurt
In Oklahoma Crash
Charles Joseph Haas, 83, and
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his wile, niuri id, uuiu ui
Medford, were seriously injured
in an automobile accident north
of Enid, Okla., Tuesday morning,
it was reported here late yester
day. Two other persons were
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News of the accident was tele
phoned to the Mail Tribune by
Bill Sheets, of the Enid News
and Eagle.
Sheets said Mr. and Mrs.
Haas were taken to Enid Gener
al hospital where they were re
ported in serious, but not criti
cal, condition, he with a broken
hip and she with cuts and bruises,
Sheets quoted investigating of
ficers as saying Haas had pulled
the car he was driving off the
road during a driving rainstorm,
went back on to the highway,
and crashed head-on into another
car.
The driver of the other car,
Capt. George H. Weidman, Ft.
Riley, Kans., and his wife, were
killed instantly. Their three
children all were seriously in
jured. Sheets reported.
The accident occurred on U.S.
Highway 81 north of Enid.
Mr. and Mrs. Haas' address is
listed as 802 West 11th st.
Sheets is the son of M. F.
Sheets. Route 3, Medford. and
brother of Mrs. Don Elliott,
Medford, he said.
Explosion Reported
In Area Last Night
H. C. Ingle. 338 Bessie st.,
reported this morning that an
explosion jarred his house and
vibrated the trailer house in his
back yard about 8 p.m. yester
day. He said the blast appeared to
have happened northwest of his
home, where he saw smoke ris
ing. The explosion caused lights
in the house to flicker, he said.
City and state police reported
they had no information about
an explosion.
San Francisco (U.R) The U.
S. government has obtained a
temporary stay of execution of
an order forcing them to return
sailing papers to seamen barred
by Coast Guard screening boards.
Weather
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irioitv fire hazard fhrouth
Thursdav. I.w toniiht 60.
High Thursday near 100-
Temp.
Htchot Yestprdav 101
Lowest this Morning SO
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Sunrise 4:50 a.m.
Sunset 7:43 p.m.
The Moon set Thurs
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Khrushchev Leaves
On Unannounced
Trip by Plane
Free World Attacked
Prior To Departure
Moscow (U.R) Soviet
Communist party chief Nikita S.
Khrushchev left Moscow by
plane today on an unpublicized
mission.
There was no announcement
of his destination. His plane flew
off toward the east.
Khrushchev came to the Cen
tral airport with other Soviet
leaders to bid farewell to the
East German government dele
gation which came to Moscow
for top-level talks.
Attack on Western World
At a farewell banquet for the
German visitors Tuesday night,
Khrushchev made a rigorous at
tack on the Western world. He
derided their concepts of free
speech, press and elections and
said "nothing could tempt us to
rejoin the so-called free world."
Also on hand to see the East
Germans off were Soviet Pre
mier Nikolai Bulganin, Foreign
Minister Dmitri Shepilov, De
fense Minister Marshal Georgi
Zhukov and former Premier
Georgi Malenkov.
Twenty minutes after the
East Germans took off for Ber
lin, Khrushchev boarded a twin
engined Soviet passenger plane
alone and flew off eastward.
Newsmen Hear Tirade
Khrushchev delivered his sca
thing attack on the Western
world and its ideas of democracy
at a glittering reception for the
visiting East German delegation
in the great Kremlin palace. His
audience included members of
the diplomatic corps and West
ern newsmen in addition to So
viet and Communist dignitaries.
"A free world, in the opinion
of the monopolists, is one where
there is freedom to plunder the
people and everything can be
run according to the will of the
monopolists," Khrushchev said
in an impromptu speech.
Leaders of the Western na
tions, he added "often like to
call their countries the free
world.",
"But this is the same free
world from which we freed our
selves 39 years ago, and since
then we have built socialism,"
he said. "Today nothing could
tempt us to rejoin the so-called
free world."
Late News Briefs
NEGOTIATIONS RESUME
Pittsburgh (U.R) The steel
industry's Big Three, back after
a one-day secret conference in
New York, resumed negotiations
with the Steelworkers today to
end the 18-day strike.
There was nothing to indicate
either side would substantially
alter its position.
'THIRD FORCE' SEEN
Brioni, Yugoslavia (U.R)
Observers speculated today that
a new "Third Force" in world
politics may emerge from to
day's meeting of the top leaders
of three "uncommitted" nations
in the cold war.
Indian Prime Minister Jawa
harlal Nehru was scheduled to
join Yugoslav President Tito and
Egyptian President Gamal Ab
del Nasser in a 24-hour confer
ence that may forge a new neu
tralist block poised between the
East and the West.
AT&T TELLS STOCK PLAN
New York (U.R! Ameri
can Telephone & Telegraph com
pany today announced plans for
floating the largest stock offer
ing in the nation's corporate his
tory. It plans to raise its authorized
stock by 40.000.000 shares and
to offer 5.750.000 shares of capi
tal stock to its stockholders at
S100 a share on the basis of one
new share for each 10 shares
held.
Washington (U.R) The Sen
ate Judiciary Committee has ap
proved a bill to authorize 35 new
judgeships to help meet the
growing case load in federal
courts across the nation.
GRIM-FACED MEMBERS OF COURT sit for photographer at opening of trial of Staff
Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon, accused of manslaughter in drowning deaths of six Marine
recruits during night march at Parris Island, S. C. From left: Major John Demas Lt
Col. Daniel J. Regan, Lt. Col. Nicholas A. Sisak, Col. Edward L. Hutchinson, presi
dent of court; Lt. Col. Duane Fultz, Major Edwin T. Carleton, and Lt. Bentlev .
Nelson, U. S. N. Court is sitting at Parris Island. (International SoundphoU)
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CONFERENCE IS HELD by Staff Sergeant Matthew C.
McKeon and Emil Zola Berman, his New York civilian at
torney, as Marine's trial by general court-martial for the
drowning of six recruits gets under way at Parris Island,
S. C, where deaths occurred. (International Soundphot-o)
Amendments to City
Traffic Ordinances
Adopted by Council
The Medford city council last! be fined S10 on the first offense,
night adopted amendments to and not less than $25 on other
several "tity traffic ordinances offenses.
as part of a modernization plan (See other ccunril story page 16)
for codification of ordinances
inaugurated since the city re
tained the services of a full-time
attorney.
One amendment exempts fed
eral, state, county and city ve
hicles from parking meter re
quirements and provides for af
fidavits for dismissal of penalty
if a meter is out of order.
Before it was approved, the
council deleted a section ex
empting specified vehicles from
meter requirements on the basis
that it would encourage abuse
However, the amendment failed
to pass with only the provision
for affidavits for out-of-order
meters.
Reconsider Amendment
The council then reconsidered
the entire amendment, which
was approved 4 to 2.
City Attorney E. R. Bashaw
pointed out the amendment will
provide a means of disposition
for most tickets issued govern
ment agencies. In case of abuses,
he said the city could still prose
cute. The section providing an
affidavit that a meter is out
of order will assist the police
department in its accounting of
traffic violations.
Other amendments passed pro
hibit drag racing within the city
limits, excessive muffler noises,
and provide that an operator's
license must be in the possession
of any driver.
Bashaw pointed out the
amendments comply with state
laws. '
The muffler measure provides
that persons guilty of excessive
noise because of a muffler will
Where There's Smoke
There's Not Always
Fire, CPRFD Learns
Central Point rural firemen
found out early this morning
that where there's smoke
there's not always a fire.
At 2:49 a.m. the rural dis
trict station at Central Point
received a call from state po
lice that someone had reported
a fire at Southern Oregon
Equipment company on High
way 99 in the Elk City area.
Prepared for the worst, 15
firemen dashed to the scene
with six units of firefighting
equipment. On arrival they
found a dense pall of odd
smelling smoke but could lo
cate no fire.
They set out to trare the
source of the (make and soon
found it. less than a mile
away. It was the Jackson
county mosquito control spray
er truck, with County Sanitar
ian Walter Sutherland and a
driver hard at work.
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Meeting Urged to
Consider Program
Mayor Earl Miller last night
urged a meeting of the. finance
committee to consider means of
financing a capital improvement
program in Medford. No date
has yet been set for the meet
ing. The improvement program
would include an arterial street
program costing an estimated
SI, 656, 100 and a storm sewer
project estimated to cost about
S380.000.
City officials have indicated
that an off-street parking might
also be included in the overall
plan.
The city council tentatively
approved the 10-year arterial
street program at the June 19
meeting.
The arterial street program
was prepared under the super
vision of Vernon Thorpe, public
works director, as an alterna
tive to a 1954 plan which was
estimated to cost the city about
S4, 130.000. The same basic plan
was adopted for the modified
program.
The program, along with a
proposed 5380,000 storm sewer
program, was submitted to the
council's finance committee to
study financing. City officials
hope to finance the program
over a 10-year period, with abcut
10 per cent of the cost being
paid each year.
Fire Hazard Listed
As Serious Here
Medford station of the U.S.
weather bureau warned today
of a serious fire hazard through
Thursday.
Forecast was for hot and dry
weather.
Dry easterly winds over the
mountains are responsible for
the danger. The weather bureau
said that the hazard extends all
the way to the coast.
A 102 degree temperature was
foreseen for this afternoon with
a 100 degree reading predicted
for Thursday. Maximum tem
perature yesterday was 101 de
grees. Reading at. Grants Pass
yesterday was 102.
Portland (U.R) More than
200 fires, 100 of them in Malheur
county, were reported in nation
al forest lands in Oregon at noon
today.
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Risked Own Life,
Attorney Claims
Parris Island. S.C. (U.R)
A court martial was told today
that Marine Sgt. Matthew C
McKeon led his recruit platoon
into a tidal stream where six
drowned "not for sadistic plea
sure but for the dedicated pur
pose of making Marines."
When McKeon saw panic
sweep over the outfit when one
man slipped in the water, he
risked his own life repeatedly
in an effort to save every one,
McKeon's attorney said,
"The first man in was the
last man out," the lawyer said.
Issue Chief Defense
The issue of how stiff Leather
neck training should be thus was
made the chief defense for the
31-year-old drill instructor who
was on trial for manslaughter
and cruelty in one of the most
celebrated military trials in re
cent history.
McKeon's counsel, New York
lawyer Emile Zola Berman,
made his plea to a seven- man
court of combat veterans after
winning the right to poll former
Marines from all over the na
tion about their views on boot
training at this and other Mar
ine encampments.
Ex-Marines Rally
As the third day of the court
martial got under way ex-Marines
were rallying to McKeon's
support in leading his platoon
into a tidal creek in the dark of
night.
In his opening statement Ber
man described the "march of
death" platoon as "laggard" and
said their drill instructor only
was trying to whip them into
shape.
McKeon routed the men out
of their barracks for a surprise
night march into the marshlands
nearby "to give them morale,
Berman said.
McKeon is on trial before a
court martial composed of seven
officers who have fought in the
ranks of U. S. Marines on war
time battlefields. He is charged
with manslaughter, cruelty, dis
obeying regulations and bring
ing discredit to the armed ser
vices by drinking, on the day of
the march, in the presence of a
recruit.
Mosquito Spraying
In Progress Here
Fogging and spraying against
mosquitoes has been in progress
the last several weeks accord
ing to the local health depart
ment. Areas that have been
treated several times include the
Table Rock area, Roberts rd.,
and the airport.
Dr. A. E. Merkel, county
health officer, stressed that the
demand for fogging and spray
ing has been greater than the
department's supply of equip
ment. There is only one unit for
the entire county.
The health officer also noted
that it was impossible to kill the
mosquitoes 100 per cent in any
area but by treating the areas
every 10 days or two weeks the
number of the insects is greatly
reduced.
Recalled Multnomah Sheriff
Plans To Seek Reelection
Portland (U.R) Mike Elli- wait until 1958. Sheriff Terry
ott, the one-time sheriff of Mult
nomah county who was recalled
from office, was back in Port
land today.
Three things were on Elliott's
mind upon his return to the Rose
City. First the grand jury had
summoned him to appear yes
terday and tell what he knows
about alleged vice conditions in
Portland. Then Elliott also an
nounced he plans to seek re
election as Multnomah county
sheriff. And that Columbia Pic
tures is planning to make a film
based on his life.
If Elliott is seriously consid
ering seeking the law-enforcement
post again, he will have to
Investigation Ends
In Chasef Arrest
Of Donald Arnbuehl
Marijuana Declared
Narcotic Involved
Donald LaVcrne Ambuehl, 31.
of 1615 Crater Lake ave., oper
ator of the Y-Club in north Med
ford, was arrested this morning
on suspicion of illegal posses
sion of narcotics, according to
Police Chief Charles Champlin.
The chief said Ambuehl will
be formally charged in I com
plaint in circuit court here to
day. He said marijuana is the
narcotic involved.
Ambuehl was arrested about
6:30 a.m. today after an odd
wrong-way automobile chase in
the western portion of Medford,
the chief said.
First Suspicions
First suspicions in the cas
were aroused last week, Champ
lin reported, when an officer of
Burns Detective agency reporU
ed a "tip" on the matter to state
and city police. Several days of
intensive investigation on the
part of city and state officers
followed, including an all-night
investigation last night.
Chief Champlin said the in
vestigation pointed to Ambuehl.
They followed him to the Plaza
apartments, and this morning as
he was leaving the building,
they confronted him.
He saw the officers, the chief
said, and ran to his car, which
was parked at the southeast
corner of 10th st. and South
Oakdale ave. To get away from
the officers, he backed his car
rapidly across Oakdale, down
10th past King st. to Laurel, and
down Laurel to 11th, where he
attempeted to get it in a position
to move forward.
Rams Vehicle
It was at this point, Champ
lin said, that the state police
car in which he was riding,
driven by State Police Lt. Paul
Morgan, rammed the Ambuehl
vehicle, bringing it to a halt.
Champlin said he jumped out
and covered the suspect, who
was immediately placed under
arrest by Morgan and Champlin,
assisted by Police Detective
Sergeant Lyle Perkins, who ar
rived in another car. Ambuehl
was not armed and offered no
resistance.
Both Morgan and Champlin
suffered minor injuries in the
collision. Ambuehl reportedly
was unhurt. He was taken to the
Medford police station where
he was questioned during the
morning.
Narcotics Agent
The police chief said a fed
eral narcotics agent in Portland
is aware of the investigation,
and has said a federal "hold"
order will be placed against Am
buehl for narcotics law violation
when the agent arrives in town,
probably Thursday or Friday.
Officers participating in the
cooperative investigation were
Champlin, Morgan and Perkins,
and Medford officer Ray Seely,
and State Police Privates Rob
ert Wievesiek and Donald Cain.
Ambuehl made no written
statement to police in connection
with the case, the chief said, but
he declared he has orally admit
ted possession of the drug.
Champlin said Ambuehl threw
two vials out of his car during
the "backward" chase, which
have been recovered, and which
contained substantial amounts of
marijuana.
Gold Hill Residence
Burns Late Yesterday
A residence belonging to M.
C. Hancock, North Pacific high
way, Gold Hill, burned to the
ground late yesterday and also
burned about three acres of
grass land in the vicinity, ac
cording to the state forest patrol.
The fire was extinguished by
the state forest patrol, they re
ported today.
Schrunk has two years to serve
yet and should he be successful
in his campaign for Mayor of
Portland, the county commis
sioners would appoint a new
sheriff.
Also appearing before the
grand jury yesterday were
Schrunk and James 6. Elkins,
Portland nightlife figure whose
allegations touched off the
probe.
Elliott was recalled in 1949
by the voters when it was
learned he had lied about his
age, service in the marines and
educational qualifications in run
ning for office. He currently is
on probation for a Los Angeles
county charge cf forgery.