Nxon
Ferfee'
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Britain Promised
American Support
Short of Force
Suez Canal Dispute
Discussed in London
London ttJ.PJ Tha United
Statu, Britain and Franca de
cidad today to call an interna
tional conferanca which wauld
include tha Soviet Union, to
dhcuia tha iutura of tha Suez
Canal.
London U.PJ Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles pro
mised American, support to
s Britain and France today for any
"firm measures" they may take
in the Suez Canal dispute. But
he stopped short of approving
the use of force.
Earlier, authoritative sources
aid Prime Minister Anthony
Eden told Dulles that London
and Paris were ready to go
ahead on their own, using force
is necessary, to put the canal
under international control.
To implement that possibility,
Britain already has alerted some
of its military and naval forces
for possible air and sea landings
in the Suez Canal Zone "as an
extreme measure."
Dulles flew to London from
Washington this morning at
President Eisenhower's direction
to present the American view
point. At his first meeting with
Eden, Dulles was quoted as say
ing that the President agreed
that "firm measures" would be
justified in maintaining freedom
of passage through the canal.
But they said Dulles stressed
the use of diplomatic and econ
omic action moves such as the
partial freezing of Egyptian as
sets ordered by the United States
Tuesday.
In any case, he said, Egypt
should be dealt with fairly in
any ultimate internationalization
of the canal.
Must Reserve Right
Eden was reported to have
replied that Britain must re
serve the right to take any ac
1 tion necessary, including mili
tary landings and naval action,
to remove Egypt from sole con
trol of the canal.
French Foreign Minister Chris
tian Pineau told Dulles that
France fully backs the British
view when he met the Secretary
of State for private talks later
in the afternoon.
The British War Office took
another step in the overall build
up of forces by ordering a troop
transport enroute to Singapore
to turn back. The War Office
said the Dunera would drop 180
troops at Malta and return the
rest to Britain.
Authoritative sources said that
while the possibility of actual
troop landing in Egypt could not
be rejected as an "extreme mea
sure," they emphasized that this
would be an action of last resort.
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Two Drivers Are Fined
In District Court
Two drivers were fined $255
each, their licenses were sus
pended for 90 days and each re
ceived 30-day jail sentences
when they appeared in district
court Monday afternoon o n
charges of driving while under
the influence of liquor.
Judge Rawles Moore sus
pended the jail sentence of
James Thomas Perdue, 47, of 211
Bond st., Medford, upon pay
ment of the $255 fine. The judge
said the jail sentence of Charles
Stanley Bump. Hines. Ore., will
also be suspended upon payment
of the fine.
Both men" were arrested Sun
day by state police on Highway
99. They pleaded guilty to the
charges.
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Governor Smith Meets With
County Residents Today
Governor Klmo Smith, escorted
by Bob Hoot, former represen
tative from Jackson county to
the Oregon legislature, met with
a group of Medford Republicans
at a "drop in" breakfast at the
Top Notch cafe this morning.
Some 10 to 15 local business
men talked and drank coffee
with the governor from 7:30 a.m.
to 9:30 a-m.
The conversation was friendly
and for the most part non-political.
Root asked the governor if
he couldn't do something to
speed the state highway commis
sion's decision on the route of
the new highway through Med
ford. He said he would look into
1 Governor and Mrs. Smith are
MARINA S. GATES
Announces Candidacy
Mrs. Marina Gates
Will Be Candidate
For Council Post
Mrs. Marina S. Gates, 729
West Foufth st.,, has announced
she will be a candidate for the
Medford city council from ward
III during the November elec
tions. Petitions for her candidacy
are being circulated, she said. In
cumbent Harold Frye has indi
cated he will not seek reelection.
Mrs. Gates for the past four
years has been a member and
secretary of the Medford budget
committee. She also has been
active in the United Medford
crusade, and is former publicity
chairman of the Oregon Heart
association and is secretary of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce's Community clinic
in 1954. She also has been active
in the ground observer corps in
Medford.
Secretary Service
She was secretary to the late
Mayor Diamond L. Flynn for 1 Vi
years and from 1945-47 was em
ployed by Santa Barbara county
welfare department in Califor
nia and served as deputy clerk
in that office. She is presently
an executive secretary at Cali
fornia Oregon Power company.
Mrs. Gates is a Republican
Drecinct committeewoman in
precinct 49, having been elected
in the primary election this year.
Mrs. Gates is a member of
Zuleima temple. Daughters of
ihp Nile and Business and Profes
sional Women's club. She served
with the Waves as an operations
yeoman during World War ir.
She graduated from .Santa
Maria Junior college in 1937 and
has also attended Oklahoma A
and M and the University of
Southern California.
Deadline for Filing
Deadline for candidates filing
for mayor and four council posi
tions ii- Medford is Aug. 31.
In nddi:ion to Mayor Miller's
term, other terms expiring are
those of John Snider, council
man from ward I: Jack Fitzger
ald, councilman from ward IV;
and a vard II position, left va
cant when Dick Woodcock re
signed, because he moved from
the ward.
Both Snider and Fitzgerald
have said they are undecided as
to whether they will file for re
election. Filings for the various
positions should be made with
the city recorder in the city hall.
Weather
FORECAST: Cooler with ihow
rrs in the vicinity tonight
and early Thursday. Rt.k of
thunder showers this even inc.
Low tonttht 45. High Thurs
day 78.
Temp.
Hi it hen Yesterday
Lowest this Morning 51
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise ... 5:03 a.m
Sunset 7:32 p.m.
The Moon rises Thurs
day .- 12:49 a.m.
N'ear tt is seen the star.
Aldebaran.
Vew Moon Aiir. C
luptter sets 1n the evenlnr twi
light and will soon he lost In
tfie rav. of the setting snn. It
Fill return as a morning star
early in the Fall.
in Rogue valley for the rest of
the day, leaving by plane to
morrow morning. Smith met last
night with leaders of the local
Republican organization at a din
ner and spoke later on a tele
vision program.
This afternoon he and his wife
were scheduled to attend a
luncheon in Ashland. Lloyd
Selby, head of the Smith cam
paign in that city, was to take
the governor to several places
of business in Ashland and to a
meeting with a group of minis
ters and farmers. ,
Tonight, Governor and Mrs.
Smith will be guests of honor at
the opening banquet and play of
the 1956 Shakespearean festival
st Ashland.
President Has No
Doubt Health Can
Stand Second Term
Doesn't Feel as Well
As He Did Year Ago
Washington tU.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower said today he
has no doubt that his health can
stand the strain of a second
term.
The President said he based
his opinion on what his doctors
tell him and on his own feel
ings. He also told his first news
conference since his June 9 in
testinal operation that he feels
good but not as well as a year
ago. Mr. Eisenhower said his
doctors have told him it will be
at least four months after his
operation early October be
fore he can expect to feel like
his old self again.
This is the way Mr. Eisenhow
er summed up how he feels:
"I feel good but I don't feel
as well as I did a year ago. The
doctors tell me I'm in fine shape.
I have nothing that really keeps
me from going on and doing my
work."
Physic&I Examination
A reporter told him1 some peo
ple who know and love him
fear he might not live through
four more years in the White
House. Mr. Eisenhower replied:
"I don't think it is too im
portant to the individual how
his end comes. And he certainly
can't dictate the time .... I've
made up my mind that this is a
thing I should try and we'll see
what the American people
think." v
Mr. Eisenhower's personal ap
praisal of his health came on the
heels of another physical exam
ination this morning. The White
House reported that his physic
ians found him "in fine shape."
Mr. Eisenhower was asked
whether he went through a per
iod of indecision after his oper
ation before reaffirming his will
ingness to run again.
Paler and Thinner
He said he did not, that it
had never occurred to him that
there would be any renewed
question about his intentions
until he started reading the
newspapers some days after the
operation.
Mr. Eisenhower was notice
ably paler and thinner than he
was at his last news conference
before the operation. . He an
swered most questions in a quiet
and rather restrained tone of
voice. However, he showed no
outward evidence of weariness
during the 35 minutes that he
stood before a capacity crowd
of 311 reporters.
18 Appointments
For Bloodmobile Visit
Eighteen persons had made
appointments to donate blood by
noon today, according to the
local Red Cross office. The
bloodmobile will be at the Elks
Club Wednesday, Aug. 8, from
1 to 5 p.m. Appointments may
be made by calling 3-3813.
Those who have made appoint
ments are Keith Haines, Inez
Bergman, Shirley Hackett, Dora
Burnette, Shirley Deen, Jack
Creager, Ken MacDonald, J. P.
Dunphy, Arthur Brereton, Avis
Kezer, Mildred Silva, Dan Krotz,
Virginia Krotz, Lester Wallace,
W. H. Reichstein, J. A. Williams.
Keith Copinger, and Melvin
Amaro.
A quota of 240 pints has been
set for the county. During the
month of June this year 220
pints of blood were used in Jack
son county. I
"Say, What IS An 'Eisenhower Republican,
Anyhow?"
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51st Year rTageT
langley, Crosby Indicted
Multnomah Grand Jury
District Attorney.
Teamsters Official
Released on Bail
Seattle Racetrack
Figure Also Indicted
Portland (U.R) The district
attorney of OVegon's most popu
lous county and the international
representative of the Teamsters
Union in Oregon were indicted
late yesterday by the Multnomah
county grand jury which has
been probing vice allegations
here for several weeks.
District Attorney William M.
Langley of Multnomah county
and Teamster leader Clyde C.
Crosby were among eight per
sons freed on bail after the jury
returned its second batch of in
dictments in two days. Nine per
sons were indicted Monday and
four of them were arrested and
also released on bail.
Policemen Indicted
James (Big Jim) Elkins, Port
land nightlife figure, named in
Monday's indictments, also was
indicted yesterday.
Others indicted yesterday in
cluded Thomas Johnson, 68, a
Williams avenue businessman
and four city policemen. The of
ficers were named on perjury
counts.
Tom Maloney, a Seattle race
track figure who was indicted
secretly yesterday, surrendered
to Sheriff Terry Schrunk today
and posted $7,000 bail on four
misdemeanor counts and one fel
ony count.
In addition, three other per
sons were indicted secretly yes
terday. Langleyi the 40-year-old dis
trict attorney, said he was "abso
lutely innocent." Two indict
ments were returned against
him. One accused him of con
spiracy to permit gambling and
the other charged "incompe
tence, corruption, malfeasance
and delinquency in office."
Langley Free on Bail
Langley was freed on $1,000
bail after appearing yesterday
evening at the home of Circuit
Judge Frank Lonergan. He said
he planned to be on hand at his
office today.
Langley has been critical of
Attorney General Robert Y.
Thornton's handling of the grand
jury.' Thornton was placed in
charge of the case by Gov. Elmo
Smith after the Oregonian pub
lished a series of copyrighted
articles last spring detailing vice
allegation.
Crosby was named in two
counts, one charging conspiracy
to commit a felony and the other
for unlawful possession of a re
volver. Oak Harbor, Wash. U.R
Gerald Noah Calgin, 18. The
Dalles, who admitted fatally
beating a baby left in his care,
has been committed to a hospi
tal for mental observation.
"MEDFClRD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1,1956
so
VETS TRANSFERRED Eighteen members
of the Camp White Domiciliary were trans
ferred by plane Tuesday for Intermediate
care in Reno, Nev. In above photo an at
tendant fastens the safety belt around a litter
patient. The patients have been awaiting
transfer since July 1. Those making the trip
are not in need for full hospital care, but
need enough doctor's attention to be ineligible
Ground Breaking
Ceremonies Slated
For New Hospital
Ground breaking ceremonies
for the new Rogue Valley Me
morial hospital will be held at
7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6, at the
Barnett and Murphy rd. site.
i Construction of the $2,000,000
hospital is expected to start im
mediately after ceremonies. De
tails of the ground - breaking
ceremonies will be announced
later.
The contract was awarded to
A. V. Peterson company, Port
land, recently by the board of
directors after negotiations in
which the original bid of $2,040,
404, was reduced to $1,938,000.
The reduction was made through
changes in certain original spec
ifications. The RL Rev. Benjamin Dag
well, bishop of the Episcopal dio
cese of Oregon and chairman of
the board, noted that the reduc
tion will not detract from the
excellence of the structure, and
items eliminated are desirable,
but not essential.
Over-All Cost
The over-all cost of the hos
pital has been estimated at $2,
555,218. More than $2,000,000 is al
ready available for construction.
Funds came from two individu
al donations totaling $580,000;
a Ford Foundation grant of $26,
300; funds pledged by county
residents during a campaign last
winter totaling $883,544; and a
federal contribution under the
Hill-Burton act totaling $564,000.
The total on hand is about a
half-million dollars short of the
estimated total expenditure, but
in conferences between board
members and a few individuals
recently, assurances have been
given that the prospective def
icit will be covered by addition
al substantial contributions.
Krupp's Resignation
To Be Considered
Central Point The board of
directors of the Central Point
Rural Fire Protection district
will meet at 7:30 p.m. today to
consider action on the resigna
tion of Chief Richard Krupp and
Assistant Chief Harry Tonn.,
The pair submitted their
nesignations Monday, July 23,
to the board. Krupp said his
main reason for resigning was
the opposition of one board
member to the operations of the
district.
Krupp has been chief since
the district was organized as a
private corporation in 1950. The
district became a municipal dis
trict about two years later.
Tonn, a volunteer member of
the department, also has been
with the district since its incep
tion six years ajo.
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Billy Nunn
Sentenced
Billy Junior Nunn, 28-year-old
Klamath Falls millworker con
victed of first degree murder in
the slaying of 14-year-old Alvin
William Eacret, was formally
sentenced in circuit court this
morning. He will be taken to
the state penitentiary at Salem
within 20 days.
Circuit Judge H. K.' Hanna
said date for Nunn's execution
will be set following affirmation
of the sentence by the state su
preme court.
A jury returned the first de
gree murder verdict against
Nunn last Thursday. Since there
was no recommendation for len
iency, the death penalty is man
datory unless the supreme court
rules otherwise. Recently passed
legislation requires automatic
appeal of all such cases.
May Order Exam
This morning Sam Harbison,
Nunn?s court-appointed attorney,
called to the court's attention a
point of Oregon law which pro
vides the judge may -order a
psychiatric examination of the
defendant before sentence is
passed if sex stimulation is ap
parent as motivation.
The judge said, "The court is
of a contrary opinion. The con
stitution sets the sentence,' not
the legislature."
The Eacret boy was sexually
assaulted and killed April 19
near Tub Springs state park.
Nunn was subsequently arrest
Marine Commandant Takes Stand
Parris Island, S. C U.R
Gen. Randolph McCall Pate,
commandant of the Marine
Corps, testified today that had
he been asked to act in the
"death march" case of S. Sgt.
Matthew C. McKeon "I probably
would have transferred him for
stupidity or lack of judgment."
The four-star general, climac
tic witness in the general court
martial trial of McKeor, testi
fied as a defense witness.
"I think I would have written
into the books that this sergeant
was never to drill troops again,"
the commandant told a court
room so packed that standees
were four deep around the
walls.
His answer was made to a
long hypothetical question read
by Chief Defense Counsel Emile
Zola Berman. It reviewed the
entire testimony of the trial,
called after six men drowned
during a death march into a
tidal stream, led by McKeon to
teach a laggard platoon .disci
pline.
Prior to answering the hypo
thetical question, however. Gen.
Pate said he did not regard a
discipline march of recruits on a
Sunday across the rifle range
and into the swamps and tidal
waters as oppression of troops.
"I would not call that oppres
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for the Domiciliary, according to Domiciliary
officials. Several ambulatory patients also
made the trip. Wheelchair patients were
placed in litters for the trip to the Veterans
Administration center at Reno. The plane
crew included a registered nurse and several
male attendants who arrived from Travis
Air Force base.
Formally
in Court
ed in Alturas, Calif., and enter
ed a plea of innocent to the
charge. His trial began July .17
and ended Thursday. Tha jury
returned its verdict after only
45 minutes of deliberation.
Late News Briefs
COMMUNIST3 ADVANCE
Rangoon, Burma (U.R) The
newspaper Nation said today the
enmese communists have oc
cupied about 1,000 square miles
of Burmese territory in a "slow
but implacable" invasion that
began about a year ago.
ALUMINUM INDUSTRY HIT
Pittsburgh , (U.R) More than
28,000-aluminum workers walk
ed off the job today paralyzing
50 per cent of the nation's vitally
needed aluminum production.
END IN SIGHT
New York (U.R) The official
end to the $1,000,000,000 steel
strike is expected either Thurs
day or Friday.
CENTRAL BUREAU URGED
Klamath Falls (U.R) A cen
tral idei.jfication bureau in Ore
gon to which all law enforce
ment agencies would be required
to make daily crime reports was
recommended today by the Leg
islative Interim Committee on
Sex Crime Prevention.
sion no," he said.
Oppression is one of the four
charges against McKeon.
As to the two charges that
the defendant was drinking
against regulations, Gen. Pate
said that his action in that mat
ter would have been:
"I think I'd take a stripe away
from him.'.'
As for the remainder of the
indictment against McKeon, Gen.
Pate said if he had been acting:
"I suppose I'd probably have
transferred him away for stupid
21st Annual Shakespearean
Festival Opens
' Ashland The 21st annual Ore
gon Shakespearean Festival will
officially open today with the
traditional opening night dinner
at 6 p.m. in Ashland's Lithia
park.
Shakespeare's "Richard III"
will be the first play in the
month long Festival. Curtain
time is 8:30 p.m. each day. Other
plays include "Love's Labour's
Lost," "Romeo and Juliet," and
"Cymbeline." Two special per
formances of "Titus Andronicus"
will be presented Aug. 24 and 29.
Playing the leading role in
Richard III" tonight will be Don
Gunderson, Chicago actor -who
Stassen Within
Right as Citizen
To Push Herter
Ike Choose Not
To Discuss Herter
Washington U.R) President
Eisenhower told a news confer
ence today that Vice President
Richard M. Nixon is perfectly
acceptable to him as a 1956 run
ning mate.
He said Nixon "is perfectly ac
ceptable to me as he was in
1952." Asked if it may be con
cluded that the vice president is
his personal preference for run
ning mate this year, Mr. Eisen
how replied: "I see no reason to
draw such a conclusion ... but
you may."
The chief executive also said
that Harold E. Stassen was com
pletely within his rights as a pri
vate citizen in backing some
one other than Nixon.
Mr. Eisenhower declined to
state flatly that he wants Nixon.
He said he would not presume
to dictate to the Republican nom
inating convention.
Ka Feels Better
The President talked to a
crowd of 311 reporters at his
first session with them since
June 6. He made these other
points of news:
1. He believes that he will be
able to serve out another four
years in office if reelected. He
said that physically he has im
proved every day since his June
9 ileitis operation.
2. He said the Suez Canal
crisis posed a great issue to
every nation with a sea coast. He
said the United States must be
sure that the rights of the world
are not abused.
3. He said he thought Stas
sen, his special assistant for dis
armament matters, had done a
very splendid job in his official
role. On the basis of his infor
mation today, he expected Stas
sen to rejoin the official family
after his leave of absence for
politicking ends Aug. 27.
Always Planned To Run
4. At no time after his June 9
major surgery was he in any
doubt about running again. He
said he regarded the operation
as merely a matter of correction
and . improvement. He never. -thought
about pulling out of the
reelection race. '
On the vice presidency, Mr.
Eisenhower refused to say
whether he would be "happy" to
run with Christian A. Herter,
the Massachusetts Republican
governor who is backed by
Stassen.' The President said ha
did not want to discuss personali
ties beyond Nixon and that ha
mentioned Nixon primarily be
cause he now occupies tha vie
presidency.
Mr. Eisenhower, in one of his
rare appearances in double
breasted suit, was noticeably
thinner than the last time ha met
reporters. He seemed somewhat
pater than usual, but displayed
vitality and a degree of toler
ance and reporters peppered
him with frank questions, some
involving his bowel movements,
some citing a belief among some
of his "friends" that he would
not live out another term in
office.
He volunteered an opinion on
his recent meeting in Panama
with other American presidents.
saying he thought the conference
produced a tremendous profit.
He suggested that similar meet
ings might be held in the future,
although getting a number of
presidents together is difficult
to arrange.
ity or lack of judgment. I would
have written in the books that
this sergeant would never drill
troops again."
The sergeant on trial told the
court earlier that he would have
"walked to the gallows" out of
remorse the morning after six of
his men died on the death march.
Pate comforted the sergeant
when he arrived for his time in
the witness chair, telling Mc
Keon he had come here to "help
you any way I can to see that
the interests of justice are done."
In Ashland
previously played Antony m
"Antony and Cleopatra" in 1950.
Other leading roles will be
played by Nancy Pickhardt,
Irene Baird. Jan Kugell. Mi
chael F. Kasdan and David
O'Brien. Allen Fletcher of Car
negie Tech is directing the play.
Scenes from "Richard III 'A
will be presented coast to coast
over the NBC network Aug. 22.
Scheduled to attend opening
night ceremonies are Governor
and Mrs. Elmo Smith, Miss
Patty Berg, Eugene girl recently
chosen Miss Oregon of 1956, as
well as other state official.