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Airline Executive Predicts CAB Will Clear TWA Pilot of Violating Safety Regulations Washington U.R A Trans World Airlines executive pre dicted today that Civil Aeronau tic Board hearings on the Grand Canyon plane disaster will show that the TWA plane in volved did not violate safety regulations. Frank Busch, TWA vice presi dent in charge of operations, testified shortly after ? special six-man CAB panel opei.ed hear ings on the double crash of Trans World and United Air Lines planes. The accident which occurred June 30 took 128 lives. It was the worst commercial aviation accident in history. The hearings opened after a one-month investigation into the apparent collision. Conscientious Pilot Busch said in an opening state ment he is sure facts developed d'Ewart To Leave Post This Week Washington (U.R) Assist ant Interior Secretary Wesley A. d'Ewart, whose nomination by President Eisenhower was not confirmed by the Senate, plans to leave his post this week. Secretary of Interior Fred A. Seaton said Tuesday in a state ment he deeply regretted d'Ewart's departure. He said d'Ewart "has performed an out standing service in carrying for ward the department's import ant resource conservation re sponsibilities." When the Senate adjourned without confirming the former Montana GOP congressman's nomination, it left him without any status in the department. It would require another recess appointment by Mr. Eisenhower to keep him in his post. d'Ewart told the United Press earlier that he had no immed iate plans but was "waiHng around to see what develops." That statement left the implica tion he thought the President might renominate him. Then Seaton announced that d'Ewart is leaving. That indicat ed Mr. Eisenhower would nom inate someone else for the post. DOG SPOTTER White Cloud, Mich. (U.R) Conservation officer Alger Cline became an aerial dog-watcher when he went up in a plane to spot wild dogs that had been killing scores of deer. In the hearings will establish that TWA's flight "was operated in all respects In accordance with the highest safety stand ards." He said he knew the TWA pilot. Jack Gandy, who died in the crash, as one who "consist ently and conscientiously abided by all rules and regulations.'' CAB Chairman James R. Dur fee and W. K. Andrews, director of the CAB Bureau of Safety In vestigation, emphasized that no blame should be placed in the ac cident until the CAB has all the facts and decided on the prob-. able cause of the disaster. Andrews took the stand brief ly to say that his testimony be fore a House Commerce Sub committee at Las Vegas July 7 was not intended to place re sponsibility for the crash on the TWA pilot "or any other pilot." Andrews said he had been "misinterpreted" by "some New Radar Will Track Storms for 250 Miles Washington The weather bu reau today announced letting a contract for radar equipment which will result in earlier and more reliable storm warnings and which will be able to track severe storms up to 250 miles away. The contract, totaling some $3,800,000, was let to the Ray theon Manufacturing company, Chest X-Ray Clinic Open Here Tonight The chest x-ray clinic at Sac red Heart hospital will be open from 7 to 9 p.m. today, according to the Jackson County Public Health association. The evening clinic is for the benefit of those who work dur ing the day, the association re minded residents. Chest x-rays are the most efficient way of diagnosing tuberculosis when it is in its early stages, the assoc iation said, and will also detect early lung cancer, heart disease and other chest diseases. The Sacred Heart hospital clinic is open to the public the first Wednesday night of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. The clin ic is also open every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. RECOGNTION NOW Salisbury, Mass. (U.R) Folks here don't believe in waiting until a man dies before paying hin honors. They inserted an article in the March 17 town warrant for the voters to ballot on installing a tablet in Mem orial School to recognize the many years of service given the school and "health departments by Dr. William L. Coleman of nearby Seabrook, N. H. Waltham, Mass., to produce 39 new type weather radars for forecasting needs. Delivery scheduled to begin early in 1958. The new equipment will be linked into a planned nation. wide network of radar weather stations strategically located throughout the country, accord ing to weather bureau. The sys tem will allow meteorologists to track and relay findings of a storm from one station to another without losing contact with the disturbance. Reduce Difficulties Use of the network, officials pointed out, will reduce to a min imum present difficulties in plot ting storms such as hurricanes approaching the coast. The equipment, which will show an entire weather front or storm system, will automatically compile information 'which would otherwise be available only through several hundred observers, weather bureau offi cials said. Preliminary investi g a t i o n s suggest that the radars will also be useful in determining the to tal amounts of rain falling over a particular watershed, provid ing information invaluable in forecasting flash floods. The radars will be adaptable to various types of weather, of ficials said. When the hurricane season is past, for example, the equipment may be converted for best coverage of less severe weather, such as snow, drizzle and fog. VEGETABLE ADVICE Geneva, N. Y. 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Kyle, President fit newspapers when he was at tempting to explain responsibil ity of the TWA pilot and the pilot for United Air Lines. United Makes Statement Andrews also said that at the time of his congressional testi mony he had "only the barest preliminary information." He added that he was "satisfied" only Tuesday that the CAB in vestigators nad enough informa tion to proceed with the hear ings. D. R. Petty, vice president of operations for United Air Lines, also read a short opening state ment outlining the company's background. He said United and its predecessor companies have been operating regularly sched uled flights since 1927. Neither air line official was questioned about the crash dur ing the opening session. j.ne inquiry Doard also re ceived reports from two CAB ex perts on the conduct of the on- the-scene investigation of the crash and the removal of victims' bodies. Neither report contained any mention of the probable cause of the crash Aluminum Plant Started at The Dalles The Dalles OJ.R) The first shovel of concrete was turned here yesterday, marking the of ficial start of construction at the Harvey Machine Co., $64 000,000 aluminum reduction plant. Leo Harvey, president of the Torrence, Calif., company, turned the first shovel of con crete on the huge plant. The Portland Boy, Los! For 24 Hours, Found Hood River U.R) A 15-year-old Portland boy, who became separated from three other youths Monday east of Bonne ville dam, was found in good condition by U. S. Forest Service searchers yesterday. George White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd D. White, had been missing about 24 hours when found. Ranger Wayne Gurley said the four boys had been fishing at Wahtum lake when they de cided to take a short cut. White went ahead and became separ ated. The other boys returned to the lake about dark and tele phoned for help. The youth was in a deep gorge on the east fork of the creek when found. He said he had some food in his sleeping bag. Work Starts on Two Projects In City Work was started this mor ning on one sanitary sewer and one paving project in Medford, according to Vern Thorpe, public works director. Conrad Construction company started construction on a sani tary sewer in block four, High- croft addition from Keene Way dr. to Hillhouse st. Rogue River Paving company and Hughes and Dodd, subcon tractors, have started paving on Broad st. from Jackson to Clark sts., he said. Neither of the projects will be completed be fore September, he added. plant eventually is planned to cover a 1200-by-800 foot area just west of The Dalles city limits. Wednesday, August 1, I93S MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE TITS Arizona Summons Important Witness San Francisco (U.R) Ari zona has called to the stand one of its "most important" witness es to help prove its claim to 3,800,000 annual acre feet of the Colorado river water. This witness was R. J. Tipton, a consulting civil engineer and hydrologist. He took the stand Tuesday to testify on two terms that form a vital part of Ari zona's case. These terms are "beneficial consumptive use of water" and "virgin flow." Arizona hopes to have its definitions of these terms accepted. It is on these defin itions that Arizona bases its claim to the water. Opposing Arizona in the suit is California, which claims through other definitions of these terms that it is entitled to 5,363, 000 acre feet of water. There is not enough water in the river to satisfy both states. House Subcommittee Inspects Stockholm New York &I.R) The House Merchant Marine Subcommittee opened' its investigation today of the ramming and sinking of the Andrea Doria. It inspected the shattered bow of the Swed ish liner Stockholm in the hope of finding a clue to the cause of the sea tragedy. Eight members of the subcom mittee, headed by Rep. Robert C. Bonner (D-N.C.) went aboard the vessel in drydock at the Bethlehem Steel Co., Brooklyn yards. They gave careful scrutiny to the twisted steel of the Stock- BLIND STUDENT EXCELS Grand Rapids, Mich. (U.R) James VanderLaan, who has been blind since childhood, was the third-ranking member scho lastically of Christian High's graduating class. VanderLaan was president of the National Honor Society chapter at the school, a member of the a capella choir, winner of a Bible Award and a member of the school's track team. holm's bow, extending from the top deck to the keel. Bonner said the subcommittee will meet this afternoon to dis cuss their findings with Coast Guard marine safety experts and then confer with officials of the Italian Line, owners of the Andrea Doria. Boston (U.R) The old hall clock of the Rev. Mather Byles. who was the first pastor of Bos ton's Hollis Street Church, still keeps perfect time. Made by. a Boston watchmaker in 1750, it now stands in the old State House Museum. NEW, MODERN VAULT Cleaning, Glazing, RemodftKitf Frances' Fars Formerly Franco Dallsh 1100 Crater Lake Ave. Telaphont Ramaini 2-6524 ilMtesM ite&S&s tiMfrgfojij This Month's until you see this feature-packed P3S (USED 91 -LB. CAPACITY TRUE FREEZER has its own outside door, Hs own cool ' ng system, convenient door shelves FRESH FOOD COMPARTMENT maintains ideal humidity. Even ncov ered foods keep fresh and appetizing FROST-AWAY AUTOMATIC DEFROSTING never gives frost chance to bofld up . . . 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