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o o Eisenhower Calls Top Advisers To Discuss Action I a. iriiitii tu 1 I MCDITtttAHUN UA GA2A f f J A JtX U OUSIIMA to aN0M I o ' -j2k F- NAQI VVd IP " VNJUHN1HSVLA Q f.UwT7!T O n MIDDLE EAST TROUBLE SPOTS NewsmaS indicate sweep of fighting on Sinai Peninsula as invading Israeli forces and Egyptian troops clash. (1) Israeli's initial "drive into Egyptian territory swept deep into the Sinai Desert, with some reports placing troops within a score of miles of Suez Canal. (2) Egyptian forces counter-attack with o land forces and air support, reportedly shooting down at least one Israeli observation plane. (3) Arm of Israeli o forces sweeps northward, capruring El Quseima. (4) Unconfirmed reports that Egyptian Mediterranaui town of El Arish is in Israeli hands could indicate a third'lsraeli force in action. Egypt reports major battle at El Tbemed, west of Ras El Naqs and on road to El Nekhl. J2 i George Sees Fighting Death Blow To NATO Oo Augusta. Ga. U.R) Sen. j see France get into the trouble Walter F. George, President Ei senhower's personal representa tive to NATO, said today he be lieves that the outbreak of con flict in the .Middle East had been a "death blow'- to the North At lantic Treaty Organization. George, retiring charman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that France and England, by going into the fight ing, "have virtually withdrawn" from NATO which he called the "screen of protection" against Russia. I, Encouraged TFight I "The Israelis started the pres- ! ent trouble because they were encouraged to do so by both I England and France." George said. "It may be that Russia's preoccupation with revolt in their satellite nations may have convinced the anti-Communists that it was a good time ra act." The situation in the Middle East today, George said, "pre sents one of the meanest pictures in world affairs we have had in some time." He said he was surprised to Three Americans Jointly Awarded ' Prize in Physics Stockholm U.R) Three Americans were awarded jointly the Nobel physics prize today for their invention and development of the point contact transistor which is making revolutionary changes in the radio and tele phone industries. The physicists, who will split $38,633 in prize money equally, are Dr. Walter Brattain, Murray Hill, N. J.: Prof. John Bardeen. Champaign, 111., and Dr. William Shocklcy, Mountain View. Calif. It took two hours for the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to reach a decision on the prize award for physics, mak ing it the most hotly debated issue in the august institution's history. Brattain and Shocklcy con ducted their researches on the transistor while working togeth er at the Bell Telephone Labora tories where Brattain. 54. still is a member of the technical staff. Shorkley. 46. now is di rector of the Shockley Semicon ductor Laboratory, a division of the Beckman Instruments com pany. Brattain was born in China of American parents and Shocklcy was born in London and came to the United States as a child. Bardeen, 48, is a professor of physics and engineering at the University of Illinois. Hearing Starts in Narcotic Drug Case Preliminary hearing started in district court this morning for Acy E. Yates. Prospect, charged Monday with obtaining a narcotic drug unlawfully. Mrs. Yates, being held on an identical charge, will appear for preliminary hearing at the con clusion of her husband's heari:;. She was arraigned in district coiirt yesterday. It was indicated that Yates' hearing would extend through today and possibly "tomorrow. Both Mr. and Mrs. Yates are '?ins represented by O. H. enctson. Med ford attorney. ' Hl-v sre being held in the coun ; i iil on $2,000 bail. They are accused of forging prescriptions for dilaud. a pain relieving narcotic, at Wainscott'i pharmacy. in Egypt. France has aftst of its army ; (about 600.000) in Algiers where al Securjtv Council and the na they will probably remain for tion.s Unitary' chiefs. The Se the next 50 years." the veteran Luritv counoi comprises the senator said. He added that t0rci'j,- . ,,.;.,. nn inter- neither France nor England were(eady for war. He also doubted thatRussia would come into the contact "as a nation." Residents Along River WaVned of Possible Flooding The Mcdford weather bureau (, today warned residents along Rogue river to be prepared for the possibility of high cwateiC and advised Maj. Gen. Joseph Hicks. Jackson county civil de fense director, to see that emer gency crews along the stream are "ready to go." General Hicks said civil de fense workers have been alerted to possible emergency flood con ditions during the next two to five days. Among CD workers "standing by" s those in Shady Cove. Eagle Point. Gold Hill and Rogue River, he said. Heavy Snowfall o The weather bureau reported heavy snowfall at high eleva tions and said that it is watching to see what a "pretty wet storm," now brewing off the coast, will do. It could start coming into this area Friday nisht. Residents along the river were' advised to take out all removable property which is not being used. Such equipment as pumps which are not being used during the winter should be taken to higher ground, officials advised. There is no immediate danger i as yet. the weather bureau said. ! but it is the time of the year for high water and people living r along the river should make sure they are ready. In the 34-hour period up to 10 a.m. todav, .34 of an inch of rain had fallen with .28 recorded .1.- .i ....;., mirf. dl lut wmiii'.i piniivii ;i"i-t i o night. Rainfall total lor tne month was listed at 6.23 inches including this morning's precipi tation. Tine amount is about 4 inches above normal. Occassional rain is anticipated through Friday with snow above 4.500 feet. Snow at Crater Lake Snow on the ground at Crater Lake National park this morning was more than double the depth on any Nov. 1 since 1936, the park service said. A total of 54 inches was listed at S 30 a m. today, compared to ; 22 inches Nov. 1, 1333. the most snow recorded prior to this year since 1936. Other substantial amounts include 19 inches in 1946. 21 inches in 1950, ad 18 inches last year. Amounts in other years ranged upward from no snow at all. No records were kept .during World War II years. 1943-45. Ten inches of new snow was reported at the park this morn ing, and roads into the park remained closed for the fourth consecutive day. County Roads Despite considerable snow on Dead Indian rd., no county roads have been closed because of the storms. Paul Rynning. county en gineer, said. Morrow rd. was "flooded" Tuesday when an ir rigation ditch became clogged and went over its banks, but no damage resulted, he said. State police advised motorists to carry chains while traveling on the Siskijous and Green Springs. Nation Assured Of No Involvement o Washington (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower called in his top advisers today to plan what the United States will do short of using military force. to "lo calize and end" the war in the Middle East. o Mr. Eisenhower assured r the nation in a radio-TV address on Wednesday night that Uie United States will not get involved in the actual fighting. But?he said it is jour govern ment's "dedicated purpose . . . to do all in its power to localize the fighting and end the con flict." Step in United Nations One step toward that goal was being taken in the United Na tions today. With U.S. approval, an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly was being summoned to take "up the Middle East crisis. On -Tuesday the United States was. stifled by British and French votes in the UN Security Couiv cil in its efforts tocget action by the world organization on the Arab-Israeli dispute. But in the General Assembly, where there is no veto. Mr. Eisenhower told the nation Wednesday night, "the opinion of the world can be brought to bear in our quest for a just end to this tormenting problem." Meets With Security Council What other steps can be taken awas being discussed by Mr. Eis- enhower. today with the Nation-. national developments. Consideration is being given to cutting gff economic aid to Is-1 raei. However, tne unnea states does not plan at present to cut off military aid fo Britain and France. 0 The group also wa concerned with planning what the United States will tlo if the conflict in the Suez area spreads, as offic ials fear it might, and flares across the Arab world from the Atlantic to the Persian gulf. Spoke as 'President' In his talk Wednesday night. Mr. Eisenhower said he was speaking as "your president" and not in his role as a candi date for reelection. He made these major points: The United States was "not consulted in any way . . . nor informed in advance" by Israel, Britain or France of their inten tions to attack Egypt. The United States believes that in resorting military force ino their quarrels w i t If Egypt, those three nations acted "in error." This country floes not accept the use of force as a wise or proper instrument for the settlement of international dis putes." "We know" the three at tacking nations "have been sub jected to grave and repeated provocations" by Egypt. Never theless, their armed attack can "scarcely be reconciled with the principles and purposes of the United Nations toavhicH we have all subscribed." " . . . There will be no Unit ed States involvement in these present i.ostilities. I therefore have no plan to call the Congress in special session." DrorJnrf Cfl DnlllrtM f I CUIIU JU V Ulllliy Place Is Changed Mrs. Bereth P. Hopkins, Jack son county clerk, has announced that voters in precinct 50 will cast their ballots Tuesday at the West Main st. Church of Christ instead of the residence at 317 North Columbus ave., as previ ously announced. The clerk also reminded vot ers in precinct 27 they will vote at the Leonard Ward residence instead .of the Derby school, where they have voted in past years. Voters in precinct 55, who will cast itlieir ballotsat the Medford High school girls'' gymnasium, are being asked to use the Mel rose st. entrance,she said. Those in precinct 55-A will vote in the Medford Sigh school auditorium and will use the Monroe st. en trance. Those in precinct will vote in the Washington St. entrance. Those in precinct 47 will vote in the Washington school gymn asium and will use the Peach st. entrance. Voters in precinct 47 A will use the Dsjcota st. en trance. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow -Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 487.62. up 7.77; 20 rail roads 158.78. up 2.85; 15 utilities 66.74. up 0.64. and 65 stocks 172.23. up 2.61. Sales today were about 1.890.000 shares compared with 2.280,000 shares Wednes day. Washington flJ.PJ The White House said today reports that President Eisenhower's ad visers recently recommended a move to ban H-bomb tests are ' entirely wrong." 51st Year Medford. United Press Full Leased Wire . 28 Pages Mid-East Sidelights Cairo U.R) The Interna tional Federation of Arab Workers today called on Arabs to blow up Western oil instal lations. if necessary to stop the flow of oil. c The federation's appeal, broadcast over Cairo Radio, also called on Arabs to "de stroy all foreign bases" which could be used against Egypt. Cairo (U.R) The Egyptian government today took over British and French oil indus tries in Egypt. The Army also look over protection of all public utili ties. Moscow (U.R) The Soviet Foreign Ministry announced today that Premier Nikolai Bulganin has sent a letter to President Eisenhower dealing with the Mideast situation. The contents of the letter were not favealed in Moscow. London (U.R) Prime Minis ter Anthony Eden said today thai Britain has made no dec laration of war on Egypt. London (U.R) All "tele phone and cable communica tions between Britain and Egypt were cut off today. Jerusalem (U.R) Israeli forces have won control of all the Egyptian-held Sinai Penin sula save for isolated pockats of resistance. an official spokesman announced tonight. Move to Send Band To Rose Bow! Opens A move was .underway today to send the Mecfford High sclwol band to the Rose Bowl as well asto the Shrine East West game. The band recently received its sixth consecutive invitation to the Shrine game which will be at San Francisco Saturday. Dec. 29. Rce Bowl contention follows on Tuesday, Jan. 1, at Pasadena, Calif. c Suggestion to include the Rose Bowl festivities in the band's itinerary were made by Donald E. Fabcr. Central Point mayor, at a Medford Kiwanis club luncheon yesterday noon. A number of men have joined in the movement since then. They were trying to reach Roy (Spec) Keene, director of athletics at Oregon State col lege, on the possibility of nam ing the Medford band a repre sentative of Oregon State if that club goes to the Rose -Bowl. It is also planned to apply to Gov. Elmo Smith for a proclamation declaring the band ano official representative of the state for the Tournament of Roses. A junket to both games is sub ject to approval oi both the Medford school board and the Oregon School Activities associ ation board of control. The local board will meet on Nov. 13. A school official said that there is a serious' question of doubt as to whether the OSAA would per mit the extended trip. City Police Are Kept Busy On 'Average' A car headlight was broken, several street lights were shot out by a BB gun, and other pranks kept city .police busy last night, according to police, who reported it was an average Hal loween night. A mail box was damaged on Hamilton St. Wednesday morn ing to start the Halloween pranks and continued through out the day and night. Several juveniles were report ed to have thrown a rock through a window at a residence on East Main St., a person was struck by a bag of water when it was thrown by two boys, and at'8 p.m. Margaret Jean Alley. 124 Green way circle, reported a headlight of her broken by a thrown rock. On North Keeneway dr. an automobile was reported to have been driven across a yard dam ArA MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1956 Dulles Expected To Ask UN To Order Cease Fire Boom! .'IBSPsw sS-' Nationalist Hungary Quits Warsaw Pact Vienna U.R) The new na tionalist Hungarian government quit the Warsaw pact today, the first Russian satellite to abandon the Soviet defense setup. "Titoist" Hungarian Premier Imre Ivagy declared "Hungary's neutrality and called on the Big Four powers to guarantee it. The declaration was carried on Buda pest Radio, o At the same time. Nagy pro tested to Russian Ambassador Andropov that Red Army rein forcements had entered Hun gary. Andropov was reported to have said it was merely a re grouping of troops and not a new attempt on the part of Russia to smash the Hungarian revolution. As part of his bid for inde pendence, Nagy asked U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammar skjold to place the Hungarian crisis on the General Assembly's agenda as apriority issue for de bate. The assembly meets today in New York. o , An earlier Radioo Budapest broadcast announced thatcNagy had taken on the job of Hungar- Radio Highlights President Ekenhower will be heard over station KMED (1440 kc) at 9.-30 tonight. Ad lai Stevenson, Democratic can didate for president, will speak over station KYJC (1230 kc) at 10:30 tonight. Halloween aging the lawn and a small tree, ancf shortly afterwards eight boys were questioned concern ing the shooting of street lights with a BB gun. A garbage can was reportod stolen on Almond st. and on Ash land ave.pranksters moved a car from the front of a residence and removed a pair of orna mental dice from the rearview mirror. At 11:50 p.m. several juveniles were reported creat ing malicious mischief on Strat ford ave. Other complaints received by the city police included five for objects being placed in roadway, seyen saying that firecrackers were being thrown from ve hicles, four of juveniles driving improperly, one complaint of eggs being thrown from vehicles, and two for police to check per sons in parked cars. it ian foreign minister. This move was seen here as a preliminary to Hungarian withdrawal from the Warsaw pact. It also was interpreted as another step in placing rebellious Hungary among the ranks of neutralist na tions with no political commit ments to either Russia or the West. 2 : Favorable Look on Overall Rogue Job Reported by Staff The Senate interior and public wdtks committee looks favorably on the overall Rogue River Basin project, it was reported in Wash ington today- by a committee staff member. Goodrich Lineweaver. recla mation consultant for the com mittee, which recently hel8 a hearing in Medford on Rogue river flood control possibilities, indicated there is a chance that an effort will be made in the next congress for authorization of the project. One phase of the Rogue basin proposal the Talent division is already under copstruction. It was approved after divergent in terests agreed that it was non controversial. Action on the full program, however, originally estimated to bring some 74,p00 acres under irrigation at a cost of some S94 million, has never been taken because of controversy over the possibility of damage to the Rogue sports fishery. At the Medford hearing, it was apparent that the contro versy between irrigation, recla mation and flood controi inter ests, on one hand, and recreation ists and fish and wildlife enthus iasts, on the other, is far from settled. 0 The Washington3 story, carried by United Press, did not make clear whether Lineweaver was quoting members of the com mittee, or whether his statement was his own opinion. Studies involving the Rogue basin, ordered to be renewed after last . winter's floods, are still in progress by botiP the bureau of reclamation and the corps of Army engineers, neither of which have as yet issued re ports. Both have emphasized that the interests of all parties will be considered in their studies. 5 3 Priie 10 United Press Full Leased Wire No. 191 Withdrafoabf Foreign TroopsQ Seenfn Request Lodge Working on Council Resolution United Nations, N. Y. k'U.P.) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles is fitpected to ask today's emergency session ofQhe U.N. General Assembly to call for an immediate ' Palestine cear fire and withdrawal of all foreign troops from Egypt, diplomatic sources said toc q Britain, France Object Dulles was flying from Wash ington to lead the American delegation at the assembly's first emergency session, summoned by the Security Council Wednes day rOghtOjver the objections of Britain and France. The meeting was called after British and French vetoes of an American cease fire and with drawal resolution blocked action by the council Tuesday on the Middle East fighting. A few hours before the assem bly was scheduled to meet, an Egyptian spokesman said Brit ish and French planes were op erating from airfields in Israel in what he called a "declared war" against Egypt. Work on Wording U. S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who led the U.S. fight in the Security Council to end hostilities, was busy consulting other delegations on the word ing of a resolution to be put be fore the council. It was certain that the resolu tion would not be worded the same as the one vetoed in the Security Council. Hospital Said Bombed The Egyptian spokesman ac cused Britain and France of bombing a hospital, a mosque and "innocent civilians." Abdul M a w g o u d Hassan, Egyptian press spokesman, said "the British and French have in fact joined, in a cowardly and shameful way, Israel in declar ing war against Egypt." Morse Endorsed by National Committee Washingion (U.R) The na tional committee for an effective Congress today endorsed 13 can dates for election to the Senate and House. The candidates for the Senate include Frank Church (D-Ida.), formep Sen. John Sherman Cooper (R-Ky.), R. M. Evans (D-La.), Richard Stengel (D-Ill.). Claude Wickard (D-Ind.) and Sen. Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.). Candidates for reelection in the House included Rep. William H. Ayres (R-O.), Rep. James G. Fulton (R-Pa ). Rep. John W. Hesselton (R-Mass.). Rep. Eugene- McCarthy (D-Minn.), Rep. Gracie Pfost (D-Ida.) and Rep. Hugh Scott (H-Pa.). The group is a non-partisan committee, composed of editors, political scientists, businessmen anu civic ana religious leaaers. Weather FORECAST: Occasional rain In valleys, snow in mountains above 4.500 l through Fri day. Low tonight 40. High Friday 52. r.owest tht Mnrnine . 35 Highest YrUrrday 4" Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 29 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise 6:45 a m. 5:05 p.m. 6:51 a.m. Sunset Moonrise Friday New Moon , ... Friday Highlight of the phenomena in the skies above this month will be the total eclipse of the Moon on the nieht of the 17th. This eclipse will be visible over the entire North American continent. Israeli Forces Claim Victory In Sinai Desert oAllied Headquarters Dispute Ship Claim London - (u.r; The Suez Canal is blocked by a ship sunk by British and French bombers. Egypt announced today. Even as the British and French stepped up their assaults on Egyptian airfields and Israeli forces claimed victory in the Sinai Desert. Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser proclaimed his defiance over Cairo Radio. "Egypt will fight a total war against the British-French-Israel alliance to defend her freedom and independence," he said. The blocking of the canal was disclosed by an Egyptian com munique. 'Britain and France have blocked Suez Canal navigation at a time when they have arous ed the whole world by claiming they are protecting canal navi gation," the communique said. Dispute Egyptian Claim Allied headquarters on Cyprus disputed the Egyptian claim. An official announcement said the Egyptians themselves had at tempted to tow the ship into a sinking position athwart Lake Timsah halfway down the canal. British naval aircraft attacked it twice and sank it on the sec- 1 ond attempt. Headquarters be lieved it was clear of the chan nel outside the demarcation buoys. It was the seconjl day of Brit ish and French aerial atlacK wnicn Dy miaanernoon Drougnt Cairo its eighth air raid alert. Carrier-based planes had join ed jet bombers streaming from Cyprus bases in the round the clock assault, striking at nine Egyptian airbases in both high and low level attacks. Four of the bases were around Cairo and Alexandria and the remainder around the Canal Zone and the Delta. o A French source said com bined fleets were approfthing the canal from both its north and south ends, apparently in prep aration for amphibious landings to seize the canal zone. Israel Claims Victory In the Sinai Desert, Israel claimed to have cut off the 20 mile Gaza Strip from the rest of Egypt and to have bottled up some 20,000 of the cream of Egypt's army. Reports in Lon don placed other Israeli forces within 20 miles of the Suez Ca nal in the south. Paratroops were being used. Gen. Sir Charles Keightley, commander-in-chief of the Anglo-French forces, said the aerial assault will continue until Egypt "sees reason." But Nasser showed no signs of quitting. "Egypt will fight and fight and never surrender," he said. "We will fight from village to village and place to place." He indicated that Egypt will pull its forces back from the Sinai Desert to consolidate west of the canal. He made it clear that Egypt will fight a guerilla as well as an organized war. Weapons are being distributed to the population. Both the fighting and its at tendant diplomatic activity were spreading. Russia Calls Meeting At United Nations, New York, an Egyptian spokesman' charged that British and French planes were operating from Israeli air fields. In Moscow, Russian Premier Nikolai Bulganin called for a new conference of the 29 Ban dung conference nations to plan aid for Egypt. It was regarded as a Soviet move to gain leader ship of the Afro-Asian bloc, to tally sympathetic to Egypt. Bulganin also addressed a note to President Eisenhower. Medford Man Killed In Nevada Accident Lovelock, Nev. (U.R) A 56-year-old Medford, Ore., man was killed near here yesterday when struck by a car while he was walking down a highway. Police identified the victim as Adeland Joseph Leblanc. Directories for Medford and Jackson county have no one list ed by the name Adelard Joseph Leblanc. o
