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Dire Killed,
One Arrested at Kilts
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alif. An unidentified I
man was kilft. an an.bulance i
driver ft as u jurcd, an unknown identiy of the fatal accident vic
rinver is bijjng sc.ught, ijd an-1 tfln and the hit and run driver,
othc-drifcero i iq jail as the re-j The victim was described as
i)lt of a series of eents near j being about 55 years old, having
here Saturday night.
The unidentified man as
struck and Tilled by hit and
run driver about, 555 p.m. Sat
jftighway 99 near the
Hts iiitcftcction, the California
JiKjjWay patrrJ reported today.
O oAccoAing to the report, the
man f?ad steprjeefc off a bus near
Hilts, and gone it4 a restau
rant. He then icft the restaurant
O and approached Jhe highway
hen $e accident "occurred.
hey Srre no witnesses and n
(l;djriarks to Indicate the vehi
cle had ajtempte,d to stop,, offi
cers s;fld.
c oThe highway patrol was noti
ced l the accident by Lloyd
Clark, Stockjon, Calif., a pass
ing motorist who discovered tlie
body? Highway patrolmen, Siski
you courity sheriff's deputies and
C3Gder's Ambulance service ar
rhwd at the scene a few mo
o meittS Islrr.
During investigation at the ac
cm'crfl cene. an ambulance driv
Tom Colourn, 37, Yrcka. who
was standing near the hislv.wiy
by a deputy sheriff s car, was
o'hitCjby a passing vehicle ar.d
n knoe'ryd into aoddch.
Colburn recoved mfnor cuts
and brnjf Ps and was not hospi
talize!. Driver of the car. Alfred
Hassler, 3. Kerby, Ore., was
cited0 forQ driving while intoxi
cated and was lodged in the Sis
kiyou county jail. o
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AFcPane Crashes
Mcgoi'e AFB, N.J. (U.R)
The Air Force said today 11
persons killjd and 26 in
jured whcBa C1210 Military Air
Transport crashed and burned
while atiempO.ng to land at
Dhahrafi. Saudi Arabia Sunday.
An H'T Fo.-e announcement
said tjje 26 injured were in
' ojri condition" at a Saudi
(rabia hospitnj.
There were 37 Arsons ab.wird
the SP! mil'on Supcr Constella
te v?hei it crashed at 3 p.m.
one mile rst of the U.S. air
base in Dhe'.ran.
GAn Ar Force team was to fly
from the United States this after
noon to estigoie the crash.
The four-engined pane car
ried bgu, 54 persons when it
left Miuire AFB Dec. 28 for
tt journPy to the Azores.
TVipoliO in0 Libya and Dhahran.
The flight originated from
-Charlgitoji, S C., ir Force Base
w&S a :ew of 11.
Th cift discharged a num
d)rr of passengers at the Azores
be're takdjg gff again for
Tripoli.
0PoIice Express
0 Record Contln
Lw enforcement oncers t
riao expresed ipe that New:
ear s ve ftrlcbrants would not j
spoil nckson county's good holie
day'-jraffic -cord.
No m;Sir acciaeHi have been
o reported in the county since mid
)ght Fridav, when the four-day
ew Yearij hifiiday began. There
were no Triajor accidtits here
during tlie Christmas oioliday
peri. w,ich began at midnight
Friday. Dec. 21 an ended at
midnigfi Dec. 25.
S(rei. Offices tf Close
Dowrtiwn Medford stores and
ci-y, county e d f(':cral offices
will be closed Tuesday for the
Jan. 1 hftdavA noon cditioi? of
the ';1 Tribune will be pub-
lishe
..tf sil local night clubs and
restaurants will be open tonight, i
nd are planning sr;i'. enter-
ta:nc:it. Many serial orcaniza-
tions aregfilanning private par-j
ties.
'y Year'i -atch night
o no
Ons Hurt,
" Meanwhile, officers are exam
ining evidence to determine
gray hair, blue eyes and weigh
ing about 14o pounds. He was
. wearing a blue herringbone suit
white hat, no overcoat and black
shoes. Officers said there were
tire marks on the rear of his
trousers.
The body was taken to Gir
der's Funtfral home in Yreka.
Diplomats Boycott
Hungary Reception;
'Black' Eve Called
Budapest ,U.R) U. S., British
and French diplomats today boy
cotted a New Year's diplomatic
reception given by Hungarian
Premier Janos Radar's govern
ment. The boycott was staged by sen
ior Big Three diplomats as the
Hungarian underground called
for a "black" New Year's Eve
in defiance of the government
nd in memory of the thousands
who died in the uprising.
Simultaneously the govern
ment newspaper Nep Szabadsag
charged in a front page editorial
that "th& presence of the Soviet
Army violates the national pride
of the people of a sovereign
country."
Cuniir Reports
Continuing reports to non
Communist sources said gunfire
was heard nightly in the Soviet
military headquarters area
around Lake Balaton.
A nation famed for the aban
don of its New Year's Eve cele
bration planned to go to bed ear
ly in silence, the only form of
protest open to the Hungarians.
Only a fragment of the na
tion's workers expect to have
jobs and full wages after this
New Year's Eve. The hundreds
of thousands to be laid off at
factories and in the ministries
faced only the prospect of being
coerced to work in the labor
short coal mines.
Unsigned Leaflets Distributed
Unsigned leaflets scattered in
the streets of Budapest called
for a "black" New Year's eve of
mourning. Similar gestures of
defiance in the past have been
widely followed.
In any event the regime of
Premier Janos Kadar has or
dered the curfew to remain at
10 p m. even on the eve of the
New Year. It was lifted only on
Christmas Eve.
The underground leaflets also
pointed out that any celebration
would be out of place because
Hungary is still in mourning for
the thousands who died in the
vain strucgle for freedom.
Hope County's Good Traffic
ues; Parties Planned Tonight
services will be held by many
the local churches.
Services at the Church of the
Brethren. 35 North Mary St.,
will begin at 8 p.m.
Parly, Communion
At 8:30 p.m.. members of East
wood Baptist church will hold a
party followed by communion
services. "Greet the New Year
with G6d'' will be tonight's
theme at the church at North
Keene Way dr. at Ridgeway ave.
oGames and refreshments will
be included in the evening's pro
gram as well as cartoons and re
ligious" films. Communion serv
ice will be held at midnight.
The First Baptist church watch
night service will start at 10:45
p.m. After a social time when a
film will be shown, a brief de
votional service will be held.
Three speakers will bring mes
sages to t!e congregation of the
Foursquare clurch. East Jack- j
son and Biddle rd , starting at
p.m. The Rev. Jack Qhase4 a
Holiday Death Toll
Reaches 320; NSC
Lowers Prediction
Traffic Claim 238
Livtt by Noon Today
By UMITED PRESS
Traflic deaths for the New
Year's holiday period today
.were running at about half the
rate of the recent Christmas
holiday, which set an all time
record.
A tally by United Press at
noon PST showed 238 persons
killed in traffic accidents since
6 p.m. Friday. There were 23
deaths in fire, 4 in plane crashes,
and 53 in miscellaneous mishaps,
for an overall holiday death toll
of 320.
Texas led the nation with 25
traffic deaths, followed by Cali
fornia with 20. There were 18
in Pennsylvania. 13 each in Ohio
and Michigan, and 10 in New
York state.
The traffic toll was running
a little more than half the rate
for the four-day Christmas holi
day. At the same hour Christmas
Eve, there had been 432 high
way fatalities.
Despite the steady rise in the
number of traffic deaths, the
National Safety Council with
drew an earlier prediction that
the death toll might set a four
day holiday safety record.
Ned H. Dearborn, council
president, said he remained
hopeful that the nation's drivers
would continue to show increas
ed caution and hold the death
toll below the council's original
prediction of 490 deaths.
The record New Year's death
toll for a four-day period was
set in 1952-53 when 417 persons
met death. This year's prediction
was 83 higher than that mark.
During the three-day holiday
last year 364 persons died in
traffic mishaps.
Many traffic experts had based
their individual predictions on
the "shock value" of last week
end when 712 persons died in
an unparalleled Christmas
slaughter.
"But the worst part of the
long holiday is ahead of us. New
Year's Eve," Dearborn said. "We
urge everyone to double his cau
tion. And above all. don't drive
if you drink. The best way to
celebrate 1957 is alive."
Mayor, Councilmen
Take Oaths of Office
Mayor-elect John Snider and
new members of the Medford
city council were sworn into of
fice at a special meeting at noon
today in the city hall. Earl Miller
is retiring mayor.
New councilmen are AI Brad
ford. Robert Van Sickle, Jimmy
Dunlevy and Ed Hall. Retiring
from the council were Harold
Frye, Jack Fitzgerald and Dr.
Arnold Depner. Snider also was
a councilman.
A plaque was presented to out
going Mayor Miller by Snider in
recognition of his service as
councilman and mayor from
1950 to 1957. Mayor Miller also
presented Harold Frye with a
plaque for his 16 years as a
councilman from ward three.
Outgoing councilmen Fitzger
ald and Depner also received
plaques.
The new council will hold the
first official council meeting of
the new year at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Heppner, Ore. (U.R) Brad
ley D. Fancher, district attorney
of Morrow county since 1945, an
nounced his resignation over the
week end.
member of the national cham
pion wheelchair basketball team,
wil speak at the 11 p.m. session.
On New Year's eve the First
Presbyterian churches in Med-,
ford and Phoenix will hold their
annual watch night service at
the Medfora church starting at
9 p.m.
Skits, Film Planned
During the first hour skits will
be given followed by films and
refreshments. At 11 p.m. a serv
ice of meditation and devotion,
ending in the sacrament of holy
communion will be held.
The Salvation Army church
will sponsor a fellowship dinner
at 6:30 p.m. today and two serv
ices will be held during the eve
ning at 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Brig
adier Harry Larsen, Portland,
and the "Joy Notes.'' a girls' trio
from Oakland, will be present at
both services.
The publie is invited to attend
y of these watch night serv-
i icei.
Investigators Seek
Cause of Accident
Which Killed Two
Greyhound, Truck
Collide in Wyoming
Rock Springs. Wyo. (U.R) In
vestigators sought today to de
termine what caused a Grey
hound bus to crash into the rear
of a truck, killing two persons
and injuring 28 others.
All but 11 of the injured were
released from Memorial hos
pital by early today, but four
of those still hospitalized were
reported in critical condition.
Dead Identified
The two killed in the accident
Sunday were tentatively identi
fied as Mrs. William E. Tonar,
about 40, Denver, and Gail
Demos, 9, Cheyenne, Wyo. Both
were pinned in the wreckage of
the bus.
John B. Collins, 42, Columbus,
Neb., driver of the truck which
was loaded with soybeans,
escaped injury, as did the bus
driver. Burton F. Howard Jr.,
31. Cheyenne. '
The Highway Patrol said it
was questioning Collins and
Howard in an attempt to find
out what caused the accident.
The patrol said the bus was
en route from Omaha, to Salt
Lake City. The truck turned over
but the bus stayed upright.
The accident happened on U.S.
Highway 30, near the small
Wyoming town of Table Rock,
35 miles east of here.
The right side of the bus was
ripped out. Both vehicles were
virtually demolished, the patrol
said.
One of the more seriously in
jured was listed as Irene Em-
pirado, Los Angeles, but the hos
pital here said it was so
"swamped" with the accident
victims it could not say to what
extent she was injured.
A Salem, Ore., woman and
her two young children were
among 28 injured passengers.
Hospital attendants listed Ade
laide, Schild, 39, of Salem, as
one of 24 passengers aboard the
bus who remained hospitalized
today.
Mrs. Schild's children, Mclin
da, 10, and Jerrylyn. 13. were
released after being treated for
bruises and lacerations.
Three People Held
Here by Mistake
Failure to report the recovery
of a stolen vehicle led to some
pretty exciting moments for
three southern Oregon residents
here Sunday night.
As the three we re driving
down East Main St., a city police
man noticed the license number
of their car was the same as the
license of a car Los Angeles
police recently listed as stolen.
Officers also noticed the two
men in the car somewhat fit the
description of two men wanted
for murder of a San Francisco
police officer following a rob
bery there.
The two men, one from Grants
Pass and one from Medford, and
a Medford woman accompany
ing them, were held at gunpoint
for several minutes until local
police got in touch with Los
Angeles authorities. It was then
learned the car Los Angeles
police had listed as stolen had
been recovered by a Pine Bluff,
Ark., woman, but the recovery
had not been reported. It was
also learned the trio had no con
nection with the San Francisco
robbery and murder.
After appropriate apologies
had been made, the three were
released.
Two Youths Confess
School Burglary
Two Medford youths, aged 15
and 16, were arrested by city
police Sunday on charges of
burglary after admitting the
theft of articles from Hedrick
Junior High school valued at
S5.50.
Police said the two youths en
tered the school Sunday through
an open door and took 11 boxes
of candy bars and a case of
beverages from a concession
stand inside the building.
The theft was discovered by
Clifford Wallace Hutchinson,
son of the school janitor, it was
reported.
Both boys were released to
their parents with instructions to
appear before juvenile authori
ties, efiicers said.
NEW THREAT REPORTED Brush fires in
southern California were brought under con
trol over the week end, but authorities feared
serious floods would result from approaching
winter rains in the denuded areas. Ten fires
California
Bare Land
Malibu, Calif. (U.R) A ser-
ious flood threat from mountains
denuded of brush faced South-
! era California today in the wake
of a scourge of 10 devastating
fires that swept over a total of
some 45,000 acres since Christ
mas. Firefighters Sunday brought
under control the last four fires
in the unusual series of out
breaks, which claimed one life,
destroyed 67 homes and infliet
ed more than S60 million in prop
erty and watershed damage. But
the fires posed another threat.
Authorities feared serious
floods would result from ap-
! preaching winter rains which
could send torrents of runoti
water cascading down denuded
mountain slopes into inhabited
areas. Such floods could prove
as destructive or worse than the
fire plague itself. In the past,
floodwaters in fire-ravaged areas
have caused severe damage.
President Eisenhower declared
the fire areas a "disaster area"
Saturday because of their swaths
of destruction.
The weather helped firefight
ers beat down the last flames
of the fires that were among the
worst in Southern California his
tory. The fire rash itself was
probably the most' devastating
mountain fire series on record
in Southern California.
Winds Died Down
Air moisture put a damper on
the last stubborn flames Sunday
and winds which had whipped
the flames with gusts up to 70
miles an hour last week had
died down.
The U. S. weather bureau said
the fire hazard was "as extreme
as you can get" during the worst
stage of the fires, but now was
onlv moderate.
The weather bureau reported
More Fog Predicted
For Medford Area
Medford area residents will
have no relief from fog at least
until the end of the week,
weather bureau officias said to
day. They indicated the fog. which
has been in the area for several
days, probably will lift tempo
rarily this afternoon. Patches of
light" fog mixed with smoke are
predicted for later tonight.
Fog will be generally lighter
Tuesday afternoon, but thick
fog is expected to return Tues
day night. It is expected to clear
late Friday or Saturday and be
replaced by rain showers.
Weather
FORECAST Increasing and
thickening clouds tonight,
considerable cloudiness Tues
dav. chance of widely scat
tered lieht showers. For.
patches in the valley tonient
and earlv Tiieda v. l,nw to
rn cht 3f-?. hich Tuesday 43.
Hith;t vrsterday
Lowest this morning 27
Prer.
Tn 4:31 am. todv 27
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrie 7:41 a.m.
Sunset 4:48 p.m.
The moon is in Conjunc
tion with the sun (new
moon) . 6:13 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS:
.Mars, hich in south 6:19 p.m.
Jupiter, low in east ....11:59 p.m.
Saturn, rises SJa.m.
Venn, rises .. 6:0!- a.m.
(all time parifir Standard
Fires Controlled;
Poses Flood Threat
that the six-month period ending
at midnight tonight has been one
of the driest periods in the 79
year history of the local weather
bureau and mountain brush is
tinder dry. Only .46 of an inch
of rain was recorded in the six
month period. The normal rain
fall for this period is 4.93.
Several Hollywood celebrities
joined firefighters in battling
the flames in the Santa Monica
mountain fire areas near their
homes. The S75.000 home of
television quizmaster Ralph Ed
MOD Receives More
Than S150
The Christmas tree pick-up in
Jackson county, sponsored Sun
day by the Medford Moose lodge
for benefit of the March of
Dimes drive, brought contribu
tions totaling more than $150,
it was reported this morning.
Total collections in Medford
had not been tallied this morn
ing. Residents were invited to
place their Christmas trees by
the curb near their homes for
pick-up and disposal by lodge
members and Boy Scouts. They
were requested to attach to the
trees contributions to the March
of Dimes.
According to John Summer
field, Moose lodge chairman of
the project, it appeared that
Medford had contributed more
this year than last year. A count
of Medford contributions was
expected to be made this after
noon. Surpassing contributions made
last year were residents of Phoe
nix, "who gave S25.04: Gold Hill
and Rogue River, S9.90; Butte
Falls. $19.75; and Jacksonville,
S26.32. Residents of Central
Point contributed S24.31, about
the same as last year, and Eagle
Point residents contributed
S8.27, about the same as last
year. Ashland's contribution to
taled S34.15, considerably under
the total of nearly $100 for last
year. Talent residents also fell
Oregon Reports Two
Deaths on Week End
By UNITED PRESS
Oregon had counted only two
New Year's week end holiday
traffic fatalities Monday, both
of which occurred Friday night.
But safety officials warned
that the most dangerous hours
still were ahead, including the
after New Year's eve party driv
ing and the return home from
week end trips.
The Friday night victims were
Keith Wridge, 11, Portland,
whose motor scooter was struck
by a car, and Tommy Eugene
Johnson. 18, Aumsville, who
was killed in a collision near
Silverton.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York U.R Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 indus
trials 499.47, up 3.06: '20 rail
roads 153 32. off'0.24: 15 utilities
68.54, up 0.21; and 85 stocks
114.11, up 0.67. Sales today were
about 3.680.000 shares compared
wtih 2,790,000 shares Friday.
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swept over some 45,000 acres since Christmas
in the southern California area. Shown above
is the Malibu fire, which went unchecked for
several days. The Pacific ocean is at the up
per right of the picture. (International)
wards went up in flames arid fire
also endangered the homes of
Bob Hope, Alan Ladd and Jane
Russell.
Renaldo Trapped
Late Friday night TV actor
Duncan Renaldo, star of . the
Cisco Kid series, was trapped in
Little Sycamore Canyon rfear
Zuma Beach at his S100.000
ranch site along with some re
porters and firemen. The party
battled for two hours before the
fire moved away. All escaped
injury and the home was saved
Sunday
under their 1955 draiations by
contributing only $2.65. There
were no donations from Shady
Cove or Trail.
Summerfield said about 80
people witnessesd burning of the
trees at 7 p.m. last night in the
Camp White area. .
Millard lo Hear
AmbuehTs Trial.
Circuit Judge Orval 3. Mil
lard, Grants Pass, will pride
at the trial Wednesday of Don
ald LaVerne Ambuehl, 31, of
Crater Lake ave.
Ambuehl is charged with un
lawfully dealing in narcotics.
Judge Millard was brought
into the case after Attorney Ed
Kelly filed a motion in circuit
court Friday afterntSon asking
that Circuit Judge H? K. Hagna
be disqualified from presiding
at the trial.
Kelly said his motion- was
based on an affidavit of preju
dice filed by Ambuehl after his
trial date was changed from Jan.
8 to Jan. 2.
District Attorney Walter .D.
Nunley told the Mail Tribune
the trial was rescheduled sp it
could take place before he leaves
office Jan. 7. He stated, that the
request for the change was
made by police officers.
Kelly said he and his client
objected to Judge Hanna re
scheduling of the trial on this
basis. Ambuehl's trial is sched
uled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Rock Causes Minor Damage
To Da Vinci's Mona Its
Paris (U.R) The Mona- Lisa
smiled her enigmatic smile to
day in a workroom at the
Louvre wnile experts touched
up the minor damage" inflicted
by a bearded Bolivian who flung
a rock at the painting on a
"whim."
Damage to Leonardo Da Vin
ci's great 16th Century master
piece was reported "sligiit" by
museum art experts, but they
said it mighi have been "irre
parable" 'f it had not been
guarded uy a protective plate of
glass the only painting in tftt
museum so protected. "
The s'tone shattere'd the las
in the lower -left hand forner
of the painting, far beloV the
famous smile, and flaked a chip
Balanced Budgets
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Meeting W Both 0
Partiet SetTuea'8f o
Washington (U.R) President
Eisenhower today outlined,to
Republican congressional lead-
ef an dministrationj legislative
program based on S aIa,n.cedV
federal" &ud$et and mSnta'Tnin'
taxesat present level o
Mr. Eisenhower0ad his top
aidrs met with eicit GOP lead-0
jers of the House and Senate ft.ft O
a day-long preview of lee. pro-
submit0 to the Democratic Con
trolled Cngrws (roiivciiins
Thursday. 0 o C
The conference, in the Cabinet
room of theo White House, ms O
recessed for lunrlt,
but was
scheduled to rosumg latercjn the
afternoon. Mft Eisenhower w
meet wits both0Democratf aad
Republican congressioijn! lead
er Tuesday. 0
Secretary of TreasiirjoGorrge Oq
M. Humphrey and budget Di-0
rector Perm-in" Brundage brief-0
ed the congressional Oeaders on
the tax and budget ouitook 1
the morning session, o" Q
White House t-ress Secretary o i
James C. Haerty .said Hum
phrey and Bondage grnjiort'Ji 0
that "continuing5 economies in
the operation of tbe )or6rnmiSnr?
coupled with no loss o"? current)
revenue, would cresult in a con
tinuation of a balanced bedgel
Aid ior Schools o
"Theomain0s!bjes under dis
cussion this nfbrning,o Ht;rty
said,. 'w0ere tlft bu&zef? the
further development of the do- cO
me.'tic atomioo energy1 pjograrrR
school crnsfruction, ISghwnvs, 0
civil rights, and the ropS6sedo
amendmentsjto the immigration00
and naturalization ait." O
Ifagrty said Marion JS. Fol
som, secretary of health, educa?
lion nd welfare, stssr! thf)
neea ior passage of tire adminis
tration's four-yeSr cpla) for fccW
eraj aii inschool construction.
Other Djscussfon Topiijj o
Hagmty said Jl aenri foi O
this Afternoon's ometiingoincli-"
ed farm nnlir itkn. P.
r..lJp '"(j"'- K"iil- q
nent Sssistance to small bmii-
ffess, conservation and dev?'p- O
mnt of water ftsoujees, increSfe
eg pfistal fttes! veterans' hnus- o
ing, and lowering of the vflir.ft O
age to 18 Jfrs. o n
, The new Congress converts 0 U
on Thursday with the Cemo- 0
crats again in torgmaid as theyo
weee during fhe pst two year
Domestic Progrgm Emphasized o
The emphasis at thp Whi. P
House meeting wa on the,fad
mlnistratin'g domestic pgrar
But thcp was almosj, certain to
be discission, too, of foreign
poffcy, particularly the gie2
' Eisenhower Docfe-in' fpr pro
tection of the Iddle East against
CwnmuOism. o
There will be more0defailcd
'consideration of that Tuesday
Sens. Hubert H. Humphrey
(Minn.), ".like Mansfield0 (Aont.)
Jid J. Wiiliam Fulbriglft (rk ),
all ijemocratie members of tM
Senate Foreign rela?ic?ns corryoit-
tee, -nave complained that tp
administration "leaked" the'new O
Midflle- East policy r the press
before briefing "Democratic O q
leaders. o
Tie "Eisenhower (borine"rS?s
expected tcf incfude woomairv,
points: A blunt warning to Rus
sia to keep "han?ls ofPIhe Mid
dle East aid a S5S0 million o
economic aid" prograTo to "oYaw
the Middle East cou?itries "mtoC5
closer relations with the W?st.
rf paint the size Df a figern
off the left elbow. Qo
A small hole was igade in thec,
Mona Lisa's dark bn?wn robf '
if ut not enojjglj to hurt the value
of the picture th Louvre 'ays o
is "priceless" antf whigh art cxO q
perts say is worth more than oneo
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Villegas. 42. a.native of I5 Paz.
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public monument and violatior5 q
of an exnujlsion order. Q
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the act was the result of a sugj- q
den whim. Later he admifted ttoQ
picked up the stone in an alley-o
vy outsidolhe mseijjn v. (ti
the intent of throng it at the
painting.
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