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Newspaper Page Textombers lobe in IRecord-Breokinig Time March AFB, Calif. 0J.R) Three B52 Stratofortresses, in an historic demonstration of American airpower, landed here today to complete the first non stop jet flight around the world in a record shattering 45 hours and 19 minutes. Gen. Curtis Lemay, comman der of the Strategic Air Com mand, declared the flight was "a demonstration of the SAC global capabilities to strike any target on the face of the earth." The echelon of giant eight-jet bombers, the backbone of Ameri ca's intercontinental bomber fleet, capable of delivering hydrogen and atomic deadliness to any point on earth, conducted a simulated nuclear bomb drop al approximately the halfway point of the more than 24,000 mile trip. The first of the trio touched down at 10:19 a.m. (EST) at this sprawling SAC base approxi mately 60 miles from Los An geles. The others followed at minute intervals. They had taken off beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday from Castle AFB in Central California near Merced. Flying at an average clip of 525 miles per hour, they stashed by more than one-half the old record time of 94 non stop hours set by an Air Force propeller-driven plane eight years ago. "It was quite a trip." said the flight commander, Maj. Gen. Archie J. Old Jr., 50, comman der of the 15th Air Force with headquarters at March Field. He shook hands with and re ceived congratulations from Lemay as he alighted from the plane, weary but with his face wreathed in a smile. Five planes originally had taken off on the globe gridling mission. One was forced out at approximately the half-way point with mechanical trouble and another was held in Eng land. It was a routine mission, but not immediately this failed to hamper tht tanker The planes continued over the a little longer than usual," chuckled Old. "I'm glad to have had the opportunity for such a flight." Asked whether they were "on schedule," he grinned: "We missed it by 15 or 16 minutes." While it was not announced, the three-plane formation ap parently refueled at least three times in mid-air from Air Force aerial tankers during the flight. Although the refueling points nounced, it was calculated by unofficial Air Force sources that the planes had received their re fueling lines somewhere over the eastern Mediterranean, again over Saudi Arabia, and the last time over the Philippines before heading for California on the return leg. Some of the refuelings were at night, some in bad weather, according to Air Forces spokes man Maj. Jack Steffensen, "but operation. The planes flew over New foundland, thence over North Africa, Arabia, the southern tip of Ceylon, and some 50 miles west of the Malay peninsula let go with the "simulated nuclear weapon." An Air Force spokesman, ask ed whether the mock bomb was intended to be hydrogen or atomic (fusion or fission) said "it could have been any type. I'm not free to say." Philippines to Guam and then flew into March AFB, covering a total of 24.325 miles. Refueling was done by the Air Force's KC97 Aerial tankers. B52s were first delivered to the Strategic Air Command in June, 1955 replacing the propeller-jet B36s as the backbone of America's heavy bomber force. They have more than doubled the speed and altitude performance of the B36s. (See Story on Page 8) Circle INSIDE NEW ARMORY Trucks and ma chinery look small inside the huge assembly room of Medford's new armory as sunlight streams in through 2.000 square feet of win dow glass which provides light for the hall. According to construction superintendent Holmes Appoints Three To Oregon Liquor Commission Salem (U.R) Gov. Robert D. Holmes today named a new Liquor Control Commission com posed of a Umatilla rancher, a Linn automobile dealer and a Clatsop real estate developer. Appointed to direct Oregon's multi-million dollar liquor con trol operations were Hugh R. Kirkpatrick, Lebanon, who served on the board for four years as an appointee of the late Gov. Earl Snell: Martin Buchan an, Milton-Freewater, and Bar ney Lucas, of Gearhart, Seaside and Portland. Kirkpatrick and Buchanan are Democrats. Lucas is a Republi can. With Kirkpatrick as chair man, the trio will succeed pres ent Chairman Bruce Williams, Salem; E. Riddell Lage, Hood River; and Lowel Seaton, Al bany. Reignation Expected Gov. Holmes said he had Wil liams' resignation on his desk and was expecting resignations from the other two members shortly. Williams and Lage are both Republican appointees of former Gov. Elmo Smith. Seaton. a Dem ocrat, was named by former Gov. Douglas McKay. Gov. Holmes said he was changing the commission to bring it closer to the governor's office. He said he also felt that "under one parly rule for a long period of time, there was a chance for political considera tions to creep into the decisions. I don't feel that they should and I want to start off with a com pletely dedicated commission." 13-Year-Old Admits Theft, Police Report A 13-year-old Medford boy was arrested yesterday after po lice said he admitted the theft of a ?35 watch from the resi dence of Layman A. Thomas. 843 Diamond St.. Medford, the same day, according to city po lice. The boy was released to his parents with instructions to ap pear before county juvenile au thorities, police said. Portland (U.R) r The steam ship Green Mountain State, out bound from Vancouver. Wash., with a cargo of lumber, was pulled free from a sand bar in the Columbia river Thursday. Oregon Legislature Asked Central Authority for Mental Hospitals Salem (U.R) Dr. William C. Menninger. widely-known psy chiatrist, asked a joint session of the Oregon Legislature today to establish a central governing authority for the state s mental hospitals under the direction of a phychiatrist. Plsads for More Doctors Menninger, general secretary : the Menninger clinic at Tope ..d. Kan., also pleaded for more doctors at larger salaries rather than concentrating on buildings. "I would rather have a barn with doctors than a palace with out doctors," Dr. Menninger ' '' ''''' " ' ' ' SENATE STILL HOT ORGANIZED Salem (U.R) State Republi can and Democratic negotiators worked on intensely today to reach an agreement on commit tee distribution, which several said would clear the way for election of a president and or ganization of the Senate. The Senate recessed after its morning session until 2 p.m. to enable the negotiators to con tinue their efforts at reaching a compromise. Thornton Give Ruling They recessed after hearing an opinion by Attorney General Robert Y. Thornton that Sen. Walter J. Pearson, Portland Winter Enrollment At SOC Increases Ashland Winter term en rollment at Southern Oregon college increased by 13.7 per cent over last winter's enroll ment, according to Mrs. Mabel Winston, registrar. As of Jan. 15, 877 students had enrolled at the collep 3 for this term. The total includes 558 men and 308 women. A total of 98 new students have enrolled, in cluding 33 from high schools, 41 from other Oregon colleges and universities, and 24 from other states. Elementary education boasts the largest enrollment with 285 students; lower division enroll ment follows with 263 students, secondary education includes 1'6. and general studies has 118; and four students are as yet un classified. Veterans enrollments total 213, the same number as winter quarter last year. Donald Ambuehl To Be Sentenced Here Today Donald La Verne Ambuehl, 31, of 1615 Crater Lake av-., con victed of illegal possession and control of narcotics by a jury last Friday, was to be sentenced at 3:30 p.m. today. Sentence was to be pronounced by Circuit Judge Orval Millard of Josephine county, who pre sided at Ambuehl's trial. Maxi mum penalty for illegal posses sionand control of narcotics is 10 years in the penitentiary and a $10,000 fine. jsaid. He admitted that buildings I were important but said that the crying need was for doctors, so cial workers, occupational and recreational therapists, clinical psychologists and other special ists all at increased salaries. Must Step Up Training He said that Oregon would probably have to step up its training program to get the psy chiatrists it needs. Menningjr clinic now trains about 10 per cent of the nation's psychi atrists. Mental health i the most ne glected field la medicine, Mea- Ralph Mickle, finish work on the inside, in cluding plastering, laying of floor tile and painting, will be completed by the first of March. The plumbing, wiring and ventilating system are already in, and as soon as weather permits work will begin on exterior finishing. Democrat, had been elected Sen ate President Wednesday morn ing when the vote was 15 for Pearson and 14 for Sen. Warren Gill, Lebanon Republican, with Sen. Rudie Wilhelm, Portland Republican absent. After hearing the attorney general's opinion. Sen. Pearson arose to repeat what he had told the Senate earlier yesterday that because of the misunderstanding on the part of Republican sen ators that the rule requiring 16 to elect still stood, he would not accept the presidency. He stressed that he was still a can didate. Stands on Original Rula Sen. Howard Belton had told the. senators before he opinion was read that Thornton had only two of three parts of the tran script of proceedings when he wrote his opinion. He said he would stand by his original rule of 16 to elect, and Sen. Gill backed his stand. Observers saw signs of pro gress late yesterday when the Republicans agreed to be bound by the decision of their three negotiators with one important provision that a Democrat be named Senate president. Reeder to Enforce Anti-Gambling Laws Six police chiefs in Jackson county have received notice from District Attorney Thomas Reed er and Sheriff Howard Gault that anti-gambling laws in the county will be enforced. Letters were sent to police chiefs in Ashland, Central Point, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Rogue River and Talent. Reeder and Gault requested that officers take early action to eliminate punchboards and other gambling devices on local levels. The district attorney and Gault said they would cooper ate with other law enforcement agencies in enforcing the laws. Reeder indicated in the letter he had received reports of gambling devices in the county. Stanfield, Ore. (U.R) Joseph Thomas Barry, former mayor of Stanfield. died at Her miston Thursday at the age of 67. To Establish ninger said, but he added that there were "signs of a new era' in Oregon and elsewhere due to changing public attitudes toward mental illness. Doctor for Every 15 Persons Comparing Oregon with Kan sas, Menninger noted that Kan sas had one doctor for every 42 patients while Oregon- had one for every 150. Kansas has one so cial worker for 140 patients while Oregon has one for 1600 and they have one clinical psy chologist for every 174 patients while we have one for every 1200. . Dynamite Explodes At Powder Plant South of Olympia Olympia, Wash. (U.R) Three thousand pounds of dyna mite exploded in the "jelly house" at the Pacific Powder plant 12 miles south of here to day and the six men in the building were blown to Jbits. Four other workmen were injured. Other Buildings Damaged The blast, felt and heard 18 miles away, wiped the building off the landscape. Fifteen other buildings were damaged, two beyond repair. Plant Superintendent Joe Denn said: "The men came to work with the 7:30 shift this morning. At 8:15 there was a big boom. That's all there is to it." The blast took with it any clues to its cause, Denn said. The dead were identified by Deen at Art Steinke, about 45, Joe Davis, 45, and Bray Breck, 28, all of Olympia; Earl Riggs, 28, Tenino; and George Gruning, 66, and Wayne Brown, 23, Little rock. Taken To Olympia Sheriff's deputies brought the injured into Olympia where they were hospitalized. The frame structure that blew up was one of eight buildings in a row. The jelly house is used to store nytroglycerine. The dead mem were called "jelly stuffers." - -" The Injured were identified as Jens Ellingson, 55. Rochester; Alvin Morehouse, 46, Olympia; Joe Spichart. 58, Centralia, and Larsen Skove, 61, Tenino. Trappers Favored For Animal Control The predatory animal and ro dent control planning committee of the Jackson county agricul tural council Wednesday went on record as favoring appoint ment of three trappers in the county to control coyotes and raccoons. The group's first alternate recommendation for control of the animals was use of cyanide around lambing pens. The other recommendation was use of strychnine. Use of 10-80 to poison predatory animals and rodents was not recommended. It was emphasized that no poisoning program should be undertaken without supervision of the fish and wild life service. Named the most economically destructive animals to this area were the coyote, racoon and porcupine, in that order. Also considered economically danger ous were the ground squirrel, field mouse and mole. The crow was considered the most destruc tive in the bird group. The committee, headed by Claude Hoover, will present its recommendations to the county agricultural council. The recom mendations, will be presented to the public at a meeting in late February or early Mareh, DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 477.44, off 6.57; 20 rail roads 151.13, off 1.76; 15 util ities 69.25, off 0.37, and 65 stocks 169.45, off 1.98. Sales to day were about 2,400,000 shares compared with 2,140,000 shares Thursday. WEARING a million dollars worth of diamonds, includ ing a 52 -carat ring, is the wife of Begum Aga Khan, at the Imperial Ball in New York City. (International) J. '. J f :f M i 51st Year Medford United Pre Full Leased Wire 22 Pages MEDFORD, Bitter Cold Wave Continues To Grip Parts of Nation By UNITED PRESS One of the nation's worst cold waves showed no signs of re lenting today. Instead, icy winds brought fresh snow to scattered sections of the country and gusts up to 55 miles per hour sent dust clouds swirling in the plains. Buffalo Buried Buffalo, N. Y., was buried by a seven-inch snowfall during a two and one-half hour period Thursday night, boosting the to tal accumulation there to 14 inches. Records continued to fall as below zero readings gripped most of Pennsylvania, New York state, New England, sec tions of the Great Lakes and up per Mississippi valley, Northern Rockies and the Northern pla teau. A three below zero reading In Detroit Thursday shattered the previous record low reading for that date of minus 2.4 set in 1893. Other Record Lows Temperatures plunged to an all-time record of 12 below in Youngstown, Ohio, Thursday, and other records for the date were set in Cleveland and Pitts burgh, with 3 below, Parkers burg, W.V., 9 below and Colum bus, Ohio, 7 below. The toll of lives and property damage in accidents directly at tributed to the weather mounted steadily, with 63 deaths re ported. Remodeling Starts At Forestry Office Work on remodeling the back office of the southwest district headquarters of the state for estry department here is now under way. Walls are being cut out in the building on Table Rock rd. to provide space for a counter which will be used for issuing burning permits. Knotty pine and acoustical tile . are being used for wall covering. Later this year the rest of the office will be remodeled. In December the crewhouse at the headquarters was rewired end a new meter system was set up for the station. Lou Amort and Ernest Bloch, from the Salem office, began the work which was completed by Jack Fortin. The new system combines several meters and eliminates tmnecessary ones. Three Bound Over After Arraignment Three men were bound over to the grand jury this morning after being arraigned in district court on three separate charges. Andy Bible, 50, Pasadena, Calif., was arraigned and bound over on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property. He was extradited from Califor nia by Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Walsh and arrived here yester day. Joseph George Mattey, 52, of 1756 North Riverside ave., was bound over on a charge of grand larceny. He was arraigned yes terday and his case was con tinuing until today. Jim Carl Dunbar, 52, Albany, (also known as R. C. Hale), was arraigned and bound over on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences. Budapest (U.R) Hungary has expelled the British military attache in Budapest on grounds that he "played an active role" in last October's rebellion. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1957 He's Really Not So Bad As He's Ouch!" State Continues Cold; Storm Possibly Due By UNITED PRESS The weather bureau said to day that conditions are chang ing so that a Pacific storm can once again move into Oregon. But it said the nearest one was more than 36 hours away. Meanwhile, the State shiv vered again last night while near zero readings common through out eastern Oregon and colder temperatures than the previous night in western Oregon. Cold temperatures are expect ed to continue through Satur day but the five-day outlook calls for a rise to near normal by next Wednesday. Light rains are expected Sun day or Monday and the weather bureau said freezing rain was a distinct possibility. Bend and Baker were the cold spots this morning with 6 below Safety Awards To Be Presented Tonight Rnrl Palmer, nutffninff nresi- dent of the Medford Safety council, will present safety awards for 1956 at the council's annual awards hanauet at 6:30 p.m. today in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel. Miss Janice Westaby, home afptv consultant for the Oreeon State Board of Health, will be guest speaker. - Aubrey Loper. of the Medford branch, U.S. National bank, will be installed 1957 president of the council. Other officers also will be installed. Guests at the banquet will m Murip Mavnr John Snider, and Barbara Kahn, staff consultant of the state board of health. Both have received safety awards in the past. Russ Jamison, director of pub lic information for the council. will be master of ceremonies. Veather FORECAST: Fair throufH Sat urday with chance of tot patches in lower valleys Sat urday mornine. Little temper ature chance. Low tonitht 22. High Saturday SO. Our Skies Tonight Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Last Quarter . 7:37 m.m. 5:07 p.ra. 8:48 p.m. Jan. zz Saturn rises at 4:42 a.m. and appears near the star, An tares. Saturn toes around the Sun every 29 'n years and was last seen near Antares in 1927. (It appeared near Rez-ulus in 1349 and near Splia in 1853). Price 10c RIBUNE United Hn e'uJJ lki Wira No. 257 zero. Other readings included zero at Redmond, 2 at Pendle ton and The Dalles, 5 at Burns, 18 at Salem, 19 at Klamath Falls, 21 at Portland, 20 at Eugene, 28 at Roseburg, 32 at North Bend, 26 at Astoria and 34 at Brookings. Polio Shot Total 3,093 in Four Days Salk anti-polio inoculations soared to 3,093 in four days yes terday when 450 children re ceived the vaccine at five schools. At Roosevelt grade school, 72 students and 32 non-students re ceived the first in the three shot series. A total of 39 stu dents and 10 pre-schoolers were inoculated at Ruch school while Evans Valley school recorded 52 students and 17 non-students. Walker grade school in Ash land had 92 students and 66 oth ers while Elk-Trail had 51 stu dents and 19 others. First-shot inoculations will continue Monday when mem bers of the Jackson County Medical Society move to Talent Elementary school. Shady Cove school, Crater High school at Central Point, Jefferson Elemen tary school in Medford and Ash land Senior high school.' The doctors are giving shots without charge in an effort to stamp out polio. The vaccine is being supplied by the federal government. Republicans Press Hunt for Author of 'Stassen' Wires New York (U.R) The mystery of the "Harold E. Stas sen" telegrams today sent Re publicans on a hunt for their author. The telegrams dispatched over Stassen's signature from Stam ford, Conn., Wednesday night could influence the outcome of next Tuesday's election of a Re publican national chairman. 'Confidential' Telegram The political whodunit was re vealed in Washington Thursday when Rep. Carroll B. Reese (R-Tenn.) disclosed he had re ceived a "confidential" telegram denouncing the "Nixons and Knowlands" in the GOP and urging the election of H. Meade Alcorn Jr. of Connecticut as na tional chairman. Source Indicates Survival Will Be Assured Shortly London U.R) Communist sources here hinted today Nikita S. Khrushchev, with the help of Red China, has won the power struggle against the diehard Sta linists in the Kremlin. The sources indicate Khrush chev's "survival" would be as sured shortly by the "retire ment" of the remaining tough line Communists in the Kremlin hierarchy. Former Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov might be the first to be "pensioned off," the sources predicted. Molotov, one of the old guard Stalinists, is a first deputy premier. Said 'Over the Hump' Khrushchev, the Communist party boss, is held to be "over the hump" now, having emerged as the victor over his arch Sta linist opponents largely with the support of Communist China. But he has been forced to compromise heavily on his de Stalinization and liberalization policy line. Former Premier Georgi Mal enkov, a middle of the road man, is likely to move into the party leadership to maintain the bal ance, the sources said. But Khrushchev will lead the Kremlin in effect, with Malen kov at his side. May Become Premier There are growing indications Khrushchev would take over the post as premier from Nikolai Bulganin. Bulganin would in turn take over as President of the Soviet Union, a figurehead post. The present President, Kli- menti Voroshilov, is reported ailing and heading for retire ment. As an apparent result of the compromise, the extreme Stalin ists in the Kremlin probably will move out shortly, the sources said. Foremost among them is Molotov, who was reported to have led the diehards in, their recent assault against Khrush- hev. Seattle Man Sentenced To Penitentiary Term Roy Gene Privrasky, 21, of Seattle, Wash., was sentenced to 2V4 years in the penitentiary to day in circuit court after plead ing guilty to a charge of assault and robbery while not armed with a dangerous weapon. Privrasky and Leroy Jones, 18, of route 3, box 237E, Medr ford, were arrested together sev eral weeks ago for assault and robbery of an Ashland cab driver. Jones was sentenced last week to 2V4 years in the peni tentiary and was taken there yesterday by Verle Vanoose and Glenn .Wright, sheriffs deputies. David Laflan. 28, of 1032 Cherry st., Medford, was also taken to the penitentiary yester day to begin a three-year sen tence for grand larceny. Toledo (U.R) James Ness has been named chief of police here. Forty-4hree identical tele grams were received by other GOP officials. Stassen, on learning of the telegrams at United Nations headquarters here, promptly telephoned Reece and denied any connection with the wires. Reece said later, "I have no reason to doubt his word." Kiss of Death Alcorn itf reported to have the inside track as Hall's successor, but Stassen's support of him as a candidate might be considered a kiss of death in some quarters. Stassen put himself in virtual isolation as the result of leading aa unsuccessful "dump" Nixon drive just before last year's GOP nominating convention.