ombers
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
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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)
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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.