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o o o o o rrcicr mtdtob (axsow) mail tribune Thursday, February 7, 19S7 0 Tighter Federal Supervision Over Airline Flights Requested Washington U.Pj House investigators looking into last week's fatal plane crashes in California and New York called today for tighter federal super vision of airline flights. The government within the last 48 hours had already issued a series of new safety regula tions governing airline flights and plane tests. But members of the House Commerce Committee said they want the government to go further. Civil Aeronautics Board repre sentatives Wednesday gave the committee preliminary reports on the collisfcn of a jet fighter and airliner at Pacoima. Calif., Thursday and the crash of a Northeast airliner the next day at New York City. The crashes killed a total of 28 persons. Rep. Stephen B. Derounian (R N.Y.), said he and other mem bers of the committee were "dis turbed" by the reports. Controls Suggested "I feel we need a general tightening up of everything," Derounian said. "One idea is to have several roving bands of inspectorsoto step in any place and give planes a going over, grounding those that are not up to standard." Rep. Kenneth A. Roberts (D Ala.) suggested that the govern ment control both takeoffs and landings at air.ports. Rep. Charles A. Wolverton (R-N.J.), charging that the airlines are "carrying people in a rather pre carious way," suggested that the government take over the job now performed by the airline dispatchers. Oscar Bakke, director of the CAB's Bureau of Safety, said some of the suggestions would require a "very, very large tech nical staff" by the CAB to be come effective. Rep. Peter F. Mack Jr. (D 111.) called some suggestions by fellow committee members im practical But he said the CAB's staff of inspectors should be in creased. CAB investigator Gordon Mat thews told the committee that the Northeast Airlines pilot whose .Miami - bound plane crashed in New York took no unusual risk in taking off in a snowstorm. He said other planes were tak ing off and landing at LaGuardia Airport without any trouble be fore the Northeast plane took off and crashed in a matter of seconds. He also said the North east plane was not overloaded and was reported in good me chanical condition. Bakke testified the DC7B air liner that collided with the jet fighter while both were being tested was operating under a permit banning test flights over congested areas. New Regulations But Bakke said it had not been determined whether the airliner which crashed into a schoolyard violated the permit. The CAB late Wednesday issued new regulations to pro mote greater .air safety by creat ing special "high density air traffic zones" around major air ports where flight traffic is heavy. The regulations, effective March 15, set a speed limit of 180 miles an hour within the zones. In addition, all radio equipped planes must obtain ad vance clearance from the local control tower before entering the airport traffic zone. The Commerce Committee planned to resume its hearings Friday. National Guard Has Control of Armory Administration Administrative responsibility for the new Medford armory lies solely with the National Guard, and the city and county governments will have only an advisory voice in its operation. O This was made clear today. following an inspection of cor respondence with the military department at the time the armory negotiations were first started, o The $400,000 building is be ing built by federal, state, coun ty and city funds. Members of the citv council this week indi cated they were under the im pression that it would be admin istered by a board including a representative of the military department, and members rep resenting The city nd county. Article Published Their comments followed publication of an article in the M;y1 Tribune last Monday in which Capt. S. J. Fagone, sen ior officer of the National Guard units in Medford, said ap plications for use of the armory are being- ttceptgd, and those interested in renting it should contact him. The board which the council- men had itt, mim? a0parently was an advisory Board. Admin istration of 'he armory, under which the original understand ing, rests with the armory board Court Records William Victor Kidaon. violation of basic rule. 51"- , ., James Charles Stewart, failure to stop at red light. $5 Victor Arlie Frost, violation of ba sic rule. $10. Herbert Ray Chapman, violation of basic rule. S10. William Earl Peterson, violation of Bertha An Bursell. failure to stop at rert iiKnt. v Robert William S Darks, failure to stop at red light. So. Bettv Jean Davis, violation of basic rule $10. .... Charles Bret McQuigg. violation of basic rule. $10. Otis Davis Swisher, violation of ba sic rule. $10. Duane Richard Halsey. wrong way on one wav street. $10. Beverlv Jean Himmeiman. failure to vield right of way. $10. Cecil D. Moon, violation of basic rule. $10. Ralph Junine Matlack. turned left on red light. $5 Shirlev Mae Cook, violation of basic rule. $10 George John Holtzinger. violation of basic rule. S10. Theodore Henry Zahnow. violation of basic rule. $10. - DISTRICT COl'RT Boh Glenn Ktnimel, overload. $29 George Albert Folck. overwidth. $10. Lena Eldora Beal, failure to stop at stop sign. $10- Henry Elmer Sizemore. overwidth. $25 George Bernard Gunn. excessive overhang. SIS. CIRCI IT COl'RT Jack L. Bailey vs. Shirley Ann Bailey, divorce complaint. Douglas Earl Jones vs. Georgia Jean Jones, divorce complaint. of which Captain Fagone Is chairman. In a letter dated July 7, 1954, Brig. Gen. Raymond S. Olson, assistant adjutant general of the state military department wrote the late Diamond Flynn, then Medford mayor, than an "advis ory board" would be appointed upon completition of the arm ory. The board would be made up of representatives ' of the state military department, and the city and county. Advisory Board General Olson wrote that the advisory board "will have advisory powers toward the armory board at all times and will make recommendations to the best interests of all to the armory board when a decision is warranted toward use, oper ation and maintenance of the armory, properties and general facilities other than strictly military." The armory board, General Olson said, is selected and ap proved as provided by Oregon law. Fagone said the board is set up under National Guard regulations. The letter continued: "This board . (the regular armory board) will actively manage and operate the armory with its facilities for all military and civil activities. They will fix rentals and fees, collect same: and deposit to the credit of the armory fund. All revenues de posited to the fund shall be used toward the maintenance, up keep, and general improvement to or within the armory." Fagone said when the new armory is completed, the armory board will automatically change from the present loca tion to the new structure. He said he plans to establish a ten tative calendar of armory ev ents. The building will be rent ed on a first-come, first-served basis, he said. Fagone indicated it probably would be late summer before the new building is ready for dedication since the armory has to be approved by both the fed eral and state governments aft er completion. He noted, how ever, that events may be sched uled in the building before the Guard actually occupies it. Klamath Commissioner Returns To Court Post Klamath Falls iU.R) County Commissioner Jerry Rajnus, who was wounded by a dis gruntled pensioner last month during a Klamath County Wel fare Commission meeting, re turned to his county court post yesterday. DRIVE-IN CLEANERS "YOUR CASH AND CARRY CLEANERS" FASTEST BRIGHTER O SERVICE O CLEANING All Your Garments In Plastic Bags 2 Convenient Locations 844 S. Riverside 702 West Main St. FREE FORD TICKETS See "FRONTIER DAYS" KBES-TV Every Wednesday. 10 p.m. Pakistan Resident Discusses Country At UN Meeting Pakistan is definitely pro western and pro-United States according to Noel J. D'Alves, citizen of Karachi, capital of Pakistan, who spoke last night for Medford chapter, Oregon United Nations association. D'Alves, communication of ficer of the international airport at Karachi, will leave Medford Saturday for San Francisco after spending a month here studying communiaction ' methods at the Medford airport. D'Alves, who explained that he spoke unofficially as a "com mon citizen of Pakistan talking to common citizens of the Unit ed States," said that his nation lias been anti-communist from the very beginning. This is due largely to the fact that the gov ernment was established by Moslems who believe in God and therefore oppose any form of government which is Godless, he said. Nation's History The speaker traced the history of his nation, first giving back ground information about pre paration events when India was a colony of the British empire. Pakistan has a parliament, sim ilar to that of England, with a president whose office is largely titular and a prime minister who is the actual executive, he explained. There are several ac tive political parties. D'Alves spoke of the almost t phenomenal progress of Pakis tan since its establishment as a sovereign nation, saying it . has made great strides indus- i trially, educationally and po-1 litically. Since defense is so im portant in "this world of ten- : sion," about 50 per cent of the nation's budget goes for this, he j said. The speaker talked at consid- erable length about Kashmir, j explaining that at the time of partition of India, the Kashmir i people for the most part wanted to be part of Pakistan, since they are largely Moslem, but that the head of the province had been a Hindu who wished Kashmir to accede to India. After a period of open war, the UN arranged a cease fire and attempted to set up condi tions for a plebiscite, he said. Although nine different pro posajs were made by the UN in the nine years since, and all were accepted by Pakistan, India had rejected all, he declared. He then charged that "India waited until the UN was tied up with another great problem and then moved into Kashmir. He closed by saying that in Pakistan, the United States has "a small but staunch ally." During question period. D'Alves compared the Kashmir situation to the Israeli-Arab conflict, and pointed out that Kashmir is Nehru's homeland. He was asked to comment on the Israeli-Arab situation in a number of questions, and said "I think the Middle East nations are all basically anti-communist but they flirt with the Soviets a little when it is expedient to do so." He added that most of the Middle Eastern people be lieve Israel was brought into being largely by the United States' efforts and has attained her present strength through the cn of this nation. D'Alves said the UN should put more pressure on member nations who fail to abide by its decisions, and should use what ever measures it can command to force UN nations to obey UN rulings. The speaker was introduced by George Rode, president. Neuberger Questions Unemployment Rate I Washington (U.R) Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) today urged the Navy Department to reactivate three patrol vessels from the Astoria reserve fleet in Portlaid and lower Columbia shipyards instead of Puget Sound. Neuberger said the Portland and lower Columbia shipyards "badly need work during the present critical unemployment situation." The Oregon senator said he was challenging the Labor De partment designation of the Portland area af lass C group, saying it "does not reflect the ' serious unemployment situation now prevailing ..." j County Officials Visit in Klamath County' Judge Rodney Keat ing, Commissioner Ralph James and several other Jackson coun ty residents traveled to Klam ath Falls county yesterday to discuss the porcupine eradica tion program there and tour areas where the program is in effect. Current method of controlling porcupines involves use of strychnine and salt compunded in such a way that it will not affect dogs or other large an imals or crop birds. Judge Keat ing said the mixture of one part strychnine to 16 parts salt is placed in small wooden boxes with the poison covered by paper. The porcupines, it was explained, chew off the paper and eats the poison. This pro gram has been in effect in Klam ath county since last October. Among those form Jackson county attending the meeting and participating in the tour were Ralph Cook, Sam Taylor, Eugene K. Peterson, Glen Allen and Jennings Pierce. Fish and Wild Life service representa tives, biologist forestry officials and representatives of Weyer houser Timber company, spon sors of the program, were also in attendance. Legislative Briefs Salem (U.R) A bill, to ratify the Columbia Interstate Com pact was introduced in the Ore gon Senate today. - The bill is designed to pro mote the greatest, economically justifiable development of the region's water resources. Salem (U.R) The shortest bill of the 1957 Legislative ses sion, Senate bill 27 making it official and legal that the motto of the state of Oregon is "The Union," was up for third read ing and action in the Oregon Senate today. The bill was introduced by Sen. Francis W. Ziegler of Cor vallis and others. Two Convcfs Escape Washington Prison Walla Walla (U.R) Two con victs hid in boxes in the hark of a truck vesterdav anrl Kcanoi) from the Washington state pen itentiary here. iney. were identified as Earl Walter Pretzer. 38. and Carl Bre- ban, 51, both sentenced for armed robbery. They were dis covered missing at a 4 p.m. pris oner count. There were 596,000 federal civilian employees in 1929. Salem (U.P.) A bill which would except college living groups from paying' back taxes under the "omitted property" law was approved by the House Taxation Committee "yesterday. 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