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TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wednesday, Fabraary 13. I9J7
College Student Throws Acid in
Face of Girl Who Refused Date
Fort Wayne, Ind. .'U.B A
college student was held under
SIO.OOO bond today on charges
of searing a girl s lace with acid
so "she would have scars and
marks to remember me."
Authorities said James W.
Sprouse, '23. Bakersfield, Calif
signed a statement Tuesday ad-
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rr.itting the acid attack against
a girl who refused him a date.
He is a student at Indiana Tech.
Sprouse said he got the idea
"from the case where Victor
Riescl lost his eyes the same
way."
Victim in Fair Condition
The student was referring to
the acid attack in New York
last April on Riesel, syndicated
labor columnist who had been
invited to testify on labor rack
eteering before a congressional
committee. Abraham Telvi, the
acid thrower, later was slain by
gangsters for demanding more
money for the attack that bund
ed the columnist.
Physicians at St. John's hos
pital said the victim. Carol A
Clark, 19, Reading, Mich., was
in fair condition with severe
burns about the face, arms and
legs. However, they said her
glasses kept her from being
blinded.
The attack occurred Tuesday
in a downtown cafeteria where
they both worked. Three other
persons were splashed by the
acid and suffered lesser burns.
They were Constance Y. Moore,
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Dickson, co-owner of the cafe
teria, and an unidentified baker
boy.
Sulpharic Acid Usad
Carol was splashed with a
pint tumbler full of sulphuric
acid as she stepped through a
kitchen door in the cafeteria.
Sprouse. an aeronautical stu
dent, said Carol turned him
down for a date last Septem
ber and he had brooded about
it for months.
"Since then I said nothing to
her whatsoever and no one would
ever suspect there was anything
between us," Sprouse said.
"Intentions of getting back at
her some way were brewing In
side me" all the time, he con
fessed. Sprouse said he obtained
the acid from a druggist with
the excuse he wanted it for a
chemical experiment.
He said he poured a pint of
the acid into a water tumbler
about 20 minutes before he
threw it.
Scientist Theorizes
On Adolescent Pimples
Los Angeles (U.R) A Univer
sity of California scientist has
his own theory as to what
causes those unsightly pimples
on adolescents.
The scientist Dr. Victor D.
Newcomer, assistant professor
of dermatology in the UC medi
cal school here, suggests the ba
sic cause of acne the name for
the pimples of adolescence is
a complex arising from in
creased hormonal activity which
comes with puberty.
This, in turn, results in a
flurry of activity in the skin's
glands, Newcomer believes.
State Payroll Checks
Stolen at The Dalles
The Dalles U.R State po
lice said today they are investi
gating the theft of five state
payroll checks from the Eastern
Oregon Tuberculosis hospital
here.
Officers said the checks,
meant for nurses at the hospital,
were taken from slots where
mail was normally picked up.
Hospital officials said the
checks totaled SI, 149.
Library Problems Are
Discussed by Board,
Students from Area
Student representatives from
three schools and members of
the Medford Library board yes
terday discussed mutual prob
lems involving the library.
During the 1 '2-hour session.
student complaints about some
of the library's rules and poli
cies were voiced frankly. At
the same time, members of the
board pointed out reasons for
the restrictions, and reasons why
some of the students' requests
cannot be granted at present.
One of the students' com
plaints involved the require
ment that notebooks and bind
ers be left near the door. The
rule, which is almost universal
among libraries used by stu
dents, has ' been found to be
necessary, board members said,
because a small minority of stu
dents have used notebooks to
conceal stolen books.
Amicable Discussion
During the amicable discus
sion, the student leaders stated
the rules and regulations of the
library, particularly those per
taining to students, have not
been adequately publicized, and
the board agreed to see what
could be done to make them
more readily available. -
Vandalism at the library,
which has mounted into several
hundred dollars over the past
several months, was given as
the basis for many of the regu
lations, the student leaders were
told.
Complaints of discourtesy to
young library patrons also were
discussed. Several instances
were cited by the students, and
they were informed that the li
brary staff is under continuing
instructions to treat all library
patrons with courtesy. Some
instances coitld have been moti
vated by the behavior of the
young library users themselves,
it was pointed out.
Other Limitation!
The discussion also covered
staff and budgetary limitations
at the library. Library patron
age has gone up an average of
almost 40 per cent in the past
two years, and staff increases
have not kept pace, due to
budget limitations. As a result,
one person frequently must tend
the desk, answer reference ques
tions, answer the telephone, and
attempt to maintain order and
relative quiet in the library's
two reading rooms.
The students, two each from
Medford High and St. Mary's
High schools, and one from
Southern Oregon college, agreed
to do what they could to explain
these limitations to their fellow
students who use the library for
study purposes.
They indicated that some of
the complaints made about the
library by students stem from
feeling that younger people are
discriminated against,a and not
allowed full patronage rights in
the library.
Students Named
The students were Jerl Calla
han and Marcia Beeler from St
Mary's, Sally Greaser and Mike
Trauss from Medford High, and
Leon McDougall from Southern
Oregon college. Board members
attending were Mrs. Leland
Mentzer, EHwood Hedberg, El
liott Becken and Eric Allen Jr.
Mrs. Justin Smith of the Med
ford High school faculty, attend
ed as an observer.
Following the meeting with
the students, the board went
over preliminary budget esti
mates for the library for the
coming fiscal year, and tenta
tively agreed on a budget of
some $67,000, about $10,000
more than the amount for the
current year. It will be further
studied before being presented
to the city and county, both of
which contribute to support of
the library. The proposed in
creases would provide for added
staff and more book purchases.
BULLET-PROOF
Auburn, Me. (U.R) Asked
why he wouldn't shoot a huge
bull moose rampaging in a sub
urban neighborhood one night,
police Lt. Leslie F. Stewart said,
"My .38 wouldn't have made a
dent in him."
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Balanced Budget
May Lead To Peril,
Truman Declares,
Miami Beach (U.R) Former
President Truman said Tuesday
night that Republican efforts to
balance the budget may be lead
ing the United States into "dead
ly peril" by slashing national
defenses. '
Mr. Truman, addressing about
800 persons at a United Jewish
Appeal fund - raising dinner,
called for a strong defense by
this country and the free world
as one of the fundamental steps
in maintains peace and solving
the Arab-Israel crisis in the Mid
dle East.
Varns of Budgat-Cutlari
But he said, "Beware of politi
cal budget-cutters. Beware of
people who belittle the dangers
to the security of the free world
and use the smiles of the Rus
sians to justify slashing our de
fenses. They may be leading us
into deadly peril."
"It is a lot better to have a
strong national defense than a
balanced budget," the former
chief executive said. "If it wasn't
for a strong defense, we wouldn't
have a budget of any kind."
Sacura Nation
"It is a lot better to have a
secure nation than it is to have a
good campaign argument," said
Mr. Truman, whoc ame here
from the Florida Keys where
he is vacationing with Mrs. Tru
man. He was introduced by
Democratic National Committee
man Jake M. Arvey of Chicago.
"We should keep our defenses
up until we have more from the
Russians than smiles and kind
words and promises of friend
ship," he said. "The Russians
only know the language of
force."
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Comfort
Safety
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Maximum piston displacement (cu. in.) 318 283 312
Maximum available V-8 horsepower 290 283 300
Highest standard V-8 horsepower 215 185 212
Push-button drive Yes No No
Combustion chamber dome wedge wedge
Torsion-Aire suspension Yes No No
Legroom, front (in.) , 45.9 44.7 43.2
Legroom, rear (in.) 41.5 39.8 40.7
Hiproom, front (in.) 63.0 62.1 60.0
Hiproom, rear (in.) 62.7 63.0 60.1
Gross weight (4-door sedan) 3475 3279 3452
Total-Contact Brakes Yes No No
Brake lining area (sq. in.) 184 157 180'
Front wheel brake cylinders 4 2 2
Flight-Sweep Styling Yes No No
Double-header lights Yes No No
Wind-tunnel tested tail fins Yes No No
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'Guys N' Disguise':
To Appear on TV
Show Thursday
Threw npui "fluva 'K Tli-
Stuise" will arjoear nn the KBES-
TV Panorama show between
5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Iney will be well-known bus
inessmen who havp rnloc In th
Medford Kiwanis KaDers on
Feb. 20, 21, 22 and 23.
Any person who telephones
and identifies anyone of the Guys
within 15 minutes of their ap
pearance on Panorama will aoi
a complimentary ticket to the
Kapers. A person who identifies
all three will get four tickets.
Appear Last Week
Kiwanians appearing on tele
vision last wpplt woro Rill Sins.
ler, Orv Allen and Dick Phair.
Twenty-five tickets were given
away to persons who guessed
their identity. One person named
all three and three named two
of the men.
The Kapers will hp nrpsontori
at the senior high school and
represents the major fund-rais
ing activity of the year for Ki
wanis Vnilth urplfacj, nu;i
auu yuw
anthropic projects.
cast of the Kapers is made up
of mainly Kiwanians. This local
talent has professional direc
tion. First act
velopment of actors or "how a
ham gets tq be a ham." Second
act has a minstrel shnu thn
r amines of Kiwanis members
are not eligible to participate in
the TV guessing contest.
Signs of Spring Show
On Oregon State Campus
Corvallis U.PJ Manifesta
tions Of SPrine tnnk rlivoraonf
paths on the Oregon State Col
lege campus today.
u n e fraternity proclaimed
"We Love Women WppIt" r,H
members arDearprl on mn,
in debonair attire flower in la
pel, handkerchief i
and shoes brightly shined!
rvnomer iraternity observed
"We Hate Wompn Wt" -. i
sported shaggv beards anil ih.
oldest clothes they own.
Courf Records
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basfci'le'fo' Bgener' ViI,ti0n
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Utionof te.rno0'' V)-
b.STrr!D!Yod Crtvicr-' vioUUon -
peniift "f6 Pemmer- BO oparator'a
Wanda MurreUne Rasor. no dri
vr "cense on person, SS.
bJicOyru1'sRlO0y BeCker- ViOUtton of
-crS I1foBert"U' ViUtion of b-
Ril.V 'ill.n' T ila: .
mie7sio ' ""uon OI
Darold Roger Barritt, violation of
basic rule SIS.
Ralph Bruce Keyi, violation of
basic rule, $15
William Glen Werner, violation of
basic rule. $10.
JamM fisnlnnl s;u - . .
rs , "auon
ineoaore Alton Anderson, viola
Uon of basic rule. $10
Clyde William Ashinhunt. exces
sive noise. $10. .-
Burton Raymond Klinefelter, viola
tion of basic rule $10
Thnma WmUv un.. r-11
at red light $5? ' "U" l P
redR0gh11$S5.ToO,ey',allure to lP t
JrtVPnh .Tamo
atop" at red light. '$5. "' W
Norman L. Youni;, defective equip
ment, $5.
George Franklin Colbert, excessive
noise. $10.
Raymond Gordon Johnson, violation
of basic rule. $10.
Earl WaJtor Ettera. violation of
basic rule. $5.
Dale Adair Davis, failure to atop at
red light. $5.
sic rule, $10.
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