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ATTACKS PIECEMEAL. CUTS BUDG mm "I'J L.tcW Hav A CmipU Hunaert Grand Till Ps? Cy 5 I Jt Mislaid A Fw Hunnwt Grand" ill it Iran Bandits Slay American Officials Tehran, Iran (U.R) Two American officials were killed and the wif of one of the slain men kidnaped ky bandits in foutheastern Iran. U. S. authori Otics reveaWS teeey. The American officials killed with two Iranians in a bandit ambush two tys a?o were iden tified as KvWi U. Carroll. 37. Issaquah, Vash.. and Brewster A Wilson. 8, Portland. Ore. Carroll's wife, Anita, was kid naped. Carroll w; an official of the U.S. Point 4 program, adminis tered by the International Co operation Administration. Wil so.f) worked for the Near East Foundation. No trace of Mrs. Carroll has 3 been found. Polic Pursa Baadiks American officials said the party was traveling in two Jeeps in rugged country near the tiny town of Iranshahr In the wild P.d arid ref.ion of Baluchistan. The party is ambushed by ban dits apparently from Baluchi stan, which lies in southeastern Iran and western Pakistan and is inhabited by Iranian-speaking Baluch nomads. Oregon To Receive More Silk Vaccine ' Portland (UP.) Oregon will receive about 30,000 ccs of Salk polio vaccine if it gets its usual one per cent snare " "w uk plics released nationally this week. The State Board of Health an nounced that 3,018,069 cc s of the scarce vaccine has been made available by the public health service since Monday. If Oregon tcceives its usual share, about 22.500 cc's will probably oe chan neled to rrgular commercial out lets and about 7.500 cc s will go to support public clinics through out the state. Dr. Harold M. Erickson. state health officer, said commercial supplies of the vaccine in Ore Ron are now believed to be vir tually exhausted and the new supply will permit private phy sicians to resume their inocula tion programs. Preliminary Hearing Set for Seattle Man Preliminary hearing for Law rence Alvis Workman. 25, Scat tie, was scheduled for 2 p.m. to day in district court. He -was ar raigned yesterday afternoon on a charge of negligent homicide. He was released on SI. 500 bail. Workman was identified by police as the driver of a vehicle which struck Jack Everett Eng Icr. 25, also of Seattle, as Engler was pushing his stalled vehicle north on Highway 99 near Tal ent Sunday evening. Engler. en route home from his honeymoon with his brifle of 11 days, died in a Medford hospital 3'i hours after the accident. Eisenhower Considering Florida Jaunt To Shake Off Washington V.P President Eisenhower is considering a Florida vflation next month to shake off the stubborn remnants of his troublesome cough, it was learned today from highly placed government sources. Data Undetermined Exact date and location of the Presidents sojourn have not been determined. However, the idea was described as definitely "in the works." Because of other commitments it was predicted the President might depart either around April 9 or April 18, depending Iranian police were pursuing the bandits, and an American of ficial will fly to Iranshahr to join the search. The Iranian government ex pressed its "deep regret" to the U.S. embassy over the incident, although the ambush was not be lieved to have any political sig nificance. Iranian officials speculated that the bandits may have thought the American Jeeps were police vehicles. Court for Festival ill Be Selected Week of April 7 Balloting to determine the roy al court of the fourth annual Pear Blossom Festival has been tentatively scheduled for the week of April 7. according to Festival spokesmen. The vote will determine the six queen and king finalists. A judging committee will deter mine the boy and girl who will reign as king and queen for the Festival April 27 and 28., The rest of the finalists will serve as princes and princesses. Several valley firms and or ganizations have indicated they plan to participate in the rcsti val parade April 27, Jay Pierce. president of the association, said. Requests for entry blanks have been received from Ashland and Grants Pass as well as Medford, he noted. About 100 entries were listed last year, and the Festival as sociation anticipates more than that this year. The Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce will handle parade details with a committee headed by Dick Walsh. Schools with marching bands have been in vited to participate, he said, and several have indicated they will march. Five divisions have been es tablished for the parade to al low for more equitable compe tition in each category, Walsh said. The divisions include com mercial, organizational, individ ual floats, costumed walking groups, and decorated bicycles and tricycles. Cash prizes will be awarded division winners, and three grand sweepstakes prizes will be presented for the best design, best theme portray al and originality, and for the best comic float. Walsh said. More than S350 in prizes will be awarded at ceremonies at Medford's Hawthorne park after the parade. Pierce said response to olici tation of funds to underwrite nominal costs has been good, but that more funds are needed. The Jackson County Fruit Growers league has made available funds for a free movie, he said, and more than 45 area merchants is composed of Cliff Lovejoy, Gene Orr and Lyle Kinney. Remnants of Lasting Cough on developments in the mean time and also possible changes in his condition. How long he would remain in the balmy, semi-tropical warmth of the southernmost state would de pendon many factors. Nixon Planning Trip If the President left around April 9, it appeared possible Florida might briefly be the temporary home it the nation's top two elected officials at the same time. Vice President Richard M. Nixon also reportedly has been considering a brief sojourn in Inlollm Fair, Highway Commissioners To Be Appointed Soon Still Favors Basic School Fund Increase Salem (U.R) Gov. Robert D. Holmes told a press confer ence here today he would be a candidate for reelection "if God is willing and I live out my pres ent term." The governor also said he would announce the appointment of a new highway commissioner and state fair commissioner within 72 hours." Seems Natural At his first press conference in many weeks the governor said it seemed natural to him that he should try for a full four-year term as governor after being elected to his current two - year term. He said he also was giving serious thought to personnel of the State Tax commission. Two terms on the commission ex pire in June. The governor was emphatic on the point that he still favor ed a basic school increase of from $80 to $120 per census child which would cost the state some $38 million in the next biennium. When asked if he thought Democratic legislative leaders could hold the budget down to a ceiling of $265 million. Gov. Holmes said he felt sure it would go higher. "I am in sympathy with the lowest possible budget," he said, "and while I think setting the ceiling was a laudable objective, I told Democratic leaders at the time it was proposed that I didn't think they could hold the budget down to the amount set." (See Story on Pag 14) Goy. Holmes Holds Jensen Decision Salem (U.R) Gov. Robert D. Holmes has completed his study of the case of James Norman Jensen, 28-ycar-old convicted murderer, but will not announce his decision in the matter until later, he said today. He said he had been studying the case with his legal advisor, Orval Thompson. Gov.. Holmes is the only man who can hold up the execution of Jensen which- has been set for April 5. Jensen, in death row at the state penitentiary, was convicted of the first degree murder of Mrs. Fern Hile at her Medford home in April. 1954. He appealed to both the State Supreme Court and the U. S. Su preme court, but both appeals failed. The governor's review was of special interest in light of legis lation now before a Senate com mittee abolishing the death pen alty. Gov. Holmes favored an 1 end to capital punishment in his inaugural address. Three Plead Innocent In District Court An Ashland man and a Med ford couple pleaded innocent in district court vesterday after noon to charges of assault and battery in connection with a re ported beating of Mrs. John Dragcr. 272 Orange St., Ashland, in Ashland Sunday. Arrested Monday by Ashland police and sheriffs deputies was Guy Fred Witham. 62, of route 1, box 101, Ashland. Arrested Tuesday in connection1 with the case were Mr. and Mrs. Lorren Cecil Keck, of 2645 South Stage rd.. Medford. They were released on $500 bond each. Trial date is sched uled to be set at 1:30 p.m. tomor row. Harbison and Piazza law firm is representing the three. Mrs. Drager was found Sun day evening on the sidewalk in front of Lithia hotel, where she claimed she had been "dumped out"' of a car. Florida to chase off the final traces of an influenza attack that plagued him throughout his recent African tour and sent him to Walter Reed Army hospital here briefly last week end. Wants More Sunshine The President did not discuss the reported Flor'da trip direct ly at his news conference. But he did tell reporters he would like to get some more sunshine. He said he was feeling better than before his trip to Bermuda. But he said he actually only got 2' i days of sunshine and would like to get some more. es T S 52nd Year Medforl United Press Full Leased Wire 22 Pages Domestic Crisis Faces Macmillan On Return Home London (U.R) A five-fold domestic crisis jeopardizing the life of the Conservative govern ment awaited Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's return from Bermuda today. The Socialist opposition, howl ing for a general elction they be lieve would put them into power, was snapping at the govern ment's heels on Cyprus, the Suez Canal, rent, H-bomb and strike issues. Cabinet Meeting Called Acting Prime Minister R. A. Butler called a cabinet meeting for Thursday to give Macmillan a full report. Informed sources said he would find that clashes of opinion within the cabinet have blown up during his week in Bermuda, particularly on how to handle the Cyprus situ ation. The most pressing problem was the growing labor dispute. More than one million shipbuild ing and engineering workers are on strike and up to three million will have walked off their jobs by April 6 if it is not settled by then. Minister of Labor Ian Mac Leod hoped to hear from the unions today whether they will halt their strike while a court of inquiry looks into the dispute over wage increases. May Ask Confidence Vole If the Conservatives lose a I main jccita in thtft V7iii?, frtrv,- ! mons they might call for a vote of confidence. If they lost this they would have to call for new elections before their cur rent term runs out in 1959. Political experts agree that if a general election were held now the Socialists would oust the Conservatives. Informed sources said ele ments in the Conservative party are demanding that Archbishop Makarios be brought to London for immediate negotiations on Cyprus. This is the opposition view, too. Ike Sees Something Hidden by Stand Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower said today he shares what he called the common be lief that if a man invokes the Fifth Amendment there is some thing he does not want to tell. The refusal of teamsters boss Dave Beck to testify before the Senate Rackets Committee on grounds of possible self incrimi nation was mentioned at Mr. Ei senhower's news conference. The President remarked that in some cases a citizen has the definite right to take the Fifth Amendment. But he said he sup- ! posed he shares the common be lief that if a man docs invoke the amendment to avoid testi mony, there is obviously some thing he docs not want to tell. Mr. Eisenhower also reiter ated his belief that there should be federal legislation to assure union members of an exact ac counting of how their funds are used. ; Reuther Purchases To Be Investigated Washington IU.R) The Sen ate Rackets Committee ordered an investigation today to find out whether Walter P. Reuther and other high union officials bought personal goods with union funds. Committee counsel Robert F. Kennedy said the committee has no evidence that Reuther, head of the United Auto Work ers, used union money for his personal benefit. The new investigation was ordered, however, after Nathan W. ShcffermRn, a Chicago labor relations consultant, testified about "a couple of transactions for Reuther. done out of the De troit office." Shefferman said that when an unknown assailant wounded Reuther in his kitchen several years ago "The story got around that his life was saved by a left hand door refrigerator that he cot from nur nffir " 1 (Set itoriei oa Page 7) eek MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1957 mmmmmmrmnimmiimmmftmmvimftmimi I Ml iff iiiuiiiik I 'M'wwswi'ywMWi mh'uuhmw ihmiphhii imni.a. nae 'll ' - ' JTtflb V - ' - - f ' -l I I $:Jh ""hi 1 RECEIVES AWARD Guy T. Applewhite, director of the Jackson county Selective Serv ice board, was awarded a certificate of ap preciation yesterday, at a ceremony in the federal building, for 15 years continuous serv ice on the local board. He is shown above, third from left, receiving the. award from Ashland Man Gets Certificate for Service oh Boards Guy T. Applewhite, Ashland, received a certificate of appre ciation for 15 years of continu ous service on Jackson county Selective Service boards yester day. The award was presented by Col. Francis W. Mason, deputy director of the Selective Service system for Oregon, at a cere mony in the federal building in Medford. The certificate was signed by the president of the United States. Applewhite became affiliated with Jackson county local board No. 1 in October, 1940, when it was organized, and served as its chairman until 1947 when Selec tive Service became inactive and all local boards were closed. In July, 1948, he went to work again for Selective Service when local board 17, serving all of Jackson county, was organized. He has served continuously on the board without pay, since then. Besides his work as local board chairman, he also acts as volunteer registrar for the Ash land area. Applewhite is a veteran of World War I, and during his military service he received back injuries which caused him to wear a cast until 1947. He has devoted a great deal of time to work with the County Welfare commission and has been active in American Legion work as well as civic and fra ternal affairs. His son, Capt. Warren Applewhite, is now ser ving with the Army in Korea. Wafer Department Remodeling Near End Remodeling is scheduled to be completed Friday in the city wa- tor rionarlmpnt i-Yicrt now rnnn- ters are being installed to accom - modate more cutomers, accord ing to Robert Lee, city water superintendent. The work is being done by D. M. Blickenstaff, Medford con tractor. Remodeling was started in the water department Mon- day. L.ee said me new arrangement will feature a new cashier's desk and improve efficiency in the department. Weather FORECAST: Thickrninr cloudi ness tonicht and Thirdav. Showers Thursday aflrrnnnn. Low tonight 3S. Hiih Thurs day 63. Temp. Htchrst Yesterday M Lowest this Morninf 37 Our Skies Tonight Sunrise .m. Sunset :31 p.m. Moonrlse Thursday .... 4:9 m.m. New Moon March 31 PROMINENT STARS Albedaran and the Pleiades. ,ln the west at 8:18 p.m. Between them is seen the planet Mars, which is now much dimmer than Aldfharan. EeDectDOim Israeli Settlement Said Syrian Target By UNITED PRESS Israel reported today that Sy rian troops opened fire on an Israeli settlement at midnight and that marauders from the Gaza Strip ambushed an Jsracli truck Tuesday, seriously wound ing one civilian. Egypt's semi - official news agency reported in Cairo that Saudi Arabia had moved troops to the outskirts of the Jordan ian port of Aqaba, but a Jordan ian military source denied the report in Amman. Could Block Shipping However, other sources said the Saudis had moved troops all along the Eastern shore of the Gulf of Aqaba in what could be the start of a new Arab move to blockade Israeli shipping in the narrow waterway. The Arab moves sharply in creased tension in the Middle East as UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold ended his Cairo mission and left for New York without solving the future of the Suez Canal or the UN Emergency force. The West was silent pending a formal report from Hammar skjold on his mission, but in Bermuda a highly informed source said "Everybody accepts the fact that for better or worse Egyptians are going to operate the canal." The statement came after the Anglo-Canadian con ference. The Saudi military moves fol lowed a recent announcement that the nation would take "all Hotel Room Thefts Reported to Police About S82 was stolen some time Monday night from two at the Medford hotel, 406 West Main St., Medford, accord ing to city police. The thefts were, report I by Harry Watson, hotel manager. Victims of the theft were identified as Richard Van Kirk Dressier, of Seattle, residing in room 611, and William Possin ger, of Portland, residing in room 627, officers reported. Police said a billfold contain ing $2 was taken from Dressler's room and S80 was taken from a billfold in . Possinger's room. Dressler's billfold was found in another part of the hotel later, according to William Edward Ashton, desk man, it was re ported. The rooms were entered by a master key or by the doors be- in left unlocked, police said. The theft occurred sometime be tween 10:30 p.m. Monday and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, they said. Portland (U.R) Lew Cornel ius, secretary of Teamsters union local 162, said he will report on the Harry Federspiel case to the local's regular meeting Tuesday. Price 10c Tribune United Press Full Leased Win No. 5 Col. Francis W. Mason, deputy state director of the Oregon Selective Service system. Also pictured are, left to right, county judge Rod ney Keating, commander in the Naval re serve; Maj. Gen. Roy Rickard, Army, re tired; G. E. Garrett and James R. W. Gregg, local board members. measures" to prevent the estab- Jishment of any Israeli right to send ships through the Gulf of Aqaba. " . Cramer Defense Rests in K.F. Case Klamath Falls (U.R) The de fense rested its case late yes terday in the first degree murder trial of Guy Earl Cramer. The fate of the elderly wel fare recipient is expected to go to the jury to decide tomorrow after closing and rebuttal argu ments today. Cramer, 76, is charged with the slaying of Fred Peterson, County Welfare Com mission chairman, Jan. 4 when he opened fire during a commis sion meeting. Dr. Harry Danielson, a Med ford psychiatrist, testified for the defense under direct examina tion that Cramer suffered from "chronic psychosis" and at the time he shot Peterson he was "not capable of distinguishing right from wrong." Mr. Danielson said his conclu sion was based on an examina tion and interview with Cramer Feb. 20 when he administered numerous psychiatric tests to de termine Cramer's mental condi tion at the time of the fatal shooting. The Medford psychiatrist told the jury that Cramers' "lack of remorse and hallucination" through which he believed his guardian angel had instructed him to "cast fire on thine en emies" indicated he suffered from a chronic mental disorder which apparently had existed since the age of 10. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 473.12, up 0.88; 20 rail roads 144.17, up 0.83; 15, utili ties 71.25, up 0.62, and 65 stocks 167.58, up 0.69. Sales today were about 1,710,000 shares compared with 1,660,000 shares Tuesday. Widespread Advertising Is Urged by Area Residents Ashland More widespread advertising of the Orecon Shake - ,. , u urged by hundreds of Medford residents interviewed in a pub lic opinion survey being con ducted by the Festival associa tion. Purpose of the survey is to obtain opinions and suggestions regarding the operation of the Festival from representative citizens. A similar survey is taK- replies is important if an ac ing place in Ashland. curate picture of opinion is to Festival Manager Bill Patton i be obtained, be said. Reductions Would Reduce Welfare, Security Needs Congress Challenged To Decide Requirements Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower today vehemently at tacked piecemeal budget cuts by Congress as fatuous and the most foolish kind of economy. As for a specific recommenda tion by Sen. Harry F. Byrd (D Va.) that the S81.8 billion budget for fiscal 1958 be cut by S5 bil lion, the President said he did not believe a cut of this size could be accommodated within the security and welfare require ments of the United States. Congress Challenged Byrd made that reduction pro posal in a speech prepared for delivery in the Senate today. In his most vigorous discus sion of the budget to date, the President challenged Congress to decide for itself whether the American people wanted to cut down on payments to veterans, agricultural benefits and the con struction of new schools. He said these are the only expenses that could be chopped down, because to reduce expenditures for de fense, mutual aid and the Atomic Energy Commission would be to invite international trouble. Mr. Eisenhower's news confer ence ran unusually long, 35 min utes, as he went to great length to support his budget against growing demands on Capital Hill for sharp reductions. Defends Foreign Aid - He said savings undoubtedly were possible but he was some what amazed to notice recently that a number of persons were becoming more economy minded than before. He energetically rejected the idea of any major cuts in the de fense or foreign aid programs. So the only places big cuts could be made would be such possi bilities as the Post Office De partment, now laboring under an undesirable deficit, fixed benefits for veterans, federal aid for school construction, and farm benefits. ' He said he also wanted to point out that Congress has au thorized many public works without proper preliminary sur veys. He said he believed that Congress had done this obvious ly for political reasons. Mr. Eisenhower said it was fu tile to talk about keeping up the U.S. position in the world and still to advocate severe budget cuts. Dangerous to Nation He added that some people be come highly economy conscious without knowing what they are talking about. When he was asked specifical ly about Byrd's recommenda tions for a So billion cut, the President said he did not believe a cut of that size could be made without danger to the basic de fense and security programs of this country. The President said the House and Senate must look at basic programs which they themselves had voted. Frequently raising his voice, the President said let some one older than he say it is not neces sary to meet fixed obligations to veterans; let some else say -a healthy agriculture is not neces sary; let some one else say that efforts to relieve the schoolroom shortage are not necessary. Russia's Threats Said Indefensible Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower today branded as completely indefensible Russia's recent threats against Norway, Japan and other U.S. allies. He told his news conference that all nations have the right to take whatever measures they believe to be necessary to pro tect themselves. The President made the re mark when asked what he thought of such recent Russian statements as Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin's warning to Norway that she would pay dear ly if she allowed her territory , to be used as a base against the Soviet Union. reported that returns from 2,000 ! questionnaire cards mailed to residents and merchants have have snown great interest in the Festival and have returned a high percentage of survey cards, but residents have expressed less interest. Patton said he hopes more res idents will take the trouble to return filled-in cards. A ponrt . return on the total number of O
