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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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 -
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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
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