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SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, April 9, 1957 SPITE BOMB KILLS SIX Dazed by blast, waitress Joyce Chapdelaine, 22, is comforted by manager Oscar Capou, after three men had tossed a gasoline bomb through the door of a neighborhood bar. The man had been ejected from the bar earlier because they couldn't prove they were 21. The explosion and resulting fire killed six and injured three. Cool Weather Greets Storm-Raked States; Avalanche Buries Two By UNITED PRESS Cool but mostly clear weather overspread the Southeast today in the wake of a barrage of death-dealing tornadoes, and a snow-storm in t the Northeast moved rapidly out to sea. In Colorado, rescue workers dug through tons of snow in the search of a cameraman for Walt Disney Studios, who was buried, along with a companion, under a man-made avalanche. A United Press count showed at least 19 persons killed in the latest flurry of spring weather violence. Four persons were killed in a tornado Monday at Senalor Praises ' UAW Review Board To Police Ranks Washington (U.P.) Sen. Pat-McNamara (D-Mich.) Tues day hailed the auto workers' new public review board as evi dence that organized labor is taking effective action to police its own ranks. Earlier, Sen. Karl E. Mundt (R-S.D.) said the Senate Rackets Committee will show that con struction contractors connived with crooked union leaders in the-New York area to cut labor costs by eliminating "fringe" benefits. He said this will be aired in public hearings soon. Interesting Evidence Mundt, a committee member, also said the group has received "interesting evidence" that cer tain small corporations are mis using company funds, just as Teamsters Union President Dave Beck is accused of misusing his union's funds. Mundt said the committee may look into this. Beck, under suspension as an AFL-IO vice president and fac ing trial on charges of discredit ing the labor movement, won a unanimous vote . of confidence Monday night from the Team sters Joint Council No. 53. rep resenting more than 80,000 members in New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and Deleware. Seen 'Very Helpful' McNamara told a reporter creation of the review board by the United Auto Workers con vention in Atlantic City Monday would be "very helpful" in com bating a drive for straight legis lation to control unions. "Labor is just as anxious and better able than the Senate" to drive chiselers and racketeers out of unions, the Michigan Democrat said. No date has yet been set for the hearings involving rackets in the New York area, which will be held here. The committee on April 16 will begin hearings on the Scranton, Pa. area. Sen Mundt said these will involve "the general area of the con struction industry" and "indi rectly" the Teamsters Union. (HEMORRHOIDS) Fistula, Colitis, Pruritus (itch ing). Prolapse. Treated without surgery, or loss e time from work. It will pay r invest igate any problem et this na ture. DR. HERMAN WEXLER Chiropractic Physician 44 E. Main Pioneer Bldg. Ph. 2-3391 AshLed. Ore Roseboro, N.C., two were killed in a traffic wreck blamed on high winds and blinding rain near Raeford, N.C., Monday night, six persons died in Indi ana, three in Illinois, and two each in Colorado and Ohio. Tornado Alley Mojnday's outbreak of twist ers skipped through Dixie's "Tornado Alley" from northern Mississippi through Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and southeastern North arolina. The twisters, touched off by a massive cold air mass, left at least 100 persons injured and some 500 homeless. Damages were expected to reach more than $1 million. The avalanche occurred at Berthoud Pass when the Colo rado Highway Department fired a 75-millimeter howitzer shot into a sheer mountainside to loosen a dangerous snow accu mulation. Body Still Missing The snow rumbled down out of control, burying cameraman John Herman of Salt Lake City, Utah, who was taking shots of tha slide, and Wayne S. Whit lock, 20, a truck driver for the Highway Department. Whitlock's body was recov ered Monday night, but no trace was found of Hermann, who was presumed dead. A snowstorm in the North east swept toward the Atlantic after dumping one to four in ches of new snow during the night across northeastern Ohio, northern Pennsylvania and a large part on New York state. Eden Undergoes Medical Examinations Boston U.R) Sir Anthony Eden underwent further medical tests Tuesday after receiving "get well" messages from Presi dent Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. Lahey clinic surgeon Richard B. Cattell, physician in charge of the Eden medical team, said that the 59-year-old former Brit ish prime minister was resting comfortably at New England Baptist hospital. Dr. Cattell said several days of tests will be required to de termine the cause of increasing ly severe attacks which forced Eden to " cut short his political career three months ago. He and Lady Eden arrived here Sunday from New Zealand and his phy sicians advised an immediate medical checkup. Salary Increases Slated in Portland Portland U.R) Portland's city council has revealed a few details of its planned $1,170,000 salary increase with indications that the mayor and commission ers may share in it. In a two-hour long budget committee meeting Monday, the council revealed that $1000 a year salary advances are possi ble for Mayor Terry D. Schrunk and other council members. If approved the mayor's new sal ary would be $12,880 a year and commissioner's $11,080 a year. The salary increases are pro posed right down the line for the some 3500 city employees in every bureau and department Two 14-Year-0ld Boys Die in Crash Of Stolen Vehicle Vancouver iU.R) Two 14-year-old boys, fleeing from a deputy sheriff, were killed early Tuesday when their stolen auto mobile hit a power pole and then crashed into a concrete abutment on the north end of the Interstate bridge here. One of the victims was identi fied by Coroner Paul Mylan as Ronald Paul Pullis of Seattle. The driver of .he car was not identified immediately. Mylan said the boy, who appeared to be the same age as the Pullis youth, had no identification on his person. However, the coroner said he is fairly certain the boy is from Seattle. Almost Identical The accident was almost iden tical to another crash at the same spot last month when two Seattle nun in a stolen car tried to escape pursuing Washington state patrolmen and were killed when they plowed into the same abutment. In Tuesday's "Mai crash, Clark County Deputy Sheriff , Lynn King said he spotted the boys bnorth of Vancouver about 3 a.m He followed them to make a routine "heck. When he tried to pull alongside, the youths speeded up. He estimated the car was traveling about 85 miles an hour when it went out of control and crashed. Police said the car was stolen from South Tacoma. It was reg istered to Lane H. Cox of Ta coma. The nation's greenhouses about 15,000 of them require from 50 to 15,000 tons of coal each growing season. British Physician Declared Innocent Of Murdering Woman Health Association icial Scheduled For Introduction Mrs. Helen Tweedy, new ex ecutive secretary of the Jack son County Public Health as sociation, will be presented at the annual luncheon of that or ganization Thursday, April 11. The board of the association felt that employing an executive secretary would enable the work of the organization to be broad- e n e d and intensified, it was stated. The no-host luncheon will be held in the Pioneer Room of the Jackson hotel. Previous Work Mrs. Tweedy's background for public health work includes a bachelor of arts, degree at the University of Chicago, nurse's training at John Hopkins, and work there in pediatrics for a short time. Then .for 4V4 years she worked for the Arabian American Oil company in Saudi Arabia. Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy married overseas and then came to Jackson county, in the Apple- gate area. She is now living there with her husband and four sons, Charles, Scott, Bob and Jin. She is also a volunteer swimming in structor at the YMCA. Speaker Slated Maj. Gen. John Hargreaves, USAF (ret.) will be the speaker at the luncheon. His topic is the newest public health problem atomic fall-out. Dr. A. Erin Mer- kel will present a report on the present aspects of tuberculosis in Jackson .county. Those interested in public health In any of its various phases are invited to attend the luncheon. Reservations may be made by calling the public health office in the Leverette building, 2-4818. Chairs will be provided for those who are un able to attend the luncheon but wish to hear the speakers. Ontario House Fire Proves Fatal To Mother y Ontario U.R) Mrs. Irene Shelton, 39, whose six-year-old son died in a fire at their home here Monday, died in a local hos pital Tuesday from burns suf fered in the blaze. Her son, Perry Shelton, died from asphyxiation. Mrs. Shelton suffered burns over 75 per cent of her body. Fayreen Shelton, 15-months- old daughter of Mrs. Shelton, re mained in serious condition. FAMILY GRADUATIONS . Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (U.R) Three members of the Oliver Porter family father, mother and son will receive bachelor degress from the Central Michi gan College here during 1957. Mr. and Mrs. Porter and their son, Oliver, currently are seniors at the college, but each will grad uate at different times during the year. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport London U.R) A jury of 10 men and two women today found Dr. John Bodkin Adams innocent of murdering an 81-year-old woman patient with overdoses of narcotics. The jurors, who had listened to 16 days of evidence and judge's charge spread over two days, took only 44 minutes to absolve the 58-year-old physi cian from the fashionable sea shore resort of Eastbourne. The crown had accused him of murdering Mrs. Edith ASce Mor- COP Collegians Break Teeter-Totter Mark Stockton, Calif. (U.R) Two College of Pacific students kicked off the spring season for silly stunts Monday when they broke the world's record for con tinuous teeter-tottering. Steven Henry, a 20-year-old amateur wrestler from Redding, Calif., and his fraternity brother, Mike Resso, 21-year-old weight lifter from Modesto, Calif., set the mark when they quit teeter ing at noon after 110 hours of continuous motion. The old record of 100 hours was set in 1951 and also by two COP students. Western Educators Tackle Enrollment San Francisco U.R) Some 350 western educators, state offi cials and laymen, concerned with the future of higher educa tion in America, met today to discuss the problem of ever in creasing college enrollments dur ing the next decade. The conference is sponsored by the Western Interstate Com mision for Higher Education. rell because he thought that he would get a chest of silver and a Rolls-Royce through her will. Doctor Sags in Seat The bulky doctor, who had bounded up to the courtroom from his cell this morning, sagged a bit in his seat in the prisoner's dock of the famous Old Bailey courtroom as the verdict was announced. Attorney General Sir Regi nald Manningham-Buller made the defense victory complete by announcing the crown would not proced with a second indict ment accusing Adams of slaying another of his rich patients, Mrs. Gladys Hullett. The verdict climaxed more than seven months of inquiry that was started by elderly gos sipers whiling away the monoto nous hours of retirement in se date Eastbourne. The 17 days the trial took up made it longer by one week than any previous murder trial in the famous court. Mr. Justice Sir Patrick Dev lin, wearing a short . grey wig and rich crimson and ermine robes, gave the case to the jury at 11:16 a.m. The jurors returned with a verdict at exactly noon. Permitted to Sit Down When he had recovered con trol, Adams stood at attention again between two wardens as he had for the traditional com mand of sentence: "Prisoner at the- bar!" He bowed deeply to Devlin who stared back gravely. Adams' lips silently formed the words "thank you." But the balding, round faced physician and YMCA official was too moved to remain stand ing and he was given permission to sit down while the attorney general announced the decision not to prosecute him for a sec ond murder. State Rests Case In Idaho Arson Trial Moscow, Ida. ;U.R) The state rested its case Monday in the trial of Paul D. Matovich after confession statements made by the defendant were admitted to the jury as evidence despite the continual and strong objections by the defense. Judge Hugh A. Baker held a closed hearing Monday morning to decide whether to admit tes timony by Spokane arson inves tigators who said Matovich told them that he set a University of Idaho fire which killed three students. After objections by the defense were overruled, the 11 page statemeht was read to the jury and entered. Baker earlier had denied with out prejudice a defense motion to suppress the statements on grounds they were obtained un der duress. : Mela I Plants Placed On Union Unfair List NO ROOMS Miami (U.R) The Miami area has 600 hotels, but police reported that several tourist fam ilies still had to sleep in their automobiles in mid-February. A survey showed that every room was taken on the night of Feb. 19 and hotel owners reported turning away hundreds. DON'T BUY ANY FURNACt until you see the Oil FURNACE COME IN OR CALL... WESTERN OIL & BURNER CO. of Medford, Oregon 412 E. Main Phone 2-5266 mm Portland (U.R) The Port land Central Labor Council Mon day night placed 27 strikebound metals plants on the unfair list. No break appeared in sight to the deadlock which resulted Monday in some 3,000 metals trades workers walking out in support of demands for a 10 per cent wage icrease. Federal Mediator Elmer Wil liams said "nothing new" had de veloped since picket lines went up. Employers met Monday after noon but a spokesmarisaid after wards that there was "no state ment to make at this time." Al Bird, secretary of the Metal Trades Council, said no"vital" contracts were being delayed by the strike. ' 1 O Make Every Cent Count! 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