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United States Stages Show off Force In Hopes off Averting War in Mid -East Washington (U.RJ The Unit ed States today staged a show . of military and diplomatic force in hopes of averting a major conflict in Jordan that could draw this country into a Mid- . east war. As the powerful U.S. 6th Fleet steamed under secret orders to ward the eastern Mediterranean, urgent diplomatic warnings were sent to Israel and Arab countries not to capitalize on Jordan's in ternal throes. Long-standing American fears that Jordan's neighbors might try to carve up the tiny Mid East kingdom in event of its internal breakup were revived by the Jordan government crisis . and maneuverings of Syria, Egypt and other Mid-East na- . tions. . Fleet 'Calming Influence Although the 6th Fleet is one ' of the most powerful afloat, equipped with ultra-modern weapons and presumably atomic arms, its movement does not im ply U. S. armed involvement in the Mid-East. Rather, officials said, it is being sent as a "calm ing" influence and to evacuate U. S. citizens from the area if necessary. Leaders of Congress ened. Democrats and Republi cans who conferred with Secre tary of State John Foster Dulles at the State Department Thurs day, or by telephone at their homes, were told there is "no alarm as cf now" that large scale fighting will break out in the Mid-East. Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland (Calif.) who met with Dulles Thursday, said congressional leaders prob ably will meet early next week with administration officials un less there is need for an emer gency meeting before then. Con gress is due to return from its Easter recess Monday. Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, left on a three-week fly ing tour of Latin America Thurs day night saying as he departed, "Normally I would not leave if things were very, very serious." r But Sen. Mike Mansfield (D Mont.), the acting Senate Demo cratic leader, said in a grave and carefully-worded statement that events are "building up to a showdown in Jordan" and "it is quite possible that this coun try will become involved if events are not brought under control." ". . . All the ingredients of a major war are incorporated into the Middle East area," he said. Back Stairs: Ike May Extend Vacation BY MERRIMAN SMITH United Press White House Writer Agusta, Ga. (U.R) Backstairs at the spring White House: If the good weather holds down here in Georgia, Presi dent Eisenhower may extend his spring vacation into next week. The expectation had been that he would return to Washington next Sunday, but the word from the heavily-guarded Augusta Na tional Golf Club where Ike and Mamie are having a holiday is that the President may stay after Sunday. The President is somewhat be mused, even a little astonished at were! the loral comDlinatinns invnlvpH placed on stand-by notice that in his visit. His' staff and ao they would be summoned quick- companying reporters and photo ly if the Jordan situation wors-1 graphers live at the Bon Air Amended Key District Bill Recommended by Education Committee Salem (U.R) The controver sial key district bill was unani mously voted to the floor of the House late Thursday with the favorable recommendation of the House Education Committee It was substantially changed from the Senate version of the bill so as to be more acceptable to Portland and eastern Oregon, Senate bill 64, which already has passed the upper House, calls for a new method of distributing to school districts money from the state basic school support fund. Expected To Work House Education . Chairman Joe Rogers, Independence Demo crat, said the new formula would work no matter how much of a raise was made in the basic school support; fund. "This bill has been amended so it won't hurt any school dis trict badly," Rogers added. Pur pose of the bill is to equalize costs of education throughout the state. The House Education Commit tee held more than a half-dozen hearings on the bill before the chief objections to it were re moved. At the last hearing. Rep. John Mosser, Portland Republi can, amended the bill so that would be based on 50 per cent assessed valuation and 50 per cent key district millage. In the original Senate bill, dis tribution of money would have been based on the ability of school districts to meet educa tion standards set by Portland, the key district. The amended bill would go into effect at the start of the next school year. The State Department of Edu cation has estimated that if basic school support were raised to $90, Portland would lose about $900,000 a year under the amended bill. It would have lost some $2,750,000 in state aid un der the Senate version of the bill. Another important piece of school legislation providing text books to private and parochial schools even though they are conditionally standard schools by State Department of Educa tion regulations, passed the House with only seven negative votes. At present, both standard and conditionally standard public schools receive free textbooks, but conditionally standard pri vate schools do not. The bill now goes to the gov-j Hotel not far from the golf club, One of the hotel's chief sources of income in conventions. And a big one is coming up Sunday a district gathering of Rotary Club members, 800 of 'em. They're booked into the Bon Air and the manager, Ralph Breshears, is in a jam. The White House party, including press, radio, pictures and television and the President's own person nel, takes up about 60 rooms. If the President remains here beyond Sunday, Breshears has a problem of placating Rotar ians with confirmed reserva tions, or giving the boot to some of his best paying customers, the group from Washington. Louis C. Harris, executive-editor of the Augusta Chronicle Herald, suggested in a column last Sunday that the hotel might borrow some tents from nearby Fort Gordon and move the White House party under canvas come Sunday night. Harris in an open letter to the President, pleaded the case of the hotel manager. "What's he gonna do ,with the White House boys Sunday night?" Harris wrote the Pres ident. "They occupy 60 rooms. And, if he (the manager) follows his heart and caters to them, how's he going to placate a bunch of irate Rotarians? He may find himself a victim of the Rotary wheel." The hotel manager was deep ly grateful for Harris' sympathy, but he no sooner had read the column than he began to hear from members of the White House party. Was this sort of an implied invitation to Mr. Eisen hower to move out of town so his camp fellowers could make room for a convention? Harris vowed to the contrary. He loves the President and thinks his trips here have done a lot for Augusta. He was merly hav ing fun in print. But in the meantime, the Pres ident saw the column and began to discuss it with his friends out at the golf club. He was some what, surprised that he, even by implication, was in any way res ponsible for the living conditions of the people who move with him. distribution of school money ernor for signature The situation, however well in tentioned in, the' beginning, be gan to get out of hand. Some of the town's more prominent citizens offered their spare bed rooms. The Army was ready with fffflns tkih "OKaine, nr WORKS THE GARDEN WOT THE GARDENER lAHl1mlMm A Merry Tiller garden is a pleasure saves work, adds leisure. Let us demonstrate Merry Tiller to you. See this easily operated power tiller and garden tractor two machines In one! Stirs soil to 10" deep. Prepares seed beds in a single operation .Speedy rotary cultivation ... also does all garden tractor jobs. No wheels to pack soil no useless weight. Husky 3 h.p. engine delivers all power to the job out-performs other ma chines larger and heavier. See Merry Tiller bi action today! Merrytiller Outperforms All Other Tillers And IS EASIER TO USE $15 Down $8 Month JOTJSTifJ STOKES 112 SOUTH RIVERSIDE tents if necessary. But Breshears solved every thing as the Rotarians were pack-1 ing and heading for Augusta. He informed the White House that it would be possible to "relocate" some of the civic club members and personally, he hoped Mr. Eisenhower stayed here until June. It has been in the SOs here this week, but it really gets hot in June. Local Man Sentenced To County Jail Term Donald Babcock, 27, of 1427 Lawnridge drive, Medford, was sentenced to six months in the county jail today after pleading guilty in district court to a charge of petty larceny. A previous charge against Babcock, larceny in a building, was dismissed by District Judge James Main after a motion for dismissal by District Attorney Thomas Reeder. Babcock's sentence was to be suspended upon good behavior after seven days. John Fry, 70, Lake hotel, Med ford, was given a six-month county jail sentence Thursday after pleading guilty in district court to a charge of petty larceny. In the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS The latest from Jordan as this is written on Wednesday. Violence broke loose today. Mobs backing the anti-government left-wing forces (that is, mobs recruited and fired up by Kremlin agents) surged through the streets of Amman the tiny capital of the tiny Jordanian kingdom battling police and screaming anti-Western slogans. Jordan army tanks and troops ringed the city and other troops have moved in to keep the dem onstrations from turning into a revolt. A heavy guard has sur rounded the palace of ' young King Hussein, who is anti-communist. AT the moment of writing this, Joe Morris, UP correspond ent, is crouched near a window in the main cable office in Am man dictating into the phone a running account of the violence brewing in the streets below. He says: "Through the half-closed steel shutters I can see an Arab soldier in combat uniform with his face painted black an Arab sign that they will shoot to kill. I can see a fat agitator address ing a crowd of at least a thou sand from a balcony. He is de manding the return of General Ali Nuwah, the pro-communist army chief who was fired by King Hussein a couple of weeks ago. .. . ' r ' "The crowd listens in silence, then breaks into cheers and chants, taking up the refrain: DOWN WITH EISENHOWER DOWN WITH THE EISEN HOWER DOCTRINE." T does it all mean? means this: In the little kingdom of Jor dan presently the most strate gic spot in the strategic Middle East an effort is being made by the Kremlin communists to SET UP ANOTHER RUSSIAN SATELLITE. What is happening In Amman is the spit and image of what happened in Prague when the communists made a Russian satellite out of Czechoslovakia. In estimating the importance of what is going on, we must re member that no satellite has ever yet got out from under the Russian heel once the Russian j heel was firmly placed on the satellite's neck. Communism plays for keeps. VirHY does Russia want another " satellite in the Middle East (Syria, to all intents and pur poses, is already a Russian satellite)? The answer is simple: Russia wants the Middle East as a further step in her program to conquer the world for com munism. The Middle East has GREAT strategic value. ONE more question: Why are WE so interested? Again the answer is simple. The basic purpose ,of 'the 3 SAVE MONEY! DO IT YOURSELF! RESTORE BEAUTY TO YOUR FLOORS WITH A RENTED SANDER Easy to Operate Clean and Dottles Lew Rental Rates We Handle everything Yea Need tor Floor Refinisb.HH acme Eisenhower Doctrine is to KEEP RUSSIA FROM GRABBING THE MIDDLE EAST. The Eisenhower Doctrine Is now an official part of our for eign policy. Friday, April 26, 1957 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE Sound May Be Used In Cancer Treatment Chicago (U.R) A University of Illinois professor of electri cal engineering today discussed the possibility of using sound to treat cancer. The professor, William J. 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