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LIONS INVADE SAN FRANCISCO Some 17,000 persons crowded Into San Fran cisco's Cow Palace as 13,000 Lions International delegates settled down to convention business. Here, the crowd listens to Brig. Gen. Carlos Romulo, the Philippine ambas sador to the (J. S., call on the Soviet Union to admit foreign observers to its next nu clear bomb tests. Over 40,000 Lions swept in San Francisco to take part in the convention. Universe Cooperates As Geophysical Year Officially Begins Washington 'V If your ra dio acts up today or your tele vision set in Hartford, Conn picks up a San Diego. Calif program, don't worry. It's just the universe celebrating th? birth of IGY. It may be a headache to you But the scientists think it's won derful. IGY is the abbreviation for International Geophysical Year which officially began at 4 p.m (PST) Sunday. During the year which ac tually will run until Dec. 31, 1,858 some 10.000 scientists at more than 2,000 stations around the world will undertake the greatest study of the earth and its atmosphere ever conducted. Creating From Ik President Eisenhower issued a special statement wishing IGY scientists of all nations "God- Nickerson Vows To Continue Fight For Army Missiles Huntsville, Ala. M Col. John C. Nickerson, stripped of his top secret security clearances vowed Monday he will continue his fight for Army missiles through "official" channels and someday regain his status as a rocket expert. Nickerson, convicted of leak ing top secret missile data, drew a year's suspension of rank, a $1,500 fine and a stern repri mand in addition to losing the right to work on Army top sec ret developments.. However, the square-jawed colonel said he will work to regain top secret security clear ance so he again can work with Army missiles. "I'll get it back" he said. Claaranc Ratcindad Although it was not generally known during the trial, the Army had rescinded Nickerson's top secret clearance last Jan .1 at the start of an investigation of leaks in classified missile in formation. While Nickerson pleaded guil ty to charges of revealing cer tain classified information in letters protesting assignment of intermediate missiles to the Air Force, the court martial punish ment was considered "just for the record." He could have re ceived 30 years at hard labor and dismissal from the service. The rocket expert said he ex pects to be sent overseas soon. but promised that he would con tinue his battle to keep the Army in the field of develop ing intermediate missiles. "I will speak my opinion whenever I can. But there is no freedom of speech in the mili tary service like there is in civ ilian life, and there should not be," he said. speed and good luck" in their 18 month endeavors. The disturbances which might be caused in your radio and tele vision sets results from a, huge flare-up in the sun. The solar eruption one of the greatest ever set off violent electrical storms Sunday and today in the magnetic field stretching out 10,000 miles from the earth. A. H. Shapley, vice chairman of the National Academy of Sciences, said the storms also caused a blackout of shortwave radio communications in manv parts of the world Sunday and today. He said the communica tions difficulties were easing and should be over by Tuesday Planes. Ships Alerted Aircraft and ships at sea de pend on radio navigation and communications were alerted to take precautionary measures, he said. Although Shapley regretted the communications trouble, he also was pleased that it came at this time. The flareup occur red two days ago but the effects reached the earth Sunday. Shapley said "The universe it self cooperated in heralding the beginning" of the Geophysical Year. The solar eruption; which is big enough to envelop the eartn, was first detected by Russian scientists in Moscow and flashed to IGY communications centers all over the world, including the IGY warning agency, in Virginia. Lake Being Dragged For Body of Man Spokane, Wash. tPi Sheriff's deputies resumed their search Monday at Long Lake, 13 miles north of here, for the body of one of four persons who drown ed Sunday afternoon when their boat flipped over. The bodies of Everett McKim mey and his wife. Emily, about 60, of Osburn. Ida., and their 4-year-old granddaughter, Rose mary McKimmey, were recover ed. Deputies searched until dark Sunday night and resumed the search again today for the body of Rosemary's father, Robert McKimmey, 40, of Wallace, Idaho. Owner and operator of the 16 foot aluminum runabout boat, Leo F. McKimmey, 43. Spokane, survived and was in a Spokane hospital this morning. NEVER TOO OLD New York W Margaret Fisher and her older sister, Ann. put up a battle Sunday when two robbers invaded their home. The robbers were able to sub due the sisters and fled with $800 in cash and jewelry. Mar garet is 82, and her sister, 92. Three American presidents died on July 4. They were John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. Is That So? By EUGENE BURNS Ranger-Naturalist Maj. Gen. Walter J. Muller who saw to it that a minimum of one million gallons of gasoline and oil at all times accompanied General George Patton's mecha nized army's sweep through France and Germany in World War II, told me recently: "Ar mored divisions are good to de liver a massive blow but, un fortunately, specialized situa- ations almost always arise when mechanized wheeled equipment cannot operate, when soldiers must take to foot and depend upon pack animals to get their fighting equipment up front, of ten through mud or snow and in mountainous terrain." Such specialized situations arose on many fronts in World War II. In Italy our army was torcea to requisition everv mule and donkey in sight and hollered for more. In the Philippines, Gen. Jon athan M. Wainwright used both mules and horses to stem the Japanese advance while he made his successful retreat down the Bataan peninsula taking a heavy toll of Japanese. "And what's more, if we have another far-flung war fought in difficult terrain," predicted Gen. Muller, "these same four-footed jeeps may be called up again to serve our fighting forces and save lives. Particularly mules." Although an "armored specia list" Gen. Muller knows that mules have proved themselves in previous wars. Good Company Also, he's in good company. Gen. George Washington was among the first military officers in America to experiment with the mules and sound found that the mule is ideal for peak pur poses and much more rugged than the horse In addition, it can withstand more hardship and work longer hours on less food, is more sure-footed and cautious, and when necessary will subsist on far meaner fare. More than 30,000 mules serv ed with the American Expedi tionary Force in World War I with around 5,000 killed. In spite of streamli ned, eight-healed transport trucks, tanks, and jeeps of the second world war, almost 10,000 mules served the U.S. overseas. Mules have what it takes. In today's warfare where scream ing shells, rattling gunfire, chat tering anti-aircraft fire, screech ing dive bombers and thunder ing jets terrorize horses and drive them crazy, the imperturb able mule keeps plugging along with is 250-pound pack as obliv ious of danger as he is of a young recruit's highpitched com mands. Man has bred the mule a cross between a male donkey and a female horse whose pro geny is almost always sterile since prehistoric times. (A cross between a male horse and a fe male donkey is a hinny.) Since Biblical times when the early kings of Israel rode mules into battle, they have served man well in combat. For that matter, they pulled chariots long before horses were brought into the Near East but I ask you. July 8 ENROLL NOW July 8 Summer Term Robertson School of Business MEDFORD ROSEBURG KLAMATH FALLS SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN: SHORTHAND ' ACCOUNTING BUSINESS MACHINES BUSINESS ENGLISH DICTAPHONE TYPEWRITING (The Modern Penmanship) SPEEDWRITI NG SUMMER SPECIALS: 8 Weeks Typing July 8 to August 30 8:00 to 11:00 Every Day Speedvyriting July 8 to August 30 9:00 to 4:00 Every Day (This is a life-time course and guaranteed by Good Housekeeping) Robertson School of Business 40 NORTH RIVERSIDE MEDfORD SP 3-4264 IPC Counsel Charges 'Smear Campaign' Washington (in An Idaho Power Co. spokesman complain ed Monday that his firm was the victim of an "outrageous smear campaign" in the investigation of fast tax write-off certificates issued it for construction of two Hells Canyon "dams. R. P. Parry, company coun sel, said Idaho Power officials considered the "case closed" when they cancelled their re quest and returned the certifi cates to the Office of Defense Mobilization. Parry told the House irriga tion and reclamation subcommit tee that because of the "smear campaign," rejecting the rapid amortization privileges was "the only thing we could do." would that look good in movies? (Copyright. 1957, by Eugene Burns) (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Free. By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Americana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work in- a handsome Seal craft binding. Each week new submissions will be considered. Sorry, I simply can't answer your many friendly letters. Please address your letter to: Is That So! co Medford Mail Trib une, Box 575, Sausalito, Calif. No Inflationary Threat Seen in Steel Price Hike Washington OPi Administra tion economists do not see a seri ous inflationary threat in the steel price hike though they wish it had not occurred, it has been learned authoritatively. Their chief worry over the S6-a-ton increase put into effect today by U.S. Steel Corp. and other producers is whether it will, by suggesting a general price rise, discourage consumer buying generally. In other words, if the public thinks prices everywhere are going up it may cut down on purchases of many things. The economists do not think the steel rise will have this ef fect, nor do they believe it will have a "particularly serious" consequence in pushing a whole range of other prices upward. This viewpoint was obtained by the United Press from reli able sources as Treasury Secre tary George M. Humphrey went before the Senate Finance Com mittee for possible public ques tioning about tlie steel hike. Sen. Albert M. Gore (D-Tejin.) has said he will question Hum phrey on the steel price rise. Prior to the announced increase Humphrey told the committee last week only that he hoped the industry would consider the long-range effects of a rise. The secretary has been reported slated for the chairmanship of National Steel Corp. when he leaves the government this summer. Tuesday. 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