Criminologist Doubts Accuracy
Of Sheppard Murder Confession
Berkeley. Calif. M Dr.
Paul Kirk, key defense consult
ant in the Dr. Samuel Sheppard
murder case, today dismissed a
newly confessed "suspect" In
the murder of Marilyn Sheppard
ss a "poor possibility."
Kirk said, however, that the
fact that the "confessor," Flori
da convict Donald Wedler, 23, is
a left-handed man "is interesting
DONALD WEDLEH
Mrs. Shsppard's Killer
French Premier
Calls for Vote
Paris Wi Premier Maurice
Bourges - Maunoury asked the
National Assembly early today
for a vote of confidence on his
demand for special police pow
ers to combat the Algerian re
bellion. The vote is set for Friday. It
Is regarded as crucial since it
concerns the issue of civil rights.
At issue is the government's
controversial bill for extending
to metropolitan ace the same
special police powers it now has
for fighting the rebellion in Al
geria. The Assembly early this morn
ing voted, 362 to 173, to renew
the special search and arrest
powers granted the former gov
ernment of Guy Mollet as far as
Algeria Itself is concerned.
The government had asked for
special powers of search and ar
rest without warrant, the right
of unlimited detention and en
forced residence of suspected
and convicted terrorists, and of
round the clock house searches.
Both right wing and left wing
groups attacked the bill on the
grounds that it would destroy
civil liberties in France. The
Communists charged it would
- give Bourges-Maunoury police
state powers.
Bessonetie Submits
Low Bid for KF Job
Klamath Falls Bessonette
Construction company, 613 East
Jackson st., Medford, was ap
parent low bidder for a sewer
project in Klamath Falls, accord
ing to the office of E. A. Thomas,
city engineer.
Bessonette submitted a low
combined bid of $423,420 for the
four unit job. Engineer's esti
mie was S342.000.
Three units have been award
ed to the firm with the fourth
held for study. The project in
volves about 33,i miles of trunk
and interceptor sewer, including
a tunnel under the railroad
yards leading to the site of a
proposed sewage plant. Bids for
the plant are to be invited in
about a month.
because I have known all along
that the murderer was left-handed."
Nam Not Mentioned
Wedler has never actually
mentioned the name of Shep
pard, but has confessed only to
bludgeoning a housewife to
death about the same time Mar
ilyn Sheppard was murdered in
her bedroom July 4, 1954.
Kirk, a criminologist at the
University of California, flatly
believes Dr. Sheppard, who is
now serving a life sentence for
the crime, is innocent.
"I have no doubt that Shep
pard is innocent," he said.
Kirk based his theory that the
murderer was left-handed on the
position of blood stains on the
wall.
The blows would have had
to be struck by a eft-handed
man, he sam.
Sheppard was right-handed, he
added.
Oregonians Given
Asia Flu Warning
Portland W The State
Board of Health warned today
that the new strain of influenza
which has recently swept
through Asia and Europe will
"probably" appear in Oregon
within the next few weeks.
Cases of the new type flu al
ready have been reported in
California, Ohio, Kentucky and
Rhode Island, according to Dr.
Harold M. Erickson, state health
officer.
Reports reaching Oregon indi
cated the Oriental flu is fairly
mild but highly contagious, Dr.
Erickson said. Deaths In other
countries have been limited
chiefly to Infants or elderly per
sons, although it is also con
sidered dangerous for people
greatly weakened by some other
Illness.
Dr. Erickson said that Influ
enza is normally most prevalent
In the United States from late
fall through early spring. Ameri
can health experts have express
ed hope the Asiatic traln will
follow this pattern, which would
allow scientists time to develop
an effective vaccine for. use in
combatting any major epidemic.
Not so Rare
But he believes that Wedler
is hardly worth considering as
a suspect.
"There are a lot of left-hand
ed men in the country," he said.
"They're not so rare."
Kirks' skepticism jibed with
that of Ohio and Florida author
ities who were inclined to cfoubt
Wedler's story.
Kirk said that one of his
strongest reasons against believ
ing Wedler's statement was that
in nis opinion the crime was
committed by a man who was
familiar with the layout of the
Sheppard home and "probably
acquainted with the family."
"It was no casual intruder,
he said.
Wedler said In his statement
Wednesday he picked a resi
dence at random in order to rob
it.
Sex Attack
Dr. Kirk also said that the
crime "had all the earmarks of
a sex attack."
"I said so at the time and I
itill think so. Whoever went in
didn't go in to rob."
Wedler told police that he
struck the woman with a piece
of pipe. Kirk said, however, it
might have been a flashlight.
Kirk was also skeptical about
the description of the intruder
as a "bushy-haired" man.
"What is a bushy-haired man
anyway? A person with a crew
cut? A mat of unruly hair, that's
bushy, too."
Kirk said there are many per
sons who "imagine they have
done things, who get delusions
of having committed major
crimes."
Wedler is the 25th person to
"confess" to the crime.
Construction Plans
For 1300-Mile Gas
Line Announced
The possibility of natural gas
being piped to southern Oregon
was seen this week with the an
nouncement of c o n s t r uction
plans for a 1.300-mile pipeline
from Canada to San Francisco.
The San Francisco Chronicle,
in its July 13 issue, printed a
map showing the route of the
proposed pipeline, which indi
cated it would pass through the
Klamath Falls area.
It is believed that if this route
is used, the cost of a pipeline
from Medford to Klamath Falls
would not be prohibitive, con
sidering the potentialities for
natural gas sales in this area.
According to the announce
ment, made by Pacific Gas and
Electric company, the S330 mil
lion pipeline may be in opera
tion by 1960, carrying some 400
million cubic feet per day.
Pacific Gas and Electric said
it has already contracted with a
newly organized Canadian sub
sidiary for delivery of 400 mil
lion cubic feet of gas in 1960.
Northern California now con
sumes about 1 billion cubic feet
of natural gas a day. Two-thirds
of this comes from Texas and
New Mexico fields, and the bal
ance from California wells.
The Canadian pipeline would
be financed by public offefing
of securities "in substantial
amounts" both in Canada and
the United States, the Chronicle
stated. The pipeline is expected
to require approximately 550,;
000 tons of steel.
The starting point in Alberta
was not disclosed. The pipe
would terminate at PG&E's gas
control station at Antioch, Calif.
Thunder. July 1. H57
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
Airline Passengers
Describe Panic as
Plane Dodges Light
El Paso, Tex. Wl A pass
enger on an American Airlines
DC6 told today how panic broke
loose briefly when the plane de
scended sharply from a 14,000-
foot altitude hurling all 80 per
sons aboard from their seats.
Jesse Bibbs, supervisor of the
Fresno, Calif., County Hospital,
said from his hospital bed that
he helped to calm the frightened
passengers who were wandering
in the plane's aisle and gave
first aid to an injured woman.
Capt. Ed Bachmer, a pilot
with American for 15 years, said
he veered right when he saw a
green light ahead, presuming it
was the left-wing running light
of another aircraft.
The accident occurred on a
New York to Los Angeles flight.
Bibbs and Mrs. Mena Katz of
Los Angeles suffered neck dis
locations and eight others were
It Could Be Him;
Speeder Fined $25
Visafia, Calif. (IP) Justice
Noel McDermott simply follow'
ed the script when insurance
agent Henry Schmidt, 45, Studio
City, Calif., appeared in answer
to a speeding citation.
Schmidt admitted he was the
winner of two National Safety
Council awards in the state of
Washington for originating a
traffic program titled "Could
This Be You?" McDermott said
it could be and Schmidt paid a
$25 fine.
Use Mail Tribun Want Ada
treated for minor injuries. The
plane made an unscheduled stop
at El Paso' so that Bibbs and
Mrs. Katz could be hospitalized.
Thrown Twice
None of us had our safety
belts buckled." Bibbs said. "We
were all thrown from our seats
At the end of the dive, the plane
turned again and threw me back
in my seat.
"The passengers had been
pretty well shaken up by the
incident and everyone kind of
panicked and was wandering
around in the aisle," Bibbs said.
"I thank God we had a good
pilot and we are still alive,"
Mrs. Katz said.
Bibbs said he was hurled from
his seat when the plane veered
and tossed back when the plane
descended.
Chang In Course
Bachner said he was forced
to make the sharp change in
course to avoid hitting what he
thought was the other plane
about 2 a.m. (P.S.T.) between
checkpoints of the Salt Flat and
Waco towers.
After getting the plane back
on course, Bachner went back
into the cabin to see whether
any passengers were injured.
When he noted the condition of
Bibbs and Mrs.. Katz he decided
to land at El Paso. X-rays
showed no fractures had been
sustained by Bibbs and Mrs.
Katz.
The other 78 passengers got
back on the plane and continued
to Los Angeles. In addition five
crewmen were aboard.
Portland Firm Plans
Plant at Milwaukie
Portland W Mail-Well
Envelope Company of Portland
today announced plans to build
a new $500,000 plant and office
structure at the Kellogg Indust
rial park near Milwaukie, Ore.
Mail-Well will be the first
occupant of the new industrial
site that was a former war hous
ing area. The park is being de
veloped by Hoffman Construc
tion company.
Soil Nutrients for
Douglas Firs Seen
Tacoma (If) Weyerhauser
Timber Co. announced today it
would be possible to boost the
productivity of forestland by up
to 10 per cent by applications of
soil nutrients to Douglas fir
trees.
Douglas fir seed cone produc
tion has been increased six times
by such applications at an ex
perimental area near Yacoit, the
firm said.
Garth Diedrich
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V8. It has very low mileage but
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steering, back-up lamps, washers and many other deluxe
extras. ' ' ' r 1.
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See and Drive This Unit at Courtesy Chevrolet or
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Readers Digest
Ad Agency Quits
.New York (IP) The advertis
ing agency of Batten. Barton,
Durstine & Osborn, Inc., has
given up the account of the
Reader s Digest, which it nas
held for 18 years, because of "an
obvious conflict of interest" be
tween it and another client, the
American Tobacco Company.
The magazine published last
month an article which question
ed the effectiveness of filter tip
cigarettes with an analysis show
ing how much tar and nicotine
was present in the smoke of
various brands of cigarettes.
Charles H. Brower, executive
vice president and general man
ager of BBD&O emphatically de
nied a report that the tobacco
company had ordered the agency
to choose between It and the
magazine. American Tobacco
was estimated to have $22 mil
lion annuaP advertising budget
as compared to about a $1,250,
000 budget for the magazine.
Adm. Byrd Successor
Named by President
WahinEtnn (TP! . PrKiHpnt
Eisenhower has named retired
Rear Adm. George Dufek, a vet
eran Pnlar pvnlnrpp in rcnl a rf
the late Adm. Richard E. Byrd
as supervisor of tne American
South Polar programs.
Dufek, a veteran explorer of
both the Arctic and Antarctic,
has commanded operations of
the Navy's Antarctic task forces
for the past three years. The
work was done in preparation
for the present International
Geophysical Year.
Rossellini Weak
With Influenza
New Delhi TO Italian film
producer Roberto Rossellini was
still bed-ridden and "very weak"
today with influenza.
Rossellini, husband of Ingrid
Bergman and romantically link
ed with a beautiful Indian script
writer, tqjd United Press today:
"I am running a temperature
and am very weak. I am ill and
at the present I am allowing no
visitors."
Close associates said it will
be "some time" before he can
leave New Delhi. He was re
ported scheduled to go to Bom
bay where Mrs. Sonali Daj
Gupta, the script writer, is liv
ing at the moment.
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