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TEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Tussday, Oetobr 1. 1957 Russian Army in East Germany Said at 'Most Dangerous' Stage Heidelbere, Germany IP The Soviet Unions 22 Red Army divisions in East Germany are at their "most dangerous" stage of the year for the West. U.S. Army authorities said today. They said the Russian troops, quipped with atomic weapons and other latest-type arms, are at peak combat readiness and will be until a new training cycle starts in December. "From our viewpoint, the period of September and October is the most dangerous," a spokes men at the U.S. Army's Euro pean headquarters here said. "That is the end of the So viet annual training cycle and Circuit Court Gets Dalles Boy's Case The Dalles 0f Juvenile Judge James Hunt Monday turned the murder case of 14-year-old Lawrence Glenn Zink over to Circuit Court. The Zink boy confessed attack ing Mary Matthews, 9, of The Dalles with an axe the morning of Aug. 16. The girl, who died of injuries the following day in a Portland hospital, had been spending the night outside in a sleeping bag with a girl friend. Barbara Heldt, 11. The Held! girl also had been attacked, but was not seriously hurt. Three Portland doctors who examined the boy at the request of the court testified that their examinations indicated the Zink youth was "dangerous" to soci ety. They recommended he be committed to a mental institu tion. 0 Defense Attorney Earl Ber nard, Portland, said he agreed with the findings of the panel of doctors, but District Attorney Harry Hogan told the judge that even if the youth was committed to an institution as a juvenile, he would seek a grand jury in dictment against the boy. prior to the release of dis chargees and receipts of recruits. Their forces during these two months are at their highest state of combat readiness of the year. Soviets Making Changes While the United States is car rying out a sweeping face-lifting of its own 200,000-plus army in Europe for future atomic war fare, the Russir.ns have been making similar preparations, of ficers at this key U.S. head quarters disclosed. Gen. Henry I. Hodes, Commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, told United Press: "There has been no decrease in Soviet forces in East Germany, despite their propaganda claims to have cut them. They have im proved their weapons, brought in tactical atomic arms and new tanks and are constantly im proving them." U. S. Army authorities here estimate that Soviet forces in East Germany total some 400, 000 men, organized into six armies and supported by a tacti cal air force. Battle Ready A spokesman said the Soviet divisions in East Germany are maintained on approximately 70 per cent wartime strength and can take to the field effectively on short order. Authorities here said Soviet soldiers are conscripted each Oc- L. A. Councilmen Ignore Bomb Scare Los Angeles (W City coun cilmen last night ignored a bomb threat and remained at their desks to work on a proposal to bring the "Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles. Council President John S. Gib son Jr., notified the council shortly after 8 p.m. that the po lice homicide squad had been told a bomb was planted in City Hall where the meeting was being held and was due to go off in 30 minutes. Gibson asked the councilmen if they wished to adjourn. After a brief discussion of the threat the officials checked their desks and decided to continue their work. Dynge Smith- LUHBER GO. 8th and Fir St. Transient Arresfed on Bad Check Charges Wilber Dale Phipps, 25, tran sient, has admitted to cashing four bad checks in a five-day pe riod for $113, city police said to day. v He was arrested by Klamath Falls police Wednesday on charges of issuing a fictitious check while he was attempting to convince the "Medford bank" the checks were good, detective Lt. Lyle Perkins said. Phipps was seen walking down the street in Klamath Falls by a Medford business man who had received one of his checks, said police. Phipps took the man to the telephone com pany and had him call the Med ford bank to convince them the checks were really good. The man called the city police instead of the bank and police kept Phipps oh the phone until Klamath Falls police could be called and told to arrest Phipps on a warrant held in Medford. Perkins said he patiently lis tened to Phipps talk until Klam ath Falls police arrived and placed him under arrest. Missing Newspaper Woman Feared Dead Joliet, 111. (IP) A crusading newspaperwoman missing since last Wednesday has been all but given up for dead by police who today turned their effort to locating her body. State police conducted a five county search for Amelia Molly Zelko, 47, Monday but discover ed no trace of her. The missing woman has not been seen since she left the offices of The Spec tator last Wednesday. "She was obviously, spirited away " Joliet Police Chief Jo seph R. Trizna said, "and by now we are no longer hopeful she will turn up alive." to open your savings account with us. -AND THERE'S NO BETTER TIME THAN RIGHT. NOW I OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT WITH US TODAY Investments Made by the 10th of the Month Receive Dividends as of the lst4 Current Dividend 3 Per Annum FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Lean Association of Medford tober and serve three years in the army. The arrival of recruits in East Germany, they said, takes place in November and December when the annual training cycle begins. This replacement system en ables at least two-thirds of a unit to consist of veterans at all times. The U.S. Army proportion in Germany is about one-half or less. U. S. authorities estimate the strength of the - Red Army in Russia itself at 175 divisions, or roughly three million men. Elkins Resorts To Fifth Amendment Portland ff Racketeer James B. Elkins, whose disclos ures touched off Portland's vice probe, pleaded the fifth amend ment Monday in refusing to an swer questions about tape re cordings. Also declining to answer ques tions was Raymond F. Clark, an Elkins employee. The two had been subpoenaed by Howard Lonergan, attorney for Thomas E. Maloney. Ma loney Seattle and Spokane race track figure, faces trial on a con spiracy charge. Lonergan is seek ing to have a tape recording the state has said it will use sup pressed as evidence. The hear ing began Sept. 23. Elkins and Clark both said there is action pending against them in court and that they felt testimony about tape recordings might tend to incriminate them. Circuit Judge Martin W. Haw kins upheld their right to refuse to testify. Elkins previously has talked freely before grand juries. Cir cuit Court trials and the Senate Rackets Committee. He and Clark were convicted of a federal wiretap charge. The case had been appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oregon, Air Force In Search Agreement Salem (IP) An agreement be tween the state of Oregon and Fourth Air Force defining re sponsibilities of air search and rescue by the State Board of Aeronautics was signed today by Gov. Robert D. Holmes. Under the pact, the Air Force has been designated by the con tinental air command as coordi nator of air search and rescue operations in the eight western states. The Oregon agreement is part of a cooperative national search and rescue .plan. In it air searches for lost civilians and lost civil aircraft, other than air lines will be the responsibility of the Oregon air search and rescue organization. Military planes and airliners will be the responsibility of the Air Force or Coast Guard. Hunters Blamed for Eight Oregon Fires By UNITED PRESS Hunters were blamed today for at least eight fires in Ore gon but all of the blazes were reported under control. Seven of the hunters' fires occurred in the Baker district, John C. Hunt, fire control of ficer for the Bureau of Land Management said. Largest was a blaze which covered 500 acres in bfushy area of the Snake riv er canyon. Another camper's fire was re ported in northern Tillamook county. Smoker's carelessness was blamed for a nine-acre blaze in Douglas county. With precipitation moving in over the state the weather man warned that lightning still posed a fire threat. OSC Fraternity Pledges Total 535 for Record Corvallis (IB Pledges at Ore gon State College's 30 fraterni ties totaled 535 at the end of the first rush period Monday, a new record. Mass Asian Flu ' Shots Unnecessary Berkeley iTP Wendell M. Stanley, Nobel Prize winner and one of the world's foremost au thorities on viruses, believes there is no need for mass im munization against Asian flu. "It's a mild disease," he said Monday. "You don't have to worry about it too much." Stanley disagreed with a pan el of doctors who said in San Francisco last Friday that mass immunization would do more harm than good and might even cause some deaths. "When and if the vaccine is available," he said, "it might be a good idea to use it. But I wouldn't recommend mass im munization. There simply is not enough Asian Flu around to warrant it. "Much of the disease called Asian Flu is probably the" com mon cold or some other flu strains." Stanley first developed a flu vaccine while at Princeton in 1942-44. He has since moved his virus laboratory to the Uni versity of California. He said the Army has been using that vaccine for the past 12 years. He said it has proven 75 per cent effective during outbreaks. Dave Beck's Remarks Puzzle To Schrunk Portland OP) Mayor Terry Schrunk said today he has no idea why Teamster Chieftain Dave Beck should have referred to him in a keynote speech to the Teamster convention in Miami Beach. Beck told the delegates that Schrunk had been exonerated by jury trial after being "pilloried" by the Senate Rackets Commit tee headed by Sen. John McClel lan of Arkansas. Schrunk said today, "I do dis approve of the procedures of the McClellan Committee. Even so, I didn't take the fifth amendment as Mr. Beck did." ' The Mayor added, "I don't know anything about Mr. Beck's case or his situation. A duly constituted court of law should determine whether he is guilty." DRILL CHAMPION DIES Butte, Mont. OP) Walter Bradshaw, 84, known as "the last of the hardrock drilling champions," died Monday. CALENDAR Calendar notices and newt for the society section of The Mail Tribune must be submitted in writing and deadline for the Sun day edition Is 1 p.m Friday Dead line for the weekly calendar is 9 .m of the day of publication and for week day news is 5 pjn. tha day before publication. Tuesday: 7:30 p.m. Medford Lady Lions, home of Mrs. Alan Jewett, 6 South Groveland avenue. 7:30 p.m. Medford Parents Home Extension unit, home of Mrs. Glenn Stewart, 317 Maple st. 8 p.m. Alpha Chi Omega alumni group, home of Mrs. Joe Hearin, 2517 East Main st. 8 p.m. Chapter BE, PEO Sis terhood, home of Mrs. Fletcher T. Fish, Phoenix. 8 p.m. Pythian Sisters, Pythi an bldg., Fifth and Grape sts. Wednesday: 10 a.m. Providence Guild of Sacred Heart hospital, social room at hospital. 10:30 a.m. Lake Creek Ex tension unit, home of Mrs. Carl Webb, Eagle Point. 10:30 a.m. Upper Applegate Extension unit, Upper . Apple gate Grange hall. 12:30 p.m. Chapter CP, PEO Sisterhood, home of Mrs. Rob ert A. Elliott, 432 Ardmore ave. 12:30 p.m. Townsend Har mony auxiliary club, Carpenters hall, 12312 West Main st. 1 p.m. Chapter CG, PEO Sis terhood, home of Mrs. W. K. Johnson, 1807 East Jackson ave. 1 p.m. Past Chiefs club, with Mrs. Don Ross. 1:30 p.m. Central Point Gar den club, home of Mrs. W. I. Sutherland, 562 Garfield ave. 1:30 p.m. Griffin Creek Com munity School club, school cafeteria. Edmund E. Hass Vice-President at One WORTHWEST COMPANT -(jnmimmity 1 tat utitt M13 HOTEL MEDFORD LOBBY Phone SP 2-8379 'Consult With Mr. Hass on INVESTMENT and RETIREMENT Programs Using tha Securities of . . . Utilities Banks Insurance Industrial Investment Company Shares. Dependable Incomes of 5 to 6 Can Be Obtained. 'Other offices In Portland, Salem, Eugene, Seattle, Spokane, Taeoma, Aberdeen, Bellingham, Yakima, Wenatchee and Walla Walla. Police Teletype Network Statewide Salem (IP) Teletype connec tions among Oregon's law en forcement agencies were state wide today with the addition of five agencies in the Ontario area to the network, the Department of Motor Vehicles reported. Latest to join the system were city police at Ontario, Vale and Nyssa, the Malheur county sher iff's association and the Oregon State Police headquarters in the area. Separate state police stations also have been set up at Rose burg and Coquille. The new additions bring to 75 the number of law enforcement agencies participating through 39 sending and receiving points. Tourists Increase But Spending Down Salem (IP) More tourists en tered Oregon this year than ever before, but they spent less mon ey than last year. Carl Jordan, director of travel information for the State High way department, said more than 1,400,000 out-of-state cars poured into Oregon this year about 45,000 more than in 1956. However, the S130 million they spent was under the record of $141 million paid out last year. Jordan said he thought the drop off in spending "was due to more budget consciousness on the part of vacationists. Use M-T Classified Ads- CRASH AFFECTS KISSES Norwalk, Ohio (IPi Ellis Dot son was awarded $16,000 in a traffic accident damage suit Monday after his wife testified that since the accident her hus band "can's kiss the way he used to." 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