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Surviving Bandit Captured After Two Policemen Killed; Three Hurt North Vernon. I n d. IP Three Indiana state policemen today captured the surviving one of two gunmen who had killed two state police troopers and woVinded three other offi cers in a series of running gun battles across two states. They identified him as Victor Wayne Whitley, 26, Granger, Tex. Lt. Fred Lee, Sgt. William Kirkham and Sgt. Bob Grey of the State Police flushed him out of a thinly wooded area near a farm five miles south of here. He surrendered with his hands in the air when they hailed him ! from a patrol car. Whitley and his slain compan ion believed to have been Ralph Walker Taylor, 36, of near St. Albans, W.Va., were wanted for the slaying of a Michigan state trooper and an Indiana state po liceman: the abduction of a woman and a man in Michigan, and a deputy sheriff in Indiana; the wounding of a Michigan state trooper, the wounding of a North Vernon city policeman, and the wounding of an Indi ana trooper: and at least one bank robbery. Whitley, a tall, blond young man with a crew cut, was cov- lowd University Professor Speaks at Ashland Meeting Ashland The common. people of Asia, including India, still like and trust the United States, but the vocal, policy-making minority has developed a sub conscious anti - American. pro Russian bias, according to Dr. Haridas T. Muzumdar who spoke last night for Siskiyou Knife and Fork club. Dr. Muzumdar, Iowa univer sity professor, returned two weeks ago from an around-the-world tour during which he spent much time in conversation with "the man on the street" is well as meeting with the heads of various governments. '"United States' relations with the Asiatic and African peoples are deteriorating, we must rec ognize it and reorganize our for eign policy with this in mind," he declared. Policies Not Understood "Somehow, somewhere, this nation and its representatives have failed to tell the American story to the Asians and Afri cans," he said. "Our motives and policies are not understood or appreciated." The speaker add ed that this is particularly ironic for a nation which prides itself on its powers of salesmanship, and which apparently can "sell everything but the American story." "We must do something about this situation, and it should not be done by just the govern ment," he added. "This is not a job for Secretary Dulles or Pres ident Eisenhower, but for John Smith, for the average Ameri can citizen of good will." The speaker stressed that in dividuals from this country traveling abroad can be far more effective in promoting good will than paid government al representatives. Promote Understanding He said if Americans would strive to promote international understanding on a personal ba sis '"it would be good for our souls" and added that "some thing corrosive has been creep ing into us in recent years." Dr. Muzumdar said many need to be reminded that it is possible to do good for itself, and "not just be paid for something." The speaker urged American traveling abroad to get off the beaten path and not just regis ter at the best hotel, and go sightseeing and dining with oth er Americans. During the question period the speaker gave three reasons for the anti-American bias in Asiatics and African peoples. He said this country has replaced Great Britain as "the whipping boy" for the underprivileged peoples, that our foreign policy has been shortsighted and our position untenable as related to the countries seeking freedom from colonialism and that "you don't make friends by Just giv ing away money." Oregon State Medical Society Sets Convention Portland 0P The Oregon State Medical Society opens its 82nd annual convention here Wednesday with speakers sched uled from London, Harvard and the Mayo foundation at Roches ter, Minn. iered with blood from briar scratches, but otherwise unhurt. His sports shirt and khaki pants were torn. The three policemen saw him walking through the area with his hands on his hips, and when they hailed him he put his hands into the air. Started In Michigan He was unarmed when he was captured, and was taken to the state police post at Seymour, Ind., for questioning. His com panion had died from wounds earlier in the chase, and was thrown out of a car to be found along a roadside. They began their shooting spree in Michigan Monday after noon when they shot and serious ly wounded Michigan Trooper Donald Vogel who stopped two cars near Jackson, Mich., appar ently for a traffic violation. The bandits were stopped a second time by Michigan Troop ers Dugald Pellot and Frederick B. O'Connell. Pellot was shot and killed almost instantly by the bandits. The two also fired at O'Connell but missed. They then fled to Indiana where Indiana State Policeman William Kellems spotted their car as one stolen in Michigan. Kellems stopped their car near Scottsburg Monday night and was shot and killed as he approached it. Indiana State Police set up a roadblock south of nearby North Vernon. A short time later the gunmen approached and stopped. Again the bandits ambushed, police who came to question' them. North Vernon City Police man Lester (Tiny) Kennan was shot three times and critically wounded. Bandit. Killed Kennen and Sheriff Charles Dudley returned the fire, fatally wounding one of the bandits. The gunmen then disarmed Dep uty Sheriff Clyde Perkins and fled in his car, taking Perkins as a hostage. During the flight, the wound ed gunman died and his accom plice pushed him from the car. He later abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot into the woods, leaving Perkins behind. During their flight through Michigan Monday, the bandits abducted Harry Crowe, 71, a fac tory worker, and took his car, leaving Crowe bound and gagged nearby. They later stopped Mrs. Gor don Le Crontier near Clinton, Mich., and convinced her they were FBI agents. They took her car and released her unhurt. 112 Umatilla Army Workers Laid Off P e n d 1 e ton rt?) Lt. Col. James O. Guthrie, commanding officer of the Umatilla Army Ordnance depot, announced Monday that 112'. civilian work ers will be released Nov. 4, in accordance with recent cuts in Defense department appropria tions. Col. Guthrie said it was the largest cutback ever made at the depot, which employs about 700 civilians. He said, however, that no further personnel reductions are imminent. i Lions Club Broom Sale Is Scheduled The seventh annual broom sale sponsored by the Medford Lions club will be held in down town Medford Saturday, Glenn L., Linn, chairman of the club's committee, has announced. Brooms are made by the Ore gon Industries for the Blind in Portland and proceeds from the sale wilL go for the Lions benefit fund, which is (used locally to provide glasses, eye treatment and tests for those in this area needing them who are unable to afford them, Linn noted. 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