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Moon as International Bullseye for
Future Wars Seen; Who Would Umpire?
By DOC QUIGG
United Presi Correspondent
New York & With that
134 - pound thing wendinz a
wobbly orbit over our heads like
a worry-wart moon, the wave
of the future seems to be beep
ing toward us at a faster rate
than it did in ante-Sputnik days.
And ideas are spouting fast
for the out-of-this-world days
ahead.
One of the most intriguing of
these tame from an American
scientist attending the recent In
ternational Astronautical Con
gress ih Barcelona.
Why not, he suggested, make
the moon an international bulls
pi. e?
Testi on Moon
His plan was for the powers
of the earth to test their hydro
gen bombs on the moon, which
presumably couldn't be any more
fouled up than it already is
with its face pocked with craters
and no life showing on its bald
pate.
2,471 Flu Cases
Reported in State
Portland IP Oregon had
more cases of flu last week than
in any week since the last week
of December in 1943, the State
Board of Health said today.
There were 2171 reported
cases, compared to 69 in the
same week last year. The num
ber of reported cases is believed
to be smaller than the actual
number of cases.
In the last week of 1943 there
were 2811 flu cases reported.
The health board said only 48
rases of Asian flu have been con
firmed by laboratory tests, an
increase of seven in a week.
Three of the cases were at the
University of Oregon.
Th board said that absentee
reports indicated that all types
of respiratory illnesses were of
epidemic proportions in about
half the counties of Oregon.
A spokesman added, however,
there was no reason for alarm.
"Some of this last week may
have been world seriesitis," he
said.
Shiny Object Passes
Over San Francisco
San Francisco ilP A shining
object passed over San Francisco
Wednesday at 5:10 a.m. p.s.t.
the exact time that the rocket
which launched the Russian
satellite "sputnik" was sched
uled to make its appearance.
As observed from the United
Press bureau, the object moved
past the north star and almost
directly overhead in a southerly
direction.
It was brighter than the north
star or any of the stars of the
big dipper, and moved out of
sight to the south in about four
minutes.
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i There is the hint of a sugges
' tion here that war in the future
could be reduced to ai interna
tional shooting match, with the
; winner being the country that
; makes the biggest moon-crater.
; Ifs a nice thought, but it won't
work. Who would be the urn
; pire? Even if we got some Mar
' tian to stay on his planet and do
the job. it wouldn't work. Too
much danger of the loser turn
ing his fire on Mars.
; A more feasible plan would
! be the use of a dead heavenly
body for a dumping ground for
! radio-active atomic waste. The
i disposal of this deadly poisonous
stuff will pose a real problem in
j the nuclear - engergetic future,
i The earth and its seas can be
come polluted through careless
j ness.
The moon if. indeed, it is
l utterly lifeless would then as
a dumping ground become eter-
nally lifeless and as much to be
; avoided by space travelers as if
j it exuded an overpowering green
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ZEROING IN Scientists at Stanford Research Institute
are attempting to track the Soviet earth satellite with one
of the world's most powerful radar sets. Its 61-foot para
blic antenna, shown here, has a field of only about three
degrees, thus making a fairly accurate fix necessary be
fore it can train on the artificial moon to give U. S. sci
entists their first precise knowledge about the object's
speed, altitude and course.
Actress Faces Loss
Of Adopted Infant
Hollywood IP Actress
Marie Wilson promised tear
fully today to fight with all her
might to keep a three-month-old
baby girl she and her husband
adopted from an unwed mother
three days after birth.
The actress and her husband,
TV producer Bob Fallon, were
served with a writ Tuesday
ordering them to appear in Su
perior Court Monday to show
cause why they should not give
up custody of the infant to the
baby's attractive, 21-year-o 1 d
mother.
Miss Wilson explained that
she and Fallon had paid for the
young woman's medical ex
penses and gave her S75 a month
in expense money during her
pregnancy.
The actress said the child's
mother,, identified by the county
adoption bureau as Linda Lea
bow, had signed an agreement
consenting to the adoption.
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Wednesday. October 16. 1957
' cheese odor. ' Off limits to tour
; ists" would be its inter-stellar
highway warning, and its only
I visitors would be the lead-shield-j
ed workers on the space garbage
; scows from earth.
Travel to Planets '
; Of course, you can say that
the enthusiasts among the rock-
etry scientists can't be serious
when they talk of human space
travel between planets, and of
: course that's what people said
'. about Columbus and Magellan
in their time. "Reaching for the
i moon"' may be'.ome an obsolete
and meaningless saying before
I the century's end.
Meantime life whirls along
; lightly, and today a fellow earth
I ling who works in our office
skipped in to work whistling a
j peculiar little melody that con-
stantly repeated a refrain: three
monotone beep-like notes follow
! ed by a wolf whistle.
To those who stared curiously
: at him he explained: "that's
Sputnik, going by Venus."
Beef Commission
Favored at Meeting
Portland flPi Formation of
an Oregon Beef commission to
promote sale of the product was
favored Tuesday at the first of
17 meetings to be held through
out the state.
Another meeting was sched
uled in Tillamook today.
Robert J. Steward, director of
the State Department of Agri
culture and George Russell of
Vale, president of the Oregon
Cattlemen' s association, were
among those speaking here on
Tuesday.
Rep. Shirley Field of Port
land, who said she also was a
beef producer, was the only op
ponent of a commission at the
hearing. She said beef producers
needed help and promotion and
suggested that as an alternate to
a commission all persons in the
industry, including transporta
tion, packaging, freezing and
slaughter, share cost of such a
promotion.
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Light Plane Crash
Kills One, Hurts One
Fairfield, Idaho HP) A light
plane crashed while trying to
land on a mountain road yes
terday, killing one man and
seriously injuring another.
Camas County Sheriff Allen
Lawson identified the dead man
as Keith Walton, about 30, of
Sun Valley, Calif., Teddy J.
Kerr, 35, Berkeley, Calif., was
taken to Magic Valley Memorial
hospital at Twin Falls in serious
condition.
The plane evidently tried to
land on a road near Couch Sum
mit, 10 miles north of here, ac
cording to the sheriff. He said
Walton, whose body was found
pinned in an upright position
at the controls, evidently was
the pilot.
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California Red Caps
Granted Rate Increase
San Francisco XP Starting
next month California railroad
passengers will be charged 25
cents for each bag carried by
a red cap. The going rate for
red cap "tips" is 15 cents.
The State Public Utilities com
mission decided yesterday to
grant the rate increase for in
trastate travel. The 25-cent rate
already applies on inter-state
commerce.
The commission, which has
not granted a rate change since
1951, ordered the new fees ef
fective Nov. 4. They will affect
the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe
and Union Pacific railroads.
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New Credit Available
To Aid Area Farmers
A new line of credit is now
available from the Farmers
Home administration to aid far
mers in improving and building
new farm buildings such as
dwellings, poultry houses, barns
and loafing sheds, according to
E. M. Denney, local agency su
pervisor. Local farmers can increase the
potential earnings of farms by
getting the . maximum produc
tion from them, according to
Denney. This is important for
farm units of the size in the
Rogue valley area, he added.
To be eligible for a loan, a
farmer must own the land and
be receiving a substantial gross
income from it. It must also be
a farm and not a rural resi
dence. FHA does not compete with
private lenders but if an appli
cant is unable to obtain the
credit from other sources under
rates which fit his income, he is
then eligible for the assistance,
Denney said.
The loans are repayable up to
33 years at 4- per cent interest
and are secured by a mortgage
on the farm.
Farmers interested in the pro
gram should contact the local
office at room nine, Manchel
building. Grants Pass, or post
office box 311, Grants Pass.
Applications Being
Taken for CS Positions
The United States civil service
commission has announced that
applications are now being re
ceived for oceanographer, for
ester and research psychologist.
Additional information and
application blanks may be ob
tained from Chester W. Silliman
in the Medford post office building.
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