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(President Urges Creation off Agency For Civilian Exploration off Space Washington Presi dent Eisenhower today urged Congress to create a new na tional agency to conduct civil ian exploration of space. He said the agency should be responsible for aeronauti cal and "space science activ ities" except those primarily associated with military re quirements of the United States. "I have reached this con clusion," the President said, "because space exploration holds promise of adding im portantly to our knowledge of the earth, solar system, and the universe, and because it is of great importance to have the fullest cooperation of the scientific community at home and abroad in moving forward in the fields of space science and technology." The President told Congress the Budget Bureau will send a proposed bill to establish "," ' Sf i the agency and to authorize research into the problems of flight within and outside the earth's atmosphere. He urged Congress to pass the legislation "at the earliest possible date." "The early enactment of ap propriation legislation will help assure that the United States takes full advantage of the knowledge of its scientists, the skill of its engineers and technicians, and the resource fulness of its industry in meeting the challenges of the space age," the President said. He said the new space agency would absorb the Na tional Advisory committee for Aeronautics and would thus continue to perform that com mittee's "important aeronau tical research functions." The President said the. new agency would be headed by a director appointed by him and confirmed by the Senate. Recommends Board He also recommended ap pointment of a national aero nautics and space board to assist the President and the director of the new space agency. He said several mem bers of the board should come from g overnment agencies most directly interested in aeronautics, space science, and space technology. In addition, the President said, at least one member of the board should come from the Defense Department "to assure that military factors are considered." The President said other members from outside govern ment "should be eminent in science, engineering, technol ogy, education or public af fairs" and should be selected solely on the basis of "dis tinguished achievement." MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, April 2, 1958 S rYSts-.-. WM'W'. W WATS'-VSWWZi, X-X GERMAN PROTEST MARCH Demonstrators at a rally in East Berlin, Germany, carry a skull decorated with a NATO steel helmet and a placard saying, "Get Rid of This." The rally was called to protest against the arming of West Germany with atomic weapons. Russia Leaning To Musical Films for Purchase From U.S. Down Payments F HA-Insured Loans For Homes Lowered Washington API Start ine today, homes financed by FHA-insured loans can be pur chased with lower down pay ments. This reduction is one of the principal provisions of a $1 850,000,000 anti - recession housing bills signed into law Washington OR Soviet officials dickering for Ameri can movies to show in Russia are leaning toward musicals, informed sources said today. So far the Russians have' bought no films. In a move apart from the negotiations, Russian Ambas sador and Mrs. Mikhail A. Menshikov took in a musical film Tuesday night. In doing so. they donated $5 to the American Cancer fund. The new ambassador, who ' unlike his predecessors smiles and appears bent on launch ing a one-man public rela tions campaign for Russia, Puppets Useful in -Correcting Defects Boston OP) Puppets and marionettes have proved useful in correcting human speech defects. Louise Kingman of the Boston University School of Education says individuals often forget their speech fright and speak adequately when speaking for a puppet or marionette. The puppets are most helpful to put students with speech difficulties at ease. Once relaxed in a dramatic role, the student becomes so engrossed in the characteriza tion that he forgets his speech fright. But the puppet is only a temporary crutch and is gradually discarded during the course of instruction. Once the student realizes he unconsciously has corrected his speech problem he quickly can find a permanent solution to the disorder. Miss Kingman said the fear of speaking to a large group is one of the most common speech disorders, particularly among college students. The fear of speaking stems from a deep desire to be ac cepted by others, she said. But the fear that the individual will say something wrong or silly and be laughed at by the audience from whom he seeks acceptance, often causes him to refrain from speaking, she added. was invited to the premier of the movie version of "South Pacific" along with other Washington dignitaries. Proceeds of the opening night went to the cancer fund. Cultural Exchange Russia and the United States agreed to buy movies from one another as part of a broad cultural exchange agreement signed earlier this year. The film talks began March 21 when Aleksandr N. Davydov, head of Sovexport film, and two other Russian officials arrived here to buy American pictures for Rus sian audiences. The Soviet team has been negotiating with Eric John ston, head of the Motion Pic ture association of America, Turner Shelton of the U. S. Information agency and sev eral American producers. The Russians have spent most of their time thus far viewing about 20 of the 50 American films offered for sale. No Titles Named To date, officials said, the Russian taste seems to be running to musicals. They re fused, however, to name titles of pictures which have inter ested the Red negotiators. Among other things, the Russians are interested in checking on the emphasis on sex appeal in American films. Davydov told reporters be fore the negotiations began he wanted to see for himself whether American films are too sexy for Russian audiences to appreciate. Unique Fund Used At Williams College ALREADY EQUIPPED Boston (W Andrew Ta gliaferri, 12, of Dorchester, who hopes to be a veterinar ian some day, has in his attic 20 homing pigeons, a dove, three painted turtles, one snapping turtle, one red eared turtle, one slider tur tle, one guinea pig, one cat and a milk snake. Andy com plains that his parents "won't let me have a rattlesnake or boa constricter or Gila mon ster until I'm older." . Williamstown, Mass.- Williams College has a unique scholarship fund which has distributed $380,000 among 103 students in 15 years. Recipients of the Tyng Foundation awards have re ceived four years' study at Williams, and the majority has been given additional grants for one to three years at graduate schools. The awards are made by the Stephen H. Tyng and Ste phen H. Tyng Jr. Foundation. This was established in 1942 under a bequest by the late Juliet Augusta Tyng in mem ory of her husband (Williams '86) and her son, Stephen Jr., who was killed in World War I. The scholarships are open to gifted students the nation ever. Trumpet Shrills Al Last Goodbye For W.C. Handy New York (IP) A jazz trumpet's sweet shrill and a Negro minister's eulogy said a final goodbye to W. C. Handy today in a Harlem church. "His personal blues are now ended." the Rev. Dr. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., told the thousands who filled the Abyssinian Baptist church for the funeral of the "father of the blues." "No more the problems of Beale Street. No more the ir ritation of Memphis. No more the vexation of the St. Louis woman." The Negro minister and congressman spoke to an overflowing crowd of 3,000 that jammed the main audit orium and to 1,000 who filled another room in the big Har lem church. They and a vast crowd in the street outside listened to the service over loudspeakers. Handy's Instrument A high point was a trumpet solo, "Holy City" by one of the top hornmen of modern jazz, Cootie Williams. That was Handy's own instrument and of it he once said: "Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put any thing in, you don't get any thing out. And that's the truth." "Gabriel now has an under study and when the last trumpet shall sound Handy will blow the last blues," Powell said. "From this pulpit, I have personally buried King Oliv er, Fats Waller, Charles Yard bird Parker, Bojangles Rob inson. And now Bill Handy is with them what a jam session." School Presents TV Series on Bach Boston (IP) Boston Uni versity sponsors an i 1-week series of 30-minute live tele casts devoted exclusively to a presentation of the 48 fugues and preludes of Bach's "Well Tempered Clavier." Pianist Alexander Borov sky of the university's school of Fine and Applied Arts pre sents the Bach works over educational station WGBH-TV at mid-evening on Mondays. Borovsky, a Russian-born and trained musician, pre viously had recorded "The Well-Tempered Clavier" and through television sought to inspire a wider appreciation of Bach's music. Tuesday by President Eisen hower. The legislation is de signed to speed the building of 200,000 homes this year and to create 500,000 new jobs. Reluctant Approval Eisenhower gave his ap proval to the bill somewhat reluctantly. He " conceded it will create new jobs, but said in an unusual message to Con gress that it will also saddle the taxpayers with "a wholly unnecessary burden of up to $1 billion by forcing the gov ernment to assume obligation which rightfully belong to business. John M. Dickerman, execu tive director of the National Association of Homebuilders, said the law could be of "tre mendous benefit" to moderate income families unable to buy homes because of tight credit. But Harold P. Braman, managing director of the Na tional League of Insured Sav ings Associations, said "the housing industry suddenly isn't going to sprout wings and save the economy just be cause the so-called emergency housing bill has been signed." Small in Comparison Braman said the volume of new credit provided by the measure is small in compari son with overall home financ ing operations. Here are the major pro visions of the legislation and when they will take effect: Federal Housing Commis sioner Norman H. Mason ordered the lower down pay ment rate on FHA-insured mortgages into effect imme diately. The reduction will ap ply not only to new applica tions, but to those already on file and not yet processed. The down payment require ments in the past have been 3 per cent on -the first $10,- 000 of value, 15 per cent of the next $6,000 and oO per cent of additional value. This new law lifts the' first bracket to $13,500. Thus, on a house valued at $15,000 the down payment is trimmed from $1,050 to $630. The law increases from W2 to 4 per cent the in terest rate on GI housing loans. The Veterans Admin istration is expected to order the increase into effect later this week. Blind Mice Have Only Nursery Rhyme Trouble Ithaca, N.Y. (TO Two Cornell University psycholo gists say the only trouble 'blind" mice have is in the nursery rhyme. 3 Psychologists Eleanor Gib son and Richard Walk said they raised mice for 90 days in complete darkness. Then the mice were placed in a group of other mice with per fect vision. As soon as the "blind" mice were exposed to light, they were able to distinguish dis tances and shapes as well as the normallv raised mice. The only difference was that the 1 darkness - raised mice were more emotional. Sawdust Medford Fuel Go. Tel. SP 2-2111 Court & McAnd. I 1 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT formerly SO. 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