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o O I I -f-f -Mmi! OJil CAIML H waves as he and Mamie stand beside the Dwight D. Eisenhower Loclt dPtkt n St. Lawrence Seaway canal, at Massena, N. Y. Behind him can be se$i Ob gtboat "Bftd River," passing through the lock. Japanese Entering Sc American Interest in By MILTON MAGRUDER United Press International Washington (UPI) Ja pan is entering the scramble to cash in on the American motorist's growing interest in small foreign cars. - It is readying two entries the Datsun and the Toyopet to compete with the German Volkswagen, the British Fords and Hillmans, and other for eign makes which are being imported in ever - increasing nunjhers. At the outset, Japan is ex pected to concentrate on West CoaEt sales. It would enjoy an advantage there since pur chasers would not have to pay cross-country freight now charged for European cars. The Japanese manufactur ers are holding off their big sales pitch until selected deal ers are stocked with both cars and parts. Some of the cars already have been shipped, but they are chiefly for ex hibition and for the stocks of prospective dealers. Keep Watchful Eye U. 5. manufacturers are keeping a watchful eye on the increasing foreign competi tion, but so far have made no concerted move to meet it. Some are reported to have smaller and more economical cars on their drawing boards, but are waiting for more in formation on the long - term market potential before un dertaking the costly construc tion of plants, dies and ma chinery. Others are importing for eign cars themselves to be sold as an added service by their dealers. One company, American Motors, has set up production facilities abroad to manufac ture the Nash Metropolitan Quotes From the News 0 By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL .Washington House Democratic leader John W. McCor-. Ornack, on nine U.S. servicemen in East German custody: ; "If the otiet Union does not bring about their release wbi a reasonable period. I think our country wouia Be justiftjfl i strortftlf indicating that there would be a sever ance f diffemalic elations unless Americans were released on or l&ioe a entaia Cate. f Qndon r. Geoffrey Fisher, archbishop of Canterbury, in suggesting that it may be God's will that man wipe him self out with the hydrogen bomb: "5o$ all I know, it is within the providence of God that O the human race should destroy itself in this manner. There is no evidence tfcat the human race is to l?'t forever and plenty in Scriptire to the contrary effect." New York Military analyst Henry A. Kissinger, author of a report thS; influenced President Eisenhower's military reorganization plan, on the doctrine oj massive retaliation: "This means that ... ve base our policy on a threat that will involve the destruction of all mankind and this is too risky and I think to expensive." ramble for Tiny Cars for export to U.S. customers. Import Figures Increase Import figures show a con tinued increase in the num ber of small foreign cars reaching American shores in the first half of 1958. Esti mates for the entire year number 400,000 compared with 259,843 last year. The booming business also is reflected in registration figures. Total registration of foreign cars in January-April this year were 96,049, com pared with 49,967 in the same period last year. Impartial trade experts at tribute the growing populari ty of small foreign 'cars to these factors: .,,,. Relative economy in op eration. Less parking space re quired. Novelty. Organization of sales agencies. Disposition of families which can afford two cars to buy a new small foreign car in preference to' a used Am erican car of standard size. Moulsford, England Retired policeman Charlie Jenkins, 83, on a midnight ride by ladies of the South Berkshire Hunt club wearSg only negligees and flimsies over scanty under clothing: "Best bit of fyji I't e eter seen." O O Fires Controlled Over Weekend Two fires were controlled and mopped up by state for estry crews over the week end, according to the forestry department. A 1-acro hold-over lightning-caused fire sjrang up on Yard Creek, in the Rogue River area, and a two-acre 0 smoker Ar was mopped up on RJirphy rd. ForestJy officials cautioned that the woods are continu ing tS'cn-y out gnd conditions now r ich that a major fire coul! esult from any carelessness. sUl persons are D urgeS to us extreme care during tho fire season. Apartment Wing Burns ft Boseburg Roseburg (UPI) An early morning two-alarm fire burnea an eight-unit wing of the Terrace apartments here today causing an estimated $15,000 damage. Two apartments were de stroyed and six others were damaged by noke. " Mrs. Frances Hask and Mrs. Marjorie Shields who oc cupied units on the first floor lost all possessions in the blfte which began about 6 aft. Mrs. Rask said she was awakened by the smoke and she woke Mrs. Shields. The two women got out of the apartment safefev. Cause of the fire was undetermined. Chamoun Cails Special Session of Cabinet Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Pro-western President Ca mille Chamoun called his cab inet into special session Satur day to chart new moves for coping with the nine-week old rebellion. There were no reports of new rebel attacks but Friday night the insurgents blew up a government-held building in Tripoli, killing eight persons inside. The county courthouse at Eastville, Va., has documents dating from 1632. Explosion Rocks Store in Illinois Streator, 111. (UPI) An explosion rocked a hardware store in the downtown area about midday today, touching off a roaring fire, and spec tators said they heard the screams of persons trapped inside the building. Spectators said the building was wrapped in flames and that there was no possibility any persons inside could es cape from the upper floors of the three-story structure. Persons familiar with the establishment, the William Hardware Co., said paint and varnish were stored in the building. . - Authorities said heavy rain had flooded the city's sewers and theorized that sewer gas had backed up and set off the explosion. PICKS WRONG POCKET Milan, Italy (UPI) A pickpocket who lifted Adamo Degli's wallet in a bus gave it back .several minutes later when he recognized Degli as the lawyer who obtained his acquittal on a pickpocket charge two months ago. "I apologize, sir, for not having recognized you, but that bus was just too crowd ed," Degli quoted the pick pocket as saying. BUILDER DIES New York (UPI) Freder ick T. Ley, 86, head of the firm which built the Chrysler building, died here Sunday. . The first daily newspaper In the United States appear ed in Philadelphia in 1784. ..JUST POUR IT.. LEVEL IT.. mvfin INSULATE NOW! 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Respond lo Call Fire Chief Edward Kamper and fireman Larry Roseen, Gus Carlson and Al Kara re sponded to the doctor's call. Roseen alternated with O'Reil ly in massaging the patient's heart and the other . firemen administered artificial respir ation and oxygen. An hour passed and all hope of reviving Ferguson appeared shattered. The patient's wife, Helen, 33, waited anxiously in an outer office unaware of the seriousness of. the situa tion until a Roman Catholic priest arrived to administer last rites for Ferguson. But O'Reilly refused to ad mit defeat. He called the near by Columbus Manor fire de partment and asked them to bring an electrical heart stim ulating machine from little Company of Mary Hospital, 12 miles away. Roadblocks Set Up " Police in five suburbs set up roadblocks and escorted the fire department ambulance at speeds of 90 miles an hour to the hospital and then to. the doctor's office. The ambulance completed the round trip in less than 10 minutes: O'Reilly treated Fer- Tooze Succeeds kith as Head of Hatfield's Bid Salem (UPI) Lamar Tooze, Portland attorney, to day became chairman of the Mark Hatfield - f or-Governor committee succeeding ex-Governor Elmo Smith, Albany, who headed Hatfield's drive for the Republican nomina tion for governor. Smith said he was stepping aside for "business and per sonal'', reasons. "I am unable to devote the time and energy to the cam paign it requires," Smith said. "Nevertheless, Mr. Hatfield's candidacy has my complete guson with the machine and the patient's heart began beating. The physician sewed up the incision and Ferguson was placed in the ambulance and rushed to the hospital. Attend ants said his condition was critical, but held out hope for survival. support and I shall be happy to make - my services avail able to him at any time he should request them." Director Reappointed Jack Miller, Salem business man, was reappointed cam paign director for Hatfield and Mrs. Robert Ebersole, Roads End, will continue as secretary of the state cam paign committee. Tooze is a combat veteran of World War I and II and is a major general in the reserve with the 104th Timberwolf division. He nominated Gov. Earl Warren for vice-president at the 1948 Republican national convention and was an Eisenhower delegate to the 1952 convention in Chicago. "I feet it is a great oppor tunity . to serve as- chairman of Mark Hatfield's campaign because we have in him a can didate of . whom we can be very proud indeed," Tooze said in accepting his appointment. Nicosia, Cyprus (UPI) Greek gunmen ambushed a bus on the Nicosia-Famagusta road Saturday and killed five Turkish Cypriots en route to work. MAIL m, Monday. July 14, 195S T IfYoulPlan to Build a Patio, Sidewalk, Wallop Privevay- Spoeify and Insist on Tru-Clm Concrete FOR THE DEST RESULTS CONCRETE CP! 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