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VETERAN SNO-CAT RETURNS The big
Sno-Cat shown above, veteran of thousands
of miles in the Antarctic including the first
motorized crossing of the continent, re
turned "home" to Medford this week, after
being repurchased by the Tucker Sno-Cat
company of Medford. It is on public display
today and tomorrow -at the parking lot of
the First National bank, Sixth and Front
sts. E. M. Tucker, president of the company,
Zone Changes in Berrydale Are
Suggested by City Planners
The city planning commis
sion last might recommended
approval of proposed zone
changes in the Berrydale
area.
At the same time it agreed
to hold a public hearing Aug.
11 on rezoning property own
ed by Lloyd Neilson. The Ber
rydale zone, changes divide
Neilson's property into two
areas, residential and light in
dustrial. Neilson has request
ed the zone change on his
property be extended to make
it entirely light industrial.
The commission also:
Certificate Sent .
To R. G. Danielson
County Clerk Bereth P.
Hopkins said this morning
she has mailed a certificate of
nomination to Robert G. Dan
ielson as district court judge
for Jackson county.
The letter was sent by reg
istered mail, she said. The
action followed receipt of an
opinion yesterday from Attor
ney General Robert Y. Thorn
ton directing the county lerk
to issue a certificate of nomi
nation to Danielson.
The opinion indicated that
the proper method of test
ing Danielson's nomination is
through the courfe. Friday
afternoon a complaint was
filed in circuit court by Rich
ard J. H o u s e,Q Medford,
against Danielson, contesting
Danielson's eligibility for the
district court judgeship and
requesting that E. Roy Ba
shaw be declared the candi
date for the office.
In the May 16 primary elec
tion Danielson received more
votes than Bashaw. The con
troversy over the election re
sulted as a result of Daniel
son's moving from Ashland
to Klamath Falls prior to the
primary. Mrs. Hopkins defer
red issuing a certificate of
nomination until the attorney
general's : opinion was re
ceived, on the advice of the
district attorney.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Dtfroit -. 12. 13 0
New Yk 5 10 5
Lary. Aguirre (8) and Wil
ton; Monroe, Trucks (3),
Siurdivani (8). Kucks (9)
and Howard.
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Oregon Fire Danger Said
Af Year's Critical Peak
Byjjfoiled Press International
Fire danger in Oregon was
, at its most critical peak of the
Oyer today.
The humidity dropped be
low 30 per cent the danger
level in most sections of the
state. Dry east winds in the
Cascades and the possibility of
thunderstorms in southern
Oregon mountains added to
the hreat.
No Major Fires
Logging operations were
shut down in many parts of
western Oregon.
No major fires were re
ported but the state had a rash
of smaller blazes. One, of 250
acres near Owyhee dam in
eastern Oregon, was brought
1. Denied, following public
hearings, two petitions for
zone changes which would
have permitted commercial
use in areas primarily resi
dential; :
Final Approval
2. Gave final approval to
the Rosedale and Brookhurst
subdivisions, and tentative ap
proval to the Edgemont sub
division; 3. Agreed to the vacation
of Priddy street in the Jack
son County Housing authority
area;
4. Denied a request to
modify the set-back rule for
the benefit of a proposed fill
ing station at Jackson . and
Bessie sts.; --vi-w v-
5- Decided to give further
study to vacating Clark street
at the Southern Pacific rail
road crossing, following pro
tests against the ', move by
several interested parties.
Disputes Zone .Change
William Doernbach,, Mace
rd., disputed zone changes in
Berrydale during the public
hearing. His particular inter
est was a piece of land cur
rently used for various pur
poses by an adjacent trailer
court, which the city proposed
to include in a light industry
zone.
The land apparently is in
the Valley Center subdivision,
a restricted single-family plat
in which Doernbach resides.
Doernbach contended that re-
zoning it would "make a
blight area of it" and endan-
Valley Residents
See Sputnik Rocket
A number of valley resi
dents saw the rocket of the
Russians Sputnik III as it
passed overhead last night.
The rocket made its passage
approximately 8:40 p.m. Ac
cording to Portland "Moon
watchers," it is due again to
night about 8:48 p.m., travel
ing from southwest , to north
east, across the northwestern
segment of sky. i
Members of the George
Longie family, 2444 Howard
ave., were among those to see
the dead rocket last night.
They reported it took about
a minute to cross the sky, and
said it dimmed and bright
ened, presumably as it turned
over and over while in orbit,
reflecting more light from the
sun one moment than it did
the next.
under control Monday night.
Fire also burned over some
300 acres of uncut wheat in
Umatilla county Monday.
John C. Hunt of the Bureau
of Land Management said
rangeland in the Vale, Baker
and Burns districts was near
the "explosive" stage. The hu
midity dropped to 11 per cent
in the Baker district Monday.
Coastal Area Cooler
Most of western Washington
was closed to logging.
Continued warm weather is
in prospect except along the
coast for the next few days
with highs in the 90s today
and slightly cooler tempera
tures Wednesday. Coastal
areas had highs of 65-70.
said the vehicle still has all its original
equipment, and that it is still in excellent
condition, except for a few scratches and
scrapes caused by its plunges into crevasses
on the rugged, 3,100-mile Antarctic trek.
The Sno-Cat was one of four used by Sir
Vivian Fuchs of Great Britain. One is now
in Europe and the other two remained in
New Zealand for possible future Antarctic
explorations.
ger the subdivision property
owners.
Mark Goldy, speaking for
the commission, said he saw
no threat to property in the
proposed change.
, Another public hearing con
cerned a request to change
property on the southwest
corner of Cottage and East
Main sts. from multiple fam
ily to commercial, to erect a
filling station. Several resi
dents, including former City
Attorney Frank P. Farrell,
spoke against the change. Be
tween 60 and 70 residents
signed a petition against it.
Maintain Integrity
"Zoning is not a, matter of
what best use can be made
of the property," Farrell said.
He said its purpose was to
maintain the integrity of the
various areas. The request for
change was denied.
In a third hearing, Clarence
Pfnister requested a change
in zone from single family to
limited commercial along
Merriman rd. to expand his
grocery store. He offered a
petition signed by 18 adjacent
property owners supporting
him. When the commission
denied his request, Pfnister
said he would go ahead and
expand his store outside the
city limits.
The commission accepted
Mark Goldy's recommenda
tion to vacate Priddy st. with
the reservation that it would
remain open at least until the
completion of the Columbus
ave. extension, which would
run parallel and adjacent
to it.
Arguments Raised
Several arguments were
raised against closing the
Clark street railroad crossing.
These included its potential
increased use if the near
by. Jackson County Hous
ing authority land became a
recreational area; its value as
an emergency route for fire
trucks or ambulances; its con
venience for logging trucks
and local residents.
Robert A. Duff, city man
ager, had recommended its
vacation on the basis of a
recommendation by the Pub
lic Utilities commission and
an agreement for signal-light
installation with Southern Pa
cific railroad. Duff said the
city and the SP had agreed
to share 50-50 the cost of
installing lights at the Mc
Andrews rd. and Fourth st.
crossings, with the provision
that if the city close the Clark
st. crossing the SF would pay
the entire cost of the lights.
Duff estimated the city would
save $10,100.
The commission decided to
give "serious consideration"
to any action on this matter.
In other business, the com
mission agreed to consider
further the Crestbrook subdi
vision, with reference to ex
tending Modoc ave. through
it, and the Springbrook sub
division; appointed Donald G.
Root and Allan F. Perry to
study a request for rezoning
the Roy Carley property north
of the Big Y, which Carley
says includes four different
zone classifications at present;
and agreed to accept for con-
sideration a request by E. W.
Brown to rezone his property
on Crater Lake ave. from
single family to limited commercial.
Russia Condemns
Sending Marines
Into Lebanon
U.N. Asked To
Order Them Out
United Nations, N. Y. ,
(UPI) Russia today con
demned the dispatch of Amer
ican Marines to Lebanon as
"aggression" against the Arab
world and asked the U. N. Se
curity Council to order them
out immediately. :
U. S. Ambassador Henry
Cabot Lodge formally notified
the council that American
forces had landed in Lebanon
"for the sole purpose of help
ing the government of Leba
non, at its request, in its ef
forts to stabilize the situa
tion..." To Afford Security
Lodge said the 5,000 Ma
rines who landed at Beirut to
day would "afford security
to the several thousand Amer
icans" in Lebanon and would
be withdrawn as soon as the
U. N. could take over respon
sibility. He said the U. S.
would start consultations on
a resolution enabling the U. N.
to do so.
He said the U.S. forces were
"not there to engage in hos
tilities of any kind much less
to fight a war."
Soviet Ambassador Arkady
A. Sobolev, who sought to de
lay today's crucial council
meeting on the Middle East
until the revolutionary Iraq
regime could get a representa
tive here, denounced Presi
dent Eisenhower's action in
sending the landing parties
into Lebanon.
'Act of Aggression'
"It constitutes an act of ag
gression against the peoples of
the Arab world," Sobolev
said. "This action is a gross vi
olation of the charter of the
U.N. as a means of foreign
policy. It is contrary to the
usages and principles of inter
national law and a challenge
to the entire freedom loving
mankind." ' .
He described King Feisal's
Iraqi government, recognized
by Moscow until Monday's
putsch, as the "domination of
a criminal gang which ruled
in its own interests" and also
as a "rotten regime."
Snag Fire Starts
From Lightning
State department of forest
ry personnel planned to check
again about noon today a snag
fire on Soda mountain, which
started yesterday afternoon
from a lightning storm pass
ing south of the Medford area.
A fire fighting crew was on
the scene until 6 o'clock, this
morning, the department re
ported. It was the only strike
reported from the storm.
As the 'forest fire danger
increased today, thunderstorm
activity was forecast for a
wide area in the Siskiyou and
Cascade ranges, the weather
bureau said.
Forestry department per
sonnel said the fire danger
was reaching a "high" condi
tion in the mountain areas,
and urged anyone traveling
in the mountains to use cau
tion. Gerald Vice Leaves
For Washington
Gerald A. Vice, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Vice, 527
Barnes ave., Medford, was
one of two Oregon boys who
left Portland today for Wash
ington, D.C-, and a tour that
includes visits with President
Eisenhower, Congress, the Su
preme Court and other per
sonages and places.
Vice was named "first citi
zen" in the recent Beaver
Boys state program at Cor
vallis. The other Oregon
youth who will represent Ore
gon at the 13th annual Ameri
can Legion Boys Nation is
Douglas Leonetti, Portland.
The event will be held July
18-25 on the University of
Maryland campus at College
Park, Md.
Neuberger Seeks Trade
Of Beavers for Bears
Washineton (UPI) Sen.
Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.)
asked the State Department
today to help all it could to
provide an exchange of Ore
gon beavers for Russian bears
the International Trade
Fair in Belgium late this
ynonth.
MEMORY Jliafc
16 Pages
Work Stoppage on
Talent Project
In Fourth Day
Situation Reported
Unchanged Today
Work stoppage on the Tal
ent project entered its fourth
day today, with the situation
reported unchanged.
Two contractors, both mem
bers of the Associated Gen
eral Cnntrartnrs hauo Vialorl
jwork on approximately $6,-
750,000 in heavy construction.
More than 300 workmen have
been idled, according to a
bureau of reclamation esti
mate. There were still no
pickets this morning, it was
reported.
Meanwhile, a spokesman
for the bureau said today,
other contractors continued
on the job. These reportedly
included the A. A. Heintz
Construction company, Port
land, the vWismer and Becker
and P. S. Lord combine, and
two clearing contractors.
Contractors Stopped
The two contractors who
stopped operations in compli
ance with an AGC order are
Cherf Brothers, Sandkay and
Birch, working on the How
ard Prairie delivery canal,
and Cheney, Chef f and Asso
ciates, working on the Keene
Creek area.
The AGC issued its order
last week in response to a
strike by the Operating En
gineers in southewstern Wash
ington and northern Oregon.
"A strike against one is a
strike against all," the order
James A! Callan, construc
tion engineer for the bureau
of reclamation, has stated that
the stoppage -endangers com
pletion on schedule of "very
critical" phases' of the proj
ect. Two Men Appear
In District Court
Two men appeared in dis
trict court yesterday on
charges of non-support and
were bound over to the grand
jury.
Calvin Vance Williams,
Seneca, and ' Davis Alford
Cox, North Bend, both waived
their rights to have an attor
ney and preliminary hearing.
Williams is charged with
failure to support three
youngsters, 13, 16 and 18
years old. Cox is charged
with failure to support a 12-year-old
boy. Both were re
leased on their own recogni
zance. James Vernon Dickinson,
Medford, will be sentenced
in district court Friday morn
ing on charges of petty lar
ceny. He appeared in district
court yesterday on charges of
taking two electric clocks
from the F. W. Woolworth
store in Medford Saturday.
The case against Paul Wil
liams, Medford,' who is
charged with obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses, was
dismissed on motion of the
district attorney's office yes
terday. The case was dismissed be
cause of insufficient evidence.
Co.unfy Engineer
Seeking Assistant
County Engineer Paul Ryn
ning said today he is still look
ing for an assistant.
The county court authoriz
ed $6,600 in the fiscal bud
get for an assistant's salary.
Rynning said - he has been
looking for such an assistant
for two months but without
any luck. . ,
The county engineer said
he would like to get an as
sistant to be trained so he
could become engineer when
Rynning retires. He said this
will be at least two years. The
business of the county engi
neer's office has increased so
much with the county's
growth that it 'is too much
for one professional engineer
to handle, Rynning added.
Rynning became county en
gineer on Jan. 1, 1925. There
were only a few.county roads
to maintain then, he said. Now
there is approximately a thou
sand miles of road to cover.
MEDFORD, . OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1958
item at a Glance
Iraq King Reported Dead
Washington (UPI) A foreign diplomatic source said
today he has received a report that King Feisal of Iraq was
killed by a mob in Baghdad Monday. Other diplomatic
sources could not confirm the report.
Yanks Said Mob Victims
Washington (UPI) The State department said today it
has received unconfirmed reports that two American busi
nessmen were killed Monday by a mob in Iraq.
Department spokesman Lincoln White "said the killings
took place in front of the Baghdad hotel from which a group
of 10 westernes, including the Americans, had been taken by
Iraq military officials.
Israel Appeals for Action
Jerusalem (UPI) Israel appealed today for "quick, and
firm action" by the United States to prevent the rest of the
Arab world from falling to President Gamal Abdel Nasser
of the United Arab Republic.
Israeli government quarters made no attempt to hide
their concern over the seizure of power in Iraq by pro-Nasser
military elements.
Neuberger Backs Decision
Washington (UPI) Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D.-Ore.)
said today he supported President Eisenhower's decision to
send Marines to Lebanon. But he blamed the administration
for "tragic mistakes" which led to the situation.
U.S., Great Britain
Confer on Sending
Troops to Mideast
By JOSEPH GRIGG
United Press1 International
London (UPI) The Unit
ed States and Great Britain
have agreed on a move to send
troops into the Middle East
in a calculated risk they hope
will prevent war and pre
serve their shrinking foot
hold. Prime Minister Harold Mac
Millan and President Eisen
hower conferred by telephone
Monday night and Eisenhow
er called the United States
Security Council into session
today where the Anglo-American
decision for military in
tervention was announced.
Britain is a member of the
Baghdad Pact and presumably
would send troops into Iraq
where forces supporting Unit
ed Arab Republic President
Gamal Abdel Nasser over
threw the government of King
Feisal Monday.
Soldiers Ready
Two brigades of British
soldiers, about 6,000 men,
were called into a state of
readiness by the Ministry of
Defense for airlifting to the
Mideast if necessary. . ..
France was believed to be
WEATHER
FORECAST: Continued fair and
warm through Wednesday with
scattered afternoon and eve
ning thunderstorms mostly in
the mountains. Low tonight 58.
High Wednesday 92.
Our Skies Tonight
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 94
Lowest this Morning 59
Sunset today 7:47 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 4:48 a.m.
The Moon rises 4:58 a.m.
tomorrow and will he in con
junction with the Sun several
hours later.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Jupiter, in the south
west 8:38 p.m.
Saturn, due .south 9:55 p.m.
Mars, low in east 12:55 a.m.
Venus, rises 3:01 a.m.
Keep Your Nose On
too bogged down " in Algeria
to spare troops for the Mid
east but Gen. i Charles De
Gaulle called his cabinet into
session today to study the sit
uation. There also was a possibility
of military action by Turkey,
Iran or Pakistan, all members
of the Baghdad Pact.
It was evident the western
powers must move swiftly if
they are to salvage anything.
"The West faced one of its
greatest crises since Korea.
It apparently has lost Iraq,
key member of the Baghdad
Pact and the foundation stone
of its Middle East policy. And
the pro - Nasser movement
threatened to snowball into a
movement that would engulf
the entire Arab world.
Whereabouts Mystery
Events in Iraq remained
clouded. The whereabouts of
King Feisal remained a mys
tery. There "were reports he
was leading his own troops
against the insurrection which
in one quick step knocked the
props out of U. S. Middle East
policy. The only favorable re
port came from Jordan Radio
which said loyal forces were
marching ; on Baghdad to
"smash" the rebellion. There
was no confirmation.
No major decisions were
reported being discussed in
Ankara, Turkey, where the
Iraq coup d'etat torpedoed
a meeting of the Moslem mem
bers of the Baghdad Pact.
Military intervention by
one or more of the three na
tions was a distinct possibility.
They could do so under pro
visions of the Baghdad Pact,
allowing member nations to
help other members fight sub
version. This applied also to
Britain, fifth member of the
pact. - ;, ,
The Trail, Rover
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No. 99
Marines Sent To
Protect American
Lives, Ike Says
Action in Response
To Lebanon's Plea
Washington (UPI)
President Eisenhower ad
vised Congress late' today
that more U.S. troops will
be sent to Lebanon "as
required." ,
In a special message to
Congress, the President said
he realized that his action
in sending troops into Leba
non today "may have, seri
ous consequences." ;'
But he said he had "come
to the considered and sober
conclusion that despite the
risk involved this action is
required to support the
principles of justice and in
ternational law." ,
Washington (UPI) Pres
ident Eisenhower announced
today that more than 5,000
U.S. Marines have landed in
Lebanon to protect 2,500
American lives and help de
fend that revolt-torn land
against "indirect aggression."
The President linked the
U.S. action to the bloody over
throw of the Iraqi govern
ment by pro-Nasser rebels in
Baghdad Monday. He - said
that in Monday's coup "the
lawful government" of Iraq
"was violently overthrown
and many of its members
martyred." .
- "These forces," the Presi
dent said, "have not been
sent as any act of war."
- He said the Marines were
dispatched in response to "an
urgent plea" from President
Chamoun of Lebanon "to help
maintain security" and "to
protect American lives."
Eisenhower said the Ameri
can military measures in
Lebanon "will be terminated"
as soon as the U.N. Security
Council takes the necessary
action "to maintain interna
tional peace and security."
The President, who Mon
day called on the Security
Council to act promptly in the
grave Middle East crisis, said
the American action was be
ing reported formally to the
emergency meeting of the
council this morning.
This was, the first landing
of American forces on foreign
soil in such numbers and un
der such circumstances since
Korea.
Congressional leaders quick
ly supported the President's
decision to use troops.
Senate Democratic Leader
Lyndon B. Johnson said
"Americans will certainly
unite when the security of the
Free World is imperiled." ''
House Democratic Leader
John W. McCormack said
"there was no other course
to take but a course of ap
peasement." The President had called
in Democratic and Republican
leaders Monday and presum
ably advised them in advance
of the troop decision.
Eisenhower Said in a spe
cial statement that Chamoun
linked the troubles in Leba
non to Monday's coup in
Iraq.
"President Chamoun," Eis
enhower said, "made clear
that he considered an imme
diate U.S. response impera
tive if Lebanon's independ
ence, already menaced from
without, were to 'be preserved
in the face of the grave de
velopments which occurred
yesterday in Baghdad where
by the lawful government
was violently overthrown an
many of its members mar
tyred." . '
Woman Injured When
Struck by Automobile
Mildred Fern Buck, 31,
route '4, box 410D, was in
jured yesterday at Main and
Front sts. when she was
struck by an automobile, city
police reported.
John Emil Koch, 39, of
Myrtle Point, was cited by
police for failure to yield the
right of way to a pedestrian.
According to the report, Mrs.
Buck was crossing Main st.
with her daughter on a green
light when' Koch's vehicle
struck her in making a left
turn from Front st.
Leathernecks
Stream Ashore
Britain Supports
Action by U. $.
Washington (UPI) The
Air Force today ordered
jet fighter-bombers and oth
er aircraft deployed $
"an undisclosed destination"
overseas.
London (IJPI) The Unit
ed States intervened by force
of arms today in the swiftly
spreading mideastern crisis.
More than 5,000 battle-ready
U.S. Marines, acting on direct
orders from President Eisen
hower, landed at Beirut, Leba
non, to protect American lives
and prevent that little revolt
torn nation from suffering
the same fate that befell Iraq
and "martyred" members of
its government.
The U.S. action was taken
with the "full support" of
Britain. ,
The Marines streamed
ashore from the U.S. 6th .
Fleet, the world's most power
ful, under cover of war planes
from the U.S. carrier Essex.
The President's action was
taken at the direct request
of Lebanese President Ca
mille Chamoun to protect
Lebanon against "indirect ag
gression." , q
New War Fears
It was the first landing of
U.S. troops in such force and
circumstances since the Ko
rean war and it came amid
new war fears unprecedented
since Korea and the dying
days of the war in Indochina.
It was touched off by Mon
day's surprise revolt in Iraq
which toppled the government
of 23-year-old King Feisal and
faced the western world with
the danger of a conflagration
which could spread to Jordan
and Lebanon, eventually en
gulfing Israel and the whole
of the Middle Eas. . ;
Challenge to Rmssia
, The American action
amounted to a challenge to
Russia and to the Unled Arab
Republic of Pesident Gamal
Abdel Nasser whose govern
ment immediately recognized
the revolutionary Iraq regime
headed by leftist Brig. Gen.
Abdel Karin Kassen! ; "
The 2,500 Americans in
Lebanon were ordered to as
semble in a Beirut suburb.
But the Pentagon in Washing
ton said there were "no plans c
at present" to take them out
of the country. U.S. Ambas
sador Robert G. McChntock
flew his family out and some
150 other embassy employees
and their families were pre
pared to leave ' within 48
hours.
In Jerusalem Israeli Pre
mier David Ben-Gurion urged
"quick firm action" to save
Lebanon and Jordan and " to
prevent the whole Arab world
from falling to Nasser.
British Troops Alerted
In London Foreign Secre
tary Selwyn Lloyd announced
Britain's "full support" of the
U.S. action but said Britain
is not taking part in the opera
tion. However, he said Brit
ish troops have been alerted.
They included 6,000 ready for
airlift to the Middle East and
3,500 paratroopers on Cyprus,
reinforced by Royal Marine
Commandos en route from
Malta.
Local Man Named
Carrier President
John; C. Croker, Coker
Butte rd., Medford, has been
elected president of the Ore
gon Mail Carriers association.
Croker, who has been a car
rier in this area for about 25
years, works out of the Cen
tral Point post office. He car-,
ried mail on route 3, Medford,
until , the post office change
in which the Central Point of
fice became part of the Med
ford system. At 'that time
route 3 became route 1 out of
Central Point. .
Other officers elected are
Lee Van Allen, Shedd, secretary-treasurer;
Levi Cooper,
West Linn, and Clyde Clark
McMinnville, directors.
$3 Batting Ticket
Approved for Fair
Portland (UPI) -i The
State Racing Commission.
Monday night approved intro
duction of a $3 combination
betting ticket to be used only
at the State Fair horse rao
ing meet in Salem. -