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8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Tuesday, August 5, 1958 Cheap Underground Missile Bases To Be Widely Scattered Los Angeles ftPD Plans to scatter vast number of cheap, underground push-button mis sile bases in sparsely-populatr ed areas of the nation were described Monday by inform ed sources close s to one of the Air Force's newest missile projects. Less than half a dozen men, sitting far underground in an atomic-proof control room ringed by missiles five to 10 miles away will be required to man a dozen or more 6,000- mile range weapons all aimed at Communist territory. "The plan involves 'hard ening and dispersal, " it was reported. "The missiles will be located in holes two to three miles apart. The holes will be 'hardened' so that even an atomic bomb cannot knock out more than one of the missiles at a time. Some of the holes will have dummies." Retaliation Capability The plan is based on retali- I?7 Builders Supply QUALITY BLOCKS Bricks, Flues, Drain Til 727 W. McAndrewt Ph. SP 2-4107 ation capability which is termed "practically instanta neous." It was evolved for the Air Force s second genera tion" . missiles, the first of which is the Minuteman ICBM for which research and development contracts for major components recently were let. lne Minuteman weapon system is not just a missile, but a concept," it was explain ed. "It may eventually in volve newer missiles, but the plan itself is a long-range concept." Compared to the Air Force's first-generation Atlas ICBM, which weight 200,000 to 300,- 000 pounds, the Minuteman will weigh less than a third of that, cost only one-quarter to one-third as much and re quire only one-twentieth to one-tenth the personnel to support and maintain it. The missile is designed to enable simple, "tinker toy" mainte nance in the field. Solid Fuel "The Air Force wanted a cheap missile that didn't re quire all those people in the field," it was explained. "It wanted to be able to put the missile in the field for a year without touching it." This was made possible largely by advances enabling Minuteman to be designed as a solid-propellant, while At las, Thor and Titan use liquid propellants. Solid fuels under develop- Tells Secrets Learned From Dog's Journey Into Space Moscow (CPE Russia today revealed secrets it learned from the dog Laika, first liv ing thing to leave our planet as a passenger in Sputnik II. But scientist Vladimir Yaz- dovsky cautioned a fascinat ed audience at the Interna tional Geophysical Assembly that there still are many com plex questions to be resolved before the first man can safe ly reach the moon or stars or even leave our atmosphere. One of these questions is how deadly are the cosmic rays which some scientists say can cause cancer. Yazdovsky did not mention these in his otherwise exhaustive report and, although other scientists were curious, none of them at this well-mannered congress is probing subjects which East or West is obviously reluctant to discuss. Some Made Three Trips Yazdovsky detailed the his tory of Russia's experiments with dogs in ordinary rocket ment will allow a faster reac tion time, meaning faster re taliation capability, than cur rent liquid fuels, it was re ported. Liquid-fuel missiles now re quire a complicated pumping system, meaning a lot of extra weight. They also need a greater number of specialists for full storage and handling and still more specialists "just to check out all those values The entire job of fueling and firing is a more time-consum ing task. The solid-fuel missile will have its fuel fuilt into it and can remain in the field ready for firing for a long time. flights from which they para chuted safely afterwards. Some dogs made as many as three trips hundreds of miles into the skies. Ten animals were selected for final laboratory training," Yazdovsky said, "and from these we chose Laika, a fe male two years old and weigh ing six kilograms (12 pounds)." On her historic day, Laika was so placed, tnat as tne mighty three stage rocket which propelled Sputnik II into orbit at a fantastic speed and with deafening noise from its motors, the dog took the takeoff impact mainly on her chest and back. Her heart heat tripled and her rate of breath ing was three or four times normal, but as Sputnik reached its orbit these tended to return to normal Normal in Orbit Yazdovsky said Laika took the takeoff and orbiting quite wall." Then began seven days in a state of weightlessness which had been one of the questions in triguing scientists. No human had ever experienced more than a few minutes in this state of freedom from gravity. Again her heart beat rate and respiration decreased to- t J TRIGGERED BY TELEPHONE Phone lines are nerves of national de fense. They link its eyes, brain and muscle. They take reports from dis tant radar outposts funnel data to Air Defense control centers and in seconds flash orders to defense weapons likeF-104A Starfighters, above. And we're expanding this tele phone nerve system so it will react even faster in the missile age. Phone ' men from the Pacific West also helped build the Arctic Distant Early Warn ing line. They helped put in a fast acting Civil Defense warning chain. They helped tie together the great bases of the Strategic Air Command with its world-wide communications system. In these in many other ways we're working to keep the nation always ready to defend. Working together to serve you better . . The men and teomtn Pacific Telephone inMedford Tar bnfam oOe ttl N. BortUM St.. SPring 2-6101 wards normal but much slow er than laboratory experi ments had led the scientists to expect, probably due to new factors imposed by the weightlessness. Yazdovsky- said electrocar diocrams telemetered back to earth showed no permanent lesions nor did any other in formation indicate permanent ill effects to the central ner vous system. Although Sputnik II passed through a meteor shower the dog's cabin was not punctured. Talent, Antelope 4-H Members Tops at Fair Vale Youth Killed In Truck Accident Council, Idaho (UPD Dar cy Conroy Gillispie, 20, Vale, Ore., was killed early today on Highway 95 five miles south of here. Adams County Sheriff Frank Yantis said Gillispie was driving a truck-semi trail er which apparently came off a hill at excessive speed and was unable to negotiate a curve. The youth died at the scene of the accident at 5:20 a.m., about 20 minutes after the mishap. Four Russian Bears Arrive at Portland; Keeper Has Trouble Portland (UPD Portland zoo director Jack Marks came home Monday with four Rus sian brown bears and a de scriptive analysis of the Eur opean zoo scene. When he arrived at Port land International airport from his trip to .Brussels World's Fair where he swap ped four Oregon beavers for the bears, he told of the trials and tribulations of a nurse maid to wild animals. . Marks said he met a few difficulties en route to and from the Fair. One of the beavers became ill on the way over and had to be treat ed with wonder drugs, but he Reservation Fire Under Control Pendleton (UPD Fire swept over some louu acres of rangeland, brush and timber on the Umatilla Indian Reser vation east of Pendleton be fore being controlled early Monday night. Jay Hughes, staff officer for the Umatilla national for est, said the blaze started about 10:45 a.m. Monday near the mouth of Squaw creek. Approximately 80 men from two lumber companies, state forestry department, U.S. for est service, and the Indian service personnel battled the blaze. Louis Breuinger, superin tendent of the Umatilla In dian agency, said five bull dozers also were on the fire lines. In addition, a convert ed B-25 medium bomber, based at La Grande, "bomb ed" the fire with two tank loads of sodium borate in an attempt to quell the blaze. The area burned over lies between Squaw creek, about 23 miles east of Pendleton. Firefighting efforts were hampered by steep hillsides and dry grass that carried the flames rapidly. A brisk wind fanned the flames early in the day, Hughes said. 16-Year-Old Boy Arrested by Police State police apprehended a 16-year-old Medford youth yesterday afternoon and placed him in the juvenile home in connection with charges of auto theft. Police said the youth took a car parked near the inter section of Coker Butte and Payne rds. earlier in the aft ernoon, and rolled it over on the road about a mile below the Gold Ray dam. Mrs. Philip Bright, 1797 Minear rd., Medford, called police about 4:30 pjn. to re port the theft of her son's car. The younger Bright is em ployed by the Medford Irri gation district and at the time his vehicle was stolen it contained surveying equip ment valued at about $1,200. The equipment was recov ered, police said. At 5:24 p.m. police were notified of the wreck below the dam. Investigating of ficers picked up two youths who were walking down the road away from the damaged car. One of the youths admit ted to police that he took the vehicle. The other youth ap parently was unaware that the car was stolen and was not held, according to police. was in tine fettle oetore reaching Brussels. Irish Ban Beavers At Shannon airport in Ire land, he ran. into some immi gration trouble. "Because Ireland is primarily an agri cultural country," Marks ex plained, "there is an absolute ban against any rodents , and beavers are rodents." Officials there refused to let Marks exercise the flat tailed good-will ambassadors and told him he "might not even be able to put them on the other plane Finally, Marks said, the ag ricultural inspector arrived and examined the cargo. He told Marks, after looking over the beavers, that he had to go into the office. "While he did so," Marks said, we shifted them to the other plane. He was a very nice chap." At Brussels, the Russians pulled a quick change of plans and refused to trade the ani mals in a ceremony. But the swap worked but and Marks went on to Copenhagen. There he saw a Panda bear from Red China. Moving on to the Antwerp zoo, he visited an aviary where the birds are controlled with light instead of with glass or fiber in their cages. Marks described the cage as "like a jewel." He visited the Hamburg zoo and the Russian circus at Brussels, where a hippopata mus performed tricks with a ring. " On the return trip, immi gration affairs apparently were less hectic. One trying part of the voyage home, he said, was the 12-hour delay at Los Angeles airport be cause of engine trouble. He said he had to continually douse the bears with cold wa ter to help them stand the heat. At San Francisco, he fear ed the bruins might catch cold because of the climatic change but they arrived frisky and healthy. When asked if he had plans for more international . trad ing, he said, "we have to have a place for animals before we can do anytnmg aennite ' about the trades. "Too, we have to be sure we have what they want in exchange," Marks said. Kathy Zapell, Talent, and Karen Jossy, Antelope, were the outstanding competitors at the Phoenix Pre-fair Saturday. Miss Zapell recorded firsts in both sheep and dairy show manship while Miss Jossy picked up a first in dairy1 showmanship and second in the livestock judging contest. In' addition to the show manship and judging contests the Phoenix Horse club gave demonstrations on care and grooming of a horse, correct bridling, saddling and mount ing, and other aspects of horsemanship. Results of the pre-fair were: Sheep Showmanship Beginners: 1. Richard Bottger, Ruch; 2. Clint Gibson. Westside; 3. Sherry Wil- kins. Talent. Intermediate: 1. Kathy Zapell, Talent; 2. Judy Bagley, Talent; 3. Marv Ann Canrtall, Ruch. Advanced: 1. Linda Gibson, West- side: 2. Karen Renfro, Westside; 3. Carolyn Barnes, Westside. Dairy snowmansnip xseginners; Paulette Anderson. Antelope; Ttenee Johnson. Phoenix; 3. David Callowav. Reese Creek. Intermediate: 1. n.aren jossy, An telope; 2. Richard Anderson, Ante lope; 3. uavia ainciuiinu, ivuguc River. , Advanced: 1. Zane SMncKiana, Rogue River; 2. Jo Anna Malloroy, Antelope; 3. Jack Esp, Reese Creek, intermediate: l. ivain iaow Talent: 2. Kay Stephenson, Keese Creek: 3. Ronald Anderson, Anw : . ... , rr -It T"l icai ciud: i. uaryi aucu, Ani ent; 1 2. Carolyn Tiegs, laieni; 3 r,rne Holt. Phoenix. Beef Snowmansnip Beginners. 1. Rickey Anderson, Anieiope; Karen Jossy. Antelope; 3. Lloyd Toner, Central Point. son, Anteiope; z. , Jan vnuuj..,, Creek: 3. Linda Gibson, Westside. a w,,.r.-rf- 1 Jn Anna Malloroy, inisimw' Fred Jossv. Antelope; i Tjivui 'Hammond. Central Point. Sheep Snowmansnip juoca emu Beginners: 1. Margaret wnmoL-K., Phoenix; 2. Vernon Calkins, Phe- Tntermediate: 1. Kay DeMers. Phoenix; 2. Fred Swingle. Phoenix; 3. Renee Johnson Livestock Judging contest: 1. John James, Talent; 2.Karen Jos sy, Antelope; 3. Mary Ann Barker, Ruch. Beef Fitting: 1. Curtis Harris, Phoenix; 2. Nedra Harris, Phoenix; Chip Buffington, Phoenix. Beef Showmanship Local club: Chip Buffington, Phoenix; 2. Nedra Harris. Phoenix; 3. Curtis Harris, Phoenix. Phoenix. Exploding Pop Bottle Injures Seven Persons London (UPD Seven per sons were injured at Epsom Downs race track Monday when a bottle of soda pop ex ploded. Two of the injured a nine-year-old boy who suffered throat wounds and a 34-year- old woman were hospita lized. Dr. Engelson Opens Medford Practice Dr. David P. Engleson, or thodontist, has opened an of fice in the Medical Center building, Medford, he has an nounced. Born and reared in Ben son, Minn., Dr. Engleson re ceived degrees at the Univer sity of Minnesota in 1954, 1956 and 1958, during which time he lived in St. Paul. Dr. Engleson was associ ated with Dr. J. N. Pike of Minneapolis in the practice of orthodontics from 1956-58 while completing work at the university. He is married and they have three children. m the city's only all-radar airline . g Captain C. E. Reeknagel says "Radar 'X-rays' weather up to 150 miles ahead, shows , us the smoothest fast course to fly. This means greater comfort, more on-time arrivals for you... service you can count on when you fly United's all-radar fleet." Service to San Francisco, Los Angeles, "all the Cast" United serves 80 cities coast to coast and Hawaii. CALL SPring 3-6233 or your trove agent :-:-:-;-xx-:-:-::-x-:x: YOU GET EXTRA CARE AT THE REGULAR FARE ON UNITED; THE RAO Alt LIHt An OPEN LETTER to the people of Portland, MAINE Pauling Visions Nuclear Test Halt Portland (UPD Dr. Linus Pauling, a native Portlander and a Nobel prize winning physicist, predicted here to day an imminent agreement among the atomic powers of the world to halt nuclear tests. He asserted that scientists now conferring at Geneva were close to agreement on a detection program that would outlaw atomic and hydrogen tests. Continuing his. crusade against the hazards of atomic fallout, Dr. Pauling said here that contamination from tests conducted so far threaten to produce mental and physical defects in hundreds of thou sands of children still un born. He claimed that one and a half million more chil dren might die of nuclear in jury shortly after birth. He conceded he had no proofs of defective births at tributable to atomic fallout but ne said there . was dence of such births. evi- if In 1845, two men flipped a coin in a tiny town !n the wilderness Oregon Territory. Francis Pettygrove, from Portland, Maine, won the toss, and the . community on the banks of the Willamette (pronounced wil-lam'-et) River became Portland. If Amos Lovejoy had won, it would have been Boston, and who knows what might have happened to us then! Twenty years later, a group in Portland, Oregon, applied for the first national bank charter on the Pacific Coast. They asked for the name "First National Bank of Oregon," but for some reason the charter came back from Washington, D. C, reading "First National Bank of Portland." (In 1865, with Pony Express communication, Oregonians settled for what they got It took years to conduct a simple discussion!) We're writing you in our sister city across the nation to let you know tiiat we still like the name you loaned our state's largest city and our bank. However, from now on, we will be known as "First National Bank of Oregon," the name we asked for 93 years ago. There are many good reasons for getting back to basic principles, and using the name "of Oregon" along with "First National Bank." For example, the new name best describes the kind of bank service we are giving . . . real, genuine statewide service, with 77 banking offices in Oregon communities! This statewide service is really practical. Wherever a customer of ours goes in Oregon ... on vacation, business trips, or visiting cousins ... there's a convenient branch of his bank nearby, ready to give the same excellent, helpful service he gets at home. Hope you in Portland, Maine, like our new name as much as we do. As we said before, the name "Oregon" fits our statewide banking service best We're sure you will understand. Best regards, OPEN LETTER TO EVERYBODY ELSE: It's really offidaL It's a point of pride with First National Bank of Oregon, as it has been since 1865, to bring you the best, most convenient bank service you could find anywhere in the world. 1
