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Medford Tribune 2nd SECTION MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1958 Pages 1 - 8 Nearly Two-Thirds Majority for (Demos in Mouse and Senate Dndicated By Congressional Quarterly Washington - Election vic tories that could bring the Democrats close to a two thirds majority in both the House and Senate are indi cated in the final pre-election survey by Congressional Quarterly. A state-by-state and district- by-district roundup points un mistakably to the likelihood of a major reduction in Re publican strength on botn sides of the Capitol in- the 1958 balloting. Smaller Democratic gains ere likely in the gubernatori al races, with an outside chance for the GOP to hold its own in the statehouse con tests. Reports from Alaska, which votes Nov. 25, and the 48 states that ballot Nov. 4 indi cate the brightest picture for the Democrats is in the Sen ate. Incumbents Favored They have 36 holdover Senators. All 13 of their in cumbents who face reelection are favored. They have al ready taken one seat from New Fire Truck Tested by Bureau A new Medford fire depart ment truck passed all Oregon Insurance Rating bureau tests with more than the required reserve Thursday. A Class A test was given so that the truck would give maximum credit for insur ance rating. The truck was built by the Medford fire department to replace the one wrecked last spring. Since the pumper was a new one built by a new manufacturer, it had to pass a 12-hour test. Dick Wagner and John Wil liamson' of the rating bureau did the testing. the Republicans in Maine's September election and they seem certain to capture one of the two new Alaska posts. Democrats are also favored to take two Republican-held seats in West Virginia and single GOP seats in Califor nia, Connecticut, Michigan Con Who Landed Plane Here Returns San Francisco - (UPD - Ger ald E. Baucum, 29, who made a dramatic escape with three others from a San Quentin prison camp in 1956, has re turned to give himself up. Baucum and the other pris oners slipped away from the honor camp in Siskiyou coun ty Aug. 31, 1956. They stole an airplane and flew to Med ford, Ore., where they split up. All but Baucum were soon recaptured. Baucum said he fled to Eutte, Mont., where he lived a model life as miner and truck driver under the name of John Frank Kelly. He mar ried and his wife is now ex pecting a child. He said his wife "was quite upset when I told her about my past, but she agreed it was the right thing for me to come back and get the past cleaned up." Baucum had served more than three years of a five year sentence for a grocery robbery in San Francisco when he made his escape. He faces an additional one year to life sentence for escape. Washington-flJPD-The Urban Renewal Administration has approved a $34,150 grant to help the University of Oregon prepare a comprehensive plan for orderly growth and devel opment of the Portland met ropolitan area. and Pennsylvania. That would give the Demo crats 57 Senate seats, com pared to the 49 they held in the 85th Congress. ' But seven other Republican held seats are also in doubt: Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jer sey and New York. If Democrats win four of the seven shaky GOP seats, which would not be surpris ing, their Senate margin will be 61-37. If they sweep the doubtful seats and upset one slightly favored Republican in, say. Wyoming, they will be only one seat short of a two-thirds majority. House Outlook Democrats are practically guaranteed against any net loss from the 235 seats they held in the last House of Rep resentatives. They can count 211 safe seats - most of them in the South-and their candi dates are favored in 24 other races. How many seats they gain depends on how well they do in 53 doubtful districts, all but seven of which were won last time by Republicans. The doubtful districts are spread over 28 states and include slightly more city areas than rural sections. California, Connecticut, Illi nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Washington are the centers of the House battle.. If Democrats capture half ofthe 53 doubtful districts -and that certainly is not too much for them to expect -they will have a 262-174 edge in the new House. They conceivably can win a two-thirds majority, or 291 seats, but it will take consid erable doing. To take that many seats, Democrats would probably have to win every race in which they are fav ored, capture 45 of the 53 doubtful districts and upset 11 of some 50 favored Repub licans. That is a tall order. Close Governors The fight for the Governors' mansions centers in eight states this year. At present there are 29 Democrats and 19 Republicans in the state houses. Democrats are favored to capture Republican bailiwicks in California and Maryland. To offset those expected loss es, the GOP must win six of the eight toss-up states: Ne vada, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin, which they now hold; and Kansas, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island, now in Democratic hands. It is possible the Republicans will do just that but the odds are slightly against them. Incumbents are seeking re election in each of these states but South Dakota. Both parties have come up with strong sets of challengers, and some switches in both direc tions are likely. If the Demo crats can manage an even split in these eight states, they will have a 31-17 edge in Governors. The Democrat is favored in Alaska's Nov. 25 guberna torial contest. (Copyright 1958, Congressional Quarterly Inc.) Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Dear Mr. and Mrs. Jackson County The smart way to go places. . . that's the brilliant, all-new 1959 DeSoto soon to go on display in our showroom. 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