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t 6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Wednesday, April 1, 1959 Eventual Death of Franco Said Causing Uneasiness in Spain Madrid (UPD - Francisco Franco is only human. And some day he will die. It is not a surprising fact.. But it is causing gnawing uneasiness to Spain, its friends and its enemies. Spain's future hinges on what and who succeeds the Caudillo, the Generalissimo, the 67-year-old head of state who plays his cards so close to his chest. During his first decade in power Franco' steered Spain on a course which drew the hatred of the Communist world and the scorn of the democracies. When Commu nism and the Western democ racies shifted into cold war, Franco's Spain emerged from isolation to become an inter national Cinderella. Today the West counts Spain as one of its own. How ever, Russia also has been wooing Spain, and the world awaits. What Next? After Franco, a king? A revolution? A democracy? If the Kremlin and the White House worry about a Franco-less Spain, the Gener alissimo apparently does not. He has erected a huge tomb for himself that rivals in splendor the pyramids of the pharaohs. In 1947 a referendum ap proved a Spanish bill of suc cession. Franco declared Spain a monarchy. He would choose the future king or, if he dies or is incapacitated, a C6uncil of the Realm would picka Spanish king. There has been no official picking yet. But the odds on favorites are Prince Juan, Count of Barcelona and heir to Spain's last king, Alfonso XIII, and Juan's son, Prince Juan Car los. The 21-year-old Juan Carlos is receiving an eduaction fit for a king in Spain under Generalissimo Franco's direc tion. His father, Don Juan, remains in Portugal. Franco Keeps Mum Is the future king to be Don Juan or Juan Carlos? If anyone knows, it is Franco. And Franco is not talking. The new cold war of the Spanish succession remains as an unfinished plank in Fran co's ambitious program for re building Spain. Even his harshest critics admit Franco has come a long way toward rebuilding Spain after its bloody civil war. Excluded from the United Nations in 1945, Spain gained admission to most of its agencies in 1950, and in 1965 won full membership in the world body. The reason the United States helped engineer Spain's admission was not that it loved Franco but that it feared Russia more. Some observers predict Franco's death will signal a fight to the death between the rival Fajange and the Army. Most of these foresee the army as the winner. But most Spaniards at least talk mainly of monarchy. From the man with the answers comes silence on the who and what of Spain's fu ture. Asked to comment on rumors he is ailing and wants to step down, Generalissimo Francisco Franco laughed and said: "They can go on with those rumors. They bring me luck." Worldwide Search Under Way for Girl To Play Cleopatra Hollywood -flJFD- Here we go again. There's another world-wide girl hunt in prog ress to find a potential movie star for a razzmatazz, 8-bell, super-colossal, ever - loving' smash hit. This time Hollywood is looking for a Cleopafra. But as frequently happens in Zanyville-by-the-sea the mo guls probably will settle for an established actress with a high-powered agent. This year's safari into the hinterlands of Europe and the United States in search of a luscious lovely is led by Bwana Walter Wanger who hopes to turn up a sexy, in telligent doll who can also act. True- Characterization It's a large order, but Wan ger is a confident man with $5 million to spend. With that kind of loot he should be able to dig up the original queen of Egypt. "My entire movie pivots on the central character of Cleo patra," Wanger confided. "And she's going to be playing the truest characterization of the queen ever written." Producer Wanger is a mod est man, but he backhanded George Bernard Shaw and Shakespeare, saying, "Shaw depicted Cleopatra as a wit less teenager, and Shake speare presented her as a strumpet. "She was neither. Through exhaustive research going all the way back to Plutarch we've found she was a bril liant queen who spoke seven languages. She was a great administrator who gave Egypt its greatest economic era." In past years Theda Bara and Claudette Colbert por trayed Cleopatra. Both were top-drawer stars at the time. Prospects Considered Wanger has visions of find ing an unknown for his 20th Century - Fox Production. He also is a prudent man, consid ering a dozen prospects among Hollywood's garden of beauty queens. "Many very big stars have asked for the role," he said. "And I have some ideas of my own about who could play it. Here's a list of some of the girls I think could do the job: Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Col lins, Joanne Woodward, Nata lie Wood, Dana Wynter, Aud rey Hepburn, Jean Simmons, Sophia Loren, Kim Novak, Gina Lollobrigida, Jennifer Jones and Brigitte Bardot. xnougn trie searcn is on, Hollywood's bright guys are betting shapely Joan Collins will get the part. And she wants it. f. . , ..... . . ,' - WORKING as bus boy in Or lando, Fla., Jose Gilberto Socas is informed of his ap pointment by Cuba's Fidel Castro as Bolondron mayor. Influenza, Polio, Hepatitis Said To Be on Increase Washington -(Science Service)- March has witnessed an increase in poliomyelitis, in fluenza and hepatitis. The current outbreaks of influenza have occurred in approximately 20 states, a U.S. Pi-blic Health Service spokesman said. Furthermore, influenza is expected to spread around the country more extensively be fore the expected decline in late April. The PHS reports that in creased absences in schools due to influenza and influenza-like illnesses are on the rise. Death rates for the 114 large cities in the U. S. have remained normal, however. Polio Rate Climbing Weekly reports from the PHS indicate that the inci dence of poliomyelitis is again slowly climbing. During the first 11 weeks of 1959, 249 cases of polip were reported, compared to 172 last year. More than 170 of the 249 cases reported so far this year are paralytic. Ninety-six of last year's cases were paralytic. The remainder consist of non paralytic and unspecified po lio. Better reporting may be responsible for the apparent increase in the number of paralytic cases this year, the PHS spokesman said. As the U.S. swings into its polio sheason, PHS officials have expressed concern for the millions of Americans who have not received Salk pro tection. The number of record ed cases of all types of polio is expected to increase steadi ly in the immediate future. Hepatitis Up Meanwhile, in addition to the flu the polio virus battles, hepatitis still continues to gain ground. The latest PHS data show that 6,195 cases have been reported during the first 11 weeks of this year while 3,576 occurred last year over the comparable period of time. This current pattern of the liver-damaging disease is simi lar to the last serious outbreak in 1956. INJURIES FATAL Portland - (CPD - Charles J. Marshall, 82, died Tuesday night in a local hospital from injuries suffered Feb. 18 when struck by a car. DIES IN FALL Portland - (UPD - Faye Webb, 62, Portland died Tuesday when he fell into Columbia river while working on a float. " The coroner's office said it was not immediately able to determine if Webb died of drowning or if his fall was caused by an attack. PORT BILLS TABLED Salem-IUPD-Two bills which would have barred from membership on port commis sions anyone who had a direct interest in a transportation company were tabled Tues day by the Senate Commerce and Utilities Committee. Transit Authority Bills Introduced In Oregon House FARM APPOINTMENTS Portland-(CPD -The Farmers Home Administration Tues day announced two appoint ments to its five member Ore gon State Advisory Commit tee. New members are Robert Morrow, Madras, and Harry L. Riches, Salem. Only SON OTONE'S new eyeglass HEARING AID HAS ALL THESE FEATURES .AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL CONSULTANT'S T ITONGS ( rc w- -:::- .-:--::-::::- M & CONTOUR CASE AND RECEIVER i " W SMALLEST PERSONAL VOLUME-SWITCH CONTROU TEMPLE BARS EASILY SHAPED STANDARD HINGES YOUR CHOICE OF FRAMES i$ U LTRA-TH I N, MODERN TEM PLES COME IN-LET US SHOW YOU THE LATEST WAY TO HEAR BETTER! BI-NAURAL FITTING S AS LOW AS 390 G. R. ADAMSON Manager 839 East Jackson Phone SP 2-5904 Salem -UPD- Bills to allow a tri-county transit authority in the Portland area and to give the Port of Portland Commis sion authority to operate a transportation system in the metropolitan area have been given a hearing by the House Local Government Committee. Rep. Beulah J. Hand (D- Milwaukie) said the second bill was .drawn up to give Portland a choice between two possible methods of oper ations. The other measure would call for an authority in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties. Equals 20 Highways Mrs. Hand said a mass tran sit system could handle the equivalent of 20 highways of four lanes each. Commuters now are not using such facili ties as there are "and they won't until a modern way can be devised," she said. Adolph Asher, attorney rep resenting the firm which owns the Oaks amusement park in southeast Portland, said he believed the proposed author ity plan was the best way to solve transit problems. Alexander Brown, Portland city attorney, criticized the two bills. He said he was not against the principle but that the Port of Portland measure would give a city no control over transit operations within its area. House bill 136 providing that the Motor Vehicle De partment set up regulations for vehicles transporting farm workers was re-referred to committee for the third time. House members felt the bill was too broad in scope. It is one of a series of bills dealing with migratory labor which are under consideration by the legislature. Rep. Grace Peck (D-Port-land) introduced a bill provid ing for establishment of a women's prison here. The prison would be separ ate from the state penitenti ary where Oregon's women prisoners are now kept. The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill making a person who loiters around a public or private school sub ject to arrest for vagrancy. Rep. George Layman (R-New-berg) said the bill was amend ed to exclude persons loiter ing around public parks and recreation centers. A bill legalizing the forma tion of interim committees by joint resolution of the House and Senate passed the House. Rep. Keith Skelton (D-Eu-gene) said the bill would clar ify the legality of interim Foundation Makes Education Grants New York (UPD The Ford Foundation announced Tues day a new series of grants for education, a $9,161,210 effort to stimulate a "breakthrough" in efforts to improve the qual ity of America's teachers. The grants are the first phase of a concerted new ef fort, the foundation said. It said another series of new grants was expected to be an nounced later this year. The foundation also an nounced another $2,282,800 in education grants, including studies in the use of television as a classroom aid. Recipients in the teacher improvement grants included Claremont, Calif., graduate school and Stanford Univer sity, Palo" Alto, Calif. Henry T. Heald, president of the foundation, said that "this effort toward a break through reflects, and seeks to advance, growing trends to overcome weaknesses in teacher education." Fee Collection Changed in Bill Salem (UPD Collection of fees from trucks and buses, now handled by the public utility commissioner, would be transferred to the Motor Vehicle Department under a Senate bill approved by the Senate Committee on Roads and Highways Tuesday. Under the bill the PUC commissioner would retain the regulation of trucks and buses. The Committee also ap proved a bill which would au thorize the Highway Commis sion to close sections of ocean shore or beaches to motor tra vel or landing of aircraft ex cept for emergency purposes. Any city council or county court could petition the com mission for such closures. committees and prevent for mation of interim committees by one House. This was done last session, when, Skelton said, the Senate set up on its own a committee "to investi gate everything." The attor ney general ruled that such a committee was not constitu tional. The bill goes to the Senate. Bids Opened for Post Office Work Temp-Control, Corp., Port land, is apparent low bidder for installation of "air condi tioning in Medf ord's U. S. post office building, the general services administration office in Portland has announced. According to. Glenn Herd man, federal building superin tendent here, air conditioning is to be installed throughout the entire building. He said it is expected the 140-day pro ject will begin as soon as a contract is awarded. Herdman said he hoped the installation would be com pleted in time for some bene fit this coming summer. Temp-Control's bid was re ported as S81.690, only $10 under the $81,700 bid of Willis Plumbing and Heating com pany, Eugene. The engineer's estimate was not reported. Other bidders listed include Loren S. 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