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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Tuesday, May 5, 1959 I O T..A, M 5. 1959 I I 1 DECLARING THAT HE'D be a favorite son candidate for President in the California primary election, Governor Edmund G. Brown (R) confers with Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) in Sacramento. Senator Kennedy hinted to newsmen he would not oppose the Californian. Boys' Curiosity of Contents in Trunk Reveals Mystery By JACK V. FOX UPI Correspondent Hastings-On-Hudson, N. Y. -fCPD-On a sunny afternoon three weeks ago, Edward Hennessey, 14, and Paul Ka- zura, 16, were, walking down a hilly road a few miles from Sleepy Hollow where Ichabod Crane was chased by the "Headless Horseman." They had been watching a baseball game at the Graham School, a home for boys of wealthy divorced parents, and were heading back to their own homes in Hastings. Suddenly Paul spotted a shiny black trunk with brass fittings glistening in the yet leafless underbrush about 20 feet off the narrow macadam private road leading to the school. The boys tugged the trunk to the road and tried in vain to pry open the locked clasps. Then they put a tree branch through its handle, and, with one on either side, lugged it to a nearby stone aqueduct and heaved it over to the rocks 60 feet below. Found Soft Object The top sprung open and the boys clambered down to the little brook where the trunk had come to rest. But instead of the treasure they might have expected, they found a "soft" object wrap ped in a blanket giving off a nauseaus odor. They ran to the nearby home of Mrs. De cilia Vickery and called the police. Thus began the baffling ease of the "trunk torso" which has set police of West chester county, one of Ameri ca's wealthiest and most so cially prominent, searching for clues and following leads through New England and to West Virginia and Washing ton, D.C. Inside the trunk was the torso of an adult white male. His arms had been severed above the wrists, the legs cut off at the groin and the head and neck cut out down to the collar bone. A butcher's taw or a hacksaw and a knife were used in performing the amputations. District Attorney Joseph F. Gagliardi, Assistant District Attorney Leonard Rubenfeld, Sheriff John E. Hoy and Hast ings Police Chief Joseph Tro jac launched a murder hunt that so far has left them right where they started. Called in Anthropologist Identifying the victim was the first, obvious taks. Gagliardi called in the na tion's top anthropologist, Dr. Wilton Marion Krogman, professor at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. From medical reports and his studies, Krogman came up with amazingly detailed infor mation. The victim, said Krogman, was: About 50 years old; five feet, five inches; 150-160 pounds; reddish brown hair touched with grey and reced ing at the temples; broad face and florid complexion; round head with high prominent forehead; heavy thighs and walked with feet swung out. Krogman also deduced: Probably of middle Euro pean stock, possibly Alpine; probably had grey-blue eyes; a strong man, clean-living, didn't drink much. Brand New Trunk The trunk was the only other tangible clue. It was brand new and of a type manufactured only since last July by the Seward Mfg. Co. of Petersburg, Va. It is an in expensive model sold in hun dreds of luggage stores across the nation. Medical Examiner Victoria Bradess said the victim had been dead about 48 hours. Dozens of followups on missing persons have been the main work of more than 60 men assigned to the case. One long-shot guess is that the victim might be Jack Drucker, 53, one-time mmber of Mur der, Inc., who has been miss ing from his Brooklyn home for almost four weeks. But that is only a guess. "The only thing we have ruled out so far," says Chief Trojac, "is suicide. He never could have climbed in there and closed the lid." Cantor's Daughter In Fair Condition Los Angeles -l!PB- Marjorie Cantor, comedian Eddie Can tor's eldest daughter, was re ported in fair condition today at Cedars of Lebanon Hospi tal where she was undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Eisenhower Seen Victorious in Fight With Demo Spending By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington-It is beginning to look like President Eisen hower has won his battle with c o ngressional Democrats over the issue of spending unless there is some signifi cant switch in public opinion in coming weeks. This will likely re- a Rebt Smitfe strict the ef forts of western lawmakers in trying to get increases in the federal budget for the coming year for projects in their states which the admin istration has not favored with funds this year. Some of the tell-tale signs are that Democratic leader Sen. Lyndon B. "Johnson has now said Congress will trim the president's budget even below the figures presented by the administration. Another is that despite the most favorable conditions for it, the Democrats in the House failed to muster enough vot ing strength to override a presidential veto. The REA bill, vetoed by the president, was a natural for Congress to override-mainly because it afforded the Democrats a way to take a perfect slap at Agri-1 Early in the current session, culture Secretary Ezra Taf t. there was talk of Congress Nevertheless, they failed by I quickly sending Eisenhower four votes to swing the neces sary two-thirds margin to override. Only six Republi cans deserted GOP ranks to side with the Democrats against the administration, one of them being Rep. Walt Horan (R-Wash.); . while four Democrats voted with Repub licans to sustain the veto. It now appears unlikely that the Democrats, for all their wide margin in both houses, can count on being able to override any vetoes on more controversial bills that involve spending directly The housing bill is a good illustration. Passed earlier by the Senate, it has been stalled for weeks in the House Rules Committee and may come out shortly. The airport aid bill, another Democratic thrust at the low spending levels re quested by the president, has passed both Houses in differ ent forms and a compromise version has not yet been work ed out. It now appears that the Dem ocratic " proponents of these and still further public works bills will have to tailor very delicately the dollar levels of these bills if they mean to get them past the president onto the law books. A veto will surely kill them. ARRIVING IN WASHINGTON, Secretary of State Chris tian A. Herter (L) is greeted by C. Douglas Dillon who was nominated by President Eisenhower to succeed Herter as undersecretary of state. Herter just arrived from Paris and the Big Four foreign minister talks. Quotes From the News BY UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Washington-Sir Winston Churchill, on being welcomed to the United States by President Eisenhower: "I am most happy once again to visit in the United States which is my mother's country." Miami. Fla.-Maj. Gen. John B. Medaris, commander of the Army Ordnance Missile Command, on plans to fire a live animal into space within 60 days: "We can progress only so far on the basis of theory and laboratory work. Then the issue has to be put to the proof." Tallahassee, Fla.-Students at Florida A&M Negro univer sity in calling off their classroom strike called to focus world attention on the alleged rape of a Negro coed by four white men: "We think we have achieved victory. The officials now are saying the guilty will be punished." Hollywood-Comedienne Lucille Ball, explaining why she refused to perform at a youth rally in Oklahoma City because the crowd was too small: "I could have performed. Perhaps I should have. I have for less people. But I felt that if they continually ask Holly wood people to do benefits then they should care enough to publicise the event." Heyworth, Hl.-Ronnie Bradley, after standing on a river bank and watching his mother and father, three sisters and a brother drown when their flat-bottomed boat capsized: "Kow would you feel if you were standing there and you couldn't do anything?" airport aid and other legisla tion and challenging him to veto them. Fresh from the Democratic sweep of the elec tions, members of Congress were confident they could at least override any vetoes he might apply to such higher spending legislation. Now the mood is much changed. Members of Con gress have apparently become convinced that the country is in no mood for vastly larger programs, or at least the presi dent has won considerable support on the theme of bal ancing the budget. May Be Significant This may prove ; significant in the coming months when the various appropriations bills will be coming up for votes in committees and on the floor of both chambers. Western congressmen are now going before the House com mittee on public works appro priations to urge substantial increases over the president's budget. But there is talk that the committee will be very frugal when it draws up the final bills. Usually the Senate is count ed on to up the amount pass ed by the House, which is why some people call it the upper house. But Senator Johnson's declaration that the Congress is going to out-do the admin istration in cutting the budget offers little hope now for western backers of more funds for roads, dams, airports, schools and housing. England To Bomb Secret Equipment London - (UPD - The Royal Air Force announced it would bomb a Turkish mountain top near the Soviet border today to demolish secret rock et equipment lost in a Diane crash. The equipment was scatter ed near the too of 14.000-foot Mount Subhan Dag, about 100 miles from the Soviet border, when a British troop trans port crashed 13 days ago. The secret missile equip ment aboard was en route to the Woomera rocket range in Australia when the Diane smashed into the peak, killing 12 men. British DaratrooDers and rescue squads reached the wreckage and buried the bod ies of the victims but is was considered too hazardous to try to bring down the equip ment and too dangerous to leave it where it mieht h found. ., Titan Missile Test Successful Cane Canaveral. Fla - uTPD - A Titan missile, rapidly de veloping as the nation's most powerful war rocket, jetti soned its lower stage in flight Monday , to notch its fourth straight success. Two minutes and 10 sec onds after the first stace burned out high over the ovean, two small solid-fuel rockets fired to achieve sep aration of the Titan's two sections. It was the first sep aration attempt. The second stage of the Ti tan was not fired. Informed sources said this would be at tempted when the next Titan is launched. Planting, Seeding Operations Ended On 4,306 BLM Acres Planting and seeding opera tions were completed on 4,306 acres of bureau of land man agement lands in the Medford district during the 1958-59 re forestation season. Under terms of timber sale contracts, 10 purchasers of bureau timber planted 575, 000 seedlings on 789 acres and seeded 27 acres with douglas fir and 120 acres with sugar pine. Reforestation con tractors have' planted 1,233,000 seed lings on 2,539 acres and seed ed 829 acres. Boy and Girl Scouts planted approximately 2,000 seedlings on two acres of bureau lands in conjunc tion with Scouting activities. Seedlings in Projects A total of 1,585,000 ponde rosa pine seedlings and 225, 000 douglas fir seedlings were 3& Wr 3g TAKING over No. 2 spot, C. Douglas Dillon has been named Undersecretary of State by President. Science Building To Be Dedicated Ashland-Area residents are invited to inspect the new Southern Oregon college sci- ence building Wednesday, May 6, from 3 to 5 p.m., and from 8:30 to 10 p.m., accord ing to Dr. Elliott B. McCracfc en, chairman of the science- mathematics division, and general chairman of the Open House and dedication. At 6 p.m. Wednesday, in the Commons dining hall, a dedication - dinner and pro gram will be held with Dr. F. A. Gilf illan, dean of the Oregon State college school of science speaking. After the invocation by Dr. Loren E. Messenger, profes sor of psychology, and brief addresses of welcome by Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson, college president, and Richard Clark, student body president, Doug las McKean, member of the Oregon state board of higher education will give greetings. Following McKean, a brief address will be given by Dr. John R. Richards, chancellor of the Oregon state system of higher education. Dr. Gilfillan's address will follow the recognition of ar chitectural and contracting firms who completed the $445,773 structure. Dr. MacCracken will serve as master of ceremonies, and the closing prayer will be giv en by Dr. Clifford R. Miller, associate professor of social science. Miss Seraphme Scan- Ion is in charge of the dining arrangements. (for that "SpecoaP Mom! iSTINGHOUSE 9uu:iewe-A-Miotic APPLIANCES C51 fcnir-'f riii i . . . a sinctle automatic control operates five dif ferent IMMERSE-A-MATIC appli ances. Saves the added expense of individual controls. Remember! We service what we sell. Control $7.95 Tt FRY PAN WITH "SPREAD-EVEN" KEAT $4195 COOKS EVERYTHING BETTER 14 Cavar & Control Ixtra Westinghouse STEAM IRON Only II t) used in planting projects. All seedlings, except for 529,000 pine seedlings which were grown by the forest service nursery at Bend for the bu reau were grown by the John B. Woods and Son Forest Tree nursery of Salem. This is the second year the Medford district has conduct ed an expanded reforestation program aimed toward the prompt reforestation of bu reau lands from which mature timber is being harvested as well as lands denuded in past years by fire or harvesting operations and on which na tural regeneration has not been adequate. At the present time, plans are being formulated for site preparation work on 500 acres in the Medford district so that these acres may be reforested next f alL This acre age will be in addition to that on which harvesting opera tions of mature timber will have been completed by this fall. POWER from me SUN I ar TF" iNHSKTiy, THE SUM SUPPLIES i) ft LS VvTTH SEvEWL SOURCES OF 7 ,'V 1 1 COAL, CiL, AND GAS WHICH f jBi VE5s7ATDN..TWEGSaVTHOF fji f ffcd Which was auk fcss:s;.e & J Y Mediator Enters Tillamook Dispute Tillamook-UPD-The Federal Mediation Service has entered a labor dispute at the Tilla mook County Creamery asso ciation plant. A federal mediator talked Monday with members of the Tillamook local of the strik ing Teamsters union, and a committee from the board of directors of the association. The employer committtee scheduled a meeting today to consider a union proposal. The strike started last Thursday over wages for 18 fluid milk plant employees. About 150 persons have been idled. A management spokesman said the plant was operating in all departments. Milk pro ducers who supply the plant have been working there. FIVE MINERS KILLED Kotalahti, Finland - (UPD -Authorities, said today five miners were killed when an elevator fell at a copper mine near here Monday. OArc cmn -rT.-X. . ,n'r,a CAN 35 DESIGNED CZVVS INTO FOs3? PC? PB3PULSIOM IN THE CIOJDLESS REACHES nc rvrnr craT uSOLAR BATTERIES WH!CH CONVERT SUNI?AS orarny into electpiotv AfE ALPEAlV USED ID SATELLITE TRANSMITTERS ' AM? WILL SOME DAY RO.V3? ton . FCPTASLE bwos and era? Bseieou. 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II- Your support helps build our ... i i Young Men's Christian Association I Don't forget to tell I 1 your friends and 1 I neighbors about the I Don't forget to tell your friends and neighbors about the changed date Tuesday, May 12 MIDWAY AUCTION 214 West Main Phone SP 3-6241 AND THE BIG Y APPLIANCE CENTER Phone SP 3-3052
