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Mail Tribune Washington
Correspondent
Washington -'Rep. Charles
O. Porter is pressing foward
once more with his idea for
installing a chairlift in Crater
Lake National Park.
Despite heavy editorial
criticism of the proposal. Con
gressman Porter has come up
with what he feels is an in
dication of heavy popular sup
port for the chairlift.
Chairlift Favored
In a questionable he sent
to constituents of his, Porter
asked: Provided it was con
cealed by trees and thus en
tailed no disfigurement of the
scenery, and no tax funds
were required, would you
favor a chairlift from the rim
to the surface of Crater Lake
The tabulation of answers
showed this result - 1,347
yes, 814 no, 393 no opinion.
' Porter next plans to have a
model made which would
A sound and color film
of an aerial railway, of a
type under consideration
for possible use at Crater
Lake National park, will be
shown here publicly the
evening of July 14.
The film was provided by
Congressman Charles O.
Porter; who is seeking pub
lic reaction to his proposal
for an aerial tramway down
. the inner slope of Crater
lake. It was made in Swit
zerland, and shows such a
tramway in use.
The publie is invited to
attend at no charge. The
snowing will oe at an
p.m. Tuesday. , July 14, in
the county courthouse audi
torium. show where and how such a
chairlift mieht operate with
out sacrificing esthetic values
His theory is that many visit
ors to Oregon's only national
park only view the famous
lake from afar because they
may feel unable to make the
long climb down to the sur
face and back up the slope..
; The congressman has al
ready had conversations with
the manufacturer about his
idea. He likens it to a device
he saw in Disneyland in Calif
ornia. Would Pay for Self
He believes it -would pay
for itself because visitors
would willingly pay to ride
It, rather than hike up and
down to the lake. Boating on
the lake would then increase,
he presumes, and ' use of the
park would be enhanced.
' His plans also include a
poll of park visitors, taken by
college students, to see what
they think of the idea. ;
If Porter takes .any polls
at the National Park Service,
the results are unlikely to be
less than outright hostile.
Park officials, and the private
conservation organ izations
who defend .and promote na
. tional parks, usually raise
quite a clamor against any
such mechanical intrusions as
chairlifts.
Rainier Lift Lost Out
A battle was fought over
just such an issue some years
ago concerning Mt. Rainier
National Park. Tourist pro
motion groups in Washington
state pressed the idea when
Douglas McKay was secretary
of the Interior, even enlist
ing Gov. Arthur B. Langlie's
help. Garden clubs and park
defenders throughout the Na
tion rallied in defense of the
pristine beauty of the snowy
slopes of Rainier, and that
was the end of the chairlift.
A high park official, asked
about Porter's idea, said:
"We'd hate to see anything
Ashland Sage,
For 3rd Pony
A third pony express run
by the Ashland Sage Riders
is scheduled to leave the Sis
kiyou summit stockade at 8
ajn. Sunday, July 19. About
20 riders are expected to car
ry the mail to the Josephine
County line at Savage Rapids
dam.
; The mail will be relayed
there to riders who will carry
it on its way to Portland.
An auxiliary run from Jack
sonville to Medford is plan
ned, with the Jacksonville
Riders carrying the mail. The
Ashland Riders expect to
make additional stops at Cen
tral Point, Rogue River, and
Oregon Gold Gulch on the
Hidden Valley ranch north
of Central Point.
Stamps and envelopes for
the pony express run may be
n b n (? n
hair hft-
of that sort at Crater Lake."
The park service officials
are old veterans at fighting
off what they deem to be in
appropriate uses of the pop
ular park system, but some
times they lose out to the
march of "progress."
Some time ago Alfred
Hitchcock, the movie produc
er, asked permission to shoot
some adventure scenes in Mt,
Rushmore National Park for
a thriller starring Cary Grant
called, "North by Northwest.
Park officials don't mind
movie companies using the
beautiful backdrops found in
the parks, unless the purpose
is considered out of place.
Thumbs Down
In this case, Cary Grant
apparently is being chased,
or is chasing some bad guy,
all over the heroic features of
Abe Lincoln and his fellow
American presidents as they
project from the face of Mt
Rushmore. The Park Service
turned thumbs down on such
a proposal.
So the movie shot some
simple scenes of the park and,
unbeknowns to park officials,
returned to Hollywood and
dubbed in the foot race across
Foresi Service
Reports Week End
Crowds at 50,000
Fair weather caused fun-
seekers to fill forests in this
area to overflowing over the
week end, according to fig
ures given by personnel of the
Rogue River National forest.
An estimated 50,000 per
sons visited campgrounds m
the national forest over the
Independence Day week end,
making it the largest for
crowds so far this year.
Forest service officials said
that "every campground was
filled to capacity . and over
flowing." -
About 800 to 1,000 persons
were in the Applegate area,
McKee campground, and Ash
land loop drive.
No fires were reported and
the current fire danger is re
ported as moderate.
The Jackson County mining
town" of Oregon Gold Gulch
near Tolo attracted about 200
adults Saturday and an equal
number Sunday to initiate its
opening. .
The attraction that drew
the most interest was the Gold
Gulch mine, an exhibit that
gave visitors an actual dem
onstration of the way that
gold is mined. Both hard rock
and placer mining methods
were shown' in addition to
methods used in mining other
Oregon minerals.
Gold Gulch will remain
open seven days a week, from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Special at
tractions are scheduled for
the week ends.
Contractor To Keep
Highway 230 Open
Highway 230, the Diamond
Lake cut-off, will remain open
at the present for two-way
traffic", according to the state
highway department officials
today.
The highway, which was
closed by a slide June 25,
was opened for the holiday
week end and had previously
expected to be closed today.
The contractor at the slide
area reported that machinery
will continue working at the
site and due to a light amount
of traffic, the highway will be
kept open.
Riders Plan
Express Run
purchased at the Ashland
Chamber of Commerce, the
summit stockade, Centennial
headquarters in Medford, the
Ideal Drug store sub-station at
the Gateway center, and in
Central Point, Jacksonville,
and Rogue River.
The last run, on June 7,
was clocked at 56.1 miles, in
cluding side runs, and the
riders covered the distance in
3 hours and 20 minutes. Mrs.
Mike Jacoby, Sage Rider pres
ident, said that they hope to
make better time on this run
because they expect less picture-taking.
Mrs. Jacoby said that the
last run "went over big" and
the Centennial commission in
Portland asked them to par
ticipate in another one. The
first pony express run was
on May 1.
Orator
the noses, chins and brows of
our most famous presidents.
"We'll get thousands of
letters of protest," said one
official sadly, "and yet we
were assured they weren't go
ing through with it.
Campaign Clinic
For Volunteer
Workers Planned
A one-da campaign clinic
for volunteer workers of the
United Fund movement will
be.held Friday, July 10, in the
Jackson hotel from 9 a.m.
until 4:30 pjn.
The session will be one of
three such clinics to be held
in the state sponsored by the
United Medford Crusade and
the Oregon United Appeal.
Lowell F. Turner, New
York City, associate director
of field service of the national
office for the United Fund
movement, will lead a discus
sion on campaign organization
principles. The clinic will also
feature discussions on cam
paign materials, picking the
right workers, solicitor train
ing, neighborhood campaigns,
and publicity and public in
formation. United Fund ex
ecutives and volunteers- from
cities of Oregon and Califor
nia will also speak.
No-Host Luncheon
Raymond Reter, Medford,
vice president of the Oregon
United Appeal, will preside at
a no-host luncheon which will
be addressed by Dr. , Elmo
Stevenson, president Southern
Oregon college. The public is
invited . to attend both the
luncheon and the clinic meet
ings.
Harold B. Cook, executive
secretary of the United Med
ford Crusade, will welcome
the group at the morning ses
sion. Members of the panel
which will discuss picking the
right people, will be "Howard
Wiley, .Ashland; Sam Mock
and Dave Talbot, Grants Pass.
Turner will moderate this dis
cussion.
Other speakers and panel
members from the area in
clude Mrs. ''Thelma' Tabor.
Ashland, and Larry Horton,
Medford, panel discussion on
publicity and public informa
tion; Mrs. Joan Reter, Med-
f o r d, neighborhood c a m
paigns, and Edward Branch-
field, Medford, who will give
the closing talk.
Ditch Users to
Meet With Court
A number of the users of
the Comstock ditch, which ex
tends into the proposed park
and recreation site on the Ap
plegate, plan to appear before
the county court tomorrow to
seek assurance of their water
rights.
Jim Corson, spokesman for
the group of ditch users, said
the ditch has a definite status
with the watermaster and is
protected by state law.
The ditch users are afraid
with opening of the site, a
mile above the McKee bridge,
to extensive public recreation
the diversion dam and the
ditch will be damaged.
Ditch users include Jim
Corson, Frank Preston, Wil
fred Pearson, Clarence Buck,
Lester Wilkinson and Les
Schneider.
Chicago Greets
Queen Elizabeth
Chicago-ttJPD-Half a million
spectators cheered Queen Eli
zabeth today as her royal pro
cession rolled through the
shadows of skyscrapers in the
nation's second largest city on
her first visit to the Midwest.
Crowds lining the streets
shouted and clapped, match
ing in lustiness and enthusi
asm boisterous welcome in
fireworks, sirens and cannon
salutes which greeted the
Queen when the royal yacht
Britannia docked just off Chi
cago's shady-lawned Lakeside
Park. "
Washington - (UP" - White
House Press Secretary James
C. Hagerty has returned to
work after an absence of two
weeks because of surgery.
New York - (UPD - Steel in
dustry ancj union bargaining
teams have resumed negotia
tions after a holiday recess.
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Red Chinese
Claimed Massing
Jet Wafplanes
Force Said Within
Range of Formosa
Taipei, Formosa - (UPD - The
official military information
service said today the Chinese
Communists have concentrat
ed 2,300 planes - about two
thirds of the entire Red air
force - along the East Coast
within striking range of For
mosa. The report came after four
Nationalist Sabrejets shot
down five Communist MIG-19s
Sunday in a blazing dogfight
over the offshore Matsu Isl
ands. Twelve of the Red jets
newest version of the MIG-15
- attacked in what could be
the first phase of a new Red
offensive.
Mostly Jets
The information service said
70 per cent of the threatening
planes are jets. It said they
were deployed in 47 coastal
bases, none of them more than
850 miles from President
Chiang Kai - Shek's fortress
island, a flight of only an hour
or so.
Rear Adm. Liu Ho-Tu, de-
f e n s e ministry spokesman,
said the Communist MIGs fir
ed first in an "entirely un
provoked attack" on the Na
tionalist patrol. He said one
F-86 flew cover while the oth
er three shot down five of the
enemy planes. A sixth plane
may have been destroyed by
anti-aircraft fire as it was
strafing the Matsus.
No Nationalist Losses
Liu said the Nationalists suf
fered no loss in increasing the
victory score over the MIGs to
36 in seven aerial . battles,
Sunday's battle was the first
Since last October.
Ashland Fires
Cause Damage
Ashland-House fires Satur
day night and Sunday morn
ing 'caused considerable prop
erty damage but no injuries,
city firemen reported.
The whines of a dog. in the
burning house Sunday aroused
fears that a child might have
been trapped inside. But the
dog eventually emerged un
injured and these fears were
allayed.
Firemen identified the
house involved, at 1655 Ash
land st., as being a frame cot
tage owned by the Robert
Fulton family. It was de
scribed as "pretty well gutted"
by the blaze. No cause was
given for the fire, which re
portedly started on the back
porch. Mrs. Fulton and her
children were home at the
time, firemen said.
The Saturday night fire,
possibly started by Fourth of
July sparklers wielded by
children, damaged an attic
and roof over an apartment
occupied by J. B. Buckeleu
at 494 Fairview St., firemen
reported. The property re
portedly is owned by Charles
Jessel.
City and County Fly
48-Star Flags Today
Don't ask what happened
to Alaska. .Forty-eight star
flags are flying over city
and county buildings today,
just as if there, wasn't a new
sister state.
The city hall and swim
ming pool .are displaying
flags with six rows of eight
stars, as is the county court
house. And things don't look too
promising for Jackson coun
ty's recognition of the big
gest and coldest stale. The'
courthouse just received
two brand new flags and
they both have - blush - 48
stars.
It looks as if Medford
could use a modern Betsy
Ross.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partly clondy
through Tuesday. Low tonight
48. High Tuesday 80.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 80
Lowest this Morning 52
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today
7:51 P.m.
Sunrise tomorrow
Moonset today
First Quarter
4:41 a.m.
8:06 p.m.
-July 13
Mercury, always an elusive
planet, may be seen low in the
west shortly after sunset for the
next few days. Tonight this
planet is about 82 million miles
from the Earth.
EDFORD
waffiir fates lit Ires;
Oregon puts 7 'Victims
i i .
State Records
One Drowning;
Electrocution
Two Persons Die
In Sunday Crashes
By United Press International
At least 10 persons lost
their lives in Oregon accidents
during the Fourth of July
week end. The big killer in
Oregon, as in the rest of the
nation, was traffic.
Highway accidents claimed
at least seven persons. One
drowning was recorded, one
electrocution, and a man was
fatally crushed in a bridge
accident in Portland.
Car Hits Railing , ,
Latest traffic victims Sun
day were Frank M. Rhine, 40,
Salem, and , Theo Ellsworth
Holmes, 19, Eugene. .
Rhine was killed when his
car struck a bridge railing at
Jefferson Junction, south of
Salem. Holmes lost his life
east of Cottage Grove.
He was killed in a motor
cycle-automobile collision 14
miles east of Cottage Grove
Sunday evening. Two other
persons were injured, one
critically. Holmes' passenger
on the motorcycle, Patricia
Denning, 19, San Francisco,
was in critical condition in a
Eugene hospital. Gary Starr,
3," Creswell, a passenger in the
car, was taken to Cottage
Grove hospital but his condi
tion was not considered seri
ous. Also in the car were his
father, Paul; mother; Betty,
and 6-month-old sister, Le-
anne. .
Other Deaths ,
Other traffic deaths were
recorded Saturday. The dead
included Lawrence R. Casey,
40, Lyons; Catherine Anne
Heater, 5, Stayton, and her
sister Barbara Jean, 8, all in
the same accident; Gary San
chez, 22, Oregon City, and 17-
month-old . Leander Squiem-
hen of Simnasho..
Gerald Moles, 30, Eugene,
drowned Saturday, in Fern
Ridge lake, and Charles Joe
Hrudka, 35, Salem, was elec
trocuted at Turner while log
ging. Warren Pink Burton, 40, of
Ft. Worth, Texas, was crushed
to death Friday night in the
lift span of the Steel bridge
in Portland.
Explosions Sear
Belgian Tanker
Cameron, La. (UPD White-
hot explosions seared the Bel
gian cargo-tanker Anvers to
day as firefighters towed it
aground and surrendered it
to roaring flames.
The tanker was beached
three miles offshore here early
today after its 37 crewmen,
the captain's wife and the
captain had been rescued, but
they feared the burning hulk
might drift free again and
blunder into a nearby off
shore oil drilling rig.
At least six persons, two
members of the' crew of the
9,600-ton Anvers,, two. Navy
seamen and two Coast Guard
firefighters, were injured.
None was believed seriously
hurt.
Searing white explosions
from magnesium bars stored
in the No. 5 hold lighted the
early morning sky and the
hull of - the Anvers glowed
red.
Ashland City Crews
Open Street Section
Ashland-Ashland city crews
last week undertook opening
up a section of Windsor st.
outside the city limits but re
cently deeded to the city, ac
cording to City Superinten
dent E. C. Biegel.
Biegel explained that the
work would link two sections
of the street already inside
the city. An individual con
tractor meanwhile was en
gaged in leveling private land
beside the street, he reported.
MEDFORD, OREGON, - MONDAY,
O'er the Land of the Free V
And the Home of the Resident Colonial Subjects
Gold Hill Man Hit
By Car Today; Two
Injured in Ashland
Kenneth O. Thompson, 35,
of route 1, box 181, Gold Hill,
was in surgery at noon-today,
according to officials at Rogue
Valley hospital, following an
accident near the S'tarlite
Drive-in theater.
According to state police,
Thompson, an employee of
Rogue River Paving company,
had parked his dump truck on
the west shoulder of the high
way and started across the
road. He, was struck by a sta
tion wagon as he reached the
inside lane of southbound
traffic. Operator of the station
wagon was Robert Verl Wal
ker, 26, of 219 West Jackson
st., police said.
Hospital officials said that
Thompson suffered fractures
of both legs and described his
condition as fair. He was tak
en to the hospital by Medford
Ambulance Service at about
10 a.m., shortly after the ac
cident occurred.
Ashland Accident
Two men remained in Ash
land General hospital today
for injuries received Sunday
morning in a head-on collision
on Highway 99 at Faith ave.
in Ashland.
Their vehicle was struck by
car operated by Lynn Ray
mond Cherry, 19, of 333 North
Holly st., Medford, according
to Ashland police. Cherry was
subsequently cited for failure
to operate on the right side of
the highway, police reported.
Reported in fair condition
at the hospital today was Burf
Adams, 77, of 1 309 South
Tolman Creek rd., Ashland,
Russian Deputy
Blames Truman
San Francisco - (EH) - Soviet
Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov
said Sunday night former
President Harry Truman was
responsible for "spoiling good
relations" between the United
States and Russia.
The Kremlin's No. 3 man
did not elaborate.
"Truman was responsible
for spoiling good relations be
tween our countries," Kozlov
said. "Roosevelt was a great
man and established very
onnrJ relations. He had the
greatest respect in our coun
try."
Kozlov could not be drawn
into a more detailed state
ment.
Independence, Mo. - (UPD -
Former President Harry S.
Truman today said he had no
comment to make on a state
ment by Soviet Deputy Pre
mier Frol Kozlov that Tru
man was responsible for
"spoiling good relations" be
tween the United States and
Russia. '
TRIBUNE
JULY 6, 1959
who suffered fractures of the
skull, nose and left leg as well
as internal injuries in the
smashup. Adams was a pas
senger, according to the police
account, in a car operated by
Arneth Myers, 34, of 1131
South Tolman Creek rd. Ash
land, who was reported in
good condition at the hospital
today. Myers reportedly suf
fered a blow on the forehead,
chest injuries and cuts on his
left wrist and right leg.
Accompanying Cherry, ac
cording to the report, was De
anha Jean Cherry, 16, of the
same Medford address. He
escaped injury and she suf
fered , only superficial cuts,
police said.
Police reported that Cher
ry, southbound on Highway
99, started to pass a third car
waiting to make a left turn
onto Faith and struck Myers'
northbound car head-on. .
Elmo Smith Named
To Aeronautics Board
Salem (UPD Gov. Mark
Hatfield today appointed form
er Gov. Elmo Smith, publisher
and general manager of the
Albany Democrat-Herald, to a
five-year term on the five-man
State Board of Aeronautics.
He replaces J. R. Roberts of
Redmond, whose term expired
today.
Centennial Attracts
50,741 on Week End
Portland (UPD A total of
50,741 persons visited the Ore
gon Centennial Exposition and
International Trade Fair here
Saturday and Sunday., 1
That brought the total at
tendance since the Exposition
opened to 391,207, a figure de
scribed as "satisfactory" by
Exposition officials.
Russia Says Two Dogs,
Babbit Shot Into Space
London-(UPD-Two dogs and
a rabbit were fired into space
by the Soviet Union and re
turned to earth in "good" con
dition, Radio Moscow said
today.
Single-Stage Rocket
The broadcast said the
space vehicle" carrying the
animals was launched into the
"upper layers of the atmos
phere" by a single-stage geo
physical .ballistic rocket of
medium range July 2.
The United States May 28
shot two small female mon
keys-named Able and Baker
to a height of 300 miles and
Price 10 Cents
No. 92
New Record Set
For July Fourth
Deaths in Nation
'. Texas Leads States
With 25 Fatalities
By United Press International
Traffic deaths and drown
ings set new records for a
two-day -Independence Day
week end.
A United Press Internation
al count showed 2f2 deaths in
traffic, 171 drownings and 52
from miscellaneous causes for
an overall total of 495. None
died from fireworks during
the holiday period.
The previous high for traf
fic deaths during a two-day
Fourth of July holiday was
in 1953 when. 271 lost their
lives. The previous high for
drownings for a two-day holi
day also was in 1953 when
121 drowned. The high for a
three-day Independence Day
holiday was 251 in 1955.
Texas led the states in traffic-
deaths with 25. Illinois
and Virginia reported 16,
New York 15 and Pennsyl
vania 14. New York led in
drownings with 16. Texas had
14 and Michigan 13.
The National Safety Coun
cil had estimated that 350 per
sons, would die m auto acci
dents between 6 p.m. local
time Friday and midnight
Sunday. It said the fact the
toll fell short of its prediction
was due to thoughtful driving
and emergency police traffic
measures. t
The Safety Council said
that although the traffic
death toll exceeded that of
the previous high for a two-
day Fourth, travel since 1953
has increased sharply. It esti
mated there were nine million
more cars on the road than
there were in 1953 and that
they traveled 25 per cent
more miles.
Couple Detained for
Radioactivity Check
County Judge Earl Miller
and Mrs. Miller were momen
tarily detained Saturday
morning during their 'official
visit to Port Orford, Ore., the
county judge reported today.
The Medford couple was
within a few yards of the
spot where a barrel marked
"AEC radioactive waste" was
found early Saturday on the
beach at Battle Rock state
park near here.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller had
awakened early and were on
the beach when the barrel
was discovered. They were
held by the U.S. Navy and
Coast Guard personnel until
they could be checked for
radioactivity. Judge Miller
said the sand on which the
traditional reenactment of the
battle of Battle Rock was to
take place was checked for
radiation, also.
Later that morning Judge
Miller with Curry County
Judge Guy Forsyth and Coos
County Judge Jim Harrison,
acted as Port Orford parade
judges. All were attired in
frock coats and top hats.
recovered them alive after a
1,500-mile journey. Able died
during an operation for the
removal of an electrode from
under its skin a few days
later.
Height Not Given
The Moscow broadcast did
not give the height to which
the two dogs and rabbit were
fired.
It said "the launching took
place normally."
"The recovery system en
sured the landing of the sec
tion and container with the
scientific instruments an J the
test animals, which was sepa
Army Backers
Necessary To
Retain Control
President Denies
Dictator Desire
Jakarta, Indonesia - (UPD -The
Indonesian cabinet re
signed today, giving President
Sukarno, and his army back
ers full executive powers to
run the country. He imme
diately denied any intention to
become a dictator.
Observers believed the
army, largest in Southeast
Asia, would be the guiding
force when Sukarno puts into
operation his ."guided democ
racy." This has been likened
to the operations of a Pol
itburo, but the army itself is
the strongest anti-Communist
force in Indonesia. .
No Shouting
Sukarno dissolved I n d o
nesia's Parliament, discontin
ued the provisional constitu
tion and returned to the 1945
constitution under which he
plans to set up his guided
democracy soon, but it was no
victory the President, could
shout about.
The army was clearly the
biggest winner so far. Army
commanders under the leader
ship of Lt. Gen; Abdul Haris
Nasution, the chief of staff,
probably will decide within
their own political differences
what sort of guidance they
will give Sukarno's guided
democracy.
Acted Under Pressure
Sukarno was disgusted with
developments in Indonesia but
he acted under heavy army
pressure in issuing the decrees,
pressure in issuing the decrees.
Nasution said the ban imposed
on political activities in June
will remain in effect.
As a result of his decree
Sukarno has become tremen
dously dependent on the army
to hold the opposition in check
while at the same time pre
venting the Communists from
exploiting the split-between
the Moslems and the National
ist group. ,
About the only way the par
ties can be held in check is by
force, and most observers be
lieved the army was willing
to do that if necessary. Al
ready the Communists were
demanding representation in
any new government and the
Moslems were expected to de
mand the same.
Lakeview Girl -
Gunshot Victim
Lakeview (UPD A freak
shooting accident took the ilfe
of 11-year-old Sandra Char
lotte King, Lakeview, Sunday
at Abert lake, 50 miles north
of here.
Lake county sheriffs depu
ties were trying to determine
which one of three guns fired
the fatal shot.
Police said the girl was
killed when struck with a .22
caliber bullet. Three persons
in the jeep in which the girl
was riding were carrying .22
caliber arms, two pistols and
rifle.
The girl and four others
had been hunting rabbits from
a jeep when the vehicle struck
bump in the road which
caused the jeep to stop abrupt
ly. John Allen King, 12,
brother of the victim, was
thrown from the right front
seat. Milton Watson, 30, was
tossed from the rear seat. He
was carrying a .22 pistol, and
the boy a .22 rifle.
The child's stepfather,
Stonewall Jackson Burford,
was tossed into a front seat.
He was carrying a JZ2 caliber
pistol, also.
The vehicle was driven by
the girl's mother, Mrs. Bur-
ford.
rated from the rocket," the
broadcast said.
"The condition of the ani
mals after landing is good."
Carried Apparatus
The space vehicle carried
apparatus for several relative
ly common high-level scien
tific experiments, such as
study of the ionosphere, micro-meteorites,
air current
speeds and directions, temper
atures and composition of the
atmosphere.
The experiment announced
today apparently was not an
attempt to place the animals
into orbit in an earth satellite.