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Rogue River Basin
Copper Dam Site
Large, Important
: (Ediloi's note: This is
the fourth in a series of
articles describing the
corps of engineers' pro
posals for development of
the Rogue Basin, based on
a three-year study, and con
tained in preliminary fact
sheets issued recently. A
hearing on the proposals is
tentatively scheduled for
September. Previous ar
ticles have discussed the
Lost Creek, Elk Creek and
Meadows dam sites. This
one explains proposals re
garding the Copper site on
the Applegate river.)
The Copper site on the Ap
plegate river is a large and
important dam. in the engi
neers' findings. It would, if
approved, provide many bene-
fits-among them flood con
trol, irrigation, power gener
ation, recreation and fish
life.
The Copper dam would be
the earth and gravel fill type
and would rise 222 feet above
stream level. The total stor
age capacity would approxi
mate 72,000 acre feet, with a
usable capacity of 55,000 acre
feet. The surface area of the
lake or pool, at capacity,
would be about 945 acres or
roughly IVz square miles. Ex
treme minimum pool is es
timated at 420 acres of sur
face area. The shore line of
the Copper reservoir would
be 16 miles at full pool and
8 miles at extreme minimum
pool. -
The operating plan calls
for the Copper pool to be
maintained at such an eleva
tion between Nov. 15 and
Jan. 31, as to provide 55,000
acre feet of storage for flood
control. . -v .
Stream Flow DaW '
' ' In respect to ; the fishery,
'.releases would 'provide not
less than the following mini
mum flows, even in low-water
years:
1. At least 50 cubic feet
pe second at all times from
the dam to the mouth of the
Little Applegate.
2. At least 120 cubic feet
per second during January
and February and from July
1 through October at Apple
gate and Wildervflle gages.
3. At least 100 cubic feet
;per second from March 1
through June at the -same
eases.
4. Natural flows would be
"released during November
land December, except as mod
ified by flood control opera
tion. Reservoir draw-down would
. occur after June 1, as neces
sary, to provide above-minimum
flows and irrigation re
quirements. It would be
planned for the reservoir to
be emptied, by November 15
"to provide storage space for
; flood control
; Copper reservoir would
I generally be operated in the
1 interest of flood control on
I the Applegate, . although . it
; would also reduce flood stages
jon the Rogue. Evacuation of
; stored waters would be ac
complished in not more than
! approximately two weeks fol
lowing each flood peak. Dur
Jing these periods, regulated
flows would exceed natural
flows, but generally would
be held below bank-full stage.
For" irrigation, -Copper, res-
ervoir would provide water
Shakespearean Festival Rehearsals
Will Close to
Ashland - Oregon . Shake
spearean Festival officials
have announced that all re
hearsal periods will be closed
to the public starting Wed
nesday, July 15. The unus
ually early closure is an
emergency measure designed
to help solve the many spe
cial problems of opening both
the season and a new theater.
"We are a little behind our
regular schedule," Richard L.
Hay, designer of the new
stage and technical director
for the Festival, said today."
"An audience at these, final,
crucial rehearsals would tend
to delay us further. As it is,
we are faced with a real prob
lem in meeting our July 28
opening."
The phase of operations
known as "technical rehears
als" starts Wednesday. Dur
ing a four-day period, each
of the four productions is
worked separately and care
fully with the emphasis on
all technical details. Sound
cue are set; lights arc ad
for about 5,000 acres of new
land, and supplemental water
for 9,400 acres now having
an inadequate, supply.
The Copper power generat
ing installation of about 4,320
kilowatts would be operated
at an 80 per cent daily load
factor and no reregulation
would be required. Average
annual . power generation
would approximate 22,688,000
kilowatt-hours.
The recreational values of
Copper Reservoir would per
haps be essentially of local
significance. Because of rug
ged shoreline topography, and
draw-down which normally
would begin in June, exten
sive public use would be lim
ited. There s-would be some
opportunity for boat launch
ing ramps, parking and day
use facilities, depending on
grades and alignment of re
located roads. It is anticipated,
however, that the reservoir
would be ultilized extensively
for early season fishing.
Fish Storage Water
A total of 30,000 acre feet
of storage space would be
provided at Copper, to mam
tain increased low-water
flows for fish, life. These
flows would represent an . in
crease of from 200 to 900 per
cent over present minimums.
Release temperatures would
be held to a maximum of
60 degrees F. by use of multi
ple-level outlet facilities. In
addition, permanent facilities
would be ' provided down
stream from the dam, to trap
and transport upstream mig
rants, as necessary. The mul
tiple-level outlets would per
mit downstream fingerlings to
pass the dam. The bureau of
sport fisheries and wildlife
anticipates a considerable net
annual fishery benefit on the
Applegate, should the Copper
project be approved.
The next article will pre
sent the corps of engineers'
tentative economic or finan
cial data on the Copper struc
ture.
Hoffa Threatens
To Sue Kennedy
Washington- (UPD -Teamster
President James R. Hoffa
threatened today to sue Rack
ets - Committee counsel Rob
ert F. Kennedy if he links
him with accused Communist
union leaders in future
speeches. , '
He issued the threat as Ken
nedy fired questions about
the Teamsters' alliance with
left-wing leaders Harry
Bridges and Louis Goldblatt
of the International Long
shoremen and Warehouse
men's Union . '
The issue arose after the
committee clashed with Hoffa
over a series of "I don't re
call" answers he gave to
charges that he approved a
deal to have union monitor
Godfrey P. Schmidt, his foe,
resign in exchange for $105,
000 in legal fees.
Oregon Wagon Train
At Hagerman, Idaho
Hagerman, Idaho -(UPD- The
Oregon covered wagon train,
traveling at four miles per
hour, clipped off a fast 21
miles to this southern Idaho
town Monday.
Public on Wednesday
justed; musical timing is se
cured; and the mechanical
problems of scene changes
and curtain manipulation are
solved.
"It's a slow process," Hay
said. "We have to start and
stop ?nd repeat frequently.
Several crew members and
department heads are in
volved. Communication be
tween those responsible is
much easier without' specta
tors." r-
Construction of the new
theater and re-landscaping of
the house area remain incom
plete. Production crews and
actors have had to share work
hours with builders. Lighting
crews, under lighting direc
tor Hugh Evans, have been
using the hours from mid
night until dawn to mount
and focus lights.
On Monday, July 20, the
first round of dress rehear
sals starts. The four programs
-"Twelfth Night" and "The
Maske of the New World"
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SEN. HUBERT HUMPHREY
His jHat in Ring
Sen. Humphrey
Officially Enters
Presidential Race
Washington -UPD- Sen. Hu
bert H. Humphrey of Minne
sota formally but himself in
the contest for the Democrat
ic presidential nomination to
day. His "entry came in simul
taneous news conferences by
Gov. Orville F. Freeman of
Minnesota - at St. Paul and
Sen. Eugene F. McCarthy (D
Minn.) here. They announced
that a Humphrey-for-president
campaign organization will be
set up this week at St. Paul.
; It was the first announced
campaign for the presidency.
i Although . Humphrey was.
not present, McCarthy . told
newsmen 'that "He knows we
are making the announcement
and, of course, approves it."
Freeman and McCarthy will
be co-chairmen of the cam
paign organization, which will
be under the active direction
of Lt. Gov. Karl F. Rolvaag
of Minnesota.
McCarthy said Humphrey
was ready to begin campaign
ing;; now to the extent that
Satiate duties, permit and also
was ready to compete in state
presidential primaries.
: Asked who appeared to be
the toughest candidate to
beat for the "nomination; Mc
Carthy said that now "the
pace is undoubtedly - being
set" by Sen." John F. Ken
nedy (D-Mass.). He added that
this situation would not mean
that Kennedy would still be
in front in the home stretch
of the campaign.
To a question about Hum
phrey's showing far back in
public opinion polls, McCar
thy conceded that his candi
date has "got a long way to
go" and soid this was one of
the reasons for the early start.
McCarthy said he thought
there was, a "good possibility"
that Humphrey would be , en
tered in the Oregon primary,
Defense Appropriation
Nears Vote in Senate
"Washington -(UPD- The 86th
Congress' largest "money bill
a $40 billion defense appro
priation neared a vote today
in the Senate. Leaders called
the Senate into an early ses
sion and expected final action
before nightfall. : . , ,
Justice Douglas -To
Visit Portland
Portland -(UPD Supreme
Court Justice William O.
Douglas will visit Portland
briefly Friday en route to the
annual Order of the Antelope
trek to Hart mountain in
southeast Oregon.
(played together), "King
John," "Measure for Meas
ure,", and "Anthony and Cleo-patra"-will
each have an aft
ernoon run-through and an
evening dress.
On Friday, July 24, final
dress J begins. This four-day
schedule will be open to those
holding ' Festival member
ships, as in. the past. Special
guests from an educators'
conference and from press,
radio, and TV will also be
invited to view, the final dress
rehearsals. .The 1959 season
opens Tuesday, July 28, with
the Feast of the Tribe of Will
in Lithia park at 6 p.m. fol
lowed' by "The Maske" and
"Twelfth Night." -
Advance ticket sales con
tinue to - exceed last year's
totals. Festival officials, com
menting on the rehearsal
closure, assure patrons that
the theater would be ready
for the July 28 opening, but
by a narrower margin than
any in recent years.
Western Germany
Suggests Prompt
Summit Meeting
.Russia Accused of
Attempting Freeze .
Geneva-(UPD-West Germany
has suggested that the Big
Four recess the Foreign Min
isters Conference again and
go straight to the summit on
the broader issues of security
and disarmament if Russia
deadlocks the talks on Berlin.
diplomatic sources disclosed
today.
It was a surprise about face
by Chancellor Konrad. Ade
nauer, who previously had
been adamantly opposed to a
meeting of the Big Four chiefs
of government: without firm
agreement on Berlin by the
foreign ministers. "
Russia Accused
The United States accused
Russia today of trying to
freeze the East-West talks in
deadlock by the sudden at
tempt to blackmail the West
into recognizing Communist
East Germany.
,An American delegation
spokesman labeled as "ob
structive" the Soviet demand
that the East Germans sit in
on secret negotiating sessions
of the Big Four foreign min
isters. New Soviet Demand
1 The diplomatic sources said
West Germany suggested that
details of the Berlin problem,
in case of a stalemate here,
should be "put over" to a
third Big Four Foreign Min
isters Conference to be con
vened after a meeting of the
heads, of state.
The Bonn government actu
ally framed its informal rec
ommendation before the East-
West talks resumed Monday
and were promptly plunged
into a new impasse over the
Soviet demand for Communist
representation at the private
talks.
The sources said the sug
gestion was made in a written
memorandum delivered Mon- J
day morning to Secretary of
State Christian A. Herter,
British Foreign Secretary Sel-
wyn uoyd and i rench For
eign Minister. Maurice Couve
de Murville.
Alabama Men Held
On Burglary Charge
Three Alabama men were
scheduled to appear in dist
rict court this afternoon on
charges of burglary not in a
dwelling, according to District
Attorney Thomas J. Reeder.
Complaints were being pre
pared this noon charging the
three men with the burglary
of O. K. Rubber Welders,
Highway 99 north of Ashland,
last night, Reeder said.
They are James Earl Quates,
23, and David Scott Quates,
26, Georgianna, Ala., and Lin
del Worth Messer, 23, Oxford,
Ala.
- Officers reported today that
the trio admitted in signed
statements that they had taken
tires, a speed wrench, fishing
equipment and other items
from the firm a short time be
fore their arrest. ,
Central Point Man
Held for Grand Jury
Robert Morris, 41, of Cen
tral Point, today is awaitingl
action by Jackson county
grand jury on charges of as
sault with intent to commit
rape. He is being held in the
county jail on $5,000 bail.
He was arraigned yesterday
by District Court Judge E.
Roy Bashaw. State police ar
rested the Central Point man
Friday night near Ashland.
Police said Morris admitted
the assault of a woman, a
California gynecologist, in a
signed statement.
Police said the incident oc
curred Tuesday in the area
near Blue Star Memorial park
on Highway 99 south of Ash
land. The woman told police that
a man came out of the nearby
brush and grabbed her while
she was resting in the park
that day.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Partly cloudy to
night and Wednesday. Low to
night 52. High Wednesday 90.
temp.
Highest Yesterday 91
Lowest this Morning 54
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 7:48 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 4:47 a.m.
Moonset tomorrow 13.51 a.ni.
Full Moon - July 19
Jupiter, the planet seen to the
left of the Moon tonight, next
week begins a slow eastward
motion among the stars of the
ecliptic that will continue until
April, 19S0.
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Fish, Wildlife
Opposed to Dams
On Main Rogue
Travis Roberts of the U.S.
fish and wildlife service told
members of the Rogue River
Basin Flood Control and Wa
ter Resources association here
last night that the service is
opposed to any dams on the
main stem of the Rogue
River.
Roberts said the service is
opposed to main stem dams
because it doesn't know of
any way to maintain current
fish runs under present plans.
About 125 persons attended
the association meeting in the
Jackson county courthouse
last night. William Jess, Eagle
Point, president of the asso
ciation, presided. '
Roberts said if the U.S. fish
and wildlife service were to
chose between the proposed
Elk creek and "Lost creek
dams, it would chose Elk
creek. With some diversion ar
rangement at Elk creek dam
site it might be usable. How
ever, the service doesn't know
the requirements or facilities
needed to protect fish at the
Elk creek site, he pointed out.
Minimum Flow
Under questioning by Fay
Bristol, Grants Pass, a state
representative, Malcolm Karr
of the state water resources
board said the agency has
established legally enforceable
minimum flows at 600 cubic
feet per second at south fork,
and 1,000 cubic feet per sec
ond at Gold Ray and Savage
creek dams. Karr pointed out,
however, . that the board has
control only over water flow
ing down: stream and not
stored water."
Representing the fish and
wildlife service were Roberts
and George Black, fisheries
biologist. Henry Stewart rep
resented the U.S. Corps of
Army Engineers and Lee Mc
Allister, Boise, Ida., the bu
reau of reclamation.
Following a question and
answer period, Jess invited
those with further questions
to write to him at route 1,
box 346, Eagle Point. Ques
tions will be compiled and
referred to the Army Engin
eers ' office in Portland, he
said.
Plans are being made to
hold a meeting in the upper
Rogue river valley, and an
other meeting to discuss the
feasibility of a dam at Copper
on the Applegate may be held
in the Applegate area.
Likes Copper Site
Roberts said the fish and
wildlife service is not opposed
to dams at Lake creek or at
Meadows on Evans creek, and
"likes very much" the pro
posed site at Copper. The
minimum stream-, flow re
quirements set there are more
than the . existing minimum
flows the year around in the
Applegate. A dam at Copper
would increase the river flow
and be beneficial to fish, he
pointed out.
Roberts said the service is
opposed to main stem dams
on the Rogue because with
fish passage, control and han
dling contemplated, it doesn't
know enough about the possi
ble effect on the fish to take
a chance. It does know that
8 per cent of the spring and
summer run of chinook sal
mon extends to near Prospect.
A dam at Lost creek would
cut off this 8 per cent of the
fish population on the Rogue
river, he explained. v
The once-proposed Lewis
creek site would affect more
fish, Roberts said. Fish using
the main stem of the Rogue
river are not . adaptable to
other , areas. They spawn , in
the main stem of the Rogue
mostly, he explained.
Cole Rivers, Grants Pass,
state game commission, point
ed out that fewer numbers
of fish in the Rogue did not
mean they spread out over all
spawning pools. Rivers also
backed up an argument by
Col. Paul H. Weiland who was
representing himself as a
sports fisherman. He said the
fish population in the Rogue
river is not steadily declining.
Official Statistics
Rivers gave official statis
tics which showed that in
1942, when the count was first
taken, 43,429 chinook were
counted at Gold Rey dam.
This dropped to 30,000 later,
and in 1947 it increased to
Cents
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1 959
44,000 fish. In 1950 16,700
fish were counted, in 1953
33,000 and 15,000 in 1958.
McAllister said irrigation
costs on the Rogue would be
comparable to those at Sucker
creek at Illinois valley. Costs
would be $10 to $11 an acre
per year, he said. Average an
nual irrigation costs would be
about $14.81 per acre per year
at Copper, he said.
Hearing Held on
Proposed Safely
Code for Vehicles
- '
Only a few representatives
of the fruit and lumber indus
tries attended a hearing held
here this morning on a pro
posed safety code for vehicles
used to transport workers.
Vern L. Hill, director of the
state department of motor ve
hicles, presided. The hearing
is one of a series being held
throughout the state.'
Most of this morning's dis
cussion included qualifications
for drivers, load limits and
seating arrangements and the
need for first aid kit and fire
extinguisher. "' "
Some of those attending the
meeting objected to the pro
posed regulation which speci
fied "competent" drivers only
are allowed to drive vehicles
transporting workers. There
is no basis to prove what
driver is competent and which
one is not, it was pointed out.
A chauffeur's license should
be required, a member of the
audience insisted.
However, Lt. E. W. Tiche-
nor, local state police officer,
noted that an employer can
always make the driver quali
fications more stringent.- An
employer can determine by a
man's driving record and past
experience if he is competent,
it was agreed.
Lieutenant Tichenor insist
ed that every truck should
have a fire ' extinguisher.
Every vehicle transporting
workers or used on the farm
should carry a first, aid kit
equipped to take care of the
number of persons it trans
ports, it was pointed out.
The tailgate and sides of
a flat-bed truck transporting
workers should be high
enough to support them, it
was recommended. If stand
ing, hand-rails should be pro
vided. Pear lugs are strong
enough for seats and heavy
enough to prevent much shift
ing, it was agreed. Hill said
the flat-bed truck was elimi
nated from the proposed code
since it is hard to determine
what is a safe number of pas
sengers for it and it s hard
to regulate. - -
Washington -(UPD- Rep.. Wal
ter Norblad (R-Ore.) has asked
the Civil Aeronautics Board
to order hearings in Portland
in the trans-Pacific route case.
'What's the Hurry
Expired
Tr 1 ill 'It
j
Tennessee 'Cons'
Continue To Hold
Three Hostages
Prison Miners Seek
Better Food, Pay
Petros, Tenn. - (DPS - Th
two-day holdout of 95 re
bellious convicts at Brushy
Mountain State prison end
ed today. The convicts
emerged from the coal mine
where they held three pris
on employees as hostages
and started returning to
their prison cells. Prison of
ficials said the hostages
were unharmed.
Petros, Tenn.-(UPD-Prison of
ficials ' resumed negotiations
today with 95 rebellious con
victs armed with 200 sticks of
dynamite who have threaten
ed to blow up a prison mine,
and perhaps themselves and
three hostages, if their de
mands for better food and pay
are not met. -
The convicts are holed up
1,300 feet underground in the
mine shaft, A. W. (Pat) Pat
terson, assistant state commis
sioner of correction, said.
Grievances Mot Revealed
Patterson, who talked with
the prisoners Monday night
from a distance of 15 feet,
would not reveal "general
grievances" made by the strik
ing convict miners. But he
said they want better food
and more pay for mining coal.
; The rebellion, Which began
at 7 a.m. Monday, came close
to ending Monday night when
six convict spokesmen, three
white and three Negro prison
ers, agreed to give themselves
up and promised to talk oth
ers into surrendering. ' But
they later backed down.
. Patterson said the convicts
had promised not, to harm. the
hostages, three men hired ; by
the Brushy Mountain State
prison to supervise mining op
erations. But Patterson said
"a lot of men's lives and prop
erty are at stake."
Patterson said the convicts
had threatened to "set fire to
the mine or blow it up" with
dynamite in the mile and a
quarter deep , mine which
slopes underground from the
top of a mountain here. He
said the convicts told him they
would do this if their demands
were not met.
An explosion could kill any
one in the mine, officials said.
The hostages, all married,
were identified as Ben Davis,
about 36; Earl Hensley, about
50, and Sherdy Bunch, about
50. General mine foreman
Tom Jones, about 60, was re
leased early Monday with
word that the convicts were
holding the others hostage.
Carpenters to Convene
In Medford Thursday
The annual convention of
the Oregon State Council of
Carpenters and the auxiliar
ies will be held at the Med
ford Labor Temple starting at
1 p.m. Thursday, July 18.
Carpenters Local No. 2067
and the auxiliary are hosts
for the three-day convention.
This is the first time in many
years that the state carpenters
convention has been held
here.
His Term Hasn't
Yet"
54th Year
Tribune
No. 99
S. T. (TENNY) MOORE
Transferred to Denver '
Tenny Moore Is
Promoted to Post
In Denver Office
S. T. (Tenny) Moore, fire
control officer for the Rogue
River National forest, , has
been promoted to regional fire
control and information offi
cer at Denver, Colo., effective
Aug. 23.
The region administers na
tional forests in Colorado,
Kansas, Nebraska, South Da
kota and Wyoming, according
to C. E. Brown, supervisor of
the Rogue River forest.
Moore, a native of Tennes
see, received forestry training
at Oregon State college and
received his appointment in
the forest service after grad
uating in' 1945.
District Ranger
He was promoted to district
ranger of the Detroit ranger
district, ..Willamette National
forest, after serving on the
Wenatchee, Siuslaw, Malheur,
Fremont and Willamette na
tional .forests as timber sale
officer.
The forester was promoted
to the Rogue job in 1955 and
has been responsible for all
fire control, range and wild
life management activities.
He has been a committee
man in Boy Scout work and
is an elder in the Presbyterian
church.
Moore will spend July 18-31
in tne uoioraao region par
ticipating in fire control in-
inspection of the Black Hills
forest in South Dakota. He is
to return to Medford before
the family moves to Denver
about Aug. 23.
Blasl Could Have
Been Sonic Boom
A blast which could have
been a sonic boom shook local
residents about 12:30 o'clock
this afternoon. Calls received
at the state police office indi
cate the blast was felt most
strongly in the Central Point
area.
Control towers personnel at
Medford airport said they def
initely heard ; and felt the
blast, which "shook the tow
er," but were unaoie positive
ly to identify its nature. Skies
were clear at the time, they
said, except for one plane
which they were unable to
identify as a jet.
State police reported two
calls, one of them from a resi
dent about a mile east of Cen
tral Point, who said that the
blast was "quite strong." A
resident on Scenic ave. in
Central Point said that she
felt a severe jolt and that she
was sure windows in her
home would have been broken
had they not been open.
Youth Conservation Bill
Favored by Committee
Washington-AIPD-The Senate
Labor Committee today voted
to report out a bill to author
ize creation of a Youth Con
servation Corps.
Aid to Preservation
Sen. Richard L. Neuberger
(D-Ore.) one of 21 co-sponsors,
said the corps would provide
healthy employment for young
men and would also aid in
preserving natural resources.
The measure provides for
initial enrollment of 50,000
youths 16 through 21 years
of age with eventual enroll
ment of 150,000. Enrollment
would be for a period of six
Industry Rejects
Union Move To
Avert Walkout
Strike Slated
For Midnight
Washington fUPD Presi
dent Eisenhower appealed
to the steel companies and
unions late today to invoke
the services of. the federal
mediation and concilalion
service in a last-ditch ef
fort to settle their dispute.
New York-(UPD-Steel wage
negotiations collapsed todav
with" less tan 10 hours remain
ing before the midnight strike
deadline.
R. Conrad Cooper, chief in
dustry negotiator, turned
down a last-minute union bid
to avert a strike.
He said no further meetings
had been scheduled for today.
cooper said it is "a mock
ery for the union to pretend
it wants to reach an agree
ment before the deadline
while refusing to agree to a
contract extension.
Strike Started
He told reporters the strike
is already started. He said the
steel furnaces will be shut
down by midnight.
The new bid to break the
contract deadlock had been
made by David J. McDonald,
president of the United Steel
workers Union.
McDonald said the union
would agree to writing into
the contract a statement that
it was not opposed to techno
logical progress in the plants.
His offer was an effort to ap
pease a major industry de
mand. The industry had demanded
contract language revision in
connection with automation
and other technological ad
vances in line with an over-all
request for changes in the con
tract designed to eliminate
"waste and inefficiency."
McDonald's dramatic bid to
end the deadlock came during
a one-hour morning negotiat
ing session.
In Washington, President
Eisenhower1 conferred with
Secretary or Labor James P.
Mitchell about the steel crisis.
Asked about any new White
House developments on the
situation, Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said that
Monday's presidential state
ment urging labor and man
agement to continue efforts to
reach agreement "is appli
cable today."
Oregon City Youth
Sent To Hospital
Oregon City- (UPD -Patric
David Smith, 15, Portland,
was pronounced mentally dis
turbed Monday by a panel of
three psychiatrists vho said
he was not able to understand
charges against him. The
youth is accused of the slay
ing of Mrs. Minnie Sweetland,
75, in her Clackamas county
variety shop at the southeast
edge of Portland May 2. .
The youth was committed
to the Oregon State Hospital
at Salem for an undetermined
time or until he may have re
covered to the point where
he-could face trial on a charge
of first degree murder.
Nike-Asp Rocket
Tests Solar Flares
Point Arguello, Calif. -UPD-two-stage
Nike-Asp rocket
streaked 150 miles into the
sky today to sample cosmic
radiation spewed from solar
flares on the sun.
Dubbed Project Sunflare by
the Navy, the slender solid-
fuel dart was the initial firing
from this major missile
launch site of the future. The
rocket packed a 50-pound pay
load for its 8-minute flight.
Radio reports were re
ceived for five minutes of the
flight.
months with total enrollment
not to exceed two years.
Under the measure base
compensation would be $60 a
month, plus quarters, subsist
ence, and equipment.
On Share Basis
Neuberger said the bill per
mitted conservation work to
be done on state land if a
50 per cent share of the cost
is provided by the state.
The Oregon Senator said he
understood the committee vote
was on a straight party-line
basis with all Democrats in
favor. The administration op
posed the measure.