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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medfortf, Or. Sunday, Sapr. 13, 1959 Senate Committee Plans 'Tea' Party For Khrushchev ' Washington-fllPD-Soviet Pre mier N i k i t a - - Khrushchev agreed last night to meet pri vately for an hour Wednesday with the Senate foreign rela tions committee.' Committee Chairman J. William . Fulbright (D-Ark.J said the get-together, describ ed as a "tea,", will give com' mittee members - "a . better chance to evaluate the pre mier and to understand what kind of a person he is." The state department took no active hand1 in setting up the meeting. It was not enthu siastic when . such a meeting was first broached but has re frained from going on public record for fear of offending the committee. Glad lo Accept Arrangements were worked out by Fulbright and Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshi- kov. The latter notified the senator that Khrushchev would be glad to accept an in vitation to "tea. The function, scheduled for 5 pjn. Wednesday, will be held in the historic old for eign relations committee room in the capitol. Congress, which was loath to invite Khrush chev to address it, is expected to be in adjournment. , It will be the latest in a series of man-to-man talks the committee has held with visit ing foreign dignitaries. Previous Guests Previous guests have been Prime Minister Harold Mac millan, Soviet Deputy Pre miers Anastas I. Mikoyan and Frol R. Kozlov, West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt and Cu ban Prime Minister Fidel Cas tro. Since Congress probably will be adjourned, Fulbright ordered a poll of the 17 com mittee members to check on possible attendance. Several members had agreed with Fulbright's action In setting up the meeting. UNSWAYED BY SNEEZE Chicago (UPD - Paul W. Ben son, 19, admitted he was speeding when given a ticket Aug. 16, but said it was be cause "the thrust of a sneeze brought my foot down on the gas pedal." But apparently the sneeze lasted too long. Judge Harry P. Bean noted that "you were 12 miles over the limit for -more than two blocks," and fined Henson $5. .-. EBDacEi-Oadl Teenagers Sftab l&Year-Old Vouftlfr) dbq W!t New York - (CPD - An 18-year-old boy was slashed five times with a leather-cutting tool early Saturday by a gang of black-clad teen-agers. The stabbing took place on a lower East Side street only two blocks from where "two teenager were killed ' last month in gang warfare. It also happened in an area where emergency,, details of police were on duty in a "sat uration" effort to halt teen terrorism. . ' Police said "the - weapon used in the latest assault had a round wooden handle and a curved 2V2 inch blade. The blade had been honed to ra zor sharpness on one side and serrated to rip on the other. It was wielded by one of a gang of Spanish - speaking teen-agers. All wore blaek Chino pants, black shirts and red pullover sleeveless sweat ers. s 42 Stitches Needed Their victim, Boris Bokit ko, was taken to Bellevue hospital, where 42 stitches were required to close the wounds in his back. ' In the same area, Theresa Gee, 14, was shot to death and another youngster stabbed fatally in -gang clashes last Aug. 23. The ju venile crime wave has spark ed demands for a curfew and revisions of the weapons laws. Mayor Robert F. Wagner will meet Monday , with tran sit authority officials to dis- Scientific Prayer, Reviewed at Lecture Scientific prayer is bringing increasing numbers of people healing, comfort and reforma tion, Richard I. Glendon of Los Angeles said in a lecture here last week. The vital power of effec tive prayer is available to all, impartially, he said. Glendon is on a nationwide tour as a member of the Christian Science board of lec tureship, and spoke here un der the auspices of the First Church of Christ, Scientists. In his lecture, "Christian Science: .The Healing Comfort er," Glendon described heal ings through spiritual means of kidney stones and stomach ulcers. Glendon pointed out that Jesus Christ "devoted his min istry and sacrificed his human life in the effort to teach oth ers this wonderful, truth that saves, heals and comforts." cuss an offer to put 500 tran sit policemen on ' voluntary foot patrol in areas where outbreaks of juvenile terror ism have been most severe. Silting on Steps Bokitko told police he was sitting on the steps of a post office with a friend and two girls when they were ap proached by two girls. He said the girls began upbraid ing them in Spanish, which they did not understand. The girls were soon joined by about a dozen youths. Bok itko said his friend ran, but he decided to. stand his ground even when one of the boys drew a knife and pressed it against his throat. He said he tried to break away when two boys began punching him but was over taken and slashed across the back. A patrolman ran to the scene and grabbed two of the boys. Detectives later round-' ed up the others. ' Felonious . Assault At least three of the boys faced charges of felonious as sault. Meanwhile, ' six teen-aged KKK Foe Shoots Reputed Klanner i Montgomery, Ala. -(UPjl-A young restaurant .owner, warned three times by the Ku Klux Klan to fire Negro wait ers, killed a reputed klans man early Saturday with one blast from a shotgun, , police said. Detectives G. L. Arnette and E. L. Wright said James B. Peek Jr., 22, admitted shooting William C. Horton, about 38, in a rain-soaked parking lot of a shopping cen ter. Horton was a supervisor for the Alabama Power Co. and the father of two children, ages one year and nine months. Sources, said Horton was known to be a Klaiisman. Police said Peek would be charged with murder or man slaughter following interroga tion. 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Police have rejected offers from "vigi lante groups" of citizens to help patrol the streets. Fishermen Face f :' - I" ... - : Trials in Astoria Astoria (DPI) Trial dates have been set for nine sports fishermen who were among a group of 19 arrested in Au gust by Oregon state police for fishing in Oregon coastal waters without a license. The nine were slated to ap pear in district court here from Sept. 29, through Oct. 1. . .Scheduled to stand trial Sept. 29, according to District Attorney T. Eh Brownhill, are: Francis W. Hennings, Tacp ma; Jack G. Cahoon, Yakima and Royal Ketterle, Long Beach, Wash. r Scheduled for trial Sept. 30 are: Jack M- Nelson, Washhou gal, Wash.; Marion W. Rider, Long Beach, Wash.; and Hen ry Jay Valder, Port Orchard, Wash. ; ' Those marked for trial in Oct. 1, include: Howard G. Chapman, Port Orchard; Thomas Chapman, Rapid City, S. Dak., and John How ard Kent of Gladstone, Ore. Fooflighfers Plan Try-Oufs for Play . ' The Medford Footlighters will hold v try-outs for their fall play, "The Show-off," Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Footlighters theater at the iairgrounds. Frank Buchter will direct the' play, which has a. cast of six men and three women. Anyone interested in , trying out is welcome. Try-outs are scheduled , at. 730 pjn. both Sept. 15 and 16. , 62 THOR FIRED Cape Carnaveral, Fla.-(UPD-The 62nd firing of the Air Force's Thor missile was re corded Saturday. The Air Force said the ; routine shot 1,500 miles downrange was aimed at a target near An tigua island in the; West In dies. No attempt to recover the nose cone' was made and there were no instrument capsule inside .the 65-foot rocket's nose, the Air Force said. - - 800 Expected at Medical Society Convention Here Pre - registration activities for the 85th annual meeting of the Oregon State Medical Society Sept. 23 through 25 in Medford indicate that about 200 physicians from the Port land area will attend, accord ing to society headquarters. Total registration for the three-day session, which will be preceded by a house of delegates meeting the night of Sept.1 22, is expected to reach 800, including physicians from northern California and Wash ington. ' Dr. E. Vincents Askey of Los Angeles, president-elect of the American Medical, as sociation, will , address the house of delegates dinner meeting, and members of the society have been invited to hear him. He will take office as AMA president next June. Woman's Auxiliary The woman's auxiliary to the society will holds its an nual meeting at the same' time, with Mrs. Frank Gas tineau of Indianapolis, presi dent of the AMA auxiliary, in attendance. She will be hon ored at a luncheon Sept. 23 at the Rogue Valley Country club. ' All business sessions of the auxiliary will be at the coun try club, while the society's meetings are scheduled for the Memorial Armory. Dr. Askey will speak to the auxiliary at 10 ajn. Sept. 23 on the subject, "We Depend on ou." Other auxiliary speak ers at the opening day session will be Dr. Edwin R. Durno, Medford, a state senator from Jackson county, "Our State Legislature - a Physician's Re port;" Dr. Raymond M. Mc Keown, Coos Bay, : trustee of the AMA, and Dr. Raymond T. Ellickson, head of the phys ics department, University of Oregon, "Society and Science." There will be 20 scientific exhibits on display at the armory, most of them featur ing the work of Oregon phy sicians and institutions, as well as 68 technical exhibits, including drugs, instruments, equipment, books and services that are available to the phy sicians of the state. Rouhdiable Speaker Will Be Dr. Lobby Dr.'D. C. Labby, professor of 'medicine at the University of Oregon medical school, will be guest speaker at tomor row's Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce roundtable luncheon at the Jackson hotel. Dr. Labby is , expected to discuss the Medical Research Foundation at Oregon, which operates in conjunction with the medical school, with em phasis on its present function in meeting that institution's needs. Dr. Labby. is also schedul ed to speak Monday evening at the United Medford Cru sade kick-off dinner. ' . GRANGE NEWS Roxy Ann Grange Roxy Ann Grange met Sept. 4. HEC Chairman Iris Richey reported on the Sept. 2 meet ing at the hall. Refreshments were served by Minnie Cameron and Wil lie Sims at the meeting. On the display table were flow ers and vegetables grown by members of the Grange. The chaplain, Eleanor Mankins, reported that Fanny Thomas and May Moore has been ill. The Van Ortwichs had a baby girl, and the Wights'a boy. -- - - The lecure's hour included several selections on the ac cordion by Marland Martin, a short skit by Eveyln Hend rickson and Francis Moffet. A representative from the social security office talked followed by questions and an swers. Potluck refreshments were served. ' At the Sept. 18 meeting, Master R. J. Rickey and Har ry Martin, a Grange member and office manager of the ASC, will debate on the ques tion on price support. Upper Rogue Grange Upper Rogue Grange met recently with Master Ed Tor rance presiding. Applications for six new members were accepted. The degree team will meet Monday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 pjn. for practice and the third and fourth degrees will take place Oct. 1 at the hall. All Grangers who are eligible for the degrees are welcome to attend. Members decided to have square dance lessons at the hall starting Sept. 12 under the direction of Danny Neil, Medford. Colored slides taken on a trip to Hawaii last ' spring were shown during the pro gram. .. . . The HEC meeting was held Thursday at Ann Moreheads. ..Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brueg ger and . Mr.- and Mrs. Ray Gillespie. Phoenix Grange . The regular meeting of the Phoenix Grange was held Sept. 8 with Master Charles Johnson presiding. Charles Hockersmith, mem ber of the agriculture commit tee, reported on grain in the valley' and the co-op. Horti culture Chairman Vaughn Quackenbush spoke on con- ACTOR TAKES U.N. JOB Nice, Franc -(UPD- American movie actor Yul Brynner has accepted an - official assign ment for the United Nations to' undertake a world-wide study into the problem of dis placed persons. Brynner, cur rently making a film here said Wednesday' the unpaid, three-year assignment would be carried out along with his regular film work., BOXER'S WIDOW DIES ' New York-(UPD-Mrs. Jessie Taylor Corbett, widow of James J. (Gentleman Jim) Corbett, world's heavyweight boxing champion from 1892 to 1897, died Thursday. She was in her eighties. . trolled storage for the D'Anjou pears for better flavor. The Grange Voted to parti- i cipate in a community club ! carnival Oct. 31. - Visitors were Mr. and Mrs. I E. N. Vanderlip, Shady Cove, and Roscoe Roberts, county deputy and insurance agent for the program. Legislative Chairman Mel vin Lattie was in charge of the program. He stressed the two party system of govern ment and introduced State Senator Dr. Edwin R. 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