Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1959)
Mill ; QuizS Doren (Somfesses Ml Tlf hjbu Appearances :Rigged Washington - fUPD - Charles Van Doren made a "soul searching confession" today, all his TV quiz appearances were rigged from beginning to end. The 33-year-old English in structor who won fame and $129,000 on the now defunct show "21," made a clean breast of his "deception" dur ing 90 minutes of sometimes emotional testimony before a House subcommittee. I Changing his previous story of innocence because "1 could Jio longer lie," Van Doren ad mitted under oath that he followed a script written in advance and that he didn't Jeven tell the truth to his lawyer or a grand jury. 'Van Doren was dry - eyed and somber as he read a pre pared statement to the sub committee but tears welled in his eyes when he was ques tioned by members. Deeply Involved' , Van Doren, whose brow- mopping gestures in the quiz ghow's isolation booth were known to millions of TV viewers, said "I was involved, deeply involved in a decep tion." "I have deceived my friends, and I had millions of them," he added. The quiz whiz said that Producer Albert Freedman supplied him with questions and with some of the answers, before each of his 14 appear ances. He said that Freedman and Co-Producer Dan Enright were the only persons who knew his appearances were tehearsed. ' Van Doren said that he asked Freedman to "let me go on the program honestly, without receiving help" but was told "that was impossi ble." . He said he was "deeply troubled by the arrangement" but as time went on the show ballooned beyond his "wildest expectations" and "to a cer tain extent this went to my head." " He said that in his "folly" he did not tell his attorney the truth and. that his testimony before a New York grand jury was "not in accord with the facts." .. In response to subcommit tee questions, Van Doren testified that he:. Has heard he probably will be fired from his job as Eng lish instructor at Columbia University, although this de cision hasn't yet been made Realizes he faces possible prosecution for perjury for denying under oath to a New York grand jury that he was coached on the quiz show "21." Van Doren,. who con ferred last week with District Attorney Frank Hogan, said he had no understanding with Hogan on this point. r Still held a $50,000 contract as TV commentator with NBC when the hearing began, but he doesn't know whether he's still on the payroll. NBC sus pended him, with pay, four weeks ago until questions raised by the Congressional Admitted that "money" was one of the reasons he par ticipated in the quiz show "deception," but insisted "that was not the only reason." Maurice T. Moore, chair man of the Columbia Univer sity Board of Trustees, said in New York that Van Dor en's resignation was not on the agenda for a board meeting set this afternoon. "I just don't know whether we will take it up or not," he said. Van Doren .was excused after about 90 minutes on the witness stand. Van Doren Commended Subcommittee Chairm a n Oren Harris (D-Ark.) dismiss ed him with a "God bless you. The committee thanks you." Harris and several other members, commended Van Doren for revealing "the truth." Rep. Walter Rogers (D Tex.) a former prosecutor called it "The most soul searching confession I've heard in a long time." Major Subjects On Western Agenda Washington - (UPD - U. S. officials said today President Eisenhower believes Berlin and disarmament will be the major subjects at the Paris meeting of Western leaders starting Dec. 19. They acknowledged that the United States and Britain must convince German" Chan cellor Konrad Adenauer and French President Charles de Gaulle it is worthwhile get ting ready for another round on Berlin with Soviet Premier N i k i t a Khrushchev at the East-West summit next year. MEDFORDfcTRIBUNE Regional Edition Page 2 Lawyer To File Chessman Appeal Before High Court Los Angeles -flJPD- Attorney George Davis left here Sun day night for Washington to file an appeal today in the lengthy case of convict-author Caryl Chessman before the U.S. Supreme Court. Davis said the appeal would raise 14 points, including that the original record of Chess man's 1948 trial was inade quate and that Chessman's de tention for the past HVz years on San Quentin's Death Row amounted to, "cruel and un usual punishment." The high tribunal recently set aside Chessman's seventh execution date to allow Davis time to file the latest appeal, A. L. Wirin, counsel for the Southern California branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, said his- organization also would file a brief before the court supporting Chess man's appeal. Davis said he also planned to file a pauper's oath before the Supreme Court to show that Chessman is "absolutely broke." Chessman, convicted of 17 felony counts including rob bery, kidnaping and rape, has written four books since his commitment in Death Row. But he claims to have spent more than $75,000 in royalties for legal fees. Davis estimated it would take at least about two months for the Supreme Court to make a ruling in the case. Versailles. France - (UPD - Roger Bouvet, 29, confessed to police today he had made up a story about being roDDed or. 70,000 francs ($140) because he was having financial argu ments with his wife. The con fession caused him double pain. He had hit himself on the head with a rock to make the robbery look realistic. Opening Feature Value . .. . ; j FOR THE HEIR MINDED You'll look your prettiest while you're waiting in this cotton print over blouse in gold or rose it's cowl collared and short sleeved. 4.79 The perfect match, for any maternity top is our slim corduroy skirt with adjustable waistband. In black, gold, red or beaver. 4.79 La Pointe's Charge Accounts . F-L-E-X-I-B-L-E are Wall Street Chatter New York - (UPD - Demand for U. S. built autos in 1960 gives promise of being the largest since the 1955 record year, says the Value Line in vestment survey. The boost in sales will come partly from demand held over from 1958-59, but it could also borrow in part from 1961, Value Line points out. "Response to the showing of 1960's all-new compact cars was immediate and electrify ing . . . The public liked what it saw - and scrambled to buy," it notes. "While there is an old say ing about not selling on strike news, business cycle litera ture points out that if indus trial disputes are major, they can take on the character of an originating cause of a cycle," says Joseph E. Gran ville of E. F. Hutton & Co. Gersen of Wall Street says the present steel strike could be a harbinger of things to come, as automation becomes more prevalent and fewer workers will be required. "The unions are aware of this and that such a condition means potentially fewer mem bers. Thus," he points out, "the next few years probably will witness more such power struggles as both sides jockey for position." Spear & Staff notes Marine Midland has paid higher divi dends in seven of the past 10 years. The stock currently is selling about 10 per cent be low the year's peak, reflecting the effect of the recent selloff in the market. The Spear letter says the stock is "strong" and should be bought. BUILDINGS DESTROYED A 2500-acre forest fire east of Auburn, Calif., forced a thousand persons to flee their homes and destroyed 20 buildings. This home, a show place of the area, belonged to Capt. and Mrs. Frank Hicker. (UPI Telephdto) ree Maior Forest Fires Out Of Control in North California By United Press International Nearly 3,000 firemen fought today to control three major forest fires - the last of a ser ies of blazes that destroyed an estimated 80,000 acres of va luable timber and watershed in northern California during the week end. The three uncontrolled blaz es have destroyed nearly 40,- 000 acres or 400-million board feet of timber - enough to build 25,000 standard homes. Two other fires were con trolled Sunday, but not until they had consumed another 40,000 acres. Winds to Decrease Don Porter, information of ficer for the U.S. Forestry ser vice at Sonora, said the high winds that whipped the flam es during the week end were expected to decrease. "There is no danger of prop erty damage or loss of life at the moment," Porter said. "If the weather forecast holds true, we should be able to con trol the fires today." The largest of the fires still burning was a 14,000-acre blaze near the community of Comptonville. It already has destroyed a forest service lookout station and several ca bins near the community of Pike. Railroads Propose Rule Overhaul To Cut Featherbedding Chicago-OJPD-The railroads today handed five big operat ing brotherhoods proposals a full overhaul of work rules to wipe out "featherbedding" and strengthen the industry in its battle for economic sur- vivial. Union leaders said counter proposals would be formula ted at meetings of individual brotherhood committees in Chicago starting Nov. 11. The railroad move, coming close on expiration of a three- year moratorium against work rule changes, signaled the start of what is expected to be long and bitter bargain ing. The specific proposals for re-writing rules governing job assignments . and pay methods for 210,000 operat ing employees the men who run the trains were being served today by 113 individ ual railroads upon local broth erhood officials throughout the nation. Aimed at Firemen . The work rules changes pro posed by the railroads would hit hardest at firemen. If eventually put into effect, they would eliminate up to 35,000 firemen's jobs on diesel and other non-steam locomo tives in freight and and yard service. The railroads esti mate they could save about S230 million a year by elim inating "firemen who fire no fires." The railroads want to establish the right ... for management to determine when firemen should be used on diesel and other non-steam locomoties in freight and yard service." Fireman jobs on pas senger trains would not be affected, the carriers' an nouncement said. Other proposed rule changes would: -Revise pay standards so that engine and train crews, which now may receive a basic day's pay for covering 100 miles, could be required to make 160-mile runs. -Open the way for crews to operate through present crew-change points, "so as to end multiple changes on short train runs." "Wipe out the " arbitrary lines now drawn between the work that may be performed by crews and yard crews . . ." Wage Talks Under Way . -Eliminate all provisions which stipulate the number of crew members required, and drop rules requiring idle standby operating workers when self-propelled equip ment is used. Brass-tacks at the national level were not expected to get under way here before late November or early De cember, and ahead stretched a long trek through the pro cedural forest provided by Railway Labor Act. Wage talks involving the railroads and three operating unions the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Switchmen's Union of North America and Order of Rail way Conductors and Brake-men-are going on in Chicago now under the guidance of the National Railway Media tion Board. The unions seek a 12 per cent increase, which the rail roads say would be about 36 cents an hour. The railroads have called for a 15-cent-an-hour pay cut. - - A 10,000-acre blaze i t Jay bird and a 15,000-acre fire at Icehouse - both in the Placer ville area - also were out of control. 500 Indians Join Lines Nearly 500 Indians from Arizona and New Mexico were expected on the fire lin es today to join crews which already include Army, Air Force and National Guard personnel. One of the fires controlled Sunday was the 2,500 acre blaze that blocked U.S. high way 40 and drove a . thousand people from their homes in the area of Auburn. State foresters said about 20 buildings - including a half dozen homes were destroyed before the fire was contained. However, most of the resi dents of the area have return ed to their homes in the moun tain communitites of Monte Vista, Gold Run, Poverty Flat, Dutch Flat and Alta. . Also controlled was the smaller Bear River blaze along state highway 88 in Am ador county. Turn Mirrinn at 1 inu riming Tender Overturns Taft, Ore. (UPD Two em ployees of the Sause Brothers Towing Company were miss-j :ng and feared drowned today after a 22 -foot bar tender overturned in the treacherous breakers of Siletz Bay. Henry Sause Jr., president of the firm, was recuperating in a motel. Police here said the craft tipped over in the breakers while checking markers to figure out a course for the Columbia Queen, the ocean going tug that was beached Oct. 24. The tug had been pulled free of the spit, -but salvage crews were unable to get her back to sea. Missing were Ralph Hunt, skipper of "the Columbia Queen and Mel Jorgenson, her engineer. An air-sea rescue search was under way. A recent survey found that 36 per . cent of all Austrians between the ages of 18 and 29 play at least one musical instrument.' Concrete mixed witn iron ?re instead of .stone is used in Sweden's atomic research sta tion at Stusvik, south of Stockholm. CHARGE PLATE STORE MEMBER . Use your Medford Charge Plate for a complete medical record for tax purposes. WE FILL ALL PRESCRIPTIONS with unfailing accuracy from fresh stocks of pure, potent drugs. Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Daily . CLOSED SUNDAYS d? Green Stamps Main and Central FREE DELIVERY LTCMD 12" and 2' Mixed Big Double Loads Summer Prices . S & H Green Stamps MEDFORD FUEL CO. Telephone SP 2-21 11 Morse Raps Labor Bill; Not To Back Kennedy Nashville, Tenn.,ttJPD- Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) called the labor bill passed by the last Congress "the most vi cious piece of anti-union legis lation in history," and said he will offer a series of amend ments at the netft session. Morse, in an interview here Sunday, also said he will cam paign against Sen. John Ken nedy of Massachusetts if Ken nedy should win the Demo cratic presidential nomination. Andrea del Sarto, an early 16th century Florentine paint er, was the son of a tailor. o. OBD? 0&3 005 0 AND MATCHING BOX SPRINGS 510 firm, resilient coils, plus special body- U Mm' jrC balance center support! Pre-builf non- mMSSSf1 I 0fllll $T -Postvr is a PLUS with the U-M-m m Posturepedic "" EXTRA FIRM ... fo help your posture tlixr HllJ--'i wfli,e you p... Designed for Healtn Viirl LiMHrfSrTV JSjJPcombines extra-firm support with supreme sleeping comfort, iv Ui'S0 Never sags. Never slumps. That's why If helps correct and prevent iSV Z LiZ "morning backache". Sleep now with spine straight -muscles relaxed. Sj J long-wearing quality, priced to save! ml FULL OR TWIN S.2E $79.50 Matching Foundation $79.50 NOTHING TO BUY-JUST ENTER One Week ALL EXPENSE VACATION FOR TWO! at the fabulous FOUNTAINBLEAU HOTEL BY DELTA AIRLINES DIRECT TO MIAMI 2 OUR SPECIAL GIFT... FREE POSTUREPEDIC to be awarded to one of our lucky customer. LUCAS & TOWATO Furniture Hiway 99 Central Point Phone NO 4-1226
