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Rockefeller Strategy May Be Greatest in Political History Editor's nnt Thi I. h hlt and last in a series about Gov. Nel son A. Rockefeller of New York which spotlights his activities as a possible GOP presidential nomi nee. The following describes his political techniques. By JACK V. FOX New York - (UPD - A high New York Republican official was joking recently about what he call Nelson Rockefel ler's "secret weapon." "He may have hit on the greatest political strategy in history," the man said. "Or it could prove to be the worst. "It is simply to take an un equivocal position on an issue and back it up, no matter how unpopular it seems at first. He just doesn't give a damn. It is his idea of how problems should be approach ed and if that is fatal political ly - then so be it." Rockefeller's record as New York governor illustrates what he means. Tackled Deficit Immediately after his elec tion last year, he decided to tackle the state's perennial fi nancial deficit, head-on. As is his custom, he had an expert group make a study. They said the most effective, per haps the only answer, was a raise in the state income tax across the board. Rockefeller fave the word to raise taxes. There was an uproar among state' legislators in his own party.- They argued for some traditional alternative soak ing business or instituting some kind of hidden taxes or floating more bonds or just going through the motions and letting the deficit stand. "Nelson listened but he re fused to budge an inch," a Republican leader recalled. "He said so many businesses were already moving to New Jersey and elsewhere that New York couldn't afford to drive more out with greater taxes and thus lose jobs and further state income. . "He pushed, and to every one's amazement, he got the income tax through. He suc ceeded in making . a lot of people pretty mad. You'll re member he remarked he did n't expect dancing in the streets. But he thinks leaders have got to face issues square ly and make the people face them, too. That's how he is." Program Lays Egg Rockefeller's program for nuclear bomb shelters for vir tually every New Yorker laid an egg. The cost of back yard and basement shelters proved impractical and there were other objections- It is typical that Rockefeller didn't drop the plan but now has a new approach in the works. Someone asked hirrt recent ly what he .vould think if New York proved to be the only state attempting such a wide-sweeping shelter plan. "What I think is that there might be a great many more people moving to New York one day," he said wryly. "We even might stop California from passing us in popula tion." - Rockefeller inspires tre mendous devotion from those who work for him. Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson says the gov ernor has developed a unique governmental technique in his "task force" operations. He brings together the very best men available to work at no expense on a crash program, Wilson explained, and he keeps after them until they come up with a recommenda tion. There are now 45 separate groups working on New York state problems from those to be presented to the legislature in January to others still on theliorizon. Cutting It Short Rockefeller has said he in tends to get his legislative program, for 1960 "on the way" before he announces his decision on the candidacy. That is cutting it pretty short if he intends to make a fight in the spring primaries. One of the things that im mediately strikes you about Rockefeller's presi d e n-t i a 1 chances is that he appears to have no organization doing the spakewprk for a campaign to overtake Vice President Richard M. Nixon. In New York, a. group of amateurs led by the president of the Schenectady young Re publicans has incorporated a "Rockefeller for President" organization. It has neither MEDFORD Tribune 2nd SECTION MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1959 Pages 1 - 8 ic:::: : HEADON CRASH KILLS FIVE Adults and children are shown sprawled on high way near Mountain View, Calif., after grinding headon collision. Doctor, who happened to be passing by, is shown giving first aid. Four adults and a little girl were killed and five other persons injured. 6.5 Million Jrees Slated for Planting Salem The state reforest ation program for the com ing winter contemplates the planting of some 6,565,000 trees and the aerial seeding of 10,620 pounds of tree seed on state owned forest land coming under the jurisdiction of the state forestry depart ment, according to State For ester D. L. Phipps. Some 5,050,000 of the tree seedlings are to be planted in the Tillamook burn while 8,977. pounds-of tree seed will be aerially seeded in 'the same area, he added. The work will be done largely by crews working under the direction of the department and the 60-man parolee camp located on the South Fork of Wilson river, Phipps said. An addi tional million seedlings are to be planted under private con tract. The remaining 1,515,000 seedlings and 1,282 pounds of tree seed are to be used main ly in the reforestation of old burns in ten separate coun ties. -These'; include Clatsop, Lincoln, Klamath, Clackamas, Josephine, Linn, Benton. Douglas, Lake and Marion counties, Phipps indicated. 191 New Cases of TB in Portland Portland -(UPD- Dr. James T. Speros, vice president of the Oregon Tuberculosis and Health Association, said Wed nesday that Portland had 191 new cases of tuberculosis this year through Oct. 20. This is 24 more cases than for the same period of 1958. Dr. Speros, who also is TB control officer for Portland, said TB deaths increased in the city too; Twenty -four" vic tims were claimed in the first 10 months of this year com pared to 11 for the compar able 1958 period. Mobs in Cuba Beat and Stone Two Americans Havana-(UPD-Mobs of anti American Cubans beat and stoned U.S. photographer An drew St. George of Time-Life and threatened United Press International photo grapher Joseph Folinus Wednesday. The attacks came during demonstrations touched off by a false report that missing army commander Maj. Camilo Cienfugeos had been found. The two Americans were were attacked by mobs shout ing "American newspapermen not welcome herej' "go home, Yankee," anl "to the wall'V, a eference to the firing squad. St. George said he was at tacked while attempting to photograph a" mob assault on a loudspeaker truck broad casting President Osvaldo Dorticos' announcement that the report on Cienfuegos was not officially confirmed. He said he was stoned and then pulled down from atop an automobile where he was taking pictures and punched in the body. Police came to his rescue and hustled him through the crowd, some of whom still tried to strike him. A mob followed him to the police station where a pla toon of . guards took up sta tions outside to prevent any one from entering. , An - angry mob also sur rounded Folinus """shouting anti-American slogans. Folin us replied. to the. threats in German and the demonstra tors moved off. Rockefeller's - approval nor disapproval and it is devoid of really influential New York party members. Rockefeller has no really outstanding party champion in Washington. U S. Sen. Ja cob Javits and some other New York congressmen are backing his candidacy but there is no real momentum in the capital to match Nixon's strength in national councils. Out across the country, the picture is pretty much the same. Support of Small Group In Wisconsin, where anoth er important primary will be held in April, Rockefeller has the support only of a small and relatively unimportant group of Republican workers. Nixon has the state GOP or ganization well tied up. Rockefeller is well aware that he is far behind Nixon within the Republican organi zation. He is unorthodox but he is not naive. His trip to California this week (?) mayi furnish him with his best' guidance as to whether it is hopeless to take on Nixon. . And from the aura of confi dence that surrounds the men around Rockefeller, you would think his chances are very good. NIKITA MEETS EDITOR Moscow-flJPD-Soviet .Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev met Wednesday with United Arab Republic editor Salah Salem and was reported to have told him Soviet-UAR relations will improve. "I am confident that relations between the two countries will regain their friendly character and their strength," Salem said. Talent Firemen Called to Blaze Talent-A flue fire in the attic of Norris Grocery, Old Pacific highway, was extin guished by the Talent Rural fire . department Wednesday morning. Damage was confined to the attic area with some smoke and water.damage in the store area".' - Rural fir e'm e n reported that the" department's pump er broke down following the fire and a truck arrived under a mutual aid agreement from the Ashland fire department. The fire was reported out by the time the second truck an rived. NOVELIST DIES Princeton, N.J.-ttJPD-I. A. R. Wylie, novelist, poet and short story writer,' died Wednesday of a heart attack. She was 74. GP Health Officer Replacement Sought Grants Pass - The Grants Pass Realty board passed a resolution Tuesday asking the Josephine county court to re place the county health offi cer, Dr. C. W. Dewey, "at the earliest opportunity." Those attending the meet ing Tuesday noon at the Red woods hotel heard complaints against the physician for his conduct of the health officer position. . County Judge Raymond Lathrop and Commissioner Louis Ringuette, both of whom attended the luncheon by invitation, gave no imme diate indication of what ac tion the county court might take. It's later than you think - Order NOWI Name Imprinted CHRISTMAS CARDS OVER 35 ALBUMS TO CHOOSE FROM ON THE BALCONY AT t I BOOKS GIFTS RECORDS 8 OPEN TONIGHT TIL , Soviet steel mills produced an estimated 60,500,000 tons of steel in 1958. Bruce Bauer Lumber Co. The Builditorium 765 S. Riverside SP 2-6211 Wo Down Payment! 1 Two NEW' Lint trap's inside the door easy to reach and empty AUTOMATIC DRYER USD95 I m a r i i . , ty w Model DS-60 only . . Full Sweep of Radiant Haat Giant heating ele ment spreads heat from top to bottom of the drum, dries everything thoroughly, safely and faster, too. 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