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I ' I n n Dt o r Oil Offic STORM LITTERS STREET rescue truck makes its way down a storm strewn street at Camp Ellis, Maine, going to the aid of several families who were cut off High Tides, Meavy Snow Salter New England States Boston - (UPD - Nine persons were dead and property dam age exceeded $1 million today from a savage nor'easter which lashed New England : Hundreds of persons were forced to flee their coastal homes in Maine and Massa chusetts when abnormally high tides flowed through streets, inundating cellars and yards, A second storm added another three inches or more of snow behind the tempest which dumped up to 16 inches of. snow in northern New England and ravaged coastal areas Tuesday with gale-whip ped record high tides ; New England was belted by the northern half of a storm which had raged through the Midwest and then split in two as it whirled East. ; Heavy, wet snow downed power lines and stalled traffic Carstensen Named Counly Engineer ; Robert , J. Carstensen was appointed new county eng ineer by the Jackson county court yesterday afternoon. Cartensen will replace Paul Rynning, who retires Jan. 1. Carstensen has been his as sitant. " Carstensen is former Grants Pass city engineer. Previously he was employed in the Med- ford city engineer's office for one year and as assistant Grants Pass city engineer. Carstensen is a corporate member of the Professional Engineers of Oregon and the National Society of Profes- the National Society ional Engineers. He is mar ried and has three daughters. He and his family live at 560 Garfield St., Medford. Carstensen was born in Klamath Falls and attended Klamath Falls schools. He served for three years as Nav al Ordinanceman in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, and received his bachelor of sci ence degree in civil engineer ing from Oregon State college ' in 1953. Atomic Submarine Joins Naval Fleet Groton, Conn. (UPD The Polaris missile - firing atomic submarine George Washing ton, packing a counter-punch which could all but annihilate an aggressor nation, joined the fleet today; C o m m i s s ioning of the George Washington, the first of nine such subs to go on active duty, was hailed by Vice Adm. Thomas S. Combs as "opening the door on a new era in national power, the national power for peace." Woman, 93, Found In Rugged Rogue Area Gold Beach-OIPD-A 93-year-old woman, missing over Bight in the rugged Rogue river timber country near here, was found this morn ing by her grandson and another man.' Mrs. Angie Hawkins disap peared late Tuesday from the home of her grandson. Gar land Moore, at Widdeburn. Russia Accuses U.S. Of Underground Tests Moscow (DPD The Soviet Union accused the United States today of having con ducted underground" nuclear explosions' and of breaking faith with an East-West mora torium on underground atom ic tests. Dales Not Named The accusation came in an editorial in Pravda, official newspaper of the Soviet Com munist party. The editorial did not say when the alleged underground tests took place but it said U.S. actions "can hardly be considered an indi cation of a love of peace." - Washington sources said A civil defense in central and northern New England but it was the higher-than-normal new moon tides backed by winds up to 40 miles per hour which spread havoc along the region's coast line. Boston, spared heavy snow fall by temperatures above freezing, was hit by the high est tides since 1851. Breakers battered sea walls from Maine to Rhode Island and waves of salt water overspread wharves, roads and low-lying homes. Even higher tides were fore cast today but the weather bureau said their impact would be lessened by dimin ished wind. The Red Cross, Salvation Army, Civil Defense, police, firemen and Coast Guard rescued hundreds of persons stranded in their homes which were menaced by tides. Hard- hit were Rever, Hull, Cohas- Neuberger Not in Presidential Race Portland - (DPD - Sen. Rich ard 1,'. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said Tuesday night that if his name was placed on the Oregon presidential primary ballot he would avail himself "of every available word in the English1 language to repudiate and renounce any such - ef fort." Neuberger told a Young Democrats banquet that Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.) recently predicted that his name would be placed on the ballot. . He said, "It is obvious that I am not a bona fide candidate for President, nor would I dishonor the great and noble office by pretending . I was such a candidate." Neuberger said the primary should be used in the national interest and not for narrow or selfish personal purposes. Second Wing Being Built on The Mall 'Construction of the second wing of The Mall, a general office building, located at 1005 East Main St., started this week, and will be completed early next spring, according to William Brooks, co-owner. The wing will be built at an estimated cost of $48,000, Brooks said. The first wing, which is now in use, was com pleted last July, and the third and final wing is scheduled for construction next summer. When completed the three wings will form a U-shaped one-story building which will have provision for a 200-car off-street parking lot. . ' The Mall 1005 Inc., of which Brooks is a member, is the owner of the building. All three units will be built with cedar and redwood. Portland - (DPD - Mrs. Mar shall Dana, wife of the Port land business and civic lead er, is in serious condition in a local hospital after a fall at the family home near Oregon City. the United States had not ex ploded an atom bomb under ground or elsewhere for 14 months. Geneva Talks Wrecked The Communist newspaper also accused the United States of having wrecked the Geneva nuclear talks,, bogged down for more than a year, by sup plying West Germany with atomic arms. The editorial, signed by Vladimir Zhukov, referred to President Eisenhower's an nouncement Tuesday that the United States did not intend to extend the U.S. moratorium on nuclear weapon tests. " by high seas that battered beachfront homes Tuesday. Abnormally high tides flooded sea coast areas and heavy snows swept New England. (UPI Telephoto) set and Scituate in Massachu setts and Ogunquit and York Beach in Maine. Thompson Takes Stand in Trial In Circuit Court Donald M. Thompson, 36, of Klamath Falls, who is charged with the robbery of a Safeway store here last Sept. 7. was cross - examined this morning by District At torney Thomas J. Reeder in a circuit court jury trial here. Thompson testified that dur ing the last 10 years he had received 'substantial earn ings" of $12,000 to $14,000 each year. A large amount of money from past earnings and various investments was kept in the house, Thompson said. Part of this money was placed in a checking account from time to time for family ex penses, he explained. Questioned on Deposits .Reeder also questioned Thompson on a series of bank deposits made in September. They were made in groups of daily deposits, Reeder point ed out. Thompson said he made the deposits when it was convenient to him. Thompson was on the wit ness stand for two hours yes terday, tie was able to ac count. for- his . whereabouts throughout"" Labor Day when $2,700 was taken from the Safeway store in the Medford Shopping Center during a holdup. ....... Thompson's testimony yes terday afternoon consisted of what he had eaten on Sept. 7, work he had done on his acreage near Klamath Falls, who was visiting him, a tele phone ; conversation . incident involving Thompson's daugh ter and boy friend, a visit by relatives and a trip to Oregon Technical Institute. Robbed in Evening The robbery occurred be tween 8 and 9 p.m. Sept. 7, according to police records. During the cross-examination this morning, one of Thompson's two attorneys, Richard C. Beesley, Klamath Falls, had Thompson walk in front of the jury showing both profiles and then turn facing and with back to the jury of seven women and five men. - Testifying yesterday wire John Franklin Barger, one of the managers of the store; Frank Barnes, a clerk in the store; John Sedey, a customer in the store; Capt. Lyle Har rell, of state police head quarters, Salem; Medford Po lice Chief Charles P. Cham plin, Medford Police Detec tive Lt. Lyle Perkins, Art Nordquist, store manager; a representative of the First National Bank of Oregon, Klamath Falls branch, and Thompson. 4' A AWAITS HEARING Helmuth Mainardy, 19, with his father. West German NATO aide Capt. George Mainardy (right photo) was charged with attempted rape by a Brooklyn, N. Y, court. Mainardy denied the charges that he attacked Mrs. Joan Sendel, 35, shown with her, husband. Patrolman Earl Sendel (left photo). The boy was paroled in his lather s custody. It is. not known whether ne can plead diplomatic im munity in view of his father's post as NATO military attache in Washington. Regional Edition 'No Progress' Made in Portland Newspaper Strike Plans Continue for Third Publication Portland (DPD "No prog ress" was made Tuesday in the seventh joint negotiating session held since the start of Portland's newspaper strike Nov. 10. Federal Mediator Elmer Williams said that although no progress was made "both parties clarified their posi tions on two or three issues." He declined to name the issues. Further meetings are subject to call by Williams or by either the striking Stereo- typers Union or the Oregon Journal and the Oregonian. Third Paper Planned Meanwhile, labor union of ficials agreed to support plans for a third daily newspaper here to be financed by sale of stock. The proposed publi cation has been tentatively named the Portland Daily News. The plan was discussed at a meeting of business agents and secretaries of all unions in the area. It was announced at the meeting that heads of international newspaper un ions will meet here early next month to discuss financing a new paper. Portland's two established dailies have published a com bined newspaper since the stereotypers' union went on strike and other craft unions refused to cross the picket lines. . Bids Received for New Police Cars . A special city council meet ing has been called for Thurs day at 1 p.m. in the council chambers to consider bids re ceived for four city police cars. Four bids were received this morning on four vehicles with automatic transmission. Previous bids on five police cars had been - rejected be cause the trade-in allowance on the old vehicles was hot considered high enough. According to city officials today, the department was re taining the Pontiac with auto matic transmission, trading in the four other automobiles used in traffic patrol work. Submitting bids this morn ing were Courtesy Chevrolet, Crater Lake Motors, DeLeigh Motors, and Lea Motors. WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy to night with valley fog forming by 'sunup Thursday. Partial clearing Thursday afternoon. Continued cold. Low tonight 20 25. High. Thursday 35. Temp. Highest Yesterday 31 Lowest this Morning 27 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 01 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today ,, 4:47 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow . 7:41 a.m. Moonset tonight . C:26 p.m. First Quarter Jan. 5 PROMINENT CONSTELLATION Cassiopeia, high in the north at moonset, will be sinking in the northwest at midnight. This group of stars is visible in the northern sky every clear night of the year. EDF0RD MEDFORD, OREGON, GOVERNOR DIES Gov. Clinton A. Clauson of Maine, above, died in Augusta today. Clauson, 64, a Democrat, prob ably died of a heart attack or a cerebral hemorrhage, his physician said. Senate Presi dent John H. Reed, 37, weal thy Aroostock farmer from Fort Fairfield, will succeed to the governorship. Reed is a Republican. (UPI Telephoto) Cold Front Brings Snow to Valley Core of a "cold trough" which left an inch of snow on the ground throughout the valley was expected to go past this area today but continued cool temperatures still are forecast. Driving on the roads and highways was to remain haz ardous because of freezing temperatures. Snowfall between 4:50 and 6:20 a.m. today left a thin layer of white on the ground. Heavier fall started about 8:50 a.m. and continued until late morning. The U.S. weath er' bureau, station at the air port foresaw only a few flur ries this afternoon. State police said this morn ing' that chains were required on the Siskiyous, and advised on the Green Springs. Three to four inches of snow were reported on the Siskiyous and Green Springs. There was snow , on Highway 99 over the mountains north of Grants Pass .'through Canyon Creek pass. A trace of snow was re ported on Oregon mountain on Highway 199. Cave Junction on Highway 199 had rain and snow. Chains also are required on Highway 99 as far south as Yreka , the California high way patrol said. Fiji Islands Feel Fury of Hurricane Suva, Fiji-(DPD-The howling winds of a South Pacific hur ricane killed one man and in jured six in the Fiji Islands Tuesday night and buffeted ocean liners nearing this British colonial capital. Man Shot To Death In Portland Hotel Portand -(UPD- A man tenta tively identified as Charles Redd was shot to death in a hotel today and police said it apparently was a case of homicide. W&Zk' t1 wagf it i WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Ike To Deliver State of Union Message Jan. 7 Budget, Economic Messages To Follow Augusta, Ga. - (UPD - Presi dent Eisenhower will deliver his State of the Union Message in person to a joint session of Congress Jan. 7, the vacation White House announced to day. His budget, expected to call for federal spending of about $81 billion, will go to Con gress Jan. 18 followed by his annual economic report two days later. Report Denied A White House spokesman denied as "completely cock eyed" a columnist's report that Gov. Nelson A. Rockefel ler of New York bowed out as a candidate for the Repub lican presidential nomination under pressure from Eisen hower. The schedule of presidential messages was announced after Eisenhower conferred with two of his White House aides, Presidential Assistant Wilton B. Persons and Dr. Malcolm Moos, a presidential speech writer, who flew here from Washington early this morn ing. To Discuss Budget White House Press Secre tary James C. Hagerty said the President and his two aides spent about two and one- half hours going over a draft of the State of the Union Mes sage. It was announced that Bud get Director Maurice H. Stans and other White House aides would fly here Saturday to confer with. Eisenhower about the budget message. ; ' Lee Ohmarf Out Of Treasurer Race Salem-(UPD - Lee Ohmart, Salem realtor and former state senator, has taken him self out of contention for the state treasurer's position. Ohmart said that business commitments would make his acceptance of the position im possible. He added "press re ports that Gov. Hatfield was being urged to appoint me . . . are very gratifying . . ." State Treasurer Sig Unan der is resigning soon to ac cept appointment to the Fed eral Maritime Board. Gov. Mark Hatfield said that "it is fitting that Sig Unander's long and laudable record of public service . . . should ' be recognized by the national administration." Diplomats, Herter Discuss Conference ' Washington (UPD Top level western diplomats met with Secretary of State Christian A. Herter today to begin pre liminary planning for the summit conference in Paris starting May 16. West German Ambassador Wilhelm G. Grewe, French Ambassador Herve Alphand and British Prime Minister V. Viscount Hood met with Her ter for more than a half hour to discuss what they described as "procedural questions" and to organize themselves into a steering committee to co-ordinate preliminary planning for the Paris conference. Steel Mediation Efforts Postponed Washington (UPD Federal Mediation Director Joseph F. Finnegan today indefinitely postponed mediation efforts in the steel dispute. He accused both sides of being stubborn. Finnegan said he would get in touch with union and man agement officials next week to explore the possibilities of ar ranging further negotiations. Finnegan issued a statement charging that management and union were not willing to compromise now because they are too busy campaigning for votes in a government con ducted poll of the steelwork ers next month. New York (UPD The Trans port Workers Union has ex tended to 5 a.m., Jan. 1, the deadline for a bus and sub way strike in New York. Tribune 30, 1959 Mm is Talk late Moscow-TP D-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev today accepted the western invitation for a summit conference in Paris May 16. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko invited the American, British and French ambassadors to the Foreign Ministry this afternoon io give them Khrushchev's reply to the letters of the three western leaders of Dec. 28, delivered Tuesday. The text of Khrushchev's reply was not made public immediately. The date agreed upon was a compromise. A western proposal thai the meeting start April 27 proved too close to May 1, the main Soviet national holiday. A Soviet counter-proposal for either April 21 or May 4 conflicted with a Commonwealth meeting in London and with a visit to the United States by Gen. Charles de Gaulle of France. Injunction Won't Be Issued Against Irrigation District An injunction will not be issued against the Eagle Point Irrigation district, Circuit Judge James M. Main said yesterday afternoon A hearing on the injunction concluded after its eighth day yesterday. Mrs. Ann Todd, her hus band, Howard, Paul Conrad, ritz Carlson, and Herman Hig- day, all EFID water users, sought the injunction against the district to prevent it from discharging 100 cubic feet of water per second through its Neil creek siphon. In his verbal opinion deliv ered after the end of cross-ex amination and testimony Judge . Main said "The court feels it has no right to re strain the- district from doing what they contemplate, as the acts they do contemplate do ing are the lawful exercise of rights that have been delegat ed to the board by the legisla ture. Not Be Warranted "The court would not be warranted in issuing an in junction unless it was clearly established by the preponder ance of evidence that placing 100 cubic feet per second through the siphon would or could not be done safely. The court must conclude the plain tiffs have failed to establish by a preponderance of evi dence that placing 100 cubic feet per second through the siphon would or could not be done safely. The court must Arrest of Cubans Ends Conspiracy Havana (UPD The arrest of 37 Cubans, including a U.S. educated sugar planter, has smashed a vast conspiracy against the government of Premier Fidel Castro, it was reported today. Army intelligence agents said the arrests frustrated plans to terrorize the nation with a campaign of sabotage and murder. : , i At the same time, the pro government newspaper Corn bate carried new reports of an impending invasion, saying that anti-Castro forces armed! by the Guatemalan govern-' Cuba. High Court Rules On Larceny Cases Salem-IUPD-The State Su preme Court ruled today Ihat a penitentiary inmate com mitted under the larceny statute involving less than $75 was lawfully convicted and sentenced. The decision sets a preced ent for other inmates who sought transfer to county authorities by similar suits. At least 10 other similar cases are pending and some 80 inmates with similar con vicitions are involved. , Today's ruling was in "the case of Raymond D. Lilly who filed suit against Prison War den Clarence T. Gladden. Vatican City - (UPD - Pope John XXIII said today that the rights of the Roman Cath olic Church in the teaching of youth comes before the rights of the state. No. 237 conclude the plaintiffs have failed to establish by a pre ponderance of evidence the is sues set out in their com plaint. "Testimony does not show that damage will result to the siphon or related facilities of the district if 100 cubic feet per second is forced through the siphon. The court conclud es from testimony of all the witnesses that damage is more apt to occur if less than the maximum amount of wa ter is run through the siphon, because then the siphon will entrain air and will cause it to leak and to vibrate." Cause Extra Damage ' Howard Todd testified it would cause extra damage to the siphon to operate it for a full year. That is a matter for the district directors to deter mine, Judge Main said. Todd was the only witness called by those seeking the injunction who testified how much water the siphon could safely carry. He said it could not carry more than 75 cubic feet ' per second safely, the judge pointed out. David Hendrix, county wa- termaster; Ted Flurry, dis trict manager, Philip Hum phreys, California Oregon Power company production superintendent, and Wilbur Warren, Copco's chief engin eer, all testified that the si phon could safely carry 100 cubic feet per second. Other Testimony Some of them testified that they could not get 100 cubic feet per second through the siphon, but that if they could, it would safely carry that amount. "It is apparent that the dis trict will be required to put that much water through the siphon and related facilities to prove up on their irrigation permit, and also on their per mit for the generation of elec tricity. The contemplated ac tion by the board of directors is the exercise of lawful ac tion on their part," the judge ruled. 'Oh, That's Only Minnesota Democrat's Hat Tossed Into Ring Plans to Enter Primaries Told Washington - (UPI - Sen. Hu bert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) announced formally today that he is running for the Democratic presidential nomi nation. He will enter primary contests in Wisconsin, Oregon, South Dakota, and the District of Columbia. Humphrey said he would "like to enter other primar ies" but is faced with the problem of "limited" financial resources. No Illusions "I have no illusions about my quest for the Democratic presidential nomination," he said in a statement at the opening of a news conference. "It will be an uphill fight" In response to Questions. Humphrey: -Avoided making a flat statement on whether he would accept the vice presi dential spot on the Democrat ic ticket if his presidential bid fails. Can Beat Nixon , -Described two Dotential rivals, Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Adlai E. Stev enson, as "good friends." Ask ed if he considered Stevenson a competitor for the nomina tion, the Minnesota n replied: "Not particularly." -Said he could win a con test with Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon. -Said the withdrawal of New York Gov. Nelson Rocke feller from the GOP nomina tion was "a plus for the Demo crats." Predicts Farm Revolt -Predicted "an agricultural farm revolt" against the Re publicans in 1960. Of the GOP in general, he commented: "No amount of political pan cake make-up will cover the Republican warts. They are there." The senator described him self as the candidate' of "the plain people of this country. Humphrey also said he is prompted to seek the I960 nomination of his party be cause he believes he can make a contribution to the nation's safety , and security "through formulation of a foreign policy based on the real strengths of our people." Little Car Turns , . Over Near Talent; Contains Reporter When a reporter can't find news, he makes it. Mail Tribune Reporter Bob Walters was en route io Ashland on his daily "beat" this morning and nothing was happening. Then Walters touched the brakes of his foreign made car and found him self upside down in the ditch. Three men stopped, lifted Walters through the window of the car, the four of them righted the little vehicle, and Walters con tinued on his way to Ash land, uninjured but "shakey." H e telephoned to the news room: "Nothing to re port from Ashland. Just a minor accident near Tal ent." For Nice People" Si. LMM PtO-DMMtC k
