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MONKEY TAKES RIDE Miss Sam, a 212 -year-old rhesus
monkey, risked her life in a violent rocket ride today to
pioneer space-safety devices for human beings. Miss Sam,
shown being fitted into a net-like suit prior to the journey,
was rocketed miles into space aboard a Mercury satellite
capsule from the Wallops,
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Monkey Mas
ftockef Ride
tat Spas
Wallops Island, Va. (UPD
A female monkey named Miss
Sam survived "apparently in
good condition" a violent ride
into space today in a test of
escape equipment which may
someday save the life of a
human astronaut.
Miss Sam was boosted to an
altitude of more than 9
miles in a launching at -the
Wallops Station of the Nation
al Aeronautics and Space Ad
ministration. Capsule Recovered
The one-ton capsule, similar
to the one which will carry a
Mercury astronaut into orbit
in 1961, was recovered from
the Atlantic ocean by a Ma
rine Corps helicopter 10 min
utes after launching.
The capsule was returned
to Wallops Island. 'Automatic
monitoring equipment inside
the bio-pack in which Miss
Sam rode, showed that she
was alive and apparently in
good condition.
Officials said it would take
about two hours to open the
bio-pack.
After a physical examina
tion, a drink of water, and a
meal Miss Sam will be flown
to her home, the School of
Aviation Medicine at Brooks
Air Force Base, San Antonio,
Tex.
'Completely Successful'
An official reported that
early information indicated
that the entire experiment
was "completely successful."
He said the Little Joe boost
er, being used here is a series
of Project Mercury tests, hurl-
Kennedy Enters
Wisconsin Race
Milwaukee, Wis.-(UPD - Sen.
John Kennedy (D-Mass.) plac
ed himself in the Wisconsin
presidential primary -today
against Sen. Hubert Humph
rey (D-Minn.) and admitted
that a decisive defeat for
either could spell the end of
his presidential hopes.
Kennedy's declaration
means he and Humphrey will
meet April 5 in the first direct
contest between the only two
declared candidates for the
Democratic presidential nom
ination. Kennedy flew to Om
aha, where he was expected
to announce that he also will
enter the Nebraska primary
May 10.
Portland Newspapers Plan Return To
Independent Operation in Near Future
Portland - (UPD - Portland's
two daily newspapers, which
have combined in publication
since a Stereotypers strike
last Nov. 10, will return to
independent operation as
soon as possible," the Oregon
Advertising Club was told
Wednesday.
Three Steps Taken
D S Haines and w. K.
Morrish, labor negotiators for
the Oregon Journal and the
Oregonian. respectively, said
Va., test station of the National
(UPI Telephoto)
ed Miss Sam and her one-ton
capsule to an altitude of 36,-
500 feet before the escape
equipment was actuated.
Building Dollar
Volume Increases
Medford had the second
largest dollar volume of con
struction in Oregon last year,
according to the statistical de
partment ' of Equitable Sav?
ings and Loan, Association,
Portland.
Total dollar volume in Med
ford was $10,863,219, an in
crease of 88 per cent over
1958'$ total, the association
said. Portland ranked first
with a total volume of $55,
222,905, a 34 per cent de
crease from the 1958 volume
of $83,826,290.
Medford's total in 1958 was
$5,778,527, the association
noted.
Of the total last year, dwell
ings accounted for a volume
of $2,686,600, an 18 per cent
increase of the 1958 total of
$2,271,911.
Ashland's dollar volume
volume total of $1,845,665
last year was an increase of
175 per cent over 1958's
$670,922. Grants Pass total
last year was $1,316,810, an
increase of, 12 per cent over
$1,170,810 in 1958, the as
sociation reported.
Total dwelling value in
Ashland last ye.r was $660,
900, a 98 per cent rise over
1958's $333,600, and in Grants
Pass it was $757,350 last year
an increase of 16 per cent
over the $650,650 in 1958.
The totals are based on the
number of building permits
issued, and the values noted
in the permits, the associ
ation said.
Dutton Rd. Residence
Destroyed by Fire
Camp White - The Jeff
Horn residence on Dutton rd.
burned about 2 p.m. yester
day. The small home was report
ed a total loss.
A Central Point rural fire
district truck was sent for
standby service since the
property was on the edge of
the district. The fire may have
started from the flue, it was
said. '
Rival firemen were called
aboit 4:10 p.m. yesterday
when a flue fire occurred at
the Julia Kelley home on Wil
low Springs rd.
three steps were being taken
toward separation of the
newspapers.
They include new auto
matic typesetting equipment
to be installed in the Journal
plant in February, the comple
tion of a $170,000 rehabilita
tion program at the Journal
and the training of personnel
to operate the two newspapers
"efficiently and separately."
Haines, referring to the tra
ditional rivalry between the
Morse Will Ask
!
Investigation
Of Newspapers
'Union-Busting'
Publishers Target
Washington - (UPD - S e n .
Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) says he
will introduce a resolution
shortly calling for a Senate
investigation of "certain
union-busting newspaper pub
lishers." Morse said he would ask
the Senate Labor Committee
to look into what he called
"anti-labor practices" of cer
tain publishers.
He told the Senate Wednes
day night that the 11-week-old
newspaper strike in Port
land offered "the pilot case"
for such an inquiry. But he
said the investigation should
not be limited to that dispute.
Supply Source Told
Morse also claimed he had
evidence concerning "a busi
ness organization which sup
plies professional strikebreak
ers to newspapers." He charg
ed that such "strikebreakers"
had been sent into Portland
from such places as Florida,
Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio
and Massachusetts.
The use ' of "strike insur
ance by publisners also
should be investigated, he
said.
Morse said his state is much
concerned about the strike
against the Portland Oregon
ian and Oregon Journal. "If
the Newhouse newspaper dy
nasty" succeeds in breaking
the strike, Morse said it will
encourage other "anti-labor
employers "in the state to try
to destroy their unions."
Samuel I. Newhouse of New
York is owner of the Oregon
ian. Not Friendly
Morse said the two Port
land papers had not been
friendly toward him sinoe
1952, the year he quit the Re
publican party.
"They have been sticking
their poisonous editorial pens
into my blood for some years
now," he said.
"It is about time the people
of Oregon are relieved of the
news monopoly of the Ore
gbnian and" Joarnal,"he-add-
ed. "They are tired of their
one-sided policies."
Jury Deliberating
Condemnation Case
The jury in the state high
way condemnation suit in
volving property owned by
Richard H. and Genora Long
near Rogue River started de
liberating shortly after 11
o'clock this morning in circuit
court.
Final testimony was heard
Wednesdav afternoon with
final arguments and instruc
tions to the jury given this
morning. Testifying Wednes
day were Cap C. Vandagrift,
Medford real estate man and
appraiser, and James Robbins
Jr., Eugene real estate man
Both, testifying for the
state, said the Long's Rogue
River front property would
bring the highest price as resi
dential lots.
The plaintiffs are asking
$37,609.30 for the 3.8 acres
of property to be used for
the new highway 99 freeway
right-of-way. The state had
offered them $22,750 for the
land located near Evans Creek
and between the railroad
tracks and the Rogue river.
The case, heard by Judge
James M. Main, started Tues
day. WEATHER
FORECAST: Considerable
cloudiness tonight and Friday.
Occasional rain tonight. A few
scattered showers Friday. Low
tonight 40. High Friday 48.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday ..... 54
Lowest this Morning ... 48
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today S:10 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:35 a.m.
Moonrise tomorrow ..1:33 a.m.
New Moon Jan. 27
Orion now rises before sunset,
is in the southeast at 7:25 p.m.,
due south at 9:43 p.m.
and in the southwest at mid
night. Orion has more bright
stars than any other constel
lation. newspapers, said we are
dealing at arms length with
each other. But we are co
operating with the Oregonian
and they are cooperating with
us.
Want To Be Sure
"We want to be sure that
the editions will come out on
schedule and that they will
be good papers. When we are
sure, that is the moment we
will separate," he added.
Regional Edition
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30 Pages
PAUL RYNNING
Files for Position
Former County
Engineer Files
For Commissioner
Paul B. Rynning, who re
cently retired as county en
gineer after holding that po
sition for 35 years, filed today
for county commissioner on
the Republican ticket.
He had announced last
week that he intended to file
for the position of county
surveyor, a position normally
appointed by the county en
gineer.
Rynning said today that
since his earlier announce
ment he had been approached
by various persons for him to
file for the county commis
sioner position. The seat on
the county court is currently
held by Ralph James, Demo
crat, who filed last week for
reelection.
The former county engineer
worked as a consulting en
gineer for the county prior to
his appointment Jan. 1, 1925,
and aided in fhe development
of Crater Lake, Green Springs
and Jacksonville - Applegate
highways. As a member of the
Association of American Road
Builders, -Rynning served as
president of the county and
local roads division. He is on
the association's board of
directors.
Rynning is the first Repub
lican and non- - incumbent to
file for election. Deadline for
filing a petition for the May
20 primary election is March
11.
PUC Orders Penalty
Against Wilson
A $17,000 penalty was or
dered assessed Wednesday by
Public Utility Commissioner
Jonel C. Hill against Steven
O. Wilson, Camp White motor
carrier, for exceeding his per
mit authority.
The complaint was brought
by James E. Singleton, PUC
transportation director, who
charged that Wilson on 17 oc
casions transported machinery
in the Medford area in viola
tion of his PUC authority.
The PUC said Wilson's com
mon carrier permit is restrict
ed to transportation of rough
or planed lumber including
shingles from point of origin
to mill, railyard or shipping
point and movement of logs of
which he is the owner.
"At The Next Sound The Time Will Be
Later Than You Think"
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MEDFORD,
Missile Launched
From Undisclosed
Soviet Land Site
7,766 Miles Said
Covered in Flight
Moscow - (UPD - The Soviet
Union announced today it
fired a multistage super-rocket
7,766 miles to within a mile
and a quarter of its target in
the Central Pacific testing
grounds Wednesday night
(Moscow time).
The rocket was launched
from an undisclosed site with
in the vast Soviet land mass,
in what the official Soviet
Tass News Agency said was
the first in a series of shots
aimed at "realizing space
flights toward the planets of
the solar system."
Partially Burned Up
The giant missile's last
power stage, traveling at a
speed of 16,156 miles an hour,
entered "the dense layers of
the atmosphere at an altitude
of 50 to 60 miles and sub
sequently disintegrated and
partially burned up," the Tass
announcement said.
The nose cone of the last
stage -was tracked down into
the water by specially equip
ped Soviet ships stationed in
the area about 1,100 miles
southwest of the Hawaiian
Islandsr -- v- -
Hits Near Target Area
'As a result of, measure
ments it was established that
the rocket fell less than two
kilometers (1.243 miles) away
from the predetermined point,
which confirms the high pre
cision of the rocket's guiding
system," Tass said.
The announcement was the
first official word from the
Russians that they had blasted
a king-sized rocket into the
Central Pacific area, although
they had announced Jan. 9
that they planned tests there
in the period between Jan. 15
and Feb. 15.
Citizens Award
Banquet Tonight
Ashland - Distinguished
Citizens awards will be pre
sented at a banquet at the Oak
Knoll Country club here to
night. ,
Sponsors of the banquet
are the Ashland Chamber of
Commerce, the Ashland Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce
and the Kiwanis club. Awards
to be presented include the
Junior Distinguished Citizen,
the Senior Distinguished Citi
zen and the Man of Year.
Dr. Marshall Woodell of
Southern Oregon college will
speak, and Ben Lombard will
be master of ceremonies.
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OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, I960
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GOP GATHERING Peter
man of the Oregon Republican Central com- Valley Country club last night. He is shown
mittee, spoke at a meeting of local party above at the rostrum. (Knackstedt Photo)
Announcements Are
Highlight of GOP
Meeting in Medford
! J. he announcement,' ol a
candidacy and a Republican
party appointment highlight
ed a talk by Oregon Republi
can Central committee chair
man Peter Gunnar at the
Rogue Valley Country club
last night.
Gunnar announced that
Paul Rynning, who recently
retired as Jackson county en
gineer, said he would be a
Republican candidate for
county commissioner.
(County Commissioner Ralph
James, Democrat, recently
filed for reelection.)
The state chairman also an
nounced that Don Stathos,
who recently resigned as
Jackson County Republican
Central committee chairman,
has been appointed state sec
retary of the party.
Gunner's talk ran the
gamut of a pre-election pep
rally, raising his audience to
a high pitch of enthusiasm by
citing growth in leadership,
platform and past accomp
lishments of the party on both
state and national level.
Starts in Courthouse
"Party concern starts at the
courthouse," Gunnar empha
sized. "Look at the Demo
cratic resurgence in Oregon
in recent years."
"The Republican part has
the leadership and the issues.
We have experienced and vig
orous leadership in depth,"
he stressed.
The Republicans have a
sound and forward looking
program while the Democrats
are divided in spirit, with no
leadership in depth, Gunnar
remarked.
The Grand Old Party's tra
ditional slogan is peace and
prosperity with justice and
freedom, the state party
chairman said. The task of
Mark Hatfield, Republican
governor of Oregon, Gunnar
stated, has been finding the
right man for the right job at
the right time. As Hatfield
leads on the state level, so
Vice President Richard Nixon
leads on the national level as
Republican presidential can
didate, he declared.
Shows Leadership
"Nixon has shown his lead
ership ability in trips to
Poland, Russia and South
America, and his vast experi
ence on the domestic level.
He has extreme tact and real
qualifications," Gunnar said.
"He led the country from the
vice president's chair while
France Closes Off
Sahara Test Site
Paris (UPD - France today
closed off its Sahara atomic
bomb test zone to aerial flight
for 12 hours, effective at 9:45
pjn. (p.s.t.) today.
Tribune
Hostage
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Gunnar, chair- leaders and
the president i was i ilL He
joined in the settlement - of
the recent steel strike."
"Only possible national
leader the Democrats have is
Sen. Lynden Johnson, and
his leadership is nothing to
write home about," the chair
man declared. Democratic
leadership is anything but a
success. Examples of Demo
cratic governors are Soapy
Williams, whose state of
Michigan is deep in debt,
Faubus of Arkansas and Long
of Louisiana."
Governor Hatfield, Gunnar
said, has sought to fulfill his
promise to Oregonians of get
ting the right man for the
right job at the right time
through his state appoint
ments. He has appointed
many Democrats, selecting
them for their ability, not
their politics, he added. One
of those . appointments in
eludes ex-governor Robert
Holmes' campaign manager,
he said.
Says Claim False
Since some of the state's
department heads are in their
60's, the Democrats' claim
that Hatfield has "Boy Scouts
running the government" is
false, Gunnar stated.
Hatfield showed his leader
ship and interest in labor by
helping settle the cheese in
dustry and carpentry and
pile-drivers' strikes, Gunnar
said.
Announcement that a start
on Green Peter dam is in
cluded in the new federal
budget should be credited to
the governor and not to the
state's congressional delega
tion, he declared.
Hatfield has set the pattern
in the state welfare program
by no handouts, bringing em
ployment to those who can
work, and by taking care of
those who are unable to, the
party chairman claimed.
Industry is being attracted
to Oregon by salesmanship
now, not research, the state
chairman said, reporting that
two large industries will
move into Oregon soon, as
will a number ; of smaller
ones.
Reduces Costs
"Hatfield promised to re
duce the cost of government,
not taxes, as the Democrats
claim," the state chairman
said. "He has done this by
trimming 65 employees from
the employment department,
45 from the tax department
and 17 from the military de
partment. The welfare depart
ment budget is down $1,800,
000 from the previous year.
The new income tax forms
will save the state govern
ment $6,000."
Gunnar, who came to Jack
son county from a tour of
Coos county, is in Klamath
county today.
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No. 256
acific
office holders at tho Popup
Suit Against Six
City Officials
Reported Settled
The suit against six city of
ficials by Mr. and Mrs. Doyle
McCall, 523 Haven st on be
half of ' (heir 6-year-old
daughter, Jana Sue McCall,
was settled out of court Tues
day afternoon, it was report-j
ed today.
The suit, for medical costs
and damages following an ac
cident March 12, 1959, involv
ing a city patrol car and the
McCall girl, was settled for
$10,000.
According to the settlement
order filed with the county
clerk, Jana received $6,000
for "pain and injury suffered
and future medical expenses."
An additional $4,000 was
awarded to Mr. and Mrs.
McCall to pay medical bills
incurred and loss of services.
Original Complaint
According to the original
complaint the child was rid
ing her bicycle on Summit
st. between Haven and Fair
mount sts. when she was
struck by a patrol car oper
ated by Patrolman Donald
Lee Pursel. It was reported
that she suffered multiple
lacerations, fractured right
leg, bruises, sprained left leg
and heel and injury to her
right kidney.
It was. reported that the
child has now completely re
covered except for her right
leg being approximately V4
inch shorter than the left.
The suit had asked, origi
nally for $147,250.
The case was filed against
Patrolman Pursel, Chief of
Police Charles P. Champlin,
Mayor John W. Snider, and
City Councilmen Jimmy Dun
levy, R. L. Van Sickle and
Robert Baccus.
FIREMEN STAND BY
A West Coast airlines DC-3
flying on one engine made a
successful landing about 9:45
a.m. today at the Medford air
port. The other engine had
lost its oil pressure, according
to Medford firemen who stood
by for the landing.
Portland - (UPD - A public
hearing on forestry has been
scheduled for Jan. 26 here,
according to State Democratic
Chairman Robert Straub.
Explosives Found
Dn Spears' Luggage
Phoenix -4UPD- The Phoenix Gazette reported today ex
plosives were found in the luggage of Dr. Robert V. Spears,
64, who was first believed lo have been one of the 42 persons
who perished in a mysterious airliner crash in the Gulf of
Mexico.
The Gazette reported that FBI agents came across the
explosives Wednesday in a search of the luggage found with
the self-styled doctor when he was arrested. The Gazette
said the type of the explosives was not disclosed.
(See story on Page 2)
Sen. Capehari's
Son Included
Among Casualties
Craft Explodes
During Landing
Montego Bay, Jamaica-fllPD-A
Colombian Avianca Air
lines Constellation which was
delayed by engine trouble in
Miami exploded into flames
as it touched down for a land
ing early today, killing most
of the 46 persons aboard.
The 37 reported dead in
cluded Thomas C. Capehart,
son of Sen. Homer Capehart
(R-Ind.) and his wife, Eliza
beth. Four passengers and five
crew members survived with
minor injuries, although the
tremendous explosion disinte
grated the huge Constellation.
Eye-witness reports said the
plane appeared to be on fire
even before it hit the runway
in the dark at 2:30 a.m. But
there was no confirmation im
mediately from airline offi
cials who said the plane was
in perfect condition when it
left Miami.
The reported "flames"
could have been from the en
gine's exhaust. Flame from the
exhausts of conventional-type
piston engines often can be
seen at night.
The plane left New York
Wednesday, stopped off in
Miami because of engine diffi
culty, and was skimming down
the runway here . when the
landing gear collapsed, send
ing the big craft skittering
helplessly to its doom.
It piled up with a crash
and burst into flames while
spectators at the Montego Bay
Airport watched in horror. A
few persons could be seen
scrambling from the blazing
wreckage.
The screams of the trapped
and dying could be heard
above the noise of the rescue
vehicles speeding to the crash.
It was the fourth major,
air disaster since Monday
night and brought the death
toll for four days to 145
persons.
Ike Dunford Dies
In Flagstaff
Oscar William (Ike) ' Dun-
ford, 71, of 3457 Bellinger
lane, Medford, who has been
active in Jacksonville public
affairs for several years, died
in Flagstaff, Ariz., yesterday
morning.
He was ' chairman of the
Jacksonville Jubilee last Aug
ust, and had directed many
Jacksonville Lions club ac
tivities.
Mr. Dunford was born in
Davis county, Nebraska, Jan.
1, 1889, and moved to Jack
sonville with the family when
he was about eight years old.
He was butcher in several
stores in the area for many
years, and more recently op
erated a ranch on Bellinger
lane.
Mr. and Mrs. Dunford went
to Flagstaff, Ariz., for the
recent holidays to visit their
son, Levon P. Dunford. While
there, he became ill and en
tered a hospital.
In addition to his wife and
son, Mr. Dunford is also sur
vived by two sisters. Mrs.
F. Oleson, Eugene; a broth
er, Charles Dunford, Apple-
gate; and three grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements will
be announced by Perl Funeral
home.
Library Requests
Additional Funds
Jacksonville-The city coun
cil passed a resolution at its
meeting Tuesday asking the
county court to increase the
county library millage rate
one-tenth of a mill so branch
libraries may remain open
more hours per week.
The resolution was passed
after it was presented to the
council by Elliott Becken,
member of the board of the
Public Library of Medford
and Jackson County; Librari
an Omar A. Bacon; Jackson
ville Librarian Mrs. Helen
Roberts, and Mrs. Lewis M.
Applebaker, chairman of the
Jacksonville library board.
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