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d) n rpw iMi N K 0 Revolt Against De Gaulle Ends Without Fight Barricaded Zone Being Dismantled Algiers -(CPU- The French settlers' revolt against Pres ident Charles de Gaulle col lapsed today. The insurgents surrendered their barricaded positions in Algiers without a fight. Last to surrender against the overwhelming odds was. Pierre Lagaillarde, 29, the red-bearded former para trooper. The end to the eight-day in surrection against de Gaulle came at 3 a.m. (p.s.t.). Barricades Come Down Lagaillarde marched out of the barricaded zone in the See Picture On Page Two heart of Algiers followed by 500 members of his armed forces. Moments later, the barricades thrown up last week began coming down and army troops moved into the areas. News of the surrender spread like wildfire through the streets of Algiers. Thou sands of civilians gathered in the streets to shout for the insurgents and chant "Alberie Francais"-" Algeria is French -the insurgents' war cry. Barricades Torn Down Two army helicopters hov ered over the barricaded zone while groups of stragglers dragged out stocks and equip ment and loaded them into army trucks. Lagaillard led his men out from the barricades behind a French Tricolor. They boarded trucks and army of ficials said they had been tak en to the Foreign Legion Reg iment's base at Zeralda, 18 miles west of Algiers. Tears in Eyes Moments later, other French settlers who had de fied de Gaulle and the French army for more than a week, began dismantling the main barricade. Many had tears in their eyes. Unconfirmed reports said that under the terms of sur render, Lagaillarde and his men would be permitted to join the ranks of the army in the fight against the Moslem nationalist rebels. Norblad Notes Soviet Advantage Washington -UPD- Rep. Wal ter Norblad (R-Ore.) said to day that the Soviets' method of reporting to the world the length of its long-range mis sile shots gave them a decided advantage over the ' U.S. sys tem. Norblad said in a state ment: "The Russians are re porting the distance of their long-range missile firings by way of statute or land miles, while we are reporting ours by way of nautical miles. This fact has not been made plain. "The difference in measur ing miles gives us a-disadvantage in the figures which are published. While I do not begrudge our authorities the right to compute our ICBM shots by nautical miles, they should translate this to statute (or land) miles when making the information available to the world." A nautical mile is longer than a regular mile. Galapagos Colonists Progressing Astoria - (UPD - The convert ed refrigerator ship, Alert, carrying 24 colonists who hope to settle in the Galapagos Islands, today was progressing toward the California-Oregon border making about five knots, the Coast Gy-rd re ported. Early today the Coast Guard said the Alert had reached a point about 105 miles south of here and was in radio con tact with the Coast Guard sta tion at Coos Bay. Vessel Detained The vessel was held up by the Coast Guard for several days in Grays Harbor on the Washington coast. The Alert was towed into Westport Jan. 16 taking on water through i Rogue Valley Edition Medford 18 Pages LIGHTS TORCH Ronelle Thompson, 7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Thompson, Ashland, lighted the "torch of hope" to start the county's Heart Fund drive today. Young Ronelle was chosen to President Increased For Space Denver -OIPD President Eis-' enhower announced today he would ask Congress to in crease spending for the na tion's space program by $113 million, principally for the Saturn Project. The President, during a brief stopover en route to Washington from a West Coast holiday, said the 1961 appro priation request for the Na tional Aeronautics and Space Administration should be in creased to $915 million. White House Press Secre tary James Hagerty said the additional funds were re quested by the President "to accelerate progress on Saturn and other elements of the na tion's super-booster program." The Saturn, a cluster of Jupiter rockets having an esti mated over-all thrust of 1,500, 000 pounds, is considered the nation's best bet to carry man on his first trip into outer space. The President also an nounced he was asking an ad ditional $23 million for the NASA program this year. The current fiscal appropriation totals about $530 million. INJURED Mrs. Theo Jones, 41, Gold Hill, was taken by ambulance to Sacred Heart hospital for treatment of neck injuries fol lowing a three-car accident in the 1000 block of Court st. about 12:40 p.m. today. City police said she was passeng er in an auto driven by her husband Wilford J. Jones. Vandenberg AFB, Calif.-(UPD-Firing of Discover IX satellite was postponed for the second time Sunday be cause of technical difficulties. Southward her seams. She originally left Seattle Jan. 8. The Alert was escorted over the Grays Harbor bar Satur day afternoon and headed south. A Coast Guard spokes man said that repairs which were required before the ves sel could leave Westport had been made. Permission To Lear The colonists actually had permission to leave last Mon day but they were held up until Saturday by mechanical difficulties and weather. Aboard the Alert were 16 men, three women and five children. They hope to estab lish a colony in the Galapagos Islands, about 600 miles west of Ecuador. ebeDs MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1960 to Ask Spending Program The President, looking tan ned and refreshed after his brief holiday at Palm Springs, Calif., arrived aboard a jet air liner at Denver's Stapleton Airfield. Mrs. Eisenhower has been in Denver visiting her mother since the President flew West last week. The President and Mrs. Eis enhower later continued on to Washington. California Crash Kills Local Man Chico, Calif. - (UPD -r David Hess Griffith, 28, of 213 North Holly st., Medford, was killed Sunday when his car was in-J volved in a three-car accident 1 1 miles west of here on High way 99E. Griffith's wife, Elaine, 19, suffered a broken leg. Highway patrolmen said the collisions occurred when a southbound car driven by David A. H e c o x, Magalia, Calif., went out of control and glanced off a northbound auto, driven by Steve Ward, 18, of Troberta, Calif., then swerved into the path of Griffith's car, also traveling northward. Hecox, also injured, was re ported in good condition. Griffith was born April 2, 1931, in Jackson county. He is a graduate of Medford High school and several years ago was employed by Mt. Pitt company. Central Point. Sur vivors include a sister, Mrs. Lenard England, 218 Jackson st. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Conger Morris, funeral directors. High School Girl Reported Missing A 17-year-old Gold Hill girl, reported missing follow ing a basketball game at Cra ter High school in Central Point Saturday, has not been located, state police reported today. The girl's mother, Mrs. Ray Crow, route 1, Gold Hill, told state police Sunday that her daughter, Judith Mohle, had not returned home from the basketball game. She told of ficers she thought the girl might not have gone to the game. The girl was last seen on the Savage Creek rd. Satur day afternoon with some oth er teen-agers in a car, sher iffs deputies learned. Tribune light the torch as she had open-heart sur gery in Portland last November. With her', are Floyd Hart, general chairman of the drive, and Medford Mayor John W. Snider. Lighting of Torch Starts Heart Fund Drive in County A "Torch of Hope" was lighted by a small girl today as the Jackson County Heart Fund drive was officially launched by Medford Mayor John W. Snider. Because she ' underwent a life-saving, open -heart oper ation at a Portland hospital last November, 7 - year - old Ronelle Thompson was a liv ing symbol of the great medi cal achievements brought about by heart research. The Ashland child is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Thompson. Mayor Snider pledged his support to the month - long campaign which opens today throughout the country. He stated, "The heart diseases are, unquestionably, our na tion's' and Jackson county's number one enemy. The Heart Fund is our numoer one de fense since it supports the re search program of the Heart association." Floyd Hart, general chair man of the Jackson County drive, pointed out that, "The heart diseases are not, as some believe, a problem of old age. In the so-called pro ductive years below 65, the heart diseases take more lives than the combined total of the next five causes in that age group cancer, accidents, pneumonia, suicide and cirr hosis of the liver." Funds will be raised during February by personal calls, direct mail and telephone, ac cording to Hart, with the drive reaching its peak on Heart Sunday, Feb. 28. Mrs. Ronald Ricketts is chairman of the Heart Sunday door-to-door collection which will be made by volunteers through out the county. Russia Completes Series in Pacific Moscow-IUPD-The Soviet Un ion announced today it fired a second super missile into the Pacific Sunday to com plete its present series of rock et tests in that area ahead of schedule. The Tass announcement did not give the precise point of the rocket's impact, but said the next to last stage with a dummy nose cone had "reach ed the intended region in the Pacific Ocean" at 8:58 a-m. (p.s.t.). It added that this shot suc cessfully ended the presently announced test series design ed to develop a more power ful multistage rocket for earth satellites and to prepare for flights to other planets. 54th Year Price 10 Cents No. 265 Israel, Syria Armed Units Mix In Bitter Battle Israelis Launch Reprisal Attack Te Aviv, Israel-IUPD-Israeli and Syrian armed units fought a bitter battle in the demili tarized zone near the south ern end of the Sea of Galilee today. The Israeli army launched an attack on Syrian military positions in reprisal against the Syrians for the killing Sunday of an Israeli border patrolman and the wounding of two others. Reports Conflict Reports from the two sides conflicted, but apparently there were casualties in the clash by night. It was the most serious in a string of incidents that erupted along the tense Israel-Syria border last Wednesday. A military spokesman in Damascus said two Arabs were killed and four wound ed in the four-hour battle and that artillery and tanks play ed a prominent part in the fighting. He claimed the Is raelis suffered "great losses." No Mention of Tanks An Israeli army spokesman in Tel Aviv said one Israeli was killed and two wounded. The Israeli spokesman made no mention of tanks but said an artillery duel took place. He said that -15- minutes 'after a cease fire arranged by United Nations observers on the scene went into effect at 4 a.m., the Syrians resumed shelling. The spokesman claimed Is raeli forces demolished Syri an army positions in the Al Tawafik village in the demili tarized zone. The buildings destroyed in the village were said to have been converted into military strongholds. De Gaulle Granted Emergency Powers Paris - (UPD - The French Cabinet granted Gen. Charles de Gaulle full emergency pow ers today and Parliament was summoned into special session Tuesday to ratify the decision. An announcement to this effect was made by Informa tion Minister Roger Frey fol lowing an hour and a half Cabinet session held shortly after the settlers' rebellion in Algiers collapsed completely. The Cabinet session came as de Gaulle moved swiftly to solidify his political advant age in the wake of the blood less military victory in Al geria. Salem -IUPIP Vernon L. Bur da, The Dalles, has filed as a candidate for delegate from the second congressional dis trict to the Democratic convention. "Relax Maybe I'll Pick Your Presidential Candidate For You" mx,,m&L,.r&-,, , t&z xt&j&m&jrtfft TRUCKS BLOWN UP Ten trucks serving the struck Oregonian-Oregon Journal were blown up in the Portland area Sunday night. The trucks were under contract to haul newsprint for the two newspapers which Surgeon Flown To Bedside of Gen. MacArthur New York-(UPD-Army Sur geon General Lt. Gen. Leon ard D. Heaton flew to the bedside of ailing General Douglas MacArthur today. A joint medical bulletin issued by Heaton and MacArthur's personal physician said it was too soon to tell whether sur gery would be required to correct the general's prostate condition. The bulletin said there were "indications of some de gree of. kidney involvement" in MacArthur's condition, "but the exact' degree of this can be determined only by further study." Gradual Improvement Heaton flew here by Army plane today and examined MacArthur with the civilian urologist, Dr. George W. Slaughter. The two doctors said Mac Arthur "has been showing gradual improvement which can be expected to continue with minor variations." The statement said "there are no indications of any pro gressive disorders which would further endanger the general's health. On the con trary, further gradual im provement is expected." Grass Fire Stopped Short of Explosives Ashland Firemen here avoided a possible catastrophe Sunday when they extinguish ied a fire which was burning rapidly through a field toward a dynamite storage shed. Firemen were called to the D. J. Lamar property, about a mile south of Ashland, at 1:05 p.m. The fire, which fire men said was unauthorized, was brought under control about 30 feet short of where the explosives were stored. The blaze, fanned by high winds, also was heading to ward Lamar's mill, which also was saved from damage. Two Badly Burned In Fire, Explosion At Albany Albany -(UPD- Two Albany men remained in critical con dition in General hospital here after an explosion and fire Sunday at the Oregon M e t a 1 1 u rgical Corporation plant. Kenneth Lamb, 22, was In the hospital with nearly 100 per cent third degree burns and Gerald Fifler, 30, suffer- County Has 256 Influenza Cases A total of 256 cases of in fluenza was reported in Jack son county by the county health department last week. Dr. C. I. Drummond, pub lic health physician, said the number is about normal for this time of the year. He add ed that the Asian flu, reported in southern California and in the Portland area, has not been reported so far in south ern Oregon and northern California. The doctor suggested that residents contact their physi cians for flu shots.1 He asked that any schools or industries in the county which have a sharp rise in absenteeism due to flu to notify the public health office. The doctor said that symp toms for the Asian variety are the same as for other types of flu. Temperatures of 102 to 104 degrees and general aching are the commonest early symptoms, he explain ed. Once a person contacts the flu he should stay at home, he said. Of the influenza cases re ported last week 130 were in Medford; 85 in Shady Cove; 14 in Central Point; 12 in Ashland; 9 in Jacksonville; 4 in Phoenix, and 2 in Rogue River. There were 47 cases of oth er communicable diseases re ported during the week, re ports show. Budget Discussions Slated by County The county court has set dates for preliminary county budget discussions with de partment heads and official budget committee meetings, County Judge Earl Miller said today. Preliminary departmental budget talks will be held Feb. 1 through Feb. 15. The county budget commit tee will meet March 1, 4, 22 and 25. Other budget com mittee meetings will be held April 5, 8, 26 and 29. "The budget committee meetings were set so the lay members could meet with as little inconvenience as possi ble to themselves and their businesses," Miller explained. Final hearing on the coun ty budget will be in June. Budget committee members are County Judge Earl Mil ler, County Commissioners Ralph James and Chester Wendt, and three lay mem bers, Lynn Newbry, Ashland; Gordon Hudson, Medford; and Arnold Bohnert, . Central Point. 0 have published a combined edition since a sterotypers strike began last November and other newspaper craft unions observed picket lines. (UPI Telephoto) Plant ed third degree burns over 50 per ' cent of his body, ac cording to hospital authorities. Fighting Small Fire The blast occurred Surlday morning in the experimental laboratories where four men were fighting a small fire with fire extinguishers. The other two men went after more fire extinguishers while Lamb and Fifler remained to fight the fire. The blast occurred while the other two were away. Two other blasts occurred before firemen from Albany could control the flames. Dis aster was averted, according to state police, when the flames were contained before they could reach tanks of highly volatile material used in processing rare metals. Cause Undetermined The fire did not extend to other parts of the large con crete building which covers several acres. Cause of the fire was not determined. The Oregon Metallurgical Corporation is engaged in work on rare metals under government contract. Assault Trial Is Continued by Court The jury trial of Carrol Gene Zachary, 819 Taylor st., Medford, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, has been continued until March 7. The trial was scheduled to start this morning in Circuit Judge Edward Kelly's court, but Zachary's attorney, Rob ert Boyer, Medford, reported that one of the witnesses for Zachary was ill and unable to attend the trial. The motion was made by Boyer to contin ue the case and the order was entered by Judge Kelly. Zachary is charged with as saulting Special Deputy Lon nie L. Varner, 6240 Table Rock rd., on Aug. 2 by push ing a .45 caliber automatic pistol in Varner's ribs when Varner asked him to move his car which the deputy said was blocking traffic in Jack sonville. SAFE ROBBED Jackson county sheriffs of ficers today were investigat ing a safe robbery at the Homestead tavern at Rogue River. They said that the safe had been "punche d" and "peeled" and approximately $2,500, mostly in cash, taken. Deputies said that entry was made between 11 p.m. yester day and 7 a.m. today. A back door was pried open. Deadlock on Civil Rights Bill Broken in House Washington -4UPD The long House deadlock on a civil rights bill was broken at least temporarily today by the House Rules Committee. Hearings To Begin The committee bickered hot ly over the long-stalled bill, then voted to begin hearings later this week on whether to clear the controversial meas ure. Chairman Howard W. Smith (D-Va.), an opponent Ten Vehicles Heavily Damaged By Explosives Wrecked Vehicles Served Newspapers Portland-mri) - The Port land Inter - Union Newt paper committee today of fered a $1,000 reward for the apprehension of those responsible for dynamiting 10 trucks which serve the combined Oregon Journal Oregonian here. The com mittee said it was match ing a similar reward offered by the Portland City council. Portland - !UPD - Ten trucks serving the combined Oregon Journal - Oregonian were wrecked or heavily damaged by explosions late Sunday night and police said sabotage was suspected. The two newspapers have had labor difficulties since last November. Police said the explosions occurred at Oregon City, a dozen miles south of here, and in northwest Portland about five minutes apart. Trucks Unattended There were no injuries. Po lice said the trucks had been left unattended on parking lots for the week end. Police Lt. Dean Blackwood, bomb disposal officer, said this was the work of some one experienced in handling dynamite." Police estimated about 30 dynamite sticks were used. Mayor Terry Schrunk promised a "full investiga tion" and said "it would ap pear from the reports that this is a vicious crime. Local and state authorities i i : 1 1 ..a were conautuiig an an - uub invpctiontinn T h o TTpHpral Bureau of Investigation said the incident did not come un der its jurisdiction. Unions involved in the strike issued a statement call ing the dynamiting of the trucks "senseless," adding it "can only be harmful to our cause and possibly alienate some persons who are now sympathetic to the striking newspaper unions." They said "we are anxious that the real culprit in this act of wanton destruction be apprehended." Wrapped Dynamite Found A police officer disarmed three sticks of dynamite found on the floor of another truck attached to a five-foot fuse which had fizzled. Later, a young boy found several sticks of wrapped dynamite, in southeast Portland. Four of the trucks were on a lot in northwest Portland and the others were located in Oregon City. There were at least four explosions in Oregon City and the Portland blasts followed a few minutes later, authorities said. Four trucks at Oregon City were badly burned as well as blast ed and two others were heav ily damaged. State Policeman J. F. Bing ham said explosive charges had been placed between the gas tanks and the frames of the trucks at Oregon City. The van-type vehicles were owned by the Wymore Trans port Company, under contract to haul newsprint from the Crown - Zellerbach Company to the Oregon Journal and Oregonian. New York - (UPD - A tele phoned bomb threat Sunday caused Trans World Airlines to call back two Constella tions carrying 117 passengers. WEATHER FORECAST Cloudy and windy with occasional rain tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight 45. High Tuesday 55. TEMPERATURE Hi chest Yesterday 57 Lowest This Morning , 47 PRECIPITATION To 10 a.m. Today .04 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 5:24 p.m. 7:26 a.m. 10:44 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow Moonset tonight . First Quarter Feb. 4 No planets are to be seen In the evening sky this Winter but many bright stars in the con stellations. Cants Major, Orion, Taurus, Leo and Gemini are prominent this month. of the bill, conceded that backers had enough votes to send it to the House floor, perhaps this month. No Time Limit But in setting the hearings, the committee did end the stalemate that has bottled up the bill since last session. Smith said no time limit was set on the hearing but told newsmen he would not "dilly, dally or delay" the proceedings. 1 I
