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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1960)
Finch To Attempt To Convince Jury Of Accidental Shot - Los Angeles -flJPD Dr. R Bernard Finch today was to face his biggest test when he tries to convince a jury that his wife was shot in the back accidentally when he "threw' the murder weapon away. The suave socialite - physi- cian also must explain why he broke his hippocratic oath by failing to assist his mortal- $50,000 Sought For Reserve Unit Money for a Medford Naval reserve center is included in the defense department's milf tary construction bill sent to Congress today. The department is asking Congress for $50,000 to build the facility. Lt. R. A. Schuchard, com manding officer of the local reserve unit, said the money would probably go toward a Naval reserve addition to the Armv "reserve center now under construction at the in tersection of McAndrews rd. and Jackson st. The addition would house office facilities and a radio communications room for the Navy unit, making a joint Army-Navy facility out of the center, he said. ' However, if the local unit, now comprised of approxi mately 70 men, continues to grow as it has been, Lt. Schu chard said, there is a chance the money would be used for a separate building. The Medford unit has the largest electronics division in the 13th Naval district which encompasses Washing ton, Oregon, Montana and Idaho, and was the only unit in the district at full strength last year, he pointed out. TRUMANS TO FLORIDA Miami - IUPB - Former Presi dent and Mrs. Truman arrive here Feb. 16 for a two-week vacation mixed with political events. Truman plans to inter rupt a vacation at Key West Feb. 27 to speak at a Demo cratic fund-raising dinner in Miami. ly wounded wife and left her to die in the driveway of their West Covina, Calif., home - The defense has stated that Finch threw the death gun away after a struggle with his wife, Barbara, last July 18 and it - accidentally discharged a bullet into her back. Tells of Gigolo -. It also has stated that Finch fled the-scene in "sheer pan ic, fright and desperation" after kneeling over his wife in a last-gasped conversation. The 42-year-old surgeon was calm Thursday when he des cribed the precarious balanc ing of his life in West Covina and in' various love nests with his mistress and co-defendant, Carole Tregoff, 23. When his illicit love affair was discovered and threatened to shatter his country-club life and the financial credit of his hospital, he decided on this course of action: -He would continue to see his mistress and at the same time stall his wife's divorce action until after he had swung a S500,000 hospital loan. -He would arrange to try to "get something" on his wife even if he had to hire a "gigolo" to do it. Says Carole Helped Under the guidance of his attorney, Grant Cooper, Finch testified he discussed frankly with Miss Tregoff the possi bility of getting his wife in volved with a gigolo. He said he spoke to his mistress about it bv telephone last June when Miss Tregoff was in Las Vegas, Nev. She said she would be glad to helD and on July 1 "she called me on the phone and said, 'Honey, I've got good news for you. . We've got a man to do the job'," Finch testified. The man turned out to be Jack Cody who already has testified that he was hired to murder Mrs. Finch. The state charges that when Cody failed to follow through, Finch did the job himself. Finch testified that Cody guaranteed the job would be done within 30 days "if he had to sleep with her himself and report and go to court and testify to that." j.fyy-j WAOjWlr&tfft . ywpCQWKcfr.? WJ39?.?p,vp.'. '-TC?V. W.Z'yx rjl; V-: -??Vit MIKOYAN IN CUBA Soviet Deputy Pre mier Anastas Mikoyan, right, chats with Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, left, and Maj. Ernesto Guevara, the Argentine-born leftist who heads Cuba's national bank. Castro and other Cuban leaders are expected to be on hand when Mikoyan opens a Russian industrial exposition in Havana Saturday. (UPI Telephoto) MEDFORDeJIflfeTRIBUNE Regional Edition Page 2 Stocks Decline as Sellers Hold Sway f !. -,dAifHP CROSBY TO WED Lindsay Crosby, 21, and Las Vegas showgirl Diane Fredrickson, 22, look over an application when they obtained their marriage license at Santa Monica, Calif. They plan to be married Saturday afternoon with Crosby's brother, Philip, as best man. The couple will honey moon at Palm Springs and then rejoin his brothers for their Las Vegas night club act. (UPI Telephoto) New York - (UPD - Sellers held sway in the initial trad ing today and stocks fell as much as a point below their previous close. Industrials were off well over a point in their average during the first hour, while the rails held firm. Electronics favored the up side with gains of a point or more in Texas Instruments and Zenith. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York - (UPD - Dow Jones final stock averages: 30 industrials 631.14, up 0.17; 20 railroads 151.74. up 0.40; 15 utilities 85.87, up 0.05, and 65 stocks 208. 27, up 0.17. Sales Thursday were about 2.600,000 shares compared with 3,020.000 shares Wednesday. Thursday's prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical Alum Co. Am. American Can American Motors AT&T Anaconda Copper Armco Steel Bendix Aviation Bethlehem Steel Boeing Ai': Caterpillar Corp. Chrysler Corp. Continental Can . Crown Zellerbach Curtiss Wright Dow Chemical Du Pont - Eastman Kodak . Firestone . General Electric . General Foods General Motors Georeia Pacific Graham Paige Greyhound Gulf Oil Homes take Mining Idaho Power 47 B. M 422 Int. Paper , ,, Johns Manville Katy Kennecott Copper Lockheed Aircraft Montana Power Co. Montgomery Ward isafl Biscuit ... New York Central Pac Gas & Elec 62 Penney. J. C 118 b Penn RR 153i Radio Corporation 60 Richfield Oil 80 Safeway . 367k Sears 46'i Shell Oil 37 'i Socony Mobil Oil 39 'i Southern Co 41 'i Southern Pacific 211 Standard California 46 Standard Indiana Standard N. J . 46i Sun Mines 6i Texas Co 76 Texas Gulf Sulfur . 173i Tex Pac Land Trust 15',' Transamerica 27 'i Trans World Air . 13Vu Tri-Continental 363,i Union Carbide 138 Union Pacific 29 li United Aircraft 38, United Air Lines 29 'i 515'8 0411. 41 83'2 82 Si 60 . 65 72 50''a 298 30'a 63 . 427. 48 264 92 la 236 98 125 't 90g 101 U 48 'I 46 2", 208 31?8 41 1. 117'i 45- 5", 90 28 "a 224 47'8 53 'a 28'i U. S. Rubber 558 U. S. steel 90 Youngstown S & T 121 Federal Building Favored by Group The public building sub committee of the Senate pub lic works committee has un animously approved plans to construct a new federal build ing in Medford. The announcement was made today in a telegram to the Mail Tribune by Sen. Richard L. Neuberger. The approval was given Wednes day to the project. Neuberger is chairman of the public buildings subcommittee. Approval of the project by the House public works com mittee is still needed, it was reported, before the building will become a reality. The estimated cost of the structure to house the post office and federal offices here is $2,365,- 000, to contain 81,700 square feet. The plan for the building was presented to congress un der the public buildings act of 1959. The strucvire will replace the present federal office building at 33 North River side ave. Once congressional commit tees have approved the proj ect, the general service admin istration will proceed with the acquisition ot a. site the preparation of plans for the proposed building, it has been announced. Bolivia Airliner Crash Reported La Paz, Bolivia - (LTD - Re ports reaching here said that a Bolivian commercial air liner crashed at Cochabamba early today killing an esti mated 60 passengers and crew members. Confirmation of the death toll wou'i make the crash the worst air disaster in the his tory of Bolivian commercial aviation. . Cochabamba is approxi mately 160 miles southeast of La Paz, the Bolivian capital. DICK KNIGHT CO. Plymouth - DeSoto - Valiant 33 So. Riverside at 8th St. VALIANT- brilliant new car Dependable dealer m IGHI TRAPPED! Ijebu Ode, Nigeria-OIPD-You can't beat city hall, even in Ijebu Ode. Nosiru Adebambo testified in court Thursday he saw the tax collector heading toward his village and took off for the bush. In his haste he ran into one of his own game traps and had to call the tax man to free him. Ade bambo was let off with a stern lecture and told" not to try again to escape the taxman. Air Force Officer Resents Charges Of Missi!e Mess1 Washington -(UPD- Lt. Gen. . Democrats on the committee Bernard A. Schriever, Air Force research chief, told congressmen today he resents charges that there is a "mis sile mess." He insisted that a "remarkable job" has been done. Schriever told the House Space Committee that Russia will pose the greatest threat ever faced by the U. S. once ballistic missiles are in full production. But he said "very great" work has been done in the U. S. missile program. President Eisenhower mean time met for more than an hour with his top defense and scientific advisers on "securi ty matters." The session had not been listed on the White House schedule for today. Gen. Nathan F. Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told newsmen after the 75-minute conference that it was "routine" and "ordi nary." Secretary of State Christian A. Herter declined comment. Schriever was the first wit ness at the opening of House hearings on the missile pro gram. The general's comments fol lowed an exchange- between and Rep. James Fulton (R-Pa.) who said the Army's Nike- Zeus missile defense system had become a "political foot ball." Fulton said this was true particularly in the Senate were "there are trial balloons for the presidency going up." House Democratic Leader John W. McCormack (Mass.) said Fulton was treading on dangerous ground in "im pugning the motives of any American who has his own view about national defense." Oregonian Enters Hundredth Year Portland -(UPD- The Oregon ian Thursday began its 100th year as a daily newspaper. The first daily issue of the Oregonian was published by Henry Pittock on Feb. 4, 1861. Previously it had appeared for about 10 years as a weekly. The newspaper now is pub lishing combined editions with the rival Oregon Journal be cause of a strike which start ed last Nov. 10. fi jfr t mm -r r -mm- x m 'mam m -. POL DOT KA Shop Mondays and . Fridays 12 Noon Till 9 Polka dots splashed on fabulous Cu pioni! Dashing short cropped jackets to top perfect sleeveless . dresses. Floating full skirts. White polka dots on beige, mint, pale blue or navy. Dress and jacket exceptional at $11198 J0 m IT'S A WONPERFUL J TORI Saturday Check List OF GOOD VALUES Shadow checked sheath dresses Only $15.95 . . . should be $17.95. 3A sleeved sheath dresses with small McMullen collar, clever gold mono grammed buttons down front, leather detail on belt. 2 pockets, colorful scarf. In handwashable, crease resistant col orama. Ombre shadow check in blue or beige multi color. Polka dot jacket dresses Only $14.98 ... a wonderful value. Full skirt ed sleeveless dresses with their own petticoats, . topped by perky jackets. Double breasted, big pearl buttons on jacket, new large collar, in miracle copioni a wonderful fabric. 2 styles to choose from, white polka dots on mint, blue or beige. See our ad in tonight's paper. Sheath jacket dresses Only $15.95 . . . should be $18.95. Beautifully fitted sheath dresses with short sleeves and white dickey jabow, topped by a short chanel jacket with flap pockets, and white cuffs on Va sleeves. The silk-like miracle blend nev er wrinkles. Navy or black. Maternity pants or skirts Only $3.79 ... advertised in the big cities at $4.50. Carefree cotton chino weave. In black, skipper blue or red. They have helanc stretch fronts for extra fine fit. Slim jim slacks, skirts or pedal pushers, also tops to mix and match, all at this one low LaPointe's price. Designer's suits Famous name suits for spring. Try them in LaPointe's instead of San Francisco and save enough for an extra day of fun in the big city. Baby doll pj's Only $3.49 . . .a money-saving price. Dry-dry dacron and cotton. Sweetheart neckline with red and white embroidery. Small puff cap sleeves, perky bow at neckline. White em broidery with lace on bottom. Coat sale Now only 29.00 - 35.00. Were up to Twice as Much. This is our clean sweep fashion clearance. Newest styles. Famous names and fabrics. All sizes. Shop tonight (Friday) till 9. Car coat clearance Only $8.99 and $9.99 . . . regularly $12.98 and $14.98. All-weather poplin coats, plain or corded. Trimmed with wool knit rib. Quilted lining. Light all-year-round shades. New helanca sweaters Short sleeve pullover only $3.29 ... nationally $3.98. Cardigans only $4.98' . . . instead of $5.98. Newest spring and summer colors: mauve, clay green, hyacinth, beige, white sand, black, white, many others. See the washable linen-like skirts to match. Popover pj's Only $3.49 . . . darling design with calf length trousers, trimmed with lace and slit on sides. Nice valentine gift. Robes Only $3.49 . . . instead of $5.98. Clus ters of flowers on white background. Short sleeves, small shirt-type . collar. Drip-dry cotton. Very nice.
