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1 i MA,L TR,BUNE' Medferd, Or. BOY AND HIS ROBOTS Harry Heskell, can say "yes" or "no," raises his arms, 13, of Los Angeles, is shown with his seven has a heartbeat and moveable parts manip- robots that he built out of cans, string, ulated by a wired control panel. He says wires and scraps over the past four years, his next creation will walk. His latest robot, six foot, ten inch Gismo, (UPI Telephoto) Back Stairs: Mineral Water for ike By MERRIMAN SMITH UPI Whit Housa Reporter Santiago, Chile - !UPD - Back stairs at the White House: "When President Eisenhower parades through the streets of a teeming South American capital, a small bottle of mineral water from the Uni ted States rides irt the front seat of his car in case the Chief Executive gets thirsty along the way. When the United States Navy plane was involved last week in the tragic air crash over Rio de Janeiro, Mrs. Eisenhower heard the news on a radio broadcast in Wash ington. Telephoned Embassy She knew the President would be flying the same day between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Within a minute or two af ter she heard the report, the First Lady was on the tele phone to the American Em bassy in Rio, wanting to know if the Chief Executive was in any way involved. She was grateful that her husband was safe, but sad dened by the deaths of the Navy musicians who had play ed for many of her parties at the White House. Lovely Apartment s When the presidential party spent the night in the new capital of Brazil, the bustling raw city of Brasilia, press secretary Jim Hagerty was quartered in a new apartment building, some units of which still were under construction. Jim had a lovely apartment with a living room, kitchen and two twin bedrooms. He found only one drawback, there were no sheets for his beds. He said nothing about it to his hosts. At the Plaza Hotel in Buenos Aires, a whopping, fine steak cost less than one dry martini. The Brazilians who have an automobile industry of their own and of which they are very proud, were highly cur ious about the fact that the White House flew an assort ment of presidential automo biles to Brazil for his use in Rio and Sao Paulo. One Brazilian official got over his point quite politely when he asked a member of the White House entourage, "tell me something, when Khrushchev visited the United States, did he bring any Rus sian automobiles with him?" Security Real Reason The real reason the White House flew such cars as the President's famous "bubble top" limousine to S o u th America was security. These cars are built to stand attack Congress May Curb Snake Dams Until Fish Problem Solved A. Roct. Smith By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington - (Special) -Congress has begun to move in the direction of placing re- ' strictions o n high dam con struction i n the turbulent middle Snake river area un til biologists have figured out how to save the fish. The Senate Commerce committee has approved one bill to protect the Salmon river from any possible power facilities that would disrupt the rich fisheries of that area. It is getting set to act on a more far-reaching and more controversial proposal for banning any more dams on the middle Snake river for the next few years. The first measure would ban Nez Perce dam from, be ing built on the Snake just be low the mouth of the Salmon river. It would also block any efforts to build Lower Can yon project on the lower Sal mon river. But construction of neither is in prospect soon, whether this bill passes or not. Hearings Scheduled The second measure, in the form of a resolution, would call on the federal power com mission not to issue any li cense for projects between river mile 180 and 245 on the middle Snake, which cuts directly against the proposal of Pacific Northwest Power Co. for building high Moun tain Sheep dam on the Snake just above the mouth of the Salmon and just below the confluence of the Imnaha river. The power company is sche duled to start hearings March 21 at the FPC on its applica tion for Mountain Sheep. The public power forces have in dicated they will enter the case against the utilities. Consequently, the utilities hPn lobbying against the moratorium bill, whose nnnSOrs are the Democratic senators from Oregon, Wash ington, Montana and Idaho. . Originally, the moratorium proviso was for five years, but this has been modified to make it not more than about two years. As it now stands, the resolution would call on the FPC to defer any dams in the middle Snake "so Congress may have the opportunity of considering the report of the chief of Engineers reviewing the existing projects for the Columbia river basin, particu larly with respect to recom mendations for a dam and reservoir project on the Snake river, until either: A-the Senate or House has considered and disapproved legislation authorizing such recommended project (name ly, high Mountain Sheep dam); or B until adjournment of the second session of the 87th Congress, whichever is the earlier." In Hands of Governors The end of the 87th Con gress will be sometime in 1962. The report of the chief of Engineers, the latest re view of the 308 report, is now in the hands of the Northwest governors and heads of fed eral agencies for their . com ment. . Whether this resolution will clear both houses is uncertain, and whether it would deter the FPC is also in doubt - un less its sponsors converted it into the type of measure the President must sign, giving it the greater effect of law. The odds would probably be against President Eisenhower, at this late stage in his ten ure, signing a measure the private utilities opposed and the public power forces fav ored. The conservation groups are supporting the Salmon river sanctuary bill sponsored by Sens. Richard L. Neuber ger (D-Ore.) and Frank Church (D-Ida.) so its chances are rated higher than the other proposal. Any delay in the utilities' Mountain Sheep case will throw - the decision over be yond the election, whose out come may decide this power issue. much more than the conven tional automobile. The cars also are much larger than most vehicles available in South America for parades and thus are more comfortable for Eisenhower, the host president and the necessary interpreter all to gether in the back seat. Seldom has Eisenhower taken such punishment from the weather as he did in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. In the two Brazilian cities, the trouble was rain and in the Argentine capital it was just the oppo site, a blazing hot sun that turned the President's face and largely bald head a shiny brick red. No Nasty Remarks The followers of former Argentine dictator, Juan Peron, promised publicly be fore Eisenhower arrived in Buenos Aires that while they would demonstrate in the streets as vociferously as pos sible, they would not shout anything nasty about the visit ing president. Brazilian motorcycle police carry small machine guns. People cheering the Presi dent in the streets of Buenos Aires placed the accent on the second syllable of his name when they shouted at him during a big parade. Their pronounciation came out Ei-ZEN-hower. New Safety Code On Worker Buses Now in Effect Salem -flJPD- Key require ments of a safety code which is effective in Oregon today include several new' regula tions for buses and trucks used - to haul people to and from work. The new code states that buses used to carry workers cannot be loaded in excess of actual seating capacity and no boxes, planks or seats other than spring-loaded jump seats can be placed in aisles. Must Have Rails Also, all flat bed vehicles carrying workers must be equipped with side and end rails except that four adults can ride without the rails if hand grips are provided. The code is expected to have its biggest effect on ve hicles which haul agricultural workers. Only Licensed Drivers Other requirements are that only a licensed "competent" person at least 18 years old can drive these vehicles, that first aid and fire extinguishers must be carried and that in bad weather a top and facili ties for closing sides and ends of trucks must be provided. The code allows the use of school buses to carry workers but the words "school bus," the stop signal arm and red flashing lights must be con cealed or made inoperative. Violation of the code will be a misdemeanor. Cub Scouts PILLS BACKFIRE London -flJPD- Mrs. Davina Burton-Shaw, 26, said she took 20 family planning asso ciation birth control pills each month for five months; then was "a bit taken aback when the doctor told me he thought I would be having twins." REDUCE SITTING FEES Nottingham, England -(UPD-Students at Nottingham uni versity today were reported reducing baby-sitting fees in proportion to- the amount of time they have left for study after caring for the baby. Cub Scout Pack 4 Cub Scout Pack 4, Oak Grove and West Side schools, will hold its annual Blue and Gold dinner at the Oak Grove gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. to day. There will be a Bobcat cer emony, Webelos graduation, presentation of awards, songs, awarding of a door prize and other features. Each den has planned its own menu and the group will eat in dens.. Each family is asked to bring its own table service and milk. The pack will furnish coffee. PERISH THE THOUGHT Albany, N. Y. (UPD New York State Senate Minority Leader Joseph Zaretski, dis cussing a plan for a "radioac tive fallout proof" emergency state capitol, told Republican senators Monday night he would give up verbally blast ing them because: "After all, we Democrats may have to live with you Republicans for two or three weeks to avoid fallout." Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-flJPD-The Fort Lauderdale Daily News said Saturday it learn ed from "informed sources" that Julian A. Frank may have been a murder victim in the Jan. 6 crash of a Nation al airliner that took 34 lives at Bolivia, N.C. Tokyo-(UPD - Japan's . Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko, parents this week of a son, most likely will visit the United States in September according to gov ernment sources. Q In Fine Whiskey . ... FLEISCHMANN'S is the BIG buy! 90 PROOF is why! fmpi $435 -e? M Qt. BLENDED WHISKEY 90 PROOF 65 GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS THE FLEISCHMANN DISTILLING CORPORATION, NEW YORK CITY Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins Look at What You Can Do With the Filefish "The skin you love to touch" could never have be longed to the filefish, for this character has the roughest ex terior of them all. He's so rough that he and his ancest ors have been furnishing abrasive material for primi tive workmen since men be gan making tools and imple ments with their hands. The filefish frequents bays and river mouths; they browse on the animal and vegetable growth on pilings, cutting the food off with their sharp teeth. They have a body shaped like nothing else in the sea. Some are sway-backed, like a broken down mule. The fish is flat from side to side, and very thin when viewed from the front. When he comes directly toward you, or straight away, he doesn't look like he was there at all. Most of the time, when he is feeding, he stands in the water with his head pointing down. Sandpaper After you catch one, skin the body. Then treat the skin with a couple of coats of oil to keep it soft and pliable. You have "sandpaper." From the skin you can cut squares, circles or patches, and from these shapes yeu can make the dumbest things. A strip of skin attached to a painted bit of thin wood becomes an ideal gift for Aunt Kate; she can hang it by the stove for a "match-striker." It'll last for years. A small hunk, glued to a narrow, polished stick on which should be carved or painted a twining vine or a long-tailed dragon, makes an exotic "back-scratcher." Kettle Cleaner For an unusual gift for a friend, make a kettle-cleaner; this for the party "who has everything." Be sure to en close directions so the receiver won't wet the silly thing, for this might cause the skin to regain some of its original "smelly'' characteristics. Strips of the skin glued to narrow cardboard strips will be unusual finger-nail boards. Your friends may be amazed at such unusual gifts. The cave-man's wife used these same things 50,000 years ago. Your friends may enjoy using the same things primi tive man used when the hu man race was struggling up ward. The "trigger" on the top of the filefish's body can become an interesting present for Aunt Martha; it was prob ably about the first sewing needle the cave - woman ever had. The thing is gracefully curved and highly polished. These "needles" are "duck soup" for the handyman to make; all he needs are the "triggers," a red-hot needle to make the hole in the bone, and a little imagination. So, if you are serious hob- Tight Dress, Allergy To Guns Cost Man $130 Belvidere, N.J. - "It was that tight - fitting red dress and the revolver . . ." Anthony Criscione. 58- year-old barber, was describ-' mg to police how a buxom woman ambled into his shop, pulled a revolver from her purse and demanded all his money. "I was dazzled by that dress and what was in it, I guess," said Criscione, "and since I'm allergic to revolvers, any how, I just turned , over my wallet to her. She helped her self to $130." ADENAUER TO BE GUEST Palm Desert, Calif. - (UPD -The El Dorado Country Club said it has received word West German Chancel lor Konrad Adenauer and his family would be guests March 19-20 at a private home at the club. Adenauer was to speak March 18 at UCLA and visit San Francisco following his stopover here. SUFFERS FAINTING SPELL Miami Beach, Fla. - (UPD -Sen. Thomas J. Dodd (D Conn.) was admitted to a hos pital Sunday after he had a "fainting spell." Doctors said Dodd, here to attend a Demo cratic fund-raising dinner, ap peared to be suffering from fatigue. byistmr an avid do-it-yourself fan, you can go all out and give your friends something really "out-of-this world." It can be something they have never seen, or maybe never heard about - a gift from the rough skin of a fish, just like Mrs. Caveman used. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate. 1960) NOISE STOPPERS Science comes to the rescue, of a noise weary public A "SILENT" PIANO has been developed in a Chicago laboratory, twe plaver aaay raise or lower the sound op this electronic Piano over a wide volume ran6e anp may even use earphones so nosocy else can hear his playing. i: vm 1 i BOND BONANZA! I NEtfBANDH US.SAVNGS BQVDS FAY5o MEM WELD TO MATURITY -MORE mAN2Z'.7HFtK5T YEAR A HALF; THEM?. ToMAwznx A SILENT 64SOUNE- POWERED LAWNMOWER 16 BEIN& DEVELOPED THAT WILL HELP MAfcf A QUIETER SUBURBIA I Announcement Robert J. Keeney A I A. Architect Announces the Opening of New Offices in the MEDICAL CENTER BUILDING Today, America Has A NEW Low-Price Field . . . AND nrci sABJis-nrc qmao w-dcu EsraiOT-iirci prongs ' RAMBLER LEADS IN SALES Rambler sparked the BIG TURN to economy cars topped all but two U. S. cars in production in '59. And Rambler sales still soar ... led all but 2 U. S. cars in sales in January! (Ward's Automotive Reports February 8, 1960.) RAMBLER LEADS IN QUALITY Compare Rambler's careful crafts manship with cars costing hundreds of dollars more. Compare Rambler Single-Unit construction with halfway unitized con struction methods. Compare Rambler Deep-Dip rustproofing with partial rustproofing methods. This better quality means satis-, fied owners, and owners are Rambler's best salesmen. RAMBLER LEADS IN EXPERIENCE Rambler quality, performance and economy have been proved and improved during ten years' experience in building Compact cars. "Crash Programs" can't match Rambler's Basic Excellence. RAMBLER LEADS IN ECONOMY-Under official NASCAR supervi sion, Rambler American Custom with overdrive topped all other U. S. economy cars in the recent Pure Oil Economy Trials at Day tona . . . led nearest competitor by 6.67 miles per gallon! Rambler has lowest maintenance costs, too. Ask any Rambler owner. RAMBLER LEADS IN RESALE VALUE-Rambler's resale value is no question mark. It tops all low-priced cars according to both nation ally recognized used car reporting services. RAMBLER LEADS IN LOW PRICE-Rambler offers the lowest-priced sedan by at least $117 and the lowest-priced station wagon by at least $205 of any built by the 5 major U. S. car makers, based on manufacturers' suggested factory delivered prices. You save all the way from first COSt to final trade ! Pioneeredby American Motors PRICE TAGS . . . NOT PRICE CLAIMS . . .TELL THE TRUE STORY RAMBLER IS THE LOWEST-PRICED U.S.-BUILT CAR! RAMBLER AMERICAN 2-D00R DELUXE SEDAN Manufacturer's suggested delivered price at Kenosha, Wise., state and local taxes, if any, optional equipment extra. RAM BLER SELLS MORE BECAUSE RAM BLER SAVES YOU MORE LEA MOTORS Bartlett at 5th 4
