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Newspaper Page Text1 Go) Mm to u Regional Edition MEDFORD 40 PAGES Section A NEW DORM A total of 125 beds for South ern Oregon college students will be avail able when the two units of the new girl's dormitory above are completed this fall. The dormitory, patterned after one on the University of Oregon campus, will eventual ly consist of eight similar units surround ing a central dining hall, according to Busi House Passes Five-Point Bill On Civil Rights Washington -(UPD- Continu ing to override southern op position, the House finally passed today a five-point civil rights bill which features a new federal system of pro tecting Negro voters. The final vote was 311-109. On passage of the bill 179 Democrats voted with 132 Re publicans to pass the bill. Voting against passage were 4 Democrats and 15 Republi cans. The measure now goes to tHe Senate which has been deadlocked on its own civil ijhts legislation for more than five weeks. The Senate -ts expected to pass the House bill pretty much, as it now stands but southern foes were set to wage a stub born battle against it. Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois has predicted Senate approv al of the controversial bill within two or three weeks. The biil in general follows along lines recommended by President Eisenhower, espe cially on the voting referee section. It won bipartisan sup port from northern Demo crats and most Republicans. School Tax Money Use To Be Decided Portland (IIPD A case in Circuit Court here may deter mine whether Oregon school districts can use tax money to send representatives out of the state to conventions or to re cruit teachers. The suit was brought agffint Attorney General Rob ert Y. Thornton by the Port lgnd school district. Thornton issued an opinion which said a school district did not have legal authority to finance any trips outside the state with tgy money. Copco Gets OK for Iron Gale Dam Sacramento - (UPD - Cali fornia Oregon Power company had informal permission to day to build Iron Gate dam on the Klamath river below Copco lake. The State Water Rights Board is expected to issue the formal permit to proceed with the project at a meeting here next month. Lee Carter, an engineer for the board, said that "for all practical purposes" the ap-" proval was granted Tuesday. Board members approved the terms and conditions of the permit to Copco. Iron Gate will be a regula tory dam designed to smooth out fluctuations in the river caused by increased power demands. Public Meetings in South Africa Banned Johannesburg. South Africa -HTP-South African Minister of Justice F. C. Erasmus an nounced in Capetown today that all public meetings of any race will be banned from now until June. 30 in every city and most biz towns throughout South Africa. ness Manager Don Lewis. Additional units will be added as they are needed, which should carry the school's housing needs through 1970, Lewis said. The structure now under construction will cost the col lege $450,000, to be paid off over a period of 30 years by means of self-liquidating bonds. County Planning Advisory Group to Meet on April 27 The Jackson County Plan nine Advisory group will hold 8 p.m. April 27 in the county court chambers, it was decid ed last night. Under the guidance of County Judge Earl Miller, the group, consisting of represen tatives from various cities and towns and the county court and planning commission, set up an agenda and decided to meet every fourth Wednes day. To be discussed next time will be a building code, water supply and sewage disposal, major streets-county wide, in cluding urban areas-and sub division regulations. Miller was unanimously elected chairman. Judge Miller emphasized that this will be only an ad visory group to the various towns and cities and the coun ty planning commission. Lloyd Anderson, of the bu reau of municipal research, Eugene, said he will meet with the group regularly. Ultimate Objectives Ultimate objective will be county-wide zoning, Miller said. Medford is well along with its zoning and Ashland is entering the field, he noted. Through intelligent planning, cooperation and coordination, the people can be "sold" on zoning, Miller added. "A shot-gun approach to zoning is wasteful," Ander son said. "It's much more ef fective to plan on a syste matic basis and go slower." Land use studies should be made first, he suggested. "The biggest fear people have is that of not knowing what's going on and how it is going to affect them. There are many positive way? in which they can be informed." Two Alternate Means Anderson explained two al ternate means of establishing zoning. One way is "to zone an area for three years. Then if 15 per cent of the people 'I Dunno He's Supposed To Keep Away Evil Spirits Or Something" -rvT A IT JHlSTRIBUNE MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, affected petition against it at the end of three years then zoning must be put up for a vote. If not, then it automati cally becomes permanent. Another way is to develop land use studies, zone an area for three years, then put It up for vote or discontinue it. Anderson noted . that some counties have been conduct ing piecemeal zoning. Lane county zoned around its cities, he said. Lane county, Wasco county and Multnomah coun ties now have county zoning, he said. Mayor Arthur H. MacKin tosh reported that Phoenix will adopt a unified building code soon based on a model ordinance from the League of Oregon Cities for all towns of less than 1,000 population. Anderson said the county could use the provisions on fire zones. Medford and Ashland are interested in planning for major streets, representatives from those cities noted. Record Stretch ot Hot Weather Noted The longest stretch of 80 degree weather on record for Medford vicinity in March has been reported by the weather bureau station here. Maximum temperature yes terday was 81, making it the fifth straight day of 80 de grees or better. Another 80 maximum was anticipated to day. The streak began on Satur day, March 19, with 81. That maximum was repeated on Sunday and 80 degree highs were recorded on Monday and Tuesday. The Dalles - IUPD - The 12th main generating unit at The Dalles dam is expected to put its 78,000 kilowatts into the Northwest Power Pool next week. 55th MARCH 24, 1960 Symington Enters Democratic Kace For Nomination Washington-OJPD-Sen. Stuart Symington formally entered the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination to day. He said the next Presi dent "must provide the free world with resourceful and decisive leadership." Appeads for Unity The Missouri senator, 58, secretary of the Air Force in the Truman administration, announced in a one-page state ment that he was a candidate for the nomination. His statement appealed for unity in the Democratic party, often embroiled in family quarrels, and described his No. 1 goal as the achievement of national unity. His announcement came as no surprise. He long has been acting like a candidate and admitting that he would like to be President. He also has been viewed as a possible compormise nominee in case the Democratic National Con vention deadlocks. Morse In Race Other avowed candidates are Sen. John F. Kennedy (Mass.), Sen. Hubert H. Hum phrey (Minn.) and Sen. Wayne L. Morse (Ore.) Senate Demo cratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson also is expected to be in the lineup by convention tine. Symington k presumed to be former President Harry S. Truman's favorite for the nomination,, although Truman has not yet made an endorse ment. Promising details later, he said his campaign would stress these policies: -"A positive program for peace through' negotiation from a position of relative strength ..." Public Investment -A "public investment pro gram" in education, health, slum clearance, highways, wa ter control and "more realistic benefits", for the aged and disabled. -Reversal of the "trend to ward the elimination of the family size farmer" and help to provide him with "a stand ard of living comparable to other Americans." -Guaranteeing all citizens equal rights and equal oppor tunity." Hitchhiker Not Identified Here Ashland area residents did not identify a hitchhiker be ing held in Bakersfield, Calif., as the man seen in the Ash land area the day Mrs. Lester Hamilton, 40, was fatally shot. Pictures of the man were sent here, it was reported. . The hithhiker, Chester Jo seph Sears, 48, was picked up March 21 by California highway patrolmen for ques tioning. His description had been reported to be similar to the man seen in the Ash land area. Ben Pierson, technician with the state bureau of iden tification, today continued to give lie detector tests to per sons regarding the shooting. About . seven persons have been tested so far, deputies reported. No new leads have been re ported by sheriff's deputies and Oregon state police, who are continuing - their investi gation of the shooting. Hofa To Appoint Accused Leader Washington -fUPD-Teamsters' President James R. Hoffa said today he will name a union leader accused of running a "shakedown" local to serve on the union's watchdog board of monitors which is in charge of clean-up efforts. Hoffa said he expects to nominate William E. Bufalino, president of Local 985 in De troit, to the union's watchdog panel. Bufalino, a major target of the Senate Rackets Commit tee, would succeed Daniel B. Maher,' who is resigning for Jwalth reasons. Year Price 10 Cents No. 3 STUART SYMINGTON Decision No Surprise Macmillan, Ike Plan To Discuss Soviet Proposal Washington - (UPD - British Prime Minister Harold Mac millan will fly here this week end to confer with President Eisenhower on how to meet the challenge of the latest Soviet proposal to ban nuclear weapons tests."-. - A White House announce ment of the sudden trip said Macmillan was coming at the suggestion of the President. The announcement came as high officials here reported Britain and the United States have been divided over exact ly how to counter the new Soviet formula. Not Agreed The Eisenhower administra tion so far has not agreed within itself whether the So viet plan should be rejected or whether a counter proposal should be made. The White House said Mac millan will fly to Washington Saturday and that he and the President will begin their talks Monday on "the latest phase of the Geneva nuclear test negotiations." This phase came when Rus sia last weelc accepted the President's Feb. 11 proposal to ban all space, atmospheric and ocean nuclear weapons tests and all underground blasts above the level of 19 kilotpns. But Russia added a big condition which the Atom ic Energy Commission and the Pentagon do not want to ac cept. This condition is that the smaller underground tests, below the range of 19 kilo tons, also would be banned for four or five years under a "moratorium" while Soviet and western scientists try to agree on how to detect pos sible bootleg blasts in the low range. . ', Results of Accident Probe to Go to Jury The results of an investi gation by the district attor ney's office into a two-vehicle double fatality accident Feb. 26 on East Evans Creek rd. will be presented to the next session of the grand jury, Dis trict Attorney Thomas J. Reeder reported today. The accident occurred about midnight two miles north of Rogue River. Killed were Mrs. Alice C. Loge, 35, Wi mer, and Gerry Lee VanDorn, 16, of 4960 South Pacific highway. Rogue River. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair and mild through Friday with variable high cloudiness. Low tonight near 40. High Friday near 78. Temp. Highest Yesterday 81 Lowest this Morning 40 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:28 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 6:07 a.m. Moonrise tomorrow 5:18 a.m. New Moon . March 26 PROMINENT STAR Spica, rises 8:28 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Jupiter, low in south- east 2:54 a.m. Saturn, low in south Mars, rises 5:08 a.m. Venus, near the Moon. l &jtoMtk Prisoner Seeks To Talk Partner Into Giving Up Pair Release All But 18 Hostages Nashville, Tenn. -(UPD- One of two tough convicts holding 16 hostages at Tennessee State Prison emerged briefly shortly before noon today and a prison official said "he's going back after the other one." Officials hoped the convict, Robert Rivera, could talk his partner, Raymond Farra, into surrendering and sparing the lives of the hostages. Hostages Seized The two convicts, armed with pistols believed smug gled into the prison, seized more than 70 hostages Wednesday arid barricaded themselves in a deputy war den's office. They later freed all but 18 hostages, and then let . two more go when they became ill. Prison officials said earlier today that Rivera, 25, wanted to surrender but that Ray mond Farra, 25, described as a madman with homicidal tendencies, wanted to stick it out until the end. Rivera walked out with his hands in the air, accompanied by Clifford Cotton, a prisoner who acts as a "guardhouse lawyer." Returns to Prison Rivera, who was not armed, walked to within a few yards of where prison officials were waiting, had a few words with them, then turned and walked back to where he had been holed up for 20 hours. Officials said Rivera was "going back after the other one. He thinks he can do it." Rivera talked with Correc tions Commissioner Keith Hampton and Attorney John J. Hooker Jr. before going i hark When hp went, hark hp ' was wearing Hooker's coat. Death Threatened . The two convicts threat ened to put the hostages,,-including three women, "up against that wall and shoot them" unless given a. chance to escape. ' Prison officials at first stub bornly refused to ' bargain with the convicts despite the threats. But cautious negotia tions between the desperadoes and prison officials were held this morning. Phoenix People Pass Bond Issue Phoenix Phoenix residents voted 96 to 6 for a water bond issue yesterday, according to election officials. The bonds will not exceed $25,000, according to Mayor Arthur H. MacKintosh. The money will 'be used for engi neering services, acquisition of pumps, pipelines, electrical equipment, a new chlorinator, and two pumphouses. Bids will be opened about May 1; the mayor said. Two new wells in Phoenix will be connected directly with the reservoir when the construction project is com pleted, making two complete water systems connected with one reservoir, MacKintosh ex plained. It will provide a circulatory water system allowing for re routing the water to serve all parts of the city should one part of the system break down. The mayor said he hopes the new and enlarged system will provide sufficient water for Phoenix for a num ber of years. Washington (UPD The Uni ted States is virtually certain to make a compromise count er proposal to Russia's new nuclear test ban formula in stead of flatly rejecting the Soviet plan, according to of ficials. Two Days of Crater Lions Two days of activities, ex hibits and demonstrations are planned for the Crater Lions club Sportsfair which opens at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Medford armory. The varied program will include style shows by the royal court of nine princesses and a queen, skin diving and water ballet, go kart racing, parachute jumping, and a horse show. Ninety -five ex hibits are planned. ; Seating arrangements have been made for this year's .water demonstrations so that performers can be easily seen by larger numbers of specta TALKS TO HOSTAGE A Catholic priest, the 18 persons held hostage by two aun second from left, stands near Mrs. Jack S. carrying convicts at the Tennessee State Bean as she talks to her husband, one of Prison at Nashville. (UPI Telepholo) Portland Papers Deny Changes in Security Plans Portland - (UPD - Publishers of Portland's two daily news papers told acting Gov. Wal ter Pearson today that "repre sentations to your office that the Oregonian and Oregon Journal are planning to retain 'armed guards' as of April 1 are both malicious and calcu latedly erroneous." Pearson earlier sent a tele gram to the Portland Inter Union Newspaper committee saying he could find no au thority for a governor to in tervene where a company em ploys lawfully armed guards to protect property. Statement Issued . A-statement by M. J. Frey, publisher of the Oregonian, and Wm. W. Knight, publish er of the Journal, said: "The newspapers are chang ing guard services on that date. No substantial change in security procedures is con templated in our plant, unless changed conditions or critical need indicate otherwise. Bombings Cited "The bombings of 10 trucks of two newspaper contractors, the planned bombing of trucks of a third contractor, the fire bombing of the Oregonian's Salem office 'all demonstrated a clear and present danger. In point of fact these news papers received a warning from police sources that an attempt might be made to de stroy our presses and it was recommended that we take appropriate action to prevent sabotage." Independence To Support Museum Independence, Ore. (UPD -The city of Independence has pledged its support to mem bers of the 1959 Oregon Wa gon Train for building of a museum near here to house mementos of the '2,000 - mile centennial trip last summer from Missouri to Oregon. The wagon train members, now officially organ ized, elected Weaver Clark of HMs boro president. The museum, to be built on land along the Willamette river near here, will be called the Oregon trail museum. The fifty-niners and the In dependence city council sched uled a joint meeting here April 24. Activities Planned at Club Sportsf tors, according to Dr. Frank Wilson and Dr. Earl Johnson of the activities committee: Only one ticket will be needed to see all of the fair, which is to fill the armory, a large circus tent and an en closed area between the two. Sat urday's activities in clude: 11 a.m., skin diving; 11:15 a.m., water ballet; 11:30 a.m., diving; noon, swimming; 1 p.m., go kart race; 1:45 p.m., skin diving; 2 p.m., horse show (fair grounds); 3 p.m., parachute jump; 3:30 p.m., life saving; 4:15 p.m., swim instruction; 5 p.m., water sur vival; 5:30 p.m., skin diving; 6 pm., sjS kart race; 7 P-m., $18,000 Granted to Continue Study in Valley Rogue valley pear growers will have $18,000 with which to continue a pear decline re search program, Robert Dun can, Medford, speaker of the Oregon house of representa tives, said today. The money will be used to finance the study for a year or until the state legislature can consider a possible new two-year grant. Pear growers have offered $2,000 toward the program, $5,000 has come through reallocation of funds from the state board of high er education, and $11,000 will come out of the state legisla ture's emergency fund, Dun can explained. Medford area pear grow ers Charles Henry, Steve Nye and Paul Culbertson, with Officers Named For Rights Group The Rev. Thomas McCam ant, pastor of Medford Con gregational church, was elect ed president of Medford Hu man Rights council at a meet ing of the board of directors at the home of Don Walters this week. Dr. George Roseberry, min ister of First Methodist church, Medford, was elected vice president; Mrs. Robert Duncan, secretary; and Don Walters, treasurer. Board members elected rec ently in addition to the four officers are Mrs. Everett Fa- ber, Central Point; Police Chief Charles Champlin, Med ford; Mrs. Lester Harris, Mrs. Richard Schuchard, Mrs. Roy Gilbertson, Mrs. Wilbur D. Pearson, Applegate, Gaylord Hay and John Lusk. Hay noti fied the board that he was ineligible to serve, and Mrs. W. T. Hodson was elected to replace him. John Lusk was appointed to inquire about hospitality for Mexican Nationals. A pub lic meeting is scheduled for April at which Mark Smith of Portland will be invited to speak. The board will meet again in May. Following reports that a man representing himself as acting for the council was call ing at homes in Medford and asking questions "for a sur vey," it was reported this morning that the council has authorized no such survey. air Here skin diving;. 8 p.m., water sur rival; and 9 p.m., skin diving. Sunday's schedule starts at 10 a. m., skin diving; 11 a.m., skin diving; noon, water sur vival; 1 pjn., go karts; 3 p.m., parachute jump; 4 p.m., skin diving; 4:15 p.m., swim in struction; 4:45 p.m., diving; 5:15 p.m., life saving; 6 p.m., go karts; 7 p.m., skin diving; 7:30 p.m., swim team; 8 p.m., water survival; and 9 p.m., go karts. Style shows will be held each day at noon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 p.m. Seven classes are scheduled in the horse show. Decline Phil Lowry, Medford lavyer. appeared before the emer gency board about a month ago to request additional funds. Study of Decline The study has been conduct ed here by Prof. Henry Hart man, Oregon State college horticulturist, to learn the reasons why some pear trees are slowly losing their vigor and others die outright. The emergency board took no ac tion then, Duncan said, until the board of higher education could meet and consider the project. The emergency board con sists of the speaker of the house and president of the senate and others appointed by them. The board acts as a kind of "interim legisla ture" to give approval to emergency expenditures anfi to make budgetary adjust ments due to unforseen cir cumstances which occur when the state legislature is not meeting, Duncan said. Duncan explained that two problems had to be consider ed in studying the pear grow ers' request. One was to en sure a research program be continued on an agricultural problem which can adversely affect the county's income. Another Problem Another problem was to avoid alloting any new money which could mean an increase in taxes and at the same time avoid legislative interference with academic freedom which higher education has always cherished. Duncan noted that Jackson connty would have been in serious condition economical ly during the lumber market recession about two years ago if it had not had the pear industry income to fall back on. The lumber cities of Eu gene and Roseburg were ser iously affected, he added. Total amount for agricul tural research for the current biennium is $6,771,662. Of this $4,404,682 comes from the state's general fund and. the balance from dedicated funds. Agricultural research funds for the current year total $3,384,034, Duncan stat ed. Motherwell Gets Life Imprisonment Downieville, Calif IUPD- Larry Lord Motherwell, con victed of killing an elderly Washington, D. C, widow, was spared today from execu tion in the San Quentin gas chamber. The jury that convicted Motherwell of first degree de cided today his sentence should be life imprisonment. Earthquake Rattles Large European Area Turin, Italy (UPD A strong earthquake jolted large sec tions of France, Italy and Switzerland today, touching . off momentary panic in a few towns and villages. No casual ties or extensive damage were reported. Spokane - (UPD The Colum bia Interstate Compact Com mission will meet Aoril n and 12 in Portland. Y .