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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1960)
OC3QCC30C3 o oc.:d cd c;::;G.D Et O O Q O O oooo 0 ( 13 OG2e33SS3 o 3 S feS SiS SS3 GO Of) 6 G3 0,-o OGSsapo u O O n O GO oog:d c:dc; gQocdo - --DC- u O , o' OO coo oercnv o O o O o o ) j o O o o O o o O .O o o o O o . 4OLTRHUNI, Me4h4, Or. urJy, M.y S, 0, , Remember HER with a box of Chocolates from our Large Selection Today! if- if imt,.i' .ir ft----f--l'--,""' -,-,...M.Svfe,i,.rf-,i.M 1 - wen 'te- 1 1 fnA at 1 1 G RENOVATING IN STYLE It took Min- has been spent or scheduled on renovations nesota's capital city a long time to wake up and new projects. The photo shows the new to the need ot fixhtinu downtown deterior- highway building, which was constructed , ation. But when St. Paul swung Into action, near the state capitol building it did in style. An estimated $110 million (UPI Telephoto) Minnesota Capital Turns To Massive Cleanup Operation St. Paul (UPI) It took Min- ncstota's capital city a long time to wake up to the need for fighting downtown deterioration. to action, It did it in style It was as spectacular as sleeping giant awakened by a massive hot foot, An estimated $110 million But when St. Paul swung has been spent or scheduled Capitol Memo Target Date Set by Backers of End to Capital Punishment By DOUGLAS GHIPP Salem - (UPD - Another tar gel date has been set by those who want to see capital pun ishment abolished in Oregon: 1982. And there Is agreement among most that the Caryl Chessman cssa will provide itimulus to the new drive. Even as Chessman breathed his last this week in the San Quentln gas chamber, the em bryo of repeal action in Ore gon was being formed. Four days before his execu tion a subcommittee of the Legislative Interim commit tee on Criminal Law recom mended that capital punish ment as provided by the state constitution be repealed. If this is done, the question of what to do about the su preme penalty will face the 1981 Legislature. Duncan Promises Fight Rep. Robert Duncan (D Medford), speaker of the House in 1959, promises a fight to get the Issue before the voters again - in 1962, the first opportunity. A referen dum for repeal failed in 1958 by only 12,053 votes. "It would have passed in 1958 if it had not been for the ballot title," Duncan says. "It was contusing to many voters. The way it was worded, you had to vote no to indicate you favored abolition and yes if you wanted to retain It." "As for Chessman, I can't help but think he was well on his way to rehabilitation. His death will be an Impetus for abolition. I hope people don't forget it by 19G2." Will Favor Repeal , Correspondence is flowing again between members ot the Orcgun Committee to Re peal the Death Penalty, a group of citizens and legisla tors which fell apart after the 1958 rejection. Dr. Brock Dixon of Port land State college, chairman of the old committee, says "the net effect of Chessman will favor repeal. People must be shocked by the whole drawn-out, shabby business." Will Chessman become a martyr to the cause? "I hope not," Dixon added. "A force for repeal, yes. Mar tyrdom, no. He didn't seem to be a very worthy char acter." Dixon says that if the next Legislature does not act on the Issue, the question will ba placed on the ballot in 1962 with an initiative. Awaiting Appeal Outcome ' Oregon doesn't have a Caryl Chessman. But it has a man who's been sitting a stone's throw from the gas chamber for almost one and a half years. Harry William Braley, Portr land, has been on Oregon's dealh row since Sept. 29, 1958, the same month he was con victed of first degree murder and sentenced to dealh. He's awaiting the outcome of a State Supreme Court appeal. The state said that in a drunken rags in May, 1958 the 38-year-old fry cook fatal ly stabbed his wife in Port land with a butcher knife. An automatic appeal was filed in December, 1958. As matters stand, it could be next August before the appeal could be placed on the Su preme Court docket. Wait 'Unusually Long' Braley's court - appointed lawyer, J. Raymond Carska don, Portland said that Bra ley's wait is "unusually long" for Oregon. A year passed while the transcript of the trial was be ing prepared in Portland. "The Multnomah County Cir cuit Court reporter was so lied up with other affairs, Carskadon said, "that it was not possible to get it any soon er." Carskadon admits, too, that he has taken his time in filing briefs. Bruley could sit on death row for quite a while yet. Carskadon says that if the state high court turns down the appeal, he will take it to the U.S. Supreme Court. Warmer Weather Should Improve Chinook Angling on renovation and new pro jects in the 60-square blocks of downtown St. Paul. That's an average of more than one-and-a-half million dollars for each block In a two year period. O f f i c a I s generally agree that the recovery of the bus iness area had its origin in the Capitol Approach project after World War II. Many Tenamenis The most jitrikinr ynmnla of the deterioration of St. Paul at that time was the many tenements and run down business establishments that surrounded the Capitol Building, located atop a long low hill overlooking the downtown area. When the war endprf h legisalture approved a bill permuting the state to acquire several sauare blocks nf th blighted land. Work started inconspicuously with purchase Of the land and knnrlrina down the old buildings. j uut today results of the program can be seen at a glance. In place of the battered buildings stand three multimillion-dollar structures hous ing departments of state gov ernment. The buildings are spread over several acres of neat landscaDe. Shortly after the first first stages of the Canitnl An. proach project were comple- ieu, uusmessmen Degan think- lnu annul a rnnmrnfinn nf ,A downtown nrpn ifcilf The ject gained support as the first work got underway. Face Lifting Jobs Old bulldin down and replaced by new structures. B u i 1 it I n a tl.ol hadn't been kept up for years goi complete lace lifting Jobs, and vacant land In th Hn,. town area was quickly bought up. Manv of the nrnlppft nra completed today. Others, in cluding a $1,300,00 downtown motel and a $5 million re building program by one of me siaies oldest insurance firms, are nearing completion. But the redevelopment Isn't finished yet. Slated for construction in the near future am a A4 ft mlllinn i-otnil operation near the Capitol and a new department store in the heart of the Loop that may cost up to $17 million. Other projects on the draw ing board include: An insnrnnrp snntotv' ln story, $2 million building. -A new city-county hospital expected to cost $16 million. -A nubile hnuslnff nrnipr! near the Loop, costing more man 91 million. As one observer put it: "The downtown area has finally come to lite. It didn't have much choice. It was either build or die." Portland -(UPI)- Chinook salmon fishing is picking up along the coast but damp weather has kept trout fishing in many streams from reach ing its peak the state game commission has reported. . Spring Chinook are appear ing In Tillamook bay and in the Nestucca river as far up stream as Beaver. Spring Chi nook angling also has improv ed In the Umpqua river. In central Oregon, the aalmon fly hatch Is on and the Deschutes river in the Maupin area is producing well for 8 to 12 Inch rainbow. The commission said trout fishing remained good at Devils lake on the coast, mostly by trolling with spin ner and worm. But many small coastal lakes have (lacked off, Some Streams High West side Willamette val ley streams expected to be fair to good include Milton creek, north and south Scap poose creeks, east and west Dairy creeks, Gales creek, north fork Tualatin, north and south forks of the Yamhill river and Wlllamlna creek. Th, Clat8amas river is fair ancr Droit iervoir is-im- Most upper Willamette val ley streams are higher than norma1, In southwest Oregon Ten mile and Loon lakes are pro ducing trout limits. Warmer weather should improve Chi nook fishing in the Rogue in the Galice-Grants Pass area. Central Oregon's Wickiup reservoir is fair to good on troll. Angling at Shearars bridge on the Deschutes has picked up, too. Ochoco reser voir is only fair. Best luck on the Mctolius has been with wet flies fished deep. The Deschutes above Bend is fair to good on troll and for bank fishermen using lures. Khimath county fishing has been slow. Northeast Oregon anglers have found the John Day drainage slow due to cool weather. The north foi'k of the Walla Walla rlvw has been good but the Umatilla is slow to fair. Wallowa lake Is good for rainbow to 14 inches. Small Baker county streams are good for rainbow. Angling has been fair to geftd In southeast Oregon with Malheur reservoir con tinuing to pro((u):e. o o Perfect for MOTHER'S DAY Sunday, May 8th Melodia by S If HEP St 45 Piece Dinner Set $149.95 Open Stock Price of $169.15) 2nd Floor VTf eV V Let Mom Take It Easy This Week-End ...Give Her a Fully Cooked nn a fi 1 1 1 0 surprise ; Swift's Premium Ready-To-Eat the Whole Family Will Love It! 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Pleas, take your coins to Mr. Thompson. He will issue a credit slip which will be honored at the check stand: First 25 Customers With 1955-S Penney I Head of Lettuce 1 Your 1911-S Penney Buys $1.00 on Produce ic Order 1 Your 1909-S Lincoln ' Buys $3 on Meat jc Purchase I Your 1924-D Penney Buys 10 Lbs. ic Sugar 1 Your 1931-S Lincoln Buys One Box 138 size 4 c Oranges I Your 1914-D Penney Buys $1 1.50 on Any Grocery Order 1 Your 1861 Penney Buys One OK Famous 4 c Frver I Your 1869 or 1870 Penney Buys 50 lbs. 4 c No. 2 Spuds I Your 1864-L Penney Buys Vi Case Any Brand 4 c Milk I Your 1871 or 72 Penney Buys $4.25 on Any Grocery Order Your 1866, 67, or 68 Penney Buys 2 Giant Size Pkgs. of 4 c Tide I Your 1877 Penney Buys variety Pack ic Meat Order 1 OlDCOirDOS 229c Golden Ripe Red Radishes Green Onions 3 .e- Oc ORANGES 5 -lb. 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