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Flier's Wife Denies Husband
Milledgeville, G. - d'PD -
Prettv Barbara Power, 25,
sat under windswept Georgia
nines today and denied in a
soft but firm voice that her
husband is a spy.
"Naturally, 1 am very con
cerned about my husband's
safety and welfare." she said
in her first interview since
her husband, Francis G. Pow
ers, was either shot down or
forced to land his Jet plane
in Ruasia.
"I can only wait and hope
that he will be returned soon,"
she said.
She recalled that Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev,
who announced to the world
that her husband had been
brought down, had taken steps
in the past to reunite sepa
rated families. She said it Is
her hope that he will do the
same in her case.
Hopes for Release
"I also have every confi
dence that our State Depart
ment and government are do
ing everything possible to
bring about his early release."
Mrs. Powers' left leg was
in a cast from what she said
was an attempt at learning to
water ski. She said she plans
to remain here with her
mother, Mrs. Monteen Brown,
for the present.
She said her husband had
been an avid flier since he
was a child but said he dis
cussed his missions for Lock
heed Aircraft Corp. only In
general terms.
She knew that his monthly
paycheck was about Jl,500
but said the money,
for living expenses, was sent
directly to their bank. She
did not know who signed the
checks.
Doing Weather Work
Mrs. Powers said r.cr hus
band is a Lockheed pilot as
signed to weather recon
naissance work and that they
know about six other fliers
who are doing the same thing.
"My husband is not a spy
and he is not engaged in
espionage activity - I know
that," she told reporters.
Mrs. Powers said she had
not been put under any re-
Six Arrested on
Liquor Charges
Six persons were appre
hended by sheriff's deputies
early Sunday neat' Jackson
ville on liquor law violations,
it was reported today.
Two Medford girls, one 16
years old and the other 15
years old, are being held in
the Jackson county juvenile
detention home on charges of
illegal possession of liquor,
deputies said.
Two Gold Beach men,
James W. Carter, 19, and Ar
thur M. Carter, 20, are being
held in the county jail on
charges of illegal possession of
liquor. Henry F. Plummer, 21,
of 208 Hamilton St., and John
J. Hamersely, 25, of 820 Lo
zier lane, are being held in
the county jail on charges of
furnishing liquor to minors,
except deputies said.
frictions about answering
questions by the U.S. govern
ment or Lockheed and had
refused ts see reporters up to
now simply because she was
n-.t up to it physically.
The last time she saw her
husband, she said, was April
30 at their quarters In Turkey.
Oregon Marines
Killed in Crash
Buena Park, Calif.-OT-Two
Marines from Oregon were
killed Monday when their
speeding car crashed into a
steel directional sign on the
Santa Ana freeway and burst
into flames.
Two civilian passengers
were critically injured.
Dead were the driver, PFC.
Joe M. Waldo, 21, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles R. Waldo,
Sherwood, and Cpl. Michael
E. Serres, 19, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Serres, Tigard.
Both were' stationed at 1
Toro Marine Air Station.
Klamath Paper
Gets New Publisher
Klamath Falls - IUPD - Wil
liam B. Sweetland, 42, today
assumed duties as publisher
of the Klamath Falls Herald
and News, it was announced
by directors of Southern Ore
gon Publishing company.
A s publisher, Sweetland
will have complete charge of
operation of the daily newspaper.
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Gun Case
Mattress and Bei
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Pictures Faked,
Engineer Says
Studies Reveal
Burbank, Calif.-Hft-The de
signer of America's U2 air
plane said last night that he
doubts Russian claims of hav
ing shot down one of the high
flying long-range planes.
He believes instead that
some mechanical failure of
the mystery craft might have
allowed it to fall intact into
Russian possession. Photo
graphs of wreckage purport
ing to be of the downed craft
were faked by Russia, he
said.
Close Study
C. L. Johnson, veteran
Lockheed design engineer,
based his statement on a close
study of the photographs re
leased by Russia.
"I am convinced that the
Russians for some reasons
have released pictures of
some other airplane crash,"
said Johnson. He added the
pictures probably were those
of a wrecked Russian Beagle
bomber.
"I do not believe they shot
down the U2 either with
missile or another aircraft,
said Johnson in a prepared
statement released by Lock
heed, maker of the craft.
"If they have the U2 it is
because some mechanical or
oxygen failure caused it to
descend far below its normal
cruising altitude (reported to
be at about 10 miles)."
Characteristics Unmatched
Johnson said the Russian
released photographs did not
match the design characteris
tics of the U2.
"Using the original wire
picture, not one single U2
part could be identified in
the wreckage," said Johnson.
He said he based his doubt
of the Russian claim of shoot
ing down the craft on grounds
that aerial photographs taken
from the U2 probably would
have been destroyed in the
wreckage, much of which ap
peared damaged by fire.
Crowds Unlikely
Johnson also noted crowds
of Russian men, women and
children were shown gath
ered around the wrecked
plane in the Russian-released
photographs. He said it was
highly unlikely that civilians
would have been allowed so
close to such an important
craft, even if it had been
wrecked.
It was his belief, Johnson
indicated, that Russian tech
nical and espionage experts
have hidden away the U2-if
they have it-for study.
Congress Not
Expected To Pass
Mail Rate Boost
Washington - OIPD - Republi
can legislative leaders told
President Eisenhower today
that Congress probably will
not pass his proposals to in
crease postal rates and gaso
line and aviation fuel taxes.
This report was a "great
disappointment" to the Presi
dent, House GOP Leader
Charles Halleck (Ind.) told re
porters.
The President's recommen
dations to raise new revenue
and help balance the federal
budget were discussed at his
weekly meeting with the Re
publican congressional lead
ers. "I see no evidence of action
on them in the House, which
of course is a mater of great
disappointment to the Presi
dent," Halleck said.
No One Enthusiastic
Somite COP Leader Everett
M. Dirksen (111.) said no one
is enthusiastic about the tax
raising bills or a proposed in
crease in postal rates.
"One might well conjecture
there's no great likelihood of
action on them." Dirksen said.
The President has proposed
a nearly across the board In
crease in postal rates, includ
ing a five-cent letter, a four
rent post card and an 8-cent
air mail rate.
The administration has sup
ported a half-cent a gallon
boost in the gasoline tax to
1 (our and one-half cents a gal
lon. The President also had ask
ed Congress to increase the
lax on aviation gasoline from
2 to 4'i cents a gallon and
lo impose an equivalent levy
on jc! fuels, which are now
untaxed.
Medford.
Tribune
Rogue Valley Edition
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Record Turnout
For West Virginia
Election Expected
Recent Stock
Favorites Lose
Clurlestown, W. Va. -OIPII-
West Virginia Democrats
voted their own answer today
to the question of whether it
would be a risk to nominate
a Roman Catholic for presi
dent. The candidates in the presi
dential primary were Sens.
John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.),
the Roman Catholic, and Hu
bert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.),
a Congrcgationalist, who were
matched in their second two
man trial run for the party's
presidential nomination. Ken
nedy won the earlier contest
in the Wisconsin primary last
month.
Record Turnout Seen
A record turnout of about
400,000 Democrats was ex
pected in clear, cool weather.
Polls opened at 7:30 a.m.
(e.d.t.) and close at 8:30 p.m.
(e.d.t.). Both parties also were
nominating candidates for
congressional seats and state
and local offices. There were
no entries in the Republican
presidential primary.
A close result was predic
ted. Humphrey said he still
thought he would win. but
talked like a man with his
fingers crossed. Kennedy was
showing i little more optim
ism than he had displayed
only a few days ago.
A Kennedy victory would
lengthen his lead over the rest
of the field for the presiden
tial nomination and might
even guarantee him the nom
ination. A defeat would push
him back close to, if not into,
the rest of the field of con
tenders. Would Violate Oath
To sweep the religious issue
out of the campaign, Kennedy
reiterated that no President
even if he were a Catholic,
could takeorders from the
Pope without violating the
presidential oath of office.
Humphrey viewed himself
as the candidate with the best
chance of winning the presi
dential election and said his
record was more in line with
the Democratic Party plat
form. He said Kennedy had
cast "a series of Republican
votes" as a member of the
House and Senate.
Kennedy To Test Power
In Nebraska Farm Belt
Omaha, Neb.-(UPD-Sen. John
F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) put his
prestige on the line in the Ne
braska primary today and
hoped a sparkling showing
would prove his vote drawing
power as a presidential candi
date in the farm bell.
Considered Good Bet
Kennedy was considered a
good bet to surpass the 55.265
votes collected by Sen. Estes
Kefauver (D-Tenn.) in the
1956 primary. Like Kefauver,
Kennedy is unopposed on the
ballot.
Good weather and several
wild nomination battles
brought predictions of a 225,
000-vote turnout, largest in
years.
Voter interest on the Repub
lican side was heated up by a
six-way race for the nomina
tion for governor.
A free-for-all Democratic
battle featured a bitter strug
gle between front-runners
Robert Conrad, 37, and Frank
Morrison. Conrad is adminis
trative aide to Gov. Ralph G.
Brooks while Morrison is a
long-time party regular.
Deelgatcs to the national
party conventions selected in
today's election were not com
mitted to any candidate.
New York-tlHj-Stocks were
mostlv lower in moderate
trading today with some of
the recent favorites suffering
the biggest losses.
Profit taking hit the recent
favorites, particularly Polar
oid which fell more than 7
and Universal Match down
around 6.
Steels were easier with the
exception of a rise of more
than 2 in Lukens. Motors slip
ped under the leadership of
Chrysler which lost about 2.
Electronics also came under
pressure with Beckman losing
more than 2, and Motorola
down around l'i. Vick Jump
ed more than 3 while Carter
Products fell more than 2 in
the drugs.
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DOW -JONES AVERAGES
New York-tlPb-Dow-Jones
final stock averages: 30 in
dustrials 04.82. off 2.66: 20
railroads 137.68, off 2.12; 15
utilities 88.61, off 0.26, and
65 stocks 200.28. off 1.26.
Sales today were about
2,870,000 shares compared
with 2,670,00 shares Monday.
Barry Pitts Named
SOC Student Head
Ashland Barry Pitts, a
junior from Klamath Falls
majoring in general studies,
won yesterday's run-off elec
tion for the student body
presidency at Southern Ore
gon college.
Pitts received 255 votes to
218 for Dale Truax, sopho
more from Ashland majoring
in pre-medicine.
The run-off was ordered by
the SOC student council after
it discovered that ineligible
votes had been cast in last
Wednesday's election. Pitts at
first came out ahead 208-207
but a recount showed Truax
in front by the same margin.
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U.S. Pledges To
Support Allies
Washington-H'PD-The United
States today pledged to sup
port its allies with force if
Russia molests their bases for
sance flights,
anse flights.
State Department press Of
cifer Lincoln White said this
country would honor its com
mitments "for the common de
fense" of countries which
"once again appear to be sub
jected to a policy of intimida
tion by the Soviet govern
ment." The blunt statement was
this country's answer to Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev's
assertion that If more U.S.
flights are made over Russia
from foreign bases "we shall
hit at those bases."
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grow about as big as a do
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There ire now more than
51 million households in the
U.S., ind the gain made in
the past 12 months is the
largest In the last 8 yoars,
excluding 18S8. There's
rising tide of newspapers
readers too. Daily newspaper
circulation is n.jw 58,6lM,42
- largest in history.
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