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4 6 MEDFORD MAIL, TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. TUESDAY. JUNI M, INI Old-Fashioned Donnybrook Looms at Democratic National Convention Los Angeles (UPII - An old fashioned, lntra-party don nybrook loomi with virtual certainty in the political pop ularity contest when Demo crats open their five-day pre idcntial nominating conven tion here July 11. With at least four popular potential candidates expected to be digging in for the vote tug o' war, hardly less could be expected. The spectacular of an "open convention" will play to a national television audience and live to the 16,500 persons who will crowd into Los An' geles Memorial Sports Arena for the convention's first four days. On the fifth day, tens of thousands will flock to the 101,528,-seat Memorial Coli seum to hear the Democratic nominee's acceptance speech. Billowing Clouds Between the convention's beginning and the sounding of the time-honored salutation to the victor - ". , . Demo cratic presidential nominee and next President of the United States" - there will be maneuvering and many a billowing cloud from the tra ditional smoke-filled rooms as supporters of the raft of candidates try to close up the now "open convention." Sen. John Ken.iedy (D Mass.), with an unbroken string of primary victories, is the Democratic front-runner In the polls and probably will try for a quick, first-ballot triumph. Sen. Stewart Symington (D-Mo.) has the backing of former President Harry S. Truman in his attempt to top a Kennedy bandwagon. Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson, Texas, is re ported to already have a sub stantial number of delegates in his political pocket. Ob servers see him as one of the strong compromise possibili ties. The specter of Adlai E. Stevenson also will haunt the Los Angeles convention hope fuls. Although! twice defeat ed as the Democratic nomi nee in 1952 and 1956, he has maintained a position of party leadership and received sub stantial support in the popu larity polls. Sean Dark Hon Edmund (Pat) Brown, gov ernor of California and that state's favorite son, is rated by professionals as a dark liorge possibility. State Farm Prices Edged Up in May; Summary Notes Corvallis - Oregon farm prices edged up slightly in May in contrast to national farm prices which slipped a little, reports Mrs. Elvera Jlorrell, extension agricultur al economist at Oregon State college. Farm prices in the slate had their ups and downs last month, Mrs. Horrell found as she studied reports from the U.S. department of agricul ture. Beef cattle and hog prices moved up a little, but calf prices were lower. Dairy products also lost ground, and cng prices moved lower while poultry prices held un changed. Lamb and wool prices in the state held steady last month, but potato prices were down. Corn and oats prices also held unchanged, but other grains and hay were lower. Put together, prices Oregon farmers received moved up about one-half of one per cent and now stand about 2 per cent above a year ago, Mrs Jlorrell said. Nationally, farm prices dropped last month for the first time this year, Mrs. Hor rell also reported. The de cline, which amounted to less than one-half of one per cent, left national farm prices about one per cent below mid-May 1959. Lower prices over the na tion on eRgs. milk, lettuce. and tomatoes carried the ma jor responsibility for this drop, Mrs. Horrell indicated. These lower prices were near ly offset by higher prices on fresh melons, cabbage, and apples. Prices paid by farmers for living and production costs also dropped a little last month, the first time since last October, Mrs. Horrell said. However, the drop was only one-third of one per cent. This left prices paid by the nations farmers a full one per cent above year earlier. With prices received and prices paid by farmers down about the same amount in May, the purchasing power of farm products held unchang ed, Mrs. Horrell pointed out. The parity ratio-the govern ment's yardstick for measur ing the relationship between prices received and prices paid by farmers-remaiiitd at t K V DEMO CONVENTION SITE Democrats open their five day presidential nominating convention in Los Angeles July 11. The Memorial Sports Arena is to be the conven tion site for the first four days. The interior of the arena But whether or not the 1950 Democratic presidential nominee goes on to win the presidency, the Los Angeles convention should definitely help to put the party on its financial feet. The Los Angeles Host Com mittee, headed by Mayor Nor ris Poulson, is virtually cer tain to collect the $450,000 it pledged to the Democratic National Committee. Additionally, two promo tion plans will raise more funds. The Host Committee is dis tributing about 1,200 conven tion tickets to contributors of $1,000 or more. Tickets are going at the rate of $500 each but nothing less than $1,000 per pair is being accepted. And tickets to the rally and acceptance speech in the Col iseum are going at $10 each despite the fact that the high tariff undoubtedly will cut down total attendance. Volunteer Work Force Some 2,500 person are presently at work in making convention preparation. This volunteer work force, except for two or three paid secre taries, is headed by Paul Zif- fren, Democratic national Committeeman from Califor nia and Democratic conven tion chairman. "I was thinking of this as six-ring circus," said Zif- fren. "But it's even more than that. I'm trying to keep these groups going and to co-ordinate them all." Keeping things going In cludes co-ordinating the ef forts of the California Con vention Committee of 500 members and its subcommit tees, the Committee of the Arts responsible for enter tainment, the Dinner Com mittee which Is arranging the $100 per plate dinner, the Housekeeping C o m m 1 ttee charged with seating and c o m m unications arrange ments, and the mayor's Host Committee. Includes Decorations "We will spend a mini mum of $200,000 fixing up the Sports Arena and the Coliseum," Zlffren said. This will Include decorations and building stages, offices and caucus rooms. "The radio and TV net works will spend consider ably more than $1 million on their facilities. The PT&T (Pacific Telephone and Tele graph Co.) Is already working "The Truth About Polio Vaccines" "How the Liberty Bell Was Saved" "I Saw Amelia Earhart Crash on Saipan" "Juliet Prowse-Frank Sinatra's New Girl Friend" Read these exciting articles . . . plus regular features in your holiday-packed July 3rd Issue of ; Family v t ,;15''JW"'' 'On cables. Western Union has started work. "We figure there will be more words sent out of here during convention week than from any event in history." As always, the ticket situ ation is "bad." The allotment plan allows for 3,042 seats for the dele gates, 1,467 for alternates, 950 main floor press, 1,500 to the Host Committee, 700 upstairs news media, 1,500 to Califor nia, the host slate and two each to Democratic senators, representatives and national committeemen. The remain der of the tickets will be distributed among the various states, according to their vot ing power. The throng of delegates and alternates will be the "largest in the history of any political convention," Ziffren said. J. Leonard Reinsch, special assistant to the chairman, re ported that all convention seats are foam rubber, like those in theaters. Plan Worked Out Reinsch said a floor plan has been worked out which enables the convention chair man at the speakers' platform to disperse everyone in the arena In 15 minutes. He addi tionally guarantees that tele vision cameras will not block any delegate's vision. The Convention Committee reports it has worked out a "foolproof" security system" for preventing counterfeiting of tickets. Plans also include a rigid patrol and gate sys tem to keep unauthorized persons off the convention floor. "The convention will have more security than Khru shchev had on his tour," said Ziffren. "We're determined to kcrp that floor clean, and we will do it." The Hospitality Committee will, in addition, set up a tight schedule of social events. Any unauthorized parties or diversions will not appear on the convention cal endar. Jobs Sought Ziffren's office has received about 300 applications from young men and women ask ing for page's Jobs but only a handful will be used dur ing the sessions. Many of the applications are from college students majoring in political science who want to get a first-hand look at nation con vention proceedings. MIDfORD MAIL TRIIUNE Vi Winn is shown above. On the fifth is to deliver an acceptance speech in the Memorial Colise um, (UPI Telephoto) The convention housing subcommittee has booked nearly 11,500 hotel rooms from Pasadena to Beverly Hills and back again. The Biltmore Hotel, with its 1,370 rooms and 100 of fices, will be convention head quarters. Buses have been assigned to pick up the various state dele gations and transport them from airports and train sta tions to their hotels. The buses also will be used to transport them to and from the convention sessions. The same driver and hostess will be assigned to each group of delegates for the entire week, Local transportation is the responsibility of Mrs. Goldie Kennedy, Martin Pollard and Nick Shamus. Candidates Assigned The Democratic National Committee will be housed on the second floor of the Bilt more, The candidates have been assigned to that hotel, too. The platform will be de bated and hammered into shape In the hotel ballroom. Special cars, all white in color and bearing the Dem ocratic convention emblem showing a jovial donkey with the national Capitol in the background, will be provided for the National Committee. Besides the delegates, al ternates and the party faith ful, some 5,500 newspaper, radio, TV and magazine re porters will attend convention sessions. The worldwide press representation includes a re porter for the Russian news agency Tass. Reinsch enthusiastically es timates the convention's po tential TV audience at 100 million persons, and world wide newspaper readership at three-quarters of a billion. "This is democracy in ac tion and becomes an example to the rest ot the world," he said. "What we do is going to influence the Cold War. Rus sia is obviously not sending a reporter from Tass to build us up." Spectacular Planned Entertainment plans In clude presentation of a two hour spectacular the night of the nominee's acceptance speech In the Coliseum. Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Marlon Brando, Robert Ryan , Mercedes M c C a m bridgc, Lauren Bacall, Barry Sullivan and Henry Fcnda are among those who will be featured. For Your ft&tidau Reading ' Pleasure " Next weekend... :. 3 day, the Democratic nominee Trips to Disneyland and the standard sights will be made n.Mp to all the delegates and their retinues. rs have mapped out a five-day convention sched ule. But they are prepared to go on as long as necessary to pick the Democratic nomi nee. Reinsch, however, does not believe these precautions will be necessary. BLACKLIST FREIGHTER Cairo, U.A.R.-fflPD-The Unit ed Arab Republic authorities have blacklisted the U.S. freighter Ike for carrying wheat to Israel, it was report ed. The 7,205-ton freighter will be refused port and serv ice facilities if it calls at Arab ports. UNANIMOUS BIKINI OK Portsmouth, England- tUPD -The all-male City Council vot ed unanimously Sunday to al low girl strollers on the Southesa beach promenade to wear bikinis. Vacation Bound? We Hope You Have a Wonderful Time . . . but before you leave ask for the Mail Tribune VACATION We will hold the Mail Tribune while you are en your vacation. Each issue will be held in our office while you are away and will be delivered fo you personally by your carrier upon your return. If s No papers to pile up on your porch. 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The committee will study Oregon's business climate ad vantages and disadvantages in economic development. Membars Listed Members of the committee include: Dr. Wesley C. Bal laine, Eugene; Don A. Ellis, Complete This Vacation Pay Order Today or Phone the Circulation Department, 2-6141 1 - Portland; J. W. Forrester Jr., Pendleton; John M. Fulton, Portland; E. A. Geary, Klam ath Falls; Harold A. Holmes, Medford; John Horton, Baker; W, O. Kelsay, Roseburg; R. A. Kronenberg, Springfield; N. W. Merrill, Salem; Roy T. Renoud, Portland; Dan A. Thiel, Astoria; E. H. Thomp son, Salem; Charles A. Tom, The Dalles; Harold Wendel, Portland; Edward J. Whelan, Portland; and Rudie Wilhelm Jr., Portland. I . THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Kt, z points below May ua O 0 CO 0
