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Newspaper Page TextMFDfOD. OREGON Ml Ul A ECennedy early Pennsylvania Tosses 64 Votes Onto Bandwagon Chief Rivals Vow to Fight Lot Angeles -Nil- New 'York voted today lo cit 101 first - ballot votai (or 8en. John F. Kennedy lor in Democratic Praildantiat nomination. Lou Angeles (Ul'li-Sen. John T. Kennedy today practically clinched a (Irat ballot victory In hli surge toward the Demo cratic presidential nomlna tlon. The Massachusetts senator's drive tot an ull-powcrful boon when Pennsylvania Gov. David L. Lawrence threw hi support to Kennedy and an nounced that 64 of Pennsyl vania's 81 votes have been pledged to Kennedy. This bloc of volet save Ken nedy 7a8'4 voles, only 22',j lets than the necessary 701. Kennedy's chief rivals for the nomination, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas and Stu art Symington of Missouri, In sisted they were still In the light. Jackson Backs Kennedy Hut a Senate colleague of all three men, Henry M. Jack-' sun of Washington who hopes to win the vice presidential nomination, concluded that Kennedy hod clinched the No. 1 spot. Jackson announced through the Jackson for Vice President Committee that he would vole lor Kennedy. , It was obvious that the Washington senator was climbing aboard what he con sider! bandwagon, plumping lor the man he fcalt most like ly to be able to further his vice presidential ambitions. Rival candidate Lyndon B. Johnson and Stuart Syming ton were still making confi dent noises In an attempt to keep their delegates from pan icking to Kennedy's band wagon. But Johnson's laic blooming candidacy seemed to be stalled at the Mason-Dixon line, and Symington's bid hud never visibly cleared the ground. Truman Not Going Former President Harry S. Truman, who has been Sym ington's chief supporter, tos cd In the sponge. The old political warrior announced Irom his home at Indepen dence, Mo., that he had de cided not to attend the con vent, after all, because "I cannot lend myself lo what is happening." Truman's dejection was In sharp contrast to the elation In the Kennedy camp. Gov. Abraham A. Rlblcoff of Con necticut proclaimed that "It looks like a shoo-In" and Gov. Michael V. DiSalle of Ohio said "There is no question about II . . . Kennedy will be nominated on the first bal lot." 1 Adlai E. Stevenson, Idol of tho liberal wing of the party, was giving no active help to the organization working on tho convention scene lo draft him for it third nomination, Week End Fires Reported; Several Said Man-Caused Greater care by users of the forest, was urged today, fol lowing three week end fires In the Dead Indian and Apple gate aroas of the Rogue River National forest, Two fires In the Applegale were said to havo been po tentially dangerous had thoy not boen put down before the henl of tho day..' A two-ucrc fire one-eighth mile east of Applcgato River Hi. and one mile upstream Irom McKce bridge was re ported at 5 a.m. yesterday. The blaze was controlled he lore 7 a.m. by a crew of 6 men. It was assumed to be smoltor-causod. Another fire between the river and the road was put out Friday evening, Tho forest service laid that nn unextinguished camp flro had burned Into a pile uf drift wood, ..' A man. caused fire In tho Dead Indian area of the Ash land district broke out Fri day night on fnur acres of timber on Elk Lumber com Vicftoiry e? - - i hiii mi iitntMi.iiiumf., JLm&mi&&..-. HOPEFULS HUDDLE Sens. Symington, gallon at the Democratic National Convcn- left, Lyndon Johnson and John Kennedy lion In Los Angeles today. The senators met huddled together as they appeared at a just hours before the convention officially breakfast given by the Pennsylvania dele- opened. (UPI Tclcphoto) Attempt Planned To Set Aside Recent Indictment A motion will be filed this afternoon in Jackson county circuit 1 court in an attempt lo either set aside or. quash the Indictment In the Medford Escrow company case Involv ing O. Illldlng Bcngtson, Med ford attorney, and Mrs. Rachel Peterson Carter, Jacksonville. Alan Holmes, one of the at torneys representing Bcngt son, said this morning the mo tion would be filed this after noon. He said he believes a Judge will hear the motion lodiiy, and probably set a date for arguments on the motion. The motion will be based on a defect alleged to appear on the face of the indictment relating to the "subscription" or listing of the names of wit nesses appearing before the grand Jury, Holmes said. It is charged the names were listed improperly. If the motion is granted, the Indictment will have to be resubmitted to the grand Jury, Holmes said. The grand jury Indictment charges Mrs. Carter and Bcngtson with embezzlement. The two were indicted by the grand Jury July 1 after the Jury spent four days Investi gating the affairs of the es crow firm. ' The Indictment alleges em bezzlement of $3,701.14 In trust funds of the Medford Escrow company. Bcngtson Is represented by Boycr and Holmes and Rich ard Coarney of the Portland firm of Tanner and Cearney. Mrs. Carter Is represented by William Duhnime, Medford. pany land. It was controlled Saturday. Four loads of bor ate were dropped on the blaze, which was fought by about 30 mon. Howard G. Hopkins, timber staff officer of the Rogue for est, said "The fires reported over last week end Indicate the .need tor grcntor care by users of the forest to be sure Hint smoking is done only In safe places and burning ma terials are completely extin guished before being discard ed. Camp fires should only be built in safe places and should be completely put out before being abandoned." Patrolmen of the state de partment of forestry put out two lVi-acro fires yesterday, Ono In grass and brush oc curred about 4 p.m, across Roguo river from Shady Cove and was attributed to a fisher man smoker. The other was on Andrews lane by the 401 orchard about 6:30 p.m, Grass was burned and it was thought that a water pump backfire was responsible, Neadimg 'I'M?!- Farm Labor Camps Must Be Inspected By Health All farm labor camps in Jackson county must be in spected by health department authorities before they are oc cupied! "County Sanitarian Orie Moore , warned fruit growers today. Moore urged all growers to contact the health depart ment this week to arrange for Inspections. ' Inspection is necessary un der a new state law, and ap plies both to the labor camp on Table Rock rd. sponsored by the Jackson County Fruit Union Holds Stale Meeting in Medford Tcrrance Smith, Coos Bay, was elected president of the Oregon Typographical confer ence during the organization's convention at the Jackson ho tel here over the week end. Paul S. Nlcswander, Salem, was reelected vice president, and F. C. Hoyt, Eugene, was named secretary - treasurer. Named to the executive com mittee were Clork E. Ander son, Medford, and Lloyd Rose, Salem. Anderson was reelect ed. Twenty-two printers and mailers from Medford, Salem, Eugene, Grants Pass, Klam ath Falls, Marshflcld, Port land and Roscburg attended the convention. A banquet at tended by nearly 50 persons was held Saturday night. Con ference members in clude printers and mailers from all over the state. The Medford convention wos the second of three held each year. Two Persons Injured In Ashland Crash Ashland Two persons, an Ashland woman and a 6-year-old California boy, were in Ashland General hospital to day after suffering Injuries during a two-car collision on Siskiyou blvd. Sunday morn ing, , " Injured were Mrs. Minerva E, Martinet-, 32, of 520 Gran ite si., who suffered a "whip lash" Injury, and William G. Norrls III, of Lindsay, Calif. Young Norrls received a min or concussion and a severe cut on the forehead. Ashland police said the ac cident -occurred at 0:45 a.m. when a car driven by the boy's father, William G. Nor rls Jr., 26, crashed Into the roar of one operated by Mrs. Mnrtlncc. The elder Norrls re ceived a contusion and chest bruises but was not hospital lzcd, Police elted Norrls for fol- lowing too closely, He posted $23 ball and was released. ' jlv Official Growers League and the vari ous housing tor transient pick ers maintained by orchardlsts, Moore .explained. A farm la bor camp 'is defihed as any place, area or piece of land where sleeping places or camping grounds are owned or maintained. The law requires, among other things, adequate toilet, sewage disposal, washroom and garbage disposal fief 11 tics. It requires also that all sleeping places shall be main tained in good structural con dition and provide protection against the elements and In sects and rodents. Health reg ulations also apply to serving food and meals in farm labor camps, Law's Enforcement Enforcement of the new law is left up to the 1 o c a 1 health officer, commissioner of the bureau of labor or the director of the Oregon State Employment service or their representatives. A facility may be closed 24 hours after posting written notice, ac cording lo the law, if It is considered a serious menace to public health. The facility may be reopened after the situation is corrected. A closing order may be ap pealed to the circuit court within 30 days after the date in which the closing order was confirmed by the county health officer. Violation of the law may bring a maximum fine of $300 or imprisonment In the coun ty Jail for not more than 60 days, or both, Wilful misuse, damage or destruction of any labor camp facility or equipment by a person housed there Is also subject lo the same fine or maximum term in the coun ty jail. , . Also, the Oregon State Em ployment Service is required to cooperate in formation of employer's committees and to assist (hem in establishing their own system of inspec tion, improvement and main tenance of farm labor camps, according lo tho law, The county sanitarian said he had expected growers to arrange for Inspections earli er. ' WEATHER FOitKCART: Partly cloudy lo nUlit and Tueidny. I.nw tonight 50; high Tuesday ft0ft!l, TKMPKRATURE HUhoitt Yesterday 7 Loweit Hits Morning SO PRItL'IPITATION To ft p.m. Yesterday 0 To 4:30 a.m. Today 0 Our Skies Tonight Siinnet today 7:40 p.m. HnnrlRo tomorrow 4:4ft a.m. Moonrhe tonight fiiftft p.m. PROMINENT STAR Artitnriifl, in the west 11:32 p.m. VlNiliLE PLANKTR Saturn, low In south- ait Ml P.m. .hi pUrr, In the south p.m. Man, In the east. 2; .VI a.m. Ike's Vacation Interrupted by Plane Incident Newt Received On Golf Course Newport, It. I. (UPIi - A new Soviet plane Incident inter rupted President Eisenhow er's golf and work holiday to day shortly after he Issued a second rejection of Soviet missile threats and announced a bold anti-Communist aid program for Latin America. Elsenhower was on the golf course when news was receiv ed here of Russia's claim a U.S. military plane was shot down July 1 over the Barents Sea, an arm of the Arctic Ocean. Aides called Press Secre tary James C. Hagerty from the course to relay news agen cy reports from Moscow. Russia broadcast its an nouncement shortly after Ei senhower, at a hurriedly sum moned news conference, re vealed he will "promptly" ask Congress for funds to launch a hclf-help plan among the friendly nations of Latin America. The Soviet report appeared lo have been withheld 1C or 11 days for maximum propagan da impact. It said the plane was shot down July 1 - the day an American RB-47 re connaissance jet vanished on an Arctic flight - and two survivors were picked up to face Soviet prosecution. The incident came only two months after a U2 was shot down over Russia. About 600 Attend 'Bard's Heyday' Ashland-An estimated 600 persons attended the annual "Bard's Heyday" here yester day. It was sponsored by the Tudor guild of the Oregon Shakespearean festival. Festivities got under way at S p.m'. with' a Punch and Judy 1 show..and- other aettvltieiif for. children,' all in Elizabethan fashion. Shortly, after 7 p.m. more formal entertainment began with festival dancers and madrigal singers. Highlight of the Heyday was a pantomime contest among members of the Festi val acting company. Milton Fuchs won first prize of $15; Bill Nye,, second, $10; and Paul Harper, third, S5. The annual event is spon sored to benefit the actor's fund and scholarships for the Guild. J. Robert Petersen, 578 Iowa St., received a season membership from the Festival. Strolling singers and musi cians throughout the festivi ties set a festive background. Cornish pastries, saffron bread, and other refreshments were provided during the three-hour celebration. Airplane Pilot Dies In Arizona Desert Kingman, Ariz. -MPII- "Mon day, July 4, 6 a.m.-Have been here since 8 a.m. July 3. Have headed south on foot. Am thirsty. Bob Ramage." That note, written by 26-year-old airplane mechanic and pilot Robert Ramage III, was found on his out-of-gas airplane where he landed it in the desert 70 miles south of here. Beneath the silver and blue light aircraft was Ramage's body. He died of heat prostra tion in the 100-dcgree-plus temperatures of the desert. Another note attached to the undamaged plane said simply, "Am headed north on foot." Los Angeles - IUP11 - Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.), chair man of the Oregon delegation to the Democratic Convention Sunday reported a move in the northwest to nominate Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington for vice president and hinted the Oregon dele gation would support the move. Chicago -IUPII- Chesser M. Campbell, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, died of an apparent heart attack Sunday. BASEBALL Kantat City, Mo.-lU'P-A pair of early home runs by Ernie Banks and Del Cian dall and the brilliant pitch ing of Pittsburgh's Bob Friend and Roy Face led the National League to a 5-3 victory over the Amer ican league today In the 26th All-Star game. Rogue Valley Edition Medford 18 Pages MEDFORD, Ike Issues Second warning To R U.S. Said Not To Bow To Any Missile Threat Cuba Requests Study by UN Newport, R. I. (IfPD - Presi dent Eisenhower gave the So viet Union a second warning today that the United States will not bow to any missile threat in meeting Communist infiltration of Cuba. He also announced from the summer. While House he will ask Congress for money to finance a bold new mutual aid program in Latin Ameri ca lo combat the economic seeds of Red encroachment. Session Requested Almost simultaneously, Cuba opened a new anti American diplomatic offen sive by formally requesting a session of the United Nations Security Council on U.S.-Cu- ban relations. There were hints from Havana that Amer ica's Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba might be headed for trouble. Meeting newsmen after two emergency conferences with Secretary of State Christian A. Herter, Eisenhower gave these answers to week end threats from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and Cuba's Fidel Castro: -The administration stands by the President's firm-dec-laration Saturday that mis sile threats will not deter the United States In shielding this hemisphere from interna tional Communism: . " Quarantine Considered -The worsening Cuban cri sis is being discussed every day. But for the time being he saw no reason to disclose any major moves. Officials had said previously, however, that a Pan-American "quar antine" was under considera tion. ' -Dictatorships in Latin America .- such as that of Fidel Castro will eventualy end in Latin America and that the area faces a period of change. But "the interests of the people will be better served if that change is ef f e c t e d constructively and peacefully, not violently." To Help Selves -To help Latin America help themselves, "I shall seek authority for such public funds as we may deem appro priate to assist free men and neighbors in Latin America in cooperative efforts to develop their nations and achieve better lives." He said he will do so "promptly." - Eisenhower spelled out his dramatic plan - and some of its proposals are drastic - in a 1,000-word declaration that we must help find construc tive means for the underpriv ileged masses of mankind to work their way toward a bet ter life." Kitchen Damaged In Midnight Blaze A fire, discovered at mid night last night, did about $2,000 damage to the Lester Ray home on Coleman Creek rd., it was reported this morn ing. The kitchen, where the fire apparently started was de stroyed, and smoke and water damage was reported to other rooms In the house. Accord ing to relatives, Ray was awakened about midnight when he s m e 1 1 e d smoke and heard the fire. Oth ers in the house at the time were Mrs. Ray, their daugh ter and son, Linda and Lester Jr., and Mrs. Ray's sister, Mrs. Margaret Riley, Medford, Neighbors assisted the fam ily In fighting the blaze which was controlled with the assist ance of the stale forestry de partment. lloquiom, Wash. - (UPI) -Thomas R. Jones, 46, Ho quiam, was accidentally shot to death during a family pic nic Sunday on the Humptu- Hps river about 35, miles north of here, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY "Everything Porter To Stevenson 2nd Ballot By A. BOBERT -SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Ilos Angeles - Rep. Charles O. Porter said today he plans to support Adlai Stevenson if the Democratic National Con vention goes beyond the sec ond ballot. Porter is one of Oregon's delegates who are all bound to vote for Sen. John F. Ken nedy on at least the first two ballots because of the Massa chusetts senator's victory in the Oregon primary.. If there is any spark for Stevenson. I will be in there fanning it," Congressman Por ter declared. 'I don't think it's settled Talks Resume In Lockheed Strike Los Angeles (UPO - Negotia tions to end the 25-day strike by machinists at Lockheed's Space and Missile Division fa cilities resumed here today after failure in talks in San Francisco. . ., ... Meetings to end the walk out by 10,500 members of the International Association of Machinists broke down in San Francisco Saturday. A federal mediator said the negotiations would be recessed indefinite ly. However, IAM spokesman Tom McNett said Sunday the two sides "had gotten to talk ing over the phone" and de cided once again to try to end the crippling strike by meet ing with a federal conciliator here today. The strike -which started June 15 has hindered progress in the underwater Polaris mis sile program as well as work on the missile programs of Discoverer, Midas and Samos, all under Lockheed contract Sect Begins Second Week In Shelters Benson, Ariz. (UPII - About 120 members of a small re ligious sect started their sec ond week hidden In under ground bomb shelters today, convinced the United Slates soon will be destroyed in a nuclear war. "The Lord told us lo go in and the Lord will tell us when to come out," said Glen Scott, a spokesman for the Full Gospel Assembly. "The Lord told us there would bo an attack," he said. "Like Noah, we can stay In 40 days." Scott made his statement to newsmen gathered outside one of the six homes early Sunday, Price 10 Cents Tribune 11, 1960 No. 96 ussia Looks Rosy" Support After Count for Kennedy," he added, while conceding1, that. If .he had to lay a wager now on the out come he would bet on Ken nedy to be nominated. Political Skill Noted Porter based his belief that Kennedy might yet be stop ped on the skill of Sen. Lyn don B. Johnson and Speaker Sam Rayburn who "play for keeps." If they stop the Ken nedy bandwagon, Porter said he thinks Stevenson will be the ultimate beneficiary. ; At a fund raising .dinner here Sunday night, Porter said Stevenson .was "head and tor-, so above anyone else" in his speech. All of the contenders were speakers. Porter is one of an indefi nite number of Oregon dele gates who can be expected to switch after two ballots. Duncan Pro-Slevemon Beulah Hand, party vice chairman, is another dissident who plans to support Steven son on the third ballot - if it takes that long to pick a nominee. House Speaker Rob ert Duncan of Medford is another pro - Stevenson dele gate whom Mrs. Hand expects to bolt Kennedy. Open conflict on this issue is expected to develop later today in the Oregon delega tion's first caucus. Rep. Edith Green, chairman of the Ore gon group and a staunch Ken nedy strategist, will meet re sistance if she attempts to get the entire delegation to pledge its loyalty to Kennedy for as long as he is in the running beyond the legal requirement of two-ballot support. All of this may be academ ic, however, for many observ ers are convinced Kennedy will have more than enough delegates to cinch the nomina tion on the first ballot. State Sen. Monroe Sweetland pre dicts Kennedy will go over the top easily on the first roll call Wednesday, School Reorganization Foes Fail in Petitions Salem - (UPI) - A Portland group called Serve our State, Inc., failed to present initia tive petitions Sunday seeking to repeal the 1057 Oregon School District Reorganization Act. Legal Deadline Passes July 10 was the legal dead line for filing petitions with the State Elections Office In order for the measuro to be on the November general elec tion ballot. ' State elections director Jack F. Thompson said a number of members of the group and Two Survivors To Be Prosecuted In Soviet Court White House Has No Comment ; ' ;; Moscow - (UPO - Russia an nounced today It shot down a U. S. airplane that violated Soviet air space over the Be- ' rents Sea July . 1, and that the two survivors among the six men aboard - would be prosecuted "with full severity of the Soviet law.1! Russia said the plane was attached to a special military intelligence unit and, besides two 20 mm guns and ammu nition, carried "radio elec tronic intelligence apparatus." Left U. S. Base It said the plane took off from a U. S. military base at Brize Norton, England. ' Just two months earlier on May 1, a: newly developed Russian rocket brought down a U. S. U2 reconnaissance plane deep inside Russia over Sverdlovsk. On Saturday, the Soviets announced that the U2's pilot, Francis G. Powers, would be tried for espionage. The vacation White House at Newport had no immediate comment on the Russian an nouncement. ' Checking Russian Radar The U. S. Air Force at Wies baden, Germany, announced July 2 that an Air Force RB47 with six men aboard was miss ing on a flight off northern Norway to map electro-mag-' netic fields. Presumably such a flight would be to check Russian radar defenses. The Air Force launched I massive sea search for' the plane, all of whose flight would have been over-water. A Russian coast guard cutter also was to take part. Possibility Unlikely An Air Force spokesman at the time acknowledged that the plane might have been shot down- by Russian de fenses If it had wandered off course but termed such a pos sibility highly unlikely. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko - handed a protest note" today vto :U.S. - Charge d' Affaires Edward Freer, substituting - for American Ambassador- Llewellyn I Thompson currently on vaca- ! tion in Italy. - Russia said the U.S. plane crossed into Soviet air space 13.67 miles north of the Cape of Svyatory Nos and proceed ed toward the Soviet city of Archangel. It said the plane ignored Instructions from a Russian fighter to follow the Soviet plane and land. U.S. 'Spy' Planes Moved From Japan Tokyo-flJPH-Foreign Minister Aiichiro Fujiyama said today that all American U2 "spy" planes stationed in Japan have been withdrawn. The withdrawal of the so- called "black jets'Va contro versial issue here long before Russian rockets downed one of the planes over the Soviet Union last May-removed one of the major thorns in Japa nese-American relations. Fujiyama called a special news conference today to tell of the American withdrawal of the planes, based previous ly at the U. S. Naval Air Sta tion at Atsugi, southwest of here. There was no Indication where the planes were taken to but it was speculated they would be based either on Oki nawa or Guam, both American-administered 1 islands in the Pacific. Bulletin Leopoldville, The Conge- ilPli-Premier Moise Tihom be of The Congo Republic's Katanga Province announc ed tonight that his region has seceded from the new nation. their families, about 20 per sons in all, appeared at the State Elections office Sunday afternoon but no petitions were presented, Signatures Lacking The chairman of SOS, Ev erett E. DeMars of Portland, indicated earlier in the week that not quite enough signa tures had been obtained. A, ' total of 33,712 was needed. A move by another organl nation to get the repeal Issue before the' electorate In 10117 also failed because of lack of petition signatures.