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Newspaper Page TextOregon Delegation Split Threatened 1 Tift."4 n n Mf'ib to - i SPEAKER WARMS UP Idaho's Sen. Frank Church, who stopped into politics as a young oratorical contest winner, started out in sub dued fashion as he was about to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Democrats At Opening Day of Convention Sports Arena, Los Angeles HIPII Throughout the land Monday night, and perhaps at remote bases overseas, Repub lican ears must have been burning. At intervals for nearly two hours someone was talking about them in this great hall dedicated to great sports. Some of the things said were uncomplimentary. Gov. Edmund G. (Pat) Brown of California, for example, charged the Republicans with "moral corrosion." Demo cratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler said they were abetting Russia's effort to make us "second best everything." 1 Not all the things said were bad, however, Butler by ference admitted Republicans to the human race. Noting that all the public proceed ings of this year s Democratic National Convention are be ing televised, Butler said "the whole world is present in this hall." No Dying Art It may be a small world, but it's big enough to accom modate a number of Republi cans, many of whom are re ported to own TV sets. If they had their sets on, for whatever masochistic pleasure it may have given them, they know that oratory is by no means a dying art. It may be moribund, as critics have said for half a century, but as long as Frank Forres ter Church of Idaho shall wave, oratory will live. Youngest Senator Church, who will be 36 come July 25, is the youngest member of the U.S. Senat Man, 66, Collapses In Portland Fire 2 Portland - (UPD - An elderly tenant collapsed in an apart ment house fire here early today. y Emil Krause, 66, was taken to St. Vincents hospital for treatment after he suffered from a combination of too much smoke and a heart con dition when the Royal Arms apartments storage room burned. f Mrs. Krause said Emil and $he opened their ground floor apartment door to meet "a wall of smoke" and had to crawl on their hands and ynees to fresh air. Firemen prevented the flames from spreading, but smoke filled the building and Charred woodwork and con tents of the storage room. T The Royal Arms was the scene of a $17,000 three-alarm fire in March that started in a fourth-floor apartment. And in 1956, a storage room fire at the apartment building caused evacuation of 20 tenants. You Have A Choice of Location for your memorial service at - Qonger - FUNERAL WEST MAIN I Member National Selected Rap Republicans The Democrats picked him as their keynote speaker for this year s convention They were well advised to do so. When he was in high school, Frank Church won a national oratorical contest staged by the American Le gion. Those who heard him Monday night are convinced he could do it again. Butler introduced him as "the official voice of the Democratic Party." Church didn't content himself with giving his fine, far-carrying Refugee Declared Slayer of Four In Kew Jersey New Brunswick, N.J. (UPD A Hungarian refuge., being sought in the murders of two policemen, was positively identified today as the mass slayer of four persons on a doctor's country estate Jan. 26. A vast manhunt for Michael Fekecs, 25, turned to Newark, N.J., when police found a stolen pickup truck with Fekecs' ' fingerprint on the rear view mirror. All police were placed on a special alert and ordered to check cab stands, bus terminals, railroad stations and all bridges and tunnels leading to New York. Caution Urged - The alarm urged 'extreme caution' in dealing with Fe kecs: ' ' The Jan. 26 slaughter oc curred on the country estate of Dr. Francis M. Clarke, North Brunswick, a locally p r o m i nent physician. His wife, Edith, 58, a practical nurse, Miss Dorothy Moore, 66, a maid, Mrs. Cora Thad dies, 29, and Newark, N.J., taxi driver Morris Michael, 60, were mysteriously slain in the physician's home. All were shot, once in the head and their bodies were laid out neatly in second floor bedrooms. Sunday, Patrolmen John Lebed, 30, and George Wil liam Dunham, 31. were found shot to death in Fekecs High land Park apartment. To Obtain Bail The patrolmen had taken Fekecs there ostensibly to al low him to obtain $250 bail for a traffic violation in near by Franklin township. Police investigators imme diately noted similarities in the Jan. 26 massacre and the police killings, For one thing, all the victims had been shot in the head. Fekecs also called himself a freedom fighter. Hungar ians who lived in the quiet town of Franklin township where Fekecs roomed doubt ed his story, as did police. Morris DIRECTORS AT SIXTH Morticians by Invitation Convention in Los Angeles, but It wasn't long before he was well warmed up and spoke with enthusiasm during his speech, as the above photos show, (UPI Telephoto) baritone voice to the party. He threw in a dazzling assort ment of gestures, postures, even-tested smiles, and glan ces to left and right and up and down. Seldom has a political con vention seen such perfect matching of voice and action. When he spoke of the spiral ing inflation the Republicans have inflicted on us, Church made a spiraling motion with his right arm. When he spoke of freedom he gestured to the right. When he spoke of Commu nism he gestured to the left. From time to time he jabbed the air with a forefinger. Now and then he beat fist upon fist. When he said we must drive ahead, he made a push ing movement with both hands. Applauded 34 Times Church was applauded or cheered about 34 times in his 45-minute speech. He was for the most part grave and earnest. But now and then he favored his audience with an appealing boyish smile. He had memorized his speech and made little if any use of the mechanical prompt er designed to keep political speakers on beam. The Democrats applauded and cheered him for six minutes. Cuban Minister Sets Meetings To Obtain Support United Nations, N.Y. - (UPD -Cuban Foreign Minitser Raul Roa scheduled a series of meetings today with Commu nist, LatimAmerican and Afri can delegates in an effort to whip up support for Premier Fidel Castro in his diplomatic battle with the United States. The Castro regime called Monday on the U.N. Security Council to consider what it termed United States "aggres sions" against Cuba. The U.S. promptly denounced the alle gations but said it would not oppose the meeting because it wanted the world "to know the truth." The Communist bloc is ex pected to back Castro to the hilt. Roa conferred Monday with Soviet Chief Delegate Arkady A. Sobolev and Fe- dosn N. Gryaznov of Byelo russia. Said First Step Diplomatic observers said the Castro move apparently was the first step by the bearded Cuban revolutionary leader to build himself up as the Latin American cham pion of the small nations of the world against American "imperialists." Last Thursday Castro pictured Cuba as the "leader" of newly-developing states in their struggle to shake off the bonds of "im perialism." On Friday he served notice he was orga nizing a worldwide propa ganda campaign "to mobilize world public opinion in pro test against U.S. aggressions". Ambassador Jose A. Corre3 of Ecuador is currently presi dent of the Security Council under the rotation system, tt was to him that Roa submit ted the Cuban indictment of the United States, charging "repeated threats, harrass- mcnt, maneuvers, reprisals and aggressions. Corrca said he could not set a date for a session until he has conferred with U.N. Sec retary General Dag Hammer skjold, Actress Gene Tierney Weds Oil Millionaire Aspen, Colo. (UPI) - Movie actress Gene Tierney and Tex as oil millionaire W. Howard Lee honeymooned today at a mountain hideaway. Miss Tierney, 38, and Lee 51, former husband of actress Hedy Lamarr, were married Monday by the Rev; Keith M e rr i m a n at Community church here. No advance pub lic announcement was made of the wedding. Interpretation Of Rule Would Permit Bolt Los Angeles - IUPK - An In surgent element threatened today to crock Sen. John F, Kennedy's solid support in the Oregon delegation to the Democratic National Conven tion. The first hint of a delega tion struggle came from Rep. Edith Green, chairman of the state's contingent and an avid backer of the senator. Could Ignore Mandate She said a rule interpreta tion allowed Democratic Na tional Committeeman C. Gi rard (Jebby) Davidson and National C o m m itteewoman Virginia Grant to ignore the Kennedy mandate of Oregon's May primary election - if they wanted. Davidson was not expected to take that course but Mrs. Green said Mrs. Grant may choose to cast her one-half vote for Senate Majority lead er Lyndon D. Johnson of Texas. "She doesn't feel that she is morally bound by the pri mary at all like the rest of us," Mrs. Green said. "That could mean Oregon will cast only 16 votes for Kennedy." Kennedy, the convention front runner, won the Oregon primary in a walkaway from Sen. Wayne Morse, trying for a "favorite son" nomination. Oregon for Kennedy Thus the delegates are ob ligated to support Kennedy until he is nominated, receives less than 35 per cent of the votes for nomination, releases the delegate from his pledge or until two convention nom inating ballots have been taken. The delegation held its first caucus Monday in a jam packed conference room at the Mayfair hotel and passed out convention credentials. Battle Fails An anticipated battle over proxy votes failed to mater ialize and Mrs. Green said delegates who planned to make a fight "just changed their minds. Because the delegates were solidly committed to Kennedy for the Presidential nomina tion, the delegates were not approached at the caucus by supporters of other candidates as were those from uncom mitted states. But Congresswoman Green, mentioned as a possibility to second the Kennedy nomina tion Wednesday night, said Oregon would have its chance to meet the candidates in person if possible. She hoped to have them at Wednesday's caucus. Douglas Renews Charge of Waste By Armed Forces Washington - (UPD - Sen. Paul H. Douglas, dismissing a Pentagon denial as "grossly inadequate," today renewed his charge that the Armed Forces are paying billions of dollars too much for the items they buy. The Illinois Democrat blamed the alleged w;.ste on the "terrible evil" of nego tiated contracts. He said only 13 of every 100 military con tracts were open for compet itive bidding. The Defense Department Monday issued a voluminous reply to Douglas waste charges first made in a Sen ate speech June 13. The de partment said it could find "no evidence" to support the charges. Douglas immediately call ed a news conference to re peat his complaints. He said the Pentagon explanation "is either absurd or raises even more serious charges." Incentive Charged The senator said half the military contracts specify, that the government will pay sup pliers for their costs plus a fee for doing the work. "That's an incentive not to save money," Dougias declar ed. In his Senate speech, Doug las displayed 10 items rang ing from lamp sockets to small wrenches and said the armed services paid from six to 100 times their actual value. For Instance, he said tho Navy paid $21.10 each for lamp sockets which sold for 25 cents In hardware stores. The defense department rc. plied that many of the Items Douglas cited were experi mental or made to special military standards which could not be found in itorcs, Southerners See Defeat If Civil E3iahts Plank Voted Los Angeles - U'PD - Tho Democratic Party was asked today to adopt the toughest civil rights program in its history despite warnings it would drive the South from the fold and cost Democrats the November election. A "party of hope" platform keyed mainly to the civil rights issue and booming a wide range of other liberal causes goes before the Demo cratic convention late today for ratification. Spokesmen for nine South ern delegations worked late into the night to complete a stinging minority report ask MEDF0RD Rogue Valley Edition Stock Prices Cut Sharply in Rush Of Profit Taking New York-IUPD-Stocks were clipped back sharply in a bar rage of late profit taking to day. Price erosion generally was slight in the early trading but picked up momentum sharply around the close. It was the second decline in a row. Aircrafts generally counter ed the lower trend as inter national tensions continued to mount. But even this group showed signs of backing down in late selling. Some coppers moved up in the wake of a firming price picture. However, the group was well below its highs at the finish. Owens Illinois dropped around 4 in the blue chips where Du Pont and East man Kodak lost 2 more. IBM toppled around 13 in the elec tronics. DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York - UPD - Dow Jones final slock averagei: 30 industrials 634.12, off 6.32; 20 railroads 139.71, off 0.93; 15 utilities 94.09, off 0.53, and 65 stocks 209.20. off 1.76. Sales to day were about 2,860,000 shares compared with 2, 920,000 shares Monday. Todnv't prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical SS'i Alum Co. Am. .. 82'. American Cnn 3!s American Motors 21 '4 AT&T - S!)' Anaconda Copper 40 't Armco Steel 67 Bcn-ix Aviation (M'a Bethlehem Slcel 4Vi, Boeing Air 2H, Caterpillar Corp.- 27 Chrysler Corp. 44s Continental Can 3SJt Crown 7.ellerhach 44' 4 Curtlsi WrlRht , lflJ, Dow Chemical 8R' Du Pont 2054 Eastman Kodak 123 Firestone 30 General Electric SB General Foods 130 General Motors 43 Georsla Pacific 54 ',4 Graham Paige 2 Greyhound 22 Gulf Oil 27 H Homestake Mining 3ft'ii Idaho Power .134 I. B. M 4(17 Int. Paper . . flB'.i Johns Manville AR Kaiser Ind 10 Kaly 4 Kennccott Copper 79 Lockheed Aircraft 21 '4 Montana Power 20 '-j Montgomery Ward 40 '3 Nat'l Biscuit (1.1 New York Central 21 B Pac Gas & Elcc 64 Penney, J. C. 43'.'4 Penn BR 13 Radio Corporation 64 "a Richfield Oil 71 ',, Safeway 37 Sears 3!S Shell Oil 11 Socony Mobil Oil 371, Southern Co 4fla Grants Pass Man Killed in Idaho Mountain Home, Idaho-IUPD -A Grants Pass, Ore,, sailor on leave was killed early to day when the car he was driv ing collided with another ve hicle on the Hammett over pass. ' The victim was Identified by military police at Moun tain Home Air Force Base as Seaman Robert Allerheiligen, 22. Critically Injured was his passenger, Non-Petty Officer Charles D. Berry, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Pete Berry, Pratvllle, Ala, The sergeant was driving the other car and was assigned to Mountain Home. Officers said Allerheiligen and the other sailor were on their way from the U.S. Navy Submarine School at New London, . Conn., to assign ments on the U.S.S. Sea Devil at San Diego, Calif. They were on a 30-duy leave. Rome fUPD Pictro Cardinal Fumasonl-Bondl, 87, head of the Roman Catholic Church's world-wide missionary activ ities, died today, ing If delegates would "lend their party to defeat with the halter of a platform (rained upon the insistence of a radi cal wing of our parly." "We call upon delegates from all tho states of this union , , , to join with us in defending against the calcu lated effort which Is being made by the radicals of both political parties to drive tho states of the South from tho Democratic Party," the South erner said, Demand Federal Action The 17,000-word platform, .4,000 words of which will be read at the convention Tribune Page 2A Southern Pacific .. Ifl'i .. 411, .. 37 .. 40 s, .. 3', .. 73 .. HI .. 14'i JV, .. 13", .. .10 4, ..UB'j .. 27 n .. 3t), .. 30', .. 52", Standard California .... Standard Indiana Standard N.J Sun Mlnca Texas Co Texas Gulf Sulfur Texas Pac Land Trust Transatuerlca Trans World Air TrI-Continental Union Carlitdc Union Pacific United Aircraft United Air Lines v U. S. Rubber U. S Steel 8l's Youngstown S 6t T 103 Voman Prisoner To Have Hearing Salem (UPD Marlon County Circuit Judge George A. Jones will hear a motion by the state here Wednesday In the post conviction proceed ing of Mrs. Ann Whitney Avcnt, formerly of Portland, serving a life term In Oregon State Penitentiary for murder. Mrs. Avcnt, 54, filed a peti tion last April under Oregon's new Post Conviction Relief Act, seeking her release. She was convicted in Mor row county of second degree murder in September, 1055, for the gunshot slaying of Portland attorney Dellmorc Lessard in a Heppncr cafe. In a 30-page document she claims, among other things, that she was not brought into court soon enough, that she was refused right of counsel and that the state's key wit ness committed perjury. The motion to be heard was filed by Assistant Attorney General Robert Danlclson and states that Mrs. Avcnt's peti tion was incorrectly prepared. It asks the court to require her to revise it and submit arguments and citations in a separate memorandum. Nearly half of the nation's department stores have start ed charging for deliveries, and three-quarters charge for pickups for something that is returned. 1 ' i i n i r I L-J J Nsy 1 STH ST. V JfflwffiL I ra p c2ts-- LJJUULJLJL session, was approved Mon day night by tho 100-meiiiber platform committee. Overriding Southern ob- Strong Winds, Rains Batter Upper Midwest By United Press International A heavy thunderstorm churned through lowu and Minnesota Monday night, bat tering towns in its path with lornado-llko winds, drenching rains and hailstones as big as baseballs. Several minor Injuries, but no deaths, were reported. Town officials at Slayton, Minn., said the winds demol ished eight or 10 trailer homes, threw a grandstand roof a block, damaged several cars and homes and knocked out all electricity, and water. Fire Chief James V. Knoarch said he had received reports of a tornado, "but It appeared to me to be Just a good strong wind." The storm roared on Into northern Iowa, where it ripped the roof from a Spirit Lake factory and hurled It Into a barn, destroying the barn. Hailstones the size of base balls rattled on roofs and smashed windows at Spencer and Milford, Iowa. M c a n w h 1 1 c, Hurricane Abby, the first hurricane of the season, was 200 miles south of the Dominican Re public and snarling west northwest through the Atlan tic at about 15 m.p.h. Winds were estimated at 95 miles an hour. Other showers were report ed last night over Nebraska, the Rockies and along the Southern Atlantic and East ern Gulf coasts. Grand Island, Neb., reported an Inch of rain. The Weather Bureau pre dicted more thoundcrstorms today for the Rockies through the Western and Central Plains and Mississippi Valley into the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys and East to the South Atlantic Coast and East Gulf Coast. REPUBLICAN LUAU Pd. Pol. Adv., Rep. Central Com., Joe Walsh, Chrm. P.O. Box 923, Medlord, Ore. MAIN ST. - Jecllons on a Utl-24 volo, tho committee approved a civil lights plank demanding vig orous federal action "to make equal opportunity n living reality for nil' Americans," Tho plank, touching on just about every controversial area of civil rights, was approved after two hours of Impassion ed debate behind closely guarded doors at a hotel far from tho convention hub-bub. Southern arguments were typified by the warning of Sen, John Slcmils (Miss.) that adoption of the plunk would mean "almost certain defeat for the party In great areas of our Southland." The Northern liberal stand was exemplified by Rep. Emanuel Celler (N.Y.) who said anything less than the approved plank "might spell defeat and disaster" for tho party in November. , Threaten Floor Fight Committee members from nine Southern states Imme diately repudiated the plank and threatened a floor fight tonight when the Issue hits the convention flour. But the extent of the fight was still undetermined. United Press International obtained a copy of the civil rights plank shortly after It was approved by the commit tee. It Included this sympathe tic reference lo Negro sit-in demonstrations In tho South: "The peaceful demonstra tions for flrst-clnss citizenship which have recently taken place In many parts of this country arc a signal to oil of us to make good at long last tho guarantees of our Constitution. "The time has come lo as sure equal access for all Race Track Groom Drowns at Resort Maplo Valley, Wash. - (UPD -Dwayne C. 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