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GOP CLE ARS WAY FOR ODVIL RIGHTS PLANK E1SM Rogue Valley Edition MEDFORD 20 PAGES Festival Ck'L CROWD AT FEAST Shown above Is part of the 1,001) or 10 Oregon Shakespearean Festival palrom who attended the pro-opening "Feast of the Foresters Keep Eyes on Possible Lightning Storms Southern Oregon forester kept their eyes on the weath er tndny, as Uie possibility of lightning threatened the area's forests. Carroll Brown, supervisor of Rogue River National for est, mid there Is an 80 per rent chance lightning will be reported In the forest today. The forest service, he noted, Is without 37 men, who have been sent to eastern Oregon and Washington to help sup press forest fires. Ycstcrdny, Brown said any local fires would be fought by area loggers, who hBvo been alerted through the Southern Oregon Conserva tion and Tree Farm associa tion's Roxy radio network. The weather bureau this morning forecast scattered showers and thundcrshowcrs In southern Oregon this after noon. Forest personnel said they hoped molsturo in clouds har boring lightning may help prevent serious forest fires, and indicated that although ycstcrdny morning's rain was general, there was not enough to ease the forest fire situa tion. Trace of Rain Only a trace of rain was recorded at the weather sta tion at the Medford airport, the second day in the past 61 thnl a trace has been noted. Ma'ny of the local forestry personnel who left here last week to help fight fires In northeastern Oregon havo re turned in the last two day, according to local forestry agencies. The state department of forestry reported four local men were sent to that area and all but one, Wcs Stan field, technical assistant, have returned. Four men from the Rogue National Forest returned from that area Inst night. Thirty seven remain Iherc. Man Sent to Cody Throe supervisory men loft Ihe local bureau of land man agement office today for a fire at Cody, Wyo., according to District Manager Ross Voungblood. They were divi sion sector bosses, Young blood explained, Twelve men from other Oregon BLM dis Irlcts havo also boon shipped to Cody, ho added. Curt Ncshelm, district war den for the state department of forestry, said the local area Is In "good shape." Approxi mately 80 fires havo boon re ported this season so far, which Is even with tho same period last year, he Bald, but the acreage burned 1 much less, MEDFORD, Opens to Capacity . . Tribe of Will' In Llthla park. FEBTIVAL OPENS Among the 1,220 per sons attending last night opening of the lflUO Oregon Shakespearean Festival was Speaker of the House Robert B. Duncan. Duncan la shown (right) chatting with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vaughn of Italy Asks Russia to Allow Red Cross To Contact Survivors of Downed Plane United Nations, N.Y.-IUPD-Italy proposed today that Rus sia permit the International Red Cross to get In touch with two known survivors of a U.S. RB47 rcconna I a n c c plane downed by the Soviet Union over the Barents Sea July 1, Italian Ambassador Egldlo Ortona made the proposal In a resolution put before the Security Council, debating for the second day Russia's de mand that the United States be condemned for the flight of the RB47, which the Krem lin contends was-.shot down over Soviet territory?!.. Investigation Asked The United States has pro-poscd-and Russia was expect ed to veto-a resolution calling for an impartial investigation or submission of the RB47 case to the International Court at The Hague, The . United Stales charged that the plane was downed in international waters after a Soviet fighter sought to force it over to Russia. U.S. Ambassador H e h r y Cabot Lodge was expected to sum up the case this aftcr- Portland Reporter Plans Jo Go Daily , ; Portland -lUPD-The Portland Reporter, now a leml-wcekly newspaper supported by strik ing Portland newspaper un ions, announced plana today to onter the aftornoon daily field around Nov. 1. OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 1 -v?jC Rain, which threatened earlier In the day, failed to dampen activities as the Festival opened a 41-nlght run in Ash land Inst night. Portland. Vaughn is director of the Ore gon Historical society. Most of the opening night crowd attended the "Feast of the Tribe of Will" which preceded the pre miere production of "Taming of the Shrew." (Classic Studio photo) noon and the council was scheduled to vote before ad journment tonight. Soviet Deputy Foreign Min ister Vastly V. Kuznetsov de clared Monday that the U.S. record of the flight, obtained from undisclosed scientific de vices and corroborated by equally secret British means, was "a coarse fabrication." Rejects Lodge's Proposal Kuznetsov tlntly rejected Lodge's proposal for a Joint U.S.-Sovict commission, with mutually acceptable third party, to examine whatever wreckage there might be of the plane and to question sur- Jacksonville Man Released by Judge ' The man who Jackson coun ty sheriff's deputies arrested Friday afternoon at a Cali fornia border cabin was re leased by ordor of District Court Judpe E, Roy Bashaw this morning. , ' Twcnty-flve-yoar old Oliver Oricn, Jacksonville, was re leased to the custody of. his parents after the judge deter mined that tho crime of tres pass with which he hnd been charged "was not a serious thing and no damage had boon dono." Tho deputies had been look ing for two escapees from the San Quentln prison honor camp at Happy Camp, Calif., when Oden was arrested. The two men escaped from the camp July 17, and were be lieved to be In the southern Oregon or northern California area. Tribune 26, 1960 vivors and any eye witnesses. Kuznetsov said an investi gation would only serve to confuse public opinion. In short, he demanded that the council accept the Russian story at face value-without any outside corroboratlon-and discount the U.S. story as a big lie. Annexed Areas Add 122 Persons To City The annexation of two areas to the city of Medford at the last election added 122 persons to Mcdford's prelimi nary census count, Adminis trative Assistant Gilbert Gil tjahr said today. The addition sets Mcdford's unofficial population at 24,. 368, instead of the 24, 246 fi gure released several months ago. Gutjnhr said the census count in the recently annexed areas wns made by fire de partment personnel who also studied the fire safety condi' tlons of structures in the two areas. ' Although the 122 persons will not be added to the fed eral census, they will be counted by the stntc and will be figured In tho allocation of state liquor and gas tax reve nues, he snid. The largest of tho two an nexed areas contains 113 per sons. This area has been com monly referred to as the "Y" area and is located In north Medford. The other area con tains nine persons and Is lo cated In cast Medford. 1 Price 10 Cents No. 109 Crowd Howard Belton Officially Opens Annual Season Ashland - A standing-room-only crowd of well over 1,100 people last night attended the opening night of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival. Threatening rain failed to materialize, and the largest aggregation of Oregon politi cal figures west of Chicago joined theater patrons from every walk of life In enjoy ing balmy weather as the curtain rose on "Taming of the Shrew," first of the four plays to be presented in night ly rotation through Sept. 3. Earlier, in Lithia park, a crowd nearly as large as the plsy's audience dined on broil ed chicken, listened to Festi val singers, watched festival dancers, and foot-tapped to the bagpipe music of the Ashland Kilty band at the annual prc opening "Feast of the Tribe of Will." State Treasurer Howard Belton, ranking Oregon Re publican still in the state, rep resented conventioneering Gov. Mark O. Hatfield as the state's official festival-opener and grceter. Belton, an old hand at pub lic ceremonial occasions, later confessed to catching a small chill of stage fright from nervous actors behind the scenes, but resolutely welcom ed the throng to Ashland, saluted the event's contribu tion to Oregon, and declared the season open. Robert Reinholdt, president of the Festival association, made the usual introductions of visiting dignitaries, includ ing figures in the political, educational and cultural fields. Move Smoothly Both the dinner and the opening ceremonies moved smoothly, with few hitches. and busy Festival officials afterward breathed a sigh of relief that the months of work and worry once again had culminated in success. Tonight's production will be "Julius Caesar," directed by Jerry Turner. Wednesday's will be "The Tempest," with James Sandoe directing, and Thursday's will be "Richard II," with Richard Risso di recting. The four plays will rotate nightly through Sept. 3, with special productions of "The Duchess of Malfi," by John Webster-the first time that a play by an author other than Shakespeare has been present ed as a regular part of the Festival. Sandoe will direct. WEATHER FORKCAST: Variable hlfh cloudlneit tonight and Wrdneiday. Scattered ihowers over the mountains, Low to night 58; high tomorrow RS-90. Temp. Highest Yesterday S7 Lowest this Morntng 60 Prec. to S p.m. Yesterday, T. Our Skies Tonight Sunset today ..7:38 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 4:59 a.m. Moonset tonight 9:10 p.m. First Quarter July 11 PROMINENT STAR Altalr, high In south 11:40 p.m. VISIBLE PLANETS Saturn, due south ....10:50 p.m. Jupiter, low In south west 1!:44 a.m. Mars, In the east .... 2:51 a.m. "But I Gave Him Hi MARK AND ROCKY New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, shown talking with Ore gon Governor Mark Hatfield during a gov ernors' breakfast this morning, reaffirmed his refusal to accept the GOP vice presi dential nomination. Rockefeller said as far Firefighting Plane Crashes; Two Killed By United Press International Forest fires in eastern Ore gon and southeast Washington claimed two more lives today when a B-2S borate bomber crashed over the man-caused Beaver lake fire in the Oka nogan National forest in Washington. Four other persons have died fighting the fires report ed to be the worst in three decades. Aboard the Wenatchee Air Service bomber were George Carey, Wenatchee, and J. C. Brcm, about 25, of Bellevue, Wash.. Both Die Instantly Forest service ofiicials said the plane was running over the 700 acre fire to drop borate when the plane crash ed. Both men were killed instantly. Earlier two pilots were kill ed lighting t he Wallowa- Whitman National forest fire in Oregon and two men died as a result of burns while fighting fires in the Umatilla National forest in southeast Washington. Suffers Heart Attack In addition, a Stayton, Ore., man, Ray Matthews, suffered a heart attack fighting the Wcnatch-e Creek fire and was removed to a hospital in Pomcroy, Wash., where his condition is said to be not critical. James Spencer Jr., 48, Top penish, Wash., died in a Pom eroy, Wash., hospital Monday after being burned while fighting a fire on Crooked Creek near Pomcroy. Ray- Maid Testifies In Finch Retrial Los Angeles-flJPD - Pretty Marie Anne Lidholm, 19, ap peared on the stand today to tell a murder retrial jury how she , answered screams for help and found Dr. R. Ber nard Finch and his wife struggling for the gun that killed her. The Swedish maid in the Finch home replayed her role as the star witness for the prosecution before a jury that will determine if Finch, 43, and his mistress, Carole Tre goll, 23, are guilty of murder. Independence, Didn't I?" mond Pike, 41, an inmate of Washington State Prison at Walla Walla, who had volun teered to fight a blaze in the Cummings Creek area, was fatally burned Saturday. in the Pomeroy district of the Umatilla National Forest, 38 separate fires were report ed, with the worst listed at Wenatchee creek, Crooked creek. Mount Misery and West Tucannon. U.S. Plywood To Distribute Medco Ply Production . A major portion of plywood manufactured in Medford Corporation's new ptant, whichvisnow under construe. tion, will be distributed by U.S. Plywood Corporation. Alger Chaney, New York, president of Medco, and Gene C. Brewer, New York, presi dent of U.S. Plywood, an nounced the long-term sales agreement in New York to day. Medco s plywood plant is expected to be completed early next year, and is being designed for an output of 7 million square feet of fir ply wood monthly. Chaney declared it "will be the most efficient in the in dustry." Money Rates With money rates easing, mortgage financing should be facilitated and we look for improvement in building ac tivity during the months ahead," Chaney said. "For Medford, this sales contract with one of the world's largest manuiacturers and distribu tors of building materials means a ready market for our plywood." Brewer noted that "Medco's entry Into the plywood field will provide U.S. Plywood with another reliable source of supply to meet the Increas ing demand of our 125 sales branches and warehouses in major markets throughout the country." Brewer said that fir ply wood accounts for less than 40 per cent of the firm's gross sales, which totaled more than $276 million in the year ending April 30. BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION Work Is pro gressing on the Highway 99 freeway project between Seven Oaks and Central Point. Above is an overpass east of Central Point as he was concerned there would be no change in his position although he appreciat ed the feelings of the governors who wanted to change his mind. Gov. Hatfield promoted the breakfast session. (UPI Telcphoto) Delegates To Try To Draft Rocky For No. 2 Spot Chicago -ITJPD- The Nw York delegation will cast its 96 national convention votes for Richard M. Kixon for the GOP presidential nomination, it was announc ed today. Chicago-IUPti - a group of New York delegates said to day they will make a last ditch effort to draft Gov. Nel son A. Rockefeller for the GOP vice presidential nomi nation despite his adamant re ntal to accept the post. The move was announced by Bernard Newman, a dele gate, within hours after Rock. efeller firmly rejected a plea by a group of governors that he reconsider and agree to be Vice President Richard Nix on's running mate. Rockefeller earlier had re affirmed his statement that he would not accept the vice presidential nomination -at breakfast attended by seven other GOP governors who sought to" persuade htm to change his mind. Gov. Mark O. Hatfield of Oregon, who promoted the breakfast session, told news men Rockefeller s position was unchanged "as of this moment." Rockefeller broke In to say that, as far as he was con cerned, there would be no change in his position al though he appreciated the feelings of the governors who wanted to change his mind. 80 Paratroopers Dropped in Congo Leopoldville, The Congo RJ?D -The Belgian army dropped 80 paratroopers Monday at the town of Tshikapa to pro tect Europeans threatened by Kasai warriors, it was dis closed today. The Belgian defense minis try informed U.N. headquar ters here the action was tak en because a U.N. force mov ing on Tshikapa by read would not arrive in time. Tshikapa is about 400 miles southeast of Leopoldville. The Belgian announcement said the Belgian troops will be withdrawn as soon as the U.N. convoy arrives. The Bel gians have taken over the town of Tshikapa and its airfield. &3mmm Committee Action Is Victory For Nixon and Rocky . Texas Retaliates By Freeing Delegates Chlcago-tUPD-The Republican Platform committee by a vota of 06-41 cleared the way to day for revision of Its civil rights plank to conform with the views of Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The action was announced by the platform chairman. Charles H. Percy. He said tha eommlttne alan enmnletnH an. tion on its education plank and revised its national de fense plank to pledge mora flexibility in the allocation of funds for the Polaris mlsslla program. The civil rights action was victory for Nixon and Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York. It came when the plat form group upheld a ruling by Vice Chairman Alvln R. uaira mat inc rules couia be suspended to reconsider the civil rights plank by a simple majority vote rather than a two thirds vote. Nixon called the .commit tee's action a "good vote" and added that "we should be able to get a good platform on civil rights." ...... The action had Immediate repercussions. The Texas dele gation, which was instructed to vote for Nixon for presi dent, agreed to free its mem bers to vote for anyone they pleased in retaliation against the "pressure" on . the plaU form committee. The move to scrap the stata convention .instructions was passed by a 3-1 margin. Co chairman Thad Hutcheson said ne anticipated the move would trigger similar action by other southern delegations. He said Texas was ready for a floor fight on the civil rights Issue but said this would be directed at Rocke feller rather than Nixon. Ha accused the governor of "ex ""is uituDuai acuuu on U1Q aPlatform committee. -. . . Nixon's political prestige was at stake. The platform committee had to choose be tween : (1) repudiating tha views of . their presidential candidate or (2) reversing tha stand it took by overwhelm ing vote Monday.;. 1 ' .- Chicago Welcomes Ike To Convention Chicago IOTD - This town all but buried President Eisen hower in confetti today as ha came here to receive the hom age of his party on "Thank You, Ike" day at the Repub lican national convention. ' An estimated one million . persons greeted him. On Michigan ave., tha crowds, cheering and scream ing with delight, pressed so deeply into the streets at some points that the Presi dent's motorcade was forced time and again to a virtual halt while harrassed police and security agents shoulder ed the President's fans out ot the way of his convertible. GOP Challenged 1 Hyannisport, Mass. - (UPD -Sen. John F. Kennedy chal lenged the Republican party today to match the Demo cratic civil rights plank which he said "sets a standard for the GOP in drafting its plat form." The Democratic presidential candidate, asked to comment on the Republican Convention battle over the party's civil rights progi im, told newsmen, "I hope they write one as clear and effective as ; tha Democratic plank." over the freeway right-of-way. Earlier this year the state highway commission awarded contracts for construction of structures along th route. ft
