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Scientists Prepare for Tuesday Launching of Balloon Satellite Medford Regional Edition Hiroshima Bombing Japanese Woman Recalls Searing Heat of Explosion " Hlroshima-(UPD-Mrs. Yuriko Fuilta was six-tenths of a mile from the center of the atom bomb when it exploded over Hiroshima 15 years ago. She was then a 13-year-old Birl. The searing heat melted the skin on her left arm. Her face, left leg and left side of her body also received burns, She bears the scars today and wears a small white bandage over her left elbow, which was also injured on that day. Mrs. Fujila was sitting in the Atomic Bomb Hospital a few-' days ago waiting to be examined. Around her were some 35 others old men and women, a few mddle aged per sons; and some younger men and women. One of them was Hideo Nakamtsu, 26, who was a mile and a half from the center of the bomb. Both his legs and arms were burned. His legs were disfigured. His left arm is undersized from the severe burns he received. Recalls Bombing Mrs. Fujita recalled the mo ment the bomb fell 15 years ago when she was at work in Hiroshima. "I was working in a field picking weeds when the bomb exploded," she said. "Suddenly I saw a flash and I fell down from the im pact of the blast. I was knock ed unconscious. "My left arm was burned by the heat and my whole body was scorched. Also the left side of my face ached. "After five minutes I got up and began walking. The skin had peeled off my arm and blisters came out. Around me. I., saw hundreds of people half conscious. Many were badly hurt and crying. Some died soon after. "Luckily for me my family had moved to the country many months before. I walked to the nearest hill nnd saw the railroad station burning. About 10 of my school mates were killed that day. "When I got back home my mother squeezed the juice from potatoes and cucumbers to cool my body. For two days I felt dizzy. f EVERY 1960 MERCURY MUST GO! SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS! ALL MODELS, COME IN NOW BEST TIME TO SAVE ON THE BETTER LOW-PRICE CAR-MERCURY! MEDFORD MOTORS, Inc. JTribune Page 2A "Since then I have been to the Atomic Bomb Hospital many times and also to the Atomic Bomb Casualty Com mission for examination." She said that two years ago she married a man who was not from Hiroshima. "Thankfully for me, he did not attach a stigma to my being hurt from the bomb, Then I became pregnant. "At times I thought about the baby and was a bit melnn choly while pregnant. But I got assurances from doctors that my baby had the best chance of being normal. "Six months ago my baby was born. I was so happy when it was normal in every way. We named her Konomi (seed) of tree." Mrs. Fujila said, "I pray there are no more atom bombs used. I hope men are wise enough not to use them." Forest Engineer To Be Transferred Yreka - Supervisor Charles Yates of the Klamath National forest today announced the transfer of James R. Pratlcy, forest engineer, to the Stani slaus National forest. Pratlcy will be stationed in Sonora, Calif. Pratley came to the Klam ath forest In 1949 as a civil engineer and worked his way up through the ranks to the forest engineer position in 1956. He has worked in this position until the present time. Successor to Pratley will be Edward R, Jereb, forest engi neer on the Sawtooth National forest, Twin Falls, Idaho. Jereb, his wife Marian, and their four boys, will move to Yreka in Ihe early part of September. Jereb transferred to the forest service from the U.S. Geological Suvey in 1952. Since then he worked on the Boise, Idaho, National forest, and the Bridger Na tional forest, in Wyoming un til 1956 when he was trans ferred to the Sawtooth. Vii,Illll ALL BODY STYLES, WHILE STOCKS ARE FULL! HIGHEST TRADE-INS! 22S South km v Iy it :. As , kVmf3S 1 , , Of ,f i't , OFF TO RUSSIA Mr. and Va., parents of U2 pilot Francis Powers, are shown on the first lap of their trip to Moscow for their son's trial on espionage charges. The Powers were to arrive in Washington today and will leave for Russia later in the week. Stocks in Course in Hour of Dealings New York - IUPII - Stocks ifocred a narrowly mixed rnnrsp in moderately active first hour dealings today. Steels and chemicals ran into some earlv selling and were weakest, while electron ics, aircrafts and druss scor ed the widest gains. Aulns made little change. Chrysler had recovered most of its opening loss of 14 by the end of the first hour. Ford was easier. 1J. S. Steel Eavc up a point in the steels, Du Pont a large fraction in the chemicals and International Telephone 1 or more in its group. The last was involved in the seizure of American interests in Cuba by the Castro govern ment, Norwich Pharmacal rose more than a point in the New York-ll)Pll-Dr. Percival M. Symonds, 67, professor emeritus of education at Co lumbia University Teachers College, died Saturday. 1JIII ALL COLORS TO Rivenid ' 1 Mrs. Oliver Powers of Pound, luri reiepnoioj Narrow First drugs, IBM more than 2, and Litton more than 1 in the elec tronics, and Honolulu Oil around 1V4 in the oils. Cessna, strong along with other aircrafts last week, spurted more than a point, and Lockheed added a half. Resident Complains On High Water Bill Washington -IUPII- Arthur P. Brigham dashed off a com plaint to the Washington Sub urban Sanitary Commission when his water bill for the last month was $107 - four times the usual amount. It seems Brigham, of Silver Springs, Md., read the gas meter Instead of the water meter when sending in his meter report, so he was billed for 228,000 gallons of water. He got a corrected bill for $28. When he isn't reading the wrong meter, Brigham is pub lic information officer for -that's right - the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commis sion. CHOOSE FROM! 'Radio Mirror' Orbit Planned 1000 Miles Up Cape Canaveral, Fla. - tUPD Space scientists ran final checkouts today on a three stage rocket ready for a new attempt Tuesday to put a 100 foot "radio mirror" balloon into orbit around the earth. The balloon satellite, to be inflated in flight, to its , in tended orbit 1,000 miles above the earth, is to be used during a relatively brief life span to bounce radio signals off " Its ultra-thin aluminum covering. Initial Sttp The shiny sphere, as long as a 10-story building and dubbed "Echo I," is an initial step In experiments which eventually could revolution ize world communications. A 92-foot Thor-Delta rock et will be used in the at tempt to launch the new U.S. satellite. The balloon is supposed to bounce back to earth ultra-high-frequency radio signals that travel off the curved sur face of the world in straight lines. Scientists believe a series of balloon satellites circling the globe would pave the way for instantaneous worldwide television and almost unlim ited numbers of radio-tele phone channels. Repeai of May Shot Tomorrow s shot will be es sentially a repeat of an Echo shot of last May 13 which failed when the Thor-Delta rocket's stabilization jets went haywire over the At lantic. Scientists expect the 130- pound balloon, inflated by powdered chemicals which turn directly to gas, to re main spherical and useful for at least a week and perhaps two. After that, they said, the satellite might begin to de flate. Atmospheric drag and solar radiation, whose effects will be magnified by the bal loon s great surface area, will begin pushing it back to earth. Echo is known as a "pas sive" satellite, in that there is no radio equipment aboard directly Involved in the re lay of signals. Veterans Bureau Faces Fund Slash Salem - 1UPD - The next budget of the Oregon Veter ans' Affairs department may be sliced by $214,000. Roy Bell, department auditor, told the advisory committee of the department that the new bud get recommends 112 positions whereas in the current bien nium 144 positions were bud geted. Bell said curtailment of loan activities accounts for much of the savings. The de partment's budget this bien nlum is $1.3 million, However, If voters approve a bond issue in November for additional loan funds for vet erans, the recommended bud get will have to be revised. As it stands, new loans to veterans for houses and farms will not be made until De cember of next year. The advisory committee elected as its new chairman Myrl B. Garnett, Eugene. Two Girls Injured Following Incident Two persons were injured just before midnight Sunday when the car in which they were riding blew out a front tire at North Pacific highway and Scenic ave., state police said. Receiving slight injuries were Kathy Rightmler, 17, and Irma Jean Rightmier, 15, both of 4609 Gebhard rd., Grants Pass. Kathy is being treated at Sacred Heart hospi tal for head and leg bruises. Irma Jean was kept at Sacred Heart overnight for observa tion and released this morn ing after being treated for a large bump on her head. State police said the car left the highway on the right side after the blowout, trav eled 350 feet before stopping on the railroad tracks. Driver was John Aaron Andrews, 19, of route 1, box 13, Gold Hill. SERVICES TONIGHT MiamMUPI) - Funeral serv ices will be tonight for Michael Joseph Ackerman, veteran Miami newspictures manager for United Press In ternational who died Saturday at the age of 63. In Preparation for Washington - IUPB - The Re publican and Democratic pres idential nominees begin dis playing their political talents in the Senate today in prep aration for the fall election campaigns. Vice President Richard M. Nixon, the GOP nominee, was ready to gavel the Senate into session at noon e.d.t. as its presiding officer. Seated at a backrow desk will be Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Demo cratic candidate. Nixon planned a private breakfast meeting In his home with two or three cabinet members and top campaign aides before going to his of fice at the Capitol. Kennedy was expected to arrive at his Senate office by mid-morning. , His . aides promised to keep newsmen well briefed on his activities during the new session. Repeals Legislative Program The Democratic nominee returned to Washington short. ly before midnight from Hy annis Port, Mass., where he had been vacationing at his summer home and mapping campaign strategy following his nomination. Speaking briefly to well wishers at the airport, Kenne dy again called for action on the Democrats' "must" legis lative program including med ical care for the aged, hous ing, an increase in the min imum wage, foreign aid and aid to education, Kennedy was asked if his running mate, Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, would accompa ny him to Hawaii and Alaska on his first campaign swing starting about Sept. 1. He replied that it depended in part on the date of ground breaking ceremonies for the new East-West university in Hawaii. Johnson plans to at tend the ceremonies. "If it is at the same time," Kennedy said, "I hope we will go together." Catholics Urged To Pray (or Lasting Peace Munich, Germany-(UPI)-Pope John XXIII urged Roman Catholics the world over Sun day to praj for lasting peace and the unity of all Christian churches. The Pope delivered his plea by radio and television from Rome to the closing session of the 37th International Eu charistic Congress. One million persons attend ed a Pontifical Mass in a mea dow here. During distribution of Holy Communion an unidentified agitator fired up a rocket which dropped Communist leaflets attacking the govern ment of West German Chan cellor Konrad Adenauer. Ade nauer sat in the front row during mass. Communist propaganda or gans bitterly denounced the Congress and particularly Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York who Saturday de scribed Communism as "a wild beast of the forest . . , drugged with the conflict again between freedom and slavery." Pope John called on people everywhere to pray that "the darkness of error is dispelled." "All of you . . . mark with anxiety the size of the cloud of dangers which overhang the human race, and how the peace of nations is placed in jeopardy," he said. "Let us all together strive by the ardor of our prayers to obtain from Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace, that he en lighten the minds of the rulers of states." He prayed that God console those unable to be present here-an apparent reference mainly to Catholics in Com munist states-and called for restoration of Christian church unity. House Entered While Owner in Hospital A house burglary occurred at the Victor Clifford Peder sen residence, 481 South Paci fic highway, Grants Pass, some time between Wednes day and Sunday, state police said this morning. Thieves took a pink jewel box containing miscellaneous costume jewelry, a piggy bank containing $3 to $5. En try was made by breaking out a window on the south side of the house and reaching through and turning the door knob, officers said. Pedersen was in the hospi tal and returned Sunday to find his house had been brok en into, state police said. Nominees Show Talents Nixon returned Saturday morning from Seattle, Wash., to complete a four-day 11,000 mile opening campaign trip that took him to Nevada, Southern California and Ha waii. . The Republican presiden oooooo o o ESTABLISHED 1896 .STAMPSj O O BILL STEINFELD'S Plain or Kosher Style Jumbo 48-oz. Jar O O ESTABLISHED 1896 3 GREEN .STAMPS j o o LEMONADE '5 4 - 69 O o ESTABLISHED 1896 ( . I GREEN I ISTAMPSy o LARGE - CRISP SOLID HEADS o o ESTABLISHED 1896 I GREEN I Is TAMPS, o Ctailffirt fYnfl If inn Price ffactiv I W Iff M I M Fall Campaigns tial candidate made it clear Sunday he did not Intend to make public a letter In which Jack Hall, Hawaiian chief of Harry Bridges' Longshore men's Union, laid down, con ditions for backing the GOP ticket. - DIGOlV wlggly. OPN EVERY DAY UNTIL Royal Oak PIDKLES Charcoal Briquets 1 a mc M.C.P. Frozen White Napkins ZEE 80 Count Package Lettuce for Qhuck Steak U.S.D.A! CHOICE M day, August 8, Herbert G. Klein, Nixon i press secretary, said the hand written memorandum out lined Hall's demands for throwing his support to the Republicans. Hall has said he could not support Kennedy. 9 P.M. 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