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IECTION B Medford MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1960 f: J V FIRST LADY PRIME MINISTER Ceylon has produced Ihe world's first lady prime minister. She's Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, shown here with her son, Anura. Widow of the late Premier of Ceylon, she won the high office in a general election. (UPI Telephoto) NEW AIR TREATY . Mexico City-IIIPB-Talks on a new. bilateral aviation treaty between Mexico and the U.S. ended Friday with an agree ment said to include several new concessions for both sides. A spokesman for the Communications and rnr nroT nnnr IS OUR SANITONE SERVICE Manufacturers, you know, recommend that Wash 'N' Wear be dry cleaned at least every third refurbishing-but once you've tried our Sanitone Service, we'll guarantee you'll not be satisfied with any home laundering. Sanitone imparts a like-new finish to the fabric . . restores drape Try Custom - 4 Fit PAGES 1 to 8 Tribune ""-ansport Ministry said the ,.0.eement will be signed "in a few days." The provisional 1957 treaty expired last June 30 after one renewal. Talks were resumed here July 25 after a stalemate was reached last May 13 by representatives of both nations in Washington. and fit. Just see and feel the difference that professional care makes! 'Best friend my clothes ever had" Our Laundered Shirts Look Better Better Feel Better Free Parking Right at the Door H. D. CHRISTENSEN Ceylon, Violating Tradition; Has Lady Colombo, Ceylon -UPD- Cey lon, jewel-like island nation of contrast, in a startling turnabout on Oriental tradi tion, has produced the world's first lady prime minister. For its choice, Ceylon pick ed a woman of amazing para dox. Educated at exclusive St. Bridget's Catholic convent, Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike is Ceylon's chief advocate of birth control.1 During her adult life the widow of for mer Premier boiomon west Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike has been a devout Buddhist. Yet when she chose a school for her three children, it was Catholic. Born to one of Ceylon's old est and wealthiest landowning families, the new prime min ister has been accused of being a Marxist. Indeed, she entered into an agreement with the Ceylon Communist party and the Trotskyite Lanka Samaj ; Samaj party prior to last month's elections. Mrs. Banda used funds from her rice paddies to further her late husband's political career. But when he tried to appease a Marxist cabinet minister, she quietly opposed him. Wouldn't Have Job Two years ago, the 44-year old mother and retiring wife of Ceylon's "benevolently left ist" premier firmly declared she wouldn't have the job if it was offered to. her. But less than a year after her husband died -at the hands of an assasin, she began campaign ing for his post. During the early stages of the campaign, when a victory for her Sri Lanka (Freedom) party was still a dream, Mrs. Banda pledged to cooperate with the Communists and Trotskyites in forming a new government. When the time came to hand out the 10 minister's posts, she ignored them. And, apparently, she is getting away with it. But the greatest paradox of all is in turning the head of government over to a woman. While the distaff side in the western political world re mained content with occasion- Gates Says No More Funds Are Needed Now Washington Defense Sec retary Thomas S. Gates told Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson Saturday that no additional defense funds are needed now and he could not predict whether ex tra money would be used if Congress should provide it. Gates stand appeared to rule out any chance that Con gress would appropriate more defense mnoey at its pre-election session. Democratic lead- have contended that it would be pointless to provide money that might not be spent. Gates wrote Johnson that he would "carefully consider" any defense actions that Con gress might take." But we cannot now predict whether we could prudently utlize additional funds which the Congress might appropri ate," he added. The letter, made public by Johnson, replied to his request for recommendations of any additional funds that could be used in the present fiscal year to strengthen defense. Gates said present defense funds assure " a continuing military strength second to none, but promised to ask for more, regardless of the amount, "should we conclude that additional programs are required." "We may in due course need a modest additional sum for military personnel and opera tion and maintenance in con nection with readiness meas ures we are taking," he said. Johnson repeated his charge that the defense department has frozen $621.3 million of funds previously appropriated by Congress. He told the Sen ate that the department has no plans to release these funds for use during the current fis cal year. In addition, he said, the de partment has temporarily fro zen $978.7 million but expects to spend this amount after it finishes current reviews ol a number of programs. Minimum Wage Too High for Demos . Washington - IUPD - Senate Democratic Whip Mike Mans field, Mont., has moved quick ly to squelch any possible charges of "free-spending Democrats. When Sen. Stephen M, Young. (D-Ohio), unintention ally described the proposed federal minimum wage in creases as $125 an hour in stead of $1.25 during debate on the measure Mansfield rose as Prime Minister al seats in the senates and lower houses, their Asian sisters have plunged ahead with a revolutionary vigor never dreamed of in pre-war days. No one will dispute the world has had its Cleopatras and Josephines. Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, it is fre quently said, is a powerful influence in Nationalist Chi nese affairs. It was never de nied that Austrian-born Mrs. Syngman Rhee was a power to be reckoned with in the former South Korean admin istration. (Madam Chiang's sister, Mrs. Sun Yat Sen holds high post in the Peiping Communist regime. But this appears to be largely cere monial. She probably has less real power than the most shrinking violet wife of any free Asian leader.) Even Ja pan, traditional holdout land of, by and for men, has pro duced a lady minister. How did it happen? Let's go back to last Sep tember. Died Aiking Forgiveness Prime Minister Bandaran aike, in traditional Buddhist humility, knelt when a saffron-robed monk called on his office. The monk fired a bul let into Band's stomach. His reason: he felt the prime min ister should not support scien tific medicine over traditional religion and herbs. Bandaran aike died asking forgiveness to his assassin. For several months, the widow Banda mourned, keep ing to her home and wearing white sari robes of death. She remembered her pledge to a women's group she had made in 1958: 'Knowing full well the re sponsibilities that devolve on on a prime minister, and how difficult it Is for a human being to cater to all the re quirements of a nation and to satisfy them, I would not ac cept the post of premier, even if it were offered to me." She consented to appear as tearful widow in elections called for last March. But the Sri Lanka party managed only to win a splintering of seats. Dudley S. Senanayake, a 49-year old right - wing lawyer, took over as a care taker premier. New elections were inevitable. Still, the widow Banda was reluctant to change her mind. "My place vis at home," she murmured. Then suddenly she changed from the tearful widow, faithful to tradition. "I will run," she declared. Picture Changed At first Senanayake laugh ed. But when he saw the Sri Lanka party being an all-out, if emotional, campaign, the picture changed. Senanayake, pointed to his United National party's record (1948-1956) in skyrocketing Ceylon's rubber. tea and coconut economy to double that of the per-capita income of mainland India. The Cambridge-educated at torney charged Mrs. Banda would change all this. Senanayake pointed to her alliance with the leftists. His party railed against her prom ise to "carry out my husband's program," a program which Don't pass I the buck- GIVE YOUR BUCKS to the Party of your choice! DIG DOWN! Contribute DIG IN! Work for your Party aftd VOTE! r PubHthad a a public aarvlee In cooperation with The Advartialng Council and tha Nawtpapar . Advartitlng Exacutfvas Astoelation r they charged was "bumbling ly lefist." "I am no Marxist," she re plied and swept off on a tear- stained campaign in the green hills of Ceylon. I am not seeking power," she told the voters. "I have come to help the Sri Lanka ... so the party can continue the policies of my late husband." 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