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fiTEVENSON GREETED An enthusiastic, group of Young Democrats and political candidates were on hand to greet Adlai Stevenson when he arrived in Portland Sun Human Error Given Blame for Missile Failures Washington - (UPI) - A study team from Stanford Research Institute has warned the Air Force that human error has been causing from one-fifth to one-half of all missile sys tem malfunctions, a science publication reported today. , The publication - "Wash ington Science Trends" - said a large share of the malfunc tions had been blamed on such things as "faulty de sign." Analysis of Reports . It said the institute, which is located at Menlo Park, Cal if., drew its conclusions from an analysis of 4,248 malfunc tion reports covering such missiles at the Atlas, Thor, Bomarc, Goose, Hound Dog, Mace, Matador, Titan and Snark. "An almost complete break down of the Air Force failure reporting system is demon strated by the Stanford study," the publication said. "Although human error is considered to be the largest single identifiable cause of missile malfunctions, this is not reflected in rcquiraoi.ve, ports." Guilt Implication Avoided . The- Stanford study itself said 'there-was evidence ''to support the conclusion that many human-initiated mal functions are otherwise re ported in order to avoid any implications of 'guilt' on the part of reporting personnel." In one missile system, which was not identified, 1,391 mal functions were reported. "Sci ence Trends" said the records show only three labeled as human errors but the Stan ford study" indicated the cor rect, total was at least 322. Marines Leave Guanlanamo Base Havana - (UPD - The U.S. Navy attack transport Boxer sailed ' from. Guantanamo Base early today- carrying out the 1,450 Marines whose Saturday arrival for a liber ty week end raised Cuban cries of "provocation." The Boxer with its escort ing destroyers left the Guan tanamo harbor at 7 a.m. to resume Carribean maneuv ers A base spokesman said the Marines' week end stay was "quiet and normal." It was their first shore leave in a month of maneuvers. The Cuban government meanwhile started cracking down on the exodus of train ed professionals and two for ieign airlines announced plans to end flights to Cuba because qf lack of business. AUTOPSY PLANNED Depoc Bay - (UPD - Lincoln county authorities will hold an autopsy to determine the cause of death of Henry Moll, 53, Silverton, who died here Sunday. Nuclear Test Ban Talks In Third Year at Geneva Geneva - (UPII - The United i ence held under United Na States, Britain and Russia to-Uions or League of Nations day began their third year of I negotiating a treaty on ban ning nuclear weapons tests, still deadlocked over some major issues. In 260 bargaining sessions, the three powers have agreed that a test ban should be con trolled by 180 monitoring posts located all over the world. Speeches Expected U.S. delegate Charles C. Stelle, Britain's Sir Michael Wright, and Semyon K. Tsar apkin of Russia were expected to make anniversary speeches today praising the achieve ments of the longest confer- Medford Stores day. The twice-defeated presidential candi date is shown being welcomed by a group of Kennedy backers. (UPI Telcpholo) Stevenson Economic Against Cubans Portland - (UPD Adlai Ste venson said Sunday night the United States may have strengthened Fidel Castro's hand in Cuba by imposing economic sanctions on the island. Stevenson told 4,000 persons at a fund-raising dinner that the economic embargo "will no . more overthrow Castro" than former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' economic sanctions against Egypt over threw Premier Gamal Nasser in 1956. Halloween Dance, UNICEF Collection Planned Tonight Tonight is Halloween and most children will once again transform themselves into ghosts, goblins and other ghoulish creatures and threat en area residents with the age-old "trick or treat." . A number of parties and other get-togethers have been planned throughout the city to celebrate the event. Not the least of these will be a teen-age dance at the Medford Armory sponsored by the Moose lodge. Medford Police Chief Charles P. Champlin urged area young people to "have fun," but to use common sense and good judgment at the same time. He said several extra. officers will be on stand by duty for tonight. The dance at the armory is being held in connection with "Youth Honor day," an an nual event that is sponsored by the Moose. The dance is free and open to anyone, the only requirement being that eacli person sign a Youth Hon or day pledge card. Live music will be provid ed at the dance by the "Shad ows." Arrangements for the dance, which will be held from 8 to 11 o'clock, were made by the Moose in cooper ation with the Medford parks and recreation department and Medford school district. Chief Champlin has asked tricker treaters" to not both er homes were signs are post ed that the occupant is ill or otherwise unable to go to the door. During the past few years, Champlin said, youths have been very cooperative on Hal loween and have also carried on a number of worthwhile projects such as UNICEF. A number of children will be asking residents for con tributions to UNICEF. The money collected will be turn ed over to the U.N. organiza tion for use in its world-wide health and nutrition program. The fund-raising drive is sponsored by the Medford chapter of the United Nations association. auspices. But lurking in the .back ground was grooving pressure for the three parties to re solve some half - dozen out standing issues - or break up. Model Treaty Sought The aim of the conference is to hammer out a model treaty between Britain, Russia and the United States. The original parties would then invite all the other na tions of the world to join. The agreement would be policed by a gigantic worldwide con trol system bigger and more costly tha the United Nations. Deplores Embargo Indeed, we may well have strengthened Castro's position with his people, as we did Nasser's, and he.'ped Cuba further into the Soviet orbit," he said. "This administration . J, has taken unilateral action by imposing an economic em bargo on Cuba 20 days before our presidential election. No other country has joined us in this embargo." World in 'Revolution' The twice - defeated Demo cratic presidential nominee said the 1960 election "is more than a choice between two kinds of leadership. It is a choice between a real man talking about the real world which is in revolution, and a make-believe world where all is well."' Stevenson said Sen. ' John F. Kennedy "has looked at America; he knows what is wrong. He has told the truth to the American people." Stevenson attacked the recently-announced plan of Vice President Richard M. Nixon for a peace offensive to halt Communism. "This was not a strategy for peace which the vice president outlined," Stevenson said. "It was a tactic for deferring de cisions and trying to get elected without being ' com mitted to anything." Stevenson was Introduced by Sen. Wayne L. Morse, who opposed Kennedy for the pres idential nomination in the Oregon primary last May, al though other leading Oregon Democrats opposed him. ) "I have come back to the battleground to keep a pledge I made last spring when I said that if I lost I would urge the closing of ranks behind the party's ticket," Morse said. "I keep this pledge with great joy and deep convic tion." Tavern Burglary in Ashland Reported Ashland - Ashland city po- lice are investigating a bur glary of the Greyhound Tav ern, 137 East Main St., which occurred late Friday night or early Saturday morning. Two cases of beer and $15 taken from a cash register were reported missing, police said. The burglars gained en trance to the tavern by first breaking into the adjoining Herndobler Furniture Co., 125 East Main st. A rear door leading to the furniture store basement was forced open, police said. A wooden partition separating the tavern and furniture store basements was broken, offi cers report. Furniture store officials said that nothing had been taken from their store. Eugene (UPD E. F. Beal, associate professor of business at the University of Oregon, was located safely shortly be fore noon today after being reported missing in the Cas cades about 11, miles east of Oakridge. WEATHER FORECAST- Generally rloudy with nccaslnnal illnht showers through Tur-sdav. Low tonight 40. High Tuesday 60. Temp. Highest Yesterdav fifi Lowest This Morning. ,.' VJ Preclp. To 10 a.m. Today Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunset tndav J:06 p.m. 6:4.1 a.m. 4:41 a.m. Sunrise tomorrow Moonset tomorrow .... Full Moon (Hunter's Moon) PROMINENT STAR Altalr. high In southwest ., VISIIUI.E PLANETS Venus, low In southwest Jtnller, low in southwest Saturn, low in southwest .... Mars, rises . 5:29 p.m. 6:52 p.m. 7:4! p.m. 9:15 p.m. Will Be Open Relatives at Scene of Crash To Claim Bodies Washington-tUPII-E. R. Quesada, administrator of the Fed eral Aviation Agency, suspended the operating certificate of the airline whose plane crashed in Toledo Saturday night killing 22 persons. Toledo, Ohio-IUPIl-Stunncd to visit or claim the bodies College football players injured or killed in the crash of a chartered airliner bringing them Twenty-two persons, including 17 players, were killed when their two-engined C64 crashed, broke apart and burst into flames moments after taking off in a thick fog Saturday night. Twenty-six persons survived, but all had injuries ranging from minor to critical. A Civil Aeronautics Board be at least several days before The crash of the Arctic Pa cific chartered airliner was the first in history involving a major American sports team. . Flames from the front sec tion of the plane shot 300 feet high. Survivors from the tail section heroically did their best to rescue their teammates but they never had a chance. Some of the survivors were found wandering 300 feet away, stunned. : James Fahey, 24, Gilroy, Calif., one of the survivors, said he heard the left engine give out. , "I ducked my head and saw flames shoot out," he said. "Then the bottom went over the top. The front hit and then the back seemed to snap off. With all the flames it seemed just like a paper kite on fire." Started Dragging People Fahey said he unfastened his safety belt, jumped out and with Don Adams, a guard on the team, started dragging out all the people they could. Coach Leroy Hughes, 54, known as the Sly Gray Fox because his teams had scored in all but two games during his 10 years as coach of the Mustangs, was pinned in the wreckage. Assistant coach Walter Williamson, himself injured, pulled Hughes out, his head gashed with a nasty wound. Some of the young men were burned, beypnd recpgiii-! Hon. In their game with Bowling Green that afternoon, they had lost, 50-6. Absentee Ballot Deadline Wears Thursday, Nov. 3 is the deadline for making applica tion for absentee ballots, of ficials of the Jackson county election department reported today. After that date only ballots accepted will be those from the physically disabled, peo ple who have been called out of town by their employers, or those affected by a nation- al disaster. Affidavits from doctors and employers are re quired with these applications it was stressed. Election schools in the county were completed Fri day, it was reported. These were held at the Jackson ville grade school, the Han by school in Gold Hill, Eagle Point grade school and in the county courthouse auditori um. Stressed to the election boards throughout the coun ty was that all tally and re turn sheets should be kept in an envelope separate from the election pouch so each pouch doesn't have to be unlocked to get returns from that pre cinct. This causes consider able delay in making the tal ly, it was explained. The elections department is new putting out poll books and stuffing the election pouches. Relocation of a pre cinct voting place in one of the outlying areas has caused a problem since officials of the church used for the vot ing place didn't notify the county clerk until recently. County Clerk Marvin Mad den said. TO MEET HATFIELD Salem - (UPI) - A Congrega tionalisl minister from Japan, Rev. Paul Nishida, will meet with Gov. Mark Hatfield on Thursday to extend official greetings from Sapporo in northern Japan. Sapporo is the Japanese "sister city" of Portland. Nevada City. Calif. - (UPD -Stanley William Fitzgerald, an accujjyd murderer who has been on the FBI's ten most wanted list, escaped from the Nevada county jail Sunday night with four other prisoners. relatives were arriving today of the California Polytechnic home from Saturday's game, Investigator indicated it would a report on the crash is issued Son Born to Queen of Iran; Nation Rejoices Tehran; Iran-IUPD-The queen of Iran gave birth to a boy today, presenting the shah and. a: joyous nation with an heir to the Peacock Throne. The birth occurred at 11:50 a.m. 12:20 p.m. (p.st.) It touched off a wild cele bration among the Iranian people. The shah told reporters that Queen Farah and the baby both were doing fine. I am very happy," he beamed. Throuhgout the coun try big guns boomed 41-salvo salutes. Giant crowds which had been assembling since the queen entered the hospital in labor this morning cheered so loudly the doctors had to ask quiet. The birth ended years of disappoinment and frustration for Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and his subjects when two previous marriages had failed to produce a son. His first marriage, to Prin cess Fawzia of Egypt, pro duced a daughter, now 21. He divorced her and married Persian girl. The shah di voiced her after seven years of marriage when there were no children. After a whirlwind court ship, the Shah married Farah Diba, his present queen. She is 22, he is 41. The baby will be named Reza after the shah's father Deer Found in Car Follo-ig Accident Oregon Stale police arrest ed Arnold William James, 18 Merlin, on a charge of illegal possession of venison Monday It was found during investiga tion of a traffic accidcnUthat James had a deer in his ve hicle. A car operated by James ran off the road in front of 842 South Riverside ave., about 6 o'clock this morning and damaged some 20 feet of shrubbery at that location. James told city police that he was forced off the road by another unidentified vehicle. Police cited James for no ope rator s license in possession and no vehicle registration. Police found the deer in James' vehicle and then con tacted stale police, who made the arrest. "To Show That You're Backward Jus T5?: : : '.i'rr4." r-f ot- ... .. . .. . for Shopping Steps Demanded i To End Belgium's Congo Activities Abuse Heaped On United States United Nations, N. Y.-IUPII Top Communist delegates at tacked Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold for withhold ing information on The Congo today and demanded steps to end Belgian activities there and restore the government of leftist Premier Patrice Lumumba. Soviet Ambassador Valerian A. Zorin and Bohdan Lewan dowski, 34, Polish ambassa dor who is this month's Se curity Council president, both authorized letters critical of Hammarskjold. New Report Promised Hammarskjold promised a new report toward the middle of the week "now that a stage has been reached in The Con go when some meaningful in formation can be made avail able." The new attack on Ham marskjold's Congo policy co incided with an outpouring of abuse on the United States by Soviet propaganda outlets advance of a General As sembly debate on Cuba's charge that a U.S. invasion of the Caribbean island is im minent. The assembly will decide this afternoon whether to send the invasion charge to its Po litical Committee or debate it directly on the floor of the world parliament. Aggression Plans Told The Soviet Communist party newspaper Pravda said in Moscow that "North Ameri can ruling circles arc now openly preparing armed ag gression against Cuba." The Soviet delegation was expected to join Cuba at the United Nations in demanding the General Assembly give priority to Premier Fidel Cas tro's charges that the United Slates is plotting to overthrow his revolutionary regime at any moment. ' County Officials To inspect Ramp Besides the widening of the existing boat ramp at Howard Prairie reservoir other pro posed construction will be de layed until after the new fis cal year starls July 1, the county court revealed this morning. County Commissioner Ches ter Wendt and County Judge Earl Miller will inspect the ramp widening now under construction, tomorrow. Esti mated cost is $1,500 for the structure which will be sur faced with cinders for the added 60-foot width. Robert Haworth, city - county parks recreation director, said he also plans to inspect the fa cilities tomorrow. Body of Man Found . In Dexter Reservoir Eugcne-IUPll - The body of Richard E. Maddox, 25, an Army engineers' employee from Yakima, Wash., was found in Dexter Reservoir east of here today. Searchers also located his car, which had plunged into the reservoir. Maddox had been reported missing by John Sagen of Eugene, a fel low worker. Really Fair, Bend Over t A Bit More" Regional Edition Medford 18 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1960 No. 192 1 $ - x ,-v. v tr I, - s ?V :.i GOBLINS OUT TONIGHT Alexis Vlahop- lowecn. Goblins and witches will hold sway lus, 16 months old, of Springfield, 111., seems tonight as small fry across the country will , to bo trying to match the wide Halloween rap on doors with the traditional "trick or grin on the face of Mr. Pumpkin as the treat." . , youngster prepares for her first active Hal- , (UPI Telephoto) Forces Murderous Band of B a I u hi ;T.ribSM' ii & Leopoldville, ThOj Congo h IUPII - United Nations rein forcements closed in on south ern Kasai Province by air, land and water today to wipe out a, murderous rampage by lhdusands of Baluba tribes men. A show of force by Ghan ian U.N. troops with armor ed cars stopped a drive on the lasai town of Luisa dur ing thc week end and led to the capture of four whites said to have been helping reb els. Briton Identified One was identified as a Capt. Roberts, said to bo a Birtish officer, and the oth ers were reported to be three Belgian businessmen supply- Hatfield To Be Busy in Office Salom-(UPII-Gov. Mark Hal field has mostly office ap pointments this week but will get part of a day's campaign ing for GOP candidates In Clackamas and Washington counties Wednesday. Hatfield arrived home late Sunday from a Michigan cam paign trip. Thursday he will greet a conference of county park of ficials in the Capitol and that afternoon he attends the open ing ceremony for a trade fair in the new Memorial Coliseum in Portland. Firemen Investiqate Sunday Barn Blaze A barn fire yesterday after noon is under investigation, city firemen said today. ' , Firemen, summoned at 3:55 p.m. yesterday to the !aze at 2100 Spring si., said that the barn was completely in volved in flames before the fire department was called. Barn owner was listed as Mrs. Jessie Ford. TUESDAY PROGRAM Ashland - The Ashland Chamber of Commerce has In vited fanners and interested citizens to attend a no-host luncheon Tuesday at 12 p.m. in the Mark Antony hotel. A fl.m entitled "The Nation's Meat" will be shown. The film has been made by the Swift Meat company. Jim Warrimev and Harold Har rang of the Medford branch of the Fii() National Bank of Oregon, will present the pro- Until 9 0 SM'RIBUNE 'i"S N Vh ' - ,U ' , v , ' , Wi fx . Tackle :. Ing the Balubas (with arms. They were arrested by Siber ian U.N. forces al Mweno Dltu, 70 miles northeast of Luisa. U.N. officials in Lcopold villcs said up to 5,000 bal ubas had been terrorizing southern Kasal, killing and beating civilians, including priests and nuns, and burn ing at 'cast three villages. Many Disarmed The Ghanians brought them up short without firing a shot and were reported to have disarmed many of them, but the U.N. command was taking no chances. : Lt. Gen, Andarjit Rlkhye, U.N. military advisor in the Congo, said some reinforce ments were being flown to the area immediately while 1,000 more Ghanian troops were enroute by river boat and 700 Malayan troops were working their way there by land. i NO MORE DEBATES Washington, - (UPI) - Vice President iRiehard M. Nixon and Sen. ' John F. Kennedy will share no more television screens before Americans choose between them for the presidency. Efforts to arrange a fifth , "great debate" TV meeting between the Republi can and Democratic candi dates collapsed in a welter of angry charges and counter charges during the week end. Barring a reversal by both camps, the matter appeared settled -no more deoates. Mew Trial Motion Hearing In Bengtson A circuit court hearing on the motion for a new trial in the O. H. Bengtson embezzle ment case will be bikl at 4' p.m., Monday, Nov. Y Chief Deputy Distrjt Attorney Gerald Scannell aid he' had been informed. The motion for an appeal could remove the case from circuit court jurisdiction and automatically place it before the slate supreme court, Scan nell saii, Circuit Judge Orval J. Millard, Grants Pass, is ex pected to rcvAl his decision on this point al the hearing. Bengtson s attorneys had filed the appeal motion to keep the Medford lawyer out of jail while further legal action is pending. Thursday, further evidence will be presented before the 'Clock Price 10 Cents ? J--r 1 , , I. j ,! ? , 1 - Endsat SOC Ashlaud-The junior class at Soutltern Oregon college won first nlnpn In (h Wnmiapnm. ing parade Saturday for their float entry. Other float win ners were Cascade hall, sec ond, and Inter-Varsity Chris tian Fellowship, third. Clear weather added to tha week end festivities as' tho college celebrated its annual homecoming. Other week end events included the annual Variety show, the coronation of Queen Joan Houston and her court, the alumni tea, and a bonfire rally. , t i Cny-nde hall won first plat e lh lawn decorations and Hufman hall was second, f P'aradc Marshal was Rob ert Duncan, speaker of tha house of representatives. Oth er 'dignitaries in the parade included SOC President and Mrs. Elmo Stevenson, Miss Adele Sheldon, SOC alumni association president; Barry Pitts, student body president; Dr. Alvin Fellers, director 01 student affairs; and can didates Dr. Edwin Durno, John Dollenback, Mrs. Eve lyn Nye, Chet Rapp, and Paul Rynning, , , ; Bands thai participated in the parade Included Crater, Phoenix and Talent High schools and the SOC band which also played during the halftlme show at the football game between Southern Ore gon college and Eastern Ore gon college. SOC won tha game 47 to 0. . The week end closed with a dance Saturday evening in the Britt ballroom with mu sic by the Hollywood Cor sairs. - ; Case Nov. 7 Jackson county granTX jury in the matt-' of the Medford Escrow company case. On Oct. 12, Bengtson was found guilty of embezzling: $3,701.14 from the escrow company. On Oct. 17, Judge Millard sentenced him to three years in the Oregon Correc tional institution. Meanwhile, Bengtson is out on $5,000 bail. A second indictment charging omDezziement oi i,7uu trom the escrow company on Feb, 2, I960 is still pending against him. ; Mrs. Rachel Peterson Car ter, an officer of the company, is cljarged with embezzling $224 from the escrow firm, but no further legal action has been scheduled regarding this case. The grand jury may take action Thursday. ;, i Tonight
