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Section A 56 Pages
Medford Elector
Calls Electoral
System Outdated
Stathos Sends Views
To Both Party Heads
i
Donald L. Stathos, Medford,
a Republican elector, has ask
ed the chairman of the two
major political parties to take
steps which would eliminate
the electoral college.
Stathos, along with five oth
er members of the electoral
college, will vote Dec. 19 in
Salem for the winning Presi
dential and Vice Presidential
candidates in Oregon.
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon, Republican candidate
for the Presidency, carried
Oregon.
The letters were sent to
Sen. Thurston B. Morton,
chairman of the National Re
publican committee, and Sen.
Henry M. Jackson, chairman
of the National Democratic
committee, both in Washing
ton, D. C.
System 'Outdated'
Stathos said the electoral
college system "is far outdat
ed in our society."
He noted that "thousands of
the voters' dollars are being
spent for expenses of the elec
tors, although 99 per cent 'of
the voters do not approve of
the political system. The mem
bers of both political parties,
plus Independents, seem to
be in accord with this."'
The system, Stathos noted,
could result in a minority of
the voters selecting the Presi
dent. He asked Senators Morton
and Jackson to exercise all
the resources "at your com
mand to do away. with this
outdated system, and let the
selection of our President be
by the popular choice of the
voters."
Kennedy Victory;
Closest in Years
Washington -(UPI1- The per
centage of Sen. John F: Ken
nedy's popular vote margin
over Vice President Richard
M. Nixon last night was the
lowest in any presidential race
in 76 years
His numerical margin of
391,080 was the closest since
1892 when Democrat Grover
Cleveland defeated Republi
can Benjamin Harrison . by
372,736 votes.
A tabulation by United
Press International at 12 p.m.
(EST) from 165,264 of the
166,143 precincts gave this
tally:
Kennedy - 33,834,395
50.29 per cent.
Nixon - 33,443,315 or 49.71
per cent.
The percentage of the two-
party vote was closer than
this in only two previous pres
idential elections.
Cleveland-Blaine Close
In 1884, Democratic Grover
Cleveland beat Republican
James Blaine in the popular
vote by a margin of 50.15 per
cent to 49.85 per cent. In 1880,
Republican James A. Garfield
beat Democrat Winfield S,
Hancock by 50.22 per cent to
49.78 per cent.
Cleveland's numerical mar
gin in the popular vote in
1884 was 29,214, an all-time
low. Garfield's was 39,213
second lowest on record.
"Now, With Just Another Small Switch-
Medford
United Pren International Full Leased Wlr
Mann Elected Leader
Of Oregon Cattlemen
At Convention Here
The Oregon Cattlemen's as
sociation concluded its 48th
annual convention, the first
in Medford, Saturday after
passing 41 resolutions, elect
ing new officers and estab
lishing Pendleton as the 1961
convention site.
Irvin Mann, Stanfield, Ore.,
was elected president of the
association just prior to ad
journment. Viet Nam Rebels
Defeated; Diem
Again in Control
Saigon, Viet Nam - fllPD -
President Ngo Dinh Diem's
secret police Saturday round
ed up opponents of his regime,
and arrested the American
trained colonels who staged
bloody revolt against him
Friday.
Diem apparently was firm
ly in control. He broadcast a
pardon to the paratroopers
but not the officers, who at
tacked the palace, and he
promised to "find a solution"
to the troubled economic and
political situation in the coun
try. The revolt leaders charged
that Diem had betrayed his
word by failing to permit es
tablishment of a military pro
visional government. They
said Diem had agreed to do
so at the height of the 36-hour
revolt when they conferred
with him in his palace.
Fires Point-Blank
The uprising, which ended
after loyal troops fired point-
blank into a crowd of civilians
outside the palace, left at least
27 persons dead.
One American wa wound
ed slightly when a ricocheting
bullet nicked his Arm. He was
Identified as Clarence F. Bar-
bier of Vienna, Va., a U. S.
embassy official.
The revolt leaders, Col.
Nguyen Chanh Thi, 30, and
his deputy, Lt. Col. Vuong
Van Dong, were seized in the
central city of Nanga Trang
where they fled by plane.
They were arrested as they
stepped .from the plane.
The revolt leaders said the
upheaval was "anti-C'mmu-nist
am. anti - . ruption."
The.; charged thr Diem,
while opposing commrmsin,
did not combat it properly
and that he was making his
family a dictatorship over the
country.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Cloudy with Inter
mittent rain In morning. Var
iable cloudiness with widely
scattered showers this after
noon. Partly cloudy tonight and
Monday, colder night time tem
peratures. High today 50. Low
tonight 28 to 30. High Monday
52 to 55.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 47
Lowest This Morning 38
Precip.
Preclp. to 5 p.m. Yesterday .06
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 4:51 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:01 a.m.
Moonrlse tomorrow ....2:07 a.m.
PROMINKNT STARS
Square of Pegasus, high
In south 8:09 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Venus, sets fi:2fi p.m.
Jupiter, sets 7:00 p.m.
Saturn, sets 7:40 p.m.
Mars, rises 8:51 p.m.
Saturday morning's wind-
up session in the Holly the
ater followed a dinner dance
in the Medford armory.
Theme of the dance carried
out in blue and white was
the space age. A large corral
provided dancing room for
couples next to the bandstand
occupied by the Bob Ander
son, orchestra. Including cat
tlemen and non cattlemen
about 1,500 people attended
the event.
Durno Gives Welcome
William H. Thompson Jr.,
manager of public services,
Union Oil company of Cali
fornia, acted as master of cer
emonies. Dr. Edwin R. Durno,
congressman-elect from the
Fourth Congressional district,
welcomed the cattlemen. Vir
gil Piquet, Long Creek, Ore.,
Oregon Cow Belles' 1960 Fa
ther of the Year, and his fam
ily, were also introduced.
Thompson, nationally
known for his work with
youth, and a former area pres
ident of the Boys Clubs of
Arizona and southern Califor
nia, urged those at the ban
quet to back community boys'
clubs. "Teen-agers of today
are a far better lot than they
are given credit for being,"
he said.
Thompson gave imitations
of "The Old Timer" and "Mr.
Wimple," characters he por
trayed on the former Fibber
McGee and Molly radio show.
However, the bad accoustics
in the National Guard Arm
ory made it almost impossible
for him to be heard.
Richier Elected
Other elected officers are
Don Hotchkiss, Lakeview,
first vice president; and sec
ond vice presidents: Bill Mc-
Cormaek, Prineville; George
Rugg, Heppner; Armin Rich
ter, Medford; Tom McElroy,
Vale; and Skinner Kirby, Dur
kee. Kent Magruder, Clatskanie,
is retiring president.
Annie Williams, Canyon
City, was elected president of
the Oregon Cow Belles.
Jerry Breese, Prineville,
was reelected treasurer and
Cecil L. Edwards, editor of
the Oregon Cattleman, re
mains executive secretary.
California Remains
n Kennedy Column
San Francisco - IUPU - Vice
President Richard M. Nixon
picked up additional votes
Saturday from a scattering of
absentee ballots, but Califor
nia remained in the column of
President-elect John F. Ken
nedy. Tallies of absentee votes
from three counties that had
already given Nixon majori
ties showed 7,352 for the vice
president, ,4,282 for Kennedy
and 247 that cither went to
other candidates or left the
presidential race unmarked
This was 61.9 per cent for
Nixon, who must have about
60 per cent of all 250,000 ab
sentee ballots to overtake
Kennedy for California's 32
electoral votes. However the
votes, less than five per cent
of the absentees, came from
Napa, San Luis Obispo and
San Mateo counties - all of
which were solidly for Nixon
in the voting booths.
Latest tally on the Califor
nia vote gave Kennedy 3,125
554 and Nixon 3,093,169
Kennedy held a lead of 32,-
385.
Snow Falls, Chains
Needed at Crater Lake
Chains were required on
Highway 62 in Crater Lake
National park late yesterday,
park rangers reported.
Chains also were required
on the road from park head
quarters to the rim. Snow fell
all day Saturday, and park
rangers estimated about 6
inches on the ground late Sat
urday afternon.
Two Inches fell overnight
Friday.
HAWAII GOES NIXON
Honolulu - IUP1I - An unof
ficial but complete canvass of
Hawaii's presidential vote
showed Saturday that Vice
President Richard Nixon won
the state's three electoral
votes by exactly 96 of the
184.904 ballots cast.
Cleveland, Ohio-'UPD-About
50 persons picketed in front
of the music hall of Cleveland
public auditorium last night
to protest the appearance of
a Yugoslav chorus. Police
said there was no violence.
MEDFORD,
Louisiana Calls
Holiday; Seeks
Integration Delay
Rogers Tells Davis
He Will Use Powers
New Orleans - lliPD - Lou
isiana's state superintendent
of education last night de
clared Monday a state-wide
school holiday in an effort to
delay integration of New Or
leans schools at least one
more day.
However, the declaration
by Education Supt. Shelby
Jackson threw the situation
into greater confusion and
brought this statement from
New Orleans Supt. Dr. James
F. Redmond:
"This announcement comes
as a complete surprise. There
fore, we will have to consider
the legal implications before
making any announcement
concerning the girls and boys
of New Orleans public
schools."
Redmond emphasized Jack
son's announcement should
not be taken in itself as mean
ing that New Orleans schools
would be closed Monday.
Earlier in the day, U. S.
Atty. Gen. William P. Rogers
telegraphed Gov. Jimmie Da
vis that he will bring down
the full powers of the justice
department upon him if he
tries to slop the integration
of New Orleans schools by
five Negro girls.
Davis, who calmly went off
dove hunting after his lunch,
has sworn that he will go to
jail rather than let any public
schools in his state be inte
grated. The New Orleans
school board is readj to carry
out a federal court's order to
integrate Monday morning.
Rogers telegraphed the
warning to Davis. He assured
New Orleans Mayor Delesseps
S. Morrison, who has not ob
jected to integration, that the
justice department will co
operate fully with local au
thorities in preventing disor
der or violence. " ' .
Trying to stop the Negro
girls from going to school will
constitute violation of federal
law on five counts, Rogers
told Davis.
FOOTBALL SCORES
COLLEGE
SOC 26, Santa Clara 20
Oregon St. 25, Stanford
21
Washington 27, Cal 7
UCLA 22, Air Force 0
Baylor 35, So. Cal 14
Washington St. 18, Idaho
7
Texas 3, TCU 2
Wyoming 10, Texas Tech
7
Missouri 41, Oklahoma 19
Purdue 23, Minnesota 14
Iowa 35, Ohio St. 12
Illinois 35, Wisconsin 14
' Mich. St. 21, Northwest
tern 18
Michigan 29, Indiana 7
Miss. 24, Tennessee 3
Alabama 16, Georgia
Tech 15
Duke 34, Wake Forest 7
Auburn 9, Georgia
Navy 41, Virginia 6
Pitt 7, Army 7 (tie)
Wilamette 33. UBC 17
Miami 28, Notre Dame 21
Arizona State 25, North
Carolina 22
IKE MAY VISIT JAPAN
Tokyo, Sunday - lllPll-Prcsi-
dent Eisenhower, whose
scheduled visit to Japan last
June was cancelled because of
leftist demonstrations against
the new U.S.-Japan security
treaty, may visit Japan in the
not-loo-distant future, U.S
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson said Saturday
upon his arrival.
Fifty Units March in Parade Friday
Under Watchful Eye of General Dean
One of the largest parades
in Medford history rolled
down Main st. and in front
of the watchful eye of parade
marshal Maj. Gen. William F.
Dean Friday.
The parade contained ap
proximately 50 units repre
senting all branches of the
armed services, veteran's or
ganizations, marching bands,
fraternal organizations, and
law agencies.
Cloudy skies vanished as
the parade got under way at
the corner of Eighth and Ivy
sts. It followed a route up
Eighth to Central avc., Cen
tral to Fifth st.. FifV.i to Front
St., Front to Main St., ending
at the courthouse.
Thousands lined the streets
to see the parade pass, lt was
estimated to . be more than
a mile long, taking 45 minutes
OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1960
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VETERANS PARADE Thousands lined Main st. in Med
ford Friday to watch the Veteran's day parade. More than
45 units participated in the parade, one of the largest in
Mcdford's history. The groups pictured above are passing
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BUILDING DEDICATED A crowd of several hundred
persons attended the dedication ceremony of Mcdford's new
Army Reserve Center, named Santo hall, following the
Veteran's day parade Friday. Above, Brig. Gen. William
Train, Car Collide
At Medford Crossing
A Southern Pacific freight
train collided with a car at
the railroad crossing on
Eighth St. in Medford at 8:07
p.m. Saturday night.
The front end of the car
was damaged extensively
The driver, Robert Lee Bret
ches, 315 Apple st., Medford,
was apparently uninjured, ac
cording to Medford police.
The car was pushed about
15 feet down the tracks be
fore coming to a halt, police
said.
to pass the reviewing stand
The parade started at 11
a.m., exactly 42 years to the
minute from when the Ver
sailles Peace treaty ending
World War I, was signed.
As parade marshal, Dean
was kept busy returning sa
lutes from veterans. and re
serve units that were march
ing in front of the reviewing
stand. General Dean became
famous when he was captur
ed by the Communists during
the Korean War in the early
1950s. His name became a
household word when he
wrote a series of articles for
a national magazine describ
ing his treatment by the
Communists while a prisoner.
Sharing the reviewing
stand with Dean were:
Lt. Gen. Gene Cushing,
Vancouver, Wash.; Brig. Gen.
Tribune
U.S. Launches New
Discoverer Satellite
Vandcnberg Air Force Base,
Calif. -IUP1I- An advanced new
Discoverer satellite - which
kept scientists guessing for
two hours - was fired Into
orbit Saturday, moving the
United States closer to Sky
Spy systems to help guard
against a space age Pearl Har
bor. The Air Force announced
the new Agena B satellite had
gone into orbit after a track-
William Prentice, Medford;
Col. Floyd Minor, Vancouver,
Wash.; Col. and Mrs. Ray.
mond Rowbowski, Grants
Pass; Lt. Col. Jack Crawford,
Medford; Gene Orr; Judga
Earl Miller; Carl Herzog; and
Chester Wendt, all from Med
ford. Included in the parade were
four veterans of the Spanish
American War. They were
Col W. H. Paine, 56 North
Orange St., Medford; Andrew
Unger, 634 Pennsylvania avc.,
Medford; Zathcr Agce, 518
South Oakdale, Medford, and
Ellet Hitt, 3458 Purscll rd
Central Point.
A humorous note was in
jected In the event by the ap
pearance of the Grants Pass
Cavemen, and women, in full
costume.
United Pren International
the reviewing stand, under the watchful eye of retired
Maj. Gen. William Dean, parade marshal. The McLoughlln
Junior. High school band is on the left. Carrying the flags
are veterans of World Wars I and II.
H. Pren lice , addresses the gathering prlur to the cutting,
of the ribbon that officially opened the hall for uso. Re
freshments and open house were held following the cere
mony. (See stories on page 2.) '
ing station at Kodlac Island.
Alaska, picked it up on radar
as it came over the north pole
on its first pass around the
earth. (
Before the station picked lip
the signal, there had been
mass confusion for two hours
as to whether the satellite was
In orbit, or even if the 25-fool
long Satellite - the entire sec
ond stage of the Discoverer -
had separated from the main
stage Thor.
As in the case of previous
Discoverer shots, a capsule re
covery attempt will bo made.
Plans call for the recovery try
to come today on the 17th pass
of the satellite around the
world, but signals could be
changed.
An Air Force officer said
he did not know whether the
ability to start the Agena B
engine in space to change po-
sition would be tested on the
Initial successful orbit of this
type satellite.
The 17th Discoverer, with
the addition of the stronger,
heavier snlellite, stood 81 feet
tall on the launch pad, pre
senting a bullet shaped silhou
ette as il streaked toward
space.
There was no life In the 300
pound satellite capsule, which
- if all goes as planned - will
be ejected over the North pole
and return to earth. The over
all satellite weight is 2,100
pounds against 1,700 as in pre
vious Discoverers.
riul Leaied Wlra
Dry Kiln Explodes;
Damages Garage
Fire resulting from an, ex
ploding dry kiln' 'destroyed
two cars and extensively
damaged a garage and kitchen
at the home of Dr.' and Mrs.
C. W., Lemery, 200 Windsor
ave., Friday evening.
Medford firemen said they
received the call about 7:33
p.m. Friday.
Mrs. Lemery, who is an
amateur ceramlclst, reported
the blaze to firemen then went
to fight the fire with a fire
extinguisher. In the process
of using the. extinguisher,
fluid from it got in her eyes.
A neighboring physician
treated Mrs. Lemery. Other
than being uncomfortable, her
eyes were not harmed, the
physician said.
The dry kiln was located in
a laundry room adjacent lo
the garage, firemen said.
Smoke damage, and some fire
damage to an attic, also was
reported. Firemen were on the
scene until about 11:24 p.m.
Friday.
Washington-IUPD- President
elect John F. Kennedy's ad
visory committee on defense
department reorganization Is
considering a proposal to
eliminate the sccreary of the
Army, Navy and Air Force
and to give stronger power to
the Sccrelary of Defense, It
was learned Saturday.
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No. 203
Fails
Rebels Flee, Fire
On Costa Rican
Troops at Border
Invaders Include
Cuban Mercenaries
Managua, Nicaragua - (UPD -
The Niearaguan army drove
back a rebel invasion attempt
to the borders of Costa Rica,
where the rebels turned theif
fire on Costa Rican troops.
The Niearaguan govern
ment claimed a complete vic
tory over the rebels and warn
ed that any attempt by Cuban
Premier Fidel Castro to aid
them would be defeated.
The rebels, dressed in Cas
tro-style uniforms, struck Fri
day night at two Niearaguan
towns near the Costa Rican
border. They overpowered
their garrisons and cut oft
communications.
By early yesterday, how
ever, army units had driven
them out of the towns. Fiva
government soldiers were
killed in the first attacks on
the towns' barracks, and an
army: communique said "sev
eral" rebels were killed and
wounded In the recapture ac
tion.
Used Planes
The rebels, who apparently
used twin-engined planes to
supply their advance, then
turned against a unit of the
Costa Rican national guard in
the border area, killing its
commander, Col. Alfonso
Monges. Several other offi
cers were missing and several
men wounded.
Managua was calm but
martial-law was declared.
Guillermo Lang, Niearaguan
government press chief, com
m;cn0ng on reports that Cas
tro pjanes were supplying the
teftaii from Cuban bases, said
"wo"" are. united In a singlo
front to prevent the gangster
ism of Communist Fidel Cas
tro from setting foot on Nie
araguan soil."
Lang did not confirm of
deny the reports. '
President Luis Somoza-De-bayle,
son of assassinated
strongman President A n a s -tasio
(Tacho) Somoza, called
an emergency cabinet session
and ordered "some" constitu- '
tional guarantees suspended.
Sends Reinforcements
Costa Rica, which has sent
troops against the rebels to
try to prevent them from
crossing into Nicaragua, rush
ed reinforcements to the fron
tier in the wake of the am
bush. Costa Rican President
Mario Echandi was at the
scene. I -
Informed sources In San
Jose, Costa Rica's capital,
said it was suspected that the
planes supplying the ' rebels
were provided by Cuba.
Sporadic fighting was re
ported continuing in the hills
between Niearaguan troops
and the well-armed rebels.
A communique announcing
the clashes followed a series
of reports from neighboring
Costa Rica that rebel bands
were trying to cross Into
Nicaragua wearing green
Cuban fatigue uniforms em
blazoned with the Castro
motto "Fatherland or Death,"
Sporadic fighting was report
ed continuing in the hills,
Cuban Mercenaries
Nicaragua charged that the
invaders were armed and
equipped by Cuba and includ
ed bearded Cuban "mercen
aries," A government dispatch said
the rebels seized the towns of
Jinotcpe and Diriamba, both
less than 25 miles from
Managua, the capital.
President Asks Halt
To Discrimination
Augusta, Ga. (UPD Presi
dent Eisenhower issued an ap
peal from his deep-south vaca
tion retreat Saturday for
every American to halt dis
crimination based on race, re
ligion or sex.
In his only official action of
the day, the President signed
a proclamation designating
Dec. 10-17 as "Human Rights
Week" and sounded a new
call for U.S. leadership in pro
moting equality around the
world.
The chief executive, seclud
ed. since his arrival at the Na
tional Golf club here Wednes
day, apparently was taking
no interest In the controversy
over alleged irregularities la
the presidential election,'