Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 21, 1960, Image 17

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1960 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1960 UN Assembly Ends 960th Meeting of UN General Assembly Closes With Next To Nothing Solved By JACK V. FOX United Nations, N.Y.-fflPD-The good-looking guard in the pale blue uniform stomped his feet inside the telephone booth sentry box and ignored people walking Into the big building. Three months ago today he was stopping everyone for photograph - mounted passes while police on horseback held back crowds pressing for a peek at Eisenhower or Khrushchev or Macmillan or Castro or Tito or Nasser or Nehru. The 15th General Assem bly of the United Nations was coming to a temporary close. Inside, looking down on the ornate hall where the most powerful of world leaders had sat for four frantic weeks, the eye gravitated to the green covered desk at the back with the nameplate: "Union of So viet Socialist Republics." It seemed there should be another sign alongside: "Khrushchev pounded his shoe here." Wadsworih'a Last Day Across the hall, burly, jo vial Jerry (James J.) Wads- worth talked with maverick Sen. Wayne Morse. It was ' Wadsworth's last day at the General Assembly. He had re placed Henry Cabot Lodge for three historic months. The next time the body meets Ad- lal Stevenson will be sitting his place as U.S. am bassador. On the dais, ruddy-faced Frederick Boland of Ireland presided with the dignified equanimity broken only once these three months when he brought down a gavel so forcefully it shattered and a piece of It just missed his head. Hammarskjold Still There The impertuable Dag Ham marskjold sat alongside Bo land. The Russians had said he must go. But he was still there. And the betting was he will be there until his term expires in April, 1963, or else the United Nations itself will be gone. The outfit was as good as broke. The Congo operation had cost $60 million and the bill was due. Russia and its satellites said the United States could pick up that check. What had been accom plished? Next to nothing. The United Nations was still func tioning and that was about the best that could be said Same Bloody Upheaval In the background was the same bloody upheaval in The Congo that had been there when the delegates assembled last Sept. 20. The delegate Don't Guess-TR Y IT! Call for a HOME demonstration of the New OLYMPIA PORTABLE TYPEWRITER One Year National Warranty Terms To Suit from Israel was warning that it could lead to another Spanish-type civil war, an other Korea. The session was open to the public Tuesday but less than one-fourth of the seats were filled. The busiest part of the building was the section open to guided tours. The dele gates' lounge buzzed with many languages among the bright red poinsettas no Christmas trees in this multi faith gathering. The 960th meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations was at an end the session to resume again in 11 weeks time Ask About Our Rental Purchase Planl Other Popular Makes Available Office Stationery & Supply Co. "Your Office Boy" 115 Watt Main, Medford PHONE SP 3-1731 R. A. Work Chosen CBIAC Chairman Portland -flJPD- R. A. Work, head of the Soil Conservation Service Portland water supply forecast unit, has been named chairman of the Columbia Basin Inter Agency committee. Word of the appointment was received from C. M. Fer guson, assistant secretary, U.S Department of Agriculture in Washington,' D.C., who said Work also would be the de partment s representative on the committee. Work replaces Ellis Hatt, head of the SCS engineering and watershed planning unit in Portland, who accepted a post with the Ford. Founda tion in India. Russia Prolesfs Alleged Action By U.S. Vessel Moscow - OJPD - The Soviet government lodged a formal protest with the U.S. Embassy Tuesday against the "provoca tive activities" of a U.S. Navy destroyer which shadowed a Soviet merchant ship in the Mediterranean. According to Tass, the note charged that the U.S. destroy er No. 817 followed a parallel course with the cargo vessel Faleshty "for some time" and then approached it.. Stopped Engine The Russian captain had to stop the engines to prevent a collision, Tass said. The note demanded "severe punishment for those guilty of provocative actions" as well as necessary measures by the United States to "prevent any repetition." Tass said the incident oc curred Nov. 14 while the Faleshty was en route from Marseilles to Odessa. Portland Squadron To Perform Missions Salem - (UPD - Adj. Gen. Al fred E. Hintz said Tuesday that for the second time since 1958 Portland's 123rd fighter interceptor squadron will be among 21 Air National Guard squadrons to perform air de fense command alert missions beginning Jan. 1. The teams will operate eight hours per day, five days per week. ' Oregon pilots will use new er . F-89J jets received last October, replacing the F-89H Oregon Air National Guard pilots are capable of oper ating anywhere in the 25th air division area during an alert, This covers the Northern Cali fornia border north into Can ada and east into Idaho. Washington-IUPD -The Navy denied any knowledge today of any incident between U.S. destroyer and a Soviet merchant ship in the Medi terranean as charged by Moscow. Navy headquarters here said no report of such an incident has been received. Bell Reviews Trip To Far East, India At Chamber Lunch Navy Patrol Plane Crashes in Atlantic Argentia, Nfld. -IUPD-A U.S. Navy P2V Neptune patrol plane carrying between nine and eleven crashed today in the frigid North Atlantic off Newfoundland. More than six houcs after I the plane left its base here searchers spotted an empty life raft and an empty life- jacket in the water, 67 miles south of Argentia. Navy and Coast Guard planes, a Coast Guard cutter and several civilian snips in the area converged on the scene. Authorities at the U. S. Na val Air Staion at Argentia said the Neptune was taking Dart in fleet exercises. The Navy said the names of the crew were being withheld pending notification of next of kin. ' More than 5,265,000 Ameri pan workers have insured pen sion Dlan protection under 28,430 pension plans in effect at the start of 1860. Ashland-Clarence Bell, re cently returned from a five month trip to India and the Far East, spoke before mem bers of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce at their lunch eon meeting in the Mark An tony hotel Tuesday. The former president of the chamber was introduced by Bill Patton, program chair man, and the meeting was conducted by the vice presi dent, Richard Isaacs. Warning his listeners that he made no claim to be an au thority but only brought back his personal impressions of conditions as he saw them, Bell described some of the ex periences that have made him and his family "thankful for the blessings of this nation and this community." Lack of Education The extremes of poverty and wealth, the lack of educa tion, the low living standards and the tremendous part play ed by the Moslem religion, were all evident, especially in India, declared the traveler. The only exception to the prevailing filth and lack of modern living was in Penang, Malayan Federation, where the Bells found a city of great beauty, as well as sanitation In every other country they visited signs were posted warning against unsafe wa ter." Not only must tourists in India carry drinking wa ter but their bedding, their food, even soap and towels, Most terrifying of their long journey was a cyclone and 27-foot tidal wave which took between 8,000 and 10, 000 lives last Oct 29. Their ship was driven aground, high into a rice field and many of its crew were killed. Bell de scribed the horror of seeing masses of bodies float in and I out on the tide for days. Notice Humidity Refrigeration Just isn t. Bell said. "Butcher shops, open, are surroundind by cir cles of scabby-looking dogs. It isn't so much the heat, but the humidity in India that the American travelers notice," he said. Most of the time spent in India was at the home of Bell's brother, who heads the Methodist publishing house in Lucknow. While in Jakarta he talked by telephone with Mrs. Alvin Miller. Dr.. Miller, a member of Southern Oregon college faculty, is serving as adviser to the Indonesian gov ernment. At a later meeting Bell will show some of the slides tak en during the tour which in cluded the Philippine islands, where he visited the Nation al cemetery, "an impressive reminder of the thousands of American men who gave their lives." The next chamber lunch eon meeting will be held Jan. 10 when officers for the com ing year will be installed, and the 1960 annual reports made. Archie Fries Jr., is the incom ing president. Johnson Believed Wooing Support for Presidential Bid See the Soft Brilliance of the Sensational Hew PREDECORATED now iFUinr CHRISTAAA TO! Washington -IUPD- Many con-. gressional Democrats agreed privately today- that Vice President - elect Lyndon B. Johnson has started to woo liberal support for a bid for the 1968 presidential nomina tion. NOW IN THE TOY HOUSE WINDOW It's Flame proof Perma Flossed Glass Snow White but decorated in a choice of 6 different colors Use as a table centerpiece, in a trailer house, in the window, in the sick room, on the front door, on the TV and many other places. In 3 Sizes Ranging in Price From $1.95 to $5.95 at THE .Toy House-' Billie and Jim Clifton 317 EAST MAIN Remember- The Toy House does not go out of the toy business on Christmas Eve! We ALWAYS have a wide selection of dolls, toys, games, juvenile books, hobbies, tricycles, electric trains, wagons, etc. Ashland High Presents Program By FAITH McCULLOUGH Mail Tribune Correspondent Ashland -'Tuesday evening the third and final school Christmas concert was pre sented in the Ashland High school gym by the chorus and orchestra before a small but appreciative audience. The 43-voice chorus was heard in an ambitious cantata arranged and directed by W. Bernard Windt. Accompanied by the high school orchestra of 30 instrumentalists and nar rated by Mike Rountree, the Christmas story was presented in three parts, Prophecy, Na tivity and Gloria. A mixed quintet sang "O Holy Night," and in conclu sion the entire chorus joined in the triumphant "Gloria in Excelsis." Lighted by tall candelabra, the stage was set for the stable scene of "Mary and Joseph and the Babe, lying in a man ger." About them again.- a background of evergreen 1 1 ;es were the animals. The first half of the pro gram opened with traditional carols played by the brass sextet directed by Raoul Mad dox. An unfamiliar but beauti ful Mendelssohn number, "Hvmn of Praise," and "The Windsor Melody" by Noel Gay were played by the or chestra. Both selections were marked by effective drum and cvmbal passages. The mixed chorus and me girls" chorus sang two spiritu als, "Rise Up Shepherds" and Listen to the Angels." Lee Bounds was accompanist for the entire concert. Kmf Met? GD " 1 I I II II ViU ' IS 1 l I I 1 1 r.l SPECIAL LOW PRICES FOR THE HOLIDAYS! 7 They cited as the latest evi dence of such a move the an nouncement that the Texas Democrat will take charge next month of the federal drive to eliminate discrimina tion against Negro workers oy firms with government con tracts. Not All Surprised Many, but not all, Demo crats in Washington reacted with surprise to President elect John F. Kennedy's an nouncement in Florida Tues day that he had assigned to Johnson the job of overseeing tne worK or ine government s anti '- discrimination contract compliance committee. None of the Democrats who saw in the move a bid by Johnson for liberal support in 1968 would allow their names to be used. Johnson would be 60 years old in 1968, 17 years older than Kennedy is now but two years younger than President Eisenhower was at the time of his inauguration in 1952. The suggestion that Johnson is seeking the 1968 Demo cratic presidential nomination is based on the assumption that Kennedy will run for re election in 1964 and win. He then would be barred from trying for a third term. If Kennedy lost in 1964, he could run again in 1088, virtually ruling out any future Johnson nomination on grounds of age. Nixon Chairman Vice President Richard M. Nixon is now chairman of the Contract Compliance Commit tee, which has a staff of about 30 persons. The group's task is to eliminate discriminatory hiring practices by companies handling government eon-tracts. Nixon pointed to his role In this field in wooing Negro votes in the recent presiden tial camoalKn. Johnson lost his bid for the Democratic presidential nomi nation largely because of op position from northern liber als and labor leaders who felt he had little vote appeal in the big northern cities with their heavy population of Ne groes, rank - and - file union members and liberals. 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