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a 1 4 LF. Try Z'WJ XAMA: LAOTIANS ON MARCH-Laotlan citizens head out of Vien- tiane, capital of Laos, for the Thai border as shelling of the capital and the 76 hours of bitter fighting came to an end. . Most of the refugees fled with only the clothes on their This Drunken Driver Was Easy To Cafcfi Philadelphia - IUPB - Police didn't have to chase their first holiday drunken driving sus pect here Sunday. He crashed Into the rear of a police car. Forrest Haines, 30, was pro nounced intoxicated by a po lice surgeon and held for the grand jury. SAVE MORE THAN t A New York Navy Yard's Severest By JACK V, FOX New York-IUPD-A million aire fire buff has been one of the Navy's severest critics of the housekeeping at Brooklyn Navy yard where a 875 mil lion holocaust killed 49 men on the Carrier Constellation He is Edward F. Cavanagh FORMFIT SKIPPIES Sal Frit Jjf ' Jet ttf lank pamlt of rayon, Jt "kvJ cha and mbbfj body J Fwi Prow Fatta tri lightweight elailk with firm control Satin elastic front panel for extra tummy flattening 2'i inch waistband to slim your midriff First quality Formfit Skippies, sale priced for a limited time Style 845, White. S. M. L FORMFIT ROMANCE BRA rg.$1.00 1.59 PHc'e Machine washable cotton batiste Nylo-braid circle stitched for longer wear, extra shaping and support Generous elastic release m front bond for ease of wearing e Self straps for greater comfort First quality Formfit bra, sate priced for a limited time Style 566. White. 32A to 38C backs and such belongings which they could carry with them. A few of the more fortunate had bicycles, (UPI Telephoto) City Fire Buff One of Jr., 52, for the past seven years fire commissioner of New York. A socialite, graduate of Harvard Law school with a 25-room mansion at Glen Cove, Long Island, Cavanagh would seem a least likely gen eral for New York's 11,000 firemen. But one thing that sets off his Irish temper is a suggestion the post is a "hob by." The mark of the intensity he puts into the job is visible in his hair. It was jet black when he took office. Now it is gray. He is on the scene at every big fire and - in these winter months-that averages about two nights a week long past midnight. Number of Firec Drops Cavanagh was in command at the tragic Brooklyn jet plane crash into a row of ten ements and again at the Con stellation fire. He has ex pressed astonishment at the Navy's use of wooden scaf folding for its workers inside the hull. A blunt man, Cavanagh has long contended that 90 per cent of all fires could be avoided with proper precau tions and in his first four years as New York commis sioner the city's total fires dropped from 54,000 to 43,000 annually. Cavanagh s father, a real estate man, was a fire buff, too. From the age of four the boy was taken by his dad to disasters. He hung around old engine house 211 in Brooklyn in the days when horse-drawn engines made fire-fighting even more spectacular. Cavanagh says the fire he omombers most vividly was the one at the Brooklyn candy factory in 1915. I was seven at the time and it was the first mass death I had ever seen," he re calls. "Young girls were jumping from windows and being burned to death. It was revolting. Fourteen girls were killed because doors were locked, fire esacpes blocked and someone had put syrup, SHOP TUESDAY 10 A.M. TILL 9 P.M. Critics wmcn burns like grease, on the stairway. Takes Fire Job He went to Georgetown uni vcrsity, then to Harvard and practiced law from 1932 until 1941 when he went into the Army, coming out with rank of lieutenant colonel. Then Mayor William O'Dwyer per suaded him to take the top fire job in 1954 at a salary of $25,000. At his showplace home, Cavanagh has one of the world's most extensive and costly museums of fire-fight ing equipment which his wife calls his "firephanalia." Among It is a bell of silver from an engine that fought the great Chicago fire, His Long Island home and his New York City apartment are cut in on the citywide fire radio so that he is in constant touch. inis ou is a very, very painful task many times," he said. "Going to fires and see ing senseless destruction be comes a hard burden." 4-H NEWS Keen Kuitert Murphy - The Keen Kut tors, 4-H sewing group of Mur phy led by Mrs. George Bretz, undertook a project benefiting others rather than their usual Christmas gift exchange. . The girls recently com pleted making napkin holders, made from tubes from all size rolls of paper which they cov ered and decorated in a Christ mas theme. Their leader dis tributed them to rest homes in the area. This is the second year the group elected to do their part in spreading Christmas spirit, rather than concentrate on the giving and receiving of gifts. Last year they made place mats which were distributed In the same manner. Members of the group are Sandra White, Marie Meek, Janice Staples, Louise Pare, Corinnc Anderson, and Barbara Bretz. MATERNITY DRESSES Rayons Wools Silks & Cotton Tweeds Velvet Daytime Dresses Some One of a Kind Come Early for Best Selections Sins 8 to 20 Most Deductions For Taxes Won't Require Proof Washington - IUPD -Most American taxpayers won't be required to justify deductions for state and local taxes in their 1961 federal income tax returns. The Internal Revenue Serv ice said this would be a by product of a series of tables showing average sales tax payments in 33 states and the District of Columbia. i Commissioner Dana Latham said the tables - to be publish ed on or after Dec. 28 - would tell taxpayers what deductions for local levies would be al lowed without challenge. But Latham said taxpayers still should be prepared to verify their deductions for charitable contributions, med ical expenses and other items. The tables will be based on a taxpayer's income and the size of his family. They may be of use by taxpayers in states with sales taxes who itemize their income tax de ductions. About one taxpayer in three itemizes his deductions The others take the standard deduction of 10 per cent of in come. The service said taxpayers who claim no more than the "guide-line amount" in the table "ordinarily" will not be required to prove their claim But in the event of a full audit, they could be asked to do so. Stock Option Agreements Out Salem (UPII Attorney Gen eral Robert Y. Thornton says that public utilities in Oregon cannot offer stock option agreements to their employ ees. There are no such agree ments in effect in Oregon at present and Thornton's opin ion prevents such agreements in the future. Public Utility Commission er Jonel C. Hill asked for the opinion after three firms made application for authority to offer such agreements to key employees. The firms 'were West Coast Telephone, Cas cade Natural Gas and Eastern Oregon Natural Gas. Thornton followed rulings of the New York courts which held that the New York Pub lic Service Commission has no power to approve the issuance of stock under similar stocK option plans. Thornton pointed out that issuance of stock under such plans is designed to provide compensation. Compensation is chargeable to expense put Oregon law prohibits Issuance of stock where the purpose is "reasonably chargeable m whole or in part to operating expense." Japan Safety Islands Found Not So Safe Osaka, Japan - IUP1) - Traffic authorities reported today that 280 of the city s safety stands were smashed by auto mobiles this year. City offic ials plan to build stronger ones in 1961. Police Department In Forgiving Mood Fort Myers, Fla.-IUPD-Santa Claus handed out the police department's parking tickets here Sunday. The tickets read: "You have been caught. All is forgiven. Best wishes and a Merry Christmas from the police de partment." Reg. 12.95 to $25 (.' til KENNEDY MEDALLION This is the front (left) and rear of the Kennedy inaugural medallion, reproductions of which were re Hood River-OIPD - Requiem mass for John W. Mohr, Hood River city attorney since 1944, and former president of the Oregon State Elks associa tion, will be held here Wed nesday. Share HURRY TO ...... . 1961 GENERAL ELECTRIC FILTER-FLO 03 05 V-12 WASHER4!!' 7;1. : 1 . , i 1961 GENERAL ELECTRIC HIGH-SPEED DRYER WE HAVE TO MAKE ROOM! Big sale event . . . "I960 MODEL G-E WASHER & DRYER CLOSE-OUT" Entire remaining stock must be cleared! Big Selection! 7 FREE COFFEE THIS WEEKI Noon Edition Medford MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1960 Our Coffee Break HAPCO FOR SuperDependability , . huge 12-lb. clothes capacity ... 2 wash cycles, 3 water tempera tures . . . new size for the "built-tn" look (install flush to wall) . . . better, iturdier-than-ver G-E quality construction . everything you've ever wanted, all at an amazing low price! G-E high speed drying at safe, low temperatures . . plus new ECONOMY DRY button that allows you to increase propor tion of air motion to heat . . . slows operation to save electric power! Foot pedal opens doors easily! It's strong and sturdy built by G-E for long-lasting, economical use! 0nr95 Zj7 KIAP(, leased in Washington, D.C., Friday. Paul Manshlp, New York sculptor, is the de signer. (UPI Telephoto) Page 2A TRIBUNE - This Week at HAPCO BIG HOLIDAY PREVIEW! 1961 BIG - UOLUMATIC V-12 Washers and Dryers This deautlfufjiew -,G-E Dryer is standard counter depth and "height for ''built - in" look! Clothes are - dried fluffy and soft by gentle' tumbling through a high-velocity stream of clean, warm air. You get high speed drying at safe, low tempera tures! On disolay at Haoco now! 1961 GENERAL ELECTRIC HIGH-SPEED DRYER Wash water is circulated and filtered at the rate of four gal lons a minute . . . lint is caught in the famous G-E filter ... your clothes are clean, white and bright. New big-capacity V-12 Washer fits flush for "built-in" look has 2 wash speeds, 2 wash cycles . i . built to require minimum serv ice expense! , i Vi vf . - '- 18 NT 1961 GENERAL ELECTRIC FILTER-FLO 095 V-12 WASHER V 115 E. MAIN .... MEDFORD and 115 E. Main in Ashlnd Ex-Mental Patient Kills Daughter Los Angeles - IUPD Mrs. Marguerite Mitchell, 44, for mer mental patient, confessed to police she drowned her 2-year-old daughter Sunday in a bathtub filled with hot wa ter because "voices told me to drown my child." "I thought about doing it for week. I didn't want her to suffer everything I had suf fered," Mrs. Mitchell sobbed. The girl, Terry Ann, was the only child of Mrs. Mitchell and her husband. Walter, 50, an accountant. Mrs. Mitchell was booked on suspicion of murder. 3 Acme Office Machines 1949 W. Main - SP 3-7964 Biggest engineering advancement in washers and dryers since Filter-Flo! CAPACITY W 3 2J t ' " 1 I
