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1 i Qs. . . ' ' 11- r-r CARS MIRED IN SNOW Cars are shown mired in the snow-clogged Belt Parkway at Brooklyn, N.Y. A thousand people were trapped in their cars during the height of a snowstorm over the week end until emergency operations American Ship Passengers Start Homeward Trip Recife, Brazil - IUPII - Forty two Americans, who spent 12 hectic davs as hostages of Portuguese rebels aboard the captive liner Santa Maria, made final preparations to day la Iheir trip home through the courtesy of the ship's owners. The Colonial Navigation Co. promised to pay passages for the 607 persons who boarded the Santa Maria at Lisbon, Madeira, La Guaira, Venezu ela and Curacao only to lind themselves pawns In a sea-going revolution. A spokesman for the com pany said losses incurred by the abortive revolt aboard the SantE Maria would amount to S180.000. He said the ship will sail home empty to Lis bon, via Portugal's Cape Verde islands. Bound for Miami The Americans tentatively were expected to arrive by air in Miami Tuesday morn ing. The Netherlands govern rhent returned its subjects by sir. The Santa Maria's sister ship, the Vera Cruz, picked up (he Portuguese, Spanish and other European passen gers for the return trip home Sunday. As one of the last acts In the bizarre voyage, a Re quiem mass was held aboaH. the Santa Maria Sunday nftc noon for the ship's officer who was killed when the reb els, led by Portuguese exile Henrique Galvao, seized the ship Jan. 22. Third Fnch-Tregoff Triaf in Sixth Week Los Angeles IUPII The third murder trial of Dr. R. Bernard Finch, 44, and his sweetheart, Carole Tregoff, 24, moved In to its sixth week today with the prosecution Indicating it may conclude its case before Friday. The defense then would have its chance to call wit nesses, including Finch and Miss Tregoff, to testify about the July 18, 1959, gunshot slaying of the surgeon's so cialite wife. AXIOMS $ 2.00 Save Taxes. Find out your deducts. All Returns propared on comparative basis and filed in accordance with Internal Revenue Code. Fast Service. OREGON BOOKKEEPING SERVICE 217 Fluhrer Bldg. SP 3-6874 OPEN SATURDAY TILL 1 P.M. OREGON'S LARGEST TAX SERVICE Kennedy's Message Pledge Reaffirmed To Hold Official Gold Price at $35 (Continued from Pago 1) Kennedy reaffirmed his pledge to hold the official U.S. price of gold at $35 an ounce, to avoid trade and in vestment exchange controls, and to carry forward this country's national security and economic aid programs. Those who fear weakness In the dollar will find their fears unfounded," he said. Those who hope for specula tive reasons for an increase in the price of gold will find their hopes in vain." Among short-term propos als, Kennedy said U.S. banks should be allowed to pay high er interest on foreign - owned than American deposits as Dart of "a maximum competi tive effort to attract and hold dollar balances which might otherwise be converted into gold." He also said he would keep in effect Elsenhower's ban against Americans holding gold abroad. The President Dlaced "everyone on notice that those few Americans who are templed to speculate against the dollar will not profit In this manner. The proposed reduction In duty-free Imports by tourists and ban on tise of "tax ha vens" by American firms were among a series of long-term recommendations by Kennedy. Others Included: -"Energetic" govern m e n t leadership to help American industry and agriculture drive for more exports markets. -A "major new program to encourage foreign travel In the United States." -Steps to keep American goods "competitively priced" with those of other countries. -Placing American export ers "on a basis of full equality with their competitors in oth er countries" in obtaining credit from the U.S. Export Import Bank. -Maintaining restrictions by which not more than 20 per cent of economic assistance and similar aid funds, which up .'il s ,tea,rm. - rm- i could rescue them. A ban on passenger car traffic will stay in effect until at least Tuesday to give crews a chance to clear roads. (UPI Telephoto) totaled $2.6 billion in 1800, can be . spent outside the United States. -Pressing for prompt re moval of the few quota re strictions which still exist against American exports In other countries. -Urging "those Western European countries with strong gold reserve positions to eliminate the restrictions they still maintain limiting the opportunities for their citizens to invest In the United States and other foreign coun tries." -Calling upon other Indus trialized countries of the free world to step up their share of contributions for economic assistance to the less-develop ed countries and the common defense. -Having Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara review possibilities for saving money in logistic support of U.S forces overseas. f Kennedy outlined other sleps, as well, for reducing the military outpouring of dollars abroad, which at $3 billion a year is one of the biggest single items involved in the balance-of-payments problem. He said the United States would, where' appropriate. urge Allies who are financial ly capable of doing so to buy the newer weapons and weap ons systems of this country. The President said this country would continue a policy, begun last November, of emphasizing procurement at home for U.S. military forces abroad "wherever prac ticable, even though some in creased budgetary cost may be incurred." "Since foreign procurement of this nature has amounted to almost $1 billion a year, sig nificant savings in dollar out flow can be expected," Ken nedy said. Kennedy said the situation "justifies concern but not panic or alarm." He said the balance of payments deficit was $3.8 billion last year, about the same as in 1D5D. The President also stressed that the U.S. gold reserve. which now stands at $17.5 billion is "some 29 of the gold stock of the entire free world." He said that "in any reckoning of International as sets and liabilities, the United States has a strong solvent position." "In short, powerful re sources stand behind the dol lar." he said, renewing his pledge that "the full strength of our total gold stocks and oiner international reserves stands behind the value of the dollar for use if needed." Alba Schools Send School Materials A package containing sam- i pies of school materials used j in the Alba, Italy, school sys tem was recently received in Modford and Is now being cir culated nniong the city's grade schools. The package was sent by the children of Alba to the children of Medford. It con. tains such things as books, art work and samples of writing Alba Is Medford's sister city City Councilman Robert Baccus. who is also head ol the city's sister city commit tee, said the package was ap parently sent in return for a similar package sent to Alba Ilby Medford school children last fall. Baccus said the materials have so far been to Jefferson and Wilson schools. Big Industrial Issues Lead in Stock Decline New York-IUPD-Stocks were generally easier today with most of the decline among the big Industrial issues. Du Pont dropped around 2Vi points to give the Dow Jones Industrial average a loss of nearly 2 points at midmorn ing. Youngstown, Bethlehem and U.S. Steel were all down fractions, U.S. Rubber sagged 1 Vi, Texaco fell a point in the oils and gold shares slipped as much as I't in Dome Mines. Kannacott Down . General Motors lost close to a point in the autos, Kenne- cott 3A in the coppers, Coca- Cola 1A in the soft drinks, and RCA nearly a point in the electronics. Gains ran to a point or more In Air Reduction, American Photocopy, Gerber Products, General Tire, Paramount Pic tures, Standard Financial, and Norfolk & Western Railroad. Guerrillas Attack Laos Army Convoy Vicnliane, Laos-luni - Com munist - backed Palhet Lao guerrillas today attacked a royal Laotian army convoy 25 miles north of here on the im portant Vientiane-Luang Pra bang highway. The army canceled a second convoy which was scheduled to leave here for Muong Kas- sy, site of the rear headquart ers of a column that drove from Vientiane to Sala Phou Khoun. Government forces have been bogged down by a short age of gasoline in their drive on the rebel-held Plain of Jars with its strategic air fields. Sources said a Laotian task force under the command of Col. Oudone Sanaikone has been unable to get ammuni tion and other supplies for two days because there was not enough gasoline to send truck convoys. Rocket Experiment Called Successful Washington -MPU- Space sci entists report that a rocket ex periment conducted Sunday at the Wallops Island, Va., sta tion successfully met its pri mary objective. The primary objective was to study the behavior under gravity-free conditions of liq uid hydrogen, the high energy fuel which will propel space craft to other planets and the moon. A second objective - recov ery of a camera package mounted in the rocket's nose -was not achieved when rough seas prevented picking up the package. Department Issues Party Suggestions The Medford Recreation de partment lias issued a party suggestion booklet containing ideas on how to celebrate three February holidays. The special days are Valen tine's Day. Lincoln's birthday and Washington's birthday. The booklets will be distrib uted to youth organizations. Requests for the booklets should be made to the depart ment in the city hall. In addition to party ideas, the booklet contains sugges tions for special foods, decora tions and games. Repeal of School Reorganization Draws Frowns Salem- IUPII - Key legislators frowned today on a new bill to repeal the 1957 Oregon school district reorganization law, but agrpd it may signal revision of some distasteful portions of the act. Senate education committee chairman Monroe Sweetland (D-Milwaukie), and House Ed ucation Committee Chairman Tom Monaghan (D-Gresham), gave the repeal measure little chance of passage. But both predicted the controversial 60 per cent vote now required to resist reorg anization will be reduced to a simple majority. Said Proven Unfair The repeal measure was in troduced in the Senate, where Sen. Ben Musa (D-The Dalles) headed a list of 5 senators and 10 representatives sponsoring the bill. Musa said the law has prov en unfair to thinly-populated areas, and said he hoped at least to win amendments to tone down the law and "pro tect minorities." Sen. Walter Pearson, anoth er Sponsor, said the law has "shown it is undemocratic and unworkable ... I hope this will force the legislature at least to amend it." State Democratic Chairman Robert S t r a u b, however, praised the law and said he would like to see "reorganiza tion proceed more rapidly." The Eugene senator said school district reorganization has become "an emotional is sue." He added, "to improve the quality of education it is necessary to reduce the num ber of districts." He said he probably would not fight the move to permit a simple majority of. voters to reject reorganization. Monaghan, author of the House Bill to permit a simple majority to turn down reorg anization, indicated the repeal bill would die in his commit tee if it got that far. Reading Workshop Scheduled Feb. 18 Ashland - A reading work shop, sponsored by the Ash land public school office in cooperation with the Jackson county public school office, will be held at the Ashland Junior High school Saturday, Feb. 18. ' The workshop, for both ele mentary and secondary teach ers of Jackson county, will have as its theme "The Im provement of Reading at All Levels." Dr. Donald Moore, assistant professor of English at Southern Oregon college, will be the principal speaker. NOW YOU KNOW United Press International The most powerful adhe sive known is epoxy resin. After being supercooled to -450 degrees Fahrenheit, it can withstand a shearing pull of 8.000 pounds to tha square inch. Big event! Baby tooth out! Put under her piilow for the good fairies to replace with a gift. They save the safe, smart way ...with us. ..where their money cams such excellent returns. Where you save nnnnnnn innnnnn Kill ' II III Bill . Investment mode by the 10th of the month receives earnings as of the 1st. CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE 4 PER ANNUM FIRST FEDERAL Savings & Loan Assn. of Medford 29 North Ivy Street Robert F. Kyle, Manager Rusk Asks New United Nations Plan To Bring Peace To Congo nr. . imn countres. not iust TI s: Washington - lUPD-Secretary j of State Dean Rusk called to-j day for a new United Nations plan to "bring peace" to The Congo, and give the people there a chance to work out their own form of govern ment. ' He said the United States was consulting with other in terested governments to see whether the U.N. mandate can be "clarified or strengthened" to give it the authority to carry out such a plan. . Rusk told his first news conference that the plan must "preserve the integrity" of The Congo. He said the United States hoped that new approaches to the problem discussed would "uncover elements of consen sus out of which more satis factory answers can be found." In both The Congo and strifetorn Laos, Rusk said, the difficulty was to find a solu tion which would end the out side pressures on those coun tries which threaten to drag them into the East-West war as potential battlegrounds. Await Soviet Reply On Laos, Rusk said the So viet Union has not yet replied to a British suggestion to re vive the old three-nation In ternational Control Commis sion consisting of representa tives of India, Canada and Poland to try to end the war and bring political order. He indicated that the United States was not in favor of a many-nation conference on Laos even if the Russians re fused to reconvene the ICC. In his general endorsement of new U.N. efforts to solve the Congo crisis, Rusk said "the primary responsibility rests, of course, with Presi dent Joseph Kasavubu and other Congolese leaders; the United Nations is there to help. The object is an Inde pendent and united Congo, an object which cannot be achiev ed if disorder continues or if The Congo is drawn into rivalries which originate else where." Rusk declined to say wheth er the United States would agree, as part of the new U.N. approach to The Congo, to re lease imprisoned former Pre mier Patrice Lumumba, who has many supporters and is the favorite of the Soviet Un ion. On other major points, Rusk said: -Serious problems between Russia and the United States will not suddenly disappear simply because there is a new administration in Washington or more civility in the words being used on both sides in the cold war. He said Rus sia's release of the RB47 air men removed a troublesome problem between the two countries but no one should suppose there will be any sud den elimination of big differ ence's. -rlt is not- easy to achieve realistic disarmament without Red China and this is a prob lem which President Ken- i i ' . 'if V,!" 4 Her parents, of course, are the good fairies. They are helped by their savings account. f f f i i i 1 i' :' imfiiiifHIHlltiiHW.' 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