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Followers of Lumumba
Killed in Kasai Province
Mrs. Neuberger
Introduces New
Seashore Bill
By A. ROBERT SMITH '
Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent
Washington (Special) Sen. Maurine Neuberger has in
troduced a new Oregon Dunes National Seashore bill which
would permit all property owners in the park area to re
tain their property permanently under appoved zoning codes.
This new provision of the bill is one of several revisions
designed to meet objections raised to earlier versions. Basic
intent of the bill remains to create a federal recreation area
between Florence and Reedsport embracing the huge dunes
along the scenic Oregon coast and including several fresh
water lakes and inland forestland.
The new bill would not include the Sea Lion Caves
nearby, but it provides authority for that tourist attraction
to be added to the park by executive order of the president,
it he snouio cnoose.
Another new feature is a
directive to the secretary of
the Interior Department to
permit "transportation and
disposal of domestic and in
dustrial wastes within or
through the seashore in. ac
cordance with standards es
tablished by the state of Ore
gon" - a clause designed to
guarantee International Pa
per Co. the privilege of pip
ing waste through the park
from its projected paper mill
at Gardiner into the ocean.
With the directive was a pro
viso that such disposal' "not
materially impair the scenic,
scientific and .recreational
features of thrIH9&r6." I
Another new feature is a
general advisory board com
posed of five Oregon residents
-two appointed by the Inter
ior secretary and three by
the governor. The board
would "advise the secretary
on any matters of policy re
lating to the development of
the seashore including stand
. ards for regulations relating
to zoning." The two board
members appointed by the In
terior secretary must be res
idents of the counties in which
the park would be located.
On the controversial issue
of land acquisition by the gov
ernment, the bill contains the
same sort of general author
ity for the Interior secretary
"to acquire by purchase, do
nation, with donated funds or
by such other means as he
deems to be in the public in
terest" as is common in park
legislation. Mrs. Neuberger's
office noted that this was sim
ilar to the language in the
bill which the late Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger and Sen.
Wayne Morse co-sponsored
for creation of the Ft. Clatsop
National Monument near As
toria. (Continued on Page 2)
Trading Stamp Bill
Sent to Committee
Salem - 1UP1) A bill to
regulate trading stamps in
Oregon was sent today to the
house state and federal affairs
committee.
Chairman Norman Howard
(D-Portland) promised the con
troversial measure would get
a "fair and just hearing." He
said dates for airing the bill
will be announced later.
Stamp companies have as
sailed the bill as meaning the
end of trading stamps in Ore
gon, but smaller grocers have
gone on record in favor of it.
The last time an Oregon
legislature tried to control the
stamps, protests arrived from
thousands of housewives.
PROGRESS REPORT
Ashland The Ashland
Chamber of Commerce will
hear a progress report on con
struction of the Ashland Com
munity hospital at its Tuesday
noon luncheon at the Mark
Antony hotel. Robert Flynn,
hospital administrator, will
speak. The program is one of
a series of reports on various
projects currently being car
ried on in the community.
UPRISING QUELLED
Caracas, Venezuela fUPO A
dissident army group attempt
ed to seize control of the mili
tary academy and a radio sta
tion today but President
Romulo Betanconrfs govern
ment announced It had defeat
ed the uprising.
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY
Scientists Will
Try To Recover
Capsule From Sky
Vandcnberg A.F.B., Calif. -(UPD-Air
Force scientists today
were preparing to try to re
cover one of two Discoverer
satellites now chasing each
other around the world every
97.8 minutes.
Although Discoverer XX
and XXI still are performing,
most attention is focused on
the next Discoverer show
which may possibly come next
month, -
Best guess now Is that it
will be a space-going monkey.
Discoverer XX and XXI
were launched 27 hours apart.1
Discoverer XX was fired into
orbit Friday and Discoverer'
XXI on Saturday.
Engine Reignited
Headliner of the pair was
No. XXI, which, on command
from the ground, reignited its
still rocket engine as it zoom
ed in orbit at 18,000 miles
an hour. This proved United
States' plans for maneuver
able military satellites.
Discoverer XX is supposed
to climax its act Tuesday
when scientists try to get it
to send back to earth a 300
pound capsule after a record
four days in orbit. That is
equal to about 1.5 million
miles through space.
Flighf Engineers
Continue on Strike
New York - (UPD - Striking
flight engineers stayed away
from their jobs for the third
straight day today, making it
almost certain that five major
airlines will begin furlough
ing about 60,000 employees
across the United States.
JUDGMENT UPHELD
Washington -(UPD- The Su
preme Court upheld today a
denaturalization j u d g ment
against Frank Costello, once
king of the underworld. Cos
tello is now in prison for fed
eral income tax evasion.
"Listen, When I Get Through With It, It Won't
Be Worth Belonging To"
Deportation by
Kasavubu Leads
To Executions
Dag, Belgium Given
Blame for Violence
United' Nations, N.Y.-IUPD-Six
followers of slain Patrice
Lumumba were executed
after their deportation by
Congo President Joseph Kas
avubu into the Congo's viol
ently anti - L u m u m b i s t
Kasai Province, ,: . Secretary
general Dag Hammarskjold
told the Security Council to
day. Soviet Ambassador Valerian
A. Zorin charged that the
Kasavubu government "is car
rying out a campaign of sys
tematic extermination of the
national leaders of the Con
go." " . -Arrest
Demanded
He put full blame on Ham
marskjold and Beligum sup
port of the Congo regime of
Kasavubu, secessionist leader
Moise Tshombe -: and army
strongman . Maj. Gen. Joseph
D. Mobutu. Zorin demanded
the' arrest of Tshombe and
Mobutu.
The council adjourned al
most at once after hearing
Hammarskjold's a n n o u n ce
ment --shock.; It' agreed to: Li
berian' Ambassador George A.
Padmdre's request" for ad
journment until 3' p.m.. (est),
to permit him to consult other
African delegates. .
U. S. Ambassador "Adlal E.
Stevenson said he was in
structed to "express our
shock revulsion and indigna
tion" at ' the latest "example
of barbarity." . ...
Delays Said Costly
Zorin seized upon the an
nouncement as the basis for
a comprehensive speech. He
recalled that he had opposed
the .council's week end ad
journment) last Friday and
said "every day's, postpone
ment is untying the hands of
the terrorist regime which is
now raging In Leopoldville
and Katanga."
"We are convinced," Zorin
said, "that if the United Na
tions continues its passive at
titude in the adoption of de
cisive measures against the
Belgian aggressors and their
stooges, we will have further
victims and will bo faced with
a complete catastrophe . . ."
OH Students Hurt
In Auto Collision
. Klamath Falls - (UPD - Six
persons were injured, includ
ing starting Oregon Tech bas
ketball forward Norman
Johns, in a two-car collision
here early Sunday.
Johns suffered severe face
and head cuts. Also injured
were James D. Coffee and
L. T. Tennerson, members of
the OTI football team last fall,
and Johns' wife, Joyce. Merlin
Ives, also a student at OTI,
and Fred Townsend, were in
jured in the second car.
55th
Tribune
20, 1961
WEATHER
FORECAST: Considerable mid
dle and hifh cloudiness tonight.
Chinee of a little Hfht rain
Tueiday. Low tonight 36-38.
High Tuesday near CO.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 53
Lowest this Morning 38
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 3:50 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:00 a.m.
Moonset tomorrow ......12:13 a.m.
First Quarter Feb. 22
Venus, high In southwest at
sunset, sets tonight at 9:11 p.m.
Now at the peak of Its brilliance
for this year, Venus Is also the
brightest It has been since 1939.
Sheriff Makes
Plans To Handle
Disturbances
Jackson County Sheriff. Joe
Walsh is making plans now to
handle any possible - disturb
ances, should an agricultural
union organizing committee
become active here during this
summer s pear harvest, he
said today
Walsh said he will protect
the rights and property of
both sides
His first step . will be to
s t u d y existing labor laws
which would affect any organ
izational attempts among the
migrant workers. He also
plans to hold special classes
for deputies and members of
the Sheriff's Reserves. Instruc
tion will cover Interpretation
of the existing labor laws af
fecting strikes, and how to
handle ' violence and threats
of violence. '
A county budget allocation
lor a greatly expanded deputy
force will not be. needed in
the new fiscal year budget.
Walsh said. Money can be
taken from the county emer
gency fund when, and if, the
need arises,.
State Authorities
The sheriff also stated he
will contact state authorities
to see what steps are neces
sary to obtain state police
help in case of disturbances
accompanying a labor dispute.
The. governor's permission
must be obtained by local au
thorities before the state po
lice can be called in, Walsh
said he understood.
. A group of pear growers
met with the sheriff last week
to find out what he planned
to do to protect lives and
property in local orchards in
case violence accompanies
attempts to organize migrant
pickers here.
The pear growers explained
that a Mail Tribune farm col
umn published in Tuesday's
paper prompted the meeting.
The column noted the strike
violence which occurred re
cently when lettuce fields
were picketed in the Imperial
valley in California. Four peo
ple were injured in labor vio
lence there and those charged
with causing the violence
were jailed by sheriff's depu
ties. The newspaper column
questioned whether Walsh had
sufficient deputies to meet
such labor trouble in local
orchards.
The sheriff pointed out to
day that a much smaller num
ber of pickers work in t h e
Rogue valley pear harvest
than those required in the Cal
ifornia lettuce picking.
Parking On Ashland
Council's Agenda
Ashland-The Ashland City
council will hear a report
from the street and finance
committees on extension of
center street parking strip on
Highway 99 at its meeting
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the
council chambers.
The proposed extension
would run from the intersec
tion of Highways 99 and 66
to Normal ave. About $20,000
trom the city would be need
ed for the project.
The council cemetery com
mittee will report on a pro
posal that the city take over
the Hagadine cemetery.
Harry Skerry, city attor
ney, will report on legal as
pects of giving Clyde Caton
an extension of a building
permit. Skerry will also pre
sent a zoning variance ordi
nance to allow Liningcr Sand
and Gravel company to take
rock from Bear creek.
Year Price 10 Cents
No. 288
Legislature Has
Three Hot Items
Set for Hearings
Session Starts
On Seventh Week
Salem - (UPD - The 1961
Oregon legislature began its
seventh week today with three
hot items set for night hear
ings and one major subject
government reorganization -ready
for its first floor consid
eration. ,
What the schedule showed,
however, as the lawmakers
moved within a week of their
halfway target date for a 100
day session, was that little
major legislation had proceed
ed very far.
Bills Nearly Ready
Two bills appeared nearly
ready for the governor's desk
- measures to let the State
Land Board grant lake and
coast easements for industry,
particularly for a proposed
pulp mill near Gardiner.
They would be the first ma
jor legislation to be sent to
the governor in the 43 days
the body has been in session.
A relatively non-controver
sial reorganization bill to es
tablish a department of com
merce was ready for Senate
action, but 19 companion
measures were still sitting in
the House and Senate State
and Federal Affairs commit
tees. Afternoon Hearing Set -
The House Tax committee.
which has not yet passed out
any important bills, was slated
to take testimony this after
noon on an interim committee
measure to repeal the tax on
business inventories.
A controversial bill to let
employers carry state insur-
ance, self-insurance, or private
insurance for injured work
men is up for hearing Tuesday
at 7:30 p.m. before the State
and Federal Affairs commit
tee: '
Chances were if the Senate
passed the three - way bill,
which Senate President Harry
Boivin helped to draft, labor
interests would wage a heavy
campaign to block it in the
House.
Hearing Wednesday
The Senate Commerce and
Utilities committee set a hear
ing Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
on a bill to empower the pub
lic utilities commissioner to
prevent further duplication of
utilities in Oregon.
On Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
the House Judiciary commit
tee will hold a hearing on a
constitutional amendment to
abolish the death penalty ex
cept in cases of treason or
murder by prisoners serving
a life sentence.
A bill to do away with liq
uor permits in Oregon will be
up for hearing before the
House Alcoholic Control com
mittee Friday at 1 p.m.
Rogue River Post
Office Plans Called
Plans for the construction
of a post office building in
Rogue River to be leased to
the post office department,
will be received by the Seattle
regional office of the depart
ment until March 21.
It was announced that the
site option on the east side of
Depot St., now held by the
government, would be pur
chased by the successful bid
der.
The building would contain
2,224 square feet with 4,900
square feet for parking area.
The department would enter
into a 10-year lease agreement
with two five-year renewal
options, it was stated.
Property Recovered
After Youth's Arrest
City police arested a 16-
ycar-old Medford boy Satur
day night on a charge of pet
ty larceny, after the youth ad
mitted being responsible for
eight car prowling incidents
in recent weeks, including
two behind the Payless Drug
store at the Medford Shop-
pin" Center Friday night.
The youth told police that
six of the car incidents took
place In Central Point. He
also admitted to taking two
hubcaps from a car that was
parked at a local bowling al
ley about three weeks ago.
Police recovered a large
quantity of stolen properly
from the boy, including a
blanket, knives and miscel
laneous tools. The youth was
lodged in the county juvenile
detention home.
LEADERS CONFER President Kennedy Ington today. Continental defense and con
and Canadian Prime Minister John Diefen- trol of nuclear weapons on Canadian soil
baker are shown prior to a meeting in Wash- are among the chief topics for discussion.
(UPI Telephoto)
Huge O&C Program
For Recreational
Development Told
Portland - UPD - A multi-.
million aouar program oi
recreational resource develop
ment for- Oregon was an
nounced today by the Associa
tion of O & C Counties, fea
turing better roads to recrea
tion areas and improved fa
cilities in the Cascades, Sis
kiyous and along the coast.
Darrell Jones, president of
the association, told a news
conference a number of fed
eral, state and local agencies
had been invited to participate
in a cooperative effort to
strengthen the tourist indus
try, Oregon s third largest.
Leadership Pledged
The O&C counties pledged
both "leadership, and money
as earnings from controverted
timber sales allow" to the pro
gram. Jones said one part of the
proposed program was even
tual completion of a network
of high standard roads link
ing outstanding recreational
resources in the Cascades from
Mt. Hood to Crater Lake,
Arguments Being
Held in Chambers
Arguments on the reply of
the Public Utilities commis
sioner to a suit by the city of
Medford were heard in Cir
cuit Judge James M. Main's
chambers this morning.
Testimony presented in a
judge's chambers is consider
ed confidential.
The city is asking that part
of a PUC order on the pro
posed Barnett rd. railroad
crossing be declared void.
Today s hearing is the first
court test of a case that start
ed in September, 1959, when
the city petitioned the PUC
for a railroad crossing at Bar
nett rd. The city had pro
posed to extend Barnett rd.
across the tracks to connect
with Melrose ave.
City Attorney Joel Rceder
contended that the crossing
was urgently needed to facili
tate traffic movement in this
part of the city. The Southern
Pacific railroad opposed the
crossing as unnecessary.
In August, 1960, PUC Com
missioner Jonel C. Hill hand
ed down an order granting
the city its request, but stipu
lating that in exchange the
city should vacate its 11th st.
crossing.
Municipal Court
Trial Set Friday
The trial of Jack Maurice
Shoemaker, 18, of 2070 Ridge
Way, on a charge of assault
and battery will be held In
Medford s municipal court
Friday. Shoemaker entered a
plea of Innocent to the charge
last Friday.
A second charge against
Shoemaker, disorderly con
duct, was dropped Friday at
the recommendation of City
Attorney Joel Rceder. The
charge of assault and battery
was brought against Shoemak
er by Doris Marie Benasco. a
waitress at a local cafe, fol
lowing an alleged incident at
the cafe a week ago.
LEADING DRIVE
Havana (UPIJ Raul Castro,
armed forces chief and broth
er of the premier, today was
reported personally leading
the drive against a fresh band
of anti-Castro invaders In east
ern Cuba,
nil IhA'TiilirNwt ' umiT'M.I
across the Siskiyou and Coast
ranges, and up the coast from
the California line lo Tilla
mook.
The program also calls for
"simultaneous development of
additional public recreation
facilities, and improvement of
some existing facilities, in co
operation with all interested
agencies of government." The
participation of private Invest
ment in "first rate facilities"
also was encouraged.
Jones said money to be In
vested by the 18 O & C coun
ties would come from a por
tion of earnings from so-called
"controverted" O&C timber
lands managed by the Forest
service and regular O&C
lands administered by the
Bureau of Land Management.
Money Reinvested
By law 75 per cent of earn
ings from all O & C lands eo
to the counties and 25 per
cent to the federal govern-
ment. Since the 1953 fiscal
year, the counties have vol
untarily reinvested close to
one-third of their share In ac
cess roads, reforestation, and
recently in recreational de
velopment. Nearly $45 million
has been reinvested this way,
Jones said.
Work in the program is ex
pected to include creation of a
road to the Ashland ski area
and rehabilitation of Timber
line. Enthusiastic Response
Jones will represent the
O&C group on a steering
committee being established
to guide the project. He said
the plans had been discussed
with local, state and federal
officials and that the response
nas Deen "enthusiastic."
Those who have been in
vited to serve on the steer
ing committee include Glenn
L. Jackson, Medford, state
highway commission: and Wil
liam Dawkins, Ashland, public
relations representative, O and
C counties and cx-officio
member of the committee,
Deputies Get to
Scene Before Fight
Prompt action by sheriff's
deputies Sunday dispersed
two large groups of Medford
and Jacksonville juveniles In
the Jacksonville cemetery be
fore any disturbance resulted,
it was reported today.
Sheriffs deputies received
reports that a large number
of juveniles were gathering
in the cemetery and a "gang
fight" threatened. Two dep
uties told the juveniles to go
home before any trouble de
veloped. -
A deputy said today he un
derstood the quarrel was be
tween two boys and not be
tween the two groups.
Bill To Prohibit
Export of Logs
Salem - (UPD - Three repre
sentatives today introduced a
bill to prohibit export of Ore
Bon logs to foreign countries.
The measure would apply to
all timber sold by the state
or Its political subdivisions.
Sponsors said export of
Oregon timber had "evil ef
fects on Oregon's economy."
The bill, they said, was aim
ed at keeping timber manu
facturing and processing with
in the state.
The measure was introduc
ed by Reps. Clarence Barton
(D-Coquille), W. O. Kclsay
(D-Roseburg), and Sidney Lei
ken (D-Roseburg).
Measure Would
Ban Moonlighting
By All Employees
Salem-OIPD-A bill to ban
moonlighting for all public
employees in Oregon was in
troduced in the Oregon Senate
today by the Committee on
State and Federal Affairs.
It would affect all state,
county and city workers and
employees of other political
subdivisions.
Moonlighting is holding two
jobs at once. This is done now
in many parts of the state but
is expressly forbidden for em
ployees of Multnoamh county
Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney
(D-Portland), a committee
member, said he wants to see
either the restriction removed
on Multnoamh county i em-
ployees, or perhaps limited
moonlighting for public em
ployees.
Education Bill In
The Senate Education corn-
mittee put in a bill that would
Droaaen powers or tne ure-
gon Scholarship Commission
The commission would award
scholarships directly, instead
of the Board of Higher Edu
cation.
Rep. Ed Benedict (D-Port-
land), and others put in a bill
allocating $2.4 million to the
State Welfare commission to
operate the federal surplus
food program in Oregon
through 1963. Of this, $400,
000 would operate the pro
gram between now and June
31.
To Establish Clinics
Oilier bills would appropri
ate $100,000 to establish out
patient mental health clinics
in counties, providing for fed
eral matching funds, and raise
the salary of the director of
Oregon s Geology and Mineral
Industries Department from a
maximum of $9,500 to $12,360
year. ,
Caucus Approves
Reapportionment
Salem - (UPII - A reappor
tionment plan drafted by a
12-mcmber statewide citizens
committee won unanimous ap
proval from a house Republi
can caucus today.
Only changes the plan would
make in the state senate
would be In northwest Ore
gon, where Polk county
would lose one-half senatr and
Washingtn cunty would gain
one-half senator.
In the house, Hood River
and Wasco counties would lose
their representatives, join
ing with Morrow, Gilliam
Wheeler and Sherman coun
ties in sharing one lawmaker.
One of the two representa
tives would go to Clackamas
county, and Washington and
Yamhill counties would each
gain one-half representative.
Young Prineville Boy
Loses Fight With Cancer
Prineville - UPII - Larry
Cooper, 10-year-old Prineville
boy whose battle with bone
cancer attracted world-wide
recognition, died Sunday in a
local hospital.
Larry had received thou
sands of cards and letters dur
ing the past few weeks encour
aging him in his struggle with
the disease.
The boy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vcster Cooper, had a leg
amputated In September of
959. He went back to school
in the fifth grade last Septem
ber but had to leave in mid-December,
ongress Hears
President's Plan
or Grants, Loans
Housing Program
Would Be Extended
Washington -(UPII- President
Kennedy sent Congress today
controversy-laden education
program which would auth
orize $5.6 billion In federal
grants and loans to build pub
lic schools, boost teachers
salaries and increase college
opportunities.
Key provisions of the Presi
dent's special message would:
-Authorize federal grants o
2.3 billion for public school
construction and teachers' sal
aries for the next three years,
with each state deciding how
much of the money would go
for each function. The money
would equal a minimum of
$15' for every public school
student "in average daily at
tendance."
-Establish a five-year pro
gram of state - administered
scholarships for up to 212.500
"talented and needy" collcgo
students at an over-all federal
cost of $577.5 million. The
average scholarship would ba
$700; the maximum would ba
$1,000. Colleges and universi
ties would get $350 a year ad
ditional for teaching each fed
eral scholarship student.
States would have to pass out
the scholarships competitively
without regard to sex, race,
creed or color."
Extend the college housinC
loan program for five years at
$250 million annually, and
provide $300 million a year In
loans for five years to help
build college classrooms, lab
oratories, libraries and related
academic facilities.
Kennedy, the first Roman
Catholic to serve in the Whito
House, made a special point
of noting that parochial and
private elementary and sec
ondary schools would be ex
cluded frorn the program.
(Continued on Page 2)
Police Lieutenant
Named instructor
Lt. Orlo McGee of the Med
ford Police department has
been selected as one. of six
law enforcement officers - to
conduct a state-wide advanced
police training school during
March.
McGee will give classroom
instruction in the use of po
lice firearms. During March
he and the other five instruc
tors will hold classes in 15
Oregon cities, from Astoria lo
Ontario.
Lieutenant McGee has been
with the Medford police de
partment since 1953. Police
Chief Charles P. Champlln
said McGee is especially well
suited for this job since he
was an instructor in the use of
firearms in the' Air Force dur
ing World War II.
In addition to McGee, other
instructors will be provided
by the FBI, Oregon state po
lice, the Portland Police de
partment and the Eugena
Police department.
McGee was picked as an in
structor by the Oregon Asso
ciation of City Police officers
which is sponsoring the
classes in cooperation with
the Oregon State Sheriffs as
sociation, the FBI, state pollco
and the Bureau of Municipal
Research.
U.S. Recognition of
Red China Opposed
Washington -(UPD- A major
ity of the members of Con
gress - has endorsed a state
ment opposing U, S. recogni
tion of Red China or admis- .
slon of the Chinese Commu
nists to the United Nations at
the General Assembly meeting
this year.
AUCTION HELD.
The annual television auc
tion held by Crater Lions club
grossed more than $5,560 Sun
day, club officials reported to
day. Once expenses hava
been paid the net amount re
ceived will be donaled to tha
Sacred Heart hospital build
ing fund.
He was hospitalized again
about two weekB ago.
It was through efforts of hii
oldest brother, Norman, 21,
that word of his battle first
got out. Norman was station
ed with the Army Signal
Corps in Europe and goodwill
messages .were, sent .tp. Larry
from Army posts all over the
world. Nornian is now station,
ed at Fort Lawton, near Se
attle, and is home on emer
gency furlough.
Larry also received an au
tographed football from tha
San Francisco 49ers.
The Coopers have five other
children.