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wm& mm fifflHtt Ml ASTRONAUTS SELECTED Three Mercury astronauts were selected from a list of seven today as candidates for America's first manned flight into space. Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shephard Jr., left;. Marine Lt. Col. John H. Goldberg Seeking End To Flight Engineer Strike Washington - UPU - Secre tary of Labor Arthur J. Gold berg summoned President Ron Brown of the Flight Engi neers Union to a conference today shortly after President Kennedy ordered new federal action to end a wildcat strike against six major airlines. Brown arrived at Gold berg's office at 11 a.m. (e.s.t.) for his first face-to-face meet ing with the labor secretary since the walkout began last Friday night. "I have no comment at all," Brown told United Press In ternational. He was accom panied by the union's lawyer, Isadore J. Gromfine. Came at Request , 1 Brown said he did not know of Kennedy's., instructions to Goldberg but; said lie came at the request of the cabinet officer. The leader of the 3,500 member union has ordered flight engineers back to work but claims they have decided not to report for duty in protest against a National Mediation Board ruling. The engineers contend that the ruling will allow the pilots union to swallow up the flight engineers and destroy their seniority rights. Brown and Gromfine left Goldberg's office after a 30 minute discussion of the dis pute. , Very Busy The Flight Engineers' presi dent declined to say what they had discussed. "We're still trying to re solve the problem," Brown said. "We're very busy." Goldberg was reported to be trying to work out an agreement between the engi neers union and the Air Line Pilots' association to halt the crippling strike. Senate OKs Bill On Fraternal Tax Salem-IM-The Oregon Sen ate today approved, 25-3, a bill to exempt fraternal organiza tions from real property taxa tion. Such organizations have been exempt for years, but their status was jeopardized last fall when a State Tax Commission directive said they belonged on the tax rolls. Sen. Walter Pearson CD- Portland) said the issue was whether the legislature want ed to continue a procedure of long-standing. Sen. Vernon Cook (D-Trout-dale) opposed the bill and said property on the tax rolls is being gradually whittled away. "The mere fact that an or ganization does some good things," he said, "is no basis for tax exemption." NAM Denounces JFK's Minimum Wage Proposal Washington IUP0 The National Association of Man ufacturers denounced Presi dent Kennedy's minimum wage proposal today and said its enactment might lead to economic "disaster." The NAM'S viewpoint was presented on the final day of hearings on the measure to increase the wage floor grad ually from $1 to $1.25 an hour and expand coverage of 4.3 raillios more workers. ap. Jfnvi Baosevelt (D Cr'.4), v ft the Kenne Three Mercury Astronauts Picked For Manned Flight Cape Canaveral, Fla.-(CPD-Three Mercury astronauts were selected today from a list of seven at candidates for Amer ica's first manned flight into space, possibly within two months. Marine Lt. Col, John H. Glenn Jr., 38, Air Force Capt. Virgil L. Grissomi, 34. and Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr., 36, were tabbed for the "final pool." The other four astro nauts will be candidates for later manned space shots. Robert R. Gilruth, director of the $500 million Mercury program said he mad the final selection of Glenn, Grissom, and Shepard "on the basis of evaluating large amounts of medical and technical information in the 22 month training program." Possibly as early as April; on of the "select three will be tucked into a bell-shaped Mercury capsule mounted atop a Redstone rocket for a flight 115 miles into space and about 230 miles over the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Canaveral. This is the same flight plan tested Jan. 31 by an astrochimp named "Ham," ercury Capsule Test Successful Cape Canaveral-IUPII-An un manned space capsule of the type expected to carry an American, into space later this 5ear flashed 1,425 miles over the Atlantic Ocean today and apparently survived its tough est test., ' The capsule was plucked from the ocean less than one hour later by a helicopter and deposited on the deck of the U.S.S., Donner. The fast re covery indicated the capsule landed "on target." 18-Minute Flight The capsule was fired on an 18-minute flight aboard an Atlas missile so scientists Eagle Point Senior Named Finalist Glen- Gratsinger, a senior at Eagle Point High school, has been named finalist in the 1960-61 National Merit Schol arship Program competition, and has been awarded a cer tificate of merit. Gratsinger attained finalist status by his distinguished performance on two tests, and on endorsement by the high school. The merit scholars, to be announced April 27, will be selected from the finalist group. They will receive scholarship from the resources of the National Merit Scholar ship corporation and from sponsoring business corpora tions, foundations, associations and individuals. Merit scholarships are four year awards, and. carry sti pends that range from $100 to $1,500 a year. HEARINGS OPENED Salem - (UPli - The Senate Local Government committee opened hearings on three an nexation bills today with a warning to cities not to be "overzealous." dy-backed bill, planned to call his House Labor subcom mittee into closed sesion im mediately following the hear ings, to start work on the proposal. Economist George G. Hage dorn, outlining the NAM'S objections, declared. "The raising of wages by legislative fiat is poor eco nomics at any time . . . Dur ing a recessionary period it may be disastrous. In many cases workers might have to be discharged and business curtailed or discontinued." 7' Glenn Jr., center, and Air Force Capt. Virgil L. Grissom, rignt, were tabbed for the "linal pool." The other four astronauts will be candidates for later manned space shots. could "punish the hell out of it and find whether it is safe for man. A half-hour later, the Na tional Aeronautics and Space Administration said the cap sule had. landed in the ocean about 400 miles northeast of Puerto Rico after reaching 107 miles into space. The bell - shaped capsule reached a top speed of 12,850 miles per hour in the near perfect shot. Astronauts Watch It was a key flight in the $500 million Mercury pro gram. The nation's seven hu man astronauts one of whom may ride this same combina tion on an orbital flight were on hand to see whether the space craft could take ex tremes of wind, heat and air pressure far more severe than would be expected under a normal test. NASA said plans called for the capsule to be "buffeted, scorched and squeezed aero dynamically as never before and, hopefully, never again." Kennedy Lists 'Must' Legislation Washington -0IPD- President Kennedy gave Democratic congressional- leaders a 16 point "priority" list of legis lation today and promised to add to it soon. He detailed the legislative proposals for which he asked most urgent attention at a White Housa conference. Ken nedy was reported to be satis fied with the "substantial progress already made in Congress on progress on his program. Apparently stung by recent criticism that Congress is moving slowly, Speaker Sam Rayburn said the leaders thought they were "moving pretty fast, as fast as is judi cial. White House news secre tary Pierre Salinger, who gave reporters the 16-point "must" list, said that Ken ncdy's request that Congress authorize supplemental un employment benefits had No. 1 priority. Duncan Criticized For Legislature Lag Salem-flJPH-House Minority Leader F. F. Montgomery (R- Eugene) today criticized House Speaker Robert Duncan for lags in the progress of the 1061 legislature. - Duncan called Montgom ery's statement "political criti cism . . . that usually comes from the opposition party about this time in the session." (UPI Telephoto) Rules Committee Clears Bill on Beach Easements Salem-IUPD-The Senate Rules Committee has cleared for introduction a bill that would make future beach easements granted by the Oregon Land Board subject to a court re view. The rules committee cleared the- bill Monday afternoon. Sen. Robert Straub (D-Eugene) is introducing it. The requirement would be effective after the land board grants two easements to Inter national Paper Co. for a pulp mill at Gardiner. The bills won final legisla tive approval Monday and went to the governor. Could Be Challenged Under Straub's bill, beach easements issued by the board could be taken to court and challenged. Also ready for the gov ernor's signature is a bill giv ing Oregon State College a new name. It will be changed to Oregon State University. The state board of higher education favors the change because OSC's curriculum has broadened and the feeling is it should have the, designation university" instead of "col lege" because the former has more prestige. Other Highlights Boardman: Rep. Robert Smith (R-Burns) said congres sional action will be sought to permit Oregon to buy Boardman industrial park from the federal government. Cattlemen in Lake county have expressed concern over Oregon transferring its juris diction over certain grazing lands to the Bureau of Land Management. Smith said it was agreed , that if Congress did not act before the Oregon legislature adjourns, the ex change method would prevail with possible purchase later. Against Interest Hike Governor: Gov. Mark Hal- field told a news conference he sees no need for a bill introduced Monday which would hike interest on veter ans home and other loans from 4 to 4V4 per cent. Work Camps: A bill to establish summer work camps for Oregon boys was approved by the Senate Committee on state and Federal Affairs. Salem - (UPU - The State Hig'iway commission has been authorized to build two over crossings over Union Pacific tracks near Biggs on the re vised location of U.S. 97. Operation rr!?C rMT i Regional Edition Medford 20 Pages New Welfare Board Would Be Created by Bill Measure Would Solve Controversy Salem - (UPU - A proposed solution to the welfare con troversy arrived in the Ore gon Senate today in the form of a bill to abolish the present State Welfare commission and create a new one by July of this year. The welfare administrator would still be picked by the commission, but would have to have the governor's ap proval - a move aimed at bringing closer cooperation between the state agency and the governor's office. The bill was sponsored by the Senate Health and Wel fare committee - which has been relatively quiet during the recent battle between Gov. Mark Hatfield and the commission. But the proposed compro mise was along lines suggest ed by several legislative lead ers including House Speaker Robert Duncan (D-Mcdford), who presided over two hear ings on the commission's feud with the governor. Five Instead of Seven Tlie new commission would have five, instead of seven members. One would have to be a member of a county wel fare commission, and another would have to be a county commissioner or judge. Although the administrator would have to be approved by the governor, he or she could be fired by the commission. The bill made no provision for government reorganiza tion, under which Hatfield has proposed to place welfare in a new department of social services. At the same time, the joint ways and means committee introduced a budget bill call ing for a hefty $42 million for welfare in Oregon during tne coming blennium. Theme for Pear Festival Is Set "Pears in Fantasy Land" was selected this morning as the theme for the annual pear blossom festival in the valley April 8, Art Wood, president of the Rogue Valley Pear Blossom Festival association, has announced. The festival parade will be held Saturday, April 8, and the event will be held in con nection with a retail mer chants promotion program that week end. The Medford American Leg ion post will participate in the festival by dedicating its new building on Walnut st., Medford, Wood said. Also being planned in con nection with the festival is the annual arts and hobby show at the Veterans Administra tion Domiciliary at White City. Loan Closing Funds To Be Released Soon Salem-IUPIl- The Oregon De partment of Veterans Affairs said today nearly $9.5 million in loan closing funds will be released through the state in the next two days to more than 850 farm and home bor rowers. Abolition MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, Agate Reservoir Bill Introduced By Congressman The Secretary of the Inte-.of irrigable acres of new land rior would be authorized to j construct, operate and main tain the Agate dam and reser voir, a diversion dam, feeder canals, and related facilities, under terms of a bill intro duced in the House yesterday by Congressman Edwin R. Durno (R-Ore.). The bill grants the secre tary, acting through the bu reau of reclamation, authority also to construct minimum basic public recreation facili ties at the site, and to arrange for their operation and main tenance by "an appropriate state or local agency or organ ization." Such costs would be non reimbursable and nonreturn- able under the reclamation laws, the bill specifics, mean ing they would be paid for from general treasury rev enues, and not by means ol water fees or power revenues, which would pay for other facilities of the project. 'Reasonable Provision' - The bill allows the secre tary to "make such reason able provision in the works" as he finds to be required for the conservation and develop ment of fish and wildlife. These costs, too, would be nonreimbursable. Cost of the dam and asso ciated works is set at $1,802,- 000, using January, I960, cost estimates. The project, to be located on Dry Creek and Antelope Creek, would provide for 4,600 acre-feet of storage, to provide water for 1,810 acres Slapper Doesn't Like Slapping One 13 -year-old Medford boy enjoys slapping people - at least he did until Monday when someone slapped him back. The boy called city police yesterday afternoon and com plained that three other boys had beaten him up in his back yard. It turned out, however, that he was not hurt, and that the three youths had been giving him some of his own medicine. One of the three boys told police that the complainant was going around school and slapping a number of fellow students in the face for no apparent reason, and he didn't think this was right. The boy continued that he and two friends decided to tell the slapper that he better stop the slapping, but when they approached him yester day at his home, he just laughed at them. So the three boys knocked him to the ground and started giving him some of his own treatment. When he started to cry they let him go. When confronted with this information, the boy admitted to police that it was true. He said he hadn't meant to hurt anyone at school and didn't think he had. Then, why did he report yesterday's Incident? Well, he said, "it hurt." Garbage Dumpers To Be Prosecuted Dumpers of garbage in public areas of Jackson coun ty will be prosecuted, District Attorney Alan B. Holmes said today. Sheriff's deputies are work ing on a case involving gar bage dumping along a public road, Holmes said. Earlier this month, Robert D. Johnson and Jack Moad, both of the Sterling Creek rd. area near Jacksonville, plead ed guilty to charges of illegal garbage dumping. Johnson was fined $10 plus $5 costs and Moad, $15 plus $5 costs. Holmes said Sterling Creek rd. and the Oregon State Game commission property in the White City area are the two trouble spots for Il legal garbage dumping. "The garbage dump on Table Rock rd. is open to the public and can be used with out risking a fine and possible jail sentence," Holmes ad vised. Maximum penalty is $100 fine or 30 days in the county jail, or both. 55th Tribune and supplemental water for 4,820 acres of presently irri gated lands, in the Rogue River Valley Irrigation dis trict. The project, under terms of the bill, becomes a part of the Talent project, but of it self has no power or flood control benefits. The benefits-cost ratio esti mated for the project in a 1950 report by the bureau was set 3.27 to 1 over a 100-year period, or 2.56 to 1 over a 50- year period, an exceedingly high ratio for a project of this nature. Water users would repay some 40 per cent of the reim bursable construction costs during a 50-year period, fol lowing a 10-year development period, under the 1959 report. Tshombe Orders Mobilization To Defend Katanga Ellsabethville, Katanga, The Congo-TOPH-Katanga President Moise Tshombe ordered gen eral mobilization today to de fend his Congo province against a "declaration of war' by the United Nations. He also barred all foreign ers from leaving the country, apparently In an attempt to nullify a' UN order for all for eign and military advisers to get out of the Congo. He said the frontiers will be closed if necessary to prevent for eigners from leaving., Tshombe's order calling up all black and white inhabi tants for defense of his min eral-rich land was announced in a broadcast over Ellsabeth ville radio. Follows Council Action It came a few hours after the UN Security Council in New York adopted a resolu tion empowering Secretary- general Dag Hammarskjold to use force If necessary to prevent civil war in the Congo. Tshombe preceded his radio order with an appeal at a news conference to all African members of the UN to press for postponement of any move to carry out the Security Council resolution. He also called for a conference of all Congolese leaders to be held in Geneva March 6. Arguments in City, PUC Case Continued Arguments in the suit be tween the Public Utilities commissioner and the city of Medford were continued yes terday in Circuit Judge James M. Main's chambers. Peter Herman, assistant at torney general, representing the PUC, was given 20 days In which to prepare a further brief, and City Attorney Joel Reeder was allowed 10 days after that in which to reply Yesterday's hearing is the first court test of s case in volving the city's petition to open Barnctt rd. crossing of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks, and the PUC order granting the petition, but or dering closure of the 11th st. crossing. Withdrawal of Laos Technicians Offered Washington - IUPI) - The Unl ted States has conditionally offered to withdraw its mili tary technicians from Laos and channel its military aid to that country through a neutral commission, it was learned to day. WEATHER FORECAST: Generally cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. Windy tonight. Low tonlfht 45. High Wednes day near SO. Temp. Hl(heit Yesterday 57 Lowest this Morning 43 Free, to 10 a.m. Today, Trace. Our Skies Tonight 8unet today 5:51 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 8:58 a.m. Mooniet tomorrow .. 1:13 a.m. First Quarter tomorrow 12:35 a.m. The planet, Man, hifh in the south tonight at. ... 8:10 p.m. and in the west at 11:55 p.m., Is now about as bright ai Arcturus, the itar rising at 9:28 p.m. Year Price 10 Cents 1961 No. 289 Three Held for Kidnaping State Police Officer Girl Pulls Gun During Search Salem - (UPU - Two young men and a girl were charged with kidnaping today after authorities said they abducted a state policeman near here Monday night and held him for about 45 minutes at gun point. In the Marion county jail were Lawrence Allen Mor row, 21, Rickreall Arlle Day Ellis, 20, Rickreall, and Mar gie Darlene Wood, 16, Dallas. A petition was filed in Ju venile court to determine whether the girl should be remanded to adult court Officer Unharmed The officer involved was Thomas A. Hedgecoke, 28, Salem. He was not harmed. State Police Capt. Ray How ard gave this version of the event: The three were being sought in connection with the Uegcd rape of another 16- year-old Dallas girl earlier in the day. About 7:30 p.m. Hedgecoke spotted the suspects' car near Salem and began to follow them. Ordered From Car They pulled over, and Hedgecoke ordered them out ot the car. While he was searching the two men, the Wood girl pulled out a .38 revolver and covered the offi cer while Ellis took Hedge coke s police revolver. Then they forced Hedgecoke to drive their car, with the girl in the frvnt seat and the two men in the back. Capt, Howard said along wjth the two pistols tncy had a rifle Police Can Convergt Hedgecoke had radioed in that he had spotted their car before he stopped them and police cars began to converge on the area, The getaway car was stor ped by three patrol cars near the Ankeny Hill junction about 13 miles south of Salem, and all were taken into cus tody. . . Howard said Morrow was wanted in Polk county for rape, Ellis for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and the Wood girl for being a parole violator from Hill crest, Foundation Seeks Members for Work The Siskiyou Pioneer Sites Foundation is seeking mem bers to help it carry on its work of preserving,- marking or restoring landmarks of note in this area. Letters soliciting member ships have gone to a number of people in the area, and those not thus contacted may join by mailing dues of $9 to Mrs. Janice Houghton, Secre tary, at 512 Dakota ave., Med ford, or Frank Plnnock, treas urer, at 450 Herbert St., Ash land. The Sites Foundation's cur rent project is reconstruction of the balcony on the old U.S. Hotel in Jacksonville, with an ultimate goal of restoring the entire historic building to its original condition. Other efforts by the Found ation have been marking the terminals of the old Rogue River Valley Railroad, the his toric Dardanclle post office site, and others. MORSE ASKS HEARING Washington - (UPD - Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) said to day he has asked President Kennedy to direct the Civil Aeronautics Board to reopen the Trans - Pacific Airlines case. Rain, Snow, Tornado Wreck Havoc in South Unitad Press International A tornado and torrential rains lashed Dixie today while residents of the southern high plains dug out of nearly 2 feet of snow left by the worst one day storm In West Texas' his tory. The twister, striking before S a.m., ripped through the small community of Angle, La., injured at least eight per sons, demolished a school building and damaged several homes. Seven of the injured were from one family. i Security Council Gives New Powers To Hammarskjold Steps Urged To : Prevent Civil War United Nations, N. Y. - fDPD -Tne Security Council crush ed Soviet opposition early to day and gave Secretary Gen eral Dag Hammarskjold vast new powers, including the use of force if needed, to stop the explosion of civil war in the Congo. The council rejected a So viet move to oust Hammer skjold and end the UN oper ation in the Congo within 30 days. It also beat down a resolu tion calling for the condem nation of the killing of Patrice Lumumba followers in the Congo after Russia twice ve toed U. S. attempts to include in the measure atrocities and assassinations by all Congo lese political factions. The dramatic session wound up at 4:21 a.m. (pst) after a final parliamentary duel be tween U. S. Ambassador Ad- lal Stevenson and Soviet Am bassador Valerian A. Zorin. Victory for West It was a clear victory for the West, the Afro-Asian na tions and Hammarskjold him self. The secretary-general, un. r fire from the Soviets since last fall, said the resolu tion would give him "a strong er and more clear framework for UN action" to restore peace and stability to the shattered Congo. He was expected to inform the UN troops in the Congo quickly that they could use lorce in emergency situations, Up to now they have been re stricted to using arms only in sett defense and have not been. able to stop factional wars. The council took no action on oh -informal proposal by Liberia for a meeting of the council in Africa to seek rec onciliation of the Congo's poli tical tactions and restore UN prestige there, But both Stevenson and Zorin supported the sugges tion and Stevenson said the U.S. Air Force might help in the transportation.1 There may , be a special meeting- for a final -decision. " France Alio Abstains : " The adopted resolution was sponsored by the United Arab Republic, Ceylon and Liberia. It zipped through by a 9-0 vote, with Russia and France abstaining. France apparently felt it was too critical of Bel gium. ' The resolution: -Urged immediate UN steps to prevent a Congolese civil war, Including use of force "if necessary, in the last resort." -Urged measures for im mediate withdrawal of Bel gian and other foreign mili tary personnel and advisers not under the UN command. Called on all countries to take "immediate and energet ic measures ' to prevent de parture of such personnel for the Congo from their territor ies. Decided on an "immediate nd impartial" investigation of the death of Lumumba, the former leftist premier, and punishment of the "perpetra tors ot the crime." -Reaffirmed previous Se curity Council mandates on the Congo. Urged reorganization of. Congolese armed forces and their insulation from the coun try's politics. Called on all countries to extend full cooperation and assistance under the resolu tion, " , Fire Breaks Out at i Willamette Fraternity Salem (UPU Fire broke out in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity quarters at Willa mette University's Baxter Hall just before 4 a.m. today. Firemen said the blaze which apparently started from a faulty lamp cord was confined to the living room. Damage was estimated at $2,500. Rampaging rivers, swollen by continuous rains, drove several hundred persons from their homes in Alabama and northwest Georgia. The Red Cross set up shel ters in the Birmingham, Ala., area to take care of refugees forced to flee by floods touched off by 7V4 inches ot rain since Friday, including 5 inches since noon Monday. Rampaging Kuharlee CreeK drove about 30 families from their homos at Cedartown, in northwest Georgia, -
