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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
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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, -