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Oregon Civil Rights
Measure Clears Senate
Reorganization
01 Revenue
Department Voted
Both Bills Sent
To House for Action
Salem - (ITU - The Oregon
House today passed, 36 to
22, a reapportionment plan
backed by Republicans and
spokesmen irom rural
areas.
Salem -IUPH-The Senate to
day unanimously approved a
bill extending civil rights to
all businesses offering goods
or services to the general pub
lic, and Gov. Mark Hatfield's
reorganization plan for a reve
nue department won 24-4 con
sent. Both bills went to the
House.
SB75 requires such estab
lishments as barber and beau
ty shops to serve any custom
er regardless of his race, re
ligion or national origin.
The bill permits refusal
only on "just cause" and pen
alties for discrimination.
There was little debate and
no opposition.
Second Cabinet Bill
The revenue department,
S13310, was the second cabinet
government bill to come be
fore the Senate. SB310 abol
ishes the State Tax commis
sion and merges certain func
tions. Sen. Robert Straub, while
voting for it, complained that
the Senate State and Federal
Affairs committee "weak
ened'' it by taking out trans
fer of gift and inheritance tax
collections from the state
treasurer to the new depart
ment as the governor pro
posed. The committee also deleted
provisions for a lax appeals
court because the Senate ear
lier approved a separate bill
by Sen. Ben Musa that has
the same effect.
Original Bill Liked
Sen. Vernon Cook (D-Trout-dale),
who favored the bill,
said the problem should not
be approached from the stand
point of whether an agency is
doing a poor job, but whether
a reorganized department
could do t lie job better.
lie said he preferred the
original bill which was
stronger.
Sen. Waller J. Pearson,
head of the committee which
made the amendments, admit
ted the bill "started out like
a lion but has wound up
like a mouse."
He noted that the tax com
mission has indicated it fa
vors its own abolition.
The new department would
be operational by next Jan. 1,
Flood of Cuba Sugar
Seen If Act Dropped
Washington - dPH - Sen Al
len J. Ellender (D-La.) told
the Senate Finance Commit
tee thorn is a dancer that
Cuba could flood the Ameri
can market with sugar if the
current sugar control act isn't
extended by Friday night,
when it expires. The commit
tee is considering a House
approved extension of con
trols of imports of sugar into
this country. Ellender said
President Kennedy would
have no authority to keep out
Cuban sugar after Friday un
less there is an extension.
Soviet Demand for Veto
Declared Unacceptable
Geneva -IN' - The veto the
Soviet Union demands in any
future nuclear tct ban ag
ency would make it simple to
violate the prohibition, the
United Slate said today.
Chief American delegate
Arthur H Dean declared the
Soviet veto demand is unac
ceptable. He did so at the 278th meet
ing of the 2' -year-old con
ference, as part of a detailed
outline of the minimum con
trols and international inspec
tion the West demands Rus-
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 27,
Tug Capsizes at
Mouth of Coos Bay;
Skipper Missing
. Bandon -' lliril - A tugboat
which took part in a rescue
here last November capsized
near the mouth of Coos bay
today and its skipper was
feared lost.
A crewman was rescued.
The tug was the Rebel out of
Coos Bay.
Missing was A. T. (Red)
Pederson, Empire, who appar
ently was trapped in his cabin
when the tug capsized in
rough water. Bob Fisher, Ban
don, the crewman, was pulled
ashore by his brother-in-law,
Ralph Davidson, who Avaded
into the surf to reach him.
Social Security
Proposal Approved
Washington -lUPIl-The House
Ways and Means Committee
today approved a watered
down version of President
Kennedy's proposals to liber
alize social security benefits.
The legislation would boost
cash benefits this summer for
3,675.000 persons on the social
security rolls and would per
mit male workers to retire at
age 62 with permanently re
duced cash benefits. The pres
ent law requires a person to
reach 65 before retiring.
The committee - approved
legislation would be financed
by one-half of the payroll tax
increase proposed by Kennedy
for his program. It would
boost these taxes by as much
as $6 a year for employees
and S9 a year for the self
employed, effective Jan. 1.
Sfate Consffufon
Committee Approved
Salem - 0!Pli - The Senate
today voted unanimously to
form a state commission on !
rrctit,,t irtnal r p v i c i n n in '
1962. It would make sugges
tions on rewriting the state
constitution to the 1963 legis
lature. The commission would be
made up of 12 members plus
former Oregon governors. The
measure went to the House.
ia accept as the price for an
j East-West treaty to ban nu
clear weapons test for all
lime.
Kuiia made its veto pro
posal when the conference re
i sumed last Tuesday after an
almost three-month, although
, several months ago Russia had
f agreed to a future tests ban
I control organization to be
headed by a single adminis
trator. The Soviets reversed
1 themselves la.U week, and de
!manded last week, and de
manded instead a threc-mem-ber
administration council.
T.ILA T T
TO3feTRIBTjTO
A party of seven men, who
climbed over 500 feet of logs
and driftwood made a stretch
er out of driftwood and car
ried Fisher to a wailing am
bulance. Fisher was suffering from
shock and a possible concus
sion. He told his rescuers he
believed that Pederson was
trapped in the cabin when the
tug capsized off the north jet
ty while the Rebel was cross
ing the bar to escort a ship
into port.
The Coast Guard sent res
cue boats to the scene, which
was near where the Rebel
look part in the rescue last
year.
Last November the Rebel
hauled 10 crew members of
the tug Elizabeth Olson from
the water when the later went
onto rocks of the north jetty
while attempting to enter
port.
Deputies Investigate
High School Entry
Sheriff's officers today are
investigating the burglary of
Eagle Point High school dur
ing the week end. A number
of keys were taken.
Thieves look keys to all the
1 lockers in the school hall,
keys to the grammar school,
supply room and the agricul
ture building, plus a number
of absentee excuse blanks.
The thieves entered by
breaking a small window at
the rear of the building, depu
ties said. They forced open a
file cabinet, broke off handles
on three drawers, and smash
ed the top drawer. Apparently
a thorough search was inddc
for money, but none was in
the building, deputies said.
Crash Near Bend
Fatal lo Canadian
Bond-ll'Pli-A British Colum
bia man was killed and five
other persons were injured to
day in a one-car accident 15
miles south of here on High
way 97.
Killed was J. A. Ruther
ford, about 65, New Westmin
ster. Injured .seriously were
his wife. Marjorie. 64, and
Mrs. Jean Cyr. 54, Downey,
B. C. Also treated for injuries
were Dean Lockwood. driver
of the car, Lockwood's wife,
Mary. 58. and Mrs. Anna Ur
har,;t. Port Coquitlan. B. C.
Police said the car skidded on
slick pavement and overturn
ed about 9 .'HI a m.
wantsTess"bus7ness
San Francisco - UPI' - A San
Francisco firm announced
Sunday the establishment of
two annual $5(10 scholarships
f t students who excel in safe
driving tesus The firm was
the Godeau Funeral Home,
1961
Hatfield Plans
Statement on
Jobless Benefits
Salem-UPI Gov. Mark Hatfield, expressing continued
concern over unemployment, today promised an announce
ment later this week on extended jobless benefits for Ore
gon and criticized the legislature for delay on construction
bills.
Hatfield also revealed a speedup in highway spending
has resulted in preparation of highway contracts totaling
$20 million to be let in the next two months.
The extended unemployment benefits would come as a
result of President Kennedy's bill signed into law last week.
The impact on Oregon, Hatfield said, would be to help some
200 to 300 workers that now are exhausting their benefits
each week.
Hatfield expressed displeas
ure with Ways and Means
Committee for failure to re
spond to a Feb. 7 request for
speedy action on Board of
Control and higher education
building programs.
Rep. Clarence Barton, Ways
and Means co-chairman, re
torted that the committee had
reviewed the entire building
program, finding some of the
plans "fragmentary and half
baked." One architect. Barton said,
admitted $46,000 could be
knocked off a deaf school
building plan.
May Veto Bill
Hatfield, at his weekly
news conference, indicated he
may well veto a bill aimed
at preventing him from shift
ing the Public Welfare Com
mission from Portland to Sa
lem. The measure passed the
House and has gone to ttie
Senate.
The governor said he knew
of no statutes to provide for
filling the position of missing
Lincoln County Circuit Judge
Richard Anderson until An
derson's term expires.
The judge has been miss
ing in a light plane for more
than a week.
Lake Water Level
Thought Adequate
lo Cover Ramp
There should be enough wa
ter in the Howard Prairie
lake all this summer to cover
the end of the existing boat
launching ramp in the devel
oped recreation area, Waller
Hoffbuhr, Talent Irrigation
district manager, estimated
today.
Emigrant lake will be used
as the "prime reservoir" to
furnish irrigation water this
season, Hoffbuhr explained.
Howard Prairie water will be
used to produce electricity at
the Green Springs power
house for California Oregon
Power company and to sup
ply one irrigation lateral.
"The way it looks right
now, draw down, quantity
wise, will be just about half
what it was last year," Hoff
buhr said. "If Ihe amount of
water flowing into Howard
Prairie is about the same, and
12,000 acre feet of water is
used from June 2 to Nov. 1,
the same as last year, the
water level will come to the
end of the paved boat ramp,"
the irrigation district manager
explained. "However, it looks
now as if we will use only
about half of the 12.000 acre
feet used last year."
Near Boat Ramp
Hoffbuhr said the water in
Howard Prairie is now two
feet from the bottom of the
boat ramp. By about June 1,
he estimates the water will be
nine feet deep at tile end of
the ramp.
As of March 24. Howard
Prairie lake contained 17.724
acre feet of active storage
(that water which can be Icl
out fur irrigation). Last year
on the same date the lake
contained 11.44.1 acre feet of i '""r main services portormecl
water, which means an in- j at the Tuesday noon luncheon
crease of 6 311(1 acre feet Ihitiof the Ashland Chamber of
year.
; Bob Johnston, of Johnston
j Stores, concessionaire, has
I been concerned that the boat
' ramp will not be extended far
j enough to cover the mud flat
j if and when the water re
i cedes.
TO RATIFY TREATY
Ottawa - Yn - Prime Min
ister John Diefenbaker says
Canada will definitely ratify
the Columbia River treaty,
which already has been ap
proved by the U. S. Senate.
GETS PRISON TERM
Butte. Mont. - rtJI'li - Clyde
Thomas Goucher, 21, Albany,
Ore., has received a 20-year
prison sentence for his part
in S20.800 bank robbery at
Shedd March 2.
56th Year Price 10 Cents
Cheap Ice Wanted
With Cheap Skates
New York -Wll- The New
York Daily News today pub
lished a letter from "A. P."
in Brooklyn which said:
"What this country needs
is some cheap ice. We've
got cheap skates."
Tentative Bridge
Budget Includes
Wimer Footbridge
A requested allocation of
$5,000 for a footbridge to re
place the old Wimer covered
bridge, is included in the
tentative budget for the pro
posed 1961-62 bridges budget,
according to Robert J. Car
stenscn, county engineer.
Carstensen emphasized that
this is a tentative program
and has not yet been approved
by the county court for in
clusion in the proposed new
fiscal year county budget.
Rehabilitation of the old
Wimer covered bridge, as pro
posed in petitions signed by
150 people, was taken under
advisement Wednesday.
At a meeting earlier this
month the county court told
the Wimer area residents the
court would investigate the
possibility of repairing the old
bridge across Evans creek for
foot traffic only.
The covered bridge was
condemned in 1956 and closed
to motor traffic for several
years. The proposed fool
bridge would bo constructed
nearby and the covered bridge
would be razed, according to
previous plans.
Historic Landmark
At a meeting March 14 In
Wimer, residents there offer
ed the county court and coun
ty engineer labor and ma
terials to restore the bridge
which they feel is an historic
landmark.
Four other bridges across
Evans creek are also listed
in the tentative bridges bud
get. Work on one, on the west
side of Evans creek is estimat
ed at 540,000 and improve
ment of one three-quarters of
a mile southwest of Ramsey
Canyon rd. is estimated at
$60,000. Improvement pro
jects are scheduled on two
bridges located on Antioch
rd., one at $7,500 and the
other at $4,000.
Total tcnative bridge bud
get for the new fiscal year is
$357,600.
Chamber To Hear
Functions of Center
Ashland - James R. Mc
Donald, director of the Jack
son County Curriculum Ma
terials center, will explain
functions of the center and
show slides demonstrating
Commerce
the Mark An-
tony hotel.
Last week Ihe center was
selected by Indiana universi
ty as one of the top 1 5 cen
ters in the nation offering
production services. McDon
ald will explain how educa
tional tape recordings and
films are produced.
TV
Highlights
Rep. Edwin R. Durno (R
Ore.) will speak over station
KBES-TV at 5:30 p.m. to
day. Rep. and Mrs, Durno
are spending the Easier ra
calion at their home in Med
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CRITICAL MEETING President Kennedy today. Grumvko brought with him an an-
aim Suvipi Foreign Itiinisier Annrci Gro- swer from rrcmier niKiia rumisncnev on
myko arc shown just before they began Western demands to negotiate a settlement
their critical meeting at the White House on the Laotian civil war. (UPI Telephoto)
SEAT0 Nations Said Agreed
On Military Action in Laos
Bangkok, Thailand-IUPII-The , a short time after word reach
Southeast Asia Treaty Organ-ed here, although it was learn-
ization nations were reported
agreed today lo take military
steps if necessary to keep the
Communists from taking over
Laos.
Informed sources said
France was the only one
which showed reservations
about the possible use of force
in a joint SEATO action in
Laos if the Soviet Union does
not agree to an immediate
cease fire there.
Peaceful Intent Indicated
However, an editorial in the
Soviet Communist newspaper
Pravda indicated the Russians
were ready to end the Laotian
crisis peaceably. Press reports
quoted Pravda as saying the
Russians favor "peace talks.'
Obeervcrs interpreted this
as a hopeful sign, although it
was not clear whether it
meant Ihe Soviet Union was
ready to accept tha Idea of
cease fire.
News of the Pravda edi
torial reached the ministers
during their opening session
in secret. The group recessed
Burglars Get $700
From Tavern Safe
Ashland Burglars broke
into Cooks Reception beer
parlor In Ashland early this
morning and stole approxi
mately $700.
The major portion of the
money was taken from a safe,
according to the sheriff's de
partment. Coins were taken
from a cash register, shuffle
board machine and juke box.
The building was entered
through a rear window where
steel bars on the outside had
been cut. Tony Mete, tavern
owner, said two safes had
been broken open. One was
located in the rear of the
building and didn't contain
any money. The other was lo
cated under the bar and was
taken to a back room and
forced open. It contained
about $700, Mete said.
The burglary was discov
ered at 4:30 a.m. by Bud Slog
gy, tavern janitor.
Reports Expected
On Foxes Soon
Two heads of foxes suspect
ed of having rabies are now at
the stale department of public
health laboratory and reports
are expected by local public
health authorities soon, it was
reported today.
The head of a fox shot on
March 8 in the Dark Hollow
rd. area was sent to Portland
earlier this month. The second
fox was killed in the Jackson
ville area when It was spotted
chasing stock around a pen.
Jackson Counly Sanitarian
Orie Moore noted that hats
are now out of winter hiberna
tion, but do not seem to be a
rabies problem so far.
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was not discussed officially in
the meeting. The ministers
convene again Tuesday.
U. S. Assistant Secretary of
State for Public Affairs Roger
Pedestrian
By Two Automobiles
Dies in Portland
By United Press International
A Portland pedestrian was
killed when struck twice by
different cars and a Creswcll
man died in a car-truck colli
sion in Oregon Sunday.
Tufik Zidan, 56, Portland,
was being treated for injuries
suffered early Sunday after
being struck by a car when a
second car struck him and a
circle of pedestrians, killing
Zidan.
Injured In the accident were
David Chowning, 17. Corval-
11s, who had stopped to give
Zidan aid afler his car struck
the pedestrian; Norman W.
Leoldevin, 33, Portland, and
policeman Horace A. Duke.
Leoidevin was in critical con
dition. Chowning was in satis
factory condition and Duke
was given private treatment.
Police booked the driver of
the second car, Leo J. Man
ning, 37, Portland, on reckless
Site for Federal
Building on Tenth St.
The new Medford federal
building, to house the post of
fice and other agencies, Is be
ing designed for the site south
of Tenth st. between Central
and South Riverside aves.,
Robert J. Keeney, Medford
architect, told the Mail Trib
une today.
The contract for the build
ing's design was awarded Fri
day in Washington, D.C., In a
joint venture between Keeney
and the Eugene architectural
firm of Wilmsen, Endicott
and Unlhank. The two firms
will be equally responsible
for design, supervision, pre
liminary tests and surveys for
the building, he explained.
The proposed building will
cover an area of 78,500 square
feet including parking space
and will be more than one
story high. The structure is
estimated to cost $2,305,000.
Complete details of the design
are not yet available here.
Ashland Man Injured
In Two-Car Accident
Ashland - An Ashland man
received chest and back in
juries in a two-car accident
Saturday afternoon In Ash
land. Dickv Lcc Dailey, 28, of
135 Whitman si, Ashland,
was taken to Ashland Gen
eral hospital by ambulance
following 11 collision al the
coiner of H and Fourth sts.
Ashland police said Dalley's
car was struck by a car driv
en by Sharon Louise AIner,
18, of 1101 Paradise lane,
Ashland. The accident occur
red at 4:45 p.m. No citations
were Issued.
BOTHERED BY BACK
Hollywood - H'fli - Gary
Cooper, 59, wants lo see a
doctor about a chipped verte
bra that'i playing havoc with
his golf game.
Tubby informed the meeting
of the reported acceptance.
British sources, apparently
not informed of the report,
said there was "not enough
information" to comment up
on but "we profoundly hope
it's true."
Struck
i driving and negligent horn!
cide charges. Ho was released
on bail
Donald A. Davis, 48, Cres
wcll, was killed late Sunday
In a car-truck collision 18
miles north of Hoseburg on
Highway 99. The truck driv
er, George Woodward, 37,
Santa Ann, Calif., was not
hurt.
Portland also recorded an
other fatality when Lisa Ann
Thomas, 7, died Sunday from
injuries suffered Thursday
when struck by a car near her
home.
Plans Told for
Lake Building
Tentative plans call for
construction of a $35,000
store and restaurant building
at the Howard Prnirle recre
ation area under the next fis
cal year budget. It was re
ported today.
The building would be 56
by 72 feet of split-level con
struction and would be con
structed just north of the
spring and pumphouse.
It would be of rustic design
with stone fireplace and a
wood siding retaining wall.
Glass windows In front will
give a view of the lake. The
structure would include a
snack bar, store, kitchen, rest-
rooms and lounge, with the
restaurant operator's quarters
in the elevated portion In the
rear.
A patlon will be located In
front with a service window
off (he kitchen area so pa
trons may be served outside
at the patio tables. Wayne
Struble, Medford, Is the ar
chitect. Plane Believed Downed
In Communist Territory
Washlnglon-IUPll-An Ameri
can military transport plane
missing in Laos since Thurs
day was apparently shot down
deep In Communist-held terri
tory, officials said today.
The C47 transport plane
with eight persons aboard be
longed to the office of the air
attache at the American Em
bassy in Vientiane.
Committee Considered To
Study County Cat Problem
An Investigating committee
on the cat problems in Jack
son county Is being consider
ed by the county court today,
County Judge Earl Miller said
this morning.
Names of proposed commit
tee members have been se
lected, but the county Judge
said he would announce them
publicly later. Action on such
a committee as to its need was
scheduled to be announced
this Friday, March 31.
A group of citizens and ani
mal agency officials had met
with the counly court on
March 15 and presented peti
Statements Tell
Hope of Peaceful
Settlement
Possibility of
Cease Fire Talked
Washington-lUPD - President
Kennedy and Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko dis
cussed the Laotian crisis for
an hour today and then issued
separate statements express-
ng hope of a peaceful settle
ment.
Gromyko said they disussed
the possibility of a cease fire)
in wur torn Laos.
The White House said Ken
nedy "continues to be hopeful
that there will be agreement
between the parties concern
ed which will permit cessa
tion of hostilities and a devel
opment of a neutral and inde
pendent Laos."
Gromyko told reporters ha
stated to Kennedy the posi
tion of Soviet Premier Nikita
Khrushchev on a cease fire.
Question of Degree
Asked about the degree to
which the cease fire question
figured in the meeting, Whita
House Press Secretary Pierre
Sallinger said:
The Soviet foreign minis
ter indicated that the Soviet
government is studying the
British (cease fire) proposals
nd will make an answer to
them in the very near future."
Gromyko said he explained
to Kennedy "certain consider
ations" on the part of Khru
shchev with regard to a truca
in Laos today.
Use of the word "considera
tions" indicated Khrushchev
may be attaching some strings
to any Russian acceptance oC
Britain's proposal for a ccp.;o
fire, a truce team and an in
ternational conf e r e n c e oa
Laos.
President Firm
Kennedy was understood lo
be firm in insisting that the
Soviets help bring about a
cease fire in Laos as the first
step In any diplomatic settle
ment. Officials said a halt in
the fighting was the "essential
precondition" to the holding
of an international conference
on Laos.
Gromyko said he and tha
President agreed on the de
sirability of a "peaceful" set
tlement in Laos and the de
velopment of a government
there under a "policy of neu
trality."
As Gromyko arrived for his
critical meeting with tha
President, there were indica
tions thai Khrushchev might
be trying to avoid a military
showdown in southeast Asia.
Long Silence Broken
Hours preceding his arrival
the Russians had broken their
ong silence on Laos by means
of an editorial in Pravda
which said Khrushchev favors)
"peace tnlks" lo settle tha
most explosive dispute in tha
world today.
But the Communist party
organ was silent on the most
critical Western demand, that
the Communists accept a ceasa
fire In Laos as the first condi
tion toward a peaceful settle
ment.
Giving the first Indication
of the official Soviet attitude,
Pravda said the Russians fa
vor peace talks on Laos, fol
lowed by convening of a 14
nation conference, including
Red China, and reactivation
of the old three - power Laos
Control Commission.
King, Queen Named
For Pear Festival
The king and queen who
will reign over the Pear Blos
som festival April 8 wera
crowned Saturday afternoon.
The queen Is Theresa Lynn
Stickley, 5, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Virgil Stickley, 509
Bcatty St., and the king Is
Donald Emery, 5, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Don Emery, 112
Summit ave.
Judges for the contest wera
municipal officials from
throughout the county. The
king and queen will reign
over Pear Blossom festival
activities throughout the day.
tions containing 1,000 names.
The petitions asked that tha
court appoint a board whosa
duties would be to investigato
and recommend an efficient
solution to the control of all
unwanted animals. "Small an
imals" not cats were specific
ally mentioned In the petition.
Dr. A. Erin Merkel, Jack
son county public health offi
cer, said earlier that stray cats
are not a health problem hero.
When cats contract rabies they
react differently than other
animals, he explained. They
go away and hide, to die from
the disease.
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