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THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1961 fTtt ..... .. - t ' 'A , - t MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. ORE .L,C3',,f'tf!';'-' 1 111 k 3 . . Tin si I . l 4 'h ' "w v -;P . . r I 4 ' ' ,11 f v t fc 1 1 'V3 .:- Vfc., FAMILIES EXACUATED Tne flooding has been declared an emergency area by Kickapoo river at Gays Mills, Wis., caused Gov. Gaylord Nelson. the evacuation of 54 families. The region (UPI Telephoto) inqer Press Briefings Described By Writer for M-T r By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington - The first tele phone call of the week, bright and early Monday, came from a White House secretary who "WT"m9 saia: mr. sni- rt a innnr mm on you might like to attend his press briefing this morning." 1 Pierre Sal inger, the P r c s 1 dent's news lecre- tary, normally smith holds two briefings per day - the first at 11 a.m., the second at 4 p.m. -to fill In correspondents on the big and little events of the day Involving the President or members of his family Among hosc who always cover lliesc briefings are the White House "regulars," those dozen or more reporters who hang out at the White House all the time to cover the l'rcst dent's every move for the ma jor eastern newspnpers. In addition, a squad of Irregulars like myself may snow up oc casionally, either out of curi osity, a sense of news in the making or because they've been tipped that something good may develop. As the hour arrives, it ap pears that this is an unusual day. The White House lobby is fast filling with reporters and columnists. As one re porter who received a similar cnlr from Salinger said "There's no way of knowing whether lies going to an nounce a new district attorney appointment for my state or that we're going to war In Laos." No War Announcement As It turned out, Salinger had a long list of attorneys, marshals, and other minor ap pointments that he thought mlidit Interest certain report ers. There was no war an nouncement on this balmy spring morning. But as we filed out of Snl Inger's o f f 1 c c, Ambassador Adlal Stevenson bustled through the lobby, so fast afoot that ho completely dodi'cd newsmen en route to the President's office. Not far behind would be Soviet Foreign Minister An drei A. Gromyko. The crowd of reporters grew larger. All they knew was that the Rus sian diplomat had a mrssauc from his government for President Kennedy. The television and film cameramen set up their equip ment just outside the front door, cameras In a semi-circle aimed at a cluster of mikes where the man In the news wa to stand. Pollcen-en Arrive Then up the drive from the big iron gate way on Pennsyl vania ave. rame two motor cycle policemen, red lights flnshlng. Behind them follow ed a tired looking Cadillac with diplomatic license tags which Indicated that it was a car from the Soviet cmbutv. Gromyko and the Soviet am bassador at Washington sat in the back seat, a translator rode in front. Following them was an old Ford carrying sev eral U.S. Secret Service men in crisp gray business suits and gray felt hats. Without a word or a smile, Gromyko pressed through the crowd of newsmen and was escorted to Kennedy's office by the President's military aide. A group of press photog raphers soon gained access to the President's office to record the setting on film as the men greeted one another. Report ers were not allowed In. Kennedy In Favorite Chair Salinger then came out to report to newsmen that the conferees were seated on the cream colored sofas In the President's office - except for Kennedy, who was seated In hl fnvorlte rocking chair. Before Gromyko emerged an hour later, Salinger came out and directed us all out doors. The Russian then came out, stepped hetore the mlkos, and spoke a few lines In Rus sian which were translated for rcnorters by his Interpretor, When he had finished, a re porter shot a question about the possibility of a cease fire agreement. Gromyko answer ed it Immediately in English - but again gave little hint of what he and Kennedy had said. He raised his hand In greet ing, said '"Goodby" and got back Into his Cadillac and drove off as tourists lining the streets watched In silence, wondering what had happen ed, also hoDlng the dav's an nouncements did not include war. 97-Yeor-OW Man Joins Schoo PTA ClovelandmPD-Even If you are 17. It's not too late to Join the PTA. Arthur C. Spear attended his first PTA meeting recent ly and drew some surprised looks. "I was the only one there with gray hair. They probably wondered whv I came," he said. The members didn't wonder long. Spears paid his dues and has attended meetings regu larly. While the others arc in terested In their children, Spears is keeping an eye on Olive Hlldebrand, his 0-year- old great granddaughter. Engineers Start Tests on Power Line Stretching Corvallls Engineers at Oregon Stale college have started running laboratory tests on the "sag or stretch ing that takes place in alu minum power lines. Findings will provide a valuable future guide to power line installa tion, i Tests are being run for Bon neville Power administration under a $13,300 grant. O. G. Paasche, professor of mechan ical engineering, Is project leader, Streehlng the lines-technic-ally known as creep-Is suffi cient at times to create a safety hazard, Paasche point ed out. In addition, adjust ments to correct the condition and to keep the lines uniform are costly, he added. New and bigger voltage lines are being developed all the time, too, and little infor mation is available on the stretching to be expected from them. Lines are strung on to. ers anywhere from 500 to 2,500 feet apart. The OSC tests In the com ing 2V4 years are designed to provide exact Information on the amount of creep that will occur in six different types of lines under different stresses and periods of time. E a rl t e r tests Indicated a stretch of some 85 Inches over a six-month period in small lines one-half mile long. The laboratory data, com bined with field observations being made by BPA, will let installation engineers antici pate creep problems and ad just for them. It will also provide means of determin ing whether preslresslng the conductors will decrease the amount of creep. It is antici pated too that the effects of overloads due to Icing and wind can be evaluated. The OSC engineers are de veloping creep figures for stretching that takes place within the first 24 hours after installation and up to 50 years time. Llnwood E. Johnson, an other member of the mechan lca. engineering staff, and Maurice Kurtz, Albany senior, arc assisting Paasche on the project. Cooperating from BPA are P. F. WUikelman and R. J. Mather. BEER'S SHARE New York - WPn - Sales of canned and bottled beer - for off -premises consumption -ran to $200 million in the nation's food chain stores last year. This Is equal to 0.8 per cent of the total food chain sales, Chain Store Age reports. TOY SALES RISE New York - (Wn - Shin- ments of toys rose 7 8 per cent in 1DG0 to SI. 7 billion frnm $1,808,500,000 In the previous year, the Toy Manufacturers at tit U.S.A.. Inc. rcuurL Indian Wasp Cutting Pea Aphid Population Riverside, Callf.-ltlPD-A tiny wasp from India Is reducing the numbers of one of Cali fornia's major alfalfa Insects, the pea aphid. University of California scientists praise the wasp for cutting not only the numbers of pea aphlds in alfalfa fields, but also reducing the neces sity of using chemical pesti cides on the crop. Chemicals on alfalfa have been a major problem of Cali fornia dairymen, who use al falfa as a main component of dairy feed rations. CHIEF INDUSTRY New Delhi - Cotton textiles j comprise India's chief Indus- i try and It produces about 4.3 , hllllnn viirH r lntu ...... i 11 ll $50 Trip to Europe May Be Reality New York - (UPD-You prob ably haven't heard much about it lately, but H. B. Can tor is still plugging away at making a $50 ship fare to Europe a reality. Cantor's theme could well be "Nobody knows the trou ble I've seen." And he could add, "Nobody knows the mon ey I've seen go out." Cantor, whose name rocket ed into headlines a few years back when he announced he was going to build two 90,000 ton super liners capable of carrying 8,000 passengers at fares ranging from $50 to $125, says he's already put three-quarters of a million dollars into his idea. As yet, the liners still are only on paper. But Cantor isn't discourag ed or planning to abandon his idea for the liners Peace and Good Will. "I know it - I will see them sail," he emphasized. "You think I'm a sucker to put this time and money in." Cantor, a successful New York hotelman, leaves no doubt he feels he was sabo taged In Washington every time he tried for federal as sistance and guarantees to build his $80 - million -each liners. Several times congres sional bills to open the way to building the liners either died or were killed by opposi tion. Overseas Financing Frustrated by official Wash ington, Cantor turned toward overseas financing and con struction. Preliminary con struction contracts were sign ed in 1959 with the Deutsche Werft Shipyards in Hamburg, Germany - subject to his se curing financing. And that's where the project stands to day. Cantor still is searching for the financing. Only recently he returned from another trip to Europe, including stops in Germany and Belgium, in his quest for loan guarantees or actual fi nancing which would allow him to give the go-ahead to putting final working plans on paper and start construc tion. 'He said 'e was still hope ful of financing in West Ger many. And he added that his proposal got a good reception in Belgium. "Me and my group are ready with 10 per cent - up to $20 million," he said. The rub is that other 90 per cent. "U.S. banking houses are In terested only if they get a government guarantee (of the loan)," he said Since he hasn't been able to get it in Wash ington, t h a t's why he has been knocking at the doors of foreign governments and lenders. He feels his best hope lies in- countries which do not have a large, government subsidized shipping industry. "I'm going to do this thing, and nothing is going to stop me," he exclaimed. Evidently a lot of people are eagerly awaiting the ful fillment of his promise - judg ing from the stacks of mail and inquiries he keeps in a closet of his office in the Ho tel Dixie here. "I've got plenty of offers for bookings," he said. "Every day I still get letters from the $50 little guys." Cantor says he'll reserve 20 per cent of the space on his ships for the $50 passen ger. He feels he'll make his money from "the higher pric ed room and the big spender." Unlike conventional liners, the price of the ticket on one of Cantor's ships won't include meals, and there won't be any room service. The trav eler will buy his meals in one of the cafeterias or restau rants on board. , " But, as Cantor pointed out, "with $50 and a big salami" a budget -minded passenger could get to Europe. , Hotel on Hull As Cantor envisions his lin ers, they'll be one of his ho tels set on a hull. The plans call for 2,750 passengr; cabins on five of the 11 decks. All the rooms would have private shower and toilet fa cilities. The ships would trav el at least 34 knots and carry 1,350 crew' members. The crossing to Europe would take four days. Cantor scoffs at the claims of critics that he couldn't fill up the ships. He maintains he'll fill the ships with con ventions - ''They were con ceived for this business. There are 22,000 annual conven tions. The ships don't know WANTS GIRL PAGES - Sen. Kenneth B. Keating (R-N.Y.) says that Congress should modify its practice of having only male pages and should let young girls also -serve. Keating said he is all for breaking down the archiac tradition of the Senate having only male pages. (UPI Telephoto) this business exists and aren't geared for it." He also points out that "if you gave them a low cost ve hicle, you'd get thousands of Europeans over here." Cantor is convinced his ships will be built one day. But he can't predict the data they'll take to water. So if you're planning a crossing on one of them, allow about 36 months for construc tion from the time Cantor gets the financing. And you'll surely know when to begin ticking off those months - Cantor isn't one to let such news go un announced. Medford Man Appears In District Court Sidney Ebert Davidson, 2291 Crater Lake ave., who is charged with larceny from a riupllinp. is scheduled for a preliminary hearing March 31 at 2 p.m. He appeared in district court yesterday. nnvirtsnn Is -?hareed with taking cloth, jewelry, radios and paintings vaiuea aooui SI nua frnm the home of Thomas Edwin Cornwall Jan. 14. 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