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Passing Train Louder Evidence Shows As Loud Editor's note: This Is the last of a threr-part series on the Jet alr- cri, uuiao pruuirui, now It aiiecta communities and what If being done to solve It. Washington - (UPD - The jet noise problem Is -very real to the people doing the com plaining. But there is a mass of scien tific evidence to show that the jets aren't as loud as1 the protestors think. One city council, concerned about the noise complaints, hired a lead ing acoustical engineer to take noise measurements throughout the area. He reported back that the loudest decibel rating (a standard of noise measure ment) came from a passing train. The second loudest lev el was recorded by. a helicop ter. The noise intensity of the Medford SECTION B MEDFORD, NATIONAL LAUGH WEEK Gagwriters Want Better From Theft Bv DICK WEST : Washington - (UPD This, in case you've been wondering what all the chuckling Is about, is na tional laugh week. And that makes it' an approp r i a t e time for me to file an. up-to-date report on the cam paign of the West national As sociation of Gagwriters to stamp out joke stealing in America., ; The campaign got ' under way about two months' ago when the association petition ed Sen, Kenneth B. Keating to sporisor legislation providing better copyright protection for quips and punch lines. " I assume the gag writers turned to Keating for aid be cause they regard him as one ,of their own. In Congress, Keating's flings at humor have earned him a reputation as the funniest; Republican sen ator from New York. Called for Study . At any rate, he was suffic iently moved by the associa tion's plea to call for a Li brary of Congress study of what might be done to curtail the ancient crime of gag. theft. In due course, the library forwarded to the senator a scholarly, seven-page research paper on the subject. It sets forth in exhaustive detail what does and does not con stitute humor piracy. One of the cases cited in the study involved a copyright suit in which one comedian claimed that another come dian had purloined a monologue- called "The German Politician." The opening lines of the monologue went like this: "My dear friends and peo ple workers. It affords me pleasure to be disabled to 1A K-S:lW J. J r ir S55yi III as Protestors loudest passing jet ran a poor third. So why do people complain about the screaming jets? A recent British research proj ect on jet noise came up with this startling fact: Eighty per cent of the peo ple questioned on why jet noise annoyed them admitted their discomfort was based as much on f e a r as actual dis comfort! Psychological Weapon Such evidence has provided the aviation industry with a good psychological weapon. The airlines are convinced a large proportion of the opposi tion to jets is based on (1) ig norance of jet operations, and (2) a mistaken belief that jets aren't as safe as the familiar piston engine planes. . OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1961 - PAGES l.to 10 of Quips, Punch Lines stand up here and distress such a large congregated ag gravation. "I do not come before you as other political speakers with false pride in one hand and a star strangled banana in the qther. . . " . If I had been the judge, I would have thrown the case Discoverer Capsule Goes in Own Orbit Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. - IUPD - The instrument laden capsule from Discoverer XXIII circled the earth today in its own orbit, dashing all hope of its recovery. The capsule separated Mon day on command from the satellite. But instead of re turning to earth near Hawaii where ships and planes wait ed -to snag the 25-fobt space package, it stayed in space. . The Air Force fired the satelltte with the capsule aboard into orbit Saturday from this West Coast base. Scientists had hoped to keep it in orbit four days before recovery, but a malfunction in the satellite caused them to attempt a hasty recovery Monday of its capsule. Scientists gave no specific reason for the capsule's fail ure to return to earth. But it appeared .the satellite might have used up compressed gas necessary to point itself down ward at a 60 degree angle at time of ejection. 180 Troops Missing In Congo Boat Sinking - Leopoldville, The Congo -(UPD-At least 180 Katangan ese troops and white soldiers-of-fortune are missing in the sinking by shellfire of a river boat during the offensive against rebel Baluba tribes men last week, the Katanga government has disclosed. r. - 6. ' 7 1 . , ,,. , , flV i4fV Jet Hoi 'The airlines are doing something about the problem. Long before jet service begins to a community, . industry representatives meet with air port area residents and "pre condition" them to the giant aircraft. The representatives include uniformed pilots who explain jet operations in sim ple terms.. "Experience has .shown that when we go into a community with an education program like this, we can forestall a good proportion of the noise complaints," one airline ex ecutive said. "When ; people understand what we're trying to do, and that we're making a real effort to reduce annoy ance so long as it doesn't af fect safety, they're a lot more reasonable and sympathetic." Tribune Protection out of" court ori groundsthat it would be a crime: to iorqe' a jury, to listen, to theVevfc dence.. . ; v"vV-vJ" c Then I. .would have thrown both comedians - jail.' on charges .of .impersonating a U.S. senator. ., . j'-' ,' However, . according Vto' the library, this suit established a' milestone in joke, snatching jurisprudence,- From, it came the legal precedent-, that in order . to prove trial?' someone stole' a joke from him, a gag-writer- must,, first prove that he didn't steal it from; some one else. ''''-..; . Furthermore "' the ' library said, the copyright laws dd not prevent an "amateur af ter dinner speaker from re peating a story he heard on the Bob Hope showV or in a routine at the Copacabana." As I interpret these find ings one professional come dian might be able to prevent another professional from stealing his new jokes. But there would be nothing to pre vent an amateur, such as Keating, from stealing from both of them. . Riddle Boy, 16, Drowns in Creek Riddle-fliPD - A 16-year-old Riddle boy drowned In Cow creek near here this week after attempting to rescue a dog that appeared stranded on a ledge. : The victim was Darrell Wil fong, son of Mr. and Mrs Oscar Wilfong. Sheriff's of ficers said the youth apparent ly fell into the water as he was wading across rocks. The victim's brother-in-law, Dan Kennedy, 19, attempted to save Wilfong by jumping into the creek, but the current swept the victim away. ... The dog later was resuced by its owner, who had been looking 'ipr it. . . ) at ( jean niifi-iir'tfi'tf Indicate There also are indications - a few, but rather significant ones - that some of the an griest objectors are having a change of heart. Typical is the case of Her bert Nelson, a Chicago man who spearheaded a fight to keep jets out of Midway Air port. United Air Lines was thinking about using Midway for its new short-range Cara- velles. Nelson organized more than 200 area residents into a protest ' committee, arguing in earnest that jets were not only too noisy but more dan gerous. . .' That was last January. Now Nelson says: I ve- learned a lot since then and what I have learned surprised me. I have found that jets are safer in every way. And while they create about .the same amount of noise, it is for a shorter per iod of time than prop planes." Nelson frankly admits his 180-degree turn stemmed from economics as well as ed ucation. The airlines are shift ing much of their operations from Midway , to O'Hanp ' aS they add more, jet service.' Al ready businesses in the Mid way' area are .feeling theeM Expensive Shift "N. Vf.. .We're losing a rot.'of ecOn. orriicV value Jjecaiis I of the, shift from Midway to OfllaW.' Nelson said in', explaining his. uwii sunt.-; ; ; Economics ' plays no- small Tole in objections to jet noise.1 The protesting groups invar iably' argue tnat trie noise an noyance reduces property values. Yet the airlines ' cite numerpus surveys which show, that property values of homes near jet airports have remain ed firm or even, increased since the jets began operating, The National Aircraft Notee Abatement Council . thinks one . possible solution to , the noise : problem V is ' to - re-zone noise, sensitive' areas. from residential-,' to. commercial. This would, have the -effect of. raising property "values and permit unhappy home owners to sea at a prom, it is a lot easier to "noise-protect"' a fac tory or office building through insulation ' and . air conditioning than a private home, v; ;''' Along the same lines,, the Federal Aviation-- A g-e n e y (FAA) is seriously considering a move that would prevent new, homes, from being built near airport' Runways, ; FAA may recommen that; !FHA and'TTA'iloa'ns' not B&grShtSd for construction-of any home. in a noise sensitive area. Essential Actions' . ; If. such actions ;.seem dras tic," both the government and the 'aviation .industry . believe they are absolutely essential. There are two bjunt and un refutable facts about thenbise problem: -,' S '"(' !:. : 1. It is 'vital to the y'fetfare of the United- States, that, our air transport"; system be. sec ond to none rand noise or no: noise, nothing can t)e permit ted which would curtail or cripple that system. 2. Safety comes " d e f ore noise abatement; whatever, is done to reduce noise, -either through technical devices . or" flight operations, must not af fect safety. reg, 1.65 per pairl.-i..now 1.3S reg. 1.50 per pair L.now 1.25 ' 3 pair, .prices , ' - 4.95-Save .90 4.05-Save .90 3.75-Save .75 -.. .u.p,... - mi mm 'ft"' - JO.- 1. lxi i vjv - - " 5 iimi)iWi iii.i iii',i,A'i;hii ... iii mail nine nil I rmrnmmmammmmtmmmmmA:im t NOMINEES WAIT QUIZ Three nominees . for ambassadorial posts are shown as they arrived in Washington to be quizzed by the Senate Foreign Relations committee on their qualifications. From left, they are Robert Lack of Properly Trained Help Big Problem for Businessmen By HENRY J. BECHTOLD , . UPI. Financial Editor ; New;; York-' -r .Today's bus inessmaifHs fced;, with an acute problem of, getting com ! t"-- , netent -.. off ice holn ' 'to nin- i -vide ' the vllU- i.mait:..t'al e h t ; necessary -for "rsfficient, and profitable op .' .rallons.! 'tfhe ii vjofsfice mafchlne . manufacturers c o h'H-n'uall' 'prpvfdev'hlm with modern. equitmentt" btlt tney cannot suppfy. nun wnn the people to. run these" ma chines, v :. ,,.-"...:-iV ''.!!;.' ;. There will be ', nearly '$3fo million of the most ".modern business machines, equipment and related i supplles on dis play ,afe , the" , -business 'equip ment exposition here '.next week. . f ' ..:'-.- '.-,, -''' ''V; And Whfle : thess 'products will .pover 'the brogd, range o- business -needs, and will be models of . efficiency . and speed,-; 'a ! paramount ' factor will be their simplicity of op- tration. . . - ':- ' : Help Pool'Shrinklng This- trend toward Simplifi cation of machine" .operation is not lunoanjemany newj put draws more and more empna- sis as the shrinking-' pool of qualified offices, nelp beconles more pronounced, , according to the president of the Office Equipment Manufacturers'; Institute,'- sponsors of" the show, Lloyd. M. -Powell, said that although ''there are nearly 1.5 million more .'-clerical, -work ers today-.Jhan in,; 4955,r tas ters . such' as marriage, : p'regf nancy, and military .service',; still Have seriously, depleted the 'ranks of trie "skfllect;iof- fice ;worker.v,,' ,,:-.1 ..... . Potentials Awaiting -j-'1- To"5-compensate .'partly cfor. this the: manufacturers have expended considerable effort to reduce v'.the i. operational skills' needed ' f or j; efficient machine -,' usage.'"'i Naturally, Povvell stated,, this' cannot be completely accomplished. . Powel vJho.'Bjso is presl uiuuipiiune i ' v Miri vtnpMwanf nii spntinnx nf tiLL iiTt'-' . - -. , - . .' ''1 i . , : ,; f" ' ' ' " ' . ! . , 1 ' ' ; ; ! '..;...-" ' - V' 1 ""V '. I V-i. OK)' -'''. fiiltrl April ) bmJBK.Gr. 14-24 J i " i j MMmBSMIBi ... the newspapers point up the need for skilled help, ' He noted that ads for typists in one big city paper had start ing salaries for typists alone at $65, while those with the ability to use a dictation tran- Brothers Arrested In' -Yreka, -Calif.- (BPH--Two brothers '; have-.been ...arrested by Siskiyou county ..sheriff's depities.4ii stispicion of forg ing stolen, payroll checks.. The men- were' Herman 'T.Ap. Jackson; " Si, . apd Clar,ence Ellgha;-JaQksoni 7 28, both; of Redding;.?; '.' .:.', . ' i Thiey'were '.accused of pass- ini! -checks, stolen March 28 from ihe.Hr ,C. Price Co., a pipeline- 'construction com pany,, and of passing them in Tulelak4, Dbrrls; ' Mt. Shasta, Redding ; and . Klamath Falls, Ore. .' v.'' ,".'' . ...'.' "'.. S The. ,t6taj number of checks passed Was. not Immediately known.' The checks were made out for $150. by the use of a c h e c 'IP"., protector believed stolen in Mt; Shasta, deputies said. .. r . . .. .. . , -jm$rl'- illil 1-1 :'-.'''V 7" OREGOH FOOD STORE A Richer, Fresher 617 East Woodward of Minnesota, now ambassador to Uruguay, to be ambassador to Chile; Thomas C. Mann, of Texas, to be ambas sador to Mexico, and Julius C. Holmes, of Kansas, to be ambassador to Iran. - ; (UPI Telephoto) scrlfhg niaohine . Slso i, Were oiierea( bu, to start. , . Heeiplauiedvthat (perhaps manylrpl 'the young people starting yotft in "the business world .Jiave hot yet realized the fine'-potentials ' awaiting them, "if 'they; are -willing to develop their skills and tal ents,1! , f'y.",i:: :; '.: He said the b&sic; faati Is that the businessman' is find ing It hard to- locate the em ployee who'wants to "learn," let alone 'operate the. equip ment. '" .. . .s.--.'' .. Manufacturers coop e r a t e with,-educational groups and business firms to aid in train ing,, .but-" they cannot V turn thelr assembly lines to the building of Incentive and de sire,' he declared. . . Bright Future Opened '.' K . Training . ' takes time, . and training pay can never match thafr of the fully productive employee.-But Powell said, training, development of skills and .talents, and prepar ation for ,the better job open a;i bright future for young people. . ' ' '". ' '' , ". . . ' , . He added that no matter how you look at it, a machine without its human-operator is a collection of-nuts and bolts V- -V. '. Whirs you find the clolhet you love to live In . 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