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2 A Ministration Soviet Spaceman Says Orbiting Earth A Breeze; Wants To Try 'Real Flying' "Moscow - (UPD --m Spaceman Yuri Gagarin, said Saturday his pioneer flight in orbit was such a breeze he now wants "to do some real flying", - to the moon, Venus or Mars. He disclosed the Russians rare building special space ships presumably lor a manned ' moon flight. ' Gagarin told the largest v news conference ever held in : Moscow that his own space ' ship "Voatok' (East) returned to earth intact, its instruments in tip-top order, and it could be used again for space flight. The Soviet air force major 'explained for the first time , how he was able to see the earth from his spaceship. He said his ship had a "porthole,'' ." and he had a clear view of the earth at all times. - Mrir Exists But the spaceman failed to -clear up the mystery of exact- j how he landed back on earth following the epochal space flight he said was made 1 at heights ranging from 110 to 188 miles. ' Asked to give details on how he landed, the 27-year-old Gagarin said Russia had 'developed several "tech niques,"' including use of par achutes, for landing ' from . space flights. But he side stepped any direct answer. ' K "My landing showed the v correctness of all the means developed to land," Gagarin said. ' I '7 nnnnvtn uihn rMflvfH A lift- Hrious 10-hour public welcome ' In Moscow Friday, appeared for two hours yesterday be fore an estimaiea x.uuu re . porters In the Scientists' club auditorium. Long Lines r u - Long line of Muscovites waited . outside the building Jit! hopes of catching a glimpse of Gagarin, who is a small man in comparison with America's strapping as tronaut trainees. Newsmen es timated his height at about S feet, 4 inches. His weight was given at 153 pounds. ' The spaceman,i calmly an r'ering : written ' questions, t i newsmen that: -It would be a simple thing ' orient mans, during orbital t, with the earth's surface tuse the topqgraphical de- of mnuntalns, big rivers, I nnri ' lakes and i vara !i 1 i . Murt art tuic suggestions that "spy tti tne sky" satellites wouia De asible for military purposes. Cood View ' -The view was as good from his orbit as it would be from high-flying jet. Photograph trg the earth from a spaceship ch a his would present no f oblems, but there was no otographic equipment on Lew Miles Cemetery Mgr. . . (: A wide choice of modem family memorials ; in a private setring'of dignity and beauty. , Complete, modern mortuary facilities and services. ' You can be sure, your loved one will be In good hands, and have the best of care at sj Siskiyou Funeral Service. INVESTIGATE and SAVE Dignified , Reverent Sincere . SISKIYOU ONE y 2-5488 ONE LOCATION 605 c SUNDAY, APRIL 18. 1881 this trip and no pictures were -He felt, fine throughout the 148-minute space journey, which included 89.1 minutes in actual orbit,; and returned feeling as fit as he left. He is convinced weightlessness and other space flight effects have no harmful effects on man. ' i -"My own experience makes me believe man can remain in orbit much longer than I did." -His descent from obit to Russia's secret "cosmodomc" took 30 minutes. He gave no ' Moscow - (DPI) Usually calm spaceman Yuri Gaga rin lost his composure for a momant Saturday at in end of a two-hour news confer ence here. .v , As soon as the confer ence endedr--re tKoriers and others in the hall leaped onto the stage to congratu late Gagarin or to gat bis autograph, : The startled Gagarin backed aWay and saldi "No, no, go away." He then was whisked to a wailing limousine which drove him away while pla toons of soldies kept steet crowds in order. details on the ascent that was presumed , to have taken 29 minutes - the amount of time left after subtracting the orbit and descent periods.: Enough Cosmonauts . . -The Soviet -Union has enough cosmonauts ready to carry out its space program and additional flights, as Well. -He had become a cosmo- Hatfield's Action Pleases Officials Salem - (UPD - The Oregon Highway Commission said Fri day It is "most heartened" by Gov. Mark Hatfield's rejec tion of a bill that would give heavy truckers $1 million in weight-mile tax relief, : In a rare public statement, the three Commissioners said SB32 would have "materially reduced' ' state construction jobs, and county and city co operative projects. : i' ;! The . commission said H agrees with the premise that j highway taxes should) not be (altered until findings of the I Illinois road tost project are disclosed "by mid-summer." :- The test is expected to de (ermine, the degree of wear and tear that various vehicles cause on roads, and therefore which classes should pay more for use. .' -. , , : SISXIYOU MEMORIAL PARK JOE R. HOSICK Funeral Dlrtctor CALL . Mortuary Cemttery Mausoleum Crematory Columbarium Inquiries Invltod Highland Dr. Said Concerned About naut at his own "urgent re quest" sometime after qualify ing as an air force pilot in 1957. This indicated a space training period of two or three years. -Gagarin denied ; a report he was a member of a noble czarist Russian family: declar- ing, "I am a simple Soviet man, the son of a collective farmer." Gagarin was assisted and prompted on technical details by members of the Soviet Academy of Sciences who also answered questions. The scl' entists made these points: -The spaceman came through the orbital journey in complete good health. -His pulse count was a nor mal 70-75 beats per minute before he boarded the Vostolc and was the same when he returned. It was, in fact, the same as when he had gone to bed the night before the flight for a "sound sleep" of 10 hours. -Reports that the Russians had made previous attempts to launch a man .into orbit were a "western invention." Scientists said there had been no previous attempts. -Soviet scientific thought is now "concentrating on fur ther space flights, on the ex ploratlon of the moon and other planets, on unriddling the most closely guarded se crets of matter structure, on the principal life processes." Earth Looks Good ; , '? Gagarin told the news con ference that from the height of 110 to 188 miles the earth "looks very good." "Large mountain areas. large rivers and forest, the coastline, lakes, islands were easily distinguishable." Gaga rin said. . - "During the space flight I was fully able to adhere to what we pilots call 'naviga tion by geographical locality.' The clouds covering the sur face of the earth could be seen very well, the shadows of these clouds on the earth. The sky. however, was quite black. The stars in the sky look brighter and can be seen more accurately against tms black sky. , ' ; The earth has a verv char acteristic and very beautiful Diue naio. The aureole be comes particularly distinct at the horizon when gradual transition in colors takes dace torn' soft .blue to light, from light blue to blue, dark blue, violet to black, to a quite dark sny. ' The transition is very smooth and verv beautl ful." Bills Approved By Legislature Salem - (UPI) - Measures ap proved Friday: By the Senate ow. iii Trailer taxes. HBinni Minimum flrarnnr from road for cars. HB11S0 , Rights ot convicted felons. HB 1 175 Insurance corporations. nowiw-ocnaoi Duagoi notice. tlons. HB1423 Relating to school dis tricts. M HB142Q Penalties for bridge toll dodders. HB1439 Relating to public utili ty securities. HB 1460 Relating to school dis- By the House Bud c eta For Statu Thv rnmmli. ion and executive department. nDijo. neioresiauon ianaa. HB1431 Permit to enllert fnn and shellfish for research. HB1540 Tax commission en forcement of county reappraisals. nniono insurance, , HB1MB Fire protection. HB1635 Relating to pollution. HB1640 Fireforks definitions. HB 1740 Rotating to Juries. SB34 Public emnlnves rAtlr. mont. SB276 Public assistance. . SB351 Exnnnrilncr nnuui. nf board of dental examiners to regu- SBB1S Renrfliientflttt ralatlin. ships. ... a hoi non-support. SB01 Definition of cigarettes. " . SBU1 Hun Un ir or anolinaT II. cense. alon per diem allowance. anwi state-conducted labor elections. SBSia County home rule. SB 2 40 Teachers' retirement. SB352 Wild animals. High Ml. Sheep Dam In License Request Scattle-MPD - The Washington Public Power Supply system rriaay authorized inclusion of the Hi Ull Mnnnlnln for Snake River development In Its present license applica tion lor me Nez race project. The announcement was made bv Owen W HnrH ,, aging director ol WPPSS. The action was taken by the sys tem's board at a special meet ing, he said. "This action was taken to prevent costly delay In pow er development and to Insure that an opportunity exists for yuuuc development ot the re maining undeveloped and un licensed renrh nt fhn liuj'u Snake River," Hurd said. MILK PRICES DHOP Portland-HJPD - Retnll milk prices In the Portland area are scheduled to drop two cents a quart effective Mon day, it was reported Saturday. Leaders Worried That Congress Moving Too Slow Washington - UPD - Some high- ranking new frontier leaders were showing con cern Saturday because - Con gress is not moving faster with President Kennedy's 16-point priority legislation program. The President, they said has not registered criticism or complaint. But the administra tion apparently is worried about signs that, despite Ken nedy's personal popularity, lobbies and pressure groups opposed to his programs are making headway at the capi toi. . . - .,. Congress usually packs the bulk of its accomplishments into the last half of each ses sion. This is particularly true m the first year ol a new congress when early weeks are consumed in getting the legislative machine organized, On that basis, Democratic leaders have not been wide of the mark In claiming they have done as well or better than usual. CM Factors But those now indicating concern cite these factors: -Many key White House aides are ex-professors with limited experience in congres sional relations. Too little per sonal attention may have been paid to senior committee chairman, for. example, or to the ' realities ' , of committee strength. !; ' - Republicans, probing for weak spots In the administra tion's armor, can accomplish almost , as much by delay as by down right opposition. Hence, a : too-relaxed work schedule in, house and senate may play into their hands and those i of conservative Demo crats. ; ' .. ' . Kennedy, who knows the senate and house as a former member of each, saw the sen ate finance committee give a working-over to , Stanley - S. Surrey, the former Harvard law professor whom he named as assistant treasury secretary. Surrey's nominatidn was held up for i weeks until Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon as sured the committee he and the President, not Surrey, would really make tax policy. Protsur Mounting , And while Surrey's nomi nation was being delayed, leg islative pressure, .was being mounted against ' the treas ury's plan, still to - be ' submit ted, to encourage new busi ness investment by granting a tax credit Instead of giving more liberal depreciation al lowances. And the President's tax message, expected at least a week ago, was put off again. No firm date has yet been Set. ' ,. , Meantime, the senate for example, got almost nowhere in two days of debate this past week on Kennedy's committee-approved minimum wage bill. Opponents effectively stalled any quick action, i Democratic leaders, who originally had hoped for a fi nal vote Friday night, put off the whole fight until Tuesday. Another reason some Demo crats are concerned about the legislative pace Is that much of . the Kennedy program has passed one house or the other in the past. So far the key Items disposed of are the un employment compensation ex tension, the emergency feed grain program, and the OECD treaty. . : - , Depressed areas, federal judgeship and aid to depend ent children are approaching final action.1 FORESTER DIES Portland-fllPI) - Melvln L. Merritt, 81, well known Pa cific Northwest forester, died Thursday of a heart attack exaff INSTANT The Natural Protein Concentrate A quick delicious food supplement YOU DRINK V lb. $Q49 Package M West Main Pharmacy (Formerly Cash Davis Pharmacy) 135 West Main UO Floating Bed : Doesn't Sinks - Eugene-IUPD - Eight Uni versity of Oregon students started down the Willamette River in a floating bed Fri day night. The proposed 44-hour trip lasted about five hours. The bed struck a log and sank. The students swam to safety, seven of them to a nearby island and the eighth to shore. He called the sher iff's office. A deputy and the town marshal at Coburg took the students off the island by boat. Legislature Sets Back Wind up Date Salem-flJH - The proposed April 22 date for final ad journment of the 1961 legisla ture Is out the window. At least that is the consid ered opinion of those whose job it is to wind up the ses sion. The consensus now is guessing May 1. , House Speaker Robert Dun can said Saturday that "if we can get out by the end of the month, I'll be very happy." Senate President Harry Boi- vln declined to hazard a guess but said "we'll stay until the Issues are . resolved." These include timber taxation, the general, tax picture, basic school support, offshore oil, medicare and more traffic safety legislation. . Other Highlights Timber ; Tax An Eastern Oregon timber tax bill design ed to encourage sustained yield won' "do pass" approval of the House Tax committee, 6-1. HB1114 would substitute a five per cent severance tax for the present ad valorem tax on private timber east of the Cascades. Ad valorem means a tax figured on a , year-to- year basis. Severance is fig ured on each tree cut. Liquor A bill to permit the liquor commission to set food percentage ratios for bars was defeated in the Sen ate 14-13. This left unsolved the validity of a 25 per cent regulation set by the commis sion last year. The regulation is in trouble in the courts. ; ' Labor The House approv ed an amended bill setting up a state elections procedure to let employees decide wheth er -jthey want a bargaining agent. It .went to. the Senate for cocurrence. The compan Ion v"Little Landrum-Griffiri" bill is expected to die in the House labor and industries committee. . Extended Benefits Claims Total 2,604 Salem-IUPD-The first week of federal-state temporary ex tended unemployment com pensation claims brought 2, 604' applications in Oregon. Employment Commissioner David Cameron said regular benefits in the same week tot aled 35,432, amounting to $1.2 million. End of Portland Gas War in Sight Portland-OJPD - A gasoline price war, which has seen prices drop to 21.9 for regular at major stations, is scheduled to end Monday. I: Virgil W. Rukke, president ot the Oregon Gasoline Deal ers association, said the deci sion was made at a meeting attended by 234 members. ,: TOLL FINE Salem -(UPD- Toll-dodgers on the interstate bridge would be subject to a fine up to $20 under a bill approved by the Senate. Under present, law, there is no penalty for skip ping the toll. PROTEIN ii HIGH In protein! LOW In calories! Mixes instantly with water TASTES GREAT! FREE . . . Polyethelene Mixing container given with each package. . Phone SP 2-2330 MtutUHD MAIL THlBUNt, tacDrOMD, OrttijOU Hew Frontier Program NEW POSITION Ann Arbor, Mich.-IUPO-Dr. Norman R. 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Sehrunk has urged greater jurisdiction for the Port of Portland. In a letter to Gov. Mark THF KIND OF A HOME LOAN IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE RIGHT KIND OF A HOME Conventional Loans . . . for the building or buying of homes . . . and refinancing of "old fashioned" mortgages. FHA Home Loans ... 'i r for building or buying of homes less than 10 ytars old In approved areas. . . . Veteran Home Loans .'. . for the building or buying of homes less than 10 yean old in approved areas. FHA. Home Improvement Loans : for the remodeling of your present home. Come In Real at MEMO, TO; ADVERTISERSI tlEO . MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE FACT A5 A BASIC MEASURE Ot .ADVERTISI NG VALUE, ' . . t f, 9 Expansion Hatfield, Sehrunk said the port should have greater ter ritorial jurisdicitlon because of the mutual problems af fecting the entire metropoli tan area. 1 1. BlrtHT MTto'. Soon JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN. 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