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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON WEDNESDAY. MAY 10. 1961 PRESS CONFERENCE West Answers Self on Problems Of Covering Astronaut's Welcome e&.A By DICK WEST I Washington (UPD I spent leveral hours Monday trying get around to all the places where Astro naut Alan Shepard was receiving the cap Hal's ac claim for his ride into space. When it was over, I sat down and held a news conference with myself, dur ing which I asked myself the types of questions that Shep ard faced everywhere he went. The transcript of this ses sion, known in space language as "de-briefing," went like this: Q. What do you consider the most dangerous part of your experience in covering the astronaut's visit to Wash ington? A. I would say the critical point came as I was trying to get across Memorial Bridge in the morning rush hour traf fic. A wrong turn at this time would have put me in orbit around the Pentagon. In fact, I could have wound up in the Pentagon. Q. What did you think ' about during that long count down by the traffic cop on Independence ave.? A. Actually, I didn't have time to think about anything. I was busy with my radio con trols, trying to bring in a station that wasn't playing a Bobby Darin record. Q. At what point did you experience the greatest stress? A. The greatest stress was felt during the congressional reception for Shepard in the old Supreme Court chamber in the Capitol. I was pinned against the podium by three senators, five congress men and 16 television technicians. Q. At any time did you have a feeling of apprehen sion? A. Yes. I was apprehensive about the chances of getting a rib broken by a certain sen ator's elbow. Q. What were you referring to when you exclaimed that something was "a beautiful sight?" A. I was referring to the way that the chamber door locked when I finally reached it after the reception was over. Q. On the basis of your ex perience, do you have any recommendations to make concerning visits by astro nauts in the future? A. Yes. I recommend that in the future all congression al receptions for astronauts be held in the baseball stadium. Q. What would you say was the most difficult part about covering the astronaut's ac tivities. A.' The biggest difficulty I had wis flagging down a taxi outside the State Department auditorium after his news conference. Q. At any time while you were in the auditorium did you notice any weightless ness? , A. Yes. I thought some of the questions that Shepard had to answer were totally weightless. Riddle Nickel Pact Being Studied By Senate Committee B 3 By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington - (Special) Sen. Maurine B. Neuberger (D-Ore.) took n o t e of the GAO audit report In a letter to Sen. John L. McClellan, nhnirmnn n f iha f!nuprnmpnl The Senate Government Op-i0pt,rations Committee- She erations committee has de-!said: cided to lookj "i am particularly inter into the con-1 ested in this report because it tracts between; involves mining and ferro the M. A. Han-j nickel processing operations na Co. and: in the state of Oregon. In ad thc govern-j dition, the GSA contracts ment under wllh the Hanna group expire which nickel; in 1962 and conditions exist- t ' ' Smith production has been under way at Riddle, Ore., since 1954- There is nothing in the com mittee's quest to suggest that it is . searching for wrong doing. It is checking into sug gestions made by U.S. Comp troller General Joseph Camp bell based on an audit of the nickel contracts by the Gen eral Accounting Office. ing at the time of termination will have bearing on continu ed operations which affect employment and our general economy. May Acquire Title "Unless some steps are tak en in the period before con tract termination, it appears the Hanna group will be in a position to acquire title for about $1,700,000 to plant fa cilities costing the govern ment in excess of $22 million; and the government will have an inventory of ferronickel costing as much as $75 mil lion which it cannot sell. Be fore time has run out, it might be advisable to deter mine whether there should be further examination of the relationship to assure that equities of both parties are fully protected." The contracts were worked out during the last year of the Truman administration with the Hanna firm, whose most noted officer was President Eisenhower's first Treasury secretary, George M. Humph rey. The contracts call for Hanna subsidiaries to mine the ore and to convert it into ferronickel, used in alloying for stainless steel and heavy plating. Two-thirds of the $90 million worth of ferronickel produced has gone into the government stockpile. GAO urged that more of it be marketed to industrial us ers instead of running up the, He said it would also con- stockpile beyond planned 'sider legislation requiring goals. It also suggested some that the books of contractors attempt to work, out a new : receiving negotiated contracts agreement for Hanna to pay of this sort be opened to gov for continued use of the smel-; eminent auditors. tor, built with $22 million in I government funds, which it can buy for the salvage price' of $1.7 million. I Files Requested "In the light of information! disclosed by the audit," Sen-! ator Neuberger wrote Sena tor McClellan, "perhaps your committee will find it desir-! able to determine the extent1 to which recommendations of the Comptroller General to General Services Administra tion and the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization are; being carried out for dispos-! al of the government's invert-' tory of ferronickel." i Senator McClellan replied that the committee, had re-j quested the files in the case and planned to look into it J statements respecting the nic kel operation. "The office of the Comp troller General deserves com mendation for the thorough- One of the complaints ofihrnr irt rt ',, tho ,t GAO was that the contracts j investigation was hampered with Hanna did not require by unavailability of vital ex the firm to reveal its profit pense and profit information." SPECIAL NOTICE! ! To All Retired Federal Employees Eligible for the Health Insurance Benefit To Be Provided by the U.S. Government Effective July 1st. Southern Oreqon Health Service hat been designated by the Government as a Qualified Carrier and listed under the Direct Service Medical Group. "See Insert in Instruction Booklet" For Detailed Information Call At The Office 16 SOUTH BARTLETT MEDFORD or Phono SP 2-6583 Minimum Teacher Salaries Approved Salem - (UPD - A bill to in crease salary mlnlmums for teachers, thought to be dead In the Senate State and Fed eral Affairs Committee, Tues day won 25-3 approval on the Senate floor and went to the House. SB60 by Sen. AI Flegel (D Roseburg) would set these new minimums: , -$3,500 a year for those with less than a bachelor's de gree. The present minimum is $3,400. -$3,900 Instead of $3,700 for those with a BA. -$42,000 Instead of $4,000 for those with a master's de gree. 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