Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 21, 1961, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextSUNDAY. MAY 21, 1911 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON iGcrGiary Rusk RECEIVES GRANT Washington - (UPD - Sen. Wayne Morse, D-Ore., said Friday that the Oregon State Hospital at Wilsonville had re ceived a federal grant of $99, 872. OUT ON BAIL Portland - (UPD - Leonard Moore Jr., 21, Portland, charg ed with the May 7 traffic death of a Portland couple, was released on $1,500 bail here Friday. THORNTON SPEAKS Salem -(UPD- Atty. Gen. Rob ert Y. Thornton will be key. note speaker at the Eighth National Institute on Crime and Delinquency at Atlantis City, N. J., next Tuesday. LeavGO geneva 2 A ' ' -J Parley on Laos Geneva -fllPD- Secretary of ' State Dean Rusk flew back to Washington Saturday, leaving Special Ambassador w. Aver ell Harriman to head the Unit ed States delegation at the 14- nation conference on the fu ture of Laos. Before his departure, Rusk expressed hope that the con ference eventually would find a formula to "insure the inde pendence and neutrality'' of the southeast Asian kingdom plunged into chaos by the struggle for power between pro-Western and pro-Communist forces. .The search is expected to be a tough and prolonged one. Rusk wound xip his four days at the conference at complete odds with Soviet Foreign Min- islor Andrei Gromyko on how - to maintain the peace and neu trality of Laos. Old Hand - Harriman, President Kenne dy s roving ambassador, is an old' hand at dealing with the Soviets. He spent three years In Moscow (1943-46) as U. S. ambassador. . - The conference was in week . end recess, but behind-the- scenes consultations went for ward in preparation for re- sumption of the debate tomor row. , 1 Communist Poland, Burma and Thailand are expected to present their views when the conference meets. All bther participating nations already have made opening presentations. Representatives of the pro- Communist Pathet Lao and of "neutralist" Prince Souvanna Phouma, whom the Commu nists recognize as the "legiti mate" premier of Laos, also are participating. The royal - Laotian government of Pre mier Prince' Boun Oum has boycotted the sessions because of the seating of its rivals. - Harriman returned from the airfield after -bidding . Rusk farewell and held a special Saturday staff conference to map plans for the coming week. Other Western, Comma niet and non-committed dele gations also were reported holding informal meetings to coordinate their strategy when . the conference gets down to the job of how to ensure Laos' neutrality and independence. ' The Soviet Union has de manded what the West de scribed as "built-in" vetoes over the International Control commission that would police any agreement. This was em phatically opposed by the United States, India and other Western countries. . Wants Withdrawal Russia also called for the withdrawal of SEATO'S pro tective umbrella over Laos. The United States said this would strip the southeast 'Asian kingdom of protection "and leave it at the mercy of the Communists. Rusk was the last of the Western Big Three foreign ministers to leave Geneva. Both British Foreign Secre tary Lord Home and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murvjlle flew home -Friday. . Bank Seeking Loan For 500 Tractors ' Mlaml-TOPD-A Miami bank called on other banks around the country Saturday to par-Hi-lnntf in a tl5 million loan to buy the SOO tractors de manded by Fidel Castro lor release of prisoners captured during the Cuban invasion at tempt last month. '. t.mi Pnllpr chairman of the executive committee of the Miami National Bank, made the pica in a telegram to Carl A. Bimson or rnocnix, atii., president of the American Bnnkors association.- The telegram asked tor Rimsnn's support and urged him "to Invite every member bank to participate In $15 million bank loan to finance the purchase of SOO freedom tractors to be used to save 1,000 lives now being held prisoner in Cuba." HOTTEST CITY By United Press International The temperature in Port land soared to 91 tor the high est recording In Oregon Frl- .day. ... Gromyko was expected to return to Moscow about the middle of next week. But there was no Indication that Communist Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yl planned to leave shortly too. Joe E.Howard Dies on Chicago Stage at 82 Chicago - (UPD - Joe E. How ard, a tavernkeeper's son who became a vaudeville legend, died on stage in the best "show must go on" tradition Friday night. . ' Howard, 82, was fatally stricken on the stage of the Civic Opera House as he ren dered one of the more than SOO songs he made famous. But rather than disappoint the crowd of 3,000, he held him self up by grasping the micro phone and finished singing the hit "Honeymoon." Howard then led the au- dienc In singing "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." On the final line, he was silent. He fell backwards, bringing the- microphone down on him and lay motionless. Toe Laie Few in the crowd realized what had happened. His wife, Marian, ran to his motionless form and tried desperately to breathe life Into his mouth. It was too late. . "What a glorious way to die - In the town where he first made It big," his widow said later. Howard, of Fort Lauder dale, Fla., has been billed on the benefit program as "a liv ing legend." ; The veteran trooper stirred memories for many of the elders in the audience when he came on stage in orange suit and top hat, escorted by tlx chorus girls in Gay Nine ties dress.; Looked Dlnv "He looked like he was dizzy," said Vernon Pingel, 42, Chicago. "He grabbed the microphone with both hands, to fall right on the audience I said to myself, 'He's going tautalltight on the audience!' But he hung op. to that micro phone and refused to quit. 7 ' Mrs. Howard, 53, his ninth wife, said "I was standing backstage - Joe always want ed me to listen and tell him how he was doing - when it happened. I ran to Joe and picked up his head. I blew my breath in his mouth and tried to give him his heart pills, but It was too late." . Howard a most popular song was "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now." A movie with that title was made In 1847 on Howard's life. Udall Wants Study Of Power Tie-Up Washington-dlrl) - Secretary of Interior Stewart L. Udall Friday asked for compilation by Nov. 1 ot department study and report on a pro posed extra high voltage com mon carrier power tie-in be tween the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Southwest. Udall said the Pacific Northwest would have a clear cut priority on power requir ed for northwest development if the connecting link should be constructed., Udell's statement followed receipt of a preliminary re port on the project, submit ted by Charles F. Luce, Bonneville Power administra tor. Luce was head of a five member task force named In March to make the study. U.S. Radio Station Set for Orbit Soon Waihlngton-iUrJ-The space agency said Saturday it will try again soon to launch a miniature radio station Into orbit to Investigate the Ionos phere. The attempt will be made at Cape Canaveral, Fla., with a 000-ton four-stage Juno II rocket. It could come as early as next Wednesday. In the first try. Feb. 24, the 75- pound payload did not achlve enough speed to go into orbit. FRANCHISE AVAILABLE Fatt-a rawlne, rtala cMiawiy faceeriliae' ag a laaear hi tfca infKlni t ttfy pmhlae snnnllvs taat eealpmaiit Man wena'arfvl prvftt ssrtmiHy tar nllahle Me amkrHava tin t mII exclusive Dm Mi a t waaHtlan. Ths stmNal It ualimrtaa' ff rhs mart wfca wlH wc-rk, Tn will kc erantac' cluiWa uln rlflhN I yew tanrtenr. Mackanlcal ritus'i da tirable, kit? est imperative, at we wlH hale vw le Hi iw arte' swlicstmi ot hi awaeven ra kelp atwts mr nccen. W tuaalr alaa aids e'verrMmj Ntafahira, etc. He ttmcliiM fas, nt a meearata hwaitmaet In Inveeraf h retell', riant writ m 1427-0, te Mall TriaeM, ilmf aMma a- atwoa aymkti far farther rarermarhM. Our ierrtatrt will (attract vu pt anally la vaui art. r Li! Iti..- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL What was a bare outline a few months ago is rapidly assuming a solid shape, as work on Ashland's new 34-bed community hospital continues. The roof how covers most of the $350,000 structure on Maple st. Work on the interior has started. Completion date has been set as some time in November.. State Rests Case In Libel Trial Hillsboro - (UPD - The state rested its case in the political libel trial of Mrs. Audrey Henry of Portland here Fri day and the defense followed up with six witnesses. Mrs. Henry is accused of circulating material against State Sen. Monroe Sweetland during his campaign for sec retary of state last Novem ber. The Mllwaukie Democrat was one ot the state's wit nesses. Raymond Vosh, Beaverton, Friday testified that a hand bill was taken from his hand by a man who later filed charges against Mrs. Henry, accusing her of assisting in handing out the pamphlets. Took Handbill Vosh said James D. Wol ford, Cornelius, took the hand bill at a meeting in Cor nelius. Wolford testified for tlv: state that Mrs. Henry had per sonally given him the hand bill on which are based the political criminal libel charges. Most state's witnesses testi fied that Sweetland had fought communism in' the Oregon Commonwealth Fed eration while a Socialist in the 1930s. The defense is contending that either Mrs. Henry did not circulate the material or that the material is not libelous as charged. t' I Page 2A MEDFORD Tribune Sen. Morse Backs Military Leaders Washington - (UPD - The na tion's military leaders were given a better than even chance Saturday to ride suc cessfully through a storm raging around their heads be cause of the Cuban disaster. Although Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) has called for their removal In favor of what he termed "new, wiser and abler men," other congressional leaders have rallied to the support of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Wayne Morse CD Ore.) of the Senate subcom mittee on Latin American af fairs earlier was miffed be cause he was not consulted about the Cuban Invasion. But Friday, he strongly re jected Gore's suggestion that the military leaders should be removed. . - ; Has Confidence "I have ' complete confi dence in the Joint Chiefs of Staff and their ability to pro tect this country in any mili tary problem which is under their Jurisdiction," ,M o rs e said, -i -:''Vi. M,- i'j,': Gore's statement was made Friday as Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer; chairman . of the joint chiefs, was testifying at a closed session of the Morse committee. Gore left the hearing about half way through and told re porters, "I have reached the conclusion on my own that we definitely need a new chair man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and new members." Later he said his conclusion was based largely but not solely on the role of the mili tary chiefs in the Cuban in v a s I o n as developed by Morse's subcommittee over the past few weeks. Lemnltz ers testimony was the "cul mination" of this, he said. "Based on the recommenda tions and evaluations that the chairman Lemnitzer and the Joint Chiefs of Staff gave the President, it is my earnest view that the President needs new men," the senator said. In addition to Lemnitzer, the chiefs include Adm. Ar leigh A. Burke of the Navy, Gen. George H. Decker of the Army and Gen. Thomas D. White of the Air Force. Gen. David M. Shoup ot the Mb rines becomes a member when Marine Corps affairs are being considered,:; ' ! f Details Approved For Medical Care Portland-fflPD - The Oregon Public Welfare commission Friday approved detailed plans for a $10 million legislature-passed medical care for the aged program. The program, which will be financed by federal, state and county matching funds, will be sent to the U. S. Depart ment of Health, Education and Welfare for approval. The legislature sliced $3 million from the original pro gram. Joseph E. Harvey, Jr. of the commission, objected to a specific schedule of benefits outlined in the plans. He said he intends to ask the medical care subcommittee of the commission to revise the schedule. In other action, the com mission approved $3,579,414 in aid for counties for June. It was $38,329 less than, was approved for May. Dairymen Discuss Milk Cooperative , Salem-dPD - A proposal to form a statewide milk-marketing cooperative was made by Oregon dairymen Friday at a session of the Oregon-Washington Milk Sales association here. -The private cooperative could serve as a . substitute for proposed state-administered milk price controls. - j. &l) lii A FABUL0US 2,WEEK 111 BIG WINNERS In EXCITING CHANNEL MASTER Transistor Radio CONTEST Win 10 GLAMOROUS "DREAM WEEKENDS" FOR 2 100 MATCHLESS CHANNEL MASTER TRANSISTOR RADIOS TROWBRIDGE & FLYNN 214 Wtst Main - Phon SP 3-6241 BIG Y APPLIANCE CENTER In th Big Y Shopping Center Phone SP 3-3052 ' . ',' , . ' is.; . . . ..... ' at PICARD S of Medford Jewelers 129 SOUTH CENTRAL IN THE FRANKLIN BUILDING THIS IS A MUST SALE -DUE TO SMOKE DAMAGE! 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