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Kennedy Cites Major Regional Edition Medford 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribun 24 Pages Two Sections Corhm unity Is PlannedAround Ashland Course Ashland - Northwest - Pa-1 lease on the course from the cific Development corporation 1 present lessee, plans to begin a multi-million j jj.'5 askin the city ht Ash" dollar community develop- j To approve transfer of mem, primarily lor tne retir- MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1962 No, 24 ed, on land surrounding the Ashland municipal golf course, if certain contracts with the city can be consum mated. The firm's proposal was pre sented to the council last night. The council will hold a special breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. Saturday to take action on it. The development corpora tion has options to purchase several tracts of land immedi ately surrounding the golf course, and to purchase the Kennedy Extends Olive Branch To Sfeel Industry Washington - ItlPD - Presi dent Kennedy held out an olive branch to the steel In dustry today. He declared his administration harbors no ill will or hostility to the com panies which unsuccessfully tried to hike prices last week. Kennedy told his news con ference that now that "Big Steel" had rescinded the pro posed $6-a-ton increase under heavy government pressure, there was no room for feelings of "vindictiveness" or public recriminations. He said a "mis take" has been corrected. The President told a ques tioner, however, that a fed eral grand jury investigation of the steel industry - ordered during the price boost contro versy - will continue. Tax Belief On the other hand, he ex pressed belief that the indus try's withdrawal of the price increase probably has en hanced chances of congres sional approval of a proposed 8 per cent tax credit on some business investment activities. Kennedy's even-toned eval uation of his victory in the steel price clash contrasted sharply with his angry casti gation of the industry a week ago in an identical news con ference forum. Medford Navyman Killed in Crash Roy E. Funderburg, 26, of Medford, was killed in a two car accident on Highway 99 at Pine Grove, north of Red ding, Calif., Sunday evening. A passenger in the car, Ron ald Monia, 19, of Central Point, also a V. S. Navyman, is recuperating from injuries received, his mother reported this morning. California highway patrol officers arrested the second driver on charges of drunk driving and took him to Shas ta county jail. The Shasta county coroner said the two men were on their way back to their ships at Alameda, Calif., when the accident occurred. the golf course lease and ex tend it to 33 years. The devel opment corporation wouid agree to continue to operate the course as a public course and to invest a minimum of S10.000 on facilities within three years. To Purchase Land (2) The corporation wants to purchase from the city 14 acres of land adjacent to the golf course. The corporation agreed to the price of $1,000 an acre, set by the council's real estate committee. (3) The city has been re quested to furnish sewer and water to the development, with the developers paying for the installation of the lines. Agreements with the city are the last step in plans for the development which have been under way for several months. If these are approved, actual work on the property will begin immediately, com pany officials said. Plans call for construction of 150-200 individual homes in the area, and an additional 100-150 apartment units. Homes will range in price from $12,500 to $21,000, ac cording to location and size. Corporation officers are now working with FHA offi cials to determine the type and price of apartment units to be constructed. Tentative plans call for constructing apartments under an FHA plan which provides for life time leases. Retain Natural Beauty Development corporation of ficials said that efforts will be made to retain the natural beauty of the area. Rick En gineering company of San Diego has been retained as land planners and preliminary plans for land usage are now underway. Present plans call for con structing homes in groups of 10 or 12, leaving natural areas among the groups. William Fletcher, Portland architect, is doing preliminary plans for homes to fit the terrain. While the development corporation wilj sell individual unimprov ed lots, the corporation will retain architectural control over ail buildings on the prop erty. Developers believe that 75 per cent of homes and apart ments in the community will go to persons from outside the area. A heavy advertising pro gram will be concentrated in the Los Angeles. Bay area, and Sacramento areas of Cali fornia and in the midwest. While the community will not be restricted to persons of a certain age, nor to retired persons exclusively, sales will be to couples or single per sons only, the developers said. and it is expected that a large percentage of residents will be retired persons who desire 3 1 ? I :J-f -'-rrjc-jZ ,C -.1. 9 ;.' Ex-Oregon Man ! Nuclear Test Ban I A KfiA Aqreemenl Seen Uprising Threat United Press International , Commission said his state sp The "Mextcan-retugee" Za- j plication stated he was never pata Movement" was seeking j convicted of a erisse. the support of Ursilcd Satums j Normas HHses, dsreetor of members Wednesday for ac tion to avert the "revolution and blood bath" which it says will sweep through Mexico if its demands are ignored. The refugees were hoping to fmd a country which would 'Very Negative' Berlin Declared 'Dangerous Area Washington ft PresMe&i Kennedy sasd todsy the Vmr the Oresos Labor Bureau, f tates ss rastag a "major satd Infante did a fine job for the state. Some sources in Saiem said, however, he was a controver sial figure. The labor bureau said In- effort" to aehteve a disarma ment breakthrough wttfe tts sweeping new proposals now presented at Geneva. At the same time, he de scribed as "very negative" take their case to She Security f fante left in April, (880, to I ? hanees of getttog Soviet Council on the ground trial the stake a job paying more money s agreement to a msdear test m an Diego. nan treaty sejore the Unstea WELCOME MAT Visitors to Oregon this year will find 8 king-sized welcome mat out for them on highways com ing into the state. The pavement will be painted a bright green for 150 feet, and white letters over the green will read "welcome to Oregon." In the other lane, it will read "hurry back." The picture above shows a state highway department crew from Salem as they painted the "mat" on Highway 98 at the California state Hrse Tuesday morn ing. It will take about 18 gallons ot the green paint for each of the 12 sites, according to State Traffic Line Su perintendent Roy Burch. The paint is a special mixture containing sand to give it a non-skid surface and make It wear longer. It may have to be painted once more before the season is over, Burch said. situation is a threat to peace. UN officials had already re fused to intervene, saying the refugees' charges against the government of President Adoi fo Lopez Mateos were an in ternal matter with which the UN could not deal. Mareantonto Diaz infante, an attorney, was identified as the leader of the opposition group, named for the late rev olutionary, Emiliano Zapata. Sponsors Said '111 Official Mexican sources scoffed at the petition, saying its sponsors are "mentally ill." Jorge CasSaneda, Mexico's acting chief US delegate, said J ssie eompaiiiu ss too gro tesque to merit comment or to be taken seriously," and an other official spokesman said it is "absurd . . , without any basis tit fact." Mexican officials said Diaz is a naturaHjed American who has not been In Mexico since 1956, "when he was arreied and charged with fraud and practicing law without a It- cense. Police in Mexico Cily de scribed Diaz as "a paranoiac fugitive from justice" born Marco .-Martinez Infante in San Luis Potosi. In addition to the Diaz alias, they said, he has ai various times used the name lenaeie Martinez in fante. In Salem, Ore., officials The former Oregon field representative was married to Elna Oilila, Clatskame, in 1859. Civil Service Commission records in Salem indicated In fante was naturalized on Dee. 8, 1844. States resumes atmospheric tests, probably next week. He called Berlm a "very dangerous area" where "the temperature has been tow ered but could blow up at any time." For this reason, he said, the United States wsH csatime la "probe Bnssta" mtesttons for the possibility of a tension-easing settlement there. He called the disarmament plan "the most comprehensive and specific series of propos als the United States or any other country has ever made on disarmament, He satd he hoped ft wouM have a "constrsEettve fefist- ence" on the S7-nattem nego tiations now ta progress ai Geneva. The proposal calls for a cut in the world's arms by almost two-thirds in six years and the replacement of. national armies bf s United Nations peace forse la about a decade. Foreign policy issues were idled before pickets appeared jnews e!mteteaoi, which be. are not disqualified as far as(Ra wfth an onemtte state- Jobless Benefits For Construction Strikers Invalid Saiemilffs-The Oregon Su preme Court today overturn ed unemployment benefits for TOO workers involved in the 1858 Oregon construction strike-lockout and ordered the State Employment Depart ment to hold new hearings. Bnt the court set down this guide claimants whs observ ed picket lines are dtsquall- nen, ana utose wno were participation in the dispute The 6-1 decision was writ ten by Justice Alfred T, Good win. It reversed Multnomah Circuit judge James W, Craw ford. Construction Negotiators Hold Portland Meeting Portland - (UPI) - Contract ors and carpenters assembled here today to reopen talks on a contract needed to end a spreading construction shut down in Oregon and South west "Washington. The meeting between nego tiators and the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and spokesmen for 10 employers' groups was arranged by Fed eral Mediator George Walker. The disagreement centers on wage and benefit increases. It also involves items such as travel allowances. A new contract would cover some 12,000 union members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Shutdowns Spread Although all were not striking, construction shut downs continued to spread, mainly in Oregon. The Ore gon Highway Department re ported some S28 million worth of highway jobs were stopped or slowed down, in cluding the $11 million East Bank freeway project in Port land. The strike, in its third day. also had closed down the John Safety Record of Medford District Reviewed for Board The first step toward a per sonnel safety program in the Medford school district was taken last night when the school board heard a re port from F. A. Marino of the Medford office of the state industrial accident commis sion. Marino reviewed 50 claims filed with the commission last year from the Medford dis trict, and indicated that in many of the cases, the accident could have been avoided had there been a safety program. Of the 50 claims, 18 were Park-School Site Plan Reviewed For School Board Ned Iangford, Medford planning teenntcian, review-1 ed for the Medford school board last night a proposa lost-time accidents amounting to more than 500 days lost, he noted, and in 29 cases, the ae- the cident claim was the result oi sume ooiect iamn or shd- ping, or some individual fall- tor park and school sites in ing. fe city. Marino was asked to anneari tangford said he would before the board to discuss re sults of his study on why the Medford district has a low discount experience rating.. The district's discount rate ment on the disarmament plan. But the President also ranged over such subjects as steel, reservists and a new re port on eampatps Bsaaeiug. S The President still stands Dissent to Part py his March 2 offer to call .T.,rfw r:n cw J off the U.S, nuclear tests !f a satd s Mark I, Martinez In-scnled, and Justices Kenneth HWJ5 signed. fante worked as a field rep- O'Connett and William Perry ""j- resentettve for the Oregon Bu- dissented in part and concur- f resPltt of tte atoos reau of Labor from Septem- red in part. lpheT4c SP?LaiES T ber, 19S7, tsntll April of 1080 Hlsd With Samif Officials satd Infante helped to take a survey of migrant workers In Oregon whieh led to the passage of a number ot migrant tabor laws in the 1858 legislature. The Oregon Civil Service Dav Dam project, idling 500 privacy and outstanding rec- workers, schools at Albany, and the Hilton Hotel Jews Will Begin Passover Celebration By United Press International Jews all over the world will hesin the celebration of the Passover at sundown today. The Passover is one of man kind's oldest religious festi vals. It commemorates the de livery of the children of Is rael from slavery in Egypt. reational facilities and other services nearby. ' Northwest-Pacific Develop ment corporation was organ ized about a year ago by Wil liam Dawkins, who is presi dent of the firm. Donald Her ried. Medford real estate brok er, is vice president and broker; Manville Heisei, Med ford attorney, is secretary treasurer. Other directors are Lester F. Adams. Applegate; E. H. Singmaster, Ashland; and Ar min Richter. Medford. The firm's first major project was Cascade Village, subdivision near White City, opened last week end. Stand ard Plaza and Post Office jobs in Portland. HEWSCBRIEFS 300 Voters Register During Last Hours Approximately 300 people made last minute voter regis trations at the Jackson county elections office last night for the primary election in May. The elections office re- mained open until 8 a.m. yes terday to accommodate those registering at the deadline. The tally is still incomplete, election department officials said. As of noon today the total registration was 36,485 for the county. Democrats had 18.245 registered. Republicans 17,333 and miscellaneous 907. 168 Pints of Blood j Collected in City ! The Bloodmobile visit in Medford Monday and Tuesday resulted in 168 pints of blood collected from donors. The quota was 350 pints. This was the poorest visit tn 10 years, a Ked cross spokesman said. At the time of the last visit of the Blood mobile in February, the larg est collection of blood in five years was made. Because the visit did not produce the quota, it will be necessary to borrow blood from the blood center in Port land, if available. Often times blood is not available from the center, and in such cases, emergencies lor me four local hospitals are creat ed, it was explained. proceed with plans to arrive at cost estimates of the pro posal. He pointed out. how ever, that the proposal Is not final, and is subject to change liSak m $iU Taken From Tabu this year is 10 per cent. Last i depending on p o p u I a ti o n year it was 15 per cent. Frank Bash, board member and Pacific Power and Light trends and other factors, Basically, the plan is to de velop a park site at each company official, said the . c PP&L has a discount rate of ITIMJ FROM RELATIONS OPENED Washington-fliTO-The United States today formally opened diplomatic relations with the new government of Argentina. 50 per cent. This is the result j of an active safety program in the company which reduces greatly the number of indus trial accidents, he noted, Marino made two sugges tions for increasing the dis count rate. They are: 1. A mass meeting of all school district employees, in cluding teachers and mainte nance and custodial help, to outline a safety program, and explain where the employee fits into the program. Safety Commiitea 2, Organize a safety com mittee which would assist and make recommendations to the administrative staff concern ing a safety program. Marino pointed out that tn any organization it is neces sary to promote a safety pro gram, and one of the best ways of doing this is through a committee plan. The school board directed the administrative staff work out a safety program which could be instituted in the district. Marino offered his assistance in drafting such a program. The plan was developed to its present stage on the basis of elementary and junior high school service areas. The sat uration point of dwelling units, and the potential num ber of school students in each service area were reviewed. Langford pointed out that this approach is long-range, but it is designed with the foreseeable future in mind. City planners consider that the residential saturation point in many of the areas will be reached tn 18 to 24 years. Langford sought the opin ion of school board members on the approach used in ar riving at the proposal before proceeding to determine cost estimates. Board member Keith Hock ersmith commented that he thought the plan appeared to be a good one. and Board Chairman Otto Ewaldsen said the hoard is interested in the to 1 development of such s school- park site plan. Langford indicated he would proceed with planning on the program as rapidly as possible. Employment Commissioner Dayid Cameron rsad disallow-! ed the claims for benefits but Judge Crawford overruled Cameron. uooswm wrote tha em- poyment officials shouldn't al low any claim "unless it fs .supported! by new findings dence that took the claim out of the class of those disquali fied by the statute. The decision cleared up two appeals Cameron vs. Jessie; Deboard and others, and Cam- j nouneement- wtll be appropriately at the ttme." He declined to be draws i deeply Into the controversy 1 over West Germany's attitude to new U.S. proposals, which include a slight degree of recognition to the Communist East German 'government, The West Germans, ih -"should real- A safe containing approxi mately $328 in cash, including erQn yg, Bongt N. Madams. tn an American cancer) society canister, was taken from the Tabu Dinner House, 305 South Riverside ave., Medford, some time early this morning. According to Medford po lice, the small safe was wheeled from Its location be neath the bar through the barrom, dining room, kitchen, pantry, utility room and out a side door. It was loaded on a small hand truck and taken along a walkway between the Tabu and Medford Motors company where It was placed on the sidewalk before being loaded tnio a waiting vehicle. Police believe thai more than one person was involved in the theft, since It would take at least two persons to move the safe easily, they said. The fhelt occurred some time between 2:30 o'clock when the firm closed and dawn, police surmise. The building was entered by jimmying a north door, po lice said. Monday, April 18, police were noflftect that hand truck had been stolen from Franklin Transfer and Stor age company. Police believe that the two thefts are related. Attempted Riofaf Idaho Prison Halted Boise. Idaho - SB - Warden L. E. Clapp and 15 guards armed with pistols and saw-ed-ofl sholgnns broke tip an attempted riot at the Idaho state prison today without a shot being fired, Clapp said about 20 muti nous convicts who took over the number five eellbloek, a detention ward, hacked off and released two hostages aft er he and his men cut their way Into the building with a blowtorch, Clapp said the convicts were put hack tn their cells and that five apparent ring leaders of the abortive riot probably would be put In soli tary confinement. Number of Families Served by County Food Surplus Center Hasn't Decreased FLOOD VICTIMS FLEE Jackson, Miss, - SB - At least 308 persons fled their homes for the third time within a year today as the rampaging Pearl river rose to ward an expected 34feot crest -IS feet above flood stage. Court Gels Plan Tor Hiaff lake The Jackson county court took no immediate aetton this morning on a proposal fey the Medford district, bureau of land management, that the county lease 54ft acres of rec reatton land at Hlatt take from the BLM. The court will study the proposal. The lease would cost 23 cents an acre or approximate ly $135 s year, according to Ross ounghlood, head of the Medford district. Youngblood noted that his office had received a proposed three-agency agreement from the bureau of reclamation for the recreation area, but noted that it applies to lands ex clusively under pareau si reclamation jurtsdtchss. "There was no mention of lands tn the Htatt lake recrea tion area exclusively under the jurisdiction ot BLM," Youngblood said. He outlined new procedures recently set forth under the reereatios and public purposes art. Provisions ander the aet would require tne county to make a reasonable charge top use of the area by the public; but charge no more for en trance and area tise than is charged at similar areas. The Bedside Manner Ralph James, manager of the Jackson county food sur plus center, said today the number of families served by Additional Astronauts i the center has not decreased Stated for Selection Washington-HTO-The space vpuurnv FiMtLY FLIES TO FLORIDA u..i,;ninn-iPt-PrMidni Kennedy and his family flaw to Palm Beacn, ria loaay '-"3 H-' agent? miu iuub? ma, inthttun. 0 additional astronauts would be picked next fall to FRENCH FAIL TO HALT TERRORISTS j join the seven Mercury pilots Alair Algeria - IT! - Frneh security forces today jin training for future flight clamped lighter control on Algiers (d Oran but failed lo , programs, including trips to .,!. k. killir taueds ef the Secret Army Organization. Ithe moon, halt the Kiiier s Sath)ng, Aeron3utict a nd Space Administration oteph P. Kauttman was (NASA) also said OCCUPIED SPY METED 20 YEARS nv-.Pl-Caot. Ji ' ,od,. to 20 years at hard labor by in eight-man group of astronauts would be i allowed margin. How ever, "litary court lor passing U.S. defense secrets to Communist j recruited some time after customer traffic t increasing as he thought it would. "We have been serving 100 families a day for four days a week." James said, '! thought about this time we would be able to close the center for a week." James also reported that center personnel has been re fusing surplus food to eight or 10 families a day because third their income is more than the How ever. military pensate for the turn-downs, he satd. "I think a lot of them are going to work, but haven't been paid yet," James said. James noted that the period of Jan. 24 to Feb. 24 was the high period so far this year, based on the number of fami lies served 4.660. The peri od of Feb. 24 to March 24 showed a decrease of 150 families served. A shipment of whole wheat has arrived, and this will be distributed instead of roiled oats ta May, James said. Butter and meat seem to be the most popular commodi ties. Families are allowed to itiu vliai to auV waul, James explained Amounts of foods distribu ted from Feb. 24 to March 24 included 1.S22 two-pound packages of beans, 4,502 one pound packages of butter. 1.822 five-pound packages of corn meal, S32 five-pound bricks of cheese, 4,420 I pound, 14Vj ounce cans of chopped meat, 1,467 three pound packages of rolled oats. 1.786 two-pound sacks of rice. 1,240 two-pound cans of pe' nut butter, 1,285 4'j-pound packages of dried milk, 4.085 one - pound packages ef lard, 1.405 10-pound sacks of flour, 1,733 13-ounce cans of dried eggs, and 1.822 five-pound Dennis the Menace Junior Parade Marshal Portland - SPB - Television's Dennis the Menace will be grand marshal ot the Junior Rose Festival Parade. Director Jack Campbell said the young star. Jay North, ft, wilt lead the parade June 15, WEATHER mtfei Tretrrtfe? t Lowest Tfct JHwmtUf J9 Our Skies Tonight S1M 4s3y , :M p.m. MH?i S;t The SpSr is ss?fe Uiiah ta tit i1t it Xteitt i Tti fcrhtt tr of (fee coit- 1 f f f C i- 3"-- Si East Germany ! iyOO. jCHUUSEI Mw
