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WEDNESDAY. JUNE 27, 1981 Six Persons Killed in Authenticated Graham Deplores Court Decision recently helped make life for the Chinese refugees stream ing Into Hong Kong more pleasant. During a recent visit to the colony, the crew donated blood to the British Red Cross to be used by needy refugees. Montreat, N.C.-H!PD-Evange-list Billy Graham said here that the U.S. Supreme Court decision banning official state prayers in public schools is "another step toward secular Ism in the United States." The North Carolina evange list, resting at his home here after his recent Chicago cru sade, said the decision "it a most dangerous trend" and comes at a time when Ameri can youth Is in "need of moral and spiritual Influence as never before." Graham said that If the de cision were followed to Its logical conclusion, "prayers will not be said in Congress, chaplains will be taken out of the Armed Forces and the President will not place his hand on the bible when he takes the oath of office." He said the decision is "enough to make the framers of the constitution turn over in their graves. They meant we would have freedom ot religion and not freedom from religion." Attacks by Sharks During Last Year IMPERIAL '400' MOTELS, INC. CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO INSPECT THE FACILITIES OF THE LATEST ADDITION TO OUR CHAIN, THE IMPERIAL 400 MOTEL 345 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE MEDFORD, OREGON OPEN HOUSE. 1,00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M. JUNE 27th to 29th LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED Thomit t. k4 Clair Lerens Yavr Ca-Ovnir Hair rh.n.: 771-7727 T JOSEPH L. MYLER were in Florida waters, one with three killed and seven The panel said sharks were MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON A 7 Washington - I0H) - Sharks killed fix persons and Injured 25 in SO "unprovoked attacks" Uit year. Thla haa been reported by the (hark reiearch panel of the American Inatltute of Bio logical Science! in ita annual worldwide census o authenti cated ihark attack!. , In addition to the 30 unpro voked attacks on 31 persons, aharks launched four other attacks against boats. No body was hurt in these torayi, but a couple of boats were In capacitated. The panel also lilted nine attacks, on 10 persons, by sharks which it said had been provoked by being caught, trapped, speared. Injured, or pursued by humans. All 10 provokers were In jured, none fatally. The panel repeated previous warnings to swimmers and ikin divers that "it is danger out to hunt, provoke, or hang en to the tail! of iharks or Otherwise 'play' with them." tight 'Doubtful' Attacks off South Carolina, one hurt. Of the four unprovoked at tacks by sharks on boats in 1961 the panel said: "One 35-foot launch was In capacitated when its rudder was damaged by a huge shark, one canoe was bitten in two and turned over and its oc cupant forced to swim to shore, and a dinghy with two occupants was used as a toy by a school of sharks which swirled it around and around." reported present among vic tims of four air and sea dis asters during the year. It cited the linking of the Pacific Sea off California, and one off Oahu, Hawaii. In these six U.S. attacks, one person was killed and the others wounded. The fatality waa William J. Dandrldge, 23, of Miami who was attacked while scuba diving. Nina In 1180 These figures compare with nine unprovoked attacks in U.S. waters in 1960, with one person killed and nine injur ed, and 10 attacks in 1959 farer, a U.S. Navy vessel, off the coast of Colombia in Jan uary, 1981. Three persons perished. The panel Included In this disaster listing the deaths of "many of the hundreds of hurricane victims who were attacked by aharks" in waters northwest of Acapulco, Mex ico, Nov. 17. DONATES BLOOD Aviation fire control tech nician second class Raymond C. Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlea D. Nelson, 240 North Holly st., Medford, serving with Fighter Squad ron 151 aboard the attack air craft carrier USS Coral Sea, Stewart at King Sts. SHOP IVIRT IVININtJ UNTIL P.M. In addition to the confirm ed attacks, the panel report ed eight "doubtful" attacks with two fatalities among the 10 persons involved. The panel recorded among doubtful attacks cases in which, despite some circum stantial evidence, it could not be proved that death or in jury resulted from onslaughts by sharks "on living persons In this list was the case of Alfred J. Haen, 43, who dis appeared Oct. 9 in the water off Ocean Ridge, Boca Raton, Fla. His body, mullliated by sharks, was found four days later. But there was no way to tell whether he was alive when attacked. In a separate category, the panel reported sharks may have killed scores of victims of air and sea disasters last year. But as in the case of Haen, a spokesman said, it was impossible to determine whether the sharks attacked before or after the death of their prey. The total of 31 persons in jured in unprovoked shark at tacks last year compared with 23 in 1980 and 21 in 1959. The nine provoked attacks compared with 12 In 1960 and four in 1959. Off Both Coasts Last year'! unprovoked at tacks occurred off both coasts of continental United States, off Hawaii and other Pacific islands, Bermuda, Australia, South and East Africa, the Philippines, in the Mediter ranean sea and Persian gulf, and 150 miles upstream in tie Limpopo river of East Africa. At least 17 species of shark made these attacks on fisher men, swimmers, or boats. The smallest was a two-foot Banjo shark, the largest a 2,500 pound white pointer shark. Most of the unprovoked at tacks were made in African and Australian waters. Three Forest Personnel Complete Training Klamath Falls - Sixty fire fighters, smokechasers, look outs and forest guards on the Wlnema National forest com pleted a three-day training last Week. The training camp was held at Sevenmile Guard station on the Klamath Rang er district. District rangers and forest ers acted as instructors and gave training in all phases of fire control activity. Lookout training was conducted at the Fort Klamath lookout. The group put out small fires and were thoroughly in structed in the use of fire equipment. A highlight of the camp was the competition be tween districts. The Chemult district took top honors and won the overall Guard school trophy. Individual prizes were won by Bruce Hill, Pel ican Butte lookout, of the Klamath district, who was first in the compass and pac ing competition, and Jack Coffman also of the Klamath diltrict, who won first place among the foresters and en gineers. Training was completed Thursday evening and per sonnel are now being moved to their station! in prepara tion for tht fir season ahead. Mahonay Withdrawing Senate Candidacy Portland TPP State Sen. Thomas Mahoney (D-Port-land) has announced he is withdrawing his candidacy for president of the Oregon Senate in 1963. Mahoney said he was re leasing those who had pledged their votes to him. This leaves five announced candidates. They Inelude Sans. Dan Thiel (D-Aitoria), Ben Muss (D-The Dalles), Al Flegel (D-Roseburg), Wlrd Cook (D-Portland), and Al Corbett (D-Portland). Sen. Harry Bolvln (D-Kla-math Falls) was Senate prtil dent In 1961. 39 III 9 j I ' J i PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORES 49 J 887 f 3 J I W1 F.y ZfgZP prices GOOD JUNE 27 THRU JULY 1 INCL. 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