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Newspaper Page Text.w v" ifempwy FOREST FIRE DANGER TOMORROW Regional Edition '.th Year Price 10 Cents Medford Tribune 15 i hit" M1V(villk Jr' AT FEAST OF WILL This is a general view of Lithia park Saturday afternoon when the Medford Junior Cham- 1 Authorization of Area Project May Come This Session Speaking at the Jackson Josephine counties Demo cratic picnic Sunday, Sen. Wayne Ft. Morse (D-Ore) said he hoped to get authorization of the Rogue basin project before Congress adjourns. "I have some hope of get ting some emergency funds for it this session.'' Morse added. "I have a tremendous re spect for the citizen-statesmanship of those local people who have been pushing this project," he told the 350 peo ple attending the picnic in the new Valley of the Rogue State park near Rogue River. Merlin Project Bill The bill for the Merlin project is being redrafted to j add recreation facilities, I Morse said. "This should be j back in my hands in a few days, butihere is no chance of getting action on this bill during the current session." Morse, and Sens. Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash), and Frank Church (D-Idaho) were scheduled to meet with Presi dent John F. Kennedy this afternoon1 to discuss the Paci fic Northwest lumber prob lem, Morse reported. Morse admitted the admin istration has made a "series of serious mistakes on the lumber problem, but this is because the president has not been fully informed." Morse blamed the U.S. for est service, the department of agriculture, department of commerce, the state depart ment and the maritime board. He noted that the Canadian government is subsidizing its lumber industry both direct ly and indirectly. The amount of Canadian lumber shipped to eastern markets has in creased from 30 to 90 per cent, he added. (Continued on Page 2A) General Strike In Peru Fizzles Lima, Peru - IUP1I - A gen eral strike against the new military junta was a failure today in the heavily industri al areas of Lima and Callao, Peru's two largest cities. There was no immediate in dication whether the walkout, called by the APRA People's party - dominated General Labor Confederation was hav ing any more success on farms and rural areas. Failure of the strike called by the union federation which claims 350.000 members came as congressmen whose elec tion was annulcd by the rul ing junta were reported plan ning a secret session. The strike had been ex pected lo be particularly ef fective in the northern prov inces where scattered walk nuts have occurred since the army seized power last Thursday. PRESIDENT OF ECUADOR ARRIVES Washington - 4PI1 - Preiident Kennedy weicomtd Ecu dortan President Carloi Julio Aroitmen. lo Waihington to day lor three day. of talks that undoubtedly will explore the troublesome situation In Pu- NEGRO LEADERS ASK END OF BAN Albany Ga.-IPI-Ntgro leaders planned today lo tik a federal lud'ge lo lift n injunction againsl racial demonstra tion such as the on. her. Saturday nighi which resulted in the arrest of 161 Negroet. TITAN MISSILE SITE EXPLOSION SCENE Tucson Arii.-111-An explosion and fir. rocked a Titan mi.,il. .it. .1 D.Ti. Mon.h.n Air rorc. B... n, h.r. Sun d.T nighl whil. 70 m.n work.d on Ih. Ihird l.r.l el lh. underground tilo. b.. oflici.l. r.porled. . I mm Successful Of Festival 'J -..-.--I "i.iiiiiiinnT'(F - ., i Maim- - . .... Big Saturday Crowd Ashland - The 22nd seas- son of the Oregon Shake- corned visitors at the Feast, spearcan Festival opened sue w!lic'1 wf,s p"paIfd 5nd, S"v" , , , , . , , i cd by the Medford Junior cessfully here Saturday night Cnamber of Commerce. A to for a 44 - night staging of tal of 1,387 people were serv four of William Shakespeare's j ed, including members of the plays in the Elizabethan the ater. Capactiy crowds attended I both the Feast of the Tribe ; of Will in Lithia park and "Comedy of Errors," the first play of the season. Telstar Carries News Conference New York - IIIPH - President Kennedy's news conference in Washington was televised to millions of European viewers via the Telstar communica tions satellite today. The presidential press con ference was preceded by a flickering picture of the Stat ue of Liberty, the first image relayed to Europe by Telstar on rhe- program which was introduced by commenta t o r Walter Cronkitc. Television authorities in Europe report ed that Kennedy's image was clear and sound was of first class transatlantic radio qual ity A portion of the presiden- j tial news conference was beamed to European evening television viewers via the Tel star satellite at the beginning of a brief North American program. Europe was to fol low up with its spectacular about 2 p.m PST) showing treasures of continental art and architecture and trave logue scenes. Neutrality Pact On Laos Signed Geneva (UPI Foreign min isters of 14 Western, Com munist and neutral nations today signed an accord guar antccing the future of the Southeast Asian kingdom of Laos as a neutral and inde pendent stat.e The accord marked the first major East-West agree ment since the Austrian treaty was signed in Vienna in May, 1955. But it did not ca.-c an other major cold war problem-Berlin. High Western sources said today it appears Russia will sign a separate peace treaty with Communist East Ger many, "possibly within a few months." Frog Named George Jumping Champion Jeffcrson-iUPI'-A frog nam ed George leaped 14 feet, 4 1 -j inches here Sunday to the fifth annual state frog jump ing championship, tic is own ed by Floyd ferson. Bailey Jr.. Jef-1 ' I 1BRIEFS ABOUND THI COM V , m 'mm-q i ber of Commerce prepared and served close to 1,400 din ners at the Feast of the Tribe of Will. (Classic Photo) Opening Draws Warm temperatures wel- Festival company. Jaycee officials said 1,293 people were served in 35 min- utcs after Festival company members had been served Lines moved without stopping once serving started. 'Piped' io Theater Following "The Maske of the Wood," on the lawn and stage at the Feast site, play goers were "piped" into the theater by the Ashland Kilty Band. The band, the Festival dancers and singers partici-1 pated in the banquet enter- tainment. Gov. Mark O. Hatfield opened the Festival season by we coming out-of-state visit- ors and dedicating the 1962 exsenn u i j ' ... the Festival is one of the great cultural events which has brought international recog nition to the state. Attendance Saturday night totaled 1,160, a capacity crowd, which included repre sentatives of news media from along the West Coast, many state government offi cials, state educators, and oth cr personalities, including Mr, and Mrs. Sebastian Cabot Cabot stars in the television program "Checkmate." Introduced Visitors Dr. William M. Sammons, Festival association president, introduced visiting officials and dignitaries. Last night's attendance was down somewhat, probably be cause it was a history plav, "Henry IV, Part II." The 623 person auditorium filled about half of the festival thea ter. The two other plays which complete the season are "As You Like It," which starts tonight, and "Coriolanus," which opens tomorrow night. Festival General Manager William Patton said excellent seating remains for most all of the remaining nights of the season. He said particularly good tickets remain for the next three weeks. Reserva tions should be made at the Festival's box office in Ash land or at any of the branch box offices. At Least 20 Die in 'French Train Wreck! Dijon. France 'ITP A j ' Paris - Marseilles Express i crashed near Dijon today. The ! French railways announced I that at least 20 persons were ; killed. Five coaches of the train left the rails as it passed over one of five viaducts about six miles from Dijon. One of the coaches toppled about 150 fert into a small valley he- low, The accident occurred near Velars Sur - Ouche. six miles from Dijon. i Dijon is a major transpor tation and commercial center ', which docs a thriving business i shipping burgundy wines. It lies in the Cote d'Or in east central France about 160 Tiilcs southeast of Paris. Russia Defends Plan To Resume Testing Moscow-t'PI -The Soviet Un ion waged a vigorous defense tod;iy of its decision to re sume nuclear tests and said it was all in the interests of peace. The Russian man in the street shrugged off the news, regarding it as inevitable and able to see no end to the circle of Soviet and American tests ti " V 1 ! . i:'i?VM'x! WEATHER FORECAST: Hot with continued thrtal of evening thunder storms over the mountains through Tuesday. Low tonight 5560. High Tuesday 95. Temp. Highest Yesterday 100 Lowest This Morning 57 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:41 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow . 4:56 a.m. Mooiirtse tonight ...11:49 p.m. Last Quarter tonight 8:19 p.m. The planet. Mars, rises 1:43 a.m. tomorrow. Its eastward move ment among the stars In lis background has now brought Mars directly north of Aide haran. Line Lasts 3 Hours Al Hawthorne Pool A line lasted for 3'4 hours Friday afternoon at Haw thorne swimming pool, ac cording to City Recreation Di rector Robert Haworth. A total of 900 persons used the pool that day, Haworth said, far below the record for jone day of more than 1,100 I swimmers. Friday, 579 per- sons were at the Jackson pool Week cnd f ifiures hi n , ? 1I,fcures- wmcn w 'T 1 h Haworlh said, showed 553 persons at Jackson and 639 at Hawthorne Saturday, and 363 at Jackson and 547 al Haw thorne Sunday. ... He added that Fridays have had the highest number of swimmers so far this year Many residents leave the city on week ends accounting for the lower week end fJgurs. BULLETIN Saskatoon, Sask.-ffli- A government spokesman an nounced today that agree ment had been reached in the 23-day strike of pro vincial doctors againsl the overnment's prepaid medi care plan. The Beauties of Scenic if y '- ' j I vs. -..- l, i.kzgyr- Tw.4.AMB33ca Vacation facilities are provided at many points along Oregon's 400-mile coastline. This spot is in the Depoe Bay area. KEEP OREGON GREEN iPreliniinary Plans ror m buildings Favored by Board State Group Meeting In Ashland Today Ashland Preliminary plans for one new building and addition to another at Southern Oregon college were approved by the Oregon stale board of higher educa tion meeting here this morn ing. Slate funds will be request cd for the 1963-65 biennium ( to construct a three-story j classroom - laboratory - office I . .... i building. . . , . :j h, I architect Robert J. Kceney will be built west of the pres ent Brilt Student center and north of the library. It will have a total area of 37,486 square feet, and a total esti mated cost of $825,000. llns includes some land acquisi tions funds, and actual build ing costs would be $678,071, or about $18.11 per square fool. Expansion of the building was discussed. It is planned to construct the thre e-story building with sufficient strength to allow possible vor tical expansion. Proposes Conditioning Board Member John Merri ficld proposed air condition ing for all future buildings in the state system of higher education. Dual plans will be drawn for the new classroom building, one including air conditioning and the other ex cluding it. A preliminary scheme for addition and expansion of the present physical education plant at the college was first approved June 12 when pre sented by Architects Payne and Struble. Additions will include two multipurpose rooms, a swim ming pool, classrooms, of fices, and shower and dress ing facilities. The only major change in the original plans made was deletion of a hand ball court. When completed, the 40.-213-square-foot addition will accommodate, needs of 1,000 women. Estimated cost of the project is $606,410. . Because of a request by Gov. Mark Hatfield, provision of fallout shelter facilities in college buildings was dis cussed. No decision was reached on the matter. The building committee of the state board this afternoon considered a proposal to pur chase the old Ashland Gen eral hospital, adjacent to the college on Siskiyou blvd. J I 18 Pages Two Sections 27 lie as Plane Crashes Poring Henoiyly Landing Northwest Iron Workers Report To Oregon Jobs Neither Side Lauds Settlement By United Press International , Northwest Iron workers, promised a hard-won 71 cents wage and benefit increase over three years, reported back to work today to end a record construction strike in Oregon. The end of the dispute came in Washington, D.C. Saturday on the 55th day of the strike in Oregon and southwest Washington. Members of Iron workers locals at Seattle and Spokane, out for a similar length of time, also reported back to work in Washington and northern Idaho. Four Days of Talks The settlement followed four days of near-marthon ne gotiations with federal medi ators and Labor Department officers. Neither side hailed it. John J. O'Halloran, busi ness agent for the Portland Iron Workers local, comment ed, "We're justifiably disap pointed that we weren't able to do more to remove the inequities." "And Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg made that clear," O'Halloran said. "He told the employers that there were still inequities and he expected them to take steps to remove them in the next three years. He said he realized that it couldn't be done at one ses. sion now." Crews of Peter Kiewil Sons company returned to work this morning on the construc tion of Interstate 5 freeway following settlement of the iron workers strike. Although a full new crew was not at work on the Med ford overhead viaduct this morning, T. R. Hart, job su perintendent, staled that un ion members were represent ed among the workers. The crew is in the process of fin ishing forms to pour the third sequence of concrete over the viaduct. Also returning to work was the 30-man crew on the Sev en Oaks-Jackson st. segment of the freeway. Oregon (Oregon State Highway Commission Photo) lit i , jt yvv MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 23, . . - V". , .' -i MISS OREGON Martha Louise Wyatt, 10, of Jacksonville is shown displaying the charms which won the Miss Oregon contest at Seaside Saturday. A reception is planned when she returns to the Rogue valley. (UPl) Reception Planned For Miss Oregon on Return to A welcome home reception is planned for Miss Martha Louise Wyatl, Jacksonville, when she returns from Sea side, Ore., where she was nam ed Miss Oregon Saturday night. The reception will be held by the Medford Junior Cham ber of Commerce, sponsors of the Miss Rogue Valley con test, and the citizens of Jack sonville. The first representative of the Rogue valley to win the title, Miss Wyatt was chosen over 21 other contestants. She will travel to Atlantic City, N. J in September to par ticipate in the Miss America pageant. For her talent selection Miss Wyatt presented an in terpretive jazz dance. She also answered several impromptu questions, telling the judges that "external beauty does not matter. It's what's inside that counts." Accompanied lo Seaiid. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wyatt, 408 South Fourth st., Jacksonville, the new Miss Oregon was accom panied to Seaside by Mar jorie Green of Burelsnn's. Miss Salem, Alice Lee Berglund, 19, took second place in the contest. Other runnersup were Vickie Diane K inzcr, 18, Miss Umatilla county, third place; Irene Gcrd Elin Svensson, 18, Miss Gresham, fourth place; and Charlotte Rowcna Pyc, 20, Miss Tillamook county, fifth place. Miss Wyatt was graduated Kennedy Made on Washlngton-IUPN - President Kennedy said today there has been no progress made recent ly in U.S.-Sovict negotiations on Berlin. He made this statement in a historic news conference, the first portion of which was beamed lo Europe via the new communications satellite Telstar and distributed on the continonl's big television net work. The President said that the Impasse on the Berlin crisis "is of concern lo us all." The President noled that Secretary of Slate Dean Rusk is continuing his discussions at Geneva with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and would stay there if any useful purpose would be served. Other highlights of the con ference; - Kennedy said he Is sorry that Russia has resumed nu clear tests which will "in crease the danger of the hu man race." He said the Unit ed States would be "very re Valley from Medford High school in 1961. and Is a freshman at Southern Oregon college. She stand 8 feel 8 Inches tall, and weighs 117 pounds. Her meas urements are 35-23 Mi-35. Her hobbles include danc ing, skiing, sewing, and skin diving. In addtion to her title as Miss Oregon, Miss Wyatt was named queen of the an nual Southern Oregon college Skicsta at Mt. Shasta, Calif., last winter. Planned lo Marry Although she had originally planned to marry Richard Foulon, Gold Hill, in Septem ber, she will change her plans lo accommodate her duties during her reign as Miss Ore gon. The couple will probably be married in the fall of 1963. Early in June Miss Wyatt was named winner of the Miss Rogue Valley contest over 10 other local girls. Cooperation of local mer chants and the Jaycccs made her trip to Seaside possible. The title winner is the re cipient of a $200 scholarship sponsored locally by John Snider and the Pepsi-Cola Bottling company, a trophy, a wardrobe, a television set, and a $1,000 scholarship. In addition, all her travel ex penses will be paid during her year as Miss Oregon. HEARINGS START Washington-IUPII-Thc Sen utc Finance committee today started its long-awaited hear ings on President Kennedy's request for unprecedented tar iff cutting authority. Says No Progress Berlin Neaotiations luctant" to conduct another series of nuclear tests but that he cannot decide whether such U.S. tests will be necessary until an analysis is made of Russia's new test series "to see If they present further risks to our security." Soviet Fighters Buzz U. S. Planes in Corridor Berlin -UTt- Soviet Jet fighters flew dangerously close to two American air craft in the Berlin air cor ridors today and the United States protested the Incidents, an American spokesman an nounced. Two Soviet jets flew "very close" io a U.S. Air Force plane and another jet endan gered an American chnrte) transport, the spokes man said. The new Incidents Incrcas- i 1962 No. 106 Canadian Pacific Briftania Burns; 13 Others Survive Craft Develops Engine Trouble Honolulu - rtJPO - A Canadi an Pacific Brittania airliner, one of its four jet-prop en gines crippled, crashed and burned Sunday night while attempting an emergency landing at Honolulu Interna tional Airport. Twenty-seven persons wera killed and 13 others survived. The plane split into two pieces on impact, with the forward section exploding into an inferno of flames. The aircraft, Flight 301, carrying 29 passengers and a Canadian crew of 11, took off for Sydney, Australia, via Nandi, Fiji, at 10:35 p.m. (HST). Twenty minutes later, the pilot reported he was fea thering the No. 1 propeller and turning back. The crash came 16 minutes later as the plane came in for a landing. Rami Into Bulldoier Those who survived were in the tail section which skid ded to a stop on a 20-foot mound near the runway. The front section crashed into heavy equipment from adja cent Hickam Air Force Base, one engine ramming itself into a bulldozer. The explo sions and fire followed. D. J. Tierney, chief of traf fic control at the airport tow er, said "there was no fore warning and no sign of dis tress from the pilot as he ap proached for the landing." "Everything was routine and normal up until the time of the crash," he said. It was the first fatal crash of a commercial airliner at Honolulu International Air port since the field was open ed by the military service in 1942. The port was turned over to civilian control In 1946. Preparations Start For Talk With Alba Pacific Northwest Bell Tel- ephone company workmen are starting to install a spe cial telephone and speaker in Medford Mayor John W. Sni der's office in the city hall in preparation of the July 26 communications experiment via the satellite Telstar. Mayor Snider will partici pate in the afternoon pro gram by talking with tht Mayor of Alba, Italy, Med ford's sister city. Medford, the only Pacifio Northwestern city to partici pate in the program, will be one of 23 cities throughout the United States selected to talk with their sister cities throughout the world. Jack Creagcr, PNB local manager, said the mayors and an Interpreter are scheduled to talk for five minutes. The United States Informa tion agency in Washington, D.C, has been in charge of the arrangements. -The President i a 1 d It would be "disastrous" if Con gress adjourned without tak ing any more action on the administration's 1 e g 1 3 1 atlve program as some mcmberi have suggested. ed fears here that the Rus sians had started a new cam paign to harass the vital air traffic that saved Berlin from .tarvatlon in the 1948-49 blockade. In today's incidents, two Soviet Jets first approached an Air Force plane on a Ber lin flight. Later, another Soviet jet flew close to an American charter four-engine DC7 coming here to pick up West Berlin high school stu dents to take them on a tour of the United States.