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10 A THUMbuAY. JUL 16. Ivoi MKDtOHD MAIL THlBUNt, MEDr'ORD. OREGON Dennis the Menace gjgj wmwU II r Jackie Kennedy's Villa in Italy 700 Years Older Than White House ' U&t FELLOWS. ...WHAlt A BIKINI?' Miss South Africa Says Contest Won Through Politics Johannesburg, South Africa -niPII- Miss South Africa of 1962 returned Wednesday from the Miss Universe con test in Miami Beach with a blast against American food, women's clothes and men. Eighteen - year old Lyn ette Gamble complained that American men are "wolves," the food is "unflavored," the women's clothes "look silly" and Miss Argentina won the contest because of politics. Miss Gamble did not place. Not Sour Grapes "Nobody thought Miss Ar gentina should have won," she said. "This is not sour grapes, but I thought the girl who should have won was Miss Is rael. I think the choice had something to do with politics as the Americans are having trouble with South America." Other comments: Mcn-"Hundreds of wolves followed us everywhere. We were never free from them. In streets, hotels and elevators, they pestered us. They made South Africa's Casanovas look like babies." Food-"They don't know how to eat. Their food is unfla vored and there are no veget ables-only green beans." Clothes - "My clothes made those of the American girls look silly. They wear sand shoes with everything." The contest - "Like a cattle competition." Thought Barbarian International - "There is a strong anti-South African feel ing in the United States. Americans hate us. They thought I was a barbarian be cause I came from South Af rica. Honestly they don't think we are civilized-they think we are like wild animals." . Provincialism - "All Amer icans know about is the Unit ed Slates and they only know about the particular place in which they happen lo live." What, she was finally asked. did she think of her trip as a whole? "I had a wonderful time," she said. "New York Is fabu lous and so was Miami." Ravello, Italy - (IW - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy will spend her vacation here next month in a villa more than 700 years older than the White House. The Villa Sangro, where Mrs. Kennedy and her daugh ter, Caroline, will live for two weeks early in August, affords the same privacy as the White House, with a high wall screening it from the rest of the village. But there Ravcllo's paral lel with Washington ends. The village is perched on a 1,227-foot hill overlooking some of the most beautiful coastline in the world. Instead of broad avenues and heavy traffic, it has winding streets little changed from the Mid dle Ages and rigidly enforced quiet. Other femous guests have lived in the villa before the First Lady. They include Richard Wagner, who wrote the Third Act of his opera, Parsifal, in a nearby villa In the last century; Italian King Victor Emmanuel HI, who maintained contact with the nearby Allied headquart ers at Salerno and made his decision to abdicate in 1943; conductor Leopold Stokowski, and Greta Garbo. Built for Bishop The villa was built in 10B6 as a residence of Orso Papice, the first bishop of Ravello. The town was thriving then; by the 13th Century it had 36,000 inhabitants. But then it declined and the church withdrew its bishop. The villa was sold to a succession of owners. The present owners arc the family of the duke of Sangro. The regular occupant of the villa is Francesco Parisi, an engineer in Rome. Ravello has more than his tory lo offer vacationers, li sils above the Amalfi Drive, which takes thousands of tour ists yearly along the most beautiful stretch of coastline in all Italy. Narby are the famous Mediterranean resort towns of Amalfi and Positano. The water is also the easiest approach route for Ravello, and the chances are that Mrs. Kennedy will use it. Alterna tively, she may drive the 26 miles south from Naples to Salerno, wartime Allied head quarters, and then lake a winding road nine miles back north to Ravello. The road is so narrow and i twisting that the drive nor mally takes an hour. Guard Againit Noitt ; Ravcllo's relative isolation helps keep it quiet, and its i police force cracks down quickly on any motorcyclists ior other noisemakers who i manage to get through. I Italians warmly welcomed j Mrs. Kennedy on her first brief visit to Italy this year. She slopped over in Rome for 33 hours on her way to India and Pakistan in March and had an audience with Pope John XXIII. The Italian press criticized the excessive zeal of the se curity men guarding Mrs. Kennedy on her last visit and complaints already have been voiced about the arrange ments for her vacation. The magazine, Lo Spccchio, said three Secret Service men already have arrived in Ravello. SUPPORTS BILL - AFL-CIO president George Meany is shown as he appeared before the Senate Finance Committee speaking in support of President Kennedy's trade bill. Meany told the Congressmen that the nation "cannot do without" the bill, as long as it contains protection for workers and industries. (UPI) Record Number of Swimmers Reported A record number of swim mers were registered at Jack son pool Monday afternoon, accoding to the city parks and recreation officials. A total of 673 persons used the pool that day, more than 75 over the previous record. The same day, 879 persons swam at Hawthorne pool. Robert Haworth, city parks and recreation director, noted that there was a line of swim mcs at Hawthorne for only one-half hour Monday. Last Friday persons had to wait up to 3', i hours to get into the pool. Tax Increase Okayed By Portland Council PortlandJUPIl-A budget call ing for a $1.4 million tax in crease has been reaffirmed by the city council and sent toward the November ballot. It is nearly the same as one rejected by the voters in May, except it drops funds for the city's street lighting system. GRADUATED Specialist Four Lawrence N. Powell, son of Mrs. Eliza beth G. Powell, Shady Cove, was recently graduated from the Seventh U.S. Army Non commissioned Officer acad emy in aaa Tolz, Germany. Powell is a radio operator in the Army. I SHOP TOMORROW JX NIGHT 'TIL 9:00 jfpX x - A H 14 NO. CENTRAL 215 E. MAIN A. ' i?i . 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