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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1962
No. 123
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West New Guinea
Will Be Shifted
To Indonesia
United Nations, N.Y.-IUPI1-The
signing of a UN-sponsored
agreement transferring Neth
erlands New Guinea to In
donesia was hailed here today
as a diplomatic triumph that
averted a possible major mili
tary conflict in the South
west Pacific.
The agreement, signed
Wednesday night after eight
months of negotiation, climax
ed a 13-year dispute between
The Netherlands and Indo
nesia, and ended three cen
turies of Dutch control of
the primitive territory.
Under the accord, West
New Guinea will be placed
under UN administration Oct.
1 for an interim period. The
United Nations will transfer
sovereignty of the territory
to Indonesia next May 1.
Cease Fire Ordered
The agreement ordered a
cease fire in hostilities be
tween Dutch and Indonesian
forces in the territory to go
into effect Saturday.
Fighting between Dutch
marines and Indonesian para
troopers in West New Guinea
had been reported virtually ,
right up to me signing m
pact. In its drive to gain con
trol of the territory, Indo
nesia had landed at least 2,
000 soldiers over the past few
months and had threatened a qujre worker, to De union 'will be necessary, it was indi-larfto-srale
invasion. ! mnmKnK th wav a nnim cateri vestordav. District At-
Indonesian President Su-; snop does, but charges non-Uorney Alan B. Holmes told
karno had told his people ; umon members a service feel the county court during yes
many times since the begin-1 nstcac; could be settled on ; terday morning's discussion of
ning of the year that West
New Guinea, which Indonesi
ans call West Irian, would be
in their possession by 1963.
He threatened to seize the
territory by force if negotia
tions with the Dutch failed.
I the first phase of the media- j Southwest Phoenix area.
MEETING POSTPONED lion program at sessions in 1 Some changes were made at a
Salem -H'P1- The meeting of ( Washington next week. i public meeting Aug 6 held
the State Emergency Board On the basis of these scs- by the Jackson county plan
which had been scheduled for 1 sions, the board will decide ; ning commission.
Friday has been postponed whether to resume talks on ! Tne present interim zoning
until Aug. 31. ! its own initiative or wait for ! ordinance, which was adopted
ITtMS FROM
SATELLITE OPPONENTS BEATEN
Washington-IH-Opponents of Preiident Kennedy'! space
communeialions bill lost their last serious bid to emend the
measure today when Ihe Senate rejected a proposed racial
discrimination ben. ; Oregon areas.
j The coop is asking the state
NO MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE SEEN I public utility commissioner
Washington-ld-The Defense Department said today It ; for exclusive rights in four
saw no military significance in the twin orbital flights of ; areas it now serves and five
the Russian cosmonauts. areas which are not now pro-
vided with electric service.
FORMER UNDERWORLD FIGURE DEAD The areas are located in
New Orleans-in-Former underworld figure Phil Kaitel i Deschutes. Crook. Jefferson,
was found shot to death todey in his New Orleans apartment. ; Wasco, Grant and Lake coun
Authorities said he apparently committed suicide. tics.
Aerospace Board
Plans Analysis of
Industry Talks
Los Angcles-aiPIi-The Presi-
dent's three-man aerospace
boarifnlanned toreave stale
mated industry talks today for
Washington and a careful an
alysis of the results of three
weeks of inquiries.
Dr. George W. Taylor,
chairman of the special board
appointed to head off a strike
in the vital defense industry,
cautioned both union and
management to intensify ne
gotiates on the deadlocked
"hard core" issues during the
board's absence.
Primary Duty
"It should be evident to all
that the parties now have a
primary duty to re-examine
their positions which, if main
tained at stalemate, will make
agreement impossible," he
said. "The next moves are up
to the parties themselves."
Taylor singled out basic
wage questions and the de
mand for a union shop as the
core issues on which the two
key unions and five major
aerospace firms are locked.
Douglas Aircraft Co. rec
ently signed a contract with
the union - the International
Association of Machinists and
Unitcd Auto Workers that set
up an agency shop, rather
than a union shop. But the
board members would not say
whether they felt the agency
shnn uhirh Hops nni TP-
as a compromise arrangement.
Dr. Taylor, joined by fellow
board members Ralph T.
Seward and Dr. Charles C.
Killingsworth, will examinJ
the mountainous material sub-
mitted by both sides during
AROUND THI OLOII
a request from the parties. All
three board members stressed
the dangerslo the' national
defense that would result
from a breakdown in negotia
tions.
The five companies involv
ed in the current dispute
North American Aviation,
Ryan Aeronautical, General
Dynamics, Aerojet General
and Lockheed Aircraft and
the two unions have assured
the board they will continue
meeting on all issues in the
interim with the aid of fed
eral mediation and concilia
tion service commissioners.
Dr. Taylor said.
Ordinance OK'd;
Hearing Planned
The Jackson county court
yesterday adopted a three
year zoning ordinance for the
Southwest Phoenix area and
set a public hearing for Tues
day, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. in the
courthouse auditorium.
"An election will be held
shortly thereafter," County
Judge Earl Miller said.
If a majority of the area
residents indicate they oppose
the ordinance during the hear
ing then the ordinance will be
thrown out and no election
the ordinance that this would
be the proper and practical
procedure to follow.
The new ordinance is simi
lar to the one which was
i thought to be in effect for
'the last three years in the
Aug. 28, 1959. was reported
not effective by the district
attorney Wednesday since the
j county court did not approve
j a land use plan first.
! Redmond Firm Seeks
Exclusive Service
Salem -UTt- Central Elec-
; trie Cooperative, Kedmono,
has filed an application for ex-
elusive service in nine Central
Not Influenced
Extravagant Profit
Reports Refuted
Washington - WI - George
M. Humphrey told Senate in
vestigators today that talk
about shenanigans involving
his mining company and a
government contract were
"just bunk" or "baloney."
He declared under oath
that his holdings did not in
fluence decisions he made as
secretary of the Treasury
"one dot."
Humphrey, who served in
former President Eisen
hower's first administration,
also denied that a mining
company in which he held
stock reaped extravagant
profits at taxpayers' expense.
Made Sense
. He referred to his Demo
cratic Senate inquisitors as
"you boys" in testimony be
fore a standing-room-only
crowd in the Senate's high
ccilingcd caucus room.
He said it made "a lot of
sense" to keep his stock while
serving in the Eisenhower
cabinet.
"1 owned the stock," he
said.
"I couldn't burn it up, I
couldn't bury it. ... If 1
sold it I would be a substan
tial bank depositor and banks
are directly under control of
the secretary of the treasury."
Denies Big Profit
Humphrey told the sub
committee it was the govern
ment, not his mine company,
that insisted on "crash ac
tion" to sign a $111 million
stockpile contract five days
before he took office.
The subcommittee has
heard charges that the M. A.
Hanna Co., which Humphrey
headed, milked the govern
ment in stockpile contracts.
Humphrey denied that the
firm took advantage of nickel
shortages during the Korean
conflict to hold out for huge
profits to dig more metal
ore.
Cleared SU Million
According to pre vious
sworn ! testimony, Hanna
cleared $15 million before
taxes on an eight-year period
on gross ore sales to the gov
ernment of $26 million. The
government aiso bought re
fined nickel from the Han
na enterprises.
Humphrey said Hanna's
profits were far lower than
government accountants had
calculated. The net profit to
Hanna from the combined
mining - smelting operation
was $7,535,000, he said.
GP Council
Adopts Ordinance
Grants Pass The Grants
Pass city council last evening
formally adopted a proposed
zoning ordinance for the city
after a section of off-street
parking rcquiremenls had
been deleted.
The lengthy session was at
tended by a delegation, the
majority of whom were op
posed to the off-street require
ments. Following the adoption of
the ordinance Mayor Charles
B. Gill Jr. appointed a com
mittee to study off-street re
quirements and make a report
to the council.
In other action the coun
cil awarded a contract to the
Morse Brothers of Lebanon
for asphalt paving of city
streets during 1962. The com
pany was the low bidder for
the project.
Following considerable dis
cussion the council cancelled
the present group life insur
ance contract for city em
ployees and entered into a
contract with the Business
(Men's Assurance company.
The new contract provides
similar coverage, but for a
more favorable rate, it was
pointed out.
Also discussed were two
proposed tax levy measures.
They are to be considered be
ing placed on the November
ballot. One is a special ten
year tax levy for drainage
and the other for recreation
purposes for the same period.
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j night and Friday. . little j
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5S. High Friday ftft-9ft. !
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i Low fit Thil Morning . . S2 ;
Our Skies Tonight j
Sunset lodav , . l it p m.
j Sunrise tomorrow . . S'2I) a.m.
: Mnnnrise tonight p m. !
Fast Quarter Aug. 23 '
, Jupiter Is ihe bright "star" I
i seen near the Moon tonight. I
' This planet Is now 37 1.Oftll.noe ;
I miles from the F.arth. The !
j Moon, In Perigee tonight. Is i
?.1.nl miles from the Farth. ;
Old-Time
Hijacking of U.S. lail Twit
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State Police
Seeking Another
Robbery Suspect
Chief Inspector
Directing Probe
Boston - ftiri) - State police
questioned an old-time bank
robber today in connection
with the $1.5 million hijack
ing of a U.S. mail truck - the
largest cash holdup in the na
tion's history.
Bernard Domanski, 45, was
picked up in Central Falls,
A detailed story of the
SI. S million hijacking of a
U.S. mail truck in Massa
chusetts Tuesday night is
on page C5.
R. I., for a parole violation
Wednesday and taken to the
Foxboro, Mass., state police
barracks today.
Domanski was a former
member of the notorious Har
vey (Mad Dog) Bistany gang
which once got $29,000 at a.
Brooklyn, N. Y., post office,
among many other robberies.
State police also disclosed
they are searching for David
Jacobanis, another ex-member
of the Bistany gang and a sus
pect in a recent bank robbery
in Waltham, Mass. He has
been seen in this area several
times recently.
investigation into the in
genious Tuesday night rob
bery of the U.S. mail truck in
Plymouth, 35 miles southeast
of here, was being directed
by U.S. Chief Postal Inspector
Henry B. Montague, 51. ' He
flew here from Washington
this morning.
"I have brought in my top
investigators from Washing
ton, Pittsburgh, New York
City, Detroit and Florida
Montague told newsmen at
Logan International Airport
on arriving from Washington.
"In all I have brought in 10
extra men."
Earlier, William F. White,
chief inspector for the New
England region, had said the
Post Office Department was
prepared to use 1,000 men if
necessary to find the clever
bandit gang that hijacked a
man truck in Plymouth. 35
miles southeast of Boston,
Tuesday night.
The holdup gang was be
lieved to include five men and
a woman who switched traffic
off a main highway with de
tour signs so they could rob
the red, white and blue mail
truck in privacy.
Two Men Admit
Several Burglaries
Two Jackson county men
yesterday afternoon admitted
to a series of burglaries in
this area, both old and recent,
sheriff's deputies said today.
The two men, Thomas Lee
Robertson, 27, of 142 South
Ivy si., and Jcrald Dceman
Couch, 24, of 1124 East 11th
St., were scheduled to be ar
raigned in district court todav
on burglary charges. They
were joagea in the county jail
yesterday on charse. nf hum.
ilary not in a dwelling.
The pair admitted to bur
glarizing the Morrow Hard
ware store at Gold Hill Tues
day night.
Other burglaries the pair
admitted to officers were
Skinner's Garane. Put and
Mike's Supply, Midway Meal
Market three times, the Rogue
Valley Sporting Goods on the
crater Lake highway and an
attempted burglary of a Rose
burg equipment store.
Couch told officers he alone
was Involved in two new bur
glaries and three old ones
Involving the Moore Steel
company. Medford, and
Blunt s Ranch market.
Fisher Opposes Pay
Hike for Congressmen
Eugene - HTH - Carl Fisher,
Republican candidate for Con
gress in the fourth district,
said Wednesday night "Con
gress should quit talking
about giving itself a pay raise
until a good solid tax cut is
awarded the American taxpayer."
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SIGNS FOUND IN CAR Shown above is an abandonded,
burned out car found in the Mattapan section of Boston,
which contained seven "detour" signs and a painter's drop
cloth, shown at right in. the trunk. The signs were used
Candidate Favors
Multi-Purpose
Stadium Structure
Ralph A. James, Democrat
ic candidate for county judge,
has issued a statement fav
oring the construction of a
county multipurpose stadium.
James is the first candidate
to take a ?tand on the stad
ium question which has been
backed by valley groups for
more than two years.
This may be the opening
round in James' campaign
against Counly Judge Earl
Miller, Republican candidate
seeking reelection.
James has recommended to
the Jackson county court that
they answer a petition from
residents requesting the coun
ty build a stadium.
Earlier this year the dis
trict attorney requested an
opinion from the attorney
general if the county could
use public money for the con
struction of a stadium. The
attorney general ruled that
county funds could be used
for constructing public facil
ities. James states that if there is
a stadium to be built, it' is
time for consulting an archi
tect for the plans so there
will be plans lo present to
the budget committee when it
meets early next year.
Mulli-Purpose Stadium
The candidate feels that the
counly should have a multi
purpose stadium large enough
lo take care of present needs,
constructed so it could be en
larged later as the need de
mands. He suggests that the
stadium could be used for ball
games, wrestling, boxing,
football. hor?e shows, relig
ious rallies and other events.
James explains that such a
stadium will bring money lo
Ihe county from sources oilier
than through box office sales.
He opposes building a stad
ium that would not be avail
able for other uses, adding
that "a ball park is not
enough,"
Earlier Ihe attorney general
had ruled that the counly
could not use public fund."
for a stadium. Following that
opinion the county court drop
ped the matter. After the sec
ond opinion In July, which
reversed the first opinion,
the court was reported to be
reviewing It.
NOT TO RUN AGAIN
Bcaverton - KN - Beaver
ton Mayor Howard Chapman
said he would not seek a sec-
jond two-year term in the com
I ing November elections.
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Russia Points To
Significance of
Twin Space Shots
Moscow - IIIPD - Soviet De
fense Minister Marshal Rodion
Malinovsky warned the world
today to note the military sig
nificance of Russia's history
making twin space shots.
"Let our foes know what
technology and what militance
arc in the possession of Soviet
power," Malinovsky said in a
message of congratulations to
the two cosmonauts.
Soviet confidence in further
space successes blared from
radio and television sets and
in black or red banner head
lines in newspapers.
Russia claimed the dual
flights last week end gave it
space superiority over the
United States.
A Soviet scientist indicated,
however, that the "space
twins" had nol achieved a
link-up in the cosmos as had
been speculated by some
western experts.
The two cosmonauts who
landed after marathon flights
Wednesday, M a J. Andrian
Nikolaycv and Lt. Col. Pavel
Popovich, were undergoing
extensive tests and "debrief
ing" for the effects of their
multiple orbits which totaled
almost three million miles,
Russians were preparing a
giant hero's welcome for the
two men when they return to
Moscow.
Home Safely Expert
Here From Chicago
A home safety expert from
Chicago, III., met with about
a dozen Medford residents In
city hall this morning to dis
cuss means of improving Med
ford's home safety program.
Miss Doris E. Mersdorf, sen
ior consultant in th Home
Department of the National
Safely Council, told the group
that the home safety program
nationally is considerably be
hind safety programs in other
areas such as traffic and In
dustry. The meeting, which was ar
ranged by Clyde Fichtncr.
chairman of the Medford
Safety Council, was attended
by representatives from city
administration, police depart
ment, schools, industry, and
various civic groups.
The consultant was invited
to Medford as part of a plan
by the Medford Safety Coun
cil to broaden its scope of
activity. Previously, the safety
council had concentrated pri
marily on traffic problems.
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a:,ialanifs.illlr' niri urVaaas
by bandits In their $1.5 million theft from a U.S. mall
truck Tuesday night. The burned car is one of three being
studied by investigators. (UP,I)
The defense minister's mesr
sage, published in the Soviet
Army newspaper Red Star,
contrasted with other reports
In other Soviet information
media which have emphasized
the peaceful aspects of the
dual flights.
While Russians talked jubi
lantly about the achievement
of their new heroes, they spec
ulated about new Soviet space
experiments In the near fu
ture. One Soviet scientist pre
dicted Wednesday that man
would reach the moon In this
decade, and Venus and Mars
in the next.
The combined distance trav
eled by Nikolayev and Popo
vich was equal to five round
trips to the moon.
Farm Labor Office
Set To Open Monday
The farm labor office, 1831
South Pacific highway, will
open Monday, Aug. 20, at 6
a.m., according to officials of
the Oregon State Employment
office.
Hours for the office will be
from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday, and 8 a.m. to
12 noon Saturday. The tele
phone number at the office is
773-8877.
The function of the office Is
to refer pear pickers to grow
ers needing labor. It will be
open for about six weeks.
Two Youths
Repair Golf
Two lfl-ycar-old Medford
youths pleaded guilty this
morning In district court to
willfully injuring real proper
ty last week.
Appearing before Lane
County Judge William A.
Beckett were Donald Lee Mil
ler, 19, of 422 Hamilton St.,
and Larry Lee Plankenhorn,
19. of 825 Park st., both Med
ford. Judge Beckett suspended a
30-day jail sentence provided
each defendant puts in 50
hours repairing the damage
within 90 day. The youths
were arrested this morning by
Medford city police and
lodged in county Jail.
According to the complaint
filed by Jimmy Dunlevy. man
ager of the Rogue Valley
Country club, Medford, the
vmitha rirnvi a snorts ear onto
' portions of the golf course,
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Milk Prices Up
One Cent a Quart
At Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls - IUPD - Ef
fective today the price of milk
In all stores liere has been
pegged at 27 cents per quart
and delivered milk at 27 Vi
cents per quart.
The new price amounts to
a one-cent increase over the
old established price and was
necessitated by a recently-negotiated
contract with the
Teamsters Union, dairymen
said.
The contract calls for an
immediate 10-cent per hour
pay raise for all drivers and
plant employees retroactive
to May 1 of this year, and a
full two-year agreement pro
viding for an over-all 32V4
cents an hour increase plus
other benefits.
Officials of all three local
dairy concerns described the
new agreement as costly and
said it was Impossible for the
industry or the producer to
completely absorb the in
creased costs.
Industry officials said fills
was the first price increase
here since 1959 despite the
fact that wages have Increas
ed every year.
HATFIELD VISITS FAIR
Damascus, Ore. -fUPD Gov,
Mark Hatfield paid a visit to
the Little World's Fair Wed
nesday. Sentenced To
Course Green
doing "considerable damage"
to the No. 1 green and the
No. 14 fairway.
Dunlevy told the Mail Trib
une today that "the whole
thing" started last week end,
late Friday night and early
Saturday, when two youths
were reported swimming in
the club's pool in the early
morning. The manager added
that In addition they drove
the car around the pole at No.
1 green.
Dunlevy reported that a
great deal of damage was
done to both areas, especially
to the greens, which cost sev
eral thousand dollars to de
velop. Dunlevy noted that the
course has been "patched" in
an effort to restore the dam
age done prior to the annual
Southern Oregon Golf tourna
ment which starts Aug. 29.
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