Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 28, 1962, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMaintains Steady Cyrse orimier ,A . 1 ' -1 tar T ai 1 tk V luk- - " 4 J-t A 1 ill Ml- alf A lew covered Russia Rejects Latest Proposal On Nuclear Ban Geneva - 1DP1I - The Soviet Union said today it "will notjbors bill, of which the Rogue consider agreement" on a nu-1 basin project is a part, is hung clear ban on the basis of new Wertcrn proposals made Mon d a y by President Kennedy and British Preimer Harold Macmillan. Soviet Deputy Foreign Min ister Vasili Kuznetsov reject Pd ihe new Western initiative for the second day in a row as today's session of the nu clear subcommittee of the 17 nation Disarmament confer ence. But American Ambassador Arthur H. Dean said he still hope? "the Soviet Union has not said its final word on the subject." The West, he said, is "pre pared to wait as long as neces sary for the Soviet govern ment to give due thought and consideration to these propo sals." The Western proposals, made Monday, were almost immediately rejected by Kuz netsov, who backed up his rejection today. The Soviet diplomat said his country "will not consid er an agreement on the basis of these proposals which can only increase the arms race." The President and Macmil lan offered to drop on-site in spection of testa in the atmos phere, under water and in outer space, but retained the Western insistence on on-site inspection of underground tests. Victim of Amnesia Asks Help in Portland Portland - 01PH - A man be lieved suffering from amnesia found his way to the police station here today and asked for help. He complained of a severe headache. He was put to bed in the police emergency hos pital while detectives investi gated. The man is about 30 to 35 i-oort nM ahnnt five feet ten inches tall, weighs about 200 1 A spokesman at (-oiunima-pounds, and is of a husky I Presbyterian Medical Center build, with medium dark hair said the lormer chief cxecu and blue eyes. ! tive was in satisfactory condi- He had no wallet or other j tion at the end of the three identification. i hour operation. iiewsMbriefs ITEMS FROM SATELLITE BILL SENT TO KENNEDY Waihinoton-'IPlThe House today passed and sent President Kennedy the bill setting up a privaieiy ownea but government regulated satellite communications corpora tion to handle world wide relay of television, telephone end other communications. TAX PLAN CLEARED BY SENATE Weshington-'IPKThe Senate cleered the way today for an early decision on whether to keep or kill President Kennedy's controersil investment tax credit for American business. Ank.ra-ITI-Vice President j t..,,. . Mnrin Atlaniic Trentv Oraaniialion base ngra a j PQ luinvTon" at Ismir on the Aefiean Sea. The Beauties of bnages, reminiscent of the Basin Project Said Hung Up by Group, Directors Are Told The omnibus rivers and har- up in a house committee, Bon Hilton, president of the Rogue Basin Flood Control and Wa ter Resources association, told the group's directors last night. John A. Blatnik (D-Minn.) chairman of the house sub committee on rivers and har bors, has said no action will be taken on tile omnibus bill by his committee until the S900 million public works bill clears the house, Hilton told the group meeting in the Rogue Riviera, Gold Hill. "This may mean that no Attorney Named To Represent Ryles Robert Lee Ryles, 37, for merly of Columbus, Ga., ap peared in Jackson county dis trict court this morning on a charge of assault with intent to kill. The charge resulted from a boxcar fire in which a man was severely burned Sunday. John Ross, Medford law yer, was appointed by the court to represent Ryles. Ryles is charged with as saulting Clair Almon Camp, 51, Lebanon, Kan., by setting fire to a box car. Medford police arrested him early Sunday. Camp was reported in seri ous condition this morning at Rogue Valley hospital where he is being treated for second and third degree burns over his body, a hospital attendant said. Hoover Undergoes Abdominal Surgery New York - lUPIi - Former President Herbert Hoover, 88, underwent surgery today for removal of a growth on the interior of his large intestine, AROUND THI OlOtl to Lyndon B. Johnson today rf Scenic Oregon (Oregon State past, still remain in some places further action will be taken until the bill is re-introduced next year," Hilton said. The directors had hoped to get some planning money for the project this year. "The next two weeks will determine what Congress is going to do on the omnibus bill," Hilton added. "There is no chance now of getting it in troduced as a separate bill. Senate hearings on the project started today." Sen. Maurine Neuberger (D Ore.) said the omnibus bill could come out of the house budget committee and be sent to the public works committee any time. She wrote Hilton that she is urging immediate clearance of the project, but action on it "will likely be delayed until next year." Material on the proposed Rogue basin project has been mailed Rep. Walter Norblad (R-Ore.) and the Redwood Em pire association has asked two California Congressmen to help. (The project section on the Applegate river would extend into a small part of northern California.) Pear Growers Will Discuss Can Prices Local pear growers will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss cannery prices, a spokesman for the industry said today. No prices have been set on the Bartlell pears which us ually go to canneries in Med ford and Ashland, It was re ported. Growers will not finish the Bartlett harvest this week as ! earlier expected. The Bartlett j harvest will crowd the , D'Anjou picking, which is scheduled to start next week. Bartlett pears so far are small, but this is the first picking. Quality of the fruit is exceptionally good, a fruit j industry spokesman said. Some ripe fruit is showing on the trees which makes nancinng ainicuii. iainornia has had the same problem this season, it was noted. Bomb Scare Clears R-iii I rrr ruY L655 JlQlC ' A bomb scare at the Pay Less Drug store in the Med ford Shopping Center was checked out by Medford po lice Monday afternoon. Offi- tcrs said nothing was found. The assistant manager of the drug store. Gerald Charles Laizure, 4425 Jacksonville highway, told police that one of his employees. Robert Phil Gates, 1280 South Stage rd had received the bomb threat;5"'"" -' in a telephone call about 2:45 s, According to Judge Main s decision, the ordinance is The person reportedly toId ,val,d ,or wimming pools at Gates There i a bomb in ,.,'lif." The store was immediately emDlnvees and Dolice checked. . but found nothing. Highway Commission Photo) in Oregon. Ben Bella Foe Seeks Talks by Algerian Groups Algiers, Algeria - HOT - The major opponent of leftist strongman Vice Premier Ah med Ben Bella called today for new talks among all fac tions of Algeria's warring po litical groups "to find a rapid solution to the problem of leadership." - The call was made at a news conference by Belkacem Krim, deputy premier in the provisional government (GPRA) which was shoved into limbo when Ben Bella set up his political bureau in Algiers. Ben Bella, in turn, was ousted in a power struggle with dissident military lead ers in Algiers and the Kabylie regions who have refused to bow to his political bureau and its demand that the Na tional Liberation Army (ALN) be put back in power. Strong Support Ben Bella appeared to have won some strong support from other military leaders. Simul taneously, he gained new sup port from the Algerian Com munist party, which issued a communique calling the po litical bureau the only cen tral authority capable of or ganizing elections "in the present circumstances." Krim, 40, who had remain ed silent until today since the advent of the political bureau, has emerged as the smoothest and most able opponent to the installation of Ben Bella as leader of the country. It was Krim who headed the Alger ian delegation which signed the Evian accords with France which paved the way to Al gerian independence this year. Swimming Pool Case Is Decided A court test of the city of Medford's swimming pool or dinance has resulted in a rul ing that it is valid for resi- donees but does not apply to industrial concerns. The ruling was handed down by Jackson County Cir cuit Court Judge James M Main late last week. Two suits against the ordi- nallcc had becn brought si- multaneously by George M. .T....-J and McGrew Brothers Saw mill. Inc. Plaintiffs sought a declaratory judgment that the ordinance was invalid. The ordinance stipulates j public for tonight's prcscnta that a 3-foot high fence with tion of the Medford park and self-closing gates must be 1 recreation department's an maintained around swimming jnual water show at Haw pools and bodies of water jthorne park. Director Robert within the city It is designed 'L. Haworth said today, as a protective measure for I About 40 participants will residences, oui oocs noi, oc- cause of its language, apply! ! l" bodies of water maintained bv industrial concerns. ' The case was tried three months ago FOREST FIRE DANGER TOMORROW KEEP OREGON GREEN TROPICAL STORM Wilminglon, N. C- IPlu Tropical storm Alma was expected to brusli the North Carolina coast with 50 mile-an-hour winds today and then veer out to sea. The season's first tropical storm caused little excite ment among coastal resi dents who have weathered some of the mightiest of California Resort Area Continues As Danger Spot Lakeporl, Calif. -IliPII- Fire fighters hailed a violent fire storm forest blaze today after it swept through about 9,000 acres of brush and timber, but danger continued to the Lake county resort area, from which 1.000 persons fled Mon day. A California Division of Forestry spokesman at Kel seyville near the fire area said the "forward advance of the fire has been temporarily checked." 10-Mile Path About 600 men with 200 pieces of equipment were on the fire lines. Flames seared a 10-mile path through the dry brush and for a time threaten ed the Cobb Mountain resort area near the Clear Lake va cation area. State fire fighters also re ported progress in controlling fires near Redding to the north and Mariposa in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Two smaller fires in Napa county were under controL ..... A spokesman said the Cobb Mountain blaze may have been deliberately set. It broke out Sunday and Monday flar ed into a firestorm generating high winds as it leapfrogged through dry grass and shrub bery. 6,000 Acrei Burned The Mariposa fire was con tained today after burning 6,000 acres. A 7,000-acre fire that was running wild Mon day night near Lake Shasta !was 85 per cent controlled to day and officials hoped for full control by Wednesday. Division of Forestry offi cials in Napa county said fires in Wild Horse valley and the Dry Creek area were brought under control early today af ter burning several hundred acres of brush. Theft Investigated By Medford Police The theft of S137 in cash from Medford Pharmacy, 101 North Central ave., is being investigated by Medford po lice today. Manager of the pharmacy, Ivan Austin Burton, Central Point, told police that a bank deposit bag containing the money and several checks was overlooked and not locked in the safe when the store was closed Saturday night. The theft was discovered about 9 a.m. Monday, and re ported to police. Shortly afterward, the phar macy was contacted by post office officials who said the deposit bag had been found by a mailman in the mailbox at Riverside ave. and McAndrews rd. The sack still contained the check, but the cash was gone, officers said. Bleachers Installed For Hawthorne Show Extra bleachers have been installed to accommodate the """" l'V . ' " , variety of act, during he j hour and a naif show, which j is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., jiowui in jdiu. Entitled "Orbits in Water , Fantasy." the show is the cul imination of the city s sum about imer swimming program. Ad i mission to the show is free. Regional Edition MedfordTribune 14 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1962 No. 136 hurricanes. There was little or no advar.ee preparation for the storm which one man dismissed as "just an other gale." The latest advisory issued by the U. S. Weather Bu reau at Miami said the storm's center was about 20 miles southeast of More head City. N. C. It was mov DISPATCHERS BUSY Coordinator Ross Dunwoody of the California division of for estry in Sacramento, directs firemen and equipment to hot spots by radio. Dunwoody WEATHER FOHECAST: Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday morntin, clrariiiR by Wrdne.sday allcr noiin. low tonight 45, high to morrow X0-H5. Highest Yesterday JU Lowest This Morning 44 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 6:53 p.m. Snnrlsp tomorrow .. . 5:33 a.m. Moonrlse tomorrow .. 5:0(1 a.m. New Moon Wednesday night Sirius, brightest of all the stars, rises ... 3:47 a.m. and will he In Ihe southeast at sunrise. Ahove Sirius Is the constellation of Orion. Strong Tremor Hits Greece, Italy Athens, Greece IliPII - A strong earth tremor centered 65 miles southwest of Athens shook Greece and southern Italy today, causing panic, one death and some property dam age. In Greece, police al the town of Corinth said a man of 00 died of Injuries. In Naples, Italian police said a woman in her 60s injured her self when she fled in panic. Otherwise, authorities re ported only damage to build ings. But the tremor caused momentary terror here and in towns and villages all over earthquake-conscious southern Italy, where a series of quakes last week killed 18 persons, Injured hundreds, made scores' of settlements uninhabitable, and caused an estimated $100 million worth of damage. Bend Youth Drowns As Bike Misses Bridge Bend A youngster drowned here today when his bicycle missed the approach to a footbridge over the Des chutes river. Ricky Russell, 11, pitched over the handlebars into the water. Friends tried in vain to save him. Flying Farmer Killed In Tulelake Crash Tulelakc, Calif.-iUPH-A fly ing farmer trying to stir up air currents over his crops was killed today when his light plane crashed. He was Gayle Johnson, 35, of Tulelakc, a father of three. Neighbors said he believed air currents would protect his po tato crops from trost damage. nf A TT HEARING ing towards the northeast at about 15 miles per hour. Gale warnings were dis played from Moorhead City, N. C, to Cape Charles, Va., and small craft from ihe coast of the Carolines north ward to Cape May, N. J. were warned to remain in port. Red China May Have Nuclear Device Soon Washington-IUPll-Rcd China may be capable of detonating a crude nuclear device in a year or so, U.S. officials said today. The said they had no Intel ligence information indicat ing the Peiprag regime might reach this stage in the next few months. This explanation was given to newsmen after a senior of ficial of the U.S. Arms Con trol and Disarmament agency told a group of newsmen that Communist China would "probably" be able to set off Its first nuclear explosion "within a matter of months." The official, who declined Anti-Poll Tax Measure Approved Washington -HJPll- Congress, after decades of bitter wran gling, has acted against the poll tax and asked the 50 states to join In a constitu tional ban on it. The House Monday voted 205-88 for a proposed consti tutional amendment that would forbid states to levy a poll tax as a condition for vot ing in congressional and presi dential elections. The Senate approved the measure last spring, 77-16. The amendment now goes to the Mate legislatures. If 3R-three-quarlers of the total-ratify the measure within seven years it will become the 24th Amendment to the Constitu tion. MacLaren Escapee Held on Rape Charge Bend JtlPH- A 17-year-old escapee from MacLaren School for Boys was held here today on a charge of raping ii 12-year-old girl near Horse Cave east of here Monday afternoon. RULES APPROVED Salem -HOT- First come, first served rules for leasing state lands for oil and gas ex traction were approved Tues day by the State Land board. Conflicts will be determined by drawing. 57th Year Price 10 Cents CAROLINA Tides of two to four ioet above normal were forecast for most of the North Caro lina coast. Brisk winds and rough seas pounded the coast Mon day night. But, other than securing small boats, there was no battening down for the storm. and his coworkers are controlling more than 600 men and 200 pieces of equipment in try ing to contain a 5,000 acre fire at Cobb Mountain near Lakeporl, Calif. (UPI) to be quoted by name, later qualified the statement, say ing that by a "matter of months" he meant a year or two rather than several years. This was the estimate previously given by U.S. offi cials. The estimate is that even if China succeeded in explod ing a simple nuclear device it would be a number of years before it could develop any thing approaching a weapons system. Officials said information on the exact state of Commu nist Chinese nuclear develop ment was sketchy. Scientists Withdrawn Russia entered an agree ment to give the Pciping re gime technical assistance In the field of atomic science in 1055. But less than a yenr ago, at the height of Moscow's Ideological dispute with Pel ping, Russia withdrew most of her technicians and scien tists from China. When the Russians pulled out, however, they left be hind scientific equipment, in cluding that which could be used by the Chinese in nu clear projects. 10-Year-Old Gives Police The wild but believable story of a runaway 10-ycar-old Medford boy gave city police a workout early Monday morning before the youth fin ally broke down and told the truth. About 2:31 a.m., police were called to the municipal air port by officials at the weath er bureau who said they had found the youngster among some helium tanks near their building. The boy told police that he had become separated from his family Sunday. His family was travelling to Portland, he said, to visit his grandmother. Stops for Gas When his father stopped for gas at a Medford station, the boy told officers, he had gone to the restroom, and when he came out he found the family had driven off without him. Space Explorer Expected To Pass Close To Planet Scientists Laud Guidance Success Pasadena, Calif. - (UPD - America's Mariner -2 space craft hurtled on a steady inter planetary course today for man's first closeup "look" at the mysterious planet of Venus and for what could be , an epic space triumph for this nation over Russia. Scientists at Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, head quarters for tracking the craft, said that as of 11 a.m. (PST) today it would be 296, 834 miles from Earth and traveling at a speed of 7,312 miles an hour. Guidance Success The instrument-loaded space explorer, on its 181 million mile flight, .is destined to pass within 10,000 miles of the mystery planet whose secrets are hidden beneath a perma nent mantle of strange clouds. It may discover whether life exists there. The Venus-bound trajectory of the Mariner-2 was regard ed as an amazing guidance success for American scien tists and missilcmen. If the 447 -pound space probe fulfills its scientific exploration of Venus the United States also will score a dramatic space triumph. The closest a manmade object has come to Venus previously was Russia's Sputnik 8, launched early in 1061. It came within 62,000 miles of the planet. Mid-Course Maneuver It was feared shortly after the Mariner was launched from Cape Canaveral Sunday aboard a 130-ton Atlas-Agena rocket that it had veered too far off course. Had the preliminary fig ures been correct, it would have meant the probe would have missed Venus by at least loo.ooo miles. But revised figures Monday showed that a corrective mid course maneuver could be carried out to send the 447 pound space probe close enough' to Venus to carry out its scientific experiments. Plans Being Made For Alba Event Plans are taking shape in Medford for obseryance Sat urday of Alba day, recently proclaimed by Mayor John W, Snider. Highlight of the activities during Alba Day will be the re-naming of the city-owned park located at Stewart ave. and Barnett rd. as "Parco d' Alba," or In English, "Park of Alba." Known as Maple Grove park since the mid-1020's when the maple trees were first planted, the park will of ficially be renamed in honor of Medford's sister city. Principal speaker at the dedication ceremonies, which are set for 2 p.m., will be Thomas Vaughan, director of the Oregon Historical society. Represented at the cere monies will be the Medford sister city committee, Med ford city council, all area vet erans organizations, the Ore-' gon National Guard, and Ital ian diplomatic officials from Portland. Pino Dutto, the young at torney from Alba who is cur rently visiting in Medford, will officially represent his city at the dedication of the park. The public Is invited to the event, as well as to a no-host luncheon at North's Chuck Wagon restaurant at noon. Runaway Workout The youth said he had wan dered around looking for them and had ended up at the air port. Police fired off bulletins to state police and records bu reaus In Salem in attempts to locale the boy's family. Everything came buck nega tive. Admits Living He.-e Finally, about 4:45, the youngster admitted to officers that he actually lived in Med ford, that a local couple were his legal guardians. He had apparently run away from home. The guardians were noti fied. They had assumed the boy was asleep In his room. At 5:30 a.m., the youngster was lodged In Jackson county Juvenile detention home, pending further investigation of the matter.