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p Inspection Regional Edition 57th Year Price 10 Cents Thanl Confers With Russian, Cuban Officials Medford Tribune 14 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1962 No. 202 Red Sis An Goldvater Stevenson State To Request Indictment in Officer's Death Bullet Fragments Match With Pistol Condon, Ore. - (UPD - The state was to ask the grand jury here today to return a first degree murder indict m e n t against Edward W. Sheckler in the slaying of a young Oregon state police man. Gilliam County Dist. Atty. Gale Powell announced Mon day he would seek the mur der indictment. He said bullet fragments taken from the body of rookie policeman Ralph Bates matched up with a .22 caliber pistol carried by Sheckler. Sheckler, 27, Portland, has denied any involv.ement in the Bates killing. His record in cludes minor convictions and a state hospital commitment. Reached for Gun Bates, a native of Medford completing his probationary period at Arlington, was slain on Highway 30 near Arling ton Thursday night. Sheckler was arrested near Condon a few hours later. He was book ed on an assault charge after officers said he reached for a gun at the time of his arrest. Sheckler, in recent days, has refused to talk either to his family or to his court-appointed attorney, Powell said even though he was seeking an indictment against Sheckler, other possi ble suspects would still be questioned. Guantanamo Stand Backed by Mikoyan Miami, Fla. -(UPD- Soviet trouble-shooter Anastas Miko yan said Monday night Pre mier Fidel Castro's call for American evacuation of the Guantanamo Naval Base is part of "a program of peace for the Caribbean" which the Soviet Union supports, Ha vana Radio reported today. In an address at the government- directed University of Havana, the Soviet first deputy premior praised Cas tro's so-called "five points," which include American with drawal from the huge naval base in southeastern Cuba. "The five points of Fidel Castro are a banner," he said. "They are a program of peace for the Caribbean and the Soviet Union is support ing that program." County Receives Check As Part of Racing Fee Jackson county has received its portion of state racing fees, a check for $10,500. The mon ey goes to the 4-H and FFA fair. The money represents the year's final remittance of rac ing funds and represents the county's share of all funds available from Aug. 1 through the end of the racing season. The treasurer's office re ceived a check for $10,000 in August. HEWS0J)BRIEFS rrtMj from 'fc ttt mound thi oioii CHINESE MASS ON 'ENTIRE INDIAN BORDER' New Delhi - flPli - A government spokesman taid today Chinese Communitt armies are massed along "the entire frontier." Home Minister Lai Bahadur Shastri told the upper house that the "preparations of the Chinese ere along the entire frontier with India - the whole of this area is flooded with Chinese armies." RED CROSS OFFICIALS HEAD FOR GUAM Tokyo-'IPI'-Ameriean Red Cross officials headed lor storm battered Guam today to set up disaster relief headquarters on the tiny United States territory. Six persons were killed when Typhoon Karen battered the island late Sunday and early Monday and hundreds were injured. SPY SAID CAPTURED IN CUBA Havana, Cuba - in - Premier Fidel Castro's government claimed today it captured a Cuban it described as the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency's "principal agent" in Cuba be fore he could sabotage the country's copper and nickel mining industry. OFFICIAL GREETING Prince Phillip of Great Britain is shown on arrival at San Francisco International Airport where he was greeted by Mayor George Christopher, right. The prince, who was greeted by about 300 persons, plans to be in the area for a week. His visit coincides with "London Week" in San Francisco. (UPI) Stevenson Calls For Accuracy by Sen. Goldwater United Nations, N.Y.-IUPli-U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Ste venson today rebuffed criti cism of his disarmament stand by Sen. Barry Goldwater but said nothing about the Ari zona Republican's demand for his ouster. Goldwater, in a New York speech Monday night, called for the removal of Stevenson, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Ches ter Bowles and Richard Good win from President Kenne dy's administration. Not Quoted in Full Stevenson, in a letter to Goldwater today, said the senator did not quote him in full. Saturn To Dump Water Into Space Cape Canaveral, Fla. - IUPP - The United States plans to dump 95 tons of water into space this week on the longest and most ambitious flight ever attempted by its new Saturn super rocket. The shot, set for Friday, could set a U.S. space record. The water, if released at the proper moment, should form the highest and most expen sive ice cloud in the history of man. The previous record for carrying tap water into space, 65 miles, was set by another Saturn rocket April 25. Sci entists are shooting for a manmade cloud 104 miles up this time around. There is no indication the Soviet Union has put that much water that high up in space. For that matter, there is no record of their having shot water anywhere with a rocket. FAILURE NOTED Salcm-iUPIi-Sprague H. Car ter, Oregon selective service director, said today that many young men fail to register for military duty within five days of their 18th birthday. uggests e Fired "I hope that as a U.S. sena tor," Stevenson wrote Gold water, "you feel some obliga tion to be accurate and re sponsible in your public state ments and I trust you will keep that in mind if you have occasion to refer to any speech of mine again." Stevenson did not mention Goldwater's demand for his dismissal as permanent U.S. representative to the United Nations. A spokesman for the ambassador said "his record at the United Nations speaks for itself." Stevenson's letter to Gold water said: "I would be obliged if you would not again distort my utterances by quoting them out of context. In the press today you are reported as saying: " 'I am more concerned over a civilian like Adlai Steven son telling the United Nations that we are prepared to take 'risks' to lessen the chance of an intensified arms race with Russia than I am about military men who regard the Soviets as an implacable foe which will never deal in honor.' Paragraph Quoted "You have carefully ne glected to quote the rest of the paragraph. The entire paragraph, as you know, reads as follows: ' "We have demonstrated again and again during long negotiations that we are pre pared to take certain risks to lessen the chance of an inten sified arms race. But we are not prepared to risk our sur vival. If oilier nations permit - as we have agreed to do -the degree of international in spection technically required for mutual security, we can end the arms race. But we cannot stake our national ex istence on blind trust - espe cially on blind trust in a great and powerful nation which re peatedly declares its funda mental hostility to the basic values of free society'." Vatican Orders Change in Mass Vatican City -OTIi- The Vat ican today ordered the first change in the most devout part of the mass since the 7th century. A communique issued after today's session of the Ecu mcnical council said the name of St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, will be added to I the canon or heart of the Latin rite mass. i The announcement said : Pope John XXIII ordered the change to become effective on Dec. 8, feast of the Immac ulate Conception of Mary. Council experts said this i will be the f'rst change in the I Latin rile canon in 13 ecu- turies. Meanwhile the council com- pleted debate on the first of 70 i subjects that may come be ' fore it and prepared to move ' on to its second topic. Senator Names Three Others 'Who Should Go' 'Civilian Thinkers' Declared Wrong New York -(UPD Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) bluntly suggested Monday night that President Kennedy fire UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson and other "civilian thinkers" who he said have been wrong from start to finish in cold war recommendations. In addition to Stevenson, Goldwater specifically named Chester Bowles, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Richard Goodwin. Would Be Reassuring "I suggest that it would be reassuring to the American people, now that President Kennedy has demonstrated the worth of a policy of action based on American strength, to rid his administration of those who have consistently urged a soft policy toward communism, both in Cuba and elsewhere throughout the world. The men responsible for convincing the President that he could withhold air support from the Cuban in vasion can no longer serve any useful purpose in our government." Bowles is the President's special adviser on Asian, Afri can and Latin American af fairs; Schlesinger is a spe cial presidential assistant, and Goodwin is deputy assistant secretary of state for inter- American affairs. Charges Guilt Complex Goldwater, in addressing the Wings Club here, said Kennedy "should dispense with the advice of men who have developed a guilt com plex over America's military superiority." Goldwater, leader of t h e GOP's conservative wing, is a military jet pilot and a major general in the Air Force reserve. At a news conference prior to the address, Goldwater ex plained that "this is no re flection on Stevenson's loyal ty or patriotism. These people have shown their inability to understand the modern world." Goldwater also set out verb ally after "the civilian who yearns for the power he ob serves so fearfully in the hands of the military." Cites Recent Talk The senator said that only a few weeks ago there was disturbing talk about the mili tary establishment growing so powerful that it constituted a threat which could be turn ed against this country. "Our apprehensions and our worry should be directed at the civilian in our govern ment who docs not understand military problems but who seeks to 'command at all times, in war as well as in peace,' " Goldwater said, add ing: "I am more concerned over civilian meddlers who decide that an invasion of Cuba doesn't need air support than I am over military men who recommended use of enough strength to assure the success of our venture in the Bay of Pigs . . . "We arc In far greater dan ger from the civilian theorist, with his punch-card answers to our pressing defense prob lems, than we are from the military man with his proven knowledge and concern for our American institutions." Barton Lukewarm On Tax Election Salem - (UPD - A key figure in the upcoming 1963 legisla ture today indicated he is lukewarm to the idea of a special statewide tax election during the session. State Rep. Clarence Barton (DCoquille), prospective new house speaker, said he looks upon such a proposal as "a last resort." Gov. Mark Hatfield said last week he is considering the possibility of asking the 1963 session to call a tax election - to let the voters decide on tax changes that might be necessary to pay for the 1963 65 state budget. .5 11 -rS?,3?'' STORM DAMAGE Leaving a scene reminiscent of the Oct. 12 storm in Portland, a freak gust of wind Monday blew a patio roof from the backyard of this home, to the Gale Warnings Fly Along Coast Following Squall By United Press International Gale warnings flew on the Washington coast again today after squalls hit Western Oregon Monday, disrupting a parade, and causing scattered power outages and minor damage. The Monday rains and winds were part of a Pacific front that caused wet weather most of the day. It hit hard est around midday. The weather threatened to break up Albany's 3Vi mile Veterans Day parade, but sun shine graced the festivities during the actual parade which was completed. Rain struck afterwards and people ran for cover. Power Outages Eugene clocked steady winds of 35 miles an hour with gusts to 48 miles. Scat tered power outages were re ported. One pole was toppled in Springfield. In Portland, a freak gust lifted a trellis-like patio roof, swept it over a house, chip ping the chimney, and drop ped it in the front lawn. There were scattered pow er outages in the Gresham area. Butte Falls Posts Still Undecided Butte Falls - The election of two members of the Butte Falls city council still is not settled. Two write - in vote winners have not yet made up their minds whether they will accept another term. Elga Abbott, Butte Falls' incumbent mayor, has agreed to serve another term, how ever. He did not run for re election, but he received the most votes in a write-in con test. There were no candidates for mayor on the Nov. 6 ballot and only four for the six open ings on the city council. The four candidates on the ballot, Charles Capello, Ray mond Chambers, Donald Dil- lard and C. L. Stratton, were reelected. Two other incum bent couneilmcn whose names were not on the ballot, Bruce Pinglc Sr. and Shirley Hatch er, received the highest totals of write-in votes, Pinglc 21 and Hatcher 15. Pinglc and Hatcher are re ported still undecided on whether to accept the posi tions. Next in line would be Bill Harris with 8 votes and three men lied with 7. CHARGE DISMISSED Portland-WPIi-A first degree murder charge against Wesley M. Foughty, 37, in connection with the January, 1961, slay ing of a county health offi cer, was dismissed today. WEATHER PORPT AST: Con ldr hie hllh rtoudlnni nn1 vallry fn( and t m n k ? through Wrdnridiy nonti. Partial elcarlnf Wdn dav afternoon. Low tonight near 3. Hllh Wtdneiriay nrar SO. Temp. HUheit Yetlerdav 7 Lowed Thfi Morning . 31 Pier, to IS a.m. Today 02 Our Skies Tonight flu met today 4:J! p.m. fttinrtie tomorrow .... 1:01 a m. Moonrlte tonlfhl ... . t il p.m. I, ait Quarter .. Nov. II PROMINENT STARK Altair, high In aoulh at timet, eti I0-.OT p m. Vega, high In we it at iunet, teu In northweit 11:41 pin. Proryon, low In rait 10:Jt p.m. U. S. Steps Up Demand For Removal of Planes Rogue Basin Group Directors Clarify Position on Letter The board of directors of the Rogue Basin Flood Con trol and Water Resources as sociation last night clarified its position on use of a thank- you letter to Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) in a recent political advertisement. The directors voted unani mously to send letters to all organizations represented in the association informing them: 1. The letter used by the Morse supporters was author ized by the directors. 2. That the senator's serv ices in getting the basin proj ect bill passed were "exten sive and effective." 3. The names of all the as sociation's member organiza tions were on the letterhead. 4. It is hoped that all dif ferences which existed now are settled and the association can work toward obtaining $100,000 in planning money for the project in January and construction funds in 1964. Authorise Letter Directors also authorized a letter be sent to Morse stating the thank-you letter from As sociation Chairman Ben Hil ton, Grants Pass, reflects the intent of the board to ex press its appreciation for the work done by Morse. Although the organization is non-partisan, such apprecia tion should not be kept se cret, directors noted. At no time did Hilton say the let ter's use was unauthorized, the directors stated firmly. After viewing the Irongate Freeway Section May Open Nov. 21 Work on the freeway from the Seven Oaks interchange to the Crater Lake highway in terchange virtually is com pleted with the tentative open ing date sot for Nov. 21, ac cording to Oregon highway department officials. The construction work is In the clean up stages and the opening will depend on plac ing directional signs. Opening the section had tentatively been set for Nov. 15. The scctlo between Barnctt rd. and Crater Lake highway still Is under full construction and the tentative opening date for that section Is Dec. 20, the department said. By late fall next year it Is expected that the 7.14-milo bypass route near Ashland will be completed. Two Inter changes will be constructed. the northerly one to be a part of the adjoining section now under paving contract to south Medford. COMMITTEE TO MEET SaIem-1'PIi-The Oregon In teragency Committee on Mi gratory Labor will meet here Wednesday. One item to be discussed Is a bill to extend the committee's existence to 1967. front yard, catching a chimney en route. The wind was part of a Pacific storm which brought wet weather to the area. (UPI) project on the Klamath river recently, the directors con cluded from remarks of vari ous government agency rep resentatives that cost of fish facility construction may be less than the $5 million allo cated for both the Applegate and Rogue river dams. Hilton said he hopes to meet in Eugene with Morse and Congressman - Elect Robert Duncan (D-Ore.) soon to dis cuss future steps to be taken in behalf of the Rogue basin project. 12 City Officials To Attend Even) A delegation of 12 city em ployees and elected officials from Medford will attend the 37th annual meeting of the League of Oregon cities in Portland Nov. 14-16. Included in the group from Medford are Mayor-elect Jim my Dunlevy, Councilman elect Richard Travis and Councilmen William Singler, Robert Baccus and R. L. Van Sickle. City officials attending the meeting include City Manager Robert Duff, Police Chief Charles Champlin, Fire Chief Gordon Barker, Purchasing Agent Norman Croy, Building Safety Directlor O. R. Mc Ncel, Municipal Judge Joseph Flicgel Pr., and Parks and Recreation Director Robert Haworth. The three-day work session will feature a special orienta tion program dealing with the responsibilities of elected officals and basic functions of city government. Principal speakers at the meeting include Congress- man-clect Robert Duncan,' Seattle Mayor Gordon S. Clin ton , and Dr. Roy Llcuallen, chancellor of the Oregon State system of higher edu cation. A total of 800 mayors, councilmen and other city of ficials are expected to attend the meeting, according to League President Terry Schrunk. 82 Per Cent of Goal Reached by Crusade Eighty-two per cent of the goal of the United Crusade of Jackson county has been pledged or collected, accord ing to Crusade Chairman Rob ert Hcffernan. A total of $137,405 of the Crusade's $167,683 goal had been reported at the noon luncheon meeting of Crusade workers yesterday. Two special events are planned this week with pro ceeds going to the United Cru sade. They are a dance spon sored by the local Arthur Murray Dance Studio tonight, and proceeds from dinners served at North's Chuck Wag on tomorrow night. WT3tJ r :W t ii 1 . I. iT I ; - f sT ' L - Bombers Remain Available To Cuban Premier Washington-OTPD-The United States began pressing more sharply today its demand that the Russians remove their IL28 bombers -from Cuba to complete the Khrushchev- ts.cnneay withdrawal agree ment. There was a report that President Kennedy would re fuse to give assurances against invasion of the- Caribbean as long as the bombers re main in Cuba. Forty-two Soviet rockets capable of striking U.S. tar gets have been taken out of Cuba but the bombers, which the administration considers "offensive weapons," still are available to the Fidel Castro regime. No Change in Position Acting White House Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher told newsmen today that there has been no change in the U.S. position that Russian of fensive weapons must be re moved from Cuba. Asked if the arms quaran tine of Cuba would continue indefinitely, Hatcher again said there had been no change in the U.S. position. Hatcher said he had no in formation on a report that the International Red Cross has rejected a suggestion that it Inspect shipping bound for Cuba. The White House aide also said it still was doubtful that Kennedy would hold a news conference this week, particu larly since West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will be meeting with the pres ident. Federal Budget Said $7 Billion in Red Washington - (UPD - A new review of the federal budget shows It is running more than $7 billion in the red, informed sources said today. This would be the second largest peacetime budget de ficit on record. The largest, $12.4 billion, was posted In fiscal 1959 under former Pres ident Eisenhower. Cuba Continues To Be Problem, Kennedy Says Albany, Ore. - (UPD - Atty Gen. Robert F, Kennedy de scribed Cuba as a continuing problem in a telephone ad dress delivered here Monday night to more than 600 guests at a Veterans Day banquet. He said the administration Intends to see that Russia's agreement for removal of of fensive weapons from Cuba is carried out. "Our efforts to require the withdrawal of offensive weap ons from Cuba appear to be succeeding," he said. Kennedy's telephone speech from Washington, D.C., was broadcast over loudspeakers to the gathering after he was forced at the last minute to cancel his planned trip to Ore gon. The banquet marked the end of Albany's three-day Vet Proposals for Settlement Aired United Nations, N. Y. -lUPD-UN spokesman said today Acting Secretary General Thant considers Red Cross inspection of inbound Cuban cargoes "in abeyance for tha time being." The spokesman said, how ever, that Thant has received no official word from the In ternational Committee of tha Red Cross on whether it will check Cuba-bound ships for hidden Soviet arms and was waiting further word from its headquarters in Geneva. Meets Envoys Thant conferred for 90 min utes this morning with Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vai- sly V. Kuznetsov and Cuban Ambassador Carlos Lechuga. It was the first time in tha Cuban crisis he had seen mora than one of the principal en voys at a time. The spokesman said tha meeting discussed joint So viet-Cuban "specific propos als for the settlement of tha Cuban problems." He did not elaborate, but his statement was taken to mean that, as a result of the 12-day visit of! Soviet Deputy Premier Anas- as I. Mikoyan to Cuban Pre mier Fidel Castro, the Soviet Union was formally asking Castro's five-point demands, including evacuation of the U.S. Naval Base at Guatana- mo Bay. Said Not Needed While the TCnC vnrillafol on a decision regarding the in- Douna inspection. Insisting on agreemens of the three coun tries directly concerned, re ports persisted that Russia had DacKea out of tne plan It orig inally proposed for such a Red i-ross inspection of Cuba bound cargoes. Informed ftniirras caM 1?e. sia now took the position that it had removed all its missiles from Cuba and therefore no inspection was needed by tha Red Cross or any other agen cy. Russia previously had lim ited U. S. naval contact in spection with its outbound ships to Monday, by which time it said all the missiles would be out of Cuba. Suif Against Cify Continues Today Frank Kanehl, sub-contractor for Heintz construction company, testified this morn ing in the Jackson county cir cuit court Jury trial in which the Portland company is su ing the city of Medford. The company is seeking" $94,462.74 plus 6 per cent in- terest for money they claim is due them for a sanitary sewer the company installed in the Kenrood-Grandview and north Laurelhurst area in 1959. Kanehl said he was not abla to schedule the job as anti cipated because of changes made in the sewer installation plans by the city. Kanehl also outlined parts of the project on a map and explained the difference be tween a gravity flow sewer system and one requiring pumping stations. Approximately 80 per cent of the original sewer construc tion plans were changed, ha said. Jack Budd, Heintz construc tion company general super intendent, is expected to tes tify later today. The trial en tered its fifth day today. Friday, Frank Miller, su perintendent of the construc tion Job, testified the changes made "bore no relation to tha original Job contracted for." However, under cross-examination, he admitted he per formed the work under tha original contract. erans Day celebration, one of the nation's largest. Kennedy said although Rus sia is removing missiles from Cuba, "obviously this doesn't mean that we can relax our vigilance. We intend to :'ea that the agreement for re moval of the weapons is car ried out." "Even so, Cuba will con tinue to be a problem," tha President's brother said. "The President's success in Cuba, demonstrating a firm readiness to use our strength, illustrates the importance of our military buildup," Ken nedy said. "It also shows how Initiative, imagination and pa tience can resolve a difficult situation without actual fight ing." 3
