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1 Scheduled Tuesday
Washington (UPD Negotia
tions for removal of Soviet
IL28 bombers from Cuba re
mained stalled today. Officials
said the United States has
made it clear that it wants an
answer soon.
Officials shied away from
the suggestion that a dead
line has been set for a satis
factory answer on the bomber
question. But President Ken
nedy has scheduled a news
conference for 3 p.m. (PST)
Tuesday.
Report Studied
The President met with his
Cuban cr:sis advisers today
to study a report from John
J. McCloy, head of a special
negotiating committee. Mc
Cloy spent more than five
hours Sunday in consultations
with Soviet Deputy Premier
Vasily V. Kuznetsov at the
Russian mission on Long Is
land, N.Y.
Kennedy conferred with
the Executive Committee of
the National Security council
for one hour today after re
turning by helicopter from a
week end w'th his family at
Middleburg, Va.
Press Secretary Pierre Sal
inger declined to comment on
McCloy's report. But other
U.S. officials said talks still
were stalled on this country's
insistence that the Soviet
IL28 bombers be removed
from Cuba.
U.S. officials would say
only that they hoped for a
satisfactory response to de
mands for removal of the
lL28s soon - meaning some
time today or Tuesday. It
would be helpful, they said, if
a response could come before
Kennedy's scheduled news
conference.
To Provide Forum
The President's news con
ference, open to radio and
television and scheduled for a
convenient viewing hour in
many American homes, would
provide a forum for any an
nouncement - such as a tight
ening of the U.S. quarantine
of Cuba to include fuel oil.
That step has figured in
speculation throughout the
controversy over removal of
the Soviet warplanes, which
Kennedy has included in the
"offensive weapon" category.
Tlie United States has said
that it will continue its aerial
reconnaissance of Cuba de
spite threats from Cuban Pre
mier Fidel Castro to fire on
American planes.
Administration officials
said that "if any planes are
shot at, w'U announce it."
Officials said the aerial mis
sions are still being flown
over Cuba.
Woman Killed in
Ashland Accident
Ashland-An Ashland wom
an died today shortly after
she was struck by a truck on
Main st. near First st. Rachel
Kathrine Flcenor, 61, of 231
Gresham St., died at Ashland
Community hospital about
noon, according to Ashlpnd
city police.
The accident occurred at
about 11:25 a.m. when she
started to cross Main St. and
walked in front of a truck,
driven by Gerald Leroy
Bishop. 38, of Eagle Point.
Bishop was not cited.
IWS()BRIEFS
ITEMS FROM Oy AROUND THI OlOII
U. S. WARNS ECM COUNTRIES
Pari. - ID' - The United States bluntly warned Eu
rope's Common Market countries to maintain and expand
their purchase, of U. S. farm product, or lace economic
reprisal..
COUNCIL URGED TO EXPOUND DOCTRINE
Vatican City - UN1 - Liberal churchmen urged the Ecu
menical Council today lo expound Roman Catholic doctrine
"in charily, clarity, simplicity and gentlene..." taking care
not to offend other churche..
KHRUSHCHEV TELLS REORGANIZATION
Moscow - 'I PI - Primier Nikita Khrushchev today an
nounced a .weeping reorganitation of the Communiit party',
tructure to tighten control, orer indu.try and agriculture.
The move appeared limed at supping up production with
out curtailing the Soviet military and .pace program..
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DENNIS CHAVEZ
Appointed in 193S
Dennis Chavez
Of New Mexico
Dies in Hospital
Washington - (UPII - The
body of Sen. Dennis Chavez
was to be returned to his
native New Mexico today to
lie in state in the capitol in
Santa Fe.
The veteran Democrat died
Sunday of a heart attack
brought on by cancer of the
neck. He was 74.
He died in Georgetown hos
pital, where he had been since
Nov. 7 for treatment of a
virus infection. The infection
had been cured and hospital
officials had planned to re
lease him Sunday.
Filled Unexpired Term
Chavez was a liberal, par
ticularly on civil rights mat
ters. He was appointed to the
Senate in 193& to fill the un
expired term of Sen. Bron
son Cuttin, who had defeated
him in 1934 at the polls. Chav
ez was elected in 1936 and
never again lost an election.
His body was to be taken
to Santa Fe today, where it
will be met by an honor guard
of National Guard and stale
policemen. The body will lie
in state in the Senate cham
ber of the capitol all day Tues
day.
The body was to be taken
to Albuquerque late Tuesday
for funeral services.
An ardent supporter of the
New Frontier, Chavez stump
ed the Southwest for Presi
dent Kennedy, particularly
among Spanish speaking peo
ple. As chairman of the Senate
Public Works Committee and
of the appropriations subcom
mittee on defense expendi
tures, Chavez helped push
through billions of dollars in
federal outlays. He felt that
the government should be
willing to spend a lot of mon
ey to get what it needed
particularly national defense.
Chavez had a strong hand
in New Mexico politics. He
campaigned this year for
Democratic gubernatorial can
didate Jack Campbell, who
won the governorship from
the Republicans.
But Campbell does not take
office until Jan. 1, so Chavez'
successor will be named by
the Republican incumbent,
Gov. Edwin L. Mechem.
District Attorneys
To Meet in Portland
Portland - OTP - Oregon dis
trict attorneys will meet for
their annual convention here
Nov. 29-30.
Arno Dencckc, newly elect
ed justice of the Oregon Su
preme Court, is scheduled to
speak to the district attorneys.
Poorly Trained
Crews Believed
Cause of Crash
Vessels Collide
In Japanese Canal
Kawasahi, Japan -(UPD- The
Maritime Safety Authority
said today unseasoned crews
of some of the hundreds of
privately owned vessels which
operate in the Keihin Canal
here may have caused the
collision of two tankers which
claimed at least 30 lives.
The small ships are called
"kamikaze" vessels by Japa
nese mariners because of the
reckless techniques used by
their poorly trained crews.
30 Known Dead
The toll in Sunday's col
lision betwe.n the 1,972-ton
Japanese tanker Munakata
Maru and the 21.634-ton Nor
wegian tanker Thsold-Brovig
stood today at 30 dead and
nine missing, all of them
Japanese.
A picture of the Japanese
and Norwegian tankers, tak
en after the collision, ap
pears on page 2A.
AH 36 of the Munak3ta
Maru's crew were dead or
missing, and an additional
three crewmen of two small
barges involved in the dis
aster were missing.
All 47 members of the Nor
wegian crew escaped without
injury.
The nature of the tankers
cargoes, and the direction
their two crewmen swam in
trying to escape, apparently
accounted for the fact that
all the Norwegean crew es
caped and all the Japanese
crew apparently were killed.
Outward Bound
The Norwegian tanker had
just unloaded a cargo of oil
and was outward bound for
the Persian Gulf to pick up
more. The Munakata Maru
was entering the port with
86-octane gasoline.
After the Norwegian ship
plowed into the port bow of
the Japanese tanker, oil es
caping from the latter caught
fire. The Norwegian crewmen
started swimming upstream.
The Japanese crewmen swam
downstream and were en
gulfed by burning oil.
The collision occurred in
the Keihin Canal, a dredged
channel in the harbor. Con
tributing factors were believ
ed to be heavy fog and the
distraction of small barges
weaving in and out around
the larger ships.
Canvass
Of Votes Completed
The official vote canvass
for the Nov. 6 general elec
tion has been completed, it
was announced today.
The complete results will
be published in Tuesday's
Mail Tribune. The official
canvass docs not change any
of the political race results.
Closest race was for state
representative. The official
canvass put Democrat James
Redden, Med ford lawyer,
ahead of his closest rival Re
publican A. A. Dumas, Med
ford businessman, by 221
votes. Redden had 1 2.2'' 1
votes and Dumas 12.010. The
third man in the three-way
race, Alva Bradford, Medford
Democrat and businessman,
had a final count of 11.870.
The results of this race
gave the Democrats the ma
jority in the Oregon House,
31 seats to 29.
Deputi
ies Arrest
Woman for Forgery
Lee Marie LaHorra. 38. of
a local hotel, was arrested
Sunday by sheriff's deputies
on a charge of forgery.
She is accused of forging
five American Express Trav
elcrs Cheques at Omar's
Steak house in Ashland Nov,
17.
Deputies are investigating
the malicious damage done to
a home at 3074 Crater Lake
ave. during the week end.
The resident, Fiola Ruth
Hatfield, reported vandals
tore electric wires loose from
the barn, threw clothes
around in the house, broke
window in another building
and broke spark plugs on the
tractor when they tried to
start it.
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Cuban Diplomatic
Team Leaves U.S.
This Afternoon
Sabotage Ring
Leader Faces Trial
New York - (UPD - A Cuban
husband and wife diplomatic
team accused of supplying a
three-member sabotage ring
with weapons will leave the
United States this afternoon,
it was announced today.
A spokesman for the U.S.
Mission to the United Nations
said Jose Gomez Abad, 21,
and his wife, Elsa, 20, mem
bers of the permanent Cuban
mission to the United Nations,
will leave aboard an Aero
naves de Mexico flight at 2
p.m. (PST).
Government legal experts
said another Cuban, UN at
tache Roberto Santiesteban
Casanova, 27, was the leader
of the ring and would be
brought to trial for espionage.
Santiesteban was held in
$250,000 bail.
He and two others, Jose
Garcia Orellana, 42, and Ato
nonio Suerio Cabreara, 22,
were arrested by the FBI
Saturday on espionage and
conspiracy charges. The gov
ernment said they planned to
plant bombs in Manhattan de
partment stores during the
busy Christmas season and
touch off fires at oil refineries
in northern New Jersey.
Cuban diplomats worked fe
verishly to gain Santiesteban's
release.. He arrived in the
United States Oct. 3 under a
diplomatic passport as an at
tache on the mission.
At the time of his arrest,
however, his diplomatic pa
pers were still being processed
ty the State Department. U.S.
legal experts said because of
this Santiesteban could be
brought to trial.
The FBI raided Garcia's
place of business, a costume
jewelry store, and found a
cache of guns and explosives.
The FBI did not reveal
what led the agency to dis
cover the activities of the al
leged saboteurs. An official
here said this amounted to
a "trade secret."
Woman Reported
In Good Condition
Jacolyn Faye Langston, 49,
of 2000 Woodlawn ave., was
reported in good condition at
Rogue Valley hospital today
where she was taken after be
ing injured in a two-car acci
dent late Saturday night.
Driver of the other car in
volved was Earl Henry Hans
corn, 58, of 3542 Alley lane.
The mishap occurred about
11:30 p.m. at 11th and Holly
sts. No citations were issued.
Gregory Ray Esp, 16, of 889
Olympic St., was cited for dis
obeying a traffic signal after
the car which he was driving
collided with a vehicle oper
ated by Robert Alvin Min
shall, 18, Jacksonville, about
11:10 p.m. Sati'rday at Jack
son st. and Biddle rd. No in
juries were reported, police
said.
In the first of two vehicle
accidents Sunday, George
Ray Prince, 22, of 805 Narre-
gan st.. was cited for violation
of basic rule after he report
edly lost critrol of the car he
was operating about 3:24 a m.
at North Holly and Second
sts. and damaged the lawn at
McLoughlin Junior High
school.
Vehicles operated by Curtis
Allen Harris, 18, of 4238
South Pacific highway, and
Harry Clyde Bradford, 68,
Eagle Point, collided about
6:50 p.m. on South Central
ave. between 13th and Boyd
sts. No citation was issued,
police said.
Injuries Keep Man
In Local Hospital
Jacksonville - Donald La-
Pratt, 32, of Medford, was
still hospitalized today as a
result of injuries suffered in
a spectacular auto accident in
Jacksonville late Friday
night. The accident was inves
tigated by Jacksonville police.
LaPratt was at Rogue Val
ley hospital. He suffered abra
sions, lacerations and a con
cussion in the accident, which
occurred on the Jacksonville
highway at the north city
limits of town.
The car in which LaPratt
as riding struck a telephone
pole, shearing off a three-foot
section of it. and then uproot
ed a tree. The car was demol
ished. Portland - ITU - Byron B.
Gentry, commander in chief
of Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will arrive here Sunday for a
two-day official visit with
Oregon VFW leaders.
Rogue Valley Edition
Medford
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Barton Elected
House Speaker
At Demo Caucus
22 Ballots Needed
To Choose Leader
Salem -(UPD- Oregon House
Democrats, after five hours
of wrangling in a caucus,
elected State Rep. Clarence
Barton (D-Coquille) speaker of
the 1963 House of Represent
atives here Sunday.
It took 22 ballots before all
31 Democratic representatives
closed ranks behind him.
Although Barton's succes
sion to speaker Robert B. Dun
can (D-Medford) won't be of
ficial until the legislature ac
tually meets in January, it is
guaranteed because the Demo
crats control the house 31-29.
He will be the state's 51st
House speaker and tiie fir: I
from Coos county.
Three Lose Out
Barton, 52-year-old attorney
and title company president.
defeated three others who
drew votes in the caucus.
They were State Reps. Wil
liam Holmstrom, Gearhart;
Richard Eymann, Mohawk.
and Norman Howard. Port
land.
Holmstrom was Barton's
strongest competitor but his
bid caved in as the fifth hour
of haggling began.
Ihe caucus lasted from 2
p.m. until 7:05 p.m.
Barton said "I will try to
carry on in the tradition of
speakers who have preceded
me, adding he hopes to do,
with the help of all mem
bers of the House of Repre
sentatives, what seems to be
best for the state of Oregon
and its people.
A veteran of three sessions.
Barton has been a powerful
figure tn the legislature par
ticularly in the areas of taxa
tion and general budget shap
ing. In the 1961 session, he
was co-chairman of the Ways
and Means committee, the
group that controls the state's
purse strings.
Eymann Majority Leader
The caucus elected Eymann
as House majority leader and
Howard as House Democratic
whip, two positions not filled
by the Democrats last session.
Their job will primarily be
that of "communication" with
the Democratic membership
an attempt to further unite it.
The caucus favored passage
of a House rule to create a
new position of speaker- pro
tern. Such a person would en
able House business to pro
ceed more smoothly in t h e
speaker's absence, Barton said.
Barton announced appoint
ment of a "committee of com
mittees" headed by himself, to
recommend committee ap
pointments. Serving with Bar
ton will be State Reps. Clin
ton P. Haight Jr. (D-Baker),
W. O. Kelsay (D-Roseburg),
Howard and Holmstrom.
Barton announced no com
mittee chairmanships. It was
indicated, however, that State
Rep. Ross Morgan (D-Gresh-am)
is likely to be co-chairman
of Ways and Means. Bar
ton said he expects the 1963
House to have about 21 com
mittees, on a par with past
sessions.
Barton said a questionnaire
will be sent out soon to all
60 House members asking
them for their preference on
committee assignments, and
their backgrounds for such as
signments. 1,563 Basic Rufe
Violations Issued
Salem - fl'PD - State police
reported today they issued
1.563 basic rule citations dur
ing September, and 94 persons
were cited for driving while
intoxicated.
Police reported $79,813 in
fines during the month for
hazardous traffic violations.
Revenue from all sources,
including registration and li
censing, and fines, totaled
$108,299 for the month.
WEATHER
ronCAST: M'Mlv rlmifly with
a Mill ruin at tlmM through
Tii'lv. partly tunny Tufudiv
afternoon. Low tonight 40-45.
High Tuetday 50-4S.
Temp.
Our Skies Tonight
Hichrtt VMtMnay 47
I.nwftt Thit Morning 40
Prpftp. to ift a.m. Today 01
Sunt today 4:4 p.m.
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Mnnnrlit tomorrow ... 12:35 a.m.
w Moon Nov. 28
Th ptanM, Vtnut, now rtM a
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million mllit away. Next An
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mllM from the P.arth.
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER
SURVIVORS OF FIRE - Shown above are
the surviving children of the Richard Jar
man family of Poulsbo, Wash., who es
caped when fire destroyed their home Sun
day. From left, top, they are Suzanne, 13;
Captain Charges
Cubans of Filling
Tanks With Water
Hamilton, Bermuda - (UPII -
The captain of a freighter
abandoned in a storm that
wreaked havoc with Altantic
shipping, has accused Cubans
of filling his vessel's fuel
tanks with water instead of
oil.
"We took on 18 tons and 88
gallons of fuel in Havana, and
it was 15 tons of water," Capt.
Edward Clark, 61, of the East
Star said Sunday.
Clark and 12 crewmen were
brought to Bermuda after
they were rescued from the
helpless 155-foot freighter
East Star which today was re
ported to be still afloat.
The captain said the freight
er's engines were idled for
nine days by lack of fuel and
it had no power to navigate or
use its radio. The 643-ton ves
sel was tossed around by
mountainous seas, unable to
get aid from passing vessels
until the tanker San Gaspar
sighted its flares Saturday
night.
The flares were first spot
ted by a plane searching for
18 missing crewmen of the
Greek freighter Captain
George, abandoned afler it
caught fire and exploded.
Seven members of the Captain
George crew survived, but the
Coast Guard gave up the
search for the missing 18 men.
A number of other vessels
required assistance during the
gale. A race between two
schooners, the Windfall and
the Curlew, ended tragically
as the Windfall apparency
sank off Cape Henry, Va., and
the Curlew foundered near
Bermuda.
The Curlew's six crewmen
were rescued, but the five
men aboard the Windfall were
lost.
Swine Lost in Early
Sunday Barn Fire
Several hogs and 30 pigs
were lost early Sunday morn
ing in a barn fire at the farm
of Mrs. Dora Dorich 422 Hen
ley rd.. Central Point rural
firemen reported.
Machinery and a pickup
truck also were lost in the
blaze. There was some insur
ance. Firemen, called about 1:20
a.m., said that a heat lamp
was the possible cpuse of the
fire.
Portland - Wli - The weath
er bureau today issued a wind
warning for the Willamette
valley and Portland arras,
saying gusts up to 50 miles
per hour were expected this
afternoon through Tuesday.
Tribune
Area's Residents
Return From Mall
Study in Pomona
A group of about 12 Med
ford residents returned to the
city yesterday from attending
the two-day United States
Mayors' Mall Workshop in
Pomona, Calif. Friday and
Saturday.
The workshop was arranged
by Pomona businessmen and
city officials to publicize the
installation of their nine-block
shoppers mall and to inform
other cities of their exper
iences in rejuvenating their
downtown business district.
An estimated 300 mayors,
city officials and other inter
ested persons from all over
tie United States attended the
session.
All aspects of the mall de
velopment were reviewed at
the workshop. Various speak
ers, who had been instrumen
tal in creation of the mall, re
lated the problems and diffi
culties they had encountered
and surmounted in redevelop
ing Pomona's core area.
Dedicated in October
Groundbreaking ceremonies
on the $620,718 project were
held on April 24 of this year
and the completed mall was
formally dedicated last month.
Speakers at the workshop
stressed the unusual coopera
tion between tht diverse In
terest groups in Pomona
merchants, property owners,
city officials and Chamber of
Commerce that coalesced
this summer in the pioneer
project.
Tax Deduction for
Babysitting Favored
Salem - (UPII - Sen. Maurine
Neuberger (D-Ore.) said Sat
urday she favors making the
cost of a babysitter tax de
ductible for the working
mother.
Sen. Neuberger said the
cost of paying a babysitter or
housekeeper often cats up
much of the profit of work
ing, tending to discourage
some women from working
including nurses and teach
ers. She addressed the Salem
branch of the American As
sociation of University Wom
en. She said a babysitter tax
deductible law would supply
the country with a number of
trained women now slaying
home.
AUTO SHOW SLATED
Portland - 1'PP - The Port
land Auto Show will open at
the Memorial Coliseum Tuesday.
57th Year Price 10 Cents
19, 1962 No. 207
Jay, 18; Traccy, 8; Richard, 10; Connie and
Tina, 11. The 34-year-old father and five
other children perished In the flames. Mrs.
Jarman is in serious condition in a Bremer
ton, Wash., hospital. (UPI)
Enabling legislation
(The
Pedestrian Mall act)
was
passed by the California legis
Iaturc in 1060, permitting
cities to create malls and re
strict vehicular traffic on
them.
Designer of the mall was
Millard Sheets, nationally rec
ognized artist and designer, a
native son of Pomona.
The project was financed by
71 benefited owners of 91 par
cels of land which front on the
mall. The total assessment
levy was $542,218, or $118 per
front foot. The bond term was
25 years at 5.10 per cent In
terest. Pomona businessmen
agreed that it was still too
early to tell what impact the
mall will have on their bus
iness volume, but as one
speaker put it, "the early re
turns look good. '
Pomona Mayor Jnmcs S.
Baker emphasized that the
mall is not the final achieve
ment in the rcvltalization pro
gram, but is rather just the
first step.
The development plan also
calls for the construction of
a civic and governmental cen
ter adjacent to the mall In the
years Immediately ahead.
Slated for construction are a
$1,200,000 public library, a
$3,500,000 superior courts
building and a $2,020,000 pub
lic safety building, already in
the process of being built.
The Medford delegation at
the workshop included Mike
Dietrich, Dick Honsclman, Mr.
and Mrs. C. O. Lovcjoy, Mr.
and Mrs. John Moffatt, Bob
Taylor, Ned Langford, Don
McNeil, Jack Edson and
George Bell, Mail Tribune re
porter.
Dying Couple Leaves
Son on Steps of Church
Beverly Hills, Calif. - lliPtl
- A husky 3-month-old boy
was found Saturday on the
steps of St. Peter's Roman
Catholic church.
Pinned tn the boy's cloth
ing was a note.
"We have no relatives or
relations with which to leave
our son. Please ask your
household to pray for us now
and at the time of our death."
The note then explained
that the tot's parents were
dying. It read:
"Being at this time of a
sane and sound mind and
will, we here by renounce
all present and future rights
and knowledge of our beloved
Chinese Score
Biggest Victory
Of Border War
Key Highway
Cut by Invaders
New Dolhi -IIP.)- Prima
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
tonight announced the falL
of the key northeast fron
tier bastion of fiomdila to
Chinese Red troops and ap
pealed lo the United States
and BritainJor massive new1
rr.il itary aid.
New Delhi - (UPI) - Chinesa
Communist troops have cai
tured Bomdila, gateway L'.j
the Assam Plains, in the big
gest victory of Red China's
fast-moving drive into India
from the northeast frontier, it
was anounccd tonight.
Prime Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru announced the capturo
of Bomdila in a surprise ra
dio broadcast.
Heavy Chinese Red forces
seized Bomdila, chief admin
istrative center of the region,
after leap-frogging 35 miles
through Indian defenses on
the northeast frontier, and
cutting a key highway just
north of the town.
A Defense Ministry spokes
man had said earlier that tho
entire civilian population
Bomdila, estimated at 2,000,
had been evacuated In wl
vance of the Red capture. Ho.
said an estimated half di
vision of Indian troops re
treating from Se La had been
cut off by the Red drive,
which also isolated an Indian
forward divisional headquar
ters at Dirang, 25 miles to tho
north.
The new deep thrust into
Indian lines followed capturo
by the Red Chinese o key
positions on three fronts nlom
the border in slashing human
wave attacks by tens of thou
sands of Communist troops.
Prime Minister Jawaharlul
Nehru announced in Parlia
ment today the Reds had
seized the key northeastern
anchor town of Walong along
with its airfield, near the Bur
mese border, and had taken.
Se La Pass, a high mountain
pass 300 miles to the west
near Bhutan. The Walontf
drive punched a hole at least
12 miles deep into Indian po
sitions! Nehru said the Reds, in
their biggest drive since Ilia
border war started Oct. 20, .
had also advanced on tho
northwest in the , Lndnkh
area, whore they were sneii
ing the Chusul Airport run
way, only landing strip in
that region of Kashmir.
Treasurers Vole
To Write Charier
The Association of Oregon
County Treasurers voted to
draw up a model home rulo
charter for study by voters in
Oregon counties, according to
Jackson County Treasurer
Karl Janpuch this morning.
Janouch returned this week
end from a Joint meeting
with the Association of
Oregon Counties where tho
county treasurers went on
record favoring home rule.
The model charter would
be drawn up and submitted in
approximately a year, Jan
ouch said. Core of the model
charter would be a proposed
board of control consisting of
all the elected county depart
ment heads and members ot
the county court.
The treasurers generally
felt that the elective officers
would be more responsive to
the will of the voters than a
board of county commission
ers operating through an ad
mlnistrative assistant and up
pointed county officials.
The county official.-; recom
mended thai the tux office,
now operated in the sheriff's
department, bo placed in the
county treasurer's office. Tho
assessor's office would re
main a separate office.
son, whose Christian name 1.1
Richard. Our faith has been
one of consolation in our
hour of despair. With tho
knowledge that our son is
safely in the church's loving
arms, we are at peace."
Attached to the note wnj
the baby's feeding schedule.
There was a shopping hag
filled with rlothlns beside tho
basket holding the infant.
The parents asked in their
note that Ilichard be placed
In a Catholic home through
a Catholic adoption center
and raised as a Catholic. Tha
note said the father was a
victim of spine cancer and
the mother was suffering
from a brain tumor.