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PS..;.: idauu Agrees in fiiraiUMH rr- Kv tC: ' " ,r -v.i. v - w A 1 pi hti v ON WAY TO HEARING Former Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker, along with his mother, cen ter, and Dallas lawyer Robert Morriss, riuht, who is acting as Walker's public relations Land Acquisition Getting Priority In Park Program Salem-ll'PII-The state high way department is accelerat ing its lands acquisition pro gram to gain more park lrnds. Slate Highway Commission Chairman Glenn Jackson. Medford. said today. He addressed the annual meeting of the Oregon County Park association here. He said acquisition of shore lands and access to beaches is getting top priority. "It is only good business to acquire th? property now." he said. Jackson explained that outdoor recreation is playing a vital role in the state's economy. Income To Increase Tourism is Oregon's third largest industry, and will bring in S217 million this year. Hhe said this would in crease with the expanding population. He termed Oregon "the summer vaetionland nt. Cali fornia." He said recent recommenda tions contained in a re Zl! which called for obtaining more stale park lands will not be filed away and forgotten. He said the slate parks de parcment will advise counties in their park development. Personnel is now being sought to give such aid, he explained. Of Oregon's 30 counties, 30 now have park programs. Jackson also cited the need to have federal agencies con sider recreational facilities on an equal footing with other uses. Expenditure Increases "Congress should be vigor ously urged to provide funds for Oregon's recreational de velopment," he said. He said the highway depart ment is lipping its park spend ing program lo S5.2 million j new citizens to become aclive during the coming biennium, j participants in community af an increase of SI. 4 million ; fairs, to be inlormed and' hap over the current program. py Americans. The conference delegates were welcomed by association President Charles S. Collins. Medford. Collins is executive secretary of the Cal-Ore Rec reational Development associ ation. I WEATHER j I FORK (' A S T: MrWly clniidv i with a few pinl loniclii 1 ami Wi'dnrsday. Lnw Iftnuht j 1 lit In 4,. II tell imimrriiw .":. j Temp. Hishrst Vrstrril.iv .V l.owrst Tint Miirninc -Prec. tn .S pin- Yestrrday .! 1 ; I'm. ii Mt a.m. Tudav. trace. Our Skies Tonight sunset today 4:46 p.m. 1 ! Sunrhr hiniorrow 7 :0ft a, in. j I "Moonrisr ioniirrtiv I::i4 a.m. j ! New Motni Nov. '.' I , lUlKiHTKST ST Alt ! i Sinus. rirs l(l:1X p.m. t ISIIll.K PLAN FT 8 ! Jnpilrr, due oiith 6::I7 p.m. j ' S.Uurn, low tn sonth- wesl T:4 p.m. Mars, rises tt:Si p.m. ! . Venus, rises fi:'i8 a.m. : IIWS(W)BRIEFS TiMS moM P AII0UND ' 'l0t, SOUTH VIETNAMESE LEAP INTO ACTION Saigon-'iri-Soulh Vietnamese paratroopers, claid in cam ouflage fatigue uniforms, leaped into action early today from American C123 transports in the opening of a major govern ment assault northwest of Saigon. ROCKEFELLER-GOLDWATER CLASH SEEN Washington-ll'l-Sen. Jacob K. Javits IR-N.Y.l. said today he has "little doubt" that the 1964 Republican National Con vention would produce a head-on clash between backers of New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller and Sen. Barry Gold waler (R-Arn.) COUNCIL REJECTS LIBERAL PROPOSAL Vatican City-IH-The Ecumenical Council today voted down a "liberal" proposal not to discuss a touchy theological draft that could strain improving relations with non-Catholic Christian churches. U.S. CITIZENS URGED TO LEAVE ASSAM Washington-I I'l-Tht State Department said today it has advised U.S. citizens living in the northern Assam Valley of India to "leave at once" because of the threat posed by the attacking Clunrje Reds. I 'Hospital Ends Year With Debt; Causes INoted by Rogue Valley hospital end ed its fiscal year in debt for the first time since the new building was constructed. Dwight Houghton, treasurer, reported at the annual meet ing of the members of the hospital Monday, For the year ending Sept. :if, 1962. the hospital had a gross income of S1.2(i0,2!)0 and spent SI, 290, 044 for oper ating expenses. Several factors attributed to the deficit, Houghton noted. The hospital during the past year operated at slightly more than 50 per cent occupancy. Break-even point for hospitals is 72 per cent, he noted. Increases in Overhead Increases in overhead were cited due to the addition of the new wing. Empty beds cost money. Houghton ex plained. This was particularly noted during the time the sur- Six Take Oath as New U.S. Citizens Six people took the oath of allegiance tins morning ' I Jackson county circuit court j and became new U.S. citizens. Circuit Judge James M. Main presided over the na turalization ceremony. Receiving the oath wen1 Jacobus Mariinis Abortus Lee iiwcnburgh. former of the Netherlands, now of Eagle Point; Maria Lourdcs Capler. Brazil, now of Medford; Anna Moran, Austria, now of Med ford area; Mr. and Mrs. Can dido Gtiiseppe Nello Vidotto, Canada, now of Eagle Point; Barbara Alice May Verstagen. England, now of Medforr1. Dr. Alvin Fellers, Sou'hern Oregon college, urged the The new citizens received , til money was on hand. This corsages from the Kiwanis j thinking changed, he explain club, flag codes from the ed, since it was felt the proj American Legion auxiliary, 1 cets would be less expensive citizenship class certificate. i and cause less trouble if both from the Medford schools' j were undertaken at once. adult education department,! ugs from the hlk Lodge and i i booklets from the Disabled Veterans ary. of America auxili- J Explosion Damages Cuban Refugee's Car Miami Beach. Fla.-ilTIi An explosion damaged the car of t Cuban refugee leader Jose j Miro Cardona's secretary ! early today shortly after j Miro's return from New York. ! Police said there was a pos sible connection with a ter rorist ring the FBI smashed in New York over the week end. man. cross the town square in Oxford, Miss., to attend a federal court hearing before U.S. District Judge Claude F. Clayton. (UP1) Treasurer I (.'erics wore closed because of remodeling. Houghton stressed (hat the Inst resort to obtain more mon ey would be increasing the cost to the patient. He said that it is the duty of the board, membership and community to study this problem. Charles I. Gustafsoii, hospi tal administrator, noted that the overall growth of the hos pital's departments was seven per cent. The laboratory show ed the largest increase of 14 percent and x-ray department 12 per cent because of more out-patients. A 3 per cent drop in the birth rate was the only Payroll Increases He noted that with the in crease of the hospital's beds to 175, the payroll had in creased 17 per cent and plant utilities costs had doubled. During the year 2,527 oper ations were performed at the hospital. He said that foreseeable cost increases in the current year include social security, wage, and fringe benefit costs. I if nntoH i hat I ho hrwnH n 1 gJwe $57i0()0 worlh of free care last vear. He said that 22 per cent of the hospital's income came from some governmental source federal employees, dependants of armed services personnel, welfare, blind and others. Reviews New Wing George Flanagan, chairman of the building committee, re viewed the history of adding the new wing, remodeling the older part of the building, and air conditioning. He said these projects cost approximately S2 million. A mortgage had to be obtained to pay part of it. It had been planned to 'e lay the air conditioning of ' k1 older part of the hospital nn- Mrs. A. K. Morse, hospital! auxiliary president, reported i that the group now has 2518 members, including one man. which donated 16.8:10 hours of work last year. The Candy Stripers, a part of the auxil iary, donated 1.58:1 hours at tile hospital. Reviews Three Additions Dr. Robert' Buck, president of the hospital's medical staff, reviewed three additions to the hospital's medical pro gram: 1) the crippled chil dren's clinic, 2) the Kivnanis Dental clinic being moved to the hospital, and ill a research project on newborn bv Dr. OH:?! nuucri noss ana iviariin Lu ther were elected directors; Alfred S V. Carpenter, was appointed by the Episcopal bishop of Oregon, and Paul Selhy was appointed by St. Mark's Episcopal church. All four will serve for five year terms Prior to the meeting mem bers toured the new wing of Ihe hospital. Presiding al the? meeting was Benjamin D Dagwell. DD. Portland, presi dent of the board and retired hishop of Oregon. Elmo Smith Said In Good Condition Albany 1111 Elmo Snii'h. publisher of the Albany Demo-cral-Hcrald. was reported in fairly good condition at Al bany Cleneral hospital today. The former governor, who ; underwent surgery for a per- forated ulcer Sunday night, spent a good night and vves resting well today, hospital al 'nfliin's s;i if I Regional Edition Medford 16 Pages India Checks Advancing Reds In Two Sectors Nehru Announces New Commander London ilW Communst China said today its forces will adopt a cease fire along the entire Sino-lndian bor der at midnight Wednesday and withdraw 12.5 miles be hind the prehosiilities bor der, the New China news agency reported from Peking. In a dispatch, monitored here. New China said the Peking government issued a statemen t which said "these measures taken by the Chinese government on its own initiative demon strate its great sincerity for stopping the border conflict and settling the Sin-Indian boundary question peace fully." New Delhi -lUPli- Indian forces were reported today to have checked the Chinese Communist advances south of Bomdila and Walong al oppo site ends of the fighting front in the North East Frontier Agency. A Defense Ministry spokes man said the Indian troops were holding their positions against the Chinese pincers movement as fighting contin ued in both the Bomdila and Walong sectors. No Regard for Losses The Indian troops were holding fast in their latest de fensive positions for the first time in nearly a week of ad vances by Chinese forces who attacked without regard lo losses. The Indian defense stiffen ed as Prime Minister Jawa harlal Nehru announced I he appointment of a new army commander. Nehru said he had appoint ed Lt. Gen. J. M. Choudhery as army commander in chief to replace Gen. P. N. Thapar, who "has applied for a long leave on grounds of health." In London, meanwhile, For eign Secretary Lord Home an nounced that Britain is flying emergency shipments of arms to India "in view of the wors ening military situation." Asks U. S. Aid Nehru sent President Ken nedy an urgent request Mon day for more U. S. arms to fight back the Communist Chi- I nese. The State Department i said the United States was giving "urgent and sympa- I thetic" attention to I n d i a n appeal. The Defense Ministry state ment on the fighting said: "Our troops are now holding defensive positions some miles further south of Bomdila. iThe defensive bastion of Bom Idila was lost to a swifl Chi nese Communist advance Mon day. In Ihe fighting about 250 miles to the east in the Wa ! long sector near the Burma border Ihe Chinese troops were said to be in about the 'same positions they occupied i Monday, 12 to 14 miles south j"' Walong. ' ! Canadian Vessel Sinks in Atlantic ' Norfolk. Va. HT1 The I Star, the Canadian frei 1 whose captain accused East liter Cu- ! bans of filling its fuel tanks with water, sankin the Allan lie early today. The captain and crew of 12 abandoned the shin Sunday in stormy seas. The Coast Guard here re ported that the vessel went down about 7:t miles north cast of Bermuda. The sinking was witnessed by the Coast Guard cutter Mendota The ship s captain. Edward Clark, (il. and his crew were rescued from the helpless lii.V f not freighter Sunday and brought to Bermuda. Upon arrival. Chirk made his charge Ihat Cubans had filled the freighters luel tanks with water instead of fuel oil. "We took on 111 Ions and 18 gallons of fuel in Havana and :t was 1 Ions of water." "!;rk id I ! I Floods Threat ilxiortliwest J I AmmimnimmiitminmmiBWflMtWfflitBm'i ! n mi 11 Nation's Business Picture Brightens As Incomes Gain Gains in personal in comes and factory orders in October lias brought a tingle of optimism to the nation's business picture. The reports diminished the likelihood of an eco nomic recession early in 1 !):). The story is on page 2A. FBI Investigating Possible Murder Of White City Man An investigation into the possible homicide of a 52-year- I old White City Domiciliary resident is being conducted by Ihe federal bureau of investi gation, according to Special Agent in Charge John Wil liams. The victim, Cliff II. Gold ' smith, died aboard a Mercy Flights plane en route lo the veterans' hospital in Portland about ft p.m.- Sunday, FBI agents said. Goldsmith's cause of death has been determined lo be in ternal bleeding and a blow on the head from a blunt instru ment. According lo FBI reports, Goldsmith allegedly engaged in a fight with a Yellow Cab company driver Friday night at the domiciliary after the victim refused to pay his fare. Give Varying Accounts Witnesses to the conflict give varying accounts of what happened. Local FBI agents were called into the case lo investigate the possibility of a crime on a government reser vation. The results of the investiga tion will be turned over lo the U.S. attorney in Portland for possible action. The cab driver involved was Lewis Frasier, fi.'i, of 3424 Del ta Waters rd. Witnesses being questioned are Clarence Za wadzke. Shady Cove, a Yellow Cab company driver, and Sam Kind, a resident of the domi ciliary. Following the alleged fight Friday night, Goldsmith was taken to his room. The next day his condition was noticed when he appeared al the in firmary lo receive his riailv medication. He was confined lo the infirmary for treatment of head lacerations. When his condition worsen ed Sunday, he was put on the Mercy Flights plane, where lie died on Ihe way to Portland. Adenauer Cabinet Offers Resignations Boon. Gernmny - (DPI - All ! members of the West Gernvm ! cabinet offered their re.sinn.i- I tinns today to enable Chancel-! lor Konmd Adenauer in form j a new government. i Controversial Defense Min- isler Franz-Joseph Strauss led ' the cabinet in offering its col- lective resignation. I Karlier today Ihe cabinet's ; five Free Democratic party members turned in their resin-! nations after Adenauer n-, buffed their demands to fire j Strauss f An announcement by Ado-j nauer's Chrislian Democratic ' party said the collective resi:4 nations offer was made to al - low the chancellor to form new cabinet, and thus restore the coalition with Ihe FDP. Timber Severance Tax $103,452 for Quarter Salem H'Pli First quarter collections of Ihe new Eastern Oregon severance tax nn tim ber totaled $10:1.4.12. the Ore gon Tax commission said today MEDFORD, OREGON, StmsW, Washington Gets Heavy Rainfall; Lowlands Flooded Astoria Measures 2.47 Inches of Rain Portland HINi A heavy rain storm which brought some flooding to Western Washing ton lowlands moved into northwest Oregon today and posed a flood threat. "Substantial rises" in all streams of northwest Oregon were predicted. Forecasters said whether Oregon would have any serious flooding such as plagued the northwest part of Ihe state on Thanksgiving Day two years ago remained to be seen. Smaller streams in the Port- I lancl, aroa including Johnson creek, will overflow their banks and the weather man said some flooding was pos sible along the Sanliam river. However, he said no flooding was expected in the Willam ette al this time. The Wil lamette was al a reading of 2.B feel at Albany and 1.8 feet at Salem al R a.m. and flood stage at both locations I is 20 feet. I Olympia Wet Olynipia, Wash., reported four inches of rain during the 24 hours ending early today. The Snoqualmie and Snokoin ish rivers were expected to go over their banks while the Nooksack and other rivers in northwest Washington already flooded lowland areas. The Skagil river was expected to flood al Ml. Vernon, Wa.sn. Rain and gusty winds pelted Western Oregon late Monday and Monday night and heavier rain moved in from the north early today. Astoria had Oregon's biggest amount 2.47 inches in the 24-hour period ending at 4 a.m. But heavier rain fell after thai hour in other parts of northwest Oregon. Snow Melts Timberline Lodge reported rain and slush, meaning that melting snow could add lo the potential flood hazard. The gusty gale force winds recalled the Columbus Day storm but they were nothing like those of Oct. 12. Gale warnings flew on the coast today but winds arc expected lo decrease tonight. I The weather man said a new Pacific disturbance was ' forming at sea off Southern 1 Oregon. The amount of pre cipitation in this storm could he an important flood factor. On Thanksgiving Day two vears alio several Northwest I Oregon streams flooded, fore - iing evacuation of many fam - : ilies. Two More Recount Petitions Filed Salem OTli Slate Elections Director Jack F. Thompson said today Iwo more recounts have been demanded In Hie vote on local offices and issues! in the Nov. election. Columbia County Sheriff Spencer I.. Yonnee. a Demo crat, demanded a recounl of his race for sheriff with Re. publican Roy S. Wilburn. The indicated winner has been Wilburn. 4.27:1 to 4.17:1 only a I 0(1 vote spread. Younce posted a bond of n ! $:)4(i to pay for the cost of recounting. Donald Yaeger, Redmond, demanni n a recount in a Ken- mond city charter amendment Mite. The amendment, which was beaten, would provide for an increase ill a tax levy lor parks and recreation, inelud- ing a swimming pool. A Slid bond lo oav for the recount was filed by the Red - ' mond Youth Recreation Coun- el i Tribune NOVEMBER 2J? 1962 SEEKS ADMISSION Harvey IiallM.'illt'iwiifc' iiiiiialwiiiiilwii'mu'tiiiiMiiMimiiimniiiMiJ S.C., Negro seeking admission lo Clemson College, talks to one of his attorneys. Mrs. Constance Motley, as llicy prepared their case to be heard before Federal .ludge C. C. Wynchc at Greenville. S.C. South Carolina is the only slate lhal has admitted -no Neuroes to segregated state-supported schools since the Supreme Court integration order In 11)54. (UPI) Mistrial Declared By Judge Kelly in Suit Against City Jackson County Circuit The Portland construction Judge Edward C. Kelly yes terday declared a mislrinl in the jury trial of lleintz con struction company. Portland, vs. the cily of Medford. Affadavils revealed lhal Clatous McCrcdie, former Medford police chief and for - mer city inspector and Orcn Brown, a juror, had discussed the case at the Rogue Valley Country club Saturday night. McCrcdie was a witness in the case lor lleinlz. Attorneys Joel Recder and William Mansfield, represent, ing Ihe cily, filed Ihe motion for the mistrial. ' 'Ihe motion was based or affadavils signed by Mayor Elect Jimmy Diinlevy, man I ag'T of the country club, and Stanley Jones, law partnei of Recder s. Dunlevy slated he saw the i two men together al the coun- try club for about three hour's j Jones said he hail telephoned McCrcdie to ask what the j two men discussed. McCrcdie lold him, according lo Jones' j I statement, that the two men 1 did not discuss Ihe legal mer- . 'Is of the case. !tlk About Attorney! They talked about Iheatloi neys and jurors and how they approached the ease, McCrc die told Jones. McCrcdie said he mainly listened lo Brown who said he was surprised how Ihe women jurors anal yzed Ihe various parts of the testimony and did research on Ihe technical terms used. We said nothing to give ! Ihe lodge any concern. Mc Credit' told Jones. ! Judge Kelly said this morn- ' i.... i... nt i-iM-tiiin (In case would come to trial again or how soon. He said he had no choice but to declare a mistrial. iii l is' a , nooa Klver fPP'"ves , Natural Gas Franchise i nj n;,.,.r ,1'pi, Tin. r'ilv Mmi.,v m,nimous- ' ty nppmvcd Northwest Nut j urnl (iiis eompany frunehise I which will permit Ihe utility lit hnni; un iirniK I)ip Co lim,iH river fmm While 1 Salmon, wash. A (fits comnfinv ofheiHi ,P flrm hoped to be 111 op - j eration in Hood River by the first of the vcar. k 57th Year Price 10 CentsjTUan C nmmAnc No. 208 regoo i i ' ; f . I.., . Jrk Gantl, 111-year-old Charleston, company was suing the city of Medford, seeking $94, 4(12.74 plus 6 per cent inter est for money they claimed is due the company tor a san itary sewer the company In stalled In Ihe Kenwond Grandvlew and north Laurel- 1 hurst area in IDM. U. S. Accused of Bombing by Cuba Washington - tUPI - Radio Havana charged today that a it e- nl, in,. ,v,ufli n hnmblnff at- , in... ' iiwif nn a Cuban shin In Inter national waters Monday. But Ihe Defense Department flatly denied the claim The )rn(,.st identified the , . Rw Dumu and said Ihe aircraft made four at tack passes, dropping 11 bombs. Most of them missed, it said, and the vessel was only slightly damaged. The Defense Depart m e n t said, however, Ihat nn U.S. planes was Involved In any such Incident. "There is no basis for this report," a Pentagon spokes man said. Havana Radio said the at tack on the freighter, carrying a cargo of 55.0110 sacks of po tatoes, was "savage." RANCHER DIES Millon Freewater - IllPfl -William 11. Steen. R5, promi nent local area rancher, died al his home on Dry Creek Sunday. Haatfield Cites Reasons For Prayerful Thanks Salem Hatfield mi'li Gov. Mark nmchiiiiwri ., , j Thursday as Thanksgiving nay and cited Oregonians wno weathered the great Columbus day storm as having "given personal evidence of a spirit of rediscovery." "They have come to appre ciate anew the comforts and conveniences they were tem porarily without. "They have come to hold more dearly the eonlrlbulions 1 of labor from their fellow men i whose work under hazard and 1 handicap restored their serv- I 1 1 a 1 1 1 juiiiiiiuiu U.S., Russian Negotiators Major Break in Crisis Expected j United Nations, N.Y.-HTP- Fidel Castro agreed today to i the removal of Russian Jet bombers from Cuba. Acting Secretary General I Thant called a luncheon meet ing of the full U.S. and Soviet negotiating teams to discuss the unexpected development. It was expected that Soviet Premier Nikila Khrushchev's agreement to take back the IL28 bombers, which both Russia and Cuba had said were Cuban property, would be announced at the luncheon by Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily V. Kuznetsov. Major Break Expected Administration sources in Washington indicated that they expect a major break in the Cuban crisis negotiations this afternoon. It was possible lhal Khrush chev's acquiescence to the U.S. demand for the removal of "all offensive weapons" from Cuba might come in stead in a direct communcia tion to President Kennedy. Cuban Ambassador Carlos Lechuga delivered Castro's note to the United Nations . Monday night. Thant's lunch mceling with the negotiating teams immedi ately took on added impor tance. Steventon Invited Invited to Ihe affair in the secretary general's private dining room were Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson, Ambassa dor Charles W. Yost and John J. McCloy, for the United Slates, and Kuznetsov, Deputy Soviet Foreign Minister val erian A. y.orin and L. 1. Men delevich, department head in the Kremlin Foreign Otfice. Castro's decision apparent ly eliminated a major ob stacle to settlement of the Cu ban crisis. Jury Finds Man's Death Accidental Prospect - A coroner's jury this morning returned a ver dict that Jesse Conners, 50, of Eagle Point, died "by acci dental means" on Oct. 19. The three men and three women were out for approxi mately 15 minutes before re turning a verdict at the Pros pect High school. Conners was shot while hunting with Arnold Wilmcr Ragsdale, Trail, along Tripod rd., near Prospect. Ragsdale told officers at the time of the incident he was on the op posite side of the pickup truck when he heard a shot. According to District Attor ney Alan B. Holmes, the in quest was called to obtain all possible Information concern- inug Conners death from a self-lnflleted bullet wound. Several persons had been subjoenacd lo appear today at the coroner's inquest. Vandals Damage Nine Trailers Nine house trailers on the Walker the Weeper trailer sales lot, 1243 South River side ave., Medford, were dam aged by vanaalism within the past two or ' three days, ac cording to city police. Rear windows of six trail ers were broken by rocks, and license plates on three others were bent. Total estimate of Ihe damage amounts to $125, according to the report. The trailers were lined along the back of the lot, and the damage was discovered this morning, according to police. ices. We have cause for deep thanks that recovery lor lite IJMf.H I"" i litis uii I taiouiiau- 1 prt hn( we were spared worse tragedies," Hatfield's procla mation staled. He said of the International crisis, "We were starkly re minded of the value of the freedoms we cherish and the price of their preservation." The governor added, "H is fitting that we not only pray erfully acknowledge these blessings but that we, wher ever possible, share our abun dance with our less fortunate fellow man." I
