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16) 3 ft ill 0 APPEARS &5 Norlh Korean Communists Kill American Soldier Grenades Tossed at Observation Post Seoul, Korea - (LTD - North Korean Communist troops killed a U.S. soldier and wounded another in a hand grenade attack on a United Nations observation post Tues day night, it was announced today. The attack took place in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. The Korean soldiers threw five hand grenades at the post, the United Nations Command announced. Three exploded outside the post, one failed to explode, and one went off in side the post, killing the one man and wounding the other. The Americans were not identified pending notification of relatives. Display Fragments UN officials showed frag ments of Russian-made hand grenades at a news conference announcing the attack. "This sneak attack was un provoked, executed with out warning, and performed un der cover of darkness by North Korean People's Army personnel," a UNC spokesman said. Both soldiers were mem bers of the 1st Cavalry Divi sion, one of the U.S. Army units serving in the United Nations force here. The spokesman said the post, about seven miles south east of the truce city of Pan munjom, was only about 350 yards south of the central de marcation line in the demili tarized zone. First Since Armistice The soldier was the first American killed in an ob servation post since the end of the Korean War in 1953. The spokesman said a "vig orous protest will be made to the North Koreans concerning the incident." He said several other Americans were in the area during the attack, but by the time they reached the post the Koreans had vanished. He said "certainly more than two" Koreans were in volved in the attack. The last such raid was staged in Au gust against a post manned by South Korean soldiers. One was killed and four wounded. Sentence Commuted To 20-Year Term Hyannis Port,. Mass. - (ITU -President Kennedy today commuted (lie sentence of Gilbert Mora Zaragoza, 26, from life imprisonment to 20 years. He was convicted in 1057. Zaragoza was the first per son in Southern California to be tried under a federal law signed by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 which provided for a death penalty for a person convicted of selling narcotics to a juvenile. He was arrested in Febru ary, 1957, on three counts of selling heroin to juveniles. He was convicted on two of the counts May 2, 1957, but the jury recommended he "not suffer the death pen alty." Welfare Collections For October $51 ,567 Salem -HIPP- Total statewide collections by the welfare re covery division of the State Department of Justice totaled SSI ,567.70, for October, Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton said Wednesday. Of this amount $50,890 48 was collected for child support and S677.22 in welfare fraud. In Marion County $7,719.47 was recovered. NIWSOfplEFS ITIMS FROM R0UNB THI 010,1 QUEEN WILHELMINA SAID TO BE ILL Amsterdam - il PI - Former Queen Wilhelmina, 82, who reigned over Holland for 50 yean, wai reported by an official court spokesman today to be lick, suffering from the "tils of extreme old age." FORMER FRENCH PRESIDENT DIES Lt Havre, France - 'I PI' - Former French President Rene Coty died in his sleep at his home here during the night, it was disclosed today. He was 80. Coty, who had headed the French stale from December, 1953, to January, 1959, had been ill lor some time Irom the grippe with heart complications. TUG SINKS FOLLOWING COLLISION San Francisco-H'l-The 55 loot tug Solano sank today fol lowing a collision with the Suits Steamship Co. lreighter California in dense fog near the Sin Frencisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. ANYTHING SMALLER? - Bobby Fuqua, 2, of Salinas, Calif., figures this turkey drumstick is a little too big as he meas ures his mouth. He hopes his Thanksgiving turkey has a smaller drumstick. (UPI) Holiday Traffic Death Rate Climbs To Five an Hour The nation observed Thanksgiving today in the prayerful tradition of its Pil grim heritage, but close to 100 traffic deaths clouded the holidav. The traffic death rate climb ed to five an hour as motor ists crowded the highway on journeys to their families and friends, to church, and to tra ditional holiday football games. At 10:30 a.m. (PST) United Press International counted 103 traffic deaths since the start of the 30-hour holiday at 6 p.m. Wednesday. There were four deaths in fires and five from miscellaneous causes for an over -all holiday toll of 112. Texas, where five persons died in a single accident, paced the death count with 12 fa talities. There were 10 in Cali fornia and eight in Illinois. Barring a slowdown in the last half of the holiday, it ap peared 150 persons could be come traffic victims before the end of Thanksgiving at midnight. Last year, the Thanksgiving toll was 123. The worst mishap occurred in Texas, where five persons died in a head-on auto colli sion near Livingston. The dead included three sailors return ing to Houston for the holiday. Four University of Omaha students also died 'near Oma ha, Neb., today when their car smashed into the side of a speeding freight train. One of the victims was Delores Brewer, 21, 1962 homecoming queen at the university. Near Weslaco, Tex., four persons were killed and five Sticky Mess Lett On Redding Street Redding, Calif. fLPH- It was a sticky situation. It happened when a truck trailer rig lost its load-three huge rubber bags of plywood Clue-as it turned a corner in the middle of town Wednes day. One of the bags broke, spreading 2,000 gallons of glue "all over everything, " said the city police report. It took the city fire depart ment three hours to clean up the mess. The truck was tak ing the glue from Santa Clara, Calif., to Pacific Plywood Co., Dillard, Ore. injured in an unusual series of auto accidents. The victims included an ambulance driver, who had picked up persons either hurl or killed in an earlier auto accident. Police said a car parked along a highway made a U-turn in front of the ambulance and was struck by the mercy ve hicle. Most of the nation enjoyed clear and mild weather, al though some rain sprinkled the cast and Pacific North west, and the lower Great Lakes region. Pet Dog Keeps Lost Girl Warm Bowman. Calif. - fPPP - A girl had her pet dog to be thankful for today after they spent the night cuddled to gether in a clump of oak leaves in rugged mountain foothills. Belinda Jones. 2'i, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, wandered away from home Wednesday afternoon. A search team hunted throughout the night and once came within 100 yards of the girl and her pet German shepherd. The Tehama county sher iff's office said the girl appar ently escaped harm in the near-freezing, foggy weather because of the dog's warmth. Dressed in peddle pushers, shirt, sweater and shoes, she apparently got a good night's sleep while the pet kept watch. They were found a mile and a half from home by two searchers shortly after the girl awoke this morning. The tot was examined by the family doctor in Bowman, a tiny agriculture community near Red Bluff, and declared in good condition. Warrant Issued For Astronaut Marianna, Fla. ll'PD A county judge Wednesday is sued a warrant for the arrest of astronaut Virgil Grissom. Judge Julian Laramorc said Grissom had failed to pay a S20 fine for going 70 miles an hour through this north west Florida town. The speed limit is 55. Laramorc said Grissom was ordered to appear in court 1 here Nov. 3. but called from : Cape Canaveral Nov. 2 and j i said he could not appear. j I Grissom pleaded guilty over i i the phone, according to Lara ! more, and agreed to pay the $20 fine the judge slapped on him. j "I expected him to settle i the ca.se just like anybody else," said Laramorc. ) Tillamook Candidate j Demands Recount Salem - !ITI - Allan F. Ko ncd of Tillamook, Republican ! candidate for Tillamook conn- ly judge who lost in the Nov. 6 election, demanded a re , count Wednesday. I The official canvass showed ! Democrat H. Clay Myers. Til ! lamook, as the winner. Myers received 3.251 to Kofoed's 3.- 23B, a margin of only 13 voles. Noon Edition Medford 54 Pages Five Sections Walker Ruled Mentally Able To Stand Trial Psychiatric Report Basis for Ruling Oxford, Miss. -IUPIU Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker has been ruled mentally able to stand trial on charges of rebellion, insurrection and se ditious conspiracy in connec tion with rioting at the Uni versity of Mississippi. The ruling Wednesday by Federal Judge Claude Clay ton ended a two-day hearing on the mental competence of the 53-year-old ex-war hero, who claims he is the victim of federal "harassment." . Ruling Based on Report Clayton said that from a layman's standpoint, Walker seemed normal on the basis of his testimony. But the judge made his ruling on the strength of a psychiatric re port which said the Texan was "functioning currently at the superior level." Walker was arrested here the morning after rioting touched off by the admission of Negro student James H. Meredith to "Ole Miss." Two men were killed and hun dreds injured in the 14 hours of fighting. Chief U. S. Marshal James McShane surrendered Wed nesday on a warrant, issued by the Lafayette county grand jury, charging him with "in citing" the rioting. McShane, who gave the orders for dep uty marshals to fire tear gas at the rioters, later was re leased on a writ of habeas corpus pending a hearing around the first of the year. Leaves Campus Meredith left the campus Wednesday afternoon ior the, Thanksgiving holidays. He ap parently went to Memphis where he usually spends his oil-campus week ends. Clayton, a brigadier gener al who commands the Missis sippi-Alabama National Guard division, praised Walker's mil itary record and said he had "the greatest respect for Walk er for the outstanding service in which he followed the flag wherever duty called." Walker said he felt "very fine" about the verdict. "After 50 days of harass ment and great expense, my counsel and I now and only now proceed with full legal efforts in my defense," he said. Prisoners To Have Roast Turkey Dinner Forty-five Jackson county and Medford city prisoners will have roast turkey dinner with all its trimmings today, according to the jail staff. The food, all cooked by prisoners, will include a menu of roast turkey, dressing, mashed and sweet potatoes, fruit salad, peas, cranberry sauce, hot rolls, olives, pickles, stuffed celery, mince and pumpkin pic and coffee and milk. At the Medford city jail a trusty and two persons arrest ed during the night will have a holiday menu as prepared by the Greyhound cafe. The cafe has the contract for feed ing the city jail prisoners. Kennedy Pardons Matthew Connolly Hyannis Port, Mass. -(I'PD-President Kennedy today granted a full pardon to Mat thew J. Connolly, appoint ments secretary to former President Harry S. Truman. Connolly, 55, now a public re lations adviser in New York, was paroled in November, 1960, after serving six months of a two-year federal prison sentence for conspiracy. Connolly and T. Lamar Caudle were indicted for con spiring to defraud the govern ment in a tax case. Caudle was former legal chief to the Justice Depart ment's tax division. PROPOSAL SCRATCHED United Nations, N.Y. -!?'-The tense atmosphere created by the Cuban crisis eased no ticeably today, and the U N. Political Committee took the opportnuity to scratch a Soviet proposal on war propaganda mm its agenda. EXPLORING CUBAN CAVE - This picture, released to the Miami Herald by the Cuban Revolutionary Council, is reported to show Cuban Premier Fidel Castro and a group of aides exploring a cave in Pinar del Rio Province. Re ports from anti-Castro sources have said the Cubans have African Natives Kill Seven; Stone Business Places Paarl, South Africa-OIPH-A vengeance riot by more than 100 African natives wielding cane-handled machetes killed seven persons and turned this showpiece wine-growing cen ter into an armed camp to day. The natives stormed into the city late Wednesday night, hacked to death two young Europeans, stoned business establishments and surround ed the police station in night of terror which ended when police gunfire killed five demonstrators. Rioters Arrested The mob sought to free seven natives jailed for a wave of machete murders in their territory over the past eight months, police commis sion spokesmen said. Eighteen rioters armed with picks, spears arid sharp metal objects were arrested, police said. One European victim, Ren- cia vermeuien, in, was dragged from the home of her widowed mother and hacked to death. She was to have taken her final school exami nation today. The other dead European was identified as rrans Kicn ard, 20, a printer, who met a similar fate when he ran from his house to watch the mob. De Gaulle Confident Of Success at Polls Paris -JUPD- Pres ident Charles de Gaulle marked his 72nd birthday today, quietly confident his political follow ers will smash the Commu nists and emerge as France's leading party in Sunday's sec ond round of national elec tions. No birthday celebration was planned, because De Gaulle does not like them. Staff mem bers were told it was to be a day like any other day, with business as usual. De Gaulle told his Cabinet Wednesday he was "profound ly satisfied" that his Union for the New Republic scored such a resounding victory in last Sunday's first round of the parliamentary elections. The UNR captured 31 per cent of the popular votes a rarity in this land of multiple political parties. De Gaulle was said to feel this was the result of popular sympathy for his leadership. Nuns Hospitalized Following Collision Ontario -'bPIi- Two nuns of the Dominican order were in fair condition In their own hospital today after treatment of injuries suffered in a traf fic accident near Caldwell, Idaho. The injured nuns v cre Sis ler Aloyslus, administrator of Holy Rosary hospital here, and Sister Loreto. A third nun In the car, Sister Paul, suffered only bruises. LONG LIFE ENDS Iloqulam. Wash. -1TP -Harry M. Byng died Wednesday at a nursing home here. He was 100. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1962 Soviet Union, U.S. Returning War Machines To Normal Washington IOTP The mighty war machines of the United States and Russia womt back to their normal cold war duties today. With the easing of tension over Cuba, the armed forces of both nations relaxed the emer gency conditions in force since Oct. .22. Russian Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev cancelled Wed nesday the emergency "com bat readiness" orders he sent out at the height of the crisis and pulled his submarines out of the Caribbean. The United States, at the same time, announced: -Recall of the 183 warships that ringed Cuba for four weeks. -The Strategic Air Com mand was returned to the con ditions "held prior to the Cu ban emergency," with fewer bombers on 15-minute alert. -About 31,000 men - re servists mobilized for the cri sis and servicemen held be yond their discharge date - will be sent home. Expresses Gratitude In a special Thanksgiving message, President Kennedy expressed the nation's grati tude to the men and women of the armed forces whose "immediate readiness to face any danger have been most evident during the past sev eral weeks." Despite the casing of the crisis, officials continued to warn that t h e difficulties which once threatened nuclear war were still not entirely re solved. There were plenty of signs of caution. With Soviet bomb ers still in Cuba and their removal scheduled to take 30 days, the Pentagon said air defense forces in the south- Would-Be Thieves Chased From Flock The possible larceny of some turkeys from the Dis rubes Turkey farm, route I, box 22B, Medford, on Thomp son rd., was reported lo the Jackson county sheriff's of fice today. The turkeys may prove to be harmful if eaten. J. Meritlock of the farm no tified Jackson county sh Iff's deputies this morning that about midnignt last night farm workers chased some would-be-thlcves out of the turkey flock at the farm. He said the turkeys had been vaccinated Wednesday, and if eaten now would be poisonous, making the person ill. The person eating the fowl could get the disease, It was noted. WEATHER FOKKI ASTr liradilal rlrarlns lhl altrrnoon. ( Irar arly tt. nithl. Fo nr low rlnrnla parly Friday morning, f iniidv Fri day with rain afl-rnn and nlfht. Mllh both dayi 1-bl. Low tonight 35-40. Temp, lll-ht V-M-rday S5 l.ovral ThU .Mnrnliir ,. la I'tfc, lo ID a.m. today 52 Our Skies Tonight .unapt today simrlap tomorrn 1 hp M'inn rl.ra 4:11 p m . 1:1 ! a m :in a m miorrnw and tn Aporpp. Top planpt, Vpnin, it mnvlnr, wplward anions thp Mara In Ita harkirniind thu wppk and It rltpa .ptpral mtnlllpa parllpr parh mornlns. Tribune hidden missiles in caves on the Council said the picture was Mexico and thence to Miami. picture was made. Others in the eastern United States will re- main on a full alert status. The last force to be relaxed was the Strategic Air Com mand, and even that order means that half of the com mand's approximately 1,500 bombers are still on 15-minule ground alert, with at least 30 airborne at all times. But during the crisis, the command had 00 per cent of the bombers about 1,200 of them on ground alert and there was substantial increase in the airborne alert. Return lo Bases A Pentagon spokesman also said North American Air De fense Command fighters were returning to their bases from emergency dispersal points they were assigned during the- emergency. With tile Russians also re leasing reserves, the Defense Department said 14,200 Air Force reservists called up at the beginning of the crisis will be released beginning Friday. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara also authorized quick release of 17,000 sailors and Marines held over beyond their discharge dates, and the Navy reinstated an order al lowing early release of 4,000 men whose terms end during the Christmas season. Mrs. Roosevelt Had Bone Tuberculosis New York -il'Pn- Mrs. Elea nor Roosevelt's physician dis closed Wednesday night that rare bone marrow tuberculo sis killed the former first lady Nov. 7. Dr. A. David Gurewitsch said that the disease had been positively diagnosed only three weeks prior to Mrs. Roosevelt's death at the age of 78. It had been known that Mrs. Roosevelt had tubercu losis, but no prior indication was given of the type. Gurewitsch said it was known 30 months ago that something was wrong with Mrs, Roosevelt's bone mar row, but that the cause still was not known two months before she died. 350 Young In Medford More than 350 young peonlc will arrive In Medford Friday lo attend the ISth annual United Presbyterian Youth As- sembly for Oregon. The ses- sion will continue inrougn Nov. 25. Moderator is Joel Gregory, Medford, who arrived home this week from Harvard uni- verslty to preside at the ses - sion. Moderator-elect is Jon Cottrcll, McMinnville. Principal speaker for the From Pilot Program assembly will be Dr. James H. His Operation Crossroads Robinson, New York Cily. 'has grown from a pilot pro) who under took the pilot proi- j cct to a group of 21)2 teachers, cct In l(l:8 known as Opera-j physicians, technicians and tion Crossroads Africa and is 1 students In 1 H countries of now consultant on African af fairs for both the United Pres byterian church and the U. S. Stale Department. Among his accomplishments ye tlie founding and directing 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 210 island. The Revolutionary smuggled out of Cuba to It did not say when the picture were not identified. (UPI) Two Teen-Agers Injured When Car Careens on Street Two teen-age Medford girls were seriously injured yester day when they were hit by a car as they were walking to gether along Saling ave. about 3 p.m., according to city po lice The girls, Beverly Ann Boyd, 13, of 132!) Saling ave, and Shannon Cathy Craig, 12 nf 11 13 Glmiitn, Et umrAlabnn to Rogue Valley hospital by Medford Ambulance service, HosDital SDokesmen said Miss Boyd was treated for a broken pelvis and is In fair condition today. Miss Craig suffered a compound leg frac ture and possible Internal in juries. She is reported in poor condition. The girls were Injured as result of a collision between vehicles operated by Walter Allen Anderson, 41, of 405 Earhart st., and Kenneth Lynn Bradford, 18, of 233 Mace rd., officers said. According to police reports, the Anderson vehicle was northbound on Bessie St., and the Bradford car was traveling west on Saling ave. The vehi cles collided at the intersec tion. Bradford was thrown from his car by the impact. His vehicle careened along Saling, striking the two girls, who were walking along a path on the north side of the street, police said. The drivcrless Bradford car continued down Saling ave. for 168 feet from the point of Impact with the Anderson vehicle, knocking down two mailboxes and a sign post as it went. Officers cited Anderson for failure to yield the right of way and for violation of basic rule. Bradford was also cited lor violation of basic rule. Bradford was slightly injured, officers said, but did not re quire hospitalization. Baby Abandoned in Portland Parking Lot Portland - (UPI) - A baby girl was found abandoned In a car in the St. Vincent hospital parking lot here Wednesday night. Police said the child was about 10 days old. She was taken to Alberta Kerr Nursery Home. Police said the Infant was wrapped in a man's shirt and blanket. People Expected to Arrive for Presbyterian Assembly of the Church of the Master and Mornlngside Community center in Harlem, built two camps for underprivileged children, influenced American i colleges io esiaousn a siuuimu relationship with foreign Instl- tutions, the India project oi the University of California at Los Angeles, and promoted 1 the collection of nearly a half million books tor colleges and schools In Africa. Africa. This project was the subject of nationwide tele vision show In 1060. He will speak four times Friday and Saturday during thYouth Assembly and twice Red China Says Troops Stop Fire On All Fronts Nehru Issues Vague Statement New Delhi -UPD- The India Red China border war ap peared to be temporarily at an end today, but It was not clear whether all fighting had ceased. Red China announced that ils troops had "ceased fire" on all fronts. Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced to Parliament this morning that "so far as we know, there is an effective ceasefire." He added that "there has been no firing since Wednesday night - that is, on the Chinese side." The Indian Defense Minis try confirmed later In the day that the ceasefire lull con tinued all along the front. But a spokesman refused to clarify a vaguely worded communi que which left open the pos sibility the Indians still were fighting. He . simply referred news men to Nenru s somewnat vague statement to Parlia ment. However, Nehru made no direct comment on whether India has accepted the Com munist Chinese proposal for a ceasefire and negotiations. But he released a tough reply rejecting an earlier Peking bid for talks, and observers felt its tone committed India to an eventual rejection of the current ceasefire offer. The Defense Ministry spokesman said he could neither confirm nor deny whether there was any shoot ing from the Indian side. Receive U.S. Planet Meanwhile, a Foreign Of fice spokesman said India U "securing one squadron ot C130 Hercules transport planes on, lease from the United states to aeai wim our urgent transport require. ments. The sDok'e'man emphasized that "'these planes are not combat planes and will serve as civilian transport." "The planes will be manned by American crews but will be under the control of the Indian government," he said, noting that one squadron "is 20 planes." The State Department in Washing ton announced Wednesday that the United States was sending 12 big Hercules transport planes with American crews to India to assist in the war with Red China. The first of the planes began leaving Wednesday af ternoon for India from the U.S. Air Force Base at Ev reux, France. McNeil Accepts Challenge; Wants Turkey ior Today "I accept challenge. Why wait? Pleat, ship turkey In ltm. lor Thanksgiving." So answered Don Mc Neil, Medford Chamber oi Commerce manager Wednesday in a wire to Dal. Dunn. Oregon City, manager of lh. Tri-Clty Chamber of Commerce. Earlier Dunn had wired McNeill "Hav. pride and confidence in Oregon City pioneers lo beat Medford Frldey night. Willing to stak. Clackamas county tur key against Jackson county gift box of peart. Advise refusal or accept anc. of challenge." In question was the Medford Oregon City competition Friday night in Medford in th. state temi-ilnal football game. Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian church. All o( the talks are open to the pub lic, the assembly sessions will be at the Medford High school auditorium. The talks will be at 4:20 and 6:30 p.m. Friday, and 9:13 a.m. and 1:43 p.m. Saturday. Registration will get under way at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Fol lowing Dr. Robinson's second talk, the assembly will have closing worship at 7:30 p.m. All programs will be held at the Medford High school auditorium except a 7:43 p.m. Medford High school concert Saturday at the church to be followed by Installation and closing worship. Assisting Gregory with the assembly has been Sandl Irv ing. Medford, vice moderator elect.
