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Newspaper Page TextTHIIIiEfliu"'Ji.,il" regon Accidents Account for 19 Deaths Snowfall Closes Schools in East South Bend, lnd.r Declares State 01 Emergency Hundreds of Cars Left on Roads By United Press International The East's third big snow storm in as many days burled South Bend, Ind., under two feet of snow today and closed schools and stranded cars by the hundreds. A state of emergency was declared in South Bend, Indi ana's fifth largest city, where four more inches of snow were expected, and drifts measured eight feet deep Practically all public and pa rochial schools were closed in the city and businesses struggled to maintain opera tions. Worst in 10 Years Capt. G. C. Chuttrow of the sheriff's police said it was the worst storm to hit South Bend in 10 years. Hundreds of cars were abandoned on roads and in ditches, he said, but main arteries were still open. The Chicago Motor Club advised emergency travel only in the South Bend-Elkhart-LaPorte region. Drifts clogged more roads in Michigan and Ohio and schools were closed in many communities from Indiana to New York State. At least 76 deaths were blamed on storms which have roamed the na tion's eastern half since Wed nesday. Gripped by Cold The bitterest weather of the season gripped the East from New England to West Vir ginia. New England had up to 10 inches of new snow in some sections, plus heavy rains along the coast. There was a foot of snow in West Virginia mountains, along with temperatures 8 to 9 degrees below normal. Many secondary roads were block ed in Pennsylvania and weath ermen reported no" relief in sight. Temperatures dipped to wards zero in the Middle West and included a 5 above at Valparaiso, Ind., and an unofficial reading of 4 above at Crown Point. Ind. Dixie Feels Freeze Freezing temperatures pen etrated deep into Dixie as the first real cold snap of autumn froze the Midwest. The mer cury dipped to 9 degrees be low zero at International Falls, Minn., famed as "the nation's icebox," and to 3 be low at Bemidji, Minn. Else where, the morning low was registered at 9 above in Chi cago; 8 above at Indianapolis, and 10 above at Cincinnati. The mercury generally dip ped into the 20s through the East, with both Atlanta, Ga., and Washingston, D.C., regis tering 20, and New York 23. Policeman Makes Arrest First Night Grants Pass-A reserve po lice officer serving his first night of duty with the Grants Pass police department was credited with clearing up two burglaries early Sunday morning. Ronald E. Thompson, serv ing in a stakeout around Caveman bridge apprehended two 17-year-old youths, one of whom admitted burglaries that had taken place Friday night at a local service station and at Grants Pass Lumber company. The boy had taken a televi sion set from the lumber com pany office and had hidden it under Caveman bridge. Police discovered the set in its hid ing place, but deliberately left it there and kept the area under surveillance. rmv PFTtinNS FROM HEVSraBRIEFS (TIMS FROM I? UNB nbiuiuu , - Washington - HPli - President Kennedy returned from western visit today to begin busy wee 01 activity. Kennedy's first appointment wis a conference with Sec retary of State Dean Rusk who is leaving tonight for the North Atlantic Treaty Council meeting in Paris. McNAMARA TO DISCUSS SKYBOLT Washington - UPI' - Defense Secretary Robert S. Me Namara will fly to London tonight to discuss the late oi the troubled Skybolt missile with British defense officials. NEHRU REJECTS WITHDRAWAL TERMS New Delhi - 'in - Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru today rejected Red China's withdrawal terms and warned Par liament the border war could last live years or more. WEATHER FORK CAST: Valley fof through Tuesday with daytime clcarlnc lit Ashland area. Fair and mild wllh afternoon temperature In 50s above tog. Low tonight 21 34. High Tuesday 3542, Temp. Hlthest Yesterday 37 Lowest This Morning 33 Preclp, to 10 a.m. Today. ...Trace Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 4:39 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:30 a.m. Moon rise today 4:35 p.m. Full Moon tomorrow- 1:28 a.m. The bright star nearest the Moon tonight is Aldebaran; the much brighter star rising at 9:00 p.m. Is Slrlus. AT CEREMONIES Mitered Pope John XXIII, above, at tends canonization ceremonies of three new saints in St. Peter's Basilica. The 81-year-old pontiff who presided over the closing session of the first phase of the 21st Ecumenical Council is still recovering from a recent bout of anemia and stomach trouble. (UPI) Member of Hoffa Jury Replaced By Alternate Nashville, Tenn. -IUPII- One of the jurors hearing the trial of teamster union boss James Hoffa was missing from the jury box today. Justice De partment attorneys declined to comment on a report that she had been approached in a possible tampering attempt. The juror missing today was Mrs. James Paschal, a Woodbury, Tenn., housewife. Rhp was renlaced bv alternate Walter Harper of Bethpage, Tenn. Closed Hearing Kninht newsDaDers report er Robert S. Boyd said in a copyrighted story Sunday tnai the approach to Mrs. Paschal was responsible tor a mys terious closed hearing that interrupted the trial last tirook thp riav after a man who heard "voices" tried to shoot Hoffa in the courtroom with a pellet gun. The seerecv which marked last Thursday's session was still evident today as defense a 1 1 o r ney James Haggerty hnnrlpri two motions to the court which Judge William Miller passed to tne govern ment to examine and then ordered sealed. As the trial resumed i t s eighth week today defense at torneys demanded that t h e government turn over records relating to their case. Hatfield Silent on Jeannace Freeman Bid Salem-tUPD-Gov. Mark Hat field said he had "no com ment" at this lime on the re quest from condemned child slayer Jeannace June Free man, 21, that her death sen tence be commuted to life imprisonment. "I want to study the case," he said. WESTERN VISIT Hatfield Claims Cuts Necessary II Funds Refused Governor Certain Return Is Legal Salem (UPD Drastic cuts In basic school aid, welfare serv ices, and closing of state insti tutions could result next spring if the $5.5 million ask ed by the governor is not re turned to the general fund, Gov. Mark Hatfield said to day. But the governor insisted he was sure the money could legally be returned to the general fund in time to pre vent the cutbacks. At a hastilly called press conference, Hatfield said he was aware of the 1953 opinion of the attorney general that return of veterans' fund mon ies to the general fund would violate the state's constitution. Stronger Precedent He said "we felt the legisla tive act (in 1951) of returning $2.5 million from the fund to the general fund was a strong er precedent. "There is no doubt in our mind on this question." Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thorn ton Friday told United Press International that return of the $5.5 million would violate the constitution. Hatfield, when he announc ed his proposed 1963-65 bud get, called for return of the money to keep the state in the black through the end of the current biennium. Refuses To Duel The governor refused to en gage in a verbal duel with those who have criticized his proposed budget in recent days. The governor strongly de fended his proposed budget. saying that in the past admin istration estimates had proven to be the most accurate. He said the major question at present was to continue without dropping services. He explained that return of the $3.5 million, Receipt of $900,000 from increased liquor prices, and stringent economies in operation of state agencies for the balance of the biennium could Jteep the state in the black. Would Cut Programs He said if it became appar ent the legislature would not act to return the $5.5 million to the general fund, then a cut back of programs would have to be started. He said an in dication the legislature would take action, would enable the state to continue to provide the services and delay any cut backs. The governor stressed a need for tax reform was even more important in the face of dwindling revenues. He said the administration would remain "flexibe" so the legislature could take al ternatives. Meeting Tonight On Flood Damage Reports on damage from the Dec. 2 floods will be given at 8 o'clock tonight at the Eagle Point school gymna sium, according to C. C. Hoov er, who is organizing the meeting under the auspices of the Eagle Point Grange. At the meeting will be rep resentatives of various agen cies who can aid flood dam age victims. They include per sons from the Small Business administration, Farmers Home administration, and In ternal Revenue Service. Persons interested in seeing the Little Butte creek includ ed in the Rogue Valley Flood Control program are invited to attend. Earle Jossy, Jackson coun ty extension agent, has made a survey and study of the farmers' fields and will have information to offer the farm ers. Taylor To Attend Lands Conference rnnnlv Commissioner Ed win Taylor is scheduled to leave today for a public lands conference at Las Vegas, Nev. While there Commissioner Taylor will present the case of Jackson county camemen who are facing possible range allotment reductions. Secretary of Agriculture Orvllle Freeman and his as sistant John Baker, Washing ton, D. C, will also be at the conference at which reduced grazing allotments on public lands is expected to be the main discussion subject. Much of the information the county commissioner will take with him is contained In the statement issued by Mar tin Grier, president of the Applegate Stockmen's asso ciation, and printed In the Dc. 6 Mail Tribune. Regional Edition Medford. 20 Pages Two Sections Gastro Planned Nuclear Attacks on U.S. Cities Reporter Told Move Planned To Curb Aggression Communist Press Makes Deletions New York - (UPI) - Ernesto (Che) Guevara, international Communism s "Man in Hav ana," was disclosed today to have told a Communist re porter that Fidel Castro had planned nuclear attacks on key U.S. cities, including New York. In an exclusive interview with the European Commu nist correspondent in Havana earlier this month, Guevara said "if the rockets had re mained, we would have used them all and directed them against the very heart of the United States, including New York, in our defense against aggression." Two weeks before the in terview with Guevara, Cuba's economics czar, the Russians had withdrawn 42 nuclear missiles from Cuba. Communist publications in Europe which used the Gue vara interview suppressed the blunt confession, presumably because it conflicted with Moscow's current "coexist ence" policy line. Careful Deletions Made UPI's textual transcript of the Guevara Interview showed careful deletions In European Communist pub lications of the following po litically embarrassing points: -lhe Cuban plan for a merciless nuclear attack on the United States to stave off "aggression." -Cuban advocacy and sup port of Communist armed in tervention in Latin America. -The Cuban belief the Kennedy-Khrushchev agreement did not assure Caribbean peace and only averted a con frontation of the two world powers "so far." -The Cuban "contribution" to the spread of international communism in Latin Amer ica. -Cuban belief that "armed struggle" is the only "solu tion" to Latin American prob lems. Advice on Latin America In one statement suppressed by the Communist press, Gue vara said international com munism s "most effee live form of help" in Latin Amer ica would be in "the armed struggle already taking place in a number of Latin Ameri can countries where the people are in action to over throw American imperial ism." Guevara identified these countries as Venezuela, Guatemala, Paraguay, Colom bia, Nicaragua and Peru. Session To Check Timber Sale Plan A public meeting to consid er procedures to be followed in harvesting windblown tim ber on bureau of land man agement lands will be held Friday, Dec. 14, at 1:30 p.m. To be reviewed will be re visions to the current timber sale plan necessitated by the Columbus day storm. All in terested persons may attend the meeting in the BLM's tim ber sale room in the ware house area on Armory dr. in Medford. Following the meeting the Medford District Advisory board will meet to consider any appropriate items raised. Since the fiscal year 1064 plan is tentative, comments concerning it are welcome during the meeting, according to Donald J. Schoficld, dis trict manager. Written com ments or suggestions received prior to Jan. 5 will also be considered, he noted. TRAFFIC TOLL HEAVY Salem - flJPI) - Oregon's De cember traffic toll has taken on the earmarks of a record breaker with 21 reported deaths during the first nine days of the month, the Ore gin Traffic Safety Commis sion said today. MEDFORD, SNOW ADDS TO TROUBLES Weary rescue workers re move snow from a car after a hard night in the Robena No. 3 mine at Carmichaels, Pa., during a search for vie- 16 Known Dead In Pennsylvania Mine Explosion Carmichaels, Pa. -(DPI)- The bodies of nine more miners were sighted today, bringing to 16 the number of known killed when a violent explo sion ripped through the Fros ty Run mine shaft four days ago. Twenty-one miners were still unaccounted for and hope diminished that any of the missing would be found alive. But rescue units moved ahead the hope that by "some miracle" there may be sur vivors. The ninth body was sighted little beyond the place" where eight were spotted this morning, according to the res cue teams working toward the face or working area where the blast occurred. Res cuers were within about 1,700 feet of the area. Seven Identified The Robena No. 3 mine, owned by the U. S. Steel Corp. and considered the mosi. mechanized in the world, was ripped by an explosion Thurs day. Seven of the dead miners were identified. Identification was made difficult because of the condition of the bodies. Mine experts described t h e explosion as "tremendous Coroner Frank J. Behmand a U. S. Steel physician, Dr. Dave Finglc, said in a joint statement that "The cause of death of the bodies Identified was the force of the blast. Death was instantaneous. ' A U. S. Steel spokesman said recovery of the bodies was delayed this morning by breakdown In the ventila tion system put up by the res cue workers. Nevertheless, the spokesman said, progress through the rubble-filled shaft toward the working face was moving at a quickening pace. Dog Control Office Is Burglarized Thieves broke Into the Jack son county dog control office near Talent on the South Pa cific highway during the week end and took $37 In dog license money, it was re ported to the Jackson counly sheriff's office Sunday. The money was kept in a cash box in the office, It was reported. An office spokes man said nothing outside the cash box was touched. They are uncertain how the build ing was entered. OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1962 , ; - . - I Bloodmoible Visits Southern Oregon Throughout Week The Red Cross Bloodmo bile will be at the chapter house, 60 Hawthorne ave., to day from 2 to 6 o'clock, Mrs. J. W. Burba, blood program chairman reminded residents. The county need to receive some 839 pints during the Bloodmobile's visit today and tomorrow in Medford and Wednesday in Ashland to re place what has been used so far this year. The county needs to receive the Medford chapter house Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and in Ashland at the Elks club Wednesday from 1 to 6 p.m. Transportation and baby sitting will be available, Red Cross officials noted. Thursday the Bloodmobile will be in Grants Pass from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall and Fri day in Cave Junction at the American Legion hall from 3 to 7 p.m. Local Red Cross officials said that so far only 30 ap pointments have been made for this week's visit. Drop-in donors will be welcome, they explained, but shoppers could save time by making an ap pointment in advance by tele phoning 773-3813. Two Fires Reported To Talent Rural Talent - The Talent Rural Fire department extinguished a fire under a house on Butler Creek rd. this morning before any damage resulted. Firemen were called at 9:15 a.m. to the home of Richard Ireland. The fire burned under the house in a section near the fireplace. It was the second alarm for the department In the last two days. At 7 pin. Saturday the volunteer department re sponded to a reported fire In one of the cabins maintained for migrant workers at the Suncresl orchards on Suncrest Orchard rd. The fire started from an overheated stove with a pile of wood placed loo close to It. the wood pile Igniting. The cabin was one of two occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bill iard and their five sons. The cabin, occupied by the sons, was gulled and an DC' ; longings Inside were lost. The Phoenix-Talent PTA clothing bank is providing needed clothing for the family. During Week End Tribune tims of last Thursday's explosion deep inside the mine shaft. (UPI) Refreshments will be serv ed donors following the draw ing, they said. persons between the ages of 18 and 59 nre eligible to donate, but those between the ages of 18 and 21 must have a written consent from their parents or guardian, Mrs. Bur ba said. Donors may give blood in the name of any individual or organization. Blood is still needed for John Bratton, route 4, box 316, Medford, who was injured last month in a logging accident in Cal ifornia. Deadline Given For Applications Friday, Dec. 14, is the dead line for persons who suffered damages in the Dec. 2 flood to return their application forms to the Red Cross office, residents were reminded to day. The applications for assist ance will be accepted in the Medford chapter house, 60 Hawthorne ave., Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; in Rogue River at the city hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily and in Eagle Point at the Eagle Point Lumber company office from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Specially trained disaster workers have arrived from other parts of Oregon and California to estimate dam ages and arrange assistance for families who suffered dam age. Any family In need of as sistance should contact one of the Red Cross offices immedi ately, they stressed. SHOPPING DAYS LEFT CHRISTMAS SEALS light TB ind Other RESPIRATORY DISEASES 19 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 225 British Regain Major hitporl in Borneo Rebellion Singapore - (UPD - British troops were reported today to have recaptured a strategic airfield in the Seria oil field regions of Brunei on the is land of Borneo In a major ef fort to break the back of a nationalist rebellion. Official reports reaching Kuchlng, capital of neighbor ing Sarawak, said about 600 to 800 British troops brought in by ship seized the Andkuki airfield and were marching on the rebel-held town of Serla. Troops Dispatched A military spokesman In Singapore said the British troops that seized Andkuki field had linked up with a police unit later to ring the town of Seria. An estimated 1,500 troops have been dispatched by air and sea to Brunei to try to put down the rebellion by na tionalist forces seeking to end British control over the pro tectorate and the neighbor ing crown colonies of Sara wak and North Borneo. In London, Commonwealth and Colonial Secretary Dun can Sandys told the House of Commons that the rebels ap parently planned to kidnap tlic sultan of Brunei and as sassinate leading political fig ures in Sarawak and North Borneo. Irrigation Districts Have Finished Flood Surveys Irrigation district managers have completed their storm damage surveys, have made temporary repairs and have laid out a work schedule for later this year. Waller Hiiffbulir, Talent Ir rigation district manager, es timated damage to the dis trict's system at $20,000 to $25,000. The Medford Irriga tion district office estimated damage to its main system at $10,000 to $15,000. However, nellher MID Manager Jack Hotfbuhr nor Rogue River Valley Irrigation District Manager Harold Sexton were available this morning for comment. The TID manager said all temporary repairs have been made in case of another storm. All diversions have been open ed, however, a lot of canal Medford Woman Killed in Crash Near Grants Pass Drownings Take Lives ot'' Five By United Press International Accidents claimed a grim total of 19 lives in Oregon during the week end - one of the highest tolls on lecord. Thirteen persons were kill ed in traffic, five drowned and one was killed in a log ging accident. In addition, an Oregon resident died in an accident in Northern. Califor nia. Three persons lost their lives Sunday. Agness Hall, 44, Medford, was killed in a traffic acci dent on Interstate 5 two miles east of Grants Pass. Dr. Peter Lilly, 30, Port land dentist, died when his sports car crashed off the Banfield Freeway. James Owen, 21, Malm, was killed in a one-car crash on State Highway 39 one mile south of Merrill. Saturday Toll Big Sixteen persons died in ac cidents Saturday, Hubert Ellison, 43, Spring field, and his brother. James, 51, Rio Linda, Calif., were killed when their car and another collided on Highway 97 five miles north of Klam ath Falls. At Oregon City, two per sons died when their car smashed into a railroad bridge abutment. The victims were Harry Crom, 35, and Guy Nutt, 67, both of Oregon City. Donald Didier, 35, Port land, was killed when his car crashed into a tree near Beav erton; Albert Rudisill Jr., 18, Walport, died when his car hit a bridge abutment on U. S. Highway 101 18 miles north of Florence, and Samuel Tracey, 20, Portland, was kill ed in a one-car accident In Portland. Ilebert Smith, 66, Kose burg, was killed in a one-car crash 3 'i miles north of Can- yonvllle; Lou Ann Craige, 7, Kinzua, was crusnea wnen. a pickup truck driven by her father overturned near Kin zua, and Ralph Tewee, 17, Warm Springs, died when his car went off a road over a ridge 10 miles northwest of Madras. On U. S. Highway 97 north of Weed, Calif., a car carry ing five Oregon youths rolled over and burned. Killed was I Colin Flnley, 18, Coquille. Boy Scout Drowns Two of the drownings oc curred on a Boy Scout outing 70 miles cast of Roseburg. The victims were Duane Schulze, 14, Roseburg and Gordon Moore, 33, Roseburg, a Scout committeeman. The Schulze boy was lost In the Pacific Power and Light Co. Lemolo No. 2 canal when he went to get a drink of water during the scouting trip. Moore died trying to rescue the boy. Jesse Smith, 29, and James Piggott, 40, both o Gold Beach, drowned when their 15-foot outboard motor boat capsized in the Pacific Ocean about one mile from the mouth of the Rogue river, i Dotty Mae Smith, 2, Coos Bay, lost her life in the Coos river when she tumbled Into a drainage ditch. The out going tide pulled her about 40 feet down the ditch and through a floodgate Into the river. Crushed by Log A logging truck driver was killed when a log slipped from his truck and crushed him. The victim was Marion Morgan, 40, Eugene. The ac cident happened about 60 miles cast of Roseburg. In addition, James Potter, 70, Eugene, died in a Eugene hospital from injuries suffer ed in a traffic accident near Eugene on U. S. Highway 99 Dec. 2. (See ilory on Page 9A) and lateral cleaning is still needed and can be done in a regular cleaning program lat er in the year, he said. Diver sion structures at Payne and Meyers creekg need replacing, Hofbuhr said. The district suffered from eight slides and four major canal breaks. One critical break was adjacent to Butler creek in the Valley View area and three occurred In the Wagner creek area on Fred ricks and upper west canals. Some overtopping occurred on banks which narrowed them and will require fills. The old Ashland city bridge at Mountain ave. crossing which was washed out In 1955 became wedged at the Oak st. diversion in Bear creek adja cent to the city of Ashland, Hoffhuhr noted.