Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 14, 1962, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextV n 0) I 0 3 liD McN To Increase European) Forces Troops Claimed Inadequate To Forestall Attack Requests Meet Cool Reception Paris fUPD Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara called on America's European Allies today to increase their conventional forces in Europe. He warned a Soviet surprise -attack in Europe might suc ceed initially against present Western forces. His appeal was backed by Allied Supreme Commander Gen. Lauris Norstad, who also warned the forces under his command are "dangerously" below strength and might not hold even a modest Soviet at tack. Both spoke to the Council of Ministers of the North At lantic Treaty Organization. But the requests met with a cool reception. British Defense Minister Peter Thorneycroft was said to have intimated Britain can not shoulder a heavier defense spending load than it already carries. Defense ministers of Italy, The Netherlands and other European countries re plied in the same vein. Norstad said his air forces are too weak and will become even weaker unless they are brought up to date. He called on Western lead ers to stop "philosophizing" on how they would meet a Soviet attack and to do some thing about strengthening Western forces. McNamara delivered a broad - sweeping 50 -minute speech to a three-hour NATO council session devoted entire ly to defense problems. Busk Outlines Plans Before McNamara spoke, Secretary of State Dean Rusk told of plans for creation of a seaborne, multination mobile nuclear force composed of European NATO members. He said the United States was willing to "take the feel ing" of the European NATO countries on this. But he warned that the Europeans first must make up their minds on two major points: -Political controls for the force and how they should be exercised. -The costs of such a force, which he said would be huge. Damage Suit Seeks Sum from Medco Ben L. Sheppard, Butte Falls, is seeking $251,159.60 in damages from Medford Cor poration as a result of injuries suffered while working in the woods during the early Octo ber wind storm. Sheppard charges In a com plaint filed in Jackson county circuit court yesterday he was seriously injured when a tree fell on him while working in the company's logging opera tion near Butte Falls. He further alleges the com pany was negligent in failing to provide a safe place in which to work, failing to warn him of the dangerous conditions due to the high winds, ordering him into the timbered area in spite of the high winds and failing to stop work when the company learned of the high winds. Sheppard is seeking $250. 000 in general damages and SI. 959.60 in special damages involving medical expenses to date. WSBRHS ITEMS FROM BRAZILIAN PLANE MAKES FORCED LANDING Rio d Jniro-tn-A Braiilian transport plant with 50 persons aboard today made lorctd landing on a small is land in the Amaion river near Maunui on the flight Irom Rio d Janeiro. The air rescue service said all 50 perioni board were safe and well. CHINESE REDS IN MASS WITHDRAWAL Delhi-lPI-The Communist Chines have made a maitive withdrawal from Indie'i North East Frontier Agen cy. government ipokesman laid todey. MONA LISA STARTS TRIP TO STATES La Herve. France-IPI-The Mone Lite, one of the world's great ert masterpieces, wei given a tumultuous tendofl to-j.- .. t t.iUd aboard the luxury liner France on i journey to the United Stiles. The painting will be exhibited for three weeka at the Nalionel Gallery, in wasningion. 3 Medford 22 Pages Two Sections mt. if, - . f GOOD SKIING Avid ski enthusiasts by the hundreds turned out at Mt. Shasta ski bowl this week when the area was blessed JFK's Long-Awaited Tax Cut Plans To Be Unveiled Tonight Washington -IUPI1- President Kennedy's long - awaited tax ... , , ,n, rcduction proposals for will be outlined for the coun try tonight from a highly con servative selling in New York. The President will fly to Manhattan early this after- i noon for the speech to the Economic Club of New York. The speech may disclose how far the administration! will oo in pushing for tax re- i lief in the new Congress. , ecutives and economists in me Substantial Cut Opposed j New York area, has had a A tax cut of substantial pro-' long-standing tradition against portions will run into strong ; permitting its proceedings to congressional o p p o s i t i o n. i be broadcast. The rule was Aware of this situation and i waived for tonight at the re determined to win some de-! quest of the White House, gree of tax reform in 1 0(53, 1 Air Tsx Opinions the President was understood j Some influential members to have tailored his proposals : of Congress and a private with a view to maximum con gressional acceptance. The President's remarks will be tape-recorded for trie- MEDFORD, 1 v y i?". IP ' with sufficient (UPI) i vision and radio broadcast af'er he finishes speaking. To- I night's forum presented an un- I fnrmai for Kennedy. He will speak from 20 to 30 min utes, then submit to 30 min utes of questioning by club members. Kennedy seldom makes himself available for such questioning except at White House news confer ences. The Economic Club, com posed largely of business ex economic researcn group, voiced their tax opinions on the eve of the President's speech. There were these de velopments: -Senate Democratic Whip Hubert H. Humphrey (Riinn.i. who frequently takes on the role of front-runner (or an ministration policies, came out 1 or a prompt personal and corporate tax cut of between S8 billion and $10 billion. He thought the tax cut should not be blocked by "endless haggling" In Congress over broad tax reforms. -Chairman Wilbur Mills ID Ark.) of the House Ways and Means Committee stuck to his basic position that revenue lost in a tax cut should be made up in other reforms. Significantly. Mills indicated his basic view was not altered by his conference Wednesday with Kennedy. - Virginia's conserva 1 1 v c Democrat Harry F. Byrd. chairman of the Senate Fi- nance Committee, said he was K-- -x more cinvinrra uinn .M r Colls OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1962 f f show to assure good skiing. that a tax reduction should be preceded by sharp federal spending reductions. -The Committee on Eco nomic Development advocated a two-stage $11 billion tax cut to spur economic growth by releasing additional invest ment money. The CED pro posal envisioned a substantial part of the $11 billion total being contingent on the avoid ance of higher federal spend ing next year. Youth Arrested for Murder at Carlton McMinnvillc. Ore. fUPP A 17-year-old youth wa.T in cus tody here today after a wom an was shot to death at her home near Ciirllon Thursday. Being held by juvenile au thorities was Larry Richard Waihel of Carlton, a former inmate of the MacLarrn School for Boys at Woodburn. Yamhill County Sheriff Bud Mckkers said the youth siBncd ' tll(, sn( a statement admitting otine of Mrs. Mav Pin- nell. 60. No charge? were filed. SHOPPIM DAYS LEFT CHRISTMAS SEALS flM TB 11 ilttr RESPIRATORY DISEASES C-WMOI-jl 8 on Tribune Relay Satellite Develops Trouble In Pover Supply Cape Canaveral, Fla.-OIPP- America's new radio-television Relay satellite swept around earth in a near-perfect orbit today. But scientists called off a planned intercon tinental television test after getting indications of a possi ble power problem around the moonlet. The federal space agency said a test station at Nutley, N.J. turned on the 172-pound moonlet at 5:42 a.m. (PST) today and "received telemen try for approximately 55 min utes" on that orbit, the fifth for Relay. But they called off plans to beam test transmissions at the satellite when "a quick look" at the radioed informa- City Planners To Meet With County To Air Problems The Medford planning com. mission, last, .night agreed to hold a joint meeting with the Jackson county planning com mission next month to discuss the proposed civic center and other mutual problems. Date for the joint meeting was tentatively set for Jan. 24 at a no-host dinner. It would be the first meeting between the two groups. In other business, the group voted to continue until next meeting a request for a vari ance to permit the construc tion of a carport at 515 West Jackson st. Request Approved A request to erect a con struction sign for the new Sacred Heart hospital at the southwest corner of McAn drews rd. and Crater Lake ave. was approved by the group. A public hearing was set Jan. 10 on a request for a variance to construct a sign at the entrance of Siskiyou Memorial park at the inter section of Siskiyou blvd. and Highland dr. An earlier request for the sign was approved by tl.'-" city council against the recom mendation of the planning commission, but M i.vor John W. Snider vetoed the meas ure. nex to city property north of to the ciiy property north of Capital ave. and cast of the city's water reservoir site was ! continued until the January meeting. The commission approved, subject to two stipulations a request to annex to the ci'y property west of Chestnut st. and north of Stewart ave. The matter will now go before the city council for finf.l action. Youth Sentenced To 60 Days in Jail ! Arthur Hill Shackleton Gill imor, 19. of 45 South Barne : burg rd., was sentenced to 60 ! days in the Jackson county Jail, and District Court Judge L. L. Sawyer recommended ' driver's license suspension for I one ye ir. I The state department of mo- I j tor vehicles will act on the suspension recommendation j Gillmor received two cita i lions from Medford police ! WedtiesHav afternoon after he luai VUUII..1 ui in a to. .,..,.. came to a stop on the front lawn of a White Oak dr. resi dence climaxing a high speed chase through thc east side of the city. He was cited for reckless driving and not having an operator's license In his possesion. Allies 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 229 tion "indicated the power sup ply may be a little lower than normal." However, officials said "this cannot be completely con firmed" yet. A space agency spokesman at Cape Canaveral said "it is a problem but does not necessarily mean that the whole thing is conked out by any degree." The space agency said that. in view of the possible prob lem, it was decided to suspend a television test transmission that had been planned for the relay satellite to link America and Europe during the sixth orbit. The station at Nutley would continue its remote "look" at Relay for the rest of the day, officials said. Plans Not Cancelled The trouble did not imme diately cancel elaborate plans for a two-continent television show scheduled to be handled by Relay next week. Relay was hurled into orbit by the 14th successful shot in a row of the Douglas Delta Rocket Thursday night. The orbit, described as "90 and 44-100 per cent perfect," sent Relay 4,612.18 miles into space at its deepest point, and 810.64 miles up at its closest approach to earth. The satellite was making one swing around the globe every three hours, 5.09 min utes. Two Youths Arrested In Assault Case Two 17 -year -old youths were taken into custody by city police yesterday in con nection with thc assault and robbery of a veterans domicil iary resident in downtown Medford last Friday night. One youth was lodged in county jail on a charge of as sault and robbery. Thc other was turned over to juvenile authorities. Two other youths, one 17 and the other 20, were ques tioned in connection with the matter and then released, of ficers said. The pair taken Into custody gave statements to officers admitting they had forcibly taken money from the man. Thc victim claims he was robbed of $150, officers said, but his assailants said it was $50. The youths told officers they threw the man's empty ! wallet into Bear creek after ward. Thc alleged Incident oc curred in an alley at Fifth and Bartletl sts., according to reports. Local Man Pleads Guilty To Charge Gregory Brian Wolfe, 18, of 55 Quince st., Medford, was arraigned in Jackson county circuit court this morning and pleaded guilty to charges of burglary not In a dwelling. A pre-sentence report was ' ordered. Wolfe was arrested by Med ford police last Saturday in thc American Cancer society ; office in the Leverctte build- I i"g. WEATHER FORM A NT : lurrming rlnuda with t'Hithrrlv win (It, thli rve- ninK. I lnudy with rain lit' In- ntelil and Katurrtnv mnrnlni. I'aMlv i lntirty with hmfri ! Kaiurdav tirrnoi.n. low to I nlc tit 3X-41. Hlih haiurday ! ii-ii. Tmp. IIKhPM YMtFfri.tr M I l.'iMtMt This Mmnlnt it , fret. l 10 im. today, Trace I Our Skies Tonight Rtint today i 19 p tn. Ktiiir'i tomorrow 7:11 m, Moonrl tonight .. ft l P " t.a.l iiaMr . Ifc, 1ft -HHMINtrVr T A ft ftpwa, In toiithraM . 1:14 am. VIMIll.fc 11 AMI Halnrn, il 7 -41 p m. Jofiltrr. eta 10 II p til. Mar. hlih in wulh 4 ! am. Vrntit, rl 4m m vMf-. . FAUCET SOUVENIR Linda man ai Colorado Women's sawed-off bathtub faucet that day. She was taking a bath when she decided to find out If her big toe would fit In the faucet. It did, and then she couldn't get it out. The toe was finally released with the aid of a hacksaw, petroleum jelly, five firemen and four policemen. (UPI) Flood Damage Along Bear Creek Noted As Relatively Light Flood riainase along Bear creek Dec. 2 was relatively uK. i, accruing u. a x ooa re- port summary issued by Ver- non Thorpe, city enaineer. to city officials and the city council. In thc report, It was pointed out that flood waters in south east Medford came from Lazy creek, originating on South Roxy Anne slopes and from Larson creek, originating in the Coal Mine rd. area. I It was noted that Lone Pine creek overflowed at road crossings, with light damage except along Craler Lake highway near Whittle ave.; Hopkins irrigation canal over flowed in three known places, two in Brookhurst area and one along McAndrcws rd., and flood waters in the Berrydalc area came from an overflow ing culvert on North Pacific highway and washouts on the Southern Pacific railroad. Gauge Measurement The gauge measurement at Main st. gauging station was 8.05 feet on Dec. 2 compared with the 1955 height of 7.5 feel. It was noted that Bear creek has been widened at this location since the 1055 flood. Damage noted along Bear creek by high water was main ly erosion of thc creek banks on thc west side upstream from Cottage st.; along thc cast bank between Eighth and 10th sts.; a part of the free way construction and a por tion between the Medford Mo tors properly and the River side Apartment building. Ero sion w:is also reported along thc cast bank between Fourth and Main sts. along the free way construction and along thc west bank by thc Chalet motel. Flood crests also were not ed by Thorpe In his report. It was reported that there was ample clearance under the bridge at Burnett rd.; four inches of clearance under the beams of thc Cottage st. bridge and 2'ii feet clearance under thc Eighth st. bridge. The water came within one Medford Policeman 'Placed Under Arrest' By Former Resident A 69-yenr-old former rea idenl at the Camp While domiciliery yesterday walk ed up to a startled Medford police olficer end placed him "under arrest for high treason." The man claimed he was the chief of the U. S. secret service. After some diacuition, Of ficer Robert Allen took the men to the domiciliary fcr a checkup, whereupon he promptly placed the exam ining doctor under arrest, too. At the conclusion ol the examination, it was decided to commit the man to the veierani hospital in Roie-burg. r ' ' " ' Jiine Hinchman, 17, a fresh. College in Denver, shows the gave her a bad time Thurs i foot of the pavement for the chalet motel parking area and m , ,, ... on thc new Siskiyou blvd. ex- tension. According o reports by tne U. S. Corps o Engineers, flooding to this extent is an ticipated on an average of once every 100 years. Blood Donations Increase Noted Jackson county residents exceeded the quota for the Red Cross Bloodmobllc's visit this week, but the county is still short 428 pinU of blood to replace thc amount used during 1062. Red Cross officials said 411 pints of blood were donated in Medford and Ashland dur ing the three days the Blood- mobile was in thc county. The quota for the quartely visit here is 350 pints. Mrs. J. W. Burba, blood program chairman, said that while thc county did not reach 100 per cent of the amount used, this ye.-.r's dona lions were much better. than other years. She said that the county is generally 600 pints short. A total of 237 pints were donated in Medford during the two-day visit, and 174 pints were dnnald in Ash land. Replacement donati ,ns were particularly high, Mrs. Burba noted. In Medford 40 pints of blood were donated for an injured logger, and in Ash land 1)0 pints were donated for two residents who are sched uled for open heari surgery. Thursday the Bloodmobile wa In Grants Pass. Thc Bloodmobile will be at thc American Legion hall In Cave Junction from 2 to 7 o'clock this afternoon and evening. OFFICE TO CLOSE Portland -IUPB- Closure of a third federal agency In Port land is scheduled with the an nouncement Thursday that the regional disbursing office of the Department of Disbursing will be moved by next Aug. 31. Alaska Widows Allowed To Sue Gold Hill Man Portland - 01P1I - A federal judge ruled Thursday two Alaska widows may sue an Ortkim mountain climber In connection with a climbing accident on Mt. McKlnlcy In May of HltlU. Federal Judge William G. East denied a motion by climber John S. Day of Gold Hill, Ore., to dismiss the wid ows' complaints on grounds they lacked thc legal capacity to sue. Mrs. Betlic M. Stevenson, widow of pilot William A. 109-Day Flight Reaches Climax Close To Venus Craft Transmits Data From Space Washington - MFD - Signals from the Mariner 2 space craft were received clearly today as the historic flight of the vehicle achieved its goal of flying by the mystery planet Venus, 36 million miles from earth. Thc signals from Mariner 2 were picked up by the Gold- stone, Calif., tracking station of thc National Aeronautics and Space Administration and relayed directly to a jammed news conference at NASA headquarters here. The spacecraft was sched uled to fly within about 21,000 miles of Venus. Planet in View Instruments aboard the complicated spacecraft appar ently were operating normal ly, NASA spokesman indi cated, about half an hour atier the vapor - shrouded planet came into view of. Mariner's scanning devices. These were turned on this morning as the 100-day flight reached Its climax. Thc command climaxed several tense hours for space scientists who have been waio ing expectantly since Aug. 27 in hopes of penetrating the age-old mystery of the bright planet. Mariner was supposed to have turned on scanners auto matically early today In prep aration to begin viewing Venus at 10:55 a.m. (PST). Mechanism Fails 1 But the spacecraft's built-in mechanism failed to trigger an electronic foreman, or se quencer at the scheduled time. A second attempt at auto matic triggering at 3:41 a.m. (PST) also failed. Another attempt was pos sible after another three hours and 20 minutes, or at 6.01 a.m. But at 5.35 a.m., the Goldstone, Calif., track ing station sent a command to Mariner to turn on the scanners. Six and a half minutes later, after a 72-mlllion mile round trip, the radio message from Mariner came back. The spacecraft had received Gold- stone's command and had obeyed It. Longest Trip Never before has any ra dio command been sent on such a long trip and been acted upon. As a result there was no need for the spacecraft to make a third attempt at fix ing Its eyes on Venus with out a command from Earth. Mariner 2 already ha transmitted the greatest amount of Information ever gleaned about magnetic fields, chai-ged particles, cosmic.dust, and solar winds In interplane tary space. It already has smashed all records for long-distance ra dio communications. It has performed the first success ful course-correction maneu ver in deep space. Today's brush with Venus will mark the nearest approach ever made by a spacecraft to one of earth's planetary neigh bors. Post Office Plan Sent To Committee Cave Junctlon-A proposal to construct a new $220,900 post office In Cave Junction Is being sent to the House and Senate public works commit tees. Sen. Wayne Morse an nounced today. Morse said the General Services administration is sending a prospectus to the committees for approval of thc post office project. The proposed building would have a total area of 6, 113 square feet and a net area of 4.359 square feet, Morse said. Stevenson, and Mrs. LaVern A. Elliott, widow of T. Sgt. Robert Elliott, asked more than $3 million in wrongful damages. The two men were killed when their aircraft struck the mountain at the 18.000-foot level where Day and three others were strand ed by a fall that broke Day's leg. Thc widows maintain Day was negligent In climbing the mountain, thereby endanger ing his life and the lives of others. They asked tor a Jury trial.