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in igher 1 01 Tirta First Formal Nassau Talks Concluded Nassau, Bahamas-WPD-Prts- ident Kennedy and Prime MinUter Harold Macmillan met for two hours today in an effort to resolve British Amer ican differences over the Sky bolt missile program and other issues. Negotiations (or Prisoner Ransom Near Completion Havana - (UPD - Negotiations for the ransom release of 1,113 Cuban invasion prison ers were reported today to be on the verge of a successful conclusion. A source close to the ne gotiators headed by New York attorney James B. Dono van said "we are awaiting an answer this afternoon," pre sumably from Fidel Castro. It was understood the only hitch to announcement of a successful end to the talks was government verification that Donovan's list of food stuffs and medicines conform ed to Castro's ransom demand as outlined previously. To Meet Again Donovan was expected mo mentarily to meet again with' Castro to iron out the last details of the prisoner swap. Donovan and Castro met "somewhere in Havana" Tues day night. No details of their discussions were made public, and the secrecy surrounding the prisoner release negoti ations was as deep as ever. Mrs. Berta Barreto, a Cu ban go-between in the nego tiations, would say only that Donovan and others in his party are "pleased with the way things are going." Mrs. Barreto said Donovan will issue a statement as soon as a decision is reached. , Student Suspended From Medford High Tile Medford school board last night suspended a 17-year-old boy from high school, the first such suspension in the past few years, and au thorized Superintendent Leon ard B. Mayfield to draft a student behavior policy to guide students, administrators and the board. Dr. Mayfield, in recom mending that the student be suspended, said the student was incorrigible. His conduct in class, and his attitude to ward school and teachers was such that suspension appeared to be the only alternative re maining to solve the problem, he said. The district's current policy on student behavior was re viewed, and the board asked Dr. Mayfield to prepare a written policy concerning stu dent behavior and submit it to the board. Administrators noted that there are several areas in which a more stringent policy could be followed and en forced. The board said it would support and help enforce any student behavior policy adopt ed and approved by the board. SECRET 'RIDICULOUS' Washington-HOT-Sen. Stuart Symington (D-Mo.) said today his stockpiling hearings had shown clearly that keeping government stockpile infor mation secret was "ridiculous, silly and damaging to the taxpayer." liEWSM-prilEFS itims from m y mound thi oiom MON A LISA RECEIVES ROYAL WELCOME New York-mMona Lisa, the fragile beauty of thi Old World, received a welcome worthy of quean on htr arrival here today. Leonardo da Vinci's 16th Ctniury painting, valued by experts at $100 million, completed ill tint Atlantic crossing aboard the luxury liner France to begin a tour of museums in Washington and New York. PINBALL MACHINES SEIZED IN RAIDS Washingion-TPIt-The Internal Revenue Service announced today that special agents are teiiing coin-operated plnbill machines In principal cities in the nation under a new law classifying them as gambling devices. U.S. DEMONSTRATES WESTERN RIGHTS Berlin-HPI-The U.S. Army sent five helicopter flights over Communist territory today in another demonstration of Western lights in Berlin. U.S. ACCUSES SOVIET UNION Geneva-lPI-The United States accused the Soviet Union today of wanting an uncontrolled moratorium on nuclear testing so it can be iree to break promises like those it made over the shipment ol weepomto Cuba. of They started their first for mal conference at the stucco cottage which Macmillan is using as a residence while here. A White House spokesman merely announced the end of the meeting and said he had no further information at the time about what went on. Before they met, officials said they expected Kennedy and Macmillan to make a general assessment of East West problems before they tackled the issues of the Sky bolt's future and a threatened new crisis in the Congo. In a luxurious cottage over looking the Atlantic at Lyford Cay club, the President and prime minister were confront ed by the grimest agenda of their six conferences in two years. Expect U. S. Concession The British knew before coming to Nassau that the United States had decided to drop its end of the highly ex pensive program to develop the 1.000-mile air-to-ground Skybolt missile. What Macmillan was be lieved to be seeking here was a solid indication of what the United States is willing to do to fill the gap in Britain's nu clear deterrent that will be caused by Skybolt's loss. The United States is ex pected to make some sort of concession but American offi cials said flatly Kennedy had made a final decision not to pour further U. S. millions into Skybolt. The grave U. S. view of pos sible Soviet intervention in the Congo appeared to be the newest element injected by Kennedy into the Big Two meeting. Mission To Congo Shortly after the President arrived and received a warm airport welcome from Macmil lan and Bahamian official dom, American sources dis closed that a high level U.. S. military mission had been ordered to the Congo for a fast survey of United Nations and Congolese defense forces. American officials reported the Congo is becoming an in creasingly tempting target for Soviet ambitions. According to these sources the failure of efforts to integrate mineral rich Katanga Province into the rest of the Congo is shak ing the central government of Premier Cyrille Adoula. Josephine Court Decision Reversed Salem-flJPD-The Oregon Su preme Court today reversed a ruling by Josephine county Circuit Judge Orval J. Mil lard and declared an advertis ing promotion used by a Grants Pass grocery store was not a lottery. The ruling by Justice George Rossman, with Chief Justice William M. McCallis ter dissenting, came after Tom and Nena Cudd, doing business as Strike It Rich Co., appealed Judge Millard's de cision declaring the plan an illegal lottery. The high court held it was not a lottery because there was no consideration. "The worst that could happen would be that a participant would buy some groceries," the court said. The plan consisted of week ly registration at participat ing stores of any interested person, weekly drawings, and payment of $100 to regis trants whose names were drawn if they were present. Rogue Valley Edition MEDFORD 24 PAGES Two Sections pis his mfr ipl mm t L' -. 4LUl FREEDOM DASH FOILED Federal police point their several wounded in the 12-hour battle. The prlsoncri weapons toward the Villa Devoto jail in Buenos Aires finally were subdued and returned to their cells, where where some 400 armed prisoners made a spectacular dash angry guards murdered several ringleaders. (UPI) for freedom. Reports said 25 persons had been killed and Enraged Guards (Murder Ringleaders Of Attempted Argentina Prison Break O'Brien Woman Dies As Flames Damage Home O'Brien - A 40 -year -old housewife died here early this morning when flames swept through her home while her husband was work ing the night shift at the Randolph Collier tunnel. Dennis Ada Atkinson appar ently died from asphyxiation, according to reports. She and her husband, Chris Atkinson, 57, had moved into the O'Brien residence two weeks ago. Firemen said the fire start ed from a stuffed chair that had apparently been smoul dering all night. Les Pierson, a man who previously had lived in the house, spotted the flames from a half a mile away while on his way to work from Cave Junction to a mill south of O'Brien about 6:30 a.m. All four units of the Illinois Valley volunteer fire depart ment responded. Part of the house was saved, but Mrs. Atkinson had already died when she was carried from the burning house, it was de termined. The body was taken to L. B. Hall Funeral home at Grams Pass. The couple moved to O'Brien from Areata, Calif. Atkinyon is employed by Grafe-Callahan company on construction of the Randolph Collier tunnel through Ore gon mountain south of the California state line. Klamath Falls Man Arraigned in Court Klamath Falls - (UPP - Jerry Richard Haines was scheduled to be arraigned on a first de gree murder charge here this afternoon in the shooting of his pregnant wife, Christine, Monday. Haines was formally charged with murder Tuesday and District Judge Robert B. Kerr continued the arraign ment to give him time to ar range for an attorney. SHOPPIMQ DAYS Ufl CKtlSTMt: SEALS fikt II Hi Itiir lESPIRUORT DISEASES A isMB'MlrL-iLlJ I Local Board Hears Reportbf Visit to: California Schools Elliott Beckon, assistant su perintendent of School Dis trict 549C, and Mrs. Carroll Haupert, board member, re viewed some of the highlights of a recent visit to San Fran cisco area schools at a meeting of the board last night. About 30 representatives of the school district visited about 3U elementary, junior high and senior high schools on a week-long trip recently. It was the second visitation to schools in conjunction with the Oregon Program, a four year $3.5 million Ford Foun dation financed project to im prove education in Oregon. The group included admin istrators, school board mem bers, supervisors, department heads and other key person nel in elementary, junior schools and the senior high school. Accompanying the group were architects, repre sentatives of Southern Oregon college, the slate department of education, and the Phoenix Talent and Eagle Point school districts. Material Gathered Material gathered at the visitations is now being com piled, and a brochure outlin ing some of the more out standing programs which could be instituted in the Medford district is expected to be prepared in about a month. Bcckcn noted that the group viewed a wide variety of team teaching situations in the Cali fornia schools. Teams ranged from two teachers with no clerical aides to as many as five teachers with aides. He stressed, however, that schools which have team teaching situations arc mov ing slowly, and team organi zation still is In the formative stage. Meetings Are Held Becken reported that meet ings have been held with de partment heads to discuss ways some aspects of the edu cational programs studied may be adopted in the Med ford schools next year to im prove the instructional offer ing. He pointed out, however, that space Lnd crowded con ditions at Medford High school will limit what can be done on the secondary level there Desirable aspects of pro grams studied on visits to the east, mid-west and In the San Francisto areas will be Incor porated In the educational MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, specifications for a new high ' In 4l. -Ji-,..!.. Mr.-,. at-ULfVl Jll IMC UI3L111.1. ITU1K on the specifications is expect ed to start in the near future. The board also discussed budget committee meetings and preliminary meetings held between the salary study committee and the Medford teachers committee. Work on the district's budget for next year will get under way shortly, school administrators indicated. Fallout Shelters Marked in Valley Fallout shelters meeting federal specifications were marked in Medford yesterday by special signs. Hcino Annus, civil engineer from the Portland office of the U. S. Army Corps of En gineers, and Buford Johnson, Jackson county deputy civil defense director from the sheriff's office, marked eight such shelters in Medford. Monday they marked five such shelters in Ashland. Medford's shelters included two at the Medford hotel, two at the courthouse and one each at the post office, Sacred Heart hospital, Jackson House and the Medford YMCA. Ashland's shelters included Selby Chevrolet company, the Ashland Elks lodge and a number at Southern Oregon college. Johnson said flic signs were placed in the public buildings at the end of each corridor in buildings and at the shelter area entrances. The federally approved shelters are provided with food, radiological equipment and sanitary facilities, John son said. Fire Damages Inside Of Vacant House Fire caused considerable smoke and heat damage to all of the interior of a vacant house at 421 Benren st. early today. Medford firemen re ported. Fire Marshal Truman Nel son is investigating to deter mine the cause of the blaze. Firemen were summoned by a neighbor about 5:55 o'clock this morning. They were told that the residence has been vacant for some time. Owner Is Charles L. Ford, 1304 Reddy ave., Medford. 25 Persons Die During 12 Hours Of Bloody Rioting Buenos Aires -IUPD- Guard, police and troops crushed an attempted mass break from the Villa Devoto jail early to day after 12 hours of rioting. At least 23 persons were kill ed and 30 wounded. Enraged guards, avenging the cold-blooded murder by convicts of other guards, exe cuted four riot ringleaders in their cells after the prisoners had accepted a "truce agree ment" which ended the worst prison disturbance in Argen tine penal history. No one escaped despite the savagery of the fighting. The last hours of the sav age fighting which started at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday were the bloodiest. Infuriated guards rebelled against their superi ors, stormed cell tiers and used tommyguns to shoot down ringleaders In retalia tion. The official casualty total was announced by Federal Judge Miguel Irurzun In a news conference nearly 24 hours after the fighting start ed. He said the dead Included 10 guards and 15 prisoners. Prisoners had killed guards they were holding as hostages at frequent intervals to "dra matize" their demands. They threw the bodies of two slain guards out into the prison courtyard from second story windows. Through an open telephone switchboard held by the riot ing prisoners could be heard cries of "We will kill them all" as the riot leaders sought to negotiate their way to freedom. It was not until 4:40 a.m. today that comparative quiet returned to the big suburban prison where 400 men. Includ ing desperate criminals, poli tical prisoners and jailed strike-leaders, joined the riot ing. Prisoners who did not Join in the break forced their riot ing fellow convicts to release 20 wardens they held as hos tages for nearly 11 hours in a fourth-floor washroom. Grand Jury May Be Called in Vote Fraud St. Helens -Oil- Dist. Ally. David Williamson aald today that he probably will call a grand Jury "sometime next month" to seek an Indictment In the Columbia County vote fraud case. Circuit Judges J. S. Bohsn non and Glen Hlcber last Fri day ruled that Republican Hoy S. Wilburn defeated Demo cratic incumbent Spencer Younce in the county sheriff'! election last month. Tribune 1962 Model T to Lead Caravan of Cars At Dedication A mechanical veteran of the highways, a 1915 Model T touring car, will carry Gov. Mark O. Hatfield over a section of the 15.4 miles of new freeway at Medford Dec. 20 when the Governor and the Oregon state highway commission dedicate the new est addition to the interstate highway system. The Model T will be the lead car among about 14 an tique "flivvers" that will be at the head of a parade of cars representing the first public traffic over the unique viaduct through Med ford's east side as part of Interstate Highway 5. The Rogue Val ley's Old Timer Car club is providing the antique cars. The dedication ceremonies start at 2 p.m. near the Bur nett Road Interchange south of Medford. Highway Com mission Chairman Glenn L. Jackson of Medford will be the master of ceremonies and will introduce the state, coun ty, and city officials who will be present. Commission e r s Kenneth N. Fridley, Wasco, and David B. Simpson, Port land, also will be present along with Forrest Cooper, stale highway engineer. Deliver Main Address Governor Hatfield will de liver the main address for the program. Also scheduled for remarks are Mayor John W. Snider of Medford, who will rcDrcsent cities In the area; President Murray Gardiner of the Medford Chamber of. CommerceV who will repre sent civic- groups; and Baird seni civic- uruupiiT tmu dhiiu . - - ., -French, regional engineer for beyond types the Un ted the U.S. bureau ot public Sf haa .upplled United roads. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will precede the public open' Ing of the freeway. Governor Hatfield will clip the ribbon held by two Jackson county beauties, "Miss Oregon," Mar tha Louise Wyatt of Jackson ville: and "Miss Sports Fair," Joan Callaghan of Eagle Point. The 15 miles of new free way lies between Rock Point near Gold Hill on the north and Barnett rd. south of Med ford. Total cost of this section was about $10.7 million. Traf fic will have its first oppor tunity to travel over the 3,220 foot viaduct through Medford. This is the longest structure of its kind in Ore gon. Second Gathering The dedication will be the second gathering ot the day in Medford for the highway commission. The first will be at 9 a.m., when the commis sion holds its regular meeting In the Jackson county court house. Included on the agenda will be the awarding of 1J highway and park improve ment contracts expected to cost an estimated $10 million. The highway dedication ceremonies will be held 1,000 feet north of the Barnett rd. interchange on the south bound lane. Persons wishing to attend should drive on Barnett rd. to the freeway Interchange and on to the northbound Paul Godward Named To Jacksonville Post Jacksonville - Paul God- ward, a longtime resident of Jacksonville, was appointed to the city council here last night. The council named God- ward to fill the unexpired term of John Crabb, who re signed recently. Godward, who was present at the meet ing, accepted the post and was sworn in. Merchants If the present level of Chrlstmnj buying in Medford holds up, many merchants re port business during Decem ber will be, at worst,- about the same at last year. However, some merchants say they have scored major gains over last year's Christ mas buying season. One down town store manager laid, "This appears to be the best season In the last six years." Another said his store, as of Monday, was runninrj 10 per cent ahead nf last year's seasonal figures. He also taid the store was ahead 24 per cent of 1981 talcs. Gathered In Survey The statement! from Med. 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 233 lane. Medford police officers will assist in parking. Trie center railings have been removed so persons can walk from the northbound lane of the freeway to the southbound lane for the cere monies. Immediately following the dedication, a caravan of cars of all persons wishing to par ticipate will drive north on the freeway through Medford on the viaduct and off at Cra ter Lake highway inter change. Oregon state police will stop traffic on Highway 62 for the caravan. The cara van will then turn left to en ter the southbound approach to the freeway and will re turn to the Barnett rd. inter change where it will disband. No American Troops Will Be Sent Into Congo Washington - (UPD - A high U.S. official today ruled out any possibility of dispatch of American troops to the Congo. Speaking to newsmen, though without permitting at tribution, he said such a pros pect "certainly is ruled out" The official made clear, however, that the U.S. mili tary team being sent to ithe Congo will consider the pos sibility of U.S. equipment aid Nations forces In the past, This assistance generally was restricted to transportation. Bigger Hole This country has assumed a bigger role in the Congo be cause of Increasingly gloomy. reports on UN secretary Gen eral Thant's efforts to end the I secession of Katanga Prov ince, i Officials said that the Ken nedy administration consider ed courses ranging from abandonment of the Congo to direct U.S. military interven tion before deciding on its new policy of greater partici pation in United Nations peace-keeping efforts here. These officials said a full- scale review of U.S. Congo policy was conducted In re cent weeks. Dictionary Mistake Noted by Washington School 4th Grader Mistakes can creep Into even the finest of publica tions, as Jimmy Ta, lor, a fourth grade student of Mrs. Ella Elle at Washing ton school, knows. Jimmy noticed an error In the definition of thi word "earth" in the Basic Dictionary of American English, and notified the publisher. Eden Force, chief copy editor for the publication, In a letter to Jimmy, thank ed him for calling to their attention the error. The letter, in pert, said: "You are, of course, cor rect In saying that the earth It third planet In or der from the tun. We will correct the definition In our next edition of the diction ary." The dictionary lilted the earth at fifth planet in or der from the tun. Jimmy also was compli mented on the letler he sent as being well written. Note B usiness Good ford businesses were gather ed In a random telephone sur vey at mid-week. One store manager In the downtown area laid enthutt astically that he appeared headed for the biggest season in the more than two decades his store hat been In opera tion. He agreed, though, with one other downtown manager who said that buying had started slowly this Christmas season. "The first week to 10 dayt after Thanksgiving were quite alow," he said. But he added that aalet thlt week are show ing "small gains" over the tame week last December. cdford Shopping Center Expected Growth In Next Biennium Cited by Board Group Seeking To Maintain Quality Salem .- OfPD - Higher educa lion asked here Tuesday for an additional $14 million to add "the equivalent ot an other University of Oregon" to the state system in the next biennium. William Walsh, president of the State Board of Higher Education, said that is what growth In Oregon's seven col leges and universities will amount to. Walsh said the 1963 Legis lature should appropriate $96 million in general funds for higher education in 1963-65, instead of the $82 million pro posed by Gov. Mark Hatfield. Financing Discussed Walsh and Higher Educa tion Chancellor R. E. Lieual len discussed higher educa tion financing at the climax of the second day of a three day fiscal review for members of the approaching legisla ture. - Lieuallen told the lawmak ers the 1961 Legislature esti mated 24,500 college students during the present biennium. It turned out to be 28,100. The board expects that to jump to 33,336 in the next biennium. Walsh said the board was asking only to maintain the present quality of higher edu cation for a growing enroll ment. He said higher educa tion's latest request was "set up on the basis of what the legislature figured was the going rate" two years ago. Extra Money Problem Walsh admitted he doesn't know where the extra money might come from. But, he said, that is the problem of the governor and the legislature. He said the board s job is to give you all the facts as we see them" about higher educa tion s needs. Walsh warned that the leg. Mature faces a crucial cross roads. He said unless addition- al revenues are 4mmri. th whole level nf snrvlreg will h I chanced. Walsh said higher education got a fair DroDortion ot the governor's proposed $405 mil lion general fund budget, a record. But he said higher education needs more, even If the total budget must be in creased. Won't Complain He said if the legislature listens to the facts and still rejects the board's request, "We are not going to com plain , . . but we don't want to be told we can do as good a job on half or three-fourths." Lieuallen also discussed the board request for $47 million for buildings during the next two years. Hatfield has pro posed a $45 million bond Issue for construction over four ' years. Lieuallen said classrooms will be Increasingly over used and laboratories are be coming obsolete. He added a delay In voting on a bond issue until 1964 could be "quite a serious thing." AIR AMBULANCES USED Travis AFB, Calif. -(UPD-A flying ambulance service was launched Thursday In an ef fort to return military pa tients now In overseas hos pitals to their homes for the Christmas holidays. WEATHER FORECAST: Cnmlderanle rlnudlnfii and a rhinr of a few aprlnkles tonight Fog ThurirUy morning. C 1m ring Thursday afternoon. Increas ing clourftneii Thumday night. Low tonight 30-35. nigh Thurs day 47-52. Temp. Highest Yesterday si Lowtit Thli Morning 3t Our Skies Tonight unset today 4:41 p,m. Bunrlie tomorrow 7:31 a.m. The Moon rises :t a.m. tomorrow and li In Apogee. New Moon Dec, 21 PKOMINKNT KTARH Aldebaran, In the east p.m. The Pleiades well above Aide baran. Altair, low In we it T:?S p.m. Blrtui, rises :2J p.m. merchants report being "very satislfied" with business thii December. They report "ln creaset" over last year. Business It Good One manager there added, "Business Is good, but it's never at good at we'd like It to be." Several downtown stores re port their tales are running about the tame at last year. However, they were unani mous In nreHirtlnff henw last-mlnute rush of shoppers! ' "since Christmas falls on Tuesdav this year" nnm said, "we exnect that this Sat. urday will be particularly gooa. Ana were ready tor It." 7
