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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1962)
Fidel Castro Claimed Waging Struggle for Political Surviva I Story 2A w A Ml HOI mm i I V r i 1 x s MEET IN FLORIDA President Kennedy talks with Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Anthony J. Celebrezze on the patio of the vacation White House in Palm Kennedy Turns Medical Care, Aid To Palm Beach, Fla.-IUKll-Pres-ident Kennedy swung his leg islative planning for 1963 to day to consideration of how to get Congress to approve two politically significant pro grams it spurned this year. Medical care for the aged under Social Security financ ing was understood to be high on the agenda for talks the President scheduled today with Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Anthony J. Celebrezze. So was federal aid to education. The administration will try again next year for federal aid to public schools, as well as to higher education. This proposal has been batted down twice in Congress, but admin istration experts believe each' passing year reduces some of the opposition. Much the same thinking was behind the President's de cision to push again for med icare. He and his advisers sense what they regard as slowly growing public support for the plan. This was Kennedy's third dav of talks in the vacation Ordinance Returned To Duff Unsigned An ordinance calling for the grading and graveling of Whittle ave. was returned un signed to City Manager Rob ert Duff today by Mayor John W. Snider. The measure was passed by the city council at its meeting on Dee. 20. Without the may or's signature, the ordinance will automatically become ef fective within 10 days of pas sage. "I have declined to sign this measure." Snider said today, "because I wish to sup port the cily manager in his recommendation against sub standard improvement proj rcls." The city administration has n policy of recommending that sireots be improved with pav ing nil her than gravel. 11 had advised the council against passage of the measure. FINED SBS Portland - 'UPI' John Frank lin Forbis of Portland, who was involved in a fatal auio accident Nov. 13, was fined SH5 Thursday after being found guilty of being drunk on a public street. ITEMS FROM NEWSr)BRIEFS UN. KATANGESE FORCES CLASH Ehsabolhville. Katanga, The Congo-1 PI -United Nations and KsMngese lorces clashed here today in a prolonged ex change of fire with rifles, machine guns, and heavy mortar shells. United Slales and British diplomats attempted in vain to halt the shooting. WHITE HOUSE SILENT ON GOP DEMANDS Palm Beach. Fla.-I H-The While Home declined com ment today on Republican demands lor assurance thai Presi dent Kennedy's Christmas pardon lor John (Jake the Barber! Factor was unrelated to campaign contributions. NEWSPAPER STRIKE TALKS RECESSED New York-Ill Federal Mediator Stephen I. Schlossberg called an indefinite recess in newspaper strike settlement talks today after a "frustrating" 20minute negotiating session. FEATHER BEDDING DECISION DELAYED Washington-in-Supreme Court Justice William 0. Doug las today delayed until Jan. 9 the effect ol a lower court decision that would allow the nation's railroads to eliminate featherbeddirg, or unnecessary work. Beacn, I la. Ine HEW official and mem bers of his staff met with the Chief Execu tive today to evaluate the requirments of his department in the coming year. (UPI) White House with cabinet of ficials and other high admin istration aides on next year's budget, reported at an all tme high in excess of SS9 bil time high in excess of $99 bil prograni. Thursday, Kennedy m e t with Defense Secretary Rob ert S. McNamara, Deputy Sec retary Roswell L. Gilpatric. Ordinance Lease of Service at Medford Mayor John W. Snider this morning, In sup port of nearly unanimous city council action last night, sign ed an ordinance cancelling the lease of Rogue Flying Service at the municipal airport. The cancellation became ef fective with the mayor's sig nature, but implementation of the lease revocation was turn ed over to Airport Manager Gilbert J. Gutjahr for action. Gutjahr said today the can- 1 collation has two effects: Rogue Flying Service no long er has a lease at the airport, and the city holds title to the firm's buildings in lieu of payment of over S8.GT0 in back rent. Still Consider Action "We are still considering what action to take." Gutjahr said, "but our intention is to clean up this matter before Dec. 31." Snider signed the ordinance after conferring this morning with Council President Stan Stark. City Attorney William Mansfield and Gutjahr about the matter. "We are scriousiy concern ed with the loss of conveni ence to users of the firm's service?.'' Snider said, "and about tile employees who may lose their jobs if the company is forced to close its opera tion. But the action had to be taken." Rogue Flying Service was represented at the council meeting last night by Med ford Attorney John R. Del lenback. who said his client was "surprised that the city manager considered that nego tiations for payment of the debt had not progressed sat isfactorily." AROUND THI OlOil ion To Education and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They all but stamped final approval on a record - high military budget expected to exceed S50 billion. Wednes day, Kennedy began his dis cussions by ironing out next year's tax reduction propos als with Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon and other fis cal advisers. Cancels ng Airport Councilman R. L. Van Tickle said. "I'm surprised that they're surprised. They should have known they were in dire slrails.' Dellcnback argued at length for postponement of the can cellation. He said his clients hadn't understood that "nego tiations had broken down." He pleaded for time to work oui some procedure whereby the debt could be paid. I But City Manager Robert Duff replied that "several at tempts have been nade to secure a settlement with the firm, but with no success." He said the firm had been ad vised in November that the city intended to cancel the lease. Dellcnback repeated alle gations made several weeks ago at a council meeting by Brian Douglass, operator of Rogue Flying Service, that "something is wrong at the Medford airport." He said that the "profit mar gin is thin" for operators at the airport because of exces sive competition. He argued the council should 'exercise some control over the number of operators permitted at the airport. j The attorney referred to a I study which he said is being ! conducted by the slate board of aeronautics on airport poii I cies in the state. "There is ! real concern over Mcdford's ! policies." lie said. Snider answered sharply that as chairman of the state board of aeronautics he could say with assurance tiic board has "not authorized or in structed iis staff to investi gate operalinns at any local airports." The council voted 7 to 1 cancel the lease. C'oi ncilman Fred Robinson voted a;'ainst the measure. No Skating Set at j Lake This Week End Icr skat ins is not seherluhd a Mow.ird Pruiric lake this work end brct-ii-st of a pro dieted wanning trend. Bob Johnston, lake concessionaire reported this morning. lit said he had hoped to opn the area for lie skating this werk end, but the M'd ford offire of the U. S. wrath (T bureau forecasted a wann ing period. Juhntou explained that should the weather turn cold er over the week end. the area will br open f'r ice skatii.K Monday and Tueviny wiih ample skates available and the restaurant open. He added that the ice today is barely strong enough for skating and warmer temper atures would irufkc tne ice jp'-ife. Sweeping Change In Medical Care Program Lauded Governor Predicts Extended Coverage Salem - IUPD - Sweeping changes proposed for the Ore gon Medical Care for the Aged program today had the "enthusiastic endorsement" of Gov. Mark Hatfield. - The Governor predicted the changes would extend cover age under the program from the present 6,000 persons to "up to 15,000 older citizens." The Governor's advisory committee on medical care for the aged recommended five major changes to broaden coverage under the program. Hatfield said today "I have asked that appropriate legisla tion be drafted for early ac tion by the legislative assem bly." Recommendations The major recommendations call for: -Major medical protection, -Expanded availability of nursing home care for senior citizens of limited means, -More responsibility to the individual in using his own resources for meeting part of the cost of medical care, -Use of qualified private organizations on a competitive bid basis for claims adminis tration, and, -Fuller use of available matching federal funds. The "major medical" pro posal envisions the individual using his own resources for items of lesser cost such as the office call, and has the re sources of the plan focused on items of larger cost such as hospital, nursing home, and heavy medical or surgical care, where the individual must have help if he is to avoid financial catastrophe and prolonged dependency. Continuous Basis It is recommended that nursing home benefits be in creased and be available on a continuous basis to the eli gible individual whose need for care requires the use of a nursing home facility for whatever length of time. The proposal would make the medical assistance for the aged program responsible for financial aid toward cost of necessary nursing care. Per sons who formerly could re ceive this kind of help only through old age assistance, would be aided through medi cal assistance for the aged. In recommending more in dividual participation, the recommendations envision in dividuals whould pay for of fice visits or out-patient serv ices except where a surgical service is provided or diag nostic x-ray is required after an accident. This is in contrast to '.he present plan, which provides both minor office and in-hos-pital physician service up to an annual dollar maximum, but only after the patient has assumed responsibility for an initial $50 physician expendi ture. Competitive Bid Basis It was recommended that private insurance and heal'.h plan carriers be considered on a competitive bid basis for furnishing certain specialized administrative functions in connection with processing and payment of claims for hos- I pitals and physicians, i It was believed this would improve efficiency of adminis tration, and make the plan more acceptable to patients as well as to doctors and hospi tals. I Extension of hospital serv ices to a maximum of 30 days instead of the present 14 days ' was called for. j Both now and under the pn posed changes, the patient assumes partial responsibility for hospital costs. For a per son staying in the hospital two weeks or less, the prev crit plan requires assumption of somi what less financial re sponsibility by the patient. But for the longer stay, the present plan offers no help, while the proposed alteration would continue benefits at an undiminished rate up to a full days The report noted that of all persons over age 65 who require hospitalization, ap proximately one-third must stay in the hospital longer than 14 days. TRAIN "DERAILED Portland -jUI- Three cars i uf an Oregon Electric Rail i road train carrying wf odchlps I from Eugene to Portland de railed west of here today. Regional Edition Medford 16 Pages Leaders in Troops for First Clash Tentatively Set For Opening Day Number of Members On Committee Topic Washington - (UPIV- Adminis tration leaders in the House today began mustering their troops for the "second battle of rules." Opposing conservative- forces launched their drive for recruits days ago. The struggle, which Presi dent Kennedy has said may mean life or death for New Frontier legislation, is tenta tively set for Jan. 9, opening day of the 88th Congress. Technically, the question is whether the "traffic-cop" House Rules Committee shall be composed of 15 members or 12. Practically, the issue is whether Speaker John W. McCormack (D-Mass.) or Rules Chairman Howard W. Smith (D-Va.) will decide what controversial issues shall be put to a vole in the House. Fought Same Battle The same battle was fought, on the same ground, between Smith and the late Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex.) at the start of the 87th Congress two years ago. Rayburn won, but on a close vote and after heavy blood-letting. McCormack, until Thurs day, had let Smith do all the talking. He finally made his announcement by indirection. Through a routine caucus call he let the word go out that he was ready to fight. Democratic House members were advised to attend a party caucus Tuesday, Jan. 8, to es tablish among other things a party position on rules of the 88th Congress. This, in effect, was Mc Cormack's notification that he will seek a showdown with Smith. According to party leaders the outcome will de cide who is going to be the real boss of the House during the next two years. Under its old 12-man make up, the committee for some years had been under effec tive control of a conservative coalition of Smith, Rep. Wil liam M. Colmcr (D-Miss.) and four Republican members. Delayed Organisation With the coming of Ken nedy's New Frontier in 1061, Rayburn decided to restore control of the committee to the Democratic leadership. He delayed organization of the House for almost a month while he put together the votes to enlarge the commit tee to 15 members. Of the three additional members, he picked two pro Kennedy Democrats, while the Republican leaders picked one member from their party. That gave Rayburn, and later McCormack, a shaky 3-7 majority and sufficient con trol of the committee to ob tain floor consideration of a number of key measures on Kennedy's must list. To win his battle by a 217 212 vole, Rayburn limited the expansion proviso to a single Congress. Sheriff's Pafrol Car in Accident The Jackson county sheriff's office has reported that a patrol car wrecked in the fog Friday night near Eagle Point is still out of service. Estimated damage is $400 to $500. Sheriff Paul Bettiol said the car. driven by Deputy Clark Mcars, failed to make turn. The driver thought an ob stacle was in front of him 1n the road, slammed on his brakes and swerved to miss It. The car went off onto a so't shoulder of the road and hit a railroad track. Bettiol said it was the first accident the sheriff's depart ment has had all year with 13 cars on the road. i MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1962 REPAIR AIRCRAFT A Mercy Flights plane that skidded to a belly landing Thursday afternoon at Medford airport was "back on its feet" today as mechanics re moved bent propellers and damaged flaps. Above, George Milligan, chief pilot of . Mercy Flights, discusses the extent of the damage to the twin engine Bccchcraft with mechanics. Pilot of the plane, Eugene Bur- Khrushchev Said To Be Reviving Berlin Issue Moscow -IUPII- Premier Ni kita Khrushchev today ap peared to be reviving the Berlin and German issues with an eye tuward the forth coming East German Commu nist party congress. Khrushchev, in a sharp let ter to West German Chancel lor Konrad Adenauer released Thursday, accused the West of causing Berlin border in cidents and repeated his de mand for an East German peace treaty and the creation of a demilitarized "free cily" of West Berlin. Western diplomats said It was significant that Khrush chev set no deadline for a Berlin settlement. They said all indications were that no immediate Soviet moves on Berlin were in the offing. Promise Not Forgotten The diplomats said the aim of the letter appeared lo be to bring the Berlin Issue back into prominence in prepara tion for the East German par ty meeting in mid-January. They said Khrushchev could be assuring East German Com munist chief Walter Ulbrlchl that the Cuban crisis has not caused Moscow to forget Its promise of obtaining a Berlin settlement. The letter was a reply to one written by Adenauer last summer at the time of a scries of ugly border incidents along the Berlin wall, including the shooting of a teen-age East German refugee. Bigger Ship Sought To Haul Ransom Goods Miaml-Wli-Thc Red Cross was searching today for a ship bigger than the 10, 000 lon African Pilot lo take more ransom goods to Cuba and possibly bring out another load of refugees. And President Kennedy, after talking with leaders of the Ill-fated Cuban invasion, was making plans to fly to Miami Saturday and address an exKv:ied 80,000 Cuban exiles in Miami's Orange Bowl. Tribune House ffeierieg Battle of Rules' Landing Gear of Plane Collapses While Craft Lands No injuries and slight dam age resulted when the land ing gear on a Mercy Flights, Inc., plane collapsed on land ing Thursday afternoon at the Medford Municipal airport. The plane was piloted by Eugene F. Burrill, a regular Mercy Flights pilot. Also In the aircraft were a co-pilot, Forrest Biggcrs, and Mark Powers, son of Eugene Pow ers, another Mercy Flights pilot. The three were flight checking a new engine in stalled in the plane. The accident apparently re sulted when the pilot pulled the wrong lover, according lo George Milligan, chief pilot for Mercy Flights. He explained that the gear lever and the flaps lever arc reversed on the Beechcraft C45H plane from those on the plane Burrill is used to flying. When he automatically reached for the flap switch, he pulled the gear switch in stead. The plane skidded ap proximately 400 feet along the runway on Its belly. Eagle Point Youth Arrested by Deputies Daniel David Hugo, 18. of 13 F St., Eagle Point, was ar rested yesterday by Jackson county sheriff's deputies on a warrant from district court charging him with failure to stop for a school bus unload ing children. Hugo was released alter posting $100 bail. He is charg ed with passing the school bus on Dec. 20 near Eagle Point, striking two Eagle Point youngsters with his car. WEATHER rnttKCAST: Inrmnlnf rlfiufll ni Innlltll. Orrattunal riln Kallirdny. l.nw tnntshl 21 lo ii. IllCh Saturday A to So. Temp. Hlchrit VMOritav 41 Lnwrit This Miirnlnt . II Our Skies Tonight Sum! lodav 4-IS p.m. SunrU tomorrow ... 1:10 a.m. Moonift lortliht . . 1:0 p.m. ttril Quarter 'Jan. 2 Tha planfl, Saturn, arn artov the Mnnn tonllht, will Iravf th evrnlnf akv ntt mo.nh and return aa a mornlnl planet early In March. 57th Year Price 10 Cents No. 241 rill, accidentally pulled the wheel retraction lever instead of the flaps at tne critical point of touchdown. Admittedly this was pilot error, Milligan said, but the blame falls largely upon an engineering error, he added. The location of the two levers Is interchanged on different models of the aircraft. Two pumpers were dis patched to the scene by the Medford fire department, ac cording to Chief Gordon Bark er. No fire resulted, although a quantity of gasoline was spilled, he said. Damage amounted to less than $1,000, Milligan said, resulting to the propellers, bottom of the engine cowls and flaps. The plane Is expect ed to be flying again tonight. In the meantime, Mercy Flights has two other planes ready to fly. Milligan said that a safety switch prevents this sort of accident if the plane is rolling on the runway when the lever Is pulled. The Mercy Flights plane, however, was Just touching the runway and did not have enough weight on the landing gear to activllate the safety switch. He added that this type of accident happens oc casionally because of the man ner In which the switches on the two-engine airplanes are reversed. Crater Lake Travel in 1962 Show Big Increase Travel in Crater Lake Na-1 Crater Lake ledge was fill tlonal park this year Increased ed nc irly every night during 42 Per cent over 19fil, accord- 'the season, he said. Campers ing to W. Ward "'eater, super-j used the park's four camp Intendent The number of vlsi-grounds. Including the 58 tors In 1081 set a record. i newly completed campsites in Park officials expect the ! Maz.ima campground, number of travelers to In- Although most pci pie visit crease i.bout 10 per cent each the park in the summer. Yea year. The grat Increase thls'ger reported an Increasing year was attributed partly to j number of winter visitors, the Seattle World's Fair and These included skiers, other partly lo two articles on the park which appeared In the July, 111(12, Issue of National Geographic magazine. A total of 502.424 persons traveling In 178.237 vehicles visited the park during 1082. Overnight visits totaled 87, 238, an Increase of 30 per cent. Dally and overnight vis Its comprise a total of 870,882 "visitor days" of use by park visitors, Ycager said. n,,, f yc.yunuici ui Relatives Halted In Latest Edict No Reason Given For Abrupt Switch Havana-d'PS - Cuba today abruptly banned any further departures of relatives of ran somed invasion prisoners. In an unexplained reversal of previously announced pol icy, a grovenment spokesman said no more relatives will be allowed to leave Cuba aboard Red Cross-chartered ships used to deliver ransom cargoes to Havana. No Reason Given The decision was communi cated to about 1.000 persons massed before the former American Embassy in Havana clamoring for aid in leaving the island. There was no reason an nounced for the ban. A spokesman for the Swiss Ehnbassy which now handles American diplomatic affairs in Cuba, appealed to the crowd for patience. He warned them that any demonstrations could harm their efforts to leave the coun try. Representatives Assured Previously, Premier Fidel Castro had assured prisoners' representatives on several oc casions that all relatives of the prisoners could leave free ly aboard the Red Cross ships bringing ransom goods here. Informed sources said an esimated 5,000 to 6,000 rela tives had filed petitions for permission to leave. In addi tion, more than 1,000 others stranded in Havana by the disruption in air service fol lowing last October's crisis. also have sought to use the Red Cross transportation. New Year's Holiday Will Sfarf. Tonight By United Press International Millions of Americans will lake to the highways tonight' for the start of the four-day New Year's holiday. The National Safety Coun cil estimated that from 4"0 to 4B0 persons would die and from 13,000 lo 21.000 would be injured during the holiday period. The holiday period begins at 8 p.m. local time and ends at midnight New Yer.r's Day. State and local authorities, shocked by the number of highway deaths during the long Christmas holiday, went all out In promoting safety on the highways and streets this week end. Howard Pyle, safety coun cil president, said speeding and drinking are the main enures of New Year's acci dents. Pyle said In previous New Year's holidays speed was in volved In more than half the accidents and drinking was involved in 38 per cent. He said during other times of the year speed is a factor in only 37 per cent and drinking in 30 per cent. Milk Stabilization Regulations Repealed Salem -ITU- An order re pealing all regulations and orders drawn under the Milk Stabilization Act was signed today by J. F. Short, director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The repeal order Is elfcc live midnight, Dec. 31. winter sports enthusiasists, and those just wishing to see Crater lake In the winter. The skiers have found fast and Icy snow conditions. Park officials do not expect use of the park in 1983 to equal that of 1982, but Yeager said the national park service will continue to develop the park to take- care of steadily" Increasing numbers of visitors.
