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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.