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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1963
No. 255
Cio-aieldl leg ins Second
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Term ;s Stafte Q
United Nations
Preparing for
Drive on Kolwezi
Surrender Appeal
To Be Delivered
Elisabcthville, Katanga, The
Congo - IUPB - The United Na
tions was reported building up
its forces today for a final
drive on Kolwezi.
'. If Katanga President Moise
Tshombe refuses to surrender
that town a UN attack would
take place within a week.
Informed sources said UN
officials would deliver a sur
render appeal to Tshombe in
a few days. Tshombe had
threatened to blow up mining
and power installations if the
United Natitons tries to take
ft by force.
Officials of the Union Min
iere warn that this would
cripple about three-fourths of
Katanga's hydro-electric pow
er and deal a severe blow to
the economy of the entire
Congo.
Resistance Light
UN troops have met little
resistance so far in a gradual
advance toward Kolwezi from
Jadotville.
Informed sources said the
contingent, built around tough
Ghurka soldiers from India
who regard a battlefield death
as a sure pass to glory, could
be up to full' strength for an
attack within a week.
Both Europeans and Afric
ans have had enough of the
trouble which has gripped Ka
tanga since Tshombe's troops
started fighting with UN
forces Christmas Eve.
A group of Elisabcthville
citizens who supported Tsh
ombe said they were contem
plating sending their own mis
sion to Tshombe to ask him to
give up. , "
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Judge Millard III;
Appointment Made
Grants Pass Judge James
W. Crawford, who recently re
tired from the Multnomah
county circuit court bench,
has started a temporary ap
pointment as circuit court
judge for District 1, compris
ing Josephine and Jackson
counties.
Judge Crawford was ap
pointed by the Oregon Stale
Supreme court to fill the posi
tion left temporarily vacant
by the Illness of Circuit Court
Judge Orval J. Millard,
Grants Pass. He will serve for
84 days or until Judge Millard
is ready to return to the
bench.
' Judge Millard, who has oc
cupied the position since 1047,
was re-elected in 1960 to his
present six-year term.
During Judge Crawford's
tenure here he will be avail
able also for duty in both
counties. '
California Offer
To Build Power Lines
San Francisco - (UPI) - Cali
fornia's four major electric
utility companies have offered
to construct extra-high-voltage
transmission lines be
tween their systems and the
Pacific Northwest for power
interchange.
(UPI)
SYLVANUS OLYMPIO
'Against People's Will'
Togo President
Assassinated by
Rebel Forces
Accra, Ghana -HIPD - Togo
rebels who assassinated pro
Western President Sylvanus
Olympio proclaimed their con
trol of the small West African
nation today and promised a
new" constitution and elec
tions. . -
A broadcast over Radio
Lome in the Togolcse capital
said Olympjo was killed Sun
day "because he went against
the people's will." It said the
rebels had everything under
control and would deal se
verely with any "treasonable
activity."
The announced said a civil
ian committee would be ap
pointed to draw up a consti
tution under which a new na
tional assembly will be elect
ed. The present parliament Is
controlled entirely by Olym-
pio's Committee of Togolese
Unity party.
Halted at Border
The broadcast followed re
ports that Antoine Meatchi,
the Togo exile who was called
to lead the new government,
had been halted Sunday night
at the sealed border between
Togo and Ghana.
There was no word today
whether Meatchi had been
able to cross the border. He
had been living in Accra.
Olympio was killed in a
lightning coup early Sunday
by rebels who left his body
on the steps of the U. S. Em
bassy in Lome.
Radio Lome gave the names
of the insurrectionary com
mittee which led the c o u p.
Most appeared to be low-ranking
army officers.
It was reliably learned in
Accra that U. S. Ambassador
to Ghana William Mahoney
called on Ghanaian President
Kwame Nkruham Sunday
night to discuss the Togo sit
uation, after receiving instruc
tions from Washington.
Musa and Barton
Elected To Head
1963 Legislature
SHOCK EXPRESSED
Washington - WPli - The
White House expressed its
"profound shock" Sunday
over the assassination of Togo
President Sylvanus Olympio
whom it described as "one of
Africa's most distinguished
leaders."
By ANN H. PEAI.SON
Salem-OIPII-Sen. Ben Musa
(D-The Dalles), and Rep. Clar
ence Barton (D - Coquille),
were elected Senate president
and House speaker here today
as the 1963 legislature ses
sion began.
Television lights glared in
the Senate and House cham
bers as 30 senators and 60
representatives took their
oaths of office and prepared
to settle down to the hard
money problems ahead.
The convening of both
houses went off smoothly de
spite one surprise departure
from the script in the House.
With House membership
split 31-29 in favor of Demo
crats, Barton was assured of
the speakership.
Montgomery Nominated
But House Minority Leader
F. F. Montgomery (R-Eugene),
was nominated by Rep. Rob
ert Smith (R-Burns), and drew
the votes of seven Republi
cans. Barton told the House he
hoped the 52nd assembly
would "write a record ... ,. so
that when we adjourn . . . our
stewardship . . . will be ap
proved and appreciated."
Musa . was elected unani
mously in the Senate. He said
"we look forward to the best
session the state - has ever
known,, after the end of 150
days more or less.
Committees were announc
ed in both houses.
Republicans drew chair
manships of six out of 21 Sen
ate committees and Republi
cans in the house considered
their key committee assign
ments Improved over 1961.
The elections of Barton and
Musa followed House and
Senate caucuses Sunday night.
Barton was chosen in spite
of the fact that the absence
of two Democrats left mem
bers attending the House cau
cus evenly divided at 29 Dem
ocrats and 29 Republicans.
Rules Adopted
The House members spent
nearly two hours approving a
set of rules. They rejected a
motion to allow a bill to be
pulled from committee by 31
votes instead of 40.
A new procedure was adopt
ed to speed up action on an
estimated one-half of the bills
that pass the House without
objection or with one dissent
ing vote. They will be listed
for three days and then voted
on In a block on a consent
calendar.
An objection during the
three-day period would re
move a measure from the con
sent calendar. .
The Senate authorized Its
presiding officer to name a
nine-member special commit
tee on constitutional revision.
The committee would meet
jointly with a similar House
committee, and share one
staff, but the House and Sen
ate groups would vote sep.
arately.
Senate officers named were
Dale Henderson, chief clerk
Twila Zinn, assistant chief
clerk; Mary Jane Walkins,
calendar clerk; Christine Hol
land, journal clerk; Walter
Daggett, reading clerk; Vern
Gregory, sergeant at arms;
and G. D. Gleason, chief door
keeper. Named House officers were
Cecil Edwards, chief clerk;
Flaine Steel, assistant chief
clerk; Barbara Hanneman,
calendar clerk; Frances Rob
ertson, journal clerk; Clifford
Ferguson, reading clerk; and
Harry Wells, sergeant at arms.
General Motors
Asked To Give Up
Diesel Division
Washington-(UPD - The Jus
tice Department asked a Chi
cago federal court today to
order General Motors Corp.
to divest itself of its diesel
locomotive division.
The government based its
request on claims GM is try
ing to monopolize the locomo
tive Industry.
i Atty. Gen. Robert F. Ken-
nedy said the civil antitrust
suit paralled a criminal in
dictment on monopoly charges
returned April 12, 1961, at
Chicago. The criminal Juit.
with a maximum penalty of
$50,000 is in pretrial stages.
Power Used Illegally
The civil suit charged that
the nation's largest corpora
tion was using its vast eco
nomic power illegally to get
railroads to buy locomotives
produced by Electro-Motive
Division at La Grange, 111.
Like the earlier indictment,
the complaint said the indus
trial giant had given prefer
ence in freight shipments to
railroads which bought GM
locomotives.
GM is the largest commer
cial shipper in the country,
witli more than $200 million
in freight annually. This gave
it leverage on potential en
gine customers in violation of
Section 2 on the Sherman Act,
the department charged.
The complaint said as a re
sult of Its alleged monopoly
GM manufactures more than
80 per cent of all new and
rebuilt locomotives made in
the United States.
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FRANCE REJECTS POLARIS OFFER
Pirit-ATI-Frtnch President Cherlts da Gaulle today r
jtcttd Pretidtnt Kennedy's oiler ol Polaris missiles. He said
France plans 10 oTiop us awn weapons.
WEST GERMANY BREAKS RELATIONS
Bonn. Gtrmeny-'lPi-Weit Germany broke diplomatic re
lation today with Cuba, following Cuban recognition ol
East Germany.
Residents Ask About
Mt. McLoughlin Cloud
Area residents telephoned
the Mail Tribune and valley
radio stations this morning
asking whether a cloud over
Mt. McLoughlin was steam
signaling a possible eruption.
There was no verification
of the nature of the cloud.
Opinion was given that
the cloud might consist of
snow blown up by high
winds. The weather bureau
reported 45-knot winds blow
ing this morning at 9,000 to
10.000 feet.
Phoenix Grange
Adopts Resolutions
The Phoenix Grange has
adopted a resolution oppos
ing the consolidation of the
Phoenix Talent and Mcdford
school districts and one seek
ing revision of the school dis
trict reorganization law.
The revision request asks
for the state legislature to
amend the school district re
organization law to establish
a period time between a vote
disapproving a school district
boundary change and the
filing of other petitions af
fecting the same district's
boundaries.
The resolution opposing the
consolidation states, that
"there has been no unbiased
cc presented that a31Raa
evidence presented that
would indicate any education
al advantages accruing to the
youih of the district as a re
sult of the consolidation."
Both resolutions arc signed
by Lloyd Whitesides, Grange
master.
Inaugural Will
Climax Colorful
Joint Ceremonies
Cooperation To Be
Urged in Address
By ZAN STARK
Salem - IUPB - Tax increases,
a single board of education,
government efficiency, and a
reduction in dependency were
expected to be urged today by
Gov. Mark Hatfield as he be
gins his second four-year term
as Oregon's chief executive.
Hatfield's second inaugural
address was to climax color
ful ceremonies before a joint
session of the House and Sen
ate. .
He also was expected to re
mind legislators "Oregon's
electorate has again chosen a
Republican governor and a
Democratic legislature," and
urge cooperation rather than
partisanship.
To Chide 19G1 Session
He was to chide the 1961
session for adding seven semi
independent boards and com
missions rather than reducing
the total number.
He planned to urge revision
of Oregon's constitution with
the remarke that "this legis
lature's greatest legacy can be
the referral of a realistic,
modern constitution." -
Turning to social legislation
Hauield expected to voice
concern with "the individual's
over-dependence on the state
which coincides with the
state's dependence upon fed
era! programs.
"While it has become com
monplace to turn our backs
on the problems and our palms
to the federal government, we
can do much in our day to
swing the pendulum back to
recognize not so much states'
rights as states' obligations.
"We can make Oregon a
proving ground for a new spir
it of self-sufficiency if we but
have the will," he planned to
tell the legislators.
"The principal goal of pub
licly-financed social services
should be the elimination or
reduction of dependency.
For the third time the gov
ernor was to urge the legisla
ture to adopt a net receipts
amendments to present state
income tax laws.
"We must broaden the base,,
increase the number of tax
payers, and reduce the rates,"
Hatfield will say.
He also pointed out that
Oregon is the only state in
which revenue is not derived
from the sale of cigarettes.
He termed a cigarette tax
"appropriate and timely."
Hatfield expected to urge
legislators to give "priority"
to establishment of a depart
ment of natural resources and
a department of commerce.
To Urge Milk Law
He also was to urge adop
tion of a milk stabilization
law which would regulate
prices at the producer level
only.
He will- voice strong opposi
tion to further use of bonding
programs for highway con
struction, saying such a meth
od of financing was ton costly
Hatfield will tell legislators
if they think the highway
construction program should
be speeded up, the work
should be financed through
an increase in gasoline taxes.
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STATE OF UNION President Kennedy is gress in Washington today. Behind him is
shown as he delivered his State of the Vice President Lyndon Johnson, left, and
Union message to a joint session of Con- House Speaker John McCormack. (UPI)
Republican Reaction Indicates
Broader Support for Kennedy
Washington -ftiPH-Initial re-.of spending. But Saltonstall
action of several key Republl- said he would not insist on
. .. , . , , iu-i sucnaing cuts lu equal uie uui
indicated today that " 6 m
cans ma.t. . amount 0f any net revenue
President rvenncay may uv loss rom lax culs
found an approach to tax cuts - gen. Frank Carlson (R-
that will win broader congres
sional support than had been
anticipated earlier.
Amid, generally cautious re
action, two hlgn-piacea He
publicans on the House Ways
and Means committee said
that Kennedy has moved clos
er toward their winning man
thpv had -expected in nis lax-
cutting formula and his
pledge to clamp restraints on
nnn-riefense sDending.
Kennedy, told Congress in
his State ot me union mea
that the proposed tax
cuts would be spread over Washington - (UPD - House
three years and that his new Democrats today assigned two
Laundry Coinmeters
Broken at Building
Medford city police Salur-
KHRUSHCHEV IN EAST BERLIN day investigated the break-
B.rlin-'lftSoTitt Prtmitr Nikita Khruihchtv irrivtd In I age of two laundry colnme-
East Berlin tonight amid stiff security precautions for titers in the basement of an
Communist party congress ntraiata oy Moscow ana Ming
of "historic importance.
la
partment building it 38
North Oakdale ave.
BULLETIN
The Jackson county rural
school board today denied
a petition for iha consolida
tion of Iha Phoanix-Talent
and Medlord school dis
tricts, Tha vote was 3 to 2.
danying tha petition. Tht
board sat iha diadltna lor
filing ramonitranc p 1 1
iiont al S p.m. Feb. 13 in
the county school oflict.
Kan.), a member of the Sen
ate Finance committee, said
"personal and corporate tuxes
arc too high, but I believe
Congress should not act hast
ily on tile President s pro
posal for a $13.5 billion tax
cut."
Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R-
Utah), a member of the Fi
nance committee, said the
President's proposal for a tax
cut along with increased
spending "added up to a $20
billion deficit which we can
not afford
Liberal Democrats
Get Assignments
To Ways and Means
BEATS TITLE BAN
London fUPIs A film pro
ducer, barred from using the
word "nude In the title of
a nudist film, neatly skated
around the restriction by call
ing his picture "My Bare
Lady."
WEATHER
PORKCAST: Fair and cnld
Ihrouih Ttlrtdar but with a Hi
ll rloudlneii at tlnirt. Iia tn
nlihl 11-21. HKh Tuesday
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Lowest This Morning U
Our Skies Tonight
S:03 p.m.
t:sh a.m.
10:01 p.m.
Jan. II
Tht planet, Saturn, nearer the
sun earn evenlnf . will asain oe
seen early tn March In ,nr
morning shy. Saturn Is now a
tittle over one billion miles
from the fcarth.
mmtet today
sunrise tomorrow
Moonrlse tonight ...
I.ast utiartcr
budget will call for an over
all reduction in tcaerai spenu
ing exclusive of defense, space
and interest on the public
debt.
Talking Sense
"I think he's talking sense,"
said Rep. Thomas B. Curtis
(R- Mo.), third-ranking kc-
publican on the committee
which will have life-and-dealh
power over Kennedy s lax
program. "1 am very piensea
that Kennedy has recognized
that tax culs should be put
into context with reforms in
expenditures."
Rep. Howard H. Bauer oi
Tennessee, the committee s
second-ranking Re p u blican,
said that the tax program, as
sketched in broad outline by
the President today, "seems
very definitely to be prefer
able to reports about the pro
gram published during the
last three weeks."
Opposes Some Reforms
Senate GOP Leader Everett
M. Dirkscn (111.), who Is ex
pected to go on the Finance
committee, made it clear he
might oppose some aspects oi
Kennedys tax loopnoie re
forms, however.
He said he would oppose
any cut in the oil-gas deple
tion allowance, repeal of the
dividend credit and other like
ly requests. He echoed tne
GOP theme of steeper econo
mics with any tax relief. He
said tax culs may stimulate
the economy but that there is
an "awful lag" until the stim
ulation takes effect.
Dirkscn told newsmen he
felt it would take all this ses
sion to pass a tax bill.
But liberal Democrats, who
long have favored tax relief
as an economic stimulant,
praised the tax program.
Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D
III.) a member of the tax-writ
ing Finance committee, said
he felt the revenue loss "will
be more than justified by re
duction in unemployment and
utilization of idle capacity in
the capital capacity of the na
Hon."
Faces Major Problems
Sen. George A. SmallUTs
(D-Fla.), secretary of the
Democratic Conference and a
finance member, emphasized
the problems ahead for the
lax program.-
He said It was "Interesting
and appealing" but added:
"It will have a steep and
rocky road to ravel."
Chairman Levcrett Salton
stall (R-Mass.) said "any tax
cut that ti recommended
and I hope there can be one
should be accompanied by a
reduction In expenditures, or
at least some tighter control
liberal Democrats to the
House Ways and Means com
mittce, spurning a Georgian
backed by Speaker John W.
McCormick.
The surprise outcome was a
major victory for the AFL-
CIO. But Democratic leaders
feared it would make it more
difficult for them to win the
southern votes needed to push
Vehicle Found in
Klamath River
Happy Camp - The Siski
you County Sheriff's depart
ment rescue unit today is at
tempting to recover a vehicle
from the Klamath river, be
lieved to be the pickup truck
that carried an Auburn,
Calif., attorney and his two
sons to their deaths two
weeks ago. . . .
The bodies of Floyd H. Pel-
lit and his 10-year-old son
Carl were found on the bank
of the Klamath river about
three miles west of Happy
Camp Jan. 1. But no sign of
Pcttit s other son, David, 8.
or the pickup, was found at
that time.
Arlcn Ellis Jones of Happy
Camp noticed what appear
ed to be a wheel submerged
in the water at 12:30 p.m.
yesterday and summoned of
ficers. Jones noticed the
wheel about 400 yards
downstream from where Pct
tit and hs older son were
found. Officers hoped the
body of the other son might
still be In the truck.
contested Kennedy bills
through the House.
In a three-way fight for two
vacant posts on the commit
tee, House Democrats by se
er e t ballot rejected Mc-
Cormack's candidate, Rep.
Phil M. Landrum (D-Ga.) by
a decisive margin.
The winners were Reps
Ross Bass (D-Tenn.) with 169
votes and W. Pat Jennings (D
Va.) with 161 votes. Landrum
got only 121 or 122 votes,
members reported.
The committee has lifc-and-
death power over President
Kennedy's medicare and tax
cutting programs.
Landrum s surprise defeat
was engineered by an unusual
coalition of northern liberal
Democrats and ultra-conserv
ative southern Democrats.
The liberals feared he was
not liberal enough despite pri
vate assurances he gave some
of them that he would help
break the committee road
block against Kennedy's medi
care program.
Retaliation for Support
The ultra conservatives
lined up against Landrum in
retaliation, for the support
given to the administration
by Landrum and other Geor
gia Democrats last Wednes
day. That support halted abor
tive attempts by conservatives
to seize control of the legisla
tive machinery of the House.
Landrum incurred labor's
enmity In 1050 by his coauth
orship of the Landrum-Griffin
Labor Act. Last year, how
ever, he veered from his con
servative stand and supported
the Kennedy administration
in almost all of Its hotly con
tested House floor fights.
Parks, Recreation Budget
To Be Discussed Tonight
ft
The Jackson county parks
and recreation commission
will discuss the department')'
budget for the new fiscal
year when It meets at 7:30
o'clock tonight In the county
court office.
It Is expected to discuss
how much money should be
allocated for the further de
velopment of Howard Prairie
and Emigrant lakes and any
new proposed recreation
areas.
Counly Parks and Recrea
tion Director Neil Lcdward
reported that Howard Prairie
now has a riding stable. The
concessionaire has started to
clean up the area and will
fence the concession area as
soon at possible.
A new boat ramp was com
pleted recently at the south
4
end of Howard Prairie. Forty-
six concrete plank were
bedded in gravel lo make
the 70-fool long ramp which
will extend to low water
"Howard Prairie should be
in good shape for the fish
ing season." Lcdward said
"We have planned for 50
more tables and fireplaces.'
Basic grading for the Eml
grant lake swimming area has
been finished and the area
planned for the boat docks
has- been cleaned out. A sec
ond boat ramp Is planned.
The surveyor has completed
the survey of the Applcgate
store site which Includes 1.8
acres with 440 feet of Apple
gala river frontage. The dis
trict attorney will prepare
20-year lease agreement tor
commission approval, Lcd
ward said.
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State of Union
Message Delivered
Washlnglon-flJPD - President
Kennedy asked Congress to
day to cut taxes $10 billion
over the next three years,
starting with a $6 billion re
duction this year in personal
and corporate levies.
The President said his plan
would help provide two mil
lion more jobs by stimulating
private and business pur
chasing power, encourage the
risk-taking demanded by the
free enterprise system and
vastly strengthen America's
hand in fashioning a "world of
order."
In a 5,500-word State of the
Union Address, delivered in
person to a joint session of
Congress, the chief executive
also took a cautious view of
the world situation.
He said West Berlin remain
ed free, a settlement had been
reached in Laos, aggression
blunted in Viet Nam and a
deadly threat" removed from
Cuba. He said the "end of
agony" might be in sight in
the Congo. But he added that
danger still exists from Cuba
to the South China Sea.
Calling for action on his tax
reduction program, Kennedy
said:
Tax Cut Moii Important '
Now, when no military
crisis strains our resources,
now is the time to act. We
cannot afford to be timid or
slow. For this is the most Im
portant task confronting the
Congress in 1963."
It was the first time in the
Internal Revenue Service's
100-year history that tax re
duction had been proposed
solely to stimulate a lagging
economy. There have been 13
major tax cuts this century,
most of them lo realign rates
after a war or because of a
budget surplus.
The nation s labor unions
and much ot business favor
the chief executive's ap
proach. But his proposals
faced sharp scrutiny in Con
gress where some influential
members question the wisdom
of tax cuts without reductions
in spending.
- Actually, Kennedy asked
the lawmakers to cut taxes
$13.5 billion between now and
the end of 1965. But he pro
posed to recapture $3.5 bil
lion of this by broadening the
tax base and ending what he
called "unfair or unnecessary
preferences." He did not pin
point these.
Breaking down his propos
al, the President said $11 bil
lion would be cut from in-.
dividual tax rates and $2.5
billion would result from re
ducing corporate rates. He
said the tax cuts would in
crease purchasing power, with
the greatest increase going to
low-income consumers.
Banafits io Everyone
His plan would fix Indi
vidual Income tax rates,
which now range from 20 to
91 per cent at "a more sensi
ble range" of from 14 to 65
per cent. The current 52 per
cent rale cn corporate earn
ings would be cut back to the
prc-Korean War level of 47
per cent.
In setting up new Individ
ual rales, the President pro
posed splitting the tax brack
et whic!. now covers the first
$2,000 of taxable Income. His
plan would provide a 14 per
cent tax rate for he fin $1,
000. The second $1,000 would
be axed a a slightly higher
rale but still below present
levels.
This fomula would mean
tax savings ranging from 30
per cent for persons with
very small taxable Incomes
to less than 20 per cent for
those in other Income brack
ets. But it was impossible to
spell out dollars and cents
savings pending more details
on the plan.
Kennedy conceded his pro
posal wouH Increase the fed
eral deficit but Insisted
this would be only tempo
rary. He said the added Im
petus given the economy by
bigger consumer and business
spending ultimately would
result in more federal Income
despite tower tax rates.
(Continued on Pag 2A)
Klamath Falls Murder
Trial Gets Under Way
Klamath Falls - OIPD - The
first degree murder trial of
Zclma Ochiho, 41, Klamath
Falls began here today with
selection of a Jury.
The woman Is charged in
the gunshot death of ex-fighter
Bruce Miller Nov. 14.
REFUGEES RETURN
Miami - (HID - Eighty-nine
refugees, most of them Cuban
born U.S. citizens, flew out of
Havana Sunday night In the
latest freedom airlift from
Cuba.