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Newspaper Page TextM i dwesft Ago aim 5 mi rip of CCnlloDDg Cold Regional Edition MEDFORD 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 18 Pages Two Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1963 No. 261 hip it jm GIRLS TRAPPED Rescue workers gather around the rear coach of a Reading Rail road commuter train as they prepare to at tempt to remove three girls trapped in the back coach when it was . rammed by a second commuter train while . standing at the Philadelphia station. An estimated 245 persons were injured. (UPI) At Least 245 Persons Hurt In Commuter Train Collision Philadelphia-IUPD-A crowd ed Reading railroad commuter train rammed the rear of an other packed electric local in downtown Philadelphia today, showering huge sparks over the elevated tracks. Hospital reports showed that at least 245 persons were Search for Missing Family Continues La Grande - (UPIP A search for the missing Richard Brown family continued to day in an area between Walla Walla, Wash., and here. State police said nothing has turned up to indicate what may have happened to the five-member family since they left Walla Walla Jan. 7. Foot searchers and police patrols continued to cover the area. ' Missing are Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their three young children. Brown left Walla Walla for Enterprise, Ore., where he had been temporarily as signed by his canvassing firm. Duncan Confident of Boardman Solution Washington - mni - Rep. Robert Duncan (D-Ore.) ex pressed confidence today that problems met by Oregon in seeking the Boardman bomb ing range could be solved. Duncan was the only mem ber of the Oregon congress ional delegation to attend a meeting aimed at finding a solution. Sen. Wayne Morse was in New York to mediate in the waterfront strike, and Rep. Al Ullman returned to Oregon because of the death of his father. However, all but Rep. Walter Norblad were represented by aides. injured. The railroad said an estimated 1,000 commuters were on board the trains. Three young girls were trapped in the wreckage of the six-car local inbound from Chestnut Hill which was struck by the four-car Read ing train. The latter had been put into operation during the city's transit strike which has affected approximately one million riders on other forms of transportation. None of the three girls was Injured seriously. They were removed from the wreckage and taken to a hospital where Hatfield Denies Ducking Tax Bill Salem - (UPI - Gov. Mark Hatfield denied today he was trying to duck responsibility for a proposed tax increase. "Mr. (Slate Rep. Victor) Ati ycah is introducing my bill -the bill that I am supporting," the governor said flatly. The measure is the net re ceipts state income tax pro posal to broaden the tax base and pick up new revenues. House Speaker Clarence Barton (D-Coquille) said ear lier it appeared the governor was trying to shirk identifica tion with the tax proposal. Barton said he understood the bill would not be introduced "at the request of the gov ernor." Hatfield said h i s name would not appear on any bills, but he said there is no ques tion that the tax proposal is his. SUSPECT ARRAIGNED Oregon City -lUPP- Robert George Dixon, 33. Clackamas, was arraigned before District Judge William Frazicr today on a charge of raping an 8-year-old girl. t!EWS(P,DfilEfS rriMs noM fc i ouno m CONGRESS GETS BIG MILITARY BILL Waihing!on-rn-Congress wn asked today to approve the biggest military authoriiation bill in U.S. history, t SIS. 358.691.000 mitiuti to purchase new missiles, aircraft and warships. ...... ADENAUER, DE GAULLE MEET IN PARIS Paris-aPr-Pretidenl Charles dt Gaulle and West Ger man Chancellor Xonred Adenauer met today to cement a new French-German alliance and probably decide the late of Britain's request for Common Market membership. KENNEDY SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE Washington-'lrT-President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. (PST) Wednesday, the White House announced today. It will be Kennedy'! first public meeting with reporters since Dec. 13. 4 they were identified as Arlcne Houston, 21, and two sisters, Barbara and Marie Flanagan. The four-car train, a shuttle operating between the Center City Terminal and suburbn Jcnkinton during the strike, received little damage. The crash occurred at the height of the morning rush hour. Earl T. Hunter, superintend ent of Reading's Philadelphia division, said the preliminary estimate of the number of injured was "close to 245." Many received only slight Injuries, received treatment and were released. The damaged sections of both trains stopped on a bridge carrying the tracks of the railroad over Spring St., about five blocks from the Center - City Terminus in downtown Philadelphia. . Kennedy Prods Dock Strike Negotiators By United Press International President Kennedy served notice to labor and manage ment today that there is an "imperative public interest in the Immediate settlement" of the Maine-to-Gulf Coast long shoremen's strike. The President brought White House influence to bear on the 29-day-old dock tieup as hopes rose for settlement of another costly work stop page - the week-old strike against the Philadelphia Transportation Co. Negotiations in two mara thon newspaper strikes in New York and Cleveland re mained at a near standstill. The President asked his three-man mediation board to give the word of his concern to opposing sides in the dock strike. The striking Interna tional Longshoremen's associ ation Sunday night accepted the board's proposal of a 39 ccnt wage increase package. The Shipping Association's labor policy committee was expected to vote on the plan later today. Five Boys Escape ' From MacLaren School Salem -flTt- Five boys es caped from MacLarcn School for Boys today. Two got away at 7 a.m. while taking laundry lo another unit and the other three broke away from their supervisor in the farm area about 9:15 a.m. PLANT COMPLETED Coos Bay - (W - The Geor gia Pacific Corp. has an nounced completion of its new formaldehyde plant here and start of Its production. i Hatfield Orders fate Services M As Income Ski ds Bill To Abolish Death Penalty, Others Offered Salem -W7D- Elimination of the death penalty and life sentences without possibility of parole were included in measures given their first reading today in the Senate. A senate joint resolution submitted by Sen. Edward N. Fadeley (D-Eugehe) calls for revision of the state constitu tion to delete any reference to capital punishment. The resolution calls for the plan to be submitted to the voters at the 19641 general election. Must Serve Seven Years A bill submitted by Sen. Thomas R. Mahoney, (D-Port-land) calls for elimination of the possibility of parole for persons sentenced to life im prisonment for first degree murder, and provides no per son sentenced to life for sec ond degree murder could be paroled until he has served seven years in prison. Mahoney's measure retains the death penalty in cases where murder is committed by a person In prison under a life sentcnce. or for tll6se con victed of treason against the senate. Bills to revise Oregon's marriage and divorce laws were introduced in the House at the request of the Legisla tive Interim Committee on Social Problems. I One would permit suit for divorce after six months resi dence in Oregon Instead of one year. It also would do away with the six month wa.t ing period prior to remat riage. Another would require Cir cuit Court consent before a marriage license could be is sued to a girl under 17 or a boy under 19. Another would increase the waiting period for issuance of a marriage license from three to seven days. Business Income Tax The bill to levy a one per cent net business income tax was read In the House. The tax would be used to offset reductions in the present busi ness Inventory tax. Other measures included one to revise vote recount pro cedures, a series of highway Stevenson Wanted To Quit Guantanamo New York - (HID - The Sat urday Evening Post said to day that Adlai E. Stevenson proposed that the National Security Council consider giv ing up the U. S. Naval Base at Guantanamo, If necessary, to avoid military action In the Cuban crisis last October. The report was made in an article written by Post Wash ington editor Stewart Alsop, who identified Stevenson's UN aide, Clayton Fritchey, as his source. Fritchey, reached at his office at the U. S. Mis sion to the United Nations, said he had "no comment for the present" on Alsop's ar ticle. Alsop quoted a Fritchey approved summary of Steven son's position as "Stevenson was only willing to discuss Guantanamo and the Euro pean bases with the Commu nists after a neutralization of the Cuban missiles." ON COMMISSION Salem -WK-'Gov. Mark Hatfield has named Bert Keith, vice president of the First Federal Saving and Loan association of The Dalles, to a six-year term on the State Racing commission. ACCIDENTS COSTLY Salem - UP - Traffic acci dents In Oregon cost S85 mil lion last year, the Department of Motor Vehicles said today. bills, repeal of the 1961 ambu lance certification law, adjust ments in the Eastern Oregon timber lax laws, and immu nity from ordinary negligence for doctors and nurses giving emergency aid. IRS Cracks Down OnTax-Deductible Giving of Gifts Washington-IUPD - The tax collector, who took the fun out of expense accounts, wants to take the influence from business gift giving. The International Revenue Service warns businessmen that If they want to give tax- deductible gifts to a customer, a present worth $25 is the limit. Anything more is not de ductible from their ""income tax. . IRS, better known for Its skepticism than its naivete also wants information what the gift giver expects to get out of the present; who's getting it and what is his occupation, and a descrip tion of the gift. The new series of tax de duction guidlines was publish ed Sunday in an IRS pamphlet titled rules for deducting travel, entertainment and gift expenses. Family Not Forgotten The tax man has not forgot ten that a way to a custom er's heart may be through his family. Under the 1963 rules, the IRS specifies that a gift to a client's wife is the same as a gift to the client. The rule also applies to his children. The business partnerships also come under the IRS reg ulation. They are considered a unit, apd only one $25 gift per partnership to a customer is allowed. But, the IRS is not all Scrooge. Gifts presented an employee for long and faith ful service, such as the tradi tional gold watch, are given special consideration. They are exempt if cost less than $100. they Russia Changes Inspection Stand Washington -WPIW The Unit ed States was cautiously hope ful today that some agree ment on a nuclear test ban treaty might be reached with the Soviet Union. An unexpected change of position by Premier Nikita Khrushchev led lo the hopes that new nuclear talks might prove fruitful. Khrushchev, in a letter written to President Kennedy Dec. 28 but not made public until Sunday night, offered to accept limited international inspection on Soviet territory to check against sneak nu clear tests. He also said he would per mit "Foreign personnel" to place up to three unmanned, automatic monitoring devices, known as "black boxes," on Soviet (oil. But he said meas ures must be taken to Insure that there was no espionage Involved in the Inspections. HARDWAREMEN MEET Portland - UP - The 59th annual convention and indus try show of the Pacific North west Hardware and Imple ment Association opened at the Multnomah Hotel here Sunday. It runt through Tuesday. Monthly Payment Of Withholding Taxes Proposed Source of Cuts Not Determined Salef -(UPD- An additional $1.7 million cut in state serv ices was ordered today by Gov. Mark Hatfield as cor porate income and excise taxes skidded further below anticipated levels. Hatfield as a press confer ence said he was recommend ing employers' withholding taxes be paid on a monthly basis instead of quarterly to give the state s treasury a $4 million shot in the arm for the next biennium. He said it was too late to pick up such new revenues for the current biennium. He said because of the fall ing corporate income and ex cise tax returns, he had to cut his 1963-65 biennium budget estimates by $4,066,000. Hatfield said "selective re ductions" would be made in state services for the period to June 30, but he had not yet determined where . the . cuts would be made. Truck BUI Posted He also announced he was proposing new legislation to change truck tax levies. The bill would cut the fees paid by trucks of less than 6,000 pounds by .4 per cent, and raise the fees for trucks over 6,000 pounds by .3 per cent. He said the new tax struc tures would "remove inequi ties" in the present law. The new rates were pro posed, he said, after review of Illinois Road Test results which indicated large trucks were being charged an exces sively high license rate. Although the new proposals generaly reflect a .3 per cent hike for trucks over 6,000 pounds, he said In effect It would require medium size trucks to pay a larger share of the tax and give relief to big trucks. Hatfield vetoed a bill two years ago to give tax relief to big trucks, pending results of the road study. He said he had not yet had a chance to discuss the plan with the trucking industry. School Plan Studied He said he could not yet comment on a proposal to fi nance higher education class room construction from bonds repaid by student fees. He said he had not yet had time to study the proposal made Friday by Sen. Alfred Cor- bctt (D-Portland) and Rep. John Mosser (R-Beaverton). He did say, however, he felt students should pay a greater share of the cost of education, and pointed to his recom mendation that tuition fees should be raised. When asked it he agreed an investigation should be made of the resignation of the director of the Oregon Pri mate Research Center near Bcaverton, Hatfield replied, "More cooks in the broth at this time might complicate things." Dr. Howard Pickering re cently resigned as director of the center because of a dis pute with Oregon Medical School Dean W. E. Baird. A probe had been suggested by, Rep. Grace Peck (D-PorU land). WEATHER FORECAST: r 1 1 r and mild through TutktUy. Low tonight U-ZJ. High Tuetday 415;, Temp. Illghtat VMlrdiy 4 L-owftt This Morning .. It Our Skies Tonight Bttn-M U4y S:1 p.m. Sunriif tomorrow .... 7:15 a.m. Moonrlit tomorrow .... 1:02 a.m. Nrw Moon Jan. 2ft Venut, abov and to Iht right of Moon, outthtnei atl tht lUn and mvrty othtr plattrL It la now about 12 million mllci from the fcarth. to I f i GRAB IT QUICK Iowans have to meet the milkman at the door if they don't want to have frozen milk. A reading of 21 degrees below zero today made it the 11th consecutive day of sub-zero marks at milk delivery time. The forecast calls for at least five more days of the same. Kennedy Forecasts Gains in Business Washington -(UPD- President Kennedy today forecast mod erate business gains this year and appealed to Congress to give the economy an added stimulus by cutting taxes. tne President said in his annual Economic Report that he wants his proposed reduc tion in individual taxes to take effect next July 1. He also asked the lawmak ers to cut corporate tax rates from 30 to 22 per cent on the first $25,000 of income, retroactive to Jan. 1. A bigger.-, corporate tax reduction will be proposed later. Plan Emphasised As he did in his State of the ' Union and Budget mes sages, Kennedy emphasized his tax cut plan. Without it, he suggested, there might be a recession and the $11.9 bil lion deficit projected for fis cal 1964 might go even higher. Initial congressional reac tion to the Economic Report generally was split along par ty lines, with Republicans ac cusing Kennedy of fiscal Irre sponsibility and Democrats praising his proposals. up more support from the man in the street. The President argued in his report that the July 1 tax re duction would pump a needed blast of vitality into the econ omy. He said it would increase by $6 billion the annual rate of disposable after-tax income in the last six months of 1962. The net effect, on a half-year basis, would be $3 billion. Kennedy predicted the na tion's total of goods and serv ices produced this year the gross national product (GNP) would rise to a record $578 billion. This would be about $16 billion more than in 1962. Highlights of Presi dent Kennedy's Eco nomic Keport to Con gress appears on page 2A. House Republican Whip Leslie C. Arcnds (III.) said cuts in federal spending could be made "without damaging national security." Rep. Ger ald Ford (R-Mich.) leveled the charge of irresponsibility and said domestic spending should be cut back to the 1962 level. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield (Mont.) hailed Kennedy's program as neces sary to continue economic re covery and avoid another re cession. Senate Democratic Whip Hubert H. Humphrey (Minn.) said the lax cut wnuld stimulate purchasing power and thereby employment. Criticiim Generated , The President's tax cutting proposal as a device for stimulating economic growth has generated considerable congressional criticism. In his message today, Ken nedy appeared to be trying to reassure the skeptical, con vert the adamant and whip Consolidation Issue Election Feb. 11 Election on the consolida- tion of the Phoenix-Talent school district with the Med- ford school district has been scheduled or Feb. 11 by the rural school board "provid ing the remonstrance peti tions are In legal order. The election date was set after the board received the remonstrance petitions con taining 50 signatures at its meeting today at noon. The signatures will have to be verified by the county elec tions department. The petitions were filed after the rural school board last week rejected a proposal to consolidate the two dist ricts. Latest Siege of Freezing Weather Claims 60 Lives Southland Crops Punished Again By United Press Internationa! Misery and loss mounted today In a relentless winter onslaught which enveloped the midlands in polar cold and swirled road -jamming snows over the eastern Great Lakes. The toll of weather-blamed deaths in the latest siege of Icy weather climbed past 60. Lives were claimed whole sale in cold weather fires, on icy highways, and through freezing and exhaustion. Crops Punished Deep in the southland, the temperature dropped to 22 degrees along the 100-mile long lower Rio Grande val ley. Vegetable crops which had suffered severe damage in last week's freeze were punished again, but it appear ed the semitropical valley had escaped a killing frost. Also in the south, damage was estimated in the thous ands of dollars in the wake of tornadoes which whipped over parts of Georgia, Ala bama and Florida Sunday. Several persons were Injured but there were no fatalities. Life slowed to a freezing crawl in the Middle West, where low temperatures In- eluded 42 below zero at Black River Falls, Wis., and 38 be low at International Falls, Minn. An 80-year-old Jan. 21 record fell at Chicago when I the mercury reached 15.2 be low. The 14 below at Spring field, HI., and the 8 below at Indianapolis were also rec ords. La Porte, Ind., and Princeton, Mo., both regis tered 18 below. Snow Belt Clogged The snow belt from Indi ana to New York was clogged again. South Bend, Ind., had eight inches of snow along with 14 below temperatures and . rural schools shut down In St. Joseph and La Porte counties.- Eastward, blowing , and drifting snow forced offi cials to block 110 miles of the state thruway In western New York Sunday night. Dickie Pleads Innocent To Charge of Murder Boise - (UPI) - Theodore Thomas Dickie pleaded Inno cent today to a charge of murdering 10-ycar-old Caro lyn Rae Oldham of Boise last fall. Judge Merlin S. Young set Feb. 4 as the date to set a trial date for the 22-year-old Dickie. Dickie also Is charged In Elmore county of knifing to death Mrs. Nancy Joy John son, 22, and her 2-ycar-old son, Daniel, last April 10. A-1C Gerald M. Anderson is being held by authorities al Mountain Home AFB on that charge. . . Explosion Rocks East Berlin Area Bcrlin-IUPD - A mysterious explosion today rocked an East Berlin residential area where visiting Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and other high Communist officials were staying. The blast occurred early this morning In the Nelder- schoenhausen district in which East German Commu nist boss Walter Ulbrlcht also lives. ' Some hours after the ex plosion Khrushchev attended the final meeting of the East. German Communist party congress which reelected Ul brlcht as party chief by unani mous vote. Red Ball Stage Line Will Increase Fares Salem -(UPD- The Red Bali stage line will Increase its fares on Feb. 1, the State Pub lic Utility commission an nounced today. The bus line has headquar ters In Klamath Falls and op erates between Klamath Falls and Lakevlew. TIP! 1 H J- -V - V , ; r, .-. Lili-""'-' -" , ' .-yK"V BROTHERS REUNITED Two brothers who had not seen each other for 48 years have been reunited because of the alertness of Nurse Doris Williams at Josephine Gen eral Hospital at Grants Pass. Struck by the resemblance of her new patient, Roy Park er, center, to one she had a few weeks earlier, she asked if he had a brother and learned there had been one he had not seen since 1915 and presumed dead. By checking hospital records. Nurse Williams located Harry Parker and effected the re union. It was discovered that both had lived in Josephine county for the past 21 years. Separation came when the family moved west after Roy joined Canadian troops dur ing World War I. (UPI)