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Newspaper Page TextTffl V m in IB Regional Edition Medford 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 32 Pages Four Sections MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1963 No. 264 Higher Education Budget Unpadded Legislators Told Board President Emphasizes Points Salem-(UPD-"We aren't com ing in hero with any idea our budget can be cut," Higher Education Board President William E. Walsh said Wednesday to the education subcommittee of the Joint Ways and Means Committee. Walsh, a Coos Bay attor ney, pounded the table with his fist, and poked his eye glasses toward legislators as he barked "This is our budget. It is not a rubber stamp for educators." Wants Rapport The colorful appearance marked the opening of the subcommittee's orientation on higher education needs. "I want rapport between this committee and our board. We have felt in the past that the legislature has been criti cal of our staff, and that we have been less than honest." Walsh, speaking in a loud and gruff voice, looked bodily at the subcommittee members as he pounded the table and snapped "This budget is not padded." Problems Known "I know what you are up against. When we are through we want you to know what we are up against," he said. - Rep. Stafford Hansel! (R Hermiston) asked Walsh's views on one board to handle both higher and lower educa tion. Walsh replied, "All we can do is handle higher education. One board is all right if you want to delegate authority to staff people." Chancellor Roy E. Lleual len outlined how student en rollment was expected to in crease by 35 per cent, but that budget requests were up only 29.6 per cent. Rep. John D. Mosser (R Beaverton) asked "who are we providing education for?" and asked the board to pre pare a census of each insti tution showing how man out-of-state students are enrolled. Wants Full Study Chairman Daniel A. Thiel (D-Astoria) said the subcom mittee wants a full stuJy on out-of-state enrollments. Sen. Alfred H. Corbett (D-Port-land) added "We are support ing education for groups from 13 or 14 states." Lieuallen told subcommit tee members the board Tues day had upped tuition fees for out-of-state students, and planned a series of $60 a year increases in the fees to bring the charges up to the actual cost of instruction. Kennedy To Meet Chief Executives Washington -OiPD-The White House announced today Presi dent Kennedy will meet at San Jose, Costa Rica, March 18-20 with the chief execu tives of six Central American countries. Kennedy will confer for three days with the presidents of Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicara gua and Panama. The purpose of the meeting, according to the White House, will be to review problems and progress under the U. S. Alliance for Progress pro gram, with particular atten tion to a movement toward economic integration of Cen tral America. 3 Q, RECEIVES JAYCEE AWARD - In recogni tion of his years of service to Medford, the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce last night presented a plaque to former Mayor John W. Snider, making him an honorary life-time member of the organization. Here, Jaycee President Richard Frey, left, hands the plaque to Snider and congratulates him on the unprecedented honor. The event was the highlight of the group's annual "Bosses' Night" banquet at the Rogue Valley Coun try club. Knackstedt Photo) John Snider Made Honorary Member Of Medford Jaycees A surprised John W. Snider last night was presented a plaque making him an honorary- life-time member of the Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce, the first time such an award has been made by the organization. The presentation was made by Jaycee President Richard Frey at the annual "Bosses' Night" banquet at the Rogue Valley Country club. Snider had been invited to the din ner on the pretext of intro ducing the featured speaker of the evening, Dr. Edwin R. Durno. . , The plaque was given to Snider because of his "tre mendous dedication and out standing success in civic lead ership" during the last several years. Snider recently retired from city government after completing three terms as mayor and nearly six years as city councilman. Awards Presented . Jaycee State Vice President Terry Green presented Jaycee of the Month awards to Fred Holmes, Everett Peyton, Bob Burton and Frank Grimes. "Exhausted Rooster" awards were given to Kenn Knackstedt, Henry Haydal and Larry Allen in recognition of their years of service to the organization. State Sen. Lynn W. Newbry made a special trip down from Salem to attend the banquet. He praised Snider as one who commanded "continuing admi ration and respect during his years as mayor.'1 . Letter from Hatfield Hugh Jennings read a con gratulatory letter to Snider from Gov. Mark O. Hatfield, who sent his "regrets" at not being able to attend in person because of a prior commit ment. Hatfield lauded Snider as a "sound counselor, chair man of the state board of aero nautics and as a goodwill am bassador in tile Sister City program." Dr. Durno was introduced to the group by Mayor James Dunlevy, who described him HEIVSBRIEFS AtOUNO THI MOM ECM DOOR LEFT OPEN FOR BRITAIN Paris-Wh-Franct left the way open today for Britain to enter the European Common Market, French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve da Murville said "The door has not been (lammed against Great Britain" in Its bid to enter. France has demanded that Britain enter without any special arrangements to protect its domestic agriculture and commonwealth trade. ATTEMPT TO BLOCK NEGRO PRESSED Columbia, S.C-HPIi-Fiery state Rep. Red Bethel said he would make a linal effort in the General Asiembly today to push through resolutions that could block the admission of Negro Harvey Gantt to all-white Clemion College. MEREDITH SILENT ON RETURN TO SCHOOL Jackson, MissaPKNegro James H. Meredith settled with his family in new apartment Wednesday but he refused to lay whether he Intends to return to the University ol Mississippi. a as "past master of every thing." . .. , , The former congress man from Oregon's fourth district called upon the citizens of the state "to get interested in a new Constitution." New Constitution Needed "Oregon needs a new Con stitution," he sa id, noting that the present document was written more-than 100 years ago and that It has been amended 111 times. Dr. Durno criticized the fed eral government's fiscal pro gram. . "The government is spend ing $1 million an hour more than it is taking in," he said, and added that "$500,000 an hour - is . being spent for for eign aid alone." He also pointed with con cern to the Social Security program. "Our young people in this country face an addi tional $1 billion increase in Social Security payments next year," he said. Hemming Against Merger of Boards Eugene -(UPD-President Ar thur S. Flemming of the Uni versity of Oregon today said he would not favor a merger of the Boards of Education and Higher Education in Ore gon. Such a merger was propos ed by Gov. Mark Hatfield to the 1BB3 Legislature. Flemming said he was brought up under the New York State system in which both boards are joined under a Board of Regents. He said New York state was not known for excellence in high er education. - While he does not favor a merger, Flemming said, "I see the existence of the problems which the governor outlined. But I think these problems can be resolved between Uie existing boards." He said he believed the dis advantages of combining the boards would outweigh the advantages. Haworth Attends Committee Meeting Medford Park and Recrea tion Director Robert Haworth attended a meeting of the Planning committee of the Pacific Northwest Park and Recreation conference In Eu gene Wednesday. Plans were made for the program of the annual confer ence of the organization, which will be held in Eugene this year from April 22 to 24 Haworth said. Last year's conference was held in Vancouver, Wash., and was attended by about 600 delegates, he said. Washing ton - (UPD - Mrs Robert F. Kennedy, wife of the attorney general, is ex- : peeling her eighth child in I lime. Russian Buildup Said Proceeding in Cuba Strike Against Boeing Ordered For Saturday Seattle - (UPD - The Execu tive Board of the Internation al Association of Machinists today called a strike against the Boeing company at 12:01 a.m. local time Saturday. How ever, President Ken nedy already has taken .steps to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act. The President named a special board of Inquiry Wednesday to. investigate the, naming of a board of inquiry under the Taft-Hartley Act serves as a prelude to the Justice Department seeking of a federal court in junction to provide an 80-day cooling-off period. Threat To Nation . . Kennedy said he acted be cause "any interruption of the production of aircraft, missile or space craft at the Boeing company would be a serious threat to this nation's defense effort." Boeing produces the Min uteman intercontinental bal listic missile regarded as the nation's prime nuclear weap on. Members of the Aero Me chanics Union voted 16,864 3,590 Wednesday to reject the firm's final contract offer. The dispute affects about 40, 000 workers at seven major Boeing sites throughout the country from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Seattle. Key Issue A union shop clause Is the key issue in the dispute over a new contract. - A union shop was recommended by a presi dential panel appointed to as sist in the negotiations. The offer turned down by union members included an hourly wage boost of from 22 to 32 cents over the next three years and increased pension benefits. Subcommittee To Receive Briefing On Situation Sen. Morse Asks For Information Washington - (DPI) - State Department officials will brief the Senate Latin American affairs subcommittee Friday on reports of a new Soviet military buildup in Cuba. Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) asked the State Department to provide infor m a t i o n Wednesday amid Republican demands for a new Senate in vestigation of the abortive 1961 invasion of Cuba. Sen. Kenneth Keating (R- N.Y.) said he had evidence that the military buildup in Cuba is 10 times greater than it was last July prior to the missile crisis. Tanks, guns, MIG fighters and other arms are continuing to pour into Cuba," Keating told a reporter. He said his information was based on re ports from Cuban refugees. He said he thought the re ported buildup posed a "very serious situation" for the United States. Keating said it is much more important at this time than the question of the cause of the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion in April, 1961. He said he was not opposed to an investigation as propos ed by other Republican sen ators into the invasion fiasco but he thought senators should be cornered first with what he said was the current mili tary threat. Democratic foreign policy experts objected to a Repub lican demand for a new Sen ate investigation of the Bay Lof Pigs invasion. "The Bay of Pigs Incident was terrible," said Sen. John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.), "but I don't believe any further in vestigation would serve the national interest." Sen Barry Gold w a t e r (R- Ariz.) raised a new cry for an inquiry Wednesday. He proposed a full investigation of the Bay of Pigs incident by the Senate Armed Services committee of which he is a member. ii 1,1 Hornbrook Fire Destroys Landmark Hornbrook - Fire of unde termined origin destroyed an old landmark here this morn ing, when the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S u e 1 1 a burned. Located on Cottonwood Creek rd. opposite the quar antine station, the homj was recently purchased by the Suettas from the Robert L. Cummins family which lived there for many years. The Suettas moved to Hornbrook from Vacavllle less than a year ago. The barn and other farm buildings were threatened as the blaze razed the two story house. Firemen were still at the scene at 10:30 o'clock this morning. TEXAS MAN ARRESTED State police here reported the arrest this morning of Clyde Eugene Laughard, 33, Dumas, Tex. They reported that he is wanted by the sher iff's office at Bakersfield, Cal if., on child abandonment charges. Laughard was placed in the Jackson county jail. . Year-Round Trout Fishing Planned Emigrant lake will be open to year-round trout fishing when new angling regulations set by the Oregon state game commission go into effect Feb. 9. according to Neil Ledward, Jackson county parks and rec reation director. Ledward received a letter from P. W. Schneider, direc tor of the state game depart ment. The parks and recreation commission had requested the lake be open year-round for trout fishing since people may now fish for catfish, bluegill and bass in the lake. When a trout was caught, It was explained, it had to be re turned with the chance that it might die. Oregon state police noted today that catching and keep ing trout Is illegal now. State police have received several calls about a possible change in the trout fishing season dates. So far, police said no information to change the trout season from the present has been received. Branchfield Offers Bill on Liquor Cards Salem (UPD Rep. Edward Branchfield (R-Medford) to day introduced a bill to tight en the regulation concerning the use of liquor Identifica tion cards by persons under 26 years of age. The measure forbids lend ing cards and makes it a mis demeanor to give false Infor mation when applying for one. WEATHER FORECAST: fair ind mnky through Friday. Low tonight 11-21. High f'rldiy 45-50. Temp. Hlghrat VfUfrday 51 Lowctl This Morning II Our Skiei Tonight A unset today ..... 5:14 p.m. Bunrlit tomorrow . 1:31 a.m. Nfw Moon tomorrow 1:41 a.m. The path of the annular phate of the trllpte of the Run, oc curring at thti New Moon, be glm at tunrlte In the Sooth Pacific Ocean, eronea the southern tip of South Amrrfra, the Atlantic Ocean. South Africa and Madagascar, and ends In the Indian Ocean. i -1 jaV-i 135 -WW'.! - HaH V- READS ABOUT VICTORY - Elated Repub lican Don Clausen of Crescent City, Calif., smiles as he reads the announcement of his election victory at Eureka. The Del Norte county supervisor swept all six counties in California's First Congressional District to rev defeat Democrat William Grader. The elec tion was made necessary when Rep. Clem Miller, killed in an airplane crash while campaigning, won the November election despite his death. (UPI) Proposal Calls for Special Election On State Tax Bills Salem -(UPD- A three-way tax bill was proposed today by Rep. Joe Rogers (R-Inde-pendencc). The bill calls for a special election to determine: -If voters want a tax hike, -If they want a net receipts tax, or -If they want a sales tax. Rogers said "any tax meas ure should be submitted to the people. Offering the people a choice is the ultimate in solv ing a very difficult problem in a democratic manner." The sales tax proposed by Rogers would be the Washing ton type of tax, a 3 per cent tax on all items except feed, seed, fertilizer and drugs. He said it would bring in about $75 million a year "which will be earmarked for educa tion." Credit Increased -- The personal exemption in dependency credit on the present Income tax would be raised from $600 to $750. "A large share of the extra reve nue will be for the relief of property taxes." There will also be a provision to limit the amount which can be raised by property taxes, Rogers said he feels present proposals fail to provide enough revenue to balance the budget "and provide nothing for the relief of the overbur dened property tax. "The sales tax would pro vide at least a 30 per cent reduction in property taxes," he said. Other highlights: Education - A senate joint resolution asking the state board of higher education to establish a "quality program" of graduate education in tiie arts and sciences in the Port. land metropolitan area was introduced by Sen. Don S. Wiilner (D-Portland). Subdivisions - A bill to reg ulate subdivision land promo tions was turned into the house by Rep. Edward Ridder busch (D-Tillamook). It would require promoters to register and pay a fee to the real es tate commissioner, who would make a detailed report on the lands. Riddcrbusch said the bill is aimed at "out-of-state and in-state promoters who are presently getting enormous prices for near worthless lands. Labor - The AFL-CIO bills on unemployment compensa tion and on strike breakers were introduced in the House, The compensation bill would reduce work require ments for claimants and would raise weekly benefits from 40 to 50 per cent of Oregon's average weekly wage. The anti-strikebreaker bill would prohibit referral of employees to places where labor disputes exist. Dam - Rep. Elmer McClure (D - Milwaukie) introduced a resolution to ask congress to change the name of John Day Dam to Franklin D. Roosevelt Dam. Dentistry -Aboard of dentistry sponsored bill was introduced in the Senate which expands the definition of the practice of dentistry, and sets rules for truthful advertising. Monmouth Students Face Fire Charges Monmouth fUPU- Nine Ore gon College of Education stu dents will face charges of destruction of public property as a result of a scries of fires in a men's dormitory, a col lege official said today. Dean of Men Dr. Donald Duncan said Polk county au thorities probably will file misdemeanor charges Friday. The State Police arson di vision was called In for in vestigation when college au thorities were unable to solve the case. Dr. Duncan said several small fires had occurred at the college In the last few years. The latest started when students set fire to rags and paper and kicked them under a door at Maaske Hall, a men's dormitory, he said. Board of Health Sets Medford Hearing Portland -'UPli- The State Board of Health said today hearings will be held in seven Oregon cities next month on proposed revisions of admin istrative rules concerned with nursing homes. Marion B. Lamb, assistant to State Health Officer Rich ard H. Wilcox, will be hear ings officer. Hearings will be held at: Pendleton Feb. 6, Bend Feb. 8, Eugene Feb. 11, Coquille Feb. 13, Medford Feb. IS. Sa lem Feb. 18, and Portland Feb. 20. Italian Government Approves Proposal Rnme-(VPD-The government today gave its approval to a new atomic strategy believ ed to be the withdrawal of land-based U.S. Jupiter mis siles from Italy and their re placement with Polaris mis sile submarines. The decision was contained in a communique which said Premier Amintore Fanfanl's government had approved "the proposed criteria for the modernization of the arms of the NATO alliance." The communique was is sued following a cabinet ses sion. It did not go into further detail. But it was clear it referred to the long-speculated with drawal of Jupiter missiles from Italian soil and their re placement with the sea-based Polaris missiles. Ashland Firm Files Incorporation Papers Salem - (UPD - Articles of incorporation were on file to day for Harshmann Logging, Ashland, signed by Roger P. Harshman, George A. Harsh man and Ronald L. Rlckclts. Price of Milk, Bread Loaf Size Committee Topics Salem -(UPD- Tile price of milk and the size of a loaf of bread got their first legis lative consideration today at a meeting of the House Com mittee on Food and Dairying. The committee, already caught between dairymen and milk distributors, discussed milk price legislation that has not yet been introduced. "There is no question that this is going to come up, Chairman Victor Atiyeh (R Beaverlon) said. "I think we should look for something to stabilize the in dustry In Oregon, he said "This is a complicated prob lem. Rough Drait Presented The committee had before it a rough draft of a bill re quested by Oregon milk Pro ducers, expected to be intro duced before long. It calls for milk distributor pools, similar to those pro vided in the 1961 milk control legislation that expired at the start of this year. Dairymen say the 1961 legislation stabi lized the Industry. Statament Considered The committee also had be fore It a statement Issued Wednesday by distributors, who process and sell the milk, represented by the legislative committee of the Oregon Dairy Industries. It opposes the dairymen's proposal, and says the 1961 bill "contributed to insta bility." The statement said the weakness lies in the fail ure of the program to control out-of-state milk. 'Balloon Loaf Studied The committee also con sidered the problem of the "balloon loaf" of bread - a one-pound loaf baked in a one and one-half pound pan to make it fluffier. It voted to ask a spokes man of the Oregon Retail Bakers to appear. Legislation sought by the bakers would give the State Agriculture Department the power to set bread loaf size and labeling standards. Billie Sol Esfes Formally Sentenced Tyler, Tex. -(UPD- Bankrupt farm tycoon Billie Sol Estes, convicted o f swindling a farmer, was refused a new trial today. Estes was formal ly sentenced to eight years in state prison. Attorney John D. Cofcr served immediate notice of appeal to the state Court of Criminal Appeals, Estes was freed on a new $5,000 bond. Estes was convicted of swindling Pecos, Tex., furmer T. J. Wilson on a mortgage deal for, fertilizer tanks. It wus Hie first trial of many pending against Estes. Malaya Tells Indonesia: 'Leave Malaysia Alone1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya-IUPD -The Malayan premier, Teng ku Abdul Rahman, renewed today his warning to Indo nesia to "keep your hands off Malaysia." In an exclusive Interview with UPI at the tengku's at tractive hilltop residence, he said frankly he Is bewildered at the griwing trouble be tween Indonesia and this Southeast Asian nation which will be expanded by summer's end into the Malaysian fed eration. "I did not expect anything like tliis," the lengku said. The mild mannered pre mier, who will be 60 on Feb. 8, said: "But I cannot sit back when they go on talking. Finally I had to say, keep your hands off Malaysia." t Surprise Element n Long-Awaited Kennedy Proposal Tax Preferences For Most Elderly Washington -IUPD- President Kennedy asked Congress to day to recapture about a fifth of his proposed $11 billion lax cut for individuals by clamping drastic limits on deductions. His proposal would limit deductions for such things as home mortgage interest, con tributions, medical expenses and local taxes. Only that por tion of the total amount which exceeds 5 per cent of the taxpayer's income could be deducted. The sweeping nature of the plan was the surprise element in a 9,000-word message In which Kennedy spelled out his anxiously awaited request for a three-step reduction in personal and corporate tax rates. His blueprint also called for new tax preferences for most persons over 65, for many working mothers and for professional athletes, au thors and others whose earn ings fluctuate widely. He urg ed tougher tax treatment for the oil and gas industry. stock dividends and stock op tions enjoyed by some corpo ration executives. Cancels $2.3 Billion The President said his pro posed "reform" in deductions would cancel out $2.3 billion the $1 1 billion tax cut he wants to give individuals to pump more purchasing power into the economy and revitalize business. He said it also would mean that some 6.1 million of the 25 million taxpayers who now Itemize deductions would find it more, or equally, prof- . itable to take the standard 10 per cent deduction and file a short return. However, Kennedy's tax blue-print. would give low-income groups a better break on deductions than they get now. It would establish for the flrBt time a minimum de Iduction - $300 for a single person or married couple plus $100 for each dependent. Everyone would get that much regardless of deductible expenses or income. As a result, between 750,- 000 and 1,000,000 low-income taxpayers would be removed fro.T the tax rolls. This would bi in addition to certain old people who would be relieved of tax liability under other rule changes. Raises Problems Obviously aware that the deduction proposal will face trouble in Congress, Kennedy said "the present practice of allowing taxpayers to deduct certain expenses in full . . . raises difficult problems of equality, taxpayer compliance and tax administration and enforcement." As for proposals that he cut his record $08.8 billion budg et to clear the way for tax re lief, Kennedy said he had pro posed spending the minimum needed for national security and the Soviet challenge in space. He said it would be "a grave mistake" to cut It. Democratic leaders believe all advance signs indicate that Congress will wind up voting a tax cut this year. But they believe Kennedy wilt get few of the revenue boosting "reforms" he wants. Three Annual Steps As previously revealed, Kennedy's plan would reduce Individual income tax rates in three annual steps from the present 20 to 91 per cent to a new range of 14 to 65 per cent. Other major points: Individual Wlthholdlna-To reflect lower tax rates that would apply to 1963 income, the withholding rate would be cut almost 14 per cent, effec tive July 1. Since Congress is not likely to complete ac tion on any tax legislation be fore late summer, the Treas ury anticipates It will have to refund unusually large amounts when taxpayers com pute their final 1963 tax bill. Tax rates would be lower still on 1964 Income and again on 10t5 Income. Would Drop Corporations - They now pay 30 per cent In taxes on the first $25,000 in earnings. This would drop to 22 per cent on 1963 Income. Earnings above $25,000 now are taxed at 52 per cent. This would be cut to 47 per cent over a two-year period, starting: next Jan. 1. Kennedy said the big. , gesi percentage cut would go to the 450,000 corporations which earn $25,000 or lest rather than to the 13S.onn larger corporations. (Continued on Pig 2A)