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No Encouragement Offered On Hivy. 20 Development Salem - IUPD - Legislator! interested In Highway 20 de velopment caught between demanding constituents and available money didn't get much encouragement from the Highway Department. The lawmakers met with Highway Engineer Forrest Cooper and Highway Commis sion Cairman Glenn L. Jack' son Friday to find out what 21 Injured During Grenade Practice Saigon - IUPD - Twenty-one American and Vietnamese servicemen watching a dem onstration of a new grenade launcher were wounded Sat urday when a firing error shot six grenades at the wood' en bleachers where they were sitting. One U.S. Navy enlisted man was Injured seriously, but a military spokesman said his condition was not critical. A second American Navy- man was slightly injured, as were 14 Vietnamese enlisted men and five officers. The accident took place at a firing range five miles east of Saigon. The men had been assent' bled on wooden bleachers to watch a demonstration of a new type of anti-ambush gre nade launcher mounted on a truck. ' The driver was supposed to fire only the grenades on the farther side of the launch' er, but he accidentally fired all the truck's grenades. Six of them were hurled towards the bleachers. Three American brigadier generals who were supposed to have been in the bleachers decided at the last moment to watch the firing from a hel icopter overhead. Duncan Names Men For Academy List Three area men from Ore gon's 4th Congressional Dis trict have been nominated by Congressman Robert B. Dun can (D-Ore.) to compete for openings in three federal acad emies. They are: Wayne Edward Klimko, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Klimko, 3275 Old Military Road, Medford, West Toint nominee; Theron Bone, son of Mr, and Mrs. Carl Bone 1100 N.W. Bellevue Place, Grants Pass, Naval Acadamy nominee, and Leroy Myron Hannon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T. Hannon, 268 6th street, Ashland, Merchant Marine academy nominee. None for Air Fore There are no vacancies at the Air Force academy this year, Duncan said. Because he was faced with the nomination deadline so soon after taking office, Dun can said he found It neces sary to make the selection rapidly and without prior screening. He hopes to an nounce the names of seven 4th District residents to serve as an impartial panel to aid In the selection of nominees in future years. Mineral Meeting Set for Tuesday The development of South western Oregon minerals into payrolls and profits will be discussed by John C. Weldon of Grants Pass at the next .rvvvlrr reeling if the Scwv doughs at 10th and L streets in Grants Pass Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. Weldon has been interested in this development and has followed the various phases and possibilities of the gen eral mining in southwestern Oregon. He, also, will report on the Sunday meeting, sched uled in Illinois Valley. Smelling, locally, of sul phide ores to produce sul phuric acid and metals, is be ing considered and will be reviewed by Weldon. A question and answer pe riod will follow his talk. All persons interested in the mineral development are invited to the meeting. work is scheduled on High' way 20 from Corvallis to New port. Cooper said it would cost $17 million to rebuild the highway. He said the High way Department didn't have the money to do the job. Smaller Jobs A bridge at Corvallis, a $1.2 million imnrovement east of Newport, and other .smaller jobs are slated in the Immedi ate future, he explained. He said the department has a program to "clear up the worst areas over ine nexi six years as money becomes available. Ferry Building Blaze Hurts 8 San Francisco - IUPD - Eight firemen were hospitalized Friday night after the sec ond fire in six months broke out in the historic Ferry building on San Francisco's waterfront. The four-alarm blaze was controlled quickly, but de stroyed a chunk of the struc ture's roof about 73 feet by 20 feet. There was no esti mate of the loss. Fire Chief William Mur ray donned smoke-breathing apparatus to enter the build ing and investigate the fire. He said It broke out on a fer ry slip and spread to the main building. Fireboats from San Fran cisco, Oakland and the Coast Guard joined city firemen in fighting the flames. Six of the eight Injured men were treated for smoke Inhalation at Harbor Emer gency hospital. The other two suffered wounds, one a gash in his hand and the other a scalp Injury. An investigation was under way to determine the cause of the fire. A fire destroyed wooden building adjacent to the Ferry building and part of the roof of the main build ing last fall. He quickly added this would not be the $17 million rebuilding job. The Highway Department spokesman said there was $28 million bonding authority left, but to use it "would start a wild scramble for the mon ey." Opposad to Bonds Jackson said the depart ment was opposed to bonds, and said interest paid on high' way bonds did not build road' ways. Cooper agreed to start an immediate study to see what improvements would have to be made to end truck restric tion on the route. He said he hoped he could report back to the group in about two weeks. Rep. Edward Ridderbusch (D-Tillamook) asked if the de partment was seeking higher gas tax and license fees to raise more money for high ways. Jackson said "We are not lobbying for more money, that's up to the legislature to decide. Soft Paddle Sen. Glenn Huston (D-Leb- anon), referring to the $37 million highway bond bill in troduced in th.; House, said "If we go ahead with this bonding, Multnomah county will jump in with a $40 mil lion bond program. I'm afraid we'd better soft peddle this thing." Rep. C. R. Hoyt (R-Corval-lis) urged more such informal meetings with the Highway Department to find out what could be done to get improve ments made. Rep. Nancy Kirkpatrick ID- Lebanon) called tor "concrete proposals" from the Highway Department. Sen. Andrew Naterlin ID- Newport) told Jackson "We don't want to rouse your ire, but we have to satisfy the people there." With Cooper having prom ised nothing but a study of what might bo done, the meet ing adjourned. (Cigarette Tax, Reform Plan Told POSES WITH BRIDE - Actor Tony Curtis, 37, poses with his new bride, German Actress Christine Kaufman, 18, fol lowing their wedding at the Hotel Riviera in Las Vegas Friday. The couple met a year ago in Argentina while making the movie "Taras Bulbas." It was the second marriage for Curtis and the first for the bride. (UPI) Morse Critical of Top Secret' Label Eugene - IUPD - Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) has criticized the federal government for its frequent use of the "top secret" label. Morse told the 16th annual convention of the Oregon High School International Relations League that 85 per cent of the documents mark ed "top secret" contain infor mation already known by the Russians, but not by the Amer ican people. He also called for release of document pertaining to the Bay of Pigs invasion. He said he does not believe President Kennedy or former President Eisenhower ever authorized air cover for the invasion, and he said the documents should be made public because of later developments in Cuba. Morse also said Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro has the right to build defen sive military installations. "If Cuban armaments be come offensive again, then the United States has the right to take action against Cuba," Morse added. He made the remarks be fore taking up a prepared text on the Alliance for Prog ress and the problems of Latin America. Salem - (UPt - Proposed cig' arette taxes and the gover nor's net receipts tax reform plan were outlined to the House Tax committee Friday by Rep. Victor Atiyeh (R Beaverton). The session marked the last of five successive days of hearings by the committee on the major revenue producing bills introduced this session. The committee will new be gin work to determine which bill, or combination of bills, will be submitted to the leg islature. The cigarette and net re ceipts bills both proposed by Gov. Mark Hatfield to bal ance his $405 million general fund budget were sponsor ed by Atiyeh. The plan to tax cigarettes 4 cents a pack was approved by Cecil Posey of the Oregon Education association. Urge Tax Urging a 5-cent tax, with 1 cent to go to cities, were As toria Councilman Arnold Swanson, president of the League of Oregon Cities, Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk, and Eugene City Manager Hugh McKinley. But Dave Barrows, repre senting the Tobacco Distribu tors association, termed the tax discriminatory. Atiyeh said the tax, mod eled after the California law, would raise $18 million a bi ennium. He said other tobac co products would not be tax ed because it would be too costly. Turning to the net receipts tax, Atiyeh said "I refuse to deal in semantics, you can call this bill a gross receipts tax, a net receipts tax, I don t care. I ask only that it be considered on its merits. "This is the governor's pro posal. I sponsored the bill. I favor this bill." He said the bill would ex tend income taxes to 100.000 more people than are now paying income taxes to the state and elimination of de ductions would end confusion. He defended the lack of de ductions for charitable contri butions by saying people do not give to churches or chari ties to gain a state tax advant age. The bill is expected to pro duce $31 million in new rev- on gross income, and a grad enue, Atiyeh explained. uated tax based on amount of The proposal includes a tax income. You Specify... ...We'll Satisfy Oakland, San Francisce, Los Anicles ane Other California Feints. Call Jack fiti9.r.M,73-77l ( I JieriC lM Ang.l.-Se..tl. . Traffic Hazard Is Reported to Court Mrs. Una B. Inch, 602 Catherine st., Medford, has written the Jackson county court about a serious traffic hazard at King st. and Stew art ave., the county court re ported Friday. She said the slight jog in the street obstructs vision and suggested a pedestrian lane or a warning signal for auto traffic. Page 2A AT.A Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1963 Our Chocolates Are HAND-ROLLED and HAND-DIPPED . . . Made Fresh Daily in Our Candy Kitchen in Medford FREE Gift Wrapped and Mailing Service evceirsaDmi "When You Think of Sweeti . . . You Think of SEVERSON'S!" 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