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Newspaper Page Textplot t k Mate E SMILE FOIL Regional Edition Medford 22 Pages Two Sections cace Loses Trouble Ahead For Attempts To Slash Budget Confidence Vote Lost in House Salem -0IPD- The Ways and Means Committee today lost a vote of confidence in the Oregon House to local pres sures. It boded troubles ahead for the committee's budget "ash ing attempts. The House voted 32-27 to send the state engineer's tudg et back to committee so that farmers and other groups can request restoration of money for soil and watershed plan ning. The House then voted to send companion budgets for the State Soil Conservation Committee and the State Wa ter Resources Board back to Ways and Means. The key vote was the first one. The committee, which is charged with passing judg ment on Gov. Mark Hatfield's $405 million budget, had lopped $105,000 from the pro posed $1,097,000 budget for the stale engineer. Most of the cut came in planning money. Rep. Cornelius Bateson (D Salcm), a farmer, said he re ceived heavy protests from constituents who should be given the "courtesy" of being heard. Rep. Clinton H a i g h I (D Baker), agreed, and said if the bill comes back again with the cut still in it he will "reluctantly" support it. Rep. Ross Morgan (D-Gresh-am), co-chairman of Ways and Means, opposed sending the bill back, and noted the House was setting a precedent. "There will be budgets one right after another with this kind of cut," he said. Rep. Stafford Hansell (R Hermiston), a member of Ways and Means, said the committee had examined the budget and determined the money could better be spent elsewhere. He urged the House to pass the bill instead of sending it back. "We know we will have many people on our backs," he said. But "in view of the financial condition of our state," Ways and Means must make some hard cuts. The vote did not follow party lines. Rather, it indi cated Ways and Means will hive to avoid treading too sharply on local toes, and probably take longer to trim less from the budget than it would like. Woodshed Burned In Ashland Fire Ashland - A woodshed at 762 A St. was destroyed by fire early this morning, but firemen kept flames from spreading to other structures in the area. Ashland firemen were called out at 3:13 a.m. to the property of H. E. Masscy. The shed was a total loss, in cluding contents of wood and tools. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined. MCHipTnnicrc ITEMS FROM J WN0 TOI 016,1 U.S. TO SHIFT POLARIS SUBMARINES Washington-'IPI'-Deputy Gilpatric confirmed today thit Ihe United States will shift j Elliott Beckcn, foundation three Polaris missile submarine into Iht Mediterranean secretary, said his organiza tion) their North Atlantic stations in April. , tion could continue to opernte ' the house as a tourist attrac- KHRUSHCHEV PROMISES Mn.rnw-.! Pi-Premier Nikiia great friendship for Communiit China tonight and said Rus- siai and the Red Chinese would throw the last shoreHuls of bud?ct for its operation as 8,cltv. I1"''1"'1 earth on Ihe grave of capilaliim. : reserve fund. The burglary was discovcr- Beckon said Ihe foundation - b"u 4 -5 m- by cl'y SHIP DAMAGED ON MAIDEN TRIP would like to dtvolc more of P"l,ce officer who noticed the Bremerhaven, Germany-an-The luxury liner Maasdam its time and funds to develop-Hl,ss door at the Sixth st. on ill maiden oyage to Bremerhaven struck wreckage nearment of other historic sites, ; entrance to the store had been here today, and its 450 paisengert were forced to abandon particularly the U.S. hotel, broken out ship in liteboits. No one was hurt. I The Jacksonville dclega- Store officials said this tion, which included Jackson- morning the record player CUBA OFFERS ASYLUM TO HIJACKERS jville Mayor E. O. Graham, was the only thing missing ai Caracal, Veneiuela-lPI-Cuban Premier Fidel Cailro'i said the Beekman home had far at they are able to deter regime offered asylum today to the Communiili who hijacked 6.000 paid admissions in less i mine, and no other damage the Venezuelan freighter Aipoalegui. a llian a year s operation. was reported. MEDFORD, OREGON, Wavs Me of Confidence NAMEPLATE PRESENTED State Sen. Andrew J. Naterlin (D-Newport) is now known as "Senator US 101". The Oregon Coast Association presented a nantcplate in recognition of his many speeches in the Public Safety Reorganization Plan Offered in House i Salem - (OTP - A department of public safety reorganiza tion measure, first introduced in the 1961 session and re vised by committee then, was submitted in the Huuse today by Reps. Norman Howard (D Portland) and Richard Ey mann (D-Marcola). The proposal was rewritten by Howard's State and Fed eral Affairs committee two years ago after it was intro duced as part of the gover nor's master reorganization plan. It was ready to go to the floor toward the end of the last session but became bog ged down in general opposi tion to reorganization meas ures. Howard said it has been reintroduced in the shape in which the committee put it in order to let the House express itself. Tools Worth $275 Are Reported Stolen State police arc investigat ing two thefts of tools report ed today. McGrcws Brother lumber company reported tools, val ued at a total of $200, were taken some lime between Feb. 9 and Feb. 11 from a tractor at the company's Tolman Creek logging operation. Earl Hamish, 107 South B si., Eagle Point, reported S75 worth of tools were taken from his vehicle recently. Tulelake Boundary Regulations Proposed Washington -HIPP- Legisla tion to fix permanent boun daries for the Tulclakc wild life refuge on the California Oregon border was intro duced in the Senate Thursday. Defense Secretary Roswell L. BURIAL RITES Khruihehe itaoeri a show oi Tribune FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, and leans h 1 - ViVMiiiii Ti ri senate on coastal climate and scenic beauty of the highway 101 area. Shown with Nater lin is his wife, who acts as his secretary. (UPI) The revised plan would have the governor appoint a director with Senate approv al. Tile department would have five divisions - Slate Police, Civil Defense, fire marshal, Racing Commission and Liquor Control Commis sion. The bill would eliminate the Civil Defense Advisory Council, and repeal the pro vision that the slate insurance commissioner serve as fire marshal. Interim Group Sought A bill by Sen. Ted Hallock (D-Portland) calls for creation of a 13-member interim com mittee on problems of tech nological unemployment. A companion measure by Hal lock would have the Depart ment of Planning and De velopment conduct a survey of industrial potential. A bill by Rep. George Flit craft (R-Klamath Falls) would have the Legislative Counsel Committee review regulations of state agencies to determine whether they are within I he intent and scope of enabling legislation. This is one of a series of measures to give the legislature more control over the many stale agencies and departments. Longer Lease Is Asked for House The Jackson county court will write University of Ore gon officials asking for a five or 10-ycar lease for the C. C. Beekman house in Jackson ville, County Judge Earl M. Miller said today. The action follows a Wednesday afternoon meeting with representatives of the Siskiyou Pioneer Sites Found ation. Tk uj it,.., , i , , i. u ..... ,j ! since the present one-vear I lease expires June 30. Judge Miller called the mnolino l, M rlioncc a possible budget allocation for the Beekman house opera tion with the county budget committee during its coming i sessions. tion. but requested the county court include SI 200 to SI 5(10 in the county's new fiscal ycarj 57th Year Price 10 Cents 1963 Nc. 283 7 t r it i Iiim,.W . iMihjilli WEATHER FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with Hslu rain tonight and Satur day. Vallry Ion patches Satur day morninit. i.ow tonlehl 33 40. High Saturday 53-58. Tcirtn. Highest Yesterday " ... 55 Lowest This Mumlng 34 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today . .. 5:13 l.m. Sunrise tomorrow 1:0R a.m. Moonrlse tomorrow' 12:49 a.m. Last quarter Feb. IS I'HOMINUNT STAKS ItiRrl. due south .... 7:43 p.lii Capclia, lllfill over head 7:44 p.m. slriiis, due south .. 9:14 p.m. Proryon, hieh in south 10:07 p.m. Religious Census Set for Week End A religious census of Med ford. Jacksonville. Central Point, and Eagle Point will get under way tomorrow and continue into Sunday, Dr. D. Kirkland West, chairman of Ihe census committee has re minded residents. Teams of census takers, which will wear identification badges, will go from house to house on Feb. 10 and 17. The census will be completed the following week end, it was stated. II was explained that this is the first religious census in Ihe area since 1955. Some 1,400 census takers will take part. New Fighting in Baghdad Reported Baghdad. Iraq (liPP Ma chinegun fire Indicating new fighting between the revolu tionary regime and supporters of slain Premier Abdel Kanm Kasscm broke out for half an hour shortly aflcr the 11 p.m curfew Thursday. Quick bursts of gun fire were heard from the direction of the Kifa st. area on the cast bank of the Tigris river, largely Kurdish neighborhood with strong Communist ele ments. In the same area, gov. ernment troops clashed with Communists Wednesday night after a sniper wounded i revolutionary army iiihii ' No casualty figures have f'" I',"' ihC i?1" I (ollowcd ,h 0 . ..: :1" "n ' rtuinoriucs art ICIISUn 11 an reports of new fighting here Record Player Taken From Store Burglars broke into the downton J. J. Newberry's st'TC. 118 North Central ave , cdn 1,115 mur"1"H 1 record player, according to Scheme Believed Organized by Army Officers Seven Arrested By French Police Paris - ITP - French police foiled a new plot today to kill President Charles de Gaulle and overthrow his Fifth Re public regime. Reliable sources said six French army officers and a woman were arrested. There was no official an nouncement. But reliable gov ernment sources confirmed the plot. It appeared to have been organized by army of ficers. To Fir From Roof The sources said an officer armed with a rifle with tele scopic sights was to have kill ed De Gaulle by firing at him from a roof when he visited the War school this morning. De Gaulle made the visit and returned to the Elysee Palace unharmed, without ny assassination attempt hav ing been made. There have been two un successful attempts to kill De Gaulle in the past two years. The first was when a charge was exploded near his car on Sept. 9, 19(11, when he was driving from Paris to his country home. Car Machine-Gunned The second was when a group of terrorists of the out lawed Secret Army Organiza tion machine-gunned the car in which he was riding on the evening of Aug. 22, 1962. The trial of the alleged con spirators in the second attack is taking place before a Paris military tribunal at the mo ment. Medford Planners Deny Request for Biddle Rd. Sign A request by Standard Oil company for a 50-foot sign at the Biddle rd. freeway Inter change was denied by the Medford planning commission last night, but subsequent mo tion to grant a 35-foot sign was passed unanimously by the group. An identical request for a 50-foot sign by the oil com pany was approved by the planning commission last year on a narrow 4 to 3 vote, but was later denied by the city council. Bob Clark, newly appointed district sales manager tor Standard O i I company, ap peared before the group in be half of the request. Study Situation He said that company en gineers had studied the situa tion and "had determined that it would take a sign 50 feel high in order to be visible in time for motorists travelling 7o miles per hour on the free way to slow down safely be fore turning off the roadway. But Commission President Elwood Hcdberg said that while he understood the com pany's situation, he would not want to sec the interchange area "turned into a club sand wich of signs." Following the unanimous defeat of the 50-foot sign pro posal, Commissioner Larry Horton moved that a 35-foot sign be granted to the com pany. His motion passed. Not Certain of Value Clark told the group he was not certain a sign that height would be of value, but that he would consult with company engineers to obtain their opin ion. The oil company has the op tion of appealing the negative decision to the city council. The planning commission only has the power to make recom mendations to the council, and cannot finally approve or deny such a request. Bill for College Dormitories OK'd Salem -JUHI- A bill author izing S10.5 million in bonds for college dormitories passed the Senate and went to the governor today despite objec tions from one senator that "married people should be out working, not going to school." Sen. Walter Pearson (D Portland) said Oregon and Oregon State do not need to issue additional bonds for self-liquidating buildings. He said theh bill turns over a blank check to the Board of Higher Education without any legislative say on how the money will be spent. The bill has been sped through both houses so that construction can start on buildings wanted by the fall Jcrm of 19(14. i . MS? v it 4is4ite";1 FIRE IN TUNNEL Joe Taylor, 7'i, and his dog, Pal, view a 700-foot-long tunnel in the Santa Susana Mountains north of Chutsworth, Calif., as a fire burns out of ocntrol in the tunnel, disrupting traffic between Los Angeles and San Francisco. lUPI) Opposition To Ashland Annexation Discussed by Group Ashland Owners of prop erty in areas proposed for annexation to the city of Ash land held a protest meeting last night in the Bcllvicw Grange hall with more than 40 opponents of the measure taking part in the discussion. The meeting was called as a result of developments dur ing the past week when state, county and city . annexation nl:in Wfirr madp rtnlslin ... , ... On Feb. 4 it was announced that hearings are pending in Salem on HB 1203, a bill rcc ommonded by the Legislative Interim committee and report ed to have the backing of the League of Oregon Cities, whoreby territory outside any city limits may be annexed by ordinance without election. On Feb. 13 it was announc ed by William Dawkins, presi dent of the Northwest Devel opment Corp., that construc tion of the Oak Knoll resi dential community will begin "as soon as the Jackson coun ty planning commission gives its approval." Would Annex Soon In the same announcement it was stated that "the city of Ashland is providing water and sewer service for the tract on the basis that owners will annex it to the city as soon as possible. At present it does not touch the city boundaries and cannot be an nexed." At the Feb. 13 meeting of the Jackson county planning commission, after hearing a report on the Oak Knoll sub division, it was "agreed to hold a special meeting If such became necessary to expedite approval of the development." Ihe effects df passage of HB 1283 were pointed out by numerous speakers who de clared that such legislation is contrary to American princi ples of representative govern ment and freedom of choice. Their comments resulted in formation of an organization to be known as the Freedom of Choice committee. Chairman Elected Elected chairman of the group was Milt Hamilton. Earlc Swift will serve as vice chairman and Mrs. Ida Church was chosen secretary-treasurer. Mrs. R. G. Tabor served as temporary chairman before officers were elected. Several speakers made re ports on similar annexation moves and methods of meet ing them. Among those heard were William Docrnbach and Elmer Luschcn of Medford and George Jones of Ashland A protest petition to the Legislature Eyes Reins on Boards Salem -HPIi-The legislature would put reins on some 100 state boards and commission and the rules they issue un der two bills approved 00 Thursday by the Senate Com mittee on Slate and Federal Affairs. One would require Senate confirmation of all appoint ments made by the governor. The other would set up an Interim legislative committee that would have the power to suspend regulation Issued by tljf rule-making bodies. :' " 1 V:L a nigs annexation legislation was signed and will be presented Monday to Jackson county's three representatives, John Dollenback, James Redden and Edward Branchfield. The protest is based on what the leave-it lest ban offer with committee considered the tin-1 another call for the confer democratic nature of HB 12B3 once to adopt his declaration "which deprives the citizen of his right to vote on matters " , ' ,, iM-inrnrnina his nwn wnlftii-n - - - . . --- - I u i m viuittics nil; riKiu ui uv- erY citizen to determine nis own form of government The committee drew up plans for action and urged a careful study of annexation legislation on slate and local levels. k Would Outlaw Boxing in Oregon Salem-iUI'li-A bill aimed at outlawing professional boxing in Oregon was introduced to day. It was sponsored by Sen. Thomas Monaghan (D-Mil- waukie) and Rep. Ken Mailer (R-Portland). Mahcr said many fighters end up "physical and mental wrecks, and very often with no financial status to show for their efforts." "1 am not against boxing per sc," said Monaghan, ". . . but on the other hand we can't overlook the fact that most medical doctors would neces sarily be against boxing, from a purely medical standpoint." "We must also consider the element that controls boxing in Oregon," Monaghan said. Monaghan said he first wanted to create a stale box ing commission, but that would have been "loo costly for the return." "I have Introduced this leg islation to help boxing in the state of Oregon," he said. "I am hoping that we will be able to take a fresh look at the problem and help pro duce a solution. Lumbermen Take Plea To Congress Washington -OIPIi- The U.S. softwood lumber industry, its tariff commission case in splinters, today turned to Congress for restrictions against Canada's $2B0 million a year lumber sales in the United States. The tariff commission re jected unanimously the U.S. industry's plea for tariff boosts and stiff quota action against rising imports of Ca- nadian softwood lumber. The commission said the Increased imports had been caused more by domestic industry condi tions than tariff concessions. Mortimer B. Doyle, execu tive vice president of the Na tional Lumber Manufacturers Association, said the trade expansion act passed last year had prevented any other de cision. He attacker' the act'!) requirement that In order to win tariff action, an industry hag to prove Injury resulting "in major part" from trade agreement concessions. Eugenc-iUPIi-The 44th an nual Oregon Prets Conference opened at the University of Oregon today. The conference continues through Saturday. 1!oi Line' Phono Plan Turned Gencva-ujPP-The Soviet Un ion today turned down Presi dent Kennedy's plan to guard against accidental war which included a "hot line" direct telephone link between the White House and the Krem lin. At the same lime, Chief Soviet Delegate Vassili V. Kuznclsov give the 17-nation disarm anient conference a takc-il-or-leave-it choice of ac cepting the Kremlin's terms for a nuclear test ban or risk getting no treaty at all. Kuznetsov said the Ken nedy plan would just make espionage easy. The proposal to guard against the start of war by accident was emphasized in a message the President sent to the conference Tuesday when it reconvened after an eight-week recess. The Kennedy proposal would set up special observa tion teams, establish instant While Hnusc-to-Krcmlin com munication and carry through other measures designed to prevent war by "accident, mis calculation or failure of com munication." Insists on Own Terms Kuznetsov also told the con ference that Russia insists on acceptance of its terms for such key treaty points as the number of on-site inspections for policing any ban agreed upon here. He coupled his take-it-or- opposing foreign nuclear forces a declaration de- i j . , , ,7 , I SiSnpri tn Rtrin thp ltnilprll 1 ei, ,u , I wimvo ui lis uvciat:ua nullum "K"v. Kuznetsov focused on the United StlnlPR frrnunnn flnr1 of nuclear - powered subma rines carrying Polaris mis siles. He said their presence in the Mediterranean "disturbs I the balance of power between. I Ihe United Stales and Rus- I sia." President Kennedy, In cit ing reasons for the recent U. S. naval blockade of Cuba, said Soviet offensive missiles there were upsetting the bal ance of power between the United States and Russia. Kuznetsov then attacked the NATO grouping, calling it an alliance of aggressors and saying that it was speed ing up the arms race. Yank Disagrees U. S. Delegate William C. Foster replied that Kuznetsov was "completely inaccurate." A Western spokesman said Kuznetsov dropped Kennedy's anti-accidental war plan with one hand and with the other produced the Kremlin's own version. A prime feature of the So viet plan Is the removal of Owners Abandon Hope for Vessel Beaumont, Tex. IUP0 The owners of the SS Marine Sul phur Queen have sent official condolences to the wife of the ship's skipper, indicating the company has given up hope of ever finding the 39-mcm-ber crew of the missing ship alive. Mrs. James V. Fanning re ceived a telegram from H. L. White, board chairman and president of Marine Transport Co., Thursday night. White said he "regretted to advise" her that the U.S. Coast Guard has given up its search for the ship. White expressed his sym pathy to the Fanning family. Mrs. Fanning was under seda tion today. It was believed similar mes sages were sent to the other families of the ship's officers and men. Big Spenders Attract Attention of Merchant Norwich, Conn.-H'Pti-A pair of females on a shopping spree is nothing new, unless one is 8 and the other 10 years of age. A merchant Thursday no ticed two little girls, flashing a lot of money and buying many expensive Items. Puzzl ed, he called police. Officers began searching stores In the area and, when they found the girls, the little shoppers had a new type writer, luggage and clothing. v.The 10-ycar-old girl told of- Down U. S. nuclear might from abroad, apparently starting with the withdrawal of U. S. Polaris-equipped submarines from the Mediterranean. Other features include set ting up so-called nuclear-free zones in central Europe and elsewhere, and a non-aggrea-sion pact between NATO and the Communist Warsaw Pact nations. One Zone Change Request Okayed, Another Denied Two zone change requests brought protests from adja cent property owners at last night's meeting of the Med ford planning commission. One request was recommend ed for approval by the city council, the other for denial. The zone change requests -from single family to multiple family - involved property ai 10 South Peach st., and four lots at the southeast corner of East Jackson st. and Ore gon Terrace. More than a dozen residents in the vicinity of the East Jackson st. Oregon Terrace property appeared before the commission to argue against the request. Later, the com mission voted unanimously to recommend against the zone change. The applicant, David Mc Laren, represented by Attor- ney Manvuie Heisei, tola me . , . . . commission; ne planned to I construct; a; 22-unit multiple family ' housing complex on the 30,500-fooi; parcel. I But about a half dozen residents spoke against the proposal, and an equal num ber indicated by a show of hands that they were also opposed. fn general, they described the area as a "family neigh borhood" and argued thai a multiple unit housing devel opment would have a "de- terioralivo effect." The South Peach st. request gained commission approval despile Ihe protest of Lee Yancey, Tl South Peach St., who claimed the installation of an apartment unit there would destroy the market value of his adjacent prop erty. Applicant for the re- quest was Ben Lear, IS South Peach St. Deaths From Flu Said on Increase By United Press International Government health authori ties today reported a jump in deaths blamed on an outbreak of flu sweeping across the na tion s East. The influenza outbreak was of epidemic proportions in some cities. The serious Asian flu strain was confirmed to be active in five states and schools were closed and work forces sapped in some of the nation's largest population centers. The Federal Communicable Disease Center at Atlanta, Ga., reported deaths blamed on influenza and pneumonia were 29 per cent above expec tations last week. In a check of 108 key cities, the CDC found a total of 705 such deaths, 157 more than had been anticipated. Since the flu outbreak began four weeks ago, the CDC said, the weekly average of deaths has been running 19 per cent above expected levels. Portland -lUPIl- Interior Sec retary Stewart L. Udall will speak here March 13 at a meeting of the Columbia Ba sin Inter-Agency Committee, it has been announced. ficcrs that she had spent $442, but had $558 left. Police took the 10-year-old to her home where her mother informed them she had with drawn $1,000 from the girl's $3,000 bank account and given it to her to spend. The mother told officers that her daughter had Inherit ed the money and decided that she wanted to spend some of it. Police declined to Identify the youthful shoppers nor th mother.