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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
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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
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! 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
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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
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' 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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-
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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
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commission; ne planned to
I construct; a; 22-unit multiple
family ' housing complex on
the 30,500-fooi; parcel.
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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.