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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1963
No. 285
Senate
Against
xnlodes in Outburst
Gov. Hatfield,
Budget
END NEAR Communist hi
jackers aloard the Venezuelan
freighter Anzoategui have of
fered to surrender to Brazilian
authorities who have prom
ised political asylum to the
hijackers. Brazilian warships
steamed toward a rendezvous
with the pirate ship today.
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Hijacked
Believed
Venezuelan Freighter
Steaming for Brazil
Nationality Act
Section Ruled
Unconstitutional
Washington - iliPIl - The Su
preme Court today struck
down as "punitive" a federal
law which takes away the
citizenship of a native-born
American if he dodges the
draft by going abroad.
Ruled unconstitutional was
a section of the Nationality
Act of 1940.
The government appealed
when two lower courts found
the statute unconstitutional.
The issue has been argued five
times before the high court.
Today's 5 to 4 decision re
called two related rulings of
1958 when the court split 5 to
4 over nationality issues.
1958 Ruling Recalled
In 1958, the justices held
that Congress may decree loss
of nationality if a citizen
votes in a foreign election but
not if he desserts the armed
forces in wartime.
The court said at that time
discouraging foreign voting is
incident to congressional con
trol over foreign affairs gen
erally, but that canceling cit
izenship for desertion is penal
in nature "cruel and unusual
punishment" forbidden by the
Constitution.
Goldberg Speaks
Justice Arthur J. Goldberg
spoke for the majority today.
"We recognize that draft
evasion, particularly in time
of war, is a heinous offense,
and should and can be prop
erly punished," the opinion
said.
Group Favorably
Impressed by Work
At Emigrant Lake
The Jackson county parks
and recreation commission
appeared favorably impressed
with work done at Emigrant
lake recreation areas during
the year when its members
made an afternoon-long tour
of the lake Sunday.
County Commissioner Don
ald Faber, who accompanied
the group, suggested that a
small restaurant in Medford
could be moved down to the
lake to serve light meals to
recreationists.
He opposed developing oth
er than the main recreation
area, although the commission
has pointed out extensive use
of other areas which has re
sulted in litter problems and
Rural School Group
To Discuss Budget
The Jackson county rural
school district budget com
mittee will meet at 7:30
o'clock tonight to study fur
ther the county school office
administration budget, the
curriculum materials center
budget and proposed salaries.
Proposed admin istration
budget total is S84.694.87, of
this approximately half or
S42.612 is proposed for sal
aries. Total requested budget al
location for the curriculum
materials center is SI 12,
010.75. of which S41.102 is
for salaries.
scaring of the ground with
tire ruts. A rancher's wife
living near Emigrant has re
ported heavy use of the area
around Emigrant creek by
fishermen.
Commission Chairman Lau
rance Espey discussed briefly
plans to erect an Emigrant
lake recreation building in
three stages to keep the cost
down and to keep up with
increased use and demand for
services. A small building
could be constructed first and
built onto later, he said. How
ever, most of the new fiscal
year budget will be used to
accomplish what should have
been done the current year,
he noted.
A baseball diamond has
been leveled on the hill above
the swimming area and roads
have been widened and lev
eled. Tennis courts are plan
ned later for the flat con
crete area of the dam, it was
stated. Driftwood from the
winter's storms has massed
at the foot of the main boat
ramp preventing its use and
has collected in various coves
around the lake. Parks and
Recreation Director Neil Led
ward pointed out. Removal
v ill involve a time-consuming
operation, he said.
Several boats were on the
lake Sunday despite a cold
wind, indicating the recrea
tion season has already started.
MIWS(BR1S
ITEMS FROM
AROUND THI OlOtl
REVIEW OF BARNETT CASE REFUSED
Washington-tn-The Supreme Court refuted today to
review a civil contempt finding against Mississippi Gov.
Ross R. Barnelt and IS other court actions in tha James H.
Meredith case.
City Planners Set
Special Meeting
A special meeting of the
Medford planning commission
has been called for V15 p rr..
tomorrow to consider a re
quest to vacate the west 100
feet of the alley In block 13,
original town.
The meeting will be held in
council chambers in city hall.
GENERAL MOTORS TO STOCKPILE STEEL
Welfare Collections
Total $48,926
Asylum for
Crew Promised
By Authorities
By United Press International
Unconfirmed reports said
today the pirate ship Anzoate
gui had lifted anchor off Mar
aca Island and was steaming
toward Bclcm or Recife to
surrender to Brazilian authori
ties. A Brazilian navy spokes
man said at mid-morning the
hijacked Venezuelan freight
er, which had been anchored
off the north coast 300 miles
south of Belem, had not been
located or contacted.
Brazilian authorities have
promised the hijackers politi
cal asylum.
In Washington, Assistant
Secretary of State Edwin M.
Martin told a House Foreign
Affairs subcommittee today
that the present anchorage
and the offer of asylum by
Brazil "makes it sure of them
avoiding capture."
Takes Responsibility
In two radiograms directed
to news agencies, second mate
Wismar Medina Rojas took
sole responsibility for the
seizure of the ship last Tues
day and said all personnel
were safe.
Medina Rojas. who look
over the Anzoategui in the
name of the Venezuelan
Armed Forces of National Lib
eration (FALN), said the ship
dropped anchor "between the
mouth of the Amapa Grande
river and the island of Mar
aca" off Brazil's north coast
at 9 p.m. Sunday.
Earlier, an FALN spokes
man in Caracas claimed "our
mission has been succcssful
100 per cent. Bctancourt can
have his ship back now." The
FALN reported that two of
the group's operatives had
gone to Recite to arrange
asylum for the nine hijackers.
! Part of Carrpaign
I The hijackers took over the
ship in the Caribbean en 1
route to Houston, Tex., as
Special Session
To Hear Board man
Efforts Attacked
Morse Comes in
For Share of Rap
Salem - (I'PII - The Oregon
Senate today exploded in a
25 - minute long outburst
against Gov. Mark Hatfield,
Sen. Wayne Morse, the gov
ernor's budget, and last Fri
day's joint session.
Sen. John D. Hare (R-Hills-
boro) charged the joint ses
sion on the Boardman project
was a waste of time, and said
senators and representatives
who did not attend should be
congratulated.
Hare said "we were fed
wind pudding by Morse." He
lashed out at Morse's state
ment that it was not an office
holder's job to bring business
to the state. "If it's not the job
of an officeholder, why did he
appear before us in the joint
session? Hare asked.
Sen. Thomas Mahoncy (D-
Portland) asked "what is the
majority party going to do
about 'high-tax-Hatficld' and
his $405 million budget?"
'1 stand willing to back any
cuts made in the governor's
budget," Mahoney said.
Hallock speaks out
Sen. Ted Halock (D-Porl-land)
termed Friday's joint
session "a monumental waste
of time," and said Hatfield's
views as well as Morse's
should be criticized.
"I now hope the governor
can get down to serious bus!
ness and stop making press,
and start making hay."
Sen. Ward Cook (D-Port-
landi, co - chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee,
said the committee would
make cuts "where cuts can
be had without obviously
hurting the agencies involv
ed." He pointed to budget cuts
marie last week by ways and
means, and reminded senators
that because of "local pres
sure all three slashed budgets
were referred back to the
committee by the House.
Sen. Walter Pearson (D
Porlland) termed Friday's
meeting of the House and Sen
ate a "silly session," and
charged "the Boardman fiasco
was started by Hatfield, mess
ed up by Hatfield, and may
never be cleared up by Hat
field." Ylurri Defends Session
Sen. Anthony Ylurri (R-On-
tario), minority leader in the
Senate, defended Friday's ses
sion and said "we now have
information that agreement
has been reached. History will
disclose the Boardman project
one of the best things ever
done by Oregon."
Ylurri agreed with Hare
that "lawmakers can't sit idly
by" in Ihe fight to bring in
dustry to Oregon.
Yturri said he had confi
dence in the Ways and Means
Committee - but reminded
senators "the first $00 million
cut from agency requests was
done by the governor.
Mahoney responded by not
ing when the civil defense
budget was cut, the governor's
could be heard all the way to
P-rtland."
At the end of the 25-minute
long outburst. Senate Presi
dent Ben Musa (D-Thc Dalles)
said "gentlemen, I sec we arc
off to a fruitful week."
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Property Tax
Plan Sent To
House
State
VIOLINIST BOOKED Ex-prodigy Hcimo Haitto, 37, is
shown as he was booked in city prison in San Francisco on
a charge of passing bad checks. The Finnish-born violinist
is a former conductor of the Salem Symphony Orchestra
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Former Conductor
Of Salem Orchestra
Held on Bad Checks
San Francisco -IUPH- Hcimo
Haitto, former conductor ol
the Capital Symphony Or
chestra of Salem, Ore., and a
violin virtuoso at 15, was ar
rested in his downtown hotel
room Sunday and booked on a
bad check charge.
Hailto, 37 who began his
music career in his native
Finland, was charged with
passing bad checks.
In Salem, police said Haitto
was charged specifically with
cashing a worthless $45 cheek
at a department store. John
11. Williams, in charge of the
Portland FBI office, said
Haitto would be returned to
Salem.
County CD Being
Studied for Budget
County Commissioner Don
Faber said he has been study
ing the Jackson county civil
defense operation and facili
ties in preparation for the
budget.
He commended Civil De
fense Director Maj. Gen. J. H.
Hicks for his efficient opcr-j
aion during the storms last
year. However, Faber noted
some of the county's leading
citizens are critical of civil
defense.
"1 feel we have probably
the best unit in the state,"
Faber remarked. "In fact, I'm
going to recommend that the
governor plan to move the
slate capitol lo Medford, in
stead of shifting to the coast
in case of atomic attack."
Faber said some counties
do not have one public shelt
er for fallout protection
whereas Jackson county has
22. He praised the civil de
fense organization for its con
tinuing educational program
to inform citizens of what to
do in case of an atomic at
tack and how to prepare for
it.
Faber noted that the county
needs more shelters and par
ticularly more individual fam
ily shelters.
Salem - HPIl - A proposal to
slash local property taxes by
as much as 75 per cent by de
claring a new property tax
policy for Oregon landed to
day in the house.
Sponsored by Rep. Cor
nelius Batcson (D-Salcm) is
declares that property taxes
should bear only costs "pri
marily related to protection,
preservation and improve
ment of property."
says income taxes should
"expenses primarily re
lated to providing, preserving
and enhancing health, educa
tion, safety and general eco
nomic and social welfare."
The major effect of such a
policy would be to transfer
school costs from the proper
ty taxpayers to the income
taxpayers.
Batcson said his bill would
set up a special properly tax
relief account payable to
cities, counties and school dis
tricts for non-property related
costs.
The revenue would be
raised by increasing personal
income and corporate excise
taxes.
The Batcson bill is one of
several measures that reflect
the concern of the legislature
over the property tax burden.
Another tax measure was
introduced in th House to
raise a Utile new revenue.
Sponsored by Rep. Jack L.
Smith (D-Condon) it would
levy a 55 cent tax per $1,000
valuation on transfers of real
property. He said it would
raise $1 million a biennium
for the general fund.
A measure that could be
a ursl step in redrawing Ore
gon's county lines was intro
duced In the House with the
solid backing of 39 represent
atives and 12 senators.
It calls for a county roor-
Haitto was named conduct-1 ganization commission, nam-
bills aimed at advertising:
One to restrict barber shop
advertising, and one to reg
ulate service station advertis
ing of petroleum products.
Another House bill would
eliminate the food sale re
quirement for liquor estab-lishments.
A House bill also would
create a new 20th judicial
district of Washington coun
ty, with two circuit judges.
The 19th district of Clatsop,
Columbia and Tillamook
counties would have three
judges.
Sen. Ted Hallock (D-Port-
land) introduced a bill to
make it easier for the Stata
Sanitary Authority to halt air
or water polution. The meas
ure would give the SSA tha
authority to sue for abatement..
or of the Salem orchestra last
season. He had previously
been assistant conductor of
the Portland symphony, and
prior to that was violin soloist
and concert master of the
Mexico City symphony.
In 1939, as the youngest en
trant in the international com'
petition of the British Council
of Music in London, Haitto
won first prize,, one of the
most important of Europe's
musical awards. He made a
concert tour, widely praised
by the critics, of the United
States in 1941, raising thou
sands of dollars for Finnish
relief.
In 1943, Haitto became an
American citizen. He later
performed with the Phaladcl-
phia orchestra and with sym
phonies in Detroit, Los Ang
eles and Seattle.
Haitlo said he had planned
to turn himself in but the
authorities got to him first.
ed by the governor, which
would report back to the 1965
legislature.
At that time, it would sub
mit a plan for reorganization
of counties,
The house received two
Market Robbed
Sunday Afternoon
By Young Man
A youthful bandit held ur
the Thrifty Nifty market. 223
West Jackson St., at gunpoint
yesterday afternoon and, to
gether with an apparent ac
complice who waited outside
the store, escaped with mora
than $200 in small bills, ac
cording to city police.
A clerk in the store, Velma
Marie Pike, 1015 Narregan
St., told police a young man
aressed in dark clothing en
tered the store about 3 p.m.
yesterday.
He asked her for a package
of cigarettes, and when sha
turned to hand them to him,
he drew a gun and pointed It
at her. .
"This is a holdup," he said,
"give me all your money.
Work Continues on
Roads Despite Rain
While the county court is
continuing its series of road
inspection trips for the new
fiscal year budget, road work
is continuing despite recent
rains, County Engineer Rob
ert Carstcnscn said today.
Crews are working on the
rock cut at MacLeod. Crews
also are completing the widen
ing of the Laurclhurst rd.
near the MacLeod bridge and
the Axtcl ranch.
Crews are cleaning up the
storage yard at the Jackson
county shops and removing
all bridge material to the
newly acquired buildings in
the White City area.
Road crews also are starting
work on the. widening and ex
tension of the irrigation cross
ing of Pioneer rd. to allow
for future road widening.
Installation of base material
on East Side rd. in the Ap-
plegatc area also is being com
plctcd.
Remodeling of
Cify Hall Noted
Planned physical improve
ments in Medford city hall
authorized by the city budget
committee last spring, will
continue this wcck with tne
remodeling of the communi
cations center in the police
department, City Manager
Robert Duff said today.
The project is one of a num
ber of improvements which
have been accomplished dur
ing the past few months. The
maintenance staff in city
hall is being used on most of
the work to cut costs, Duff
said.
New tile was recently laid
at the second floor entrance-
way. Walls and ceilings on
the second floor are currently
being painted.
A new roof was put on me
building last September. Air
vents were replaced and the
attic and steam pipes were
insulated, improvements
which have cut healing cost
bv about 20 per cent.
Restrooms in tne buuaing
have been remodeled and new
sinks installed. Hot water will
be available In the restrooms
in the near future for the first
time since the early 1950s.
Estimated cost of all proj
ects is about $6,000, Duff said,
all of which was included in
this year's fiscal budget.:
GETS AIR MEDAL
Ludwigsburg, Gcrmany-IUPB
-Army Capt. William H. Brl-
ot, Estacada, Ore., was one of
three helicopter pilots award
ed the Air Medal here for
lifesavlng missions in last
year's floods in the Somali
Republic.
WEATHER
FORECAST: Cloudy throuih
Tuesday. Rain late tonight and
Tuesday afternoon. Partial
clearing Tueiday afternoon.
Low tonight near 40. High Tues
day 50-55.
Temp.
Hlgheit Yeiterday S2
l.owrii Thli Morning 42
Preclp. to II a m. Today J5
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today - 5:47 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:04 a.m.
Moonrlse tomorrow 3:45 a.m.
New Moon Feb. 21
The planet, Mara, Is high in the
iky tonight at 11:10 p.m.
and the lUr, slrlui, is In the
southwest at 11:59 p.m.
The bright liar between them la
Proeyon.
Salem
Statewide
Detroit-tn-General Motors said today it will stockpile collections by the welfare re
an extra on million torn of Heel as an insurance agaimt a
possible steel industry shutdown this summer.
POLARIS MISSILE LAUNCH FAILS
Cape Canaveral-in-A Navy attempt to icoro the third
straight success with its powerful new Polaris A3 minile
failed today when th rocket wont off count and had to b
blown up.
!
covery division ol the State
Department of Justice tolaled
$48,928 for January. Atty.
Gen. Robert Y. Thornton said
today.
Of this amount. $47,441 was
collected for child support
and $1,485 in welfare fund.
Governor Hatfield
To Speak in Area
Gov. Mark O. Hatfield will
be in Medford this evening
to address a meeting of the
Presbyterian Men's club at
the First Presbyterian church.
Eighth and Holly sts.
About 200 tickets were sold
for the dinner meeting, with
Presbyterians having the first
opportunity to purchase them.
Dale Coverstnne. Presbyterian
part of a terrorist campaign ' ir. cub" president, will in
lo cmnarrass i-rcsiaem hoiiiu- ,,,. , .,Mrmr prn.
lo Betancourt and force him
to cancel his trip to the United
States.
Bctancouit planned to ar
rive in San Juan, Puerto Rico,
on schedule today in defiance
of the pro Communist cam
paign. He will continue to
Washington Tuesday for talks
with President Kennedy.
gram chairman is Lloyd Nell-
son.
morsetoTpeak I
Ecavcrlon-'IPI'-Sen. Wayne
Morse (D-Orc.) is scheduled to
speak at an American Herit
age program sponsored by the
Beaverton Chamber of Com
merce h6rc next Thursday.
Many Footsore Americans Unconvinced
Call for 50-Mile Hikes Such a 'Healthy' Idea
By United Press International
Hiking may have been Theodore Roosevelt's cup
of tea and perhaps the New Frontier's barometer
lor a good Marine, but many footsore Americans
were not convinced today it Is such a "healthy" idea.
The 50-milc hike claimed its first pedestrian
fatality Sunday. Other hikers footed chiropodist bills
for treatment of lender feet.
Nevada's Gov. Grant Sawyer, Utah's Democratic
National Committee woman Mrs. Lucy Redd, former
major league baseball pitcher and entertainer Al
Schacht, and a caravan of nearly 2,000 Pittsburgh
hikers were among the tramping thousands Sunday.
Disk jockics, newsmen, more Marines, doctors
and legions of students also trudged about the coun
tryside. Two high school track stars from Sacramento,
Calif, walked and ran 50.4 miles in 8 hours 27
minutes, the fastest time reported over the week end.
Near Casper, Wyo., an auto struck and killed
Willard Mitchell Jr., 34. as he was hiking to Glen
rock, Wyo., with 18 others.
Mitchell's widow was in a hospital recovering
from injuries suffered in an auto accident three
weeks ago. The couple had four small children.
Governor Sawyer and five companions, Including
Mrs. Redd, completed a 23-mlle hike over Nevada's
Sage Flats Sunday night. Sawyer, who made the
march to prove his administration was "In prime
condition," said he limited the march to 25 miles
because "I wanted to see these fellows at work to
morrow." The party limped In to Gardnervllle, Nev., 10
hours and two minutes after leaving Carson City,
the state capital.
A man In the store, Edward
Gould Sr., the father of tha
owner of the market, started
to edge toward the bandit.
but halted when the man wav
ed the gun at him and threat
ened to kill him ii he moved
any closer.
Mrs. Pike handed over all
the currency in the fill
mostly $1, $5 and $10 bills
and the man grabbed the mon
ey and rushed out of the store.
Accomplice Noted
Witnesses said an accom
plice had posted himself at
the door to the market to
keep any customers from en
tering the store.
The two men ran to the
ntcrscction of Woodstock and
Haven sis., jumped in a two-
tone blue car and sped away.
Area law enforcement agen
cies were given a description
of the men and the car, but
nothing has been seen of them
since.
One witness said there were
clothes hanging up in the
back seat of the car, leading
officers to speculate the men
may have been from out of
town.
The robber was described
as about 5 feet 10 inches tall.
weighing between 160 and 170
pounds and between 25 and
30 years old. His accomplice
was said to be about 6 feet
tall, and in his early 20s. The
second man had a blond crew
cut and was wearing a light
jacket and dark trousers, wit
nesses told police.
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