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PRACTICE RACE - Women of Liberal, Kan., run down a
street while practicing for the 14th- annual International
Pancake Race. The race, which will talce place next Tues
day, is run each year between women of Liberal and
Olney, England. Olney has won 7 of the 13 races since
Kennedy Presents 36-Point Program
Of Medical Care for Senior Citizens
Washington-IUPll- President
Kennedy today asked Con
gress for sweeping legislation
to help the aged. His 36-point
program for the country's
17.5 million "senior citizens"
featured an expanded version
of medical care.
Administration officials put
a price tag of nearly $10 bil
lion on the over-all program
for its first five years.
To pay for hospital insur
ance for virtually all Ameri
cans over the age of 65, Ken
nedy asked that Social Securi
ty contributions by both em
ployers and employees be in
creased one-quarter of one per
cent.
He also requested that the
annual earnings base from
which Social Security taxes
are collected be raised to $5,
200 from the present $4,800.
The medical plan would start
Jan. 1, 1965, and require an
extra $13 contribution yearly
from both employee and em
ployer. The President in a 16-page
message to the House and
Senate called his hospital in
surance plan "our number
one objective for our senior
citizens" and "the most im
portant health proposal pend
ing before the Congress."
Health Dominates Message
The health section domi
nated the message. Kennedy
asked for federal power to
require states to provide for
all persons receiving old-age
assistance medical protection
equivalent to care provided
for those only medically in
digent. Other benefits for the over
65 section of the U.S. popula
tion proposed by the Presi
dent were covered to a large
extent in earlier messages to
Congress. Kennedy regrouped
almost every prior proposal
involving older people under
the single tent of today's mes
sage. These plans included the
$300 tax credit for each per
son over 65, establishment of
the national service corps and
federal assistance for housing
developments which include
special aids for the elderly
such as facilities for group
dining, recreation and health
services.
The President called again
for measures to protect the
elderly from fraud in sales of
"health foods," devices and
nostrums. He also proposed
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FIRING SAID 'ACT OF AGGRESSION'
Washington - an - Speaker John W. McCormack today
termed the MIG rocket firing on an American shrimp boat
"an act of aggression." He said "strong measures" should
be taken to arert any similar actions in the future.
HUMPHREY FAVORS APRIL DEADLINE
Geneva-'lrl'-Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.) said today
an April deadline should be set
lest ban treaty with the Soviet
JET CLAIMS DISTANCE RECORD
Scott ABF, lll.-1rl-An Air Force jet pushed by 200-mile
an hour "tridewindi of the skies" today flew nonstop from
the Philippine Islands to McGuire Air Force Base. N.J. The
flight was an unofficial world's
for cargo aircraft.
plans to facilitate employ
ment opportunities for older
workers.
The purpose of his over-all
program, the President said,
was "to enable our senior citi
zens to achieve both a better
standard of life and a more
active, useful and meaning
ful role in a society that owes
them much and can still learn
much from them."
Apparently hoping to coun
ter in advance charges of fos
tering socialized medicine, his
message pointed out that the
insurance plan, known last
Bill Would Reduce
State Contribution;
To Area Colleges
Salem - (UPIt - Measures
cutting community college
funds and calling for a study
of Oregon's system of high
er education were introduced
in the Senate today.
A bill by Sen. Al Flegel (D
Roseburg) would reduce state
contributions to community
college from to V4 of the
operating expense, and from
to V4 the building con
struction expenses.
Sen. Alfred Corbctt (D
Portland) submitted a bill
calling for the Legislative Fis
cal committee to study the
higher education system. The
probe would be aimed at bud
get and accounting systems,
methods of cost allocation,
Dock Damage Is
Being Repaired
Parks and recreation de
partment personnel are re
pairing dock damage caused
by the wind storm two weeks
ago at Howard Prairie lake,
County Parks and Recreation
Director Neil Lcdward said
today.
Ends were torn out of some
of the docks as they smashed
together by the winds. Six
concrete tub anchors are still
missing, he said.
At Emigrant lake work is
being done on restrooms. A
crew is seeking to put a boom
around the main boat launch
ing ramp to keep debris from
hindering boat launching ac
tivities. for an agreement on a nuclear
Union.
distance record of 9.882 miles
1947. The race is run over a 415-yard course with women
carrying a skillet and a pancake. The record time is 1:5.2,
set by Olney last year. The race is said to have originated
in Olney in 1445 and was revived in 1947. (UPI)
year as medi-care, would pay
for "hospital and related serv
ices" for those over 65, but
"would not interfere with the
way treatment is provided."
"It would not hinder in
any way the freedom of choice
of doctor, hospital or nurse,"
he said. "It would not specify
in any way the kind of medi
cal or health care or treat
ment to be provided by the
doctor."
A variable medical benefit
program would be available
to all aged Social Security
and railroad retirement bene-
and administration of funds
including research grants.
The committee would re
port its findings to the 1965
legislature.
A bill by Rep. Philip D.
Lang (D-Portland) would re
quire that the office of the
chancellor and administrative
offices of the State Board of
Higher Education be moved
to Salem.
Two House measures direct
ed at Congress were intro
duced. One memorializes
Congress to provide money
to widen the shipping locks
at Bonneville Dam to con
form with the width of locks
at The Dalles and McNary
dams. The other asks an in
crease in fire patrol and sup
pression appropriations up to
$20 million.
A bill by Rep. John Dellcn
back (R-Mcdford) would con
fer the power of eminent do
main on the land board in
acquiring real property in the
Boardman Space Age Indus
trial park.
Another bill by Lang would
change the date of the pri
mary election from the third
Friday to the fourth Tuesday
in May, 1964, and biennially
thereafter.
The Military Affairs com
mittee introduced a bill which
would exempt from liability,
except for wilful misconduct,
owners of buildings designa
ted as fall out shelters for
injury, death or loss sustain
ed by persons going into such
a building to seek refuge.
Shady Cove Man Is
Fined, Sentenced
Gerald LaGrave, 20, Shady
Cove, this morning In Jack
son county district court was
sentenced to six months in
the county jail and fined $500
on a charge of driving while
his license was suspended. He
pleaded guilty.
LaGrave had been found in
nocent of charges of driving
while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor following
a Jackson county circuit court
trial.
LaGrave was arrested May
26 following a high speed
chase. The charge of driving
while license is suspended
was pending at the time of
the circuit court trial.
ficiaries with costs paid from
new funds provided by the
new Social Security rale.
Health insurance coverage for
those not participating in So
cial Security programs would
be paid from general tax rev
enues. Gives Costs
Administration off i c i a 1 s
said the hospital program for
its first five years would in
volve expenditures of $5.2
billion from Social Security
trust funds plus another $360
million to put under federal
protection 2.5 million persons
not now covered by Social Se
curity.
The "Senior Citizens Hos
pital Insurance Act" was to
be formally introduced in
Congress, probably shortly
after transmission of Kenne
dy s message, by Sen. Clinton
P. Anderson (D-N.M.) and
Rep. Cecil King (D-Calif.).
The medicare program
foundered in Congress last
year, being blocked in t h e
Huose and rejected by the
Senate on a narrow 50-46 vote.
Chances for a favorable
1963 vote in the Senate im
proved due to the elections
last November, but Senate
Democratic Leader Mike
Mansfield (Mont.) has an
nounced he will not schedule
another Senate vote this year
unless the House acts.
Property Settlement
Made Out of Court
A settlement has been made
out of court for one piece of
property needed by the city
of Mcdford for right-of-way
along the extension of Bar-
nctt rd. to Melrose ave.
The condemnation suit had
been scheduled to start this
week in circuit court. City
Manager Robert A. Duff said
that a "compromise" had
been reached between the
city and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Ghelardi and Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Reynolds for the
property which fronts on
South Grape st. Duff said the
city council must approve the
settlement before it becomes
final.
Scheduled to begin Thurs
day, Feb. 28, in circuit court
is the condemnation suit re
garding the property owned
by Dr. G. A. Gitzen, to the
north of the Ghelardi Rey
nolds property.
Duff said negotiations are
under way for the remaining
property needed for the
street right-of-way, owned by
Nye-Naumes packing compa
ny and Crystal Springs Or
chards.
Extension of the street is
awaiting a decision of the
public utilities commissioner
regarding a grade crossing of
the Southern Pacific railroad
tracks.
OFFICES CLOSED
Federal, state and county
offices will be closed tomor
row, Washington's birthday
However, offices in Mcdford's
city hall will be open.
ROCKET LAUNCH ABILITY
Moscow ITU The com
mander in chief of Soviet
strategic rocket forces said
today the Russians can launch
rockets from satellites at
command from earth.
Regional Edition
Medford
52 Pages Fivfe Sections
Election
Set for
Proposed Budget
Patrons of School District
549C will vote April 3 on a
proposed budget for fiscal
year 1963-64 which is $2,766,
272.64 outside the 6 per cent
limitation.
A general fund budget to
taling $4,683,457 was approv
ed by the district budget com
mittee earlier this week. The
total represents an increase
of $429,165, about a 10 per
cent increase over the pres
ent budget.
A public hearing on the pro
posed budget will be held at
7:30 p.m. March 15 in the
speech room at Hedrick Jun
ior High school. District pa
trons will vote on the amount
of the budget xceeding the 6
per cent limitation.
Two Months Work
The completed budget is
Railroads Win
Lower Rates on
Lumber Hauling
Washington - IUPD - Rail
roads today won a $10 mil
lion-a-year rate cut on lumber
shipments from the Pacific
Coast to the eastern United
States.
The three-member division
2 of the Interstate Commerce
commission, which acts for
the full commission in rate
cases, authorized railroads to
trim lumber rates by 7 cents
per 100 pounds on minimum
shipments of 55.000. 70,000
and 75,000 pounds. The divi
sion action made permanent
the reductions that went into
effect Nov. 30, 1961 when the
legal suspension period ex
pired. The rates were bitterly
fought by intercoastal water
carriers, by Southern and
Southwest Lumber producers
and various Port of New York
interests.
' Railroads said the rates
were designed to encourage
heavier carloadings, to reduce
the number of cars and car
miles required in the trans
continental movement of lum
ber.
The division found the rates
reasonably compensatory and
concluded "the dominant mo
tive of the railroads was not
predatory in character." It
said it was "unable to attrib
ute the difficulty experienced
by Southern shippers in com
peting with Western shippers
to any transportation cause."
Will Boost Revenue
The division said the pro
posed "incentive" rates would
boost net revenues of rail car
riers by about $10 million a
year, even if traffic volume
failed to increase.
The division noted however
"the importance of lumber to
the economy of the Pacific
Northwest and the South and
Southeast." But it pointed out
that because the ICC had de
termined that the case was
an issue of "general transpor
tation importance," that "par
ties dissatisfied with the de
cision may petition for recon
sideration by the entire com
mission.
An example of the new
rates would be to reduce to
$1.54 the $1.61 rate per 100
pounds from Portland, Ore.,
to New York City.
WEATHER
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nrtt throuth Friday- Some
patrny valffr tot early lit
morning. Low tonight 11-41.
Hlfh Friday Sl-SS.
Temp.
Illihrtt Veiterday 51
Loweat Thla Mornlni 11
Prec. to le a.m. Today, Trace.
Our Skies Tonight
sumet todiiy l:e p m.
Sunrlte tomorrow .. : a.m.
Moonrtie tomorrow.. S:lt a.m.
New Moon . ... Feb. Zl
PROMINENT STAR
Arrlurui, rltea .... 1:21 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
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Venal, rtftei 1:13 a.m.
MEDFORD, OREGON,
Date
Vote on
the cumulation of about two
months concemratcd effort
by school administrators and
budget committee members
to provide funds for the edu
cational program next year.
Budget committee members
noted that the proposed budg
et is an austercr one, but
one which will not weaken
the academic program offered
in the Medford district.
The largest increases in the
budget are for salaries for
teachers, $219,416 and for
capital outlay, ($121,326),
principally for new class
rooms and additions.
The teachers' salaries were
increased through a revision
of the basic salary schedule,
wnich brought the starting
salary to a more equitable
basis with districts of com
parable size in the state.
Provides Recognition
It also provides for recog
nition of teachers who as
sume additional tcachinc
loads, extra non-tcachinc du
ties, increased responsibili
ties, mctitorious teaching and
similar services.
The $219,416 increase In
teachers' salaries from $2,360,-
853 to $2,580,289 is for pres
ent members of the faculty
and includes about $72,000 for
12 additional teachers who
will be needed next school
year to help teach an expected
increase of about 425 students
throughout the system
The capital outlay increase
of $121,326 (from $89,779 this
year to $211,105) includes
$118,750 for new buildings
and additions. This includes
construction of five element
ary school classrooms and
four temporary classrooms
and a book room at Medford
High school.
In General Fund
Budgeted for the general
fund next year are $81,987
for administration, an in
crease of $990; $3,361,976 for
instruction, an increase of
$303,413; $28,656 for attend
ance and health services, in
creased $4,722; $119,535 for
pupil transportation, a de
crease of $7,932; $345,160 for
operation of plant, a $998 de
crease; $234,639 for mainten
ance of plant, a decrease of
$2,301; $260,755 for fixed
charges, an increase of $23,
084; $14,943 for food services
and student body activities, a
decrease of $10,071; $1,653
for community services, a de
crease of $3,576; $211,105 for
capital outlay, an increase of
$121,326; and $3,048 for pay
ment to other school districts,
an increase of $508.
No change was made in an
emergency fund of $20,000.
Of the total general tuna,
$1,407,784.36 is the estimated
receipts and available casn
balances, and $644,400 is
within the 6 per cent limita
tion. Curb, Gutter Work
Slated Downtown
A contract is expected to
be awarded March 14 by the
stale highway commission for
new concrete curbs, gutters
and pavement in the down
town Medford area.
The project will be on Main
st. between Front st. and Cen
tral ave. and Fir and Holly
sis.; Riverside ave. between
Sixth and Ninth; its.; Central
ave. south of 13th st. and the
Intersection of Court St. and
Central ave.
Bids on the project will be
opened in Salem March 12 at
9 a.m. by the highway com
mission. It includes less than
one-half mile of grading and
paving.
The project will improve
drainage along the streets, the
highway department slid.
Present pavement will be re
moved eight feet from the
curbs. The project Is expected
to take more than Iwo months
Tribune
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
LEAVES WHITE HOUSE - President Kennedy escorts Vene-
iuel.nPK.ldentR.mulo Betancourt, with glasses, as the
latter leaves the White House following their meeting. Ken-
nedy pledged his full support to Venezuela to resist "the all-
out campaign of the International Communists" to overthrow
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Dellenback Favors
Restoring Speaker
To Hatfield's Desk
Salem -IUPD- Several House
memocrs arose in a nun to
day and demanded to De
tuned back in to the gover
nor s office.
They questioned the action
of the chairman of the House
nd Senate Rules commit
tees Wednesday in visiting
the governor's office to ob
ject to a six-year-old system
by which the governor could
listen to floor debates in his
private office.
The governor responded to
the visit from Sen. E. D.
Potts (D Grants Pass) and
Rep. Katherlne Musa (D-The
Dalles) by handing them his
speaker and saying "take it."
Question on Floor
Rep. John Dellenback (R-
Medford) brought the ques
tion up today on the House
floor.
Confining his remarks to
the House, he questioned the
Local Man Pleads
Innocent to Charge
Lyle Vernon Doty, 24, of
421 Oak St., Medford, plead
ed innocent in Medford mu
nicipal court this morning to
a charge of disorderly con
duct. Trial was scheduled
Monday, Feb. 25, with ball
set at $25.
Doty was arrested by Med
ford police about 2 o'clock
this morning when an officer
observed him disobeying a
stop sign. According to re
ports, the officer followed Du
ty's vehicle through the resi
dential area before stopping
at a service station.
According to the police,
Doty swore at officers and re
fused to cooperate with them
prior to being arrested ior
disorderly conduct. He was
lodged in the city jail.
Building Permit Is
Issued for Sign
A building permit for an
other sign near Interstate 5
In downtown Medford has
been issued by the Medford
building department. The per
mit was issued to Medford
Neon Signs Inc. to erect a
sign, valued at $10,000 at 427
East Main st. The address is
that of the Clark Walker real
estate agency, Just at the west
end of the Bear creek bridge.
Earlier this week five per
mits were issued to erect
signs In other areas adjacent
to the Interstate S freeway
overpass through the .'. .
One sign has alrrar'" n
constructed on 10th it. adja
cent to the freeway overpass.
57th Year Price 10 Cents
21, 1963
No. 288
right ot Mrs. Musa to appear
- 1 to represent Hie House, or
even tne Rules committee, in
- 1 the matter,
Dellenback said the speak-
er should be restored to the
governor's office. He said the
legislative and executive
branches "should and must
. . . cooperate closely," and
this in one way of doing it.
Rep. Joe Rogers (R-Inde-
pendence), backed up Dellen
back. Citing a rule. Rogers
said a committee's action
must be "purely advisory."
mrs. Musa replied she was
instructed by her rules com
mittee "to hear what the gov
ernor had to say."
Dellenback responded. "I
think It was made clear that
this action was not taken on
behalf of this body or on for
mal committee action."
Rep. Grace Peck (D-Port-
land), said she would prefer
the governor to hear House
debate over a speaker sys
tem, than from one of his
aides or from news reports.
' The only discouraging
thing is that he docs not al
ways listen," she added.
The argument broke up on
a motion to adjourn. Dellen
back said he will bring the
matter up again.
Jackson Reappointed
To Highway Position
Salem -flJPD- Glenn L. Jack
son of Medford today was re
appointed by Gov. Mark Hat
field to the State Highway
commission.
Jackson is chairman of the
commission. The new three
year term runs to March 31,
1966.
QsO
n
Possible Survivors of
Sulphur Queen Sought
Miami -IUPD -Marine invest!'
gators hoped today to get
some clue to the fate of the
missing tanker Marine Sul
phur Queen and Its 39 crew
men from a life jacket and
debris found in an oil slick.
Discovery of the flotsam in
the Florida straits Wednesday
touched off a renewed air
sea search for possible sur
vivors of the 524-foot vessel,
last heard from Feb. 3 on
a voyage from Beaumont,
Tex., to Norfolk, Va., with
a cargo of molten sulphur.
The search was concentrat
ed in an area from Miami
southwestward through the
Florida Keys to Dry Tortu
gas, a group of small islands
Kennedy Orders
Forces To Guard
Against Repeal
Protest Demands
Full Explanation
Washington (UPD President
Kennedy today ordered U.S.
armed forces to take "all
necessary action" against any
repetition of Wednesday's Cu
ban MIG attack on an un
armed American shrimp boat
In the Florida Straits.
The State Department, act
ing on orders of the chief
executive, also fired a strong
diplomatic protest to the Cu
ban government. It demand
ed a full explanation of the
incident from the regime of
Fidel Castro.
The Defense Department
announced that two Cuban
based MIG Jet fighters fired
rockets in the vicinity of the
shrimp boat about 2:30 p.m.
(PST).
U.S. Jets Arrive
The Pentagon said the MIGs
were chased off by U.S. super
sonic jet fighters - Marine
craft based at Boca Chica
Naval Air Station, Key West,
Fla.
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mg inciT fnwhicV Rut
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"A slrorin nrntoii ho. Hi,
matic cnannels against the
attack, by. Cuban aircraft ert
an unarmed American tuning
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"The United States sovern-
ment will expect full explana
tion irom Cuba.
"Orders have been issued
to the armed forces to take
all necessary action against
any repetition of such an attack."
Sent to Switierland
The V. S. note was trans-
mifr4 hu lh clot. r .
ment to the Swiss government
which is representing t b I
f country in Cuba during the
current break in diplomatic
relations between Cuba and
the United States.
The Swiss were to deliver
the message to the Cuban gov
ernment in Havana.
The Pentagon's statement
announcing the incident did
not say so outright but the
Implication was that the rock
ets were fired at the boat.
Council to Consider
Request for Sign
An appeal by Standard Oil
company to erect a 50-foot
sign adjacent to the Biddle
rd. freeway interchange will
be considered by the Med
ford city council at 7:30
o'clock tonight.
The Medford planning com
mission voted last week to
recommend against the sign.
The oil company has appealed
to the council for reversal of
that negative recommenda
tion.
A public hearing will be
held on a proposal to with
draw the recently annexed
Chestnut st -Stewart ave. area
from the Medford Rural Fire
Protection district.
EXPLOSION ON TUO
Seattle - lUFD - A flash fire
exploded In the engine room
of the Alaska-bound tug Tar
ter about an hour after it left
Pier 16 in Seattle Wednesday
night, but none of the 10
crewmen aboard was injured.
about 70 miles west of Key
West.
A Maritime Union port
agent told a Coast Guard hear
ing at Beaumont Wednesday
that the Sulphur Queen had
undergone series ot fires at
sea on previous voyages and
the crew had asked that pro
visions be made to control
"spontaneous fires in the
tanks" of the ship.
The life jacket plainly sten
ciled "Sulphur Queen," an oil
can bearing similar markings,
a conical shaped piece ot de
bris which appeared to be
part of a fog horn also
marked with the name ot the
missing ship plus part of
broken life raft and other
debris were sent to Miami
board a Coast Guard cutter.
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