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Pro -Nasser Military Forces
Seize Power in Syria by Coup
Coup Bloodless,
But Said Threat
To Peace in Area
Beirut, Lebanon - IUPD - A
pro Nasser military junta
seized control of Syria today
in a swift and bloodless coup
that threatened the peace of
the entire Middle East.
There were no confirmed
reports of fighting, and no
reports of casualties. The only
information about events in
side the neighboring country
came from broadcasts by the
Damascus and Aleppo radio
stations.
Claimed Success
But a group calling itself
"the National Council of the
Revolutionary Military Com
mand" claimed initial success
and increasing pledges of sup
port. It imposed a curfew
throughout the country and
ordered all air and seaports
closed.
The junta, apparently led
by Brigadier Abdallah Ja
brini, promptly expressed its
friendship for President
Gamal Abdel Nasser of the
United Arab Republic, as well
as-for the Arab revolutionary
regimes of Iraq, Yemen and
Algeria,
Syria was a part of the
U.A.R. until a revolt by. an
other group of Syrian army
officers took the nation out
of the union Sept. 28, 1961.
Ruled Syria
Jabrini is strongly pro
Nasser and was right-hand
man to Egyptian Col. Abdel
Hamid Serraj who ruled
Syria during the 2gypto-Sy-rian
union.
Last month Jabrini was ap
pointed chief of the Syrian
Military intelligence and
Counter - espionage agency.
Arab sources said he is a
strong nationalist and anti
Communist. But there was no immed
iate indication he would take
Syria back Into the U.A.R.
More likely, there is more
trouble ahead elsewhere in
the Mideast.
Light Quake Shakes
Northwest Oregon
Portland-TOPD-A light earth
quake shook Northwest Ore
gon Thursday. No serious
damage was reported.
The quake, the latest of sev
eral tremors to hit the area in
recent weeks, also was felt in
parts of Southwest Washing
ton. Dr. Peter Dehlinger, seis
mologist at Oregon State uni
versity, said the earthquake
registered an intensity of five
nn the Mercalli scale of 12.
He said it was centered
about 15 miles south of Salem
and occurred at 3:53 p.m.
ACCUSED BY SOVIETS
Geneva fUPK The Soviet
Union accused the United
States today of using faked
scientific data for four years
to block agreement on a nu
clear test ban while conduct
ing its own underground nu
clear tests.
ft SMS FROM
DIPLOMATS CAUTIONED ON U.S. POSITION
Geneva-Wn-American sources today cautioned diplo
mat! at the 17-nation disarmament conference againit read
ing too much flexibility into the U.S. position on a nu
clear test ban treaty.
The conference scheduled another session this morning,
but no progress was expected in breaking the Eatt-Weit
deadlock on the nuclear issue.
FRENCH WORKERS STAGE TWO-HOUR STRIKE
Paris-'IPI French gas and electricity workers staged I
two-hour strike today protesting what they called inad
equate wage increases ottered by the government, already
plagued by a week-old walkout by 200,000 coal miners
also demanding pay hikes.
RUSK SAID RED TROOPS LEAVING CUBA
Washington! Pi-Secretary of State Dean Rusk said to
day that some Russian troops are being removed from
Cuba and that more Soviet ships are on the way to the
island.
But Rusk said he would make no "assessment" now of
whether the Kremlin is meeting its promise to remove
"several thousand" forces fri n Cuba by next Fridey.
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REVOLT IN SYRIA Pro-Nasser army officers revolted in
Syria today and announced they were taking control of the
country. The governments of the United Arab Republic and
Iraq immediately hailed the coup and pledged their armed
support for the, rebels. ,Syria .formerly was merged with
the U.A.R. (UPI)
District Attorney
Asks for Special
Non-Support Deputy
District Attorney Alan, $4,000 to the salary of the
Holmes yesterday afternoon
asked the Jackson county
budget committee for a spe
ical investigator for non-support
cases. The budget com
mittee took no action on the
proposal.
Holmes said such an inves
tigator would reduce welfare
costs, but would not reduce
the caseload in his office since
population increase brings
greater activity in his office.
Such an investigator would
have to be a "special type
of person," Holmes said.
Clacakamas county requires
such a man to have two years
law enforcement experience
and two years college.
Holmes predicted he would
have to hire a third deputy
district attorney.
Represents An Increase
The district attorney's pro
posed budget is $38,000, rep
resenting a $10,924 increase
over the current allocation
of $26,991.
Holmes asked a county al
location of $3,000 to supple
ment the state's contribution
to his salary, or an increase
of $1,000. He also requested
$4,600, an increase of $1,000,
for one deputy district attor
ney, and $7,700, an increase
of $1,000, for the second dep
uty. The state contributes
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Tribune
first deputy,
Holmes also is asking for
increases of $390, S371 and
$353 for three legal secre
taries. County Farm Home Admin
istrator Robert Rucker pre
sented a $157,314 budget re
quest to the budget commit
tee yesterday afternoon. He
said the $6,219 increase is
"what we actually need and
nothing more."
Request New Salaries
Rucker and his wife, who is
supervising nurse, requested
new salaries of $4,680. This
means an increase of $1,280
each. County Judge Earl M
Miller pointed out the Ruck
ers also receive their rent and
utilities free.
The budget committee ten
tatively agreed that five or
six of the 33 county farm
home employees should re
ceive two step merit pay in
creases. County Commissioner Don
aid Faber urged that the farm
home expenditures be brought
within 10 per cent of its op
erating costs. The proposed
budget of $157,314 leaves a
big gap between the estimated
income of $100,000, he point
ed out.
Ashland School
Budget Approved
Ashland-Thc Ashland Dis
trict 5 school board has ap
proved a budget of $1,452.
486 for the 1963-64 school
year, an increase of $77,219
over the current year's
budget.
Action to approve the budg
et was taken Wednesday
night. Superintendent Stan
ley Jobe indicated that the
increased budget might in
crease the tax rale from this
year's 64 9 mills to about 68
mills. Three factors could
keep the millage rate from
going that high, however, he
said.
Proposed state legislation
to raise basic school support
funds by $10 per census child
is one of the possible factors,
he said. The others are re
ceipt of O and C funds and
a possible increase in assessed
valuation of property within
the district.
A public hearing on the
budget will be held in April,
an e'ertion May 6.
57th Year Price 10 Cents
1963
No. 301
One of Warmest
Februaries of
Record Is Noted
Southwest Oregon experi
enced one of the warmest
Februaries of record last
month, the Medford station
of the U.S. weather bureau
noted today in releasing its
water supply forecast for the
irrigation season.
Precipitation for February
was slightly above normal
throughout Oregon. Rains dur
ing the months combined
with the warm temperatures,
erased much of the scanty
Cascade mountain snow pack.
Rains eradicated all snow cov
er at low elevation snow
courses, Robert Church, me
teorologist at the weather sta
tion, said.
Extremely low streamflow
also is forecast for the Rogue
Umpqua watersheds by T. P.
Helseth, state conservationist
for the U.S. department of ag
riculture. Many irrigators will
have little or no water after
the middle of the summer,
he predicted. Only lands serv
ed from reservoirs will have
satisfactory water supplies,
the conservationist, pointed
out.
Snow depth at Crater Lake
at the close of February was
38 inches. The previous low
snow depth for the same date
was 72 inches.
Water content of the moun
tain snowpack is only 19 per
cent of the March 1 average
and is at an all time low for
this date.
Stored water supplies for
the Talent Irrigation district
now total 92,000 acre feet.
Last year at this date the total
was 55,000. This is an ade
quate supply for all uses.
The Medford and Rogue
River Valley Irrigation dis
tricts also have more stored
water in their reservoirs,
11,200 acre feet compared to
8,100 last year.
Due to heavy February
streamflow, which resulted
from rainfall and depletion
of the snowpack, residual
flow forecasts have been re
duced from 4 to 14 per cent
from those issued last month
and now indicated that about
65 per cent of the average
March through September
flow can be expected.
The residual forecasts,
March through September, for
the Rogue river below South
Fork shows 630,000 acre feel,
71 per cent of average. Klam
ath, at upper Klamath lake,
net inflow is 467,000 acre
feet or 57 per cent of average.
Parks Commission,
League to Meet
The Jackson county parks
and recreation commission
will meet with the Izaak Wal
ton League at 8 p.m. Monday
night in the Jackson county
extension service auditorium
to discuss Bear creek.
Panel talks on development
of recreation areas along Bear
creek will be given by Laur
ance Espey, parks commission
chairman, George Brenner,
planning consultant, bureau
of municipal research, and by
Neil J. Lcdward, county parks
commission director.
In his director's report to
the commission, Lcdward raid
there is $2,500 in the Bear
Creek development fund
which should be used for
comprehensive planning
study. This, plus $1,500 esti
mated for professional time,
would make a $4,000 county
contribution to which the fed
eral government would con
tribute $8,000 for a total of
$12,000, he said.
Tax Exempt Properly
Bill Gains Support .
Salem - Hj'PT - Unexpected
support for a bill to have
tax-exempt properties go back
on the tax rolls at a reduced
rate was voiced at a House
Tax committee hearing Thurs
day night.
The Greater Portland Coun
cil of Churches and the Scot
tish Rite Masons said they fa
vored putting their buildings
back on the tax rolls if other
exempt groups also were in
cluded.
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LET OUT CHEER-Striking printers and stcrotypcrs picket
ing the New York Daily News early today let out a cheer
on receiving word that publishers and printers had agreed
Jobless Rate Rise
May Bring Action
On Tax Cut Bill
Washington-IUPD - An unex-
peeled rise in unemployment
put pressure on Congress to
day to hasten action on the
tax cut which President Ken
nedy says is needed to avert
a future recession.
The Labor Department re
ported Thursday that the
number of jdbless Americans
rose 250,000 to 4.9 million in
February. This boosted the
seasonally adjusted unemploy
ment rate to 6.1 per cent from
the 5.8 January rate. It was
the first time since December
1961, that the rate had been
as high as 6 per cent.
The new figures were
promptly seized upon by La
bor Secretary Willard Wirtz
and by AFL-CIO President
George Mcany as proof of the
need for cutting income taxes.
"The time for debate has
passed and the time for action
is long overdue," Meany said.
Congress in recent years
has used the 6 per cent un
employment rate as a sort of
bench-mark to justify econ
omy-bolstering measures.
Sewer System Is
Possible by 1964
Talent - Residents of Ihe
recently created South Talent
Sanitary district may be able
to have a sewer system in
stalled by the summer of
1964, the district's board of
directors has indicated.
"We feel if we can gel
the survey completed and the
bond voted this summer we
can probably begin construc
tion at this time next year,"
board member Don Grimes
said.
Between 35 and 40 persons
present at the district's month
ly meeting here last night
were informed that the board
has interviewed several en
gineering firms but has not
yet selected one to do the
district survey.
After a survey of a pro
posed sewer system has been
made and estimated cost has
been established, a bond issue
can be put before the district
residents for a vote, it was
pointed out.
An aerial map of the dis
trict was displayed at the
meeting. It will be placed on
display for the next week at
the Richfield service station
on Highway 99 near its inter
section with Creel rd.
The board also announced
that Jeannetle Thatcher Mar
shall, Medford attorney, has
been retained by the district.
Ice Warning Signs
Placed on Viaduct
Signs controlled by tem
perature have been Installed
for north and southbound
traffic at each end of Inter
state 5 viaduct, the state high
way department said today.
When the temperature
reaches 35 degrees, signs
reading ice will automatically
light.
Highway department offici
als said that a sign controlled
by temperature was the only
solution to the problem of
wyning motorists of Icing
cV,Trditions.
Immediate Action
On Air Pollution
Sought by
A request for immediate
action to formulate a city
ordinance on air pollution
public hearing on a zone
change request was continued,
and a request for Medford wa- I
ler commission meetings to
be held in a public building
were considered by the Med-1
ford city" council last night.
Councilman William A.
Slngler noted that air pollu
tion Is becoming more of a
problem In the city and re
quested immediate action.
He suggested a joint meet
ing between city and county
officials to coordinate action.
Bill Favors Bid
By Portland for
Olympic Games
Salem -IUPD- The Senate to
day suspended rules and gave
immediate passage to a House
memorial promoting Portland
as the site of the 1968 Olym
pic Summer Games.
It was the third major ac
tion this week to boost Port
land as the Olympic Games
site.
Final passage was given
earlier to a bill which would
allow Portland to build an
Olympic stadium outside its
city limits.
And on Wednesday Gov.
Mark Hatfield flew to New
York to explain Portland's
advantages to Gen. Douglas
MacArthur, who will make
America's pitch for the games.
Legislative leaders have
publicly indicated they would
support Portland's bid in ev
ery possible way.
Recall Bill
In another action, the Sen
ate recalled a bill passed
Thursday. Sen. John Inskeep
(R-Oregon City) moved for re
call of SB301 so a technical
error could be corrected. Aft
er the bill was approved it
was discovered the wording
of the bill posed a threat to
all of the state's water laws.
The Senate also voted to
change the speed limit on
passenger buses from 55 to 65
miles per hour. The increased
speed limit does not apply to
school buses. The bill was In
troduced at the request of the
AFL-CIO and had approval of
the state police.
Senate GOP Leader
Taken to Hospital
Salem - OIPI) - Sen. Anthony
Yturrl (R-Onlario), was taken
to Salem Memorial hospital
about 9:55 a.m. today after
becoming dizzy and complain
ing of feeling ill.
The senate minority leader
was in the hallway between
the llousre and Senate cham
bers when he became III.
ATTEND MEETING
Medford City Manager Rob
ert A. Duff is at the Village
Green, near Cottage Grove,
today and Saturday, where he
is attending a meeting of the
Oregon section of the Inter
national City Manager's asso
ciation.
to terms of a proposal which
old newspaper blackout. (UPI)
Council
Singler mentioned that many
industries in the area are
working on air pollution prob
lems, and he asked that prog
ress reports be sought from
the Industries. . '
Have Worked on Problem
Councilman R. L. Van Sick
le noted thai three city coun
cils have worked on the prob
lem. He suggested that what
had been accomplished and
learned by previous councils
be reviewed, then ' present
work would progress from
there.
Appointed to a committee
by Mayor. James Dunlevy to
work with City Manager Rob
ert A. Duff in formulating an
ordinance were Slngler, Van
Sickle and Richard Travis.
A petition containing 16
signatures of residents in the
vicinity of 16 South Peach st.
was presented to the council
by John DuBay, Medford law
yer, opposing a request to
change the zone In that area
from Class IB single and two
family to Class II multiple
family.
The change has been rec
ommended by the city plan
ning commission. At a public
hearing last night, Ben Lear,
property owner who sought
the change, said he wished
to construct an apartment unit
on the property.
Now Zoned Commercial
Lear explained that one
third of the block Is currently
zoned limited commercial,
explaining thai it would be
the first structure facing
Peach st. in that block not
a single or two family dwell
ing. ,
The matter was referred to
a joint meeting of the council
and planning commission for
further study.
William Doernbach request
ed that the Medford water
commission meetings be open
to the public and held In a
public building. Robert Lcc,
city water superintendent,
said the meetings arc now
open to the public. For the
convenience of the commis
sioners, Lee explained, the
meetings have been held at
noon in a local hotel
The matter was referred to
city officials for study.
Pilot Tells of Plan to Stage
False Attack in Cuba Invasion
Atlunta lUPH-An American
pilot said Thursday when the
Cuban Invasion (ailed a plan
was proposed for a fake at
tack on the U.S. naval base
at Guantanamo to give the
United Slates forces an ex
cuse to enter the fighting.
"I don't think It was tHken
seriously," said Albert C. Per
sons, 47-year-nld Birmingham,
Ala., weekly newspaper cdi
tor. "It was transmitted to
Washington as a suggestion
for a way to save this thing
(the invasion) by whatever
authority, I don't know."
Persons, a World War II
flier, said in an interview he
was recruited for the April,
1961, invasion and was in
Nicaragua organizing a I r
ikes against Cuba when it
came obvious the thing
will end New York's 91-day
Congress Asked to
Set Up System for
Public Defenders
Washington - IUPD - Presi
dent Kennedy asked Congress
today to set up a system for
appointment of public defend
ers to represent people who
can't afford lawyers to de
fend them In federal criminal
cases.
. "Whenever the lack of
money prevents, a defendant
from securing an experienced
lawyer, : trained investigator
or technical expert, an unjust:
conviction may iouow, tne
President said. ,'
Kennedy sent the House
and Senate a draft of Icgisia
lion which he said would
"diminish the role which pov
erty plays in our federal sys
tem of criminal justice.
Adequate Defense
In a letter to the presiding
officers of the Senate and
House, Vice President Lyn
don B. Johnson and Speaker
John W. McCormack, the
President said the bill would
"assure effective legal repre
sentation for every man
whore limited means would
otherwise deprive him of an
adequate defense against
criminal charges."
He added: :
"The need to protect this
bnslc right makes enactment
of this measure Imperative."
He told Congress, thai "in
the typical criminal case" the
government's resources are
pitted against tbose of the In
dividual. To guarantee a fair trial
after such circumstances re
quires that each accused per
son have ample opportunity to
gather evidence and present
his cause," Kennedy said.
WEATHER
PORKCAHT: fair tnnlfht and
Saturday, I'atrhei of morning
fog alonr Rniur river, tow to
night 30-35. High Saturday
60-fii.
Temp.
ItUheit Ytntrrday 3
Low eat Thli Morning 30
Our Skies Tonight
ft tin art today :0 p.m.
Ktinrltp tomorrow .... 8:15 a.m.
Mfionrbe today . 4:41 p.m.
Full Moon Saturday night
I'llOMINKNT STAR
Rrgiilm, Iradi Ihe Moon.
VIHIRI.K 11, A NUTS
Mara, high overhead 9:42 p.m.
VrniM, rites 5:01 a.m.
Saturn, rlaei 5:33 a.m.
had fallen completely to
pieces."
At that point, Persons said,
one of the American pilots
(unidentified) suggested thai
two or three planes already
painted with Cuban markings
fly to Guantanamo and strafe
runways or other sections of
the base. "By a fast prcar
rangement" with Guantana
mo, persons said, base person
null would be removed to
safety before the staged at
tuck. "This was a very cynical
approach to the problem, but
as far as the rest of the world
is concerned it would have
been believable," he said. "It
would have also provided a
very fine excuse for the Unit
ed gStates to move in with
truwps. This would have com
Publishers, Union
Agree to Terms
Stated by Wagner
Publication May
Resume Next Week
New York fUPT Publishers
and the striking printers
union agreed today on terms
put forth by Mayor Robert F.
Wagner for settlement of the
91-day-old New York news
paper strike.
The settlement, reached
three months to the day after
the strike and shutdown
started, must be ratified by
the membership of the Inter
national Typographical
Union, expected to be only
a formality.
Resume Publication
Also to be resolved were
several other issues. Including
strikes by the stereotype and
mailers unions. Thus, it was
not believed the papers could
resume publication before
next midweek at the earliest.
Meanwhile the newspaper
strike in Cleveland entered its
14th week today with the key
printers union and the Cleve- "
land Press and Cleveland
Plain Dealer still locked In a
stalemate. Money remains the
chief point of contention in
that dispute and almost no
progress was reported after
negotiations Thursday.
The New York settlement,
providing a two-year contract
effective with a return to
work, brought a variety of
changes involving money and
automation:
Wage Increase
-A $12.27 money package
with $6.81 the first year and
$5.76 the second, including a
i wage increase each year.
-A common expiration date
for all of the newspapers' un
ion contracts, providing all
unions agree. This would be
about the second week in
March and avert threats of
strikes during the ad-heavy
Thanksgiving and Christmas
seasons. -.
A 35-hour work week in
the second year of the con
tract, compared to the present
38'4 hours.
-Introduction of outside
tape automated operation of
linecasling machines with the
union to get a share in in
creased productivity.
Gold WW Chamber
Supports Request
Gold Hill The Gold Hill
Chamber of Commerce yes
terday sent telegrams to the
Oregon congressional delega
tion urging them to support
the Rogue Basin Flood Con
trol and Water Resources as
sociation request for a supple
mental $50,000 appropriation.
The chamber voted to take
the action after hearing a re
port by Norman Matteson.
chamber delegate to the asso
ciation's annual meeting in
Grants Pass earlier this week.
The association is seeking
$50,000 for work in the cur
rent fiscal year, which would
advance the project by ap
proximately one year.
President Kennedy has al
ready Included $100,000 for
the Rogue basin project in
his 1964 budget.
In their telegrams, Gold
Hill chamber members called
the project of "vital Interest
to the economy of the entire
state."
Snider lakes Oath
As Member of Board
Salem-flJPD-John W. Snider,
former mayor of Medford,
was sworn in as a member of
the state board of higher edu
cation by Gov. Mark Hatfield
Thursday.
Also sworn in was Attorney
William Love of Portland,
Hatfield's recent appointee to
the state racing commission.
pleted the Job."
Persons, first cousin to Gen.
W. B. Persons, former Presi
dent Dwight D. Eisenhower
er's military aide, contended
the Bay of Pigs invasion
would have succeeded if Pre
mier Fidel Castro hadn't been
given time to muster his
forces after the first air strike.
He said he believed "some
one" called a 48-hour delay
in the invasion after the first
air strike on Cuban targets
on April 15. The next air at
tack was on April 18, the day
after the Invasion.
"The effect of this 48 hours
was obviously to give Castro
48 hours to dispense his air
craft, his tanks, his troops and
to prepare for an invasion he
had been expecting for many
months," said PersiVij.