Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 10, 1963, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text... , 57lh Year Weather FORECAST: Fair today; part. l clgudy tonichl and tomor- I 1 row. Mich today Si: low to- I ml nltht 3S to IJ; hich lomor- III row 60. I 11 ... i Temp. I Highest Ymtrday 1,4 II Loweht Vrstirdav is I PRECIPITATION To S p.m. Yeatrrday none I United Six Sections 56 Pages i. 4.r ire--.!! In F r' .ay y BLAZING HIGH SCHOOL - This aerial photograph shows firemen battling the blazing high school in Bellport, N. Y., Friday. A total of 43 students and teachers were hospital- Seventeen Youths Injured by Smoke In School Fire Bellport, N. Y. -HIPD- Doc tors used oxygen tents and team vaporizers Saturday to aid the labored breathing of 17 students who suffered smoke poisoning in a fire that swept through one wing of Bellport High school. A total of 43 students and teachers were hospitalized and -another 100 boys and girls and their teachers were treated at the scene Friday. Some were injured in leaping .from the upper floor of the two-story building. Others cut themselves smashing windows with their fists. Most suffered from smoke inhalation. Only one of the victims was In critical condition, John Al ters, 15. Allcrs, the son of a Suffolk county policeman, leaped to a concrete sidewalk from one of the second story windows, fracturing both an kles and suffering possible Internal injuries. Another youth, David Has sell, 18, broke both his knee caps when he plunged from the second floor to escape scaring heat and dense smoke which swept through the old wing of the 900-student school located 55 miles from New York City on Long Island's southern shore. Officials said many of the 65 teachers who were in the school when the fire billowed up five minutes before dis missal time formed "human nets" by interlocking arms to catch the jumping students. The officials added that au tomatically closing steel fire doors in the gymnasium which separates the old wing from the new prevented spread of the flames to the newer por tion of the "T' shaped build ing. However, damage to the school was estimated at $500, 000 and officials were work ing out plans to put the stu dents on split sessions until repairs can be nude. HEWSBRIEF$ ITEMS FROM HUMPHREY PREDICTS NEW TEST SERIES Washington in Senate Disarmament Chair man Hubert H. Humphrey predicted Saturday that Rus sia, balking at any lest ban agreement to gain time, will fire another series of nuclear explosions lale this summer or early next fall. EXPLOSION RIPS GERMAN FOUNDRY Belecke. Germany 'I PI A bomb-like explosion spread death and destruction through the Siepmann Werke foundry here Saturday leaving 16 dead and two workers missing. 30,000 HOMELESS IN PERUFLOOD Lima. Peru I PI Floodwaleri nearly fire feet deep Saturday swept through the city of lea. 200 miles south of here, forcing 30.000 persons to flee Irom their home'. . United Presi International Full Leased Wire AH, -4. "IS js Rockefeller Says JFK Tax Program Doomed to Failure Milwaukee, Wis. - I11PB -Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York said Saturday Pres ident Kennedy's tax program Morse Criticizes U.S. Journalism For 'Failures' Washington - (UPI) - Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) said Saturday American journal ism has "failed in its responsi bilities" to tell the truth about events and the American read ing public knows it. "The people of the country know that American journal ism, by and large . . . has failed in i t s responsibilities under the first amendment (freedom of speech) to tell the truth," Morse told the Senate. Only a handful of members were present when Morse de livered his speech. His re marks were sparked by an editorial in the Washington evening Star about Morse en titled: "Our Verbose Corre spondent." Some Exceptions Morse also said that the American press has, with "some notable exceptions, suc cumbed to the powerful in terests which own American journalism." "Let me say," he added, "that I happen to be one politician who for 18 years in the Senate has not hesitat ed to 'take on' the press, be cause I do not recognize the members of the press as par ticularly superior men." The Oregon Democrat said journalists don't read enough to keep themselves informed because they are so engrossed in reading only what they write. AROUND THl OLOII EDFOR a -.i 1 1 " - I? 1 - ..U!. 5S'Iiaaa lzed and another 100 boys and girls were treated at the scene. There were no fatalities. (UPI) "is doomed to failure" ajid called for an income tax cut proposal of his own. Rockefeller also said it is "wonderful" former vice pres ident Richard Nixon "is com ing back into public life." He told a news conference that President Kennedy's tax program will fail because "it does not have the basic ele ments to achieve accelerated economic growth." Rockefeller called for a $7.5 billion across-the-board cut in individual income taxes and $2.5 billion in corporate in come taxes this year. Rockefeller, who addressed a Wisconsin GOP $100-a-plate fund raising dinner Saturday night, used the news confer ence to disclose a tax program of his own for the nation. Enter Primary Rockefeller told newsmen he has not "proclaimed myself a candidate for the presiden tial nomination," and that he therefore could not answer questions on whether he would enter Wisconsin's pres idential primary next year. Rockefeller got a cool re ception here in 1959 when he was thinking of opposing Nixon for the GOP nomina tion. Yturri Slated for Hospital Release Salem 0JPB Senate Minor ity Leader Anthony Yturri (R-Ontario) will be released from Salem Memorial hospi tal today, according to his physician. Dr. Ralph Purvinc said Yturri's illness Friday was caused primarily by fatigue. "He has just been putting in too many hours a day on the job," the doctor said. Yturri was taken to the hospital after nearly fainting in the hallway of the capitol while talking to another leg islator. I The doctor said he did not i suffer a heart attack. Basketball Scores Saturday College Scores: Oregon St. 71 Oregon 65 Seattle 95 Idaho 88 ii.i,,,ci 7a Tt-.t,-. ci bo Washington 59 Washington; St. 57 San Francisco 62 Sanla Clara 61 Indiana 87 Ohio St. 85 Michigan 82 Wisconsin 80 Illinois 73 Iowa 69 Colorado 69 Kansas St. 56 Kansas 49 Oklahoma St. 48 Northwestern 100 Michigan j si. 83 j Chief Avcrill said that on Fordham 65 Holy Cross 57 , Feb. 27 a call was placed by "rxus 65 Texas Western 47'j1is Hoffard from Portland 1 tft MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH US' Reds Charge U.S. Used Poison Gas In South Viet Nam Moscow - IUPI) - The Soviet Defense Department Saturday accused the United Stales of killing hundreds of women and children in South Viet Nam with poison gas as part of U. S. germ warfare stra tegy. The Defense Department newspaper Red Star claimed U. S. planes sprayed the gas over South Viet Nam villa ges, killing women, children and cattle. Red Star said the United States has "decided to put its faith not only on the atom but on bacteria and gas." It claimed the Rocky Moun tain Arsenal near Denver. Colo., produced $6.9 million worm of lethal substances last year and was equipped to arm U. S. rockets with poison gas. Agonise Testily "The death agonies of South Vict Nam women and children testify to the effect iveness of U. S. gases," Red Star said. The newspaper said a dis patch from South Vict Nam reported the alleged gas at tacks had victimized 5,000 persons, but did not say how many died. Red Star accused the Pen tagon of "producing poison gas with the purpose of try ing its effect on millions of pcopie." It also charged England and West Germany were prepar ing for bacteriological war fare and added, "the employ ment by imperialists of chem ical weapons prohibited by the Geneva protocol of 1925 is so far restricted to colonial wars." . : -..4 l Portland Woman Guilty In Telephone Grants Pass Roberta Jean Hoffard, 19, of Portland was sentenced to two years on pro bation in Josephine County Circuit court Friday afternoon i in a precedent-setting tele- ' phone fraud case. It was the first case to be prosecuted under a state law ; passed in 1961 which prohib I its procuring communications I service by fraud. Miss Hoffard, employed Dy magazine sunscripiiun an--n- in Portland was arrested Grants Pass Police Chief Phil ip G. Avcrill. It charged that she conspired with an un named Grants Pass woman to transmit company sales re- ports by telephone without payi.-.g for the long distance calls Neutral Nations Approve Plan at East-West Talks i New Proposals May End Ban Deadlock Geneva 0IP1I Neutral members of the 17 - nation Disarmament Conference Sat urday approved a compromise plan they hope will break the East - West deadlock on a nu clear test ban. It is to be sub mitted to the full conference this week. The eight neutrals met as Western disarmament negoti ators were awaiting for con firmation of unofficial re ports that France may soon resume its underground nu clear testing in the Sahara desert - a move expected to stiffen the Soviet stand even further. Secret Cover The Soviets often charged that France served as a sec ret cover for tests by the Uni ted States and Britain during the two - year moratorium broken by the Russians in September, 1961. Western sources expected new French tests and possible Chinese Communists tests within a year. The eight neutrals - Bur ma, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Sweden and the United Arab Republic - have been working on the compromise for a week. Their representatives met for two hours Saturday at a downtown hotel to put the final seal of approval on the plan, worked out in detail Friday by a four - nation drafting committee. The plan is expected to come before the full conference next Wednesday or Friday. Bridge Gap While details of the neutral attempt to get the deadlocked talks were lacking, it was known the neutrals were anx ious to bridge the gap be tween the maximum of three on-site inspections offered by the Communist bloc for the proposed test a ban treaty and the minimum of seven the U. S. is willing to accept. Duncan Supports Import of Fruit Washington -lUPD-Rcp. Rob ert Duncan (D-Ore.) said Sat urday he was pleased this country is prepared to take steps to encourage France to admit fresh pears and other fruit products of the U. S. Duncan said restrictions by France had "seriously ham pered the export to that coun try of fruit from Oregon's 4th district." He said the United States was preparing to act under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The U. S., he said, decided some months ago to make use of its "redress action" through the GATT by withdrawing certain concessions which had been granted to France. Duncan said France's re strictions on imports of fruit were in marked contrast to other countries in Europe. ARTICLES FILED Salem - (UPI) - Articles of Incorporation were on file Saturday for Rogue Valley Council on Aging, Mcdford, signed by Mrs. Elsa O. Walk er, John E. Gribblc and Ros coe W. Roberts. Articles were on file for Cal-Ore Marketing Corp., Mcdford, signed by Los M. Shanglc, Robert D. Shanglc and Joseph R. Lem ieux. Fraud Case to Grants Pass in which she asked for herself, Roberta Jean Hoffard. The local wom an was then reported to have replied, "Miss Hoffard is not in but probably will be back tomorrow." This, Avcrill said, was a prearranged code whioh meant that no new orders had been signed that day, but that some might be signed the next day. A telephone company in vestigator said In other cases the woman at the Grants Pass end would say, "Miss Hoffard left five minutes ago." which in code would mean that five I orders were being closed that day. j Authorities learned of the scheme when a sister of one of the Grants Pass women ! working for the firm called Chief Averill to ask if what they were doing was legal. 10, 1963 New Syrian Junta Moves To Wipe Out Resistance Mysterious Blasts Jolt East Berlin; Gunfire Follows Detonations Not Explained by Reds Berlin - (DPI) - Four mys terious blasts in East Germa ny jolted the southwestern sector of West Berlin Satur day and shots rang out behind the Communist wall dividing the city on the other side. West Berlin police rushed to the borders on both sides of the city to aid possible refugees but found no one. The East Germans gave no explanation for the explosions and shooting which echoed across the border during the dark early morning hours. Four detonations described as "medium heavy" were heard at the extreme south western corner of the city in the region of the Babelsberc entrance to the autobahn to West Germany. Police said the blasts took place somewhere behind the strands of barbed wire barri cades between West Berlin and Red Germany. A West Berlin police squad searched along the border for more than an hour in case refugees had blasted their way through the barrier. About an hour after the explosions, police r.nnri.d three shots were fired several hundred yards inside East Berlin opposite the Kreuzberg district in the U. S. sector. West Berlin police reported they were seeking a young man wearing horn - rimmed glasses who warned pedestri ans away from the Soviet "in tourist" office here shortly before it was blown up Tues day night. They said the man is believed to be one of the group who bombed the Rus sian travel agency's office. Blaze in SOC Dorm Under Investigation Ashland A fire was re ported in the utility room of Siskiyou hall on the Southern Oregon college campus Friday night - -the fourth one in two months. The latest incident is under investigation. College officials and Ashland firemen believe that all four fires were de liberately set, but have no clues as to who has been setting them. Friday night's fire was con fined to a cardboard box near the door of the fireproof util ity room. The door had been locked since 4 p.m., leading authorities to believe that someone might have poured lighter fluid under the door. The fire was discovered around 6:30 p.m. and was put out by students before fire men arrived. Students have put out three of the four fires. Sports Bulletins Medford high earned a tale tournament berth and a share of the Southern Oregon conference cham pionship with Grants Pais last night by beating the Crater Comets here 84 to 63. Medford had a 40 to 33 halftime lead. Jack Forde had 24 points for the Black Tornado and Rich Banner 2 0 . Howard Tomlinion headed Crater with 23. The Tornado finished with an 11-5 conference record and the Comets in third place with 9-7. Grants Pass-Grants Pass High school tied Medford for the Southern Oregon conference crown by defeat ing Ashland High here last night 75 to 47. Grants Pass led at the half 39 to 24. AI Huttchins was high point man for Grants Pass with 20. Rick Pierce had 10 lor Ashland. Ashland - Henley high won the District 6 A-2 bas ketball championship last night by downing Eagle Point SS to 48 in a tour ney final here. Henley led 26 to 20 at the half. Charles Peomeroy was high point man of the game with 26 points for Eagle Point. TRIBUNE United ness International Full Leased Wire NAMED PREMIER Damascus radio reported Saturday that pro-Nasserite Salah Bitar (above) has been named premier and foreign minister of the revolutionary Syrian govern ment. A military junta overthrew Syrian Permier Khaled Al Azm's government Friday without firing a shot. The take over set off a chain reaction of military alerts Saturday through the troubled Middle East. (UPI) Peterson Function At Friday The Small Business Admin. istration docs not compete with banks, but aguments their efforts. Small business es will never disappear as long as there arc new ideas to put on the market, SBA offi clalsi told local businessmen attending the Oregon Small Bu8ncss Advisory council meeting Friday in the Rogue valley Country club., VThc first thing we trv to do is to get the businessman back to his bank, since his bank can rfo a better job of administration than we can." Edgar D. Peterson, chief of me financial assistance divi sion, Region 13. told the small group. SBA uses the same criteria for makinc n loan thai n hnnlr would use. Often information brought out by SBA can help oanKs in making later loans, it was pointed out. A major aiiierenec is that SBA can ex tend a loan as high as five years. Small businesses have to limit themselves to a local or regional market, since 11 costs considerable money to pene trate a large market. Carna tion Milk company, for in stance, spent about $500 mil lion to get into the powdered milk market, it was pointed out. Small businesses can't go into such enterprises as car manufacturing because of the tremendous amount of capital needed and the Intense com petition. However, new and clastic Ideas are what keeps small businesses operating, speukers said. There is a large field for small business in the import export field, it was pointed out. Definite Function The SBA is not Just another government bureau but serves a definite function in prompt ing loans to small businesses and working with banks to help the small businessman. A poor loan for the SBA is If Htffkia Jit in n - v ?... r rk sue v -r y . : i MARCH FOUR ABREAST - Carrying a huge wreath, members of the Red Army march four abreast down Whitcchapcl past the British Houses of Parliament In Lon don early Saturday on their way to place the wreath at the Cenotaph, Britain's un Price 10 Cents Six Describes of SBA Meeting also a poor loan for the busi nessman requesting it, it was pointed out. The SBA is not seeking publicity since it Is noi soliciting loans. SBA offt cials said. The SBA advisory board covers a broad cross-section geographically. Of the 51 banking organizations in the state, 26 participate with the SBA Drogranv Those hanks r jn.- i lti which do not participate arePa3t violence tn the capital largely in agricultural areas 1WM tn0 wreckage of Azm's where business activity is not as great. Gordon Hudson, owner Hudson's Pharmacy. Medford council member, greeted the local businessmen attending. Giving talks and Darticioat ing in me discussion were Peterson, Edward J.! Sand- strom, chief of the manage ment and research division, Keglon 13, and Dr. Charles B. Friday, advisory council member and head of the de partment of economics, Ore gon Slate university. Medford Girl Wins State Speech Final Portland Lindsay Dar- ncille, 17-ycar-old senior at Medford High school, won the state finals of the American Legion Oratorical contest here Saturday. Miss Darneille was award ed the $300 first prize. Eight contestants participated in the finals. She is now eligible to par ticipate in regional finals at Moscow, Idaho, it was report ed. MINISTER ARRIVES New York - IUPI) Brazilian finance minister Francisco Santiago Dantas arrived Sat urday for talks in Washington Monday with President Ken nedy on extending payment of Brazil's $1.6 billion in foreign debts aud negotiating new loans, . rip, known soldier's tomb. The ensemble Is In England for a seven-week concert tour. Consisting of real soldiers, the group has been hailed for its superb dancing and sing ing in performances at London's Royal Al bert hall. (UPI) Subscribers To report improper or non delivery of the Mall Tribune in Mediord. phone 772-6141; Aah land call at 416 Bridge at., or i'ltJ!-3002- Vreka, phone 84S-2403. before 6:45 pjri. daily and 10:30 a m. Sunday. " II regular delivery arrlvea ahnrtly alter you call pleaae notltv ofllce. thug ellmlnaUng apecial meaaenger aervice. Sections No. 302 Ousted Premier Said Hiding in Turkish Embassy New Leader Says Policies Unsettled Damascus, Syria - MB -Syria's new military junta, a p p a r cntly determined to wipe out all resistance, Satur day sent tanks and armored cars through the capital to round up enemies. Sporadic rifle fire broke the stillness of curfew here. There were rumors of waves of arrests of Syrian Commun is and followers of the re gime of ousted Premier Kha led El Azm. The streets were deserted except for military patrols and armored vehicles prowl ing between machinegun and mortar emplacements. More troops ringed the capital. Policies Unsettled Salah El Bitar, the new premier, Saturday refused all comments on his govern ment's policies to the first newsmen entering the capital since the reopening of the country's borders. He said his policies were "still unsettled." The military junta's troops stood by at the white stone Turkish embassy building here where Azm and his fam ily were reported to have fled. They ' swung rifle butts to keep away foreign newsmen and Syrians alike. 1 The only obvious sign of official car, burned by a mob near his office. Reports said camouflage-suited Syrian par atroopers armed with Czech- of made submachlnesuns pre vented mobs from marching on the Turkish embassy to demand that he be handed over. , ' Railroad Strike Talks Postponed San Francisco (UPD Feder- 1 mediator Frank O'Neill Saturday night unexpectedly postponed until Monday fur ther negotiations aimed at set tling the prolonged automa tion dispute between South ern Pacific and the Brother hood of Railway Clerks. The joint bargaining ses sions were originally sched uled to continue through the week end. But the mediator id after daylong talks Sat urday that "we have hit a snag and both sides agreed that a day of rest was neces sary to study the material presented to date." He declined to say what the "snag" was on the grounds that "this would necessitate going too fully into the issues at this time." However, he expressed opti mism that a settlement would soon be reached and praised both the company and union officials in their efforts- to Iron out their differences.