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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'. .
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"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.
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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
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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."
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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.
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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
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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)
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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.