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Newspaper Page TextArab Storm inbassy ..us'siaii, raqi Legislative Arguments Committee Hears for Railroads Crews Students Protest RADIO AND TV STATIONS WITH NEWSPAPER ANDOR MAGAZINE AFFILIATION, isi-i6t Against Killing UUVIMO Of Communists I '' '"li'"c' ITf J; Lj: I i,t4Sr ; I . vt - v v v'vfc swwwwmmmmmmmmsmmmmmmmmmr ,k-;,..v. 'l NEWS MEDIA OWNERSHIPS - Rep. Eman uel Celler (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House ; Judiciary Committee which is conducting an Inquiry into the news industry, is shown i at a chart on radio and television stations J with newspaper andor magazine affilia County Planners Favor Variances For Billboards 5 Variances to allow for two billboards in zoned areas were approved by the Jackson coun ty planning commission last night. The approval was for a three-year period. People opposing the decis ion by the commission may appeal to the county court within 15 days. Granted was a request by Mrs. Leona Robertson, Tal ent, for a sign on her prop erty at the intersection of Old Highway 99 and Highway 99 not to exceed 220 square feet. Mrs. Robertson had requested a sign not to exceed 500 square feet, but later reduced the size of the sign. a Request Is Approved. Also approved was a re quest for a sign in the North Central Point zoned area by Standard Oil company. The sign, erected recently by the firm after. . receiving a sign' permit from the state, is near the Peter Kiewit Sons com pany gravel operation. It was noted that neither the com pany nor the state were aware that the property was in a zoned area until it had been erected. According to state law, local zoning regulations have priority in which situa- i tions. The sign variance's ap proval will be subject to re view within three years in case gravel operations in the vicinity cease and other uses are made of the land. Both requests were opposed by Commissioner Edd Roun tree, Ashland, who felt that neither met the requirements as stated in the zoning ordi nances. Four Hearings Are On Planning Agenda ' s Four public hearings appear on the agenda for the Med ford . planning commission, which will meet in council chambers in city hall at 7:30 o'clock tonight. i Hearings will be held on requests for a change of zone from single-family to limited commercial for property at the northwest corner of Cra- ter Lake ave. and Stevens St.; a variance to the setback re quirements in multiple-fam ily zones for property at King st.: a variance to allow construction of a garage at 1418 Reddy ave.; and a vari ancc to use regulations in mul tiple-family zones for prop- erty at 28 Myrtle st. The group also will consid er adoption of a resolution re garding development of pub licly owned property south of Barnett rd. and east of High way 99. The resolution, if passed would be in the form of recommendation to the city council. SUIT AGAINST GENERAL MSrtpRIEFS ITtMS FIOM "OUNO THI MMI Lai Anadtt-aPli-Tha aovernment'i antitruit suit against Central Motors was dismissed today at midtrial whin U.S. District Judge Thurmond Clarkt said he "did not go along" with the contention tht hugt auto firm had violattd any laws. COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT EXTENSION Washington -HW- Tht Stnatt Armtd Services Committtt gave unanimous approval today to a four year extension o( the draft law. DONOVAN ARRIVES IN HAVANA Havane-trT-New York attorney James B. Donovan ar- rived unexpectedly from Miami today, presumably to renew negotiations with Fidel Castro for tht release of somt 2S Amtrican prisoners in Cuba. tions. Celler said committee staff findings showed that three- newspaper chains own 45 dailies, 25 magazines, 10 AM radio sta. Hons, 7 FM radio stations, 12 television sta tions, 2 press services, several photo serv ices and several feature syndicates. (UPI) Committee Hears Request for Funds For Juvenile Home A request by a committee of businessmen for salary ad justments of Jackson county juvenile department person nel was heard this morning by the county budget com mittee. . The committee studied sim ilar departments of six other Oregon counties of compara ble population. The salary in creases recommended by the Duncan Offers Seashore Plan Washington - (UPD - Rep. Robert B. Duncan (D-Ore.) Wednesday recommended cre ation.of an Oregon Dunes Na tional Seashore of a "little less", than 30,000 acres. The park, -as proposed by Duncan, would not include the Tahkenitch, Slltcoos and Woahink lakes. rr-but would provide for access to each lake. Duncan, who presented his plan while Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall and Sen. Maurine B, Neuberger were in Oregon to tour the area, said his proposal was a "compromise"- plan. It would not, he said, nul lify plans for development of wood-processing plant at Gardiner, Ore., just outside the proposed park area. 'The objective is to define as fine a seashore park as possible with nominal inter ference with tree farms and the wood processing indus try." Duncan told reporters. Duncan said he had urged the three counties involved to enact zoning ordinances to protect the lakes from "unre stricted commercial develop ment. Budget Hearing Is Scheduled Friday A public hearing on the proposed budget of $5,061 057.07 for School District 549C for next year will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15, in the speech room at Hcdrick Junior High school. The total budget includes $4,683,457 for general fund expenditures and $377,600.07 in the bond interest and re demption fund. The proposed budget rep resents an increase of $427 278.75 more than this year's general fund and bond inter est and redemption fund. An election on the amount exceeding the 6 per cent lim itation, which next year will be $2,766,272.64, will be held in elementary schools in the district between 2 end 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3. MOTORS DISMISSED : . : f ax-. I - - h committee and approved by the department, are an av erage of the counties studied. Budget request for the ju venile department totals $53,-012,-an increase of $6,248.05, and for the detention home, $25,901, up $397. Both Circuit Court judges Edward C. Kelly and James M. Main stressed that if the county started cutting corners in this department, the coun ty will start losing ground in the juvenile department. If this should happen, the cost and consequences would be much greater than the amount cut from the budget, they ex plained. Lawrence L. Tweedy, ju venile officer, explained that the county s admittances to McLaren School for Boys has been geatly reduced because of the counseling staff here. He added that it is cheaper to rehabilitate a child in the county than sending him to a state scnooi. Robert Swan, detention home superintendent, noted that the majority of the work at the detention home is done by the juveniles lodged there, This is not true in other Ore gon counties. Increases in the department other than salaries were for convention expenses, mainly to cover a deficit for the pres ent year, and advanced train ing for staff. This would in clude tuition for evening classes in the Medford High school adult education pro gram and at Southern Oregon college. Dog Control Budget Yesterday afternoon the county court discussed the county dog control board's budget. Requested is $34,461, of which $21,000 is estimated to come from dog licenses, fines and other sources with the balance from the county general fund. Dog Control Officer Chis Hagle said that if the pro posed cat control bill is pass ed by the state legislature he will need more facilities He now has two assistants and wishes to reduce the pres ent number of hours worked by the present staff and seek salary increases. Earlier this week the coun ty assessor's department bud get was presented. Of the $15, 885 increase sought, $7,500 is requested for mapping and $3,600 for equipment rental. It was stated in Wednesday's Man Tribune that the major ity of the increase request had been for salaries. Plane Decision Said McNamara's Washington -IUPD- Defense Secretary Robert S. McNam- ara claims full responsibility for awarding the contract to build the new TFX fighter plane to General Dynamics, Fort Worth, Tex. "As secretary of defense my responsibilities were clear," he told the Senate in vestigations subcommittee Wednesday. "T h e decision was mine." McNamara said in a state ment submitted to the Senate group that he selected Gen eral Dynamics Corp.'s design for the new TFX fighter plane because it was cheaper and more dependable than a com peting proposal by Boeing. Both firms would have pro duced good airplanes and the selection was a matter of judgment, he said. Brakemen Take Time Off To Attend Hearing Trainmen Urge Additional Man Salem - (UPD - Operating trainmen fought in a legis lative hearing Wednesdiiy night to keep a full compli ment of brakemen aboard diesel trains. The hearing by the Senate Commerce and Utilities Com mittee was attended by more than 400 persons. A railroad spokesman, Southern Pacific Superintenden A. W. Kilburn, said so many brakemen took time off to attend the hearing that 14 freight trains had to be cancelled. ' "We operated some trains by substituting switchmen for brakemen," Kilburn said. They're adding insult to injury by asking to be paid for the day off." He said 150 men "laid off sick Tuesday night.'' Railroads last week plead ed for elimination of Ore gon's Full Crew Law after a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing them to eliminate unneeded employees. Want Steam Delated Union representatives had their, innings Wednesday night. They charged the word "steam" in the present law could enable the railroads to overthrow present regulations if the legislature failed to correct the wording. The trainmen also urged passage of their own bill which would require an ad ditional brakeman on trains of more than 100 cars. Oregon law now requires a six-man crew, including three brakemen, on main line trains. Six other states have similar laws. The railroads want the third brakeman elim inated. Sen. Edward Fadeley (D-Eu-gene) told the committee the railroads "are faced with the burden of proof" that main line trains can operate safe ly without the third brake man. "If in doubt, you must re solve the question in favor of safety and the trainmen," he said. Third Brakeman Urged James Cochrane, San Fran cisco, representing the train men, said today's longer, fast- trains made the third brakeman more necessary than ever before. Southern Pacific engineer Eugene Lynch, Eugene, said enginemen were interested in safety, efficiency and econ omy, and cutting the crew would increase hazards to the public and railroad employ ees." Adding a fourth brakeman on long trains "would bring the law up to date," he said. Hermiston Mother Kills Child, Self , Hermiston, Ore. -(UPD- A young mother, apparently worried about taking care of her two-week old baby girl. shot and killed the child and then wounded herself fatally Wednesday, sheriff's officers reported. The incident took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Curtis here. Officers said the mother. Mrs. Linda Curtis, 20, turned .22 rifle on the child and then shot herself. The mother lived about 30 minutes after being admitted to a Hermis ton hospital. Deputies said the mother had been nervous and worried about caring for the child. The husband Is employed by a state highway surveying crew in this area. Bend youngster Vanishes in River Bend - (UPD - A 7-year-old boy fell off a footbridge and vanished in the Deschutes river Wednesday. The victim was Robert Lei. kcr. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Leiker of Bend. Drag ging and skin diving oper ations were planned today, CHAINS REQUIRED , State police here early this afternoon advised motorists that chains were needed n Dead Indian rd. and on High way 99 over Oregon moun tain. Traffic was passing over Greensprlngs and Siskiyou mountain routes without chains but snow was falling on the Greensprings and mo torists were advised to carry chains. Regibnal Edition Medford 36 Pages Four Sections DIES - Rep. Clyde Doyle (D Calif.) died unexpectedly in his sleep early today in Wash ington, D.C. Doyle, 76, was from Long Beach and repre sented California's 23rd dis trict. A family spokesman said death was apparently caused by a heart attack. (UPI) Commission Asks Plan to Develop Public Property The Medford park and rec reation commission last night unanimously passed a resolu tion concerning the future de velopment of a 97-acre tract' of publicly owned land in the area occupied by the Jackson county fairgrounds and the Medford Armory. The group took the action after a number of commission ers expressed concern . that the area, parts of which are owned by the city, county. state and the federal govern ments, may develop in an uncoordinated, hap hazard fashion, , . . The resolution, which will now go to the city council for consideration, urged that 'joint county-city planning for the development of the property south of Barnett rd. and east of U.S. Highway 99" be undertaken, and requested that "the county not consider any further capital improve ments (in the area) until a plan acceptable to both city and county has been devel oped." ' A variety of buildings and uses already exist on the prop erty, including the county juvenile detention home and the agriculture extension service building. A ccunty health department building is scheduled for construction. In other action last night, the commission accepted a scale drawing plan for a -iulti- usc recreation court presented to them for consideration by Benjamin Fagone. Fagone urg ed the court, v;hich he esti mated might cost about $12,000, be constructed In Hawthorne park. Action on the request was postponed pending study of a redevelopment plan for the park, which Director Robert Haworth said is scheduled to arrive from the San Francisco planning firm of Royston, Hanamoto, Mayes and Beck in about two weeks. Commission Chairman James Sullivan appointed Tod Tibbutt, Don Reverman and John Kent to a committee to determine means of selecting a name for the recently ac quired 73-acre park site along Bear creek. Bill To Outlaw Radar Traps Opposed Salem -(UPD A bill which would outlaw radar speed traps drew opposition Wed nesday from the Oregon Traf fic Safety commission. It said outlawing the use of radar would be a step back ward and "deprive enforce ment agencies of one of their most modern and efficient tools." EMPLOYMENT UP Salem - (UPli - Employment was up 18,800 over last year, and insured unemployment was down in most areas of the state, according to the depart ment of employment. : ill :, MEDFORD, OREGON, Questioning of Legislative Costs Silenced Sharply Salem - (UPD - An attempt to question the cost of the 1963 legislative session was silenced in mid-sentence to day in the Oregon House. Rep. Joe Rogers (R-lnde- pendence) rose to tell the House the 1963 session was costing $492 per day more than 1961 for House and Sen ate employees alone. He said there were 30 more employees on the legislative payroll this year. Then House Speaker Clar ence Barton (D-Coquille) rul ed Rogers out of order. The House sustained Bar ton's ruling by a voice vote that sounded close. Resolution Doubted In response to a question, Barton said the matter of leg islative expense could be brought up through introduc tion of a resolution. But Rogers said later it would be impossible to get such a resolution through the rules committee. Rogers' continued efforts to speak finally prompted Bar ton to say sharply, "Mr. Rogers, would you take your seat?" Rogers said afterward the House has 138 employees and the Senate 120. He said if the session runs 120 days the employees will cost $60,000 more than last session. When we are trying to cut other budgets, and yet spend - g mule uurBi-ives, wB are creating very poor image,' he said. " . - ... Clerks, 5P Resume Talks on Dispute San Francisco - IUPD - Nego tiators for Southern Pacific and the Brotherhood of Rail way Clerks, with prodding by President Kennedy, returned to the conference table today in their effort to settle a lengthy dispute over automa tion. The President stepped into the picture Wednesday, when the 11,000-member union ap parently was on the verge of issuing a 72-hour strike ulti matum. He asked both sides to submit their differences to arbitration "in the public in tcrest." Southern Pacific President D. J. Russell wired his accep tance of Kennedy's proposal immediately. But union nego tiators met to discuss the pro posal and were, expected to give their answer today. Federal Mediator Frank O'Neill has been attempting to settle the differences since Feb. 6, when the union threat ened to tie up SP operations in seven Western states. Resolutions Urge Interim Committees Salem - IUPD - Resolutions urging creation of two Interim committees was recommend ed Wednesday night by the House Local Government Committee. The proposals, which now go to the Ways and Means Committee, carry appropria tions totaling $75,000 One calls for a study of interrelated financing of proj ects by state and local govern- mcnt, and the other for a study of the reorganization of counties, including bound ary revisions. The committee also recom mended passage of a memo rial to Congress urging legis lation allowing use of match ing funds on highways where the state wants to use the rights of way both for motor vehicles and mass transporta tion. Barton Cancels Press Briefing Salem (UPD- House Speaker Clarence Barton (D-Coquille) canceled his morning press briefing today because of a bad cold. It was the first time Barton had missed the briefing since the session be gan two months ago. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, i rrn 25!KH 8PB?.- r;:iziThir.r' ":iDLer": -is?nn ay from the n.?..al ..Zi. ;..T.i .; : ' "mci ov oi-aiiiu. Aiiu wuiucn siowea awav on ine uks Kcarsarge and were discovered when the ship put into Ban- gor Wash., for ammunition. They had help from some of the sh n's rrpw whn tVri th- QM..t k...- j ui j 1- - i v"wi w it ii us. iurij Public Hearing on District 6C Budget Slated on Central' Point A public lot 11 R.1R 3(14 7H fnr Srhnnl District 8C lor next fiscal 1 year will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday. Am-il 4. in the Can- tral Point Junior High school cafeteria, Superintendent Charles A. Meyer has nounccd. ", The proposed budget is an Increase of about $120,523, or about 9 per cent more than this year's budget. Total estimated expendi tures for the district, which' includes Central Point, Gold Hill and Sams Valley, in cludes $1,427,295 in the gen eral fund and $158,494.78 in the bond interest and redemp tion fund. The total amount outside the 6 per cent limita tion is $881,951.51. An election on the amount exceeding the 6 per cent lim itation will be held at three polling places In the district Monday, May 6. Allows Mora Teachers Budget committee members said the proposed budget al lows for eight additional teachers and a curriculum di rector to handle Increased en rollment, develop a more ex tensive curriculum and meet state standards, a new bus. and a new site In Gold Hill. Meyer pointed out that WEATHER roRKCAST: Coniltfinhlft cloudlneit with eecailonal ihowen of rain or know tonliht tnd early Friday. ParUal clear ing Friday afternoon. Low to night 11-12. High Friday '5-50. Temp. Illlheit Veilerday 5 l.owett Thli Morning 31 Free, to to a.m. Today ...... .14 Our Skies Tonight Siinl today S:1S p.m. Bunrlae tomorrow .... 0:21 a.m. Moonrlia tonight .10:19 p.m. I ait quarter March II PROMINKNT STAR Aldebaran. In the wett 9:11 p.m. (The imall group of dim itari north of Aldebaran li the Plel- adn; the large group of bright atari aouth of Aldebaran la Orion.) Miller Says Welfare Department To Be Jackson County Judge Earl M. Miller said yesterday after noon he would investigate complaints againr' the wel fare department from opera tors of homes for the aged in Jackson county. Representatives from nine homes throughout the county complained that: (1) the wel fare department Is assigning patients to unlicensed, sub standard home; (2) some li censed homes are overloaded with welfare patients; (3) the $101 and $115 a month paid per patient by the welfare department is not enough; (4) any complaints to the welfare 57th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 1963 No. 306 H?lta Hope B.V88.. 22' and "r, n aluw " "r" DBr fv-uiiuv uuvtti aiiu uauutfiia act IIU- April 4 more than 200 new students ra expected in tne district nexi year, uraier Mign icnoot the embassy building, expects an increase of morel Simultaneously with the than 100 students, making an enroumeni.pi Hou. ' - - General fund ' increases. budget committee members noted, are due to salary ad justments, additional teachers, cost of the newly atate adopt ed language arts series, sup plies and equipment, new cus todial help and one new. bus driver. Budget committee members are C. W. Higglnbotham, Don Morrow, Paul Molloy, Dalton Straus, Dr. Bruce Turner, J. W. Fitzgerald, Wilton White. C. W. Anhorn, C. L. Ghelardl and H. S. Deuel, The millage rate, board members noted, Is hard to de termine . since the Jackson county court has not acted on the $15 per census child requested, the state legisla ture still Is considering sever al bills relating to basic school support, and the increased as sessed valuation is not known. Committee members felt the proposed budget will be In line with other district budgets of the county. - Three Men To Be Arraigned Today Three men who were In dicted by the Jackson county grand jury Tuesday are sched uled to be arraigned In circuit court before Judge James M- Main this afternoon. They are Garcth George Flansburg, 24, of route 2, box 24B, Jacksonville, on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property; James Jus tice, 20, of Colton, Calif., on a charge of obtaining proper ty by false pretenses, and Ray mond Ernest Maddox, 33, of Phoenix, on a charge of re ceiving and concealing stolen property. Complaints Against County department brings retaliation; and (5) the department tried to close down one home. Welfare administrator Dav id Kuhnz said the $101 and $115 rate applied to ambula tory patients. Pay for bed patients is $145, $169 and $192 a month depending on the care Involvi '. Homes need not be licensed if they have no more than one bed-fast patient, have three ambulatory patients 65 years old and older and are allowed more than three am bulatory patients under 65 years old, Kuhnz explained. Kuhnz said the department never uses unlicensed homes. M Snowballs, Ice Hurled at Building Moscow - IUPD A shouting mob of 1,000 Russian and Arab students hurled snow balls and ink bottles at the Iraqi embassy today in pro test against the execution of Communists in Iraq. "Shame to the killers," the demonstrators shouted. The demonstration started quietly, with chanting, placard-waving and speeches, but an hour later it erupted into violence. The initial group of about 200 student demonstrators many of whom apparently came from Arab countries was joined by additional hun dreds who jostled passersby and then loosed a rain of snowballs, pieces of ice and ink bottles on the embassy. Reach Embassy Door At one point, a group made up mostly of Arab students studying here forced its way to the embassy door for a moment before the police pushed them back. The barrage of ink bottles smashed or cracked a number of embassy windows and left dripping blobs of red, green and black ink running down Soviet police began moving embassy about three hours after the disorders began, . ai t sa i . "hatted Soviet .nlri or. '"ood in readlnesl on one ot stooa in readiness on one ot the streets near the embassy. None appeared to be carrying weapons, but some had small portable radio- sending and re ceiving sets. Assisted by Folic Police kept the crowd from the embassy but made no ef fort to stop the pelting with snowballs and ink bottles. They even assisted demon strators to come un and nlaca Uheir placards and bannera on the Iron grill gate surrounding demonstration today, the So- i.lvlet EOvernment news aeencv Tass reported new protest meetings In other Soviet cit ies. The agency also gave prominence to foreign press reports that anti-Communist crackdowns had started in Syria. Russia, Red China May Patch Quarrel Moscow - (UPI) - The Soviet Union and Red China, the two giants of the Communist world, appear to be on the verge of a big step toward patching up their quarrel. Western observers here said today. Both countries published and broadcast an exchange of letter In which Mao Tze-tung, leader of the Chinese Commu nist party and ruler of the vast Chinese mainland, in vited Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to pay a visit aimed at settling their differ ences. ; While there was no indica tion that Khrushchev would accept the invitation, Western observers said the fact the let ters were published here indi cated the Kremlin at least has a visit under serious consider ation. ,' New York Publishers Make 'final Offer' New York -flJPD- Publishers of eight closed -down news papers, driving to get their publications back on the streets, reached agreement to day with another striking union and made a "final and last offer" to the New York Newspaper Guild. The develop m e n t s lifted hopes that the papers might be at newsstands again by early next week. ; Investigated He said the department did try to close one licensed homa at one time because his staff felt its conditions were poor. However, a change of admin istration has improved this home, he said. Kuhnz said the state health department has only three in spectors for the entire state to check homes for the aged so the state welfare baa been trying to get the Inspection service switched to welfare which has more available per sonnel. The home operators said they are steadfastly op posing this proposal since they feel the welfare depart ment la discriminatory.