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Newspaper Page Textcacm la j j IN IBSID Senate Delays Promotion of Gen. Kliever By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington (Special) - The U.S. Senate is withholding ap proval of the promotion of Oregon's adjutant general at the suggestion -of Sen. Mau rine B. Neuberger pending completion of the investiga tion of financial irregularities in . Oregon National Guard funds. . Brig. Gen. Paul Kliever is one of several hundred mili tary officers whose promo tions were submitted to the Senate by President Kennedy earlier this year after Con gress convened. The Senate must confirm these nomina tions before the promotions can be made official - a pro cedure which usually is exe cuted without any discussion as a matter of routine busi ness. Followed Mansfield's Wish On Feb. 28 Sen. Mike Mans field (D-Mont.), the majority leader, brought before the Senate a lengthy list of pro motions, including Kliever's, cleared by the Senate Armed Services Committee on Feb. 25. Mansfield asked that they all be confirmed except the promotion of Kliever to Ma jor General. He gave no rea son, and the Senate followed his wish. Brig. Gen. Kliever's name, a month later, lingers on the Senate's executive calendar where apparently it will re main until last year's scandal in mishandling of National Guard funds has been clari fied. Kliever is entitled to the promotion by virtue of being named adjutant general by Gov. Mark Hatfield last year following the death of Brig. Gen. Alfred Hintz. Seaborne Raid on Russian Ship in 1 Cuba Confirmed Washington-(IJPI-The State Department confirmed today that seaborne raiders Monday night attacked and damaged a Soviet freighter loading sug ar at a port on the north coast of Cuba. But it said it had no idea where the as sault group had its base. State Department press of ficer Lincoln White also said the department still had no report from investigators seek ing to discover the details of a similar attack March 18 on another Russian vessel in the same area. Groups Claim Credit Anti-Castro Cuban refugee groups have claimed credit for botli attacks. Refugee spokesmen in New York and Miami claimed Wednesday they sank the Russian freight er Monday night with an ex plosives laden motor boat guided by remote control. The State Department spokesman said "We have in formation that the raid actual ly took place. Our informa tion is that the ship was dam aged but we have no informa tion that it was sunk." Nor does the department know whether there were any casualties, he added. The State Department said Wednesday night, in comment ing on a new refugee foray, that such attacks were "irre sponsible" and "deplorable" and strengthened rather than weakened the Communist grip of Cuba. NEIVSOBRIEFS IT IMS ItOM jJJ AMERICANS DIE IN KOREAN PLANE CRASH Seoul, Korea-iliPD-Two American airmen were among 11 persons killed today when a Republic oi Korea air force transport plane crashed into a hill as it approaching for a landing at Seoul. HARM FROM SMOKING ACKNOWLEDGED Los Angeles-'tPi'-The California Medical Association to day was the first medical society in the United States to officially acknowledge that cigarette smoking may be harm ful. The CMA adopted a resolution to educate the public in the "harmful effects and health haiards" of cigarette moke. DIVISION OF RAIL RATE CHARGES ALTERED Wihington-'lrl'-The Interstate Commerce Commission to day Issued an order that would give eastern and midwesiorn railroads a bigger share of rates charged for transcontinental shipment oi goods by nil. It was the first major reallocation of revenues among railroads participating in transcontinental shipments. The joint rate structure now in force is the oldest in the United Slates and antedates the 7-ytr-old It-O. The reason for Mansfield's request that Kliever be passed over is that on that same day Senator Neuberger pointed out that the Oregon Legisla ture a few days before had conducted hearings on the Na tional Guard financial matter. In a letter to Sen. Richard B. Russell, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, the Oregon senator said: "The Oregon Legislature, the Oregon Secretary of State and Attorney General are ac tively investigating the Guard situation. It is for this reason that I believe it wiser that General Kliever's Senate con firmation be passed over at this time, awaiting the facts and full development of the investigations now in progress in Oregon." Clippings Presented Mrs. Neuberger sent accom panying clippings front Ore gon newspapers about a Feb. 21 hearing by the Legisla ture's Joint Ways and Means Committee, in which Kliever appeared as a witness. She told Russell "all of these sto ries are of such a recent date that I was unable to call them to the attention of you and your committee" before it cleared Kliever's promotion. She made clear that she was suggesting no impropriety on the part of Kliever. In the Legislature's hear ing, the adjutant general testi fied that he had informed Governor Hatfield of his dis covery of misuse of surplus property at the Tongue Point Naval Station near Astoria. This discovery was reported shortly after the death of Hintz last May 19. Kliever succeeded Hintz as head of the. National Guard. Not Slap at Kliever ; Mrs. Neuberger made it clear that her request for a delay in action of his promo tion,, was not intended as a slap at Kliever,' but that she felt it would be untimely for the Senate to confirm the pro motion while the matter re mained under review. While it is unusual for the Senate to pass over a military officer's promotion, it is not at all unprecedented. Some years ago the other lady sena tor, Margaret Smith (R-Me.), delayed the promotion of film star James Stewart, who is an Air Force Reserve officer, and in 1961 she tried to kill the three-grade promotion of 33-year-old Maj. Gene Wil liams, a grade to which he was automatically entitled under West Virginia law after being named that state's adjutant general by a Democratic gov ernor. The Senate overrode her objection by a 46-37 vote. Phofoengravers Reject Contract New York - OIPD - The last striking union defied its lead ership Wednesday and voted down a contract, forcing the newspaper shutdown Into its 111th day and depriving mil lions of the editions they had expected to see again today. In morning newspaper of fices, the 191 to 111 negative vote of the photoengravers union was greeted with shock and disbelief. The presses had been cleaned and inked, lead heated in pots, and editorial workers alerted to turn out copy for today's editions. If only 41 of the dissenters had changed their mind just before voting, almost 20,000 idle newspaper employees would be back to work today. mouno tmi man Regional Edition MEDFORD 36 Pages . Four Sections I & ' f'A " ' : -i n: ri'" n run- t-iV ir4'-?rr1pr IN "s- ' u: ROUGH LANDING - Wreckage of a Varsity training plane perches atop this suburban house in Gloucester, England, after a crash which killed test pilot Russell Palmer and Shoe Soles Save Ruch Man's Life At Hospital Site; John E. Eck, 36, of Ruch, an employee of the Builders Supply company, of Medford, owes his life today to the soles of his shoes, if the de duction of Claude Haggard safety director of the Copco division of Pacific Power and Light company is correct. Eek survived a heavy pow er jolt Tuesday apparently unharmed. He was delivering supplies for his firm to the new Josephine General hos pital , construction ' job at Grants Pass when he was knocked down1 by the 4,000 volts. The Ruch man was holding a control panel at the end of a wire operating a boom on the truck and unloading con crete blocks when the tip of the boom hit the high voltage line. It was 29 feet above the ground, according to the re port from Grants Pass. Knocked to Ground Eek was knocked to the ground and is unable to ex plain huw he escaped serious injury. He said he could feel the Current surging through his body, particularly in the backs of his legs, before he went down. Witnesses said that after Eek was free of the control panel the end of the control, which dropped to the ground, burned the grass. Haggard, who happened to be at the supply company of f ice as a customer, learned about the accident and waited until Eek returned. He took him to a doctor for thorough examination which included electrocardiogram checking. The doctor could find nothing wrong. Haggard said it was the in sulating qualities of the neo- prene soles on Eek s shoes that saved his life. Enrollmen Nears Record at SOC Ashland - Southern Oregon college was only 25 students short of the all-time high for spring term enrollment when the third day of registration closed Wednesday, the office of Mrs. Mabel W. Winston, registrar, reported. The total Wednesday was 1,502, an increase over the same day last year of 246 students or 19 6 per cent. Last year when registra tion closed the college had 1,527 students enrolled. Registration for this term continues through April 8. Teamsters Planning Portland Hospital Portland -HPP- The Team sters Union was reported to day to be planning a hospital here to provide medical care for its members in Oregon. Sheriffs Office Budget Discussed By County The Jackson county budget committee this morning dis cussed the sheriff's proposed budget and emphasized per sonnel, tax collection and civil defense. e Sheriff De Armond Leigh is seeking $137,522 for the criminal department, up $26, 818; $30,929 for tax depart ment, up $1,837; $23,337 for civil department, up $1,907; and $63,082 for the jail, up $622. . The sheriff explained it Is hard to designate one particu lar deputy for a certain job since they must be shifted to determine where they best fit. One man is kept on tax col lection full time, Leigh said. All taxes which can be col lected are being collected, he added. In answer to a question Arguments Slated In Court Case Oral arguments will be heard Monday on the Jackson county circuit court case In which the Jackson County Rollarena, Inc., is suing the Medford Irrigation district for $10,366 as a result of an irri gation ditch overflow. Circuit Judge James M. Main yesterday granted a non suit on the first cause of ac tion which alleges the irriga tion district ,is liable for es cape of water flowing through its ditches. Late yesterday afternoon both attorneys moved for a directed verdict on the sec ond cause of action alleging negligence and the motion was granted. Arguments will be heard by Judge Main Monday on this second cause of action. Yesterday Gregory Horn ecker, attorney for the Rol 1 a r e n a, introduced Myers Jones, local building contrac tor, Wayne Struble, Medford architect, Mrs. Clarence Mo nia, corporation secretary, and Jack Hoffbuhr, Medford Irri gation district manager. William Deatheragc, repre senting MID, introduced eight witnesses including adjacent land owners, ditch riders, Hoffbuhr, Albert Heunera, MID board member, and James Hoy, consulting engi neer. Auto Crash Injuries Fatal To Youngster Salem-OTIi-Junie Dodd, 6. Halsey. died at a Salem hos pital today of injuries suffer ed in an automobile accident south of Albany Tuesday. CONDEMNATION URGED Portland -IT1i- The old ice arena in northwest Portland has been recommended for condemnation. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1963 assistant test pilot C. Thomas. miraculously escaped death, Group from County Commissioner Don Faber, .the sheriff said he would be willing to use the ' sheriff's office and one deputy for civil, defense, Whether this would work out would depend on circum stances, he added. Time on Civil Defense Deputy Buford Johnson spends almost all of his time on civil defense, but also works on school patrol and safety lectures for schools. He also helps out the other crimi nal deputies during emergen cies, Leigh said. His salary comes under the civil defense budget, but the sheriff pro vides him a safety car plus expenses. Discussing a legislative bill for abolishment of sheriff's of fices throughout the state, Leigh said if the bill should go through it would leave the sheriff's office In charge of the county jail operation and a servant of the courts. The budget committee will interview the planning com mission at 2 o clock this after noon and the family and child guidance clinic board representatives later this aft' ernoon, if possible. Otherwise they willte interviewed dur ing the last scheduled budget committee hearing session April 4. The public hearing on the proposed budget is sched uled tentatively for June 14 Castro Warns Cuba May Acquire Ships Havana, Cuba-IUPil-Preinier Fidel Castro warned today that Cuba may have to ac quire long range bombers and warships to protect its mer chant shipping against Amcrl can "aggressors." Castro made his threat In an official statement which accused the United Slates of responsibility for armed at tacks on two Soviet freighters in Cuban ports and for the recent crash of a Bolivian air liner. He said the United States was behind Wednesday's at tack by Cuban exiles on the Soviet freighter Baku while it was loading sugar in the north coast port of Caibaricn, leaving It heavily damaged. WEATHER FOflKC AST: Con-.lrJrr.-blf clou dlrtMft tontfht and Friday wtth oc rational ahowrra and torn perloda of partial rOarlng. Low tonight 30-34. Htfh Friday J2-SI. Temp. HI r hut Yruerdav 5X Lowest This Mornirif 31 trec. to If a.m. Today II Our Skies Tonight Burnet today - i:JI p.m. unrlt tomorrow .... a.m. Moontet tonight .... .. .19:47 p.m. Flrtt Quarter March II PROMINENT STAR Splra, tn southeatt . 19:24 p.m. VIMBLK PLANLTS Mar, htfh overhead S:2S p.m. Saturn, tt 4: a m. Vtnuk, rliet 4: a.m. Tribune Families living in the house (UPI) Forest Personnel Checks Extent of limber Blowdown Rogue River National for est personnel were surveying the Dead Indian area by air plane today to determine the extent of . timber' blowdown from yesterdas windstorm. The flight will Indicate what ground investigation may be necessary. The supervisor's office here was told that two loggers mov ed equipment to . a cleared spot in the area because of the danger of falling trees. Roads were blocked by downed trees. Planting crews In both the Applcgate and Ashland dis tricts of the forest were mov ed out because of the wind danger. Some trees were blow ing down. Medford station of the U.S. weather bureau reported 25 miles per hour sustained winds with gusts up to 40 mph yesterday morning. In the afternoon, wind blew at 30 to 47 miles per hour at 3,000 to 4,000 feet. Scattered Thundarstorms Scat tered thunderstorms and gusty southerly winds up to SO mph in some locations were anticipated this after noon. Winds were expected to continue blustery but to di minish this evening. Pacific Power and Light company reported that a tree blew into a tap line above Stcinman bulte in the Slski yous and one fell into a line and damaged a transformer at Indian springs. A power pole fell In the Valley View area. Several Ashland homes be hind the Mark Antony hotel were without electricity for about one hour yesterday aft ernoon when wind blew a branch Bcross a power line. Ashland city officials said no other damage was reported to city property during the storm. Youth Legislature To Convene in Salem Salem - OJPP - The legisla tive halls and chambers In Sa lem will be crowded Friday and Saturday. The YMCA youth legisla- lure will meet in the House and Senate chambers from 8 to 9 a.m, Friday, and all day Saturday, The counterpart to Gov. Mark Hatfield will be Ran- dell Muyer Jr., Baker, youth governor. Youth speaker of the house is Don Christy, Klamath Falls, and youth president of the Senate is Nolan Mack, Portland. JUSTICE NAMED SalemJUPt-Gov. Mark Hat field has named Wood row Woodbridgc of Baverton jus tice of the peace for the Bea verton district starting April 1. He succeeds Mrs. Georgia McHill who resigned. 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 6 Senate Votes To Eliminate Liquor Purchase Permit Conciliation Court Measure Approved Salem - fllPD - Tile Senate voted 20-9 today to eliminate the SI liquor purchase permit, and voted 23-6 for a bill which would authorize estab lishment of conciliation courts for divorce proceedings. Both measures now go to the House for action. Elimination of the liquor permit would become effec tive' 90 days after adjourn ment of the legislature. Sen. Andrew Naterlln (D- Newport) said the present per mits are "obsolete and have no value." He said the bill would cost the state $658,000 a biennium in loss of license revenues, but pointed out this would more than be offset by the February liquor price hike which will brine in an added $4 million a biennium Calltd 'Paopla's Bill' Naterlin denied the measure was "a Governor s bill, and said it was "a peoples bill. Sen. Alfred Corbett (D- Portland) opposed the meas ure, and said "it is the Gov ernors bill. It is the voice of Naterlin in the cloak of (Gov Mark) Hatfield." He termed it a "sorry day" to move from control measures so more liquor could be sold more easily. . The conciliation court meas ure is a result of a recommen dation of the interim commit tee on social problems. It would allow counties to ap point one circuit court as a conciliation court to attempt to bring together parties plan ning divorce. The measure calls tor a 45- day "cooling off" period in such conciliation courts. Sen, Thomas"Ma(ioney (D- romana) said it could neip stem Oregon's growing di vorce rate. He said a reduc tion in divorces could lead to a reduction in the costs of welfare and aid to dependent children. $101,125 in Permits Issued by Medford Building permits valued at $101,125 were issued Wednes day by the Medford building department. Largest was for $65,000 to Pulver's Motel to erect 20 new units at the motel, 1237 North Riverside ave. On Tuesday five permits were issued to Safeway Stores Inc. to demolish - the resi dences at 425 Union ave. and 1109, 1115, 1119 and 1123 West Main St. The area will be used to erect a $200,000 Safeway building. Other permits issued includ ed a shop and sales office for Darrell Miller and Associates, 301 South Central ave., $17,- 500, a $12,000 residence, and permits to remodel homes and erect signs. Traffic Safety Bill Receives Approval Salcm-JUfD-A major traffic safety bill that would let offi cers make arrests without wit nessing a traffic accident was approved today by the House Judiciary committee. The committee killed bills to let cameras into court rooms and to make it easier to prosecute motor scooter rid ers who ride In federal for ests where they aren't sup posed to. The traffic arrest bill Is key part of Gov. Mark Hat field's traffic safety program. It would let an officer make an arrest for "probable cause. Officers feel the present law prohibits them from mak ing arrests without seeing an accident, even when they ar rive at an accident scene and find a motorist staggering around who obviously had been drinking. Job Situation in State Said Improved Salem - IUPD - The State Employment department said today the job situation has improved In the last month, Commissioner David Cam eron said that on March 21 total of 24,000 claimed bene fits, compared to 31.900 four weeks earlier. STORM LEAVES THREE DEAD AT CRESCENT CITY Portland - IUPD - Gusty winds buffeted Oregon again today in the wake of a violent storm that brought back stark memories of the Columbus day disaster but caused far less damage and injuries. Widespread minor damages and power outages were re ported from Wednesday's wet blow that swept in from the southwest and brought at least one wind velocity in excess of 100 miles per hour. At least four persons were hurt seriously in Oregon. Three men died in separate accidents near Crescent City, Calif. Southerly winds of 30 mph with gusts to 49 were reported at the Portland airport and gusts to 41 mph at Salem were reported at 9 a.m. today. , Rain Falls Continued local gusty winds were forecast tonight and Fri day. Rain accompanied the storm but the most precipita tion reported by the weather bureau was 1.08 inches at As toria, which got off compara tively light windwise. The highest recorded wind gust In the state Wednesday was 104 miles per hour at North Bend Air Force Sta tion. Despite the violence of the storm and the sudden wild gusts, damage appeared to be relatively light, especially compared to last Oct, 12 Tr Hits Car Three members of a Blue River family were injured when a tree blew across their car on U. S. Highway 126 some 48 miles east of Eugene, Mrs. George Bullock was re ported In fair condition at a Eugene . hospital. Her 10- month-old granddaughter, An gela Fenley, was reported in critical condition and Brad Fenley, 4, was in good con dition. At Coqullle, Mrs. Anna Ol son suffered a . broken . leg. when a nam aoor mew on. In California, Ben Jewel 47, a logger from Crescent City, was killed when a four- foot-thick redwood tree fell on his truck 20 miles south of that city, George A. Poage, 46, of Crescent City was kill ed when his car slid off U. S, Highway 199 northeast of Crescent City and struck a tree. A fisherman, Gino Dardint, Crescent City, was washed off the fishing boat Rose H just before it was driven on the beach by heavy seas between Crescent City and Eureka. Two young men from For tune, Calif., swam ashore when the wind blew their small foreign car off the high way and Into the Eel river., Cold Beach Hit - In Oregon, the worst dam age appeared to be in the Gold Beach and Eugene areas. Elsewhere it was mostly a matter of downed power and telephone lines, broken win dows, fallen trees and fouled up traffic. State Police estimated the winds at 80 miles an hour at Gold Beach. The storm knock ed down a concession build ing and several stands at the Curry county fairgrounds, dropped a tree on a pickup truck and smashed flying debris against a trailer house. The city lost electrical and telephone service. Appropriations Group Wields Axe Washlngton-IUPD-The House Appro priations , committee took its first swing today at President Kennedy's record budget, lopping off 9 per cent of his request for the Interior Department and Forest Serv ice. Nevertheless, the economy drive on its first test fell short of the target which some conservatives insist must be met before Congress would be justified in yielding to Ken ncdy's plea for a $10.3 billion tax cut. ,,,.. The first regular money bill, which the committee sent to the House floor for action next week, carried $935,690,- 000 for Interior and the For est Service for the fiscal year starting July 1. This is $92.- 818,000 less . than Kennedy asked. But the total Is $37,508,200 more than Congress made avail able for the same agencies last year. It topped by $9,678,200, or 1 per cent, total funds that will be avail able for the current fiscal year, if pending administra tion requests are approved. The Riley Creek school, south of Gold Beach, was hit again. The school, heavily dam aged in the Oct. 12 storm, lost the roof over two more rooms Wednesday. Children - huddled under their desks and classes were dismissed as soon as the storm passed. Classes were let out early in Eugene in anticipation of the storm, but it arrived there long after school hours.' The wind, with gusts up to 75 miles an hour, blew a trailer house off the road north of Eugene, flattened a. vacant service station, and tore off a few roofs. Plants Dimagad Several planes were dam aged at the Springfield Muni- ipal Airport, at least one beyond repair. Wind ripped the doors and part of the roofs off three hangars. In the Portland area, the river forecasting station on the Morrison Bridge reported wind gust of 96 miles an hour at 8:24 p.m. That was 22 miles slower than the highest gust recorded in October. Portland International Air port had a peak gust of 63 miles an hour and station KGW-TV had a peak gust of 69 at its West Hills transmit ter. - Troutdale- airport reported gust of 81 miles an hour. Other gust velocities meas ured included 80 miles an hour at Mt.-Hebo, 63 at Adair Air Force Station, 60 at Sa lem, 74 at North Bend and Brookings, 55 at Ashland and 4u at Medford. . Civil Defense Agency Active During Storm i!'31em -Jim-'Ongon's Civil Defense Agency, caught off guard by the Columbus Dav storm and threatened with dismemberment by the legis lature, battled for its life dur ing Wednesday's windstorm. Director Robert W. Sand- strom, four of his staff and three reserve-radio operators were on duty to trace the oath of the storm and gather re porta from the statewide CO radio network. - At 10:40 p.m. Wednesday Sandstrom issued a "well done" to 24 stations la 17 counties. He said three state ' net works were operating at state civil defense - headquarters. State police, forestry, motor vehicles, highway and Nation al Guard units were in con tact thorughout the storm. At the - county and local level, professional and volun teer civil defense personnel were on duty. , - .. Coos County Busy In Coos county CD Director Ron Endlcott alerted Bchools by telephone and children were sent home as soon as he was given- weather reports from Medford at 2:30 p.m. Through the police radio in Myrtle Point, Endlcott relayed the warning to each city in . the county, and notified two commercial radio stations. Endicott reported damage and weather conditions to the state agency during the eve ning. In Lincoln county, CD Di rector Ruel Saxton got a storm warning from the sher iff s office at l p.m. saxton notified city and county gov ernment agencies, alerted lo cal radio stations, and then moved into the courthouse communications center with auxiliary power for the next seven hours. Saturn Scores Fourth Success Cape Canaveral -TOPI)- The United States today fired its mighty Saturn-1 rocket to a fourth straight success in a key shot toward a 1965 date: when It will launch three-man teams of astronauts Into orbit around earth. ' "? The 47-ton Saturn-1, as awe some as the planet after which It was named, roared from its launching pad at 12:12 p.m. (PST) atop a column of liquid flame - Seven minutes later the monstrous missile had climb ed about 77 miles into space and nosed back into the at mosphere to its destruction 229 miles away in the Atlantic ocean. ,, - ,