Five Former Fighters Split on
Banning
Boxing in Oregon
Salem -HOT- Five former
boxers split here Wednesday
over whether boxing Is "a
brutal sport" that should be
banned. They agreed, how
the rlne and the fighters
should be better padded.
The testimony came before j
h Srnato Health and Wel
fare Committee on a bill by
Sen. Tom Monaghan (D-Mil-waukie)
to ban professional
boxing in Oregon. He called
Oakridge Man Killed
As Trader Overturns
Oakrldge-UIPt-Oakridge con
tractor Adam J. Bean was
killed Tuesday when his trac
tor overturned 19 miles east
of here. Bean was 54.
Authorities said he was
clearing a roadway when a
bank gave way.
It "legalized potential mur
der." Could Be Improved
Former fighters Phil Moyer,
Jimmie "Bang Bang" Walker,
and John Gabel said boxing
should remain. But they said
it could be improved by re
quiring four-strand padded
ring ropes, protective neaa
gear, larger gloves and a soft
er canvas.
Former fighters Tommy
Moyer (uncle of Phil and Den
ny Moyer), and "Mick" Mona
han said boxing leaves some
fighters "hurt, destitute, pen
niless or blind."
Small Percentage
Phil Moyer, now a Eugene
businessman, replied that only
the smallest percentage of
fighters suffered permanent
Injury or death.
He and Walker, a journalist,
said fighting made them what i culminating with the death , that are being banned else
they are today. j last month of Davey Moore, a : where could come to Portland,
Monaghan called profes-t father of five. j and "a Portland, Oregon, kill-
sional boxing "deadly serious 1 Other Deaths Noted ing could be seen nationally
business." He cited cases of i He said if Oregon doesn't ! on television."
fighters left hurt or broke, I act, the championship matches ; Dr. Jack Battalia of the
Vote in California Senate
Ends Controversy Over Braden
Rogue Valley Edition
Medford,
Page 2A
Tribune
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 4. 1963
Sacramento -(DEO Gov. Ed
mund G. Brown's reappoint
ment ot Thomas W. Braden to
the state board of education
had Senate sanction today,
ending a bitter controversy.
By a vote of 33-7, the upper
chamber voted late Wednes
day lo confirm Braden. Six
Republicans joined the Sen
ate's 27 Democrats approving
the reappointment and seven
GOP members voted against
Ifr.-v" ' ' I
The action kept Brown's
record of never having an ap
pointment disapproved, al
through ' he has withdrawn
some under pressure.
The fight against confirnia- j
tion of the -15-year-old pub
lisher of the Oceansidc Blade
Tribune was principally car
ried by freshman Sen. Jack
Schrade (R-San Diego).
Although he lost the cam
paign, which included an ex
tensive letter - writing cam
paign against Braden, Schrade
said he still had not changed
his mind.
"He brought politics
education," Schrade
newsmen after the vote. "The
governor had a hand in this
and he has done his home
work very well."
Other action
Consumer-Governor Brown
sent to the legislature a nine
point program to benefit con
sumers including a study of
interest charges which he said
reach as high as 30 per cent.
Billboards - Assemblyman
Robert VV. Crown (D-Alame-da).
ways and means chair-
into I man. announced his support
told of Brown's proposal to elim
inate "billboard alleys" along
the state's highways. He said
they were "polluting" a nat
ural resource.
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Foreign Briefs
DOCTORS STAGE PROTEST STRIKE IN ITALY
Rome-ll'l-Italy's 83,000 doctors today staged a 24-hour
strike lo proles! rad tapa under the widespread health insur
ance and medical assistance programs.
The strike began at midnight. Doctors have pledged lo
maintain all necessary emergency services.
HUNGARY MARKS LIBERATION WITH PARADE
Budapest, Hungary-U'l-Communist Hungary celebrated
the 18th anniversary of the country's liberation from the
Nazis today with a one-hour military parade featuring super
sonic jets and ultra-modern anti-aircraft rockets.
FRANCE, UAR TO RESUME RELATIONS
Paris-H'l -France and the United Arab Republic have de
cided to resume the diplomatic relations they broke off
seven years ago al the time of the Sues crisis, it was an
nounced today.
POPE TO VISIT SUBURBAN CHURCH
Vatican Ciiy-ilPI-Pope John XXIII will leave the Vatican
Palm Sunday to visit the suburban parish church of the
Quarto Miglio. The Pope has been making a series of such
short strips during Lent.
Portland Boxing Commission
replied there are more deaths
per year, per capita, in football
and baseball than In boxing.
He said the national board of
underwriters rates boxing
seventh among hazardous
sports. Football is first.
Well Controlled
Dr. Battalia said boxing is
Snow Reported at
Park on Wednesday
Snow was still falling in
Crater Lake National park
Wednesday but it was not rat
ed as a storm.
The cumulative snowfall
was .111) inches, far short of
the total for the same date
in 1962, when the measure
ment was 507 inches.
The last storm at the park
was during the last week in
March. During that storm 12
inches fell on the 27th, 12
on the 28lh, 10 on the 20th,
8 on the 30th and fi on the
31st.
The depth of the snow at
roadside was 74 inches.
well controlled
Most witnesses
commission.
Battalia said,
would approve
in Portland,
praised the
however, he
of rules re
quiring more salety equip
ment. He said he would like
to see the Portland commis
sion more strongly backed up
on the state and national level
in taking new safety steps.
There is no state commis
sion. About B0 per cent of the
bouts in Oregon are regulated
by the Portland commission.
Phil Moyer said he thought
fighters would accept new
equipment if they had to
choose between wearing it or
not fighting.
Co-sponsor Ken Maher (R
Portland) s- a i d professional
fighting should be banned on
"medical and moral grounds."
He said brain damage leaves
some fighters permanently
punch drunk. He said there is
a correlation between boxing
and crime. Tommy Moyer said
fighters can be victimized by
managers and promoters.
Walker countered by saying
if his son wanted to be a pro
fesional athlete he would
choose boxing.
Phil Moyer, who appeared
in the best of health, conced
ed he might have a detached
retina but "nobody knows."
He has been retired by the
Portland commission.
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toore flavors
BOYS SWIM FOR LIVES AS FIRE GUTS SHIP
Lisbon-1 H -More than 130 young boys were lorced to
swim for their lives Wednesday night when fire gutted the
training ship Dom Fernando, anchored in the Tagus river.
Ferry boats plucked the boys from the river. Authorities
said 10 persons were burned, one seriously. There were no
reported deaths.
New Highs Reached
On Heavy Trading
New York-OJPTi-S locks rose'
to their highest levels in
about a year today on heavy
trading.
Oils and steels set the pace
for the rally. Texaco, Univer
sal, Amerada, Standard Oil of
Jersey, and Standard Oil of
California were all up large
fractions to a point.
Steels got a late start but
Republic, Youngstown Sheet,
Bethlehem and U.S. Steel all
managed sizeable gains by
the close. A great deal of in
terest continued to center on
the auto group where most
companies are reporting rec- j stnkeicy Van' Camp
old or near-rcforci ftiarcn :z,un ""uci
sales.
Chrysler broke 100 earlier
in the session but closed unchanged.
Montana Power
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National Biscuit
lflW York Central
Northern Natural Can
Northern Pacific txrli
Pc Gajv Elec
Penney J. C
Penn RI7
Pornia Cement
Phillips
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Radio Corporation .
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Shell Oil
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Souihc-rn Co,
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Sperry Rand
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New York - flJPD - Dow
Janes final stock averages:
30 industrials 697.12, up
6.61; 20 railroads 154.26, up
0.89; IS utilities 136.81, off
0.19, and 65 slocks 245.79,
up 1.54. Sales Thursday
w r a about 5.3 million
shares compared with 4-66
million shares Wednesday.
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Koqap High Bidder
On Roque Timber
Kojjap Manufacturing com
pany. Mcdford, was high bid
der Tuesday for 2,350,000
board fori of timber in the
Blue Lake area. Ashland Sau
cer district. Rocue Kiver Na
tional forest.
Forest Supervisor C. E.
Brown noted the bid totaled
$83,8071.18, compared lo the
appraised price of $34,043.00,
an increase of 51) per cent
Next high bidder was Mc
Grew Brothers. Mcdford The
other bidder was Cheney For
est Products.
The timber In the unit con
sisted of 465,000 board feet
of Douglas-fir bid at $30 per
thousand board feet; 385.1100
board feet of western white
pine and other pine bid at $3B
per thousand board feet, and
1.500,001) board feet of sllasta
red fir and other species bid
at $18 per thousand board
feel.
AdvirUtemtnt
U. S. Denies Plotting
Laos Assassination
Vientiane. Laos -ITP- Com
munists accused the United
States today of plotting the
assassination of anti-American
Laotian Foreign Ministei
Quintal Fholsena. bill a U.S. ;
Embassy spokesman promptly
labeled the charge "baseless
and entirely fal.se "
Pholsena was killed by a
neutralist Laotian army cor-!
poral Monday night as he re
turned lo his home with his
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