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H. - OIPD -A veteran Navy officer said Saturday he heard what ap peared to be the death rattle of the submarine Thresher just moments after her crew tried desperately to surface the vessel before it apparent ly broke up near the floor of the Atlantic. Lt. (jg) James D. Watson, 43, of Aurora, III., told a Naval court of inquiry how he and tit. Cmdr. Stanley Heckcr. the skipper of the submarine rescue ship Sky lark listened oven an under water telephone to the final moments of the nuclear-powered Thresher and her 129- man crew. Portsmouth, N. H. - HOT - A floral replica of the submarine Thresher will be flown out to sea Monday and dropped over Iht last known position of the ves sel as a final tribute to the 129 men aboard, the Navy said Saturday. Watson, the navigator and First Lieutenant aboard Sky lark and a 23-year Navy vet eran, read and explained to the court log book notations he made seconds before Thresher was losl in water? a mile and a half deep last Wednesday He told the grim-faced Navy brass sitting on the in- NEWS($BNEFS TIMS FROM m ST ABOUND TM 01.01 NATO FORCE TO BE OPERATIONAL Washington 'IPI' The United Stales expects a 10 nalion NATO nuclear force to be operational under the supreme allied commander in Europe, U. S. Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitier. within a year, it was disclosed Saturday. U.A.R. TELLS OF SETTLEMENT WITH SAUDI ARABIA Cairo. U.A.R. lli The Uniled Arab Republic Sat urday announced a settlement with Saudi Arabia on the Yemen civil war and the little Red Sea nation moved to join an emerging Arab Federation.' WEST GERMANS CROSS INTO EAST BERLIN Berlin m Long lines ol West Germans crossed slowly into East Berlin Saturday to visit relatives and friends living in the Communist section of the divided cily. SOVIETS LAUNCH NEW SATELLITE Moscow in The Soviet Union Saturday launched Its 14th unmanned exploratory saiellil in its cosmos se ries designed to prepare the way for future space flights by Russian cosmonauts. . Thresher. The debris will be .evaluated by a naval board of inquiry gathered in Ports mouth, N. H. (UPI) quiry board that the sounds which came over his tele phone link with Thresher as it practiced deep dives far be low were all too familiar to ! him and Hecker. "We both heard a sound ! familiar to me from World ! War II - the sound of a tor- i pedocd ship breaking up imHcrwaipr." Watson said. 'It sounded as though a com partment was collapsing or something of that nature. It wa." a muted, dull Ihud." Left Room Al one point in the pro ceedings, newsmen had to leave the inquiry room when QUvlark's loe indicated how I deep Thresher was diving. This is classified information. According to the log. Thresher messaged at 0913, j "we have position up angle. i Attempt to blow-up." This was 13 minutes after Thresh er had dived to test depth. The word "blow-up'' meant ! that the crew was attempting to force air into the ballast 1 tanks to surface, the craft. The sub apparently was in trouble at this point and Us .,.,.. hnno tuac in surfacim? quicKiy. rttuuiuuig iu an other witness the sub had re ported "experiencing minor difficulties" shortly before the 0913 message. Two minutes later, at 0915. Heckcr grabbed the tele phone and shouted four times to Thresher: "Are you in control?" "There were blowing sounds on the intercom, but nothing else," Watson said. Last Message Then at 0917, Thresher sent its last message. It was parti ally garbled, Watson said, and he picked up just two words: " . . . test depth . . ." He said both he and Hecker believed several words preceded this. Asked by the board if he had any idea what the garbled words might have been, Wat son said he believed he heard the word "exceeding" before test depth, but added, "I'm not certain." It was shortly after the 'test depth" message that signalled the end of the $50 million submarine. The board asked Watson who was doing the talking aboard Thresher " I can only assume it was the commanding officer (Lt. Cmdr. John W. Harvey)," Watson replied. "He was un hurried. There was no note of hysteria. He would be the man most likely to carry on in a situation such as this- ' Bill to Revamp CD Passes in House Salem - (TOD - A bill to revamp the Oregon Civil De- i fense law passed the Oregon House unanimously Friday in a preliminary test of the Ways and Means committee's , "out with the old. in with the new" civil defense plan. The vote came as the ' House plugged through a 27-' measure calendar, its heav iest this season. Other bills passed includ ed one to outlaw the require ment of a lie detector test as a condition of employment, termed "a Gestapo type of action" in House debate. The Civil Defense bill con tains the crux of ways and means' new view ol Civil De fense. It went to the Senate. ACCIDENT VICTIM Gold Beach. Ore. - ITS -A U. S- Forest Service em ployee was killed in a one t car crash on U S. highway 101 near here Saturday The victim was Charles Cook, 20. He was Oregon's first week 1 end traffic fatality. Higher Education Warns of Plans If Budget is Salem - HOT - T h e State Board of Higher Education has told the legislature it will take drastic steps to preserve "quality" educatiun if its bud get is cut by $5 million. Ways and Means committee members' replied they were "shocked." The board's letter was is sued in response to a request from the legislative committee on where $5 million might be cut from higher education's proposed $81 million budget. The board said if there are extensive cutbacks it will "in crease tuition rates sharply and raise admission standards for all students." "We remain convinced," the letter said, "that, if a choice must be made, a high quality Ticket-Vending Machines Slated For Campgrounds Portland - OJPD - A schedule of operations for ticket-vending machines in 28 Oregon and Washington campgrounds was announced Saturday by the U. S. Forest Service. The ticket machines have been installed this year at selected well developed and heavily used campgrounds af ter being tested at two loca tions last year. Regional Forester J. Her bert Stone said the overnight camping fee will be $1 per day. Stone said the machines will operate through Sept. 2. He listed the following campgrounds in Oregon which will have the vending ma chines, along with the date the machines will go into op eration: East Lake Deschutes National Forest: Blue Bay (Shuttle Lake) and Link Creek (Shuttle Lake), both July 8; Paulina Lake, Little Crater (Paulina Lake), Cinder Hill (East Lake), Aug. 1. Mt. Hood National Forest: Tollgate and Camp Creek, June 22. Siskiyou National Forest; Grayback, June 24 Siuslaw National Forest: Tillicum Beach, Cape Perpet ua, Sutton Lake, Siltcoos, and Carter Lake west, .all June 1; North Eel Creek, June 28. Willamette National Forest: Hoover, McKenzie Bridge, Paradise. Black Canyon, all May 27. Winema National Forest: Aspen Point (Lake of the Woods), opening depends on completion of campground. Meatcutters Strike Averted by Talks A strike has- been averted i through last minute negotia tions between Meatcutters Local 503 and employers in Medford, Ashland and Grants Pass, according to James D. Cain, secretary-treasurer lor the union local. The mutual agreement will ! provide an increase in health j and welfare benefits,' a sick leave clause of 12 days peri year, improved holiday pay and wages to total $18.50 per week for head meatcutter, $17 per week for journeymen and 912 per week for wrap pers. The new agreement also will clarify some of the arti cles of the present contract and will bring wages and working conditions in line with the rest of the state. Cain said. Medford Youth Held For Setting Baze A 13-year-old Medford boy was arrested by sheriff's dep uties Friday on charges of setting a fire at the Rogue River Academy on South Stage rd. The boy told depu ties he did it because he was angry with a teacher, and he admitted having done damage to the school in the past No damage resulted from the fire, which was set in a janitor's room In panic, the boy pulled the fire alarm, which was heard by a school board member attending rhtirr-h nearbv He and other church members put out the f ije slashed education for a (ewer number would be preferable to a wa-lered-down education for a greater number." Able Teachers The board said it desires to keep "the able teachers now on Oregon campuses." It said Oregon has achieved "a high level of educational quality." It is the clear duty of the board lo protect this quality," it said. It said budget cuts also would bring cutbacks in aux iliary service programs such as agricultural research, the teaching hospital and clinics, the federal cooperative exten sion service, and the crippled children's division. Ways and Means co-chairman Ward Cook (D-Portland) said the board sounded like "a spoiled child that just takes up his marbles and goes home." He stud the suggested $5 million cut never was given as an ultimatum. "I certainly hope the board is not serious in its indication . . . that it feels necessary to cut out programs," he said. Bradford Quits as Councilman Alter Postmaster Oath Al Bradford, who was sworn in Friday afternoon as acting postmaster of Medford, announced immediately after he took the oath of office that he would resign from the Medford city council. Bradford, who represented Ward 2 on the council, of which he also was president, said he would resign to avoid any possible conflict of inter est which might develop. He said that he fell he would need to give full time to the operation of the post office. Bradford, who had stated immediately after announce ment of his appointment about two weeks ago that he would follow whatever advice in this matter he received from the post office department, said he had not heard from the department regarding the holding of a non-partisan elec tive office. He said he had decided on his own judgment to resign. Attempt at 'Fast Sale' Is Denied Astoria - fUPD - The attor ney for a group of Astoria businessmen has denied that an attempt was made to push through a fast sale of the Tongue Point Navy Base here. Robert McDonald, counsel for Tongue Point, Inc.. made the, denial after Sen. Wayne I Morse ID-Ore ), charged the General Services administra Hon was allowing negotiations in go through hastily. McDonald said his group's plans have been known since October, 1982. "If Senator Morse would re-examine the facts in this case he would learn that Tongue Point has been turned down by every other govern ment agency in the area, not to mention a number of pri vate investors," Mc Donald said. High School Student Confesses Slaying Reno. Nev - UPD - An 18-year-old high school student Saturday night confessed to strangling and dismembering shapely Sonja McCaskie, a i former British ski star whose j body was found strewn around her apartment last ' week. Police charged Thomas Let Bean of Reno with murder after the youth made an oral confession to the savage slay-1 ing and re-enacted the crime I at the victim's duplex. His arrest followed a bullet-punctuated chase on a downtown Reno street earlier. TABLES BILL Salem - Wt - The House Tax committee Friday tabled a bill which would have in creased the 5 per cent East ern Oregon timber severance tax to 7' per cent. The ac tion came alter testimony from Eastern Oregon timber interests in opposition to the proposal Pearson to Lead Canada; Dieffinhaker PEAR BLOSSOM ROYALTY Monte Stewart and Cindy Kay Philips, both aged 8, were named king and queen of this year's Pear Blossom festival Saturday at a ceremony at the American Legion hall in Medford. Stewart is the son of Mrs. Beryl J. Stewart of Eagle Point and is Group Asks lor Oregon Hearing On Dunes Park Florence - (UN - The West ern Lane Taxpayers associa tion has sent a telegram to Sen. Alan Bible fD-Ncv.) ask ing that a hearing on a pro posed Oregon Dunes will be held In the Florence-Reeds-port area. Chairman John S. Parker accused Sen. Maurlne Neuber ger (D-Ore. , the bill's sponsor, of trying to bypass property owners in the area by advocat ing a hearing in Washington, D. C. Parker said Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore), has informed him the Senate Public Lands subcommittee will decide May K whether to hold a hearing in Oregon Sen. Neubergcr's bill would set aside some 42,000 acres along the coast between Flor ence and Coos Buy, as an Ore gon Dunes National Seashore. The Western Lane Taxpayers Association is an organization of property owners in the area that has been critical of the proposed park. Three Jailed for Grocery Robbery Oregon City - MPD - Three men were jailed here Satur day charged with assault and robbery by force and violence following the hold-up of the Maple Grove grocery store. The three men were cap tured about 45 minutes after the robbery. They were indentified as James Brown Williams, 54, j Cleo Turner, 39, and Olden j Summerfield, 30, all Port- lind. A trio entered the store Saturday and demanded cash j from Harry Fiesel, operator of the store Fiesel was being j beaten by the robbers when i a bakery route salesman. Robert Otherson, Portland, entered the store. The holdup men made a break for a car and a chase ensued. The car driven by the rob-, bers went out of control and went over a bunk Police cap-' lured them at the scene of tbc j accident Youth Grabs Purse, Escapes Down Alley A purse containing SI 5 was snatched from the hands Of a woman walking along Sixth st. between Ivy st. and Oakdale ave. at about 4 p.m. Saturday. It was recovered nearby a short time later, but only $2.42 was found inside. Beulah S. Warner. 515 South Holly st. told Medford police that a youth wearing white trousers and a red and white checkered shirt walked up to her and a companion grabbed her purse and ran off down an alley ' sponsored by the Veterans Administration Employees association. Miss Philips, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. (Tex) Philips of Medford, is sponsored by Courtesy Chev rolet. The two were picked from 23 can didates for the privilege of reigning over the annual festival here. Bells of Rome's Churches Peal to Welcome Easter Vatican City - IW - The bells of Rome's 500 churches peaiea joyously al midnight today to welcome Easter and Its tidings of Christ's risin from the dead The booming of the biji Dens at St. peters marked the end of Easter vigil rites in the Basilica and in th e other churches. Pope John XXIII. Satur day night broadcast an Easter message praying that Christ would show the world's rul ers the need to defend "the great treasure of peace," did not appear in public at mid night. He came lo his window earlier to bless a torch-carrying pilgrimage of Rome taxi drivers in St. Peter's later to day to offer his traditional blessing to the city. Somber Interiors The Easter vigil rites sym bolized the rebirth of man kind through the passion and resurrection of Christ. The churches commemorated the event by bringing light back into their somber interiors, which had been draped and darkened to mourn Christ's death on the cross. Baseball Saturday Night Games: Los Angeles 3 Houston I (NL) Kansas City 3 Minnesota 2 (AL) State Police Raid of Illinois Valley Benefit Poker Game Rouses Protests Cave Junction - Life in the usually quiet Illnois Valley picked up in tempo this past week - all because two state policemen In plain clothes paid a visit to the area. Before the officers conclud ed their brief stay in Cave Junction and vicinity, they raided a poker game at an department ham shoot and Illinois Valley Volunteer Fire seized a slot machine at an area cafe. The story began when the volunteer firemen decided to put on a ham shoot last Satur day at the Cecil Slack resi dence north of Kerby, with profits to be used to purchase a resuscitator for the depart ment. Donated Money But when Sunday came, it rained - and so the partici pants moved indoors and lni I tiatcd a game ol poker. Those I present donated money for chips, and after each set of 1 five hands, the player with 1 the most chips won a ham. I Presently, several new Admits ncc I The Pone said last , ntuhli Th. v..i.a , 1 Hood start toward peace has -"V ,, - ""' KLr d temptations of easy 'sue Medford Residence Destroyed by Fire Two homes in the Medford rural area were reported on fire within 11 minutes of each other late Friday night. One burned to the ground; the other was heavily damaged. Two boys, whose names firemen were unable to ob tain, helped Ance Copley out of his home at 120S South Stage rd. before It was de stroyed. A neighbor: Robert Yutes, noticed the fire and called firemen at 11:55 p.m. The house was completely In flumes when firemen arrived. It and the contents were a total loss. Copley is now stay ing at 750 Queens dr. At 11:44 p.m.. fire was re ported at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. White, Rt. 3, Box 170 A, Medford, located near the intersection of North Phoenix rd. und Cherry lane. The fire started in a clothes dryer, which had been left running when Mrs. White left home, firemen said. A neighbor turned in the alarm. There was heavy damage to the house and the contents. ' and two dogs and a cat ap i parcntly died in the blaze. comers arrived at the Slack home, and two of them in par- j ticular, named Nick Barry and Byron D. (no kidding); Wlnningham, did rather well, i They won three hams be- j tween ihem. But then, all of a sudden, Barry and Winmngham1 whipped out state police badges and identified them selves as officers. They con fiscated all the money and hums, and cited seven persons fpr conducting, permitting or engaging in a game of chance Members of the fire depart-, mcnt are reportedly rather j unhappy about the incident. The Illinois Valley News in i a slory Thursday quoted one I as stating, "We try to Im- j ' prove the equipment without I any additional taxes or with- I out donations. We work on : ; our own free time without I i pay, both fighting fires and at 1 benefits lo raise money for equipment to better protect the valley and this is what wc get Well. I for one, am through." Party Leaders To Meet Monday To Arrange Changes Liberal Takeover Seen by Mid-Week Ottawa - ram - Prune Min ister John Diefenbaker, the defeat of his Conservative ad ministration confirmed by Canada's armed service vot ers, agreed Saturday to step aside in favor of a new Lib eral government headed by Lester B. Pearson. The 87-year-old Conserva tive leader made the formal concession, ending the politi cal uncortalntly that follow ed Monday's national election. In a telegram offering to meet Pearson to discuss "the date of the change-over of government." Pearson, 65 - year old for mer external affairs minister and Nobel Peace prize win ner, quickly agreed to the meeting at 3 p.m. (EST) Mon day in the prime minister's Parliament Hill office. Barring an u n expected snag, it seemed certain Pear son would become Canada's inn prime minister by mid- week. Endorsed. Stand The country's armed aa.ru. . ice. voters endorsed Pearson's privnuciear stand by giving .uti uiuuraiH iu.o per cent Ol tnoir bullots versus only 30.S per ccm lor uiGXcaoaker a Conservative!!!. the two political rivals), w noio. nine personal affection 1? "? - I "Zl - 98 Oto T rVi',f pendents and hospitalised vet erans, tabulated seoaratelv under the Canadian electoral system had switched: two more seats from the Conserv atives to Pearson's Liberal party. They raised the Liberals to 130 members, three short of overall majority in the 285 - seat House of Commons. The Conservatives were left with 94 seats and the Social Credit and New Democratic Splinter parties retained 24 and 17 seats respectively. Formal Document Six Social Credit members from French - Cauadlan Que bec, however, bolted party ranks Friday and. In a for mal document sent to Pear son and Governor - General George Vanier, promised to support a Liberal administra linn in the new 28th Parlia ment. If half this group holds to their announced intention some of them began to backtrack today Pearson will be In control of the new Commons. Following Monday's infor mal meeting, Diefenbaker's next step will be to hand his resignation to Vanier, who la recovering from a mild heart attack, and "advise" the Queen's representative to call on Pearson to form the new government. The slate police have a somewhat different version of the raid. According to a spokesman at the depart ment's Grants Pass office, of ficers got u tip from someone in the Illinois Valley that a public poker game was in progress, and so they sent two plainclothesinen, both from Iloseburg, to investigate. The spokesman said the officers did not know at the time that the- game was connected with a benefit event. The case is expected to be tried in Illinois Valley Justice court, at a date yet to be an nounced. Members of the Volunteer Fire department have hired a Grants Pais at torney. In the second raid last Sun day, the two plainclothesmen seized a slot machine at the Chit Chat cafe in Cave Junc tion and cited Mona Merit Eaton, who appeared in the local justice court Tuesday, posted $250 bail and was given additional time to enter a plea
