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HOUSE PASSES INCOME TAX BILL Veteran Circus Aerialist Dies In 50-Foot Fall Omaha, Neb. ilIPli A veter-1 an circus aerialist fallered as she stood atop a 50-foot sway ing pole Thursday night, then tumbled to her death in the green sawdust below. Henrietta Grotofenl, 42, a 1 fifth generation circus per- j former and a former member of the tragedy-haunted Wal lenda aerial troupe, died al most instantly. Mrs. Grotofent, who was billed as "Miss Rietta," per formed without a net. Her act was known as "skirting on the borderline of eternity." Fellow performers said Miss Rietta was "extremely ner vous" the past few days. "She was just plain wor ried," said Barbara Wood cock, who has a trained ani mal act. "I think it got a little worse each day." Spectators Stunned The 4,666 spectators at the I Shrine Circus were stunned i into silence as a spotlight fol- i lowed her fall and then-for just a few seeonds-lighted her crumpled body as it lay face down. Suddenly aware of the trag edy, the crowd began to scream. Performers said she had not looked at all well Thursday ! night before she began her I act on the swavinir fiber alass i DOie I But she insisted she go on ' "absolutely required" for fish-1 chief representative of 250, as scheduled "I'm all right," i ermen traveling to Howard J 000 Cuban exiles in the Unit she said, "I'm always all right I Prairie or Fish lake. I ed States, when I'm up there." The situation was not im-: The nine remaining mem- Until about 12 years ago, I proving. ; bers planned to meet today to : Miss Rietta had been a mem-1 The weather bureau report-J decide on the council's future, her of the Wallenda trnune 1 ed three inches of new snow It was not known whether it Sixteen months ago, two mem- i bers of that troupe were kill- springs. There was 8V4 inches ed and a third was crippled i of roadside snow on the Sisk when a high -wire snapped iyous and 10 inches on the during their act in Detroit Living With Grotolenis Tlie crippled survivor of that act, Mario Wallenda, has been living in Sarasota, Fla., with the Grotofents. Her husband was a half brother of Karl Wallehda, the family patriarch. Grotofent, also a fifth gen eration circus performer, and his wife quit the Wallenda troupe to form their own act. Rietta's husband had super vised the erection and rigging of Rietta's swaying pole and the suspension system. Their parents both owned circuses in Europe. Valley Businessmen j Form Association Talent - A group of about 15 Talent and Phoenix area ! iw.,,km formed an or-i ganization here last night for tlie purpose of promoting their business area, which later this year will be by passed by the opening of a new Interstate 5 link. The group decided to call itself the Talent - Phoenix Businessmen's association. Norman Wade of the Pjra dise motel in Talent was elect ed chairman. Mark (Red) Nor ton of Phoenix vice chairman, and Mrs. Orval Tronsdal of the Phoenix motel, secretary treasurer. The officers were empowered to appoint two other board members. The group discussed invit ing Jacksonville businessmen to join the association. Erecting a sign in the Ash land area was proposed, with the sign to encourage motor-'. ists to stay on Highway 99 in Itead of taking the freeway, j RAIDERS IN REUNION aeanie-wrii--ntw.uvwufw. men who took part in the "Doolittle Raid" on Tokyo from the deck of the aircraft carrier Hornet 21 years ago were here for a reunion today. NEWStBRIEFS run of PLAIN OF JARS vumian. Laos-4TI Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma ordered his pro-Communist half brother today to halt Red and Grants Pass divisions of attacks on Neutralist forces on the Plain of Jars to head off the southwest district of the a new civil war in Laos. state forestry department was conducted today at the head- U.S. WARNS OF THREAT TO WEST GERMANY quarters on Table Rock rd Geneva-IFI-The United Slates warned today the! West session also will be con Germany laces "potential aggression of all dimensions in- ducted through the day Mon cluding nuclear attack" and that the North Atlantic Treaty day. Organitation must remain strong to meet such a threat. Subjects include such mat- ters as basic map reading and STRIKING ITALIAN DOCTORS MAKE PEACE work simplification. The Home-IPI-I'ely' 83.000 doctors made pescs with the training is in preparation for government today, ending their strike against health insur- thc cuming fjre season. ance organizations. .tnn FIREMEN REPRESENTATIVES MEET A. ''--Reoreser.tatives of the nation's railroads and th. firemen's union meet since President Kennedy t.t the facts in the IcamerDecming aispuie. HENRIETTA GROTOFENT Once With Wallendas Chains Required On Roads to Two Mountain Lakes Motorists traveling over the Siskiyous and Greenspnngs mountain passes today were advised by state police to have chains and chains were on the Siskiyous and Green- j Greensprines Snow depth at Howard Prairie was reported at 14 inches late this morning. County crewmen were work ing to keep the route open. At Fish lake, where there were 18 inches of snow, re sort owner George Dance re ported to state police that he was bulldozing the road into tlie resort. Willow Lake Snow Three inches of snow were reported at Willow la'ke. The road was sloppy and muddy and chains were advised. State ponce saio u nusm uti possible to reach Squaw lakes! lakes I bv four-wheel drive vehicle. : ported impassable from High-1 ca -ru- rnm I4r.iv. uu ine iuau Hum ard Prairie was reported open to within 300 yards of Hyatt, but police said a four-wheel drive should be used. Crater lake had 18 inches of new snow. Chains were re quired to reach headquarters. The road to the rim closed and motorists were - viseu not lo Li a vet iu uk 1 tional park. Snow depth is 102 inches at the park. A total of six inches of snow was reported at Pros- pect. The weather bureau fore cast mixed rain and snow showers through Saturday afternoon. Sunday outlook is for little cnange. Embezzlement Cose Before Legislature Salem -HIPP- An embezzle- ment case at the state nos- Pital will be brought up on the House lioor as a result of action Thursday by a Ways ana Means suDcommiuee. inesuDcommiueeapprovea: a $16,393 special approprta-, tion to the Board of Control . . .. . ior reimoursnis pai.eiu u u fund losses . . . ' I The money was embezzled j from the patient trust fund by Cecil Stinnette. who later I served eight months in prison. ATTACKS ORDERED jointly today for the first lima ordered an emergency toaro Cuban Council President Claims Kennedy Reneged Leader Resigns From Exile Group Miami-iUPP-Antoiiio de Va rona, vice-president of the Cuban (refugee) Revolution i ary Council, sought today to j rebuild the exile group fol ' lowing the storr resignation !of President Jose Miro Car dona. Miro, 60, resigned Thurs day, charging that President Kennedy failed to keep a I promise to mount a second ' ; invasion of Cuba to topple the regime of Premier Fidel Castro. Washington - Dm- Presi- dent Kennedy denied today that he ever promised Cu I ban exile leader Jose Moro 1 Cardona to attempt a sec ond invasion of Cuba. But ; the President said "time will see Cuba free again." The State Department issu I cd a statement in Washing ton calling Miro's charge a distortion of the truth and saying the United States I could not allow Cuban refu gees to lead il into possible war with Russia. Others Resign Seven other members of the I 17-member CRC resigned with Miro. pulling out four of the six political groups in the council, which has been the would continue to receive fi nancial backing from the U.S. government. Miro gave newsmen copies of a 10,000-word "white pa per" shortly after the final 10-minute session with the council during which he an nounced his resignation. It gave his version of talks with President Kennedy following the abortive invasion ot Cuba in April, 1061. Breaks With Associate Varona broke with his long time associate during the ses sion over release of the state ment and the two men argued vehemently, according to in formed sources. Varona said following the .. thn, ubilM.on of . :".. j.. I ' 1 1 11 111 tl IL l' 111 .vi il ii until- ment would mean that "no government is going to deal with Cuban exiles" in the fu ture. "I will fight to maintain and rebuild the council," Va rona said. Miro went into seclusion, presumably at his Miami Beach home. He received per mission Thursday from the of Costa Rica to tl. j Central American country. The U. S. government has made no attempt to deport Miro and there were indica-! tions he might remain in Miami area. Architect to Visit In Jacksonville l- L-.nnlli. M n r i n n Tl Ross, actimt dean of the school 0f architecture and allied arts at the University of Oregon, I wi vislt Jacksonville tomor- row to discuss the h gnway j s , , u a , 0 and rcst0ration Dlans. --- . Ross and members of the Jacksonvme planning commis - ,..! hnlrf , rilnnlnn at , nm . at thc communltv hall, The public is invited The proposed relocation of thc Medford-Provolt highway through Jacksonville and its effect on restoration plans is expected to be thc principal discussion al the i top.L Of ' meeting. Training Session Held tor Personnel A training session for 30 kev persons of the Medford DIES IN COLLISION La Grande -ilTli- Louise N Hohstat. 20 lmbler. was killed Thursday evening in Jo a two - car collision a mile south of here Regional Edition Medford 20 Pages mk LUCKY SHOPPER When Milton Stein metz." mayor of Gold Hill, parked his car in a Medford Park and Shop lot this morn ing he was more than a little bit surprised to have a pretty girl hand him a check for S25. Miss Suzettc Holmes, above, secretary for the Park and Shop system here, gave him the "award" for being the 500,000th WEATHER FORECAST: Mixed rain and I snow shower!. throiiRh Satur- : j day. OccaUlunul bunny periods i Saturday afternoon. Low to- I night 32. High Saturday 45. Outlook lor Sunday little ! change. Temp. HlEhrbt Yesterday 48 l Lowest This Morninc 35 Prec. to 10 a.m. Today 23 Our Skies Tonight Sunsrl tmlay 6:57 p.m. 1 8124 .1.111. 4:01 a.m. sunrlsc tomorrow Moonrtsc luinorruw w Moon April 23 KVKN1NG PLANETS Mercury, low In west after sunset.. Is now about, U-t million mUM hum the Garth. Mars, IUrIi in suntli- wetl 8:41 p.in,. Is now about 10 million miles further away from Men-nry. Police Recover Clothing in Car Grants Pass Close to S2.000 worth of clothing tak en from stores in Medford, Ashland, Klamath Falls and other cities was recovered here yesterday after police obtained a search warrant to enter a cor that had been impounded Wednesday. The owner of tlie car, Ray mond Dean Lewis. 36, of In dependence. Mo., was arrested Yreka last night bv tile Siskiyou county sheriff's de-1 panmem ... a u.d ms . ... warrant charging him WU Among the clothing items ' recovered were three suits, ' by Examiner Robert M. Wes valued at S72.50 each, which ! ton is subject to commission had been reported missing review. from the Varsity shop. 105 if jt stands, El Paso could East Main si., Medford. dur- j extend its pipeline from Eu ing the past week. I gene 128 miles southward to Grants Pass police first ap-1 a new terminus near Grants prehended Lewis and two companions at a uranis rass , '"" 5 ""- Onejjf the compaflloitvoren rnunp ixxmu . of Independence, was arrest- eo on a cnargc o. ..i , mi . l ; snopmung. me secuoa i pamon, a woman, was not ar- rested, and Lewis was releas - ed alter questioning. on weancsaay, was impounded for violation of a city parking oruinaiiee. Meanwhile, Grants Pass po - lice learned from Medford po- lice that the descriptions of the two men and the woman "-'""".' matched those ot persons seen theft of the suits was discov ered. They then obtained a war rant to search the impounded car. and after recovering the i clothing, issued a warrant for Lewis' arrest F ALL FATAL Salem -Ot- Earl B Ashley. 62. Aumsville, was killed Thursday in a fall from a roof at an ice and cold storage lirm here Baseball AMERICAN (Morning Game) Detroit 1 8 1 Boston j 6 ' Regan. Duslai 18) and Tri andos; Conley, Parley (8) and Tillman. HR: Bressoud. Boston. 2; Schilling. Boston. MEDFORD, customer to use the Park and Shop facilities since the system started in August, 1959. Said Mayor Steinmctz, "with me being mayor and all, people are going to think it's a put up job ..." Of course it was not, and Mr. and Mrs. Steinmctz were last seen heading for a downtown department store to spend the money. Tentative Total of County Budget Set At $4,542,133.16 The tentative total budget estimate for the new fiscal year ig $4,542,133.18, the Jackson county budget com mittee decided yesterday. This balances with the esti mated receipts, according to County Purchasing Coordina tor William Cochran. Further consultation is necessary with County Auditor George Sta cey before the definite budget total can be set. Hearing date is 8 p.m., June 14 in the court house auditorium. Tlie new fiscal year total is up about $200,000 over the current year total of $4.308,593. 98. To reach the new total and balance the budget the county road department budget was Rogue Valley Gas Pipeline Favored Washington -WPH- A Fed - i d,.,,. i-ii ,.v. amlncr Thursday recommend-! ,d El I'aso Natural lias be ito to Mtend ttC fry' This initial decision issued , Pass, at a cost estimated at ; s,(aj,uuu. cilities would ,.7 T V. "77, ,., ifJMU - " , ; which would construct d.stri- """"""'"'",-"; Grants Pass line and I - - - - - - ,r . a no the mam line orj ; i niles on southward to Ash- r- : i "i ' . unoer ims pw.., ; communities would get nat- urai gas tui i.i: ! ; They are Ashland, Canyon ville. Central Point, Gold Hill Grants Pass, Jacksonville i Medford, Myrtle Creek Oak- h.i muu.nl Riddle. Rneuc . ; ,,,rT, Talent and Winslon-Dillard Fire Damages Local Restaurant The range, range hood and attic above at Bamby's res - taurant at the Big Y shopping center were involved in a fire early this morning. City firemen reported 'hat tlie motor in thc ventila'.i.ig system was burned and that Coos Bay. It announced Wed extensive smoke damage re-; nesday it would close its saw suited They said that thc mill at Springfield. Ore., blaze apparently started from ' April 26. a cloth left on the range! ; which is left on low tempera-1 Cat Biff Receives lure at nighttime. i fiMnt-m A passing truck driver first ApprOVOf Of ienare noticed the fire and turned j Salem Pli-The Senate lo in thc alarm at 4:45 o'clock i day approved a measure this morning Firemen dis-1 which would allow counties patched three trucks includ-'to adopt regulations for the ing the aerial ladder truck control of domestic cats. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL cut $50,000 setting the new ; total at $1,809,062. Building improvement and mainlc nance fund was trimmed $10,000 to make a new total of $84,920.40. Budget trimming was neces sary to meet the $268,309 expected drop in O and C money and $16,878 drop in forest service receipts. The O and C money includes an expected carry over from the current year of $130,000 or a total of $2,545,043 and for est receipts are $324,285 (no carry-over). The county court will levy, according to a recent intcrpre i tation of the state law, a tax i for $10 per census child to raise $249,580. This will go lor scnooi aistricis operation- al expenses. An additional per census child allocation of $7.50. or a total of $187,170 will be given from O and C funds. Millage is estimated at !" - ""oe i sum. "ew fila' ca budl StiSSatfZ. 2StaJ2 AnX fn parks and recreation. This is up $1,202 over the current year. The much argued county allocution to the Medford li brary remains al $73,943, the same as the current year. An other controversial budget, for the mental health clinic, was set at $38,638. up $458. j Tm! cuunty b,ud' committee 1 save in to tlie clinic board's W to s i clinic's administrator s salary j Had been "1 $,350 An allocation of $4 M0 was ic(t in the budget for the agricultural program st k .lHoe F.arl M Mlllnr Thi Includes thc future purchase w 3() hea(J nf becf catUe rfur- ing thc next fiscal year, cost of cutting and baling hay, sup plies, gs. oil and salary for a part-time supervisor. ,wu '"ru arc the county health depart- mcnt's $99,092, down $4,338; and thc county clerk's $98, 531 budget, up $6,895. Georgia-Pacific To Cut Bock Production Portland ilIPl) - More cut- backs in sawmill production 1 were announced today by i Georgia - Pacific corporation because of market conditions, Thc firm said the cutbacks would affect 1J5 men in up erations at Toledo, Ore., and Tribune 19, 1963 Kennedy Defends Record Budget; Tax Cut Program Editors Hear Chief Executive Washington - (UPD - Declar ing that federal spending is essential to the country's ec onomic health, President Ken nedy said today that major cuts in his record $98.8 bil lion budget would "harm both the nation and the typical neighborhood in it." Addressing the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Kennedy strongly attacked ar guments that his tax cut pro gram should be accompanied by a corresponding reduction in federal spending to achieve a balanced budget. Would Bt Sicond Best A $15 billion cut in the budget, he said in his pre pared text, "not only would cripple our defenses and make us permanently second best in space it would virtual ly turn the clock back in every American community." And a $5 billion reduction, he declared, would mean one million fewer jobs by mid- 1984 and would nullify all the gains a tax cut would pro duce by then. Could Cause Depression Furthermore, he said, a con tinuation of that lower level of expenditures "would event ually cause, not only a reces ilnn Vllt on nri.i O.untlir i liirisetiirv lnae In rnuemie thtm Ihe amnnnt KlinnnHprilv wav- pH;' rJmruianli fur CIO In 41 hiuinn knrim.1 out hiu hin advanced by a group calling! itself the "House Republican Tnair lrnrxo nn nnnspi Rmtne. tlon." It Is headed by Rep. Frank Bow (R-Ohto). Thresher Inquiry Closed To Public Piirisnmiiih N H -illPli- A Nouu nnnpl nf tnnllirv imnati. gating the sinking of the sub- marine Thresher was unex pectedly closed to the public today for undisclosed reasons Thc Navy said the hearings would be held in private and that open sessions of the court probably" will resume Sat urday morning. Officials gave no explana tion for the change in plans and did not Identify witnesses who might appear at thc clos ed door session. At the hearing Thursday, two crewmen who by chance missed the last dive of the submarine which went down with 129 men aboard, testified the ship was plagued by me chanical difficulties and "slop py" work during nine months of overhaul and tests. In the Atlantic 220 miles east of Cape Cod, meanwhile, thc search for thc sunken ship continued amid a published report it already had been found. The report was offi cially denied by the Navy. Hatfield To Attend Arizona Conference Salem - IUPI1 - Gov. Mark Hatfield flies to Arizona Sat urday for the Western Gov ernor's Conference at Scotts- dalc. He will be chairman of a committee on higher edu cation. He returns to Oregon next Wednesday. Local Girl Scout Council Plan Proposed by National Group The Rogue Valley Girl Scout council has voted auainst thc new "council cov - erage" plan proposed by the national organization and glv en intensive study in recent months. The vote, 68 to 1, took place at the annual spring council session held Wednesday at B e 1 1 v i e w Grange hall. Ashland. Using the Girl Scout dele gate voting system, the bal loting was supervised by two iuk.""'" "'" '"-'-; Mrs. R. W Gray. Medford, and Mrs. Wilson Mulheim, Eugene, who spoke concern ing thc change before the vot ing took place. Rogue Valley council is made up of Jackson and Jose phine counties in Oregon and Siskiyou county in California. Some 2.000 Girl Scouts and Brownies arc served by the council. Under the new plan, ihc 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 25 JACK EDSON Named to Council Edson Named to Replace Bradford On City Council Medford Architect Jack A. Edson, 1113 South Oakdale avc, was named as new coun cilman from Ward 2 at last night's meeting of the Med ford city council. Edson replaces Al Bradford, who resigned to accept the Medford postmastershlp. Ed son is a former president of the city planning commission. Councilman Robert Baccus, "ara o , was unanimously e.ecicu ils uuuiicu p.esiueiu 1 at the meeting. Bradford had been president of the council it the time of his resignation, Dr. Tom Anderson, 1341 Murray ave., was appointed to serve on the citizens' hudo et committee, lilting a vacan- cy created by the resignation '" . " ot Harry Barker as one that la "looking to the 1 future." Bids 'Farewell' They said it would broaden Bradford appeared at t h e I the tax base to pick up new council meeting to say "fare- j taxpayers, simplify the tax well" to the group after near- structure, keep dollars in Ore- lv seven vears of service. He tvnu nlven . standinc vote applause by those present thc meeting. In other council action i.,., ., i u.nn. n.. partment store appeared be- lore tne group in Deuair ot his request to vacate . he west 1UU l (. t-1 ui an inn v hi umm i 13, Original Town. The measure, which was unanimously approved by the council, now clears the way for an extensive remodeling project planned by Mann's. The store Intends to expand across the alley into the build ing now occupied by Western Thrift store, 30 North Cen tral live. Present at thc meeting was a group of area high school students, headed by student Mayor Jim Snodgrass, who observed their adult counter parts conduct the city's busi ness. Student government day has been set for Thursday, April 28. S. P. Freight Engines Derailed at Darn'x Klamalh Falls-lUPt - Two . ..I dicacl engines of a soutn- bound Southern Pacific freight train derailed at Dur rls, Calif., 20 miles south of here, about 4 a.m. today. Thc track was expected to be cleared by noon. A mail train was held here tempor arily. I areas covered by each council would be greatly enlarged and lthc new council into which I thc local one would be absorb- ed would include 10 counties in Oregon and California. Headquarters would be in Eugene. After thc new plan was studied. Rogue valley Girl Scout officials said they op pose it because control will be in fewer hands, tending to make Ihe organization less democratic; because il will not provide any better pro gram than is now offered and becausc the problem of vol unteer leadership, always major one, would he aggra vated due to the distance from headquarters. Local Girl Scout volunteers believe that the new plan would mean more profession al help and increased ex penses; feel it would weaken the neighborhood system, Future Seen as Less Certain in Senate Debate Bank Tax Bill Alto Approved Salem-IUPD-The House pass ed a sweeping $35-milllon in come tax bill 42-18 today in a stunning victory tor the House Tax committee. The major revenue-raising measure went to the Senate, where its future was less cer tain and some changes were expected to be made. The House action culminat ed a session-long effort by the committee to meet the state's biggest problem - a need for some $85 million to keep state services at their current level. The committee has toiled to "reform" the state Income tax structure without offending the House and Senate by a too-radical measure. Surprising Swiftness Passage came with surpris ing swiftness after less than one hour of debate. The House opened debate on the ciga rette tax bill, then recessed until 1 p.m. The Income tax bill action came on the heels of another tax committee victory: 53-7 passage of a $9 million bank tax bill that also went to the Senate. It is an attempt to shut a loophole under which banks have protested a 9 per cent corporation excise tax since 1957. Rep. Richard Eymann (D Marcola), tax committee chair man, said if not approved by the legislature, the tax dispute would cost Oregon $9 million next biennium. It is retroactive. Rep. Sid ney Bazett (R-Grants Pats) protested it would hit other institutions as well, and called U1C retroactive lettturc a oe- vlous way to win a court de- cislon. i Income BUI Praised Eymann and Rep. Victor Aliyen iK-ucavenon) appeal- - cd for passage of the Income t out - sue out inuuej-r.ii- don that now are going to the of federal government, and oro- at vine riexionuy sor tne suture. JSymann said It would pay "r services ior wnicn you nave oeen voting ana tne peo- P'e nave aKln- , ((g fm Opening Next Week Ashland - Employment for about 32 men, and as many as 60 more in related indus tries, is expected to be pro vided by the reopening of the old Lithia mill here. Reopening plans were an nounced this week by Thom as J. Parker, a member of the board of a new firm tak ing over operation of the plant. The mill expects to start operations next week and be in full production within a month, at which time It would be cutting 100,000 feet of lum ber per day. The new company Is made up of employees of the plant, with Earl Knight serving as P'dcnt. Each stockholder 111 . -n-,. In I ... trolll'a nrnffli will share in the mill's profits. Those employees who are not stockholders will work on straight wages. Parker Industries has leas ed the mill from Magnolia Lumber Corp. and will in turn lease it to the newly formed company, Parker said. Votes Against which local Girl Scout au thorities believe are already badly serviced and would re sult in poorer training for volunteers. Another major problem from the Rogue valley stand point would be that of prop erty ownership. The local council owns Tomlin Forest near Medford and Low Echo, an established camp at Lake of the Woods. Mrs. B. E. Culy. Medford, Rogue Valley council presi dent, stated yesterday that be- - j cause of the adverse local a I vote, the council will now request a hearing from the nalional board. It is pointed out that the new plan is meeting with con siderable opposition in vari ous parts of the nation. Donora council In Pennsylvania has taken its appeal to court and a hearing is set for mid-May. 4 V
