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University Study Bitterly
Attacks Civil Defense Role
Salem - 8PI - A blistering
review of Civil Defense per
formance during the Colum
bus day itorm la Included in
a study of community reac
tion to disaster released Sat
urday by Willamette univer
sity. The 88-page report, "Our
Community In Disaster, Oc
tober 12, 1962, Salem, Ore
gon," was prepared by the
Department of Sociology and
Anthropology of the univer
sity. A summery of the state
Civil Defense activity states
"it was felt that because of
the confusion within civil de
fense itself, it could not gen
erate the confidence neces
sary to meet any crisis.
"Perhaps by even redefin
ing the purpose of the organ
ization to meet many differ
ent crises this confidence
could be established.
Access To Generator
"Questions arose concern
ing the Civil Defense genera
tors. The state institutions
were all In need of emergency
power. Fairview had access to
a generator furnished by Civil
Defense but no one could
operate it."
The report, in ita 12-page
section of conclusions and
recommendations, notes:
"Many emergency agencies
were csught without adequate
provision for emergency light-
iht.
Even operative flashlights
and candle were lackln.
"In the state Civil Defense
offices, a Urge number of
gssollna lanterns were stored
for such an occasion. But the
gasoline to fill them cannot,
according to safety ordinances
O- the city, be stored above
ground within the city limits.
"Therefor, It was impos
sible to have them ready to
use at a moment's notice, or
even to fill them on short
notice.
"An underground storsge
tank with a hand pump could
solve this difficulty."
Communications Poor
The report noted "on the
whole, the community func
tioned passably during this
disaster.
"The most glaring deficien
cy waa In communications.
Great improvements need to
be made."
The study suggests placing
key telephone lines under
ground, providing auxiliary
power for radio station, and
making battery powered tran
alstor radio receivers "avail
able in at' least every block
in cities, In every township
or household in rural areas."
"Police services, til pro
tection, military support for
these in emergencies, and am
bulance services seem to have
been fairly adequate and re
flect their planful considera
tion of the possibility of
emergencies.
"Hospitals were also on an
emergency footing with lit
tle delay or difficulty, again
because of planning and re
sources provided for ahead
of time.
"State, county, and private
institutions varied in their
readiness to meet the emer
gency. "Most did well with
their available resources, but
supplies of water and fuel
for auxiliary power genera
tors and tor heat were small
enough to threaten exhaustion
if the emergency had lasted
significantly longer."
Cooperation Lacking
The report notes "lack of
cooperation and acceptance of
the (Civil Defense) program
was the rule rather than the
exception.
"Altogether, Civil Defense
seems to hsve played a very
minor role in the crisis.
"It's chief usefulness, per
haps, waa in being a whip
ping boy on which to blame
all the lack of planning,
preparation, and coordination
which the entire community
exhibited.
"It is a matter of dispute
whether thia was worth the
cost of maintaining the organ
ization." Another significant point
related in the report is that
Civil Defense was one of 13
organizations telephoned by
the weather bureau at 10 a m.
the day of the storm.
The weather bureau had
mistakenly predicted "gusts
up to 60 miles per hour or
better . . . the winds reached
00 miles per hour . . ."
The weather bureau re
ported later that "about 75
per cent of the agencies call
ed apparently did not take
the report seriously. It is ex
pected that in many Instances
that persons answering the
warning call did not relay
the information beyond the
person answering the phone.
"No reports were made
from the weather bureau aft
er the storm began until the
following Sunday aftenoon,
due to the shortage of power."
Impending Marriage
Of Rockefeller and
Divorcee Rumored
New York -fflPI)- Reports of
an impending marriage be
tween Gov. Nelson A. Rocke
feller and socialite divorcee
Mrs. Margaretta Fitler (Hap
py) Murphy hit the headlines
here again Saturday.
The New York Mirror and
New York Journal-American
both came nut with front page
stories strongly hinting that
Rockefeller would marry the
attractive Mrs. Murphy, pos
sibly some time next month.
Mrs. Murphy has been in
seclusion since her April 1
divorce from Dr. James S.
Murphy, and the Mirror re
ported that she has been se
cretly staying In the Park ave
nue apartment of her cousin,
Mrs. Peter Iselln.
(Mrs. Iselin, however, when
asked about the newspaper re
port, aald, "No, she's not here
and she hasn't been. I have
nothing more to say about the
matter.") ,
Those who are convinced
that a marriage is being plan
ned point to a large gap In
the governor's official sched
ule for the month when he
has no public activities plan
ned from May 9 until late In
the month.
Hia press office continues
to maintain a "no comment"
policy on the marriage rumors
and no official explanation
was given for the three-week
Interlude in May.
However, it Is not unusual
for the governor to take some
thris off after he finishes sign
ing Mils passed by the legis
lature, a chore Rockefeller is
expected to have completed
by May 6. His press office said
he often takes a two or three
week vacation at that time.
The Mirror quotes a confi
dante of Rockefeller and Mrs.
Murphy who predicts "within
10 days or two weeks after
he signs the last bill he and
Mrs, Murphy will get mar
ried. "At first It was planned as
a very quiet affair," the friend
was quoted as saying, "but it
Is growing; now It appears
25 close friends will attend.
Then they will take a trip to
Europe and wind up at the
big Rockefeller ranch in Ven
ezuela."
Legislators Eye
Adjournment by
Middle of May
Salem - HOT - Members of
the Oregon Legislature dug
in Saturday for a hard day's
work in an effort to adjourn
by mid-May.
Although it was the 104th
day, a number of major
pieces of legislation still
needed more committee work.
The House met to act on 20
measures.
Two key committees sched
uled Saturday work sessions.
The Ways and Means edu
cation subcommittee hoped
to near final action on the
budget for higher education,
and to start looking at basic
school support.
The House Committee on
Constitutional Revision hoped
to get nearer to sending a
proposed new constitution to
the House floor for action.
The House Taxation Com
mittee, its big revenue bills
out of the way. Planned a
day-long session to act on
other bills that were put aside
earlier.
During the past week,
thoughts of winding up the
session took on a noticeable
new note of urgency, but
much work remained to be
done.
The Senate Taxation Com
mittee planned to get down
to work next week on the big
revenue bills passed by the
House, with an Impasse be
tween the two chambers
looming and a conference
committee the likely result.
Education, Ways and Means
Will Coordinate Positions
Salem -UPD- On a cordial
note, the Ways and Means
Education subcommittee and
the State Board of Higher Ed
ucation moved Saturday to co
ordinate their positions on
higher education building.
At the request of the legis
lative committee, a special
board meeting was planned
May 6 to comment on actions
tentatively taken by the com
mittee on the board's college
building budget.
Charles Holloway, vice
president of the board, ex
pressed willingness of the
board to hold a special meet
ing. Chancellor R. E. Lieual
len said, "I think you'll find
them willing to work toward
the goals you've outlined."
What it seemed to mean is
that the board will take an
other look at building needs
in terms of financial limits
indicated by the committee
Fierce Tropical
Storm Devastates
Luanda, Angola
Luanda, Angola - (UPD - A
fierce tropical storm that
swept through this city Fri
day left a scene of devasta
tion in its wake
Whole streets were washed
away by the force of flood
waters, and huge holes hun
dreds of feet wide and 30 to
40 feet deep opened up
Huge trees in city streets
were torn up and crashed
down on cars and buildings.
Spring Concert Set
At Rogue River High
Rogue River - The annual
spring concert at Rogue River
High school will be presented
Tuesday, April 30, at 7:30
p.m. in the high school gym
nasium.
Theme for the 1963 concert
Is "Garden Time." The high
school band and chorus will
be presented in the concert,
which will Include a group of
specialty numbers.
Ken Brew, music instructor
at the school, is supervising
the concert.
PUBLIC PAYS
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cab meters discovered 487 of
them were faulty all In
favor of the cabbie.
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Phone 773-7461
Mother, Child Care
Class Scheduled
The Jackson county chapter
of the Red Cross will offer a
new mother and baby care
class at Rogue Valley Memor
ial hospital beginning Mon
day, May 6, from 7:30 to 9:30
p.m.
The class will be conducted
twice a week, each Monday
and Wednesday, for a period
of three weeks.
The title of the course,
Mother and Baby Care, is
slightly misleading. Red Cross
representatives noted. The
class will be open to both men
and women, and both parents
are urged to attend If possible.
The class will be limited In
number; however, an addi
tional class will be scheduled
If the demand warrants such
action, according to Red Cross
officials.
Prospective parents inter
ested in enrolling in this pro
gram are requested to register
by calling the Red Cross of
fice, telephone 772-4405.
Signals Installed
At Freeway Change
Work has started on the In
stallation of traffic signals at
the Crater Lake interchange
of Interstate 5 and Crater
Lake highway and Biddle rd.
Work is being done by the
Madson and Stokes company
of Roseburg, whose bid of
$20,765, was low for the proj
ect. The three-phase signals will
control traffic at the on and
off ramps of Interstate 5 at
the interchange for south
bound traffic and at the Inter
section of Biddle rd. and Cra
ter Lake highway.
Traffic signals for the off
ramp and both north and
south bound lanes on Biddle
rd. will be controlled by ve
hicles approaching the inter
sections. The pressure plate controls
have already been installed
and holes are being dug for
the supporting posts, it was
reported.
Bills Passed at
Thursday Session
Of Legislature
Salem -IUTO- The legislature
approved the following meas
ures Thursday:
In the Senate
SCR10 - Commends Greg
Jenkins for conspicuous brav
ery in saving hia brother's life.
SB161-Civil court proceed
ings. SB206 - Savings and loan as
sociations.
SB331 - Procedures affect
ing children.
SB354-Enforcement of sup
port orders and decrees.
SB426 - Inspection of house
trailers.
HJM15-Memorializing con
gress in protest of the manipu
lation of feed grain prices by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
HJM21 - Memorializing the
Washington legislature to en
act legislation relating to
waivers of marriage license
waiting period.
HB1025 - Time limit for de
fendant's appearance In small
claims.
HB1306 - County civil serv
ice.
HB1442 - Timber road as
sessments. HB1453 - Prohibits lie de
tector tests as a condition for
employment.
HB1458 - Personal Income
taxation.
In the House
HB1074 - Gives doctors le
gal backing In reporting cases
of abuse of children.
HB1368 - Industrial acci
dents under summer camp
program,
HB1614 - Slate party con
ventions. HB1643 - Teachers' ten
ure. HB1750 - Appeals from
stale industrial accident com
mission ruling.
HB1844 - Offensive sub-1
stances.
HB1850 - Herbicides.
SB84 - Appeals In criminal
cases.
SB104 - Livestock disease.
SB134 - Allows adjoining
ports to consolidate.
SB 150 - Suspension of mo
tor carrier permits.
SB249 - Possession of alco
holic liquor.
SB345 - Custom mix feeds.
There was still no official
report of casualties.
Many houses had to be
evacuated putting a tremend
ous strain on the city's al
ready overcrowed hotels.
Further damage was caused
by sand and debris which
piled up to a height of 15
to 20 feet against shops and
homes. Some stores lost their
entire stocks and valuable
books and records were de
stroyed.
tlectrlclty supplies were
cut off during part of the
night and rescue operations
went on under floodlights and
car headlamps.
Dozens of tractors were
called into use to help clear
debris and open up blocked
streets.
The storm dislocated air
and rail services into Luanda
and disrupted telephone com
munications. Weather forecasters feared
there might be further
storms.
Luanda waa also struck
March 30 by a storm that did
extensive damage.
Classes Scheduled
On Night Stick Use
A series of classes in the
use of a police night stick has
been scheduled for mem
bers of the Medford city po
lice department and Jackson
county sheriff's deputies.
The class will be instructed
by Medford police Lts. Jack
McMillan, Orlo McGee and
Jack Sanders and sheriff's
deputies Sgt. Robert Gheysen
and Jack Wheeler.
The classes, covering four
different aspects of use of the
night stick, were scheduled
at Medford High school April
30 and May 2, 7 and 9.
The committee, In turn, will
listen to the board's expres
sion on how priorities and
j funding should be handled.
The committee recently
-gave tentative approval to in
j strucfional projects worth $25
I million during the 1963-65 bi
iennium: some in a bonding,
i self-liquidating category, and
! others in a general fund cate
1 gory.
The board was asked spe
cifically if 11 would like more
flexibility in setting priorities
than the separate categories
would allow.
The committee indicated it
Is open to further considera
tion of three projects it omit
ted that were high on the
board's priority list: library
construction or remodeling at
Oregon State university, the
University of Oregon, and
Oregon College of Education.
At the special meeting, the
board also will have a chance
to comment on bids for devel
opment of the Oregon Techni
cal Institute campus that are
to be opened Thursday. The
committee is waiting to see
the amount.
Rep. John Mosser (R-Bea-verton)
suggested the board
also might want to comment
on whether some of its "B"
budget items for improving
education might take priority
over some building requests.
The meeting ranged over
several subjects:
-The subcommittee reject
ed a suggestion that higher
education donate $6,000 for
planning of a private gradu
ate study center in the Port
land area. Private colleges al
ready have donated such a
sum.
Members warned it would
set a precedent in favor of
further state support of the
proposed center. Said Rep.
Stafford Hansell (R-Hermis-ton)
of state aid, "Now is the
time to knock it In the head."
-On campus growth, Sen.
Alfred Corbett (D-Portland)
suggested another effort be
made to work out a plan for
letting the University of Ore
gon expand onto part of the
Pioneer Memorial cemetery
at Eugene, a subject of local
controversy.
The subcommittee receiv
ed a report from the state
system Indicating Its decisions
to date are equivalent to a
net $1.8 million reduction in
the governor's proposed $82
million higher education
budget. The main decisions
are a change in the student
teacher ratio and a reduction
in out of state students.
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