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Weather inroufh todsy. Mora .11. ij 01 parol clearlni toetcht snd JUih.it Yesterday ij Lowest SMurdey &eriiln'f'":44 To I Pffl. Yesterday . rrvcip. n 56 Pages Six Sections U.S. Troops Take Up Position Near Capital of Haiti . Move To Protect American Citizens Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -WPIU A U. S. Navy task force has moved combat ready Marines near Haiti's invasion-threatened capital of Port au Prince to protect Americans there if disorders break out, informed sources reported Saturday. The sources said Dominican troops along the Haitian bor der were reported to have assumed offensive positions, although they made no move to cross the frontier. Tanks Loaded At the same time, they said, Dominican tanks were being loaded on vessels in port here and aircraft were being arm ed and readied at San lsidoro air base outside Santo Domin go. Dominican President Juan Bosch reiterated "It Is the duty of the hemisphere's de mocracies to come to the res cue of the suffering Haitian people." It was learned that a bat talion of Dominican troops backed up by five tanks has assumed positions along the border. City Tens The capital was tense but diplomats here said the ac tive mobilization of Domini can forces appeared more of a step to bring political pres sure against Haiti than prep aration for an immediate at tack. i Whatever the reason, the U. S. Navy was taking no chances. The task force carry ing the Marines moved to within the Haitian capital. The sources said the task force including the flagship aircraft carrier Boxer left its alert position at sea last night and sailed down the St. Marc channel past the island of Go-nave-just off tha west coast of Haiti. . , , . U.S. Maj Give UN More Money . United Nations, N. Y.'-IOTD-Ambassador Adlai E. Steven son indicated Saturday that the United States may relent In its announced determina tion not to pay one penny more than Its assessed 32.02 per cent share of UN peace keeping costs. Under congressional pres sure and public criticism that Washington put up close to SO per cent of the costs of the UN Congo operation, the Unit ed States announced in March that it would pay only Its assessed share in the future until members whose failure to pay ran the world organ ization's debt to $100 million made contributions of their own. Stevenson indicated in an Interview that while the United States still holds this position, it is willing to con sider a British proposal en tailing voluntary contribu tions that would carry Wash ington's share above 32.02 per cent. "The United States will cer tainly oppose any assessment which would involve its being mandatorily obligated to pay, for the last six months of 1963, more than its regular budget percentage of 32.02 per cent," Stevenson said. HEVVSCBRIEFS ITtMl tlOM WOUND 1H1 HOU FERRYBOAT CAPSIZES, 140 DROWN Maghsgha. United Arab Republic - OTH - An over crowd d ferryboat cepilied pn lhe Nil rlvtr Saturday, drown ing an estimated 140 men, womn, and children. Auihori (lei said lhe terry was carrying about 150 passenger, and only 10 capd, although only 51 bodies hav been it covered. - SPAIN EASES PUNISHMENT FOR REDS. MASONS Madrid - HPI - The government announced Saturday it would abolish military trials for civilians accu.ed of mem bership in ih banned Communist party or in th Fre Masons which it believes is trying to destroy Spain's Roman Catholic faith. SYRIA SEIZURE MAY HURT ARAB UNITY Damascus, Syria UPD Th .eiiur of power in Syria by th anti-Nester Ba'Athiit party has dealt "possibly shattering blow" to Arab unity, leading non-Be'Athist sources said last night. TWO AMERICANS DIE IN CRASH Sao Paulo. Braiil - in - Brasiliaa officials began an In vestigation Saturday ef ih crash of .buttle plan Friday night which kilUd 34 p.rsoni, including two Americans, and bdly injured II othrs. A i? 58th Year United Press lnterneunn.1 Full Leased Win m iMm w n t )" hill vU l i J2m ;v Rh' 'J!s-f X'i1&r7 m mtU.i r?-iiA .-ii.si i rii in eBiai.iMACi iMmiitlatti i 4.ittl-.v.t.-,....,.j COUNTY'S SCOUTS ASSEMBLE - Some 35(1 Boy Scouts from throughout Jackson county participated in the three-, day camporee held at Emigrant lake this week end. Some of the youths, ranging in age from 11 to 17, are shown above as they salute the colors at the beginning of a mid Bartlett Crop Predicted at Half Of Last Year's The Bartlett crop for the Medford Pear district now is predicted at 40 to 50 -per cent of -last year's crop, according to orchardists Saturday. Last year's Bartlett crop was approximately d.J,ouu tons, one of the largest on rec ord. One industry-wide esti mate predicts this year's Bart lett crop at 13,000 tons. Bart- letts comprise 40 per cent of all pear production here. However, growers empha sized that this Is not a defi nite estimate since two more drops of the small green pears on all varieties, which were not , sufficiently pollenized, could occur about mid-May and June. ' ",' " "Most of the Bosc crop looks pretty good," one pear grower said. "However, it still is a big question since some blossoms appeared on Bosc after the last cold spell." D'Anjous should be a fair crop, but it is still too early, to forecast accurately, grow ers generally agreed. Others Hurt Also The forecast of a short Bart lett crop may cover the entire Pacific Coast fruit districts, some growers said. Frost, rain and hail seriously hurt major California pear dist ricts, according to reports. Santa Clara valley, Calif., for instance naa approximately 75,000 tons of Bartletts last year and now predict 35,000 tons for this year. Hood River, Yakima and Wenatchee pear and apple areas are concerned over pol lenization. Hood River fuit is in the bloom stage now, but growers should know in about two weeks generally what kind of crop to expect. Sports Bulletin Las Vegas, Nt. - HTD -Willi Pastrano piled up a big fitly ltid Saturday night, then survived the lste-round bull-lik ruihe. of young Wayn Thornton to win split decision in lheir nation ally - televised lighlheavy wight fight. . Police, Negro Demonstrators Tangle In Birmingham Again Birmingham, Ala. -flIPfr- Po lice and Negro demonstrators locked in four hours of hit-and-run battles Saturday on the streets of Birmingham. High pressure water hoses were used against the rock-and-bottle-throwing , Negroes, several of whom were report ed seen with guns. Authorities estimated they took about 100 of the Negroes into custody Saturday, boost ing to almost 1,500 the total number arrested since the seg regation protest demonstra tions started April 3. 1 Two firemen were injured when struck by hurled stones. 3.000 Gather The first clash of the day occurred when about 3,000 Negroes, gathered in a park six blocks from the center of town. " . Authorities ! confronted with massive segregated pro test ' demonstrations for the past three days promptly cordoned off the area and brought up fire hoses. Police Commissioner Eu gene (Bull) Connor ordered the hoses turned on when Ne groes began raining bricks and bottles at police and several of the objects landed near his feet. . , The' powerful streams of water cut the demonstrators down like tenpins or sent them screaming in retreat. Po lice followed up with dogs held on leashes. It took authorities a full hour to rout the Negroes from the park, and even after they did the demonstrators re grouped at a Negro church. Police again moved in, more stones were thrown and fire men opened up with the hoses again. This was the last of the or ganized protests, - but police had their hands full for the remainder of the afternoon trying to keep groups from Identity Of Accused Congressmen Washington fUPD Column ist Jack Anderson Saturday listed the names of congress men he . consider guilty of 'cheating." Anderson's charges in the Sunday magazine supplement Parade" evoked a flurry ot angry denials and at least two libel threats from lawmakers reached by UPI. i Many of the accusations of misuse of taxpayer money, conflict of interest, payroll padding and other question- Eagle Point Man Still Missing Volunteers continue to check the banks of the Rogue river each day In the vicinity of Horseshoe falls for the body of Ralph Ferguson, 33, of route 1, box 53, Eagle Point. Ferguson has been missing since April 21 when a boat in which he was riding with two friends capsized. A $100 reward has been offered for the recovery of Ferguson's body. Further in formation regarding the ward may be obtained from the Dan Patch company. day assembly. The young men competed for awards In physical fitness, camp construction, fire building, cooking, compass reading and other Scout skills. Dennis Dugan won the fishing contest Saturday by producing the only fish of the day, a 14-inch trout, which he cooked and ate. fnrminff alnntf th slreptji.' On one main thoroughfare - 17th street - police and firemen made a building-to-building check in military fashion, clearing out pockets of resistance. Firemen, who had strung hundreds of feet of hose through the Negro section, kept on the move from spot to spot threatening to douse any Negroes who gathered. Negroes found in business, places were told to remain in the buildings or return home. Any who disobeyed were ar rested. 80m Aided Pollc During the afternoon sev eral Negro leaders joined po lice in helping to restore or der in the area. One of them, the Rev. William . Greer, walked the streets and back alleys with a bullhorn bor rowed from police begging Negroes to disperse. . - Late in the afternoon May or Arthur Hanes held a brief conference with the Hev. Wy att Tee Walker, one of the leaders of the desegregation movement. Walker said Hanes promis ed to try and get merchants together to discuss desegrega tion of downtown eating places. This is one of the avowed aims of the integra tionists. Hanes, however, said there was "no truth whatsoever" to Walker's claim. "I told them (the Negroes) that these things were no good and that somebody will get hurt the way we're going," Hanes said. "But I also told them I will not negotiate un der pressure of these demon strations. "I am not willing to discuss integration at all." Earlier in the day, it was announced in Washington that two trouble shooters for the justice department had been Revealed able activities have been made -and denied - previously. But ' Anderson said they showed the need for a con gressional investigation aimed at what he called "The Great Protection Racket on Capitol Hill." Among those named by An derson were Rep. Adam Clay ton Powell, (D-N.Y.); Sen. Allen J. Ellender (D-LA); Rep. L. Mendel Rivers (D S.C.): Rep. Abraham J. Mul- ter. (D-N.Y.); Rep. Victor Wickersham (D-Okla ); Rep. Charles A. Buckley, (D-N.Y ); Rep. Frank C. Osmcrs Jr., (R N.J.); Rep. John McMillan, (D-S.C); Rep. William C. Cramer (R-Fla.); Rep. E. Y. Berry (R-S.D.), and former Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R- Ind). Those willing to comment characterized the charges as "totally untrue," "a damn lie," "completely false and "old stuff." Multer said, "I think I've got a million dollar lawsuit." Powell also threat ened suit. The article was the latest development in a running con troversy touched off March 28 when Anderson wrote a "Parade" article quoting an "anonymous congressman" on alleged abuses by lawmakers. T ATT MEDFORD, OREGON," sent in to try and arrange peace talks going between the two factions, The justice department said that Burke Marshall, assistant attorney general in charge of civil rights, and Joseph F, Dolan, an assistant to the dep uty attorney general, had gone to Alabama. A department spokesman said that Marshall and Dolan went to Alabama to confer with leaders of both factions and to "be of assistance in bringing about a peaceful so lution to the problem." ' Reds Blamed For Laos Incident v Vientiane, Laos - IUPD - Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma Saturday blamed the Communist Pathet-Lao for the shelling to two helicopters be ing used by the International Control Commission to try to bring peace to Laos. Military reports said one of the helicopters was de stroyed and the other heavily damaged when mortar shells hit them at the town of Mu ong Phanh on the Plain of Jars near Neutralist military commander Gen. Kong Les headquarters. The shelling wiped out two- thirds of Lao's helicopter fleet. All were of American manufacture but those for use by the Control Commis sion were painted white and flown by French pilots. Four persons were reported to have been injured in the shelling of the aircraft but they were not immediately identified. The helicopters were on a mercy mission at the time to recover wounded from a truck which hit a landmine on the road from Khang Khay to the Plain of Jars airfield. A French sergeant who was driving the truck apparently was killed instantly. Prince Souvanna had gone to the Plain yesterday for a meeting with Laotian Com munist leader Prince Sou phanouvong. Youth Reported Missing Af Hyatt State police said late Satur day night they had received a report from Hyatt lake that a 16-year-old boy had been missing there since he went for a walk alone about 3 p.m. The misting youth was iden tified as Wayne Clay, but offi cers said they were not in formed as to his address. By about 10:30 o'clock Saturday night, Clay was still missing. Officers said that if the youth did not turn up by day break today, a search party will be organized to look for him. WOUNDED Happy Camp Francis Mitchell Forrest, 40, of Happy Camp, was taken to Siskiyou General hospital Saturday aft ernoon suffering from a self inflicted gunshot wound in the left side of his chest. Sis kiyou county sheriff's depu ties reported, however, that his condition was good. SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1963 Rockefeller Marries Murphy Observers Say Remarriage Could Be '64 Handicap Voter Reaction Is Object Of Concern Washington -dJPD- Gov. Nel son A. Rockefeller's remar riage made a new ball game Saturday of the coming con test for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. There were doubts and un certainties about voter reac tion whether his marriage would offend women voters, particularly of middle age and older, and whether it would offend Catholics, who do not recognize divorce. "It's difficult to prophesy at thu tune," said Republican National Chairman William E. Miller. "I don't think it's go ing to have any important ef fect." Couldn't HIp "I don't see how this could possibly help the governor's candidacy," said Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan, chair man of the House GOP caucus. "It's difficult to assess the im pact." Although there are as yet no announced candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, Rockefeller was rated far in front of other po tential contenders until ru mors ot a possible remarriage began to spread lac, month. The reports saw an imme diate apuft in confidence among backers of Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, the long-shot conservative possi bility against Rockefeller, who is classed as a liberal, Gov. George Romney of Michigan became af center- stage attraction - for Repub licans who believe Goldwater cannot win and that remar riage could be a serious, or even fatal handicap to Rock efeller, 1 ' : . May Be Al.et I - But Miller commented that the remarriage may be "an asset" and that "with the pass age of time the. governor's position may be enhanced." Noting that the Democrats twice nominated Adlai E. Stevenson for the presidency. Miller said he did not believe Stevenson's divorce had been a political factor. The GOP chairman ex pressed the belief that Rock efeller would be judged by his record as governor and as a one-time federal official and by his position on national is sues. 'The rest is secondary," Miller said. "It won't be a campaign issue. I don't think it will affect the nomination or the election." Carol Burnett Weds Joseph Hamilton Los Angeles - IUPD - Come dienne Carol Burnett and television producer Joseph Hamilton were married Satur day in Juarez, Mexico, they disclosed last night during a stop-over at International air port as they headed for a Honolulu honeymoon. r v . , , ' ,f v , 1 KSSSS. ' ' O rK m-lk:- ' ! iiwi ewt'-w tUm ' ' ' ,.-.,-' . " ' 1 i- - , Ti.-V ( le, fr, sy.ilm.Ja III i(iii' isU X i .n LANDS AT MEDFORD - One of the largest planes (0 ever land at the Medford airport was this Marin Training Hercules Lockheed prop-jet. On a trainim; mission from El Toro, Calif., the aircraft can land on a runway 1,000 to 1,200 feet in length, and take off In 1,500 feet. Carrying 5 ? Tribune United tress International full Leased Win In Secret Ceremony I "' 4 -? , E&iid ! .V 1 tiki r t SURPRISE CEREMONY - New efeller and Mrs. Margaretta Saturday in a surprise ceremony held at the New York home of the governor's brother, Laurence. The bride is shown in the portrait above which was given out with the press release telling ol tne ceremony. (UPI) Ben BeSIa Urges Algeria Join UAR Algiers - fUPD - Premier Ahmed Ben Bella told United Arab Republic (U.A.R.) Presi dent Gamal Abdel Nassar Sat urday he wants Algeria to join Iraq, Syria and Egypt in their proposed union of Arab states. Ben Bella made the state ment after Nasser arrived for a four-day visit and received such a tumultous welcome 50 persons fainted and 20 others suffered broken limbs in the. crush to get near him. Police fired shots into the air to quiet things down. 15,000 Cam Out i. ' Ben Bella told 15,000 per sons massed in Algier's sta dium, "I express my congrat ulations for the union which has just bsen established and hope that Algeria will soon be able to join It." He said a first step toward any such eventual Arab uni fication would be the union of the western North African Maghreb" countries of Al geria, Tunesia and Morocco. He pointed to the U.A.R. flag and said he hoped it would soon bear five stars, "the fifth representing Al geria." The flag now has three stars and is expected to have a fourth when Yemen joins., "By our greeting to Nasser, we have shown we are Arabs," Ben Bella said. "Nas ser is here ... it is a divine miracle." Thief Takes 84 Books of Stamps Gold Hill - The Dardcnelles restaurant here was burglar ized by someone last week who took 84 books of assorted trading stamps and between $30 and $34 dollars in cash, according to Jackson county sheriff's deputies. Entry to the restaurant was made through the front door, In which an employee had In advertently left the key. The theft is thought to have oc curred sometime between noon Tuesday, April 30, and Wednesday morning. May 1. The sheriff's office was noti fied of the theft Saturday. Price 10 Cents York's Gov. Nelson A. Rock Filler Murphy were married - ' Nasser was Introduced by a television spokesman as "The true president of Algerian na tionalism." Nasser arrived aboard his yacht E71 Houray for his visit with Ben Bella, one of his leading admirers. - The wel come was so great it bolstered Nasser s claim to be the most powerful man in the Arab world. "W Ar On Peopla" Nasser, following Ben Bella on the rostrum, said, "The Arabs form one nation ... we are one people, only colonial ism separates us ... "I ask Allah to allow your revolution to succeed and for you to follow the cortege of the free countries of Syria, Iran, of Yemen and Egypt. "You do not know my pride and joy , at seeing, thia. ilus which martyrs have defended at the price of blood. "Arab unity, the liberation of Israel, the construction of socialism, they will be our common aims." t . Deputies Search Klamath For Body Happy Camp Siskiyou county sheriff's deputies were expected to resume searching this morning for the body of a man who is believed to have drowned when his boat cap sized in the Klamath river near Somes Bar Friday after noon. . Missing Is Calvin Jones, 65, of Oakland. Jones was accom panied in the boat by his nephew, Marvin Wood, 25, who was able to swim to shore when the craft turned over. The accident occurred at the mouth of Reynolds creek, about 37 miles west of here between 4 and 4::30 p.m. Fri day, according to Siskiyou county Sheriff Al Cottar. Searchers Saturday recov ered the boat and a suitcase, which the missing man was last seen holding on to In an attempt to keep afloat. The pair was attempting to cross the river at the time of the accident. a crew of five men, the plane is used by the Marines for cargo and in-flight refueling. Commander ot the aircraft, which landed at the Medford airport late Friday afternoon, was Maj. George Cullins. Subscribers To report Improper or non delivery of th Mail Tribune in MedCsrd. rO" 772-8141; Ah land call at 416 Budge at., or phone 482-3002; Yreka. phone 842-2403. before 8:4S p.m. daily end jn no am. Sunday, If regular delivery arrival shortly alter you call pleaie notify office, thus eliminating opeciaJ meaaenger wrvloe. No. 38 Announcement Ends Months Of Speculation News Revealed . In Press Release Pocantico Hills, N. Y. -JUPO- Gov, Nelson A. Rockefeller and Mrs. Margaretta Fitler Murphy climaxed a secret ro mance Saturday with a sur prise wedding at the home of Rockefeller's brother, Laur ance. A press release from Laur- ances office, delivered to news media by messenger, put an end to months of specula tion, rumor, "no comments end denials. The ceremony, performed by the Rev. Marshall - L. Smith, of the Union church here, was attended only by immediate members of the bride's and groom's families. Rockefeller, 54, was divorc- -' ed by his wife of 31 years last year. Mrs. Murphy, 36, was divorced April 1. The divorces and marriage were said to figure in the political think ing of experts weighing the odds on Rockefeller's presi dential aspirations. ': wmc experts have said Rockefeller could withstand the publicity of his March IB, 1062, divorce from Mary Tod hunter Clark and still remain presidential timber. But they expressed doubt that a subse quent marriage to a woman almost 20 years younger would enhance his possibili ties for the White House and some even said it would wipe Happy out nn cnances. Tht news release, naturally, took ml note nt this nnd was delivered to new offices in th same casual way that word was first given the world of Rockefeller's divorce by special messenger. The release said the newly- weds would depart by plane for Rockefeller's farm in Ven ezuela this morning. On their return the couple will make their home at the executive mansion in Albany and at the governor's home in Pocantico Hills," the release said. For the ceremony, the bride wore a pale blue silk shan tung dress with a small bow at the neck. She wore white gloves and carried a bouquet of spring flowers. After the vows were pro nounced, Laurance Rockefel ler and his wife were hosts at a luncheon. Served as Aid . The new Mrs. Rockefeller worked as a volunteer in Rockefeller's g u b ernatorial campaign In 1958 and later was an administrative assist ant on the governor's staff. In 1961, she resigned amid rumors that she had "recon ciled" with her husband, Dr. James S. Murphy, a Johns Hopkins graduate working as research scientist with the Rockefeller Institute. Rumors of the Rockefeller Murphy romance, which kept tongues wagging, died down until Rockefeller's announce ment of a pending divorce.
