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History from the files of The
Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30,. 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
May 8, 1953 (Friday)
Ronnie valley Bartlett pur
orchardists were warned to
day that orchard conditions
are imllar to tnose in mar,
when a heavy blight resulted
. in the loss of some 1,000 acres
of Bartlett pear trees.
A children's book, "Pets,
Wild and Western," has been
published by Dr. Elmo Steven
son, president of Southern Or
egon college. :
20 YEARS AGO .
May 8. 1943 (Saturday)
Medford High school track
.team takes . fourth straight
state championship by edging
nut Seaside 21 to 18.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudgo Pot" column: "The
Drice of shaves went up to BO
cents last week. Several de
clared this was the worst local
barberism in several years.
30 YEARS AGO
May 8, 1933 (Monday)
First straw hat of season
noted on Medford streets.
Lightweight title of Rogue
valley at stake in prize fights
at Medford Armory.
40 YEARS AQO
May 8, 1923 (Tuesday)
Ben E. Harder elected pres
ident of Medford Chamber of
Commerce.
Medford Elks lodge to stage
shirtwaist dance next week.
SO YEARS AGO
May 8, 1813 (Thursday)
Ranchers owning total of
1,300 acres sign up for irri
gation in Rogue valley. .
Medford officials inspect
Hamilton ranch, recently pur
chased by city.
What's Your I.Q.7
Nine ei fen correct is superior;
seven or elihl is excellent) fir ei
sis is good.
1. Which American stales
man named his estate The
Hermitage?
2. Name the capital of Ber
muda. 3. Is the state of Maine
noted for its production of
white potatoes or sweet pota
toes? 4. Who wrote the book,
"The Razor's Edge"?
3. What ambitious engineer
ing project was started and
abandoned in Maine as a
power supply source?
6. In which group of Pa
cific islands is Guam?
7. Who invented the light
nlnu rod?
8. In which country Is
Sofia?
0. Is brass an element or an
alloy?
10. In musical composition,
what do the letters, 'ft' Indi
cate? Answersi 1. Andrew Jackson.
2. Hamilton. 3. White pota
toes. 4. Somerset Maugham-
i. Paisimaquoddr project lor
harnessing the tides. 8. Tha
Marianas. 7. Benjamin Frank
lin. 8. Bulgaria. 8. Alloy. 10.
Ferlissimo (very loud).
PREFER U.S.
Bonn, Germany -ftlPli- About
half of tho 810,000 Gcrmana
who emigrated since the end
of World War II wnt to the
United States, the statistical
office here reported Tuesday.
It said 401.000 Germans went
to the United States, 238,000
to Canada, 83,000 to Austra
lia, 23.000 to Brazil and 21.
000 to other South American
countries.
WEDNESDAY, MAY I. 19(3
The Senate and
, The Oregon House
be commended lor us action in voting to give
Oregon citizens a chance to pass on the proposed
new Constitution.
We hope the Senate
The document is not perfect; few political
documents are. But it is
the present Constitution. And, aside from its
merits, there is every
people will welcome an
over the next year and
it on its merits.
rSSENTIALLY. House
- the document prepared over an 18-month
period by a blue ribbon commission. A few
changes have been made in the House version,
but they are either of a minor nature, or do not
affect the value of the proposal.
For instance, the Constitutional Revision
Commission worked out a method of legislative
reapportionment differing somewhat from the
one now in effect. But, since only last November
the people voted to retain the present method, the
action of the House in retaining the existing ap
portionment formula, rather than going to the
one outlined by the Commission, made sense.
One minor change
miliar title, "secretary of state," for the new
"watch dog" officer, rather than the unfamiliar
title of controller.
WHAT the Senate will, do to the proposed
Cnnstit.ntinn is still iinplear. There is some
reason to doubt that it
two-thirds approval, which the House gave it
with onlv one vote to spare, But there is no way
of knowing until the votes are counted.
It has lone been our
it will become the positions of at least 20 of the
30 Senators that the question is not whether
the proposed Constitution is as good as it could
be in all respects; not even whether or not we
agree with all of its provisions. (It so happens
we don't).
The important question, the overriding one,
is whether the proposed Constitution is better
than the existing one. No more than that.
THE legislature first voted to ask the people
whether or not the legislature could draw up
a new Constitution. The people gave them that
authority.
The' legislature then turned over the job of
drafting the constitution to the special commis
sion .which included some of the best legal
and political minds in the state. The, commis
sion produced the draft now before the legis
lature. The House and Senate committees named to
study the Constitution have made some changes,
as noted. "'
If, after this long process; and all the many
labors which have gone into the task, the Sen
ate makes it all count for nothing, it will not
merit the thanks of the people. E. A.
Incidentally, all three of Jackson county's
representatives voted for
to their credit. The measure was presented to the
House by Kep. John Dellenback, chairman of the
House committee on Constitutional revision, and
those who heard him, said he did a masterful job
clear, lucid and logical,
of history and drama.
order. E.A.
Greenery, Highways and DST
A combined business-and-plcasure trip took
us to Portland over the week end, and once again
we were impressed with this state of ours.
Never have we seen it more lush, more lovely.
The abnormally heavy rains of this spring have
made the soft greens ever more pervasive than
usual.
The rapidly-growing freeway has done two
things : It has made the drive shorter, faster and
more pleasant than ever before, and it has opened
up new vistas of countryside, much of it un
marred by commercial development and bill
boards. INSTANCES that were once measured in miles
and hours are now measured in minutes.
From the Burnett Road Interchange to the end
of the freeway at the base of Sexton Mountain
is a mere 45 minutes. Roseburg is a scant two
hours from Medford; Eugene a scant three;
Portland a scant five.
The sections of highway which now offer
the greatest danger are those remaining sections
of two-lane, two-way road. Such a highway is
inherently more dangerous, of course, but an
added hazard comes from the habit patterns of
drivers used to freeway safety, who sometimes
fail to adjust to the narrower rights of way.
These sections are becoming shorter and
fewer, however, and within a few years will be
gone, border to border.
"NE other change which makes travelling this
season more pleasant than in the past is
worthy of note.
When it was 3 p.m. in Medford, it was 3 p.m.
not only everywhere in Medford, but also in Eu
gene, Salem and Portland.
Not only that, it was also 3 p.m. in Seattle
and San Francisco.
We duly note, and respect, the arguments of
those who do not like daylight saving time.
We duly note, and respect, the arguments of
those who prcter DM to standard time.
For us, though, tho lack of confusion is the
important thing. Peace,
the Constitution
of Representatives is to
follows suit.
a bitr improvement over
reason to believe that the
opportunity to study it
a hair, ana men vote on
e e
Joint Kesolution 1 is
was that or using the ia-
will receive the necessary
position and we hope
the new Constitution,
and also with a sense
Congratulations are in
it's wonderful ! E. A.
-Married Her, He Did, And Both
Divorced And All "
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paper. In fact the contrary is often the case.
Tha Clock Lied
To the Editor: Last Sunday
morning I got up at 5:30 a.m.
as was my wont, and in ac
cordance with the decree that
had gone forth throughout the
land advanced the hands of
the clock on the wall one
hour. Then I went outside and
took a look around but no
great miracle of change had
been performed. The sun
came up, the birds awakened,
the dandelions opened, the
cows came down off the hill
and the morning chill en
dured, all in accordance with
Mother Nature's irrevocable
schedule of things just as they
had done yesterday and will
do again tomorrow. All this in
utter disregard of the com
mand to old Father Time to
speed up his step and get one
hour ahead of himself.
It used to be said that "Time
and Tide wait for no man."
The ancient Danish King Ca
nute demonstrated that he
was powerless to restrain the
tide, but modern man has
gone him one belter and has
taken over control of time.
The sun and moon were set
there tor signs and for seasons
(Gen. 1-14) but they have now
been toppled from their
throne.
The denizens of the out
doors relate their activities to
the rise and fall of the sun.
They are utterly unaware of
and unresponsive to any man
made edicts concerning the
speed of ' time. The - clock
doesn i determine the sched
ule uf the tempo of events
here on the farm. It is the oth
er way around. It is much eas
ier for me to keep in step with
Mother Nature's schedule of
events than to try to force
slow and methodical old
Father Time to keep up with
man's fiat decrees.
I went back in the house,
took another look at the clock.
It was lying to me. It just
wasn't that time of day and so
1 turned it back and went reg
ularly and punctually on my
way.
W. E. Davies,
Route 1, Box 110
Eagle Point, Ore.
Sordid Mess
To the Editor: The Rocke
feller brothers have had a
team of psychologists study
ing the question of whether
Gov. Rockefeller's marriage
to Mrs. (Happy) Murphy will
hurt his chances of becoming
president of the United States
In 1964. They decided that the
public will forget about it in
about five months.
I do not agree.
It is a sordid mess and no
clear - thinking person would
even consider making people
with their moral background
president and first lady of our
country.
Surely we can find some
one more suitable than we
have found so far. Let's keep
our eye on the new governor
of Ohio and see how he slacks
up.
It will be interesting to see
what kind of "crisis," the
Kennedys, the Pope and
Khrushchev cook up to per
suade the American people
that they must not change this
administration in 1964.
People are getting so fed
up it will have to be a lulu
wi'h a real authentic ring.
The antics of our political
leaders would often be very
amusing if they did not so
seriously affect the lives and
fortunes of all of us.
Leila Morrow
Ml North Bartlett st.
Medford
Preservation
To the Editor: The Historic
American Buildings Survey,
for Oregon, based on the Na
tional Survey of Historic Sites
and Buildln'r "cognizes
Jacksonville, Oregon,
The structures are classified
under Themes, Sub Themes
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE.
T1B a-.
Mall Tribune reserves the right to
and Special Studies. Under
Theme XV, Westward Expan
sion and Extension of the Na
tional Boundaries to the Pa
cific, 1030-1898; and Sub
Theme B, The Mining Fron
tier, two houses in Jackson
ville were recorded in 1934.
They are the Reed House and
the Combcst House. Nine
sheets and three photos were
completed on one and six
sheets and two photos on the
other. These are on file at the
Library of Congress. For an
unexplained reason this sur
vey was dropped until recent
interest in Southern Oregon's
heritage of historic buildings
has revived it.
I have completed reports on
25 houses and buildings in
Jacksonville. It has been in
dicated to me more detailed
reports and photographs will
be made on these, and other
structures, in the immediate
future. This will serve to
record in detail the part Jack
sonville played in The Mining
Frontier or Sub Theme B. It
has been further stated that
no building be regarded as
too humble to receive recogni
tion, if built prior to 1900.
Research has its place, and
you may ask who wants to be
Sub Theme B? With every
opportunity for a well coordi
nated program of restoration
and preservation, Jacksonville
is at the cross-roads. Too often
hindsight in stulifying and
foresight too dim. History may
record dying towns; intelli
gent, informed planning can
restore and preserve them.
Janice G. Houghton .
S12 Dakota st.
Medford
Highway Dictatorship
To the Editor: Whilo we are
in process of revising our
state constitution, we need to
take a good strong look at
our State Highway Commis
sion which seems to be re
sponsible to no one, and hence
to constitute a true dictator
ship in the most accurate sense
of the word.
It is useless for anyone to
suppose that the residents of
Jacksonville or elsewhere can
change the edict which will
bisect the town with a new
highway and thus effectively
destroy much of its charm.
The dictatorship has spoken
and the public may Just as
well go peddle its papers else
where since its sole and only
function is to pay the bill for
the construction of this un
wanted piece of folly.
Isn't it time to change the
whole set-up so this and all
other state commissions can
be made the servants of the
people, rather than their
masters? I think it is.
Grace N. Pearson
Route 2, Box SO
Jacksonville, Ore.
Pride
To the Editor: The follow
ing editorial was written by
our eighth grade student edi
tor, Teri Spencc. It appeared
in the last issue of our school
paper, "The Cove Star." We
feci the editorial is exception
al in quality and merit. Would
you consider printing it in
your newspaper on the edi
torial page?
EDITORIAL
" 'Pride gocth before a fall'
Is the saying, yet parents,
teachers, everyone says to be
proud of your grades, your
family, yourself. . What are
you supposed to do? First
there are different kinds of
pride. What's the difference?
Think awhile, you'll see. The
kind of pride that goes before
the fall could be better de
fined is conceit, I think. If
you're proud of the number
of runs you made playing
baseball, that shouldn't neces
sarily mean you think you're
the best runner In the school.
That's conceit. It just means
you did the very best you
MEDFORD, OREGON
No Doubts Remain About Good
Communists in Laos;Showdown
By PHIL NEWSOME
UPI Foreign Hews Analyst
Enough of the pieces have
fallen into place now to re
move any lingering doubts
there have
been over
C o m m u nist
good faith in
Laos. What
events in that
sorry little
LSXJ
king d o m do
add up to is
simply the
early ap
"""" proach of a
new moment of truth for the
United States in South Viet
nam and perhaps in Thailand
as well.
Communist objectives are
both political and military
and are unlikely to be chang
ed by talks, whether they be
held In Moscow, wasningion
or the Plain of Jars.
The United States accept
ed neutrality for Laos for the
very good reason that U.S.-
trained and equipped Royal
Lao forces turned out to be
Today & Tomorrow
By Walter
(c) 1083. The
HEMISPHERIC
REAPPRAISAL
The events in Haiti illus
trate how great has been the
change during the past 30
years In o u r
relations with
the Latin
c o u ntries to
'he south of
us. Tne Re
public of Haiti
has rarely
been anything
but a bloody
tyranny, and
Lippmann in 1915 the
United States landed the Ma
rines and governed the coun
try for the next 19 years. Now
once again Haiti is seething
with violence. But now, while
in an extreme emergency we
might have to go in once more
to protect lives, we are bound
by treaties with the other
American republics to avoid
intervention and to work
through the Organization of
American States.
The reason we signed the
treaties which forbid us to
intervene now is that all the
American republics insisted
upon it.. They felt strongly
that, if the United State's did
not renounce unilateral inter
vention, their dignity as fully
sovereign states was degraded.
We signed the treaties, and
now we are learning in Cuba
and in Haiti that it is not easy
for 20 divergent republics to
form a single, decisive and ef
fective international policy.
INCREASINGLY I have
come to think that our
hemispheric policy is a two-
could, and you're glad that
you did something to make
people notice and respect you.
"We can be proud of our
country, our town, our fam
ily, and ourselves if we dis
cover the big difference be
tween pride and conceit."
Thank you for your consid
eration! William A. Shepherd
Principal
Shady Cove Grade
School
Shady Cove, Ore.
Solution
To the Editor: It seems that
our friends in Salem are hav
ing a lot of trouble deciding
how to raise the extra cash
needed to keep the state
wheels turning, so I have two
suggestions which should do
the trick.
One - Levy a tax of two
dollars per month on every
one, big, little, old and young,
rich or poor, for the air they
breathe. This should raise
about $45,000,000.
Two - Confiscate all in
come, regardless of amount or
source, issue rain checks good
at the corner store and gas
station, then come December
make refunds of what, if any,
that's left so tha folks can
greet Santa with a smile and
welcome the New Year know
ing that their tax problems
are over for all time.
With this minor problem
settled they can get down to
business and, between periods
of throwing spit-wads, tackle
the really serious issues, such
as placing bells on cats so they
can't catch birds, make it a
misdemeanor for a salmon lo
swim downstream when it's
supposed to dc going up
stream, limit Uic distance that
a grass hopper can hop, teach
our little spotted pests to dis
continue filling the hen house
with that tantalizing aroma
when they slip in for a free
chicken dinner.
I'm not a lawmaker in anv
sense of the word but at $20
velvet per day I could think
of enough to stay in session
until Thanksgiving.
Claude M. Hall
2860 Placer rd.
Sunny Valley, Ore.
miserable fighters, although
probably as good as their op
posite numbers in the Pathet
Lao were the latter not
beefed up by hard-core Com
munist troops from neighbor
ing North Vietnam.
With the military stance
abandoned, neutrality became
the only thing left unless the
United States were willing to
commit its own forces on a
scale far larger than anything
yet attempted in Southeast
Asia, including South Viet
nam. Current events in Laos re
call vividly to this correspond
ent interviews in 1962 with
two individuals who continue
to play important roles in the
Southeast Asia drama, one of
whom proved correct and the
other incorrect.
In his office across the
street from Bangkok's Temple
of the Emerald Buddha, Thai
land Foreign Minister Thanat
Khoman said that neutrality
for Laos would work only if
guaranteed by Washington
and Moscow. Moscow, he
id, would have to guaran-
lippmann
Washington Post
legged stool which does not
stand up. The policy is built
upon the notion that in the
Western Hemisphere the in
ternational order revolves on
a north-south axis which ex
tends from Washington to the
Latin-speaking republics.
It is, I think, a fallacious
conception. Since the gener
ation of the founding fathers
of the United States, the inter
national nrder of the Western
Hemisphere has been triangu
lar as between the United
States, the mother countries
of Europe and the liberated
colonies. Thus, the Monroe
Doctrine was a tacit and un
written understanding be
tween Britain and the United
States. Britain was then eight
years from Waterloo, and she
commanded the seas; the
United States, as John Quincy
Adams, the chief author of
the Monroe Doctrine, said,
was "as a cockboat in the
wake of the British man-of-war."
By the beginning of this
century, Britain was locked
in the coming struggle with
Germany, and the United
States, under President Theo
dore Roosevelt, accepted the
responsibility of becoming a
world power on its own. But
except for a few specialized
students, the Americans were
never taught that the Monroe
Doctrine rested on the un
avowed arrangement with
Great Britain and the power
of the British fleet. Later on
in this century, the idea took
root that the United States
was, if not dominant, then at
least ascendant in the whole
hemisphere.
When we realized that our
repeated interventions in
Haiti and elsewhere aroused
the anger and resentment of
the other American republics,
we moved to join with them
in creating the multilateral
system which now exists.
rpHE system does not work
well, and at bottom this Is,
I think, because there is miss
ing the third leg of the stool,
which is European presence
and participation in this hemi
sphere. The candid students
of hemispheric affairs tell us
that the Alliance for Progress
is riddled with anti-American
feeling. If we ask ourselves
why, the answer is, I think
that we are much too power
ful and too rich to have a
trusting relationship with
countries that are so weak
and so poor. We should not
leave the Latin- American
countries in the position
where, if they cannot get help
from us, they have no alterna
tive but to turn to Russia.
If this is correct, then the
right course is to encourage
other friendly countries to
take not only an economic,
but also a cultural and po
litical part in the affairs of
the Western Hemisphere.
Our solitary pre-eminence to
day should be reduced and
diluted by the presence of the
European Economic Commu
nity, by Britain and Scandi
navia and, of course, by Spain
and Portugal.
We shall not. I think, be
able to make orderly progress
in this hemisphere as long as
the fallacy of the north-south
axis prevails. We should re
mind ourselves of the geogra
phy of the globe and of the
spiritual and cultural conse
quences of this geography. We
in the United States arc near
er to Western Europe than we
are to most of South America,
and most of South America is
nearer to the outposts of
Europe than it is to us. As we
learn to invest out Latin
American policy with such
realities and the truths which
grow upon them, we shall be
better able to work out a
stable foundation for our
policy.
tee withdrawal of Communist
Viet Minn forces back to
North Vietnam.
Because of the strained re
lations between Moscow and
Red China, he did not believe
the Russians could do it
On a steamy night in Vien
tiane, the capitol of Laos,
long-time Indian diplomat Av
tar Singh also was consider
ing Laotian neutrality. As
chairman of the International
Control Commission, it would
be up to him to see it en
forced. The United States, he con
cede, was taking a calculated
risk but he believed it a good
one.
Laos, he believed, would re
main neutral rather than lose
U.S. aid. The commission, he
believed, could prevent trans
port of Communist reinforce
Astronauts' Motto:
Ad A$sfra
By Arthur Hoppe
Our space program, I'm
glad to see, is forging ahead.
Newsweek reports our seven
Astronauts are buying part of
a Caribbean Island. Which
they'll turn into a fashionable
boys camp. And they've
promised to visit it often be
cause all boys demand heroes
to worship. Especially at
those rates.
I assume they got the
money for the island from
that Cocoa Beach motel they
owned. Their attorney. Mr.
L,eo u. De Ursey, announced
it was up for sale. You re
member they bought it with
that $500,000 Life gave them
lor their exclusive stories.
I doubt the money came
from the $3.2 million the
World Book Encyclopedia of
fered them for their further
adventures. That deal's still
in the works, I think. You
see, World Book's had to ne
gotiate with both Mr. De
Orsey and Mr. Harry Batten.
Mr. Batfen represents our
nine new Astonauts, who, in
the traditions of the service.
also want a slice. So it'll be a
complex contract. And I
can't see why all 16 Astro
nauts can't just form a single
holding company. It would
certainly simplify our space
program.
As it is, 1 sometimes worry
about what the future holds.
Scene: The historic landing
of the first U.S. spaceship to
return from the moon. As
thousands cheer, the hatch
creaks dramatically open and
outsteps our Hero Astronaut,
Mr. Al J. Ponzi. Followed by
his attorney, press agent,
business manager, talent
agent and bookkeeper. All six
remove their space helmets
and unzip their space suits.
Breathless Reporter: Congra
tulations, Mr. Ponzi. How do
you feel?
H'jro Astronaut: Well ...
Attorney: I'll have to ob
ject to Mr. Ponzi answering
that question. His personal
feelings are covered under his
Contract No. 702-456-A with
True Confession Adventure
Comics. And if you are in
quiring as to his physical con
dition, Dr. Spock Features
Syndicate has purchased his
blood pressure and pulse
rates.
Television Announcer: For
our millions of viewers, Mr.
Ponzi, could you demonstrate
how you . . .
Talent Agent: Hold it, A!,
baby. Demonstrations you can
do live. We got 47- cities
booked. And you know how
TV uses up material.
Photographer: How about
a big smile, Mr. Ponzi?
Business Manager: No
cmiles, boys. Life's got ex
clusive rights on all repro
ductions on Mr. Ponzl's
smile. The Saturday Evening
Post has sewn up his frown3.
And Look has the looks of
PERCE WAR
'You'll never abolish war as long at man are running
I he world. Now, you want lo do tomtthing about
that, I'll march with youl"
Faith of
Hearing
ments through Laos over tha
Ho Chi Minh trail to South
Vietnam.
Events proved Avtar Singh
somewhat less than realistic.
A glance at the map illus
trates the military point. Ona
area of recent fighting in
Laos was the market town
Luong Nang. It is near tha
eastern boundary with South
Viet Nam, directly between
the key towns of Tchepona
and Saravane. Tchepone onca
served as a Russian air basa
for ferrying supplies to tha
Pathet Lao and Viet Minh.
Saravane marks the begin
ning of the last leg of tha
Ho Chi Minh trail through
mountainous jungles into
Cambodia and South Vietnam.
This trail, the Communists
mean to preserve and they
will fight for it.
Introspective contemplation.
How's for some nice shots of
the back of his head? W
couldn't sell it.
Reporter (angrily): You
mean no statements will ba
issued?
Business Manager: Not at
all. Here's a prepared state
ment you may quote in full,
attributing it to Mr. Ponzi.
"For Immediate Release. It
was with great pride and hu
mility that I, Al. J. Ponzi,
have planted on the moon our
flag. The flag of Astronaut
Enterprises, Inc. Choice lots
are now being offered. Low
down, E-Z payments. These
view sites . . ."
Well, you can't blame our
Astronauts. They're braver
men than I and they deserve
an honest buck. Besides, they
kind of symbolize our cul.
ture. For there they stand,
eyes on the stars, hands on
their wallets. And all that
really bothers me, I guess, is
that we can't seem to pr. luce
a true hero any more. Not
one that's unincorporated.
But chee.- up, I say. One
thing's for sure in the space
race: We're bound, to land
the first businessman on tha
moon. '
Gov. Romney Again
Denies Candidacy
Lansing, Mich. - (UPD - Gov.
George Romney returned to
his state capital Tuesday and
promptly left the 1964 Repub
lican presidential nomination
battle up to Sen. Barry Gold
water and New York Gov
Nelson A. Rockefeller.
Romney, home after an
eight-day sojourn to Washing
ton and New York, repeated
that he is "not a candidate
and I do not plan to be a can
didate in 1964."
The former industrialist
said that Goldwater and
Rockefeller are the "top can
didates at this point" and said
he had invited both of them
to come to Michigan "to let
the state get a look at them."
Romney said he was
"amazed" at the publicity
given his recent trip during
Which evidences of a Romney-
for-president boom was grow
ing within GOP ranks.
"People have been Inter
preting things that aren't
there," he said. "All I've been
doing is refraining from in
dicating what I m going to do
after this term as governor."
MARILYN'S HOME SOLD
Los Angeles - (UPD - Tha
Brentwood home in which
Marilyn Monroe died last
August was sold Tuesday to a
physician for $92,150. Dr. Gil
bert M. Nunez, of Los Angeles
and Beverely Hills, was high
bidder on the house which
carried a $35,000 mortgage.
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