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Continued Race Demonstrations
Followed by Wholesale Arrests
Freedom Walk
Group Picked Up
In Alabama
Birmingham
Remains Tense
By United Preii International
Eleven integration demon
strators who tried to take up
the freedom walk ol a slam
Baltimore postman were ar
ret ted near Gadsden, Ala.,
Sunday and wholesale ar
rests of integration-bent dem
onstrators continued in North
Carolina.
Birmingham, where Ne
groes told of telephone threats
of new bombings, remained
tense but quiet under the
watchful eye of 1,200 law en
forcement officers.
Possible intensified racial
activity loomed today at Scl
ma, Ala., where a Negro lead
er called for a mass attempt
at voter registration.
Integration activity was not
confined to the South.
Some 2,000 persons gather
ed on the state capital lawn
at Hartford, Conn., in a dem
onstration in support of inte
gration leaders in Birming
ham. Whiles 'Running Scared'
Negro Congressman Adam
Clayton Powell (D-N.Y.), in a
speech at Englewood, N.J.;
said the "white man is run
ning scared" and that Negro
parents should continue to use
their children as instruments
In the fight for equality. He
urged a continued boycott of
the Lincoln school in Engle
wood. At Cleveland, Negro come
dian Dick Gregory predicted
the Birmingham integration
agreement, worked out at the
height of a 40-day siege of
tense racial demonstrations
that saw more than 2,000 No
groes jailed, would prove
lasting.
Gregory said the agreement
setting up a time-table on in
tegration of lunch counters
and other improve m e n t s
would stick because it was ne
gotiated with "a force that
controls 90 per cent of the
city's wealth and 98 per cent
of the working force."
Dr. Martin Luther King,
whose Southern Christian
Leadership conference helped
mastermind the Birmingham
demonstrations, was sched
uled to return to the South
ern steel city today.
King had said earlier that
this week end was a "crucial"
one to the Birmingham agree
ment. Actress Arrested
The 11 arrested who tried
to take up Baltimore postman
William L. Moore's march in
cluded six Negroes and five
whites. One of the white per
sons was a 36-year-old actress,
Madeline Sherwood, who had
been arrested once before in
similar activity.
The Alabama Highway Pa
trol and county officers ar
rested the group after they
got only 15 yards from the
spot where Moore was am
bushed and slain last April
23 while on a walk to make
a nersonal pica to Mississippi
Gov. Ross Barnett to end
segregation.
FALLS TO DEATH
Neah Bay, Wash. - IIW -A-3C
Gerald M. Connor. 19.
Boston, fell to his death from
a 60 foot cliff near here early
Sunday.
MEWS0)BRIEFS
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RUSSIAN HARASSMENT STUDIED
Berlin-4W-U.S. officials today wondered whether Ihe
Russians had etarted a new campeign to harass Army traffic
to Berlin on the highway through East Germany.
SEARCH FOR THRESHER INTENSIFIED
Portsmouth, N.H.-aFH-The Nay today intensified the
search for the submarine Thresher, spurred on by the pos
sibility thai the shattered hull of the sub may have been
located.
KENNEDY URGES AFFIRMATIVE VOTE
Washington-'IPI-Preiident Kennedy today urged the na
tion! l.S million wheat farmers to vote "yes" in Tuesday's
wheat referendum on the grounds the administration plan it
"in their own Interest."
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one of the photographs taken in outer earth, It shows
space by astronaut L. Gordon Cooper dur- (UP1) -
White House Trip,
New York
Awaiting Cooper
Cape Canaveral - IUPH - As
tronaut L. Gordon Cooper un
derwent further medical tests
and additional debriefing to
day before leaving for Wash
ington Tuesday where he will
receive the Distinguished
Service Medal for his his
toric 22.9 orbit flight around
earth.
The slightly built Air Force
major was relaxed and smil
ing during Sunday's tumultu
ous tribute to his 575,000 mile
space voyage.
Wednesday, Cooper will be
honored with a ticker tape pa
rade in New York. Plans call
ed for him to ride in a con
vertible up lower Broadway
through the financial district
to city hall where he will be
given a reception.
Sunday. Cooper described
his breathtaking flige prob
ably the last manned snnee
voyage by the United States
for 18 months as firm proof
man can sleep, cat and live
for long periods in space.
He told of seeing vivid geo
graphic details, sleeping
soundly, eating on schedule
although he was not too hun
gry and performing numerous
experiments assigned to him.
'Really No Problem'
Cooper described his blaz
ing "fireball" re-entry under
manual control, an emergen
cy step that was necessary
after the automatic system
failed in the 20th orbit and
caused anxious concern
around the world.
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Parade
There was really no prob
lem," he said.
There had been speculation
that still another one - man
space flight in the Project
Mercury series might be held
later this year but a top of
ficial of the federal , space
agency said it seemed "quite
unlikely."
The statement by Dr. Rob
ert C. Seamans, associate di
rector of NASA, apparently
meant the next U.S. manned
space flight will not come
until October, 1964, at the
earliest.
Cooper was asked what he
thought the flight proved
about man's role in space.
"I thin we proved man is
a pretty good backup system
to all these automatic sys
tems," he replied.
To other questions. Cooper
said. '
"The horizon was always
clear, both day and night"
from his capsule.
-"Flashing satellites" which
he dropped from behind his
capsule as a visual aid chpek
"would be a good device to
help on the nighlsido for
rendezvous in space between
two orbiting capsules. He last
saw the lights at a distance
of about 17 or 18 miles from
his position.
-An "exercise device " in
his Faith 7 took "almost as
much exercise to get at it as
to use it."
Has Tremondous View
He said he first noticed the
tremendous view as Faith 7
flashed over the Arabian Pen
insula in the Middle East.
"I could see roads and riv
ers, and trucks on the roads.
I saw a train with smoke
coming out of it.
"I even saw a boat going
down the river, and the wake
behind it. But I couldn't sec
individual people."
He said he could see Dal
las. Tex., and the area of the
federal space agency head
quarters in Houston.
"But I couldn't sec my own
house,'' he laughed. "They
put up too many trees around
it."
He said Red China "looked
just like it looks on the map.
I couldn't see anything but
1 just a lot of country. Part of
I China was covered by broken
I clouds."
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22 orbit trip around the
the Himalaya Mountains,
Cape Canaveral
Hails Return of
Gordon Cooper
Cape Canaveral, Fla-IUPD-The
high school band lined up
two hours early under the hot
Soon the musicians began
perspiring.
Miss Kay Spruill shepherd
ed the 200 students in the
Cocoa Beach Elementary
School Glee Club into the
grandstand and ran through
"Oklahoma" for the last lime.
Children, tanned and wav
ing American flags, got on
the curb while their parents
stood watching.
"Gordo, welcome back to
terra firma," said a hand-lettered
sign. "While this is not
his home town, he is going
to get a hometown welcome,"
said Mayor Robert Murkshe.
It was this spaccsport's wel
come home Sunday for Maj.
L. Gordon Cooper.
Arrives By Plane
Cooper began his day high
over the United States in a
C135 jet transport. With him
were his wife, Trudy, and
their two teen-age daughters.
At 11:04 a.m. (edt) the plane
touched down at Patrick Air
Force Base. Ten minutes later
the main hatch opened and
Cooper, flowers around his
neck, tan and fit in a business
suit, strode down the ramp.
Mrs. Cooper was at his side.
The Air Force honor guard
stood at attention.
"You rascal," said astronaut
Alan B. Shcpard Jr., Cooper's
backup pilot, as they shook
hands.
"You won a race." said as
tronaut Walter M. Shirra Jr.
"Attaboy, Gordo," shouted
someone in the crowd lining
the runway.
Cooper strode to the micro
phone. "Thank you all for
coming out," he said. "I final
ly got back home Just as I
said I would."
The astronaut underwent a
i medical briefing, ate lunch at
! the Officers club with his
! family and at 3:30 p.m. (edt)
i climbed atop the rear scat of
a cream-colored convertible.
I Dr. Robert Sramans. assisl
' ant director of the National
I Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, and Mrs. Cooper
rode in the car.
j The astronaut, who flew
1 575.000 miles around the
world 22 9 times in his "Faith
7" spacecraft, rode at 10 miles
an hour along the 5.3-mile
parade route.
Tribune
Death Toll in
Bali Eruption
Climbs to 103
Earthquake
Levels Buildings
Den Pasar, Bali-IUPH-The of
ficial death toll from Mt.
Agung's eruption Thursday
soared to 103 today as re
ports poured in from govern
ment rescue teams fanning
out though the disaster area.
The reports painted a tragic
picture of new death and de
struction heaped on this fa
bled South Sea island still re
covering from the sacred vol
cano's deadly eruption two
months ago which killed more
than 1,500 persons.
In rapid succession, the vol
cano erupted Thursday belch
ing lava and rock, then roar
ed into life again Saturday
night triggering an earth
quake that was clearly felt
here, 50 miles away.
Buildings Leveled
The tremor leveled many
buildings in Tjulik and Dahar
villages, northwest of the
crater. One person was kill
ed under a collapsing wall.
Most of the deaths and in
juries were reported in the
wake of Thursday's eruption
which sent scaring clouds of
pulverized rock and gases
plunging down the volcano's
slopes.
Volcanolgists manning seis
mograph stations six miles
from the crater said these
glowing avalanches poured
down five streambeds and two
valleys "as fast as a bird can
fly."
Burglaries Being
Checked by Police
Local law enforcement
agencies today are investigat
ing a series of week end bur
glaries. Medford and state police
are investigating the burglary
of the National Guard arm
ory at the south end of Med
ford Sunday night. Thieves
broke in by removing glass
from a side window. They
took a power lawnmower af
ter breaking handles off two
inside doors.
Jacksonville and state
police are investigating the
burglary of Coleman's Hard
ware and Liquor store in
Jacksonville Sunday night.
Thieves broke a rear window
in the building, reached
through and apparently took
some wine. However, a bottle
count hasn't been taken yet,
it was reported.
The sheriff's office is in
vestigating the burglary of
the Red Arrow real estate of.
fice in Jacksonville operated
by Sol Blumenfeld. A tele
phone was reported taken.
Two juveniles were arrest
ed by Red Bluff authorities
yesterday in a car believed
stolen from Portland. They ad
mitted to California author
ities breaking Into the
Phoenix Rollarena Friday
night and taking a 35 milli
meter camera and wallet. A
juvenile hearing will be held
In Red Bluff, a deputy re
ported.
FPC METHOD UPHELD
Washington - OJPU - The Su
preme Court today upheld the
Federal Power Commision's
new method of regulating
natural gas producers rates
by areas instead of by each
company's individual costs.
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58th Year Price 10 Cents
No. 51
Committee Votes
Tax Relief for
Special Cases
Actors, Athletes
Would Benefit
Washington WPI) The
House Ways and Means com
mittee, in its first action on
President Kennedy's tax pro
gram, today approved h i s
plan to provide special relief
for actors, baseball stars and
others whose incomes fluctu
ate sharply.
The proposal which was
tentatively approved would
provide an estimated $40 mil
lion in annual tax relief for
such persons.
May Be Averaged
The plan would permit tax
payers whose incomes fluctu
ate sharply from year to year
to "average" their income for
tax purposes. Thus, it would
reduce chances that one good
year would subject them to
high-tax brackets, if it fol
lowed years of low income.
The proposal is one of many
structural changes in the tax
code which Kennedy urged
Congress to adopt, along with
an across-the-board reduction
in Income tax rates.
Increase in Revenue
On balance, the proposed
structural changes would pro
vide an increase of $3.5 bil
lion in tax revenue. However,
the committee is certain to
reject the bulk of the revenue
producing proposals.
The proposal adopted today
would allow averaging of in
come over a five-year period
only in cases where income
during a current year exceeds
the average of four prior years
by more than one-third.
Averaging, however, would
be permitted only if the cur
rent year income also exceeds
the four-year average by at
least $3,000.
Some system of income-av
erage has long been advocated
by professional actors and
athletes and by authors whose
income is subject to major
change from year to year.
Applies To All
The proposed new rule
would, however, apply to all
taxpayers. The treasury has
noted that some farmers and
many others would benefit
from the new relief.
The averaging plan which
would not take effect until
1964, could mean big tax
saving for individuals who
suddenly strike it rich after
years of modest earnings.
It would allow a taxpayer
in a big income year to lump
together his Income from a
five - year period and com
pute a tentative tax on one
fifth of the income, The tax
attributable to the one-fifth
would then be multiplied by
five to determine the final
tax for the current year.
Week End Crashes
Take Three Lives
By United Press International
Three persons died in Ore
gon during the week end as a
result of traffic accidents.
Thomas Webb, 57, Turner,
was killed when his car slam
med into a utility pole in Port
land early Sunday. He was a
prominent owner and trainer
of race horses.
Mrs. Allle Oldham. 55.
Medford, was Injured fatally
in a two-car collision at Cen
tral Point Saturday night.
J. George Robinson, 87,
Medford, died in a Eugene
hospital Saturday night from
injuries suffered in a two-car
head-on crash near Junction
City, May 11.
Oregon's highway death
toll for the week end brought
to 30 the number of people
killed on the highways of the
state this month, compared to
25 for the same period last
year.
A total of 176 persons have
been killed In Oregon traffic
this year, compared to 146 for
a similar period in 1962
Central Bureau for
Sex Cases in Measure
Salem - illPli - Reporting of
sex offense cases to a central
recording bureau would be
required under a bill that
passed the House today and
went to the Senate.
Adjournment Seen
Near for Legislature
Salem - WP1I - Both Senate
President Ben Musa and
House Speaker Clarence Bar
ton said today that they. hoped
for adjournment by Friday
or Saturday.
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FOREIGN POLICY ADDRESS Senator Barry Goldwater
(R-Ariz.) delivered an address on U.S. foreign policy at a
formal Armed Forces week banquet at Kingsley Field in
Klamath Falls Sunday evening. The senator was critical of
the Kennedy administration's "indecisive" position in inter
national affairs and said the world needs to know exactly
where this country stands on major issues. Seated at Gold
water's left is Mrs. Edwin Witzenburger, wife of the com
mander of Kingsley Field. (Air Force photo)
Senator Says U.S.
Should Be Willing
To Take 'Risks'
Klamath Falls
Senator
Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) yes
terday called for a U. S. for
eign policy that is not afraid
to take "risks to prevent
any further Communist ag
gression in the world.
We've used brinksman-
sllip' successfully before to
live up to our international
obligations," he said, "and we
should be ready to use it
again."
The senator was the princi
pal speaker at a full dress
Armed Forces week banquet '
at Kingsley field here Sunday
evening. About 300 Air Force
officers and area dignitaries
and their wives attended the
dinner. Senator Goldwater
was introduced by Col. Edwin
J. Witzenburger, commander
of the 408th Fighter Group
at the base.
Goldwater said the question
on the mind of all our allies
is, "Which way are we head
ing?
He said it was difficult for
our friends to understand why
we hesitate in some of our
decisions.. "They want to
know if we will stand by
them if they are attacked,"
he said.
Goldwater, a major general
In the Air Force Reserve, said
this country has been incon
sistent in the past, citing Hun
gary as a prime example of
U. S. failure to keep its
promises. He conceded, how
ever, that we had "lived up
to our obligations" in Formo-
Lebanon and Berlin.
'Just what is our nuclear
policy?" he asked. "De Gaulle
wants to know if we will de
fend western Europe if it Is
attacked, and if so, how quick
ly?", He said he was not disturb
ed that the U.S. had pulled
Its missiles out of Turkey -
he said they were "obsolete"
anyway but he was concern
ed that we hadn't discussed
the move with our allies first.
What do we intend to do
in Laos?" he asked. He warn
ed that if we lose Laos, we
'can kiss southeast Asia good
bye." If that happens, he con-
RecreationislvUse
Lakes on Week End
Recrcationists flocked to
Howard Prairie and Emigrant
lake recreation areas Sunday.
Sheriff's deputies patrolling
Emigrant lake reported 350
to 375 boats "and twice that
many cars."
Howard Prairie concession
aire said they had the best
week end yet this season. All
the rental boats came back
with fish, nothing under 17
Inches long, It was reported.
This Included trolling and an
chor fishing.
Two water skiing accidents
were reported at Lmigrant
Sunday. One skier "flip-flop
ped'' ashore, sheriff's deputies
said, and another injured his
arm on tow rope.
Mental Deficiency
Conference Scheduled
Portland -l'PI- The Ameri
can Association on Mental De
ficiency will open its B7th
annual meeting here Tuesday.
Gov. Mark Hatfield and
Stafford Warren, special as
sistant lo President Kennedy,
are scheduled to speak Wed
nesday. More than 1,000 per
sons are expected to attend
the five-day meeting.
FlGHTEPGRWrV isV4"?
tinucd, we will lose some val
uable seaports and airbases
that could eventually cost the
U.S. its global superiority in
the air and on the sea.
"It all comes down to one
question," he said, "will the
U.S. take risks?"
Goldwater alluded to what
he termed a "basic philosoph
ical split in thinking" in this
country. There are many who
feel the road to peace lies in
disarmament - even unilater
ally, he said. But the senator
said he fell just the opposite.
that "we must use our great
strength to keep the peace."
Ho stated his basic ap-
proach to foreign policy as
a determination to resist by
force, if necessary, "any So
viet move to take over any
other nation In the world.
In' a discussion period fol
lowing his address, the' sena
tor was asked whether he
intended lo seek the presiden
cy in 1964. He replied he
couldn t honestly say he was
not "interested," but he said
it was "still too early" to
make a final decision.
Asked how he fell about the
United Nations. Goldwater
said he blew "hoi and cold."
He conceded the UN was a
"good idea," but he said he
did not feel it was "worth our
time and effort" and that the
world was "not ready for it
yet."
Ranking military officer at
the banquet was Maj. Gen.
Henry R. Spicer. 25th Air Di
vision, McChord Field, Ta
coma, Wash. Mayor and Mrs.
James Dunlcvy officially rep
resented Medford at the af
fair. Earlier In the day, Gold
water participated in ceremo
nies dedicating a new $3,000,
000 Presbyterian Intercommu
nity hospital here. The sena
tor left by jet following the
banquet to return to Washing
ton. DC.
Court Upsets
Convictions
The Supreme Court
has overruled convic
tions of Negro demon
strators in several south
ern states on grounds
they wore convicted on
unconstitutional local
segregation laws. The
story is on page 2A.
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OSU Criticized for Use
Of Maintenance Crews
Salcm-UPH - Oregon Stale
University was cri'leirnd at
the legislature today for us
ing maintenance crews to per
form construction that wit
nesses said should be let out
to contractors.
The Ways and Means Edu
cation subcommittee was urg
ed In approve a bill that
would limit maintenance
crews to projects costing $1.
500 or less. The present limit
Is $10,000.
Witnesses for unions and
contractors both said OSU has
been evading the law by
breaking up Jobs into parts
costing just under $10,000 in
order lo use cheaper mainte
nance crews.
For example, Rep. Edward
Whelan ID-Portland) said, a
chicken brooder worth more
than $10,000 was buillt by
maintenance crewi because
House-Senate
Still Divided
On Some Issues
Cigarette Tax
Appears Doomed
Salem - IUPD - Senate-House)
tax conferees Inriav
out other lawmakers following
tentative agreement on a $4
million income tax measure
and a $14-million one shot
revenue plan.
The four man conference)
committee was still mlit
over capital gains, corporate
excise and cigarette taxes
after a week end-long series
of meeting.
The 4-cent a pack cigarette
tax seemed doomed.
Under Consideration
Still under consideration
was a capital gains tax based
on the federal formula, but
with a 5 per cent maximum
fee, and a possible 1 per cent
increase in corporate excise
taxes.
It was not known when f!
nal settlement would ba
reached.
Conference members in.
elude House Tax Committee
Chairman Richard Eymann
(D-Marcola), Rep. Victor
Atiych (R-Portland), Senate
Tax Commute Chairman
Boyd Overhulse (D-Madras)
and Sen. Robert Elfstrom (R.
Salem).
They began probing for
compromise at 9:30 a.m. Sat
urday, and met off-and-on un
til 9:30 p.m. Sundaly.
Would Meet Budget
The income tax and one- ,
shot plans combined would
raise the $60 million needed
to finance a $405 million gen
cral fund budget.
The conference committee's
proposed income tax would
eliminate federal deductions.
allow heads of households to
file joint returns, include
fractional rates stepped from
2 to 7 li per cent, a student ex.
cmption, a 10 per cent stand
ard deduction, a $100 deduc
tible unlimited medical and
$100 deductible unlimited
I casualty loss exemption, plus
a $20 tax credit for each de-
pendent.
Undecided on Filing Fas
Conferees were undecided
whether a $5-$10 flat filing
fee should be charged, or
whether the filing fee should
be based on a percentage of
income.
Abandonment of the net re
ceipts principal was a major
House concession, and ap
proval of the $20 dependency
credit was a major concession
by senators.
Overhulse and Elfstrom
may stand firm for the S5-S 1 (J
filing fee, in spite of strong
pleas from Eymann and
Atlyeh that the minimum bo
based on a percentage of in
come, Atiych battled valiantly for
the cigarette tax, but was ad
vised by Overhulse that the
Senate would not accept it.
Meeting Tonight of
County Parks Group
The Jackson county parks
and recreation commission at
7:30 o'clock tonight in tho
county court office will dis
cuss policies and procedures
under the new fiscal year
budget.
Other matters up for dis
cusion are Wednesday's meet
ing in Portland with federal
agencies pertaining to admin
istrative problems In federal
reservoir areas.
Possibility of obtaining a
concessionaire for Emigrant
lake will be discussed also.
Lumber Executive
Dies at Coos 8a
Coos Bay - IUPD - Duncan
Donald Dashney, 60, local
lumber executive, died at his
home Sunday night.
the university decided to con
sider the heating plant as two
separate projects.
Witnesses said the Univer
sity of Oregon, on tho other
hand, has cooperated by let
ting bids according to the in
tent of the law.
Chancellor R. E. Licuallcn
and Secretary of Slate Howell
Appling Jr. opposed the bill.
Licuallcn said it could raise,
the cost of small campus
projects by 25 to 30 per cent
and would remove needed
flexibility. He said OSU preii
dent James Jensen has prom
ised to see that the full in
tent of the present law is fol
lowed from now on.
Appling said the proposed
bill would have a "very dis
tinct and damaging effect" on
state penitentiary Industries
that supply some college furniture.