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APPORT m COMPROMfl ACCEPTS Castro Endorses Soviet Position In China Tiff Moscow -IUPD Premier Ni kita S. Khrushchev today ap peared to have won a diplo matic victory over Communist China by gaining Cuban Pre mier Fidel Castro's public en dorsement of the Soviet posi tion in the ideological dispute with Peking. In return, Castro got a new pledge irom Khrushchev that "an attack on Cuba would be NATO Concerned Over Continuing Communist Peril Ottawa The NATO Council today formally ap proved a new nuclear strike force which Secretary of State Dean Rusk said would add "considerable wallop" to alliance firepower. Ottawa -IUPU- The NATO Ministerial Council today ex pressed grave concern over the continuing Communist created peril around the world, and formally endorsed a new nuclear striking force for the alliance. In a communique at the close of its spring meeting, the council said that the con tinuing presence of Soviet troops in Cuba was a "cause for concern" and "also ex pressed their disquietover re cent events in Laos." On the Western Front, "with regard to Germany and Berlin, the threat has not dis appeared," the communique said. The foreign and defense ministers of the 15 member nations formally ratified the British-American plan for pulling together targeting ar rangements for existing nu clear forces in the European area. These include 180 Brit ish nuclear bombers, three U. S. Polaris submarines in the Mediterranean, and the nuclear capable aircraft of eight other NATO nations. Steps Approved The communique said: "Ministers discussed NATO defense policy and approved the steps taken to organize the nuclear forces assigned or to be assigned to the Su preme Allied Commander in Europe. These include, nota bly: Polaris Subs Assigned "(A) Assignment of the United Kingdom V-bomber force and three U. S. Polaris submarines to SACEUR. "(B) Establishment of SAC EUR on his staff of deputy responsible to him for nuclear affairs. "(C) Arrangements for broader participation by of ficers of NATO member coun tries in nuclear activities in Allied Command Europe and in coordination of operation al planning at Omaha. "(D) Fuller information to national authorities, both po litical and military." Newport Fishermen Overdue at Sea Eureka, Calif. -0IPD- Four Coast Guard vessels and 15 aircraft resumed searching to day for fisherman Charles Witt of Newport, Ore., over due in his 36-fool boat "Kathy Queen." Witt departed Eureka the night of May 13 for local fish ing. He was last seen the fol lowing day heading north out of Humboldt Bay. The Coast Guard checked harbors from Yaquina Bay, Ore., south to Central California with nega tive results. HEVSCBRIEFS TERRORISTS ATTACK CARACAS AIRPORT Caracal. Veneiuela-'IPI'-Armed terrorists attacked Cara cas' La Carlota Airport early today. At least one of them was killed In a gun duel with national guard sentries. RUSSIA LAUNCHES UNMANNED SATELLITE Mnrmjm The SoTitl Union today launched an un manned satellite tn its continuing research of space. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA DEMANDED Addit Ababa, Ethiopis-'trt-Preiidenl Kwsmt Nkrumah of Ghana today called for an immediate union oi Africa and Ihe establishment of a "liberation bureau" to free colonies from white rule. POPE SHOWS MARKED IMPROVEMENT Vatican Cily-lPI-The Vatican press oflice today report fd a "marked Improvement" M, Ihe condition of Pope John 'XXII at he began nine-day reheat of rest and prayer. considered an attack against the Soviet Union." Western diplomats said he apparently got more during his four week stay in the USSR. They be lieve Khrushchev promised new economic and possibly military aid. Exchange Pledges The public pledges were exchanged Wednesday at a mammoth farewell rally for Castro at Lenin Stadium. To day, the two leaders were be lieved planning to head for the Black Sea for a rest be fore Castro's flight back to Cuba, expected early next week. Castro's support was all the more significant because Chi na used the Cuban crisis of last October to ridicule Khru shchev's policies of peaceful coexistence and demand a more militant stand against the West. The Russians, Peking charg ed, are "as timid as mice" before the American "paper tiger." Castro did not refer speci fically to the Soviet missile pullout in his speech. But he lavishly praised the Russians for their willingness to risk nuclear war and imperil the achievements of the Russian revolution for the sake of tiny Cuba. Refutes Peking Charges This was a direct refutation of what Peking charges. It says Russia has abandoned its revolutionary radicalism now that it has some of the com forts of an established society. According to Peking, this means the undeveloped na tions seeking revolutionary guidance must turn to China. Thus Castro's pledge is like ly to have important reper cussions among the Commu nist parties in the poorer Latin American countries. Pe king has been trying to woo these parties, but they can be expected to follow the line of Castro, the one Communist in power in the hemisphere. Western diplomats pointed out that Castro had little choice, whatever his feelings about the Chinese cause, for which he has indicated some sympathy in the past. He can hardly survive with out extensive aid. The Rus sians are in a position to sup ply this. The Chinese are not. Missing Idaho Youth Found Dead Murphy, Idaho -WPII- Del ford Sharpe, the 21-year-old Gayway Junction, Idaho, youth lost in the Owyhee county wilds last month, has been found dead. A sheepherdcr discovered the youth's body near Succor creek and the Idaho-Oregon border Thursday. Sharpe set out on foot with a pocket-full of gingcrsnaps to get help for his parents who were stranded in their broken down car near Silver City. Two days later his father walked out of a snow storm to Murphy and got help. Sharpe's body was found northwest of a cabin that had been entered, presumably by Sharpe during his endless trek for help. Titan 2 Rocket Fired Successfully Over Sea Cape Canaveral. Fla.-OTi-The Air Force today success fully fired Its mightiest war rocket, the Titan 2, more than 6,500 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in a demonstration of nuclear firepower. TO REQUEST BIDS Washington -WPH- The Gen eral Services Administration will issue invitations to bid on May 27 for extension and remodeling of the Klamath Falls, Ore., post office . I m. . -v erf ItM ' ' . ' ".-..., Rogue Valley Edition Medford 24 Pages Two Sections Committee Clears Spending Plans For Education Salem fUPIi Spending plans worth $188 million for schools. special classes, community col leges and higher education buildings in the 1963-65 bien nium came out of the Ways and Means Committee today, nearly clearing the commit tee's decks. The only big budget still to come out was about $80 mil lion for operating expenses for the higher education sys tem. When that happens, co chairman ward Cook said, the committee will have ap proved a general fund spend ing program of about S404 million for 1963-65, compared to $405 million proposed by Gov. Mark Hatfield. The committee work, how ever, represented cuts of about $11 million in the Hat field budget, offset by the ad dition of about $10 million in general fund money for col lege construction where Hat field wanted to use bonding. Could Top Figure The committee still could top the overall Hatfield figure if it granted more tnan $1 million that is being sought for further improvements in salaries for college teachers and state employees A few minor money requests also were pending. On the biggest chunk of general fund spending - edu cation - committee members figured they had provided slightly more than the gover nor recommended. Today's $188 million in edu cation budgets comprised $147.5 million in general fund money, $B million in one-shot money from the common school fund, and S34.5 million in various bonds for college buildings. Court Asked To Stop Governor By United Press International A federal court in Birming ham, Ala., today was asked to issue an injunction block ing Gov. George Wallace from carrying out his vow to "stand in the school house door" when two Negroes enter the University of Ala bama June 10. Alt. Gen. Robert F. Ken nedy announced in Washing ton that an immediate court test was desired on Wallace's announced position of "legal resistance and legal defiance" of federal court orders to ad mit the two Negroes. Federal Judge Ssymour H. Lynn set a hearing for June 3 to show cause why the in junction sought by the gov ernment should not be issued. Logger Killed in Mishap Near Detroit Detroit -UPI'- Charles Vance Christensen, 45. Mchama. was killed Thursday in a logging accident near here. MAY STAY COLLECTIONS Salem -HiPH- The Senate to day approved a measure al lowing counties to stay col lections of property taxes in cars of contested tit 11 u. assess- SOLDIER COLLAPSES As other mem bers of an honor guard stand at attention during a war memorial dedication in New York at which President Kennedy was the chief speaker, one, of the guards lies face MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 24,1963 Workshop for AFS Participants Will Be Held on Sunday An area workshop for all school in this area at a swim- persons participating in the American Field Service pro gram in connection with Cres cent City, Crater, Grants Pass, Ashland, and Medford High schools, will be held in Med ford Sunday at the West minster Presbyterian church, Mrs. H. D. Christcnsen, area representative, has announced. Approximately 100 persons will gather at the church for the workshop and continue to the iiome of Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Frohnmayer, where they will be joined by the foreign students attending Mountain Lakes To Open for Fishing Four - Mile and Diamond lakes will be among the high lakes opening to angling on Saturday. The entire Rogue river and its tributaries also will be open to trout fishing tomor row. Four-Mile lake report pro prietor Tex Rush reported that snow has been plowed from the road into the lake. He said the opened route is still narrow, however, and advised against trailer travel this week end. The resort will operate on a limited basis thus week. The store will not be open but boats, motors, gasoline and bait will be available. Lake water is high. Rush advised travel by way of Dead Indian. Equalization Board Hears Businessmen The Jackson county board of equalization heard appeals requesting revaluation on four major business properties in or near Medford yesterday but reached no decisions. The Medford Shopping Cen ter representatives protested increase in land valuation made by the county assessor's office. The first appraisal was made when the center was partially completed, It was pointed out. Jackson House, 108 South Central eve.; Hotel Grand, 202 North Front St.; and Medford Corporation, North Pacific highway, all said Ihe valua tion of their buildings Is too high. Appeals also were heard from a number of small bus inesses. The board of equalization meets again Monday. School Insurance Policy Case Nears End Portland-WIi-Closing argu ments were scheduled today in the trial of Mrs. Sara Ann Chaifcc. 41, Seattle, on a charge of alteration of an in surance policy sold to a school district. The trial opened Thursday and Mrs. Chaffee was the only defense witness. She said she myw only following directions 9 . . ,; n Mn .. . A r . . w r Tribune ming party and supper. Two students, who will be coming to Medford under the Field Service program to at tend high school next year, also were announced by Mrs. Christensen. They are Maria Castro of Costa Rica, who will make her home with Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Hibbs and family; and Bart de Beer of The Neth erlands, who will live with the Frohnmayers while at tending school. Here for the party Sunday will be students from many lands: Ali Saner, of Istanbul, Turkey, who is attending Ash land High school and living with Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Kreisman; Juan Canada-Ana-don, Valencia, Spain, attend ing Crater High school and living with Mr. and Mrs. John Summerfield; Marion Van Der Byl, Johannesburg, South Af rica, attending Del Norte High school in Crescent City, where she makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. William Dent; Alicia DeLos Santos, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, attending Grants Pass High school and living in the Gene Brown home; and the two Medford students, Nik Yahya, of Kclan tan, Malaya, residing with the Robert Riechers; and Jens Hasfeldl Lyngby, of Denmark, who is making his home wtth the James Rowans. Mrs. Christensen said ap proval has been received for a student from this area for a year's study In Europe. Rex Culbertson of Smith River, who attends the Del Norte High school in Crescent City, will go to Denmark for a year's study. Previously students from this area have been accepted under the summer projects. Culbertson will be the first to spend a year in school in a foreign country under the American Field Service pro gram. Canal Repair Set in Eagle Point District Eagle Point Water will be stopped in the main canal of the Eagle Point Irrigation district Saturday and Sunday for emergency repairs, ac cording to Larry Sllvcira, manager. The water service will be restored Sunday evening and service should he back on schedule Monday, Sllvcira said. A land slide on one sec tion of the canal, which may cause II to nreak II repairs are not made was ciicd the cause of the closure. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair tnd a ttttl irmr, l ow lonlihl 41. High Saturday 16. Tf mp. HlthrM Yrtlrrdav . .. I.OHfit Thli Morning jg Our Skies Tonight KnnM today d l4 p m. Hunrlir tomorrow . 1:12 a.m. Monntrt tonight 10:JS n,m. Hrl Quarter May 21 VIKIIU.K 11, A MKT (their approtlmite dlitanrra (mm the tarth tontihtf Man in million m. mu ... Ill million mile a. Jupiter ill million mllei. min mil lion muvi. down on the ground alter collapsing. ne memorial 15 dedicated to servicemen of the United States who died in Atlantic waters during World War II. (UPI) 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 55 Senate Group Orders Hearing On Sugar Prices Washington (UPlt The Sen ate Finance Committee will open an investigation into soaring sugar prices as soon as possible. Chairman Harry F. Byrd (D-Va.) said today. He announced the inquiry after Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield cited "sky-rocket ing" sugar prices In his state of Montana and urged that a study be made of whether speculators are trying to "rig" the market. The Senate inquiry will parallel one already ordered by a House banking subcom mittee. Byrd told a reporter his committee will start its inves tigation "as soon as we can." Surpluses Claimed Mansfield wrote Byrd (hat he understands there are "sur pluses of sugar on hand and that most of the countries are fulfilling their quota agree ments," he added: "I would express the hope, Mr. Chairman, that there is no attempt being made by specu lators or others to 'rig' the price of such a basic commod ity as sugar." Mansfield said a number of Montana businessmen, partic ularly in the soft drink bot tling field, had voiced concern to him about "the sky-rocketing Increases In the cost of sugar." He said sugar in Missoula, Mont., was $14.05 per 100 pounds on May 21 compared with $9 45 on Ihe same date last year. He said prices are expected to rise further "if some action is not taken shortly." Groundwork Laid for Ashland - Lines of commu nication between Jackson and Siskiyou counties were strengthened yesterday when a group of Ashland Chamber of Commerce representatives made a "good will" lour to Mt. Shasta, Dunsmuir, Weed and Yreka. Meeting for coffee with the Dunsmuir chamber and lunch with the Ml. Shasta chamber, the Ashland group exchanged Information, discussed com mon problems and laid the groundwork for future coop eration. The Weed delegation was unable lo attend the luncheon at Mt. Shasta, but one car load nf Ashlandcrs visited the Weed chamber secretary on the way home, and made pre liminary arrangements tor a luncheon date with that or ganization this summer. A brief slop was made at Yreka In the morning. Princir ! Purpose One nf the principal pur poses of the trip was to ac quaint Ihe CalKnrniana, par ticularly those south of the point where Highways 99 and 97 divide, with the recreation al improvements being made in the Ashland and Rogue val ley area and with the improve ments in highways through the valley. pie delegation was armed wiib the latest Oregon state Bill To Sinking Fund Approved Salem-fllPl! - The general fund today had a $5.5 million shot in the arm to keep the state from going into the red in the 37 days remaining in this biennlum. The Senate approved trans ferring the sum from the vet erans bond sinking fund to the general fund, where it can pay for state services. The money represents the remainedor of funds the state advanced to the veterans pro gram years ago to get it start ed. The bill went to Gov. Mark Hatfield for certain sig- nature, since he orginally pro posed the transfer. Some serv ices were cut back because of a shortage. Long Day The House and Senate worked through long calen dars. The House passed a bill revising penalties for murder. The bill would make pa role possible in first degree murder cases only after 10 years of imprisonment. It would drop the maximum sen tence for second degree mur der from life in prison to 25 years. Rep. Berkeley Lent ID- Portland) called it purely a "sop" to win capital punish ment. He said the figures were arbitrary. The vote for passage was .15-25. The bill returned to the Senate for concurrence In House changes. Amendments OK'd Bills reinforcing farmer bar gaining groups and overhaul ing local budget procedures went to the governor after the House accepted Senate amend ments. The Senate passed a House blH requiring doctors to re port cases of children who have suffered physical abuse. Everest Climbers Sutter Frostbite Katmandu, Nepal -WPII- The American expedition reported today that several of the climbers who conquered Mt. Everest had suffered frostbite. It asked for a helicopter to bring two of them off the mountain. Expedition leader Norman G. Dyhrenfurth reported to Katmandu by radio that he wanted the helicopter for Dr. William Unsocld, 36, Corval lis, Ore., and Harry C. Bishop, 30, Washington. He said they apparently were affected only in their toes but he described the case as a "medical emergency." "As far as we know their fingers are all right," he re ported to Unsoeld's anxious wife, Jolene, at Katmandu. Shelter Supplies To Portland Stopped Portland - II'PII- Mayor Ter ry Schruiik said Thursduy shipments nf Civil Defense fallout shelter supplies 1" Portland were being stopped by federal agencies. FIRE EXTINGUISHED Astoria -IUPH- A fire aboard the 60-foot Standard Oil tank er Service at an Altoona, Wash., dock was put out to day with minor damage result ing, company officials here re- highway department data showing that mileage from Weed lo Eugene on Highway 99 and Interstate 5 is only three miles longer than by Highway 97 and that the driv ing time by Highway 99 is actually 40 to 55 minutes less than on Highway 97. The shorter driving time is attributed to the fact that there are 88 miles of freeway and 12 miles nf other four lane road on Highway 99 and Interstate 5, compared to only four miles of four-lane road by the Highway 97 route. Want Facts Known Members of ihe Ashland group explained thai they did not want to try tn take all the traffic off the 07 route but merely get their "fair share" and have the true facts known. As an experiment, the occu pants of one Ashland car stopped at s Weed service sta tion posing as tourists and asked for advice on which road to take for Portland. The service stalion attendant rec ommended Highway 97 be cause it was "shorter and fatt er." Motel operators in Duns muir Indicated they recom mend Highway 99 as the best route to Portland but Highway 97 as the best route to Crater Lake National park. Some of ffie Dunsmuir and Mt. Shasta Bolster General It also passed House bills taxing charter boats, and lim iting landowners' liability in effort to encourage the opening of private lands to the public. The House passed two bills intended to improve salmon research. One was the State Fish Commission budget, in cluding $128,000 In general fund money for research and $2.3 million in federal money for hatchery programs. The other requires that salmon tag money be divided equally between the Fish com mission, which conducts much of the research, and the Game commission. Compensation Bill Revived By Committee Salem - IUPD - The contro versial workmen's compensa tion measure was brought back to life under protest to day in a drama-packed meet ing of the House Labor and Industries committee. The meeting suddenly ad journed when Rep. Richard Kennedy (D-Eugene) objected to 38 pages of amendments he had not seen before the meet ing began. Rep. Jake Bennett (D-Port- land) started the fireworks when he said "I bid you good bye," and stomped from the room. "I didn't ask to be on this committee to scuttle Oregon's workmen's compensation law," Bennett said as he re signed from the committee. Asks Rule Change Rep. Merrill Hagan (R- Mc- Minnvillc) then asked the rules be changed so that the Senate bill - which had been indefinitely postponed-could be revived by a simple ma jority rather than a two thirds vote. Kennedy, Rep. Robert Jones (R-Portland) and Sid Lelkln (D-Roseburg) attempted un successfully to block the move. They said it violated House rules. The bill was brought back to life with Jones, Kennedy and Leikin still objecting. Lei- kin said he would appeal the move to the speaker of the House. The show ground to a halt when the committee split 4-4, with Rep. Ed Whelan (D-Port-land) Joining Jones, Kennedy and Leikin In opposing the substitution of 38 pages of amendments. Turner then abruptly ad journed the meeting. Election Scheduled On District Formation An election will be held June 25 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Sams Valley Grange hall on formation of the Sams Valley Irrigation district. The district will include Sams Valley, Beagle, Shady Cove and Trail areas. The dis trict formation is necessary to allow area farmers to draw water from the proposed Rogue basin project. C of C Cooperation chamber members were not aware that the park was easily accessible via Highway 62 through the Rogue valley, and so the Ashland group made mention of that highway's scenic beauty. Study Billboard Space The Ashlandcrs studied the possibility of buying billboard space south of the 99-97 junc tion at Weed to encourage mo torists to stay on Highway 99, and also of buying radio time in that area to promote the advantages of traveling to Portland via Ashland and the Rogue valley. Chamber officials are hope ful that other valley chambers may take part In such a pro gram. At Dunsmuir, the Ashland group took particular Interest in discussing problems that arise when a town Is bypassed by a freeway. Dunsmuir has now been bypassed for three years, and Ashland soon will be. The Dunsmuir group re ported some advantages and disadvantages. The town is cleaner and gets a higher caliber clientele than before, they said, but the bypass has unquestionably hurt some businesses. Others, however, are doing better than before. At the Dunsmuir meeting, Mrs. Walter Jones, Ashland chamber secretary manager. Constitution Given Chance To Go Before Voters Yturri, Stadler Reach Agreement Salem -WPD- A coirmromlsa on legislative apportionment was accepted unanimously to day at a less than friendly meeting of the Senate Com mittee on Constitutional Re vision. The action gave a new con stitution a new chance ut getting to the voters next year. The compromise grew out of proposals tossed out this morning by Sen. Anthony Yturri (R-Ontario), whose plan has been in the new docu ment, and Sen Glen Stadler (D-Eugene), one of eight who fought the "Yturri" plan. Document Blocked The eight blocked the docu ment on the Senate floor be cause they said it "mandated" s preference for the least pop ulated counties. The essential feature of tha compromise was that it re tained the Yturri plan, but gave the legilature more dis cretion in grouping sparsely populated counties and thus deciding how many seats they should get. The plan makes sizes of the House and Senate flexible up to 65 and 35 members. The compromise also pro vided that, instead of using 1-30 and 1-60 to determine the population unit for a seal, the current membership of the House and Senate would be used. If membership of tha houses increase, this would make the population require ment lor a legislator slightly lower. Plan Outlined The plan would grant a leg islator for each full unit for major fractions (more than. half a unit) standing alone, and for . counties combined into districts to qualify. men, remaining members would go to, leftover major tractions. The committee ordered lan guage drafted. Sen. Don Willner (D-Port-I land), one of the eight fighting the former "Yturri plan, served notice he might later oppose the compromise afler studying it further. As a sidelight, Yturri said he envisioned apportioning; the legislature under the new plan in 1965, although the con stitution does not require it until 1971. This would prob ably revise membership fig ures as a basis for the 1971 apportionment. Warrants Served On Local Proprietors Medford municipal court warrants were served on the proprietors of three city busi nesses Thursday, charging! them with failure to obtain business licenses. E. G. Hawkins, owner of Hawkins Nite Garage, 616 South Riverside ave., ap peared in court this morning on the charge and was fined total of $25.50 by Judga Justin Smith Jr. Loyd C. Langston, proprie tor of Chrystal Meat Market, 307 North Fir St., and Mary L. Mills, proprietor of Norpaa Supply company, 2743 North Pacific highway, both posted $50 bail Thursday, but failed to make an appearance in court this morning. told the hosts about the Jack son-Josephine county Vaca tionland of Southern Oregon promotion. Speaks To Placet Dr. E. C. McGill of South ern Oregon collcg? spoke both at Dunsmuir and Mt. Shasta, covering a number of subjects, among them Oregon Shake spearean Festival, the Ash land area lakes, the college and population growth. Ha proposed that a "State of Jef ferson" chamber of commerce association be formed. The Siskiyou county cham bers already have a county wide association and consider it essential, the Ashland group learned. Ashland Chamber President Bill Patton spoke at the Mt. Shasta luncheon, and intro duced Mrs. Bert Prce of tha Medford chambor, who gava a talk on the upcoming Peter Brltt Music and Arts Festival in Jacksonville. Some mention was made o( the Mt. Ashland Ski develop ment project, with emphasis on the belief that it would not offer competition for the Mt. Shasta ski operation, but ratti er help it by attracting mora skilcrt to the state of Jeffer son area. Many of the Callfornlans hadn't heard about the Mt, Ashland development at all, it was learned. TJ '"-'-''i'-'ii i r rii
