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LSIV To Strike
Georgia-Pacific
Plants Monday
Portland-(UPP -The Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union
will strike Monday against
Georgia-Pacific Corp. and the
International Woodworkers of
America probably will follow
suit later in the week.
The announcement came af
ter an LSW executive com
mittee meeting here Thurs
day. Negotiations on a new
contract broke down Wednes
day. Earl Hartley, executive sec
retary of the Western Council,
Lumber and Sawmill Work-
Harriman, British
Leaders Approve
Treaty Outline
London-IUPIi-U.S. president
ial envoy W. Averell Harri
man and British government
leaders today approved the
outlines of a treaty banning
all but underground nuclear
tests for presentation to the
Russians at a three-power con
ference in Moscow next week.
Rules Out Aid
The six-article treaty draft
proposed a ban on nuclear
weapons tests in the atmo
sphere, on the ground and
under water. It rules out any
aid by the United States,
Britain or Russia for nuclear
weapons tests by other nations
-implicitly Red China and
France.
The United States and Bri
tain previously presented such
an outline at the Geneva dis
armament conference but it
was rejected by the Russians.
They agreed today to revive
the proposal and push it in
Moscow if the Soviet. Union
refuses a comprehensive test
ban that would include under
ground explosions with on-site
controls.
Free of Strings '
Harriman, who met with
Prime Minister Harold Mac
millan and key cabinet mem
bers, agreed with the British
leaders to press for a test ban
agreement that would be free
of the strings of political con
dition). In particular the U. S. and
British delegations are under
instructions not to make any
on-the-spot commitment for a
non-aggression pact between
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
alliance-a pet Soviet project.
Black Bear Killed
In Sterling Area
The bear population of the
Sterling mine area was re
duced by one this week, when
Orville Snavely's dog, "Tou
ghy," treed one at the head
of Sterling ditch.
Snavely and his dog were
riding up the ditch Wednes
day when Toughy sighted a
black bear and jumped out of
the truck. He treed the bear
and Snavely shot it. The ani
mal weighed about 150
pounds, according to Mrs.
Snavely.
There was a cub involved
in the incident, Mrs. Snavely
said, but the bear killed was
"the papa bear." His progeny
was not harmed.
The Snavelys reside on the
Little Applegate road.
Greek Monarch End
Visit to England
London-flJPIt-King Paul and
Queen Frederika of Greece
flew home to Athens today,
ending a tumultuous four
day state visit to Britain
marked by demonstrations,
street fighting and an unpre
cedented booing of Queen
Elizabeth.
IIEWSCPBfilEfS
MAJOR RUSSIAN SPY DEFECTS TO WEST
London-'IPl-A Russian ipy of major importanc has da
fecttd to tha Will and is now hiding in Britain undtr htiTy
guard, the government said today.
40 KNOWN DEAD IN FERRY SINKING
Buenos Aires, Argannna-nn-Tnt Argennna marinma f ri
facturt sat the known death toll at 40 parsons today In th
fiery wreck of a fog-shroudtd sttamar In Uia rivar Plait
Estuary south of hart.
BOMB DEMOLISHES STATUE OF QUEEN
Qusbec City-irt-A monumant of Qutan Victoria in tha
city's St. Roch district was demolished by a bomb blast aarly
today.
V I'
ers, said he did not expect
all Georgia-Pacific operations
to be struck immediately. He
said it would take a day or
two to prepare equipment for
the shutdown.
About 5,000 workers would
be affected, he estimated.
About 21,000 already are idle
in the Northwest lumber dis
pute. St. Regit Plant Hit
Hartley also said the St.
Regis Paper Co. plant at
Klickitat, Wash., will be clos
ed by LSW pickets "in a day
or so."
This is an extension of a
strike Monday against St.
Regis plants at Libby and
Troy, Mont. Hartley said the
LSW does not intend to ex
tend the strike to any other
firms at this time.
However, Harvey Nelson,
president of the Western State
Regional Council of the IWA
said his union will close down
"any company we determine
necessary to bring an end to
this conflict particularly
those that are taking orders
from and assisting the Big
Six in their lockout."
Big Six Closed
Four members of the Big
Six closed after a strike
against St. Regis and U. S.
Plywood Corp. in Oregon,
Washington and California.
They claimed a strike against
one was a strike against all.
The Big Six includes St.
Regis, U.S. Plywood, Crown
Zellerbach Corp., Internation
al Paper, Rayonier, and Wey
erhaeuser. Their operations
have been shut down since
June 5.
Talks with Georgia-Pacific
broke down Wednesday when
the LSW rejected an offer by
the company to increase
wages by 22 Vi cents an hour
over the next three years. The
LSW is asking for a 60-cent
raise and the IWA 40 cents.
District To Plan
Sewer With City
Talent-The board of direc
tors of the South Talent Sani
tary district last night resolv
ed to go ahead with plans to
share a sewage disposal plant
expansion project with the
city of Talent.
The board announced it in
tends to negotiate a "fair and
equitable" agreement with the
city concerning the cost of
expanding the plant.
The city has made definite
plans to proceed with the
project, but must start no
later than Oct. 1 in order to
qualify for a $31,450 federal
grant.
Last night's decision by the
South Talent board means
that it will have to hold a
bond election in the district
before Oct. 1 In order to au
thorize bonds to finance both
its share of the disposal plant
expansion and installation of
a sewer system itself.
The South Talent district
was formed last year to study
the feasibility of a sewer sys
tem and getting one construct
ed if found to be feasible.
In order to determine what
its share of the plant expan
sion cost should be, the board
last night voted to ask the
city for an engineering re
port on the project.
The board also passed a
motion to request the engi
neering firm of Cornell, How
land, Hayes and Merryfield
to proceed immediately with
an engineering study of the
proposed South Talent sewer
system.
PLEADS INNOCENT
Montesano, Wash.-flJPIWack
Workman, 28, pleaded Inno
cent today to graft charges
arising from an attempt to
collect $5,000 from the own
ers of a Westport Motel.
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GUARDSMEN WOUNDED Two National Guardsmen who were wound
ed in one of a series of shootings at Cambridge, Mass., early today are
examined before being hospitalized. The two were returning to their
homes from the Cambridge armory after being released from duty when
Planners Vote to
Rezone Property
Along BarnettRd.
With only a single vote, the
Medford planning commission
last night reversed its posi
tion of a year ago and voted
to recommend rezoning of a
piece of property lcoated on
the south side of Barnett rd.
Immediately east of Bear
creek.
If the request meets with
final approval at the July 18
meeting of the city council,
Holiday Inn Motel Inc., is ex
pected to construct a 120-unit
motel complex on the site.
A representative of the
firm, William McComas, ad
dressed the commission last
night on behalf of the request.
He told the group that if the
change from single-family to
limited - commercial were
granted, construction might
get under way in about two
months.
Includtd in Complax
McComas said it would take
about 3 to 4 acres to accom
modate the complex, which
would include a resturant,
meeting rooms and lounge, in
addtion to the motel units.
He also told the commision
his firm would "have no ob
jection" to deeding 20 feet on
the north side of the property
to the city to provide for fu
ture street widening.
Owners of the property,
Luther and Anne Davis, had
sought to have the property
rezoncd about a year ago. The
planning commission at that
time voted against the request,
but the city council over-rode
the recommendation. How
ever, John W. Snider, then
mayor, vetoed the measure in
support of the planning com
mission. The commission last night
also received rezoning re
quests from various property
owners of land on both side
of Barnett rd. between Bear
Creek and EDendale dr.
The planning commission
had recommended against the
request last year for the rea
son among others that
they wished to prevent strip
zoning along Barnett rd.
Search Resumed for
Three Californians
Vancouver, B.C. -UPD- The
Royal Canadian Air Force re
sumed its search today for
three Californians whose Tri
Pacer plane has been missing
for two days on a 120-mile
flight from Princeton, B. C,
to Vancouver.
The plane was carrying
George N. Menary. 25, his
wife, and David Willaford, a
U. S. Marine. All are from Re
seda, Calif. They had been
visiting relatives in Edmon
ton, Alta.
ASSISTANT DEAN
Portland-OIFK - Joseph T.
Adams, director of public af
fairs at the University of Ore
gon Medical School since
1951, has been named assist
ant dean for institutional relations.
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Singapore Prison
Inmates Burn
Warden To Death
Singapore- (UPI) -Rioting
prison colony inmates today
broke into the office of their
British warden, gouged out
his eyes, doused him with
kerosene and burned him to
death. '
Nine prison employees and
one prisoner were injured and
30 prisoners escaped by boat
before police could rush rein
forcements to the Pulau Sen
ang island prison settlement,
about 10 miles south of here.
- The rioting lasted 30 min
utes. One of the injured was
a member of the warden's
staff, who also was soaked
with fuel and set on fire.
Armed With Knives
The inmates began rioting
during lunch, a prison official
said. They rushed into the
kitchen, armed themselves
with grass cutting knives,
pickaxes and spades and at
tacked 40 unarmed guards.
The prisoners broke into
storerooms to get kerosene
and set the administration
building on fire.
Warden Daniel Dutton was
at his desk when the rioters
smashed the door and seized
him.
Police said a customs vessel
encountered one of the escap
ing boats and captured eight
inmates. The other 22 were
still at large.
Senang island prison col
ony was established in 1960
with minimum security pre
cautions. Its prisoners had not
been considered dangerous.
Freeway Section To
Open Later in July
Opening of the Interstate 5
section from Barnett rd. to the
north Ashland interchange
now is scheduled for late in
the month, probably between
July 26 and 29.
The opening previously had
been anticipated about the
middle of July.
The new section will termi
nate at Valley View rd. at the
north end of Ashland, where
traffic will be routed back
onto Highway 99.
No opening ceremonies are
scheduled.
Oregon To Receive
More federal Funds
Washington iUPI The De
partment of the Interior an
nounced today that Oregon
will receive an additional
$66,830 in accelerated public
work funds for fish and wild
life projects. Rep. Walter
Norblad (R-Ore.) said.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 12,
Motions to Vacate
Alley Fail During
Commission Meet
Two separate motions to
vacate an east-west alley ex.
tending from Hawthorne to
Genessee sts. failed at last
night's meeting of the Med
ford planning commission.
The vacation request had
been favorably recommended
to the city council in earlier
commission action, but when
opposition to the request de
veloped at the July 5 council
meeting, the matter was re
ferred back to the planners
for further study.
At last night's meeting,
which was attended by about
30 residents In the vicinity
of the alley, Attorney Man
ville Heisel represented those
favoring the vacation, and At
torney Frank J. Van Dyke
represented the group oppos
ing the measure.
Support Statements
Heisel, supported by writ
ten and oral statements from
number of persons, based
his arguments on the premise
that the alley should be va
cated because (1) the alley Is
'hidden." (2) vehicle traffic
on Hawthorne and Genessee
sis. has risen recently by mo
torists driving to the Medford
Shopping Center, and (3) the
two streets are turning into
"speedways, presenting haz
ards to children using the
alley to go to Hawthorne
park.
Heisel advocated vacation
of only the easterly 156 feet
of the alley, which would pre
vent youngsters from enter
ing the alley at Genessee si.
His arguments were coun
tered by Van Dyke who said
city police had checked the
traffic and "could find no un
usual hazard" In the portion
of the alley under question.
Would 8uffr Damages
Van Dyke said that if tne
easterly 156 feet of the alley
were vacated, his cneni, ac-
c u r 1 1 y Insurance company,
which owns a building siaing
on the alley at Hawthorne St.,
would suffer damages amount
ing to about 5 per cent of its
market value, or bdoui .uuu.
Since the Insurance build
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So met today 1:49 p.m.
SunrUt tomorrow .. S:4 a.m.
Moon rite tomorrow 12:31 i.m.
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they were fired upon. The wounded guardsman at right is PFC Leon
Buckle, Ridgeley, Md. The guardsman at left being examined was not
identified. (UPI)
ing does not abut the portion
of the alley requested for
closure, under Oregon law,
Van Dyke said, the firm would
be unable to sue to recover
damages. He pleaded for vaca
tion of the entire alley, If any
thing, so that his clients
"might have their day in
court." .
Commissioner Bert Thicr-
olf's motion to vacate the en
tire alley failed when the
group voted 3 to 3, with one
abstention. Commissioner
Larry H o r t o n ' s motion to
vacate the easterly 156 feet
of the alley also failed, but by
a 4 to 2 vote, with one absten
tion. The commission's action
will be routinely reported to
the city council, City Attorney
William Mansfield stated last
night, and final action on the
request will be up to that
group. The planning commis
sion is an advisory body to the
council, and in most instances
has authority only to make
recommendations to that
group.
Fichfner Appointed
Acting Police Chief
Capt. Clyde C. Fichtner
has been appointed acting po
lice chief for the city Med
ford, City Manager Robert
Duff announced today.
Fichtner will hold the post
during the absence of Chief
Charles P. Champlin, who Is
on sick leave.
Champlin is expected to be
in Portland for several weeks
receiving medical treatment.
Biddle Road Traffic
A complex traffic signal
system, the first If its kind in
Oregon, has been installed at
the intersection of Biddle rd.
and Crater Lake highway, by
the state highway depart
ment. Timing of the signals, which
employ two radar vehicular
detection units, will com
mence Monday, July 15, or
Tuesday, July 16, department
officials said.
The signals were installed
after surveys revealed the in
tersection was a potentially
dangerous one, particularly
for Biddle rd. traffic attempt
ing to cross the highway.
Signals Intar-tltd
The Crater Lake highway
signals - basically two sepa
rate fully-actuated controllers
- are inter-tied through a
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Tribune
1963
No. 97
Body ol Youngster
Found in Lake
At Keene Creek
The Oregon state police and
sheriff's office today are in
vestigating circumstances In
volving the discovery of an
unidentified body of a two-year-old
boy in the Keene
creek reservoir about 12 miles
east of Ashland on the Green
Springs highway late last
night. I
Roy E. Roberts, 65, of
Rogue River, who was fishing,
hooked into what he thought
was a blanket roll. He later
discovered the body. He re
ported the discovery to a fire
warden at Lincoln near the
reservoir. The warden report
ed to the state police.
The child appears to have
been of normal height and
weight and had light hair, ac
cording to reports. He was
dressed in a red T-shirt with
white stripes, a diaper, plastic
pants and corduroy trousers.
He had on white walking
shoes.
An autopsy was performed
on the body at Perl Funeral
home this morning, according
to District Attorney Alan B.
Holmes.
"Cause of death is uncertain
pending further examination
of the body tissues by the Ore
gon state crime laboratory and
the FBI office in Washington,
D. C. Preliminary reports fail
ed to indicate how long the
body may have been In the
reservoir due to the preserv
ing effect of the extremely
cold water," Holmes said.
Anyone having information
relating to the disapearance of
a child generally fitting this
description should contact
local law enforcement agen
cies, the district attorney said.
master control unit consisting
of dual analog computers.
These computers have the
ability to compare vehicle
samples and on that basis se
lect the appropriate traffic
signal.
Two radar vehicular detec
tion units suspended over the
highway permit the master
control unit to compare traf
fic samples on a continuous
basis. The control unit may
then put Into effect any one
of 10 different signal pro
grams, with the density of
the traffic at the moment de
termining which signal pro
gram is selected.
During hours of light high
way traffic, for example, the
control unit will allow the
two Intersections to operate
"free" and Independent of
GOVERNOR ACTS
TO KEEP
AFTER SHOOTING
Cambridge, Md.-OIPIi-Maryland Gov. J. Millard Tawes
reimposed limited martial law
troops back to Cambridge today to keep order in the fishing
town, torn by racial strife.
The edict, announced by the guard on orders by the
governor, imposes a strict curfew of 9 p.m. and bans demon
strations by Negroes of the type that touched off battles in
the streets Thursday night. Six white men were wounded
none critically in shooting melees.
National Guard Col. Maurice Tawes, a distant relative
of the governor and second
guardsmen, announced imposition of limited martial law
for the second time in less than a month.
Under Maryland's Consti-
tution, the state cannot im
pose full martial law but it
can use virtually the same
powers. The main difference
between martial law and the
limited form used in Cam
bridge is that civilians are
not liable to military justice.
An uneasy calm existed this
morning after a harrowing
10 hours or more of shooting
and fist fights.
Following a night of racial
warfare in the streets of Cam
bridge during which six white
men were shot, Tawes called
Brig. Gen. George Gelston,
deputy state adjutant general,
and state police heads to his
office at Annapolis.
Three of the men shot dur
ing the running gun battle
were Guardsmen under Gel
ston's command.
Gunfire Exchanged
More than 400 Guardsmen
had been released from a five
hour standby alert around
midnight when the shooting
began.
For several hours, white
men raced through the Negro
section in cars, exchanging
gunfire with enraged Negroes
armed with rules, shotguns
pistols, bricks, bottles and
knives. There were no casual
tics during this stage of the
battle, but five white youths
were arrested.
Helmeted police with dogs
and tear gas stood guard at
roadblocks surrounding the
area, a shambles of broken
glass and bullet-pocked build
ings, at dawn.
But police feared they could
not maintain order. They
asked Galston to plead with
Tawes for e n o u g h National
Guardsmen to seal off this
Eastern Shore fishing commu
nity and place it under martial
law.
Funds Available
For Agate Project
The first funds for the
Agate dam and reservoir proj
ect are now available, Con
gressman Robert Duncan re
ported this morning.
Construction fundi are
scheduled to be Included in
the fiscal year 1963 budget,
which has not yet been passed
by the Congress. But Duncan
said he was able to obtain the
approval of both House and
Senate appropriation commit
tees for the reprograming of
other funds, originally appro
priated for other projects but
not Immediately needed.
This means that the Bureau
of Reclamation, which will be
constructing the project, can
now proceed with the exercis
ing of options on the land
needed for the dam and reser
voir. The reason for haste in the
matter was that the options,
totaling some $70,000, expire
in August.
The project, to cost an esti
mated $1,800,000, will provide
Irrigation water for lands in
the Rogue River Valley Irriga
tion district, both newly irri
gated and supplemental sup
plies. It Is located on Dry
creek In the Antelope valley.
Signal Installed
each other. However, as traf
fic Increases In volume, the
control unit will "tie" the
two intersection control units
together to provide a means
of allowing highway vehicles
to proceed through both in
tersections without stopping.
Unit to D(trmin
When one direction of
travel on the highway is much
heavier than the other I.e.
morning westbound, evening
eastbound the master con
trol until will determine
which direction of travel
should be favored in provid
ing progression through both
Intersections.
When both directions of
traffic are about equal, an
"average" progression will be
provided so both directions
ORDER
and sent National Guard
in command of the mobilized
Military Junta
lamps Control
Over Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador - IUPII - The
military junta which ousted
hard-drinking President Car
los Julio Arosemena clamped
tight control on Ecuador to
day and promised heavy pen
alties for anyone opposing it.
The nation's military chiefs
deposed Arosemena In a blood- -
less coup d'etat Thursday and -put
him aboard a military
plane to Havana, where he
arrived late Thursday night
and was taken to a hotel.
The coup itself went off
without a shot, but troops
fired on a leftist mob besieg
ing the palace Thursday night.
One civilian was killed and
17 wounded. The mob was dis
persed with shots and tear gas.
Six soldiers were injured by
thrown stones. The troops re
portedly fired when the mob
attempted to seize a tank.
The junta announced a
strict 0 p. m. curfew In Guay
aquil and put the entire na
tion under military law. Cen
sorship was established, all
constitutional guarantees were
suspended, and summary pun
ishment was promised for any
one attempting to disturb the
peace,
Arosemena, 43, who became
president after a military coup
only 20 months ago, was said
to have been drunk Wednes
day night at a reception at
tended by officials including
U. S. Ambassador Maurice
Bernbaum.
Quito radio stations said the
president insulted several for-'
eign ambassadors at the recep
tion, and this culminated a
series of incidents which led
the military to depose him. -
Strike Committee
Completes Plans
Washington -flJPD- President
Kennedy's fact-finders In the
railroad dispute completed
plans for their investigation
today and prepared to ques
tion union and management
officials on the issues next
week.
Labor Secretary W. Willard
Wlrtz, chairman of the six
man special committee as
signed to report to the Presi
dent, said representatives of
both sides would be called to
meetings Monday and Tues
day. Wirtz said they would be
questioned on their positions
toward the complex Issues in
the four-year-old work rules
controversy.
The labor secretary said a
Joint Labor and Commerce
Department staff would work
this week end to assemble ma
terial for the report the com
mittee will submit to Presi
dent Kennedy.
RECEIVES CONTRACT
Washington-OJPD - Chipman
Chemical Co. of Portland has
received an $11,000 govern
ment contract for insecticides,
the office of Rep. Edith Green
(D-Ore.) said Thursday.
may proceed though the inter
section. Two left turn lanes have
been provided for Crater Lake
highway vehicles at the Bid
dle rd. Intersection. A left
turn arrow will signal when
the turn may be made safe
ly. A unique feature of the left
turn signals is a provision
which will permit highway ve
hides to move with the left
turn movement on the same
leg of the intersection it the
opposing left turn lane has
no vehicles waiting.
A department spokesman
said the signal system may be
used throughout the state in
the future as a means of al
leviating the ever-Increasing
traffic congestion of highways
and city streets. .
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