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Civil Defense Advisors To Ask
State Emergency Board for Funds
Council Decides
To Seek $50,000
At Next Meeting
Plan Drawn To
Help County Units
Salem -fflPD- A new attempt
will be made to get state
money for Oregon's sharply
curtailed civil defense pro
gram. The new Slate Civil De
fense Advisory Council de
cided at its first meeting here
today to ask the State Emer
gency Board for $50,000 at its
Aug. 2 meeting.
Louis Starr, Portland, one
of the two public members of
the new advisory group, sug
gested the action be taken to
assure that six county civil
defense units could continue
to function.
The money would be used to
add three more persons to the
present state civil defense
staff. The staff was slashed
from 18 to three by the 1963
legislature.
Part of the duties of the
three additional persons
would be to process county
applications for federal civil
defense money.
Starr said some of the pres
ent county organizations are
"about ready to fold."
'He said that one county has
investigated the possibility of
working through the State of
Washington civil defense
agency so that it could get
federal equipment.
The new council which met
today was set up by the re
cent legislature and replaces
one made up entirely of public
members. Heads of major
state agencies are included in
the new advisory group along
with two public members,
Starr and William Hedlund,
Portland.
At this morning's session
presided over by Gov. Mark
Hatfield, a report was given
on the new civil defense com
munication center in the Cap
itol. Missouri Man Is
Indicted by Jury
Grants Pass - Ray m o n d
Dean Lewis, 36, of Indepen
dence, Mo., was indicted by
the Josephine county grand
jury last night on charges of
receiving and concealing
stolen property.
Lewis was charged in con
nection with the theft of
about $2,000 worth of men's
clothing from stores in Med
ford, Grants Pass, Ashland
and Klamath Falls, including
the Varsity shop, 105 East
Main St., Medford.
The stolen clothing was
found concealed in Lewis'
car, police said.
Lewis is now free on $2,500
bail.
Loren Phillip Beckett Jr.,
40. also of Independ e n c e,
previously was convicted of
charges arising from the same
incident.
AMERICANS KILLED
Saigon -flJPli- Three Ameri
can soldiers, two of them of
ficers, were killed early today
in a Communist guerilla am
bush near Loc Ninh, 75 miles
northwest of Saigon, a U.b
military spokesman said.
Washington -UPI- The Sen
ta frroior, Pr1atinns Commit
tee voted tentatively today to
slash S32 million from Presi
ttcni KpnnpHv's reauest for
outright economic aid grants
10 inenaiy nauuns.
KENNEDY UPHOLDS CIVIL
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RUSSIA NOT EXPECTED TO QUIT MOON RACE
Washington-itPf-U. S. space authorities from President
Kennedy on down take no stock in 1 Britsih cienii.l't re
port that the Ruuiani may abandon the "rice" to the moon.
RATL SETTLEMENT HELD UNLIKELY
Weihington-lPI-Liltle hope wei expressed today for a
voluntary 1 lib-hour settlement of the deadlocked rail work
rules dispute despite a new appeal by Preiidenl Kennedy.
BARNETT ROAD EXTENSION - This photograph, taken
from the west side of Grape st. looking cast, shows equipy
ment of M. C. Lininger and Sons at work on the extension
of Barnett rd. The firm was awarded the $27,757.25 con
tract for the project by the Medford city council. Complej
tion date is scheduled for Sept. 30, according to Vernon
Fishermen Seek
To Force Boost
In Salmon Price
By United Presi International
Commercial salmon fisher
men on the West Coast are
staying in port in an attempt
to force an increase in the
price of silver salmon, it was
reported today.
The United Fishermen and
Allied, Workers in Canada
started a strike Tuesday and
asked for support from United
States fishermen.
Leonard Hall, Coos Bay, a
member of the Oregon Fish
com mission, estimated the
strike' was about 90 per
cent effective on the Oregon
and Washington coasts. He
said there were about 3,000
trawlers in the two states.
The action was largely
spontaneous on the part of
the fishermen, he said.
Fishermen in the Coos Bay
and Charleston area have re
mained in port since Wednes
day night, demanding a five
cent price increase to 30 cents
per pound for silvers.
Several other boats have
been tied up at Florence.
However, at Newport fish
ermen were unloading their
catches and said they planned
to return to sea. A spokesman
for Bumble Bee Sea roods at
Astoria said that firm has
heard radio reports from
boats that they plan to tie
up, but have no direct word.
ield Urged To
Mediate in Dispute
Coos Bay - (UPD - The Coos
Bay World newspaper today
sent a telegram to Gov. Mark
Hatfield urging him to work
toward a settlement of the
Northwest lumber dispute.
In a telegram signed by
Publisher Sheldon Sackett,
Hatfield was asked to take
the lead in ending what the
wire called the great eco
nomic loss not only to the
Coos Bay area but to the en
tire Northwest.
, More than 1.000 men were
idled in the Coos Bay area
Wednesday when the Inter
national Woodworkers of
America and the Lumber and
Sawmill Workers Union
struck Georgia-Pacific plants
at Coos Bay and Coquille.
RIGHTS BILL
Robirt F. Ktnnedr told Con
eWil rights bill "can and will
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1963
Irrigation Service
Interrupted When
Ditch Again Fails
Eagle Point - Service to
Eagle Point Irrigation district
water users was interrupted
again Wednesday afternoon,
about 36 hours after service
was restored, following repair
of a break in the canal Satur
day. Yesterday's failure resulted
from a continued movement
of earth below the canal sec
tion which failed Saturday.
Repairs effected Sunday
and Monday consisted of the
excavation of the large fis
sures and holes that had de
veloped in the canal, district
officials said.
The procedure was to over
excavate the failed areas and
refill with mechanically tamp
ed clay.
This procedure was used
since it would enable the
district to restore service in
Traffic Claims
Three in Oregon
By United Press International
Three persons died in Ore
gon traffic accidents Wednes
day, two of them in a motorcycle-car
collision near Sa
lem. Clifford Michael Moore, 20,
and Ronald Morgan Church,
17, residents of the Keizcr
area north of salem, were
riding on Moore's motorcycle
Wednesday night when it col
lided with a car driven by
James Frederick Frye, 24.
Marvin Lee Ducy, 9, of Co
quille was killed Wednesday
afternoon when he was struck
by a car as he ran across
State Highway 42 two miles
west of Coquille.
The boy had been berry
picking with his father and
was crossing the road when
he was hit by a car driven by
Earl Russell Hill, 54, Eugene.
He was pronounced dead on
arrival at a Coquille hospilJl.
Council To Consider
Request for Device
The Medford city council
will consider a request to op
erate a musical device on a
truck vending ice cream at
its meeting tonight. The ap
plicant is Herb Hcrzog, 546
Kairmount dr.
At a recent meeting the
council granted permission to J
an applicant to advertise his
vending vehicle by means of
a hand bell.
The city administration has
suggested that if the council
wishes to grant the request,
it should amend the city code
to permit operation of sound
devices on motor vehicles.
Also on the council agei.da
are requests from three serv
ice stations for permission to
construct extra width drive
ways. New York - OlPli - Contract
talks began Wednesday be
tween the United Steelwork
ers of America and the live
major U S. aluminum companies.
Tribune
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Thorpe, public works director. The project is pari of
plans for the future north-south one-way couplet of Hollv
and Grape sts. When completed, Holly will handle south
bound traffic and Grape will handle north-bound traffic.
Immediate purpose of the extension is to link the west
side of Medford with the Barnett rd. freeway interchange.
the shortest possible lime to
the district's water users, of
ficials said.
Continued movement of the
earth mass adjacent to the
canal, however, resulted in the
fissures reopening Wednesday
afternoon and placing the ca
nal in danger of total fail
ure. . .- . i . .
Walchmen, kept si the
slide area about 40 hours aft
er repairs were completed
late Monday, reported to dis
trict officials thai failure
seemed imminent Wednesday
afternoon.
As a result of Wednesday's
failure, plans were started lo
prepare the canal section for
concrete lining, using the
"Gunnite" process, a meth
od of applying concrete pneu
matically. District crews worked late
last night preparing the canal
for "Gunniting."
Tru-Mix of Medford expect
ed to have "Gunniting"
equipment at the job site this
morning. Tru - Mix officials
estimated the process will
take about 24 hours. A 24
hour curing period for the
"Gunnite" is needed before
water can be pul back into
the canal.
Present plans arc to restore
partial water service Satur
day and full service lalj Sun
day. The district used all of its
employees, and extra help,
totaling 15 men, on the job
Sunday and Monday, work
ing double shifts. It is plan
ned to have nearly the same
number of men available dur
ing the Gunniting process,
to assist the Tru-Mix crews
and to effect other mainte
nance work on the canal dur
ing the shut down.
Girl Escapes Injury
In Medford Mishap
A five year-old Medford
girl escaped serious injury
late yesterday afternoon when
she rode her tricycle out of
an alley and into the path of
an on-coming car, according
to city police.
The child, Donna Mae De
troit, 848 West Second si.,
was treated as an out-patient
at Rogue Valley hospital.
Driver of the car involved was
John Edison Schrocder. 52. of
413 North Columbus avc.
The accident occurred
about 6:34 p.m. on West Sec
ond si. near Columbus ave.
No citations were issued, offi
cers said.
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Crucible Molds
Used To Weight
Down Boy's Body
Two assayer's crucible
molds, each weighing 4:,4
pounds, were used to weight
down the body of a boy found
last week in the Kcene Creek
reservoir, District Attorney
Alan B. Holmes said today
The molds are a type used
frequently 30 years ago nd
previously in southern Ore
gon and northern California,
but now are rare items,
Holmes said. Each has 12 cone
shaped depressions slightly
more than 1 inch deep. The
molds are 10H by 7 '.4 inches
in size.
Holmes explained that offi
cers believe the molds were
either kept by the owner as
antiques or were taken lrom
an abandoned mining opera
tion at or just prior to the
death of the child.
Both Oregon slate police
and Jackson county sheriff's
deputies are continuing the
investigating. The body was
found July 11 in the reservoir
about 12 miles cast of Ash
land on Highway 66.
The boy, believed to be be
tween 2 and 2l-i years old,
was wearing a red T-shirt with
full length sleeves and white
narrow horizontal stripes; cor
duroy trousers, diaper and
plastic pants, socks and white
walking shoes.
Wrapped In Blanket
When found, the decompos
ed body was wrapped in a
homemade patchwork colored
quilt and an aquamarine green
blanket. It was tied with light
brass colored wire and wrap
ped twice around with a lead
sheath, 14 gauge copper In
sulated wire. The wire was
used in underground conduit
installation and has not been
in general use for about 20
years, Holmes said.
Because of the condition of
the body, an autopsy has fail
ed to determine cause of
death and attempts are being
made by the Oregon state
crime laboratory, Portland.
Persons having any infor
mation concerning the loss or
theft of any molds, similar to
the ones found with the body,
should contact a local law
enforcement agency. Holmes
added that officers believe the
body had been in the water
not more than 10 months
(See Picture on Page 11 A)
Youngsfer Killed
South of Redding
Redding. Calif - CPd - Tim
Hartman, 12, was killed Wed
nesday when he lost control
of his bicycle and fell into the
path of a car on U.S. 99 south
of here.
The Highway Patrol aid
the boy. son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. T. Hartman, was returning
home from his ncwspuper
route. Mrs. Doris McConnell,
Portland, Ore., driver of the
car, could not avoid hitting
him. the Patrol said.
' V.
Armed Revolution
Launched Against
Syrian Regime
Reports Indicate
Uprising Quelled
Beirut, Lebanon -MPH- An
armed revolution, apparently
by both civilian and military
rebels, was launched against
the Syrian government in Da
mascus early Wednesday
while the nation's leaders
were abroad. Indications to
night were that the revolt had
been crushed.
Heavy street fighting broke
out in Damascus as the rebels,
including a group of discharg
ed military commanders, stag
ed their attempted coup just
after Revolutionary Council
President Louai Attassi flew
to Cairo for talks on the con
troversial new United Arab
Republic.
At the same time Syrian
Premier Salah Bitar was ab
sent in Baghdad.
Reports reaching here to
night indicated the uprising
had been smashed by army
tanks operating under cover
of Soviet-built MIG jet fight
ers of the Syrian air force.
Casualties Indicated
Messages intercepted here
before Damascus Radio went
off the air indicated there had
been casualties in street fight
ing. But with a comunications
blackout and the borders of
Syria sealed, details were
lacking.
Baghdad Radio, in neigh
boring Iraq, broadcast a com
munique it said was isuued by
the "deputy military governor
in Syria," claiming that the
attempted army coup had
been put down.
An attempt by a small
band of civilians supported
by a group of discharged of-
i icers lo disturb the peace in
Damascus has been nipped in
the bud," the communique, as
quoted by Baghdad Radio.
said.
The remaining elements
surrendered. All remained
quiet in other areas of Syria.
The plotters were immediate
ly referred to the national
security courts.
Goldwater Rejects
TV Debate Offer
New York - (UPII - The gov
ernor of New York said yes,
but the senator from Arizona
declined the offer on grounds
mat it might contribute to
disunity in the Republican
party.
And so Gov. Nelson A.
Rockefeller and Sen. Barry
Goldwater will not be swap
ping opinions in what now
ranks as one of the nation's
most popular political side
shows: The television debate.
At least not for a while.
The two leading contenders
for the 1904 GOP prcsidcntl.il
nomination were invited by
the Columbia Broad casting
System to spend an hour of
air time discussing one of
their favorite subjects: The
role of the Republican party
in next year's election.
The first response Wednes
day came from Goldwater's
office, which said the senator
"docs'not intend to engage in
any television programs or
other activity which will have
the effect of contributing lo
disunity in Ihe Republican
party." The telegram turning
down the invitation was
signed by Tony Smith, Gold
water's press secretary.
Kennedy Requests
Foreign Borrowing Tax
Washington -UIPD- President
Kennedy asked Congress to
day to enact a temporary tax
on foreign borrowing of U.S.
capital in a stepped-up effort
to close the growing balance
of payments gap.
Sports Bulletin
Mary Gordenier of Med
ford won her way into the
finale of Ihe girls' 16-and-under
novice division at the
National Junior Chamber
of Commerce tennis tourna
ment at Provo, Utah, this
morning. She won her
temi-linal match over Chris
line Wlmpling of Missouri
6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Wednesday
she won a qutrterfinel
round match over Judy Da
vis of Oklahoma 6-2, 6 0.
In the finals the will face
the winner of another
match either Friday or
Saturday.
The other three Medford
repreienlativet. Ken Mey
ers, Jeanne S a I d e and
Kathy Smith, all heve been
eliminated from the com
petition. Meyers got at far
at the quarter-finale of the
boyt' 16-and'Under novice
diviiion, where he lot! lo
Charles Frili of California
6 3, 6-2.
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MISS U.S.A. - The radiant and happy Miss U.S.A. of 1963
is Marite Ozer, 19, of Chicago, who represents Illinois in the
Miss Universe contest at Miami Beach, Fla. She will compete
with girls from all over the world at the Miss Universe finale
Saturday night. (UPI)
Redevelopment Plan
For Hawthorne Park
Accepted
Final plans for the redevel
opmcnt of Hawthorne park,
as prepared by the San Fran
cisco firm of Royston, Mayes,
Hanamoto and Beck, were
unanimously accepted and ap
proved by the Medford park
and recreation commission.
Drawings of the plans were
presented in person to the
commission last night by Rob
ert Royston; senior partner of
the firm, and Asa Hanamoto,
who came to Medford about
two months ago with the pre
liminary plans.
The final; plans 'presented
last night showed only "minor
a d,J u s t ments," according to
Hanamoto, from the . first
plans presented to the group.
Park and Recreation direc
tor Robert Ha worth said the
Nuclear Test Ban
Talks Continue
Moscow-IUPII-Top-lcvel U.S.,
British, and Soviet negotia
tors met anew today in the
Moscow three-power nuclear
conference amid increasing in
dications an agreement may
be reached soon on a partial
test bun.
Soviet Foreign Minister An
drei Gromyko, U.S. Undersec
retary of State W. Averell
Harrlman and British Science
Minister Lord Hailsham open
ed the fourth session of the
Big Three talks at 6:30 a.m.
(PDT),
The negotiations resumed in
the wake of a Washington
news conference statement by
President Kennedy that he
was "hopeful" the negotiators
would agree to halting nu
clear tests in the atmosphere,
underwater and In space.
Martin Sworn Into
Office as Mayor
Grants Pass - This city's
new mayor, Robert C. Mar
tin, was officially sworn into
office here last night during
a meeting of the Grants Pass
city council.
A former mayor and coun
cilman, Martin will serve out
the unexpired term of Charles
B. Gill Jr., who resigned to
accept appointment to the
State Industrial Accident
commission.
In other events at the coun
cil meeting, councilmcn learn
ed thai the population of the
city is now estimated at 11,-
750, and two city policemen
were honored.
Certificates (or Richard
Graves and LcRoy Kennedy,
both patrolmen, were present
ed (or completion of studies
at the Oregon Police academy
Grants for Sewage
Treatment Plants OK'd
Washington - UPI) - The De
partment of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare today an
nounced two grants for sew
age treatment plant expansion
in Oregon.
The Sunset Valley Water
District of Bcaverton received
$70,200 and the city of Sher
wood $58,700. Announcement
of the grants came from Rep.
Walter Norblad (R-Orc.).
K
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by Group
plans will be kept In the de
partment office in city hall
and interested persons are In
vited to come in and examine
them.
In presenting the plans,
Royston told the commission
"The quality of this park will
reflect the image of what
Medford is to visitors lo this
area.
1 The park planners recom
mended, among other things
tie "face-lifting'1 of, certain
existing structures in the
park, the relocation of some
parking facilities, '-and that
the two wading pools be con
solidated into one larger one,
which would be moved far
ther away from the concession
stand.
Outstanding features of the
redesign include construction
of a concrete game area, a
bicycle concourse in an area
to the freeway overpass.
triple-level reflection . pools
using water from Bear creek.
and a system of ncdestrinn
paths which wind throughout
the park.
Plans of Development
The commission also was
shown plans for development
of a 15-acre park site, pres
ently owned by the state high
way department, which is
bounded by McAndrcws rd ,
the freeway overpass and
Bear creek.
Preliminary plans for devel
opment of the 78-acre Barnett
park site were exhibited for
Ihe first time. The planners
proposed construction of a 10-
acre lake on the site.
They also suggested crea
tion of an Island in Ihe lake
on which a stage would be
built. An ampitheator with
seating for about 1,000 per
sons might be constructed on
the bank facing the Island,
they said.
Pedestrian and equestrian
paths were also featured in
the preliminary plans for the
site. No formal action was
taken by the commission on
the plans.
Chinese, Soviet Envoys
Pass Up Negotiations
Moscow - llJPn - Chinese
and Soviet delegates did not
show up (or talks on their
worsening ideological dispute
today, indicating another re
cess had been called in the
conference.
Morford Murder Trial
Nearing End
Reno, Nev. - UPD - Testi
mony from an examining psy
chiulrisl was expected to
wind up the murder trial of
Lester E. Morford late today.
Although the 19-year-old
ranch hand has confessed the
fatal shooting of 23-year-old
Jack Foster, Medford, Ore.,
here last Aug. 22 while the
victim was on his honeymoon,
the panel of three district
judges must hear the evidence
and determine the degree of
guilt Involved.
The defendant's mother
took the stand on her son's
behalf Wednesday. Mrs. Doro
thy Morford of Santa Rosa,
Woman Tumbles
From High Wire
To Concrete Floor
Show Goes On;
Many People Leave
Salem )UPI A 33-year-oM
circus acrohat fell 25 feet lo
her death during a perform
ance of the Rudy Brothers
Shrine Circus Wednesday be
fore a crowd of about 3,500
persons.
The audience which saw
Mrs. Arthur Duchek fall was
not aware the fall was fatal.
She toppled from a high wire
during an act billed as the
"Cosmos."
Neck Broken
The show went . on while
Mrs. Duchek was carried be
hind the scenes. A doctor said
she suffered a broken neck.
She was one of three per
sons billed in the act.
. Mrs. Duchek was balancing
on a ladder on a motorcycle
traveling up an inclined wire
towards the rafters of the
armory at the Oregon State
Fairgrounds. Her husband,
Arthur, was driving. Sudden
ly, Mrs. Duchek struck a guy
wire left there from an ear
lier act.
Fell 25 Feet
sue tumbled 29 feet to a
concrete floor and died min
utes later en route to a hos
pital. Another performer, Ronnie
Weinrich, was on the ladder
with her. He and Duchek
managed lo hang on and were
unhurt.
The show went on, but peo
ple began drifting out of the
audience. About half remained
to see the end of the circus.
The Ducheks were part of
the Cosmos act from Vienna,
Austria. They, had been in
the United States about one
year. A circus spokesman said
tncy tiaa never used a net in
the balancing act.
Leaves for Susanvflle
Rudy Brothers Circus.
which operates out. of Alham-
bra, Calif., was scheduled to
leave for Susanville, Calif..
after the night performance
here,
Just a week ago Jn Van
couver, wash., a performer
with the same circus fell 18
feet when he attempted a onc
flnger stand in a drenching
rain.
. Manuel Ramos, 22, escaped
serious Injury jn the fall lo a
wooden platform. He was
knocked unconscious and was
treated at a Vancouver hos
pital and released.
Olympla Plants
Closed by Strike
By United Press International
The rolling strike aeainst
Georgia - Pacific Corp. by
two lumber unions snread
into Washington today when
about 300 workers failed to
report for work at two Olym
pia plywood plants.
Members of the Inlernation-
al Woodworkers of America
set up picket lines before 8
a.m.
Harvey Nelson, Western re
gional president of the IWA
predicted all G-P operations
in Oregon, Washington and
California will be closed
down by the end of the week.
The IWA and the Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union
closed plants at Toledo, Coos
Bay, bpringfield and Co
quille, Ore., and Samoa, Cal
if., earlier this week. Still op
crating today were some
woods Crews at Toledo and
in the Coos Bay area, a pine
mill at Pilot Rock, Ore., and
woods crews and mills at
Feather Falls and Woodleaf,
Calif..
Construction Worker
Saved From Cave-In
Portland - (l)PD - A construc
tion worker was rescued from
a sewer ditch cavc-ln here
this morning after firemen
worked for more than an hour
lo reach him.
Franklin Brown, Portland,
was trapped with a support
timber across his back and
another across his neck.
in Reno
Calif., said her husband had
I been "unnecessarily strict''
i with his son. She also said
i the boy's father had been
j jealous of his son and at one
time, according to the moth
er, he gave him a beating with
a coat hanger.
The father told the judges
j earlier that young Lester was
a source or constant em
barrassment for the' family."
A psychiatrist's report pre
pared a year before the shoot
ing (or the California Youth
Authority described Moiford
as a person who "might be
dangerous and who misht
! have to spend the rest of his
I life in an institution."
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