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AT WILL'S FEAST A record-breaking 1.400 Shakespeare
fans assembled in Ashland's Lithia park last night for the
annual Feast of the Tribe of Will and other traditional
opening night festivities of the Oregon Shakespearean festi
val. Representing many West coast cities in addition to the
Rogue valley, the throng formed a long line which ex
tended completely around the feast area as serving of
dinner began. Some 1,600 pounds of fried chicken was
Nuclear Powers
Initial Treaty
To Ban Testing
Moscow (UPll The United
States, Britain and Russia ini
tialled tonight an historic ..par-,
tial nuclear test ban" treaty
that all agreed was a major
fir3t step toward reducing
cold war tensions...
The three members of the
nuclear "big league" also
hinted hopefully at further
progress that could signal a
dramatic reversal in relations
between Russia and the West,
perhaps motivated by the
Kremlin's split and clash with
Communist China.
The. three powers an
nounced that today's initial
ling will be followed by a
formal signing here by the
Big Three foreign ministers
who may take the opportuni
ty for talks aimed at settling
other East-West clashes , such
as that over Berlin.
The treaty was signed at
Spiritdonovka Palace in his
toric ceremonies.
; Present were U.S. presi
dential envoy W. Averell Har
riman, Britain's Science Min
ister Lord Hailsham and So
viet Foreign Minister Andrei
Gromyko.
Important First Step
"The heads of the three
delegations agreed that the
test ban treaty constituted an
important first step toward
the reduction of international
tension and the strengthening
of peace and they look for
ward to further progress in
this direction," a communique
said.
The communique said the
delegations also discussed the
Soviet proposal for a nonag
gression pact between the At
lantic Allies and Communist
Warsaw Pact powers.
Redmond Coldest
Place in Nation
New York -01PH- The lowest
temperature reported this
morning to the U. S. Weather
Bureau, excluding Alaska and
Hawaii, was 34 degrees at
Redmond. Ore, The highest
reported Wednesday was 117
at Needles, Calif.
IIEIVS'V.BHIEFS
rriM$ fom Vy "ouno thi oiom
SATELLITE LAUNCH DELAYED 24 HOURS
Cap CanaTerel, Fla. 'I PI
today forced a 24-hour poilponement of an attempt to launch
its Syncom-2 satellite) into orbit around earth.
SYRIA SEEKS ARAB CONGRESS
Beirut, Lebanon I PI Syrian officials today tought tn
international Arib congresi to prerent further attempts to
overthrow the government by followers of Egyptian President
Gamil Abdel Naer.
NO EVIDENCE OF COMMUNISTS SEEN
Washington -'in- Ally. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy said
today there U no eridence thai any top leeders ol the major;
civil rights groups are Communists or are Communiit-
Some 1,400 Persons
Attend Opening
Night of Festival
By ERIC W. ALLEN JR.
Mail Tribune
Managing Editor
Ashland-The pipes skirled.
the dancers piroutted, the
throng dined and' drank,
Greensleeves" sounded over
the theater,.- huge Falslaff
minced and bluffed and lied,
and Shakespeare returned to
Ashland last night.
It was-the opening - with
all the traditional flourishes
and follies - of the 23rd Ore
gon Shakespearean Festival.
.Despite a .chiU .and cloudy
evening, some 1,400 merry
makers attended the Feast of
the Tribe of Will on the
greensward of Lithia park.
dined on roasted chicken, re
newed old acquaintances, gos
siped and nudged as celebri
ties strolled by, applauded tne
Ashland Kilty Band, and ap
preciatively watched the Fes
tival company performers in
songs and dances.
Then, after the accustomed
highlander-led march to the
theater, more than 1,100 of
them ' found their scats and
were welcomed once again to
America's first, and still most
authentic, celebration of the
greatest of English writers.
Introductions Made .
Frank Bash, Medford, vice
president of the Festival as
sociation, . briefly introduced
some note worthy visitors.
State Rep. John Dellcnback
brought the greetings of the
Governor, and the lights dim
med, the flag rose, the trum
pet sounded, and the play be
gan. "Merry Wives- of Windsor"
was last night's opening play,
directed by Ed Brubaker. It
will be followed in nightly
rotation, by ''Romeo and Ju
liet," "Love's Labour's Lost,"
and "King Henry V." The
season will close Sept. 7.
The Festival, originated in
1935 by Angus L. Bowmer.
who is still its producing di
rector, has grown from a
modest, home produced and
largely amateur event inlo
one of international standing
and repute. Over the years it
has produced the entire
Troubles in steering tyitem
prepared by Medford Junior Chamber of Commerce mem
bers and their wives for the dinner. Bagpipe music by
Ashland's colorful Kilty band with music and dancing by
festival company members entertained the crowd for an
hour when the costumed bagpipers led the march to the
theater for "The Merry Wives of Windsor."
(Dwaine Smith photo)
Shakespearean canon, plus a
few other contemporary plays.
It attracts company and audi
ence from more than half the
states and several countries.
The theater; ' a near-exact
copy of Shakespeare's Globe,
is among the finest anywhere
having been built in time for
the 1959 Oregon Centennial
season with funds donated,
largely by southern Oregon
ians. Academic Personnel "
The staff of the company is
comprised almost entirely of
academic personnel, drawn
from colleges and, universities
in all parts of the nation. The
actors are mainly young peo
ple in the early stages of their
careers, some of them from
campuses,- some from other
acting companies.
The Festival association is
composed of several hundred
members who meet annually
to elect the 15-member board
of directors, which is the policy-making
body. Mrs. John
Cotton of Ashland is presi
dent. Others are from Ash
land, Medford, Jacksonville,
and Eagle Point. Bill Patton
of Ashland is manager.
Missing last night for the
first time in a number of
years was the late Dr. Mar
gery Bailey, who founded and
directed the associated Insti
tute of Renaissance Studies.
She died a few weeks before
the season opened, but had
in large part already ar
ranged for the program this
season.
In addition to the Institute,
a number of other activities
are conducted in connection
with the festival. Details are
available at the theater box
office.
Support for Ghana
Demands Dwindling
United Nations, N. Y. - IUPU
- Ghana's demand for Portu
gal's suspension from the
United Nations unless it frees
its African territories by mid
September met dwindling sup
port in a divided African
group today.
The Security Council, de
bating the demand of 32 Af
rican countries for discipline
of Portugal, called off today's
meeting while a nine nation
drafting committee worked on
a resolution on the situation.
The council was scheduled to
meet Friday morning.
Ghanaian Ambassador Alex
Quaison Sackcy created con
fusion when he demanded
Wednesday that Portugal be
suspended unless it complies
with U.N. resolutions calling
for self determination in An
gola and Mozambique by the
time the next session of the
General Assembly convenes
on Sept. 17.
Joseph 'UPI- Television
and movie star Walter Bren-
nan will take part in the 18th
annual Chief Joseph Days
Interstate 5
South of Medford
To Open Friday
Interstate 5 from north of
Barnett rd. in Medford to
North Ashland will open Fri
day at approximately 10 a.m.,
district highway department
officials have announced. No
opening ceremonies have been
-scheduled, It was staled.
Don Haller, resident engi
neer for the highway depart
ment, stressed that motorists
using the freeway tomorrow
should be alert in observing
directional signs. He explain
ed that in recent months there
have been many unauthorized
motorists using the unopened
section - many times driving
north in the southbound lane.
Haller stressed that with
the freeway opened to public
use it would be exceedingly
dangerous to drive in the in
correct lane.
Oregon stale police patrol
men are to be at both the
Barnett rd. and Valley View
interchanges to assist motor
ists. With the opening of this
section of Interstate 5, the
continuous strip of freeway
open to the public will ex
tend from north Ashland to
south Sexton summit.
Valley motorists were also
reminded that the traffic sig
nal on Highway 99 at the Val
ley View rd., just north of
Ashland, will be in operation
with the opening of the free
way. Khrushchev May
Arrive in Havana
Havana - H1PH - Soviet Pre
mier Nikita Khrushchev may
arrive in Havana today to
take part in Friday's mass
observance of the abortive
Santiago revolt, it was re
ported here.
Rumors of Khrush c h e v's
possible arrival have been cir
culating for weeks. Specula
tion was heightened when a
number of cabinet ministers
canceled today's appoint-
ments, saying "we must be at
the airport to receive an im
portant personage."
Some observers considered
it significant that a fueling
stop was arranged recently in
Gui ica for Soviet airliners
plying between Russia and
Cuba, possibly to decrease the
risks of a Khrushchev trip.
Planes flying non-stop often
arrive with only 15 to 20
minutes' fuel remaining in
their tanks.
POLLUTION SERIOUS
Portland -1P1- The Oregon
Fish Commission was told
Wednesday that pollution in
the Columbia is more serious
than ever.
Salem - UPD - Sen. Dan
Thiol (D-Astoria) was elected
chairman of the Legislative
Interim Committee on Public
Buildings and Institutions at
its organizational meeting today.
Carriers Agree
In Cooperation
With Congress
Delay Extended
Until Aug. 29
Washington - (UPD - A na
tionwide rail strike, threaten
ed for Tuesday, was averted
today when the railroads
agreed to a congressional re
quest and postponed imposi
tion of their new work rules
for at least 30 days.
Daniel P, Loomis, president
of the Association of Amen
can Railroads, announced to
a crowded hearing room of
the House Commerce commit
tee that the carriers had
agreed to the postponement
"in order lo cooperate with
Congress."
Time To Act Sought
The chairmen of the House
and Senate commerce commit
tees had asked for the delay
to give Congress time to act
on President Kennedy's plan
to turn over to the Interstate
Commerce Commission the
long-smouldering work rules
despute.
The deadline for putting the
new work rules into effect had
been 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Sev
eral railroads already had
posted notices informing their
employees of the scheduled
changes.
Rail unions said the im
position of the rules, abolish
ing thousands of jobs, would
signal the start of a nation
wide strike.
Decision Praised
Loomis said: "In response
to the requests of the chair
men of the House and Sen
ate committees and in order to
cooperate with the Congress
of the United States, the
American railroads have
agreed to a 30-day extension
to 12:01 a.m. Aug. 29, 1963."
Rep. Oren Harris (D-Ark),
chairman of the House Com
merce committee, praised the
railroads' decision and said
il was one which was made
"in the entire public interest
of the United States. '
Harris said the 30-day post
ponement "should give plenty
of time for Congress to take
whatever action is needed."
He said it was "a better way
to legislate. ', .
way 62 To Be
Closed af Prospect
Prospect - A section of
Highway 62 at Cascade gorge.
a few miles south of here, will
be closed temporarily tomor
row starting at 6 a.m. because
of dynamiting in connection
with road construction in the
area.
The dynamiting project was
scheduled for that hour after
a missing 1V$ ton truck bear
ing the explosives from Taco
ma, Wash., showed up yester
day afternoon.
It had been reported miss
ing to Oregon state police yes
terday morning as it was two
days overdue at that point.
But the truck arrived in the
afternoon, it was learned, de
layed because of mechanical
difficulties.
The dynamiting is being
done in connection with con
struction of a 6.5 mile bypass
around the community of
Prospect.
The highwey will be re
opened as soon as rock has
been cleared off the road. It
was not known exactly what
time the road would be re
opened, however.
Guatemala Breaks
Ties With Britain
Guatemala City -UPH- The
newspaper El Imparcial said
today Guatemala Is moving
troops to the border of British
Honduras as a result of re
ports that Britain is concen
trating forces there.
Dispatches from British
Honduras said no British
troops have landed there.
Guatemala broke off diplo
matic relations with Britain
Wednesday as a protest
against that country's grant of
home rule to British Hondur
as, long claimed by Guate
mala as "part of our soil."
El Imparcial said this coun
try also may sever trade re
lations with Britain.
In London today the Brit
ish Foreign Office confirmed
that Guatemala had broken
relations and expressed of
ficial regret at this "drastic
step."
PLAN 'AMAZING'
Portland - GOT - The poten
tial of Portland's Delta Park
recreational development was
called "amazing" by Kenneth
(Tug) Wilson, president of the
U.S. Olympic committee, here
Wednesday
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Note To Salinger: Otis Air Base
Suite for Officers Has Nursery
Bv ALVIN SPARK nurlv uih.n h.. . uu.. j . . . m
By ALVIN SPARK
Washington - IUP1I - Memo
to Pierre Salinger:
That suite at Otis Air
Force Base, Mass., which
you described as a residence
for visiting officers is
equipped with incubator,
bassinet and baby scale.
There's a nursery there,
too. .
As you made abundantly
clear Wednesday, whatever
was done at Otis was done
without the While House's
request or knowledge.
, But reporters became
slightly confused upon hear
ing the President's press
secretary deny that a suite
had been set aside at the
Otis hospital for possible
use by Mrs. Jacqueline Ken
House Committee
Votes To Stop
Aid To Indonesia
Washington (UPD In a rare
expression of disapproval of
another government, the
House Foreign Affairs com
mittee voted today to end
U. S. aid to Indonesia unless
President Kennedy makes a
formal finding that it is vital
to U. S. interests.
Rep. William S. Broomfield
(R-Mich.), author of the pro
posal, said the vote "wasn't
even close." He said the action
was ' definitely bipartisan "
and emphasized congressional
concern over the activities of
President Sukarno's regime.
The committee's decision
was a major about-face. The
group turned down a similar
move by Broomfield last week
while meeting behind closed
doors- on .President Kennedy's
foreign aid bill.
No Doubt
Broomfield said in a state
ment today that "there should
be no doubt in anyone s mind
- even that of our State De
partment - that President Su
karno is going all-out to pre
vent the federation of Malay-
, scheduled to take place
Aug. 31."
He said Sukarno has an
nounced that a considerable
portion of his large fleet, sup
plied by the Soviet Union,
will begin maneuvers in the
Malacca Straits and in the
waters between Singapore
and North Borneo.
'This is roughly equivalent
to the Russian fleet announc
ing it will hold naval maneu
vers in Lake Erie or Chesa
peake Bay," Broomfield said.
Broomfield also hoped for a
committee vote on a proposal
that may decide whether In
dia will get U. S. loans to
build a big steel mill. His sec
ond proposal would require
Congress to give specific au
thorization for aid projects
costing more than $100 mil
lion. Tax Bill Ballot
Title Deadline Set
Salem - IUPU - Opponents of
the ballot title which has been
prepared for the proposed ref
erendum on the legislature's
lax bill had until 5 p.m. today
to file an objection with the
Supreme Court.
An appeal of the ballot ti
tle could delay the circula
tion of petitions needed to
bring the new tax plan to a
vote In October. To get the
tax bill on the ballot, signa
tures of more than 23,000
voters must be on petitions
by Sept. 1.
No appeal of the title pre
pared by Ally. Gen. Robert Y.
Thornton had been filed with
the Supreme Courth this
morning, but one was expect
ed before the deadline. The
bill is designed to raise an ad
ditional $60 million.
WEATHER
rnRr.CAftT. Fair and warmer
tontiht and through Friday.
Low tonight 4t, high Friday M.
Temp.
Hlihrat Virdi H
l.oweat Thla Morning 47
Our Skies Tonight
ftumH today p.m.
Sunrite tomorrow .. :W a m.
Moonaet tnnlfhl 11:31 P-m.
Firm quarter ... July 21
PROMINKNT HTARH
The Bit Dipper, In the north-
at mnnt.
VIMHI r. ptANi:rs
Mara, low In wft IH'H p.m.
KiMirn, tn touititatt ll K p.m.
Jupitr, rlti . 11:12 a m.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 25,
nedy when she has a baby
next month.
As it turned out, there is
such a suite. The Air Force
spruced it up without tell
ing the While House. And if
any "transient officers" use
the premises - as you in
sisted they do - they will
find:
Two elaborately furnish
ed sitting rooms; a reception-sitting
room; six bed
rooms; a nursery; a re
cently modernized kitchen;
two workrooms for nurses;
two areas for stationing
secret service agents - and
a simple room with hospital
bed, color television set,
oxygen outlets, glucose con
tainers, and the aforemen
Reservoir Search
Fails to Reveal
Evidence for Case
The Jackson County sher
iff's office diving squad,
which searched the bottom of
Keene Creek reservoir, 12
miles cast of Ashland for
three hours Wednesday look
ing for evidence concerning
the body of the small boy
found there July 11, reported
negative results today.
No objects or material that
might have any bearing in
the investigation and identi
fication of tne child were
found, officers stated.
Nothing was found on
cither side of the -area or in
the vicinity of the entrance
flume where the water comes
into the reservoir at a high
speed. The dam lor the small
reservoir Is 79 feet high mak
ing the water quite deep and
turbulent. -
GOP Governors
Brace for Contest
' Miami Beach - IUPU - Repub
lican governors have emerg
ed from the national gover
nors' conference with a new
show of unity but braced for
party - rending contest over
the 1964 presidential nomina
tion. From the start of the con
ference Sunday until adjourn
ment Wednesday, the Repub
licans kept the sizable Dem
ocratic majority on the de
fense on the civil rights is
sue - an issue barred by gen
tlemen's agreement until two
years ago from the annual
meeting of state executives.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefel
ler of New York led the GOP
assault against the Democrats
on that Issue this week and
convinced all Republicans and
Democrats here that he al
ready was an active candidate
for the 1984 presidential nom
ination.
At the close of the confer
ence, Gov. John Anderson of
Kansas was elected chairman
for the coming year.
Ward Admits Being
'Immoral Man'
London -IUPU- Dr. Stephen
Ward, admitting that he is a
"thoroughly immoral man,"
testified today at his vice
trial that he thoroughly dis
approves of any woman who
takes money "for sex alone."
Ward, whose Introduction
of playgirl Christine Kcclcr
lo War Minister John Pro-
fumo opened the door to Brit
ain's sex and security scandal,
was called to the witness
stand as the defense opened
its case in Old Bailey Court.
His attorney described him
as a "highly sexed man who
has had affairs with a great
many women.'' Ward, osteo
path, artist and 30-ycar-old
playboy, agreed that he was
"thoroughly Immoral."
Indians' Fishing
Rights To Be Restored
Portland - HJPIi - The U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers will
restore the Indian fishing site
at Cascade Locks, the Engi
neers' office here said
Wednesday.
Bids have been asked on
the restoration, which Is ex
pected to cost more than $10.-
000. They are to be opened
Aug. 21.
tioned incubator, scale and
bassinet.
Reporters and news cam
eramen were allowed to
see the suite Wednesday.
The furniture looked new
to them. We know you said
"There has been no furni
ture bought or anything."
But sources at a Boston de
partment store said they
delivered some to the suite
about a month ago, after
the rooms were redeco
rated. An Air Force spokesman
said the suite, 100 feet from
the hospital's delivery room,
was renovated at a cost of
almost $3,000 after Mrs.'
Kennedy's doctors inspect
ed it with emergency needs
Each diver wah held by a
40-foot rope as suction from
the outlet which drops near
ly 1,800 feet to the power
plant, is exceedingly great,
deputies said.
Check Aerial Photos
Aerial photos will be
checked to determine wheth
er or not future diving opera
tions will be carried on, the
sheriff s office reported.
It is. Impossible at this
time, the officers explained
to. conduct an underwater
search of the complete reser
voir due to the strong suction
of the siphon to the power
plant. Plans are under way to
decrease the flow out ihrough
the siphon to make a more
thorough search possible
the Jackson county officials
decide it should be made,
. The diving squad which
carried on Wednesday's
search has been in operation
for about five years and has
done search and rescue work
In most of the rivers and
lakes in the southern Oregon
area, the squad is- fully
equipped. Divers Wednesday
were Sgt. Lee Rice and Dep
uties Bruce Wcatherton, Bud
Wolters and Jerry Michael,
Klamath Sheriff
Testifies in Trial
Klamath Falls - (UPD -Klam
ath County Sheriff Murray
Britton, charged with unlaw
fully releasing a prisoner,
took the stand in his own de
fense Wednesday.
Britton testified that ihc
prisoner, a Klamath. Falls
area rancher, had never been
in custody. The rancher al
legedly had been charged by a
stale livestock commissioner
with embezzling an animal.
The stale concluded its case
Wednesday. The defense was
expected to finish its presen
tation today.
SHRIMP BOATS WRECKED This air view shows wreckage
of two shrimp boats which sank after winds dashed them on
the rocks of a Jetty near Savannah, Ga. Three crewmen es
caped injury. (UPI)
58th Year Price 10 Cents
Tribune
1963
No. 103
in mind.
. Mrs. Kennedy still plans,
you said, to return here and
have her third child at the
Walter Reed Army Hos
pital. The remodeling of the
hospital suite, including
soundproofing for the
rooms, was described by
the Air Force as part of a
$1.2 million renovation pro
gram for Uie entire 500-bed
hospital.
Somehow the suite fell
Into the renovation sched
ule after the first lady's
physicians, obstetrician
John W. Walsh and White
House Dr. Janet Travell,
dropped by for their look
at the rooms.
FK, Macmillan
ell De Gaulle of
est Ban Treaty
Paris -flIPII- President Kem
nedy and British Prime Min
ister Harold Macmillan sent
personal letters today to
French President Charles da
Gaulle about the Moscow nu
clear test ban agreement.
The notes Informed Da
Gaulle about the Moscow
talks and the agreement that
was being initialled in Mos
cow banning further nuclear
test explosions In the air, out
er space and under water.
Diplomatic sources specu
lated that the notes appealed
to De Gaulle to agree to call
off further French nuclear
tests. But this was not con
firmed officially.
Notes Delivered
. The notes were delivered
to the Ely see Palace this
morning by United States and
British officials.
There was no immediate
French reaction because De
Gaulle presently is at his
country home at Colombey-
les-Deux-Eglises in eastern
France.
Diplomatic sources said
these were not the regular
American and British commu
nications to France on tho
Moscow talks, on which this
country has been kept in
formed. But they said they
were the first personal letters
to De Gaulle on the subject
from Kennedy and Macmillan,
Shopping Center
Near Eugene Planned
Eugene - (UPD - Plans for a
$3.3 million shopping center
in the Wiiliakcnzie area near
Eugene were announced to
day by State Finance Co. of
Portland and Salem.
HOFFA DECISION NEAR
Nashville, Tenn. - UIPli - A
federal judge was expected to
decide today whether James
R. Hoffa will stand trial on
charges of attempting to fix
a jury.
controlled. i celebration this week end.
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