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Newspaper Page TextWeather FORECAST: Pertly cloudy lo ? "3 MoBiayf Can", tattered ihoweri over the mountain.. Hick today and si??.y Low U,Bl" Hllhe.t Ynterd.y '""s Lowcti Yeiterdav . " ss Precipitation to S p.m. Yeiter day, Trace. 52 Pages' Six Sections FTC Accuses Five Drug Companies Of Price-Fixing Patent Fraud Is Leveled at Two Washington - (UPD - The Federal Trade Commission Saturday accused five leading U. S. drug manufacturers of conspiring to fix prices of tet racycline, a multi million dollar antibiotic, in a "quiet smothering of competition." The wonder drug is used to combat a wide range of bacterial infections. In an unprecedented move, the five - man commission also claimed the right to take steps to limit or completely halt enforcement of drug pat ents by two of the firms, Chas. Pfizer and Co., In., and American Cyanamid com pany. The FTC charged they had obtained the patents un fa 1 r 1 y by withholding im portant Information from the U. S. Patent office. Firms Charged The other three firms char ged were Bristol - Myers com pany and Bristol Labora tories, Inc., Olin Mathieson Chemical corp. (Squibb), and the Upjohn company. . Pfizer and Bristol - Myers promptly denied the allega tions. They and Cyanamid said they would appeal to the federal courts. The FTC said that Pfizer has held the tetracycline pat ents for 17 years, reaping po tential sales of more than a billion dollars. Sales of the drug, "probably the leading antibiotic on , the market to day," it said, have run more than $100 million a year. The FTC, reversing a hear ing examiner's findings, or dered the five manufacturers to scrap all price lists for tet racycline and publish . new prices independently, "based on individual manufacturing and overhead costs, desired margins of profits and "other lawful considerations." The price - policing agency gave each firm a deadline of 60 days from the date of its final order, which was not specified. An FTC attorney indicated the commission would first study and issue a second order dealing with the Pfizer and Cyanamid pat ents. Prospect PTA Float Wins Parade Prize Prospect - The Prospect Parent - Teacher association float took top honors in Sat urday's Hillbilly Jamboree pa rade here, winning both the sweepstakes and first prize for floats awards. Sixteen-year-old Sandy Gar rett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Garrett, was crowned queen of the jubilee, the 13th to be held since the annual event was started here. Run-ners-up Judy Betts, 14, and Judy Hedgepeth, 13, served as her court. After the queen coronation and parade in the morning, various types of entertain ment and competition were offered at the Prospect public park. Dancing followed in the evening. A list of prize winners and photo coverage of the jam boree will be featured in Mon day's Mail Tribune. URGED MEMBERS Portland OIPD The presi dent of the Portland branch of the NAACP has urged that the members of the Portland Housing Authority be re- El'JSDIEFS ITtMS FROM IS AROUN0 0ieU BERLIN GARRISON TO GAIN STRENGTH Berlin - IVPli - The U. S. Army announced Saturday it is stepping up the armored strength and fire-power of its Berlin garrison to make it a better-balanced military force with improved flexibility nd mobility. KHRUSHCHEV TO START VACATION Moscow - HJPH - Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev and his wife will start a vacation in Yugoslavia Aug. 20 i the invitation of President Tita, Tati news agency said Saturday. CLEMENT TO TAKE TWO WEEKS Nashville, Tenn. - t'PD - Gov. Frank Clement indicated Saturday it would bt at least two weeks before hi named a successor io Sen. Ettas Kefauver. U.S. CAN HOLD NUCLEAR LEAD Washington - UPI' - W. Averell Harrimin said Saturday Ike United States has a lead in nuclear weaponry and cm iinlaii ii ur the pending ttit ban treaty if the nation wants to pay the price and "congress continues to give appropriations." 58th Year MED United Preu International Full Leaied Wire L - ( hi.:.. At-iiLJi SEN. ESTES Succumbs Senator Kefauver Dies in Capital Of Heart Washington - HIPP - Sen. Estes Kefauver, who came out of Tennessee's farm coun try to combat big city vice lords and business monopo lies and twice seek the Presi dency, died Saturday of a heart attack. He was 60. The tall, amiable Democrat succumbed "quickly and peacefully" at 3:40 a.m. EDT at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He had entered the hospital Thursday for what was be lieved to be a slight case of indigestion. But this was di agnosed Friday as a mild heart attack. Aorta Ruptured Early Saturday, the inner wall of the aorta ruptured and the senator died before his wife could reach his bedside from a Colorado vacation. They have four children -three girls and a boy. A successor to serve until the elections next year will be named by Democratic Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. EDT at the family cemetery at Ke fauver's home, Madisonville, Tenn. The body will be on view today at a Washington funeral home. The family re quested that in lieu of flow ers, contributions be made to the Heart Fund. President Kennedy, who was1 attending the funeral of his infant son in Boston, said Kefauver's death "has de prived this nation of one of its most distinguished lead ers." Powerful Influence The President eulogized the senator as "a public servant of energy, integrity and tal ent" whose "devotion to the public interest and to the wel fare of the people of his state Funeral Services Set for Professor Ashland - Funeral services for Dr. Arthur S. Taylor, pro fessor nf historv at Southern Oregon college, who died Fri day, have been scheduled tor 2 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian church of Ash land, Dr. Taylor had been a mem ber of the college staff since 1927 and had resigned as chairman of the history de partment last spring. In observance of the funer al service, the Jacksonville museum will be closed Mon day until 3 p.m. Dr. Taylor was a member of the South ern Oregon Historical society, which operates the museum. Further information may be found on Page 7-A. FORD KEFAUVER Peacefully Attack and country made him a pow erful influence for good in our nation's affairs." There were many biparti san expressions of shock and regret from Kefauver's sen ate colleagues and other pub lic officials. Senate Democrat ic Leader Mike Mansfield, Mont., said "he was a cru sader and an idealist and his contribution to the betterment and the welfare of the nation will be long remembered." Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen, III., said he and Kefauver had their political differences but "I entertained a high respect and deep admiration for him." He added that "he made a great contribution to the country and was indeed a cru sader with deep convictions." Another Timber Operator Reaches Contract Accord Portland, Ore. -(UPD- Anoth er member of the Timber Op erators council joined the fold as the' 67-day-old Pacific Northwest lumber strike con tinued to near an end Satur day. Representatives of the Ed ward Hines Lumber Co. and the striking International Woodworkers of America and the Lumber and Sawmill Workers' unions reached agreement on a three - year contract. The firm has been struck. The proposed pact, which calls for 30'2 cents an hour raise in wages and benefits during the next three years, must be ratified by 2,500 IWA and LSW members who work for the company. Referendum ballots on the proposed contract will be sent to the firm's employees. The results are expected to be known by Tuesday. The agreement came after three other TOC members -Wallamette Valley Lumber Co., Santiam Lumber Co. and Pope and Talbot, Inc. - reach ed agreement on a three-year contract Friday. (See story on page 2A.) Edward Hines and the other three companies withdrew their bargaining authorization from the TOC and did their own negotiating. '. The unions Saturday also reached tentative agreement on a contract with boom oper ations of the Shaver Trans portation Co. Workers were given 22 cents retroactive to June 1 and 20 more cents dur ing the next two years. State Employment Sets July Record Salem - (UPD - Despite the lumber industry labor dis pute there were more people working in Oregon last month than in any July in history. Department of Employment Commissioner David Cameron put the total at 732,800. This was 300 less than the June working force. Unemployment dropped to 32,900 in mid-July. 1.500 less than a year ago and 2,500 less than in June. Cameron explained the loss of 7,400 jobs in the state dur ing the month in the state and local goveinment cate gory resulted from the June closure of educational institutions. Kennedy's Baby Son Buried In Simple Service Boston - (UPD - President Kennedy, sorrow etched on his face, buried his infant son Patrick Bouvier Saturday aft er simple funeral services and a moving farewell at the side of the grave. Only the closest members of the Kennedy family were with the Chief Executive at the Mass of the Angels said for the child and later at the cemetery in suburban Brook line. The graveside service took just a few minutes and the mourners then moved back to give the President a final mo ment with the son who died Friday after living just 39 hours. The President moved close to the little white casket and placed his hand on the cover for a moment, his head bow- Key Issues Near Head in Railroad Dispute - Wirtz Washington -(UPD- Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz said Saturday that negotia tions on two key issues in the snarled railroad rules dispute should come to a head early this week. He indicated he expects un ion and management repre sentatives to be' near the decision-making point by Wed nesday. But he declined to speculate whether an agree ment would emerge from bar gaining on suggestions he of fered Aug. 2 in an effort to reach an accord and prevent a nationwide strike. Congress has delayed action on anti-strike legislation pro. posed by President Kennedy, pending outcome of Wirtzs negotiations. Wirtz told United Press In ternational he had proposed a two or three year contract to dispose of the two most disputed issues - displacement of firemen and reduction in crew sizes. Discussion Basis - Both sides accepted this as a basis for discussions t n a t have taken place this week under Wirtz's direction. ' "Negotiations with respect to these two issues and per haps with respect to all of them ought to come to a cli max in the first part of next week," the secretary said. Asked if this would be the final stage in the four-year- old bargaining, Wirtz replied: "It will be only if it results in agreement." He has said repeatedly he will not give up his efforts to achieve a voluntary settlement. But un ion and management officials did not express optimism on prospects for a negotiated pact following last week's media tion sessions. Wirtz spent Saturday morn ing discussing the use of fire men on freight and yard die sets with the four-man man agement team headed by J. E. Wolfe, chief industry nego tiator. The railroads' demand for elimination of 37,000 fire men in these jobs hH.t been the main stumbling block to an agreement. CREWMEN RETURN Naples, Italy -flIPD- All six crewmen of a U. S. Navy plane that went down in rough seas off the Amalfi coast re turned here uninjured Sat urday following their rescue in a massive air-sea operation. Britt Festival Opens Frank Bash of Medford will preside for the'eeremonies at 4 p.m. today which will open the first Peter Britt Gardens Music and Arts festival in Jacksonville. County and city officials of the area are ex pected to attend and they will be introduced by Mayor E. O. Graham of Jacksonville. The ceremonies will be fol lowed by the first concert, with John Trudeau, Portland, conducting. The program will open with Bloch's "Proc lamation for Trumpet and Or chestra" and will also include "Sinfonia Concertante in E Flat Major," "Fantasia for Strings" by Mennin and "Suite from the Water Mu- These selections will be re - MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1963 ed In grief. Then he turned away and followed the oth er members of the party to the waiting cars. The President flew imme diately back to Otis Air Force base on Cape Cod to be with his sorrowing wife, Jacque line, who is recuperating at the hospital there from the caesarean section she under went last Wednesday. The surgery prevented her from attending the funeral serv ices with the President. Other Children The Kennedys' two other children, 6-year-old Caroline and 2-year-old John Jr. re mained at the summer White House in Hyannis Port. Only Dr. John W. Walsh, Mrs. Kennedy's obstetrician, was with her while the serv ices were held here. It was understood that Dr. Walsh re quested she have no visitors during the trying time. The President spent about 50 minutes with his wife aft er returning to Otis. He wore dark glasses and his face was grimly serious as he rushed up the steps of the hospital, followed by Mrs. Kennedy's sister, Princess Lee Radziwill, the First Lady's stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss. and their children, Janet, 18, and Jamie, 15. All except the President remained just a few minutes, leaving him alone with his wife. Georgia City Said Tense Following Arrest of Negroes Amcrleus, Ga.-IUPD-Author-ities kept a close watch on this racially tense city Satur day night where more than 30 persons have been arrested during two consecutive nights of demonstrations. Police Chief Ross Cham bliss Saturday confirmed re ports from Negro leaders that his officers fired shots over the heads of demonstrators to disperse one of the protests. The method, he said, "was pretty effective." A 14-year-old Negro girl was killed in a racial dislrub ance at Jersey City, N. J., by shotgun blasts fired into a group of Negroes by three whites. Police said the whites were angered in an earlier rock and fist fight with Ne groes. Staged Marches About 40 Negroes were ar rested at anti-segregalion dem onstrations in Dunn, N. C, and civil rights demonstrators staged marches in Jefferson City, Mo., and Farmville, Va. Americus Negroes have mounted a concerted drive against the southwest Georgia community's rigid segregation customs. Seven were arrested Thursday evening and the others scattered by police bul lets fired into the air. During a demonstration Fri day night by about 250 per sons, officers took 47 more persons into custody who re fused orders to disperse. The latest casualty of the nation's racial conflict was Serina Taylor. She was felled I in Jersey Cily before dawn Saturday when two rounds from automatic shotguns were fired into a street crowd. Au thorities named Vincent Lan za, 21, as the triggerman, and arrested him along with two other whites. peated for the Monday 4 and 8 p.m. concerts and a new pro gram will be played Tuesday. No 8 p.m. concert will be played today, hut the 4 and 8 p.m. schedule will be in effect Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Britt festival officials point out that concert patrons are to park on the streets of Jacksonville, or in two des ignated parking areas, since there will be no parking at the site of the festival. The two areas are the. Tucker lot, corner of Oregon and Califor nia streets, and a cleared area at the edge of town on High way 238 near the Britt gar dens. Drivers may take passen- lgers to the gate and then re- CONFERS WITH ADENAUER-U. S. Secretary of Slate Dean Rusk (left) confers with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (right) as interpreter Weber (center) looks on in Bonn Saturday. Rusk, who stopped off here enroute home from recently concluded talks with Soviet Adenauer Agrees Ban Treaty After Bonn, Germany - (UPD ) - West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer declared Lightning Strikes Hit Rogue Forest Four small lightning strikes were observed in the Rogue River National forest Satur day morning following Fri day night's storm, forest serv ice personnel reported. Most of the fires consisted of smoldering snags, two in the Union creek district and one in the Prospect district. Two smoke jumpers dropped on a bunch grass fire in the Prospect area. They were at .the fire within an hour where as it would have taken a half day to send in a ground crew by trail. A light plane patrolling for est land all Saturday morning spotted two spot fires in the Winema National forest in the Klamath Falls area. Jumpers went in on one of the fires which was between Long lake and Lost peak and northeast of Four Mile lake. A ground crew manned a spot fire at Deer lake. Rogue River National for est personnel helped with fire spotting and communications for Winema National forest. Friday night's rain was spotty. Little was noted at Union creek, Applegate and Siskiyou areas, but an inch of rain was reported from sta tions in the Butte Falls area. . Saturday morning's fore cast was for a B0 per cent chance nf lightning strikes in the Rogue River National for est for Saturday night and Sunday. , STRIKES WINDOW Pecos, Tex. - IUPD - A 22 calihcr rifle bullet struck a window at the home of con victed farm promoter Billie Sol Estes late Friday night while his brother Billy Frank was visiting him. Neither was injured. Today turn downtown by way nf a one - way traffic grid marked off for the festival period. From the gate, one car will be available to take passengers who have difficulty walking up to the seating area. It is stressed that there will be a limited number of seats for "senior citizens" attending the concert but that the ma jority of patrons will be seat ed on the grass. Those attend ing are advised to take blan kets and pillows and to wear casual, comfortable clothing and walking shoes. Numerous valley residents gathered at the festival grounds Saturday evening for a benefit champagne recep tion honoring the orchestra members. Tribune United rreu International til A Vx if. i Saturday night after a meet - ing with U. S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk that he 1st satisfied with U. S. guarantees and will' sign the partial nu- clear' test ban treaty. The Chancellor s decision to sign the treaty was announ da in a siuieHieiii isauua through the West German government press chief. Adenauer made the stale. ment after Rusk, whd flew here fresh from talks in the Soviet Union with Premier Nikita Khrushchev, assured Hatfield Denies Veep Ambitions Ontario, Ore. - (UPD - Gov. Mark Hatfield said Friday night he is not a candidate for vice president. "The job to be done for me is here," he told the Malheur County Republican picnic. "They said I would run against Dick Neuberger in 1960, against Wayne Morse in 1962 and they are at it again saying I'll run against Lyn don Johnson in 1964. They are as wrong now as they were then." Hatfield also took a verbal jab at the group he addressed. He said Republican party of ficials and county central com- mitties should not endorse candidates until they them selves formally announce their candidacies. The Malheur Republican Central committee has passed a resolution favoring Sen. Bar ry Gnldwatcr of Arizona as the GOP presidential candi date. Neuberger Votes for Amendment to Bill Washington - (UPD - Sen. Maurine Neuberger (D-Ore.), voted in the minority Friday as the Senate turned down an amendment to trim $307.8 million from its $5.5 billion space authorization. The vote was 37 to 32. Sports Bulletin Saturday Night Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Los Angeles 10 Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 3 Houston 2 americanTeague Washington 6 Baltimore 5 Kansas City 6 Cleveland 3 New York 2 Los Angeles 1 Blue River - The Cen tral Point Crater Cubs ad vanced to the finals of the Oregon Junior aitociation baseball tourney here last night with a clot 1 to 0 win over Redmond. Each team got Just on hit. The Cubs scored their lone run in the first inning whon Dave Starr was safe on an error, stole second and came home on Don Patter son's single. The Cubs play Santa Clara of Eugene In the title game tonight at 7 o'clock. Price 10 Cents Full leaied Wire Premier Khushchev, assured Adenauer that he had no cause far worry about the three-nation nuclear test ban treaty. The Chancellor had been concerned, reportedly, that East German's signing of the pact would enhance that regime's international standing. (UPI) to Ink Test Rusk Talks 1 the Chancellor he had no cause to worry that the Mos - cow test ban treaty might give backdoor recognition to Communist East Germany. Adenauer made the deel sum following a two hour - 1 conference with Rusk, a ajov i ernmeiu spokesman sam.' 1 . The U.' S., Secretary of many refused to sign. East State stopped here on His way Germany signed the treaty home from-signing the treaty, earlier this week in Moscow, in Moscow in order to-resolve '' Husk reportedly told Aden West German f ears. th Com; uer that the United States munists would use thetreaty to bolster the East 'German regime and undermine, Aden auers, government...- ,'..,.. Told Conference ' . The West' German govern' ment press chief, State Secre tary Karl - Gucnther Von Hase, told a news conference: A way was . found today which makes it possible for the West German government to make a positive, attitude in the matter of accession to the treaty." ' ; Diplomatic sources said Rusk told Adenauer the Uni ted States hopes Communist China also will sign the trea ty, but that even if it does the United States will not grant recognition to Peking. By the same token, Rusk was reported to have told the German leader, neither Wash ington nor any other western Death of Heiress Ruled Homicidal Portland - (UPD - The Mult nomah County coroner's of fice has ruled that the death of a wealthy Idaho cattle heir ess was "homicidal until prov ed otherwise." . . laMaeM wHli all 3aV ieTN-J CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY-Former President Herbert Hoo ver (shown in this 1960 file photo) celebrated his 89th birthday Saturday In his Manhattan skyscraper apartment with more anniversary cards than he could count. It has been the custom in the past for Hoover to meet with the press on the eve of his birthday. But this year his doctors advised against this as he is still recovering from a bout of "gastro-inlcstinal bleeding" suffered in June. Hoover still works at his desk each day snd Is now writing a history of the past 30 years. (UPI) - Subscribers - To report Improper or non delivery of th Mail Tribune In Med ford, phone 772-6141; Ash land call at 41S Bridge it. or phone 482-3003; Yreka. phone victory 3-2808 before 6:45 p.m. dally and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. If regular delivery arrives hortly after you call please notify office, thus eliminating Special meuenger service. No. 122 I on neutral state will accord 1 recognition to East Germany 1' just because It signs the, 1 treaty. I Told Adenauer : - 1 "These sources said Rusk told Adenauer the Commu- - 1 nlsts would gain a propagan - aa advantage 11 west tier j has no intention of .j-ecogniz- ing the East. German govern- !fnent."'We simply will not do business with' them," Rusk was reported to have said to Adenauer.' . Hill Challenges FPC Gas Order Salem -(UPD- Two petitions challenging a Federal Power Commission order have been filed by Public Utility Com missioner Jonel C. Hill who said they could bring higher gas rates to Oregon consum ers. The federal agency has re jected the request of El Paso Natural Gas Co. and Colorado Interstate Gas for permission to build a $151 million pipe line from Rock Springs, Wyo., to the California state line. "The denial of the Rock Springs project constitutes a threat to the economy of the entire western United Slates," Hill declared. He noted the FPC had ap proved the project in 1960 and said "its reversal at this late date is shocking to all who are familiar with the issues involved."