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IT'S YOUR LAW Ropct fm Urn Main OnwMcy Un Editor's not: The following . article wii prepared u a pub ' lie Mtvie br tha Oregon : Stat Bat and ia not inindd to b Ufa! advica. Parsons with a ltgal ptoblam should ceaault an attorney. DOUBLE JEOPARDY Most likely you can't pic ture yourself being brought into court on anything worse than a speeding violation. . Nearly everyone feels that way. ' Even so, it is good to know that in this country you can't be made to stand trial twice for the same offense. We have a provision in the vrvyun vuusuiuuun against "double jeopardy." That's one of the important safeguards in our system of law which makes it certain that once a court has reached a verdict of "innocent," the acquitted person may not be put on trial again for the same offense. This right holds good, how ever, only if a full trial is held and a verdict is reached. It is possible to face another trial on the same charge if the first, trial ends with a "hung jury" or a "mistrial," or if a new trial is requested or if the judgment of acquit tal is reserved by the state Supreme-Court on appeal by the State. A classic example comes from the "Wild West" in the 1880s. A man named Ball was charged with murder, along with two others. Ball was ac quitted, but the others were found guilty. The guilty pair appealed to a higher court, and their orginal indictment was found to be faulty. Once again the government accused all three men. Ball claimed his right against double jeopardy had been in vaded, and the U. S. Supreme Court agreed. He didn't have to stand trial again. The other two did, and paid the penalty for their guilt. The reason for the "double jeopardy" provision is to pro tect the individual from be ing hounded all his life. In old England, where the fear of tyranny frst prompted safe guards for personal freedom, one court said: "Were it not for this rule, anyone obnox ious to the government might Be run down, by repeated at tempts to carry on a prosecu tion against him." PAYS UNDER PROTEST Madison, Wis. - lUTO - The Dane County Circuit Court clerk's office said it received two alimony checks from a man for his ex-wife. The checks, certified for $22 each, were made out to "Clerk of Kangaroo Court." Mother Loses 4th Race With Stork San Diego, Calif.-flJPD-Mrj. Leslie Marshel, 24, lost an other race with the stork Wednesday, but it didn't both er the Navy wife much - she's only won one of five races. Aided by her 27-year-old husband, Wednesday's race ended in the family car on the way to Paradise Valley Hos pital where both mother and child were reported in good condition today. Mrs. Marshel's first child, Leslie, 6, was born in an ele vator of a Comus Christi. Tex., hospital. Yvonne, 5, ar rived in the lobby of a Nor walk, Calif., hospital. Tim othy, 3, was born in an am bulance on the wav to an Oakland. Calif.. hosDital. Rnh- ert, 2, narrowly beat the stork to Paradise Valley Hospital. "Next time," said Mrs. Marshel, "I'm going to wear track shoes." CALLS RIFLE CHIEF St. Petersburg, Fla. - (WD -Chief of Police Harold Smith is conducting a high priority investigation within his de partment. Smith said if he is successful in finding out who has been making bird calls over the department's public address system, "they'll get 30 days without pay to practice." J BIG LILY LEAVES Mrs. Leona Bnnkman, Okawville, 111. The leaves measure 26 inches left, and Mrs. Fred Foster show the size of in diameter and the blossom, center, is tropical lily leaves taken from bottomland more than eight inches in size. (UPI) lakes in the Kaskaskie river watershed near VA Given Authority to Activate, Operate Beds for 2,000 Patients White City - The President has authorized the Veterans administration to activate and operate facilities and beds to care for 2,000 nursing home type veteran - patients. The authorization was re ported today by John S. Glea- J J fide pmnoL ! Wanted... 3 million fire wardens! This summer, the fire hazard in the Pacific Northwest is so great there simply aren't enough fulltime fire prevention people to han dle the problem. They need your help ! The forests are littered with explosive blow down some 1 1 billion board feet of timber plus untold volumes of branches and debris felled by Columbus Day windstorms. Warm summer weather has turned this wind fall into "red slash" a condition best com pared with a four-week-old Christmas tree, ready to ignite with the slightest spark. This could result in some of the worst forest fires ever seen in this area. Millions of acres of productive forest lands could be lost. Whole communities are threatened. So more areas than usual have been closed by official agencies to reduce the hazard. These include public and private lands. Here's what you can do. Please respect all fire closures. Warn visiting friends and relatives of the danger. When you go into the woods, stick to established camping areas. Watch your matches and cigarettes carefully and make sure they are out really out. Build fires only in fa cilities provided for them. Never leave any fire unattended. When you leave, put it out com pletely and cover the ashes with earth. With your cooperation it should be possible to prevent a major fire disaster this year. A public service message from A Weyerhaeuser Company Medford t t Tribune SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15. 1963 PAGES 1 to 10 ' V son Jr., administrator of Vet eran Affairs, who said the 2, 000 nursing home beds would be operated in addition to the 125,000 hospital beds now au thorized within the VA medi cal system. The presidential action, Gleason said, will greatly help in relieving the adverse impact on VA's acute medical programs by the influx of old er veterans who now com prise one-third of all VA hos pital admissions, and who gen erally require long time care. In his authorizing memo randum to the administrator, the President said: Changing Characteristics "The changing characteris tics of our veteran population. particularly those who served during the first world war, are resulting in an adverse ef fect on the acute medical pro grams administered by the Veterans administration. Nearly 1,000.000 war veterans are aged 70 and over. The number will increase 50 per cent by 1966. "Older veterans account for one-third of your hospital ad missions and they comprise the bulk o the long - term care patient load. Many have attained maximum benefits of hospitalization but attempts at community placement have been unsuccessful because of the lack of facilities, inade quate financial resources, ab sence of family ties, and oth er reasons. Retention of these patients in facilities designed for acute care is costly and places an undue strain on the 125,000 hospital bed limit un der which you are now operating. To R.liev. Situation "In order to relieve this situation, I authorize you to activate and operate facili ties and beds for 2,000 nurs ing type patients in addition to the 125,000 hospital beds presently authorized. This will provide arrangements more consistent with patient requirements and improve utilization of acute care fa cilities. The higher patient turnover will also defer the need for Increasing present bed levels. Existing buildings best suited for this purpose and appropriately located throughout the country, ac cording to your judgment, should be utilized. No con struction, other than for nec essary conversion of existing facilities, is authorized. "This authorization is to en able the Veterans administra tion to gain first-hand knowl edge and experience in the op eration of beds specifically de signed for patients requiring attendant type services. 11 will be possible to evaluate a full range of care from domicili aries through acute medical care, restoration centers and nursing home care where out placement is not possible. "I am sure that as part of your administrative studies, cost control systems will be established so that direct cost comparison will be definitive; also that you will continue to work toward the development and utilization of community and private resuroces in the best interest of the veteran and the nation." L. ' - ' I FREE I (US) SWASHER I JFK Wins Poll as Greatest Politician London - OIPIl - President Kennedy won a British Broad casting Corp. (BBC) poll of 2,000 young Britons to find out whom they considered the world's greatest politi cian, it was learned today. Kennedy drew support from about one-quarter of the par ticipants, aged 11 to 21. He and Mrs. Kennedy were also named in the survey as ideal parents. Spaceman John Glenn of the United States and Soviet space travelers Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova were among those chosen as the bravest persons in the world, BEAUTIFUL CART STAND WITH EACH G.E. PORTABLE TV AIR CONDITIONERS IV 10 down per mo. 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