A
LIBBY WORRIED - Former Atomic Energy Commissioner
Willard F. Libby, shown testifying before the Senate For
eign' Relations, Armed Services and joint Atomic commit
tees today, said he probably "would favor" the limited nu
clear test ban treaty but is "worried" that the U.S. has not
tested a super bomb. (UPI) ,
Strauss Attacks
Test Treaty as
Security Risk
Washington - IUP1I - Former
atomic energy chairman Lew
is L. Strauss attacked the nu
clear test ban treaty today as a
security risk. He urged the
Senate to surround it with
two formal reservations and
four other safeguards against
Soviet cheating.
Strauss testified after' an
other former AF-C member,
Dr. Willard '-F. : Libby, gave
what he called his "worried
or reluctant acquiescence" to
ratification of the pact bar
ring all but underground
tests.
Libby said he "probably
would favor" the treaty but
is "worried" that, tile .United
States has not tested a super-
Partial Report Is
Made of Probe of
Boy Found in Lake
Items concerning the un
identified body of a boy found
in Keene Creek reservoir in
July are undergoing examina
tion at the FBI Laboratory in
Washington, D. C, the Jack
son county sheriff's office was
notified this week.
A partial report concerning
the wire and molds used for
weights has been received. It
was' explained that much of
the information included in
the report was already known
to local officers investigating
the case.
The laboratory report
showed that the two assayer's
crucible molds used to weight
down the body had been used
for silver and gold.
The distinctive lead sheath
14 gauge copper insulated
wire which bound the bundle
containing the child's body
was not in general use for
some 20 years. In addition to
being used in underground
conduit installation, it was
also used in areas where gas
is found, according to the
report.
Sheriff's deputies have tem
porarily stopped checking
footprints of infants at hospi
tals in the county until the
more detailed report is re
ceived from the FBI. One dep
uty spent more than two days
checking prints with the ones
taken from the body by the
FBI.
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BRITISH PROTEST KIDNAPING
London - HPH - Britain hat protested sharply to Fidel
Castro's government in Havana against the recent kidnap
ina ol Cubans from a British-owned Caribbean island and
has demanded an apology ai
captured, it was officially announced today.
RUSSIA WON'T HELP CHINESE
Moscow - lTi - Strong Soviet statements on Communist
defenses indicated Red China cannot expect military help
from Russia in any further aggression, diplomatic observers
said today. -
RF.n LEADERS VISIT SKOPJE
Skopie. Yugoslavia -
joined visiting Soviet Premier Nik ita S. Khrushchev in a
trip to earthquake devastated Skopje today after indicating
their once bitterly feuding Communist nations have patched
up their differences.
VIET NAM AMBASSADOR RESIGNS
Washington - 'in - Traon Van Chuong, South Viet
Nam ambassador to the United Statei. resigned today in
approval of the policies of his governmanl.
bomb in the up-to-100 mega
ton range. Russia, he said,
tested one in the 65 megaton
range and could construct a
100-megaton bomb.
The United States, he testi
fied, probably could not at
this time.
Outlines Reasons
Strauss, a veteran of 12
years with Atomic Energy
commission affairs, outlined
a broad range of reasons for
continued atmospheric test
ing and then concluded:
"Since early ratification of
the treaty now appears prob
able on the premise that it is
in the public interest 'on bal-
jance,' with which I wish that
I could see my way to agree,
I am concerned as a private
citizen that insofar as possi
ble the rjjks'-to our country
which the joint chiefs ' and
other advocates concede to
exist may be reduced so far
as possible. '
He said this "might be ef
fected by two Senate reser
vations and four actions
which the Congress might
take."
His reservations:
-Clear up what he called
"ambiguous language." in the
treaty to make it clear the
United States could use nu
clear weapons to aid an ally
hit by armed aggression.
-Reserve the right to con
struct harbors, canals and
other peaceful works by use
of nuclear explosives on U.a
or friendly territory request
ing it.
6,654 Attend Fair
In Josephine County
Grants Pass - Attendance
at the Josephine county fair
Wednesday totalled 6,654, ex
ceeding all past records for
the opening day, fair officials
reported.
The total attendance for
opening day in 1962, a record
year, was 6,394.
In addition to increases in
practically every exhibit field
by Josephine county residents,
there are many entries from
Jackson and Douglas counties,
according to Lee Pruitt, fair
manager.
Extra facilities had to be
brought in for the arts and
crafts exhibits and extra cages
for the rabbits.
well as the return of those
UPI' - Yugoslav President Tito
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MEDFORD
46 Pages Five Sections
Railroad
Dispute
To Congress
Washington IUP1I The i
crisis-laden railroad rules dis
pute was turned over to Con
gress today following another
breakdown in peace talks con
ducted by Labor Secretary W.
Willard Wirtz.
The Senate Commerce com
mittee was expected to start
serious work today on legis
lation designed to avert a na
tionwide rail strike at mid
night Wednesday,
The committee was sched
uled to meet at 10 a.m. (edt).
Chairman Warren G. Mag-
nuson (D-Wash.) called the
group to consider the failure
to reach an accord despite
tentative agreement on an ar
bitration plan proposed by
Wirtz.
The Cabinet officer told
Magnuson Wednesday night
the breakoff of negotiations
left no immediate prospect of
a voluntary settlement before
the Aug. 29 strike deadline.
Congress Reluctant
Congress was reluctant to
get involved in the four-year-old
controversy but appeared
to have little choice in view
of the collapse of Wirtz' latest
mediation effort.
The Senate committee was
reported split, 9-8, in favor
of President Kennedy's rec
ommendation to give the. -Interstate
Commerce commis
sion power to approve new
work rules that would remain
in effect for two years. No
strike would be allowed dur
ing this time.
Kennedy's plan has been
endorsed by the railroads but
condemned as a form of com
pulsory arbitration by the five
unions involved in the dis
pute. Organized labor is backing
an alternative proposal by
AFL-CIO President George
Meany which would tempo
rarily block any rules changes
Howard Amazed
Referral Took
Place So Fast
Salem - (UPH - A surprised
and elated J. Francyl How
ard said today he was amaz
ed that referral of the leg
islature's $60 million tax hike
had taken place in so short
a time.
"We're the most unorgan
ized statewide organization
you could imagine, and we
got the signatures in about
12 days. I am surprised," he
commented.
Howard, editor of weekly
newspapers in Albany and
Corvallis, said he now had
about 9,000 verified petition
signatures in his possession.
Already Verified
A United Press Internation
al poll of the state's 36 coun
ty clerks indicated more than
24,723 petition signatures al
ready had been verified.
Thousands remained to be
checked, and it appeared like
ly the referral movement
might get more than 30,000
signatures.
Only 23,185 valid signa
tures were needed to require
a special election on the tax
measure Oct. 15.
Howard said he expected
to turn the petitions over to
Secretary of State Howell Ap
pling Jr. late next week, pos
sibly on Friday. Deadline for
filing is 5 p.m. Sept. 1.
"We fought for the right
of people to vote on this tax
increase, we haven't told peo
ple how to vote," Howard
commented.
Helicopter to Try
To Recover Body
Mount Shasta, Calif. - IOTP -A
helicopter crew was sched
uled to fly to the 11.000-foot
level of Mount Shasta today
to recover the body of a 20-year-old
forest ranger killed
in a hiking accident.
The ranger, Bill Mihm of
Glennwald, N.J., fell Wednes
day while climbing in an out-of-the-way
area with a fellow
ranger, Stephen Tellman.
Rules
Given
while a congressional commit
tee supervises renewed nego
tiations. The railroad spokesmen said
they intended to place sweep
ing new rules into effect at
12:01 a.m. local time next
Thursday despite union warn
ing this would trigger a rail
strike.
Appropriations
Sought by City
Park Commission
The Medford parks and
recreation commission will
request two appropriations
from the funds already budg
eted when recommendations
agreed upon at last night's
meetings are presented to the
city council.
The appropriations are for
continuation of work already
under way in the Jackson
park development and in the
Hawthorne park redevelop
ment project.
For Jackson $18,500 will
be asked and $23,200 for
Hawthorne park.
While this money has been
budgeted by the city, it was
budgeted in a lump sum and
it is necessary for the com
mission to ask for appropria
tions for specific projects.
The city previously appropri
ated $8,000 for basic develop
ment at Jackson park. This
was used for "underground"
development including drain
age, application of base rock
and all work which was not
described as "above ground,"
according to Robert Haworth,
director.
Parking Lot Development
The money to be requested
will be used for parking lot
development, continuation of
the planting project and con
struction of a concession and
rest rooms addition at Jack
son park.
The $23,200 to be requested
for Hawthorne will be used
to renovate the Hawthorne
pool plant, Haworth said. This
will include replacing the
gutter and providing new sun
decks around the pool.
All of this work is being
done in accord with the plan
ning suggestions of the firm
of Royston, Hanamoto, Mayes
and Beck of San Francisco,
hired by the city council to
design the Hawthorne park
redevelopment plan made
necessary by the establish
ment of the freeway through
the area.
The $1,500 previously ap
propriated by the city to the
Hawhorne project was used
for play equipment and an
other $18,500 for basic work
in reinstalling the sprinkling
system, which was cut up by
the freeway.
The figures to be presented
to the council, Haworth said,
are based on estimates only.
Specifications for the projects
will be prepared in some in
stances by the park mainten
ance crew and for other work
by contractors.
The park and recreation
commission will be merely
asking the city to spend
money already budgeted for
these parks.
Six Witnesses
Testify at Hearing
Six witnesses testified for
the state during the prelimi
nary hearing this morning in
district court of Raymond
Harold McCoy, 31, of a local
hotel, charged with burglary
not in a dwelling.
McCoy was bound over to
the grand jury on the charge
with bail continued at $1,000.
Testifying for the state
were Oregon state and Med
ford city police officers, man
ager of Grandview Market,
the firm McCoy is charged
with entering, and three eye
witnesses.
McCoy was arrested by
state and city police early
Sunday morning following a
report of a burglary at the
market. Missing from the safe
In the post office substation at
the market were stamps and
currency amounting to some
204.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1963
Secerns Drill Trv Misses
Trapped Men May
Try To Pick Way
To Drill's Hole
Hazelton, Pa. -IUPII- A sec
ond attempt to drill through
to two miners trapped 331
feet underground for 10 days
ended in disappointment to
day when the drill missed the
chamber where they are en
tombed. The 24-hour drilling at
tempt, which started at 7 a.m.
(edt) Wednesday, was halted
when the special 12-inch bit
dug into rock below the tiny
chamber.
Tap on Drill,
"It's apparent we missed
the monkey tunnel," Dr. H.
Beecher Charmbury, state
secretary of mines, said. "All
we can do is sit tight for the
present, tapping on the drill
to see if they (the trapped
men) can locate where the
hole is.
"Then he' can try to get
into the hole."
Charmbury was referring
to David Fellin, 58, one of the
miners trapped Aug, 13 by a
roof collapse with Henry
Throne, 28, and Louis Bova,
42. Fellin and Throne were
separated from Bova by
wall of rock and debris.
Drilling Stops
Charmbury said the drill
ing had stopped at 315 feet.
"We are not going any
deeper," he said. "We think
we are into bed rock. We
thought they were at 330 feet,
but apparently they are high
er." Some mining men theorized
that, a "drift" of the' drill,
fairly common in drilling, was
responsible for the "miss."
"We will drill another hole
if we have to," Charmbury
said, "but this time to the
north. Meanwhile, we will see
if they (the trapped men) can
pick their way to the hole,"
The disappointing news was
relayed to Fellin and Throne
by state Deputy Secretary of
Mines Gordon Smith on the
intercom system through a
six-inch hole drilled earlier.
Chinese Charge
Kremlin Aid to
India Is Sellout
Tokyo - IUPII - Communist
China today denounced So
viet military aid to India as
a "sellout" by the Kremlin.
Russia has sent modern
MIG jet fighters to India,
which is embroiled in a bor
der dispute with Red China.
An Indian military mission
recently spent several days
in Moscow negotiating for
more help.
Indian Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru said last
week the Chinese are mass
ing troops near the border
for a possible new thrust into
Indian territory similar to
that of last autumn.
Communist China's leading
official newspaper, the Pe
king People's Daily, said to
day Russia's relations with
India have become "extraor
dinarily intimate."
Dirty Deal
"The Soviet leaders have
been more absorbed than ever
in their anti-China alliance
with U.S. imperialism and the
Indian reactionaries since
they made that dirty politi
cal deal - the tripartite par
tial nuclear test ban treaty -with
the United States," the
paper asserted in an edito
rial. "This is not just a 'new
chapter' in Indian - Soviet re
lations," the editorial added.
"It is also a new chapter of
collaboration between the So
viet leaders and U.S. imper
ialism to ally with India
against China."
ASK CLEMENCY
Oceanlake -WPU- Some 500
Lincoln County residents and
other persons living along the
coast near here have signed
petitions asking clemency for
former North Lincoln justice
of the peace Lennart Berjitn.
DISAPPOINTMENT - A second attempt to
drill through to two . miners trapped 331
feet underground for 10 days ended in dis
appointment today when, the drill missed
the chamber where they are entombed.
This diagram spots the big drill that missed
its mark; small drill where a six-inch "con
WEATHER
FORECAST: Considerable cloud
tncsfi tonight, and Friday
with chance of a few show
ers. Low tonight 50, hleh Fri
day 76.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday H2
Lowest This Morning 48
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 8:03 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow .... 6:26 a.m.
Moonset tonight 10:06 p.m.
First Quarter Aug. 26
The "star" seen between the
Moon and Splca tonight ti the
planet, Mars, which Is now
more than twice as far away
as the Sun.
Medford Woman
Attacked at Home
A Medford woman, Mrs.
Betty Rose Kistncr, 38, of .236
North Ivy St., beaten on the
head by an unknown assailant
about 2 o'clock this morning
in her apartment, was report
ed in "poor to fair" condition
at Rogue Valley hospital to
day. Mrs. Kistner was brought
to the hospital by Medford
ambulance about 2:30 a.m.,
and the extent of her injuries
has not been determined.
Medford police, called to
the apartment by the land
lady, are continuing their in
vestigation of the case.
They found Mrs. Kistner in
coherent from her injuries,
but able to tell them that she
had been beaten on the head
with a rock by a man with
a white cloth over his face.
He had broken into the dwell
ing, she told police.
She said she had fallen
asleep on the davenport while
watching television and was
awakened by the assault.
When she screamed, the man
fled from the room.
There were no possessions
missing from the room and no
attempt was made to attack
the woman sexually, officers
said.
MILL BURNS
Areata, Calif. -0IPi-A S500,
000 fire swept through the
Haney's lumber mill Wednes
day night for two hours be
fore 100 firefighters could
subdue it.
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Elections Staff Is
Preparing for Vote
Scheduled Oct. 15
While elections department
staff members continue veri
fying signatures on the peti
tions calling for a special elec
tion on the tax program en
acted by the 1963 legislature,
work is under way for the
election scheduled Oct. 15.
County Clerk E. M. Mad
den said today election boards
have already been set up.
Each polling place will have
a day board with one addi
tional member coming in at
8 p.m. to assist in counting.
Madden explained that bal
lots will be printed by the
secretary of state's office
with precinct name and num
bers to be printed locally.
Number of Places
While the number of poll
ing places has not been com
piled, Madden explained that
they will be similar to the
last general election'. There
are 128 precincts in the coun
ty.
Residents may register for
the election up to 30 days
before the election, Madden
noted. He said that the office
Earthquake Jars
Los Angeles Area
Los Angeles - IUPII - A sharp
earthquake rattled windows
througout a wide section of
the Los Angeles area shortly
before dawn today but no
damage was reported.
The quake apparently was
centered in the southeastern
section of Los Angeles coun
ty but was felt throughout
most parts of the Los AngcK'S
basin.
The sheriff's substation in
nearby Norwalk said its tele
phone switchboard was jam
mod with calls by persons rc
porting the jolt. A telephone
operator at Los Angeles Civic
Center said doors and win
dows in the 28-story building
rattled.
1
Year Price 10 Cents
No. 132
tact" hole was sunk to isolated third miner,
Louis Bova; and the pipeline thai has been
sunk and used to supply David Fellin and
Henry Throne with supplies. Rescuers will
tap on the drill that missed to see if the
trapped men can locate where the hole is.
(UP)
was awaiting a ruling by the
secretary of state regarding
the closure date since Sept.
15 falls on Sunday.
Total number of registered
voters in the county is not
known at this time, since an
official count will not be
made until the last of the pe
titions have been checked. As
of mid-morning some 2,325
signatures had been verified
on 34 petitions with nine
more petitions received.
Madden said applications
for absentee voting may now
be sent to the elections de
partment. He estimated that
the election will cost Jack
son county more than $8,000
which will be reimbursed by
the state.
City Awarded Plaque for
Traffic Engineering Plan
The City of Medford was
awarded a plaque Wednesday
noon in recognition of its traf
fic engineering program dur
ing 1962.
The presentation was made
by Howard L. Eddy, executive
secretary of Oregon traffic
safety division of the depart
ment of motor vehicles.
The noon luncheon held at
the Rogue Valley Country
club was part of the activi
ties scheduled during the two
day annual traffic inventory
analysis for the city.
The announcement of Med
ford's out standing achieve
ment certificate in traffic en
gineering was made in June
by the National Safety coun
cil in Chicago, III. This is
the second year that Medford
has received the certificate.
RtcaivM 83 Points
In an analysis of Medford's
over-all traffic safety program
the city received 83 points,
only one above last year. The
total score is a compilation
Fight Plotted on
Basis of Schools,
Property Taxes
Drive Expected to
Start Immediately
Salem - OJPU - The state
was set today for a massive
campaign to salvage the 1963
legislature's $60 million tax
increase package.
The campaign is expected
to be launched immediately,
and be fought on the basis of
"save our schools" and "keep
our property taxes from go
ing up."
Oregon voters will decide
the fate of the tax bill at a
special election Oct. 15.
A drive to refer the meas
ure to a special election al
ready has won more than the
23,185 petition signatures
needed, unofficial tallies indi.
cated today.
The Oregon Education asso
elation, AFL-CIO, Associated
Oregon Industries, and Ore
gon j;arm Bureau Federation
appeared ready to spearhead
the drive to save the tax bill
from defeat.
Right lo Vote Upheld
None of the groups opposed
the peoples' right to vote on
the bill but all appeared
ready to wage a bitter cam
paign to keep it from being
defeated at the special elec
tion. Cecil Posey, Oregon Educa
tion association, said "We
will try to save the tax bill.
It is too important to educa
tion. People don't realize that
60 per cent of the general
fund goes to education.
"The.legislature was skimpy
in its appropriation for educa
tion, and we fear a defeat of
the tax bill would do great
damage t,o education."
tvan Concleton. executivn
secretary of Associated Ore
gon industries (ACI), was vis
iting the governor, and was
not available for comment.
But an AOI spokesman said,
"We .will oppose defeat of
me tax ,bill: We don't like it
but we support it because we
Know. .what, will happen.
ine legislature worked 141
days on that bill, and it was
the best they could do. We
doubt if it can do better at a
special session. It could be
worse."
Labor To Assist
Organized labor planned a
campaign on the state and
local level to keep the mea
sure from being defeated.
J. D. McDonald, president
of the Oregon AFL-CIO, said
"we have about 48 npr runt
of the people in our ranks,
and we plan a campaign to
get as many people as we can
to vote for the tax bill. We
plan to work with other or
ganizations. We will start im
mediately." George Dewey of the Ore
gon Farm Bureau Federation
said the Farm Bureau Board
wasn't happy with the tax
bill, but would oppose its de
feat for fear property taxes
would be increased.
Gov. Mark Hatfield, Senate
President Ben Musa, House
Speaker Clarence Barton, and
most other state officials are
on record as opposing defeat
of the measure.
Timber Firm Tells
Expansion Program
Seattle - IUPD - Simpson
Timber Co. today announced
plans for a $21 million plant
expansion and improvement
program in its Washington,
Oregon and California forest
products operations.
C. H. Bacon Jr., president,
announced $10 million will
be spent on new construction
and modernization this year
and another $11 million will
be invested in Simpson's lum
ber, plywood, chemical and
wood fiber production in
1964, 1965 and 1966.
of points in seven categories
- accident records, traffic
engineering, police super
vision, traffic court, school
traffic safety education, pub
lic traffic safety education
and organization for traffic
safety improvement.
In addition to traffic engi
neering, the city made im
provements in the field of
public traffic safety education
and remained the same in po
lice traffic supervision and
traffic court.
In accepting the plaque
Wednesday, Mayor James
Dunlevy said that he would
accept it but that it was
earned through the efforts of
Medford Police Capt. Clyde
Fichtner and City Engineer
Vernon Thorpe.
City officials are now
studying the city's over -all
program and considering
recommendations s u g gested
by the National Safety Coun
cil. t