Legators End
Record Session;
No Stands Taken
Honolulu - (UPD
Annual National Legislative
conference ended Friday after
the longest, rowdiest plenary
session in its history during
which delegates refused to
take a stand on three states
rights proposed amendments
to the U. S. Constitution.
Instead the conference del
egates voted for a so-called
compromise resolution which
left it up to the individual
state legislatures to "make in
Russians to Visit
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Boise - (UPD - Southern Ida
ho, eastern Oregon and Wash
ington reclamation develop
ments will be viewed this
week by a delegation of sev
ven Russian irrigation special
ists. Officials of the regional of
fice of the U. S. Reclamation
Bureau said the Russians will
tour the region under a 1962
agreement between the Uni
ted States and the Soviet Un
ion calling for certain ex
changes of information.
The seven Russians will ar
rive in Idaho Sunday evening
from Salt Lake City and will
spend the night at Twin Falls.
Tuesday afternoon the
group will go to Eastern Ore
gon for visits to the Malheur
River siphon and the Ore-Ida
Company food processing
plant at Ontario. On their
way back to Boise, the Soviets
will stop off at the Crookham
Seed Co. plant at Caldwell.
Later Tuesday evening Ihe
Russians will enplane from
Boise for Pasco, Wash. From
a Pasco base they will inspect
Columbia Basin irrigation
projects and the Grand Cou
lee Dam.
The Russian delegation will
Include Zulfugar Bagirov, the
Soviet deputy minister for
water economy.
Nelson said a United States
reclamation team will start
a tour of the Soviet Union
Sept. 1. It will be headed by
U. S. Reclamation Commis
sioner Floyd E. Dominy.
The 18th i dependent determination" as
to the merit of the proposed
amendments aimed at weak
ening the directional power
of the Congress over the
states and overriding deci
sions of the U. S. Supreme
Court.
Liberal forces of the con
ference led by Hawaii, Alas
ka, Ohio, Oregon and Cali
fornia tried sepcratcly for
more than four hours to force
resolutions against the pro
posed amendments to the
floor for a vote.
But despite nine roll call
votes and the most tortuous
parliamentary maneuvering,
the states rightests and north
ern conservatives each time
sent liberals down to over
whelming defeat.
The plenary session at
times broke down into name
calling, insult exchanging be
havior reminiscent of neigh
borhood children.
By Tradition
Portland, Ore., was select
ed as the conference site for
1965 and New Jersey Assonv
blyman Frederick H. Hauser
was elected first vice-presi
dent for 1964. The current
f i r s t v 1 c e president - Mar
cus Halbrook, director of th
Arkansas legislative confer
ence - moves into the presi
dency by tradition.
So bitter were the feelings
shown at the conference on
the civil rights and states
rights issues that several dele
gations members mumbled
threats of boycotting future
national conferences of the
body. Among those were Ha
waii, Alaska and Michigan.
Kansas House Speaker Har
old H. Chase voted consistent
ly to keep the conference
from voting on the contro
versial issues but he deplored
the heated disagreement they
generated. At one point he
said "It may he that we have
come to Hawaii and that we
never will come to another"
conference because of the
fighting and disagreement
that threatened to wreck the
proceedings.
ERECT PHOTO STAND - Workmen at the Lincoln Mem
orial are shown as they erect a photo stand near the front
of the building Saturday in preparation for the March on
Washington scheduled for Wednesday. The crowd is ex
pected to form at the Washington Monument and (hen
march down Constitution ave. to the Memorial. (UPI)
Health Official Says Several Hundred
Will Be Hospitalized During March
ENGINEER HIRED
Portland - (UPD - The Port
land Dock Commission Satur
day announced it had hired
Alfred M. Eschbach, Spokane,
as its chief engineer.
Washington - (UPD - The
city's health director estimat
ed Saturday that at least sev
eral hundred persons will be
hospitalized during the
"March on Washington" Wed
nesday and indicated the fig
ure could be higher.
Dr. Murray Grant, District
of Columbia health director,
said that with a crowd of
150,000 under normal circum-
Hat field to Address
Salt Lake Crusade
Salt Lake City (UPD Ore
gon Gov. Mark O. Hatfield
will give an address today
during the opening service of
the Greater Salt Lake Cru
sade for Christ.
The services will be held
on the steps of the Utah capi
tol. Gov. George D. Clyde of
Utah and Salt Lake Mayor J.
Bracken Lee also will appear
on the afternoon program.
stances about 230 persons
would require hospital care
for the "usual" ailments.
"However," he added,
"these people will be travel
ing from long distances on
what may be a hot humid
day and will be congregated
under conditions which make
it essential for us to plan for
any eventualities."
As local officials continued
to plan for the demonstration,
march leaders met in New
York Friday night for another
organization meeting.
They announced that they
will see President Kennedy
at the White House at 5 p.m.
EDT, one hour after the close
of ceremonies at the Lincoln
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ager of T h e Dalles employ
ment department office Sept.
1, Slate Employment Director
Eldon Cone has announced.
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Grant said that 25 first aid
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GLEN GRAY
Band Leader Diet
Famed Leader of
'Casa Loma' Band
Succumbs Friday
Plymouth, Mass. -IUN1- Glen
Gray, whose Casa Loma or
chestra was for two decades
one of the finest in the "big
band" era, died Friday at Jor
dan hospital here. He was 63.
Born in Roanoke, 111., Gray
worked as a freight handler
after he graduated from high
school and played a saxo
phone In his spare time. He
finally formed a group known
as "Spike's Jazz Band."
It was the beginning of a
long musical career tliat led
o the movies, a number of hit
recordings and widespread
popularity among the college
set.
ill. The D. C. General hospi
tal will be used to maximum
capacity and 350 beds have
been set aside for demonstra
tors. About 200 physicians,
nurses, staff aides have been
placed on special call at the
hospital for the march. In
addition. Grant said, the Na
tional Guard is assigning a
staff of 100 to the hospital.
Other hospitals have been
asked to prepare for any
overflow. Civil defense cots
and blankets have been loan
ed to the hospitals.
Governors Review
National Guard
Fort Lewis, Wash. - (UPD -The
governors of Oregon and
Washington reviewed an esti
mated 6,000 officers and men
of the Oregon - Washington
National Guard Saturday dur
ing the annual Governor's
Day review ceremonies.
The ceremonies mark com
pletion of the first half of
the guard's two - week sum
mer encampment.
Oregon Gov. Mark Hatfield
awarded Col. John S. Panck
of Portland the Faith Service
award for the 30 years he has
been with the guard.
Washington Gov. Albert D.
Moscllini presented Col. Ron
ald Carter with the state's
Legion of Merit for his 20
years of service with the
guard.
Small Town 'Music Man'
Arrested for Robberies
Jackson, Mo. -(UPD- Richard
Burton Partridge, a small
town "music man" beloved
by school children and towns
folk alike, strode to the po
dium for the finale of a gay
nighttime concert on the
courthouse lawn.
In a blaze of lights, he
brought down his baton and
the municipal band struck up
"The Star Spangled Banner."
The crowd rose to its feet,
all eyes on the conductor in
his natty band uniform.
A federal agent, a county
sheriff and two state police
men also rose. With them
were witnesses to two unsolv
ed bank robberies.
"We waited until the music
stopped," said Cape Girardeau
County Sheriff John Crites.
Then the lawmen stepped up
and arrested Partridge for
armed holdups that netted
$22,419.
Confessed Robberies
Partridge, who directed
both the high school and mu
nicipal bands, confessed to the
robberies Friday ' night, less
than 24 hours after he was
arrested.
This little southeast Missou
ri town was stunned.
"I can't believe it," said
R. O. Hawkins, superintend
ent of the school where Part
ridge 'headed a band and mu
sic program involving 800
boys and girls.
"It's upset the whole town,"
said Sheriff Crites. "Most kids
in town thought a lot of him."
Loot Found
Partridge, 38, and the fa
ther of five children, "quickly
confessed" to the two robber
ies when police uncovered
about S7.000 in loot from se
cret hiding places, Crites said.
The bandmaster kept say
ing "I don't know anything
about it" until he was con
fronted with the money, the i Partridge became a suspect
sheriff said. He was charged when it was noticed he no
with a $12,782 robbery of the longer drove his white station
Bank of Chaffee, Mo., and a wagon, a model similar to tho
$9,637 holdup of the Bank of vehicle used in the Chaffee
Advance, Mo. robbery, authorities said.
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FILE PETITION
Portland - (UP!) - The own
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have filed a petition for re
moval of a $150,000 personal
injury suit to federal court.
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Washington - IUPIW The De
partment of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare Saturday an
nounced acceptance of several
new applications for federal
assistance to establish or ex
pand non-commercial educa
tional television facilities.
They included:
Oregon Slate Board of
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258 to expand facilities of
Channel 7 at Corvallis; total
project cost $277,678.
Oregon State Board of
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When an application is ac
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Gray studied at the Amrri-' quircmcnts of application pro-
can Conservatory of Music
after forming his first small
group, then joined Jean Gold
kcttc's "Orange Blossoms" as
a saxophone player. In 1!)29
the "Orange Blossoms" be
came the famed Casa Loma
orchestra.
Gray retired and moved
here in 1950.
When the Casa Loma band
was at the lop, it played in
virtually every top theater
and dance pavilion.
Some of its famous record
ings were "Smoke Rings."
"It's the Talk of the Town."
"No Name Jive" and "Casa
Loma Stomp."
Gray came out of retire
ment in lSlSfi to supervise a
number of recording sessions
which featured the original
Casa Loma "sound" as well
as tributes to other bands of
the 1930s His most recent
album was released only two
weeks ago.
Many well known musical
personalities at hue time
worked with Gray. They in
cluded Bix Beirierbecke, Mil
dred Bailey. Bobby Hackrtt.
Sonny Dunham. Walter iPce
Wee) Hunt. Kenny Sargent.
Gene Gifford and Larry War
ner Gray is survived by his
widow, Marion, and a son
ccdurcs. Such applications are
reviewed and evaluated to de
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amount, a grant will be approved.
Central Point Youth
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John P. Taberna, son of
Mrs. E. Van Midrilesworth,
857 Gibbon rd.. Central Point,
and graduate of Crater High
school, has been a recipient
of three scholarships.
They arc the Leopold
Wrasse foundation scholar
ship of $600 and the Sears
and Roebuck foundation
scholarship of $300. He re
cently transferred from Or
ange Coast college to Cal
Poly at San Luis Obispo.
Calif. He is majoring in soil
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