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1 frTl M A mm I 1 0 w IM MTU I Rogue Valley Edition MEDFORD 24 Pages Two Sections DON RESCUE GEAR Rescue workers don their rescue scar in preparation for going down main shaft of Texas Gulf Sulphur company's Cane Creek Potash operation at Two Rescued, 23 Others Remain Trapped in Bill Clears Way For Legislation On Surplus Power Washington-lUPI)-The House Tuesday approved Senate passed legislation intended to pave the way for construc tion of transmission lines to carry surplus power from federal dams in the Pacific Northwest as far south ts I Los Angeles. I But the legislation, as passed by the House on a voice vote, contained a con troversial amendment re quiring the Interior Depart ment to get specific congres sional approval for the con struction of federar transmis sion lines outside the Pacific Northwest. Despite their distaste for the amendment offered by Rep. Jack Westland (R Wash.) other backers of the bill quietly went along with it. Apparently feeling that the amendment would help get the bill through the House, they pinned their hopes on its elimination by a House-Senate conference. First Call The legislation would give the Pacific Northwest first call on power produced at federal dams. II was designed to meet objections that firm power now going to private industry might be drained away under federal power laws. The measure would pro vide an exemption from laws which give public agoncics first call on power from all federal projects. NEVS($)BRIEFS IT IMS OM lk iSy M0UND IHI l0M MILITARY TAKES BLAME FOR RAIDS Saigon. South Viet Nam-UPI-South Vietnamese military leaders, whose forces are supported by American aid, put themselves in direct conflict with the United States today with their acceptance of full responsibility for the recent raids on Buddhist pagodas. The military chiefs said they, and not Ngo Dinh Nhu. initiated the crackdown which resulted in the arrest of thousands of Buddhist leaders and the imposition of mar tial law throughout this Communist-threatened country. SEARCH BEGINS FOR MISSING MEN Ketchikan, Alaska-IPI-An extensive air search was started Tuesday for the superintendent of Alaska's largest logging camp and his young nephew, overdue on a goat hunting expedition to high country near the Canadian border. , COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH RUSK Washington-1! Pl-The Senate Foreign Relations commit tee arranged a closed session with Secretary of State Dean Rusk today before getting down to actual consideration of klhe nuclear test ban treaty. Moab, Utah-lUPII-Two men were rescued today from a 3,000-foot-deep potash mine in which they and 23 others were trapped by a fiery ex plosion. At least seven other men were known to be alive in side the mine. One "of-'the rescued men, identified as Don Hanna, Price, Utah, told rescuers he was "all right." The other's name and con dition were not determined immediately. Hanna was brought up first by rescue workers who gave him oxygen from a portable container while he was lifted to the surface in a buckei used for ore. Both men were able l stand on their feet when they reached the top shortly before noon (PDT). They had been imprisoned since the explo sion nearly 19 hours before, at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday. Earlier a rescue worker made voice contact with the nine men. The worker, one of a dozen rescuers who braved deadly gases and 130-degree heat in search of the trapped men, said he made the voice contact while exploring debris deep in the mint. He said the men were be hind boulders. He asked how many were alive, and the answer was "nine." There was no immediate word about the fate of the other 16. All of the trapped men were construction work ers. They were in the mine Tuesday afternoon when an explosion rocked the multi million dollar potash facility situated in a ruggedly beau tiful valley in the remote southeast corner of the state known as the Utah Badlands. Rescue teams encountered carbon monoxide fumes as they went into the charred shaft, but they said air pocketi may have been formed in the MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, Moab. Utah, today. Some 25 workers are trapped at about the 3.000 foot level of the mine. (UPI) mine, permitting survivors of the explosion to breathe. The vertical mine shaft plunges 2,713 feet into the earth, and two drifts or tun nels branch out from the bot tom. One shaft is 3,300 feet long and drops at a 10 per cent grade while the other, 2,500 feet long, is level for a short distance and then goes downward at a 14 per cent grade. The report that some of the men survived the blast came after earlier pessimistic state ments. Rescue teams were hopeful today that at least some of the men were alive. They said Krouse Nominated For Youth Exchange Philip Krouse, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Krouse, Ap plegate, is one of four young men and women in Oregon who have been nominated to participate in the 1964 Inter national Farm Youth Ex change (IFYE) program. The announcement was made by Miss Ruth Brasher, Oregon State university exten sion 4-H club agent. Others nominated from Ore gon are Nellie Joan Van Cal car, Coos Bay; Susan Amund sen, Astoria, and William Crook, Pistol River. Final se lection will be made by the National 4-H Club foundation which also assigns IFYE's to their host countries. The nominees will be intro duced Sunday, Sept. 1, during the IFYE program at the Ore gon State fair. Krouse has completed one year at Oregon State univer sity and has been a 4-H mem ber for 1 1 years as well as being active in Future Farm ers of America. His parents own a farm in Jackson coun ty. ! Travelers to Cuba Worried About Trip Madrid -HOT- A group of 54 I American students who defied a government ban on travel to Cuba today were reported worried about the effect the trip will have on their future. Several have refused to give their names or home towns to reporters on the ground they might face dis missal from colleges or be barred from enrolling. They were expected to fly to New York Thursday and face removal of passports by the State Department and pos sible prosecution for viola tion of the Cuba travel ban. Maximum penalties are five years in prison and a S5.000 fine. Salem-CPI'-The Oregon law governing the hours of serv ice of truck drivers will go out of existence next Tues day, the public utility com- mfcsioner said toay. Tribune AUGUST 28, 1963 there was a possibility that parts of the crew was strand ed in passage - ways leading from the base of the vertical shaft of the mine where rescue squads worked in 130 degree temperatures. JFK Stresses Civil Rights in Labor Day Statement Washington - IUPH - In a La bor Day statement heavily emphasizing civil rights, Pres ident Kennedy said today 1963 probably will go down as one of the turning points in the history of American labor. Kennedy noted that income, production and employment all have reached new peaks in the nation. He indicated satis faction with the "continued steady gain in living stand ards" of Americans, and he cited figures showing that more than 70 million persons are employed, with the aver age weekly factory wages at an all-time high of more than $100 a week. But, the President said, there still are many people who are not tasting the fruit of economic progress. Release of the statement by the White House on the day of the massive civil rights march on Washington appear ed to be no coincidence. Albany Haircuts Increased to $2 Albany, Ore. - lUPli - Prices in nearly all Albany barber shops will go up 25 cents Sept. 3. it was announced to day by Bill Smith, president of Barbers Local 468. Haircuts for adults will be S2. For children 11 years and under the price will be $1.75. Prices also are going up in Corvallis. Smith said the price sched ule follows "earlier leads" by Portland, which raised prices in July of 1962, and several coastal cities. This is the first price change in Albany since July of 1959. Money Reported Gone From Ashland Firms Ashland - Two Ashland business establishments were burglarized last night and a total of about $100 in cash was taken. Police said someone broke into the Dee Ide Mobil sta tion on North Main st. through a rear window and into the Snow White Freeze on Siskiyou blvd. by prying open a back door. Between $40 and $50 was missing from the service sta tion, $56 from the ice cream mrlor. line 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 137 Solons Expect To Pass Bill to Avert Rail Strike Walkout Deadline Set for Midnight Washington -ilIPD- Congress was expected today to beat a midnight strike deadline and enact legislation to avert a nationwide railroad strike. A House leader predicted approval of a Senate-passed bill to refer the two major issues in the rail dispute firemen's jobs and composi tion of train crews to an ar bitration board for a binding decision. The Senate approved the measure and sent it to Presi dent Kennedy for his signa ture, hopefully before 12:01 a.m. Thursday when the rail roads plan to put strike-triggering new work rules into' effect. Barring any last-minute legislative snags, government officials predicted there would be no strike. The rail road unions have threatened a walkout if the work rules are put into effect. Chairman Oren Harris ID Ark.) of the House Commerce committee, who is charged with guiding the bill to pas sage, told a reporter: "I don't think we'll have any trouble." Two House members who had supported union opposi tion to the legislation said they would vote for the Senate-approved bill as the best solution available. Rep. John B. Bennett (R Mich.) said the hill was "the best way out of an unsatis factory and almost impos sible situation." Rep. Harley O. Staggers (D-W. Va.), said the measure was not loo far from the stand taken by the unions last week. .... . As passed by the Senate, the legislation would set up a seven-man board two each representing the railroads and the unions and three rep resenting the public to arbi trate the two key issues. The arbitration award would be in effect for two years. Workers Approve Three-Year Pact Portland - WPP.- Officials of the International Woodwork ers of America (IWA) and Lumber and Sawmill Work ers Union (LSW) announced today their members have ratified three-year contracts with the Timber Operators Council and three independent firms. The contracts call for wage increases of 30 4 cents an hour. The independents are Pot latch Forests Inc. of northern Idaho and Montana and two Tillamook firms, Diamond Lumber Co. and American Wood Preserving Co. Harvey Nelson, president of the IWA's Region 3, said workers voted overwhelming ly in favor of the TOC agree ment in a referendum con ducted by that union. He de clined to give any figures. The LSW left it up to its locals to approve or reject the contract, and Ted Prusia, executive secretary of the Willamette Valley District Council, said all have gone along. Fishing Vessel Subsidy Is Upped Washington -WPP- The Sen ate Commerce committee vot ed Tuesday to increase feder al subsidies for construction of fishing vessels by $10 mil lion a year. The bill, approved during a closed door session, would ex pand the existing program by making more builders' eligible for matching aid, and increase the subsidies from $2.5 to $12.5 million a year for the next five years. The subsidies would range up to 55 per cent of the cost of building fishing vessels, similar to the present pro gram of federal subsidies for commercial cargo and passen ger ship construction. URGED PARTICIPATION Salcm-iUrii-Gov. Mark Hat field today urged Oregonians to participate in observance of National Child Safety week, Sept. 4-11. DEMONSTRATORS GATHER This aerial nation's capital view shows demonstrators gathered near forming on the the Washington Monument for the start of tent at upper the March on Washington ceremonies in the Khrushchev, Tito To Call Summit Meeting for Reds Pula, Yugoslavia -(UPI) So viet Premier Nikita Khru shchev and President Tito in tend to call a summit confer ence of Communist parties to stand up and be counted for either Moscow or Peking in the ideological dispute, veter an diplomatic observers said today. The observers said the two Communist leaders have worked out a joint policy for battling a Red Chinese bid for leadership of the Communist camp. During Khrushchev's cur rent 15-day visit to Yugoslav ia, the Soviet premier and Tito have reached an under standing for a new "collabor ation" between their two countries. Both have been tar gets of bitter Chinese criti cism. The quarrel revolves on Khrushchev's policy of peace ful coexistence based on the belief that communism will overcome capitalism without resort to a nuclear war that could destroy the world. The Peking regime insists on a more militant policy calling for armed rebellion to spread communism. An announcement Tuesday night said Khrushchev and Tito had discussed the inter national Communist move ment, with emphasis o n "strengthening the unity" of the movement. Trucking Operation Found in Violation A cattle trucking operation in the North Central Point zone is in violation of the zoning ordinance. Deputy Dis trict Attorney Thomas Owens said this morning. He said he has dictated a letter to the county court stat ing that. He has suggested that the trucking operator be giv en a reasonable time to cease his operation or apply for a zone variance. "There is some evidence that this man has started the operation in good faith and is not in violation of the ordi nance per sc, that is the op eration in itself is not objec tionable," Owens explained. Meanwhile, County Judge Earl M. Miller said this morn ing he has not received the district attorney's letter on the alleged violation of the South Talent interim zone. It was not on the agenda for today's county court meeting. He said he would consider it as soon ast arrived. "x. Growers Term This Third Worst Year On Record in Area Most Jackson county fruit growers expect to complete the first phase of their pear harvest by the end of this week and are calling this the third worst year on record. Many packing houses ex pect to complete picking of Bartletts this week end. Some said their crops are below what was originally estimat ed, and others said although they have about 20 per cent of a normal crop, it is close to pre-season estimates. This season ranks with 1943's short crop year and the 1954 year when the crop was severely frost damaged. Three packing houses, part of two packing house opera tions, did not open this season and a fourth is not packing Bartletts, according to re ports. Most packing houses arc running short crews and short hours. One packing house is running 10 hours a day with a short crew. Bartletts have been brought in from Roseburg for the first time In many years in an at tempt to increase the pack out. Growers expect to com plete the harvest in Septem ber and start work on next year's crop in October. They have their fingers crossed on WEATHER FOIIKCAST: fair and warm Indiv and Thursday. I.w to night 51, high Thursday 90. Temp. Hliliril Yesterday no LoweiiL This Mnrnlng 55 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today 7:54 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 6:32 a.m. Moonset tomorrow .. 1:11 a.m. Full Mnun Sept. 3 I'KO.MINKNT STAR Arrtitrus, sets ..11:46 p.m. VISII11.K PLANETS Mars, sets 9:06 p.m. Jupiter, rises 9:57 p.m. Saturn, due south .. 12:10 a.m. Microphone, Chamber of Sheppton, Pa. -HJPli- Rescue workers drilled through 305 feet of earth, rock and coal today to the chamber where they believe Louis Bova, 42, has been trapped since Aug. 13. They lowered a micro phone and camera to detect possible signs of life. The super sensitive mike, capable of picking up the slightest breath or heartbeat, was lowered by rope down a 12Vi inch wide shaft, which was completed shortly after 8 a.m. EDT. A camera also vas lowered. Jr :M . - " ...... today. Entertainers are per- stage at upper right. The left is March headquarters, (UPI) the D'Anjou crop. Pressure tests indicate this variety is ripening much slower than expected which could mean a few days' lag between Bart lelt and D'Anjou picking. Sixty-seven Mexican Na tionals will be brought into the vallev near the season's end. This is the smallest num ber on record, one fruii in dustry snnke.smnn said "Wo just can't afford them," an owner of one of the larger packing houses said. One shinner and rrnwur was optimistic over the con- auion oi me trees, fear trees generally seem to be makine excellent growth and are showing good bud develop ment due to Dlentv nf rain and a mild season. Hot weath er which usually comes this time of year is hard on the foliage, he said. Much of the good growth reflects recov ery from psylla infestations. Packing house owners re marked this is the second bad vear in a row. A thlrH nru year next season will force some nouses out oi business. Last year was long on ton nage, but short on pear re ceipts, they noted. Usually about 9,000 to 10,000 tons of Bartletts are being canned locally. Far less is being canned this year. A few token shipments are go ing to outside canneries in an attempt to keep old custom ers. The Yakima, Wash., price this Vear which is imprt ac a base cannery price locally is Siuo a ton for No. 1 grade Dears nlus $2.50 for haiilinp- $70 on No. 2's plus hauling cnarges oi $2.50. Most pack- ina hniisr rnntar-tprl pstimnl. ed they were getting most of tneir Bartletts in the $100 a ton classification. Camera Lowered to Third Trapped Miner Lt. Richard Anderson, a U.S. Navy survival expert, listened at the surface through specially designed earphones for any trace of Bova. All drilling stopped and the crowd of onlookers was push ed back to cut down the noise. Rescuers said the mike would be "left down there" until It was definitely established whether there was a trace of life. They said this could "take hours." Though there has been no ciimunication from Bova for Marchers Appear In Holiday Mood During Mass Meet Rally Ends With Fervor of Revival Washington (TTPn IVmnn. strators tentatively estimated ai lva.uuu to 200,000 strong marched "for jobs and free dom" here today in Ameri ca's greatest rally for Negro rights. The throng gathered in the space between the Washing ton Monument and the Lin coln Memorial was greater than the population of many an American city. It was an orderly crowd which began the march in a holiday mood and concluded it with all the fervor of a gigantic revival meeting. Massed Crowd The DrCSS was sn nrnat that hundreds fainted, and had to be lifted bodily over the massed crowd and carried to itrst aid tents. Many of the thousand unable to' get within seeing distance of the Lincoln Me morial where the m a i n r speeches of the day were made. Monster traffic jamj threatened as manv nf the vis itors attempted to make their way DacK to trains and buses. It took 2VS hours to get all of the marchers assnmhloH in the monument grounds for me short parade to the me morial. The Rev. Fred r.. Shuttle. worth, a leader in the Bir mingham, Ala., desegregation effort, said today's march will "inpvitnhlv IasH tn break of little? Washington'! in over the country." "We now need to oroaniza similar demonstrations throughout the country," he said, "so the Negro every where can lift up his head." It was' t symbolic "march for jobs and freedom" which covered an actual distance of only eight-tenths of a mile. But demonstration leaders called It a trek o far greater dimensions for the future of America. They said: "We march to redress old grievances and to help resolve an American crisis." The marchers came here aboard 20 special trains, near ly 700 buses, nine chartered planes, and by car and foot. An early morning trickle of arrivals swelled in a few brief hours to scores of thousands. At 11:15 a.m. EDT, police estimated the crowd jammed between the monument stag ing grounds and the Lincoln Memorial at 100,000 and still growing. Beekman House Due For Coat of Paint Preparation for painting the Beekman house in Jack sonville will start some time Thursday, Jackson County Commissioner Donald Faber said this morning. The U.S. National Bank of Portland, Medford branch, has donated the paint, he said, and county prisoners probably will scrape old paint off with the county maintenance crew painting, Faber said. County Judge Earl Miller said that while painting the house is not in the agreement with the Siskiyou Pioneer Sites Foundation, administer ing agency for the house, the county court is glad to coop erate. It has been suggested that a landscape artist plan land scaping of the Beekman house grounds. Further restoration work in Jacksonville includes brick ing up a large hole at the rear of the old U. S. hotel, replac ing mortar between some o the bricks and plans for ap plying a sealant in the near future. A large fireplace at the rear of the building on the main floor has been restored, also, it was reported at last night's meeting of the Sis kiyou Pioneer Sites Founda tion. eight days, David Fellin and Henry Throne - who were dramatically rescued early Tuesday - believe their com rade still may be alive. The effort to locate .3ava also Involved two other shafts - a three-inch hole that nearly was at the 178 -foot mark, and a 6 '2-inch shaft that had progressed more than 100 feet. The shafts, within a dozen feet of each other, were plot ted by Fellin, 58, who blue printed today's drilling.
