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White Students Boycott
Classes in Birmingham
Attendance at
Schools Declines
Alter Integration
Flag Wavers Break
Into Small Groups
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPD
Five Negro students returned to
classes today at three newly
desegregated Birmingham
schools, triggering another row-
M dy demonstration bv white stu
I dents at West End High School.
It lasted little more than an
ri hour, however, and the jeering,
flag-waving students had broken
up into small groups and left
the area, boycotting their class
es. Attendance at West End,
j where two Negro girls enrolled
j Tuesday, was down sharply.
All was calm at Ramsay High
and Graymont Elementary
j School with attendance down
at both.
About 60 white students troop-
ed out of Ramsay shortly be
I fore the classes started,
i "I thought Ramsay had some
guts," a young blonde girl
' shouted. "I thought Ramsay was
proud of being white."
While groups of twos and
threes straggled out of Ramsay
during the first hour of classes.
A lfi-year-old Negro boy was
among the students inside.
Two small Negro boys who en
tered Graymont, where attend
ance was about one third of the
normal .100, were sent home be
cause they were wearing short
trousers, apparently forbidden by
school rules. They returned
wearing long pants.
, n Thirteen Negroes quietly re
turned to classes with a dwin
dling white student body at Tus
kegee. A strong move was under
way in the rural area 50 miles
nni lheast of Montgomery to set
up private classes for whites.
In Mobile, the third city to
lower the school racial barriers
for the first time Tuesday, at
tendance was up at Murphy
High school. Two Negroes and
2,897 whites went to classes to
day. This was a jump of more
than 1(10 in the number of white
students.
Pear Pickers Again
Needed in Region
Pear pickers are again needed
in the Medford area this season
to harvest the remaining crop,
the Oregon state farm labor
office has announced.
The shortage of pickers at
this time of the season is due
primarily to the start of schools
in the area. Pickers arc remind
ed that although the crop this
year is light, the average wage
will remain the same, the office
said.
Pickers are required to be 18
years or older and transporta-1
tion to and from the orchard Edward Wiley Milam, 24, of
will be provided. Additional in-1 145 South Grape st anf Ciaute
formation on crop location and i winford Wilson, 24, of 2634 Bid
time of picking can be obtained i r(j Medford, were son-
from the farm labor office at
the fairgrounds or by calling
773-6877.
ton waste of a game animal and meeting. Following completion
COOS Employees Vote hunting in closed season. j of the survey a bond election
V , ... I The two men pleaded guilty j will be held, board members ex
To Remain Non-Union ; to the charges, plained.
COOS BAY (UPD Coos Ply- The arrests followed an in- -
wood Corp. employees voted vestigation by state police of 2,889 Students Are
Tuesday to remain non-union in
an election held by the National
Labor Relations Board.
The NLRB said 67 voted
against union representation
and 35 voted for representation
hy the International Longshore-1
men's and Warehousemen's Un-1
ion. The Lumber and Sawmill i
Workers Union drew 14 voters. ',
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JOHNSON DISCUSSES SATELLITES IN NORWAY
OSLO, Norway (UPD Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to
day discussed possible L'.S.-Norwegian cooperation on communi
cations satellites with new Prime Minister John Lyng.
IS PERSONS DIE IN INDIAN PLANE CRASH
NEW DELHI (UPD An Indian Airlines plane rravhrd early
tnriav in remote ravine country about 175 mile south of here,
killing all 18 person aard.
KENNEDY HOPES KOR TALKS WITH JAPAN
WASHINGTON (IPI) President Krnnrdv expressed hope
Tuesday that Japan will agree In renewed talks starting Sept. 16
to retain restrictions on fishing rights In the North Parifie.
MEDFORD
Recommendation of
Federal Marshal Is
Forwarded
The Democratic state central
committee Sunday sent its rec
ommendations on appointment
of a federal marshal for Oregon
to the Oregon congressional
delegation, State Party Chair
man Lyle Spencer, Portland,
said last night.
The recommendations were
made after a three-man com
mittee appointed by the state
central committee interviewed
applicants and made a study of
their qualifications.
Three Jackson county men,
Berle Stevens, Paul Hanlin, and
Wallace Bowcn, have indicated
their interest in the job.
Spencer admitted those in
public office should recognize
the wishes of the central com
mittee more, but said the com
mittee had excellent coopera
tion on the state level from the
Oregon congressional delega-
Hatfield Can't
Reduce Basic
School Allotment
SALEM (UPD Oregon Gov.
Mark Hatfield cannot make cuts
in the basic school allotment,
Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton
said Tuesday.
The ruling may mean that a
special session of the legislature
will have to be called if the
1963 legislature's $60 million tax
increase measure is defoatod at
the Oct. 15 referendum election.
Hatfield told United Press In
ternational "no decision has yet
been made" on whether to call
a special session.
Thornton said the Basic
School Support Fund was a
"dedicated fund" and that
appropriations to and from the
fund are not subject to allotment
controls by the Department of
Finance and Administration act
ing under authority of the gov
ernor. Third of Budget
It had been assumed that if
Hatfield had authority to make
cuts he might have made them
himself rather than call a spe
cial legislative session.
The school fund totals $141
million, about one-third of the
$404 million general fund budget
for 1963-64.
Hatfield had asked Thornton
for an opinion on the legality of
the executive branch making the
cuts. It was the first time in
more than four years the Re
publican governor had asked the
opinion of the democratic at
torney general.
Two Men Fined
For Wanton Waste
tpr,ced to 40 davs in Jackson
county jaji tnjs morning in dis-
j trict court on charges of wan -
two men driving in tne Lime
j Applegate area shortly after
1 midnight earlier this week. La-
ter, they were seen repeatedly
in the same area. After fur
ther investigation, the two men
admitted to running deer with
their headlights and hunting
during closed season. A deer
was found in the woods later.
AROUND THI OlOU
MEDFORD, OREGON,
by Demos
tion, particularly after the state
marshal appointment "has been
kicketl around for two years."
Spencer said President Ken
nedy may come to Oregon in
his announced tour of 10 west
ern states and should know in
two or three days of more defi
nite plans.
He complimented the local
central committee on the large
number of persons turning out
for the recent Democratic non
partisan picnic conservatively
estimated at 600 which was
more than Multnomah county
was able to turn out.
The precinct committee men
and women cannot be passive
if the party is to have winning
candidates in the next election.
Spencer said. He agreed with
a recommendation by William
Deatherage, Medford, that inac
tive committee people should be
replaced, but did not know how
to do it and maintain party
unity. Deatherage's recommen
dation that all inactive workers
be replaced will be considered
at the next central committee
meeting.
Spencer said the state cen
tral committee is urging every
one to give the tax referendum
thorough study prior to the Oct.
15 election. He said he person
ally feels the referendum should
not pass since it will result in
a "donneybrook" in the state
legislature if called into special
session to consider an alterna
tive state tax measure.
State Rep. James Redden (D
Medford) said the tax measure
and the referendum would be
explained completely during a
special public meeting next
Tuesday night in the Labor
Temple, Medford.
He cited figures to show that
the combined federal and state
tax totals would result in a
comparatively small increase to
the taxpayer since the elimina
tion of federal tax deductions
from the state tax would mean
a larger deduction from the fed
eral tax. The new state tax bill
proposes to broaden the state
tax base to make all those who
use state public services to pay
at least something.
Federal Loan Is
Approved for Talent
TALENT A $1,400 federal
loan to finance a study of the.
proposed South Talent Sanitary
district sewer system has been
approved, the district board of
directors announced this morn
ing. Application had been made
to the federal Housing and
Home Finance agency.
Upon learning of the approv
al, the board instructed the en
gineering firm of Cornell, How
land, Hayes and Merryfield,
Corvallis, to proceed with a sur
vey to determine the cost of the
system and recommend ways to
pay for it.
It is anticipated that the en
gineers will have some data to
! report
at the board s Oct. 3
Enrolled in District 6
CENTRAL POINT
Enroll -
ment in District 6 schools total
ed 2.R89 on opening day, an in
crease of 4 per cent over last
year's 2.737, it was announced
yesterday.
A total of 006 students enroll
ed at Crater High school in Cen
tral Point. 363 at Central Point
Junior High. 548 at Central
Point Elementary. 560 at Jewell
Elementary in Central Point,
398 at Hanby and Patrick Ele -
mentary schools in Gold Hill and
114 at Sams Valley Elementary,
Subcommittee Named
For Education Study
SALEM (UPD - A subcom
mittee to make a study of the
operation of the State Depart
ment of Education was named
today by Interim Education
committee chairman Sen. Al
Flegcl (D-Roseberg.)
Rep. Robert E Jones R
Portland), Rep. Nancy Kirk
Patrick (D-Lcbanon) and Sen
Waller Uth (R-Salcm,) will
spearhead the probe.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
I V 1
ARTHUR KLEMMING
To Speak in Medford
Hemming To Speak
At RC Luncheon
Here Thursday
President Arthur S. Flcmming
of the University of Oregon will
speak tomorrow noon at the an
nual meeting of the Jackson
County chapter of the American
Red Cross. The meeting will be
held in the auditorium of the
Red Cross chapter house, 60
Hawthorne ave.
Persons wishing to attend the
luncheon meeting are asked to
make reservations by calling the
Red Cross office, 772-4405.
The loth president, a former
professor of political science,
director of the office of Defense
Mobilization and member of the
National Security Council, has a
"rich background" from which
to draw material for his speak
ing engagements, the local Red
Cross emphasized in announcing
his Thursday address.
President Flcmming's profes
sional experience has included
numerous academic and govern
mental assignments as well as
several in the field of journal
ism. He was a member of the
editorial staff of U.S. Daily, pre
decessor of U.S. News and
World Report, 1930-34, and a
contributing editor of Good
Housekeeping magazine in 1961.
Five Bids Received
For Old Buildings
Five bids were received by
the City of Medford Tuesday
afternoon for the demolition of
the old Federal building on
North Riverside ave. and the
Hanson building at Sixth st. and
Bartlett st.
The two sites will be used for
parking lots.
Apparent low hid was receiv
ed from Fred Robinson, Med
ford, for a combined bid of
$11,950. Other bids for only one
of the structures or combined
bids wore received from La
Valle Construction company,
San Jose, Calif., $13,300 com
bined; Westwood House Mov
ing and Wrecking, Medford,
$15,950 combined; D. A. La
V e 1 1 e Construction company,
Portland, $26,015 combined, and
Ausland Construction company.
Grants Pass, $18,900 for federal
building.
The bids will be considered
by the Medford city council in
an adjourned meeting at 5 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 12.
Residents Should
Register by Sept. 14
All residents who are not al
ready registered Jackson coun
ty voters should register by
8 p.m. Sept. 14 in the county
1 clec,lons department ot be cli-
Kiuiu mi villi: un uie icia ii'irn-ii-
dum Oct. 15, according to Coun
ty Clerk Marvin Madden.
This includes those who have
had a change of address since
they last voted.
To date, there are 31.673 rog
istcred voters in Jackson coun
ty, with 15.311 Democrats, 15.
552 Republicans and 810 others
c-i.j
; 5gnolzed Warning
planned at Crossing
i T1I PVT . .inol:, ,
ing device will be placed at the
Main st. Southern Paciiic rail
road track crossing within the
next few days, the Talent city
council was notified last night.
The railroad firm is putting up
the signal, with the city bearing
a portion of the cost. Action to
place a warning device at the
crossing wws taken after a fatal
i accident occurred there July 22
PISE GROUP MEETS
PORTLAND (UPI l-The West
ern Pine Association opened its
semi-annual meeting here toda.v
A
Tribune
11,
1963
Agencies Said
Contributing
To Tax Defeat
Editor's note: Stale officials
have become so sensitive to vot
er reaction that they are inad
vertently contributing to the
possible defeat ot tne legisla
ture's S60 million lax increase
measure at the Oct. 15 election.
This is the second of a five
part series.
By 7,AN STARK
SALEM (UPI) - Legislators
and state acencies are so tear
ful of defeat of the $60 million
tav increase bill at the Oct. 15
election they are unintentionally
contributing to its defeat.
They seem to be over-reacting
to public pressure for economy.
An example is tne sepi. n
meeting of the State Emergency
Board.
This is a group made up ot
legislators, iney serve as um."
watchdogs when the legislature
is not in session.
When state agencies need
Oct. 15 Is Date
For Roofing Lodge
At Mt. Ashland
ASHLAND - Target date for
getting the roof on the lodge at
the Mt. Ashland ski area in Ovt.
15, Alex Murphy, general man
ager of the Ml. Ashland corpora
tion, told members of the cham
ber of commerce here Tuesday.
The lower level of the lodge
has been poured, he said, and
work on pouring the second level
is scheduled to start next week.
Oct. 15 also is the date by
which it is hoped the two ski
lifts will be completed, Murphy
said.
"This will leave a whole
month of time for testing the
lifts before the time when the
first snow should fall," he ex
plained. Pleased With Progress
Murphy said he is pleased
with the progress that has been
made on construction. The work
has been slow at times, particu
larly because getting materials
up to the site involved a lot of
work, he explained
Regarding the access road
now under construction, he said
We have every assurance from
the contractor that it will be fin
ished in time for the season."
A well will be drilled at the
site, but if no good supply of
water is found, there will be no
problem, he said, because there
is a spring half a mile away
which can be developed.
After Oct. 15, Murphy said he
will start meeting with civic and
ski organizations from Roseburg
to Redding to promote the com
ing season.
Application Mailing
Delayed More Days
JACKSONVILLE - Mailing of
the application for a federal
grant to finance a year-long
study of the feasibility and cost
of restoring the central area of
Jacksonville has been delayed
a few more days.
A few legal technicalities have
to be worked out first, according
to Jack Sutton, coordinator for
the project, and City Attorney
Ervin B. llogan. The technical
ities are scheduled to be taken
care of either at a special city
council meeting or at the next
regular meeting. Sept. 17.
The application requests a
$41,036 grant for the study.
MEETI NTH "LA N NED
Committee reports will he
given and the Oregon subdivi
sion control law will be discuss
ed at a meeting of the Jackson
county planning commission at
8 o'clock tonight in the county
courthouse annex.
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more money because of emer
gencies or becaues the legisla
ture forgot to appropriate funds
for certain jobs, they take their
case to the Emergency Board.
At the Sept. 6 meeting the
Emergency Board refused to
grant appropriations asked by
the Justice Department and the
State Tax Commission to imple
ment new laws.
Told to Juggle Resources
Both ageniccs were told to
juggle the money and people
they already had, and to get
the job done without any more
money.
Emergency Board members
told the agencies a "tax revolt"
was under way, and that they
had to economize.
The reaction of the man on
the street is that the nnlv rpasnn
economy is being stressed is be-
cause the tax increase measure
has been referred. He wonders
if the legislators would have
been as economy - minded if a
referendum were not pending.
The legislature set aside $300,-
000 to finance the Oct. 15 special
election. The Emergency Board
cut tniS to $275,000.
This was pure window dress
ing, because the law sets aside
the full $300,000, and the full
amount will have to be spent if
it is needed. If that amount isn't
needed, it won't he spenl, re
gardless of the Emergency
Board's action.
But the man in the street
thinks it is an economy move.
Salary Cut Eyed
At the previous Emergency
Board meeting salary increases
for state workers were approved
only through the end of this
year. The idea was if the tax
measure is defeated, the salary
increases would he withdrawn.
But it may not work this way.
The state can't play ping-pong
with an employee's paycheck.
If the tax bill is defeated some
workers may he fired, or all
may be forced to take days off
without pay. But the basic sal
ary rates will stay up unless the
Civil Service Commission adopts
a lower salary schedule.
Emergency Board members
are worried. They're afraid of
what can happen to the state's
government if the tax bill is de
feated. They're sincerely concerned
ahnut the state's education nro-
I gram, which will be the hardest
hit.
Next: The crisis In education.
Man Fined for
Eluding Police
A Medford man was cited for
attempting to elude a police of
ficer early this morning by city
police and may be the first
motorist in Oregon to be cited
for violation of this law which
went into effect Sept. 1.
Roger Lewis Macy, 20, of 333
North Holly St., Apartment 7,
was fined $300 and sentenced to
five days in the county jail by
District Court Judge L. L. Saw
yer. According to police, Patrolman
Charles P. Chisum was patrolling
near Columbus ave. and Second
st. when he noticed a vehicle
speeding on Columbus ave. In j
an attempt to overtake the car j
the patrol car followed in on ;
Summit St., Pennsylvania ave.
and in the area near McLough-1
lin Junior High school where a j
passenger jumped out of the .
moving vehicle in the 400 block
of North Holly st. !
The pursued vehicle continued
on Fourth St., Second and Holly j
sts., driving through a stop sign
i before slopping on Third st. he-:
i tween Grape and Holly sts. !
where the driver jumped out,
disappearing down an alley,
j About .W minutes later, al
12:35 a m. the Medford police 1
received a rcKirl that a car had
been stolen. Questioning of the;
person who called the depart-1
ment later identified as Macy, !
and his friend, Jerry Leo j
Chnllc 01 nl A70 Ellf.n nve .
they admitted being the driver
and Dassencer in the ear which
police had attempted to stop
earlier.
This is the first time a citation
for violation of this law has been
issued in Jackson county, ac
cording to local police agencies.
SALEM "voUTiriTlES
SALEM (Ul'l)-Carl Eugene
Milzel, 10. Salem, died at a Sal
em hospital today of in juries
received in an auto accident
her Sunday.
Letter Intended
To Dispel Doubts
On U.S. Security
Dirksen Declares
Support of Pact
WASHINGTON (UPU-Presi-dent
Kennedy, in a special let
ter, todav gave the Senate his
"unqualified and unequivocal as
surances" that U.S. security will
he protected under the nuclear
test ban treaty.
His assurances were given the
Senate bv GOP Leader Everett
M. Dirksen in a prepared speech
in which he declared his sup
port of the pact and his willing
ness as a Republican to "go
the second mile" for peace.
Adequate Statements
The President emphasized that
he believed the Senate already
had received "fully adequate"
statements from top administra
tion officials assuring it of safe
guards for security under the
treaty. But he said he agreed
with Dirksen and Senate Demo
cratic Leader Mike Mansfield
that it is "desirable to dispel
any fears or concerns" among
senators on the point.
It was Dirksen who suggested
that Kennedy send a letter to
the Senate to allay any fears
or doubts as debate on ratifica
tion of the limited test ban pact
began this week.
Cites Protection Areas
The President cited eight
areas in which preparations
would be maintained to protect
the United States and the free
world under the treaty which
would ban all but underground
testing.
Kennedy particularly assured
the Senate of action if Cuba
should be used "either directly
or indirectly to circumvent ac
tion in response."
This was aimed at the treaty
reservation of Sen. Barry Gold
water (R-Ariz.) who proposes
that its effectiveness be de
ferred until Russia's military
base has been removed from
Cuba.
The other assurances given hy
Kennedy covered underground
nuclear testing, readiness to re
sume atmospheric tests, expan
sion of detection facilities, free
dom to use nuclear weapons for
defense of the United Slates and
its allies, nonrccognition of East
Germany, maintenance of a
"strong weapon laboratory,"
and continued development of
nuclear power for peaceful pur
poses. Two Versions of
Death of Harper
Given at Trial
GRANTS PASS Two separate
versions of the death of Lloyd
Miles Harper, who was found in
a ditch near here on the night of
July 12, came to light yesterday
as the trial of one of the two
mcn charged in the case got
under way.
On trial for first degree mur
der is Gerald Richard Oden, 25,
of Wolf Creek. He and Norman
Stewart Thomas, 22, of Grants
Pass, whose trial is slated to
start Sept. 17, are charged in i
connection with thc death of ;
Harper.
Robert Boyer of Medford, al-1
torney for thc defense, and j
Larry Aschcnbrenner, Josephine
County district attorney, agreed
in their opening statements on
the fact that Oden and Thomas
both struck Harper on the nighl
of his death. But they disagreed
on why the action took place.
Boyer contended that h i s
client struck Harper because the
lutter had made. Improper ad
vances to a 16-year-old girl who
was present at the time. Buyer
also said Oden would later take
thc stand and deny that he hit
Harper hard enough to do bodily
injury to him.
Aschcnbrenner, on the other
hand, contended that Harper
was beaten to death while being
robbed.
After the opening statements,
witnesses for the prosecution
took the stand Among them was
Dr. Robert Buck of Medford,
pathologist, who testified that
the cause of Harper's death was
a broken neck.
Another witness was Gary Lee
Banto. 23, of O'Brien, who was
with Oden and Thomas on thc
night Harper died.
Ilanla was on the stand when
adjournment came yeslcr day.
He was scheduled to resume
testifying this morning. Also
scheduled to testify today was
thc statc s chipf medical investi
gator
Eugene School Voters
., ,
Vofe Levy Continuance
EUGENE (UPI)-Vnters in
the Eugene School District Tues-
day approved a five-year con -
tinuance of a $300,000 per year
serial lew for school construe -
lion.
The vote was :i,(i07 In 1.610,
The levy was approved first in
I05R.
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LEAVES FOR BELGRADE Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu, politically
powerful sister-in-law of President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Viet
Nam, smiles prettily as she leaves International Airport in Saigon
for Belgrade, Yougoslavia, to attend sessions of the World Par
liamentary Union. (UPI)
Possibility of Coup
In South Viet Nam
Revealed in Press
SAIGON. South Viet Nam
(UPD An English language
newspaper close to the South
Viet Nam government charged
today that an opposition leader
living in Washington has alert
ed followers in Paris for a pos
sible coup against the Saigon
regime.
Leader Identified
The Times of Viet Nam, own
ed and published by an Amer
ican couple who are long-time
friends of President Ngo Dinh
3rd Smokejumper
Suffers Injuries
During Fire Duty
By Untied Press International
A third smokejumper was in
jured in the Willamette National
Forest Tuesday as U.S. Forest
Service and State forestry crews
battled 123 fires in Oregon and
Washington.
Chuck Mansfield, a jumper
based at Grants Pass, suffered
undetermined chest and minor
head injuries when he jumped
into the Packard Creek area
eight miles south of Oakridge to
fight a small fire.
Willamette Forest dispatcher
Wilfred Starkovich said a six-
I man
crew equipped with a
stretcher was to bring Mansfield
out of the rugged area this aft-
j ernoon
Others Hurt Earlier
Two jumpers based at Twisp,
Wash., wore injured earlier
Tuesday when wind caught their
parachutes during a jump into
the Poller Mountains area south
west of Diamond Peak. They
each suffered sprained ankles
and were to he flown back to
Twisp today.
The Forest Service reported
(11 fires, 7fi of them lightning
caused, in Oregon and Washing
ton Tuesday. They burned a to
tal of 25 acres. Oregon forestry
crews had 42, all but three
caused by lightning. The largest
burned eight acres in Douglas
county.
UO To Take Part in
Project for Cambodia
EUGENE (UPD-Univcrsity
of Oregon will take part in
$15 million educational project
between the U.S. and Cambodia,
it was announced Tuesday. EUGENE (UPI) Dr. Mar-
University faculty members ! shall Fixman, director ol the ln
will go In the Southeast stitute of Theoretical Science al
Asian n-ition and Cambodians j the University of Oregon, has
will come to the university to j been named thc nation's out
he trained as teachers. The standing young chemist by the
project is for six years. American Chemical Society.
Boards Order Study of
Oregon Higher Education
SALEM iL:PI)-An exhaustive
' study of post-high school educa
tion in Oregon was ordered
Tuesday hy the boards of Edu
cation and Higher Education at
their annual joint meeting here.
i Staff members from both the
I Department of Education and
Higher Education will work to-
I otnpr n drafting the report in
I hopes of having it ready for pre-
sentatinn to next year's meeting
of the two hoards,
Most of the 2"i hour joint
1 meeting was devoted to discus-
: sum oi tne possible cltects on
: the stale's education system if
the tax Increase measure Is de
feated al the Oct. 15 referendum.
Public Instruction Superin
tendent Leon P. Minear said de-
Diem and the ruling Ngo family,
identified the nationalist opposi
tion leader as Nguyen Ton Hoan,
an exile leader of the Dai Viet
party.
It said Hoan had told his Par
is followers that "certain Amer
ican 'official' circles" are con
sidering establishing a guerrilla
unaerground in central Viet
Nam to oppose the Diem gov
ernment. The Times of Viet Nam is the
same newspaper that published
siones on two occasions last
week saying that the U.S. Cen
tral Intelligence Agency was
plotting a coup against the Diem
government. These reports were
aismissen cy u.s. ollicials hero
and in Washington as "none
sense." The latest report of a plot was
published as the lead dispatch
in today's edition under an
eight-column banner headline
saying: "Adventurers tune up
for 2nd round."
It came as a U.S. military
spokesman here reported that
Communist guerrillas overran
two district capitals in the Communist-dominated
Canau Penin
sula of South Viet Nam in two
fierce attacks Tuesday.
The spokesman said at least
90 government troops were kill
ed or wounded. Government
forces later reoccupied the
towns after the Reds withdrew.
County to Consider
Property Purchase
The Jackson county court will
meet with the county budeet
committee soon to consider pur
chase of property on Eighth st.
south of the courthouse for park
ing space, county Judge Earl M.
Miller said this morning.
The property offered bv
Du Cornice Properties. Inc.. is
$51,769.19 for 18,293 square feet
oi property soutn ot the court
house and adjacent to the corner
of King and Eighth sts. The
county may also pick up the Du
Cornice option on adjacent prop
erty on Laurel st. The whole
proposal is at the discretion of
the county budget committee,
the county judge said.
If the budget committee ap
proves, the proposal will be ad
vertised and a public hearing
held. The county has the avail
able funds, the county judge
said.
j CHEMIST HONORED
feat of the tax measure could
result In major cuts in basic
school support and force local
property taxes up.
Higher Education Chancellor
Roy Licuallcn said defeat of the
tax measure would force limits
on enrollment, higher tuition
fees, and cuts in the building
program and special services.
Minear pointed out the aver
age Oregon teacher's salary is
now about 25 per cent below
the average salary paid in Cali
fornia. He warned this could
lead to depletion of the state's
supply of teachers.
Licuallen said higher educa
tion would aim to maintain
quality In its instruction pro
grams, and would make cuts
accordingly.