THURSDAY, SKP1KMHER 12, 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON
Man and Space
Deke Slayton May Yet Receive Chance For Space Flight
By ALVIN B. WEBB JR.
CAPE CANAVERAL (UPI)
One day within a few weeks a
doctor will press a silvery
stethoscope to the chest of
Deke Slayton and listen, in
tently, to the thumping of a
controversial heart.
Thus will begin perhaps the
most critical "routine" physical
examination in the 39-year-old
life of this anxious young man.
What the doctor hears
through the twin tubes of the
stethoscope, and what he inter
prets from the electrocardia-
graph tests that will follow,
should have a major bearing on
the future of the U.S. man-in'
space program.
"Deke" is Air Force Maj.
Donald Kent Slayton, U.S. as
tronautone of the seven men
selected five years ago to make
this nation's first brief flights
into space.
The other six have gone on
before, into space, fame and
history books. But for Deke
Slayton, there has been no
thunderous rocket blast-off, no
awesome views in space. A tiny
quirk of nature has marked
him as a man apart.
Slayton is an astronaut with
heart trouble.
To be sure, it doesn't amount I Slayton's heart tends to flut-
to much as coronary ailments ter. It was worry that such a
go. Doctors call it 'atrial fi
brillation," a minor offkey
heartbeat that causes the up
per chambers of the heart to
tremble a "murmer" of the
sort that millions of Americans
live with normally every day.
Demands Perfection
But Deke Slayton, by defini
tion of the word "astranaut," is
hardly an ordinary man. His is
a profession that demands the
physically perfect because it
leaves so little margin of error
for the possibility of mistakes
by human frailties,
flutter might occur before or
during blast-off, or at a entl
cal point in space, that led the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to remove him
as the pilot for the second U.S.
manned orbital flight. Fellow
astronaut M. Scott Carpenter
went on to make the three or
bits last year.
Then, after more examina
tions, NASA made Slayton's
grounding permanent, as far as
the one-man Mercury flights
Slayton was stunned. The
space agency and its doctors
had known about the heart defect
a full two years even at the
time, late in 1961, that Mercury
project director Robert R. Gil
ruth annunced that John Glenn
would get the first crack at or
bital space and that he would
follow.
Decision Not Popular
The decision was neither un
animous among the doctors
that ran the testa on Slayton
(one top physician left NASA
as a partial result), nor popular
were concerned, on July 11, among scores of Mercury offi-
1962. I cials who regarded this intense.
intelligent man as one of the
most capable and certainly one
of the most likeable of the ori
ginal seven astronauts.
The question of whether Slay
ton's heart murmur would af
fect his ability in space is a
controversy that has never
been settled.
He may yet get his choice.
Project Mercury is dead, but
anead is Project Gemini, which
will send two-man teams of
U.S. astronauts into orbit start
ing in another year or so.
Slayton himself contends he
is fully competent for a ticket
into orbit, heart murmur or no.
His first major step in that di
rection should come this fall,
when all 16 Gemini astronauts
undergo a checkup in Houston.
Undergoes New Tests
Dr. Charles Berry, head of
NASA's rentpr of medical op
erations in Houston, said this
will he a regular medical ex
amination for the spacemen
elect. Two points of logic were
brought to bear against permit
ting Slayton to make a one
mnn Mprnirv flight: 1. So lit
tle was known at that time of
the physical stresses that might
rnnfrnnt. a man in orbit: and 2.
siavtnn would have had no
one with him in case anything
really did go wrong.
But months have passed ana
manned space flights have
come and gone. Medical data
generally indicates that stresses
in space amount to little more
than those undergone by pilots
in jet airplanes. And Slayton
still flies Air Force jet fighters
regularly and without a bit of
trouble.
He doesn't think his heart
would cause any trouble in or
bit. But should it do so, Slay
ton still has another point in
his favor. There will be a sec
ond pilot aboard the Gemini
capsule, which is being built so
that one man can fly it in a
pinch.
And if you want odds on
whether Deke Slayton will ride
a rocket into space, 50-50 would
be a safe bet today.
TO HONOR YOUTH Dr. Ar
thur Kreisman, educator from
Southern Oregon college, will
speak at 6:30 o'clock tonight at
tin Rogue Valley Country club
honoring some 50 young people
who have participated in Ameri'
can Legion activities. They will
represent winners and partici
pants in the oratorical contest,
Boys and Girls State, and baseball.
Goldwafer Calls
On Republicans
For Parly Unity
CHICAGO (UPI)-Sen. Barry
M. Goldwater (R-Ariz.) urged
fellow Republicans Wednesday
night to direct their anger to
ward the New Frontier "rather
than chew on members of your
own party.
Goldwater, speaking to a
friendly audience that included
Illinois' top Republicans, plead
ed for unity against President
Kennedy and what the senator
called "a 'daddy knows best'
attitude toward the American
people." '
The speech, delivered before
the National Federation of Re
publican Women, marked a key
appearance by Goldwater dur
ing his current cross-country
swing.
Gubernatorial can d 1 d a t e s
Charles H. Percy, who was
chairman of t h e 1960 Repub
lican platform committee, and
Hayes Robertson, Cook county
GOP chairman, were in attend
ance. Had Ignored Rockefeller
They were not present last
week end when New York Gov,
Nelson A. Rockefeller and his
wife, Happy, went to a fair at
Oregon, 111.
In his speech, Goldwater did
not mention Rockefeller by I
name or refer explicitly to the
Rockefeller attack recently on
the "radical right" of the Re
publican party.
"I would remind you that
there are many New Frontiers
men to direct your anger to
ward rather than chewing on
members of your own party,"
Goldwater said.
Goldwater, who along with
Rockefeller is expected to be
a top contender for the presi
dential nomination next year,
refused to be labeled.
"I am a Republican, pure and
I hope not too simple," Gold
water said. "I accept that desig
nation with pride and I wear
the mantle wilh honor.
'Confusion' In Washington
"I do not accept any grada
tion with my Republican label.
I am not a Fifth Amendment
Republican, nor do I know any,"
he said.
"And if you are a Republican,
that is good enough for me."
Goldwater said he could sum
marize the situation in Wash
ington by saying that "all is
confusion."
"It may be there is a master
design buried somewhere amidst
the confusion that will emerge
in time," he said. "When and
if it does, 1'. will be a plan con
ceived by the Kennedys, dedi
cated to the Kennedys, and op
erated by and for the Ken
nedys." He said If the New Frontier
hai a purpose, "it is to expand
the federal government to the
point where it can regulate, not
govern, the individual lives of
all Americans."
II V J lJ Mm. II
Columbia Season
May Be Liberalized
PORTLAND (UPD-The Ore
gon Fish Commission today was
considering the possibility of
liberalizing the com m e r c I a 1
salmon fishing season on the
Luwmoia river lor the Sept
16-Oct. 10 period.
The matter was taken under
advisement following an opti
mistic report Wednesday by
Robert Thompson, head of the
commission's Columbia river
management study.
Thomnsnn said the Ornunn
and Washington research slaffs
were considering a recommen
dation to liberalize weekly clos
ures for the period on the basis
of the anticipated run of silvers.
Thompson said ocean troll
and sport calches off the mouth
of the Columbia rnmnnrn favor.
ably with 1962. The troll catch
this year was about 180,000 fish
June through August, compared
to 160,000 in 1952.
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Dr. De Maria Tells Rotarians of Italy At Ladies Day Event
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER It, 1M.1
Dr. Enrico De Maria of Alba
Italy, told Medford Rotarians at
their regular meeting, Tuesday,
at the Rogue Valley Country
club, that he is happy to be in
the Western United States prin
cipally because of the informal
ity and warmheartedness of the
people.
Dr. De Maria told the Rotari
ans and their wives that while
in the Eastern United States he
had noted a measure of formal
ity, but when he met Oregon's
Sen. Maurine Neuberger and
Representative Robert B. Dun
can in Washington, D.C., he im
mediately felt the impact of
Western hospitality.
"Our eating habits are differ
ent. We eat a large breakfast
in Medford, where the citizens
of Alba eat a small breakfast.
However, when we ordinarily
eat a small lunch here, in Alba
the business houses close at
noon and everyone goes home
for a large meal and a siesta
and then the businesses reopen
at 2 p.m.," he told the group.
Self Sufficient Nation
Explaining Italy under the
Fascist rule, Dr. De Maria point
ed out that it was the purpose
at this time to make Italy a
self sufficient nation and that
the economy of his area (Alba)
was principally agricultural.
Around Alba, he explained,
much fruit is grown, peaches,
apples, pears, grapes. The
grapes are made into wine, and
making wine is one of Alba's
chief industries.
Since the end of Fascism and
the entry of Italy Into trade
with the European market,
manufacturing has increased
around Alba. A large candy fac
tory ships its products all over
Italy and to many other coun
tries, he said.
Most homes in Alba are made
of brick, stone, steel and ce
ment as compared to our wood
en homes and nearly all the
people walk to work and drive
little.
When asked about the lan
guage used when he and 124
other Experiment in Interna'
tional Living ambassadors as
sembled in Vermont, Dr. De
Maria stated that it was Eng
lish as all were required to
have an understanding of the
language before coming to this
country.
Presented Proclamation
At the conclusion of his talk,
Rotary president, Omar Bacon
introduced Medford's mayor,
James Dunlevy, who presented
Dr. De Maria the original of the
proclamation declaring the week
of September 8 as "Alba Week."
Ladies Day was celebrated by
the Rotary club at the meeting
as the wives of Rotarians joined
in the event. Guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bishop,
one of the homestay families of
Dr. De Maria; Rotary District
Governor William Jones and his
wife of Eugene; Past District
Governor V. Ward Hammond
and Mrs. Hammond: and Past
District Governor William Cald
well and Mrs. Caldwell.
Mrs. Phillip Gates, president
of the Medford Women of Ro
tary, presented the invocation.
Other guests presented were
Thomas Mills from Ghana and
David Kangethe from Kenya.
Economy With High Styling
If in need of an economy lamb
cut that could be served for
company or a Sunday dinner,
purchase a cushion-style lamb
shoulder. This meat cut can be
roasted in a 300 degree Fahr
enheit oven the same as a
leg of lamb. For a color and
flavor accompaniment, have the
meat retailer cut a pocket in
the shoulder. Stuff the pocket
with either a spinach or carrot
raisin stuffing.
Agriculture Output Expected To Set Record
A 9
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
output of American agriculture
this year is likely to be record
high.
The Agriculture Department's
September crop report Tuesday
showed the field crop produc
tion this year already has equal
ed the record output of 1960
and 1962. Given favorable weath
er for the remainder of this
growing season and normal har
vest conditions, the field crop
output easily could reach a new
peak.
New Record Seen
But without a late season in
crease in field crop output, the
total, all-crop production likely
will set a new record. Livestock
production this year already is
above that of any other year.
The 1963 livestock output com
bined with field crop production
is expected to be the largest
outpouring of food, feed, and
fiber in history.
The crop production index
now stands at 103 per cent of
the 1957-59 average. The same
percentage was reached in I960
and 1962. Aiding the large vol
ume now in sight was an in
crease during August in the
composite yield per acre index
covering 28 major crops. The
composite yield now is 112 per
cent of the 1957-59 average, mid
equal to the record set a year
ago.
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The big record setter in this
year's crop was corn. The de
partment estimated production
of this key livestock feed at a
record 3.94 billion bushels, whioh
surpassed the previous high of
3.91 billion bushels in 1960. The
corn estimate was 2 per cent
higher than a month ago, a per
cent above a year ago, and 11
per cent more than the 1957-61
average. The corn crop this
year was grown on 60.8 million
acres, whereas the five year
average acreage was 65.7 mil
lion acres. A record yield of
64.7 bushels an acre helped roll
up the record output. The aver
age yield in 1957-61 was only
54.1 bushels an acre.
Another record breaker was
soybeans, which weighed in
with more than 728 million
bushels, up 8 per cent fron
1962 and 29 per cent above average.
Crowd of 8,(
Watches First
Pendleton Events
PENDLETON (UPI) - A
crowd of 8,000 watched the first
and some second go-rounds in
the cowboy events at the Pen
dleton Roundup Wednesday.
A group of 231 cowboys is
competing for the $26,425 in
prize money.
Leading in the bareback bronc
riding at the end of the first
go-round were Dave Reidhead,
Phoenix, Ariz., and Shorty Horn
of San Jose, Calif., with 175
points each. John Hawkins,
Twainhart, Calif., and Malcolm
Jones, Lethbridge, B.C., follow
ed with 173 points.
At the end of the second go
round in calf roping, Art Fulker
son, Walla Walla, Wash., led
with a time of 13.2 seconds.
Bud Corwin, Lockford, Calif.,
was second with a time of 16.7
seconds and Harry Charters.
Melba, Idaho, third with 1B.53
seconds.
In the second go-round in
steer wrestling, Walter Wyatt,
Bakersfield, Calif., was first
with 7.1 seconds. He was follow
ed by John W. Jones, San Luis
Obispo, Calif., 7.6 seconds, and
Frank Griffith, Pendleton, 8.8
seconds.
Tied for Lead
Two men were tied for the
lead in the Brahma bull riding
event. Kenny Stanton, Red
mond, Ore., and Lawrence Hut
chison, Calgary, Alberta, each
scored 172 points. Larry Davis,
Caldwell, Idaho, was third
with 170 points.
Jim Bothum, Redmond, Ore.,
led the saddle bronc riding
event after the first go-round
with 190 points. Kenny McLean,
Okey Falls, British Columbia,
was second with 183 points.
Tied for third with 180 points
were Mac Griffith, Pendleton,
Ore., and Gene Tyler, Yakima,
Wash.
After the second go-round in
steer roping, Clark McEntire,
Kiowa, Okla., led with a time
of 19.5 seconds. Les Kamm,
Pendleton, was second with 19.6
seconds and Charters third with
a time of 20 seconds flat.
Homer Sims, Lebanon, Ore.,
won the wild-horse race Wed
nesday and the Wallla Walla,
Wash., Wagon Wheelers were
first in the baton relay race.
School News
Hedrick Junior High
Hednck s first day enrollment
this year was 1,029 which is 47
more than were registered here
the first day of the last school
year. Total enrollment is ex
pected to increase this week.
There are six new teachers
here this year. Don Jaquctte,
mathematics, graduated last
year from Southern Oregon col
lege. Vance Noble, English,
comes from Port Orford, Ore.
Miss Coleen O'Meara, vocal mu
sic teacher, taught last year
at Clinton, Ohio.
Miss Charlotte Redficld and
Mrs. Nclda Swisher are both
recent graduates from SOC and
both teach girls' physical edu
cation and health. E. Richard
Reum, remedial reading instruc
tor, taught last year at Talent
Junior High.
Two new staff members are
Library Assistant Juanita Ca
pcllo and Teacher Aide Evelyn
Price.
Barney Riggs, football coach,
reports that 50 boys turned out
this year and they all are train
ing hard and eagerly for their
first game. There are nine
schools in our Junior High con
ference this year. The first
game will be Friday, Sept. 20,
against North Grants Pass.
Art Teacher Gary Hendrix
submitted Hedrick student art
work at the State Fair in Sa
lem this year. He reports that
Hedrick took every major prize.
First prize winner was Maria
Monroe, second prize winners
were Judy Nctz and Mark Char
tier. Third prize winners were
Jeannie Wilson, Richard Latour
and Dorothy Sellers. Honorable
mention was won by Pat Clute,
Ed Callaway and Donna Thomp
son. The winning art works
will be on display in Hedrick'i
lobby by the main office for
the coming week.