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Duck Hawk Drives Prey
Drvn To Water's Surface
Something had alarmed the
flftrk nf uildfnwl iust as Ihpv
began their slanting flight to'-
ward th pond. The hunter in
were baut to iiciu. took
n chenc o a long) slug? aimed
'at thq,copl bird in the flak
njnd puiltd Iht ivffusr.
He had uiuiereslimslnd tlw
Steed af tlw birds, hitting the
one in the Hue. The ft.k
vwred sharpiv to the left. Hie
Wounded memhw. flapping one
witiji. wildly gyrated in spinning
eirclea. riescwiding earthward
in a craiy dance.
The hunter, the better tt see
where the duck would land.
Stood up ip. the blind. Out of the
corner of. his eyo he detected a
rapid movement agninst the
stty. He glanced away from the
falling duck, at the projectile
like object hurtling out of the
sky on a downward slant to
ward the spinning duck.
Power Dive
The man. reasonably familiar
with many species of wildlife,
suddenly realized ho was see
ing a duck hawk in a power
dive, attempting to overtake
and grab the wounded duck be
fore It struck the water. The
hawk, coming down at a speed
estimated by scientists to be in
the near neighborhood of 150
miles an hour in a power dive,
snatched the wounded bird from
the air before it reached the
water.
The hawk, holding the duck
firmly beat its wings violently,
rose in a sharp upward slant
and disappeared over the far
. side, of the marsh. The hunter
had lost the duck but he felt
somewhat elated at having
witnessed, with his own eyes.
r
an exhibition of expert maneu
verability by a bird of prey, Most Americans Move
grabbing its dinner right ou, of q
The man understood better ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPD
what he had read about the , Most Americans move eventu-
duck hawks and why knights
of old, expert in the art of fal
conry, had selected this species
of bird to be used in their sport.
Actually the duck hawk is a
falcon: the peregrine falcon,
one of the swiftest and most
powerful of all birds of prey.
The duck hawk, bluish in
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issued 10D.675 tffic timings,
color, with usually P .Mellow Su(n. , H. ($ Mafs.n reveled in
breast, and loil: poinfrdf wftigM his annual rcport t0 g,e g04
ranging pretty generUy over,erlK,r O
nearly (ill of thr Notth Amefi
cen continent, has na d nirhnH
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wildlife ubnervers have seen
ffocki of hijlh flying wild fowl
suddenly com io the nearest
water ht?p, they detect one uf
tht .fast flying birds in the
air; the ducks seem to have an !
inborn fear
of this hawk n1'
only safety lies ;n
know their
gottins to the water's .surface.
Inasmuch as most of he diick
howk's kills are made in the
air. the wild duck feels reason-1
ably safe only when on the
water. j
Grabs Pigeons j
In spite of the common name,
"duck hawk," this bird of prey!
is not averse to grabbing any i
ulher kind of bird it sees. It is
known to actually come into;
large cities and snatch oipeons
from parks, while small crowds
of people are in the near vi
cinity. The female peregrine falcon,
the proper name for the duck
hawk, is considerably larger
than the male: she is fiercer,
bolder, and more aggressive.
Little wonder that the advocates
01 tne an 01 laiconry usually if 1 I
selected the female, not be-i VOlUITlC MCSCS
cause she was easier to train. I
but because she was cruel, SALEM L'Pl ) Traffic vol
heartless. and aggressive: even "me in Oregon showed a net
stronger and faster flvine than
her mate. In duck hawk society
as well as in all the hawk clan,
the female is more dangerous
than the male: she it is that
comes out ot the sky, "like a
bolt from the blue."
ally to a different area from
that in which they were born,
according to a study by the
University of Michigan's Survey
Research center.
Only 35 per cent of all heads
of families were born in the
area where they now live, the
survey said.
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i Stale Police Log
13 MilKon Miles
: SALEM (IT-Oregon state
police traveled 13 i millon
O miles during fiscal"-' 19t2-jj
Snaf!e01.019 traffic arrests, and
Thi' fttptftmfeht hsd tv
year. Mamm noted. o
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nur is iik memueps were cbimki
upen to assist m the sujiprco
un of a rkit over the Labor j
Day week end, anil to restore
order and prevent further vio
lence at the scene nf a lobnr
diSpu,e.
' , r,m,, nn1 .,,.,
severely taxed our resources in
the western portion of the state
and tested, in particular, the ,
communications system.
Maison said "tragedy struck
on Nov. 8. liW'2." when patrol
man Ralph D. Bates was killed
by a gunman while on patrol
ditty near Arlington. Maison
said he was the 12th state police
officer to meet violent death in
this manner since the state po-
lice was organized
During the year state police
recovered 625 stolen vehicles.
made 5,753 criminal arrests,
and investigated 4.097 criminal
complaints.
Oregon Traffic
gam tor August. i;ii.i, over last
year, but decreases were noted
on certain major highways, the
State Highway Department said
Tuesday.
Decrease were attributed to
the absence of traffic generated
by the Seattle Worlds rair in
12. Rural interstate routes
showed a decrease of 7.2 per
cent, while other rural highways
showed an increase of 1.3 per
cent.
Urban interstate
highways
showed an increase of 1.5 per
cent, while other urban routes
were down 1.7 per cent.
In comparing the first eight
months of l:i with the same
period last year, figures indical-
cd that rural traffic was up 1.6
i per cent, and urban traffic was
up 3 per cent
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pares an ear of corn from her
dog Duke, and finds that the
' bis entered tne corn in tne loin
contest. (LP1)
Schrunk To Study Charges by NAACP
PORTLAND (I'Pl) - Mayor
Terry Schrunk said Tuesday he
would look into charges ol racial
discrimination against the Port
land Housing Authority, bul
made no promise of any shake
up. The mayor met for about an
hour Monday afternoon with
Mayfield Webb, president of the
local chapter of the National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, and
i Harry Ward, chairman of the
' chapter's housing committee.
The meeting followed picket
ing of Citv Hall bv the NAACP.
The NAACP has called for the
resignations of Housing Author
ity Chairman Roy Remind and
Gene Kossmnn, its executive di-
1 rector.
Webb also said a complaint
with the State Labor Bureau's
civil rights division had been
signed by a Negro against the
housing authority. The com
plainant said he was among
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father's farm with tho ears of her
corn is much bigger. Her father
annual .Missouri corn growing
early applicants for a unit at
the Northwest Towers project
and later was informed there
were WW applicants ahead of
him.
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lYoulhs Placed
In Boys' Toftn
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t'ountv juvenile court .huk't
Srtvard Hart has aepnu i'i, the
lomporary plaoWit of two Sa -
ll'lll, vt '.. urns hi nut a iiinii.
Tl... e...., T- II 11 !
and h. brotkr. Ronnie, Id,
can to Umh m e bus Sopt.
l'.i. Tliev crri4-it!s; uV-m a
note from their owhr iMR
thaPHoysTOvN trte ttv w no-'
i uiso she anrf Htftxhtr
could not take rn ii . .
Man's et'tiun mine iOT
cititerem1 with Rohft't Haiwy,
rtwccurt epMnmd attoriwy far
the t. Hwy uti h iwifli-
nwrnlrd tiw move after talking
with the bB' liliXlw by tel -
urunr ml Kith Mcr. Nieholw
Wofixr. the he.il of floys Totfrn.
Ktnri Md th' mother favored
the move.
Ttv hoj'S were i'i(;itiall kepi
in the Duutflaa county youth cen
ter, and then taken to the bom
the Rev. William Pounds uf
Umaha.
1 A hearing, will be hekl before
Hart on Oct. 9 to determine the
permanent status of the htyi.
New York Tailor
Defies Tradition
CORTLAND. NY. (I'PD
Ferris llage defied tradition at
his recent wedding here.
Hage. a tailor, not only saw
his bride's dress before the
wedding he made it.
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His dad is 10 feet tall...
The greatest guy in the biock. Wiser, stronger, better than any dad who ever lived.
To your Son this man is you( And one sure way to repay his love arid loyalty is to build
your own financial security. A U. S. National 'savings account, is a buffer for sutlden
financial needg. And it makes long range dreams, like a college education, a reality.
Perhaps you'd like to move your present sayings account to U. S. National Vhere it
will enjoy bank safety, high bjmk -interest, and ready availability. Just stop in at aV
U. S. Nationai.j.9ice. We'll TuarrcUa all detail f .the transaction ... and youf'll start
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The Family Council
t- dtttu't no: Tttp Kinilly
fihyi-C iatnt, three i pVvmrn. ihrrf editort and a wnmpn's rditor.
k'.Af) a'tulp it a uiiSrirv of a family disagreement prerntrd to the
ounrtl. T, CJSit'il drah uth nriblrin mahir and minor.
'u-unterd hv ETftLtnrr rounselori
Ilrnny iMopyriEht b
, wteriyce "
It's worth spend-
j mg monoy
on
speech
mm ayiai.
Thomas .rf's m i. k 1 o X
more fuw this tlw.it'i
worth.
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,n,.r(e ft.-.f'M to mwt
.abwt n 1-vw M IW
Oae'u sKy 0) word et.r
llinnmy nyf DaAhr . lle quirk
etd K(tbt in other weyi wl
yrrirrMaitlls (tli; we My. U
j rii-tm-0tested his hrarmg. enl
j aeeurrs us there's no itiysii-.nl
1 efatacle). tlf sa; we can cbu-
suit a siwialist in a year, but
why wail'.' Maybe there ai'o
things we can (lo right wv.
1lKMna ft. B e r n i c e just
Wis for things' to aet uuset
about. The doctor told her not
U woirv, to let lommv listen
1 10 us and to other kids and to
TV until he gets the idea. But
she's more worried about how
he shapes up next lo her niece
who's talking a blue streak at
the same age. So whnl'n Tom
my's drinking H all in. He's a
thinker.
The Council: How help Uiis
little "thinker"? We're with his
Dad and doctor who say wait
and see. or rather hear, his ef
forts to communicate. Since his
intelligence and physical appar
atus appear normal. Tommy's
failure to jabber may be due
to his own "silent-Cnl" person
ality, or to an inhibitory en
vironment. If it's "things to do"
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IMPORTANT NEWS!.
All savings placed by October 10
earn interest from October 1.
UniM SUUi Nitioml It 11k of Perdind Mtmbw Fidtnl Dtpwtt Inturanu Corporitiofl
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1963
rounril ronsiu of a ludrp.
and oria1 worker. LdUd by
&rnt:l Feavtrcf ':orp.
Bitriice wants, here are a few
sing and nSe to and witIO
Tiimmv
T ' " 8pprtfc,a,e hls
'hcr-,his two-vcrbl-ways .of
"talking," ;is, wlw h ixiints le
9 pyremsJ uf Uu he built.
Biirmaii imjwwit, ft vni- ' 'moisture, studies affecting
W (Jnu hr errw.,vt. ionomy an horticulture
uatiuiit nW. m Z f- entomology studies. He
ey hr. i, tor ta ltie-fm ar Hhj.
w.v m., wrt.mdii fmmyT
freer his f.ew af UBtu aft tmil frtneovt df KM.OOS a year,
the jnore. .L'nturlinatiW u it wiich coven' aftMatienc for
may sound. disharmcevy h- redeareli pwjw!ji, ceofd he cut
tv. eon his permu about this , heck if Hte ;w bill shouM fail
very problem may be retarding (Wt. IS. Lomfcl wj. Horn-ever.
his progress.0 Amither obivous
tip is not to anticipate or mind
resd his requests. Kven tluxuh
you know h wants a cookie,
Hernice. hand him a potato.
That should make him try to
cornict you. Remember, a late
talker like a late bloomer am
be entirely normal.
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Election Outcome
The outcome of the Oct. 15
tax referendum election will de-ter-nine
how much research can
10 conducted in the new green
house planned for erection at
the Southern Oregon Branch Ex
perinftnt station on Hanley rd.,
Superintendent Porter Lombard
said Tuesday,
Lombard said the green house
Fill be used for nutritional and
the ev&eriment statiwi won't
be cteeH norowBl any sf the
position at tile a-Atroab (dim
mated, he Siiidj
Fountain peon wena ml prac
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