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Newspaper Page Textu Steps Mi To Honduras: fie at oris' tut NAMED Brig. Gen. Donald N. Anderson, 48, of Salom, above, has been named adjutant gen eral and chief of staff for Gov. Mark Hatfield. He succeeds Paul L. Kliever, who died Sept. 25. (UPI) Tentative Date Is Set for Election On Financing Sewer TALENT A bond election has been tentatively scheduled for Oct. 30 by the board of di rectors of the South Talent Sani tary district. After hearing a report by a representative of the engineer ing firm of Cornell, Howland, Hayes and Merryfield last night, the directors decided to ask the voters to approve a bond issue of $135,000. The cost of constructing a sewer system to serve the most populated part of the district will run between $150,000 and $160,000, the engineering firm estimated. Two Plans Suggested It suggested two plans for raising the rest of the needed funds: Plan 1A, which would call for a 15 mill special tax levy and a connection charge of $400, or plan B, calling for a 10 mill tax levy, a $150 connec tion charge and a front footage assessment of $4.60 per foot. Board members and most of about 25 district residents who were present indicated they would favor Plan 1A, because the district includes some large pieces of property with quite a bit of front footage and also because some residents of the district will not be services by the system initially proposed. Under Plan 1A, those not serv ed would pay only the special tax levy. The cost estimates were based on servicing residents along Highway 99 and Old Highway 99 from the city of Talent south to the vicinity of the L i t h i a Drive-In theatre. Serviced Later Residents outside of this area could be serviced later, board members said A 15 mill tax levy would raise about $6,000 and a $400 connec tion charge about $40,000, it was estimated, thereby giving the district a cushion over and above the top cost estimate for construction of the system. Because of the cushion, some of the bonds might not have to he sold, the board members ex plained. Plan 1A was merely a suggestion from the engineers and could be changed, they add ed. Includes District's c The cost estimate .-hides the district's share of expanding the city of Talent's sewage treatment plant. The district and the city have agreed tentatively to share the cost remaining after a federal grant of approximately $1R,000. The South Talent district's bond election has to be held be fore Nov. 1 in order to qualify for the federal grant. Ted Ger ow, state sanitary authority rep resentative, who was present at NEIVS(BRIEFS triMi mom n ty ahound mi oiou PRAGUE ARCHBISHOP MAY ATTEND COUNCIL VATICAN CITY (UPI) Prague Archbishop Josef Bcran, freed from 14 years of Communist confinement In Czechoslovakia, may come to the Ecumenical Council, high Vatican sources said today. The news of Bcran's release came Thursday night out of the Vatican and then out of Czechoslovakia Itself. ONE-MAN' JUNTA NAMED IN HONDURAS TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras (LTD The armed lorces which deposed and deported President Ramon Villeda Morales today named Col. Osvaldn Lopez Arellano as a one-man junta to run the country through executive decree. He was former chief of staff. UNEMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN U.S. WASHINGTON (LTD Unemployment in the United Slates de clined by 341.000 In September thus far in l3 but almost lden(ical who ine September. 1962 figure. RUSSIAN MOON TEAM SAID CHOSEN HAVANA (LTD Soviet tpacevoman Valentina Tereshkovi said Thursday nlcht Russia already has chosen ill team for I moon flight Sid is studying the problem of travel to other planets. Kennedy's Jaunt To Arkansas Said 'Disappointing' LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UPD The Arkansas Republican party today seized upon what it said were "disaDDOintine crowos during President K e n n e d y's whirlwind tour and claimed ne would be in trouble politically in the state in the 1964 presiden tial campaign. At least one pro-administration Democrat agreed. Another top state Democrat disagreed. Kennedy dedicated the $46.7 million Greers Ferry dam at Heber Springs, Ark., Thursday anrl ihpn went 84 miles north east to Little Rock to make a speech. William L. Spicer, GOP chair man in Arkansas, said "it was the meeting Thursday, said, however, that he thought an ex tension could be obtained if nec essary. The district board members want to reach a final agreement with the city before the bond election is held. Hurricane Winds Hit Part of Cuba; Flora Drifts North MIAMI (UPI) Hurricane winds hit the eastern tip of Cuba today as hurricane Flora drifted slowly northwestward and re gained some of the power it lost in a punishing blow at Haiti. The Miami Weather Bureau said the storm's center should cross the southern coast of Cuba's Oriente province near the big U.S. naval base at Guan tanamo Bay with top winds of 125 miles an hour during the afternoon. Winds of hurricane force 75 mph or greater began hitting the southeastern tip of Cuba be fore noon. Moving Slowly At 11 a.m., the Miami Weath er Bureau located the storm's center about 40 miles south southeast of Guantanamo Bay, it was moving slowly toward the northwest at about 7 miles per hour. The U.S. Weather Bureau urg ed all residents of Cuba's Ori ente province to "take all pos sible precautions against hurri cane force winds, high storm tides, dangerous surf and heavy rain." The storm's midday posi:on was about 575 miles southeast of Miami but weathermen said it was too early to determine if it offered a threat to Florida. Hatfield Expected To Call Special Session PENDLETON (UPI) - State Rep. Stafford Hansell (R-Her-miston) said Thursday it was probable Gov. Mark Hatfield would call a special session of the legislature if the voters re ject the legislature's tax pack age Oct. 15. PRISON GUARD HELD SALEM (UPI) -Ralph Rat cliff, 54, a veteran state prison guard, was being held in Marion county jail here today after sheriff's deputies and State Liq uor Commission officers confis- I cated a still and 13 gallons of corn whiskey in a raid Thursday night. to a total of 3.51S.OOO, the lowest the second time in two years President Kennedy has been in Arkansas and both times he has gotten very dis appointing crowds. It again indicates the trouble he may be in politically in our state." Calls Trip Disappointing State Rep. Hardy Croxton, an unannounced Democratic candi date for governor, said "the trip was very disappointing. I don't think there is any doubt but what the President is in dis favor in Arkansas. I think he has his work cut out for him." Croxton has favored the Ken nedy administration over Gov. Orval Faubus' state leadership. The president spoke to 10.000, about one-third of what officials anticipated, at the dedication of Greers Ferry dam and returned to Little Rock to address a crowd which officials said was 30,000, but veteran observers placed closer to 10,000. Arkansas is one of only two states (the other one is Georgia) which has not gone Republican since the Reconstruction era. The President's other appear ance referred to by Spicer was in Fort Smith in 1961 when Spicer said a crowd of 50,000 was expected and 20,000 turned out. Tom Harper of Fort Smith, chairman of the Democratic par ty in the state, disagreed with Spicer and Croxton. He said the crowds were good and the Pres ident showed strong personal appeal. Faubus Springs Surprise Gov. Faubus said Kennedy got a "good reception," but the governor also brought the big gest surprise of the day when he attacked Kennedy's proposed civil rights legislation in front of the President on the speak er's platform at Greers Ferry. We observe a great deal ol time and effort being spent in sponsoring unworkable propos als for the solution of certain social and political problems proposals which would go so far as to deprive a citizen of t h e right of trial by jury, interfere with the right of an individual to operate and control his own private business and even his own home," Faubus said. "To abridge or destroy these basic rights would constitute ci vil wrongs," the governor said. Later, Faubus said he attack ed the measure "because I feel I would rather say it with him here than after he left." Meeting To Form Zone Group Set TALENT A preliminary meeting for forming a South Talent Interim Zoning commit tee will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the Wilder Hook home on the old Pacific high way near Wagner creek. A spokesman for the group said the main purpose of the new committee will be to work with the Jackson county plan ning commission to better adapt the existing interim zoning or dinance to the area's needs. "We hope to have a scries of public meetings later to inform the people on tne issue oi zon ing. Another group is circulat ing a petition to call for an election on the South Talent In terim zone," the spokesman said. Petitions are being circulated in the area now by persons op posed to the present interim zoning which expires Nov. 1, 1964, after three years of being in effect. These people apparent ly feel the existing zoning is not effective in regulating junk yards and other roadside busi nesses. The spokesman for the group favoring zoning said the new committee would replace one which was instrumental in ob taining the interim zoning for the South Talent area as en acted by the county court Nov. 1, 1961. After the zoning was established that committee dis banded. Tonight's meeting will not be a public one, he said. Oregon Ranks First In State Park Visitors SALEM (UPD-Oregon ranks first in the nation in the number of state park visitors in compar ison to the state's population, the Legislative Interim Commit tee on Highways was told here today. P. M. StcphenscJfl, assistant state highway sifineer, said during 1962 there were 11.5 mil lion day visitors and 842.303 camper nights in state parks. Up to Sept. 1. this year the day use attendance climbed to 11.8 million, and 801,939 camper nights were spent in Oregon parks. Regional Edition IMEDF0R Two Sections 28 Pages Sen. Goldwater Challenges Plan For 'Free Wheat' Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) has challenged the Kennedy administra tion's plan to give Russia "free wheat" without something in return. The contender for the Republican presiden t i a 1 nomination said "countries don't just give to their enemies without first mak ing a demand for some thing in return . . . this is the way countries negoti ate treaties." The story is on page 2A. f-V-- ,-T-CT3X3 Resolution Urges Assistance for Solving Problem A resolution urging federal as sistance in solving the Biddle rd. problem will be sent to the Ore gon members of the U. S. Sen ate and House of Representa tives as a result of action by the Medford city council last night. The resolution concerns a 4,- 400-foot strip of land trapped between Biddle rd. and Inter state 5. The strip, which varies in width from 100 to 80 feet, was left when the freeway right-of-way was purchased by the Ore gon state highway department. Property Still Zoned The property in the strip is still zoned single family, but the resolution points out that its location "makes the property undesirable for residential de velopment." The resolution also expresses concern that "any private de velopment of this land . . . will result in mixed land uses, sub standard development and ur ban blight, which will depreci ate values of property east of Biddle rd. and will present an unsightly view to the travailing public on Interstate 5." It is also pointed out that ad ditional right-of-way is going to be needed along Biddle rd. when future traffic volumes, re sulting from completion of Inter state 5. necessitate widening of t h e street. This would reduce the width of the strip even more. The Oregon delegation in Con gress is urged to "direct their influence" on the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads to have that agency reexamine the problem to see what can be done. Security Tightened Around Mme. Nhu PARIS (UPI) Paris police increased their security precau tions today for South Viet Nam's Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu, whose car was attacked Thursday night by Vietnamese students hurling eggs, splattering paint and shouting for her death. Mme. Nhu, sister-in-law of President Ngo Dinh Diem, was expected to leave for New York soon to attend the United Na tions General Assembly session and start a speaking tour to de fend the South Vietnamese gov ernment before the American people. Mme. Nhu was not in her parked car Thursday when the students bombarded it with eggs and paint outside the South Viet Nam embassy in protest against the Diem government's alleged dictatorial methods and sup pression of Buddhists. Differences Exist, McNamara Declares WASHINGTON (UPI) - De fense Secretary Robert S. Mc Namara says there are "differ ences of opinion" among offi cials of U. S. agencies in South Viet Nam, but they are not wi.-king at cross-purposes. McNamara appeared Thurs day before a closed-door session of the Senate Armed Services committee to deliver a report on his recent inspection tour of the embattled Southeast Asian nation. He told newsmen later that "the war is going better" against the Communist-backed Vict Cong guerrillas, and that the fighting was progressing in a "very satisfactory" manner. The State Department said earlier that all U. a. agencies, both in Washington and Saigon, were in "full agreement" on U. S. policies in South Vict Nam. Barrow, Alaska, Badly Battered By Severe Storm Water Rationed; Many Homeless BARROW, Alaska (UPD Water was rationed and at least two dozen families of this v.l age on the shores of the Arctic Ocean were homeless today fol lowing an arctic storm with freezing winds up to 80 miles an nour. "It's been a helluva husv riav for everyone here." said State Sen. Eben Honson after the storm roared over Thursday. "We're pooling our resources to save whatever we can." A bulk oil tank containing 120.000 cations of fuel nil was picked up and tossed about 40 icet by tne storm. Waves Crunch Houses Waves 15 to 25 feet hich were churned up and crunched 12 houses alone the heach In hits. Another 12 were seriously dam aged. Four feet of water surupri over some streets and the Wicn Alaska Airlines tower collapsed line a crumbled match box in the high winds. An estimated 250.000 eallnns of precious petroleum products were iosi. a 5,000-Eal on stor age tank was destroyed anH many 55-callon drums nf nasn. line, oil and prop-jet fuel stored aiong me neacn were washed away. Much of the fuel was used by Wicn Alaska Airlines. Water rationing began for the community of ison afinr ih Air Force said the water supply, always skimpy at best, was in danger of contamination by sea water ana iuci on. Gov. William A. Egan prom ised all the aid the state 'can give. Temperatures were below freezing when the storm hit and at 3 p.m. (PDT) Thursday it was -still two degrees below freezing. Not Accessible Barrow, about five miles south of Point Barrow, is not accessible bv land and an air lift of supplies to the stricken village seemed risky. Honson said the villace land. ing strip was completely cover ed by from one to two feet of water. "Sections of the landine mats are sticking straight up in the air," he said. The Air Force said the sfn'n might not be usable for two to three weeks but authorities hop ed it might be possible for planes to land at another strip now under construction near here. The storm began to diminish Thursday night but the U.S. Weather Bureau nrediclpd an knot winds could be expected through today. Two Time Writers Resign in Protest Saigon (UPI) Two Ameri can correspondents for Time magazine have resigned because an article in the publication was critical of U.S. newsmen in Viet Nam, it was made known today. Charles Mohr, Time's South east Asia bureau chief, and Mer lon D. Perry, a reporter in Sai gon, said the article was writ ten in New York and contrast ed sharply with a report they had submitted but which was not published. The article which Mohr and Perry resented appeared in the press section of last week's is sue of Time. Mohr, a roving correspondent with headquarters in Hong Kong, came to Viet Nam about five times every year. Perry, former United Press Interna tional bureau manager in Sai gon, left this position about 18 months ago to accept a position as full - time stringer for Time YOUTH ACQUITTED VALE (UPI)-A Circuit court jury here has acquitted Roberto Mala, 19. Vale labor camp, of a charge of assault with a dan gerous weapon. WEATHER FORF.fA S T: Mnitlv f Inudy and rool Ui much Katurdav fw mattered shemrr ItkHy to night.. I,nw Lonuhl 50. High baturday 6.1. Trmit H. Rhrst VrUcrdav 11 I. oweti Tim Mnrnlni 46 Our Skies Tonight ftunt lodiv ft.4 p m. Minr)i tomorrow 7 1! a m. Mo'inrf tiiniEhl . .. B:H pm MM Quarter .... lri. S The plni. Mrrrurv. r t r lln f thf iin f-rv M davt. tt now in pMthHtnn: the Moon, rtr riim thf f.anh In 27 dav and l hour. I now in fmrt. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, prink; f LEAVE FOR ITALY Former Medford Mayor John Snider, Mrs. Snider and their daughter, Mary Ann, are shown before they boarded a plane at Medford airport last night en route to Council Against Name Proposed For Park in City , The 78-acre. parte ' 811' along Bear creek will not be nanied "City of Medford Memorial Park." . , : The city council last night, at the urging of three members of the park and recreation com mission, took a voice vote on the proposed name, and the nays were clearly in the ma jority. Following the vole, Todd Tib butt, a member of the park and recreation commission, address ed the council and urged them to reconsider. Tibbutt said the name had been selected by the commis sion as a way of recognizing those persons or organizations who might wish to contribute in some way toward develop ment of the park. Suggest Names He suggested that certain areas within the park, such as a softball diamond or a picnic area, might be named after a person or organization which sponsored its development. Councilman Robert Baccus, however, said he felt the park should be given a "historical or colorful" name His view was supported by Councilman Rob ert Cunningham. A motion by Councilman Ter ry Green to reconsider the pro posed name following Tibbutt's plea failed by a 5 to 3 vote. The council then agreed to meet with the commission in the near future to discuss the matter further. Spellman Opposes Deacon Proposal VATICAN CITY (UPI) -Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York today led a strong attack by conservative fathers at the Ecumenical Council on a proposal to authorize a new ordained order of married dea cons in the Catholic church. In his first speech at this ses sion of the council, Spellman objected vigorously to a section of the draft document on t h e church now under debate which would restore the New Testi- ment order of deacons as a permanent rank in the hierar chy, below priests. The text of the document as it now stands would leave it up to regional church authorities to permit deacons to be mar ried rather than observe the celibacy required by priests. Proponents have contended that this change would help the church overcome its acute cler gy shortage in Latin America and in mission areas of Asia and Africa. Tribune OCTOBER 4, 1963 Snider To Assist In Opening Truffle Festival in Alba : r: Former Mayor' John - SnliWr' I lef' Medford1 last night for Alba, Italy, Medford's sister' city, wncre ne wi assist witn tne opening of the annual Festival of the Truffle in Alba next week He was accompanied by Mrs. Snider and their daughter, Mary Ann, a student at St. Mary's High school. : " , The Solders will be met in Milan Saturday by Pino Dutto, Alba resident who visited Med ford last year as an ambassa dor of friendship' from the Ital ian city. 4 The three will be guests In the home of Dutto and h I s mother during their week long stay in Alba. Known throughout the world for tine truttles, aidb Pentagon Halts Overseas Duty Pay " WASHINGTON (UPI) The Pentagon today halted overseas duty pay for 375,000 of the 600, 000 American troops stationed in Western Europe, Hawaii and other places outside the contig uous 48 states. The action, authorized in the military pay increase bill sign ed into law this week by Presi dent Kennedy, reduced from $93 milion to $35 million the budget for overseas duty pay, ranging from $8 to $22.50 a month, ac cording to length of service. Many of the enlisted men with more than four years of serv ice, however, will be eligible for a new family separation allow ante of $30 a month. Others, in South Vict Nam, will gel a new $55 payment for hazardous duly. And troops will get cost of living increases in their allowances. The net sav ing was described as negligible. New York Still Largest of States WASHINGTON (UPI) The Census Bureau reported today that preliminary estimates indi cated that New York still is slightly ahead of California in population. But one statistician said the race was so clos? "you might just as well flip a coin." The bureau report cstimdted that on July 1 New York's popu lation at 17,708,000 just 118, 000 more than that of California. A bureau statistician stressed tnat the margin or error in the estimate was such that a correc tion could reverse the standings, lie said a continuation of t h c present trend would put Califor nia ahead next year. The current estimate showed that Pennsylvania was third whKh a population nf 11.424,000 and Texas was fourth at 10,323,-000. 58tbYear Price 10 Cents No. 169 Alba, Italy, where Snider will assist in opening the annual Festival nf the Truffle in Alba next week. (Knackstcdt Photo) Mlebratea each all with a fc ! Hval focusing -attention in this. funfff which is considered a dW. icacy fly gourmets, l jn New York Today The Medford family Is in New York, city today, to visit ..the United Nations headquarters and art museums and from there will fly to London. While in Italy the travelers also will spend some time in Rome and Venice and Irom Alba will tour the Italian countryside. In Pauia they have been invited to in spect the Italian campus , of Portland State university. Their itinerary includes a vis- It to Monte Carlo and to Swit zerland where the former may or has been invited to hunt on a private game preserve.' ' A release from St. Mary s academy concerning Miss Sni dcr's trip abroad notes that she left "with miles of- school as signments." In preparation for the tour, her classes have been arranged so that she might have assignments with pertinent ma terial, and suggestions have been made for her sightseeing. Her freshmen religion and world culture class assignments include visits to cathedrals in New York City, Florence, Rome and Paris; she has been asked to visit certain famous tombs in various cities and to see and study certain noted art works, paintings, tapestries, and other such items. The return flight for the Sni dcrs will be by way of Paris London and the polar route to Portland. They plan to be ab sent about Uirce weeks. NKWS MEDIA ACCUSED ' PORTLAND (UPI) Port land news media were accused today by the executive commit tee of the city's National Associ ation for the Advancement of Colored People chapter of heap ing a torrent of abuse on presi dent Mayfield K. Webb. CUTTER ON PATROL ASTORIA (UPD-The Coast Guard cutter Yocona left here today for several weeks of pa trol duty in Alaska waters. Portland Doctor Offers Help; Beaten, Robbed 111LLSBORO (UPI) -A Port land doctor who stopped to help two men about 15 miles north of here was severely beaten Thurs day, sheriff's deputies reported. Dr. Richard Bernard, 38. was in fair condition at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland with mul tiple scalp and face lacerations, a fiacturcd nose, and multiple contusions and abrasion,'!. He told deputies he was eh" route hunting when he stopped Action Follows Military Coup; Future Undecided Attempts Made .At Discouragement WASHINGTON rtipn n, State Department today sus oended aid and riinlnmatm .Mo tions with Honduras, expressing icoio uic limitary laiceover there) would "erode" the stability of the Central American area and undercut the Alliance for Prog. A spokesman said (hp pnvorn. ment which the United States had recomized in Hnnrillraa "ceased to exist" when Presi dent Ramon Villeda Morales fled to exile Thursday. He said U. S. diplomatic rela tions with Honduras have there fore ceased and all U. S. aid to Honduras, excent that "nf a h. manitarian nature," has been suspended. Food To Be Distributed Officials said this "humani tarian" aid consists of distribu tion of U. S.-financed surplus food through private charitable organizations. Department spokesman Rob ert McCloskey said the question of possible future U. S. recog nition of the Honduran regime "will not be take up until wa have had an opportunity to study the facts of the situation, con sult with other governments, and to consider fully the wider implications of this unfortunate turn of events." Today's action was a formali ty since relations and aid auto matically were suspended when the Honduran regime fell, as in the case of the military over throw of the Dominican Repub lic eight days earlier. Ine Mate Department fought losing battle to prevent the Honduran coup. It even sent a high ranking military figure there in an attempt to dissuade leaders of the Honduran armed forces. On Wednesday the day be fore troops surrounded the pal ace of Honduran President Ra mon Villeda Morales and sent him into exile Maj. Gen. The odore F. Bogart, commander of the Army section of the U. S., Caribbean Military Command in Panama, was rushed to Teguci galpa. .. . . , Strongest Term Bogart met secretly with Col. Osvaldo Lopez; head of the Hon duran armed forces, and' stated in - the "strongest terms" that the U. S. government opposed the planned coup. He empha sized that U. S. military offi cials 'shared this view. Earlier, U. S. Ambassador Charles R. Burrows had voiced similar objections. But there had been indications Honduran mili tary leaders somehow thought U. S. military men would sup port them. The two military takeovers presented Washington with a major policy problem of how to prevent or discourage similar coups from taking place in such, countries as Venezuela, Colom bia, El Salvador and perhaps Brazil. Ban Possible on Weapons in Space NEW YORK (UPI) -The Big Three foreign ministers ended current talks here with an an nouncement Thursday night that they were agreed in principle on banning nuclear weapons in space orbit. Soviet Foreign Minister An drei Gromyko, who will confer Thursday in Washington with President Kennedy, said he be lieved the understanding could be put in formal shape very soon. American officials said it probably would take the form of a joint declaration and undoubt edly would be discussed with Gromyko during his call at the White House. Package insurance Approval Urged SALEM (UPI) The Oregon Association of Insurance Agents today urged the Legislative In surance Interim Committee to approve single-rate packaged home-owners' policies. to help two men whose pickup truck was out of gas north of here on Bacona Road. He said he was beaten with a tire iron and left unconscious in dense brush. Police said he also ap parently was cut with a razor. The doctor's station wagon, his money and hunting equip ment were taken. Dr. Bernard made his way lo a trout farm about 5 p.m. and was taken to the hospital. I to) i Q ()