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Newspaper Page TextAID K rui Regional Edition 58th Year Price 10 Cents Hurricane Again Medford TRIBUNE1 Crosses Cuba; Bahamas in Path 16 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1963 No. 172 UULD Mme. Nhu in New York To Start on Tour of U.S. ON VISIT TO U.S. Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu, con- New York. Mme. Nhu is starting a three-week troversial sister-in-law of South Viet Nam presi- visit in the United States with hopes of improv- dent Ngo Dinh Diem, and her daughter, Le ing her own image and that of the South Viet Thuy, 17, are shown at a press conference in Nam government. (UPI) Appling Says Cuts Should Be Made In General Fund Salem (UPI) Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr. be lieves the state's $404 million general fund budget should be cut, but he feels the special election next week "is the worst possible way to do it." . Appling refused to say how he would vote at the Oct. 15 election. Gov. Mark Hatfield and State Treasurer Howard Beton, the other members of the state board of control, are on record as urging a yes vote. Appling warned that defeat of the measure could bring bring about a cut in basic school support, if the legisla ture is called back in special session. ' Economy Need Stressed He stressed the need for economy. "If I felt the same end could be accomplished in a more orderly fashion, I would be against a negative vote. But I don't have any assurance it will be done." Appling criticized statements that aid to crippled children and tuberculosis patients would be s'ashed if the tax measure fails. . "The arguments are de signed to tug at the heart strings. There are other cuts that should be made first," he said . While he wants to see budget cuts, he sees danger in what is happening. "I wish it were more clear tut," he commented. 'APOLOGY' DRAFTED PORTLAND (UPI) A dele gation of Portland Negroes told Mayor Terry Schrunk Monday that it was drafting a petition of "apology" to President Kennedy. MEWS&bBRIEFS niM WOM 11 I AROUND THI OlOU HOUSE APPROVES DEFENSE SPENDING BILL WASHINGTON (UPI) The House today approved a "no let down" defense spending bill second largest, in peacetime his tory. The measure would provide S47.2 billion to keep America In fighting trim. The roll call vote was 333 to 3. EXERCISE BIG LIFT STARTS OCT. 22 WASHINGTON (UPI) The Defense Department announced to day that Exercise Big Lilt, the largest trans-Atlantic movement of troops ever made by air, will start Oct. 22. In three days, 16,000 soldiers and airmen will be deposited In Germany. HONDURAS CAPITAL RETURNING TO NORMAL TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (UPI (Scattered gunfire was heard through the day Monday and armed troops were directing traffic, but the city appeared to be returning to normal under Its new Gmilitary regime. U.S. EXPECTED TO SELL WHEAT TO RUSSIA AStlN(rON (UPI) Senate Democratic Whip Hubert H. fcfrrityhrrv said today after i White House meeting that he eipects ftfrUnwid Haws to sell fte Soviet Union and the of her satcl US Ht " wf90 lon' ht,,p) (ft - Pearson Asks Probe Into Fiscal Control Of Higher Education BEAVERTON (UPI) State Sen. Walter Pearson (D-Port) land) said Monday he will seek an investigation of the fiscal control procedures in the Ore gon System of Higher Educa tion. Pearson, speaking at a meet ing of the Washington county Public Forum here, said he thought "there is no real fiscal control" and that this opened the way to misuse of funds and "probably to illegal use of funds." In Salem, Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr. denied there was any illegal use of funds. Pearson said he would ask for the investigation this year if a special session of the Legisla ture was called. The Portland Democrat also said he will push for an inquiry into some of the procedures of the State Board of Education and wanted provision for legis lative review of rules and ad ministrative agencies. Appling said "the audits divis ion of my office has for some time been engaged in an exami nation of the financial proce- 12 Acres Burned in Applegate Area Fire State forestry department crews were called out to control a 12-acre fire in the Applegate Valley Tuesday. The fire was re ported about 2 p.m. in the China gulch area. A department otuciai saia me fire started when a burning per mit holder's fire got out of con trol. . dures of the Slate System of Higher Education.' "We have questioned a num ber of those procedures and have requested the system to either correct them or to justify them," he said. "None of these matters involves questions of personal morality or culpabil ity; all are concerned with questions of sound financial pro cedure and accountability." Appling said the findings of the audit will be made public when it was completed about Dec. 1. Dr. Roy Lieuallen. chancellor cf the state system, said his of fice had been working "close ly" with Appling "for several months and had cooperat e d fully in his audit effort." Portland Group to Oppose Tax Bill PORTLAND (UPI)-A special committee of the Portland City Club voted 5-1 Monday to rec ommend rejection of the legis lature's tax pngram at a special election next Tuesday. The recommendation will be made to club members Friday. The committee said the bur den of the state income tax should be eased by adopting new forms of taxation. It said it recognized that there would be a reduction in state services and education if the tax measure is rejected. But it said long-term benefits would j outweigh disadvantages during the next two years. Signing the report were Clif-! ford N. Carlson Jr., Sidney M. Cooper, Roger S. Meier, Aiden E. Shenker and Timothy F. Ma ginnis. Opposed to the report was KenKr.emer state "cannot risk the unknown dangers of not meeting its com mitments. Group to Probe Mme. Nhu's Visa WASHINGTON (UPI) - Ren. Wayne Hays (D-Ohio) said today; hisforeigr affairs subcommittee ! would try to determine why Two juvenile boys were rep Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu was issued rimanrir-H this mnmino f n r a passport to visit the United ! States. . i with explosives near 2fi5 .lanney Terming her "an evil wom-iane. Jackson county sheriff's an," Hays said Mme. Nhu in-deputies said, suited the United States by call- j One of the boys had already ing its troops in Vict Nam "lit- been punished enough since one tie soldiers of fortune." ; 0f the skunks was not quite Since she is neither a diplo-1 dead, a deputy said, mat nor a government official. I A resident of the area report Hays said, she should not have j ed the incident to the sheriff's a diplomtVc passport. 'office this morning. South Viet Nam First Lady Hopes To Better Image Congressional Opposition Voiced NEW YORK (UPI) - Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu, brimming with confidence but slightly concilia tory, arrived Monday night for a three-week visit to the United States with hopes of improving her own image and that of the South Viet Nam government. Mme. Nhu, whose sharp criti cisms of U.S. policies, officials and newsmen in her country have helped make her contro versial, said she came here "to see you and to try to understand why we can't get along better." "I feel this deeply, and I hope at the end of my stay that I may know," she said. Strong Opposition There was some strong con gressional opposition to Mme. Nhu's visit. Sen. Stephen M. Young (D Ohio) told the Senate that her visa should be cancelled and "she should be compelled to leave the country." "Let her slander us from her native land or any other coun try, but not from our own soil," Young said. Rep. Silvio 0. Conte (R-Mass.) called her "a thorn in the fight for democracy around the world." He denounced her as an "irresponsible, arrogant woman" who has made state ments that are "viciously anti-American." The sister-in law of South Viet Nam President Ngo Dinh Diem addressed a crowd of about 100 newsmen and photographers at Idlewild airport after leaving the jetliner she and her pretty daughter, Le Thuy, 17, took from Paris. Not Seeking Meetings Speaking in English, Mme. Nhu said that because she was a "controversial person" she did not intend to seek meetings with President Kennedy or oth er high-ranking government of ficials during her coast-to-coast tour. She also denied that she was "power hungry," and said that she enjoyed the "confidence of the Viet Nam government." Mme. Nhu, 38, was expected to defend the policies of the Diem government in the current political and religious crisis in South Viet Nam during her speaking tour which will end in California on Oct. 29. Siskiyou Extension Ready for Opening The 1,500-foot extension of Siskiyou blvd., from 10th st. along Bear creek to Willamette St., has been completed and will be opened to traffic tomorrow, Mcdford Public Works Director Vernon Thorpe said today. Thorpe said several stop signs have been installed along the street, and will remain in effect until a traffic pattern becomes established. Southbound Willam e 1 1 e st traffic will be stopped at Siski you blvd. to permit the uninter- rupted flow of westbound Siski you blvd. traffic However, westbound Siskiyou al 10th St., Thorpe said Eastbound Siskiyou blvd. traf- fic will be permitted to continue all the way to Highland dr. with out stopping. Tru-Mix Concrete and M. C. Lininger and Sons both had con tracts to work on portions of the street improvement project. Juveniles Reprimanded r . Traooina Sl'unks f0r 'raPP,n9 Jf.unKS trapping and destroying skunks 4ifMI km isP Mm P HOME WRECKED BY HURRICANE The family of Henri Gac- ques stands stunned amid the wreckage of their home after Hui- Industrial Shop Training Program Possible in Area An industrial shop training program for mentally retarded high school age pupils may be started soon, according to As sistant County Schools Superin tendent uealous Cox. Cox said this morning his of fice has received a letter from James L. Turnbull, deputy su perintendent of the state depart ment of education, indicating any liabilities involved from pos sible shop accidents could be worked out to protect the public scnooi system. A state supreme court opinion arising out of the Nyssa, Ore., schools' case indicates schools are not considered liable unless they carry liability insurance, i-ox saia ne understood .Also, a new state law would absolve schools from such liabil ity. This law also provides for medical treatment and rehabil itation in case a pupil is injured, Cox said. Meeting Scheduled A subcommittee of the Jack son County Intermediate Educa tion District board (formerly rural school board) will meet on this subject soon in the county courthouse office, Cox said. A program had been proposed earlier in which the Mt. Pitt Lumber company has volunteer ed to provide a building, ma chinery and materials for an industrial training program. The products would be sold and the funds would be shared with the county school system to help amortize the program's cost. David Harms, mentally re tarded program instructor, had urged that the course be estab lished so the youngsters could be trained for supporting them selves after they leave school. However, officials of the coun ty school office and the Central Point school district had delayed action pending solution of the liability problem. Red China Accused By Soviet Union LONDON (UPI) The Soviet Union is accusing Communist China of trying to hurt Russia's "good reputation" in Asia, Af rica, and Latin America, it was disclosed today. An official Soviet pamphlet being circulated by Novosti, the Soviet press agency, severely attacks the Chinese for at tempts to undermine Moscow's position and prestige in the un derdeveloped nations. It charges that Western "colo nialists and the Chinese critics of Soviet policy appear on the same side of the fence" in the struggle for the emerging na tions. The disclosure followed a re port that Communist China is trying to arrange its civilian air traffic routings through the l British colony of Hong Kong to ! avoid flying over the Soviet Union. Both moves were signs I that the Moscow - Peking rift ; is widening. . Appling Requests More Scholarship Money PORTLAND (UPI) - Secre tary of Stale Howell Appling Monday called upon Individual businessmen and firms to pro vide more scholarship oney for high school graduates, Anonymous Threats Received on Life Of Joseph WASHINGTON (UPD-Under- world informer Joseph Valachi resumed his tales to senators of crime's inner sanctum to day under increased protection of federal agents after the FBI received anonymous threats on his life. Chief U. S. Marshall James McShane said telephone tips were received over the week end warning that a bomb would be placed in the Senate hearing room and that several specta tors would try to shoot Valachi Consequently, McShane said, "extra precautions" were taken to insure the safety of the talka tive mobster-murderer, Price on Head There have been reports that underworld chiefs have placed a $100,000 price on Valachi's head for breakiing the Cosa Nos tra syndicate's code of silence. McShane told newsmen before today's crime hearings began that the Washington metropoli tan police bomb squad experts checked the marble-walled Sen ate Caucus Room this morning to make sure there was no bomb planted. Besides increasing tne Dody- guard of U. S. marshals sur rounding Valachi, authorities UO To Honor Three During Charter Day EUGENE (UPI) Three Ore gon citizens judged outstanding by the University ot Oregon win be honored at the University's 10th annual Charter Day observ ance Oct. 16. Receiving distinguished serv ice awards from the university will be Sen. Wayne Morse (D- Ore.), Dr. Kenneth C. Swan and Philip F. Brogan. Morse has been a member of the Senate since 1045 and was formerly dean of the Univer sity's law school. Dr. Swan is head of the de partment of opthamology at the University Medical school in Portland. Brogan, a writer for the Bend Bulletin, is being recognized for his research and scholarship on Oregon's historical and geologi cal past. He is chairman of the Oregon Geographical Names board and Pacific Northwest di rector of the American Meteor society. Soofh Viet Nam Aid Payments Suspended SAIGON (UPI) - The United States has suspended nearly $12 minion commercial aid pay ments to South Vict Nam since the August crackdown on the Buddhists and is considering further cuts, informed sources said here Monday. The plan to further reduce aid Is aimed at forcing political re forms from the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem, the sources said. H is reported now under consideration in Washing ton. GAS FRANCHISE MONROE, Orc.(UPl)-North west Natural Gas Company was granted a franchise to serve the Benton county com munity of Monroe in action tak en by the City Council here Monday night. ricane Flora smashed into Miragoane, Haiti. The killer storm was said to have claimed 4,000 lives on the island. (UPI) Valachi checked spectators carefully and allowed no one in the hearing room with a briefcase or cam era. As an additional precaution. McShane ordered news photog raphers not to take pictures di rectly in front of the witness. McShane said anonymous tele phone threats were received by the FBI in both Washington and New York City. "We just don't want anything to happen, ', he said in explain ing the additional safeguards. Valachi seemed to be aware of the reported threats. He sal nearby as reporters discussed them with McShane. District Meeting Held in Medford A district meeting is being held in the Jackson county court house auditorium today by wel fare departments of five South ern Oregon counties. Welfare representatives of Klamath, Douglas, Josephine, Jackson and Lane counties stud ied the new medical assistance to the aged program under the leadership of Hay Myrick Jr., state welfare commission, Sa lem, and acting director of the medical division. Mvrick noted that the state instituted the program, in 1961, and it was revised by the last state legislaturd. Today s ses sion will cover the entire pro gram as to legal background and levels of eligibility. The group will also study procedure to be used by case workers, especially in relation to senior citizens who receive only medi cal costs through the weltarc program. Any cut in tax lunus wouiu nui affect the MAA program since the number of recipients are already below the new limit set, it was explained. Doctor's Role Cited In Highway Deaths GEARHART (UPI)-Dr. For rest K. Rieke. president of the State Board of Health, said Monday "aggressive action of every physician who examines, treats and counsels with pa tients" can help reduce highway deaths and injuries. He told the Oregon Public Health association's annual con ference that doctors could be a more effective influence through "effective and persistent use of present knowledge to protect all travelers. Dr. Rieke said the job should be done "on g one-to-one" basis and that the private physician was the key man. The lesson learned from examination of oc cupational drivers could carry over to all drivers, he said. WEATHER FOUKCAST: Cloudy. Pfrliid of rain tonight ind Wednmoiy, Hoiilhtrly winds to Hi mllf per hour tonight, l.nvt lonluhL 50-55. High Wffdneadiy S-6H. Tf in p. HlKhmi Ymtrrdiiv ... .11 l.nweil Thla Morning free. In 10 a.m. Today, None Our Skies Tonight (funnel today :2 p.m. Hiintet tomorrow . 7:1ft am. The Moon rise 11:11 p.m. tonight and rldci high, l,at piiarler Ctrl. 9 Jiipller, the Urgent planet, i lfi?,'oo,000 mllei from the Far in tonight, the nearest II hat been lnr Orlnher 2. 1951. Council Approves Plans to Reform Catholic Worship VATICAN CITY (UPI)-Ecu- mcnical Council fathers today overwhelmingly approved a se ries of proposals for reform of Catholic worship, including greater insistence on preaching the word of God. The fathers voted at today's session on five ot 19 pending amendments to the second chap-' ter of a document on the liturgy or public worship of the church. Voting on the document, which was discussed for three weeks at the council s first session last fall, will continue Wednesdav. The results were tabulated on four of today's ballots and show ed that all passed by great ma jonties. The largest negative vote cast on any one of them was 31 votes out of 2,298. The most important of t h e amendments approved today was designed to put much great er emphasis in Catholic worship on sermons, which always have i occ pied the central role in Protestant worship but in the past often have been regarded as an optional appendage to the Catholic Mass. The proposal approved todav said that sermons should never be omitted except for serious reasons. It emphasized the im portance of the priest using ev ery Sunday Mass as an oppor tunity to explain the Christian faith and Christian living. The document said priests should base their sermons on the Bible and make extensive use of Scripture in all of their preaching. OLCC Turns Down Club's Application The Oregon Liquor Control commission has turned down the application of the former operators of the Frontier Club, 43 South Front St., to relocate at 902 North Riverside ave. The operators, Robert L. and Edna June Knox, whose lease expired at the Front St. loca tion, had sought to have their dispenser's license transferred to a building now occupied by Hall's Sporting Goods and Agate shop. The letter from the OLCC, dated Oct. 4, said the applica tion had been denied because a liquor outlet at the Riverside ave. location was "not demand ed by public interest or con venience." The OLCC said it had also taken into consideration "the objections in the area" in deny ing the application. The Mcdford city council had approved the transfer by a 5 to 1 vote at its Sept. 5 meeting. Doctor's Rifle Located At North Portland Home PORTLAND (UPI)-A hunting rifle taken from a Beavu-ton doctor who was beaten by three men in Washington county last week was located Monday in a garage at a home in north Port land. The rifle was found under a large piece of cloth, The home owner, who called police, said It was not there when he check ed the garage recently. Earlier, the station wagon taken from Dr, Richard M. Ber Castro Government Orders Rationing MIAMI (UPI) - Hurricana Flora crossed Cuba today for the tnird time, neading for the Ba hamas and leaving a trail of destruction across three Carib bean islands which counted more than 4,100 dead. The Weather Bureau urged emergency hurricane precau tions be taken in the southeast ern Bahamas islands at once. It predicted the center of the deadliest storm in 63 years would cross Crooked Island a few hours later. Economy Reeling Flora went on the prowl today after spending an unprecedented four days pounding Cuba whera the death toll mounted to mora than 100. It left the economy of Premier Fidel Castro's reeima reeling and the government or dered tight new food rationing. The hurricane crossed into tha Atlantic at 7 a.m. (PDT) near Cape L u c r e c i a, the Miami Weather Bureau said. Its center was located near latitude 21.1 north, longitude 75.7 west, or about 80 miles north-northwest of Guantanamo Bay. This was 440 miles southeast of Miami. The Weather Bureau said Flo ra would move generally toward the northeast at about 10 miles per hour during the dav. Town Flooded A Cuban government broad cast monitored here said tha town of Santa Cruz del Sur, on the southeast coast of Camaguey Province, was being flooded by ocean tidal waves. 'The broad cast said urgent help was need ed. A tidal wave that crushed Santa Cruz de Sur on Nov. 9, 1932 killed more than 3,000 per , sons. Crop damage in Cuba was in the millions of dollars. Fidel Castro assumed personal com mand of relief operations. Coffee Crop Hard Hit Havana Radio announced that all coffee 'distribution had been suspended in Havana because of losses to the coffee crop in Oriente province. Meat rations were cut in half and vegetable rations were re duced 80 per cent,, the broad cast said. . - . Haiti was devastated by tha storm with an estimated one third of the Negro republic's million population affected. Entire villages were destroyed and crops were wiped out. An estimated, 2,000 bodies had been recovered on Haiti and officials estimated 4,000 persons in all had died on the island. 30 Camping Sites At Emigrant Set A total of 30 overnight earn ing spaces on the west side oC Emigrant lake may aot ba enough for next recreation sea son because of the phenomenal use of the area this summer, Jackson County Parks and Rec reation Director Neil Ledward said today. An area near the main road into the chief recreation area at Emigrant lake now has 12 units, Ledward said. Eighteen more units will be levelled and gravel led this winter, he said. Tha county parks department al ready has outdoor fireplaces and picnic table-bench units for in stallation. Ledward said he expects 1,600 cars into the area next season based on the past summer's registration records. Fifty cents a night is charged for over night camping there. This summer an estimated 580 cars went into the area for over night camping, representing 2, 030 camper nights. The county court ordered overnignt camp ing fees collected from July 13 to Sept 25 when 331 cars used the area. This is an average of 4.4 cars a day during the 75-day period, Ledward pointed out. GROCERS TO MEET PORTLAND (UPI) Oregon Independent Retail Grocers will hold their annual conven tion at the Multnomah Hotel here Oct 27-28. nard, 38, was located here. Wit nesses told police they saw three men park the station wagon and walk away from it. Dr. Bernard was treated at St. Vincent hospital for injuries. He said two men flagged him down and they drove to whera pickup truck was parked across the road with a third man Inside. He managed to flea from his assailants and get help after he was beaten with clubs. Police said the doctor's medi cal bag Is still missing.