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mm Rogue Valley Edition MEDFORD 22 Pages Two Sections Release Science TRUCKS SAID BURNED BY Moroccans said were burned at Oasis M'Hamed, Morocco. Cook Objects To Hatfield Request For Authority GRESHAM (UPI) 'State Sen. Vernon Cook, D-Gresham, said Thursday he will fight Gov. Mark Hatfield's request that the legislature give him authority to make budget cuts. Cook accused the governor of trying to set up a dictatorship in Oregon and charged legisla tive leaders with abdicating their responsibility in a closed session with the governor Wed nesday. The voters' rejection of a $60 million tax increase program Tuesday "was as much a repu diation of Gov. Hatfield's a d ministration . . .as it was a re jection of the budget and tax programs proposed by the gov ernor and the legislators," Cook commented. "I am deeply shocked that these so-called legislative lead ers have raised no objections to the governor s proposal, h e ' continued. Cook referred to a meeting among the governor, Senate President Ben Musa, Senate minority leader Anthony Yturri, House Speaker Clarence Barton and House minority leader F.F. Montgomery Wednesday. It was after that meeting that the gov ernor announced he was calling a special session of the legisla ture Nov. tl. Cook said lawmakers would fail in their oath to defend the constitution if they allow Hat field to take over their respon sibilities. LOWER RATE SHOWN SALEM (UPI) - The first week of October showed a lower rate of insured unemployment in Oregon compared to both four weeks earlier and a year earlier, it was announced today. NEWSBRIEFS FOREIGN' AUTHORIZATION APPROVED WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate Foreign Relations Com mute today approved a S4.2 billion foreign aid authorization bill some S70O million more than a House-passed measure. ALGERIAN ENVOY GOING TO UNITED NATIONS ALGIERS (L'PD The Algerian government announced to day that It Is sending top diplomat M'Hamed Yazid to the United Nations In move that appeared to end hopes of quick settlement of the Algerian-Moroccan border dispute. VIETNAMESE CONFIDENCE IN U.S. SAID LOST SAIGON, South Viet Nam. (UPI) Ngo Dlnh Nhu, brother and political adviser of President that the Vietnamese people "nave losi commence in ine mum States." SECURITY COUNCIL ELECTION DEADLOCKED UNITED NATION'S, N. Y. (UPI) Malaysia, running as a British Commonwealth candidate, and Czechoslovakia, represent ing the Soviet bloc, deadlocked today In the election for a two-year term on the Security Council. HOME of Funds for Portland State College Building Denied by Emergency Board ALGERIANS Moroccan Army by Algerian troops stand twisted Moroccan guards at the post said UPI Writer Invited To View 'Shocking EDITOR'S NOTE: Aline Mosby of United Press Inter national was the first Ameri can reporter to reach the scene of the Algerian-Moroccan border fighting. Her first dispatch gives ' vivid eye witness picture of the "war that Is lint yet a war" in the remote Sahara Desert. By ALINE MOSBY United Press International HASSI BEIDA, Algerian-Moroccan Fontier (UPI) I stood on the battlefield where only a few hours before Moroccan troops reoccupied this desert outpost from the Algerians. Wirth Ousted as National Park Head WASHINGTON (UPI) Con rad L. Wirth was ousted today as director of the National Park Service and George H a r t z o g Jr., was elevated to succeea him. Wirth resigned under pressure in the wake of a National Acad emy of Sciences report which scolded the park service for its attitude toward research. Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall announced Wirth's "re tirement" and the appointment of Hartzog as the new director. moving up after nine months as associate director. The Wirth change was an nounced barely 12 hours after release of the science academy reDort criticizing the park serv ice research for alleged lack of directions. It said the agency "has suffered because of a fail ure to recognize distinctions be tween research and administra tive decision-making." Wirth, 64, headed the service for 12 years and was associated with the agency for 32 years. AROUND THI OlOH Ngo Dinh Diem, said Thursday r A. XT MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY,. OCTOBER 18, trucks which and blackened that Algerian Algerian Atrocities' Come and see the atrocities of the barbaric Algerian sol diers," said a Moroccan gen eral. This appeared to be the main reason Moroccan army officials brought a group of foreign cor respondents here to see the dis puted Algerian-Moroccan fron tier area. After an 18-hour nightmarish journey over the desert, we heard no sound of shooting nor saw any fighting at the battle- front. But Gen. Abderaman Biby showed us carefully preserved ruins of a Moroccan camp at Hassi Beida which, with the village of Tinnjoub, was occu pied first by the Algerians and then reoccupied by the Moroc cans. Claims Surprise Raid The general said the Alger ians puiled a surprise raid on Moroccan army auxiliaries camped by the oasis Oct. 10. He said the Moroccans reiooK the outpost Oct. 14 and on Oct. Three Public Works Programs Approved WASHINGTON, D. C. - The bureau of land management to day announced the approval of three accelerated public works contracts totaling $77,309.90 in western Oregon counties for planting two-year seedlings in forest lands, Congressman Rob ert B. Duncan (D-Ore.) report ed. All work will begin Nov. 1. Jackson and Douglas coun ties will receive 549,000 seed lings for planting 1.244 acres of land at a cost of $18,660.90. The contract was awarded Southern Oregon Reforestation company, 17R1 Myers lane, Medford. Contract for planting 408.000 seedlings on 749 acres in Doug las and Coos counties at a cost of $18,535 went to P. Kirwan, ! box 62. Paulina, Ore. Robert Hart, Jefferson, Ore.. was awarded the contract for planting 1,1R4,000 seedlings on 2,265 acres in seven counties Yamhill, Polk, Benton, Lane Josephine, Douglas and Curry The contract price was $40,104 Erhard Supports U.S., Soviet Talks BONN. Germany (UPI) the firm, said he ha- r... ,;, Chancellor Ludwig Erhard said ment on the :n.Sxirtmal dif today his new government sup-! (erences v. Inch pracipitated a ports continued U.S. ncgotia- work stoppage Wednesday. He lions with the Soviet Union ajmed at partial agreements to relieve cold war tensions. Erhard. who replaced Konrad Adenauer Wednesday, told par- liament in his first policy state - ment that his government be lieves general and controlled disarmament is the only perma nent means of preventing war. LiHiilSliBlE soldiers who often came to gel water at the oasis and whom the Moroccans believed to be friendly opened fire on them and burned the trucks after Morocco regained two border posts Monday. (UP1) 16 and 17 drove the Algerians away. The Moroccans said they suffered six killed and 20 wounded The Algerians, the general claimed, killed 10 Moroccans and wounded 20, burning one Moroccan alive underneath his truck. We walked through charred embers of the desert tent town. In the ashes were burned pieces of bright orange wool rugs, some onions that were curious ly unblackened, burned s o 1 diers' helmets, razor blades, cooking pots, mattresses and one white canvas shoe. Four Chevrolet trucks stood side by side, twisted and black ened. Underneath one was the charred body of what the gen eral said was a Moroccan sol dier, one arm stiffly raised. "Take a picture of this," said the general. The general continued, "The Algerians always came here to get water at the oasis. They murderously attacked us. The Moroccans did not fire a single shot. It was savage and brutal. Yet the Moroccans and Alger ians are brothers." The genera shrugged h I s shoulders when asked why the Algerians destroyed their vehi cles instead of capturing them, and why they burned four palm trees around the waterhole. It was not possible for the re porters to verify the atrocity stories. Moroccan soldiers filling their canteens with the gray water at the waterhole appeared be wildered by questions. One soldier told me that the Algerians caught the Moroccans sitting around in their pajamas shortly before the noon attack. A Moroccan policeman rushed over and told the soldier to go away. Contractor Fires 115 Pipefitters GARDINER (UPI) - The Pacific Crane and Rigging Co., prime contractor on the Inter national Paper Co. pulp and paper plant here, has fired 115 pipefitters. The firing came after a day I of jurisdictional conflicts Wed j nesday. Hank Ford, superintendent of ; saia inc matter was reierrea to j the company's labor relations ; department and the union s in- ternational representative. T h e men involved are members of .the Plumbers and Steamfittcrs Union. The firing cut the payroll of! slashed her wrists due to de-i department has leased the build Pacific Crane here by about 50 pression, apparently as a result I ing for three years at M annual per cent. Tribune 1963 Variance Granted To Permit Sign For New Station With two members voting no the Medford city council last night granted a variance which will permit a 26-foot high sign for a planned Texaco service station at the northwest corner of East Jackson and Genessee sts. The planning commission at its Oct. 10 meeting had recom mended approval of the request, noting that service stations rep resented a "special problem" with respect to sign require ments. A Texaco representative told the council last night that if the variance request were denied, his company might change its plans about constructing the station. Several councilmcn expressed concern that granting the vari ance might "set a precedent for other structures in the near by Medford Shopping Center. City Planning Director Ned Langford, however, said the planning commission felt that "service stations were different from ordinary retail businesses in relation t o signing require ments." Langford said the commission is currently studying the whole service station situation in Med ford, and may possibly draft a separate sign ordinance govern ing service stations alone. Hanamoto To Show Preliminary Design Asa Hanamoto, partner in a San Francisco firm of park plan ners, was to arrive in Medford late this morning to present preliminary design plans for Bear Creek Park. A noon luncheon was sched uled at the Medford hotel for Hanamoto to show the plans to members of the city park and recreation commission. Hanamoto has earlier obtained approval from the commission of his firm's plans for a rede sign of Hawthorne park. The city council last year approved an expenditure of $7,500 for development plans for the !.. parks. Freeman Suicide Attempt Denied SALEM (UPI) - Warden Clarence T. Gladden said today condemned child slayer Jean nace June Freeman had c u t I herself recently with a piece of glass, but he denied she had attempted suicide. A Portland newspaper, I h e ', Reporter, said in a story today I Miss Freeman, 22, had I of close confinement. 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 181 Money Withheld Despite Appeal For Project Plans May Come Before Legislature SALEM (UPI) - Release of $1,937,500 for construction of the Portland State College science building was denied today by a 6-2 vote of the State Emer gency Board. Although consideration of the project had been dropped from the board's agenda as a result of Tuesday's defeat of the tax increase measure, Rep. Beulah Hand, D-Milwaukie, pleaded for the project. She told the board, made up of legislators, "I don't think this can wait. We can't continue to short change Portland state students." She said Portland State had 12,447 students in all and was "operating around the clock." Rep. Ross Morgan, D Gresham, joined in the request, and pointed out that the appro priation was made by the 1961 legislature, but had not yet been released. "Until we release the funds, the governor hasn't authority to withhold the project," Morgan noted. Money On Hand In his announced austerity program, Gov. Mark Hatfield assumed the project would be postponed. Acting Finance Di rector Leandcr Quiring said the money for the project was on deposit and available for use. Voting against release of the funds were Senate President Ben Musa, D-The Dalles, Sens. Ward Cook, D-Portland, Harry Hoivin, D-Kiamatn Falls, and Debbs Potts, D-Grants Pass, and Reps. Stafford Hansel!, R- Hermiston, and Shirley Field, R-Portland. Emergency Board members indicated the project would get consideration at the special ses sion of the legislature which be gins Nov. 11. Musa asked an attorney gen eral's opinion on whether the funds could be denied and used (or other purposes, as Hatfield has proposed. The only request approved by the board today was authoriza tion for the veterinary medical examining board to pay about $1,200 in past due bills. The board had the money, but need ed permission to pay the bills which were left over from the last biennium. Wilson Appointed Central Point Judge CENTRAL POINT - James Wilson, a Central Point attor ney, has been appointed judge of the city's municipal court. I Mayor Bill Saxbury, with ap proval of the city council, ap pointed Wilson Wednesday night, after the city s voters 1 ucsday had passed a city charter amendment to permit the ap pointment of a judge. In the past, the city admin istrator - recorder had served as the judge. City councilmen also canvass ed the election results Wednes day night and determined that the amendment passed 406 to 263, carrying in all four pre cincts. Earlier returns had in- dicatcd that the measure lost in one of the precincts. Returns by precinct were 96 to 70 in precinct 70; 118 to 79 in 70A; 11.1 to 59 in 71A and 76 to 55 in 71B. There were three absentee ballots, all yes votes. ! Sid Approved for Remodeling Post Office WASHINGTON, D. C. - Bid has been approved here for re modeling post office facilities at Trail, Ore. The bid was award ed Mr. and Mrs. Irvin H. Howe, Congressman Robert B Duncan (D-Ore.) announced I The contract calls for the re- modeling of 411 square feet of : the building's interior space and i provision of 1,600 square feet of parking space. The post office I cost of $460. IT J 't v LORD HOME Seen As Compromise Choice NASA Introduces New Astronauts To Get Training HOUSTON, Tex. (UPI)- The space agency today unveiled a bright new team of 14 astro nauts, including the first bache lor, who will compete for berths aboard U. S. spaceships headed for the moon before the end of the decade. Newbry Attending Salem Meeting Jackson County State Senator L. W. (Lynn) Newbry, R-Jack- sun tuumy, uni tins morning lor Salem to attend the special meeting of the members of the Senate Wavs and Means com- mittee. The meeting was called, New- brv sniri. tn soeed nn the sne- cial session called bv Gov. Mark O. Hatfield for Nov. 11 for consideration of legislation made necessary by defeat of the tax referendum in Tuesday s election. Senator Newbry asked that all Jackson county residents let him know whether or not they are interested in passage of a sales tax, tied to property tax relief. Newbry had earlier expressed hope that a sales tax measure would be passed by the special session. The Jackson county slate senator also asked thai people write him at any time on mat ters of interest to them. His mailing address is route 1, box 253, Talent, Ore. Ward Cook, D - Multnomah county, is chairman of the Sen ate Ways and Mean committee. Other members are E. D. Potts, Josephine county; Walter Leth, Polk county; Dwight Hopkins, representing eastern Oregon; Alfred Corbctt, Multnomah coun ty, and Dan Field, Clatsop county- Yank MPs Block Russian Vehicle BERLIN (UPI) - American military police today blocked a Russian military automobile in West Berlin and held it for 20 minutes in retaliation for East German harassment of Ameri can military sedans in East Berlin. The new Communist harass ment of military traffic in East Berlin was disclosed as the U.S. Army sent a convoy to Berlin from the West in a dem onstration of Western access rights. twenty-four soldiers in 12 trucks passed through Russian check-points at each end of the 110-mile highway through East Germany without difficulty, an Army spokesman said. WEATHER FORECAST: Fair Ihromh Sat urday with tnnif tog and luw rlniidt In low vallrv Saturday morning. ,rw tonight 45. High Ha tu may 13. Temp. HlghMl Yfitrrrlav T l.uwml Thli Morning M Our Skies Tonight Sun-M todav p.m. Stinrl tomorrow .... 7:2 a.m. MonntH tonight 1:2 p.m. HMt fjiiarlrr ... Oct. 25 PROMINENT STR Drnrb, high overhead ft:M pm. Altair. low in wtt 12.12 a m. VISIMI.F. p. A NETS Saturn, due inuth M0 p.m. Juptur, high In outh- fail . 10:0 p.m. MMEl The men, all experienced iet pilots, are the youngest and re ported to be the most highly educated of the three astronaut teams yet selected. The oldest is 34. They were introduced todav in the University of Houston's Cul- len Auditorium, near the man ned spacecraft center of the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration where they will The bachelor is Marine Capl. Clifton C. Williams Jr., 31, of MODiie, Ala., now stationed Quantico, Va. The others are: JNavy Lt. Cmdr. Richard T Gordon Jr., 34, Monterey, Calif! N . . nniroH U. Roger B. Chaffee, M, fairoorn, Ohio. . Civilian R. Walter Cunning- ,,am. oresion. iowa Air Force Capt. Donn F. Ei- scle, ,1.1, Kirkland Air Force Base, N. M. Navy Lt. Alan L. Bean Jacksonville, Fla. 31, Civilian Russell L. Schweick- arl, 27, Lexington, Mass. Air Force Cant. David R. Scott, .11, Edwards, Calif. Air Force Capt. Charles A. Basuett II, 32, Edwards, Calif. Air Force Maj. Edwin E. Al- drin Jr., 33, El Lagn, Tex. Air Force Capl. William A. Anders, 30, Albuquerque, N.M. Concession Contract Discussed by Court The Jackson county court was scheduled this morning to dis cuss the Lily Glen Riding Sta bles concession contract with the concessionaires, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wilhelm, and Parks and Recreralion Director Neil Ledward. The commission has recom mended to the county court that the present one-year contract be extended for five years at Howard Prairie lake. Although the recreation sea son started out slow, the Wil holms said they were well pleas ed with the volume of business later in the summer. The Wilhclms rent horses for rides around the area from their stables at both Lake of the Woods and Howard grairie. Welfare Recovery Collections $53,914 SALEM (UPI) Statewide collections by the welfare re covery division of the justice department totaled $53,914 for September, Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton said today. Of this amount $53,397 was collected for child support and $516 in welfare fraud. Tito Bedridden With Symptoms of Influenza WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (UPI) President Tito of Yugoslavia was bedridden today with symptoms of influenza and and forced cancellation of his visit to California, the second leg of his U.S. tour. The 71 - year - old Balkan leader, who pledged to Presi dent Kennedy Thursday he would work for reduction of cold war tensions, was stricken dur ing the night and his two per sonal physicians said this morn- Queen Elizabeth Asks Formation Of Government Few Conservative Leaders Critical LONDON (UPD-Prime Min. ister Harold Macmillan re signed today and Queen Eliza beth immediately named For eign Secretary Lord Home to replace him and try to form a new government. Home's selection appeared to be the result of a compromise because bitterly fighting Con servative party leaders apparent ly were unable to choose be tween Deputy Prime Minister R.A. (Rab) Butler and Science Minister Lord Hailsham. Eight Days of Battling The quick series of events to day ended eight days of bat tling within the party ranks. But it remained to be seen how deep the disaffection remained against Home as he sought to form a government. First Macmillan sent his pri vate secretary to Buckingham Palace with his resignation. Then the Queen paid the ailing "cu-iiiiuaii , a iareweu visit at King Edward VII hospital where he is recuperating from a prostate gland operation. yueen Summons Home Next, the Oueen snmmnnorl Lord Home to the palace. Shortly after he left, the palace issued a brief announcement saying: "The queen has received ihn Earl of Home in audience and invited him to form an admin istration." An hour and a half after leav ing the Queen, Lord Home reached the official prime min isterial residence at No. 10 Downing Street following a lei surely lunch at his home. Few Critical Most Conservative leaders withheld immediate comment on Lord Home's selection. But a few were critical. One, Sir Ger ald Naarro, a strong supporter of Lord Hailsham. was bitter. However, Conserva t i v e M P. Nieel Birch said Hnmp is ab- solutely the best man for the I job." I George Brown, deputy leader lot the Labor party, was caus- atUo. 1 "My first reflection is tor our Pr country," he said. "What nave we done that such a pen ance should be demanded of us?" Petitions Ask tor South hlent Vote The county court will decide Oct. 25 when to hold a, public hearing on a request for an elec tion on the South Talent Interim Zoning ordinance, County Judga Earl M. Miller said this morn ing. The county court this morning read a letter from Russell De Forest accompanying 12 peti tions from south Talent area residents which requested "a verbal hearing" and an election on the ordinance, effective for another year. Earlier, representatives of tho group emphasized they are not opposing the ordinance. They merely are seeking an election so persons within the area may express their opinion as to the adoption or rejection of tho or dinance. Judge Miller said he under stood recent amendments to the state law would permit the coun ty court to call such an election at its discretion. Since another group in the south Talent area has a different view on the or dinance it may be necessary to hold two public hearings, Miller said. South Talent Group Postpones Meeting TALENT The South Talent Improvement group meeting scheduled tonight at the Wylder Hooke home has been postponed to a later date because of un foreseen circumstances, accord ing to a spokesman. A new date for the meeting has not yet been selected. Purpose of the group is to work toward retaining interim zoning in the area, inform resi dents of the purposes of zoning and work with various organiza tions to improve the area. ing his temperature had risrn to 100.2 degrees, then dropped slightly. Angicr Biddle Duke, U.S. pro tocol chief accompanying Tito on his American tour, disclosed the Yugoslav president's illness and said Tito had been forced to cancel his flight to Castle Air Force Base at Merced, Calif. Biddle indicated some deci sion might be made later today on resuming the tour of the U.S. . & (' o 0 O 0 S3
