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Weather 58th Year Price 10 Cents ivyLAXT Monda'y."'8! h Sift5' mc'01idy LOW Inninhi 11 it. tay 47-52. msn Mon- Hlshest Yesterday Vm& Lowest Yesterday .r.?ZV'.".' To 5 p.m. Yesterday " 56 Pages Six Sections I : " . ' : -- Ji' .1 i JSt M -. t ill lv. pLE, MJ is: Ely' I a I it I : : : 1 : : i I "- 1 1 x - W:'.: :;:t.4r-: Ml. ASHLAND SKI LODGE - When construction of the ski lodge alop Mt. Ashland is completed, the structure is expected to luok something like the sketch by Robert Bosworth, Medford architect, pictured above. Work on the $350,0000 lodge is now more than 50 per cent complete. A report on how the project Hatfield's Name May Go on Ballot In New Hampshire HAMPTON, N.J. (UPI) -Former New HamDshire Gov. Wes ley Powell has stated he will announce later this month his choice for a third Republican candidate in that state s presi dential primary. Powell, considered a powerful force in state politics despite his loss in a bid for reelection last year, said earlier he believed neither Gov. Nelson A. Rocke feller of New York nor Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., could defeat President Kennedy. Bolh front-running possibilities for the Republican nomination are expected to enter the New Hampshire preference primary March 10. Make Telecast "Now that both Goldwater and Rockefeller have visted New Hampshire, I intend to make a telecast to New Hampshire Re publicans with regard to the coming presidential primary," Powell said. Powell declined to comment, however, on a newspaper report Friday (in the Brattleboro, Vt., Reformer) suggesting that he favored Gov. Mark Hatfield of Oregon for the GOP nomination. The newspaper said Powell told a network interviewer Hat field was his first choice, follow ed by Govs. George Romney of Michigan and William Scranton of Pennsylvania. The interview is scheduled to be broadcast today. State Plans to Sue For Unclaimed Funds CORVALLIS (UPI) - The state of Oregon is planning to sue race tracks for unclaimed parimutuel winnings, Rep. Dick Hoyt, R-Corvallis, said Satur day. The amount could run into several hundred thousand dol lars, Hoyt indicated. He esti mated about $35,000 a year is unclaimed by holders of winning tickets at the horse and dog races. Track officials have de nied that any such amount is involved. t!EVS('?',uIEFS ITEMJ mOM 1 jyf AROUND THI OlOH RALLY AGAINST COMMUNISM URGED ROME (L'PI) The Vatican City newspaper Osservalnre Ro mann Saturday appealed (o Italian Catholics "In rally against Communism before it inflicts irreparable harm" on the country's freedom. AGENTS' TESTIFY ON TELEVISION HAVANA (L'PI) Four alleged Cuban agents of (he U. S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), supposedly captured when they landed here last month, appeared on a Havana television program Saturday night and testified they had carried out several clandestine missions for the CIA since 1960. EX-PREMIER RETIRES FROM POLITICS SEOUL, Korea (UPI) Former Premier Song (Tiger) Yo Chan, in prison awaiting trial for murdering soldiers during the Korean War, announced Saturday that he is retiring from politics be cause of had health. HOPE FOR MINERS ABANDONED PEINE. Germany (UPI) Rescue workers lowered super sensitive microphone Into the depths of a flooded iron ore mine Saturday and reported absolute silence. Hope was all but aban doned (or 40 miners buried alive nin days ago by tons of sludge. MEDFORD United Pres. International Full Leased Wire Students to Attend Requiem Mass for St. Mary's Youth The entire student body of St. Mary's High School will at tend requiem mass Monday morning f o r Michael Joseph Latendresse, a senior at the school, who was killed in an auto accident Friday afternoon. Latendresse, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle J. Latendresse New Plan Offered In Red Wheat Sale WASHINGTON (UPI) - The United States has offered Rus sia a new formula designed to break the shipping rate dead lock on the multi-million dollar wheat deal, informed sources said Saturday. According to the sources, the Russian delegation is studying the offer and may have an an swer this week. The new guidelines on the freight rates reportedly involve a compromise on both sides. The sources said the new Amer ican offer was made Friday at a meeting between the Russian trade delegation, and officials of the Agriculture Commerce and State Department. Under the proposed freight rate schedule, the U. S. will set a so-called .guideline rate for American vessels of about $18 a ton. In return Russia will agree to ship about 25 per cent of the wheat on American ships. However, if American ship ping firms were unwilling to carry the wheat for $18 a ton or less, Russia would be free to hire foreign ships. But the sources said Russia still would have to carry at least 25 per cent of the wheat total in American ships. RESIGNS POST LONDON (UPI) - South Viet namese ambassador to Britain Ngo Dinh Luyen, younger bro ther of President Ngo Dinh Diem, announced Saturday night he was resigning from his post here. wmtt is progressing, including several photographs, appears on Page 1-B of today's Mail Tribune. An additional article, concerning the organization of the Mt. Ashland Ski Patrol, may be found on Page 1-D. of 320 S. Holly St., was vice president of the St. Marv's High School student body. Dur ing his junior year, he was president of his class. Students will go directly to Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 8 a.m. Monday for the mass instead of going to school at tnat nour. "The family has requested that in neu ot tiowers donations be sent to the St. Mary's Endow. ment Fund, to be used to finish the school football field. Laten drcsse was a member of the football team. The youth died when the car in which he was riding struck a power pole near 2100 Barnett Road and turned over shortly before 3:30 p.m. Friday. The driver of the car, Stephen Gregery Erb, 17, of 1225 Stevens St., was treated for minor head injuries at Rogue Valley Hos pital and released Saturday morning. Oncoming Car Witnesses were not sure how Erb lost control of the ear. Fel low students from St. Mary's High School who drove from the school out Barnett Road in other cars at the same time as Erb told Medford police that Erb tried, to pass the car ahead of him but had to pull back because of an oncoming car. After the car hit the power poie it came to rest on its top in the driveway of 1908 Barnett Road, 300 feet from the inter section of Ellendale Drive. Because of the accident, the homecoming pep rally and bon fire Friday night were cancel led, as were the dance, crown ing of the queen and half-time activities Saturday night, The school's football game with Henley was played, however. Proposals to Be Presented to Group Administrative recommenda tions for meeting secondary school needs in School District 549C will be presented to the Citizens' Committee on Educa, tion at a meeting at 7:30 p. m. Monday in the academic lecture center at Medford High School. A report on the recommenda tions was accepted by the School Board at a special meet ing Friday noon in the admin istration building. The recommendations were discussed by Superintendent Dr. Leonard B. Mayficld and As s I s t a n t Superintendents Dr. Elliott Bccken and J. Russell Achcson. The board took no action on the report other than accept ing it. Sports Bulletin An Eric Jensen touchdown pass for 10 yards to John Bat ter with 2:15 left to play gave St. Mary's High School a 12-7 nod over Henley in a Rogue League football game here last night. St. Mary's scored In the first quarter but Henley went In front with a touch down and conversion early In the fourth quarter. MEDFORD, Sales Tax Measure To Be Introduced In Legislature SALEM (UPI) - A sales tax bill that would raise $48 million the last year of this biennium will be introduced at the special session of the legislature, Ren. Joe Rogers, R - Independence, has announced. Rogers called for the sales tax proposal to be submitted to the voters at the May 15 pri mary. He said co-sponsors of the plan are Sen. Eddie Afcerns, R- aaiem, ana Kcps. John Dellen back, R-Medford; Winton Hunt, R-Woodburn, and Mrs. E. G. Chuinard, R-Portland. "If t h c measure were ap proved by the voters at the Mav 15 Primary, it would become ef fective July 1, 1964, the begin ning of the second fiscal year of the biennium," Rogers said. The sales tax proposal would exempt food, seed, fertilizer and prescription drugs. Rogers said contemplated cuts in basic school support, building programs and other services and maintenance could be re stored if the sales tax was adopted. The proposal calls for 35 per cent of the net proceeds to go for property tax relief, 15 per cent for income tax reduction, and the remainder to the gen eral fund. Rogers said this would mean about $24 million for tax reduction and $24 mil lion additional to the state's general fund. Cosmonauts fo Wed In Civil Ceremony MOSCOW (UPI) - Valcntina Tereshkova and Andrian Niko laycv, the Russian cosmonauts who rocketed through space in tandem orbits last June, will be married today, it was officially annn-ced. The civil ceremony will be held at 8 a.m. (3 a.m. EST) in 'the palace of marriages," a czarist mansion that was re modeled as a wedding hall to take care of Russian atheists who do not want to be united in church rites. Football Saturday College Scores WEST Oregon St. 10 Stanford 7 San Jose St. 13 Oregon 7 Chico St.- 49 SOC 35 Washington 22 USC 7 Portland St. 32 OCE 13 OTI 27 EOC 7 Lewis 4 Clark 40 Whitman 9 Willamette 20 Col. of Idaho 13 Washington St. 14 Idaho 10 California 25 UCLA 0 Weber 19 Montana 13 San Francisco St. 21 Humboldt St. 16 Nevada 15 Sacramento St. 11 Montana St. 19 North Dak. 0 New Mexico 25 Colorado St. 0 Utah St. 26 BYU 0 Arizona St. 30 Utah 22 MIDWEST Illinois 41 Purdue 21 Army 14 Air Force 10 Michigan 27 Northwestern 6 Indiana 24 Minnesota 6 Nebraska 13 Missouri 12 Michigan St. 30 Wisconsin 13 Navy 35, Notre Dame 14 yma St. 33. Oklahoma St. 28 OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1963 Viet Nam Uprising Rebels Assassinate Mme. Nhu Lashes Critics, Vows to Return to Home U.S. Support of Coup Is Charged BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (UPI) An angry, emotional Mme. Ngo Dinh Nhu Saturday lashed out at her critics and de fended the overthrown govern ment of her brother-in-law. South Viet Nam's Ngo Dinh Diem. She vowed to return to her country and said the reported assassination of her husband and Diem in the successful coup was a "dirty crime and nothing less than murder." She spoke at a news confer ence at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel before leaving for the Church of the Good Shepherd to attend All Souls Day services. There was little question her attack was aimed at the United States government as she said, No one can seriously believe in the disclaimers that Ameri cans had nothing to do with the present situation in Viet Nam. Because of this, anything which would happen to my fam ily would be an indelible stigma against the USA," Mme. Nhu said. Not Alone "We do not live alone," she continued, "the whole world has its eyes on Viet Nam." She said "unconditional aids to the Communists are found normal," but pointed out that "efforts from anti-Communist countries to become real de mocracies . . . are either ham pered or ignored . . ." "Such a cruel injustice and mistreatment from a powerful country against a faithful and honest ally cannot go unno ticed," she said, "and those who indulge in it will one day have to answer for it Mme. Nhu said she believed that "justice can be found1' for the Ngo family which "has done nothing else than serve their country and the common cause loyally." On the.reported assassination, she said, "if the news is true, if really my family has been treacherously killed with either the official or unofficial bless ing of the American govern ment, I can predict to you all that, the story of Viet Nam is only at its beginning." Ice Show Death Toll Mounts to 66 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. tUPD- Two elderly persons, who were critically injured in the Thurs day night's explosion at the In diana fairgrounds coliseum died Saturday, bringing the death toll from the blast to 66. Mrs. Stella Mahr, 73, Indian apolis, died at Marion County General Hospital, and Harry Nolcn, 67, also of Indianapolis, died at Methodist Hospital. Earlier Saturday it was an nounced a grand jury will in vestigate whether possible crimes of commission or omis sion were responsible for the blast. Scores Drake 15, Idaho St. 12 Kansas 34, Kansas St. 0 Ohio St. 7, Iowa 3. SOUTHWEST Oklahoma 35, Colorado 0 Rice 17, Texas Tech 3 Texas 17. SMU 12 Baylor 32, TCU 13 Arizona 15, Wyoming 7 Arkansas 21, Texas A&M 7 south Alabama 20, Mississippi St? 19 Mississippi 37, Louisiana St. 3 Auburn 19, Florida 0 Georgia Tech 30, Duke 6 Miami 20, Kentucky 14 Tulane 20, South Carolina 7 Clcmson 36, Wake Forest 0 Penn St. 17, Maryland 15 EAST Yale 10, Dartmouth 6 Penn 7, Harvard 2 Cornell 18, Columbia 17 Princeton 34, Brown 13 Pittsburgh 35, Syracuse 27 Slippery Rock 32, Lock Haven 20. AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Sjji Diego 53, New York 7. i UTi iffii- ASSASSINATED - South Viet Nam's President Ngo Dinh Diem (r.) and his powerful brother, Ngo Dinh Nhu, were, assassinated by rebel soldiers while being taken to military head quarters in Saigon early Saturday in an armored Espey Reelected Head of County Park Association SALEM L,aurance Espey, Jackson County Parks and Rec reation Commission chairman. was re-elected president of th8 uregon county Parks Associa tion Friday in Salem. Gcneral theme of the meot ing was increased co-operation among all county members in sharing ideas and programs for park and recreation area de velopment. ... County representatives nave impromptu talks on the various projects their counties have adopted. Neil Ledward, Jack son County Parks and Rccrca tion Commission director, showed colored slides and ex plained the fish cleaning facil ities at Howard Prairie lake. Paul Beisol, Lane county, re ported that the University of uregon will continue to co sponsor an education program tor park personnel. Robert Eonney, superintend ent of Multnomah county parks, said his county parks youth work program was well re ceived by all involved. Princi pals select pupils from the first three years of high school for summer programs. Each stu dent is paid $5 a day and is taken to the various park areas by school bus. Multnomah county used about 200. Mrs. O. K. DeWitt, Marion county, spoke for a committee which recommended more rest areas along all roads and high ways. Other members of the committee arc Mrs. Ben Day and Mrs. Marcel LcPiniec, both of Jackson county. Jackson County Commissioner Donald E. Faber reported on this year's parks' developments in Jackson county. J. F. Ebcr hart, Jackson county, discussed the Mt. Ashland ski area de velopment. Four Oregonians Die in Accidents By United Press International Four Oregon residents died in accidents Saturday. There were three traffic deaths and one hunting fatality. Ronald Schwinglc, 28, Salem, was killed in a one-car accident on State Highway 233 four miles cast of McMlnnvillc. Dale Williamson, 51, Winston, died when his jeep plunged off a logging road into a canyon near Roseburg. Donald Elkin, 20, Pendleton. was one of four soldiers killed in a fiery car-gasoline truck col lision near Cheney, Wash. Francis Cooper, 17, Beaver- ton, was shot and killed while deer hunting in Yamhill County. State police said Lawrence Short, 25, Bcavcrton, fired the fatal shot. PORTLAND (UPI) - Robert Joseph Evans, 27, Honolulu, was re-indicted on a charge of first degree murder by the Multno mah county Grand Jury here Friday. r TRIBUNE United t-reis International Full Leased Win Algerian-Moroccan Fighting Deadline ALGIERS (UPI) - Algerian and ' Moroccan troops lobbed shells at each other in viola lion of mutual pledges to ob serve a cease-fire Saturday while an angry envoy of King Hassan II waited in tba wings Kir possmie last-niinute truce talks. v, Hours after the cease lire deadline, agreed to in Bamako, Mali, Wednesday between Pres ident Ahmad Ben Bella and Hassan, Algerian artillery shel led Figuig, 37 miles northeast of Colomb Bechnr and Moroc Cyanide Poisons Illinois River NEWTON, 111. (UPI)-A pock et of deadly cyanide poisoned the Embarras River Saturday and threatened to cut off the water supply to this 3,000 popu lation farming community in southeastern Illinois. State engineers and chemists boated upstream in an effort to locate the poison "blop" and to estimate its time of arrival at the city water supply Intakes. The poison was believed to be centered 20 miles upstream. Mayor Henry I. Brown said the town's three reservoirs had been filled with a total of 470,000 gallons of water, enough to last about Vk days under emergency water restrictions put into effect earlier. The town normally keeps about 180,000 gallons of water in storage, but extra tanks were filled Saturday night after tests showed the water was safe. Water samples from as close as Vh miles upstream turned pink under chemical tests a danger signal. A heavy dose of cyanide would turn the chemical-water mixture bright red. Plan to Broaden Membership Rules Is Tabled at Pioneer Society Meet JACKSONVILLE A propo sal to broaden the membership requirements in the Southern Oregon Pioneer Society was tabled until next year's annual meeting in Ashland. frank E. Ross, Immediate past president of the organiza tion, suggested the qualification date be set "prior to 1900." He noted the society membership has been limited since 1905 to descendants of families who came to Southern Oregon prior to I860. The first date for qualification- was 1855. The re striction was eased later to 1859, the year of statehood, then moved to 1860. In order to keen the oreaniza- tion flourishing as the instru ment to preserve early history, some members feel it would be beneficial to Include all per sons wno c; me to southern Ortvon during the 1800's, Ross Successful; Diem. Nhu personnel carrier, reliable military sources said. Earlier, the Saigon radio said the two committed suicide after capture in the coup that ended the Diem regime. (UPI) Continues; Ignored can guns blasted Bent Ounif, an Algerian frontier oasis four mites south of Figuig, As the artillcrv duel contin. ued, King Hassan's envoy, La bor Minister " Abdclkader Ben. jelloul, delayed his departure ior naoai apparently to be on nana u uie Moroccan and AI gerian governments decided to establish official contact anrl put uie abortive cease-fire Into enect. Beniclloul has been sent hnra by Hassan to attend yesterday's hlass celebrations markine ihn ninth anniversary of the start of me Algerian war aaninst France. Told Crowd He sat impassively in the grand stand yesterday while Uie grim faced Ben Bella told a huge crowd he estimated pub licly at one and a half million that Morocco had forced Al geria to fight again after Al geria had lost one and a half million people in the war against France. Later, Ben Bella and Beh jelloul had to be restrained when they ran into each other and exchanged bitter argu ments at a reception Ben Bella gave at the People's Palace. In an argument about Figuig, Benjelloul repeated Hassan's charges that Algeria launched the attack to prevent a cease fire. Ben Bella claimed the Al gerians already had captured Figuig before last Wednesday's Bamako conference and the fighting around Figuig was started by Moroccans. Ben Bella, still wearing his battle dress, shouted at the top of his voice at the Moroccan envoy. But despite the stormy scene Benjelloul delayed his departure for Rabat today amid reports he was awaiting a pos sible reestablishment of con tacts with Ben Bella on orders from Hassan. said. Most members now are of the third and fourth gener ation. Changed Dale He noted that Klamath Coun ty's pioneer society has chang ed its qualification date to 1900. The year 1900 is also the qual ification date for a pioneer's fishing and hunting license, ac cording to the Oregon Game Commission's regulations, he noted. Those persons who help ed found the present day fruit and lumber industries are also considered pioneers now, Ross noted. Some members said, however, that if the membership require ments are broadened they should include valley newcom ers who arc descendents ot Oregon Territory pioneers In stead of changing the qualifica tion date. "V'j have many people Subscribers To report Improper or non delivery of the Mail Trihune tn Medford. phone 772-B141; Ash land call at 416 Bridge it., or phone 482-3002: Yreka, phone Victory 2-2808 before 8:48 p.m. dally and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. It regular delivery arrives hortly after you call please notify office, thus eliminating special messenger service. No. 194 Leaders Found in Catholic Church; Mobs Celebrate Nhu Youngsters Reported Unharmed SAIGON. South Viet Nam (UPI) - Highly reliable mili tary sources said Saturday rebel troops assassinated Presi dent Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu shortly after a perfectly executed mil itary coup ended their eight year rule in a 17-hour revolu tion. End of the Diem rreimn touched off celebrations by joy ous mobs who surged through the streets carrying rebel troops on their shoulders. But students freed by the military roamed the city in an orgy of hatred, minting, tooung anu pillaging buildings and business cstab. lishments owned by the Ngo family. Saigon radio said Diem and his brother, husband of ouU spoken Madame Nhu, commit ted suicide while being trans ported to jail in an armored personnel carrier. Said Slain But highly reliable inform- antr said they were slain by uie men wno captured them m a Roman. Catholic church in the twin city of Cholon across tho Saigon river from Saigon prop- VI. It was believed hnlh Nm brothers escaped from the be- seigcn presidential palace in Saigon in the pre-dnwn hours Saturday through a secret tun nel shortly before assaulting marines overran and captured the building. The informants said leaders of the coup received informa- ion 'ate 'ne morning th.it Diem was in a Catholic church in Cholon. Tho mini lonWn.u did not Know that Nhu was witli him but dispatched armored personnel carriers and a com. pany of troops. The troops found the Ngo brothers silting in the rhnrrh and ordered them into one of the armored carriers. On tho way to military headquarters in Saigon un order was given and the soldiers inside the armored vehicle shot them to death. When the troop carrier readi ed military headquarters tlia men were found inside dead. By this morning, the situa tion here was near normal, and people returned to their daily routines. A curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. remained in effect, but there was no tension. Po lice patrolling the streets were in a relaxed, bantering mood. Military law prevailed. The three children of Nhu and his wife, who was in Los . Angeles, Calif., wore reliably reported to have been taken to Dalat following the palace as sault and placed in the caro of a Catholic priest. They were not harmed, a reliable source Dougfas-Home Heckled During Campaigning AUCHTERARDER, Scotland (UPI) Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home wa heck led, jostled and booed Saturday in the main street of this Scot tish town whero he is campaign ing for a seat in the House of Commons. throughout tho valley who could belong now, but do not for some reason. They should be encouraged to join the So ciety," one member said. Early History Guest speaker, Dr. George G. Roseberry, Medford First Meth odist church, related some early day history of tho Methodist church. Most of the ministers were circuit riders who camo from California. Jacksonville was the headquarters for the Southern Oregon circuit. Clarence Mathes, 2404 Siski you Boulevard, Ashland, was elected new president; Miss Faye Carver, former Phwmix mayor, vice-president and Miss Mary Hanlcy, Jacksonville-Central Point Road, was re-elected secretary. Mr. and Mrs. W. Bernard Wlndt, Ashland, played old tims tunes on cello and piijio.
