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Newspaper Page TextSenbcrats with Erection Mm Is Regional Edition MEDFORDTRIBUNE 20 Pages Two Sections American Defiance of Berlin Blockade Could Have Brought War, Khrushchev Says Russians Remove Berlin Blockade After 41 Hours , U. S. Dispatches Three New Convoys BERLIN (UPI)-The Soviet Union lifted a 41-hour blockade of a U.S. Army convoy today, ending the latest crisis over Western access rights to Berlin that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said could have set off a war. The United States promptly sent three new convoys rolling across the 110 miles of super highway that link Berlin with West Germany in a renewed demonstration of its war-won right to move in and out of the divided city on its own terms. No Misunderstanding As the three new convoys two moving westward out of Berlin and one moving east ward into Berlin rolled across the Soviet-controlled 110-mile-long autobahn to West Germany without delay or harassment, the U.S. commandant in Berlin said the latest Russian block ade was "no misunderstand ing." Maj. Gen. James Polk told a news conference after the blockaded convoy reached the city in the early hours this morning that the Soviets "are trying to call the shots on . the autobahn." Then he added in an icily an gry tone: i "We are determined they will not." . He said the Western Allies the United States, France and Britain had agreed on' a uni form set of practices for auto bahn control of convoys and had informed the Soviets of them on Oct. 29. He added that the rules are "reasonable" and "do not sub mit our troops to degradation or harassment." Polk said an earlier blockade of an American convoy in mid October "just might possibly have been a misunderstanding by the Soviets." "There was absolutely no misunderstanding this time," he said. Council Fathers Vote for Debate VATICAN CITY (UPI)-Ecu-menical Council fathers today voted 1,610 to 477 to accept as a basis for discussion a hotly controversial plan for decentral ization of authority in the Cath olic church. The vote followed a sharp de bate in which the plan came under fire from both liberals and conservatives. The liberals said it did not go far enough in recognizing the right of bish ops to run their own diocese without interference from the Roman Curia. The conserva tives said it went too far in granting autonomy to individual bishops and to national confer ences of bishops such as the U.S. National Catholic Welfare Conference. NEWSBRIEFS IT IMS noM Jg NEW VIET NASI GOVERNMENT PROMISED SAIGON, South Viet Nam ( DPI) Junta Chairman Duong Van Minh today promised early formation of a democratic govern ment In Viet Nam and said a civilian "council of sages" would be set up quickly to advise the ruling military government. FRANCE CRIPPLED BY NATIONAL STRIKE PARIS (UPI) An estimated 1.7 million state workers began a one-day national strike today, crippling French transportation, communications and industry. HOUSE APPROVES SCHOOL AID BILL WASHINGTON (UPI) The House today approved a compro mise Jl.z billion school aid bill to help the nation's colleges meet a rising tide of new students. RUSSIA SAID STILL IN MOON RACE MOSCOW (UPI) Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today the Soviet Union has not given up its lunar project and would launch a man to the moon when it Is certain he "can safely be sent back." RESCUE OF MINERS HELD CERTAIN PEINE, Germany (UPI)-Officials of the Malhilde mine said today thsy now are virtually certain they can rescue 11 men still trapped far below the earth in a flooded iron mine. MEDFORD, Seven Upsets TRUCKEE, Calif. (UPI)- A gay gambling tour to Reno end ed in tragedy for a group of Californians Tuesday when their chartered Greyhound bus over turned in a storm near the Nevada line, killing seven per sons and injuring the other 32 aboard. The California Highway Pa trol said some of the survivors were so badly injured that the death toll may rise. Great Wallendas Hurt as Wire Snaps During Circus Act SARASOTA, Fla. (UPI) - A high wire snapped with a re sounding twang Tuesday when the Great Wallendas aerial troupe tried building a seven man pyramid for the first time since tragedy struck at Detroit in January of 1962, Demo Committee Goes on Record Against Sales Tax The Jackson County Demo cratic Central Committee went on record last night opposing a general sales tax in Oregon. The action was taken by a majority vote at the regular meeting of the committee in the Labor Hall with Charles Crary, chairman, presiding. The vote was taken following considerable discussion of the tax Droeram. which is to be con sidered oy tne special session of the Oregon Legislature, open ing Monday. The majority vote was in agreement with the position of the Democratic State Central Committee, which recently voted to oppose a sales tax. Other Business Other business brought before the committee included a dis cussion of the County Platform Convention, tentatively sched uled Feb. 1 and 2 at the Medford Armory. In response to an invi tation sent by Chairman Crary, Sen. Wayne Morse informed the committee by letter that he hoped to accept the invitation but could not make a definite commitment at this time. Final date and location of the convention will be set at the December meeting of the Cen tral Committee after further communication- with Sen. Morse's office, Crary said. Also discussed at the meeting was the need to recruit new precinct workers in vacant pre cincts and the -methods to be adopted to encourage inactive precinct committeemen and committeewomen to participate in Central Committee activities. AROUND THI OLOM tl ATT OREGON, WEDNESDAY, Killed Near Truckee The loaded bus, which had encountered both rain and snow during its trip over 7,000-foot Donner Summit, skidded on the four-lane intercontinental free way, struck a divider strip and flipped over one and one-half times, scattering passengers alone 100 feet ot highway. Some of the victims, nearly an trom Sacramento, were pinned beneath the wreckage of tne bus when it finally came The fall this time was only from 12 feet, but three of the aerialists were treated at a hos pital emergency room, three others received bad bruises, and the seventh was not in jured. Normally, the act is per formed 40 feet above the ground, but the wire was low ered Tuesday for a cameraman filming the practice perform ance for a national television show, NBC's Show of the Week--The camera caught the entire sequence. ( The mishap came as the nim ble-footed circus performers ciimnea up tne backs of , one another to make the . human pyramid on a thin steel wire. The second row of the pyramid was finished and the third row was being built when the wire broke. The last time the Wallendas attempted the stunt publicly was before a circus audience 'on Jan. 30, 1962. Two of the performers were killed and a third crippled when the Dvra- mid collapsed and the aerialists tumbled to the floor of the hall. Three of the troupe working Tuesday Karl, Gunther and Herman Wallenda were in the pyramid at Detroit. Tuesday, Gunther received deep face lacerations and lost four teeth, Karl was treated for a possible pelvic injury, and Louis Murillo received wire burns, head and shoulder bruises. Herman and Jennie Wallenda and Paul Jordan received minor bruises and Andy Ander son the seventh aerialist was uninjured. Change in Margin Pushes Stocks Down NEW YORK (UPI)-Prices on the New York Stock Exchange opened lower and then in creased their losses in early trading today, in the first mar ket reaction to an increase in the down payment requirement for securities buyers. Trading was moderate at the start, but volume increased in the first hour and remained heavy. Some blue chips were off a point or more. Reaction of the Wall Street community to the Federal Re serve Board's action in raising margin requirements from 50 per cent to 70 per cent was mixed. Some sources believed the action had been anticipated and that any effect on the mar ket would not be of long dura tion. The FRB announcement came on Tuesday, which was a mar ket holiday in New York be cause of statewide elections. WEATHER FORECAST: Pirtly cloudy to nlrht and Thursday. Increaslni rloudlncit Thursday night. Val ley fog or low cloudlneu morn Inc. Low tonight 10-35. High Thunday 32-17. Temp. Highest Yesterday ... 57 Lowest This Morning ... 42 Preclp. To 10 a.m. Today 30 Our Skies Tonight Sumet today S:00 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow :25 a.m. Moonrlie tonight 10:93 p.m. Last Quarter Nov. 1 PROMINENT STARS The Twins, lead the Moon. VISIBLE PLANETS Venus, sett 5:2 p.m. Saturn, tn southwest :2d p.m. Jupiter, high In south 9:51 p.m. 58th NOVEMBER 6, 1963 as Bus to rest. Heavy tow equipment was called from Truckee, five miles west, to free those still alive. "There were people flying all over the bus," said Thomas Sconyers, 60, Sacramento, as he received medical aid at the scene of the accident. Sconyers said he was sitting in the center of the bus and the persons killed were sitting in the same general area, eith er to uie tront or back of him. "It was some kind of miracle I wasn't killed along with the others," he said. "I think the good Lord must have had his hand on me.V The dead were identified as Perris Hegardt, Ontario, Calif.; Roy Tyler Smith, North Sacra mento; and John Bart, Edward Morgan, Gus Tascatof, Sidney Wade and Walter Kessler. all of Sacramento. Their ages were not immediately available. r lve of the victims were killed outright, and two others died later at nearby hospitals. iwenty-eignt lniured SDent the night in hospitals, 15 at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee and 13 at Washoe Medical Center in Reno. Some were expected to be released today. ine driver. John Grafn c. an. Sacramento, was unable to ex plain what caused the bus to gorout of control. He suffered minor head, injuries., The vehicle was one of sev. eral chartered Greyhound buses which make dailv runs frnm Northern California cities to Ne vada gambling casinos at Reno ana Lake Tahoe. . - - : v Monthly Check Made on Accounts The Jackson Countv Court is Keeping a monthly check on all departmental budeet funds sn department heads can be warn ed of possible over-expenditures, it was noted today. County Judge Earl M. Miller today directed that the Jackson County farm home be cautioned it may not have enough money for the remaining eight months of the fiscal year at the present rate of spending. He did not have the budget figures at hand, he said. The farm home recently spent considerable money for equip ment such as eight new beds. This may account for the in creased expenditures, Miller added. A note to County Clerk Mar vin Madden pointed out that current salaries to election de partment personnel are over drawn by $202.88. Miller noted that the county clerk already may be aware of this. Dr. A. Erin Merkel, Jackson County public health officer, said one or two public health nurse positions may appear to be overdrawn in salary, but are not. He is attempting to fill present part time operations with full-time peronnel. In some cases there are two part-time nurses filling one full time position, he explained. Klamath Man's Conviction Upheld SALEM (UPI) - The Oregon Supreme Court today upheld the second degree murder convic tion of Robert E. Herrera of Klamath Falls. Herrera was found guilty in Klamath County Circuit Court of kicking a 23-month old boy to death. Also affirmed by the high court was the conviction of Ger ald Arthur Williams of Eugene for contributing to the de linquency of minors. He was sentenced to two concurrent terms of five years in the state penitentiary. Disarmament Talk Resumption Pressed UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (UPI) Thirty-nine nations to day pressed for a quick re sumption of the Geneva disarm ament talks with emphasis on measures to ease East-West tension. Year Price 10 Cents No. 197 Compliance With Soviet Procedures Told By Premier Process Not New Premier Declares MOSCOW (UPI) - Premier Nikita Khrushchev said today that if the American Army had tried to force its latest Berlin convoy through a Soviet block ade it would have had to roll "over our dead bodies" and possibly have triggered war. The Soviet leader, in an in terview, said the Russians agreed to lift a nearlv twn.dav. old blockade of 44 American soldiers on the German auto bahn leading to Berlin only after they obeyed Soviet control pro cedures. "It is difficult to sav what would have happened if they had not agreed to that proce dure," he said. "It is possible that you and I would not be here today. We would not have yielded and they would have had to move over our dead bodies." But the premier, speaking to a group of 20 visiting American corporation leaders, quickly added a conciliatorv note: 'We didn't Want frinlinn nf that sort. Our desire is to have good and friendly relations." Are you saying," Khrushchev was asked, "if we can't agree over the Drocedure nn th anin. oann mat you would give an or- aer mat would result in shoot ing and possible war?" Khrushchev replied: "No. wr gave no such order but there is an established procedure. If this procedure is not followed then mey are not allowed to pass uuuugu. it ja a mtmer oi a sol dier being a soldier. He has einuunai instructions and if someone wants to break through them it is in the nt. ural course of things that force will be met by force." Version Disairrens The Soviet leader saiH th Americans were held up at Ma rienborn "until they agreed to do what they had been doing for a great many years in the past." . Khrushchev's version of the convoy's passage was at vari ance with that of the U.S. Army which reported that its 12-truck convoy finally had been al lowed to pass by five Russian armored personnel carriers without obeying Soviet instruc tions to lower tail gates and have soldiers dismount from the trucks. IWA Pickets Appear At Klamath Falls KLAMATH FALLS (UPI) -Roving pickets from the Inter national Woodworkers of Ameri ca (IWA) showed up at Ray mond, Wash., and Klamath Falls plants of Weyerhaeuser Co. today, resulting in tempor ary closure of plants in both areas. The picketing was in connec tion with a strike by IWA Local 3-261 against the firm's Coos Bay area operations. Internal Conflict of MID Still Unresolved An internal conflict in the Medford Irrigation District, which has been in evidence for nearly a year, was sharply re newed at the monthly board of directors meeting yesterday af ternoon. The conflict was still unresolved at the end of the meeting. At issue are a number of points of policy and administra tion. On one side is Director Paul Culbcrtson. On the other side are the two other direc tors Albert Hueners, chair man, who is up for reelection to the board next week, and J. C. Cameron. Secretary-Manager Jack A. Hoffbuhr, whose administrative ability is one of the points at issue, is supported by Hueners and Cameron. Some other district water-users also have been involved on one side or the other. Immediate Problem 1 The Immediate problem the disposition of a new audit of district expenditures for the past year was dropped in the lap of John Niedermeyer, a widely known and respected farmer and district water-user who resides near Jacksonville. The audit, ordered last month I I r I- VICTORIOUS-Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson is shown as he appeared at a victory party in Jackson, Miss., after his election as Missis sippi's 53rd governor. Johnson, the Demo- Depoe Bay Hotel Levelled by Fire; Loss $100,1 DEPOE BAY,'. Ore, (UPI) Fire early today raced through the West Coast Manor hotel three miles south of here, levels ing the well-known slructute.- Loss was estimated at $100.- 000. Gale force winds hampered firemen. ' ' Three other units on the three acre grounds were saved. The hotel was located in a re mote area about a mile west of Highway 101 and had a com manding view of the sea. An unidentified salesman spot ted smoke and summoned the Depoe Bay Fire Department. Strong winds and lack of wa ter hampered firemen, but they managed to save the other units and a caretaker's cottage. , Nine Rigs at Scene Firemen pumped water from the 50,000 gallon swimming pool to fight the blaze. Nine rigs from the Newport and Depoe Bay Fire Departments were on the scene and firemen from the Taft-Nelscott-Delake depart ment stood by. Firemen believe a faulty electrical circuit in the basement caused the blaze. The building was not occu pied Tuesday night. , It was built in the late 1930's by Harry Banfield, former state highway engineer, and later was converted to a hotel. by unanimous vole of the board, and prepared by Accountant John A, Graff Jr., was limited to wage and expense payments to district personnel. The audit was "accepted" by the board, and its cost of $418.75 was ordered paid. But "ap proval" was another matter. Culbertson demanded time to examine it, Hueners and Cam eron called for its immediate approval. Finally, In a compromise moved, it was decided to refer the audit to Niedermeyer to study, to assess its fairness and completeness, and to give his advice to the board what to do about it. Request Several Copies Culbertson requested that sev eral copies of the audit, which was first requested by M r s. Jack C. Pettcrson in her recent letter of resignation as assistant secretary, be made available. Graff pointed out that his study was not the same as a regular year-end audit (one of which covered operations of the district for the fiscal year end ing last June 30), and thus would not conform to formal slate audit requircmcnls. Biegel Reports to Ashland Council on Bellview District ASHLAND "Annexation ap pears to De tne only solution," .lmer Eiegel, city SUPeriMen- Hant nf Achlanf coirl In onatirv- ine nroblcms of- the Bellview area in a report to the city council nere Tuesday mom. -He proposed, two -methods of attempting to annex the Bell- view area to the city, one which would provide water now for those Bellview residents re questing it and annexation at a later date, and a second under which the city council itself would call an annexation elec tion. What to do about the Bellview area,, located immediately southeast of the City of Ash land, has been a headache for councilmcn here for some time. Some homes have city water (169 out of 2.17 in the area, Bie gel reported last night), while others do not. Some residents of the area favor annexation. Oth ers favor incorporating a sepa rate city. Others want to remain as they are. Becomes A Problem "The water situation in the Bellview area becomes more of a problem as time progresses," Biegel said in his report. "The city should give service in the area on a sound cooperative basis. Extension of city serv ices on a piecemeal basis is costly and creates confusion." Biegei's first proposal was an arrangement whereby t. h o s e He noted that all disburse ments made during the year covered were from a revolving account and summarized on a voucher at the end of the month, then being presented to the board for approval. He not ed that all vouchers bear evi dence of such approval, with board minutes indicating the ap proval of disbursements. He said only one-half of one per cent of the total disburse ments from the revolving fund, or $2,417.97, were for items not given prior board approval. In cluded were such items as board m c m b e r s' reimbursements, travel, and so on. Judgment Would Suffice "The management's responsi bility and judgment would suf fice on such a small portion of the over-all operation of the dis trict," Graff wrote. The board chairman at first protested the appointment of an audit study committee. "We arc not attempting to hide something," he said. "We (the board) are elected to car ry out the district's business. We could be charged with in competence if we dclegato out district business. It's getting so 4 - cratic nominee, handily defeated Republican Rubel Phillips, who waged the GOP's first serious bid for the governorship since Civil War reconstruction. (UPI) wishing water from the city would sign a petition askins for it, and at the same time they! would pay a water tan and an nexation fee. Within a "reason able time" they would be grant ed water service. Homeowners who a l r e a d y have water also could sign the pennon ana pay an annexation fee. When a majority of the property owners in the area had signed, annexation could . be voted on, Biegel proposed. ' Improvements After Annexation Under this arrangement, no sewer, fire or police protection and or street Improvements would be provided until annex ation was accomplished. Under Biegei's second pro posal, the council would call an election in the Bellview area. If the election carricd.the city would provide "restricted" fire protection, guarantee mat a fire station would subsequently be built in the area, and start in stalling water and sewer lines on an assessment basis.- ' Cost of installing water and sewer lines would be assessed on the front footage of abutting property. Holders of valid Bell view water shares or those who have already paid a $250 con nection charge would not have to pay water main assessments on the first 75 feet of frontage, Biegel said. The council took the proposals under consideration. the board has no authority 'at all." Culbertson replied he approv ed the Interest of any outsiders, including those who have been attending meetings. "A certain segment is always bringing up issues and causing a turmoil!" Hueners added. Howell Murphy and Bob Root, members of a water-user's com mittee requested to observe the board meetings by Hueners, asked if he was referring to them. "If the shoe fits wear It. That's all I got to say," the board chairman said. Root said he has orchard lands in all three districts, but chose to continue to attend MID board meetings because they are more "lively." Hueners re torted he should attend other districts' board meetings and they would be "livened up," too. Murphy said he had been ask ed by Hueners to organize the water user's committee to ob serve all board meetings, and to have a newspaper representa tive present, the purpose of which was to attempt to bring all board members together in harmony. President Happy With Victories Around Nation Republicans Voice Resurgence Claim WASHINGTON (UPnPrt. dent Kennedy and other Demo cratic leaders exulted today in the party's performance in tak ing the big prizes in Tuesday's elections. Kennedy was pic tured as -very satisfied" with the outcome of what National Chairman John M. Railou called "clear tests of partv strength." v y Republicans contended that the GOP victories in a nltmhoi of local contests showed solid evidence of a grass roots re surgence that could pave their way to the White House next year. President Kennedy was espe cially pleased with the Hnmn. cratic victories in mayoralty races in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Columbus, Ohio, and the Kentucky gubernatorial race, the White House said. stayed Up Late The President, whn ciov .. late listening to results, was not quoted on the Dprnnpraim win in the Mississippi cover- nnr'e nn n... a iom,, uuwever. com can didates there ran on an anti Kennedy platform. The White House took espe cial note of the Democratic vic tory, however narrow, in Ken tucky where Kennedy was out polled by Richard Nixon In 1960. Bailcv said thn Kentucky and Philadelphia were "repudiation of Republi can efforts to win votes by rac ist appeals . . ." Democrat Edward T. Breath lit apparently won the Kentiirkw governorship, but his shrinking ...... B.u uciuie uie count Slopped for the night in some counties u uncertainty about the out come. For Republicans, their biggest triumphs came in Indiana, New Jersey and Virginia. OP Gets 17 Mayors In Indiana, whnrn tha pan..u. licans corttrolled city halls in uiuy iwo oi me state s 25 largest- cities, the GOP elected 17 mHyors Tuesday. Republicans took control o the New Jersey Assembly, bols tered their majority in the Stata Senate and dealt the Democrat ic administration of Gov. Rich- I an J. Hughes a stunning pott tical setback. New Jersey voters also reject' ed a $750 million bond issue, which Hughes said was the al ternative to a state sales nr in- Come tax. Virginia GOP Gains Republicans marfa thni mmi significant gains since Recon struction days in Vireinia. al. most doubling their representa tion in the state's General As sembly. Though the increase was only from 7 to 13 GOP seats in the 140-member assembly, the Kilns came in thn far-a nr determined opposition from tho entrenched political organization of Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D-Va. In Kentucky, Louie B. Nunn, the Republican nominee for gov ernor, conceded Breathitt's elec tion 92 minutes after the polls closed when Breathitt held a lead of more than 25,000 votes. When the margin had shrunk to about 11,000, Nunn announced he had received reports of vot ing irregularities and said the race still was unsettled. Johnson Easy Winner Mississippi elected Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson to the gover norship over Ruble Phillips, a Goldwatcr Republican. Johnson was an easy winner in a con test between two segregationist foes of the Kennedy administra tion. Republican mayors' in Ohia were unseated in Columbus and Youngstown. The GOP did not even field a candidate against Democratic Mayor Ralph Loch er of Cleveland. The results of the Connecticut town and city elections gave a bare edge to the Democrats. who retained Bridgeport, Wa- terDury, New Haven, West Haven and Hartford and staged upsets in Milford and Meriden. Court Overthrows Title for Ballot SALEM (UPI) -The Orrgdn Supreme Court, In a 5-2 split de cision, today overthrew Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton's pro posed Daiiot title tor the initia tive measure to close the state's waters to commercial salmon and steelhead fishing. It substituted the title pro posed, by opponents of the mea sure. The action paves the way for the Save Our Salmon and Steel- head, Inc., to begin circulation of petitions to get the contro versial measure on the Novem ber, lv64, ballot. It proposes to close all the state's inland waters, including the Columbia River, to com mercial salmon and steelhead fishing.