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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
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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.