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w(nYrWrai-l El- 7- Hoffa Outlines Truck Industry Pact Demands WASHINGTON (UPI)-Team-sters' President James R. Hof fa expressed confidence today that his union would win most of the $600 million worth of wage-benefit increases it seeks from the trucking industry in a new nationwide contract. Hoffa said the demands he outlined Wednesday were not unrealistic. He predicted the fi nal settlement would be close to the union's 90-cent-an-hour package proposal. The controversial Teamsters' chief declared he would not call a national truck strike to en force the demands although he left open the possibility of "se lective" area strikes if the con tract talks become deadlocked. Hoffa said that trucking firms would have to raise their - j mu JAMES HOFFA Not Unrealistic turn Hatfield Finds Some Optmism In Vote Outcome SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -Gov. Mark Hatfield of Oregon found some small basis for opti mism Wednesday despite a gen eral nationwide pattern of Dem ocratic v i c t o r y in Tuesday's state and local elections. "We were behind in the regis tration column," he said, "but still an aggressive, virile Re publican voice was heard in some areas. In Philadelphia and Kentucky, for instance, the Re publican party at least realized it had a potential and went out and battled for it." nesnite the defeats, Hatfield said, the GOP should not "adopt a shroud of defeatism." "This points up some of our deficiencies and our responsi bilities to recognize and solve them." Addresses Luncheon Hatfield, addressing a lunch con audience of the Bay Area Republican Alliance, said that for the "big battle of 1964" the GOP must find aggressive can didates on all levels, must pre sent alternatives to the major issues of the day and must have a party organization, "that can guarantee the integrity of the ballot box." In regard to the last point, he cited the "glaring examples of Cook County, Illinois, Philadel phia and Texas, where (in I960) there were irregularities that have never been rcf'.rtcd." Hatfield also: promised to support anyone who is the Republican presi dential candidate next year. Avoided comment' when Queried by newsmen as to the possibility he will be the GOP vice presidential nominee, but said he hoped to have a voice in shaping the national platform. Urged the GOP to crack the "democratic iron curtain" and seek support in labor and aca demic circles. freight rates to meet . the un ion's demand for a three-year contract providing average 45 cent hourly pay increases for 450,000 drivers, helpers, ware housemen, mechanics and cleri cal workers. First In History The Teamsters' proposal started the ball rolling in the first nationwide trucking indus try negotiations a longtime Hoffa objective. The union now negotiates cither area-wide or city-wide pacts for over-the-road and local truck drivers and related employes. The pay increases sought by the Teamsters are far above the settlements in other indus tries in recent years which have averaged about 7 or 8 cents per hour. . - The size of the package de mand far exceeds President Kennedy's suggested guidelines for wage increases roughly 3 to 4 per cent but Hoffa has long ago denounced the Chief Executive's proposal as govern ment wage-fixing. Hoffa also announced that the Teamsters would seek tighter restrictions on "piggybacking" or movement of truck trailers on railroad flat cars. Seeks Assessment He said trucking firms would be asked to pay $5 into Team sters' pension funds for each trailer moved by "piggyback." Under the present contract those firms which had used the "piggyback" method before 1955 were exempt from the $5 assessment. Hoffa estimated the demands, including a 15-cent-an-hour wage increase during each year of the 3-year pact, would cost about $900,000 for each working day or $200 million a year. He said 16,000 trucking em ployers in 48 states all but Ha waii and Alaska would be noti fied formally of the Teamsters' DroDosal on Friday. Negotia tions are expected to begin later this month in Chicago. Exchange of Rogue Lands EUGENE (UPI) -The U. S. Forest Service and U.S. Ply wood Corp. have announced agreement on terms of an ex change of lands near the lower reaches of the Rogue River. The Forest Service said it has agreed to accept the firm's 5, 195 acres of timberland fronting various sections of the river be tween Lobster Creek and Ag ness. In exchange, the firm will get 4,179 acres of land away from the river containing an equal value of timber, the an nouncement said. The Forest Service said tnis would assure continued protec tion of forested scenic vistas along the river near Gold Beach. Russia Unveils Defensive Missile MOSCOW (UPI) The Soviet Union today unveiled the vaunt ed Soviet anti-missile missile which Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev once said could hit a fly m the sky.' A squadron of three of the silver-painted rockets, fitted with huge fins at mid-fuselage and tail, was nauiea tnrougn Red Square on open trucks for this year's military parade on the anniversary of the Russian revolution. The fins apparently provide maneuverability. Minutes earner ouviui de fense Minister Marshal Rodion Malinovsky had described the Soviet Union's might in a brief speech which warned that any aggressors would meet a "crushing retaliatory blow." Newspapermen Study Supreme Court Decision Oregonian Argues Against Liability SALEM (UPI) -Newspaper executives today were studying an Oregon Supreme Court ruling to determine what effect it might have on the delivery of daily newspapers. In a 5-2 split decision Wednes day, the high court upheld a Union County Circuit Court de cision which held The Oregonian Publishing Co., and one of its distributors, guilty of negligence in an auto-bus crasn. The distributor did not appeal the verdict, but The Oregonian did, claiming the distributor was an independent contractor, not an employe. The newspaper ar gued it was not liable for the activities ot independent con. tractors. The Supreme Court found "that The Oregonian directly ex ercised considerable control over the detail" of the distribu tor's ODerations. The court said when a firm "makes regular use of the serv ices of individuals over whom it reserves absolute economic control, such persons are subor dinates." Decision Studied William R. Morrish, assistant to the publisher of The Ore gonian, said he had ordered at torneys to study the decision. "I don't vet know what the full meaning is. I don't know whether this sets a precedent. We'll have to study the decision and await word from our attor-nevs." He said he did not know whether it would be possible to appeal the decision in tne feder al courts, or whether that would he a wise course. Carl Webb, manager of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, said the details of the decision would have to be studied. Degree of Control "The degree of control comes up all the time. It not only ap nlies to newsboys and motor route men, but to newspaper correspondents as well. "Generally, the firm con tracting the work can be inter ested in performance, but not the way it is achieved. The question revolves around the degree of control. I don't think this decision upsets the little merchant or independent con tractor situation, but we will have to study the case." Traditionally newspapers sell their papers to route men and carrier boys who as "independ ent businessmen contract to provide delivery. v Wires Exchanged By City Officials : Typical of the byplay that al ways comes into the competi tion when the Black Tornado meets the Cavemen are the wires that were exchanged by officials of Medford and Grants Pass yesterday. The first came from Police Chief Phillip G. Averill of Grants Pass. It was answered in kind by Mayor Jimmy Dun levy of Medford. The first telegram read: "Have just received word that your Senior Hlgn scnooi ana a Grants Pass Elementary school are scheduled to participate in a game of football on Friday in the city of pears, fog, snow and rain. Please confirm." The mayor's answer read: "Confirming your wire of the 6th, Medford plays the 'Ingram Institute' here on me tn. ry the time they come out of the fog we will have a -pear oi touchdowns and still be 'reign inn' as Oregon's top team." The tup contender for gain in this exchange was Western Union. Regional Edition , Medford 58th Year Price 10 Cents Tribune 44 Pb3es Five Sections MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1963 No. 198 will 1 11 flWSfSs P DEMOLISHED CAR This picture shows the remains of a car two Medford men drove into the side of a moving train at the Jackson Street railroad crossing about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Both men, Virgil Dexter Evans, 26, of 911 Murray St., and Charles Wright Irion, 27, Lake Hotel, were taken to Sacred Heart Hospital. Evans, driver of the car, was .treated and released, and Irion was reported in good condition today. Witnesses told Med ford police the Evans car, which was travel ing west on Jackson Street, drove through the warning signals and crashed into a box car about in the middle of the 12-car train. Engi neer of the switch engine was Howard Edgar McLane, 43, of 2976 Crater Lake Ave. The car was dragged about 40 feet. Evans was cited for disobeying a traffic signal. Employment High During October In Jackson County An unusually high level of em ployment for October in Jack son County was reported today by John J. Patton, manager of the Medford office of the State Employment Service. Patton said there were no major layoffs during the month. There were fewer, people out of work during the month and non-agricultural job placements made through the local employ ment service were 95 per cent of the level of October, 1962. These placements included an unusually large number of jobs in the professional, clerical and sales categories, according to Patton. This activity, he said, was higher than had been ex pected, partly due to the fact that the pear harvest was com pleted in September and there was as a result no labor de mand from fruit processing in October. The total pear pack out placed the crop at one third of the normal harvest. Claims Also Down Unemployment compensation claims were also down in Octo ber as alwavs happens in a high employment period. The rate of insured employment was 3 per cent at the end of the month. This rate is only two-thirds of the level, experienced at the samp time one vear ago. Southern Oregon College has announced its enrollment to be over the 2,000 mark, the highest in history, the employment of fice manager aiso mentioned m giving his survey of Jackson County conditions. The month of November will be marked by full operation of of the Christmas gift packing by the fruit industry, an activ ity which will supply increasea employment until the end of the year. Duncan Scheduled To Arrive in City Monday for Visits tfKfipBS MARGARET CHASE SMITH CONSIDERS CANDIDACY WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, R Maine, is giving "serious consideration" io suggestions that she seek the Republican presidential nomination and enter the New Hampshire primary next March, her top assistant said today. VIET NAM JUNTA WAITS RECOGNITION SAIGON, South Viet Nam (UPI) The ruling military junta today awaited official diplomatic recognition by the United States, committing Itself to an early return of democratic government and all-out war against the Communist Vict Cong guerrillas. KHRUSHCHEV CONSIDERS ALLIED PROTEST MOSCOW (UPD Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev today con ci.wr.ri itronclv worded note from the three Western Allies pro testing "continued Interference" by the Soviet Union with Allied convoys on the Berlin highway. RUSSIANS RAPIDLY CLEAR U.S. CONVOY BERLIN (UPD The U.S. Army loday sent another convoy through the Soviet checkpoint at Marienborn and the Russians cleared the 22 men in 10 trucks in only 20 minutes. Training Program in Log Industry Urged PORTLAND (UPI) -The log ging industry needs a program of vocational training to supply it with skilled and semisKiuca employes, a panel moderator at the 54th Pacific Logging Con gress said today, r H. Willison. an official of Crown Zellerbach from Port land, said the industry was faced with a growing pool of men wanting work, but un trained for the jobs there are to fill. Apples Destroyed, Warehouse Damaged WENATCHEE, Wash. (UPD Goldwater Seeks To Avoid Fight WASHINGTON (UPI) - Sen Barry Goldwater of Arizona was pictured today as deter mined to avoid a knock-down, drac-out. party-splitting fight with Gov. Nelson A. Rockefel ler for the Republican presiden tial nomination. A source close to the senator told UPI the New York gover nor's formal announcement of his candidacy will have no effect on Goldwatcr's plans. The senator expects to an nounce in January whether he will seek the nomination. He also will decide then whether to enter New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary. Congressman Robert B. Dun can is scheduled to arrive in Medford Monday night, Nov. 11, coming here by car from a speaking engagement in Albany, the committee arranging the Tuesday dinner in honor of the congressman, announced today. Tuesday morning, Duncan will fulfill several speaking engage ments. He will appear on Radio Station KMED at 10 a.m. and at the Medford High School- at 10:30 a.m. Speeches for other radio stations and botn tele vision stations also are sched uled but the -exact time had not been set today. - Tuesday afternoon the con gressman, representing the Fourth District, will be in his former office in the Franklin building to receive constituents, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dinner Scheduled The dinner Tuesday evening at Kim's restaurant is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be preceded by a social half hour, starting at 6:30 p.m. The public is In vited to attend both functions, which have been scheduled as a "Meet Your Congressman Night." A telephone committee has been set up to enable people to make reservations tor tne din ner. It is composed of Mrs. Lew is Ulrich and Mrs. James Red den, in Medford; and Mrs. Dee Newton and Gerald J. Scannell, Jr., Ashland. Rep. James Hecldcn win act as master of ceremonies at the dinner if he is able to leave Salem, where the special ses sion of the Oregon Legislature opens Monday. Sponsors Arc Listed The "Meet You Congressman Night" is being sponsored by the Eleanor Roosevelt League, the Jackson County Democrat ic Central Committee and the Democratic Social Club. Congressman Duncan comes into Oregon Friday, according tn his Washington office, to attend the Democratic Fund Raising dinner in Portland. He will remain tnrougn nov. to, making six scheduled speeches in addition lo the "Meet Your Congressman Night" appearance. These include the Portland City Club, Oregon Farm Bureau Convention, Albany American Legion, Crater Lions Club in Medford Tuesday noon, the Soil Conservation District Con vention in Grants Pass and the Eugene Chamber of Commerce in communication witn nis Eugene o f fi c e, Congressman Duncan said he had hoped con gress would be adjourned by now so that he could spend more time with the people in his district. "Instead, I have tried to cram as many- appearances as pos sible into one short .week during a period :when there .will ap parently not be a neavy amount of legislative work in the House of Representatives, "Duncan said.. ' . "i i ' "I will also have office hours for mv constituents in some cities during the week. I am looking forward to this a great deal. It is always nice to be home in the Fourth District." Vays and Means ommittee Hears Revenue Ideas Group Conducts Salem Meetings By ZAN STARK SALEM (UPI) -Approval of the governor's austerity pro gram would result in 522 state workers being laid off and 749 now vacant positions being eli minated, the Joint ways and Means Committee was advised today. All 14 members of the Budget drafting committee were on hand, backed by more than a dozen other legislators, to get a running start on the special session which convenes Monday. It did not appear lawmakers were headed for any quick solu tion to the state's fiscal prob lem. There were suggestions for alternate revenue programs, rig id economy, reductions in dedi cated fund agencies but no agreement on which course might be followed. Two Days of Hearings The Ways and Means mem bers today launched two days of hearings into the governor's re commended austerity program, state revenues, and proposed cuts in basic school support. The Ways and Means mem bers, many wearing their meat cleaver tie clasps, came to Sa lem ahead of time at their own expense, at the request of Sen ate President Ben Musa and House Speaker Clarence Bar ton. - Sen. Ward Cook, D-Portland. said the committee was meet- (UPD NELSON ROCKEFELLER Doing Spade Work N. Y. Governor Hurls Challenge Jo Goldwater Hopeful Admits Underdog Role NASHUA, N.H. (UPI) -New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefel ler formally announced today his candidacy for the Republi can nomination for president. After making the long-antici pated announcement at Albany, N.Y.. Rockefeller flew in a rainstorm to New Hampshire to do some spade work for the states first-in-the-nation presi dential primary in March. Hurls Challenge Rockefeller lashed out at the Kennedy administration and hurled a challenge to Republi can Sen. Barry Goldwater to oppose him in state primaries. Goldwater, though an unan nounced presidential contender, is regarded as the front-running PEINE, Germany (UPI) - "a7 Rescue workers brought 11 men Rockefel er r to ame Sfe.i.l!,fJr??UatMneiit he made in Albany w hS iSS Tr,nH tZ,2 hnnoundn8 his candidacy for they had been trapped for wo tne GOp ,nomintion. . . V " Tn Then, in answer to news- TS.Z,h.nmea'a Questions, he acknowl narbrrtTetht rcach &he W8S omMA1Hcea.,huee .?edime"- or behind matters verv little. tation Dasin on tne sun ace coi- v, Im ,-.,et iini lapsed Oct. 24 and poured 10 h said million gallons ot water down , ., , iha choftc I 1 Voices Confidence There were 129 men in the LH s?'.d he will rturn to New mino ni'tho Hmo tinsi oononpri Hampshire as often as possi- immediate! v. Three were We" to discuss the issues. He plucked from another under- expressed confidence he can ormmri inmh loci um.u beat President Kennedy be- &.wu..u v...w iuUv ..vvn. U -JJ U 1 The 11 rescued today were r" ,' .. ..,'., . " rfisenvoreH SunHnv nftnr ihov lost faith in the President "for had been given up for dead. Put.tin,? expediency before prh-.- fir hit i-mnninrlnx 1ft hnHino K.IVIV. located n the chamber " "e WMS!t uie . numiiwuun, Rescuers Bring German Miners Safely To Surface reached today. Another 19 are Rockefeller said, he will sup missine and Dresumed dead. Prt "whoever is nominated tc Thnso hmiioVit im tntinv In. run" on the GOP platform. nliirlnrl in minora onrl a vniinff Rockefeller's arrival in New oiopii-iclnn who uin imnnort Hampshire was delayed by rim-inn his firsi trin inin a dense fog. He criginally was ing early to "become oriented." mint. scheduled to land at Grenier Rep. Ross Morgan,. DrGresham. . lYnnr frill n nut Air Force Base in Manchester said the group' "may lend a Whon the resenv drill put but tlew on to Nashua after his hand in determimne where cuts ihrnnnh tn ih o.hv.w.fnM plane circled in tne air lor should not be made." chamber In which the men had nearly an hour to await lifting uep. otattord Hanson, rt-rlcr-1 huddled since the disaster, ' tog. miston. got to the core of the ihnr unr fnnrn that the rnnf Assails Kennedy issue shortly after the meeting of the gallery might collapse, 11 took the governor eight nnnnnrl nrhAn ho ocUnH "Vimit nrn I n..i n. r u i -i i White City Fire Burns Equipment WHITE CITY Heavy dam age to equipment resulted from fire at Perma Products, Inc., on Circle Drive here late yes terday afternoon, Central Point rural firemen said. Slight damage was done to the interior of the building. Firemen said that fire result ed when sparks from an electric drill ignited an inflammable fluid. Coffins, paddle boards and roundboats are manufactured from fiberglass in the business which is owned by Alvin D. and Rene Bounds, Ashland. Firemen were called about 5:50 p.m. Timberline Lodge To Open Earlier TIMBERLINE LODGE (UPI) Timberline Lodge will open a week earlier than planned be cause of an early heavy snow, manager Richard Kohnstamm said today. More than two feet of snow has fallen. Kohnstamm said the down stairs part of the lodge would be open Saturday through Mon day from 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. and ski lifts would operate from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The lodge then will close until Nov. 15, the regularly scheduled opening, he said. FILES CANDIDACY SALEM (UPI) -Donald Doug- Fire destroyed the roof of a las Jolley, 21, an electrical cn- warehouse of Ihe James M Wade Fruit Packing Co. here Wednesday night and ruined ap proximately 100,000 boxes of ap ples stored Inside. Sinecring senior at Oregon State hiversitv. has filed as a can didate for delegate from the first congressional district to the Republican National Convention. WEATHER FonKCAST: Occlonl mlny period! ihrnuih rrlrlay. Know Irvfl down lo J.SOO (el by n.nrnlm. windy it tlmn In Akhlund rr. l.ow tonllhl JS 40. Illlh r'rldiy 47-5J. Temp. Illthfit VMttriUy JS Lowell Thli Monilni 36 Preclp. To 10 .m. Today 0J Our Skies Tonight unft today 4:5 P m- Sunrise tomorrow 6:53 a.m. Moonrlif tonlffhl ...11:07 p.m. t.aht Quarter tonliht 10:37 p.m. I-HO.MINKNT SIAHS Fomalhaill, low In inulh 7:7 p.m. AHalr, low In wesl . 10.13 p.m. The hrlclit lr now teen hall way between Fnmalhaut and Altalr la the planet, haturn. opened when he asked "how are we going to go. Shall we go along w i t h the governor', or adopt our own plan ' , Other committee mem bers were hesitant to make any policy decision until after the conclusion of the hearings. Question Posed . A major question was posed by legislative fiscal officer Ken neth Bragg who asked "are we making temporary cuts, or are we making permanent reduc tions in the level of state service?" Finance and Administra tion director Freeman Holmer said the budget cuts proposed by the governor are temporary. He said it would have to be de cided before the 1965 legislature whether permanent long range reductions should be made. "I expect the governor will ask the 1965 legislature for fur ther reforms," Holmer com mented. Rep. John Mosser, R-Portland, said the voters didn't under stand the difference between dedicated fund and general fund agencies, but wanted economics in all parts of state government. Sen. Lynn Ncwbry, R-Ashland, fired back "I oppose messing with dedicated funds." Kadclcy's Program As the meeting began Sen. Edward Fadelcy, D - Eugene, handed out copies of his alter native to the governor's auster ity program. : Fadelcy called for a $10 mil lion tobacco tax, and use of $10 million from auto license fees. and $12 million from a one-shot speedup of withholding tax col lections to offset most of the revenue lost by defeat of the tax measure Oct. 15. He also would transfer $5 mil lion from the veterans fund, cut capital construction $9 million, basic school $7 million, and oth er agencies $5 million. It was apparent that several other alternate plans, many built around cither a cigarette or sales tax, would be unveiled within the next few days. Roseburg Woman Placed on Probation PORTLAND (UPI) -Mrs. Marie Elaine Marshall, 21. Roseburg. was olaccd on proba tion Wednesday by Municiapl Judae J. J. Labadie in connec tion with a high speed chase Sept. 19 from McMinnvillc to Portland. She had entered a guilty plea three weeks ago to a charge of attempting to elude a police of ficer. The judge also suspended a $500 fine. Mrs. Marshall told the judge she recently had ob tained a Job here and was tak ing care of her two small children. But the roof hold. . and torpedo shaped steel capsule quickly was put into operation to bring tne men to uie sur face, one by one and in swift succession. All were ashen - faced . and haggard, showing the terrible strain of tnelr long imprison ment underground. Public Hearings On Council Agenda Five public hearings on Hems including three proposed zone changes, will be held at a meet ing of tho Medford city council at 7:30 o'clock tonight. A variety of completed public works projects also will be re viewed by the group. Hearings will be held on in stallation of a proposed sanitary sewer on btcwart Avenue and Chestnut Street, and a property annexation at the northwest cor ner of Prune Street and Colum bus Avenue. Zone change requests involve property located on the . south side of Crater Lake Highway, north of Delta Waters Road; at the northeast corner of Crater Lake Avenue and McAndrews Road; and at the northeast cor ner of West Main Street and Western Avenue. minutes to read his l,300rword statement. He also took ihe oc casion to assail the administra tion of President Kennedy which, he said, had: Failed to "stimulate fho American economy so as to provide the jobs and greater opportunities promised our peo ple by Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign. "Failed to preserve the strength and unity of the free world and the vitality of its al liances. "Failed to understand and meet the menace of internation al communism." (See story on page 2A) Sfafe Employes Open Convention EUGENE (UPI) The Ore gon State Employes Associa tion opened its convention today with talks by Gonzaga Univer sity President , the Rev. John P. Lcary, and Warne Nunn, ad ministrative assistant to Gov. Mark Hatfield. About 200 delegates were reg istered for the three-day meeting. lection in County lost State $8,366 The special election in Octo ber in Jackson County cost the state $8,366.22, according to an itemized statement sent lo Jack Thompson, Salem, director of elections, by Jackson County Clerk Marvin Madden. The county will be reimbursed by the state since money for the tax referendum election was voted by the state legislature earlier this year. A copy of Madden s statement to Thompson was sent to the County Court this week explain ing the reason for the present status of the department fund to pay election department per sonnel. In a statement Wednes day County Court Judge Earl M. Miller noted that this depart ment had overdrawn $202.88 for personnel. In his letter Madden noted that once the county receives the money from the secretary of state. Madden will petition the court to restore the money in the election department budg get in preparation for the 1964 Primary. Annexation Election Slated in Grants Pass GRANTS PASS - An election will be held here tomorrow on the annexation of 156 acres be tween the north city limits and Interstate 5. The annexation question, which has been under discussion for some time, was presented at a public hearing at a City Council meeting last night. There were no remonstrances from the people of Grants Pass. The polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in a home in the area. Eligible to vote on the annexation are the 50 prop- Canaveral Showered By Minuteman Debris CAPE CANAVERAL (UP)) I nosed downward. As Uie nose A Minuteman "instant ICBM" aimed at the ocean and the veered wildly out of control fiery tail swung upward, a and blew up a scant few nun-1 range safety officer on the dred feet above Cape Ca naveral today, raining fiery wreckage over the missile test center. Chunks of solid propellant, burning furiously, touched off fires over a dozen spots on the 15.000-acre Moonport U.S.A. The 54-foot Minuteman bolted from the bottom of a concrete lined launching silo at 12 noon, EST. after a perfect countdown. Almost from the start, the flight was a failure. erty owners whose land is in- The rocket, instead of cllmb volvcd. I ing into the blue sky, suddenly Cape flipped a pair of switches, touching on an explosive ae struct" package that blew tho missilo into a hundred pieces. The wreckage hit tho Cape with a thunderous roar. White smoke and red flame licked up ward from a dozen separate lo cations, mostly amid the scrub bushes that abound on the test ing center. About 15 minutes after Ihe accident, the fires began to die down. The Air Force could give no reason for the failure. a
