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. ' Book Claims Goldwater Pal of Dead Gangsters PITTSBURGH (UPI) - Sen. Barry Goldwater described as "trash" Saturday a book which said he was a friend of two big time hoodlums who have been murdered. The Las Vegas (Nev.) Review Journal, in a front-page story Friday, identified the book as "The Green Felt Jungle," by Ed Reid and Ovid Demaris, to be published by Trident Press of New York Dec. 13. Reid worked on a series of Brooklyn Eagle, N.Y., stories that ex- Going to Portland ? for business or pleasure, treat yourself to a '.casual inexpensive fun visit at the 0 INEWI Portland , Hilton Hotel 921 S.W. SIXTH AVENUE PORTLAND, OREOON Single Roomi Q00 Start ot.... is lf$ nay to nitrvt your rooml posed a $20 million gambling empire in New York and won for the newspaper a Pulitzer Prize in 1951. "The Green Felt Jungle" is about gambling in Las Vegas. The book charges that gam bling in Las Vegas is controlled by organized crime syndicates. It has quotes saying that Goldwater was a friend for many years of Gus Greenbaum, manager of the Riviera Casino, and Willie Bioii, a convictea ex tortionist. Both maintained homes at Phoenix, Ariz., Gold water's home town. "Looking into" Libel Goldwater told a news confer ence here the book's allegations "wouldn't have any effect on a presidential campaign" if he decides to seek the Republican nomination. "It's trash and the American people won't want to have anything to do with it. In fact, it might even be libelous. We're looking into that." Goldwater said he had never been a "personal friend" of Bioff, but that he had known him under the name of "Al Nel son" and that "Nelson" had contributed to his campaign fund years ago. He said that much later Bioff introduced himself to Goldwater under his real name. Goldwater said he had known Greenbaum when Greenbaum ran a grocery in pnoenix De fore moving to Las Vegas. Journal Quotes Book The Las Vegas Review Journal quoted the book as saying: "In 1955 Bioff found an even more unlikely friend: The jun ior senator from Arizona, Barry Goldwater. The two men were often seen together and Gold water . . . personally chauf feured Bioff in bis private plane all over the southwest to attend various parties. "When questioned by report ers, Goldwater became indig nant, protesting that he had no idea that his friend, one Wil liam Nelson, was the notorious Willie Bioff. Later the senator changed his story. Bioff, he said, was helping him in his study of American labor, giving him a special insight into union rack eteering. To this day, Goldwa ter Is still pleading that he did not knw Nelson was Bioff . . ." Flashing Traffic Signal Planned At Fire Station A flashing traffic signal will be moved some time this week from its present location at Third and Bartlett Streets to the intersection at the Central Fire Station on Third and Front Streets, according to Public Works Director Veron Thrope. The move will be made. Thorpe said, to reduce the pos sibility of vehicle accidents ai the fire station intersection pre venting fire equipment from reaching the scene of a blaze quickly. The change will be made at the request of the fire depart ment. The signal was originally installed at the Third and Bart lett Streets intersection to cre ate a fire lane, but fire officials believe the need is greater at the new location. The signal will operate on flashing red, causing north bound Front Street and east bound Third Street traffic to stop. Westbound Third Street and southbound Front Street traffic will be controlled at the inter section by a flashing amber sig nal. Thorpe said there have been three accidents at the intersec tion in front of the fire station during the first eight months of this year. There were two accidents there during 1962. DODGE CITY, Kan. (UPD Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., speaking at a press confer ence Saturday, said he doubted the wheat sale to Russia would materialize. k 7W ; Aw Crises in Legislature May Delay Adjournment ARMSTRONG TIRES... INVENTORY REDUCTION m TERMS ON APPROVED CREDIT MEW TIRES 6:40.6:60-13 film. Black $13.88 6:40-6:50-13 Pram. Whin 15.88 5:60-15 Prm. Ilk............ 15.88 5:60-15 Prm. Whli... 17.88 6:00-16 .ct . 10.88 6:70-15 9.88 7:50-14 .ck 9,88 7:50-14 rnmmtM 16.88 8:00-14 tM 14.88 8:50-14 wh. 19.88 7:60-15 Pram. WMl. N,l.n Tuk.1... .. 24.86 8:00-8:20-15 .Mr. 22.37 DROP IN & CHECK! MANY MORE VALUES CARRY OUT PRICES! Add $1.00 And Old Tire For Installation Ml KM A IONS M TOV OWN IHII till Armstrong Tirat arc guar anteed ai long ai you own them! (Adjuirmcnt batad en original traat depth and Armstrong'! printod adjuit mtnt pricat In tffoct at tima of rtplacamant) 1 THRIFT AUTO SUPPLY I I II. M.dfonl, 101 N. Rlvtrtldt-Cranti Pu, SJ I I. Mi OPEN SUNDAYS Home of 10,000 Items 773-7433 FRITZ REINER Pneumonia Victim Famed Symphony Conductor Fritz Reiner, 74, Dies NEW YORK (UPI) - Fritz Reiner, 74, who fulfilled a boy hood dream by becoming one of the world's leading symphonic orchestra conductors, died in a hospital Friday of pneumonia. Among Reiner's great accom plishments was his success in raising the once-mediocre Chi cago Symphony to a position of eminence in the classical music world. Reiner joined the orchestra as director in 1953. Within a few years it was regarded as the second best In the nation. just behind the Philadelphia aympnony. A heart attack In 1960 cur tailed his work with the orches tra, and he resigned h i s post two years later. He had planned to celebrate his 75th birthday next month with a four-week engagement with the Chicago Symphony. Reiner, born In Budapest, Hungary, studied law at the urging of bis father. But his mother, an amateur musician, apparently had a stronger in fluence on him. He began study ing the f.srto at the age of 6, and by the time he was 13 he had decided to become a conductor. House Group Okays NW Power Interlie WASHINGTON (UPI) - The House Appropriations Commit tee Uriday approved 7 mil on I to begin construction of the pro- posed federal power interlie be tween the Pacific Northwest and California. The appropriation lopped $18.5 munon on tne the S25.5 million (requested by President Kennedy. The money, to be used to .start construction of two extra j high voltage transmission lines : from federal projects on the Co- I juiuuia nivei, 13 auujeui 10 several conditions. They include hook-up of one line with a private California utility pool at the Oregon bor der, enactment of an amend ment giving the Pacific North west first call on federal power produced in the area, and the right of private contractors to bid on construction of any or all of the project. Rancher Succeeds Bash in Position PORTLAND (UPI) - David Densley, a 41-year-old rancher from Richland and president of the Baker County Intermediate Education District, was elected president of the Oregon School Boards Association Friday. He succeeds Frank Bash of Mcdford. Also elected were Sedlcy Stu art, Portland, first vice presi dent; Richard Miller, Eugene, second vice president, and Mrs. Mary Riekc, Portland, secretary treasurer. The association, winding up a two-day convention, approved a resolution to study the question of whether the state's public i schools could obtain uniform ac cident insurance for students. In an Informal poll, associa tion members favored a state cigarette tax and a sales tax, with food exempt. Fellowships Approved For Oregon Colleges WASHINGTON (UPI) - The U.S. Office ot Education an- ! nounced Saturday it has ap proved 10 graduate fellowships at Oregon State University and 23 at the University of Oregon for the 1964-65 academic year. The Oregon fellowships in clude four In German, three each In elementary education and comparative literature, two each in chemistry, mathemat ics, business administration, economics, English and anthro pology and one in physics. Oregon State will receive three each in chcmislry and biochem istry and quantitative biology, and two each in geology and plant physiology. nevada tesTsTte ( uri )- The Atomic Energy Commls- cinn l AFT) Fririnv hrouoht its total of underground nuclear tests lo 100 since aepi. is, limi. when It detonated its second By ANN H. PEARSON SALEM (UPI) -Two of the prouder achievements of Ore gon's past turned into crisis Fri day in a Jekyll and Hyde trans formation that jarred the legis lature's steady pace toward adjournment. The crisis appeared as the special session, which opened Monday, moved within one bill of completing action on Gov. Mark Hatfield's stop-gap pro gram for dealing with Oregon s fiscal crisis. The one-shot tax bill, to raise $12 million more this biennium by speeding up withholding pay ments, cleared the Senate and sped to Hatfield's desk. The other half ot his program, authority to reduce basic school aid, awaited likely Sen ate approval after passing the House earlier. 1 ' With these out of the way, leg islators could go home they thought since the governor al ready had the power he needed to trim other state spending lor an overall $60 million ad justment in the state budget. The adjustment was made ne cessary by voters rejection of new taxes. Two 'Skeletons' Appear' Then, two past pieces of leg islation were stripped of their glamor, and these skeletons marched from the closet: The legislature was told it will have to raise another $552, 000 if it wants to keep bidding for an industrial park at Board- nan in northeastern Oregon. I he legislature learned that at least some of the tax budget cutting power which the gover nor has been exercising is un constitutional, a n d the legisla ture may have to take over the unpleasant and time-consuming chore itself. The revelation that the Board man project billed three years ago as Oregon's entry into the space age has gotten nowhere productive came as a shock. The immediate reaction of many legislators was one of dis enchantment. A hard look ap peared likely before the legisla ture would make any more in vestments there. The budget-cutting crisis cen tered on state building projects. House Speaker Clarence Barton said the legislature, not the gov ernor, would have to spell out the items to be cancelled. The Ways and Means Committee agreed to submit legislation to do it. But more important, a legal cloud was draped over the rest of Hatfield's supposed authority to adjust state spending. The situation was fuel on the fire for those lawmakers who have insisted all along that the legis lature should do the job itself. Legal opinions were ordered. A ruling that the legislature must make cuts could throw the session into days or weeks of mulling over specific projects and expenditures. Other Highlights Friday: Cigarettes The House voted to ask the people to approve a tax of four cents a package on cigarettes. The bill was killed in the Senate. Salaries Enough Senate Dem ocrats to have their way voted in caucus against cutting the salaries of legislators or other state employes. Democrats also slapped down a move on the House floor to advance salary reduction proposals. Education The Ways and means Committee recommended Page 2-A Further Building Of Dams Opposed PORTLAND (UPI) Mem bers of the Pacific Marine Fish eries Commission Friday op posed construction of more hy droelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest, and. urged a ban against importing fish caught in the North Pacific by means denied U.S. fishermen. , The resolutions, along with eight others, came at the close of the groups annual con vention. The fisheries representatives urged in their resolution that an immediate moratorium be put on all dam proposals by the Federal Power Commission. Their opposition was based on conclusions that additional nu clear power devices could supply the electrical needs of the nation. Finalists Selected For Queen of Lights PORTLAND (UPI) Seven finalists were selected here Fri day night for the Oregon Lucia Queen of Lights. The queen will be chosen this Friday night. She will attend Lucia festivals in Scandinavian countries. 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