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HEADLINES AROUND THE STATE This group of Friday
afternoon and Saturday morning newspapers from around
Oregon depicts the various ways in which the grim news of
President Kennedy's assassination was handled. The two
large headlines at the top were on the Klamath Falls Herald
and News and the Bend Bulletin. Below them and to the left
are copies of the Albany Democrat-Herald and the Coos Bay
World. The large front-page photo of the late President was
carried by the Eugene Register-Guard Saturday morning.
To its right is the Corvallis Gazette-Times. Rounding out
the display toward the bottom are the Portland Reporter,
Salem Capital Journal and Roseburg News-Review. Mail
Tribune Photographer Larry Holmon assembled the news
papers on the wall of the city room and snapped this picture.
of Free VJorid Join
In Mourning Death of Kennedy
Newspapers;
Bv United Press International
The newspapers of the free
WnrM toined in a sinale voice
Saturday to mourn the death of
Presdent Jonn r. Kenneay
with black-bordered editorials
calling him a champion of lib
erty. -. . .
The press In the Communist
bloc nations also expressed sor
row over the assassination. One
Communist newspaper, the Lon
don Dailv Worker, mixed criti
cism with grief. It attacked
Kennedy, for "hatred of Cuba'
and "inadequate" civil rights
policies., i .)
Editorial comment included:
London Dailey Herald: "The
Stalins of the world mostly die
in their beds. It is the Lincolns
and the Kennedys who are shot
down. Rest in peace, John Ken
nedy. You helped-us much." .
The Manchester Guardian:, 'A
tragedy for the world," J
The Times of London: "The
assassination of President Ken
nedy is a shock great enough
to shake the structure of the
world." i
Glusgow Heralds "An Inter
natlonal disaster. He was the
Captain Courageous of the
Western Alliance the trtie
friend of Britain and the em
bodiment of all that Is greatest
in the tradition of the Ameri
can presidency."
Paris Liberation: "Ono of the
greatest catastrophics In the
world." '
Lisbon Dlarlo Dc Nollclas:
"The most n6werful man on
earth who has done everything
to safeguard peace has fallen
benpath a criminal's bullet."
West Berlin Tclegraf: "The
Gorman people are united in
deep homace to a man whoso
heart beat for the freedom of
Germany and the freedom of
Berlin."
West Berlin Moreennost: "The
free world has lost Its' leader."
Helsinki S a n o m a 1: "... A
catastrophe reaching ovor stato
frontiers and the world, split by
political Ideologies. It affects
the whole history of the world."
Oslo Aftcnnoat: "His death
has put an increased obligation
on the American people to car
ry on his fight . . . there is no
reason to fear that it will lead
lo any change or weakening of
tho basic lines which have
marked American foreign poll'
cy."
Cairo Al Goinhnurla: "...
One of the greatest, if not tho ;
Eteatpst. Presidents in Ameri
ca's modern history, The world
has lost a bulwark of peace
and lost an active soldier. The
Negroes lost a true friend."
Frankfurter A 1 1 g e m c I ne:
"John F. Kennedy embodied
tho best hope of a modern and
sound humanity."
Belgrade Daily Polltlka: ". . .
A statesman deeply convinced
that mankind need nothing more
than a lasting peace. A brutal
crime." ,
Warsaw Zycle Warsiawy:
"Kennedy was more far-sighted
than his predecessors. Ho
was better aware than they of
the conditions and possibilities
of the present international sit
uation. Ho took account more
than they of the necessities of
the atomic era, of the new
alignment of, forces In the
world." ' :.
Rome II Mcssaggero: ". . .
He was flying in the world the
flag of redemption, liberation,
reconciliation, and was fighting
the-evil beast of racism, co
lonialism, anli - democracy, op
pression and misery. All free
men recognized him as their
leader." .
Rome Avantl: ". . The man
who wanted to address a cry
of alarm lo all mankind against
the dangers of selfishness, in
dividualism' and nationalistic
narrowness." ,
Philippines Herald: . .'. A
giant towering above less wor
Texas Farmers
Endorse Freeman
Lubbock. Tex. (UPI) - The
Texas Farmers Union, stunned
by President Kennedy s assassi
nation, cut short Its state con
vention Saturday, but asked
President Johnson to keep Or-
vine E. Freeman as Agriculture
Secretary.
The farmers, claiming 11,000
members in Texas, met for only
three hours Saturday and ap
proved a 1064 plan of action
keyed to Kennedy's farm pro
gram. '
All other ; activities of the
scheduled two-day convention,
including a banquet, were can
celled. ,
"Wo express our bost wishes
lo President Johnson and sug
gest' that he continue to avail
himself of the services of Sec
rotary of Agriculture Orville
Freeman," one resolution read.
The 200 voting delegates ask-
ea lor anomer wncat reteron
dum for August, 19ti4, provid
ing increased price supports.
Speeches by Sen. Ralph W.
Yarborough, D-Tex., George
HicKcl, assistant to the presi
dent of the Rocky Mountain
Farmers Union, State Hep. Max
Carrikcr of Roby, Tex., and
John N, Fallon, sovilhwest divi
sion news manager of United
Press International, were cancelled.
thy world leaders many years
his senior." .
Taipei China Post: " . . . A
courageous man who took his
stand on principle and never
wavered from it."
Kuala Lumpur Malay Mall:
" . . . A man of original de
cisions and conscience." ,7
Hong Kong New Life Evening
Post: " ... He made great
contributions toward seeking
genuine world peace, His cour
age, determination, frankness
and sincerity will be acknowl
edged by all friends or foes."
Santiago La Nacion: " . . .
An exceptional statesman whose
reason and deep intuitions
agreed with the rhythm of his
tory."
Mexico City Excelsior: "...
A day of Infamy. Who could
benefit from his death?" (It
published side-by-side drawings
of President Kennedy and Abra
ham Lincoln).
Tokyo Malnichi: "In the last
days of the Eisenhower admin
istration, the united States was
being led by Britain and France.
Mr. Kennedy restored U.S. lead
ership in a short period of
time." ,
Leopoldvllle Etollc: "Kennedy
will go down in American his
tory linked with the complete
emancipation of Negro-American
communities ... he put
an end to racial segregation."
Premier Niklta S. Khrushchev
led the Communist world's ex
pressions of sorrow over the
Kennedy assassination. He call
ed it "A heavy blow to all
people who hold dear the cause
of peace and Soviet - American
cooperation.'1 In' a telegram to
President Johnson, Khrushchev
said the assassination evoked
"the indignation of Soviet peo
ple against the culprits of this
base crime."
Jackson County Mourns;
Schools, Firms to Close
(Continued from Page 1)
The Public Library of Med
ford and Jackson County and all
the branches will be closed.
Some grocery stores indicated
that they would reopen at noon
Monday to serve the public.
'A proclamation was isuued by
Jackson County Judge Earl Mil
ler, also, officially closing the
Jackson County Courthouse and
all county offices.
"Whereas our nation has suf
fered a great loss in the death
of President John F. Kennedy
and whereas Oregon Governor
Mark O. Hatfield has issued a
proclamation that Monday, Nov.
25, be a day of mourning and
all state and public offices be
closed, therefore, in keeping
with ORS 187.020, Section 4, I
Driver, Passenger
Injured In Mishap
The driver of an auto and
her passenger were injured
Saturday night when their
vehicle went off the road and
into a ditch along Oregon 234
about two and one-half miles
east of Gold Hill Saturday night.
The accident was reported to
the Jackson County Sheriff's
Department at about 8:15 p. m.
Mary Emaline Attebury, 46,
of Glen Eden Beach, Ore., was
the driver. Her passenger was
Melvin Henry Siekert, 57, of the
Veterans' Administration Domi
ciliary at White City.
Both persons were injured
and both were taken to Rogue
Valley Hospital for treatment,
officers said.
Man Hospitalized
After Collision
CENTRAL POINT - Dalton
Gene Quackenbush, 30, of Route
2, Box 567, Central Point, was
admitted to Rogue Valley Hos
pital Saturday after he suf
fered extensive facial lacera
tions in an auto accident.
Quackenbush was hurt when
the car he was driving was
struck by an auto driven by
Michael Anthony Toay, 61, of
Scenic Avenue, Central Point,
State police said Toay's car
struck Quackenbush's vehicle at
the intersection of U. S. 99 and
Scenic Avenue. They cited Toay
for failure to yield right-of-way,
Eagle Point Youfh
Involved In Tragedy
KLAMATH FALLS (UPI) -John
Lansing, 38, Merrill, was
struck and killed by a car on
State Highway 66, 18 miles west
of here Saturday night.
State police said the driver
of the car was John Wolfe, 18,
Eagle Point.
declare that the Jackson Coun
ty Courthouse will be closed
on Monday, Nov. 25, 1963, and
that the day be observed as a
day of mourning by the people
of Jackson County," Judge Mil
ler's proclamation read.
The Pacific Power and Light
Company will be closed all day
Monday, according to Frank
Benesh, district manager.
The California Pacific Utili
ties will be closed until 1 p.m.,
V. V. Lyman, division manager
of the Gas company, announced.
In addition to cancellation of
classes throughout the day in
the Medford school system, the
adult evening classes scheduled
for Monday have been post
poned, Dr. Leonard B. May
field, superintendent of School
District 549C, announced.
The meeting of the steering
committee of the Citizens Ad
visory Committee on Educa
tion, planned for Monday, also,
was cancelled.
Postmasters of Jackson and
Josephine counties, who had
planned a dinner meeting at the
Rogue Valley Country club for
Saturday night, announced that
the meeting had been postponed.
The Oregon Liquor Store in
Medford closed Friday after
noon, was reopened Saturday,
and will be closed again Monday.
A jury trial in Jackson County
Circuit Court No. 1 was recess
ed by Judge James M. Main
when news of the assassination
reached the court room.
The Ashland schools were
closed at 1:30 p.m. Friday.
Community Memorial servic
es in Ashland will be held in
Grace Lutheran church at 10:30
a.m. Monday with the Rev. Al
bert R. Nickodemus delivering
the sermon.
Monday classes at Southern
Oregon College have been can
celled in keeping with the pat
tern of all state Institutions of
higher learning.
In Grants Pass, Memorial
services will be held in the
High School gymnasium at 11
a.m. Monday. Plans for the
services were developed at a
noon meeting Saturday at the
Josephine County Courthouse.
Participating in the Monday
services will be the Ministerial
Association, veterans organiza
tions, the Josephine County
Board of Commissioners, the
U.S. Navy Reserve and Nation
al Guard, the mayors of Grants
Pass and Cave Junction, Boy
Scout and Girl Scout organiza
tions, the Grants Pass High
School band, the acappella
choir, city, county and state
law enforcement officers.
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Two Cited Alter
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Medford police cited two
drivers for violation of basic
rule following two separate non
injury accidents in the city Sat
urday night.
Lawrence Sabluckis of 42 S.
Central Ave. was cited after his
auto collided with one operated
by Gary Stanley Dawson of 1320
W. Eighth St. In front of the
latter's residence. This accident
was reported at 6:03 p.m.
Then about 8:30 p.m. Sandra
Ray Scholcr of 800 Liberty St.,
Ashland, was cited after her car
struck a city-owned signpost.
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from the Army so he could
speak out on subversion, Satur
day asked Americans lo unite
without recriminations.
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