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1 Oswald Left Confused Images In New Orleans NEW ORLEANS (UPI) - Lcc Harvey Oswald! the man gen erally believed to have slain a President and wounded a world, was born and lived in New Orleans from time to time. But no one really knew him. He was a shadowy, contra dictory figure. He left behind him a welter of confused im pressions when he died at the hands of a sell-appointed execu tioner in a Dallas police station. "He was very arrogant; he wouldn't associate with any body, never had any friends," said the woman who rented him a one-room apartment during his stay here last summer. 'Stern, Cold' "He was a stern, cold, un friendly young man," said a drug clerk who served him oc casionally. "If he ever smiled, I never saw it." "He didn't dislike people; he just couldn't get along with them," said a schoolmate who knew him better than anyone else. But even he confesses the relationship was not close. Oswald entered the Marine Corps in 1957, got a hardship discharge and went to Russia. He returned to this country with a Russian wife and showed up in New Orleans last May. He went to work in a coffee processin plant. Castro Groups During the summer he at tempted to join an anti-Castro organization, was refused, and wound up as secretary of a pro Castro organization, the Fair Play for Cuba committee. During the summer, Oswald borrowed from the public library a biography of President Kennedy, a book on the assassi nation of Louisiana Sen. Hucy P. Long, books on Communism and Communist leaders and a number of spy novels. Carlos Bringulcr, a Cuban refugee and delegate of the Cuban Revolutionary Student Directorate, said Oswald of fered his services last summer to help train anti-Castro fighters. tmsr: rmvk THANKS NATION Simply and without emotion, Mrs. J. D. Tippit Friday thanked the American people for the outpouring of comfort and aid given to her as the widow of a Dallas, Texas policeman slain while trying to sicze the accused assassin of Presi dent Kennedy. At right is Dallas Police Chief J. E. Curry. (UPI) Contributions For Tippit Family Continue To Arrive DALLAS (UPI) - "Worn-out" police office workers took a hol iday Saturday from counting ev er growing contributions to the widow of Policeman J. D. Tippit, slain trying to arrest the accused slayer of President Kennedy. "We have 12 big sacks of mail nnw " said Asst. Police Chief Charles Batchclor. "But these folks are just worn out," he said. "Everybody fi nally has to have a day off." Mrs. Tippit, 35, thanked the nation Friday night and said her family wants to return to liv ing "quietly." Batchclor said there were nine bags of mail for Mrs. Tip pit Friday and 12 Saturday. "Three more bags came in late Friday night," he said. Mnniw print iniiprl In arrive from nearly every part of a gratclul nation. A $5 bill attached to a let ter from Tulsa was typical of contributions : "I am sending a little con tribution to help you realize your husband's great sacrifice is appreciated by many Amer icans," the letter said. "May God give you strength of which you have been unaware and may history's record make you and your children eternally proud of your husband and fa ther." Cub Scout Pack 36 in Queens, New York gave up $25 it raised for Christmas money to Mrs. Tippit. A Los Angeles woman wrote that her husband is in the sher iff's department. "I know this could happen to me and my chil dren as it did to you," she said. "I share your sorrow and I will be praying for you." She sent $10. 35 ARMSTRONG TIRES... INVENTORY REDUCTION o TERMS Jury To Be Picked Monday For 'Lake Valley' Trial PENDLETON (UPI) A jury will be chosen Monday in fed eral court hero for the trial of seven persons charged with mail fraud and conspiracy to sell desert land near Burns. The land development project was called "Lake Valley." Government and defense open-l-.g statements also are expect ed Monday in the case brought by the government against Ab raham Leonard Koolish, 70, Win neika, III., and six other Chi cago and Los Angeles area de fendants. A hearing was held in Port land Friday which indicated the trial would last at least three weeks. In addition In Koolish, de fendants arc his son, David Frank Koolish, 43, Winnetka, 111.; .lohn Milton Phillips Jr.. 33, president of Harney County Land Development Co., Evan ston, III.; .lack Cecil Chcrbn, 37, Chicago; Richard Dale Walker, 4(1, Los Angeles: George Ed ward Isaacs, 30, Olondale, Calif, and Maurice Arthur Hall, 3!), Los Angeles. Morrow Court Favors Boardman Titie Bill HEPPNER, Ore. (UPI) -The Morrow County Court Friday adopted a resolution favoring the passage of a bill which would use state veterans' loan funds to clear title to the proposed Boardman Space Age Industrial Park. Judge Oscar Peterson issued a statement which said the com missioners approve the action taken on the Boardman project by the State Department of Planning and Development, and would recommend passage of House Bill 1014. The commissioners, however, opposed HB1020, companion measure which would freeze land value on the 100,000 acre park for the lifetime of the Boeing Company 's 77-year lease. ON APPROVED CREDIT Don't DtUy Hurry Down Today and Taka Advjntjqe of Thii Fabulous OHor! WHILl THIY LAST! NEW TIR ES WHILE THEY LAST 6:40-6:50-13 Pram. Slick ... $13.88 6:40-6:50-13 Pram. Whin 15.88 5:60-15 Pram. Hack 15.88 5:60-15 Pram. Whita 17.88 6:00-16 .tk 10.88 6:70-15 ,,. 9.88 7:50-14 .tk 9.88 7:50-14 Premium Black 16.88 8:00-14 ,,. 15.88 8:50-14 Whita 19.88 7:60-15 Pram. Wh;l. Nylon Tubrl.il ... 24.86 8:00-8:20-15 Whita Nylon Tuba Typa 22.37 DROP IN & CHECK! MANY MORE VALUES CARRY OUT PRICES! 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The council directed city com missioners in charge of streets, parks and water to work with the hcautification association in working out details for the fountain group in memory of the assassinated chief execu tive. Estimated cost is between $i"),lHW and MU.OUti. THRIFT AUTO SUPPLY Medfard, 101 N. Rlvtnldt-Oranli Paw, 52 I I. OPEN SUNDAYS Homo of 10,000 Items 773-7433 5,000 Expected For AMA Convention PORTLAND (I'm - The American Medical Association will open its annual convention here today, About 5,000 per sons are expected for the five day meeting. Four other conventions also will be held in Portland this week . The Agricultural Cooperative Council of Orcfion opens a two day meeting .Monday. Sixty de legates are scheduled to attend. The Oregon Wheat Growers League starts a three-day meet inn Thursday. Some 300 dele gates are expected. The Otogon Dairy Council meets for a one-day session and the lleprcsentativrs Council of the Oregon Education Associa tion opens a two-day meetinc Friday About 200 persons are c.xec;cd for each meeting Thornton's Opinion Of Boardman Bill's Legality Reviewed By ZA.V STARK United Press International SALEM (UPI) -While Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton says "a grave question exists as to the constitutionality" of the spe cial bill to once again pull the Boardman chestnuts out of the fire, he docs not declare the bill is illegal. His four-page opinion request ed by Reps. Sidney Leikcn, D Roseburg, and Richard Eymann, D-Marcola, was submitted to lawmakers Nov. 22, shortly be fore the special session of the legislature recessed because of the assassination or President Kennedy. The bill is scheduled for a vote Monday when the legisla te reconvenes. The opinion deals with one of two Boardman bills before the legislature the one which would transfer the protect to the Vet erans Affairs Agency, and ratify the $4.6 million, 77-ycar lease of the 100,000-acre site to the Boe ing Co. of Seattle, Wash. Corbctt Asks Second Ruling During the recess Sen. Alfred Corbett, D-Portland, requested Thornton's opinion on a compan ion measure which would freeze property lax values at the site for the life of the lease. Thornton's first opinion noted "we can sec no constitutional bar to the use of actual 'sur plus' moneys now in the veter ans' bond sinking fund." Thornton noted the stale's lease with Boeing holds the company "harmless against cer tain adverse claims by third parties. This office has ruled on several occasions that the slate cannot enter into such agree ments. ..in a 1 1 probability the Oregon Supreme Court, if con fronted with this question, would hold these provisions of the lease would not be binding upon the slato, but would not on that ground invalidate the en tire lease." Thornton's opinion continues, "T h c principal constitutional question which we believe arises under the bill in its present form is the validity of authoriz ing and ratifying the expendi ture of public funds to subsidize industrial development, and (or the benefit of a specific private corporation. "No doubt there are other firms which would be interested in receiving low-rent lands, lax exemptions, or other preferred treatment... "We arc therefore confronted with a bill which singles out one corporation and grants to it a privilege which is not available to any other." Thornton said he could find no case "in which this precise question" has been passed upon by the Oregon Supreme Court. He cited cases In 16 states where such actions were ruled unconstitutional, two where they were held constitutional, and two others where courts had "decided the q u c s t i on both ways." Thornton then noted "in view of the split of authorities in this matter.. .the question is a close one. "It is our opinion that a grave question exists as to the consti tutionality of the bill, but... the question cannot be settled until the highest court of our state speaks on it." Thornton then suggested the bill either should be referred to the people, or voted upon by the legislature, and if passed by the legislature, be given an immedi ate court test "so that the Boe ing Company and all Oegon citizens and her legislators and public officials may know where they stand." Boeing signed the lease July 1, but technicalities arose and the company has until Dec. 15 to decide whether to honor it. The Commissioners' action followed a debate on Boardman held in the high school here. Some 250 persons heard Senate President Ben Musa, (D-The Dalles) and Rep. Stafford Han sell (R-Hermiston) defend the state's proposed agreement with Boeing. Sen. Alfred Corbett (D-Port-land) and Rep. Jack Smith ID Condon I both opposed the lease on the grounds it does not pro tect the interests of the state. Strong resolutions calling for immediate passage of the bills were submitted by the Pendle ton Chamber of Commerce, the Port of Umatilla and the Uma tilla County Industrial Commit tee. City Councils of Boardman, Umatilla and Hermiston also endorsed the project. The Boardman lease will be the main item of business when the special session of the Ore gon Legislature reconvenes in Salem Monday. Page 2A MEDFORDiWTRIBUNE MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBEH 1, 1963 1 ELCCS ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY DEC. 1st 2 Elks Temple I Public Invited MUSIC CENTER ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THEIR TEACHING STUDIO Private and Class Piano and Organ Lessons by well known instructor . . . Bob Anderson For further information Phone 772-2211 MERRILL UTI) .A-funeral service was held here Friday for Sp. 5 .lames D. Talker. 25, who was killed in a traffic acci dent in Saigon, South Viet Nam. Nov. 10. Parker was with the U. S. Special Forces in Viet Nam. IT'S NOT TOO LATE Bias Charge Against Tavern Is Upheld PORTLAND UTI) - Stair Labor Commissioner Norman Nilsen announced Friday he has upheld charges of racial dis crimination against .M s Wagon Inn Tavern at Damascus. Nilsen conducted n hearing Sept. 24 on charges filed by Herman Mitchell, a rortl.mil Negro. Mitchell asserted that he was refused service at the taern June 15 because of his race. 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