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Oswald
Tried
FBI Investigating
But Declines to
Talk About Report
WASHINGTON fUPI) - The
wife of Lee Harvey Oswald has
told FBI investigators that the
accused assassin claimed that
he had fired a bullet into the
home of former Maj. Gen. Ed
win Walker in Dallas last April,
it was learned today.
The FBI declined comment
both on the statement attrib
buted to Mrs. Oswald or reports
that the possibility that Oswald
was the Walker sniper is being
investigated.
But other sources said that
the Russian-born wife of Oswald
had related that her husband
told her excitedly last April
that he had tried to kill Walker.
Ask Details
Other sources said FBI agents
investigating the Kennedy assas
sination have asked Dallas po
lice for details of the firing on
Walker's home seven months
ago. They declined to speculate
on anything beyond the fact that
the FBf was looking into a pos
sible connection between Os
wald and the Walker episode.
The action was part of what
was described as a "continuing
investigation" into every aspect
of the background of Oswald pri
or to the slaying of President
Kennedy on Nov. 22 in Dallas.
Dallas police said the day
following the assassination that
they were checking the possibil
ity that the assassin and the
Walker sniper were the same
person.
However, no official police
announcement has been made
and Dallas investigators were
reported reluctant to discuss
developments until after an
FBI report on the Kennedy as
assinalion goes to a presi
dential commission investigat
ing the case.
Youths Held in
Pretenses Case
Frank Delano Kinney, 20, of
401 E. 12th St., and Robert
Floyd Miller, 23, of 825 E. Ninth
St., both Medford, are sched
uled to be arraigned in district
court today on charges of at
tempting to obtain money by
fdlse pretenses.
According to Medford Police,
the two men were arrested
Thursday afternoon for acting
together in an attempt to de
fraud an insurance company.
Police reports show that Kin
ney notified them Sept. 16 that
a four-speed transmission had
been stolen from his car while
it was parked near his residence
that week end.
In signed statements to police
Thursday, both Kinney and Mil
ler said that they had collabo
rated their earlier stories. Kin
ney admitted that he damaged
the three-speed transmission in
his car, then told officials of the
General Insurance Corporation,
Portland, in a signed statement
that he had purchased a four
speed transmission from Miller,
which was later stolen.
According to police reports, a
three-speed transmission costs
$141.25 while the four-speed,
$350.
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DATES OF VISIT ANNOUNCED
VATICAN CITY (L'PI) The visit of Pope Paul VI to the
Holy Land will take place from Jan. 4 to . the Vatican
announced today.
The Pope also may pay a brief visit lo Lebanon during the
peace pilgrimage, Vatican sources said.
CONCERN OF STRATEGISTS INCREASED
LONDON (L'PI) Science Minister Qulntin Hogg's disap
pointing showing in winning a Commons seat increased the
concern of Conservative strategists today in their planning
for the general election campaign against Labor.
MISTRIAL CALLED IN ANTITRUST CASE
NEW YORK The government's antitrust price-fixing
case against the Westinghouse Electric Corp., ended in a mis
trial early today but federal sllorncy? indicated they would
seek new trial against the g-lnt appliance firm.
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CHRISTMAS DECORATION Three nuns are dwarfed by tower
ing, bell-shaped Christmas--decoration at Idlcwild Airport in New
York City Thursday. Hung with
view in the main lobby of the Overseas Arrival Building. (UPI)
East Germans Will
Open Wall During
Christmas Season
BERLIN (UPI) - East Get-,
man Communists will open the
anti-refugee wall for the first
time so West Berliners may
visit in East Berlin for Christ
mas, the West German press of
fice announced today.
The announcement said the
West German government "has
received information that bast
Berlin has the intention of mak
ing uossible visits by West Ber
liners to East Berliners during
the Christmas period.
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technical arrangements on how
West Berliners would pass
through the wall or get passes
would be settled by experts.
Sewer Inspection I
Still Under Way i
JACKSONVILLE - Word as
to when the Jacksonville sewer
system will be put into opera
tion now is expected in the
middle of next week.
An inspection of the system,
being conducted by Cornell,
Howland, Hayes and Merryfield,
Corvallis engineering firm, is
still in progress, it was learned
this morning.
Earlier it was reported the
system might actually go into
operation next week. A few
minor details still remain to be
taken care of, Mayor E. O.
Graham said. '
PORE
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1963
Wife
Gen.
ornaments, the creation is on
The Communist relaxation
meant no changes for East Ber
liners. It applied only to West
Berliners. East Berliners and
East Germans still will not be
able to travel westward through
the wall that was put up Aug.
13. 1961, to halt the flight of
refugees.
Merriest Christmas
For Berliners it means the
merriest Christmas since the
wall was erected.
About half of West Berliners
j have relations in East Berlin
and they have not seen each
" "- '"" "
Foreigners and West Ger
mans may pass through the
wall at present, but West and
East Berliners may not.
The agreement to allow
Christmas visits was reached in
negotiations by the East and
West German inter-zonal trade
committees which meet regu
larly to discuss trade.
Appraiser Testifies
On Value of Land
PENDLETON (UPI)-A Port
land real estate appraiser tcsti-
nea today that tair market
value of land in the Lake Val
ley subdivision south of Burns
was $10 an acre and that its
"best use" would be for graz
ing. The testimony came from ap
praiser Elmer Kolberg as the
government neared the end of
presenting its case against seven
Los Angeles and Chicago area
men on trial for mail fraud.
The government said the land
was offered for sale at $395 an
acre.
U.S. Judge John F. Kilkenny
dismissed one of the 16 mail
fraud counts contained in the
indictment after a witness could
not be located. The indictment
also contains one conspiracy
count.
Jury Deliberates
Thompson Verdict
MINNEAPOLIS (UPI)
jury of six men and six women
today resumed deliberations in
the case of T. Eugene Thomp
son, accused of having his wife
murdered for $1 million insur
ance money and love of a mis
tress. The jurors deliberated six
hjiirs Thursday without reach
ii a decision.
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Walker
Medford Council
Denies Request
For Zone Change
By a vote of three to five the
Medford City Council last night
upheld a planning commission
recommendation denying a
change of zone for a lot owned
by C. A. Parlier near the inter
section of Highland Drive and
Siskiyou Boulevard.
Parlier sought to have the lot
changed from single family to
limited commercial zoning so
he could construct a new High
land Market on the three lots.
The present market is now on
two of the lots which are zoned
limited commercial.
Frank J. Van Dyke, repre
senting Parlier, presented peti
tions containing 115 signatures
of residents in the area who did
not object to the change of zone.
He explained that the present
2,000 square foot structure
would be replaced by a building
50 by 190 feet and 18 feet high.
During discussion it was stat
ed that Parlier also planned to
include a barbershop, beauty
shop and drug store in the new
structure.
Seven persons attended the
session favoring the change and
two spoke in opposition to it.
Voting against the requested
change were Councilmen Robert
Cunningham. Jack Edson, Rob
ert L. Van Sickle, Robert Bac
cus, and Richard Travis. Voting
yes were William Singler, Jo
seph Hosick and Terry Green.
In other action, the council
approved a request by Robert
Lee Knox to move his liquor
license lor selling of beer and
wine to a new location at 1124
Court St. This is the third re
quest by Knox. The two pre
vious requests have been denied
once by the City Council and
the other by the Oregon Liquor
Control Commission.
Several persons, with peti
tions signed by 95 per cent of
the property owners and leasees
in the vicinity, spoke in oppo
sition to the request.
It was explained by council
members that final approval of
the transfer rests with the
OLCC.
Report on Cars Is
Accepted by Council
An airport committee report
regarding courtesy cars was ac
cepted by the Medford City
Council last night, and was re
ferred to the city attorney for
drafting of an ordinance.
The report was presented by
Councilman Robert Cunningham
and was accepted by the coun
cil with one negative vote.
Councilman William Singler
opposed the rccommendatio.
The report requires courtesy
cars lo be marked as such on
both front doors and sets
minimum fine of $100 and revo
cation of a courtesy car permit
for such permit holders who
violate the ordinance.
The proposed ordinance pro
hibits the permittee from park
ing vehicles under his control
not covered by a courtesy car
permit for periods of longer
than one hour in the public
parking area at the airport.
Dry Weather Helps
In Lodge Building
ASHLAND - Relatively dry
weather has aided construction
of the Mt. Ashland Ski Area
lodge and access road during
the last 10 days.
Alex Murphy, Mt. Ashland
Corporation manager, said this
morning that work is progress
ing on the road but that it is
still too early to say exactly
when it will be finished.
Closing in of the ski lodge is
! expected to be finished by the
i end of next week, he said. The
lodge opening is dependent upon
I completion of the access road.
There is still 12 inches of snow
on the ground at the ski area
and it has developed ir.to a
"good hard pack," Murphy add
ed. BOISE, Idaho (UPD-Idaho's
Board of Education announced
today University of Idaho Presi
dent D. R. Theophilus wil re--tre
effective July 1, 15.
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58th Year Price 10 Cents
No. 223
Rail Unions Ask
Court To Strike
Down Board Rule
Finding Charged
Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (UPI) -Three
rail unions today asked a fed
eral court to strike down a
railroad arbitration board
ruling in the railroad work
rules dispute. They charged
that the finding was illegal and
unconstitutional.
A suit attacking the Nov. 26
decision of the first peacetime
arbitration board ever estab
lished by Congress was filed in
federal district court here by
the locomotive firemen and cn
ginemen, trainmen and switch
men's unions.
The suit claims the arbitra
tion board exceeded the au
thority given it by Congress in
its far-reaching ruling concern
ing the need for firemen on
trains and the size of train
crews.
Eliminated Gradually
The board held that 90 per
cent of the firemen on freight
and yard locomotives could be
eliminated gradually because
other crew members could
handle their work.
It called for renewed nego
tiations on the size of train
crews and set up a system of
arbitration in event of deadlock
between union and management
on that issue.
In the suit, the unions said
the board failed to follow con
gressional directives and did not
include in Us ruling the items
on which the labor-management
negotiators already had agreed.
it aiso declared mat pro
visions for elimination of jobs
other than through normal attri-
tlon was Illegal because the at-
trltion principle also was settled
at trie bargaining table,
Major Issues
Congress set up a seven-man
arbitration board to decide the
two major issues in (he work
rules dispute and avoid a
threatened nationwide train
strike last Aug. 28.
Foreign Aid Bill
Given to Congress
WASHINGTON (UPI)-A bad-
ly battered compromise foreign
aid bill that pleased almost no
body was tossed back to the
House and Senate today for fi
nal action on a lake-it-or-leavc-
It basis.
The $3,599,000,000 authoriza
tion measure almost SI billion
below what the late President
Kennedy originally asked w a s
finally hammered out late
Thursday by weary Senate and
House conferees after three
weeks of off - and - on sessions.
The bill authorizes another year
of economic, military and tech
nical assistance overseas. A n
appropriation bill now must be
passed to provide the actual
funds.
The measure was far from
what the administration wanted
and varied a good deal from
each of the widely differing
versions passed by the two
houses. But neither the House
nor the Senate can change the
compromise version and must
accept or reject it as is.
Campaign Cosfs lor
Election Announced
SALEM (UPI) Backers of
the legislature's $60 million tax
increase package scnt $47,186
to sutler a 3'a to 1 defeat at
the Oct. 15 referendum, the sec
retary of state's office disclosed
today.
Victorious opponents spent
239 and are still $2,754 in the
red, the accounting revealed.
A preliminary list of cam
paign expenditures announced
Oct. 2fl s h 0 w e d supporters of
the measure spent $211,781, and
opponents $3,880.
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MEDAL OF FREEDOM President Johnson
confers the Presidential Medal of Freedom on
singer Marian Anderson (L) in a ceremony
at the White House today. Pinning the medal
County Court Calls
For Vote on Zoning
In S. Talent Area
An election on zoning for the I
South Talent area will be held
as soon as possible in January,
the Jackson County Court an
nounced this morning.
Time has to be allowed for
legal advertising and posting
for the election, County Judge
Earl M. Miller said.
Whether the vole is on interim
zoning or permanent zoning will
depend on how Ibe ballot is
worded, Jackson County Plan-
ning Director George Brenner
said. The district attorney prob-
ably will have to give an opin
ion on this, he said. Since this
comes under the new state law,
no opinions are available yet.
The zoning election probably
will not greatly slow up t h e
planning study of the area, Bren
ner said. Study of the area as
part of the overall Rogue Valley
study will continue. Little com
prehensive planning study has
been done on the Talent area,
he said.
Motion by Taylor
Motion to hold the election
was made late yesterday after
noon by County Commissioner
Edwin Taylor, seconded by
County Commissioner Donald E.
Faber and approved by tne
county judge.
Miller said he feels a lurther
public hearing would have "lit
tle merit at this time." He
hopes the election will settle the
emotions which were beginning
to hit a peak in the area, he
said.
The Oregon constitution pro
vides for a referendum by peti
tion which makes it the people's
right to call for an election if
they chose, Miller emphasized.
Prlition Asks Election
Miller noted that 132 of the
164 people who had signed the
petition calling for an election
were registered voters and area
residents.
Miller said he feels zoning Is
important to the county. The
Talent people have shown they
are interested in developing
their area as demonstrated by
Druggists Ask Rule
On Unpaid Claims
By United Press International
President Jim Mead of the
Portland Retail Druggists Asso-
ciation said Thursday he will
seek a legal opinion on whether
druggists can write off unpaid
claims against the State Welfare
Commission as bad debts (or tax
purposes.
The Welfare Commission re
cently cut reimbursements lo
druggists lo about 65 cents on
Ihe dollar because ol a shortage
ol lunds.
Mead said he was uncertain
what Ihe tax status of the losses
would be because there was no
written contract with the com
mission, hut he added, "we had
a g e n 1 1 c m a n's agreement
about payments.
Meanwhile, some Lane County
druggists rciwrtcdly were charg
ing persons on wellare onc-lhird
of the cost of their prescriptions
to make up for the reduced
state payments.
A release Irom the Lane Coun
ty Pharmaceutical Association
said its members will continue
to fill the orders in spite of the
hassle with the state. Some
druggists in Pendleton and Sa
lem have refused to serve wcl
far?, customers.
on the singer is Angler Bicldle Duke, U.S.
Protocol cnicf. America's Highest peacetime
award was conferred on 31 men and women
at the ceremony. (UPI)
the recent organization of a
rural fire district, formation of
a sanitation district and insti
tution of zoning.
The interim zoning would ex
pire normally Nov. 1, 11164. 11
was scheduled to be in effect for
three veara or until a pnmnrp.
hensive plan had been presented
for the area. This would have
meant a public hearing. How
ever, the County Court indicated
it would have called lor an elec
tion to determine the wishes of
the people.
Comedidn Skies
'Eye Treatment
SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -
Bob Hope, 60, here to undergo
treatment for a blood clot in his
left eye, has brought his famed
sense of human along with him.
Ihe comic was in his usual
wise-cracking mood Thursday
when he talked lo newsmen be
fore checking into Children's
Hospital to undergo delicate
photo-coagulation treatment for
the clot on the central vein be
hind the retina of his eye.
The treatment, which will take
several days, has forced him out
of a Dec. 13 television show.
Bing Crosby will take over and
Hope said Jack Benny had of
fered to do a monologue on the
program.
"Tl'c ;, l han ..1,1 Linn, It
and those two are the oldest 1
know, Hope said.
Hope's condition first became
apparent to him during Christ
mas season of 1959, when Ihe
troops in Europe. It has caused
him dizziness and fuzziness of
vision ever since.
Savage Creek Home
Destroyed by Fire
ROGUE RIVER The home of
the Richard Riley family, locat
ed a mile and a half up Savage
Creek, was destroyed by fire
Wednesday.
The fire was reported at 5:12
p.m. I wo trucks and 12 men
from the Rogue River Rural
Fire Department responded.
The home was already en
gulfed in flames when the fire
was reported, however. The
family, which has five small
children, was not home at the
time.
The local community chest
accepting
donations for the
family.
Dellenback, Four Other Solons
Decline Special Session Pay
SALEM UPI) Five of Ore-; have to do it himself and cut; Sens. Tom Monaghan. D-Mil-gon's
90 legislators refused to t "pai't a expense check with waukie, and Alfred Corbcll, D-
accept full payment of expenses
for the special session, and one
voluntarily cut his $250 monthly
pay lo $150, effective Dec. 1, the
secretary of state's office re-' then returned it, along with an
vcaled today. I other $120 pcrdiem check.
Rep. Edward Elder, R-Eugenc I Rep. John Dellenback, R-Mcd-announced
he was culling his for, also returned all of his $260
pay by $100 a month. Elder also i pcrdiem allotment,
refused to accept any ol the I Hep. William Gallagher, R-
$260 per diem expense allotment
for the special session
nurinn ll,n uwt,i,n t,'l.ln -..i.l
U he wanted a pay cut he'd
MEDALS
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MAYOR KILLED Fresno
Calif., Mayor Arthur Sollund,
57 (above), president of the U.S.
Conference of Mayors, and Her-'
I bert Ferguson, 56, president of
Fresno Chamber of Commerce
were killed Thursday when they
were tlu own through tile wind
shield of their station wagon
in a collision with a truck six
miles south of Fresno. Two oth
ers in the car were injured.
(UPI)
Mrs. Kennedy
Changes Home
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Mrs.
John F. Kennedy moves out of
the While House today, leaving
behind a personal touch and
1 lakinK wi'h bittersweet
memories of her nearly three-
year stay.
Willi hcr two children, Mrs.
Kennedy will live in a house
lenl to hcr h Undersecretary
"' Slain W. Avcrcll Hiirriman.
Her last oflicial act will be a
farewell to the household stuff,
which slays on to serve Presi
dent Juhnson and his family.
Johnson is expected lo move
inlo the 150-room mansion over
the weekend.
But for one member of the
Kennedy family, the parting will
he only temporary. Six-year-old
Caroline will be back to attend
class at the school her mother
established on the third floor.
Below her, in the East Room,
the windows and chandeliers
still are covered in black crepe
in remembrance of hcr father.
In the middle of the packing
Thursday, Mrs. Kennedy took
time out lo give three-year-old
John Jr., a birthday party,
making up for the one that was
nostxncd on Nov. 25, the day
his lather was buried.
scissors
F. J. Gould, head of the data
processing division of the secre
tary of stale's office, said Elder
laied (he check back together
' Portland, who was hospitalized
and did not attend Ihe special
. , nt i.n,1 Uie C'UJl
' pwdicm check.
President Johnson
Adds Pair to List
In Dramatic Move
31 Others Given
Nation's Top Award
WASHINGTON (UPI)-Presi.
dent Johnson awarded the na
tion's highest civilian honor to-
any to 31 men and women.
Ihen in a dramatic gesture, ha
conferred it posthumously on
the late President John F. Ken
nedy and Pope John XXIII.
Johnson's announcement that
he was adding his assassinated
predecessor and the dead Pope
to the list of winners of the new
presidential medal of freedom
climaxed a While House cere
mony which had been planned
by Kennedy.
The 31 other winners of thn
freedom medal had been desig
nated for the honor by Kennedy
in recognition of their services
and contributions throughout the
world.
Blind Woman
Those honored included musi
cians, artists, statesmen, jur
ists, educators, industrialists,
scientists, authors, playwright
and a little - known blind
woman sometimes called "a
one-woman peace corps."
At tne ceremony in the stata
dining room of the White House,
the new President had read the
citations accompanying lha
awards to the 31. Then, in
emotion-touched voice, he an
nounced that he was similarly
honoring Kennedy and the dead
pontilt.
A hush came over the 200
people assembled lor the occa
sion. Ally. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy
accepted the award on behalf
of his slain brother. Mrs. John
F. Kennedy watched from se
clusion behind a screen.
Received Medal
Everyone rose in a gesture ot
tribute to the late President as
the attorney general received
the medal.
'Johnson solemnly read a cita
tion hailing the dead Chief Ex
ecutive as a soldier, scholar,
statesman, defender of free
dom, pioneer of peace, author
of hope."
The concept of Hie medaf and
the ceremony were the ideas of
Kennedy, for whom the execu
tive .mansion still is draped in
the black crepe of mourning,
r Further sadness came info
the occasion Thursday when
one of tho recipients, former
senator and New York Gov.
Herbert H. Lehman, died of a
heart attack while preparing to
leave for Washington.
Johnson said tho B5-ycar-old
Lehman's best epitaph was the
citaliun he would have heard
today: "Citizen and statesman,
he has used wisdom and com
passion as the tools of govern
ment and has made politics the
highest form of public service."
South Talent Voles
On Bonds Monday
TALENT - Voters in the
South Talent Sanitary District
will return to the polls Montlay
to consider a proposed $l.')o,0(!ii
bond issue to finance the major
portion of a sewer system tor
the area.
Last Monday a board of direc
tors election was held, with A.
W. Octinger defeating W. B.
Jcssen for the seat, 31-20, The
vote was canvassed at a board
meeting Thursday night. There
was no change in the vote to
tals originally announced.
For next Monday s elect inn,
the polling places al the Res
more Motel will be open from
8 a.m. lo 8 p.m.
The South Talent district pro
poses to have a sewer system
installed to serve residents along
Old Pacific Highway and U. S.
O'j from the Talent city limits
south to the vicinity of the Litlua
Drive-In Theater.
BISHOP DIES
ROME (UPI)-Msgr. Alfonso
Carinci, tho Roman-born dean
of the world's Roman Catholic
bishops, died in a Rome hospi
tal today less than a month aft
er celebrating his 101st birth
day. Portland, returned $60 of their
per diem allotment. Both were
absent for three days of the ses
sion. Earlier this year the legisla
ture increased its pay to $250 a
month, plus $20 pcrdiem daily
while the legislature is in ses
sion. Lawmakers formerly were
paid $50 a month.
A bill to cut legislators pay
squeezed through the House in
lha ciwinl cncci.,,1 1,1 A,nA in n
I Senate committee.