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Editor's Note: Property taxpayers next year will re
ceive a brutal reminder of the state's austerity program, for
about 25 per cent of the cutbacks were in the form of state
aid to local school districts. This is the first of five articles
on the program
By ZAN STARK
SALEM (UPI) Taxpayer enthusiasm for the economv Dro-
gram demanded by the Oct. 15
nexi ian wnen local property tax bills are issued.
Of the $46.3 million cutback, $12 million came from the 1964'
65 basic school distribution.
Finance and administration analysts anticipate about a $12
million carryover from the fund this year which means the
net reduction in slate aid to local schools will total $10.8 mil-
uon.
This means the Portland school district will suffer a $1,493,
685 cut in aid which will reduce the state's grant to $7,499,283.
To put it another way, Portland school district taxpayers will
have to pay $1.79 in additional property taxes for every $1,000
of true cash value of their property to make up the loss.
Many districts will be much harder hit.
Eugene's $555,790 loss translates to a $5.25 per $1,000 hike
in local taxes, Medford's $289,747 to $5.06, Roseburg's $195,802
to $5.59, Coos Bay's $204,751 to $5.68, Bend's $122,270 to $5.23,
The Dalles, $95,724 to $5.85.
In most cases, the normal school growth demands, coupled
with the extra tax burden resulting from basic school aid cuts,
will force local budget elections.
Many lawmakers were aware of this when they approved
the cuts in basic. They felt in view of the Oct. 15 referendum
that local school district voters should make the decision.
Because a portion of the basic school fund is designed to
provide extra money for poor school districts, they will be
hardest hit by the cutbacks.
The idea behind the basic school support fund is to use
income taxes collected by the state to help local school districts
operate, thus reducing local property taxes.
The Oct. 15 vote resulted in budget cuts, but did not re
duce the number of children in the schools.
As a result, part of the cost of operating local schools has
been shifted back to the local districts. It will be up to local
school boards to decide if they want to or can trim their
operations. If they .cannot, the cuts ordered at the state level
will have to be made up locally.
The implications of this shift are difficult to forecast.
The increased tax bills will be mailed out in most counties
just a few days before next November's elections. All 60 House
seats, and half the 30 state Senate seats will be determined at
that election.
The impact of increased local tax bills could effect the
outcome of the elections.
Wednesday: The schools (hat won't be built.
Indianapolis Jury
Indicts Seven Over
Ice Show Explosion
INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) - A
grand jury indicted the state
fire marshal, the Indianapolis
fire chief and five other per
sons Monday and charged that
"utter disregard of duty by
many" contributed to a Hallo
ween explosion here that killed
72 persons.
"No one seemed willing to
carefully inspect the premises
and protect the safety and wel
fare of the some 3 million peo
ple who have entered the build
ing during the past 10 years,"
the grand jury said in an ac
companying 21 page report.
It called fur a special session
of the legislature "to complete
ly overhaul" the department of
the state fire marshal, "or
abolish it entirely."
The strongly worded report
and the indictments came after
a weeks-long investigation into
the blast that shook the Indiana
State Fairgrounds Coliseum on
Roof of Building
Damaged by Blaze
CENTRAL POINT - The roof
of a two-story building housing
the Odd Fellows Hall and sev
eral businesses in the 300 block
of East Pine Street was dam
aged by fire Monday afternoon.
According to Cal Bowers, pres
ident of the Central Point Vol
unteer Fire Department, the fire
started from a gas torch. Work
men were using the torch to
dry the roof as they were apply
ing cold asphaltum.
The volunteer firemen re
sponded about 1:50 p.m. Three
trucks were used.
The fire burned two holes in
the roof. Otherwise, no damage
was reported.
ilEWSCCpiilEFS
TWO CONVICTED IN DEATH OF AIRMAN
EVREUX, France (UPI) PKC Raymond C. Bost Jr.. 22
of Pittsburgh, Pa., and PFC Robert Burrell, 20, of Philadelphia.
Pa., have been convicted In the death of Airman Robert Ladgctl
ol Woodlawn. N.J., following a fight in an Air Force barracks
here.
MARTIAL LAW IN FORCE IN BOLIVIA
ORL'RO. Bolivia (LTD Virtual martial law wai In force
today In this two-mile-high mining center, a key front-line po
sition in a conflict between the government and its Communist
infiltrated opponents which could eiplode Into civil war.
JOHNSON GETS INVESTIGATION BILL
WASHINGTON (UPI) The House pasied and sent to
President Johnson today a bill giving special subpoena power
to Ihe blue ribbon commission named to investigate the Ken
nedy assassination,
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tax referndum may disappear
Oct. 31 as an ice show was
nearing its climax. More than
300 persons were injured.
The seven persons indicted
were scheduled for arraignment
Dec. 20.
Fire Marshal Ira Anderson,
69, was indicted on two counts
of failure to inspect the Coli
seum. Melvin Ross, head of the In
dianapolis Coliseum Corp.,
which holds a contract to op
erate the Coliseum, was indicted
on an involuntary manslaughter
charge. The same charge was
returned against Floyd James,
commissary manager.
Fire Chief Arnold W. Phillips
was charged with failure to in
spect the Coliseum within a six
month period as required by
law.
Two Men Arrested
For Spotlighting
State police arrested two Cen
tral Point men last night on
charges of spotlighting deer Dec.
3. it was reported.
The two men are scheduled to
be arraigned in Jackson County
District Court today.
William Jesse Weide, 19. of
451 Wilson Road, Central Point,
and Richard Franklin Grissom,
18, of Route 2, Box 198, Central
Point, are being held in Jackson
County jail.
The arrests followed a joint
investigation by Medford and
state police during which blood
and hair from a deer were found
in a vehicle owned by the two
men.
The two arrests are part of
18 made by slate police this
week on charges of game law
violations.
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WEATHER
FORECAST: Fair through
Wednesday, except lor patches
of morning fog. Low tonight
20-25. Dish Wednesday 48-53.
Temp.
lltshest Yesterdav . 45
Lowest This Morninj; 22
Prec. to 10 a.m. Todav 01
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset todav
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7:30 a.m.
3:10 a.m.
Dec. 15
Sunrise tomorrow ..
Moonrlse tomorrow
New Moon
The comparatively
dim star
richt below the nlanet. Venus.
tonicht is Nunkl; the. much
brighter star high above Venus
is Altai r.
DefenseContinues
Presentation in
Mail Fraud Trial
PENDLETON (UPI) - The
defense continued its case today
in the mail fraud trial of seven
Chicago and Los Angeles area
men in connection with the Lake
Valley Subdivision south of
Burns.
Eleven witnesses appeared as
the defense opened its case in
Federal Court Monday.
Defense Attorney William
Morrison said the defense may
finish its presentation Thursday.
Dr. David Charlton, operator
of a commercial testing labora
tory in Portland, testified water
in the area had a slightly dif
ferent taste and odor but was
drinkable.
Neil Smith Jr., Burns post
master, said there was a steady
growth but not a booming popu
lation in the Burns area. His
wife told of collecting Indian ar
rowheads on Lake Valley prop
erty and spoke of nearby sports
locations.
Considered Undesirable
Oliver Olivo, a civil engineer
from Monterey Park, Calif.,
who engineered the Lake Valley
area, said he was told to leave
out "undersirable" land. He said
he left 15 to 20 per cent out of
the project because it was con
sidered undesirable for the sub'
division.
Federal Judge John Kilkenny
denied a defense motion for a
mistrial. The motion was based
on articles published in two
newspapers which referred to
evidence the judge refused to
allow Friday.
The government rested its
case Friday after calling 47 wit
nesses. Voters Defeat Bond
Issue for Sewers
TALENT Plans for a sewer
system in the South Talent Sani
tary District were stalled yes
terday as voters defeated a pro
posed $135,000 bond issue.
The margin was better than 2
to 1, as about 62 per cent of the
registered voters cast ballots.
The unofficial result was 93 no
and 37 yes. The vote will be
canvassed Thursday night.
The result naturallv was a
disanDointment for members of!
the board of the sanitary dis -
trict. "We'll iust have to trv to
work out something else," mem -
ber Donald Grimes said
Some residents said they ex-
peeled the bond issue to be de-
feated but were surprised that
it went down by such a decisive
margin.
The general consensus on the
defeat was that the residents
favored a sewer system but not
the price they would have to
pay for it.
Two Sections 58th Year Price 10 Cents
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SINATRA ABDUCTION California highway patrolmen and
sheriff's deputies (top photo) stop and search cars on Meyers
Grade as liiey leave Ihe Lake Tahoe area in search of Frank
Sinatra Jr., who was kidnaped late Sunday from his motel
room. In the lower picture. El Dorado (Calif.) Sheriff Ernest
Carlson leads suspected bank robber Joseph Greene from sta
tion after his arrest Monday. Sheriff's deputies arrested six
men, including two wanted for questioning about the abduc
tion of young Sinatra. (UPI)
Commissions Talk
Policies, Possible
Youth Work Plan
GRANTS PASS The Jack- pcy's (Jackson County Parks
son and Josephine Counties land Recreation Commission
Parks and Recreation Commis- chairman) proposed youth work
sions met jointly last night in program modeled on the Mult-
Grants Pass to discuss policies nomah plan now in operation,
and a possible youth work plan. I Josephine County Commis
No definite action was taken, j sioncr Louis Ringuctte said he
Further discussion of setting a ' had suggested such a program
policy on fees and charges in
recreation areas will be held
when Jackson, Josephine and
Klamath Counties Parks and
Recreation Commissions meet
in Medford later, it was de
cided. The group consisting of Jose
phine County commissioners
also discussed allowing special
use of public lands and waters
by private parties, clubs and
organizations and other public
agencies. The Josephine Coun
ty group said they had trouble
with conflicting interests be
tween fishermen and water-skiers
using Lake Sclma.
Intent on Acquiring Land
Since Grants Pass and Cave
Junction are the only Incor
porated cities In the county, Jo
sephine county is not as con-
corned with aiding municipali
! tics and communities with rec
I reation development as Jack
: son County is. But, they arc
more intent on acquiring parks
and recreation sites since they
have far less acreage already
i lor such development compared
to Jackson County. They com-
piimemca uie jaiK&un cuumy
commission on operation of the ATTORNEY DIES
Howard Prairie Lake recreation PORTLAND (UPI) Dr. Frank
area. I H. (Will) Masters, 76. a promi-
Josephine County people were 1 ncnt local attorney, died Mon
Impressed with Laurance V. Es-1 day in a hospital.
Tribune
a year ago. The Josephine
County program would train
youth in both forestry and
park work, however.
Proposes Regulations
Espey has proposed a set of
regulations for the youth task
force which would Include no
smoking or drinking while em
ployed by the County, working
eight hours a day, five days a
week, and setting a curfew if
in camp.
At least 40 high school jun
iors would be selected by their
principals on a board cross-section
basis, Espey proposed. He
said he had several letters from
future employers who would be
interested in hiring graduates
from the program. He also re
ferred to a list of various agen
cies which would help in es
tablishing it.
The two county representa
tives also discussed holding ex
tension classes on the graphic
arts, plant materials for parks
and recreation areas and ma
rine boatine laws. Such classes
, woud be open to the general
j public besides park personnel.
Airline Strike
May Disrupt 61
Holiday Travel
WASHINGTON (UPI) - A
strike scheduled to start Dec.
19 against United Air Lines
threatened today to disrupt the
holiday travel plans of about
100,000 GI s heading home for
Christmas.
The walkout has been called
by the International Association
of Machinists (IAM) to back up
demands for pay and benefit in
creases for nearly 13,000 me
chanics and other ground crew
members.
United, the nation's biggest
domestic carrier, estimated that
it would carry more than 800,
000 passengers during the forth
coming holiday period if there
were no work stoppage.
Rejected Proposal
Negotiators for the airline
and the union were summoned
to the offices of the National
Mediation Board (NMB) again
todav to resume bargaining.
Their talks were recessed last
week after the company reject
ed a union counter-proposal for
settlement. ,
Mediation board member
Howard Gamser said he would
renew his efforts to settle the
dispute before Ihe union strike
deadline of 12:00 a.m., local
time, Dec. 19. J
He said the Defense Depart
ment notified the NMB that
100,000 soldiers, sailors and air
men eoina on Christmas leave
already have bought tickets on
United flights. The airline,
which carries from 25 to 30 per
cent of all passengers flying
within the United States, Is the
only trunkline carrier serving
several major cities, including
the space center at Huntsville,
Ala.
Asked about the outlook for
settlement, machinists' union
airline coordinator Frank Hcis
Icr said, "It doesn't look too
favorable at the moment but
we've still got a week to go."
Stability Payments
Made to Employes
Medford City Manager Robert
A. Duff reported today that 90
city employes qualified for and
were paid stability payments,
which are equivalent to a year
end bonus.
The total amount of payment
involved was $9,950.79. Pay
ment to individuals ranged from
$6.80 to as much as $254.40.
Qualification for payment is
based on Wi per cent of base
pay afler five years up to 5
per cent after 20 years' service
with the city. Eight people re
ceived maximum amounts.
Authority for the payment is
an outgrowth of the Griffinhagcn
Kroegcr salary study conducted
earlier this year. This is the
first stability payment to city
employes, though payment has
been made in a modilied lorm
previously.
SHOPPING
DAYS LEFT
CHRISTMAS SEALS fight T8 and
other RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Johnson Claims
United States
AAost Powerful
WASHINGTON (UPI)-Presi-,
dent Johnson assured congres
sional leaders today that the
United States has the military
strength to survive a surprise
attack and destroy any aggres
sor. Johnson made the statement
at a briefing of top leaders
both Democratic and Republi
canof the House and Senate
on the relative strength of U.S.
Brief Statement
and Soviet military forces.
Defense Secretary Robert S.
McNamara, Secretary of State
Dean Rusk and Central Intelli
gence Director John McCone
participated in the hour long
briefing in the cabinet room of
the White House.
Afterward, the White House
issued only a brief statement
about the meeting. It said:
"The discussion covered both
the status as of today and as
it is forecasted to be through
the decade of the '00s.
"The President emphasized
that the U.S. military program
will continue to provide tor a
strategic force sufficiently large
to absorb a surprise attack and
survive with sufficient power to
be capable of destroying the
aggressor."
One More Step
Today's briefing was reported
to be one more step in John
son's efforts to keep key con
gressional figures fully in
formed. The session was similar to a
briefing given at the National
Security Council meeting last
week. It covered Dotn conven
tional and nuclear forces.
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger noted that
members of Congress have re
ceived high-level military brief
ings before but said he did not
know if they ever got a com
parison of Soviet and U.S
Grants Pass Man
Dies in Accident
GRANTS PASS Carl Mason
Dodge, 65, a resident of Grants
n f en . ,.,l,n ..ntli'nrl
last August as an employe of
ih r v n the .street dcDart
ment, died Monday afternoon of
injuries received at the Southern
Ornuon Plvwood ComDanv.
Dodge was at the company
o - . -
getting bark for fireplace fuel
when the accident occurred, ac
cording to reports.
It was reported but uncon
firmed that a log from the cold
deck rolled off and crushed him.
He was taken to Josephine Gen
eral Hospital nt 2:50 p.m. by
Whceless Ambulance.
Dodge was a member of the
Josephine County Democratic
Central Committee, of the Rod
and Gun Club here and of the
Free Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. Thursday in the L. B.
Hall Chapel with the Rev. Rich
ard Carroll of the Free Meth
odist Church officiating.
Dodge was born Aug. 20, 1898,
at Anslcy. Neb. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Edith Dodge,
Grants Pass; one son, Wesley
Dodge, Lebanon, Ore.; a daugh
ter, Dorothy Dodge, Oklahoma
City, Okla.; one brother, David
Dodge, Lebanon; a sister, Mrs.
Blanche Mills, Grants Pass, and
three grandchildren.
State Tax Revenues
Up 5.9 Per Cent
SALEM (UPI) -Tax revenues
totaled $47,357,473 lor the first
five months of the 1963-84 fiscal
year, a g a I n of 5.9 per cent
over the $44,718,477 received in
Ihe comparable period of the
previous fiscal year, the State
Tax Commission announced to
dav.
The Increase is about what
was anticipated.
Individual Income taxpayers
are responsible for the gain in
general fund tnxes, as revenues
from corporations are trailing
last year's figures, the commis
sion said.
Personal income tax collec
tions through Nov. 30 totaled
$43,294,771 an increase of 6.6 per
cent over 1962 63. Corporate
receipts of $3,504,482, were 3.9
per cent below collections for
the same period last year.
Gunmen Steal Drugs
In Daylight Robbery
PORTLAND (UPI) - Two
gunmen took $50 worth of nar
cotics in a daylight holdup of a
pharmacy today.
ASSESSORS MEET
SALEM (UPI) - More than
100 county assessors, county
court personnel and Board of
Equalization members gathered
here today for a two-day asses
sors' school.
strength, such as was provided
today.
It was understood that the
President wanted to reassure
Congress that defense economy
measures he has approved will
not affect the preeminent
American position in military
power.
In addition to meeting with
congressional leaders, Johnson
today held the first in a series
of conferences with his key
budget advisers Director Ker
mit Gordon and his deputy, El
mer Staats.
Today's discussion centered
on the budget requests Johnson
will make next month on behalf
of the Treasury and Justice Departments.
61 Jet Planes
At Air Base Said
To Be Sabotaged
WASHINGTON (UPI) - De
fense Department officials dis
closed today that 61 jet training
planes have been discovered
sabotaged at Williams Air
Force Base in Arizona.
The sabotage, the announce
ment said, consisted of the cut
ting of electric wires leading to
the gears of the T38 supersonic
trainers.
The department said that the
FBI and other military security
investigators have begun an in
quiry but no arrests have been
made.
Found in Routine Check
According to a report from
Williams, the sabotage was
turned up Monday morning dur
ing a routine check by ground
crews. Alter discovering tne
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thorough examination brought
to light the damage to the other
60 trainers.
All planes of the type were
immediately grounded lor furth-
er inquiry.
Officials said that the sabo
tage was not considered dan-
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Damage SuWCase
May End Today
A Jackson County Clr cult
Court iurv trial arising out of
a traffic accident Nov. 8, 1952,
in Medford is expected to end
this afternoon.
Mrs. Wilma Welding, Seattle,
Wash., is Seeking approximately
$14,500 in damages from Walter
Spcare doing busvss as Eagle
Wood Company, Eagle Point.
She charges the car in which
she was riding was struck by
Spcare's truck, driven by Har
lcy Goodwin, at Edwards Street
and North Riverside Avenue.
She further alleges she was
seriously injured.
After the start of the trial
yesterday, Mrs. Welding's attor
neys amended their complaint
to revise damnges sought from
$54,500 to $14,500.
Robert Radcliffc, Seattle, and
Donald O'Lcary, Portland, are
representing the Seattle woman.
Medford Lawyers Philip Lowry
and William Deathcrage are
representing Spcare.
lumber Freighter
Awaits Salvage
ASTORIA (UPI)- No decision
had been made today on wheth
er to attempt salvage of the
freighter C Trader, aground
with 2.4 million board feet of
lumber In the lower Columbia
River off Fort Stevens.
PORTLAND (UPI) Dr. Frank
B. Bennett, president of Eastern
Oregon College at La Grande,
will retire next Aug. 31 it was
announced today.
Corvallis Girls Detained
After High-Speed Chase
CORVALLIS (UPI) - Two
16-ycar-old Corvallis girls wore
in custody today after being
chased In their car by city,
county and state police and
damaging three police cars.
The girls were said to have
taken the family car of one of
them. They were chased at
speeds up to 90 miles an hour
south from Corvallis by city po
lice. The Benton County
sheriff's office picked up the
chase near Monroe.
The girls escaped I blockade
at Monroe, crashed through an-
FBI Agents Check
Mail in Search
For Ransom Notes
Kidnapers Said
To Mean Business
STATELINE, Nev. (UPI) A
musician who was with Frank
Sinatra Jr., 19, when he was
kidnaped at gunpoint Sunday
night said today "I'm afraid
for Frank."
John N. Foss, 26, told of his
fears at a news conference as
FBI agents checked the mails
and the young singer's famous
father waited tensely for a pos
sible ransom demand from the
two kidnapers.
Foss was with young Sinatra
in a motel room Sunday night
waiting to make a band ap
pearance at a Lake Tahoe gam
bling casino.
'Afraid for Frank'
Flanked by three sheriff's
deputies, Foss met with news
men at the casino today for the
first time since the abduction.
Asked if he was worried for his
own safety, he replied: "I think
I'm pretty well protected, but
I'm afraid for Frank."
He said the kidnapers repeat
edly warned that they "meant
business." And, after tying up
Foss, told him to wait 10 min
utes before notifying police.
"If we're caught before we
get to Sacramento, we would be
dangerous," he quoted one of
them as saying.
Money Was Demanded
Foss, who said the pair ap
peared to know who Sinatra
was, but he couldn't tell wheth
er they had intended to kidnap
him from the start. They de
manded money but got only
about $11 from Sinatra and
nothing from him, Foss said.
At one point, Foss said, one
of the parka-clad men suggest
ed to the other that he hit Foss.
but the latter said "No Joe, 1
don't ihink we should.
Foss was being kept under
wraps by authorities. He said
he underwent a lie detector test.
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Cambodians af (JO
May Finish Year
EUGENE f UPI) - Nine Cam
bodian students studying at the
University of Oregon as a part
of a special educational project
have been told they may slay
until the end of the academic
year if they wish.
Cambodia recently announced
it would accept no more Ameri
can aid and terminated all aid
programs, including one with
the university for teacher train
ing. "The decision to stay or go
back to Cambodia has been left
up to us," Kim Sillon, one of
the students, said after receiv
ing a letter from the Cambodian
embassy.
The students are all secondary
school teachers from the capital
city of Phnom'Pehn.
Sawyer Named Head
Of Judges' Group
SALEM Jackson County
District Court Judge L. L. Saw
yer was elected president of the
Oregon District Court Judges'
Association in Salem Friday.
Other officers are Thomas
Hanson, Marion County district
court judge, vice president; Dar-
rell William, Polk County dis
trict court judge, secretary
treasurer. The judges discussed new laws
and various matters aifecting
the operation of Oregon's dis
trict courts. Sawyer suggested
the association meet at the Vil
lage Green Motel at Cottage
Grove next year for a longer
session when a prominent speak
er would address the judges and
a series of panel discussions
would be held. This may be con
sidered later.
other blockade at Junction City,
damaging a Junction City police
car and a state police car.
Benton County Deputy Sheriff
Guy Murdock got ahead of them
but, he said, they kept ramming
into the rear of his car to keep
from stopping. At times they
were boxed in on three sides by
police cars but refused to stop.
They finally were halted at
Santa Clara, on the outskirts of
Eugene, almost 40 miles from
Corvallis.
They were turned over to Ihe
Benton County Juvenile Depart
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