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State Positions
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Editor's note: The Stale's fiscal officers have been in a
tizzy this year trying to keep up with rapid changes. First
the legislature added 1.800 new jobs, then 1,271 jobs were
eliminated after the Oct. IS tax referendum. This Is the
third of five articles.
By !AN STARK
SALEM (UPI) Early this year Senate Minority Leader
Anthony Yturri asked the Ways and Means committee to deter
mine the dollar value of job stability enjoyed by state employes.
It was during discussions of wage hike requests for state
workers, and Yturri believed the financial advantage of job sta
bility enjoyed by state employes deserved consideration.
Tillie Alberts must have wondered about that when she was
laid off a few weeks short of her 32nd adversary with the
State Tax Commission. She had planned to retire early next
year but wanted first to get in her full 32 years with the state.
She was one of 522 state employes laid off as a result of the
Oct. 15 tax referendum and the austerity program which resulted.
A Capitol janitor scoffed at warnings of layoffs that could
result if the lax- measure was defeated, and said he was going
to vote no. He was incredulous when he received his dismissal
notice.
Many Vacant Positions Left Unfilled
In addition to 522 who were fired, another 749 vacant positions
were left unfilled. "
The legislature added 1,800 jobs earlier this year 1,200 of
them in general fund agencies. Most were new jobs in higher
education.
After the tax measure was defeated, 1,271 jobs were wiped
out. The 600 new dedicated fund agency jobs were immune to
tiie cutbacks. Thus, this spring the legislature added 1,200 gen
eral fund jobs, and after the tax vote 1,271 general fund jobs
were eliminated.
Some workers were shifted to jobs in other agencies. But
because of pay increases that were approved earlier, the number
of actual layoffs may exceed 522.
Wiped out in the austerity cutbacks was $4.7 million for pay
increases.
Pay raises went into effect July 1, however, and the Civil
Service Commission ruled pay scales could not be cut back to
their previous lower levels.
This meant departments had to lay off a few extra people
to make up for the additional cost of the pay increases.
Higher Education Has Biggest Cutback
Biggest employe cutback came in higher education, where
203 were laid off, and 276 vacancies were left unfilled. The 276
vacancies that were eliminated included 240 in instruction, re
search and general services.
The giant Oregon State Hospital at Salem lost 91 positions,
including 63 layoffs.
The State Tax Commission laid off 48, and eliminated 48
other vacancies for a total of 96.
The Department of Education didn't lay anyone off, but did
eliminate 50 vacant jobs.
The secretary of state laid off 18, and eliminated two vacant
positions.
The State Board of Health eliminated 27 vacancies, but did
not have to fire anyone.
The Welfare Commission wiped out 63 vacancies, and thus
escaped having to lay anyone off. 1
The more than 500 layoffs were costly, however.
It was estimated that it would cost more than $1,000 for each
employe fired to pay unemployment benefits, and accrued
vacation pay.
In most cases the layoffs won't affect key services provided
by stale agencies. But many supplemental services were virtually
wiped oul.
Friday: Cuts in welfare and institution care.
Johnson Draws Praise
For Cut in Spending
By ALVIN SP1VAK
Unllcd Press International
WASHINGTON (UPI)-A top
business leader today praised
President Johnson's efforts to
cut federal spending and urged
local businessmen to support,
rather than protest, economy
closings of defense bases in
their areas.
The business spokesm a n,
President Edwin Neilan of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
even left open the possibility
that he might vote for Johnson
next year.
Neilan visited with the Pres
ident at about the same time
as disclosure was made that
Johnson issued an order to de
partment and agency chiefs to
take still another whack at cut
ting their budgets. He told them
to let him know by Friday
night what they had done.
Gafe Creek Reservoir
Planning Approved
WASHINGTON (UPI) - A
$100,000 appropriation for plan
ning of the Gate Creek reservoir
in Oregon has been approved by
a House and Senate Conference
Committee. Gate Creek is a
tributary of the McKenzie River.
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EXTRADITION OF PERON ASKED
MADRID (UPI) The Argentine (iovcrnment has officially
requested the extradition Irom Spain of former Argentina chief ol
slate Juan D. Pcron, a Foreign Office spokesman said here
tonight.
KENYA GAINS FORMAL INDEPENDENCE
NAIROBI, Kenya (UPI) On a dais covered with animal
skins, Britain's Prince Philip today presented former Mau Mau
leader Jomo Kenyatta with documents from Queen Elizabeth 11
formally making Kenya an Independent nation after 63 years
of colonial rule.
PEACE CORPS LEGISLATION APPROVED
WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate today approved and sent
in tin, while House leclslation authorlilng S102 million (or op-
perallons this fiscal year of the Peace Corps one of the most
successful projects Initialed by the late President Kennedy.
TRANSMISSION LINE FUNDS APPROVED
WASHINGTON (UPI) A House and Senate Conference
Committee has agreed to appropriation of $8.5 million to begin
construction of transmission lines to carry Columbia River power
to the Pacific Southwest. The agreement still requires formal
p-rrnvnl of both chambers.
a' t
Ncilan's comments about the
bases came as the Pentagon
prepared to detail the closing
of some defense installations
over the vehement protests of
congressmen.
Public Hearings on
Commission Agenda
Seven public hearings are on
the agenda of the Medford Plan
ning Commission at its meeting
at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Zone change requests involve
properties located at 37 Quince
St., at 611 W. 11th St., at the
northwest corner of Clark and
Narregan Streets, at Crater Lake
Highway and Riverside Avenue,
and a parcel located north of
Royal Street.
Hearings also will be held on
a request to erect a construc
tion sign on the northwest cor
ner ol btevens ana noyai
Streets, and on a request for a
variance to setback require
ments for property located at
West Main and Hamilton Streets.
The group will reconsider an
amendment to sign requirements
in limited commercial zones.
SEASON'S FIRST FALL - Chicago's first snowfall of the
winter season was a soft one remindful of scenes of the
Christmas holidays. This view is in Lincoln Park near Lake
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WEATHER
FORKCAST: Fatr, cool and
smoky throuch Friday. Morn
ing fog patches in northern
portion of valley. Low tonight
20-25. High Friday .near 4,v
Temp.
Highest Yrslrrdav 4'i
Lowest This Morning 19
Our Skies Tonight
Sunset today 4:311 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow .... 7:3'i a.m.
The Moon rises 5:fl! a.m.
tomorrow and Is at Apogee.
PROMINENT
CONSTELLATION
Orion, In southeast ..10:03 p.m.
VISIBLE PLANETS
Venus, low In southwest 5:17
Venus, low In south
west 5:17 P.m.
Saturn, In southwest. 7:10 p.m.
Jupiter, high in south 7:24 p.m.
Inquest Into Boys'
Deaths Under Way
An Inquest into the deaths of
David Eugene White, 15, Central
Point, and Paul Charles Thomp
son, 16, of Gold Hill, who were
killed in an automobile-motorbike
accident Sept. 12 is under
way today.
The inquiry into all circum
stances surrounding the acci
dent was being heard by a six-
man jury in Jackson County Dis
trict Court. Conducting it is As
sistant District Attorney Tom
Owens.
Among those who have testi
fied so far were a doctor, the
principal of Crater High School
where the two boys were stu
dents, Oregon State Police Pfc.
Lee Collingsworth, Dave Allen
of KBES-TV who took photo
graphs at the scene of the acci
dent; Delbert W. Casey, who op
erates a wrecking yard near the
scene of the accident on Black-
well Road; Raymond Edward
Christie, Gold Hill, driver of the
automobile involved in the acci
dent, and Mrs. Christie, his
wife, who was a passenger in
the car at the time of the col
lision.
Viet Cong Overrun
Vietnamese Outpost
SAIGON (UPI) Communist
guerrillas have overrun a Viet
namese government outpost 75
miles south of Saigon with the
aid of two turncoat government
militia men who were on duty
at the post, a U.S. military
spokesman said today.
Government losses in the Viet
Cong attack on the outpost
were reported as 11 killed, in
cluding five civilians, and four
wounded. Communist casualties
were not reported.
With the aid of the two sell
defense corps turncoats, the , Kicnliclcl uil corp. J. i. ynap
spokesman said, the guerrillas man, the firm s Oregon district
exploded a mine near tne out- manaKui, iu
post Wednesday morning and ! st'gh' year Richfield has
then attacked the post near the made an unrestricted grant to
Can Tho headquarters of the! the organization of non-tax sup
Vletname Army's IV Corpi. port collets In the stale.
MEDFORD, OREGON,
Final Check of
Boardman Lands
Title Being Made
PORTLAND fUPI) -The plan
to establish a 100,000-acre space
age industrial park in the wind
swept de s e r t wastelands of
Northeast Oregon appeared near
reality today.
A final check of title to the
lands was being made here.
Planning and Development Di
rector Samuel Mallicoat said he
expected Boeing Attorney Grant
Anderson to ratify Boeing Com
pany's $4.6 million, 77-year lease
of the Boardman-area property
some time today.
Boeing's lease of the 12-mile-square
area already has been
signed, and needed only ander
son's approval to become effec
tive. To Gel Signatures
Stale Veterans' Affairs Direc
tor H. C. Saalfeld was to meet
in Seattle tonight with Navy of
ficials to get their signature on
a deed for the 48,000 acres of
Navy land, and to turn over the
state's check for $522,000.
The land, the west half of the
Navv's bombing range near
Boardman, is the linal block ot
Vatican Diplomats
To Accompany Pope
VATICAN CITY (UPI)-Top
Vatican diplomats and experts
on relations with Eastern
churches will accompany Pope
Paul VI on his pilgrimage to
the Holy Land and a possible
"summit" meeting with Ortho
dox leaders, it was disclosed to
day. The Vatican today released a
list of persons who will travel
to Palestine with the Pope Jan.
4-6. Their names seemed to con
tradict at least partially the
Vaitcan's contention that the
trip is strictly a personal pil
grimage, and indicated that
weighty contacts between
churches may be expected.
Traveling with the Pope will
be his secretary of state, Am-
Icto Cardinal Cicognani and the
three assistant secretaries of
state.- Msgrs. Antonio Samore
Angclo Dcllacqua and Ernesto
Camagm.
Colleges Foundation
Gets $4,000 Grant
PORTLAND (UPI) -The Ore
Eon Colleges Foundation has re.
ccived a $4,000 grant from the
J. T
Shore Drive. Snowfall was varied throughout the area with
a minimum of two inches and a maximum of five. The out
look is for more snow. (UPI)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER
Installations
To Be
property needed to complete the
project.
Nobody was willing to declare
creation of the 100,000 acre
space age park an accomplished
fact until the last detail had
been completed. .
The project s development has
been marked by a series of
crises. The The Oregon Legisla
ture has three times had to en
act special legislation dealing
with the development, and two
special bills have been rushed
through Congress.
Boeing Co. has been vague on
its planned use of the facility,
but it is believed the company
will establish rocket testing fa
cilities. The stale has invested about
$1.5 million in the development.
Federal Aid Sought
For Graduate Center
PORTLAND (UPI) - State
officials planned to move swift
ly today to apply for federal
funds for a graduate study cen
ter, which was authorized under
a bill on which Congress com
pleted action this week.
Sam Mallicoat, director of the
state department of planning
and development, said his de
partment would prepare a "let
ter of intent" to send to the U.S.
commissioner of education.
Rep. Edith Green, D-Ore.,
said the letter should be sent
soon.
Of the $1.2 billion in the high
er education help authorized in
the bill, about $145 million is in
tended for graduate centers.
However, only $25 million will
be available in the first year.
The 1963 Oregon legislature
passed a bill allowing the state
to participate in the graduate
center program.
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CHRISTMAS SEALS fiahl TB and
other RESPIRATORY DISEASES
58th Year Price 10 Cents
Tribune
12, 1963
No. 228
Closed
Estimated Saving
01 $106 Million
A Year Expected
WASHINGTON (UPI) - 'De.
fense Secretary Robert S. Mc-
Namara announced today that
the government will close 33
military installations in 14
slates over a period of three
and one-half years,
The sweeping action will save
an estimated $106 million a
year and will eliminate 16,300
jobs, he said.
The defense secretary said
the action "reflects instructions
given me by both President
Kennedy and President John
son to effect all economics pos
sible without damage to the na
tional defense."
McNamura said only about
half the bases would be com
pletely eliminated. The other
half will be "very substantially
reduced to all practical pur
poses eliminated," he said.
Overseas Bases Included
The defense chief said shut
ting down installations ranging
from supply depots to Chicago's
sprawling 5th Army Headquar
ters would result in a net reduc
tion of 8,500 civilian employes.
The department also plans to
close bases in three foreign
countries but did not identify
them in today's announcement.
McNamara said the reduc
tions announced today are in
addition to a plan he disclosed
Saturday to reduce Defense De
partment employment by 25,000
in the next 18 months. This
would bring the department's ci
vilian employment down to 997,
000, the lowest in 15 years.
To Be Offered Jobs
McNamara promised that all
civilians losing jobs will be of
fered new ones and estimated
that nearly 80 per cent will re
main on the payroll.
He said he expects a net re
duction of 7,800 military person
nel and 8,500 civilian employes
in the widespread closings af
fecting 14 states and three for
eign countries.
Among the largest installa
tions to be closed are ruth
Army Headquarters in Chicago
(being moved to Ft. Sheridan,
111,); the Army depots at
Rome. N.Y.. Ft. Worth, Tex
and Schenectady, N.Y.; t h c
naval repair shipyard at S a n
Diego, Calif.; Stead AFB, Nov.,
and Camp Chaffee, Ark., and
Camp Lcroy Johnson, La.
The list included 14 Army, 12
Air Force and seven Navy in
stallations. States Involved were
California, Georgia, Illinois,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Ncvnda,
New Hampshire, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.
Bolivian Miners
Kidnap 2 More
Technicians
LA PAZ, Bolivia (UPI)-The
tin miner's revolt spread to Co
chabamba Province today,
where two more technicians
were reported to have been kid
naped. Miners at Catavi, in Po
tosi Province, already hold at
least 19 hostages, including four
Americans.
Government forces mean
while grouped for a possible
frontal attack on Caiavi, about
150 miles from here, where re
bellious miners last Friday took
hostages in an effort to pressure
the government into releasing
three Communist labor leaders
it holds on murder and fraud
charges.
Miners ignored a 48-hour gov
ernment ultimatum to surrend
er their captives which expired
Wednesday night, and authori
ties said the matter was now a
military and no longer a
civilian problem.
Reports reaching La Paz did
not identify the two new hos
tages other than to say they
were "technicians," generally
foreigners, seized by miners
at Colquiri in the general Ca
tavi area. Reports from Catavi
Variance Request
Denied by County
Planning Group
The Jackson County Planning
Commission last night denied
a variance request of Howard
Pruitt to operate a livestock
hauling operation in the North
Central Point zoned area.
The vote followed a public
hearing which was scheduled be
fore the commission after the I
board of adjustment of the com
mission earlier this year recom
mended that the request be de
nied and Pruitt appealed.
Commission President C. O.
Lovejoy opposed the granting of
the variance to break a tic in
the vote. Commissioners Gerald
Latham and Dave Lowry op
posed the variance. Voting in
favor of granting the request
were Commissioners C. W. Dug
gan and Richard Courtrighl.
In Residential Farm Area
The livestock hauling operation
Is north of Eric Avenue and east
of V. S. 99. It is in an area
zoned residential-farm. Six per-
sons spoke in favor of (he re-
quest, citing the need for such
an operation in the valley. Pruitt
had offered several conditions
under which he would operate if
the request was granted.
MX residents of the zoned urea
spoke in opposition to the re
quest.
In other action the commission
referred a variance request for
Dave Bechlcl, Foss Road and
Walen Lane, in the south Talent
interim zoned area, to the board
of adjustment for a hearing.
Bechtel wishes to construct a
cold storage plant and produce
warehouse on his property. Since
Bechtel had agreed to eliminate
some of t h c conditions which
adjoining residents had objected
to, the commission asked him
to submit in writing what he
planned to do.
In other action Lovejoy ap
pointed Latham, Duggan and
Edd Rountrcc to a nominating
committee.
Molalla Voters
Reject Consolidation
MOLALLA, Ore. (UPI) Vot
ers Tuesday rejected by a 781
to 380 count plans for consoli
dating 11 elementary school dis
tricts into a single administra
tive district within bounds of Ihe
Molalla High School district.
Hatfield Names Portland
New State Department of
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said tension had eased some
what with withdrawal ot army
troops irom the immediate
area.
In La Paz, however, Interior
(police) Minister Jose A. Arce
said he and Defense (Army)
Minister Gen. Luis Rodriguez
Bidcgain were taking charge of
operations. Arce did not rule
out the use of force as a solu
tion to tho apparent - deadlock
over the hostages.
Joint Committee
Approves Lumber
Marking Control
WASHINGTON (UPI) - A
House-Senate conference com
mittee Wednesday approved
a lumber marking requirement
that was a key factor in the
drive to cut back Canada's $280
million a year softwood lumber
sales to the United States.
The requirement would make
it necessary for all sawed lum
ber imported into the United
States to be marked with coun
try of origin after March 31,
1964. It is a keystone In any
attempt to enforce "Buy-American"
practices.
The requirement had been
added to a House-passed bill as
an amendment when the bill
was approved by the Senate last
June. It was included in the
compromise bill worked out
Wednesday by a House-Senate
conference committee. The com
promise now must be approved
by both houses bofore the bill
goes to President Johnson for
signature.
i Similar Measure
The State, Commerce and
Trpasurv denartments had on-
nosed the markina reaulrement
In hearings on the proposal, ana
former President Dwight D. Ei-
senhower vetoed a s i m 1 1 a r
measure jn lg60.
Opponents argued It would
violate Canadian-U.S. trade
agreements and run counter to
U.S. efforts to achieve freer
trade.
Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, D
Wash., hailed the conference
committee action as "a con
structive step toward helcinc
our Pacific Northwest lumber
industry."-; -
Canada exported about $280
million worth of softwood lum -
oer to tne united Mates last
year, accounting for about 15
per cent of U. S. domestic
softwood construction. Lumber
Industry spokesmen have said
the Canadian share of t h e U.S.
market increased this year.
Hunt Launched lor
Sinatra Kidnapers
WEST LOS ANGELES (UPI)
Federal agents hunting Frank
Sinatra Jr's kidnapers made a
door to door search in an area
of San Fernando Valley today
and frightened a teen-age girl
speechless when they asked her
whereabouts the night the sing
er was ransomed for $240,000 in
cash.
Mary Margaret Dyatt, 19, was
followed by two cars of FBI
agents for three miles from Re
seda to Canoga Park. She was
driving a late model white
Chevrolet impaia, the same
type car which Nevada police
said they thought the kidnapers
were driving.
"They showed my daughter
their credentials, but she was
so nervous she didn't read
them, said Mrs. James Dyatt
the girl's mother. "She couldn't
speak because she was
frightened."
SALEM (UPI) - llillman
Lucddemann, a former Port
land steamship company execu
tive, Tuesday was named by
Gov. Mark Hatfield to head the
newly-established State Depart
ment of Commerce.
The department was created
by the 1963 legislature. It is the
first of the government reorgan
ization programs asked by Hat
field to become law.
Lucddemann, 68, is a past
president of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, and vice
president emeritus for Ihe Ore
gon Inland Waterways Associa
tion. He will resign from the
board of directors of tho Ore
gon Mutual Savings Bank and
from the Delta Park Commis
sion in Portland.
Hatfield termed tho appoint
ment "a major step toward a
cabinet system of government."
The governor said the new
department would become opcr
.'.ive on Jan. 1. lie said tho snl-
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Another Major
Storm Moving
From Rockies
Arctic Air Sweeps
Across Great Plains
By Unllcd Press International
Snow and freezing rain knifed
into the East today and turned
highways into slippery ribbons
of death. Another major storm
iront moved down from the
Rockies with winds of nearly 50
inucs an nour.
Heavy snow and hazardous
driving warnings were posted
from Pennsylvania to most .of
downstate New York and New
England. More than six inches
of fresh snow were expected in
New England by nightfall.
mne inches ot new snow fell
at DuBois, Pa., during tha
night. Phllinsbure. Pa., hart
eight inches and Bradford, Pa.,
naa seven, f ive inches fell at
Milwaukee, ' Wis., and Muske
gon, Mich.
Visibility Reduced
In the frigid-West, a fresh
surge of arctic air swept down
from the northern Rockies
across' the Great Plains, whip
ping snow into the air and cut
ting visibility.
Minot, N.D., was buffeted by
winds gusling at 46 m.p.h. to
day. The mercury stood at 13
degrees above zero and visibil
ity ranged from zero to a quar
ter mile.
Blizzard warnings, calling for
winds up to 50 m.p.h., were is
sued for a large area from the
Dakotas down to Nebraska and
Iowa and up into Minnesota
and western Wisconsin.
Gale warnings were posted,
for Lake Superior and sections
of the New England coast.
Highways from the Rockies
to Pennsylvania were sheathed
in Ice and snow.
A United Press International
count showed at least 52 per
sons dead in weather-connected
accidents since the wintry
storm hit the Great Plains last
weenena.
Texas counted 8
lueaa, inaiana y ana Illinois 6.
Traffic on' U.S. 77' south ot
rurccu, 'juia,, pucci up lour
- miles - deep late .- Wednesday
night. ;
Temperatures Drop
Up to 5 inches of new snow
fell In the pre-dawn hours in
parts of the Great Lakes area
and northern plains. Snow cov
er across the northern portion
of the nation ranged up to 10
inches.
Temperatures' continued In
drop in the Rockies and down
across the plateau,
1 Montgomery, Ala., received
incnes oi rain aunng tie
night. Nearly an Inch hit Chat
tanooga, Tenn., and Huntsville,
Ala., in six hours. Birmingham,
Ala., had more than 3 inches
of rain in 86 hours and tho
weather bureau warned of local
flooding alone small streams
and low areas in north central
Alabama.
The weather bureau said Ilia
storm would move into down-
State New York by nightfall
and send heavy showers south
ward into Florida.
Landslide Kills
Four in Quebec
RIMOUSKI, Que. (UPI) - A
landslide in a remote commu
nity In Quebe's rugged Gaspe
area left four brothers dead
and a village virtually cut in
half today.
Six wooden houses slithered
into the Tourello River, a tri
butary of the St. Lawrence, and
a seventh fell into a crater
caused by the landslide that
also wrecked a 75-foot concrete
bridge connecting two sections
of St. Joachim la Tourcllc,
Que.
Telephone and telegraph com
munications with both sides of
the villaee were severed bv tho
I slide Wednesday night.
Man To Head
Commerce
nry range was from $21,000 to
$15,000.
Lucddemann said lie would
have a small staff, and would
"coordinate the operation of the
15 boards in the department to
give better service to the pub
lic." The 15 agencies being com
bined in the new department
now have in excess of 100 em
ployes. The new department includes
five administrative divisions:
Banking, corporation, insurance,
planning and development, and
real estate.
Ten licensing, advisory and
Bdministrativo review agrncies
oro included; Collection, watch
making and clockmaking, pilot
commissioners, real estate,
banking, accountancy, architect
examiners, auctioneers, en
gineering examiners, and land
scape architect examiners.
Formerly each ot these de
partments repoitcd directly to
the governor.