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ourt Reverses Two Segregationist Gonte onvictions Broader Issue Sidestepped in ion By CHARLOTTE G. MOULTON United Pres International WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Supreme Court today reversed the contempt convictions of two Southern segregationists who had been joined in their appeal by the NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Justice Departnent. The court sidestepped a broader issue presented by the case: Whether a court order In volving free speech and assem bly can be tested by disobedi ence or whether it must be ap pealed through legal channels. The justices, In their brief unsigned opinion, merely cited a lack of evidence as the rea son for the reversal. Convicted of Contempt The two men involved wore Edward R. Fields, party infor mation director of the National States Rights party, and Rob ert Lyons, youth organizer for the group. They were convicted of contempt after being forbid den to distribute handbills and hold an anti-integration meeting in Fairfield, Ala. In another action, the court refused s hearing to a group of Negroes who challenged Mis sissippi's segregation statutes. The Negroes, headed by the Rev. L. A. Clark of Jackson, had been turned down in lower federal courts on grounds they could not act for all members of their rnce a practice known legally as "class action." The court also: Agreed to decide a bound ary dispute between Louisiana and Mississippi involving oil rich land under the Mississippi River. Louisiana authorities were authorized to file the suit with the high trlbual and Mis sissippi was given 90 days to file an answer. Cases Thrown Out Threw out two cases deal ing with obscenity tests in Lot Angeles involving the Henry Miller book, "Tropic of Can cer." It rejected an appeal by City Attorney Roger Arnchergh who had been challenged "by a bookseller on grounds the novel did not fall in the classification of "hard core pornography." Lei stand a ruling which held the federal government re sponsible In a negligence action brought against a national guard pilot in a IffflB Brunswick lid., crash In which all aboard a Capital Airlines plane were Regional Edition Page 2A MEDFORDlfaiWrRlli U N 15 MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 19fi:i Yank Bodies Found Off Viet Nam Coast SAIGON, South Viel Nam (UPD-The bodies of three U.S. Army soldiers lost when their helicopter crashed off the coast of South Vict Nam Saturday night were discovered today washed ashore on a remote beach. Names of the dead were with held until their relatives are notified. An American military spokes man said it appeared that the three men drowned. 129 Americans Killed Their deaths and that of a U.S. Army officer killed by Communist Viet Cong guerril las Sunday raised to 12 the number of American fatalities In the past four days. A total of 120 Americans now have been killed in South Viet Nam combat since January, 1961, when the U.S. buildup began here. Another 29 U.S. troops have died in non-combat acci dents. In Washington, the Army identified the slain officer as Capt. Lloyd A. Payne of Colum bus, Ga. His widow, Mrs. Jane B. Payne, lives at 890 Morris Rd. in Columbus. A U.S. military spokesman gave these accounts of the two incidents: The officer was shot by a Communist heavy machinegun in an operation against the guerrillas just after dawn Sun day In central Vict Nam. He was serving as a military adviser to a South Vietnamese unit In a drive against the guer rillas in 4he mountains of Quang Tien Province, 340 miles north of Saigon. He was killed by a single shot in the chest. Other casualties were not known. Plunged Into Sea The helicopter plunged into the sea Saturday night half a mile off the coast of central Vict Nam. An officer and twn enlisted men were listed as missing after the crash. killed. The crash has resulted in judgments against the Unit ed States Intalhngs (2 million. Actions seeking an additional $.1.5 million arc still pending. A fourth crewman swam to shore and reached army units operating in the area. The sur vivor, the co-pilot of the heli copter, said it overshot its land ing zone while on a night medi cal mission and circled over the ocean. Carnival Workers Sought for Murder BUCKHOLTS, Tex. (UPI) -Texas rangers, FBI agents and police with bloodhounds searched door-to-door In this central Texas town today for four sloppy looking carnival workers wanted for murder in Alabama. A force of 75 officers worked on the theory that the men were on foot and might have holed up in a home with hostages. Roadblocks were set up to pre vent an escape by stolen car. Police brought bloodhounds from the Texas state prison at Huntsville, 100 miles away. Residents were warned that the four men were armed and considered "dangerous" after a crime spree that included charges of robbery in Texas and Oklahoma. The men were identified as Clarence Cecil Coon, 21; John Lucas, alias John Edwards, alias Harold Lcroy. 19: Gerald Eaton and Dennis Woods, 17. They were charged with mur der Friday night in the slaying of Leonard Culpepper, 55, at York, Ala. Over-lhe-Counfer Western Stocks Ry (Jnilfd Prnt Intr Runh of America , Roup Caaciidc. ... . Gal Pur , Con f reight C.vpru M1ncn Eqiiitahlr ti&l. 1 At National Bank 7H .Iniitrn Muirtinn Kmid. . Mull Kennels N W Natural Gi .. . Oregon Metal . PP&L ... POE It S National flank . Tektrnmv West Gown Tel Stocks Continue To Push Forward NEW YORK (UPI) Stocks continued to push forward today led by tobaccos and electronics. Liggett & Myers, American Tobacco, Philip Morris and Rey nolds were up fractions to more than a point. Chrysler moved up nearly a point in a firm auto section. Kodak tacked on a large frac tion In IhA .hnminaU .lnnpc Ar uvm hi iv v.. v.... Laughlin paced a firm steel group. IBM jumped more than 4 in oleelrnnics followed bv gains of 1 ore more in Control Data and RCA. Xerox advanced near ly 4. Sunran DX, and Pennzoil moved up 1 or more in the oils but Amerada slipped about a point. Portland Livestock PORTLAND (UPIl USDA Cat tle 1400. Mixed Hood-choice steers 22; cows utility 13-14; canner-cut-tcr S-I2.S0. Cslves 200. Market not estab lished early. HogsSOO. Active, steady 1-2 urade butchers 1.1.75-18; 2-3 urade 15 13.30; 230-200 lb. 14.30-16; ow t-2 near 210 lb. 13. Sheep 1100. Slaughter lambs weak lo 30c lower; choice-prime 83-108 lb. wooled lambs 18-18.23: choice-prime shorn No. I fall shorn and No. 2 pelts 82-100 lb. 17-17.90. Portland Produce PORTLAND (UPIl Dairy mar ket: Ecus To retailers; AA extra lame 4fl-52c; AA larce 47-30c; A large 43?47c; AA medium 4l-45c; A small 25-32c; carton 1-cent higher. Butler To retailers- AA and A prints H7c; cartons 3c higher; B prints lilic. Cheese (medium currdl To re tallera 4fl-4(lc; processed American 3-10 lb. loaf. 43-48C. PORTLAND (UPI I Dressed chickens No. 1 grade dressed to retailers; Krver.s. whole drawn. 27 37c lnv. mostly 28-3(1. cut up. 31 40c lb.; hens, light type, whole drawn. 2d--Mc lh.; light type hens rut-no, 23-29C lb.; heavy whole 35- 30c lb Investment Funds Noon quo tat torn on telicttui tlorKi: Km nil But Rullnrk . 13 411 Chemical Fund 12 3n Colonial Fner .. 12.11 Kutnn Howard Slk .. li.ll Fidelity . . t7.no FundHtiirnul Invest 10.2.1 Group Sec Aero fl.R.'S Group Sec Com Stk 13.2'.! No Decision Reached on Grading Fire Insurance Methods in State 2R', 3', 31'. I ' 2(1 ', 23 Hamilton MDA Keystone n-3 Keystone P.-4 Keystone K-2 Keystone S-l Kevslone S-2 Keystone H-:l Keystone -4 3 Oft in n'i 1(1.18 3 3d 22 3R 12 Rd I.V3fl 4 3R Mass lnv drouth Stk A 32 National Growth Stock TV-F.lrc United Accuni .. United Income . 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The League of Oregon Cities asked the legislative group to make the study. Spokesmen for the National Board of Underwriters and Ore gon Insurance Rating Bureau appeared before the day-long session of the committee here to deny the need for such a problem. Based on Grading Fire insurance premiums paid by householders and business firms are based on the under writers' ratings bureau's grad- . ing of city fire fighting capabili ties. Don Jones, spokesman for the League, charged the under writers' manpower requirements were unreasonably high, that not enough credit is given for fire prevention work, that city officials are not consulted about revisions in the grades and that inspection are infrequent and do not reflect up to date informa tion about cities' fire defenses. Fire chiefs and mayors from throughout Oregon attended the meeting. Opposing the request were W. F. Williams and Carl Weers, of the San Francisco office of the National Board of Fire Under writers, and A. J. Snow of the Oregon Insurance Rating Bu-rca. Fog Causes Two Auto Accidents Weather conditions contribut ed to two accidents Sunday on Jackson County highways, ac cording to state police. A three car collision occurred Sunday morning at the inter section of U. S. 99 and Stewart Avenue when a car driven by John Franklin Buckner, 60, Compton, Calif., was unable to stop on the icy pavement. His car hit the rear of one driven by Melvin Dean Barnes, 28, of 4502 Crater Lake Highway, which in turn was knocked into a car driven by David James Huckaba, 18, of 318 E. 12th St., Medford. A car, operated oy Scott Har old Sanderson, 18, Oak Harbor, Wash., Sunday night turned over five or six times after it struck the rear of a pickup truck driv en by Kenneth James Kennedy, 54. Grants Pass, on the Inter state 5 at the Gold Hill Inter change, state police said. Both cars received extensive damage, but no injuries were reported. Sanderson was cited by state police for violation of basic rule. Williams said many of the ob jections voiced by the cities were outdated and had already been corrected by changes in the rules. .Major Factor He said statewide fire loss ex perience was the major factor in setting fire insurance rates, not the ability of individual ; cities to fight fires. ! He said if the rates for each city were based on that city's fire loss alone, a major fire could force insurance rates up ! so high nobody could afford in ! surance. ' He denied that the board of ' undt. :rs, which grades Portland. Eugene and Salem, or the Oregon Rating Bureau, which grades the state's smaller cities were arbitary in their I action. I Rep. F. F. Montgomery. R I Eugene, is chairman of the in- tcrim committee on insurance. 0090001 pTgglyl , iWiggly , o OPEN DAILY 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. FLYING WOMAN DIES NANCY, France (UPI)-Ma-: rie Marvingt, a Frenchwoman who flirted with danger in a man s world ana Decame me first member of her sex to hold a flying license, died Saturday at her home. VATICAN APPEAL ROME (UPI) - The Vatican threw the full weight of its re ligious authority into Italian pol itics Saturday with an appeal i to ex-Premier Mario 5celba against splitting the Christian Democratic party. Foreign Briefs BANDITS KILL 17 BUS PASSENGERS BOGOTA, Colombia (UPI) Bandits attacked a bus in Tolima Slate in Central Colombia Sunday with explosives and home-made grenades, killing 17 persons and wounding 22, according to police. The bus was cn rnule from Coynima to Alaco when It was overturned by an explosive charge planted In the road and set nn fire with the grenades. PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT RETURNS TO MANILA MANILA (UPI) President Diosdado Macapagal returned home today from a 2.1-dny journey Hint Included stops in Africa aimed at forging closer tics between the Philippines and the newly-emerging Afrlran states. Macapagal left Manila last Nov. 21 for the United States In attend tile funeral of President Kennedy. He returned by way of Africa where he visited Liberia, Tanganyika and the Malagasy Republic. Baker's Angel Flake Coconut 14 oz, pkg., Reg. 69c IS o Q SMBUSHED 1896 I GREEN Derby-15'2-Oz. Tin Chili CON CARNE Reg. 29c 5 for l 00 Dundcc-303 Tin-Reg. 25c Fruit Cocktail 1 oo SYRIA RELEASES POLITICAL PRISONERS DAMASCUS, Syria (UPD-The Syrian government has re leased 7(i political prisoners, Including four former cabinet min isters. It was Irarned today. The men were freed under a general amnesty granted by the National Revolutionary Council. MILLION CHILDREN DIE YEARLY IN LATIN AMERICA GENEVA (UPI) More than one million children die every year in I.alin America, the World Health OrganUation said today. One child in seven Hies before reaching the age of live, WHO said in Its latest "Health Notes From Around (he World." OKINAWA TO HAVE MONUMENT TO .WAR DEAD TOKYO (UPIl A monument in memory of the 3.073 soldiers from llyogo Prefecture ttho were killed by Invading American forces fin Okinawa In World War II will he erected there next year, the Prefectural Government announced today. CHOOSE THE TIE HE HIMSELF WOULD BUY! THE TRUE GLOW of gift giving is reflected not in the price you pay, but in the care with which you choose. FASHION CRAFT offers you a magnificent selection of neckwear domestic and con tinental styles and fabrics. $1.50-S2.50 - $3.50 Open Every Night Til 9 Until Christmas Offering you nationally known lines of men's wear t consistently sen. sible prices. All Gifts Wrapped Beautifully Stnca 1918 DREW'S Manstore IN THE MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER Nescafe INSTANT COFFEE Giant 10 oz. jar. Reg. 1.33... . - .JL?M1 o o VtSUStlSKtD 15 i Planters, Big 13'2 :. Tin Mixed Nuts Reg. 89c. 59 -.(-. c c (t I n i t r m. n. 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