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regon Civil Defense Machinery Put To Test Aler
fly ZAX STARK
SALLM (UP!) Oregon's Canyon
disaster machinery was thrown
into action Monday night when
Gov. Mark Hatfield called an
unscheduled test alert.
While the operation was not
without (laws, most disaster
personnel were pleased with the
I est.
Hatfield cancelled an encase
ment in Portland, and at 9:15
Five squads of slate police
in Ihc .Mcdford district were
alerted last night during the
practice problem concerning a
possible break in the Detroit
dam on the Santiam River.
The slate-wide alert for state
police involved 24 men in the
M e d f o r d office who were
enuinnccl and t-padv for an pi.
p.m. called his executive assis-i tended tour of duly within 60
lant. Warne Nunn, and ordered; minutes after the" first man
me lest alert.
The mythical
I ions of water down Ihe Santiam Building was in operation. Her workers assembled. j Plans were made tn evacuaie j units, and the American ni; Hatfield told the disaster 'still don't have an inventory of
it was the lirst test alert in; ivitnin an hour most of the people irom low lying areas, j Cross were mobilized. workers "there's been ao ad- emergency generators," i
use the basement command key personnel had assembled. , highways were blocked off, ar-i There were flaws: Nobody vanee warning, you'll haw to; The need for as alternate!
post since it was completed j National Guard disaster teams rangements were made for food j could fed s map of Marion improvise." headquarters was revealed, as
several months ago. i in Dallas. Woodburn, Salem and i for 25,000, and sleeping for J2,- j County, briefing procedures: Public Utility Commissioner : was the lack of drinking water
Hatfield personally supervised Silverton had been alerted and 000 refugees. were not organized, and there Jonet C. Hill commented acid- far large masses of evacuees,
the drill, and kept posing new had received orders to assemble State agencies, civil defense, was lack of coordination ne-.ly: "It's H months since the ! Put in general most of the
problems as h i s team of disas- at the Salem Armory. several county civil defense tween some agencies. Columbus Day storm and we disaster directors were sur-
; prised at how well the tat pro-
was called.
problem as
sumed there had been an ex-: within 20 minutes the new
plosion which split the Detroit radio communication svstem in
Dam. unleashing millions of gal- the basement of the Capitol
Rogue Valley Edition
Medford
58fh Year
Tribune
20 Pages Two Sections
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1963
Price 10 Cents Iceeded.
j The telephone company set up
j emergency circatts, and the cm
jergency radio artwork was in
jfiili operation throughout the
j s lie within an hour of the first
j alert.
j Four National Guard anils io-
laiing 153 men, in uniforms and
No, 232 j full equipment, were convoyed
in Salem and assembled at tine.
Armory at midnight.
Hatfield inspected the troops,
then esilined the mythical dis
aster and the jobs Uicy wouM
have performed.
"We can be quite satisfied
with the response," he said.
"We depend a great deai m
your intefiigeitce and abiiity is
adapt to situations.
i The test alert was declares,
over about I a.m. today.
HatfieW made it clear the de
ficiencies noted would be ex
plored in detail, and that ha
i didn't expect the same mis
takes to be repeated whets ms
next surprise alert is railed.
,:r NATO
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PARiS fUPI) The United degree of strength as are the , hopelessly outnumbered and
States called on its NATO part- j Americans, which are main-; outgunned by hordes of Com
ncrs today to carry more of the tained on a Ready - for - combat j mimisis and, consequent 1 y.
3 western neiense miraen ana oasis. noomea so reiy on tmmeoiate
.. warned failure to do so would McNamara addressed the 'resort to nuclear weanons for
if ' j make the American Congress third session of a three - day ; every contingency, no matter
1 ! and people "increasingly rest-; meeting of the North Atlantic j how limited in character, ts i
j l reaty organization w A t u ) open to serious question. !
Defense Secrclarv ruAeri S. j council. J In stressing this. McNamara
McNamara repeated President j Can Deter Attack ' spoke up for the United Stales j
Johnson's pledge that Ameri-j The NATO alliance, McNam-j policy of a "strategic pause")
can forces will remain in Eu-; ara declared, has sufficient mi- ' case of Soviet attack in the j
rope at their present strength clear forces to deter a Soviet i west. The United States asserts
of about six Army divisions 1 atomic attack. But Western 'hat such an attack should be i
even though thev are draining conventional or non-nuclear for-. resisted at first by conventional
off American go'ld. ices must be strengthened to f rees until it is clear whether
But he warned the European deal with possible limited Com- j the Russians have launcher! ail-.
,,i,'P r ihn Ati.,nti A; ' mnnist military attacks in Ber-' out war.
ance thev must bring their own ' lin. nr on the southern or north-1 French President Charles de j
military 'forces up to the same era flanks of NATO's fro..t, he , paulle insists on the policy of j
He indicated it is now up to taliation against Russian cities. )
America's allies to make these! McNamara scheduled a meet-i
increases in non - nuclear! m8 thls amoon wt" French!
Applause Lasts
For 42 Seconds
At End of Talk
AT KK.NXKUY AtltPdUT President 1,. B.
Johnson arrived today at a New York Airport,
soon to be named the John F. Kennedy air
port, en route to address the United Nations,
He was ctoseiy and heavily gswraai as sttown
in the picture. Police were in front and behind
him. turn
County's Charity
Program Costing
About $400,000
Jackson County's charity pro
gram is costing an estimated
$400.0(10 a year. County Judge
M. Miller told the welfare com
mission this morning.
Of this amount. Ihe County al
strength, to match the. tremend
ous effort of the United States
since Him.
McNamara said the picture
in the public mind of a West
Oregon Delegation
Praised for Work
On Basin Project
Douglas Bark
I Beetle Threat
Seen ToBe less
Aibanie, Cuba
Withhold Applause
UNiTED NATIONS, K.Y,
(UPO President jnfewm
pledged Ml support to Uie Unit
ed Nations ioday and elfered
a new year vow to make wrM
peace, eivil rights sud human
welfare "ml an illusion but s
reality."
Meeafcs of the l!3 nations
stand as (he President en
tered to hrsin his first U.N.
speech as Chief Executive, They
Mood again and applauded tor
42 seconds beH he ended hts 15
mimfte address with a ptedga
thai:
i "Any man Bnd any nation
lihat seeks peace ark hates
tsar aod is willine lo fisht the
Rosa MgJa against hunger and
disease and ignorance and mis
ery wiS iind the United States
of America by then- side, s.
mg to walk with them every stej
ot sne way."
The delegates interrupted the
Crack Possible
Cause of Break
LOS ANGELES (UPf! - A ' maintain the equivalent of sis.11 a?l"f":;rks
S9flfl (KKI to sunnort the .huee crack across the bottom t.S. Army divisions m Eurom ' " ' " ' : ...... i
County's welfare program and j 0f the Baldwin Hills reservoir as long as they arc needed,
tuiwutn ft- indiff'nl natient re-' mav havn nnip3;heH the huffe .
manli is sliown alter ne icarneu nine oi nis wurRcrs eie muvu in ! )ic Iol. iocai hospitais. ineitida wave that destroyed doi
an underground explosion at the Martin, Utah, mine. "1 wish this , $80 (w() fun represents a 100,0ns of homes, damaged hun
day had never happened. It is the most tragic day of my life," j er' cent increase in the last : dreds of others and killed three
Defense Minister Pierre Mess-1 Members of the Oregon Con- design -work or the aeUial draw- PORTl,ANTs ttJTO T h ei PfesWteat 4sty sc, a$pbsiias
iu j , uuu i "'a- Ercssiona! de eEBttou were lion- trie ot nians. A Iota) ol S5 mil-lTSiclas Fir imrk hiS nntlOT seconos tkbeb se bbkj
. , torea Monaay .nigm m rccogm- non tin ise used tn tots ctrpnmy, j jwse ns mg a inreat tusit. year
lit i n - i "on ' '"t'!r 'eadership m ob-' directors explained. jif present wet, snowy weather
r.nir Z ZT,,r .t.llslll'S lhe first appropriation hcv fatd helief fhgt ihe ! continues, the Oregon and- Cali-
Tri !'w ,nc RfiBe Bas!B PrJccl i present poiitical - economic cli-j fo"a '-and Grand Advisory
McNamara ' reiterated the ?'?!rf.f,f ! SI" 1 maic sbm teJmnMejB m
pledge given bv President .John- ..i- .project such as uie Jtogue Basin
s!m fn T message to NATo 'smlrccs AsslK:,aiifi!, mel al lhe 1 program which has many reim
Monday that the United States j Ho,?"iJ!"l"?,i- ... ... i Tself elements In disetisiins
remains committed to Eurone's ""-'"""-' ' 'r "n"""" t tnis pnasn ol national tnukiag
Board whs Sold Monday.
H. ,J. Hoikkenen, University of
And swre than ever j sap-
nort Us United ffatMstw m tha
best testament yet devked to
promote the peace of e worM
and the weli being of roaskisd."
Only Communist Albania sad
Cuba did not join is lhe sp-
W.M. .Pressor, tj 2'ir"S
(o Hie lioard on s survey made S,rfjM iMt ,lh ,
11 aimmw sia cnjrf , rl?r .' . ' . . n
i V. '.V. ... . j j tributes ts trie President,
ed beefie was not as damanine
m military spending md j s exnecien tsiis year because
aid and the passage of , generaHy rtamp weather.
TRAtilC DAY Carbon Fuel Company mine owner .lames Dia-
he said. (UPI)
Gas Blamed for Nine
Deaths in Coal Mine
three years, the county juage
said.
"We have paid $70,000 of ihe
$80,000 to the hospitals already
this fiscal year and have seven
and possibly four persons.
It was learned Monday night
that Archie V. McDonald, 70,
a furniture store executive, has
been missing since ihe dam
MARTIN, Utah (UPI) Meth-i vere lacerations, multiple contu-
i months to go," Milter pointed ' broke Saturday and swept him
! out. "We have to do something away before the eyes of his
I to cut this down. j wife. Mane
Bolivians Free
Four Americans
be sent to Congressman ilober! i a "fairly large accelerated jtji- j jwrts of biswdown frees remain-
li. Duncan and fcens. Wayne !. j lip works hill m 5 billion)." I Jtreen ami fhc tomber inrius-
Morse and Maurine B. Neuter-j rhrmk the projwsed inferitp. j '1' removed downed trees M i soviet Premier fiikita Khrash-8H-:
. . . . . !ffl offer weslern stales and P- . . idiev and a eomoanv of world
The initial $MB,00fl, it was j emphasis on flood control, wa- !ii" " saw. A T mmiwrin nMmriM to Mm a.
Tbe General AssemWy Hall
wbs packed, even fbeBgh e
pybiic was barred under seca-
rity restrictioas even more se
vere than those in force when
pointed out, is relatively small, i ter quality control and other J ""' ),ur! as badly" next year, j sfen
But the appropriation was one aspects of the Rogue Basin j "on J-ety,
of ew passed by Congress this j eel, the directors contended ihaf f! 'fmt ,5
iind Fety, chief of the Bureau !
Management s loeai
The President stood atone m
vear for nroiects that were aa-i nnihiiitiM for miHv si.. j branch of forest stseratsons, said ; f;"uTJ" 2"" i. '
LA PAZ, Bolivia (UPO-Four ihnrized last vear. it was noted, t i hmM h. Oh biowdows limber salvage i marore f
Americans held as hostages Mi These funds, directors staled. I i. n.-ii ,L h,,u,A praeram on Bf.M lands in West-1 jnere s sue u.
days by rebellious tin miners at j he used for engineering and nounced nians lo 'continue work- iern "'' Wiis wlv complete, i cnf m fr'.
Calavi returned safely to Lai
Paz today and prepared to
welfare patients. to exceed slfl million. Ortiro, some 150 miles to the; WAS1H N C. T O N (t?Ptl A
Welfare Administrator David The huge crack, running near- south. With them was U.S. Am-; u. rsm arfv.
State and federal investigators Kuhns said both the hospitals K- the length of the reservoir, hassador Douglas Henderson, id, ,c tiiwi ' rw ' - ;
moved into the blast-wracked an(i doctors could reduce the was revealed when the water! Henderson had greeted fhe'fn in M
.llnmntinn tn Inqrn .. , lli.w J : I ...J t V C 1 J. t.n; n . 11
Hp noted that local hospitals Mrs. MacDonald was one of home for Christmas vacations. I KfKPftHffi Pfflfl
ane gas and coal dust, possibly ' sis and suffered from shock. ! an(j mlrsing homes are com-' the 27 persons hospitalized with A Bolivian military transport! 3
irniirrl hv a snark were blamed H1 was in fair owd':'"" ' plaining welfare allocations do injuries received in the disaster landed here with the Americans HIo fttl Faracl
L ' ' , . hospital at Price, Ctah-a short , mcct (,osts jn ranng for that caused damage expected after an uneventful flight from VKi Ulf LCl C31
imwy n -I' distance irom tne disaster
thai killed nine miners and scene.
lurnrd a "model coal mine"
into a "black and dusty neit.
1
plo
nun h v '"- V V-. .' v' gas-dust laclors. hut were un- d ,he lcnfith of stBy,
v-'"" - ', ,uZ an11' 10 Pinpoim me source m, niscouraEes llnsnital Vislis
mine .vomiay. yniy the spark. Dr Edward siekcls. mcdicsl
survivors was injured. , , ,nxMMnn A Z' . ,! ,1
Gov. George Clyde ordered j agreccj that hospitals should
an investigation immediately j discourage welfare patients
following the mine disaster, the comjng to the hospitals instead
secono mi iu me w in i,!j ( a rtactor s oiiicc. unce
en miners survived the ex-'mil today, attempting to learn i prohlpm bv controlling more drained nut. Max K. Socha, de- Imen on their arrival at Oram! EvWM niP state Department CfltAnl a DARJ
kinn that rumbled through a the definite cause of the violent , ,igntly lmc a welfare pa-ipartment of water and power from Catavi Monday night ami was ,okj tm)av ; jCnOOl aLDciiU
. . ufiu io urai i .... .... ... -. ..... ....., 1J)C vtfl(m was yave wvait
ing with the Congressional dele-' "p J?" mm " PS. 'isca i S3"",Li 'ZZT
cation m much as ki, i ear i'Uii some i s Miiion ooaro : " -....
ifh, imf",r Sf ?JS Jeri of timber were aid for -ted: him, saying simply;
fllRHU lit 1 1 t t It It. tl Ullfi (-ltaji Ot UtV ft.HCil ft
amount, 928,S4t,ffla hoard feet sesnbly I have tile honor to wet
represented salvage sales rorae bis exceiieney, Mr. Lyn
valiird at $22.4 miiiion, Fety : don B. Johnson, President at
said. Ufle United States of America,
The hoard caiJerl for more an-1 and to hsvite him tn be prod
propriaiiosts for public Sand sur- enough to address the General
veys and increased emphasis on j Assembly.
' the
and expressed hojie that eon-
stmcHon dollars will be inrhtdrd
in ihe President's hoiifiet.
Fire Guts Grade
land exchanges.
1 have occurred only shortly he-
! fore the dam tailed.
Jesus Nunez, 45, received se-
WEATHER
fORECASTt V.iHry fnf loiustit
and V ptnf6AV. Ram 'ate 1
Wedne-.dav and rrv Thimdav.
( itmdv ah(ir hr foe thrmith
rrlncsdav. low lomcht neat
.in. Huh WfrtnfsdAy fifiir t.
1 iwrst 'this Mnrnlnt -
Trrr in l am. Tdav, N""
Our Skies Tonight
than four months.
$79 Million Sales
"Tax Possibility
that Prosw! .inWm h3fi ,.).'" V""" 1 "e."' -r ire eanv M-i
dered stiecia! rhristmiw Imw. a woem 31 lns UI"vcrf Iday gutted the Herbert E. Alien
.f HJfL mBS SC8VC ! "f Chicago, who left Oregon last j s c h o o 1 here with esfi-
scpiemocr wun two companions ; msXxxi sss of $aw,t.
Below Zero Marks
ihaied Mm Presidrirt a ad
&rir seas while he csmr l
ed Johnson from the nafl,
JjBsiaJ warmly gave Snsa
his familiar hnd-aHd-ebsw
called to the hospital a fetor, SALEM (UPDU Oregon had
The bodies of the victims, alt js bound legally and morally to 'atf a sac!i fax during Mm, the
nnft todv
tinrtr tomorrow
loonycl toniKhl
4:(0 p m.
1 :1X a m.
'U p.m.
I i r Qiiartfr I'"'- -
Hip !in ndr low inmcht nr
(uceii llir platK't. Yrnm and
Mrrrnrv. Vpiih. n Xhr tffi. l
nnw rar)v -in tme a hricht
.Mrirnrv,
MEWS()BRIEFS
ITEMl rRCM
The victims were- ' m privale panenis, nc u- nase. or w mjiutHi it ittuu pur
... , ... ei ,!.. 1 aested. Welfare patients are chased
John Whal Jr.. 32. Kenil'-1 kpl . hospital so metimes : had been exempted
worth- Victor Fossat. 47. Ben I a mile ionSer since u,
Valdc?. 39. and Ben Monlnva. i environment may not be ran
40 all of Helper; Gerald Nicl-; ducive tn Rood care, he said,
son 43 of Fairview: and Mike A tentative program far "an
Ard'ohain, 3d. Archie Larson. 4(1, dime the problem would In
and Heino Linn, 38, all of Price, chide the charitable subcommit
tee of tne .lacHson county ai-ut-ca!
Society reportinc to the
society on a study of welfare
patient care every six monlhs
to a year; the welfare commis
sion mcctmc with "medical
vendors'" and the subcommittee
tn work out the problem; wel
fare recipients asked to apply
for medical rare authorization
through the welfare office be
!UAlkAVM WAMHAIi
International Airport to aive the! on Vrlp l" s ,Vy c!isloms m U i"est of ei8ht IlUHHCiH IfCfliHCJ
l?e5naagesrPan loS MSSS f fJ? U , Bv t nitvd Vrr tmernationa.
welcome. .1 r-J. . ". ,.. "t? . ' KBOU " : Temneraturrs dinned below iTwta handshake aK thev wnrt
tii.fi.!n tiiiiti.a i ana uie v-ittciso niuja-uiH tt n-; cause ot tne lire was nm im-. ., ,tt, t,.' ,n , iZ 1; t
The were -rhomas ural "ry. i mediately determine, although f Nwtt i" to "? "" '"fi',
M L:f , J iL v!t : Officials said the U.S. Em- it was hclieve.1 to have started snow blanketed ;sian tounge where he srerted
and ichael Krist. la 4t "ssv t Katmandu. Nepal, said in the furnace room. . f ,m "i" !" i. . aae-
anfl MKflaei Kristuta, 4i, ot . , ' kj. wj of the (.reaf Lakes. ; sates and titeir tscrmanent refi-
,it:vt rtsstr.'rfm riff .(t:f t ,k fi tt- , , , - -
both fcrs was treated at a hospital , 'nwy resenuoves nsre.
officers, Bernard Kifkin. 52, of reponea jne yum was ki- ior tiesn oorns .UTlLw,., f, WiV llirT .r'r"
" r t trt m hip i.3tiatna nass ; sip lire was ntintiKi ttv a ' - i iw tj t iita
for home consumption 'JTJj"?-1z , Mr(-rthv rf Pv. who mtiice natrol car at 2:S8 a'.m.i '' rffl iBB hisked from the airport
ni nti.inn. mm iwmu , , , - , . " . , SVmrilSC. . .. anOinC tO 1C 1 ia iha i5 3tarfrt(iiitjvt
reacnefi isatmanou aionoay nu tin-tinn umi-. n- - - - - " t . -,"r"-"
night said the body bad been throughout the mhl. ; i":',s 'I Monday. ASjear en hieh the prestdentjat
buried -,t the site of the fall j The school, of frame eonsirar- much as a ton! nf new snowline; was not unfurled until H
Thn siat- nraaHfltMH had no tion, was buiH in the early i was forecast m Western N e w j left the midtawn tunnel on Mas-
further details. j K0's.
from Ltah, were hauled In the ,reat tne patient, he cxpiatr.id. gross r even tie would have , J'-.tf Wyatt's companions. Steve
surface Monday night and ak- waUare patients' hospital stay totaled about 57!) million if the - Mm ,n 'Srvie ' rthy and fiary Payne,
en to a mortuarj- in Price. snouW he compared with thai law included food w the tax V" Sfin w J 20, reported the youth was
Tt. ,;,iim ,iv,r. f orivalc oatienls, he sua- base, or $M" million if food pur- " , , ' """ ' V , . . ' t.ii in lhe Tm.i t atmj-ha
This was the conclusion con
tained in a report issued today
be the Slate Tax Commission.
The commission made it clear
it was n o t rerommendinp a
sales tax, but simply releasing
the results of a study of such a
tax.
Fergcrstrom, 27, of Honolulu, a :
Peace Corps volunteer.
Portland Airmen
Ordered Dispersed
i York.
1 haMan.
ItOl'KKTS SAID SEEN OS CUBAN HIGHWAY
.,.Mt .i-m,i r-iihan rpfiifffp reonrtpd Monday he saw
Russian ennvov of trucks and irailrrs transpnrtina what appeared fore going to the hospital and
tn he hiice rocket on a highway In tuba.
to cooperate in Keeping tne
medical costs down; and ex-
; panding the .larksnn County
i.nn.rn!YirMSTS TAKE tt LK
ItttMf 1 1 1'l i Prn-Communists in the Socialist party today j Farm Home and using the third
derided tn walk out of lhe rhambrr nf drpulies before a rnnli-1 floor of Kngue Valley Hospital
ttrme vote on Ihe new roaiiuon Eim-iimu-m m nr -t a ..mi.oiw. ... .
Mom,
KOI DISCUSSION LEFT TO MINISTERS
BRUSSELS. Brlsitim tt'PIt Agricultural miniMert nf the su
Cnmmnii' Market nation today Irft Ihe major prohlem n( a
I ranto-f.rrman Hratllork on farm prire tn thfir foreign minMers
and turned to riisuiyvion of minor detail.
Miss Beth Brandrs. registered
nurse, state board nf health li
censing advisor for nursing
homes, agreed to make an
evaluation of the farm home
facilities and report tn the
Jackson County Court.
SHOffiNS
Mis IFfT 4
CHSISIMtS SEJLS1)STB3!iil
ether RESPIBiTOSY OlSEtSES
BliUStiil 'Gaste' on Utilities Building Draws
Washington Attention of People, Fire Department
! PORTLAND (L'Pfl The Air'
Force will shift an undisclosed
'Fighter Group at Portland Air' (UPI) The U.S. Court "There's a light shining light atop ihr tower was a fire side, tt is operated by natural
Force Base to Walla Walla. 0f Anneal todav re- hrmU- io 'ii",' tweatcuins the nuiWios. Ras piped Bp tn if, Gardiner
jWash , County-City Airport, it ?J k. !L, Jl,L, top nf the California - Paairc Tt)P f,re department answer- i jBiialiation had been plan-
! was announced today. v.er5d the COrtvictton ot L'iiiitffis Company biiildms at ,he first call received about ,
The transfer is part of an , the Communist Party of , 2 W. Mam St , Medford. s p. m Saturday, a few hours . f . - f iff l
A,r Defense Command disper-Uk, United States on: s purjse is "advertismg a!rr ihe hm was erected, a!- mg were lit,
Uai plan designed to make sure! ? i Z t Tt-fJ t rrmW to Murray S. Card!- ,hoRh the sas company had bat because of the heavy work-
i that V. S. fighter - intercepter C"ar6e atiea lo mr ,m)any manaf?er, and informed a member of ihe fire toad of the maintenance persen-
: forces would survive a ballistic comply with a rcgistra- IHer is no doubt m the minds defwrtmcot personnel ot plans ' nel installation was postponed
imisMle attack .: nrflPr from the Sub- a! ihe Medford fire Department i(, erect the Sight. The informa- until Saturday,
Walla Walla will lie equipped - a accomptisnins in tion was not sent to tbe lire ae- The tight resistant tn
as a dispersal bBse for Portland vertve Acttvitte U)n-: purpoM!. nartmenl m wntstsR and appar-.and rain, and will tn no way
AFR and for Paine AFB stj trol Board, The court! As m attention - setter in the cntly notification was not re- endanger the community, Gar
Everett, Wash. The Air Force ordered a new trial at Mam i that has been blanket- layed to all firemen, Gardiner j diner exniained. If 355 fme
said about 30 men are in the! 1 1 ,1 ' lug Medtord, the "Waikiki fias-: explained. maaaer it is extingtitshed, tte
advance party nf the Portland !
detachment and five to six
times that many will eventually)
be stationed there. j
The exact number was with
held. 1
will have a e c o n d has been successful
rrtunr f Irv tn nrovet eives Several Calls
r V . r i
its case agatmt tM prif
lite," mt it is officially rsMed.i The iifiht is lacalrd 90 feet j escaping gas wiii not be any
above lhe huildins- The tower i nrenlem. Because of the height
itself is 70 feet hish. i tt the Wght the dispersaj p! In?
The Medford Fire rscpartment , ttjie rated fly Natural ta ) small amount of sas liiffles wttl
has reetved numermis rails i The Waikfti Gasltte itself is she tar above the city, aecwding
frnm ritirna who thoiisht the j It inches high and 15!i inches J to Cardsner.
o