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SI fUl rvn F WtmB EN IE Rogue Valley Edition MEDFORD 14 Pages Rockefeller Officially In Oregon Primary Race Coos Bay Man To Be Director Of Campaign Hatfield Welcomes Aspirant's Action SALEM (UPI) - Gov. Mark Hatfield today welcomed New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller into Oregon's 1064 presidential primary "as I do any aspirant for the Republican nomination Rockefeller announced in New York Sunday he would enter the primary and that William E. Walsh of Coos Bay, president of the Oregon Board of Higher Education, would be his state campaign manager. Hatfield, who has been men tioned as a possible nominee for vice president on a Rockefeller ticket, earlier invited GOP pres idential candidates to enter the Oregon primary. "I welcome him as I do any aspirant for the Republican nomination to the presidency," he said. Rockefeller's announcement came as no surprise since he already had declared himself a candidate for the nomination. Under Oregon's unique primary law he would have been on the ballot anyway. Strong Campaign Likely But his announcement docs, in all probability, mean he will campaign extensively : in the state. In Coos Bay, Walsh said that In accepting the appointment as state chairman of the Rockefel ler campaign, "I am joining a team of Republicans who have a candidate for President who is not only eminently qualified for that high office, but one who can unite all Republicans for victoryyjicxl November." Waif ... inHir-atprt Rnrkpfnllnr planned to visit Oregon in early ; February. The announcement from Rock efeller headquarters said Walsh would resign his education po sition in January to devote full time to the Rockefeller cam paign. Walsh has been in Republican politics (or many years. In 1952 he was a delegate to the GOP national convention which nom inated Dwight D. Eisenhower. He said he probably would run for delegate to the 1964 con vention. Walsh served 12 years as a legislator and was president of me stale senate in ims. I scheduled to be completed io Walsh said Rockefeller has morrow, said Alex Murphy. shown "he is a middle of the j road leader of national stature. He cannot only lead us to vie- lory as nepuoncans, uui ne naa , the ability and understanding to; Murphv added. It has given the this rnnntrv of nurs to lonrnUiinn tin,, m rnnrinri fur. fuller and happier destiny I among the great nations of the . r .i.- world. MOD MONTH PROCLAIMED OLYMPIA (UPI)-The month . jntn the ski area. Target date of January has been proclaimed for opening of that road, with "March of Dimes Month" in a packed dirt surface, is mid Washington by Gov. Albert D. January. It will be paved at a Rosellini. later date. MStwjBRIEFS rrtMS rtoM Js WEST BERLIN STUDIES SOVIET WALL PROPOSAL BERLIN (CPU West Berlin today arcrpted informal Com munist proposals to negotiate new agreement for West Bcr linrrs to pass through the Communist wall in the future In visit East Berlin. FRENCHMAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON PARIS (UPI) Former Col. the Secret Army Organijation for France, was sentenced to life have the first advertisement on Imprisonment today on charges of leading a plot against Prrsl- the election published some time dent Charles de Gaulle. this week. The county court signed the order Fridav calling DEATH PENALTY ASKED FOR ACCUSED SPY for an election before the prcs- VIENNA (L'PI) The Bulgarian stale prosecutor today de- ent interim zoning ordinance cx manded the death penalty (or Ivan-Assen Gcorgiev. the hand-j the district attorney's oflice has some diplomat who confessed he was a highly-paid spy for ruled. the V. S. Central Intelligence Agency. CYPRUS NEUTRAL ZONE PROPOSAL ACCEPTED NICOSIA. Cyprus (LPI) British Commonwealth Relations Secretary Duncan Sands announced today both Grerk and Turkish Cypriots have arcrpted his proposal for neutral zone along the cease-lire line in Nicosia. MAYOR ENTERS N. Y. TRANSIT NEGOTIATIONS NEW YORK (UPI) Mayor Robert F. Wagner entered the marled subv.av-bus contract negotiations today In the hope of verting the first combined public transportation strike In (he ijlty'i history, scheduled tor New Vear's Day. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1963 k -II life, 1 . 6 ' - Alt) BILL DISCUSSED Senate Majority Leader Mike Mans field, Mont., left, and Sen. Wayne Morse, D-Ore., confer in Washington as the Senate passed the long-stalled foreign aid money bill and adjourned after the longest session of Congress in 22 years. (UPI) Aid Bill Passed; Congress Adjourns WASHINGTON (UPI) The i first session of the Bath Con gress adjourned today after the Senate finally approved and sent lo President Johnson the Mud Closes Road To Mt. Ashland ASHLAND The Tolman Creek-Bull Gap - Ashland Loop road system up to the Ml. Ash- 'and Ski Area has been closed to all unnecessary traffic until further notice. Representatives of the U.S. Forest Service announced the closure, after heavy sightseeing traffic Sunday made sections of the road almost impassable. Rain and warm weather have helped create numerous muddy spots, it was reported. There won't be any skiing on Ml. Ashland now until freezing conditions return and more snow falls. Work at the ski area con tinues, however. The Pomalift 0n the beginners' ski slope is manager of the Mt. Ashland Corporation. The warm weather situation as naa some nappy aspects, ; ihnr tests of eouinmcnt and the i . irni'e tuilnr cv:li.m arCd 5 Wdlll SJMUU. rVinclnml nn l n nrOC- ...- ik. un .j trnm ; the too of the Siskivou Summit i AROUND THI OlOU Antoine Argoud. former chirf of controversial $3 billion foreign aid appropriations bill The Senate quit until Jan. 7 when the second session con venes to plunge into such issues as the civil rights bill and the $11 billion tax cut. The Senate disposed of the compromise aid bill with less debate than anticipated. The House also adjourned a short time after the Senate took action. The vote came less than four hours after the Senate met and agreed to limit debate. Despite grumblings of some members about the need (or meeting to day and a last stand attack on the aid program by Sen. Wayne L. Murse, D-Ore., the Senate did not even use all of its allotted time on the bill. The roll call approval of the money bill, a vote on which the prestige of Johnson's administra tion was pinned, came after Democratic Leader Mike Mans field, Mont., won the agree ment to limil debate. The Senate first approved by a 56-14 vote the HI 4 money items and most other provi sions. It later adopted by voice vole the conferees' recommendations on two non-money items which wcre reported to both houses in disagreement. Th . . ln. 1,0111 lne Bl" 10 ' "imenl Jnnson. wiic ((lunaimi lean iticu une Ul l(rawcr OHIO llie MUOr in Pvnnrl.lmnnH D nb f.mrlc In! i I ne nrnv s nn ri ""I""' ""I"" underwrite credit on commodity sa,les " Communist nations. The other was a minor section lim iting employment of non-Americans on a i d projects abroad when they do not reside in the aid receiving country. Zoning Information To Be Mailed TALENT - The South Talent Improvement Association will soon start mailing out informa - tion on zoning to all registered voters of the South Talent area concerning the Jan. 24 election, The mailing list is being com- were leaders in two major piled now, according to an asso- Northwest industries, enmmer ciation spokesman. cial fisheries and forest prod- Meanwhile, the Jackson coun - iv elections department will Portland FHA Loan Approvals Set Record PORTLAND (UPI) - The Portland Office of the Federal Urn.;.. A ilm in!.! oal am eairl In. !1UU3lil milllllllSM ntiuu oaiu lir day that it approved a record $03.5 million in home insurance loans in 1963. The office serves Oregon and Clark. Klickitat and Skamania counties in Washington. Tribune Goldwater Calls Arizona GOP Heads to Meeting Plans Regarding 1964 To Be Told WASHINGTON (UPI) - Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, R-Ariz., today asked Arizona Republican leaders to meet with him Jan. 3 in Phoenix "to hear my de cision regarding 1964." The message apparently set the stage for Goldwaler's an nouncement as to whether or not he would actively seek the 1964 GOP presidential nomina tion. He earlier had said he would make his decision in Jan uary. Goldwater made llie an nouncement in a telegram from Phoenix where he is recupera ting from minor surgery on his right heel. Goldwaler's office said the telegram was sent to a "rep resentative group of his friends and supporters throughout the country." The statement said: "From time to time during the past year I have discussed with countless Republicans such as yourself, our two-party system and our individual reponsibili ties to this concept. Because we share a mutual belief in this re gard, I want you to know that on Jan. 3, 1 am asking some of the leaders of the Republican party in Arizona to meet with me at 11 a.m. at my home in Phoenix, Ariz., to hear my de cision regarding 1964." Vandals Desecrate 15 American Flags SEATTLE (UPD-Police and school officials today wcre in vestigating vandalism at Lin coln High School here which in cluded the ripping and shred ding of 15 U.S. flags, some of them still draped with black bunting of mourning for the late President Kennedy. Officials said the vandalism occurred sometime during the weekend and that damage total ed about $1,000. "It was obvious that the in tent of the raiders was to dese crate every flag in the school," said Charles O'Toole, chief se curity officer for the school dis trict. "The other destruction seemed to be an afterthought." In addition to desecrating the flags, the vandals broke door windows to classrooms, splash ed paint on the walls, floors and ceilings ot tne an room, siasn- cd upholstered furniture, and ceilings of the art room, slash dumped papers drom d c s k i .maul umic, Sandoz, Chapman On PP&L Board PORTLAND (UPI)-Two Ore-! gon industrialists, Thomas F. Sandoz of Astoria and Ralph A. Chapman of Corvallis, have been elected to the board of di-1 rectors of Pacific Power & Light Co., it was announced to day. Paul B. McKec. chairman of , the PP&L board, noted both i men were longtime residents of ; t w 0 important communities! served by the firm and also , ulls' Southern Plains Fee Winter's Fury Bv United Press International A Rocky Mountain storm blustercd into the Southern Plains during the night, drop - ping 6 inches or more of snow in parts of Texas and leaving highways glassv as far as Mis - souri and the Dakntas Some of the coldest Decem ber weather in history contin ued from Minnesota to the Ap- 1 Daiacmans . " EDITOR'S MOTHER DIES PORTLAND (UPI) - Mrs. Lucy B. McKcan. 84, mother of Oregon Journal political editor Douglas McKcan, died Sunday 1 a local hospital. 58th Year Price 10 Cents No. 243 Khrushchev Sees 1964 as Possible 'Year of Change' Premier Quotes Kennedy's Words By HENRY SHAPIRO MOSCOW (UPI) - Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev said to day that 1964 can be "a year of decisive change for the bet ter" in the cold war if the Unit ed States and the Soviet Union "are united in the interest of peace." In an exclusive statement to United Press International an swering this correspondent's questions on the prospects for peace in 1964, Khrushchev said he believes agreement can be reached on a number of steps toward relaxing international tensions, including reduction of armed forces and military spending on both sides. Kennedy Quoted He quoted with approval the words of the late President Ken nedy that the two nations need a better weapon than the hy drogen bomb or missiles "and that this better weapon is peace ful cooperation." He said President Johnson's stated intention to carry on Kennedy's policies has been met with gratification in the Soviet Union. Khrushchev cited Soviet hud get cuts for military spending earlier this month and said: "It would be a good thing if other states took similar ac tion ... I would call it a policy of mutual example in the curtailment of the arms race. Khrushchev listed these areas of possible agreement: The slowing down of t h e arms race and further allevia tion of international tensions. Cites Arms Reduction Reduction in the armed forces and cuts in military ex penditures. The reduction of armed forces stationed in other coun tries. A non-aggression pact be tween the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Communist Warsaw Treaty powers. The establishment of nuclear-free zones and agreement to prevent the spread of nu clear weapons. Inspection Station Has Record Day HORNBROOK The Satur day before Christmas was the busiest day in the history of the California Agricultural Inspec tion Station here. A total of 5,617 cars, 84 trucks and 34 buses passed through the station. This compared with 5.304 cars, 82 trucks and :)7 buses the same Saturday in 1962. Sundav. Dec. 22 of this year. 3,391 cars, 126 trucks and 24 buses went through, compared ' to 2.323 cars, 54 trucks nd 211 j weekend, primarily Because 01 buses the year before Traffic also was heavy last travelers heading south (or the Rose Bowl Game. v11 itdiuitiav, iali .in, .i.iin cars, 9fi trucks and 18 buses went through, compared to 2,320 cars, 91 trucks and 22 buses the same Saturday in I9(i2. On Sun- day. Dec. 29 11 was cais, liu " u1-'" "lu "'" 1 Parc1 ln 2 048 uca,'J' 10 lru,c:ks a"d. 13 buscs ,hc Suntlay a,,er Christmas in IW.2. Walsh Schedules Press Conference COOS BAY (UPI 1 William E. Walsh. New York Gov. Nel- .n n-lfnllnr ' nwW .nnninl. ed Oregon campaign chairman, j Taxpayers having refunds, said May g press conference should mark "refund' on the was being scheduled for Thurs-1 envelope when mailing the re day in Portland. i turn In speed handling. Returns Walsh, who admitted "we're slill getting organized and have! lots of details lo work nut." said I the lime and location of the con ference would be announced lat- cr. 1 Walsh indicated Rockefeller probably would visit Oregon in 1 February, but said details had 1 not vet been worKert out He said the New York gov-i ernor would make several visits lo Oregon. BORROWING APPROVED SALEM (UPI) - The Esta-j cada Telephone and Telegraph Co. today was authorized by the state public utility commis sioner to borrow $204,000 from the Rural Electrification Administration. fci m mm v. v xr m it ii xx it , . i xt, i iwa i B. It I X I I . ft vU - lixi l i ,i x. -j, v n,. fk. :a ins- - v r (1UKSTS AWAIT RESCUE This close-up view taken at the back of the Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville, Fla., shows bed sheets hanging from windows and guests stick ing their heads out to escape the smoke Johnson Moves for Quick Completion of Fiscal Budget JOHNSON CITY, Tex. (UPI) President Johnson started at the breakfast table today a se ries of conferences aimed al quick completion of the fiscal 1965 budget. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived today at LBJ ranch for a conference with the President. The conference also was primarily concerned with the budget. Johnson met at breakfast with Budget Director Kcrmit Gor I don, Chairman Walter Heller ol State Tax Oftice knnnn-nr Unrt HIIIIUUIIICJ) IIUUIJi Starling Monday. Jan. 6. the Mcdford office of the Stale Tax Commission, 108 N. Grape St., will be open from 8 a.m. lo 5 p.m. to assist taxpayers in fil ing their l3 Oregon returns. , . I wuosunns win ne n -3 icicpnonc also nn niraiuuya, ni; cording to O. D. Binegar Jr., field audiotr. The number is 773-8258. Representatives of the local office ask Ihal taxpayers seek ing help with their returns to complete as mucn 01 me 101m as possible before taking it to the office. Taxpayers should take copies of their 19S2 and 1963 (edcral returns and 1962 state returns with them. Any one paying additional federal in come taxes in 13 must be able to slate date and amount of eacn paymcni, nn.l-Kdl a.it.u. 1 are to ne mailed mrccuy in oa 1cm, sending tnem 0 Ihe local office will only slow up the pro cessing of the return. WEATHER rilRKCAST: Vllv ( inn : Miiok WinlKht and lundav. Illtlnc fur 1 hrl tun Tiieidav jttrinnon. low lonlihl 32. 1 tilth Hirtday IV Tmp I Mllhut V-lrdv . ! ThU .M'irnlni . . 3 Our Skies Tonight Hunrl Indav . .4:17 pm. Minrl Inmorrow .... 1 II am 'lh Mnnn rln S:20 P m. Innlthl and Mdti hlxh. I.im giiarlrr -Ian. II Next vi-ar thre will ha 4 par tial rcllf"M nt Ihc Sun and 2 li'lal frllpf nt the Mrwn. nth arllptaa nt th Mnnn WIU ha vlalhla In North Amarlra. the Council of Economic Advis ers, and Theodore C. Sorensen, special counsel to the Pres ident, The same three men wcre in session with the President until well after midnight Sunday night. Three Principal Alms Their conference had three principal aims the new budget which must he "locked up" im mediately in order to complete printing of the massive docu ment in time for submission In Congress next month; the Pres ident's State of the Union mes sage, and his annual economic report which will be submitted to the House and Senate in late January. "We're here lo have a final Crashes Take Six Lives on Weekend By Unllrd Press Inlernnllnnal Six Oregon persons lost their lives in traffic accidents dur ing the weekend, bringing to 552 the number of persons kill ed on Ihe state's highways so far this year. There were 4ll.r fatalities lo Dec. 30 last year. So far this month traffic has ac counted for 38 deaths in the state, compared with 47 (or a similar period a year ago. Donald l.ingal, 35, Canby, was struck and killed by a car while pushing a car on U. S. Highway 99 near Canby Saturday night. Warren Storm, lfi, a resident of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, died when the pickup truck in which he was riding collided wilh a Union Pacific train on State Highway 205 near Burns Saturday night. James Crawford, 77, Klamath Falls, and his wife, Cclia, 72, were killed when their carwas Honor Camp Inmates Leave Work Party YREKA Two Deadwood Honor Camp inmates who es caped Saturday afternoon were today believed to be driving a light blue pickup wnicn was re ported stolen from the Etna area early this morning. The two men, Norman Kurich, 30. and Walter Leonard, 32, walked away (rom an honor camp work parly along the Scott River Saturday afternoon. The camp Is located at Scott Vlcy, in their rooms. Twenty-one persons are known dead and (ifi were injured. Most nt the ho tel's guests wcre In Jacksonville (or the Gator Bowl lootball game. (UPI) - review of the lfliiri budget," Mc Namara said when he arrived at Rergstrnm Air Force Base from Aspen, Colo., whore he has been on a skiing holiday. McNamara shied away from speculation that he might win restoration of some of the funds cut by Johnson from the 1965 requests made by the. armed services. Johnson said recently he had cut original requests of the armed services by $110 billion. This was a decision made some limn ago and official sources doubted this was much of a factor in today's discussions. The chiefs were believed lo be;Irako"ia nk SJ"(laX "J", un I more interested for the moment in seeing that their funds arc not cut below levels of the cur- I rent fiscal year. struck by a Southern Pacific freight train nn U. S. Highway 97 at Dorris, Calif., Saturday. Mark Russcar, Hi, Eugene, died in the crash of a pickup truck near Eugene Saturday. Carl Thaler, 89, Portland was injured fatally when he was struck by a car in Portland Fri- day night. County's Recreation Area Projects Are Most of the recreation area development work is nt Howard Prairie Lake this winter, Jack son County Parks and Recrea tion Director Neil Ledward said. The work will continue until close In lishing season Ihis spring when the parks commis sion crews will shift to mainte nance operations. The north and south c a m p grounds at Howard Prairie will receive numbered signs, he said. Paths and parking places for trailers in the south camping ground are being gravelled. Led ward estimated there will be 80 trailer sites in the south camping ground when fishing season opens. A well has been developed al Ihe Willow Point section of Howard Prairie. Roads and a parking area are being grav elled there and a picnic area is beyg developed. Deadly Black Smoke Blocks Escape Routes 21 Known Dead; 66 Persons Hurt JACKSONVILLE. Fla. ftTPn Fire marshals, building in spectors and insurance inves- tigators combed the 14-story Roosevelt Hotel today for clues to the cause of a fire jhaf killed 21 persons and injured 66. Most of Oie victims w e r a choked by the deadly black smoke that rose from a fire 011 the first floor and filled the ho lei, blocking escape routes. The hotel was filled to ca. pacity with Gator Bowl football fans, including Miss Americai who was hospitalized from smoke inhalation. City Fire Marshal E. C. Mr. Dermon said "I have a nrellw good idea what the cause was." AlcDermon indicated it would Donna Axum, Miss Ameri ca of 1964, describes her ex periences In awaiting rescue from the burning Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville. Fla., Sunday in a story on page 2A. be sometime, however, before; the cause was determined with certainty. He refused lo esti- mate how long the investiealinn would lake. The investigators included representatives of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the National Fire Protective As sociation, the Mutual Investiga tion Bureau and the City Build ing ueparimeni. A terrified woman leaned ne (ell to her death from the sev enth floor while scores of the hotel s 499 guesls were crawling to safety on makeshift ropes ot sheets and blankets. Others wcre rescued from thn roof by helicopters and firemen raised ladders to the lower floors" of the 50-year-old build ing 10 Dring oiners to satciy. Authorities said -that appar ently all ot the victims except me woman who plummeted from the seventh floor were killed by the choking smok8 that curled up elevator shafts, stairwells, air ducts and even loose pipe fittings, making some exits Impassable. I'ire Didn'l Spread The fire, which broke out at 7:45 a.m. EST. collansed lha first floor but the flames could not spread because the brick structure was fire-proofed. Miss America, Donna Axum, was trapped in her 10th floor room (or an hour before shn managed to escape. She held a news conference in a hospital to announce she was unharmed shortly after fleeing the build ing clad in a fur coat over pa jamas. Lakonia's Secret At Bottom of Sea GIBRALTAR (UPI) - The hurned-out Greek cruise liner !dpfu 'ow lo G'br?''ar akin i with it the secret of the Dec. 22- fire at sea that cost 155 lives. Officials said there would ha nn attempt to salvage the 20,-000-ton liner, which had been re fitted at a cost of Sittn.ooo just before the tragic Christmas cruise (rom Southampton, Eng land. The Lakonia lies more than a mile deep in the Atlantic about 275 miles west of Moroc co. Three lugs were trying to low it into port when the ship, described by tugmen as a "burned - out, st:nking hulk," relied over and sank. The sinking ended hos for ' investigations into the cause t I the blaze. Reviewed A new parking area, roads. boat basin and a 30-unil camp ing ground Is being developed al Emigrant Lake. The new camping ground is above the central area where Ihe new boat basin is being developed. Efforts to finish a picnic area at Emigrant to lie reserved by groups was anounced by Led ward. A parking area is to be com pleted at the Savage Creek rec reation area on the Rogue River this winter and fireplaces and picnic tables installed. Poison nak still has to be grubbed out, he noted. Six picnic tables and ( i r e places have been installed at lh Applegate storo recreation area and six more units aro ready to go, Ledward said. Picnic (acilities and toilets arn In be installed at the Elk Creek sile on the Rogue River, Led ward noted. r
