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Newspaper Page Textm a in ME fo) M u smn fo) 0)1 MS PRICK HVK CENTS 1 KLAMATH rAI.I.H, OKKOON, KHIUAY, JUNK JO, . p,v , - Pdfice'Check Mississippi Threatening Record Flood HANNIItAI.. Mu., June 10 (Aw The mighty Mlaalaalppl river, fed bv rauipatius alrraina In luwa ami Miaauurl, appeared headed for w ord crraU tuday Hood walera Ihrealened eunimunlllea and farm- lamia In the llallllllial-wuiiicy tm.i area. Aa liunitrrda remained homeleaa In Iowa. Mlaaourl and IlllftMa from rarrllt flooda, other hundreoa pre pared to avacuata as lha Mlaalaalppl ronllnurd to rlaa alradtlx, and flood water, poundlm watrr-aoahed and weaken leveca, apreadlng ' over liouaMa of arm of land. Willi liiriK-aaia of new high mark today will loinurriiw, wurkera fought (Iraixrewiy to aave uio ou-u.w. . Uny lirvro III Pike county, III. the .ir einrcled to ton or nearly urn thla barrier protecting 120.000 arrea of Imtd In three countlca ami several amall communities. Town Evacuated a nf iti Alal rnalflanta III Hull, HI, avacualrd yeaurday and took retire In nearby Klnrterhook where the Km Croaa haa aet up a relief ataumi. The Red Croaa estimated about J.OOO porsnna hava homea In the Bny levee dutrlrt and all of Iheill have been ordered to va-uale by Sheriff Clifford Windsor of Pike COit'.nitrta. Ma., remained Inan dated and all to realdrtila have left CaiUmn. Mo.. waa half amder watar from earlier flooda, bat IU levrea are allll aandbaaied and no new damaae waa eapeeled anleaa Ihe river rlaee miner man y- l"AdHiiiill)iil tlir Red Croaa made prrparalloiM for caring for WOO per aona nxctcl to be made homeleM. 'ii,. Miuiuiiiinl river had reached a tuna nf 112 9 ft last "Whl. ,,K,t u"dr lu high mark of li previous In Interior Mlaaourl. Oi Mlaaourl river waa overflowing more low landa between Lexington and Boon villa. Speed Asked In Europe Aid IX3NDON. Juna JO (AV- DrltUh Foreign Secretary Erneat Bevln 'vowa that In launching a coopera tive effort for European economic recovery under the Marahall plan he Intend, to brook no delays audi aa theme which alymtcd the recent foreign ministers conference In Mos cow, Kauerly awaiting a response from RtiMia lo a Joint BrltUh-Franch re quest that the Soviet Union partici pate; In drafting an ald-to-Europe program, Bevln declared In the home of common laat night Hint "the guiding principle I ahull follow in any talka I have on thla matter will be speed." "I apent six weeka In Moscow try ing to get a aetllement," he averted. "I shall not bo a party to holding up the economic recovery of Europe by the mesa of procedure, terina of ref erence or all the paraphernalia whlcli may gq with It." . .BULLETIN The (wo city league Softball (attire scheduled for tonight on Modoe field hava been cancelled De rail sr of the wet and cold weather, t , Frank !rew, president of the league, announced thla afternoon. Jkr, i Hi f V I .wr- ai'ir 7 . . till Hay Billings was too busy drlvlnr a null In "a new curb form to glance up at Ihe 9 o'clock Hpecial photog who snapped him in front of th post office thla aaaralng. Moving Day r f -i--- 1111 ...:.) ;.., , ' V' V r. . ataaaaMaaasaiaaaaaMaaaa.aaa4aWrii.-v, Haa'airyaaear-aw. a j i,ii.fc!tUjStU.fca&. L .WaKli-a. -a J Thla la Juat one of the boats which will be on dttnlav baturdav as one of the features of the week end Junior Chamber of Commerce regatta, Juna Zl ainl.. The display will attract hundreds of boating enlhaaaaate to Ihe Balslger show rooms. In the plct Ji'rWjpodger Weairom, John t. Adams and Clinton D. Roberta are toting In the boat and outboard motor. Slain Yoman Found Infield FRESNO. Calif.. June 30 () A laying victim whose body wai, found in nil annua item sou in oi rrcsno Wednesday waa Identified today as Mlas Mvrcle Viola Lee, 38, a domes tic, ol Calwa, Calif. I Chief criminal Deputy Sheriff Harold Emmlck announced the Identification was made by Mlas Lee's brother. R. E. Lte of Fowler, Calif. Emmlck said Lee told him he last saw his sister alive June 0 when he let her out of a car In Fresno to uy a telephone bill. He said she met planned to leave' that day to visit her parents in corvallls, ore., and he fell no alarm until he learned she had not reached her destmatlon. Miss Lee had been brutally beat en and partially disrobed before sne waa slain. 1 M ifaMM;',W . VI J Vs..". Mtys&y For Regatta Boat Display Saturday President Ponders Action On Rent Control Measures WASHINGTON. June-. JO OP) President Truman, the labor bill off his chest, faces a new puzzler today whether to let rent controls run out this month or sign an ex tension bill roundly denounced by his housing aides. Boat Show Opens Today Bonis of all types wero fitted into Ihe sections roped off for them In the show room of Balslger Motor company this morning and moving picture uppnrnlus was set up for a show which started at 3 p. m. This is the first dny of the Jayccc Boat show which will be continued tonight and Snturday and followed by the regatta on Upper Klamath lake punduy. Queen of the regatta will be mimed nt 10 o'clock tonight at the boat show by Layton Sleight and will receive her crown at the same time as the rodeo queen at the coronation ball at the armory Saturday night. Visiting and local personnel of the navy recruiting of i Ice, will be aboard both lnunches assigned for Ihe regatta royal court and the rodeo royal court. The men will be In full-dress uniform. Chnperonea for the regatta girls win be Mr. ana Mrs. diaries r:nion, while Mrs. W. D. Miller and Mrs. Pntil Buck will chaperone the rodeo girls. All chnperones are Invited to attend the regatta with their charges. Truman May Visit Brazil WASHINGTON, June 20 m President Truman today received an official invllntion to visit Bratil and the White House said ho hopes to be able to go. The Invitation was extended by Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Mar tins who told reportrs upon leav ing tho executive mansion that Mr. Truman had accopted and hoped to make the trip "as soon as pos sible." Martins said (he Invitation came from President Eurico Caspar Dutra and that Mr. Trumnn acrenteri It. with the remark that he was very pleased to go to Brazil.. ' nut wnno House aides, olieckcd for further details ga.ve rennrters a different version. They said : "The president told the ambassa dor ho was happy to receive the in- Lvltatlon and hoped he would be. nuie iu come, (Telephone 1111) The senate completed congres sional action late yesterday on the measure extending rent control through next February 29, with a proviso that ceilings can be lifted as much as 15 per cent If landlords and tenants agree on a lease run ning past December 31, 1948. The bill also knocks out all con struction curbs except In the case of recreational type buildings, such as theatres and bowling alley's. It was this provision which prompted Housing Expediter Frank R. Crcedon , to declare last week end that enactment of the measure might wreck the housing program. Crcedon said material shortages are still too Critical in many sec tions to permit unrestricted non residential building "without dis astrous consequences to homebulld ing." However . in the brief debate which preceded senate passage of the measure by a voice vote. Sen ator Spnrkmnn cD-Aln.r called the bill "better than no law at all." He said If It were not accepted, rent controls simply would end June 3. Senator Taylor (D-tdahoi, a last ditch opponent of the , measure, told his colleagues "You're setting a bomb with a time fuse on It un der the tenants." Taylor argued that every tenant who wanted to retain his accom modations would have to agree to a 15 per cent rent boost soon or "maybe 100 or 200 per cent after the controls go off." BULLETIN WASHINGTON, June 20 M'l Senate democratic and republican leaders were reported late today to be near agreement for a senat vote be near agreement for a senate vote at.l p. m.. PST tomorrow. Search For Fishermen Lost In Ode Lake Abandoned By Navy ' Search at dell lake for the two fishermen missing since May 34, has been tenporniily discontinued by the navy, it was announced to day, following a report of the two men conducting tho search. A detailed report thoroughly cov ering dBlly activities In the Inves tigation at the lake was made by Charles R. Kay, GM 3c, and M. T. Storer, SP 1c. The report shows that no further clue or in formation regarding Leonard Cail llcr and Harold Hadley who did not return from a fishing trip on Saturday, May 34, has come to light. Wrappers from gum and candy bars similar to those which the men were known to have had when thoy set out upon the fatal trip were found along the lake shore. Indicating the possibility they had WEATHER Mai. (Juna 10) 71 Mm. . . m f'raolaltalJan laal It baura On Nlraam raar la data ... .q.sl lul rm .1111 Manual Il. raraaaali rarllr claaSr laSaj, Salasfar,. No. 10964 Fresno Tip Opens New Lead Today By HALE HCARBROUGII One more seemingly good lead In the myaterr of the little blonde girl atlll In a Yreka hospital took a setback yesterday afternoon, but Klamath state police were busy tracking down another today In the thus-far fruitless search for the Identity of the child. Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Thome West of Yreka and Folic Chief Dan Bennett of Weed showed pictures of the little girl, taken at the hospital, to Dorothy Stewart and Mlas Stewart promptly said that the pieturea were not of the child ahe cared for on a bus between Bend and Cltemull last Friday. , Previously'' passengers of the Trallways bus had told officers here that a man. woman and tiny girl got on the bus at Bend, the man and woman were drinking ami they were put off the bus at ChemulL During the ride Miss Stewart cared lor the child. Second Try 8he could not Identify Deputy Wests pictures yesterday, but this morning city police, who had dug up that angle of the mystery, were not. satisfied with the picture Iden tification and Officers Bud Swltzer and Jack Llnkenbach are taking Miss Stewart, to Yreka today to have a look at the girl and her clothing. State police are working from another angle. Late last night a man who gave his name as Fred Hall went Into the office of the lCaallaaa4 aa raa ?, Calamn 1) Greece Agrees On US Policy WASHINGTON, June 20 tA Oreece formally guaranteed the United States a free hand today In supervising the t300.000.000 Amer ican aid program and agreed to "full publicity" on the use of the money. The guarantees are contained In an agreement announced here and in Athens after It was signed by Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh tor the United States and Foreign Min ister Constantino Tsaldaris for Oreece. The agreement legally commits the Greek government to carry out a broad program of economic, fi nancial, industrial and government al reforms. The' details were dis closed Wednesday with the publi cation of a note from Athens out lining what the Greeks propose to do for their own recovery. . Air Officials Probe Crash DAMASCUS, June 20 P Capt. George Doole. Middle East director for Pan American World Airways, arrived here today with an assist ant and two vice presidents of the firm to investigate the crash of one of its passenger planes yesterday In Eastern Syria In which 15 of 36 persons aboard were killed. .Circumstances were largely un known here, but there were reports that the plane messaged shortly before the crash that one of its engines had blown a cylinder head and that it was attempting to make preparations for a forced landing. The crash occurred in desolate des ert country near the Iraq border. The dead were hurled at the scene and 16 injured passengers were hospitalized In Beirut. Shooting Star Sets New Mark WASHINGTON. June 20 (PI The United States recaptured the' world airplane speed record Thursday after 24 years of trying, a Lockheed Shooting. Star averaged 623.8 miles an hour at the Muroc, Calif., course, exceeding the mark of 616 set by the British in a Golster Meteor Septem ber 8, 1946. been there and built a warm-up fire some time Saturday, Rain and weather however, would have de stroyed any fingerprints which might have clinched this supposi tion as a fact, besides which the wrappers were not available when the navy Investigators ran down Oils clue. The men tried swimming in the lake but were driven from, the water in a very few minutes due to the extreme cold, which led thorn to the conclusion that the fishermen could not have survived for very long in such a tempera ture. If the temperature of the lake water rises within the next couple of weeks the bodies may drift to the surface, the navy men surmise and the search may be continued at that time if conditions warrant. Ore ' Nominated p., II , I. .l m ll IN M II II, l , A . L- j , WW Ellis O. Briggs (above), of Maine i was nominated by President Tru man as ambassador to Uruguay, Briggs, a veteran foreign service oiiicct, now ut director oi toe aaaae department office of American re public affairs. AP wlrepboto. Ankeny Takes Stand Today Circuit Judge David R. Vanden berg thla morning ruled against a defense motion to have the em bezzlement Indictment against Lewis H. Ankeny thrown out of court, and Ankeny look the stand to testily in his own behalf. Late yesterday, when the prose cution rested, Ben Anderson, An keny s attorney, asked for a dis missal of the case on the grounds that the indictment accused his client of converting to his own use "J1333.87 In lawful money of the U. 8." but that testimony showed that the 1333 .87 figure was the value of certain stocks, not cash. District Attorney Clarence A. Humble, arguing; against the motion, cited numerous cases in which the term "lawful money" was defined. Including one Klamath county case of 1903. Judge Vandenberg waited until this morning before ruling on the dismissal move. Ankeny. former Klamath stock broker, then went on the stand for what appears to be an all-dav stav. Hetspent- the morning telling, of hi work as a securities broker, leading up until the time his office here closed last August. Court officials Indicate that the case may go to the Jury late this afternoon or tomorrow. Clark Urges Firm Policy SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 MV Gen. Mark W. Clark, new com mander of the U. S. sixth army, says he feels there is no immediate danger of war but that the United States should adopt a "firm and definite" policy to curb the spread of communism. "The Russian soldiers certainly don't want a war any more than we do. and heaven knows we don't." the gaunt four-star general told newsmen yesterday after assuming command from MaJ. Gen. George Hays, who will serve as his deputy commander. But twice In news conferences rlnrinD' the rlav and airftin At the j brief presidio ceremony he depart ed from tne miutary mans usual "hands off" policy regarding politi cal questions and delivered sharp warnings against foreign and do mestic communism. To newsmen he expressed fear that communists might succeed In Austria as they did- In Hungary. Tribal Council , Meeting June 26V A general council meeting of the Klamath Indian tribe Is called for Thursday, June 36, at the council house at Klamath Agency, It was announced today by Superintendent B. G. Courtright. Tribal members will discuss loan board and enrollment matters, Courtright advised. A lunch will be served at 11:30 a. m. Due to the (limited amount of funds left for i council expenses only one day can tje allotted to topics stated lor dis cussion, the superintendent said. It is believed that another council will be called for some date In July and also in September. Nagel To Be Arraigned Today William Henry Nagel. Portland self-styled preacher under indict ment tor contributing to the de linquency of a minor, was due to appear in circuit court this after noon -for arraignment. Nagel has been free on $2500 cash bond since May IS and in Port land. Circuit Judge Orval Millard of Grants Pass has been assigned to the case, after Judge David R. Vandenberg excused himself from the bench. Firefighters In Hazardous Areas FOREST GROVE, June 20 ItPy Fire fighting crews were arriving today in the state's Northwest for est district the hazardous four county area In which lies the Tilla mook burn. A total of 135 regular workers will be stationed In the district dur ing the summer. Wardens, foremen and lookouts have just concluded a special training course. ' 'A Mouse Votes To veirride; WASHINGTON, Jun. 20 (API Preiident Truman today vetoed the Taft-Hartley bill to curb labor union and the house promptly voted 331 to 83 to make it law over hit veto. That put up to the senate the issue of whether the meal ure i to become law deipite the president'! vigorous objac tiont. The administration wo battling detparatoly there to round up the votes to make the veto stand. In the house ballot, 106 democrats joined 225 republi cans in voting to override the president's wishes. Voting to uphold the president were 71 democrats, 11 republicans, and the one American-labor party member. Rep, Marcantonio (N.Y.) The White House lent a hand to democrats trying to Una up the senate votes to back up the presidont. CONFERENCE CALLED - Mr. Trumon called in 10 democratic senators who origin ally voted for the bill for a luncheon conference. Also invited was Senator Young (R-N.D.), who voted for but Is reported unenthusiastic about the bill, and Senator Overton (D-La.) WASHINGTON. June 20 W Kept. EUsworth, Norblad and Stock man. Oregon republicans, and Holmes and Horan, Washington re publicans, voted today to override President Truman's veto of the labor-management bill. Reps. Jackson (D-Wash.) and Angell (R-Ore.), Jones (R-Waah.) and Tollefson (R-Wash.) voted against overriding. who was absent and did not vote. Senator Barkley of Ken tucky, the democratic leader and foe of the bill, was m 13th guest. i. The president also announced plans to go on the radio tonight and make directly to the people his arguments against the measure. He will speak on all networks beginning at f p. m. iPST). Senator Taft ili-Ohlo). one of the authors of the legislation, ar ranged to reply over MBS at 6:45 p. m. (PST). In the late afternoon, the prospects as to the time for senate vote were uncertain. . Could Force Delay It was clear that-democrats would want to and could by talking force a delay until after the president's radio speech. One republican leader said efforts were under way to get an ln. formal agreement fixing a time for a senate vote tomorrow. He 'said this hinged on whether the republicans would provide "pair," a parliamentary device by which senatora register their view, when they are absent, for Senator Elbert Thomas ID-Utah), who Is in Geneva attending the world trade conference. Democrats wece reported willing tq. vote tomorrow if Thomas', absence could be matched by two absentees on the side of those sup porting the bill. It requires two-thirds of those voting to override a veto. The house acted on the bill swiftly and with little demonstration. Bellow Of Boos A bellow of boos came from the republican side when reading of the president's message was ended. Some applause came from the democratic side. . .. Rep. Hartley (R-NJ.) moved that there be no debate and his motion carried. " The vote was taken. There were cheers and applause. That waa all. Republicans voting to uphold the veto were Representatives Angell of Oregon. Bishop of Illinois, Brophy of Wisconsin, Butler of New York, Hall of Wisconsin, Havlta of New York, Jones of Washington, Lemka of North Dakota, Phillips of Tennessee,, Tollefson of .W.ashlngtonana; 1 Welch of California. ...'""' In a 5500-word message to the house, Mr. Truman laid down four general and 32 specific points of opposition to the bill to check strikes and unions. He labelled it "unfair" and "unworkable." He said it would promote strikes. Tbe house listened while a clerk droned through the long message. Then came tbe vote which smothered the veto under a deluge of both republican and democratic votes. That action did this: ' ' " 1. Propelled the labor Issue directly Into the IMS political cam paign. 2. Erased whatever vestiges may have remained of White Hone congress teamwork on domestic affairs. ' ' " Carroll Reece, republican national chairman, called the veto a "plain defiance of the will of the American people" and an "open bid for a fifth term for the new deal." . ,' t, , ' - Mr. Truman summed up his displeasure of the labor bill in five terse sentences: . . "Tbe bill taken as a whole would reverse the basic direction of our national labor policy. Inject the government into private economle affairs on an unprecedented scale, and conflict with important prin ciples of our democratic society. "Its provisions would cause more strikes, not fewer. "It would contribute neither to industrial peace nor to economle stability and progress. ..., . . , m "It would be a dangerous stride In the direction of a tolallf man- tM"lTconUins the seeds of discord which would plague this, nation fr AsmfortOiemeasure's ban against recognition of unions with com munist leaders, the president said that would play into the hands of tne .hemonlytresult of this provision," he said, "would be confusion and disorder which Is exactly the result the communists desire." The fundamental test to be applied to the TatHartley bill, Mr. Truman said, Is whether in the "present critical hour . It would "strengthen or weaken American democracy." . This was his Judgment: ' ' "I have concluded that the bill Is a clear threat to the successful working of our democratic society." The president capped his last blast against the measure with an invitation for the legislators to try their hand again with a wholly neWMr.UTruman said they still had genuine opportunity to enact "ap propriate labor legislation" and called attention to recommendations he made last January. These were for a measure prohibiting Jurisdic tional strikes and secondary boycotts (for unjustifiable objectives) and for creation of a commission to study the, needs of other labor law objectives. . , , '. Republican backers of the bill brushed aside Mr. Truman s counsel as they called for the house, and later the senate, to enact It over his disapproval. president's message reached the house, Rep. Hartley (R-N.J.), chairman of the house labor committee and one of the bill's authors, told reporters: "Certainly we aren't going to pass another bill as Mr. Truman sug gested. The things he asked, insignificant as they are, are in the bill. And the bill Is going to stay, veto or no veto." Hartley said the president's criticisms prove that if there are any defects in the bill, "it is not because it is too drastic or comprehensive, but not comprehensive enough." . t Army Jet Plane Flashes Over Muroc For New Mark MURDOC, Calif.. June 20 &) An army Jet plane, the P80-R, has re gained the world speed record for the United States at 623.8 miles per hour. Streaking but 50 feet above , the Mojave desert, near Muroc Army Airfield, Col. Albert Boyd of Ashe vllle, N. C, guided the Lockheed built fighter yesterday on four runs over a 1.86 mile (three kilometer)' course. The average topped Dy i.u mph the 616 mph mark set by a British Oloster meteor Jet plane September 7,al946. With the wind, the P80-R reached speeds of 632.5 and 630.5 mph. The upwind runs were made at 617.1 and 614.7 mph. The record will not be official until certified by the Federation Aeronautlque International In Paris. Official observers, however, pointed out that the new mark was made over the standard course and ac cording to all other International speed rules. ' It was the first time In 24 years that the United States moved into the top position, although a P-84 jet moved the mark up from 606 to 611 mph the same day the British announced 616 mph. The pilot, Col. Boyd, Is chief of the flight test division of the air forces' air materiel command at Wright Field, Ohio. Although aloft only 21 minutes during the entire procedure, he had his hands full. "It keeps you busy as hell," Col. Boyd declared. "There are so many things to do and so many Instru ments to watch. You have water injection to turn on and off for more power. And you must not exceed the prescribed altitude and must keep on the course. "But it's a great feeling to set new record." . The last time an American pilot held the ; speed record, Lockheed said, waa In 1923, when Lt. Al Wil liams flew a Curtlss racer at 267 miles per hour.