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By FRANK JtNKINg
Todey'a word Iroin Stockholm:
"Infuriated Sweden kopi up lirr
search ovor tho fialllo lor a mias
Iiih transport plane mid Rent along
Jot fighter escorts with ORDERS
TO BIIOOT U the Russians at
tucked . , .
"Soma (.000 (urloua Swedes, Jeer
ing and ahoutlng 'wa will aee Bin
lln hunted' ana 'down with the
communist wannongera,' demon
strated In front ol the Russian eni
baasy." That liepiwns In neiutrallty-lovlng
Sweden, which haa atnyed out ol
two war and would Ilk to atay
uul 01 all tho re.it of them,
But V
"Beware the fury ol a patient
man."
. Anyway, the Incident Illustrates
lor us tile hair-trigger temper of
the present day world.
Ttom Washington:
fllic army dlscloaed today It haa
rW anti-aircraft bHtlrilea to de
Iriulve positions about soma atrate
RIO Industrial plant, big clllca and
air lorca eonlera."
More from Washington:
"Blarllng July 14, thousands of
civilian dnrnae workera will help
the sir lore "ran the aklea over
J .-America's borders In a round the
'I clock watch for POSSIBLE
. .1 i-kftt-kav i,i iMlrft '
Eit r.n, i m i,-i,.
Why? .
General Frederic II, Smith, dep
uty director of the air defence com
mand, explain: 'Hie Bovleia have
hud the capability tor aomo lime
to allnrk Un."
Oencrnl Nathtin F. Twining, act
ing chief of etatf for Die air forco
!S adriv
? "We can have no aaaurance of
i long-range Inrewamlni of a deel-
1 aion by Uie Kremlin to attempt an
f assault on u. Tile lark of a
Ihorouvll, 24-hour watch l a weak-
i nea we can no louver eflord."
la war luat around Die corner?
I tlouhl ll.
,ul Cromweira advice, given to
mt men aome three cemurifj ago,
is still trood: .
Put voar truat In Clod, my boy,
and KEEP YOUR POWDER
DRY."
Meanwhile we hear from Puta-
borirh:
Tte two-weeka-old aleel strike)
slashed deeper than ever today into
the nallon'a economy, ei aome
plants making war munition re.
fiortcd curtaiTmenla near becatue
or a uncinate of ateel.
Bad?
Sure It'a bad. Steel la the basic
raw material of weapona. If we
should run short of weapona and
urn Russians ahould atuck ua at
U4tl critical moment, It oovM- be
1114,(110 oi us.
How did we get that way?
Well, ll sterna to me that the
basic trouble la too much power In
too few hands on both aides of the
ateel controversy. When too few
men hold loo much power In their
hands too long, trouble nearly al
ways follows.
Speaking of power, a Yaklm
(Washington) dispatch this morn
ing aaya:
"Jack Hubbard, of Olympla,
meteorologist engaged In the bitter
Yakima valley RAIN WAR between
cherry and wheat growera, claimed
yeaierany he was using chemicals
POTKNT F.NOUOH TO DRY UP A
CONTINENT.
He adds:
"We believe that by enlarged and
Intenalve operations It would be
possible to dry up a nation for
considerable period of time.
?????? TT'
I dunno.
But ll kind of looks to me like
thal'a too much power for any sel
oi men to hold in their hands
City Budget
Completed
A 1052-53 budget embracing prop
erly tax money expenditure, totii.
lug t303.013.81 haa been prepared
for the City of Klamath Falls and
accepted by the City Council.
The budget document la now be
ing prepnred for legal publication.
The 1303,013.81 total Is about $32,-
isiu runner tnan tne total of the
city ptirrent year budget of 1331,.
8MJh The swimming Dool lew.
sewer repair levy and publlo rest
room levy voted In May account
10 mucn oi tne increase.
In the total Is $170,183.32 In In
voluntary taxes, already Involved
In various mlllnue levies, and $183.
201.65 In voluntary levies. The lat
ter Includes tho expected expenses
of general administration, Police
Department, Fire Department, ad
ministrative expenses of the Street
Departmnt, the dog pound and
city lights and water costs.
Various departments get revenue
from other aourcea than properly
taxation, which also Is figured In
I heir overall budgets. The Street
Department anticipates $106,000 to
come In from state motor vehicle
and gas taxes.
The budget does not provide tor
any nianxot pay raisos for city em
ployes, but Mayor Bob Thompson
wiiu a contingonoy item of $6,255.
94 has been sot up to pay lor
poNsioie wage increases.
He said that raises would be giv
en on a sort of merit basis, upon
recommnnflniion oi tne department
head and the approval of the City
Council, The Council may take the
matter of wage adjustments up
one mrellng a month,
Mayor Thompson aald the city
.lust does not have enough money
to give all employes a raise, so
the contingency fund was oreated
to enable boosts for key employes
at least.
. KLAMATH (lOPa
A meeting of the Klamath Coun
ty Republican Central Committee
Is sehidiiled for t p.m. tonight In
the Circuit Court room.
Council
Lets Bids
For Paving
Antihall Paving Oomuanv ol
Klamalh Falla waa the apparent
low bidder for city atreet patching
and five atreot puvlnif Job ached
tiled for thla auminer.
The comnany'a combined bid on
all work waa Just over 1120,000.
Only two firms, Anphull Paving
and K, F. Jacousrn of Portland,
bid on all alx segments of the mini
mer work, One other firm, Bllllnga
and Stalil, bid on cement paving ol
the remaining lane of California
Avenue from Upham to Delia.
The blda were opened by the
City Council Monday nliiht and re
ferred to the Street Committee for
atutly.
ASPHALT
Asphalt Paving Company'a bids
wefe:
Street repair 151.6110: Plenaanl
Street 110.8311 Bo: painter Hired .
:m Ho: Lawrence I17.6SII.76; Lowell
111.016.111: and California tl4.4O0.5O
The Jacobsen llrm bids, nho lor
aanhult navlnu. were:
Street repair 158.650: Pleasant
iu,oiuoo; fainter aio.sui.jo. Law
rente Ml, 21)1.16: Lowell 112.151.60:
olid Calllnrnla ls,D46.D(J.
The minima and HUhl bid on
California Avenue waa 111,2114.
City Engineer Taxi Thomas sub
milted to the Counrll an eatlmale ol
Die com of paving 5th from Wil
low to Kim and Kim from 6th to
mil. It would cost approximately
I H. Soil Some property ownera hnd
reiucnlrd an eiiiimaird price on
toe iou.
Oilier Counrll business Monday
night Included:
Approval ol 122.900 worth of
building permits, among them one
for an $11,200 new lesidence at
13a California.
Rejection of a requr.it for a 15
loot extension driveway entrance
at the Associated Service Station,
K. Main and Oak. on the E. Mali)
aide. However, Uie station will be
allowed to widen II Onk Street
rmrincr va m niaxiuin oi ju leei.
ADOPTION
Adoption of a resolution calling
for transfer ol $1,340 from the
ffwiimiiiiiH puui cuiuuuciioii iuiiu 10
the swimming pool levy fund: a
resolution allowing Uie Recreation
Department to borrow $10,000 from
the property fund, against a bond
held by Uie Recreation Department,
and various other fund transfers,
Introduction of an ordinance for
bidding obstruction of sidewalks,
runnmg water over sidewalks end
Into streets and alleys. An earlier
ordinance covering Uiose situations
had been repealed.
Adoption of Uie 1953-63 city budg
et. Authority far City Engineer
Thomas to contact Ure, dealera to
obtain bids for tires for city equip
ment. None was received when bvis
were advertised.
Receipt of two applications for
purchase of lota hi Trailer Park,
which was recently nut on aale aft
er being held off for recreation use.
The purchase applications were or
dered held up temporarily.
City Employes
Want Change
By HALE 8CARBROUOII
Some Klamath Falla cltv em
ployes want to pull out of the
stale's governmental employes'
retirement plan and get under
federal Social Security, feeling the
federal system offers more se
curity for less cost.
Lester Flnley, employe of the
Street Department, acted as
pokesman Monday night for a
groun of emolovea In asking Ihe
Cltv Council to look Into the possi
bility of withdrawal from Uie state
pension plan.
City Attorney Henry Perkins
was directed to Investigate, and
Mayor Bob Thompson said If fed
eral Social Security would work
out better for city employes. It
should be adopted.
The 1051 session of the Oregon
Legislature made a provision for
withdrawal from the state systAn.
Petitions bearing the names of 16
per cent of the employes of the
particular municipal corporation
must be obtained for the with
drflwfll. Recently expanded benefits of
the federal Social Seourlly' pro
gram apparently make that ays
tem more attractive particularly
to voung persons In cltv employ
ment and those with much previ
ous social security covered em
ployment credit than Uie state
retirement system.
The elate ayslem waa aot up In
1940, and Klamath Falls employes
went wider It In 1948.
It Is based on employe contri
butions and employer contribu
tions, but the cost ia consioersoiy
more in some instances man
Social Security.
Several months ago employes of
Klamath County began algnlng pe
titions asking the same change, to
get out from under the state re
tirement plan.
However, not aulte 15 per cent
of county employes have signed
the petitions.
Saucers
Back Again
Recent scientific reports
still
that
haven't dispelled the Idea
there are flying saucers,
Joe Segovlano, gate man at
Weycrhauser Timber Co., re
ported yesterday he saw a peculiar
Phenomenon In the skv which he
couldn't explain. He said the Idea
suggested flying discs.
Segovlano roported spotting what
ippeared to be a star late In the
fternoon high In the skv. It grew
brighter and blighter, and then
suddenly turned with 'flash In
the stin, much like an airplane
noes, -rnen, ne said, it took a "V
snapea appearance ana
dlsap-
peered.
Prlre Fire tenia 12 Pages
Swedish
Fighters
Sent Up
Stockholm, Sweden w
In
furlaicd Bweden kept up her search
- ; over tnn name Tuesday lor a miss-
mo transport plane mid aenl along
Jet fighter escort with orders to
snoot the itusMiins attacked,
The traditionally neutral nation's
stern action reflected the anger ex.
pressed by the fiovernnient, press
nno people over the unooiing down
Mondav of an unarmed swe-jish
tlylnit bont bv two Soviet MIO-16
Jel lluhier plunes
Tile seven crew members two
ol them wounded ol Uie downed
Diane were nicked up Ironl the sea
by a small German freighter and
i taken to Unniioe. Finland,
; Thev hurt been aenrrhlng for
Swedish transport DC-3 missing
since Friday with elRht men
- . aboard. It wss auuined here Uie
I Rumiiiiis had shot down that craft,
nho
.,.,,-
I JfcT KM "K r
I A Swedish Air Force hpokeMnan
announced early Tuesday thai all
i aircraft participating in the contin
uing senrrn nave oeen suppueu wun
icl fmhtrr escort. He said the
lighters had been told to retuin fire
attacked
' gonii. & O00 furious Swedes, leer-
n shouting "we will ace Stalin
I harmed. " and "down with the Com-
' munislic warmongers," demonstra-
j ted In front of the Russian em
i by.
Tlic Bovernmenl handed Russian
Ambassador Constatlne Rodlnov a
"strong protest" against this "act
of violence" and demanded "swift
punishment of those responsible lor
the outrage."
Driver Jailed
For Hit-Run
Edwin Elmer Orof. 23. of Merrill,
was lodged In the City Jail early
Tuesday morning on two irauiu
charges resulting from a sort of
comic opera series of events In
which he allegedly rammed two
cara and tried to escape on foot.
Police were called to Walnut and
Commercial about midnight to It)
vesttgale a hit and run accident.
A 1948 Chevrolet pickup, owned by
Wevl-Zuckerman and parked at Ue
residence of Earl Ke.ske, 235 Com
mercial, hnd been aldeswiped.
While olllcers were looking over
that car. Lloyd Reed, 1125 Walnut,
came up and reported the hit-run
car had ducked Into the Roy Call
suto wrecking yard and was parked
there among the wrecks.
The police car headed that way
and at Commercial and 6th spotted
the hunted vehicle coming up 8.
8lh. Meanwhile Reed had driven
his car around on Broad to 0th
and stopped there.
Orof. his 1940 Oldamoblle sedan
already damaged from the first ac
cident, made a turn onto Broaa
and amacked headon Into Reed'i
1938 Willys.
At that, police reported. Orof got
out and ran down an alley, with
police and witnesses at ms neeis.
He was caught In the alley back
of Betty and wait's caie.
Orof admitted he had been drink
ing, and a couple of bottles of beer
plus several empty nottles were
found In his car.
He 'pleaded guilty to charges of
failure, to stop at the scene of an
accident and reckless driving, Tues
day morning In Municipal court,
and was fined $60 on each charge.
O'Harra Gets
School Post
T. J. O'Harra, 2325 Oarden, Was
elected to a five-year term on tho
Klamath Falls elementary school
board in voting Monday.
He . polled 193 votes to 168 for
Bud Chandler, Lakeshore Drive.
In county voting Roy Olcnger of
Chllonuln apparently was re
elected to the county school board.
also for a five-year term. The
terms of office begin July 1
With 14 of the 17 county school
precincts reporting, ulcngor had
316 votes to 133 lor Lloyd Nichol
son of Fort Klamath.
Camp 4, Summers and Crescent
Lake hnd not rcportod the result
of voting In those precincts Tues
day morning.
A KFJI rndio news broadcast at
noon Monday may have had aomo
small bearing on the city voting,
The news broadcast Inferred that
O'Harra, a petroleum produots
dealer, was unopposed for the
school board post. O Harra hnd
several spot advertisements on
the station.
However, the station caugnt the
error quickly and corrected It over
the air three times later In Uie
day.
Chandler Is manager of radio
station KFLW.
The board position they were
seeking Is being vacated by Mrs.
Victor O'Neill,, who waa not a
candidate lor re-eiecuon.
Midwest.
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KL jX" .tfJON, TUESDAY, JUNK 17, 1932 Telephone 8111 No. 284
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BLOOD DONORS at Red Cross headquarters aren't treated like this! The three clown
ing men (above) are employes of City Ice and Supply- and were at the Armory this
morning to supply free ice for the blood donor canteen. Frank Fleet (center above) is
the psuedo "donor." Bill Vannice makes ready with the auger and Bill Kafton holds the
can.
Instructors
Meet at OTI
A convention of Oregon vocation
al Instructors which began yester
day at Oregon Tech here has
drawn more than 600 visitors to
Klamath Falls.
Some 315 Instructors from high
schools Uiroughout Uie state have
registered for the convention and
many of Uie Instructors brought
their families. In addition, there Is
a large group of special guests and
state officials.
Oscar Paulson, staled director of
vocational education, Is general
chairman. He Is being assisted by
Robert Craig, OTI instructor and
president of the Oregon Vocational
Association.
A square dance, with Otto
Ellis calling was staged lor tho
visitors at OTI last night.
Outstanding vocational students
are to be recognized during Uie
convention. Already selected as the
state's top trade and Industrial stu
dent Is Donald Morris, an OTI
graduate now employed here by
Juckeland Motors. OUiers are to be
announced later.
'Operation Sky watch '
To Protect US Border
WASHINGTON tfi The Army
disclosed Tuesday It has sent anti
aircraft batteries to defensive po
sitions about some strategic In
dustrial plants, big cities and
Air Force centers.
An announcement said Uie move
Klamath CD
Gets Air Aid
Klamath County's Civilian De
fense forces received a shot in the
arm and augmented strength last
night when 56 aviation enthusiasts
were sworn in to the aviation
division of the county program.
In case of disaster or emergency,
the air group will furnish air
support for evacuation, transpor
tation of supplies and other needs.
Mast oi tne group is made up oi
members of Uie Klamath Air
Search and Rescue Unit, under
whose supervision many local
disasters have been handled In the
past few years.
KASRU will remain a unit under
the defeno plan, which will call
on the organisation only lu case
of muss disaster. Joe Steele Is
deputy direotor for the civil de
fense division O. D, Reeder Is
president of KASRU. -The
sign-up, complete with
Shot os and notarizing, was handled
V KASRU Flight Commanded Ed
Scholar, Ground Commander Dan
Emrlck, State Board of Aeronau
tics Ground Designee Vio Douglas,
ana Air Designee Lloyd m. Newiun.
Joe LaClalr la general chairman
of the county defense plan which
has enlisted the aid of approxi
mately 3000 persons However, a
number' of volunteers are needed
In several divisions, and Interested
persons are asked to contact Per
sonnel Deputy Director Ouy
Barker, phons 7701, . ,
Nation'sTop Rodeo
Aces Expected Here
By WALLACE MYERS Rounduo Parade will start moving
, , , along Main Street. The parade
Bucking horses from the Chris- yeRr .rranged bv
tenson Brothers -world famed rodeo the Klamath Lions Club, with Jim
stock are already corraled at the1 Olson as chairman of Uie corn
Fairgrounds here and buckaroos j mittee. Don Kirkpatrlck. Roundup
are swelling Roundup files wilh j Association director, is handling
entries for the big rodeo here
July 2, 3 and 4.
The annual three-day rodeo,
sanctioned by both the Rodeo Cow
boys Association and the Inter
national Rodeo Association will of
fer the world's too. cowboys.
Jim Shoulders, -last year's na
tional cowbov champion and also
Basin Roundup champion, is to
again lead the parade of star en
tries here.
Night shows are programmed
for July 2 and 3 and the big windup
performance will be on the alter-1
noon of the Fourth,
PARADE
At 10 a.m.. the Fourth, the big
"has no special significance" but
It came on the heels of Air Force
orders for an around-the-clock
watch for possible enemy planes.
Civilian defense workers will
keep Uie 24-hour vigil, beginning
July 14. Maj, Oen. Frederic H.
Smith, Jr., deputy director of the
Air Defense Command, savi It is
necessary because "the Soviets
have had the capability for some
time to attack us."
To which Oen. Nathan F. Twin
ing, acting chief of staff for the
Air Force, added:
"We can have no assurance of
long - ranee forewarning of a de
cision bv thi Kremlin to attempt
an assault on us. The lack of a
thorough 24-hour watch Is a weak
ness we can no longer nlford."
Twining said Intelligence esti
mates credit Russia with being
capable of launching at any time
more than 400 four-engine bomb
ers loaded with enough bombs
atomic and otherwise to blast
all U. S. metropolitan Industrial
target areas. -
The start of "Operation Sky
watch" was announced Monday
by the Defense Department after
a conference of civil defense direc
tors from all states and territor
ies. The border watch hnd been
scheduled to start Mny 11 but was
postponed to allow more time for
organizing spotter crews.
Smith estimated from 50 to 30
volunteers will be needed to man
each of the thousands of posts.
Their sneclol lob will he to spot
planes flvlnir below 5.000 fert
thoe difficult to nick up on ndnr.
The network of lookouts will he
coordinated with Uie Canadian air
defense program. Smith said kv
watching In Alaska and Hawaii Is
not linked with Uils continental or
ganisation but operates under lo
cal commanders.
Observers will be snotted.ln 27
states Including Montana, Idaho,
Washington! Oregon arid Califor
i bason between the Lions and the
Roundup Association.
Immediately following the rodeo
performance Uie evening of July 3,
Uie Klamath Merchants Associa
tion will touch off a giant fireworks
display. The colorful aerial show
will be fired from Gems Stadium
so as to make Uie show clearly
visible from the Fairgrounds.
As plans for these events shape,
eight girls are marking time for
the gala Queen's Ball at the Ar
mory this Saturday night. One of
the eight beauties will be crowned
oueen oi ints year s r-ounauo o.v
Margy Brown, last years queen.
YACHT CLUB
Tomorrow, the queen candidates,
Queen Margy and two Saddle Club
chaperones are to be guests of the
Klamath Yacht Club. The girls
and chaperones wUl have luncheon
and an afternoon of boating fun.
Advance ticket sales for the
rodeo performances are running
ahead of previous years, indicat
ing another record smashing at
tendance. Last year's turnouts set
new crowd records.
The tickets arc on sole at Round
up Headquarters. 234 Main Street,
in the Patterson Furniture build
ing.
U.N. Forces
Hold Hill
SEOUL. Korea Chinese
Commu.ilsts Tuesday shot off their
big guns at probably the fastest
clip of the Korean War. They
failed to budge United Nations
infantrymen defending a T-shapeo
knobby hill.
A battalion of about 750 Chinese
struck at Uie hill three times in
2 1 2 hours and were turned back
each time bv bayonet wielding
U. N. doughboys standing fast at
Uie bottom.
The six-dav-old tight for the
Western Front high point near
Chorwon is the biggest and blood
iest of the war since jnnuniy.
Allied troops won a foothold on the
bumpy formation last Thursday.
Thev now hold three of Its rocky
knobs. The Reds have been coun
terattacking bitterly.
A U. S. Eighth Army briefing
officer said shelling by both sides
was "very heavy" Monday -and
that the pace held up Tuesday.
Chinese tanks and self-propelled
guns poured 5.000 shells on the
ihrnn Allled-held knobs Monday.
U. N. fighter-bombers and tanks
delivered answering fire.
An Allied officer at ithe front
said the Reds have lost more than
1.000 killed and wounded In the
fight for hill T and that Red dead
are "still piled up" on Its approaches,
Blistering
Heat Leaves
125 Dead
By The Associated Press
Mid-continent areas got welcome
relief Tuesday from hot and mug
gy weather that has enveloped
most of Uie eastern half of the na
tion. The mid - June blast of mid
summer heat and humidity left a
death toll of more than 125. includ
ing 19 heat prostrations and 109
drownings.
The break in tne heat wave over
the Midwest came after several
days of temperatures in the 90s
and above 100.
COOL AIR
The cool air mass from the Paclf
cl Northwest, with refreshine show
ers, first hit the plains states and
temporarily ended the more than
week-long siege of collar-wilting
weather.
Temperatures were from 15 to 25
degrees lower Monday from the
Dakotas southward to the Texas
i Panhandle.
The heat-snapping air mass
moved into other hot spots in Uie
Midwest during the night. Chica
go, limp from two straight days of
95 temperatures, received the cool
air and showers shortly before mid
night. The temperature dropped in
to the high 60s after the hottest
day In nearly three years.
RECORD
Scores of other cities reported
record heat marks for the date.
Temperatures ranged from 90 to
100 degrees along and east of
the Mississippi River to Uie Atlan
tic Coast with the excepUon of the
New England slates.
The heat was blamed for halting
production in three big Detroit au
to nlants. making idle some 13.000
wOrkersi The employes m thei Hud
son, cnrysier ana i"ora plants were
sent home after groups of work
ers left their Jobs because of the
96 degree temperature.
Bonus Checks
Due Tomorrow
SALEM UV The first checks
to pay Oregon's bonus to World
War II veterans will go In the mail
Wednesday.
The first check goes to Dallard
FIRST CHECKS
Stanford Revenue. 3503 Sum
mers Lane, is to be the first
'Klamath veteran to receive his
bonos, according to the A.P. in
Salem.
The first Lake County check Is
to go to Andrew Milton Deter,
Lakeview.
L. Whitmore. 42. Beaverton. whose
name was chosen in a drawing
several months ago-
PRETTY ' DARLENE GASTER (right) was an interested
spectator this morning as preparations were made at
Red Cross headquarters in the Armory for blood donor
activity today. With Darlcno is Mrs. Otto Ellis, a Bed
Cross worker.
Hopes For
Settlement ;
Fading I
PITTSBUROH 11 The tw'o-week-old
steel atrike slashed deep
er than ever Into Uie nation's econ
omy Tuesday as some plants mak
ing war munitions reported cur
tailments near because of a short
age of ateel.
In addition to the 650,000 CIO
United Steeiworkers who walked
out June 2 when the U. 8. Suoreme
Court ruled President Truman bad
no right to seize the Industry, more
than 100,000 workera In Allied In
dustries are idle.
. These Include nearly 50,000 coal
miners in aeven states and more
than 30.000 railroaders employed
oy a aozen carriers.
Nearly 25,000 more are Idle In
Industries dependent on steel.
These Include sailors on Great
Lakes ore boats, ore miners coke
workers, river boat crews, oil and
gas pipeline workers, construction
crews, and workers in other steel
related fields,
MUNITIONS
Announcements that three com
panies will be forced to stop mak
ing munitions this week came as
Uie government and the USW
sought to work out a plan to start
enough steel flowing from the
struck mills to prevent a crippling
halt In the production of weap
ons. At Cleveland, Lempco Products,
Inc., said It was forced to hale
making mortar shells Tuesday be
cause of steel shortages and to lay
off 500 employes on Uie shell line.
Lempco bad been producing 4,500
mortar shells a day.
The Oldsmobile division of Gen
eral Motors said a shortage el
seamless steel tubing wiU force
It to shut down Its 3.5-inche rocket
plant at Lansing, Mich., on June
23. -
The government has been as
sured by Philip Murray, president
of the CIO and the USW:
"Count on us to produce the es
sential military products necessary
to carry on our fight against the
menace of Communist aggres
sion.1' DEFENSE PLAN
Murray has directed a four-man
committee of the USW to- help
work out an acceptable plan for
defense needs for steel. So far
the government has announced no
specific way of achieving this out
put, although It said a plan had
been worked out to transport steel
stored in struck warehouses to
weapons manufacturers. -'
The union and the industry have
been unable to agree, not only
on contract terms but also on Just
Ihere they are in disagreement.
Murray clairaa. the companies",
tover failed In many ..respects to
meet Wage Stabilization Board
recommendations which, among
other things, call for a 26-cent
hourly "package" wage boost and
a union fhop. The industry says
Uie union shop, which would re
quire all steel workers to Join the
union, is the only bone of conten
tion. - .
The industry, which wants a
higher price for steel to help cover
any salary increase, says its final
offer was a 24.6-cent-an-hour pack
age deal which would cost it 400
million dollars a year. Murray says
the offer was not that high.
Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falla and
vicinity and Northern California:
Sonny and warm through - tomor
row. Low tonight 49, high to
morrw 86. .
High yesterday . 75
Low last night J . . 49
Preclp yesterday -u '
Precip since Oct 4 ..i.15.79
Same period last year M L.14.84
Normal for period .ll.g
f Additional Weather on Page 4.)