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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1955)
TUESDAY. AUGUST 23. 1955 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGH ELEVEN I .'A A . v m& maaumr. & warn THE 7TH ANNUAL get-together and potluck picnic of the Wood River Pioneers and Klamath County Old-Timen attracted several hundred persons to Fort Klamath the past weekend. Pictured is part of the group at the picnic grounds at Kimball Park Sunday. Old-timers from all over the Pacific Northwest were in attendance. Streamliner Rips Track HAYWARD. Calif. (UP)-Some 200 passengers escaped injury Monrinv whpn th W ( rn Pacific's streamlined California Zephyr was derailed within the city limits here as it neared the end ot its trip irotn Chicago. Nine cars of the glass-aomcd luxury train jumped the track, but all remained upright and on the right-of-way. The diesei power unit, bagaRe car and two for ward coaches remained on the rails. H. C. Monson, vice president and geiteral manager of the rail road, blamed the accident on track repair work which whs in progress ou that section of the main line. He said Uie train was passing over-unballasted "skeleton track" nt about 25 miles per hour when one ot the sections of' rail col lapsed under the train's weight. -The train ripped out' 9i.J r of track and scattered nuLo.-d ties like matchsticks. but s.cv. u.u Carl Bollinger of South San Fran cisco reported that not a dish in the riininir cars harl hePn broken, WP officials Mid the line would be cleared for travel sometime today. Auto Union Calls Strike CHICAGO liP) CIO United Auto Worker picket lines were set up at 18 International Harvester Co. plants in six states today as 40,000 workers struck in a dispute over a new contract. Despite the strike, union and company negotiators stayed in ses sion until 2; 15 a.m. They recessed until 1 p.m. today. Wildcat walkouts started Friday and spread to nearly all Harvester plants by the midnight deadline last night. Union leaders called the premature strikes "unauthorized." William J. Reilly, Harvester's manager of labor relations, said, "The union's position on many subjects makes an agreement Im possible." Leonard Woodcock, UAW inter national vice president, said the company and union were far apart on & number of issues. None of ihe Issues "are beyond settlement If management Is willing: to apply itself as is the union," he said. Earlier, the union rejected a 28- week layoff pay plan, and an im mediate 10-cent hourly wage in crease including a 6-cent annual improvement factor. The company estimates its present hourly wage at $2.0?2. The union is demanding, among other items, the adoption of union shop and the elimination of pay differentials between Northern and Southern workers. Four plants in the Chicago area are affected by the strike. Other plants are at rock island, canton, Rock Falls and East Moline In Illinois; Indianapolis. Fort Wayne, Richmond and Evansvllle in In diana; Stockton and Emoryvllle in California; East Springfield and Springfield, Ohio: Memphis Term., and Louisville, Ky. CORSAGES OUELPH, Ont. Iifl Anson Pratt, aHamiltou florist, told a meeting of Ontario horticulturists that strapless evening gowns have al most ruined the corsage business. He said florists had been unable to find a way to attach corsages lo bare skin. NEED BACK-TO-SCHOOl L CASH? W if em iM4rfiMt to can!, kids cott f Inmttd it titcif 1 wturi. Hit wt help 000 H MlAHi MONfrt PACIFIC IMNICTBiai-aV mm- Eisenhower Lauds Results Of Geneva Atomic Meetings DENVER I The atoms-for peace conference in Geneva "enor mously assisted the cause o peace'1 and President Eisenhower "uPeiuI . inere WIU 08 anomer such meeting, Lewis L. Strauss chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, said yesterday. Strauss, in Denver to report to the President of the Just-concluded meeting, told Eisenhower that out of the conference came indications "that the United Stales is clearly ahead" of Russia in development of atomic power lor peaceful use. The AEC chairman, who headed the U.S. delegation at the meet ing of scientists from 67 nations, observed that Uie Geneva session was "not an atomic Oi)mpici uames contest ann cnmionea mat while the United States Is ahead now, "we cannot rest on our oars." The President said he was pleased with the results of the eirlei'cnce, which grew om ot a I'.i ivncte D-c. 8. KZZ, !Kv Liug pa atom mu.j mont. I In an ur.usual ceremony of In troouclng Strauss to a new3 con- lerence. Eisenhower said: "Be cause I am so proud of the work that he and his associates have just performed at Geneva, I did myself the honor of coming down here with him to give him such sendoff as I could with these simple words." Expanding on the statement that the .meeting had aided peace, Strauss injected a note of caution "The climate of the Geneva meet ing must be preserved .. . This Is no time to be complacent. "In due course, the United Stales delegation to the United Nations will propose another meeting, un less someone else beats tnem to It," Strauss declared. The most Important development Showers Hit Flood Areas By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rain lell today along the Atlantic coastal states, hitting some of the flood-stricken areas. Showers were general from North Carolina northward to east ern New York and New England. Earlier showers and thundershow crs were reported in the Ohio Valley and northern Appalachians, including the flood area of Penn sylvania and New York. Thundershowers also were re ported this morning from the Texas Panhandle eastward across Oklahoma to Arkansas and in the south and central sections of Minnesota. Heaviest rainfall was in the Middle Atlantic slates. Nearly 21 inches fell at Baltimore and 1.40 1 inches at Washington, D C. i MADD0X BROTHERS & ROSE THE MOST COLORFUL WESTERN AND HILLBILLY BAND IN AMERICA WITH A LAUGH A MINUTE FOR 240 MINUTES. -AND - ROSIE & RETTA COLUMBIA RECORDING ARTISTS ADUHDV sat. Murium; aug.' COMING EXHIBIT BUILDING KLAMATH COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS GUY LOMBARDO D ROYAL CANADIANS WITH KINNY GARDNER . IILL FLANNIGAN CLIFF GRASS CARMEN, VICTOR t LIBERT LOMBARDO te SATURDAY -SEPT. 24 , v. (r of the meeting, in his opinion Strauss told a ncwa conference, is that It was determined that "It is possible for scientists to commu nicate regarding the peaceful as pects of atomic energy without violating security" as far as atom ic weapons are concerned. However, he emphasized, there was no discussion of nuclear weap ons at the sessions. "The Geneva conference has solidly lined up scientists of the world behind the President's peace program," Strauss said. Strauss, who flew from Switzer land to report to Eisenhower, was hiph in his praise of the Russian scientists. He said they were friendly just like our fellows. He said the Russians paid fre quent tribute to President Eisen hower and "if there was any skepticism about .the atoms-ior- perce niovcni"i'.. I'M conierencr eto'tl tar.:. 0;t ri sidca ine United von- much merit for initi aling the conference." Nothing occurred at Gcnca to cause the United States either lo speed up or slow down its atomic development program, he said. MOTHER During August! A PORTRAIT, 5 x V, of any child not over 10 years, for $1.00. At many children at you want. Additional printt at reduced reg ular ratet. Phone 4526 for app't. ! STUDIO I Phen 4526 IN OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW STUDIO AT 1037 MAIN 27 Soviets To End US Farm Tour WASHINGTON IB Twelve visit- in; Soviet farm leaders wind up tneir omciai u.u. itinerary tooay after six weeks of visits to larms and factories. An early visit to the Department of Agriculture experimental sta tion at Beltsvllle, Md., was to be followed by lunch at the National Press Club and a statement by the Soviet delegation head. Vladimir Matskevich, on the delegation's trip. This Is all that has been planned for them. They have steadlastly declined to engage in any subse quent farm visits or press activi ties so far before their departure for Canada Thursday. Tonight one group ot about hall the Russians Is going to New York. Another group, including Matske vich, will remain in Washington overnight and join the others In New York Wednesday morning, a Soviet Embassy spokesman said. They plan to spend two weeks In Canada and then return to the U.S. SR. About 370 guests were enter tained last night at the Soviet; Embassy at a caviar and voaka reception in honor of the delega-l .tion. Marilyn Monroe had beeu invited but did not attend. Secretary ot Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson was there. He chatted wJth Matskevlch but didn't drink any of the vodka. He had ginger ale instead. Benson said the Russians during their rip and in their session at the Department of Agriculture yes terday had shown they were really interested in learning about agri cultural questions. He said they were Impressed by a Department of Agriculture pub lication which showed how mucn food ' th American consumer's dollar purchases now as compared with 40 years ago. CELEBRATION LONDON i Russia's Com munist Party chief. Nikita Khrush chev, has arrived in Bucharest with other Red leaders to help stage a celebration of satellite Ro mania's liberation bv the Soviets from Nazi rule 11 years ago. jm' After shopping around, I found that S. " t i v 4 -V 'L v.."tA ,SsV r-k v oi? . .tfeas&sjiM& -V m- vst iMti a "PRETTY AS A PETUNIA," is 13-year-old Sharon Kuni, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kuni of 1549 Homedale Road who entered an exhibit of summer blooms in the 4-H show at the county fairgrounds this week. Sharon is a student at Altamont Junior High School and is in her third year of 4-H work. Sharon's bed of multi-colored petunias is an eye-catching ad dition to the garden at her home. ALCOHOL V'SEH CHICAGO If Doctors at Illinois Masonic Hospital are giving pa tients intravenous doses of alcohol HOTELS OSBURN HOLLAND EUGENE. ORE. MEDFOR1 Thoroughly Modern Mrs. J. E. Earley Joe Early Jr Proprietors Costs less to buy, because the record-breaking trade-in allowance that authorized Ford Dealers are now giving on your old car and Ford low de livered r s make the cash outlay required amazingly small! ! Costs less to finance, because your authorized Ford Dealer's long term, low-interest new ear financing is adjusted to what you want to pay monthly! Costs less to run, because new car guarantees and legitimate service by ynmr - authorized Ford Dealer give you years of trouble driving at minimum cost per mile! 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