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In The- Day's lews By TRANK JENKINS Something lor Hie left wing (gov ernment - run everything) Demo crats to think about: The right wing coalition govern ment ol Prime Minister Robert nicnzics won a LANDSLIDE vic- toiy m Australia's general elec tions yesterday. Two and a hall hours after the counting began, the right whig co- iiuon appeared certain to win 71 . seats cut of a total of 122 In the Mi-powerful Australian house of representatives. At that houi, the opposition LaDor party had won only 47 seals, with lour Feats Idis. triclsi remaining doubtful. In the present house (which will be replaced by the new one elected yesterday) the right wing coalition i.tny nem oniy 61 seats against ine Labor parly's 57. A majority Is 62 which left the right wing coalition a Barrow majority of only inree. - In the new house, chosen vester. day. they appear certain of a ma jority of at, least nine. Why Is the Australian election significant? In order to answer that question, we ii nave to recite a little history In an eflorl to lift itself by Its oooistraps. tne Eaielish-sneaklng world began somewhat more than two decades ago to swing toward wotansm. rnis swing beiran Australia and New Zealand which, led by Labor parlies, went all-out for government-run-every- tning. The awing reached Britain in 1945, when the Conservative party, headed by Winston Church. ill, was thrown out and the British Labor party came into power. This swing was reflected in our country by the New Deal-Fair Deal administrations which mimed in power Irom 1932 until 1953. Keep this In mind: This broad swing toward social ism government run everything, make everybody rich and happy by the simple process of passing a law BEGAN IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. The counter-swing that is to lav, the swing AW AY from govern-ment-rUH-evervlhing socialism STARTED IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND several years ago. Both countries threw out Labor governments and voted in more conservative governments. In both countries, this swing away from socialism was con firmed in succeeding elections. Then came tha Counter-Swing- In Britain. Brlta n. too. threw out the soc-iallst-lemmg Labor party which, in Its years in power had gone a long way toward socialism, em bracing government ownership of alrel. coal, transportation, etc. Britain also following the lead of Australia and New Zealand confirmed Us swing against Labor party socialism at a succeeding election. Now Australia confirms again i verdict that Labor partv socialism. Irn't what it is cracked up to be. The circle is complete. That is vhy yesterday s general elections In Australia are interest irg. That raises this question: What will happen in the United States? Th nvviimani.nin .n,inn i .mo. th. n..i ,.. " leaning obviously toward MORE government-run-everything. There are signs that this government-run-everything wing of the Democratic party may be looking with pleased anticipation at the idea of a coali tion with Big Labor to form a Labor party patterned after the Labor party program in Australia, New Zealand and Britain. Will that happen? If so. will .such a coalition WIN In next year's general election in the U.S.? I wouldn't know. But there are weak-kneed Re publicans who are afraid of it. They want the GOP to lean morn strongly towaid government-run-everylhing. Their motto is: "Any thing, Lord, to GET ELECTED." One of our moft intelligent politi cal commentators is a man mimed: Samuel Lubell. He is a political analyst, as well as a poliiical com-; mentator. i Ha says the swing in the United States of America is toward mod (jyte conservatism. What has just; lpened in Australia, when con-! ,lilered in its proper relation to i all that has preceded it. seems to confirm Lubell's conclusion. Hoover Turns Down Vote Bid WASHINGTON ijfl Sen. Jennei (R-Indi said Saturday that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover ha turned down s proposal lhat he ; become a candidate for the Repub lican presidential nomination. Jenner said that, acting on a re r.ue.H from an Indiana Repuolican leader he did not name, he person ?lly sounded out Hoover on wheth er he would be willing to run. Hoov er told him he couldn't do it, Jen Qer added. "He said he didn't want to jeop ardize the position he has built up ior the FBI by getting into poli tics," the Indiana senator reporl-i-ti. Jr-mei a-Lied th.- Ir-vvr; would be "highly acceptable" lo many people in Indiana. ! Jrnner'b action m .seeking ou! Hoover was rcsarded in tome manors as Indicating that Sen tfmmUnd iR-Cali( may not bf able to count on all the support his .rirnd thought would be behind the Callfornlan if he seeks the party nomination. Sen. Mundt RSD, another of those who has worked closely with Know-land, has been talking t bout Hoover as possiuie candi- date if Presiacn; fcisenbower doesn't run. WAGING THE WAR ON POLIO, U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant James B. Shrum, left, Ground Observer Corps sector sergeant for this area, and Staff Sergeant Harold D. Marts, U.S. Marine Corps recruiter for the Klamath area, are head ing the special events for the March of Dimes drive in January. The two career servicemen, with the U.S. Navy recruiter. Chief Petty Officer Larry Cuffel, are backing many special events for the drive. Joy Kroksh is county, chairman for the, drive. Students Stage Riot Over Bus Fare Rise MONTREAL P This violence- shaken city nursed its second riot . hangover of 1955 Saturday. i Assistant Police Director Alfred Belanger said Friday night's vio- i lence, set olf bv a stuei:nts' pa- ; rade protesting a rise in bus and I dents against a J'v-ccni tare in street car fares, was the worst he crease by the Montreal Transpor has been in volatile Montreal since t"on Commission (MTC). but the amlconscription outbreak of ' Br,ew lnl widespread melee in 1917. Belancer held 700 men ready I wn' street cars were wrecked to crack any further demonstia- and Persons were injured, tions. I Inflamed hoodlums, a mixture A three-hour procession of sus- i f tVPf" "" "on" "J poets appeared before a municipal ! bottles, wielded sticks and pulled court Judge Saturday. ' down sUeet s'6ns- Street cars were Mostly youths and many wear ing leather jackets, a garb that has become a symbol of youthful rqwdyism here, they were charged Russians Free Two Young GIs BERLIN Ml The Russians re turned lo the U.S. Army Saturday nurht two young American soldiers nalibcd by Red East German po lice alter a street fight Wednes day in East Berlin. East Ocrmnn Communists, seek- 1 inn lo bolster East Ger ing lo bolster East Germany s claim to sovereignty, had threat cned them with ened them with legal action. The soldu-rs are Pvt. Richard L. CalLert. 22, of Kansas City, Mo., and Pvi Willie J. Holden, 19. list ed as behw from Poplarville, Miss. Thf Uireat of prosecution in East German courts was automatically annulled. The East German Com munist newspaper Neues Deutsch land said only Saturday that East soldiers are Pvt. Richard ! I Germany's prosecutor general had Jbeen'asited lo institute legal pro- ceedings against the soldiers. The newspaper said the request came from a lawyer for Werner Lierck.'a cabaret actor allegedly knocked unconscious by the two after an argument. In keeping with Western policy, the Army addressed its requests for information to the Russians as the Eastern occupation force; The transfer came after the fourth of a series of American requests thai the Russians identify the sol diers and snv when their release j could be expected, Highway Tax Money Asked MIAMI BEACH, Fin. tf. More federal ux money for interstate hiehwrys was demanded by the command of American POWs at nation s governors Saturday, who , a camp in which he was the sen expressed concern over the grow-j ior American officer, in? traffic ar.d safety problem. I Two other witnesses called to In a long discussion of the v.eeo j the stand in defense of Liles testi for hishwayr., tne governors talked tied the Communists instructed down sentiment of one group thai prisoners to disregard military tax reduction should 'noi be sacri rank and to take orders only from ficec for roads and another that leaders appointed by the Commu suEg?strd a system of mtei state nists. toll hijihwiivs v. as the answer. . A rv.oimior. bv the committee on hmhwnv-. headed by Gov. Wal- lev J. Kohler Ji . o( Wisconsin, was f. mended from t lie floor in spirited debate. It said: "We ume t.ie Conn re -.s and the national :d ministration to proceed with a git-aily expanded progiarn for construction ol interstate hifh' ways. 1 "We believe that an increased! federal appropriation io. aecelerat-j ed construction should come fiom: prcy-'nt lev- i h:-May user iax revenues now btinqt applied to gen-, era I and non-hichwhy purpose "We rcccunii-.o that increased al- locations for highway construction mav well re. iili in a deficiency, of . "fnrrl iTvcnurs (or other i'unc lions ol federal government , but we! are confident that tlie vnys and. mean.s comnu'.tees ol the Congress can find a fair and equitable solu-i tion to fiscal problcnu so creat cd." - The resolution will be sent io all governors for further actions on the state level, commitue memberj I 'said. with offenses ranging from attacks on policemen to wilful damage, a felony. Most pleaded innocent and nad lncir trials set for next week, i Thf demonstration started as a peaceiui protest parade by stu-1 I me iiittui uujetia ui ntinuiv, Burnt; being set a lire. The MTC estimated damage at more than $100,000. An MTC attor ney, George Emery, called in mu nicipal court for severe exemplary sentences against offenders. Prominent in the rioting wore teen-agers. Friday's t violence- re sulted in come .110 arrests. Although Montrealers were . In clined to blame thp leather-jacketed youths for much of the trouble. Chief Inspector Ernest Pleau of the Montreal police force declared the students were far from blameless. "They did as much as anyone else," the inspector said. Police also commented bitterly that many mature tbeater-uoers and other encouraged the demon strators, while taking no direct part themselves. The MTC was forced to with draw all its cars from service at 10 p. m, Friday, leaving many thousands stranded. Service was resumed at 4 a. m. Saturday. A total of 172 street cars and 64 buses were damaged in what be gan as a determined, but good natured protest by 2,500 students. Yitness Asks Mass Murders FORT LEWIS lifl A former prisoner of war, in an emotional outburst on the witness stand. Fri day advocated that North Korean and Chinese Communists be used as human guinea pigs in atom bomb tests. Lt. Jelieison D. Erwin. called as a defence witness in the col laboration .trial of Lt. Col, Paul V. Liles, told an Army court he would not consider it an atrocity. Erwin, who was acquitted of col laboration charges here last Au gust, said; "I think it would be a good thing. Kill them all." Liles is charged with collaborat ing with his Communist captors in North Korea and refusing io take The trial was recessed for the weekend. It will resume Monday, - Crater Skiing Said Tair' Weekend skiing al Crater Lake National Park is expected to be "lair io good. ' according to the rameii at the park. Rain Friday aHc. noon lowered the snow depth slightly, One inch of new snow fell during the earl l.ou r.s Saturday inormnc bnntiine; sno.v tu pth lo 75 inches, com pared with 22 inches on Decem ber 10. 1934. Motorists aie advised to uc chains on Highway 62 throuuh ihe park and chains or abrasive snow treat tires are required for travel over the road from Annie, Smim?? to the rim. The to be warming hut open all day Is expected j today. I mim lprts w Price Ten Cents 46 Pages Ike Accepts Resignation From F. Lee WASHINGTON i.fi President Eisenhower Saturday accepted the resignation of Frederick B. Lee as administrator of tVe Civil Aero nautics Administration tCAA '. Ii named Charles J. Lowen Jr. r.t Denver, CdIo., now" deputy admin istrator, to succeed Lee. Earlier Saturday Sen. Magnuson fD Wash i had called for an In vestigation of reports that a move was under way to pressure Lee into stepping out. Two days ago the Aircraft Own ers and Pilots Assn. (AOPA) had expressed , "serious concern will) rumors currently getting' wide press circulation concerning ef forts of the Department of Com merce officials lo oust Lee." There hB(l been reports In the aviation trade press that Lee had been asked to quit and that the administrator had taken the stand he would resign only at the re question of the White House. Some sources said there had been much friction between Lee ana Commerce Depjnment olfi-, cials on policies and procedures ; for foftieruiR aviation; ; J. B. Hartranfi Jr.. president of Assn., told a reporter Saturday , that Lee, who is lrom Woodstock vt.. had been "subjected to all kinds of political pressures nitl 11 WII1V Sltm III" Ul KHUI.llllUlt t which l represent M.000 private Pleated they want to hold off on anv lots had frequently differed with ppecinc rBCommendaUon until Lee but "always abided by his final decision" because they re garded hint as a "very able ad ministrator, fair and honest." CHALLENGE Magnuson. who head the Sen ate Commerce Committee, said in a letter to Sen. Monroney tD Oklai it was "Incredible" that Lee's fitness for ofiice should be challenged so soon after his nomi nation by President- Eisenhower was confirmed in 1053. "Since Mr. Lee is a recent Re publican appointee it may be thai this reported action is based upon allegations .-of maladministration or inefficiency in oilico,"' Magnu son wrote. "On the other hand it has 'been intimated that those de siring to see Mr. Lee resign are motivated by political considera tions." SHOPPING DAYS LEFT . Htlp Fight TB LBuy Christmas SmVs.J KLAMATH WINS BOND AWARD This handsome medal, awarded by the U.S. Treasury to counties that meet or exceed their savings bond quota, was presented this week to Myron E. Shannon, chairman of the Klamath County bond committee. The presentation was made by T. R. Gamble, chairman of the Oreoon savings bond committee, at a meeting of Klamath County bond workers held at the Pelican Cafe. .November sales carried Klamath County over its 78.000 quota tor 1955 ior bond quota. No. I honor goes KLAMATH FALLS, OKKGON, Weather FOHKCAST Klamath Falls and vicinity Mostly cloudv Sunday night . and .Monday. Occasional showers nToatlv of rain Sunday morning and Monday. High both days 34-44. High Saturday night at midnight ....30 Low Saturday J6 George Tells Income Tax Cut Chance WASHINGTON 1.41 Sen. George (D-Gai predicted Sauirdny the Democratic controlled House will move immediately toward a re duction in individual income luxes when Congress reconvenes next month Bui lie said it. may be some time before the Senate Rets around to considering the ibsue. Georitc. a veteran member of the Senate Finance Committee, raid in a telephone interview lrom Vienna, Ga., that he feels sentl-, ' mem tor tax cuts will be so thal the Houe Wavs and i Means committee will act quickly. That ls whele aU Ux bmsMmUlil origin- c,f .;.., i D-.iar.- ri.nhn... might point the wav lo a iuture tax cut in his January State of the Union Message, adminlstrat- tinn nff ir-iolr ni.iictnllti h.a ,nAi specific recommendations until there are clearer indications that the budget will be balanced. George, who has said budget balancing is at hand, indicated S thai he expects the Democrats get the jump on the administra tion in tax cutting. "I hope we can increase the in dividual income tax exemption from $600 to at least $700," Gecrse saia. "That will benciit the low in come group most but It will help everybody. Also, I think, there should be some adjustment in the rates on mldd.e Income brackets . The middle bracket generally are regarded as those raiiKmu from $6,000 up to about $50,000 a year. It has been George's con ten tion thai, many small business men in this bracket have been hard hit and nerd tax relief. George has opposed any reduc tion in overall corporation rates, which now range to a maximum of 52 per cent. Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey has Indicated he irtry favor a tax cut. He said he ex pects Eisenhower to speak out on the question in his State of the Un ion Message. CITIZEN NAMKD PORTLAND lTt Morgan S. Odcll. president of Lewis and Clark College, Saiurday wi named as Portland's Ciuzen of the Year. the honor of being the second major Uregon county to meot its to Washington County, in the lower Willamette Valley. SUNDAY, DKCKMllKIl 11, 1955 I LI 3BCWA i RAY HASLETT, 290 Wiard Street, wai making doughnut deliv eries yesterday morning when caughfbyHhe 9 o'clock photog rapher. Haslett was helping his son Dalton, who operates the Golden Creme Doughnut Shop, 2218 South Sixth Street. Foreign Aid Request Told WASHINGTON W Administra tion officials have decided that next yenr'a roo.ucat for toreien aid funds should.be sliKlnly leiis than the -$4,703,000,000 voted this year. ,S6me Congress members have been demanding an end (c all for eign aid appropriations. The figure decided on by the Blidsot Bureau, it was learned Saturday, is $,870,000,000. which foreign aid officials describe as a bare bones ' version. With 40 countries participating. (his would seem to rule out any stepped up program for the Middle East, where the Communists have been active. . Sen. Russell D-Ga), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, told an interviewer he will vote for "a reasonable amount ol military aid, where it can be shown lhat it Is needed, but I will vote to cut out all economic aid." No. 3340 Supplement Additional copies of the 12 paxe housing and construction supplement to he found In to- -day's edition of the Herald and News will be available at moat . Klamath falla lending" Institutions, bank and bulldlnf material supply flrma. .. ". :. Eastern Man Runs Amok BALTIMORE l,P Police said Saturday night a 60-year-old Balti more man ran amok with a gun and an ax, slaying his wile, his ti-year-old daughter and' his moth er, and wounding policeman. He enrtpri his nun life with a gun as his brother-in-law, a police - man, and another officer tried to enter the small tavern and living quarters occupied by the crazed man. Eugene McNeal. Officers said MrNeal went to Ihe home of his brollicr-ln-law Sat urday morning about 11 o'clock and toldvlhe latler's wife 'he had "done a horrible thing." The brother-in-law was slill sleeping and his wife did not dis turb him. When he went to Mc neal's home with Police Sgt. Jo seph A. Hcming Saturday night, they were fired upon as thev 'hlned a flashlight through the window. Hcming was hit in the chest. McNral then took his own life. Police said McNcal's wife, Mad eline, was nearly decapitated. Her borlv was on the rinor. nic cooy of ('year-old Lydia was on a couch, covered. Two dolls were nestled close to the dead child. There were many Christmas presents for the child unopened in the room. Police said McNeal used a Boy Scout ax in the slavings as w-ell . a '. ..ullhr i'i.t'ilvpr The rhllrl Telephone 1111 and McNeal's wife were found in j "nn mat tne inuscie acuon is siu the llvinc quarters In the rear of j isfauory. . . the tavern which Is located near1 "The heart shadow. ;ompr.ied the "Little Italy" settlement fast , with films tha were nmdf in pi ior of the downtown section. ' ttllh lho4 ""f McNeill's mother was found dead : been made since the acute attack !n an up.italrs room. Pahce said developed, shows no significant McNeal and his wife had been ! evidence of enlargement. separated, though they were shar ing the use of the house. Santa Available Yia JC Telephone If the Klamath County Junior Chnmber of Commerce cbii ar- raiiRe it. Klamath Falls children with special requests for Santa Claus will be able to reach the rcd-5ulted gentlemnn on the tele phone aeain this year. A committee of the Junior cham ber, headed by Lew Hmnblin. in attempting to make arranKements vllh the telephone company (or a line to the North Pole so direct, person to person con versa lions may be made with Santa. However, p;irt of the arrangement they are trying to set. up is a pliin where there will not be any long distance chaiKf (or a call to the North Pole. In their committee work, called the "Hello Sunla'' program, the Junior chamber members wtll be Santa'." helpers when the telephone arranrirment is finally set up They M.id Uiey hope to be able to an nounce the telephone number which p.ill reach Santa later this week. In the meantime, Hambtin said, children who plan to call Santa had better figure out what they Want to say. and perhaps, talk it over with their patents. nn m Report On Second Term Chance Told WASHINGTON Ifl President Eisenhower's doctor called Satur day night for a "slowdown" in his activities and said he thought Eis enhower should withhold a decision on whether to run again until at least mid-February, Mai. Gen. Howard M. Snyder, the President's personal physician, told a news conference that Ure Presldent'a recovery Is continuing at a normal pace for the "acute" heart attack he suffered. But Snyd er added that there have been many occasions of "fatigue" after long conferences or other unusual exertion. Snyder. Ol. Thomas W. Mat tlngly. Waller Reed Hospital heart specialist: and Mo. Gen. Leonard D. Hcaion; tne hospitals com manding officer, agreed oil a med ical bulletin asserting: "Executive responsibilities have Ininnuri a h..nl.r lav inum lh. President than an Ideal convales- ?ence program would Incorporate. . ivr.ATill K . , "Then, too, tlie weather fat Get tysburg! has not always been the best. "Participation In office and farm , activities has been carefully sup ervised so that no harm has re sulted. . . "The President's condition, when examined today, was good." The press conference came after the President unde'-went a com plete medical checkup at -Walter Reed Hospital lasting a little more tlian an hour and a half. The medical bulletin referred to the 63-year-old President's Sept. 34 coronary thrombosis as "acute" tor the first time, but the doctors said that referred to the sudden ness of the attack which previous ly has been described as "moder ate." Gen. Snyder told the newsmen that "We Expect his work to be lightened' when the President goes back lo Gettysburg Tuesday after ennferencas here with congression al leaders. ( DECISION Snyder said that if he were In the President's position he i wouldn't leel that he would be able to make "a satisfactory decision" on whether he would be able to run again for "another two months." He said that the President's ac- ' tivltles for. the next several weeks will be carefully controlled with inl,n.l. .n . l,M,nlnM lh. .rairirlla . lof the 'day-ofroin lloon uiiU( 3:30- i p. in. .1 ce ui nu HIMVH..V. inn I period., lie said, will be set aside tor lunch and rest. . . Snyder pi-etaced the reading: of the medical bulletin by ' saying "The news continues lo be good." The bulletin asserted the Presi dent has "felt well and looked well." It said he "sleeps well, rests well and relaxes easily during the day" and that he has used a very mild sedative only once since he if ft the hosnltal in Denver Nov. 11. Tlie bulletin went on: His genmal circulation Is excel- 1 lent including the circulation in his legs and feet. Although there was an area of soreness in the President's chest during the first 48 hours of his Illness, his breath ing has been entirely comfortable during his entire illness. BLOOD COl'NT "Hie blood clotdlig'time has re mained at a controlled level. The blood sedimentation rate has steadily declined and is now In the upper tvtrmal range for his alti tude. The white blood count has re ma inea at a norma) figure since the early days following the nctue attack. Tlie serum cholesterol va ries slightly but continues within ihe normal range." The bulletin went on to say that Ihe electrocardiograms "show res idual abnormalities as a result of the scar In the heart muscle" and added : "Tlie.se abnormalities remain stable as Is expected at this stage In the healing process, litis stabil ity Is a desirable finding. The t.car in the heart muscle wall ap pears to be firm and of moderate size. Fltlro.scoplc examination in dicates that tlie heart beat is good SHOOTING HOURS OREGON December 12 OPEN CLOSE 6:57 4:35 December 13 OPEN CLOSE 6:57 4:35 CALIFORNIA December 12 OPEN CLOSE 6:54 4:34 December 13 OPEN CLOSE 6:54 4:34
