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By FRANK JENKINS
"What this country needs" note:
Our BIG need, according to Dr.
Randolph Smith, director of the
Little Red School, an experimen
tal school project in New York, is
a CRASH program of education in
human relations by which, one
assumes, he means an educational
program designed to teach us how
to get along with each other.
Personally, I can't help agree
ing with him at least to a. mod
erate extent. Not only in our coun
try but throughout the world we
have perfected the techniques of
DISAGREEMENT to the point
' where more or less everybody is
ready to bite everybody else in
the leg at a moment's notice.
We have paid much less atten
tion to the techniques of AGREE
MENT, This might be a good place to
cite the time-honored tale of the
two mules that were haltered to
gether. The tale harks back to
the days before modern agricul
tural machinery, and the mules
wandered out into a field that was
full of shocks of hay.
They were hungry and the hay
looked good. But they couldn't
agree which shock to tackle first.
One mule pulled in one direction.
The other pulled in another direc
tion. The result .was that they got
nowhere. They were stymied in a
tug-of-war and got hungrier and
hungrier.
Now a mule, as every oldster
who grew up with mules knows,
is nobody's fool. The time came
when one mule was struck by a
thought (everyone who has been
closely - associated with mules
knows they DO think.) He went
over and whispered in the other
mule's ear.
The other mule nodded agree
ment and they called off the tug-of-war
and trotted over to the
nearest hayshock. They polished
it off and trotted over to another
hayshock.
And so on.
They wound up fat and happy.
If something like that is what
the good Dr. smith is driving at,
I think I can go along with him.
Inmates Quiet
After Clash
PETROS. Tenn. HI Riot-torn
Brushy Mountain State Prison re
sumed a nearly normal routine
Thursday, as officials continued to
mulL over alleged grievances
which prompted the disturbances.
Warden Frank Llewellyn main
tained no settlement had been
reached with the prisoners, who
reduced their cell block to rubble
in riots Monday and Tuesday.
"All I can say," Llewellyn said,
"is that we're still talking with
them.
The rioters' chief spokesman
Kenneth Ray Lawson, had told
newsmen the convicts won several
concessions from authorities. He
did not elaborate.
He had presented a long list of
grievances, including what he
termed cruelty by guards and un
equal treatment of prisoners.
The night shift of 150 convicts
returned to the prison coal mines
Wednesday night the first work
detail to enter the mines since the
disturbances Monday night.
Guards used tear gas Monday
night to quell a five-hour riot by
300 white prisoners who ripped
plumbing fixtures from walls,
knocked 1,400 windowpanes and
hundreds of light bulbs from the
cell wing, tore new cabinets from
their cells and set newspapers
atire.
BIGGER THE BETTER
CHICAGO (UP)-Peter Don-
breneos takes a thoroughly prac
tical approach to playing Cupid.
Donbreneos, a head waiter, con
firming that he was sending
$5,000 to be offered as a dowry
lor his orphaned niece m Greece,
explained, "The more money of
fered the better the husband."
FCC Moves To Reconsider
Disputed Miami TV Channel
WASHINGTON Wl - The Fed-
eral Communications Commission
moved Thursday to reconsider its
grant of TV Channel 10 at Miami,
Fla., central case in a House in
vestigation that led to the resigna
tion of Commissioner Richard A.
Mack.
The commission, taking note of
charges in the House investigation
that pressures may have entered
into the award, filed a motion in
the U.S. Court of Appeals request
ing that the case be returned to
the FCC for further review.
The FCC said it was ''of the
definite view that the public inter
est requires" a reopening of the
proceeding.
By a 4-2 vote last year, the FCC
awarded the channel to Public
Service Television, Inc.a subsid
iary of National Airlines. Com
missioner Mack was aligned with
the majority. One commissioner
did not vote.
The FCC decision is now before
the appeals court in two proceed
ings. In one of these, WKAT, Inc., an
unsuccessful bidder for the chan
nel, is challenging FCC's refusal
of last September to reconsider
the grant to public service.
The other appeals court case
was brought by Eastern Airlines,
which asked the court to overrule
an FCC order which denied East
ern the right to intervene in the
Channel 10 proceeding as a pro
tectant. The commission move for return
f Um case to it earn m tb
Unions Rap
Delayed Tax
Cut Action
WASHINGTON, (UP) AFL
CIO leaders told President Eisen
hower today that the administra
tion decision to defer antireces
sion tax cut action is "unneces
sary and unwise," and will cause
more unemployment.
A F L-C I 0 President George
Meany said the federation's Exec
utive Committee told Eisenhower
there would be "no sense" in
waiting until next month before
deciding the tax cut issue.
Treasury Secretary Robert B.
Anderson said after a conference
with Eisenhower Wednesday that
no tax reduction decision would
be made until "the future course
of the economy has been clari
fied. House Republican leader
Joseph W. Martin Jr. had said
earlier that the decision would be
deferred "another month."
But Meany and the other AFL-
CIO leaders said tax cuts and
other antirecession measures
should be put in effect now.
Meany told newsmen every eco
nomic indicator suggests that
March will show a further decline
in the economy.
Meany said the President felt
the situation was very serious
and gave every indication that
"he's certainly going to do what
he can.
Meany described the conference
as "very friendly" and said the
President "certainly did" show
concern over rising unemploy
ment. He said Eisenhower did not
offer any suggestions but said he
would take the AFL-CIO recom
mendations under consideration.
Meanwhiler
The White House announced
defense contracts for procurement
and construction will be pushed to
about $11,700,000,000 in the first
six months of this year. This will
be nearly double the contracts
made in the last half of 1957. De
fense Secretary Neil H. McElroy
reported the increased spending,
including a seven-fold boost in
construction, in a letter made pub
lic by the White House.
The House Public Works Com
mittee unanimously approved a
resolution, identical to one adopt
ed by the Senate this week, urg
ing Eisenhower to step up spend
ing for which money has been
appropriated. A resolution cover
ing military construction projects
was adopted by the House Armed
Services Committee Wednesday,
Steelworkers President David
McDonald said in a speech that
waiting another month to de
cide on tax cuts "will not tell
us anything that we do not al
ready know." He said more un
employment Is likely "if positive
action is not taken now.
Meany told -White House report
ers that the AFL-CIO will submit
a detailed memorandum to the
White House Friday to substan
tiate its claim that March will
show a further decline in the
economy.
Today, Meany gave the Presi
dent a letter urging a five-point
program adopted by the AFL-
CIO at an emergency economic
conference which 1,000 union lead
ers have been- holding here.
Highway travel
Slowed By Snow
SALEM W New snow in Ore
gon's mountains Thursday made
tire chains mandatory at Warm
Springs junction, Green Springs
Summit, Willamette Pass and San
tiam Pass, the Highway Commis
sion warned.
Chains should be carried at
Timberline, Bend, Sisters, LaPine,
Quartz Mountain and Lakeview.
The heaviest snowfall was six
inches at Sisters and five inches
at Green Springs Summit.
Other points reported bare or
sanded pavement.
House Investigating Committee
was continuing its inquiry Thurs
day into financial relations be
tween Mack and Thurman White
side, a wealthy Miami attorney
and long-time friend of the ex-
commissioner.
A federal grand iury also is
looking into the case.
Whiteside has acknowledeed
making loans and giving other fi
nancial assistance to Mack, but
insists there is nothing improper.
Also on tap for a return appear
ance was A. Frank Katzentine,
Miami Beach radio station opera
tor who lost his bid for TV Chan
nel 10 in Miami.
The two other listed witnesses
Alfred Barton of Miami and
Frank Miller of New York have
been quoted by Katzentine as tell
ing him before the FCC decision
in February 1957 that they had
heard be was going to lose.
Rep. Harris D-Ark, subcom
mittee chairman, told reporters
the committee was through ques
tioning Mack. The former com
missioner appeared before the
group yesterday for the first time
since his resignation March 3.
Still unanswered were questions
about deposits totaling $7,986 in
Mack's checking account from
1953-58. Harris said Mack would
be permitted to put the explana
tion in the record when he could
identify the deposits.
The subcommittee also plans to
hear from other FCC commission
ers on their vote in the Channel 10
cas.
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Price Five Cents IS Paget-
Farm Plan
Veto Seen
By Benson
WASHINGTON ( Secretary
of Agriculture Benson said Thurs
day President Eisenhower would
almost certainly veto pending
legislation to freeze farm price
supports and acreage allotments
at not less than 1957 levels.
Such legislation was debated in
the Senate Thursday.
Calling such proposals- bad for
agriculture as well as for the na
tion, Benson told a news confer
ence: "It would seem to me, that
if it passed in its present form,
it would be almost certain to face
a veto.
Benson said he considers the
legislation bad because he said it
would:
Further destroy markets.
Pile up additional surpluses.
Cripple standards set for deter
mining price supports and acre
age allotments.
Increase greatly the cost of
farm programs.
Give little help to small farm
ers.
Establish mandatory supports
on nine additional commodities
Ignore effects of a transition to
a modernized parity lormula.
Be unfair to winter wheat grow
ers who signed up under the 1958
acreage reserve of the soil bank
program.
Ignore most of the recommenda
tions made by Eisenhower for
further legislative action which
the administration says would ex
pand markets and reduce govern
ment control over farmers.
Under questioning, Benson said
that he knows of no plans any
where in the executive branch of
the government to modify the
dairy price support reduction set
to go into effect April 1. The new
supports will be put at a mini
mum level permitted by law.
Pending as the Senate met two
hours early were two resolutions
that would freeze farm price sup
ports at not less than last year's
levels. One would apply to all
major crops, the other to dairy
products alone.
Farm Vorker
Increase Seen
WASHINGTON UP) Farm labor
supplies this season may become
the most plentiful m recent years.
as a result of increasing unem
ployment in urban areas, govern
ment farm officials said Thurs
day. Reports indicate, they said, that
quite a number of those becoming
jobless in recent weeks have been
inquiring about the possibility of
temporary work on farms pending
recovery of work conditions in ad
versely affected industries.
Officials emphasized, however.
that there is no large over-all
opening for additional workers in
agriculture. Sharp expansion in
use of machinery and other la
bnr saving devices in agriculture
has been cutting down on need
for farm workers in recent years.
This is true particularly of work
ers unskilled in use of complicated
farm machinery or untrained in
care and handling of farm am
mals.
The number of hired workers on
the nation's farms declined in
February to the smallest number
for the month in ' more than 30
years of government record keep
ing. It was only 957,000. This sup
ply is only 36 per cent of the num
ber of hired workers on farms 20
years ago.
Officials said the increase in un
employment could influence farm
wage rates. The latter has been
increasing in recent years, reflect
ing competition of industry for
skilled and semiskilled farm work
ers. Rates averaged about 80 cents
an hour in February compared
with about 52 cents in 1950.
Soil Bank Plan
Deadline Nears
Klamath County farmers are re
minded that the deadline for sign
ing 1958 conservation reserve con
tracts is April 15.
This program is the longtime
phase of the Soil Bank program,
under which farmers contract to
divert cropland to soil, water, for
estry, and wildlife conservation
uses.
Two types of payments are made
on the diverted acreage: (I) A
cost-sharing payment, up to 80
per cent to assist the farmer in
establishing a conservation use and
i2i annual $8 per .-.ere rental pay
ments each year the land is under
contract.
A Soil Bank "base" for the farm
under the conservation reserve will
be established by the county ASC
Committee before signing the con
tract. The "base" for the farm is
the average amount of land de
voted to Soil Bank base crops on
the farm in 1956 and 1957.
Details of the program are avail
able at the Klamath County Agri
cultural Stabilization and Corner
vation Office in the Tower Theater
building.
KLAMATH
5? sss 1 5
THE MOUSE INFESTATION in Southern Oregon and Northern California is being closely
studied by public health experts. Currently attracting the most attention is the presence
of tularemia among the rodents in view of the fact that this disease could become a
health problem. Shown above conferring in the Klamath County Health Department are,
standing, left to right, Paul Sweet, Klamath County sanitarian; J. D. Vertrees, Klamath
County agent; Frank Prince, chief of the U.S. Public Health Service's Communicable
Disease Center in San Francisco. Seated, from left to right, are Dr. Monroe Holmes of the
Oregon Public Health Department; Dr. Robert Courter, assistant chief veterinarian of
the U.S. Public Health Service and Hilda Boyle of the Klamath Cqunty Health Department.
Senator Accuses Union Men
Of Kohler Strike Violence
WASHINGTON (UP) Sen.
Barry- M. Goldwater (R-Ariz.)
said today the Senate Rackets
Committee should question "every
man in Wisconsin if necessary
to determine whether the United
Auto Workers Union was respon
sible for violence in the 4-year-old
Kohler Co. strike.
Goldwater, a member of the
committee, said he was con
vinced that these incidents, these
riots were planned by the union
and executed by the union" de
spite denials by UAW officials.
He said the committee should
prove the point "if we have to
drag every man in Wisconsin
down here to do it."
Chairman John L. McClellan
fD - Ark.) joined ,in expressing
doubt that "this big union and Us
international representatives are
so innocent in this thing." He said
he shared Goldwatcr's sentiments,
but the committee would have to
ask for new funds to investigate
as extensively as Goldwater sug
gested. Widow Wins
Damage Suit
WALLA WALLA ffl A Kennc
wick woman and her three chil
dren were awarded $106,500 in
U.S. District Court Thursday for
the death of their husband and
father and the door was left open
for a second suit in state courts.
Judge Sam M. Driver made the
award against the federal govern
ment and the Bureau of Reclama
tion after dismissing a contractor
as a defendant in his court.
Mrs. Doris Reikofski had sought
$251,000 damages for the death of
her husband, Dale, when his car
ran into an irrigation ditch near
Finley last May. She contended
the ditch was not lighted or barri
caded while under construction.
She had named the government
and the construction company,
Murphy Brothers, Spokane, as de
fendants. Judge Driver said his
court lacked jurisdiction over the
contractors and he assessed the
damages against the government
and Bureau of Reclamation.
The action meant Mrs. Reikofski
can file a new action in state court
against Murphy Brothers.
J-M Confident
About Future
NEW YORK W Johns-Man-
ville Corp. is planning ahead "with
unbounded faith in the continuing
growth of the United States, Can
ada and other Free World mar
kets," stockholders were told
Thursday.
A seven-point program to ride
out the recession and overcome a
cost-price squeeze was outlined by
top company officials at the an
nual meeting. The aim is to step
up efficiency, cut costs and put
new punch into tne sales ciiort.
A. R. Fisher, chairman and
president, told the meeting that
Johns-Manville in its 100-year ex
islence has weathered wars and
depressions, economic upsets In in
dustry and business recessions."
The company's long-range plans
take into consideration the over
all growth of the United States and
Canadian economies and the Free
World for the next 15 years, he
said.
In line with these policies, Johns
Manville will have eight new
plants in production this year
among them ones at Klamath
Fails, Ore.; and Stockton, Calif,
FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1958
Their remarks were prompted
by testimony of Donald Rand,
UAW representative of Detroit,
who denied that the union had
anything to do with the 1955 "clay
boat incident" on the Sheboygan,
Wis., waterfront.
Previous witnesses testified that
large crowds of strikers, who ap
peared to be directed at least in
part by Rand, massed in front of
the dock and prevented the Koh
ler Co, from unloading a boatload
of clay needed in making plumb
ing fixtures.
Rand said he merely went down
to the dock to try to persuade
truck drivers hauling the clay not
to cross UAW picket lines at the
Kohler pjant. He swore he did not
invite theiltri'kers. to the scene or
try to stir up a disturbance.
In fact, Rand said, he tried to
persuade some strikers to leave
the area.
He said he feared trouble be
cause the company was "stupid
enough to send its plant manager,
Edmund Beiver, to the scene.
Bciver was described Wednesday
as the most hated man at Koh
ler. Rand said he had "been con
victed of running over one of the
strikers.
Rand was accused in testimony
Wednesday of taking part in the
clay boat incident and of using
language too strong to bear re
peating before the committee and
its television' audience.
Swim Classes
Schedule Set
The spring training program for
swimming, lifesaving, and instruc
tors will open March 24 at the
KUIIS pool, according to Mrs. May
Myers, water safety chairman for
tho local Red Cross chapter, The
program will be jointly sponsored
by the city recreation department,
Klamath Union High School and
the Red Cross. Classes will meet
from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and the
courses are free.
The new instructors course will
be conducted by George Ed Stock
ing, Red Cross area representative,
and all other courses will be under
the direction of Ella Redkey, KUIIS
instructor and qualified by the Red
Cross as an instructor-trainer. Miss
Redkey will be assisted in her
classes by local Red Cross volun
teers in water safety.
Through the spring training
course, swimmers are qualified to
work in the teaching program at
the city municipal pool, Matin pool,
Twin Springs plunge. Girl Scout,
Camp Fire Girl and Boy Scout
camps during the summer season
Those interested may register by
calling Mrs. Myers. TU 4-5459, or
the Red Cross office.
The following is a schedule of
classes, and prerequisites for en
rollment:
Senior life saving Applicants
must be 16 years of age or over.
March 24, 25, 27, 28, April 1, 3 and
4: Water safety instructors refresh
er course For anyone who holds
a current water safety instructor
eard. April 7. 8, 10 and 11.
Water Safety Aides For ages 14
through 17, must hold swimmers
card or junior lifesaving card.
Klamath Municipal Pool does not
employ water safety aides under
16 years of age. April 14, 15, 17, 18,
21. 22. 24 and 25,
Water safety instructors prelimi
naryMust be 18 years or over and
hold current senior lifesaving card,
April 14. 15. 17, 18, 21, 22. 24 and 25.
Water safety instructors Must
be 18 years or over, hold cur
rent senior lifesaving card and
have completed the instructors pre
liminary course, April 28, 29, May
1, 2, i, 6, B and 8.
Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falls andjhower said he is "proud, as I know
vicinity: Cloudy with snow show
ers Thursday night, with low 27-32.
Mostly cloudy Friday with scat
tered snow showers. High Friday
35-40.
High yesterday : 40
Low last night ... 25
Prccip. last 24 hours Tr.
Since Oct. 1 13.25
Same period last year 10.80
Normal for period
CRATER LAKE
High yesterday.
Low last night
8 a.m. today
New snow ..... L.
...32
,. 21
Snow depth .....164
Snow was still falling In the park
during the forenoon. Chains were
advised for travel over Highway
62 which is open through the park,
Chains required from Annie
Springs to the rim.
TOMAHAWK
Two Inches of new snow was
reported this morning over a good
two-font hard-packed base on the
hill. Ski school will operate from
1 to 4 p.m. on Friday. All facili
ties will be in operation from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday.
Fall Predicted
For Sputnik II
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. W Amer
ican scientists say Russia's dog-
carrying Sputnik II satellite is
losing altitude at the rate of five
miles a day and is expected to
plunge to a fiery end about April
14.
Scientists at the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory said
Wednesday night the satellite and
its now-dead dog is swooping at
present to within 120 miles of the
earth with its high point at 550
miles.
That's about half the altitude
Sputnik II achieved when it was
launcnea Nov. a.
The scientists said with its
shorter course, the satellite Is now
circling the globe in just over 95
minutes, compared with 103.6
minutes after launching.
Computors said Sputnik II will
make four passages that might
be visible to most of the United
States Friday.
The third passage will sweep
the corner of Montana about
4:04 a.m. IPSTI. The fourth pass
age will be at 5:43 a.m. (PST)
over east central California.
Sputnik I, launched Oct. 4,
plunged to its death early in Janu
ary.
America's Explorer I will pass
off the Carolina coast at 4:24 a.m.
(EST! Friday and might be visi
ble in the area with small tele
scopes or good binoculars.
Bonanza Woman
Gets PO Position
WASHINGTON Wl Rep. Nor-
blad (R-Orc) today recommended
appointment of Mrs. Cora Leavitt
as acting postmaster at Bonanza
In Klamath County, to succeed
Dewey B. Horn, retired, in the
$4,1W) a year post.
He also recommended appoint
ment of Mrs. Luclla Agnes Swag
gart. as postmaster at Hitter in
Grant County, to succeed Joseph
Muto, resigned, in the (1,048 a
year job.
PROUD FATHER
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (UP)-Ed
ward Kciler, a new father, put
up an 18-foot neon sign on the
front of his hardware store. It
reads: "It's a girl, 6 pounds 11
ounces.
Telephone TU 4-8111
No. 4044
Budget Boss
JobVacated
ByBrundage
WASHINGTON W) - Percival F.
Brundage resigned Thursday as
Director of the Budget.
President Eisenhower appointed
Maurice H. Stans, now deputy di
rector, to succeed Brundage.
Eisenhower also named Robert
E. Merriam, currently an assist
ant to the director, as deputy chief
ot uie bureau.
In a letter to Eisenhower made
public by the White House. Brund
age said he is stepping down be
cause ne "must attend to some
personal matters that have been
neglected.".
His resignation is effective on
or about March 15 two days
from now.
Replying to a question, White
House press secretary. James C
Hagerty said "of course not"
when asked whether Brundage
was leaving because of any fiscal
policy differences with the admin
istration at this time of business
recession.
Eisenhower accepted B r u n d
age's resignation "with great re
gret and reluctance." Brundage
has served as budget director
since April 2, 1956. Eisenhower
chose him to succeed Rowland R.
Hughes.
Brundage had been deputy budg
et director since May 1954. Before
that he was a senior partner in
the Price Waterhouse accounting
firm.
In a letter to Brundage, Eisen-
you are, of the achievements of
the Bureau of the Budget under
your direction.
Stans, the new budget chief, is
a 50-year-old Republican. He has
been deputy director of the bureau
since last September. Previously
he served as deputy postmaster
general.
A certified public accountant
Stans was president of the Amer
ican Institute of Accountants
1954-55. Brundage also is a former
president of the Institute
Stans legal residence is Kenll-
worth, 111,
Payroll Tax
Boost Slated
SALEM im Twelve thousand
Oregon employers will pay higher
payroll tnx rates beginning in
April, while 14.000 won't be af
fected, the Oregon Unemployment
Compensation Commission said
Thursday.
The 12,000 employers who are
affected hire about two-thirds of
the workers in the state, however.
Because the unemployment trust
fund has been hard hit by heavy
unemployment, the rate next
month becomes a flat 2.7 per cent
of payrolls. The rate now ranges
from .6 to 2.7 per cent.
The flat 2.7 rate goes into effect
because the trust fund fell below
the 31.5 million dollar mark.
By the end of the month, it will
be below 28 millions.
It is likely that the higher rate
will remain in effect for at least
six months, and possibly longer.
But the rate can t be reduced
again until the fund Is built up to
the 31.5 million mark again.
The average payroll tax rate
now is 1.85 per cent, the commis
sion said.
There are 2.261 employers pay
ing at the .6 per cent rate, so the
new rate will be 4'4 times as great
for them.
Indonesians Claim Capture
Of U.S. Owned Oil Fields
JAKARTA, Indonesia tfl Pre
mier Djuanda claimed Thursday
that Jakarta paratroopers had
captured the American-owned Cal
tex oil fields near Pakanbaru in
Central Sumatra.
The rebel regime in Central Su
matra disputed earlier govern
ment claims that paratroopers
dropped on the Pakanbaru air
field Wednesday and a combat
regiment had captured the near
by town of Pakanbaru.
The Minas oil field, one of two
major Caltex fields in Central Su
matra, is about 15 miles north
east of Pakanbaru.
Djuanda said capture of the
oil field would permit Caltex to
resume operations if the com
pany so desires." Evacuation of
American personnel from the area
would no longer be necessary, he
told newsmen.
The company shut down opera
tions last Monday and evacuated
a few women and children at the
suggestion of the Djuanda govern
ment.
An Armv spokesman said t h e
Jakarta troops suffered no casual
ties in occupying the Pakanbaru
area.
A Caltex official said their 3.000
to 4,000 officials at oil installa
tions in Central Sumatra are all
safe.
U.S. Rear Adm. Roy Benson,
visiting Singapore with the hea- y
cruiser Bremerton and two de
stroyers, said the Navy is pre
pared to . cvacuata Americans
Thrill Killer
Bids Goodby
o Prison
JOLIET, III. W Nathan Leo
pold, who served years in
prison for a bobbled effort to com
mit a perfect murder, walked to
freedom Thursday determined to
become a perfect example of
prison rehabilitation.
Leopold waved his hat as ha
stepped through the gates of the
administration building.
There were a few townspeople
from nearby Joliet on hand as Leo
pold ended his long prison sen
tence.
Leopold was escorted to the
prison gate by Warden Joseph
Ragcn. He walked slowly, almost
casually.
He had been behind bars since
Sept. 11, 1924 for the thrill killing
of a neighbor boy, Bobby Franks,
14, in Chicago May 21 of that year.
His companion in crime, Richard
Loeb, was slain in a prison fight
in 1936.
The much publicized prisoner
handed out copies of a mimeo
graphed statement to newsmen.
The statement asked newsmen
to grant him "a gift almost as
precious as freedom itself a
gift without which freedom ceases
to have much value the gift ot
privacy.
Leopold left the prison entrance
shortly after 10 a.m.
A reporter asked him, "Do you
feel free?"
Looking at the crush of news
men around him he quipped, "I
feel pretty hemmed in now.
Leopold Is bound by conditions
of his parole not to grant inter
views or direct any publicity to
himself.
(Earlier Story on Page Two)
Judge Rejects
Parents Plea
HILLSBORO. Ore. (fll A judge '
Thursday denied a parents' plea
to keep their 19-year-old daughter
from becoming a nun.
State Circuit Judge Glen Hleber
aid the girl. Alice Miller, was -
free to remain in a Roman Catho
lic convent because of the parents' ,.
ultimatum to choose between
home and religion. '
The father, Ivan J. Miller, Mil- .
waukie, Ore., had claimed that .
The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon
Inc., had coerced the gtrl to join '
its convent.
Miller also claimed his daughter
should be returned home because
she is a minor. '
The evidence showed that the
girl had entered the convent ot
her own free will alter the part
ents' ultimatum and that there i
was no coercion, Hieber said.
After tho decision was an- ,
nounced, one of Miller' attorneys
said "I haven't discussed the mat
ter with my client as yet, but it is
my belief that he will appeal."
As a general rule, Hieber said, i
the law gives custody of a child
to parents until the age of 21.
The judge said that the parent
generally has the right to control
the religion of the child, and
added:
'But this court knows of no law
under the circumstances of this
case, and the inconsistency prac
ticed by these parents, which per
mits parents to require a child
growing into mature years to give
up its faith as a prerequisite to
remaining in the household and as
a result causing the child to leave
and forage for itself.
The court has concluded, Hie
ber said, "that plaintiff's acts and
conduct as disclosed by the evi
dence in issuing repeated ulti
matums to his daughter to re
nounce her faith or leave home, or
statements of like import, was
tantamount in forcing her to go
elsewhere to live."
Hieber said that Miss Miller, be
cause she acted on such ultima
tums, thus is emancipated from
the parental care, custody and
control.
from Indonesia if necessary but
'we're not planning to go dash
ing over to Indonesia without the
permission of tho Jakarta govern
ment." Benson pointed out that Sukar
no i government has completely
reassured the U.S. government
that American nationals will be
protected, and we believe those
assurances are perfectly valid."
He added that he has no great
concern about the situation.
The Jakarta regime announced
some 300 paratroopers who
dropped on the Pakanbaru airport
and a combat regiment that fol
lowed them In had taken over tho
town of 50.000. The big Minns oil
field is about 20 miles upriver
from the town.
However, a broadcast from the
rebel center of Padang. on Su
matra's west coast 125 miles
southwest of Pakanbaru, claimed
rebel troops had surrounded the
invaders and fighting continued.
The rebel radio said the casual
ties on both sides were heavy.
The rebels, meanwhile, await
ed naval attack on Padang. Two
small warships of Jakarta's navy
warned two freighters in Padang
Harbor to leave or face destruc
tion, indicating an assault was
imminent.
In their drive to deny the rebels
the oil the U.S.-owned Caltex Co.
produces in Central Sumatra, Ja
karta troops also landed at the
east coast oil port of Dumal, 80
milts north of Pakanbaru,