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U OF OREGON LtBIUKt CUSCSE, OHS. coap la Th- Day's Hews By FRANK JENKINS The eyes of the world as this Is written are on Paris as they have been so often before in the past dozen centuries. General Charles De" Gaulle, one of history's strange characters, is speaking at what amounts to a news conference at the historic Palais d'Orsay. He has just stated that he is ready to head a new French government IF THE PEO PLE WISH IT. In. his relatively brief speech, he condemned the idea of force. Asked what he would do if GIVEN POWER (in whatever form) he re plied: "I would re-establish re publican liberties." He then added, amid loud applause from his fol lowers: "Do you believe that at 67 I would begin the career of a dictator?" Asked as to the terms under which he would ACCEPT power, he replied that it would have to be on HIS terms and not on the solicitation of "various political parties." At the conclusion of the session, he said: "I am now goi.i;; back to my village. But I remiin at the dis position of my country." What will come of it? Who ever knew what would come out of ANY crisis in France? We'll wait and see. In any event, General De Gaulle couldn't be, any worse than Gen eral Anarchy. Getting closer home: At Angels Camp, up in the Mark Twain country of California, a pair of frogs owned by an Oakland father and son team finishes first and second in the annual Calaver as county frog jumping contest. The father's frog (named Tule Jim) took first place with a leap of 14 feet S'A inches. The son's frog, named Maggie, came in sec ond with a jump of 14 feet 4Vi Inches. Fifteen thousand people turned out to see the contest. A thought: . Maybe until the world calms down a little it will be just as well for us to get all steamed up about frog jumping contests as to go off our rockers over what is going on in the Old World. , Senate Starts Riot Inquiry WASHINGTON Wl The Senate Foreign Relations Committee starts an inquiry today into the factors behind such recent anti American demonstrations as those which marred Vice President Nix on's good will tour of South Amer ica. One purpose of the inquiry Is to determine whether the attacks on Nixon, the burning of U.S. In formation Agency libraries in Leb anon and anti-American outbursts elsewhere were part of a world wide Communist pattern. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover said the attacks on Nixon definite ly were inspired by Communists who, he said, are but a very small minority in the South American countries, "There has been a concerted effort throughout the ice presi dent's trip to embarrass him," Hoover said in an interview tran scribed for New York State radio stations. Nixon also blamed the incidents on a small group he said was directed by the Communists seek ing to discredit the United States. "In South America a majority are friendly to the United States," lie said in a TV interview. He suggested this friendship might be promoted through sports and the arts. "We are natural friends," he said. "We need to know them bet ter and they need to know us bet ter. There has been no indication that Nixon will appear before the Senate committee. Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) said one goal of the committee is to find out "the extent to which the C!A and the State Department briefed Mr. Nixon in advance on the dangers he might encounter' on his South American trip. kip )i 'pw- iLiiL it. liVJbML,,.. 1 DEDICATION of the Modoc Council Boy Scot Training Center was handled Saturday aft ernoon by Harold Ashley of the Modoe Area Council, shown here cutting the entrance ribbon to the new brick-veneered building just off Kit Carson Way. Looking on are, left to right, Ed Robinson and Brick Leach of the Klamath Falls Lions Club, sponsors of the conduction of the building. A large group attended the Saturday ceremonies. Price Five Cents 16 Paxes Jupiter Cone Is Recovered In Space Try CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. UFV- The Jupiter intermediate range missile a project the Army al most lost five months ago appar ently is the first ballistic weapon to solve the re-entry challenge. Army rocket men at the na tion's missile test center agreed the re-entry success was due to an almost perfect shot of the mighty Jupiter shortly after mid night yesterday. Some 4i hours after the launch ing the huge nose cone the first full-sized . warhead ever mounted on a Jupiter 1RBM was plucked out of the Atlantic by frogmen and the crew of a Navy auxiliary submarine rescue ship. First reports indicated the re entry test was a complete success. The precious nose cone was tak en to Redstone Arsenal, Hunts ville, Ala., where Army scientists will study its intricate instru ments to learn the secrets of re entering the earth's amosphere without burnout after a' cruise through space. It was the first time a full-scale ballistic missile nose cone has been recovered intact. The only other recovery came last Aug. 8 when a four-foot nose cone was retrieved from the sea. This is the same Jupiter the Defense Department ordered the Army to drop last Dcember. Later, however, it was decided that ,)he Army should continue witn development and production of the weapon. Most details of the missile's lat est performance are classified. But it was reported unofficially that the Jupiter was fired at a range of just over 1,600 miles. The launching ran like clock work. , The 69-foot missile lifted away with a mighty roar and billows of white flame. It was seen as a tiny yellow dot in the sky for almost three minutes. I hen engine burnout oc curred and the rocket began, its free flight through space. The Jupiter, now in mass pro duction by Chrysler CJorp. and ex pected to be operational with troops late this year, was de signed for a range of 1,50-3 miles It reportedly has traveled as far as 2,200 miles. UAW To Stay On The Job DETROIT Wl A United Auto Workers Union official said Mon day 100,000 hourly rate Ford em ployes will remain on the job if no settlement is reached when the present contract expires June 1. Ken Bannon, director of the UAW's Ford department, told newsmen, "We plan to keep Ford workers on the job. Ford spokesmen declined com ment. More than 300,000 UAW mm hers employed by General Motors Corp. already have been instructed to report for work as usual if there is no settlement by the time the GM .contract runs out a mid night May 29. Similar instructions are expected to be given Chrysler workers. Executives of the big three car firms have not indicated how long they would permit operations to continue in the absence of either a contract or a strike. Negotiations between the union and the auto firms entered the final fortnight drive before con tracts expire with apparently no progress made so far towards agreement on new contracts. The union resumed bargaining on all three fronts General Motors, Chrysler and Ford. KLAMATH i .jrTr- ....... 1" J. 4 t t. 't. GIANT VISITOR to Kingsley Field during combined Avia tion Week and Armed Forces Day was this B-36 powered by both conventional prop engines and jet assist engines on each wing. The B-36 is shown here in a picture taken from, a helicopter by Don Kettler, Herald and News photog rapher. The picture was taken early Saturday morning prior to the arrival of the thousands of visitors that thronged to the field during the two day affair. The B-36 Caracas Junta Faces Strife CARACAS, Venezuela Wl The ruling government junta grappled today with the most serious politi cal crisis since it seized power from Gen. Marcos Perez Jime nez's dictatorship in January. . , The junta's two civilian mem: bers have resigned without expla nation,. . '.. ; The three . remaining military members were threatened 'With a general strike if they showed signs of breaking the junta's promise to hold nationwide elections. "The people will go into the streets in a general strike just as they did in January," said Fabri- cio Ojeda. whose Junta Patriotica was one of the key civilian groups in the January revolution. Oieda said the strike could come if the government command re mained entirely military or if the two civilians who resigned, Eugenio Mendoza and Bias Lam berti, are replaced with reaction ary elements. However, he expressed conli- dencd that liberal civilians would be appointed to the government mnta, which now consists 01 Adm. Wolfgang Larrazabal: Col. Pedro Quevedo, chairman: and Col. Car- bs Luis Araque. ihey have prom ised to hold elections but have not set a date. Meanwhile. Col. Miguel Ramon de la Rosa, former governor of the federal district of Caracas, told newsmen seven high officials of the Perez Jimenez regime were arrested during the weekend and apparently charged with planning a political upheaval. Those arrested included a lorm- er vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, a former senator and a millionaire banker, said De la Rosa, who was fired as district governor Friday. Iniormed sources said the junta removed him be cause of the riots against U. S. Vice President Nixon last Tuesday. FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY - J 1 WW" V. 30,000 Attend Show In History Of Basin An estimated 30.000 people at tended Aviation Week and Armed Forces Day festivities in Klamath Falls Saturday and Sunday, and viewed the largest assembly of aircraft ever in local .history. A highlight of the Aviation Week activities, which ran from Mon day through Sunday, was the first annual Aviation Week Banquet Saturday night, at which an air line executive-challenged local res idents to maKe tins community "one of the most important and outstanding air centers in the world." Tom Croson, vice president of West Coast Airlines, told a group of nearly 300 persons at the ban quet that Klamath Falls could, through carrying out a six-point program which he outlined, make aviation vital to the community "It is dangerous," he said, "not to take advantage of the oppor tunities of new developments in transportation," and he traced the progress of the growth of the United Mates which has paralleled strides in transportation becoming a boon to some communities; by passing others. To properly utilize air transpor tation in community growth, Cro son offered the following direc tives : Encourage visits of private fli ers with adequate facilities (for servicing airplanes, car rental sys tems, tourist accommodations, in formation services); make the air port a social center: cultivate and encourage good fixed base opera tors; promote good sales service; encourage charter service; sup port travel agencies and utilize local carriers. "Man's innate hunger to fly is evidence through the ages in lit erature, painting and sculptor, Skin Diver's Saves Boy From Drowning The quick action of a 58-year-old Klamath Falls man and the miraculous presence of a 25-year-old skin diver averted what would have been a certain tragedy early Sunday evening along the ,"A" Canal just south of the Beverly Heights Rood. About 7 p.m. the car occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Gail Osborn and ! their three children left Alameda Avenue and plunged into the canal. The car floated momentarily and members of the family began screaming for help. Fred S. Bubb, 58, was driving along Alameda and saw the ve hicle plunge in. He dove in imme diately, swam out to the floating car, and opened the door. He then began helping Mrs. Osborn and her two teen-age daughters to the bank. The calls for help were heard by Benny Starr, 25, who lives near the canal at 2500 Darrow Street. Starr and a visiting friend. Jack Polich. ran up to the bank and noted several persons floating about in the water and scream ing for help. One of the Osborn teen-age girls had already reached the bank, some of the family was in the water near the vehicle, and Mr. Osborn was still in the car. At that point Starr, whose fa vorite hobby is skin diving, noted a small pair of hands break through the water about 75 feet downstream from the car. He dove In and returned to the bank with 19, 195 was the center of attention along with a number of jet filanes, a radar-equipped plane and three helicopters. A ong stream of visitors was constantly awaiting an oppor tunity to view a portion of the interior of this giant bomb er, the bellweather of the Strategic Air Command at the present time. It was estimated that approximately 30,000 persons witnessed or took part in some phase of the two day show and static display. Largest Air Croson said, "for in all of them men and animals have often been depicted with wings. It is only now that we realize that flying is here for us all." Preceding Croson at the speak ers' rostrum were Brig. Gen. Cur tis R. Low, commander of the 28th Air Division at ' Hamilton A i r Force Base, and Roger Loenig, past president of the Flying Farm ers) . - " - General Low-discussed the psy chological basis of air defense and its impact on Klamath Falls. "Any defense against an enemy will be determined by the supe riority of the contending air pow ers, lie said. Electronics and mechanical strides in recent years have changed the concept of war fare beyond recognition. . . , (and) the air defense organization has become a triumph against Ameri cans' resistance to defensive think ing. In summing up the necessity for the 408th Fighter Interceptor Group at hingsley Field and the whole network of defensive a l r power, General Low told the ban quet guests that it is not a qucs (Conlinucd on Page Four) Weather FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: Partly cloudy through Tuesday with chance of thunder- showers In Cascades Monday night. Low Monday night, 45.50; high Tuesday 73-78. High yesterday 73 Low last night 47 Precip. last 24 hours 0.02 Since Oct. 1 14.80 Same period Inst year 13.33 Normnl for period . 11.01 Quick Thought the unconscious body of Randall Lee Osborn, about 2'4 years old While Starr was giving the un conscious child artificial respira tion, Polich ran to a nearby house and grabbed a garden hose which could be thrown to Osborn who was still in the floating car. The man was then pulled to shore by btarr and Polich. Meanwhile, Mrs. Osborn, 32, Gale Ann, 16. and Carolyn, 14 had reached the bank safely. Assisting state police gave this account of what happened. The family was driving along when Os born, 37. attempted to Hick the ashes Irom a cigarette. The cig arette fell to the floor board and Osborn momentarily took his eyes off the road when bending down to pick it up. The car plunged into the canal. A short time after Starr and Polich had retrieved the child and his father from the water, city and county fire crews arrived with re suscitation equipment. At that point Starr had the child revived to the point that he was crying loudly. The entire family was rushed to the Klamath Valley Hospital by Peace Ambulance lor observation and treatment of shock. The two teen-age girls were released after observation. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn and their infant ion were retained overnight. They were reported in good condition at the hospital this morning. The Osborn live at 1051 Man- zanita Street In Klamath Falls. Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 6071 J, . t 65 Perish In Air Crash CASABLANCA. Morocco Wl Six ty-five persons died in flames yes terday when a Belgian Sabena air liner crashed while landing for re pairs to a bad engine. Many of those killed were returning from vacations and visits to the World s Fair in their native Belgium. Only - four passengers escaped throtigh a hatchway before the plane exploded in flames. At least eight of the dead were children. No Americans were listed on the manifest. 1 It was the worst crash in the air line's history. The four-dngine DC6B had taken off from Brussels with the Belgian Congo as its final destination Heading south from Portugal, the pilot radioed that one of his en gines was vibrating and he planned to land at Casablanca for re pairs. He jettisoned gasoline be fore reaching Casablanca's Cazes Airport. , Eyewitnesses said the plane's approach was bad. The pilot gunned the engines but the big ship did not respond. It missed the run way, plowed through a building ind came to a stop against an other airport structure. Inside the plane, passenger Edouard Pilaet ripped off his scat belt and opened the door. Three others followed him out. Then the plane blew up. Pilaet was badly burned but ex pected to live. One passenger, Jacques Genier, was not even kept at the hospital. MUD IN YOUR EYE GREENEVILLE, Miss. UP) Don't complain about mud pud dles to Ike Nunnery. When a train crashed into Nun nery's pickup truck he was thrown into a huge puddle. It broke the lorce of his fall and prevented serious inuiry. 7 I THE FIVE members of the Gail Osborn family miraculously aicaotd with their lives early Sunday evening when their pictured automoti'e plungad into the "A" Canal. Portrayed in the inset it Benny Starr, 25-year-old Klamath Falls man, who had a major part In saving the lives of the Oiborns and their three children. Tha diver pictured In tha talvaga operation i Dale MeCulloeh. For complete details lea story at left. 5 T euauue uenies Revolt By Force PARIS (UP i Gen. Charles de Gaulle declared today he is ready to head a French government "if the people wish it. But he con demned the idea of "a solution by force." 'I could only assume Ihe pow ers of the republic i( they had heen delegated to me by the re public," the resistance hero said. De Gaulle made his statement belore a news conference sum moned to answer a government challenge that he say whether he intended to take over leadership by lorce. The powerful Communist Labor Union had ordered its workers to stop work at 3 p.m. in a massive reply to De uaulle. While the general's press con ference was still under way, the workers responded. Subway work ers pulled switches and halted ail traffic on Ihe city's lines and the city's big green buses began re turning to their terminals. More than 35,000 armed police and security guards were massed in Paris to crush possible Commu nist demonstrations. Not since the Communist-generated .disorders of 1M7 and 1948 had Paris been so tense. Last Thursday De Gaulle, break ing a silence of more than four years, announced that he was "ready to take over the powers of the republic." With France already on Ihe verge of civil war as a result of a take-over 'of power in Algiers by rebellious army officers, De Gaulle's sudden re-entrance on the political scene only deepened the crisis. The government asked for and received emergency powers and challenged De Gaulle to clarify his stand. Today before 1.000 newsmen and De Gaulle supporters jammed into a reception room of the Palais d Orsay. the general explained his-; position. In a prepared statement he con demned the weaknesses of past and present French governments and then replied to questions. Asked what he would do if given powers, the general replied amid loud applause from his supporters "I would re-establish republican liberties. "Do you believe that at 67 I would begin the career of a dic tator? he asked. De Gaulle had traveled 150 miles to Paris from his country home - at Colombcy-lcs-deux-Eglis- es this morning for his long-heralded news conference. He said it is a "well established fact" that a regime of political parties had failed and would con tinue to fail to settle France's enormous problems, including the problem of Algiers. bvcrvone must taKe note oi Land Near Aspen Lake Hit By Fire A fire, probably caused by r carelessly tossed cigarette, caused a four and a half acre fire yester day at Ihe site of the old sawdust pile on the west side of Aspen Lake, according to Klamath Forest Pro tective Association officials. The fire, first spotted at 2:39 Saturday afternoon, was under control by 6 p.m. Today a mop-up crew is on the site witn a port able pump and a cat trying to iso late the fire in the old pile and drown it out. The blaze started in the saw dust pile and was spread to sur rounding brush and timber by yes terday's high south wind. A good deal of good reproduction timber was destroyed. Fishermen in the area arc warned that the ground is already dangerously dry and a fire can spread rapidly. The old sawdust pile, a favorite of gardeners for may years, has been ignited almost every year and poses a serious threat in lhat fire can burn in the peat-like depths for months before flaring out into the timber. WIDOW DIES SILVERTON Wl Mrs. Violet Frickcy of Colton. a 36-year-old widowed mother of four, suffered fatal injuries Sunday when the car she was driving smashed into a utility pole near here. s St M the fighting in Algeria and the fever that reigns there, he said. Then in an outspoken tribute to the rebellious Algiers generals, he said: "These people have seen for some time that this (political) pol icy was leading to a political Dien dien Phu a reterence to the loss of the key battle in Indochina several years ago that led to French withdrawal from Indo china. His voice quivering, De Gaulle asked: "How can they help ris ing? They now are offering a mag nificent spectacle of brotherhood that can be the political and mor al foundation for an agreement." De Gaulle said that "if things continue in this way, we know that the present regime, such as it is will find no result. It will work out a multitude of solutions without achieving any result." Governors Differ On Many Topics MIAMI BEACH, Fla. W-Dem- ocratic and Republican governors attending their 50th annual con ference disagreed today on poli tics, tax cutting, civil, rights, re cession cures and federal-state re lations. In a congressional election year that may set up some sign-posts for the 1960 presidential contest, the governors were finding little unanimity on any subject as they headed into their business ses sions. Democrats generally - forecast their party will make telling gains in this year's battle for control of Congress. Republicans disputed this, pointing to farm price in creases as one of their chief hopes tor political advances. GOP Gov. William G. Stratton of Illinois, the conference chair man, barred any official action on civil rights. But Democratic Gov. Leroy Collins of Florida persisted in efforts to sell his idea for fed eral-state commissions to handle local school integration problems. Gov. Avercll Harriman, New York Democrat, called for a lax reduction for lower and middle in come groups a field in which dis agreement cut across party lines. Stratton and Democratic Gov. George M, Leader of Pennsylvania opposed any general reduction which would increase the tederal deficit at a time when government spending is being accelerated. -GOP Gov. Lane Bwinell of New Hampshire viewed a large-seals . tax cut as a last resort . move against an economic, recession. Ho said he would fear the effect of such action on the federal budget. Democratic Gov. Abraham A. Ribicoff of Connecticut said on a television program with Stratton that President Eisenhower ought to call in top Democrats and Re publicans, in Congress to attempt to end what Ribicoff said was a stalemate in anti-recession efforts. U.S. Planes Land In Reich FRANKFURT, Germany W Eighteen huge U.S. Air Force Globcmaslcr transports today had arrived at various bases in Ger many and France for possible use in the troubled Middle East. The Globemasters were ordered to West Germany by the U.S. gov ernment Saturday, possibly to evacuate Americans from Leba non or to ferry arms to that strife torn nation. The exjict whereabouts of the giant three-decker C124s was not disclosed. At least five of them landed at Frankfurt's Rhine-Main Airport last night, then left for other bases in Europe. "There have been no orders yet for them to fly to Lebanon." an Air Force spokesman said. "They will sit on their haunches over here in Europe in case there li need for them to be used. Wll,iilli,WIww ,i -1 " t t f ' 1 1 1 i-Vft (' ' i , ,i ' St l '"AMI
