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In The-
Day's km
By FRANK JENKINS
How government does business
note:
On Friday the ausust senate of
the United States passed a min
erals subsidy bill. It provides a
live-year subsidy program lor lead,
zinc, fluorspar and tungsten, with
a STOCK-PILING program lor cop
per. The bill isn't yet law. Before
it can become law, the house must
pass it and the President must
sign it. The house may not pass
it. The President may not sign it.
Instead, he may veto it.
But the senate has passed it.
Questions:
Is it a good bill?
Should it become a law?
Let s put it this way:
Speaking in general terms, lead,
tine, fluorspar, tungsten and cop
per are running out of the pro
ducers' ears. Prices are low and
are tending to fall lower because
present supply of these metals ex
ceeds present demand for them.
A subsidy would RAISE THE
PRICE. That would please the pro
ducers of lead, zinc, fluorspar,
lungslen and copper. It would
please the people of the areas in
which these metals are nrorinred
because it would help to keep the)
mines operating instead of shut
ling down.
Another question:
Is it economically wise to SUB
SIDIZE products that are already
in over-supply?
For an answer to that, let's turn
In the farm program of the past
dozen years. The farm pro
cram has SUBSIDIZED OVER
PRODUCTION. As a result, the
warehouses are bulging with sur
plus farm products. Th' e surplus
es hang over the farm markets of
the future like a d a r k thunder
cloud. So
Subsidizing over - production of
lead, zinc, fluorspar, tungsten and
copper would result in accumulated
surpluses of these metals that
would hang over the markets ot
Ihe future like a dark thunder
cloud. Now for the BIG question:
Why does the senale of the Unit
ed States with the disastrous ex
ample of the farm subsidies be
fore it pass a bill that proposes
lo subsidize lead, zinc, fluorspar,
tungsten and copper, which are al
ready over-produced?
Well, it's like this:
There are areas in our country
where these metals are important
items m the local economy. A sen
ate bill to subsidize them leads
lo belief in these areas that in
rumbent senators are GOOD PEO
PLE TO VOTE FOR.
So
The senale passes the subsidy
bill even though its members may
hope the house fails to pass it or
the President vetoes it.
That's what we call POLITICS
Most thoughtlul people think we
have too much politics and too lit
tle statesmanship.
Price Ten Cenii
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, SUNDAY, Jl'l.Y 13, 1958
Goldfine Labels Probe
As Smear, Pry And Spy
WASHINGTON (AP) Bernard ulous." said Rep. John B. Bennett
Goldfine struck back at his con
gressional accusers Saturday. He
said their purpose has been to
smear, pry and spy.
"This committee is on a fishing
expedition and looking into mat
ters that are. not pertinent or rele
vant to the inquiry at hand." Gold
fine told newsmen as he boarded
a plane for Boston.
Two members of the House
Commerce subcommittee investi
gating Goldfine's. affairs indig
nantly rejected his contentions.
"Entirely wrong." said Chair
man Oren Harris ID-Ark). "Ridic-
Red Carpet
Rolled Out
For Princess
VICTORIA, B. C. (AP) - The
rolling roar of a 21-gun salute and
the melodic pealing of all Vic
toria's church bells greeted petite
Princess Margaret to Canada Sat
urday.
A bright red carpet ran from the
unloading ramp of her plane. Eng
land's royal sister stepped down ings into Goldline's relations with
(R-Michi.
Goldfine said he is "not con
cerned one bit so far'' by Ihe sub
committee's threats to cite him
for contempt of Congress if he
continues to balk at its questions
about his financial dealings.
The wealthy industrialist re
fused Friday to answer 23 special
ly prepared questions about trans
actions by various of his com
panies. The committee had draft
ed them in an avowed move to
lay the groundwork for contempt
of Congress action.
Goldfine, a friend of President
Eisenhower's top assistant Sher
man Adams, is due back lor more
questioning Tuesday. He issued a
statement as he left to spend the
weekend at home.
"A congressional commitee can
not, and should not. be permit
ted lo take unto itself the role of
a detective agency," the state
ment said. "The purpose of Con
gress is legislation and not to
smear, pry, and spy, as has been
the case up to now."
This was in sharp contrast with
Goldfine's words when he left for
Boston last weekend.
"I think very well of Ihe com
mittee," he told reporters then.
"I think I've been treated very
fairly."
Until then, the committee hcar-
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Soviet Blackmail
Charged By U.S.
into North America, smiling and federal regulatory, agencies and
radiant despite ner long ingnt wun Adams nart been relatively
narmonious. Goldfine talked free
ly and with evident relish about
Fire Danger
Remains High
Bv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fire crews Saturday mopped up
neveral minor Oregon range and
forest fires, but the danger of
new additions to Ihe state's
mounting total of burned acreage
was still high.
The Weather Bureau predicted
temperatures east of the Cascades
would climb up around the 100 1
mark again through Sunday with!
cooler air and possible thunder
storms moving in Sunday evening.
Cooler weather was forecast for
Western Oregon, which has been
enjoying relatively pleasant coast
al air.
Two stale forest crews mopped
up a 15-acre fire in scrub timber
in western Jackson County east
of Grants Pass Saturday morning
alter trailing the blaze since Fri
day night.
A lightning fire in the Kinzua
area near Fossil was reported
under control Friday night.
Pendleton had the slate's high
temperature Friday with Ml.
Grants Pass and Medford report
ed !)8. Baker 95. Redmond !)4,
Roseburg 92 and Eugene and Sa
lem 91. North Bend and Astoria
reported traces of rain.
from London
Dignitaries were lined up to her
left at the carpet's edge. A crowd
of about 1,000 was unexpectedly
quiet but a group of some 200 Girl
Guides and Brownies shouted
"hello" three times in unison and
were awarded with a wave from
Margaret.
She was wearing a wedgewood
blue silk shantung peau de soie,
simply cut, with matching duster
coat and shoes. Her feathered hat
was only a shade lighter. She wore
white gloves and carried a while
leather, purse. Photographers
crowded in; television embraced
the moment.
Prime Minister George Peark
es. representing Prime Minister
Deifenbaker, was on hand to de
liver Canada's official greeting
The princess is here on a two-
week visit in recognition of British
Columbia s centennial celebration
Premier Bennett and Mrs. Ben
nett led a delegation representing
the province.
A crowd of more than 2.000 lined
Ihe sidewalks as the royal motor
cade entered Victoria after the
drive from the airport. Rope bar
riers isolated the long concrete
walk from gaily decorated Gov
ernment Street to the Empress
Hotel, where Margaret will oc
cupy the royal suite.
She will rest from her trip over
the weekend. Her heavy schedule
of appearances begins Monday
with a ceremony in the legislative
buildings
his gifts to Adams and others,
while denying they had brought
him any special favors.
The picture changed in the last
three days. The committee started
boring in with questions about
Goldfine s admittedly, complex fi
nancial dealings. Several subcom
mittee members said the hearings
already had proved that Goldlinc
won favored treatment from fed
eral agencies because of his
friendship with Adams.
Simultaneously, a disagreement
reportedly widened between Gold
fine's two sets of lawyers over
what sort of defense to put up in
ine iace oi me inreat ot a con
tempt citation.
One Goldfine attorney said his
client may be worse on as a re
sult than if he had banked on a
single legal command to guide his
course.
Snack Sneaker
Snared With
Massive Menu
PHILADELPHIA (API "I Was
just going home to fix a snack,'
Wainwright McJetters told police
at dawn Saturday when they
stopped him for passing a red
light.
Inside the car were fifl lemons
20 pounds of ham, 100 pounds of
sugar. 12 pounds of coffee, IS
pounds of assorted cuts of beef,
144 eggs, 100 pounds of potatoes
and 20 pounds of macaroni.
McJetters finally told police he
was a conk at the Philadelphia
State Hospital and the food be
longed there.
He was jailed on a charge of
burglary and receiving stolen
goods.
LABOR ADVISORY COMMITTEEMEN fo the Oregon Centennial Commission were in
town Friday, discussing labor's participation in the centennial from June to September
next year in Portland and all over the state. Shown above, seated, are left to right,
Bruce A. Bishop, centennial commissioner; James Boyle, Klamath County centennial chair
man; Ernest E. Baker, chairman of the labor advisory group; Mrs. Anne Chambers,
committeewoman; Ralph Davidson, committee secretary-treasurer; and Walter Lofgren,
its vice chairman. Standing are committeemen Ernest W. Tomberg, H. E. Geiger, Joe
Willis, E. B. Weber, Hugh Cole, Ivor Jones, Milo Holt, Jerry Rutledge and Kenneth R.
See. The state-wide group is representative of every major union organization in Ore
gon. 1
Hope Abandoned For Mouse
That Survived Space Trip
CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. (AP)
The hunt was abandoned Satur
day for Laska, the tin while
mouse known to 'have lived
through at least part of a 12,000
mile - an - hour journey through
space.
Sixty hours alter Laska was
hurled aloft Wednesday night by
a mighty Thor-Able rocket, the
Air Force announced it had
Solons Pass
Housing Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) The Sen
ale has sped to Ine house a $2.
475,000.000 omnibus housing bill
in a form strongly opposed by the
Eisenhower administration.
The measure, carrying authori
zations for a variety of federal
housing programs, goes well be
yond President Eisenhower's recommendations.
The Senate passed it by voice
vole Friday after swiftly adopt
ing several amendments without
discussion.
Before the final vole, Sen. Pres-
cott Bush (R-Connl said Eisen
hower might veto the bill if the
House passes it in its present
shape. It was uncertain what the
House would do with the bill
Sen. John Sparkman (D-Ala),
floor manager for the measure,
hailed it as a means to help solve
nousing problems ot the elderly
of low and middle income fami
lies, of slum dwellers, and of the
nation's colleges.
Major new money authorizations
in the bill are:
$1,800,000,000 in federal grants
for urban renewal or slum clear
ance over a six-year period.
400 million for college dormito
ry loans.
150 million for direct loans to
veterans.
Angry Minerr
Shoots Four
SANDPOINT. Idaho (AP) An
elderly ex-miner who claimed he
was short-changed for a heer flew
into a rage Friday night, went
home for a pistol and came back
to shoot up the tavern.
Police said Emil Olkoncn. 74.
killed Mrs. Ruby Tanner, 66,
she sat at the bar; shot point
blank at the bartender, hitting
him in the neck; fired at and
nicked a fleeing customer, then
shot twice at his own wife.
Olkonen, his pistol empty.
walked out the door and drove
three blocks home. The tavern's
10 customers were almost too
stunned In move. Police arrived
and called for reinforcements
from as far as 80 miles away.
The berserk gunman had holed
up in his modest frame home and
put away the pistol for a rille.
Police surrounded the place in the
dark and used a loudspeaker to
call for his surrender. Just then, a
car drove up and the headlights
made a perfect target of Police
Chief George F. Elliott, 30.
Olkonen fired twice, the first
bullet bouncing off the ground
and striking Elliott.
With the neighborhood terrified,
officers opened up and fired some
300 shots at intervals for the next
three hours. It developed they
were shooting all along at a dead
man. Olkoncn s second shot long
before was suicide.
Red Leader Blasts Meeting Hopes,
issues Warning On Satellite Status
MOSCOW (AP' Premier Khru
shchev said Saiurday the Soviet
Union still wants a summit con
ference and declared one will be
held, "if not with present leaders,
then with their successors."
But the Soviet Premier, em
phasizing his points with stabs Of
his stubby finger, again rejected
two points the West insists on dis
cussion at such a conference
disarmament controls and Rus
sia's satellite nations.
"We will speak about controls
when there is complete trust." he
declared, indicating such trust be
tween East and West might be a
long time arriving.
"It would be better not In meet"
If the West keeps on insisting that
one of the subjects be Ihe satellite
countries, he said.
Khrushchev, just
people's affairs," was Khrush
chev's advice to the Western pow
ers intent on taking up the status
of the satellite nations.
"How could one propose that the
Communists should agrei to dis
cuss with the capitalists how lo
liquidate socialist order in a given
stale?" he asked. "If such ques
tions were o be discussed, it
would be better not to meet be
cause the Soviet attitude would
not change."
Disarmament inspection con
trols, before there is confidence
between East and West, he de
clared, "would no longer be con
trol, but intelligence worlt aimed
As for ugoslavia's President
Tito, whom Khrushchev bitterlv
assailed in speeches in East Ger
many. Khrushchev said "we are
opposed to those who are ready to
give up revolutionary principles
ior a oowi oi soup.
He had discussed wilh Tito the
question of dropping American aid
to Yugoslavia in talks in Romania
a few months ago. he saii but
mo apparently wanted to re
ceive things for nothing."
DISPLAY ORDERED REMOVED
HAVANA ( LPI) Government
censors rrioay ordered the re
moval from the United Press In.
at finding out the weak points of iternational bureau's show window
the enemy in order to begin eg- of a display of major U.S. news-
gresvion." paper front pages featuring the
"When we see nothing is plan-kidnaping of 50 Americans and
hack from a ned against our country and those Canadians by the Cuban rehels
't to East Germany, acMressed of the Socialist camp we ll be The censors told L'PI Manager
Trap Claims
Turk Cypriots
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) Five
Turkish Cypriols were killed and
three wounded Saturday in an am
bush. It was the heaviest single
blow at the Turks since communal
fighting broke out on Cyprus five
weeks ago.
The Turks were attacked in a
bus near Kondea Village 15 miles
irom ramagusia on ine main roaa
to Nicosia. The assailants were
not immediately identified but
presumably were Greek Cypriols.
Five Greeks were killed in attacks
Thursday.
The island's British governor.
Sir Hugh Foot, said he has been
conferring with Greek and
Turkish Cypriot leaders on ways
to stop the new wave of violence,
which has killed 14 Turkish
Cypriols and 27 Greek Cypriots
since June 7. Sixteen Turks and
74 Greeks have been wounded.
British Prime Minister Macmil-
lan was reported ready to meet
with Premier Constantino Kara-
manlis of Greece and Aonan Men-
deres of Turkey on the future of
this embattled British crown
colony in the eastern Mediterran
ean. They seemed hesitant but
willing.
"OicDdship" leeetinJ in honnr
S iPfOf-lfotfa ffresfulrnt Anton
ilPNnvnSW & ' visitor here.
"Don't poke your nose into other
ready to open our doors." he said.
but until then we don t let any
outside persons into Ou. sanctuary."
Francis L. McCarthy that the dis
play constituted a "provocation"
and was "contrary to national in
terests.
stopped the search for the mush
room-shaped nose cone in which
she traveled.
Earlier, the Air Force had said
the nose cone reached its Atlantic
Ocean target area 6.000 miles
away, near Ascension Island off
the coast of Africa. It was the
first intercontinental range flight
by a U.S. ballistic missile.
Ships and planes searched the
area for 2"i days, hoping to re
cover the cone and see how it and
its passenger had fared . in the
plunge from space through the
dense atmosphere encompassing
the earth.
Capt. E. M. Griffith, Thor-Able
project officer, told newsmen m
an interview Saturday that Laska
was known to be alive 22 minutes
after the rocket blasted off.
By that time the throe-inch-long
mouse would have traveled more
than 4,000 miles and Ihe nose cone
would have been only eight min
utes away from its target.
"We received telemetry data on
the mouse here at Cape Canaveral
for 22 minutes, Griffith ex
plained. "At that time, the heart
beat was g"od."
A few hours before Ihe Air
Force gave up hope of find
ing Laska, a Thor Intermediate
Range Ballistic Missile blasted oil
from the test center in another
nose cone re-entry test.
The nose cone of this missile
flew some 1,500 miles in space,
an nflicial spokesman said, and
landed in the pre-determincd im
pact area. Attempts were being
made to recover special data
capsule inside the cone.
Thor test programs apparently
have been accelerated in an ef
fort lo have the missile in combat
readiness by December, when
Thor squadrons will be assigned
to the Royal Air Force in Eng
land. It was the 16th Thor IRB.M
liring.
Laska, a three-month-old fe
male, was enclosed in a capsule
bolted inside the nose cone. It was
a cylindrical container, 8 inches
long and 3'j inches in diameter.
Laska was strapped down, hut her
head and legs were left Iree. She
had oxygen lo last her a week,
water to drink, and a piece ot
potato to eat.
Two small wires In regisler her
heart beit were attached lo an
amplifier and telemetry equip
ment.
Despite the loss of Laska, Air
Force authorities were happy over
the success of Thor-Able in travel
ing the intercontinental range
This rocket reportedly will be part
of the vehicle the Air Force plans;
to fire to the moon next month
Weather
FORECAST Klamath Falls and
vicinity: Sunny Sunday. High Sun-
day 85-90. Low Sunday night 53-58.
High Saturday 87
Low-at midnight 65
Sources Say
Adams To Go
DETROIT (AP) The Detroit
News said Saturday top-ranking
Republican sources have disclosed
that Sherman Adams plans to quit
nis white House post over the
Lahor Day weekend. . '. ,
The paper said in a copyrighled
story irom its Washington bureau
that Adams, President Eisenhow
er's lop aide, is seeking a way of
maxing a graceful exit.
Many Republicans contend
Adams has outlived his usefulness
because of disclosures of his asso
ciation with industrialist Bernard
Goldfine, Ihe paper said, adding
that these Republicans "want the
presidential assistant removed
from Ihe area of controversy as
long before the Nov. 4 elections as
possible."
The paper said that White House
advisers argue that to quit while
Congress is in session would "open
tne door to a deluge ot cassa
tions from Democratic senators
and congressmen. . ."
Congress may adjourn as early
as Aug. 16 but it could run through
Aug. 30, the eve of the Labor Day
weekend.
WASHINGTON I Moscow's
repealed refusal to obtain freedom
for nine American soldiers held in
East Germany threatened Satur
day to blow up into a first class
row between the United States and
Russia.
Deputy Under Secretary of Stale
Robert Murphy told hoviet Ambas
sador Mikhail Menshikov Friday
that the Soviet government is per
mitting East German authorities to
use the nine captive Americans to
blackmail this country while deny-
ng Russia s own responsibility for
their return to the West.
Continuation of this situation,
Murphy sharply told the ambas
sador, "can only worsen the rela
tions of the Soviet Union and the
United States to the profit of neith
er country."
In the same session wilh the So
viet envoy, Murphy also delivered
a stern protest against Soviet
shooting down of an unarmed U.S.
transport plane on June 27 and
demanded punishment for "those
guilty of attacks on the plane.
Murphy also said the United
States reserves its rights to com
pensation for loss of the plane and
injuries to the crew.
Five of the crewmen were beat
en after they parachuted from the
burning aircraft one of them
narrowly escaped being hanged by
Soviet peasants. Four other crew
men stayed with Ihe plane, which
made a forced landing in Soviet Ar
menia. All nine now are back in
U.S. jurisdiction.
In a formal note that Murphy
gave Menshikov, the United States
protested the attacks on the trans
port by two Soviet jet fighters. It
also protested the "failure of the
Soviet government to provide im
mediately to the U.S government
all available information about the
incident.
Russia had charged the trans
port deliberately ilew over Soviet
territory. The United Stales re
plied the plane was on a flight to
Tehran. Iran, over the regular com
merical air route across Tur
key when it strayed across the
Soviet frontier.
"To suggest that a slow, four-
engine propeller type, unarmed air
craft would attempt to violate a
heavily defended foreign area is
preposterous, the U.S. note said
The note was stern but restrained
in tone. However. Murphy's oral
protest against Soviet handling of
the case of the American military
men held in East Germany was
much less formal and much more
angry,
ed Slates make a direct approach
by diplomatic means in order to
get the men released. Such an ap
proach could be interpreted as im
plying at least limited U.S. recog
nition of the East German regirae,
and the United States has refuted
to take such action. . f
Instead, this country has repeat'
edly demanded that Ihe Soviets re--lease
the men. The U.S. argument
is that Russia still exercises au
thority in East Germany as a post
World War II occupation power.
Murphy told Menshikov this gov.
crnment still is waiting for a So
viet reply to a July 3 demand for
release of the nine men.
White reported that Murphy also
told Menshikov the "continued de
tention of the men and their pro
longed separation from their fami
lies is inhumane."
The attitude shown by the Soviet
and East German authorities. Mur
phy continued, is "difficult to re
concile with the frequent Soviet
protestations of desire for better
understanding and relaxation of
tensions.
Ike's Mission
Clears Air
With Canada
WASHINGTON (API-President
Eisenhower, back in the White
House after a three-day visit to
Canada, is convinced his mission
has laid a basis for better under
standing and cooperation between
Washington and Ottawa.
Already there . were signs oi
American efforts to heal a major
economic sore spot between the
United States and its neighbor to
the north.
After Eisenhower returned home
Friday, officials said the Unit
ed States is prepared to permit
the sale of trucks lo Communist
China by the Ford Motor Co.'i
Canadian subsidiary.
But officials expressed strong
doubt Red China will follow
through with an order. There is
speculation the reported Red offer
was made chiefly to cause trouble
between this country and Canada.
There was considerable resent
ment in Canada last winter when
Ford of Canada turned thumbs
Chinese Communist purchase of
1.000 trucks.
as rennrted hv Lincoln I Ford, as officials here explained
While, Stale Department press offi- Friday, con i d e r e d itself pro
ccr hibiled from accepting the order
Mom's Cooking
Finances Scouts
On Alaskan Trip
FAIRBANKS. Alaska (AP) -
Some of Mom's good cooking is
helping 24 Calilornia Explorer
Scouts travel from North Holly
wood to Alaska and back, at an
estimated cost of only about $100
apiece.
The Boy Scouts, ranging in age
from 14 lo 18. arrived Friday nighl
in a motorcade.
On the hack of a pickup (ruck
was a 500 lb. capacity freezer
loaded with casseroles of food
baked by Mom at home.
The parly is under Ihe leader
ship of Homer C. Hess, a partner
in an air conditioning firm.
Alter visits in Anchorage and
at other points, the Explorers will
drive home. They estimate they
have enough food to make it.
The men have been held since
early June. They were arrested
when their helicopler strayed over
Ihe East-West German frontier dur
ing a storm.
The East German Communist re
gime has demanded that the Unit-
Police Bullet
Stops Driver
ASTORIA (AP) A 24-year-old
man was in critical condition here
Saturday after he was hit by a
bullet from an Astoria police
man's revolver.
Doctors said they weren't cer
tain whether surgery "would or
could be performed" on Ernest
James Combs. Combs is now par
alyzed from the waist down.
Astoria Police Chief H. A. Ells
worth said this is what happened:
OHiccrs Patrick Codd and Wil
liam Miller slopped Combs inside
the city limits about 3 a.m. Satur
day and told him he was under
arrest for reckless driving. The
officers told him lo drive to the
police station.
Combs, driving a pickup (ruck,
headed out of lown toward his
home in the Svcnsen area. The
policemen chased him 14 miles
and were right behind him when
he pulled into his yard and dash
ed toward his house.
Codd said he fired one shot into
Ihe ground as a warning and
Combs fell. The officers put him
in the police car and were return
ing him lo Astoria when they no
ticed a spot of blood on his shirt.
They took him lo a hospital
here where doctors said the bul
let or a fragment of it apparently
had entered Combs' hip and
struck his spinal cord.
because U.S. law forbidding all
trade with Red China also applies
to foreign subsidiaries of U.S.
firms.
Canadians, however, looked on
Ihe Ford position as evidence a
U.S. law had effect in their coun
try and was denying employment
to their people. Canada permits
sale or nonstrategic goods to the
Chinese Reds. r
On another major point, it was
learned the U.S. and Canadian
governments can be expected to
work out detailed instructions lot
the recently, organized Joint De
fense Command. This would in
clude how lo respond and what
weapons lo use in event Russia
should attack over the north polar
regions.
Three Killed
By Lightning
NEW YORK (AP) - Lightning
struck a tree in Queens Saturday
and killed three out of seven chil
dren huddling under it to escape
a downpour.
The '(our other children were
knocked down by Ihe bolt but
were not seriously hurt. The three
killed, police said, had been touch
ing Ihe tree when the lightning
struck.
Dead were Bruce Barrett, 14, of
Queens, Pat Medine, of Brooklyn,
and James Quinn, 14, of Queens.
The children were in a larger
group playing on a field in Forest
Park, Woodhaven, Queens, when
the storm broke.
As it began to pour, 10 children
look reluge under Ihe tree. Three
left Ihe spot belore the lightning
bolt hit the tree.
Eisenhower
Off On Tour
WASHINGTON (API Dr. Mil
Ion Eisenhower took off Saturday
SOME SURPRISE!
LONDON (API Somebody who
stole a bicycle outside a London
pet shop Saturday was in for a
surprise. The carrier hag strapped
on the bark of the bike contained
two four-foot pythons.
Heavy Fighting In Tripoli Region
May Signal New Offensive By Rebels
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP)-llcavy
fighting erupted in Tripoli Satur
day after rebels blew up a big
electric power station and dyna-
on a good will tour of Centrallmited the water main supplying
the port district
It climaxed 48 hours of the worst
outbreak of shooting and violence
in that northern port city since
the rebellion broke out 64 days
ago.
There was speculation in this
be glad In talk with Panama Col-,h(, oppnjng su (nr rch, ,,.
, -.,, ,,.Mui:tM "..,,;., i0n2 evncrleri here. But there
America that he hopes will pro
vide a basis for a new look at
United States policies in that area.
The President's brother, who
said goodbye to President Eisen
hower at the While House just be
fore taking off on his special mis
sion, also told newsmen he would
be gl
lege
interview with him.
Dr. Eisenhower said he would
have been many false alarms be-
talk wilh them at the U.S. em- . ' , , . , . .
bassy in Panama City. a reoci spoKwrnnn uwn ine a
He apparently was unaware Ihe 'related Press Tripoli s.Nahr el
sluHeni. lumen rfnn ii ,i imn i Bared power station which feeds
to meet him at the Embassy and;Pnwpr. Bcirut ' J" n"iod,-
inslparl atkrrt him In rnml In Ihp uniwii u , ni.Jrfj. uiiuiiiiru
university.
The student group that wishes
to talk with Eisenhower is oppos
ed to the present regime in Pan-a;Jij.
sources in Beirut estimated dam
age In Ihe electric power station
at more than two million dollars.
Afier a relatively calm morning.
shooting broke out again in Tripoli
Saiurday afternoon. The rebel
spokesman said by telephone the
shooting was getting hotter.
The rebels also claimed they
had blown up a four-slory building
used by security forces as an ob
servation post in Tripoli.
Despite heavy shooting and
widespread violence, the casual
ties reporled were relatively light.
Rebels reported 8 killed and 26
wounded on their side. Security
forces did not give their losses.
Tripoli rebel leader Rashid Kar-
ami, former premier, narrowly es
caped death Friday when security
forces shelled the building
which he is living temporarily. He
had left the house only five mm
utes earlier. Most of the house was
destroyed.
It was quieter than usual In
Beirut. But a customs inspector
was killed and three other persons
were wounded when rebels am
hushed a bus en route to Beirut's
International Airport. '
U. N. observer teams, sent here
lo check on government charges
that President Nasser's United
Arab Republic Is aiding the reb
els, won an important concession.
They reported they had ar
ranged for the first time lo travel
in the northeastern Lebanese area
regarded as one of the most likely
infiltration routes from U.A.R.'s
Province of Syria. The area is
controlled by rebel leader Sabri
Ilamadi.
Many sources in Beirut specu
lated ihat Ihe outbreak in Tripoli
might be Ihe start of a rebel of
fensive designed to force a deci
sion before July 24. the dale Par
liament is expected to meet to
elect a new president.
Events on that day may decide
whether Lebanon will have peace
or a real civu war.
If Parliament elects compro
mise candidate lo succeed pre
Western President Camllle Cha
moun Ihe target at the rebk-
the uprising will end.