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COUP U OP OREGON LIB8ARI EUGENE, ORE. li M A fo)fl1RC5 fl A Mini M ma In The . I Day's fewsi By FRANK JENKINS Today's BIG news: ! U.S. Marines have landed in tiny Lebanon. The U.S. Sixth fleet the most powerful single unit of military force in the world today is as. sembling in the Eastern Mediter ranean, directly off the shores of the explosive Middle East. The landing of the Marines and the assembling of the fleet was ordered by President Eisenhower, who under our constitution is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States. What does it mean? Here is the official explanation: President Eisenhower says the action is in response to an urgent appeal from President Camille Chamoun of Lebanon. He says the step was taken to "protect Ameri can lives and ... to encourage the Lebanese government in de fense of Lebanese sovereignty." H" adds: "These forces have not been sent as any act of war." In a special statement. President Eisenhower pledges that the Unit ed States will suppnrt (he United Nations in taking measures ade quate to meet the Middle East situation measures WHICH WILL ENABLE THE- U.S. FORCES PROMPTLY TO BE WITH DRAWN. So much for the OFFICIAL ex planation. Let's now probe beneath t h e urface. What does it REALLY mean? This, I think, is the best guess: We're handing RUSSIA a chal lenge. We're presenting her with what the diplomats call a "fait accom pli" an accomplished fact) and are saying to her: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? Why do we go that far? Here's another guess: We need to know what Russia has in mind. Is she READY for war now? The chances are some what against it at least enough against it to justify us in calling or what amounts to a showdown Competent authorities tell us we ere NOW superior to Russia in military might that our capacity for instant and massive retaliation If she starts anything is unques tioned. Maybe it will be different LAT ER. Russia's moderji (meaning nuclear! might is rising rapidly. the experts say. And We know from past experience that the Russians respect NOTH ING BUT FORCE. So- In menacing situations involving them, its better to be firm than fuzzy. Cuban Rebels Still Holding Servicemen i GUANTANAMO, Cuba (AP) -r-Cuhan rebels still held 29 U.S. tailors and Marines today but there was some hope the sched uled start of their release yester day had only been delayed by rain. Helicopters were scheduled to lake off from the'U.S. Navy base on Guantanamo Bay today for the assembly point jn the east Cuban mountains to which the rebels were supposed to bring the serv icemen they kidnaped nearly three works ago. U.S. Consul Park Wollam, who has been negotiating with the rob-; els lor release of the men, sent word he was confident some would be freed today and possibly ill would be back at their base by tomorrow. Fidel Castro's men had prom ised Wollam the men would start coming out yesterday afternoon. A Navy helicopter waited several hours at the delivery area but none of the prisoners showed up. A Navy spokesman said bad weather apparently prevented the rebels from assembling the cap tives from the mountain camps in thick they ire scattered. ALBUQUERQUE 'AP) Beard ed prospector Norman A. Foose is charged with two counts of mur der in the fatal shooting of two children. . The former mental patient charged with the murder of 14-year-old Eddie Cebada and his aunt Arlene Cebada. 12. They were shot to death in Cuba. N.M.. Thursday. Pist. Ally. Paul Robinson said Foose. 47. probably would be tried at the next term of District Court, scheduled to start Aug. 2S. Fooe has shown no remorse for the killings he said were part n a moe to "depopulate the world.' He ii in a hospital with a bullet .Tittered font suffered before hr was captured. Price Five Cents Pages KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 15. 195)1 Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 6121 j - -. M II Al I v y X 1 1 , J tf?i yBl VFjht jS3 Arabia M0- : 'Cw ; r' ifm If ' i BATTLE READY AMERICAN LEATHERNECKS landed In battalion strength today on the beaches just south of Bei rut in embattled Lebanon in the Middle East. The Marines promptly moved in to occupy the airfield on the outskirts of Beirut, and it was assumed that more men and sup plies would be landed or are already being landed at this 2 American Businessmen Slain By Mob WASHINGTON (AP) Two American businessmen have been reported killed by mob action in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, the State Department said Tuesday. It reported some Western Eu ropeans possibly also were killed in the outbreak of violence Mon day in the revolt-torn capital. State Department press officer Lincoln White declined to give names of the Americans reported killed, saying the reports were un confirmed. But generally the in formation was accepted by the State Department as being true. White said a third American escaped after being beaten. White told a news conference that communications between the State Department and the Embas sy at Baghdad had been interrupt ed since Monday. He said the in terruption was temporary and he hoped contact would soon be re stored. We're doing what we can." White said, "to get what informa tion we can from sources avail able to us. We have no detail on King Faisal. Prime Minister Nuri Said, or whether the fighting has spread over the country. White added: "O u r people 'Ambassador Waldemar J. Gallman and his staff i are pretty much confined to quarters by the curfew. Army Secretary Leaves Reunion COLUMBUS. Ohio H PI'-Army Secretary Wither M. Brucker leit an annual reunion of the 42nd Rainbow Infantry Division ab ruptly Monday night to return to Washington. Brucker had planned to remain until today but he told fellow vet rans at the reunion he had tr leave in a hufry" following a all Irom Washington. U.N. Told Troops Sent To Fend Off UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. (AP) The United States told the U.N. Tuesday American forces were thrown into the Middle East to save tiny Lebanon and other pro Western governments from ruth less aggression. The Soviet LTnion declared the U.S. action could "plunge the world into the abyss of a new world war." Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge made it clear to the 11-natinn Se curity Council that the U. S. ac tion was aimed at President Nas ser's United Arab Republic. He insisted the United States wanted urgent U.N. action to make pos sible the withdrawal of the new ly landed American forces. Soviet Ambassador Arkady A Sobolev reacted quickly with a charge that the U.S. move was threat to peace and a mockery to the principles of the United Na tions. He submitted a formal proposal calling on the Council to demand the immediate withdrawal of the American forces. Sobolev said armed intervention by the Western powers in the Middle East could lead to the "most serious consequences." The council recessed after So bolev's speech until 2 p.m., EST. l,odgo told the Council the crit ical situation in Lebanon, Iraq and other pro-Western countries was being stimulated and aided by powerlul outside forces, which were resorting to indirect aggres rion to overthrow legitimate gov ernments. He did not identify these forces except to repeat U.S. charges that President Nassers I nited Arab Republic had been aiding Txban ese rebels. Lodze declared he hoped Ihe landing of U.S. forces "will bring -lability and that United Stales forces now being sent into l,eha non can promptly be u-ithdrawn." Lodge took the floor aftrr the Soviet Union hud tried unsuccesnuhorough does the work and bills lully to out the representative base. Landing of the Marines was touched off by the re volt inside neighboring Iraq which has menaced both Leb anon and Jordan. American officials indicated purpose of the landing was primarily to protect American citizens as well as to promote stability in this area of the beleagured Middle East. Aggression he .overthrown Iraqi government from the council. Lodge informed the delegates he had received information only Tuesday morning of the slaying of Iraqs former Foreign Minister radhil .lamali, who had repre sented his country in Ihe Council only a few weeks ago. Jamah's body, he said, had been dragged through the streets of Baghdad. And he added "Decent people everywhere will recoil at these monstrosities. The challenge to the Iraqi dele gate's right to sit was launchoil by Soviet Delegate Sobolev as the Council opened its hurriedly-called session. Secretary General Dag Hamm arskiold acknowledged he had re alcojVed a cable from the revolution ary government of Iraq naming a new delegate to replace Ambassa dor Abdul Mnjiri Abbas. He said. however, that he did not consider Ihe message as in order. Men Have Nose To The Ground; Means Nothing EVEHKTT, Pa. 'API II you're ever in this southwestern Penn sylvania community of 2.300 and you observe a handlul of distin guished men walking around peer ing at the sidewalks, think noth ing of it. They're members of six-man Rorough Council who periodically inspect the borough's three miles of paved Wdlks. Councilman Carl Eirhclhcrger said "We lake notes as wc so along. When improvements are needed, the property owner gets letter from us telling him what In do If he fails to make the re pairs in Ihe prescribed time, the ol'him for it. AP Niwsleiltires British Chief Pledges Full U.S. Support LONDON (AP) - Britain nounced full support Tuesday for American military action in Leb anon.. But British troops are not taking part. Foreign Minister Sel wyn Lloyd said. Lloyd told a tense session of the House of Commons that British forces in the region presum ably the East Mediterranean have been alerted in case of emergency. The foreign secretary said the United Stales informed Britain in advance of her decision to inter vene ."to preserve the independ ence and integrity" of Lebanon. The American decision "has the full suppnrt of Her Majesty's gov ernment," Lloyd said. i British opposition Laboriles greeted his statement with jeers and cries of "Another Sun." The socialist lawmakers, who had vigorously opposed the British French attack on Egypt in I!).", drowned parts of Lloyd's speech with shouts of "Shame" specifi cally when Lloyd announced that American forces at that moment were landing at Beirut. In Paris U.S. Delegate Ran dolph Burges informed his col leagues on the NATO permanenl council of the American decision just minutes before the Marines waded ashore. Premier Charles de Gaulle im mediately summoned an emer gency Cabinet meeting. At Supreme Headquarters. A! lied Powers in Europe 'SHAPE' Gen. Lauris Norstad and top Al lied commanders were kept in formed of Middle East develop menls. The statement of the I o r e i g r secretary created Ihe impressioi among legislators that Ihe Bntisl may await the outcome of I'nitef Nations actinivjbefnre deciding Ii intervene themselves. Troops Bisemhark To Guard Americans WASHINGTON (AP) - The United Slates took the fateful step lucsday ol throwing American military force into the seething Middle East. Five thousand Marines began moving ashore by invitation in embattled Lebanon. Their mission: To protect Amer ican lives, bolster the pro-Western government of Camille Chamoun against what President Eisenhow- called "indirect aggression and try to stem any spill-aver of the movement that threw out a triendly government Monday in Iraq. The Iraq revolutionists are at least friendly to the Moscow- oriented United Arab Republic headed by Egypt s President Nas ser, and Lebanon's Chamoun has charged that the U.A.R. is backing his own country s revolt. The White House announced the landing of the Marines near Bei rut in a statement by President Eisenhower which denied cxplicity thai they had been sent in "as any act of war." The statement said the move was made in response to an urgent request from President Chamoun It said the troops will be pulled out as soon as the United Nations has taken adequate action to pro tect the sovereignty and integrity of Lebanon. This country will support any such U.N. action. Eisenhower con tinned. He declared the United Slates' own action was taken un dor the U.N. charter's provision for collective sen-defense. The move drew immediate back ing from top Democrats at the Capitol. Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Tex as, Senate Democratic leader, said that in the judgment of the President the action was neces sary to preserve freedom in Ihe Middle East." Johnson added: "Americans will certainly unile when the security of the Free World is imperiled." Rep. John W. McCormack of Massachusetts,' House Democratic leader, said that "under the cir cumstances there was no other course ho (Eisenhower) could take. There was no other road but that of appeasement." The Pentagon, which as late as Monday night had been insisting Chiloquin Barkeep Shoots Berserk Knife Wielder, 26 A 26-ycar-old man went herserk wilh a pocket knife last night in Chiloquin tavern and was shot twice by the bartender in appar ent self defense. Klamath Valley Hospital atten dants said today the victim, Mel- vin Chiloquin, was in fair condi tion" and is expected to recover (rrfhi gunshot wounds in the chest and right thigh. He was shot by Alfred F. Lcsick, about 4(1. who tends bar in the city-owned tavern in Chiloquin. District Attorney Arthur Beddoe. who arrived on the scene shortly alter the shooting, said today no charges would be preferred until alter a more detailed investiga tion is completed, probably this alternoon. Beddoe gave this reconstruction of Ihe shooting: Chiloquin came into the bar al about 8 p.m. and got into an argu ment wilh Lesick, apparently over nothing. , When Lesick told Ihe man to leave and refused to sell him more beer, Chiloquin look out his bone handled pocket knife, opened the blade and leaped over the bar to ward Lesick. Beddoe said Lesick warned the angry Chiloquin to keep away trom him, but to no avail. The bartender was chased around behiod Ihe bar and grabbed a .33 caliber pistol which he had on hand lor emergency purposes. He fired one shot over Chilo quin's head and told him again to keep away, but Chiloquin still ad vanced. Lesick managed to dodge the man and got out from behind the Woalliop KlltKCAST Klamath Falls and vlrlnltv: Fair through Wednes day except for variable cloudi ness; lightning in mountains al night. Low Tuesday night 50-58; high Wednesday 80-8). High yesterday Low last nighl Prerlp. last 24 hour Same period last year Normal for period 80 57 19.01 15.0.1 12.50 THAT'S NO MOUSE .H.'I.I AETTA, Idaho I AP Gene Groseclose's cat, a mighty mouser. hauls mice and rats in. showing nil her prize in return lor an extra rub behind the ear. The other night, (iroseclose got up to lcl puss in, then went back o ben. Up came puss on the bed. Out ent (iroseclosc like a shol. Wiggling in the jaws of the nighty mouser was a two-foot-iong rattlesne. that only "normal" precautionary military moves were being made the Mediterranean area, .an nounced the assignment of a spec ial command under Adm. James L. Holloway to lake charge of the landing operation. Holloway was en route from London. He will take charge of what is called a "specified" com mand. That means his staff will include representatives of all the forces involved. At a news conference Pentagon otfiiials said about 1,700 men were in the landing force which went ashore Tuesday morning near Beirut. They said other units will be landing but "we do not wish to divulge the schedule" at this time. The over all figure of 5.0O0 was provided by James C. Hagerty, White House press secre tary. Rear Adm. C. C. Kirkpatrick chief of Navy information, said that "so far as we know the land ing was unopposed." Kirkpatrick replied affirmative ly when asked if the 6th Fleet ships in the Mediterranean have all their normal weapons In addition to the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Division which went ashore, two other battalions the 1st and 3rd were on amphibious ships in the Mediterranean. The fact that the other two bat talions were scheduled to be land ed presumably meant Ihat any ad- dit i o n a 1 Marine1 reinforcements would have to come from other elements of the 2nd Marine Divis ion whose base is Camp LeJeune, N.C. One additional force, however, was held ready nearer at hand. Kirkpatrick said Ihe 1st Battal ion of the 8th Marine Regiment, which had headed homeward from the Mediterranean on rota tion relief is "no longer on the way home." That battalion had been sched uled to return home last spring but had been held overtime be cause of the Lebanon situation fl i ;j U.ll. , v.AA""""""" ""f"' wim.ll miui A """U"?V . " ir a Mediterranean port en route for a Mediterranean poi' to Ihe command ship Taconic which will be his floating head quarters. Vessels involved in Tuesday's landing were named by the Navy as the Taconic, the command ship bar. Then, to protect other patrons, the bartender ran out into the street with Chiloquin still after him. When he could no longer avoid getting cut by Chiloquin s knife, Lesick began shooting, Beddoe said. One shot entered Chiloquin'sl chest and came out of his' upper right arm. The other passed through his right thigh. He fell to the ground. Arriving on the scene to investi gate with Beddoe were Sheriff J. M. (Red) Britton, Deputy Fred Calfee, Deputy Alvie loungblnod Deputy Del Summers, stale police and Chiloquin authorities. Youngblood, who has the Chilo quin territory, said the wouln-ho knife wielder has a long arrest record for being drunk and dis orderly. He has also been arrested lor arson, the deputy said. Ford Holds Strike Vote DETROIT (AP) The United Auto Workers' big local at Ford's River Rouge plant begins voting today on whether it is willing to aulhorize strike action if neces sary in the union's labor contract talks. Hints of strike action came from UAW leaders as bargaining talks were resumed wilh the Big Three car makers afler a 12-day recess. UAW Vice President Leonard Woodcock, who heads Ihe union bargaining team at GM, said no progress has been made in nego tiations that started late in March. Obviously we are not going to drift along without a deadline for ever. Woodcock said. He said, however, the union had no definite date in mind. Ken Bannon, the union's chief negotiator with Ford, hinted the union was getting readv for a strike if neressary when the com panies start production of new models in August or September. "We're taking a real look at the lll.i!) model changeover," Ban non said. Bannon reported Ihat Ford workers so far have voted D7 per cent in favor of authorizing strike action. The balloting at the Rouge Plant virtually will complete Ihe strike poll among Ford workers. The UAW reported that the strike vole so tar among General Motors workers has been 02 per cent in favor and among Chrysler workers 95 per cent. Company negotiators reported ley saw no prospect of an early settlement ol new contracts. Monrovia and the transports Cap ricorntis, Walworth County and Traverse County, escorted by the destroyers Wadleigh and Sullivans. Authoritative officials said the Marines would shoot if necessary to carry out their assigned mis sion, but it was hoped this would not be necessary. These officials said the role ol the Marines would depend on de velopments in the strife-r i d d e n land. This was the first time since the lfl.iO Korean War outbreak that American military forces had been dispatched into such a danger area. "These forces have not been sent ; any act of war," Eisenhower stressed. The President's military action lett two major questions without answer. One was the Un i t e d States intent toward the confused situation in Iraq where the extent of rule by pro-Nasser rebel lead ers was unclear. The other con cerned Ihe possibility of support (or young King Hussein of Jordan who, after his cousin Faisal's overthrow, asserted that he was leader of the Arab Federation ol Iraq and Jordan. Still a third and fundamental question of long range import ance is the possibility, of Soviet counter action. The Soviet Union generally has backed U.A.R. President Nasser against the West at any point he sought to oppose Western power or lnlluence. By WILTON WY.NN BEIRUT (AP) - American Marines began landing on beach es south of Beirut Tuesday. Twelve landing craft brought Ihe first Marines to the beach from seven naval ships anchored offshore.' Almost immediately the Ma rines marched off to Beirut's In i,n.innni t:-nA.i ...ui,.u . u ., t down abruptly at, 4 p.m. Thi, w 'im,,.-,r this could indicate Ihat more were coming in by air transport. and Ihat their duly was to make the airfield secure. As ships of the U.S. 6th Fleet appeared on the horizon about 1:45 p.m. Lebanese began flock ing to Ihe beach by car and even horseback from nearby vil lages to watch. People swam and sunbathed nearby while the landing took place. Ihe faces of the Lebanese showed their excitement, but on the whole they took the activity calmly. Some waved in greeting. Workers at construction sites along the beach road leading to the landing area dropped their tools and rushed to get a closer look. The Marines belonged to the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Marines.! An entire battalion was landed. By .1:15 p.m. Ihe landing was completed. Non-commissioned of ficers reported Ihat the airport had been occupied. The commander of the operation was Lt. Col. Harry Hadd, of St. Paul, Minn. Asked where his unit had come from, he grinned and pointed to the ships in the harbor. "From out there," he said. He said he had no instructions regarding liaison with the Leban ese army. Alter all these troops were ashore and deployed in the direr lion of Ihe airport, landing craft continued to bring equipment ashore. Along wilh jeeps, ammunition and guns, several antitank guns mounted in caterpillar tracks were rolled onto the beach. The Lebanese mingled freely wilh the Marines. tine group of Lebanese hoys picked up a towrope and helped pull a jeep out of the surt onto the beach. Later the Marines slowly began clearing the beach of civilians. The Americans were in drah battle dress, wearing green and yellow camouflaged helmets. As a landing craft unloaded at Ihe beaches, one Marine was heard to swear and grumble; All my smokes got wet in that landing." Another Marine Inokrd up at the beautiful Lebanon mountains beyond the airport and remarked: Tnis is a wonderful country, but they tell me they're trying to wreck it." Ihe U.S. and British embassies urged Iheir citizens In stay oft the streets. Ten American Embassy laml- lies left Beirut Tuesday, including Ihe wile and son of Ambassador liobort McClinlock, an Embassy spokesman said. Another 25 lo 30 families ol mcrican Embassy personnel have asked for travel orders. PARIS (AP) American and NATO sources said Tuesday the United Slates has no plans to semi troops anywhere in the Middle East except Lebanon. These source specilically denied Cairo reports that American end Turkish airborne forces r landing In Jordan. I
