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Hesitant Father Signs Complaint NEW YORK (APi-The father of Lisa Rose Chionchio was so de lighted at getting his infant daugh ter back unharmed that he balked for a time today at signing a com plaint against the baby's alleged kidnaper.' The father. Frank Chionchio, a 28-year-old lawyer, ohanged his mind and agreed to sign after a conference in the chambers of a Brooklyn magistrate and a subse quent telephone conversation with his wife. Jean Iavarone, a widowed moth er of eight who is accused of kid naping the child hi a plan to trap a new husband, waited in a deten tion cell while an affidavit was drawn up for Chionchio's signature. Mrs. Iavarone has denied the In The- Day Views By FRANK JENKINS The political situation boiled down to essentials: The congress is assembling and getting down to business. The Oregon legislature is as sembling and getting down to busi ness. The California legislature is as sembling and getting down to busi ness. The Washington legislature is assembling and - getting down to business. They all need MORE MONEY. At the same time It can be stated on reasonably good authority that the average taxpayer could use a little more money. What's the prospect? It seems likely that some com promises are in order. A thought in conclusion: Every dollar that is taken out of the taxpayer's pocket in the form of taxes is a dollar he doesn't have left to spend. Getting farther from home What of the Cuban revolution? A lot of people have been shot against walls. As this is written, the dispatches indicate that a lot more people will be shot against walls oeiore everytning settles down. History tells us that is bad busi- ness. There is the French Revolution nd the Terror that followed it. Heads rolled in the streets of Par is. The French Revolution, witH its heads rolling in the streets, with its aftermath of Napoleon and its final debacle in the Congress of Vienna, which could think of noth ing to do after all the head-rolling and all the blood-baths than to bring back the Bourbon kings whose abuses had brought it all about, set France back a century. It would be a pity if that hap pened in Cuba. Norway Pledges West Support OSLO. Norway (AP) Norway's government today pledged contin ued support for the Western al liance but also promised to work for disarmament and a halt to nu clear weapon tests. In a message opening Parlia ment, King Olav V said the gov ernment will also take an active part -in the drive to stop adverse effects of the European Common Market on economic cooperation that has been built up among all rations in Western Europe since the war. kidnaping and claimed the baby was her own, born without as sistance in her Brooklyn flat. Court attaches said that there would have been no case against Mrs. lavarnnp had the naners not been signed. I Mrs. Iavarone's attorney, Jo seph Fontana of Brooklyn, said he would ask for a complete mental examination of his client when she is arraigned. The 43-year-old bleached blonde was booked Monday on a charge of taking Lisa Rose Chionchio from St. Peter's Hospital Jan. 2 when the infant was 2'i hours old. Her bail hearing in Brooklyn Felony Court was put off until today. Conviction on the charge carries a possible prison sentence of 20 years to life. The motive for the kidnaping, police said, was Mrs. Iavarone's desire to pressure a boy friend, Joseph Pizzimenti, into marriage by having him believe he was the father. The intense search for the child ended Sunday night. Police and FBI agents, directed by a tele phoned tip, found the baby in Mrs. Iavarone's clean but untidy apart ment in a humble section of Brooklyn. She insisted the baby was hers. claiming she had delivered it by herself the night of Jan. 2. Medical evidence contradicted her claim. Blood tests, the baby's footprints and a physical exami nation of Mrs. Iavarone estab lished the baby's identity and ruled out the woman s story, po lice said. Before the results of the medi cal tests were made known, the infant's father, Frank, '28, joyfully made positive identification from a small birthmark over the left eye and, he said, "her beautiful hands and feet." The baby, in good health, was returned Monday to the arms of her happy, tearful 26-year-old mother, r ranees. In a jubilant re union at St. Peter's Hospital, the mother said it was the happiest day of her life. The infant, who had gained one ounce over her seven pounds at birth, had received good care in the first nine days of her life The Chionchio family expressed compassion for the alleged kid naper and renewed a pledge made while the baby was missing that she could visit the child. Neighbors generally described Mrs. Iavarone as "a nice person.' Detectives quoted Mrs. Iavarone as naming Pizzimenti, owner of a fruit and vegetable store, as the infant's father and as saying she had lived with him several months last summer. Price Five Centi 12 Paget KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 13. 1959 Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 6291 ADENAUER, BRUCE MEET BONN, Germany tfV-U. S. Am bassador David K. E. Bruce con ferred with Chancellor Konrad Ade nauer today on the Soviet proposal for a peace treaty to neutralize Germany, it was their urst meet lng since late last November. Legal Hassle Halts Paying Of State Bills SALEM (AP) The state of Oregon was unable to pay its bills today as the dispute over who is secretary of state ap peared.far from settlement. Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton and attorneys for Gov. Mark Hat field had not reached agreement today on how the matter should be presented to the state Su preme Court. State Treasurer' Sig Unander served notice that no slate war rants should be drawn by the secretary of state's office until the supreme- court decides who the secretary of state is. Gov. Hatfield announced the appointment Monday of Howell Appling, 39, Portland implement dealer, as the new secretary of slate. But outgoing Gov. Robert D. Holmes already had appointed David O'Hara, retired chief of the state elections division. Hatfield's attorneys said they had expected to bring the suit Monday afternoon. Orval Thomp son, legal advisor- to ex -Gov. Holmes, had been expected to be attorney lor O Hara, but Thomp son stepped out of the picture Monday because he was not the governor s legal adviser any more. Consequently, .the Hatfield law yers had to start negotiations with Thornton, who will repre sent O'Hara. Today it had not even been de termined who would sue. Thorn ton said the plan of the Hatfield lawyers to bring the suit was un acceptable to him. Meanwhile, Appling occupied the secretary of state's office but he couldn t pay the state s bills. Toll In Executions HAVANA, Cuba (AP)-The ex ecution toll is mounting as Fidel Castro s military courts continue to exact vengeance for violence attributed to supporters of fallen Dictator Fulgencio Batista. At least 145 persons had been reported executed between Ba tista's flight on Jan. 1 and Mon day night. More speedy trials were under way. Including hear ings for possibly 100 prisoners in Oriente province. The toll took a big jump Mon day when revolutionary firing squads reportedly shot 75 persons near Santiago, capital of Oriente, where Castro's rebellion was cen tered and antirebel repression was strongest. Officials of the provisional gov eminent claimed all cases were being fully investigated, but other wise there was no information on the trials of the condemned men Apparently, most were being held in secret, and by military courts rather than by the revolutionary courts the new regime has said would be established to try war crimes" offenders. THESE CIVIC LEADERS head the fwo principal divisions of the current chamber of commerce "Keep Pace With Tomorrow" campaign to develop the Klamath Basin's industrial and civic potential of the future. Andy Collier, left, and Russ Tisdale, center, head the special prospects division, and Bob Veatch (with Ralph Hunter, not pic tured) heads the business groups division. Jim Wells is general chairman of the program. Chief Foresees Surplus In S77 Billion Budget World News In Brief By United Press International JOBS Washington The Labor and Commerce departments issue monthly unemployment report. CUBA Havana Revolutionary war crimes trials are spreading throughout Cuba. KIDNAP New York Police say the woman who kidnaped Lisa Rose Chionchio stole the baby in a plot to entrap a boy friend into marriage and make a home again for her own children. FILIBUSTER Washington Liberals foresee only slim chance for civil rights legislation after losing anti-filibuster fight in Sen ate. EGAN Aurora, 111. Egan hos pitalized following beating at hands of city official during stormy city council meeting. KILLINGS Maitland, Fla. Technical writer chops wife and two children to death. M .. fe TO rsy ! r i ft ilia ml- IP Solons Alter Debate Rules WASHINGTON (AP)-The Sen ate has changed its rule govern ing debate, but the argument con tinued today over how big a step it had taken toward curbing fili busters. "No gain at all," commented Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R-NY), one of a group of Northern and West em senators who had fought to make it easier to throttle filibust ers against civil rights bills and other measures. "A soothing syrup to lull the conscience of America," was the assessment of Sen. Paul H. Doug las (D-111), ona of the leaders of the bipartisan fight for a rules change. Some Southern senators protest ed that the change any change went too far. But an overwhelming majority of the Senate voted 72-22 for the new rule to allow two thirds of the senators present and voting to cut off debate. A rule in effect since 1949 had required the votes of two thirds of the entire Senate membership, or 66 of the 98 sena tors. The rules battle roared to its climax Monday night with sena tors in sharp disagreement over what the effect of the new rule will be. But no one questioned that the outcome was a spectacular tri umph for Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, the Senate Democratic leader. UNUSUALLY DRY WINTER is giving the construction crews along the west side bypass a helping hand. Here, they are moving rapidly ahead in building tha supports for the bridge that will span the Nevada Street area and provide in Interchange at this spot. Tha Tom Lillebo Construction Company of Reedsport has tha contract for the bridge across tha A Canal and tha overpass across California Avenue also. WASHINGTON (API-President Eisenhower told the new Republi can leaders of Congress today his 77 billion doHar budget for the new fiscal year contemplates a surplus of about 100 million dollars. House GOP Leader Charles A. Halleck of Indiana told newsmen there is hope of a tax reduction in the next two or three years if the heavily Democratic new Con cress goes along with Eisenhow er's spending and legislative programs. The President's budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 will go to Congress next Monday. The White House recently announced it would be a balanced budget calling for spending about 77 bil lion dollars approximately two billion less than in the current year. Today, senate Kcpuoncan Leaa er Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois said in reply to a question that Eisenhower lnlormed the Gur congressional delegation the budg et actually contemplates a surplus of about 100 million dollars. In the current fiscal year a def icit of about 12 billion dollars is in prospect. This was Eisenhow er's first meeting with the party's congressional chiefs since election of new leaders last week. In advance of the White House session Dirksen said he expected only a general discussion of the legislative program. He said there was no arrangement to report to Senate Republicans, who have yet to set up their policy committee Halleck, who defeated the vet eran Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr of Massachusetts for the leader ship post, headed the House dele gation. At today s session Budget Di rector Maurice Stans gave the lawmakers a preview of the ad ministration budget. Raymond J, Saulnier, chairman of the Presi dent's Council of Economic Ad visers, previewed the economic re port Eisenhower will send to Con gress next Tuesday. Eisenhower s blueprint for a bal anced budget has been under fire from some Democrats in Con gress. They have called the budg et unrealistic and inadequate for national security But Halleck said the GOP lead ers at today's session wore "all Many Greet Mark, Wife At Reception SALEM (AP) More than 1.000 greelers passed through re ception lines for Gov. and Mrs. Mark Hatfield Monday afternoon and evening. Another 275 showed up unex pectedly at the residence of out going Gov. Robert D Holmes. The crowd at the reception for the new governor stretched from the governor's office into the corridors. A chorus, organ, band and bagpipers played in the cap itol rotunda. Holmes was almost overcome with emotion by the appearance of friends at his home. The Holmes family had expected 25 or 30. They had 275 visitors and a hand. The band, the Royal Chinooks from Holmes' home city of As toria, slipped away from the Hal field reception to entertain Holmes. At Holmes' request, the band struck up with "When the Saints Go Marching In." It was the first time that any body could remember such i tribute to an outgoing governor Usually, he's a forgotten man im mediately after the inauguration. All of Hatfield's staff and their wives were on hand for the new governor's reception. It was well alter 9 p. m. before the Holmes family had a chance to eat some dinner. Holmes, who says he won't seek public office again, told of a phone call he received the day after Hatfield defeated him. It was from Harry Truman, who said: "You'll get over this defeat be cause you re a young man. But give em hell every day. Soviet Proposals Blasted By Dulles WASHINGTON AP Secre-1 Prague or Warsaw in the next two tary of State Dulles said todayln'on'ns to draft a German peace Russian proposals (or the future lraY Weather of Germany are brutal and stupid and Iraught with danger lor the peace of huropc. Dulles told a news conference the United States and its Allies stand linn on their basic policy of tying a reunited Germany into the western world. But he also said, possibly for the first time, that German unilication might be accomplished by ways other than through free elections He declined to elaborate. Dulles left no doubt he expects to take a very firm line on the German policy issue ivhen talk ing with Soviet Deputy Premier Anaslas Mikoyan here Friday. Af ter the talk with Dulles, Mikoyan will see President Eisenhower on Saturday. Dulles said he hopes the talks with Mikoyan may eliminate the dangers of miscalculations and accidental mistakes between the Soviet and U.S. governments but he said the United States is not negotiating with Mikoyan. He left the way open, so far as Ihe United States is concerned, for the talks with Mikoyan and other current diplomatic moves to lead to later negotiations, possibly in four-power foreign ministers meeting. Dulles said Ihe Uniled States is prepared to accept a broad agen da for such a conference but would not accept a listing of sub jects narrowed only to Russia proposals. This country has no new pro posals to make to Mikoyan. Dulles said. It is standing on a proposal made by the Allied powers Dec. 31 for East-West talks on the Ger man conference to be held in Soviet proposals for the treaty include barring German member- hip m any alliance, especially the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza tion, and placing other rigid re strictions on Germany's future. It was of such proposals that Dulles was speaking when he said Russia and the Western powers are completely opposed on their basic approach to a solution of the German problem. West German Chancellor Kon rad Adenauer has called the So viet approach brutal, Dulles said, adding that he himself and his associates think it is worse than that because it is stupid and it will not work. Mikoyan Caps Busy LA Tour LOS ANGELES, Calif. (API Visiting Soviet First Deputy Pre mier Anastas I. Mikoyan capped a busy Los Angeles tour with a surprise appearance on a local FORECAST Klamath Fall and vicinity. Fair through Wednesday television show Monday night. with nntihft nf innrnlnff tno l.nni Tha hncilina Snuint nffinial hnh.1 impressed with the attainability of tonlKht 17.35., high Wednesday 36-44. nailed with movie stars, college a balanced budget next fiscal year without sacrificing or unduly in juring any of the essential func tions of government. V ' Both Halleck and Dirksen' said the budget calls for spending re ductions in some areas but outlay for other programs to be in creased. Dirksen added that the budget will be generous in the field of, human welfare, but he provided no detail. Halleck said (he program repre sents some belt tightening, but not in areas which would impair na tional security. In his State of the Union mes sage last Friday, Eisenhower said his program holds out hope for tax relief in the fqresccable future. Halleck made the same statement today. Asked to define the foreseeable future, Halleck said he thinks tax cuts will be possible in two or three years if Congress backs the Eisenhower program. Rep. Leo Allen of Illinois, senior Republican on the House Rules Committee, indicated there was some discussion of Eisenhower's tentative plan to go to the country with a scries of fireside chats in an effort to win support for his program. Dirksen remarked he had seen news stories saying tisennower will go over the heads of the members of Congress to the peo ple. The President, Dirksen added, has "nothing of the kind" in mind. High yesterday 48 students and dyed-in-the-wool cap Low last night 20 Ulalists betore dashing through CRATER LAKE High yesterday 28 Low last night 15 8 a.m. today .... . 17 No new maw Snow depth . 34 in Last year 113 It is a beauliful day at Crater Lake National Park. There la no wind; sun was shining and skiing good. Chains were advised during the morning over Highway 62 and required from Annie Springs to the rim because of patches of snow and ice but travel conditions ex pected to improve during the day. BARGAIN GOWN CARDIFF, Wales 'UPI Pa tricia Jones, 17, was married Mon day after queucing in the snow all night to buy a wedding dress at a sale price of $5.59, . Increase Noted In Unemployment WASHINGTON (AP) Unem ployment jumped back above four million in December as employ ment declined seasonally with cur tailment of outdoor work in winter weather. The government reported that employment fell by 680.000 in De cember, dropping from 64.653,000 to 63,973.000. Unemployment increased by 275, 000 to 4. 108.000 compared with 3 833.000 in November. This was the largest increase among the idle since last June when uncmploy ment reached 5,437,000 the reces sion high. THE APPROACHES to tha California overpass ara being routed out by earth-moving machines which ara encounter, ing hard going in tha rocks, as witnessed by this pictura. Much of tha actual grading has already been accom plished. Completion, Including structures and paving, it xpected in lata 1959. ' Preclp. last 24 hours 0.21 Since Oct. 1 2.20 Same period last year 8.28 Normal for period 8.61 Norlhern Calif. Fair through Wednesday except local morning fog In Ihe valleys. Cooler tonight, Northerly to northwesterly coastal winds 10-20 miles ah hour. . Storm Drops Snow Blanket By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A fast moving storm moved through the Northeast early today spreading a two-inch snow blanket from the Great Lakes into north ern Pennsylvania and through New England. Some sleet and Ireezing ram glazed western New York ahead of the snow. Clearing skies brought sharp temperature drops in the mid Rockies. Overnight low readings ranged down to 10 to 15 below zero. The storm system in the North east tapered to snow Hurries after daybreak. Moderate weather prevailed in large areas from the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast. Showers dampened Western sec tions of the country and cooler air moved into northern Califor nia and the Pacific Northwest. It also was a little cooler in parts of Minnesota. Considerable sunshine and gen erally southerly winds warmed nearly all of the Midwest and East Monday. Southwesterly Gulf winds sent temperatures rising in Florida. Temperatures were higher than 24 hours earlier in nearly all areas east of the Rockies, with the greatest warming in a belt from northern Alabama and north ern Georgia northward through ihe Virginias into Pennsylvania, Ohio and the Great Lakes. Rain diminished along the Pa cific Coast, with heaviest falls con tinuing along the central Califor nia coast. Light rain fell through out southern Idaho. Light drizzle sprayed eastern sections of Texas while light snow was reported in the lower Great Lakes region and - northern New England. , WIDOWS ONLY TOKYO (UPIi '- Tokyo police are planning to add women lo tht force to help fight juvenile delln quency. To be eligihle tor a po lice job, a woman must be a wid ow and mother. Hollywood in a police-led caravan to keep the hastily made TV dale. Not an egg, tomato or epithet was hurled at Mikoyan all day. in sharp contrast to his earlier visits in Detroit, Cleveland, Chi cago and San Francisco. Police and State Department rcpresenta lives kept him under close guard and will shepherd him to the air port today for his return flight to New York. On the 25-minule TV program Mikoyan answered a set of ques tionscarefully approved before handthat were submitted by commentator Paul Coates. Mikoyan described himself, as he has throughout his . United States tour, as a friendly grand father who feels the differences between the U. S. and the Soviet Union can best be resolved by working closer together, especial ly in trade. Could the dispute over the West's occupation of Berlin lead to a war? asked Coates. "As far as we are concerned, we do not want a war," Mikoyan said through an interpreter. "But it is up to the other side to keep peace." Earlier in the day, Mikoyan was asked for comment on whether his Saturday meeting with Presi dent Eisenhower in Washington might help resolve the Berlin sit uation. , I don't know what' we will dis cuss at this time," he said. "But we will discuss everything that will be of interest to Mr. Eisen hower." He merely shrugged when asked whether the Berlin dispute would come up. Ex-Officer Raps Police The city council heard sharp criticism leveled at the present operation of the police department by a former police officer at its regular Monday night meeting. Otis Melsker, 1755 Oregon Ave nue, who staled he used to be a member of the police department, found fault with Ihe present oper ation of the department, and sug gested that the council reinstitule foot patrols in the downtown area, and go back to the use of motor cycle patrolmen. Mctskcr stated he had been ap proached by panhandlers in the vicinity between Eighth and Ninth on Klamath Avenue a num ber of times recently. He also related an incident where a moth er and child were afraid to go to their car in the vicinity of the same place because of men con gregating in the area. He stated that to his knowledge he had seen ex-cons on the streets and had not noted that they had been picked up for vagrancy. He also did not like the idea of police cars being painted so the public could identify them readily. After listening to his complaints. the council referred the matter to the police commission for its con- sidcration. Councilman Walter - Fleet, chairman of the police com mission, reported thai the patrol men wore now out of their cars about one-third of the time on beat activity. He took issue with Mets ker, pointing out that police cars now patrol all areas of the city, not just the downtown taverns as in the past. Incidentally, the police report drunk arrests in December showed a 100 per cent increase over 1957. - There were 61 such arrests in De cember 1957 as against 125 in De cember of 1958. Most of these arrests were of the on-street variety. These had increased from 27 in December 1957 to 105 for December 1958. Persons who have failed or re fused to pay their occupation tax es for the year May 1, 1958 to April 30, 1959, will be in for a court test. The council passed a resolution authorizing the city to go into court to gain injunctions against these persons which would prevent them from doing business or practicing their professions in side the city limits until they have paid their occupation tax. City Attorney Henry Perkins re ported only a few such instances, but said that the resolution was necessary to empower the city to act promptly in cases of failure or refusal to pay the tax. Permission was granted to mem bers of the KUHS sophomore class to sell hot chocolate on the street at 717 Main Street for three uc cessive Saturdays, beginning Jan uary 24. The request was submit ted by Sharon Vincze, 2545 Apple gate, and Ginger Learning, 83S Mitchell, who explained to tht council that the purpose was to (Continued bn Page 4) THE IRIDGE SUPPORTS for tha California Avenue over Dais ara already poured and work on tha steel structure L of tha bridga should soon ba underway. Approximate colt ottha California bridga will ba ivr,iu. .
