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t PAGE 2 A HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON WEDNESDAY. APRIL 1. lO't Children Of Movie Stars Have Tough Go In Filmland By BOB THOMAS ! HOLLYWOOD 'AP'-Bing Cms by has admitted what other la mous fathers have discovered: it's not easy to rear children in Holly wood Speaking of his four elder sons, the crooner commented in an in terview: "I think I've failed them by giving them 'on much work and discipline, too much money and too little time and attention.'' Symptoms of Crosby's "failure" Judge Denies Elkins' Plea PORTLAND i APi - Circuit Judge Charles fleddin? Tuesday refused to dismiss an indictment against Portland gambler Big Jim Elkins. The indictment accused Klkins and six other men ol conspiracy to commit burglary. Elkins' attorneys said the indict ment should be dismissed be cause one of the counts of con spiracy did not result in a burglary. In his ruling. Redding said "Each and all of the grounds in the demurrer attacking the in dictment are without merit "Our statute was clearly in tended as a potent deterrent to conspiratorial plotiing to violate the laws of this state and lo pro vide an effective means ol defeat ing its purpose by punishing the conspirators, irrespective of the fact that the contemplated crimes were consummated or frustrat ed." the judge said. Elkins helped touch off Port land's long vice probe, and was a state witness It Several trials. Elkins earlier was convicted in U.S. District Court of wiretapping. He has appealed. Hypnotist To Aid Cafe Proprietor LOS ANGELES 'API - When Dive Childs hides something, brother, it stays hidden Childs. a cafe owner, tucked away $400 cash and a SI 15 cheek when he closed his cafe Friday night. . It's still there at least he thinks so. But where? After ransacking the cafe in vain, Childs resorted to an ama teur hypnotist. The first attempt to prod his memory failed. They are going to try again. "It's there somewhere." Childs muttered. "Somewhere " as a father: two sons have been arrested for drunk driving, all four have haunted the gay world of Las Vegas I Philip and Dennis married showgirls': the parties of Gary and Lindsay have brought complaints from neighbors. Bmg is nut the only star to be! troubled by his children. His brother Bob's son. Chris. "15. was tince arrested when police said he tried to steal a car. Edward (1 Kobinson Jr., has been in the news repeatedly with drunk arrests. John Barrymore Jr. made the papers recently with a felony hit and run. drunk driving charge Mis hall-lister, Diana, wrote a tiary book about her long battle with alcoholism. Charles Chaplin Jr. has a police record for drunkenness. Barbara Ann Burns, daughter ol the late comedian Bob Burns, was sentenced to 90 days lor drug ad diction. Chris Crawford, adopted son of Joan Crawford, was arrested on .i delinquency charge in Green port, NY. alter a shooting spree with an air rifle. Cheryl Crane, daughter of Lana Turner, killed her mother's lover, but was later absolved of blame. Of course. these headlined scions of the famous don't tell the whole storv. There are far more sons and daughters of star's who. over the years, have never made scandal oils news. Examples: actress Ma ria Manton 'Marlene Dietrich' budding perlormers P 1 1 Wayne 'John': Jody -Met rca 'Joel'; Ron Die Burns 'George and Oracle1 Ricky and David Nelson 'Ozzie and Harriet ', James MucArlhur 'Helen Haves': writer Arthur Marks 'Groucho': director Andy MeLaglen 'Victor! and baseball executive Joe Brown 'Joe H 1 But there are enough troubled stars to point a trend. Why'.' There appear to be two big rea sons: The position of a movie slar can be an overpowering one. but leaves little lime for lamily matters. 2. It can be hard (or anyone lo bear a noled name. Bob Crosby has observed. "It's a natural urge for all kids to com pete with their fathers. When the father is famous, the urge to com pete comes in the form of publicity." 'DENNIS THE MENACE" IF 4 Oregonians Meet Deaths In Violent Tragedies a victim of Frigidaire JUST NO ' IF WE UVEO HERE . WE'D PUT THE DIVAN OVEf? THERE, ANO -MAT 6MIR(W OVER THE FIREPLACE ,AH' WED BURN UP CHAIR1 Hereditary Cancer Theory Pondered By Physician EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. 'APi The seeds of cancer may lurk in your body an unwanted Sift planted perhaps as long as 100,000 years ago Ifl the cells of an ancestor. Only few such seeds anion fhe trillions of cells of your body could start deadly, uncontrolled cancer. As these seeds perhaps sleep- ing viruses were passed on gen eration to generation they may have awakened from time to time, bring a sudden and unexpect ed cancer att;ck. This is a thcorv expressed at this week's American Cancer So ciety seminar on cancer research and progress by Dr. Ludwik Gross, cancer unit chief of the Veterans Administration Hospital, Bronx, NY. These sleeping viruses somehow hitchhike a ride through the cen- DOORS OPEN 6:30 P.M. MSSSSMBMmCEsm ENDS TONIGHT ! u fVANS cam DRAKE FEATURE AT 7:00 I 10:10 SILENT ENEMY Shown Al 1:40 Onl GOP National Chairman May Be Planning To Quit An EARTHA KlTT SAMMY DAVIS, ssw Hit Firtt Dramatic Scracn Rol Will Jolt You Out Ot Your SmC WASHINGTON 'AP - Meade Alcorn was reported today to be planning to resign as Republican national chairman a position he has held since January 1D.Y7 Alcorn declined comment. He told a reporter early today he wasn I prepared to say anything at the momenl He indicated he might have something to say later. Alcorn was contacted alter the Hartford 'Conn1 Courant reported that he will resign shortly, possi bly today. I'his was hacked up b Kisen- hower administration informants who said announcement of the res ignation is expected today. Iloth the administration sources tod the Courant said Alcorn wants to return lo his Hartford law prac tice. The Courant indicated that Alcorn, now 51. might Mry for the Connecticut governorship in 12. There was no immediate indi cation who might he named his PUCOtttQf as Republican chair man, The Courant said Alcorn will stay on the job a short time to give the GOP National Committee a ( hance to pick a replacement. This choice could tie made next week when t he commit I ee meet s here lo select a site and date for the l0 Republican national eon vent ion and act on proposals to rcorganie the party's machinery Alcorn, ID energetic worker and campaigner, launched an exten sivr pai iv rebuilding program in January in the wake of heavy GOP losses in last fall's congres sional elections. There were reports shortly after Mho election! thai Alcorn intended I to resign but he insisted he in-1 tended to stay on. However, it was i . i I mi mi ui.ti ii in 11 nil in i lieu first u. If President Kiscnhown that he in I ashvilW tended lo rpnt tor personal rea- sctond w ions. Mcorn is regarded as a hteral Republican and a strong advocate of President Kisenhewer's modern Republicanism, His political philosophv prompt ed some bitter remarks trom OOP conservative elements when he was named party chairman two years ago as a successor to Leon ard W. Hall. Rep. Clare Hoffman (R-Mich) said at 1 he time: "The conserva tive wing has been liquidated and is about to be buried.' For his part. Alcorn said. "We aren't uprooting one stone of the foundation that made our parlv great. But we are modernizing the superstructure." turies with the genes of the cell getting passed along with inher ited factors from one generation to the next, Dr. Gross suggested. What awakens the deadly virus? Radiation the chance hit of an itomic ray might provide the trigger. Or some chemical poison unrecognized as dangerous might do the trick. Dr. Gross has succeeded in fol lowing inherited leukemia through only a few generations of mice. But he feels the theory explains why cancer seems to strike so of ten within certain families. Describing his work on mouse leukemia, Dr Gross told of a my stery gland and the strange role it I plays in cancer ot the blood and blood producing areas of the body. The mystery gland is tne thy mus. In humans this little gland in the chest seems to have no function after birth. But in mice stricken with leu kemia, removal of the thymus means survival Some mice were intentionally infected with leu kemia and then operated on for temoval of the thymus. They nc-j ii uexeiuptii ine disease. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Igon's traffic toll for the year to on a steep, damp bank as he was Four persons met violent death99. Thirty-four perished in March i carrying the gun. It discharged! in accidents reported in Oregon! Carl William Hensen. 61. of i and wounded him in the head. Tuesday. jCreswell. died at a Eugene hos-l Faye Webb. 61. of Portland, fell, David Anthony Wallingford. 17. P'tal from a gunshot wound which into the Columbia River Tuesday I of Sweet Home, who was homelpohce said apparently was acci-'while working on a float When on leave from basic training at dentally mflicted. He Vas found bystander pulled him oat he WM Fort Ord, Calif., suffered fatal in-on tne 'awn of a neighbor's home dead, apparently juries in an automobile accident Police said he apparently slipped'drowning. near Lebanon. The car he was riding in blew a tire and smashed up. police said The driver. Harold Garrison. 21. was not injured seriously. Another passenger. Johnny Hol mer Lhezy, 23. suffered a" leg in jury and a twisted shoulder. Both also are from Sweet Home. Larry Lee Bowen, 17. of LaPine died at a Redmond hospital from injuries suffered in a March 15 accident. The car. driven by his brother. Vernon. 21, went out of control and skidded into a ditch The brother and a passenger. Ronald Miller. 20. of Redmond, suffered minor hurts. These two deaths raised Ore t Comedians Plan vtl n v ousiness HOLLYWOOD (AP) - Two dur able comics, George Burns and Milton Berle. are going into the television production business. They announced Tuesday that they have formed B & B. produc tions and will first tackle a series of 39 half-hour filmed shows. Berle who has spent many years in live TV. will star in 13 of the canned programs and act as host on all of them. Burns will be executive producer. The format calls for situation, farce and musical comedy and variety programs. WALLET 704 M.i tt. Be-sure fC Oo see the BCDBDDDn Fascinating, educational aviation display. FREE movies, FREE plane rides as prizes. See newest air planes on display. FREI admission. APRIL 5 SUNDAY 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. KLAMATH AIRCRAFT SERVICE Ktnqsley Field iUTHOMZlO PIPER MJIUS . 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