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COP. In Tlie- Oaf s lews If fcrt--: . s By FRANK JENKINS Well, it's over by "it" mean ing the 1960 Presidential cam paign. It has been a wild one. Wheth er it has been wilder than the campaign of I860 is hard to say. We have the verdict of history on 1860. The verdict on the 1960 campaign can't be delivered lor perhaps a generation. Much water will have to go U.OP om.LISRART N3PAPER SECTION OEN.REF. AND DOCUMENTS BIT. uout,oa0. PMi ''3? 1 4 Ma i7Mr-W r. '-..I Wtkj,;-J 1 K .... . d K 3m m ifcM-: 4r J over the dam before a fair and impartial verdict on this cam paign can be rendered. There are sharp differences. In 1860, people knew what the real issues were. Whether slavery Fhould be extended ... or should not be extended ... or whether slaverv should be ABOLISHED , . . these were questions the DeoD e could get their teeth into. They were issues that people could UNDERSTAND. In 1960, the issues are less easy to ei-asD. Forcien affairs . . . gov ernment srjendine . . . the differ ence between "tight" money and "easy" money . . . spending more than is taken in and putting the difference on the cuff, resulting in rising inflation. These issues are moce difficult to grasp because they are hard to understand. As a result, the 1960 campaign has been largely a contest be tween MEN a conflict of individ uals rather than a conflict of prin ciples. And- This campaign has been OR GANIZED BY PROFESSIONALS I as no campaign in our history was ever organized before. It has involved all the modern t e c h niques of mass persuasion, the "creation of images," etc. Never before have the hucksters had such an opportunity in a political campaign to ply their trade. The result has been a lot of: confusion in the public mind. What to do today? Here is a word of advice: VOTE YOUR CONV1CTIONS whatever they are. Remember this: We are hirine a manager for the U.S.A. When you enter the voting booth, be as realistic m expressing your choices as if you were choosing a bank to handle vour money or an attorney to handle an important legal case whose outcome meant every thing in the world to you. When you enler the voting booth today, forget the hoopla. In the placing of your X's, ex press your sincere belicts, un clouded by prejudice or emotion. If you do that, you will have done your best. No one can do more. r.v.-; Hatr ---:n . fer- i-.swv 'jets i fiVi I VOTING DAY FINALLY ARRIVES and much preparation goes into the casting of ballots and the tabulation of those ballots. Here, far left, Helen Blanas starts the day by hoisting he flag to signify the polls are open. This was at Roosevelt School. Second from left, Bruce Gallo way studies a sample ballot before casting his ballot. Third from left, Mrs. Merton Ferebee, John Raffetto and Mrs. C. J. Fiala are checking and tabulating absentee ballots at one polling place, and at far right, Vern Owens and Phil Schroeder are the first voters at Precinct 26. Weather Klamath Falls and vicinity Fair through Wednesday. H 1 g h 48-55. Lows tonight 18-25. High yesterday 48 Low last night XI Prccip. last 24 hours None Since Oct. 1 .59 Same period last year .56 Weather Northern California Fair ex cept local morning fog through Wednesday; warmer. Mt. Shasta-Siskiyou area Fair and warmer through Wednesday except local morning fog In valleys. Price Ten Cents 12 Pages KLAMATH FALLS, OHKC.ON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 19110 Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 6527 Mercury Craft, Pilot Escape System Failure WASHINGTON (UP1) - A tcsllseries of "qualification flights" shot of a Mercury space craft j with the Little Joe, a solid fuel and its pilot escape system failed ; rocket especially designed for the :ueii:ui-y icsi piogram, Similar escape system tests today over the Atlantic Ocean. The National Space and Aero nautics Administration reported that the space craft failed to separate from its Little Joe Boost er rocket after being fired from Wallops Island, Va. Both the space craft and the booster rocket plummeted into the ocean 13 miles from the experi mental station." NASA spokesmen said an eifort is being made to salvage the craft from the sea. The Little Joe rocket carried ine capsule io an altitude 01 iJ.im mm feet to test the structural strengthj S Vjf C C CI 11 oi ine space crau Dili men mai Here's How To 'Expert' The Voiing WASHINGTON (AP) - Want to do your own election experting right after the polls close this eve ning? Then keep your eye first Fmm A 6 Polk Early Results Are Con f lifting have been made with Little Joel0" ,the b'K Eas'c sUl,e,s WASHINGTON (AP) The first all Democratic. fragmentary vole count in today's Final Sale Vednesday The final personal properly sale of tlie tribal members of the Klamath Indian Reservation will be held beginning at 9:30 am Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Klamath Agency. Hems to be sold Include eight vehicles and three tractors as well as the fire truck at Klamath Agency and other firefighting equipment. Valuation of $41,926 has been let on the items to be put up for sale. In past sales, the total bid has averaged more than twice the appraised value of the arti cles. This will be the last sale and will dispose of all remaining ar ticles of personal property. launchings at Wallops in the past. If a commanding "end doesn'l;ele.tionfl.orn nje un pl.ecincts but today's was the first with a'show up riRht away' yu miBht space craft identical lo the oneSifocus on 0h' for a clue 10 farm which will carry Mercury astro nauts into space next year, Poor Man's Rocket functioned when the two failed to separate. NASA said technicians are studying the cause of the malfunction. Reliable operation of the escape system is essential for the sur vival of America's astronauts if anything should go wrong at the outset of manned rocket and sat ellite flights scheduled for next year. Today's escape lest was con- ducted with a production-line model of the Mercuruy capsule. It was the fifth and last of a CAPE CANAVERAL, Fia. (IIP! I A U S attemnl lo nrohe 24,500 miles into space failed to- limc' although polls give Kennedy day when a "poor man s ' rocket;'"1 cuk-' '"-' "'KKcsi oi an. ieiv Paying County Tax Has Office Busy voting and North Carolina for a line on what the South does, espe cially how the religious issue fig ures. The pollsters and predictcrs seem agreed mat, even more: than usual, the race between Democrat John F. Kennedy aiiti Republican Richard M. Nixon hinges on the "Big Seven" slates with their tola! of 205 electoral votes a long way toward the 269, needed to elect. President Eisen hower took them all in his 1956 sweep. Most of them are doubtful this and four partial ones in six states gave Republican Richard M. Nixon 154 votes to 110 for Demo crat John F. Kennedy. A precise comparison with 1956 was impossible because four Kan sas boxes were only partly re ported and one early reporting vil lage in New Hampshire" did not exist four years ago. In 1956 the vole was 3 for Presi dent Eisenhower and one for' Ad- lai E. Slevcnson. PARSONS, Kan. (API-Incom plete and unofficial returns from; (our of Parsons' 12 precincts in today's general election gave: 'Opponent, Sen. John F. Kennedy ot Massachusetts. Heavy Vote Reported WASHINGTON (AP) American voters were out early and in big numbers today making their choice between Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy for the next president. A forenoon spot survey by Associated Press news papers and bureaus across the country brought reports of long waiting lines at thousands of precincts. Advance predictions were for a record total of perhaps 67 mil lion ballots. First trickling reports of i-1 nedy (D) 61: U.S. Scnals Andrewl, I X U C Prt flC Schoept! i... Frank Theis:"" (D) 64; governor George Dock- In percentage of the total Nixon ;inir (rj) 75, John Anderson R A i clmi-k nf in Klamath was noi oomg as eu as ries - 59. Fas precincts s10wcd that vot- Parsons normally votes Dcmo-;jng t,js year js generally heavier malfunctioned and dropped ils small payload into the Atlantic Ocean minutes aflcr blast-off. The Air Force Ured the slen der, four-slage Bine Scout Jr. on a trajectory that was supposed to take 29.4 pounds of radiation mea surement devices on a 10-hour trip into space. The payload was designed 1 0 conduct studies scientists said could lead lo a system for detect ing high-altitude nuclear explosions riggered by any nation on earth. The Air Force announced two hours after the launching that York w ith 45 electoral votes. Penn sylvania. with 32 voles and a thor oughly doubtful slalus, would be a good one for early watching. It's in the cast, so its polls close comparatively early 8 p.m. EST. cratic, although it voted for Pres ident Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956. dent Eisenhower did against Ad lai E. Stevenson where compari sons could be made. There was only one overturn- in a Virginia precinct which pave MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) its 7 votes solidly to Kennedy alien ur isolated New Hampshire vil lages, the first towns to report, overwhelmingly preferred Vice President Richard M. Nixon in early election returns today. The towns, voiing immediately aflcr midnight, gHve 40 votes to Nixon and 8 to his Democratic going 3-1 for Eisenhower, VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP The first precinct to report unof ficial complete results in Virginia was Wash Woods in Princess Anne County, with a total of seven voles Heated UN Battle Looms On Congo (AP) I parliament back into session, be-lean state next week to Iry to,I .. ' , ' " "l) 1 thellieving that it will return thelhrino ,hn i r-ni.. iih. eLCC"0n f'11 Congo President Joseph Kasa preliminary telemctrv reports in-ivilbu's arrival PPse Soviet- dicale an early burn-out of the second stage motor" in the solid- fueled vehicle. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y A heated battle loomed in General Assembly today following fiery nationalist to office. Kasa vubu suspended the parliament in September after the Congo army than usual. Most precincts re)oi't cd 20 to 25 per cent of their reg istered voters had balloted by 10:30. Precinct officials said interest in the election has sparked a turn out that may set a record. 'Illic televised debates between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Sen. John F. Kennedy were cited as a major factor or the in creased interest. There was a line of voters wait-i ing at Precinct 22. located at Bal sigcr Motors. Extra heavy turn outs were being experienced at both boards of Precinct 26, local cd in Roosevelt School. Mrs. Katy bring the opposing factions logcth-i6i Robin an( Mvcrs silid tne backed moves favoring ousted Premier Patrice Lumumba. The assembly delayed the slart This "reduced the over-all pcr-of its latest Congo debate until formance of the Blue Scout Jr.' and sent it plunging into Ihe At lantic Ocean about 230 miles south east of the cape, the Air Force said. Bomber Takes Crew To Death COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)-A six fngine B47 Stratojet bomber crashed on take-off from nearby Lockbourne Air Force Base early today, killing all five persons aboard. The $2'i million jet exploded end burned on impact with the 12.000-foot runway. The crew was on a routine training mission, the ba.se public information officer said. They were members of the 30lst Bomb W ing of the 801st Air Division at (he base. Their names were not released immediately pending notification of next-of-kin. One of the least popular (but most necessary) offices in the county courthouse is exceptionally busy these days as Klamath l-,II,n RaJc Countv taxDavers realize thatl ITQIIUll ICQS Nov. 15 is just one week away. The tax collector's office, un der the supervision of the Sheriff's Department, has been putting in overtime as tax payments pour Score Victory ROME (AP)-The Communist- Socialist left scored impressive this afternoon to give the Congo chief of state lime to marshal his arguments. Ranged against him were Ghana, Guinea and six other Asian or African nations sponsor ing a resolution to give Ihe Con commander, Col. Joseph Mobutu, ousted Lumumba in a coup er and restore parliamentary gov ernment. Kasavubu and Mobutu contend that the Congo is in too chaotic Kasavubu declared on arrival!3 slale for parliamentary rule to Monday he would speak out against those seeking to breach Ihe "sacred principles of a free people and to impose on us a neo colonialism which is humiliating and unbearable." Earlier, in Paris he said he would call for with drawal from the U.N. Congo com be practical at this stage. They also believe the conciliation mis sio is dominated by governments that want to see Lumumba back in power. vole was "the heaviest we've ever seen it." Percentages of registered vol crs turning out in the 10 pre cincts (as of 10:30 a.m.) were Precinct 1, Klamath County Gas Company, 25 per cent; Precinct 3, Baldwin Hotel, 25 per cent; Pre cinct fi, First Presbyterian Church, 20 per cent; Precinct 13 go's vacant assembly seat to rep-imand of troops from Ghana and Kasa- Guinea. Kasavubu also was expected to oppose a decision by Hammar- skjold's Congo advisory commit tee lo send a mission to the Afri- rcsentatives of Lumumba vubu's chief rival. The eight nations also want Sec-retary-G e n e r a 1 Dag Hammar skjold to get the pro-Lumumba uty tax collector, says approxi mately 90 per cent of the $4,824, 016 tax roll will be in by Nov. 15. Pavments made in full be- in. Mrs. Esther Newell, chief dcp-gajns today jn nalionwide Italian provincial elections. Italy's long-dominant Christian Democrat party also won a slight- lv lnrnnr rwrppnl:ifi nf Iho vnlp fore Nov. 15 draw a three per ,han in the ,ast provincial elec cent discount. Delinquent pay- Uons (our vcars aR0 bu, jhowcd menls have interest applied to the ,css s(rengt'n than jn the 95g initial 25 per cent of the slate-l,jamcntary clections. menl' I In complete unofficial returns The tax rale for the city of ; flom lne voting Sunday and Mon- Klamath Falls is down $2.40 per dav jn 78 0f itav s 91 provinces. $1,000 of assessed valuation from!tne Communist-Socialist left last year. Most South Suburban moVed ahead to within 1.4 per Area taxes are up nine cents to,cent 0f ine christian Democrats' Shooting Times OREGON November I 1:20 a.m. 4:55 p.m. CALIFORNIA November l:1 a.m. 4:51 p.m. $77.90 per $1,000 of assessed val uation. The total property tax role is up $166,959 from last year. Most of the Klamath County taxpayer's dollar, as in other communities, goes to support schools. Schools take 717 cents out of every tax dollar. Other segments of the tax dollar are: county, 13.8 cents; cities, 11.1 cents; fire districts. 1.4 cents: suburban sanitary districts, 1.2 total vole. PRECINCTS CHANGED To change In precinct loca tions have been announced for today's election. Precinct No. 1ft ha been There apcared little doubt that Buick Garage, 25 per cent; Prc- Kasavubu, as chief of state of the cmct 12, Mamatli Gospel Mis Congo, would be able lo speak sion, 20 per cent; Precinct 14 without challenge from the floor.lJim Olson Motors, 20 per cent; But if he attempts to take over Precinct 15, Adair Fuurniture, 14 the Congo's vacant U.N. seat, he per cent; Precinct 16, Robin and may run into sharp opposition Myers, over 25 per cent; Precinct from nations supporting Lumum-22, Balsiger Motors, 20 per cent, ba's cause. land Precinct 26, Roosevelt School, almost 30 per cent. cents: park districts. .7 cent, ana chaniel u, ,he Mrnl Kettl Mu cemetery district, .1 cent. Lip m Ka5t Main Slm,t. Mrs. Newell has five full-time The addrrs of Ihe Orlndale pre people in her department and two'cinrt Is 1735 Riverside, not 1745 part-time tax collectors to handle Riverside an listed in previous the entire county, polling nitrt, 1 t il mi il IM..M.Wrn,. how the voting was going quickened spirits of those backing Nixon, the Rcpuh lican candidate, in New Hampshire and Kansas. On the other hand. Democrat Kennedy scored in the first straws from Virginia, North Carolina and Minnesota. As usual, a' handful of New Hampshire precincts had their votes all in and counted by day light. The score: 49 for Nixon, 8 for Kennedy. Republican head quarters rushed out a statement saying Nixon was running 5 per cent stronger than President Ei senhower did in 1056. In Parsons, Kan., four pre cincts, incomplete, gave Nixon 71, Kennedy 61, although Democratic candidates for the Senate and gov ernor were running ahead of Re publican opponents. A Virginia fishing village, which went 3-1 for Eisenhower over Democrat Adlai Stevenson four years ago, reported 7-0 for Ken nedy over Nixon. And a North Carolina mountain precinct which was solidly Demo cratic in '56 remained that way with 8 voles for Kennedy. A little Minnesota precinct gave Kennedy 3, Nixon 0. No compari son with four years ago was available. In the spot check around the country, these were some of Ihe reports: Pennsylvania Record turnout indicated with voiing heavy in all sections. Michigan Long early lineups pointing toward record vote. Rap id movement of lines in Detroit indicated most voters were pull ing straight party levers on vot ing machines. Illinois Early voting heavier tl an in 1936 despite rain. Missouri -- Near -record early lurnoul in Democratic St. Louis; some outstate points reported bia early vote despite chilly rain. Jexas Long lines waiting when polls opened in all sections. Indiana Prospective record vote. Georgia Voting so heavy In larger cities that Atlanta sought extra voting machines but found none available. Ohio Heavy early vole. Probe Ordered In Bus Crash NEW YORK (AP) - A grand jury investigation has been or dered in a commuter train-school bus crush which killed a girl and injured 44 other pupils. The bus, jammed with 51 young sters ranging in age from 5 to 8, was rammed by the train Mon day at a Staten Island crossing. VOTING RESULTS A complete list of the voting by precincts will be carried tomorrow on Page 10-A through courtesy of the First Federal Savings and Loan, The list will show the voiing totals of all Klamath County for all candidates and the most important measures precinct by precinct. 80 Per Cent Oregon Vote Predicted By T1IK ASSOCIATKI) IMtKSS sliine would be general. No rain The politicians fired their part-. is in sight for today, ine shots in Oregon's long and leaders of both parlies appeared it-Hnnm f:tmnitifin n( 1W,n .mrl Ihpn rolii-pH In Ihp sidpliups' Mrin-I VOli"B 1"'Riin day night. Those much talked at individuals, the voters, now decide confident a short time before the Republican State Chairman Peter Gunnar said he thought the slate would go for Vice President Itiihiirri M. Nixon, the Republican At slake in Uie election were presidential nominee, and the Oregon's six electoral votes in Ihe n bj ninni. for congres things at the polls today. race for the presidency, a scat in the U.S. Senate, all lour of the state's scats in Ihe U.S. House, ioual and slate-level offices. Robert Straub of Eugene, the: late Democratic chairman, said A SCHOOL FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS was conduced Thursday and Friday by th Klamath County Cleric's office. Mrs. Pauline Offield ii shown here explaining some of the election procedures to her "itudentt." Klamath County day end night co""' ing board will put their election knowledge to work in fodey'l general election. Poll are open from 8 e.m, to 8 p.m. behind Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Democralic candidate for prcsi- dent, and bIso vote (or other and three lop offices in the stale 'he tnouRn( Oregon would line up government. It appeared that there would he a bumper lurnoul at Ihe polls. Slale Elections Director Jack major Democralic nominees, Thompson said he thought from, c. Girard Davidson of Portland, 62 lo 87 per cent of Oregon's 900,- 616 registered voters would step into voting booths. a Democratic national committee man, said on election eve that Kennedy would carry Oregon but The weather appeared to lend.by a slim margin, 5,000 to 10,000 a helping hand. Forecasters said voles clouds would streak Ihe skies In "Nixon's claim that we never some areas, but added that sun-ha'l It so good 1 belied by grow- ing unemployment, the Increased shutdown of lumber and plywood plants," he said. Democrats hold a registration lead of about 75,000 in Oregon, their largest in the state's history. The race that held the major share of interest throughout the campaign matched Democrat Maurine Neuberger and Republi can Elmo Smith for the U.S. Senate. The scat was vacated earlier this year by the death of Mrs, Neubcrger's husband, Sen. Rich ard L. Neuberger. It was her initial try for major office. She earlier served in the Oregon House. Smith is a former Oregon gov ernor, who was defeated after short term In office by Democrat Robert Holmes in 1956. The bid for the Senate scat Is Smith's first venture Into politics line that loss. .. 1f t
