O'Connor Pledcts.GuiWyjTo Lesser Charge In Arzner Case
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HERALD ASD NEWS. Klamath Falls, On.
Thundiy, March 20, 13
Vays, Means
Plans Visit
To Klamath
It was learned today that the
Joint Ways and Means Committee
of the legislature will be in the
Klamath Falls area on Saturday,
April 6.
George Flitcrafty, Klamath and
Lake counties' representative. Is
a member of the committee, and
has indicated that the group will
visit live Oregon Tech new cam
pus among other points.
A complete itinerary for the
group is still being-worked out.
Indications are that Sen. 1 tarry
Boivin and Rep. Carrol Howe may
also accompany the group on its
trip here.
Air Rescue
Unit Cited
The air rescue unit at Kingsley
Field, Detachment 10 of Uie
Western Air Rescue Center, Is a
recipient of the 1962 Military Air
Transport Service Flight Safety
Award, the information office of
the air field has disclosed.
The detachment was cited for
maintaining an accident-free rec
ord and for demonstrating a posi
tive attitude in the accident pre
vention field and is commanded
by Capt. Kenneth L. Spaur.
Captain Spaur, commander of
the unit, was ' presented a
plaque attesting to the contribu
tion that the detachment made
to the flying safety program.
Col. Edwin J. Witzenburger,
408th Fighter Group commander.
made the presentation on behalf of
Western Air Rescue Center Com
mander Col. Robert A. Stribling.
Loan Bill OK'd
. SALEM IUPH-A bill which Ex
pands veterans loan eligibility was
approved Tuesday by the Senate
Military Affairs Committee.
The proposed change would ex
tend the loan eligibility to vet
erans who have recently moved to
Oregon, and to veterans of serv
ice with U.S. allies.
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LAKEVIEW MAN BOWS OUT In Spokane, Wash.,
Wednesday, Bruce Colwall of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was
installed at president of the Intermountain Logging Con
ference, Here he accepts the "gavel" from outgoing
president Floyd N. Morgan of Lalieviaw, Ore.
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$2.7 Billion Education
Bill Near Bi-Party Okay
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
House education subcommittee
was close today to reaching bi-
partisan agreement on a $2.7 oil
lion college construction and stu
dent aid bill, the only new edu.
cation proposal by President Ken-
ncdy given a chance of passage.
The measure, expected to be ap-
proved this week, probably will
have White House support even
though it will differ from the ad
ministration's original request for
$3.3 billion education bill
The bill also Is likely to receive
substantial Republican support.
Sponsored by Mrs. Edith Green,
Academy
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construction of libraries, science
and engineering classrooms and
laboratories.
Federal grants would not ex
ceed one-third of the total cost.
Junior colleges and college-level
technical schools also would be
eligible for the grants.
Other congressional news:
Ratings: Rep. Paul Rogers, D-,
Fla., a member, of the congres
sional subcommittee investigating
television and radio rating com
panies said testimony so far in
dicates some form of government
regulation over the companies is
needed. Although he did not pro
vide details, Rogers said such
regulation might come through li
censing.
Civil Rights: A group of Repub
lican senators proposed broad leg
islation to carry out the recom
mendations of the Civil Rights
Commission. The GOP civil rights
package proposed new federal
laws in the fields of voting, edu
cation, employment, housing and
administration of justice. In a
joint statement, the eight senators
said President Kennedy's propos-j
his tan lur snon ni ine com
mission s recommendations and
both rational party platforms."
Taxes: Tile politically powerful
oil industry provided the last wit
nesses as the House Ways &
Means Committee held final pub
lic hearings on President Kenne
dy's proposals to cut Income and
corporate taxes $10.3 billion. More
than 30 witnesses, including the
governors of Oklahoma, Montana.
Indiana and Wyoming, appeared
to oppose tlie higher taxes the
administration's program would
impose on oil and gas profits.
Congress Is expected to grant the
President his request for lax cuts
this year, but deny mcrt if not
all of the tax reforms he asked
LAKEVIEW A murder charge
against Robert Lee O'Connor, re
sulting from the death of Mrs,
Theresa Arzner on March 6. was
dropped here Wednesday morning
and the defendant pleaded guilty
instead to a lesser charge of fail
ure to stop at the scene of an
accident resulting in the death
of a person.
District Attorney Chick Chal-
oupka explained the action by
pointing out that a report from
tiie Oregon State Crime Labora
tory proved that the woman had
jumped or fallen from the rignt
door of the pickup of O'Connor
and had fallen under the right
rear wheel of the vehicle, sus
taining fatal injuries.
The murder charge had been
filed when it appeared that she
had been run over repeatedly by
a vehicle.
Chaloupka made the following
statement:
"On the morning of March 6,
1963, the death of Theresa Arzner
was reported to the law enforce
ment authorities of Lake County
and an investigation immediately
commenced. Evidence at the
scene of the accident, the only
evidence available at this time,
indicated that there was a possi
bility that the victim had been
purposely run down by some in
dividual by means of a motor
vehicle. Subsequent investigation
confirmed this tentative theory by
a report from a local service sta
tion indicating that the suspect's
vehicle, a pickup truck, had de
parted from Lakeview the morn
ing of March 6 with obvious dam
age to the front portion of the ve
hicle. Shortly thereafter, a war
rant was issued charging an un
known person with the crime of
murder, and a postmortem exam
ination immediately ordered.
"Before 1 p.m. of the same day,
the suspect was arrested in Bend
and the vehicle impounded. An
investigation by the Oregon State
Crime Laboratory was ordered,
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and examination of the vehicle at
that time indicated possible dam
age to the front end of the ve
hicle, possible blood smears on
the front of the hood, and scrap
ing marks on the underside of the
front of the vehicle.
, "And this evidence, plus the
secret departure of the defend
ant conlirmed the original con
clusion as to the possibility o! a
deliberate striking o( the victim.
"On March 23, a complete re
port from the pathologist who
performed tlie autopsy was
received by this ottice. and on
March 26 a complete report from
the crime laboratory was received
in this office.
"Upon receipt of these reports,
it became conclusive that the
victim was not purposely run
down by tlie front end of the
vehicle, but that the victim had
fallen from the right door of the
pickup truck, while the vehicle
was moving at approximately 20
to 30 miles per hour, and had
been struck and run over by the
right rear portions of the vehicle
The damage to the front of the
pickup was prior damage. The
smears were not blood and the
scraping marks were unrelated
to the death of the victim. This
confirmed the subsequent state
ment of the defendant to the ef
fect that the victim had opened
the door of the vehicle and had
lumped or fallen therefrom
while the pickup was in motion.
"At this time, it became clear
that any degrees of murder or
"Sentencing was set for Fri
ll- rrim&C.W-U iHciih r.ranrl .l,v and entered althe district attorney charging the!
carrying a maximum penalty of piea 0f guuty to information of I defendant with the felony. Iday, March 29. at 10
uiree years in uie urcun auuei.
Penitentiary was not established.
"The defendant's attorney, Ted
Conn, was notilied and appeared
in the Justice Court of South
Lakeview on Wednesday. March
27. and waived preliminary hear
ing on the charge of failure to
stop at the scene of an accident
resulting in the death to a per
son, a felony carrying a maxi
mum sentence of five years in
the Oregon State Penitentiary and
a fine of S3.0U0. and the case was
bound over to the Grand Jury of
Lake County bv Justice of Peace
Richard S. Moffet.
"On the same day, the defendant
and his attorney appeared in the
Circuit Court of Lake County,
Honorable Charles H. Foster pre
siding, waived investigation by
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Mrs. Hattie I. Propst, who
died March 26 in Vancou
ver, Wash., will be held
from the Hamilton Funeral
Parlor in Vancouver at 10
a.m. Saturday, March 30.
She lived in Klamath Falls
several years. Death fol
lowed a stroke. '
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Post Hosted
By Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary,
Klamath Unit No. 9 was host to
Legion Post No. 8, honoring sev
eral members for many years of
dedicated work. Ninety members
and guests were present including
winners of the 13 Americanism
Contest, sponsored by the auxili
ary. Several legion members have
been affiliated with the 'organi
zation since its chartering in 1019.
44 years ago, and carry con
secutive membership cards for
that period.
Past commanders present were
introduced by Post 8 Commander
Charles Polect.
Mrs. Blanche Beldraine, unit
president, presented the essay
winners, and check as follows:
Kitty Stalker, first, senior divi
sion. H5; Charles Whitlatch, first,
junior division. $15; Inane Craw
ford, second, senior division. $10;
Gail Cunningham, second, junior
division. $10.
Essays were written on "Amer
icanismToday Not Tomorrow."
First place essays went to slate
competition.
Mrs. Hcldraine announced Ihat
the next regular meeting will be
at 8 p.m. April 2 in the Legion
Hall.
Gas Chamber
Death Ruled
SAN FRANCISCO I UPI I - A
Superior Court jury ruled Tues
day that Ralph and Iva Krocger
must go to the gas chamber for
the strangulation of a Santa Rosa
couple whose bodies were found
buried in the basement of the
Kioegcr home.
If the ruling is carried out, the
44-ycar-old grandmother and her
hodcarrier husband, 61, would be
the first husband and wife to be
executed in California.
A jury of eight women and four
men, which had found the, Kroe
gers guilty of first-degree murder
and ruled that lva was sane in
earlier phases of California's
three-trial system, returned the
penalty verdict after 7 hours and
15 minutes of deliberation.
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