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NSfSPAPSR SECTION. GEN.RCF.AND DOCUMENTS DIV. In The Bay's flews By FRANK JK.NK1.NS As this is written, trouble of some sort is brewing between the Republic of Haiti and the Domini can Republic both located on the Island of Hispaniola, just across the Windward Passage from the Soviet island satellite of Cuba. What the trouble maj; be is a little vague this morning as trou bles down that way arc apt to be but the Dominican ambassador to the Organization of American States charges that a Haitian plot is cooking to assassinate Domini can President Juan Bosch. He claims that members of the Tru jillo family (lately thrown out as DICTATOR of the Dominican Re public) ire in on the scheme to assassinate Bosch, the new Domin ican president. At this point, let's put in a little backgrounding. The island of Hispaniola was discovered by Columbus on his irst voyage in 1402. He claimed it lor Spain. Later, about 1677, the island was divided between Spain and France, and the Haiti part of it became a French col ony. The French brought in Ne gro slaves from Africa to work the plantations. The people of Haiti arc near ly all Negroes or mulattoes de scended from the slaves brought in by the French. Most of them speak a French dialect called CREOLE. What's a Creole? Creole is a term used loosely to indi cate persons of Spanish and French descent. There arc many Creoles in our American slate of Louisiana. Incidentally, most of these lower-class Haitians arc highly su perstitious believing in Voodoo spells and curses. What's Voodoo? It was brought from Africa with the original in habitants. According to voodoo ism, the spirits of dead persons live in a world of ghosts, but can visit the world of living per sons to bless or curse them. A Voodoo medicine man may talk with a wooden image and say that a spirit answers him through the image. In this way, living persons may talk with the spirits of tile dead. There's another curious little an . gle of Voodoo. If you happen to be a believer in Voodoo, and if you happen to have an enemy whom you'd like ' (Continued on Page 4 Paper Says Wedding Set NEW YORK il'PP-The New York Mirror in a copyright story today quoted a "close family friend of tire Rockefellers' a saying the New York governor and Margarctta (Happy Murphy would be married in mid-May. "The ceremony will be per formed at a Protestant Episcopal church but not the one where Rockefeller usually worships, the Riverside Church on Riverside Drive. It will be within New York state, hut outside the city." the close friend said, according1 to the morning paper. The Mirror story said only 25 to 50 members of the immediate families have been invited to the "quiet ceremony, and nn recep tion." Robert McManus, the gover nor's press secretary, declined to comment on the Minor story. ' Rockefeller, considered a lead ing candidate for the GOP presi dential nomination in l'JM, was divorced from Mrs. Mary Tod hunter Clark Rockefeller in: March I2. They had been mar- ried 31 years. I Mrs. Murphy was divorced three weeks auo from Dr. James Slater Murphy, an associate in virology and medicine at the Rockefeller Institute I CASTRO WELCOMED Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, left, greets Cube's PreTiier Ceitro et the airport. Soviet Deputy Premier Anaites Mikoyen, center, it behind them. Wearing e fur hat, Cestro bounced off an airliner into e Khrushchev bear hug. UPI Telephoto Weather Klamath Paid, TultUkt and LaktvUw Variabit ctoudtnaii, continued mild with few thswert tonight and Tuesday. low rontflM v-ti, high Tuesday U. Watt- trly wind 7-13 m.p.H. High vctlanlav as Low lail unfit w High year ago SI Low year ago It Prtclp. pail 14 hours 0 Since Jen. 1 .s - Sam period last year . in in afire OAS Committee WASHINGTON lUPI i - The Or ganization of American States pre pared today to send a special mis sion to Porl-aj-Princc to head off threatened armed conflict between Haiti and the Dominican Repub lic. OAS Council Chairman Gonzala Facio met with envoys from the United States. El Salvador, Ecua dor, Chile and Colombia to set a departure time for the mission. It was expected to leave this af ternoon. The OAS was working against a Dominican ultimatum giving the regime of President Francois Du valler 24 hours to halt what it called "aggressive" policies to ward Dominican envoys in Haiti. It raised a threat of military ac tion if Haiti relused. U. S. sources said the Haitian and the Dominican governments had indicated they would accept the good offices of the OAS to patch up their differences. The OAS council met m a soc ial session Sunday night to hear the Dominican charges that Hai House To Probe Cuban Spy Death WASHINGTON' ILPP The House Armed Services Committee tndav hetzan a nreliminarv in quiry into the discharge of four Marine officers wno sougnt to cover up the slaying of a sus pected Castro agent outside Guan tanamo Naval Base. One of the four, ex-Lt. William Sjiti Nnrristown. Pa., has complained he was unfairly treat ed and should be reinstated in tne corps. Ex-Capt. Arthur- J. Jack son. San Jose, cant., wno was said by Szili to have shot the Cu ban in self-defense, is expected here Thursday at a White House ceremony lor Medal of Honor innors. Szili said he and Jackson, along ith tn other officers and three enlisted men. recovered the body the slain Cuban and mined n idc the t.aval base. He said they thought disclosure of the laving would create an interna tional incident. Group Keeps Death Clause s.vl Fl it'Pli Orecon's nrcs- cnl legislative apportionment plan was approved Saturday by the House Committee on ( onstitution al Revision. The committee hopes to send a (proposed new constitution to the .floor lor action in a week. The committee also voted to keen the death penally in the pre- loosed document, letting it be de cided as a separate Issue H tne proposed constitution reaches the voters. In a tentative vote, the commit tee indicated it favored initial ap pointment to the small number ot judgeship vacancies occurring at the end of a term, with subse quent election. Mid -term vacan cies, where most occur, already are appointive. .an a A. a mx aid aw mm Price Ten Ccnta 26 Pages i tian authorities had harassed Do minican diplomats and broken in to the Dominican consulate in Port-au-Prince. The Dominican radio in Santo Domingo announced a state of na tional alert today, canceled all military leaves and urged troops to report immediately to their, bases. The United Slates prepared to evacuate some 1.000 U.S. citizcnsl from Port-Au-Prince, 11 necessary.; U.S. officials said they had re ceived reports that all Latin American embassies in the city had been encircled by Haitian; forces. Dispatches from Port-Au-Prince said police and militiamen loyal to President Francois Duvalier stopped and searched vehicles for arms, ammunition and suspected terrorists. But the nation gen erally was reported calm. It was believed that the units were deployed by Duvalier in a move to block an uprising against his autocratic regime. The Hai tian government apparently be- Armed Services Chairman Carl Winson. D-Ga., declined comment on the case. However Rep. Rich ard S. Schweikcr. R-Pa.. to whom Szili took his complaint Saturday. said Vinson told him today he was ordering an immediate quiry by the committee staff Whether the committee later conducts hearings in the case apparently will depend on the staff's findings. There were some indications this was unlikely. The staff, It was learned, already was at work on the case. Officials of the Medal of Honor Society said they did not know whether Jackson would attend the White House Medal of Honor cere monies. However, Schwciker's of fice said it understood that he planned to be present. About 250 of the 2'J4 living Med al of Honor winners were expect ed to attend the affair, which was arranged some time ago. Schweikcr is Szili's congress man. After hearing the ex- Marine's story about the hushed up 1H61 killing and secret burial he told i.ewsmen he thought Szili had been unfairly treated. No charges were pressed against Szili or others involved in the case. However, alter tne Dotty was discovered and the story cam to attention of Marine officials. the olliccrs were asked to resign. Traffic Mishaps Kill 3 Residents Bv United Press IntcnuMional Three persons were killed in traffic accidents in Oregon during the weekend. The separate acci dents occurred early Sunday. James Harper, 20. Waldport lost his life in a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 101 four miles south of Newport. James Wheeler, 21. Braveiton and Daniel Bclecz, 22, Portland died in one-car crashes In the Portland area. Criticizes Tries To Avert (lieved the Dominican Embassy was harboring conspirators against Duvalier. The Dominicans, fearing the move was a forerunner of an at tempt to overthrow their govern ment accused Haiti of conspiring to assassinate Dominican Presi dent Juan Bosch. There was no word of fighting in either country and U.S. citi zens were not believed in any im mediate danger. However, pre cautionary measures were being taken to get them out. Record Vote Predicted For Italy ROME (UPI) Two days of! voting in Italy's national parlia mentary election ended today w ith a predicted record turnout of vot ers. When the polls closed, there had been no further incidents of vio lence such as the series of pre dawn terrorist bombs w hich marred the first day of balloting Sunday. The outcome of the voting for a new 315-scat Senate and a 630-man Chamber of Deputies is not ex pected to be known fully before Tuesday night. Two hours before the polls closed, nearly 90 per cent of the 34 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in some areas, with the heaviest turnout in the north. Some districts reported a 97 per cent vote. It was estimated that the final voting total would run to between 93 and 95 per cent. While balloting was for parlia mentary seals, the real issue was whether Premier Amintore Kan fani's experimental Socialist- backed "center-left" government should continue. Many observers considered the election the most important in years and said it could determine Italy's political picture for the next decade. Early predictions were that many members of Fanfani's Chris tian Democratic party would de sert and vote for the Liberals in opposition to the "opening to the led." But it could not be de termined whether they would be strong enough to form a decisive (actor. Sunday's voting was marred by a series of early morning bombs. Nine policemen and a fireman were injured. The election could have import ant bearing on Italy's future role in the North Atlantic Treaty Or ganization i NATO i and the Europ ean Common Market. Senate Kills Longer Wait' SALEM i UPI i A measure to extend the marriage license wait ing period from three lo seven days was killed 19-9 today in the Senate. The Senate also approved revi sions of the uniform commercial code which lull go into elfect Sept. 1. and a measure which al lows an employer with a good safety record to pay less for work men's compensation coverage. The marriage license waiting period bill had been approved in the House. Sen. Vernon Conk. D-Gresham. termed the hill "unrealistic and impractical." He said passage of the bill would simply result in more Orcgonians going to Wash ington, where there is no wait'n? period, to get married. The uniform commercial code was approved in the I9M vvsion. hut its effective dale was delayed to this September to give com merrial Interests time to study it and become familiar with its pro visions. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. r WAR THREATENS The Dominican Republic accused Haiti of seizing its embassy in Port-Au-Prince and hat threatened military action unless troops were withdrawn and safety assurances qiven within 24 hours. Here a Dominican tank rumbles down a street in Santo Domingo. Lower map shows positions of shows island alone, end lower portion the relation of the including Cube. y ,v - - ft Fidel Gets Bear Hug; Confers With Nikita MOSCOW I UPI i Cuban Pre mier Fidel Castro, who received a revolutionary hero's welcome to Russia, conlerred privately with Premier Nikita Khrushchev for two hours in the Kremlin today. The official news agency Tass said the meeting in Khrushchev's study began at 10 a.m. Later Cas tro paid a courtesy call on Presi- deht Leonid Brezhnev, Tass said. Details of Hie Khrushchev-Cas tro conference were not disclosed. This meeting and others during Castro's extended stay are ex pected to deal with a wide range of vital questions, including eco nomic aid for Cuba, Soviet mili tary presence on the Caribbean island and the problem of armed attacks against Castro's Commu nist regime. The tone for Castro's visit was et during Sunday's welcoming ceremonies at vnukova Airport and in Red Square. Veteran Western observers said the red carpet Irea'rnent was the nest ever accorded a foreigner here. ('ivra Rear Hug Khrushchev gave tlie bcaiilcd Cuban the familiar kiss and bear hut. as he d:d when they last met at the United Nations in liO. Castro, wearing his familiar military garb and a fur hat. was heered by thousands of Hiu- IWA Talks Resumed PORTLAND 't'PI' - Contract talks resumed today between the International Wood workers ol America and six major employ ers. The Western Regional Council of the union seeks a 40-cent hour ly wace increase spread over three years. The contract expues June I. The employers are Weyerhaeus er Co., International Paper Co., Crown Zellerbaih. US. Plywood, St. Regis Paper Co . and Kayon icr Co. MONDAY. APRIL 29, 1963 Threat sians lining the 12-mile route from the airport to Red Square, where he was given a 24-gun sa lute. Thousands more cheered as he spoke with Khrushchev from atop Lenin's marble mausoleum. The Cuban flew in from Mur mansk, in the north, where he had arrived unannounced from Cuba Saturday. His intention to visit the Soviet Union at the in vitation of Khrushchev was dis closed in Havana laM month. The length of Castro's visit has not been announced, but it was expected In be at least several weeks. One of the highlights will be the May Day celebrations Wednesday. While outwardly the visit of Cuba's leader seemed all sweet ness and light, diplomatic observ ers detected a lack of spark which characterized his I'JtiO meetings wilh Khrushchev in New York. Feelings Mill Ruffled Some Western oijsei vei s be lieved Castro's feelings still are ruffled over the Kremlin's deci sion to pull Soviet rockets out of Cuba last fall. Removal of the rockets was negotiated over Cas tro's head by tlte Soviet Union and the United States. In their speeches from Lenin's tomb Sunday. Castro and Khrush chev praised Russia and Cuba hut not lo each other. They ! seemed polite and correct in their relations but not eflusive nil warm as in lfir0. The relatively short and mod- era t e sjtecches stressed the themes of Soviet aid to Cuha. friendship and solidarity in the (ace of ."imperialist" threats In the Cuban revolution. Castro told the rally that if it were not for Russia's help, "the imperialists would have stran gled our tiny country." Neither Castro nor Khrushchev mentioned the United States by name, and they avoided any ref erence lo the removal of Soviet rockets from Cuba. r put "a lArt.Ww ft -. r , J jwn J 'Jrm sww i Telephone Support Of War two nations. Top portion island to others in the area, UPI Telephoto Aide Reports Laos Crisis LONDON i UPI i - Underscore. tary of State Avcrell Harriman flew to Washington today to re port to President Kennedy on his I,aos crisis talks with Soviet end British leaders. His plane left here at 7: 43 a m PDT. Harriman, wbo arrived Sunday night frcm Moscow, conferred wilh Prime Minister Harold Mac millan and Lord Privy Seal Ed ward Heath. Diplomatic sources said they agreed to push a strong diplomat ic initiative in Moscow and in Lans to save the neutrality and independence of the Southeast Asian kingdom. Heath told the House of Com mons alter today s talks: vve were very glad Mr. Harriman did go lo Moscow because we felt this personal exchange would be useful. But we arc anxious lor lie two cochairmcn of the Laos conference ' Britain and Russia i to jointly be able to prevent the sit uation from becoming worse." Heath, ostensibly reflecting the mood of today's meeting wilh Harriman, said the present situa tion in Laos was not only dan gerous to the countries already involved but also to Thailand. Tlie cease-lire was holding, he added, and this was a good op portunity for the International Control Commission to visit the area. Heath said Riitain has Ix-cn in touch also with the Red Chinese government but had not received an answer so far. He rejected the idea of reconvening the Geneva conference. r---- r naiapiifi itmmiwtmvium pmw.. m fffwu'jw.-' . ; SsS ' ' . ' 7 h r i fh I f "V !"i A--i '- . ..-.J 17 I i ...... ....... .... - .n I, l" l , r. , .. . . TAKING OVER Bob Flamme, outgoing president of Klamath Falls Jayceas, left, lur. renders the gavel to Bob Crittenden, center, incoming pratidant, Af the right it Dav Green, Madras, state vice president of Oregon Jayceet, who was speaker and install ing officer. The ceremonies ware part of an awards dinner at Molatore'i Saturday night. TU 4-Slll No. 7128 Tinkering SALEM (UPD-Gov. Mark Hal- field said today that placing basic: school support a a biennial ap propriation basis "could throw lo cal school districts into complete turmoil. Such a step has been suggested by the Ways and Means Committee. Hatfield told a news conferences' it was all right for the legislature to change formulas for various school programs. But he warned that school districts "can't wait (or each legislature to set the budget." The Legislative Fiscal Office has termed the present continuing! 'open end basic school program poor fiscal management. The Senate Education Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday on the proposal to place the appropria tion on a biennial basis, similar lo other state programs. W'e must have time for school planning," the governor said, "It is all right for the legislature to Rickover Says Blast Not Possible PORTSMOUTH. N.H. (UPI) - Vice Adm. Hyman G. Rickover testified today the nuclear reactor core of tlie sunken cubmarinc Thresher was so designed that it is physically impossible to ex plode like a bomb." Rickover, known as Ihe father of the atomic submarine, testified before a naval court of inquiry into the mysterious sinking of the thresher April 10 with a loss of 125 men. Rickover, wearing a conserva live blue suit, testified In public lor seven minutes. He then re sumed testimony behind closed doors presumably on secret as- poets of Ihe n u c I e a r-powcred thresher. A Marine guard was posted outside tlie hearing room. Rickover said that debris scooped up from the Atlantic where the Thresher sank showed no signs of radioactivity in tests conducted as recent as Sunday. The debris was not identified But the naval court previously had been shown debris that in cluded a chunk of plastic believed from the Thresher's nuclear re actor shield, bits of cork, part of a life jacket and gloves used in (he reactor room of a submarine. "The reactor core is so designed it Is physically impossible to ex plode like a bomb," Rickover said. ' Rickover said that if the Thresher's reactor were flooded tlie sea water would act as a cool ant and provide an additional safeguard. "There is no reason lo believe any radiological problems were caused by loss of Thresher," he said. Rickover said he and his asso ciates knew many of live Thresh er's crew members and were re sponsible for their selection end training. "Wc knew their problems, he said. He said, "Everyone knows how I felt about the crew. It was a iersonal loss to me. We can only hope that In giving (heir lives to their country, they contributed to our future safety. "I feel for the wives, molhers, fathers and children," he said. Weal her AGRICULTURAL FORICAST wtth tama ihowtf activity llhaly. Oay lima high In Dion soa. Low, mottly abeva treating. Soil tamparatura 41. change the formula, but not to set the allotment each session. He said the proposal to take special programs out of the basic school support fund "has some merit," but addcdv stability is needed in all programs. There is no guarantee the legislature will appropriate money for the special programs. "I would leave the special pro grams In the basic fund, they are a vital part of the educational program." Hatfield said he would meet with labor leaders to discuss the senate-approved workmen's com pensation bill. He said the in creased benefits and universal coverage features of the bill were good, but he hoped the House would improve procedure"! lor handling claims. He said he favored the provi sions allowing private insurance companies lo underwrite some employers. Hatfield said ho hoped the House would improve the bill. . Of Senate President Ben Musa's request to double the proposed slate civil defense budget to fl nance a six-man agency, Hatfield said, "I am glad to see there is concern by legislative leaders with civil defense." He was optimistic tlie Senate would approve traffic safety bills to end the slaughter on our high ways." Hatfield reiterated his opposi tion to bond programs to finance highway construction. He said the preposed Interim study of game management was an argument for his proposed nat ural resources department. It would be belter to spend money on reorganization, then the problem would solve itself," Hat field said. Inventory Bill Okayed SALEM (UPI I - Tax relief for businesses with large Inventories and small incomes was voted to day by the House. Tie bill went to the Senate. It would levy a 1 per cent tax i net business income, which would be collected at the state level and distributed to the local units that now collect the inven tory lax. It would offset Inventory and crsonal property taxes (or a re duction of about 23 per cent, or 17 million a year. It is a partial answer lo the problem of taxes on business In ventories and personal property that the legislature has tried un successfully to deal with before. Rep. Richard Eymann. D-Mar- cola, chairman of the House Tax Committee, said it was fair to re late (axes lo business earnings, not to the property or slock a business has on hand at the end of the year. "A business making tlie least money has the greatest inven tory, he said. Eymann, chairman of the House Tax Committee, said tlie measure would help prevent plant shut- clow ns tow ard tlie end of the year in an ellort to reduce taxable in ventories. He said an income tax would mean businesses would pay more in profitable years, less in lean ones.
