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By FRANK JENKINS
The hot spot in the news today
apart, of course, from politics,
scandal and similar stand-bys of
news picture is ie big
Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
whose eastern two-thirds is the
Dominican Republic, and whose
western third is the Negro repub
lic of Haiti.
as tins is written, President
Juan Bosch is preparing openlv
for a possible invasion of Haiti
to topple the regime of Haiti's
autocratic president Francois Du
valier. Is ...
uuvauer vows this morn
ing he will NEVER step down un
der pressure. He tells his people:
"I am a revolutionary in every
sense .... not a sentimental
type, hut one of the hard kind. I
have for my companion MY RI
FLE." U.S. naval units are standing
off Haiti, and tomorrow will be
gin evacuating the dependents of
all civilian American personnel
in Haiti. About 220 American
women and children have been or
dered to be ready to leave at
once, and all other Amerifjins ar
I oemg encouraged to leave t h e
country.
Across the Windward Passage
from the Island of Hispaniola is
the big island of Cuba, which is
in BAD trouble. There is consid
erable unrest all over the West
Indies with the notahle excep
tion of Puerto Rico and the Vir
gin Islands.
They are American territory
Puerto Rico is a free common
wealth associated with the Unit
ed States. The Virgin Islands arc
a territory of the U.S., and their
people have been U.S. citizens
since 1927.
That brings up some inleresting
history.
The purchase of Alaska from
Russia v.as the beginning of a
general but premature expansion
movement that followed our War
between the States. Secretary of
War Seward, who had handled
the Alaska purchase, declared he
wanted to see the Union extend
cd "from the Pole to the
Tropics."
There were some negotiations
with Denmark for the nurrhasp
of the West India island ot St
Thomas for $7.5 million, but the
senate turned it down.
An effort was then made by
President Grant to bring about
the annexation of tiie Dominican
Republic. In May of 1869. he sent
one of his private secretaries.
General Babcock. in a warship
to inquire into the condition and
resources of the island. Babcock,
acting without instructions, con
cluded a treaty with a Domini
can named Bacz who headed w hat
government there was there, for
the annexation of the island with
the U.S. to assume the Dominican
debt of SI S million.
The senate turned down the
treaty, partly because it doubted
the authority of Bacz to make a
treaty and also because the Ne
gro republic was then, as now, a
hot-bed of revolution.
That more or less ended the ex
pansion movement into the Carib
bean area.
It might be interesting here to
sketch briefly our acquisition of
Alaska.
We had alwajs more or less
had an eye on Alaska and as far
back as the Polk administration
we had offered five million dollars
for it. but nothing came of the
deal. Later Russia (under tin
czarl decided to sell it to us if
he could get a fair price. In Feb
ruary of 1857. the czar's minis
ter at Washington offered it to us
for $10 million. Secretary of State
Seward came back with an oiler
of $." million, which he later
upped to $7.1 million.
About a month later, while Sec
retary Seward was enjoying
game of whist at his home. Rus
sia's Baron Stoeckel called tin
Dcrson. there were no phone
then1 to tell him a cable dispatch
announcing the czar's acceptance
bed been received, and suegostcd
that the treaty be signed the next
day. Seward replied: "Why wait
till tomorrow , sir. Let s make the
treaty tonight."
So thev called in the necessary
clerks, and by 4 a m. the treaty
was all drawn up and ready to be
Mihmittcd to the senate.
They worked fast back in those
davs.
U.S. Plans
Evacuation
WASHINGTON 'I PI' The
Vmted States will begin evacuat
ing Wednesday the dependents of
,11 civilian and military American
personnel in Haiti, it was disclosed
torl.iv.
Oflicials said 220 American
uorrfn and children have been
ordered to rfadv 10 lci,v' al
once ni " olhrr Americans are
hc-nc encouraged to leave the
country-
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ruptured dikes cause Odessa flood Mor
grain lands were flooded near Odessa Sunday when
the waters of Upper Klamath
The inundated lands are part of a ranch operated by A.
estimates the damage at more than $25,000.
McKinny's Reinstatement
Plea Blocked By Chairman
The Klamath Union High
School Board of Directors Monday
night failed to act on a request
from an attorney for Willard Mc
Kinny, suspended KU principal,
that the board reinstate McKinny
as of the dale they received for
mal notification from the state
acknowledging receipt of the prin
cipal's appeal. McKinny apicalcd
the revocation .May 6.
The attorney's request came at
Kennedy Jars Pentagon
With Military Shakeup
WASHINGTON (UPD - Presi
dent Kennedy has jarred the Pen
tagon by ordering the third shake-
up in the military high command
in three years.
A surprise White House an
nouncement Monday also jolted
some congressional sources, who
privately claimed the administra
tion sought to assure conformity
with its own defense views.
While House and Defense De-
partmcnl sources denied there wasi'mmtls
any mystery in the new move.
regarding it as a normal develop
ment.
Kennedy disclosed that he wili
not reappoint Adm. George B. An
derson as chief of naval opera
tions, but instead will jump Adm.
David L. McDonald. 56. over live
senior officers into the top Navy
post. Anderson, top military man
in the Cuba crisis last fall, ends
his two-year term Aug. 1.
Gen. Curtis E. LcMay. Air
Korce chief of staff whose future
has been a subject of speculation,
will be reappointed.
But his second term w ill be for
just one year rather than two. He
ends his first term of two years
on Jul v 1.
Pair Admit
"Spying Guilt
MOSCOW il'PI'-A British busi
nessman and a Soviet scientist
pleaded guilty today to charges of
spying for the United States and
Britain.
Seven American and six British
diplomats were named in the in
dictment read at the opening ses
sion of the trial of Briton Grev.
ille Wynne and Russian Olcg Pcn
knvsky. whom the Soviets de
nounced as a traitor who loved
to dance the twist. Conviction
could re-ult in the death penalty.
Television cameras recorded the
tense scene as the defendants ad
mitted spying against the Soviet
Union be'ore a packed courtroom
in tiie U.S S R. Supreme Court
Building
Under questioning. Penknv.-ky
testified that he passed secrets to
the wile of one British diplomat
and also to the latter s children
He told the court he gave the
children' fake yellow candy con
taining four films of stolen
secrets.
Wynne. 42. a dapper arranger
of trade exhibitions, was seized in
Budapest six months acu and held
incommunicado in a Moscow pns
son He was accused of being the
chief contact man for an Anlo
American spy ring
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Lake, which is at one of its
a heated, but orderly special
board meeting at the city school
Administration Building attended
by nearly 60 persons many ol
whom addressed the board
the majority in support of
McKinny "as a man and educa
tor."
The KU board ailcd to act de
spite the fact that three board
members desired to move that
McKinny be reinstated as prin
Both Anderson and LcMay have
differed from their civilian super
iors in the White House and De
fense Department on several ma
jor defense issues the TKX war-
plane contract, the Skybolt mis
sile and tiie RS70 warplane, .for
examples.
But they have done so through
official channels, in their own
services, in the .Joint Chiefs of
Staff and before congressional
Both are 36 and thus several
years from retirement age.
Haiti War
Clouds Lift
SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican
Republic UPI Government
w orkers called a general strike to
day as the immediate threat of
war with Haiti dissipated. The
country remained on a war fool
ing but appeared satislied to let
the Organization of American
States mediate the dispute.
The Government Workers Fed
oration took advantage of the lull
in war talk to call their long
threatened strike in protest again
massive firings which the govern
ment of President Juan 3osch
claims are necessary to restore
the country's failing economic
health.
The government sought to
brand the strike illegal, but union
leaders predicted it would be at
least 80 per cent successful. The
strike date was moved ahead 48
hours to today because of union
anger over Bosch's angry attacks
on the projected walkout.
Army Probes ,
Defect Story
BERLIN 'IP! -The U S. Army
today investieated Communist
claims that two American soldiers
have delected to East Germany.
The Army confirmed that both
the men were missing and aid
that one of them a captain had
entered fast Germany. But It did
not say they had delected.
Capt Alfred Svensnn of Scran
ton. Pa . crossed into East Ger
many in a jeep on Saturday and
Sgt. Rcnjamin I. Cam. disap
peared in Berlin last Friday.
The oltKial Fast German news
service ADN sa.d both gave them
selves up to border guards in the
area of Fisenach and asked lor
asylum
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than 700 acres of pasture and
170 feet of dikes gave way to
highest levels in recent years.
E. "Mickey" Wampler, who
cipal of KU as soon as the board
is officially notified of the filing
of appeal.
In outlining the right of appeal
Oregon State law reads that the
appeal operates as a suspension
of revocation during the time It
takes for the appeal to be
viewed at the next regular slate
board meeting.
John D. Voth, KU board chair
man, refused to entertain a mo
tion, saying that he did not wish
the board to take any action un
til it received word from the
state staying the cancellation of
McKinny's certificate.
The state revoked McKinny
certificate, April 23. because of
"evidence that the holder know-
inaly made false statements in the
application for the certiticatc.
Despite the lack of recognition
from Chairman Volh, board mem
bcr Conrad Borsting, insisted on
moving that the board vote to re
instate McKinny immediately
upon receipt of acknowledgement
of I h e appeal. The motion was
quickly seconded by Charles
Houston, and Margaret Sheridan
made it clear that if the motion
was allowed to come to a vote
she would vote in the allirmative.
Voth, however, remained ada
mant and refused to entertain the
motion and bring it lo a question.
Margaret Sheridan countered by
moving that the KU board order
the school superintendent and
lerk to seek immediate acknowl
edgement from the state concern-
the filing of appeal. She fur
ther moved that the board meet at
7-3n tonight, Tuesday, to
vole on the matter of reinstate
ment pending the appeal ruling.
The motion was carried unani
mously. One of the members of the au
dience who addressed Uie board
was The Rev. Warren Pcckman,
Hope Lutheran Church. Rev.
Pcckman said he was represent
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EARLY RANCHING DAYS TO BE RECALLED Ranching during the early history of
Klamath and Lake counties will be the subject of a program to include a number of
early day ranchers, at the regular meeting of the Klamath County Historical Society
at 8 p.m., Wednesday, in the conference room of the county library. Observing old
time branding irons to be pert of the program are, standing, left to right, Scott Me.
Kendree, a retired rancher, and two members of the Klamath County Museum Board,
including Scott Warren ,nd Hal Ogle. Seated is Lorraine Quillen, another member of
the board. McKendree's parents began ranching in Spregue River in 1897, but his moil
recent ranching ventures ended in Merrill some years ago. Exhibit for the program
are being provided by the museum. The wooden club-like appearing item among the
branding irons was uted to brand thsep with tar. Warren will be master of ceremonies
for the program that it open to the public,
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 7, 13
School Budgets Ok'd iv lies Wote;
iorsfing, ECellison, Cantrall
The largest school budget vote
in the history of Klamath Kails
was tallied Monday night and
when all the shouting was over
both school district budgets came
sweeping through with over
whelming majorities and Rollin
A. Cantrall, C. O. Borsting and
Lou Kellison were elected to
school board posts.
The Klamath Union High School
tax levy passed with better than
two lo one margin. 1.736 yes
and 823 no votes. The 2,559 votes
were 148 better than the 1962
tally of 2.411. The elementary
budget passed by a wider mar
gin. 1.005 for and 381 against.
Reelected to school board posts
were Rollin A. Cantrall. elemen
tary board chairman, and C. O
Borsting. KU board member.
Cantrall polled 913 votes to op
ponent Hans Norland's 450. Hoi
sting's 1.393 votes topped the to
tal tallies of both his opponents
Frederick (Ted I Hyde and Bob
Fredrickson. Hyde received 659
votes and Fredrickson. 461.
Lou Kellison was elected to a
one-year term on the KU board
whipping his opponent Marvin
"Ul low. 1.874 to 542.
Mew Constitution Faces Battle In
After One Vote
SALEM (UPD A new const!-
lution for Oregon, approved in a
dramatic House vole Monday.
headed today (or the final fence
it must clear to reach the pco
nle: The Oregon Senate.
lis champion in me up per
chamber. Sen. Walter Pearson
D-Portland, said he Is 'hopeful"
of its passage.
But Senate President Ben Jiusa.
DTlie Dalles, called it prema
ture and ill-advised and said he
will vote against it.
Gov. Mark Hallield said III
could be this session's greatest
legacy," and added, "I hope the
Senate senses its opportunity.
Relay Ship
Puf In Sky
CAPE CANAVERAL. Fla IUPD
The United Stales today ap
parently orbited a new telslar
'ommunications satellite that may
Hash to Europe live television
pictures of astronaut L. Gordon
Cooper's flight into space next
week.
II everything goes according tn
plan, the 175-pound Telslar-2 will
pick up television pictures from
the United States and beam tnem
to Europe at the speed of light.
The new satellite rode inlc.
space at 4: 38 a.m. pdt today in
the nose of a 90-foot Delta rocket.
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The total tally for school board
candidates, 2,416, was slightly
more than 100 less than the 1962
tally, 2.519.
The Klamath Union High School;
budget was voted down the first
time it was presented tn the
public last year. The budget
seemed to have opposition this
year too, with one group suggest
ing that it be cut f45.O0O. Ob
servers feel, however, that this
year was one of the first that
proponents of the budget worked
hard lo get it passed.
Several groups campaigned in
suppoit of the budget in the last
few weeks before the election.
Speakers appeared before clubs,
women's and school groups out
lining the importance of passing
the budget. The Herald and News
look an editorial position in Sun
day's newspaper in support of
buth elementary and high school
budgets.
The county school district had
little trouble passing its budget
with a clear cut two to one ma
jority of 1,384 for the budget and
son against.
County residents also over-
whelmingly supported continuance
The document cleared thcl
u,.... -;ii, mi vn'o in unare.
41-19, after three hours of debate
tense atmopshere of expec-
tancy Monday. It needed a iwo-
thirds majority.
11 needs yes voles hum 20 of
the 30 senators to go on to the
people next May.
Siens are its fate in the more
conservative Senate will hang by
one or (wo votes.
Sen. Thomas Mahoney, D-Port-
land, predicted it will gel only
16 votes on the Senalo lloor.
Pearson, chairman of the Sen
ate Committee on Constitutional
Revision, said he hopes the sen
ale will "let the people decide.
Pearson said he hopes his com
mittee, and the Senate, will ac
cept (lie house-passed measure as
is. lo avoid the need to iron oui
dilferenccs later.
No "Arm Twisting"
Musa has the power lo send the
document to another committee
instead of Pearson's lo kill It. But
Musa said "all things being
equal" it would go tn the Con
stitutional Revision Committee,
which has been working on it all
session along with the House
committee.
"I'll vote against it and let it
co at that." Musa said. "There
will be no arm twisting."
The House was attentive, and
audiences filling the galleries lis
tened intently, during three hours
of debate.
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Telephone
of the $200.0(10 serial levy for
the next five years. The vole was
1,285 for and 670 against.
In the election for county school
board members Louis Randall
was selected as board member
from the eastern district and
B. M. Antle was chosen to rep
ROLLIN CANTRALL
Victory
Rep. John Dellcnback, ll - Med -
lorn, cna rman oi uie iiuusb vuii-
stitutional Revision Committee,
challenged memncrs 10 snow uie
same rcai vision aim ims
10 sicp UILU uie luuiie ua wcic
shown by the (trailers of Oregon's
present constitution 106 years ago.
Reading from records of 1857,
Dellcnback said drafters then rec
ognized their constitution would
some day be replaced by a bet
ter one.
'Oregon's present constitution
a house in which Oregon has
lived lor 108 years, which has
been repaired and patched 111
times." he said. "Now let us hold
on to the construction and design
that are good, but make ( h e
changes that the changing times
make necessary.
Tile new constitution, less than
half the length of tiie present one.
sheds (he o b s o I e ( e, transfers
many details to the statutes, mod
ernizes language, clears up am
biguities, and lakes arc of in
adequacies," Dellcnback said.
Debate centered on the last
the substantive changes it would
make and particularly on the
executive branch of government.
There the new document pro-i
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Council Okays Laguna Job
Despite Homeowner Protest
In the face of opposition from
some 20 disgruntled homeowners
of the Terraces and Dixon addi
tions, Hie Klamath Falls City
Council agreed last night to pro
cced with an estimated $36.000 1
street improvement project along
Laguna Street, including paving
the addition of curbs and gut
ters along the four-block long
thoroughfare.
After receiving the mass pro
test, the council continued with
the first and second readings of
the improvement program and
set Monday, May 20, for the third
reading of the document and
the setting of the date for receiv
ing bids.
The suddenness and finality
with which the council unan
imously decided tn continue steps
toward completing the Laguna
Street maintenance work, despite
the strong showing of opposition,
evoked some sharp criticism from
Mrs. Ruth Pearson, 237 Hillside
Avenue.
Doesn't the council feel any
moral responsibilities on tins is
sue." Mrs. Pearson uucried
Mavor Robert Veatch.
"We certainly do have such
responsibilities and we observe
them." the mayor answered
quickly.
"Well, t believe the majority
should rule and there are enough
people here to indicate that a
majority Is opposed to the proj
ect," she remarked.
The mayor dclcnded tiie coun
cil's decision by citing the city
TU 4-81 1 1 No. 7135
resent the west.
Randall defeated his opponent,
Ivan Bold, 945 to 869 and Antle
defeated Francis Flowers, 1,102
to 670.
The county school district board
of directors is canvassing the
vote this morning. May 7, and
LOU KELLISON
In Oregon House
lvidcs for a single elective stau
wiuc stauvusiyo dis in mi.si i
the present five. It removes the
nuns vm mt umiwi ima a
governor may serve, ana pro
vides for grouping of some 1401
agencies, boards and commissions
into 20' departments with heads
appointed by the governor.
"Watchdog" Official Too
A companion article provides
for a "watch dog" secretary of
state, lo be a check on all three
branches of government. He
would have only post-audit and
investigative duties, and no ad
ministrative functions.
Rep. Jake Bennett, D-Portland
said the plan for reorganizing the
executive branch "could mean
life tenure for the governor, a
step toward dictatorship, rule by
political machine.
We should not do anything
that might weaken or destroy
w hat for years has been good gov
ernment in Oregon," he said.
Dellcnback replied (he Intent of
the new document Is to make the
executive, legislative and judicial
branches "each responsible, visi
ble." "Thoy shall operate as checks
and balances on each other, but
charter, which slates that the
council may use its judgment on
such matters unless two-thirds of
the property owners involved ex
press their disapproval in writ-
ing.
Although Ihc council established
the legality of its action, the
Land Fraud
Suifs Filed
PORTLAND (UPD-Thrce civil
suits have been filed in Circuit
Court here claiming no return on
land investments in Central Ore
gon. Tiie suits were filed hy Paul C.
Davenport, Robert and Patty Del
Ick, and Richard and Mary Gain
cr.
Davenport fiied suit against
Charles M. Simmons asking re
turn of some $4.0(10 Invested in
land near La Pine and also
$20,000 in punitive damages
The Detricks filed suit against
Simmons, La Pine Corp., Trans
American Property Corp., Charles
Simmons II and rrancis J. Roy,
asserting they invested some
115.000 and had not yet received
land deeds. The Gainers named
Simmons and La Pine Acres
claiming they had invested 13.000
for which they had received no
deeds or repayment despite de
mands.
AGRICULTURAL FOR IC AIT
Unuttltd wtifFiir condition! with
brftf showora rnxt two Jjv. Slow clear
ing trtnd Indicattd on ThurvJiy. toll
.tmptrtiurt 44 t tight Inch depth.
Elect;
it is emphasized that the tallies
are still unofficial.
The KU Board of Directors has
a special meeting slated tonight
for the official election canvass
and it is to be understood that
the election tallies are still unof
ficial. CONRAD BORSTING
Senate
Ihoro shall not be checks and
balances within each branch to
destroy efficiency," ho said.
The control is still in the leg
islature's hands," he added. It
would be up to Uie legislature to
decide how to reorganize the ex
ecutive branch.
Speaker Clarence Barton relin
quished his gavel to make a rare
speech on the floor in support of
the constitution. -.'
"The problems of 1857 were not
the problems of 1963," he said.
"We need a constitution to deal
with (he problems of today."
Klamath Men
Oppose Revise
SALEM (UPD Voting against
new constitution in the Oregon
House were Reps. Victor Atiyeah,
Jake Bennett, Robert Chappel,
Ray Donley, George Klitcraft,
William Gallagher, Clinton Haight,
Stafford Hansell, Norman How urd,
Carrol Howe, Winton Hunt, Jon
McKinnis, Katherine Musa, Juan
ita Orr, W. S. Ouderkirk, Grace
Peck. Joe Rogers, Robert Smith,
and Ed Whelan.
remark by Mrs. Pearson set
City Manager Bob Kyle to work
computing the percentage of those
opposing the street improvement
job.
Moments later, Kyle announced
that the cost of the street work
would be incurred by the owners
of 64 lots and of that number
30 (or 47.86 per cent) had ex
pressed dissatisfaction with the
program.
Kyle explained later that the
Laguna Street improvement
plan would cost property owners
along Laguna Street about 110
per frontage foot, with property
owners whose lots are located
behind those facing Laguna Street
to pay lesser foes.
Ownei; of property along La
guna Street will Incur 60 per
cent of the street improvement
cost, those owning lots Immedi
ately behind those facing Laguna
would pay 30 per cent of the
cost, and lot owners in the third
kier would be charged iO per
cent.
The dissenters based their dis
approval on the argument that the
program was too costly and
came at time when taxpayers
were incurring the responsibility
of financing other expensive local
projects.
Jim W. herns, 449 Laguna
Street, suggested that the city
council might gain more support,
crs If it could find some means
of reducing Uie $10 per frontage
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