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High yttterday 71
Low this mommf 4
High year ago 7S
Low year ago 41
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with tocraasinf ctoudlnttt and posslbht
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two days, laying and ftM wort outlook
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON'. THURSDAY. AUGUST 22. 13 Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 7527
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HOPEFUL WATCH Mrs. Louis Bova. left, holds her eiaht-month-old son
she tensely awaits word of her husband who has been trapped in a mine near Haileton,
Pa., for more than a week. Last word was received from him late Tuesday. A good
friend of the family, Mrs. Helen Colna, as;ompanied her to the disaster area.
UPI Telephoto
Droe Set T !Je lax tPaickag
SALEM iLPD The slate was
set today for a massive campaign
to salvage the l3 legislature's
$60 million tax increase package. I ought on the basis of "save ourl Oregon voters will decide the
The campaign is expected to schools" and "keep our property fate of the tax bill at a special
be launched immediately, and be taxes from going up. jelection Oct. 13.
Rail Dispute Goes Back
Into Hands Of Congress
WASHINGTON IUPD Thel
crisis-laden railroad rules dispute
In The-
Day's lews
By FRANK JENKINS
Probing question:
. What is the BIG problem in the
Senate hearings in Washington on
the test ban treaty?
. It may be this:
Are the Russians farther ahead
in the race to develop an ANTI
MISSILE MISSILE than we are?
Dr. Teller thinks they arc.
Speaking at a luncheon at the
National iPress Club in Wash-
incton yesterday, he said:
"The Soviet Union, through
their magnificent test scries in
l!Kil and 1962, may have gained
the knowledge to enable them to
PERFECT such a missile.
He conceded that he doesn't
know whether such a weapon has
been developed by Russia, but he
noted that "they claim they can
shoot a fly from the sky."
Dr. Teller lias been joined in
his objections to the test ban trea-
(v hv Dr. John Foster. Jr., direc
tor of the Law rente radiation lab
oratory at Livermorc, California.
He testified yesterday that
"from purely technical military
considerations the test ban treaty
appears to be disadvantageous to
us."
He added that one of his stark
est worries is that the United
States will not be able to PROOF-
TEST ITS WEAPONS SYSTEMS
because of the lack of atmospher
ic tests particularly as they re
late to ANTI-MISSILE DEFENSE
and protection of the U.S. missile
sites.
In his National Press Club ad
dress, Dr. Teller insisted that the
treaty would prevent the develop
ment of a U.S. missile defense
which, he said, could save 90 per
cent of American lives in the event
of a nuclear war.
He told his hearers that attempts
to perfect an anti-missile missile
by theory and underground tests
. . . ... :J.U..i
a one would lau. ne saiu mm
something as complex as an anti
missile defense must be TRIED
OUT in order to prove whether or
not it is effective.
What he was saying is that an
anti-missile missile, if it is to be
effective, must operate UP IN
THE AIR, where the enemy mis
. siles are.
And-
If we are to perfect an anti
missile defense against enemy
missiles, we must be able to TEST
our missiles up in the air. where
they will operate against the ene
my missiles.
-Ju may ask:
What is an anti-missile mis
sile? Well, it is a missile that can be
launched up into the air to seek
out and destroy the missiles that
an enemy may have launched
against us.
We do nol have such a weapon
If we are to DEVELOP such a
weapon, we must be able to lest
it in the air. The treaty bans such
testing. What the Russians may-
have learned about anti-missile
missiles we do not know.
But they did a lot of atmospher
ic testing back in 1961 and 12
in the course of which they dc
veloped MONSTER missiles. The
monster missiles may be what it
takes to destroy enemy missiles.
That is the basis of Dr. Teller's
contention.
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jj J"t ENTRANCE .
was turned over to Congress to
day following another breakdown
in peace talks conducted by La
bor Secretary n. Willard Wirtz.
The Senate Commerce Commit
tee was expected to slart serious
Rattles
Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (UPH-A sharp
earthquake rattled windows
throughout a w ide section of the
Los Angeles area shortly before
dawn today but no damage was
reported.
The quake apparently was cen
lered in the southeastern section
of Los Angeles County but was
felt throughout most parts of the
Los Angeles Basin.
The sheriff's substation in near
by Nonvalk said its telephone
switchboard was jammed with
calls by persons reporting the
jolt. A telephone operator at Los
Angeles Civic Center said doors
and w indow s in the 28-story build
ing rattled.
The seismology laboratory at
the California Institute of Tech
nology at Pasadena said the
quake was centered 25 miles
southeast ot there. It was rec
orded at 5:13.19 a.m. It had a
magnitude of 3 on the Richter
scale, not regarded as strong
enough to do damage in a popu
lated area.
The nearby communities of
Monterey iPark, Alhambra and
Arcadia reported feeling the
shock.
RESCUE EFFORT A second attempt to drill through to two miners trapped 33 I feet
underground for 10 days near Hazleton, Pa., ended in disappointment today when the
drill missed the chamber where they are entombed. Diagram spots the big drill that
missed its mark; small drill where a six inch "contact" hole was sunk to isolated third
Louis Bova; and then pipeline that has been sunk and used to supply David Fel-
lin and Henry Throne with supplies. Rescuers will tap on the drill
the trapped men can locate the hole.
that missed to see if
UPI Telephoto
Rescue Hole Misses Mark
In Drilling For Two Miners
Hike Mishap
Kills Youth
On Shasta
work today on legislation de
signed to avert a nationwide rail
strike at midnight Wednesday
The committee was scheduled!
to meet at 10 a.m., EDT.
Chairman Warren G. Mag-
nuson, D-Wash., called the group
to consider the failure to reach
an accord despite tentative agree
ment on an arbitration plan pro
posed by Wirtz.
The cabinet officer told Mag-
nuson Wednesday night the break-
off of negotiations left no immed
iate prospect of a voluntary set
tlement before the Aug. 2fl strike
deadline.
Congress Reluctant
Congress was reluctant to get
involved in the four-year-old con
troversy but appeared to have lit
tle choice in view of the collapse
of Wirtz' latest mediation effort.
The Senate committee was re-!
ported split, 9-8, in fasor of Pres
ident Kennedy's recommendation
to give the Interstate Commerce
commission power to approve
new work rules that would
main in effect (or two years. No
strike would he allowed during
this time.
Kennedy's plan has been en
dorsed by the railroads but con-1
demned as a form of compulsory
arbitration by the live unions in
volved in the dispute.
Organized labor Is backing an
alternative proposal by AFL-C10
president George Meany which
would temporarily block any
rules changes while a congres
sional commiltee supervises re
newed negotiations.
Week From Today
The railroad siiokesmen said
they intended to place sweeping
new rules into effect at 12:01 a.m
i local time) next Thursday de
spite union warning this would
trigger a rail strike.
Discussing the breakdown in
negotiations, management spokes
man j. c. wouo saiu union re
strictions on the Wirtz arbitration
plan would have destroyed its effectiveness.
Keepen Der
Hands Offen
POUT AHGUELLO. Calif.
IUPD A sign on delicate
electronic equipment at the
naval missile range base near
here warns curious visitors:
"Das computenmachine is
night for gerfinger poken und
niittengiabecn. Is easy
schanppen der springenwork,
blowenfusen und poppencork
en mil spittzenparken. 1 s t
nicht fur gewerken by das
dummkopfen. Das rubber
necken sightseeren keepen
hands in das pockets. Kclax
en und watch das blinken-lights."
A drive to refer tlie measure
to a special election already has
won more than the 23,185 petition
signatures needed, unofficial tal
lies indicated today.
The Oregon Education Associa
tion, AFL-C10, Associated Ore
gon Industries, and Oregon Farm
Bureau Federation appeared
ready to spearhead tlie drive to
save the tax bill from defeat.
Right To Vole Upheld
None of the groups opposed tlie
peoples' right to vote on tlie bill,
but all appeared ready to wage
a bitter campaign to keep it from
being defeated at the special
election.
Cecil iPosey, Oregon Education
Association, said "we will try to
save the tax bill. It Is too im
portant to education. People don't
realize that 60 per cent of the
general fund goes to education,
"The legislature was skimpy in
ils appropriations for education.
and we fear a defeat of the tax
bill would do great damage to
education.
Former AEC Chairman
Attacks Test Ban Treaty!
WASHINGTON (UPD-Former
atomic energy Chairman Lewis
L. Strauss attacked tlie nuclear
test ban treaty today as a secur
ity risk. He urged tlie Senate to
surround it with two formal res
ervations and four other safe
guards against Soviet cheating.
Strauss testified after another
former AEC member, Dr. Wil
lard F. Lihhy, gave what he
called his "worried or reluctant
icquiescence" to ratification ol
the pact barring all but under
ground tests.
Libby said he "probably would
lavor the treaty but is wor-
HAZLETON, Pa. (UPD A sec
ond attempt to drill through to
two miners trapped 331 feet un-
derground for 10 days ended in
disappointment today when the
drill missed the cnamner wm-re
they are entombed.
Tlie 24-hour drilling attempt.
which started at 7 a.m. EDT
Wednesday, was halted when the
special 12-inch bit dug into rock
below the tiny chamber.
"It's apparent we missed tne
mnnkev tunnel." Dr. H. Beecher
Charmbury, slate secretary of
mines, said. "All we can do is
sit tight for the present, tapping
on the drill to see if they 'Uie
trapped men I can locate w here
the hole is.
"Then he can try to get into
the hole.
Charmburv was referring to
David Fellin. 58. one of the min
crs trapped Aug. 13 by a roof
The disappointing news was re
layed to Fellin and Throne by
state deputy secretary of mines
Gordon Smith on the intercom
system through a six - inch hole
drilled earlier.
'Dave, we have a little prob
lem," Smith told Fellin. "It looks
like it (the drill) has gone into
the bottom rock.
Smith asked Fellin if he could
locate the probe and Fellin re
plied:
"It looks like it is above us a
little bit, eight feet up the pitch."
Pitch is the term for slope in
clination.
Uncertain About Digging
Smith asked whether Fellin be
lieved he could dig to the probe.
"I don't know," Fellin said
"You must have hit something
hard a sulphur wall Ian ex
tremely hard wall of pyrilel.
The 12-inch hole is to be en-
collapse with Henry Throne. 28. ' "-" " 15 " f c
j d m vll.n and larged to 17', mches; the large
Throne were separated from Ne conceivably could serve as
i. mfl ncrl rn htri I rtr ! Allin ani
Bova by a wall ot rocK and " ......
debris.
And Corn
Fed, Too
WICHITA, Kan. IUPD -Competitors
in the Kansas
hog queen contest Friday
must be between 16 and 21
yean old and have been
reared on a farm where hogs
wer raised, according to the
Kansas Swine Improvement
Association, the sponsors.
Drilling Stops
Charmbury said the drilling
had stopped at 315 feet.
We are not going any deeper.
lie said. "We think we are into
bed rock. We thought they were
at 330 feet, but apparently they
are higher."
Some mining men theorized that
"drift" of the drill, fairly com
mon in drilling, was responsible
for the "miss."
"We will drill another hole if
we have to." Charmbury said,
"but this time to the north.
Meanwhile, we will see if they
'the trapped men' can pick their
w ay to the hole.
Throne in a metal cylinder raised
and lowered by cables.
Conceivably, the hole also could
allow searchers to descend and
dig to the chamber of Louis
Bova, 42, a third miner impris
oned 18 feet away from Fellin
and Throne hv the same cave-in
10 days ago.
Though a six-inch "contact"
hole has been sunk to Bova's
chamber, and a microphone on a
cord dropped through it. nothing
has been heard from Bova for
more than 30 hours.
Last Signals
The last sign of hie from Bova.
according to Fellin, was tapping
signals beard late Tuesday. Bova
he said, tapped three limes to
indicate he was alive, then twice
to say that he was not bleeding
then twice more to signal lhat he
was not covered with rock
But, though food was dropped
through the contact hole Wednes
day, it was presumed Bova had
not eaten since the cave-in, and
hopes for rescuing him alive
dwindled.
When the 12-inch hole is com
pleted, it will be plugged with a
metal device, and this reinforced
with cement, to prevent debris
from dropping into the tiny cham
ber containing Fellin and Throne.
Then will begin the 30-hour
chore of enlarging the hole to
17'z inches, on Hie presumption
that a custom-made metal cylin
der under construction today
will be able to lilt the two men
to the surface.
Designs Hatch
The 6'j-foot-long escape hatch,
designed by Clyde Machamer.
president of the Independent Min
ers Association (JMAi, is to be
built in two diameters for use
in a 17'i-inch opening and a 24-
inch opening.
If Fellin and Throne cannot be
removed through the smaller
opening, tlie hole w ill be enlarged
to accommodate tlie larger tube.
The interior of the smaller tube
designed by Machamer will be 15
to I3'j inches in diameter. Mach
amer, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 225
pounds, said he could fit, and
neither of the captives is that
heavy.
Machamer said tlie decision as
to the method of escape to be
used would be up to Fellin and
Throne.
MOUNT SHASTA Recovery of
the body of William Mihm, 20, a
summer employe of the forest
service, was delayed Thursday
morning while the Siskiyou Coun
ty Sheriff's Office attempted to
get an Air Force helicopter to
assist with the recovery.
Mihm. w hose home is in Linden
wood. N. J., was killed Wednes
day afternoon while hiking with a
companion. Mephan telman, zi.
a Duke University student from
Olmsted, Ohio, on the slopes of
Mt. Shasta near the 11,000-foot
area.
The young men. both employes
of the Blister Rust Control Station
at Lost Creek in the Lassen Na
tional Forest, were hiking w ithout
clampons, ropes, or ice picks and
were off the trail.
Telman said that Mihm slipped
on an icy snow pack and slid ap
proximately 150 yards and tum
bled another 100 yards over rocks.
A rescue team, headed by Sis
kiyou County Deputy Sheriff Law
rence Taylor, reported after re
turning to the Ski Bowl Iyxlge that
Mihm had lived from 45 minutes
to an hour after the accident, but
that he probably would not have
lived longer if medical help had
been available.
Due to traveling over tlie rug
ged mountain in the dark, the res
cue party left tlie body a short
distance from the accident scene.
It took the members five hours to
work themselves down to the jeep
road.
Helicopter aid was summoned
from Stead Air Force Base, and
the pilot hovered over the scene
Wednesday night but could not
land because of excessive turbu-
lance. Another effort was made
Thursday morning by the Stead
Air Force team, but the helicop
ter lacked full power and it was
deemed too hazardous to maneu
ver it at the high elevation.
Although a ground crew was
ready to start up the mountain
this morning, laylor said the ter
rain was extremely dangerous. At
Ham., the rescue crew was wait
ing for another helicopter.
United Stales has not tested
super-bomb.
Libby called the treaty "a real
act of disarmament." He said he
would like to see some "tacit
understanding" that peaceful
uses of nuclear power to dig
canals could proceed under the
pact and hopes that underground
testing will be meaningful.
Libby s mam concern dealt
with the "high yield" field of de
velopment of tlie 100-megaton
bomb the area in which Rus
sia leads the United States.
Testifying before the throe Sen-
iale committees foreign rela
Evans Fights
Extradition
PORTLAND IUPD- Robert J
Evans, 27, of Honolulu, may ficht
extradition to Oregon from Fre
mont, Neb., to face charges of
first degree murder in the stran
gulation death of Irene Davis,
police said today.
Detectives told the Oregon
Journal today lhat Evans has re
fused In agree on a waiver of
extradition to Oregon until he con
sults an attorney.
If he refuses, it could take 30
days to complete tlie proceedings
and return him lor trial.
The 41-year-old Payette, Idaho,
cattle heiress was found in a
bathtub at the Portland Hilton
hotel Aug. 6. A nylon stocking
had been wound around her neck
and she was clad only in a black
half slip.
Officers said a search of Evans'
car at rremom nas turned up
about $1,000 in cash and a ring
similar to one which belonged to
Mrs. Davis.
t ied" that tlie United States has
not tested a super-bomb in the
up-to-100 megaton range. Russia,
he said, tested one in tlie 05 meg-
alon range and could construct a
100-mcgaton bomb.
The United Stales, he testilied.
probably could not at this time.
Outlines Reasons
Strauss, a veteran of 12 years
with Atomic Energy Commission
affairs, outlined a broad range of
reasons for continued atmospher
ic testing and then concluded:
"Since early ratification of the
treaty now appears probable on
the premise that it is in tlie pub
lic interest on balance, with
which I wish that I could see my
way to agree, I am concerned as
private citizen that insofar as
IKissihlc the risks to our country
which the joint chiefs and other
advocates concede lo exist may
be reduced so far as possible."
He said this might be effected
by two Senate reservations and
four actions which the Congress
might take."
His reservations:
Clear up what he called "am
biguous language" in the treaty
to make it clear the United
Stales could use nuclear weapons
to aid an ally hit by armed ag
gression.
Reserve the right lo con
struct harbors, canals and other
peaceful works by use of nuclear
explosives on U.S. or friendly
territory requesting it.
Should Remain Heady
Strauss said Congress should
direct maintenance of test readi
ness facilities, including "vigor
ous underground testing, create
a number of "substantial annual
awards" for weapons laboratory
personnel, give generous appro
priations to agencies operating
detection systems, and require
the President lo "report immedi
ately all information on tests or
"suspicious or unexplained
events by other countries.
Earlier, Libby told the Senate
he "probably would favor" the
treaty but is "worried" lhat the
lions, armed services and joint
atomic considering tlie pact,
Ubby said the "Soviet advantage1
may be very large" in the large-
bomb area. Ho said:
"They have fired eight times
as much yield as we since 1958.
I heirs is twice ours in total.1
Cites Previous Advantage
Libby, now a professor of
chemistry at the University of
cauiornia at Los Angeles, said
through 1938, or before the test
ban moratorium halted U.S. test
ing, tlie "ratio was approximate
ly the other way" in favor of the
United States.
Sen. J. William Fulbright, D-
Ark., chairman of tlie Foreign
Relations Committee, asked Lib
by if he could reconcile the
wide divergence of view"
among- nuclear scientific experts
which Fulbright called "one of
the most unexpected develop
ments" in the treaty hearings.
Libby was unable to do so, but
in explaining his concern about
the big bomb development, said
that during his five years on the
Atomic Energy Commission I
always felt we could not afford
to fall behind in the high-yield
category."
Top government witnesses have
testilied that development of the
.i0-to-lot)-megalon bomb was re
jected deliberately on the ground
thai smaller available nuclear
weapons would do a "better job,
These witnesses have testified re
peatedly that a big bomb can be
built with predictable results
with no difficulty except provid
ing the money.
l'hen Libby told the senators: "I
am worried that we have not
fired one and observed the ef
fects which must be awful in
deed."
Lacks Some Information
The tall, balding scientist testi
fied that he has no "real opin
ion" on the issue of whether the
Irealy would put Russia ahead in
development of an anli-missilc
defense- system because he lacks
up-lo - date information on the
I quest ion.
Ivan Congleton. executive sec
retary of Associated Oregon In
dustries (AOD, was visiting the
governor, and was not available
for comment. But an AOI spokes
man said "we will oppose defeat
of the tax bill. We don't like it
but we support it because we
know what will happen.
the legislature worked 141
days on that bill, and it was the
best they could do. We doubt if
can do better at a special ses
sion. It could be worse."
Labor To Assist
Organized labor planned a cam
paign on the state and local level
keep the measure from being
defeated.
J. D. McDonald, president of
the Oregon AFL;iO, said "we
have about 48 per cent of the
people in our ranks, and we plan
campaign to get as many peo
ple as we can to vote for tlie tax
bill. We plan to work with other
organizations. We will start immediately."
George Dewey of the Oregon
Farm Bureau Federation said the
Farm Bureau Board wasn't happy
llh tlie tax bill, but would op
pose its defeat for fear property
taxes would be increased.
State Leaders For Bill
Gov. Mark Hatfield, Senate
President Ben Musa, House
Speaker Clarence Barton, and
most other state officials are on
record as opposing defeat of tlie
measure.
They warn that a $60 million
cutback in tlie state's general
fund budget could prove disastrous
lo the slate s educational system.
Musa and Barton issued state
ments supporting the people's
right to vote on the measure-
Both arc currently in Honolulu
(or the 16th annual Legislative
Conference.
People w ho bear the burden of
tribute under tlie constitution
should have the right to deter
mine how that tribute should be
calculated," Musa said. "People
have to pay the bills and if the
bill is more than they can bear
they should have the right to re
duce the amount.
''I have no quarrel with the,
right of the proponents of the
referendum to invoke it," Barton
added. "And if they obtain the
required number of signatures, I
have no quarrel with tlie right of
Uie people lo review the action
of tlie legislalurc."
Organizer
Pleased
On Referral
SALEM (UPD-A surprised and
elated J. Francyl Howard said lo.'
day he was amazed that referral
of tlie legislature's $60 million tax
hike had taken place in so short
a time.
"We're Uie most unorganized
statewide organization you cqpld
imagine, and we got Uie signa
tures in about 12 days. I am sur
prised," he commented.
Howard, editor of weekly news
papers in Albany and Corvallis,
said he now had about 9,000 veri
fied petition signatures in his pos
session.
A United Press Internationa!
poll of the state's 36 county clerks
indicated more than 24,723 petition
signatures already had been veri
fied. Thousands remained to be
checked, and it appeared likely
the referral movement might get
more than 30,000 signatures.
Only 23,185 valid signatures
were needed to require a special
election on tlie tax measure Oct.
15.
Howard said he expected lo
turn Uie petiUons over to Secre
tary of State Howell Appling Jr.
late next week, possibly on Fri
day. Deadline for filing is S p.m.
Sept. I.
Crackdown Continues In Viet Ham
SAIGON. South Viet Nam (UPI)
Army troops and police, acting
under martial law, continued
making wholesale arrests of sus
pected opposition elements in
South Viet Nam today in the gov
ernment's massive crackdown on
Buddhists.
The government of President
Ngo Dinh Diem accused a "mi
nority" of Buddhist monks of
"systematic sabotage" in foment
ing the 15-week political-religious
crisis at a time when the country
is at war with Communist guerrillas.
A declaration issued by Uie
government press agency said tlie
Diem administration would no
longer tolerate "exploitation of
religions for political ends or the
transformation of pagodas into
centers for agitation, propaganda,
terrorism and plotting."
The armed forces clamped a
tight grip on (he country to en
force harsh restrictions imposed
Wednesday to wiH out Buddhist
opposition to Diem's regime. Sol
diers and police were stationed
throughout Saigon and were
rounding up suspects.
iPress censorship was in effect,
but some cables were getting out
of Uie country.
The government suddenly took
action against restive Buddhists
Wednesday with a wave of post-
midnight raids by armed troops
and polka on pagodas which
served as headquarters for Bud
dhists feuding with Uie govern
ment over alleged religious dis
crimination. Hundreds of Bud
dhist priests and nuns were ar
rested, and pagodas were left in
shambles.
The raids brought strongly-
worded disapproval from the
United States, which is spending
$2.50 million a year and contrib
uting 12,000 men to help Uie
South Viilnamese government in
its fight against Communist guer
rillas. U. S. officials feared the
Buddhist crisis might play into
the hands of Uie Communists.
Informed sources said govern
ment forces were continuing the!
crackdown today wilh wholesale
arrests. Chief targets of the
roundup were Buddhist priests
who have been leading Uie battle
against Uie regime dominated by
Roman Catholics.
Troops with orders to shoot to
kill were deployed throughout
Saigon, Hue, Danang and Nhat-
rang, Uie four main centers of
Buddhist protests, to back up tho
martial law and state of siege
proclaimed by Diem Wednesday.
The government press agency
said that In addition to the tight
curfew placed on most cities,
price controls and anti-hoarding
restrictions were being put Into
effect.
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