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Dodger Ace
NEW YORK (UPD-Southpaw
Sandy Koufax broke the World Se
ries strikeout record today when
he Fanned 15 New York Yankee
batters in a superb six-hit pitch
ing performance that enabled the
Los Angeles Dodgers to win the
opening game of the classic, 5-2.
John Roseboro's three run ho
mer and a pair of run-producing
singles by Moose Skowron drove
in all the Los Angeles runs off
Yankee lefthander Wlutey Ford
before a crowd of exactly 69.000
fans in sun - soaked Yankee Sta
dium. Koufax' feat broke the record
of 14 set by Carl Erskine of the
old Brooklyn Dodgers exactly 10
years ago to this day in the 1953
World Series against the Yankees.
By striking out the first five bat
ters he faced, the 27-year-old Kou
fax also tied a record set by Moil
Cooper of the St. Louis Cardinals
in.. 1943, also against the Yankees.
The Dodger fircbailer pitched 4
2-3 perfect innings before Elston
Howard singled with two out in
In The-
Day's lews
By FRANK JENKINS
. From Washington:
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey,
of Minnesota, assistant Senate
Democratic leader, expressed be
lief last night that President Ken
nedy may decide within 72 hours
lo Lift restrictions on the sale of
wheat to Russia.
He had just come from a meet
ing of party chieftains with the
President and reported that
the consensus of leadership was
in support of sales of wheat stocks
to the Soviets and to other coun
tries in their orbit.
From Moscow this morning:
Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev
has told the Russian people that
large amounts of w heat are com
ing from Canada and Australia.
He hinted that he may not need
U.S. wheat.
"If we use bread economical
ly," tie. said, "the resources we
now have will be sufficient for the
normal supply of our population."
What cooks?
- Well, business is business
and this wheat deal is Big Busi
ness. It may run into hundreds
of millions of dollars.
And-
Mr. Kroosh is the buyer. As
the buyer, he naturally wants to
beat the price down as low as
possible. So ... he plays casual
and uninterested, intimating that
he has about all the wheat he
needs and will he interested only
if he gets an extraordinarily good
deal.
Well, let's HOPE that's the way
ft is.
If we can get our relations with
Soviet Russia down to a BUSI
NESS basis, we will be making
progress toward peace.
More from Moscow:
Premier Khrushchev is out on
one of his numerous trouble-shooting
trips through the agricultural
areas of the U.S.S.R. He says
drastic steps are being planned
to improve the LAGGING PRO
DUCTION of Russia's state - run
farms. He is calling for more
use of chemical fertilizer and the
use of IRRIGATION to guarantee
a grain crop whether there is suf
ficient rainfall or not. He says
it will cost $1.87 billion to han
dle the fertilizer and an addition
al $8.8 billion to extend the irri
gation works.
His trip and what be is telling
the Russian farmers lead to spec
ulation that he feels he may be
unable lo solve his farm prob
lems by makeshift measures and
has decided to divert large
amounts of money from IN
DUSTRY AND DEFENSE to pay
for a thorough overhaul of Rus
sian agriculture.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
If Mr. Kroosh really wants to
learn how lo grow more wheat
in Russia, we can tell him:
Cut out sour outmoded socialist
system.
Sell land to your aimcrs-or
GIVE it to them.
Let 'em KEEP for themselves
what they make after taxes, of
course.
TURN 'EM LOOSE.
The first thine ou know,
they'll be SWAMPING you with
wheal.
How do e know ?
Well, we tried the ss!em a
long time ago.
First at Jamestown.
Then at Plvmouth.
It WORKED in both places. It
will work in Russia if ou will
pn it good honest trial. The
free enterprise system beats the
communitt system all bo How.
Sets Strikeout Mark
the fifth (or the Yankees' first
hit.
Tom Tresh drove in both New
York runs with a homer into the
left field stands in the eighth in
ning. The homer also drove in
Tony Kubek, who had beaten out
an infield hit.
An Inning by inning description of the
game follows:
Dodglrs first
Wills was called out on strikes. Ford
threw him only four pitches. Gilliam
rapped Ford's second pitch to Kubek
who threw him out. W. Davis struck out
on three pilches.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left.
Yankees first
Kubek went down swinging on a one
aid two pitch. Richardson struck out stands, close to the foul line, for a home
swinging at a totaling' fast ball. Treshlrun, scoring Kubek ahead of him and
was called out on strikes on a two and
two pitch.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left.
Oodgers second
T. Davis grounded out on Ford's sec
ond pilch, Kubek lo Pepitone. E. Howard
drove Ford's third pitch against the cen
terlield fence at the 4SMoot mark for a
double. Skowron singled to center, scor
ing F. Howard.
Tracewskl singled to center, Skowron
stopping at second. Roseboro hit a 0-1
pitch into the right field stands near the
foul line for a home run. scoring Skow
ron and Tracewskl ahead of him and
putting the Dodgers in front, 4-0. It was
Roseooroi nrsi wono series home run.
Koufax tiled to Maris. Wills was called
out on strikes,
Four runs, four hits, no errors, none
left.
Yankees second
Mantle was called out on strikes, Maris
also struck out making it five In a row for
Kouiax. That tied the series record for
strikeouts for the start of a series game.
II was set by Mod Cooper of the Cardi
nals against the Yankees in 1943. Rosebo
ro made a one-handed catch of E. How
ard s foul by the Yankees' dugout.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left.'
Dodgers third
Gilliam singled to center. W. Davis
forced Gilliam at second, Richard lo Ku
bek. T. Davis singled lo right, w. Davis
going to third. F. Howard fouled to E.
Howard, the runners holding their bases.
Skowron singled to left center, scoring
W. Davis, T. Davis going to tnird. Tra
cewskl forced Skowron at second, Boyer
to Richardson.
One run, three hits, no errors, two left.
Yankees third
Pepilone struck out. Boyer grounded
out, Koutax who denected the ball
Tracewski who threw lo Skowron
first. Ford fouled to Gilliam on the first
pitch.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left.
Dodgers fourth
Roseboro struck out. Koutax was given
a Dig ovation tor ms superlative pitch
ing as he came to bat. He grounded out,
Boyer to Pepitone. Wills lined to Ford.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left,
Yankees fourth
Kubek struck out tor the second time.
So did Richardson. Gresh also struck out,
the second time In a row the loo three
baiters lor the Yankees went down on
strikes. -No
runs, no hits, no errors, none left
Dodgers fifth
Gilliam walked on four straight pitches.
W. Davis sacrificed Gilliam to second,
Ford to Richardson, who covered first
T. Davis beat out a ground bait off
Ford's glove for an Infield hit, Gilliam
going to third.
F. Howard grounded out. Ford to Pepl
tone, Gilliam holding third, T. Davis go
ing lo second on the play.
Skowron was purposely passed, filling
Tracewskl forced t. Dapis at third,
sever unassisied.
No runs, one hit, no errors, three left.
Yankees fifth
Manila struck out tor the second
straiqht time.
Marls fouled to Roseboro.
E. Howard lined Koufax's first pitch to'
right for singie. If was the first New
York hit.
Pepitone also singled to right, E. How
ard stooping at second.
Boyer singled oft Tracewski's olove. fill
ing Ihe bases. Tracewski made a good
stop to keep the ball from going Inlo cen
ter field.
Hector Lopez batted for Ford and
struck out.
No runs, three hits, no errors, three
lelt.
Dodqers siilh
Williams went in fo pitch for the Yen.
kees. Roseboro grounded out, Richard
son to Pepilone. Koufax filed to Mantle.
Wills grounded out, Kubek to Pepilone.
No runs, no hils, no errors, none left.
Yankees sixth
Kubek grounded out, Gilliam to Skow
ron. Richardson walked on a three and
two pitch. Tresh walked on four straight
pitches, Richardson going to second. Man
tle Ilied to Trecewskl who raced into
mid right field to make the catch, the
runners holding their bases. Marls
poooed to Wills behind second base.
No runs, no hits, no errors, two left.
Dodgers seventh
The lights were turned on. Gilliam was
called out on strikes, w. Davis elso
struck out. T. Davis singled to right. T.
Davis stoic second. F. Howard struck out.
No runs, one hit, no errors, one left.
Yankees seventh
The attendance was 9,ooo right on
the dot. Fairly went to right field lor
the Dodgers. E. Howard struck out. Kou
tax' 12th strikeout. Peoitone tooled fo
Roseboro. If was Roseboro's lith put out.
Rusk Stirs
Cuban Issue
NEW YORK UPI i - Secre
tary of State Dean Rusk plans at
a dinner meeting tonight with So
viet Foreign Minister Andrei Gro
myko to hammer at the urgent
need for a settlement of the Cu-,
ban problems lo ease world ten
sion. Officials said Rusk wants lo
emphasi?e the view that there
can he no real improvement in
East-West relations until Russia
pulls the rest of her troops out
of Cuba and persuades or forces
Fidel Castro to stop trying to
Communize his neighbors.
There is little expectation in
diplomatic quarters that Rusk
will make any headway on the
issue at this time. However.
American officials believe Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev mav
he growing somewhat weary o(
his Cuban burden and inclined
to diminish support of the Ha
vana regime. Rusk wants In keep
the pressure on the Kremlin.
The I'. S. secretary apparentiv
hopes to keep tonight's meeting
confined principally to Soviet-
Amencan matters.
setting a new series record lor a catcher.
The previous mark of H was set by Mick,
ey Cochrane and Roy Campanella In 1929
and 1953. Boyer popped to Wills.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left.
Oodgers eighth
Skowron struck out. Tracewskl ground
ed out, Kubek to Pepitone. Roseboro
struck out.
No runs, no hits, no errors, nona lelt.
Yankees eighth
Lini batted for Williams and struck out.
It was Koufax's 13th strikeout. It was
the 22nd strikeout in the game, tying a
series record set In 1944 and by the old
St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Car
dinals. Kubek beat out a ground ball to Wills
at deep short for an Infield hit. Richard
son struck out. It was Koufox's lath
strikeout, tying the series record set by
Carl Erskine af the Dodoers 10 years
lego today against the Yankees. Tresh
hit the first oitch inlo the lelt Held
making the score Dodgers 5, Yankees
2.
Mantle walked. Alston went out to Ihe
mound and conferred with Koufax. He
lelt Koufax in. Maris grounded out. Tra
cewski to Skowron.
Two runs, two hili, no errors, one left
Dodgers ninth
Hamilton went In to pilch for the
Yankees. Koufax struck out. Wills filed
to Maris. Gilliam grounded out, Kubek
to Pepitone.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none left.
Yankees ninth
E. Howard lined to Tracewskl.
Pepitone singled to right.
Boyer tlied to W. Davis.
Bright batted for Hamilton.
Bright struck out.
, No runs, one hit, no errors, one left.
Dodgers
Yankees
3 0
WP Koufax.
Nikita Tells Russians
Of Bread Shortage
MOSCOW (UPI Premier Ni
kita S. Khrushchev frankly told
the nation Tuesday about the ex
lent of this year's harvest fail
ure, but assured his citizens they
will have enough bread this win
ter if they do not waste it.
"On the condition that we econ
omize on bread, we will have
enough to normally supply the
population," he said in a Sept.
26 speech published for the first
time Tuesday in lzve&tia, the gov
ernment newspaper.
"If we spend bread thriftily,'
he added, the available re
sources will.be sufficient for the
normal supply of the population.
Some speculation that this
meant Khrushchev was turning
down further grain deals with the
West, including a $380 million
purchase from the United States,
was rejected hy authoritative
sources here.
In disclosing for the first time
oubliclv that the Soviet Union had
Valachi Relates Downfall
Of Disgraced Gangster
WASHINGTON (UPIi Cosalhave what he called the "buck
Nostra informer Joseph Valachi
told Senate investigators today
about a mobster who "died of a
broken heart" after disgracing
himself by showing nervousness
after the killing of gangland boss
Giuseppe Masseria.
The squat alumnus of the crime
combine identified the nervous
gangster as Ciro Terranova. Mas
seria, who was set up for death
by his own lieutenants, was mur
dered in a Coney Island restau
rant. Masseria was the leader of
the Italian faction in the 14
month Italian-Sicilian gang war
of 1030-31.
'Ciro was so shaky in putting
Ihe key in the ignition that they!" western cities in language
thrpiv him off the wheel." Vnla- which suggested that he had
chi said in describine Ihe eDisode
He said Vito Genovese, alleged ;
"under the table" boss of Cosal
Nostra, Terranova and other
aides had been present at Mas-ICarl
seria s slaying.
Valachi said Ciro began lo
Hunters Disgruntled Over Timing
Of Interstate Deer Herd Session
Interest in a public hearing on
the depletion of the interstate
deer herd, set for 9 a.m., Friday,
at the Winema Motor Hotel, was
mounting among deer hunters
today, but many of them were
disgruntled because the session
had been scheduled at a time
when they would be working at
their jobs.
The hearing Is being co-spon
sored by the Oregon legislative
Interim Committee on Wildlife
and the California Assembly
Committee on Fish and Game tojL. Edward, serretary of the Ore
determine the (acts relating to the-gnn committee, told the Herald
reduction in the numbers of the and News in telephone conver
intcrstate deer herd during t h elsation from Salem Tuesday
past few years. jthat the date of the meeting had
Bob Pvle. representing some 250
members of the local Fish and
Game Council, expressed disap-
pointment that trie meeting had
been scheduled (or tuna when
Weather
Klamath Falli, Tuttlakt and Lakavivw
MMtly fair through Thursday excaat
lor a chanct of Uolattd aHtrnoen and
vtning thundtrihowart vtr mount aim.
Lows tonight JS to 43.
High vtiltrday It
Low this morning 47
High ytar ago u
Low ytar ago 43
Prtctp. last 14 hours M
Sinea Jan. 1 .T4
sama ptriod ynr ago .
Mr Reports
Kennedy Appears Ready
To Approve Wheat Sale
WASHINGTON (U'Pl) - Presi
dent Kennedy, with support from
congressional leaders, appeared
near a decision today to permit
sale o( U.S. wheat to the Soviet
Union.
Senate Democratic Whip Hubert
H. Humphrey, Minn., predicted
purchased millions of tons of
grain from Canada and Australia,
Khrushchev apparently was seek
ing to reassure the population.
Despite the drought and cold
weather that caused the poor har
vest, there have been no shortages
of bread here, although flour
sales have been cut off the farm
ers have been w arned not to feed
bread to livestock.
Reports from Washington said
Ihe Soviets were seeking an ad
ditional 200 million bushels of
American grain. This would be
the biggest Soviet-U.S. business
deal by ar since the end . of
World War II,, ,,."
Khrushchev's speech indicated,
these sources said, that the So
viet Union apparently has used
up all its grain reserves. Thus.
although "available resources
are adequate, the Soviet Union
probably still is interested
grain from the United States to
build up new reserves.
wheats" after the incident
and his underworld power began
lo be stripped away.
"After a while he took it
hard that he just died of a broken
heart," he said.
"He disgraced himself?" asked
Chairman John L. McClellan, D
Ark., of the Senate investigations
subcommittee. Valachi agreed.
Valachi testified about the Mas
seria slaying, touched upon brief.
ly in Tuesday's testimony, after
answering a volley of questions
posed by subcommittee members.
He disclaimed knowledge of
criminal operations in a variety of
never heard of the cities them-
selves.
"Senator. I never heard of
Omaha," Valachi said, when Sen
T. Curtis, R-Neb., asked
about policy and horse book
operations there
most members of the group would
be at work.
He also decried as "poor plan
ning" the selection of the fall of
the year for the meeting, stating
that R should have been deferred
until statistics covering this year's
deer hunting season could be
compiled in the two states. The
deer hunting season is now
open in both Oregon and Califor
nia. On the question of the inoppor
tune season 'or the hearing. Cecil
been the idea of the California
delegation.
"Rather than risk any further
delays in initiating our studies,
decided to accept the date
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the presidential decision would
come within the next two days.
He said he favored the deal
through private grain channels.
Agriculture Secretary Orville L.
Freeman said in Harrisburg, Pa.,
Tuesday that the United States
had not been approached by Rus
sia about a possible wheat sale.
However, he said this country
would be willing to listen to a
Soviet proposition.
Although no direct Soviet over
tures has been made to the U.S.
government, a Russian trade mis
sion has discussed the possible
purchase of U.S. wheat in Ottawa
with private American grain deal
ers.
Democratic congressional lead
ers told Kennedy Tuesday they
would support sales of wheat to
Russia and other Soviet bloc na
tions but not to Red China.
Humphrey, one of those who
Bill Signed
Hiking Pay
Of Military
WASHINGTON-1 UPI i Presi
dent Kennedy signed into law; to
day legislation providing a $1.:
billion pay increase for nearly
two million members of the
armed forces effective immediate-
ly-
The measure gives pay boost.'
ranging from $5 a month for re
cruits with two years of service
to $110 a month for lieutenant
colonels and Navy commanders.
Congressional action was com
pleted Monday when the House
approved the Senate-passed bill.
332 to 5. It covers all members
nf the armed forces except 742.-
000 draftees and enlistees in their
first two years of service.
The pay boost is aimed at en
couraging men to stay in the mil
itary services.
For enlisted men. the hikes
would go from $5 for some re
cruits to $70 for senior sergeants
and petty officers. For olficers,
they would range from $20 for
second lieutenants and ensigns In
$110 lieutenant colonels and
commanders.
The bill also would benefit re
tired military personnel, widows
receiving military pensions and
an estimated 900.000 reservists
on drill-pay status.
Written into the bill was i
special $55 a month combat lion
us for an estimated 2,000 U. S.
servicemen exposed to Commu
nist Viet Cong fire in South Viet
Nam.
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers, D-S.C,
chairman of a House armed ser
vices subcommittee which spent
months working on the bill, said
it still did not do "justice" to
the men and women in uniform.
that was suggested to us." he said
Edwards then voiced his regret
that the hearing could not ne
held at a time of day when more
people could be in attendance
however, he offered his assurance
that the hearing would remain in
session until everyone had ex
pressed his views.
Although the committee is in
terested in receiving the com
ments from as many people as
possible, it does not seek to hear
the same points of view reiterated
again and again. ''Instead, it
seeks to obtain as many divergent
opinions as may be presented on
the matter," Edwards said.
Pyle speculated that approxi
mately 100 local hunters would be
present during the hearing, not
including those from other inter-
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON,
n Situation
conferred with Kennedy, said he
urged the use of private grain
trade channels to carry out the
transaction instead of govern-ment-to-govcrnment
dealings.
He told reporters there would
be "inevitable -political static" if
the sales were allowed but that
the "best way to handle it is
through the private grain trade."
Humphrey said he felt a gov
ernment to - government deal
would be "a mistake politically
undesirable and economically un
desirable."
The initial proposed sale would
involve about 115 million bushels,
at a sale price of about $200 mil
lion, he said.
Kennedy gave the Democrat it
leaders no indication of what he
would do. Humphrey said. How
ever, tile Minnesota Democrat
added, "it is my guess that the
President will act to change the
(export i regulations to permit
some type of sale."
i- . -.-; . fJfBsTJWssswae 'eiSjMOTsa
KINGSLEY CREW ENPLANES FOR FLORIDA Col. Edwin J. Witzenburger, com
manding officer of Kingsley Air Field, addresses the fighter squadron under his com
mand before it departed early Tuesday to compete in the live missile firing competition
at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 7 through 1 4. Joining the colonel in wishing suc
cess to the squadron were, left to right, Jim Monteith, president, Klameth County
Chamber of Commerce; Lt. Col. Richard C. Garrett, squadron commander, and George
Callison, manager of the chamber.
Army Vows
To Support
Government
AIilERS (UPH-The Algerian
army pledged Its loyalty to
'strong man" President Ahmed
Ren Bella today and denounced
the rebels who are seeking In
overthrow him.
In a statement issued by its po
litical department, the army said
"condemns energetically this
attempted counterrevolution and
dpcides solemnly to combat any
attack upon the fruits of the rev
olution." It reaffirms its loyalty to the
Government and people and
pledges itself lo pursue the strug
gle for the building up of social
ism," the statement added.
The army announced its sup
port lor Ben Bella as heavily
armed loyalist troops moved to
isolate the rugged Kabylia region
where anti - government rebels
have called for his ouster.
The army statement denounced
the Insurgent leaders as "ambi
tious politicians, sick for power
and division."
It admitted that certain num-i
her nf officers had Joined the dls-
1" VnH,.U'lin, C'' 1M?tVmHn"
Kl lladj, who was ousted by Ben
Bella from his command of the
"th Military Region for support
ing the it .vement against the
government .
"All this is going on." the state
ment added, "at a moment when
'Portuguese Premier Antonio I
Salazar is promising material aid
to all counterrevolutions. "
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1963
tear ' ' SSL VP TPbl I
TIKES SAVOR SYMBOLIC FRUIT Capt. Lowell D. Bil
yeu's two youngsters, Dana (left) and Karen, weren't
sure what the William Tell mission was all about, but" if
it had something to do with their being treated to juicy
apples, they were all for it. The Oregon produced fruit
was presented by the Klamath County Chamber of Com.
merce to the eir field and symbolized its participation in
the William Tell missile firing competition which starts
Monday at Tyndall Air Base, Fla.
Missing Girls' Bodies
Found In Wooded Area
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (UPI) i
Sheriffs deputies today comhed
Ihe woodland area where the torn
bodies nf two little girls, kidnaped
three weeks ago, were found un
derneath an elm tree.
A pathologist, with a Federal
Bureau of Investigation agent by
his side, was to examine live vic
tims today in hopes of discover
ing the precise cause of death.
The bodies nf Melissa Ann Lee,
5, and Harhara roshaug, 4, were
discovered Tuesday 10 miles
northwest nf Minneapolis near
Medicine Lake in a woods across
Irnm Mission Farms, a rehabili
tation home for alcoholics.
Detective Inspector Calvin
Hnwkinson said the deputies
would not search the immediate
area where the girls' bodies were
found, but "another area close
hy."
Since they were last seen get
ting intn the car of a black-haired
stranger Sept. 7, dozens of off i
rcrs and volunteers had probed
nearly every square foot of the
south Minneapolis tenement dis
trict where the girls lived.
I had a feeling It would he
like this," said Barbara's moth
er. She said an older son had
been praying that hi little sister
would come back safe.
A road maintenance worker
found the two small bodies lying
face up, side hy side, almost
touching, in the leaves and grass
under the tree
Barbara's body was nude. Me-
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lissa Ann was wearing red shorts
and a while plastic headband
which the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation studied closely for
possible fingerprints.
The girls' things were next lo
their bodies and the rest of their
clothes was about seven feet
away. Police Chief Claude Lien
of suburban Plvmouth Village
roped olf a 50-yard square around
Ihe bodies.
Dr. John Coe of Minneapolis
General Hospital was assigned to
perform the autopsy to deter
mine exact cause of death and
whether the girls had been sex
ually abused.
"lt seems certain now that they
were kidnaped and slain, Capt
Henry Dcason, head of the Minne
apolis police homicide division
said. "By whom is another ques
tion.
'Die bodies were Identified by
Melissa's stepfather, Melvin Lev
crett. Police took Melissa's 23-year-old
mother out to the scene where
the girls were found. Detective
Inspector Calvin Hawkinson said
the mother recalled the family
had picnicked in Plymouth Vil
lage in the past hut not near the
area where the bodies were dis
covered. A J-year-old playmate of the
girls said the black-haired strang
er carrying candy approached the
girls and tried to entice them
into hit car.
Weather
AGRICULTURAL FOR1CAST
Harvest outlook It far food fa excellent
conditions with little or n precipitation
nd above seasonable temperature for
nut five days. No hard frost or freeie In
plctura for present time.
Envoys Meet
With JFK
After Jaunt
WASHINGTON UPD - Pres
ident Kennedy today received a
report on the confused situation
in South Viet Nam from Defense
Secretary Robert S. MeNamara
and Gen. Maxwell "D. Taylor,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
The two top Pentagon officials,
just back from an inspection tour
of the area, met with Kennedy
at 11 a.m. EDT.
W. Averell Harriman, assistant
secretary of state for far eastern
affairs, also attended the White
House meeting along with Central
Intelligence Agency Direct o r
John A. McCone.
MeNamara and Taylor spent a
weeK in South Viet Nam trying to
find out for Kennedy whether the
war effort against the Commu
nist 'Viet Cong had been ham
pered by the little Asian nation's
domestic religious crisis.
MeNamara declined on their
arrival at nearby Andrews Air
Force Base, Md. today to give
newsmen any inkling of what his
report contains. He saved it for
conference the two Pentagon
leaders had with the President at
the White House, only a little
over three hours after their re-.
turn.
On their departure from Sai
gon Tuesday, MeNamara issued
a statement saying he and Tay
lor had traveled the 'length and
breadth of this land" and had
spoken with several hundred per
sons during their visit.
Assess Situation
Kennedy sent MeNamara and
Taylor to South Viet Nam Sept.
23 to make a first hand assess
ment of the progress of that-
country's war against the Com
munist guerrillas, a war in which
12.000 to 15.000 U.S. servicemen
are involved.
The President gave the two in
vestigators a three-way assign
ment. To assess the military situa
tion now, compared with the pe
riod before late August when the
Vietnamese government cracked
own on Buddhists and threw the
ountry Into a political turmoil.
To assess the probable effect
of the Vietnamese government's
repression of the Buddhists and
other policies on the future prog
ress of the war.
In the light of the first two
findings to recommend what ac
tion the United States should
take.
Policy Isn't Question
U.S. officials said lt was not a
question of deciding U.S. "pol
icy' in Viet Nam the policy
is and has been to see the war
won. and help the Vietnamese
economically toward a better life.
The question, officials said, is
one of tactics how forceful the
United States should be in trying
to persuade the Vietnamese re
gime to make reforms, what U.S.
aid policy should be, how the
Vietnamese war effort should be
organized and what its working
relationship with U.S. military of
ficials should be.
Police Ask
Hunter Aid
Oregon Stale Police have urged
each deer hunter to leave with
his family a map showing the lo
cation of his campground and the
license number of hii car before
going hunting.
Sergeant Ba.-e Lattin of the
state police said Tuesday that po
lice have received numerous calls
from people seeking to locate
hunters.
"Unless we have an accurate
description of the location of the
hunter's campground its difficult
or Impossible to find th sought
party, Lattin said.
Police have also advised hunt
era to leave at home the name
of a gat station, grocery, or oth
er establishment where they plan,
to atop for euppbes.