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COJP. G5N.Ril-.AND DOCUSSNTS CIV. EUusUE,OKG. New President Readies First Policy Speech By MKKRIMAN SMITH l l'I White House Reporter WASHINGTON UP1'-Prei-dent Johnson began work today lor Hie fir.-t time in the famed presidential office in tlie White House, taking on burdens of world and national problems that have befallen him. Vallnr Klamath Falls, Tutolaha and laka view Cloudy with rain likely tcmqril. lows 2S to 30. Partly cloudy with snow rs and cooler Wednesday, highi 40 to 41. Cutty winds. Hiqh yesterday 44 Low last night IS Hioh year ago 41 Low year ago 14 Precip. last 34 hours .M Since Jan. 1 f 14 Same period last year 15. eo In The- Day's lews By FRANK JENKINS The aftermath of four grim and hectic days? l-ct's let Kipling describe it: "The tumult and the shouting dies: "The Captains and the Kings depart: "Still slands Thine ancient sacrifice, "An humble and a contrite heart." The humble and contrite heart? I think we can all agree that it is Jacqueline Kennedy's. The pictures of her, holding lier children by their hands and facing courageously a future to tally different from the future she had come to expect will live long in American minds. What of the future? Well, there is an ancient cry of the people that has rung out down through the ages in situa tions such as that we now face. It goes like this: The King is dead! Long live the king! What is means is that the government the people have be come accustomed to is ended. So. . .the people must adapt themselves to the NEW gov ernment. That is where we all stand this morning. We are all won dering what the NEW govern ment will be like. Will H com mand our confidence? By way of answer, here is a straw in the wind: The stock market SOARED this morning. Tlic Dow Jones industrial average, which was dow n 21.1fi at the market's pre mature close on Friday, was L P 10.47 at tlie end of the first hour today. Trading during the first 60 minutes amounted to 2.040.000 shares the lieaviest since the 2.102.000 shares trad ed on June 3, 1963. Today was Hie fifth heaviest first hour trading in history. Trading can reflect a PANIC, or it can be a sign of confidence. Heavy buying usually reflects confidence. Prices ROSE this morning, in an ACTIVE niar kel. Tlic heavy buying doesn't seem to reflect any LACK of confidence. As this is written, people are still BUYING, indi cating that Ihey have conlidence in the new administration. In conclus icn: As a lifelong newspaper per son, this writer would like at this hour to welcome television into the Fourth Estate. Chiefly, in the past. TV has been an en tertainment medium. In these hectic four days, it has won its right to sit in the place re ferred to by Edmund Burke when two centuries . ago he (Continued on Pace 41 Price Up On Market NEW YOIIK 1 1' PI' - Prices on tlie New York Stock Ex change moved upward in an at mosphere of solid confidence to day in the lirst session since the death of President Ken nedy. American Telephone opened on a I.W.OOfcsharc block at 140. ex-dividend, up HI. IViw-Jnnes average of 30 indus trial stocks at 1 p m.. EST. had more than recovered its losses in the abbreviated session of !a.-t Friday. It stood at 7:14 91 up 2.1 42. Volume through (lie third h"ur totaled 5 470 turn shares compared with .ttcoom on Friday. nation Much of the President's day was devoted to meeting w ith for eign dignitaries and preparing his first address to Congress and the American people. Johnson will speak at a joint session of Congress Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. EST. He is expected to outline his domestic and inter Pricr Ten Cents 12 Pages r to jf S$ V:-J 4 I '.- --f'.- i . -f , . V. . Si 'i"' ''-Ir, . ' ' I V. : - X !;-: ; I I V i' r - 'i?; - I . 'tfi ? v 1 . I I - !?"' i - ,. i, I A LITTLE JOHN Like a little soldier, John F. Kennedy Jr., who celebrated his third birthday Monday, salutes as the casket containing the body of his martyred father, the Ute President, is carried from St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. UPI Telephoto Mrs. Kennedy And Children Plan Thanksgiving Trip To Cape Cod WASHINGTON 'L'PI Mrs. Jacoueline Kennedy was re ported today to lie planning to go to Cape Cod to spend a sad Thanksgiving holiday with the family of her slain husband. Mrs. Kennedy's plans for moving from the White House have not been announced, and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, the new First Lady, said today she will not consider moving into the executive mansion until it suits Mrs. Kennedy's conven ience. "I wish to heaven I could serve Mrs. Kennedy's happi ness." the new President's wile said. "I can at least serve her convenience. It is only when the last chore she wishes to do is done that I will contemplate moving." Mrs. Kennedy apparently plans to move quickly, how ever. Several moving vans pulled into the south driveway of the White House Monday night and more came this morning. Mem bers of the staff said tlie for mer first laf,j wa- packing with all possible speed. national policies in (lie speech. It will be televised nationally. Until today. Johnson had been working in the office he occu pied as vice president under slain President Kennedy in the Executive Office Building, ad jacent to the White House. On arrival todav at the While KLAMATH FALLS. OlttXON. Mrs. Kennedy stayed at the While House Monday night af ter her husband was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Eight hours after the last rites she returned to the grave to leave a sprig of flowers ami to gae silently and prayerfully for several minutes: Only twice Monday did her magnificent composure break. Once when she was given the flag that draped the coifin. care fully folded by the pallbearers, as she was leaving the grave side. She shed tears again when she received tlie condolences of kings, prime ministers and nlh er world leaders at the White House alter the funeral. She also met privately with Presi dent Charles de Gaulle of France; Prince Philip of Brit ain: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and President Eamon De Valera of Ireland. The world wept more openly. The funeral was a monument to dignity and in her widow's veil she walked with pride. It was done with tlie ceremon ial flare her husband loved so Pap House at 8 45 a.m. EST. the new President moved without fanfare into the oval office of the President. Johnson was sped under po lice motorcycle escort to the executive mansion from his private home in the well-to-do Spring Valley area of Washing TTKSDAY, NOVEMFJFR ?fi. 19S3 much . . . the muffled drums . . . the sound of bagpipes . . .and Taps that touched the heart. It was John Jr.'s third birth day, but no one could celebrate. Tlie littie hov. instead, saluted as the miiilary band played "Hail to the Chief" in mournful strains as the youngster emerged from St. Matthew's Cathedral with his mother and 6i.ster. The tragedy that struck the First Family is even more pain ful because it happens at a ttme of birthdays for the youngsters, the Thanksgiving holiday and the beginnings 01 the Christmas season. Blonde blue-eyed Caroline will be 6 years old Wednesday. The first grader, who adored her fa ther and knew he was the Pres ident, has cried many times over the past lew days. Thanksgiving always was a time for traditional gatherings of the big Kennedy clan at Cajie Cod. Mrs. Kennedy may take her youngsters tliore to see the PresiiS.i)t's grieving father, for mer Ambassador Joseph P. Ken nedv. wfm is ailing and could I not attend ti if funeral. ton. The seven-mile drive through rush hour traffic took only 12 minutes. In his speech to Congress shaping up as one of the most important he will make as Chief Executive Johnson is expected to ur;e top priority ap;.-rovii of the civ: uhts v.d j .i.t -rc- Telephone Tl 4-8111 No. :r.IS Tritate Eternal Light Marks Grave Of President WASHINGTON HP1 - An "eternal flame" burned at the flower-blanketed grave of Jolin F. Kennedy today in lasting memorial to the assassinated 33th President of the United States. A while picket fence about two feet high surrounded an ar ea of about five yards on each side of the grave in Arlington .National Cemetery. Within the enclosure were piled scores of bouquets from other nations. The grave was filled in, the fence installed and tlie flowers placed several hours after Ken nedy's burial .Monday a simple sequel to the massive funeral tributes witnessed by national and world leaders. Military police guarding the grave were alerted to expect a brief visit from Mrs. Kennedy slvortly liefore midnight, offi cials said. There were reports that the former First Lady went to the grave for the sec ond time to add a single sprig of flowers to the lloral trtbutos covering the site, but this could not be confirmed immediately. Monday night, specially in stalled lights cast a blue hue over the lloral blanket while the gas-fed flame ignited by by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy in her husband's memory burned brightly behind. A military guard will be posted at the site around (lie clock for the next week. Mrs. Kennedy, who requested the flame as an everlasting symbol of lier husband's buoy ant spirit, lighted the lire at the conclusion of the impressive graveside services. Then she passed the torch she had used to her brothers-in-law, Atty. Gen. .Robert F. Kennedy and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, w ho ceremonially repeated I he process of igniting the memo rial flame. One such light burns at the tomb of France's unknown sol dier at the Arc de Triomphc in Paris. Another burns at Gettys burg. Pa., in memory of Civil War dead. Kennedy's grave, en a green slope of tlie military cemetery which serves as a national shrine to the honored dead, dominates a broad vi-ta of Washington. It faces directly .1011N !1T7CI.KAI,! KI.NNI.Iy t'rf-olcfit ci tiit tlnitft! ft.lf! Mv tv. KI7 NovrniU-r W, 1VM 'fc. Ni t!tf IrumtA t MHHHIlMI' If .!! i it ft i H Iw.v .. thill ill .11 I! we !4V.I ' fH - ". --...r ...ll.-,! wr MO t t.l a ,.i!ti'U.l !k hm.lin Cl UmI lsVi..lt -lMI-fV'1, 'rtic-t. tt'S I' rw i.!tct.l naiAbtM tlar i '!. ivt- e"" slix.ve .vm! w.i it-H-li . . . 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Veleran legislators were said to feel there would be no slack ening under the new President )( the drive for congressional approval of t.:e 'wo corner stones of I lie Kennedy program. Hut vhelfcer Johnson sould be Woiillnr LONG CANGff OUTLOOK Abov normal ttmpcriturta mil lour dart witn tMcjhi 44 to SI nd low to U. Rain in4.ea.td lata to night ana again about Saturday. across the Potomac River to ward the marble-pillared me morial to Abraham Lincoln as sassinated nearly a century ago. There, in the shadow of the onetime mansion of Robert E. Lee. came the 21-gun salute, the three volleys of musketry by the firing parly, and the sound of "Taps." As Mrs. Kennedy stepped from lier limousine, there was a sounding of "raffles and flourishes" followed by the Na tional Anthem. At that point, the bagpipe unit sounded its dirge and the casket was removed from the caisson and borne to the grave. As Mrs. Kennedy walked to ward tlie grave she lield to the hand of Robert Kennedy. They took their positions liefore the casket. Behind them ranged the oth er mourners. Early in the services 50 jet fighter planes swept over in a salute to the departed commander-in-chief. They were fol lowed by "Air Force One." the Jet transport that carried the President to Dallas and brought his body back after lie was killed by a sniper Friday. After a silent ceremonial by Irish guards flown from Ire land, came tlie final ceremonies the blessing of the grave and the prayers. Behind the grave, on a hill, cannon fired a 21-gun salute and riflemen their three volleys. Taps was sounded by Army Sgt. Keith Clark of Grand Ra pids, Mich. The flag was removed from the casket and handed In the widow. An overwhelming silence en veloped tlie throng of great and simple people who came to see Kennedy laid lo rest after the last rites of a funeral mass that broke the composure of his grieving widow. Daughter Caroline, who will lie fi years old Wednesday, also broke down in sobs after react ing as bravely as her mother lo their tragedy. There was added poignance when John Kennedy Jr., attending the funeral on his own third birthday, stood at the cathedral steps and saluted his father's coifin just as the sol diers all around were doing. t :ur tr mailt Lhii I it yr,ll AiiiiiiV H .Mnl VCrtf tttl. .itntt" i litH,r! tyr.nmy. iwvrrlv, ii. It 'In' M tn if' any more successful than his predecessor remained to be seen. "I think continuity without confusion has got lo be our password and has to he the key to our system," Johnson said Monday night in explaining his decision to appear before Con gress. Meets With leaders The Chief Executive meets first today with the world lead ers who remained after attend ing Kennedy's funeral, including Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan, British Prime Min ister Sir .Vec Douglas-Home and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. But from tlie domestic politic al standpoint, his most import ant meetings were lo come la ter in tlie day when lie confers with top aides and olficials about his speech before Con gress. The tenor of that speech probably was indicated in the new President's remarks lo a meeting of Die governors of 35 states Monday night. The governors were hastily assembled following the funeral for Die meeting at Johnson's former vice presidential offices. Many were halted at airports and summoned to hear the President's 30-minute appeal for bipartisan backing in the days of crisis following the assassin ation. The Chief Executive was re ported to have stressed his backing for federal programs to aid education in expressing gen eral support for Kennedy's leg islative goals. Ill Nations Pay Tribute UNITED NATIONS X.Y., i LTD The United Nations to day xistponed all other busi ness to levote the day to a final tribute to President Ken nedy. The General Assembly of 111 nations was convoked in solemn session this alteration, to eulo gize the (President who ad dressed it last on Sept. 20 with a challenge lo Russia to end the cold war and join the Unit ed States in "a contest of achievement" including a joint manned moon shot. Secretary General Than! and Assembly President Carlos sosa Rodriguez of Venezuela, who attended Ihe President's funeral in Washington Monday, were to lead the tribute. At least four former Assembly presidents and all of the world parlia ment's current officers were listed to speak. Pair Raps Boardman Bill PORTLAND IIPD - Two state representatives from north eastern Oregon declared today they will oppose the lloarilman Industrial Park legislation now awaiting action at Salem. Rep. Jack L. Smith, D-Con-don. and Rep. Clinton P. llaighl, D Baker, announced their deci sion in a statement at a press conference. Haight, who had gone home when the legislature recessed after the assassination of President Kennedy, did not attend tlie conference. "We want lo save Boardman f"r Oregon's tomorrow, not give it away for the sake of political " :'.' ft ' -? f X of the late Preiidont on one side and reverse side with hit name and datns death. J ?'!..- ' ,:' ' ' - wT "'V'..,. . pf , N y HEAVY BURDEN After a long, weary day, President Lyndon Johnson leaves his office in the Executive Offices Building in Washington Monday night at 10:41 for his homo. Note that the Chief Executive, seated in the back ' seat of his limousine, is wearing safety belt. UPI Telepnoto Johnson Meets odd Leaders WASHINGTON (LTD -President Johnson, meeting with a series of world leaders at the White House, conferred nearly an hour today with Soviet iPre mier Nikita Khriisliehev's top Kremlin lieutenant. Deputy Pre mier Anastas Mikoyan. Mikoyan, summarizing his talk with the new President, said: "We had a pleasant con versation. . .in which we touched upon mattei'9 of mutual inter est." The Soviet official, here as Khrushchev's representative at the Kennedy funeral, was asked if the possibility of a Johnson- Klirushchev summit meeting was dsscussed. Mikoyan replied: "We did not spccilieally discuss that subject but we are of the opinion that the policies of the United States and our couiilry on matters such as this remain as they were." However. Johnson, moving quickly to Jay Ihe groundwork for his foreign policy, arranged to meet with two allied leaders in the near future. At the lime of his assassina tion, the Late President John F. Kennedy had indicated no im- expediency today," the lawmak ers said. "These h i 1 1 s ask us to give the Boeing Company carte blanche in using to ils own complete advantage our state's finest remaining industrial site, under a lease which was held In bo unconstitutional in several clauses by the attorney general last Friday." Their announcement came aft er another Democrat, Senate Speaker Hen Musa of the Dalles came out in favor of the legislation to clear litle lo the land so Boeing would honor a 77-year lease signed July 1. a prayer on the of his birth and UPI Telephoto J- mediate plans lo meet with Khrushchev, although personal relations between the two seemed to be growing more cor dial. Pressed on the question of a summit conference, Mikoyan smilingly begged off with the comment: "I have to leave it to the discretion of Chair man Khrushchev." Tlie new President's first tan gible step was to arrange to confer formally next year with French President Charles de Gaulle and British Prime Min ister Sir Alec Douglas-Home. This was done in advance of Johnson's meetings later today with Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan and West German Chancellor Ludwig Er hard. Johnson Mid De Gaulle ar ranged Monday night to confer in Washington next year, pos sibly in February. At a White House meeling this morning, the President and Douglas-Home also agreed (o meet "early in tlie new year." The British leader said, how ever, no time or place for the get-together has been set. To me 77 years is a whale of a long lime," Smith said to day. 'It is not a Rood idea to tie up valuablo land for 77 years and tic up tlie tax base on that land, while at the same time giving Boeing a right lo sub lease that land and saying tliey must only occupy part of it." Smith represents Gilliam, Sherman, Wheeler, Umatilla and Moitow counties, tlie latter the site of tlie 100,000-acre pro ject, Haight represents Baker and Grant counties. "I have had to finally come to the realization that if I am to represent the people of East ern Oregon, I must take this po sition," Smith said. He emhasized that he does not believe termination of tlie Boeing agreement would be the end of industrial development at Boardman, nor would it ne cessarily mean tlie end of Boe ing's interest in tlie area. "I have nothing against Boe ing as long as they sign a lease at least as favorable to tlie state as lo themselves," he said. He predicted tlie state would not have any trouble finding ten ants for an industrial site as valuable as Boardman. He also contended that the lease with Boeing does not re quire that firm to do anything. "The plans of...Boeing...a r e nebulous beyond belief," the ttatemcnt said. It also brought up the threat of pollution of the Columbia Riv er and the air over tlie area. The statement said a Boeing witness before the Ways and Means Committee last week had admitted that fluorides and oth er chemicals would be dumped into the Columbia River. "Even worse, Oregon would have no remedy to combat pol lution," the two lawmakers con tinued "Any interference with the company's intended or de sired industrial use.. .of tlie wa terfront property...shalt consti tute a breach of the state's cov enant." Only a few hours before their (Continued on Page 4) r 1
