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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1963)
iJjciti,G.iJ. In The- Day's iYews By FRANK JENKINS In Washington yesterday, President Johnson set as a goal for his administration a five mil lion increase in the number of jobs. Such an increase, he said, would bring the number of jobs available in the U.S.A. to a rec ord total of 75 million. Which is to say: The present population of the United States is somewhere in the neighborhood of 188 million, according to the experts. A To tal of 75 million jobs would mean an average of one job for each two and one half persons. Is that possible? There are two ways in which it might be done: 1. An economy in which peo ple will earn so much money that they will be able to pay practically any price (or what they want. 2. An economy in which prices will remain so low that people can afford to buy what they want. Question: Which is (he better way? Let's put it this way: It can be done either way. but it can't be done both ways at once. If prices go up every "i time w ages go up and w ages go up every time prices go up. there will be no change in the situation. Another modern problem: Portland is host this week to the 17th clinical meeting of the American Medical Association. At yesterday's session. Dr. Lee Fair, a professor of nuclear medicine at Houston. Texas, told his hearers that NOT bacteria or viruses but NOISE CON TROL may be the medical fron tier today. He added: "The air today is polluted as much by noise as by virus, bac teria, fall-out or dirt. If your nerves go jingle, jangle, jingle, the trouble may lie not in tired blood but in DECIBELIT1S, which means noise sickness." He went on to say: "And don't expect to find peace and quiet at home. Home Sweet Home may be noisier than a boiler factory. In fact, that may be the source of all your decibility. We have ordin ances to control noise on the city streets. Most ultra modern offices are noise-conditioned. "But back at the old home stead the soothing low of the cattle at evening has been re placed by the slosh, gurgle, thump and splash of the dish washer and the clothes washer and dryer, the roar of the vac uum cleaner and the high pitched snarl of the hair dryer to say nothing of the TV, the radio and the record player." He concluded: "Add them all together and you get a pandemonium louder than a 40-ton truck or a light twin-engined airplane louder than the law allows in many factories." "And- "N'oise can produce as great a hangover as alcohol. You don't hear many complaints about the alcohol, hut some, especially older people, reject cocktail par ties because they can't stand the noise." What a world! And it's getting noisier by the hour. RUNS FOR POST TOCCOA. Ga. VPV - Negro grocer Leroy Roberts. 64, op posed two white men today in an election to fill a vacancy on the city school beard. Roberts was believed to be the first Negro ever to seek public oflice here. hum rinilimi i i , I Aie; ywnj, ,.tfri?''g rm"j "r'-n Wri v,:,, ' - - i" t ' I - ;.' ! Si .:-, .N'I'I.It'TI'I !i'!l,WM'ii'v U " :? f ' ! Ij. . ' V - - v . ....... . t PARADE TROPHIES The three floats judged most outstanding in the Herald and News Christmas Parade will be rewarded with trophies and cash awards. The flrsa s)laae brass end walnut trophy at the top bears the names end themes of the swt&iSikes winners In the 1961 and 1962 parades, end the added second end third elate match, ing plaques et the bottom will be inscribed for the first time this year. Sponsored by churches in the Klamath Basin, the caravan of colorful floats will follow e route dowj fvtojn Street beginning et 2 p.m. Weather Klamatn Fain. Tuklakt ar laka vnm Variable cbMpdiMU tnrwrsh Fri day. Lima changa in tamparatura. Laws tonisM IS la M. High an Satur day 45 ta St. L19M winds. Minn vaslarday 42 Low Hilt morning It High yaar ago 4 Law yaar aga lr Pracia. last 24 hours .aa Sinca Jan. 1 a.ts Sam period last yaar H.4r ft h V I FREE AGAIN U.S. Army Col. James K. Chenault and wife, Ruth, leave for U.S. embassy In Caracas, Venezuela, early today after Chenault was released by pre Castro terrorists. The terrorists group kidnaped him eight days ago as a propaganda stunt in its unsuccessful bid to disrupt Venezuelan elections. He was released un harmed early this morning. UPI Telephoto Blue Ribbon Panel Begins Assassination Investigation WASHINGTON (UPD-A blue ribbon commission to investi gate the Kennedy assassination held its first formal meeting today. A lop Justice Department official and a shorthand stenog rapher were the only outsiders present. As the organizational meeting began behind closed doors. Dep uty Atty. Gen. Nicholas Katzen bach was on hand along with the seven commission members named by President Johnson to United Fund Total Reaches $105,082 All II United Fund divisions have collected more than 50 per cent of their goals and the total campaign stands at the 70.8 per cent mark of the goal of $148,311. Current figures show that $105,082.39 has been collected to date. More than $5,000 of the total was turned in at this week's re port meeting. United Fund officials said the biggest contribution yet to come will be from Weyerhaeuser Tim ber Company and its employes. Last year, the firm and em ployes contributed about $15,000. Contributions to the United Fund this year are running about 11 per cent above those of last year, based on a com parison of completed calls. But United Fund officials have es timated that an increase of 16 8 per cent w ill be needed to reach the goal. Kingsley Field continues to lead all divisions in collections with a total of $9,361.84 133.7 Price Ten Cents 28 Pag conduct the special inquiry. A spokesman for the group told newsmen that none of the members of the panel had any statement before lite meeting began and there was little like lihood any would be forthcom ing after the session. The commission, headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, is expected to proceed carefully in its investigation, partly be "caiise Jack Ruby, Dallas night club owner who shot to death per cent of the goal of $7,000. The only other division over the 100 per cent mark is Spe cial Gifts with $4,645.50108 per cent of the goal of $4,300. The largest percentage in crease this week has been turned in by the downtown I division, which rose from 51.5 per cent of its $13,000 goal last week to 64 per cent this week. The division total now stands at $8,320.18. Another large jump was made by the Downtown II div isionfrom 39.1 per cent last week to 50 per cent this week. Downtown II has now collected $2,977.50. Its goal is $6,000. Other divisions, their totals and percentages of goals f o 1 low: Education, $9,799.75, 89.1 per cent; Pilot, $30,131.78, 85.3 per 684 per cent; Large Firms II $3.942 73. 60.7 per cent: Public Employes. $3,362.44, 56 per cent; County, $3,639.23. 52 per cent: and Large Firms I $20,690.72 50.5 per cent. """"1 wpy m i i ap i rTTfimyii iiwrww aT.-.V' . : . ; .,1- , ! the accused assassin, Lee Har vey Oswald, faces trial on mur der charges. No full report to the Presi dent is expected to emerge in the immediate future although a commission spokesman said that statements by the commis sion might be issued "from time to time" through the Su preme Court press f fice. Johnson instructed ihe com mission "to satisfy itself that the truth is known as far as It can be discovered, and to re port its findings and conclusions to him, to the American people, and to the world." Included in the commission's mandate was an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Ihe murder, 48 hours after Ken nedy was killed, of Lee Harvey Oswald, his alleged assassin. Johnson ordered all federal agencies and departments to co operate with tlie commission's investigation. Sen. Kenneth B. Keating, R-N.Y., acted Wednes day to secure a congressional grant of subpoena powers for the panel also. Keating said his proposal was modeled on the law which gave similar powers to the s p e c i a 1 commission named by Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt to investigate Ihe Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Har bor. High Laos Official Murdered VIENTIANE. Laos tUPP Col. Leuang, chief intelligence officer for neutralist Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma, was assassinated today by unknown killers near ls home here. He was the filth Laotian official lo die of assassin's bullets this year. Tlie assassins pumped 18 bul lets into Lcuang's body. Dressed in khaki uniforms, they cscaied in two unmarked jeeps. Iuang, father of nine chil dren, was cWef of the deuxieme i second i bureau of the intelli gence service of Ihe Iaotian neutralist faction and reported directly lo Premier Souvanna. Neutralist Gen. Amkha termed the assassination a "well organized plot." He told a news conference that he knew of no personal or political mo tives for Ihe slaying. He also promised a tightening of secu rity regulations in Vientiane. From witnesses who reached the scene in lime In see the as sassins flee, police pieced to gether thif account : Leuang was riding home shortly after midnight ween a jeep cut in front of his car, forcing him lo stop. Another jeep then pulled alongside of the car. and gunmen in both jeeji opened fire. KLAMATH FALLS OREGON', THl'HSDAY, DKCEMBKR 5, 13 CARACAS (UPI'-A US. Ar my colonel was released un harmed today eight days after he was kidnaped by terrorists. "It's a great feeling to be free again," said Col, James K. Chenault alter he was re leased. Chenault, 45, a native of Sherman. Tex., and a World War II i anti-tank combat offi cer, met newsmen at the U.S. Embassy a few hours after his release at 6 a.m. lie had been kidnaped from the doorstep of his home by four heavily armed pro-Castro members of the un derground Armed Forces for National Liberation lFA-L.Ni. The officer read a brief written statement and then an swered questions. He wore a neatly pressed Army dress uni form with three rows of rib bons. "I was held in some section of Caracas which 1 cannot identify other than Ihe fact it seemed lo be heavily populat ed," he said. "I was guarded continually but received rea sonally good treatment consider ing the circumstances." Chenault, deputy command ing officer of the U.S. military mission here, was kidnaped as a "propaganda gesture" by the FALM after his young captors had overpowered a Venezuelan army private acting as his driver. Chenault said his kidnapers tried to get him to read books on communism but that he re fused. He replied "no com ment" when asked if he had tried to escape while being held. Chenauit's release by his cap tors was carried out without fanfare. Earlier, anonymous tel ephone callers had warned he was considered a "prisoner of war." After his release Chenault took a taxi, to his two-story lr borne in the eastern end of the city. He was.vearin his uniform shirt and trousers when he reached home. Maj. Joseph C. Elevens of Ihe military mission said Chenault was in good shape. About the same time that Chenault was released, it was announced that Juan de Dios Concado, self-styled "supreme commander" of the FALN ter rorist organization, was cap tured by government forces Wednesday night. R was not certain whether there was any connection be tween the capture of Moncaclo and the release of Chenault. After breakfasting at home, Chenault wenl with his wife to the U.S. Embassy. They both looked serious but happy as they left their home for the 10 minute drive to the embassy. Blevens, who rushed to the Chenault home when word was received of the colonel's re lease, said Mrs. Chenault was "overjoyed simply overcome with joy-' First word of his release came from Mrs. Chenault, who telephoned U.S. Ambassador C. Allan Stewart minutes after her husband arrived home. Though the elder Chenaulls were grim, but obviously re lieved that the ordeal had end ed, their daughter Sandy. 20, oldest of their three children, ran from the home of one neighbor to another announcing tlie release of her father. Venezuelan investigators ques tioned Chenault while he ale breakfast and he was sched uled to make 8 full report to Ambassador Stewart. Chenault was kidnaped a week ago Wednesday at 7 a.m. as he left his home to drive to Civil Rights Action WASHINf'TOV U.TI Two powerful House lenders indicat ed willingness today lo spur ac tion on the administration's stalled civil rights bill but not until January. Republican House IjcmUt Charles A. Hallcck made an outright pledge to President Johnson In work for passage of the legislation. (hairmi.n Howard W. Smith of Ihe Rules Committee an nounced that his group would begin hearings on (he measure he opposes "reasonably soon in January." The President and Halleck discussed the situation at an un scheduled early morning meet ing at the White House. The In diana ttcpublican said he had tlie U.S. military mission, sit uated at the Cone jo Rlancn army base on tlie outskirts of Caracas, one of Venezuela's largest. Four armed men previously had overpowered Chenauit's Venezuelan army chauffeur and liad been waiting about five minutes to surprise him as lie appeared. He was hutlcd into a waiting 1962 white Chevrolet and driven away so quickly thirt his wile, who had accom panied him to the door, was not even aware of what happened. Texas Chief Checks Out Of Hospital DALLAS (UPI I Texas Gov. John B. Connally checked out of Parkland Memorial Hospital today and prepared lo fly home to Austin, his bullet-shattered wrist in a cast, but well on the way to recovery from the sni per bullet that liit him ns he rode with President Kennedy. Connally said goodbye to 200 doctors, nurses and technicians in the cafeteria of the hospital, where Kennedy died Nov. 22. "I'm ready to go," Connally, 46, said. "I owe my life to you at Parkland Hospital. I'm sorry to have met you under these circumstances." He said he was looking for ward to returning and renewing his friendship with them in happier limes. The dying Kennedy and gravely wounded governor were wheeled into emergency rooms at Parkland shortly before 2 p.m EST Nov. 22. '" The President died of two bul. let" wounds. One bullet ' had passed completely through Con nally. shattered ribs, cut a lung, broke his right wrist and lodged in his right thigh. Sur geons .saved him in a 41 j-hour operation. Connally was wheeled out of the hospital, the cast on his right wrist resting on a pillow and a black sling around his neck. He got out of the chair on his own power and into an auto mobile that took him to the air port. Connally said it will be "some lime" before he is hack in his office, and "I won't be back this month." Connally said his wrist would have to be in a cast for 90 days and it will be six months before he will know whether he will have full use of his arm. It was broken twice by the bul let and Connally said its mend ing "will be a long rough thing." Shooting Hours OREGON December 6 Open Close 6:4.) a.m. i:M p.m. CALIFORNIA December 8 Open Close 8:47 a.m. 4:X'i p.m. promised the President he could count on I lie supiort of all five GOP members of Smith's committee in clearing the bill to the floor. Hut Halleck also predicted tliat the earliest that House pas sage could be expected would be in January. He acknowl edged that Johnson would like to sec action sooner but as a "realist." tlie President recog nized that nothing probably could be done until alter tlie new session begins. Smith, a leader of tlie South ern bloc, made no mention of how long he would let the Rules Committee hearings run. Smith's proxsal lo conduct hearings by his House Rules Commute was the first time Telephone 'S :' -rvt ' .'kj v.y z.jsrz-m l-l vJ I' NEW SIGNS A Farm Bureau membership drive in recognition of Oregon Farm Bureau Week, Dec. 2-7, was kicked off Wednesday, Dec. 4, with a breakfast at the Farm Bureau Hall at Mr. Laki. The meal was planned, cooked and served by the men. Leland Cheyne was chairman. Following breakfast, the group divided into teams and visited friends end neighbors to inform them of what the Farm Bureau means to all persons engaged in agriculture. Every member is eligible for a safety sign bearing "Stop" on one side and Farm Bureau Member on the opposite to be placed in the ranch driveway. Left to right are members who helped: Jim Enman, Henley Center treasurer; Percy Dixon, charter member; Jack O'Connor, Henley Center chairman, and Wilbur Harnsberger, Klamath County president. Committee Working On Tax Cut Bill Hay Get Early Peek At New Budget WASHINGTON (UPD Presi dent Johnson may Rive the Sen ate Finance Committee on ad vance peek aHlis budget pro posals to help expedite action on Ihe priority tax cut bill. The 17-member committee is moving toward the end of its long public hearings on the President Series Of WASHINGTON (UPI) -A Ne gro leader said today after meet ing with President Johnson that church sit-ins might be the next course of antidiscrimination demonstrations if a Senate fili buster occurs over civil rights legislation. A. Philip Randolph, fifth Ne gro leader to be invited to the White House to see Johnson in less than a week, told news men of possible "people's edu cation filibusters" in churches, with round-the-clock meetings, in event a talkathon stalled the legislation. Johnson breakfasted earlier with House Republican Leader Charles A. Hallcck who predict ed House passage of the civil rights bill next month. This was the second successive day that Johnson had held a secretive session with a Itcpublcan con gressional leader and got a pledge of help toward passage of the rights bill. In addition In civil rights, the Chief Executive concentrated on a broad spectrum of prob lems both national and inter national. At 3 p.m. F.ST, he presides Likely the veteran Virginia Democrat had given any sign of willing- Wild West In England BRISTOL, England IUPH John Wakesman, 24, and Dud ley White, 22, were fined t224 Wednesday for firing flaming metal arrows into the sides of passing trains and buses. "It reminds one." said an attorney, "of hoslile Indians on the plains of Colorado, with attacks on wagon trains and Ihe defenses of General Cus ter and Colonel Cody." TU 4-JUll No. 7646 V s.' mm House-passed bill providing the biggest tax cut in history a net $11 billion reduction over two years. ' Including, today, 22 more wit nesses remained to be heard. Public hearings are expected to end next Monday. Then the committee plans executive ses- Continues Meetings for the first time as President at a meeting of the National Security Council. It has been arranged that Sicakcr John W. McCormack, D-Mass., next in line of succession to the presi dency, attend council meetings and other top-drawer sessions on national security to keep him informed in case of an emergency. Johnson was also scheduled to meet with Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, chairman of Ihe Joint Chiefs of Staff, for further dis cussion of defense matters at 4 p.m. The President also had an ap pointment listed with Anthony J. Cclcbrczzc, secretary of health, education and welfare, at 5 p.m. The meeting was an other in a daily scries with in dividual cabinet members de signed to familiarize Johnson with I heir operations and 'to give him a chance to spell out lo them his views. Johnson saw Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman Wednesday. The Randolph meeting marked Johnson's fourth with a prominent Negro leader in as many days and his filth since Inst Friday, But Not ness to start Ihe bill on the way lo House action. Tlie bill, designed to elimi nate racial discrimination in voting, education,. employment, public accommodations and the use of public funds, has been before Smith's committee for two weeks. In an effort to get things moving, House Democratic leaders, with the backing of President Johnson, put Into mo tion machinery to bypasa the Rules Committee and push the bill to the floor early In January. While this move via a dis charge petition appeared to lack any significant prospects of success, It apparently caused Smith to arrange hearings. Weather LONO HANOI OUTLOOK Wttathtr Mtttms trt ctanglnf stow, ty and MM causa an icr in cloud tnou and a Knc of sfcowtrt Satur day r Sunday. Tamparaturtt will continu mild wifti n hot or cold ax-Iramak ions to start Voting on some 25 to 30 pending amendments. : A key element to early action or tlie bill next year will be Johnson's spending proposals, which he must send to Con gress in his budget message by Jan. 18. The new Chief Executive is committed, as was the late President Kennedy, to hold down government spending, thus enhancing chances for pas sage of tlie becalmed tax cut measure. Several members of tlie tax- writing committee said private ly tlicy expect Johnson to let tlie panel know well in advance of tlie Jan. 18 date what .his spending plans will be. If given advance assurances of govern-, ment economy, the conscrva-' tive bloc on Uie committee would find it easier to support tax reduction. Bill Signed By Hatfield SALEM fUPI) -The bill to shift ownership of the proposed ino.OOO-acre Boardman space age industrial park to the Veter ans Affairs Department, and clear the last hurdle to Boeing Company's lease of the area, was signed today by Gov. Mark Hatfield. Press secretary Travis Cross said the governor signed tlie bill shortly after 9 a.m. There was no special ceremony. The measure was rushed through the special session of Ihe legislature, and given final approval late Monday just be fore the lawmakers adjourned. Hatfield made no comment about the measure at the time he signed it. this Year In a statement issued by his office. Smith pointed out that he received tlie final section of the House Judiciary Committee re port on tlie bill only Wednes day. This was taken as an an swer to charges that the Rules Committee was blocking the bill. It was not known immediate ly whether Smith's offer to start hearings in January, after Congress returns for its second session, would be acceptable to House ie.iders and civil rights supporters. The effort to bypass Smith's committee is scheduled to shift into high gear Monday when civil right supporters have an nounced they will seek signa tures for a discharge petition. I
