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By FRANK JENKINS
The news today?
It's an odd mixture.
Let's get our teeth into it.
In East Chicago, a barge
loaded with 12.000 barrels of
toluene sinks in the ship canal
that leads in from Lake Mich
igan. The barge went down by
the stern, with the bow stick
ing up. The toluene began to
pour out and spread over the
water.
What's toluene?
It's a blend of gasoline that
is used to increase the quality
of ordinary motor fuels. It is
also a component of TNT. As
the stuff spread over the water,
the whole canal became "like
dynamite," as one fireman put
it. The exposive condition
spread for three-quarters of a
mile.
Kor 14 hours, the people of
East Chicago lived in fear of a
holocaust that might have
dwarfed the big Chicago fire
that started when Mrs. O'Lea
ry's cow kicked over the lamp
baa: in 1871, 92 years ago. One
match could have done it.
How was it prevented?
Firemen poured FOAM on
the canal. Smoking was rigidly
banned. They finally got a hose
into the hold o! the barge and
pumped the toluene out into
waiting tank cars. Fourteen
hours alter the leak started, the
city's fire chief gave the ALL
CLEAR signal.
What a sigh of relief must
have gone up!
Down in Atlanta, they're hav
ing trouble with starlings.
What's a starling?
It's a black songbird with a
long sharp bill. It multiplies
very rapidly. II also has unsan
itary personal habits. It has a
reprehensible habit of roosting
on handsome public buildings
especially white ones. It is
quarrelsome, and with its long
sharp bill it drives other birds
away.
The starlings have been mess
ing up the handsome Georgia
state capitol building. So the
secretary of stale, Ben Fort
son, decided that something had
In be done about it. This was
his scheme: Every few min
utes, eight selected marksmen
lircd shotguns into the swarm
ing birds, killing thousands of
them.
The idea, the secretary of
state explains, was to SCARE
the birds not to kill them off.
How did it work?
Mr. Fortson says this morn
ing: .
"We might just as well have
put' out a sign reading NO
STARLINGS ALLOWED. Every
time we'd shoot one starling,
ten more would come in from
somewhere."
How did the starlings get lo
the U.S.A?
Well, back in 1890, some peo
ple who thought that New York
ought to look like London im
ported 60 of the birds from
England and turned them loose
in Central Park.
They've since spread all over
the country finally showing up
here in Oregon. In Portland,
they've soiled some handsome
buildings. Worse still, they have
a bad habit of roosting in com
v'miercial holly groves, where
'they mess up both the berry
clusters and the bright green
leaves.
In Eastern Oregon and Ida
ho, there are complaints that
they appear in huge flocks in
the feeding lots and consume a
lot of feed designed for the cat
lie. So far. no bitter complaints
about the starlings have come
from our own Southern Oregon.
Boat Sold
This boat owner used the
Herald and News Want ads.
giving an adequate descrip
tion and running the ad a
week. He received only one
call but it sold the boat and
got the cash.
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NA TO Partners Asked
To Carry Larger Load
PARIS UPD - The United
States called on its NATO part
ners today to carry more of the
Western defense burden and
warned failure to do so would
make the American Congress
and people "increasingly rest
less." Defense Secretary Robert S.
McNamara repeated President
Johnson's pledge that Ameri
can forces will remain in Eu
rope at their present strength
of about six Army divisions
even though they are draining
off American gold.
But he warned the European
members of the Atlantic Alli
ance tliey must bring their own
military forces up to the same
degree of strength as are the
Americans, which are main
tained on a ready-for-combat
basis.
McNamara addressed the
third session of a three - day
meeting of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO)
council.
Can Deter Attack
The NATO alliance. McNam
ara declared, has sufficient nu
clear forces to deter a Soviet
atomic attack. But Western
conventional or non-nuclear for
ces must be strengthened to
deal w ith possible limited Com
Exile Reports Seeing
Huge Rockets In Cuba
MIAMI 1UPI1-A Cuban re
fugee reported Monday he saw
a Russian convoy of trucks and
trailers transporting what ap
peared to be huge rockets on a
highway in Cuba.
Ignacio Bladeres, a 21-year-old
skin diver, said the "cylin
drical objects" aboard the ve
hicles were covered with can
vas but they "certainly must be
rockets . . . (andi really big
ones."
Bladeres, who fled the Com
munist island with three friends
was picked up by an American
Meaty Problem
Takes Study
LONDON (LTD Labor
parly Member of Parliament
Marcus Joe Lipton attacked
"this palsied government of
ours" Monday night when a
spokesman admitted it 1 0 0 k
the Agriculture Ministry sev
en years to complete a study
on how much meat should be
in a meat pie.
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LEARNING AGAIN Mrs. Marie Gray it a native of
Oregon, born Dec. 21, 1895. She it the victim of a
stroke, it bedridden and mutt learn lo tpeak again, al
ready hat learned a few wordt. She knows that Santa
hat gl f is in hit pack for her and that the gay old fellow,
who tells jokes while delivering package!, will be at the
Klamath Nurting Home Friday, Dec. 20. The 54 men and
women will be guettt of the Klamath Basin retidentt,
who have to generously contributed giftt again thit
year for Santa's pack. The Share Your Chrittmat Party it
tpontored by the Herald and Newt.
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deceives Support
munist military attacks in Ber
lin, or on the southern or north
ern flanks of NATO's front, he
insisted.
He indicated it is now up to
America's allies to make these
increases in non - nuclear
strength, to match the tremend
ous effort of the United States
since 1961.
McNamara said the picture
in the public mind of a West
hopelessly outnumbered and
outgunned by hordes of Com
munists and. consequently.
United Fund Total
Passes $126,1
The United Fund campaign
inched toward its goal today
and is approaching the total
raised last year in Klamath
County.
Latest figures show that $125,
450.89 has been raised 85.3
per cent of the goal of $148,311.
Last year's drive raised $127,
000. United Fund officials said the
current total has been raised
oil tanker when the refugees'
small boat sank about 15 miles
off the Florida coast. Fifty
three other refugees arrived
here from Cuba over the week
end. Several Cuban fishermen said
Soviet captains are in command
of a number of the more than
200 patrol boats in Premier Fi
del Castro's coastal navy.
"They have to use interpret
ers to give orders," said one
refugee, the captain of one of
two vessels which fled Cuba to
gether. "There are many Russians
still in Cuba, at least several
thousand, I would say," he said.
"There are also a lot of Chi
nese who are supposed to be
technicians.1'
Many of the refugees were
joulhs fleeing Castro's new
compulsory draft law for all
males between the ages of lfi
and 44.
They reported that house-to-house
surveys made it "virtual
ly impossible" lo avoid regis
tering for Ibe draft which, tliey
said, already has signed up
more than one million youths
and men.
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doomed to rely on immediate
resort to nuclear weapons for
every contingency, no matter
how limited in character, is
open to serious question.
In stressing this. McNamara
spoke up for the United States
policy of a "strategic pause"
in case of Soviet attack in the
West. The United States asserts
that such an attack should be
resisted at first by conventional
forces until it is clear whether
the Russians have launched all
out war.
w ith completion of 66 per cent
of the planned calls.
On a call-to-call comparison,
this year's campaign is running
10 per cent that of last year.
Kingsley Field, which has
completed its campaign and
turned in its money, still leads
the divisions with a total of $9,
361.84 133.7 per cent of its
$7,000 goal. .
Right behind Kingsley is the
Special Gifts division with $4,
803 111.7 per cent of its goal
of $4,300.
" Large Firms I jumped into
third spot Jast week with the
more than $16,000 donation from
Weyerhaeuser Timber Compa
ny and its employes. This divi
sion's total now stands at $38,
921.7295 per cent of its $41,
000 goal.
Other divisions, their current
totals and percentages of goals
are:
Education, $9,799.75, 89.1 per
cent: Pilot $30,131.78, 85.3 per
cent: Downtown I, $10.550 63,
81.2 per cent; Professional, $8.
473.70, 70.6 per cent: Large
Firms II, $3,942.73. 60.6 per
cent; County $3,932.75, 56.2 per
cent; Public Employes, $:),
362.44. 56 per cent: and Down
town II, $3,170.30, 52.8 per cent.
Chill Blasts
North Area
By United Press International
Temperatures dipped below
zero across the North again to
day and more snow blanketed
communities along the lee side
of the Great Lakes.
The mercury plunged to 16
bolow zero at Rome. N.Y., and
11 below at Lone Rock, Wis.
Snow fell during the night at
Syracuse, N.Y., adding to the
14 inches that fell Monday. As
much as a foot of new snow
was forecast in western New
York.
Three elderly men died of ap
parent heart attacks Monday
while shoveling snow in Syra
cuse. The hard freeze aggravated
the drought problem for Wil
mington, Ohio, where a six-inch
pipeline used (0 carry water
from a lake five miles 'run
town was frozen solid. Water
consumption has been re
stricted. Shooting Hours
OREGON
December 18
Open Close
7 p.m. 4:40 p.m.
CALIFORNIA
December 18
Open Close
7:00 a.m. 4:36 p.m.
KLAMATH FALLS. ORF.GON.
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ON DONNER, ON BLITZEN
come to Klamath rails Wednesday afternoon. The appearance it tpontored by the
Klamath Merchants Association and will feature Santa and hit reindeer on Main
Street between Fifth and Sixth ttreett from 4 to 9 p.m. The reindeer will be in pent
for children to pet them and Santa will talk to the youngttert about what they want
for Chrittmat.
Iron And Steel Cutbacks Ordered
To Bolster
MOSCOW (UPD Premier Ni
kila S. Khrushchev has ordered
a cutback in plans for the na
tion's iron and slccl industry to
provide funds for the buildup
in tlie chemical industry and
farming, economic experts said
today.
The Supreme Soviet today
continued its debate on the
budget and economic plan for
the next two years. The parlia
ment was expected lo adopt
both with only minor changes
Wednesday.
Khrushchev also provided for
a $660 million cut in military
Needy Family
Deadline Near
The deadline for referring
needy families to the Christmas
Center will be Wednesday, Dec.
18, at 5 p.m. in order to iermit
screening and other arrange
ments for their participation in
the Christmas Center cheer
program. The telephone num
ber Is TU 4-8829.
The Chrislmas Store, where
parents may go and purchase
toys and clothing for their chil
dren on the point system, will
be open Saturday, Dec. 21, and
Monday, Dec. 21.
Surprise
SALEM (UPI - Oregon's
disaster machinery was thrown
into action Monday night when
Gov. Mark Hatfield called an
unscheduled test alert.
While the operation was not
without flaws, most disaster
personnel were pleased with the
test.
Hatfield cancelled an engage
ment in Portland, and at 0:15
p.m. called his executive assis
tant, Warne Nunn, and ordered
the test alert.
The mythical problem as
sumed there had been an ex
plosion which split the Detroit
Dam, unleashing millions of gal-
TUESDAY. OKCEMHKR 17. 1963
(Pledge
Santa Claut with all hit
Russian Agriculture
spending to help finance the
seven-year crash program to
develop the chemical industry
and solve the chronic farm
shortages with chemical fertil
izers. Military Remains Strong
But he warned Monday night
that despite these projected cuts
and his policy of peaceful co
existence wilh the West, Soviet
East-West
For Berlin
BERLIN (UPD - West Bor
lin today signed an agreement
wilh Communist East Germany
to permit West Berliners to
cross through the Communist
wall for Christmas visits in
East Berlin.
A West Berlin government
spokesman a n n o u n ce d the
agreement after long negotia
tions with the Communists.
It will be the first time West
Berliners have been permitted
in the Communist half of their
city since the wall went up in
August, 1961.
Since that time, visits to East
Aert Tests States
Inns of water down the Santiam
Canyon.
Within 20 minutes Ihe new
radio communication syslem in
the basement of the Capitol
Building was in operation.
It was Ihe first test alert In
use the basement command
post since it was completed
several months ago.
Governor Supervises)
Hatfield personally supervised
the drill, and kept posing new
problems as h I team of disas
ter workers assembled.
Within an hour most of the
key personnel had assembled.
National Guard disaster teams
Telephone
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trappings (shown here) will
military forces will remain
strong. In a statement at a re
ception for Czech Communist
leaders, Khrushchev said:
"We are realists and we see
perfectly well that there exist
forces quite substantial . , .
which arc not adverse to
starting on the road of new
military adventures. That is
why we remain vigilant."
Sign Pact
Wall Truce
Berlin have been permitted
for residents of West Germany
and foreigners, but barred to
German residents in West Ber
lin. The West Berlin government
will issue passes for Hie visits,
restricted to relatives of East
Berliners.
The talks were stalled for
several dayc on Ihe issue of
recognition of the Communist
government. West Berlin nego
tiators did not want to conclude
any agreement that could foe
constituted as recognition that
the Communists are I lie legal
regime in Ihe Soviet zone.
in Dallas, Wondhurn, Salem and
Silverton had been alerted and
had received orders to assemble
at the Salem Armory.
Plans were marie to evacuate
people from low lying areas,
highways were blocked off, ar
rangements were made for food
for 25,000, and sleeping fur 12,
0O0 refugees.
State agencies, civil defense,
several county civil defense
units, and the American Red
Cross were mobilized.
There were flaws: Noliody
could find a map of Marlon
County, briefing procedures
were not organized, and there
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TU 4-8111 No. 7656
Johnson
World Delegates Hear
Talk By U.S. President
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.
(UPD President Johnson
pledged full support to the Unit
ed Nations today and offered
a new year vow to make world
peace, civil rights and human
welfare "not an illusion but a
reality."
Delegates of 113 nations stood
as the President entered to be
gin his first U.N. speech as
Chief Executive. Tliey stood
again and applauded for 42 sec
onds when lie ended his 15
minute address with a pledge
that:
"Any man and any nation
that seeks peace and hates
war and is willing to fight the
good fight against hunger and
disease and ignorance and mis
erywill find the United States
of America by their side, will
ing to w alk w ith them every step
of the way."
The delegates interrupted the
President only once, applauding
for 12 seconds when he said:
"And more than ever we sup
port the United Nations as the
best instrument yet devised to
promote the peace of the world
and the well being of mankind."
Only Communist Albania and
Cuba did not join in the ap
plause, although their delegates
participated in the two standing
tributes to the President.
Security Restrictions
The General Assembly Hall
was packed, even though the
puonc was oarrea unaer sccu.
rity restrictions even more se
vere than those in force when
Soviet iPremier Mkita Jvhrush
ehev and a company of world
leaders attended the 1960 ses
sion here.
The President arrived 20 min
ulcs early for his speech. Ho
was whisked from tlie airport
to the U. iN. headquarters in a
car on which the presidential
flag was not unfurled until it
left the midtown tunnel on Man
hattan. All traffic was stopped in the
vicinity of the United Nations IS
minutes before tlie presidential
parly arrived. Tlie street before
the glass-sided U. N. skyscrap
er was deserted, except for New
York police stationed every 15
feet.
Slow Path to Peace
The President departed from
his prepared text only once, in
serting a sentence saying:
Peace is a journey of a
thousand miles and it must be
taken ona step at a time."
Except for that, he made on
ly minor alterations in deliver
ing the speech.
"The United States wants
sanity, security, and peace for
all. and above all." Johnson
said in a speech prepared for
delivery lo the U.N. General
Assembly.
The 'President asked the dele
gates to carry that message
home to their countrymen from
a nation "sobered by tragedy,
united in sorrow, renewed in
spirit."
"We meet In a time of
mourning, but in a moment of
redcdicalion," Johnson said.
His nationally televised appear
ance was his first before the
United Nations since tlie assas
sination of John F. Kennedy
thrust him into the U.S. presi
dency on Nov. 22.
A .Safer World
Johnson said he was sure
Disaster
was lack of coordination be
tween some agencies.
Hatfield told the disaster
workers "there's been no ad
vance warning, you'll have to
improvise."
Public Utility Commissioner
Jonel C. Hill commented acid
ly: "It's 14 months since the
Columbus Day storm and wa
still don't have an Inventory of
emergency generators."
Drinking Water Needed
The need for an alternate
headquarters was revealed, as
was the lack of drinking water
for large masses of evacuees.
But in general most ot the
Wealher
IONO HANOI OUTLOOK
Cool alohn and mlkf dan t coa
tlnuo with throat of aomo MOW
Wadnoaday nlgnt and again Saturday.
Kennedy "would regard as his
best memorial the fact that in
his three years as President the
world became a little safer and
tlie way ahead a little bright
er." "To tlie protection and en
largement of this new hope for
peace, I pledge my country and
its government," Johnson de
clared. Over 2,500
Yule Tree
Tags Sold
Only seven shopping days re
main until Christmas for people
desiring to purchase permits
entitling them to cut their own
Christmas trees in tlie Winema
National Forest or lands admin
istered by the Klamath Forest
Protective Association.
For the convenience of the pub
lic, KFPA headquarters and the
Chcmult and Chiloquin Ranger
Districts will remain open
next weekend to sell permits. In
tlie Klamath Ranger District,
permits will be sold at district
headquarters in Klamath Falls
dafiy'during business hours and
at the scaling s'ation. near the
Rocky Point-Lake of the Woods
Junction, this weekend. The
sale of permits will continue
through Dec. 24 at KFPA and
in tlie Winema Forest
Reports from the national for
est and the association indicate
that more than 2,500 Christmas
tree permits have been sold dur
ing the past two weekends.
Paul Nichols, district warden
of KFPA, disclosed that nearly
2.000 permits have been sold per-
milting people to cut Christmas
trees in an area from Camp
Four to Parker Mountain. Per
mits are 50 cents each at KFPA
and $1 in the Winema National
Forest.
In the Winema, where this
year tlie privilege of cutting a
Christmas tree is being sold
for the first time, sales were
about normal compared with
other years.
Bud Twombly, ranger of the
Klamath District, reported that
350 permits had been sold in the
district during the past sev.
eral weeks, including 150 last
weekend. Twombly expected a
substantial increase in sales
for the coming weekend and
the few remaining days before
Christmas.
fANTA'f HELPER 5AY
SHOPPING DAYS
TO CHRISTMAS
Plans
disaster directors were sur
prised at bow well the test pro
ceeded. The telephone company set up
emergency circuits, and the em
ergency radio network was in
full operation throughout the
state within an hour ot the first
alert.
Four National Guard units to
taling 153 men, in uniforms and
full equipment, were convoyed
to Salem and assembled at the
armory at midnight.
Hatfield Inspected the troops,
then outlined the mythical dis
aster and the jobs they would
have performed.