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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1963)
W reared Bead InShip Bismter GIBRALTAR (ITU-Radio reports said rescue ships today picked up about 900 survivors after (ire and explosions ripped through the Greek liner Lakonia cruising with 1036 persons aboard in the Atlantic 600 miles off the Moroccan coast. About 100 persons were feared dead in the disaster. Three of the passengers aboard were Americans, most of the rest were Britons. A broadcast by the coastal radio station at Santa Cruz de 100 bodies" in the water. He 500 miles off the coast of Mo rocco. Many of the sur.ivors were believed injured or suffering from exposure after hours spent in a mercifully calm sea await ing rescue. There was no confirmation from the British admiralty or the ship's owners of the Tene rife radio resce report. The 20.314-ton luxury liner was carrying 651 passengers and 385 crew members on a Christmas holiday cruise from England to the Portuguese is land of Madeira when fire broke out shortly before mid night. Tnc flames spread so quickly that all but a relative handful of those aboard abandoned ship quickly, cither by lifeboat or leaping into the water with life jackets. Reach Survivors Four small vessels, one of them an American freighter, were the first to reach the scene and plucked hundreds of survivors from the water. Early reports said the rescue ships probably would head for Casablanca, oil the Moroccan Atlantic Coast But the Argen tine ship Salta, reported to ha"e 300 survivors aboard, reportefl it was headed for Funchal, Ma deira, 16 hours sailing time away, and it was believed others might 6team for the same port. A ;. v Tenerife in the Canary Islands reported this afternoon that ap proximately 900 survivors had been rescued from the relative ly calm Atlantic waters and added that rescue operations were "practically at an end." The U.S. Air Force dispatched rescue planes from the Azores and Germany. An Air Force rescue spokesman at Ramstein, Germany, said one of the U.S. pilots reported sighting "about said the planes reported that all survivors appeared to have been picked up. "Our reports from the scene described the 100 or so bodies as lifeless." the Air Force spokesman said. "They said the bodies were in life jackets." The Canary Islands broadcast said the last person to leave the Lakonia was the Greek skipper of the luxury vessel, M. Zarbis. The ship was ablaze ,. ' ' .... . -; ' -f- (V ..'.MMj; .a".""" -r .-'"r ' i i. '- J STRICKEN SHIP The 20,314-ton Greek ship lakonia has been gutted by fire and has apparently been abandoned. Scene of the disaster is about 180 miles northeast of the island of Madeira. Reports from ths scene indicate that about 900 survivors have now been picked up by rescue vesssls, but that the death toll may still hit 100 or more. This is a file photo of the ship, formerly the Johan Van Oldenbarneveit. UPI Telephoto In The- Day's lews By FRANK JENKINS From London as this is writ ten: Secret reports reaching West ern governments from Moscow say there has been a sizable shift recently of Soviet army units from Central Russia toward the Communist Chinese border. Receipt of these reports has been acknowledged in Lon don and Paris by high officials of several important Atlantic pact powers. According to informed offi cials, Soviet troops are under stood to be heading toward the frontier of Red China's Sinkiang province. There's an ancient proverb to the effect that when thieves fall out honest men may hope to come into their own. not go so far as to hope that Red Russia and Red China go to war. History tells us that when nations of that size go to war to the knife and t h e knife to the hilt the rest of the world is pretty apt to get dragged in. In our general time, there have been two wars to prove it: World 'War I. World War II. We had nothing to do with the starting of either war but we got dragged into the fighting just the same. There's another proverb: HISTORY TENDS TO RE PEAT ITSELF. That also is worth remem bering. From Washington: Senate and House leaders hoped last night to work out a final foreign aid bill to lay on President Johnson's desk before they adjourn. The Senate yes terday went all the way with the President on foreign aid. It fought off every major at tempt to trim the nearly $3.3 billion bill which the President had warned could not be cut further without endangering U.S. security. Question: Why the strength of foreign aid in the congress despite its lack of popularity out in t h e hustings? This thought occurs: It's sometimes easier to keep the children quiet by giving them candy. Rut To most of us out in t h e sticks, who PAY THE TAXES, this further thought occurs: Thp more candy the children get. the more they WANT. There's plenty of evidence that it works the same way in the case of foreign aid. Salary Up For Tutors PORTLAND ' UPI 1 -The av erage annual salary (or Oregon teachers is $22 higher than it i was a year aco, the research department of the Oregon Edti- i cation Association announced today. A survey showed the state's , 13.M7 classroom teachers aver- . aged sfi.281 this jear, compared to H.019 in l'Ja. Average salaries for adminis- ' trators tuent up M20 from S8. 9.W to .m I The OEA a'.so reported that school systems aoVled 7M teach- ' er and 44 administrators to ( their staffs this year. It was a 4 per cent increase over last PORTUGAL ATLANTIC OCEAN Madeira z$ SPANISH Y S AHA R A jijsSy : MAURITANIA'S SCENE OF DISASTER The Greek passenger ship La konia is reported afire 180 miles north of Portuguese Madeira Island. Last reports indicate that as many as 100 persons may have been lost. Cross shows approximate location of the stricken vessel. Presidential Issue Undecided For GOP WASHINGTON UPI) - The Republican presidential outlook appeared more uncertain than ever today with the announce ment that Pennsylvania Gov. William W. Scranton may be come an active candidate for the nomination. Scranton disclosed in Harris burg, Pa., over the weekend that former President Dwight D. Eisenhower had urged him to run. The governor said he was giving the suggestion "deep thought" but was still dis inclined to become an active I candidate. Eisenhower recently suggest ed that Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. ambassador to Viet Nam, also deserved consideration. And Richard M. Nixon, the I960 Republican nominee, also has been a recent visitor to the former President's Gettysburg, Pa., office. GOP leaders believe that Ei senhower is cool toward Sen. Barry Goldwater. K-Ariz., al though he has pledged himself to support whoever is nominat ed by the Republicans next year. Goldwater In Front Goldwater. who is not a de clared candidate, is still far in front of the field in terms of potential delegate strength at the GOP convention. But Republican leaders have been quietly reappraising their prospects since the death of President Kennedy. Goldwater is judged to be a weaker can Stripper DALLAS UPI '-Police today seized a snub-nosed 25 - caliber automatic from the purse of a shapely red - haired stripper called to testify in behalf of her ex-boss. Jack Ruby, the self-appointed executioner of Lee Har vey Oswald. Stripper Karen Lynn Bennett, ho performed for Ruby at his Carousel Club, faced charges of carrying a concealed weapon. She was permitted to testify at the heavily guarded hearing be fore Criminal Dist. Court Judge Joe B. Brown. Dapper and well groomed. Ruby was seeking release on bail pending trial Feb. 3. There was a kiaded clip in the gun. but no shell in the chamber. The 52-year-old Ruby was whisked to the court from his sixth flnr,r cell tliree hours be fore the hearing as part of an elaborate security sstem to prevent anyone from dealing 1 him the fate he dealt Oswald. -A f 1 IS i ..... Ae 5r ALGIERS T Jr ALGERIA! MOROCCO, 4.FIGUIG a 1 1 la. - sr kl A SAHARA didate against President John son than he might have been against Kennedy. Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York is the only an nounced candidate. But few Re publicans can regard him as a likely winner of the nomination until and unless he defeats an other major candidate in a state primary. Since Kennedy's assassina tion, Republicans have looked toward Nixon and Scranton as the strongest potential rivals of Goldwater Nixon as a man close to the center of the GOP and Scranton as a representa tive of the liberal faction. Needs Massive Buildup Scranton is viewed as a sort of "Republican Kennedy," a youthful, handsome Ivy Leaguer, a millionaire with charm and tested appeal in a big industrial slate. Bui to make him a na tional figure, a massive buildup must start soon. The governor told newsmen that Eisenhower urged him Dec. 15 to consider becoming a can didate. "He said the national scene now was such that he felt that a number of persons thought I should be the candidate and he thought that I ought to give a good deal of thought to this matter." Scranton said. While sticking his toe in the water, the governor again de nied that he is a candidate and said he knew of no national or state movement to launch a campaign for him. Packs All visitors to the courtroom were searched. Tuo matrons plucked the gun from Mhs Bennett's purse at the main door to the court. As a prelude to the hearing, photographers took pictures of Ruby as lie smiled and joked. When the hearing started un der Dist. Criminal Judge Joe B. Brown, defense attorneys and District Attorney Henry Wade began arguments. Bob Jackson, photographer (or the Dallas Times Herald who took a dramatic photo of Ruby shooting Oswald on the morning of Nov. 24, was called as a witness. City police homicide Capt. Will Fritz was called lo testily about the transfer of Oswald from city to county jail, when Ruby had burst from a crowd of newsmen and shot him. A saw horse ane a dozen so lite blfukei te corridor aix courtroom. vei rcporfeo waar.oj se. ,l ooa,aol( badcs(Sere searchejl. Weal her Klamlltt Falls. Tultllkt nd Llkt vltw Incrtaiina cloudincH, chanc el rain or snaw, and gwtly Mvlhtrly winds through Tuttday. Lews tonight IMS. Hiqhs Tuesday 1M1. Hiqh yciltrdav 31 tew this morning n High year ago Jl Low year ago II Prtcip. past 24 hours .00 Sinct Jan. 1 10.04 Samo parlod tail year U.S4 Mourning Vigil Candle Service WASHINGTON UPI "...Let us here on this Christmas night determine that John Kennedy did not live or die in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that we may achieve in our time and for all time the ancient vision of peace on earth, good will toward all men." With these words, spoken Spiritual Shift Asked By Hatfield SALEM (UPH Gov. Mark Hatfield called for a change in emphasis today as he issued his annual Christmas message. The governor noted "over the years the emphasis of Christ mas has been more Santa and less Christ. The conception of America in nations abroad has become more a paternalistic rich uncle and less missionary zeal. It is not giveaway that should be the emphasis. It should be a matter of sharing sharing of gifts of sustenance, education, and spiritual being," he said. The message continued: "Last Christmas, Oregon had recently weathered a storm which wrought devastation and death to our people. For many, it was a time of thoughtful re flection a b o u t the destruction nature had dealt to us. This year we are again in an era of recovery from shock of deeper meaning. And we can benefit from some contemplation about the spirit of Christmas as it re lates to our nation and to us as individuals. "Christmas focuses our atten tion on God's great gift to the world. His was a life of sacri fice and salvation for others, love and compassion, brother hood and tolerance. His gospel was spread to the ends of the earth by those who followed His teachings and it has come down to us through the centuries of time. "It is for us the living to so live our lives in the example of Him who gave his life for us that the spirit of Christmas might be advanced to all the world in such a manner that we shall one day truly find "peace on earth good will toward men." Pistol To Ruby Photographers were cleared from the room before the hearing started, in accordance with Brown's ban on photo and television-radio coverage of the hearing. Six defense attorneys, includ ing the flamboyant Melvin Bel li, sought a writ of habeas cor pus to release Ruby pending a murder trial Feb. 3. They said lie needed psychiatric treat ment. Dist. Atty. Henry Wade said he would vigorously oppose bond on the ground that Ruby was charged with a capital punishment crime murder with malice. The pudgy, 52-year-old strip tease club owner is charged with the Nov. 24 slaying of Lee Harvey Oswald, suspected as sassin of President Kennedy. He dashed before national tele vision MffiUM and lired a sin fa l ilfflv muntiiied wm's fctV , .,. r-"N'Saftis3s,: arrive Price Ten Cents 10 Pages from the steps of the Lincoln Memoriat at dusk Sunday, President Johnson ended the nation's month of mourning (or President Kennedy. Flags all over (lie nation fly at full staff today for the first time since Kennedy was shot down in Dallas Nov. 22. The black banners that darkened the door of the White House arc gone. Thousands of candles, lighted in memory of the late Chief Executive, flickered in the win ter wind as Johnson evoked memories of Kennedy and of the martyred Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address. Lights Candle Standing bare-headed in the cold, Johnson lighted a candle from fire carried from the eter nal flamo that burns over the slain (President's grave across the 'Potomac in Arlington Na tional Cemetery. The flame was carried from the late President's grave across the river to the memori al where Johnson and a crowd of about 16,000 persons waited in freezing temperatures. . Johnson cupped bis hand around the tiny flame and gazed uat it intently, his deeply lined face somber. Twice a whipping wind extinguished the flame until Methodist Bishop John Wesley Lord, co-chairman of the Inter-Religious Commit tee on Race Relations which sp onsored the ceremony, shielded it with a sheet of pa per. Talk Was Brief The President handed his candle to an aide as thousands of other lights began to dot the twilight before the huge memo rial. I Johnson's talk was brief and rang with the phrases sounded at Gettysburg 100 years and one month ago. "We have been bent in sor row but not in purpose," he said. "We buried Abraham Lin coln and John Kennedy, but we JANTA'f HELPER FROM UNCIE ART, SHOPPING DAY TO CHRISTMAS Ruby's cell seven hours over the weekend. They were Dr. Walter Biombcrg of New York KrJ!" IftS". . f.4'uije (Wnjf CT.c7u. V.K f . ' ' I V '' 4 J: Mr.' HEARING HELD FOR RUBY Jack Ruby, accuied of murdering presidential sisaiiin Lea Harvey Oswald, left, eonfert with his ah'itl eitorney Molvin Belli during picture taking leiva n ourtroom at Dallas prior lo the court beina taflerflwto session. Ruby is in court for 1 1) bti .Koafiftc KLAMATH FALLS, OKK.GON, nds; Held did not bury their dreams or visions." "Thirty days and a few hours ago, John F. Kennedy, 33th President of the United States, died a martyr's death. The world will not forget what he did here. He will live on in our hearts which will be his shrine," the President said. Red Guards Welcoming Yule Visits BERLIN (UPU - Commu nist guards politely welcomed West Berlin Christmas visitors through the wall today but ap parently used their submarine guns on an East German refu gee to halt his flight West. West Berlin police reported hearing 10 bursts of subma chine gun fire and screams dur ing the fog-shrouded night at a point where tlie American sec tor touches East Germany. The incident marked the first holder "blood incident" since the Communists four days ago temporarily opened the wall for yulctide East Berlin visits by West IBerlincrs the first such visits since the wall went up in August, 1961. West Berlin police said they heard cries of "hall, halt" mix ing w ith the staccato gun blasts and the screams. They waited in the fog for a refugee to reach the Western side of the death strip. No one appeared. It happened a few hours be fore West Berliners, after a long wait, began moving through the wall crossing points. The East German guards smiled and said "welcome, welcome" and offered their arms to elder ly women making their way through the snowy walkways. About 1.300 other West Ber liners waited in cold and snow today for Christmas day passes to visit East Berlin. All through the night they stood in line in Hi -degree weather outside pass-issuing of fices wailing for the East Ger man Communist officials to come. Between 35.000 and 40.000 West ilierliners passed through into East Berlin in tlic first four days of the Communists' crack in the wall which ends Jan. 5. Hearing and iDr. Manfred S. Gultmach er, co-author of the book "Psy chiatry and Law." UPI Telephoto MONDAY, DKCKMUKK 23, l!Hi3 r- V'i 4. i O i '..Si : EMlB Ml ZLZZ1 CANDLELIGHT SERVICE President Johnson holds his candle, lit from the eternal flams at the grave of the late President John F. Kennedy, on its side to prevent it from going out du'rinq intnrfaith candlelight service Sunday. The service was held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and marked the final day of official mourning for the late Chief Executive. With the President are his wife, Lady Bird, and daughter, Lucy. UPI Telephoto Showdown Fight On Foreign WASHINGTON (UPI) - Irate Republicans balked Democratic efforts to win an immediate House test today on a foreign aid fight that has snarled up the adjournment of Congress for Christmas. They mustered enough votes to block consideration of the measure until Tuesday. House Democratic leaders needed a two-thirds vote of the House to waive a normal one day wailing period before con sideration of the Russian trade credit amendment involved in the $3 billion aid appropriation. On a mil call, they didn't quite get it. The vote was 202 for pro ceeding Unlay and 103 against it. President Johnson his plans for Christmas in Texas all but shelved today turned his full at tention to the showdown fight over foreign aid in the House. Evidence of the importance Johnson attaches lo the session ending battle was shown by the fact the While House arranged for a commercial jet piano to fly seven Democratic House memliers back to Washington. The President was on the tele phone much of Sunday and again today trying to drum up strength behind the administra tion's position on the foreign aid bill. A While House spokesman said a legislative ban on credit arrangements with the Soviet Union in the pending wheat deal could impair efforts to improve East-West relations. "We foci," the spokesman said, "that the Soviet Union would refuse to deal with the Unilcd States if it feels that it is the object of discrimination by law with respect to credit terms." He added: "We believe the wheat sale to the Soviet Union, if it materializes, will be In the national Interest; it will bring in needed gold and foreign ex change; it will reduce expen sive surpluses, storage charges, Interest paid by the taxpayers and benefit farmers and trad ers." If the deadlock continues into Tuesday, live President is ex pected to remain at the White House. He si ill hoped to be home, the LBJ Ranch at Slonc wall, Tex., for Christmas Eve. Johnson kept his appointment list relatively clear lo concen trate on the foreign aid battle in Congress. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said a schedule ol presidential callers might he set up later today. Changes Plant Sunday was a busy day for Telephone TU 4-8111 No. 7Mil 1 - , tan' ? Q5' .: - !?Vi';"-' W . 1st W 1 - l:a 'u t i in a i ? f Mid Question Ihc First Family. Johnson had hoped to fly lo Texas Sunday night, but pressures of the con gressional situation forced a change of plans. Starting early in the morning, the Chief Executive was on the telephone, seeking to generate support for the foreign aid bill in the House. He paused in his legislative endeavors to wor ship at St. John's Episcopal Church across Lafayette Square from the White House. Conferences with key Demo cratic lawmakers and White House staff members began during tho morning and contin ued throughout tho day. In the lute afternoon, the President, his wife, Lady Bird, who was observing her SIst birthday, and their 16-year-old daughter, Lucy, went to the Lin. coin Memorial for candlelight services marking the end of a month of mourning for the late President John F. Kennedy. Then they motored to the sub Kingsley Field Airman Drowns In Agency Lake A Kingsley Field Air Force sergeant drowned in Agency Lake Sunday despite a compan ion's attempt to save him from the icy waters. The body of Sgt. Jack Owens, 36-year-old father of four chil dren, was recovered Sunday af ternoon by a sheriff's detail us ing hooks. The sheriff's office said he fell overboard from a small boat and his heavy clothing appar ently dragged him down. Owens had been duck hunting with T.Sgt. Billy W. Kcllcy, Kel ley's 13-year-old son Bruce, and A. l.C. Charles Matthews. They were in a small boat powered by an outboard motor. A sheriff's report says Kclley was operating the boat and he swerved the craft sharply to avoid hitting some ice. The sudden change in course threw Owens from the craft, about three-quarters of a mile south of the mouth of Wood River. Matthews dove into about six feet of water In an effort to find Owens, but was unsuccessful. The tragedy occurred about 10 30 am. and the remaining occupants of the boat immedi ately put into shore and noti fied state police. A sherilf's detail t cowered the body at 12:48 p.m. after a Weather XTCNDED OUTLOOK Only light precipitation and brief showery periods Tuesday and again about Saturday. Temperatures to con tinue cool to mild, strong winds Tues day. , 9 R Kjajawmmio i,. y - i,v ,j ... t.ni liiatiisitaiiejait Raging urban home of Walter Jenkins, long-time associate and now special assistant to the Presi dent. There, with a small group of old friends and long-time staff members, Mrs. Johnson opened birthday gifts. Next item on the Sunday schedule was lighting the na tional Christmas tree in the el lipse just south of the White House grounds. The Johnsons arrived behind a heavy securi ty escort of motorcycle police and Secret Service agents in time to hear themselves salut ed by a Camp Fire Girl over na tionwide radio and television as "President and Mrs. Kennedy." They later sympathized with the young lady and told her the slip was entirely understanda ble. Before pushing a button light ing (lie 70-foot West Virginia red spruce Christmas tree, the President broadcast to the na tion a Christmas message. search of 48 minutes. Owens had been wearing heavy shoes, trousers and a shell vest. Funeral services are. pending at Ward's Klamath Funeral Home. Survivors in Klamath Falls In clude Owens' widow, Eula Mae, son, Steven, and daughters, Don na, Valerie and Barbera. Other survivors in Kirksville, Mo., are mother, Mrs. Sally Mulhis, brother, James Mathis, and sisters, Lorraine Epperson and Lois Wagner. Shooting Hours OREGON December 24 Opes Close 7:05 a.m. 4:40 p.m. CALIFORNIA December 21 Open Close 17:01 a.m. 4:37 p.m. o
