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Newspaper Page TextCHRISTMAS DECORATING - These are some of the erected by residents. At left, an unusual outdoor Nativity residence, 3803 Shasta Way. Center view is a grouping Finns) In The- Day's lews By FRANK JENKINS As this is w ritten, 22 m e n have just walked into a court room in Germany to stand trial (or the killing of countless thousands of Jewish people in the concentration camps at Auschwitz some decades ago. ago. The chaises against these men include the killing of roomsful of screaming children, the burning alive of mothers with babies and the strangula tion of prisoners by such grisly methods as putting a stick across their necks and standing on it until the victims suffo cated. The prosecution hopes to prove that these were the men who turned the gas into the chambers where the victims were to be incinerated and who selected from the river of in coming Jews those who were to work as slaves and those who were to die immediately! It's a grim story. The only excuse for re-telling it after all these years is to point out what can happen when too much power is placed in the hands of the wrong kind of men. In this case, too much pow er was placed in the hands of a former house painter named Hitler. This further thought: Hitler played upon PREJU DICE. Men who do that are danger ous. Business note in the news: Sweeping transcontinental air line fare reductions were ap proved yesterday by the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washing ton, D.C. Acting on a petition of American Airlines, the Board voted to authorize a cut in first class fares on trips of 700 miles or more and to extend the "family plan" 25 per cent dis count to coach and other types of fares. Under the new fares, effec tive on American Airlines on Jan. 15. the price of a first class ticket from San Francis co to New York w ill be c u t from $186.90 to $100 90. Why the cut? The answer is simple. The objective is to GET MORE BUSINESS by reducing the price. If the planes can be kept full by means of the price reduction, more profit can be realized at the new lower price than at the old higher price. That brings us around to au tomation. Most economists agree that the ability of human beings to consume is limited only by their ability to buy what they want. So If automation can be used to bring down prices, so that what people earn will BUY MORE, we ll be able to CONSUME more and the factories will he kept humming to supply the demand thus, perhaps. PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT FOR EVERY BODY. At least, that's the theory. It doesn't sound too unreason able. Statue Left Nude Again HEMEI. HEMPSTEAD. Eng lafld 'I PI A controversial f g leaf, ordered placed on ' ro Imt-t statue of a naked .; (5 rn Borrow by city .';tv t WW timdt) Hurdle CDeairedl Weather Klamath Falls, Tultlikt and lake view Increasing cloudiness, cftanee ol rain or snow, and ously southerly winds through Christmas Day. Lows tonight 30 to U. High yesterday 41 Low this morning 10 High year ago 2f Low year ago 13 precip. past 24 hours .00 Since Jan. 1 10. M - Same period last year u.m Cold Paralyzes East And Dixie Rv United Press International I A massive storm churned up tlie New England coast today, spraying highways w ith ice and dumping new snow inland across New York State and Pennsylvania. The Southland, still shivering at the thought of its first white Christmas in years, struggled to clear snow-clogged roads and remove ice from airport run ways. Temperatures fell to record lows across Dixie. Tennessee became the nation's ice box with an all-time low of 1.3 degrees below zero hecorded at Memphis. December records were set with a 1 below read ing at Little Rock, Ark., and a 3 above mark at Fort Smith, Ark. Mobile. Ala., on the Gulf Coast, recorded a 19-degiee reading and the hard freeze ex tended southward into the lush farm belt of the Rio Grande in Texas. The storm which dumped heavy snow across the South Monday churned up the North Atlantic Coast today sideswip ing the shore with gusty winds and choppy seas. Small craft warnings were Entries Due For Lighting Early response has been good for the annual Christmas Light ing Contest, sponsored by the Klamath Jaycoes. chairman Ron Smith reported today. Smith said about 25 entries have leen received thus far. Persons with lighted displays have until Friday noon to en ter the contest. First and second place, tro phies will he awarded in five categories. Trophies are being provided by 'Pacific Power and Light Co. Awards will he given for the OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK Annual Junior Chamber ! Christmas Lighting Contest , I would like to make this Klamath Falls' Brightest I Christmas. Please enter me in this year's Christmas j Lighting Contest. ' NAME j ADDRESS I CHECK ONE: LAWN ROOF WINDOW andor PORCH FALCON HEIGHTS CHURCH First and Second Place Trophy awards courtesy Pacific j Power & Light Co. MAIL or TAKE ENTRY TO: Klamaih Celine Cham ber of Cawswrts, 13 Main Mrevt, Rfca- fraMs, or Klforwit-fr Jrpctei, Ewe 4&T. isdif itft&Sim for judvWj t&ti. J?, 1883., J ' J n o . . s if, , - r views of Christmas scenes scene at the Emit Schiesel of figures at the Sy Roda. . -- Price Ten Cents 24 Page displayed from Eastport, Maine, south to Florida. Five inches of snow clogged streets and roads in the 'Boston area in six hours today and lesser amounts spread inland. The Weather 'Bureau said con ditions would gradually improve during the day as the storm swings up into Newfoundland. The bureau also said most of the nation would have "fair and seasonably cold weather" on Christmas Day. Precipitation will be limited to the northeast ern and northwestern fringes of the country and scattered snow flurries are likely from the Great Lakes area eastward into the Appalachians. Tlie storm dumped up to 16 inches of snow in parts of Vir ginia Monday. It left 6 to 8 inch es of snow across southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey before changing to freezing rain. Driving was still hazardous today through most of the snow and ice belt spawned through the Southland by the storm. 'Roads were clogged from Ar kansas to New Y'ork stale. In other weather news: The speed limit on turnpikes across the East was reduced to 35 miles an hour. By Friday Contest first and second best displays on lawns, roofs and windows or porches, plus separate spe cial categories for Falcon Heights and churches. Judges will visit the displays Friday night and select the win ners. The winning entries will be announced Saturday morn ing. Smith said. To be included in the judging, residents must submit an entry form by noon Friday to t h e Jaycees. Box 407, or leave at the Klamath Chamber of Com merce. 323 JIain. An oflicial entry form is printed below. Icowski residence, 1515 Eldorado, and at far right, a manqer scene at the home of Lorna Groves, 1434 Lalceview. About 25 entries have been received thus far in the Jaycees Christmas Lighting Program. Entries are being taken until noon Friday with KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON, Suit Names Crabtree And Britton Sheriff Murray "Red'' Britton and District Attorney Dale Crabtree have been named in a $27,500 civil suit filed in fed eral court in Portland. The suit was filed by Mrs. Lola Harrington of Klamath Falls in behalf of her son, Os borne L. Gallagher, 10, w h o, the complaint charges, was de tained in the county jail for 105 days without legal right, with out being charged and without due process of law. Upon the filing of a writ of habeas corpus by Gallagher's attorney June 7, Klamath Coun ty Circuit Judge Donald A. W. Piper ordered the youth re leased from jail after finding that county authorities had act ed illegally in holding him in custody since Feb. 21, the suit said. Also named in the suit were Crabtree's special investigator, John Weber, and Alvie Young blood, a deputy sheriff. Gallagher was among a num ber of youths who were appre hended at a drinking party in Fort Klamath Feb. 21 and lat er transferred to Klamath Falls, where they were interrogated by law enforcement officers. All of the youths were re leased immediately except Gallagher, who was detained in the county jail until his release by Judge Piper on the writ of habeas corpus. Before the hear ing, Sheriff Britton and District Attorney Crabtree released w rit ten statements to Judge Piper relating to the Gallagher mat ter. The sheriff stated that Galla gher had been held in jail to await disposition by the dis trict attorney's office on a charge of violation of probation. (Gallagher received a six-month suspended sentence in district court last Dec. 24 after his ar rest on a charge of minor in possession of alcohol. I The district attorney informed the court that he had been un aware that Gallagher was in jail. Crabtree said that the sheriff had not advised h i m that Gallagher had been incar cerated, and. further, that he had no knowledge of any charge filed against the youth. Shooting Hours OREGON Decemher 25 Open Clone 7:04 a.m. . 4:40 p.m. CALIFORNIA DfrmbT Opra Clow :W i.m. 4:M p.m. u Long Foreign TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 13 i imiiarWiif ttfiialWirWi BIG NIGHT AHEAD Yes, there it a Santa Claus at leasf at far as the Air Force Is concerned. Santa is shown here being picked up on radar a; he streaks southward in preparation for his around the world journey tonight. Me is under the surveillance of the joint U.S. -Canadian North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Smil ing and waving, the jolly old man is tracked on radar consoles of the 30th NORAD re gion combat center at Truax Field, Madison, Wis. UPI Telephoto Passengers From Stricken Ship Rap Crews' Actions During Fire FUN'CHAL, Madeira UPI -Three rescue ships brought 533 survivors from the Lakonia dis aster to Funchal today. Some of the surviving passengers im mediately criticized the actions of the crew after fire broke out aboard the Greek cruise liner 180 miles to the northeast. "The crew was no help at all." one woman, who was not immediately identified, said aft er leaving one of the rescue ships. "We had to look after ourselves, getting into lifeboats. There were no ladders, and we had to get off as best we could." In London, the Greek line is sued an official statement which said no reports had yet been received aimtit the fire. Sy Lifeboat. Checked "We cannot comment on Is olated incidents," the statement i said, "and can only say that the lifeboats were definitely properly equipped and all had been checked during the refit period before sailing." Other passengers said the ire. which broke out Sunday night aboard the 20.314-ton lin er, turned everything into "chaos." "One of us had to jump into the water." another passenger said. "Everyone was yelling and asking for ladders but the ladders idn t appear. The company alo said it katt received rrportj that 921 iV scngers and crew members he been rescued. The vessel car- Telephone TU 4811! No. 7fili2 ried a total of 1,036 passengers and crew. A British plane today report ed sighting 10 more bodies in the waters around the burning Lakonia, reducing the number of passengers and crewmen dead or unaccounted or lo 105. Tlie abandoned Lakonia, listing and in danger of further explosion, drifted ISO miles northeast of these Portuguese islands while the rescue effort continued. At first light this morning, U.S. Air Force pilots reported no sign of life aboard the ship or the waters around it. Madeira was to have been the a m A salute to the first baby In be born in a local hospital in 1!4 is being prepared by the Herald and News and local business firms. Each year, the stork race develops inlo an interesting and oltcnlimes exciting race. To the parents of the first baby horn in a local hospital after midnight. Dec. 3l", will gt a Ung y, .1 pVki. PisaiHl olficials will verify II lime of birth, and in case of a tie, the commiltce in charge judging Friday night. Judges' decisions will be announced place trophies are being awarded in five categories in the Wont her EXTENDED OUTLOOK Nir t ion able tmpriuri with high! moilly 15 lo 45 nd lows IS to IS with Mcurr.no. thowtry ptriodi ntxt lour dy. first stop on the Laknnia's 11 day Christmas cruise from Southampton, England, with 631 passengers all but .11 Brit ish, and including four Ameri cansand 385 crewmen. Now, it was the rescue recep tion center for more than 600 of the survivors. The others were en route to Casablanca, Moroc co, about 550 miles southeast of the disaster site. Ambulances stood by at duck side and hospitals were pre pared lor burned or injured survivors. Hotels, boarding houses, and private homes of fered free lodging to passengers and crewmen. -MilMl A - - . of the promotion will make the final decision on the awards. Further details will be given laler on prizes In he-awarded. The first baby honor last year went to Mr. and Mrs. Ron ald Hodge, Tulelake. The fam ily has since moved In the Redding area. First Wakjy in M.2 was the ckie'll f Irk. asri .'OVs. Kenneth t'iJ4V sUOelnte. Taey have ifeV.ssxM, etvjwj.sl t tm Hie area. l. n 'readiness i4t, Im Brje b. hahy arrival of P& Aid Early Morning Action Ends Wheat Deadlock WASHINGTON ( UPD-PreM-dent Johnson today won his first major battle with Congress when the House voted in an un precedented daw-it session to abandon its attempt lo curb wheat sales to Communist coun tries. President Johnson, who laid his relationship with Congress on the line lo get the victory, said "I am sure that the na tion is grateful" to the lawmak ers. Immediately after the bitterly contested vole, the weary House members agreed to adjourn next Monday. This meant that for all practical purposes the longest session in more than 20 years was over. (But the Senate then staged its own ipre - Christmas rebellion when a handful of senators balked at postponing follow-up Senate aclion until Monday. Forced Temporary Ilocess The unexpected Sicnato flare up obviously aimed at absent iSen. Wayne iL. Morse, D - Ore. forced a temporary recess in a supposedly routine Senate ses sion to Id Senate officials con tact out-of-town leaders for fur ther instructions. The roll call vote on the wheat credit amendment to the $.1 billion foreign aid bill was 18!) to 158. Voting in support of Johnson's stand were 187 Demo crats and 2 Jtepublicans. Vot ing against it were 1.13 Republi cans and 25 (Democrats. Wore Down Opponents The administration victory look 10 days, three tries and lot of bruised feelings that all but destroyed the honeymoon with Iho White .House. The House twice before had voted for tlie controversial amend ment to the foreign aid bill but administration forces finally wore dow n opponents with tac tics that included an all-night session Friday nigh!. The Senale still must give routine approval to the foreign aid hill but this is scheduled for Friday. Only the pending Senate vote prevented Congress from adjourning finally until Jan. 7 when the second session begins. As a result, some House members will have lo stick around through the Christmas holidays. Most congressmen, Ruby Hearing Delayed Until DALLAS i UPI I - Dapper Jack Ruby, smiling and chip per, was back in jail today be cause his dramatic hearing for bail bond freedom became too complicated Monday. One of the strippers from his Carousel Club. Karen Lynn (Liltle Lynni Hennell. 1!. was charged with carrying a con cealed weapon, a 2.Vcaliber snub-nose pistol, into the coun ty courthouse. The dancer, a witness at the hearing, later was released Irom jail on $1,000 Ixind. Criminal Dist. Judge Joe B. Brown postponed tlie hearing un til Jan. 10 after it had run for three hours and 25 minutes. The balding, 52-year-old man charged with murder in tltc slaying of suspected presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was whisked back to jail. Ruby did not take the stand. Tliere were five witnesses for the stale and defense, including Saturday. First and second contest, an annual feature. Fight however, headed straight for the highways and airports. Bitter Wrangling The extraordinary dawn ses sion was marked right down to the end by the bitter wrangling and snappish debate that has marked congressional reaction to the storm that blew up over the amendment. Under the compromise plan finally adopted the White House must make the final decision nn whether attempts to trade with Russia and other iRed nations should be sweetened with U. S. government credit guarantees. After scarcely more than a month in office. Johnson al ready had draw n heavily on the reservoir of good will that he carried inlo the White House on lh assassination of President John iF. Kennedy on Nov. 22. At today's early session mem bers plainly were tired, some of them angry, and all of them "oady for a quick final show down on the issue. Debate was interrupted by cries of "vote!" and Joud grum bling from one side or the other. Some members who wanted to talk were told blunt ly to sit down and put their re marks in the Congressional Record. lAnd there was a final round of charges and countercharges. Rep. Charles A. Halleck. R Ind., the GOP leader, said the issue was whether or not to help 'Russia get in better posi tion to cause trouble "anywhere in the world including Cuba." Rep. Carl Albert, D-Okla., (he Democratic leader, shot back hotly that this wasn't the ques tion at all. "We have a new (President," he reminded tlie members, "the free world is watching to see whether he is strong enough to be a reliable leader or whether he is weak." Wanln Cash Rep. Howard W. Smith, D Va., chairman of (lie rules com mittee and the Southern con servative leader, put it this way: "I'm willing to sell wheat to iRussia if they want to buy it. iRut 1 want cash on the bar rel." Smith said Russia still owes this country $11 billion; from lend-lease shipments in World War II. Hits Snags; Next Month "Liltle Lynn," who was led cry ing from the stand to jail be fore bond was posted. Melvin Belli, who led the dra matic defense, said he would offer more witnesses at tlie Jan. 10 hearing. Belli also asked that the murder trial be post poned from Feb. .1 to Feb. 10 "because of a conflict." but Brown did not rule on the re quest. The San Francisco lawyer also said he will formally re quest that tlie trial be moved from Dallas lo another Texas city "because of statements that have been made and are being made by the Dallas New s." The defense sought freedom on bail for Ruby on the ground that he was temporarily insane when he daslted in front of na tional television cameras Nov. 24 and ired a snub-nosed pistol into Oswald's body. They con tended he needs psychiatric aid outside of jail.