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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1963)
HERALD AVD NEWS. Klimalh Good Gains Expected In Economy : W.VSHINOTON ilTI' - The '. nation's economy is expected to show "a fair-sized gain" this ; ear dcpite a brief slowdown ! follow ins 'he assassination of President John K. Kennedy. '. That was the Christmas Hay !word from the Commerce De partment which reported that ;an upturn in steel productkn ; paced a continued slow advance in business activity in Novem ber. ; "There was a temporary in terruption in the tempo of eco nomic activity for a period im mediately after the assassina tion of President Kennedy," the report said. "The upward momentum was resumed, however, reflecting basic underlying strength of the economic forces." The Office of Business Eco nomics cited these signs of economic strength in its month ly review: Retail sales showed a quick recovery in the first week of December, following " sharp and widespread declines" immed iately after the assassination. Iron and steel production continued the rise begun in August. The spurt was due to renewed buying by steel con sumers, whose inventories were running low. The automobile industry produced 875.000 cars and trucks in November a record for the month despite tempor ary work stoppages at some im portant plants. Construction of homes and ; apartments also picked up last . moirth. '. The department said that busi '.ncss confidence had been bol '. stored by prospects for a tax . cut. The administration's $11 billion lax cut bill, approved by the House, is now before the Senate Finance Committee. But the measure is slated to take effect .Ian. 1. even if Congress doesn't get around to passing it until months later. Dinner And Guests Wait While President Takes Reporters On Tour Of Texas Home JOHNSON CITY IUPI' It was enough to try the soul of any housewife. Christmas afternoon, an enor mous turkey done to a crisp and getting crispier by the mo ment ; twenty-seven assorted relatives lounging in silling rooms and hallways, casting an xious eyes toward the dining room as they awaited dinner. And then the man of the house sets a brilliant idea he : wants lo show a group of 60 '.itinerant friends through the 1 house, bedrooms and all. ; This was the situation con- - fronted Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Invites Reporters - The iPresident had invited GO ". reporter!! and photographers to : his ranch after they requested " a Christmas photograph of the First Family, including the two young ladies of the family. Lyn da, 19, w ho was there with her fiance. U. (j.g.l Bernard Ros- .enbach of Comfort, Tex., and : Lucy. lfi. ; The President decided that it ; would be a good klca to give the assembled news party a brief tour of the house. Remember For Mm -:.'--J?- Cascade and Dry Cleaners Opp. Post Office TU 4-51 1 1 New Method Cleaners Gold Bond Stomps 1453 Esplonode Ph. TU 4-4471 Broadway Cleaners "S&H" Green Stomps 4615 So. 6th Ph..TU 4-6403 Trucks Radio Dispatched for Fastest Possible Service Falls. Oregoa Thursday. December M. 19M Man, 83, Takes Bride Of 19 In 'Business Deal1 DENVER ii:Pl - Earl L Medsker was honeymooning at home today with his new bride. Medsker is 83. His bride, the former Gwendolyn Davis of Baker, r'la.. is 19. The couple was married in Medsker's home on Christmas Eve by Justice of the Peace Harry Wall Jr. of suburban Adams City, then spent Christ mas Day entertaining guests. "The marriage might seem silly to some people, but it makes sense to us," said Med sker, who had (our children hefore being divorced from his first wife 30 years ago. He has 12 grandchildren. "We both know people can have the wrong idea about this marriage," he said, "but summed up. it is companion ship and business." He said the business elements of his life were Retting too hard to handle. FBI Actions Investigated By California Authorities I.OS ANGELES (UPI - A California Department of Jus tice official began an investiga tion today into strained re lations between the FBI and other law enforcement agencies during the Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnap case. Atty. Gen. Stanley Mosk as signed 0. J. Hawkins, newly ap pointed assistant director of the Department of Justice, to inves tigate complaints the FBI failed lo keep other law enforcement agencies informed during the search for the kidnapers. Los Angeles police Chief Wil liam H. Parker on three sep arate occasions criticized the FBI for not bringing his depart ment in on the search. And the California Highway Patrol is investigating a report that the life of a patiolman was endangered because lie did not know the FBI was searching for a suspect that he had stopped. "When we have I he facts from all law enforcement After visiting the dining room, where the ice was melt ing in 28 sparkling glass water goblets, and on into the .Presi dent's office where an eight-font native cedar Christmas tree dominated the room, the Presi dent led his visitors through two crowded living rooms. He want ed to take the newsmen through Ihe family sleeping quarters and out into a patio. Bedroom Door lacked The door lo Ihe bedroom area, however, was locked. The President tapped on it several times. A sly smile spread over the President's face. "Mrs. Johnson has locked the bedroom door on me," he said. "Miss Lady Bird" as she is called around the ranch or simply '"Bird" as the chief ad dresses his wife, opened t h e door moments later. Soon the reporters left and Ihe President went inside for Christmas dinner. Once the large meal was completed. Johnson and his old friend, A. W. 'Moursund who has a large ranch nearby, took a helicopter ride lo a 4.451-acrc ranch about 4j miles to the northt This is The Holidays YOUR Table Linens Napkins Drapes Curtains Slip Covers . . . all should h at rHeir very best when your holiday company arrives. There plen ty of time to have us pick them up and, cleon and pre.s them and have them bock company. perfect in time for your holiday entertaining. Coll US first thing m the morning. Laundry PAGE JA "I need someone I can trust and who has the know-how." he said, gazing fondly at his new wife. Medsker is in the real estate and lax title business, and says he has done pretty well. "In fact. I've set up a ilOO.OoO fund institute to educate Medsker children," he said. The founda tion guarantees a college educa tion for all his descendants. "This is where Gwendolyn comes in." he said. "She's got a good grasp of what the edu cational foundation means. She thinks it's a wonderful pro gram, and it has had a lot lo do with our marriage." "I haven't had too much busi ness experience yet." his bride tossed in. "but I'm at tracted In the work involved." The Medskers decided to spend their honeymoon at home. "There's too much work to do," the groom explained. sources," Mosk said, "we can determine what steps may be appropriate to achieve more ef fective rapport to protect the public." Santa Manages To Locate Tot PATTERSON, Calif. 'UPI Kathy Stratton, 4, sobbed as she was being rushed to the hospital Christmas Eve. She had swallowed a safely pin while she wias eating cer eal. But that was not what was worrying her. She cried "Santa won't be able to find me lie thinks I'm at grandma's." It all tinned out fine. The safety pin was removed and Kathy was in good condition to day. And she had her presents, too, so Santa was able to find his way lo the hospital. Ihe so-called Haywood Ranch which Johnson and Moursund own in partnership. They scooted around Travis Lake, within the ranch prop erty, in an outboard and then returned to the LBJ ranch for Ihe evening meal. This time there were no reporters or pho tographers around to hold up the proceedings. OVER 1000 PAIRS HF 1 Controversy Continues LONDON (I'PD The Greek liner Arkadia headed for the British Isles today carrying 120 passengers and 150 crewmen who survived the fearful fire aboard its sister ship, the La konia. About 100 other survivors refused to sail on another ship of the line. The Arkadia's departure Irom the Madeira Island port of Fun chal w as delayed because of the dispute. Some of the dissident passengers will return to Eng. land aboard the Transvaal Cas tle on Monday. Others will come back by plane. The controversy over the per formance of the Lakonia's cap tain and crew continued to rage in Uindnn, where returning sur vivors made strong allegations that were denied vigorously. A sHikcsman for the Greek line, operators of the Lakonia. said that 985 persons out of 1.027 were accounted for, in. eluding 89 whose bodies were recovered. 42 Still Missing But 42 persons were still missing as a result of the fire that virtually consumed the La konia last Sundav night as it neared Madeira. The ship was on a Christmas holiday cruise. Wednesday Capt. Matheos Zar his. skipper of the Lakonia, de nied charges that his crew pan icked as the flames broke out of control and everyone was forced to abandon the vessel. "There was no panic aboard my ship neither with the crew nor the passengers." he said in a telephone interview. Zarbis was taken to Sanla Cruz de Tenerif in the Canary Islands aflor his rescue. The captain also denied alle gations Ihal some of the crew had been drunk. One woman claimed on her return here that intoxicated crew members were New Site Opposed ALTURAS The 'Modoc Cham ber of Commerce w ent on record this week as being opposed to any move to transplant t h e Junior Livestock Show in Al turas to a new location at the Modoe Fairgrounds in Cedar ville. The unanimous decision came after a discussion of the mat ter by chamber members. They pointed out, however, that the ultimate decision will be decid ed by the 4-H clubs in the county- The Alturas Rotary, annual sponsors of the event, have al ready slated that they will con tinue as sponsors of the show if it stays in Alturas. It was pointed out that al though youngsters may gain in premiums for show class ani mals as offered at the fair; they would definitely suffer in the sale of the animals. One spokes man said more lhan 80 per cent are purchased by lAHuras mer chants and residents. FASHION HEELS 1 Gepperto Caressa Handcraft All Evening Shoes-All Colors G : 1 k .i ! mhiZTv "making passes at me" instead of fighting the fire. "The crew did quite well." Zarbis said. "Tiiey worked well." The skipper promised to Formerly To Rage Over Actions Of Stricken Ship's Crew make a full statement in Lon don "in a couple of days." His voice cracking with cmo- lion. Zaibis emphasized repeat edly that reports of panic once a year! AFTER CHRISTMAS ST0REWIDE CLEARANCE Drastic reductions in the famous LaPointe's manner! Hundreds of Dresses Coats Suits Millinery Sportswear Blouses Skirts Car Coats Pants Shoes Sweaters to 18.95 FLATS the crew were "not true." "I don't know how the fire started." he said. "I was doins I my duty. We got the passengers among DRESS SHOES DeLiso Debs i r OA Ferde Formerly 9.95 , off. It was all very fast. Ke were only in the water thre or four or five hours before the i rescue! ships began picking us up." 14 it PARADISE KITTENS JOYCE PENALJOS But one of his crewmen.; Josef Kronschnabl of Starubind, ' Germany, said: "The operation ". was very disorganized. That U all I can say for now." Formerly lo 21.95 o
