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.
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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
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"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.
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"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
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Coats Suits Millinery
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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
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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."
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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."
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