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The Eugene Guard from Eugene, Oregon • Page 5

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The Eugene Guardi
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SA Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon Thursday, May 25, 1961 Bob Kennedy Reduces Force From Page One President Sets Goal For -Man on Moon 27 Riders Jailed In Alabama WASHINGTON tfi Atty. Gen. By VERN HAUGLAND Of the AuocUted Preji Mississippi-Alabama border, the lion," protested the Rev. James Alabama troops got off and were ffAsuiwwoN OH Presidenti returning him safely "to the Robert F. Kennedy Thursday withdrew the major portion of the force of U.S.

marshals sent definite ivcnneay ei me lirst replaced by Mississippi National earth," a project some experts Guardsmen. into Alabama last week to help major space goal timetable Thursday a man on the Moon Lawson of Nashville, who headed the first group. "It does not carry out the purposes of our project. We are not traveling aj private citizens but as protectees of a government. We are not seeking violence." National Guard reconnaissance halt violence surrounding the nefore tnis decade is out, A man on the Moon and of Kill Freedom Riders," As of Thursday morning, there planes and helicopters followed each bus throughout the entire trip.

course safely back to Earth. A i. I' 1 were 666 imported federal officers at Maxwell Air Force Base RFK MAKES PLEA Tho riders expressed some re Calling for an additional $531 million this year for that goal alone, and still higher sums in the future, Kennedy said "no sentment over what they called About the same time Kennedy outside of Montgomery. the "enormity of the police and 1 SI 3 Kennedy said that all but 100 made his plea for a cooling-of( period. of these would be returned to single space project in this period military preparations and the ex-tensivencss of the press and tele "It would be wiso for those their home posts during the day.

vision coverage Kennedy said a number of wm De more exciting, or more impressive, or more, important for the long-range exploration of "This is not a normal situa- factors influenced this decision." traveling through these two states to delay their trips until the present state of confusion and danger has passed and an at Ho said these included the con pace. And he warned that "none will be so difficult or expensive to mosphere of reason and normalcy believe may require 9 or 10 years, the President said: 'FIRM COMMITMENT' "Let it be clear that I am asking the Congress and the country to accept a firm commitment to a new course of action a course which will last for many years and carry very heavy costs an estimated billion additional over the next-' five If we were to go only half-way, or reduce our sights in the face of difficulty, it would be better not to go at all." Kennedy said the nation faces an "extraordinary challenge to protect the jeopardized freedom of the world." "It is a contest of will and purpose as well as force and violence a battle for minds and souls as well as lives and territory." The President said: "Now is the time to take longer strides time for a great new American enterprise time for this nation to take a clearly leading role in space achievement." Kennedy said the nation has all the talents and resources neces tinued presence of the Alabama National Guard in Montgomery, the protective actions taken by the Alabama State Police, and "the assurances we have received has been restored," ho said. accomplish. Hatfield Signs Obscenity Bill "Tho Alabama and Mississippi Aiiogemer, ine president in hU special State of the Union law enforcement officials ara from the Alabama delegation message called for a $679 mil' meeting tho test," commented Kennedy, "but their job is be its senators and congressmen lion increase In space program (pending and said he was asking coming increasingly difficult." SALEM Ml Gov. Mark Hatfield Wednesday signed into law 45 as well as from leading citizens and officials and finally the strong legal action we have taken congress and the nation for firm bills, leaving some 125 yet to be commitment to very heavy costs lasting for many years some $7 signed.

in the last few days. Among those signed were bills billion to $9 billion additional The legal action referred to the over the next five years. to increase district attorney sal arics and a new obscenity law. order obtained from tho U.S. District Court in Montgomery en Speaking of the objective of "landing a man on the moon and The district attorneys and their joining the Ku Klux Klan and assistants will get raises aver others from interfering with in Alabama Gov.

John Patterson hailed Kennedy's request for a cooling-off period. "It's the first common sense the federal government has displayed In many days," commented Patterson. BILLS INTRODUCED In Washington, bills were introduced in Congress by Mississippi lawmakers banning "Freedom Rides." Sen. John C. Sten-nis, offered a bill in the Senate making it a federal offense to ride interstate transpor aging 10 per cent under the law.

terstate travel through Alabama, Kennedy said that with the dis The obscenity law prohibits dis sary but never has mobilized persal of the major portion of the imported marshals, Deputy semination of matter known to be obscene, which it defines as matter with a dominant appeal them, never has specified its long- (AP Wirephoto) KENNEDY ADDRESSES CONGRESS President John F. Kennedy addresses a joint session of Congress Thursday in an appeal for additional space and defense program funds. The Chief Executive spoke from the rostrum in the House of Representatives. Two Senators Air Views on Moon Speech $3.5 Billion Deficit Seen Atty. Gen.

Byron White, who to prurient interest. range goals on an urgent time schedule, or managed its efforts so as to meet the goals. BEHIND SOVIETS This law also provides that has been in chargo of them at the Air Force base, will return to Washington before the end of contemporary community stan the day. WASHINGTON Ifl President WASHINGTON (Special) Sen. While recognizing that the Soviets have a head start with their "I don't think it's one of the most important things for us to Kennedy's requests for new space.

large rocket engines and can be Senator Neuberger said she has found it difficult to think the whole outer space program was not just so much "science fiction," but she realizes now that it has military significance. expected to score impressive suc Rioting Played Up MOSCOW Wl Moscow news defense aid, and job-creating programs would throw the already unbalanced federal budget $724 Wayne Morse, strongly backed President Kennedy's decision to shoot for the moon, but Sen. Maurine Neuberger, D-Ore wondered whether it was impor do." She praised the President's request for greater stress on lan tation with the purpose of inciting a riot. A similar bill was introduced in the House by Reps. Arthur Winstead and Thomas Abernethy, D-Miss.

In Louisiana, both Gov. Jim-mie H. Davis and New Orleans Mayor deLesseps S. Morrison requested the "Freedom Riders" to stay away. dards shall be taken into account in judging what is obscene.

Also signed into law were appropriations for the Emergency Board and the State Board of Health along with a number of minor bills. Another bill signed provides $112,000 to equip a new Salem National Guard Armory. cesses for some time to come, Kennedy said the United Slates million farther into the red. papers gave prominent play Thursday to articles and pictures nevertheless must make new ef "I was startled," she said of her guage training, but said she was "dubious" about an increased civil defense shelter program in They would push federal spend about the race troubles in tant enough to justify the cost. "It's a symbol of the New Frontier in space," said Senator forts and make them "in full view of the world." reaction to the request for funds to beat the Soviets to the Moon.

the nuclear age. ing up to a peacetime record of nearly $85 million in the coming year and increase the prospective The President declared this country should commit itself to Morse. "I certainly support the President. It was a sobering speech given by a great states deficit to $3.5 billion. That moans greater deficit achieving the goal "before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him man.

spending and treasury borrowing than was anticipated for fiscal safely to earth." 1962, but Kennedy assured Con WOW! gress and the nation there need not be a tax increase. Kennedy said each of his re Judge Clears 3 Students "In' a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there," Kennedy said. Kennedy said that with the additional $531 million for this quested programs entails "some inconvemence, or some hardship, or some sacrifice," but he went year, the government proposes on: "I am not requesting addition' al taxes to finance the very ur to: Accelerate development of gent requests I am making today for our present tax structure an appropriate lunar space craft. Develop alternate liquid and solid fuel boosters of much larger and resources are more than suf ficient to support them without a budget deficit if our economy size than any now being devel moves ahead." In thus relying on a continu CORVALLIS (UPI) Three Oregon State University students were freed in Municipal Court here Wednesday of riotous conduct charges.

The trio appeared with three other Oregon Stale students before Judge Arthur Biggs. Biggs said he would make a decision on Ihc three later. Tho six were arrested along with another. student following a disturbance May 17. The disturbance began with a water fight.

Freed were Dennis G. Searcy, 18, Portland; John H. Trollman, 18, Menlo Park, and James H. Schmitt, 19, Taft. Biggs upheld the contention by the defense that no riot existed.

Biggs also heard the cases of ation of the business recovery to oped, until scientists are certain which is superior. Further development of other engines for space research. Provide more funds for un itsthep ran nra EUGENE PLANING MILL YnSZ fi)xi II I I I APPLIANCE MART MMyjAC I I (J our gift WW9 to von? rVnf bring tax collections abreast of spending in the future, Kennedy renewed his demands for remedy manned exploration, particularly ing tax inequities, increasing nignway user taxes, and boosting postal rates. his message contained requests totaling more than $1.5 billion, or about double the Increase in actual spending. He Jock Gibson, 19, Junction City: for studies that will assure the survival of the first lunar astronaut.

Kennedy proposed an additional $23 million, together with $7 million already available, to accelerate development of the Rover nuclear rocket. He said the Rover "gives promise of some day providing a means for even more exciting and ambitious exploration of space, perhaps beyond the Moon, perhaps to the very ends of the solar system itself." mentioned sums totaling $1,374 billion. And he noted that a later Grant A. Quinney, 18, Medford, and Theodore E. White, 18, Astoria.

Robert G. Nelson, 18, Long- request for the launching of a nationwide civilian fallout shel view, is scheduled to ap ter program would, if Congress approves, approximately treble pear before Biggs June 7 on charges of destruction of public the present civil defense budget Mnak. imT I of $104 million. property and resisting arrest. However, Budget Director Dav id E.

Bell told reporters the President was using appropriation figures throughout his ad dress, and only a portion of the sums he mentioned would actu ally be spent in the government ID year starting July 1. Bell also put price tags in some stepped-up programs for which Kennedy provided no specific figures. These included $88 million of expanded lending by the Small Business Administration and $79 million to be spent by the Labor J.WX uhTYea oi air-fricedAppliances I fl With purchase of 1. i DLULnlDDUH Ul 1 Lit G-E AUTOMATIC RANGE portedal What a value! You save on this fully automat- I li irlf ic, 1961 General Electric range find get JUi lt? 14. this beautiful 4-piece set of "Galaxy" Corning tff ''jf I Ware at no extra cost.

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