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SS3D0QS TOEEBEi Legktion Bombiiig lC2nd YEAJ2 18 PAGES 5c The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Orecozv Thursday. Februarr Concrete to Replace Wood Bridge Approach During hi interrogation by the Senate committee on Interior and insular affairs Douglas McKay stated his sympathy with the states of Texas and Louisiana which have sought return of control of their offshore oil-bearing lands. At this juncture Chairman Butler offered this comment: i "1 would like tci say here that when the tidelands questions is settled and hope Jt; will be rather definitely before too far in thif session there are plans for the introduction of a bill that will make the same theory applicable to public lands now held by the Federal Government within the State, and Nevada can really be i State of the Union instead of a part State and part Territory, xnc same is applicable to other areas. A' Jury "This may be very impracticaL reiauons witn tne -government, oi It is mly a thought thrown out to indicate to you one bill that may It also demanded tha mem-be facing, us a little later in the bers of the Israeli legation here session?" leave Russia without delay. i That comment has touched off The note said the Israeli police 'f? I lot of speculation.

The States Smith, reports that Orme Lewis, the new assistant Secretary of the t.j au ir, mmmmm. mmii clude Bureaubr Land Manage- beaded by emier. "David Ben-ment. National Parks, Bureau of Gurion, already had denounced the ta? aa4TM thl in- bombing as a "dastardly" -act II MOSCOW UR The Soviet Union announced Thursday it has broken off diplomatic relations with Israel over the bombing of the Russian legation in Tel Aviv A 'note delivered to Israel Wednesday and published in all Moscow newspapers' said the bomb explosion was "evidence of the senee in Israel of elementary ditiohs for the normal diplomatic activity of the representatives the Soviet Union." "In view of the above," the said, Soviet government calls the minister of the Soviet km and membership of the Soviet I mission in Israel and breaks off 1 connived In the bombing. Four Soviet legationpersonnel were In the bomb blast.

Israeli- government officials. "the. a -roundup suspects in connec- tion with the bombing, arrest. to both Jews, and Arab. In vari ous Parts-of the country, Spell Gintest Gets3More i-Fiiials STAYTON Thirteen-year-old Lrouann Seniles, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. George Seniles of Stay- ton, will repre-'r sent the 7th and Stayton School In the semi-finals of The Oregon Statesman KS- LAI SDellina eon- test. erader whose liouann, air out r-- 4 noODy IS GTaw- ing was certt fled as school. champion speller TZ THn final John D. Cannon.

Her feather is Nerval Carr. She will compete with the champions of six other schools at Stayton Ele- March 0. Second place In spellina at Stay- In Sera con- note! i I 5 i If ZIo. 343 Rosenbergs By WILMOT HEBCHKK WASHINGTON Uh President Eisenhower refused Wednesday to spare the lives of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, sentenced to death in the electric chair for conspiring to sup atomic secrets to Russia. Their crime, he said, "far ex- ceeds that of taking the life of another citizen; it involves the deliberate betrayal of the entire nation and could very well result in the death of many thousands of innocent, The Rosenbergs, man and wife, are awaiting execution in New Sing Sing.

Last Resort They appealed for presidential clemency- the last resort in their long, court, fight on the ground that they were- innocent. With the appeal. Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman of New York granted a stay of execution until five days after the President announced his decision. This does not necessarily meaa the couple will die five days hence.

The question of a date for their execution will come before Judge Kaufman again. The Rosenberas beard the news of. Eisenhower's action on a pris on radio, prison officials said. They had no comment- Their attorney. Emanuel Bloch.

said in New York that he was shocked by the decision. Flrit Civilians to Die The Rosenbergs will be the first American civilians, to pay with their lives for the crime of espionage against the United States. In Communist countries they may be hailed as martyrs. There has been almost world-wide agitation among Communists and other to save the 34 year old engineer and his tiny brunette wife, who ia 38. The White' House was picketed for 21 days as part of this demonstration.

But Elsenhower said "there has been neither new evidence nor have there been mitigating circumstances', which would justify his Interceding In the case. His statement said he had made "careful examination of the case and am satisfied that the two individuals have been accorded their full measure of Justice." ene Video Permit Given to Gordon Allen Await Death At Sing Sing Wrecking the woeden portion of the old Center Street brldse Is making way for a new concrete via the long range policy of the feder- al government rfiould be to turn 1 Jt ioi tn XZ'XL nlAZ tAl ti' thatrttal watersheds might better remain in government hands. 4 What's going on here? Surely the 'new administration' isn't going" back to Benjamin Harrison i tune and tell off its national forests. Surely it isn't. going to turn over the public most ox which was so (Continued on editorial page, 4.) or Hobo Slaying StAtoamam Kcwa Sarrlc ALBANY John Bob SturgUL a 37-year-old transient, was picked up ai xiaywara, ain ncimcsuaj; and charged with murder in the A.

-lTJ TTT 1 I 4 fatal attack on another Sturrill wsi urnipht when ttie I bodv of Lot Hushes Gilmore. 56. was found sometime Tuesday in a crude cardboard shack in a hobo I Police Ar ft' duct as pars of the approach system as tne west ena or tne ssiem spaa ever tne Willamette Kiver. Xha wooden framing and deck will all be removed. Completion of the spaa aa a one-way mate to Marion Street's Is scheduled for the end of 1953.

A new concrete approach Is being built at the east end. The entire east section of the bridge, from channel to bank, will be Jacked ap and additional trasses Installed to carry it over the Front Street railroad tracks. Long List of Noxt EDecontrol Order WASHINGTON 6VPrice officials laid plant Wednesday nigh for cmick decontrol, of another long 4 31 Pen Escapee Captured by PdiflandiPoliiee PORTLAND A 23-year-old Oregon prison inmate who forged a pass and walked through the gate Monday, was captured here Wednesday. 0 Richard Lewis Stafford, the 'Con vict, was spotted by 'Patrolmen Robert L. Thompson and Stanley J.

Vuksich. sitting behind the wheel of a car at Northeast 6th and Dekum St He drove only a block, with" the police close behind, then pulled over to the curb and surrendered. A companion, Melvin James 24, was questioned and released, i Stafford told Detectives John T. Hunt and Alfred D. Vigna that be took a cab from Salem to Silver-ton.

There he switched to another taxi and went on to Portland, He said he walked the streets Monday night. Detectives a 1 he admitted prowling a car Tuesday night in a parking lot. The loot, which was recovered. Included two shirts; and two Jackets. Hl The car he was driving belonged to Donald Wayne King, a former prison cellmate, who has since been released.

SUNSHINE TO CONTINUE! Old Sol shone for the fourth! day hi a row here Wednesday. and the fair weather was predicted to continue until Saturday. Forecast balls for the mercury to dip to 28 degrees only Iff to 12 per cent of the consumer's cost of living index package irnrtw nrir celllnffs. A ton official said tht scheSult calls for an order by Triday jungle about two miles north ozlmentary School, Thursday mgnt, hnrr 11 PRICE Arthur Godfrey's Trip Stirs Rumor Of Appointment WASHINGTON () The White House was asked Wednesday whether there was any substance to rumors that Arthur Godfrey, the radio and TV entertainer. might be appointed under secre tary of the Air Press Secretary James Hagerty replied: "When we have appointments to announce we will announce them.

"5 Godfrey left last week on a tour of overseas air bases with 14. Gen. Curtis LeMay of. the- Air Force Strategic Bombing He Is a naval reserve Commies Talk en BerlihBlockade BERLIN Iff) The Communists talked tough Wednesday about a new blockade of Berlin. The East Berlin party- leader ship Issued a obviously backed by the Russians, which declared "further isolation'' of the West sectors can be counted on if.

West Germany ratifies the European Defense Treaty next month. Only Western adoption of the Soviet proposal for-uniting and Berlin can stave off such consequences, the commu nists declared. Their manifesto was printed by the. Soviet Army newspaper Taegllche Rundschau. In West Berlin, a spokesman for the dominant Socialist party said the manifesto apparently is the starting signal for new measures against the i- American authorities said the declaration was io bold and blunt it must be taken seriously.

Nev- ertheless," Cecil Lyon, chief of the U.S. high commission's Berlin staff, commented tersely: "Sometimes they say one thing and do another. While the West was weighing the words of the new threat, the Communists were going about measures that were suspiciously like preparations that preceded the Berlin blockade of 1948 49. Section cangs laid special 8- bahn (elevated) tracks and switch es at strategic, points the So viet lector. The work appeared to be part of a plan to cut off service to West Berlin.

The elevated lines carry the brunt of the city's traf fic. i Western officials have in recent weeks expressed fear the Com munists may shut off both the el evated and the subway as als when they decide the Army treaty and the related Bonn peace contract are about to be ratified. HIGHWAY STILL CLOSED The North! Santiam Highway continued closed Wednesday in the Detroit dam area, because of a slide a week ago but is expected to be opened to traffic Thursday or Friday, the state highway department announced. Increase The Senate elections committee voted 8 to 2 in support of a bill to divide Multnomah, Marion and Lane counties into state represents tive and require senators and representatives in other districts to run for numbered positions. The long-awaited liquor-by-the-drink bill was introduced in the House by Its alcoholic control committee headed by Russell Hudson, The Dalles.

It would permit continuance of bottle clubs and the master locker system, but forbid discounts on bulk purchases by dispensers. Besides setting up an elaborate system of licensing and the bill also underlines requirements for providing facilities for; serving meals. Generally, it embraces most features sought by the: liquor control The House highway committee announced It would hold a public hearing Feb. 19 on a bill to create a state department of motor vehicles. Motorists be required to take an examination every six years under a bill introduced by Rep.

Mark Hatfield, Thursday, the Senate has only six bills up for final 'passage but the House has 17. (Additional news on page 4) 12, 1953 About ewed 1 A I and third place by daudette 01-1 son, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralnh O. Olson.

Stayton. Louise is in tho 8th grade, Claudette the 7th. WEST STAYTON Gary Ray nAnm ie mnA Mn Chesr RoutTI. Box tA" i.ntiu won tho spelling championship of nr. c.4a.

7th and fith i sradea. Gtrr wast ton was won uy xouise nasi, BasfonoutoBoxliP if I 1 I FacesPossible Death Sentence NEW YORK unf John David Provoo, 35, former American Ar my sergeant accused of shifting his loyalty to the Japanese after they captured Corregidor, was found guilty of treason Wednesday night The verdict three months trial and two days of de- liveration by a i jury of seven women and five men. The tall. sandy haired San Franciscan was convicted of of fering his services to his captors and being at least partly responsible for the Japanese execu tion of an American Army cap tain i- Provoo faces a- sent ence ranging from five years in prison to death-- Verdict Read Wearing a rumpled suit, the square jawed veteran bowed his head as the verdict was read by the woman foreman of the jury. Then he was led away to the Federal House of Detention to await his fate.

It may be several days before he learns it. Federal Judge Gregory F. Noo- nan did not name a date for sentence immediately but set next Tuesday for the submission of defense motions. Overt Acts Provoo was found guilty addi tionally of making two radio broad casts from Tokyo during the war, constituting two other overt acts of treason. The jury was unable to agree on three other treasonable acts charged against Provoo.

These were: 11 Whether Provoo tried to per suade an American colonel to give an Army code to the Japanese. 2. Whether be seized a pair of boots from a fellow prisoner and gave them to the Japanese. S. Whether he Joined with the Japanese in questioning a fellow American prisoner for the purpose of discovering where the American forces on the Philippines had hidden sUver The jury had the case in its hands for 25 hours, except for eating and sleeping time.

Chambers Predicts Beef Price Drop, Pork Price Rise I SAN FRANCISCO UR Lower prices for beef, higher prices for pork and pork products and little change In lamb prices that's the meat price outlook for the housewife as outlined Wednesday by a in the Western meat Industry. G. F. Chambers, chairman of the board of the Western States Meat Packers made this forecast at a press conference. He is here from Salem, to attend the seventh annual convention of the, association.

Chambers" is president of the Valley Packing of Salem, i Sen. Richard Neuberg er! bill requiring that all persons appointed to the U. S. Senate and state and county offices in Oregon be of the same political parties as their predecessors. Sen.

John' P. Hounsell, Hood River, failed in an effort to. send the bill back to committee for an amendment that would have exempted counties under 25,000 population. More than half the counties of the state would have been exempted. Sen.

Rex 1311a, Pendleton, succeeded in reviving the bill which would remove State Liquor Commission field agents from civil service. The bill failed passage Tuesday In the Senate, but Ellis won-approval Wednesday to send it back to committee. The House- gave overwhelrhinf approval to the tax revision, program drafted by an Interim committee. Principally, the program would put i income tax receipts the general fund while depriving the state of the right to levy property taxes unless the people voted In effect, the state would quit the property' tax field and leave this source to local, governments. Since 1940.

the state has had no property tax because-income tax collections have offset the state property certified for the years. His action also autojnaacai-am4 ni rtfllv retires him as chief of Wood- A i Albany. Linn county District At- torney Courtney Johns said that Gilmore was killed during a six-day drinking' party in the "jungle" shack at which he and SturgUl were participants. Gilmore two companions began the party a. ew a a I last Thursday and were joined by KUirgiU.

Johnar said. Johns said that Saturday afternoon, Sturgill, for no apparent reason, beat Gilmore over the reason, ucai uumore uvcx uic Gilmore lay in a coma, but still alive, from Saturday until Tui day while his two friends continued to drinks the District Attorney said. Another hobo who walked In on the scene, noticed Gilmore's plight and got help, but be was already dead. An autopsy conducted Wednesday in Albany revealed that death was definitely caused from fractured skull, brain damage and hemorrhage due to a blow on the head. turgiii, who had been seen leaving" Albany by bus sometime Saturday, night, is being held in Oakland, Calif- awaiting linn County officers.

He -is charged with first-degree murder. on TILLAMOOK (A The body of uorcson u. Anderson, 33, Dayton; Man Uavt BodyF ound ctio.ran its. I LM Contest by Principal Kay-1 Mayor tuner an -mnnA v. ihffaw I ter Henn.

nresident of the rural WASHINGTON The third channel to be granted a mill isCJV at Stayton Wed- Gary Downer nesday nig ht, Marchs. Gary's hobbies are collecting od-I dities and solving puzzles. I tw4. I affjbia? visa Items on list of goods which would leave cheese, poultry, eggs, soap, lard and shortening, along with other Items. The list of products he named as under, consideration for lnclu slon in the order would take controls off about 15 per cent of the whole cost of living bundle, stabilization officials said, and leave less than that percentage under control.

Many Important items such as machinery, most autos and scarce metals, among others, would re main under control for the time being, but they do not have much direct consumer bearing. Far From Complete The official who disclosed the plan said the list is itill fax from complete and final decisions will be made overnight. He said other items likely to be Included are rubber and rubber products, such as auto tires and tunes and footwear; lead, tin, sine and scrap; pet foods, paper and paper products, such as waxed and treated plates and newsprint. Newsprint was not specifically named but he said paper products would cover the whole field. Cleansers Included The exemption of fats and oil items also would include cleansers, synthetic detergents, and oleo mar garine.

In dairy products the list would cover canned milk- and ice cream. Price officials went to work to complete the list Immediately after meeting with James F. Brownlee, newly named administration consultant on economic con trols. Brownlee. -1 New -York invest ment banker, was drafted to advise Defense Mobilizer Arthur Fleming on the elimination of con trols as well as continuance of the program to produce scarce mater ials for defense.

In World War II. was deputy administrator of the Office of Price Administration. Brownlee's assignment was tak to mean that: 1. The issue of standby control powers for quick use in any future emergency is; far from dead. Brownlee said he personally is for such authority, and indicated his will include a part In the plan ning for anything of that sort.

No In One Stroke 2, The Eisenhower administra tion has decided against the one- stroke erasure: of all remaining price curbs which had been urged some Quarters. Brownlee ur an Interview bore the latter idea, i He said heezpects the Office of Price StabiUiation wiil complete most of its decontrol actions not later' than mid-April and possibly earlier, but spoke of doing it in stages." This -would; be well in advance of the expiration of the con trols law April 30. In lifting price curbs. Brownlee not all of the items to be freed immediately will be those selling below existing ceilings. He said the policy will be to mis goods pressing against their ceilings with those having low selling prices.

said this will serve to ease the impact of decontrol on the eco nomy. contract with or tne latter to house and nthe equip-Box mem for use in both city and probably decontrolling milk, Tnn fcraxarci JUCi 11 Itatonua Miwi bnlM WOODBURN Joe P. Sowa, WOOQDUm nil wuw wi ui 10 years, resigned Tuesday eve- ninff at a snecuu u7 wjuuui meeting. Tho resignation, affective aaarcn 1, was accepieu. Sowa.

who said he was leaving to enter private employment, has been wiUx tno aeparxmem xor burn rural fire urotection district a position he has held since 1948. Hi-rrirr rv isa ri 1 rim rn.1t.11 axuua, ation for services. The council ana ooara wiu meei w- igether to seiecc a successor. Sowa became chiex suc- ceeding Clyde Witman. ho was ac- tive in organization 01 me nro Sr: 1.1, Jt KsUilXCU Uiajrl4IUiUC4 eOMlM "TloT tn teleP000" tod -Pln Woodburn phone office.

Lincoln Day Rally Tonight A public -Lincoln Day rally, with Sen. Paul. Geddes of Rose- burg as speaker, is slated for 8 o'clock tonight in the Capitol Room of the -Senator Hotel. Marion County Chapter of Ore gon Republican Clubs Is sponsor ing the. program, which win nave Thomas Lawson MeCalL Portland radio as master of ceremonies.

Refreshments will be served, ac cording to George Haley, chapter secretary and in charge of ar rangements, Si: I Max St Mia: Preelp. Jf -38 .03 3S JX- prtund so sa? rrandsco ss mw vov as 23 Willamette River JU ICM. mRrrAST (from U. S. weather In.

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1 aa sa.cs Resigns a he en Job in out said ie Labor Loses was recovered Wednesday. Ander-Kg son drowned while fishing in the Si Oregon Workmen's Compensation Benefits i Oregon went Wednesday to W. Gordon Allen for channel 20 at Eugene. Allen, who now operates radio stations KGAL at Lebanon and KGAE at Salem, said at Lebanon, that it probably would be a year before his Eugene television station could begin operating. The Federal Communications Commission here granted him the channel Wednesday.

The applica tion was unopposed. Allen said at Lebanon that his transmitter would be located on Kelly Butte In Springfield, on a site acauired from the city of Spring field, adjacent to Eugene. He said it would take nun con siderable time, though, to father equipment Tie said he has conferences scheduled In California next week, on possible network affiliations. Only, one television station now is operating Jn Oregon. That la KPTV- in Portland.

The TCC re cently granted a channel for Salem. That one" went to the Harvey Machine Co. of Torrance, Calif. SHIP REPAIRS SLATED ASTORIA IX) The lumber freighter Cynthia Olson, forced to Jettison part of her load In heavy seas Tuesday, put in nere lor repairs Wednesday. Daily Spoiler! (The followtnr words are among those from which will be chosea the words for the ItZZ orecea Etatesman-ESLM EpcUii Ccn-iest for 7th and flh grs-m Marion.

lelk. and pari of YamLIll Ceentyt pleasing r. loyalty resolution murder responsible muscle scenario tragedy cthlciic inn? Install costume famine vicinity disagree all remnant ob Action rtitrenc nuinaw 111c aiiu ma 1 lua ass a u.iin 1 and third, respectively. Both are I to the 8th grade. I OAKHUKST June Sylsberry.

13-year-old daughter of Mr. ad Svfsberrv wiiTwnre. SifsSKS County school in "W' i nv 1 rm. test at Indepen- dence Elemev 1 ST tary School Tuesday night, Si March 10. I June's major interests include? swimming art and spell- s.i.i inir.

She was cer- tilled for the contest by her prin cipal and Nella Harris. Planting at SP Depot Friday In, front of Southern Pacific deDot on 12th i Street will feature a Salem ob- servance. of Arbor Day Friday, project to develop the I i ii I "Jr I University District merchants. .411 v. wtu mc nu yuuiwvi iu i ceremony beginning at 10 ajn.

I In. taking official notice of Fowler, IS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight L. Fowler, Route 1, 141F, Aumsville, were second iitVT ci WiU1 ieeier ouoer, uurcne.

The body was found by Marion I Drubs. Gervais. a fishprman. rm I a land bar a quarter of a mile 1 north of Hebo. Anderson i was in charge of hardware store at Newberg.

-AniiTta! Crcckcra 6v WARREN GOODRICH YTij? ri Aunt's err ns to 0 I ft f. By HECTOR L. FOX -1 Associated Press Writer Labor1 lost, the first round of its three-pronged campaign for Increased workmen's accident benefits Wednesday when the House labor and industries Committee killed two bills which opponents had said would deplete Oregon Industrial Accident Com mission funds, I i The two bills, which would have increased employers contributions for temporary and permanently inlured workers. may anoear again, however," but as watered-down committee legislation. I The I committee said it would try.

to re-draft labor's proposals and have its version ready sometime next week. No actiorf has been taken on a third benefit bill which would readjust payments for eye and ear injuries but the comsaittee reported favorably a measure that would permit imposition of interest penalties: on delinquent payroll deduction reports by employers, The Senate highways committee agreed unanimously to report out the $32,000,000 highways bond issue approved by-the House "J- The Senate, with only three, dis senting votes, speedily approved 1 "mm a a I TUirVe Wrineriv invw HTnt I At la -i I ana croiecuon oi irees. Aioor iay, wayor Aiirea w.irreez..