Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 48, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1950 — Page 1

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Vol. XLVIII. No. 57.

JUDITH COPLON SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS

Doctor's Fate Goes To Jury

All-Male Jury Studies Fate Ot Physician State And Defense Present Arguments In Sender's Trial Manchester. N H.. Mar 9 (I'Pt Stat* aad defenae mad* their filial urgumenta today to the all-male jury which must decide whether Dr. Hermann N. Hamlet commit ted murder •hen tee injected air into the body ot a patient dying ot cancer Prosecutor WiUtam L Phinney said he did — bucaune'no matter how close to death Mrs Abbie Borroto was. ahe wan alive. and tie person baa a right to ’ take the law Into lus own hands " But white-haired Louis E Wyman.—chief defense counsel. said he didn't commit murder liecause Mrs. Borroto already - was depd when hl* client acted Irra- , (tonally" hypodermic needle In The opposing lawyers compel ed their argument* al 11'14 P m ("ST and superior judge_Harohl E Wescott recessed court for lunch eon At I p m ‘ ST. he will chars* tin Jury whichshould take\ no longer than an Itour Thus the jury will retire for Its dehhara Ilona soon after i p- m CUT. »&, Phinney asked only tor w con - victionon the charge »»T first tan I gree murder 11* dldn t aak. for th- death penalty in N'* w 11 shire, the death penalty candid be assessed uneas a jury specifically includes in it* ver.il. I As tor Wyman he asked for full acquittal and vindication lie asked the jury to. return th- phy ::,■■" --temti to ' a IK* of aervtee- to tit* ;aw*./a v-caisatwv.'WZtc waM«.'e.»o wpa*s?-.-ssw*»tfaw« ' W.- think the evidence is »v r' whelming that t.hi». i."?l' ~..» \-uilty. that in wMW 1 did that he is < barged by th* state, there was no■' main .e and at least there Is reastinalde doubt,'.' Wyman said Th* whlte-taxi&d lawyer, mak Ing Ida argument in a locked and guarded courtroom. raid the de sense did not have to prove Mis Abbie C. Borroto was dead when lir. Sander injected-.air into her left arm "ft is for the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that th/ woman was living and that wl.a’ ever he was charged with doing caused 4he death of a living per--Hoh and that it was don/ with mallee aforethought ■ / gteakfiSg “ and In a low voice. Wyman said "A verdict ff not guilty is required Iteeause of all the evl-, tlence.” Wyman said the jurywill-have four possible verdicts , L First degree murder twilit capital punishment > 2. First degree murder (with — life imprisonment.! '”S Second degree murder tup tn'Tifet - - . 4. Acquittal • The slate will not ask you for capital punishment. I'm sure Wyman said In the hushed court room. "This Is not that kind of (Tara Te Pwu* Ki«b«> Boy Scouts Conduct Paper Drive Saturday Decatur Boy Scouts will conduct, a paper drive next Saturday morning starting at 9 o'clock. it wks announced today Trucks will gath- — er all paprT ptaceti in bundles by Decatur residents and deposited on tl»e front yard curbs. All Decatur troops will take part in the drive and It is believed that the entire city can bo covered —by midafternoon Saturday. City trucks will assist in th* work | ■; . WEATHER * Partly cloudy and-cold this afternoon and tonight with snow_ flurries near Laks Michigan this afternoon. Mostly eleudy • and not so eold Friday, Low ~~ tonight 10-15 north and near 15 south. High Friday 35 north, 38 south. , _

Protest Payment Os Consolidation Tax Form Letters Sent In Three Townships The Adams ctmn'y freeholders r.-mmittve. ~sHtn-He rile i"- 1 lox numie-r 123, h,.- sent a form letter to resident- <dj 't.mio Washington and Kirkland township, enclosing a form ; roteating Hi* payment ot the school ctmsr.hdaltan tax and making a 'sugghstlou tlipt ''taxpayers watt unlit iho lasi day ft ' pay their taxes The tatter is signed by the At' an.- • minty Fts-etad.ler* commit innd . obtain* no names of actu.il Ipooplr. It la a* follows: _ ■ » i"Mr. Taxpayer i Im. iti the litigation in the case regarding the Adam* Central school -.nd tax leyle applying to same, it •tta. lie to lhe advantage <d all ' 'ia> er* cemewrntW. - to WArii’ and Hi | with the treasurer, the enclosed ; ’form ahrng with the May Install ! ment of taxes, whenever you may choose to maka-aach jmvinent. '[ "However du- to the p.iSsll tl'ty inf a change in Jh* tax rates be 1 tweet! now and May. it s**m» »:. ! <:trw-.w • 0.-.:.-r ttis-l no.--.r-. t ~i Hr til l-..: this lor n with th ■ ' treasurer yim may enhance your! " claim to uuy refund due you ''?! opld anyone r. quit - .tddttliW-? tat form*, send a ytoaieard tn the below addMs*. giving your a■•■•r.. - and nunilter wanted Adams County Frtehdldvta j \ Committee L "p o Hox 123, tiertie. hid F.ncltwed In the circular also is a- - form will, h is a» follows; ; ■To Richard Eewton. Treasurer | Ot A<iam* County. Indiana. /_ Yoo are hereby mwiftatl that I m/. h paying Involuntarily tlm'taxes lev- I, l.iyd-' against me for the betteljf <> r ,’tile Adams County teturaj Con:.||.t..t. d Sz limd ( orpoi-at/m Ad ■;<m-s County, Indiana; under prynest.; ...ml under duress a'idX .■■nyll.l ;.m , ! in order 1..‘ amid- rhe serMtr.- slbl , tale of my propert.i for ti< n pg inert of s.tch ’a»./. th* asi<jssm nt , of interest ac.thri •ne and the cl/udltig of the title to 'my propel I aiitdi.fr by n«ti. | ly n you fm 'b.-i that : exf>e< i io . i hold all persons eoni-i mod with the ‘ '.-ollectlon of this tax including Vo l t , | and your surety; personalty- rr .Isptmailile for the repnynnut tn me lof the funds i«. improperly and un j taw fully . idle. t.si i' While tor na-mi “ w■ r< u-icd i i . .connection wiili the mailing-of .'t* . Alrcutar T.-ffr-rs. 'IT Is fi.-H.-V.'! TIT . I be the work of tbe group which hus Jfnugttt th. consolldatloo even since I < t »r« Tw Paas ll.rt J* - • - ... .. Lists School Gifts To March Os Dimes Rural Schools Give $248.21 To Drive ■ r . Hansel Foky~C»unty «upirln-; i.udi-tu ui ju-ijusiis. loday JBsteaattdi tlgiiri'S nf the .-.mount/ which have , . i been raised In tire various county f schools forth. March of Himes campnign' " A total of 8245 21 front 21 schools was received hr th* superintendent, this uoitiry to tan turned over to lhe ‘ county -chapter- vs the national foundation The school*, and the amounts giv- L t-n. foflow; — : : i| Adams Cen tr a I corporation’ : 'Adams Central high school. |lf* T3;'' ’ Monroe. LiJdS: DitadC : Hraudyberry. $3.53: Retneker.l 8218: Sackett. 82.15: Muenster-1 befu.X3diL.Aaii SMUnger. UdA- Xur.. a total of 85» t». Preble township; Preble, 8(172; ‘ St. Paul s. 85: Zion. 83 75. and St John's. 843. M; for a to'al of 834.53-. [ Rrsyt township: Monmouth high' school. 81 50. and Sy Peter's. J for a total of BTS 2‘>. ' . ■ ’ ■ t'nlon township: L-uckey. 85 35:' • Schnepp. 85.67. and Immanuel.! fin aS Totat. 82*6r>. Blue Creek township- Kimsey., 81355: Uncnln 8376; -total 815dL< . Hartford Center. 825 25: OeUevaJj 853 68. and Jefferson. 810*'' ‘ " St Mary's township: Hobo. 81 70. ’ and Pleasant Mills. 87 55. for a total ’ 0181136

14 Prisoners Killed In fire In Guardhouse Flash Fire Fatal To 14 Prisoners ~ At A-Bomb Base Albuquerque N M. March 9 ' (t'Pi -A flash fire killed 14 prisoners last night trapped in a flltnay wartime guardhouse at the Super, Seerei Sabdia Hpecial Weapdna base where the atoutlc bomb Is asat mbled — More than 38 other persons were injured fighting the biaae. •'•"XBSKrree~TTWir Were recruit Hartdd O. J-'roedge, 31. Decatur. : Iff.; recruit Sigmund Hraca. 24. tiibicagt,. and Pte. Harold E Header. St, Royal Oak. Mich. "The prisoners didn't have much of a chance.” said Maj K. K Kolw ter. base public relations officer,one of the first persons to reaph the scene Th*, prisoners. Kilster said, were : serv lagsente-nce • Or being I'* bl for ■,, I ' Physicians- sgid the oytly .two In- ■ mat . to e«c*i«e lhe flaming prison were severely burned and had only <ri 4 ven i haut e tp survive. - They were being give|F transfusions and Oxyfelt treatmeht Two guards. Pvt , Wilbur Henry 1 and Cpl. ID' h A Miller, were ini Jared tn *n heroic attempt t« aave Ltiie. army and air force prisoner* . after vim, fir. broke mH at 7:35 pm MHT' / <»:3s> p.m. CSTI. I ■yt'he fltsl we bite* about It,” ' Miller said, "was when the men /ill the hack started yelling. We /tied to ger to the cellblocks but v. dilv'ii b:u k by an mten-<el ' f.i tsT ' oTTieat avid ’mttke " Hitrty said l<* ran outside the bufliflttK and arotind in fjack t«> ’ ' nfieh *tre tawr tta«e »rf.ahe'iaxUbl*e-ta L Httt I ran into the satqe thing." he -aid. "and cmt.ldn t even gel past :h. .i. 1.1- d.> >r " ‘ ■ in.'tr guards .«• re gin n t ttmrg eticy matir pt and placed under - -. n at Ibe base hospital (ttfi/'-is -aid Huy would not permit ('■'■KW T~ Mat County Camporee Is Set June 3-4 Scout Camporee In South Part Os County The annual Adams Atunty Hoy ' S.-out a'liniporee will lie held Satui ■ May and Sunday. June 3 and 4. i;was announced today by George ‘ Bair, county chairman of camping -atidsaetivities of the Boy Seoul*, 'following a county district meeting ’of Semtt leaders, held at th* Ge ri'ia Methodist Church WednesdayI night. ' " ■•' ■ ' .' The ckntporre will lie held In the ; southern part ot tlie‘county, pro v !■ 'ably near Geneva, although lhe def--1 inlte site has not vet been sehy'ed > Keith llama. <-taUrman of 45* .Geneva troop commiuee. will lie fdampmaster Slreme-wW be placed at the l»5o camporee mi roughing it" for the Scouts, with more at ten.'ion to wild life and similar pro ire's. ' J " .: ria'rence Zltief. cdunfy di«tri~t < hairman. also announced that five i ’tecatur Boy Scouts and one from Hleneva have been registered for Hi--'national jamltorce. which will he . held at VaUey Forge. Pa., in June : and Jslffr. Thele may also be rwg.l* trauts from Live Berne Scouts The court ot honor yrlll he held aj the Decatur high school w‘.dnrsday. March 22. ahd the hex' district meeting will be held Aptil 12. also tn this city. Bittner Is Elected Institute Chairman ! Alton BlUner was elected county i'iiarrtnarr of farmers Institutes ; Wednesday in a meeting of farmers institute* officers in th* county ex tension office. Bittner is the 1831 chairman of lhe Root township Institute ... This also makes Rittner a memIlver of the county extension committee. ,

MLV DAILY NEWEFAFER IN ADAME COUNTY

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THE BENT STAFF ot the flagpole at Fort Snelling Nattonat Cemetery which airline aatboriUea any wge struck by the Northwest Airliner In which 13 were Mitad ta n cr«*b hi MlMttpita. Barta <4 Um pjuut'a ten wtag were found nearby gffwo chlMraa dtat ta the home into which the plane crashed

Plan New DuiMings At Children’s Home Contracts Awonfed At Fort Wayne Home ‘VonlTatTr have Tteeh awarded ToF the construction of three new dormitories and an administration building at tlie Fort Wayne cbik dren's home of Jhe Evangelical and Reformed church on the Maysville road. Totaling 8510.000, the building project was supported by members of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed, church in this city - All the buildings will be con-J nected by an underground tunnel I system: The buildings will re ' place the present dormitories which : will be. rated after the new situ- ' lure* are completed... .Tbe-ltri-sent | dining and laundry building will he kept tn use as will the attend ants building which ba* Just recently been modernized and the boiler room. The new buildings are to be modernized Georgian sty I e in Flemish bond face brick with stone trim Each dormitory will be two stories high and 12 youngsters will be accomodated on each floor, a total of 72 children In all Th» > fund raising campaign jo finsnle the new building program was conducted in nine synod? of ■tire ctawvh te Indisnw. Ohio, tow* and Wl.wonsin. A. M Strau«s. inc. designed the (Tarw Ta Page Ktahtt

tßev. Vernon Rltey. Monroe Friend*. Chun hi , “Getting Right With Man” . '■Leave there thy gift before the attar .and go thy way. .first lie re cone tied to thy brother, and then come and . offer thy gift.”.-..MaU«-fa44.s.__—-. Ever and always since the fall of man tn the Garden of Eden has man sought away back to God The wonderful > plan prortded by God whereby we may come "By Hi* Son. Jean* Christ.” so we find men everywhere seeking the le>rd and His holy hlessiw But we have here In this scripture the need of getting right with man first. In the Old we h*v.> a pternre of the Israelite In bringing his sacrifice to the priest He is standing at the altar rail waiting for th* priest to receive ir at bls hand Hut suddenly- he remembers that tn tht* solemn moment In his seeking forgiveness, a brother ha* a just cause of complaint 1 against him. ■’ ■ . .-■ - —?, < What must be do? Offer the gift and than go to make It right. • No. he must He the animal to the altar, go first and be reconciled i -to.the brother, and then com* offer the - = tj "Ho it is today ■ if we want God's forgiveness, we must first , be willing to forgive tho*.- who trespass against us . dWWWVWVVWWWWWW 1

Edward H. Kruse Seeks Renomination Edward H. Kruairf Jr., of Fort Way>a, fourth "* Strict ronrress man. Iwus fifed hie candidacy for th* Tfeinorrli Tor that 6T ' .fkee. -wit-h ■ Mr Krueiu was elected to con gtdgr in IM* in a tfejmvcirat ?*< ♦ p in the fourth district. He defeatedp hr peorge W Gillie Mr. Kru*»* Is a member of the appropriations . idinmlttee of the hou.«e ’’ — ' ’ Hard Coal Industry i Signs New Contract . Increase Seen In Hard Coal Prices Washington. March 9 il'l'i ' John L Lewis and industry spokesmen today initialed a new contract 1 which will give 78;om> hard coal ' miners wage benefits similar to 1 those won last week for soft coal I miners. L The agreement, reached ye«ter | day. was initialed by negotiator, for anthracite producers and the, united—mine worker, at a brief'l ceremony Tbsb VMW president then called the union's scale com : mil tee together to ratify the con tract. •■ Industry spokesmen said the con traci is "almost ceHttn h> reswh" in an increase in hard coal price* Effective March 16 it provide* 1 A 7t*cent dally wage Increase tTwcg Tw Faue Ktak(>

Government Girl, Soviet Diplomat Sentenced But Russian To Be Deported

Cancer-Bidden Man Killed By Brother Yields To Insistent Pleading Os Victim Alientown. Pa.. March 9. fl'P!. - Harold Mohr. 36. yielditu to Ute persistent pleading* of his hliiid. cancer-ridden brother! killed him with a rifle bullet in their hom • I last night, police said today. " "Last night. ju*t after supper he ■inked me to shoot him.” district at torney Kenneth H. Kwh quo:><l ; Harold “t pondered it He had often asked the same thing I final ly decided to do it ” Harold tired a .30 callbet.hulk' j Into the back .of bls. 55-ynar old brother Waller as he lav in bed oh • the second floor of their brick twin | home at nearby Coplay. Koch said 'l'm satlafivd."' he told police: when asked how he felt a*>out-hi-' brother's death. tide charge Kocti said Ihai ne would'endeavor to hare the young er brother released in ball pending u ciiurThearing "it the facts are as •le told me." The district attorney said Dr" William Foa had been treating Walter Mohr for cant er of the lat e tor the past ala year* He was uh•He Me »»y whether ahla had r aas ME his tdirtdnes* *— | After the shootii:?. Harold calm ly waited the arrival of state police He gave Miimeff t'p without dwlaT-' ance The younger brother was asked i whettu-Tie had lieen Influenced by j the recent-aorcaHed "mercy kill J lugs" in N*.w England. I>ut w.ts i mm y<vmn«ittal - ■ ' . 7....; ’.1 .’i./. J Walter frequetuly pleaded to b--*ttted refused, to gw trt a i:)iospiiai tor Ills (reattnent. An autopsy will lie performed to ' morrow Koch said that lhe at I ralgnment proltaldy will not ta bet.l! until after the poat mortem. Legion Sponsoring Go To Church Sunday hidiunaiHilia March 9. —(UP) The' American legion nationa headquarter* announced tbday it ; was sponsoring a “go. tn church” I movement for the week ot April’ 1« National Leri »> n commander (gporjre N (’rair. BraxiL Ind.. tailed on the 17.3H* I region posts to ‘lead Way ** Rale Increase For Citizens Telephone 13 Indiana Firms Granted Increases Indian aimfli. March fi-TrTI - Thirtev n smalt Hoosier telephone companhs had authority.today to boost their rates so enough revenue, could be raised to pay wages dK rnanded by the new tederaptmhimum wage law - - The increases, gyalfjed by the public service xudaniission. ranged from an eight percent boost tor the Ligonier Tetepbonu Co. to a 42 5 percent hike allowed the -Wabash VaHvy.Vtilitie* Cogp Other companies and the percent-, age, increase allowed each were Brownsburg Telephone Co . 12.1; Wabash Prairie Telephone Co. ■l7 8;-Thrfnrd- Tetephnn*~C?> 7“?2 T: Siate Line Telephone Corp. 22.9: ladoga Telephone Co.. 23 6; Converse Telephone Co. 24 3: Sims ,Teh-phone Co.. 26 5; Citterns Telephone Co 28.1: Darlington Telephone Co. 27 2: Cititens Mutual Telephone Co.. 32 L and" CayugaTelephone Co., 39 4 Charles D Eh Inger, manager of! Citterns Telephone Co- here was put of the city anti not available for' comment However, -It ia -beUeved! that thia increase will tn no way! Interfere with a previous Increase granted the local company whan In stailation of dial telephone is fom i pleted next fall A - -it

MidwesfDigs Out Os Worst I Winter Storm I Death Toll Climbs To Eight; Storm Moving Eastward Chicago, March ».■—(CPI— The 1 winter’s worst blow sideswiped the mmhetort today while-lhe mid-: ; west due rtnt of show and Ice and ; counted the blizzard s toll In lives 1 and property damage. The death toil climbed to eight •as report* straggled in from Isolati ed coinniunlHcr tn the midwest. Squalls ranged over the north At--1 lantic seaboard as lhe brunt of the : wind and stH>w storm headed north-1 lenstward up the St Lawrence; j inward th* sea ‘ r* "A" ’ Wir~wj®wr' the New York metropolitan area A cold wave was- expected- to send the m-rcury tumbling In New England by tonight, attd colder I weather was ovPYkpreadltig the sew- ; hoard as far south as Florid*. Emergency —crews worked over-' time to repair mavAed power .and communteation* line* in the noth--t-ommwnlcalioUfc lipex tn the northeffi bTaW WalW. Hardear Mt by the blizzard The-Communication* failure still blacked out North Dakota, except for ham radio operators and army i shortwave equipment The I'. S fifth army offered emergrnry power equipment, and i the Rttl Cross was attempting to uietfomine •whethwii ••■«*. peedeX: llpbert Bruniett a 1 Red Cross of ; -Ym-ialirtie’had ■’Ke, n ’unabTe"To f ' j untaci aaThoritteW hi a Itve-countj f ares south of"'HishiareS7 K ‘D io “ ileam their'needs i Two Indians were found froztn Lux death on the wind-swept prairie near Stephan Mission in South DaI Kota They died white attempting ho' bring help tc. a truck driver i stranded in the blizzard The driver survived 14 hours ot exposurt in hl* vehicle, but his feet hands and left-ear wert* frozen lit Nebraska, one man froze to j death, one died of exposure and a , third was struck and killed by an ; automobile when he got out of his own car to ctean the snow-covered windshield. A man and wife were killed at Carthaee 111. when a gust Mew their car out of control and into a bridge abntinent At Williston ,N U. a Montana man died of a heart attack and carbon monoxide poisoning after apparently trying to.get bls car our of a ditch " New York City had ls» heaviest! March winds since March. 1919. wether ItttreEu records <v 11 wrw Te l*a«e *:i<av > / Metzger Too Young ; To Serve In Office State Senator Must Be 25 Years Os Age Leal political observers were speculating foday on tne recent annoMfeeement of Robert Metzger. Decatur VtHing Republican as a candidate for join* state senator from Adam*. Well* and Wack;" ford counties * Metzger, who will not be 21V year* of age. for several week*., yet. has Bled his intentions of being a candidate for state senator on the Republican ticket To date he is the only aspirant of his party Observer* point out. however, that article 4, section 7 of the In I titans constitution states: 1 "Senators shall tie at. least 25 and representatives at least 21 year? of age " There is no age requirement to file an Intention of candidacy, but :it Metzger were wceetafwi be : wouM have to wait out tbe entire, fnur vtar term bgßcre qsallfying Metrger was ij Fort Wavne to day and -could not be reached for icommeht. —c. ;

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Severe Sentences I For Conspiracy To Betray Notion's Defense Secrets t New York, March 8 -<CP»—. . ' Valentin A. Gubltchev. Russian • diplomat engineer and ea-goverr- ! meat girl Judith Copion were sen<- ‘ tenced to 15 years in prison tndav 'but, because of government intet- ' ran tie n. the Russian—aull—bo art I free within two weeks and deport- ' e<2. Federal judge Sylvester Rya t t imposed deliberately severe sen : enec* for their omspiracy aad a' tempts to betray Vetted State* d<sense secret*, aad gave aaclt d»- ; fendant a tongue-lashing There wa* no leniency for Mix* Copion Kyan atuuMtaced that h* would refuse to grant bail for he • pending appeal because it wa« tin»? she began paying the penalty for her "treacherou*" act* against her I country. She was sentenced to five year? | for conspiracy and IT> -year* tor a ' ‘ kaiewsr 'to run concurrently. . In GuM., h»' - eaae?secretary rs • r’a'e Than Ariteson and attorney general J Howard McGrath recommended that the Russian be depor ed from the United State* wilbiu i twß.weoka. - ---- Ryan said he bowed to the reI I quest and would snapend Gubt - ’, chev s sentence tbe day he left The "CCttmtry He ordered him wrts'l panted to a departlng ship by a V S marshal 1 But Chare was no leateney tor -Mine Cuplon Ryan announced that he would deny any request for -ba I for her pending,appeal < about ume that she pail Mime of the pynalty” Ryan sate, retnatking that she now had bet ; Vt-wtee- dotiYipred'■•<« : bnrnyinn.. her'' He ordered her to, twain . «cr>- ... teg..ih.». 1.i.'.«-a3 seitteaiiexML mahi..»•*.. - i she completed a ?• uteiice axf 4-J i months to if year? imposed lari summer tn AV ashingron for stealing L._S government secrets. Gubltcht t was taken from - the court — r<x>m • immediately after his sentence Mis* Copion then wa* led up to the bench by two.women V S. deputy marshals She stooC. pale and unsmiling swaying sllgl Ily Her attorney* asked for terti.i ency in view of her previous setence Judge Ryarr asked if ahe had anyffiiniMo any. ' Ml** Copion replied "not at thl* time, your honor ’ , Judge Ryan said that his qbeerraHon of her during the trial ap< bi* knowledge of the tact* oU th ■ cases convinced him “tha-'seeds t f disloyalty ’till find rjttewithta ytqjr .breast" He said tm-ffad no choice but tn Ibe sevcper'not only for your ' * treacherous act but 7* warning o Prevent Retaliation Washington. Marek • 8-HVP ! The stare department hinted todav that Valentin A Gubitt hev I* offered * chance tq Iggy e Jbe Vtrt - ed States to prevent SoriM retallte tten against American citizens in Russia and other eastern European countries • ~lt ta considered important ’ state department Spokesman Michael J McDermott said "that nr ‘ misunderstanding of the Soclet i government la regard to the Gubt , chev case should not hare the con, sequence, ar prejutHcfng ibe situs (Twee Te Pwer rtah«> - Decatur Girl Scouts To Entertain Fathers Sunday wilt mark the 3»th us-s nirersary of Giri Scouts In Amet - A* celebration of the am; vereary In Decatur, the local Gtr; Scouts will entertain their fathers ; with a dinner and program at the 1 Moose home Friday rv etang at 4 o’clock AU offering* - received at ■'thl» time will he given ‘4o 1hJaliette Low World,' TrieM.ahi ’ . fuud -." To promote world triMtaahlr. the Girl SeotH* have *s rhete - 18M project : »eu* " Bctaxdlrtt* are being ttiMand then- filled »Hh »chool nup•'ites Th* Decatur GlrlfS.-ottt* are participating ja this project