Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1955 — Page 2

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Crazed Killer Had Haired For Bankers Kills Three, Wounds Five In Two Banks DAYTON —A religious fanatic who cut 4 trail of blood and death in two' downtown Dayton banka ’“for God” was described

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today as hatiit bankwrc and any on« else who had money. RaMciooa tracts written Ay thb erased gunman and found in hie room described bankers as “adversariM of (God ' and proclaimed tbnt anyone who had wealth was in league in "perverts, dope peddlers, and the Mafia." . The fanatic, Richard Meyers, 47.' killed three persons in the banks and wounded five others before he was mortally wounded in a rain of police bullets. Eight slugs were

removed from bia body. Dayton police eaid he was carrying 100 rounds of ammunition in his pocket and could have created for more mayhem if police had not been on the’ spot. Asked before he died why he did it, Meyers replied simply, •‘God’s message on December 33." Among hie religious writings, police found numerous references to visions of God and divine messages. At the bowling alley where he worked as a pin setter and por-

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tar, his employer, Howard Scott, said he often brought his literature to work to show to frifends and customers. Meyers walked info the Third National Bank, firing across the railing into the bankers’ pffiaes. Then he inserted another clip tn his Chechoslovakian make pistol and ran neat door to the Winters Bank blazed away again. Police, hearing the shots, ran in and brought him down in a gun battle. He died two hours later.

Killed in the slaughter which occurred with bewildering speed were Joseph Gatin, 47, radio advertising and ftormter University of Dayton football coach; Mrs. Frieda Cramer, 31, a bank secretary; and George Sawaya Sr., 60, prominent Dayton grocer. The wounded were William M. Sherman, &4, vice president of the Third National: R. H. Kastner, 69, assistant vice president of Winters Bank; two customers, William L.

Clatk, 74; and Mrs. Helen Burka, 48; and a bank guard, John Thlen. All but Clark and Tblen. Were in critical condition. A guard in the Third National, who was standing at the back of the lobby, said every time he got a bead op Meyers someone got in the line of fire. z Meyers was reported,to have a wife and children in St Louis but this had not been confirmed. Trado in a Good Town — Decatur

Ike Reviews Situation On Polio Vaccine Eisenhower Still Favors Voluntary Methods On Vaccine WASHINGTON (INS) —President Eisenhower told GOP congressional leaders today that he still feels voluntary methods tor distributing the Salk polio vaccine will achieve better results than a cofiipulsory system. Mr. Eisenhower reviewed the vaccine situation at length at a two hour White House legislative conference also attended by welfare secretary Oveta Culp Hobby and surgeon general Leonard A. Scheele. Senate GOP leader William F. Knowland said the general feeling of those present was that the program for voluntary control of distribution worked out by Mrs. Hobby's department would be “more satisfactory than any mandatory legislation.” Knowland said that the inoculation of the nation's children would not be accelerated by setting up mandatory controls and "might be retarded’’ by such action. House Republican leader Joseph W. Martin Jt„ said that “under the present program, there is ample supervision" of the distribution of the vaccine. Scheele hopes to begin replenishing dwindling supplies of polio vaccine today. Public health officials believed that some new Salk shots would be released Tuesday. However, technical information on the vaccine under study was not quite complete. A special seven man committee of medicel experts, including Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the vaccine, has been set up to pass on the safety of every new batch. Meanwhile, Republican members of the senate labor and public welfare committee were delaying action on the Democrats' proposed standby federal control bill on vaccine distribution. Sen. Paul Douglas (D Ill.,) said the committee has been unable to act because of failure of Republicans to attend four meetinga-the last one scheduled Tuesday. However, Sen. Thomas M. Kuchel (R Calif.,) retorted that Democrats, Co H ld supply their own quorum. President Eisenhower, in a statement to his news conference, said that enough of the polio vaccine to complete inoculation of first and second graders should be released within GO days. Union Pals The Union Pals 4-H club held their regular meeting May 24 at the Immanuel Lutheran school. Marlene Thieme, president, called the meeting to.order. Karen Allison led group singing and Bopnie Krueckeberg led the pledges to the flags. Roll call was answered by 28 members present. The members decided to have an ice cream social June 17. The health and safety report was given by Shirley Wass. Demonstrations were given by Barbara Bledke, Judith Thieme. Loretta Wass, and Bonnie Krueckeberg. The meeting was adjourned and recreation and refreshments followed. Kekiongas The St. Mary's Kekiongas held their sixth regular meeting recently at the Pleasant Mills high school. The meeting was called to order by the president. Glenda Johnson. The pledges were led by Norma Jean Bailey and Carolyn King. The roll call was answered to “what I like best in 4-H" and dues were collected. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. Janie Raudenbush, and approved. The health and safety lesson was given by Marabelle Welfe. Group singing was led by Norma Jean Bailey. Games were played and refreshments served to 13 mothers, three leaders and 37 members present. Peppy Gals The Decatur Peppy Gals 4-H club held their regular meeting at the Decatur high school May 21. The meeting was opened with a demonstration by Judy) Carpenter and Phyllis Byrd On “Htw to bake a Devils' Food Cake.” The pledges to the flags were led by Donna Small. The roll call was answered by “what 1 am going to do this summer,” and dues paid. Jane Grimm eplained ho* to fill out record books and gave the summer schedule of work meetings. Group singing was led by Onalee Barkley. Donna Shoaf and Onalee Barkley sang solos as the special feature for the meeting. Refreshments were served by Phyllis Byrd ahd Judy Carpenter to the 21 members and 1 guest present. The next meeting will be held June 9. 1 p.m.. at the Decatur high bchool.

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Indiana Traffic Record Improved Eichhorn Ousted From Commission INDIANAPOLIS (INS) — State police superintendent Frank A. Jessup said today that Indiana's Memorial Day holiday improved traffic record was made despite heavy travel and a violent wind and rain storm Saturday. Seven highway deaths occurred this year, in comparison with 12 tn 1954. Jessup said: “It should be noted that the week end fatalities wore due to errors by drivers or pedestrians. Reducing the frequency of human failure will reduce the number of traffic victims.” Governor George N. Craig, meanwhile, reappointed state representative Phillip C. Johnson, Mooresville Republican, as a member and chairman of the governor’s traffic study commission. The governor named two new members to the commission. They are William Cooling, Indianapolis insurance official to succeed Richard T. James, secretary manager of the Hoosier Motor Club, and Democratic state senator Paul F. Boyle, of Sullivan, succeeding Democratic state senator Von A. Eichhorn, of Uniondale. Eichhorn was co-author of the toil road ripper bill in the 1965 general assembly, which was fought by the governor. Indiana traffic deaths this year through Sunday were identical with the same period last year. The total was 403, of which 89 were charged to urban accidents and 314 to rural crashes. State and federal highway smashups accounted for 243 of the rural victims. while 71 others died in county road collisions. Jessup said: “Reduction of street and highway deaths is a 24 hours a day business. No person who walks or drives can afford to relax his vigilance a fraction of a second.”

Psychiatrist Faces Burglary Charges Confesses Theft To Furnish Apartment PIERMONT. N. Y. (INS) — A New York City psychiatrist with a story as interesting as any case history he heard faces third degree burglary charges for taking 31,000 worth of antiques and gimcracks. Dr. Price Adams Kirkpatrick, 33, admitted theft of an old 3500 sailing ship model, a couple of antique guns, a dozen decorative copper pens and other items. He told police he wanted to finish furnishing his office apartment before his scheduled June 10 wedding. The psychiatrist, a 1947 graduate of Northwestern university, was arrested after he returned to the Rockland county cottage which he robbed to recover a camera he left there. Officers said Dr. Kirkpatrick broke into the Piermont home of Charles Sparhawk while on a Memorial Day ride in his Jaguer convertible with his 27-year-old fiancee The girl was not arrested or identified. Piermont police chief Wallace Kile termed it "the strangest case we have ever had.” He said he did not believe the thief was really a doctor until "he took us to his New York office and showed us the missing loot.” The psychiatrist has been director of the New York City domestic relations court’s bureau of mental health services since last October.

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