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CONGRESS BEGINS MOMENTOUS SESSION— In an atmosphere overshadowed by the International - race for command of outer apace, the 85th Congress bows if# head as House Chaplain Rev. Bernard __Braskamp delivers the opening prayer. Moments before. Speaker Sam Rayburn (D), of Texas called the legislators to order. . ' . ■"...'i ■ .. .—*

Democrats In Congress Back Spending Need Pledge Support To Military Spending Needed For Nation WASHINGTON (UP) — Democratic congressional leaders told Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy today they will support whatever military spending is “essential and adequate” to keep America ahead in race for space. Their pledge was made at a greakfast meeting at the Pentagon arranged by McElroy. It carpe a day after President Eisenhower sent his first defense spending . request to the newly convened Congress —a call for Sim 000.000 in supplementalappropriations for the current fiscal year to expand missile production and improve operations of the Strategic Air Command. Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson told newsmen after the Pentagon meeting that he assured McElroy that if the defense secretary would “determine what is essential and adequate'* in military spending and "stick with it the Democrats would support him.” ' = The administration is expected to ask Congress for 40 billion dol lars in defense funds fdk the new fiscal year starting July 1. That is two billion dollars higher than the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year. Eisenhower’s first military spending request of Congress won - general endorsement. Johnson said that ”50,000 air planes produced a year before “ Pearl Harbor saved our necks . v’i a thousand missiles produced in the coming year may save our lives.” From presidential science adviser Dr. James R, Killian came a warning possibly setting the tone for Eisenhower’s State of the Union message tomorrow. Killian said the United States is strong today—but Russia could surpass it in a few years unless die nation’s scientific efforts are stepped up considerably, ~2 Chairman George H. Mahon (DTex.) predicted a bill on Eisenhower’s extra defense rquest 7 would be ready in 10 days as his House military appropriations subcommittee called Defense Secretary Ned H. McElroy to testify on it. > ’ Mahon termed the request the first installment of the "new program resulting from Sputnik.” No requests were made last year for any of the space age projects, he .—said— ——r- - , —r They Include: —683 million dollars for development and production of ballistic missiles. -329 million ars for detection and interev on of enemy ballistic missiles. —219 million dollars for kispersing Strategic Air Command bases. The funds also provide for the start of construction of three sul> marines to fire the Navy’s solid propellant 1,500-mile Polaris intermediate range ballistic missile. ' Mahon said this was likely to become the “most important Continued on Page Five) INDIANA WEATHER Fair, not so cold north portion tonight. Thursday fair and warmer. Low tonight 815. High Thursday ip the 30s. Sunset today 5:38 p. m. Sunrise Thursday 8:06 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Warmer. Fair or partly cloudy. Lows Thursday night near 20. Highs Friday in the 40s.

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Winter Storm Hits Eastern Seaboard Traffic Is Snarled By Heavy Snowstorm . By UNITED PRESS The bitterest storm of the season has blasted the mid-Atlantic and northeastern states with a traffic-snarling snowstorm up to a. foot deep, severe winds and temperatures of cold wave proportions. t At least 20 persons died in acci- ! dents blamed on the weather across the nation in the past 24 hours, according to a United Press count. Among the victims were four persons who suffered apparent heart attacks while shoveling~Walks or trying to free their stalled cars in the New York area The eastern storm, which began Tuesday afternoon, buried coastal sections as far south as Virginia iwith nearly a foot ot Snow and dumped 4 to 12 inches of snow across northern New England. - — — - The storm was expected to diminish today, with snow flurries ending in most sections by nighttalk Strong winds, reaching gusts of 46 miles an hour at Boston- piled the snow into road-blocking drifts, and an onrushing wave of cold air drove readings down near the zero mark in the West Virginia mountains. Driving Was hazardous throughout the area, slowing land and air traffic and forcing some schools to closeOther weather victims included fourpsrsonskillecrin traffic in New England, two in New York state and one in Pennsylvania; six persons, five of them children, killed ’in fires in a midwestern cpld belt, and one killed when an Army stratotanker crashed during ; a«yrainstorm in Florida. Ice was blamed for deaths in lowa and Wisconsin. In the midwestern sub-zero cold wave on heels’ of snowstorm closed many northern Michigan schools and blocked roads. Early morning readings included 20 below at Pellston, 9 below at Sault Ste Marie, and 1 below at Battle Creek, Mich. By contrast, a warning trend swept the northern' Plains, sending temperatures zooming by as much as 40 degrees. Minot, N.D., eported a balmy reading of 41 early today. 40 degrees higher than the night before. The eastern snowstorm was part of the same weather that hit Tetas with 17-inch snows and flooding rains during the weekend. Light ,siw.. pccuroed,^ta _ Great Lakes region Tuesday, the : heaviest amounts ranging from two to four inches across Ohil. Peterson Reelected Hospital Board Head Cal E. Peterson was reelected president and Dee Fryback reelected secretary of the Adams county memorial hospital board at the special reorganization meeting Tuesday night. The board will receive bids on new room furniture Jan. 31, and will advertise the specifications before letting the bids. Claims were also allowed on ■the new construction underway. ' The Hillman company of Fort Wayne is reported ready to begin installation of the new kitchen equipment in the new addition next Monday. The hospital staff moved into the.office last Friday in the new addition. The entrance and waiting room in the front addition have been in use since early last month. i 2:

Seek Approach To Soviet Call For Conference NATO Leaders Hold Conference, Delay ‘ Proposal Decision 'PARIS (UP)—The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council met today to seek a common approach to Russia’s latest call for a new summit conference. But the recent British surprise plan for a non-aggression pact with Moscow forced the Council to delay its decisionThe 15 permanent NATO ambassadors discussed East - West problems for 90 minutes of a 3V4hour meeting this morning. The decided to meet again Friday afternoon for « further dis- , cussion on the proposal for another summit parlet made in December by Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin. The United States is known not to be in favor of such a parley at this time. But its jittery European Allies at least want to explore Soviet intentions. However, the U.S. draft reply to the latest Kremlin overture was not debated at this morning's session. .. , f . ; President Eisenhower's answer is expected to be cool to Bulbanin’s proposal. It will, however, leave the door open for such talks if Russia shows its willingness to negotiate in good faith. ? - Informed NATO sources said the council discussed the British prime minister's call for a nonaggression pact as part of an overall cold war settlement. The NATO nations agreed at last month’s summit conference here to channel their replies to Bulganin through the Atlantic treaty group so that they could coordinate an overall policy- The answers to Bulganin’s notes to each national leader, however, will come from each country individually. L-—" ■■ The United States has made it clear that it considers the notes nothing but propaganda designed to divide the Western world. It is expected to temporize in its answer to Bulganin, however, as a concession to European fears. Washington reports said President Eisenhower’s reply to Bulganin will agree tentatively to talks at the top—provided Russia proves its sincerity in preliminary meetings at a lower level. The Netherlands is expected to stand with the United States in replying .coolly to the Kremlin’s blandishments, but other pact members are reported eager for summit-talks they hope will end 12 years of cold war. British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan has already indicated willingness to accept Soviet proposals for a non-aggression pact, French Premier Felix Gaillard is clamoring for an East-West foreign ministers' meeting as a prelude to summit talks. (Continued on Page Five) City's Skating Rink Is Damaged By Truck Tuesday afternoon,, two young boys drove a truck onto the ice of the city skating rink on Seventh street near the diesel plant and ruined the rink for skaters for a a few days. The heavy truck broke through the ice in numerous places, finally becoming struck, and had to be winched out by a local wrecker. Street commissioner Bernard Clark stated that the whole rink had to be reflooded this morning and the freezing of the new ice will depend upon the weather.

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Decatur, Ind iana, Wednesday, January 8, 1958.

Army’s Missile Chief Tells Senate Probers Retirement Is Final

Soil Bank Plan ■*’ * jj Junking Backed By Lawmakers ■ .tft Congressmen From Farm States Favor Dropping Soil Bank WASHINGTON (UP) — Farm state lawmakers today generally approved the Eisenhower administration’s plan to junk its controversial progfam of paying farmers to let cropland lie idle. Some, like Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.), said the program "should never have been born” in the first place- This’ was the view of most House members who originally opposed the plan but were outvoted by the Senate. Others, like Sen. Richard B. Russell (D-Gp.). indicated a “wait and see” attitude toward what the administration will offer in its place before fully endorsing the move. ‘ Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson announced Tuesday the administration will ask Congress to end its program of paying farmersrto take land out pf production with the end of the 1958 crop year. Seek Conservation Hike This is the so-called "acreage reserve” section of the soil bank, program under which farmers are paid to take land out of production and simply let it lie idle, the goal being to cut surplus production. The other section of the soil bank is the conservation reserve program under which farmers must put idle land into grass or trees or other conservation uses in exchange for federal payments. Benson said in place of the idleland plan-the administration will seek approval of a stepped-up conservation reserve program. He said the new recommendations will be included in the President s budget message to Congress Jah. 13 and a special farm message also will be sent to Congress around Jan. 15 or 16 A spokesman for the American Farm Bureau Federation said the federation “would agree pretty well” With Benson’s action in seeking to drop the acreage reserve. ’ The spokesman added, however, the Farm Bureau’s attitude on expanding the conservation reserve will dependz-on the possibility of coordinating it with other federal soil conservation programs. _i v-übtlnued on Page Five) Mrs. Lichtenstiger Dies This Morning 91-Year-Old Lady Is Taken By Death Mrs. Abbie Lichtenstiger, 91, a resident of Decatur most of her life, died at 8:25 o’clock this morning at her home, 104 East Oak street, following a serious Illness of five days. She was born in Jamestown Aug. 25, 1866, a daughter of Ward and Elizabeth Cline, and came to this county with her parents 80 years ago. She was married March 17, 1896, to Henry Lichtenstiger, and he preceded her in death Septal, 1941. Mrs. Lichtenstiger was a member of the First Christian church. Surviving are four daughters, the Misses Florence and Grace Lichtenstiger, both at home, Mrs. C. L. August and Mrs. Solomon .Lord, both of Decatur; one son, Elias Lichtenstiger, also of Decatur; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. One son, two brothers and two sisters are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Saturday at the residence, the Rev. Traverse Chandler officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The* body will be removed from the Black funeral home to the residence, where friends may call after 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. ; ■ ' - - ’ 1 *•

Report U. $. Pilot Is Held In Albania Pilot Missing For More Than 2 Weeks PARIS®) — fowtfte’. to-* wstfgate reports that Communist Albania is holding a missing U. S. Air Force plane and its pilot, t A U S. Embassy spokesman said the French government agreed. France is the only major Western power with* diplomatic representation in Albania. ’ Ah Albanian radio broadcast, monitored by a station in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, announced that a U. S. Air Force T-33 jet trainer piloted by a Maj. Howard Curran had invaded Albanian air space and been forced down. The Air Force said Curran, 39, of Tacoma, Wash., had been listed as missing for more than two weeks. He disappeared Dec. 23 while flying alone from the U. S. supply base at Chateauroux, France, to Naples, on Italy’s southwestern coast. Albania is on the other side of Italy and about 50 miles across the Adriatic Sea from Naples. Air Force officials at Chateauroux said Curran was on a trip related to Air Force contract work. He was last heard from when he made a routine; radio position check in the vicinity of Piza on the northwest coast of Italy. American and Italian planes ' made a five-day search for the missing pilot City Council Holds First 1958 Meeting Annual Repart Made By Chief Os Police • The council of the city of Decatur met in the first session of the new year Tuesday night. New appointments were approved and reports ot police activities and the zoning office were read. The appointment of Dr. John B. Terveer as a member of the board of health was read and approved. Robert Gay and Robert Yost were approved as members of the board of appeals. Ralph Roop, city engineer, submitted the annual report from the zoning office for the year 1957, which was read and approved by the council. —.—J—Police chief James Borders submitted the annual report of the activities of the police department for the year of 1957. The report showed that the police department received 6,043 complaints during 1957. Members of ths police department invest!-: gated 344 accidents during the year. Fifty-four criminal investigations were begun and thirteen were closed. The department made forty-four criminal arrests and 141, traffic arrests. Messages originating from the department totaled 876 and dispatches to the cars totaled 1,992. Hie summary of all the traffic accidents showed: pedestrian accidents, 13, one of which was fatal; other vehicles 276; train accidents, 11; bicycle, 6; fixed objects, 35; ran off road, 3. A total of 35 injuries were recorded, of which 13 were pedestrians; other vehicles, 11; trains, 4; bicycles, 5; and ran off road, 1. The greatest number of accidents occurred on Saturday, with 61 investigated, Friday was the next highest day with 51 accidents investigated. Wednesday showed 46; Monday and Thursday'.showed 43; Tuesday, 41 arid Sunday, 29. Thirty accidents were not given as to date. Drivers residing in the city of Decatur involved in accidents during 1957 totaled 287 and 220 drivers resided out of the city. Eight were - not given. The most accidents occurred in ‘ the 16-20 age group with 114 inves- ’ tigated; 20-24 year group, 59; 25-34 ’ group, 107; 35-44 group, J 6; 45-54 group, 46; >55 and over, 75 with ' no age given for 51 accidents. (Continued on Page Five)

Arrest Couple In Robbery Os Indiana Bank . Clarksburg Bank Robbed Os $2,700 Tuesday Afternoon GREENSBURG (W — old couple signed that they held up a small-town bank and robbed it of $2,700 after “casing” it for several days. State charges of bank robbery were prepared by Prosecutor Richard Garvey -for filing against Curtis E. Angell, Las Vegas, Nev., and his attractive wife Nancy, who were arrested shortly after the Clarksburg State Bank was held up near closing time Tuesday. Sheriff Claude Connor said they admitted orally while being questioned ih Decatur County Jail Tuesday night that they staged the robbery, hid most of-the loot ' in a culvert and secreted the ; clothing they. wore man abandoned farmhouse Angell, ’who told officers he , planned the holdup because he was out of work and couldn't find ’ a job, also admitted he grew a moustache for the holdup and ' shaved, it oil with an electric 1 Shaver while speeding ffbm the crime scene. ’ The bandit couple entered the ' bank 10 miles northeast of here bout 3 p.m., half an hour before closing time. - ' “This is a stickup,” the bandit said to cashier "Robert Lowe, 61. Lowe said the man "did all the talking tvhile the woman covered us with d stun,” Qthers’iri the bank were Mrs. Ruth Springmire, 40- a teller; Mrs. Virgie Buell, 20, a bookkeeper, arid Mrs. Grace Beall, 70, a customer. (Continued on Page Five) Attendance Grows At Prayer Service Week Os Services Continues Tonight The committee in charge cf the week of prayer service underway in six different churches this week reported that Tuesday night’s attendance was more than double the number present at the opening service Monday. The Rev. J. O. Penrod, pastor of the Trinity Evangelical United Brethren church, was the speaker at last night’s service at the Bethany E. U. B. church. Rev, Penrod spoke on the opening of the Lord’s Prayer, “Our Father.” He stated that there are three pre-requisites for prayer: “I—We must have the properattitude of love toward our fellowmen. The word (our) suggests that all human beings on ‘earth are brothers. A man cannot pray when there is hate in his heart, except the prayer of confession of sin and plea for forgiveness. «2r-The second pre-requisite to prayer is a knowledge and a searching for God’s will.” Rev. Penrod illustrated from today’s confused world. “What do we want . Uncle Sam. Jo do. with the income tax we will pay this month? Do we want to be at peace with the people of the world? Do we want Red China, South Africa and the Soviet nations to be our friends? Are we dominated with fear or are we seeking to know and do God’s will in our relations with peoples of other lands? ' "3—The third pre-requisite is . a personal love for God. As the ; ancient mariner said, ‘He loveth > best who prayeth best all things both great and small. For the L dear Lord Who loveth us, He . made and loveth all.” [ Tonight’s service at 7:30 o’clock ; will be held at the Church of God, , Cleveland street, with the Rev. Gerald I. Gerlg, pastor of the Missionary church, ,as speaker.

• Personnel Head | » Vi.. •; I wr Robert R. Chappuis Central Soya Names Personnel Director Robert R. Chappuis Appointed Director Robert R. Chappuis, former allAmerican football player, has been appointed personnel director of the , Decatur Central Soya plant, Tom I Allwein, plant manager, announc- ! ed today. ■ [ Chappuis, who arrived on the job : Monday morning, will succeed ‘ Jack Chappell, who has been promoted to the position es plant man- ‘ ager of the company’s Des Moines. « lowa, plant, now under construc- « tion. Chappel expects to leave in late spring. Chappuis, his wife, and their four children, Mary, 7; Robbie, 514; Mark, 4; and Betsy, 2 months, will move to Decatur soon from their former home in South Bend. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Chappuis received his A.B. degree in 1948. He was active in intercollegiate athletics during college and, following all-American honors in football, he played two seasons of professional football. Since 1954 Chappuis'has been associated with the Tfreat Northern Distributing company of South Bend. Prior to that he was employed with the Place Realty corooration and the Bendix corporation. Firing—— Os Atlas Delayed Fourth Test Slated In Florida Today CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (IP) — The awesome Atlas, oceanspanning giant of the nation’s growing missile arsenal, was due for its fourth test launching today, but technicians apparently ran into difficulty preparing for the shoot. - ~ The tedious, step-by-step countdown toward triggering of the Atlas began long before dawn and the missile was expected to get off at mid-day. Shortly before 11 a.m. CST., the red warning ball at the cape had gone up only for a few minutes, then taken down. There were signs of activity 1 around the Atlas service tower, but the missile had not been taken out. Weather early in the day seemed favorable for the scheduled launching, but more clouds swept ovei- the area later in the morning and winds picked up slightly. ’ Unless the Atlas is “scrubbed.” however, due to weather or some other difficulty, the missile still : was expected to be fired before - the day is out. The Atlas, about 90 feet long 1 and weighing some 100 tons, has been fired three times previously, ’ but exploded a few thousand feet ’ in the air the first two times. It 1 flew successfully in December for 1 the first time. ! The missile is made .by the ! Convair division of General Dynamics Corp., and is powered by : two booster engines of 135,000 1 pounds thrust and one engine of 150,000 pounds thrust. Although ■ the missile drops the “booster” (Cwntiausd <m P*ge Five)

General Gavin Wants Freedom For Criticism • Senator Says Gavin Asserts Decision To Retire Is Final WASHINGTON (W - Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin, Army missile chief, told Senate investigators today his decision to retire "is final.” , His decision was announced by Chairman Lyndon B. Johnson (DTex.) of the Senate Preparedness subcommittee after a lengthy session at which Gavin was urged to reconsider. Gavin sat in on a news conference that followed the meeting. - Gavin had said earlier he was retiring to be freer to criticize defense policies. He said he thought he might prove more effective out- — , side the Army than in it. Johnson quoted Gavin as saying ( that the difficulties he had with , promotion "had nothing to do” -*-* ! with his decision to retire. “He said that what had really influenced him was his inability j to get something done about the I rapidly ‘deteriorating’ position of , ttie Army,” Johnson said. . 'Defense Secretary Neil J. nlcElroy, emerging from a House Ap- ; propriations subcommittee heart ing, had told rejporters earlier he still hoped Gavin would remain . in the Army/ He said he didn’t “really . . . know what Gavin’s complaints are” because the matter was be- - ing handled by the army secre- ■ tary ’ — ■ ■ “The principal thing I would wish is that he reconsider his position and remain with the army bei cause he is a fine officer and , there’s no question about that,” McElroy said. • Army a e c r e t a r y Wilber M. Brucker said Tuesday he had pleaded with the World War II hero to remain in the Army. Brucker all but promised Gavin , four stars—a full generalship — to stay on, and Gavin said he r would carefully consider Brucker’s plea. Memoers or me subcommittee had expressed hope Gavin would change his mind. Gavin, who has been demanding a big increase in funds for the Army, was called before the subcommittee in its continuing investigation of the - U.S. lag In missile and space satellite development. Iq a previous appearance before . the group. Gavin called for a shakeup In the present Joint ’ Chiefs of Staff system to provide — ‘ a more unified command in the Pentagon. But he has denied any ’ connection between his advocacy of this change and his decision to retire. The 50-year-old general said he ■ wants more money both for his ■ missile research and development I command and to boost the Army • to 28 divisions, almost twice prest ent size. I In other defense development*; —Senate Democratic Leader . Lyndon B. Johnson, preparedness < chairman, declared “50,000 air- , planes produced a year before . Pearl Harbor saved our necks ... a thousand missiles produced in - —7 , the coming year may save our I lives.” t —Chairman Melvin Price <D111.) of the Congressional atomic energy research and development i subcommittee charged “senselss” , Navy - Air Force rivalry may al--1 low Russia to win the race to gut ‘ an atom - powered airplane into ’ flight. He urged giving the Air Force a green light without waiting for a Navy study. 1 —Defense Secretary Neil H- Mc- • Elroy appeared before the House 1 military appropriations subcomt mittee to explain President Eisen- ■ bower’s $1,260,000,000 emergency fund request for missiles and s space research. Subcommittee - Chairman George H. Mahon Dr Tex.), emphasizing the urgency of ) the request, said the House would f get the money bill in 10 days to 1 two weeks. ’| —Sounding a possible keynote (Continued on Page Five)

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