Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 56, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1958 — Page 1

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TALL TEXAN MEETS IKE — President Eisenhower took time out before departure for his Gettysburg farm on Friday to congratulate Van Cliborn of Kilgore, Tex., on winning the International Tchaikovsky Piano contest in the Soviet Union last month. The tall pianist, now touring America, later attended a dinner at the Russian Embassy.

French Leader Not To Deal With De Gaulle Refuses Any Direct Negotiations With De Gaulle On Crisis PARIS (UP)—Premier Pierre Pflimlin has refused to negotiate directly with Gen. Charles de Gaulle and will try to save the Fourth Re pubic alone, .authoritative sources said today. The sources said Pflimlin, "shocked” at the degree of defiance shown by his Algerian commander, Gen. Raoul Salan, will gamble everything on ramming through Parliament constitutional reforms to increase his executive powers. Pflimlin, in office less than two weeks, had to move fast Time clearly was running out His troubles with Algeria were compounded by angry charges from neighboring Tunisia and Morocco that French military planes violated their air space. Pflimlin was fighting growing anti-French sentiment in all of North Africa. Terms Unacceptable The canny, Alsatian-born premier was reported to have turned downa proposal to dicker directly, with De Gaulle when the former Free French leader made it known he would not intervene to end the current criss unless he first is given power for six months to a year Pflimlin found the terms unacceptable. That left his bid for National Assembly approval of constitutional reforms as his only hope. He warned Friday night, in the face of the threatened spread of the army insurrection from Algeria, to metropolitan France, that the nation faced "grave dangers" if Parliament did not pass the constitutional reforms "in the very next few days." Pinay Mission Falls Former Premier Antoine Pinay, the most influential of France’s right-wing independents, made the suggestion that Pflimlin try a direct approach to De Gaulle. Pflimlin was reported to have been favorable to the idea at first but later rejected it when the Socialists and members of his own Popular Republican (MRP) Party in the Cabinet howled protests. But the chief reason for the refusal, the sources said, was the fact De Gaulle demanded power for himself. The failure of Pinay’s mission to De Gaulle increased the tension between Paris and Algiers. The Algiers generals and French settlers Friday openly challenged Pflimlin with a call to the French naUon to overthrow the Fourth Republic and sweep De Gaulle to power. More Troops To Algers The most ominous feature of the declaration was that is was made in the presence of Salan, in whom Pflimlin has insisted he has confidence. Sources close to the premier said he was “profoundly shocked.” Despite this, the French government dispatched two military transports with 1,200 troop reinforcements to Algiers to stengthen the 400,000 troops already un(Conxinued <m <**• fi ve > INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy and warmer with scattered thundershowers tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and turning cooler. Lew tonight in the 50s. Hughs Sunday from 65 to 75. Outlook for Monday: Fair and pleasant. NOON EDITION

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Reductions In Jet Flights Accepted Armed Services To Accept Reduction WASHINGTON (ff» — President Eisenhower was expected to issue orders today putting into immediate effect restrictions on military jet flights to cut down the danger of collisions with commercial airliners. The armed services volunteered late Friday to accept heavy reduction in jet flights under visual flight rules. They promised the orders would go into effect as soon as they were delivered. The agreement was reached at the first of a series of meetings ordered by the President to speed up efforts to halt jet-transport air collisions and near misses. Lt. Gen. Elwood R. Quesada, head of the President’s Air Coordinating Conatnittee, presided. The mkr regulations will require all military jets to take off and land under instrument flight rules unless they intend to fly above 20,000 feet or off federal airways or unless the flgiht is authorized by the Civil Aeronautics Administration CAA. An Air National Guard jet trainer was flying at only 8,000 feet under visual flight rules when it collided with a Capital Airlines last Tuesday, killing 12 persons. -Viscount over - Brunswick, Md., The White House said the new rules would not affect important military flights or practice alerts of the Air Force’s Continental Air Defense Command or Strategic Air Commanw, which are responsible fdr defending against air attack and launching retaliatory flights. The regulations will curtail nontactical flights including student pilot flying, and proficiency, administrative and itinerant flights. Quesada said the agreement should eliminate a substantial amount of jet flying, reducing the chances of collisions with airliners. City Accepting Bids On Six Transformers The board of works is presently accepting bids on six 37% KDA transformers, Mayor Robert D. Cole said today. Three of the transformers will be used in the lift station south of the bridge on the Monmouth road, and the other three will be used at the sewage treatment plant. The cost is estimated at about $450 each. Six More Employed Here During April Six more persons were employed in seven Decatur industries during April than in March, according to the monthly business barometer of the Chamber of Commerce. The Daily Democrat incorrectly reported Friday that the increase was only one. The industries reporting to the C. of C. stated 1,457 were employed last month, compared to 1,451 the preceding month. Press Associations Announce Merger NEW YORK (UPD—The United Press Association and International News Service joined forces today around the world in the creation of a single news named “United Press International." , j. .. '■ This is the first disptach of the news service which will embrace the largest number of newspaper and radio clients ever served simultaneously by an independently operated news and picture agency.

Starkweather Faces Death In Electric Chair Young Mass Killer Sentenced To Die By Nebraska Jury LINCOLN, Neb. (UP)—Charles Starkweather faced death in the electric chair today, and this city turned to punishment of toe 14-year-old girl friend who went with him on a bloody rampage that took 11 lives. Caril Ann Fugate, never ap- . peared at toe trial of toe 19-year-old mass killer which ended Friday with a jury finding him guilty of murder and committing him to execution. The red-haired garbage hauler accused Caril in some of his many and conflicting confessions of a maid spreadeagled to bedpostsThe Nebraska Supreme Court will hear arguments in two weeks on whether Caril must be treated as a juvenile, or whether she can be tried on the first degree murder charge against her. She is now in a mental hospital. Reject Insanity Plea Starkweather lost his mask of nonchalance for toe first time in the three-week trial Friday when a jury of eight women and four men rejected the defenses plea of t insanity which could have put him , in an asylum. .Jv The smirk was off his face, the . chewing gum for once was gone, , and he looked pale as he was led . in chains from toe courthouse. He said not a word in the court- . room, but outside the court he , told reporters: “I don’t think they tried,me for i Jensen. They tried me for the . whole thing.” ’ Robert Jensen, 17, a high school jyjy ( was one of Starkweather s . victims and the one for whose i murder he was tried. Win Appeal Verdiet T. Clement Gaughan, the de-, : sense attorney, said execution was at least a year away. He will ’ appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court and he said he felt ; were constitutional issues suffici--1 ent to be taken to a federal court 5 Gaughan was asked what he ! Bought of toe oucome. I presume Charlie got what he 1 wanted," Gaughan said “That is what he always wanted.” Charlie's father, Guy, spoke to • him after the verdict “Charlie told me, I committed : some of these crimes and if I i want to make my atonement to God and be electrocuted, toat s my business.’ ’’ the elder Stark--1 weather said. Jobless Pay Claims Decline In Nation Eisenhower Firm Against Tax Cut I WASHINGTON (W — The number , of jobless workers drawing unemi ployment compensation benefits has declined for the fourth straight The Labor Department reported Friday night the number dropped by 93,300 in the week ended May 10—the biggest one-week decline since August, 1956. Although it was toe fourth straight week in which the number of jobless drawing benefits declined, the 3,101,500 persons receiving payments was more than double the total a year ago. - < Meanwhile, reports circulated among congressional tax experts that President Eisenhower was standing firm in his opposition to any immediate broadscale tax cuts to help fight the recession. That appraisal followed a conference by Treasury Secretary Robert B. AnI derson with Democratic House ' leaders. . > Democratic leaders said Ander- [ son did not answer toe question of > whether the administration might . recommend some excise tax rei ductions when it asks Congress to > extend certain excise and corpora- > tion levies. i. Indiana Taverns Close At Midnight INDIANAPOLIS (W — Indiana taverns closed at midnight Friday while their attorneys made last-ditch legal moves to return to the 1 a. m. closing. > The midnight closing, the first since “fast” time went into effect April 27, was ordered.by the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission with backing from the state Appellate Court. The court ruled this week that 12 o’clock was the legal closing hour during “fast” time months as well as the rest of the year.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, May 24,1958.

Eisenhower’s Note To Russia Urges Experts To Discuss Test Ban i . * . ' '

k Civilian Space ’ Agency Okayed : By Committee 1 Powerful Civilian Agency Approved By Group Friday WASHINGTON (UP) — The ■ House may vote within a week 1 for creation of a powerful civilian 1 national aeronautics and space ’ administration to supervise U.S. ■ non-military space projects. 1 House Democratic Leader John W. McCormack (Mass.) said he ■ hoped for final House passage of a bill tc set up toe agency by June 1. It was unanimously approved by the House Space Committee, which McCormack heads, Friday. The committee criticized the administration’s original request for only a little more than 100 million dollars to run the proposed agency in fiscal 1959. It said toe actual cost would be about 500 million dollars annually for two or three years and about one billion dollars a year after that. Supporters of an Alaska state- . hood bill were optimistic today . that toe measure would be passed by toe House early next week. The House has agreed to halt debate on toe bill at 4 pm. c.d.t. Monday and begin voting either , later Monday or Tuesday. Statehood backers said toe agreement meant their foes had , given up hope of blocking action on toe legislation to make Alaska the 49th state. Members of toe Senate Foreign Relations Committee stood firm today behind their vote to let toe President serai ..financial aid to Communist satellite nations if he believes it will help buttress U.S. security. The provision was included in a $3,713,000,000 foreign aid bill which toe committee approved 14 -1 Friday. ,' Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-Mont.), a committee member, said toe new feature was an effort to exploit any “dissatisfaction” that may crop up behind the Iron Curtain. Another member, Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass), said it would help toe President “drive a wedge” between Russia and her satellites. Neither Senate nor House was in session today and there were no scheduled committee meetings. "I — , Farm Wife Relates Shooting Husband Telephones Sheriff To Report Slaying i LOGANSPORT, Ind. (W — Mrs. i Yvonne Adkins. 24, a Cass County i farm wife, telephone authorities ; here Friday and told them “I just ; shot my husband.” Deputy Sheriff George Shanks • and several of his men drove to . the Adkins home 15 miles northeast of here near Twelve Mile. Mrs. Adkins met them on the < porch and showed them into a liv- ; ing room where the body of her - husband, Henry, 35, was lying on i a davenport. He had been shot in . the head with a .22-caliber rifle. “There he is,” Mrs. Adkins said. “He came home drunk and plopped down on the davenport and I shot him. Put me in jail.” Mrs. Adkins told Shanks she and her husband quarreled in a Logansport tavern earlier in toe day and he kicked her several times. She said he “passed out” on toe ■ davenport and she shot him in the . head. . ? Dr. M. B. Stewart, Cass County : Coroner, said Adkins was killed outright. The couple had been married about 4% years. They have two children, Jimmy, 3, and Henry, 2i Mrs. Adkins was taken to Cass County jail here where she was booked for investigation. Stewart said an inquest would be held Wednesday.

Cardinal Stritch Is Reported Weakening Weakening Os Heart Muscles Reported ROME (IP> — Samuel Cardinal Stritch, suffering form toe effects of a cerebral strode and a weakening of toe heart muscles, “took a turn for toe worse” tonight, his doctors reported. Details of toe worsening condi- , tion of toe 70-year-old archbishop i of Chicago were not released imi mediately. , A spokesman for the cardinal, speaking also on behalf of the doc'tors. said at 3:50 p.m. (9:50 a.m.) i CDT.: "The cardinal has taken a > turn for toe worse.” f physicians were summoned to the Sanatrix CliAic where the cardinal has lain partially paralyzed since he suffered the stroke early Monday. The cardinal had ueen reported 1 improving during the week. It was the third major setback 1 for the cardinal since he arrived in Italy last month to take up his new post as pro-prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith. On April 28, his right arm was amputated midway between the shoulder and the elbow because of a major circulatory blockade. He appeared to be recovering satisl factorily until stricken Monday. the first hint of the (latest set- - bhck came earty today* when Ms doctors reported: * "The condition of His Eminence Cardinal Stritch, remains stationary. However, his general neurological condition shows small sign; of myocardiac disturbance.’ Dr. Ralph Bergen., of Chicago, (Continued on pa-ge six) Man Escapes From Wells County Jail Locks Sheriff Durr In Cell, Escapes Daniel T. Souder, 24, arrested May 9 and charged with shooting his wife, escaped from the Wells county jail in Bluffton Friday night by locking sheriff Raymond Durr in a cell. Souder was one of three prisoners in the same bullpen area. One of the prisoners called to the sheriff and told him that toe toilet was plugged. The sheriff entered to fix the toilet, and left the barred doors ajar. Souder dashed out the doors, and then stuck a piece of steel in toe door bolt, and wired it shut. He had gotten the teel from ’ a jail bunk bed. The other two prisoners did not join him. Sheriff Durr said that Souder should be considered dangerous. He is six feet, one inch tall, 220 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. When he escaped he was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a blue T-shirt. The sheriff was finally rescued by his wife and two sons who heard him calling for help. By toe time he was released, Souder was ’ gone Two men had followed him down a dark alley, but lost him. The escape took place at 10 p.m. Friday. Souder was to have been tried ' Monday for assault and battery with intent to commit a felony. 1 ■ ' 11 Applications For City Food Inspector A total of 11 applications were received for the job of .inspector > under the two new food ordinances which become effective June 1, Mayor Robert D. Cole said today. The board of works will examine ' the applications, and the best ones ' will then be examined by the area sanitarian of the state board of ' health, Dayton A. Swickard. 1 Copies of the two new ordinances and blank licenses, will be sent to 1 those concerned. The blanks can 1 then be filled in, and brought to the city hall, where they will be stamped with the official seal. Good news for toe shops to be licensed is that only one-half toe annual fee, or 11, will be charged for the remainder of 1958.

Suspend Work On Missiles During Probe Two Congressmen Demand Thorough Probe Os Explosion LEONARDO, N.J. (UP) — The Army has announced a nationwide suspension of modification work on Nike anti-aircraft missiles as a result of an explosion which took 10 lives. The suspension, announced Friday, affects the Chapel Hill Base near here where Thursday’s explosion occurred and missile instalations which fprard 22 other major defense areas. Thursday's explosion of eight “accident-proof Nike Ajax guided missiles occurred while ordnance men were conducting trigger modification work on toe missiles. The Army said the suspension would remain in effect until the cause of toe blast was determined. Demand Investigation Meantime, two New Jersey congressmen demanded “an immediate and exhaustive” investigation of toe explqsion at toe station, given an overall “superior” safety , rating early this week. 'ln Washington, Reps. Gordon Canfield and William B- Midnail, both Republicans, sent a wire to Defense Secretary Neil M. McElroy requesting an inquiry to determine that “all possible safety precautions are being taken in these bases.” They said their concern was shared by Rep. Frank C. Osmers (R-N.J.) a member of the House Armed Services Committee, who advised them that committee investigations “will also review all the facts involved." Want To Sell Homes . The clamor of indignation rippled down to the municipal and state level. Mayor Frank F. Blaisdell, of nearby Middletown Township, called a conference explain his stand that the devastated base poses a deadly threat to surrounding communities. In Summit, N.J, members of the Union County Board of Freeholders demanded a meeting with Army officials to discuss safety precautions at an 80-acre Nike missile base on toe Watchung Reservation 25 miles north of here. The calls for conferences with ixntmued on page six) Five Youths Killed In Missouri Crash Report Sixth Youth Is Critically Hurt TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (ffl — A headon collision near Eldon, Mo., Friday night claimed the lives of five young men and critically injured another. Four of the victims were killed instantly. The fifth, Eugene Hodgson, 17, Brentwood, Mo., died early this morning in St. Mary’s Hospital at Jefferson City. The other victims were Edgar Lee Hicks, 18, Tuscumbia, Mo.; Edward R. Johnston, 23, Kaiser, Mo.; Clyde Neal, 18, Brumley, Mo.; and George Cremer, 17, Osage Beach, Mo. The injured youth was James Jack Gray, 18, Eugene, Mo. Highway troopers said toe accident occurred at 9:30 p.m. two miles south of Eldon on U. S. 54 on a dangerous curve known as Aurora Hill. Officers said toe car driven by Johnston was going down the hilly curve on toe wrong side of toe road and smashed headon 'into toe car driven by Gray. Gray’s passenger was Hodgson. In the past week, 13 persons have been killed in central Missouri traffic accidents. The worst accident of the year in Missouri occurred last Sunday when six persons were killed in a three-car collision near Mexico, Mo.

; 1 ' ' Girl Badly Mauled At Wisconsin Zoo Girl Is Reported In Poor Condition RACINE, Wis. HP) — A little girl who was badly mauled by a European brown bear was reported in poor condition today, but doctors said they may not have to amputate her arm. The child, Mary Heibner of . Beach Park, 111., underwent a . three-hour plastic surgery operai tion at St. Mary’s Hospital Friday ■ folio wing the attack at toe Racine i Zoo. Authorities said about 60 of ' Mary's fourth grade classmates ’ looked on in horror as the 300pound female bear reared up on . its hind legs and clawed and bit toe girl’s dangling arm. Mary, 10, t had been standing near a restrain- - ing fence and for some unknown - reason reached between toe bars. Last week a similar attack oc- ! curred in a Washington, D.C. zoo with more unfortunate results. A 1 little Canadian girl was dragged ! into a lion's cage and torn to pieces by the beast. The 4-year-old bear which had been penned with its mother in an ’ open cage reached up from the pit ’ and clawed Mary's arm, biting it . several times. A screaming child > dashed to the monkey house and summoned zoo atiendaftt Thomas n Faueett who armea himself with a I, broken tree limb and vaulted a a fence. Faueett beat toe bear off. while ■ other keepers and policemen ' rushed up to assist him. They then 1 kept the bear at bay with iron rods while the bars of toe cage were ’ pried apart to release Mary’s arm, ’ Mary and her classmates had ' been under the supervision of two mothers and two teachers. Miss 1 Carol Bauer and Miss' Elizabeth Garrett. The incident cut the visit short and the children were re- - turned to Beach Park, a suburb 1 (Continue in Pax« Six) s Dallas Sells Slated e As Head Os Unions f i Slated President < Os Merged Unions i INDIANAPOLIS (IP) —Da 11 as 1 Sells, president of the now defunct Indiana CIO, was slated to1 day to take over as head of toe newly created AFL-CIO as a joint session of the two unions here. Delegates to‘ toe CIO convention .met here Friday and named Sells as their choice for president of toe new labor organization. Under terms of the merger agreement, the CIO was to name toe president for the first two years. George Cowell of Indianapolis was named as CIO vice president. The AFL convention delegates named Grover Osborn of Terre " Haute as secretary-treasurer of ” the AFL-CIO. Jacob Roberts of i Indianapolis was named AFL vice 1 president. The CIO named eight members -to the AFL-CIO executive board - and the AFL elected five. CIO members were Raymond - Berndt and .Walter Sobieraski of South Bend; James Robb, Robert r Sullivan and Henry Price of In- ; dianapolis; C. S. Shamblem of , Hammond; Leonard Hutson of , Fort Wayne, and Mae Mann of Mishawaka. AFL members were Earl Whitehurst and Wayne Keps let of Fort Wayne; John Soucie of Evansville: William Wyss of . Indianapolis, and George Tichac , of Gary. I The two unions held separate s conventions Friday to terminate r business of their unions and elect officers. ’ CIO officers were elected by ’ acclamation. But toe AFL had two candidates for each of the ■ union posts and 15 for toe five board posts. / 5 The two unions met here, today ‘ to give formal ratification to toe ‘ officers selected Friday and to J ratification to the officers seleci ted Friday and to ratify toe coni' stitution which will govern the AFL-CIO. -

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Urges Experts From Various Nations Meet Note To Khrushchev Urges Experts Meet Within Thre Weeks WASHINGTON (UP)-President Eisenhower urged today in a note to Russia that experts from the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries begin talks soon on ways to police a possible nuclear test ban. His brief note to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev said the talks should be held in Geneva within three weeks. He said experts from the West would include technicians from the United States, Britain, France and possibly other nations. He left it up to Russia to decide whether technicians from satellite countries would be included on the Soviet side. The letter was delivered m Moscow this morningThe President noted “wfth satisfaction” that Khrushchev accepted part of his proposal that technical experts from both sides sit down to study ways of carrying out any disarmament agreements which might be reached i later. i Seeks Fart -I Khrushchev had stipulated that the experts study only the single issue of methods of policing a nuclear test ban, and rejected Eisenhower's psoposal that all disarmament problems be discjussed In his letter today, Eisenhower said the experts should make an initial progress report within 30 days after ionvening and "aim at a final report within 60 days 9? as soon thereafter as possible." He also proposed that the United Nations be kept informed of progress through the office of the secretary general.” Urging a quick start to the talks, the President said: "Experts from our side will be prepared to meet with experts from your side at Geneva, if the Swiss government agrees, within three weeks of our learning whether these arrangements are acceptable to you.” Eisnhower said experts for the West would be chosen “On the basis of special competence.” He had in mind, he said, people in the United States, Britain, France and possibly other countries who are "advanced in knowledge of how to detect nuclear tests.” Western Allies Consulted White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said the other western countries might be Japan or Canada. He said it was up to Russia to decide whether she wanted satellite nations to be represented. Hagerty said the President s note was drafted in consultation with U.S- allis. The United States, Russia and Britain are the only three nations known to have exploded atomic weapons but France is trying to develop similar weapons of her own. The idea of settng technicians to work on disarmament problems has long appealed to U.S. policymakers as away to break the East-West impasse on the arms problem. They believe the Continued on Three Traffic Arrests Are Reported Here Charles Hosier. 30, route three, Decatur, was arrested on 13th street Wednesday for driving a motor vehicle without proper registration. He will appear in justice of the peace court to the charges on May 31 at 7 p.m. A fine of $26.95 was paid in justice of the peace court by Charles Wolfe, 44, Willshire, for driving a truck that was overweight. He was apprehended on U. S. 27 six miles north of Decatur by state police. Donald Dennis, 27, Fort Wayne, arrested May 19 for improper passing at the railroad tracks on 13th street, paid a fine in justice of the peace court Friday totaling $16.75.