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STILL HAS PROBLEMS— AIbert Clark Reed, 51, a former aeronautical engineer at Cal Tech, who disappeared in 1952, tends a horse at Hollywood Park Race track. Under the alias of Alfred C. Reese, he has spent the intervening years as a groom. The horse, named "Trigonometry” is a favorite of his and gets his constant attention as he attempts to figure out his current status.

New Threat To World's Peace By Communism Launch New Attack On Tito; Action In Middle East Feared By WALTER LOGAN United Press International Ominous developments in world communism threatened the West today with new and perhaps dangerous shifts in Soviet foreign policy. Diplomatic quarters feared new Soviet Intervention in the Middle East and speculated on the possibility of direct Soviet action against Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia. Communist China unleashed a new attack on Tito and predicted a “long period of furious, repeat-; ed struggles between East and West." The statement appeared to have sounded the death knell of communism’s professed doctrine of “peaceful co-existence” between East and West. Another development was a twoday meeting in Moscow of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party in which Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev delivered a still secret speech believed to have outlined Russia's return to Stalinism. There was every indication the Communist campaign against Tito was reaching the explosion point. Communist China was doing the goading and Moscow was reacting with blasts of its own against “deviation” and “revisionism” in Yugoslavia. "Revisionism” Scored The Peiping Peoples Daily, official newspaper of the Chinese Communist government, warned in a front-page editorial today that the satellite nations must toe the Red line or suffer the bloody fate of Hungary. 'Dus coincided with diplomatic reports in London that Russia would carry out sweeping purges throughout the Communist bloc nations to weed out “revisionism.” Moscow pronouncements in the past week have left little doubt of the hardening of the Soviet position and with it a diminishing possibility of East-West summit talks to ease world tensions. If anything, the tensinos were growing daily. The execution of Hungary’ revolutionary Premier Imre Nagy was the tip off to the new Soviet line. Within 48 hours there have been these maor developments: 1 — The Soviet government warned Japan on the danger of allowing U.S. nuclear weapons on its territory. J —'Hie Soviets have refused to (Continued on page eight) INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy, chance of scattered thundershowers mostly south and east portions this afternoon or evening. Clearing north portion tonight. Cooler north and central portions tonight Saturday fair north and central, parity cloudy with chance of showers extreme south. Cooler south portion Saturday. Low tonight 50 to 55 north, 55 to 62 south. High Saturday 70 to 75 north, 75 to 80 * south. Sunset today 8:16 p.m. Sunrise Saturday 5:17 a.m. Outlook for Sunday: Fair and cool. Low Saturday night upper 40s north to mid 50s south. High Sunday mostly in 70s.

DECATUR DATES' DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Report Hartke Far Ahead For Senator Heavy Favorite As Democrat Nominee INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) —Evansville Mayor Vance Hartke will win the Democratic nomination for United States Senator Tuesday unless a deal is arranged among his six opponents, according to all indications today. Polls and private opinions expressed by backers of Hartke I rivals agree that Hartke will be far in the lead on toe first ballot ’ at toe state convention in the ’ Fairgrounds which will greatly i exceed toe Republican gathering , in intermit toe following Friday, 1 because of the more intense Democratic competition. Reports of “stop Ha ; rtke”deals circulated today, but no proof was advanced about who would withdraw in favor of another aspirant. Bartel Zandtra, former Lake May Be Candidate G. Remy Bierly, former state representative from Adams and Wells counties, may be a candidate for appellate court judge from the second district, it was learned today from Indianapolis sources. Dr. Harry H. Hebble, Democratic county chairman, stated that he and Bierly would leave for Indianapoation. Adams county has had lis Sunday to study the situa Democratic appellate court candidate for the past two elections. ’ • The convention starts Monday with voting on Tuesday. Candidates must file their assessments by Monday noon. Tickets are available for toe convention free of charge, Dr. Hebble stated, and anyone interested in attending may contact him. County clerk and 1956 nominee for lieutenant governor, today became toe sixth senatorial candidate to pay his $2,000 convention assessment. Zandstra paid this morning, ending a mystery about his failure to enter the race officially after five of his major rivals had done so. The others are Hartke, Marshall E. Hanley, State sen. Marshall Kizer,"Judge Paul J. Tegart and Judge John S. Gonas. Zandstra Controls 228 Zandstra probably is in control of nearly all of toe 228 delegates from Lake County, second only to Marion County, which has 265 delegates. This formidable Calumet vote bloc, if shifted to another hopeful, might stop the Evansville mayor. However, toe payment of the assessment actually has little significance. Senatorial and other candidates have the right to recoup their assessment payments up to noon Monday. Observers believe that Hartke, Hanley ' and Kizer, and possibly .Zandstra, will go to the post. The others are likely to drop out. They are Tegart,' Gonas and Ralph Stearley. Candidates for minor state fices who have paid their assessments to date are John R. Linton, judge. Appellate Court Ist District, $1,000; Walter Myers J., Indianapolis, judge Appellate Court, Ist District, $1,000; Arthur R. Kinser, Bedford, treasure?;, $750; Jack A. Haymaker, Logans port, treasurer, $750; John R. Walsh, Anderson, secretary of state, 750; Albert A. Steinwedel, Seymour, auditor, $750. 11th Hour Rush Seen There are many holes in the (Continued on Page eight)

Show Golds ine In Hofei Near To White House Registered Under Assumed Name At Washington Hotel WASHINGTON (UPI) — Favorgiving millionaire Bernard Goldfine registered last month under an assumed name at a swank Washington hotel three blocks from the White House, United Press International learned today. The House influence-investigat-ing subcommittee, which disclosed Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams' alleged influence -for - favors relationship with Goldfine, has subpenaed toe Sheraton-Carl-ton’s records in line with its study of other hotel records. Hotel records have figured strongly in toe subcommittee’s investigation. It has brought out that Goldfine paid hotel bills for Adams at New York’s WaldorfAstoria, the Mayflower Hotel in Plymouth, Mass., and $2,000 in bills at the Sheraton-Plaza in Boston. At the same time, these developments broke in the subcommittee’s investigation: —Subcommittee members called tor an immediate move to obtain Goldfine’s income tax returns to learn whether he wrote off his gifts to Adams as business expenses. Adams said they were part of a long-standing family exchange of gifts. —One member, Rep. John B. Bennett (R-Mich.) also called for an immediate full investigation of all Goldfine’s contacts with the federal government over the last 10 years, including any lucrative government contracts. The Securities & Exchange Commission denied a Newsweek magazine story that it dropped prosecution of a Goldfine company after receicing a phone call from toe White House. The editor of Newsweek said the answer to toe SEC statement would be provided when the subcommittee resumes hearings next week. —Republicans brought into toe open their shaip intra-party struggle over whether President Eisenhower should keep Adams in toe White House as his top aide. After Senate Republican Leader (Continued on Page eight) Robert L. August Heads Disabled Vets Annual Election Is Held Last Evening Robert L. August, manager of the Center Ice Cream company, was elected commander of Chapter 91. the Disabled American Veterans, at the regular meeting Thursday night. August will replace Victor Steiner, immediate past commander. Hubert Feasel, past commander, installed the new officers. Other officers elected were: Homer Wise, senior vice commander; Morton Railing, first junior vice commander; Fred Pomerenke, second junior vice commander ; Harold Hitchcock, treasurer; Ralph Conrad, chaplain; Rufus Sommer, three-year trustee; Samuel O. Tetple, twovear trustee; Victor Steiner, ser-geant-at-arms; Sidney Dague, officer of the day. A membership drive will start next Monday and will continue until the 1958-59 quota is reached, Commander August announced. Gerald M. Smitley, local service officer and adjutant of chapter 91, was honored at the state convention in South Bend June 12-15, by newly elected state commander Merirtt Howard of Fort Wayne by being appointed state legislative chairman for 1958-59. Chapter 91 had its mast successful year for membership, having exceeded its national quota by having 167 paid-up members.: The quota was 160 .for 195758: Commander Steiner thanked all the members for their cooperation in helping to make his tenure of ofifee a sucessful one. A luncheon was served following the installation of officers, Late Bulletins< WASHINGTON (UPl)—The Senate refused today to cut the federal tax on new automobiles and parts. . WASHINGTON (UPl)—The v U. 8. sent Russia a new note today emphasising that participation i n forthcoming scientific talks at Geneva does not mean it is agreeing to a ban on nuclear teste.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, June 20, 1958

Craig’s Receptionist Tells Frequent Visits To Office By Mogilner

Dulles Urges Senate Extend Trade Measure Says Foreign Trade Measure Is Vitally Necessary To U. S. By United Press International Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today that extension of toe foreign trade program is vitally necessary as a weapon against Soviet economic imperialism. ' The secretary urged Senate approval of toe House-passed measure to extend the reciprocal trade agreements act for five years. The bill sailed smoothly through the House but is expected to encounter protectionist resistance in toe Senate. Not to extend toe program, Dulles told the Senate Finance Committee, "would be unthinkable.” The program, he said, “is one of our most effective” weapons against the new Communist economic offensive. — < Other congressional news: Money: The House Appropriations Committee voted $96,942,113 to run the House, and some Senate operations, in toe fiscal year starting July 1. The Senate will add toe rest of the money it wants when toe bill leaves toe House. The committee reported the House stationery store is earning 30,000 to 40,000 a year—though it’s supposed only to break even—whereas toe House restaurant is losing at about toe same rate. Adams: The House subcommittee which investigated Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams’ relations with industrialist* Bernard Goldfine is being swamped with complaints against “everybody under the sun.’’ An informant said that “charges, reports, rumors and tips’’ are pouring in from all over the country. Most of them, he said, have nothing to do with toe subcommittee’s jobwhich is to investigate federal regulatory agencies. Talent: Sen. Gordon Allott RColo.) said the Defense Department’s failure to use available (Continued on Page eight) Reject Appeal For Stale Jobless Pay Steelworker Appeal Rejected By Board INDIANAPOLIS UPD-The Indiana Employment Security Division’s review board today turned down an appeal by which thousands of idle steelworkers hoped to collect state unemployment benefits and supplementary payments from their employers. The board ruled against Thomas Huffman Jr., Gary, a laid-off employe of toe Gary Sheet & Tin Mill of the U.S. Steel Corp., who drew state benefits and extra checks from the company under a private unemployment pay plan. • » The decision was identical with several issued recently in connection with similar appeals from a group of Allis - Chalmers Corp, workers at Terre Haute. It was believed the case would be taken to the Indiana Appellate Court for a ruling. Two of toe three members of the board joined in a majority opinion that state benefits i>aid to Huffman for three weeks in March were subject to deduction in toe amount of 31 a week because Hoffman had accepted money from toe company unemployment plan. Huffman and several other steelworkers, most of them from toe Gary area, filed toe appeals as test cases, and the outcome was expected to decide a major issue involving several thousand steelworkers laid off recently in toe recession. A 1957 state law prohibited supplemental unemployment benefits. Board member William G. Johnson dissented from toe majority opinion. . ’ V

Two Tornadoes Rip At Texas Panhandle Two Persons Hurt, Property Damaged By United Press International Two confirmed tornadoes ripped into toe Texas Panhandle early today injuring two persons and inflicting heavy property damage. ’Hxere also were reports of three other tornadoes in the area. The most severe of the twisters, a 150-yard wide funnel, struck ust north of Borger, injuring two persons, demolishing a trailer ; home and damaging three farm buildings. A second confirmed twister was recorded by Amarillo highway policemen, who said it struck over farm country between Lafors and McLean. Three additional tornadoes were sighted near Startford, Spearman and Kerrick. Meanwhile, isolated thunderstorms fell in Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico, but, in general, rain was confined in toe pre-dawn hours to a few widely separated areas east of the Continental Divide. One of these areas stretched from eastern Ohio and West Virginia eastward over much of Pennsylvania and parts of Virgina. It did not, however, quite Peach the Atlantic seaboard. The second large area of rain wm along the Rockies, from Montana southward through Wyoming and Colorado, extending eastward into toe western sections of South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. Scattered showers also were forecast for southern Indiana, where townspeople at Vincennes reinforced levees against toe dangerously rising Wabash River. Rock Springs, Wyo., recorded % inch of rain Thursday night. Chadron, Neb., and Rapid City, S.D., also recorded one-half inch. Lakin, Kan., experienced hail stones onehalf inch in diameter. Warm and humid weather Thursday night made sleeping rather uncomfortable from Texas eastward across the Gulf states to the Atlantic coast. Over Inch Os Rain In Part Os County Some Qops Showing Excessive Moisture Averaging .82 inches unofficially, rain fell Thursday afternoon and during the early evening in this week’s second session of rain. Rivers were expected to rise slightly, and crops not flooded are beginning to show signs of excessive moisture, as corn looks yellow in the area. Three recordings amounting to over a half inch were reported, coming from the hard-hit southern part of the county, where the new precipitation remained in oonds on top of the alreadysoaked ground. In Jefferson township, 1.4 inches stood in toe rain gauge on the Harley J. Reef farm. On the Ben Mazelin farm in Monroe township, 1.25 inches were recorded for Thursday afternoon, bringing the total rainfall in that area to over ten inches for June. Blue Creek township recorded 1.2 inches, on the Austin Merriman farm. In" Decatur, toe St. Mary’s river, which stood this morning at 9.95 feet, was expected to be slightly affected by the .54 inch rainfall recorded by government weather observer Lewis Landrum. The Wabash, in Hartford township, according to reports this morning, had seemed to have receded into its banks, but would also be affected by toe nearly one-inch rainfall received there. The rest of the Adams county weather picture looked like this following the last rainfall: at the Arthur Koeneman farm in Preble township, .7 inch fell yesterday afternoon; Cecil Harvey reported a .6 inch amount which brought June’s total rainfall to nine inches for his Root township farm. In Union township, Erwin Fuelling also recorded .6 Inch on his farm in Union township, as did Dan Fiechter in Kirkland (Continued on Page eigfrt)

Rebels Attack Army Patrol In Beirut Today Shatters Passive Truce During Visit Os U.N. Secretary : BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) — In- ’ surgents attacked an army patrol in the Lebanese capital today and shattered what appeared to be a passive truce during the visit of United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold. The U.N. leader met with Premier Sami Es-Solh today and a government spokesman said Solh J told Hammarskjold the nation was relying upon United Nations help. Sources said Solh asked for a ■ large U.N. police force to seal , Lebanon's borders, but that Ham- , marskjold envisioned the U.N. ( force as unarmed observers. ; The rebel attack occurred in the Tareek Jedida quarter. Reports • said the first rebel fire inflicted j casualties and that the army re- , plied with machine gun fire. The battle lasted about an hour. In another incident, pro-govern-ment Christian Phalange workers shot and killed a workman, allegedly by accident, near the British embassy. One report said the man was being questioned on suspicion of having plans to attack the embassy. Another said the victim was a bystander who was watching the questioning. Elsewhere the city was quiet, with more and more shops opening for business. Hammarskjold was faced with a Lebanese government decision to appeal for Anglo-American armed aid if the U.N. is not successful, and a Russian threat to Send in “volunteers” if the United States and Britain do send in troops. The situation strongly resembled that of the 1956 Suez crisis when Russia threatened to send in Russian “volunteers” to halt French and British attacks on Egypt. The job outlined by the United (Continued on page eight) Convention Reports Presented At Rotary Ziner, Grabill Give Convention Reports Reports on the annual convention of Rotary International, held early > this month at Dallas, Tex., were presented at the weekly dinner meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the Youth and Community Center. Dick Childs, program chairman, introduced Clarence Ziner and Gail Grabill, who attended the convention. Ziner, who retires this month as district governor of Rotary, was a member of the convention’s council on legislation. He stressed the colorful entertainment provided by Dallas and the highly interesting visitations to industry and business of the city. Gail Grabill, president-elect of the Decatur club, reported that the principal theme of the 1958 international convention was “commun- . ity service.” Rotary’s classification requirements for membership and the highly diversified and enjoyi able entertainment provided by ; the host club were also reviewed by Grabill, who will take office I July 1. Announcement was made that Ken Robertson, chief engineer for 1 the Central Soya Co., will be guest ! speaker at next Thursday’s meet- ' ing. One of the club's most interesting programs in many years will 1 be held Thursday evening, July 3. ' The ladies night program will feature the installation of officers and 1 the presence of 72 foreign exchange ‘ students, who will be guests of the Rotary club during their two-day visit to Decatur.

More Heavy Rainfall General In Indiana More Os Scattered Showers Forecast By United Press International More heavy rains, some of them totaling nearly two inches, fell over Indiana’s broad flood zone late Thursday but weathermen said they would have little effect □n crest redictions. A crest of 2 to 27% feet for the muddy Wabash River was due at Vincennes this afternoon. The stream's level was nearly 26% feet this morning, and a flood wall keeing the river out of Vincennes was reported in good shape. Rainfall was general over the state, including 1.68 inches at Greencastle, 1.25 at Terre Haute, 1.07 at Monticello, 1.04 at Lafayette and nearly an inch at Logansport, Wabash, Portland, Kokomo, Peru and Indianapolis. Most of these were cities buffeted by flood waters last week, and some of them had more than 10 inches of rain in a period of three days. The Weather Bureau said at Indianapolis that previous crest predictions were expected to go without revision, but the new rain would have the effect of slowing down the rate of fall and prolonging the crests. No Violence This Time The new rain came rather quietly, without damaging winds and violent electrical displays evident during the storms last week. More rain was due, but not much. Widely scattered thundershowers were expected this afternoon in the south and central, tonight in the south, and possibly Saturday in the south. The long-range forecast called for precipitation averaging less (Ooiuunued on Pace Seven) Series Os Breakiris Reported In Berne Authorities Check On Four Breakins Four breakins were reported to the sheriff’s department early this morning. The breakins occurred in Berne, sometime during the late hours last night. The first was discovered at 6:45 a.m. by Roman Liechty, of Liechty Motors company. He found holes had been driven into the company safe, and that the entry was made by breaking a catch on a window in the back of the building. Nothing was known to be missing. Dr. James McCrory reported his office was entered by prying open the window in the front of the building. The safe was pried open with the use of a pry bar, and $125 was removed from the safe. A file cabinet and the office were completely ransacked. The Berne Lumber company manager discovered the entry at that establishment. The back door was pried open and a drill was used on the safe. A chisel was used in attempting to enter the safe.Jjut the thieves were unsuccessful in their attempt. Nothing was known to be taken. Dr. Ermin Bixler’s office was entered and $25 was taken. The thieves entered the office through the back door, and ransacked the office and a filing cabinet Entry was made in the same way as the others. Sheriff Merle Affolder, police chief Karl Sprunger of Berne, and state detective Jack Tobias, are continuing their Investigation of the breakins. Several leads have been uncovered in the jobs, the officers stated. Driver Is Killed As Train Strikes Auto ELKHART, Ind. (UPI) — John Yoder, 72, Wakarusa, died in Elkhart General Hospital Thursday night, about four hours after his car was hit by a Wabash Railroad train at a crossing on a farm lane. Authorities said Yoder turned into the lane to reach the home of his son-in-law, Quinn Holdeman.

Says Mogilner Used Craig's Office Phone Receptionist For Former Governor Tells Os Visits INDIANAPOLIS UPI) — An attractive receptionist for ex-Gov. George Craig testified today that salesman Arthur J. Mogilner often called at Craig’s office and some times sat on the corner of her desk and used her telephone. Miss Eberta Kerr, who greeted guests at Craig's Statehouse office when they came to see the chief executive, testified in the Indiana highway scandal bribery trial that she saw Mogilner in the office “perhaps 5 or 6 times a month.” Sometimes, she said. Mogilner used her desk telephone and sometimes sat on the corner of the desk while talking. Miss Kerr said she saw defendant William E. Sayer in Craig's office “many times” after he resigned as the governor’s administrative assistant, and defendant Elmer W. (Doc) Sherwood there even more often than Sayer. But she said her desk was located at such a place that she never saw whether any of them entered- Craig’s inher office. Tells of “Shakedown” Miss Kerr testified after a manufacturers’ agent who said he had business dealings with Mogilner told the jury that Mogilner tried a 1,000 shakedown to keep newspapers from getting a story about highway irregularities. Robert Seastrom told a jury trying Elmer Sherwood and William Sayer that Mogilner sought 1,000 from him to help pay oft an unidentified person Mogilner said threatened to go to the newspaers and reveal that Seastrom failed to deliver some streetsweeping equipment for which the state had paid. Seastrom said die failure to deliver the equipment was due to a bidding error, but he said when he offered to rectify the error, highway officials, including former chairman Virgil Red) Smith, ’ told him it wasn’t necessary. 1 Later, Seastrom testified, Mogil- : ner solicited 1,000 from him to pay off “somebody” Mogilner said ’ threatened to tell the newspapers ’ about it. i When ex-Gov. George Craig’s ’ administration went out of office, ! Seastrom testified, Seastrom de- ' livered the extra equipment at no ! extra cost. Seastrom also testified he was : approached at various times by ! (Continued «t> elgbt) I \ Extended Jobless . Pay Claims To Be Filed Here June 27 Unemployment insurance claims from people who have previously drawn all weekly payments to which they were entitled will be accepted by the Indiana employment security division located at i the city hall in Decatur, Friday, June 27. Richard P. App, manager, explained that former claimi ants whose unemployment insuri ance payments ran out anytime after June 30 last year, may, if they are presently out of work, ■ sign for the extended benefits pro- ■ vided by the new temporary unemployment' compensation program. 5 Those individuals filing new • claims under the temporary unem- ■ ployment compensation act, must i have their social security cards. i Their old identification card wilk eliminate a two or three week wait in the setting up of new claims. App said that individuals filing claims for extended benefits must meet all eligibility conditions set out in Indiana’s unemployment ini surance law. The amount payable - each week will be the same as the ' claimant originally drew and hte > may receive half as many weekly I payments as before, if he remains eligible and jobless that long. The i maximum amount possible under i Indiana’s law is $33 a week for 10 weeks.

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