Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 58, Number 264, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1960 — Page 6

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Reds Attempt An Invasion Os Viet Nam SAIGON. South Viet Nam (UPD —Communist troops have made their first attempt to invade South Viet Nam since 1954 and set up a base for further operations but were beaten back by Joyal pro-Western forces, the government announced in a communique tonight. Fighting still continues, a spokesman said. The communique said the Communists suffered 34 casualties — which were not broken down into dead and wounded—and the government forces lost 20 dead and 10 wounded. “The Communists failed completely,” the communique added. Deputy Minister of National Defense Nguyen Dinh Thuan told reporters at a news conference at Saigon army headquarters, at which a number of prisoners and captured arms were displayed, that the first attack was made from Laos on Oct. 21 by a force

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estimated at up to 500 men. This was followed two days later by a series of probing attacks in the same general area by another 200 Communist troops. j The scene of the attempted in-; vasion was in the region of Katum Province, about 300 miles l north of Saigon. The government of President ’ Ngo Dinh Diem, the communique! said, promptly smashed the back; of the invasion by hurling its own, infantry forces and one battalion! ' of paratroopers into a swift coun- ; tcrattack. The government said the purpose of the Communist thrust was to establish a base in the mountainous jungle region from which the Reds could operate freely i throughout central South Viet ■ Nam. I Lodge, Wife Vote I In Masschusetts BEVERLY, Mass. (UPD — Republican vice presidential nominee Henry Cabot Lodge and his wife Emily voted today at the Cove Montserrat School, located, appropriately enough, an Eisenhower Avenue. “Don't worry, I'm there, all) right,” quipped Lodge when an election clerk had trouble finding his name on the voting list.

Annual Farm Bureau Parley Wednesday | INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — Indi- , ana’s gubernatorial winner will get !no rest from speaking. He is i slated to address the annual .Farm Bureau convention opening Wednesday in Indianapolis. I The program for the three-day I convention does not attempt to forecast whether Lt. Gov. Crawford Parker or Matthew Welsh will be the man on the rostrum at the Wednesday, evening meeting, but refers only to “the gov-ernor-elect.” The farmers Wednesday afternoon will hear Dr. Charles Malik, Beirut, Lebanon, who was president of the United Nations General Assembly in 1958. Malik, one of the original signers of the UN Charter, is to talk on the subject: “Let’s Roll Back the Communist Tide.” George Doup, president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, will speak during the morning. Charles B. Shuman of Illinois, the American Farm Bureau president, is also scheduled to speak. The program Thursday morning i will be a discussion centered around five major Indiana farm commodities, followed by the an-

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nual business session. Resolutions setting the bureau’s policy, and election of a first and second vice president will 1 be held during the final Friday morning session. , The Indiana Rural Youth organization will hold its annual convention’ in conjunction with the adult farm group. Five Crewmen Dead As Bomber Crashes LOCKBOURNE. Ohio (UPD - An Air Force 847 jet bomber crashed on take-off at Lockbourne Air Force Base early today, killing all five crew; members aboard. A Spokesman for the base, located about 15 miles southeast of Columbus. said the plane was bound for a routine training mission and carried no nuclear weapons. Witnesses said the plane seemed to explode “in a ball of fire" while taking off about 2:05 a.m. EST. Flames from the burning plane shot 100 feet into the air. but base firemen extinguished the blaze within an hour. Names of the victims we?e withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Erwin Fuelling Is Reelected Chairman Erwin Fuelling was reelected chairman of the Adams county Farm Bureau at the annual meeting, held last week at the Adams Central school cafeteria. Other officers are Homer Winteregg, vice chairman:'Carlton C. Steiner, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Ed Gerbers, Farm Bureau women’s. leader; Mrs. Orval Neuenschwander, assistant women’s leader; Mrs. Claude Dennison, pet and hobby leader. Fuelling called the meeting to order, after which Jerry Sprunger led the 120 persons present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. The Rev. A. E. Burk gave the devotions. The Teen Tones, girls’ sextet from Monmouth high school, sang several numbers. Members of the sextet are Linda Kruetzman, Lila Kruetzman, Nyla Girod, Ruth Ann Beery, Winnie Rafert. and Helen Reppert. with Mi’s. W. Rafert as accompanist. Past county chairmen and past Farm Bureau women’s leaders were paid special recognition while seated at the speaker’s table, and each was presented with a corsage or bouttoniere. Larry Brandon, former vice president and secretary-treasurer of the Indiana Farm Bureau, was the guest speaker. He gave some interesting facts and figures concerning farming as it was in 1914. compared to present day farming. Brandon, who said there were 25,000 farm families in the Farm Bureau when he became vice president in 1937, cited the advantages which would accrue if the gross income tax were doubled, notably, ThaF of catching the high income bracket, and decreasing property taxes. He also stated the need for a concerted drive for new Farm Bureau members, and then taking action on tax problems. He also said “the farmers own grain can now be sold on the world market through their own terminal grain marketing association located at Amsterdam, Holland. __All farmers would gain by taking advantage of this fact-, a Farm Bureau accomplishment.” He also stated, “some of the huge corporations in Indiana make claims of paying a large amount of tax. in large newspaper ads. This looks good on paper, but how does it look on the paper you receive when you pay your telephone bill? Just who is paying this huge amount of taxes, you or the lag corporation? Figure it out.' Jerry Sprunger gave a report on rural youth club activities for 1960. Fuelling introduced Leo Seltenright, county agricultural agent; Burl Nyfong, new’ district four fieldman for the Farm Bureau, and Pete Gay, Farm Bureau fieldman for district two, replacing Bvron Bunker, who is now principal of Hartford Center higji school. Gay spoke briefly, showing the advantage to farmers and small wage earners, and property owners by doubling the gross income tax and lowering the property tax. Gay said that with school reorganization and other costly projects coming up, some kind of tax relief is an absolute necessity, and farmers can do this through the Farm Bureau.

Republicans Cheer Nixon's Telethon DETROIT (UPI) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon's marathon four hours before a nationwide television audience which jammed telephone lines with questions was viewed as a rousing success today by the Republicans. Nixon himself was reported pleased with Monday’s unprecedented ABC network appearance in which he fielded questions from viewers and the Republican National Committee said in Washington it was getting “loads” of money orders as a result of a plea for funds during the telethon. Democratic spokesmen called the program an “easy road” to avoid a fifth debate with Sen. John F. Kennedy and said Nixon’s answers were “merely a rehash of charges used and misused during the campaign.” Network spokesmen said there were 6,969 telephone calls received by the 100 GOP volunteers in the studio. Another 15,245 calls did not get through because of jammed circuits. COP vice presidential candidate Henry Cabot Lodge spelled Nixon on several occasions from Boston. The Republicans estimated the four-hour program cost $41,000 an hour, or about $164,000. Democrats, who turned down an offer of equal time foi; a similar program because of the cost, said the program probably cost $500,000. TynSonJßTjohnsonT" 1 ™ 99th In Precinct JOHNSON CITY, Tex. <UPD — Democratic vice presidential nominee Lyndon B. Johnson today was the 99th person to vote in his home precinct. Johnson voted at a box located at the Pedernaies Electric Co-op Building in Johnson City. His wife, Lady Bird, was voter No. 100.

111 .. JBSBE I Jr BF fitly FREE ON A SWlNG—Linda Breese, 4, swings as happily as any child at her Columbus, Ohio, home. But when Linda gets back to the ground she needs crutches to get around. Bom with an open spine, Linda represents millions of handicapped children who may benefit from the March of Dimes expanded program to prevent crippling diseases, birth defects, arthritis and polio. She’s the National Foundation’s 1961 poster girL

Puerto Ricans End Campaign

SAN JUAN, PR. UPD—Roman Catholic Archbishop James P. Davis warned members of his church anew Monday night it would be a sin to vote for candidates of Gov. Luis Munoz Marin’s Popular Democratic party. In a campaign-closing broadcast a few hours later, Munoz appealed to Puerto Ricans “not to let. . .any church tell you how to vote.” The rival statements wound up one of the most bitterly contested campaigns in this history of this U.S. Caribbean island. At least one person was killed and five were wounded in pre-election violence. . Although it appeared certain that Munoz would win reelection, church opposition was expected to whittle down the majority of 60odd per cent he has enjoyed in previous elections. Informed observers said Munoz might quit politics at the,end of his next term if he does not win by a substantial majority today. The governor’s seat is the principal post at stake in today’s voting here. Puerto Ricans do not participate in the election of the U.S. president or other major mainland officials. Msgr. Davis issued his lastminute statement on the elections after conferring with a high-rank-ing official of Munoz’s government, who sought to explain the governor’s policies but brought no official statement of his stand. The prelate said in a press statemznt he understood Munoz had made “several statements” intended to explain the plank in his platform which the church had denounced as “moral relativism.” “As the official text of the above-mentioned statements has not been made available to this archbishopric. . we declare there

Slogan Contest In Decatur Saturday The name of Jack Miller, student of the Monmouth high school, was omitted from the list of participants published in Saturday’s Daily Democrat. The contest, sponsored by the Decatur Business and Professional Women’s club, will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o’clock. One hundred twenty eight students from the junior and senior high schools in the north part of the county have entered the contest. Schools represented are: Decatur high. Decatur Catholic, Lincoln junior high, Monmouth junior and senior high, Adams Central junior and senior high and St. Joseph junior high. ' Students are reminded to meet at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce to pick up their supplies. Painting will begin promptly at 9:30 o’clock. After the completion of the painting, unused paint must be returned to the Chamber of Commerce. Refreshments will be served to all entrants. , Transportation for students assigned to windows on the highway will be furnished by members of the Business and Professional Women's club. Participants or parents having any questions relative to this may contact members of the health and safety committee: Mrs. Irene Hicks, chairman, Mrs. Betty Singleton, co-chairman, Mrs. Janice Kauffman, Mrs; Dott Johnson and Mrs. Francile Mclntosh.

can be no change in the position of the church.. .“he said. “Our statements, according to which it is a sin for a Catholic to vote in favor of the Popular Democratic party, remain therefore in full vigor." Bomb Addressed To Nixon Is Discovered SAN DIEGO, Calif. (UPD — A potentially lethal bomb addressed to Vice President Richard M. Nixon was discovered Monday by a postal employe in the San Diego post office. The find immediately caused the post office in Washington to “re-alert” its branches throughout the country to examine closely any packages addressed to the presidential candidates and their running mates. Also, an investigation was under way for the anonymous mailer of the bomb package to Nixon. - f The 2-by-6-inch package addressed to Nixon in Washington, DC., was wrapped with a string that led to a triggering device. A note on the package said, “pull string to open.” The package contained an artillery simulator with liquid aluminum as its main explosive component. Postmaster Earl Roberts said the device is used in military training exercises and was capable of maiming a person 25 feet away.

Bill Noll Celebrates 80th Birthday Today William Noll, well known Pleasant Mills resident, is celebrating his 80th birthday today at his home. Bill, as he is familiarly known throughout the area, said no celebration is planned today as his family is too busy voting. Bill, a Spanish-American War veteran, quipped Sunday at a small family gothering, “all 50 states will celebrate my birthday Tuesday by voting.” Few men can make that statement.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1960

President Os Congo To Go Before U.N. UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. (UPD —President Joseph Kasavubu of the Congo was reported prepared to denounce the United Nations for alleged “aggressions” in the new African republic when he goes before the General Assembly today. Kasavubu arrived from Leopoldville late Monday to try to get the assembly to recognize his delegation or one sent by ousted Congolese delegation. The debate on whether to seat Kasavubu’s dlgation or one sent by ousted Premier Patrice Lumumba was scheduled to open Monday but was postponed because of Kasavubu’s late arrival. The 99-nation Political Committee arranged to continue the weeks-long debate on the disarmament question. Only four nations were on the speaker’s list this morning. The rival Congolese delegations have been here since the assembly opened in September but the United Nations has refused to recognize either in view of the still-unsettled situation in the Congo. In Leopoldville, Pascal Kapella, a spokesman for the high commission set up by strongman Col. Joseph Mobutu to run the country, said in a broadcast Monday night that Kasavubu would raise these points: —Discussion of “aggression by U.N. troops”. —“No interference by the United Nations in internal affairs.” —The recall of U.N. representative Rajeshwar Dayal. —Withdrawal of Ghanaian and Guinean troops. Half-Million Damage From Fire At Gary GARY, Ind. (UPD — A fire and explosion gutted a block-long discount house early today causing an estimated $500,000 damage. Fire chief John Massa said the blaze was touched off when accumulated gases exploded. He said the one-ntory building was a “total loss." *■’