Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 59, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1961 — Page 6

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Official Portugal Position On Ship

EDITORS NOTE: The following dispatch, obtained in an exclusive UPI interview with a top aide to Premier Salaxar. sets forth the official Portuguese position on the Santa Maria. It is the first statement to be made on the incident by a member of the government. By JOSEPH W. GRIGG United Press International LISBON, Portugal (UPD—Portugal is prepared to let the United States, Brazil or any other friendly government bring the i Santa Maria hijackers to trial under their own laws, a high ranking Portuguese government member said today. Minister of Presidency Pedro Teotonio Pereira said in an exclusive interview with United Press International that Portugal does not want to be “sole judge of the guilty." “Any of the friendly nations taking part in settling this unfortunate incident may, of course, bring them to book in accordance with its own penal code,” he said. “Justice will be served equally well.” Statement Indicates Switch The statement indicated a striking switch in Portugal’s official stand. Earlier, the government was reported to have demanded the surrender of Capt. Henrique Galvao and his fellow-rebels for trial before a Portuguese court. “What we ask is that the authority of the master of the ship should be restored, that it be returned to its owners’ possession, and that the passengers and crew be freed from the veritable nightmare they have undergone hitherto,” Teotonio Pereira said. “Portugal has laws to punish

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common crimes. But it does not wish to be the sole judge of the guilty.” • “Portugal appeals to friendly nations to help her right the situation aboard the ship as quickly as possible,” he said. Makes Other Points He added that this appeal already has been sent to the United States, British and Brazilian governments. Teotonio Pereira made these other main points. —Galvao and his rebels had obvious Communist connections. —The Galvao group is guilty of murder, theft and other criminal acts punishable under the penal codes of all civilized countries. —There is no real support for the rebels either in Portugal or its overseas territories. —The Portuguese government has taken “such operational steps as were considered necessary” to ensure the nations security following the Santa Maria incident. Teotonio Pereira admitted frankly that there is some political discontent in this country which has been under the same regime for more than 32 years. “But there are discontented people everywhere else, too” he added. Concordia Choir To Give Concert Sunday The senior college choir of Concordia Teachers College, River Forest, 111., will present a concert of sacred music at 8 p.m. Sunday at the St. Paul Lutheran church. Barr and Madison streets, Fort Wayne. The concert by the 57-voice choir is sponsored by the choir directors of the Fort Wayne Lutheran schools, with Ernest Kalb, principal of Holy Cross school as chairman. Valentine Gift By Bank To Customers Patrons of the First State Bank of Decatur will receive a practical Valentine from their financial institution, cashier Herman H. Krueckeberg announced this morning. A card of appreciation, thanking its patrons, and containing a punch-out 1961 pocket calendar, will be distributed at the bank to its many friends.

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Castro's Foes Planning Move At Coalition HAVANA (UPD — Foes of Premier Fidel Castro, heartened by President Kennedy’s State of the Union speech, were said today to be planning to form a “coalition government" in the mountains of central Cuba. Informed sources said anti-Cas-troite leaders were confident the militiamen who have been cordoning off rebel positions in the Escambray Mountains for weeks would never be able to dislodge them from their mountain strongholds. Travelers from central Cuba said skirmishes between the militia and the rebels occur almost nightly, but reliable sources said Castroite forces were making no effort to advance into the mountains. Secrecy Veils Casualties Official secrecy veiled details of casualties inflicted by the nightly clashes. Government authorities have been moving militiamen into the Escambray area from all over Cuba, and there have been recurrent reports that a government offensive was imminent. There have been some indications that the government -fe having trouble with its own forces. Travelers arriving here® said few of the soldiers seen in the streets of towns in the central province of Las Villas carry arms, suggesting that the Castroites are placing most of their dependence on the militia — perhaps because they are more certain of its loyalty than that of the army. Need snecial Passes New regulations requiring Cubans employed at the U.S. Navy’s big Guantanamo base to carry special police passes went into effect Tuesday. Although there were no immediate reports of interference with the base employes, the new regulations effectively empowered Castroite authorities to bar their entrance at will. It also was expected that the government would increase pressure on the base employs to change their dollar pay into Cu. ban pesos at the official rate. If you have something to sell or trade — use the Democrat Wan. Ads! They get Big results.

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Youth Meetings At j Church Os Nazarene Youth meetings are being held each evening this week at the Church of the Nazarene, Seventh and Marshall streets, with the pastor, the Rev. C. E. Lykins, as the speaker. Rev. Lvkins spoKe Tuesday night on “A bully, a criticizer, a coward, and a straight shooter. Taking his thoughts from the story oi David and Goliath. Rev. Lvkins stated that the giant’s; thinking was wrong because he; felt he could fight the battle alone, and that in his own strength he could defy alWftfirrs. In comment-’ mg about Davids brother, who: accused the shepherd lad of coming only to watch the fight, the pastor stated that young pro-’ pie of today are well qualified to! take Christian initiative in a world: which needs the inspiration which! • the strength and vision of youth: will help to supply. King Saul was mentioned as one who was willing to try anything in order to escape his personal responsibility, fearing that since his own height was greater than any* of his men he might.be challenged by them 38 one who should meet the giant. Rev. Lykins Closed his message with emphasis on the fact that though David may have been the least experienced soldier present. he proved that in the . clear thinking and faith of his youth hb proved himself the best. Services will continue each evening this week, with Calvin. Mar-i jorie and Carolyn Jantz, of.Kan-i ( sas, serving as singers and musi-j cians. The public is invited. | Alexandria Youth Crushed By Auto ALEXANDRIA. Ind (UPD —; Daniel Walker. 18. was crushed to death Tuesday night when his : family's car slipped off a jack and; crushed him as he worked beneath; it. Walker died of a. broken heck.'! His father. Paid, discovered the body. 800 Bedding Co. Workers Strike MUNSTER, Ind.' (UPD* -About 800 members of the International Mattress. Spring and Bedding Workers Union AFL-CIO I called a strike Tuesday night against the Simmons Bedding Co. here over the firing of a woman employe and other undisclosed grievances.

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i Mountain School Is Destroyed By Fire MARYLAND. Tenn. (UPD — A two-room mountain school was destroyed by fire just before school i was out Tuesday, but the 43 pupils escaped without injury. Two Juveniles Held For Theft Os $35 Two juveniles, one 15 years of 1 age and the other 13, were arrested by the city police today for a theft at the Decatur Oil Co. I on Nutt man Ave., owned by Clark ! Flaugh. The two youngsters obtained I approximately $35 at the station ; Tuesday, but were discovered and ; arrested today. The matter will ! now be turned over to the juvenile | authorities. ; Eugene Dennis Dies Tuesday Os Cancer NEW YORK (UPD — Eugene t Dennis. 56. former head of the i U.-S. Communist party who was , downgraded a year ago. died : Tuesday night of lung cancer. Dennis, who served several jail , terms for his activities, had been . ill ever since he lost party powepr . and had returned last week to Mt. , Sinai Hospital for treatment, a ' party • spokesman said. Grey - haired and tweedy looking. Dennis was a dogged fpllowJer of whatever line Moscow laid jdown no matter how ridiculous i his self-reversals made him look. He devotedly backed Stalin aftjer World War 11. going so far as Ito say that criticism of the Russian dictator constituted slander. But after Nikita S. Khrushchev [rose to power and made his “de- : stalinization” speech in 1956- it i' took Dennis only tvro weeks to : i change his public position in a ; “Daily Worker” article. Dennis was born sbn Aug. 10, 1904 in Seattle. Wash. He was ,i christened Francis Xavier Waldron after the saint, but he changed Ms name to Eugene Dennis and used several other aliases after joining the Communists. Dennis became a party member officially in 1926 in Seattle after ‘working at various jobs as a laI borer and joining the “Wobblies,” lithe nickname of the International Workers of the World. j Dennis is survived by his wife (Peggy and a son, Eugene Jr., a J student at the University of Wisi > consin.

GALVAO SAILS (Continued from page one) The Portuguese already had accused the United States of showing concern for the 620 passengers — including 42 Americans — while ignoring the fate of more than 300 Portuguese crewmen. Exiled Leader Arrives (In Washington, the White House declined comment on an appeal from Manuel Cardinal Gonsalves Cerejeira of Lisbon to President Kennedy for assurance that the crewmen "would not be' forced to remain aboard the San- i ta Maria as captives.) I Delgado, who assumed responsibility for planning the Santa Maria seizure 10 days ago, arrived here from his exile residence in Sao Paulo Tuesday. He lold newsmen that the 70 armed men with Capt. Henrique Galvao were not enough to handle the 20,906 ton liner alone. Asked if force would be used to keep the crew aboard he replied: “The crew will remain one way or another but I cannot say by what means." Delgado, defeated presidential candidate in Portugal’s 1958 elections, held his press conference in the bar of the San Domingo hotel here. He described the slain and wounded crewmen and the inconvenienced passengers as “unfortunate victims of war” — his rebellion against the Portuguese government of Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar. Confident of Permission He said he had come here to meet with Galvao, but since arriving was not sure this could be arranged. ~ He said he was confident Quadros, who was inaugurated Tuesday. would grant Galvao permission to enter Recife’s port, discharge the passengers and keep possession of the ship. Smith was crestfallen when he returned from a conference with Galvao aboard the Santa Maria Tuesday, he said the passengers were “very nervous and apprehensive, living on hopes and promises.” When Smith went aboard the lifler Tuesday, two elderly passengers wept and exclaimed “Thank God you arrived." Some passengers told Navy men accompanying Smith they had received ’'sometimes hysterical" apjjeals for assistance from woman crew members of the Santa Maria who feared the Portuguese rebels would attack them once the passengers i.ad left. 8 , — ■ 7 ; If you have.-something. to se 1 ! or i trade — use the Democrat Want ' Ads! They get Big results

Vote Fraud Group Meets, Adjourns 1 Con Pail!

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—A 14-j member joint legislative commit- 1 tee named to investigate charged 1 of vote fraud in the Nov. 8 election met for 90 minutes in its initial session Tuesday but accomplished nothing. A capacity crowd was on hand : to see what was done about con-! tests of the election of Democratic Governor Welsh by Republicans and of the election of Republican Lt. Gov. Richard O. Ristine by the Democrats. But due to the fact it was, equally divided between seven Democratic senators and seven Republican representatives, the committee not only got nothing done but also failed to even get organized. When the meeting ended, the | situation was exactly as it was at the start. Agree To Disagree The first order of business was to elect a permanent chairman, a routine procedure under most situations. Sen. S. Hugh Dillin, D-Peters-burg, assumed duties as_ temporary chairman because the meeting was being held on the Senate side. Rep.) Edward Madinger. R-Indi-anapolis, nominated Rep. John W. Donaldson. R-Lebanon, as permanent chairman. Sen. William Christy, D-Hammond, nominated Dillin. The seven Republicans voted for Donaldson and the seven Democrats voted for Dillin. Dillin declared that since no permanent chairman had been elected, he would continue in his capacity as temporary chairman. Rep. L. Parker Baker. R-Cicero. Amoved that Donaldson and Dillin I flip a. coin to determine the perI manent chairman. Dillin and Sen. Clifford Maschmeyer, D-Jeffersonyille. followed with straight-faced lectures on the evils of gambling and Baker's motion lost on a 7-7 vote. i Maschmeyer again placed Dil- ■ Ilin's name in nomination as pcr- • i manent chairman and Madinger i nominated Baker. In each instance, the vote was 7-7. Madinger moved that co-chair- ■ men be elected. The motion failed on a 7-7 vote. Chivalry Not Dead H Baker nominated. Mrs.Jt*Marcia ■ Hawthorne. R-Indianapolis. as peril manent chairman and Madinger I: asked the Democrats to vote for I her to “prove that chivalry is not I dead." Christy nominated Dillin. The vote in each case was 7-7. • | Dillin moved that Mrs. Dorothy - Rau of Indianapolis be installed 7as secretary of the committee. > Donaldson nominated Mrs. Hawthorne. j Each received seven votes. . >| Republican members then re--1 cessed and conferred in the hall- > way with House Speaker Richard : Guthrie, R-Indianapolis; House - ■ parliamentarian George Myers -'and Robert S. Smith, attorney for - the Indiana Republican State -! Committee. >' They returned and both sides i resumed nominations for perma- ? I nent chairman.

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Madinger nominated Sen. Paul Bitz, D-Evansville. Bitz declined to accept and nominated Madinger. Sen. Chester Watson DFort Wayne, nominated Mrs. Hawthorne. She declined. S<m. Melville Watson, D-Greenueld, nominated Dillin. Baker nominated Chester Watson, who deI dined. Maschmeyer nominated Rnkpr Short Argument A short argument then took place over who had been nominated. Baker claimed he withdrew his name, then changed his mind and said he was in the contest. Madinger received no votes. Dillin and Baker each got seven. Dillin continued as temporary I chairman. | Baker moved that the committee adjourn until Wednesday afternoon in th< House lounge. The vote was 77 and the motion died. Madinger voted for the motion and later denied that a vote was taken. Mrs. Rau, the acting temporary” secretary, checked the minutes and verified that a vote had been taken and - that Madinger voted for the motion. Madinger apologized. Dillin moved to adjourn until Wednesday morning for another meeting in the Senate lounge. The motion died in a 7-7 deadlock. _ Each side blamed the other for causing a stalemate. They finally agreed to adjourn until Baker and , Dillin could get together to arrange a second meeting. Everyone shook hands and filed out. If and when the committee holds its second meeting, the first . order of business will be to elect I a permanent chairman. Start Movement For Hew Sheldon Bank • SHELDON. lowa (UPD—Federally supervised payments to de- ■ positors in the looted Sheldon ■ National Bank tapered* off today ' as a movement started for a new • bank in this rich northwest lowa farming community. ’ i A group of lowa bankers report--1 edly filed application with the state of lowa for a charter and | discussed with leading business1 men here the prospects for a bank to compete with the remaining J Security State Bank. J Sheldon was left with only one 1 bank after Mrs. Burniee Iversoir ' iGeigtr. 58. admitted embezzling .' more than S 2 million from the i Sheldon National Mrs. Geiger pleaded guilty Monday at Sioux City to-35 counts of ' j embezzlement c <fv er i n g about $122,000 over the past three years. . She was returned to the Woodbury . [County jail, at Sioux City to await i sentencing in about 10 days. At Malvern, about 150 miles s I south of Sheldon, another bank r I scandal rocked the state pi when John E. Willard, 39. comjmitted suicide Monday after a s routine audit showed a $50,000 shortage at Malvern Trust and '!Savings Bank. where Willard was Vice president and cashier.