Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1962 — Page 1

VOL. LX NO. 159.

Double Tests Slated Today

NEVADA TEST SITE (UPD— A one-two punch firing of a pair of secret above ground nuclear weapons was planned today following a mighty wallop from the most powerful atomic blast ever touched off in the continental United States. —1 Another great test, the explosion of a nuclear device at a high altitude over the Johnston Islands in the Pacific, was scheduled for Friday night but was postponed for 24 hours because of bad weather;.. The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) said today’s double tests, the first atmospheric blasts at the Nevada proving grounds in nearly four years, would include “one to test a weapon” and “another to analyze effects of nuclear explosions.” The AEC and the Defense Department released only scant information on the two firings. Both shots were described as low yield devices to be triggered a few feet above the desert’s rocky and sandy floor in which Friday's huge underground hydrogen bomb type explosion tore open a giant crater. Friday’s historic blast of 100 kilotons or more — equal to 100,000 tons of TNT — was the first known thermonuclear explosion in the United States. Even though set off 650 feet underground, it spewed up an awesome columnhue cloud that drifted to 30,000 feet. The big blast also launched the sudden flurry of two-day testing which indicated a stepped up program of nuclear firings at this sprawling desert range 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Unofficially, an AEC spokesman admitted there was a possibility of a nuclear explosion involving tanks and troops at the test site next week. He was not elaborate. Most of the radioactivity from today’s two shots, an AEC spokesman said, would fall within a few miles of, the firing site and inside the Las Vegas bombing and gunnary range. However, atomic scientists said they would monitor radioactivity “up to a distance of 300 miles from the shot point to gain information on the limits of detectability.”

Algeria Fears More Turmoil

ALGIERS (UPI) — Opposition to Premier Ben Youssef Ben Khedda mounted both inside and outside Algeria today and threatened to plunge the newly independent nation into more turmoil. While Ben Khedda came under attack from dissident ministers and guerrillas of the Algerian National Liberation army (ALN), the premier’s Provisional Government (GPRA) accused neighboring Morocco of grabbing part of the oil-rich Sahara, key to the economic future of Algeria. In the Western port city of Oran, French security forces joined Nationalist army soldiers in patrols to prevent a recurrence of shooting and clashes which killed 95 persons and injured 163 others Thursday during independence celebrations. Blamed OAS The GRPA blamed the Oran slaughter u on “Fascist provocateurs, the last remnants of the OAS.” The OAS is the outlawed Secret Army Organization, an organization of European extremists who tried to block Algerian independence with widespread terrorism. — - In an apparent attempt to heal the rift between Algerian leaders, Dr Chawki Mostefai, National Liberation Front (FLN) representative on the temporary ruling executive, flew to Rabat, Morocco, for talks with Mohammed INDIANA WEATHER Mostly fair, warm and humid through tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and warm with chance of widely scattered thundershowers. Low tonight 65 to 70, high Sunday 85 to 94. Outlook for Monday: Partly cloudy, continued warm with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. NOON EDITION

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Flash Floods Follow Heavy Dixie Rains By United Press International Thunderstorms which produced tornadoes in the northern plains and killer lightning in the Midwest continued through the night, k Flash floods followed heavy rains in parts of Dixie. There was no relief from the heat in the Southwest, where Las Vegas, Nev., prepared for its 19th straight day of temperatures above 100 degrees. The temperature climbed above the 100 mark at Tulsa, Altus, Hobart and Hennesy, Okla. Tornadoes were sighted near Ada* Minn-; Moorhead, Minn.; Hendrum, Minn.: and two were seen near Ashley, N.D., but there were no reports of damage. „ Wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour lashed the Fargo, N.D., area. Jacksonville, Fla., measured 2.28 inches of rain early today. Columbia, Mo., had 1.75 inches. Cape Girardeau, Mo., had 2.10 inches of rain in six hours. Sid Foss, 68, was electrocuted when he picked up a,fallen wire. At least two Cape Girardeau homes were damaged by lightning. Lightning killed Dedric Solberg, 26, as he walked across a farm field near Elk Mound, Wis., to close the windows of his car because of a sudden thunderstorm. Atlanta, Ga., measured 1.49 inches of rain. Cedartown, Ga., had 5 inches of rain in nine hours, causing flash flooding. Several families were evacuated from homes at Cedartown and Civil Defense authorities rescued three persons from a flooding basement beauty shop in the downtown section. Alpharetta, Ga., had 2.26 inches of rain. Gainesville, Ga., reported 1.66 inches and Dallas, Tex., 3.57 inches.

Khider, the GPRA state minister who resigned because of differences with Ben Khedda. ALN troops in Rabat withdrew this morning from the GPRA mission offices they occupied earlier this Week. There was no immediate explanation for the move, but Moroccan authorities Friday had asked the ALN to leave. Mohammed Ben Bella, the widely popular GPRA vice premier who also split with Ben Khedda, was expected in Rabat shortly from Cairo. Ben Bella and Khider broke with Ben Khedda when the premier fired three ALN staff officers shortly before independence was declared on July 3. In an interview with the Cairo newspaper Al Ahram today, Ben Bella charged that Ben Khedda wants to “liquidate” the ALN. He demanded reinstatement of the three army leaders, immediate release of Algerians arrested by Ben Khedda and convocation of the revolutionary parliament to “exercise its right to protect the revolution.” Only in this way, Ben Bella said, can his rift with Ben Khedda be settled. In Algiers, authoritative Algerian sources denied Cairo reports that Ben Bella had been ousted as vice premier. ‘ Accused Bourguiba In Rabat Friday, Khider accused Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba of interfering with ALN troops stationed in Tunisia in an effort to help Ben Khedda. He claimed Bourguiba had cut off supplies to the estimated 30,000 ALN troops, still in Tunisia. ALN guerrillas who crossed into Algeria from Tunisia Friday denounced the GPRA. Referring to Ben Khedda’s dismissal of their commanders, they, described themselves as the, “headless spearheads of the revolution.” The reaction was the same among ALN troops at Oujda, Morocco, near the Algerian border.

Social Held Here By Jefferson Club | More than 225 Democrats assembled at the Peter Spangler farm west of Decatur Thursday evening for the ice cream social sponsored by the Adams county Jefferson club. A brief meeting was held prior to the informal eveniftg of conversation, and several state, county and township candidates were introduced. Ron Ross, Democratic candidate for congress from Indiana’s fourth congressional district, was the first speaker introduced by master of ceremonies Jack Heller. Ross spoke briefly to the group about his recent trip to Washington, at which time all congressional candidates briefed by the leaders of the Democratic party, including president Kennedy. Ross also introduced his wife and daughters. Four state candidates were introduced to the crowd including Adams county’s own Judge G. Remy Bierly, state candidate for the appellate court of Indiana; William Smith, mayor of Hartford City, and state candidate for treasurer of Indiana; Von Eichhorn, Uniondale, dean of the state senate and candidate for reelection as senator from Adapns, Blackford and Wells counties; and Burl Johnson of Adams county, who is seeking his third term as a member of the state house of representatives. . Candidates Introduced County candidates who were introduced and acknowledged the applause of the crowd with a few words included; George Bair, candidate for county clerk; Omer Merriman, who is running for county assessor; and sheriff candidate Roger Singleton. Candidates for tnu'”chip trustee county commisgmnpLc. ano advisory board and council also stood up to be recognized. Birch Bayh, candidate for the United States Senate, was unable to attend the meeting due to other committments, but phoned earlier and expressed his regrets. Senator Vance Hartke sent a telegram from Washington to encourage all the candidates. Mrs. Mabel Striker, Indiana Democratic vice-chairman, was present for the meeting and brought along the best wishes of the state organization. Dr. Harry Hebble, county Democratic chairman, spoke briefly. Rosemary Spangler, Joanna Smitley and Rose Kuness were in Charge of the general arrangements for the meeting, and they provided home made ice cream and cake for all of those present. Cakes were donated by the Mesdames LaVerne Roth, Omer Merriman, Robert Kolter, Ed Selking, Geofge Bair, Bob Macklin, Warren Kneuss, the Nesswalds, Jerome Braun, Burl Johnson, Pete Butchj er, Erman Johnson, Hugo Boerger, and Ed Jaberg. Ice cream freezers and much of the labor ini the afternoon were obtained frdm Merl Affolder, Roger Singleton, Louis Smitley, George Bair, Ed Jaberg, Harold August, Omer Merriman, Joe and Ro g Geimer, Warren Kneuss and Hugo Boerger. The parking was handled by Leroy Hoagland, special deputy sheriff. The crowd was reported to be one of the biggest to ever attend a local Jefferson club meeting during the summer months. Ralph F. Stanley Dies Unexpectedly Ralph Fremont Stanley, 74, former resident of Deeatur, died at 5:50 p. m. Friday at the hospital at Hartford City, 20 minutes after admittance following a heart attack. He was a native of Hartford City but resided in Decatur until six years ago, when he returned to Hartford City. He was a retired tool and die maker from the Decatur plant of the General Electric Co. Mr. Stanley was a member of the Fort Wayne Masonic lodge (32nd degree), and a member of the G. E. Quarter Century club. Tis first wife, Elsie Schaefer, died in 1952, and he later married Bessie Fuller Cook. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, Russell T. Stanley of Decatur; one daughter, Mrs. Rose Marie Hey of Churubusco; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Harold Wischern of Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; one stepgrandchild, and a sister, Mrs. Sam Simison of Hartford City. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a. m. Monday at the Keplinger funeral home in Hartford City, the Rev. Russell Hiatt .officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:30 p. m. today.

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Jet Airliner Carrying 94 Reported Crashed In India; All Feared Dead

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FIRST CHECK— Dr. Graham Clarkson, executive director of the Medical Care Insurance Commission, prepares to sign the first reimbursement check in Regina, Saskatchewan, under the province’s newly enacted care insurance act, which has caused a doctors’ strike. At right is stenographer Esther Tiefenbach. r - '

Another Big Cache Os Money Uncovered

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (UPI) — Police found $168,675.52 casually banked in a garage Friday only a block from where $2.4 million in cash was discovered Tuesday. Jailed gambler Thomas (Newsboy) Moriarty was again tapped as the owner. Hudson County progecutor Lawrence A. Whippe declared, “I’m positive it belongs to Moriarty.” This new assignment of wealth to the glumly silent 52-year-old numbers operator who is serving a 2-to-3 year sentence in New Jersey state prison could be just as dubious a blessing as when federal agents said he owned the $2.4 million cache. First, Hudson County staked its own claim to the $168,675.52 in currency ranging from change up to bundled SIOO bills rather than turning it over to federal authorities li'ke the $2.4 million. Whipple then said he was going before a county grand jury Tuesday and seek an indictment against Moriarty. He said the charges would be up to the grand jury, but indicated the 45 dated bags of numbers slips and bet records, adding machines, and a loaded gun found with the money would give the jury a variety of charges to ponder. Finally, the Internal Revenue Service Friday filed tax liens totaling $3.4 million against Moriarty on the basis of the $2.4 million, which means if he laid claim to the money* or could be proved the owner, he could end up owing the government another $1 million. Moriarty himself remained silent, talking only to his lawyer who has visited him at the prison in Trenton. Jersey City gambling squad detectves, under orders to check garages in the city as a result of the multi-million-dollar find by workmen last Tuesday, discovered the $168,675.52 crammed into two shopping bags in a boarded up garage just a block from the original find. Whipple said three X-ray films with Moriarty’s name on them were found with the money, linking the gambler with the cache. The films, which also carried ttye name of a local physician, were of the lower abdomen and pelvis. Moriarty is known to have stomach trouble. _ ,

Three To Compete In State Contests Linda King, Rita Norquest and Barbara Carver will participate in the state 4-H-judging contests at the state fair after winning in the district 4-H judging contests held Friday at Columbia City. Linda was the first place winner in the district 4-H food preservation contest. She also participated in the state fair 4-H judging contest last year. Linda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John King of St. Mary’s township and graduated from. Pleasant Mills high school. She is attending the Purdue Fort Wayne extension. This is Linda’s ninth year in 4-H club work. Rita, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Norquest of Decatur, won second place in the district 1-H clothing contest. This will be Rita’s first time to participate in the state 4-H judging contest. She will be a senior at Decatur high school this fall. Rita has been in 4-H club work for eight years. Barbara won second place in the district 4-H foods contest. This will.be the third time she has participated in the state 4-H judging contest. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Carver of Blue Creek township, Barbara graduated from Adams Central high school and will attend Taylor University this fall. This is her ninth year in 4-H club work. Retired Teacher Is Killed In Accident BARSTOW, Calif. (UPD— Harold Albert Taylor, a retired school teacher from Hobart, Ind., was killed Friday when his car careened out of control 11 miles west of here and ouverturned. Officers said the right rear tire of his car blew out, causing Taylor to lose control. He was returning to his Indiana home on U. S. 66 when the accident occurred.

BOMBAY, India (UPD — An Alitalia DCB jet with 94 persons aboard on a flight from Australia to Rome disappeared early today just before it was due to make an instrument landing at Bombay through rain-driveri skies. Search officials here said they had unconfirmed reports the big intercontinental plane had crashed into a hillside at Khapoli, near Poona, about 80 miles'southeast of Bombay. The reports said there were no survivors. Alitalia officials said, however, they could not confirm these reports. The nine crew members were Italian. The nationality of the 85 passengers was not immediately known. It was not known if there were any Americans aboard. A massive air search was underway despite the nasty weather covering the region. Indian Jet Found The wreckage of an Indian air force Canberra jet bomber was found near Aurangabad, 175 miles northeast of Bombay. It first was reported that this plane had crashed while searching for the missing airliner. Later, however, the Canberra was reported to have crashed while on a routine cross-country flight far from the area where the Alitalia plane disappeared. Last word from the plane came at 12:13 a.m. (2:43 p.m. EDT Friday) as it was making its approach to the Santa Cruz airport in Bombay. The airliner was a recent addition to the Alitalia fleet. It had flown from Rome to Sydney, Australia, Friday, and was on its return flight when it disappeared. Officials said it carried 45 passengers and a crew of 11 when it took off from Sydney. It stopped at Darwin, Australia, Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand, before heading for Bombay. At each stop it discharged and picked up passengers, and changed from the 11-man crew to a nine-man crew at Bangkok. It was due to stop at Karachi, Pakistan, and Tehran, Iran, before reaching Rome this morning. Designated Flight AZ77I, the big Douglas jetliner was under the command of Capt. Luigi Quttrin, 51, a veteran of more than 13 years of service with Alitalia and an Italian air force veteran of World War 11. Flew on Instmruents As it headed toward the west coast of India it ran into seasonable monsoon rains and headed into Bombay on instruments. Everything seemed normal until the pilot suddenly broke radio contact with the ground just six minutes before he was due to land. He was reported to have had a half hour of reserve fuel left. Bad weather impeded search operations by rescue planes and helicopters until dawn. However, these produced no trace of the missing plane many hours later. The area where the plane disappeared is heavily populated, and police outposts within a 200mile area of Bombay were alerted. The Bombay airport is located on a peninsular jutting into the Arabian Sea. The landing strip is only a short distance from the water and authorities thought perhaps it could have overshot the runway and landed in the wavebuffeted sea. An Indian navy Ship joined the search in that area as a precaution. BULLETIN The Fred Evans frame, two miles south of Decatur on U.S. highway 27, was completely gutted by fire which was discovered about 10 o’clock this morning. Evans Is an employe of the Citiiens Telephone company in this city. DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the period ending at 9 a.m. today. 12 noon 80 12 midnight .. 60 1 p.m 78 -.1 a.m 58 2 p.m 78 2 a.m. 64 3 p.m 78 3 a.m 58 ■1 p.m. . ... .78 4 (Cm. 57 5 p.m. 79 5 a.m. 60' 6 p.m 79 6 a.m 62 7 p.m 72 7 a.m 68 8 p.m. ..?. 70 8 a.m 72 9 p.m 69 9a m. 7'5 10 p.m. 69 i 11 p.m— 62 1,1 , Rain i Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .0 laches. The St. Mary’s river Was at 0.80 feet. 1

First Os Guardsmen Return Home Friday Friends and relatives welcomed five local airmen home from France at Baer Field Friday. Local guardsmen who returned aid J. Smith, Decatur; AIC Arnold yesterday are: A2C David R. Behtty route three, Decatur; Sgt. RonW. Gerke, route three, Decatur; Sgt. Adrian L. Baker, Decatur; and Sgt. Paul J. Sprunger, Berne. They were among the first group of airmen in the 122nd Tactical Fighter Wing returning from France after a nine-month tour of duty at Chambley Air Base in France. The 52 guardsmen checked in at 12:35 p.m,, greeted their families, grabbed their luggage, and went home on three-day passes. Next Tuesday they will return to the base at Baer Field to ready it for the succeeding groups of airmen being demobilized. Beginning July 16, the 800 wing members and reservists will be returning oH’ one-a-day flights from, Chambley. The demobilization is expected to be completed by August 20 and all the men are expected back hy* August 10 - 1 The men yesterday weije greeted by Brig. Gen. William R. Sefton, I Wing commander, Mayor Paul M. Burns, and the 16 officers and 33 men making up the skeleton crew that has been stationed at the headquarters. Transportation was Decatur Boy Scouts To Big Island Camp Twelve Decatur Boy Scouts from three troops will leave Sunday for a week’s camping and activity at Camp Big Island, Byford Smith, scoutmaster of troop 62, sponsored by the Decatur Lions club, said today. From troop 62 will be D. L. Hawkins, Chuck Martindill, Mike Martindill, Bob Schwartz, Ed Cravens, and Jerry Steiner. From troop 66, sponsored by the First Baptist church, will be Steve Green, Danny Green, Steve Gephart, and Ron Johnson. Kermit Summers, and Mike Burke, of troop 63, sponsored by the Decatur American Legion post, will also go with the group.

Rail Unions Reject Rules Arbitration

CLEVELAND, Ohio (UPD — Railroad management responded harshly to the decision announced late Friday by the heads of five railroad operating unions to reject arbitration in the current work rules crisis. The union chiefs turned down an arbitration offer by the National Mediation Board and called it “premature.” Roy Davidson, grand chief engineer for the Brotherhood of (Locomotive Engineers, acted as spokesman for the union group meeting here and accused the railroads of not wanting to? “fulfill their responsibilities in mediation.” Management on several fronts fired back charges that the union’ rejection of arbitration was “proof of the unions’ public-be-damned attitude,” and in keeping with their tactics of “attempting to delay or prevent modernization of railroad work rules.” Three main issues are in dispute between the untons and the companies. The railroads would like to eliminate firemen from diesel engines, but the unions claim the firemen perform necessary functions. Secondly, management wants to eliminate the seniority system that requires only certain engineers to take tra i ns through terminals, and third, the railroads want to cut out the distinction between road and yard service. Besides the locomotive engin-

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provided all men living a great distance from Fort Wayne. Lt. Col. Delbert Wolff, personnel officer, said yesterday a contingent would prepare the local base for full operations and for processing the discharges from active duty and transfer of the men to their Air Reserve force. A celebration is being planned soon after August 20 for the men. Gov. Matthew Welsh announced that he would proclaim August 18 as air national guard day. The Fort Wayne” Wing Headquarters supervises the operations of three fighter squadrons — the 122nd in Fort Wayne, the 112th in Toledo and the 113th in Terre Haute. Yesterday’s flight was processed through customs at McGuire Air Base in New Jersey, but later flights win return through Newfoundland and will be processed at Baer Field. f Native Os Decatur Dies At Fort Wayne I Mrs. Beck, 64, of ,1 1402 Kensington Blvd., Fort . I Wayne, a native of Decatur, died 3 at 2:10 o’clock Friday afternoon Jat the Lutheran hospital, where >1 she had been a patient four days. Mrs. Beck, who was born in Decatur, had lived in Fort Wayne since 1915. She was a member of St. Jude’s Catholic church and its Rosary sodality. Surviving are her husband, Harold P. Beck; one brother, A. M. Romberg of Lake Forest, Hl., and one granddaughter. Cousins surviving include Mrs. Robert McBeth, Mrs. Amelia Holthouse and Charles Weber, all of Decatur. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a. m. Monday at D. O. McComb & Sons funeral home and at 9 a. m. at St. Jude’s Catholic church, Msgr. Charles Girardot officiating. Burial will be in the Fort Wayne Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. today.

eers, the other unions represented in talks here were the locomotive firemen and enginemen, switchmen, railway conductors and brakemen, and the railroad trainmen. x . . In New Orleans a top spokesman for the railroad industry said the unions’ rejection of arbitration meant the railroads would put into effect the recommendations of a presidential commission. Those recommendations included a judgment that firemen on diesel locomotives on freights and in yards no longer perform useful functions. -—rJ.E. Wolfe, Chicago, chairman of the Carriers Conference Committee, representing western railroads, said a fair, reasonable and final decision would have been reached if the unions had agreed to arbitration. Management had already cbnsented to have the National Mediation Board arbitrate the issues. Following the unions’ announcement Friday, the National Mediation Board reminded both the unions and management that it still has jurisdiction in the dispute, and would retain such jurisdiction for 30 days following the date of replies to its arbitration offer. This meant the two sides must maintain the status quo at least until early next month. The board said it had not yet received official notice from the railroad unions on their refusal to accept arbitration.