Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1962 — Page 1

Vol. LX. No. 243.

Six Cuban Exiles Relate Daring Nighttime Raid, Sinking Os Patrol Boat

Voting By Council Is Slated Tuesday

VATICAN CITY (UPD—National groupings of Roman Catholic prelates consulted among themselves today on lists of candidates for the key committees of the Ecumenical Council. The lists are expected to be turned over to the council secretariat by tonight for voting by the more *than 2,500 cardinals, bishops and patriarchs Tuesday. The voting was to have taken place Saturday, but a group led by Achile Cardinal Lienart of France won a three-day postponement to give the delegates more time to consider and discuss nominations. Cardinal Lienart, archbishop of Lille and onetime supporter of the controversial "worker - priests” program, was reported to have felt that the original voting procedure would have weighted the committees too heavily with Italian members of the Roman Curia. Seek Bigger Voice He and his supporters were seeking a wider geographical representation that would Include some of the church’s more "liberal” or "progressive” elements. Members of the curia, the central administrative body of the church, generally are regarded as "conservative.” Thse terms do not have any political meaning but reflect dis ferences among Roman Catholic clergymen on how far the church should go in modernizing traditional forms of administration and presentation. „ Ends Experiment The "worker-priests” of France doffed clerical garb and took jobs to, bring religion to the assembly line, so to speak. The Vatican subsequently frowned on the experiment and it was ended. The elections are for 10 commissions and 4 secretariats. The prelates are to elect 16 of their number to each commission and Pop John XXIII will appoint another 8 to each. Cigarettes, Radio Stolen From Auto John E. Meyer, route 4, Decatur, reported to the city police that a carton of cigarettes and a transistor radio were taken from his parked automobile Saturday evening. The vehicle, a pick-up truck, was parked in the Moose parking lot when the theft occurred. Meyer reported the robbery to the police department at 10:49 Sunday.

Sixth Series Game Is On

SAN FRANCISCO (UPII— The sixth game of the World Series was to get under way today, Commissioner Ford Frick announced after an early -m orning inspection of Candlestick Park. Frick made the ruling after a tour of the field with groundskeeper Matty Schwab; National League umpire Al Barlick and San Francisco Giants officials. “We’re going to play,” said the commissioner. “We’re trying to figure out now how best to get the outfield in shape. I do not know whether we’re going to be able to cut the grass. "They’re bringing in helicopters to blow on the outfield." While he was talking, the first of the helicopters came in and hovered about four feet above the grass, with the blades creating a wind that officials hope will dry the tall grass in the outfield. Heavy Dew on Outfield There had been some doubt this

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Final Riles Tuesday For Laurent Infant Graveside services will be held at the Catholic cemetery Tuesday afternoon for Mary Ann Laurent, infant daughter of Lt. and Mrs. Gerald F. Laurent, stillborn at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the Mercy hospital in Toledo, O. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt will officiate at the services, conducted by the Zwick funeral home. The parents, Lt. Gerald F. and Sharen Klepper - Laurent, have been visiting relatives in Toledo. Lt. Laurent is on leave from the ' Mather Air Force base in Sacramento. Calif. Surviving in addition to the parents are a brother, Daniel Patrick; the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Laurent of Decatur, and Mr. and Mrs. William Klepper, Jr., of Lima, O.; and the great-grandparents, Mrs. Dora Laurent and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Klepper, all of Decatur. Congress Winds Up Prolonged Session WASHINGTON (UPD — Increased clamor for overhaul of congressional operating procedures was regarded as inevitable today following the recent session of Congress, longest since 1951. Most of the demand for speed-ed-up procedures probably will be aimed at the Senate, where the rules permit unlimited debate and other forms of delay that made possible three time-consuming filibusters this year. A bipartisan group of senators already has proposed a SenateHouse committee to study means of revising the 1946 Congressional Reorganization Act under which both houses operate. The group includes Senate Democratic whip Hubert H. Humphrey, Minn., and Republican whip Thomas H. Kuchel, Calif. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield, Mont., in one of his last speeches of the session that ended Saturday, urged all senators to think about ways to help Congress operate more efficintly.

morning that the game could be played, despite two days of sunshine. Heavy dew law on the sodden outfield and Frick was called to the park to make a decision. The series will resume between the Giants and the New York Yankees after three days of postponements because of heavy rains that soaked the park. The grass has grown so high in the outfield during the rains that there appears to be a problem of losing balls in it. "If we can, we’ll mow it,” said Frick. "We’ll probably use rollers and there will not be much preliminary practice in the outfield.” Frick was uncertain whether the game could start on time. “Don’t pin me down," he said. "We will if we can, but we might be 20 minutes late.” The infield was in fine shape after being covered all during the rains.

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MIAMI (UPD—Six Cuban exiles today unfolded their story of a daring nighttime raid in which they attacked and sank a Cuban government patrol boat and picked up two Castro s oldiers wounded in the battle. The two wounded men were undergoing treatment in Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital and one of them asked for political asylum. The other was too badly injured to talk. Premier Fidel Castro’s regime in Havana had believed both were dead. The raid took place early Saturday morning. The six exiles, with the two wounded men, managed to run their damaged PT boat to Cayo Sal, a tiny British islet 45 miles from Cuba's north coast, where the U. S. Coast Guard picked them up Sunday. Flown To Miami The wounded men, identified as Militia Sgt. Filiberto Suarez Lima, 40, and Cpl. Miguel Cao Mandino, were rushed to the hospital here be helicopter. Miami area Immigration Director Edward P. Ahrens said Suarez Lima had asked pelrmission to remain in the United States. The six raiders arrived aboard a Coast Guard boat at Key West where they were met by immigration, customs and FBI agents and taken to the Opa-Locka exile processing station for intensive questioning. . ‘ The leader of the attack, a crewcut, cigar-chewing exile, said the group had left a base outside U.S. territory aiming to slip into Cardenas Bay on Cuba’s northern coast to blow up a large distillery. Meet Patrol Boat Instead they encountered the patrol boat about a mile off Varadero beach in Matanzas Province and opened fire. The patrol boat fired back. Both of the wounded Cubans were hit in the upper legs by 20mm cannon fire. Two other Cubans swam to shore as their boat sank. A few hours after the battle the Cuban Armed Forces Ministry issued a communique denouncing the attack as "cowardly” and saying it was part of a plot of “aggression” by "North American Imperialism.’’ The Castro regime said the raiders had opened fire on a “pleasure craft manned by four Cuban citizens” but Suarez Lima told officials it was an armed patrol boat. Stevenson Confers With Pres. Kennedy NEW YORK (UPD — President Kennedy abruptly shifted his attention from politics to international problems Sunday night when he flew here for an unexpected meeting with A d lai Stevenson, his ambassador to the United Nations. The President’s 20-minute talk been scheduled in advance, followed a busy weekend of campaigning during which Kennedy visited five states in his drive to help elect m ore Democrats to Congress. Stevenson told newsmen he was able to reassure Kennedy that other Western Hemisphere nations were aware of Communist Cuba’s threat to their security. The U.N. ambassador said, however, that the spur-of-the-mo-ment discussion dealt primarily with the situation in the Congo.

Local Bulletin Because their team had a secretly married player playing, Angola high school must forfeit its game with Decatur September 4, leaving Decatur with a 4-2-1 record for the season, Robert Worthman, athletic director, stated at 3 p.m. today.

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Asks Barnett Fined s IOO,OOO

WASHINGTON (UPD-The Justice Department today asked that Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett be fined $100,060 for failing to purge himself of contempt of federal court. In a brief filed today with the sth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, the department also asked that Barnett be fined an additional SIO,OOO a day until he does take action to purge himself. The SIOO,OOO would represent SIO,OOO a day for the period between Oct. 2 and Oct. 12. The department’s action was announced by Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy, who had directed action against Barnett after the governor defied a court order to admit James H. Meredith as a student at the University of Mississippi. The Justice Department brief said Barnett partially purged himself by personally arranging for Meredith and federal officers to i enter the university on the night J of Sept. 30. However, the brief said Barnti, 1 failed to instruct state officers to ! preserve law and order, and this ! led to the riots that occurred after Meredith appeared on the campus. I & M Official Is Speaker At Luncheon J. Calvin Hill, manager of the Indiana & Michigan Electric company’s Fort Wayne division, spoke at the noon luncheon of the Industrial committee of the Chamber of Commerce today, explaining what his company has done in Decatur. The meeting was the October luncheon, and the first held by the industrial committee since June. The monthly luncheon meetings are not held during the summer. Ed Hagan, director manager of the I&M office in this city, introduced Hill to the members of the committee in attendance. In beginning his talk, Hill said that “we have enjoyed a great deal of cooperation with everyone in Decatur.” Explains Work Hill read the list of what had been promised to Decatur city officials when his company purchased the electric utility here, and explained how each has been done since that time. Such items were: construction of a substation, rebuilding of rural and city lines, Indiana & Michigan rates put into effect here, a new fleet of vehicles purchased, surrendering of the steam power plant to the city, establishing an office r in the downtown aiea; and other things, all of which have been done. Just last week, I&M marked the completition of its $2-million rehabilitation program in this area. No Increase The Fort Wayne division manager also explained that there is no inclination on the part of the I & M company for a rate increase, which was one of the fears of local persons when the electric utility was sold to his company. .- On the matter of industry, Hill explained that Indiana & M i chigan’s industrial development department has been working to secure another industry in Decatur. Preceding adjournment, Hagan revealed that Richard App, manager of the unemployment service in Fort Wayne, would be the guest speaker for the November meeting. i

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High Court To Hear Challenge On Immigration WASHINGTON (UPD — The Supreme Court agreed today to hear a case challenging whether the McCarran-Walter immigration law unconstitutionally discriminates between naturalized and native-born citizens. In a brief session on the third Monday of. its fall term, the court decided to hear the appeal of Mrs. Angelika Schneider, who is fighting to retain status as a naturalized U.S. citizen despite extended residence in Germany. A lower court had ruled that she must forfeit her U.S. citizn- , ship because she has lived more than three years in Germany her native country. The McCarran-Walter immigration law of 1952 holds that a naturalized citizen forfeits his citizenship if he lives for three years in the country of his firth or for five years in any other country. Mrs. Schneider was b orn in Bavaria in 1934, came to this country at age 5, and became a citizen at 16 when her mother was naturalized. Aft er graduating from Smith College in 1954, she went to Europe. In Paris she met a German attorney, Dieter Schneider. Now married, they live in Cologne with their three children. In other actions, the court today: —Denied a hearing to a Negro and northern California pharmaceutical associations, which were found guilty of conspiring to fix retail drug prices. They had argued that the Sherman antitrust law, under which the cases were brought, does not apply to "the learned profession of pharmacy.” —Denied a hering to a Negro youth— Bennie Lee Mclntyre — who H facing death in Texas for the rape of a white woman. The appeal had argued there were errors in the selection of the jury and also said motions for a delay in the trial and for a change to a different location had been erroneously denied. Denied a hearing to Victor Harry Feguer, sentenced to death in lowa for the 1960 kidnap-murder of a prominnt Dubuque physician, Dr. Edward R. Bartels. The appeal of the 35-year-old ex-con-vict had questioned w hether it was right that he go to trial when evidence at a pre - trial hearing indicated he had “a severe mental disorder.” —Refused to examine two objections by the Sun Oil Co. to a Federal Power Commission order outlawing almost all flexible pricing of natural gas. u. DKCATI R TEMPERATURES •* Local weather data for the 48 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. Saturday — Sunday 12 noon 6.1 12 midnight .. 53 1 p.m 60 il am. 52 2 p.m 62 2 a.m 52 3 p.m. 64 .3 a.m. 52 4 p.m 64 4 a.m 50 «5 p.m. , 64 5 a.m 50 6 p.m. 60 6 a.m 50 7 p.m. 58 7 a.m52 8 p.m: 57 8 a.m 56 9 p.m 56 9 a.m 64 10'p.m 54 10 a.m. 70 11 p.m. .1 54 11 a.m 69 Sunday Monday 12 noon 70 12 midnight .. s'B 1 p.m 70 1 a.m 58 2 p.m 70 2 a.m 58 3 p.m 69 3 a.m 57 4 p.m 68 4 a.m 57 5 p.m 68 5 a.m 57 6 p.m 66 6 a.m 58 7 p.m 60 7 a.m. 5 8 (8 p.m 60 8 a m 60 9 p.m 59 9 a.m. 64 10 p.m 59 10 a.m 60 llp.m 58 11 a.m 68 Rain Total for the 18 hour period ending' at 7 a.m. today, ..22 inches. The St. Mary's river was at 1.01 feet.

Democrats Os Slate Cheered By President INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—lndiana Democrats stepped up the tempo of their election campaign today after Saturday’s morale-boosting visit here by President Kennedy and his slashing attack on the Republican Party. The President’s visit to the city and “the effectiveness of his address to the people of Indiana provided a great boost to the Demo- " cratic campaign throughout the state,” said Governor Welsh. "The President exposed the Republican campaign for what it is —sound and fury but no substance,” Welsh commented. “Republican campaign oratory has no relation to the real problems confronting America.” Between 15,000 and 20,000 persons gathered at Weir Cook Airport rally to hear Kennedy deliver a b rief speech criticizing “selfappointed generals and admirals who want to send someone else’s sons to war.” Although Kennedy did not mention by name Sen. Homer E. Capehart, R-Ind., there was little doubt he had the Hoosier in mind. Capehart for many months has advocated a military blockade around Fidel Castro’s Cuba and the invasion by U.S. forces of the island if necessary to remove the present regime. Capehart, seeking election to a fourth term, is opposed by Birch Bayh Jr. of Terre Haute, who arrived at the airport with Kennedy. Bayh had flown to Pittsburgh earlier in the day in order to accompany Kennedy here. Spoke 11 Minutes Kennedy spent about an hour at the airport and spoke about 11 minutes. He spent another 11 minutes moving along a retainer fence shaking hands with spectators. Displayed prominently in the i crowd were several signs carried! by members of the Young Americans for Freedom and Republicans who are critical of New Frontier policies. A fight broke out between the self - styled conservatives and members of the crowd, but no arrests were made. The signs included: “Admit Red China to the United Nations—Give Her Our Seat,” "Deeds, Not Deals,” and “With Jack and Bobby, Government is a Hobby.” Also addressing the crowd were Welsh, Bayh and Sen. Vance Hartke, D-Ind. Bayh called his opponent the "Rip Van Winkle of the Space Age” and charged that Capehart had talked and voted on every side of every issue to come before him. He noted that in 1962, Capehart has missed 130 of 225 roll call votes. "Think of it. He was absent more than half the time for votes,” Bayh said. “He even missed voting on the Cuban resolution.” Wesh, in greeting Kennedy, praised the chief executive and 'baid that under him “America is moving forward.” Employment Up "There is record employment and the lines of unemployed are dwindling. Factories are humming at high levels of production. Profits are at record heights. Once again there is concern and action at the highest levels of government for those throughout our great nation who cannot care for themselves,’’ Welsh said. Between speeches, the picnicking Democrats ate hotdogs and drank soft drinks and coffee provided free by the party. Although a three-quarter inch rain hit the area, it had little effect E' reducing the size of the crowd. High school bands from South Bend and Ben Davis set the pace for party enthusiasm during the period of waiting for the Kennedy plane. Presidential press secretary Pierre Salinger later told newsmen that Kennedy was “Very happy” with . Jthe Indianapolis rally. ». — —

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CAVES IN — One-block area in downtown San Francisco was blocked off as result of rain-caused cave-ins on site of new Federal Court Building.

Kennedy’s Tours Arouse Optimism

WASHINGTON (UPI) — President Kennedy’s two weekends of barnstorming on behalf of Democratic candidates have aroused cautious optimism among his closest political advisers. But they still don’t know the answer to the biggest campaign question: Will the Presidents immense | popularity, as reflected in tremendous crowd reactions in such Democratic strongholds as Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Baltimore and New York City, rub off on the congressional and statewide candidates riding his coattails? “The President’s presence in their areas has been of benefit to them, there’s no question about that,” one associate said. “The pople turned out to see the President, but there are still three we'ks to go—and so we still have to see if they’ll go to the polls on Nov. 6. If thy vote, we’re sure they’ll vote Democratic.” Kennedy summed it up Sunday in a video taped interview when he said his mission on arduous weekend campaign tours up to the Nov. 6 election is to “arouse some interest in this campaign and enMilton Brown Dies After Long Illness Milton 0. Brown, 67, of 521 South 13th street, well known retired General Electric Co. employe, died at 9 o’clock Saturday night at the Adams county memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for two years and critically ill for the past week. He was born in Adams county May 1, 1895, a son of John V. and Maggie Hartman-Brown, and was married to Dessie Davis Dec. 16, 1916. Mr. Brown was employed at the G. E. for 39 years until his retirement in 1960. He served as chief steward for many years. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. Surviving are his wife; one son, John F. Brown of Decatur route 2; and one sister, Mrs.—George (Esta) Garland of Gary. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a. m. Tuesday at the Zwick funeral home, the Rev. Willis Woods andthe Rev. John Kitchen officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of the services. The Moose lodge will hold services at 7:30 p. m. today. Probing Break-in At Decatur Residence The city police are investigating a break-in at the home of Calvin Smitley, 1023 N. Second St., which occurred sometime over the weekend while the Smitleys were out of town. Entrance to the home was gained by standing on a bench and climbing through a kitchen window. Some bureau drawers were “rifled,” 1 but nothing was reported nissing, '

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courage the turnout.” “I don’t enjoy it very much,’ Kennedy said. But if this really was his sentiment, it was not apparent when he rode in an open car in an 18 - mile motorcade from the Niagara Falls Airport to Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday to wind up a weekend of campaigning in 1 that city; Pittsburgh, and other 1 points in western Pennsylvania-. Louisville, Ky.; Indianapolis; New ark, N.J., and New Yorfc City. It was a busy, vigorous threeday weekend which Kennedy concluded by flying to New York City from Buffalo to confer with Adlai E. Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, on Cuba, the Congo and other matters. Then he flew back to Washington for a post-midnight arrival. Next weekend there will be more—much more—of the same. Kennedy is scheduled to campaign Friday in Cleveland; Springfield, 111., and Chicago. Saturday he will visit Milwaukee, St. Louis Albuquerque, Las Vegas and Seattle. Sunday there is a visit to the Seattle Worlds Fair’s final day, and then a return flight to Washington. Mrs. Adda Hahnert Is Taken By Death Mrs. Adda Hahnert, 87. of one mile west of Pleasant Mills, member of one of Washington township’s pioneer families, died at 6:20 a. m. Sunday at the St. Joseph’s hospital in Fort Wayne, where she had been a patient one month. She had been in failing health since March. She was born in Adams county Oct. 4, 1875, a daughter of Lewis and Jane Quinn-Andrews, and was married to Joseph H. Hahnert March 28, 1895. Her husband preceded her in death Jan. 20, 1953. She had resided with her daughters in Fort Wayne for the past year. Mrs. Hahnert was a member of the Pleasant Mills Methodist church, the W. S. C. S. of the church, and the Jolly Housewives of St. Mary's township Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ruth G. Jensen and Mrs. Bess J. Defenbaugh, both of Fort Wayne; six sons, Reuben of Fort Wayne. Earl of Kokomo, Kenneth (Ted) of Decatur? Fieldsof-Dear-__ born, Wayne of Huntington, and Robert of Beech Grove; 10 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. Three brothers, seven sisters and one grandchild are deceased. Funeral | services will be conducted at 1530 p. m. Wednesday at the Pleasant Mills Methodist church, the Rev. A. E. Burk and the Rev. Joseph Gibson officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The body was removed to the Zwick funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p. m. today. The body will He in state at the church from 12 noon Wednesday until time of the services.