Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 250, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1962 — Page 1

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Blockade Os Cuba Is Underway

Photos Reveal Launching Pads

WASHINGTON (UPI) — U.S. photographs taken high over Cuba show launching pads in jungle clearings and missiles halfhidden by canvas. A Pentagon spokesman said the pads were pointed at the United States, and the trailers standing by carried missiles that could reach practically any point in this country. He told about 150 newsmen at special briefing that the govJernment did not know positively that there were nuclear warheads in Cuba. But he said it was “almost inconceivable’’ that Russia’s latest medium and intermediate range missiles, capable of traveling up to 2,200 miles, would be used with anything but nuclear warheads. Photos Enlarged The photographs, enlarged 30 times, were pasted on stage placards beside the spokesman. He pointed at the first of them and said in the drone of a lecturer: “This is the photograph of a portion of Cuba, which became available to us Monday midnight or Tuesday morning. “These are launchers, here and here, aligned to a specific section of the United States. These missiles on trailers are backed up against the launcher, the missile is grasped by the launcher, erected, and the trailer moves away.” “This is a mobile installation,” he continued. “It can be put in place in a matter of days. We have sequential photographs separated by a period of a day or two, and you can see the movement of the equipment onto the site, the erection of certain buildings used in checking out mis- - siles,. and the movement of eon* voys carrying the missiles onto the site.” Thousands Os Feet The spokesman said the photographs were part of “literally thousands of feet” taken by U.S. planes and analyzed by “literally hundreds of photo interpreters.” He said the only thing hard to make out in the photographs was which of the figures shown were County Receives Highway Programs The Adams county commissioners, in their weekly meeting Monday, received a 1965-67 highway construction program from the state highway department, which revealed construction of three new bridges in Adams county during that three-year period. The three bridges to be rebuilt are the bridge over the Wabash river, on U.S. 27, 1.9 miles north of Geneva, which is the large bridge between Berne and Geneva; the bridge over the Wabash river on U.S. 7, just six-tenths of a mile south of Geneva; and the bridge over the St. Mary’s river just east of Pleasant Mills, which will replace the old covered bridge that is presently standing. The program also included rebuilding two bridges on U.S. 27 in Jay county, one just nor and the other just south of Bryant. Adopt Resolution The commissioners adopted a resolution that they will pay twice as much per acre as the landowner that is benefited, on the county highway work, such as ditches. 'K This sets up a definite plan, • which had never been set up before concerning such work- - The commissioners also adopted a recommended model highway resolution for the purpose of improving construction, maintenance and repair of Adams county highways. The plan was recommended by the state highway commission, and is a systematic way of planning ahead for the next four years. The commission and the local highway department also entered into an agreement with the state highway commission to allow the state department to make a complete inventory in Adams county at a cost of $269.40. The inventory is being done in all 92 counties in Indiana for keeping up-to-date information on maps, construction, etc., in all the counties.

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Cubans and which were Russians. There also was a picture of a site for assembling Russian IL2B jet bombers carried in metal cocoons on the decks of Soviet freighters. One bomber was already assembled, and a long row of crates containing p arts sat around waiting to be put together. The pictures were so clear the reporters could count the tents and the trucks and see a barbed wire fence going up around a missile site. From High Altitude The spokesman spoke of the great altitude from which the pictures were taken, but he did not say what kind of airplane took them. They appeared to be taken from directly overhead. Observers said the plate may have been a U 2 of the type Gary Powers was shot down in while flying across Russia for the Central Intelligence Agency. One photograph showed a closeup of four missiles, three in round containers and the fourth partly covered with canvas. The fins and the grim black snout showed plainly. The spokesman produced another picture of a 1,000-mile range ballistic missile in a Moscow parade. He said an expert using calipers compared the two pictures and concluded they were the same model. DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a m. today. 12 noon 60 1.2 midnight .. 50 1 p.m *1 1 a.m 48 2 p.m. 62 2 a.m 47 3 p.m 62 3 a.m. ~ 47 4 p.m 63 4 a.m 46 5 p.m 62 5 a.m. 42 6 p.m 58 6 a.m 41 7 p.m 58 7 a.m 41 8 p.m 57 8 a.m 42 .... - 9 TA-f>.m. 50 rlo a.m.- 'SOIL- p.m. . -52 11 a.m. 48 Rnln Total for the 24 hour period endins at 7 today, .03 inches. The St. Mary’s river was at 0.96 feet.

Hoosiers Support Kennedy Decision

By United Press International Hoosiers in every walk of life—from the highest state official to the housewife—stood squarely behind President Kennedy today in his decision to blockade Communist Cuba. Leading the support was Governor Welsh who wired the White House saying, "The people of | Indiana stand behind you in your bold efforts to protect both the nation’s security and peace. “We know the ritiks and the hazards but Hoosiers have never ' shirked their responsibilities in the battle for freedom and will not now.’’ The news was of particular interest to Sen. Homer E. Capehart, R-Ind., who has been urging such a measure for more than a year. Several times Capehart had proposed outright invation of Cuba. “I hope President Kennedy’s decision is the first step in forever ridding the western hemisphere of a Communist foothold because we cannot exist in peace as long as there is a Russian satellite government 90 miles from our shores,” Capehart said. “All Americans will support this action and pray the consequences are not too serious at this late hour. I am confident there will be no Russian retaliation,” he said in a statement released at , Connersville where he was speaking Monday night in his campaign for re-election. Grass Roots Support Random telephone calls made throughout the state showed that the President has substantial grass roots support. Arden Russell of Frankfort was pleased by Kennedy’s decision, and he praised the chief executive’s firm stand in the face of the crisis. 1 Mrs. Brantley Taylor, a Bremen farm housewife, said when first contacted she was unaware of the President’s decision. She heard a brief explanation, approved it, then said: "I don't want to know what is going on. I only pray there won’t • be a war." “It makes Capehart look good,"

Soviet Union Charges Act Step To War MOSCOW (UPI) — The Soviet Union charged today that the United States by blockading Cuba had taken “a step along the road of unleashing therm onuclear war.’’ In swift reaction to President Kennedy’s blockade announcement, the Russians cancelled all military leaves, halted discharges from the military service, and called a meeting of military officers of the Communist Warsaw Pact nations. The Soviet Tass news agency said measures were being taken to increase troop and : naval preparedness. The Russians called for an im- 1 mediate meeting of the United Nations Security Council to deal with the situation and warned that “if the aggressors unleash war, the Soviet Union will deliver : the mightiest retaliatory blow.” It was understood on good authority here that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev had let it be , known in Western diplomatic circles that he had given “go through” orders to Soviet ships in the event that the Americans threw a cordon around Cuba. It was not clear, however, 1 whether this would prevent Soviet ! ships from stopping to be ' searched if they were so ordered. Today’s statement made no mention of any such order and left the Soviets with a much more flexible public stand in the matter. The statement, handed this afternoon to U.S. Ambassador in Moscow Foy Kohler, sharply i criticized the U.S. arms embargo : order against Cuba. “In this alarming hour? the Soi viet government considers it its duty to issue a warning to the United States, that in implement- . ing these measures, the .United ; States . takes* on? RMf v the responsibility of the consequences.” The Soviet declaration, broadcast by Moscow Radio, repeated (Continued on Page Two)

commented Ray Ward, a Terre Haute businessman, referring to the senator’s urging of the move over the past few months. Mrs. Charles Cramer, also of Terre Haute and a Democrat, said she was in “complete agreement” , with the President’s directive. , In Washington, where he met with Kennedy along with other top , Republican leaders before the speech, Rep. Charles Halleck of , Indiana announced his support ; through a statement issued after , the meeting. “Americans will support the President on the decision or decisions he makes for the security of the country,” read the statei ment which was signed by all the Republican leaders. Speech “To The Point” Also in Washington was Sen. ; Vance Hartke, D-Ind., who said, . “The action tafeen by the Presi- ■ dent and by Congress to make us • strong, made it possible for the > President to deal decisively at the i proper moment with the Cuban i situation.” Hartke called the speech “clear, i firm and to the point." s Birch Bayh, Democratic sena- > torial nominee who is seeking to I unseat Sen. Capehart, said the • “quarantine imposed upon Cuba t puts the burden of war squarely - on the Russians. Bayh wired the i President a message of congratulations. Rep. John Brademas, D-Ind., • said he was “confident that the t President spoke for the American I people.” Rep. Donald C. Bruce, R-Ind., i a strong critic of the Kennedy , administration and long an advo- - cate of a tougher foreign policy, f called it a “firm and realistic appraisal of the Cuban situation... i The encouraging action of our t President brings pride to our > hearts.” i Rep. Richard L. Roudebush, , R-Ind., pledged his support and said the action has been wars ranted for many months. t “I think it's the only step that can be taken,” commented Rep. ’ Ray J. Madden, D-Ind.

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United States, Russia Headed To Showdown

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The United States and Russia headed toward a potentially explosive test today as Soviet bloc ships plowed through the Atlantic toward an American blockade against shipments of missiles and other aggressive weapons to Cuba. The showdown could come before nightfall, Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara said Monday night that the U.S. blockaders were expected to encounter the first Communist ships “within the next 24 to 48 hours.” Technically, the blockade, announced by President Kennedy Monday night, was not yet in effect. But it certainly was the center of the greatest crisis since Korea—and perhaps since World War 11. President Kennedy held an 80minute conference this morning with top government officials. Attending were Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, the secretaries of state and defense, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the director of Central Intelligence Agency. White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger anticipated an announcement by 6 p.m. U.S. planes and ships swept into position during the night and early morning to enforce the Presi-' dent’s determination to rid the Caribbean of Russian missiles. More than 20,000 men and 40 ships already were* in the arb*. They had been on maneuvers when Kennedy ordered, the quarantine. Await .Formal Order c -©iplofttatic officials said the blockaders would not begin stopping and searching vessels until the President issued a formal proclamation later today. The council of the 20 - nation Organization of American States cleared the way for this proclamation by supporting a U.S. proposal for immediate collective action to deal with the arms buildup in Cuba. The council acted after Secretary of State Dean told the Latin American nations they cannot feel secure from “an indirect attack” from the offensive military capability now in the hands of the Fidel Castro regime. Increase Security Precautions In other developments: —Extraordinary security precautions were imposed at the White House, including a search of handbags held by women in line for public tours and the Xraying of tourist packages. —Cuba asked for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council and charged the United States with “an act of war.” —The Soviet Union accused the United States of “taking a step along the road of unleashing a thermonuclear war.” In a statement handed U.S. Ambassador Foy Kohler, Russia said that “if the aggressors unleash war, the Soviet Union will deliver the Burial Wednesday For Dr. Wm. Foust Funeral services were held this afternoon at a funeral home in Linton for Dp. William M. Foust. 48, native of Huntington county and a dentist at Linton since June, 1961Burial will be in the MRE cemetery at Berne at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Dr. Foust was found dead in a hotel room pt Charleston. Mo., Saturday evening. Death occurred from an overdose of sleeping pills. He was described as despondent due to illness. He had left his home in Linton last Wednesday, and his ear was found at Benton. Mo., Friday. Surviving are his wife, Sarabelle,, daughter of Mr. and MrsWerner 8.. Lehman of Berne; two children, Lee Ann and Alan Kent; his mother, Mrs. Margaret Saal of Huntington; two sisters. Mrs. Mildred Reed of Huntington, and Mrs. Ruth Raver of Lina, 0., and a brother, Russell Foust of Mishawaka.

mightiest retaliatory blow.” —Kennedy called for daily meetings until further notice of the executive committee of the National Security Council — his top advisory group—to consider the steps in the crisis. A Flexible Line Defense officials said the blockade line would be extremely flexible. The plan, they said, was to spot ships by plane as soon as there was any suspicion they were headed for Cuba. If tracking confirmed the island was their destination, they would be intercepted at sea. Such ships first would be requested to stop for search. If a vessel refused, a shot would be fired across its bow. If it still failed to stop, this country’s ships would be free to try to sink it. The President ordered the blockade after intelligence photographs disclosed that Soviet missiles capable of dropping nuclear deathloads on America’s heartland had been installed in Cuba. A defense official said it was inconceivable they were not armed , with nuclear wearheads. Kennedy’s blockade decision was disclosed to the nation via television Monday night. Even as he spoke in calm, matter-of-fact ■ fashion, ships, planes and men were moving into position to enforce the arms quarantine. i On The Seas From the Defense Department ; came word that Soviet, bloc ships . were in the Atlantic bound for Cuba. A spokesman said the vessels would be stopped, searched and .turned from their Cuban destination if found to be carrying offensive weapons. The blockading forces were especially on the lookout for a huge Soviet ship specially rigged to carry ballistic missiles, a spokesman said. The ship was reported to have recently made a delivery to Cuba, and if it followed its normal schedule, would turn up again in a week to 10 days. However, the first tests of the (Continued on Page Two) Attend Meeting Os Democratic Women Mrs. Laura A. Bosse, president of the Adams county Democratic Women’s club, Mrs. Mildred Stahly, of Berne, vice president, and Mrs. Selma Baker, of Geneva, . have returned from a two-day state conference of Democratic women’s clubs in Indianapolis. Gov. Matthew E. Welsh, before some 700 women, presented a SSO bond to Mrs. Eugene Melchi, of ' Decatur, and a $25 bond to Mrs. Herman Weber, for first and second in the county in registration this fall. Mrs. Bosse accepted the bonds in the absence of the winners. The conference opened Friday . evening with a buffet at the governor’s mansion, where Gov. Welsh made the presentation. This was followed by fun night in the Riley room of the Claypool hotel, with Fannie May Hummer, fifth district vice chairman, in charge, and Mrs. Dorothy Huffman, of Bluffton, fourth district vice chairman, as assistant. Mrs. Mabel Striker, state vice chairman, presided at the breakfast meeting in the Chateau room of the Claypool. She also spoke during the morning session. Featured speaker at the luncheon Saturday was Gov. Matthew E. Welsh. Mrs. Alice Whitecotton introduced the candidates, and Mrs. Striker introduced the governor. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy east, partly cloudy west tonight with freezing temperatures likely extreme west. Considerable cloudiness and continued quite cool Wednesday. Low tonight 27 to 34 northwest, in the 30s northeast, 29 to 37 south. High Wednesday upper 40s north, 47 to 55 south. Sunset today 5:55 p.m* Sunrise so r Thursday: Partly cloudy, continued quite cool. Lows 30 to 37. Highs 52 to 59.

U.N. Council Is Called Into Session Today UNITED NATIONS (UPl)—The United States today sought swift Security Council action on the Soviet missile buildup in Cuba and the Cuban government also pressed for a meeting on what it termed an American “act of war.” The 11-member council was summoned to meet at 3 p.m. CDT. U.S. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson asked Monday night for an urgent session of the council, charging that Russia secretly had installed long-range missiles and other offensive weapons in Premier Fidel Castro’s country. Ironically, the timing of the meeting depended on Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A. Zorin, Russia’s chief delegate, who is council president for October under the rotation system. Stevenson’s action was followed this morning by Cuba’s call for a meeting in a letter to Zorin from Dr. Mario Gargia Inchaustegui, Cuban delegate to the United Nations. f “In accordance with instructions from the revolutionary government of Cuba,” it said, “I have the honor to request you to - convene an urgent meeting of the Security Council. . .to consider the act of war unilaterally committed by the government of the United States in ordering the naval blockade of Cuba.” Russia,in Moscow, also called for an immediate meeting of the I . Security Council. The Soviet Un-| ion accused the United States of “taking a step along the road of t unleashing a thermonuclear war” 5 and warned' that “if the aggres- • sors unleash war, the Soviet Un- . ion will deliver the mightiest re- [ taliatory blow.” • ;" Stevenson '"his * * ! quest as Soon as President Kennedy finished speaking on the Cuban crisis. He also submitted a draft reso- ' lution asking that the Security ■ Council demand “immediate dis- 1 mantling and withdrawal” of missiles under United Nations super- 1 vision. < The draft implied the United 1 States would lift its quarantine on military shipments to Cuba as J soon as this was done. It further would have the Security Council recommend that the United States and Russia “confer promptly” on means to remove the threat to the security of the Western Hemisphere and world peace. t If, as expected, the Soviet Un- : ion vetoes any such resolution, . the United States then could take 1 the case into the 110-member General Assembly as has been \ done in past instances where Rus- . sia blocked Security Council action. 3 > More Automobile } Tires Punctured Another case of punctured autos mobile tires, involving three cars, was reported to the city police . late Monday afternoon by James . Raudenbush, of Jim’s auto service, i First and Jefferson streets. 1 The vandalism was done to '» three autos, one owned by Rauden--1 bush, which had one tire punctur- ■ ed. A car owned by Ralph Loshe, t 1728 W. Monroe St., had two tires punctured, and a car owned by e Ernie Foreman, Patterson St., ? had one tire punctured. All‘three 1 vehicles Were parked on Rdudene bush's lot. The incident apparently occurred y during the weekend, Raudepbiish reported. A number of punctured tires e have been reported to the police department in the past two weeks, and the department is conducting an investigation into the matter. All Schools Close Thursday and Friday All public and parochial schools in Decatur and Adams county will be closed Thursday and Friday of this week to enable teachers to attend the annual teachers’ instituties, which wiU be held in various cities throughout the state.

* 111 lii PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS — President Kennedy is shown during a nationwide radio-televisibn report to the people, at which he disclosed that Soviet arms have turned Cuba into a clearly offensive base capable of delivering destruction into the heart of America.

Allies Shocked At Buildup In Cuba

By United Press International America’s allies around the world reacted with expressions of shock today at the disclosure of the character o the Soviet missile buildup in Cuba. concerned at the implications, were slow’ in commenting on the measures taken by Washington to stop the buildup but the action drelv prompt support from many Asian and Latin American officials. U.S. diplomats in foreign capitals were busy Monday and today filling in the chiefs of friendly governments. American servicemen serving overseas listened to President Kennedy’s words Monday night, aware that the, consequences could involve them directly. West Germany and Japan were the first nations to applaud President Kennedy’s action openly. Other chiefs of state or government reserved formal comment until they had consulted their cabinets. Some newspapers decried the move while others supported it. A British government spokesman, while declining to comment on the move, said the ‘/Soviet buildup in Cuba will come as a shock to the whole civilized world.” Prime Minister Harold Macmillan called his cabinet into session to discuss the problem and the position of British shipping. The London Times called the Soviet missile arming of Cuba an “astonishing provocation” against the United States. The London Daily Mail called the Russian action an “extreme provocation” and the U.S. blockade “an act of war.” The Daily Herald suggested Kennedy should have gone to the U.N. Security Council first. The Guardian said it was hard to see how the American action could be justified “except on grounds of mistaken self-inter-est.” A West German Foreign Ministry spokesman said Chancelolr Konrad Adenauer’s government “welcomes the determination” in Washington to meet the “dangers” stemming from the Cuban crisis. —7 Kennedy’s statement also was headline news throughout Latin America, but there was little immediate official reaction. A Norwegian spokesman said Foreign Minister Halvard Lange received the text of Kennedy's speech' but had no iriunediate comment. The Norwegian ship owners association appealed to its members Oct. 1 to stop carrying cargos to and from Cuba. Leaders of the Inter-American Press Association, meeting in Chile, were enthusiastic about Kennedy’s stand. “The measure was indispensable, in my opinion,” said Alberto Gainza Paz, publisher of the big Buenos Aires newspaper La i

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, Prensa. > Nicaragua officials and private i ciStens alike praised the ener- . getic tone of Kennedy’s statement. Cuban refugee leader Luis Marto support Kennedy and if necessary to die for the principles he is defending.” Panama Foreign Minister Galileo Solis described the situation as “grave” but said his government would support Kennedy’s call for a consultative meeting of the OAS. National assemblymen praised Kennedy’s stand. Venezuela military authorities reinforced guards at the U.S. embassy and other American premises in anticipation of an outbreak of Communist-led violence. The Costa Rican congress overwhelmingly endorsed a motion approving Kennedy’s stand in speeches on the floor, although a filibuster by the legislature’s one pro - Castro member, Julio C. Sunol, prevented a vote on the measure Monday night. Kennedy’s speech was rebroadcast by Colombian radio stations —a rare occurrence—and millions of Colombians listened with tense interest. President Guillermo L. (Continued on Page Six, i [" Reprinting Ballots : For Fall Election t m ( The county election board ord- . ered the reprinting of the 34,000 • local ballots, since the original j ballots were printed with the . Democratic column on the left, , instead of the right, as required . by law. > Involved were 16,000 county 1 ballots, 16,000 township ballots, i and 2,000 sample ballots. The bal- - lots will.be reprinted so that they will be ready to vote Saturday, - as required by law, in the clerk’s • office, for those who will be abt sent on election day. ** i The Republicans in the county • tried to make political hay today, emphasizing the fact that two members of the county election board were Democrats; however, since no one, Democrat or Republican,—noticed the error until the secretary of state caught it Saturday, and since the board promptly acted to correct the error, it seemed unlikely that either party would gain or lose from the event. A change in the Indiana statutes made in 1951 specifies that the vote, of secretary of state in the county determines which party appoints the inspectors, but the vote of secretary of state in the state determines which party is on the left-hand side of the ballot. None of the members of the county election board is a candidate for election this year.