Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 60, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1962 — Page 1

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Defense Heads Meet Kennedy

PALM BEACH, FIV (UPI) — President Kennedy and his top defense officials met today for a “ final decision on the huge mill-/ tary budget for fiscal which will write the controversial Skybolt missile out of the nation’s arsenal. The Pentagon delegation arriving here from Washington was headed by Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara who said “a decision will be made today” about Skybolt. The. fate, of the weapon was a foregone conclusion and can be saved only by a complete reversal of announced policy on the part of Kennedy and McNamara. Gen. Curtis Lemay, Air Force chief of staff, was expected to battle until the last possible. . moment, for „the Skybolt program. t . Before seeing the defense department group, Kennedy met at his ocean front holiday headquarters with the Israeli foreign minister, Mrs, Golda Meier. Late this afternoon, he planned to confer with leaders of the Cuban invasion captives who were ransomed from Premier Fidel Castro this week. Meantime, a strong possibility developed that Kennedy, himself, might go to the Miami area Saturday to meet with a larger group of the recently liberated Cuban invasion prisoners and their ■ Mrs.-Otto Fickert ~ ■ Is Taken By DeathMrs. Frieda Fickert, 70, of Celina, 0., route 1, died Wednes,day morning at the Adams county memorial hospital, where shp had been a patient only seven hours. She was born in Mercer countv, 0., May 2, 1892, and was married to Otto Fickert 51 years ago. Mrs. Fickert was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ. Surviving in addition to her husband are five sons, .Ralph and Lloyd Fickert, both of Celina, Raymond Fickert of Berne, Homer Fickert of Decatur, and Roma Fickert of Rockford, O.; four daughters, Mrs. Delmas Bollenbacher and Mrs. Daniel Gerber, both of Berne, Mrs. Harry Trafze’r of Fort Recovery, 0., and Mrs. James Carter of Celina; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchil-dren; one brother, David Schaadt of Celina, and two sisters, Mr'.. Otto Wendel and Mrs. Grace Klopfleisch, both of Celina. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday at the St. Paul United Church of Christ, the Rev. Larry May officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body has been returned from the Dick & Sons funeral home to the Fickert residence, where frifehds may call until time ofjhe services. INDIANA WEATHER Clearing and cold tonight. Friday partly cloudy, not _ mu c h temperature change. ■ Low tonight aero to 10 above north, 15 to 24 south. High Friday middle and upper 20s north, upper 30s southwest. Sunset today 5:27 p. m. Sunrise Friday 8:05 a.m. Outlook for Saturday: Partly cloudy, not much temperature change. Low Friday night 4 above .. | north to 15 south. High Saturday 25 to 35.

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families. This presumably was one of the reasons for the visit of the six leaders today. Wednesday Kennedy met with Treasury secretary Douglas Dillon and other top fiscal and economic advisers. The White House said today’s conference had a dual purpose—a year-end review of the military situation and a final look at the military budget for the next fiscal year. 4 Strike Threat At Large Bank In New Jersey UNION CITY. N.J. (UPD—One of New Jersey’s largest banks today meed the threat of a strike that may be unprecedented in U. S. banking history. Chapter 2 of- the American Bank Employes, Ihc., representing about 150 employes at five branches of the Hudson Trust Co., has threatened to pull them off the job Jan. 3 in a dispute over a new contract. A spokesman for the American said there never has been a strike against the dfganization’s 14,000’member banks in America. Foreign banks have been hit by walkouts in the past. “We have had some organizational picketing at member banks but never a strike,” the spokesman said. He noted that there are only about nine banks in the country which have formal contracts with labor unions. An official of the New Jersey Department of Banking said the Hudson Trust management would have to do the best it could to meet all normal banking obligations in the event of a strike. “There is no provision by the state to move in as far as banking operations are concerned," the spokesman said. Zachery Schneider, attorney for the union, said the strike notice was issued after negotiations for the new two-year contract collapsed. The old pact expired nov. 30. ~ '... The union representative called the bank’s final contract offer “totally inadequate.” He said the bank sought to remove a cost of living clause that served as a guide to salary raises. The offer also included wage increases of four cents an hour the first_ year and ±wo—eents-~~an~ hour The second year, plus minor fringe benefits, according to the attorney. Jeweler Artkle' Broken In Fait •. Jesse Sutton, local jeweler, dislocated his right ankle and broke three bones in the ankle in a fall on a slippery walk at his home Wednesday. Sutton was approaching the front steps of his home when he slipped on an icy patch and broke the ankle. The broken bones were set today and a cast is on the fractured ankle. He is in room number 308 at the Adams county memorial hospital, where he is expected to be confined for three to four days.

Russia Toning Down Charges Os Espionage MOSCOW (UPD—Western diplomats here believed today that the Soviet government .wishes to tone down spy charges against U.S. embassy officials. The belief was based on the relatively mild statement issued Wednesday by the Foreign Min-istry.-While the statement backed up newspaper charges against the ’U.S. embassy, it did not mention names or demand that any of the three accused Americans jstill in Moscow leave the country. The statement, delivered orally to U.S. embassy Acting Minister Richard Funkhauser, merely accused embassy personnel of activities “incompatible” with their diplomatic status, and asked that measures be taken to stop such activities. - Western observers said the failure of the Foreign Ministry to demand expulsion of the Americans accused by Soviet newspapers indicated the Kremlin wanted to ease the situation and planned no official action. Funkhauser rejected the espionage charges as “unfounded” and drew the attention of the Foreign Ministry to an apparent antiAmerican campaign in the statecontrolled Soviet press, radio and television, , In recent weeks, spy charges have been thrown at five members of the UiS. embassy staff, a British businessman and a high Soviet scientific official. The Soviet press and radio-television have accused them of belonging to an Anglo-American espionage ring. Two of the five accused Americans have left the country, but the other three are continuing to work here in the absence of any official action against them. The U.S. embassy contends that none has done any wrong. Western diplomats have interpreted the Foreign Ministry’s caution in following up the press campaign as an apparent desire to avoid possible retaliatory ousters of Soviet embassy personnel from Washington. There also was the possibility of changes in policy emphasis after the , charges appeared in the press.

GiHiom'sOeath Is Thought Due To Fall INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Authorities indicated today a prominent local attorney died in a fall rather than was a hit-run victim. They called off the widespread search for a light blue station wagon and its driver. The search was underway since the body of Elbert Gilliom, 49, was found early Wednesday in the downtown business area. , ■ Marion County Coroner Dr. Dennis Nicholas said an Relatives At Berne Gilliom was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Gilliom, of Indianapolis. His father was a native of Berne and a brother of Mrs. Menno Burkhalter, Mrs. :Nathan Sprunger, Mrs. Menno E. Stauffer, Miss Emma Gilliom and Alvin Gilliom, all of Berne. autopsy would be performed. Police Lt. Kenneth Dilk said there was “no doubt” in his mind that Gilliom’s death was not a tutrun case. Police said they had a signed statement from a witness saying he saw a man fall, hit a fire escape, then plunge to the sidewalk below. Harry Sechrist, 66, said no car passed the spot when Gilliom fell. Earlier reports said Giiliom was hit by a station wagon, and police appealed to the driver to surrender. They also quoted "witnesses” as saying the driver of the alleged death car stopped a few seconds after Gilliom was hurled about 25 feet to his death, then drove off. Gilliom, a member of the Ind’anapolis school tx>ard, resign?! last week from the Indiana State Board of Law Examiners because of the pressure of other business. At the time of his death he was president of wanis- Club and vice-president of the Indiana State Bar Association. DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon ...„ 24 12 midnight .. 6 . 1 p m 24 1 a.m 4 2 p.m 24 2 a.m 4 3 p.m 24 3 a.m 4 4 p.m,.... 21 ’ 4 a.m. ....i.5.... • 4 5 p.m 18 5 a.m 5 6 p m, 18 8 a.m 6 7 p.m. 14 7 am 6 8 p.m. 13 • a.m. ' 10 9 p.m. 12 9 a.m 18 10 p m 12 10 a.m. 11 p.m 10 11 a.m. 29 Precipitation Total for the 24 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today. .0 inches. The St. Mary’e river was at 1.21 feet.

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922 Cuban Relatives Os ’ * ** •A.* Freed Prisoners Brought To Florida By Freighter

Bob Kennedy Aided Prisoner Exchange

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Atty. Gen.. Robert F. Kennedy helped save the Cuban prisoners exchange with a million-dollar telephone call at the last minute, it has been disclosed. It happened when Cuban Premier Fidel Castro demanded $2.9 million in cash — in addition to the $53 million in goods — to free 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners. He demanded it by 3 p.m. Monday, and the Justice Department didn’t know about it until late Sunday night at the earliest. The attorney general picked up a telephone, called a personal friend, and explained the situation. Ibis personal friend promptly pledged a million doUars. Hold Fund Drive The other two-thirds of the demand, a Justice Department spokesman said Wednesday, was raised in a drive headed by Gen. Lucius D. Clay. ’ Castro’s demand stemmed from a deal he made previously with the Cuban Families Committee. He released 60 of the most seriously wounded prisoners and the committee promised to pay $2.9 million. The committee never paid, and Castro suddenly demanded that the money be turned over before the release of the prisoners, who reached... the,. United States' Dee. ’ John E. Nolan, a Washington attorney who was in Havana on the negotiating team, flew to Miami immediately and called the Justice Department late Sunday night or early Monday. Relays Castro’s Demands He Castro’s demand, which was, in addition to the food and medicine raised by contributions from private companies. personal friend, the Justice Department said, insists on remaining anonymous. After receiving his $1 million pledge, the attorney general asked Gen.

Cracks Appear In Dock Strike

NEW YORK (UPD — Cracks developed in the “perfect” Longshoremen’s strike today. In Gal vest o n, Tex., and Charleston, S.C., two foreign-flag freighters were able to discharge their highly perishable banana cargoes Wednesday despite the claim of the International Longshoremen’s Association XILA) that its picket lines were 100 per cent effective. In most ports from Maine to Texas, however, the five-day strike by 75,-000 ILA members continued to keep general cargo tied up on piers br in holds of ships. Defy Pickets’ Threats — Bananas were taken, off the Swedish vessel Brida Thornden at Galveston by 150 members of an independent union who defied the ILA pickets’ shouted threats. No incidents were-reported as the independent stevedores preparedto finish unloading the 50,000 boxes today. The situation ’ a{> -bahiSitly Involved either a' dispute or lack of communication between ILA. headquarters in New York and Charleston’s ILA Local 1422. .0 9 ILA local officials agreed to permit unloading of an' $84,000 banana cargo brought to the Charleston state, ports authority dock Wednesday afternoon on the Belgian ship Frubel Julia. At the same time, local President George German announced the union men would handle 3 million pounds of seed potatoes aboard the Liberian freighter Glenview. Other Difference Noted When union leaders in New

Clay, who had served as an adviser to the Cuban Families Committee, to come to Washington and raise the remaining $1.9 million. Former Treasury Secretary Robert B. Anderson and former Treasury official Robert Knight worked with Clay on the drive. According to sources, the team had either raised all of the money by the 3 p.m. deadline or had enough of it placed in a Canadian bank to assure Castro he would get his payment. Below Zero Marks Recorded In State By United Press International A new arctic cold front swept below-zero temperatures into Indiana today, with Lafayette reporting a reading of 8 below and Fort Wayne 5 below. Indications were, however, that the icy weather will be of short duration. Lows tonight were ex. to dip below zero only in the extreme northerp portion, while elsewhere temperatures were Scheduled to range from 4he jeens -to the law. ’ATln'dianapoHs. the overnight minimum was 1 below zero, but Evansville reported a “moderate” 15 above. South Bend still reported 10 inches of snow on the ground, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis 2 inches each, Lafayette 1 inch. Some additional snow flurries were expected upstate today, but it was to. be somewhat warmer elsewhere, -with afternoon highs in the low 30s. , Evansville reported a high Wednesday of 27 while at Lafayette the mercury crept no higher than 10.

York heard of the plan to start unloading potatoes as a “favor” to farmers this morning, ’ they quickly contacted the Charleston union and put a stop to the scheduled six-hour “truce,” it was learned. But the longshoremen went ahead with work on the banana shipment. “The men are broke from Christmas,” said one member of ' the Charleston local in explaining why the bananas were unloaded. “We just want to> make some money.” ILA officials in New York, Georgia and Florida failed in efforts to persuade the Charleston dockworkers to stop work on the Frubel Julia. 4 A spokesman for ILA headquarters in New York said “disciplinary action” will be taken against any union members found to have worked ships * 4n—violation of national orders. The Charleston unloading operas tion was “probably done by , ;-said,.- and if the local approved the work it faces revocation of its charter. Other differences between top ILA leaders and local officers were also noted today. In Virginia, ILA locals declined to set up picket lines although the strike plan called for at least two pickets at every berth normally worked. And isl; New Orleans, Local 1418 President Alfred Chittenden said he expects-ta new round of talks between Louisiana shippers and ILA locals — talks described by ILA Executive Vice President Thomas W. Gleason as “attempts by the shippers to divide the iinion.”

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (UPI) — The freighter African Pilot, looking like a wartime hospital ship, docked here today with 922 Cuban relatives of the freed Bay of Pigs invasion prisoners. The black - hulled freighter, a big Red Cross emblazoned on its side, actually was a floating medical clinic. Authorities reported it carried nine cases of communicable diseases aboard. At least four- cases were measles among small children. The sickness aboard the vessel, however, was not severe enough ! for the African Pilot to be quarantined, the Red Cross said. Three ambulances waited at dockside to carry the sick to hospitals. Besides the nine communicable disease cases, there were two other persons requiring medical treatment. The passengers, mostly women and children, were in many cases literally sick with excitement at their unexpected opportunity to escape the Cuba of Fidel Castro and get to the United States. The ship that brought them back was the same one that took a shipment of the ransom' supplies to Cuba to buy the freedom of captives taken 20 months ago during the abortive attempt to storm Cuban shores by an invasion force. The 14-hour, 10-minute voyage during the warm night was over calm seas. The African Pilot left the Havana dock at 6:54 p.m. Wednesday and two tugs nudged it into the dock at this port, between Miami and Fort LauderCrewmen of the freighter were moved at the sight of the refugees they carried. “After seeing them, I do no think I, can ever complain again,” one crewman said. Although some of the refugees slept peacefully many others nervously paced the deck or sat about talking about their fortune in getting away. The refugees were given lunch a short time after leaving Havana including fried chicken, bread, butter, milk and tomatoes. Miro Gonzales Cuevas, of Oriente 'Province, said ft was the first chicken his family had eaten in six months. As the ship pulled out of Havana some Cubans crowded by the dockside shouted “Cuba si, Yanqui No,” the Anti-Ameri-can chant of Castroism. But others openly cheered. The ‘ ransomed prisoners already have vowed to fight again on Cuba’s beaches to topple Fidel Castro. Five of them plus a member of the families committee which arranged their ransom were to meet with President Kennedy in Palm Beach this afternoon, but their mission in requesting to see the President was not disclosed. There were reports in Miami that another 2,500 Cubans related to the prisoners were waiting for their chance to leave their country for exile in the United States. Also still in Cuba, but apparently with a chance of being freed, are 21 Americans jailed for various charges. Prisoner negotiator James B. Donovan said when he returned Monday night that Castro had given him a firm pledge on early release of the Americans, pending further discussions on which Donovan declined to elaborate. J Satellite Orbits NEW YORK (UPD — A secret American satellite, so sensitive it I tan. tap Russian telephone messages and pinpoint missile launch sites by their radio guidance signals, now is-torbiting the earth, Newsweek magazine reported on Wednesday. « • The robot inspector, called the “Ferret,” contains electronic and electromagnetic:” sensors to pickup clear, coded or scrambled transmissions and relay them to Nnited States listening posts, the magazine said. Il was developed by Lockheed Aircraft and Radio Corp, of America (RCA), according to Newsweek.

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Optimists Study * ~ ° • Wildcat League

The Decatur Optimist elqb is considering the idea of sponsoring a Wildcat baseball league in Decatur, if there is enough interest among boys between the ages of B’4 and 15, it was announced following the organizations meeting i this morning. /' . The Optimists are planning to conduct a survey throughout the Decatur schools early in January, in an attempt to discover how many local boys would be interested in playing Wildcat baseball. A recent check of the city Schools by the Optimists brought out the fact that there are a total of 727 boys ranging in age from B*4 to 15 years of age in Decatur that would be eligible for Wildcat Leagues. No Interference The Optimists, however, if they do decide to go through with the plan, do not want to interfere with Decatur's Little League and Pony League operations now in operation. Wildcat league teams would be made up only otter the organized Little League and Pony League teams have selected their players for the season, so there will be time to get in Wildcat play if a boy is not chosen for these leagues. -■ - - - - - ■ . -.nuw-wnr Truck Is Damaged In Freak Accident A truck suffered an estimated S2OO damage in a freak accident early this morning which was attributed to the burning of trash along U. S. 27, just north of Decatur. Alphonzo Gonzales, 38, Cincinnati, 0., was northbound on 27, driving a semi-trailer truck. Gonzales ran into a very thick patch of smoke from the" burmhg tras*K on the west side of the highway, and was unable to see. Thinking the smoke was probably coming from an accident ahead, and unable to see, Gonzales slammed on his air brakes, and all eight tires on the rear of the trader were pulled off, scattering the tires about the highway. The trash is burned along the highway on many occasions, mostly in the evening, and is becoming a definite traffic hazard, the sheriff’s department said. This is the second accident in approximately two months to occur in the same area due to the smoke reducing vision to just a few feet. The accident happened at 12:30 a.m., five miles north of Decatur. Sheriff Roger Singleton, deputy Harold August, state trooper Alan Coppes and city patrolman Jay H. Minch investigated. Five Persons Dead In Illinois Crash MOUNT VERNON, IU. (UPIhFive persons were killed, four in one family, and seven critically injured in a two-car collision on U.Sr 460 Wednesday night. The dead were Mary Kay Shelton; her two daughters, Joyce, 8, and Kay, 11; a son Chester, 12. The father, Floyd Shelton, was injured along with three other Shelton children —Lisa s 4, Jeanine, 6, and Paul, 14. All the Sheltons were from Updike, 111. Kenneth Lewis, 19, Mount Vernon, 111., was killed in the other car. Injured in the other car were Larry Martin, 18. Ruth Ann Bradford, 14, -and Linda Sue Payton, all of Mount Vernon. State Police said they did not know how t£e accident occurred. All were* killed at the scene of the accident except Kay and Joyce Shelton who died this morning at a hospital.

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A well-known fact about the Wildcat league is that all boys in league play compete in every game their team plays. It is held for a nine week period during the summer months, daytime playing only. 't Wildcat team instruction will be under the direction of a professional coach, trained for this type of work. The coach 'will have assistants of college and high school students. The uniform is a T shirt and cap that can be purchased for $1.50, or earned by assisting the coach in work around the field. Distributed Soon Early in January, forms will be distributed to. boys in the city schools between the ages of B*4 and 15 years. The boys will fill in their names, addresses, parents’ names, and date of birth, and return the slips to their teachers, within three days. The Optimists have requested full cooperation from local ' boys in , _ filling out the forms and returning them promptly. Whether or not .the Optimists will sponsor Wildcat baseball will be determined by the number of boys interested, which will be determined b/ the number of forms returned. Indian Talks Are Underway With Pakistan RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (UPI) “ — India opened talks with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue today with criticism of Pakistan’s friendly attitude toward Communist China. S.S. Singh, leader of the Indian delegation, indicated that a settlement of the 15-year-old Kashmir question could open the way for solutions to all the problems existing between India and Pakistan. He called for new approaches based on friendly cooperation. He said the problems could not be resolved unless good will prevailed. Singh, a member of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet, said he regretted an antiIndian press campaign in the Pakistani newspapers in recent weeks. The talks, brought about by the diplomacy of the United States and Britain, were partly overshadowed by a surprise announcement Wednesday night that Pakistan has solved its border dispute with Communist China "In principle,” including agreement to fix a provisional boundary between China and the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. Singh said India recognizes that Pakistan values and enjoys friendship with Communist China, "but we cannot but regret and deplore the fact that our efforts to defend ourselves against China are misrepresented as prepara* tions to attack Pakistan in the future.” Bayt Sworn In To State Commission INDIANAPOLIS (UPD-Former Indianapolis Mayor Philip L. Bayt today will be Sworn in as a member of the Indiana Public Service Commission in Ceremonies at Governor Welsh’s office. Bayt succeeds Ira Haymaker of Franklin. Welsh and Democratic State Chairman Manfred Core then will leave for Lake County where they will attend a ball celebrating the inauguration of new Democratic officers there.