Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1963 — Page 1

VOL. LXI NO. 27.

Planes Collide Over Ankara, Over 50 Dead

ANKARA, Turkey (UPD—Two planes collided in flight today, raining flaming wreckage on the Turkish capital’s business district and causing scores of casualties. Official estimates put the death toll at from 54 to 60 with at least 50 others injured. The number of casualties on the ground appeared to be the largest in the history of commercial aviation. i One of the planes was a Middle East Airlines Viscount turboprop airliner with 16 persons aboard—--11 passengers and 5 crewmen. The other was a Turkish air force C 47, the military version of the American-built DC3, long-retired from most of the world’s air routes. The number aboard the

Feb. 28 Deadline For License Plates February is the final month for purchasing 1963 license plates, Mrs. Bernadine Heller, manager of the local license bureau branch, reminded drivers today. Thursday, February 28, is the final day that 1963 plates may be purchased, and all vehicles must carry new plates beginning March 1, Mrs. Heller explained. Over 2,600 plates have already been sold, and persons are requested to purchase their new plates within the next two weeks, in order to avoid a last minute rush at foe license bureau. Each year the license bureau suffers the same problem, long lines of persons waiting to get into the office to purchase their plates. This not only inconvenpurchasers, but “hampers toe wash at the license branch. Mrs. Heßer (eminded anyone whcrhtayht to purchase their new platan they must have the registrationTSfo that was received through the mail, and toe slip showing taxes have been paid. Rates will not be sold to those who do not have their tax slips and registration cards. The tax slips may be picked up in the office of the Adams county treasurer in the courthouse, if the original statement marked paid has been lost or destroyed. The license bureau is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Economic Fund Bill Submitted

’ INDIANAPOLIS (UP I (—Governor Welsh’s program to create an economic development fund, largely to start building the Burns Ditch port, and finance it with a doubled state cigarette tax was introduced in the Indiana House today in the form of two bills. Rep. James V. Stagg, D-Evans-ville, presented one bill to create a $36 million fund during the next biennium, $25 million of which would be spent for outer breakwater construction of a Lake Michigan harbor. Stagg offered a second bill to repeal the present 3-cents-a-pack state cigarette tax ad replace it with a 6-cent tax. The extra three cents would be sufficient to raise the $36 million by mid-1965. The cigarette tax would become a direct consumer tax under the new bill, thus permitting federal income taxpayers to deduct it from taxable income as they now do on state gasoline taxes. The fund which Welsh proposed recently would get construction started at Burns Ditch without waiting for federal aid and in spite of an "out-of-state economic conspiracy” to block the port. Stagg spoke at length on the House floor as he introduced the bills. He said die bills confront the lawmakers with a "now or possibly not at all” decision. The fund, which Welsh had outlined previously, calls for raising $36 million in the next biennium with a hike of three cents in the state tax on cigarettes. Os this, $25 million would be used to build outer breakwaters and dredge a harbor at Burns Ditch in Porter County so bonds could be issued for construction of public port facilities. Fund Also For Bridges The remainder of the fund would be used for financing toll bridges across the Ohio River at Cannelton and Mauckport, further

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military plane was not known. Witnesses said both planes caught fire after they collided and crashed onto the roofs of the buildings in the heart of Turkey’s ultra-modern capital city. Wreckage was spread over an area half a mile wide. One report said the MEA airliner, en route to Ankara airport from Beirut, Lebanon, byway of Nicosia, Cyprus, had a wing sheared off in the collision. Flaming wreckage fell into the center of the city in broad daylight. It set fire to at least four buildings, including two banks in which hundreds of persons were reported working.

Seek Old Costumes For 'Music Man' An urgent plea for old costumes was issued today by Wayne Roahrig, chairman of the committee handling the Jaycee-sponsored production of “The Music Man.” Roahrig said this morning that the Jaycees and the directors, Reid and Evelyn Erekson, are in desperate need of costumes dating back to the 1912-1920 era, for use in the production. Persons with any such cosutmes that they are willing to loan to the Jaycees, or any information as to where some may be obtained, are requested to contact Roahrig, Gene Ziner, Ted Hill or Bill Snyder. ' It is thought that some of the costumes which were used in the “Miss Gay Nineties” contest last summer’ might still be available. , Anyone who had a costume that was used in toe contest is asked to aid the Jaycees by loaning the costume for use in toe production. Roahrig promised that any such type costume that is loaned for the production would be taken care of. “There would be no reward for loaning a costume,” he said, “only the heartfelt thanks of the Jaycees.” Roahrig explained that anyone who would like to take over the management of “rounding up costumes,” should contact him, and these services would be greatly appreciated. It was his thought that possibly some woman’s club in Decatur would be interested in making this a project. . -

construction on Monroe Reservoir, and what Stagg termed “partial modernization of our state parks and memorials.” Stagg challenged the legislators to have “the intestinal fortitude” to face toe problem of toe state’s lagging economy with bipartisan action. “We do not need to stand by helpless while Indiana’s economy is eroded away,” Stagg said. “One reason we have been losing ground is that legislators like ourselves in other states have taken aggressive steps to get their share and more of our nation’s economic growth.” Stagg pointed out the $25 million for the initial construction of a port and for toe two bridges—approximately 86 million—were really investments and not tax expenditures since these funds would be repaid to toe state from revenues after toe port and the bridges vtere built Welsh Haste Opposition Welsh, in a news conference late Thursday had charged there, is “an out-of-state economic conspiracy to deny toe people of Indiana their rights to the jobs, the business, toe markets, to a balanced economy that a public port of Indiana would give us.” He said there is an “underground effort to give to two steel companies toe rights that belong to all toe people.” This was a reference to the fact that a private port is to be built anyway at toe site of toe proposed public port, if Indiana does not use toe land it purchased from Midwest and Bethlehem Steel Companies. Welsh said he did not know toe full extent of toe underground effort “but I do know it is well financed, that toe main direction of it comes from Chicago, and that it masquerades under several front names and that it has (Continued on Page Eight)

Four Children Are Killed By Fire In Gary GARY, Ind. (UPD—Four children ranging in age from 20 months to 13 years were killed in an apartment fire in the city’s midtown district early today. Two other members of the Floyd Winfield family escaped by climbing to the roof of the building. | Authorities said the children were found dead in the ruined apartment. Two of them were in bed. They were identified as Allen, 13; Debra, 8; Cherry, 4, and Toni, 20 months. Winfield was hospitalized with third-degree burns on his hands and arms. His wife, Arlema, and two other Winfield children were believed to have spent the night with Mrs. Winfield’s mother, Mrs. Ida Taylor, owner of their apartment building. Authorities said the fire broke out in the Winfields’ 3rd floor apartment. Preliminary reports indicated it may have been caused by an overheated oil stove. The two children who escaped the flames made their way from the roof of another building and to safety. Exchange Student k Pnfarv Ctwalfor Fotoula Doxastaki, • American Field Service exchange student from Greece, dscribed her native country at the Decatur Rotary club’s meeting Thursday night at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Rev. William C. Feller was program chairman. Miss Doxastaki said the average temperature of Athens, which is the capital of Greece, is 68 degrees. She lives in the suburbs of Heraclion, located about 160 miles south of Athens on the island of Crete. Its population is 65,000. Her father owns a store which sells food, soap and tanks of oxygen. »:**steM She said Greece has a rich history which dates back 3000 years before Christ. It has been conquered and occupied by the Phoenecians, Romans, Turks, and Germans. High school offers little social life and students do not have a wide range of curricula from which to choose. The study of foreign languages is not compulsory but most students take one or two of them to improve their employment possibilities. There are only two universities, which are crowded and strict entrance exams must be passed to gain admission. Greece is primarily an agricultural nation with a sizable fishing industry along its coasts. It has few other industries but manufacturing includes textiles, paper, soap, wine and building materials. About 85% of toe population belongs to the Greek Orthodox church, with the balance mostly Catholic and only 2 or 3% Protestant. The speaker said the church had served as a trustee for government for centuries and had been the uniting factor which held the people together during the long periods of innvasion and oppression. The Greek diet contains a lot of bread, oils, and cereals. “Its green diet with lots of salads helps make the people healthy,” toe speaker said. She said foods were prepared differently and described some native dishes complete with their Greek names. Miss Doxastaki concluded by saying it was difficult to talk about Greek music, so she demonstrated instead by playing two selections on her accordion. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Johnson, toe speaker’s American parents, were guests at the meeting. Johnson thanked the club for having initiated toe exchange program in Decatur. He said having an exchange student in their home was a rich and rewarding experience. A short movie on toe March of Dimes was shown. The dub applauded Rev. Feller on completing 20 years of service as a local pastor. Next week the dub will meet with the Lions club Monday night to celebrate Boy Scout week. The following week’s meeting will be held Valentine Day, Feb. 14, and a special ladies night affair will honor the ladies. DECATUR TEMPERATURES Local weather data for the 24 hour period ending at 11 a.m. today. 12 noon 18 12 midnight .. 17 1 p.m 18 1 a.m 18 2 p.m. 18 '2 a.m. 18 3 p.m 19 3 a.m 18 4 p.m I'B 4 a.m. 19 5 p.m 18 5 a.m 20 8 p.m 18 6 a.m. 20 7 p.m 16 7 a.m 20 8 p.m 15 8 a.m 20 9 p.m 15 9 am 21 10 p.m 16 10 am. 22 11 p.m 16 11 am. 26 Total for the period ending at 7 a.m. today, .05 inches. . The St. Mary's river was at 1.61 feet.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 1,1963.

House Passes Majority Republican Proposal On State Reapportionment

Big Pacific Storm Lashes West U.S.

By United Press International t A giant Pacific storm lashed the western third of toe nation today with high winds and heavy snow. Torrential rains sent massive snow slides roaring down mountain slopes, blocking highways and rail lines. Rivers and streams gushed from their banks and hundreds of families had to leave their homes. Light snow and drizzle sprinkled much ot the Midwest and East as toe bitter arctic cold front retreated to New England, Five inches of fresh snow fell in Spokane, Wash., during the night. Yakima, Wash., was hit by 13 inches of snow Thursday, the highest 24-hour snowfall since, toe weather bureau began keeping records there in 1910. Yakima schools remained closed today and motorists were advised to stay home. As much as eight inches of rain hammered at toe Sierra Mountains Thursday but cascaded cff the frozen slopes to create serious flood threats in California and Nevada. lated early today. The highways and railroad tracks were blocked, toe airport closed and telephone lines were down. Emergency calls into Reno took from two to four hours. The swollen Truckee River, carrying tree trunks and stormwrenched debris, raged through the center of Reno. Volunteers barricaded stores and streets with sandbags. Some homes in toe southwest area of toe gambling city were flooded. “It’s just a hopeless case,” said a city engineer. “We can’t contain

U.S. Resumes Nuclear Tests

WASHINGTON (UPD — Presidet Kennedy is ordering preparations for a resumption of underground nuclear testing in Nevada following toe breakup of test ban talks with Russia, Secretary of State Dean Rusk announced today. Kennedy temporarily suspended Nevada test preparations Ist Saturday to facilitate U.S. - BritishSoviet nuclear test ban talks. But Russia suddenly ended toe three-power talks in New York Thursday. Negotiations will resume at toe 18-nation disarmament conference in Geneva Feb. 12. Rusk told a news conference today that toe Soviet move came as a surprise to toe United States. He said President Kennedy consequently decided to resume preparations for a resumption of nuclear testing at toe Nevada proving grounds. The State Department announced 'Diursday night that negotiations held here and in New York since Jan. 14 have been “terminated" at Russia’s suggestion. Russia proposed that toe talks be continued in toe 17-nation disarmament conference which resumes in Geneva Feb. 12. Informed sources in Geneva said toe initial reaction to toe Soviet termination of toe talks was not one of extreme anxiety. The general feeling in Geneva was that toe gap between toe two sides had been narrowing gradually and toe Soviet request to end toe talks was a tactical move. The informed sources said that although there still appeared to be some hard negotiating ahead, toe prospects for eventual agreement still were brighter than they had been in some time. While U.S. Officials still held out hope for progress at Geneva, they said no real advancemet was made in toe recent talks on the major issues.

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it all.” Rangers closed Yosemite National Park in California to all but permanent residents after nearly 10 inches of rain caused road slides and flooding. All major roads leading from California into Nevada were closed by flooding and slides. A Chicago - bound Western Pacific Zephyr was held up at Oroville, Calif., for an indeterminate period when toe tracks were smothered with snow slides. Residents Leave Homes About 150 residents of wineproducing Napa, Calif., left their homes Thursday as toe Napa River spilled over its bank. Turbulent flood waters covered 15 of 20 city blocks at Bancroft in southeastern Idaho today as National Guardsmen worked frantically to sandbag homes and stores. Idaho Gov. Robert E. Smylie declared a “limited emergency” Thursday. Many families left Tfieif homes.' Showers Thursday swept Southern California, easing the worst on March 18 last year. The weather over the rest of toe country was much less violent. Warm air pushed temperatures past freezing through toe Plains and spread snow and drizzle over toe Midwest and Southeast Denver, Colo., reported an early morning temperature of 56 today, a rise of 40 degrees over 24 hours earlier. The last of January’s bitter cold was pushed into New England, where Old Town, Maine, recorded a low of 12 below zero early today.

supply considerable technical data on seismic detection of underground nuclear tests, and that this was encouraging. The latest round of talks stemmed from an exchange of letters between President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev which had raised new hopes of a test ban agreement. Khrushchev, for toe first time since 1961 accepted toe principle of international inspection on Soviet soil to check for underground tests. Appeal Issued For O-Negative Blood The Red Cross office in this city today issued an urgent appeal for any Adams county person who has O-negative type blood, and has not donated blood within toe past 60 days, to contact toe office immediately. The supply of this blood in toe north half of the county is exhausted and a supply is urgently needed for a patient at toe Adams county memorial hospital. INDIANA WEATHER Cloudy and wanner tonight and Saturday, occasional light snow or freering drtale turning to drtale or rain l**e tonight. Temperatures rising to the low 30s late tonight and Saturday. Turning colder with rain or drinie changing to snow Saturday afternoon or night. Low tonight 29 to 38. High Saturday 36 to 36 north, 36 to 43 south. Sunset today 6:65 p.m. Sunrise Saturday 7:52 a.m. Outlook for Sunday: Chance ts freesing drinie or rain extreme south with occasional light snow elsewhere and colder. Lows 5 to 15 above. Highs 16 to 20.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — The Republican majority plan for legislative reapportionment by constitutional amendment passed toe Indiana House 56-42 today and was sent to toe Senate. Forty-five minutes of debate preceded the showdown vote, in which two Democrats joined toe GOP majority favor and one Republican bolted ranks to ballot with toe Democrats against the measure. The vote was on a resolution amending the Constitution to redistrict toe legislature in 1967 under the so-called “Indiana Plan,” including a 100-member House as at present and a 60-member Senate, 10 more than now. Voting with toe Republicans were Reps. Otto Pozgay, South Bend, and Joseph Bruggenschmidt, Tell City. Pozgay, who represents one of toe more populous areas considered poorly represented today because of 40 years of failure to reapportion, said he voted for toe measure “as a basis for compromise.” Bruggenschmidt explained he agreed with Pozgay that it opens toe door for compromise. He also voted with the Republicans on a roll call showdown, 56-41, on a motion to cut off debate. Rep. Ulric Henrichs, R-DeMotte, explained his vote wiifi the Demo-' crats by saying he campaigned on a promise he would support a should stick to my convictions.” Majority leader Charles Edwards, R-Spencer, opened debate by telling the Democrats they could not defeat the measure, “Gestures are futile,” he said. “We must work together to insure those who come after us have at least toe same opportunity we have. This plan does not hope to cure all ailments or meet all objections.” Rep. William Babincsak, DMunster, said it was “just another stall,” and Rep. Charles Abshier, D-Evansville, urged toe Republicans to “vote your convictions, not your leaders."

Rep. Frederick Bauer, D-Terre Haute, said the plan is “a fraud upon the nearly 1,500,000 people who have no representation here today.” Earlier, a minority Democratic alternative plan to toe immediate reapportionment program the party’s legislative leaders favor, was introduced in the Senate. The plan was contained in a resolution to amend the Constitution by providing a formula for reapportionment similar to that of toe “O’Lessker Plan” proposed by a Wabash College sociology professor. Sens. Paul Hatfield, D-Evans-ville, and Robert Peterson, IlRochester, introduced toe measure shortly after a caucus of Democratic senators resulted in general acceptance of the plan, according to Sen. William Christy of Hammond, the caucus chairman. Spokesmen said this does not mean toe Democrats have abandoned their plan for immediate reapportionment under the present Constitution, thus avoiding a delay of several years before a redistricting could take place. It meant that the party was being practical and figuring the majority Republicans would not go for toe plan toe Democrats favor, also that there was a possibility of a court test in which the immediate reapportionment plan if enacted might be declared unconstitutional. The alternative proposal, known as toe “Kizer Plan” because it was sponsored by Sen. Marshall F. Kizer, D-Plymouth, the Senate floor leader, provided for a 50member Senate and a 100-member House, apportioned by the 1967 Legislature and thereafter every 10 years in toe year after toe federal census. The formula calls for one-third of toe Senate seats to be apportioned on a geographical basis with each county getting one-fifth of a senator, and the other twothirds on toe basis of population. The House districts would be based entirely on population.

Hopeful Signs In Pair Os Strikes

By WESLEY G. PIPPERT United Press International There were hopeful signs today in toe New York newspaper and Philadelphia transit strikes. No progress was reported in toe Cleveland newspaper ad Florida East Coast Railway walkouts. New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner said in a short statemet that “several issues” had been settled in the 56-day-old newspaper strike. But he said “two critical issues” — understood to be the basic wage and toe length of toe work week — remained unsolved. Pennsylvania Gov. William Scranton conducted talks in toe 18-day-old Philadelphia bus, trolley and subway-elevated strike in an air of optimism. A company spokesman said the major issue now was the size of toe financial package. In Cleveland, no progress was reported between toe newspaper guild and toe publishers of toe Press arid Plain Dealer, struck since Thanksgiving. The roadblock continued to be union seIn Florida, a federal judge lifted an injunction that would have forced toe Jacksonville Terminal Co. to take back 2,000 cars rented to toe strike-idled East Coast line. In other labor developments: —The Transport Workers Union, representing 150 drivers and ' 70 maintenance men, went on ' strike early today against toe Bee Line Bus Co., the second largest commuter carrier in Long Island. The buses carry 40,000 daily fares . in populous Nassau County. The union demanded a 65-cent hourly ’ raise in a two-year pact. —The Transport Workers Union and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, after striking for two > hours, agreed to work without a I contract while talks with the Red > Arrow Co. in a Philadelphia subi urb continue. —The 1,000 striking miners voted today on whether to return to work at the U.S. Steel Co’s Ro- ‘ bena complex near Carmichaels, Pa. They walked off toe job Tuesday to protest what they called a safety violation. A methane gas explosion killed 37 men at toe complex Dec. 6. Miners Walk Out —About 235 miners at Freeman No. 4 near Johnston City, 111., walked out Thursday in demanding more safety precautions. Three men were still missing after a fire at Freeman No. 5 near Logan Wednesday. —The United Rubber Workers Union’s International Policy Committee adopted a 1963 economic program calling for every seventh year off with pay, a monthly

. ...... jt j 'fe <■ gfilarv - ■ .lira SEEK SNIPER—Mrs. Gertrude Race, 40, Novi, Mich., examines .22 caliber bullet hole in her bedroom window. Bullet narrowly missed her in toe latest sniping incident in toe Detroit area. O Another woman was shot to death.

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bonus program and a general pay increase. The union represents about 70,000 production workers at the four big firms, whose contracts expire this spring. They said the sabbatical leaves would increase the number of jobs by 15 per cent. —The government was to argue its motion for continuing a restraining order stopping the International Association of Machinists from striking against toe Boeing Co., before a federal judge in Seattle, Wash., today. An estimated 40,000 workers are involved. The main' issues in the dispute are toe union shop, wages and an employe-rating system. Young Bride Is Held For Holdup At Gary GARY, Ind. (UPD—FBI agents held an 18-year-old bride of 12 days today on federal-warrants which $9,700 was stolen. . Mrs. Caroline Sue Molden, who lives near Gary, was arrested Thursday night at Joliet, 81., as she tried to board a westbound Santa Fe passenger train for San Francisco. Traveling with Mrs. Molden was Mrs. Caroline Moore, Cedar Lake, Ind., and Mrs. Moore’s 18-month-old son. Authorities said Mrs. Moore apparently had nothing to do with the robbery. Authorities said they found $5,000 in Mrs. Maiden’s purse along with a blank carfridge pistol. Agents said Mrs. Molden’s purse matched that which a young woman bandit forced a teller to fill with $lO and S2O bills Tuesday at toe Tri-City shopping center branch of the Gary National Bank. , a Mrs. Molden was described by authorities as unhappy with her marriage and planning to go to California. The arrests caipe after a tip from Mrs. Molden’s husband, Gerald, ,and a friend, Frances Needham, 17, Cedar Lake, who said Mrs. Molden gave her $2,000. Miss Needham also turned over to authorities a pair of blue jeans, purple shoes, black scarf and black leather coat which matched the description of clothing worn by the masked bandit Mrs. Molden was arrested on a federal warrant issued by U.S. Commissioner Wilbur J. Glendening at Hammond. Bond of $25,000 was recommended. She was scheduled to be taken to Lake County Jail at nearby Crown Point.