Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 61, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1963 — Page 1

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Kennedy Plugs For Tax Plans

WASHINGTON (UPD — President Kennedy told Congress today that immediate efforts to stimulate the economy must be supplemented by long-range steps to combat unemployment. In a broad-ranging report to Congress required by the Man"power Development and Training Act passed last year, Kennedy missed no opportunity to plug for his tax proposals and other recommendations to stimulate the nation’s economy. “. .. our foremost manpower concern is the lack of adequate growth in employment opportunities," he said. “Unemployment is our number one economic problem. “It wastes ... lives. Continued underuse of human and physical capacity is costing us some S3O to S4O million of additional goods and services annually ... it means we are not doing our best.” Become More Significant But the President said he expected “retraining and skill upgrading will become even more significant as unemployment is reduced.” While the nation is trying to increase economic growth, Kennedy said, “we must ... add to the tools needed to combat structural unemployment ... we must expand the quality and availability of education for our future work force.” In an accompanying report which went into greater statistical

Two Ex-Cons Held For Killing Officer

HOLLYWOOD (UPD—Two exconvicts wanted for kidnaping two police officers and killing one of them in an isolated field near Bakersfield, Calif., were in police custody today. They were captured separately less than 24 hours after the crime. The two young officers were kidnaped early Sunday and forced to drive to the isolated area about 60 miles north of here. lan Campbell, 30, of Chatsworth, Calif., was shot to death. But his partner, Karl Hettinger, 28, escaped by zig-zagging across a plowed field as both gunmen fired at him. Neither of the suspects offered resistance at the time of his arrest although each was armed. Gregory- Powell, 30, of Boulder City, Nev., was arrested in a stolen car near Bakersfield a few hours after the crime. He was returned here and booked on suspicion of murder. Jimmy Lee Smith, 32, of Los Angeles, was arrested in a Bakersfield rooming house shortly after 2 a.m. EST. Landlord Calls Police Smith, a Negro, was arrested five minutes after checking into the rooming house. Police, in the area checking on several tips, apparently acted on a telephone call from the landlord. Arresting officers said Smith, a recent parolee from Folsom Prison, immediately identified himself. He offered no resistance although one of the officers* guns was fully loaded and only four feet awgy. ' 7l '- “Don't shoot me,” Smith told officer Lt. Albert Mier. “The gun is on the bed in the jacket pocket. It’s the officer’s gun.” Mier said Smith admitted the kidnaping but did not admit he shot Campbell. He said he had

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detail, Labor Secretary W.W. Willard Wirtz expanded on the President’s theme. “... the tax changes and other measures required to generate the needed economic momentum are matters of overriding importance,” Wirtz said. “But even if we achieve the desired over-all growth rate, we cannot rely wholly on it as a panacea for all our manpower problems.” The reports represented the first comprehensive appraisal of the country’s manpower situation. Less Than Half Million Both Kennedy and Wirtz noted that employment since 1957 has increased an average di less than a half million new jobs a year. The President said this was “not nearly enough to keep up ... we cannot accept this situation.” Wirtz noted that employment increased 17 per cent between 1947 and 1962 while the labor force was adding about 21 per cent. Both the President and labor secretary predicted that the number of new job seekers will grow much faster in the future. “Unless the growth of new job opportunities is eko accelerated, unemployment totals will rise,” Kennedy said. If new job opportunities are continued at the rate of the past five years, he said, there will be 5.5 million unemployed by 1967. That would be more than 7 per ceit Os the 1967 labor force.

known Powell only three weeks. He was to be returned here early today. The officers were kidnaped late Saturday night when they stopped an old sedan here that matched the description of a car used in several holdups. Hettinger said the ' two were walking toward the car when one of the men jumped out and pointed a revolver at Campbell. “I could have shot the other suspect,” Hettinger said. “But Campbell would have been shot.” He said they were disarmed and forced to drive the sedan on the freeways toward Bakersfield. They left the main road and drove along a dirt road to an isolated Kern County farm. “They knew where, they wanted to go,” Hettinger said. ‘.They ordered us out of the car. We stood there with our hands over our heads. “Have you ever heard of the little Lindbergh law?” Hettinger quoted Powell as saying, referring to the law that makes kidnaping a capital offense under certain conditions. “Yes,” Campbell replied:; — — Shoots Campbell Hettinger said Powell then fired, hitting Campbqn in the mouth. “At the first shot the moon was shining brightly,” Hettinger said. “Suddenly it was covered by a cloud and I ran. I guess they couldn’t see me very well. “I zig-zagged across the plowed ground and crashed right through a barbed-wire fence- Then I hid. ..“I crouched down in some tumbiewe«®k«itl I • could their headligltter. when ttiey cßiMe looking fotsz'nie. Finally they-gave up.”

Lase Winter Storm Brews Across Nation By United Press International A late winter storm brewed from border-to-border today, unleashing windstorms and a tornado in Texas, bringing heavy snow warnings to the upper Midwest and dropping the temperature below zero in New England. A tornado that sounded like a “slow roar” sliced through Kaufman, Tex., damaging buildings and homes and uprooting trees. Sheriff H. L. Evans said the Nash Grain Co. plant was hardest hit. He estimated damage at SIOO,OOO. No casualties were reported. Electric power was cut and gas escaped from broken lines until it was turned off. A roof was ripped off one home. Severe storm and tornado warnings were posted for northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma as a line of heavy thundershowers moved slowly to the northeast. Dallas was hit with large hail. Snow Hits Kansas Snow fell over northeast Kansas and south central Nebraska. Goodland, Kan., had two inches on the ground. As the storm moved up the plains, heavy snow warnings were out for parts of Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota and lowa. A 2-4 inch accumulation was expected today. Rain and thundershowers spread out ahead of the storm along the Gulf Coast and Mississippi Valley into the South Atlantic Coast states. ... Showers also moved into the Ohio Valley where the cleanup of last week’s flooding was under way. Business was expected back to normal at Freemont, Ohio, today as the Sandusky River settled back into its banks. Flooded Families Return The Red Cross disaster center at Columbus said most persons affected by the floods have returned to their homes. It said 4,564 families in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Indiana suffered losses in the floods and many will apply for help. New England s t r u g g 1e d out from a storm which was expected to dump up to six inches of new snow in some areas, and a surge of Arctic air dropped temperatures below zero from Maine to Minnesota. Showers dampened the Pacific Northwest and heavy electrical storms -in California Saturday knocked out power in a large area of the San Bernardino Valley. Near Ouray, Colo., searchers braved snow and the threat of more avalanches to hunt for the bodies of two young sisters buried in a snow slide more than a week ago. The body of their father, the Rev. Marvin Hudson, was recovered from Red Mountain Pass Sunday. Corral Infant Dies Sunday At Hospital Joseph Corral, Jr., infant son of Joseph and Jenevieve CostelloCorral, died at 8:25 a. m. Sunday at, the Adams county memorial hospital, where he was born Wednesday. The parents are members of St. Mary’s Catholic church. Surviving are the parents; two half-brothers, Tony and Leonard, and two sisters, Rebecca and Caroline, all at home, and the grandparents. Mrs Mary Z. Corral and Mrs. Luisa Costello, both of DecatuK* SdnHces were held at the ZWitk funeral home this afternW. bhe Rt. Rev. Msgr. Simeon Schmitt officiating Burial was in the Catholic cemetery.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 11,1963.

Republicans In Senate Expect To Pass Budget With No Tax Increases

Lenten Meditation (By Rev. W. R. Watson, pastor, Church of the Nazarene) “And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.” 4 Mark 9:24 Tears tumbled unashamedly down the weatherbeaten face of the father, a quiver tugged at his chin, a sob wrenched itself free from his throat, a mighty surge of renewed hope swelled in his heart and glistened in his eyes! The Master, fresh from the Mount of Transfiguration, had spoken: “If thou canst believe, all things are possible ...” And immediately the dark despair of defeat was dissipated in the sunlight of the Saviour’s Presence! The gnarled hands of the unnamed Jew left the shoulders of his epileptic son and raised in newborn hope; his lips uttered both testimony and confession; “Lord, I believe; help mine unbelief.” We are kin to that father. Our faith too frequently marches with faltering footsteps. Human hopes, efforts and plans gone awry trip us up. We cower in despair, crushed by our own failures. Then comes the Saviour! His countenance glows with hope. Faith struggles to rise within us; our lips strive to shout a triumphant “Lord, I believe!” Our voice wavers; we add plaintively: “Lord, help my unbelief!” The mustard seed of faith grows; victory comes! The secret? — “Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shafl find, knock and it shall be opened unto you!’’

Soviet Aid To Cuba Invasion

WASHINGTON (UPD— Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara would consider it “an invasion” if Russia shipped more troops to Cuba to crush a revolt against Fidel Castro, it was disclosed today. In previously secret testimony released today, McNamara said if Russia attempted to use the same strategy it used in Hungary, “I would interpret it as an invasion.” McNamara’s reply came In answer to a question by Rep. F. Edward Hebert, D-La. In other testimony, McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee that Cuba is using underground caverns to store weapons. There are probably “several Ticket Sales Open For 'Music Man' Tickets are on sale for Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man,” sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce, through Music Theater International, Gene Ziner, Jaycee president, said this morning . The Jaycee-sponsored production will be held evenings of- Friday and Saturday, March 29 and 30, in the Decatur high school auditorium. Reid and Evelyn Erekson are the directors of the production. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased from any member of thhe Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce, or at a number of local businesses. The tickets are on sale at Ferris Bower Jewelry, Indiana & Michigan, Culligan Soft Water Service, Mac Lean photo service, Leland Smith Insurance Agency, First State Bank, Decatur Daily Democrat, Budget Loan, Decatur Industries, Schafer Wholesale Co., Ideal Suburban Homes, and others. All Jaycee members have tickets for sale. Berne Ticket Sales Stan’s Men’s Wear in Berne also has tickets for purchase of residents of that area. Tickets are priced at $1.75 for reserved section, and $1.25 for general admission and children. The cast, chorus and orchestra for the production have been rehearsing diligently, as the March 29 and 30 dates near. Jerry Lobsiger of Decatur portrays Proses sor Harold Hill, and Audrey Waldron of Markle portrays Mrs. Paroo. * Practices were being held tn tire basement of the Central Soya offices, but have now been switched to the stage of the high school auditorium.

hundred” surface-to-air defense missiles” stored in Cuban caves, 1 MqNamara said. But he said he ’ did not believe Castro had an offensive missile hidden on the island. McNamara also made these points: —Surveillance has discovered “no evidence” that the Russians are establishing a submarine base in Cuba. Lt. Gen. Joseph Carroll, Defense Department intelligence chief, said the island has been completely scrutinized for such a base but the check was “completely negative.” —He doesn’t know whether Soviet forces in Cuba have made Fidel Castro a captive or puppet. —There were no secret deals with the Kremlin over the withdrawal of Soviet missiles and planes last fall during the Cuban crisis. —lt would be “unwise” to discuss contingency plans that would involve U.S. combat operations in Cuba but commented: “I guess the best answer is that we have what it takes.” Asked by Rep. Philip J. Philbin, D-Mass., if it would be pos- ’ sible for Castro to conceal offeni sive missiles without the United i States being aware of it, McNai mara said it was possible, but not likely. “We have a very extensive sur--1 veillance,” McNamara said. ’ “However, no system of surveil- . lance of the Communist bloc ac- • tivities can be considered perfect ■ and I don’t wish to indicate that ■ ours is perfect.” However, McNamara said he did not believe that anything as ’ large as a missile system could f be reintroduced into the island ! without being detected. '■ The defense secretary gave his testimony over several days beginning in late January. It was ! part of the House Committee’s ' annual examination of the na- ■ tion’s defense posture. I Earlier Senate Republican : Leader Everett M. Dirksen said ■ a “selective blockade” might help ■ topple Castro. Decatur Temperature Local weather data for the 48 hour period ending at 11 aim. today. Saturday Suaday , 12 noon 34 12 midnight .. 36 . 1 p.m 34 1 a.m 37 2 p.m 35 2 a.m3B 3 p.m 35 3 a.m 37 4 p.m 34 4 a.m 36 ■ 5 p.m 34 5 a.m 36 . 6 p.m 34 6 a.m 36 7 p.m 34 7 a.m 36 8 p.m. 34 8 a.m. 36 9 p.m 34 • 9 a.m 40 , 10 p.m 34 10 a.n>4o 1 'll p.m 36 11 a.m 42 Sunday Monday , 12 noon 42 12 midnight ..' 34 1 1 p.m 40 1 a.m. 34 2 p.m 42 2 a.m 34 3pm 42 3 a.m 84 4 p.m 40 4 a.m 34 • 5 p.m. 40 5 a.m 34 6 p.m 39 6 a.m 34 7 p.m 14 7 am. 35 8 p.m 38 8 a.m 34 9 p.m. 38 9 ».m. .35 , 10 p.m:...... 34 10 a.m.,— 33 - 11 p.m 34 11 a.m. .. 36 Rain I Total for the 48 hour period ending at 7 a.m. today, .0 inches. 1 The St. Mary’s river was at 13.96 feet.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPD—Seate Republicans generally agreed in caucus today to try to enact the 1961-63 biennial budget with some alterations but no new or increased taxes as a solution to the thorny problem of finances in the last legal day of the 1963 Indiana Legislature. Sen. Roy Conrad, GOP caucus chairman, said the agreement would leave the 1963-65 budget essentially the same as the current one, totaling around sl.lß billion. However, there would be some alterations, including possibly the state aid to schools distribution formula, Conrad said. He said the members of the caucuses scheduled another meeting this afternoon to hear a report on what it would mean if changes were made in the school formula to permit a distribution of $340 million provided revenues are great enough. Conrad said a tax program would not be discussed “until we see if we can pass a budget.” “If we pass this budget, we won’t need any more taxes,” he said. Democrats were united in silence on the budget itssue after a conference with Governor Welsh. Welsh and leaders of both parties in both houses were noncommittal as they left the conference. “We will just have to wait and Xee what is the result of these caucuses,” Welsh said. “I anticipate some action this morning.” Beyond that, the chief executive would not comment. Neither would the senators and representatives, although Speaker Richard W. Guthrie said the GOP House majority would wait to see what Senate Republicans did in caucus before scheduling a meeting of their own. A bill permitting the Indiana Port Commission to spend up to $600,000 for preliminary work on the proposed Burns Ditch harbor on Lake Michigan was on Welsh’s desk. The legislature advanced the measure to the sign-or-veto stage early Sunday when the Senate concurred in House amendments. Welsh had asked for $25 million as part of a proposed economic development fund of $36 million he hoped to produce with a 3-cent increase in the state cigarette tax. It appeared the $600,000 would be the sum total appropriated for a port, thus solving the first of the four main issues confronting the legislators ever since they went into session Jan. 10. Reapportionment was partly solved with passage of an immediate redistricting bill, but a companion resolution to amend the Constitution remained deadlocked in a conference committee. The budget and tax issues remained unsolved near noon today. An updated version of the current budget was completed and printed in an all-night rush of activity and was ready for passage, should it gain sufficient support. The 1961-63 budget appropriated sl.lß billion. However, some changes were made to delete certain appropriations that were made only for the past two-year period. In addition, an updated version of a school distribution formula was included in this measure. The formula does not appropriate any specific amount, but if it were fully funded it would take possibly $65 million more than is allocated for public schools in the present budget. The formula is so written that whatever funds are available would be distributed. INDIANA WEATHER Rain diminishing tonight and changing to snow flurries late tonight Tuesday cloudy, chance of snow flurries or showers, not much temperature change. Low tonight 28 t 033 north, 34 to 43 south. High Tuesday 35 to 42 north, 46 to 54 south. Sunset today 6:48 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 7:02 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Snow or rain likely north and rain south with no important temperature changes, -Lews Alt the 30s. Highs in the 40s.

Heavy Death Toll In State Over Weekend By United Press International A pedestrian walking with his head down to shield his face from rain and snow was killed while crossing an Indianapolis street today in the wake of a 10-fatality weekend in Indiana which raised the state’s 1963 traffic toll to at least 183 compared with 181 a year ago. Gordon Faulkner, 56, Indianapolis, was killed by a car driven by Howard H. Smith, 27, Indianapolis, as he walked across the street from a barber shop he recently purchased. The weekend toll included an accident in which four were killed. The two-car head-on crash occurred Saturday near Delphi, killing Mrs. Sophronia Palmer and Mrs. Margaret Baum, 65, Delphi, and five-month-old Laura Elen Whillhite of Mishawaka, riding in the second car. Robert Brown, 50, the infant’s grandfather, died shortly after in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Lafayette. Six others were injured. Samuel Carr, 28, Troy, Ohio, was killed Sunday when his car crashed into a concrete abutment near Winchester. Phyllis Manlief, 18, Sunman, was killed Saturday when a train smashed into her apparently stalled car at a crossing a mile west of 'Weisburg. Hurley E. Wethington, 21, Zionsville, died Saturday nithg about two hours- after his car crashed into a culvert on a county road two miles north of Jolietville. Mrs. Nellie Bowman, 85, Logansport, died early Saturday of injuries suffered when a car skidded into a utility pole near Goshen. Clifford Jerome Schmitt, 50, Lake Village, was killed Saturday when his truck was hit by a Monon Railroad passenger train in Roselawn. Melvin Williams, 38, Louisville, Ky., was killed when his car overturned after hitting a bridge railin near Seymour Saturday. James Roscoe, 30, died Saturday of injuries suffered Feb. 23 when his car rammed a tree in Indianapolis. Houston Davis, 23, Gary, died in a South Bend hospital of injuries suffered in a crash Thursday night.

Unprecedented Joint Arab Tieup Sought

DAMASCUS, Syria (UPD—Top Syrian and Iraqi leaders, moving quickly to capitalize on the momentum behind their twin revolutions, today discussed a plan for an unprecedented joint command that would link the strongest armies in the Arab world. A proposed “supreme political command” would tie together the forces of Algeria, the United Arab Republic (U.A.R.), Yemen, Syria and Iraq in all matters of armament, planning, equipment and training. — A political policy leadership also would be worked out Iraq and Syria expressed interest in the plan Sunday, but there was no indication what response tiny Yemen or the two giants of the Arab world, Algeria and the U.A.R., would give the proposal. All five nations would have the duty to defend each other’s territory, and the chances of staging a revolt—like the one in which the army seized control here last Friday or the Feb. 8 coup in Iraq—would be lessened considerable. Discussions on the proposal were going on today between Syrian officials and a four-man Iraqi delegation headed by Vice Premier Salah Saadi. Tanks, troops and guns lihed the streets but all appeared to be calm despite reports that revolutkmery. troops were pressing the hunt for Communists and other

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Public Invited To Civil War Program The general public, in addition to students from the various county schools, are invited to attend the Civil War centennial program to be held in the Adams Central gymnasium Wednesday. The program will be held from 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and there is no charge for admission. Dr. Louis A. Warren, a nationally known speaker for over 30 years will deliver the main address. Dr. Warren is the founder and past editor of the weekly paper Lincoln Lore, published by the Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. After a short concert by the Adams Central band. Dr. Warren will be introduced by Judge Myles F. Parrish of the Adams circuit court. Miss Frances Dugan of Decatur will present the essay awards. Some 30 essays from eight county schools have been submitted. The essays, it is reported, have been in excellent form, have showed much research and have brought out many interesting and unusual facts and traditions. Miss Dugan, a graduate of Vassar college, was formerly principal of the Winsor school in Boston, Mass., and taught more than 20 years in Boston. She is a former reader for the college entrance board. Miss Dugan has been assisted in judging the Civil War essays by the Rev. A. C. Underwood, pastor of the First Methodist church in Decatur. Funeral Held Today For Raymond Ploughe Funeral services were held at at Indianapolis today, with burial also in that city, for Raymond Dwight Ploughe, who died suddenly of a heart attack Friday night at his home in Indianapolis. Surviving are his mother, Mrs, Verna M. Nelson of North Sixth street in this city; his wife, Dorothy; two sons, Robert and Raymond, Jr., two grandsems; and three sisters, Mrs. Norma Leaman and Mrs. Dorothy Bragg of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Violet Berry of Falls Church, Va. There are a number of other relatives in Adams county .

opponents of the regime on new Premier Salah Bitar. Mustafa Amin, the leading Syrian Communist, is believed to have been caught in the government dragnet, but no official confirmation of the report could be obtained. Bitar was named head of the revolutionary government Saturday, the day after pro - Nasser army officers staged a coup and ousted the regime of Premier Khaled Al Azm. The revolt followed the pattern of the military' coup in neighboring Iraq just last month. National Want Ad Week March 10-16 a Map/ * atfuwkl Soo Pago 5 Spacial Offer This Wook 20 words, 6 times, $2!