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Glenn Withdraws From Senate Race

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (UPD— Astronaut emeritus John H. Glenn Jr., sick and discouraged, today withdrew from the U.S. Senate race in Ohio. Glenn, showing all of his 42 years, said he was calling a halt to his political plans on the recommendation of doctors who advised “that I discontinue any plans for activities for at least the next several months.” Glenn read , a statement, which he described as “most regretful” as he lay flat on his back in bed—where he had been since Feb. 26, when he suffered a severe head injury t Relatives Unhurt In Quake, Waves Several local people have received reports that relatives and friends survived the earthquake and tidal waves in Alaska and coastal areas. Mrs. Anna (Linda) Townsend, 419 W. Monroe, received a telephone call from her niece Mrs. Brook Marston, of Anchorage, Al-‘•-aska, that she and 11 other relatives had survived, but that their homes were damaged. Mrs. Marston called from Seattle, Wash., where she arrived on flight from her evacuation area. The Marstons and a brother of Mrs. Townsend lived in the Tumagain housing area of elite homes located in Anchorage, overlooking the sound; many of the homes were washed into the sea. Mrs. James Boerger, daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. William Boerger of Root township, received word Sunday that her folks, who live in Coos Bay, Ore., were unharmed and that the tidal wave did no damage in their immediate area, but that it had caused damage just 10 miles to the north. The younger Boergers had just returned from Coos Bay, where Boerger had been stationed tor the past two years with the U.S. armed forces. Boerger has just been discharged following four years of service. Christians Observe Easter In Nation By United Press International Christians across the nation celebrated the church’s most joyous™ holy day Sunday with traditional sunrise services and colorful Easter parades. Religious services proclaiming the risen Christ took on a somber touch in many churches with prayers for the thousands of persons affected by the earthquake that ravaged Alaskan cities on Good Friday and sent tidal waves crashing against the Pacific Coast. In Birmingham, Ala., evangelist Billy Graham addressed an estimated 40,000 persons — ’ the largest integrated audience in the history of the state—and called upon them to commit their lives to Christ. More than 50,000 persons </iled quietly past the grave of President Kennedy in Washington’s Arlington National Cemetery. Thousands of New Yorkers in bright bonnets and their Sunday best crowded down Fifth Avenue in the nation’s No. 1 Easter parade. In much of the Midwest and New England, record snow and bitter cold hampered outdoor services, parades and traditional easter' egg hunts. Trade in a p;xxi town — Decatur.

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when he slipped in the bathroom at his home in Columbus, Ohio. Ginn announced his withdrawal at a news conference in Wilford Hall Hospital at Lackland Air Force Base. The veteran spaceman, obviously disappointed, said h e would send a telegram immediately to Ohio Secretary of State Ted Brown asking that his name be removed from the ballot for the May 5 Democratic primary. Glenn’ said he felt there was no chance that he would be nominated either as a result of his name being left on the ballot or by a write-in vote. “It seems to me that, once I have withdrawn, that’s that,” he said. He said he did not know what his* future plans will be. but he left open the possibility that he may re-enter politics in the future. Doctors Discouraging Glenn based his political resignation on a discouraging medicil report from his doctors in San Antonio over the weekend. “These tests have led to the conclusion that the conditions causing my difficulties will brobably not be resolved for at least « couple 6f months,” Glenn said. ( “Doctors have advised that carrying on in a work status only aggravates the condition and can delay recovery, with the possibility that such agitation could develop into a chronic situation from which recovery might be more difficult.” Glenn said the doctors had recommended that he plan no activities for the next several months. With a wry grin, he described his accident, in which he slipped on a bathroom throw rug while trying to hang a mirror, as “a little incongruous.” “After all the things I have been through—(flight training, training, two wars, jet flying, space flight—to get hurt like this is hard to believe,” he he said.

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MORE THAN (Continued from Page One) the drug store most of the day £ spraying water across the alley t An Indiana & Michigan “chern g picker” was brought in fromg Bluffton and pressed into service, r Two I & M workmen were perch-? ed high above the blaze and with” a hose began dumping more water into the fire. * Starts to Die About 4 o’clock the fire began dying out and around 4:30. a large crane was brought in to knock down the walls of the book store that were standing, but in the words of a fireman, “just barely” The crane knocked down the walk on the side of the building and the front of the building. A Berne fireman said This morning that most of the firemen were home by about 1:30 a. m. today to try and get some rest. The blaze broke out again, and the five or six men on duty began to pour more water onto the rubble. The debris was still smouldering yet this morning, and will probably remain this w’ay for at least a couple of days. Two Injuries Os the estimated 50 to 60 firemen at the scene and hundreds of spectators, only two known injuries were reported. One of the Berne firemen, Charles Hoffman, was believed to have suffered cracked ribs when he was using a rope to pull down a wall and the rope snapped, hurling him to the pavement. Dick Urban, reported '/) live near Geneva and be employed in Berne, suffered a lacerated nose when struck by flying glass. He was not a fireman but one of the first persons on the scene. Some of the firemen were reported to have gotten "too much smoke,” but nothing serious. Firemen were not only battling the blaze from the street in front of the building, but also in the rear of the three stores. Fire chief Clauser raid this morning that the blaze undoubtedly started in one of the two apartments located above the dime store, but exactly what caused the blaze is not known. The cause may never be known with the extent of the damage. At least two representatives from the state fire iharshal’s office were seen at the fire later in the afternoon, and an inspector from the state office was due in Berne today. The inspector will determine whether or not the west wall of the Stucky store is unsafe and should be knocked down, or whether or not it can be rebuilt while standing. Water Supply Holds Berne’s water supply held up quite well during the long battle and the estimated 2,000 gallons a "minute that were being pumped for several hours. Water superintendent Elmer Liechty was checking the supply during the afternoon and had re“ported that a good supply was left, although the level in the city’s tank had dropped about 12 feet by around 3 p.m. 1 Liechty said this morning that the water situation was nearly “back to normal.’ Throughout the tedious struggle APPEAL (Continued from Page One) aged by fire. Os course, the dime store and book store were completely lost. Only portions of the rear walls of the buildings, and half of the east and west walls of the bookstore were standing today. Mrs. Menno (Irene) Stucky owns the department store, and the dime store building is owned by Mrs. Ben Shirk of Fort Wayne. John P. Mazelin is the owner of the book store building.

I with the blaze, owner Gaylord ■ Stucky opened his Palmer House Jrestaurant, located across the £ street from the fire, 'and served ! free coffee and sandwiches to the | firemen and their mahy assist- | ants. Several persons, including 3 ladies of the firemen’s auxiliary, I pitched in and helped served cos- . fee and sandwiches. Stores Emptied - The insurance office and dry cleaning store were not damaged ' by the fire. Just a small amount of water got into the dry cleaners, and the fire reached neither building. ' Several early arrivals at the fire and a number of high school boys helped to quickly evacuate all items from Moser’s office and the dry cleaning establsihment. The safe, filing cabinets and a few other items were also removed from the Stucky department store. . Some of the items in the book store were also saved, as some typewriters, phonographs, filing cabinets, etc., were removed before the fire reached the building. Another problem created by the fire was the record of electic and water collections kept in'the book store. The store was used eas an office for Berne residents to pay their light and water bills. Praise Firemen Berne residents and businessmen were continuous this morning in their praise of the tremendous job done by the firemen in containing the blaze, and the cooperation of the other fire departments. Most of them realized the fire could have been even more destructive without the work of the firemen. Indiana Internal Revenue Head Dies INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — Funeral services will be held here Tuesday for Sterling Dietrich, 65, Indiana director of the U. S. Internal Revenue service. Dietrich died at St. Vincent’s hospital Saturday after a brief illness. A native of Bremen, Dietrich joined the Internal Revenue Service in 1923, two after after his graduation from the University Os Illinois. He became district director here in 1957. New York Stock • Exchange Price MIDDAY PRICES A. T. & T. 138%, DuPont 260)4, Ford 55%, General Electric 87, General M°t° rs 82%, Gulf Oil 54%,. Standard Oil Ind. 62%, Standard Oil N.J. 84%, U. S. Steel 59%.

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■ •. • - 'rr1 n : M O'jjflirt 11 IS •r i ■fill 1 THE STUCKY department store, shown at left, as it looked this morning after Sunday’s ravaging fire in the downtown area of Berne. A man from the state fire marshal’s office was due to check the wall shown at right to see if it is safe, Tbe open area is where the dime store was located.—<Photo by Cole) WHAT REMAINS of the dime store, is shown at left, and of the Mennonite Book Concern, at right, in photos taken this morning in the downtown section of Berne.—(Photo by Cole)

Frolicking College Students Arrested DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (UPI) —Police said today they arrested more than 100 college students whose annual frolics on the beaches got out of hand Sunday resulting in a melee broken up by club-swinging police. Police Chief A. O. Folsom Jr. said those arrested were booked on charges ranging from disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly and attempting to start a riot. But the chief denied that

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there actually was a riot. “They just got out of line,” Folsom said. “They jumped on the police to start with but we were ready and controlled them. I don’t know if anyone can say exactly how it started.” Folsom estimated the crowd of collegians at 75,000. They were packed along a beach running little more than two miles in an Easter vacation frolic that has become a tradition at Florida beaches. Authorities said approximately LOW collegians) have been arrested since the annual migration began a week ago.