Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 146, Decatur, Adams County, 20 June 1964 — Page 1

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Senator Edward Kennedy Has Back Broken In Plane Crash; Bayhs Not Serious

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Citizens Telephone Is Host To African

Hie Citizens Telephone company of Decatur will be host next Wednesday, Thursday and Frida} to Philip Pangawi Ngen, of the Federal Republic of Cameroons, on the south coast of West Africa, Charles D. Ehinger, president of the company, announced today. His visit to Decatur is part of a 12-month training program in this country, sponsored by the agency for international development (AID), which will prepare him to teach and instruct in his own country on his return Aug. 22. Request From Government Ehinger stated that the 11. S. department of labor asked him if arrangements could be made here to show Ngen how a small but progressive rural telephone company operates in the United States. He pointed out that local people should feel highly flattered that this area was chosen, and that Citizens Telephone company of Decatur was considered well--. qualified to give a foreigner a quick look at the method’s used in maintaining and operating a telephone company. The republic will have a complete dial system. Ngen has spent his entire program time since last September at the William Hood Dunwoody industrial institute in Minneapolis. He has been a teacher in , a vocational training program at a trade school in West Cameron, West Africa. Ngen was described as speaking English well, and as having completed considerable training with Northwestern Telephone company, an AT&T subsidiary, on installation work.. Practical Training Hie visit in Decatur will be part of 6% weeks of practical training between school completion Friday, and his report date in Washington. D.,..-Cu„ August 8. . . Ngen comes from the former British UN trusteeship territory that makes up about 20% of the newly independent Federal Re-

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public of Cameroons, formed Oct. 1, 1961. Hie one-time German colony of, Kamerun was occupied by Britain and France in 1916 during the First World War, and divided between the two by League of Nations mandate in 1919. The French retained the larger sector, Cameron, and it became independent in 1960; the > smaller British sector, was administered with Nigeria, but a UN plebiscite in 1960 established that while north Cameron wanted to stay with Nigeria, the southern part wanted to join the former French colony, and a new nation was formed. , Agricultural Country The new republic is mainly agricultural, exporting cocoa, palm kernels, timber, coffee, rubber, palm oil, ground nuts, bananas, ginned cotton, and other tropical products. Its balance of trade is good, and in 1960 had ... a. small balance of exports over —imports. -Trade- is—heavy with France and Great Britain. The country lies on the.southern coast of West Africa, bounded north and northwest by Nigeria, northeast by Chad, east by Central African Republic, south by the former French Congo, Gabon, and Spanish Rio Muni. Yaounde is the capital of the country, and Douala is the principal seaport, and one of nine airports. There are about 33 radio stations. Hie 4M> million people include some 200 tribes, including Bantus, Semitic and Sudanese peoples, Foulbes and Bamilekes. There are 600,000 Christians and 600,000 Moslems. The area in which Ngen lives. West Cairteroon, includes 16,581 sqaure miles and a population in .1961 of 753.000, compared with an area of 166,489 square miles and 3,230,00 in the former French area. The country is about the size of Montana and Indiana combined, with the population of Indiana.

SOUTHAMPTON Mass. (UPI) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered a broken back and two other men were killed when a light plane crashed Friday night in dense fog in an apple orchard. Kennedy was in fair condition at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in nearby Northampton. Doctors said, "There are no head injuries and no neurologial findings. He has complete use of his iegs and hands.” Sen. Birch Bayh, .D-Ind., and his wife, Marvella, who also were aboard the plane en route to the Massachusetts Democratic convention, were less seriously hurt. They were reported doing “extremely well.” Dr. Thomas Corriden, senior surgeon, said the 32-year-old Kennedy “has con siderably since admission and is resting comfortably. X-rays ... show he has fractures of the fifth and sixth ribs on the left side and fractures of the second, third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. J " . ' J “The lumbar vertebrae are in the lower back. He also has fractures of the second, third and fourth transverse processes. These are outtouchings of the spine which give it support ... He has cuts and bruises on his legs and a. cut on his tight hand.” j. Die In Crash Edward Moss of Andover, 41 year old father of three and Kennedy's dose friend and aide, died at the hospital of massive brain injuries about seven hours after the accident. The pilot, Edwin T. Zimny, 48, of Lawrence, Mass., died in the crash of the two-engine plane, which was flying from Washington to Westfield, Mass. Bayh had multiple cuts and an injured right hip. Mrs. Bayh complained of a back pain. Officials said Moss also suffered multiple fractures of the right leg and right arm. He often was described as “the senator’s Dave Powers,” the latter having been the everpresent confidant to the late President Kennedy. Die Violent Deaths The plane crash occurred less than seven months after the senator’s brother. President Kennedy, was assassinated by a sniper’s bullet in Dallas. Two other members of the Kennedy family, an older brother, Joseph, and a sister, Kathleen, died in separate plane crashes. Several members of the Kennedy family visited the senator at his hospital bedside. Among them was Atty. Gen. Robert F. KennedySen. Kennedy, who earlier had been described as in a state of semi - consciousness, recognized his brother. “How are you, Bobby?” he asked. -Edward Martin, the senator’s press secretary, said at 5:45 a.m., EDT — more than five hours after the crash — that Kennedy “is comfortable now and somewhat improved. He is in fair condition.” “The senator is under some sedation,” Martin said. Martin said Bayh and h:(> wife were in “good Condition.” \ Martin said the apparent time of the crash was between 10:55 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. Friday night while the plane was headed for Barnes Airport in nearby Westfield, “ From ■ there, Martin said, Kennedy was to pick up his wife at a private home where she was waiting and then go by car to the convention at West Springfield. The plane slammed into three or four, trees on Walter Bashista’s apple farm in this western Massachusetts community. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered thunderstorms. Cooler north Sunday. Low tonight upper 60s north, mid 70a south. High — Sunday low 80s north, low 90s south. Outlook for Monday: Partly cloudy with scattered showers likely.

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Savage Storms Lash Midwest

By United Press International Tornadoes and savage thunderstorms roared through the Midwest Friday night, killing at least two persons, injuring scores at others and inflicting widespread property damage. A woman was electrocuted at East Chicago, Ind., when she stepped on a live wire blown down by high winds. An elderly women was killed in a two-car smashup during • heavy rainstorm near Kankakee, 111. " One twister swooped down on the Clarinda, lowa, airport and city police said it “completely demolished all the hangars and airplanes.” Another black funnel raced down U.S. 59, south of Shenandaoh, lowa, smashing into a line of traffic. Nine vehicles, including two trucks, were overturned and one truck driver was hospitalized with injuries. Still another lowa tornado cut a disastrous path between Farragut and Sidney, causing heavy damage on five farms. The twister that hit U.S. 59 also leveled five farm homds, including that of Mrs. Ben Morris, who was hospitalized. Street Fair Opens Here Monday Night v Decatur’s annual street fair, 'sponsored by the Red Men’s lodge, will open Monday evenjng, with the usual rides, food stands, games, etc., for the enjoyment of local and area people. Vernon B. (Speck) Hebble is the Red Men chairman for the event that will be opened Monday evening by a parade through the downtown area of the city. Included in the parade will be floats, Indians and other items of interest. The Gooding Amustment Co. will again furnish rides for the annual street fair, and Gooding has promised the Red Men some new and modern rides, plus the ever-popular Scrambler, Two Matimfes Two matinees will be held, on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Both matinees will start at 1 o'clock. The Red Men’s lodge will also give 12,000 rides to the underprivileged children of the county for the Wednesday matinee. The tickets are distributed by the welfare department and township trustees.. Hebble announced earlier that a different high school band will perform each evening for additional entertainment. The bandes will be from Decatur, Adams county and the surrounding area. Bicycles Given Two bicycles will be given to two lucky children by the Red Men during fair week. The bfeycyes to be awarded Saturday night may be see non display at Bowers Hardware. A "Carnival of Flowers” open garden show, sponsored by the Rose Garden cluh. will be another feature of the week-long event. The show will be held from 1 until 9 p.m. on Wdnesday in the Klenk building on Madison street. Any person interested in gardening and flowers is invited and urged to take part in the show, and entries must be made between 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., ready for judging at 10 a.m, Wednesday The show will then be open to the public at 1 pm. There will be eight arrangement classes, three for junior gardeners, three for . junior horticulture, and three for horticulture. Mrs. Harry H. Hebble and Mrs. Richard Mailand are chairmen for the flower show. i,

Another tornado leveled buddings on three farms south of Shenandoah. Winds up to 70 miles an hour struck Clarinda and six inches of rain was reported at Essex, lowa. Dozens of residents of Joliet, 111., southwest of Chicago, were 3* treated for injuries suffered from flying glass when a powerful storm and heavy rains battered the city of 66,000 residents and knocked out electrical power for more than four hours. All available doctors were pressed into service when residents crammed city hospitals for treatment of minor wounds, mostly cuts. Powerful thunderstorms also pounded Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin Ohio and Pennsylvania. Crop losses from pounding rain and hail were extensive in the storm areas. The storms struck following and afternoon of 90-degree heat (in the Midwest. Another hot, sultry day was on tap for today and the U.S. Weather Bureau said little relief was in sight through the weekend. Temperatures remained chilly in the Northwest, with Oregon experiencing readings in the 30s. ’ i Way Cleared For- - Youth Center INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The way was clear today for the start of the proposed Indiana Youth Training Center at Camp Atterbury, about 30 miles south of here. Governor Welsh said he was notified Friday that the Labor Department and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare had approved the plans for the camp and federal participation in its financing. Welsh said the approval meant that about $3 million in federal funds would be available for the center which officials hope to have in operation by July 1. The Army had agreed earlier to make part of the largely unused base available for the center. Purpose of the camp will be to provide 15 weeks of education and job training for unemployed young men between the ages of 17 and 21. In addition to the training, they will work on conservation projects in the area. Plane Crashes In Formosa, 53 Feared Killed * TAIPEI, Formosa (UPI)- A four-engine Civil Air Transport (CAT) plane carrying 5’ persons, believed to include 21 Americans, crashed in flames tonight shortly after takeoff from Taichung in central Formosa. Eyewitness reports said there were no signs of survivors at the scene, about 100 miles south of Taipei. The reports said 12 bodies were recovered from the wreckage. The passengers were believed to include 21 Americans returning to Taipi from a tour of the Pescadores Islands in the Formosa Strait. * Several delegates to the recent 11th Asian Film Festival also were aboard the plane.

Iliree Minor Thefts Reported To Police Three minor thefts, including another theft at a laundromat, have been reported to the city police. John K. Mazelin, owner of Mazelin’s Coin-op laundry, 633 N. 13th St., reported that sometime after midnight Thursday, someone gained approximately $7 from a coin changer. Mazelin said the machine wasn’t damaged in any way, as apparently some type of device was used to trip the release on the machine. Richard Selking, of 1227 Master Drive, reported that sometime between 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and 1:30 a.m. Thursday a car compass, sunglasses, pencil container, flashlight and several smaller items were stolen from hie auto parked at the General Electric parking lot. ( Wayne Byerly, route 2, Decatur, reported that two hub caps were stolen from his automobile while it was parked at the G. E. lot between 3:30 p.rrt. Thursday and midnight. The three-bar hub caps were valued at S2O. i Motion Assigned To High Court Judge The motion to dismiss the appeal of the North Adams community school organization has been assigned to one of the judges of the supreme court, and if it is not decided by July 1, will go over to the September term of the court, John DeVoss, attorney for the North Adams community schools, stated today on return from Indianapolis. DeVoss acompanied superintendent Gail F. Grabill and board members Herb Banning and Richard Macklin to Indianapolis Friday. An exhaustive search through various departments disclosed that there is no way to vote again on the question of organizing the North Adams community schools, unless so directed by the supreme court. With that court’s recent decision, which organized the east district of Alien county, only an agreement between toe North Adams and East Allen community schools boards could free the north three townships of Adams county and the southeast three townships of Allen county, and this would have to be approved by the state school reorganization committee and -superintendent of schools. Also, there is no way that it could be set up to guarantee perpetual running of any school, or schools, in the district; only the final orthe board, and distribution of the assets, could be decided. DeVoss stated that he talked with the clerk of the supreme court, who told hen that he did not know to which judge the case was assigned, and that only the judges know this. The two most recent school decisions, KendallviUe and Allen county, have heavily favored reorganization. Option To Buy Land Extended To July 1 The option by the city of Decatur to buy the Harry Dailey farm north of Decatur for a waiter reservoir has been extended to July 1, John DeVoss, city attorney, stated this morning. DeVoss sidestepped any questions concerning the first check of the desirability of the land for a reservoir by soil engineers, and whether any further tests have been .made or are anticipated, and suggested that Mayor Carl D. Gerber be asked on his return next Monday: Mayor Gerber is out of town for the weekend attending a wedding. City clerk - treasurer Mrs. Laura Kohne also stated that she had no knowledge of what action has been taken, or is anticipated and referred all questions to DeVoss or the mayor. „ Topless Bathinq Suits Out Here, States Merchant Decatur girls may have to forego local purchase of any of the new topless bathing suits, it was learned today. At least one local store has turned “thumbs down” on any purchase of the suits, bare the entire upper portion of a girl’s body, much to the shock of bathers and police where they have been worn. It has been reported here that a boatload of girls, so dressed, nearly caused riots a few weeks ago at' Lake James, until they were escorted away l?y local police. Regardless of the gullibility of fashion - hypnotized women, who seem to follow any lead by those who design and sell new outfits, local law sternly prohibits indecent exposure, local authorities have warned, and a very dim view will be taken of those who try to test toe law.

Senate Passes Rights Bill

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The most sweeping civil rights bill since the reconstruction era, i passed by the Senate after the longest battle in its history, will be the law of the land by the Fourth of July. That was the promise of House leaders today as they cranked up legislative machinery to send the bill to the White House not later than July 2 or 3. The Senate bill will be received by the House Monday at 11 a.m. EDT. Because the Senate version of the measure is, in effect, a lengthy amendment to the House-passed rights bill, the House must now vote to accept or reject the Senate’s changes. One cloud cm the bill’s Horizon is a long-simmering political feud in the House which still js unresolved. Hie dispute centers on -a Republican promise to help clear roadblocks for quick House approval if the Democrats agree to a pre-convention recess on July 33. No such agreement has been reached as yet, but House leaders—without disclosing details — indicated they expected ho trouble. Reps. Emanuel Celler, D-N.Y. and William M. McCulloch, ROhio, the authors of the bill that passed the House Feb. 10, said that,, not all the changes made by the Senate during its 83 days of debate were to their liking. i “However, we believe that none of the amendments do serious violence to the purpose of the bill,” they said in a joint statement urging House acceptance of the Senate amendments. Speaker John W. McCormack D-Mass., hailing the Senate’s action as a major new step toward equality under law, signaled for the fastest possible House action to concur with the Senate changes and ready the bill for signature by President Johnson. ' The bill passed bfc*flhe Senate on a 73 to 27 roll call vote Friday after a historic debate gives the federal government vast powers, unequalled since the days immediately following the Civil War almost a century ago. It aims at erasing racial discrimination in voting, schools, employment, federal aid programs and in access to public accommodations and many private businesses open to the public. It has been in the legislative mill for a year. It was proposed by the late President John F. Kennedy on June 19, 1963, then embraced and pushed to passage by bis successor, President Johnson. Although - Republican leaders in both the House and Senate played a key role in its passage, it was assailed as unconstitutional by Sen. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., who voted against it.

More Education Is Urged By President

IRVINE, Calif. (UPl)—President Johnson said today he torses the day when “an urban extension service” operated by universities across die land will do tor city folks what the agricultural extension service has done tor farmers. “And I am asking the United States commissioner of education to meet with the leaders of “education — men like Clark Kerr — to see how that can come .to Johnson de- ’ ciared. "" • y ~~~~ • The President made the remark in a speech prepared far dedication of a new University of California campus at Irvine, about 30 miles from Los Angeles. Kerr is president of the university. Johnson’s Irvine appearance came on his way from San Francisco to Los Angeles where the emphasis of a series of speeched in a 2% day California swing was on peace, prosperity, military strength, various other foreign and domestic issues — and politics. At Irvine, the President dwelt almost entirely on education. He said he expects higher education in America “to cross many, new frontiers" in the next decade “and one of the most critical is the frontier of the city life.” “Now 70 per cent of our people live in urban areas likea Los Angeles,” Johnson . said. “Their needs are immense. But just as our colleges and universities changed the future of our

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Could Cause Defections Goldwater is toe front-running candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. His stand sent Shock-waves through Republican ranks and could cause some GOP defections when toe bill comes to a final House vote. House leaders said this would not affect toe final outcome, however. The bill was approved last Feb. 10 on a vote of 290 to 130. ~/ The passage of toe rights bill on the 83rd day of debate carried momentous implications that promised to sweep far beyond the lofty Senate chamber —to toe polling booths and, in President Johnson’s words, to toe hearts of every American. [‘No single act of Congress can, by itself, eliminate discrimination and prejudice, hatred and the President said. 4 If the forces of good will, compassion, decency and fair play can be brought to the battle, he added, ‘Then toe years of trial will be a prelude to the final triumph of a land ‘with liberty and justice for alL’ ’’ Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy, who with Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksfen and Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, D-Minn., helped draft toe final Senate bill, said in a brief statement that the Senate’s vote “must hearten and encourage President Johnson and ail Americans. I know how President Kennedy felt a year ago today and 1 know how pleased he would be now.” Rebecca Schindler Is Taken By Death Mrs. Rebecca Schindler, 82, of Geneva route 1, a lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 12:05 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been a patient two weeks. She had been ill for five weeks. She was born in French township May 16,1882, a daughter of Christian and Mary Moser-Lu ginbill. Her husband, Rufus Schindler, preceded her in death several years ago. Mrs. Schindler was a member of toe West Missionary church. Surviving are one atm, Alton _ Schindler, of Berne route 1; four grandchildren; nine-great-grand-children; one brother, Joseph Luginbill of Fort Wayne, and one sister, Mrs. Noah Ellenberger of Berne. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Yager funeral home in Berne, with the Rev. Armin C. Steiner officiating. Burial will be in MRE cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. today.

fawns a century ago, so they can help change the future erf our cities.” The President said America’s challenge is “to demonstrate to a watching and waiting world that democracy, not oommunism, represents the way to the future.” “I have come to California to ask you to throw off your doubts about America,” , Johnson declared. “Help us demonstrate to the world that people to compassion and commitment can free their fellow citizens from the bonds of injustice, the prisons of poverty, and the chains of ignorance. “Help us to open the doors of America’s abundance and freedom’s promise to every man, whatever his race, region or religion.” Friday, in San Francisco, he responded to a warm welcome from California Democrats by confessing he was “looking tor a job” from the voters in November. The Chief Executive, who still has not formally announced his candidacy, wrapped up a four-speech swing through California Friday with the “job wanted” line at a Democratic fund-raising dinner.” He moves south today to round out a 2V 2 day pre-cam-a paign sortie in quest of California’s improntant 40 electoral votes, second 1 largest state total. Johnson will fly back to Washington Sunday.