Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1964 — Page 1

Report Turkish Air Attack On Cyprus

NICOSIA (UPI) — Reports of a Turkish air attack on the Cyprus port of Polis, coupled with a renewal of heavy fighting between Greeks and Turks here, revived Greek fears of an imminent Turkish invasion. U.N. observers said four U.S.made FIOO jet fighters with Turkish markings strafed Polis Friday. In Ankara, Vice Premier Carnal Satir declined comment on the report. A Turkish fleet and three di- . visiqps of troops are masstd by Iskenderun, 100 miles north of Cyprus. The United Nations placed its peace-keeping troops on an “emergency standby,” and Greek Cypriot forces throughout the island were on an invasion alert. In Ankara, Turkish officials said the cabinet will decide on the basis of air reconnaissance photographs “whether or not to intervene” on Cyprus. Study Flights Ordered Officials said the reconnaissance flights were ordered Friday and today to -’“determine how serious is the plight of the Turkish Cypriot community” in the island republic. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Raymond Hare called on Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Cemal Erkin early today to inform him Washington is ready to do everything possible to prevent fighting.

Bobby Kennedy. To Run For Senate Seat NEW YORK (UPD— It is now all but certain that Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy will be the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Kenneth B. Keating informed political sources said today. The nomination of Kennedy has the hearty blessing of President Johnson, the sources said, and nothing less than a lastminute decision by Mayor Robert F. Wagner to become the candidate himself would seem able to .Stop a growings. “draft, Kennedy” movement. Kennedy himself is reported unlikely to do more than announce his "availability” to a draft movement, but that statement alone would be enough to trigger his legion of supporters, both upstate and in the metropolitan area, into action. The attorney general has privately told some of his supporters in New York he wants the nomination, the sources said. Friday he met with Wagner to seek the mayor’s approval of his candidacy, but there has been no word—either official or leaked, on the result of that meeting.

In The Good Old Summertime M £■ MA ’ JJ W V By J t r ~” .*+ • H LEMONADE STAND— Some of Decatur’s more industrious youngsters decided to boost their allowance earnings recently by setting up a lemonade stand. Pictured, left to right, are Alan Smith, Mark Fruchte, ’ Tim Feasel, Mike Fruchte and Susie Feasel.—(Photo by Mac Lean) ■ ■'■ • S , --■ . / , . :' ■■ '. -

In Athens, Foreign Minister Stavros Kostopoulos said he hoped the report of the Turkish air attack on Polis “does not mean the beginning of an insane. . .attempt to invade Cyprus.” He added that "Greece has taken all defense measures and its armed forces are in full preparedness.” Kostopoulos said the Greek government was uncertain of the meaning of the Turkish air action. The raid .against Polis, a port in northwestern Cyprus, was reported to have come from the Turkish mainland, only 40 miles distant. It was apparently ordered in retaliation for an attack by Greek coastal boats on the Turkish fishing villages of Mansoura and Kokkina in Cyprus. No Cease Fire Swedish Col. Jonas Waern, commander of a 1,000-man U.N. force sent into the Man-

Kennedys' Grandmother Dies Today BOSTON (UPD — Mrs. John F. Fitzgerald died today at the age of 98 without learning that her grandson, the late President John F. Kennedy, had been assassinated. The tragic news of the late President’s death in Dallas last Nov. 22 had been kept from her by relatives who feared the shock might kill her. She died at her home in Boston’s Dorchester section at 8:10 a.m. EDT. Mrs. Fitzgerald had followed with keen interest the careers of the late President and of her other grandsons, Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. D-Mass. She was the widow of Boston’s colorful “Honey Fitz,” twice mayor of the city and a three-term congressman whose last political campaign was his unsuccessful attempt to unseat Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, grandfather of the former United Nations ambassador. Born Mary Josephine Hannon, she was living in South Acton, Mass., when she met Honey Fitz,. .They, .were .married,. .Sept.. 18, 1889.

Autopsies Done On Slain Civil Rights Workers

JACKSON, Miss. (UPI) — An autopsy on the bodies of three slain civil rights workers became the subject of fresh controversy today while police pressed the search for the murder weapon. Failure to find the weapon used to kill the two white men and one Negro who were working on the “Mississippi summer project” was reported to be the

soura-Kokkina area, said he had found it impossible to arrange a cease-fire. • “They (the Greeks) say they have orders to attack in the area and are not permitted to negotiate,” he said. More than 1,000 heavily armed Greek Cypriot troops were reported to be in position along an arc from Kato Pyrgos to Pornos, sealing off the Turkish coastal villages. About 400 armed Turkish Cypriots were believed to be in the pocket. Friday night’s fighting in Nicosia broke out on Paphos and Ledra streets and continued sporadically throughout the eveing. Mortars, bazookas and rifles were used by both sides. Dense smoke drifted over the fighting area, but there was no report of casualties. INDIANA WEATHER Highs ranging from 76 to the 80s were forecast for today, lows 55 to 60s tonight, and lughs from the low to mid 80s Sunday. Skies are expected to remain cloudless through Monday at least, with a warmer trend Monday. ——

Johnson Flies To Texas I No Indication Os More North Viet Nam Attacks

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Official Washington relaxed today encouraged by reports indicating that Asian Communists presently plan no attacks in retaliation for the “battle of the Gulf of Tonkin.” President and Mrs. Johnson flew to their Texas ranch Friday night for the weekend and most State Department officials and Pentagon officers cautiously hoped for a weekend uninterrupted by further military action in Southeast Asia. Officials emphasized, however that the United States has no intention of lowering its guard in the ...tense, .-area. .They said that U.S. reinforcement of its

missing link in the case. Authorities continued their investigation while the first of three funerals for the victims was held. James Chaney, a 22-year-old Meridian Negro, was buried on a dusty hillside and was eulogized at services before a crowd of more than 700 in his home town Friday night. It was disclosed that a second autopsy had been conduct-

Local Girls Tennis Class Hears Fort Wayne Supervisor Speak vF WH BHLflni IWI W RRSr girls tennis — Everett Havens, supervisor of Fort Wayne tennis activities, spoke to the girls taking part in the tennis phase of the city's summer recreation program on Thursday. Havens is pictured above at the extreme left rear with the members of the class. Barney Brooks, local merchant and avid tennis fan, performed for the class on Friday afternoon. — (Photo by Mac Lean)

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forces in the Far East would continue as ordered by John-, sbn. ’ Congress Friday further bolstered Johnson’s hand and assured friend and foe alike that it overwhelmingly agreed with the President’s action against Vietnamese PT boat bases by approving a joint resolution upholding the decision. Resolution Is Passed The emergency resolution, passed by the Senate 88 to 2 and in the House by a 414 to 0 vote, approved “all necessary measures” by the President “to repel any armed attack Against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggres-

ed on Chaney’s body at the request of the family. The official autopsy report has not been released on any of the victims, but unofficially it was reported the- trio had been shot but not mutilated. John M. Pratt, attorney for the mother of Chaney, said the second autopsy was conducted by Dr. David M. Spain, a nationally recognized pathologist whose findings “go beyond anything I have seen reported in the press to date.” Pratt said he could give no further details before conferring with Mrs. Fannie Lee Chaney in Meridian, probably today, but other sources said the Spain report showed Chaney had been “much more brutalized" than had been reported. Pratt said a similar examination is planned on the body of Michael , Schwerner, another of hte victims, before his remains are cremated. The body of the third victim, Andrew Goodman. was returned to his family in New York for burial Friday. Schwerner and Chanev were staff members of the Congress of Racial Equality and Goodman Was a summer project volunteer worker. Chaney was the only among the victims. Project Nears End With the investigation into .their deaths apparently near a climax, the summer project' drew toward its planned conclusion on Aug. 24. Volunteers were told at the start of the summer this would be the cutoff date, giving them time to return, to their colleges and fall jobs. A snokesman for the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), sponsor of the project, said some volunteer recruits would be sfent fresh into Mississippi, even after Aug. 24, to round out the summer’s work.

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sion.” Minutes after tha congressional action, Johnson praised the votes as “a demonstration to all the world of the unity of =all Americans. They prove our determination to defend our own forces, to prevent aggression and to work firmly and steadily for peace and security in the area.” To keep the allies informed of U.S. preparedness and reasons for the raids on Vietnamese votes, former Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge is being sent by Johnson to their capitals to explain the purpose of the raids. ... .... . Lodge announced his mission

Pratt told a reporter that Spain, whose services were secured through the Medical Committee for Human Rights, was contacted 2 at Martha's Vineyard in New England where he was vacationing and asked to come to Jackson to conduct the examination on Chaney. "The examination was con-* 1 ducted because Mrs. wanted to be absolutely certain that all the information which could be gained from an examination of the body of her son had been learned and to reassure herself that no information was being withheld from her,” Pratt said.

New Store To Open Here

A smart, new women’s apparel shop will soon open in the former Teen Togs building, between Jani Lyn and Haflich & Morrissey on North Second street, Lowell Provencher, store operations manager for Mode O'Day in this section of the United States, announced this morning. The building, formerly owned by Mrs. C. A. Dugan, and purchased recently from her daughter by Morris Begun, will be extensively remodeled. 800 Retail Stores The new local store will be another link in the rapidly' expanding group of approximately 800 retail stores and nine ultra-mod-ern factories that stretch from Alaska to Florida and from Hawaii to Washington, D« C. The store will be operated locally by a Decatur owner, through a franchise arrangement with the Mode O’Day company. This will provide a real opportunity for an ambitious lady. Provencher staled, whether she has retail sales experience, or not. Only a limited investment is required, and full

after visiting Johnson at the White House for almost two hours. Details of the trip still are being worked out, Lodge said. No Mass Movements Intelligence reports' reaching Washington, meanwhile, have disclosed no mass movement of Chinese Communist troops toward Southeast Asia, nor changes in the disposition of troops in North Viet Nam, officials said. , There were no more Communist naval forces at sea Friday than there were before the stillunexplained North Vietnamese torpedo boat attacks that brought swift U.S. retaliation. The Chinese Communists, who have the only Red Air Force of any importance in the area> are carrying on no reconnaissance flights or transport missions. Highly placed authorities said they did not rule out the possibility that Asian Communists might yet decide to launch an offensive in Southeast Asia. But each day that passes without indications of such a thrust appears to lessen the chances that the conflict would widen, they said. Red China, while issuing the usual warnings that the United States must watch its step, is still talking mostly about the need for a new international conference on Southeast Asia, American authorities noted. At the same time, the Soviet Union has shown no sign of wanting to associate itself with

details will be available in an ad running in the Decatur Daily Democrat this next week. California Fashions Here in intimate specialty shop (Continued on Page Three) Two Injured In Fort Wayne Wreck Mrs. Albert Converse! and son Alan, 17, of route 5, Decatur suffered minor injuries in auto accident shortly before noon yesterday a* the intersection of Harrisop street and Fleming Avenue in Fort Wayne. The Converse! youih was the driver of the auto involved in the crash. He complained of chest pains and Mrs. Converse! suffered a puncture in her right shoulder. They were taken to Lutheran hospital where they were also treated for shock. Police cited the driver of the second car, Andrew R. Fagan of route 8, Fort Wayne, for failure to yield the right of way.

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the North Vietnamese position as that regime has come increasingly under the Influence of Red China in recent months. Mrs. Gerald Durkin Dies This Morning Mrs. Gerald R. (Velma) Durkin, 63, died at 10:15 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital following a severe heart attack last evening. Mrs. Durkin had just recovered from a series of broken bones; she had been teaching in St. Joseph’s Catholic school until her accidents. She is a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church. The daughter of Charles M. and LuCy Elizabeth Murray Ervin, she was born Oct. 20, 1901 in Decatur. She was married to Gerald R. Durkin, Decatur rural mail carrier on route 6, on June 18. 1940 by the Rev. J. J. Seimetz. Mrs. Durkin raised two sons, Patrick and Daniel, both seminarians at present. She is a graduate of St. Mary's, South Bend, and has taught in both the public and parochial school systems of Decatur. Survivors include the husband and two sons, and three sisters: Edith, Ethel, and Dorothy, of Decatur. Two brothers and a sister preceded her in death. The body was taken to the Gillig and Doan Funeral Home, where funeral arrangements were not yet completed. . , - • South Adams School Budget Submitted The South Adams community schools board has submitted a budget calling for a rate of $3.23. a reduction of six cents from the present figure, for 1965 year. The budget calls for a $1.23 special school fund rate, a $1.50 tuition rate, and 50c cumulative building fund rate. The special school fund budget is $291,420, the tuition fund, $550,409; bond fund, $9,182; cumulative building fund, $71,941 cafeteria fund, $80,000; book rental fund, $32,000; lease rental fund, $27,500. The lease rental fund has a balance large enough, with receipts from the special taxes and other pe venue. so that no levy is needed in 1965; the same is true of the bond fund, according to the legal advertisement.

Johnson Schedules Conference JOHNSON CITY, Tex. (UPI) — president Johnson called newsmen to his ranch today to comment- on issues expected to range from his anti - poverty program to the crisis in Viet Nam, The Chief Executive scheduled an 11:45 a.m. EDT news conference at his ranch. Under the ground rules, White House newsmen had to await return to the press headquarters at Austin, about 65 miles away, before they could file their stories. Johnson arrived at his LBJ Ranch near here at 9:20 p.m. EDT Friday night after a flight of almost three hours from Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The White House press ' contingent, which got to Austin aboard a chartered jetliner about three hours after Johnson reached Texas, received this word: —There was no imrpediate .comment on the House vote Friday which tentatively approved a $947.5 million poverty program along lines the Chief Executive recommended. — Johnson planned to met at 945 am. CST (11:15 EDT) at his ranch with reporters to discuss this or other pending issues. The poverty bill vote in the House was one of a number of issues confronting the President. There also was the Southeast Asia crisis, and developments in strife - torn Cyprus. With respect to Southeast Asia, Johnson met at the White House Friday with Henry Cabot Lodge, former U. S. Ambassador to South Viet Nam. Lodge announced afterward that he would visit allied capitals, at Johnson's request, to explain the U. S. position and purposes in the critical Asian area. Johnson, in the words of his press secretary, George E. Reedy, flew here to “take his reports with him and do the necessary studying.” He is expected to fly back to Washington Sunday. NOON EDITION Homer Brubaker Dies Friday Homer C. Brubaker, 80, formerly of Peterson died late Friday afternoon in Tampa, Florida, where he had lived for the last two years. He had been ill for two months and hospitilazed for two daysHe was born August 24, 1883 in Wabash, Ind., and was married on September 8, 1926 to Frances Ault, who survives. Formerly a tool and die maker in Marion, Ind., he and his wife moved to their farm in Peterson in 1943 and' left it to move to Tampa tyo years. While living in this area they attended the Antioch Missionary church. Surviving, besides the wife, are a brother, Otto Brubaker of Wabash and a sister, Mrs. William Gault of Wabash. Two brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. The body is at the Zwick funeral home in Decatur. Funeral services have been scheduled for 2:3o'p.m. Wednesday with burial in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2:00 p.m. Tuesday.