Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1964 — Page 1

VOL. LXII. NO. 191.

®1.86 Tax Levy For Decatur Civil City Proposed For 1965

Assail Senate Compromise On Apportionment WASHINGTON (UPD -=• Congressional opponents of the Supreme Court’s legislative reapportionment decision maneuvered their version of a delaying bill into consideration today, terming a Senate compromise version “not worth the paper its written on.” Rep. William Tuck, D-Va., asked and got the rules committee to call up a motion of his which would deny to the federal courts any jurisdiction over state reapportionment matters. The measure had been in the Judiciary Committee headed by Rep. Emanuel Celler, D-N. Y., an opponent of the restrictive move. He had refused to consider Tuck's bill. Rules Chairman Howard W. Smith, D-Va., announced he topuld consider toe measure, over protests of some - committee *merrib£rt who complained they had not been given notice of the hearing. The original move to delay court - ordered reapportionment was made in the Senate by Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen, Hl. A compromise on his version was reached Wednesday between Dirksen and majority leader Mike Mansfield, Mont. Other congressional news "• Medicare: Dr. Edward R. Annis, immediate past president ot the American Medical Association, opposed all forms of proposed health care programs now before Congress. He told the Senate Finance Committee that the measures would “each mark the first step in an unpredictably expensive, unnecessafry and dangerous venture by the federal government in the field of health care.” Passports: A House foreign <’faVs subcommittee approved a proposal to extend American passport validity from three to five years. The present two-year renewal period also would be lengthened to five years. Abu Stmbel: The Senate re-

Embargo Threatens Shaky Cyprus Truce

NICOSIA, Cyprus (UPI) — Greek Cypriots tightened a food and water embargo on Turkish Cypriot villages today, threatening the shaky Cyprus peace. Gen. K. S. Thimayya, commander of tire United Nations force on Cyprus, said he felt the current cease-fire is “only a breather” and predicted new fighting ahead. “Unless the Greeks stop their economic squeeze which is increasing generally throughout the island,” Thimayya said the cease-fire will not last long. , Furthermore, he said, the U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an increase in U.N. peace-keeping troops in the battie areas of Cyprus is useless. “That's what annoys me,” he said. “Resolutions are passed without them having the foggiest idea of what is happening on the ground.” A top United Nations source said the Greek Cypriot blockade had left several Turkish Cypriot communities without water and with severely restricted stocks of petroleum supplies. It wm reported the Turkish Cypriots were forced to drink brackish water. Canadian U.N. troops tried to

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* . I Motor Vehicle Fund I Distribution Higher | INDIANAPOLIS (UPD — About $16.6 million dollars is on its way to Indiana’s cities, towns and counties as their share of the quarterly distribution of motor vehicle highway and alcoholic beverage tax funds. State Auditor Dorothy Gardner announced Wednesday that the total distribution of motor vehicle funds for the April-May-Jtme quarter was $33.2 million, up 6.1 per cent over the $31.3 million for the same three months) in 1963. The counties get $10,640,114, cities and towns $4,967,834, and the state highway department $17,623,683. The gallonage tax on alcoholic beverages for the same quarter totaled $1.9 million, of whiqh $975,300 goes to cities and towns, £ down from $993,515 a year ago. E Here is the distribution of mo-s tor vehicle funds to counties: Adams, $88,843; Alien, $307:1 468; Blackford, $46,596; - Dekalb 6 $93,261; Huntington, $04,519; Ja? | - $88,134; Kosciusko, $158,258; La | Grange. $84,591. fi Noble, $107,524; Randolph, SIMAS6; SWben, S7WI Wabash? $100318: Wells, $57,898; Whitley, $90,530. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cool again tonight. Friday generally fair and not quite so cool. Low tonight 15 to 53. High Friday 74 to SO. Sunset today 7:44 p. m. Sunrise Friday 5:56 a. m. Outlook for Saturday: Increasing cloudiness and a little warmer with scattered showers or thundershowers by late afternoon or evening. Lows upper 50s. Highs upper 70s north to upper 80s south. fused to provide a sl2 million grant as part of a multi-nation effort to save the ancient Egyptian temples of Abu Simbel from flooding waters of the Aswan Dam. It recommended using money available from the sale of farm products to the United Arab Republic. The funds cannot, be taken out of the country under present U.A.R. regulations. .

deliver food and water supplies to Lefka in northwestern Cyprus, but were turned back by Greek Cypriots. It was feared the blockade could be a new tactic aimed at wiping out Turkish Cypriot resistance on this island. It was a move that could trigger new violence in the communal warfare that has brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of war and imperiled the NATO alliance. Turkish jet planes made machine gun and rocket attacks against Greek Cypriot positions around Kokkina in northwest Cyprus last weekend in an effort to relieve pressure on the Turkish Cypriot defenders. (Turkish Premier Ismet Ino* nu has sent Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev a message asking him to use his influence on Greek Cypriots to restore peace in Cyprus.) Meanwhile, it was announced that Greek Cypriot military leader Gen. George Grivas set up a conference with the U.N. command today to discuss establishment of new U.N. outposte in the battle-scarred northwestern section of "Cyprus.

[lncrease Os 21 Cents On Present levy The proposed Decatur civil city budget for 1965 has been, set at $1.86 per hundred dollars of assessed valuation, 21 cents higher nine cents higher than the originthan the actual 1963 budget and ally proposed '63 budget was a year ago. City clerk-treasurer Mrs. Laura Kohne said this morning that the increase is primarily a reflection of the fact that tax revenue for this year has not been as high as expected and that salary increases for the street, sanitation, police and fire departments have been included in the budget. The $1.86 levy, if approved by the state board of tax commission- = ers, would still leave Decatur’s 5 tax rate well below that of many g Indiana cities. Huntington’s prog posed tax rate for 1965 has been | set at $2.47, up 23 cents from last ■ year. Churubusco’s rate is $2.69, Sup 33 cents. Kendallville’s is Ss2 35, down one cent from last g year. •------ Hearing Aug. 31 —« A public hearing on the bpdrtt will "be held August 31 at the city, council meeting room. If the budget is approved at that meeting the council will pass an ordinance making the budget official. Tie city budget is subdivided into seventeen accounts. Eleven of these are general fund accounts and the other six are separate accounts. The eleven general fund accounts are: mayor’s offjpe, clerk-treasurer, city judge, common council, citv attorney, pity engineer, citv hall, poliep department, fire department, sanitation department ana health department. The six separate are: street fund, motor vehicle; highway fund, patk fubd, recreation fund, police pension fund' gnd firemen’s pension fund. The motor vehicle highway fund, is a new account this year, established by state law. "ft includes all funds directed to the cftyfrdm state gasoline tax revenue! General Fund The mayor’s office budget request for this year wag; $5,540, exactly the same as last year. The clerk-treasurer’s d»oartment budget request was $9 1 <B. sllO higher than last year. The ■ increase is due to increases to the accounts for temporary help and miscellaneous needs. The city judge’s renuest was $2:210, down $320 from la«t year. The decrease is in the judge’s equipment account, which last year included several hundred dollars for new furnishings. The citv attorney’s budget calls for $2,298. the same as last year. The budget for the common council is down considerably. Last year's proposed figure was S7O 978. This year’s is $6'1.268, $6,710 less because is does not include large amounts for furnishings or street lighting, as did last vear’s. NffwWe In this Vear’s budget is there any amount directed for street lighting Work. The city engineer’s budget is $7,590, $4,710 less than last year’s figure 0f. 412,300. Tie city hall budget j 556.745, un $5lO from last year’s $6,235 total. The police department budget reauest was $77,931. $5,754 over lest year’s request of $72,177. The raise is due primarily to silarv increases of five per cent and provision for new patrol csr purchases. The fire t department request, at $48,277, Is up $2,553. Here the increase is also due to proposed salary increases, which would double the small amount which volunteer firemen now receive. The largest single increase in a general fund account was in the sanitation department, which jumned from last year's figure of $24,862 to a request of $34,240 The increase is due to a cent wage increase for department employes and to the provi-

Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Thursday, August 13, 1964.

Another Delay Met By Dones Park Bill WASHINGTON (UPD—Hopes for passage of the Indiana Dunes National Park bill this year are all but dead here today. Rep. Wayne D. Aspinall, DColo., the chairman of the House Interior Committee, said in a letter to Rep. J. Edward Roush, D-Ind., Wednesday, "I regret that time will not permit us to do this. Roush had previously asked Aspinall to schedule the bill for consideration by his committee as soon as possible and to complete action on it during the present congressional session. -Roush introduced into the House a bill for the national park which was very similar to one which the Senate Interior Committee approved and sent on to the Senate floor. The legislation would create an 11,292-acre park on the southern tip of Lake Michigan with about.. $23 million in federal funds. The Senate committee passed the bitt to the chamber’s flofcwith a recommendation for early passage because industrial expansion was using up land lu the area and it the park were not established soon the land would no longer be available. Sen. Paul H. Douglas, D-111., one of the bill’s backers, and its prime sponsor, has said he hoped the bill would be passed by the Senate before this year’s adjournment. In the House, however, Rep. Charles A. Halleck, Republican House leader, has been opposing the legislation since its inception. The park would be located in Halleck’s home district, ...a. fact which adds weight to his arghments that the national park would hinder industrial growth in his district and squelch the proposed deepwater port at Burns Ditch. Airman Is Killed Workinq At Desk EL PASO, Tex. (UPD — A two-and-a-half ton Army truck plowed into S. Sgt. Melvin C. Gant, 33, Wednesday while Gent worked at his desk. Gant was sitting at his desk in the motor pool garage when the truck came through the door for repairs. Its brakes failed. Gant was killed. sion made for lease of a dumping grounds. The health department budget was down $l6O. The department's total request was $3,162. Total Rate Tie total tax rate for the eleven general fund accounts is 51.43. The combined rate for. five of the other six accounts is 39, bring'ng the total proposed levy to the $1.82 mark. There is no rate figure involved in the motor vehicle highway account, since it is simply a deposit for gas tax funds. The street department budget calls for a 12-cent levy, a threecent jump from last year’s ninecent figure. The increase is due primarily to ten per cent wage increases for department employes. The park department budget is set at 12 cents, up one cent from last year. The extra funds have been requested to help offset the expenses of a more extensive rccration program and the personnel it will require. Swimming pool revenue, estimated at $1,500, will be used to defray the remainder of the added expense. The recreation department, proposed last year at nine cents, is down to six cents this year — because of the pool revenue and the general good condition of the citv’s recreation equipment. - The police pension fund is up two cents, from six to eight cents to help meet the needs of added dependents. The firemen’s pension fund remains at one cent.

> Bans Public Gatherings After Riots

PATERSON, N.J. (UPD — Mayor Frank X. Graves Jr. banned all public gatherings until further notice today and said the hundreds of Negroes who battled outnumbered police during the night were “the lowest form of hoodlums that mankind can develop.” Graves told a news conference that the only gathering the order did not apply to was weddings. The city’s three public dance halls were ordered closed. Graves issued the order following the worst night of racial violence yet in two northern New Jersey cities. Rioters in Paterson and Elizabeth hurled bricks, bottles and rocks from rooftops -at police and threw molotov cocktail firebombs. Several minor injuries were reported among newsmen, police and hapless bystanders. Riaters Face Prosecution 7 In Trenton, the state capital, Gov. Richard J. Hughes told a news conference today the rioters face full prosecution under state law. “Violence in the streets, however, motivated, is going to be suppressed," Hughes said. Graves said he had considered a curfew for Paterson but had decided it would be unenforceable and would just invite further trouble. He said he fully expected more violence tonight. He called the rioters Wednes- - day night and- early today "“thelowest form of hoodlums that mankind can develop . . a hoodlum that will hide behind ’ a three story ledge and hurl bricks and, rocks tike size of your fist and arA ala symbcA of law and order." L Exonerates Rights Leader* Graves said he completely exonerated “responsible” civil 1 rights leaders from any blame for the violence. “Those fighting for rights equality have had no part in this,” he said. Graves said that one of the 30 men arrested in Paterson Wednesday night, Larry Ellis, pleaded guilty today to disorderly conduct charges and was ™ sentenced to a year in jail. «...

No Authority To Use Nuclear Arms

WASHINGTON (UPD — The : White House said flatly today that President Johnson had not- : given U.S. field commanders involved in the Vietnamese con- ■ flict authority to use ‘nuclear ; weapons. This question of authority over nuclear weapons arose at the White House in connection with a statement made Wednesday at Hershey, Pa., by Republican presidential nominee Barry M. Goldwater. Goldwater, in a press conference following the GOP unity meeting at Hershey, expressed the belief that Johnson’s orders to the U.S. Seventh Fleet carried with them authority to “use any weapons.” • The Arizona senator said “that from the language the President used, if you want to believe language at its face value, the commander could use any weapon* he chow. Now that in my book would include the whole inventory.” He said he was only quoting Johnson’s “admonition to his commander.” Goldwater said, “I don't know what went on in the orders; I haven’t seen the orders. But I read the papers and you »ay any weapons necessary, the public mind can imagine a lot of things.” White House Press Secretary George E. Reedy, questioned about the President’s orders to American forces involved in Southeast Asia, said: “I know of nothing in those statements or any of the sup--1 porting papers that would be - relevant to nuclear weapons or t would authorize the use of nuclear weapons and we would 'be very much interested in > knowing precisely what lani guage is being referred to. ..” I Reedy was then asked direct- ■ ly if Johnson had authorized use of nuclear weapons in Viet,

At least 30 Negroes were arrested in Paterson and 18 were arrestd in Elizabeth day night and early today in the worst racial rioting yet to hit New Jersey. During the rioting Elizabeth police fired pistols into the air and brandished night sticks freely to bring order. Paterson police used their night sticks when necessary but did not fire any shots. No looting was reported in either city. All available police were called to duty in both cities and police officials said the same numbers of officers would be pressed into action again tonight should violence erupt again. In Elizabeth an estimated 600 residents of the Pioneer Homes public housing project in the city’s historic but run - down dock section massed at First and Magnolia Streets where they screamed profanities at police, hurled fire bombs, and smashed windows. Elizabeth firemen reported blazes from Molotov cocktails at a dress shop, a two- family home and the Jersey Match < Co. All the fires were brought under control quickly. Raged For Hours The trouble broke out in Elizabeth at 10 p.m. and was not brought under control under shortly after 1 a.m. z In. Paterson, 20 miles north of Elizabeth, one Molotov cocktail was smashed against _. a__ public service bus, and another set fire to a vacant store at Montgomery and River Streets. Four persons on the bus were slightly injured and the side of the bus was scorched. Negroes kept off the streets for the most part, but hundreds of bottles, bricks and stones were hurled at police, reporters and passing cars from darkened upper - story windows of Negro homes in the city’s predominately Negro 4th Ward. Some 500 windows were broken during the Paterson rioting and the streets were littered with fragments, of glass.

Nam. “No.” Reedy answered. Goldwater had implied that Johnson gave the U.S. commanders involved in the Gulf of Tonkin retaliation authority to use tactical nuclear weapons if they thought it necessary. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara immediately issued a joint statement denying the Arizona senator’s interpretation of the event and describing his implication as “both unjustified and irresponsible.” Goldwater said that was the way he interpreted Johnson’s orders to the Seventh Fleet calling for aerial strikes against North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases in response to attacks on U.S. destroyers. The senator said he understood that Johnson told the Navy to use "any weapons” in its Aug. 4 air strike against the bases. He added that “when you say ‘any weapons necessary,’ the public mind can imagine a lot of things.” He said, however, that he had not seen the President’s orders to the Seventh Fleet. The issue arose in the context of the senator's belief that the NATO commander in chief in Europe should have authority to use tactical nuclear weapons in case of attack without first consulting the President. The denial from Rusk and McNamara said: "The President gave no authorization for the use of any nuclear weapons in the course of the episode in the Gulf of Tonkin, and he made no statement which could reasonably be interpreted to suggest that any authorization had been given. Sen. Goldwater’s interpretation is both unjustified and irresponsible.” •»

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Johnson Signs Highway Bill

WASHINGTON (UPD—President Johnson , Signed into law —today -a—tow-year, $2 billion federal aid highway program which he said witt benefit “the most important but often most neglected member of society—the American motorist." In the process, Johnson scrapped fenders with the emphasis Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater has placed on private, local or state activities in preference to federal. “The American people have never been contaminated, they have never been compromised by riding over highways financed, partly by federal aid," the Chief Executive said during a ceremony in the cabinet room. In what may also have been a taunt at Goldwater’s controversial suggestion about possible sale of TVA facilities, Johnson said: “I want the American motorist to know that things aren’t so bad we must sell off our public roads to the highest bidder in order for Uncle Sam to stay liquid.” Increase Included The highway bill totaled SSO million more than recommended by the administration. Congressional committees, saying road construction is a big genSchurger Is Named Hartke Coordinator Senator Vance Hartke (D-Ind.) has announced the appointment of Severin Schurger, Decatur, to serve as his campaign coordinator for Adams county. 5 The appointment was made on the recommendation of Dr. Harry Hebblel chairman of the Adams county Democratic central committee. Senator Hartke said that Schurger will serve as his personal representative' for activities in Adams county and will keep him abreast of developments in the area. He will work closely with the county chairman and other county residents in helping to re-elect the senior Indiana senator. "I am looking forward to working with Severin Schurger and am pleased that he has accepted the appointment”. Senator Hartke said. “Our efforts tills year will result in a, record Democratic victory and I know that Schurger will make a substantial contribution toward this end.” ■ The appointment was one of 92 announced this week by Senator Hartke, one for each Indiana county. The Hoosier lawmaker reported that a large number of Indiana voters have volunteered to help in his campaign and will be assigned tasks throughout the state.

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wKCSiii'ixm"-** ... erator of employment, approved an increase. The 10 states which will receive the greatest share of funds are California $60.2 million, Now York $57:8 million, Texas $57.8 rnflHon, Pennsylvania $42.6 million, Hhhqjs $42 million, Alaska $40.3 million, Ohio $30.5 million, Michigan $33.8 million, Missouri $25.5 million, and Georgia $24 million. The President was in a jovial mood during the bill signing ceremonv He said the American motorist is Someone "we couldn’t get alohg without, but »• we often talk as though we can't live with him.” = He said the motorist has been required to an. advance for the roads he uses but for too long there have been delays in building them. But he said that years ago the nation set out on a 16-year highway construction program which he described as "the most- ambitious . . . since the days of ancient Rome." Sees Live® Saved Johnson said this program "put more than one million Americans to work,” is already saving 3,000 lives a year and by 1972 will be saving 8,000 lives a year. “This legislation here today 'serves still another need,” Johnson said, "to help provide better primary and secondary highways and on a 50-50 basis with the states.” The bill, as Johnson noted, also authorizes millions of dollars for forest roads and trails, Indian reservation roads and bridges and parkways under tha National Park Service. Funds for the 41,000-mile interstate highways system are not included in this bill. They were authorized in 1961. The total mileage covered under the separate primary, secondary and urban road program is 845,000 miles in every county in the United States. No Surgery Needed For Sen. Kennedy BOSTON (UPI) — Dr. Herbert D. Adams, surgeon-in-chief of the New England Baptist Hospital, said today that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. D-Mass., would not have to undergo suergery because “very satisfactory normal healing is taking place” in his spine fractures. The doctor, also director of the Lahey Clinic, told a news conference that the late President's youhgest brother was "making an excellent recovery in all respects” from injuries suffered in a plane crash in Western Massachusetts June 19.