Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1964 — Page 1

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Khrushchev Sighted In ~ z * -7 • Own Car In Moscow; Say He Resigned, Not Ousted

Jenkins Is Cleared In Security Check

WASHINGTON (UPD—An extensive FBI investigation of Walter .W- Jenkins has turned up no information that the former presidential aide had ever violated security or been blackmailed because of his arrests on morals charges. But FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s report to President Johnson said that Jenkins, a 46-year-old father of six, admitted “having engaged in the indecent acts for which he was arrested" on Jan. 15, 1959, and again last Oct. 7. Jenkins, a top Johnson aide lor 25 years, resigned his White Hipuse post Oct. 14 after disclosure that he had been arrested on a morals charge the previous week. The President ordered an immediate FBI investigation of Jepkins and the circumstances surrounding his arrest to see if there had been any security violations. Under Strain. In an eigtyt-page statement Thursday night, Hoover said that many of those interviewed during the investigation — and Jenkins himself — said the two incidents for which he was arrested occurred during periods of “extremely intense emotional s’rain and physical exhaustion.” Jenkins also told the FBI that he had been “enticed" by the arresting officer to the 1959 jndjdent. On both Occasions J«nMis was arrested in the bgabjjwnt men’s room of the Waihiftgton YMCA. The room; deMtibed by city police as a fathering plfcce for sex deviMBs, has since been closed.

Hoover’s Body To Washington

&EW YORK (UPD—Herbert Clark Hoovet left his adopted city today and returned to the Capitol for final Homage from the people As thousands watched in siIfence the coffin bearing HooVfer’s body was taken from St. Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue and driven to PennsylVhhia Station for the trip to Washington. , Crowds three and four deep ' stood behind barricades as the coffin left the church accompattikd by a military honor guard. Several thousand more were Witching as the cortege arrived at the station. • The coffin was placed aboard a special funeral car and an honor guard took up positions ground it. Members of the famlib and other dignitaries, indfyding former Vice President gild Mrs. Richard M. Nixon, rOje in accompanying cars. The train left promptly at a-m. EDT for the nation’s atotal where the black-draped catafalque built for the funeral Os Abraham Lincoln and used twice within the past 11 months Was to be placed in the center < the Capitol Rotunda. ‘Hoover, who rose from the -■ humblest beginnings to become the 31st president of the United States, died Tuesday at the age His body had been at St. Barthetomew’s where it was viewed by thousands of mourners for two days. At 8:45 aJn., today it was carried from the, main door of the church by * servicemen representing the ; various military branches. j The weather was clear and£

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Jenkins now is undergoing treatment in a Washington hospital for “extreme fatigue” and high blood pressure. The FBI interviewed him at the hospital and also talked with more than 500 other persons, tracing his background from boyhood to the present. The FBI said that Jenkins could recall no other such acts other than those for which h was arrested. Extreme Fatigue “It was his belief that these two experiences had occurred after extreme fatigue and imbibing in alcohol; and extensive interviews of Mr. Jenkins’ coworkers and doctors'’sat the White House revealed that he was suffering from gross' fatigue and overwork,”- the-FBI said. . The FBI disclosed that Jenkins “has had limited association with some individuals who are alleged to be, or who admittedly are°, sex deviates.” But Hoover said there was no information to indicate that Jenkins “has ever engaged in improper acts with them.” These persons were not identified. After Jenkins’ resignation, top Republicans, including vice presidential candidate William E. Miller, charged that “such persons” notoriously were subject to blackmail and matters of national security could be involved. - ’Die FBI said its investigation “did not indicate that any classified data had been compromised.”

crisp and mourners stood on Park Avenue in front of St. Bartholomew’s Church with bowed heads.' Brief Ceremony , Jn the nation’s Capitol* the ceremony was to be brief, only a prayer and benediction by the Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, the Senate chaplain, and a formal wreath laying at the foot Os the bier by President John- *>»• The two remaining living forfoer Presidents, Harry S Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, will be unable to attend the service for Hoover. Truman is convalescing at his Indepen- ( dence, Mo., home from injuries he received in a fall in the bathroom and Eisenhower was hospitalized in Washington Thursday with acute laryngitis. The body will lie in state in the Rotunda until Sunday morning when it will be removed with military honors and flown to West Branch, lowa, Hoover’s birthplace, for interment. Rotunda Open The Rotunda will be open to the public so mourners can file past the bier until 9 p.m. EDT and Saturday until 9 p.m. Twice within the last 11 months mourners have entered the giant Rotunda to pay their last respects to fallen leaders. Last November record-breaking throngs viewed the flag-draped coffin of President John F, Kennedy. . - ■ Six months ago, Gen. Douglas MacArthur lay in state in the Rotunda April 8-9 before his . body removed for burial in i the MacArthur Memorial at Va. 1

MOSCOW (UPD — Nikita S. Khrushchev has been seen in his chauffeur - driven limousine in Moscow streets twice since his ouster, witnesses said today. The reports showed that Khrushchev’s personal status remains unchanged despite his fall from political power — at least for the present. Soviet sources this week denied reports he was under house arrest. The witnesses said Khrushchev was spotted in his black Chaika limousine near Moscow University on one occasion and in another part of the city on another. He was riding in the front seat with the chauffeur, as was his custom. Women—belived to be members of his family—were in the back. Another witness reported seeine Khrushchev strolling Thursday evening near Moscow University. He said Khrushchev, in a dark overcoat, was unsmiling. Authoritative Soviet sources said Khrushchev -quit his posts voluntarily last week and was the most surprised man in the Kremlin when his resignation was accepted. They said Khrushchev tried to use the resignation as a means of getting his way when called before his party lieutenants and criticized. He had done this at least once before, last February. But last week, his colleagues on the Central Committee voted about two to one to accept his resignation, the sources said. Foreign Communist criticism of the way Khrushchev was forced from power continued today. Th* Italian Communist party, jpost powerful in Western Etfrbpe, announced it is sending a delegation to Moscow to learn the facts about Khrushchev’s ouster. “Th* sudden character of the decision and the method used to carry it out cannot fail to bring into discussion more general problems regarding the development of debate and political life in Socialist countries,” the Italian party leadership said. On Wednesday, the French Communist party, second only ■ to the Italian in Western Europe, raised similar questions and announced the dispatch of a similar delegation to Moscow. The Italian party echoed recent statements from some of the Soviet satellites in praismg Khrushchev. In the Soviet Union since his ouster, the only references to Khrushchev have been critical. “The great and personal contribution Khrushchev gave to the effort to affirm the policy of peaceful coexistence and to open new roads to the Communist and workers moverrfent are not to be forgotten,” the Italian Communists said. ’ Four Float Entries Here On Halloween Walt Ostermeyer, chairman of the float division of the Callithumplan parade, has announced four float entries for the parade October 31. Rules for the contest call for all floats to be constructed utilizing the title of a phonograph as a theme. Die deadline for titering floats is October 26. Cash prizes totaling SBS are being offered by the Midwest Record Store which is sponsoring the float competition. , The four organizations entering floats and the themes they Will use • Order of the Rainbow for Girls, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow”; Girl Scout troop 222, “Toyland;” Cub Scout pack 2064 “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands;” Girl Scout troop 573, “Schoo! Days.”

Decatur, Indiana, 46733, Friday, October 23, 1964.

■w — ■■■ — — . ....I, ■ 111 -I Hobbs Campaigns In Adams County Today Max Hobbs, Democratic candidate for congress from the fourth district, campaigned in his native Adams county this morning, visiting Berne and Geneva. Hobbs, a lifelong resident of this area, and prominent Fort Wayne attorney, stopped in Decatur briefly this morning on his way to Berne, where he met many of the local residents. Hard Campaigner A hard campaigner, he has covered the north part of the district, especially Steuben and LaGrange counties, better than any recent Democratic candidate. Born in Decatur, he spent his early years on his parents’ farm near Monroeville, and his uncle, Ralph Hobbs, is presently town- . ship trustee there. He, his wife and two sons reside in Fort Wayne, where they attend Plymouth Congregational church. He is currently a captain in the Air Force reserve, and was an officer in the Air Defense Command- A graduate of Indiana University law school, he is a former member of the city attorney’s staff, a Scottish Rite Mason, and a former vice president of the adult psychiatric center of Northeast Indiana. t Best Job Possible Hobbs believes that President Lyndon B. Johnson has done the best oossible job to keep this country on even keel since the assassination of President Kennedy, and, if elected, he promises to give intelligent leadership to the nation, to helo formulate needed programs, codify and simplify old programs, and strengthen America against its enemies without and within. Hobbs strongly favors the food for peace program, backed by the churches of America, which has been opposed by his opponent. He favors strengthening social security, strengthening the national park system for improved recreational and sports facilities, and guaranteeing farm families their rightful and hard-earn-ed share of the nation’s prosperity. _ The Democratic candidate, who visited with President Johnson recently in, Washington, is trying very hard to meet as many of the nearly 200,000 people in the fourth district as he can. Grand Jury Probes Bonanno Abduction NEW YORK (UPD—A federal grand jury investigating organized crime broke off its underworld probe today to concentrate on the kidnaping of Mafia kingpin Joseph (Joe Bananas) Bonanno. U.S. Atty. Robert M. Morgenthau said the jury has been placed under tight security while it goes over all available information relating to Bonanno’s abduction in front of a Park Avenue apartment Wednesday morning. Bonanno was taken by two gunmen only hours before he was scheduled to testify before the grand jury. Bonanno was to have been the star witness, Morgenthau said, and his testimony could have been provided important information on underworld activities. He said the grand jury is primarily concerned with whether Bonanno’s abduction was a matter of obstruction of justice. Police fear Bonanno was killed to prevent him from talking to '"the ——-- In another development, police revealed that they have been unable to find Bonanno’s eldest son, Salvatore (Bill), 32. Police said Salvatore has not been seen locally since his fas ther was kidnaped.

Defense Head Pays Tribute To Intelligence WASHINGTON (UPI) — Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara says that last week’s nuclear test in China calls for no changes in U.S. military forces, although the blast does emphasize the danger of the spread of nuclear weapons. McNamara also sees no shifts in U.S. military plans as a result of changes in the Soviet government, other, than a sharp lookout for changes in Russia’s military setup. At a news conference Thursday, the defense secretary paid tribute to the American intelligence system which enabled Secretary of State Dean Rusk —to forecast publicly the Chinese explosion more than two weeks before it occurred. He described the Chinese nuclear device as "primitive,” sayinfe it was so unwieldly it could not be carried by a Work! War II 829 bomber of the type that dropped America’s first atom bomb on Hiroshima. The Chinese explosion had been described as roughly equivalent in force to that bomb. McNamara refused to predict when the Chinese might set off another explosion. He said that he had no particular regard for the state of Red Chinese nuclear’ technology. It will take China years to bring its nuclear technology to the stage reached by the United States, Britain and Russia, he said, and “years and years” to develop supersonic airplanes and missiles to carry nuclear weapons. McNamara dismissed as having "no significance” a suggestion by GOP presidential nominee Barry M. Goldwater that the Soviet Union might be evading the nuclear test ban by testing in China. He said the device detonated in China was so crude the Soviets could have gained no advantage from it. Turning to South Viet Nam, the defense secretary said both the political and military situations* in the Southeast Asian country were “serious.” He said the attempt to set up a new government there was "an extremely important development” in the struggle against the Communists. True Paul Gephart Dies Al Fori Wayne. True Paul Gephart, 67, of 326 West Baker street, Fort Wayne, and a native of Adams county, died at 11:35 p.m. Thursday at Parkview memorial hospital. Born in Adams county, he was a son of Phillip and Carrie E. Blayney - Gephart, but had lived in Fort Wayne for the past 40 years. Mr. Gephart served as a foreman! or th» Wabash railroad for 37 years. He was a member of the Moose lodge and the International Association of Machinists. Surviving are his wife, Mary; one daughter. Mrs. Harold Melchi of North Webster; one son, True Paul Gephart, Jr., of Decatur; three grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be con- *' ducted at 1:30 >.m. Monday at the Klaehn funeral home in Fort Wayne, with the Rev. Vernon Riley officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m; Saturday.

Youths Are Speakers■ At Rotary Meeting : James Brown and Robert De-' Voss gave Rotarians renewed confidence in America's youth Thursday night at the club’s weekly meeting at the Decatur Youth and Community Center." They described their experiences' at Boys’ State last summer and then challenged the men to take time to care. James Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Brown of route 5, and Robert DeVoss, son of Mr. and Mrs. John DeVoss of 310 N. Fourth St., had joined about 900 boys on the Indiana University campus last June. The boys are vice president and president of the senior class at the Decatur high school. DeVoss began by thanking the club tor the opportunity to attend Boys’ State. He was high in his praise tor the opportunity which the week offered to learn bow governments functioned. He felt the two party system was important to good government. DeVoss described a typical day which began at 6a. m. It included speeches by prominent officials and actual political experiences. Police, journalism and law schools were available. His party, the Federalist, was successful in the elections and he was elected mayor. He praised the high type of boys who attended and thought he established many lasting friendships. Brown then recalled several recent news items which seemed to indicate the people today simply do not want to become involved. i They apparently have no time for their fellowmen. People had become ill or were actually attacked in plain view of crowds, but these watchers could not be bothered to help. “If we hit the moon,” Brown said,- “will we take time to develop it?” He asked Rotarians not “to judge a book by its cover” but urged them to take time to fairly judge youth. His plea was that youth needs a fair trial and that people need to take time to recognize and appreciate them. Morris Begun was program chairman. W. Lowell Harper, president, announced that the local club will observe its annual career night November 12. High school students are invited to attend to learn more about the various vocations and professions. Three Depots For Christmas Gifts Gass Ready to Wear, Gas Company and Schnepf Realtor have donated space in their stores to serve as depots for Christmas gifts, collected for patients in the state mental hospitals and schools 'for the retarded. Mrs. John Brunso, chairman of the Christmas gift project for Decatur, announced that all Individuals and organizations interested in sharing their Christmas with mental patients may pick up a list of suggested gifts for patients and special tags which should be attached to the gifts at the depot. Gifts should be turned into the collection depot by December 1 since they are scheduled to be delivered to the Richmond state hospital (school for the retarded) for distribution to patients at special ward parties in midDecember. known race driver and chairman of the state Christmas gift committee, said, “It’s important that we cross the finish line in time so that all patients will be remembered this holiday season.” A total of 200 men's gifts and 200 women’s gifts, as well as 100 optional gifts, have been established for this area by the Christmas committee of the Indiana association for mental health. The annual Christmas gift collection program of the Decatur association for mental health is one of the many programs under taken for the benefit of the mentally ill and retarded in Indiana. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and cool tonight. Sat’ urday mostly warmer with oouthwesterly winds 12 to 20 miles per hour. Low tonight in the 36*. High Saturday M to 66. Sunset today 5:55 p. m. Sanrise Saturday '7:05 a. m. Outlook for Sunday: Partly cloudy and a little cooler north. Mostly <> sunny south. Lows in the 3(h. Highs 50* north to 60s south.

. REDDY FEATHER SAYS: "TODAY'S DECATUR AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE COMMUNITY FUND - boy SCOUTS TOTAL IS GIRL SCOUTS $15,625.14 CRIPPLED CHILDREN SOC. The Goal Is LITTLE & PONY LEAGUES $29,834 W us - 0 YOUR HR . SALVATION ARMY Community Fund MENTAL HEALTH Still Needs WT COMMUNITY CENTER $14,208.86 AMERICAN RED CROSS Give The United Way

UAW Council Meets On Pact

DETROIT (UPD—The 240member General Motors National Council of the United Auto Workers was scheduled to meet today to decide whether to recommend ratification of the national contract reached with the auto firm. Favorable action could result in a speedy end |o the 29-day-old GM strike and a return to TWO SECTIONS Adler Is Reelected Farm Bureau Head Lester Adler was reelectec county chairman of the Adams county Farm Bureau at the annual meeting, held Thursday night at the Adams Central-school c?£etena. , v „.., Other officers of the county farmers organization are: Homer Winteregg, reelected vice chairman; women's Farm Bureau leader, Mrs. Orval Neuenschwander, reelected; secretarytreasurer, Carlton C. Steiner, reelected; assistant women’s Farm Bureau leader, Mrs. Erwin Fuelling, replacing Mrs. Harrison Miller; pet and hobby leader, Mrs. Paul Brehm, reelected; assistant pet and hobby leader, Miss Icel Shanks, reelected. Marion Stackhouse, of the commodity committee department of the Indiana Farm Bureau, was the guest speaker, stressing the maqy serious problems to be faced by farmers in the immediate future.

Ristine Speaks In City This Morning

Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard O. Ristine made a 40-minute stop in Decatur today as part of his whirlwind helicopter tour which is carrying him to 34 counties during the final days before the November 3 election. The three-passenger helicopter, carrying Ristine, his wife and an Indianapolis pilot, touched down in the field across from the Decatur Youth and Community Center at 8:20 this morning. Ristine chatted with local Republicans and introduced himself to persons who had come to the center for his appearance. His stops today include Hartford City, Anderson, Indianapolis, Connersville. Greenville, Paoli. and Bedford. At Jhis Indianapolis appearance, he will address a dinner meeting of the Indiana broadcasters association, sharing the speaker’s platform with his Democratic opposite number, gubernatorial candidate Roger Bra* algin. Ristine said this morning that he considers the most important issue of the campaign to be the competitive in the acquisioh of challenge of making Indiana so new industries that there will be no problem in securing jobs for the state’s residents. Quality Education This task, he said, involves many things. He said that it includes the necessity for maintaining a sustained effort for quality education at all levels. He said that the state should also work to produce a balanced tax' structure, based on a flat rate net income tax. He added that he would favor eliminating prescription drugs and home-used food from the provisions of the state sales tax. ’’With this tax structure,” he said, “we can hold down property tax rates and still provide good education which will enable opt

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limited production by the giant auto firm by the middle of next week. The UAW and GM reached a national contract agreement Oct. 5, but a nationwide strike was called because local settlements had not been reached at the company’s 130 plants acrdss the country. Settlements of local issues have dragged out ever since, and up to Thursday night, 97 of the 130 local bargaining units had reached agreements, representing more than two thirds of the union’s 360,000 GM workers. The UAW also ordered all GM locals throighout the country to hold meetings Sunday to vote on acceptance or rejection of the national contract. Then, if a majority of the locals approved the national con* tract, the strike would end for all locals that had their local settlements wrapped up. For ~>e >sU -UAW. VfiJtf Leonard Woodcock said it was conceivable they could vote to go back to work “if they feel the unsettled issues are not worth a strike.” Woodcock said the union's decision to hold a GM National Council meeting today, and call the union locals into Sunday meetings was due in part at least to President Johnson’s action Wednesday in expressing concern about the prolonged GM strike. Johnson had expressed concern that the strike, * if continued, could seriously affect the continued upward thrust of the nation’s economy. It was estimated that the ‘strike- already has cost GM workers upwards of, S2OO million in lost wages.

youth to complete effectively for jobs in the space age.” “We must do everything we can,” he said 1 ; “to attract more ~ industry and to keep the industry which we now have. Speaking on tourism, he said that the southwest and ern portions of the state have shown the most progress in utilizing their historic and scenic assets and in making their own populations aware of these assets. Complete Survey He also said that he would favor completing a now-discontinued state-wide survey of county roa<| mileage. The survey was begun last year under a federal grant About half of the state’s ■ countied were surveyed and many of them were found to have been reporting excess mileage far a number of years. The reported rrrile&ge ' figures are used as a basis for distribution of state gasoline tax funds. Adams county’s annual report has been the most accurate in the state, which means that the county has been losing money to the excess-mileage counties. Ristine said that the survey should be completed because, “distribution of state tax funds must be made accurately. Just as we must have uniform law enforcement we must have a uniform distribution of gasoline tax funds so that no county is penalized and no county gets a windfall.” Ristine said that if a grant could npt be obtained to complete the survey, then the work could be done by cooperation between the state and the counties: He expressed high hopes' for the success of tha' campaign. “We have a lot of thMgs going for us id Indiana,” he said. “I don’t have a defeatist attitude—about either the election er the future of the state of Indiana.’*'