Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 252, Decatur, Adams County, 24 October 1964 — Page 1

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Communist Guerrillas Shoot Down U. S. Plane, Seven Are Feared Dead

LBJ Resumes His Campaign

WASHINGTON (UPD—President Johnson resumes campaigning today with a jet-speed southern effort to reclaim border state Tennessee for the Democrats' and hold its two Senate seats. The Chief Executive, who suspended his campaign for two days because of the death of fopmer President Herbert Hoover, speaks today in Tennessee and Maryland. He scheduled speeches in Memphis and Chattanooga, winding up his day with an address at a banquet in Baltimore tonight. Democratic strategists have been concerned about the civil rights , “backlash” in both states.' Although Maryland went Democratic four years ago by about 75,000 votes, Tennessee and its 11 electoral votes ended up in the GOP column by approximately the same margin. Chooses Same Site Republican presidential nominee Barry M. Goldwater drew one of the biggest rally cdowds of his campaign at Memphis a few weeks ago. The President, whose street crowds generally • have outnumbered those of his Opponent, was speaking today at the same riverfront site in downtown Memphis. Johnson made an earlier campaign appearance in Nashville and visited Knoxville, Tenn., during his so-called nonptilitical “poverty tour” some weeks before the Democratic national con vent ios. Both civil rights and governniept policy toward the Tennefcsee Valley Authority (TVA) are sensitive issues in Tennessee. Goldwater voted against thd civil rights bill, but he is believed to have hurt his cause in the state by talking about selling some < TVA facilities. Two Senate Races Tennessee is the only state

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WASHINGTIN (UPI) — The United States has found no evidence that Red China is sincere in its announced desire to discuss nuclear disarmament. Officials said, however, that if Pelting comes up with any “constructive ideas” through diplomatic channels they will be considered. ! A State Department spokesman said Friday the United States is ready to discuss nu- , clear disarmament with Communist China whenever Peking has something “constructive to say.” But he made it clear that America sees little possibility for any worthwhile moves at this time. Suggests Discussion State Department Press Officer Robert J. McCloskey made the observations when asked to comment on a suggestion by United Nations Secretary General Thant. Thursday Thant suggested a discussion among the five nuclear powers — the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Red China — on prohibition of all tests and means of preventing the spread of nuclear and other weapons. The U. S. spokesman said the State understood Thant was not suggesting a formal conference but a “dia-

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with two Senate races this year. Both seats are now held by Democrats. Sen. Albert Gore is favored over Republican challenger Dan H. Cuykendall, a Memphis businessman. But Democratic Rep. Ross Bass, seeking the remaining two years of the late Sen. Estes Kefauver’s term, has a rougher fight against Howard H. Baker Jr., a Knoxville atjprpey and son-in-law of Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen, 111. Johnson’s speech in Baltimore was to be at a Democratic dinner in the Fifth Regiment Armory. Maryland Republicans are battling to save the Senate seat of J. Glenn Beall, who. is being challenged strongly by Democrat Joseph D. Tydings, son of the late Sen. Millard E. Tydings. | Michigan City Man Killed In Michigan MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (UPD — Fred Westphal, 34, Michigan City, was killed and his wife, Louise, 32, was injured early today when their car went out of control in nearby New Buffalo, Mich., and smashed into a utility pole. Mrs. Westphal was brought to a hospital here for "treatment. 17-Year-Old Soldier Dies Os Meningitis FT. ORD, Calif. (UPD — A 17-year-old private died from meningitis early today, the fiftenth death attributed to the disease during an outbreak here that has affilicted 95 persons. The Army announced the parents of Pvt. Jack E. Thomas, 17, of Camarillo, Calif., were with him when he died.

logue” among the five powers. If this is so, he continued, “the channels for such a dialogue are open.” McCloskey pointed out that the British, Russians and French have diplomatic representatives in Peking while the United States has “periodic talks” through meetings between its ambassador to Warsaw, John Moors Cabot,. and the Chinese envoy in Poland. It is obvious, McCloskey said, that “at some stage in the disarmament porcess all militarily significant nations must participate in arms control agreements if such agreements are to have any real meaning.” Not Ruled Out He said that Red China was considered by the world to be “militarily significant” and the United States had never ruled out “participation of any country in disarmament negotiations.” The State- Department spokesman made it clear, nevertheless, that the United States does not envisage at this tim any formal five-power conference which would include Red China, nor its participation in the U. N. - sponsored Geneva disarmament conference which has been going on since March, 1962. A— — J r— —-r— » s

SAIGON, South Viet Nam (UPD — (Jommunist guerrillas today shot down a U.S. Air Force C 123 transport plane loaded with a supply of ammunition. The five Americans and two Vietnamese aboard apparently were killed. State Traffic Toll Increased To 1,101 Single-death accidents in the pre - dawn hours boosted the weekend toll to six today, raising the 1964 Indiana traffic fatality toll to at least 1,101, compared with 1,052 a year ago. Mohsen Ariamehr, 20, Iran, a foreign student at DePauw University, Greencastle, was killed today when his car swerved to avoid a barrel barricade at a construction site on C.S. 40 near Bellville. The car hit another barrel and rolled over, trapping the victim underneath. A passenger, Erik Munsch, 22, a DePauw student from the Netherlands, was injured. Warren Lynch, 35, Richmond, was killed today when a car driven by John Eaton, 21, Richmond, lost control on a curve of Indiana 227 in Middleboro and hit a tree. Other passengers injured were John Tyre, 23, Union City, Ohio, and. Brown Miller, 31, Richmond. Algin Trent, 29, Knox, was killed today on a Starke County road seven miles east of North Judson when his car collided in the middle of the road with a car driven by Jerry Buttons, 21, North Judson, who was seriously injured. Kenneth Elmore, 29, Spencer, was killed Friday night when his car collided headon with a truck on Indiana 67 two miles north of Gosport. Truck driver Francis Howell, 55, Sharon, Pft;, was slightly Injured. Mildred Sue' McCullough, 23, R.R. 2, Terre Haute* was killed late last night when her car rolled on and off the edge of U.S. 231 north of Crawfordsville and finally spun into the path of a tractor. trailer truck. James Graves, 25, Camden, was not injured seriously in the truck. Thom'as Elkins', 64? 1 Oolitic, was killed early last night when a car struck him along Indiana 37, eight miles south of Bloomington. Loran Clemans, 46, the driver, said he was blinded by lights of an approaching vehicle.

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PARADE BAND JUDGES—-The above three men have been named judges for the bands in the Callithumpian parade in Decatur Halloween night, Oct. 31. Dr. Curry, Fort Wayne optometrist and former Hoagland school teacher, has judged musical festivals throughout Indiana and Michigan, including the parades here in 1962 and 1963. He was a music educator for 12 years at Kendallville and Coldwater, Mich., and for several years played first trumpet with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic orchestral. He is a graduate of the Indiana University school of optometry. Platt, orchestra director at Fort Wayne North Side, is a graduate of I. U. and has done graduate work at Ohio State University and Kent University. After serving in the U. S. Air Force, he was assistant band and orchestra director at Defiance, 0., later director of orchestral activities at Lakewood, 0., high school. He played in the Fort Wayne Philharmonic orchestra. Defiance College orchestra, was first clarinetist for two years with the Indiana University Philharmonic orchestra, and was for three years a member of the I. U. “Marching Hundred" and symphonic band. Smith, a native of Orlando, Fla., is director of bands at Fort Wayne North Side. He graduated with a B. M. degree at Butler University, where he was head drum major for the marching band for three years. He was also the baritone horn soloist on tour with the Jordan College of music and wind ensemble and brass ensemble. He has taught instrumental music for five years at the Smith-Wall-bridge summer band camp, and at the state reformatory at Pendleton for one year while attending college.

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A U.S. military spokesman said the plane was downed while on a resupply mission to the Bu Prang Special Forces camp in Quang Due Province, 100 miles northeast of Saigon. He said it was “unlikely” there were any survivors. He added that rescup craft flying over the wreckage “reported seeing the aircraft burning and ammunition aboard exploding.’’ The massive twin-engined “Provider” transport was one on two U.S. Air Force planes on the resupply mission. The spokesman added that those aboard the crashed plane were three crew members from the U.S. Air Force, two soldiers of the U. S. Army Special, Forces, and two Vietnamese believed to be military men. Meanwhile, the hunt continued for a missing U.S. Army Special Forces officer who was captured during a battle Thursday and was last seen being taken toward Cambodia by his captors. The officer was identified by an American military spokesman as Capt. Herman Y. Towery, whose wife lives town, S.C. Her home address is P.O. Box 208. The South Viet Nam Foreign Ministry formally charged today by “Cambodian soldiers” who were helping Communist Viet Cong guerillas in the border area battle. The Vietnamese govrnmenit demanded that neighboring Cambodia return Towery immediately. The U.S. embassy in Phnom Penh formally asked the gcambodian government Whether it had any information about Towery. Both the Vietnamese government and the U.S. military here said Towery was taken prisoner on Vietnamese territory near the border with neutralist Cambodia. ghe then was reported taken across the border. A U.S. military spokesman said earlier that air and ground operations were continuing in the area today in an attempt to rescue Towery. The scene of the incident is only about 300 yeards inside Vietnamese territory. U.S. officials said they were not certain Friday whether the captors were Communist Viet Cong guerrillas or Cambodians. The Vietnamese note to Cambodia today identified them as Cam-

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bodians. 2 •In political developments, a spokesman for Viet Nam’s high national council predicted that the 17-member groupd would choose a new chief of state by “It must be today,” the spokesman said. Earlier, the council had said its choice would be known Dy Friday. The decision must be made by Tuesday, when MajX Gen, Nguyen Khanah has promised to turn his military government over to civilian rule. Attend Meeting Os Junior Heart Board Twenty members of the local Junior Heart board attended the 10th annual fall meeting of the Indiana board/ held Friday at Indiana University, Bloomington. The day’s session opened with registration in Whittenberger lobby at 9 a. m., followed by a ‘'get acquainted” hour. The business meeting was opened at 10 a. m., with the welcoming address by Wray Hiser, president of Junior Heart. A strip entitled "Youth in Action,” was shown. It depicted the history and purpose of Junior Heart board. Members from various active counties told of some of their projects. Following luncheon, a “queen of hearts” was elected to reign over Indiana for one year. Prior to yesterday’s meeting, each county selected its own queen, and Miss Teresa Heimann was elected as, Adams county queen. • From these county queens, seven district representatives were chosen. Miss Sandy Schopnville was elected as state queen, and princes chosen were George Spickelmeier, the delegate from Northeast Indiana, and Jeff Carlson. Following the coronation, the members were taken on a tour of the campus. Adams county members attending were Teresa Heimann, Georgiana Gase, Louann Becker, Ruth Schultz, Cheryl Reynolds, Ann Baker, Susan Walter, Vickie Hess, Sharon O’Shaughnessey, Nancy Ehinger, Therese Schultz, Rosemary Clark, Colleen .O’Shaughnessey, Sandra Sutton, Gretchen Andrews, Barbara Keller, Barbara Schultz, Mary Alberding, Barbara Reed, Darlene Hurst.

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Children To Conduct UNICEF On Tresday Children from 14 churches in Decatur will again ring doorbells throughout the city next Tuesday evening, voicing the familiar greeting of “Trick or Treat for UNICEF’ They will have cannisters and identification for UNICEF (United Nations’ children’s fund), and will be asking for donations for needy children all over the world. Some of the good deeds being done through this fund are nutrition projects, disease control, health services, family and child welfare. Decatur churches with children participating in the Tuesday evening campaign are First Christian, Bethany E. U. B„ Trinity E. U. 8., First Presbyterian, Church of God, Nuttman Ave. U. 8., Church of the Nazarene, First Methodist, Union Chapel E. U. 8., Assembly of God, First Baptist, Zion United Church of Christ, Zion Lutheran, and St. Mary’s Catholic. NOON EDITION Bontrager Visits In Decatur Monday D. Russell Bontrager, Republican senatorial nominee, will become the second Republican candidate to visit Decatur by helicopter during the present campaign when he lands near the Decatur Youth and Community Center at 12:45 p.m. Monday. Local Republican candidates will be present for Bontrager’s appearance, which will be open to the public. Coffee and dough-, nuts will be served. Bontrager will come to Decatur after making stops in Fort "Wayne and Auburn. Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Ristine, also campaigning by helicopter was following much the same schedule when he stopped Friday in Decatur. After leaving Decatur the Bontrager helicopter will fly to Marion and Kendallville. On Thursday Bontrager will continue his whirlybird jaunt with a foray into the tenth congressional, district. Bontrager, a native of lowa, came to Indiana in 1933 and was admitted to the Indiana bar in that year. Since then he has practiced law in Elkhart. He was city judge of Elkhart from 1939 to 1942, was Elkhart county prosecutor from 1944 to 1947, and has been the state senator from Elkhart county since 1949. He is married and has three sons.

Adopf-A-Patient Program Pushed Each year during the months of .November and December, many Adams county residents apply for the adopt-a-patiept program sponsored by the Adams county assication for mental health. The purpose of the program is to find friends for the patients is the state hospitals and schools for the retarded who may have been forgotten by their families or who need an additional outside contact. The adopter agrees to write to the patient regularly. Many adopters find that they enjoy visiting the patient at the hospital and sending funds for canteen books and mailing gifts on special occasions. Most of the applications received from prospective adopters during November and December as* that their assignments be mide before Chrfttmas so that they may send their patients a Christmas gift. A minimum of six weeks is required for the processing of the application to find for the adopter a patient with similar interest and background. It takes even longer during die busy holiday season. Residents who wish to have a patient assigned in time for Christmas must give the application no later than Nov- 1 to Mrs. Arley Sprunger, adopt-a-patient chairman of the Adams county association for mental health. & Additional information and application forms , may be obtained by contacting Mrs. Arley Sprunger, 235 Lincoln Street, Geneva, Indiana.

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Capital Pays Final Tribute To Hoover

WASHINGTON (UPD— The nation’s capital paid its last tribute today to former President Herbert Hoover, who weathered depression-born scorn to win a place In the hearts of his countrymen as a great humanitarian. The flag-draped coffin containing the body of the late chief executive lay in state in the Capital Rotunda, where it was to remain on public view until 9 p.m. EDT tonight. Sunday it will be flown to Cedar Rapids, lowa, for final services. Burial will be in Hoo- » ver’s hometown of West Branch, lowa. President Johnson led the Knudsen Girl Dies Friday Afternoon Jeanne Marie Knudsen, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Knudsen, 341 South Fifth street, died at 2:50 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Northern Indiana Children's hospital* at South Bend. The child had been ill since birth. She was born in Decatur Dec. 28, 1957, a daughter of J. S. and Betty Stueber - Knudsen. The parents are members of the First Presbyterian church. Surviving in addition to the parents are one brother, Jon Knudsen, at home; three sisters, Misses Marilyn, Cheryl and Kathleen Knudsen, all at home; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. K. J. Knudsen of Cadillac, Mich., and the maternal grandmother, • Mrs. Elizabeth Stueber, who resides with the Knudsens. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Winteregg - Linn funeral home, with the Rev. Ray J. Walther officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today until time of the services. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and warmer today, tonight and Sunday. Low tonight mid 30s north, low 40s south. High ’Sunday upper 60s. Outlook for Monday: Fair with little temperature change.

Persons In Chutes Permitted To Vote

Adams county circuit clerk George Bair said this morning that the county election board has ruled that all persons standing in the 50-foot chutes at polling places will be permitted to vote after the 6 p. m. poll closing deadline. Nov. 3. The board’s ruling is actually an endorsement of a similar ruling made September 2 in a split vote by the three-member state election board. The two Democratic members of the state board, Gov. Matthew Welsh and James Noland, voted to allow those in the chutes to cast their votes. The lone Republican member, Edwin Steers, father of attorney general Edwin Steers, voted against allowing ballot castbig after 6 p. nd. election day. The ruling mailed to county clerks by the state board read, “The state election board, in an effort to clear up the misunderstanding in the ninety-two (92) counties in. Indiana over who may vote at the closing of the polls at 6:00 o’clock p. m. hereby resolves as follows: That all those persons standing in a single line at 6:00 o’clock p. m. within the chute and within fifty (50) feet of the

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host of government officials and dignitaries who came to the vaulted rotunda for services Friday. Johnson placed a red, white and blue floral wreath at the black catafalque used as a resting place for chiefs of state since the time of Abraham Lincoln. 15,000 Pass By About 15,000 persons passed through the rotunda to pay their last respects when it was closed for the night at 9. Police said they expected the crowds to be heavier today. Friday’s services were preceded by a funeral procession in which Hoover’s body was parried by horse-drawn caisson from Union Station to the Capitol. Johnson met the funeral train from New York and rode in the procession behind the caisson. Hoover died in New York Tuesday at the age of 90 from internal hemmorhaging after recurring illnesses during the last year. Johnson, GOP presidential nominee Barry M Goldwater and other political leaders attended memorial services in New York Thursday. Friday’s observances marked the third time in the last year Washington had seen the funeral of a fallen leader. The body of the late President John F. Kennedy was borne to the rotunda last November, and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur also lay in state there in April. Chaplain Deliver* Eulogy The Senate chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris gave a brief eulogy to the man who left the White House during the depths of the depressionin 1933 but won admiration for the work he did to benefit mankind. “The amazing record Herbert Hoover has left in the accomplishment of rescuing enterprises under our starry banner and belting the needy earth speak for themselves in almost unbelievable results far beyond any poor power of ours to add or detract,” Harris said. “He believed that the clouds were lies and that the blue sky is the truth . .. “Meekly he came through the fires of criticism to adulation and coronation in the heart of the nation he had served so faithfully ... always he word the white flower of a blameless life.” ’ " I

polling place shall be considered within the precinct polling place, and, therefore, entitled to cast their votes at the general election.” Follow State Board After the state board issued this ruling, Steers, acting independently, wrote all the county clerks in the state, telling them that they would be violating the law by following the ruling. At least one Republican county clerk stated his intention to close the polls at exactly 6 p. m. Notified of this proposed action, Gov. Welsh said, “There is a distinct possibility that this action (closing the polls) will constitute a violation of federal statutes.” Steers had said that he believes that several of the state’s 46 Republican county clerks will honor his advice and close their polls at exactly 6 o’clock. When the controversy developed. Bair called a meeting ot the Adams county election board and the board voted to accept the state election board ruling. Bair said that a copy of the ruling will be given to officials at each polling place in the'county.