Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 277, Decatur, Adams County, 23 November 1964 — Page 1

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TWA Jetliner Explodes At Rome Airport; Fear More Than 50 Are Dead

ROME (UPD—A Trans World Airlines jetliner With 72 persons aboard exploded and burned today while taking off from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. Witnesses said the pilot tried to halt the plane’s take - off, veered off the runway and crashed into a construction steamroller. Police feared more than 50 persons were killed. At least 19 survivors were rushed to four hospitals in the area, where some were reported in critical condition. Began In Missouri The giant Boeing 707 jet flight began in Kansas City, Mo. It had stopped in Rome and was headed for Cairo when the disaster occurred at 2 p.m. (8 a.m. EST). It was the first fatal jet crash involving a U.S. carrier on transatlantic lines and the first plane disaster at Fiumicino Airport since it was built in 1960. An airlines spokesman said the plane was carrying 29 regular passengers, 26 dead-heading airline employes, and a doublecrew of 17, including six French air hos’esses going to Athens to pick up another flight. Streaking Down Runway The big jetliner was already

Congo Troops Continue Move

LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo (UPD—Congolese army troops today advanced to within four hours by road from Stanleyville' where the pro-Communist rebels were reported to have postponed again their threatened execution of Dr. Paul Carlson, an American missionary. Carlson, 36, of Culver City, Calif., is under a rebel death sentence as a “mercenary spy.” He first was sentenced to die last Monday but was given a one-week reprieve following widespread protests. Rebel “foreign minister” Thomas Kanza was reported to have assured U.S. Ambassador William Attwood that Carlson was s’ill alive when they opened talks in Kenya today on the fate of the missionary and other American and foreign hostages in rebel hands. Military sources said the Congolese attack column appeared closer to the rebel stronghold of Stanleyville behind a vanguard of white mercenaries wi’h the support of rocket-firing fighter planes. Congo Premier Moise Tshombe issued an ultimatum to the rebels: surrender or face annihilation. The advance units were reported to have marched unresisted through the town of Lubu'u about 180 miles southeast of Stanleyville. The Lubutu-Stanleyville road is well- surfaced. Military sources said the column could reach Stanleyville within four hours if no resistance was encountered. Warns Rebels The reports came as Tshombe went on the radio to warn the

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streaking down runway No. 2 for takeoff when the pilot reported to the control tower that he was trying to "abort” hi s takeoff, a TWA spokesman said. The pilot gave no reason for his desperate attempt to halt the aircraft’s Witnesses said the pilot attempted to brake the plane. Brake markings showed the aircraft skidded about 1,500 feet as the pilot made an all-out attempt to bring the giant aircraft to a halt. But the plane skidded off the runway onto another runway being repaired, and its wing struck a steam-roller parked on the runway. A TWA official said the fuel in the right wing tank compartments burst into flames at the impact. The resulting explosion hurled great chunks of the plane’s fuselage into the clear, sunny skies. The first rescue workers on the spot were stopped by a solid wall of heat 100 yards from the plane. (The airline spokesman said the survivors included the captain, identified as Vernon Lowell, and a TWA dispatcher. Two French hos*ssses also were reported among the sur-

rebels that they, faced destruction if they did not lay down their arms. _ U.S. diplomats pressed efforts to prevent the execution of American hostages in rebel territory. Reliable sources quoted Radio Stanleyville as saying that another stay of execution had been granted to Dr. Paul Carson, 36, the American missionary under a rebel death sentence as a mercenary spy. “It is useless to resist,” Tshombe’s broadcast said. “All resistance will be crushed. “I warn you not to have any illusions because the entire city of Stanleyville is encircled by the troops of the Congolese National Army. Responding To Wish “The government has thus responded to the desire of the Congolese people to liberate Stanleyville without further delay. The government will not stop before any obstacle. Tshombe said he would personally go to Stanleyville to “relaunch the economy, permitting all the population to start work again.” He said he would take food and medicine to the city. •There was no immediate reply from the rebel radio. Earlier, Radio Stanleyville said Carlson’s execution, scheduled for today, had been postponed, apparently to permit hostage negotiations to open in Nairobi, Kenya. Tshombe said all “friendly” citizens of Stanleyville should wear white cotton markings on their clothing to identify themselves when government troops entered the city.

vivors). TWA spokesmen said the plane was Flight TWA 800-22 which originated Sunday in Kansas City. It made stops at Chicago, New York, Paris and Milan en route to Rome. From Rome, it was to have gone on io Athens and Cairo. INDIANA WEATHER Fair and warmer tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy, a little cooler north half and warmer south half. LoW tonight lower 30s north, 27 to 34 south. High Tuesday 38 to 44 north to the lower 50s south. Sunset today 5:24 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday 7:39 a.m. Outlook for Wednesday: Considerable cloudiness and cooler. Lows in the 20s north to low 30s south. Highs upper 30s to low 40s. Collections In Fall Tax Total Over $1 Million Adams county treasurer William Linn reported this morning that fall tax collections for Adams county totaled $1,248,453 71. Combined with the spring tax collection figure of $1,444,976.90, the fall figure brings the 1964 collection total to $2,693,430.61. Fall collection figures by township, cities and towns, plus bank taxes, ditch assessments and demand fees (penalties for delinquent taxes), are as follows: Union 1536,137.48 Root ... 75,573.55 Preble .... 49,263.41 Kirkland 44,472.30 North Washington .. 29,268.35 South Washington _. 37,914.10 St. Mary’542,913.88 No. Blue Creek 23,567.62 So. Blue Crepk 6,283.14 North Monroe 45,298.84 South Monroe 29,425.45 North French 29,430.68 Hartford 40,320.94 South French 8,197.59 Wabash 59,834.34 Jefferson 30,249.48 Monroe-Monroe 12,430.15 Monroe-Wash 1,678.24 Berne-Monroe 156,275.30 Berne-Wabash 1,797.25 Geneva 38,558.21 Decatur-Wash. .... 286,580.97 Decatur-Root 121,596.78 Bank Tax 11,215.61 Demand Fees 262.50 Ditch Assess. 29,907.57 $1,248,453.71

Courthouse Space Asked For Claims The Adams county commissioners this morning received a request from the Indiana employment security division requesting permission to use space in the courthouse for processing unemployment claims. The letter informed the commissioners that if space were not found in Decatur, then county residents would have to travel to Fort Wayne to file for unemployment compensation. The agency formerly received claims at the Decatur city hall. When the city hall was in the process of being remodeled, the claim office was opened, on a temporary basis, at the American Legion home, and the agency held its weekly claims meetings there. Now the agency has contacted both the city and the county, requesting that a room for its meetings be provided somewhere in Decatur. Mayor Gerber said last week that he thought the matter should be referred to the county since the office would process the unemployment claims tar ail of Adams county.

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Union Thanksgiving Service At Monroe Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock, the Adams Central community is planning a special Thanksgiving service at the Monroe Methodist church. The service is being sponsored by churches of the area. The Rev. Charles Dickinson, from the Fort Wayne Rescue Mission, will speak and show a short film entitled "Dead End.” This film shows the type of work for which the mission is responsible. Those attending this service are asked to bring a small gift of food or clothing. These gifts will be used to help feed some 60 or more homeless persons on Thanksgiving day. Any surplus of foods will be used for future meals which are provided each day at the mission. Any type of food—canned goods, sugar, potatoes, etc. will be appreciated. There will also be an offering plate at the door for cash donations for the mission. If there are Interested people in the community who would like tc help this cause but cannot attend the service, their donations may be brought to the Church prior lo the service Wednesday. Youth, union choir, ministers and laymen will be participating in this service. SSO Is Stolen From Theater Saturday Approximately SSO was stolen from the Adams treater over the weekend, and city police are continuing investigation of the incident. Roy Kalver, theater owner, reported the burglary to the police at 9:34 a.m. Sunday. Investigation revealed that someone nad used a large screw driver to force the theater’s office door, and then open a cabinet in the office. In the cabinet was a cloth bag containing a S2O bill and S3O in dimes. It is thought that the thief left through one of the exit doors in the building. Police believe that the thief hid in the building until the theater close around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, and then committed the crime.

Johnson Heard Kennedy Shots

WASHINGTON (UPD-Presi-dent Johnson told the Warren Commission he heard the shots that killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas but before he could even speculate on their nature he was knocked down in his seat by a Secret Service agent. “Almost in the same moment in which 1 * he hit or pushed me, he vaulted over the back seat and sat on me,” Johnson said In a statement for the commission investigating the assassination. Johnson rode in arvopen convertible “about three car lengths” behind the car in which Kennedy was shot along with Texas Gov. John Connally. Johnson said those in his car did not immediately know what had happened ahead. When his car arrived at Parkland Hospital he said he was told to hurry inside where he was routed into a room with drawn shades and told the news. When White House aide Ken O’Donnell advised him at 1:20 p.m. that Kennedy was dead, Johnson told the commission,

Three Persons Hurt In Accidents Today Three persons were injured in two separate traffic accidents near Decatur this morning, including two local residents. Elizabeth A. Harkless, 40, of route 3, Decatur, and John Carlson Hogan, 24-year-old resident of route 3, Decatur, suffered injuries in a two-car collision an county road 31 at 6:54 a. m. today. The mishap occurred a mile north and eight-tenths of a mile east of Decatur. The lady received lacerations to the chin, forehead and both knees, and possible broken ribs, while Hogan had abrasions on both legs, a laceration to the ring finger of the left hand, and possible back injuries. Both were taken to the Adams county memorial hosoital. The crash occurred as Hogan pulled from a driveway onto a county road in front of the northbound Harkless car, which struck Hogan’s vehicle in the rear. « Damages Heavy After impact, the Hogan auto traveled 90 feet off the west side of tile road before coming to rest, and tiie Harkless ear want some 72 feet off the east side of the road. Deputy sheriff Harold August, who estimated $1,200 damage to the 1963 model Harkless car and considered the 1957 model Hogan machine as a total loss, said investigation of the mishap is continuing. Investigation of a one-car accident at 2:30 a. m. today, which occurred five miles north of Decatur on U. S. 27, also remains under Investigation. Out of Control Jim L. Randel, 18-year-old resident of route 1, Rome City, was taken to the Parkview memorial hospital in Fort Wayne with broken ribs and possible head injuries. after his vehicle left the highway. Randel was northbound on 27 when his vehicle left the road on the east side and traveled 45 feet, tearing down 30 rods of fence and three posts. The auto continued another 525 feet before striking down another 50 rods of fence and five more posts, and then went another 100 feet and crashed into a tree in the yard of the Rov Bixler residence. Deputv August estimated Handel's 1962 model car as a total loss, and estimated damage to the 80 rods of fence and eight posts, owned by Bixler, at SIOO damage.

"I found it hard to believe that this had happened. The whole thing seemed unreal—unbelievable.” Johnson said he rejected advice from Secret Service agents and others to board the presidential airplane and return at once to Washington. He said he insisted that the plane wait for Mrs. Kennedy and for the late President's body. Mrs. Kennedy, in testimony also published today by the Warren Commission, said she believed for some tirrie that had she been looking to the right instead of to the left she could have saved her husband from the second bullet—the one that killed him. She indicated, however, that later revelations about the sequence of bullets may have changed her mind on that point. Mrs. Kennedy was questioned at her home on June 5 by Warren Commission Counsel J Lee Rankin. Also present was Chief Justice Earl Warren and Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the late President.

John Shaffer Hurt In Accident Sunday John E. Shaffer, 23-year-old resident of 904 N. 13th street in this city, is listed in “fairly good” condition today at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne, suffering from injuries suffered in a onecar accident early Sunday morning. A report from the Lutheran hospital at 9:30 a. m. today explained that the local man had '‘a fairly good night." Shaffer suffered head and back injuries in the one-car mishap that occurred at 1:10 a. m. Sunday near the Bostick road, approximately three miles south of Fort Wayne in Allen county. Loses Control Shaffer was traveling north on U. S. 27 when his auto apparently went out of control and left the highway. The vehicle traveled six-tenths of a mile off the highway before it struck a post and a culvert and rolled over, coming to rest on the wheels. Shaffer was thrown from the vehicle as it struck the post and culvert. His late model car was extensively damaged about the front end, and may be considered a total loss. Shaffer was charged by Allen county deputy sheriff Richard Dunn with driving while under the influence and reckless driving. No date for court appearance has been set as yet. Mrs. Sarah Gould Is Taken By Death Mrs. Sarah B. Gould, 92. of 318 Maple street, a resident of Adams county her entire life, died at 11:45 a. m. Sunday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Russell Burneau, 1305 Sheridan Ct., Fort Wayne. She had been ill for three months and in critical condition for the past week. She was born in Adams county Sept. 18, 1872. a daughter at Jonathan Drthseiffia Engle-Burk-head, and was married to J. H. Gould in 1898. Her husband preceded her in” death in 1943. Mrs. Gould was a member of the Friends church at Monroe. Surviving are the daughter, Mrs. Russell (Rosamond) Burneau of Fort Wayne; three sons, Paul B. Gould of Geneva, Percy J. Gould of Berne, and Clyde H. Gould of Decatur; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchil-dren; and two sisters, Mrs. Lola Parrish of Howe, and Mrs. Belle Hocker of Monroe. Two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. - Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home and at 2 p m. at the Friends church at Monroe, with the Rev. Vernon Riley officiating. ’’ Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. today until-time of the services. Mrs. Lydia E. Elzey Is Taken By Death Mrs. Lydia E. Johnson Elzey, 85, of 815 Dierkes street, and a lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 12 noon Sunday at the Adams county memorial hospital. She had been in failing health for three years and critically ill for one week. Born in Adams county Jah. 12, 1879, she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Brandyberry. Her first husband, W. F. Johnson, preceded her in death in 1922, and she was later married to Roscoe Elzey, who died in 1953. Mrs. Elzey was a member of the First Missionary church. Surviving are four sons, Burl Johnson, joint state representative, Chauncey Johnson of Akron, 0., Clyde and Erman Johnson, both of Decatur; three daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Nellie) Vian of Benson, Ariz., Mrs. Della Cox of Hamilton, 0., and* Mrs. Lloyd (Pearl) Kreischer of Decatur; 21 grandchildren; 45 great-grand-children. and one great-great-grandchild. One brother and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday at the Winteregg-Linn funeral home, with the Rev. Gerald GeHg officiating, assisted by the Rev. Leroy E Rushes. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. today until time of the services. NO PAPER THURSDAY Because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, , the Decatur Democrat will not publish an edition Thursday, Nov. 2*.

Scouts, Explorers Brave Cold Weather

Two local scout groups. Boy Sccut troop 66 and Explorer post 2062, braved sub-freezing weather as they faced snow and cold winds in activities this weekend. Five members of troop 66, sponsored by the First Baptist church , completed a fifty-mile hike to Fort Wayhe and back carrying a wreath which was used in a Sunday afternoon memorial service to John F. Kennedy. Te n members of post 2062, sponsored by the Decatur Elks lodge, took a weekend camping trip to Turkey Run state park and slept Saturday night in tents as the mercury plunged to five above zero. The troop 66 hikers started their trek at 4 a.m. Saturday and the Explorers left Decatur in the post’s old school bus shortly after 6 a.m. *Fort Wayne radio and television stations kept track of the walkers' progress and the five boys, Larry Uhrick, Kerry Uhrick. Steve Helm, Jesse Serna and Gayle Egley, reported that the drivers of 186 cars honked, waved or flashed their lights. A number of drivers stopped to meet the boys and talk with them. Scoutmaster Jerold Ixibsiger and his assistant, Jiirt Robinson, followe'd by car and made periodic checks on the hikers. “They didn't have much to say," Lobsiger said. “They just kept walking.” Pick Up Wreath The boys completed the first leg of their trip at 10:30 Saturday morning, when they reached Bishop Luers high school in Fort Wayne At the school they picked up the wreath which was to be used in the ceremony on Saturday. After eating in Fort Wayne they started the return trip and reached Decatur at 5:30 p.m. Tired but happy, they ate at the Fairway restaurant before going home. __•/ , The Kennedy memorial service ■ was held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Decatur Youth and Community Center, with the entire troop and a crowd of about 25 persons present. Decatur Mayor Carl Gerber represented the city at the ceremony. A drummer and a bugler from the troop supplied music as the troop honor guard placed the wreath below the Kenedy plaque at the center. Lobsiger said this morning that he hopes to make the hike an annual affair. No Heater " While the hikers were making the trip to Fort Wayne the explorer bus, its heater out of commission early in the morning, was wending its chilly way to Turkey Run. Making the trip were Explorers John Eichenauer, Tim

World Pays Tribute To John F. Kennedy

WASHINGTON (UPI) — In Saigon there was the sound of Buddhist gongs. A chill wind fluttered the ribbons, on the wreaths which lined the plaza in Dallas. And on a hillside at Arlington the great of the nation paused for a moment to pray. Across America, across the world Sunday millions paid sorrowful tribute to the memory of the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, slain by an assassin’s bullets in the 46th year of his life, Nov. 22, 1963. President Johnson, who called for a “day of national rededication” to the ideals of his predecessor, joined in an interfaith memorial service at Austin, Tex. with him was Gov. John B. Connally of Texas who was wounded on that fateful day one year ago. Jacqueline Kennedy spent the day in seclusion in her New York home with her children, Caroline and John Jr. First Visitor At 7:30 am., before the massive gates at Arlington National Cemetery swung open, the former First Lady’s mother f Mrs. " Hugh D. Auchincloss, made her way up the hill to the gravesite on a sad and lonely mission. She was the first of more than 30,000 visitors Sunday. She left small bunches of white roses and tiny spring flowers at Kennedy’s grave and those of his two infants on either side. Later, Robert F. Kennedy tossed a single, long-stemmed white carnation on the grave and knelt in a moment of prayer.

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Magley, Dave Collier, Ken Habegger, Dwayne Thieme, Dennis Huffman. Tony Ostermeyer, Tom Ludwig, Mike Richards and Mike Miller. Accompanying them were advisor Mike Thoele, assistant advisor Jack. Ely and Thoele’s German shepherd, Thor. The group arrived at Turkey Run about noon and quickly set up camp, using a little extra effort to drive their tent pegs into the frozen ground. With the tents up and the "kitchen” assembled under a convenient tree, they began exploring the rugged Turkey Run landscape. Climbing the more difficult of the Turkey Run trails and cliffs kept the scouts warm, despite the cold temperatures. The only mishap of the day came when Explorer Dave Collier slipped into the waters of Sugar Creek and soaked himself to the waist — but a quick change of clothes and a few minutes by the fire put him back in the running. Long, Cold Night After a supper of beef stew prepared by jjost president John Eichenauer, the Scouts zipped into their sleeping bags for the long cold night. Except for the perennial camper’s problem of cold feet, the night was pleasantly spent though the insides of the tents were covered with frost. The evening’s most serious problem was encountered by assistant advisor Ely who spent most of the night battling with the dog for possession of his blankets. After a breakfast of pancakes, bacon and thawed-out milk and orange juice, the Explorers held morning devotional services, then broke camp, loaded the bus and headed for nearby Shades state park They treked over the Shades ■hills and cliffs for two hours, then began the long journey home. Halfway home the bus began, with unhealthy knocking sounds, ( to express its disapproval of the , arduous trip. The last fifty miles I were traversed at about 20 miles per hour. The bus gave its last gasp as it crossed the Monroe street bridge in Decatur and literally coasted into the Community Center parking lot where parents waited to take the Explorers home. Hoosier Accidentally Killed By Shotgun SEYMOUR, Ind. <UPD — Willard Ward, 67, R. R. 2, Seymour, was killed accidentally Saturday night when a shot gun discharged as he slipped on an icy step on the porch of his home.

After him came cabinet officials, legislative leaders, diplomats — and Cub Scouts from Maryland, nuns with cameras, students, kilted Irishmen. At 1:30 p.m. EST, exactly one year to the hour that Kennedy was murdered. Co. Ram Ron, military attache of the Israeli Embassy, laid a wreath of white chrysanthemums tied with blue ribbon at the grave. The crowds pressed on. The eternal flame danced in the warming sun. "Normal” Day Minutes later, it was "quite normal” at the emergency room of Parkland Hospital in Dallas. One year before doctors * fought in vain to save the President's life there. This Sunday, the cases were dog bite, sore throat, nosebleed, hives, a baby who fell out of a high chair. A silent crowd gathered in the sunny chill outside the Texas School Book Depository. Some ..were in tears. The blinds were down in the sixth-floor window from which Lee Harvey Oswald fired the three shots from his cheap, mail - order rifle. Wreaths jammed the small . plaza across the street. Someone had left a wreath on Oswald’s grave in a Fort Worth cemetery, and a car drove by slowly now and then. His widow, Marina, was in a Dallas hospital with a stomach ailment. His mother. Marguerite, said she observed a mo'ment of silence in her Fort Worth home. Jack Ruby, the striptease impresario who shot her son dead, awaited his own fate ih Dallas city jail. r