Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1964 — Page 1
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Rusk Meeting w itn Gromyko
NEW YORK (UPI) — Secretary of Sta'e Dean Rusk at a meeting late today with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko planned to press for more information on the new arms ■control measures Russia has said she will suggest. U.S. officials said the late afernoon session also was expected to range over a number of other major international issues, including. Germany, trade and the turbulance in Southeast Asia. Earlier the U.S. secretary was holding individual meetings with the foreign minis‘ers of Japan, Iran and Israel and Ghana. He was entertaining at lunch for the top diplomats of Two Hamlets Are ' Captured By Reds SAIGON (UPI) — Communist guerrillas captured two govern-ment-pro ected when c’ffenderf, apparently threw down their weapons and fled, it was disclosed today. A spokesman for the South Vietnamese Defense Ministry ™"«aid the raids occurred Friday at dawn on adjoining South Vietnamese outpos‘s in Binh Dinh Province 275 miles northeast of- Saigon. The \ government militiamen, about a platoon in size, were reported to have shattered into the jungle when the Vie 1 Cong guerrillas opened fire and killed one defender. Thirty-four militiamen were listed <as “missing.”. The spokesman said the guerrillas captured a “large” quantity of weapons. The hamlets — Tan Dan and Tan Long—are located in an Nhon district, an area of increasingly active Communist movements about 150 miles from the border with Communist North Viet Nam.
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Nigeria, Liberia, Libya, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. This Rusk-Gromyko session, their third in five days, was being held at headquarters of the U.S. delegation across the street from the United Nations. Conciliatory Approach At his Monday and Wednesday conferences with Gromyko, Rusk found the Russian taking a conciliatory approach to major problems which differed sharply f r om the tougher antiAmerican line adopted by Moscow Radio this week. Rusk and Gromyko may touch briefly on the U.S. crisis arising from overdue Soviet debts which jeopardize Russia’s assembly vote. But the two officials agreed earlier to let U.N. Secretary General Thant do most of the work on this knotty problem. Gromyko has told Rusk Russia wants to expand the limited nuclear test ban pact of 1963 to cover underground blasts. Other arms control moves at which <he Russian has hinted include destruction by both countries of obsolete bombers and other weapons, to prevent them falling into hands of smaller countries, a mutual reduction of defense “budgets and a pact to prevent spread of nuclear weapons to. other nations, ... U.S. Receptive The United States is receptive, tp all these ideas but has no evidence Russia is willing to agree to the inspection procedures necessary 'to enforce On the nerennial issues of R<xl-encircled Berlin and divided Germany, Rusk and Gromyko Monday had an inconclusive “once over lightly” discussion of whether there should be a new round of negotiations. U.S. officials said Rusk believes the Russian leaders who succeeded former Premier Nikita Khrushchev will want to avoid hard-rock bargaining on the explosive Berlin-Germany problem until they get their feet more firmly on the ground.
MERIDIAN, Miss. (UPI) — The state of Mississippi reconsidered today whether to file murder and conspiracy charges against 21 men arrested by the FBI in connection with the slaying of three civil rights workers. The men — including a sheriff, his chief deputy, a retired policeman, a minister,, and a number of Ku Klux Klans men -T-were arraigned before a U.S. commissioner Friday night and freed under temporary $5,000 bond each. Nineteen of the men were charged with conspring to violate the civil rights of the three slain youths, a federal charge with a maximum $5,000 fine and 10 years imprisonment. The other two men were charged with willfully withholding information about the crime, an offense carrying a maximum penal y of $5,000 fine and three years imprisonment. A preliminary hearing on the federal charges was set for Dec. 10. Officials Back Out State officials had been expected to file murder charges against some of the . suspects, but they later backed out, assertedly because FBI Director Jla Fdggr Hoover consulted with Negro leader Wtto Luther King Jr. about the cake. State Dist. Atty. W. H. Johnson said Friday night, however, the state “is reviewing the case.. .and I am not at liberty to say how long it will be before we come to a decision as to whether or not to file charges.” Eighteen suspects were arraigned by U.S. Commissioner Ester Carter in a wardroom at the U.S. naval air station outside Meridian Friday night. Tobacco-chewing Sheriff Lawrence A. Rainey looked grim and nervously clutched his broadbrimmed hat as . Miss Carter read the charges. He and deputy Cecil Price returned to Philadelphia and their law enforcement duties following their release on bond. Claims Innocense Attorney Larel Weir, representing Rainey and Price and several other defendants, said “my clients are innocent. ’ w Hie three civil rights workers — Michael Schwerner, 24, Brooklyn N.Y.; Andrew Goodman, 20, New York City, both white; and James Chaney, 22, a Meridian Negro—disappeared last June 21 after their arrest on a minor traffic charge at Philadelphia. Their bodies, each shot, were found buried in an earthen farm dam outside Philadelphia on Aug. 4. The federal government charged 10 of the mtn arrested Friday with plotting the slayings and nine others with, conspiring in the plot. The’complaint said Price arrested the workers on a trumped up charge, later released them and then, with nine associates, “intercepted them, threatened, assaulted, shot and killed them.” Talks Are Delayed By Thant's Illness UNITED NATIONS, N. *Y. (UPI) — ’Secretary General Than’s illness today delayed diplomatic talks aimed at resolving the thorny financial crisis gripping the United Nations. The Soviet Union, which faces possible loss of its General Assembly vote unless it pays some of the $52.6 million it owes the Unfed Nations, was reported willing to compromise on the issue. But no new talks were scheduled because Thant entered Le Roy Hospital in New York for a physical checkup Friday. He had been confined to his home for two days due to a heavy cold and general fatigue. A U.N. spokesman said there was no cause for alarm, but ft was not known when Thant would be back at his desk. Thant emerged as a pivotal
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: Pope Paul VI Flies Back To Vatican Cily ROME (UPI) — Pope Paul VI was flying back to the Vati--1 can today in the role of a 20th century crusader with the mission of spreading a pilgrimage for peace around the world. The pontiff’s unprecedented—and triumphal—visit to India opened a new era for the Ro- [ man Catholic Church. It firmly established Paul as the traveling Pope, “an apostle on the move.” The pope ended his Indian journey just before noon, Bombay time (1:15 a.m. EST), taking off from Bombay’s Santa Cruz airport in a big Alitalia jetliner bound non-stop for the Eternal City. ; , The plane was scheduled to arrive at Rome’s Fiumicino air» • port — the starting point toy the historic trip three days ago . —at 4:05 am. <10:05 a.m. EST). A - 21-guri salute and hundreds of thousands of Romans await*. - ed his return at the airport. Unique Trip I Never before in the long history of the church had a Pope • made such a long journey- dri undertaken a mission in a coun- > try where Christians represent only a small part of the popu- • lation. Covering more than 7,000 miles, it was the longest trip from the Vatican never made by a Pope. And he used his • mission to Hindb India as the I springboard for activating the ■ spirit of the Ecumenical Council: Closer links- between Ro- ■ man Catholics and~non-Chris- ’ tians. World peace and an interfaith war on poverty were the keystones of the Pope’s message. “Threatening shadows continI ue to loom over the world, to trouble men of goodwill, to paralyze honest, constructive energies,” the pontiff said before leaving India. “As long as these threats are not removed, tranquility will not reign upon earth. Avert Disaster “We therefore adjure all those whose actions may be decisive in the maintenance and consolidation of peace in the world to consider the gravity of their responsibility and to make every effort to avert the disaster of a new cataclysm which /flight at any moment degenerate into a world conflict that would prove the ruin of mankind.” "May God bring to naught ' the desigris of pride, of violence, of vengeance and despotism. “May He rather inspire thoughts of peace in all: Statesmen, military commande-s, those who influence public opinion, all peoples and their rulers.” —— “— figure in efforts to resolve the crisis following talks /between Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and U.S. Secretary of States Dean Rusk. Rusk and Gromyko planned to meet again this afternoon, but they were expected to take up other East-West issues. Official US. sources said Gromyko had indicated willingness to accept a compromise plan on the financial deadlock during previous meetings with Rusk this week. Informed diplomats said this indicated agreement in principle was virtually assured. The United States was reported not to be objected to the plan. But the diplomats said a lot of negotiations remain to be dealt with when Thant returns and calls in the big power ambassadors as well as Asian and representatives who are trying to avert an East-West showdown.
Two Hurt Slightly In One-Car Wreck Two persons were slightly injured in a one-car accident at 6:58 p. m. Friday at the intersection of Jackson and Second streets in this city. I Palmer D. Uhrick, 22, rouie 2, j Decatur, was southbound on Sec- . ond street and while attempting , to turn left onto Jackson, his auto went into a skid and went out of control. The car slid into the - Mies Recreation building, anti the i rear end of the auto also knocked ■ down a parking meter. r Uhrick suffered a cut on the , forehead and his wife, Bonnie, a passenger in the car, suffered mi--1 nor shock. Damage to the car . was estimated at S6OO, and to the . meter at $25. No damage to the ( Mies building was listed. t None Injured > No one was injured in a twocar mishap at the intersection of ) Adams and Seventh , minutes before noon Friday. ■ An auto operated bv John A. > Schwartz, 48, route 1. Berne, was struck in the rear by a car driven ; bv Ruth J. Mills. 40. of 1009 Col- . onial Court, aa both -were east- • bound on Adams street - Schwartz had stopped to pick - up a passenger near the Adams j street intersection, and the local p- lady was unable to stop her auto •: cn the slippery street. Damages tt. were estimated at $l5O to me - Mills car and SSO to Schwartz* vehicle. City police investigated ) both mishaps. > . « ‘ Indiana's Latest » Snow Siege Easing By United Press International Indiana’s latest snow siege • tapered off to flurries today, leaving a deep blanket of white over upstate areas and traffic ■ perils which forced postpone- > ment of dozens of high school basketball games. After playing peekaboo with the 32-freezing level on Hoosier thermometers to” several days the mercury finally dipped into the 20s over much of the state and produced freezing rain and drizzle along with snow. At 7 a.m. EST today, the snow cover measured 9 inches at South Bend, 5 at Fort Wayne i and 2 at Lafayette. Drifting snow from howling winds in the extreme northwest porton, an ice glaze from freezing rain, and other highway hazards teamed up to make traveling for interschool basketball games almost impossible Friday night, and as a result many games were called off. The perilous road conditions were blamed for a traffic accident on Indiana 37 near Noblesville which killed three members of the David Linsley family of Anderson. Their car skidded on an ice-coated bridge floor and was smashed by another car. Light snow was falling after dawn today at South Bend, Fo r t Wayne, Terre Haute and Indianapolis, and a light freezing drizzle at Louisville and Cincinnati. But forecasts indicated the precipitation was tapering off and would end today or tonight. Partly cloudy conditions will develop Sunday and fair Monday, and there was no indication of any precipitation during that kwo-day period. Temperatures created Friday between 30 at South Bend and 42 at Evansville, and Louisville got a warmish 54. Overnight lows ranged from 19 at South Bend to 29 at Indianapolis, with Louisville’s low 34. Highs today will range from the mid 20s to the mid 30s, lows tonight from 8 to 15 north to 12 to 22 south, and highs Sunday from the upper 20s to the low 30s. . " Monday will be a little warmer. 1
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Need Volunteers At Girl Scout Camps “Volunteer to help in day camp and you will have the time of your life — the girls are depending on you,” says the camp committee of the Limberlost Girl Scout council, which will receive applications for day camp directors beginning next week. Applications for both directors and assistant directors, who are urgently needed, will be received starting Monday, December 7. Deadline for applications is December 28, 1964. Applications should be sent to the the following: Limberlost Girl Scout Council Camp Committee, 227 E. Washington, Foellinger Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Those applying will be interviewed and selected by a specially trained selections committee in early January. All applications will be reviewed" on a first come, first serve basis, should be a conflict of dates among the applicants. All applications are subject to final approval by the camp committee. Other Positions ApplteaUons, for ail other -day camp staff positions will be accepted starting now, by the Limberlost camp committee. When the directors are selected, the applications will be referred to them. The camp committee lists four requisites for day camp leadership: (1) Belief in and acceptance of the Girl Scout movement. (2) Knowledge of, or a willingness to learn through the camp job as a part of the Girl Scout program, in the outdoor setting. (3) A willingness to follow national and local policies and standards, 1964 camping directives .and suggested procedures related to the day camp program and sites. (4) A genuine liking for girls and interest in their individual development. Need Directors The council needs the directors for day camp to carry out their program.* In talking of the day camp program, the camp committee says “these are opportunities we as adults can give our girls. Please don’t miss this opportunity to add these wonderful experiences to your life. “We need adults of all sizes and shapes,” says the camp committee, “but most of all, those interested In ‘Our Scouts'.” INDIANA WEATHER Mostly cloudy and colder with snow flurries tonight. Sunday partly cloudy and continued cold. Low tonight 8 to 15 north, 12 to 22 south. High Sunday mid 20s north, 28 to 33 south. Outlook for Monday: Fair and a Ititle warmer. BULLETIN Floyd Schnepp, 70, was found dead at 10:30 a.m. today at his home, 1039 Elm street. Death was believed to have occurred sometime Thursday. The body was removed to the Winteregg-Linn funeral home. Arrangements have not been completed. Probing Break-in At Northwest School City police are investigating a break-in and theft at the Northwest elementary school today. Someone entered the building through a basement window leading to a shower rcom, sometime between 8:30 p.m. Friday and about 4 a.m. today. The theft, or entered the school’s office but nothing could be found missing there. However, a so't drink vending machine in the teacher's lounge was pried open, and approximately $5 removed from the machine.
College Picketing To Resume Monday
BERKELEY, Calif. (UPI) — The weekend break brought a confused quiet to the University of California campus here today. But defiant leaders of the "FVee Speech Movement” promised that pickets would be back on campus Monday. Some 500 pickets marched Friday in an effort to disrupt classes in protest of the Thursday jailing of 814 sit-in demonstrators at the school administration building. But rebel hopes for a general strike fizzled as most campus activities went on as scheduled. Trucks delivering food and other supplies to the university went through the marchers. Workmen at first hesitated, but later also went to construction jobs on campus. 20 Classes Canceled An estimated 20 classes, mostly in humanities, were canceled either for lack of students or because instructors were in sympathy with the goals of the movement. Hundreds of students spent the day milling around the campus discussing the arrests and subsequent mass release of the sit-ins on* $83,710 bail. Free Speech Movement leaders Friday night pledged to continue their strike tactics Monday or Tuesday. They said there would be no organized picketing today, but that scattered individual pickets were expected on campus. There was no comment, meanwhile, from university officials on the demands of the re-
Space Rocket Test Delayed
CAPE KENNEDY (UPI) - Bad weather for the second consecutive day forced an indefinite postponement today in an attempt to send an Atlas-Centaur space rocket on its first orbital mission. The launch was scheduled for 9 a.m., EST but space agency officials announced 20 minutes toter that low clouds, rain and strong winds had forced the fjostponement. The shot was not immediately re-scheduled. Low clouds also halted an attempt Friday to" launch the 12foot rocket that is scheduled to send a lunar\ landing space craft to the moon next year. The ttydrogen-fueled Centaur second stage, about three years behind schedule, carries a sim-
Spectacular London Fire Fatal To Two
LONDON (UPD — A series of violent explosions ripped through a big railway freight station today when fire engulfed ’drums of gasoline and thousands of cases of bonded whisky. Two men were killed. The five-story Bishopsgate station was burned to the ground in one of London’s most spectacular fires since the dark days of World War II when Nazi planes rained incendiary* bombs and blockbus'ers on the city during the blitz. The loss was estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Two customs men based at the station to deal with freight from the European continent died in the blaze. The men had offices on the top floor of the building. When they were reported missing, firemen searched the ruins and found their bodies buried under tons of debris. At the height of the fire, flames could be seen 10 away. A five-mile-long cloud of dense rolling smoke hung over the city financial district and the nearby grimy East End. , The fire consumed large quantities of Christmas merchandise stored in Ihe building fdttranshipment overseas and to stores throughout the British Isles. About 60 motor vehicles and 300 railroad freight cars were severely damaged. The station, at Bishopgate in NOON EDITION
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bellious students and some faculty members that Chancellor Edward Strong of the Berkeley campus be replaced. University President Clark Kerr flew to Chicago but said before he left that he would address the students after he returns on Tuesday. Sets Day That is "the day set by the Free Speech Movement leaders as the end of its “general strike.” It is also the day that the powerful Academic Senate next meets. It will consider resolutions favorable to the rebels’ cause and critical of the administration. Strong remained silent. Five professors, who brought loud applause from an emergency meeting of 1,000 faculty members on Thursday when they announced a resolution asking for Strong’s removal, Friday night repeated their criticism of the school administration. No formal vote was taken on the resolution at the emergency meeting, however. But though the general strike has so far had little effect, support for the Free Speech Movement was voiced by students, faculty, labor unions, and students of other universities. The student “Free Speech Movement” is seeking to liberalize school rules forbidding oncampus political activities. It also seeks amnesty for leaders of the movement who face expulsion from the school, and for the Wednesday night sit-ins who face possible jail terms and fines.
pie weight model of its future project surveyor spacecraft for the first time. It was scheduled to first shoot into a 105-mile-high orbit, coast 25 minutes and then speed into a high orbit. The last Centaur failed to reach orbit on June 30 because of a hydraulic pump failure, but the space agency said most of the test’s objectives were achieved. The Atlas-Centaur combination blew up 55 secends after launch on its maiden flight- in May, 1962. The second Atlas-Centaur, launched a year ago after a series of government investigations, was a full- success and marked the first flight of a hydrogen rocket.
East London, was destroyed. Flames shot hundreds of feet into the sky and a five-mile long cloud of dense smoke rolled over the city. The fire could be seen for miles around. Damage was expected to range into the hundreds of . thousands of dollars. Part of the station was used as a bonded warehouse for British whisky. Early Morning Blaze The fire broke out at 6:20 a m. Two hours later, the fivestory building was reduced to a pile of rubble and charred ruins. “The fire took hold with tremendous speed,” said Samuel Mendel, a London businessman with office nearby. “In about 15 minutes the win- . dows of the station were glowing red and flames were leaping through the rpof.” “I haven’t seen anything like this since the blitz,” said Mrs. Mary Hodgekins. “We have had other big fires around here since the war, but nothing like this.” Two hundred firemen manning 40 pumps and 10 turntable ladders surrounded the station, but there was nothing they could do except to prevent flames from engulfing nearby buildings. Five hours after “the first alarm was turned in, firemen said the blaze apparen'ly had been successfully prevented from spreading to other buildings. All trains in and out of the nearby Liverpool street railway station canceled.