Bennington Banner (Newspaper) - August 3, 1963, Bennington, Vermont Fair Showers Fair today with high temperatures low 80s West to southwest winds 10 Increasing cloudiness with chance scattered showers developing tonight and Sunday The second brightest star in the great square of Pegasus Schent is 210 light years from earth Bennington Vermont Saturday August 3 1963 anner Established 1841 60th Year No Price 7 Cents Grand Jury Indicts Son NEW YORK AP A son Gareth Martinis was ed by a Bronx grand jury Friday on a vehicular homicide charge In a parkway crash that took five lives Three on the bench previously had cleared him of criminal gence The only penalty thus far sessed against Martinis 23 for his part in the fatal accident May 19 has been revocation of his driver's license After 30 days however he Is entitled to apply for Its reinstatement The case has aroused a storm of public In- In New York Martinis posted bond be- fore Bronx Supreme Court tice Peter A Quinn who set no date for trial on charges that the youth operated his car in a reckless and culpably negligent manner If convicted he could get 25 years Witnesses at the Criminal Court trial held without a jury fied Martinis was traveling at up to 90 the evening of May 19 before his car rammed a ond one on the Henry Hudson Parkway In the Bronx The car struck from behind was driven by a tavern owner control crossed a dividing strip and smashed head-on into an on- coming car in the opposite lanes Killed In the crash with Brunk were his wife her twin sister a family friend and the Brunks great-grandson Raymond gan 6 A mysterious note was Injected in the proceedings with the an- that a 1962 Vermont license plate had been found WASHINGTON President caught on the right roar bumper Kennedy took a blacker view than of the car In which five persons even the more pessimistic Penta- AND SWINGIN Covered bridge off Vermont 313 in West Arlington dwarfs youths trying to beat a summer day's heat with a cooling dip In the ers shimmy up a ropo tied to the bridge floor to dive from open window Missile Defenses Senators Scrap Did Overstate Over Testimony The Problem? J died The car was driven by Brunk Bronx Atty Isidore linger said the plate found at the wreck scene had been tossed onto a seat in Martinis car It had been Issued to John Thayer of 131 Main St ton Vt Dollinger said That was the address of a hotel where Thayer stayed in 1960 Dollinger said the plate ex- last March 31 Vermont said the plate was ed to a post office box in New Police there said mail for Thayer was now forwarded to a box at the Yonkers south station Woman's Tip Gives Away Hub Gunman CHELSEA Balliro accused murderer and jail escaper was recaptured Friday night in an apartment building after an anonymous telephone tip from a woman A dozen armed policemen raced to the apartment house on nut street near police ters and surrounded the three story building The wanted man was spotted on a third floor porch Police said he tried to hide in a trash barrel shelter but surrendered when police told him he was surrounded Police said he had a gun but made no attempt to use it Balliro had been at large since June 23 when he sawed his way out of Suffolk County jail in ton He was due to stand trial the next day on charges of dering his married sweetheart and her son gon experts when he said ment of an effective defense against intercontinental ballistic missiles is beyond us ly Some authorities suggested that Kennedy sort of got carried away and overstated the tedly very difficult problems while making an off-the-cuff reply to a question at a news conference Thursday The Kennedy statement rang alarm bells In the Pentagon particularly in the Army which has been pushing its Nike Zeus project for eight years It already has cost about billion and is down for another million this year under a broader more advanced concept called Nike X Views among top Pentagon of- range from the Army's un- flagging optimism to the severe skepticism of some Defense De- scientists and leaders who believe the technical lems may be insurmountable Among the skeptics are tary of Defense Robert S mara and Dr Harold Brown the Pentagon's research and en- director One of the Nike Zeus strongest backers is Gen Maxwell D lor chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Kennedy did put his finger on the unsolved technical that concern the ists give rise to the greatest doubts The President put It this The problem is really one of dis- crimination of being able to pre- vent saturation of having to tect many targets while the ad- can Discrimination is the term used to describe the ability to pick out nuclear warhead from among decoys an enemy would send out to confuse the defense WASHINGTON sharp political clash enlivened the ing merce Committee hearings on President Kennedy's public Acting chairman John Q tore accused Sen Hugh Scott of putting unfair and abusive questions to Democratic Gov Karl F Rolvaag of Pastore said Scott picked the wrong time the wrong place and the wrong witness to play tics Scott said he would not be cowed or gagged noted at one point that Rolvaag has not yet taken the Fifth and declared he had no intention of withdrawing any of his remarks In the midst of the row Sen Norris say he was sorry to see this sort of discord Sen Strom Thurmond who had questioned Rolvaag ly about the northern governor's advocacy of civil rights tion sat silent during the ex- change The uproar began when Scott sought to show as Pastore saw It that had come before the committee to testify for civil rights after having voted at last month's Governors Conference in Miami to put a gag on the issue Scott asked Rolvaag If he had not voted at Miami to abolish the resolutions committee governors could avoid taking a stand on civil rights issues Rolvaag said he had voted to abolish the committee but not for the purpose Scott stated He said there was a full and open sion of civil rights at the ence Pastore protested that this line of questioning was absolutely unfair and uncalled for He said the committee's request to Re publican Gov William Scranton of Pennsylvania for comment on the public accommodations had brought a noncommittal reply Too Engrossed in Public Affairs Former Presidential Advisor Landis Indicted for Late Payment of Taxes Command in Korea To Lodge Charges Today Communists on the Carpet D SEOUL South Korea been the most flagrant violations NEW YORK M one of the nation's fore- most legal minds and a longtime crusader for ethics in ment pleaded guilty Friday to late payment of five years in- come tax He faces up to five years in prison He is a former dean of the Harvard Law School who served under three Democratic dents in advisory or regulatory posts He began his government career In 1933 under President Franklin D Roosevelt and con- cluded It two years ago as an ad- viser to President Kennedy explanation for being late In paying taxes on In Income was that lie became so engrossed in public affair s that he never got around to filing returns until after Internal Revenue Service called him on his ness He then made full ment This amounted to about of which resented penalties and Interest on the taxes due the government said was a colleague of ury Secretary Henry Morgenthau during the New Deal days of the The man who brought the tax case against Landis was son U.S Atty Robert M Morgenthau The last government post held by was as White House ad- viser to President Kennedy on government regulatory agencies He was outspoken in his nation of unethical practices by heads of government agencies Landis resigned Sept 7 1961 the same day he was named respondent In a Washington di- vorce suit The suit later was dropped The tax case against the old Landis came In the form of an Information handed up by a federal grand effect an indictment on misdemeanor er than charges It accused him of being laggard In payment of taxes from 1956 through 1960 Morgenthau said in tion to his tax affairs did not meet government standards of voluntary The federal prosecutor said Landis only recently filed the late returns but that he had cooperated fully in the federal investigation of the matter Pastore also said the committee was advised that Gov Nelson A Rockefeller of New York would communicate orally his views on the but nothing further has been heard from him At the office of Sen Jacob K Javits newsmen were told that Rockefeller sent a page letter endorsing the to Sen Warren G Magnuson D- Wash on July 19 Magnuson who is chairman of the commerce committee has been ill Scranton said in Harrisburg that his views favoring civil rights and equal opportunity for all citizens had been stated and restated many times Scranton did not attend the re- cent Governors Conference in Mi- ami because the Pennsylvania legislature is still In session Both Rockefeller and Scranton are possible contenders for next year's Republican presidential nomination Coolidge Took Oath 40 Years A go PLYMOUTH AP The time was A flickering oil lamp cast long shadows around the farmhouse sitting room as Calvin Coolidge became the President of the United States Today is the 40th ary of that event in this hamlet of less than 400 persons Six people were In the room awed to find themselves es to a singular historic drama They knew that this homestead inaugural was bringing them an experience unique in the history of the country The oath of office was administered to Coolidge by his father Col John C Coolidge a justice of the peace Coolidge had just learned of the death in San Francisco of dent Warren G Harding and took the oath on the advice of the attorney general Of the six in the room five have died They are Coolidge his ther the President's wife Grace Goodhue Coolidge the dent's secretary C er and U.S Sen Porter H Dale Joe Fountain a former the only one still alive is public relations officer for National Railways Fountain covered for The press that Coolidge was the coolest figure In the room He looked steadily into the eyes of his father a kindly old colonel who got his orary title as a member of a mont governor's staff The elder Coolidge held a copy of the oath in his right hand while his son held the original which had been typed by his secretary The colonel cleared his throat and read In a clear I Calvin Coolidge At each pause the vice dent repeated the 44 words which so help me God President Calvin Coolidge left Immediately for Washington SEOUL South Korea hottest clash in 10 years of un- easy armistice in Korea is ex- today at Panmunjom the truce village in this divided land where there Is no truce The United Nations Command representatives will accuse the North Korean Communists of crossing the demilitarized zone and killing three American diers and a Republic of Korea Gen George H Cloud senior delegate Irom the Command on the armistice commission visited the front Friday gathering material for the charges of deceit and treachery he will place against the Communists The killing of the four this week and the wounding of a fifth have India Turns To Russians For Missiles NEW DELHI AP Usually reliable sources said Friday In- dia was turned down by the United States in a bid for antiaircraft missiles and the Soviet Union has now agreed to supply them Britain and the United States stipulated that military aid should be used only for defense against Communist China This tion was intended to reassure their ally neighboring Pakistan which fears Indian attack because of the dispute over control of the Himalayan state of Kashmir The Soviet Union qualified sources said imposed no tions on use of arms shipped to India In view of the sophisticated and secret equipment they are about to send India Britain and the United States have asked Indian officers to keep It separate from Soviet material A foreign ministry spokesman said security precautions are taken for all military equipment in the interests of all parties con- cerned The deal for Soviet arms is still in the early stages been the most flagrant violations of the armistice agreement that was signed at Panmunjom on July 27 1953 Cloud is Interested in return of two helicopter pilots the Communists have been holding for 11 weeks The helicopter pilots Ben W Florence Ala and Capt Charleton W Voltz 26 Frankfort Mich The North Koreans have refused to discuss their release since the two were shot down on a flight last May The Command says they crossed the line into North Korea by mistake Saturday's is the meeting of the commission set up to guard the truce in Korea Unless the Communists change their tactics soon one source at Com- mand headquarters said no ther meetings would be sary There was more firing on the American sector of the front Thursday night but officers have been asked to play it down There was no exchange of fire and no Communists killed or wounded a front line observer said Opened CAMPOBELLO N.B AP The Franklin D Roosevelt mer home here now equipped with a guidance service will be opened to tourists day Tourists this year expressed disappointment when the house remained closed to visitors through lack of an adequate ing service The area lias had a heavy in- flux of tourists this summer partially attributed to the recent opening of the Roosevelt tional Bridge connecting bello Island where the house Is located with Lubec Maine President Kennedy and Prime Minister Lester B Pearson an- after a meeting this spring the home of the late U.S President would be turned into a symbol of ship Off to Sign Treaty WASHINGTON of State Dean Rusk headed for Moscow Friday night to sign the nuclear test ban treaty and ex- with Premier Khrushchev the possibilities for further West agreements In advance of his departure as head of a U.S delegation Rusk was described as willing to talk with Khrushchev and other Russian leaders about virtually any Item He expects to stay in the Soviet Union until late next week Rusk is taking to Khrushchev a private letter from President Kennedy It is in reply to one the Soviet leader sent the President after conclusion of the test ban agreement and is reportedly friendly intone The United States has shown special interest in Khrushchev's proposals for a nonaggression pact between the NATO and saw blocs and for exchanges of observers to guard prise attack These were among subjects raised by the Soviets during the test ban in Moscow and put off for later discussion Rusk was pictured as preparing only to probe what Khrushchev has in mind rather than to any agreement at this time The United States has promised its Western Allies It will not enter into any deal with the Soviets them such as a accord without a round of consultations with them first In advance of Rusk's departure the day brought these other test ban Republican congressional leaders announced they can port the pending treaty only if it can be had without ing our safety or security John announced his Senate vices Preparedness tee will begin hearings on the pending treaty Aug 14 with Gen Portrait of a Bookmaker Legalized Betting Revised Laws Crimp Vermont Gambler's Income By MICHAEL GOODKIND RUTLAND Henry D Morris is a retired bookie A father of five Morris entered the business of betting about 10 years ago Crippled by polio as a child and handicapped by arthritis in recent years Morris explains that he had trouble supporting himself and family as an optician He developed his gambling business to support my family His wife Mildred Is expecting their sixth child in November The others ages 2 to 12 are all girls except the youngest I have great respect for the federal Morris maintains and I don't want to do anything against federal law if I can help It For this son Morris held a federal gambling stamp intermittently lor the past 10 of a very few to have held such a stamp in Vermont according to the Internal Revenue Service Morris did not renew his stamp for the fiscal year starting July 1 IRS officials in Burlington re- port The IRS says no one In the state currently holds such a stamp By paying yearly for the stamp remitting 10 per cent of his gambling profits to the eral government and reporting his bookmaking earnings on his income tax Morris complied with federal gambling laws though he circumvented Vermont statutes which prohibit betting The state apparently noticed Morris gambling activities he was raided twice at his downtown Rutland optical shop In a 1957 raid Morris was fined and in a fine was imposed The 1902 raid hurt him financially Morris reports and he was forced to give up his shop Now lie does some optical work at his home and collects social security benefits Well-known In Rutland for his bookmaking activities Morris is equally famous for his charitable work with youth sports activities Starting In the late Morris Maxwell D Taylor chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as leadoff witness Senate majority leader Sen Mike Mansfield proposed that all Latin-American nations Including Cuba join In a treaty to establish a zone in the Western phere Strom Thurmond D- said he couldn't vote for the treaty In the absence of some conspicuous act of good faith by Khrushchev He suggested of Soviet personnel from Cuba destruction of the Berlin Wall or a halt to Communist in Laos and South Viet Nam The U.S delegates are crat Sens J W of Ar- kansas Hubert H Humphrey of Minnesota John J Sparkman of Alabama and John O Pastore of Rhode Island and Republican Sens of and George D Alken of Vermont Ambassador Adlai E Stevenson East-West affairs adviser Llewellyn son disarmament director liam C Foster former negotiator Arthur Dean and Glenn Seaborg Atomic Energy Com- mission chairman Asia Wary Of Test Ban By The Associated Press Governments In both nist and non-Communist sections of divided Asian countries are wary of the nuclear test ban treaty to be signed Monday in Moscow Just as West Germany fears the treaty could lead to at least quas- of Communist East Germany the militantly anti- Communist governments of South Korea South Viet Nam and China fear a Red trap The Red regimes of North rea and North Viet Nam on the other hand have so far held because of the violent opposition to the treaty by their giant neighbor nist China Both governments have supported Red China in its ideological quarrel with the Soviet Union Only neutral but Laos said it would adhere to the treaty that would ban nuclear tests everywhere except under- ground The Chinese Nationalists on Formosa would probably have ex- pressed strong views about the treaty except for fear of ing the United chief backer South Korea wants to watch carefully the possibilities ever remote of Communist China and Red North Korea joining the treaty before making its decision on whether to sign it THE ODDS ARE that Henry D Morris of Rutland has quit bonk Intermittently for the past 10 years Morris has held a federal gambling stamp to comply with federal gambling laws An admitted bookmaker Morris has been convicted on gambling charges twice since 1957 He says he is retired now Staff organized baseball clubs The kids liked to play I liked it too and the kids and I got says Morris Morris enjoys helping young men play sports because I could never do anything like that self due to my crippled tion In 1947 he helped organize the Pittsford Athletic Club and managed the baseball and ball teams In the league In 1952 after moving to Rutland Morris was elected president of the Twin County Baseball League another youth league In Rutland son counties Morris remembers that in 1957 he stayed away from the Twin County League elections since It came shortly after his arrest Morris was re-elected president in-absentia by his fellows My gambling and sports interests were never connected In any Morris affirms Morris was also prominent In the Otter valley Basketball League at the same time he was Involved with the other two In addition he organized basketball benefits for the March of Dimes and ran a baseball benefit for a boy who had lost a leg in a football game Because I begrudged the time I spent away from my Morris quit the sports circuit a few years ago Raising a family is his See LEGALIZED Continued on Page 2 Rail Strike Could Cost Billion WASHINGTON AP Under- secretary of Commerce Franklin D Roosevelt Jr told men Friday a railroad strike could cost the nation billion or more The effects would spread like an Roosevelt said He urged swift congressional proval of President Kennedy's plan to have the Interstate Com- merce Commission temporarily settle a strike threatening dis- pute over the rules that govern working on the railroads Roosevelt sketched for the House Commerce Committee a picture of economic crisis he said would come within days after rail workers walked off their which could happen Aug 29 unless Congress acts or the unions and carriers settle their old dispute Roosevelt said a strike would throw 6.5 million Americans out of work and cut the annual growth rate of the gross national product by about 13 per cent Railway labor leaders want the Kennedy resolution rejected The five unions have said they will strike the moment the new rules go into effect
