Lowell Sun (Newspaper) - June 28, 1959, Lowell, Massachusetts LOWELL SUNDAY SUN Lowell Massachusetts SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 28 1959 76 Pages 20 Cents Serving Historic Middlesex County ClOUdy SEE PAGE 3 EDITION Saudi Arabian King's Brother Kills Self MIAMI June 27 The brother ol the king of Saudi Arabia was to death Saturday In what police believe to be n suicide Aziz 20 was pronounced dead on ar- rival nl Jackson Memorial pital Hn was discovered in bedroom engulfed in flames I by a Dr Fuad Hannu whoi owned the building that he was living in The doctor said he was ing swimming with the bian prince and when he entered the lavish apartment he saw a can of kerosene in Hie room lie said he went to the bed room which lias a glass door and saw In flumes on his bod lie said he broke the down and put out the fire Me I rented the youth until aid came Police said the flames self-inflicted was one of 40 sons born to the former king ol Saudi Arabia and his passport listed him as an Arabian prince IKE PLEA DELAYS STEEL STRIKE Steelworkers Bow to Bid Postpone Their Walkout NEW YOKK Juno 11 union today bowed lo a bid from President Eisenhower and delayed a steel strike threat for weeks David J McDonald the union's president agreed to extend existing con- tracts from their scheduled termination next Tuesday night lo July 14 Dedicate Wilmington Housing Project Tho elderly residents housing project Wilmington formally dedicated at ceremonies yesterday following an open house inspection period during ths day The 40-unir brick buildings have been occupied since November Project Dedicated at Open House WILMINGTON ence of stale and local of- and Jin informal open marked dedication today or ton's comfortably appointed project for its elderly citizens Tenants in tin one story brick development their friends and tlie government officials ble for the housing project de- signed specifically to meet the needs of the elderly Many of the light airy apartments wore opened by residents with the proud Invitation to visit their new homes though the formal dedication took place today the project wus actually completed in February with tenants ing in shortly thereafter On hand to take part In the ceremonies were State ing Board Chairman Louis F and officials of the Wilmington ty Also present was MDC Commissioner John E loney who was Housing Board chairman when the project was started IN THE principal Housing Boar d Chairman Musco praised past chairman Maloney and the members of the Wilmington Housing lor foresight and imagination in the design and construction of tlie project Officials of the Wilmington Housing Authority est B Rice chairman Alan Fenton vice chairman liam F Smith treasurer Frank McLean secretary and James P assistant treasurer The executive di- rector is James Franklin Lowell Man Hurt in Crash A Lowell man was slightly injured late last night after the car in which he was riding struck a parked automobile on ford street near the Center Arthur of 75 burn street Lowell received a head bump in the collision Police said he was a senger in a operated by Lacey Haile of The owner of tho parked car Was identified as Joseph of 14 Short street Lowell the accident was Sgt Basil Lark in Eisenhower intervened at a time when steel talks were floundering worse than ever and an strike of the half million workers in basic steel in- dustry seemed inevitable The president proposed that both about the union's al extension The Cooper said obviously are glad lo continue operations under these Presidential I n t e r v seemed lo take both sides off the Industry and union con- bargaining without in- in production until i w ill the terms and conditions the hook fusing so Tlie industry re- far lo grant any of a new contract are agreed upon This amounted to an in- definite waiver of a union strike McDonald accepted to the extent of period which two he told the president will provide ample lime to conclude new collec- tive bargaining agreements in good faith negotiations The union on the other hand by its acceptance waived an earlier demand for assurance that whatever con- tract gains that are ly negotiated be applied back lo the original June 30 ex- McDonald said lie was ready lo resume stalled talks Sunday afternoon with an in- dustry negotiating team ed by R Conrad Cooper executive vice president of U S Steel Corp The Industry put off plans to bank furnaces and start shutting down facilities as scheduler when the Tuesday night strike deadline still stood COOPER ISSUED n ment on behalf of- the steel industry expressing pleasure Here's Proof of Lowell Hospitality Ry K Finn stranger who arrived in Lowell the other night unknown and ing was given an unexpected of this area's famed Ray project manager of the con- struction job which will see a home for he aged rise in off avenue arrived at the sex street railroad station on the final leg of his journey from Wisconsin to take over work on the Lowell project It was his first trip to these parts Knowing nothing of the city or its accommodations he hailed a taxi cab in tho depot area and asked the cabbie if he could recommend a place to stay The cabbie mentioned a hotel In the Highlands and the stranger from the mid-west asked to bo driven there During the ride Mr man said he was new to the city and that he was to start work on a new home for the elderly to be staffed by the Grey Nuns of the Cross He also mentioned hat he would be looking for a place to set up his home with his wife and family for the it would take for the new institution to be con- The trip ended at the hotel and that was he last the con- struction chief ever expected to see of the friendly cab driver The next afternoon Mr terman at the hotel was told that he had a visitor Sure enough it was the cab driver He had the day off and he inquired If the stranger from Wisconsin would like to see the city with him as the guide II was quite an unusual of- fer but it was a pleasant way to get a first hand view of the city in which he would be working for I he next 14 months So Mr MANY MILES and four hours later the tour of Lowell and the inspection of the num avenue site was over The cabbie in his own car and and with no charge of any kind had driven Mr Hosterman all over Lowell and given him a first class Cook's tour all in less than a day after ho had arrived a total stranger in tins city It was just the project engineer said as he explained that in all his travels INSIDE THE SUN Soviet Trip Soon Back A Woman Can Be 4 of The Family Weekly Chelmsford Votes on Zoning 11 Amusements 18 Books 20 12 34 Classified 31 35 36 37 38 30 Ifi County 9 10 Crossword Deaths 8 of History 11 Kurl Wilson IR 28 Golden Years Homes 12 13 Inside Art 0 18 Schools II 15 Sports 30 31 32 33 Stamps 12 Suburban 11 12 19 Women's 21 22 23 21 25 27 Cnr 13 To reach all departments of The Sun TELEPHONE GLEN VIEW 6 5671 on construction jobs over th length and breadth of the na tion he had never run acros such warm and hos as was demonstrate by the unidentified cabbie The cabbie was proud of hometown and evidently en joyed showing it off lo stranger who was friend or family on his firs clays in Lowell Project Manager Hosterman said that the reception he re from the first person he met in Lowell was even more overwhelming since he had been warned of the cold ness and reserve of New land and its people Hosterman was so impressed by what had happened to him that he has told retold th story to practically all the Lowell persons connected will the home for the elderly project The story of Lowell's has already made its way to Wisconsin and no more will stories of the cold of this area go un- challenged In that section of the mid-west HOSTERMAN COMES In Lowell with a vast experience in the field of construction leadership His last venture was in Milwaukee where he was project manager of a shopping center in that city made famous by a foamy brew He works for the Walter Ray UP UP TO A NEW HIGH See Page First Savings REGULAR OO GAS FRIENDLY JACK'S 1280 LATEST DIVIDEND WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK 30 Middlesex Street Lowell Butler Construction Co with main offices in St Paul Minn Remarking that he certainly got off to a good start in ell Hosterman said that he has found the city very fine and the whole atmosphere of Lowell and Die Varnum nue project one which he knows he will enjoy im- He said that he had the name of the hospitable cabbie but did not want to it for fear the cabbie would be embarrassed by the publicity inflation now could make an offer in conformity with request that a steel walkout be avoided The union backed lo the wall by the industry's refusal to propose contract gains now has a period to press its argument that steel profits and productivity gains rant a sizable wage boost plus pension and other gains The government says er earnings averaged riri hour Eisenhower's proposal to McDonald that the union delay its strike threat came as a reply to a un- disclosed letter from Donald asking the presidont to name a White House finding commission to issues in the steel labor pule sift THE PRESIDENT turned down the fact-finding idea saying this procedure is ly confined by law lo labor dispute emergencies affecting Ihc national health and safety also said he eral mediation and conciliation service stands ready to help solve the steel dispute if so requested I suggest lo both in I his wrote McDonald that continue to bargain without Interruption of production until all the terms and con- of a new contract are agreed upon Secretary of Labor James P Mitchell in Washington read the president's letter to McDonald here in New York over long distance telephone The union chief said he agreed a strike should he avoided ami accordingly steel con- tracts were being extended two weeks Earlier Ihn Industry down a extension proposal from union because the wanted retroactive assurance of negotiated benefits The labor situation had been fouled up for several days in argument of how lo ceed McDonald said further talks the Industry team seemed futile and proposed direct heads firms bargaining of nation's the top No Unlawful Act in Deaths June 27 party were students at tucket regional high school In West Newbury One of Hie youngsters found he in the cellar of the girl's home and many of he parly Imbibed Early this month when school closed for the year trees were planted on lie grounds dedicated to the two died Telephone Company Safe Robbery June 27 AP reported a safe bery in a branch office of the New England Telephone and Telegraph office here today They quoted Janitor William Kosky as saying he the office to clean up and found the safe open and the casli drawer empty Sen Proxmire says the Pentagon has 248 lobbyists ComPany officials said negligence or un- lawful act was Involved in the of two last December from drinking a district court judge ruled The inquest report was re- turned by Judge A Vincent The victims were Carole A urry 17 of West Newbury ind Richard M Keller 16 of The girl died Dec 15 two days after a teen-age party al her home The boy died Dec 30 Several others were ly ill a considerable lime after the party Most of those attending given his good deed Potomac Fever WASHINGTON June 27 Big Four chev is history's mountaineer to train for a climb to the summit by marking time for six weeks in a bog Congress passes a billion housing hill Democrats swear this Isn't n spending money will have to be borrowed Practically all of he working on congress That's one for the senate one for the to Lyndon Johnson Ike an increase in doesn't scan to is the of taxes the gasoline tax Tlie bother the Eisenhower team Sen Capehart dickers for the Mutual radio network Every senator yearns for a forum where ho can be sure of at least a tie when he debates with himself KNEBEL Shop Early for Your Holiday Week-end in DOWNTOWN LOWELL The Shopping Center of Merrimack Valley Stores open Monday and Thursday till 9 p m Open Ail Day Wednesday This Week was missing Police said the thief ently entered through an un- locked rear door and found the safe unlocked Where but do so many families live so happily and enjoy the e s s I n g s of God's Green Acres But Read all about it
