Northwest Arkansas Times (Newspaper) - July 5, 1961, Fayetteville, Arkansas NORTHWEST BEST SALESMAN Merc Public Interest Is The First Concern Of This Newspaper and vicinity ally tair and a wanner day and Thursday High ture expected today 90 low night 53 High temperature day 88 low last night 60 No pre- Sunrise 102nd 18 AP King and NEA fAYETTEVILlE ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY JULY 3 1961 Associated Leased Wire 24 CENTS News Briefs Train Smashes Stalled Truck Derails 11 Hurt VAX WERT Ohio en persons were hurt one at EST when the Pennsylvania Railroad's New passenger train the de- railed nine miles northwest of this town The accident took place in village of Convoy six miles east of tlie line and about 16 miles southeast of Fort Wayne Ind A became stalled on a crossing and hit by the train The lead unit of a unit diesel which hit the trailer re- mained on the tracks But he er two units an express car a baggage car a lounge car and four coaches derailed of Ihc cars overturned but some were tipped at a angle About feet of track were limped up but the track of the railroad remained clear Meadows of Macon Ga the truck driver said his trailer gol sluck in the rails and he went lo telephone for aid While he was gone the train struck trailer The injured were taken lo Van Werl Counly Hospital is 21 miles easl of Fort Wayne Ind and seven miles west of Van Wert Sweaters In July fly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WOUNDED IN HIJACKING A wounded Cuban militiaman is removed from the Airlines plane which was hijacked by passengers and flown to Miami Riding the plane as a guard the militiaman was ed when shooting broke out in the cabin shortly after takeoff from Havana The pilot reported he was forced at gun point to fly to Miami Sets Record By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Traffic deaths climbed to rd heights for a summer holiday uring the Independence Day The tally today also iat the over-all accident loll in- luding a heavy loss of life on reached an all-time mark or any holiday period Late reports boosted the motor chicle fatality total beyond the 00 mark It passed the previous high of 491 set during a four-day of Independence Day n 1950 That had been the lop mark for any summer holiday period And it went far beyond he National Safety Council's ad- vance estimate that 450 cans might die in traffic accidents during the period 6 p.m Friday and midnight Tuesday The previous record for deaths in accidents of various kinds in- traffic had been in the four-day of Christmas in 1956 It was 884 During that same period traffic deaths soared lo 706 a standing record for any holiday period Two persons drowned and one was killed in a traffic accident Tuesday raising Arkansas long July 4th holiday loll lo 12 Mrs Ida Newton about 80 of Little Rock was fatally injured when struck by a car as she Traffic Claims 508 Total 923 crossed a street in Lit lie Rock Police said the driver of the car was Mrs Emily Harper 18 of Hurthle Lee Currie Jr 14 of Pine Bluff and his uncle Earl H Harris about 35 of Fort drowned in a stock pond Pine when Currie tried lo recover a fishing lure stepped in a liole and Harris went lo his rescue and stepped in the sai Traffic 508 Dues Hike Vote Yet To Come Shouts Affirm Hoffa MIAMI BEACH Fla AP The Teamsters convention today shouted approval of a resolution affirming belief in the integrity of union president James R Hoffa c a I i lows tor the date and brought outl and accusations against him sweaters and coats in many Thc resolution reviewed in the Northeastern quarter and charges against Hoffa j leveled in Senate investigations H said lhat despite all this the delegates expressed confidence in his integrity and high devotion to the nation today It was the day afler overheated Fourth of July but he mercury dropped into the 50s and 40s in many communities of a point under freezing was wholehearted approval ol ported in SI Marys in the activities was contained western section of Pennsylvania H was the lowest here for July in about 50 years Joblessness To Climb WASHINGTON was expected to report today a jump in unemployment at least a half million due largely to a record surge of into Ihc labor force Thc flood of sters including an unprecedented number of high school and collegi graduates seeking work was due lo send soaring both the employment and totals for June Gunfight Erupts Conn AP A young advertising agency em ploye walked into police head quarters Tuesday and started a Rim battle with police a short time after his father was shot lo death He was injured critically by police bullets The gunplay between Brendan Mclaughlin 26 an and former art student and he police look place a short distance from house where lin's father 70 lay dead with five bullet wounds Brendan just lost his mind Mrs Eugene Mclaughlin said later of her son in the resolution adopted by an overwhelming voice vote There were no nays Action on the resolution came afler the Teamsters general sel Edward Bennett Williams a noted criminal lawyer attacked Senate investigators for ing hearings in a manner Williams said that fried to guilt by association out regard for basic civil rights Williams said the proof of the pudding was that a Half rights of cross examination ant other defenses were all resulted in acquittals Hoffa bolstered by the tion stilt faced a convention down on a dues hike proposal Such an increase is distasteful to many delegates and considered possibly illegal by some of his own attorneys The dues issue is regarded as the toughest to ram through the The of involving Hoffa and other officers on the convention cases where the Israel Joins Space With Rocket JERUSALEM AP fired its first successful into space today the government Israel rocket ARKANSAS WEATHER Clear lo cloudy and quite warm Ibis noon wilh a few isolated showers southwest portion clear lo partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with widely scattered thunders how ers northwest portion Thursday Little change in lem- High today in 90s low tonight 60s lo low 70s high day in 90s announced The rocket a type was fired from a secret in- on the Thc government said firing was a complete success The complete government com- At today a success ful was made lo send a meteorological rocket into space from Ihc Mediterranean shore The rocket was planned buill anc fired by a crew of Israeli and technicians The of the experiment were achieved The purpose of the experiment was to obtain information on con ditions in and ionosphere the spokesmen said The rocket the Shavit TT Meteor used a solid lanl fuel developed in Israel Shavit fl is but official sources declined lo say exactly how many stages it has Spokesmen said the rocket did not contain radio transmitting equipment Israel is the seventh country to send a meteorological rocket into THREE BIG SALES READY Three big July Jubilee sale days have been planned for Thursday Friday and Saturday of this week by several ville business firms The event planned by the re- tail merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce Is an annual clearance of sum merchandise and this year in- cludes 37 participating firms whose special values are in this issue of the TIMES 6 Injured As Blast Fires Riverside RICHMOND Va ries of explosions hurled Riant fireballs through a gasoline age area on the city's front early Homes across the street blazed from the tense heat and the James River j was turned into an oil inferno At least six persons were in- jured one critically More than 60 persons were evacuated safely from the block of homes facing storage area in the City's End Seven of the houses were heavily damaged and only shells of three were left standing Danger of further explosions was eliminated two hours after the tire erupted when a eum company employee ed by an asbestos suit entered swirling flames and opened valves to allow the gasoline lo flov into the river Tnu mast ripped the area about while a barge was unloading gallons of gasoline The captain of a tug and four other crewmen on both vessels were burned Most seriously injured was ert Trexler of Portsmouth Vs with hums over 90 per cent of bis body He was reported in ex- critical condition at a Richmond hospital Six persons died in traffic Drowning 204 Miscellaneous Total 118 13 Killed A cutaway drawing of the world's first weather station shows how it will be installed in a remote area nor Mi of ada this summer by the U.S Atomic Energy sion An atomic generator at the bottom of the der deriving power from of ates the electronic instruments space The others are the United States the Soviet Union France Brilain Italy and Japan None of Arab countries are believed near a similar stage in technology Reaction from them is sure to be critical since they regard themselves at war with Israel Abducts Teen-Age Girl Bandit Leaves Two For Dead MOAB Ulah swarthy bandit flagged down a car of isls from Rockville Conn on a desert road Tuesday night shol robbed and left twr people for dead and fled wilh a teen-age Charles 65 survived He was reported in serious tion with two bullet wounds in the face Jeanette Sullivan 40 was killed told a doctor that the gunman forced Mrs Sullivan's daughter Denise 14 into his car and sped away Officers set up road blocks in southeastern Utah and southwest ern Colorado and began a sys search of roads in thi isolated region Sheriff's officers pieced er The bandit described as and dark had slopped on a used jeep road near Dead Hors Point Stale Park about 28 mile CONTINUED ON EIGHT Beaten To Death Body Thought To Be FORT SMITH Ark fAP A tentatively identified as a ex-convict from urg Calif was found in a truck marked on an River oad near here Tuesday and of- said he man was murdered Sheriff Fred B Hayes said found in the truck established he victim's identity as Johnnie Windham Coroner B G Hendrix said died of multiple blows on the back of the head The handle of a toy wagon found nearby was believed o be the murder weapon Windham had been dead about 18 hours when his body was Found Hendrix said Hayes said officers him had served a in the Nevada penitentiary for a 1948 holdup John Newman and Clyde Miller who live near here said they found the body when they had gone to the area to feed some cattle They had seen the truck parked there Monday they told officers but paid no attention lo it be- cause they said it was not un- usual to see parked in the rea When they saw H was still there Tuesday they looked inside and saw Windham slumped over In the seat Authorities said they did not know what Windham was doing in the area and would advance no theories to why tie was killed of proposals that range from a fat salary boost for Hoffa lo a broad extension of his already union control Hoffa wants a convention vole lo require every Teamsters local to boost member dues no matter what they may be now by a month Sixty cents of that amount would go to lloffa's headquarters boosting national union's an- revenue to about million from about million now The difficulty as pointed out privately by some of Hoffa's own legal experts is that the by Con- gress two years ago after labor racket that cals must hold secret ballot tions to get rank and file member approval before raising dues This may leave a loophole ting national union conventions raise local union dues as H o f f a is trying to do By way of being prepared how- ever for any court challenge the dues hike proposal provides that the increase will not go into ef feel in event it cannot be Locals threatened with legal protests reportedly will be encouraged to conduct ratify ing votes Hoffa's tight rein over delegates seemed sure lo win proval for his program By way of insurance he proposed Tuesday for a new pension gram for local union officials and slaff employes many of whom are accredited delegates Hoffa told newsmen he con- of 204 Teal St Portsmouth the other three crewmen and a city fireman were released afler treatment The tug burned and sank The blaze aboard the barge was ex- by a city fire ment tug More lhan 300 firemen and most of the city's fire fighting equipment were summoned to the Crown Petroleum Corp to fight the blaze By Brand He Devised Plan To Swap Jews For Trucks his proposed pay raise from to a year is justified He said many lion executives gel more plus slock options and bonuses with out half so much work to do China Russia Said Quarreling WASHINGTON AP Top U S officials were reported convinced today that a serious dispute has broken out again between leaders of the two greatest Communist powers Russia and Red China The argument could have a profound impact on Soviet handling of East-West crisis sues particularly Berlin and Laos Western authorities are ing to get at the real facts of the controversy and Ihus establish a basis for judging what ils fect on future Sino-Soviet may be The most authentic evidence of the quarrel known to U S Stale Department experts is the fact lhat the Soviet sent a high-level gation to Ulan Bator last week lo represent Moscow at 14th anniversary of Mongolian Communist party But Soviet Premier Khrushchev at the same time virtually ignored the far more important 40th an- of the Chinese Com munist party President Ends Holiday New Pace Expected On Berlin By JOHN M HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON dent Kennedy's return to ington today was expected lo bring a speed-up in U.S planning of new moves lo counter Soviet threats against West Berlin Possible steps include sending one or more Army divisions to reinforce the five divisions of U.S troops already serving with NATO forces in Germany Some sea and air forces may be de ployed A wide range of other actions U under consideration Development of detailed plans was ordered by the President last week before he left for his July 4 holiday at Hyannis Port Mass One of the lasks awaiting him on his return to the capital was Ihc review of the progress of thi work Some plans are expected t be ready for consideration by th National Security Council Officials said that the Slates probably will send a not to Moscow by the end of the wee reasserting Allied rights to main lain a military garrison in We Berlin and to keep open suppl routes to the city across Ea German territory France and West Germany due i send similar messages The Western notes informant said will add up to a new roun of warnings lo Soviet Khrushchev against underes mating Allied determination to d fend West Berlin and its acces routes JERUSALEM AP Adolf made Ihc startling aim on the witness stand today at not the macabre plan to ade lives of a million Jews r trucks badly needed by the azi armies in 1944 The former Gestapo lieutenant said he conceived he idea Budapest and chose Jewish ader Yoel Brand lo fly to to try lo get the Jewish gency to negotiate with the Allies But Eichmann denied he e Jd Brand he would still the eath mills of Auschwitz or ould start them up again if the Bargain collapsed as Brand fied earlier in trial neve made such a remark To still Ihc mills of or lo start them beyond realm of my the de- fendant declared Eichmann told his own Shot In Head Officers Seek Death Motive NORTH LITTLE ROCK he identity of a murdered man whose body was found in nearby Hill Lake has been established md officers are today continuing o seek a motive for his death Authorities said the body was Tuesday as that of Howard Watson 22 of Tex Watson was last seen alive in Dallas last Thursday His body a bullet hole in back of the head was found in the shallow water of lake early Saturday by a fisherman Officers theorized that Walson was killed somewhere else driv en to the edge of the lake and his dumped into it An autopsy disclosed that he probably was killed Thursday anc officers speculated that the body was thrown out of a car some time Friday The spot where he body found is near a much traveled highway and officers said passing motorists probably would have seen it if it had been there dur ing daylight hours Friday Identification of the body wa established through a check will Dallas authorities and through identification of clothes Watson was wearing when he disappear ed Deputy Sheriff Joe said Watson was last seen alivi Thursday when he drove his wife Ruth whom he married last Jul 18 to work at Dallas slory of his role in Hungary where he is charged wilh ally deportation of 600.000 Jews lo their doom He is indicted by Israel as the spring of whole mass er of European Jewery in his wartime job as chief of Jewish affairs in the Gestapo Defense counsel Robert lius gave Eichmann full rein lo describe his Hungarian chapter of story lhat forms a tone of Israel's case Kichmann with fervor hands haking in excitement y the court had lo admonish him o stop so the could alch up The defendant's own view of his ob in Hungary was in direct con- rast lo evidence submitted by srael He lid admit helping to up travel charts and time for mass deportations by Himmler but he main responsibility lay wilh Ambassador Edmund Vces- enmayer and SS Police Chief Otto Aside from thai Eichmann said he was still an of- icer even emigration had been banned by that time Then he laced into a former colleague SS Col Kurt accusing him of negotiating emi of Jews in exchange for money and equipment in violation of all of directives Moslems Riot Strike Against Partition Threat ALGIERS AP Moslems staged a general strike and battled French riot squads in many communities ol Algeria day lo show support for the rebel government and protest against a French lineal to partition the country Unofficial sources said IS sons were killed and about 50 wounded Arabs and other North Africans some armed with clubs and knives fought French police and soldiers who responded with rifle ire and tear gas Moslems were enraged at idea lhat they might be relegated to Ihc arid interior of this North African territory while the million European settlers took over all the rich and fertile coast The strikers were inp loyally lo the regime of rebel Premier Ferhat Abbas and testing President Charles de Gaulle's threat to partition the North African territory As the demonstrations swelled it appeared certain the death loll rise lo dim Ihc prospect of negotiations between the rebels and the French which a French spokesman said had been scheduled to resume next Monday Two thousand Moslems clashed with police at in ern Algeria site of the biggest French air base in Algeria At Miliana in the central part ot the country some 300 young men women and children led by rebel guerrillas in rushed riot forces who opened fire on them Five persons including a French policeman were reported killed in the two clashes One Moslem was reported killed at Castiglione about 30 miles west of Algiers when several dred armed with clubs and knives tried to charge riot police and troops Shortly before noon the Algiers casbah which had been ominously CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT Lincoln Man Hurt Two Face Charges A Lincoln man was injured about this morning when the driven by his old son crashed into a parked car on Hwy 62 near Prairie Grove State Police said Ralph Nash was taken to the Elizabrth tal at Prairie Grove for treatment of head injuries James Nash driver of the 1955 Chevrolet in which the injured man was a passenger escaped in- jury So did Lee Key 67 of rie Grove driver of the other Trooper Buddy Allen cited Key for parking on the highway and charged the Nash youth with ing without a license He said Key had slopped at a rural mailbox with the rear of his 1953 Ford on the The impact ed the car 120 feet into a The accident occurred two miles east of Prairie Grove on a straight stretch of highway Following Government Shake-Up Korea Pushing Drive SEOUL South Korea AP South Korea's military rulers pressed their campaign with new vigor charging a former law school dean his wife and three with being Communist spies The military junta leveled the spy charges which carry a penalty of death after cusing John M Chang former premier ousted in the May 16 coup and 11 of his associates of collaborating with the Commu All are being held The junta also ordered stiff new penalties for sympathizing or trafficking with the Communists The stepped-up campaign was considered a smokescreen to di- vert attention from Monday's shakeup in which Maj Gen Pak took over as chairman of the ruling junta and named Song retired ant general as his premier Pak thus pushed Lt Gen young from both key posts con- tending South Korea needed more aggressive leadership A junta spokesman said the five were under arrest nnd would be tried by court-martial
