Daily Times, The (Newspaper) - December 28, 1964, Salisbury, Maryland Cloudy and colder today partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday See Page 26 THE DAILY TIMES Delmarva's Largest Newspaper HOME EDITION VOL 42 NO 21 PHONE PI SALISBURY MARYLAND MONDAY DECEMBER 28 1964 genual 54 PAGES Section one JQC Viet Seize Major Red Position State's Holiday Road Death Toll Near Record By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The death early today of a Baltimore pedestrian pushed Maryland's highway death toll for the year to 599 just 13 un- der the recod set in 1941 and the second highest total in tory The pedestrian in his was not immediately identified Military authorities reported early today that a soldier at Ft Meade died day night of injuries received when his car struck a tree on the base The victim was identified as Pfc David M Wallace 22 A companion Pfc Robert F Gintner 21 was critically in- jured in the crash He was taken to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington Three weekend victims died in an Anne Arundel County dent near Millersville on mas day Three others died in two separate U.S 40 crashes on Fairview Mountain near Clear Spring in Washington County A Hagerstown couple was killed on the mountain Sunday They were identified by State Police as Leonard John Grove 26 and his wife Alma 19 Thier daughter Pamila 3 suffered lacerations of the face and body Police said Grove's car ing west on U.S 40 was struck head-on by another car which skidded across the center line and knocked Grove's bile into a westbound pickup truck at the time of the collision Not far away on Saturday See MD DEATHS Page 20 Shore Teacher In Hospital After Crash A Raymond Walz a old Princess Anne music er injured in a dent Christmas Eve remained in serious condition today in Peninsula General Hospital State Police said Walz who now teaches at Washington High School suffered multiple sions and abrasions cuts of the forehead and chest injuries in the p.m accident at the intersection of Rt 363 and U.S 13 Officers said Walz and er car driven by Lorenzo Lee Jones of Chance were headed east on Rt 363 the Deal Island Rd when Walz attempted a left turn onto a service station driveway Jones car police said struck the rear of the music teacher's car A passenger in the Walz car Troy Doyle 16 of Westover was released from bury hospital after treatment for cuts of the eyebrow and wrist Police said charges are ing Italian Commie Widens His lead ROME AP Deputy Pre- mier Pietro Nenni a Socialist backed by Communists widened his lead in the Italian presidential race today as lament took a 20th unsuccessful ballot Nenni's Socialists the Com- and the small Socialist of Proletarian Unity joined to give the former Stalin Peace Prize winner 385 votes his highest total since the un- marathon balloting began 13 days ago in Today's Times Amusements 26 Ann Landers 16 Bridge 6 Classified Ads Comics 29 Crossword Puzzle 28 Deaths Funerals 20 Doctor Says 17 Drew Editorial Page 4 Food Recipes Happenings 10 Market Reports 20 Polly's Pointers 17 Sports Pages Television 26 Weather Wonders of Universe 18 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS More than 550 persons lost heir lives in highway accidents during the three-day Christmas weekend The toll was well below the 955 record of 609 deaths but within the range predicted by he National Safety Council The final tabulation had 555 killed on the highways luring the period that began at 6 p.m Thursday and ended at midnight Sunday The safety council had estimated hat between 550 and 650 holiday ravelers could perish 4 Shirts Me Sheets Me Star Laundry Dry Cleaners 3 Cash Carry Victory Is Called Most Significant In Past Year 5 DIE IN 3 CAR CRASH 5 persons were killed and 5 others injured in this 3 car crash in the rain on US 101 at Oceanside California yesterday Body lying in foreground is one of the dead National Toll Of Holiday Road Deaths Exceeds 550 Only five states Alaska Hawaii Maine Montana and Washington reported no In at least five states day accidents helped set month records While traffic deaths mounted at an alarmingly fast pace ing the early hours of the day period they slacked off during the closing hours despite the homeward rush in many areas in fog rain and snow Multiple deaths pushed the toll upward in several statej In California a crash on U.S 101 near Oceanside took five lives Three persons lost their lives in a collision in Wisconsin Rapids and three others were killed a smash-up in northern Illinois The three Wisconsin deaths plus five other fatalities there in separate accidents helped set a record The toll in Wisconsin now stands at 1.048 for 1964 well past the previous high of 957 in 1962 Four other states also have topped earlier year long Oklahoma stands at 773 compared to 762 last year See DEATH TOLL Page 20 West Coast Flood Relief Hampered By Wind Snow By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heavy mountain snows and gusty coastal winds lashed the northern California flood area at the end of a week of unprecedented torrential rains adding to the suffering of still marooned and hampering relief and rescue work But the colder has jut a brake on rivers that had from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean in the hardest hit area Oregon and northern California More snow in the mountains and wind and rain below were forecast for today The Columbia dropped enough n Washington to permit start of cleanup work The flood threat appeared over in Idaho but the little town of St Joe population 75 in the Panhandle still was without electricity In Nevada the Truckee River withdrew its threat to Reno California counted 19 flood dead with the confirmation day that four had drowned when a helicopter plunged into the Eel River 40 miles south of Eu- reka Saturday Seven died in another California copter crash last Tuesday north of Eureka Oregon reported 18 deaths from flood action The Red ross listed families as suffering major es to homes businesses or farms in Oregon California Idaho and Washington No official estimate of age was available but rough guesses by leaders of relief and rescue operations put it at close to billion persons ers loggers and their families were marooned in several communities along the Klamath and Salmon rivers at the ern tip of California They're beginning to run short of reported William Sowle Civil Defense director at Yreka A storm that dropped two feet of snow on Eureka day halted helicopter flights in the area The prediction was for See FLOOD AREAS Page 20 State Of Union Talk To Stress U.S Potential JOHNSON CITY Tex AP President Johnson will stress achievement of the full poten tial of our resources in his State of the Union message The message will be to a joint session of Congress a 9 p.m Jan 4 opening day o the new Congress To those seeking a clue as to the tone of his State of the Un ion message Johnson is refer ring them to an article he wrot for the 1958 winter issue of th Texas Quarterly when he wa See STATE OF UNION Pg 20 Sees U.S To Win In Viet Nam WASHINGTON fAP Sen A S Mike believes the United States even tually will win the war in Vie Nam and that abandoning would be an act of idiocy He did not estimate how long the war would last but at one point he said 20 or 30 years meant little to the Communists who has just cam a three-week Asian tour was interviewed Sunday ni on the CBS radio and television program Face the Nation Meanwhile 105 Washington area clergymen and religious leaders revealed that they hac sent a petition to President Johnson urging an immediat cease-fire and a negotiated settlement in South Vie Nam BALMY WEATHER TO END Shelly Parsons daughter of Mr and Mrs William T Laurel was one of the many youngsters who resorted to shorts and sleeves as weather hit rare heights over the holiday weekend All good things must come to an end however a day of drizzle and rain yesterday the weather man says cooler temperatures should be expected today EDITOR'S photographer James Pickerell wounded by the Viet Cong in November was assigned oy The Associated Press to accompany Vietnamese troops who overran a major Viet Cong guerrilla sition Sunday Here is his re- port By JAMES PICKERELL DAI NGAI South Viet Nam AP Government forces overran a major Viet Cong ion Sunday killing at least 67 and capturing 10 ers as well as a large stock of weapons It was one of the most cant government successes in he past year U.S officers be- that the position 75 miles southwest of Saigon was a Viet zone command The Communists have di- vided South Viet Nam into en zones The government forces 11 dead and 42 wounded Among the wounded seven Army helicopter crewmen hit by small-arms fire Ten other Americans were reported wounded in other tions in the Mekong delta day Two were reported in condition Capt Robert W Butler of Frederick Md who went into action at Dai Ngai said of the government This is as good a Christmas present as I could have wished for A radio he had carried on his back was smashed by a bullet He was not hurt The attack began when in the riceland hamlet beside the Mekong River called for help after exchanging fire with the guerrillas Thirty-six helicopters half of them armed with and heavy machine guns dropped on top of the Viet Cong position discharging two battalions in seven quick waves Air force planes poured bombs and non fire into the area About 650 government troops took part Viet Cong strength was esti mated at two battalions under the command of a major al It was not known whether he was among the dead Government troops were still recovering bodies today as sporadic fighting continued The heavy Communist ties were attributed partly to a new type of fuse on the ment's bombs These burst in RIGHT TO BE PROUD Mrs Marion Donlon gazes at her son Army Capt Roger H C Donlon as she fingers Medal of Honor he wears at their home in Saugerties N V President Johnson decorated Capt Donlon with the nation's highest honor at a ceremony in the White House Dec 5 for his ism under fire during a battle in South Viet Nam It was the first time the medal had been bestowed since the Korean war The captain's home town turned out to honor his heroism today First Since Korea Hometown Lauds Viet Nam Hero SAUGERTIES AP Today is Donlon Day in erties an old Dutch village in he Catskill Mountains where the homefolk will turn out to welcome back the defender of Dong Both the village and the ship of Saugerties have claimed the day because the citizens of a grateful y have been honored by one of ts own He is Capt Roger H C on first American to win the a shield shaped plaque from the American Legion in the name of the citizens Probe Continues In Boy's Slaying CAMBRIDGE Police are continuing their investigation into the death of John William Gambrill He was reportedly shot in the face with Medal of Honor for action in a 410 shotgun which a friem the air and scatter over a wide area Vietnamese officers specu ated that the Communists hao jeen massing for an attack were caught off guard Captured weapons included ive machine guns three recoilless cannons and three mortars In the town of Mo Cai 50 miles southwest of Saigon a Viet Cong grenade exploded in a cafe wounded four Americans and 15 Vietnamese and killed a Vietnamese girl One of the Americans Van the son of Jules N Bucher of the U.S Aid mission in Saigon was reported in cal condition Bucher is in his early 20s Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh com- mander of the Vietnamese forces issued a holiday sage of thanks to U.S forces in South Viet Nam The message warmed a little the chilly tions between Khanh and U.S authorities in Saigon Khanh last week criticized U.S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor for demanding that the Vietnamese generals restore pull power to the civilian On behalf of all the members of the Republic of Viet Nam's armed Khanh said in his message I bring to our American comrades in arms our warmest season's greetings and our grateful appreciation for what they have been are and will be doing to assist us in our struggle for the defense ol freedom Two Escapees In Hand Other 2 Still Sought PRINCESS ANNE Md AP Police continued their search today for two of four prisoners who escaped from the Somerset County jail Christmas Eve State Police reported that one escapee Rodney S Harris 43 was captured Saturday at his home on Deal Island Another John A Whittington 25 of Marion was returned to the jail by his brother police said Still at large were James S Aberts 20 of Baltimore and Grover H Waltes J 27 ol Police said the stolen car in the escapees fled was re- covered Saturday in Baltimore South Viet Nam Saugerties a community of 4 XX on the Hudson River 100 rules north of New York City ias been welcoming heroes lome since some of the men fought the British at Sara oga in 1777 Capt Donlon 30 a tall blond who wears the green beret of the Special Forces and para- wings was decorated ec 5 by Johnson for a successful defense if the camp of Nam Dong Donlon was wounded four times n a five-hour night attack July by a Viet Cong battalion Today a motorcade starts at le captain's home at 3 p.m nd winds through the principal treets to the Municipal Build ng There the auditorium of he combination village offices and fire station will be for the officer Capt loger H C Donlon Auditorium Next scheduled was a dinner y the Rotary and Lions clubs t which the captain was to re- had received as a Christmas gift State's Atty C Thompson said a hearing for the other boy 13 will be held in juvenile court No date has been set for the hearing Young Gambrill was a grader at Cambridge High School and a member of the Salvation Army He was shot Christmas Day at the other boy's home The victim was the son of Mr and Mrs Norman L brill of here In addition to his parents he is survived by three Norman Jr Wayne and James and a sister tricia all at home Services were to be held day at 1 p.m from the Funeral Home here Salvation Army Capt Morris was to officiate Interment will be in Spring Hill Cemetery Easton Youth IS Held n Two Accidents A Franklin Ave youth was charged with less driving no license and leaving an accident scene lowing two separate accidents Saturday night and Sunday morning City Police said day Police identified the youth as Donald Charles Downes According to police the car owned by Downes father ver F collided with another vehicle operated by Preston R Darby 38 of City Blvd at the intersection of E Main and Long Ave This accident happened at p.m day Downes was charged with reckless driving and having no license Police said the youth also ran up on a green at the Elks Golf Course Sunday got stuck and backed up three times be- fore getting out onto Sheffield Ave The damage to the green was not known police said Downes was charged with leaving the scene of a ty damage accident officers said Motorist Hurt As Car Strikes Pole A Davis St er Roy L Jones was injured early Sunday when his car struck a utility pole on S bury Blvd north of Mitchell St City Police said today Peninsula General HOL ital of- said Jones was listed in satisfactory condition with cuts of the chin and hand Police said he was headed north about lost con- rol of his car which jumped the curb and struck the pole Charges are pending police said SPAPERI
