Times Recorder, The (Newspaper) - January 7, 1966, Zanesville, Ohio f Good A real friend is the fellow who listens to your description of your aches and pains before he tries to tell you about his The Times Recorder World Of Journalism Today Is Far Cry From Years Past Turn To Page 102ND 337 20 PAGES ZANESVILLE OHIO FRIDAY JANUARY 7 1966 TEN CENTS Global BANGUI Central African Re- public The Central African Republic long a major center for Communist Chinese in Africa formally severs diplomatic ties with Peking Page VATICAN CITY Pope Paul VI personally ordains 62 priests from 22 countries to mark the Epiphany holiday in what is believed to be the first such mass rite in the history of the Roman Catholic Church Page BERLIN Jan Arnet one of Czechoslovakia's most lar band leaders says he fled to the West to escape C o m- munist pressure He says he hopes to go to the U S Page The Nation WASHINGTON The De- fense Department reports that Americans have been listed as killed in action in Viet Nam Page PALM BEACH Fla Former Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy eats a hearty breakfast and goes through his normal routine 24 hours after suffering a very ing heart stoppage Page B Around Ohio COLUMBUS Thursday Is another busy day for potential political candidates as the Feb 2 filing deadline draws closer The new 10th Con- gressional District gets its first candidate when Belpre Mayor Garrett C Brown announces he will seek the nomination in the May primary Page JACKSON A North lina truck driver is burned to death when a truck loaded with wax paper bursts into flames after a collision with an auto on U S 35 east of here The victim was identified as L M Newsome 38 of Winston-Salem N C Page COLUMBUS A collection of books letters and cartoons of the late humorist James Thurber has beer assembled in the main of Ohio State sity The exhibit is the culmination of a two-year ject under supervision of University Development Fund Page ST LOUIS All American defensive halfback Johnny Roland of Missouri reportedly receives as much as deal for signing with St Louis Minnesota Hotel Fire Kills Nine Persons White House Enters Transit Crisis assistance in York's transit NEW YORK UPI John V Lindsay called on President Johnson Thursday for solving New strike which seriously crippled traffic for the sixth day The president immediately dispatched Labor Secretary W Willard Wirtz to take part in negotiations was expected to confer immediately with Lindsay and the mediation panel to seek a way to move the transit talks off center and end the stalemate The administration in ington has been keeping a close watch on the labor dispute and the White House had indicated a willingness to step into the negotiations if ed Lindsay made that request Thursday in a telephone call to President Johnson White House Press Secretary Moyers said the purpose of Wirtz visit was exploratory Johnson Has Tried Experts Weigh Peace Offensive The President said he hoped Wirtz would be helpful in finding a solution to the strike The White House action came as negotiations appeared to be at a standstill A day of half-hearted ses and separate meetings between the disputants and mediators passed without any indication of a break in the deadlocked bargaining An ob- server said Nothing has changed since Mayor John V Lindsay made a guardedly optimistic report of slight progress in Wednesday night talks Department stores restau rants theaters florists beauty parlors speciality shops and other businesses that have been singing the blues all week had their worst day as an all-day downpour kept away what little business the strike had not killed The a- day loss estimates appeared to be climbing upward The executive committee of the New York Council met in City Labor emergency By MERRIMAN SMITH WASHINGTON UPI Resident Johnson's wideh peace offensive alls to stop the war in Cardinals football team Page MIAMI Tom Matte former Ohio State grid star again tries his hand at quarterback spot Sunday in National ball League Playoff Bowl Page NEW YORK Roger Marts whose efficiency dropped last year as a member of the New York Yankees due to a hand injury signs same contract for 1966 season Page 3 B BUFFALO N Y Joel Collier named coach of falo Bills Page The Weather FORECAST Cloudy windy and colder today Mostly cloudy and a little colder tonight See details on Page Inside The TR Page Sff B A Classified B Comic A Crossword i A Deaths Funerals 4 B Editorial Pages A B Police A B Women's A Scholarship Due For Top Educator Muskingum C o u n t y s Out- standing Young Educator of 1965 will receive the first scholarship to the new wlle Branch of Ohio University now under construction on Newark road according to Loren Vinsel chairman of the Zanesville Jaycee's Outstanding Young Educator committee The Times Recorder will vide the scholarship which will be awarded at Jaycee Bosses Night on Jan 18 The county winner be picked by a non- Jaycee panel of judges and will be entered in state competition for further recognition Vinsel said the local project is a part of a nationwide search to spotlight the achievements and dedication of professional men and women be- tween the ages of 21 and 35 Nominations may be made to the committee by sending them to Post Office Box 1333 ville Entry deadline is Jan 10 Nam at least he can be satisfied that the world knew he tried Johnson and his advisers believe that at worst the United States could salvage this advantage from the global diplomatic soundings still under way So far ft Is too early to predict whether the effort has or failed in its ultimate purpose even though North Viet Nam given no dependable indication that it is willing to move to the conference table While Hanoi's way or the awaited the President has been accused of staging a theatrical show of peace that was doomed from the outset and radio Public statements broadcasts from Hanoi and Peking are full of ridicule And at home pressure is rising for a resumption of U.S air strikes against North Viet Nam Yet the pause in bombing continues it is now two weeks old And the President is determined to press his peace initiative as long as there is any hope at all for a meaningful reaction from the Communist side Despite what its critics say lie administration believes Johnson's efforts already have some encouraging fruit The result officials feel has been to improve the climate conducive to peace session Thursday afternoon to discuss support of the Trans- port Workers Union TWU walkout Its Van Arsdale president Harry then scheduled a meeting with Mayor Lindsay at City Hall where Lindsay remained throughout the day instead of joining negotiations as he did Wednesday The city's longest morning rush a description supplied by the Traffic Telephoto Mayor John V Lindsay of New York City bites his Up during his radio and television report on the transit negotiations early Thursday Lindsay reported some movement toward ending the bus and strike Ammunition Plane Explodes In Viet Nam At TR New Income Tax Books Available SAIGON UPI U.S Army Hercules transport plane carrying a cargo of ammunition exploded in in The new income tax lets to help you prepare your return are now available at The Times Recorder office The booklets Your Federal Income Tax for In- and Tax Guide for Small Business have been prepared by the Internal Revenue Service Both publications contain all the latest income tax tion They are written in easy to understand age The cost of each of the booklets is 50 cents state sales tax included at The TR office Please add 10 cents 60 cents if ordering by mail to cover the cost of postage and handling YOl R I AX These publications arc made readers as an- other Times Recorder public service the air and crashed flames early today just south of Pleiku killing all the crewmen aboard There was no diate indication of sabotage bul one military spokesman the incident suspicious The crash occurred after Viet Cong terrorists struck twice in Saigon with bomb attacks Thursday night One attack was at the main military gate at Tan Son Nhut Airport The target for the second bombing was the national police headquarters in suburban Via Dinh province One Vietnamese was killed and 10 persons wounded including five U.S servicemen in the explosion at the airport gate Heavier casualties were averted among the thousands of Americans milling around the gate looking for transportation into the city when a huge tree took the brunt of the explosion No Americans were involved in the blast at Gia Dinh where one national policeman and seven civilians were wounded The which normally carries a crew of four was the second ammunition carrier in two days to crash enroute from the army's 1st Air Cavalry base at An Khe to Pleiku On Wednesday one of the ry's huge flying crane ters crashed in flames killing all five persons aboard ment was followed by the earliest evening rush hour in memory By p m EST there was a heavy pileup of cars in Manhattan as drivers attempted to leave before the peak of traffic volume Although traffic taxed ial systems parking facilities and police personnel to the utmost Thursday authorities feared that might attract even more drivers to the city Traffic Commissioner Henry A Barnes plan for staggering Manhattan arrivals and tures has had no apparent effect so far The mayor his youthful countenance grown haggard reported some movement in negotiations this morning after a marathon 17 hours at the bargaining table But the pace slowed to a few caucuses and several separate meetings with mediators later in the day Lindsay went on radio and television Thursday morning to warn New Yorkers against optimism for an early ment of the contract dispute between the Transit Workers Union TWU and the city's Transit Authority It was unhappy news for millions who were enduring the added of getting to work in downpour You will have to sweat it out be very tough about it and brave about it Lindsay said with an indirect dig at the receding administration of Mayor Robert F Wagner Remember we have ed a few decades of questions More than 750 stalled cars lad to be hauled from the causing ng delays to motorists who had tarted even earlier than on other strike days to avoid the crush Traffic in the city already was heavy at 5 EST and congestion at key points was noticeable almost until noon Winter Washed Up Jimmy Todd 8 has a wistful expression as he dreams of the vinter that might have been Instead of longed-for snow to use his Christmas sled all he got yesterday was a good inches of rain to be exact Young Jimmy is a son of Mr and Mrs Robert Todd of 1939 Blue avenue and is a third grade pupil at Westview School Klan Leaders Face i Citations By House WASHINGTON UPI House investigators voted Thursday to seek contempt of Congress citations against Im- Wizard Robert M Shellon and six other Ku Klux Klan leaders Each man would face a Democrats Favor Clevelander COLUMBUS UPI land City James V Council Stanton President emerged Thursday as the apparent of a Democratic steering committee for governor A consensus of those who talked briefly with newsmen lowing a closed meeting ed they liked Stanton to carry the party's banner into ber's fray with Gov James A Rhodes The feeling seemed to be that former Gov Michael V DiSalle still had a poor image with the voters while Stanton could pre- sent a new image not having been involved in any sial state issues They also indicated that with Stanton they would have a from the populous jastern counties where crats must poll a big vote to win a state election DiSalle did sot attend the meeting but promised to decide within a tew days If he wants to tangle with Rhodes again Rhodes won in 1962 by votes The former governor was the first to propose Stanton as a candidate and was said to have urged him to get into the race Chances of Stanton entering the race brightened as cratic Senate Leader Frank W King of Toledo followed U.S Rep Robert Sweeney of land in deciding not to enter the contest The two had been the most talked of possibilities as the organization's choice for governor State Chairman William man said the committee would not officially endorse any at this time He said any endorsement would not be made until after the Feb 2 filing deadline for candidates Airport Project To Be Approval of a ville Municipal Airport project is expected at the next meeting of the Appalachian Regional Commission in Washington D C according to Albert G Giles director of Ohio Office of Op- Giles who made the ment at an Appalachia meeting in Columbus this week did net say when the sion would be held Proposed for the airport is resurfacing of the foot instrument runway and construction of new concrete apron facilities If the grant is approved the city will have to pay only about of the total cost maximum penalty of one year in jail and fine if convicted A subcommittee approved the move on grounds that the Klan officials refused to subpoenaed records for the congressional tion of the hooded society The action was expected to be quickly approved by the House Committee on Un- Activities which in turn would seek a House vote Named besides Shelton er of the largest Klan organization were Robert K South Carolina grand dragon Spartanburg Calvin F Craig Georgia grand dragon Atlanta Marshall R Kornegay Virginia grand dragon Raleigh George F Dorsett Greensboro a Klan organizer Robert head of a North Carolina Klan unit Raleigh and J Robert Jones North Carolina grand dragon Granite Quarry All are members of Shelton's United Klans of America We certainly picked some said Rep Edwin E Willis who announced the action He said there would be additional citations later but wouldn't give any details 17 Injured As Guests Are Chased ST PAUL Minn UPI ire flashed through the ancient Carleton Hotel in downtown St Paul Thursday At least nine persons died and 17 were injured Guests struggled through halls and id in panic onto fire escapes in cold to flee the flames Firemen pulled the bodies of ix men and three women from four-story building Hours after the pre-dawn fire out they still searched the ashes and debris for other victims but Fire Chief Levi Shortndge said he believed all fhe dead had been found Four of 17 persons taken to St Hospital were reported in critical condition Four others were released after treatment Authorities were uncertain low many persons were in the lotel when the fire erupted apparently in a men's room Hotel employes said 54 persons many of them elderly permanent guests were tered The first alarm was turned in at when the temperature stood at zero and a 115 miles an hour wind was blowing Fire officials said the flames spread so rapidly that many guests had only a small chance to escape When we got there three women were running down the hall with their clothes on fire like District fire Thief William Donnerbauer said We doused them with water The fire loss was estimated at The hotel which occupied the top three stories of a four-story building had been a fixture in the Minnesota Capital city for decades City records did not show when it was constructed Jacob Reyer 50 told how a roman trying to flee down a fire escape burst into ames and tumbled screaming own the steps atop him and wife Violet Willis who is heading Klan Fifth investigation Amendment said did the the not protect persons refusing to produce organization records which do not personally belong to them Team Sent By Kremlin MOSCOW UPI -A soviet mission headed by the n's top diplomatic trouble hooter Alexander Shelepin and including experts on rocket warfare left Moscow Thursday for Communist North Viet Nam by a secret route Inclusion of the rocket experts in the mission bolstered speculation Shelepin was taking offers of more military and economic aid to the Hanoi regime to counter any new U.S escalation of the Viet Nam war Soviet sources denied lation that the mission would urge North Vietnamese ident Ho Chi Minn to seek peace talks with the United States A Soviet spokesman told the solidarity con- ference in Havana Thursday that Moscow was providing North Viet Nam with planes as well as missiles and artillery Shelepin's mission brought a Soviet presence into the diplo- matic picture in the Far East where President Johnson's No I trouble-shooter Ambassador W Averell explained the U.S position to Thai and Japanese government officials Diplomatic observers ed the new Soviet intervention in Viet Nam would only further anger the Chinese Communists who regard Southeast Asia as their private sphere of in- fluence
