Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

El Paso Herald-Post from El Paso, Texas • 1

Location:
El Paso, Texas
Issue Date:
Page:
1
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

El HO EDITION The Newspaper That Serves Its Readers PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL LXXX NO 120 EL PASO TEXAS TUESDAY MAY 17 1960 DELIVERED CARRIES lOo FEB WEEK uwr omra Mosquito Campaign Heads to Washington Seek Federal Funds Juarez Mayor Asks Openin Of Old Bridge Requests Repair Of Wooden Structure For Pedestrians Mayor Humberto Escobar Plans Separate Peace Treaty With Eastern Germany Boycott by Russian Premier of Emergency Session Spells Blowup of Summit Talks United Praia International PARIS May Premier Nikita Khrushchev boycotted an emergency session of the collapsing summit conference today and Communist sources made It known he is preparing drastic new moves against West Berlin Eastern sources revealed Khrushchev Is ready to carry out this week his threat to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany ending four-power rights in the approaches to West Berlin Khrushchev told a sidewalk news conference today he would fly to East Berlin Wednesday unless President Eisenhower made a public' anol- Bean's Office Prepares Material For Officials The Valley mosquito Juarez today asekd thelexn will be placed the laps of Federal offlicals In in an effort to obtain full co-operation of United States and Mexican officials for a swift solution of the problem Mrs Kenneth Braxton chairman of the Citizens Committee for Mosquito Abatement today said is dear that the governments of both countries concerned must take joint action if the mosquito problem is to be solved and that is the action we now are She said Tom Diamond administrative assistant to County Judge Woodrow Bean is preparing the on which the appeal for aid will be taken to Washington Mr Diamond confirmed that he is assembling the mosquito problem evidence including maps of County areas where mosquito infestation is most serious and records of what has been done to cope with the problem together with recommendations on what needs to be done He and Judge Bean intend to present the appeal 10000 NAMES Mrs Ken-to Federal officials in person as neth Braxton with a stack soon as the background material cf petitions bearing 10000 signatures of residents ap- The groundwork for the more specific appeal is already laid Pefj rehef from tho to a certain extent Judge Bean Valley mosquito menace released a copy of a letter he received In response to a message he sent to Assistant Secretary of State Roy Rubottom a -native Texan who is in charge of Inter-American affairs for the Bean in part: Secretary Rubottom has asked this office to take the steps indicated to seek alleviation of the problems of odor and health in Slayer Tells Of Anger Over Broken Troth Shattered Romance Of Banker's Son Leads to Killing The slayer of Eloy Va-llina said today he was to by anger and humiliation over the shattered romance between his 17-yearold daughter and one of sons Maj David Corona Arizpe retired Mexican army officer gave Chihuahua authorities a confession following the shooting yesterday in Chihuahua City He was charged with murder Bullet Struck Chest Corona Arizpe killed the internationally known Chihuahua financier and industrialist outside the Banco Comercial Mexicano in downtown Chihuahua City at 9 a yesterday One bullet from a 45 automatic pistol struck Vallina in the chest near the heart According to Corona Arizpe his daughter Graciela and Soy Vallina Jr fell in love and failing to get the elder consent to marry 'eloped to Mexico City 18 months ago and were wed in a civil ceremony Angered the father had the marriage annulled on the ground that both Eloy Jr and Graciela were minors Major -Corona Arizpe and his family on the other hand wanted a religious ceremony The slayer said he held several discussions with the elder Vallina insisting that file religious ceremony take place the dignity of my daughter and the honor of her Vallina refused to let file marriage stand and file lovers were separated Yesterday morning the 59-year-old ex-cavalryman related he accosted Vallina at the bank entrance had no intention of shooting Corona Arizpe said said want to settle that matter we have pending' replied matter already is settled Offended by Attitude "I was offended by his arrogant attitude I could not bear such humiliation I drew my gun and shot The slaying of Vallina a onetime bookkeeper in file old First National Bank in El Paso who rose to beoome a titan of Mexican finance and industry stunned the state capital and created a sensation throughout Mexico Chihuahua and Juarez newspapers Demands British Shoot Down Red Space Vehicle United Praia International LONDON May A member of Parliament claimed today space ship was violating British air space He asked what action the British government Is taking to shoot it down Conservative Sir Richard Glyn introduced a question in Parliament for an answer May 25 It asks the defense minister how many occasions in tho last three weeks a aerial hay violated British air space Glyn asks what action the minister has taken to down or otherwise Interfere any SUCh machine ogy for U-2 spy plane against the Soviet Union Eisenhower refused and Khru-schev prepared an even bigger Berlin crisis even as the summit talks were dying President Charles de Gaulle invited the heads of state to the Elysee Palace in a desperate effort to save the conference But Khrushchev who had been on a picnic drove instead to the Soviet (Congress Backs Politics Ike Forgets Page 27) (Ike holds his temper Page 17) Embassy and the three Western leaders met with an empty chair facing them -Communist diplomats quickly leaked word that Khrushchev would go to East Berlin to sign a separate peace a move that could plunge the world intq the gravest crisis since World War II Khrushchev has made it clear that such a treaty would end all Western rights in West Berlin He warned In a series of violently anti-American speeches last week that any attempt to save Berlin with force would be met by force Communist diplomats said this afternoon Khrushchev considered the period of negotiations with the Allies on Germany terminated for the time being and that Russia would proceed unilaterally on Berlin The Communist said a peace treaty already had been worked out by Communist experts and that Khrushchev brought it to SAND PAINTER Navajo Artist Andy Tsinajinni left explains art of sand painting to Larry Davis general chairman of El Paso Arts and Crafts Festival as his display is being set up in the Coliseum Indian Artist Makes Sand Pictures at Show One of the prominent artists demonstrating their techniques at the first El Paso Arts and Crafts Festiyal In the Coliseum Thursday through Sunday will be Navajo Artist Andy Tsinajinni of Scotisdale Ariz Every day during the festival from 2 Mr Tsinajinni wifi demonstrate his traditional sand-painting in a center Coliseum display Fight at Pine! I 1 Reginaid Fisher director of the El Paso Museum of Art who was ta brtato AUSTIN May 17 Governor to tte eJtivaL Price five tax Mexican government to open the wooden railway bridge at the foot of South Mesa street to pedestrian traffic between Juarez and El Paso He proposed that die bridge be repaired adn that inspection stations be set up so that pedestrians can cross free of charge The proposal was made in letters to the President and to the appropriate government departments Viewed as Slap Mr action was viewed in Juarez as a slap at El Paso City Lines owner of the Stanton and Santa Fe street international bridges The utility recently increased the pedestrian bridge toll from El Paso from two to five cents along with increases for vehicular traffic After the toll hikes were announced Mayor Esoobar summoned City Lines officials and tried through to have the increases canceled The City Lines officials said nothing could be done except on order from officials of National City Lines in Chicago Owned Jointly Representatives of the Army Engineers at Albuquerque are investigating the toll increases The Mesa street bridge built by the old Mexico Northwestern Railway is now owned Jointly by the Chihuahua al Padfico and the El Paso Southern Railroad -the latter a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Co The SP is now making improvements on the bridge and building new trackage in the area in order to facilitate handling of freight cars from the Mexican side Vote Results Now Certified United Prut International AUSTIN May 17 The State Democratic Executive Committee certified results of the May 7 primary election upon report of its canvassing committee The returns confirmed the results reported unofficially by the Texas Election Bureau Other committee reports to the governing body of the State party were made by housing finance and resolution groups The resolutions committee praised former Member Pickle of Austin Official totals of the statewide El Paso that you mention in your telegram to him May 3 Department is obliged to consult with several Federal agencies that are' particularly competent to advise the Department in such matters We have written them and as soon as their respective comments and recom- Continued on Page 2 CoL 2) Judge Bean asked Assistant Secretary Rubottom to seek active co-operation in eliminating the mosquito problem that is of vital concern to both El Paso and Juarez Melville Osborne the State officer in charge of Mexican affairs wrote Judge (Schedule of Events on Page 10) Cheap Electricity Free Of Taxes Says Speaker What Hidden Motives Make Mr Bluster? What hidden motives drive Nikita Khrushchev on his startling course of bluster and blunder at the Paris summit conference? In the following dispatch a veteran diplomatic correspondent offers an assessment based on Intimate knowledge of the Communist The Editor By THALER United Praia International PARIS May 17 American officials are convinced Nikita Khrushchev came to Paris with strings attached: to his Stalinist critics in the Kremlin to a skeptical Red China and to a powerful Soviet army unhappy over his sweeping disarmament proposal Cheap government electrical power is largely created through the non-payment of taxes while free enterprise electric power is being taxed 23 cents on every dollar Dr Robert Corbett president of New Mexico State University said today Dr Corbett was the principal speaker at the dedication of the (Stories and Pictures on Pages 19 20 21 and 22) issued extras Private planes began to unload dozens of the great and neargreat at the Chihuahua airport men who had been friends or business associates of the victim Among these was former President Miguel Aleman of Mexico who is said to have an interest in some of the Vallina enterprises Funeral services for Vallina 56 were to be held at 4 today in Chihuahua City with Archbishop Antonio Guizar Valencia officiating Burial was to be in the Dolores Cemetery in GMhua-hua City Burglar Alarm Stalls Safe Burglar A safe burglary at the Military Supply Laundry at 6929 Dyer street was thwarted yesterday when a burglar alarm went off when file thief moved the safe from a wall If the strings truly are there they are manipulating the Soviet premier in an erratic and dangerous revision of policy that has brought one of the worst diplomatic crises of the cold war As powerful as Khrushchev is it is generally accepted that he has had to cope with strong Internal challenges to Ms attempts to Communist rule in Russia and seek accommodation with the West The downing of an American Paris ready to sign They said Khrushchev now felt himself freed from last Berlin truce accord with Mr Eisenhower and other Western leaders While skipping the summit session Khrushchev issued a formal statement at the embassy announcing an imposible demand he was ready to return to the summit If the United States publicly condemned its punished all those responsible and assured Russia intelli-(Continued on Page 2 Col 1) reconnaissance plane inside Russia 15 days before the summit conference could not help but add fuel to Communist critics of moderation and undermine the position at home Khrushchev in an extraordinary remark hidden in the abuse he heaped on President Eisenhower Monday as much as admitted this domestic dissension by saying file U-2 incident deeply (Continued on Page 2 CM 1) Sports 23-24 News 14-15 $11 million Newman power plant of El Paso Electric Co He was introduced by Company President Holik after more than 350 area business and civic leaders heard brief talks from El Paso County Judge Woodrow Bean and Mayor Raymond Telles Invocation was given by the Rev Williams rector emeri- hi the interest rates they pay tus of St Episcopal1 tor government-furnished money Church that provides for their great de- Open house for the public will he said He said that today around 18 per cent of the power production in the United States is produced by the Federal government He cited the Tennessee Valley Authority declaring that in 1959 (Continued on Page 2 CoL 4) plans were out in the open today with three of them signaling a renewal of his war with pipeline Basically there was little change from his 1959 tax program Suggests Tuition Hike The five plans made as study suggestions to his tax advisory commission indicated Daniel is ready to go ahead with his fight against gas pipeline lobbyists he Mamed for the failure of his tax program in the last Legislature He suggested $100 to $150 increases in college tuition as a means to meet Increased salaries for professors He said the increases would mean $5 million a year in new revenue Daniel also suggested increases on items covered in the omnibus tax bill and a one cent hike on gasoline in addition to his tax study recommendations aimed at gas and pipelines Panel Adjourns The 30 member commission took the suggestions under consideration and adjourned until June The commission did not set a new meeting date Daniel strongly endorsed the same tax plan he submitted to the last Legislature He said the other four plans were suggested by other persons and were also offered for the consideration His recommendations came after a warning by Comptroller Robert Calvert that the general revenue fund deficit would be $68 million at the end of the current biennium in 1961 Need $65500000 Annually Daniel said if the state deficit Is retired as a separate measure file state will need $62500000 annually to meet new spending and a teachers pay raise The governor revived his program to raise money without increased taxes This includes revision of the franchise tax formula elimination of tax exemptions on beer and cigarets sold on military installations and his Abandoned Property Act Together he said they would raise $25-140000 annually Sands Sets Special Missile Testing The Army tomorrow will use for the fourth time the 1600-square-mile northern exten i on area of White Sands Missile Range for missile testing Under an agreement 32 ranch families will leave their homes for no more than 12 hours Travel on US 380 between San Antonio jand Carrizozo may be halted at unspecified times for no longer than 90 minutes at a period between 6 a and 6 The four-day festival is being sponsored by the County Recreation Board the City Recreation Board and file El Paso Artists Assn The festival will feature the works of living artists from Texas New Mexico and Arizona It will include demonstrations of sculpturing painting pottery-making leathercraft porcelainpainting and jewelry-craft hand-loom-weaving and enameling Booths lining the bleacher-areas will feature one-man shows by well-known artists and large columns in the center areas wHl display individual works of art said Larry Davis general chairman of the festival Among well-known Southwestern artists exhibiting their works will be Peter Hurd and Fred Martin The Guillermo Art Galleries of Juarez will have an exhibit of Mexican art Entrance to the festival will be (Continued on Page 2 CoL 4) Kennedy Heavily Favored in Maryland United Pratt International BALTIMORE May 17 Senator John Kennedy of Massar chusetts was tip overwhelming favorite in Maryland Democratic presidential primary Senator Wayne Morse Oregon Democrat was the only other candidate A victory would net Senator Kennedy 24 more delegates to the Democratic National Convention A United Press International compilation showed that Senator Kennedy already has 251 convention votes on file basis of pledged delegates and known first ballot preferences He needs 761 for the nomination Warm sunny weather was expected to help produce a good turnout Maryland election officials said it probably would bring some 300000 Democrats to the polls There are no entries in the Republican presidential primary Senator Kennedy whose bandwagon has gained increased momentum since his victory in the West Virginia primary was conceded by both Ms own and camp as the strongly favored winner El Paso Sunshine The sun shone for the 127th consecutive day If failed to shine three of the last 565 days Sizzler Heat Car Job Joins Contest 'eludes Guess A car is ald-Post cleaned cleaned El Pasoans Resent Khrushchev's Insults El Pasoans resent Premier Insult to President Elsenhower but few expected much different behavior from the Russian dictator One man believes the blustering done by Khrushchev at the first session of fiie Paris meeting was to cover up a weakness in defense system Comments taken at ramdom: Capt Roy Shanks of the El Paso Fire Department a good Democrat but I certainly resent insults to our President I think we should be very firm with Mr and all Ms John Mlddagh professor of journalism at Texas Western College: think the President should come home Mr seems to be in full control of the situation The summit meeting rests in his hands To my knowledge this is the first time in Mstory a President of the has ever been so strongly Martin Wlggs chairman of the Weather Bureau Forecast: Fair (Details on Page 12) Page Amusements Ann Carroll 7 Comics Crossword Puzzle 23 Deaths 27 Dr Conner 18 Editorials lg Foreign Scene 18 Inez Robb 17 Markets 92 People 27 TV Programs 28 Herald-Post Sizzler Contest Judge Court Criminal Appeals Jim Bowxner 312573 Lloyd Davidson 507128 McDonald 483305 Railroad Commissioner Ernest Thompson 1382539 Comptroller Robert Calvert 930603 (Bo) Ramsey 417815 State Treasurer Jesse James 1393914 Land Commissioner Bill Alloorn 666751 Jerry Sadler 684896 Agriculture Commissioner John White 1392054 5HSjE33H3HE31 Clearance sales often encourage women to save beyond their means Vacation vacation trip job for your prize in The Her- in- Sizzler Contest It a polish job air cleaner oil change motor filter and a wheel pack It is a gift of McAnally of Texaco Service at 9200 Dyer and Is valued at $35 When will El Paso have 100 degree temperature for the first time this year? Use the accompanying entry blank Only Herald-Post entry blanks will be considered Mail blanks to file Sizzler Contest Editor Herald-Post or drop them at the Newspaper Building at Kansas and Mills street 1 There is no limit to file num-(Confinued on Page 2 CoL 3) The 100-degree temperature will be reached for the first time this year: Month Date Time: AM PM Name Address Mail to Herald-Post Sizzler Contest Editor or bring to Ne japer Building at Kansas and County Democratic Executive: (Continued on Page 2 CoL 5) 1 4 9 1 4-.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the El Paso Herald-Post
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About El Paso Herald-Post Archive

Pages Available:
770,311
Years Available:
1931-1997