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LEATHER TODAY Cloudy, Wanner High, 52; Low, 38 Yesterday High, 44: Low, 37 TODAY'S CHl.CKLE Selling is Ike shaving. Miss a day and you're a bum! i i jj A i I i i i 'Where the spirit of the Lord in, there is Liberty" II Cor. 317 VOL. 57. NO.

339 MONDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 19G0 ME 8-2111 7PFVTSI ef (don 1 oeliverta By corr a) UUVJU i l- 1 11 i i I VN 17 Zz3 Jz 0)11 I 5 Perish In Flaming Plane Crash to Plane Incident Casts Shadow Over Summit 8-Million-Mile Signal Triggers Satellite 9s Radio Washington (UPI) In a spectacular achievement, scientists beamed a radio signal 8,001,000 miles into space yesterday and turned on the powerful 150-watt transmitter in America's Pioneer sun satellite. FROM WIRE SERVICES Washington President Eisenhower, due to face Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev across the summit table a week from today called, in his secretary of state for an unscheduled Sunday conference yesterday. Spectators crowd around the wreckage of what the Russian news agency Tass calls the United States high altitude jet plane shot down on May Day. Soviet Premier Khrushchev said that the pilot, Francis G. Powers, parachuted to safety and admitted that he was on a spying mission for the U.S.

The photo was originally published in the Soviet newspaper Trud. (AP Wirephoto) Small Boy Kills Friend With Gun The penalty or espionage in Russia is death by shooting, but observers said Powers' reported confession and the fact that he was working under orders from his superiors would be taken into account. A The Soviet press and radio played up Khrushchev's charges that the plane was on a spy mission and spoke of "embarrassment and confusion in Washington." But the Russian press was taking pains to stress that President Eisenhower did not know of the espionage mission. The Russian reports tended to lay the blame oh Pentagon officials, the Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. Undersecretary of State C.

Douglas Dillon. A flood of protests poured into the American Embassy at Moscow protesting violation of Soviet air space. Four hundred telegrams had been received by early yesterday. However, there were no signs that there would be any organized popular demonstrations against the embassy as there were when U.S. Marines landed in Lebanon in 1958.

The Central Intelligence Agency, following its traditional policy of silence, refused to comment on Khrushchev's charge that Powers, instead of being a civilian test, pilot for Lockheed Aircraft, actually was a CIA agent. AMONG THOSE calling for a congressional investigation Turn to Page 4, Column 4 The transmitter is believed to be the largest ever operated in space. The command signal was sent from the 250-foot radio telescope at Manchester, England. The first 150-watt transmission was received at Manchester about one and a half minutes later the time it took the signal to travel to the spacecraft and for the Pioneer's response to return to earth. The satellite's first signal described as "a good, clear transmission," lasted about 90 seconds.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said the decision to energize the 150-watt transmitter was made early Saturday after it became apparent that a five-watt transmitter, which had been relaying scientific information to earth daily, had nearly reached its transmission limit. THE 150-WATT transmitter Is expected to keep the earth In contact with Pioneer for approximately eight more months until the satellite is nearly 100,000,000 miles from earth. The five-watt transmitter had been in use since the 94.8-pound satellite was launched at Cape Canaveral March 11. In addition to other information, it has radioed data on cosmic radiation in space, magnetic field phenomena and charged particle energies. In the two months since launching the satellite has upset long-held theories about solar flare effects and the extent of the earth's magnetic field.

NASA Administrator t. Keith Glennan said energizing the 150-watt transmitter "is truly an historic event and yet quite in character with the other accomplishments of rhis amazing spacecraft." GLENNAN also praised "our British colleagues at Manchester" for their "magnificent tracking communications achievement." "We are certain that the world's scientific community shares our elation over this new success of Pioneer he said. NASA said in a statement that the 150-watt transmit ter is being operated only for two or three minute intervals every six to eight hours. This Is because of the enormous power drain' imposed on the satellite's electrical system. The transmitter is powered by 4,800 solar cells in four arms jutting from the 26 inch sphere.

THE SOLAR cells charge 28 chemical batteries, the size and shape of standard flashlight batteries only a great deal more powerful. The batteries power the more than 40 pounds of experiments, electronics, a receiver, a transmitter and associated units. The 150-watt transmitter unit weighs five pounds. Measuring about seven by five inches, it contains two miniature amplifier tubes, capacitors, coils and resistors. THE 150-WATT transmitter was energized in a three-step sequence.

The first signal at 5 a.m. Saturday put power in tube filaments through a current-limiting resistor, thereby warming the filaments for about a minute. This step was repeated at 11 a.m. Saturday and a second command was sent removing the current-limiting resistor and supplying full filament heating for several minutes. Finally, at 5:03 yesterday the final command was sent energizing an electric converter serving the 150-watt transmitter as well as the transmitter itself.

Presumably the prime topic of their discussion was the foreign policy impact of the United States spy plane incident. Eisenhower, met with Secretary of State Christian A. Herter immediately on re-Picture On Page 32 turning to the White House from a week-end trip to his Gettysburg farm. Herter was at the White House when the President arrived at 4:45 p.m. (EDT) and remained with Eisenhower until 6.

After he left, the White House said there would be no statement on their discussions. REPORTERS learned of the meeting only after spotting Herter's automobile parked on the White House grounds. They confirmed it through the President's press secretary, James C. Hagerty. Herter, who returned Fri day from an Atlantic Pact Council meeting in Istanbul, spent most of Saturday in his office supervising preparation of this country's admission that the American plane Khrushchev boasted of shoot ing down was indeed on an intelligence mission.

The White House conference came as top officials said Khrushchev could virtually wreck prospects for friendly talks at the summit if he continues to hammer at the incident The Soviet leader's public behavior in the next few davs. these officials said, will de termine the mood in which Eisenhower will approach the long-awaited meeting in Paris next Monday. MEANWHILE, anerv rnn. gressional leaders of both parties demanded full investigation yesterday into an American pilot's flight over Russian territory to gather intelligence information as Russia prepared for a nuhlir. trial of the captured flier.

The State Department's admission that the mint. FranHs G. Powers, "probably" had been flying a spy mission, shocked and bewildered Euro peans. There was no indication of the effect the sensational rae would have on the Foreign Ministers conrerence. LATEST developments included: 1 White House press secre-x tary Hagerty refused to say whether the incident would affect the President's plans to visit Russia in June.

2 Western observers in -1 1-uyt aaiu ii was uuviuus that Russia would stage a pub lic trial of Powers, probably this week, for propaganda purposes before the summit meeting. American Embassy offi- cials at Moscow had still not seen the 30-year-old flier, who was shot down a week ago yesterday near Sverdlovsk. Light Ship Falls Near Rochester Rochester, Ind. (Spl.) Three men perished yesterday in the flaming wreckage of a single-engine plane near the Rochester Airport. A short time before, they had flown to Warsaw and bought new parts for the craft.

POLICE SAID the plane made a pass over the airport and crashed in a pasture about one mile northeast of the field while making a landing approach at p.m. The dead, burned beyond recognition, were identified late last night as: Kirk D. Morrow, 46 years old, Logansport, owner and pilot of the plane. Lee Morrow, 44, Rochester, a brother. Warren Lee Cornell, 40, Fulton.

The Logansport man was a bulldozer operator. Lee Morrow and Cornell were truck drivers for a South Bend firm. State police and Fulton County sheriffs deputies gave this account of the crash: WITNESSES reported the four-place 1956 Piper Pacer stalled at low altitude and disappeared behind trees. The plane nosed into a pasture on the Don Fisher farm, three-fourths of a mile south of the Fort Wayne Road some V2 miles east of Rochester. It bounced about 30 feet, landed right side up.

Moments later the plane caught fire, burning slowly at first and then bursting into a mass of flames. Rochester firemen used chemicals and water in an effort to extinguish the flames. The fire left only the charred framework and the engine. THE VICTIMS were found strapped in seats of the crumpled plane. It is believed they were killed instantly.

Rescuers used cutting torches to free the bodies late last night. It was not learned what caused the crash but another pilot who landed at the Rochester Airport about the Turn to Page 4, Column 4 areas, not downtown," Alexander said. "Land is cheaper, security is easier to maintain and more space is available," he said. ALEXANDER pointed to Denver, St. Paul, Philadelphia and Harrisburg, all of which recently have built, are building or are planning new city-county jails.

Not one of these structures is, or will be, located downtown, a survey showed. Alexander said the situation here may be different because a portion of the proposed jail site already is owned by the county. Four years of planning have gone into a $6,400,000 jail soon to be built at Philadelphia, 10 miles from the center of the city, according to Randolph E. Wise, Philadelphia commission er of public welfare. HE SAID the Federal Bureau of Prisons played an important role in developing plans for that jail "Once plans for space, facilities and security are decided upon, problems of site and location will fall in place," Alexander said.

When a proposed jail site first was discussed, the half-block area bounded by Ala-bam Maryland, Delaware and Pearl streets was the Relief Due Today From Chilly Rains Central Indiana was ex pected to get relief today from the near freezing rains and sleet that flecked Indiana yesterday, the weather bureau reported. Unseasonably chilly weather yesterday, which dipped to the high 30s in Indianapolis, snread over the Midwest and threatened to destroy huge apple crops in Wisconsin. At St. Joseph-Benton Har bor, girls wore fur coats over bathing suits dur- ine the annual Blossom Fes tival parade. But the nippy cold did not affect the judges The winning float was titled, "Melody of Spring." Tempera'tures were ex pected to rise to the low 50s today in.

Indianapolis, and clouds still will hang over the area. Yesterday, Mother's Day celebrants were driven inside with biting winds, freezing rains and sleet in mid-Indiana. Snow was reported at Craw-fordsville, Lafayette and Indianapolis. Most northern and central sections of the state reported either rain, snow or both and temperatures generally did not reach above the low 40s. WHILE FORECASTS of gradually clearing weather heartened Midwesterners, warnings of severe thunderstorms were broadcast for eastern North Carolina, eastern Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay area.

The rough weather pattern, headed northeast along the East Coast, might produce isolated damaging winds, hail and possibly tornadoes in some areas. Wisconsin, pounded by rain and snow recently, is tottering on the verge of flood conditions. Authorities in some central Wisconsin towns have asked residents to use as little water as possible to ease pressure on overtaxed storm sewers. In other areas of Wisconsin, snowplows were hauled out of storage yesterday to clear mounds of slippery mud off some highways. The Weather Joe Crow Says: The most irri tating thing about this spring "cold wave" Is that the grass seems DETAILED STUDY HEEDED, FEDERAL AUTHORITY SAYS A 6-year-old boy yelling, "Let's play cowboy" fired a blast from a .410 automatic shotgun into the abdomen of his 3-year-old playmate yesterday morning, killing him.

Garry Neal Adams died yesterday at 5:30 p.m. after emergency surgery failed in Marion County General Hospital. POLICE SAID he was shot down by Jerry Keith Warick about 9:05 a.m. at 2613 North OIney Street, where both children lived. Jerry ran from the home after the accident, frightened by the screams of his mother, Mrs.

Shirley L. Warick, 26, and did not return home for about a half hour, police said. A long-time police homicide detective, Sgt. William D. Brosius, was visibly shaken at the scene.

BROSIUS related: "The boy was lying on the couch. He wasn't crying. He was taking it like a man. "All he said was 'I want a drink of There was never a tear. I just couldn't take it, you know, a little boy hurt like that" Police gave this account of the shooting: Garry, Jerry and Jerry's sister, Diane Lee Warick, 9, most frequently mentioned location.

Half of that area already is owned by the county. But now, Sheriff O'Neal, Hamilton and others contend the full block is needed. O'Neal said he has never advocated building a jail that would occupy a whole block but that he believes the entire block should be purchased "as an act of sound planning for future growth. The city or county government could then use it for new purposes as needs emerge, he said. To have buildings next to the jail would present security and fire hazards, O'Neal said.

But he admits these problems never have occurred in the history of the present 60-year-old jail. "I'm no expert, on jail planning, and I admit it," O'Neal "But as a rule of thumb, if the state can have six blocks of land for their government buildings, then I believe the county should be entitled to have two blocks," he added. THE SHERIFF said he doesn't think it would be feasible to attempt to remodel the present structure and add a new wing to the west. One interested architect has proposed building a new two- New Jail Plans Lack Experts' Advice Hit-Run Steer Pays With Life In Traffic Snarl An offender, who police said ran a stop light, rammed against a car and then zoomed away from the scene of the accident on the wrong side of the road, paid for the crime with his life yesterday. The traffic violator, a steer, was riddled by police shotgun blasts about 5 a.m.

in the 3500 block of West 10th Street, after a 20-minute "bull hunt" in the neighborhood. Off-duty Patrolman Robert B. Potter said the Angus steer smashed against the left side of his car while he was waiting for a traffic light at 10th Street and Tibbs Avenue, and then loped off in retreat. After a search of the area, the steer was cornered, but was too wild to lasso, police said, so they shot the animal. The steer had escaped from a pen outside the Shortridge Meat Market at 3347 West 10th Street, where he had been put as a promotional gimmick.

GARRY NEAL ADAMS Cowboy Play Fatal were returned home by Mrs Wilma West, 29, 2012 North Tacoma Avenue, about 9 a.m. Mrs. West had been babysitting with the three all night while Mrs. Warick worked as a waitress at Borky's Drive-In, 1020 Broad Ripple Avenue. SOON AFTER Mrs.

West left the Warick home, Diane went to the kitchen while Mrs. Warick was getting dressed. "Suddenly," Mrs. Warick said, "I heard a bang. I came into the front room and found Turn to Page 4, Column 3 story jail that would house 675 prisoners.

By adding two additional floors at a later date, the jail capacity could be increased to 1,200. The present jail population averages about 450 prisoners a day, O'Neal said. Another architect has proposed a sleek, modern structure resembling the United Nations Building in New York. Mayor Charles H. Boswell, who commanded a huge Navy prison camp in World War II, has announced he is definitely opposed to building the jail along Washington Street Although recognizing need for a new jail, Boswell contends nothing should be done until, the nation's top jail planners are consulted.

"A new jail may serve this community for the next 100 years. Everything possible should be done to explore all facets before any money is spent," he said. While the County Council, county Commissioners and others have been bickering over a jail site for more than two years, nothing constructive has been accomplished. AT A MEETING of the council March 29, a three-member committee of Mrs. -Turn to Page 4, Column 1 (Second Article of a Series) By EDWARD H.

FRANK Although the County Council is on the brink of approving a $4,000,000 bond issue for a new Marion County Jail, not a single jail expert has been consulted for plans and advice, it was learned yesterday. Sheriff Robert A. O'Neal hasn't conferred with anyone. He said it is not his responsibility to map plans for a new jail. THE BOARD OF County Commissioners hasn't taken the time to call in experts.

Councilmen have seen fit only to argue among themselves about a proposed jail. Architects, eager to snag the design contract, haven't even conferred with noted jail authorities. Despite this lack of proper planning, cp-ordination and study, strong pressures have been exerted to confiscate some of the prized business properties along Washington Street construct a monumental-appearing jail in downtown Indianapolis. Calvin S. Hamilton, executive director of the Metropolitan Plan Commission, terms at "relatively amalT the estimated $1,000,000 In additional funds it would cost to buy business property in the 200 block of East Washington Street Of Such an outlay is justified in the interest of "aesthetics," for it would allow the jail to match in splendor the City-County Building under construction, according to Hamilton.

Merchants in the block say, however, it will cost upwards of $3,000,000 to buy the property, but this vast sum still doesn't appear to faze county officials. One of the nation's leading jail authorities, Myrl E. Alexander, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, declared a serious mistake would be made if a detailed study isn't completed before the jail bonds are sold. "WE STAND ready and willing to help your community in the planning of a new jail," Alexander said. Full-time jail architects employed by the Bureau of Prisons also are available for assistance, he added.

"But to decide upon a Jail site, sell bonds, hire architects and draw plans without a comprehensive survey would be a disastrous blunder," Alexander said. The jail expert expressed surprise when informed local authorities are intent on build-ing a downtown jail. "The great trend now is to build jails in the outlying INSIDE TODAY'S STAR LYNDON JOHNSON FAVORED Senate majority leader has been promised 15 of West Virginia's 25 Democratic convention votes regardless of outcome of tomorrow's primary balloting 3 COMMUNIST SPIES SEIZED-South Korea's national police arrest 1 6-man Red spy ring Page 1 5 GOIDWATER ISSUES WARNING World tensions can be eased only by Russian action Page 17 Editorials .12 Theaters .11 Comics ....14 Crossword to keep on growing even though it's too cool to mow it! Indianapolis and Indiana Partly cloudy and warmer today. Fair and warmer tomorrow. Food Radio-TV Sports 7 .13 Want Ads 24-31 Weather ...23 Women Puzzle Deaths .19, .5 A At 44.

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