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The Weather LOCAL Partly cloudy and warmer tonight. Showers likely Friday afternoon. High Wednesday 40; low in night 22; low tonight 29-33; high Friday 52; river 6.4. IOWA tonight. THE MUSCATINE JOURNAL Established 1840 No.

60 AND NEWS-TRIBUNE Muscatine, Iowa, Thursday, March 1959 2 Sections 20 Pages Price 7 Cents Dial AM 3-5892 Fora message about your Chamber of Commerce. Three Die In Fiery Plane Crash Draft Bill Sent To Ike Mail Service To Be Denied Where Snow Isn't Cleared Actir.g Postmaster John H. Hendriks said today supervisors of the post office inspected portions the mounted and rural routes of this area and found over half the patrons have failed to clear snow from the approaches to the mail He emphasi2ed postal regula- Macmillan And Adenauer Hold Parley Bonn British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan flew into Bonn today to see West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and said the West must adopt an clastic position in trying to meet the Soviet challenge to Berlin. "We all stand together, but in the methods of defense we must remain elastic," Macmilian told newsmen at the airport. The British Prime Minister arrived half an hour after Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev took off from East Berlin for Moscow.

During eight days in East Germany he had plugged as hard as ever for a German peace treaty and showed himself still determined to wrest West Berlin from the Western Allies. Second Stop Macmillan's visit to Adenauer was his second stop on a swing around the major allied capitals to discuss Western policy in the light of his talks with Khrushchev in Moscow. The Briton met with President Charles de GauUe and Premier Michel Debre in Paris earlier this week and goes next week to Washington. Macmillan remarked today that the West is "still a long from our. goal" of finding means of countering the Soviet threat to West Berlin.

But he stressed that the West remains "resolute and firm in our principles." House to Vote On Liquor Bill Des Moines (if) Opposing forces in the Iowa House appeared today to be willing to let the controversial question of liquor by the drink come to a vote on the House floor. The vehicle would be a local option bill (hat was pried Wednesday out of the hands of the Safety and Law Enforcement Committee. This came after a day of parliamentary maneuvering. The committee finally reported out the measure and another controversial bill which would require a motorist accused of drank driving to take a chemical test on the amount of alcohol in his blood. Both bills were sent to the floor without recommendation.

Ray Eliot Quits As Grid Coach Champaign. 111. wi Ray Eliot, the dean of Big Ten football coaches, resigned today University of Illinois head coach, effective at the close of the 1959 season. Eliot, 53, last year completed his 17th Illini season since he replaced the late' Bob Zuppke in 1942. Eliot's resignation was approved by the university's board, of trustees.

He then was named assistant director of athletics by the trustees. Loses Cose Against WHO I)es Moines Fred W. Stover of Hampton lost in Polk County, District Court Wednesday when a jury denied him any damages in 5250,000 libel suit against Central Broadcasting operator of radio station WHO. Stover claimed he was falsely termed a Communist in a network broadcast carried by WHO in 1954. lions are specific.

They require patrons to clear approaches tn the mail boxes to enable the carrier to drive up to the box without leaving his vehicle. Clearing of a small path for tho carrier to leave his car and walk to the box to deposit mail is not satisfactory. Carriers have been instructed mail service no longer can be given to patrons who refuse to clear the approaches io their mail boxes. Starting Saturday, March all carriers on Ihe mounted routes and rural routes been instructed that they must not i lenve their vehicles to deliver mail to these boxes, but to re- turn the mail (o tiic post office for the patrons to pick up. In otlior words, the approaches to nil boxes must bo cleared of any snow or other obstructions so that (he car may be driven to the box, and away again.

Tins means, also, that If there is too soft a ground at the approach, this also must be repaired. Acting Postmaster Hendriks said he realized the snow fall has been unusually heavy this month, but those patrons who have complied with the regulations must not be penalized, because others refused to clear away snow. Law Extended Four Years in Congress Vote Washington wi Legislation extending the draft law years was sped to President Eisenhower today by the House. By voice vote and without debate, the House approved a Senate amendment to a bill which passed the House last month. The amendment dealt with the pay of doctors and dentists in the armed services.

The Senate passed 90-1 Wednesday a bill extending the draft and related military manpower programs until July 1. 1963. Only Sen. William Langer (R- ND), has opposed draft act extensions since World War II, voted against it. The Senate change in the bili previously passed by the House was a four-year extension of the extra pay for physicians, dentists and other medical specialists.

Car Tag Check Starts Sunday DCS Moines A drive against Iowa motorists who have not yet obtained their 19o9 auto licenses will begin next Sunday, the State Safety Department said today. The Highway Patrol will start halting cars with 1958 plates. Hawaiian Statehood Okayed in Congress BULLETIN Washington today vote admission of Hawaii to the Union as the 50th state. The "aloha" lor the statehood long-awaited by the tropical Pacific islands came when the House gave approval to the bill passed by the Senate 76-13 Wednesday night. The House action sent the biil on to President Eisenhower whose signature was assured.

The actual admission will be delayed ior several months by the mechanics procedure which'includes holding an election in HEAvaii. It likely will be late July, passibly as late as October, beloc the 50th state formally joins the union. AS the House roll call reached the 21S affirmative votes needed for passage, Gov. William F. Quinn, who was waiting here, telphoned a signal for bonfire celebrations to be touched oS in Hawaii.

It was a moment the 575.000 residents of the last i.icorporaled territory under the American Flag had awaited for more than 50 years. Hawaii will be the first island state. But Alaska's admission as the 49th state had already broken through a long argument from some Congress members against admitting territories not joined geographically to the other states. Acting Governor Orders Double Hawaiian Holiday Heavy Fall of Snow Snarls Traffic in Northeast U. S.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS With spring only nine days away, winter took a parting wallop at the Northeast today. Snow ranging up to 14 inches WHS dumped on the region eastward from Indiana to Virginia and Maine. As morning camp, the snow began changing to rain in the southernmost areas. In some areas there was sleet. Air and highway travel was disrupted.

Trains remained pretty much on Hundreds of schools were closed for the day in several states. Up to midmorning, four fatalities were, linked to the storm. Heart attacks felled three persons shoveling snow in Ohio. A car-truck collision killed another at Delaware. Ohio.

Western Maryland and northern West Virginia got the heaviest snqwfalls. They ranged up to 14 inches. Northwestern New Jersey had an estimated 10 inches of snow. New England was expected to get as much as 12 inches. The second such storm of the week glazed roads and made somo impassable across the southern two-thirds of Indiana.

Tho southeastern section of the state had five to six Inches of i snow. -Some parts of Connecticut an- i ticipated more than eight inches. New York City recorded 5.3 i inches before the precipitation changed to rain about 9 a.m. The heaviest snow of the season pi'e- viously in the metropolis was three inches on Dec. 8-9.

The total for the winter had been only 6.5 iess than usual. Drifts and hazardous driving conditions snarled car travel in some large cities. Mammoth frat! lie jams were reported during the morning hours In Cleveland, Ohio, where a continuing snow already had deposited seven Cleveland's Hopkins Airport was cjosed at 5.25 a.m. Operations at New York and Boston airports were hampered but not halted. Numerous flights were canceled and some incoming planes diverted eisewhere.

Indoor Kite Marcos Varela, 4, and Lonnie Loquet, IT, aren't discouraged because they're in a hospital during Ihe kite-flying season. With the aid of two fans and a tissue paper kite, they're enjoying spring at Orthopaedic hospital at Los Angeles as much as the lucky kids at home. Marcos: underwent surgery for clubfoot while Lonnie is partially paralyzed from a spinal ailment. (AP Photofax). Honolulu Exuberant Hawaiians air-expressed 600 leis to Washington for members of Congress today after Senate passage of the Hawaii statehood bill.

The flowers were sent to Territorial Delegate John A. Burns, -who will present them Friday on behalf of the Hawaii Legislature, i Territorial Gov. William F. Qumn Hew to the ration's capital for the big occasion. Acting Gov.

Edward E. Johnston proclaimed a two-day Says Hotel Bill Sent to Union Washington Wi Chicago Teamster official Joey Glimco, spent a Los Angeles vacation in! the same hotel room with hisj shapely secretary and charged it off as union entertainment, the Senate Rackets Committee was told today. Alfons Calabrese, a staff investigator, said Glimco and Miss Laverne Murray stayed at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles in 1953 at a cost to Glimco's local of $1,045.65. Calabrese testified they were registered as man and wife. Miss Murray, a petite brunette with curves accentuated by a tight gray dress, repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment in reply to committee questions about her relationship to Glimco.

Committee staff members said Glimco, president of Chicago Teamster Local 777, is married and the lather of two children. Urges World Government New Orleans fffl Former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee says there is no insurance against a war that will wreck civilization unless nations sacrifice some of their sovereignty -for a world government. The 76-year-old Laborite told the Foreign Policy Assn. Wednesday night that "We live so closely together in the world that we cannot afford to have states without any authority over them but their own." Ford to Build Smaller Car Detroit Ford Motor Co. has become the first of the Big Three auto makers to confirm it will build a smaller car.

The company said in a letter to stockholders Wednesday that barring changes in the small car market. Ford will introduce an economy model sometime this fall. For Tracing in Space Possible Pasaciena, Ca'il. The Army's moon shot. Pioneer IV, could have been tracked for 700.000 miles if its batery-pmvered transmitter had not failed.

Robertson Stevens, manager of the Goldstone tracking station on California's Mojave Desert, based the estimate on signal strength shortly before the rocket lost its transmitting power 407,000 miles from the earth. It is now reported in orbit around the sun. day throughout the island to start immediately. His proclamation said passage of Hawaiian statehood would mean the culmination of patient striving and the long-nurtured hopes of Hawaiians. Senate passage of the bill Wednesday was greeted After receiving the word by telephone from Washington, Johnston exclaimed: "It's wonderful news'" The Honolulu Star-Bulletin hit the street with an extra and radio stations interrupted programs to broadcast the news.

In anticipation of the House completing approval of the measure, preparations were rushed for fireworks and celebrations. Hawaiian Airlines planned to lly flags with 50 stars and flash the word to its pilots in flight for passengers' information. Iowa Gets Light Snow By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Light snow fell over parts of Iowa Wednesday night and more brief snow showers were expected over the state to day. The snowfall varied from a trace to one inch end covered a band about 100 miles wide extending diagonally across the state from Centerville to Waukon. There also was light snow in the area northwest of a line through Denison, Storm Lake and Spirit Lake.

Temperatures early ranged from 18 at Spencer to 33 at Lamoni. Missile Site Link Probed JAMES BR.ODIE JAMES B1GC.S Noted Scientist Sees Three-Hour Moon Trip Washington Senate rackets probers today said Dominic Senese and Victor Comforte. alleged labor racketeers, are part owner of a firm holding sub-contracts on 60 per cent of Ihe Nike missile site installations in the Chicago area. Sen. John L.

McClellan (D- chairman of the special investigating committee, said the -Defense Department should take immediate- steps to blacklist the firm which he named as the Broadway Sheet Metal Co. of Chicago. McClellan said he would move "at once" to present a written demand to the Defense Department for the blacklisting. He said he would back up his demand with a transcript of testimony in which Victor Comforte of Chicago, invoked the Fifth Amendment on many questions. Comforte had refused to tell whether Dominic Senese, described by the committee as a brother-in-law of mobster Tony Accardo, holds a one-third interest in the company, or answer other questions.

Committee counsel Robert F. Kennedy told the committee that Senese, who invoked the Fifth Amendment Wednesday, Com-, forte and a man identified only as L. A. Moody each owns about a one-third interest in the Broadway Sheet Metal Go. Washington Space fligh; to the moon in less than three hours may some day be possible, a noted scientist says.

So might a flight lo Pluto, the most distant planet in the solar system, says Dr Lee Dubridgc. president of California Institute of Technology. But, he indicated, space distances are so enormous hat any visions of flight to ever, the near- Ace and Deuce Miami, Fla. A city jmlpc's roll of the dice -sent Tommy Jackson to for 30 day 8. Jackson appeared before Judge Goldman on a charpe of Goldman convicted the 27-year-old Negro and found out ho had three previous dicing convictions.

Jackson also had a pair of dice. "You want to roll for the time?" asked the judge. "No, sir," said Jackson. "I'll roll for you," said Goldman, rattling; the dice. "H'inmi acn and a deuce.

Thirty days." Car and Truck Crash; 3 Dead Onawa W) Three persons were killed and one injured early today in a car-truck collision on Highway 75 a mile north of here. Killed were Allen Blake, 18, and Marilyn McCall, about 18, both of Onawa, and Irvin Claus, about 18, of Ute. Mamie Shopped By Plane Phone Denver, Colo Mamie Eisenhower used plane-tc-ground radio telephone Monday to finish shopping for dresses here, a store reported Wednesday. An hour after the presidential III winged away carrying the First Lady and her sister back to Washington, a telephone call was made to a Denver store. A saleswoman said the call came from a man who identified himself as a colonel and said she was instructed to send two wool travel dresses, size 14V- and costing $17.98 each, to the White House.

siar beyond our sun appear ou! of the question. Reason: The spacemen would have lived through a normal lifo- limc thousands of years before the trip was over! If a spaceship could bo drvrl- oped having a speed of nO.Oiltl miles an or 25 miles it could reach vhp moon in 2.9 hours, the sun in -1 days and in -I 1 years. Duhririgo said. Bu! it would fake Ihe smii" shin years lo reach Centauri, the nearest star yonri the sun. "It is 1 he said Wednesday night at a symposium sponsored by Resources for tiic Future.

"we can some day probably exceed the speed of 2j miles per second. "But the 25.000 miles per second required to bring the nearest star within reach is not in sight." Blast Wrecks Barber Shop DCS Moines A barber shop in southwest Des Moines was dynamited early loriay. Police speculated tha! Ihe blast might have been set off al the wrong address. The damaged shop was operated by Eric Erickson and his son, Ted, and was in good uniun standing. A non-union shop is located a short distance down street from Erickson's.

Police i said it might have been the target. The blast blew off a door and damaged the interior of the Erickson shop, broke the plate glass windows of the shop an'i of nine others the immediate vicinity. Residents move than a mile away were awakened by the explos'on. Total damage was estimalcd by authorities at $15,000. Gas Overcomes Couple in Auto young Elkadcr man' and his girl friend were reported recovering in a hospital at Prairie Du Chien, today from the effects of carbon monoxide while chatting in a car with the motor running.

They are Clark Curran, 21 of Elkader and Mary Vorwald of McGregor. Authorities said the couple were parked on the main street here when the fumes invaded the car and rendered them unconscious. Free Insurance lo Spur Buying Is Banned in Bill Des Moines The Senate today passed 26-23 a bill prohibiting give-away insurance as an inducement to buying certain merchandise or service. The measure, brought out by the Insurancr Committee, would provide for revocation of an insurance agent's license or a $1,000 fine for entering into an agreement with any business establishment on giving away free insurance. Proponents of the measure said it would eliminate such things as automobile dealers giving free insurance on car sales.

But Sen. George (D- Des Moines) questioned "what's wrong with give-aways?" And Sen. Lawrence Putney CHr Gladbrook) said, 'I'm tired of coming in here every session and finding something that will regulate competition." The Senate also passed 38-7 a measure authorizing the State Board of Public Instruction to make expenditures for matching federal funds only from school funds provided by the Legislature for such purpose. There currently pending in the Senate Appropriations Committee a bill providing $700,000 in school' matching funds. The bin further provides that federal iunds for the general operation of the board may be matched with the approval of the Interim Committee, Two Are County Officials Ida private plane carrying bury County officials and a woman to Sioux Cny crashed and burned in a farm field during 3 light snow Wednesday ni.cht/ wore fount R.

Rro-Jir. rvpnry Sheriff J.imrs pilot, rinri Mrs, Kiircn Murphy Hrilmnn. Mxni; Thi-y hnmr from ihoy h.td nn inma'p of tlu- Stnio Training Srhonl for tr.rls. Thn sinqlr four-pi Cessna, nwnrrt by Chnstic Contrnrlmp Co. of SMUX Oily.

on ihr K. Rnkrr 13 miles sm.ithra-1 rf hrrr. It nnvjviwly mister 1 ihr Mr. Mrs. Bakrr wen- slrrpinjj.

('hnrlrs CliristoiiMMt, en-owner nf Iind tvqurstrH flint tho party May in UPS Mohios ice us form- injT in Sioux City Wcdm-stliiy nighi, his wifr snid. Admi rut ion emit ml I mvrr in Drs Moinos viirh rotjuosl received mid pnssrrl nn 1n ihr Don Murphy, IVs Moiivs lowrr said the pilot MS of Chris! rnsrn's 1 nlvmt p.m. 'Murphy said Him Sioux City hart rci nf abnul fpr-1. visibility 12 thrre uns a lich' snmv in rrss. The pilot M.irnhy snid, lhaf Ihr didn't sorrn bad to him and tlvtl hi? would Iravr.

Two hours la tor. limit tlir time of tho MIP Sioux City railing find lilted (o 5,000 for-1 scntlered cloud conditions, he said. John Hunt. FA A accident in- vrslicator. was lonkinK into the causo of ihn crash.

Auihorilirs said two of the bodies burned. The plane plowrrt info fictd about GfiO fee; rn ni the Baker house. Mrs. Bakrr said Ihc from the low fly ins plarr thorn shortly before p.m. When Ihc crashed, said, if sounded like a (hump and then fire suddenly enveloped the wreckage.

Baker walked as close us hr rnuM get to tho but the flames kept him from aiding Ihe three persons. Mrs. Baker said a snow was failing at the lime and tlmrc was lilllo wind. Baker railed iho Ida County sheriff's oJfien. Mrs.

Marie Carter, suprr- imondent of the Training School, said the three persons had brought in Marram Buck of Sioux City Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hcilman. wi'e of Dr. Robert ITeilman of Sioux City, served as a matron.

Mrs. Carter said Ihe had been laken fo Sioux City last Saturday 10 appear before the grand jury. Mrs. Hcilman was the mother of live children. Both and Brodie were married.

had a son and daughter and Era- die had three children. Books Delay Carter Cut Washington The pay cut tor the son of Congressman Steven V. 'Carter ID-Iowa! did not take effect until this month under the House bookkeeping system Carter said today. Figures for February showed that the $11,873 salary of young Steven A. Carter.

19-year-old son the Iowa representative, remained unchanged for last month. Rep. Carter said in a speech to the House Feb. 25 he was cutting the son's salary back to $6,402 a year for work in his congressional office. Carter said the House disbursement office told him that payroll changes could not be made unless submitted before the 10th of the month.

February records showed that the salary of Mrs. Marilyn Wolf, wife and employe of Rep. Leonard G. Wolf (D-Iowa) was reduced from S13.344 a year in January to 513,033 ior February..