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JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 19 56. TWENTY PAGES SIX CENTS. Bomb Marks End of Cyprus Truce Pediatric Nurse Admits Shaking Babies to Death Red China Says Plane Was Shot Down Off Coast Terse Reply to U. S. Inquiry Contains No Definite Data WASHINGTON nist China has informed the United Stales Red Chinese planes shot, down an aircraft off the China Coast last Tliursday and that apparently there are no survivors.

Secretary of State Dulles rcport- Pd today the Peiping reRinio contends however, that the plane downed was a Chinese Nationalist plane, AnswPT to Inquiry A U. S. Navy Mercator patrol plane, with a i6 man crew, has been missinp: since Thursday (Tokyo time) after reporting it was imtier attack off Red China's Coast. U. S.

searchers have found wreckage and tho body of one crewman, with bullet wounds. a news conference, Dulles said that in answer to an American inquiry through the British embassy In PcipinR. Red China has conceded only that Chinase nir force fighters did shoot down a plane in that general area about the time mentioned. Dulles reported that the note, ns hft put it, was entirely negative regarding an American inquiry nfx)ut tlw whereabouts of any survivor Dulles said he assumes that by now, since the body of rrew- man has been discovered amidlmitted shaking the Kapsinow child wreckage, everyone knows the dcalli. Three Fatally Hurt, Two Others Injured by Husky Woman NluW HAVEN, Conn, say a 260-pound pediatric nurse has admitted shaking to death three infants because they got on her nerves or refused to take their formula.

"It was all uncontrollable," Virginia R. Jaspers, daughter of a county official, told the coroner. "I (Jidn't know why 1 did it. Children sometimes get on my nerves." Miss Jaspers, who is six feet tall, also admitted breaking the leg of another infant and inflicting a head injury on a fifth, said Coroner James J. Corrigan.

A private pediatric nurse for 12 years, she often lived in with the parents of the children and was not connected with a hospital. Dates Bock Years Police said the deaths dated back to 1948. Miss Jaspers was taken into custody as the result of the death Thursday of the 11- day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Kapsinow of New Haven.

Police Chief Francis V. Mc quoted her as saying she shook the infant violently because it refused its formula. The Kapsinows thought their Ichild had died of natural causes. McManus said the case developed after Dr. Sterling Taylor, acting medical examiner, report ed the Kapsinow child had suffered head and body injuries, apparently caused when she was "picked up and shaken violently." Admits Other Deaths After several hours of questioning, jx)lico said Miss Jaspers ad- American plane was shot down in Then, police said, she admitted: any event.

Apparently there were! Causing the death in 1948 of the no he added. son of Mr. and Mrs. THIS BOAT HAS SEA a boat th at's sure to outleg the competition in race. Small shallow V-shaped wings about a foot below the surface at the lower ends of the three legs support this unusual boat on a trial run near Hamburg, Germany.

The 31-foot, craft is pulled by screws on the two front legs. Before starting out, the body of the boat is partly in the water, but as speed is gained it rises. The boat was designed by Hamburg engineer Griedrich Wendel. (AP wirephoto) Nasser Agrees to Conference Specifies No Site for Parley; Egypt Nabs Two Britons By ARTHUR GAVSHON LONDON agreed today to meet with a committee charged with presenting a proposal for international control of the Suez Canal but made no commitment to accept the plan. President Nasser made known Study Puzzle of Freak Shooting Beloit Trio in Court Friday; Experts Help Trace Fatal Bullet that he has practically abandoned the idea of charging negligent homicide in'the case.

The fact that a bullet fired In the gravel pit could have reached tte Leffingwell home and hit a person in a Underground Is Blamed; Nicosia Mayor Arrested British Investigating Officialr Result of Secret Information NICOSIA, Cyprus end of an 11-day truce proclaimed by the Greek Cypriot underground was punctuated today by a bombing at the east coast town of Lanarca. Authorities said the bomb damaged a house occupied by a Greek family but there were no casualties. The bombing was blamed on EOKA, the extremist underground that called the truce. Meanwhile, the British placed Dr. Themistocles Dervis, Greek mayor of Nicosia, under house arrest and searched his home and office.

They said they were investigating the mayor "as a re- suit of information received" but did not elaborate. The mayor is an outspoken advocate of union with Greece. Convicts to Britain Authorities also announced six convicted EOKA members were taken from Nicosia's central prison and flown to Britain to serve out the rest of their sentences. They said the six had terrorized both their wardens and other prisoners. One convicted EOKA under life sentence escaped from the prison Monday night.

EOKA is the underground fighting wing of the movement to make Cyprus a political part of Greece. The British said the seized documents established that the EOKA leader, whom they have identified Edward J. Gehl, State Justice, Is Dead at 66 Help of a surveyor and experts at the state crime laiwratory was spot is almost unbelievabla, enlisted Monday afternoon to at-ihe said, and it is difficult to fit tempt to unravel tbe almost unbe- what happened into the wording story of the fatal shooting of the statute on homicide. This is his willingness to see the five-na-iof Robert Leffingwell, 28, in his to the effect that the handler of tion committee in a terse letter toirural home west of Beloit'Sunday jthe gun be so careless that he Actlnoii Dulles did not indicate what step the U. might nmct take.

Ho said the Defense or Stale Departments would make some sort of announcement as soon as all the facts are available. There have been some demands that this country make a strong protiest to Red China against the shooting, and perhaps take other action. Meany Says Labor Well Off in Spile of Republicans FOREST PARK, Pa. CIO President George Meany says the American working man is well off in spite of, rather than because of, the Repubican party. The 29-m ni executive council of the labor union organization Meany heads is meeting here this week to consider ix)ssi Allen Hubbard of Guilforar- Causing the death of the infant son of Mr, and Mrs, Willard Malkin fct New Canaan four years ago.

Mrs. Malkin is a concert whose stage name is Joan Brainerd. Inflicting a head injury on the 8-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Saidel of New Haven, Breaking the leg of the 3-month- old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Marvin Schacffer in 1955. In a jail coll. Miss Jasperi kept repeating: will I ever face again?" peope Legion Gathering for Convention LOS ANGELES American Legionnaires are arriving for their 38th National Convention, expected to swell the city's population temporarily by 100,000, Vice President Richard M. Ni.v- ble endorsement of candidates injon.

Democratic presidential nom- the 1956 election campaign Adiai Stevenson and Gen. Al- sul)ject which may come up to- fred M. Gruenther, supreme com- mander of NATO Forces in Eu- But Meany, in talking wltli are among speakers sched porters yesterday, took issue with what he said were contentions at the OOP national convention last week that the Republican party is the party friendly to labor. "What they said about the American worker never having it good, that's true," Meany said. "But I don't think the Republican party did it." Instead, he gave credit to "the good old American dynamic nomic system, which is still running strong in spite of what the Republicans are trying to do." uled to address the gathering, The convention will get off to a spectacular start next Monday with a 10-hour parade.

Bands, drum and bugle corps, marching units and hundreds of floats will start the procession and go past a reviewing stand in the coliseum. Simultaneously 9.3 Air Force. Navy and Marine Corps planes will fly over the coliseum. Business session starts Tuesday and continues through Thursday, $530 Recovered After Half Hour Digging in Garbage NEW YORK sympathetic garbage collectors dumped two tons of refuse into a Bronx street yesterday so a worried woman could recover $530. Mrs, Rosalie Mirabel, opor ntor of a stationery store, ran down the street and halted the refuse truck after roca'ling she had absent-mindedly placed an envelope with the money in her garbage can.

The three ilien emptied the truck and spent 30 minutes sifting through the garbage before they found the money, The woman gave the three a $5 reward. its chairman. Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies of Australia. He mentioned neither time nor place for the meeting.

Samy Aboul Tetouh, Egyptian ambassador to London, called on Menzies to deliver Nasser's letter. The text, as made public in Cairo, read: "I wish to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's letter dated Aug. 24 in which you informed me of the request of the committee under Your meet with me to place before me and to explain' to me the views of the governments mentioned in your message concerning the Suez Canal. 1 agree to the rpoposed meeting as requested by the committee." Xo Site Specified "11:6 letter did not bear out an earlier report from Egyptian officials that Nasser had specified Cairo as the site for the meeting. On the strength of this report, a spokesman for the committee had indicated the members Vere ready to fly to Cairo almost immediately.

On getting Nasser's Menzies went to 10 Downing residence of Prime Minister Eden where the Cabinet was in session. The Cabinet was informed of Nasser's reply and the meeting broke up soon after. The committee was named by 18 of the 22 nations attending the recent Suez conference in London. It was assigned the task of presenting the majority proposals to Nasser for an international board to run the canal. The plan would make Egypt a member of the board and link the agency to the United Nations, Quefition of Force The conference was called after Nasser announced July 26 that Egypt had nationalized the internationally owned Suez Canal Co.

Egypt refused to attend the London parley and chal lenged its right to take the Suez question. In the background remained the (Cnnltnuvd on rata 3, ('ol. morning. Two of tba threo youth.i accused of the shooting added another unlucky note to the tragedy Monday afternoon when they were involved in an automobile accident in Beloit. Dist.

Atty. Joseph Forrestal said today that Richard Aivin Krueger, should have foreseen tliat this might have caused a death. House Not Visible From the spot where the youths admitted shooting and empty cartridges were found, the Leffingwell home completely concealed by the high gravel bank of the pit. Not even the top oC the silo 20, Jack Sauser, 20. and John K.lcan be seen from there, he said, Harris, 19.

all of Beloit. will be and the house is of course arraigned in Municipal Court in jly concealed. -Even from the top Beloit Friday morning to answer for the death. The charges against them have not been decided upon, but probably will involve only careless handling of firearms. in the Monday automobile crash in which the woman driver of the other car was ordered to court.

Won't Charge Homicide Leffingwell, only child of Ernest Leffingwell, Beloit banker, and Mrs. Leffingwell. was fatally wounded as ha sat at a table in the kitchen of their rural home on Newark road. The gravel pit where the three youths have admitted shooting a .45 caliberTe- volvor is about a half mile away. After a personal inspection of the site of the shooting Monday afternoon.

Dist. Atty. Forrestal said of the gravel bank, the home is at a considerable distance and is concealed partly by a grove of trees. A gravel bank in the same vicinity is used as a police pistol Sauser and Harris were involved i-ange, and several officers were shooting there at the time the word reached them that Leffingwell had been wounded. Sheriff Miles C.

Sweeney en gaged a surveyor to make e.xact measurements and determine directions from the spot the gun was fired to the spot where Leffingwell was sitting when hit. With the help of these, it is hoped to reconstruct the course of the bullet. The first impression was that it glanced from a stone or a piece of metal of one of the junked car: bodies reposing at the bottom (Continued on Col, A) Joe Was Here AUSTIN, Tex. Joe Smith, who ns a Republican vice presidential nominee at the national convention last weelt, got one write-in vote for governor, three for lieutenant governor and one for stale rep. resontative in Texas' Demo- cratlo runoff primary election SaturdBy.

Maryland Democrats Tag Mahoney for Senate BALTIMORE George by a Senate elections sub- Mahoney, who narrowly lost the Democratic primary last May, was tagged last night to replace the ailing Millard E. Tydings as the party's candidate for the U.S. Senate. The State Democratic Committee, by a 97-55 vote, selected the 54-yoar-old Baltimore contractor over Mrs. Eleanor Tydings, wife of the former senator and daughter of former U.S.

Ambassador to Russia Joseph E. Davies. Early today, Mahoney said he would revive the bitter 1950 campaign between Tydings and Republican Sen, John Marshall Butler as an is.sue, "I'm going to take out after Butler throughout this state and make sure the people know about the fraud perpetrated on Tydings six years ago," he said. Committee members were urged by Mrs, Tydings' supporters to name her so she might carry on her husband's campaign against Butler. Tydings, who served 24 straight years in the Senate, was by Butler in a bitter campaign the years between his defeat and for which Butler's side reprl- his return to the political wars.

committee. It said 'back-street type" tactics were used. Singled out for criticism was a fake photograph a composite purporting to show Tydings in amiable conversation with Earl Browder, Communist party chief. Since his defeat, Tydings has publicly charged Butler with lacking "the manhood to denounce" use of the picture. And he let it be known his new campaign against Butler would recall the clashes of former years with the late President Franklin Roosevelt and Sen.

Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis). Because Tydings refused (o sup port administration measures, Roosevelt urged his defeat in the 1938 primary. A decade later, McCarthy accused Tidings of engineering a' 'whitewash" of the Wisconsin senator's charges that government service ranks were infested with Conimunista, McCarthy was a strong Butler supporter in 1950, Tydings denied the charge, and continued to do so off and on In Push Work at Precinct Level-Adlai SONTA FE, N.M. E. Stevenson, hitting hard at the importance of organizing at the precinct level, headed today for the Northwest on the second log of a whirlwind precampaign tour.

The next stop for the Democratic nominee and his running mate. Sen. Estes Kefauver, was Portland, Ore. Then, after a motor trip to Bonneville Dam, they are to confer with party leaders from Washington, Oregon, MoQtana, Idaho and Utah. By nightfall they are to be on the way again, taking off in their chartered plane for Sioux City, Iowa.

The first of their regional powwows with. Democratic leaders was held here yesterday, and afterward Stevenson pronounced it "even more satisfactory than I thought was possible." "The enthusiasm and the spirit of the party in the Southwest has exhilarated me," he told Imen. The conference, largely given over to campaign tactics at the unglamorous working level, brought together representatives of those seven Mexico, Colorado. Arkansas, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona. Stevenson bluntly told the conferees that the Democrats have "a man-sized job" on their hands to win in the November election and that party workers were going to have to roll up their sleeves and labor In the precincts.

President Off for Washington Tanned and Rested, Ike Ends Brief Holiday in California Driver Is Suffocated Under Truck 23-year-old Georas former Greek army Col. George gia truck driver suffocated under Grivas, was acting under the personal direction of exiled Archbishop Makarios. Night ot Suspense Britain sent the Greek Orthodox prelate to the Seychelle Islands last March. Greek Cypriot leaders have demanded his return, saying he is the only man who can negotiate with Britain on a Cyprus settlement. Dervis.

secretary general of the Greek Nationalist party, has been a strong supporter of the archbishop. The search climaxed a night of suspense throughout this east Mediterranean island. sta's streets Former Circuit Judge From Hartford Wds World War I Vet Voter Regishation Heavy in Miiwoukee MILWAUKEE Iff) An all-time voter registration of 311,550 was reported by Milwaukee's city election commission Monday. The old record was 308,567, set in 1952. Voters have until 5 p.m.

Wednes. day to register to vote In Mil waukee in the Sept. 11 PEBBLE BEACH. Calif, (fl- President Eisenhower took off at 8:37 a.m. (PDT) today for Wasb ington, to resume government business conferences and to map second term campaign strategy, ending his California vacation.

Thfe President took off on the Columbine III from the nearby Monterey Naval Air Station for the nine-hour flight on a cold, gray morning. The visibility was five miles and there was a scattered 400-ceiling. Both Eisenhower and his wife were smiling as they boai-ded the plane, He wore a brown suit, Mamie wore a black dress, small velvet hat and a black and white overcoat on which was pinned a huge orchid. Tanned and The tanned and relaxed President was accompanied on the flight by three bridge-playing friends Ellis Slater, president of Frankfort Distilleries; Frank Willard, New York investment broker, and Wil Ham E. Robinson of New York president of Coca Cola.

Also aboard were his physician Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder; Lt. Col William G. Draper, his Air Force aide; James C.

Hagerty, press sec retary, and Mrs. Hagerty. President Eisenhower interrupted the farewells to invite Capt, Jett's twin 18-year-old sons, Charles and George, to Inspect the Columbine Health Is Good Relaying word from Elsen bower's physician, Maj. Gen Howard M. Snyder, White House press s-ecretary James C.

Hagerty told newsmen the President's stay at the Cypress Point Club in this resort area has done him a great deal of good, "The doctor says the Presldetv is feeling fine and is in good con ditlon," Hagerty said. before the truce expired at midnight. Four unexploded bombs were found on Cyprus yesterday. Milwaukee Road May Cut 4 Trains MADISON The Public Service Commission has scheduled a hearing here Sept. 17 on an application by the Milwaukee Road to discontinue four passenger trains, three of them between Madison and Milwaukee and one running weekdays between Watertown and Madison.

Trains proposed to be discontinued are: No. Ill daily, leaving Milwaukee at 7:20 p.m. and arriving at Madison at 9:15 p.m.; No, 27 Sunday only, leaving Milwaukee at 5:15 p.m. and arriving at Madison at 7 p.m.; No, 106 daily, leaving Madison at 11:10 and arriving at Milwaukee at 1:00 p.m., and No. 23 daily except Sunday, leaving Watertown at 6:47 p.m.

and arriving at Madison at 7:50 p.m. Instead of the train service, the railroad proposes to contract with the Greyhound Corp. to operate passenger buses on two roundtrips daily between Madison and Watertown to connect with east and westbound morning Hiawathas and the eastbound afternoon Hiawatha. the overturned trailer of his vehicle early today after it left Highway 12 and smashed into a tree. The victim was Jimmie Hershel Smith, 23, Gainesville, Ga.

His death was the 13th this year on Walworth County highways and the 3rd during August. On the same dale last year the county had recorded 20 traffic fatalities. According to a coroner's report, Smith died of suffocation as his chest was pinned under the tipped trailer. County deputies Ernest Bower and Clark Stirie said Smith died about the time they arrived at the accident site The semi driven by Smith was loaded with dressed chickens. It want off the highway miles north of Elkhom about 5:15 a.m.

Officers said apparently Smith fell asleep as the truck nosed down a long hill toward Abel's Corners. Deputies said the truck went off the side of the highway and traveled 261 feet before hitting a tree. The trailer swung around the tree and both the trailer and tractor overturned. Smith was thrown from the tractor. The truck was owned by Athens Poultry, Inc of Athens, Ga, Fond du Lac Near Top in Improving Traffic Courts DALLAS, Tex.

Fond du Lac, and White Plains, N.Y. tied for second place Monday in the American Bar Association's judging of improvement of quality of traffic courts in cities of 25,000 to 50,000 population. Tied for first place In the judging at the association's convention were Warren, Ohio, and Greenville, Miss. South Milwaukee won honorable mention in the 10,000 to 25,000 population class, in which East Lansing, was the winner. The awards were divided into nine population classes.

New York City won the top award for cities over one million population. MADISON W) Justice Edward J. Gehl, 66, of the Wisconsin Su- ipreme Court, died today In a Madison hospital. He was a former circuit judge and was elected to the Supreme Court in entered the hospital last week. Justice Gehl underwent surgery Sunday and an associate said he talked to him Monday night and he appeared to be progressing satisfactorily.

Daeth came 'at 2:30 a.m. He is survived by his widow, Jessica, Madison, and a daughter, Mrs. Jack McCollow, Lake Geneva, and two grandchildren. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Vina Brumm, Hartford and three brothers, William J.

and Norman, both of Hartford, and Walter (Fritz) Gehl of West Bend. Praised by Martin Justice John Martin, speaking for other members of the court, said "the state has lost an outstanding citizen and the court has lost one of its highly valued members." Justice Gehl was a native of Hartford. He attended Hartford schools as a youth and received a law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1913. He practiced law in Hartford following graduation and in 1932 and 1933 served as U. S.

attorney for the eastern district of Wlsowi- sln. He was elected Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit in 1940 and nine years later was elected to the state's highest court. Served In War He served in World War I amd was decorated with the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He served with the 127th Infantry of the 32nd Division. Following war service he was a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard.

He retired from that post in 1950. The body will be at the Schmidt Funeral Home at West Bend after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be at Holy Angels Catholic Church at West Bend at 9:30 a. m.

Thursday. Justice Gehl had been elected to a term ending Jan. 1, 1960. Gov. Kohler said: "Justice Gehl was a dedicated public servant and an outstanding jurist whose work on the Circuit and Supreme Court won the respect and admiration of aU who knew him.

"His passing was a great to the people of Wisconsin and a great sorrow to those of us who were his friends. Will Name Successor The governor will appoint a successor who, if he desires to remain on the bench, must run for election to the full 10-year term in the' spring of 1958. The law provides that when an appointment is made, election for the fuU term la in the first year in which there is no other Supreme Court election. Stocks Follow Aimless Course in Light Trade NEW YORK stock market followed an aimless course in light trading in the early afternoon today. Prices were about evenly mixed.

Changes were narrow, with the exception of a few specialties which moved around point in either direction. Volume was estimated at around 1,400,000 shares, compared with Monday's 1.420,000, which equalled the record low for the year. Slow sessions are traditional prior to tile three-day Labor Day weekend. Up a point or so were Roya' Dutch, Eastman Kodak, Allied Chemical, Union Carbide and Goodrich. Smaller gainers Incuded Republic Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler Goodyear, Boeing, International Nickel, American Cyanamld American Tobacco, Illinois Central and Texas Co, Small iosers Included Caterpll lar, Zenith, Du Pont, Baltimore Ohio, and Eastern Airlines.

German Is Slain by Indian Tribe MEXICO CITY UP) Indians ot the primitive Chamula Tribe reportedly have slain a German anthropologist, Artliur Siltz, in Chiapas State near the Guatemalan border. ESCAPKES OAFTUBED MADISON laV- Two Dane County jal! prisoners were captured at Prairie du Sac Sunday a few hours after they escaped by sawing metal window bai-s and removing heavy wire screening. "Bomb" Turns Out Harmless Gadget MILWAUKEE tB A device found In a building at State Fair Park last week, and thought at first as possibly a bomb, was described Monday as a harmless collection of wires, flashlight batteries, empty shells and an alarm clock. Charles Wilson, head of the state crime laboratory, said It apparently was the work of a crackpot. At the same time he commended fair officials for thelf A r.

handling of the gadget which he A report from San Cristobal de.g^j^ not have been a dud." as Casas said SOtz went on a painting trip in the Indian zone After discovery of the thing last iThursday, fair officials had It despite warnings it was a bucket of water and buried until WUson took It apart. Council: "We've Got a Secret" LAKE GENEVA--Closest kept secret here today: The name of Lake Geneva's first city manager. City council members announced following an informal session last night that a choice has been made. But they said announoament will be withheld unUl the Sept. 12 meeting because the person hasn't yet resigned his present, position.

Voters approved a referendum last April calling for a change from mayor-coimcll to city manager-council form of government. Since that time the council has received more than 40 applicA- tloiis and interviewed half the applicants. THE WEATHER J.wntSVIU-K oloady ocvasalonal or (hundentonni lUcbt and HedneiOav. UUIe ohancft Ul I.aw tonlgbt Ulsh Wedneaday gO-BS. low, 69 to 6 a.m,| high, at 3 p.m.

Temperalura range to noon today, 78 tA 6 a.m. to 80 at noon. Low a year ago today, 74; high, 90, WEATHKH KI.6KWUeit8 High low AUanta, rain Btjaton, cloudy Chicago. cUar Cleveland, cleair Denver, cloudy Dei Molnei. cloudy Detroit, clear Kort worth, cloudy Helena, cloudy .80 .89 .86 07 8T 70 69 87 71 cloudy .70 Miami, cloudy 87 Milwaukee, cloudy Mlnneapolli'St, Paul, cloudy New Orleani, cloudy New York, cloudy Omaha, clear Phoenix, claar St, LAUII, (iltar hulu City, mw l2lDS.