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7 A NftWepaper for the Home Information and Enter tainment for Every Member of the Family," rYp TrlvWSF'' 'yJT'r "P'w. psmjuj 'urwppps BpsiawiBjwaj Conlmiznflf or Succeeding ihe Country Journal phd Poughkeepsle Advertiser, Federalist Newspaper, Established 1785 Vol. 74, No. 264 Poughkeepaie, New York, 'Saturday Evening, April 25, 1959 12 Pages 7'Cents FINAL StOMI IPfttON 'i THE WEATHER Clesd? tek hi teaerrew wlUi HM show era. Teasperatara honrt low 48, Weather detaMa en bick page.

Wife Accuses Stortini Of Striking Her in Face City Patrolman Rafoh 'Stortini, 34. CuwenUyjna VearTleave of absence, Joday appeared in City court ona third, degree assault charge', made by hit wife who taid the was struck by the defendant in a car April 6 in Jwett avenue. GtyJudce O'Donhell en terfained an innocent plea TOP OF THE NEWS AROUND THE WORLD Br The Associated Press)) I 6 Nations Launch Nuclear War iaimt LONpoN Five West European natlona launch nuclear war arimet. maiu uuject ui wio cicrcue involving uniiin, venmara, Netherlands, Belgium, and Frances's practice in detecting and reporting radioactive fallout In the event of nuclear war, Hrltith civil defense offlclal ears. In the mock war, a number of II bombs are being dropped on uriiain.

Radioactive material crossea the English channel Allied Near Agreement on Pronosals WASHINGTON The Western allies are reported 50 percent agreed on what their proposals and stratetir should be when they meet with Russia In two weeks to discuss Berlin and Germany's future. Diplomats are confident, however, the reraalnlnr SO percent of differences will be resolved and a united negotiating front forged i at a Western Big Three meeting beginning In Paris Wednesday. Reds Scoff at Khrushchev 'Sickness' MOSCOW The press department of the Soviet Foreign ministry describes as invention" reports thst Premier Khrushchev has suffered attacks that left him unconscious. Americsn sources In Moscow also are doubtful of the reports. Tibet Brigade Reported Training BERKLEY, CALIF.

American volunteers for the Tibet Brigade already are in training for ruerrllla warfare. That's the word from John Blackmorer Brigade spokesman, rormer Air Force cadet and, for the time being, a philosophy student at the University, of California. Some presumably are enroute, or already In Asls, although uiacamore wouldn't aay so. for Stortini, and adjourned the case until Tuesday. The judge taid MrsrStortini tele phoned him and repotted she could not appear In court today because she "had visit Vassar hospital for treatment.

Stortini. Cream atreet. Hyde Parkvwho described himself at a salesman, was continued in $100 bond posted by' Stuart jviorrui. CHIEF MARTIN said Stor. tint currently la on a year's leave of absence which will not expire until June, lie reported thst Stortini has given no Indication whether he plans to return to duty.

Detective Sergeant Murphy and Detective i Frisone arrest. ed Stortini Just after 8 d. m. yesterday, in the Information. Mrs Blinii to Study Tests Report But Doubts Action by i 'VllM Hooded Men Seize Prisoner Southern Victim's Fate Unknown WASHINGTON (API FBI Director J.

Edgar tjoover tqday ordered a special squad of agenta into the investieation of the ab duction of a man from the Stortini charged that she was Poplarvilie, jail. ner car wnen stortini "did Discoverer II 'Death1 Put Off WASHINGTON The Discoverer II satellite now Is expected to plunge Into the earth atmosphere and burn up some time Mondsy. The Air Force previously estimated thst the polsr orbit satellite would die over the weekend, but the latest calculations atave on lis demise. Discoverer II wss Isunched at Vandenberg Air Force Base, April 13. Police Relieved as Castro Departs NEW YORK Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, still seemingly unperturbed over threats against his life, leaves for iiosion oy train to tne vast relief of the Jittery New York ponce department.

Castro's parting words were on a topic he frequently has mentioned In this country, possible Communist Involvement In tne arrairs or bis nation. Man Seized With Bomb At New York Rally for Castro NEW YORK (AP) Police" seized young man carrying a homemade bomb last night as he tried to climb a barrier only 200 feet from where Fidel Castro was ad dressing a huge rally in Central park. force her to stOD In Msln street. Just cast of Jewett avenue" at p. m.

April 6. SHE ACCUSED Stortini of striking her with a "closed fist across the face, causing bruises ana swelling or the face and nose bleeding." Since then, she charged that she has suffered "much distress and continuous nose bleeding Last June. City Manaeer Des mond named Richard Purely, 23, of 73 Washington street, a tem porary patrolman to replace Moruni who obtained a years leive of absence. Stortini is former president of the Police Athletic league. ON MAY I.

1957. KnHlnl' wife was found wounded in her home at 62 LaGrange avenue. Town police said the wound was caused by a bullet from her husband's .38 caliber service re volver, which struck her In the breast, Just below the heart. Ponce Quoted Mrs. Stortini as saying she shot herself because she "couldn't sleep and was nervous, tntc was addressing a cheering crowd of 33,000 from a band shell In the park.

The shell was for excitement. "It was just for kicks. I didn't intend to hurt oeo pie," he said. The police bomb squad estimated the bomb had an effective radius of 00 feet. Cuban Prime Minister Thruway using Help Yourself Ticket Dispenser ALBANY (API The State Thruway authority Is experimenting with a help yourself, toll ticket dispenser Automobile drivers entering the superhighway yesterday at the Washington avenue interchange here tlad the choice of pushing two buttons one to obtain a regular toll ticket, the other to get a ticket for a car that carries an annual Thruway permit plate.

The authority said that, It the experiment proved successful, dispensing machines probably would be Installed at other interchanges. Row Delays Kennedy Bill WASHINGTON (API A bitter row over a compromise for the McClellan 'bill of rights amendment has delayed final Senate action on the Kennedy labor regulation bill Another attempt will be made today to pass the bill Plans of the leadershln on both aides to finish with the measure last night evaporated In a big verbal explosion when a substitute for the bill of rtehts iproposal was called up. THE FURORE even Included a personal attack on Majority Leader Johnson with some sen ators cnargmg he was trying to force them to vote on a sub stitute they had not read. Johnson then suddenly adjourned the Sensta unlit tnriv despite pleas of some df his sct ntT.fmm th dark snrrniind oe aajournea n1liUill They quoted the young man as sayinz later that he al MtT kMaW Bonds'Signed For County Jobs Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Bllnn, County Treasurer Creswell and County Clerk Smith each signed 1.229 Dutchess county bonds In New York City yesterday. The bonds, valued at SI 000.

each will finance several capital projects The signing took place at the Signature Co, 23 South William street, New York City. The bonds will be delivered on Monday Paging ihe Insid9 New5 Editorials and Columns Society Obltuarl Markets TV and "Radio Comics Theaters Crossword Puzzle HJbhlartd News Wapplngets1 News Names In Ue Nei Page Page Page Snnrt Obituaries rege nr i Page 10 Page, 7 Page 11 Page 2 Page 7 Page 5 Page 12, Ing woods by dozens of notice floodlights, and the heaviest police guard in New York City history surrounded Castro. A WALL OF POLICE separated rum from the crowd In front, and behind the shell do lice had set up barriers to keep me area clear. It was here, unknown to Cas tro and the crowd, that a blonde, crew cut young man wearing a pale blue windbreaker and cot ton wash pants tried to climb over a barrier into the enclosed space. Immediately he was seized by a patrolman and a detective.

In a hlo Docket thev found a bulky metal tube, sealed at both ends Police later reported it was a section cut from a vacuum cleaner handle, which had been filled with a mixture of sulphur ana zinc, ana sealed at one end with plaster. The. other end had been part ly sealed with piaster, and con tinvtonday. Worker'Killed By Blast at Plant EAST HARTFORD. CONNa iAP) An explosion rocked a fecurlty area of the United Aircraft Corp.

here today. One man was killed. The victim was the only casualty In the blast which occurred just outside the large Wlllgoos laboratory of the plant. Equipment being tested for eventual Installation exploded In the classified area of the company A spokesman said the five story concrete laboratory building was not damaged seri ously. POPLARVILLE, MISS, (AP) Masked and hooded men brdke into the Pearl River Courthouse early today and seized M.

C. Parker, 23 year old ffegro awaiting trial on charges ox raping a young white mother. Hours la(er there was no clue to nis me. Bloodstains marked the path Where Parker was dragged from his second floor cell, down flight of stairs, along a tiled cor ridor and on to the curb' where he was sped away In a car. i THE OTHER prisoners said nine or 10 men came into the jail.

One man had a pistol. They could hear other in the adjoin ing courtroom. "Keep your mouth shut," one of the men told a prisoner. There are 200 or 300 men out side." The sheriff's office said later there was no Indication there was a large croup of men out side. C.

J. Mondy, 23 year old pris oner from Picayune, who saw the kidnaping of Parker, a truck driver, gave this account: HI HEARD SOME noise and looked through the bars and saw the masked men come through the door into the jail. I yelled at Parker they Were after him 'He got up and put on his pants while they were unlocking the door to his cell They had asked another man which was Parker I saw one man with a pis tol and some of them had sticks In their hands The one with the pistol went In Parker's cell first and Parker started hollering for help PARKER BEGAN strug zllnz with the man with the guu eiiu men me uuicii pusu ed in arid started hitting him with the stick. One 'of them picked up a garbage can and nit mm with it. Then tney dragged hinv'dut." A posSeot 100 or more men quickly, 'hegan searching the areaThey went to the home oL4he 24 year old victim, apparently expecting to find some clue there but found none.

The Highway patrol sent units from Us Jackson and Divlslon headquarters at Gulfport. The FBI also was notified The abductors wore black stockins masks or white hoods Some wereVressed in blue Jeans and jumpers Others wore khaki. All wore white cotton gloves BILL STEWART, county prosecuting attorney, said the men broke through a window on the first floor and entered the office of Sheriff vy. 0. Moody, forced a drawer In the filing cabinet and obtained the Jail keys.

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and WilUafn Crocco, I 18 Hudson avenue, last night were named the "outstanding youths in Dutchess county for my as part ot this years Loyalty day eventa. Their awards were presented at a Youth dance at the Elks club. Levine, a senior at Pough i keepsle High school, was chosen on the basis of his academic achievements in the 13 to 19 year age group while Crocco, 12, was chosen as outstanding in the younger group for his heroic efforts in extinguishing flames on the clothing of five year old Charles Boland, 213 Smith street, on April 26, 1933 CROCCO WAS SDonsored bv line umuu ciud Levine is a member of na tional and local honor societies. captain of the varsity baseball team, played football, and holds membership or office in many school organizations such as the General Organizaflon, Key club, varsity club, yearbook staff, intramural sports, and has been active In other phases of school endeavor. He received a nlaaue from the Poughkeepsle Lodge ot Elks, i presented by Exalted Ruler Frank Planka; while Crocco received a plaque from the County Veterans of Foreign Wars council, presented by Vin cent Fitzgerald, senior vice com mander of District 2.

Chairman 6t tha Board of Suuetvlaors Dlinnaald tor day ha will ask the County Civil Service commission for a copy of the state'a report on reported irregularities in the marking and grading of civil service examination papers, here, to see if there la any need for county action. The Poughkeepsle New York tr asked County Civil Service Commission Chairman Forrest Philip 11 he would make a copy of the state report avail able to Mr, Bllnn If he requests It? "SUre," answered Mr. Philip. ON THE BASIS ot what he has read of the report In news paper accounts Mr. Bllnn said, "i don't anticipate tnat there any need for any county Investigation.

"For yeara and years we have heard of teaohcrs making mistakes In grading or marking regents examination papers, and being criticized by the said Mr, Bllnn. He said that where a human element is la volved, there are bound to be human errors, Hyde Park Couple Hurt in Accident Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Dean, 47 Fuller lane, Hyde Park, were Injured yesterday afternoon in a two car accident near Newburgh. State Police Sergeant IMtlrd Newburg, said both Mr.

and Mrs, Dean were removed to St Luke's hospital. Newburgh. and admitted He said both suffered multiple lacerations ot the head and possible fractures of the ribs. A car driven by Mr. Dean.

'44, was Involved in a collision with a car operated by Gerad Irving, 21, Middletown. who al so was Injured. Sergeant Dakln said the accident occurred In Route 207 near Beattle road, Town of Newburgh. Arias Eludes i Panama Troops Seeks Safe Passage to Exile PANAMA (AP Aristo cratic Roberto Arise gave the slip to government troops hunt Intf him as a revolutionist and from a haven lntthe Brazilian embassy appealed today for kaft pausgt Into exile. Shlrtsleeved but otherwise described as "normal and pre sentable," the 41 year old Arias showed up in tut neart of tn canltal veaterdav and asked a once about nis wiie, untisn ballerina Margot Fonteyn.

She hail haen I a lied for 24 hours but denied revolutionary plot ting. THE FAMED DANCERleanv ed of her Panamanian husband's safety in London. She flew home after being expelled from Panama on Wednes She had been jailed for 24 he but denied revolutionary Ung. President Ernesto De La told newsmen yesterday that new evidence nad been uncovered linking her with the rebel movement. He said Panama might seek to ex trad te Dame Margot "if tne evidence we are collecting against her proves sufficient, (In London, the British Indi cated that any efforts to bring the ballerina back to Panama would get nowhere Seaway Open To Ship Traffic MONTREAL (AP) The St.

Lawrence Seaway, a project de bated by politicians for half a century and completed by 13,000 workers In five years, was opened today to shipping traffic of the' world. Shortly after a. the ice breaker D'Iberville, laden with government officials, parliamentarians, seaway officials add newspaper men, moved in to tne, entrsnee of the seaway Just te lodw Montreal's "Jacques Cartler bridge. BEHIND THE D'IBERVILLE was a flotilla ot nag bedecxea canallers, freighters, tankers and tugs. An estimated 70 ships waiting to move westward AS FOR THE STATE report on the County CI vU Service ex amlnatlom, calling for the loss of tenure ancUlew examinations fdr 10 municipal employes, Mr, Bllnn said most of the 10 work Wapplngers ee are Resources ward the North American con tlnent's heartland, 2,400 miles from the Atlantic ocean.

At Osdensburz. the western end of the 600 mlle seaway, 19 for poughkeepsle, wapp Falls or Beacon. Only thri count employes A Re Examiner Katherlne Donamiej a County Clerk's office account clerk, Charles Wheeler and a stenographer, Helen Harden, Mr. Bllnn said he had no knowledge of the state's contention that it appears some Incorrect answers were changed to correct by someone other than the candidate taking the examination. "THE 8TATE never invited me to any session with the Dutchess commission or examina tlon candidates," said Mr.

Bllnn adding that he didn't know the report was filed until he read about It In Thursday's Pough keepsle New Yorker, FROM ACCOUNTS of thri re port, Mr. Bllnn sail he thought that It was "fair and democratic, free from politics," He call ed attention a number of cases where the state laid possible Irregularities appeared but not no corrective action Is neces sary. Meanwhile, Supervisor Bur ger, chairman of the County Officers and Compensation committee, said he could not com merit pending a study of the report. He said he will ask Chairman Bllnn to see the report Chamber Leader Dies of Seizure SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (AP) Harper Sibley, former president of the US.

Chamber of Commerce, died of a heart seizure yesterday, He otwas 74r Sibley, of Rochester, was A grandson of the founder of Western Union. He was In Cal ifornia with his wife, Georgi ans, on a combined Business Canadian owned cargo ships pleasure trip. His wife was started to mov toward Mon American mother of the year In treal and the sea. 1 1945. taincd several.

wooden matches and cigarette, which police said was probably to act as a slow fuse. WHILE ONE of the Dolice men held the young man, the other quickly buried the bomb deep In the sand, another "300 feet behind the band shell. Then the bomb squad was notified lister the man was identified as John Gregory Feller, 23, for mer Army sergeant, who lives in a furnished room in down town Manhattan. LEeller was arrested on i I charge of violating a New" York Ctly law which Bans the carrying of dangerous weapons. pmieiin City firemen early this afternoon were called to the former R.

B. Kelley Cbal company property at Parker avenue and Gar den street. Dense smoke drifted. Killer Device Held Helpful In Fighting Brain Maladies WASHINGTON (AP) "Death ray" killings of 10 mon keys may have paved the way for new advances in the study of diseases of the human brain The killer device an In strument giving off a certain type of ultra high frequency radlowave now looks like good bet for an improved tool to study in animals certain con ditlons Involved in human brain maladies. 4 THAT'S THE WORD from Dr.

LPearc Institute of Neurological Diseases' and Blindness. Bailey told about the monkcy radlo'experl ments In Congressional testimony released yesterday. He expanded on the experiments in an Interview. Bailey said that although there Is practically no hazard to humans from ordinary radio and radar, the money experi ment "Ddlnts to a DOtsible way radar could become hazardous HE SAID THE experiments In which 10 to 21 monkeys were exposed sufficiently long to kill them did not alter the 'picture as to 'Svhat little hazard, If any at all, there Is in ordinary radio and radar. Regarding possibilities of using the techniaue In i brain disease research, Bailey gave this outline: There Was no evldenuce from the experiments that the physio logical changes produced in the mohkeysTbraTns were'dUe'to" heat from the radio waves.

SO, HE SAID, It Is theorized that the effects produced were caused by "molecular disturb ances' in the brain cells produced by the radiation Itself, rather than its heat. brain cells) resonate "with the electro magnetic radiation com CERTIFICATES of Merit from Lafayette post. American Legion, were presented to four others by Commander Edwin Stoll Those who received certifl catcs were Martin Sheer, Arlington senior, identified as a "well rounded student who has demonstrated definite leader ship qualities," Donald Broas. Poughkeepsle senior, cited for nis high school record ROCCO DIGILIO was chair man of last night's dance and the presentation program. Approximately 150 persons attended the dance, and music was provided throueh the Re cording Industries Trust fund of Local 238.

American Federation of Musicians. De6aullHHosl5 To Touring Edens PARIS lAP) British former Prime Minister Sir Anthony and Lady 'Eden luncheon guests of President and Mrs. de Gaulle at the Elysee. palace. (( Father Slain, Daughter Accused NEW YORK (AP) A 13 year old Brooklyn girl shot and killed her former convict father last night after an argument over what she called his repeated mistreatment of her.

The girl, Marlene Rossi, grabbed a 22 caliber rifle and fired a bullet into the bead of her father, Andrew, 50, said police Plenzig Tells of Twister Tossing Timbers at Valley William Plenzig, well known couity sportsman and founder of many fish and game clubs here, reported that he saw a small tornado whip boards and debris, into the air at Pleasant Valley yesterday and toss them about the countryside. It was the second this week to be re ported In that general area. On Tuesday afternoon Mrs Donald Clark, who resides In a trailer In Gldley road, Town of LaGrange. said she stood In the yard and watched a tornado bear down on the trailer, lift the elght and one 4iau ton mobile Mud City Road Has Interesting History, Says Hyde Park Couple in Sunday Feature Mud City road has an interesting history and the origin of the name is not what it seems at first sight. So say Mr.

and Mrs. Alvan Baker, the third generation of Bakeos to live in the tame house on the east side of the road. The Hyde Park couple's story of the toad and the early houses there will appear in the Poughkeepsle Sunday new Yorker, Alsn In ffimrtrrnui Nm Vnrki fitlir nnlh. beautiful little waterfall near Teller Mil and what has become ot Win another article, we go back to April. 1909, to see what prestige a man gained merely by purchasing an automobile.

Tomorrow's New Yorker, besides these Jeatures. will Include social news, the latest sports, world, national and area news, all up to the minute tiue to the New Yorker's late deadline. Family Weekly, the news iragazlhe In color, Is in cluded In the package as is a 10 page colored home into the air, and deposit it three feet away from its dn der block foundation YESTERDAY1, at 12 30 p. another twister was reported at the Dartbury airport where it flipped over two tingle engine airplanes and left another standing on Us nose. Oddly enough.

In all cases the twister were reported on a day where there appeared to be wind and blue sky. Mr. Plenzig said he was in Stream lane, along the Wapplngers creek in Pleasant Valley yesterday when he heard some thing that sounded like a concussion or rumble." Looking in the direction of the noise, Mr. Plenzig said hi saw what appeared to be a tornado whipping over land owned by F. Irving Bower.

He said he saw a lot of boards and small timbers swirling around Id the air. AS THE TWISTER nearer thoJVa the boards were tossed into the water. He said one shiall tree. obviously uprooted, drifted by with the other debris. As fast as the tornado developed.

It disappeared Later Mr. Plenzig said he Inspected the land with Mrs. Bower and found Umber and firewood scattered along the wappingersvcreeK ban. Names In1 the News Page ,,12 amtec' 0l l5f' unaSf inbutj at present, that The Edens are on a private iection, ThVlncldent took place about in the air from the scene. conditions ordinary radio; abd only visit to Paris jlgo'cfA; Turn Clocks Ahead 1 Hour Tonighf for Daylight Saving Time i i i tk "'kaV.

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