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to rain lite to night nd inter railterit tomorrow. Low to night' Iri'SOs, highest torhor row In upper 30s. Weather" details on par 40., Vol. 176, No. 22a rMTSrS Poiighkeepsie, New Wednesday Evening March 22, 196j 48 Papes enta.

ISSS Doscher Orders Democrats HnftiiflS To Explain Hecht's Election Kennedy Asks Mid Revision wASHiNGtpN(AP)i 1 rinnHnrnurf BPm J3hlmMjJBm? i 60MK OF THE SO PERSONS attending lt nighfr TrnMli; iiearlng at RuuAvvelt High school on the one room Salt 'Point chool, are left to right. JOHN ALLE GRANTEJVARBENFREERUlriUDONALD MOSHER, Mrs. Poufhkeepi Journal Ptioto WARREN FREER and Hyde' Park Board' of Education heard arguments for and against the closing of the structure, which houses 17 pupils. (Story on: Yawn fcotarians Area Employment Record Better Than Valley Cities, Rest of State Theron Yawn toW members of trie Rotary club at trie TCitcrierf res taurant yesterday that the foughkeepsie area has. experienced much less unemployment than Kingston.

Newburgh and other areas of the state in recent months and that thing are getting better all the time as a new spring season gets, underway. Mr. Yawn i employment security manager of the State Employment service, here. Even inougn mis area has a sood record of. employment, said Mr.

Ywn, the state last yearJ out $1,358,000 In unemployment, benefits through the Ppughkeepsle office. The he continued, helped bolster the area's economy "because the money was spent in the community." REVIEWING THE record of 111 fsle the. Poughkecpsle area, Mr. Yawn said, "We're considered a runs from 3 to 5.9 percent of the working force." He explained that the Pough keepsle office has been carry ing about. 2,000 persons on its unemployment rolls While Kingston and Newburgh.

each have been carrying about 4,000. With the Ptfiighkecpsle area's working force considered to be 52.000 persons, here amountsto about 3.8 percent of the potential, 'working forre. "PROSPECTS look sald. jklr to JloUrtans, adding that claims here dropped by about 300 in the last two weeks and an even sharper de cline Is expected when the build ing season gets rn full swing. A survey indicates that about 38 percent of those now carried on unemployment rolls here are associated with the construction trades, and they soon will he working.

However, even when uncm ployment was at poak, fn the dead of winter, fiofidrlciud! dio a gooa noD witn pice 4 ments." putting about' 300 per sons In temporary jobs each week. Republicans Win in Millerton By Defeating Woman Democrat William J. Gormley; a trustee Jh Millerton and the operator of an automobile business there, yesterday was elected village mayor by a better than two to one margin. He is a Republican, and. Republicans retained control of the Village board.

Mr. Uormley rrtceived z94 votes while Mrs. bdna iNewman. his Democratic qp1 ponent, received I 5b Mrs. Newman today she Intends to retain an active interest in.

the Democratic party. But It's a little bit to on to say whsther I will be a candidate at come time In the future." MAYOR ELECT Gormley said he will tske office on April 3. at a reorganizatidn meeting. He "will resign Jrom. the.

trustee, While the. hoard now must all the Job by appointment, Mr. uormiey said ne minks ac tlon will qe delayed month or two." He will "try to do what good for the village. Mayor Walter Davis was not candidate for reelection. Martin Lewis, "Republican, defeated Travis Singleton, Democrat, 273 to while Mrs.

Sylvia Clark, Republican, defeated. Jack Olsen, Democrat, 263 153, for two. year terms as trustees. Both are new to the boafd. Democrat, app'ointed a trustee last ear to succeed Dr.

Josephine Evarts when she moved from. the vil laae. was reelected to serve the foLJUJCJoalnlng ycar of Dr. Evarts 4iduse to be used at a 41 braryJ term. He wasendorsed by both The votewas 248 against the panics.

The board ha; three Republicans and one Democrat and is WASHINGTON AP) President Kennedy asked Congress today for a dras tically revamped long term foreign aid prograrhthe Mrs. Kennedy Easter Outfit And Influences U.S. Women's Fashions most sweeping overhaul since the Marshall plan started In 1948. It would include $7.3 billion in five year loan authority to meet "the crucialdecade of de elop en abroad. The President put no over all price tag on his program.

But officials figured the five year total would run several1 times llllon proposed for economic development loans overseas. FOR THE COMING year, the program would equal the $4 billion sought by former President Eisenhower fur fumgn. aid. In a special message to xuno iih'ofls, went to the ballet gress. 'Kennedy said, "it will both befit and benefit us to take this step boldly.

For we are launching a decade of development on which will depend, substantially, the kind of world in which ve and our children shall live:" Kennedy said the 1960s offer. expected to name a Republican jucccssor to Mayor elect Gorm Icy. At the April 3 meeting. police justice, clerk, treasurer and other village officers will be appointed. Voters rejected a proposal that a $35,000 Denriy fund, left to the village many years ago to provide recreation, be used a golden chance to put more than half tif the peoples in un 3erdeveloped jandsjonttiejnwn feet economically and the rest closer to the day when Riey no longer nerd aid.

i BUT WITHOUT thl, maSsive outside help from the United frcelndustrial countries, he said, resulting chaos abroad would cost even more and "would be disastrous to our national security, harmful to our comparative prosperity and offensive to our conscience." The President hoped over come opposition in some Con gressional quarters both to the money amount 'and to loan systems wjvioh would bypass Congressional appropriations procedures. Key legislators rebuffed Elspnhower on' similar counts in the past. FOR TIIErFISCAL year be ginning July Kennedy sal that while he would stick wi Eisenhower's $4 billion spoil ing request he would sh "sharply" the use of the funds to purchase a building for firchouse, with the present flre Including transferring $200 mil lion from military to economic proposition and 92 for It. (Other village elections on inside pages.) Behan Jailed After Hotel Fracas British Convict Five as Spies TORONTrTrlAP) Rfendan Soviet Union LONDON (AP) Three avl Hum i i ft rh i nrenaan Behrt was taken toraTotice ccllpnenandwnw omcn tnclud today after a fracas at the Royal York hotel. The Irish playwright was charged "with creating 'a dls turbance and assaulting both a policeman and a hotel, security officer.

Rails Pace Market To Moderate Gain NEW YORK (AP) The resurgent rail Issues paced the Stock Market to a moderate gain in heavy trading this afternoon. The Associated Press. average of 60 stocks at noon was up .50 at 245.60wlULindusirlals up .60, rails up 1.30 and; utilities down Key Issues advanced, from fractions to around, a point. There were tome wider losses among the more volatile stocks. RAILS, having reached the hlghest levet slnee Febru' ar'v 1960.

continued their ad vance but oh a more, moderate scale than yesterday. Kansas ''City one jflfie bct ter earners. led thecllmhwith a galnpf 2Yk. time. Brokers laid.

buying. was Jst ing Inspired by the action of the tails and by statements of Chrvsler Cora and Ford Motor Co.tht:they expecrran upttirii: the auto Indus ing an American couple today were found guilty of stealing Royal Navy secrets. for the Soviet Union and sentenced to. prison terms ranging to 25 years. Defendants In the trial in the Old Bailey court and the sentences handed dcwn jy Chief Justice Sir Hubert Lis ter Parker were: Gordon Lonsdale, 37, described by a Scotland Yard superintendent as probably a member of the Soviet Intelligence service, 25 years.

PETER J. KROqER.5Q.anv American who the FBI says ls Cohen, formerly of New" "YorlfL Oyears, His wife, Helen, 47. 20 yearsr Scotland Yard said 6mr 1s the former Lorn'aPeTfa, born in Massachusetts. Harry' F. Houghton 55, British employe or thefsecret' Jtoyal "Navy.

research, station. at Portland, loVyearsv His fiancee and fellow worker 'at the station, 46 year old MissTEtheT GfeloyeafsC: aid Eisenhower proposed ihg $1.8 billion for acnrT and $2.4 billion for Various types of economic assistance. Under the Kennedy program. the ajrmsfigurewQuIdJie cuLto. $1.6 billion, $900.

million would be spent under the long term iVASHtNCTO! Senate today confirmed President Kennedy's nomination of R. Sargent Shriver as dlreqpr of the newly created Peace corps after bipartisan praise of selection. Mrs. Meadows Planning Appeal Attorney Baratta to day said notice, has been served him Mrs. Etta Louise Meadows 32.

former City wel fare department' caseworker, Is appealing her conviction to tne Supreme court' Appellatedl 't vision. The prosecutor said he will oppose the appeal. County' Schwartz sentenced Mrs. Mead ows, a former Hyde Park residentresident tD one to two years In the New York State Prison for Wpmen at Bedford Hills, and fined Indicted, on 68 counts, Mrs. Meadows was accused of steal ing $889.70 in payments des tined for relief recipients.

Eleven of the jB8 counts were dismissed by Judge Schwartz, and the Juryvsubsequenllycon vfcted 'Meadows, on 19 counts. She was acquitted on 38 oiher coumsr try "Mir 1 HMjJMrJtlt INSIDE NEWS, Editorials and Columns Page. 6 Society 38 Sports Pages 42,43 Obituaries Markets Gomli iTV ant Theatcrr Crossword Page 46 (o conv Puzzle Page 29 FageTa Page j2t. Namei inhejljjews Page 7 Granduryskedirlndict lesse in NEW YORK (AP) The President's lady makes a decision today that undoubtedly will influence clothing tastes of women all across the country; she chooses and Easter outfit. It may be that Jacqueline Kennedy's choice won't be known until that April tnorn when the nation's women traditionally parade their finery.

Even her personal designer, Oleg Cassinl, isn't of her final choice. CA'SSINI, WHO DISCLOSED IhsrMrs:" Kennedy would be fiHed today, said her decision rests primarily on where she'll be Easter morning. During her husband's Brs2W months. In office, she has divided her jlme between' the White Jlousc Kennedy's Palm Beach, 'vacation home, andtheir house in Virginia. The radiant 'first lady.

In town for a rouna oi shopping and vis Is. to mu las night. (Picture on Page 10.) With, her escort for the evening. United Nations Ambassador Stevenson, slie got a reception that would have been the envy of Hollywood star at a world's premier. An estimated 500 persons jammed West 85th street and cheered as her limousine arrived at the Ballet theater." Hundreds inside stood up and angled for a glimpse as her party entered.

ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM was spotted with selections Kennedy Is known to like, a spokesman for the New York pity Ballet Company said she had not re questccn avors He admitted with a smile, however, 'that last minute changes were made. a pale, blue, 'heavily cocktail suit just barely knee length, the (first lady watched the performance with evident interest and later went backstage to meet the cast. Thank you so much." she told the danc ILrealbLcnioyed. Jt. WeJL jieeyou again." "Please come again," some cast' members exclaimed.

"Our season has been made," another one added. Ben's Case Uoesfo Jury A Federal grand jury in Seat tle was expected to get the case of Wells "Ben'' Van Steelt bcrg. former Hyde Park resi dent, today. He is being held in connection with a $45,600 bank' roooery in beattie last monui. According to The Associated Press, his attorney asked earlier this month for the presentation of the to the grand "jury.

VAN STEENBERGH was ar rested on March 3 and charged with possessing funds stolen from a Seattle bank oh .19. The FBI later said it had recovered more than $39,000 of the stolen money, most of it from a foot locker registered to' Ben at Ft. Lawton, an Army post in Seattle. On Dec. 20.

1956. Van Steenberg was acquitted In Dutchess County court of the murder of Mrs. Lloyd Beresford, Maats burg, who died in her flaming hnmi thp nrpvlnm IIP Chest to Expand IntoA Tp wnsh i ps The board of director of the Dutches Area' Com munity Chest and Council yesterday Approved the recommendation of it Area Study committee calliiig Lor expansion of the Chest campaign and, service area to include the town of RKinebeck, Hyde Park, Pleasant Valley, La Grange nd Wappinger; The action climaxed nearly three years of tudy and planning conducted by the Area c. I I 3iuay commuiee. Epstein Takes On Chairman Supreme Court Justice Doscher today ordered the.

County Democratic commit committee officers, past Democratic Chairman Joseph F. Hawkins and, the Board of to show Monday why the elec tion of L. tiecht a County Democratic chairman should not be invalidated. The order. was signed after Milton lr.r Epstein, Beacon, city attorney submitting a petition objecting to Mr.

Hecht's election" last" Saturday, conTerTdeiT that the meeting at which he was elected was Illegal because Joseph F. presided even though previously had resigned. THE DEFENDANTS are living to show cause why an order should not.be entered declaring the election invalid and 'illegal, restraining Mr. Hccht from acting as chairman, and further restraining the In making "the study, the committee reviewed the "traffic pat tern" of people who work in the 'City and Town of Foughkeepsie fut lived outside this area. The report.

concluded that approximately 20 percent of the labor force resided in tne five township area. These people were solicited on the Job by Community Chest and again at home by. Chest agencies which conducted drives outside the Pka.l rfca ctiKlAtlna tnvaril thousand people to a double so jsy association and Senior Citi It An In atinitinn anv rrrnrloi later moved to Seattle, where he marriod and became an airplane pilot. spcnd llcltation. THOSE CHEST a encics whirls rnnHnrlcH 'riri'vps mil' Jrfe development loan plan, ana tne remaining $1.5 billion would go rl ui puiut fuui' Hill, i Ttu.

outrigJtt gHts and a jecu iqciuuiiik wic peace corps. TOTAL AMOUNTS for fol lowing years are not yet drawn up but could well exceed the Eisenhower figure, authorities said. Foreign aid officials said It will be a couple of months before they figure out exactly how they want to revise the Elsenhower program for the coming yea and can draw up Kennedy's long range plan In specific legislative form for Congress. Among other matters still un decided are a name for the new aid agency and who would bead it. Re 1 1 can Congressional leaders refused to give 'any advance commitments of.

sup port lor tne Kennedy plan at a breakfast conference with Undersecretary of" State Bowlesv Anti Castro Units Agrefr on Council NEW YORK 'AP) 5 Two principal anti Castro groups have agreed on the for mation 61 a TSvoiwionary at the uver throw of th Fidel Castro regime. But the exiles arc carefully avoiding calling the new council a government. In exile, informed Cuban sources said today. Chairman of the new revolutionary council will be Jose Mlro Cardona, who was the lirst premier of the Catsro govern mentitrl959. THE OOUNCIL will declare itself as the government of Cuba In arms, with Mlro Car dona as its provisional presl dent, once It has landed on Cuban soli, the informants said.

the. Chest area felt that the im pact of increased giving the Chest campaign was reflected in decreasing results in the independent campaigns. They therefore: Invited the Chest to assume their fund raising activities in the five towns. in commenting oiv he tions by Chest agencies. Joseph P.

Foley, chairman 01 tne Area CnnjantStudy Tremmllleersaid tnai tne expansion of the Community Chest campaign ann service area ILlBpldjOutite Stopped Entirely 'WASHINGTON (AP) The flow of gold. frpm. the United "i or some jweeks now has stopped entirely," ac fording tot Ihfl Common paTtmentr ittoniey Bdiatla. today said heT has asked the Supreme court "grand jury to return an Indictment against David. Am'esse, 20, Staatsburg.

who Is charged wjth second degree murder In' the slaying of Miss Rachel C.Perry. Thcilrajid 4urMa 8Cheduled ins the aiscovery 01 miss rerr ry' 'body last 1n the ziuusua rver. AN AUTOPSY was nerform ed at Vassar hospital aW dis closed that Miss Perry, 18, died re A arue lutiiuiiun, aiiuv ut slated JOan.l up.r.JP0mph. Miss Pcirj" death. Prcvfouslv Mr.

RaratU said fie would T4resent evidence' to the grand Jury thlsf week regard State.PolIce arrested Amease. niarriedxnd the father ofrtwo children, o.n a second, muruer ciiarKe una accuxcu 111111 of pushing Miss Perry' from the UllUfC fc A It jlSt In an encouraging report on Ihf htlnn' tiini' rif pay ments, the. department's Office of Business Economies said yes terday that the U.S. payments positions nassnown "very suo stantial Imsrovemenf'frpm the drain on gold stocks for more than: two. years.

THE DEPARTMENT, added that the brlce in the Lon don market has returned to, the' of shock upon hitting 'therlyerJjhmaLrang and TOeciiIailon mt 114 hai i ll .14 kits Xman fla ntfanal auerjarptunge 4rom me wia iludsori briage. House Passes Jobless Pay Bill 1VASIHNGTON (AP) The House today "passed an emerg ency unemployment "aid bill Intended to start payment in early April of nearly $tr billion in benefits. The7 Senate; was scheduled to vote later today. Democratic leaders hoped to send the bill to PresldeiifcjiCni neqy, wno nas given ine no. on" MS list of legislation.

Iney nave used up their benefit entitlements. Administration spokesmen es timate as many as million persons might, benefit during the two year life 01 tne pro whioh previously conducted drives will be able to. more ellort to program and service. Mr. Foley also observed that with is expansion of the Chest area.

It Is hoped that ad ditional services will become available as they are requested. THE CHEST agencies which will no lomjer conduct separate drives ii the five "townsnclude Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts, Little Red Schoolhouse, Cerebral Pal zens. In addition, any agencies which join Cbest in the future, will not conduct drives in the area covered the Chest. Airs.

Nathan Reiner, presl. dent of the Chest, in commenting on thejaction.of the direc tors said, "The board of directors Is on record with an dpefh door policy and wishes to reiterate its stand and' extend an invitation to agencies within the five towns. Any voluntary-agency-which performs worthwnlie human service is eligible to apply for membership' in the fying the election to the Board of Elections; and rcstraining thc' Board of Elections front validating the election. MR. EPSTEIN brought the action against the County Democratic committee, Mrs.

Nina Blanchfield, vice chairmant' Stephen G. Guernsey, secretary; John A. Reed, treasurer; Mr. Hecht, as executive secretary; Mr. Hawkins and the' Board tl Elections, Justice Doscher's order also directs the County Democr tic committee to furnish the court a certified transcriptof the' March 18 meeting minutes and a copyof the organization's by laws.

IN A PETITION submitted to Ju'stiye Doscher, Mr. Epstein contended that Mr. Hawkins "continued to preside at the Uneeting XMarch 18) his. resignation had been duly, filed. with the secretary of the Dutchess County Democratic committee." MR.

EPSTEIN also contended called Community Chest provided it meets the requirements set down1 by "the" cunstftutruil and Bulletin 2 Local Factories Cut Off In Garment Drivers' Strike A strike of garment industry truck drivers in York City has had little immediate bearing on three city firms, all members of the International Ladies Uarment Worker union, spokesmen for today Two shops, however, have received no shipments of materials, and must coast on existing stocks, which will last for about a week. They are McAllister Dress shop, Clinton square, and J. K. Dress hop, 302 Mill street "If It keeps up, we won have any work to do," said John A. McAllister, owner of the Clinton square Arm.

"We have enough for a week, maybe a little more, We were lucky, and had a good supply In before the strike went off." HOWEVER, HE said, he does riot feel that the strike will last as Jong which wasn't settled ihan two wcekfr At the J. K. Dress shop, owner Irving Krappcl said, "We have stock for about a week. After thatr we won't have apy work to do," The hlrd thopr VassaSr SS Academy street, has its own truck. oDerated by Angeio tac ctatoreTmni.rtherpaTtnerslUsi brother, DomlnicK.

said loaay that "it shouldn't bother ii nrfdod lusroflerate our own truck! Besides," he fJSi trtSSSS Lite acted on io SmEfa Tomprpmlse between not so' specify the Treasury showed a slight upturn in gold holdings last week. Tste outflow was halted in the larWeek; of February fof the first tlfne since last July, THE PRESIDENT'S' signs ture w6uld authorize payrnents to begin in 15 days to persons who have been out of jobs soIjj 3rchouc Is in Jfr 1 11 1 sey, and when I called there this morning, they told me that trucks were going in and out on and with union drivers. Dominick CaeciatoTeTaid An gelqi took a shipment down this morning 'ind if won't Jet him through, he II. Just turn jlightly llTeHwt ver8lBnsiyvaruuiiuttu ewHtbBekWe uHl ftty lyipas iter" iou'sly passed by the House. and Kpnnt .1 do Sub contracting awyway, so we worry about 'stores canceling oders." 4 A 'F' HH aa i 1 hu v.

MrrB il Jovpil's iChurch taUyetl PL SHOWlS'O SMARTEST JESTEB VHTS tMl. 1 M. W. 1, (1 WASHINGTON rAP) President Kennedy today asked Congress for $54 million to fin ance temporary extended com pensation benefits for unfcm for aTd" Vo dependent children. 'oil mremptoyed parentsr otrTTOrTfinhaltan that the nreeting was upon, "insufficient notice to the.

members," and that the notice did not sayjhc "purposes of said alleged meeting. Xhe notice, Mr. Epstein contended, "did state that matters would merely be discussed." Mr. Epstein contended that Mr. Hawkins did tp make' a rulinj? on 'his iMr.

Ep stcin'iii objection that the nicct ing was illegal, and added that Mr. Ilawklns fould not ruhp on it 'upon the ground 'that hay uly submitted nis rcsigna tion to the secretary, the said resignation became 'effective Immediately pursuant to law," MR. EPSTEIN contended that Mr. Hawkins was "divested of all authority as chairman" when he resigned and thus was disqualified from ruling on the objection. Ir.

Epstein argued that Mr. Hecht's not com ply with the provision and requirements of the Election Subway Service Halted by Plunge NEW YORK (API North bound local on the IRt Seventh avenue subway line below Chamber street was suspended for nearly an hour" today after a man fell or jumped litiront of. a train in the Rector street station. The' man" was Identified tentatively as Hal Robert Woods. Rockefeller Decision Mansion to Estimmi4S6iC0 ALBANY rAP) Governor Rockefeller said today his lmlne4illAn' harl AaflAaA in roetnra thn flrJiamB7(1 PY.

I auiiiiaiaia.aka)Uii iau utviuvu voivi ecutlve mansion rather than build a hew one. 1. He aid the mansion could be restored, for about 3450.000, wlieieas funstmctin a new. uiie' would. cut $1.2 million." The Governor and his.

wife fled from the burning man slon in the early morning hours of Mjr'cJiSlHockefelleT stlraated the los 'b'o'iit workfof JLrt 7 THE GOVERNOR said he'would recommend toHheLeg. that4unds be rtc)uded in the J961 62 tipplemental budget'for restoration "of the mansion, which situated ln: ateatAafly In announcing decision 'to restore the Mansion. Rockefeller aiso released the) report tct the Investlgattori' 'inro the Jre. Tb.e t'epptt' was prepared by Cortlandt Schuyler, commissioner pf the office 'of services. iSchuylersald thexfirc appeared to have been started by a short circuit in a'heaUitf ukft.

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