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The Star arrives Sunday morning long before breakfast time. Member ABC and NEA 'Your Horns Nwtpaptr Sint AP and UPI Newt VOL. 78, NO. 268 ANNISTON, ALABAMA, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1959 40c a WEEK by CARRIES I II II led ets State deiiate Again Bogged In Filibuster a1 pep- Uo So Navy Plane Near North Korea Solons Fear Compromise Impossible (FROM WIRE REPORTS) LA4 'l v4 fa I COLLAPSED BRIDGE DUMPS CROWD ITO RIVER This footbridge collapsed after a cable snapped and about 30 people were dumped Into the Powell River near Bis; Stone Gap, Va. Five persons were hospitalized.

The man wading In the river Is one of several volunteers searching; for possible drowning victims. But none was found. Those who went down with the bridse were in a crowd of more than 5,000 attending the 38th annual Trl-State Singing Convention at Bis Stone Gap. BIG PARTY GREETS Strauss Vote Is Expected By Johnson WASHINGTON (UPI) Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson moved today to speed the Gov.

Hollings Arrives For Visit With 51st Gov. Ernest F. Hollings of South Carolina flew in to Anniston airport at 9:30 this morning for a six-hour visit with units of the 51st Infantry National Guard Division now nearing and representing the states of South Carolina and Florida. Florida's Gov. Leroy Collins did not plan to visit this week.

HIM Greeting Governor Hollings and his party of 13, which included State Adj. Gen. Frank Pinckney, five state senators and four house members from the South Carolina Legislature, was the commanding general of the 51st, Maj. Gen. An sel B.

Godfrey, Union, S. his assistant, Brig. Gen. Harry W. McMillan, Jacksonville, and Brig.

Gen. Harry M. Arthur, Un ion, S. division ertillery com mander. Others In Party A former, 61st Div- commander, retired Maj.

Gen. John C. Hena-gan, and Governor. Hollings' press secretary, W. jLeRoy Harrelson, and Ted Purvis, WIS-T Columbia, were in the party.

The legislative group was com posed of Senators Henry Richardson, Sumter; F. G. Scurry, Saluda, Francis C. Jones, Batesburg, L. Marion Gressette.

St. Matthews and T. Allen Legare. Charleston; Representatives Charles G. Allen, Dillion, B.

B. Dusenbury, Florence. John Grimball and C. Raymond McElveen, Columbia, Weapons Are Fired On arrival this morning, the South Carolina chief executive and his party were boarded into heli copters for a flight to the 51st Di vision command post headquarters on Pelham Range, where Gen-; eral Godfrey and his staff conducted a briefing. Visits 'were conducted to units firing the entire array of weapons used by the National Guard divis ion, and the party divided at noon to have luncheon sessions with of- (See Party on Page 3 Col.

2) Craft Safe As Gunner Is Wounded By MILTON MAGRUDER WASHINGTON (UPI) Com munisi jet tighten attacked a U.S. Navy Patrol plane over the Sea of Japan near North Korea today. They shot it up in six fir ing runs and seriously wounded a crewman'. The Defense Department said the badly-damaged U.S. plane.

through the skill of its pilot, managed to reach an air base In Japan. The attack occurred at 7.0C0 feet over international waters about 85 miles east of Wonsan, North Korea. The Navy plane, un der heavy attack, dived to within 50 feet of the water to escape. Two Fighters Seen The department said radio mes sages from the crippled plane indicated two jet fighters participa ted in the attack. The planes were identified only as MIG jet fighters with red star markings on the fuselage.

There was no indication wheth er the pilots were Russian, Chinese Communists, or North Koreans. The North Koreans are esti mated to have about 500 MIGs with many of them based at Won san. The Navy forwarded a report of the attack to the State Depart ment for a possible formal pro test. Time Is Given The Defense Department said the attack took place at 12:36 p.m. Tuesday June 16 Japanese time 10:36 p.m.

EST Monday. The Navy aircraft, a P4M Mer- cator patrol plane, was flying at 7,000 feet over international wa ters in the Sea of Japan, about 85 miles east of a North Korea. The, announcement said the P4M was on a routine training patrol. It was based at the Iwa kunia Marine air facility on Honshu Island. The announcement said skillful handling by Lt.

Comdr. Donald Mayer, the pilot, enabled the badly damaged plane to be brought safely into Miho base on Honshu. The tail gunner was wounded when his gun was knocked out on the first of six runs made by the attacking planes. Berserk Man Quits Fight CHARLESTON, W. (AP) A berserk gunman who had held his half-sister hostage while a force of lawmen ringed bis house laid down his arms and walked out without gunfire today.

Kenneth E. Adkins, 22, also re leased his half-sister, Mrs. Myra Irene Kennedy, 34, of Paris, with out harm. The end of the tense vigil around the white frame house came after Mervln Beil, a lawyer, talked with Adkins for about 10 minutes explaining his rights. It came also as the force of law men were loading up for a blast on the house with tear gas.

Au thorities said they felt Adkins was giving them a run-around and might keep he community In tur moil for hours. Adkins had held his half sister hostage, demanding the life of a policeman he hates in exchange for hers. Red Envoy AndHerter Hold Talk Surprise Call Raises Hopes By STEWART HENSLEY GENEVA (UPI) Soviet For-elgn Minister Andrei Gromyko paid a surprise call on Secretary of State Christian Herter today, setting off speculation that he might be making a last minute move to end the deadlock In the current Big Four conference. Earlier, authoritative sources said he plans to turn down any Western move for a long recess in the talks and to press for an immediate decision on a summit conference. His asking for a meeting with Herter shortly before a scheduled strategy meeting among the Western ministers indicated he may have come up with a new plan to keep the discussions going a bit longer.

Lasts Orer Hour The Herter Gromyko session lasted for slightly more than an nour. Befpre Gromyko's visit to Her ter there seemed little hope of resolving what one Western official described as a "complete im passe" in the Current talks. -The authorlta-: 1 Atlve Communist I CV I wees aid Gro-U Imyko will resist the planned Western strategy of in 'WfeuM te mill imJ i. terrupting the more than five-week-old talks for cooling off per iod. Some West- GROMYKO era sources have mentioned a five or six week recess.

Failure. Is Seen The Western powers already were writing the obituary notice for the East-West conference on Berlin, convinced that Soviet refusal to. back off on its ultimatum that the West get out of Berlin within 12. months made agreement impossible now. Gromyko, by seeking to extend the deadlocked conference, apparently hoped to snlit the Allies and get.

an unconditional summit con- Terence wiinoui paying tor wun progress at the foreign ministers level. Britain still was reported far (See Envoy on Page DoL 1) Hostage Freed By 2 Bandits MIDDLEBORO, Mass. (UPI) William Sedgewick, 49, of Philadelphia said today his bandit captors must be "getting pretty hungry" in a wooded swamp where police and FBI were bunting them down. "I would assume they are in the same rundown condition as I was," said the victim of 10 days' Ira- prisonment in his own car. Sedge- wick denied a report by police that he had been held Captive in the trunk of the car.

Sedgewick, father of teen- aged boys, held a news confer- ence at St. Luke's Hospital where he was taken Monday as police set up lines around the three- mile area where the bandits fled MONTGOMERY The State Senate Dogged down In a filibuster again today In an effort to force an anti-property tax bill oat of committee. Senator Roland Cooper of Wilcox County, one of the leaders of the slowdown, said it will go on unin terrupted until the Finance Com mittee, acts on a bill to take away the state's power to set aside local property assessments. There were continuing efforts to reach a compromise, but some senators commented privately that the dispute may have gone be yond the point of settlement. Senator Norman Crawford of Perry County took the floor at the outset of today's session to con tinue the filibuster against the House-approved general appropriation bill.

Early Action la Aim By keeping the big money meas ure from passing, administration critics hope to force early action on the property tax bill. A public hearing is scheduled Thursday. Earlier, Senator L. K. Andrews, leader of the Black Belt bloc, had been expected to quash any filibuster attempt by his colleagues.

I want to get the ball rolling as quickly as possible," Andrews had said. Andrews said he had talked with several members, including administration floor leaders, who favor the bill. 1 belieye it will pass." An drews said, "but, then again, nothing is a. lead pipe cinch-on Capitol Hill." Real Reason' Cited Senate sources said the real reason behind tne nnouster is Cooper's opposition to an education tax proposal which would raise from one to per cent the sales levy on new and used cars. Cooper is a new car dealer.

Andrews refused to confirm or deny speculation that he and Pat terson has reached agreement to level off ad valorem taxes at 25 to 28 per cent of current market value. However. Senator David Archer of Huntsvllle, assistant floor leader, said he believed the governor would agree to the 28 per cent figure If he has not already done so. Tax Program Launched Revenue Commissioner Harry H. Haden, backed by Patterson, has launched an ambitious pro gram to equalize taxes at 30 per cent.

Haden'a a 1 program prompted introduction of bills which would strip the Revenue Department of any authority in tax equalization field and take the state out of the ad valorem tax business altogether. Opponents to Andrews' bill note (See Page 2, Col. 1) 3 Houses Involved In Fire Gill Here Firemen called out early today by an alarm on Virginia Street said flames destroyed one house and damaged another and a sofa was found burning under a third residence. All of the houses were unoccu pied, firemen said, and ownership was not Immediately determined. The flames destroyed a sixroom, one-story frame house and its heat damaged a nearby smaller house.

Under a third house in the immediate neighborhood firemen found a sofa burning. LIFE AT SEA U. S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Frank D. Oliva, 68, probably Is the oldest Navy man, officer or enlisted, on active duty today.

Chief boiler-man on the refrigerator ship USS Grsffiat, he completing his 45th year of continuous duty. Long To Stay Another Week In Hospital GALVESTON, Tex. (UPI) -Louisiana Gov. Earl Long today faced at least another week in the Galveston mental hospital where he contends he Is being held pris oner, a hospital spokesman Indl cated the governor Is becoming a bit more reconciled to his en forced stay. Announcement by District Judge L.

D. Godard Monday that" he would need a week to decide whether "Ole Earl" should be re leased from John Sealy Hospital capped a day long habeas corpus hearing marked by shouted in terruptions from the fiery brother of the late Huey Long. Names Are Hurled Long referred to his physician cousin as a "horse doctor" and at another point referred to hos pital attendants as "bone ers. Unce, while sitting in the jury box, he noticed his trouser fly was open and casually stood to zip lt up. Although it was not noticeable, Long was under tranquilizer drugs during the hearing, the hospital spokesman said.

Long shouted to reporters "still in jail, boys" when he was led away at the end of the bearing Monday. A hospital authority who de clined to be quoted by name said that "naturally, Governor Long was disappointed about not win ning his immediate release. Action Is Accepted "He thought that he would be on his way home in Louisiana last night. But he bad accepted the court action 'very well. The spokesman said that the governor's spirits seemed to have been improved by seeing a number of his friends in court.

He also said that Long Is much better physically than he had been in a week. The hospital noted that the mild sedation the governor was under Monday in no way hamp ered his thinking or restricted his activities. Long, 63, showed up at the hearing with slightly glazed eyes and a somewhat stumbling gait. He asked for the hearing by filing a writ of habeas corpus In which he charged that he was drugged, tied hand and foot and spirited away from Louisiana against his will May 30. Texas told the Senate Monday that Republicans who are criticising this as a "do nothing" Congress "will wake up some time late in September and find out it Just ain't so." Senator Everett Dirksen ofi Illinois, the Senate minority lead er, backed up the contention of Senator Thrbston B.

Morton of Kentucky, the GOP national chair man, that Eisenhower is the best salesman the Republicans have Dirksen said Elsenhower nad discussed with GOP congressional leaders 15-mlnuteJ TV-radio appearances to whip up support for foreign aid, labor regu lation and other administration bills which liave come1 under heaVy Democrats attack. ii W. J. RUSHING heads Civitans Sut Rushing Is Selected By Civitans By JIM LOWREY An address by President W. H.

Klmbrough of the Alabama Edu cation Association and the election of two new officers highlighted the meeting Monday of the Anniston Civitan Club. W. J. (Sut) Rushing was elected president of the group for the com ing year, to replace President-elect Larry Clemente who is being trans ferred. And Dr.

Montague S. Adams was elected as a member of the Board of Directors, where he replaces Rushing. Both officers were elected by acclamation. A native of Mississippi, Rushing attended the University of Missis sippi, where he was a member of the football team. He moved to Ala bama in 1951 as state agent for one of the leading insurance compan ies, and was stationed in Birming ham until 195S when he purchased the George H.

Butler Insurance Company in Anniston. Rushing joined the Civitan Club shortly after moving to Anniston, and has been active in many club projects. He also serves on the membership committee of the An- (See Rushing on Page 3 Col. 1) Kennedy Gets John' Okay WASHINGTON JUPD--Alabama Gov. John Patterson said today he would "work for" Senator John F.

Kennedy's nomination as the 1960 Democratic presidential can didate; Patterson declined to use the word "endorse" in describing his views about Kennedy nomina tion. But he said he was "very much interested" in Kennedy's candidacy and said the Massachu setts lawmaker had a "gpod chance of being selected. "Also, Senator Kennedy is symp thetic with the South's problems," Patterson told United Press Inter national. Patterson met with Ken nedy Monday along with a group of Alabama state officials. It had been reported Patterson came here to discuss with Kennedy the senator's aspirations for the presidential nomination next year.

Patterson said he and Kennedy talked in general about the South, but avoided discussion of racial topics or integration. "Senator Kennedy has manifest ed bis interest in the South many times by his visits and speeches there," Patterson said. "The question now is who controls the delegates, and that's what we're to work The Weather FORECAST; Today fair to partly cloudy and warm. Outlook for Wednesday! Increasing cloudiness and warm. with scattered afternoon thunder showers.

High today, 93; low; to night, 68; and Ugh tomorrow, 93 WEATHER TABLE Hifh fm tt AtUnU. dud SS 67 Chlcara, loudT 0 1 Detroit, clear It Let Anfelee, el-Mr, SS Miami, elondr ST 84 Milwaake, lo(lf-'j-iM New York, cloudy ts 7 8n FrincjMO. slnif (1 (S WMhinfUn, elcM 7S LOCAL STATISTICS tVrhect temperttar tale lata, 19 In ls. Lawecc tcraperatara this lata, 41 .1917. Far heart tadlni at S.M.

I- SOUTH, CENTRAL AREAS HIT Heavy Rains Seen Blow controversy over confirmation of Commerce Secretary Lewis L. Strauss to a showdown vote. The Texan announced that he would seek a unanimous agree ment to limit debate by alloting "several hours" to each side to complete its arguments. nson said he would schedule overtime sessions and a Saturday meeting If debate was not limited. Dirksen Is Target Johnson's statement seemed to be aimed at Senate Republican Leader ett M.

Dirksen, who told news- fiK men Monday that I he opposed a vote! 'll this week after.J 7H weanesaay. Senator Joseph C. O. Mahoney D- Wyo.) was scheduled to take the floor today in the bitter fight. An outspoken crit STRAUSS ic of Straussr O'Mahoney said he would show the nominee was a proponent of "the un American theory" that public business should be conducted in secrecy if the ad ministration wanted It that way.

Senate On Notice The Senate also was put on notice that one of its champion long distance talkers plans to "speak at some length" on the Strauss nomination. That was the word from Senate Wayne Morse who once held the Sen ate's filibuster record Morse made It clear that he would oppose the nomination. He announced that -the subject of his speech would be, "Enemy of the People." On The THE. United Steel Workers TT.ik. 1 kjuivu oacnea aown toaay on its demands for individual ne go i a tion hmd agreed to re sume the contro- iiiversy lorn con- i tract parleys.

4 dent David Mc-I- jlJonald said the I -1 union's 435 man wage policy com i.i a a muiee wouia oe standing by as the talks re McDONALD sume. ON PAGE 7 Starfish popping from newly opened envelopes in the senate Of nee Building are startling lady clerks and providing something new in the lobbying world. Spot Cotton Spot cotton was quoted on the local market today at 35i cents abound. While corn tn ear. a bushel; yellow, ear corn, $1.05 bdshel; milo, and No.

2 soybeans, 2.01 a bushel. Inside In Rock 44 Teachers Are Restored LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UPI) The Little Rock School Board has restored the contracts of 44 teachers fired as suspected inte grationists and announced it will go to Gov. Orval Faubus with an appeal to reopen the. city's four high schools.

"I have seen it expressed In the newspapers that he might possibly have a solution to the school problem," Board Member J. H. Cottrell said Monday Debt Ceiling Increase Set For Approval WASHINGTON (UPI) An increase in the ceiling on the growing national debt was expected to win easy approval today from the House Ways Means Commit tee. Chairman Wilbur D. Mills (D Ark.) said he would ask the panel to divorce the debt limit plan from the Eisenhower admin istration's controversial proposal to permit higher interest on gov eminent bonds.

There was little doubt a a higher debt ceiling would coast through the committee, and Con gress, in time for a June 30 dead line, although perhaps not precise ly in the same form President requested. The President's proposal to wipe out the 4Vi per cent limit On in terest on government bonds of over five years' maturity has run into a barrage of criticism from congressional Democrats, bow ever. Other congressional news: Airports: The Democratic-con trolled Congress was on the te treat from legislation that would increase federal aid to airports far above amounts recommended by, President Eisenhower. The Senate Monday bowed to veto threats and approved 71-11 a pared-down bill, to the airport aid for two years at the present 63 -million dollar-a-year level Earlier in the session the (See Debt on Page Col. 2) Black accused the majority of retreating from their highest duty, "that of maintaining unimpaired rights and liberties guaranteed by the BUI of Rights." Black was Joined by Chief Jus tice Earl Warren and Justices Wil liana O.

Douglas and William J. Brennan Jr. The same four Justices protest ed last week when the court gave what they considered too. strong support to the Investigative now ers of Congress and state legisla tlve committees. i The two detectives, ileal Percu- danl and Howard Bluestein, said their constitutional rightswere Impaired b'w-ause their' lawyers were barred from the hearing.

conducted, by State Justice George To Red China's 'Plan? TOKYO (AP) China's ace-old flood seouree is dealing blow to the Communist regime's, plans to continue the "great leap forward" in 1959. Torrential rains have been lashing south and central Phin fnr week. Red broadcasts admit floods hava inundate CONTEMPT JUDGMENT VPHELP SOLONS READY, MANSFIELD SAYS after a brief gun battle with police. The bandits were believed to- be Philadelphia'! notorious 1 brothers, John and want- ed for killing a policeman and for Supreme Court Splits On Judicial Inquiries Seek People's Verdict, Demo Challenge To Ike inues in liwangiuns province alone, but mobilization of some three million persons to combat the menace indicates the flooded area is much greater. Peiping radio said harvesting of crop is going ahead normally in other sections of the vast country.

But weather forecasts in Tokyo reported that the warm air front which brought the downpour to Kwangtung has moved toward the thickly settled lower Yangtie Valley. The weathermen said a low pressure has developed over Han kow, Shanghai, Nanking and other east coast areas, and that they are due for a drenching. The rains also have brought (See China on Page 8 TV 'Superman' Apparent Suicide HOLLYWOOD til Actor George Reeves, 44," the "Supef- man of television, died early to day of a gunshot wound. Police said Reeves apparently took his own life. He was found dead on a bed in his home in Benedict Canyon, an exclusive residential area In the hills above Beverly Hills.

Reeves starred in scores of the "Superman" films. Although series was discontinued, reruns are appearing. The husky, dark -haired actor complained to a Hollywood writer recently that he wasn getting enough other roles because he was type-cast. robbery and kidnaping In their home city. Tipton Is Elected By Labor Council 1 R.

P. financial secretary of Iron Molders Local, 858, was named president of the Anniston Labor Council; AFL-C10, at the annual election of officers Monday night at the Carpenters Hall. Also were T. B. Britt, Carpenters, vice president and press reporter; DiBard "Williams, WASHINGTON (UPI) The conservative liberal split in the Supreme Court was evidenced again today in a ruins that sane tloned secret Judicial inquiries by states.

A five-man ma jorityupheld a criminal con tempt Judgments a ainst -two: Brooklyn private1 detectives. The two balked at an-s waring questions, in a special uivrniigoiupu ibm "ambulance kng" and other BLACK Questionable practice amonz law yers'of the Kings County har'in New. York. 1 5 Dissenting Justice Huge I 1 WASHINGTON (AP) Confident Democrats challenged President Eisenhower today to seek a verdict from the people on his legislative program. If Eisenhower carries his to the public In television-radio and other speeches, Senator Mike Mansfield (D-Mont) said in an in- hterview the Democrats will: be ready for battle.

"We'll carry our fight to the people, too, on the basis ft the record are making ln'Congress," Mansfield said. "I think it is a good Idea for the President to e-port to the people "and let them decide on the basis of the record, as theyhave in the last three congressional Mansfield's chief, Senate Majority Leader London B. Johnson of IUE, recording secretary, and I A. Putnam, Machinists, treasurer. Elected, to the executive board were Pdell Cheatwood, Painters; Paul Machinists; E.

Wilson, Machinists; G. E. Smith.4 Molders; and Douglas R. Pettus, a-t Hlrhext temperatarc. SS itgjftt at temperature, detreec.

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1 1 Installation" of the new ofKcera will be held July 23. A. Arkwright.