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REPUBLIC MAIL REPUBLIC BULLDOG Today'g Chuckle The drama critic Insisted he always praised the first show of the ew season. "Who am (aid he, "to stone the first east?" The Arizona Republic Phoenix Weather Mostly sunny with occasionally high cloudiness, but continued mild temperatures. Yesterday's temperatures: high 82, low 51. Humidity: high 66, low 13. Details, Page 52.

THE STATE'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER Enterm at pmt offlcv Mramd-elan mat. tw undtr art of contra. March J. 187. I CH liCtuS Phoenix, Arizona, Thursday, March 28, 1937 67th Year, No.

21360 Pages Iliraimnaiiiis KMimaip Wifie (Dff HJ.S. AM (Mffnoaill WW A 50 Feared Dead In Mexico City Explosions Academy Awards Munitions Warehouse Blows Up Ingrid, Brynner Oscar Favorites Troops Closing In On Gang TEHRAN, Iran Bandit! killed two U. S. aid offi MEXICO CITY (UP)-A HOLLYWOOD (UP) Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner and "Around the World in 80 Days" were regarded favorites to win the world's highest film honors last night, the 29th annual Academy Awards. For Miss Bergman the coveted, renowned Oscar would mark dynamite warehouse blew up in two shattering explo cials and kidnaped the wife of one in the wilds of southeastern Iran, Sunday, American authorities here sions yesterday, spreading death and destruction for a quarter-mile and flattening the climax to her spectacular comeback.

Seven years ago, the Swedish star left Hollywood to bear Italian Director Roberto Rossel-lini a child and then marry him in a storm of discussion. Ju homes. vi- Rescue workers said 16 liiliSlilaiSk I said yesterday. Several hundred Iranian troops with camel cavalry and police were reported dosing in on the bandits last crushed and dismembered bodies had been recovered and many more were feared dead in the rubble. night.

At least 235 other persons, Officials reported that some of I gang a I mostly spectators crowding dangerously close to rescue operations after the first blast, were injured when a tremendous sec Bergman already have been captured. Wirt I if, ONLY LAST year after her long, self-imposed exile from this country did she agree to return to Hollywood films, playing a true-life Russian princess in "Anastasia," a 20th Century Fox movie made in Europe. A straw poll of a cross-section of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science voters, printed yesterday in Daily Variety, a trade paper, also indicated colorful Brynner would win for his first major motion picture role, as the king of Siam in "The King and Brynner, of gypsy-Mongolian-Swiss ancestry, played the arrogant, passionate king in the stage musical for three years and has been the first hairless matinee idol in show business history. ond explosion slashed them down. The slain ImapiMM uiar I r- im ww mi i Identified as: ICS' Kevin M.

Car- roll, 37, of Issa- ZrtJJ qu ah, a U- Dr. Roberto Gomez, of the Mexican Red Cross, said "I expect the death count to reach at least 50." Seven firemen were among those killed In the blowup of 30 ton of Illegally-stored Wjh explosives, which left a crater 100 feet long and 30 feet deep. The blast leveled an entire city block. U.S. Point-Four Mn.

Carroll area develop-" ment adviser for Kerman, Iran. Brewster A. Wilson, 35, of Port DOROTHY Malone and Robert Stack, the immortal sister and brother of "Written on the Wind," were picked before the event by Daily land, a development special' Brynner Pieces of bodies were strewn as far as 250 yards on either side of 1st of the Near East Foundation and a contractor for the International co-operation Administration (ICA) in Iran. I 11 If v-'- the blast scene. Twelve other firemen, three po- Variety to win the supporting Oscars.

The variety straw poll also selected George Stevens as best director, The cream of Hollywood's stars donned their tuxedos and most elaborate evening gowns, furs, and jewelry to make the Oscar event one of the most star-studded in years. The big show has Jerry Lewis as master-of-ceremonies. icemen, and four ambulance at tendants were injured. Passen gers of two buses passing close to the scene were ripped by fly-ine class as the bus windows splintered. Mrs.

Carroll, 35, was kidnaped by the bandit gang. The U.S. State Department baa expressed "deep concern" ever the murders. Two Iranians accompanying the Americans on a Jeep trip, across the desert also were killed In the ambush Sunday night near the village of Khashja In a desolate region near the Pakistan border. The bodies pf the American men RESIDENTS of the adobe shacks scattered along the boun Senators Order Probe Of Reuther Purchases daries of Mexico City's International Airport said it was the third explosion in 10 yean at the ware house.

They said authorities had re fused to force removal of the and the two Iranians were recov ered by a police patrol and taken to Zahidan, 90 miles north of the ambush scene and about 700 mile privately owned explosives storage to a less heavily populated district WASHINGTON (UP) The senate labor rackets committee yesterday ordered its staff to determine whether Walter P. Reuther and other high union leaders bought personal goods with union funds. The new names bobbed up as the committee delved into the "pe Kimball, 21; James Wayne Sicfert, 21; Ronnie A. Durbin, 16, peeking over Siefert's shoulder; and Mrs. Shirley Duke, 18.

Sheriff's Lt. Jerry Hill, right, returned the four from Kingman with Capt. Vern LaMore, from whom they escaped on Phoenix outskirts Monday night. (Republic Photo, Rod Moyer) TTfkmppntnin Shackled together and shoeless liumccuillllig as a precaution against furth. er flight, these four young Phoenicians came home yesterday after 29 hours of freedom and new crimes following escape from officer returning them from California.

They are, from left, H. (Luky) despite the obvious danger. southeast of Tehran. culiar" relationship between Teamster President Dave Beck and W. Shefferman, a Chi Iranian officials gave this to lea go labor relations consultant.

count: Shefferman testified he bought THE AMERICANS were driving Green Cross officials said 160 injured were taken to their emergency stations. The Red Crosa said it was treating 73 in-' jured, many In serious condition. Twenty tons of mixed TNT, dynamite, and percussion caps went up in the warehouse $85,000 worth of items, ranging in two Jeeps from Iranshahr to Port Chahbar. The area ii infest- Morrison Travel Hit from love seats to nylon hose for Pair Claims Siefert Forced Them Into Flight From Law Beck and his son, Dave Beck Jr. ed by bandit gangs under a notorious leader named Dadshah But he swore he didn't know at the time that the money came out 'Revcnoors' Give Lad Recognition of the union treasury.

who from time to time have attacked police trying to seize their weapons. HOUSE Speaker W. L. (Tay) Cook (D-Cochise), whose county BECK, WHO refused Tuesday to The blast broke windows in the airport passenger terminal two miles away. was caught in the attorney gen eral's weekend air raid on gam say anything about his financial affairs, was recalled to the stand SPARTANBURG.

S. C. (UP) Every building within 200 yards bling, said yesterday he thinks a She was being returned Monday night from California with Kimball and Durbin on a charge of holding up a Phoenix service station when she snatched the service revolver of Sheriff's Capt. Vern La More and gave it to Kimball. The main objection to 15-year-old cut in the attorney general's Burton Hyder's scientific still was later and asked whether he paid personal bills with union funds.

He again invoked the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination. Shefferman said he made a lot was shattered. Most of the houses were one-story adobe shacks jammed together in a sandy wasteland along the Mexico City- that it worked, said slightly em travel budget may be in order. Speaker Cook said he was By GENE McLAIN TWO ROBBERY suspects complained yesterday that they and their girl friend also were kidnaped by the man who engineered their escape from a deputy sheriff here Monday night. They made the charge after being returned here from Kingman, near where they and the girl were captured by two ranchers, tied in cattle-branding fashion, and delivered to Puebla highway.

struck by the coincidence that caused Attorney General Robert of discount purchases for various FIREMEN said the explosives barrassed federal "revenooers." "The evidence showed it had been operated and made a cup full of whiskey," yesterday said S. O. McPherson, chief enforcement officer of the Alcohol Tax Unit for the Southeast in Atlanta. HE GAVE it to Siefert, who held up La More and his wife, people, including "a couple of transactions for Reuther, done out warehouse blew up at 10:53 a.m Morrison to pick Cochise and Gila counties for his razzle-dazzle raids. Of Arizona's 14 counties, the two singled out by Morrison (MST).

While rescuers and spec- of the Detroit office." tators crowed into the wrecked Officials believe the eepi were attacked for the tame purpose. They doubted the bandita knew the occupants were Americans. From evidence founds at the scene, it appeared the bandita fired at the jeep as night waa and punctured the tiree. The men in the jeeps, armed with revolvers, fired back, sue ceeding in holding off the bandits. But their ammunition gave out and the bandits moved in.

The bodies were stripped of all valuables and personal papers. The gendarmery chief. Gen. Alinaghi Golpiri, said 700 gendarmes, 400 soldiers, and about 100 camel -borne soldiers have been assigned to capture the LaVeta, when they returned to the car with hamburgers on the Phoenix outskirts. The revolver and a sawed-off shotgun had been left hidden in the car.

The prisoners dumped La More and his wife south of the city, taking $3 or 54, abandoned La More's sheriffs department car near Gila Bend and stole another car. Later Kimball and Siefert robbed a man near Earp, Calif. During their 29 hours of freedom they eluded one of the greatest manhunts in the state's history. Hunters used helicopters, airplanes, jeeps, horseback possemen, bloodhounds, and even kidian trackers. BUT they compounded their troubles with the law.

The quartet was charged yes- (ContinuM On Pag 3 Col. 1) Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) asked ibioc a second blast 15 minutes appened to be the homes of the nmmitfoa rhiirmii, Mz-rioi I ii was noi propenv registered nresident of the Arizona senate P'c u'T'M fnr f. Just Like The Harp In Jack, Beanstalk and the speaker of the throu niV ZT The fourth suspect scoffed at so ne couia present iacis aoout cutting down more than 200 per- i the claim. He was arrested two Cook noted. GIBRALTAR, Mich.

(UP) (Continued On Page 2, Col. 3) Isons. I hours after the others in the car camel No charges will be filed acainst' a uc "The attorney general Jessie Howard thought his elec Anwn with an airnlanp. and a tric guitar was haunted Tuesday family, with whom he me yuung udcmeni Liiemm, saiu. truck, and a whole bunch of men McPherson.

because "there ob- when he picked it up and it began hitched aride. to pick up a few slot machines," playing music before he began Cook added. Talk Of 'Severe' Budget strumming. viously was no intent to violate the law." And Burton can have back his still if he registers it and Howard learned later the guitar had picked up a broadcast from a does not make liquor with it. ROBERT H.

(Lucky) Kimball. 21, of 1728 E. Henshaw; and Ronnie A. Durbin, 16, of 2348 W. accused Jimmie nearby radio station.

Tm going to suggest to my appropriations committee that they take a little closer look at the attorney general's travel budget next year," the speaker The case of Burton's still was relayed from field agents through Wayne Siefert, 21, of 3017 Loren me coiumDia aiu onice ana to Une. a California prison parolee Atlanta after the Landrum, S.C.. wanted here for bad checks. Court Asked To Close Vice Resort youth submitted it as an exhibit at the Wofford College science fair here. The girl, Mrs.

Shirley Marilee Duke, 18. of 1431 E. Durango, was hustled into the women's tank of the county jail before she could be interviewed. Cuts Futile, Ike Asserts Page 4 Union Leaders Call Meet On Beck, Brewster Cases Page 11 Former U.S. Tax Agent Indicted For Bribe Offer Page 17 Home Remedies Pour Into White House WASHINGTON (UP) Presi A Prayer God.

our Father, we Thy children forget so easily the great benefits Thou hast bestowed upon us every one. We seek constantly more and more things, and pleasures which only satisfy our physical tenses Help us. we pray, to set our goals and direct our efforts to the eternal values of truth. Irrva, patience, and determination to do Thy will in our daily McGoumn To Be Paid For 3-Year Drouth GILA County Court yesterday was asked to shut and permanently padlock the door to the county's plushiest vice resort. Top of the World Ranch.

Action initiated by Attorney General Robert Morrison and George Senner, Gila County attorney, asks an injunction against the establishment on grounds it is a public nuisance. Judge Porter Murry of Greenlee County, presiding for ailing Judge Sam Lazovich of Gila County Superior Court, indicated that, on Tuesday, he would set the date for a hearing. The complaint name Howard W. Johnson as dent Eisenhower's well wishers owner of Top of the World, situated on an unpatented mining claim in the mountains between Miami and Superior. Named as defendants with Johnson are Peggy Cummings, a Jane Doe, and a Richard Roe.

True names of the latter pair are at this time unknown to Morrison, the complaint states. This court move follows a similar federal nuisance action filed last November after an Arizona Republic story publicized open prostitution at tht place. Tbe federal move, upon which actum hasn't yet been taken, was filed because the house hi a ft mining claim. 1 have been writing him for weeks. LONDON (UP) Duncan Mc- suggesting everything from rock candy and rye whisky to chest Gowan, 18, Jearned yesterday that his grandmother's will leavef him 1.000 pounds provided he doesn't take a drink for the next! Page Page, Editorials Sports 47-50 Financial 51 StarGaier 42 Radio-TV 43-43 Theaera 41 4 Want Ads 52-59 piasters to cure ms nagging cougn.

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