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THUMBNAIL EDITORIAL Congress will now move like a steamroller en route to a party convention. The Palm Beac New York Stock Market Pages 18-19 ost VOL. LVI: NO. 103 WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE. 11, 1964 68 TEN CENTS oreign Appro va o.

LB Wins A Cuba Base New Racial Battle President Hails Vote As 'Wise' Hits St. Augustine than 100 white men milled about in a city park and some of them broke police lines and attacked demonstrators. despite a heavily armed escort of more than 200 police. An angry crowd of more ST. AUGUSTINE Wi Vio lence broke out again Wednes day night during an antisegre- garion march by 400 persons 'X V-y-' Yi v.

u) -ej Shooting Is Denied WASHINGTON, (AP) The Pentagon denied Wednesday a Havana charge that U. S. sentries at the American naval base in Guantanamo Bay shot and wounded a Cuban. It uggested the shot may have been fired by Commu nist troops hunting down anti-Castro personnel. The Armed Forces Ministry in Havana said that a Cuban was wounded Tuesday night by fire from American sentries guarding the Guantanamo base.

A statement by the Pentagon said of the Havana claim: "This report from Havana Is typical of the irresponsible and unfounded allegations originated by the Castro regime. "We have thoroughly checked the report with the commander of the base and find that it is totally without basis in fact. 'Careful investigation has confirmed that no ammunition was expended by Marine guards or any other U. S. personnel last night.

"Cuban military forces have been maneuvering in the area around the base over the past two days, perhaps in an effort to apprehend anti-regime iiiiiM-'i-riiMi MiiiigAiiiiii-'fr" iif-f i I 1 Mi Miifltiiiaixi unm i killing the pilot. The plane came down in a residential area, but crashed in front of an uncompleted home. The house next door was occupied. See story page 12. A MUTE CIRCLE marks the sinftle biggest bit of wreckage of the experimental vertical takeoff aircraft "Hummingbird" which crashed on a test flight Wednesday at Marietta, $1,739,206 Presented dir.

i XA Mi. i.r,- THE THREE LEADERS of the St. Augustine integration demonstrators are shown side-by-side during a news conference there, Wednesday, as they announced plans for new demonstrations. From left, are Dr. K.

B. Hayling, Dr. Martin Luther King and the Rev. Ralph Abemathy. WASHINGTON (UPI) -The House Wednesday passed President Johnson's $3.5 billion foreign aid bill virtually intact the first time in the 17-year history of the program that this has happened.

Johnson immediately hailed the vote as a "wise and prudent action," and said that "those members of both parties, who rightly concluded that this is no time to be cutting a carefully drawn measure, deserve the thanks of their countrymen." The roll call on final passage that sent the measure to the Senate was 230 175, a 55 vote margin. A total of 56 Republicans joined 174 Democrats for the bill, with 115 Republicans and 60 Democrats against. The President, in submitting the measure, had sought a total of $3,516,672,400 in foreign aid. The House, in its action Wednesday, made a net reduction in this of only $27,600. Johnson, in his statement issued after the vote, said: "This is an important step in maintaining a sound and stable foreign policy in the national interest." The bill calls for $2.4 billion in economic assistance and $1 billion in military aid for U.S.

allies and friends abroad, as well as a tacked-on $125 million to help step up the anti-Communist war in Viet Nam. Democratic and Republican aid supporters joined forces to beat down every major attempt by the House economy bloc to cut money out of the authorization, which sets the ceiling on foreign aid spending. The actual appropriations come later in a separate measure, where cuts again can be tried. Johnson's request was the smallest ever made in the history of the foreign aid program and came in the aftermath of a bitter congressional fight over the bill last year. The only cut approved was a relatively tiny $127,600 reduction for the International Peace Corps Secretariat, set up to encourage other nations to go into activities such as the U.S.

Peace Corps. The lawmakers thought other countries should pick up the bill. This small cut was onset, however, by a $100,000 addition to the bill. An amendment by Rep. Peter Frelinghuysen Jr.

N. contained this amount to extend the life of the aid agency's advisory committee on private enterprise. The group was authorized last year but Johnson just recently named its members. Thus the net reduction was only $27,600, despite other attempts at cutting. Flights Suspended WASHINGTON (UPI) Offi cial sources said Wednesday night that American reconnais- ce flights over Communist positions in Laos have been suspended for the time being but maybe resumed later.

U. S. Years Ahead In Nuclear Power Palm Beach County Junior College presented the county School Board Wednesday with a $1,739,206 proposed budget for 1964-65. If adopted, it would compare with the PBJC's current $1,518,673 budget. College president Dr.

Harold C. Manor said the percentage increase in the proposed budget approximated the percentage growth of the institution's enrollment and development of the college plant. Not presented at this time is a $2.3 million construction budget, much of which, if accepted, The crowd broke up concrete block fixtures in the park and hurled chunks of rock and brick. Several marchers and at least one policeman were struck. Police officials fired tear gas into the ugly mob in an effort to disperse them from the park.

Dogs were used in trying to break up the mob. A white man burst through the police lines and began beat ing a white marcher. Policemen clubbed the attacker and hurled him away. Momentarily, the white marcher, a youth, was sur. rounded by some of the mob.

One of them knocked the youth down, kicked him and slugged him before policemen charged in and the assailant retreated over a hedge Into the park. The outbreak followed on the heels of a similar demonstration Tuesday night by nearly 300 marchers, mostly Negroes as Wednesday night. White gangs beat about a dozen of the marchers in that demonstration. Integration leader Dr. Martin Luther King vowing a mas sive assault against segregation here, said a few hours before the march that he was asking President Johnson by telegram to send in federal marshals to help keep order.

Police officials had responded with a promise that demonstra tors would be protected. State troopers, city and coun ty police, conservation officers and special reserve policemen formed an escort line all along the march downtown. But de spite this, some of the white mob got to their targets. At least one white man was hauled away In handcuffs. Among the victims of the hurtling rock was 10-year-old Alfred Davis, a Negro who suffered a leg injury.

He was carried back to the church on the return march. One of the Negro parade march monitors said that nine or 10 demonstrators required medical treatment. This was not confirmed immediately. INDEX Bridge Column 31 Civic Activities 26 Classified Ads 44-47 Comics 34 Court Reports 27 Crossword I'uizle 34 Editorials, Columnists 4 Obituaries 2 Palm Beach Notes 5 TV Clock 27 Society 5-8 Sports 37-41 Stocks 42-43 Theaters 39 Weather Map, Table 16 WORCESTER, (ffl President Johnson said Wednesday the United States is years ahead of the planned progress in the economic use of large scale reactors for electric pow-. er.

He said tills knowledge will be shared with the world. Johnson made the announcement in a commencement ad- dress at Holy Cross College. He was awarded an honorary de Lightning Kills Cowboy And Horse would be added to a bond issue referendum. Manor said the national medi an for nine months salaries in public junior colleges is $7,828, while that at PBJC is presently about $7,400. The college's pro posed salary schedule provides for a number of upward revisions.

The most notable change, however, is a proposal to establish new salary schedules between those paid to BI.A.s and those with doctors' degrees. (The county school system has three teacher rankings for pay lying over the head and neck of his horse, which was also dead. Chief Deputy Sheriff Claude Tindall of the Okeechobee Sheriff's Department, said that evidence indicated that both Taylor's death and that of his horse resulted from lightning. Taylor's clothing had been ripped open and the buttons of his raincoat apparently blown off. Taylor and the dead animal were in open pastureland.

Deputy Tindall said there had been a terrific thunder and electrical storm in the vicinity of the Scott Ranch and that apparently Taylor was headed homeward when the storm hit and lightning struck both horse and rider. When Taylor failed to return home Tuesday night, his wife was worried, but said she waited until 5 a.m. Wednesday to notify the Sheriff's office. The Scott Ranch is located on the Okeechobee-St. Lucie County line, about four miles north of State Road 68.

Chief Deputy Tindall said an autopsy had been ordered. being applied In the United States, will be available to the world," he said. The President also said: "Moreover, the development of the large scale reactor offers a dramatic prospect of trans forming sea water into water suitable for human consumption and industrial use. "Large scale nuclear reactors and desalting plants offer in combination, economical electric power and useable water in areas of need. We are engaged in research and development to transform this scientists' concept into reality." White House aides said the President's comments on commercial nuclear reactors was in reference to proposals by private firms to build reactors which can compete in price with conventional power.

Johnson departed from his prepared text to hail the Senate cloture vote on civil rights. He said: "We are going ahead to end poverty and racial injustice and we are going ahead on civil rights. They voted cloture in the Senate today by a vote of 71 to 29." His mention of the cloture vote came only moments after the Senate action. 'Irregularities' Found In Precinct 65 Voting udget purposes with special add! tional pay added to PBJC facul ty members: B.A.s are class! fied Rank M.A.s, Rank 2, and doctors, Rank 1.) Most PBJC faculty members are M.A.s or doctors. Under the proposed PBJC salary schedule, beginning salary for an M.A.

would be $5,460, with $10,084 as the top base pay for a doctor after 14 years service. However, this base pay, plus supplemental pay would increase the top pay for certain Rank 1 (top pay, schedule deans to exceed $14,000 a year. Manor pointed out that junior colleges must be able to draw their instructional personnel from sources other than classroom teachers, on which they also rely heavily. Board member R. R.

Johnson noted that the Classroom Teachers' Association similarly proposed intermediary salary schedules, but had also sought such a half way pay raise between Rank 3 and Rank 2 teachers both in the schools and, apparently, for PBJC. (The new PBJC salary schedules for their few Rank 3 staff members have also been increased, but no intermediary schedule is proposed paralleling the intermediary steps between Masters and Doctors.) Noting this discrepancy between Hie PBJC and CTA salary requests, Johnson asked, "Was the CTA uninformed?" Dr. Manor said he had no comment. "But that's what I deduce," said Johnson. Dr.

Manor said, "I can only say this, I don't think the CTA has any legal position to propose the PBJC salary schedule." Total cost for instruction i instructors pay, teaching materials, etc. in the proposed budget is $1,409,292 compared with $1,166,856 in the current budget. Another $120,391 was asked for plant operation, an increase of $22,885 mostly accounted for by the extended school year. Dr. Manor gave a typical example: since the plant is no longer closed for a good housecleaning, "We engage a three-man scrubbing crew the year round" to keep rotating.

approach inland municipalities with the idea of a county-wide program. Such a program would cost an initial $7 million, according to a report made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Jackson said the RDB has been interested in the beach erosion situation for years, but action has been delayed by problems in financing such a project. But a 1963 legislative act permits any area to form itself into a taxing district to finance long-term such as a port or drainage district.

And if certain problems in that act could be revised by the 1965 legislative session, jc cree as doctor of civil law. He said "in the past several months we have achieved an economic breakthrough in the use of large scale reactors for commercial power. Johnson said that by Septem ber he will report to the third international conference in Ge neva on the peaceful use of atomic energy on our new capability to use the power of the atom to meet human needs. "This new technology, now County Judge Paul Douglas, Voting Registrar Daniel Gor ham and County Commission Chairman Edward Bandlow or his representative. A formal protest of returns in precinct 65 was received by the board from Ray G.

Belini, unsuccessful in his hid for Democratic candidate for District 3 county commissioner. And a Haydon Burns poll watcher filed a formal protest of election results in precinct 172, a Negro polling place in Delray Beach. The canvass board certified the election results over the protests, but recommended an investigation by the county so licitor's office. Partly Cloudy Clear to partly cloudy with widely scattered mostly afternoon thunder showers today becoming partly cloddy with scattered thunder showers Friday; 510 m.p.h. mostly east to southeast winds.

Predicted low this morning at PBIA 70, high this afternoon 90, low tonight 72. Temperatures recorded for 24 hours ending at midnight Wednesday at Palm Beach International Airport, high 91, low 71. Precipitation trace Humidity 85 Barometer 30.04 Wind: High 21; Low Calm Prevailing Wind ESE Sunrise today 5:26 a.m.; Set 7:14 p.m. Moonrise today 6:46 a.m.; Set 9:15 p.m. INLET TIDES TODAY High 9:52 a.m.; 10:37 p.m.

Low 4:08 a.m.; 4:25 p.m. OCEAN TIDES TODAY High 8:20 a.m.; 9:05 p.m. Low 2:26 a.m.; 2:43 p.m. FORT PIERCE Searchers Wednesday utilized an airplane to find a missing 48-year-old Okeechobee County ranchhand, missing since he left ranch headquarters Tuesday to handle cattle on the Charles Scott ranch. The body of Hilton Taylor, who was married and had a number of children, was spotted by Okeechobee County Sheriff's Auxiliary Frank Williamson, who was using his own aircraft to aid in the search.

When the ground search party reached Taylor, he was found mm Mrs. James Knapp of 4098 Pot O' Gold Pine Air subdivision, had a few frightening moments at her home one day this week. She almost was bitten by a 33-inch cottonmouth snake. Her two children, ages three and six, warned her of the reptile while she was hanging clothes in her yard. The snake was killed by neighbors Mrs.

Adolph Honkala and her 16-year-old son, Walter. Nearly nine million families now own two of more cars. This means that 15.6 per cent of all families are now in the multi-car category. Of all the letters a fellow mails during April there is one he hopes he won't hear from again. That's the one to the IRS.

Smart drivers wear seat belts even if they drive only two blocks from home. You can get Into a serious accident in front of your home as well as miles away from home. Have a nice day. And please drive carefully. el- The County Solicitor's office Wednesday launched an investigation into results of the May 26 Primary runoff election.

Boxes containing voter identification slips were ordered opened Wednesday by Asst. Solicitor Marvin U. Mounts Jr. West Palm Beach Police Lt. Chester Mathcwson, a handwriting expert, began comparing signatures on the slips against those on registration certificates of voters in Precinct 65, a Negro polling place In Riviera Beach.

"We've found some irregular ities," was the only comment Mathewson had Wednesday afternoon. He'll resume his check today. Mounts said he acted on a request from the County Canvass Board to investigate returns in certain precincts. Members of the Board are said Jackson, it could be utilized to finance a program to combat beach erosion. So the meeting with the coastal municipalities will be a "feeler" to see if they are interested in taking part in financing such a proposal.

Jackson said the RDB is seeking to coordinate with those who want action in correcting the erosion situation, which he termed "critical" in many sections of the county's coastline. The Army Engineers' plan, which would have to be updated, calls for pumping spoil from the Intracoastal Waterway onto the oceanfront, followed by annual $7 Million Beach Erosion Project Proposed By County jJf County residents are going to get an opportunity to decide if they want to help combat beach erosion along Paim Beach County's 44 miles of oceanfront. County Engineer George Frost is slated to set up a meeting with representatives of the county's 17 coastal municipalities to determine if they wish to participate in such a program. He was asked to make the arrangements at a meeting with the Beach Erosion Committee of the county's Resources Development Board. Committee Chairman Amos E.

Jackson said if sufficient interest is expressed by coastal communities, his group will i 1 Wednesday, for Holy Cross commencement exercises. Johnson received a doctor of civil law PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON backs away as he is almost poked in the face by an excited youngster waving a flag, lower left, as the President arrived at Worcester,.