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ON TODAY'S EDITORIAL' PAGE The Strike Goes Ont Editorial Temptations of Power: Editorial A Victor Turned Low Mirror of Public Opinion FINAL Closing Stock Market Pricei Pages I2A and I3A In Vol. 88 No. 211 (88th Year) ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1966 42 PAGES 0 19, at. tools Post-DlsPatck PRICE 7c IN GREATER ST.

LOVIB 1.85 A MONTH, DAILT BY CAJUKIER POST-O SPATC POWER BUYING DROPS MORE IN JOHNSON CITES KILLINGS BY SNIPER, URGES ACTION ON LAW TO CONTROL GUNS )UIS THAN sr. li ASSERTS IE IS HERE TO PUSH FIREARMS WW1 wz: tew r1f ffc BILL TO PASSAGE Deplores 'Shocking Tragedy' at Texas U. Gives Chancel, lor Pledge of Aid I 4 It x-' 'fir- iliiHMllllll llmiiBlimiiifrtW tmmm IN MOST AREAS I Spendable Weekly Income of Workers Here Falls 71 Cents in 12 Months THIRD OF A SERIES By WILLIAM H. KESTER Poet-Dispatch Financial Editor Prices have been rising faster and the buying power of factory workers' paychecks dropping more here than in most other parts of the United States. Earnings of production workers in factories in metropolitan St.

Louis averaged $123.38 a week in June, an increase of $5.07 over the level a year before, the Missouri Division of Employment Security has reported. However, after deducting social security and federal income taxes for a worker with three dependents, spendable earnings were reduced to $108.32 in June, an increase of only $2.46 over the take-home pay of $105.86 a year earlier. The cost of living in the area has risen 3.1 per cent in the last 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. Down 71 Cents As a result, real spendable earnings in dollars of 1957-59 prices in June were $95.35, or 71 cents less than the figure in June, 1965. This means that the quantity of goods and services the average June paycheck could buy was about three-fourths of 1 per cent less than it was a year earlier.

The same general picture holds for the nation. The buying power of the factory worker's spendable earnings in dollars of 1957-59 prices was $87.88 in June, or 21 cents less than it was a year earlier, if he had three dependents, the BLS Average weekly earnings were $112.05, up $4.26 in the last By Scott c. Din, a Post-DispaUii Photographer Putting Out Fire at Department Store Sniper at Work; Fireman directing a stream of water into the ruins of Golde's Department Store, 73 15-19 Manchester avenue, Maplewood. Fire broke out early today in the store basement and spread to adjoining firms. Smoke rising from a rifle fired by sniper Charles J.

Whitman as he shot at crowds yesterday from the observation deck of the University of Texas tower. By JAMES DEAKIN A Washington Correspondent of the Poet-Dispatch WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-Presi-dent Lyndon B. Johnson appealed today for congressional approval of a bill regulating the sale of some types of firearms. The White House said Mr.

Johnson hoped that Congress would strengthen the legislation. In a statement an yesterday's mass shootings at the University of Texas, Mr. Johnson deplored "the shocking tragedy" and said that Congress "must press urgently" for enactment of a federal gun control taw. "The time has come for action" on the gun coritrol bill sponsored by Senator Thomas J. Dodd Connecticut, Mr.

Johnson said. The President, who was acquainted with one of the victims of the campus sniper, sent a telegram to Chancellor Harry Ransom of the University of Texas, assuring him of any personal or official assistance that he could give. Details Not Given Press secretary Bill D. Moyers told reporters that Mr. Johnson wants the Dodd bill amended to include controls on the interstate sale of rifles and shotguns as well as hand weapons.

He did LIGHT PRIMARY FIRE DESTROYS SNIPER LEAVES REPORTED VOTE GOLDE'S STORE 14 KILLED AND Senate Debates Plan for Ending Airline Strike Voluntary Return Unlikely, Union Leader Says MAPLE10D IN CITY, COUNTY 31 1V0UNDED -rl cw) He Is Fatally Shot-Wife and Mother Also Victims From roit-Dhpatch Wire Sen-li-M WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-The Senate began debate today on emergency legislation to arm President Lyndon B. Johnson with authority to end the stubborn airline strike with an Autopsy Shows Whitman Had Brain Tumor Growth May Have Been a Factor in Rampage AUSTIN, Aug. 2 (AP)-An autopsy on the body of Charles Joseph Whitman, the campus sniper who killed 14 persons and an unburn child yesterday, disclosed a email brain tumor. It could have caused intense headachees that may have contributed indirectly to his shooting rampage, Justice of the Peace Jerry Dellana said today.

The autopsy was performed toy Dr. C. DeChenar, a pathologist. Dellana said Dr. DeChenar was performing further tests to determine whether the tumor was canerous.

"He found a small brain tumor close to the brain stem, about the size of a pecan his is the term he gave me," Dellana said. "The doctor said the tumor could affect the frontal lobe and probably affected the sensory passages which register pain," Delllana continued. "He said it could have caused pressure whilrih would have resulted in intense pain and headaches and could have indirectly year. Spendable earnings ot a worker with three dependents were $99.22, compared with $96.99 a year earlier. As consumer prices here rose 3.1 per cent in the last 12 months, they rose 2.5 per cent in the nation as a whole.

The more rapid rise here was the result of larger increases in prices of food, apparel, upkeep and transportation. Food Up 17.2 Pet. 13.8 Pet. at St. Louis Polls in Nine Hours, Check Indicates Extremely light voting was reported in St.

Louis and St. Louis county in today's primary elections. A check of representative city precincts indicated that 37,400 persons had cast ballots by 3 p.m., nine hours after the polls opened. The St. Louis turnout to that point amounted to 13.8 per cent of the city's 270,228 registered voters." This indicated a final city vote of more than 70,000, somewhat higher than official pre-election estimates.

Voting in the county was at a somewhat slower pace, although the turnout was larger than the city's because of the larger number of registered voters in the county. Election officials, estimated that about 43,800 county residents had gone to the polls by 3 p.m. This represented 21.1 per cent of the county's 362,103 AUSTIN, Aug. 2 (UPI)-A student went on an 80-minute campus rampage with an armful of weapons yesterday. He killed 14 persons and an unborn child and wounded 31 persons before an off-duty policeman shot him dead atop the 27-story University of Texas tower.

The dead included his wife and his mother. It was the worst mass killing in United States history. Charles Joseph Whitman, a 25-year-old architectural engineering student who once rejected psychiatric help, climbed to a ledge near the top of the 307-foot tower and aimed at scores of summer students, professors and tourists visiting the campus. Like a Battleground Shortly before the tower's clock struck noon, the first shot was fired. For the next hour Early-Morning Blaze Damages Bank and Nearby Firms Golde's Department Store, 7315 Manchester avenue, Maple-wood, was destroyed and Citizens National Bank, next I door, was badly damaged by fire that broke out at 1:45 a.m.

today in the store basement. Nearby business' firms suffered moke and water damage. No official damage estimate was available, but the proprietor of a nearby retail store said that the loss would approach $1,000,000. Howard W. Miller, executive vice president of the bank, said the old part of the structure, at No, 7305, was a total loss bu: that contents of a fireproof vault were safe.

A drive-in bank facility behind the old part suffered minor damage, as did an extension of the bank, which was under construction ait. 7301-03 Manchester. i 'Store Caned Total Loss Milton I. Moldane, Golde manager, said the building and contents were a total loss, but that he was unable to estimate the The roof and floor of the one-story structure caved in and firemen were pouring water into the wreckage seven hours after the fire broke out. executive back-to-work order.

Earlier, the head of the' striking AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists told Secretary of Labor W. WHlard Wirtz that he saw no chance of getting his men back to their jobs voluntarily. Despite demands that tiie 26-day strike against five airlines-United, Northwest, National and Trans World toe ended by mandatory government action, the Senate was expected to deliberate the measure, a joint resolution, at some length. As the Senate took up the legislation shortly after noon, AFL-OIO president George Meany sent a telegram to every Senator Charging that it would force "free men to work against their will for the private investors" and punish the strikers for exercising their legal rights. Voted In Committee The Senate Labor Committee last night approved by a lO-to-6 vote the measure placing sole discretion for issuing a back-to- work order of up to 180 days on the President.

Administration forces were hopeful the measure could be amended sq that' Congress would at least share the direct responsibility for the not specify the form the strengthened legislation should take, however. As originally introduced by Dodd, the bill would have prohibited mail-order and other interstate sale of hand guns such revolvers and automatic pistols. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Dodd amended the measure to apply the same prohibition to rifles and shotguns. This provision was strongly opposed by the National Rifle Association and other organizations representing sportsmea and hunters.

The NRA conducted an intensive grassroots lobbying campaign against the amendment. Amendment Removed When the bill was reported by a Senate judiciary subcommittee last March, the amendment affecting rifles and shotguns was removed, leaving only a prohibition against interstate sale of hand guns. Referring to the earlier prohibition on mail-order sales of rifles and shotguns, Moyers said that "we want it back in" the bill. He said the Administration would again propose curtailment of interstate sale of long guns, as it did after President Kennedy's assassination. Moyers did not make it clear, however, whether the.

White House would propose any exemption for rifles and shotguns sold exclusively for legitimate hunting and sporting urposes. Mr. Johnson was acquainted with 18-year-old Paul Sonntag, a student at the university, who was one of the persons killed Associated Press Wlrephotos Charles J. Whitman Deadly sniper BANK ROBBERY WORD RELAYED BY LONG ROUTE A St. Louis banker, discussing business with a Keotta, banker by telephone yesterday morning, heard his oaller interrupt the conversation by saying, "There's a bank holdup being committed right at this moment.

Telephone the FBI." Louis' L. Holland of the Bank of St. Louis, immediately relayed the information to an associate, George Harris. Harris called special agent Thomas Gearty of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who in turn phoned the Omaha FBI office, which covers Iowa. By that time, the Iowa FBI already knew about the robbery.

"I've never run into anything like that before," Gearty said. "It was a very unique situation. Kind of a long-distance round robin." The holdup man, unaware that he was the object of so much conversation, escaped with $6308 from the Farmers Savings Bank of Keota. Keokuk county Sheriff John Wallerich today issued a warrant for the arrest of a distant cousin, Charles Wallerich, in connection with the holdup. 224-POUND WOMAN HOPES Food prices In the St.

Louis area have increased 17.2 per cent since the 1957-59 period, more than in any other major metropolitan area, the BLS reported. Food prices in May in St. Louis were the fourth highest of 12 major metropolitan areas in the United States, a comparison of BLS reports showed. Only San Francisco, Boston and New York had higher orices. The cost of a list of foods in Louis was $38.95, compared with a national average of $37.88 a tabulation by the Post-Dispatch showed.

However, some of the difference may reflect variation in brands and quality between the areas, the BLS warned. The rapid rise of food costs in St. Louis was attributed to labor and occupancy costs by an and 20 minutes, the campus was turned into a battleground of dead, dying and wounded. The terror ended when patrolman Ramiro Martinez slowly edged his way around the observation platform and fired six pistol slugs and a shotgun blast into the sniper. Whitman once saw a psychiatrist for two hours but left saying he would work out his problems alone.

This was the gist of one of the letters police found in the young man's apartment. Father Tells of Quarrel Whitman's father, Oharies A. Whitman said today in Lake registered voters. The -usual late voting trend in the county 1 could bring the total to the, 100,000 mark before the polls close. Polls In the city and county will close at 7 p.m.' However, those waiting in line at closing time will be permitted to cast their ballot.

As usual, there were reports of a late start in the voting in a few scattered precincts because of trouble with voting machines, late arrival of some precinct election officials and confusion with registration records. caused or contributed to (Whitman's) actions." The justice of the peace said the pathologist stressed that the tumor would not affect the part of the brain in which logical thinking occurs. Soon after the autopsy disclosure. Dr. Maurice Dean Heatly, a psychiatrist on the staff of the Maplewood MayorThomas S.

Richardson said the fire was "the greatest single catastrophe In the history of Maplewood." He expressed concern over torhat.tiAif. ttiA flfyltAa namu, iumll strike-ending move. Along these lines, Senate Democratic majority leader Mike Mansfield of Montana said be- kl I JV1W. VTTUVID nUUIVI rebuild and said" that if they-5 CMln8 measure did not it would be "a tremend and not give the President powers which "in effect, would officer of a food chain. He said labor costs here were higher than in any part of the country except California.

In addition, they have risen faster here than in most other areas of the nation. A larger proportion of food store employes-are union members here than elsewhere, he pointed out. Occupancy costs, which include rents and the price of land for stores, in the St. Louis area are the fifth or sixth high- TURN TO PAGE 5, COLUMN 4 make him a dictator, TO REDUCE IN LAUNDRY JOB ous blow to our economy." Nathan company said -that every 1 effort would be made to resume business in Maplewood. The company, which operates another store dn Hazelwood, has been TURN TO PAGE 10, COLUMN 1 However, the balloting proceeded smoothly from the start at most voting places.

Democratic and Republican nominees are being chosen for the first time in Missouri's new reapportioned congressional and legislative districts. The boundaries were revised by the last Legislature to make the districts more equal in population, in conformity with a federal court order, Nominees are being named in each of the state's 10 new con- Worth, that he and his son quarreled recently over the separation Of the father and mother. But the senior Whitman said he and his son had planned a hunting trip for the near future. "I hope you realize this boy was sick," said Whitman, a plumbing contractor. Whitman's notes asked that an autopsy be performed on his body, 'police spokesmen said.

The notes were described as rambling but indicating that "he didn't understand why he was doing Mansfield told reporters that final Senate action was not likely today. Mansfield said that he was supporting a substitute bill by Senator Wayne Morse Oregon, to have Congress make the back-to-work prder mandatory. Mansfield said he thought Senate Republican minority leader Everett M. Dirksen' of Illinois University of Texas health center, told a campus press conference that he examined Whitman on March 29. At that time, Dr.

Heatly said, Whitman told him he was "thinking about going up on the tower with a deer rifle and shooting people." Whitman, the doctor said, recognized or felt that "he was not achieving in his school work, and this was disconcerting to him." Meanwhile, persons who knew Whitman regarded him as a mature and serious young man. It Was hard to find anyone who knew him who did not like him. Friends, neighbors, faculty members, job associates and university records drew this TURN TO.PAGE 4, COLUMN BOURNEMOUTH, England (UPI) Margaret Haddow, 21 years odd, who weighs 224 pounds, got the job when she answered an advertisement for a "strong, fat woman or girl who wishes to slim offered tough but well paid job. White Heather Laundry." Laundry owner Charles Williams explained: "I especially wanted a fat girl because she will have the incentive to work, knowing she will get thin." RAIL SIGNALMAN STOPS 40 TRAINS FOR HIS TEA BREAK Generally Fair Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Generally fair tonight with the low from upper 50s to mid 60s; mostly sunny tomorrow with the high In low to mid 80s; fair and a little TURN TO PAGE 4, COLUMN by Charles J.

Whitman, the sniper. Sonntag was the grandson of Paul Bolton, news editor of the Johnson family's television station in Austin. Moyeri said the President and Mrs. Johnson telephoned the Bolton family yesterday to express their sorrow. President's Statement In his statement on the shootings, Mr.

Johnson said: "The shocking tragedy of yesterday's events in Austin it heightened because they were so senseless. "While senseless, however, what happened is not without a lesson: That we must press ur-gently for the legislation now pending in Congress to help TURN TO PAGE 8, COLUMN 1 TURN TO PAGE 10, COLUMN 1 TURN TO PAGE 10 COLUMN 4 With Pushing, a Slap and Oaths. Balloting Gets Going at Poll GOT A PROBLEM? CALL warmer Thurs One man ONE VOTE CY0URS) day. Temperatures Chain of Rocks Bridge Tolls Are Suspended Pending Study ACTION LINE LONDON, Aug. 2 (AP) Alone in his tower on one of London's busiest rail signalman Raymond Ashbee took bis tea break yesterday afternoon and ignored his signal levers for 20 minutes.

More than 40 trains with thousands of commuters aboard came to a standstill. Many other trains were delayed as much as an hour. "I'm sorry for the passengers," said 64-year-old Ashbee, "but a man my age can't work straight through for eight hours. I had to have my tea break and I took it. "Anyhow, there should be two of us in that box, but we are short staffed." A spokesman for the nationalized railways said the delays were being looked into, Ashbee plans to retire next week.

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Louis County Board Election. Commissioners, received a plaintive appeal help early this morning. Election workers at the Park Crestwopd Garden Apartments said the door to the polling place a recreation room had 'been opened-for them by the apartment manager, but she left without showing them how to turn on the lights. They had been searching in the dark for a light switch for 20 minutes but couldn't find one. manager lived in the apartment complex, which is near the Crestwood Plaza on U.S.

Highway 66. Election Board personnel, rising to the challenge, recommended that the voting machines be pushed out to a sheltered patio. The machines were moved and poll workers took their oaths, but the first machine would not work. By this time it was a half hour past the time for opening of the polls. Six voters were waiting.

Finally, someone slapped the recalcitrant machine on the side and the For the first time in 37 years, there were no tolls today on the old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The' Madison City Council last night suspended tolls until the Army Corps of Engineers completes a study of traffic on the bridge and such tolls as might be necessary. Harold Ratliff, a toll taker on the bridge, said drivei were being waved through the toll astonished and can't say a word. They don't know what to think," he said. The toll takers are remaining at work to direct traffic and give refunds on books of toll tickets held by some" bridge users.

The Missouri Highway Department, which is building a new free bridge alongside of the old span, has demanded that the tolls be removed because the bonds on the bridge have Pso Action Linn SO Aliop 3C looks JC Child! IC Editorial 2C Evtrydey Manaiine Soction 4D Ann Lnndtn )D Action Lino amwert quettiatu and geti action. Tha exciting new column appear in Tha Everyday Magaxht Monday through Friday. To get tha answer to your question write Action Line, St. Louis Pott-Dispatch or telephone GE. 6-3020 r9 Mirths Csrr JO Movin Tims eD Picture ge ID Today's Womnn 40 TV-kedio iD Finencial I2-I4A Kraft )C Obituaries II Sporh 4-7C Want Adl 3-IU, 70 Weather Ma POT.DIfATCH WEATHIRtlRD 2 p.m.

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