St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 4

A Aug. 21, 1966 LOUIS POST- DISPATCH Sheet Metal FROM PAGE ONE had chosen a course that would bring further hardship on their families, the building industry, the general public a and the sheet metal contractors. One of the members who signed a petition calling for the special meeting, Earl H. Utz, said. the union members "probably will have to live with the vote." "The big difference," Utz said, "is that some of the men are working for the smaller contractors who signed an interim agreement to abide with the final agreement and they have nothing to lose.

Others of us aren't getting weekly paycheck we have a lot to Balloting took place at Electricians' Hall, 5850 Elizabeth avenue, where gathering for the vote greeted by members, signs urging support of Zimmermann and other members of the negotiating team in their demand for the hiring hall. Comments Permitted The meeting appeared to be orderly and everyone who wished to be heard was allowed to speak, reporters were told. attendance figure of 860 was reported. The members marked paper ballots on which a YES vote meant that the hiring hall issue would be dropped from further negotiations. The ballots were dropped in baskets as the members filed out after the meeting.

Local president Ray Taylor Quality Imagine! REMEMBER! Lammerts Quality IS BETTER! education and public relations fund. Although the dissidents obtained enough signatures for a vote on the two issues, they were unsuccessful in obtaining an impartial observer from the international union. The strike, which began July 1, has gradually brought to a halt the work on about 000 worth of construction in the St. Louis area. Negotiations are scheduled to resume at 10 a.m.

tomorrow, with federal mediator Thomas Brennan in. They will take place New Federal sitting, Building, 1521 Market street. MARSHALL WHITECOTTON DIES; ROCK HILL POLICE CHIEF Chief of Police Marshall Whitecotton of Rock Hill died yesterday at his home. 1105 Rockman place. Rock Hill, of a heart ailment.

He was 55 years old. Mr. Whitecotton had served on the Rock Hill Police Department 31 years and had been chief for 22 years. He was appointed chief originally and later was elected to eight two- year terms. He was born in Paris, and moved to Rock Hill as a child.

He was a Mason and a member of several peace officer organizations. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Whitecotton; a daughter, Mrs. Ruby Roberts, Pomona, and two sons, James Whitecotton, House Springs, and Marshall Whitecotton High Ridge. home from the BEDDING Foster extra long 77x80 king twin size box springs one low Extra Foster extra firm innerspring the fine quality specifications made possible through our Come in and choose the STORES obtained Man Contends He Strangled 13, Wants Analysis BOSTON, Aug.

20 (AP) A man who says he is the Boston strangler is reported to be hoping to spend the rest of his life in a mental institution under study by outstanding psychiatrists. A Boston newspaper he is content to be so confined "to pay his debt to society." The man is already in Bridgewater State Hospital and police say he admits killing 13 women in three eastern Massachusetts counties between June 14, 1962, and Jan. 4, 1964. The Sunday Advertiser and the Record American conducted an exhaustive investigation. A copyrighted series on the story will start in tomorrow's Advertiser and continue daily in the Record American.

Three reporters interviewed hundreds of persons and studied thousands of official documents in seeking the facts. 'Almost Impetuously' The newspaper says the man almost impetuously out of a forest of suspects" to make his alleged confession, and continues: "In all respects, almost nothing is certain--not even what the public has been prayerfully trying to believe--that there is, or was, only one Boston strangler, that he is presently in the psychiatric ward of a state institution and that he is, therefore, safely segregated from The man says he strangled 10 women, fatally beat another, stabbed another. He counts as a victim a 72-year-old Boston woman who died in his arms as he was about to strangle her, the newspaper says. The Advertiser says a tape recording of over 50 hours of questioning of the man is in a bank vault. Also under strict security is a recital of damaging disclosures made when the man was under hypnosis.

The questioning was conducted by former Assistant Attorney General John S. Bottomly, who headed a special strangler bureau established Jan. 17, 1964, by Attorney General Edward W. Brooke. Lawyer Was Present The newspaper says the man's lawyer was present at all the questioning.

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When questioned about why he stabbed two of his victims, the man is said to have replied that he had his reasons. "Each of them," he explains -and he weeps as he remembers the incidents had said something which had affronted him," the Advertiser says. He recalled that one woman called him an "animal" and the other "made some similarly un- furnishings: Store you can Trust! VALUES! Bedding sets, size 80" at price! regular mattress spring twin or full size 80" extra mattress spring set twin or full size Long 60x80 mattress spring set 77x80 Order by mattress PHONE GA. 1-2362 2 twin size box springs kingsize mattress flattering reference to him." The victims in the 'series of sadistic killings ranged in age from 19 to 76. "Age made no difference," the newspaper quotes him.

The Advertiser say's the man is reported "to entertain no hope of ever gaining his freedom He is content to be confined to the best mental institution in country, to be studied. by the psychiatrists to pay ablest his 'debt to Several police officials, who worked tirelessly seeking lution of the multiple killings, are convinced that the man is telling the truth. There are doubts among other officials. The newspaper says that "at least one prosecutor presses grave doubt that all the crimes can be attributed to one killer." ST. LOUIS POST- DISPATCH Founded by JOSEPH Dec.

12, 1878 PULITZER By Scott C. Dine, Post- Dispatch Photographer Three contractors listening through closed doors of the union hall as members one Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 voted on whether to continue their demand for a hiring hall. From left Alex Toth, Toth Heating and Cooling Clarence A. Zahnow, Ever Ready Heating and Dick Weis, Weis Heating and Cooling Co. presided.

Zimmermann Support A group of members loyal to Zimmermann, including Thomas McGuire. 4303 Cypress road, St. Ann, gathered more than 250 signatures in the last three days to a statement strongly indorsing the business agent. The statement asserted that Zimmermann had been a target not only of a minority in the ranks but also of "other unionhating elements and agencies." "This declaration was prompted and stimulated by the indignation of the undersigned in rebuttal to this minority element active in our ranks," it was asserted. The statement reaffirmed the signatories' complete trust and confidence in the in- LAMMERTS: tegrity and competence of Zimmermann and the negotiating committee.

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