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1 ittshurgh Press FINAL Market Holiday Tie jSdjbj VOL. 85. No. 44 81 Pages 10 Cents WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1963 TONIGHT-lV'arm, humid, showers. Wo 0 (7 Ml Ml If ill mm tarn Lie JV Reagan Fade; Nixes V.

P. Bid i 1 4 i. f- i Is I IS A II llvl'i fSf I TO W' Blasts Shake 2 Inventors' Homes Here Partnership Dispute Blamed By Pair Who Name Suspect Two blasts which shook homes in Squirrel Hill and Avalon were blamed by the victims today on the third man in a broken business partnership. The first explosion at 11:20 las: night occurred outside the home of William Kaufmann, 209 McKinley Avalon, breaking several windows and damaging the family car. It was followed at 12:05 a.

m. with a blast at the rear of the home of Irwin Kitman, 5840 Beacon shattering windows there and at the home of a neighbor, Allen Farberow, 5844 Beacon St. Both men are inventors of burglar alarm devices and charged the bombings to George Lee, of the Allegheny r' Towers, Downtown, who was arrested oh an arson warrant drawn by Mr. Kitman. Agreement Made The inventors told police they had made a deal with Lee several months ago in which-he agreed to put up money to manufacture their products.

They withdrew, however, after learning Lee faces criminal charges and despite his threats, according to Mr. -i: Rocky, Ronnie By TED KNAP Scripps-Howard Staff Writer MIAMI BEACH-Richard M. Nixon today moved closer to the Republican presidential nomination in tonight's balloting after blocking Gov. Ronald Reagan in the South and launching a raid on the New Jersey stronghold of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller.

A final tabulation by the 50 chairmen of the Nixon campaign gave him 682 "bare bones" votes on the first ballot, with more than 700 de-. scribed as likely. It takes 667 of the 1333 delegates, to nominate. The latest UPI tabulation of delegate preferences gave Mr. Nixon 646 votes, compared with 299 for Gov.

Rockefeller and 194 for Gov. Reagan. Fauorite sons field 80 votes, and li still were uncommitted. Gov, Rockefeller today accused Mr. Nixon of "catering to the southern delegation at the expense of the Republican Party." Mr.

Nixon, who appeared all but certain of winning the nomination tonight, spent most of the morning in his hotel suite holding strategy talks with his campaign managers. Gov. Rockefeller and Gov. Reagan meanwhile were racing from hotel to hotel in a last-minute effort to lure away By THOMAS TALBURT Scripps-Howard Staff Writer MIAMI BEACH-Gov. Ron-aid Reagan, under mounting pressure from the South and elsewhere to make himself available for the vice presidential nomination, notified all delegations today that "under no circumstances" would he accept the No.

2 spot even if it meant the difference in November. Gov. Reagan sent telegrams to the state delegations reiterating his oft-staled position on a vice presiaential bid. But he expanded it somewhat at a nress conference by saying would remain unshaken 2ven if: i own favorite-son California delegation formally asked him to make himself available for the vice presidency. Such a move, he said, would "hav'3 no effect." He were offered the veep spot by those convinced that his taking it would make the difference between victory and defeat for the Republicans in November.

"I disagree with such a view," he said. Asked whom he would choose as his own running mate if his bid for the presidential nomination succeeded, Gov. Reagan said it would be a man "who would reflect the same philosophy as I have. My list is very short." He mentioned no names. Gov.

Reagan repeatedly has (Cont'd on Page 4, Column 3) RONALD REAGAN Plays hard to get. enough Nixon delegates to block him on the first ballot. In meetings with the Ohio and New Jersey delegations, Gov. Rockefeller charged that Nixon had become "beholden to southern delegates." "Nixon has told the southern delegates he will not propose any legislation they find unacceptable, and now he's tell-'ing them they can all but pick the vice presidential can-(Cont'd on Page 4, Column 1) 'FEELING FINE' Actress Elizabeth Taylor leaves Fitzroy-Nuffield Nursing Home, London, with her husband Richard Burton and his 10-year-old daughter Kate. "I'm okay, I feel fine," she soid after her release today.

Miss Taylor underwent a partial hysterectomy last month. Ike Recovery Rated As 'Unpredictable' WASHINGTON (UPI)-Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's recovery from his sixth heart attack "is unpredictable." his doctors said today. Mr. Eisenhower, 77, spent a comfortable night and "his vital signs have remained.

i UKZJ Gov. Rhodes nies Role ingmaker 58 Delegates Still Uncommitted As Pressure Grows By RICHARD L. MAHER Scripps-Howard Staff Writer MIAMI BEACH-Strong pressure was on Gov. James Rhodes today from within and without the Ohio delegation here at the Republican National Convention to jump on Richard M. Nixon's bandwagon.

Key states in the final day of maneuvering were New Jersey, Florida and Ohio. There were rumblings of revolt in New Jersey where favorite son Sen. Clifford Case, a Rockefeller man, sought to prevent a bolt to Mr, Nixon. But Gov. Rhodes was In the best- position of all to play kingmaker.

If he should release his 58 votes, it probably would put Mr. Nixon over the top for the GOP presidential nomination. Gov. Rhodes today denied any "kingmaker" role and said the Ohio delegation had been uncommitted from the start. After the Ohio delegation held a caucus today, Gov.

Rhodes and John S. Andrews, chairman of the Buckeye delegation, told all who put on the pressure: "The situation remains the same. The name of James A. Rhodes will be placed in nomination tonight and we expect those delegates pledged to the Rhodes favorite-son ticket to vote for him on the first ballot." Fifty-five of the delegates were expected to cast their (Cont'd on Page 4, Column 7) Ding Upset, By Thunder Storm picture, Page 6. Have some more of the The forecast calls for partly cloudy, warm and humid with a 40 per cent chance of sea 1 1 thundersh w-ers tonight' and a 50 per cent chance tomorrow.

Thunderstorms early today resulted in a total rainfall of 1.8 inches at Greater Pittsburgh Airport. The temperature should drop to near 70 tonight, then climb to the low 90s tomorrow. Yesterday's high of 91, recorded at 4 p. m. at Greater Pittsburgh Airport, was a cool 12 degrees below the record high of 103 set in 1918.

This was what happened when someone insisted there be a big turnover in Press Weatherbird Donald Dingbat's job. THE WEATHER Wednesday, August 7, LOCAL Partly cloudy, worm nnd humirt with scattered thunderstorms toninht find tomorrow. ProboNlitv nt preclDitition 40 per cent tonight, so per cent tomorrow. High tomorrow low 90s, low tonight near 70. Temperatures at Pittsburgh 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.

today Highest 91. Lowest 69, Mean 80. O'wntown highest and lowest temperatures vear ago, 78 and 60, foggy a. cloudy p. m.

Downtodwn temperature readlno reported by the U. S. Weather Bureau: Midnight 83 9 a. 75 1 a. 81 10 a.

78 2 a. 72 II a. 80 3 a. m. 71 Noon 81 72 p.

88 73 2 p. 8' 72 3 p. 73 72 4 p. 73 73 4 a. m.

5 a. m. 6 a. m. 7 a.

m. 8 a. m. Highest temperature this date line 1874, 101 In 1918 Lowest temperature this date since 1874, 52 in 1948. Barometer reading at 3 0.

30.05, tailing. Humidity at 3 p. 74 per cent. Sunrise 4:23 a. rtv.

Sunset 8 28 P. m. Ri- er stage at 3 p. 16.5, pool. PIVE OAY FORECAST: Temoergtur't will overoge below normal With highs In the mid and upper 70s, lows In the upper SOs.

Showers mainly with torntna cooler near the end of the weK, flee; ogiJ around one half Inch. MAC, DETAILED REPORT, PiOE t. OfK Increases Meet LB 'Pattern' Firm Holds Line On Military Items; U. S. Hails Action By WILLIAM ALLAN Press Business Editor Big Steel today went along with most steel industry price increases, strengthening a selective price increase pattern that seems now to be almost certain.

U. S. Steel, world's largest producer, said the increases would average about 2' per cent of the industry's shipments or $4.30 a ton. The announcement included hot and cold-rolled sheets and strip, the industry's big bread-and-butter items (auto and appliance steel), but did not include billets used to make artillery shells or tubular products used to make aerial bombs. "'T; Thus, Big Steel seemed to be placating the White House, which has ordered the Defense Dept.

not to buy higher priced steel. The action left only National Steel as a major holdout to higher prices, although it has announced tin plate increases. The rest of the industry will have to adjust figures here and In addition, Big Steel's prices will be effective Aug. 16, eight days later than the rest of the industry. In Washington, Chairman Arthur Okun of the President's Council of Economic Advisers said "It is gratifying" that the pricing plan announced by U.

S. Steel "significantly reduces the threat of a large and general inlja-tion in steel prices." IThe increase in the average price of steel announced (Cont'd on Page 4, Column 1) Ohio Tornado Injures 14 CADIZ, Ohio (UPI) A tornado slammed through the boathouse and marina at Tap-pan Reservoir today injuring at least 14 persons. No deaths were reported. Harrison County sheriff's Deputy E. H.

Rensi said damage was heavy at the marina. The dining room was hard hit by the tornado, and scores ot boats and cars parked outside were damaged. U. S. Weather Bureau officiate here said a "severe weather watch" was in effect for the Pittsburgh area this afternoon, that heavy rain showers and wind gusts of 36 miles per hour were recorded at Greater Pittsburgh Airport.

As the Ohio storm moved eastward, however, isolated localities in Western Pennsyl-(Cont'd on Page 10, Column 4) 4 Women, Man Slain In Hollywood HOLLYWOOD (UPI) A man apparently shot four women to death and then committed suicide today in an $80,000 home in the exclusive Hollywood Hills, police said. Police said the bodies of three of the unidentified women were found on the floor and a. fourth on a couch. All were fully clothed and ranged in age from about 25 to 45. The man, about 45, was found on the living room floor with a gun near him.

Smile A Day I) you think politics isn't a difficult game, just try straddling a fence and keeping both ears to the ground. Nixon promised Callaway he'd pick a man for second place who would not be offensive to the South. (Though privately he thinks he's likely to lose at least five Southern states to third-party candidate George C. Wallace no matter what he does). You may have wondered what everyone was laughing about at the end of Nixon's press conference yesterday.

Just as the session broke up, a Latin-American reporter shouted angrily: "It's not fair. More than half the questions were asked by members of your staff." stable," doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center reported, adding they are satisfied with his progress. Doctors said Mr. Eisen-hower's heart attack yesterday was of "equal severity" to that of his June 15 attack which was described as major. They said that their prognosis remains' a "The word 'guarded' means that in this early period after any heart attack, the outcome is unpredictable," the doctors said.

The doctors also indicated that they have never considered a heart transplant operation for Mr. Eisenhower. The doctors also said that Mr. Eisenhower is being administered oxygen "continuously" and that he is continuing on a low salt, liquid diet which he takes by mouth rather than being fed intravenously. He suffered his latest attack less than 12 hours after he taped an address for telephone relay- to the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach.

Contention notes compiled by the national staff of Scripps-Howard newspapers, MIAMI BEACH-Balloons and bedlam tonight. Delegates are flocking in from the yachts and. private clubs, from the beaches and the fishing boats, the golf courses and cocktail bars. They're ready to cheer and cavort. Whole big show is as carefully planned as any Broadway production (even the "spontaneous" demonstrations).

Men in charge are as nervals about the reviews as any theater tycoon. Usual desperate effort is being made for short nominating and seconding speeches, demonstrations limited to 10 minutes so TV audience won't get bored. As usual, odds are it won't work out that way. Behind the razzle-dazzle, Nixon's still working for unity; trying to transform a three-headed elephant into a work beast capable of pulling GOP to victory in November. And this time it's a more experienced Nixon whose organization is likely to go down as one of the best-oiled, best-functioning bandwagons in history.

Nixon got a stern warning from his southern co-ordinator, ex-Rep. Howard (Bo) Callaway when he reached Miami Beach. Callaway told him if he made a single misstep he could start a Southern landslide to Gov. Reagan. Convicted, Cleared Lee, formerly of Shadyside, was convicted but later cleared for insufficient evidence as the central figure in a vice ring broken by State Police during a celebrated raid in 1963.

Last February a jury in Columbus, Ohio, indicted Lee on Federal charges of "white slavery" and he was freed under $10,000 bond here to await extradition proceedings. Mr. Kitman told police as late as yesterday that he had been receiving threats by telephone and that his home had been stink-bombed twice during the past four months. Slept With Gun Things became so bad, Mr. Kitman told police, that he recently began sleeping on his porch with a gun rearby.

Police told the inventor that (Cont'd on Page 10, Column 3) City Council Dips Into Reserve Funds With obvious reluctance, City Council today approved dipping into its dwindling, general surplus fund to come up with $1,670,000 not allocated in this year's budget. The great bulk of the money will take the place of that lost by reductions is assessments on Downtown property. On Inside Pages In Four Sections At Wit's End 55 48 Business. Finance Comic Pages 79-81 Crossword Puzzle 80 Death Notices Editorial Page Fashions 70 26 52 57 81 81 68 82-83 60-65 Heloise Jacoby Bridge Jeane Dixon -Obituaries Radio, TV Soorts News Theaters. Movies 38-40 Vital Statistics 79 Want Ads 70-79 Weather Map 83 Women's, Society 52-59 Press Telephones Home Delivery 263-1 121 Want Ads 263-1201 )ther Depts.

-263-1100 U. S. Indicts 4 In Fraud Charge WASHINGTON (UPI) A Federal grand jury today indicted four persons and two companies on charges of conspiring to defraud the Government out of $4 million in a defense contract for Navy rocket launchers. The defendants used false invoices to funnel the funds through dummy corporations to Switzerland, the government said. The companies named in the indictments were Chrome-craft Corp.

of St. Louis and the firm into which it was merged iji June of 1966 Alsco, of Akron, Ohio. Named as individual defendants were Andrew L. of St. Louis, chief executive officer of both firms; Francis N.

Rosenbaum of Washington, director and special counsel of both firms; Evelyn R. Price of St. Louis, Stone's executive secretary, and Robert B. Bregman, president of Bregman Electronics, of New York City. afternoon.

They plan to back their de-' mands with support from their husbands, community groups and petitions. Mr. Haden, president of the United Movement for Pro-. gress, was expected to attend the meeting but didn't show up to face the charges leveled at him. Mrs.

Georgiana Henderson, (Cont'd outrage 10. Column 1) Not so. Reporters were wearing "Nixon press" badges, issued at this security-conscious convention to those covering the former vice president's headquarters. The Latin-American didn't have one, didn't understand what they were. Mayor John V.

Lindsay of New York was on the podium only three minutes but this (Continued on Page 25) Ask Project Renewal Women Rap Haden, Want Birth Control Bethesda VP Church affirms birth control right. Page 17. By DALE McFEATTERS Homewood'hath no fury like 70 women who want birth control center returned to their community and William "Bouie" Haden to "mind his own business." The women voted unanimously last night to try to get the Planned Parenthood Assn. of Pittsburgh (PPA) to newal Council meeting this In Poll Before Showdown State Favors Rocky, 40-22 By PATRICK BOYLE CONVENTION NEWS INSIDE Press Staff Writer Page MIAMI BEACH Pennsyl- Dewy rips 8-year rule of Democrats 15 vania's delegation to the Re- GOP gives bigger role to Negroes 15 publican National Convention Ful1 Pa8e of pictures, stories 18 emerged from a 4V2-hour cau- Nixon turnout may show trend 25 cus this afternoon with 40 dele- Editorials and columns. 26 gates favoring Gov Nehon A NlX0tl t0 Plck running mate everyone likes 27 Rockefeller and only 22 in Democrats, GOP twins, Wallace says Richard M.

Nixon's corner. allace hefaJers here 7 The results were announced ReSular TV toPs ful1 G0P coveraSe 82 iLLiSTHftaMhSSr Allegheny County's delegates bloodshed," and noted unani- who emphasized that the vote favorebd byea 6 mous support within the Penn- was not Dinaing. t0 2 margin The anti.Nixon. syivania delegation to cam- One delegate favored Cal- ites were Mrs. Elsie Hillman paign for whoever is nomi- ifornia Gov.

Ronald Reagan, and John Heinz III. nated tonight. Mr. Shafer said, and another The long caucus was due did not vote. primarily to the fact that arlierTtofy' lormer Gov- about 18 or 20 of the State William W.

Scranton and Dis- While the poll indicates the delegates spoke in behalf of trict Attorney Robert W. delegates' present feelings tneir preferences, according Duggan argued over whether there could be a number of Mrs Hillman 1 r. i i changes before the down-lo- t0 MrS HlUman- C-ov. Rockefeller turned his the-wire action tonight. She said there was "no (Cont'd on Page 4, Column Homcwood-Brushton.

The PPA closed down its operation after Mr. Haden, charging "black genocide," reportedly threatened fire-bombing and bodily harm to the organization if "anyone fries to operate a birth control project in the area." Meeting in the BICEP center at Hamilton and Rosedale the women voted to take their demands to the Home-wood I Brushtdjri Citizens Re-.