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GRAND PRAIRIE HOME EDITION the' Bailu BetoS'lfoan The Greatest Daily Circulation In The Heart Of America's Future Weather Scattered thunder-XSwers. Low 0 VOLUME 53 GRAND PRAIRIE, DALLAS, COUNTY 16 PAGES TODAY THURSDAY JULY 7, 19? NUMBER 170 CV Union OK 12.5-Cent Raise Won Layoff Buffers Hailed by Evans LEGAL HURDLE REMAINS HAPPY CLARK FAMILY David Clark (3rd from left) and Ms wife Sylvia (2nd from left) along with his mom and dad, Mr. and Mrs, H. T. Clark, look over one of the many telegrams David has received since he won the third spot on the United States Olympic team with his vault of 15 feet 3 inches in Calif, last Saturday.

David, a Grand Prairie high school graduate, will leave for Rome from New York in August. (See related story on today's sports page) -NEWS-TEXAN PHOTO. By a 3-1 margin, members of UAW Local 893 Wednesday approved terms of a two-year contract which will heal the first outright ment rupture in Chance Vought history. The contract will provide a wage increase of an average 12 and a half cents per hour, spread over the two year period, But more vital, commented Local President Roy Evans, were new provisions CHARLES LEWIS BASEBALL PICTURE CLOUDED to protect senior employes and afford benefits to laid-off workers, Evans reported the vote as 1044 for the contract and 367 against. He said he was not surprised at the outcome, since the union leader ship had not requested a "no" vote.

some of the members who voted for the contract did so reluctantly, Evans told the News-Texan. The new contract probably will be signed late Thursday afternoon, It will become No Stadium In 1961, Park Board Head Says THE PRODIGAL HAS RETURNED; but she didn't get a completely cordial welcome. For six days, Barbara and Buddy Grantham had conducted a search for one half of their cute Siamese cat combo, Coca and Cola. It was Coca that was missing, and Cola, Buddy, and Barbara were pretty much down in the dumps without the full Siamese clan at their Inglewood Park home. At 2:30 a.m.

Wednesday, the sleepy attorney was awakened by a racket in the yard. It was the family beagle yelping at Coca, who must have gotten homesick. Everybody was glad to see the returned wanderer except Cola. She took one sniff of Coca and refused to associate further with her wayward sister. THE CITY is getting an acid test from a commercial sign on that controversial triangle of land at NW 7th and Dal worth Streets.

The city administration recently approved a ban on signs on city owned property. The sign is located on property which the city has treated as park land but which the original owners say is still theirs. If the sign stays, the city either is skipping enforcement of the ordinance or is admitting that it has no right to tell the owners of the. triangel what they can -allow on their land. TEXAN BRAGS: When banks and savings and loan institutions put their faith in a community to the extent of bit new buildings and expansions of facilities, we know that the best informed financial minds in the community are confident concerning the city's future progress.

A reassuring condition indeed. THE LURE of Little League baseball reaches far, In the case of Mike Donnelly, it reached clear to the Louisiana line, Mike made a hurried trip back from'Mar shall just so he could see his young son knock in six runs in a Little League game earlier this week, WEATHERMAN IAS LAUGH )N EDITOR ATLANTA (UPI) The weatherman had promised showtirs for days, but continued drought prompted the AUanta Journal Wednesday to headline it'si weather story: "Weatherman Gives Up." The newspapers hit the street and the rains came. BY CHARLES LEWIS No baseball in a bi-county stadium in 1961. That's the somewhat gloomy outlook after the Continental League was dealt a hard blow in Congress last month. Congressmen pigenholed a bill CHAMBER CV TOUR SET TOMORROW Merchants of Grand Prairie will get another chance to tour Chance Vouaht.

tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. when the "Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce sponsors a trip through the plant facilities. Any merchant Interested in making the plant tour should contact the.GP Chamber and make reservations. Sugar c5 By U.S. WASHINGTON (UPI)-President Eisenhower's decree cutting Cuba's sugar quota threatened today to bring new seizures of American proper- ty by Fidel Castro's government.

It sent the United States shopping around the world for some 900,000 tons of raw sugar to meet domestic needs in the next six months. It brought a sudden boon to other sugar producing nations. And it doubts that Cuba, even with a change of heart in its "little cold war" against this country, could ever fully regain its preferential spot in the U.S. sugar market. The President ordered the cut in Cuban sugar imports shortly after he told his news conference Wednesday that the United States would take any necessary steps to protect its Interests if Russia established a submarine base in Cuba, He said he did not regard it as "a likelihood" the Castro regime would grant the Russians such a base.

But he conceded there was always that possibllty. Acting under authority given him last weekend by Congress, Elsenhower cut by 700,000 tons Cuba's quota to market sugar in this country for the rest of 1960. Agriculture Department officials said the move also would deprive Cuba of a share In the Hawaiian and Puerto Rica quota deficits, amounting to another 156,000 tons. aimed at breaking tke "strangle-hold" now enjoyed by the existing major leagues on the nation's baseball talen pool. On the local front, Leonard Green, chairman of the bi- county park commission, said it is practically certain his could not complete a major league stadium for 1961 competition even if a tenant were definite.

"That's'what we're waiting on, a tenant," Greenstressed. He said he hopes a tenant will materialize before the current extended option on the stadium site expires. The land option was extended 60 days, but that was 30 days ago. Green's hope for the quick appearance of a tenant hangs on two threads: Either Branch Rickey, Connie Loop President, will be able to pull his discouraged forces together and get some sort of league in action by the 1961 target time Or J. W.

Bateson and Amon Carter owners of the Dallas-Fort Worth AAA ball club, will be able to secure the Kansas City franchise in the existing American League. Bateson has made no secret of the fact that he is discouraged over the prospects for the Continental League. But he's not discouraged over the outlook for baseball in this area as long as it is the major league brand. In an interview with the News-Texan, Bateson said he intends to try this week to get Carter sold on the idea of going after the KC franchise, reportedly up for sale. Bateson said the present Dallas-Fort Worth ball club is losing money, even though crowds have held up well in the face of some aqpotty play by the team, Signs of loyal support are quite welcome to Bateson, who has had some rough financial sledding in the baseball business.

"If the team would improve, we could make a little money this year," Bateson commented. He said he is still sold on the idea of playing In a big bi-county stadium, even though he is sure such a stadium is out of the picture for 1961. Bateson is a prominent building contractor, so his estimate of the feasibility of a stadium by 1961 is an expert one. Bateson says the ball park would take at least a year to build. On the national scene, Baseball Commissioner Ford Frlck was quoted this week as calling expansion of the existing majors "It will come," he said, "and personally 1 don't care how whether through expansion of the present leagues or a third league." Writing for United Press International, ColumnistSteve Snider said the two major leagues "apparently are in a mood to go 10 teams in a hurry if the CL doesn't makeaserU ous move soon." Snider thinks New York is sure to get one of the new teams.

He didn't mention who would get the other franchise. Bateson wants one, but he would not comment oh whejjjer he believes the existing jors really are sincere about expanding their membership. Fidel Says Fight Has Just Begun HAVANA (UPI) Premier Fidel Castro bitterly accused the United States today of "slashing the Cuban sugar quota in a "frenzy of He told the Cuban people the "real fight" with the United States is just starting. The bearded revolutionary leader who has run Cuba without elections since he ousted Dictator Fulgencio Batista a year and a half ago charged the United States was trying to govern 17 Missing In Crash Of Blimp BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ. (UPI) -The Navy tried today to raise the gondola of a huge blimp that collapsed "like a banana" In clear skies and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean.

Seventeen of the 21-man crew aboard the Navy blimp were believed trapped in the gondola when the non-r i I lighter-than-air craft crashed Wednesday 15 miles off the New Jersey coast south of Barnegat Light. One man was known dead, three Injured and the rest of the crew of eight officers and 13 enlisted men were presumed dead. The blimp had taken off from the Lakehurst Naval Air Station on the Jersey shore Wednesday morning to search for two vessels reported overdue In the Newport, RJ, -to-Bermuda yacht race. Both yachts turned up safe. Two lines attached to the gondola by rescue craft snapped Wednesday night and the passenger-carrying section of the blimp sank in 66 feet of water.

One of the rescued crewmen said the gondola sank almost on Impact. A fleet of surface craft searched the area for possible survivors until darkness hampered operations. US Grants Funds For S. Dalworth Grand Prairie urban renewal officials had a combination of good and bad news Thursday. From Congressman Bruce Alger's office came word that a federal loan of $1,376,016 and a federal capital grant of $1,108,156 had been approv- ed by the Urban Renewal Administration for the South Dalworth target area.

From Laredo, tex, earlier word had been received that at least a temporary legal setback on a UR project there would af feet UR jobs throughout Te xas. effective July 4, and Evans said this, is itself, "our biggest" victory. It moves the expiration time to mid-summer, when most other big aircraft firms are also entering labor negotiations. "It pqts us in a much better future bargaining position," Evans said. "Some people said the local couldn't accomplish and stay organized." Progress made which will help laid-off personnel includes pro rata vacation rights for employes laid off prior to their next vacation eligiblity payment of one-twelfth of vacation pay for months of such service.

Evans pointed out that 13 or 14 union leaders who lost their jobs in the labor dispute shortly after the contract expired last March will get their jobs back. This was covered in a clause restoring "super seniority" for union representatives in the plant. Senior employes throughout the plant got several major advantages in the new terms. For one thing, they will enjoy plantwide seniority for recall to work after alayoff--andnot be restricted' to seniority, in 'only one labor group. Also, they get extended sick leave based on seniority and can't lose their seniority for "medical reasons" without arbitration.

The' retirement age for women was hiked from 60 to 62 years. Three jobs were upgraded from a pay standpoint. These included production grinders, Classes A and andcavitron operator. Evans labeled as "considerable progress" an agreement to form a joint union' company committee to work toward clarification of job classifications. This will serve to safeguard senior em- ployes from doing the same job for less money after being downgraded rather than to take A layoff.

Other major contract clauses provide: Payment by the company of the entire cost of scheduled increase in premiums for group insurance, including life insurance, hospitalization, surgery, medical fees, polio I insurance and accident and sickness insurance. Cost to the company! 1.6 cents per hour, per employee plus a matching company payment of 1,6 cents for a total increased cost of $1.28 per week per employee. An additional $1,000 in group life' insurance, with the cost to be shared by the company and the employee. Earned vacation rights. Employees who terminate voluntarily or are discharged will be paid for.

any vacation for which they are fully eligible. (Employees who are laid off or leave for military service already receive such payment.) Total for building permits issued at City Hall for the first six months of this year Unemployed For June Hits 1247 June showed a large increase over May for people filing for unemployment insurance in the Grand Prairie Texas Employment office. An i a re individuals filed- for unemployment. TEC also reported a decrease of 61 in the number of people placed on jobs. During June the commission reported placing 391 persons, F.

E. James TEC District Director said. Industrially, 36 were placed in construction jobs; 77 on manufacturing; 132 in wholesale and retail trade; and 78 in household jobs. James said 1431 made initial application for job assistance through TEC during June. hit a low in comparison to the first six months for the past seven years.

The total was $2,135,310 with the Rich Plan Plant and Warehouse (located in Great Southwest) contributing $137,213. In a breakdown, January's total was February March April and June $291,920. June was a bright spot for building as two permits were issued, totaling $340,000 for buildings to be located in downtown Grand Prairie. Permit for the new headquarters of Grand Prairie Savings and Loan Assn. accounted for $250,000 and a new Western Auto Supply Co.

building which is being built by the Kellswick Corp. accounted for $90,000 of June's permits. In May, Fairview aptist Church took out a permit for $65,000 in additions and East Side Assembly of God announced their plans for building on Pine St. Aircraft Parts Manufacturing were issued permit for a building on Idlewild In March. 1957 GOOD NEIGHBORS Mraes.

J. G. Evans (left) and J. Y. Page were co-winners of the 1957 News-Texan Good Neighbor Contest.

A similar contest opened recently to run through July 15. Just as Mrs. Page has already done, you too may nominate one of your neighbors by letter to receive an all-expense paid three-day vacation for two to the Crazy Water Hotel in Mineral Wells. Entries must live within the city and will be judged by an impartial, out-of-town committee. NEWS-TEXAN PHOTO.

Decrease in '60 Building Permits E. Hill, local director for urban renewal, the Laredo legal development, involving a contested election, will delay usage of the newly- won federal funds here, However, he expressed a hope that actual work can 8 tart on the local project in about a month. Grand Prairie will have to pay back the $1.3 million 1 loan out of receipts from resale of Improved property In South Dalworth. The capital fund of $1,1 million represents an outright grant to help the city install needed municipal facilities such as streets, drainage, and recreation areas. Coming out of the 1957 bond issue, city funds for the capital improvements will boost the overall city-federal capital outlay to $1,646,699.

The affected area contains 588 dwelling units, many of which are deemed unfit for habitation, Washington officials reported to the Daily News-Texan. A total of 514 families are involved. Hill said the Laredo dis- revolves around die question of who was qualified to vote in the election held to as ure city participation in the program. As in Grand Prairie, Laredo allowed only property owners to vote. Enemies of Laredo urban renewal have gone to court to argue that everybody with a poll should have a vote on the matter.

Next procedural step in the local project will be the submission of a contract, based on the federal loan and capital grant, to the local Urban Renewal Commission for adoption. World LEOPOLDVILLE, ill Congo (UPI) Vio- flared again today in the newly-independent Congo republic when prisoners at Stanleyville central prison revolted, broke through the prison gates and raced through the town. jjjjj iilii 1 ill LOS ANGELES (UPI) A bi-partisan pair of passengers said today that Louisiana's national commit- teem an was stone sober and not drunk, as charged, when he arrived In Los Angeles aboard an airliner last Friday night. One of Camille Gravel's fellow passengers, Richard C. McChrystal, admitted that he, and not Gravel, was the mysterious Martini pilferer of Delta-American Flight 921..