Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 1

Site WEATHER Thursday Scattered showers and thundershowers, turning cooler by night, some fog, low near 52, high about 63. Friday Partly cloudy and cool, low 40, high 52. Wednesday High 70, low 50, Pearl River at Jackson 3.2 feet, no change. mum RANSOM JFK insists the U. S.

is not Involved in the proposed payment of ransom to Fidel Castro, but Washington observers say otherwise. For the story see Page 7A Mississippi's Leading Newspaper For More Than A Century Established 1837 AP and UPI Leased Wires JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1962 VOL. CXXV NO. 252 52 PAGES PRICE 5c JFK, Deadlocked Over Skybolt Missile Mac Consider Extending Talks Another Day U.S.

Claims Hof a Knew 33 DIE IN CRASH OF POLISH PLANE AT WARSAW FIELD WARSAW (UPI) A four-engine Polish Airlines (LOT) Viscount airliner with 28 passengers and a crew of 5 aboard crashed and exploded Wednesday night while attempting to land at nearby Okecie Airport. Airport sources said there were no survivors. The turbo prop pine, en route from Brussels via East the day's talks was devoted to the Congo where the United States expects a new crisis to build if efforts to Integrate Katanga to the Central government prove unsuccessful. Harold Evans, spokesman for Macmillan, declined to forecast how the Skybolt Issue would be resolved, but he said "progress is being made." White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger concurred. Evans began the briefing by NASSAU, Bahamas (UPI) President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, after a lengthy discussion of the Anglo-American conflict over the Sky-bolt missile, Wednesday night considered extending their summit conference an extra day.

After a meeting which went from morning to evening with only an hour's break, the two leaders instructed their defense ministers, Robert McNamara and Peter Thornycroft, to prepare "papers" relating to the nuclear missile issue. The two leaders were trying to1 find a compromise that would meet Kennedy's decision that the U.S. will drop the costly Skybolt program and Macmillan's insistence that Britain must have the weapon or some alternative nuclear deterrent. CONGO DISCUSSED It appeared they sought some means for Great Britain to arm herself with missiles developed by this country rather than taking over the Skybolt program still in the experimental stage. After the morning and late afternoon session, which did not break until after 7 p.m.

EST, Macmillan and Kennedy met again at dinner. Spokesmen said that a part of Li i i r'Ti' ImiiiMMiM nmninwiMUM mm rmn mm i rm ri iif THE DOORWAYS Glenda Allen, 1090 Meadow Heights, and Mary Louise Methvin, 4647 Katherine, all wearing the "candy striped" pinafores which identify them to hospital patients. Color Photograph by Claude Sutherland. These three Candy Stripers at the Mississippi Baptist Hospital aren't "decking the halls with boughs of holly" but they've prepared adornments for the doorways on the Pediatrics floor. Left to right are Ginny Mcllwain, 1517 Ivy, LONGSHOREMEN REJECT TERMS Legislature Hoping To Go Home Friday Berlin, crashed about 7:30 p.m.

in a slight fog. R. Phillips May Run As Republican United Press International Republican Rubel Phillips, 37, is expected to announce his candidacy for. governor Thurs day, thus becoming the first GOP gubemational candidate in Mis sissippi since Reconstructions days. Phillips, former chairman of the state Public Service Commission, was elected public service commissioner on the Democratic ticket.

He has been a critic of the Democratic administration and especially critical of the president. Phillips was on Gov. Barnett's 1959 campaign advisory committee. Wirt Yerger chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, is slated to nominate the Jackson attorney. A primary will be required if Phillips has a GOP opponent.

He set up a campaign headquarters here some months back. Phillips, a native of Alcorn County who now practices iw here, would neither deny nor confirm the report publicly. However, he said he would have a news conference at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Phillips, a former Democrat, elected to the Public Service Commission in 1955.

He iter resigned to practice law. Former Gov. J. P. Coleman named as his successor on the commission his brother, Thomas Hal Phillips, a writer who has produced several novels and who is expected to manage his campaign.

Fate Of Prisoners Is Shrouded Secret saying that during the morning meeting and part of the afternoon session, both of which lasted about two hours, the principals and their aides discussed "defense policy and technical problems associated with it." He then reported that McNamara and Thornycroft were asked to prepare some special papers on the subject Skyboltr-and report back as soon as possible. Because of the highly complicated nature of the nuclear weapons discussion, Evans said it was "not improbable" that the Big Two meeting would continue beyond Thursday. ANNOUNCEMENT DUE Kennedy had planned to leave late Thursday afternoon to spend the Christinas holidays in Palm Beach, with his family. Before leaving Havana, Donovan had. announced that he had received the reply from Castro.

He also said earlier Wednesday in Havana that he would return to Cuba Thursday, apparently to provide Castro with an up-to-the minute list of the items being readied for shipment to Cuba when the deal is complete. During the day thousands of items of the proposed ransom stockpile were pouring into Florida by plane and truck under direction of the American Red Cross. Red Cross officials in Washington said the supplies being donated by U.S. firms would total about $53 million in value but that the cost for the total operation, including labor and transportation, would run well over $70 million. MIAMI (UPI) James B.

Donovan flew here Wednesday night from Havana presumably with Premier Fidel Castro's answer to the exchange of 1,113 Cuban invasion prisoners for a ransom of food, drugs and medical supplies worth millions of dollars. But the New York attorney's arrival was shrouded in secrecy. His chartered Pan American airliner landed at an unannounced part of Miami'r International Airport and Donovan was not seen. The Federal Aviation Agency said at first it did not know whether Donovan's plane had arrived. Then it announced at 8:25 p.m.

EST that the plane had set down at about 7:55 p.m. Pan American declined to say beforehand where Donovan's plane would land. HOUSE By BILL SIMPSON Clarion-Ledger Staff Writer Hie Mississippi Legislature will probably, end its current special session at noon Friday if a teacher pay bill has cleared both houses. The House of Representatives voted 116-1 Wednesday in favor or Friday adjournment. Senators are expected to concur.

Rep. G-eorge Payne Cossar, Tallahatchie county, had the resolution held on motion to reconsider "until we can see whether it will give the Legislature ample time to approve a teacher pay bill." Representatives gave final approval to a teacher pay bill and released it to the Senate after narrowly defeating a motion to reconsider on a 59-57 vote. The bill which would provide pay changes ranging from a $325 increase for teachers with Class AA certificates and six year's experience to a $50 reduction for teachers with Class E. certificates is almost identical to a bill approved by the Senate last week. Final legislative approval of the bill is expected in the Senate either Thursday or Friday.

Several representatives took the floor Wednesday in an unsuccessful attempt to have the bill blocked and amended. Hep. J. P. Love, Holmes County, said the bill should be amend-Continued on page 12 A Of Violation NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(AP)-Jamej R. Hoffa knew the Test Fleet venture vioited the Taft-Hartley Act and took precautions to disguise his participation, the government said at his conspiracy trial Wednesday. "That's what a guilty man would do," added the chief prosecutor, James F. Neal, in summing up the government's case for the U.S. District Court jury.

Neal said Hoffa realized "more than $600 a month for 11 full years" from Test Fleet a truck-leasing business he said was "set up, financed and operated" for the Teamsters Union president as "insurance for labor peace." The defense protested that Neal actually was accusing Hoffa of btibery and moved for a mistrial, a motion Judge William E. Mil ler overruled as frivolous. The trial, which commenced Oct. 22, is expected to reach the jury Friday. Hoffa, 49.

is charged a two- count indictment with conspiring to violate and actually violating the Taft-Hartley Act by accepting payments from Commercial Carriers, Detroit auto transport firm, in return for labor peace. The payments allegedly were made through Test Fleet. IRS Seizes Coin Games WASHINGTON (AP) Federal tax agents started raids across the nation Wednesday and seized hundreds of pay-off pinball machines. They swept into barrooms, amusement halls and lodge rooms in search of more than 600 machines not bearing $250 federal gambling tax stamps. Reports from Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Iowa, Indiana and other states indicated considerable success.

The Internal Revenue Service said its agents had seized 648 machines and still were not finished. They had hit 448 places in 112 cities in 20 states. A final report on the raids is due Thursday. General Cable Is Locating One of the nation's largest manufacturers, General Cable Corporation of New York, has acquired a 12-acre plant site in Rankin County for construction of a manufacturing plaint, it was announced jointly in Jackson Wednesday by J. R.

MacDonald, chairman and president of General Cable, Governor Ross R. Barnett, and Baxter Wilson, president of Mississippi Power Light Company. The manufacturing facility will be built northwest of Brandon on Mississippi Highway 471 North. Initial construction of the modem masonry structure will cover 50,000 square feet and the operation will employ approximately 150 persons. In selecting the site and design of the building, provision was made for passible future expansion of the unit.

The announcement fulfills a commitment by General Cable officials made during a visit Contfnoed ea Page IE WASHINGTON (AP) A ballot count showed Wednesday that longshoremen threatening an East and Gulf Coast strike this weekend have voted overwhelmingly against accepting the employers' offer. The National Labor Relations Board announced results of the voting, conducted earlier this week, for all affected ports except Mobile, and Pensacoi, Fla. Without those two ports, the count was 987 in favor of accepting the offer, and 25,201 against. There were more than 42,000 eligible voters. A large number of eligibles didn't vote.

MP Force At UM Cut OXFORD The Military Police force guarding Negro James H. Meredith at the University of Mississippi was cut back to 300 men Wednesday, the U. S. Army announced. About 500 MPs have been on duty for the past two months.

At the height of the integration crisis, the Army poured nearly 23,000 men into Mississippi and nearby Tennessee. The army announcement will send 200 members of the 66th Military Police Company of Ft. Chaffee, back home before Christmas holidays. Remaining in Oxford will be elements of the 720th Military Police battalion from Fort Hood, Tex. Maj.

K. L. Jenneff announced almost immediately that the remaining troops would have a Christmas similar to other Army installations in the United States. He said Christmas dinner would consist of the traditional "turkey and dressing with all the trimmings." A decorated tree will be set up in Army headquarters, he said. The Army public information officer said two Oxford church groups had extended holiday sup per invitations to the soldiers and there have also been individual offers to have some MPs in private homes for the holiday.

Jenneff said the number of men "available to accept these invitations will depend on those needed for active duty on any given day. At the same time, Jenneff deni ed that the Army was purposefully discouraging the soldiers from becoming friendly with local resi dents. "If we had 100 invitations and could send 100 we would he said. "We'll try to send as many as possible. '1 Jpju.

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Gov. Paul B. Johnson urged the Mississippi Senate here Wednesday to clear committees of bills in hand affecting teachers' pay, sheriffs' succes sion and public welfare. Fe said that the sponsors of the measures deserve floor action rather than death of the measures through inaction of committees. Financing of teacher pay hikes passed as enabling acts by both houses of the legislature, Johnson pointed out, is a great need at this time, and before adjournment of the current extraordinary session.

"At no time do I wish the chair to presume on the prerogatives of this august body to pass or kill legislation, but I do feel that bills now in committee deserve attention of this entire assembly," Johnson said. URGES CLEARANCE "I urge you to call your committee meetings and pass the bills out to the floor, then vote as you wish," the lieutenant governor asked. "You know how your folks back home feel, so act accordingly. Don't bottle up and kill bills in committee. "You have never been afraid to face issues squarely," he continued.

"The peace officers of this state have stood by you and Continued on page 12 A MissUe, crete and steel silos and would be raised to the surface before firing. Secretary of the Air Force Eu gene M. Zucket hailed the activa tion of the Pittsburgh squadron as culminating eight years of ef fort. "The addition of these Atlas missiles greatly increases the de terrent capability of SAC's force of aircraft and ICBM Zuckert said in a statement. Maj.

Gen. Marcus F. Cooper. deputy chief of staff with the Air Force Systems Command, said other missile bases in this coun try's rapidly growing program are being completed "under the utmost urgency." "Whn our presently programmed ICBM force is deployed, more than 1,000 long-range missiles will be on alert to remind any potential aggressor of the costs of an attack upon the United States," Cooper said. The 200 missiles now in firing position at bases spanning the United States include 126 Atlases, 54 Titans a bigger and heavier liquid-fuel missile and 30 of the quick-firing solid-fuel Minuttmen.

COMMITTEE OK'S WELFARE BOOSTS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Senate Finance Committee Wednesday approved two bills that would permit increased welfare benefits to the State's needy aged and others. Sen. Ellis Bodron of Vicks-burg said the measures approved were Senate bills rattier than similar House bills because the House bills were defective. The authorization envisions another $1 million being appropriated to the welfare program. The authorization measure raises the ceiling on welfare payments from $40 to $50 monthly.

However, the present welfare recipients would not get a $10 raise because of inadequate financing available. Thus far, no appropriation bill to set aside money to finance the increase has won study committee approval. The committee also referred a proposal to authorize a new state welfare building to a subcommittee for study, apparently killing it for this current session. Time is expected to run out before anything further is done with the proposal. ICBM capability as fast as ex pected, in part because of scarce resources and the competing demands of space exploration.

Each of the 12 Atlas missiles at Pittsburgh is assigned a target in the Soviet Union, as are all U.S. long-range missiles and bombers. The Pittsburgh Atises are of the newest series, much improved in reliability over the first combat-ready, liquid-fuel rockets erected at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Just over three years ago. The final squadron of Atlases Is stored underground In deep con- INDEX Affairs Of State Amusements Classified Ads Comics Editorials Financial 10A 2C 4-7B 10D, 3B 8A 2B 8A 3C Miss. Notebook Radio! TV Logs Sportu 1-4C Women 1613 DOUBLES RUSSIAN NUMBER HUH MtMit'H' MIM'I Hit It' U.S.

Places 200th All Aimed At Red Targets Wl (I WASHINGTON (AP) The United States aimed its 200th nuclear-tipped intercontinental' ballistic missile at the Soviet Union on Wednesday. Authorities say this provides the nation with at least twice the estimated strength of the Soviet Union's ICBM force. This mark was reached when the Air Force turned over to its Strategic Air Command a 12-mis-tfe squadron of Atlases at the Pittsburgh Air Force Base in Upstate New York. The Pittsburgh squadron completes the planned Alias force and winds up the first phase of the U.S. missile armament program slightly ahead of schedule.

Just a few years ago, critics of defense policies under the Eisenhower administration were forecasting a missile gap would develop about this time, with the United States on the short end of a 2-1 or 3-1 margin. But most qualified authorities believe the Russians have only between 76 and 100 ICBMs at this time. Some experts suggest the Soviet Union did not expand 'its BIG NEW INDUSTRY LOCATES Sketch of architect's drawing of new plant for General Cable Corporation to be located northwest of Brandon, and below, the happy crowd making the announcement. Seated, Gov. Ross Barnett and R.

Baxter Wilson; standing, Mayor C. J. Harvey of Brandon, Eric Knebel, manager Jackson district for General Cable; Nat Rogers, president Jackson Chamber of Commerce; Price Paschal, president Rankin County Chamber Commerce, and Tom Ponder, Rankin County supervisor in whoaa district th plant will.