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Maryland, under the act of March 1J71 CUMBERLAND. MARYLAND, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1964 AP Pbototez UtenuUonil 18 PAGES--SEVEN CENTS South Viet Nam Coup Attempt Fails U.S. Soldier Hero Dora Dum In Battle At Wall jffJS, Refugee Saved On Carolmas By Gl As Guards Exchange Fire BERLIN (AP) West Berlin police and East German border, guards fought a 40-minute gun battle at dawn Sunday and a 22-' year-old American soldier saved the life of a refugee. There were no deaths, but the refugee and possibly an East German guard were wounded by Witnesses said they saw an East German guard carried away on a stretcher. A West Berlin woman and a man were injured by flying glass and splinters as submachine gun fire from the east hit West Berlin apartments.

U.S. officials said their re- ports indicated members of an American patrol at the scene! fired no shots. But at least three witnesses said they saw Ameri- cans firing at the East Ger- mans. If it had not been for the Americans," one said, "the refugee never would have reached the west." American Draws Pistol The witnesses said a tall, blond American military police- man, later identified as Pfc. Hans Puhl, 22, of East mouth, climbed atop the concrete wall while the Reds were firing.

"Two East Germans had already reached the refugee. One was pulling at him and the other one'pointed, his pistol at the American;" a woman re- ported. "The American pulled his own pistol from the holster, aimed at the East German and said in German: 'Drop him and get away from here." The U.S. Army said Puhl was a German who had immigrated to the United States. The woman said the East German obeyed Puhl and ran away.

"The American was a real hero to sit up there on the wall under fire," she said. "I even heard a West Berlin policeman say to the American: 'Hans, get down, you also have only one life'. But the American stayed there until the refugee dragged himself to the wall." Refugee Pulled To Safety While Puhl was at the wall, West Berlin police were firing carbines from windows of each floor of a four-story apartment building. West Berlin police said fnS rp thfn SfrfT 1 8U3 dS 6 Linda McConnell, 9, Marvin fired more than 100 shots and at MP in least 28 hit West Berlin buildings. West Berlin police fired 64 shots from carbines, headquarters said.

When the East fire, Germans HERO--U. S. Army Pfc Hans Puhl (above), 22, of East Weymouth, emerged as a hero yesterday in saving the life of an East German refugee at the Berlin Wall as West Berlin and East German border guards fought a 40- minute gun battle. Witnesses said Puhl climbed atop the concrete wall and helped the refugee escape to the West. (AP Photofax via cable from Berlin) 10 Youngsters Perish As Fire Sweeps Home KASOTA, Minn.

(AP) Dg 3 one's fault. i.iet Homes Boarded Up no one's fault, just be thankful May Again Become Hurricane; Ethel Brushes Bermuda WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) Tropical storm Dora, once almost dead, found new life in Georgia and churned inland up the North Carolina coast Sun- day. She dumped heavy rains and headed for possible hurri- cane status again The Miami Weather Bureau said Dora had a 50 per cent chance of becoming a hurricane when she moved into the sea off Cape Hatteras pate Sunday. Gale warnings were displayed from Cape Fear northward to Cape May, N.J.

The Weather Bureau changed gale warnings to small craft warnings south of Savannah. Gale Warnings Raised The Weather Bureau at Bos- ton ordered gale warnings hoisted from Newburyport, to Block Island, R.I. Sunday noon. Weathermen said Dora would cause beach erosion, flooding and rough seas. The storm almost blew itself out in northwest Florida after causing millions of dollars in damage along the northeast coast of Florida and the south- east coast of Georgia.

However, it turned northeastward and gained force Saturday. Meanwhile, Hurricane Ethel brushed Bermuda with 75 mile- an-hour winds early Sunday. The storm felled trees, knocked out power and caused flooding in low lying areas before whir- ling out to sea. you got a mother Bwnudians boarded i za tj on seemed unavoidable. themselves up their homes.

The two erouos contend to her daughter Sunday after lO! Bu some bars remained open. The blaze late Saturday night killed nine children of Mr. and She's No Dummy Miss America of 1965--22-year-old Vonda Kay Van Dyke of Phoenix, gives a wink at the same time her ventriloquist dummy, Kurley winks in Atlantic City yesterday where the former Miss Arizona copped the title from 49 other beauties in the annual contest. The Arizona State University senior used the ventriloquism art in her talent presentation. (Story on page 2) (AP Photofax) U.S.

Declares Premier Has Full Support Prime Minister "Still State Dept. Says WASHINGTON A The State Department declared Sun- day that Gen. Nguyen Khanh 'continues to operate" as prime minister of South Viet Nam and the United States "fully sup- ports" his government. At the some time, it said the United States "deplores any ef- fort to interfere" with the Khanh regime's program to reorganize South Viet Nam's government along more democratic lines. The U.S.

government state- ment did not mention by name the dissident generals who mounted a coup against Khanh early Sunday, but it was clear- ly aimed against such upheavals against the existing triumvirate headed by Khanh. It was the second on-the- record U.S. statement issued aft- er President Johnson and top advisers conferred on the Viet- namese crisis, which has caused! dismay and concern to Wash- ington officialdom. N.Y. School Boycott By Whites Expected NEW YORK (AP)--The possibility of last-minute talks collapsed Sunday and the start of a two-day school boycott Monday by two largely white organ- The two groups contend they are not opposed to school inte- Mrs.

Kenneth Bowdish and an water orphan living with the Heavy rains ahead of Dora Bowdish, unemployed, and his! brou 8ht flood warnings to areas urifa. roTM near streams and rivers in eastern North Carolina. The Weather Bureau at the Raleigh-Durham Airport report- ed 3 to 6 inches of rain Saturday night. Hundreds Die In Korea Rainstorm o- uui. i i i i i A west Bermuda suffered the continue going to neighborhood I heaviest blow.

Electricity and telephones went out Saturday night and the causeway linking it to the main island was under ttic J1UC ULmUSetl I other children had died a fire St. Georges Island off north-gration, but want children to that swept their rented farm home. heaviest blow. Electricity and schools. Board of Education James B.

Donovan ruled out the! possibility of eleventh-hour talks with the two forces. He said the school plan was developed after public meetings and further discussion would be pointless. This prompted Frederick M. Reuss a leader in the boy- wife were not at home. Only charred remains of the house remained Sunday.

Wisps of smoke wafted past children's garments on a clothesline, their bright colors a tragic contrast to the gray and black scene of death. Dead are Danny Bowdish, 3, Loretta Bowdish, 4, Lucretia Bowdish, 5, Kenneth Bowdish, REBEL appeared yesterday to be a switch in the Vietnamese rebel leadership to Brig. Gen. Duong Van Due (above) from Brig. Gen.

Lam Van Phat. Due is commander of the Vietnamese army's IV Corps that operates against Commu- nist guerrillas in the lower Makong River Delta. (AP Pholo(ax) Johnson Aides Confer Earlier, the State had voiced hope that tions among the South Vietnam- ese leaders would quickly allow a return to "normal" in the troubled country. It was understood that the State Department's statement was issued with President John- son's approval after a scries of conferences among high U.S. of- ficials starting with news of the coup effort late last night, Wash- ington time.

The President met al the White House during the day with British Gurkha Troops Attack srrdlndo Invaders KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia A Rebel Troops Leave Saigon Strongpoints Government Radio Says Khanh Regime Remains In Control SAIGON, Viet Nam (AP)--A coup aimed at toppling Premier 'Nguyen Khan appeared to have jfailed Monday after officers seized control of Saigon and ordered his arrest 'as a traitor. Rebel troops, who had been led by army officers blacklisted by Buddhists, pulled out of the Strongpoints and the government station announced that Khanh's caretaker regime was still su- preme in the land. Khanh returned to Saigon last night from Dalat, 140 miles northeast of here, where he had fled under protection of a loyal air force unit. Planes under air force com- mander Nguyen Cao Ky flew simulated strafing runs over rebel headquarters from barri- caded Snigon Airport. Ky's forces manned aircraft rocket launchers behind barri- cades.

The rebels opened negotia- tions with Ky by radio in an attempt to win htm over. Rebels March Into Saigon With about 2,000 troops and armor, the rebels marched into (the city Sunday morning under smoke of A Gurkha army paratroop invaders Suntlav in troops of attacked 41, Ugh the tllc leadership of Brig Gen raids.JLam Van Phat, Roman Catholic i the British: interior minister fired by Khanh Indonesian under Buddhist pressure last mainland. The government Indonesians were said killed s.TS'ss^.TRTM se med i r- i me (iiirkhas snrnn and Secretary of Defense Rob- ert S. a a a and other ad- visors and was kept informed by diplomatic dispatches. Shock To Washington The news of the armed take- jship to Brig.

Duong Van fouri commander of the Viet- Rnd army's IV Corps that operates against Communist in the lower Mekong over in Saigon by Brig. Gen. Lam! Van Phat came as a and a shock in the wake of rnn week's conferences here with iroops the U.S. Ambassador to South sians landed with a strength The Giirka ground attack was "National Salvation Committee" described bv Food Coptered To Besieged Turk Cypriots i i 3 a i i vu 1 i i NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) Vi et Nam, Gen. Maxwell D.

Tay-; reciuest British ets attacked and was to be arrested U.N. helicopters lifted two tons lor positions with iwo-jon the grounds that he had of emergency rations Sunday toi Johnson administration lead-; mch rocket Friday and religions by bringing U. i A OrC lUOrO 3 i 4 .1 1 A Tlf i f-Vi A I. O' i I trt i i the governments save the nation from drifting "elimination" the next few days into Cotn- of the Indonesianimunist hands. Phat said that Kanh had In answer to a Malaysianj ousted from the armed irequest, British jets attacked and was to be arrested -jbesieged Turkish Cypriols at cott movement, to threaten ad-JKokkina.

ditional boycotts if the The supplies were taken from auiiHiiisiraiion leau- emu DULULUCIJI.I--_·---*» uy cringing ers were dismayed and deeplyi A British spokesman in Singa- igio leaders to fight each concerned over the sudden sa 'd no further air attacks' 1 orcjer to establish mili- of events, which had been unex-j planned unless the situa-i a Dictatorship TXTo r.l.«»* nt i i I iii I me supplies were taken from nan ueen ui walkout failed to bring U.N. peacekeeping force'si pected by most Washington au- tion changes. iCity Remains Calm onTM th 1S in Ne rk St cks to aid the MOO Turks thorities during their broad re- Britain is assembling a poten-i Paratroopers and 7th Division open their fall term Monday. described as near st a a iiJ! of the Viet Nam striking force in under rebel leadership jfor any showdown with occi 'pied Strongpoints through open their fall term Monday. groups pushing for policies described as near because of a blockade by Greek wcek Cypriot forces.

Me Connell, 10, Richard Me Connell, 11, Mary Me 13, Robert Me Connell, 16, and' Roger Allen Brown, 15. The Me Connell children were Mrs. Bow- dish's children by a previous i BrU had the most Monday persons missing vicious rainstorm Negro stronger integration St u' COUfS If 1 Wi 1 ter Presi Archbishop Makar- Almost half of the school i os told U.N. Commander Lt system's one million students Gen. K.

S. Thimayya a a i a were absent in the first and he would -'a iTo i daily cut the barbed wall. The U.S. soldier threw a rope to the wounded anH a i i i i a 1 uuy nau me JUUSL vicious ramsiorm in afon fien lh ing With the a i 2 yearS lashed Korea and fhraJ slnce he was orphaned. Caused vast floods in the Seoul the ap- amounts of supplies to be sent rtini inn throughout the Washington sia, which has vowed to crush' 0 the city.

Except for talks, Khanh had been iplanes overhead, the city ab le to providej Meanwhile. the possibility a capable of; a a jscd in Kuala Lumpur of But remained loyal to Malaysia from the a wno hoarded a plane identified as Michael Kasota Fire Chief Howard i a ea said he had no idea howl The entire village of Council and the Joint Council for Better Education--predict more 250,000 pupils will remain and a Kokkina." But delay in ment seemed inevitable. In view of Thimayya's assess- four inter- a Asia Treaty Organi- a cw to th mountain resort move th, -if mg a 7 a i A 0. of which a a miles northeast of tne anti-guerrilla effort, 4 ihpro UAW Return The refugee tied the rope around him and the West Berlin police pulled him wall. Meyer was hospi satisfactory condition.

the fire started. "The kids never had a pray- tne 'er of a chance," said fireman Bill Wilson, one of the first menj Bargaining Table United States is a member, I here. Zealand; a nh went on the ueiei luraie, a SPOkes- inorth of Seoul waV de Jj Iboard new ro man said the U.N. was "iaking a eight elementary schools 1 urgent measures." alons with Britain. New Zealand; an wen on the air over and Australia.

Radio Dalat in the afternoon Konthi Stiphamnongkol of nd a aletl to the armed Thailand, secretary-general of anr! the People to support the alliance, said SEATO could 'Continued on Page 2) day King Enters E. Berlin Without Passport a afternoon when its 96 missing. Ten bodies recovered late Sundav. and DETROIT (AP) Ford corne into crisis if one mem- vivor, Joanne Me Connell, 14. outlying I persons were to nd from a second story window andiT" 0 1 "vo adjacent ran a mile barefooted in persons were their darkness to summon help.

There hardest hit area wa, TCv In a city a rides BERLIN (UPI) Communistjwas no telephone in the house. oniSdo ProvincJ Ky Statue of Liberty, he said border guards admitted the Mr. and Mrs. Bowdish werei Most of the TMrJ bovc over integration isTodaV'S Martin Luther King, intolnot home when the fire started.iblamed on a a were East Berlin without a were in Minneapolis on'slides and floods Sunday night. The American business.

Negro leader addressed flow audiences in two churches. King had forgotten the pass-i port, which is required for for- eigners. When he approached the Friedrich Strasse crossing KcSUltS Tdkc grades in oneilet the U.N. escort rest in the other, supplies from the Turkish stock- Chrysler Corp. settle- assistant simer-lniiD i rr.i.i.

into a at Ford. The Ford has to keep blockade IS'SS Quints Old the contract with the extended indefin- 1 were! land-i on the a terrible thing." To this, Mrs. Lynette Teichj -llapse of rdinati "A day out of school is a vote! A S.D. (AP) 9 Students Missing On Raft Trip Located AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Nine students reported missing on a raft trip down the storm- whipped Savannah River were Thc point, an East German guard recognized him and allowed him i to pass without it.

for the neighborhood school." Sign in a Greenwich Village beatnik hangout: "Last cof- feehouse before Squaresville." Oneral Fniuret Corp.) Count Sher- be SubcommiUees met Saturday.SetT M.Vv i going over the settlement Magdalene and James Andrew, Authorities had feared tha ireached at Chrysler last week the children of Andrew a a may have beer! swamped land work.ng on details. Mary Ann Fischer. document on ilOO pupils being transferred out of neighborhood schools. Fire At Inferno CITY A rned Sunday, on the; Catholic-Jewish relations would eve of the resumption of the'be revised when the assembly Vatican Ecumenical it up. against "some fantasies and' It was The Inferno 'Club" a "local" me dream (bat its work of rece ss after the council's second was damaged by fire last elt immed session, which ended last Dec.

MOSCOW (UPI) The So- week' aie i 4 Man Jewish leaders and viet Union, claiming new simu-; The as rewritten during the'Bv RUSSJ3 EXDCCtcd after the council's sprnnH' On Inside Pages Ann Landers 5 Bridge 14 Comics 14 Crossword 14 Cryptoquote 14 Deaths 17 Dr. Van Dellen 9 Editorial Page 9 Racing 14 Secrets of Charm 6 Sports 11-13 State Nesvs 2, 3 Tri-State News 10 Want Ads 15-17 Wet Premier Apparently Bit OH More Than He Could Chew In Firing Officers HONG KONG A Pre-jlast week. Phat played an im-j 1 by the river, which became treacherous after the students departed Saturday morning. The students, all from Savan- nah, had planned the trip as a farewell to summer and had hoped to complete the journey jwilhin two days. nam when he fired several too eener- als under Buddhist pressure lasti 1 and Probably His words, to a crowd of 000 in St.

Peter's council have day launched an generals turned against! deserved better of Khanh Nov. Khanh returned from his "tern- 1 thought helporary retirement" Sept. 5. Brig. Gen.

Nguyen Van Thieu imeu, Tran Hanh Ben, staff under Khanh, was amounted to a plea for prayer, version as a retreat "from "the: satellite. There renewed "re" understanding thatjoriginal document presented to'ports that a space "spectacu-1 lurnea against. 1 nann nen, iormer illcl siaii unuer was! Sunday and took over in of national 3 50 on the Buddhist blacklist! Col. Ba, former commander of and reportedly involved in! in the kingdom of council last year. ilar" can be expected soon" usually come slowly and silent- 1 About 2,500 prelates cardi-i Cosmos-45 was reported inals, patriarchs.

Soviet news agency Tass But Viet Nam Khanh what end up eventu- ally in the government. He went retirement" i i i 111 0IJUCI I i the Seventh Division's armoredjSunday's coup, section, and Col. Lam, former; Lt. Gen. Tran Thien Khiem mayor of Saigon, were fired by defense minister Khanh and all were in the coup not been this month, only to against Khanh, according to leaders of named among the new coup has! the i--- (council's agenda for the inc 6 11 128 2 i days later.

The latest casualty before the folio, he remained in the ruling! I Many Americans and Viet- in Saigon believed council's agenda for the third session. a 203.189 miles opening Monday has already! Many were in thp St Potor'c Thic is Even a asth0 po JCWS yers for th abovV'the Vatican sources predicted the i our souls." JBykovsky 147 miles. Brig. General Lam Van Phat, ho led the coup, was interior minister until Khanh ousted him triumvirate with Khanh after' Khanh's return. the names been coup was Maj.

Gen. Do Cao Tri, the Vietnamese army's Second Corps only two days ago. Tri Nor have was blamed by the Buddhists of five generals who for the burning of Buddhistjled the coup against Diem last homes iwo months ago. He was year and have been held under also linked with Diera's regime! virtual house arrest by Khanh last year. since he took over Jan.

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