Longview News-Journal from Longview, Texas • Page 1

Jui (jJiallxsDi PARADE OF HOMES Tlan bow to attend (he Parade of Homes sponsored by the Longview Home Builders Association. Dates ave Jane 20-27. to 75. High Friday tt to W. AN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER OF THE ERST CLASS UNCHAIIENGED IN US 96TH YEAR-NO, 55 WarM-WU lrf Amalftte taMUM Pnw Wlrtptwf LONGVIEW, TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 17, 1965 United PrtiM IntrntJona) KtviStrriM -T- MKA StniM Cp Airphoto 32 PAGES re FIELD WW 1 mm PtH mm 1 Thunderstorms Heat-beekmg i Halt Count Missiles Score "-Xr till 1 3- 1 The Phantom pilots observed GfTitan 3-C one open parachute but no sign SAIGON (UPI) Two U.S.

Navy supersonic jets shot down two Communist MIGs over North Viet Nam Thursday with Another Job Record Set Employment in the Longvlew-Gregg County area climbed to an all-time high of 32,110 persons during May, a net gala of 206 new workers, with the principle gains shown in manufacturing and construction. Construction led the industry hiring groups during May when 149 new workers were employed, bringing the construction employment to an all-time high of 2,840, persons, the district office of the Texas Employment Commission said Thursday, In manufacturing, significant increases were shown In transportation equipment, machinery and primary metals. Theresas a net gain of SO new workers hired to set another accurate guided mis CAPE KENNEDY (UPI) Trouble with a pressurization system halted the countdown at of the other Communist aviator. The two other MIGs escaped. The spokesman said the MIGs bore yellow stripe markings outlined in Red.

The craft were presumed to be North Vietnamese. First reports on the dogfight were radioed to Saigon from (See MISSILES, Page 2-A) minus 30 minutes today in the attempt to launch the Titan siles. It was the third dogfight of the, air war against North Viet Nam and produced the first confirmed kills for American aviators. One of the MIG pilots 3-C, world's most powerful rock et, on its maiden flight. There was no indication how long the delay would but thunderheads were moving to tn-tlme, record of 7,445 persons empioyea in manufacturing, ward the Cape Kennedy area and an extended hold might force postponement of the accoraing a jv.

Bocuger, aisirm uueciur vi i r. The Longview office of the commission placed a total of 640 workers on jobs during the month of May. Continuing increases are foreseen right thropgb the summer months. Oil Allowable Same As June launch. The Titan 3-C, a triple was seen parachuting but the other apparently went down with his plane.

The Communist fighter planes exploded in the air and crashed in flames only 40 miles south of Hanoi, the North Vietnamese capital. A U.S. military spokesman said the two F4B Phantom jets intercepted a flight of four MIG-17's at 10:26 a.m. heading pronged booster designed to be come the military work horse of the future, originally had ,11 1 mT been' scheduled for a nationally- televised launch at 10 a.m. EST AUSTIN (UPIH The Texas Railroad Commission Thursday Flood Hits Suburbs (11 a.m.

EDT). But first there Raging Denver, held the state's -oil- allowable was a hold early today to com steady by continuing the pres plete work delayed by weather toward other Navy planes on a bombing raid against the Yen Phu army barracks 115 miles south of Hanoi. The American airmen fired heat seeking Sidewinder and radar-directed Sparrow missiles Wednesday night, and then came the trouble with the third stage. DENVER (UPI) Fed by tor ent, production schedule at 28.1 per cent of potential production. The commission last month had hiked the daily oil allowable from 27.1 fb 28.1 per cent nado spawning storms, the the highest point planned for the steel.

In accordance with their tradition, they mounted a Christmas tree at this point. (STAFF PHOTO BY RAY DAVIS.) CHRISTMAS IN JUNE-High iron workers who have been erecting the structural steel for the seven-story portion of Jos. Schlitz Brewing Company in Longview have reached South Platte River today at the interceptors, hitting the smashed through low-lying second and third planes in the despite surpluses of crude in A spokesman said the trouble was in the pressurization system of the steering mechanism in the rocket's "upper stage. It was necessary to roll the gantry, which had been removed, back into place alongside the rocket to effect water from melting snow in the peaks, As the South Platte boomed into Denver on its north-south course, a 20 foot flood crest built and spread a mile and a half wide as it flowed. -The Denver suburb of Little-(See FLOODS, Page 2-A) loose trail formation.

parts of the state. areas of Denver and its suburbs with a. 20-foot flood crest that caused millions of dollars The first MIG caught fire and The July allowable at 28.1 per cent sets the daily produc disintegrated in the air. The sec in damages. Thousands fled their homes.

ond was hit in a head-on pass and exploded. Schepps Honored As Humanitarian DALLAS The first B'nai I eration and the Dallas Home for Clear To Partly Cloudy Predicted Clear to partly cloudy ikies and warm temperatures forecast for the Longview area of "East Texas through Friday h-th U. S. Officials said casualties were amazingly low. was tion for Texas crude at barrels.

This represents a slight drop from the June allowable because July as one more calendar day. -The commisioR estimated Johnson Honors Space rith Wimanitarianism Award the Jewish Aged. He helped e- killed during a thunderstorm and the body of an apparent Jieart attack victim was found floating in a street. Five' persons were known injured. Power blackouts forced hospitals to resort to emergency gen evar given in the Southwest wasi toblishtho B'nai B'rith il Lt t.

No mentis was made of rain that the July allowable would result in actual production of 2,530,976 barrels of crwt jWI Twins won Wednesday by Dallas bust-1 uunuyjtm iiforwigh In Washington Dallas Jewish comunity center nest Un aud civic leader Julius Friday, temperature reading daily in Texas after allovIi erators for brief periods. Radio rtntmna ii'Onl nft iho air tO1C. for Underrtdflction fac WASHINGTON (UPI) Presi was not time for an arms tors. a space agency medal on Charles W. Mathews, manager apers helped, each other pub- dent Johnson today awarded race or a moon race.

Of the 13 major oil firms "exceptional service" medals 800 of the 900 traffic lights in downtown Denver He called again for interna nominating for purchase at to to Gemini astronauts James A. are expected to range from an early morning low of 70 degrees to an afternoon high of degrees. Wednesday's high temperature was 86 degrees at i p.m. The Thursday morning low was 70 degrees at a.m. and the noon reading 81 degrees.

The wind was from the north tional cooperation in space as were outcausing massive traf-J McDivitt and Edward H. White is named honor, 1 Schepps is also active in the Dalas Citizens Council, the United Fund, the Dallas Action Committee, the State Fair of Texas, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce.the Dallas County Comrhiinity Chest Trust Fund, the Caruth Rehabilitation Center, the Variety Club of Texas, the Children's Bureau's Hope Cottage, the Salesmanship Club and the Cotton Bowl Council. fic lams foKoffice-bound work of the Gemini program for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and expressed "deep personal gratitude and admiration" to NASA Administrator James E. Webb for his leadership. days hearing, two wanted the production held to -25 per cent, two at 26 six wanted it set at 27, two wanted 28 and one nom for their trail blazing, 62-orbit mission.

The President also presented Schepps, The award was presented Tuesday night at the Jewish service organization's District 7 convention at the Sheraton-Dai-las Hotel. "Julius Schepps' personal example ought to be a national example," said Sen. Gale Mc-Gee, who presented the award. "As he has done nothing for the purpose of garnering praise, so we shouldn't undertake any action nationally or internationally solely for that inated 30(per cent. ers.

Palmer Lake and Castle Rock, communities between Denver and otor ado-Springs 60 miles south, were raked Wednesday by tornadoes. The Air Force Academy at east at eight miles an hour and barometric pressure was rising from a 30.15 reading. New Episcopal Bishop Coming he first did in 1958 when then President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent him to the United Nations to present U. S.

proposals on space. "Men who have worked together to reach the stars are not likely to descend into the depths of war," Johnson said. Johnson greeted McDivitt and White, their parents, their wives and children in the rose garden of the White House. He greeted the astronauts as "Dr. McDivitt and Dr.

White" in reference to honorary doctrates Unique And Clever, Too! "Your successful mission has raised hopes that the day may be nearer when all 'the world cari enjoy closer cooperation in using space for the peaceful interests of mankind, Johnson said. Referring to White's 20-minute "walk in space" outside Talks Will Try To Stop Shooting Colorado Springs bussed 240 persons from Castle Rock to safety in Colorado Springs. Twisters, straight winds of near hurricane force and lashing rain and hail swept an area of 200 miles on the east-em face of the Rockies. The downpours added to the Mayor Erik Jonson joined in the praise for Mr. Schepps for the wide range of his civic work.

Mr. Schepps was named an the Gemini-4 capsule on June 3, Johnson said the United States outstanding citizen of Dallas in The Right Reverend J. Milton Richardson, new bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Texas, will be in Longview on Friday morning to attend the regular monthly meeting of the Good Shepherd Hospital Board. This will be Bishop Richardson's first 1927 by the Junior Chamber of SANTO DOMINGO (UPI) Unique and clever that would be a good description of the Holsum advertisement appearing on page 8-D of this issue. Members of the various departments of The News and Journal said it is one of the most outstanding ads, from the standpoint of originality and design, ever placed in this newspaper.

felt the time had come "for men of all nations to take together a walk in peact in space." Commerce. Again, in 1953 he given them by the University of Michigan. Inter American mediators scheduled new talks with rebel was presented the Linz Award "You are the peace makers," mm for his outstanding citizenship. Johnson said the perform Mann read from a pamphlet published by the movement urging Dominicans to take up arms and "con olidate the victory" against "imperialists" and the inter-American force. The tone and language of the pamphlet, he said, left no doubt (See TALKS, Page he told them.

"Peace is your mission." ance of White and McDivitt He is a director and past pres ident of the Jewish Welfare Fed- "Clearly indicates that the U.S.A. has closed the gap in The citations accompanying manned spact flight" with the State In Transition soviet Union. But he said this the medals- noted "outstanding contributions" by White, McDivitt and Mathews and singled out White for his performance as "the first man to engage in self-propelled extra vehicular Newsmen See How 'Stars' visit to the East Texas area since his installation and consecration last February. On Saturday Bishop Richardson will be at St. John's Episcopal Carthage for the ordination into the priesthood of the Rev.

Michael C. Macey. He will be in Palestine Sunday. On Monday Bishop Richardson will hold the ordination service into the priesthood-of the Rev. Brice G.

Cox at St. Mark'i Episcopa Church, Gladewater. Bishop Richardson has served on the National Council of the Episcopal Church and has rep By DOROTHY FISHER LONGVIEW is making headlines in many ways and the latest is an Associated Press story that, although it originated in Longview, was filed front St. Can Shoot From Alabama activity." After the Rose Garden ceremony a parade along Pennsylvania Avenue to Capitol Hill was planned. McDivitt and White leaders today in an effort to halt renewed fighting blamed by American officials on Dominican Communists.

An estimated 70 persons were killed and 200 wounded in clashes Tuesday and Wednesday between the rebels and troops of the inter American peacekeeping force. Two of the dead were U.S. paratroops. Force 'troops additionally captured 280 prisoners who, according to an American spokesman, are to be freed "as soon as they learn how to behave themselves." The blunt charge that Dominican Communists were responsible for the new outbreak of fighting was made in Washington Wednesday by Thomas C. Mann, assistant secretary of state.

Mann told the Organization of American States (OAS) that the Communist 14th of June party was responsible for the renewed fighting. I were invited to lunch with Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey Area Civil Defense Directors Coming-" Civil defense directors from throughout Northeast Texas will converge on Longview Friday for a two hour workshop on the filing of reports. Chief of Police Roy Stone said Thursday. The meeting will be at Greggton Community Center building and was called by G.

O. Layne, Austin, state director of the Office of Defense and Disaster Relief. Community directors of CD Louis, where the U.S. Open Golf Tournament gets under way Friday The story tels about three Longview men, Jackie Cuptt, Roy Pace and Bob Croetz, who will be playing id the tournament and they all By DICK SANDS Staff Writer (Fourth of a series) Many years ago, a composer wrote a song entitled "Stars Fell on Alabama." Today, the reverse is true. This nation, the North as well as the South, is looking to Alabama for the rocket with and a congressional reception was arranged by Speaker John W.

McCormack. The honors in the nation's resented his diocese as a deputy to five triennial general conventions of the pi a 1 Church. He is a trustee of the Episcopal Radio TV Founda last week witnessed a static firing of the Saturar rocket. Huntsvilie also is the 1 a where some of the out of state newsmen made a concerted effort to bait Governor George C. Wallace during a press conference, but succeeded only in making themselves ridiculous.

THE VISITING newsmen arrived on schedule at Huntsvilie after having to by-pass a scheduled tour of Decatur, That was necessitated when Bus No 3 sprung a leak in the radiator (See ALABAMA, Page 2-A) agree that the course is a rough one. capital capped a week of cele brations for the pair since they which America hopes to returned from their four-day 62- orbit space flight 10 days tion, a trustee of the Church Pension Fund, and of the Insti men on the moon by 1969. The Dlace is Huntsville. in White was feted Wednesday from an area bounded by Tex- in San Antonio, his home town. Lake Cherokee is drawing residents to its shores from many places, and among the latest to move to the lake are Mr.

a Mrs. Bill Blllinger who come (See TODAY, Page 2-A) arkana, Lufkin, Marshall and tute of Religion. While resident in the Dioese of Atlanta, he served as chair-(See BISHOP, Page 2-A) while McDivitt received a hero'i welcome in Jackson, northeast Alabama, site of the almost inaccessible Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Space Center, where touring newsmen Greenville are expected to BISHOP J. M. RICHARDSON Mich.

ToOpmToday 'DayCarnp CountyPeacfi in the high school auditorium starting at 7:30 p.m. Seventeen pretty girls in Camp County are candidate! for the Peach Queen crown. The girls and their sponsors axe: Mary Margaret Taylor, Forbing's Fruit Farm; Pam Thedford, Dr. R. L.

Johnson's Fruit Farm, Pittsburg Rodeo Association; Linda Keeling, Howard Orchards Elizabeth Holman, Twentieth Century Study Club; Pam Richardson, Billy Johns' Fruit Farm: Candy Carpenter, Dren-nan Fruit Farm; Brenda Duncan, Camp County Chamber of Commerce; Ann DavisRotary Club; Janie Johns, Gift Fab $25 00; second prize $1500; third prize $10.00 and fourth prize $5.00. Chamber of Commerce manager Roy Roundtree said that 21 Northeast Texas fruit growers have been Jnvited to enter the peach contest Saturday afternoon. "I'm not sure how many will enter," henoted, Starting at p.m. Saturday auction of award winning peaches will be held. Skydiver Tommy Johns will ters is president of the club.

The Camp County Chamber of Commerce Peach Festival Committee will hold its annual news media dinner tonight starting at 6 p.m. at the Town House Restaurant. W. L. Rhumes and Jimmy Drennan are co-chairman of the Peach Pageant chairman Mrs.

Billy Pilgrim announced that a Queen's Tea will be held Saturday at the Community Center at Jp.m. Friday's program includes a junierTMvision peach food contest, at the Community- Center gories include: 1. peach preserves; 2. peach Jellies; 3. peach jams and marmalades; and 4.

peach plate pies. The awards in the peach food contest first prize a 15-inch silver tray; second prize a 12-inch silver' tray; third prize is a silver bon bon dish. Awards for the Junior Division peach food contest are on display: at Neal Ray's Jewtery. The Senior- Division peach food contest will start Friday at 1 The categories are the same as the Junior Division. However, the awards are different' They Include: first prize, By VAN THOMAS Staff Writer PITTSBURG The'third annual Camp County Peach Festival will (tart a three-day reign today in, this colorful East Tex-g county.

Several thousand persons are expected to tour the county during the festival and go home with several hundred baskets 0 Camp County peaches purchased Texas' finest fruit 'farms. Kicking off the giant, peach festival is the annual Peach Queen Pageant tonight, sponsored by the Progressive-JStudy Club. Tb contest wiJLba staged, Judy a rt I attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Wayne Partridge, 1964 Peach Queen. Mr, Fuzz will be selected tonight and will be crowned at the pageant.

The selection will be by popular vote. Ballot boxes -'ar'" at Taylor's Rexall Drug Store, Lockett's Walgreen Drug Store, The Dairy Hart and the Dairy Queen. Mrs. Billy Pilgrim is pageant chairman and Mrs. Hoyd Branch is The Pittsburg Progressive Study tHub for the third straight year is sponsoring the Peach Pageant Mrs.

Johnny McWat- ric Shop; and Marie Peek, LJ Phyllis Brown, Pat Johns' Fruit Farm; Wanda Partridge, Rosebud Garden Club; Gretta Gibson, Odia Griffin Fruit Farm; Teresa Paris, Bay Ransom Fruit Jennifer land inside the City Ray Morris Fruit Farm. Tyler attorney Merrell Fraz-ler Jr. will be master of eere-monies tonight at the peach pageant. The 1965 Peach Queen will be official crowned by petite Julian, Business Professional around 5:30 p.m. and then at 7 p.m.

Stamps Trio and Jo (See FESTIVAL, ViitlA) Women's Club; Glenda Jteynolds Kiwanis Club; Martha starting al io JumTb cate-( r-.