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till mtttmmt Local Weather Sunny and warm today, fair and warm tonight. High today in mid-80s, low tonight in upper 50s. (Other data on page 2) THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF SOUTH CAROLINA 91ST YEAR-No. 113 METRO POPULATION 255.805 GREENVILLE, S. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 23, 1965 48 PAGES PHONE 531-1511 PRICE 10c SUNDAY 20c Receives Appointment anr Mai AlMi Today's Thought Good name, in man or woman, is the immediate jewel of their souls.

William Shakespeare lPrvnr HcN i 1 -fT7 VUlvU Jo beoate rFt jja. I Kb State Budget Bill Approved Cigarette, Liquor Tax Hike Beaten Continued S. C. Progress Is Urged By New Governor COLUMBIA (AP) South Carolina's new governor, Robert E. McNair, began his administration Thursday with a call for continued economic, educational and South Carolina Senate beat down a proposed increase Thursday and approved a record state budget bill total appointment of his pre COLUMBIA (AP) The in liquor and cigarette taxes ing $253.9 million.

The tax increases on whisky and cigarettes would have hiked a salary increase for teachers to 9 per cent and boosted the pay raise for state employes to 5 per cent. But defeat of the tax-raising measures cut the rug out from under the effort. Both the House and the Senate have now agreed on a 5 per cent raise for teachers and a 3 per cent raise for state employes. The Senate bill is about $2.9 million above the House-passed measure. This is considered an extremely close margin and a quick compromise is virtually dssurcd RETURNS TO HOUSE The Senate, in its longest session of the 1965 term, gave the budget bill final approval at 6:30 p.m.

The bill now goes back to the House for acceptance or rejection of the Senate amendments. "There's been less knife-1 London Times COLUMBIA Donald Russell receives his appointment as U. (right), who resigned Thursday as governor of South Carolina, S. senator from new Gov. Robert E.

McNair, who succeeded from the lieutenant governorship. (AP Wirephoto) Noon Ceremonies Russell Becomes U.S.SenatorToday BANDY Greenvin News Bureau 112 Third St. S.E. By LEE WASHINGTON Former be sworn in Friday noon as South Carolina's newest U. S.

senator. Immediately following the ceremonies, he will be honored at a luncheon sponsored by the state's senior Newspaper Says U. S. On Brink Of Korean-Type War LONDON (UPI) The said Thursday the United States "is obviously on the brink of a Korean-type war In South Viet Nam." social progress and with the decessor to the u. s.

senate McNair signed the official pa pers appointing Donald S. Rus sell to the Senate about an hour and 20 minutes after being sworn in as governor before a joint session of the General Assembly. Russell resigned as governor to accept appointment to the Senate seat left vacant by the death Sunday of Sen. Olin D. Johnston, Russell flew to Washington Thursday and is to be sworn in as South Carolina's junior and only Democratic senator Friday.

The state's other senator is Republican J. Strom Thurmond, who switched parties last Sep tember. SPEECH BRIEF In his brief Inaugural speech, McNair pledged "every fiber of my being and every talent at my command to the end that South Carolina's progress and welfare of its citizens will be maintained and improved." The 41-year-old Allendale attorney said "the pace of economic and social progress that we enjoy today attests to the sound vision of our public officials both past and present at all levels of government and in all capacities." He noted that South Carolina has had "an excellent record of labor relations and race rela tions and it is essential that we strive to continue progress with stability. "As dramatic changes have occurred in the social, economic and political fabric of the nation and the state during the past decade, South Carolina has met its challenges with logic, dignity and honor." McNair said the state's progress is a tribute to "the hardworking men and women of South Carolina." The new governor listed these Pepper Thinks 'U. S.

Would Bomb China' MIAMI, Fla. (AP) Rep. Claude Pepper, said Thursday it is his opinion that the United States will bomb Red China, "as we are now bombing North Viet Nam," if Red China sends troops into the fighting in Viet Nam. The United States would have no choice, if it is to stop Communist aggression, but to retaliate swiftly against the Chinese Communist regime, he said. "If China throws ground troops into this struggle," he said, "it will not be the privileged sanctuary it was in the Korean War." Saying he was speaking only for himself "and not for the administration," Pepper said bombing of China is "inferable" U.S.

policy, based on the recent expansion of the Vietnamese conflict to include U.S. bombing raids in North Viet Nam. Pepper, a former U.S. senator, made the statements to a civic club, repeated them in a written statement and then amplified on the subject to a reporter. "There has been an obvious change in our tactics in Viet Nam," he said.

"We have adopted the tactics of inflicting military punishment on those behind these aggressive actions tin the hope that it will deter them from their aggression." 2,000 shares of stock of the Texas Gulf Sulphur after the firm had discovered a rich copper deposit near Timmins, but before the public knew about it. Klotz, a native of Berlin who came to the United States in 1937, had been a New York invest roent banker before the 1960 presidential campaign. He was associate director of the national committee of business and professional men and women for Kennedy Johnson and joined the Commerce Depart ment at the start of President State Development Board to erect "Welcome to South Carolina" signs at major entrances the state. The additional money for Whitten Village will be used to convert an old hospital building into quarters for retarded chil dren. Sen.

Rembert Dennis of Berkeley said it would cut down long waiting list by allowing the Clinton school to care for about 60 additional children. Sen. Frank Roddey of Lancaster made the three-pronged amendment aimed at providing about $4 million for teacher salaries and state employes raises. He proposed that the state tax each half pint of liquor be increased four cents from 17 cents to 21 cents. This was readily passed by the Senate 14-22 on a roll call vote.

By voice vote, the Senate then voted to hike the wholesale case tax on liquor by 50 cents to $2. However, the third part of Roddey's revenue-raising pack age called for an additional tax one cent per pack on cigarettes. Senators from tobacco-growing counties ganged up against that and it was shouted down. ALL THROWN OUT When Roddey advised there would be no pay raises for anyone unless the cigarette increase was also approved, the Senate took back its previous approval of the liquor taxes and threw out the entire package. Equally unsuccessful was an effort by Sen.

Jack Lindsay of Marlboro to give teachers an additional 2 per cent pay increase by taking the $1 million remaining in the State Reserve Fund. Sen. Morrah was unsuccessful getting a one per cent additional raise for teachers. When it appeared that the cigarette tax was about to be approved, Sen. James M.

Morris of Clarendon began what would have been a filibuster. But Sen. James P. Mozingo of Darlington suggested that another roll call would show Senate sentiment had turned against the cigarette tax. "Some of us here would rath er switch than fight," Mozingo said.

'It Makes You Believe In God' TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) -Detective Joseph Capriotti dialed, listened, then a voice said, "Hello. The phone went dead. He dialed again. The same thing happened.

It happened two more times. Suspicious, he asked the telephone company Wednesday to check the number, found it belongs to George B. Belchee, 86, of nearby Hermosa Beach. He called Hermosa Beach police. Officer Wallace Moore went to Belchee's home, found it was on fire, and carried out Belchee, an invalid, just in time.

Meanwhile, a caller phoned Capriotti, apologizing for leaving a wrong number which turned out to be Belchee's. A fortunate coincidence: "It makes you believe in God again," Capriotti said quietly. Scandal had known, as the 13 def end- ants did, about the copper dis covery. Klotz is not a defendant in the case. But he was named as having received inside information about the copper strike from one of the defendants, Kenneth H.

Drake, a field geologist for Texas Gulf Sulphur. In a statement Tuesday, Klotz said he had received word of the company's "very good immediate and future prospects" from a Miss Nancy Atkinson, who then was working at the Federal Pavilion of the New York's World's Fair. wielding in this bill than in any general appropriations bill I can recall," said Sen. Bradley Morrah of Greenville at one point in the debate. Among the House-approved expenditures which the Senate aelelea was tne $1,500 appro priation for lieutenant governor, who presides over the Senate.

Lt. Gov. Robert McNair was inaugurated governor earlier in the day. Sen. Charles Moore of Spartanburg presided during budget debate.

A firm hold-the-line attitude on the Senate floor was responsible for only $145,000 being written into the bill above the spending recommended by the Senate Finance Committee. MAJOR ADDITIONS The major additions were $75,000 for Whitten Village, State School for Retarded Children at Clinton; $35,000 to help purchase Boylston Gardens in Columbia; and $25,000 to the Influential Times of London Lighter, Full Of Gunpowder, Blasts Child, 7" VENICE, Calif, Wl- Robert Cope, 7, found a woman's purse on a vacant lot near his home. In it was a cigarette lighter. He flicked the lighter to see if it worked. The lighter, filled with gunpowder instead of lighter fluid, exploded, tearing three fingers off Robert's right hand and driving metal slivers into his eyes and stomach.

He was taken to Santa Monica Hospital, where he was reported in satisfactory condition after the mishap Wednesday. Doctors said it would be several days before they could tell If Robert's eyesight would be impaired. Police said Thursday the boy apparently stumbled across a booby-trap that had been rigged for the purse's owner. The purse contained no Identification. Ousting Of Allies In Berlin Shelved MOSCOW (AP) The Soviet Union appears to have shelved any short-term goal of ousting the Western Allies from West Berlin.

A list of slogans published in Moscow on Thursday in advance of May Day celebrations made no reference to the divided city. In past years, the Reds included the city in the list, insisting that the Western sector be "transformed into a free, demilitarized city." Wake Of In addition, the SEC said three of the defendants tipped off 10 other persons and one New York bank who bought more than 26,000 shares. The stock was purchased at prices ranging between $17 and $34 a share. The day that news of the copper strike broke, the price went to $37. lexas uuif bulphur now is trading on the New York Stock Exchange at more than $65 per share.

According to the SEC, hold ers of the stock never would have sold it so cheaply if they to a on of in i chief goals of his administration: Improvement and coordina tion of educational and training programs; a better record of highway safety; vigorous and expanding economic development programs; high returns in agriculture; and programs to meet the needs of the underprivileged. McNair assured members of the General Assembly that he will work closely with them in meeting whatever challenges confront the state. He also called upon all South Carolinians "without regard to section, race, political affiliation or station in life" to cooperate in the promotion of economic progress and social betterment. McNair was surrounded by his wife and their four children as he took the oath of office from Chief Justice Claude A. Taylor of the State Supreme Court.

Members of the General As sembly and others crowded into the chamber of the House of Representatives gave McNair standing ovations before and after his 10-minute inaugural speech. SHAKE HANDS The McNairs along with Russell and his wife shook hands with about 2,000 well wishers before going to the governor's office where McNair formally appointed Russell to the Senate. Russell, a 59-year-old lawyer and businessman from Spartan burg, wore a rather tight smile as McNair signed the papers. After signing the appointment papers, McNair said: "On this occasion, I act with complete confidence that South Carolina is sending to the U. S.

Senate a man of intellect, integrity, and ability. McNair said Russell has earned "an indisputable reputation for concern with the problems of each citizen and the hallmark of his years of service was his concern for people." After signing the Russell appointment, Gov. McNair's next official acts were the appointment of his long-time secretary, Mrs. Katherine Wolfe of Colum bia, as his administrative as sistant, and the reappointment of J. P.

(Pete) Strom as chief of the State Law Enforcement Division. McNair said appointment of other aides will be announced "after we get acclimated." A Warm, Sunny Day Forecast Yesterday's warm, sunny weather will be repeated today the U. S. Weather Bureau fore cast, with a high in the mid-80s and a low tonight in the upper 50s. Tern perature reached a high of 83 yesterday.

second highest w-, nnH thp lnw was 52. Average tern- perature was 68, four degrees SVSSY above normal for the date. The Weather Bureau also forecast warm weather tomorrow, but the report said it will be partly cloudy. John F. Kennedy's administration.

Kennedy named him assistant secretary in 1962. Klotz joined the U. S. Army in 1942 and became a naturalized U. S.

citizen in 1944. Klotz handled general administrative matters for the Commerce Department and supervised the federal pavilion at the New York World Fair. He said il was at the fair that he first heard of Texas Gulf Sulphur's "very good immediate and future prospects" and de cided to buy its stock. Gov. Donald Russell will Pair Of Sixth Graders Forge Ahead Of Class TACOMA, Wash.

Wl Two 12-year-old boys in the 6th grade at suburban Ruston Elementary School caught on fast when the class was given a lesson in check writing. The two took three sample checks, made them out for small amounts, forged the signature of the principal, Rodney Larson, and cashed them. The ambitious young penmen are in the hands of juvenile authorities. senator, returned here Thurs day to settle her husband's affairs. The Johnston staff immediately began sorting out personal and political matters and ans wering thousands of bereave ment letters and telegrams.

ANSWERS INQUIRY In answer to an inquiry, Mrs. Johnston said she was not asked to take her husband's seat, adding "I could not have ac cepted if asked because of health." She said, member of the Johnston family was consulted on my husband's successor." However, she pointed out that Russell called her "a few minutes before he made his announcement to let me know what he was going to do." Pause To Pray Dear God, save us from ourselves and save us from our sins. Let the real spirit of Christ be in our hearts and lives and let us so live that we may spiritually influence those with whom we come in contact. Amen. Viet Cong Guerrilla Band Runs SAIGON, South Viet Nam (AP) A Viet Cong band challenged a U.S.

Marine patrol Thursday in a valley outside Da Nang and set off the Leathernecks' first extended ground action of the war. The skirmish ended with the red guerrillas in full retreat. North of the border, U.S. Navy jets capped a day of almost continuous air raids by shooting up four Communist torpedo boats and two junks. Pilots said the strike was highly successful.

The Marine-Viet Cong skirmish marked the first significant battle action for the men of a brigade landed six weeks ago to reinforce defenses of the Da Nang airbase, 380 miles northeast of Saigon. SUFFERS SCALP WOUND One Marine, a radioman, suffered a scalp wound from a sniper's bullet. Two collapsed from heat prostration. The guerrilla casualties, if any, were not determined. A Viet Cong detachment of perhaps 50 men opened up with machine guns after a patrol of 41 Marines and 38 Vietnamese reached the hamlet of Binh Thai, nine miles from the base.

The Marines responded with rifles and grenades and summoned a reserve Marine company, which sped in by helicopters. Capt. Pat Collins of Grosse He, the commander of the patrol, ran to the landing field alone to guide the helicopters in. The Viet Cong pulled back in the face of a determined American advance, punctuated by the grenading of suspected Red positions. The action against the North Vietnamese craft developed near Vinh, midway between the border and Hanoi.

FLOTILLA SURPRISED Eighteen jets from the U.S. carriers Midway and Hancock-staging the ninth in the day's series of raids by American and South Vietnamese warplanes surprised the flotilla in a river estuary. They attacked with rockets and cannon fire. Briefing officers said all the patrol boats were hit and one was left in flames. They said one of the junks was hit.

It was not learned whether the second was damaged. Motor torpedo boats of Soviet design form the backbone of North Viet Nam's miniature type on American destroyers touched off the Gulf of Tonkin crisis and the first retaliatory U.S. air raid on North Viet Nam last August. All the Navy raiders returned safely, a spokesman said. You'll Find: senator, Republican Strom i Thurmond Invited are the Senate leaders, South Carolina House members, the press and several Washington dignitaries.

Some 20 persons are coming with Russell. There's also a possibility President Johnson might attend if his duties permit. Earlier, Russell will meet with the secretary of the Sen ate to present his appointment papers and sign the payroll. The Spartanburg Democrat resigned the governorship Wednesday to pave the way for appointment to the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Olin D.

Johnston. He was named to the vacancy by Gov. Robert McNair, former Lieutenant Governor. MANY SURPRISED Russell's resignation caught many by surprise here, especially those who had expected the former governor to appoint someone to hold the seat for him until the next general election in November, 1966. The course Russell took usually is considered political suicide.

Records in the Senate parliamentarian's office show that since 1933 only one of the six governors who resigned so that they could be appointed to the Senate has been able to hold onto his seat at the next election. The sole exception was A. B. Happy Chandler, who resigned as governor of Kentucky in 1939 and won the senatorial election in 1940. Last year, two former governors who in effect appointed themselves to the Senate were defeated.

They were Democrat J. Howard Edmondson of Oklahoma and Republican Edwin L. Mechem of New Mexico. SAME CRITICISMS Persons familar with Russell's thinking say that he felt he would be open to the same criticisms whether he resigned or appointed a seat warmer until the next election. At the age of 59, Russell will be returning to the nation's capital which has changed con- I .1 117 1 117 TT fwstwar years when he served in wartime agencies and the State Department.

The former governor will be faced with two big decisions upon assuming his new duties. One will Involve a committee choice and the other whether to join the Dixie forces In battling the pending Negro voting rights bill. He is expected to confer with the leadership of both the Democratic majority and the South- 'em forces about each. 1 Meanwhile. Mrs.

Gladys 1 Johnston, widow of the late In a dispatch from Washing- ton, the newspaper said: "The disposition of troops, aircraft and ships have been planned and only the final orders from the President are awaited. "It is quite possible that the President's orders or preliminary orders have already been given." The British newspaper said dispatch of American troops to Okinawa, a forward supply base for Viet Nam, has been reported and that the American garrison in South Viet Nam has been increased from about 20,000 to about 30,000 men "of which about 8,000 are Marines who do not pretend to be advisers." The Times cited reports that American Marine strength in South Viet Nam may be increased to a full division and that elements, or all, of one or more Army divisions may be sent there. "These sobering developments raise the question of why the administration appears to vacillate between war and peace," the Times said. "Part of the answer can be found in the overall strategy to be ready for both further military involvement and negotiations, but the administration has been less than honest with its Allies and the American people, "No one really knows what is happening in Viet Nam Today's Chuckle In politics, if It's against you, it's a machine. If it's for you, it's an organization.

But Klotz said he bought the stock as a result of a tip that the Gulf Sulphur stock was a good buy, and had no knowledge at that time that the rich copper deposit had been discovered. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has charg ed 13 of the company's officers, directors and employes with keeping the copper strike secret for five months during the fall of 196'J and the spring of 19G4 while they purchased and bought rights to more than shares of company stock. Klotz Quits Commerce Department In WASHINGTON (UPI) -Herbert W. Klot2 resigned as assistant U. S.

secretary of commerce Thursday in the wake of a government complaint linking him with a stock scandal involving a rich Canadian copper strike. The German-born Klotz, 48, was not charged with any wrong-doing. But Commerce Secretary John T. Connor said Klotz had submitted his resignation and it had been accepted by President Johnson. Klotz admitted earlier this week that he bought rights to Radio, TV Sports S.

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