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Weather: Friday night and Saturday: cloudy, warm, humid. L. The Palladium-Item Receives Associated Press and International Newi Service Leased Wire Report AXD SUN-TELEGKAM Richmond, Friday, June 21, 1957 Vol. 127, No. 143 Palladium Established 1831.

Consolidated ith Sun-Telegram 1907 and with Item 193. Eighteen Pages City Edition Single Copy 5 Cents I. HE TEM LnJlUJirU 4 I Benny Hoopers Parents Surprised At $1,500 Bill From Physician Supreme Court In Closed Parley On Girard Case 6 Children In One Family Are Victims 200 Homes Destroyed As Lethal Cloud Smashes Through 100 Blocks Of Town FARGO, N. Dak. UP) A giant tornado, striking from a lethal cloud tower more than 10 miles high, smashed 100 blocks of a Fargo residential area Thursday night, bringing death to at least nine persons six of them the children of one family.

At least 85 more were injured, some critically. The massive, black funnel lashed a swath devastation 20 blocks long and five wide. The dead included all six children of the Gerald Munson family. They ranged in age from one to 12. The mother was hospital-.

I into- the air and slammed to the AP Wirephoto Jeahette Munson, five years old, one of six- children in one family killed by tornado Thursday at Fargo, N. is carried from the wreckage. v. i vx x. v'-x: Xx: xxxx' X' xXxX xxx Says Regimentation Of Unions Could Lead To "Police State" -P Wirephoto Dr.

Joseph H. Kris is shown with his smiling patient, Benny Hooper, in Bayview hospital when the six-year-old boy was recuperating following his rescue from a well shaft five weeks ago. view Hospital, said, "There's no question of any bill from us." Stiriz said he felt the doctor's bill was justified. "Just because don't want to get paid doesn't mean, the doctor shouldn't," he said. He also said he, didn't think the Hoopers were ''very appreciative." The construction head said Woodson arrived on the scene late in the rescue operation and disobeyed orders by entering the shaft to get the boy.

He said other volunteers more familiar with the situation had been selected to go in. Woodson could have imperiled, the 'whole operation, he charged. No 'immediate comment' from Woodson was In addition to the medical bill, the Hoopers say they have other financial woes too. Mrs. Hooper said these included: Their newly-sodded lawn and garden were wrecked by the crowds and equipment on the rescue scene; their insurance rates have- been raised because so many sightseers come around; and they haven't yet recovered, financially from the loss of wages in the aftermath of the ordeal.

i fewT been some scandals in the handling of welfare funds. But he said there are laws to deal with dis and that dishonesty isn't confined to a few individuals in the" labor movement. "I'm deeply concerned," said the shaggy-browed boss of the miners union, ''about the encroach ment of the state into the field of the voluntary associations of citizens. I do not believe that, the regiment these as sociations, either in whole or in part, without of necessity expand ing its powers to the point where it will become a police state in truth and in fact. Must Be Free "The labor unions must be left free." Various other labor officials including AFL-CIO President George Meany, have endorsed legislation to require disclosure of welfare fund operations.

Without naming anyone, Lewis told the subcommittee: si "I'm completely impatient with the attitude of leaders of Ameri can labor at this time who are asking the Congress 'Please hurry up and enact a statute that will compel our leaders to be honest and stop thieving from our mem They are saying, Lewis went on, that they want funds managed by employers regulated, too, but if the Congress won't do that, "regulate us anyway but do it quick. It must be stopped and it must be made impossible for us to rob our own members. That is the current concept, Lewis said, and it is difficult to under stand. He said he didn't think un ion members would put up with it long or that the Congress will "yield to this hypocritical plea.f Tyson said U.S. Steel feels "there is no evidence of any need of public supervision of welfare funds," although a minority may require some scrutiny.

Board Favors Parking Lot nsion The Board of Works Friday approved, plans for purchase of three properties. two on North Fifth street and one on Fort Wayne ave nue. to expand the North Fifth street city-owned parking lot. The Fort Wayne avenue proper ty, on which the city previously held an option, but did not exercise it, is owned by Ben Maag. The property just south of the present lot is owned by Mrs.

Daisy Judy, Milton, while Joe Mercurio owns the third property. City officials reported they now have options on all of the property, which averages 170 feet east and west and 82' i feet north and south. TTie board action calls for appro priation of $37,600 for purchase of the three properties, removal of three residential properties and outbuildings and grading and paving of the ground. The opening of the lot will pro vide 36 additional parking spaces, which will be metered. The present lot is not metered and is used for the parking of official cars.

Funds for the purchase will come from the off-street parking fund, maintained from parking meter col lections. Expa By Edward Nickerson MANORVILLE, N.Y. Five weeks ago the Benny Hooper story was one of unity and heroism neighbors joining in tireless labor to free a small child from an earthen prison. Today it was a tale, of division, dissension and worry. The parents of 7-year-old Benny told newspapermen Thursday they were "stunned" to receive a bill for $1,500 "from Dr.

Joseph Kris, the physician who attended their son while he was trapped in a well for nearly 24 hours May IS and 17. The man who supervised rescue operations, Mike Stiriz, said there is bitterness over the heroic role assigned to Sam Woodson, an employe of his construction firm who brought the boy out of the well. Stiriz said other men actually did more but were overlooked. Rumors have circulated in this rural community on eastern Long Island that the Hoopers have profiteered from the sensational rescue of their son, and that all the publicity has made them snooty. Say Rumors Untrue The Hoopers say the rumors are untrue, they aren't snooty, they haven't received much money, and mainly they're just worried because the near-tragedy caused them financial trouble.

"We haven't got the money, that's what's worrying us," said the father, Benjamin K. Hooper, in commenting on the doctor's bill. He takes home $62 a week as a highway work foreman. His wife makes an after-taxes $43 a week as a telephone operator, but has taken a month off to take care of Benny and rest up after her ordeal. The Hoopers said they received thousands of letters from well-wishers, but a cash total of less than $400 in the letters." Benny received $1,000 each for two television appearances.

The Hoopers gave one check to the Manorville Fire Which played a big part in the rescue, and put the other in a trust fund for Benny's education. "We're going over to see Dr. Kris. He must have been misled somewhere along the line that we received a lot of, money," Hooper said. Grateful To Doctor He emphasized that he was grateful for the doctor's efforts, but said he can just about make ends meet now.

Dr. Kris, an anesthesiologist, maintained constant and apparent ly tireless watch over the 24-foot hole in which Benny was trapped, and supervised the successful efforts to keep the child supplied with oxygen. He attended Benny Medical Group Disagrees With Bill For Hoopers CHICAGO lift The American! Medical Assn. trustees chairman said today "We strongly1 disagree with the action" of the doctor who sent a $1,500 bill to the parents of Benny Hooper Jr. The association feels "that not one doctor in a thousand weuld have charged a fee," said Dr.

Edwin S. Hamilton of Kankakee, 111., head of the association's board cf trustees. Dr. Hamilton issued this statement from the association's headquarters in Chicago: "The AMA feels that physician in the Hooper case was rendering a public service and acting in the noblest tradition of medicine when he stood by while the boy's life hung in the balance. It is impossible to evaluate such service.

The AMA feels, however, that one doctor in a thousand would have charged a fee. We strongly disagree with the action of the doctor in this case." Dr. Joseph H. Kris, who submitted the bill said Dr. Hamilton "is talking out of turn.

He hasn't got all the information available yet. He's he gets all the facts." Dr. Kris added: i "Let him call me and we'll talk it over. I think he was very wrong in making such a state- ment before he gets all the Auto Union's i Political Activities Goldwater's Target Arizona senator lining up for, battle against Reuther on that score, columnist Riesel writes In His Articlt On The-Editorial Page "Cross Appeal" Is Filed By Soldier's Attorneys WASHINGTON UP) The Su-preme Court studies today the knotty legal question of whether GI William S. Girard should be tried by a Japanese civil court on a manslaughter charge.

Eight of the court's nine justices planned to be on hand for a closed conference on a Justice Department plea" for a quick reversal of a decision that Girard may be tried only by a U.S. military court. The ninth justice, William O. Douglas, left Washington before the lower couit decision was handed down last Tuesday. U.S.

Dist. Judge Joseph C. Mc-Garraghy ruled that Girard, a specialist third class from Ottawa, 111., must not be tried by a Japanese court in the firing range death of a Japanese woman. Mc-Garraghy held that Girard was on duty at the time of the shooting and that the soldier's constitutional rights would be violated if he were handed over to Japan for trial. Appeal Filed A "cross appeal" was filed today by Girard's attorneys contending that McGarraghy's decision did.

not go far enough, and that the judge should have grant ed a writ of habeas corpus so Girard may be returned to the United States. Court a in doubt announcements of any conclusions reached by the eight justices will be made before next Monday's regular session of court. The court had planned to quit for the summer after next Mon day. If the justices in favor of hearing arguments by govern' ment attorneys and by counsel for Girard, a special court session may be ordered, and a filial de cision may not come until early July. It will be up to Douglas to decide whether to return to the bench tor any special session.

Six justices constitute a quorum tc hear appeals. In the Justice Department ap peal filed Thursday, the government asked permission to bypass tfte U.S. Court of Appeals here, where the Girard case-was docketed by the government last Tues day. A final decision on the issue is needed, the depart ment said. Special Meeting Of County Council Called Monday County council Monday will consider requests totaling $34,125 in appropriations.

The special of the seven-member group is set for 10 a. m. Among the appropriations is one for $12,000 for options on property at the site of the proposed new half million dollar Wayne county jail. The county commissioners previously have 1 expressed the view that the $12,000 will cover options on nine properties located on the proposed jail site located between South Second- and Third streets, from South A street north to the first alley. This $12,000 would come from the general fund.

Another appropriation would from $24,500 for road tools for the county highway department. This would include a road maintainer and tractor, costing $9,500 and three dump trucks costing $15,000. Other appropriations include circuit court telephone, $375; county health officer, contagious disease fund, $250; county recorder, microfilm $500; -cumulative bridge fund. South Street bridge in Hagerstown. $15,000 and Smith-Esteb hospital disposal plant, $1,500.

3 Cars Damaged In Collision Here Three cars were damaged when Mary Edith Benjamin, 45 years old, 210 South Second street, lost control of the auto', she was driving after making a right turn off street onto South Fifth street Thursday evening, according to city police. The Benjamin car hit a parked auto belonging to Julius Schoder, 506 South Fifth street, and drove Schoder's car into another parked car owned by Albert W. Sheppard, 70 yeara old, 504 South Fifth street. Both cars were parked on the west side of Fifth street, ized for shock. The ninth victim died early this morning.

She was Lois Ann, 2, second youngest Munson daughter. The other dead were three adults two men and a woman. At least three persons, two of them children, were listed as missing. Two of the adult dead were identified as Don Titgen, 26, and Mrs Max Kankelwitz, about E6. The other man was tentatively identified as Mrs.

Kankelwitz' husband, also about 56. Mutilation made identification difficult. Titgen'a wife and two adopted children, about 8 and 9 years old were listed as missing. Search For Victims National Guard troops ordered into Fargo by Gov. John Davis, police and volunteers searched the devastated jareaat daylight for possible victims.

More than 200 homes were leveled or heavily damaged" by the deadly blow. Many others bore scars of the huge twister. -The tornado did not come with out' warning. Hundreds of resi dents saw the twister approaching over the prairie and fled the city. Radio stations had broadcast tor nado warnings.

'i The tornado hit first about; ft mile west of 29th Street North. It then cut path between 7th and 10th avenues to about 24th street, suddenly veering north and east to smash the territory be tween 12th and 15th avenues, to 13th street and then lifted to blow itself out across the Red-River in northeast Moorhead. Mayor Hershel Lashkowitz said early today that damage would be "many millions of dollars." In 1 addition to the homes de stroyed or many cars and trucks were smashed, tossed Ohio Housewife Faces Charge Of Forging 7 Checks Credit was given Friday to a local sales clerk for the arrest of a 37-year-old Springfield housewife, who passed seven forged checks in local stores last week. The woman was returned here Thursday night and is being held in the Women's jail, pending her arraignment set for early next week. Mrs.

Juanita Foreman has admitted to local detectives she passed the checks and much of the merchandise she bought with them, totaling about $150, has been returned to local stores. Detective Captain Don Thomas Friday said a clerk at Kroger grocery, East Main street, cashed a check for the woman last week and "on a hunch" decided to jot down her license number. It was because of this the woman was arrested Thursday at her home after the check given the local grocery "bounced." A charge of uttering a forged instrument faces Mrs. Foreman in Wayne Circuit court. Warmup Sets In As Summer Opens Thermometers were on an upward climb Friday as summer officially arrived at 11:21 a.

Humidity mounted, oto, fater a two-day drop. The Friday noon temperature was 82 degrees. Highs of 77 and 81 have provided pleasant weather for the last two days. Before the warm-up started, it was a cool 56 degrees Friday at 6 a. m.

Rastbichlcr Promoted To Police Sergeant The promotion of Anthony East-bichler from patrolman to sergeant on the Richmond Police department was approved Friday by the board of works. Sergeant Rast-bichler has been on the department since 1950. He takes over the ser-geant's post previously held by Walter Stout, who has been transferred to the traffic division, replacing- its previous Eugene Juerling, who retired recently. ground. Fargo, with 40,000 residents, is the largest city in North Dakota! It is located in the flat Red Riv er Valley, noted for its rich farm crops.

The' twister wrecked immense Shanley High School and the nearby American Lutheran Churchy Watched It Form Richard Rasmusson, Associated Press staffer who lives near where the twister struck, said he and neighbors watched the black cloud forming an estimated 10 miles west of Fargo. "It looked like an elongated triangle lying on its side," Rasmus-sen said. "As it came closer, we could see the funnel begin to form. From a mile away it looked like a huge, flexible Jube waving in the air." Thus forewarned, Rasmussen, his neighbors and "many others in the area got into their cars and drove away from the. storm.

Mrs. Munson, at work away from home when she heard radio warnings of the approaching storm, called her house in time to hear the eldest, daughter say, "It's Then the phone went Olson, the police chief, said the slow pace of the tornado, plus radio warnings of its approach, prevented a possibly greater casualty toll. After lashing Fargo, the storm dumped debris in the northeast section of Moorhead. im mediately to the east across th Red River. There were no casualties nor reports of damage.

ABERDEEN, S. D. (I) One woman was reported killed when a tornado struck about 18 miles south of Aberdeen Thursday night. The state police radio- said the woman, unidentified, died when a trailer house tipped, over on her S. D.

She apparently had stepped outside just as the storm struck about 10 p.m. The only other report of damage was that a roof had been blown off a barn and a granary blown over. Strike Grows BLOOMLNGTON, Ind. W1-MU1 Workers refused to cross. Quarry Worker picket lines Thursday at eight limestone plants in Lawrence and Monroe counties.

Production Quarry Workers have been on strike five weeks in a contract disagreement. Weather (By Associated Press From V. S. Weather Bureau) East-Central Indiana Partly cloudy, warm and humid tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 65.

Ohio Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered thun-dershowers north Saturday and possibly northwest late tonight. Continued warm and humid Saturday. Low tonight in 60's. Richmond Temperatures Thursday, 61; Friday, 6 56; noon, 82. Lots And Lots Of Calls From This Classified Ad Household Goods 69 2 BABT CRIBS COMPLETE, Jood condition; 2 high chairs, ehrom and red leather with detachable tray, excellent condition; hobbyhorse, practically new.

Call 134 S. lUl after p. m. Phon 2-1280. The above classified ad was scheduled for four days.

During the 4-day period Eloise Miller. 134 South 14th St; said, "I had lots and lots of calls and sold the articles. And when you want to dispose of something you no longer need Phone 2-4221 for a classified ad writer. Classified Want Ads Accepted Until 12 Noon Saturday lox Sunday's Paper at nearby Bayview Hospital after the rescue. He said his colleagues had told him he would be foolish not to submit a bill.

"The time I put in was eight full days and close to 100 hours," he said. "My time is worth $30 an hour. I think the bill is a fair amount to charge." He called the bill "about one half of the amount to which; I am entitled." "I don't practice medicine for money," the gray-haired specialist said. "I practice because I love medicine. they "have the money they should pay their honest bill.

"A man from Brooklyn telephoned me and offered to send a check and settle the bill. I said no. It's not a question of money, its a question of principle." If the felt the bill was too high, he said, "they should have gone to the grievance board of the county medical- society. What they did instead was; go to the newspapers." Kris said he did not volunteer his services, but was called in by police. Dr.

Frank Calabro, head of Bay- Boy, Nearly After Truck Injuries proved fatal Thursday; evening tox Gerald (Jerry) Leers-sen, 22 months old, swho crawled under a truck while playing near his home at the Trade Winds trailer court, about two miles west of Richmond on U. He- is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Leerssen. The boy died four and a half hours after the accident in Reid Memorial hospital.

Deputy Sheriff D. McCann said no one actually saw what happened, but his investigation showed evidence that the boy crawled under a milk truck and was run over wnen the truck moved on to the next stop. McCann reported that neighbors had seen the boy in the yard when the truck pulled to a stop at one of the trailer homes. Marks on the drive show the truck moved 11 feet from, where the boy was found to the next stop of the truck to make a milk delivery. The deputy sheriff said the driver of the truck, Richard Null, 30.

of 627 North West street, told him he did not know until he wuiu naa seen Another child told him he had run over the Leerssen boy. It is believed the right rear wheel of the milk truck ran over the boy's body after the child crawled under the truck while Null was making a delivery and had started out on the other side. McCann said. The boy suffered internal injuries. When Null re- I WASHINGTON (J With a hefty sideswipe at fellow union leaders John L.

Lewis told the Congress today federal regimentation of unions could lead to "a police state." Lewis, president of the independent United Mine Workers, and Robert C. Tyson, chairman of United States Steel Corp. 's finance committee, spoke out before a Senate Labor subcommittee against legislation to require reports and disclosure of financial operations by employe health welfare, pension and insurance funds. Lewis conceded there have Reject Pay Increase For Postal Workers WASHINGTON (J) The Eisenhower administration rejected today proposals by Congress members for another pay raise for post office employes. Asst.

Budget Director Robert Merriam said a postal payroll increase would be inflationary and likely to lead to other government pay, raises costing billions of dollars. Testifying before a House Post Office and Civil Service subcommittee, Merriam aid concluded that considerations of over-all federal fiscal are compelling, and that they outweigh the understandable desire of thousands of loyal and competent federal employes for a pay raise." Various pay raise bills are pending, in the House. The Post Office Department estimates they would add as much as a billion dollars a year to federal payroll costs. Merriam testified that the "direct and indirect effects of a general salary, increase at this time are indeed He recalled that President Eisenhower in his January budget message urged business to avoid unnecessary price increases, and urged, labor and management to hold down wage increases. Merriam said federal expenditures currently are rising under the pressure in increasing costs, with" the economy and national output at all-time highs.

"In this period of intensive competition for economic resources," he "clearly the government should not add to these inflationary pressures beyond making adequate provision for national security and for essential civilian services." Local Man Denies Drunken Driving 1 Following Crash Thomas Allen Noe, 32 years old, 615 South. Eleventh street, pleaded innocent in City court Friday to charges of drunken driving, public intoxication and reckless driving. He was involved in an accident Thursday night on the Liberty pike. Trial was set for July 15. Deputy Sheriff Dale Defibaugh reported Noe ran into the rear of a vehicle driven by Madge F.

Hoff, Liberty pike. A man riding with Noe. Ewel-dean York, 30, 928 North West street, was booked on a charge of public intoxication. He was fined $10 and assessed $13 court costs. 2, Dies Mishap Gerald Leerssen the vicinity and were questioned by the Mrs.

Leerssen said she had left her son in a play pen and did not know when he got out of it. The tragedy raised to six the number of persons killed in Wayne county this year in traffic mishaps. The last previous fatality occurred May 27, east of Hagers-town on Ind. -38 where a car hit a bridge killing a Centerville youth. Survivors, besides the parents, include two sisters, Deborah and Sherry; his grandparents, Mrs.

Lydia Leerssen of Rockford, I Mixxxfii turned from the delivery he said M- Alice Wilson of Cambridge he did not see the child any where i City, and C. a Collins of Coving-around the truck. ton, Ky. Null, wh is employed by Wayne Funeral services for Gerald Dairy Products, was not held. Leerssen will be at 2 p.

m. Sunday Driving Lauded at Jones and Placke funeral home, McCann said the child's mother where friends may call after 2 :30 described Null as one of the most p. m. Saturday. Rev.

C. M. Hol-carcful drivers making deliveries lensen, pastor of St. John Lutheran at the trailer court. This was i church, will officiate.

Burial will confirmed by persons who live in be in Goshen cemetery..