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7 riday, Nov. 18, 1960, The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, Richmond, Ind. No Majority 20 In Castro's High Court Absent For "Traitor" Vote Cuba Rejects U. S. Note On Executions Army Criticized For Spending On Poor Performance Tank seizure last month.

The three set out from Miami and were caught after the rebel had sought to leave the country. Court insiders predicted at least half of the "judicial fugitives" would eventually sign the declaration. Anyone who refused flatly to do so could expect not only to be dismissed from the court but to be barred from the legal profession and denounced as a "traitor" himself. Despite the probable penalties, the insiders predicted a number of justices perhaps as many as 10 would -resist government pressure. Menendez's and MorelPs letters of resignation, circulated here failure" every 27 miles.

The subcommittee rejected the idea that the tank "is not a reliable or dependable vehicle." But it did find that the M-48 needed a tremendous amount of maintenance. If called for a research program to reduce this maintenance. The subcommittee made these other charges: There was a "basic and incor- rectable deficiency" in the design of the tank's cupola, where the commander sits. A "weakness in the suspension system" is being lessened but not entirely corrected by an $11 million modification program. A range finder on the tank's main gun is so complicated that most of the troops don use it.

4 Killed As Train Hits Car FREMONT. Ohio (UPI) A family of four was killed late Thursday when their car collided with a Nickel Plate Railroad freight train three miles west of nefg iwi iibuuu Gabel, 31, Fremont, his wife, Flo- Joanne, 29, and their two I daughters, Sharon, 5, and Brenda 4. Mr. and Mrs. Gabel were deaf mutes.

Thev were traveling west on Sanduskv County Route 12, the Fremont-Fostoria Road, and were believed on their way to visit rel atives. The collision occurred at a crossing which had no warning lights but did have a sign, Sher iff's deputies said. Robert Gray of Fremont, a wit- hnntina in thf rpa and I By Matthew T. Kenny HAVANA (UPI) Two thirds of the members of Premier Fidel Castro's hand-picked Supreme Court were in hiding Thursday, trying to avoid the necessity of branding two refugee fellow justices as "traitors." Only 10 of the court's 30 mem bers had signed a government-sponsored "joint declaration" de nouncing Chief Justice Emilio Menendez and Associate Justice ose Morell Romero, who sougnt asylum in embassies here Tuesday. The 20 others could not be lo cated immediately, although there was no indication any of them Louisiana Asks Kennedy Court Views BATON ROUGE, La.

(UPI) The Louisiana legislature Thurs day asked President-elect John F. Kennedy for his opinion of "judicial tyranny" imposed upon Louisiana by a federal court. 'We're not asking Senator Ken nedy for his views on segregation or integration; but his opinion of the actions of Judge J. Skelly Wright is certainly pertinent," said Rep. Risley Triche of Na- poleonville.

Specifically, the resolution asks Kennedy's views and support of egislation the congress to for bid federal judges from restrain ing a state legislature without first conducting a hearing, and to re strict the power of the Supreme court to interpretation of the U. S. Constitution in specific cases. It pointed out that the legisla ture was composed of "140,000 good Democrats' and that the state voted for Kennedy in the recent election. It directs a committee of state legislators to de liver the resolution to the presi dent-elect personally, "and wait for his immediate reply." Parking Meter Fines The following persons have been fined $1 for parking meter viola tions: Emmie Oler.

Fountain City: Evelyn Henson, 1103 West Main street; Shirley Lipscomb, 2325 Boston pike; Clifford Wooten, Hol- lansburg, Ohio; Robert N. Younts 1109 North drive; J. E. Smith 1015 South street; Donna L. Vosmeier, 237 South Sixth street Barbara McClain, 819 South Fourth street; Mike Fitzharris 404 South Thirteenth street.

Allan Rinehart, 308 North Four teenth street; Lawrence Burke 2437 North West Fourteenth street; Delia Napier, 324 Main street; William Elleman, 522 North Twenty-second street; Richard Resetar, 2916 National road west; Gary Poffenbarger, 212 South West First street; Roy Smith, Bargersville; Mrs. Howard, Dayton; Howard Sines, Shaker Heights, Ohio. B. Williamson, Union City; M. G.

Murray, Economy; C. W. Behnen, 1320 East Main street; Acme Beverage company, 515 North Sixth street; Mrs. Marvin Goldenberg, 2401 South A street; Add Clark, 504 South Thirteenth street, and Paul Menden-hall, 306 South Twenty-first street. Wednesday night, revealed the two men felt it was impossible to fulfill their judicial responsi bilities in Castro's Cuba.

"It was impossible to dispense justice when the court was told what sentences it must impose on the accused and judges and mag istrates were constantly harassed," Menendez said in the letter he submitted to President Osvaldo Dorticos. Morell said he had "frequent-" been subjected pressure and finally to "open coercion" to influence his decisions. Polaris Missile 2nd Stage Fails CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) The last test rocket in the Polaris series faltered in flight Thursday when the sec ond stage conked out seconds after ignition. The malfunction marred an at tempt to close on a successful note what otherwise has been a highly successful test program for the Al model of the submarine missile.

The Navy now will concentrate on developing the advance A2 missile with a range of 1,725 miles. The 28-foot Polaris roared off to a good start Thursday, trailing a characteristic plume of white smoke from its solid-fuel engines. The second stage ignited on sched ule, but suddenly petered out and tumbled into the Atlantic. Court News City Court George Bane, Centerville, was fined $10 and costs and given a 10-day jail term, days suspended, for public intoxication. George Denny, no address, was fined $10 and costs and given a suspended 90-day jail term.

Clifton Sheehan, Boston, on a charge of public intoxication, was fined $5 and costs. Jerry Snyder, Lynn, was fined $15 and costs on a charge of pub-he intoxication. The following persons have paid $2 fines for parking violations: Larry Evans, Westcott hotel, improper Clyde Wilson, Greensfork, improper parking; Jackie M. Cox, 335 North West street, improper parking; Roy Sampson, Anderson, parking by a 11 I XT 1 yeiiow euro; j-arry nop pes, jud-erty, improper parking; Phil Beck, 637 South Fifth street, improper parking, and Carl Tincher, 424 Round Barn road, parking in an alley. Circuit Court Harold G.

Byer, doing business as Wosteco Manufacturing company, has filed a complaint on account against Helen Cook, doing business as the Variety store, Dublin, Ind. The action seeks $671.26. was 'waiting for his wife to drive time since turn of cen-him home. turv HAVANA (AP) Cuba rejected Thursday a U.S. Embassy note protesting what the embassy called the Roman circus trial and execution of three Americans seized with an anti-Castro invasion band.

A Cuban reply warned that any future invaders "who are not left on the field of battle mixing their blood with the dust of our land will face the same revolutionary justice." The note from Carlos Olivares, acting foreign minister, was delivered to Daniel M. Brad-dock, U.S. charge d'affaires. Cuban Foreign Minister Raul Roa is currently at the united nations session in New York and U.S. Ambassador Philip Bonsai was recalled to Washington a few weeks ago.

Condemns Action Braddock had condemned as inhuman and. discriminatory the manner in which the three Americans were put to death after their Congolese Troops Parade LEOPOLD VILLE, The Congo (AP) Col. Joseph Mobutu startled the united nations Thursday with a parade of his crack army units. It was one of Mobutu's most impressive moves to assert himself as the Congo's military strongman and challenge united nations charges that his army is a "disorganized rabble." The foe of leftist ex-Premier Patrice Lumumba also impressed his friends among Western diplomats. Said one: "This was the most effective proof that Mobutu means business.

Let's hope he keeps it up." Top united nations officials watched as ramrod-straight infantry and commando units marched in perfect formation, their uniforms spotless and long bayonets gleaming in the blazing sun. Officers recently promoted from sergeants smartly led the 2,000 troops, roaring commands in French. Spic and span antiair craft guns, howitzers and ar-armored cars rolled past the reviewing stand. Forty thousand Congolese jammed the broad Boulevard Albert and cheered. Some of these troops only last month terrorized the city.

United nations officials acknowl edged they had not suspected the Congolese army was capable of such an impressive parade. It showed that despite the country's chaos, Mobutu, 30, is determined to hold on to power and has part of the army at least firmly in hand. He has been at odds with the united nations, accusing it of pressures to ease a return to power by Lumumba. Firemen Finish Fast Dousing At Winchester WINCHESTER. Firemen here were prompt Wednesday evening, but a neighbor was even quicker.

Answering a call to the Harold Zaltsberg home on Greenville ave nue, firemen found Joe Gardner, equipped with garden hose, spraying water on a kitchen blaze. Gardner had seen smoke rolling from the Zaltsberg house, called firemen, and sprung into action. Additional short work by firemen finished quenching the fire, which had begun apparently in accumulated deposits in the vent pipe and flue from the kitchen stove. Fire Chief Gene Keener, who set the time for the fire at 5: 15 p. said most of the damage came from the oily clouds of smoke, but that the kitchen stove also was probably ruined.

The family was away from home at the time of the fire, Keener said. Strong Chance For Indiana Vote Recount Republicans Name Group To Study Irregularities INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The possibility of vote recounts in the Nov. 8 election appeared strong Thursday with the establishment of a seven-member group by the Republican State Committee to investigate charges of voting irregularities. State Chairman Edwin Beaman said the group probably would call for recounts if all the charges "we have had thrown at us" are substantiated. Requests for recounts must be made within 15 days of the election which puts the deadline at next Wednesday.

Beaman did not say definitely whether the Lake County total would be contested, although he noted reports of voting irregularities have been received from several counties. Asked what offices seemed likely to be contested, the state chairman said it would depend upon the charges presented. Only 2 Lost The only two Republicans who lost in major contests were Lt, Gov. Crawford F. Parker for gov.

ernor, and Philip Willkie for state superintendent of public instruction. Ten dollars in cash or surety bond must be posted for each precinct in which recounts are sought, Beaman said, but he declined any cost estimate if the committee were to seek a second total. Beaman said the committe was established because the state GOP organization felt some investigation was needed to either substantiate or prove false charges of improper balloting. Members of the special committee, beside Beaman, are Martha Whitehead. GOP State Committee vice chairman; former Governor Ralph F.

Gates, national committeeman; George W. Stark, committee treasurer; Robert J. Du-Comb, South Bend, 3rd District chairman; Thomas A. Gallmeyer, Fort Wayne, 4th District chairman and H. Dale Brown, Indianapolis, 11th District chairman.

Press Search For Ohio Girl's Killer PAULDING, Ohio (UPI) Serv ices were held in First Christian Church here Thursday for Nancy Eagleson, five days after she was abducted from near her home, raped and murdered. While grief-stricken friends and neighbors of the Eaglesons paid their last respects to the dead, authorities here and in surrounding Ohio and Indiana communities pressed their search for the killer, although they admitted to having no real clues. The 14-year-old victim was pulled into a car Sunday evening as she walked home from a movie with her 5-year-old sister, Cheryl. The younger girl ran screaming to a neighbor's home telling him her sister had been grabbed by a man wearing glasses and pulled into a light-colored car. Five and a half hours after her abduction, two raccoon hunters found Nancy's body in a wooded area near here.

She had been shot in the face after being assaulted. Authorities found no evidence at the scene and had only Cheryl's sketchy description to go on as they began a canvass of the village's 2,300 persons seeking information about strangers. Paulding County Sheriff John Keeler said he had compiled a "list of possible suspects" who would be questioned concerning their whereabouts Sunday. He said the list was composed mainly of names of persons convicted of other crimes in this sparsely-populated area 32 miles east of Fort Wayne, Ind. State Democrats To Name Leaders In Legislature INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Democratic state legislators elected last week will meet here Tuesday noon to choose their leaders for the 1961 Legislature.

The re-elected representatives include all the 1959 leaders in the House, which switches to Republi can control in January. They are Speaker Birch E. Bayh Jr. of Terre Haute; Donald E. Foltz of Clinton, majority leader, and Robert L.

Rock of Anderson, caucus chairman. The Democrats who will take over control of the Senate will not include their 1959 floor leader, Matthew E. Welsh, who takes of fice as governor Jan. 9. Sen.

Eugene Bainbridge of Munster, the 1959 caucus chairman, was re a Of All Votes For Kennedy Count For Nixon, Minor Parties Outweighs Plurality, WASHINGTON (AP) yjnner John F. Kennedy appeared almost certain Thursday to -wind Up with iess than a majority of all votes cast Nov. 8 for president of the United States. With 1,549 precincts still out and many absentee ballots yet to be tallied, Democratic Presidentelect Kennedy had 33,862,693 votes to 33,676,099 for Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon.

This was a Kennedy lead of only 186,594 out of more than 67 million votes last week for him and Nixon. Plurality Outweighed But his plurality over Nixon was more than outweighed by hundreds of thousands of votes for unpledged presidential electors and minor party candidates. A winning slate of eight un- i jt- pieageci electors huii ic- ceivea votes, wnne Louisiana States Rights electors SOi looses votes witn one pansn county-still unreported. 3 top oi uiib, eigiu siaies naa A APIA reported voies ior minor Partv candidates. In most cases me laouiauon was Dasea on ln- complete returns.

Most states will not report the vote for splinter parties until the official canvass. It will be De cember before all these returns are in. This would be the 14th time in history that a winning presidential candidate has failed to collect a majority of all votes the fourth fslhme M48 when iruman oeieaiea epuD- "-n Thomas E. Dewey and two ouier cnaiiengers or any con sequence, in nis winning cam- oaiens in 1912 and 1916. Woodrow Wilson also fell short of a major- Meanwhile, Republicans took some solace from Nixon's belated capture of his native California and its 32 electoral votes al though it still left Kennedy the na tional winner with 300 electoral votes.

Says Report Shows Gun, Bullet Match WINCHESTER. An unofficial report on ballistic tests, made on the bullet which killed a 24-year-old Randolph county man in a farm field, indicated Thursday that the shot came from the rifle of a 13-year-old boy. Randolph County Coroner Har vey White said Thursday night he had received an oral report from the Indiana State Police. He said he was awaiting an official writ- ten statement. White said the rifling on the bullet matched that of the rifle discharged by a Farmland boy who had been in the area target shooting.

The coroner has ruled 'accidental death." Charles Eugene Thornborg, who had been operating a tractor on a farm south of Farmland, was found dead of a .22 caliber bullet wound. Coroner White said state police had identified the bullet as a "hol low point," a type of bullet which spreads when it hits a target. He said a burr on the firing pin of the rifle matched the case found in the field. The boy, who later was located after having left the area, was described as unaware that his shooting had harmed anyone, RunS Into AutO. "Oy Not Injured A seven-year-old boy apparent- was unhurt after running into U1C biae moving auto laie Thursday afternoon at South Sev- entn and streets.

Harold Horn, 638 South Sixth street, ran east across Seventh street, according to the driver of the car, John Woods, 46 years old, 206 South Sixth street. The driver, the boy's mother and Dolice agreed the boy was unhurt, even though he was knocked to the ground Woods said he was headed south on Seventh street when the child ran into his auto, Satellite Timetable Here are the times when area residents may see the Echo I satellite: Friday 7:46 p. in the south. 54 degrees, moving northeast. Saturday 4: 16 a.

in the south, 22 degrees, moving south- WASHINGTON (UPI) Congressional military investigators accused the army Thursday of spending more than a billion dollars for a tank with a "basic and uncorrectable deficiency." The charge was made by a special House Armed Services subcommittee which held lengthy hearings on accusations that the army spent $1.5 billion between 1951 and 1960 on nine types of combat vehicles which were poorly designed and subject to regular breakdown. The subcommittee generally supported accusations made by the General Accounting office (GAO) concerning the M-48 medium tank. It backed four major criticisms of the tank by the agency, the Congress' financial watchdog. The investigators said no evidence had been uncovered which would question the army's "sincerity, integrity or dedication to service." But they said there was question "as to the adequacy of thought and attention" given to the tank project. The subcommittee, the report said, was "much impressed with the fact that the GAO, in the main, backed up much of its testimony with official documents of the army or the contractor." Rejects Findings Army Secretary Wilber M.

Brucker, during the hearings, flatly rejected most of the GAO's findings. He said the auditors failed to understand "the major improvements of our combat and tactical vehicle fleet." Besides voicing specific criticisms of the tank, the subcommittee questioned the army's contracting procedures with Chrysler Corp. It said the army might have been able to produce tanks at a lower cost "if there had been some competition instead of the unilateral selection of Chrysler." Total contracts for the tanks totaled $1.25 billion. The GAO had charged that M-48 tank averaged a "performance Building Falls; 3 Trapped NEW YORK (UPI) A five-story residential building collapsed in Manhattan Thursday night. There were unconfirmed reports that three persons were trapped in the wreckage.

The number of persons in the building near Thirty-fourth street and Lexington avenue was not immediately known. Two persons were reported to have been rescued after the collapse. Others apparently fled to safety after, being alerted to the danger by Joe Granahan, who ran from apartment to apartment. "I heard something (while sit ting in a nearby bar) that sounded like an earthquake and I ran out and saw the building shaking," Granahan said. "I figured there were people living in there and I ran in and kicked on all doors." He said he found an aged woman in one of the apartments and carried her to the street.

He said she kept shouting, "Put me down and go get the other old lady." apparently referring to someone still in her apartment. As Granahan turned to dash back inside, the building came down in a thunderous explosion oM dust, which spread over three or four blocks. Police and firemen rushed to the scene and began searching in the wreckage for victims. The building fell into a huge ex-apartment house was to be erected. Earlham College Students Report Thefts From Room A stranger in Barrett hall, men dormitory at tarinam col lege, carried away a typewriter, a wristwatch and $30 in cash, police were told Thursday.

The man, about 35 to 40 years old, took the loot from the third floor, a student, Jerry Rushton, told officers. Jerry Dusseau lost the $80 typewriter, and cash losses were reported by Rig Turner, James Gessman, $5, and Jack Waymire, $10. Dave Denslow said an $80 wirst watch and $10 in cash were missing from his room. Rushton told police that he and other students had been asked by me man weanesaay morning about what classes certain stu dents were attending. He said they failed to become suspicious until articles started disappearing trom tne rooms later in the day, ft 1 i -t i oiuuenis oescriDea mm as about 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 165 pounds, with dark brown receding hair.

They thought he was weanng a red tie. U. S. Undersecretary On Tour Of Congo BRAZZAVILLE, Congo Republic (UPI) U. S.

Undersecretary of State Loy W. Henderson ar rived here Wednesday from Gabon on a tour of Africa to establish American diplomatic missions in newly independent nations. group landed on the northeast Cuban coast Oct. 15. They made rapid court appearances and were stood before firing squads.

They were Robert Fuller, 25, of Miami; Anthony Zarba, 27, of Somerville, and Dale Thompson, 36, of Mooringsport, La. Olivares said the executed Americans had every guarantee that "summary justice provides in any part of the world." As for the charge of inhuman treatment, the acting foreign minister said he must point out that the complaint came "from a nation where lynching is common and where such cases occur as that of Mr. Chessman (Caryl Chessman, sent to a California gas chamber last spring after almost 13 years of legal battle)." The U.S. protest is "both arbitrary and gross," Olivares said. 'Today in Cuba the people themselves rule" and in "their name we demand from the gov ernment you represent the re spect required by international law," he added.

The embassy note had charged discrimination in that the Ameri cans were executed while "Cuban members of the same rebel band went to prison instead. No Troops Planned In New Orleans' AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) The White House said Thursday it has no knowledge of any plans to send federal troops to 'New Or leans to help control demonstra tors protesting school desegrega tion. Press Secretary James C. Hag erty emphasized this in answer to a reporter who told him there were growing rumors that troops might intervene.

"Where do you think these ru mors come from?" Hagerty shot back. "The president is keeping in close touch with the situation. And that is all I have to say." White House aides strongly dis counted any prospect that Eisen hower might act as he did dur ing the Little Rock school crisis. The president acted then, they recalled, to enforce rulings ot the federal court Death, Injuries To Stewardesses Bring Lawsuits SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (UPI) Damage suits totaling $185,000 were filed here Thursday in the Nov.

7 cab-auto accident that re sulted in wrong identification oi a dead airline stewardess. The cab driver, Harry Glick of San Francisco, and Joan Anne Frost, 26, Philadelphia, were killed and tour otner eirls in jured, including Mary Hawthorne 26, Jackson Heights, N. who was at first believed dead instead of Miss Frost. Suits were filed on behalf of the parents of Miss Frost for $100,000 Teresa DiPlacido of Philadelphia for $35,000 and Sheila Murray, 22, Landon Terrance, N. for $50,000.

No suit was filed yet for Miss Hawthorne, who is still in the hospital recovering from in juries. Named in the suit were Willard Josselyn, 53, Redwood City, Calif-driver of the automobile; his em ployer, the Union Oil the owners of the taxi and the L. Smith construction firm which had a highway project under way at the scene of the crash. The suits charged faulty opera tion of the auto, which jumped the dividing line and crashed into the cab in which the stewardesses were riding. also charged inadequate precautions on the freeway by the construction firm, identified as having been in the vicinity of Gloria's home on Chicago's South side the day after she was slain.

Gloria's body, with two bullet holes in the head, was found Saturday afternoon in Palos Hills woods, about 35 miles south of Robinson's woods. Webber has deriied being in this area on the day of slaying, saying he spent the weekend at his moth er's home. Police planned to question Web ber later about the 1955 "Robin son Woods Murders" when the bodies of three naked boys were found in a shallow ditch, and the 1956 slaying of Patricia, 15, and Barbara Grimes, 13, who were found dead uv another wooded area. Webber has spent seven months in the Illinois State Mental hospi tai in Peoria loiiowing a sex charge and was transferred to the Veterans Administration hospital at Danville, 111. He was permitted to leave the hospital August, 1959, authorities said.

Webber, who was arrested, ad mitted taking the McCarthy girl to Robinson's woods, but he said he became frightened by her screams and left her unharmed. It's fun to "SPLURGE" I tried to stop the driver by waving at him." Gray said, "but he did not pay any. attention to me I know the driver did not see the train." car was carried za teet and split open. The bodies of Ga- car but the other two were thrown from the vehicle onto the tracks. Engineer D.

J. Moore of Lima, when asked if the train hit the car or vice versa, replied: "It was six of one and half dozen of the other." The train and the car apparently collided simultaneously. Authorities said while Mr. and Mrs. Gabel were deaf, they could have seen the train.

The road has become seldom used in recent years and only two trains per day travel the tracks. Gabel was employed as a sign painter with the Consolite Corp. of Fremont. Bird Danger To Airplanes Seen Lasting (Early Story. Picture On Page 7) WASHINGTON (UPI) Federal Aviation administrator (FAA) El- wood R.

Quesada said Thursday the danger of airplane engines being fouled by birds would never be completely eliminated. Quesada made the statement aft er an Eastern Airlines DC-8 was forced to abandon a take-off at Boston's Logan airport when birds clogged one of its four jet engines. Quesada believes a similar inci dent caused the crash of a prop- jet airplane at Logan Oct. 4, kill ing 62 persons. The aviation chief was asked at a National Press club luncheon what could be done to keep birds out of jet engines.

Stressing mechancial difficul ties which would be caused by a screen or similar protective de vice, he said eliminating the haz ard was mainly the responsibility ot individual airports. He said such screens would hp- come clogged with other foreign cate flow of air necessary for jet combustion. Assertina that government should not wield "too heavy a hand," Que- saaa saia tne AA was "reauirins airports to reduce bird population to a minimum and that airoorts were form going to great pains to con- i 10 suggestions we gave No Damage Reported In Montana Quake BOZEMAN, Mont. (UPI) An earthquake Thursday jolted this quake-jittery southwestern Montana city located only 90 miles north of the center of Montana's killer quake of August 1959. Tl i i xne iremDior apparently was local in nature ana causea no serious damage.

The physics department at Montana State college here said its instruments showed the quake occurred at 10:06 a. MST. Residents throughout the Galla tin valley and from as far away as Wilsall, 30 miles to the north east, reported feeling the tremor and said it was accompanied by a dstmct rumble. Some persons described the noise as more like I Admitted Kidnaper Of Girl Also Linked To Slaying? 1 But the splurge la in fwhioa not in dollara. Our prices V- definitely do not dent your -V sod a shake budget And V' youlllove the fit, feel and iV fun of wearing this fleet little flat.

Perfect team mate with sweater akirta, culottes, every casual frock. VV bpldegb CHICAGO (UPI) Police Thursday night sought to link a former mental patient and admitted kidnaper to the slaying of 9-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz. The kidnaper is Leon C. Webber, 28 years old, a part-time gas station worker who admitted abducting 7-year-old Peggy McCarthy and stripping off her clothes in Robinson's woods Tuesday. Webber was identified by Peggy as her abductor at a police show-up along with six other youngsters who pidced him out as the man who tried to lure them into his car.

Authorities reported the finding of what appeared to be the, first tangible clue in the slaying Saturday of Gloria. It was a bullet from a .38 caliber pistol. The slug was dug from a depth of about five inches in the ground and about two feet from where Gloria's body was found in a forest preserve ditch. Police believe the bullet might have passed through the child's head and buried itself. Police also planned to compare Webber's palm and fingerprints with those found on Gloria's purse.

They said Webber has been 720 Main Street an explosion. east. elected..

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