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Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 4

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the actual wreckage Tha two p(-lots said earlier aearcheri appa ently failed to see the plane be- cause Its color so nearly matched tion of what had happened to the plane Ha spotted a pillow bobbing in the water this morning He dispatched anothsr pilot Cspt Edward Stafford who found 'that of the surrounding water Wreckage No Survivors Found in Sea Perfect Tribute 4 CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER Tues March 20 1956 2 Negro Men Fined Jailed In Tuscaloosa TUSCALOOSA Ala March 19 (AP) Two Negro brothers were convicted today of assault and battery for an attack on a University of Alabama freshman which they blamed on their bitterness against treatment of Autherine Lucy An all-white Circuit Court jury returned the ver-dict after deliberating 20 minutes fixing a fine of JVX) and recommending "maxi- Fraternity Race Creed Bans Raked mum imprisonment" Judge Reuben Wright then sentenced Arthur Washington 33 and John Washington 19 to six months in Jail for the Feb 14 heating of Samuel Perrin Taylor 19 engineering student They were indicted for assault with intent to murder a felony and the relatives of Taylor MIAMI Fla March 19 (AP)-Scnrchers today found the wreckage of a plane on which five persons left the Bahamas Islands to fly to Miami but found no trace of either survivors or bodies The Miami Coast Guard said the "possibility of live survivors is very The wreck of the twin-engine plane wss in the ocean about in miles west nf Eleuthera Island from which It had taken off Thursday The Coast Guard and other military aircraft had searched since Friday after the plane tailed to arrive in Miami Positive identifiratlnn of the wreckage was made from personal articles pulled from the water the Coast Guard said Aboard the plane were Mr and Mrs Vorcoran of Miami and Washington Mr and Mrs A Crelling of Miami Boarh and Tyler Texas and the pilot Barrow also of Tyler The wreckage wu found only 10 miles from Rock Sound where the plane took off The pilot ap-parently was unable to gain altitude for some unknown reason searchers said Capt Leonard Thompson owner nf the Skyways Airline in the Bahamas found the first Indica our yean of experience assure you a dignified end appropriate memorial ssrvlcs for your loved one i i Clifford Jackson Funeral Home 520 Toylor Ph TU4-5531 REV KING AND WIFE ON MONTGOMERY COURTHOUSE STEPS first defendant in boycott trials holds press conference UP WlrrvfeuM Negro Group in Montgomery Spent Thousands on Ear Pools Insisted on a Jury trial fur the Negroes Punishment on conviction of assault with Intent to murder is 2 to 20 years in prison Na Appeal The brothers didn't appeal the verdict There was no demonstration by shout 100 persons In the courtroom "Was it whisky that brought on thir cowardly assault?" Deputy Solicitor Fred Nirol asked the juty in his final summation "No they had partaken of distilled hatred of mankind It was not distilled by snyona in this Defense Atty William Allen called Taylor a "victim of circumstances" main provocation" he said "was the tenseness at the situation here at the university and at Tuscaloosa at that time There was no malice toward Taylor Prrjmtir "It's up to us here to prove to the world that we won't be swayed by prejudice We don't want to start a fund-raising campaign for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)" Judge Wright questioned the Jurors closely at the start of the bn e-day trial about their ability to return a (rue verdict uninfluenced by racial prejudice Arthur testifying for the defense denied any intent to kill Taylor The Tuscaloosa student bee ten by two Negro men Feb 14 eight days after Miss Lucy a Negro was driven from the uni- MONTGOMERY Ala March 19 gee financial secretary of the as-ifl State's attorneys produced sedation identified bank deposit testimony today that a newly slips totaling approximately Informed Negro organisation spent (10 Stale Honpital Board To DicuM Building AUSTIN March 11 (AP)-Su-prriiitendents of all State hospitals and special schools will meet with the State Hospital Board here next Monday The board's advance schedule of matters to be considered Includes consideration of bids and award of construction contracts for various projects at state ho pnplea of checks signed by herself and King and one other officer totaling approximately 14100 for payment' of gasoline Mrs Dungee said the gasoline to ride colored people She also identified pholoslatic pple who wanted to She also testified that Negroes Wnno For Gasoline several thousand dollars to make automobile rides available to Negroes during the boycott against segregated city buses before you decide received regular weekly salaries of 124 as drivers in a motor pool which has provided transportation pitnlw in Austin Wichita Falls and iRrilinher Says Oil The evidence came during the IncrefttS Not Rivals trial of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr first of 90 defendants called to answer for the mass Negro protest Only three prosecution witnesses Secretary Selwyn Lloyd said that rivalry between British BOULDER March 19 (AP)-A charge that exigence of social fralernitiei and sororities having national restrictions on membership based on race or religion amounts to teaching "an Arysn" theory in the school was made today by a rahM The University of Colorsdo Board of Regents is considering several proposals designed to end national restrictions on membership In fraternities and sororities of the university campus The charge of Aryan" theory wss made by Rabbi Jori Zion of Denver who urged passage of a resolution ending the restrictions He termed the problem "a moral question" and said the regents must decide whether to work a forward looking America nr a regressive spirit In American life" Period of Teem The resolution has drawn from numerous fraternity and sorority alumni groups whose spokesmen say the matter should he accomplished over a period of years by education seen situations in the United States in the last month where some accelerated action has brought serious declared a fraternity spokesman Francis Van Derbur Denver mortician A sosnrity spokesman Mrs Emily Shack said a proposal pending before the regents would require certification by April 30 of this year that there is off campus influence" on fraternities and sororities on the university campus "Every sorority will be legislated into probation on that date" she said explaining that all require recommendations on each girt pledged Might Withdraw for the boycotting members of her race At one point during the opening Slate TB Hospital state Orphans today dly 0f je fj 0f nf tals Home and Texas Blind Deaf and and! Circuit Judge Eugene Carter oh Orphan School were called the first day Court American oil interests is not anjwrvwl jhat the state had present-f try De Soto's 255 hp take-off! factor In the Middle ufficifnt testimony to show gccrd SEATO Talks thai a conspiracy could have ex-C isted to boycott Montgomery City Begin in Hawaii Lines Inc I Csum HONOLULU March 19 (AP)- The state law under which HfhL Sourt mass indictments were returned Treaty Organisation nations prohibits a conspiracy or any oth-1 began secret discussion! today at rUaal 1 does not damage their interests in tha Persian member of Commons Reginald Bennett had with Harbor to have talks government because of rivalry" in the recessed until 9 sm tomorow Signaturo King wu identified the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association which was organised the same day the boycott started last Dec 5 and the Baptist minister's signature waa on numerous checks introduced evidence Another clergyman the Rev A Wilson a member of the asso- Persian Gulf ciatinn a executive committee said important East and common Gulf A Conservative Dr urged Lloyd the "this apparent Prarl The meetings will eontlnue through Friday varsity campus by an angry mob i She since has been expelled for Purpow of the new organize- Fpclon her unproved charges that school bm WM to improve the "general vpiion liircuun unproved charges that school er agreement to hinder the operation of a lawful bumes unless there is cause or legal excuse" for the agreement The grand jury indictments withstood thpir first court test earlier today when Carter overruled sw la defense petition attacking hem DAIMUKUrr as unconstitutional King waa called to trial as the! Twm Hir Toni lhe Negroes CIm sp dandruff snd itchy swlp Jacked for separate trisi They si-1 Baker will do it or monsy back authorities conspired in the of the colored people in Oklahoma action hut is seeking a federal Montgomery" and that far is ccurt order requiring her re -ad-1'1 hnew the association haa done mittance nothing besides seek "better treat ment" on the buses Another witness Mrs Ema Dun Secretary of Andyj Anderson today held sufficient jM WfjVed the right to jury trial I (Aitvl CORPUS CHRISTI FENCE Pakistani Ambassador Several other speakers also Heart Attack raised the possibility that somt national fraternities and sororities would withdraw from the eampus and nns student William Logan Atlantic city Nj March 19 Mohammed All stan ambassador to the United States was reported in good IMumne tnr typ Uwil Mn la Twi ALL GATE ORNAMENTS FREE! US Flantic Surgeon To Lecture in Moscow Paki- I MOSCOW March 19 Ul Dr con- Morton I Berson a plastic ur-dition today after suffering algeon of the Wickersham Hospital mild coronary attack Jin New York arrived here today The 46-year-old former premirr to lecture at the Moscow Medical initiative petitions for rnunty option on sale of St beer in constitutionally dry Oklahoma His action came only minutes after the state Supreme Court ruled that beer interests opposing the petitions are not entitled to additional time to check signatures Anderson's decision paves the way for vote on the proposed constitutional change allowing rounties to ban the sale of beer PH TU4-9450 of Pakistan was resting at Atlantic City Hospital He came here to ad-dresa a Rotary meting School He is the first American doctor ever invited to apeak at the university NO DOWN MONTHS TO PAY 4 Latest Dispatch from Fighting Front! In the War for Your Air-Conditioning Dollar As Reported by Your Air-Conditioning "GENERAL" ORDERS MAXIMUM EFFORT Hopkins of Denvrr suggested: "We are perhaps best rid of groups such as this" Two other clergymen hacked RahM Zion in his claim One of them the Rev Whittemnre of Denver submitted resolution from the department of social education In action of the Colo-j raefo Council of Churches a Protestant group saying It finds "No valid plan for discrimination on ground of race or color" The Rev C- William president nf the East Denver Ministerial Alliance contended "A moral principal is being violated" by the fraternities and sororities with restrictive clauses on membership due to rare and religion a Struggle To Reach Work Kill Man 57 JERSEY CITY NJ March 19 John Ruby 57 an elevator operator at the main library here struggled through deep drifts to let to his Job today As ha ar- rived at the library he collapsed and died of heart attack The library wu dosed because of the storm THE IN PRE-SEASON DRIVE 14000 LIST SAVE NOW We hove "chonge out" service No delays in ease of Unit troubles We Can Include Electrical Gists in Our Financing Total Outlay of Cash only 10 of total cost We have Sales Engineer fer Consultation in Your Home At Your Gtnvenience One HP 1956 Model R71N Including 1-yr Service Policy ond Normal Installation And we promise you friendly fast service when you stop in to see us You can borrow what you need on your car with no red tape ond at reasonable rotes So when you need extra funds come in and see us Show Mr Citizen That We have these "plus" features: (a) High Power Factor Units (b) Permanent Filter c) Two-Position Fan Switch (d) No ilobbtr evaporator cei (d) Low finonco Charge that won't permit delayed payment Where you buy oe you kg Term with or without Inet ir Service 1 27 Lexington Blvd 938 Navigation Plan of Attack Get "Private" Citizen to "Enlist" with "US' by buying CE before prices advance Point out that Room Air-Gmditioners are a "Major" Line not a side line with us Your Air Conditioning Super Mart 925 Staples 14836 Ayers Tbs Sete pmh-butfse drive sslsctor is positive mechanical control Abso lutoly foolproof! When you nudge the accelerator of new De Soto mister you're dealing with the most powerful car in the medium price field That exhilarating 253 hp high torque take-off just cant he bought on sny other car Small wonder De Soto is the car chosen to pace the 1956 Indianapolis Race Drive a DeSoto before you decide! ED HOFFMAN MOTORS 800 Water St Phone TU3-8585 Corpus Christi Texaf KSOTO IW4LKV MIIWT IMIICMS Ml OX HC ItDt IW (LfVISlOl 1 On Gtofgsdfo QlhQdHBmm Ohm andl iiutp.

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