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Orlando Evening Star from Orlando, Florida • 3

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PIMM A I-4WI Friday, May 6, 1960 8, 1 i i. I A I i I 4 I. 4 1 1 ft Ml PUv vUM 0sceo Kir Photo EFFIE CHITW00D, OSCEOLA COUNTY, THINKS AS DR. C. C.

RICKETT, DEAN EDWARD HINCKLEY READ WORDS ot right champion Allen Watts, Polk County, receives trophy from Sentinel-Star's Charlie Wadsworth, Faye Hoffer 25 Spelling Champion Good As His Word "The cartoon in the Senti- temerarious hoydenish nel showed the bee from and rejuvenescence but Polk County coming in last missed toreador in the oral but you'll see we're going and later admitted to mis-to come in first," Allen Watts 'spelling absence in the writ-and Emily Garrett, Polk ten part of the bee. 250 Hurt, 1-Legged Negro Indicted In Double Slaying QUINCY UPD Sie Dawson, a one-legged Negro handyman, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder yesterday in the double slaying of a white woman and her son at Chattahoochee. No trial date was set. A court-appointed attorney will defend Dawson. Many Still 0 0 0 County spelling bee cham Missing Little 10-year-old Roberta Thomas from Lake missed curlicue but spelled semidiurnal; missed vaccinate but spelled scurrilous and ephemeral.

Among some of the other easier ones missed by the county champs were rarefy, trousseau, kohlrobi, smorgasbord and fugue. pion and runnerup announced early yesterday referring to the cartoon showing bees flocking to the Central Florida Spelling Bee. They were right. Allen out-spelled all comers to be named Central Florida champion and win a week's, free trip to Washington, D. C.

and Emily placed fourth in the bee. Grand champion Allen Sheriff Ortho Edwards says Dawson had admitted the slayings of Mrs. Maggie Clayton and her 2-year-old son Roger, but contends they were accidental. Mrs. Clayton was on her way to get him to do some work for the Claytons when she was last seen alive.

Balloon Shot Plan 'Punctured1 V-V i Mi m'ij rkvv- -rT' t-, I IT I "lft J- 1 if Xtflsl JiJ ML i-Jf j'- Second place went to Semi-j spelled orally and correctly nole County's Patsy Holland clorophyll, resilient, varie-tnd she received the 24 vol- gate, calisthenics, pusillani-ume set of Encyclopedia Bri-1 mous, poditrist, noctambu- By Star Services VVILBURTON. Okla. A series of ugly tornadoes danced across Oklahoma and Arkansas during the night and early morning leaving hundreds of dead and injured, many more homeless, and this town a shambles of wrecked houses and business buildings. At least 25 persons were known dead in the tornado zone, and more than 230 persons were injured, many seriously and some critically, Eleven victims were counted in this eastern Oklahoma college town and officials feared they would find more bodies under the rubble 1o-day. The best estimate of in lism, and coterminous but tannica.

0 0 0 Dane McGovern, third place winner from Orange County, missed epistemology. Students checked in at the spelling bee headquarters at the Cherry -Plaza Hotel yesterday and in succession batted down 75 written words and then 10 rounds of oral ured, taken to hospitals in opi Teiephoto several towns, was about 75. Here is a town-by-town breakdown of where torna- struck in Oklahoma and ONLY FEW CONCRETE BLOCKS REMAIN OF HOME swept off foundations by tornado in Sopulpa, Okla. HOW WOULD YOU DO? Mellifluous Erysipelas Thermotropism Vinaigrette Lepidopterous Noctambullsm Ululate Erubescent was the envy of all the boys with the exception of Allen. He won as his prize a Zenith all transistor transoceanic portable radio in a leather carrying case trimmed with chrome.

Dr. C. C. Rickett, compiler of the word list used in yesterday's competition, noted that the words that knocked the spellers down were, for the most part, the short, easy ones. Effie Chitwood from Osceola County breezed through Carlton Won't Face Me, Bryant Says what they did: Wilburton killed 11, In-ijurcd 75 or more, destroyed or damaged estimated 15 smiflrp hlnnks nf hnmps nine spelling.

Throughout the examination the students remained calm and deliberate while parents hovered on the edge of their seats with furrowed brows, nervously taking notes. Each seemed surprised and relieved when their child spelled a word correctly. Participating in yesterday's bee were Margaret Winkley and Pamela Pierson, Volusia; Patsy Holland and Pete Carlson, Seminole; Allen Watts and Emily Garrett, Polk; Peggy Armstrong and Effie Chit-wood, Osceola; Cheryl Neel and Dane McGovern, Orange; Roberta Thomas and Lorraine Buchanan, Lake; Art (Lucky) Karst and Gary Cherry, Indian River; and Salena Kerr and Ellen Eason, CAPE CANAVERAL (IPll The U. S. is expected to try again next week to get a trouble-ridden space rocket into the skies with its "radio mirror" balloon satellite, Echo I.

The shot, which had been set for today, was grounded for the weekend by balky second stage in the new rocket. Scientists first had hoped to get the 100-ft. sphere into the skies yesterday. Then came one 24jhour delay and finally yesterday's indefinite postponement. But indications were that the launching, first in the Project Echo series to develop a system of global communications, would be attempted "sometime next week." No definite date was mentioned.

An auto-pilot in the second stage of the Thor-Delta rocket, which wil be making its space duty debut, was blamed for the postponements. Authorities said stud By The Associated Press candidate who has thrown regret that Sen. Carlton menced, giving indications his support to Carlton. David 'refuses to face the people Heavy firing has com- called Bryant a "pork chop- and debate the issues of this ages out at $2.19 for each of hcavy damaSe downtown bus. the 184,000 votes he got.

mess section: Carlton spent $430,829 in Sapulpa killed two. In- it will be a heated second per" a term applied to mem- campaign. Floridians are en- which netted an estimated 70 per his campaign, primary campaign between bers of the senate majority titled to know as thev cani Farris Bryant and Doyle Carl- bloc who represent largely only know by face to face 1 votes for an average ton Jr. for the Florida gover- the smaller counties of North comparisons which man is. cost per vote of $4 42.

norship. Florida. David said the cam- better qualified to serve this I The official fiures showed Bryant charged last night paign will be a sectional scran state." sons, damage very heavy on north and west side of town. Keota killed three, injured six, several homes demolished. Koland-Moffet five dead, 16 injured; extent damage unknown.

Bristow killed two. in- that Carlton refused to de- between North and South Brvant and Carlton togeth- 1,1 'Vl1' bate with him face to face Florida. er spent at least $832,710 in norsllll race by all candi- and thus has deprived the A. series of face to face de- the governorship campaigns. dates of $1,467,832 but this people of this chance to eval- bates had been proposed by which put them into a runoff go a little higher uate the candidates.

Florida Junior Chamber Official figures compiled Carlton withheld return of Commerce. Bryant and campaign, fire but there was a blast at Carlton were unable to agree by the secretary of state's Bryant from Ted David, an on details. office showed that Bryant unsuccessful first primary; Bryant snapped: "1 sincere- spent $401,881, which aver- ies were underway "to determine the exact cause of the problems." Firestone Scion Plunges To Death HAVANA Ift Harvey S.iThey planned to stay three Firestone 3d, crippled scion (days, of the wealthy rubber family, About 7 p.m. Harvey disap-crawled to the balcony of his peared and his two compan- Supporters of the candi- jured 12, damaged or de-dates contributed $1,603,770 1 stroyed several farm homes to the campaign treasuries. soutn lwn- Carlton received $470,877 Hoffman Injured more of the contributions.

Bryant than 13 destroyed or dam. $440,519. Thus, each candi- aged 15 homes, date has about $40,000 avail- destroyed six able for the runoff contest homes, left over from the first race. Wallvillf destroyed a church, one home, two trail- jne iwo runon canaiaaies ers 20th floor hotel suite last ions called police for state commissioner of ag Clad only in white shorts and a pajama top, his body was found on a third-floor parapet above the main entrance of the 25-story tur Wagoner a a to homes at edge of town estimated at $100,000. Afton tipped over semitrailer truck, injuring two.

Reports of windstorm and tornado damage to isolated riculture, Rep. Doyle Conner, and W. R. (Busteri Hancock, will start a series of joint television appearances in Tallahassee Sunday night. night and plunged to his death.

After a brief inquest this morning, a Cuban judge ruled the death a suicide. Firestone left no note in his room. Following an autopsy prescribed by Cuban law, the quoise and white skyscraper in the heart of the capital's fashionable Vedado district. 0 0 0 Police gave this account: LtT7 141 All 1 XRSL-Jr fiw t. -f Firestone had been lying Hancock agreed yesterday farm areas near Wynnewood, to appear jointly with Con-.

Tecumseh, Prague and Spiro. ner on whatever TV shows Killed one person in a ru-could be arranged. But he ral area north of Sallisaw and said he would like for the killed another person at a meetings "not to monopolize cross roads community near campaign time." Checotah. State Sen. Tom Adams has the persons killed in asked the defeated candidates Wilburton last night, five in the secretary of state's died and scores were injured race to support him in the in the KtUe Calvary Baptist runoff election with Jess Yar-; Church.

on a couch while his attend ant, William J. Didas of St, Petersburg, was taking a shower. His cousin, David, was taking a nap in an ad joining room. Harvey, who had powerful arms and shoulders, appar Harvey S. Firestone 3d borough of Miami.

One of the six unsuccessful contestants, Ed Hornsby of Tallahassee, has endorsed Adams. I ently crawled to the balcony of the room, pulled himself up on top of a chair and Follies Of 1960 At Titusville plunged over the aluminum grill barrier around the balcony. Death "I am an advocate of seg-i TITUSVILLE The Junior regation," Hornsby said. "I i Woman's Club of Tftusville found in Jess Yarborough a tonight will present their sec- was instantaneous. Crash Kills 7 proponent of forced Integra- ond night's run of the Follies tion, while in Tom Adams body will be released by Cuban authorities, probably tomorrow, for air shipment to Akron, Ohio.

The 30-year-old Firestone, a resident of St. Petersburg, who suffered from cerebral palsy and was confined to a wheel chair, checked into the Havana Hilton Hotel at 1:40 p.m. yesterday with his attendant and a cousin, David M. Firestone, 29, of Sarasota. UPI Rtdiotelephotc Somewhere In Russia FRESNO, Calif.

Seven persons were killed early today in a flaming two-car Floridans will be able to vote for a man. will maintain the traditions of the South while at the same time providing needed facilities to ''-h all our people are en- of 1980 for the benefit of the North Brevard Hospital build-ing fund Curtain time is at the. Titusville High School The show closes tomorrow night arid tickets for both per-formances are still availablt from members of the club. Pilot was identified as Francis G. Powers.

30, Pound, Va. crash at an intersection near Mendota, about 30 miles west This photo officially released by Moscow shows Russian people viewing wreckage of Turkey-based U. S. U-2 weather reconnaissance plane shot down over Soviet territory May of Fresno,.

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