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The Amarillo Globe-Times from Amarillo, Texas • Page 31

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TWO FROM AMARILLO SHIP Probe Speeded on Downing ol Bomber ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. itJPI), --The Air Force today intensi-! fied its investigation to determine! what caused a Sidewinder air-to-: air missile to be launched from; a jet fighter plane into a B52i bomber during a training The accident killed three of the eight crewmen of the Strategic; Air command bomber. The fourth and fifth survivors were found: alive Sunday nearly two days after they had bailed out of the doomed plane. Haste became imperative in the investigation. Sunday when the Defense Department issued an order halting all simulated attacks with missile carrying planes.

The only exception to the order was in the use of unmanned target drones -or towed; targets. Air Force officers emphasized that air-to-air missiles such as the Sidewinder are vital to- the nation's defense -and the only way for flier to learn to use them properly is in simulated attacks. The.iwo survivors found Sunday were Staff Sgt. Manuel Mieras, 23, of Flagstaff, the bomb- er's crew chief, and Capt. Ray C.

(had taken refuge in rancher's! Obel, 28, of Logan, Ohio, the co-. I line cabin and made himself ai pilot jcrutch by the'branches! from a bush. Both bailed out and survived! Obel -was picked up on a. hill! not only the crash but a moun-j about two hours later. He had tain blizzard, A helicopter was out his parachute to attracted by a red flag Mieras attention, was broadcasting hung out, and picked him up Jon his survival kit radio and about 9-30 am EST jshilling a mirror at planes that The crew of the helicopter Passed over He suffered a frac- found Mieras playing with a deck tured.

spine but felt well enough of carts despite a badly hours to give a detailed leg a frozen foot and cuts. Her (See BOMBER-Page 2) 212Now Listed as L. V. DORSCH DORSCH Edition AMARILLO GLOBE-TIMES 38th Year, No. 33 10 Cent 30 Pages Monday, April 10.

1961 --Globe-Times Staff Photo Viet Vote Hits A former Amarillo couple, Mr. and Mrs. L. V. (Roy) Borsch, were listed among 212 passengers and crewmen missing in the shark- infested Persian Gulf, following i i of the hurned-out wreck of the British liner Dara Monday.

Dorsch and "his wife, Vala, were in AmarUIo between 1943 and 11955 while he served assistant superintendent of the Texas Com- ipany refinery here. Since living here, the couple had lived. atj A wall. Bahrain IsJand, in the Per-1 Gulf durins: Borsch's employment with the Caltex Refinery. Mr.

and Mrs. Dorsch were ic- jported on their.way to California for retirement. The Associated Press said most of the missing persons were Asian. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y.,' Dorsch actively participated in Amarillo civic affairs, with memberships in the Rotary Club, the Toastmasters Club and the chamber, of commerce. He served on the board of the Amarillo Council, as president of the Friends of the Amarillo Library and on budget committees of the Community Chest.

His career with the Texas Company began in 1926- He-was graduated from the Stevens Institute! of Technology in 1924. But, He's My Pal Gary Hedrick, 9, of Senatobia, showed the icserve grand champion steer at the Mid-South Livestock Exposition in Memphis, but the joy brief for it meant Gary had to sell the prized animal. Gary didn't like it and couldn't hold back the tears. SAIGON, South Viet (AP)iinbre than 2,000. persons were ar- Pro-Western- President' rested when they- streamed into Dinh Diem re-election by an Saigon Saturday from the country- even bigger margin than expect- charged ed today- as voters rejected 0111 these peasants two-thirds of munist attempts to sabotage South Viet Nam's first democratic-style them women.

had' been'forced and cajoled into buses national election. to; take part in giant The 60-year-old bachelor president rallies planned for election dent polled well over 80 per cent a Kennedy Vows Aid To NATO WASHINGTON CAP)--President I has wanted a bigger voice in this Kennedy pledged today the Unit- led States will strengthen its con- MANAMA, Bahrain, April 10 GPlfventional military forces in the --The burned-out and Atlantic Treaty Organiza- wreck of the British liner Daraition and also maintain an effec- sank. today as salvage ships were tive nuclear weapons capability, trying tp reach The. owners, i apparent response to stated meanwhile, issued a new casual- fears" that' nuclear might field. Referring to a speech Britain's Prime.

Minister Macmillan made last week at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kennedy said MacmiHan. had pointed'out the urgency of this control matter, ty toll raising the number unnecessarily, by- trigger-1 United Kennedy lost in -the Persian Gulf disaster happyresponse to- ag-jpledged, to do its full to 212. Two Americans. essibn the President stressed) share in working toward a good The figures Issued here 5 Determination to keep all its i solution of the an. we Gray agents'for the i own forces lin der-high command! believe that the clarity and firm- British India Steamship were! L- reached by iness of our own commitment to aim Kennedy said, is to the full defense of Europe can be number aboard whenj a i ngth "do in thi direction, fire broke out early Saturday and 1 (See SHIP FIRE--Page 2) of the vote cast and showed his greatest strength in the hotbed of Red rebel terrorism--the swamps and ricelands of the Mekong River delta southwest of Saigon.

He racked up better than 90 per cent of the vote in this region, Some of the peasants told news-! men the Viet Cong got them to leave their villages to demon-j strate. i Diem's two opponents--both political unknowns--made their best showing in Saigon and areas, where the level nm TT i i lliree Held In Shooting we wish neither more nor Kennedy made 'his pledges ini an address delivered at a meet-j ing of the NATO military com-j mittec. 1 "NATO needs to be able to re spohd to any conventional attack with conventional resistance which will be effective 'at least Trial Opens In Slaying of Tulia Officer The Sunday voting apparently cation is ig he r. went off peacefully, without a sin- wu tm gle- major incident. One grenade th st ongrnan ruler of this i do- throwing and an ambush withK nat on 1956 ran weak Dawson was in critical no casualties were reported in est in the cap it a jt se if Diem jtion.

He is a brother of Larry jsaid, "we ourselves the south. whose re-election for another five pawson, a TCU football player. maintain our own division Ap officers ilong in -Gen, Norstad's to force a pause," Kenin v'hich Hafofd incdy said LUBBOCK, April 10 Trial vnicn itaroia, Hg W3g referr)n to three Indiana jail breakers for iris'Nbrstad, supreme commander, the nr i tmas Eve pistol slaying iof NATO forces in Europe. 0 assistant police chief condi-i -TO this end," the Potter began in mean tr ic( Cpurt here this'morning. and Blackened rains are all that remain inside The Pharmacy, Canyon store destroyed by a Sunday morning fire which also resulted in smoke and water damage to two other buildings.

The fire was the worst blaze on the Canyon square in 40 ng -terrorist Cong Communists. Officials estimated about 70 years was never in doubt, got bvincreas- by the rubber Canyon Fire Slated Bc-th Dawsons are from Stin-i supporting units in Europe and i increase their conventional Investigaors said a shot Dawson in the neck Brooks Hill, also 19 and a TCU Thfi are charged with mur- with malice ail( burglary in 1 iprehend them as they I Kennedy made no specific ed a Tulia cafe burglar- Charged are the speaking I said a Negro weapons. ioointedly walked between the two; students and a fight broke' -Johnston, Pa. and James Roy I Groover, 31, of Elwood, Ind. The three men were captured less than two hours after the 4a remains as determined as ever.

CANYON, April 10 Firemenjup in smoke on the south sidelacross the street to the overthrow Diem's morning planned to begin of the square. jCounty Courthouse and told Sher-jwhpse most powerful ally is the: sifting through ruins of The Bill Sternenberg, Canyoh Fire jiff L. S. (Slim) Johnston, who i United States. Pharmacy in an effort to de-jChief, led the fire fighters, the alarm.

The government disclosed tpatjj termine the cause of the many volunteers not blaze was'brought which gutted the building anditually members of the force. -control after noon. PRIZE damaged two others Sunday. Every piece of fire-fighting' i ck Wor by lire-fighters was 1 The fire which broke out in The! equipment in Canyon was pressedi credited with helping prevent Pharmacy Sunday morning use including the spread of the blaze to adjoining One official said the Cornmu- pa igning in Saigon nists had suffered serious losses jident made extensive in clashes with government forces i tours over the country in the last two weeks and i the capital Dr Tan got 261TCU students and a fight bnwe Comic Dictionary they had lost face by failing a 9 8 ou t. SUCCESS nn carry out their threat to sabotage ent outs jd Saigon it was! One of those in custody, Ray jhe secret of making hay and on Dec.

30 were, m- the election. But the Communists! alin St elming for theiMcKellar, 22. he grass that grows under thejdicted by the Swisher County remained a formidable foe i catholic president i Dawson by accident. 'other fellow's feet. Grand Jury- most observers believe the quiet is only a lull--that the Viet Cong! the first major downtown blaze since 1921.

At least three firemen and two other persons were over- museum. piece the department has restored, 'or use principally parades. The firemen put as- in I bestos shields along the walls of the adjacent stores and covered come by smoke and were Dr. R.prJarrett, Randall plastic sheets, oxygen during the bat- ty health officer, administered ox-1 Mayor Taylor Can tie to extinguish the blaze. of damage are not yet available, but Francis Shell, owner of The Pharmacy said fixtures and merchandise in his store were 000.

They were considered a total loss. Smoke and water damage was reported at two adjoining bus- inessi firms. Warren's Department Store, on the south, and Western Auto Store on the north. ygen to. several firemen who a valued at about dl 116 1 i i dashed into store to retrieve Report on Plane Wins THE WEATHER Bill Canyon's city man- overcome bv smoke' A A I i.

ager, while on the roof of an ad joining Yi ciou building. Dr. Jarrett climbed up' rtmhe winds of 25-35 miles hour, i roble First alarm was sounded 'aticiouaiaess toniont A a "nA af! Toesdov wUh 4o a.m. ana nrsi nremen ac scoterwi thunder- Canyon insurance man Roscoe the scene called for an additional showers and turn- ino cooier Toes- doy. High today 77, low tonloht Davis called the blaze the worst alarm to get more help, Shortly downtown fire since 1921 when a ft er the second alarm the Am- five business establishments wentlarillo Fire Department answered a call for aid and sent Truck Companies 91 and 51 to Robert Pierce, wl apartment at the assist, in 40, Moh Tuesday Sunday When a crop duster died in the crash of his plane Tuesday mom-i many calls were received in thei The first came Ronald E.

Prien, 4203 Van Bu- iren, and he receive a check i for $5 as first place award in the weekly newstip contest ducted by the Globe-News Pub lishing Co. A check for $3 will be forwarded to Hazel Husted, 303 N. Lincoln for her tip that a man was shot and captured by a police officer Tuesday night in the' Polk-Taylor alley in the 100 block. Third place award of $2 goes 43. 0 HWEST (TEXAS: Clfior to portly cloudv (warmer today.

Considerable tip that four persons were Second-floor north, twrttv cfoudy soulh tonloht PT a -ij- i nnj injured in a two-car acciaeni ai jrcar of the building to the north C0( ji er Tuesjoy. Hiohs todov v-n, i a on Wednesday jof The Pharmacy said he and W' Ngw Varloble his Wife were Sitting at the break- cloudiness toooy oml TueJdov. PocsibVI Oiners colllnoi the liOs i ui few oftcrnoon ond evrnlno trtonder- included Soe Adklnv 3wS NE Phil fast table When they heard wwlern mowlolns Moderately Berkley, WU PorKer; Bonnie Faherty, "pop" like a small explosion ond won both SMtoj 01 A b0 i WJfthn tftrfnv AA.75 IAWI fftrttoht 30-45 riOOOr UMoOrrif KOU7C it POX smoke came up through the floor HI Trev, Dunn, 3537 NE iJth; Judge Harold Lafont of 64th District Court in Plainview ord- the trial moved to the Lubbock court because of local prejudice against the trio. Attorneys for. all- three- men have filed motions for separate rials for each their living quarters.

will deortes below normol. Rolnfoll Injuronee. KU Cooler Toesdov or Wcdneidoy. Roln Pierce Said he ran downstairs 0 of on inch er more oceorrlno and saw that the drugstore was witli smoke. He then ran Thunder-showers oroynd ond (flo'm foword end of the SUfjSET; 7:15 SUNRISE: 6:21 Wood, 614 Von 8 uren.

Coy W. Hollsteln, 3413 NE 17; Mrj. Corl 1214 Snoron Trofh, 3315 NE 20th; Chorles Frost, 20)X Shirley Evens, oIO-A Mj Orotn, 1WI Currlt Loot, Rains Back On Tuesday today- will be able to bask in slightly warmer temperatures under partly cloudy skies, while nature prepares for another onslaught of rainfall and coo! 1 temperatures scheduled to strike sometime Tuesday. Rainfall measuring at, least .25 'of an inch is expected to occur or Wednesday as thun- idershowers roam across the Pani handle, bringing a veiled threat possible severe weather. I Southerly winds will blow today 25-35 miles per hour, bringing jGulf moisture into the region.

jThe moisture and a cool front will connect Tuesday, producing the thundershowers. Temperatures Sunday included JAmarilio 63. Clayton Lub- Ibock 69 degrees, as most of the Panhandle enjoyed temperatures the 60s. Overnight lows in- Dalhart and Gage 32, Am- larillo 35, Perryton 32, Guyinon and Hobart 31." The age-old story of mother protecting child comes to life before the in its modern form. In Lakewood, Ohio, paddle in hand, Mrs.

Maria Richardson mia thc mcre; 1 A fnitiTtr 'iimrl A Mother Ready To Make Impression I I I I V4 A -w 7 A 1 i I 4J VI iW A1IV i a few things to say to son Johnny, 4. They concern traffic safety and were ury dropped to 24 at Dalhart touched off by Johnnv dashing into the street to retrieve a toy. P.S.--Tearful. an ciayton. Amarillo recorded Johnny got the message, spent the rest of the day in the house--and the paddle tow of 26 Tucumcari unused.

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