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TH MARION HOME EDITION STAR The Weather-scattered shoers tonight and Sunday. Maximum for 24 hours mum 63. Noon today 78. Rain: .77 of an inch. Phone DU 2-1101 Vol.

84, No. 251 MARION, OHIO, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1961 38 PAGES 3 SECTIONS 40- WitlT by Carrier I fc- Copy Sidney, Troy, Hilliard Hit Tornadic Winds Wreak Damage in West, Central Ohio downtown post office and two diana line, a house trailer overturned and injured Mr. and Mrs. not be confirmed, were Trey and Union City, Ohio. State trooper Frank Ballard said a twister hit Redkey in nearby buildings.

One witness told of seeine a tree fall on an unoc Robert Hiestand. She is in serious condition at a Greenville. Ohio By The Associated Press Tornadic winds pummeled western Ohio and parts of Indiana Friday night, leaving a trail of destruction and injury. More than a score of persons were reported hurt, most of them when 10 homes were flattened and cupied car and a live power line fall on another car. Many plate glass store windows were blown out.

ized its auxiliary and sent them into the area to help The storm also unleashed its fury near Union City on the Ohio-Indiana line, 10 miles west of Ansonia. Several barns were leveled, there and two house trailers from a trailer sales place were reported lifted across a road. But no one was reported hurt. Shortly before midnight the storm reached Columbus. er in several areas of southern Illinois.

Six persons were slightly injured when a bus carrying 21 passengers skidded off a highway near Mount Vernon. 111., during the storm. Rainfall measured 4 inches in Norris City, 111., and 2 inches in Vandalia. Forecasts were for pleasant midsummer weather throughout the dav. In suburban Hilliard the tornadic winds cause neavy damage to two farms, injured two persons, felled more than 100 trees and killed about 100 chickens.

In Columbus more than an inch of ram fell overnight, flooding some homes in the northern area of the city. A few trees and wires also were leveled on the far north side. Thunderriiowers pelted a vast region of the nation from the southern Plateau region northeastward to the upper Mississippi Valley. Southern Illinois mopped up after a third consecutive day of thunderstorms brought near-record rainfalls to several communities. Effingham received nearly 2 inches during the night, and power failed for an hour.

Cars moved through hubcap-deep wat northeastern Indiana, tearing a roof off the post office, slightly injuring two persons and leaving small trees and branches strewn through the town. Damage there was estimated at about $25,000. Another violent storm, which some residents near Idaville in northwestern Indiana described as a twister but not confirmed as such destroyed a house and dam Civil Defense personnel from two counties were rushed into Sidney, a town of 14,63 people. The Ohio Highway Patrol mobil 17 others extensively damaged in a new subdivision in Sidney, Ohio. Sidney Police Chief John Warner said it was a tornado that had hit his town, although he himself didn't actually see it.

The Harke County, Ohio, sheriff's of hospital with a fractured leg and ribs and other injuries. Her husband suffered a fractured ankle. Ansonia farmer Paul Breymier reported all his chickens were blown away. Troy police said that Ohio city was raked by high winds that blew off roofs and downed so many trees that traffic was blocked for an hour. No one was reported hurt there.

Electricity was knocked out in most of Troy and Sidney. A deluge of rain, which hit both those towns, turned streets into small rivers at Sidney. Police chief Warner said the Sidney twister dipped down into the center of town after hitting the housing subdivision. Completion Due by August 1962 fice said it was a twister that struck the little village of Ansonia. But the U.

S. Weather Bureau in Cincinnati said its radar didn't pick up any tornado blips, only a "moderate to strong cell 'of weather i associated with a re aged several barns. The storm, moving west to east from Indiana into Ohio, hit hardest at Sidney, in terms of injured. The Sidney police department reported that 13 persons were injured. However, 12 were released after being treated for cuts and First 2 One Way St ts ree bruises.

Another suffered a fractured elbow. At Ansonia, not far from the In ported tornado at Sidney." Other places with heavy wind damage, but where twisters could Damage was reported at the Be Ready inter U.N. Council Gets Set for Finn Awaits Final Word Of Approval Kast-W Arteries Through tliiv Head Tunisia Vote il. fmmmmmmami uji i nm jwj uwiiiwl 4 I i gero i a A jijH sw: rtPSKn rr vV fr iiMiiiiiimiliiiiiiir Mimriii "i 'Tm mrtii ffnit nj I mw biipj wafywwiii 1 mm i 11 -fm mm in. U.S.

Is Put on Spot As France Continues To Defy World Body UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (AP) France stood pat today in defy Schedule ing any U. N. attempt to interfere in her dispute with Tunisia.

The Security Council neared a vote on the Bizerte crisis, which has caught the United States in Marionites will be using Center and Church streets as one-way streets before winter weather halts construction work this year. This was disclosed at a pie-construction conference on Marion's one-way street improvement project held Friday in the Ohio Department of Highways' Divi-sion 6 office at Delaware. Julius representing C. F. Gerken and Sons, of Napoleon, general contractor, said the firm will begin work as soon a squeeze.

Speculation mounted that France might break her boycott of the debate and use the veto to block an Asian-African resolu tion accusing her of flouting the week-old cease-fire call in Tuni TWISTER HITS OHIO. One of the many homes that were damaged or destroyed when a tornado toached down in a subdivision at Sidney late Friday is shown here. A total of 13 injuries was reported but no deaths occurred. (UPI Telephoto) sia. as the Bureau of Public Roads affirms the contract Evidence of Violation Secretary-General Dag Ham- Senate Backs Kennedy marskjold told the council Friday awarded it by the state highway department.

Equipment Due Monday night he had received evidence during his recent trip to Tunisia Affirmation by the federal bu that France had violated the Urgent Defense council's cease-fire and assumed reau is expected by the first of next week, City Engineer Thom functions on Tunisian soil "nor as Taylor said today. mally reserved to a sovereign state." Mr. Gerken said the Napoleon firm will begin movine its cnn. Needs Approved U. S.

Ambassador Adlai E. struction equipment into Marion Stevenson conferred for 50 min Monday. utes in Paris Friday with Presi The first thing the contractor share of the WASHINGTON (AP)-The Sen-'not carrying their dent Charles de Gaulle on the ss ate has given unanimous support, added burdens. We must force our Allies to do Anti-Crime Bills Given Senate Okay Attorney General Gets New Weapons To Fight Syndicates WASHINGTON (AP) With Atty. Gen.

Robert F. Kennedy looking on from the gallery, the Senate passed without dissent six of his bills designed to strike at rich crime syndicates. The measures, approved Friday, now go to the House. Asked by Kennedy to arm the government with new weapons for his declared fight with the underworld, the bills would: to two of President Kennedy's their share," Sen. Allen J.

Ellen- urgent defense requests- Bizerte crisis. Stevenson, chief of the U. S. delegation to the United Nations, said he hoped "there will be a Party lines dissolved Friday as.der, a long-time foe of for- the Senate oassed in raoid aid, said. satisfactory resolution lne reserve call-up Dill was mutually cession: to this unfortunate affair." Authorization for $975,570,000 PRELIMINARY PAGEANT WINNERS.

Miss Greater Dayton. Darlene DiPasquale (left), and Miss Central Ohio, Rosanne Wolpert of Hilliard (right), pose with Miss Ohio of 1960, Marion's Alice Ann McClain, after winning preliminary events in the Miss Ohio Pageant at Mansfield Friday night. Miss DiPasquale won the bathing suit contest and Miss Wolpert was tops in the first night of talent competition. All the entrants switch assignments in tonight's finals. (Marion Star photos by Joan Harrison.

Picture of Patti Jobe on Page 12.) for quick delivery of new missiles, ships and planes. The vote was 81 0. passed without a proposed "lump sum incentive payment" sought by Sen. Francis Case, for those volunteering for 12 months duty. Case, in his amendment, also proposed extra pay for all men called up under the build-up program, whether they volunteered or not.

It was shouted Authority to hold fighting men plans to do is remove some 217 tiees along both the north-south and east-west portions of the one-way street system, Mr. Gerken said. The trees are slated lor removal to permit widening of the streets and installation of storm sewers as outlined in the detailed construction plans lor the project, Mr. Taylor explained. Once the trees are removed, construction on the east-west half of the project will be started at W.

Center St. and Park it was noted during yesterday's conference. East West Streets First Mr. Taylor said the highway department plans call for all of the east-west portion of (he project, involving Center, Church and Sargent streets and Park to be completed and opened to Tunisia wants the United States to make good on its pronouncements of friendship to newly independent nations and back Tunisia's demands that France pull out of her big air-naval base at Bizerte. Reluctant To Offend The United States has been reluctant to offend De Gaulle at a or units on duty an extra year and to call up to 250,000 reservist to active duty.

The vote was 75-0. Senate Republican leader Ev- Finals Slated Tonight down. Make it a federal1 crime to erett M. Dirksen of Illinois had use telephone or telegraph toiureed unanimous Senate votes on transmit gambling information time when Western unity is vital the bills "(0 show (Soviet Premier) Khrushchev we mean Columbus, Dayton Queens Score Miss Ohio Triumphs in dealing with Soviet demands on Berlin. France has made it clear it Interstate 71 Plans Given Federal Okay would not be bound by any decision the Security Council makes Will Press for Action Earlier Friday the House Armed Services Committee approved the measures by a 37-0 on Bizerte.

The De Gaulle government is By JOAN HARRISON An almost sure bet to place sophisticated beauty twirled a trafflc bv Nov- Marion Star Staff Writer among the finalists tonight is Miss lighted baton in rhythm with! Tne entire Project is scheduled MANSFIELD The array of Central Ohio, baby-faced Ros- "The Night They Invented Cham- for completion by Aug. 15, 2. mainly horse race results, odds and bets across state lines. It would exempt transmission of racing or other sporting news by newspapers and wire services. Penalties for violations: Up to two years in prison, $10,000 fine.

Declare it a felony to transport gambling paraphernalia such as tickets or slips for illegal handbook betting, betting pools, numbers games. Penalty: Up to five years in prison, $10,000 fine. Tighten obstruction-of-justice vote. Chairman Carl Vinson sued a statement in Paris Friday charging Tunisia with trying to said he would ask House COLUMBUS. Ohio (AP)-Feder-action early next week.

jal officials have given the green The additional $3,454,600,000 re-, ljshf for an eneineerins contractor obtain through U. N. intervention feminine pulchritude assembled jae wolpert oi Hilliard, wno won.pagne." on the Ohio Theater stage hereFr'day evening's talent trophy. FriHau nioht fnr lhi Miss ohiolThc vivacious 5-foot, 5-inch Ohio DURING yesterday that some of the changes construction and other pre what she had failed to get by quested by Kennedy to strengthen jt ahead wHh devel of rnnvpntinnal fiohtint? fnrroc force after four days of bloody pageant appeared even lovelier! State University senior gave her the contestants, Miss Ohio of paratory work on the north-south and more talented if possible interpretation of Andy Griffith's 1 1960, Alice Ann McClain of Mar-j Potion of the project will be loA (k I the North-South Freeway (Inter-1 fighting in Bizerte. viiiu mc i cguiai annual dcfer.se money bill by a Senate state 71 started shortly after the first of from Medina into Cleve It is necessary to make it known," said the French state- than last year's Brout) record, wnai 11 was.

was root- ion, sang several selections laws, to punish racketeers or oth- land. The 1961 Buckeye beauty who uau. uao in a man orignuy coi- ciuning someone 10 nattn uver.m j. ers who use violence or coercion i Appropriations subcommittee. mpnt "that France has certainly sen.

a. wmis Kooertson, u-va M- "ul Kooertson, u-va to prevent witnesses from giving Ohio highway director Everett no jntention of settling the issue will be selected tonight stnpea suit coat ana snort-, ana rsasm street. Diues. wmsmi im iminiiK me ihij-Iv should have a feeline or Dride'cned trousers, she gyrated around! She introduced her accompanist ect on the east-west portion first. information to the Justice money s.

i-reston gave this word Friday ithrnueh such a Drocedure and aecomDlishment to be givenithe stage and kept the audience, and voice coach, George Lane ofias explained at Delaware yester- in stitcnes. over her sister title- the nod senators nad agreed to withhold to the Ohio Turnpike Commission1 details until the full Appropria-which met in Columbus. i (Turn to TUNISIA Pasp 12) tions Committee gives its Preston also advjsed commjJ TUNISIA, Page 12) (Turn to STREETS. Page 12) (Turn to MISS OHIO, Page seekers. Treasury departments.

Penalty: Up to five years in prison, $5,000 fine. Allow grants of immunity from prosecution to witnesses nlpadine the Fifth Amendment in proval i uesaay sion members that the U.S. Bu MISS HEART of Ohio, Patti Jobe. presented her rollicking invjj pace August Induction But other senators said the reau of Public Roads has given Peace Still Far Off committee not only put in all of tenta(ive approval on wvera, pr0. il.

i. -i-f-- r' trials or grand jury investigations "ewim iequiS urn changes for Interstate road-' AC IT concerning labor racketeering. also tacked on $1 billion more of buiidjng in northeast Ohio. fY A IV1 Cf tYfhUiUP Make a felony to travel defense items. nc nuiim uuwevei, inai uie uu- KeDortea aDDrovea was Ki across a state line or use the Tucker and Al Jolson, and brought down the house with Elvis Presley.

Never troubled previously with stage fright, she confided after the show that she was genuinely nervous before going on stage. However, she showed no trace of uneasiness in her act. DraftQuola for County Doubled by Added Call A supplemental August draftl Meanwhile, The Associated million to continue production ofjto the Highway Department's! Tnn r0 11 Tiol flln long-range B52 bombers and $448 over.aI1 development plan for the UUC UGIIS I Ol illllW million to push development of nrirt tho clo( I 1 (Turn to CRIME, Page 12) B70 supersonic bombers as a com- The director PARIS (AP) President Charles 'Bizerte against bitter Tunisian She and her 10 companions in1 call by Ohio's Selective Service Press reported today in Washing- velop Ohio 18 into an interstate de Gaulle's France stood in- opposition. route from Medina west to alone todav with her Across the ocean, the U. N.

Had Not Been Asked Group will be seen tonight in headquarters at Columbus has, ton that the Army has given its STAR induction stations a free hand to Turnpike interchange at Norwalk long-time North African problems Security Council was discussing 'swim suit and evening gown com- further action. France petition. 15 fense Robert S. McNamara had have been discarded. It was felt, apparently in worse shape than possible Amusements 14 Ann Landers 7iasked no funds to continue jet.Preston explained, that making a'before.

had ignored the council's earlier doubled Marion County's quota from four to eight for the month. Mrs. Edna Applegett, clerk of the board here, said the eight Marion County selectees will be summoned in a single call rather Around About Marion 11 bomber production and recom-superhighway of Ohio 18 would i Talks aimed at bringing peace spend more money, hire mo-e people and stay open longer to handle the anticipated armed forces increase. In the wake of President Kennedy's military build-up move, Another trophy winner was Miss Greater Dayton, Darlene DiPasquale, who walked off with swim suit honors qualifying with 35-23-35 measurements. The 5-4, demand that French troops be pulled back to their original positions inside the base.

Building News 10 mended that the B70 be limited make it competitive with the Toll to troubled Algeria, where she Church News 2, 3, to an experimental lir- road than as two separate quotas, The De Gaulle government's at has been at war with nationalist rebels for nearly seven years, broke down again over the issue of who should control the oil-rich Davton The supplemental draft order Army oniciais saio louay. m- titude is that the Bizerte affair 115-pound University of Comics 21 craft rather than a complete Deaths 12, 22 weapons system. II 4 II Editorial Page 6 These extra funds would pushi 3lt Amis lalkS will add 462 men to Ohio's orig structions have been sent to concerns France and Tunisia I sophomore wore a hite suit i ai tt I 1 r.i; ui inal tntal of 71Q fnr Auntist Con mental Army tommana 10 Vficc Markets and Financial 15 he current fiscal defense outlay MOSCOW AP The United Sahara France or an independ- ttlWK rtllU Ulliy nicy va" v. vaiiri vvun t- u. in iho I 'nrW tho rum trhpHulp wiph- take whatever action is deemerl earlier o.i,or rouici Molner Coiumn 13 up above $47 billion.

States and the Soviet Union today lent Algeria. There was no indica- me runcil M.tr luinaiaa or iianu, wuu nairu 111 i' i. -o-. necessary so that examining and Social News 7, Despite the unanimous Senate broke off consultation about Ition when the talks would be re-i peal to the Security Council as week that she would not be able, boring counties' quotas are: Dela induction stations can keep internationalize to compete because of recent ill-lware. two: Union, none: attempt to sumed.

an ness with the mumps, was onidot, one; Morrow, three; Hardin, Further east, in Tunisia, French hpons 0. 9 votes, tncre were snarp protests disarmament talks, but said it ard Rddio 5 that the European Allies Britain, will be resumed at some unspeci- U'cather Eeport U.France and West Germany were tfied date. (Turn to DRAFT, Page 12) paratroopers still held the city of (Turn to NORTH AFRICA, P. 12) hand showing no ill effects. The! two.

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