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McALESTER FAMILY SLAYER ARTERY IN PRISON Physician Suicide tw nnR n.i 'Shi it the widow of Dr. L. S. Mental torture ended earl; bnftta the Oklahoma today for Slate Prison Dr. Bei Gal where he wai serving double life sentence at a family slayer Warden Robe Alerter heart committed cell by in his right blade.

Goari Jee Sherrill fond tt-year-eJd bsnk at 2:31 a.m. daring a thw check. He Immediately turn- BMjieJ II, E. W. Harrell.

When the returned they tamd a cellmate, Loral WUttock, Tul Btandiag ever Galbraith. A pool of blood soaked a blanket on which Galbraith was lying. "I knew something like this WUlour, who was associated with Galbraith in a clinic here. His other associate was Dr. C.

K. Holland. The bodies of Galbraith's 30- said Galbraith used a yearold wife and their children, blade to 5 and 4, were found in the his leg. family house gutted by an early as the main; morning fire. Galbraith was noti- lower ified of the deaths when he ar- the body.

rived at his clinic from an over- Galbraith left a suicide note in; which he stated that he wanted night trip to Oklahoma This was March 17, 1955, and two days later officers found evidence of arson. Galbraith was arrested at his former home in Henderson, March 21 and the next day confessed the crime. He said that he had injected an insecticide poison into them and then set fire to the house to destroy the evidence. When he was being returned to Memphis, from Henderson, Galbraith jumped from the car in an apparent suicide attempt. He later made four other unsuc- down last Thursday in of his daughter.

A fourth murder charge was pending. Throughout the four years of cessful attempts to take his life intermittent prosecution and men- while in prison, tal examinations at state hospital Galbraith was first convicted jGalbraih steadfastly declared no for the death of his wife and re-'was not insane but had killed nil ceived a life term. He then was I family for its good, acquitted by reason of insanity in "i do hope Kathy (Mary Catno- the death of the eldest son. His rine, his wife) and the children second life sentence was handed! (See PHYSICIAN--Page 2) mixed in the dirt over the graves of his wife, Kitty, and his three children, Frank, Jere and Sarah Ann. The note also said that Whitlook was in no way responsible for his act.

He specifically requested that a Whitlock no funeral services be held or no Santa No Dope A detective who hasn't grasped the spirit of Christmas, dressed up as Santa Clans, leads a suspected dope pusher to police station. The detective, Edward used the Santa gimmick to nab Fred Cotton, disguised as a woman in New York. Demos Open Fire on GOP NEW YORK (AP)-Democratic war chiefs, warming up for 1960, have launched a broad attack on the economic and fiscal policies to push both water conservation and the production of electric power. Nineteen of the 22 chapters of of the Eisenhower administration. the blueprint dealt with domestic The Democratic Advisory Coun- and three with foreign re- cfl also fired a salvo Sunday lations.

There were signs that pro. against the Republican record onjj ting the document was not ac- issues ranging from foreign policy to national defense and the race for outer space. A blueprint for next year's Democratic platform declared: "The Republicans have done a second-rate, second-best job that could cost us more in freedom and national security than can possibly be measured in money." Charging that the administration has "failed miserably to keep the government's financial house in criticize Republicans for lack of "bold and creative leadership," an affinity for "moneyed interests," "deep-rooted hostility to new ideas" and "incompetent administration." The platform outline, hammered out during a three-day political whirl, also called for federal aid to education, a stronger civil rights program, a 30 per cent hike in social security benefits the complished without some internal party rumblings. The civil rights and aid to education recommendations drew dissents from Gov. LeRoy Collins of Florida and a national committeewoman from North Carolina Mrs.

Benjamin Bryan Everett. A number of other Southern members of the council were absent and did not vote The final statements on GOP foreign policy while highly critical, were rewritten to tone down what some members considered too-harsh criticism advocated by former Secretary of State Dean Achespn. Taking note of the President's current world tour, the statement said that he had the hopes of all Americans for success, but added that such tours were no substitute for solid programs and policies. The council sought to lift the peace issue from the political ating: "Peace is not a issue. Any attempt by or Democrat to make tful terest" strikes and federal action vuo NEW IDEA Tooth Decay Reported as Contagious NEW YORK, Dec.

7 (fl A dental researcher said today tooth decay may be contagious. Dr. Paul H. Keyes of-the National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, said dental decay has been found to be infectious and transmissible in two commonly used laboratory animals, the hamster and white rat. Dr.

Keyes told the Greater New York dental meeting: "While it has been known for some time that bacteria are necessary for the development of dental decay, scientists formerly assumed that the microorganisms responsible were distributed somewhat generally in our natural environment." He said new evidence gathered at the Bethesda Institute indicates this is not the case under many laboratory conditions. If the animals do not carry the decay-producing microorganisms in their mouth when they are placed in a diet designed to produce decay, no cavities will develop during the experimental period, Dr. Keyes said. However, an animal which is not infected can acquire the infectious bacteria from another similar type of animal which has he added. Dr.

Keyes was one of the speakers at the opening session of a five-day series of scientific meet- screamed to the two guards, was rushed grave marking provided. "Tell Mrs. i our or my Galbraith was rushed to the prison hospital. Doctors worked mother any parts of my corpse frantically to save his life but he wanted for medical purposes is died on the operating table at all right with me," the note said. 3:37 a.m.

They said he had suf- Mrs. Willour recently was ap- fered the loss of too much blood, pointed guardian for Galbraith. Tri-State Edition AMARILLO GLOBE-TIMES 27tk Xo. 206 1O 4O AmarUlo, Tex. 9 Monday, December 7 9 19S9 IKE GETS BIGGEST vHtCnb KARACHI Is Realized by KANSAS CITY, Mo.

(fl A mental patient stole an ambulance and sped around Kansas City with red light flashing and siren screeching for about three flours Sunday night. DAUGHTER ESCAPES Doctor Kills Wife, Self LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 UP) Aj car outside the house. Addressed prominent physician, troubled an aunt, it touched on family I felt a great need nanc i a iiy beat his wife to and mentioned that her deep inside of me for speed," Michael Donald Byrd, 19, told police after he parked the ambulance and walked back to ith General Hospital. Police said Byrd, 0 feet 2, with a hammer, tried to kill teenage daughter with the weapon and later took" his own weighing 220 pounds, has been a mental patient at the hospital three years.

He got away in one of the ambulances stationed at the hospital. By turning on the police radio in the vehicle he avoided pursuers. The ambulance was sighted in various parts of the city before officers found it in a parking lot. It was undamaged. At one point in the frenzied, pre-dawn attack, Dr.

Harold N. Perelson, 52, tried to tell one of his children the brutal scene was simply a frightening dream. "Go back to bed, baby-- this is just a nightmare," he told a younger daughter wbo came into the room where he was beating 18-year-old Judy Perelson with the hammer. Investigators said they learned that although he Jiad a fashion- Byrd was held in jail over- able three-story home and an ap. night.

Police indicated nc successful practice, the would be returned to the hos- doctor had financial worries. pital. They gave this account of the murder-suicide: Dr. Perelson awoke about 5 Jail Man In Death were "in a bind finan- Judy was hospitalized with a skull fracture, severe bruises and cuts. Dr.

Perelson, a heart and allergy specialist, operated a clinic in suburban Inglewood and employed six other physicians there. The family home is in an exclusive district of the Hollywood Hills. Broken English Blitzes Busyness Of Bank Burglar LEVITTOWN, N.Y. un-vir gilio Mallo, 23, banged away with hammer and chisel Sun day at the vault of the East Gate branch of the Franklin National Bank. He glanced up and saw the face of a cop in every window of the bank.

Also in every win dow is a sign that warns that the bank'i vault is hooked into an electronic alarm. "I'm only from Italy over about three years," Mallo ex plained, "and I guess I don't read so good." He was charged with bur glary- Pakistanis Pack Route KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 7 (AP)--A million cheering Pakistanis--by official estimate--gave President Eisenhower today the most thunderous reception ever accorded a foreign visitor. Shouting, waving people packed the streets and the roads from the airport as Eisenhower arrived from Turkey on the third stop of his mission of The President was deeply moved erty, White House press secretary, Eisenhower stepped from the plane with a big smile on his face to shake hands with Ayub Khan. A 21-gun salute boomed out across the field, and the Pakistani Drug Pricing Study To Open WASHINGTON, Dec.

7 A and introducing new drugs. food budget in time of adversity a.m. Sunday, stepped over to thejj ena te subcommittee today opens; Kefauver noted that steroids, faces an entirely different propo- twin bed where his wife, Lillian, adeter mnei though used for many when high price medicines wnecner OTUK matters are cnarg-' KQ caiH by the ovtpourinr of affection present introduced members of and called the welcome "tre-jhis government. mendous," said James C. Eisenhower continued to smile as a navy band struck up the national anthems of the United States and Pakistan, allies in the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.

Then, as he and Ayub Khan reviewed an honor guard, the American President talked with great animation to his host. Welcoming his visitor, the Pakistani President referred to his own country as the firm ally of the United States for world peace in "cooperation among like-minded nations." Eisenhower replied that he had been "looking forward to this visit 42, was sleeping and crushed her skull with the hammer. Then he went into another bedroom where his daughter Judy was sleeping and began beating her with the hammer. Her screams awakened 11-year- old Debbie in a third bedroom on the second story of the 000 home. TTiimti -ui juaivcii me i-ueug-; i ing too much for their medicines are most widely used in treating are needed, he --especially those most used by older people.

arthritis and other rheumatic disorders. These affect more than This problem is heightened, Ke- But Chairman Estes Kefauver milho Americans many of; fauver went on, because doctors (D-Tenn.) emphasized that the Senate afiti-trust and monopoly subcommittee is interested only in wholesale prices. He said no effort would be made to them old rs ns a ave prescriptions "usually are writ- is good." disabled about one; ten in terms trade names rath- than generic names." Kefauver said complaints hayej In such a casCf he explained, from many sec-; the patient must pay the price received of the the greatest anticipation and I I am not going to be disappointed. America and Pakistan, he continued, "ought to live together in peace and work together for what Eisenhower added that America and Pakistan "ought to work together for peace and mutual security, from a position of Charges of murder were expected to be filed attorney aL Ros? today against a 30-year-old warehouse worker being He called police, put Judy to held in connection with the beating death of his five Debbie investigated and didn't itermine whether retail profit itions of the country that the for tne bran( name his doc-1 strength." believe her father when he toldj mar gins in drug stores were of many prescription medi-; SDec ifies even though a sat-! White House res secretary lth Ugh arkups MI 110 TMTM 65 have soared almost ondl tefJorv substitute might -Hagerty told newsmen stead ot returning to oea, sn jin some of the testimony, summoned her brother Joel, 13. i This distraction enabled Judy I Kefauver's statement a 1 limited incomes.

isfactory substitute might (the reach of persons having only availab i at a lower price. bed and went over to the Perel- son When police arrived they found year-old son. Frederick L. Fidler, of 2804 Cleveland, admitted in a signed statement he beat the youngster, William, Dr. Perelson dead in Judy's Charles (Buddy) Fidler.

jroom. Officers said he apparently The child died about 10:15 a.m. Sunday at Northwest an overdose of barbiturates. The i was unconscious Texas Hospital. He was taken to the hospital 12 hours earlier by Mrs.

Jo Anne Reynolds, a relative who lives with the Fidler family. JudTinTer for hearing's He said the subcommittee wants "to determine how a drug company can establish, and then maintain for years, price structure which result in the consumer paying about 50 cents a pill for antibiotics and 30 cents a pill for steroid hormones." "It is our purpose to inquire Thus, the the President was feeling fine drug industry is unusual in that into the question of whether the who buys does not order, and drug manufacturers are setting who orders does not buy." their prices at as excessive levels as the writers of the letters contend," he said. "It is also our purpose to determine whether the anti- Drug makers content their his wife were married about a year ago. Buddy's mother, Mrs. Mary Constant Donahue, is believed to when he reached the hospital be living near Denver.

and was admitted to surgery, at' tendants said. A hospital official notified police, who arrested Fidler at the hospital about midnight. Detective Lt. Eli Leflar said the child's body was "covered with bruise marks, apparently made by a leather belt." Officers Mrs. Reynolds said she was visiting a friend when the beating occurred.

She said the stepmother telephoned her and asked her to help. She rushed home and took the child to the hospital. Prairie Dog DPs Cost Taxpayers Civilization may have driven; the persistent little prairie dogj from his burrows, but man is hav-j ing to pay the cost of moving Notice of another installment due on this bill will be given to the Amarillo School Board tonight. The contractor building Crockett Junior High School had to spend $91.70 additional money for ex- trust laws as applied to this industry are adequate and, if prices 0 musTce" highTnough'lo not tft dev cmc remedial pay not only regular manufac-i islation turing costs but also the some-! The family which can put off times heavy costs of developing I buying items or even reduce its ings. More than were expected.

16,000 dentists Comic Dictionary ALARM CLOCK A device that would not. be necessary if we could be aroused at easily es our suspicions. MAD THAD wiitr pillow case and black leather belt Force Base. Fidler was employed as a ware-, cava tion and concrete house worker at Amarillo Air building foundations ran into an in the youngster's bedroom. The boy is survived by his par- abandoned prairie dog town.

Fidler said the beating camei ents and a grandmother, Mrs. after he questioned the boy about'Frances Fidler of Elk City. Okla. messing up the bathroom of Funeral arrangements will be family home. The father said boy denied the act.

Fidler said he was irritated by the denial and he! MAN spanked his son. "I spanked him while we were in the bathroom and Inter I spanked him again hi the bedroom," Fidler said. Lt. Leflar said FMIer toM him boy's last words were, "Well, Daddy, I jnst don't know announced by Blackburn-Shaw. why I did into convulsions lost EARNINGS UP FOUND DEAD FORT WORTH (UPD- Robert L.

Cox, 44, who had been missing for more than a week, was found dead of a bullet wound Sunday just west of White Settlement, a Fort Worth suburb. Peace Justice Jim Doorman ruled his death a suicide. sciousness as he shook him. Fidler's wife, Barbara, who is not Buddy's mother, was present during the beating, as were her three children, aged 3, 5 and 8 ytari, police learned. Pidlcr and DALLAS (UPD-Braniff International Airways had net earnings of $2,106,271 for the first nine months of this year compared to tl.491,852 for the same period last year, President Chat.

E. Beard has announced. 3,178 Win Set in Cage Marathon BERKELEY, Calif. (UPD- Two University of California groups wound up a .45 hour basketball game Sunday that students claimed was a new world record. Final score: Ctoyne Court Deutsch Hall 3,178.

The marathon began last Friday at 3 p.m. sad concluded at 1 p.m. Sunday (an hour of time- wits was net counted.) Some players participated ta fame. Students said the fame erased the standard of 41 heart set at the University Washington last January. News Tip on Unsuccessful Theft Wins A would-be thief learned his jkara.

Grinning with delight, the American President stood erect in the back of a white convertible and waved to the colorfully clad Pakistanis jampacked along his route into Pakistan's largest city. Each time the American visitor waved his hat the crowds responded with delighted roars of welcome. "Eisenhower life to Eisenhower!" the vast throngs roared over and over. The teeming city of two million (was festooned for carnival. The lesson Tuesday afternoon when he stars and Stripes and Pakistan's attempted to take money from a green and white crescent banner teacher's purse at Travis Jun-j waved on all sides, from poles ior High School.

The teacher and triumphal arches. A host of screamed for help, and the shop steamers, of every color of the instructor tackled the thief and rainbow, added to the brilliance jheld him until police came. The of the scene. Karachi definitely was happy to tip from Dennis Antel, 1600 N. Williams, earns $5 as first prize in the weekly news tip contest an lts see and Ike to the conducted by the Globe-News Publishing Co.

Second prize of $3 goes to Mrs. John D. Henson, 4713 Bonham, for her tip that an over-eager goose hunter shot a hole through the top of his station wagon. On Sunday night, Nov. 2, an Amarillo youth was shot accidentally at a drive-in.

First tip came from Mrs. Charles Benton, 1607 W. 35th, who will receive a check for $2 as third prize. Othtn tht ntwjroom includtd Carl Smith, 113 S. Lake; Jock Cox, Kentucky; Shoron Jwm, 12M-B Wh; Gory Gulnn, JOS Atotoomo; Normo Con, MM NW 5th; Sill Clowflh, MM Falrchlld, Rovtn 1, Sox Marriage for Lana, Maybe ActrtM Lana Turner and Fred May attend a benefit ball In Hollywood, for the Lot Angelas Music Feitlval.

It is rumored that the pair may marry. 10M; C. W. SontorHtro, Pltrct; Anno 3WO noit; Mrs. K.

K. Mtltmmtr, Dahlia; ftottrt Hodati, NE 10th. Mn. Kathryn ftoutt Son Wl; Clou tlit, 433J Jtnntt; RwtaM Low), MR NI Mtti; Mri. Victoria RvMwrw, P.

0. SON; Mn. Mflvmt ItM Taylor; Mn. ft. JM4 Irookt; Srtwn, Wtret; Jtrry Mlht Ktlftv, Finch, MM Van Bum Ktntuckv; Patricia Schtrtr, MM Nt 24tn; Jot tax 11S4, Dvmoi.

Thousands of Pakistanis pushed and shoved their way into the broad corner square near the U.S. (See PRESIDENT-Page t) THE WEATHER 55, low tonight 34, high Tuwdov.

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