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BHS Gives 211 Decrees (Continued trim Page One) Linda Stahura, Bcnsonelta Tipton, Alan Tremallo, Helen Vir-ag; Lawrence Wallace, and Ed-Ward Zolian. Other students and their awards were Charles Paroski Ihe Anna M. Cain prize tor crllence in mathmatics; Charli Kilbride and Clair Lipton, class of 195-T Irene Schlman-ski, Elassick chapter or the National Honor Society priie, Also, Charles Paroskie. the Benjamin 'B. Steiber chemistrj award; Donna Boyles, Bassick future teachers of America uwaril and the Parent Teachers As sedation scholarship: Carol Ka bare.

Girls Athletic Leadership ussoclalion award; Phyliss Rome the Dr. Kathcrine FiliPatrlck future teachers award; Linda Sta-tiurna, Kathleen Yuclnlenuz and Virginia Condon, the Future Nurses award. Maria Tudruj. Bridgeport federation ot Democratic women's award; Richard Guralski and Nelida Reyes, Bassick Fathers club awards; Richard Guralski, the Ernes Walter Rider memorial award in industrial art; Charles Paroskie, Ke'y club award; Vi German club priie, -Rentlchlir malh'rna-lies prize. Rcla'ry dub scholarship the Chirks Zlnk award; I-awrence -Wallaclc.

the Harry W. Lyon award; Stene schimanski, the.David'R. Less- Cortright scholarship Crainich, Drder of Bss-sick secretaries prize; Roman Tndrul, the Annette Kleban Mem orial History prize; Constance Caron, the Mrs. J. L.

Haumricn service award; Dianna Feica, the Maie B. Cooney, the Bassicj fa; ciilty prize, and the Jasper Mc-Lew prize. Elizj-t-eih K.ich. the Ida and Meyer Zucker good ciliien- invent Junes 2nd t.eo Reddy. the class ol I9G1 pi C'riii! the A- Fcnti a scholarship; Sharon Ball Frecdman Brothers home Wsl lar in stsh.tra, (he Kale R.ehs risen scholarships Also, Harrison Taylor, the Retired Employes club prize; Nan-tv Niediwiecki, the' Sadie R.

Loc- wirth scholarrhip; Gary Geter the' Rabbi Marry Nelson award; and Auxiliary tn. Bridgeport, rost Jewish War Veterans James Philip' L. Holt zer; scholarshlp; Gregg Metttorial Medal; Dorothy Laski, the Dr. B. L.

Smykowski scholarship; Alan Tremallo; Unico club scholarship award, the Joseph E. Jeffrey class of. 1935 and 'the Friedrich Roth Menioriam prise. Also. Kochellc Cook, LaJles Auxiliary, W.

Harris post, Veterans of Foreign Wars prize; Edward ZotSan: American Leeion award: Eddie Wiitgi and Niedzwiecki, Baasick ituaent LOUOCll prices; am rrci en Virag, science award- Bernard Shapiro, principal the highv presented Ihe riues to Sunt. Df Lester recornmended their candidacy Jor diplomas. The graduates are: coLi-sne Dstjra E. Bereai-Ojnrw Hulltt. B.

Koitskowjlil. 1 GvfjuliJl I trrio VTu5rulTf Rwrw 1 ATVrt VllHrlm, HHen Nl. w. vsjtkur.ui. tJward V.

Zollon. (INHUL CURRICULUM Rcbtrt J. Bor.jll, NIJIo S. Bulislo, Robert E. J- ColMn, DovM A.

ConHln, Rocwllt E. BobSy' Dovkison, rAiw I llndu M. Otok. Roatr J. Dobl.

Jstlolyn K. etfwtKdi, Money V. Rc'snd nee Also, Robtrt L. JrtHrMn, T. Jodn t.re K-rt m.

Kl.r,"7; "t' rl Goll S. LMgroi, Nonry R. cioitl' MrMobcij BofMra A. Veme-1 L. w.

iMurpfcy, Mortomw D. Ortir, RmI J. Pjllttfcr, R.y.s, Vuea.1 R.hM. ll.lt! A. Llmlu H.

Row, E. Rycm John W. Sota. Dlwhte C. Sonchtr, Gloria t.

SshulfT Slwiol S.kB. Dodd Denies Claim Report Was Held Back WASHINGTON (UPI) Sen. Thomas J. Dodd, Thursday labeled "blatantly Inlsc allegations that he. suppressed repoits based on Investigations of violence.

Drew Pearson'1 and Jack1. An derson, in (heir newspaper col-1 nmn, accused Dodd of ing ine reports ny ine siait. 01 Senale Juvenile Delinquency subcommittee for six years, Dodd said the. allegation was 'blatantly false, totally inaccu rate, and an unbelievable dislor-ilonof history." Flag Day Today WASHINGTON (AP) To- uay is flag uay out, tiqirun1 ne olhiodk a year agn, thore is no federal law providing ii est. nun: -ir rat ing the Hag.

On June 2D a year ago. after buisuul'S height of protests against the Vietnam war, the House passed to iv a diii proviaing; Whoever casts contempt upon any flag of the United i publicly mutilat defacing, defiling, or trampling pon it shall be fined not more than Jl.uOO or imprisoned Jor more than one Last September the Senate Judiciary Committee ordered me on I lavnraoiy -re nortec! to the nnd that's the last that has been heard of it. Ordinarily when a bill is reported out of committee. It is listed shortly on the Senate's islative calendar where It is position to 'be called up for Never on Calendar the'- flag bill never shown up on' the calendar. Just why is: not clear.

Republican Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois, told a rmrter he Intends look in'" the matter and find out situation is the top-ranking GOP member of the Judiciary Com- tr.itifr and chairman of a sy.b- commiltec that flag bill and sent it-'on to ihe full Sen! O. the Judiciary Committee chairman, said he does not know why the bill was not reported Id Ihe Senate but'. that there must be a good Cimfusfen, Commotion Committee -sources rerxjrted. that at the meeting at which' the was ordered reunited favor ably; there was a' good. deal of arjine members erree'eaty Mi.

I afterward they had not rculized.the bill, was being acted and asked tor reconsiaera Lion. One '-two were' said to Have protested that action was lanentWltnout any neannrs The senators involved were it-identified, out-trie tin longer- is the cpmrnitle agena- it Senatu's legislntive calendar, "Some body must have put a hold on it." said one source When the bill passed House, onuonents called Dfoduct of war hysteria and a violnlion -of. constitutional gi an'tees nl exoressii Attv. Ren. Ramsey Clark took no position oh the bill.

Advising the House Judiciary Committee it was a question for Congress to decide. Clark sntrl, howevert "tacn the 50 states, like the District tit Columbia, lias laws prescrib ing criminal penalties tor an cralion of'the Has. If the Congress aerermmes that state or tocai eniorcet for anv reason inaflenuat that there are overriding rea- vyhy burning the nation (lag should be federal of-lense." he said, "(he Depait- ol Justice can, and ol course will, prosecute violators." SurTjrg tlie-Jlag was specifically included in the bill recommended by Ihe House commilice, through a paritft- mer.tary mixup it lett our when it was passed. City Man's Body Found in! River Bridgeport police said last night the body ot a man misse irie since June 1. was found yes terday in the waters ol the Con-nerlieut river at New Ozzic Paolillo said Oscar Moore, who last resided al Eldg, 13, Beardsjey Terrace a-partmenl, was found floating in river Dy area residents, Paolillo said Moore ap parently drowned, while two others were recued when' their H- font outboard motor boat capsized near the river's mouth.

The identity of the other two men was not known. AlsoWlllom J. A. 1 ft.e-n Ru5( Svilllrnj, llainsn Tjyk-. sMil-y A Sonrfra A.

CLERICAL M.lvyn Artlgcu, poliltm EMI; Wljejov wavy ye ml crn, L. esvr-rt, -Slnrcn Williams, Jphn T. iIthm. Jiv- nil or-y-, item rv e.a:ich, WabiKtto L. liams.

Honiton An Al, lyystMarip SECRETARIAL Hottb. NDncy P. LyildV 1. ens. Monty T.

Arliylo, f'ansftla A. H.Tkcc-1'.. Av-l-ry SV llvKto'M. McGtnnts, Conslonct A. Coror, Cttxiioh A.

Coyo! nnrbo.a W. Mmdsr, Evityn My Obbooy, rare. Paula A. CMonnulii. jaicrhisr i eh, nils- Morgorot o.

yioy, -s rati'cla Corot A. FarreEI. Caval A. Frtillr.lo, Polrltb eEHEftAL 1USINEII Ceb.v. t.D,,n V.

OUrref. Sn-sn C- Ihr- Levis ChOHO, Allen E. Const-. Cy-- i. HKtllR.

Dnliy lei 1 Hvttwi, Chorlti D. XllMUt. W. Jbcqvol. Naney L.

LeCuyrr. tttlMwr, Mo-y KHim. mDUSTRlAL Loomh. Mcy tllm Lyokj John C. Ftrrtlro Olrt Jtbn J.

LeCkiir. lb Movllaho, Many of Bassick Gi-ads Accepted For Higher Study Acceptance a large number of Bassic high school's gradual-ing seniors into colleges, nurs ing schools, business colleges arid itsrhiucal Sshixns was an nounced yesterday by Bernard bnapiro, principal. iorao applications a pending, and further acceptances are 10 be announced by the scnoot later. ire i i s-1 Norwulk Community college, Campbell, William Gartt. Mary Klosse, Louis Sico- sit, tjary traski.

Norwalk State Technical col lege, Eliza Castro. Richard fiu ralski. Alfreds llorelik, John Le uiair. Cornell l.ee, John Wil liams. University of Connecticut, De ars zieres, Micnaei uittord, Norman Einczig, Dianne Feica Kathleen Hustek, Paul Nich Starr Sachs, Jrer.e ScKi manski, Alexander Sedich, Ed ward Zolian.

Univeristy Bridgeport, Louis Chassie, Linda Duplinsky, Dl-anne Feica, Steve Frankel. Kathleen Hustek, Mary Jane Koz-lakowski, Dorothy Laski, James Malloy. Paul Nicholas, Leo Reddy, Irene Schimanski, Alexander Sedich, Maria 'l'udmj, Helen ViTag, Lawrence Wallack. Soulherr. Connecticut Stale College, Donna Boyels, Michael Clifford, Dianne Feica, Alice Keaoy, t.eo Kenny, (jail Scott osttm university, Debra Be- Dorothy J.nski.

Jcfferv Howard. Central Connecticut State col lege, Ma-huel Clifford, Claire Li-psen, Nancy Niedzwiecki, Gail Scplt. Sacred Heart University, Harold Detoma, Deborah Evans, Mary Jane Kozlakows'xi, Jerry Molloy. eliamberlayne Junior, College Brawn, Phyliss Rome. Barrington college, Sallie University, Law rence- Wallack, Nnn.i astrrn i Ely earns Marielta college, Dorthy Las- Johnson and Wales, junior college.

Paul Chiaperiielli. I ri and nlartshall rnlleKr Lawrence Wallack. Qienmpiac college, Norman Einctig, Richard. Hen'csei, Starr tens, Rensseiaer Polytechnie insti tute Charles Paroskie. collejre, I.vnne C.

Communttv coN lege; Kareti 'Garrett, Richard hen i. Robert Jefferson. New Haver Cnllene Leo dy. r.lnreh.imse I leue, M.shi- Wheeler. Champlaln Harrisdn The Rcoublican said, first.and fundamental responsibility Eoverriment is full protection ot the life, (liberty and property of j(em jis irus lEsinumuiiiij requires that government take all appropriate steps necessary to prevent ana comroi tram.

The committee also recom mended limited wiretapping surveillance der strict' court supervision" "and providing immunity from prosecution to wilnesses who. testify before grand juries Or at trials. "Our purpose," it said, "is tc nrnlect citliens from nan inva stmt of the same1 lime comoat moaem crime win modern techniques." TrwisDortation Another advance platform proposal made-public, yesterday Connecticut neeos a i rans portation department to coordt- He all public transportation in-lities, the New Haven rail-1 road's commuter and passenger service should be modernized and highway "death traps" must be eliminated. Proposals 10 this effect have been recommended to the GOP Platform Research committee byits Transportation and Safety subcommittee, headed by State Rep. Michael L'.

Morano of Greenwich. The research committee's sug gested full platform, covering many areas, win come tjetore tne partys iwo-aay state venlion consideratKri' adoption. The convention opens nere toniinu THE BRIDGEPORT FRIDAY, JUNE 14. 1968 IT KIDDIES HOLD YOUR OWN Atlen to serve nlae meals a day lo hungry baby racoons. The B.C., are about three weeks old.

The trio will become, part rison Taylor. New -York-university, Dianne Ben'sonetta Tiplone. Tennessee university. Jeffery Howard. Connecticut.

Stale college, Sharon Balkcom, Donna Lipsen, Gail Seolt. CunneCtieut Stale snl- lege, Sharon Balkcom, Boy.es, Clatre, Lipsen. Ricker co.lege, Frar.ee Kalin osky, Peler Pennsylvania Muiiary college, Clark university, 'Alan Trem-lo- Albertus Maguus.collcge, Kath leen Hustek. inii.Iesis hn-nttal School of Nursing Linda Stahura, Kathleen rucKiemiz. Delaware State Har- St.

Vincents hospital School ot nursing, Virgilnia London, LI da Matiura. Yale New. Haven hospital School of Nursing. Linda Slahur Hartford Institute ot Accounl-ing, Paula Chiapenzelli. I.B.M.

Busines school, John Holt, Ajene Linda Rosa. Learntnn; Center of -Bridgeport Marybelh Condon, Gerald Fur; American School of Drafting, Steve-Fran 1 1 sin tif.cn -School of FashHin, Jaccueiine 1 rximit Hartfnrrl Airinie Personnel Marstafet Way. or Kaaio and T.V.' Bmadcjstinfi. Gerald Ua.sf-.er. Ra-rsti sit'eHjl will si tn.l- uate class- of 211 SS comm rnerit tomorrow al MS GOP Urges State Agency To Coordinate Grime War HARTFORD; CAP) 'A, State! Other subcommittee proposal nepartraent of Public Protec- cal, for an experimental driver iion, wmcn lean a coorq.

re.ti ain.ing gtarn to deter nated tight agaii been proposed by. Republican state -Pisiform Research committee. Such a dcparlnient would unify Connecticut's "sepiarate ajvd frag'meiiteil effcrts lo combat eirne," said the committee. While promoting the use of up-lnidate technology in Hght-ing 'crime, Ihe depaitment would also supervise gun control regulations." Grime and the fear of crimt arc greater trxlay ithan daring ny other period Lonnecu-ul's history," said the commit- whether--chronic traffii laion; can be -rehabilitated and mandatory jail terms for drivers convicted second time for while licneses are under suspension, Another pledges to "evaluate id use' to best advantage slu; under way as part of our strong, effort to remedy the longstanding lack cf a statewide airport Asserting that state "i presently deprived of the bene fits of inter-related, coordinated and 'balanced of its various public transportation fa reported that long-ranirte sary "to develop and integrate highway, rail, air and water transportation into a unified sys- Tanker Splits In Rough Seas Off South Africa DURBAN, Sooth Africa (AP) A tanker of about 30,000 tons unidentified except for a letler on its funnel, broke two in rough seas about 90 miles northeast ol Durban Thursday Oil poured out of the smashed holds and ignited. The waves put out Ihe flames.

Ihe broken sections drifted apart, with Ihe lorward part reported sinking, At last report some crew embers were seen to broken wreckage. Rescue vet sels were severely handicapped by the rough seas and strong winds. Capt. Jon Obidth, master of the French lanker Chevron Frankfurt, said he and his r.rett Inessed the ship breaking up He said in a radio telephone in saw her pounding through the seas. Then there a Hash, we saw ner HreaK in two.

And Ihen came terest sheets of them lighting up -the clouds. Wc couldn I anything. I'm sorry, but couldn't (el any nearer. Janls at Slanlev trite tn (linen chairman Ihe Birdwalking said (hat seasons schedule, from its ini with a bird-handing, ses- nemon stratum hv Wiebc, executive director of the society, through Ihe Christmas up lo a series of rins to Ne.w York state and New Jer sey this spring, had been well attended. Education Provided Wiebe said that the soc-as fiiltilline the wishes of Secretary of lhe Interior Sluart L'dall in providing conservation Education for child stinr; that the accessahility of natur al surroundings is a necessary part or numan To conclude the meeting, Mr.

i.eiss thanked the Hemwglon Arms company fDr donating of park zoo are railed picked up in North Vancouver, menagerie at children's zoo. Paul Mooney New Head Of State Audubon Group P. nil w.n. ident of the Audubon Society of Connecticut at the 70th annual meeting last night in Gonzaga'-hall on. the Fairfield- university ampus.

lie mil replace i-reo-rick J. Leiss, outgoing dent. Others elected were Rob'ert it, Larsen, first vice Paul Queneau, second vice president; Miss Edythe Jari'ts, secretary; John R. Buckingham, treasurer, and Peter B. Sals-bury, assistant treasurer.

Newly elected members oi the hoard of directors are John Christie, Mrs. jDhnT. A. D.inbnrth, Robert C. Gunnrll UlricHellman.

Dr. John Mrs. Paul Lamberl. Mrs. Paul Queneau, Peter Ball, Mrs.

C. Brooks Barnes, Mrs. Peler Smith and Dr. Robert Braun. The slate ol officers was submitted by' w.

Bradley Morehouse, chairman of the nominat-' ing committee. Frank Novak, c-jrutnr. nf thi Birdcralt sahctviary and museum, presented' report on. ine operation of the-museum, noting mat 2H class Scout groups had visited diiriri'g s. Queneau.

chairmarl programs, that. the society's junior education program' more then 1.D00' aria sehoni Un. dren had visitret Ihe Hss- aiuj during unteer trainees, t- As chairman' of the Develop et so imii Mr Mrv-tnv sti n't "a.rnsiine I'cen'er s- sanctuary, to increase PAUL MOONEY (ice eqjiipmenl to the society, tne Bnagoport rjarrien club lor arranging the Walk tor the Blind in. (the Larsen sanctuary, (he. Lions cluh fnr- building idgo in the sanctuary, Sirhan 's Father May Fly to U.S- JERUSALEM (AP) Th father of the accrued assassin Robert F.

Kennedy said dav he is considering tn the United Slates to see his son. i-isnnin Minnr. said applied to the Israeli military governor for permit to -visit Amman, tne capllai ot Jordan. I I- tnltl rten. se.en ,1 tn draw some money from a' pri vato bank account in Amman be prepared in case he decides to go to tne united Mates He denied earlier reports that ne naa appealer; 10 israet uiOrities fur help in formalities onnected with a possible U.S.

He would ask neip iram no-i DfKly, ne saio. The falher nsisn ssi-l Dn at the appointment of Wit nur l.lttlctlOlfl, the lie inn tc duputy chief public defender, as COBr.SC! Ot HIS Son, Sullttn linn harn Sirhnn. "1 have already learned he one cf me best jurists there said. Bishara, who lives alone in a 10-room villa at Ihe village of Taiyebe dear Jerusalem, traveled to the United States in 1357 but returned, leaving his family, in 1361 after a quarrel with his wife. House OKs $112 Million Peace Corps Money Bill WASHINGTON (AP) The a House passed Thursday a illJ.S technicians million Peace Corps aulhoriza- vclopcrs.

Hon bill. to slash the program by (5.8 million was warded olf by only seven votes. Rep. H. Tt.

Gross, R-lmvu, contending the agency should lake its place in line wilb other men', programs Ion spenning cms, called tor a VJI celling in the year begin ning July 1. I rir House rejected Ihe move m-m. after Chairman Thomas Morgan. of the eign Affairs Committee argued Ihis. would damage the agency.

ine siocse then passed Ihe bill i a vote. The S112.S million is noun requested by the admin islralion. Th- tn- ,1 also ceiini ati-: e.ittl lat in a similar Senate-passed RFK's Assassin Had 'Sick Smile' As He Shot Him 1 the next fiscal nees will be selected from among some BO.000 applicants. erecim jack Vaughn has id the corps will be the larg-t employer of college gradu ates oulside the U.S. armed forces.

North Endei- Held In Stolen Goods Case Howard A. Sastrum, 27, ol 2i5 French street, was arrested yesterday on a charge of re- crisins- stolen goods and is free in bail of SaOO pending Circuit court arraignment. Police said Sastrum is ac cused of taking newly purchased ladders from a building job congress autnorized silo.r inai are ownea oy KODcrt million (or the Peace Corj.s in Orechovesky, of 28 the present ftscn! vcar tat ar- st-aiind propriated only million. The arrest was made' by De- voiuniten now serve in selective Kooert uatteny. (Continued Irom Page One) hands wcnl just aboui to shake hands stunned, screaming crowd reaction.

"The suspect urnca trvine IC People were were nttmg mm and cursing hi md it. Wits utter contusion Tiuan everyone was Irvine kill him." A policeman described han. en route lo jail in a police cur artcr his arresl, as tn co Was Practicing Willi Gun A playground ilirector said he arid a friend saw a man he later identified Troni pholos as Sirhan practicing with a revolver al a laiact range abaut 12 hours bo snooting. ert v-ln--f lite retiulal bullet a caliDer goes samc siic." He said Sirhan was non mito.1 about the bullets. ttle juit-alter-midiUBlili The witness, Henry Adrian Carreon, said the man was shooting very rapidly" a that around him lay "three lo four hundred empty casings he ill already usetl.

Carreon said his companion avid Moulellauo, noticed lira man had one box of it aside from the others he using and asked him, "Isn't that special type of bulteir Carreon said the bullet called mini-magnum; atid di Is type of bullet, when ii 5 on nn object, usually ttestrt stst reins ettt into ttiffer- Medical Details Differ Dr. Thomas T. Houui-hi, ehiet county medical exami performed a six-hour autopsy on Kennedy's body, gave a ditter- on of medical details to the Rrand iurv lhan he did iwsmen lust nltei tie ei.e.-.s- He sairl then he ftiund two bulls, twu wounds. The Irf.nsci'ir I quoted him as saying he found thicc wounds, two bullets, inhi-catlng Kennedy was hit three tunes. 1 He said the fatal bullet en tered behind Ihe right ear and reed the brain and two others about two inches apart entered the right One of the latter was found in the neck and Ihe other, he said, exited in the front of the right shoulder.

Note, la also gave ine. opinion that the pistol muzzle was more than two or uiree incnes from the edge of the right Witnesses at the scene said the away. an; was four to six leei Girl in Polka highlight of testimony, about "the in the polka dot dress," came from Vincent Thomas Di Pierro, a studen and part-time Ambassador Ho ne got Kennedy's over. my face and Di Pierro gave this accoi He noticed the girl "and the accused person" siandiag on a tray slacker in the kitchen area Sirhan was holding with his lefl were ImlK hand to one of four pipes part ot trie homer. The onlv reason -1 noticed i.

there was a very good looking girl next, to him. Thai was the onlv reason .1 looked nver there." said Di Pierro could, not see his. right he looked as though he' was clutching his stomach, as though somebody hin (He was) saw him get down' olf the tray stand. The nest thing I saw was hin) holding the gun. The assailant moved around the hotel captain, "Stuck fhe gun straight out, nint nnhMu rnnM movp.

It was 1,6 you -were just frozen; you didn know what to do. And then I saw the ltrst pow dering or plastering. When he pulled the trigger, Ihe first shot. r. Kennedy fell down.

That Tall' When the killer stuck out the gun, "he Itjckcd liKe ne he- tiptoes because he wasn't Ihnt tall Di Pierro was about five feet from Kennedy. He. heard "five distinct shots." Actually there me." eht. which wounded five. bystanders, besides Kennedy, one bystander, snot in head, fell in my arms," said Di "And then Ihe olher boy (hat got shot in the thigh, he fell ttrand luror asked him more about the.

girl: "Could you identify her again if you saw her?" "To some degrees, yes sir, 1 could. I would never forget what she looked like because she had 1 very good-locking and he dress was kind kind of lousy." jf lousy I only saw her before. 'i Pierro said he didn't' ask her her name. "One fell iw th across from. that he had seen her but that he didn't know where she went er what her name was.

"Could yon describe what she was wearing?" "Yes, It looked as was a while dress ar.il it had ei-tlter black or dark purple polka smiling, In untile Ihe first two shols fired, he slih had a verv siCK-mokmg smilt i teste; tint; thine 1 cm ne-ycr loiget Would VOU rievrrit" tn' laciai characteristics, first i all, of this girl?" that sens ret, JU atjjsn tlti; shoulders And Just kind oi looker! like mssed up, al the time, I mea She conic have charged lhal she could have come with euris. 1 don't know, it was just messed up at the time. "Her facial expression, she had what looked like a short nose. She wasn't facially not Ihul pretty. pretty; sue wu- And like 1 say, she had a very good figure." i.Jine-.s at -ne sets- ne sens' had told police they saw a polka dot dress" le him We shot 'ft; Police issued an till points Jllctin, on the basis of the wit nesses' description.

Several young women came in and said they were weai ing polka dot garb, but police said that none lilted the description. One of Wvimil s. as test s-Se re marked as she ran out al the kitchen. Tites siml StrnitesW Under Heavy Guard Meanwhile, Sirhun swuithy young man with curly lent, stun! 1. 1 a I slnnerr was held under constant surveil lance in a heavily guarded cell at Central Jail.

He Is scheduled to enter a plea June Police, questioned him aftee Ihr arres' said hn vis. Innsi ee, trie nist. After bTrjak- silence of several hours. they said, he talked coolly and articulately. Sirhan emigrated to this country with his family as a boy and lived with his mother and brothers in nearby had, held a variety of odd jobs before his arrest.

Persons who knew him have said he was a passionate san of Arab nations in their hostile relations with Israel. Kenne dy had. spoken out' In favor ot preserving Israel national status. Task Force Picked Police announced Thursday Ihe formation of a special 23-mun "hand picked" task force to investigate all aspects nf Ihe assassination. It is headed by Capt.

Hugh Brown, commander of the homicide division, And district attorney named three lop aides to prose cute Sirhan and work with the task force. Thev arc Lynn Compton, chief deputy district attorney; uaviii w. fins, a dep uty district attorney, and John E. chief of the special Highlights of other testimony: ine flotet assistant maitre a' said. Kennedy's kitchea passage was duo to a iasL minute change of mind, lhal earlier Ihe senator had been supttosed to go down to auuress a group wrio had not been able to get into I ballroom.

He did not why Ihe plans were switched. A playground director said he saw a man he later identified from photos as Sirhan practicing With a pistol at a range ttie nay nerore me rapidly, with 300 to 400 empty .22 casings on the ground. A physician said Kennedy had heart irregularities and trouble with breathing in addition to his brain injury. A policeman said Sirhan said virtually nolhing alter he taken Into custody. He (hat Jesse M.

Unruh, California Assembly speaker and Kenne- nv's Catifisi a enrrinrnc'ii mar; agcr, helped hold the accused and stuck with him on the way jail, saying. Episcopalians to Pick Maine Bishop Today month because of poor health after 27 years service as head of the Maine Forty eight priests and 218 lay delegates will attend the convention the Cathedral St. Luke, the sixth in the dio cese iZl-year ItisKiry A diocesan publication listed 00 possible nominalinns, but others oould he proposed at Ihe meeting. President Lyndon B. Johnson attended Southwest Texas State College, San Marcos, lex, FORTY-NINE 'dols on ii.

It kind of 1 don't! IT A 1 know what Ihey call it-but it's 1 1 ItMl like-looked like a bit, in the 1 front, kind of went around. A grand inror; "A lace dick ey, probably." I lie material itself like i lis the clolina- And lh( she was like I say, Ihey wei bolh on stand aix tnitcser "Back of the tray sland? Talked With Girl And what happened, he looked as though he cither talked to her or flirterl with he because ihe smiled. This is jus bclore he fiol down." Question: "Su, at least, their association, in proximity of the Iray, they are smiling, perhaps By Tornado TRACY, Minn. (AP) At least seven persons were reported killed when lornado ripped into this southwestern Minnesota town Thursday night. Vic Keul, editor of Ihe Tracy Headlight Herald newspaper, said that seven bodies had been found and thai a number of persons were reported missing.

The ID-bed hospital was jammed. nie Armory, wnere tvm r---ns were thought to be in the wreckage, was badly dozen business places were destroyed, authorities reported. 'ine. tnsrotr, l.evantter, as at Duluih for the-Slate fie- publican Convention, ordered Nationa. Guardsmen from Tracy aod Marshall to assist and secure the area.

A string of twisters were seen several points in western Minnesota, but no other death and damage reports were made immediately. tine of the dead was Icnlatlve-ly listed as Mrs. Jack Warner, Telephone and electric paiyer lines were reported down at Tracy, a community of about population, and practically all service to the lown of some 2,1100 persons was cut off. Phone calls on the storm were relayed via Slaylon, 20 miles lo the south. The municipal huilding, hous-eg the police and fire depnrt-ncnts.

was demolished, and St. MaTy's Catholic Church and ad- aged. clrool were badly dam iardest hit was the residen- Hal southwestern part of town, where sumo business places alsn were damaged, John Weber of nearby Slay-ton, who visited Ihe storm area, said: "It's almost beyond des-critpion. Houses are shredded. Trees are uprooted and twisted up In broken utility lines.

aneriu aepuues from four IV.il communities were Fairfield Unit irhs- For McCarthy To Join Council The Fairfield McCarthy for President organization voted unanimously last night lo affili-. in ine JJemocratic coun-Westport-based organiia- ttori that backs liberal causes. candidates, in the Fourth Congressional district. Louis Schopirk, chairman of the Fairfield group, and Mrs. Marsha Jeninon, secretary, will meet next 'week with the steering committee of the council to iron out details of the affn.

rnirn William Buckley, a member vf. the steering committee, was informed of the vote. by telephone last nighf and indicated that the Democratic' Council will be receptive to' such an alliance. The purpose of the proposed alliance will be farm a dls- rict wide organization devoted backing candidates who ex-, muse liberal principles it was tated. The Fairfield.

group recently et up a board of directors and ommittee chairmen in anlicion. Hon of becoming a permanent political action organization. The group voted last, night to draw-. up a specific iplatform of action, with special emphasis 00 solving the problems of cities. It plans to grant political endorsement to candidates whose positions most closely match the platform, A new name for Ihe McCarthy group will hfl announced afler the presidential electians in November, it was decided.

In the meantime the voted to continue an active campaign on behalf of Sen. Eu gene for President with special emphasis on attracting supporters of the late Robert Kennedy. Probation Unit Backs Stricter Gun Laws The Connectieut Probation and Parole association declared itself Wednesday tn be in of stricter gun laws. During a business meeting which preceeded its annual outing in Rocky Neck slate park. East Lyme, the group unanimously passed a resolution urging all members to tell the President, the Governor and Ihcir state and federal representatives of their desire 0 tighter governmental controls on PORTLAND, Maine (UF1) I the salli distribution of lire- The Episcopal Diocese ot Maine I Bishop Loring resigne ui a recent cnango in bylaws, the group has postponed Ihe electinn of officers, scheduled take place Ihis month.

Study Set on Merger Of Blue Cross, CMS HARTOFRD (UPI) A New York firm is evpeeted to complete a study by mid-October on the feasibility ol merging Connecticut's Iwd major health insurance organizations. The study, financed by the Connecticut Medical Service and Blue Cross, is being corsducled by noon, Allen and Hamilton of. New York..

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