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2 Part I NOV. 15, 1961 IoSflnjrrlf0'OmrS 3 News Summary Finn Parliament to Be Dissolved Foiti ireJF ENEMY? THE WORLD Attn A Join us in PROBST COUNTRY Russian Pressure Prompts Call for National Elections Feb. 4-5 HELSINKI (LTI) President Kekkonen dissolved the Finnish parliament Tuesday under pressure from the Soviet Union "to seek a broader government that would insure a strict neutral foreign policy in the cold Nehru Ends Visit, Heads for Mexico LA. Students Help Premier of India Celebrate Birthday BY LOUIS FLEMING Prime Minister Nehru of India celebrated his 72nd KKOLL EXTORTS OX EUSS TALK West German 'I Ambassador Hans Kroll told Chancellor Adenauer he ijl gave' Premier Khrushchev his personal views on the Berlin crisis. (Story on Page ADENAUER CABINET When Chancellor Adenauer presented his 20-member fourth-term cabinet to the German Bundestag 190 deputies of the Social Demo-I cratic opposition walked out in protest of his refusal to make his usual inaugural speech on foreign policy.

(Story on Page 1.) GARCIA TRAILS IN PHILIPPINE VOTE With more than half the returns counted in the election in the Philippines, incumbent President Garcia was trail- ing his opponent, Vice President Diosdado Macapagal, by a wide margin. (Story on Page 1.) FINNS DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT Under pressure if from the Kremlin, President" Kekkonen dissolved the Finnish parliament and scheduled elections on demands Moscow that Communists and leftists be included in the government. (Story on Page 2, Part 1.) DE GAULLE, MOROCCANS CONFER President ijde Gaulle conferred with Moroccan emissaries about the plight of hunger-striking rebel leader Mohammed Ben Bella, raising belief that Franco-Algerian nego- 1 tiations are near. (Story on Page 10, Part 1.) 'LUMUMBA MURDER A U.N. investigating commis-j sion expressed belief that Patrice Lumumba, Congo premier, was murdered last January in the presence of high Katanga officials and his death kept secret almost a month.

(Story on Page 11, Part 1.) THE NATION KOREA PROMISED U.S. TROOPS President Kennedy in White House talks with Gen. Park of South i Korea promised American aid including armed forces in event of renewed attack. (Story on Page 1.) r-Jmx -ill rzP A- ijtuJM PROTEST Sign-carrying pickets march outside the Federal Building in protest against the supply ing of American jet planes to Yugoslavia and training of pilots, to fly them. Two hundred took part.

L.A. Woman Lawyer Murdered in Mystery Rosalind Bates Found Shot in Her Home; Client Says She Tcld of Phoned Threat Illustrated on PiiRp 3, Part 1 1 Mrs. Rosalind Goodrich Bates, 68, prominent lawyer and former chief aide in Domestic Relations Court, was found mysteriously shot to death Tuesday in a hallway of her Silver Lake district home. war. rarliamentary sources said Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko had told Finnish Foreign Minister Ahti Kar- jalainen the Soviet regarded the minority government ofi the Agrarian Party as "un stable" and suggested the in clusion of Communists or leftist Social Democrats.

Kekkonen's announcement was made shortly after Kar jalainen returned from Mos cow. Parliament will remain in office until Feb. 17 and new elections will be held on Feb. 4 and 5. It was the fifth time a parliament was dis solved 43 years of Finnish independence.

Kekkonen issued an open letter which said the "aggravation of international ten sions calls for decisions that cannot be postponed until after the parliamentary elections due in summer, 1962." Kekkonen Explanation "Only through a direct ap peal to the Finnish people is it possible to create condi tions for gathering all forces for co-operation," Kekkonen said. "Humanity is now going through periods of worry and concern. Relations between the great powers have deteriorated in a way that bodes no good and the increasingly intensive rearmament casts a shadow ovei every effort toward a peaceful solution." Prime Minister Martti Miettunen said the new elec tions would be held to get firm backing for Finland's neutral foreign policy. He blamed the "German question" for the Soviet Union's concern for the Baltic area Elections Scheduled The decision to dissolve parliament was the first po litical assurance the Soviets asked as a guarantee of Fin land's continued neutrality. informed sources said.

Miettunen said popular presidential elections would be held Jan. 15 and the de--cisive electoral college elec tions Feb. lo, with the spe cial parliamentary elections in between. i ne government issued a short summary of the Gro liiyko-Karialainen talks of Nov. 11 and parliament sources filled out the details, The parliamentary sources said Russia did not ask for military bases on Finnish soil as expected by Fin land's neighbors but that Russia said it would revive its proposal for "military consultations" if it were not satisfied with Finland's po litical assurances.

Gromyko Quoted Members of parliament said Gromyko did not tell Karjalainen how the Rus sians would like to see the government enlarged, al though it was "indicated" the Russians would like to see leftists in the govern ment. The Russians also made it clear they would like to see Kekkonen re elected, the sources said. A government statement said: "Mr. Gromyko stated that the Soviet government had not the slightest intention of intervening in Finland do mestic affairs. It quoted Gromyko: Soviet Union could not fail to take note, how- Plcase Turn to Pg.

21, Col. 1 near the body and another casing in the bedroom. Tolice said they think the gunman fired from the bedroom. Mrs. Bates was wearing the same clothes she wore Monday when she made a court appearance.

Her purse was unopened. There were no signs of a struggle. The house had not been ransacked. Her glasses were intact on her face. The glass patio donr was open at the rear of the house.

Mrs. Bates' dog, -a mixed chow, was penned in the back yard of her hillside home. Neighbors said they didn't hear the dog barking during the night. None heard any shots, any outcries or anything unusual. Mrs.

Morales said she last saw Mrs. Bates when she left her office at 6 p.m. Monday. Friend Reports Call A longtime friend of the dead woman, Theodore Yud- koff, a bookseller of 1875 N'a al a -1 i mei pnoto in Protest March Against Planes for Tito Two hundred men, women and children staged a protest march around the Federal Building Tuesday to emphasize their objections to the supplying of American jet planes to. Yugoslavia and training pilots to fly them.

While the paraders circled the building, a sky- writing plane overhead spelled out the slogan "No Aid to Tito." Wind, however, blew the sky sign out of sighfc before it could be com pleted. Dr. Robert J. Trace, of Corona del Mar, chairman of a Southern Orange County delegation of the Nation Indignation Convention held recently in Texas, said his group was one of the organizers of the protest march. Another sponsor, accord ing to literature distributed during the two-hour parade was the Citizens Commitee Against Aid to the Commu nist Bloc (CCAACB).

One March in Series An official said it was one of several rallies planned to build up strength for a larger protest march to be held in front of the Palladium at 0 p.m. Saturday when President Kennedy is to address distinguished group of Many of the marchers in Tuesday's parade said they beiong to no organization. Mrs. Carol Little, of ID Ciballcros Way, Rolling Hills, mother of two chil dren, said she saw a notice posted on the bulletin board of her market, i "I decided it was my pa-Please Turn to Pr. 28, 3 TimlpM a Rep.

Hiesfand Will Run in 27th District Rep. Edgar Hiesland, who has served five terms from the former 21st district, an nounced Tuesday he will seek re-election from the new 27th district, which ranges from Burbank to up per Antelope Valley. Hiestand, a Republican and retired mail-order chain executive, declared his con fidence of winning despite a 3-to-2 Democratic registra tion margin against him. His 21st district, he told a press conference, "received a new iook wnen it was moved by reapportionment into south-central Los Angeles. 'It is essential for the country and our party to win in both ban fernanao Vallev districts, the 22nd and 27th," Hiestand said "Although registration in the 22nd is more favorable, I am choosing the 27th be cause there are several attractive Republican candidates prepared to run in the 22nd." Consulted Supporters Hiestand said he made his decision after consulting many cf his supporters in the old 21st district.

He expects that his Demo cratic opponent will be Los Angeles City Councilman Everett Burkhalter, onetime State Assemblyman. Hiestand reported he is still a member of the contro versial John Birch Society but he maintained that his affiliation will not affect his campaign "except with those who don't understand this patriotic organization." He lives at lo74 Alta- dena Altadena. E. Germans in Cuba HAVANA An econom ic mission lrom uea-ruiea East Germany has arrived to negotiate wider economic re lations with Cuba. Morton told police heidiners.

birthday with Southland stu dents Monday before he boarded a plane for Mexico City. Two thousand students cheered as he arrived at the UCLA student union to meet 500 fellow Indians studying at 11 Southern California colleges and universities. A choir of 90 serenaded him at planeside in final Illustrated on Page 3, Tart ceremonies bringing to an end a 47-hour visit to the Southland and a nine-day visit to the United States. "Thank you for all the rich things you have given me lriendship and affection, Nehru told Mayor Yorty in farewell. Pleads for Tolerance He challenged the UCLA youths to help the mind of man catch up with the technological and scientific advances of recent years.

He appealed for tolerance. "Gandhi said that we must throw open the windows of our minds to all winds from all quarters, taking care only that we are not. blown off," Nehru said. "It is a good thing if all of us sometimes think that' we might be mistaken, and get some light into our minds from different viewpoints," he added. Rid Selves of Hate "If we do not get rid of our hatreds and our fears, the world will be driven to catastrophe," he said.

He said the challenge of the future lay the youth of the world. "One of the difficulties of age is becoming rigid not only in our bodies but in our minds," -Nehru said. But he demonstrated neither form of He spoke with modest candor. He went up three flights of stairs to the India Club student reception spryly. His almost wrinkle-free face showed no evidence of fatigue despite a schedule that kept him going up to 19 hours some days.

Nehru Lopez Agree on Need to Disarm MEXICO CITY Indian Prime Minister Nehru and President Lopez Mateos of Mexico agreed Tuesday night on a need for a new world disarmament program. They said disarmament plans presented to the United Nations to date have been impractical. The views were contained in a statement issued after the two conferred at the start of Nehru's four-day visit. Times Washington Bureau Washington area." Califor nia alone, latest tabulations show, accounts for about 10rp of the government's 2.4 million employees just a shade under the number or federal workers In the District of Columbia. "Decisions affecting the expenditure of tens of billions of dollars are made In the field," the President said.

"Federal programs have their impact on state, and loral governments largely through the actions of re gional and local representa tives of our departments and agencies. As a first step in bringing rlease Turn to Tff. 23, Col. 1 talked with her on the phone about 8:45 p.m. Monday.

ludkoff said that at that time, Mrs. Bates was "in an exceptionally good mood, very happy and gay." Another acquaintance, Mrs. Pearl Raymond of 34.18 Cherokee Downey, re ported that she talked on the Please Turn to Pg. 27, Col. I CULTURAL CENTER President Kennedy lamented that Washington lags behind Moscow as a cultural cen-( ter and called for nationwide support of a $30 million fund-raising program to put it on a par with other -capitals.

(Story on Page 1.) SNOW HITS NEW MEXICO Heavy snow isolated towns in New Mexico, blocked highways and stranded hundreds of hunters. (Story on Page 2, Part 1.) i. ECONOMY URGED ON AGENCIES The President 5 directed a general memorandum to heads of agencies and departments calling for offices outside Washington to work more closely together for effectiveness and economy. (Story on Page 2, Part 1.) DEMOCRATS IN FRONT A Gallup poll shows that had naiion-wide Congressional elections been held last the Democrats would likely have scored a smashing victory. (Story on Page 4, Part L) INIXON PREDICTS PEACE The Russian people's 'obsession for peace" and Premier Khrushchev's intelligence will prevent war, Richard M.

Nixon predicted fin Indianapolis. (Story on Page 4, Part 1.) KENNEDY EXPENSES TO BE SPLIT The White House gave the formula it will use in determining the part of the expenses of the President's western tour that will be charged to the taxpayers and the part charged to the Democrats. The government will pay two-thirds. (Story on Page 5, Part 1.) Si 16,000 IN DECEMBER DRAFT The Defense Department issued a December draft call for 16,000 men, for Army service. (Story on Page 8, Part 1.) I THE CITY AND THE STATE FIRE MOP-UP UNDER WAY Firemen were conducting mopping-up operations on a fire that destroyed seven homes and blackened 2,300 acres in the Little Tujunga and Kagel Canyon areas.

(Story on Page 1.) i JOLTS L.A., SOUTHLAND An earthquake jarred the Los Angeles Basin and parts of at least Cbur other counties Tuesday night. No damages or injuries were reported. (Story on Page 1.) UNIONIST EXPULSION DECISION The District ourt of Appeal ruled, that the Los Angeles Superior Court erred in permitting a machinists union to expel members for advocating passage of Proposition 18, tthe state right-to-work law. (Story on Page 1.) LAWYER SLAIN HERE Mrs. Rosalind iBates, prominent lawyer, was found shot to death in home in the Silver Lake area.

(Story on Page 2, rPart 1.) NEHRU ENDS VISIT Prime Minister Nehru of India "ended his two-day visit to the Southland on his 72nd birthday with a meeting at UCLA with 500 Indian students and a planeside serenade by 90 voices when he left for Mexico. (Story on Page 2, Part 1.) MARCHERS PROTEST TITO AID Two hundred took part in a march at the Federal Building in pro-, test to sending of U.S. jets to Yugoslavia and the train-jing by American airmen of pilots to fly them behind Iron Curtain. (Story on Page 2, Part 1.) iHESTAND TO RUN Rep. Edgar Hicstand an-'nounced he will seek his sixth congressional term in the new 27th district.

(Story on Page 2, Tart 1.) MAJOR BANK SIIAKEUP A major reshuffling of top management of the Security First National Bank jwas announced by the directors. (Story on Vg. 1, Pt. 3.) 'FALLOUT SHELTER STUDY ORDERED County supervisors ordered a complete review of a proposed $404 million program to build fallout shelters at 1,474 public schools. (Story on Page 1, Tart 3.) Mrs.

Bates was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning. When she failed to appear, her secretary, Mrs. Gloria Morales, and a friend, Mrs. Eileen Hallen-berg, went to Mrs. Bates' home at 3026 Effie St.

They found her about 11 a.m. in the hallway between a bathroom and a bedroom in the house where she lived alone. Tolice esti mated she had been dead 11 or 12 hours. Client Tells of Threat Mrs. Bates had been shot twice with a 45-caliber gun.

One slug lodged in the tem ple and the other went through her body from the front. Dr. Frederick S. Reinhold, a chiropractor and psychologist: told The Times that Mrs. Bates represented him in a civil case at Riverside last Wednesday.

At that time, Reinhold said, the woman attorney tojd the judge she had received a threatening phone call. Court serves in Riverside confirmed she had made such a statement but said she did not indicate identity of the cable. Fail to Find Gun Police vainly searched the neighborhood for the gun used in the shooting. Resi dents in the vicinity also were questioned as to wheth er they saw any strange cars or persons near Mrs. Bates residence Monday night.

No one recalled any such event, police said. There was a spent car tridge casing on the floor in the hallway, a spent slug Snowstorm in. and ice closed four highways U.S. 54, U.S. 66, U.S.

.180 and State Highway 83. They were blocked between Vaughn and Carrizozo, Grants and Gallup, east and west of Carrizozo and be tween Alamagordo and Cloudcroft, respectively. Schools in at least seven towns Carrizozo, Capitan Corona, Hondo and Ruidoso in the mountains and at Causey and Elida on the eastern plains were closed. Many rural mountain ele mentary schools also were reported closed. All telephone lines into southwestern New Mexico were knocked out Monday and service wa3 still out Tuesday.

Isolated were Sil ver City, Doming, Lords- burg and Reserve. More snow also fell in El Paso, already hit by its worst snowstorm in 30 years Seven inches had piled up since Monday. Ice started glazing a vast expanse of the I west Texas plains. Towns Isolated, Hunters Kennedy Asks Agency Co-operation in Saving V. A lal 1 urn i Stranded by Illustrated on Page 3, Tart 1 ALBUQUERQUE Snow and sleet swept through New Mexico Tuesday, stranding hunters in the mountains, isolating tour southwestern corner com munities and closing schools and highways.

An estimated 150 hunters in camps near Pinon in the southeastern mountains were reached Tuesday by National Guard and state police units. Soma "00 other hunters were believed in the area. The State Game Department reported 23 hunters were rescued from a snowbound canyon north of Capi-tan. Another nine hunters were brought out from the Smokcy Bear lookout tower in the t-ame area. A fourth croup of 31 hunt ers were brought out of Lin coln National forest near the Ancho community.

Snowfall as deep as 15 BY JOHN II. AVERILL, WASHINGTON Presi dent Kennedy called Tuesday for better co-ordination of federal activities outside of Washington in an effort to increase the effectiveness and economy of the govern ment. He indicated there may be a possibility for various federal agencies to pool Buch functions as recruitment ef forts, public information, budgetary and management procedures and personnel policies on a regional basis. In a memorandum to the heads of all federal departments and agencies, the President noted that "more khan 00 of all federal em ployees work outside of the SHOOTING VICTIM Mrs. Rosalind Goodrich Botes, 63-yeor-old attorney, who was found mysteriously shot to death in her Silver Lake district home..

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