The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

Dail LAST EDITION SEVEN CENTS VOL. 63, NO. 146. CONNELLSVIUE, PA. SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE, SCOTTDALE, ML PLEASANT, PA.

FRIDAY EVENING APRIL 30, 1965. EIGHTEEN PAGES. 2,500 U. S. Paratroopers Flown Into Santo Domingo To Protect American Lives By MARTIN McREYNOLDS SANTO DOMINGO (UPI) The United States flew 2,500 paratroopers into the Dominican Republic today to join 1,700 U.

S. Marines landed here previously to protect the lives of American citizens. The U. S. State Department said "law and order has ceased to exist" in Santo Domingo, where at least 400 Dominicans have been killed and 2,000 wounded in six days of Communist supported revolt.

No Americans have been wounded so far, but the State Department announcement said S. and other nationals who remain in the city are in the most serious danger." America's use of troops to protect its citizens alarmed protests from political leaders in a number of Latin American countries. The Organization of American States called new world foreign ministers to a meeting in Washing- ton Saturday to consider the American and other foreign ci situation. vilians who wanted to leave the The first American clash with the rebels occurred Thursday, when Marine guards at the U.S. Embassy killed at least two and perhaps four of a band of snipers, who were shooting at the embassy.

Loyal Dominican troops in the area killed three more of the snipers At least five Latin American embassies here also came under- attack, with unannounced results. The paratroopers, two battalions of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, landed at San Isidro Airbase outside Santo Domingo. San Isidro, the headquarters of loyalist forces led by air force Brig. Gen. Elias Wessin Wessin, is the only- operational airfield in the area.

The Marines began landing Wednesday from a naval task force led by the helicopter carrier Boxer which was sent in to provide transportation for country. More than 1,000 refugees were ferried to Puerto Rico Wednesday, and others contin ued to leave in diminishing numbers. Marine fliers brought in fooc and medical supplies yesterday for loyalist forces. U.S. official; said food and medicines will be made available for civilians as soon as a cease-fire can be arranged.

Savage street fighting was reported in downtown Santo Domingo Thursday and Thursday night, but the area around the U.S. Embassy was quiet after the brush with the snipers. Wessin's loyalists, including air and naval units as well as a substantial part of the army, were fighting rebel troops and armed civilians, some of them teen-agers, who are seeking to restore ousted ex-President Juan Bosch to power. Navy Planes Hit Viet Nam Base; Find Arms Cache By MICHAEL T. MALLOY United Press International SAIGON (UPI) Govern ment troops today captured a guerrilla arsenal of about 1,000 brand new rifles and machine- guns in the Mekong Delta anc then repulsed a ferocious Viel Cong counterattack aimed at recovering the precious stores In the air war U.S.

Navy planes bombed and strafed a North Vietnamese arsenal only 75 miles south of Hanoi and attacked an ammunition depot 15 miles further south. Fifteen buildings were destroyed and seven damaged in the two raids which left the area in flames. In another effort to cut off Viet Cong supplies the United States ordered 17 high speed Coast Guard cutters and 200 men to South Viet Nam to join the battle against seaborne infiltration of Communist men and arms. It is the first war service for the Coast Guard since Korea. Major Sweep The arms cache was discovered today during a major government sweep aimed at clearing the Viet Cong from the Mekong Delta.

The Kien Hoa Province operation a Wednesday i a combined amphibious and helicopter- borne assault against a suspected Viet Cong training area. The operation killed 86 guerrillas and captured 31 the first day but there have been no new casualty figures. In other military action: --A Viet Cong force estimated at 300 to 400 men struck a Special Forces outpost at Phu Hiep in Chau Due Province 100 miles west of Saigon and killed government soldiers and wounded 14. Another three were reported missing. The defenders held their ground and the guerrillas withdrew when a relief force arrived.

Villagers said the guerrillas caried off 70 to 80 dead. -The Viet Cong mined a railroad in Long Khanh Province 35 miles northeast of Saigon, derailing two cars of a tram. The rest of the train was able to continue. In today's air strikes against the Communist North, 25 Sky- raiders and Skyhawks from the aircraft carrier Midway es- SUNNY SKIES, WARM STATE PREDICTION By United Press International Pennsylvania continued today to enjoy sunny skies and mild temperatures. A high pressure area extending from the South to New England brought the pleasant weather to the state and it was expected to continue at least into Sunday.

High temperatures today were expected to be in the 60's and 70's with lows tonight in the 40's and low 50's. Highs Saturday will range from around 55 to 60 in the northern sections of the state to the low 70's in the south portions. Good Report Given Perm on Collecting U.S. income Taxes WASHINGTON (UPI)-Pennsylvania cities got a good rating Thursday from Sen. John J.

Williams, who each year ssues a report on the performance of Internal Revenue Service offices. Williams had a good report for Philadelphia, which reduced ts total tax delinquencies from 563,450,000 in 1954 to $36,723,000 ast year. Employment tax delinquencies during the same period were reduced from $15,700,000 to $8,309,000. For Pittsburgh, Williams' re- ort showed total tax delinquencies were reduced from $28,955,000 in 1954 to S15.915.000 in Tomich Freed On Bond Charles Tomich, 27, of Ruffs- dale, was released on 52,500 bond Thursday by Justice of the Peace William Parker after a hearing in the death of Walter Mihalsky, 47, of West Newton. Mihalsky died of a fractured skull suffered when his head hit the concrete highway during a fist fight with Tomich.

The two got into the fight after they stopped their cars on Route 31 in Ruffsdale. Mihalsky had been following Tomich's car and blinking his lights, according to reports by police investigating the April 22 incident. The case will be heard at the next term of Westmoreland County criminal court. The fight occurred at 10:45 p.m. Thursday and Mihalsky was taken home by Tomich after the scuffle.

The victim was taken to Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg where he died Saturday. Tomich was arrested Sunday. Space lean-Out' By U. S. Astronaut June Possibility WASHINGTON (UPI) U.S.

officials are literally leaving the door open for a possible venture outside a space capsule by an American astronaut within the next couple of months. No "extravehicular" experiments are officially planned before a two-man Gemini space shot set for this fall. But there is a possibility that an astronaut aboard a Gemini capsule expected to be launched in June may be permitted to lean halfway out of the protection of his cabin. The astronaut would be a 33- year-old Air Force captain, Edward H. White II, who is scheduled to be the co-pilot on the flight.

White participated in a news conference Thursday with air force Capt. James A. McDev- itt, 35, the pilot of the four-day planned mission, their backup pilots and Dr. George E. Mueller, head of manned flight programs for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Mueller said that whether White will make the attempt hinges on whether new spacesuits now being developed and new equipment are ready in time. He said the decision could be made as late as one day before liftoff from Gemini pad at Cape Kennedy. A Russian, P. I. Leonov, crawled all the way out of a spacecraft and did somersaults for a television camera last March.

No duplication of this feat is planned by NASA before the fall flight at the very earliest. At Curfew Grangers To Dine On May 8 Fayette County a range No. 49 will hold its annual banquet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8, in Grange Hall, Flatwoods, with Master Allan Farquhar presiding. A.

Wayne Readinger, Pennsylvania State Grange overseer, will speak. C. W. Frankhouser will be toastmaster. Reservations for the turkey dinner may be made until Monday with Mrs.

Kenneth E. Nixon of Uniontown. State Will Raise Aid to Disposal Plant Operation Propose New Bill On Rights WASHINGTON (UPI) Senate leaders planned today to introduce a substitute voting rights bill minus the controversial poll tax ban which has divided the measure's supporters. Liberal senators, wrote the anti-poll tax provision into the original bill, were cautious in their reaction to the compromise worked out by Democratic Leader Mike Mans- W. Abel Unseats McDonald 1.

W. Abel PITTSBURGH (UPI)--I Abel, a craggy-faced Welshman with nearly three decades in labor movement, has unseated his one-time ally David J. McDonald as president of United Steehvorkers (USW), the union's international tellers announced today. Abel, 56, will take over the GREETS SPEAKERS FOR CAREER DAY PROGRAM Edward Miller (center above), Career Day chairman at Connellsville Joint High School, greets guest speakers at the school entrance Thursday afternoon where over 1.000 students from three school systems joined in the 19th annual program. Left to right are Earl C.

Lloyd of the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Dept. of Labor: Miss Margaret Flagler, R.N., instructor of nursing education, Uniontown Hospital School of Nursing; Miller; Miss Mary Jane Stange, student nurse at Uniontown Hospital School of Nursing and a CJHS graduate, and James Heinbaugh of the S. Dept. of Labor.

The program consisted of individual lectures and demonstrations by leaders in business, industry, government and social service for students interested in preparing for the respective fields. Additional photos on Page 12. (Courier Photo) County Tax Claims Bure Shortage Over $10,00 To Sue Bonding Comp Bil! Would Give State Proceeds On Trading Stamps HARRISBURG (UPI) A lew effort is underway in the House to let the slate reap the proceeds unredeemed trading stamps. Under the measure, the state would col- William W. Scranton today signed into law a bill raising to 2 per cent annually the Commonwealth's share of the cost of operation of municipally-owned sewage treatment plants.

"Under the previous law," Scranton a i "payments amounted to only 1.19 per cent per year for the three years prior to the start of this admin- istation. At our request, the General Assembly has appropriated enough money to pay the full 2 per cent each year since 1963 "Last year, this amounted to $5.5 million. This year, the fig- 964. However, there was a ure will be more than $6.2 mil- field, and Everett M. HARRISBURG (UPI) Gov.

Dirksen I1L slight increase in employment tax delinquencies at Pittsburgh. Accounts for Scranton, were divided between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, according to Williams' report. Students Apply. PHILADELPHIA I UPI) More than 400 students applied Thursday for admission to the Community College of Philadelphia, set to open next fall. Another 100 applied by letter to corted by 14 jets hit the Thien the two-year college, i Linh Dong army weapons depot with 19 tons of bombs and barrage of rockets.

10 Buildings Destroyed Pilots reported 10 buildings destroyed and four others heavily damaged. Four railroad box- Continued on Page 17 The Weather Windy and warm today, high 72-77; fair and little change in temperature tonight, low 38-45; Saturday fair and a little cooler is the noon weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania. Temperature Record 1965 1964 Maximum 66 56 Minimum 40 42 Mean 53 49 plans to accomodate 750 students at the start. lion, and next year 7.1 million is anticipated in payments." Soviets, Peking Sign Reciprocal 1965 Trade Pact MOSCOW (UPI) Russia and Communist China Thursday signed a reciprocal trade agreement for 1965 The Soviet exports will include tools, planes and helicopters and China will send Russia silks and metal ores, among other things. But both Mansfield and Dirksen expected the liberals would go along with the substitute, especially since the GOP leader has withdrawn his "escape hatch" clause, which the liberals did not like.

Under the alternative bill, state and local poll taxes would not be banned outright, but, instead, an immediate court test of such levies would be ordered. Other congressional news: Health Care: Anthony J. Celebrezze, secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, was to appear again before the Senate Finance Committee to testify on the administration's $6 billion health care and welfare bill. Senate Democratic i Russell B. Long, has said he will offer and the administration has hinted it will accept some changes in the omnibus measure.

Farm: Chairman Harold D. Cooley, of House Agriculture Committee said he would not support an administration plan to levy fees on poultry processors to cover the cost of federal poultry inspection. He said he was urging abandonment of the plan. Five Connellsville School Bands in Concert Tonight The bands in the instrumental music department of the Connellsville Schools will present their final concert function of this school year with their appearance at the 13th annual band festival to be held at eight o'clock Friday night in the Connellsville i High School Auditorium. A large attendance is expected for this full evening of band music performed by the approx- imately 350 musicians in the five bands.

Tickets are available from any of the bandsmen or may be obtained at the door before the program. The festival will include concert selections by the following bands: Connellsville Township- South Connellsville Elementary Band, Connellsville All-City Grade School Band, Seventh- Grade Band, Eighth Ninth Grade Band and the i High Concert Band. The program will be as follows: Connellsville i -South Connellsville a School Band "Aura Lee," "Bells of Spring," "Merry-Go Round" and "Krazy Klock." Connellsville All-City a School Band "Chorale from Cantata 140," a Scene," "All thi Continued on Page 2 union June 1 when McDonald's hird four-year term The post pays $50,000 a 'year, i In an official suancc reins of member i lect from trading companies the i full value of stamps unredeem- I seven years after their is- The companies would Wayne Antrim, "the I kce detailed records with the chief international teller re-l a auditor general starting ported that Abel had polled Dec. 31, 1970 308,910 votes to 298,768 for McDonald in the Feb. 9 election.

McDonald is the second major labor leader to be dethroned in the past month. James B. Carey stepped down as head of the International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE) after the federal government conducted a recount of that union's election and revealed that he had been defeated by Paul Jennings. Running Mates Win The tellers also announced the election of Abel's running mates, Joseph P. Molony, 58, of Buffalo, N.Y., as vice president and Walter J.

Burke, 53, of Milwaukee, as secretary-treasurer. The jobs pay $35.000 a year. They defeated Howard R. Hague, 62, of Pittsburgh, and Albert Whitehouse, 59, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Hague was incumbent vice president.

The tellers said Molony polled 300,414 votes to 278,786 for Hague, and Burke 313.229 votes to 266,381 for Whitehouse. The campaign between Abel, secretary-treasurer of the union Firm Continues XV5A Aircraft Despite Crash SAN DIEGO, Calif. (UPI) Ryan Aeronautical Co. Thursday announced it plans to continue development of its XV5A vertical takeoff and landing airplane despite a fatal crash. Test pilot Lou Everett was killed last Tuesday in the crash of his $5 million XV5A.

plane was built for the Army by Ryan and General Electric and was being demonstrated publicly for the first time when it crashed at Edwards Air Force Base. With Power Company Charles G. Moyers Ends 41 Years With West Penn, William Voigl Successor A 41-year career with West Penn Power Company climaxed today when the utility's veteran supervisor of demand analyzers, Charles G. (Gus) Moyers, retired. Moyers, 262 Wills Road.

Connellsville, started with Penn as a trainee in 1924 after his graduation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute with a degree in electrical engineering. He was promoted to assistant to the manager of the meter and service department, then in Pittsburgh, in 1925. In 1938, and McDonald had all the trim-1 thc function was central- mings of a national political Izcd at Connellsville, Moyers race. Made Wide Campaigns The candidates traveled across the country, exchanging barbs, shaking thousands of hands and making the expected promises. The tellers began their official count Feb.

22 and resolved dozens of protests in connection with the balloting. Hospital Patients. A i Connellsville State General Hospital were Mary Wiltrout of 416 Johnston Mrs. Betty 1313 Ridge Dunston of Mrs. Anna Richter of 98 Snyder Edward L.

Skelton and Ronald L. Skelton of rear 209 DeMulh Road, Philip Freed of Connellsville, R. D. and John T. Kos tik of 1804 Evergreen Drive.

Held in Hit-Run. RENOVO, Pa. I -Wai ter E. Jerirles, 28, father of three, was held in $1,000 bail tor the grand jury Thursday in he hit-run death of Charles A. "Jcorge, 17, last Saturday.

Bond vas set by Justice of thc Peace E. J. Cross of Mill Hall. was named office manager for thc Meter Department He has been supervisor of demand analyzers since 1950. The retiring West Penncr has been active in the church and community life of Connellsville.

He is a past president and served three terms as director of Connellsville Kiwanis Club, has been treasurer of Student Loan Fund since its incorporation in 1951, has served as Red Cross and Connellsville Community Fund campaign chairman, and is president of the 4A Investment Club. Before the recent merger of Second i Presbyterian Church into First Church, Moy- crs served 20 years as a ruling elder and eight years as teacher of the men's class During World War IT, he served as a Penn State Extension teacher in Ihc evenings, and won a number of awards for exceeding war bond sales quotas. Moyers was in training when World War I ended and subsequently rose to the rank of cap- lain in thc Anli-Aircraft Artillery Reserve, in which he Continued on Page 18 CHARLES G. MOYERS WILLIAM A. VOIGT UNIONTOWN An audit of records submitted to Fayette County Commissioners by Mrs.

Robert P. (Nina) McLuckey of Connellsville, Tax Claims Bureau director, indicated an alleged shortage in bureau funds for 1960-63 that may exceed $10,000. Commissioners directed County Solicitor William E. Duffield to institute legal action against the bonding company to recover the shortages. Mrs.

McLuckey said the report represented many long hours of work on the records. She said the shortages in property sales funds were S463 in 1960, $1,908 for 1961, $3.269 in 1962 and in 1963, and that there were other shortages in daily tax receipts. Commissioners were also informed that an audit of liquid fuels tax funds for 1964 showed that $5,000 of the $252,926 spent was used for non-permissible expenditures. This included $3,554 to an attendant at the courthouse Bridge Dept. garage, $810 to other employes repairing equipment for the county, $345 for gasoline, oil and similar materials used at the county home, Civil Defense and road repairs in Masontown, $279 in matching funds for the Retirement Fund, and $72 for hospitalization of garage employes.

The state auditors advised commissioners to submit for consideration bills against the state for county equipment used by the Bridge Dept Commissioners decided to letter and number all county cars for identification, and agreed that unauthorized persons are not permitted to ride as passengers in county cars for insurance reasons. TWO BIRTHS AT HOSPITAL Two boys were born at Connellsville State General Hospital. They are: Son to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Newill.

Mount Pleasant, b. 2, 1:20 p.m. Thursday. Son to Mr and Mrs Robert Mickey, Dunbar, R. D.

1, 2 "05 p.m. Thursday. Harrisburg Woman Injured Fatally HARRISBURG (UPI) An elderly woman was killed Thursday night when hit by an automobile as she was crossing the street at an intersection. The victim, Mrs. Beatrice E.

Zeiger, 65, was pronounced dead on arrival at Harrisburg Hospital. Police identified the driver of thc car as Coy W. Sprickler, 25, of Harrisburg. Today's Chuckle A man who can SB? both sides of a quesfion isn'f much good in hot argument..