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VOL. XGV--No. 92 PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY TO FRIDAY IN HOEESON COUNTY Jet Flies Through Pan American Airways Defies USSR Warning UJMBERTON, N. TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1964 W5RLIN (AP)-A Pan Amer can Worid Airways jet from lew York flew through the Ber- tn air corridor today, defying i warning from the Soviet, ftiion it could not guarantee he plane's safety over East Sermany.

In a protest note Monday to the United States the Soviet Union called the New York- Berlin service illegal and disclaimed responsibility for the consequences if it continued. Am refused to cancel the and the jet entered the 110-mile long center corridor on the last stage of the flight. The aircraft touched down at Berlin's Tegel Airport at 1:27 p.m., 28 minutes ahead of It left New York with 77 passengers, 10 of whom were booked through to Berlin. The plane made stops at Iceland and Scotland. None of the passengers had voiced any concern over the Soviet warning.

NO CONCERN In Washington, State Department officials did not initially regard the Soviet and a German warnings as ominous. These officials said the Soviets given various warnings in the past that they could guarantee the safety of aircraft flights between Berlin and the West. A Pan Am spokesman in New York said the flights, which reach Berlin after a stop In Prestwick, Scotland, would continue. FLIGHTS TO CONTINUE "Our position is that we have not been notified that flights are unlawful'and until we are, we will continue them," the spokesman said. Up to May 30, when flights began Pan Am has been flying to West Berlin with planes that originated i trips in West Germany.

These flights began after World a II, when the air corridors Preyer Stresses Necessi fflty Of Tobacco Program Fight CONCORD, N.C. (AP)-Richardson Preyer pushed his gubernatorial campaign into five more Piedmont counties today after another round in his running tobacco fight with 'Dan K. Moore. Preyer, who visited eight Piedmont counties Monday, began today in Concord. He then motored to Albemarle.

Monroe, Wadesboro and Rockingham before returning to his Raleigh headquarters. Moore, who meets Preyer in a June 27 runoff for the Democratic nomination, Monday accused his opponent of convert- ng the problems of facing Tar Heel tobacco farmers into a 'political football" to woo the backers of I. Beverly Lake. While on his eight-county campaign swing Monday, Preyer answered Moore's charge by "Dan Moore sees something bad in using the influence of the governor's office to protect the tobacco program and save our farmers from economic ruin. I disagree with him one hundred per cent.

"I am going to name a tobacco commission and reduce the huge surplus of tobacco that hangs around the necks of our farmers, depressing tobacco prices and endangering the price support program, causing acreage cut after acreage cut," Preyer added. "For the consideration of the voters, I think I should point out that Dan Moore has shown once more that he is poorly informed on a matter of great, even overriding concern, to the people of this state." The controversy on how to handle tobacco problems arose after a recent Georgia court decision which threatened acreage controls. Implementation of the ESTABLISHES COUNTRY. AND TXUTM Belief Shared TEN PACES--Price Five Cents Has Lyndon Decided To Expand Asia War? WASHINGTON Many Congress members indicated belief today that the administration has decided it is willing to risk war with Red China to prevent Communist forces from overrunning Southeast Asia. Sen.

George D. Aiken, said for one he was apprehensive about "a general expansion of the war in Southeast Asia" but he added in an inter- view: "I they (administration officials) have made up their minds to expand the war." Aiken, a member of the Foreign Relations, Committee, said he hoped that if that decision is made it would be based on "an understanding with Russia that Russia will keep hands off." "Maybe they can get' away with it in Viet Nam and Laos if the Russians agree to stand few others on would comment THIS SCENE of Negroes swimming at tme beach as a policeman walks with his dog is ors Rights Workers Disappear; Investigation Is Launched ruling drop. could cause prices to More Wade-Ins Planned By St. Augustine Group ST A Moore Clearly Emphasizes Disdain For Ku Klux Klan CHARLOTTE, N. C.

(AP) Vithout elaborating, Dan Moqre i as described as "highly sus- icious" a new flare-up of Ku flux Klan activity near the windup of the runoff campaign or the Democratic gubernatori- nomination. 'There were cross-burnings forces in Berlin. i Eastern North Carolina just efore the first primary," he i a i Monday night. "Now there to upply occupation a similar outbreak in the 'Piedmont, just a few days be- Complaint- Filed Madison Election Board Still Legally In Office MARS HILL, N. C.

(AP) -M a i on County's newly- appointed board of elections pondered today how to reassert its claims to office before Saturday's runoff primary if possible. Superior Court Judge W. K. McLean ruled in effect Monday that the ousted by Elections old the for election board, State Board of "incompetency" last week, legally still held of- order specifically re- fice. His Strained the new board' from replacing several precinct election officials, but was based on a complaint filed by attorneys for county political leader Zeuo Ponder.

Ted Russell, chairman of the new elections board, and members Rex Allen and Vernon Wood were ordered to deliver all election paraphernalia necessary for the runoff to precinct officials. A meeting for this purpose was set for today in Marshall. Judge McLean set a July 4 hearing in Burnesville for Russell, Allen and Wood to show cause why his injunction stripping them of their powers Should not be made permanent. An attempt could be made to fet the hearing moved up to a tfme before the runoff primary. Ponder, the apparent winner tf the Democratic nomination to the 34th District State Senate seat, was not mentioned in the complaint filed by his attorneys.

His opponent, Clyde Norton, asked for the state board's investigation which led to the dis- ttdssal of the county board. The Ponder complaint said to replace the election officials IAF the second primary "will cast a Jloud of illegality on the voting and will upset the process of said election." Replacement of the officials the complaint said, "will hinder and delay the proper preparation for the election therefore casting doubt in the minds of the electorate as to who are the proper election officials, will produce chaos and confusion and will tend to subvert and make a mockery of the election McLean's injunction Judge was filed shortly before the board was to meet with cinct officials who were to show cause whey they should not be new removed from office. They were Harry D. Marshall registrar; Kelly Middle Ford registrar- Lorado T. Ponder, Marshall precmct Democratic judge; Dean Ledford and Robert Ballard, watchers.

fore the runoff election. To me it indicates a pattern which I do not profess to understand." Moore continued a two-day stopover in Charlotte today with a handhsaking tour of a shopping center. Moore is scheduled for a rally tonight before hitting "the-trail again on a final western swing before the Saturday primary against Richardson Preyer. Moore made the comments on the Ku Klux Klan in response to a question during a news panel on Charlotte's WSOC-TV. He said he opposes any organization which bases its influence on "fear, intimidation or coercion." "I emphatically oppose violence or lawlessness in any form, or by any group," he declared.

"Neither I nor any person authorized to speak for me has ever solicited the support of such groups." Moore was asked about affidavits purporting to show that his son had told persons after the first primary that the candidate had met with Klansmen. "I have never met with any members of the Ku Klux Klan to my knowledge," he replied! I do not know who the members are. I do not think my son made that statement, regardless of the affidavits, which the opposition may have produced Moore told the panel he has AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) --Determined Negroes, shrugging off attacks by white gangs in their last'three wade-in demonstrations, planned another one today at the beach. The assault on St.

Augustine racial barriers was stepped up Monday by daylight, while legal attempts were made to knock out an order of Gov. Farris Brycjit banning after-dark demonstrations by both sides. Two wade-ins were heldMon- day within three -hours. Each time tough white segregationists wielding fists and clubs attacked the Negroes. Bryant, ordered by U.S.

Dist. Judge Oryan Simpson to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court for'his order-to halt the night marches, worked on the defense he will- make in court at Jacksonville Friday. Simpson had struck down an earner attempt by police to stop the marches. He declared the ban violated freedom of speech and assembly. The governor denied that he had asked, the State Supreme Court for an 1 advisory opinion on his duties and responsibilities under a Florida "big stick law." Reliable sources said the court was studying the law for him.

The enacted in 1955 after the U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation in public schools, gives the governor authority to take any steps he deems necessary to. prevent violence and maintain peace. State troopers. sent in by 'the governor quickly broke up encounters, and hauled 21 persons, to jail.

those arrested were released on During the first wade-in. Monday several Negroes struck and nine whites were arrested. The second wade-in pro-' duced a more.violent,reaction The. whites beat some of -the demonstrators with i Twelve, more were arrested campaign that what is being waged.against me mud-sling- PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP --Mystery deepened today in the strange disappearance three young civil rights work ers.

They were last heard froni Sunday night after paying a speeding fine in this east ceh tral Mississippi town. The FBI and the Mississipp Highway Patrol pressed i search for the two white per sons and a Negro, part of the first wave of summer seeking to reform this state politically. Missing were Andy Goodman 20, arid Mickey Schwerner, 24 both of New York City. With them was James Cheney, 22, a Negro member, of the Congress of Racial Equality from Meridian. came here Saturday after a orientation'course for the Mississippi "Freedom Summer.

Project" in Oxford, Ohio. Other workers spread over the state-during to launch voter registration drives and advise Negro citizens of their Cheney at the wheel they, drove to PhiladeljHJTaV reportedly to see the ruins of a Negro church that burned last week after whites broke up a church board meeting. Officers stopped the three Sunday and charged them with Terry Warns Klansmen: No Illegality Tolerated RALEIGH (AP) Gov. Terry Sanford issued a stern warning to the Ku Klux Klan Monday as he called on state, and local officers to watch the activities of the robed society for. any violations.

"I am not going to tolerate their illegal actions and people of North Carolina the are High Court Ends Session In A Race-RuliTM Flurr WASHINGTON CAP) The i Supreme Court ended its 1963-64 session Monday by overturning the conviction of sit-in demonstrators in eight cases and applying its "one voter, one vote" rule to the legislatures of nine more states. The sit-in cases, which involved trespass convictions in Maryland, Carolina North Carolina and Florida, were decided on narrow tech- meal grounds as the court failed to deal with this basic question: Can a merchant refuse service to a Negro and then have him arrested for trespassing if he refuses to leave the premises? William O. Douglas indicated (hat the justices were deadlocked on this question commenting that the issue "consumes the public attention, yet, we stand mute avoiding decision of the basic issue by an obvious pretense." Justice Hugo L. Black, joined by Justices John Marshall Harlan and Byron R. White, opposed the court's refusal to come to grips with the key question and said "the I4th Amendment does not forbid this application of state's trespass laws." The reapportionment rulings, involving the state legislatures of Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Oklahoma, Washington, Florida, Idaho, Connecticut and Ohio were based on last week's ruling that both houses of state legislatures must be based on population only.

This decision capped more tnan two years of court rulings on apportionment of legislatures and Congress. Earlier this year the high court ruled that the population test must be used in setting up congressional tricts. The court Monday handed down its second important decision of the session involving the Communist party. It overturned a portion of the Subversive Ac- dis- tivities Control Act barring passports to members of groups officially designated as Coni- munist by the government. Two weeks ago the court let stand a decision by the Court of Appeals which threw out on technical grounds the conviction of the Communist party for failing to register as a subversive group.

In three decisions Monday, the court overturned decisions by state courts in Kansas, Ohio and Florida aimed at books and movies considered obscene. not going to put up with it, Sanford declared. "The Ku Klux Klan is not going to take over North Carolina." He made the statement in the wake of increased Klan activity. Crosses were burned in many counties before the first primary May 30. The KKK reportedly told a group of white youths from Pennsylvania last week to leave Elm City where they had gone to help repair a Negro church.

Solicitor Roy D. Holdford Jr. of Wilson said a probe was under way into the threat. "I understand the youths haveleft and no complaint was made," Holdford said. Sanford said that "taking the law into their hands, running people away, burning, crosses making threats, wearing hoods' are all illegal practices and are not going to be permitted.

Tar Heel Grand Dragon Robert Jones of Granite County said the KKK was not a secret political organization and Sanford's comments did not apply to it. Jones noted that the North Weather The sizzling hot spell that ushered in the arrival of summer will continue at least through tomorrow, with widely scattered thundershowers this evening. Temperatures reported by Riegel Tree Farm were a high yesterday of 89 and a low last night of 67. At noon it was Barry Lead Enables Him To Veto Any GOP Plank WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Barry Goldwater commands the largest single bloc of members thus far selected to the Republican Convention Platform Committee and may have a veto on any plank he opposes.

Party moderates and liberals are fighting to prevent the Arizpnan from getting the GOP presidential nomination have been plugging for a strong platform statement on civil rights. They want an endorsement of the legislation Congress is about to pass, and against which Goldwater voted in the Senate. Moreover, they are contending the GOP nominee must be pledged to enforcement of the bill's sweeping provisions. Rep. Melvin R.

Laird, chairman of the committee, said he would recommend a plank to put the party on record for Carolina KKK wear pointed hoods but faces of members are visible. In his statement, Sanford said Court solicitors have the responsibility for bringing tne indictments, and I am sure they will do so where they uncover violations." The governor pointed out that the 1953 Legislature, "following the convention of a number of members of the Ku Klux Klan passed a law with teeth in it." County being held in jail several hours Cheney paid a $20 fine. Sheriff's deputies said they released them about 10:30 p.m A spokesman for the Neshoba County sheriff's office said a patrol car followed them "several blocks to make sure they got out of town all right." As hours passed without any sign of the trio, concern rose Cries came from civil rights groups for an investigation. In New York, James Farmer national director of CORE, said because they haven't been heard from since Sunday, "and that means they haven't been physically able to call," the FBI has been ordered to make a full investigation. back," Aiken said.

"The President has to make the decision' as to we have general war in Asia." Although Capitol Hill publicly on the situation, Aiken's appraisal that a decision had been reached appeared to be shared by many others after a series of weekend rumblings above and below the surface-- in official circles. One of these came Monday when Gen. Paul D. Harkins, retiring after more than two years as U.S. commander in South Viet Nam, declared it would be "very much" worth risking war with Peking to save South Viet Nam.

If the Communists move down into Southeast Asia, it threatens the whole rest of that part of the world," Harkins told reports on arriving home. Rep. Clement J. Zablccki, D- promptly asked the Pentagon to arrange for the four-star general to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Far- Eastern subcommittee. "I certainly hope we would not have to risk war with Red "hina," Zablocki said in an interview.

"I agree with the general that Southeast Asia is important to the free world--and every effort should to prevent Uie Communists from broadening their position. But I believe it can be done without inviting all-out war." Plot To Kidnap Khrushchev Med By Swedish Police which has had strong GOP SUD- port in Congress. "I don't think this will cause any problem in the committee in the convention itself" Will Host Mrs. Preyer Mrs. Richardson comes to Robeson today to work in behalf of her husband's-candidacy for governor.

Robeson Women for Preyer nave organized a supper for her tom'ght at Lassiters Restaurant and all women in the county are invited. It will be a "dutch" affair and is scheduled for seven o'clock. Mrs. Preyer will spend night in Lumberton and early or said in an interview. Goldwater supporters played down the possibility of platform controversy.

Lee Edwards, director of information for the Goldwater-for- President Committee, said he thinks the platform that emerges will be acceptable to his candidate. "We think we will get a platform that is neither liberal nor conservative but a Republican platform," he i the county in a caravan arranged by local supporters of her husband. At 7:15 the motorcade will leave Greenbrier Motel and will arrive in St Pauls at 7:30 where Bub Ever-' ette will conduct a visiting tour of the business area. Next stop is to be Pembroke, with Simeon Oxendine at Pembroke Service Station acting as host. On a visit to Rowland at 10:45 she will be met by David Townsend, for a handshaking tour, and at 11:45 the group is due In Maxton where Mrs.

M. A. Biles will be hostess. Leaving Robeson, Mrs. Preyer will go to Scotland county for a similar visit STOCKHOLM, Sweden CAP) police have smashed a plot to kidnap Soviet Premier Khrushchev and hold him hostage for tiie release of political prisoners behind the Iron Curtain; Police confirmed that at least one man, described only as a 30-year-old foreigner, was arrested Monday near Haga Castle, where the Soviet leader is staying during his five day "tate visit.

The man reportedly confessed at he and several other men lad planned to smash their way through the castle gates in a truck. newspaper Aftonbladet, which has close connections with the Swedish government, said the man in custody was a Hungarian. Police declined to confirm this. There also that the plot members of the Ustashi' a'fanl- ic Croatian anti-Communist organization which fought for the azis during World War II. The Ustashi reportedly has a trong membership in Sweden, which is haven for about 30.COO efugees from Communist coun- ries.

two weeks before Khrushchev's arrival in Sweden, the newspaper Expressen said the Ustashi had threatened openly to kill the Soviet leader was speculation was hatched by will die in Sweden," Expressen quoted a Usta- shi leader as saying. 1 County police Sup't. Aaka Magnusson signed the charge sheet against the arrested man. Magnusson described a report by a Stockholm newspaper that the plotters were armed with' submachine guns as a dreamed up story." the wake of the arrest, thst 5,000 policemen in Stockholm Khrushchev's visit were reinforced by two special commando units. At Haga Castle, only one was kept open and it was protected by-, scores of uniformed police and plainclothes detectives.

The kidnap plot was the first serious incident reported during Khrushchev's Scandinavian tour which began in Denmark on June 16. He arrived, in. Sweden on Monday. Because of previous threats, olice operations and restrictions were decidedly more severe in Sweden than in Dert- mark. Police were told to shoot anyone making a threatening mova toward Khrushchev.

They re- 3ortedly were told to fire "evea if you are in a crowd." Swedish police normally are emitted to shoot only after being fired on. Premier Khrushchev In.