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Youth Confesses TODAY'S MARKETS Local K. Livestock Chicaao Grain N. Y. Stocks I The Manhattan Mercury September 8, I860 Supreme Court Forcing Integration TODAY'S MARKETS TODAY Speedup Losses of around a point were in the South; at New Orleans, where state and federal officials have been at odds for weeks; and in Delaware. The action led Dr.

Henry A. Petersen, president of the Houston School Board, to he hoped Gov. Price Daniel would forestall integration of the first grades Septt 7. FROM HER TO HIM A Miami man who was married 11 years ago as a June bride and who attended the University of Miami as a coed, has asked a court to change his name from Sarah Goad to Stephen Goad. Goad said he had undergone several operations and had been happily married to his common law wife for 8 years.

He is shown at left as he looks today and at right as Sarah Goad in 1946. (NEA Telephoto) Local News Briefs Radio Club Manhattan Market Wheat 1.67 1.00 1.03 1.50 .67 Yellow Corn White Con Milo Kafir Oats K.C. LIVESTOCK KANSAS CITY (AP) Cattle 250; calves 25; not enough slaughter cattle offered for market test. Sheep, 25; not enough on offer for price test. Hogs active; barrows and gilts 25-75 higher; sows generally 25 higher; 1-3 185-270 lb barrows and gilts 15.50-16.50; sows 1-3 280-550 1b 13.00-15.00.

CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO (AP) No wheat or soybean sales. Oatg No 2 heavy white 65V4; No 2 extra heavy white 66V4. Com No 1 yellow 1.19; No 2 yellow 1.19-; sample grade yellow Soybean oil 9.00b-9.12V4a. Barley: malting choice 1.05- 1.18n; feed At the close, wheat was un changed to 1V4 cents a bushel lower. September corn Vi-Vi lower, September oats higher to Vt lower, Sep tember 64-; rye Vi- lower, September soybeans lower to V.

higher September CHICAGO (Ap) The grain futures market was mixed in early afternoon today on a range of firm to weak as dealers evened up commitments for the long hol iday weekend. Some contracts in wheat and soybeans were off major fractions and the few plus signs generally were small. Carlot receipts today were esti mated at: wheat 8 cars, corn 81, oats 12, rye none, barley 6, soy beans 23. MARKETS AT A GLANCE NEW YORK (AP)- Stocks Lower; pre-weekend dullness. Bonds Steady; minimum activity.

1 1 Cottons Steady; changes nar. row. CHICAGO: Wheat Mostly lower; distant months weak. Corn Lower; moderate liquidation. Oats Mixed; light Soybeans Mixed; late rally.

Hogs 25 to 50 higher; top Cattle Slaughter steer supply no sales reported. NEW YORK (AP) Pre-Labor Day lethargy gripped the stock market late this afternoon as prices dipped irregularly in slow dealings. for the day was estimated at 2,600,000 shares compared with 3,460,000 Thursday. Gains and losses of most key stocks were small. A few.

special ly-sltuated issues moved a point or two either way and wide moving Texas Instruments dropped about 5. After a long delay in opening the stocks, Comptometer and Tel autograph were apparently being traded normally again. For most of the week both stocks have been swamped with orders and have moved only on huge blocks1 arranged by exchange officials. Steels, motors, rails, oils, chemicals and aircrafts were mostly lower. Traders were cautious about extending commitments prior to the Labor Day weekend, i traditional turning point.

The first grade at New Orleans was ordered integrated Sept. 8 by U.S. District Court Judge J. Skel-ly Wright. However, he granted a delay until Nov.

14 when the board contended it could not Im plement the ruling at the start of the school year after Gov. Jim-mie Davis seized control of the school system Aug. 17. A three-judge court returned control of the New Orleans schools to the School Board Saturday. But the governor asked the Supreme Court to stay the order.

Davis declined comment on the Supreme Court's refusal to do this. But a statement issued through his press secretary de clared: "Nothing has happened which has changed the determina tion of the public officials of the State of Louisiana to continue our system of public education on a basis of separate but equal facilities for both races." The Supreme Court denied a plea by attorneys for the, National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People that integration begin in New Orleans at the start of the school year Sept. 8 instead of Nov. 14.

The court also rejected a plea to delay effectiveness of a July 19 ruling of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia that Delaware's grade-a-year plan was too slow. The appelate court Mon day ordered a modified plan be prepared for full integration of all grades by the fall of 1961. Obituaries Charles W. Evans (Special to The Mercury) WESTMORELAND Charles W. Evans, 70, died Wednesday in the Westmoreland Hospital after a long illness.

Mr. Evans, who was born February 22, 1890, in Pottawatomie County, retired in 1957 after working for the Kansas State Highway Department for 19 years. Survivors include his wife, Lena, of the home; two sons, C. B. Evans, Rt.

3, Manhattan; and W. B. Evans. Rt. 1, St.

George. Funeral services were held this afternoon with burial in the Westmoreland Cemetery. Friends may donate money to the American Cancer Society through Cloyd Lee at the Farmers State Bank. 4 Nellie W. Chilcott Mrs.

Nellie W. Chilcott, 1406 Colorado, following a long illness, died at St. Mary Hospital this morning. She had been a patient there six weeks. Her age was 71 years.

She was born June 16, 1889 in Raymond, and was a member of the First Methodist Church. Surviving relatives are the husband, Burton H. Chilcott of the home, one son, Milton Chilcott, Leed, three grandchildren, and a great granddaughter, also a sister, Mrs. Bessie Stallman, Hutchinson. Funeral arrangements will' be announced by Burliew-Cowan following the arrival of the son.

Relative Pony Express Founder Dies KANSAS CITY (AP)-Dr: Jtob-ert Waddell Smith, 62, an optometrist, died Thursday after several months of illness. He was a great-grandson of William Bradford Waddell, one of the founders of the Pony Express. A brother, Waddell F. Smith, of San Rafael, formerly of Kansas City, is chairman of the National Pony Express Centennial Assn. Illegal But Popular HILLSIDE, N.J.

(AP) Irish sweepstakes tickets are not legal but they sure are popular. Magistrate Henry Goldhor found this out Thursday night when he polled his courtroom informally. Before him was George J. Gombos, 45, of Hillside, charged with possession of lottery ticket. The judge asked the audience how many had sweepstakes tickets.

Seven raised their hands. Then he asked how many had ever bought tickets. Fourteen more hands went up. Goldhor fined Gombos $50 but suspended the sentence. "We Decree" The custom of kings using the pronoun "we in speaking- of themselves is a survival from the Roman Empire, when there were two emperors, one in Italy and one in Constantinople.

They issued identical degrees under joint authority, hence the use of the plural "we." Killing Golf Pro LAWTON, Okla. (AP)-A young man told police in Altoona, Thursday that he killed a man near here. Following his tele phoned instructions, Oklahoma po lice found the body of a young golf professional. Two pfflcers were to leave today for Altoona to pick up the admitted killer, Shelby L. Doggett, 25, of Sweetwater, and his traveling companion, 19-year-old Ronald Lockwood of Altoona.

Both men are charged with stealing the car of the murder victim and each has waived extradition. No murder charges have been filed. The badly decomposed body was identified as that of 24-year-old Jimmy Lee Lanman, pro at the Lawton Municipal Golf course. The body was found just off a country road nine miles south of here. By road, the state of Maine has a shore line of more than 2,400 miles.

But as the crow flies the shore line is about 250 miles. Medical Directory PODIATRIST Arnold F. Levenson, D.S.C Foot Specialist 14th and Poynts Ave Office PR 8-5139 Res. JE 9-4330 PHYSICIANS Philip H. Hostetter, M.D.

821 Poynts Office PR 8-4035 Res. JE 9-2913 R. Russell Cave, M. D. 501 Houston St Medicine and Sureerv Office: PR 8-4200, JE 9-4493 If No Answer, Dial PR 8-5800 NELSON CLINIC 1200 Fremont Street Phone PR 8-3501 If No Answer.

Dial PR 8-5800 SURGERY Barrett A. Nelson, M.D., F.A.GS. Residence JE 9-2712 If No Answer. Dial PR 8-5800 Robert D. Olney, M.

D. Residence JE 9-4512 If No Answer. Dial PR 8-5800 INTERNAL MEDICINE Carl J. W. Wflen, M.D., F.A.C.P Residence JE 9-4152 If No Answer.

Dial PR 8-5800 W. Graham Calkins, M. D. Residence JE 9-4543 If No Answer, Dial PR 8-5800 OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY R. G.

Heasty, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Residence JE 9-4823 If No Answer. Dial PR 8-5800 Dale R. Snow, M. F.A.C.O.G.

Residence JE 9-2803 If Answer, Dial PR 8-5800 PEDIATRICS (Children) Hilbert J. Jubelt, M.D., F.A.A.P. Residence JE 9-2613 If No Answer, Dial PR 8-5800 Elbert D. McNeil. M.D.

Residence JE 9-3653 If No Answer, Dial PR 8-5800 EVANS and WHITE CLINIC, jaw uatun ttoaa Phone JE 8-2691 BARREL L. EVANS, M.D. Res. Phone JE 9-4182 T. H.

WHITE, M.D. Res. Phone JE 9-2464 We are subscribers to Manhattan Physicians' Exchange. If no answer to above, numbers, dial PR 8-5800. COLT and COLT CLINIC 1619 Poynts Avenue Phone PR 8-4405 SURGERY and OBSTETRICS J.

D. Colt, M.D. F.A.C.S.. F.I.C.S. Residence Phone JE 9-2421 If No Dial PR 8-5800 LABORATORY and X-RAY Hilda Jach, M.T.

BALL MEMORIAL CLINIC 123 South Fifth Street 1 Phone PR 8-3511 RALPH G. BALL, M.D. Surgery and Diagnosis Res. Phone PR 8-2255 WILLIAM R. DURKEE.

J). Internal Medicine Res. Phone JE 9-2443 KENNETH M. BOESE, M.D. General Practice and Obstetrics Res.

Phone JE 9-3444 We are subscribers to Manhattan Physicians' Exchange. If no an swer to above numbers, dial PR 8-5800. K. F. Bascom, M.D.

Surgery and Obstetrics Office PR 8-4433-Res. JE 9-4263 If Answer. Dial PR 8-5800 Wlllard Schwartz, M.D. Internal Medicine Office PR 6-9221-Res. PR 84318 If No Answer.

Dial PR 8-5800 John A. Fairchild, M.D. General Medicine and Obstetrics Office PR 6-9221-Res. JE 9-2142 If No Answer. Dial PR 8-5800.

George S. Bascom, M.D. General Surgery Office PR 8-4423 Ret. PR 8-5247 If No Answer, Dial PR 8-5800 Wm. F.

Splichal, M.D. General Practice and Obstetrics 120 North Juliette Office PR 8-4022 Res. PR 8-5348 C. Kempthorne, M.D. Eye.

Ear, Nose, Throat 519 North Uth Office PR 8-3311 Res. PR 8-3784 DENTISTS taken by Studebaker Packard, Zenith. International Nickel, Air Reduction and Douglas Up about a point were Beckman Instruments and Goodrich. The market was mixed at the start then gradually assumed a lower tone. 1 Bond prices were steady with few changes late today.

Trading was Docking Has New Penal Programs TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. George Docking said today a pro gram to relieve overcrowding and to modernize state penal institu tions is being prepared for sub mission to the legislature. He said preliminary studies have been completed by a group of state officials and a three point program developed for detailed investigation. The three point program proposes: Conversion the state sanatorium for tuberculosis at Norton to a penal facility for inmates who do not require maximum custody.

An interstate compact to send women prisoners to a Missouri facility at Tipton, Mo. buildings now housing the Women's Industrial Farm at Lansing, would be used either as a reception center for the penal system or as 'an annex to the state prison for inmates requiring less than maximum Development of a reception center for -the prison system either in facilities of the women's industrial farm or at the old Kansas Technical Institute, Topeka. Meade To Help Fight Outlaws MEADE, Kas. (AP) Meade stands ready to help Coffey ville stage its' reenactment' next year of the Dalton gang's raid on two of its banks that is, if Coffey-ville needs any help. 6Noting a recent news story which said there probably would be no on the part of Coffey-ville residents to take the roles of the gang members, the Dalton Gang Hideout Committee 'of Meade telegraphed this offer to the Coffey ville Daily 'Journal, Thursday: "Dalton gang at Meade will furnish the Daltons for reenactment of the Dalton raid on Coffeyville.

Those, stray gunners you will have to furnish, as the Daltons picked them up near Coffey ville, anyway." Congress Adjourns And Kills Oil Bills WASHINGTON (AP) Adjournment of the 86th Congress brought death to two legislative proposals on which the oil industry kept an opposing watch to the end. One was a measure to create a joint congressional committee to study the need for a national fuels policy. The other was another amendment by Sen. John J. Williams, to cut the tax depletion allowance for oil and gas operators.

This one would have reduced the allowance from 27V4 to 22V4 per cent. Similar proposals undoubtedly will be re-offered in the 87th Congress convening next year. turn the men over to California so they could be returned to Sacramento County where they and Mrs. Blundell face trial on 10 bad check counts, each of which carries a one to 14-year sentence. i Mrs.

Blundell, 22, was arrested this week in Stockton, where she was staying with her two children. Professional Directory CHIROPRACTORS Trent Boyd, D.C. 631 Poynts Avenue Office and Ret. Phone PR 8-2422 OPTOMETRISTS Paul E. Bullock, O.

D. OPTOMETRIST 1 Office 105 North Fourth Phone PR 8-3210 W. H. Morris, O.D. OPTOMETRIST Office 14th and Poynts Phone 8-4330 J.

A. Hollis, O.D. OPTOMETRIST Across From Courthouse 420 Poynts Phone PR 8-2543 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS VanValkenburgh, Tonning Union National Bank Building Auditing, Bookkeepin Tax Service Phone 84563 ENGINEERS Schwab, Eaton Associates Civil Engineers Farm Bureau 2393 Timberlane fhone By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The U.S. Supreme Court has moved to step up the pace of pub. 11c school integration in several areas at the start of the seventh school year since the desegregation ruling.

Thursday the court rejected pleas for delay at Houston, largest segregated school system State's Tax Take Off In August; Is Second Month TOPEKA (AP) Kansas revenue tax collections in August were $12,810,000, less than half a percentage point below August of last year, Revenue Director John Kirchner said today. It was the second straight month in which revenue failed to match that of a year ago. In July the drop was more than six per vent: For the first two months of the fiscal year, revenue was down' 4.45 per cent from 1959. "We are definitely not in a boom period," Kirchner said. However, he said July and August of last year showed unusually high collections, Collections in the fiscal year which began July 1 are $1,258,469 below a year ago.

The totals are $27,033,415 this year compared to $28,291,884. I Individual income tax collections increased more than 18 per cent in August, while corporate income collections decreased almost 40 per cent. The sales tax declined 4 per cent but the compensating tax increased almost 19 per cenU The largest dollar decrease was in sales taxes, from $5,772,373 a year ago to $5,533,682, For the two-month period, the lareett nercentatfe decrease was in inheritance taxes. 41 per cent and individual Income tax, 29 per cent. Largest Increases were in beer taxes, 36 per cent, and in compensating use taxes, 6.5 per cent.

For the two-month period, corporal income tax was down only per cent. Holiday To Stave Effect Of Pennsv Tie On Business PHILADELPHIA. Pa. (AP) Th Labor Day weekend steps In tonight to put off whatever widespread economic hardship the Pennsylvania Railroad strike might cause. Wtt nntil after the holiday said James M.

Symes, the board chairman, when a reporter asked him to assess the. effects of the Pennsylvania's first complete shutdown in its 114-year history. So far only scattered layoffs have been reported as a result of the strike, which began arly Thursday. The Chrysler Corp. stamping plant near Akron, Ohio, laid off 2,000 of itc 3,200 employes and considered a complete shutdown today for lack of freight transpor.

tation. That seemed to be the worst side effect for the moment Many industries prepared for the long-heralded strike by stockpiling raw materials and stepping up shipments of finished goods. Normally the nation's largest railroad bandies 118,000,000 ton-miles of freight a day. Bankrupt Station CY.l 1 tJ vm jl nay a iuiu TOPEKA (AP) Robert E. Schmidt of Hays bought radio sta tion KBLR of Goodland for $50,000 Thursday in federal Bank ruptcy Court here.

The court permitted Standard Electronics Corp. of New York to lake over KBLR-TV on a mort gage pf about $207,000. The stations formerly were owned by Tri-State Television, and Tri-State Radio, but have' been in bankruptcy since last May. Max Jones of Goodland, court appointed trustee, has operated the facilities since May. Both Scfimidt and the electronics firm said they plan to take over operation as soon as approval can be obtained from the federal Communications Commission.

Approval is expected in about a month. Standard Electronics had acquired the mortgage when it sold broadcasting equipment to -Tri-State television. Mr. and Mrs. Jote Parker of Goodland hold a first mortgage on the television station's real estate property and the Colorado National Bank of Denver holds a second mortgage.

OIL POTENTIAL BET. WICHITA AP)-A potential of 49 barrels daily was on Conservation Division records today for the recent opener of the Lynd West (Arbuckle) field in Rooks County. The well, eight mile west of Plainville, is Tomlinson Kathol No. 1 Lynd. The oil, of 28 degrees XTavity.

was t)rodirji with a tc of water, Reveal Documents Cubans Using In Lying Techniques WASHINGTON (AP)-The State Department made public today what it described as a false document of the type it says has been using "in the big lie technique" by the Castro regime in Cuba and Communist propagandists. Press officer Lincoln White handed the document to newsmen today and outlind dozens of other instances in which he said false documents lending themselves to Communist propaganda have cropped up in various parts of the world. White said "this phony document," purported to carry instructions from the State Department to U. S. diplomatic missions in Latin America urging efforts to sabotage a conference of underdeveloped nations which the Fidel Castro regime attempted to promote.

White did not say what country the State Department suspected of responsibility for the document which was printed oft forms, used by the State Department for airmail transmission of instructions. Safety Director Hits Fatalities TOPEKA (AP) Director of Safety Claud McCamment today said Kansas can go through the Labor Day holiday without a traffic fatality if all motorists exercise proper precautions. He said 11 persons were killed on highways on the 1959 Labor Day weekend. There were 385 ac cidents and 196 persons were injured seriously. "The prediction that Kansas can go without a single traffic fatality can be a McCamment said, "if every Kansas driver on his Labor Day.

trip will take sufficient time to operate his vehicle safely and not worry about the 40 minutes he may save McCamment urged drivers to get plenty of rest before the trip, check the mechanical condition of their cars, take sufficient time to drive at a safe speed, watch carefully at railroad crossings, reduce speed at sundown and' "do not take even a single drink of liquor." Labor Day Weekend In Kansas Warm One TOPEKA (AP)-The Labor Day weekend promises to be sunny and warm in Kansas. The Weather Bureau said a pattern of fair skies and above normal temperatures is well established and little change is in prospect. Temperatures are expected to average 10 degrees above seasonal normals in the period ending next Wednesday. Maximum temper atures in Kansas Thursday were from 90 at Emporia and Topeka to 98 at Goodland. Lows were from 63 at Goodland to 72 at Concordia.

Catholic Opposed SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP)-The General Presbytery of the Assemblies of God today 'unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the election of a Roman Catholic as president of the United States. The" church, with headquarters here, describes itself as a comer vative, evangelical church with about a million members in the nation. The General Presbytery is composed of 150 members, repre senting every state in the union. The board disclaimed religious bias but charged the Roman Catholic church with bigotry "as reflected in its position of infalli bility of its leadership." Daily Record Police Court Police Court was held yester day.

Clvde L. Duncan was fined $150 and sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to charges of driving while intoxicated, driving without a license and running a red light. Cyras W. Penland, Ft. Riley, was fined $125 and sentenced to 30 days in jail on charges of driv ing while intoxicated and without a license.

He pled guilty. Jack Heinzman, 214 Pierre was sentenced to 30 days in jail, fined $125 and had his license suspend ed after he pled guilty to driving while Intoxicated. James A. McCollough, 205 Yuma, forfeited a $10 bond on a charge of driving without a license. Loren E.

Thomas, 1508 Fairlane, was fined $15 after pleading guil ty to failure-to-yield the right of way. Larry Lee White, Junction City, forfeited a five dollar bond on a charge of running a red light. Arthur Levier, Route Three, forfeited a five dollar on a stop sign' violation charge. Hershey L. Moore, Ft.

Riley, speed forfeited a $15 bond on a ing charge. Marriage Licenses Ernest Wayne Brattan, 20, Manhattan, De Ann Zeisset, 18, Manhattan. Lonnie Wayne Myers, 21, Bart-lesville, and Linda Kay Funk, 19, Manhattan. Gordon L. Corbin, N.

20, and Ruth Ann Hart, 17, Manhattan. Robert Fred Bestgen, 21, Manhattan, and Charlene Rae Cox, 19, Manhattan. Steven Hyatt, 18, Holton, and Sandra Weston, 18, Holton. Recovery of Money Two recovery of money suits were filed in District Court this morning. Fidelity and Casualty of New York filed a suit for $790.17 against Donal Pickering of 505 Pierre and Melvin Hanson filed a suit for $51,000 against Ron ald Combs.

Divorce Suit Filed William Davidson filed for di vorce from Ida Florence Davidson in District Court this morn ing. Grounds are extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. Births St. Marys Hospital Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Sexton, I-28 Jardine Terrace, a boy, Sept. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oppy, 331 Bluemont, a boy, Sept.

1. Khrush In Helsinki For Birthday Party HELSINKI, Finland (AP) Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Helsinki today to take part in he celebration of the 60th birthday of Finnish President Urho Kekkonen. A green express train with a bright yellow, redstriped engine drew into the station exactly on time and Khrushchev jauntily jumped off to greet his host. On the platform "to welcome him were President Kekkonen and other officials, including Pre mier Veino Sukselainen, The Finnish welcome was warm, but not demonstrative. MU Gridder.

Hurt COLUMBIA Mo. (AP) -Daryl Krugman, University of Missouri sophomore quarterback who was injured in the Tigers' opening practice session Thursday, underwent a knee operation at the University Hospital this morning and apparently is through with football for the year. Krugman was hurt while blocking on a dummy, damaged both cartilages and a tendon in his left knee. WICHTTAN CRUSHED WICHITA (AP) Spencer W. Crevier, 29, of Wichita, was crushed to death today between the bed and frame of a dump truck at the Kechi Township yards north of Wichita.

Fellow employes said Crevier was moving a portable culvert on the truck, working alone as the road maintenance yard was opened for the day. His body was found wedged under the heavily loaded truck bed. New Mexico's Largest The San Juan River is the largest flowing into or through New Mexico. Its annual discharge of ZVi million acre-feet is more than twice that of the Rio Grande. Say you saw it in the Mercury The first fall meeting of Kaw-Blus radio club will be held this evening at 7:30 in the lounge of the Community House, announc ed the recreation comission this morning.

All members of the club are- invited to be on hand to discuss the fall and winter program of the club. All amateur' radio operators in the Manhattan area are welcome to attend the chibs meetings. Boys and young men interested in learn ing more about building amateur sets and their operation are welcome to join the club. Older members of the club aire welcome at all tiires to assist with this instruction. Paper at Meeting A member of thei Kansas State University department of foods and nutrition, Beth presenting a paper before one of the general sessions og the Fifth International Congress on Nutrition, meeting In Washington, D.

C. through September 7. Her paper is titled, "Some Effects of Ionizing Radiation in Wheat Also attending from K-State' are Mercedes Hunsrader of the foods and nutrition department and Ruth Wells, an extension nutrition specialist. The Congress opened September 1. Unlimited Quota The Manhattan naval reserve unit located in office barracks Kansas State University, announces that it has an unlimited quota for young men wishing to enlist for two years immediate active duty in the, Navy.

Anyone interested is requested to contact the naval reserve recruiter at the Naval Reserve unit or call 9-4591 from 8 a.m.. to 5 p.m. weekdays Jailed for Forgery Sheriff Gilbert Peterson this morning jailed Dean C. Caraway, 211 South Fifth, on forgery charges. Caraway wrote an $18 check to Catlin Grocery on North Third.

No Driver's License Charles L. McCarty, Route Four was ticketed by police yesterday for driving without a driver's license. Eclipse Of Moon Can Be Seen On Monday NEW YORK (AP) An eclipse of the moon will be visible low in the western sky throughout the United States early Monday morning, the Hayden Planetarium said today, The eclipse will begin at 4:36 a. m. eastern btanaara rime, when the moon enters the shad ow of the earth.

The start will be visible at that moment all across the country. The eclipse will become total at 5:38 a. m. EST. That phase will be visible 'from about the middle of the Central Time Zone west, but not east of that.

In New York, the moon will set at 5:28 a.m. EST, or 10 minutes before the eclipse becomes total. But on the West Coast it will not set until about 8:25 a.m. EST. Sold For Scrap OAKLAND Calif.

(AP) Four-, teen double-deck Stratocruisers once valued at 14 million dollars were sold as scrap Thursday for $105,000. The big' airliners, once the pride of" Transocean Airlines, were bought at auction by the Airline Equipment Newark, N.J. Transocean -went out of busi ness early this year. At one time it was the world's largest non- scheduled carrier. National League baseball teams this season will travel an esti mated 216,511 A Long-Sought Forgers Are Finally Tucked In Jails SACRAMENTO, Calif.

(AP)-The long-sought "Mr. as the nation's No. 1 forger was on the way home to California today, charged with passing up to $200,000 in worthless checks in 296 U.S. cities. Awaiting him iri jail was "Mrs.

35," and, in the State Justice Department, a file two feet high which authorities have compiled on his suspected activities during the past five years. Dubbed "35" because many of the first bad checks they were suspected of passing were for $35, the couple's real names are Bobby M. and Ruth D. Blundell names unknown to police until less than a week ago. That was when Bobby, 31, was arrested in Oklahoma City suburb for passing two bogus Arrested with him on the same charge was Ray Lowry, 30, a boyhood friend from Stockton, Calif.

Authorities say Lowry has ben a frequent accomplice of Blundell. 1 Oklahoma authorities agreed to the Warehara Theatre TOMS We have a large Selection of toys in OUR YEAR ROUND TOY DEPT. I 1 EMMETTtCHMTltR 1 PHARMACIST 1 lPRESCIIPIIONSjV Our Stock is Complete Have Your Doctor Call Your Prescriptions to Us for Free, Fast, Delivery Phons 8-5323 Next Door, to the. Union National Bank Walk-up Window DR D. D.

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