Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • Page 26

''WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES.WE SKETCH BOTH YEAR, NO. 289 Associated Press Senegal Greets Johnson Warmly Senegal (AP.) practically snubbed at the atrporl Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson upon his arrival, and the luggage was almost mobbed Monday by of some. members of (he Soviet joyous Senegalese celebrating this delegation was searched Malik was asked if he planned lo mcel Johnson. He replied Tm.bound to bump into him at country's first year of ence.

warmth of reception officially and' by tne crow'ds was in niarkcd contrast to the cold manner In which Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jacob A. Malik has been treated 'in this West 'African country which used to be French territory. Johnson and Malik are' representing (heir.countries at-lhe two- day independence celebration which got under way Monday at a presidential reception. 'Johnson, French Cultural Minister Andre Malraux, and British representative Douglas Dodds Parker were received privately by President Leopold Senghor while Malik waited outside with scores nf lesser delegates in one of the vast reception rooms of Ihe palace. Representatives of French African nations were received.

Nest Malik and the remaining dele- gales were received by Senghor in the alphabetical order of their countries, with Ihe result a Malik was one of Ihe last to convey the good wishes of his Malik did not appear lo be enjoying his treatment. He was one of these crowded receptions." But the two men made no move to greet one another at a later point in Ihe reception when they found themselves standing barely a handshake apart. Johnson's back was turned and he continued to chat amiably with young Aga Khan IV. Johnson presented to President Jcnghor President Kennedy's personal gift, a crystal cup engraved with the arms of the' United slates and a token dedication by Kennedy. Johnson received from Senghor a gold cigarette lighter and.

an engraved bronze medal, token gifts beatowed upon all official delegates. As Johnson was leaving the Presidential Palace after the reception, a crowd of several thousand broke through police lines and swarmed over his car, shouting "Long live the United States, champion of independence!" "The enthusiasm was genuine and real, and I witnessed how lappy they were to see a representative of the United States among them," Johnson said later. ABILENE, TEXAS. TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 4.

PAGES IN TWO DANCER JAILED Betty Lou Ward, a Houston striptease dancer, is one of four persons implicated in a nationwide burglary ring. Sho is charged with transporting stolen goods in interstate commerce. She denied any knowledge of the worth burglaries in 18 cities across the country. She was arrested in Dallas. (See story Pg.

10-B) (AP Wirephoto) Million State Voters Seen in Senate Election By GARTH JONES Associated Press Stnlf Writer UKUI i i uwic ate ujuy i Caui Close million Texas voters dates. One died, and the othe will, get cramps Tuesday withdrew after Hie ballots wer there are 71 names on the ballot (he so-called "big six" or "serious Worth, congressman. All are Dem there a a i 1 trying to pick 1 a successor to Vice printed. President Lyndon Johnson. However, ultimate winner of the special iJ.S.

Senate election choice will be made from a maze uie special u.a. aenaie election cnoice wm cw made from a maze 7 vuiers in a speecn probably will" not be known until of 71 levers arranged In 4, 5 or 6 of Johnson's carried by 26 television stations the two top vole-getters face each columns on the panel of the voting enry Gmznl ez, Monday night that he is confident 4 other in a runoff, possibly early in June. Monday night most of the record field pf candidates made their machine them" in speeches. television and radio Tuesday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., those Texans who did not forget to pay their poll fax will struggle to scratch out 70 on the arms-length ballot, and leave just one name unmarked.

Although Levers In voting machine counties, the Results of the voting will begin flowing into the Texas Election Bureau at Dallas shortly after 7 Maverick 40,, San An- final appeals for support, many of p.m. Tuesday. Bureau member newspapers, radto and television stations will gel statewide tabula every half hour until a win ner or the runoff candidates are former state representa- mendous swing to Blakley has John G. Tower, 35, Wichita taken place throughout the cam- Falls professor of political sci-paign," he said from a Houston eucc; Will Wilson, 48, of Austin TV studio. Blakley planned re- and Dallas, stale attorney gen.

turn to. Dallas Monday night and cral, and Jim Wright, 38, Fort vote about 7:15 a.m. at his home Political odds markers stuck wilh previous predictions that the runoff material would come from Today's the Test For Candidates Tuesday is election day In Abilene and throughout Texas. More than 14,000 Abilene residents are eligible to go to the polls Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

lo vote for a U.S. senator and three candidates for City Commission. Slight confusion may result in five county precincts which overlap the city llmifs No. 14 at Hardin-Slmmons, 15 nt Jane Long School, 17 at American Legion, 19 at Wylio and 39 at the West Texas Rehabilitation Center. 'Officials point out In Uiese cincts, some will be eligible to, in both elections, while some will be able to vote in the slate election only.

Election judges will solve Ihe problem by Using the address affixed lo the poll tax receipts. For this election, the number of precincts Inside the city limits has been expanded from last year's; 10'to 19. Lines of these precincts will be- same as those already designated by the counly so that voting in both elections can be'done at the some place. City counly officials agreed in-city places for both of the elections will coincide. All Abilene volcrs may cait ballots in' all.three of (he CHy Commission races, although candidates themselves hod to come from a specific hntf of town In order fo Max PcJen, 'Aillcne Insuraoce- mnn, and Cleve Cullers, an ad valorem tax consutanl, both seek Ue northslde commission seat being vacated by Commissioner Garvin Btauehamp.

Unopposed candidates In the dly race are C. R. Kinard, seeking the mayor's post, and Wiley 'Connally, candidate for the soulhside seat being vacated by Commissioner John DeFord. Voters will have a barrage of professional and non professional candidates from whom to choose in Uie Senate race. Dot- led through the lengthy ballot are six so called front runninf candidates among the 71 names Box locations arc: 3.

Court- 2. Butternut Fire 3. Armory; 4. Fair Park Gym; 5. Scout Hdq.

S. nth; 6. Dr. Pepper 7. Gold Star Dorm, Me- Murry; 8.

Bowie School; 9, YMCA; 10. Wopdson School; 11." ACC Fire 12. Fire. Station 16th and Orange; 13. Crescent His MetHodisfChurch; 14.

Mary Fran ces Hall, H-SU; 15. Jane Ung School; 16. Hamby School; 17, Legion Hall, S. llth; 18. Potosi School; 19.

Wylle School Gym; 20. Lightfoot Home, U. S. 277 across rd. from Caps Store, Also, 21.

Tye Cily Hall; 22. Tye chool Auditorium; 23. Drummohd Home, Caps-Merkel; 24. Mereel Welfare 25, Williamson Trent; 26., S. Mcrkel Community Center; 27, Butman Tabernacle; 28.

View Baptist; 29. Fnrr fome, Iberis; 30. Buffalo Gap Gym; 31. Odd Fellow Half, Tuscola; 32. Ovalo Community Cen.

er; 33. Guion County Hall; 34. Shop School; 35. BradsHaw Bank 36. Lawn City Hall; 37.

Rogers School, Jim Ned; 38, Calvary Baptist; 39. W. Reh. -enter; 40, Absenleei Court- candidates. Six' Those six are? William A.

Blakley, 62, Dallas businessman iihtt I as interim wh is enal a is picked Antonio senator; Texans will vote to keep him on Pope Appeals Court Sentence WACO, Tex. (AP) Lawrence Pope, 42, appealed Monday rom the 25 year federal sentence meted liim for robbing the First Stale Bank of Thornton of ast November. Pope, publisher ot weekly news- apcrs at Giddings and Lexington, formerly was president of a bank at nearby Wcsl. He faces a state trial for robbery of a bank Schulenburg, Pope was cashier of (lie Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, now the First Notion.it Bank from 1951 until 953. Pat Maloney, his San Antonio awyer, filed the petition in San Vntonio and it was forwarded to he clerk of U.S.

District Court icre. The appeal cited no reason lUt simply asked for review by the 5lh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. WEATHER S. DEPARTMENT nftfS" TJkidaT fnd jouUi Tu lay.

Tu Clear lo Chance a few MOD, g.m. sy UBl iim 11 ily "MS? lo 71 lame Hale a irlxe totay; at 9 p.m.: ocrals except Tower, a Kepubli can. Camualgns End i Here's these Ujoir campalgus: Blakley--Told voters in a speech the jab in Washington. "A tre- precincl. He will receive election reports at the Dallas County head quarters.

Gonzalez--Made two television speeches, one in Spanish, in San Monday night. If elected, Gonzalez said, lie will push for egislation on the notional level 0 Rive special help to men and vomen over 40 who are out of obs. Gonzalez planned to vote alxiut 7 a.m. Tuesday at his borne irecinct nt Hawthorn Junior High School, then -drive to Austin for 1 Senate session. He will get re- urns at his stale headquarters San Antonio.

Friends Thanked Maverick--Thanked his friends and supporters in Monday night state tejevision speech and predicted he will be in a runoff against Tower. "I am whal I lave always been, a Franklin ilalph Yarboro John Kennedy Democrat vho wanls the family of man to Sec ELECTION, Fg. 9-B. Col. 7 PHICE DAILY 5c.

SUNDAY li Officials Would Set Own Limits H.V ED OVERHOLSER AUSTIN (Ai')-The Texas Sen ite Monday passed a bill permil ing highways to be zoned up "0 miles an hour. Opponents said the amendei neasure (SB20) would wipe ou he use of radar, allow slow driv to be arrested and, if pa'sset Ihe would cause Gov Daniel to veto it. Sen. Preston Smith 'f Lubbock nd Sen. Wardlow Lane of Cen er pushed Smith's bill through i voice vote with eight senator 'oting in opposition.

Senate, iu a ses ion. a one constitutiona mendment and eight other bills "he House continues ils Easter re- ess until Wednesday afternoon The highway bill allows turn ike authorities, county commis ioners court and the State High vay Department to zone up own from the present dayliim GO m.p.h. limit depending "on en incering surveys. The' controver ial concept of "prima facie" evi ence rule is removed for an speed limit. Under- the present law it is no ecessarily.a violation to go abovi le speed limit if the rholoris nd his attorney can convince th ourt he was driving reasonabl nd prudently at legal to drive faster than'th 1 Misted speed; "Some counly roads are rooked and you can' ven pass, yet limit i iO miles an hour.

And on high ays with six lanes costing $1.5 lillion a mile the same mil applies. You talk about Ihe eighth of stupidity, that's it. It's My and ridiculous to demand Hie fficers.bF this state enforce such law," Lane said. Lane offered an amendmen rohibiting the use in court ny evidence obtained by "hiding lying 1 unobserved in or er to trap those suspected iolating the speed law." Lan iage somewhat similar to this i the present law but does no pply in cities of under 10,000 here most instances of entrap nent have been reported. "Vou are doing away with ra ar in Texas," argued Sen.

Abra am Kazen of Laredo. lie inter "cted the amendment to apply to I stationary radar boxes "lying wait unobserved." Sen. George arkhouse, Dallas, said he fell governor would veto the bil the minute It hits his desk." Sen. Galloway Calhoim Jr. "yler was whipped in his effort settle Die radar argument by dding an amendment slating at nothing in the act "shall pro bit the Introduction of any evi ence obtained by an officer in See SENATE, Pg.

9-B, Col, 8 Woman Is Killed As Car Hits Bridge IUSKELL (RMS) Mr's. R. I. (Mildred) Banks', SI, of- Mid- kell Hospital by ambulance. She I.

(Mildred) Banks', 51, of- Mid- was pronounced de-id on nrrval iT ri i I nUSC and was killed Monday about 3 30 a when her 1053 Cadillac ran nto steel bridge railing on a A wrecker crew had to work the car loose from the railing follow irfdgo, about three miles south of ing the accident, icre on U.S. Highway 277. Mrs. Banks, who was reared in his'Haskell Counly town and at- encled schools here, was en route visit with her parents, Mr. nd Mrs, George Darnell, and oth- relatives.

A Midland real estate developer ind promoter, she mis traveling lorth toward Haskell in her vehl- lo which hit the railing after the river apparently went to sleep at Ite wheel Patrolmen Wood said, According lo Ijie investigating fficcr, the railing speared hrough (ho car after the impact Mrs. Banks' body was badly mangled nnd was carried lo Has Funeral arrangements are at Hoi den Funeral Home here. Mrs. Banks had been living In Midland for about eight years and lived at 3302 Tanner Dr. Her death was Haskell County's first traffic falnlily for the year.

Her survivors include her hus- jond, a traveling salesman for New Vork wholesale concern; son, Ike, a student at Los Angc- cs College; the pa'rcnls; three Brothers, John and Burl, both ol here, and Robert of Odessa; two sisters, Mrs. H. A. Sherman of ilaskell and Mrs. Ed Mears of Vfenard.

Speed Castro Gunboat Accosts U. S. Cable Repair Ship BAY, --A Castro Cuba intercepted an American cable repair ship on the high seas but let it go on. after a U.S. destroyer arid jet planes naval an Ihorilies said Monday.

A naval spokesman said Ihe 92- on schooner Western Union was iccostcd Friday afternoon in in- eriiational waters about five miles off the northeast Cuban port of Baracoa. This latest incident of a scries deepening the estrangement of the -Tniled and tlie regime of Prime Minister Fidel Castro ended about six lioiirs later when the J.S. destroyer John Weeks and et planes hurried from Uiis base and ran ah observation patrol off he port. The Western Union was then wrmitted to proceed (award Key West, ils destination, wilh the destroyer ns an escort. IS'ot Ilonrdeit The spokesman said (he Western Union was not taken into Bar- icon, but slopped about a mile outside the port in open water and vas not boarded by the Cubans at any time.

Tlie U. S. State Department immediately demanded full explanation from the Cuban government. A nolo protesting harass- nent on the high seas was de- ivcrcd by messenger (o (ho Cuan Foreign Ministry by the wiss Embassy, which represents 'imcrican interests here because pamphlet sum ming up State relations with Cuba.) The Navy spokesman here gave Ibis, account of the incident involving the Union and its of, 12 under the command of Cant. R.

T. Steadman: The Union, 'after completing repairs, on. the Miami-Barbados cable, was heading for Key West about two miles outside Cuban territorial waters when the armed Cuban gunboat sped out from Baracoa. The gunboat's oiiicers, backed by 30 or '4 1) armed men, accused Hie Weslern Union of violating Cuba's territorial waters. They or- dored it to halt, shut' off j'ts radio and follow Into port.

Loaded with gasoline, nnd with maximum speed of only a few knots, (he Western 'Union had no alternative but to obey an order backed by arms. Before obeying orders, however Ihe skipper got off a message 'to Slie naval base here that he had vith the Castro regime. (In another Ihe tato Department in Washington ccuscd Castro betraying lii.s wn revolutionary "moveme.il to been intercepted. the poml of interception' and Baracoa. Two hours af(er (he interception Ihe destroyer appeared, and four hours after the destroyer arrived on the scene the Western Union was freed by'the gunboat' There information'given here any 'messages were exchanged between the destroyer and the Cubans.

The Navy spokesman said'neith- er Die jel planes nor the destroyer entered Cuban waters 'or air space. The ship channel (o Baracoa, he explained, is open The destroyer Western Union until it was clear of- the Cuban coast. The vessel is due in Tuesday. Tlie incident was not reported by Havana newspapers radio, and. Cuban officials had no immediate comment.

Nearly a year ago the United Stales protested that a Cuban patrol boat fired on a U.S. submarine on the high seas. September and October the United States said Cuban fighting planes uzzcd a U.S.·submarine air-sea training op- Jet planes ir and located the Western Un-jcraiions'severar miles between the'cuban Shopping Center Bid Opening Set May 2 has been selected as bid- its new home Is built the cetv opening date for Abilene's $1 mil ion plus downtown shopping cen. ler, Gilbert president of communism. The accusations nlnrge Cuban democracy" arW Downtown Markets Inc announc 1 lo TM nr Ilis 1 Monday night.

Specifications for. the plush, air conditioned center will be mailed out lo area contractors this week. Deadline for receiving the bids has been set at 4 p.m.. May 2, hen they will be tabulated at the NEWS JNDEX SECTION A Oil ncwi TV Stout Sporu SECTION Womcn't Editorial, Obituorioi Amujcmcnti Comici farm Tog i 5 6 1 0 I I 3 4 5 5 6 10 10 Windsor Demolition of buildings In Ihe 200 block of Pine St, is nearing completion. Only two buildings will not be lorn down in llmt block.

Western Auto Store will he incorporated into the expansive center, while Lee. Optical will remain in its present quarters until Pechacek said three buildings Ihe 100 block of Pine are also being lorn down for use as a parking lot while construction proceeds oh the 'new shopping area in the next block. Crews have already undertaken demolition; on the Linda Theater. the old J. C.

Penny building nnd Ihe Wagstatf Building. Tho parking lot will be blacktoppqd. A second center is.tentatively planned for the first block of Pine after (lie one in the 200 block 1 is completed. The proposed center, backed 34 Abilene.business leaders, will feature rooftop parking and air conditioned malls inside for cjis- tomcr comfort nnd convenience. Kemo-i 1031 10 main its present quarters until tomcr comfort nnd convenience.

Vote Before Work; Polls in County Open at 7.