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GOOD EVENING One thing men can't understand about women Is how women understand so much about men. and The Lebanon Daily Times THE WEATHER Central tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight 38-45. High Tuesday mainly In the 70s. 92nd Year No.

204 LEBANON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1964 Entered at second class matter at pastaf'ice of Lebanon, under Act of March 3, 187? 32 CENTS Co. Woman Dies Instantly In Crash Entire Body Crushed Two Others Hurt In Accident Near Police Barracks A Lebanon County woman was killed instantly and two other women were seriously injured early Saturday evening when their car went out of control, knocked down a mail box and three utility poles and skinned a tree before crashing in a field. The accident occurred about 6:40 p.m. on Route 72, about one-and-a-half miles north of Jonestown and approximately 150 feet north of the Jonestown state police barracks. The victim of the crash was identified as Mrs.

Mary E. Lymaster, 32, Lebanon RD 2. Dr. A. H.

Heisey, Lebanon County coroner, said every bone in her body was fractured, including her skull'. She was the wife of Samuel E. Lymaster. The two women injured are sisters, Mrs. Grace M.

Swalm, 26, whom state police identified as the driver, and Mrs. Verna Knapp, 32. Both are of Jonestown RD 2. Mrs. Lymaster was their sister-in-law.

Mrs. Swalm received a cut of her right leg requiring multiple suturing, and brush burns of the face. Mrs. Knapp has a fractured right arm, brush bums of the body and cuts of the right hand and upper jaw that required multiple suturing. Both are in ths intensive care unit of the Good Samaritan Hospital.

They wore reported in satisfactory condition today. Sfata police said all three women were thrown from the car. They said the car was traveling north on Route 72 at an excessive rate of speed. Trooper Joseph Zaun, who was on desk duty at thn barracks, said ha heard the car approaching at a fast rate of speed. When he looked out the front door, he said, he saw It hit the gravel In front of the barracks and leave the road.

7aun said he couldn't see the car after it left the road due to a heavy cloud of dust. Trooper Robert Daubert, who had left the station minutes before tha crash, was traveling south on the highway and also witnessed thn car going north. Trooper Dauhert said when he saw the car speeding he turned!" 1 W. Ludwig, 18 around and saw the car hit thei Mohnton RD swerved into the Boy, 7, Succumbs To Injuries; Was Bom In Lebanon The seven year old son of a former Lebanon couple died Saturday morning of injuries received when his bicycle was struck by a rar near his home at Green Hills Lake, Mohnton RD 1. The child, Gary Lynn Remlinger, was pronounced dead at Reading Hospital at 11:18 about two and 'one-half hours after the accident.

He was the son of John A. and Mary V. Kerr Remlinger. Gary received severe, head Injuries when the bicycle ho was riding was struck by an auto as he was turning onto Morganlown Road from a legislative route about a block from his home. According to Trooper Louis Viola of the Reading State Police Barracks, the driver of the gravel.

Police said the car rolled sideways for about 100 feet before coming to a halt in the (CnQllnupd on Twfntf-fnur) for oncoming traffic, bul was unable to avoid hitting the bicycle. Gary, who was born in Lebanon, was a second grade pupi in the Robeson Township Ele (Cnnllmipd on Thlrtrrn) Rescue Boy 15 Reporl pr ress Slow WIL 11 i' i 'I" 1 un fy Ballot Count Who Fell Into Niagara Gorge NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. (AP) teen-aged boy was pulled from the Niagara River gorge in a dramatic rescue after he lost his footing and fell and rolled halfway down a sheer rock wall of the 200-foot-deep chasm. George Lawrence, 15, of Niagara Falls, was walking near the top of the gorge Sun day when "he just disappeared" said a companion, Ken Gooc man, 15, also of Niagara Falls. The trees kept the youth from rolling another 100 feet into the river's treacherous whirlpool rapids.

Firemen extended a fire truck ladder over the edge of the gorge and used the last rung as a support for a rope to lower five rescuers, one at a time, into the chasm. A basket was lowered on the rope. Lawrence was strapped into the basket and hauled out by firemen at. the top. The five rescuers were pulled out the same way, one at a time.

Lawrence underwent emergency abdominal surgery. His condition was listed as satisfactory Amusements Area 17 3 Police I Traffic Crashes Account For 15 Accident Victims By Tire ASSOCIATED PRESS Fifteen persons were killed in traffic accidents in ennsylvania this weekend, including three whose cars hit by other autos being chased by police. In non-traffic accidents, five persons were killed, ncluding three who died in farm mishaps. The tabulating period began at 6 p.m. Friday and nded at midnight Sunday.

The victims included: Reading Gary Lynn Rem- nger, 7, of Mohnton, near Read- ng, died Saturday night in Read- ng Hospital of injuries suffered arlier in the day when his by- FATALITY SCENE Mrs. Grace Swalm, 26, Jonestown RD 2, on stretcher, was one of two women injured in a fatal crash Saturday evening on Route 72, north of the Jonestown state police barracks. Gordon Strauss, left, and John Rzecka, members of the Northern Lebanon ambulance corps, put Daily NEWS Photo. Mrs. Swalm on the stretcher.

Trooper Lloyd Leinthall, Jonestown state police, an investigating officer, assisted the ambulance men. The one-car crash claimed the life of Mrs. Mary E. Ruff Lymaster, 32, Lebanon RD 2. All three women were thrown from the car.

One More Triumph More Than 1,100 Thrill To LHS Band During Its Annual Spring Concert The Lebanon High School Band thrilled a huge udience with an excellent display of musicianship laturday night during its spring concert in the schoo luditorium. More than 1,100 were in the audience. The program was opened with the presentation olors by the LHS color guard during the band's per ormance of a "Service Medley" arranged and con ducted by James W. Checket. Following the playing of th National Anthem the band pe formed E.

E. Bagley's "Nation al Emblem" march under the rectinn of student conduclo Doily NEWS Photo. INJURED WOMAN Mrs. Verna H. Knapp, 32, Jonestown RD 2, who was also injured in the crash, was thrown to the center of the highway.

With Mrs. Knapp is Trooper Albert Gricoski, Jonestown state police and Claude Wagner, center, a member of the Northern Lebanon County ambulance unit. At right is City Patrolman Earl S. Wike, who assisted in directing traffic at the accident scene. Officer and Patrolman James Enmviler, also of the city police, were returning to Lebanon from Indiantown Gap when they came upon the crash.

The official computation and canvassing of last Tuesday's! primary election ballots by the county commissioners and computation clerks in the county commissioners' office is progressing slowly. The computations, which began Friday at 1 p.m. were postponed early Friday afternoon, while Ihe commissioners attended Law Day ceremonies, and resumed at 9 a.m. this morning. Work is progressing slowly because of the necessity of checking the largo number of write-in votes.

The long paper rolls containing write in and sticker votes from each machine must be checked by the commissioners and clerks. Computation of ballots in the city's 10 wards was not completed until after 10 this morning. There are 34 voting districts in the county. Primaries-Delegates 7 Primary Elections Tuesday Touch Off Big Week In Politics WASHINGTON (AP) Seven primary election: Tuesday touch off one of the most active pre-conven- New Mexico and the District of Columbia anc state conventions in Delaware, Michigan, Alaska, Nevada and Wyoming will: a preference for a Classified 21, 22, 23 Comics 20, 21 Editorial 6 Farm 12 Financial 2 Obituaries 2 Sports 18, 19 Women's Pages 15,16 Sleelion WAC Is Killed When Her 'Chute Fails FT. KNOX, Ky.

Spec. 4 Peggy J. Gria, daugh tcr of Mr. and Mrs. Peter J.

Gria of SOI South 4th Slnel- ton, was killed Saturday when her parachute failed to open during a routine jump with the Ft. Knox Parachute Club. Spec. Gria, 21, stationed with Headquarters Special Troops, U.S. Army Armor Center, plunged to earth from the plane in which she and three male parachute club members had jumped.

Neither her main chute noi the reserve chute had opened An autopsy was scheduled at Ireland Army Hospital to deter mine whether Miss Gria suffered a heart attack, ion weeks of the political season. Voters in Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Alabama Strike Is Ended At Textile Winston Plant A nine-weeks strike at fhe Textile Printing and Finishing Company and the Winston Prints firms here came to an end this morning. An agreement ending the work stoppage was signed Sunday at Hershey by officials of the two firms and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. Under terms of the agreement the employes of the two firms will receive rate increases as well as increased insurance benefits, job category changes to permit additional pay increments and a slight modification of vacation schedules. The contract also provides that union membership is op- (ConilnueJ on Fare presidential nominee.

139 Republican and 202 Democratic delegates their party nominating conven tions. candidates for tw governors' mansions, four Sen ate seats and B3 House seats. other issues rangin from unpledged presidents a electors to a right-lo-work labo law. Most of the attention will on Indiana, where Gov. Georg C.

Wallace of Alabama make another bid for Northern vofe in his campaign against th Johnson adminirtration's civi rights bill. He is opposed in th Democratic presidential prefei ence primary by Indiana Gov Matthew E. Welsh, a stand-ii for President Johnson, and thre other candidalcs. The winne can lay claim to 51 first-ballo votes. Goldwater Is Favorite On tlie Republican side Sen Barry Goldwaler of Arizona i the odds on favorite to lop field of four which include Harold E.

Sinsscn of Philade phia and two lesser-known can (Continued on Fate Twelve) Of 46 Injured At Baltimore Stay In Hospital Today BALTIMORE (AP) Eight girls and three boys, most of recuperating from surgery, remained hospitalized today while the mayor awaited a report on Saturday's traffic jam on an escalator at Memorial Stadium. Thirty five other children were hurt and one killed in the accident before an American League baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians. At least seven of the were expected to remain in hos- litals for at least a week. All 11 were reported in satisfactory condition. The crowd at Sunday's game aetween the same two teams vas asked to stand for "a moment of saddened reverence" for Annette Costantini, the 14- vear-old girl found dead near the top of the moving stairway.

She was among nearly 20,000 members of the school safety patrols from throughout Maryland who were free guests of the Orioles. A secured metal barrier at the top of the escalator channeled riders off the moving stairs into a 28-inch wide exit. Witnesses said the children were going up three and four abreast. Larry Schauer. Anthony Gerace, assistan band director, conducted the band In performing one of the most brilliant and popular over tures in the repertory of the concert band, the overture from A.

Carlos Gomez's opera "II The overture features a ma jestic opening representing a invocation to the sun god, move into a broad expressive melodj and concludes with a shortene version of the invocation to th sun god. The Brazilian compose incorporated the local color his land through the use Amazon melodies. Garace also led the band performance of "The Little Eng lish Girl" march by D. Dell Cese. The band's appearance at thi past season's football games wa brought to memory as James Checket directed his arrange (Continued oa Page Seventeen) ycle collided with a car on loute 10 near the boy's home.

Guy W. Young, 4, of Watsontown, killed Satur- ay when struck by a train at Vatsontown, humberland lounty. Emily Marchetto, 59, Allentown, injured fatally iaturday in a two-car crash icar Lyons, Berks County. Paulette Kazimier, 14, North Braddock, killed riday night when the car in vhich she was riding struck i pole in East Pittsburgh. Fairless Gillis killed Friday night when he was struck by a car while chas ng a ball into the street.

Drexel C. Hughes 23, of Drexel Hill, killed Satur day night when his motorcycli collided with a car. Scranton Mr. and Mrs Adolph Alpinice, both 67, Scranton, killed Sunday whe their car was rammed by an other whose driver was bein chased by police for speedin through four traffic lights. a 1 Dia mond, 24, killed Saturday whe his car crashed into a utilit pole.

E. Lymas er, 32, of Lebanon R.D. 2, kille Saturday when the car in whic she was a passenger weni ou of control on Route 72 in fron of the Jonestown Pennsylvani state police barracks, knocke over three telephone poles, side swiped a tree and ended up i a field. Harrisburg Louis J. Tarn asic, 32, Harrisburg, killed Sun day when his auto was struc broadside at a Harrisburg inter section by a car being chase by city police.

Police sai James Kozar, 19, Stet'lton, driv (Continued on Tage Twtnly-Iour) EAGLES HONOR MOTHER IRON MOUNTAIN, Micl: (UPI) Mrs. Carrie Nash who will be 100 in less then month, has been named "moth er of the year" by the Iro River Eagles lodge. Mrs. Nash has three children 14 grandchildren, 26 grea grandchildren and six great great-grandchildren. J.S.

Destroyer loins American orces At Saigon SAIGON, Vet Nam (AP) U.S. Destroyer a Swenson arrived in Saigon today for what could be an American show of force following the sinking of the aircraft transport Card in the Saigon River. A Navy spokesman said the Swenson was on a routine operational visit. Aboard was Capt. C.

C. Hartigan commander of the 7th Fleet's Destroyer Squadron Nine. The Swenson tied up within sight of the Card, which has been partially refloated since terrorists tore a 28-foot hole in its side with explosives before dawn Saturday. Salvage workers were patching the hole preparatory to pumping out the vessel. Saigon still was tense and on the alert Monday with patrols checking downtown traffic and troops swarming around the dock area.

No one was seriously injured aboard the Card but eight Americans and a Vietnamese were wounded when another terrorist tossed a hand grenade into their midst in Saigon Saturday night. Four of the wounded said they wanted to get back to the (Continued on Page Thirteen) LBJ Pledges U.S. Help In Tariff Negoiiafions GENEVA (AP) Johnson pledged United States help to bring the Kennedy round of tariff negotiations "to a happy and fruitful conclusion." Former Secretary of State Christian A. Herter, the President's chief trade negotiator, delivered Johnson's message to the formal opening session today of the Kennedy round. The session marked the beginning of a marathon tariff cutting effort by the 75 members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT expected to continua for at least two years.

Fatality Near Reading John S. Rice, Envoy To Netherlands, Resigns WASHINGTON (UPI)-John S. Rice, U. S. Ambassador to the Netherlands, has resigned after three years' service so he can return to private life.

Rice's family lives in Gettysburg, Pa. The resignation of the 65- year-old diplomat was, effective Friday. He was active in Pennsylvania politics bnfore entering government service. Roily Fender Repairs 25th w. cumb.

Oi(1 CR SERVICE ON TV APPL. Bob Hoch SERVICE CENTER Dial 273-4564 Chas. AAedrick, 44, In Head-On Crash; Known In Local Steel Union Circles A steel workers' union official well known in Lebanon County was killed Sunday night when he was involved in a head on collision near Reading. Charles (Chuck) Medrick, 44, Lancaster, met his death, police said, while returning home from the Reading Hospital where his father. George Medrick, recently underwent surgery.

The accident victim served as a staff member of District No. 7 of Hie steel workers union, of which Lebanon County is a part. The elder Medrick, who retired last year, was director of District No. 11 the Union, of which Lebanon County was then a part. The younger Medrick frequent- ly accompanied his father tolstopped.

He said the eastbound Lebanon County in the car cont jnued head-on into Me- of the union and he had many friends in the area. The fatal accident involved the car operated by Medrick and a car driven by Richard E. Stuhblebine, 20, Reading. Witnessed By Police The crash was witnessed by Cumru Township Police Sgt. Jack C.

Long and Patrolman Joseph Organtini, and they were nearly involved in the mishap. Long said he was driving west on the two-lane highway about three car lengths in front of Medrick when Slubhlebinc's eastbound auto crossed the center line and headed straight for the patrol car. Long said he swerved off the highway and drick's automobile. William Malriat, 20, a passenger in Stubblenine's car, told police he was asleep and did not known what had happened. Both Stuhblehine and Malriat were going home from work at the Ephrata Tool Ephrata.

Both men are patients in the Heading Hospital. Stub- blehine suffered a broken left log, face cuts, a nose fracture and possible head and Internal injuries. Malriat suffered a broken nose and leg cuts. Medrick is survived by his wife, Evelyn, and his parents, residents of Sinking Spring RD 2..