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The Day's Almanac Wednesday, June 23, IKS (DST). Sunset p.m. Sunrise 5:16 a.m. HtghtMefoday.S.l 7:25 p.m. High tide 8.1 1:55 a.m.

VOL, LXXIX, NO. 227 The Portsmouth Herald Wsaiher Forecast Tonight--Variable clondlntti. Tomorrow--Cooler, less hiiraW. Herald temperatures (2) hours)-low 60. iwlif KM Urn PORTSMOUTH, N.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 23, 1965 Trie win THE HERALD Juni 4, 28 PAGES Rriotc MEDAL WINNER Portsmouth High School senior Karen Bowden, lett, is shown receiving a Haven Quintuple Silver Medal from School Board high school committee chairman Mrs. Alice M. Lee at commencement exercises last night in the school gymnasium. Three hundred and eighty-six students received diplomas. 386 Receive Diplomas From Portsmouth High High school days ended for the largest class in Portsmouth High School history last night when 386 members of the Class of 1965 held commencement exercises in the gymnasium.

50th Anniversary Seacocist to Fete Naval Reserve A weekend celebration lo mark the SOlh anniversary of the Naval Reserve is being planned by Portsmouth and other sea coast communities Ihe weekend of Aug. 27-28 and 29. Highlight of the weekend will be the visit by four minesweepers and probably one or two destroyers, which will tie up at docks along the shore for visiting by area residents. Officers crews oi the ships will be entertained by local merchants and others at cocktail parties, clambakes and dances. A mayor's committee met this morning at City Hall to go over tentative plans for the program, and further meetings will be held in the near future to complete the planning.

Aside from commemoration of the Naval Reserve's 50th the weekend will he designed to "pot the spotlight" on Portsmouth and the seacoasl area. An invitation will be extended to Ihe secretary of the Navy to speak at a formal dinner the night of Aug. 28, or, if he is unable to accept, a speaker comparable stature will be asked here. The governor and other dignitaries will also lie in vilcd. U.

George A. McCaulcy, com manding officer of the Nava Reserve Training Center at thi Portsmouth Naval Shipyard said the Navy is anxious to cooperate, and he has assurances from the First Naval Distric that the minesweepers wil definitely be here. It is alsi highly likely that al least twi destroyers will dock for tto event. Chief Quartermaster Rober F. McConnell, Navy public in formation officer, will be th publicity man for Ihe affair.

The visiting Navy ships wi' be docked at the tugboat whar on Ceres Street, the State Por Authority Terminal and the Ma honey salt wharf next to In terminal. A'cxl slcp is lo formalize program and find out how muc it will cosl and who will con tribute. Estimates of the cost today ran from $3.000 (o $5,000. Chief McConnell said loda this type celebration for th Naval Reserve is "unique." Suggested events include clambake for enlisted men a JH. Agamenticus.

a cockta party and dinner for officers a some hotel, a trip to Rockin? ham Park, lo Canobie Lake am possibly to Pease AFB and Slrawbery Banke, plus a dance al Hampton Beach. Portsmouth Mayor Timothy J. Connors and City Manager Robert C. Violclfe said they would approach the City Counc-l lo Iry lo sell Ihe program. Viololtc said he hopes other communities will contribute well as merchants and other businessmen in the area.

The event will he officially entitled "Scacoast Salute lo the Naval Reserve on its 50th Anniversary." The Portsmouth Herald Weather Station Reading! 8a.m. 12 m. Temperature 70 S2 Wind Direction i Velocity 1 7 Barometer 29.93 29.M DR. ARTHUR S. ADAMS Ex-UNH Head To Rejoin Staff As Consultant DURHAM Arthur Stanto Adams, (he 11th president of lh University of New Hampshire vill relurn to UNH as a consu ant to President John Mi Connell.

i McConnell an nounced today that Dr. Adam will join the staff July 1 as consultant for the New Englan Regional Center for Continuin Education. He will aid Presiden McConnell on a half-time bas in planning for the establis ment of the center which is be devoted to a study of regior al and internation; affaris. Dr. Adams was UNH pres dent from 1948 to 1950 and le to take one of the (op jobs education, the presidency of II American Council on Educalio He served as higher education chief spokesman for 10 yea before becoming president of Salzburg Seminar in Americ Studies.

He is retiring from lh post fo relurn to Durham. i McConnell scribed his new consultant's sition as "something of a rovi ambassador" for the Universil "I expect lhat with his wi acquaintance in educational cles throughout the country will serve as somethi of a roving ambassador in interests of the University New Hampshire," President McConnell said. The Xew England Regional Center will be built on the UNH campus as a headquarters for! a cooperative approach to tackling regional problems. The Center is unique in that it is the, first regional center for continuing education established on a base of inter-university cooperation. All six N.E.

state universities will provide funds afM manpower to the Center. The W.K. Kellogg foundation has given $1.8 million to the project and the UNH Centennial DR. ADAMS I (Please (am to page three) A highlight of the evening wa awarding of a Haven Qui pie Silver Medal lo Karen wdcn for general excellence three years and excellence English, history, Latin and ench for three years. School Supt.

Herbert ft. Hag- brought the class greot- gs and best wishes and said he confident that they would mirably fulfill Iheir promise the Class Ode to "see the fu- re through." Mayor Timothy J. Connors cut remarks shorl due to Ihe in- nsc heal, but he expressed the pe that the students would oose to live in Portsmouth. "We need your talent," "You are our most i rlanl natural resource." Class President Paul M. Durn welcomed the capacity audi- nce and said lhat he and his assmales realize the magni- de of opportunilies aix accompanying obligation to ontinue lo seek knowledge ant isdom, Nora Caminati, vice president resented the Class Gift, com of equipment for th' urse's office, a model of a clip cr ship and each to three oeal memorial scholarships.

Mrs. Alice M. Lee, chairmai the School Board's i 1 chool commillcc, presented Ih' medals and awards. Diploma 'ere presented by John W. Dur in School Board chairman nd Principal E.

Harry.Bootbbj Secretary Suzanne M. Crown ng led the salule lo the lusical selections were presen by the band and choir. Dur wrote Hie music to the Clas Me and Aline Bergeron wrot he words. The Rev. Joseph Shields gav he invocation and Chaplain A hur Wingo offered the bcnerin ion.

Class marshals were Rot iV. Bradbard and Erne Jule. GRADUATION (Please (urn to page eight) Navy Aircraft Claim Hits on Storage Tanks SAIGON, South Viet Nam AP)--Four U.S. Navy pl.uics lasted underground oil storage anks about 130 miles south of lanoi today, U.S. militarj (wkesmen reported, and the ilots claimed 80 per cent de truction of their targets.

On the ground, South Viet laniese forces attacked Vie king guerrillas in Thua Thie Province, north of Da Nang, fo he third straight day. A U.l spokesman said 54 Com nunists have been killed and 1 captured so far in the "searc and destroy" operation. The Vietnamese claimed the tilled 50 Reds in another opera iion in the Binh Son district Quang Ngai Province, about 3 miles northeast of Saigon. U.i spokesmen said an America enlisted man and two U.S. Arm officers were wounded slight! Four Skyratders escorted four Skyhawks on the raid against the petroleum depot.

The pilots said they also knocked out a truck parking region and storage buildings about HO miles soulh of the North Vietnamese capital and damaged a woodon bridge in the area. The pilots said they ran into ght Communist ground fire bul aw no hostile planes. U.S. Skyhawks ombed Moc Chan military bar- acks west of Hanoi and 125 soulh of Ihe Red Chinese Mrder. The pilots reported 10 or cent destruction.

U.S. planes it the same target Monday, 25 per cent destruction len. U.S. Force and iN'avy lanes flew 130 sorties agsinst uspected Viet Cong positions in oulh Viet Nam in the 24-hour jeriod that ended at 6 a.m., pokcsmen said. In the ground action norlli ol )a Nang, a spokesman said gov rnment forces seized nine Coin munist suspects and 7 enemy weapons including a 60mm mortar.

Life Term for Coolidge In Mason Girl Murder Killer Escapes Death Penalty Court Schedules Trials of 33 on Rioting Charges A A (AP) N'ev, Hampshire will go to court nex week against the first of 3 men charged with violating til talc's anti riot statute in con nection with the Saturday nigh riot at Weirs Beach. Judge Bernard I. Snietsn Laconia District Court says will hear two cases daily, be ginning June 28, on a six-day-a week basis until all have bee disposed of. The men, all of whom pleader, innocent at their arraignmen Monday, are charged with re fusing to withdraw from tl scene of a mob action. Unde tough new legislation enacle only two days before the riol conviction on this offense ca: ries a maximum penalty of fine up to $500 and one year i jail.

All but one of the youths fa' ing court action have bee on bail. The remainin jdefendenl in Belknap County Jail is Samuel Sadowski, 18, uf IWakeficld, Mass. FOUND GUILTY Edward li. Coolidge 28, of Manche.str-r, left, accompanied by Itills- wro County Sheriff Thomas O'Brien, was convicted yesterday of Hie kidnap-murdcr of i'amela Mason, II. of Manchester.

MANCHESTER (AP) Edward H. Coolidge 28, began serving a life sentence today for the murder of a 14-year-old baby sitter, Pamela Jean Mason. Coolidge, a former bakery route salesman, was convicted last nighl after an all-male jury in Hills- ooro County Superior Court deliberated more than four hours. Coolidge was immediately taken lo the stale prison in Concord. Chief defense attorney Matthias Reynolds said he will appeal the verdict.

Reynolds said in a capital case an appeal is "automatic." Coolidge was also convicted murder arising from a kidnap. Both charges carry a mandatory lilc sentence, unless a jury recommends a i I a 1 punishment. Atler pronouncing sentence. Judge Robert Griffith dismissed Ihe jury, saying "I extend my congratulations and the thanks of lire county." Coolidge a noticeably when lie heard jury foreman Slanley Livingston announce ihe findings. Delegates Icy To Raise for Attorney Post CO.VCORD It looks us lockingham County won't be doing anything about raising the Flames Destroy Rlyer Down Office Building At Scrap Yard Fire last night destroyed a luilding housing the office of he Portsmouth Iron and Scrap Co.

off Banficld Road. The blaze lighted the skies 'or some distance and brought the'usual quota of sightseers driving, walking and running lo lie scene. Despite a scarcity of water, ihich had to he brought in hy ank trucks, firemen managcc save a barn al Ihe renr of Ihe turning structure, and other wise prevent the spread of Ihe 3laze. The barn was used for storage of old tires and spare auto parts. At one point there was also concern thai the fire woult reach a gas pump about 10 fee from the burning building.

Tin pump, which was connected ti a storage tank of 1,000 gallons wns spared, however. Greenland senl a tanker true the scene and other tankc loaded at the nearest hy- dranl nnlside the Jewish temc- lery on Banficld Hoad, some dislance from the (ire. Police were kept busy rerouting traffic lo keep cars off Banfield Road as much as possible. The proprietor of the Flood Damages Mount in Kansas He bowed bis toad and put his hands over his eyes as each member of Ihe jury was asked, at Hie request of defense counsel: "Do yon agree with the verdict as read?" the jury replied, In each case, By THE ASSOCIATED I'llESS Thousands of persons continued to flee ahead of the great River flood but il started to show signs of developing niddlc-agc spread and slowing down upon reaching Greal Bend, Kan: 1 The water al Grcal Bend rase' rapidly, bul an earlier forecast of a 17-foot crest was revised downward lo belween 13 and pany, William II. Copeland' said he closed the office at 4:45 p.m.

and nolcd nothing wrong at lhat lime. He said he has no idea how (he fire could have started, FLAMES (Please (urn to page three) feel. Authorities expressed optimism lhat Ihe city would escape extensive Great Bend levees have been extended by sandbagging lo feet, and it would take an csh- mated 5V4 feet over bankful lo lop them. The forecast for a crest 5 feet above flood level. 0 Iliver spotters also reported Ihe How had diminished to atxnit one mile htiur, indicating a lessening of pressure flood sprond over liic broad plains in the Greal Bend A temporary dike on farm land five miles southwest cl Great Bend broke shortly before midnight.

No homes in arc.i were threatened and officials iaid a permanent dike about I miles from the dly would hcip diver! Hie water back louard Ihe main channel. Reed's Available AUGUSTA Gov. Keed, who has held Maine's highest office longer than any man in history, inili- c-alcs he'd like to serve another four-year term. Although he made no definite commitment, Rccd Rave nrwsmcn the slrongest indications yet that lie plans lo seek rc-elcclion in 15M. his present term is up, Ihe governor will have served seven years.

He virtually ruled out llic possibility of running for Congress next year, s.i3'ing lie has "given il very little thought." ils county attorney Ircam, Ihe flood widened from our to seven miles bcfore'full- ng. Uarned, farther upstream, cporlcd that its two-mile icvec vas holding. As a precaution, about 2,500 ersons were asked lo leave iicir homes in lowlands west nd soulh of Great Bend. Dundee, II miles up- Rep. Green Still Has Hopes for Mosquito Bill CONCORD "I'm keeping my fingers crossed, Ihal's aboul The prosecution had a Coolidge lured (lie girl from licr home on the pretext of lak- ing a baby silling assignment Sre had lefl her Mancheslci in a blinding blizzard, nix tier body was found eight days later off Route 95 on ins ou: skirls of the city.

Medical examiners said had been beaten, raped, stabbed four times and shot twice in the head. 4 Coolidge's wife, Joan, not in Ihe court room when the jury returned. Among (hose spcc'alors who were present was ihe a i girl's father, David His face revealed no sign of emotion al the finding. Judge Gritfilh directed Coolidge to stand, and then addres scd him with Ihese words: "II is ordered lhat yon shall be imprisoned al Ihe Slate Prison at Concord for ihe term of your natural life." Coolidge refused tu comment to newsmen and look no notice of Ihe cries of "Killer" a "Animal" from Ihe crowd oul- side the courthouse as he laken away. He also has been charged salary of (his year.

An informal Herald poll of Ihe counly delegation showed almost no hope for any hike in the pay of the counly attorney, even though other counties have either added assistant counly ai- torneys or have raised pay of their single attorneys. The Rockingham Counly at- lorncy now receives $3,000 annually. Just two years ago his salary was $2,200. Rockingham has the second highest caseload, yet will be vay down the list among Ihe 0 counties in the amount of compensation lor ils chief prosecutor. Feeling among Ihe Rocking- nam delegation Ls that it is best lo wait another two years before taking up the counly attorney salary problem.

Two years ago the delegation approved an $800 increase which kept the county from becoming the second lowest in the state in rale of compensation for ils county attorney. Delegation a members King to Order Probe at Weirs (AP) Gov. 'ohn IV. King's office said to- lay Ihe governor intends lo direct a special commission leaded hy Supreme Court Jus- ice Amos Rlandin lo conduct an nquiry into Ihe Saturday riot al Weirs Beach in Laconia. Thomas A.

Power, King's administrative assislanl, made the slalcmcnl following a meeting jetweon the governor and Kcilh 3ryar, head of Bryar Molor- sporls Park where a four day racing event was held last weekend. The Biandin commission recently issued a report -of ils findings in connection with an investigation into the Labor Day rioling at Hampton Beach last year. He-raid Phblft BANFIELD ROAD BLAZE A roaring blare destroyed this building al the Portsmouth Senate Passes House Change CONCORD The Senate today passed Ihe rcapportionmcnt plan for tlie New Hampshire House of Representatives. Acting under suspension of the rules, (he upper chamber gave its approval to the plan all 1 can do." Thai's whal Rep. Elizabeth M.

Greene, R-Rye, had lo say aboul Ihe prospccls for legislation she is sponsoring to help the Scacoast Region fight ils war on mosquitoes. She said the House Appropriations Committee has a bill calling for an $18,000 study and engineering survey of the mosquito problem along Ihe coast and another bill lhat would set up a regional mosquito control commission under study this week. The study appropriation could be left hy the wayside, along with a swarm of oilier worthwhile projects, because (here isn't nny money left in the lisca! cupboard. Legislation selling up the re- jional commission has a better chance of passage because it doesn't carry any appropriation, "If we can get Ihe commission legislation through, then Ihal's progress," Mrs. Greene said.

"All I can do is hope the Ap propriations Committee can find somclhing for the study bill." Mrs. Greene said the House Fish and Game Committee has aclcd favorably on legislation to clarify certain provisions ofj laws relating lo lobster fishings and has approved an amendment that would scl up safeguards for smelt breeding areas in Great Bay and along Ihe Win- nicul River. with murder in Ihe slaying of Sandra Valade, J8, of cr, in I960. Ally. Gen.

William Maynard did not reply when asked whether he would now prosecute, Coolidge on that charge. quick to point out that Iheir unwillingness to consider a pay raise is no reflection on the present county attorney, Akin E. Taylor of Portsmouth. fn fact, many said they were impressed with the way in which Taylor has handled his duties in the six months he has been office and lhat he would be bargain at twice or three times the salary. But some members of the delegation went so far as to say that a pay raise might altract a whole bunch of candidates looking for the money and who weren't interested in doing a good job.

olher words, they seem to ccl keeping the salary More Talks Set On State Budget 0 0 f) (AP) A House Senate conference cnni-j mittcc on Ihe record stale! spending program for the ricxlj bicnnium scheduled anollu-r pri-i vale session today for what; committee hoped would be the windup of chores. Sources close lo the commit-: (cc indicated lhat the compro-' mise appropriations bills would! nclude a revamping of a irovcrsial provision voted byi Senate (o finance an lional $1.2 million for the University of iVcw Hampshire. Committee members said substantial progress toward ironing out Ihe differences between the House and Senate versions of the two budget bills was made at a four hour session Tuesday night. low only a dedicated individual who is witling to tackle a "labor of love" will take the job. Grafton County, with about half the caseload lhat in ATTORNEY (Please turn to page three) Guild 01 Slnwlxry Birkt, Inc.

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The building was nscd as an office for (exactly as it was passed by the Ihe company. Origin of Ihe blaze and estimate of damage were not immediately determined. I House yesterday. GOWEN'S STRAWBERRY PATCH Now Open ON W1NNICUT ROAD. GREENLAND Harry BeraHs, D.D.S.

Announces the opening of his office for the practice of Oral Surgery ot LAFAYETTE PROFESSIONAL PARK; 230 tofayclte RJ. Portlmouch Of lice houn ty appointment SOFSPRA'S U'L BROTHER.