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V. tor All Tha San Fernando Valley AD The Time The Valley Tin.es is read by note families to the San Fernando Valley than any other daily newspaper. DrOdY Served by Associoted Pres New, Wirephoto ond United Pres Internotionol New, Sport and finonciol Wire Council Overrides i iVefo Of Mayor On; Fire Bonds Issue Poulson Accuses' Members Of 'Irresponsible Leadership' By HAKR HIWVLEY, alley Times City Hall Kutvau Smarting under a verbal lashing administered by Mayor Norris Poulson, the City Council by an 11 to 2 vote today had overridden the mayor's veto of an ordinance placing a $16,000,000 fire bond issue on the November ballot. 56 PACES ii cc i COPY iMaeav VI 1 VOl. TUESDAY.

SEPTEMBER 9 1953 mm Ak CrasCn lira Valley Transport Down Near Tokyo A Paeoima flight enginerr was among eight sons killed early today when a chartered Valley airliner carrying 32,000 pounds of classified cargo under military guard crashed near Tokyo, Japan. The Flying Tigers office in Burbank identified the Valley victim as J. Palnmnr, RED BIG GUNS HIT QUEMOY TAIPEI, Formosa. (UPI Communist artillery bombarded the Quemoy I-lands today in defiance of an American1 decision to maintain its state of battle readiness in the Formosa Straits. Peiping said its land, sea and air forces had taken full combat preparations.

The Soviet-built guns almost surrounding the Que-moys blasted big Quemoy, Tata and Erhtan with 1,236 rounds while the Communist radio hurled new accusations at the United States and said it would repel any Nationalist or American attack on the mainland. 'x t' vv 1 4 m. a fi. The action was. taken quickly after Poulson in his veto message accused the lawmakers of "irresponsible leadership" and "jumping through the hoop of the politically-potent Fire and Police Protective League.

Councilmen Ransom Callicott and Charles Navarro were the only members voting to sustain tire veto. Councilmen John Gibson and Earle Baker were out of the city attending a convention with Poulson in Miami Beach. Poulson pointed out he was not opposed to the bond issue, having recommended it last month, but charged the lawmakers used the bond proposal "merely as a thinly disguised camouflage to justify placing a salary charter amendment on the same ballot. I heard your discussion over the intercom system and several of you stated that "you would wait to see how urgent the bond Issue was before you placed on the ballot the proposition to open the floodgates of the treasury and of course the representatives of the fire department and fire commission were sucked into this political whirlpool, said Poul-j son. The salary charter proposal was approved by the council last Friday and sent to the mayor who has until Sept.

15 to approve or disapprove the measure. A veto is indicated. Weakens Power This proposal would weaken the veto power of the mayor on salary ordinances by requiring 10 instead of 12 votes to override a veto and eight instead of 10 votes to adopt a salary measure. Poulson said he had recommended the fire bond issue with the understanding all three charter amendments under discussion' would be placed on the same election ballot. You saw fit to place on the ballot one of the two amendments which threaten our solvency and not the one which would correct the situation," said Poulson.

Poulsons reference was to a charter amendment intended to place the police and fire pension system on Yt actuarial basis, amortize an existing lia-Continued on Page Two DEMOS. TAKE KEY POSTS IN MAINE VOTE Muskie Runs Well Ahead To Capture Senatorial Seat PORTLAND, Main.e Maine Democrats won a U. S. Senate seat for the first time in 47 years and rejoiced today over other major triumphs in the states final first-in-the-na-tion election. The Maine outcome often is regarded as a weather-vane as to how the wind may blow in the general November elections.

Muskie Mins Gov. Edmund S. Muskie ousted Republican -Sen. Frederick G. Payne by a 3-2 margin in a contest bearing undertones of the Bernard Goldfine case.

Payne, like presidential assistant Sherman Adams, has acknowledged receiving favors from the Boston industrialist. Emphasizing their triumph, the Democrats picked up a seat in the House of Representatives and retained the governors office being vacated by Muskie. That gave them four of the five major offices at stake. One Democrat and one Republican won re-election to the House. First Democrat Muskie was the first Democrat ever sent to the Senate by the normally Republican electorate of the Pine Tree State.

The Legislature chose tlie last Democratic senator in 1911 before senators were elected by popular ballot. Clinton A. Clauson, former ma-yc of Waterville, took the governorship by a close margin over Horace A. Hildreth, a GOP former governor. James C.

Oliver, a Cape Elizabeth real estate man, beat out Republican Rep. Robert Hale, who was seeking a ninth term in the House. Wins Re-eieotion Democrat Frank Coffin, Lewiston lawyer, won re-election over Neil Bishop, Stockton Springs farmer. Coffin, when first elected two years ago, was the first Maine Democrat to serve in the House in 22 years. Rep.

Clifford G. Mclntire, a Per-ham potato farmer, was the only Republican in major office to survive the Democratic wave. He won re-election over Gerald Grady, a professor of government at the University of Maine. Payne carried President Eisenhowers endorsement into the campaign. But in running against Muskie, a Polish immigrant tailors son who worked his way through law school, Payne faced the most popular candidate ever put up by the Democrats.

30, of 13672 Kelowna St 1a-coimti. A former Bui bank stewardess Yolanda Frey, 33, of San Francisco, alo died. After crossing the Pacific from Travis Air Force Rase, the big four-engine transport crashed into a mountain near Tokyo 10 minutes alter the pilot filed a routine flight report. Others Named Others killed In the crash were Flight Captain George Donahoe, 42, of San Mateo; First Officer It. J.

Libia, 42, of Pasadena; Navigator Robert C. Lowe, 36, of Santa Ana and Stewardess Geraldine Clemente, of Alameda. Two Air Force couriers aboard the plane have not been identified. The plane was nearing the end of a flight from Travis Air Force Base, to Tokyo by way of Hawaii and Wake Island. The big Super-Constellation had been chartered by the U.S.

Military Air Transport Service from the Flying Tiger Line. Hits Mnuntnin Japanese police reported seeing the plane crash and burn on the west side Mt. Tanzawa, about 38 miles southwest of Tokyo. Eight Air Force search planes, including helicopters, scoured the area but had not located the wreckage five hours later. Low clouds hampered the search.

MATS spokesmen said the air craft carried a crew of six civilians, two military couriers and approximately 32,000 pounds of cargo, Including aircraft engines and other normal military cargo. The plane apparently was swinging wide as lt dropped down to land at Tachikawa Air. field when it smashed Into 5000. foot Mt. Tanzawa.

B. Jf. FM.AMAIl Killed III Crash -VWX, Jt BOMBER WRECKAGE Part of tail section and wheel unit lie smoldering on ground after two B52 jet bombers collided and crashed to earth close to Fairchild Air Force Base, which is near Spokane, Wash. AP Wirephoto. BUILT IN VAN NUYS 13 Perish When Two Bombers Hit In Midair Ramjet Missile Record In Speed Dulles Doubtful War Brewing Over Formosa WASHINGTON (UPI)-Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said today he does believe there will be a war over the Formosa Strait islands if the United States follows its firm policy.

At the same time he disclosed that the United States today sent a note to Red China saying that it is prepared to resume ambassadorial talks to solve their disputes. He said the United States is ready to begin talking in Warsaw at any time Red China is prepared. Dulles also emphasized the firm U.S. military posture in the Formosa straits area. He warned Red China bluntly that if Communist Chinese gunfire deliberately hit U.S.

vessels in Formosa Straits, international waters, the U.S. ships presumably would respond. Dulles statements were made amid these diplomatic developments on the Formosa crisis: Moscow Radio warned that the United States was "nearing the edge of the precipice" in the Far Political observers said Premier Nikita Khrushchev had made it clear, however, he would prefer negotiation to war. President Eisenhower, vacationing in Newport, R.I., worked on a reply to Khrushchev who threatened yesterday that an attack on Red China would be considered an attack on Russia. formal reply is not expected for several days.

The White House yesterday called on Russia to restrain the Chinese Reds from nationalist held islands of the Chinese mainland. In London, diplomatic quarters said Russia's blank-check endorsement of China's adventures if made good effectively gives Peiping the power to choose between war and peace. 1 These sources speculated that Red China was putting pressure on Moscow to force' pledges of support. The Air Force disclosed today that a Valley-built Lockheed X-7 Ramjet missile has been flown in excess of four times the speed of sound to become the fastest air-breathing missile in the free world. The 36-foot-long X-7 designed and built by the Four Zoning Changes Up To Board Applications for rezoning of four Valley properties was under advisement today following public hearings conducted yesterday by city planners in the Van Nuys American Legion Hall.

The major hearing concerned the application of the Argyll Episcopal Academy waived a hearing on its application for conditional use authority to establish a private co-educa-tional day high school on 18 acres In the Sherman Oaks district. Plans call for a school to accommodate 400 pupils, construction of an athletic field and parking facilities. The site is on the east side of Camino de la Cumbre south of Valley Vista boulevard and extending to Camino de la Ronda. The other applications request these changes; Multiple dwelling to commercial on the south side of Albers street west of Van Nuys boulevaVd; applicant John L. Plummer.

Parking to commercial on the north side of Nordhoff street west of De Soto avenue, Canoga Industrial Center, agricultural to residential suburban on two acres on the north side of Parthenia street east of Wood-lpy avenue, S. Louis Pelter. STOCK MARKET Lockheed Missile Systems Division in Van Nuys, also holds the altitude record for ramjet birds. Although the exact altitude has not been revealed, it can be said the X-7 has flown to the edge of the upper atmosphere. The record speed flight was so fast that the heat generated by the supersonic velocity coupled with normal engine heat caused part of the Ramjet to bum away.

The X-7 was air-dropped from a specially modified B-50 high over the desert test range at the Air Forces Missile Development Center at Holloman AFB. A large booster rocketed the Missile to faster-than-sound speed, where the Ramjet took over. Within seconds the bird was accelerated to the fantastic speed, with its flame-tailed engine blasting it far out of human sight. Lockheed engineers and technicians in the Missile Range Control Center put the missile through pre-planned maneuvers to full test the capabilities of the Ramjet. Radar and optical trackers followed the intricate flight path, and the itself radioed back stream of information on engine and missile performance.

SPOKANE, Wash. (UTI) A midair collision of two B-52 bombers near Fair-child Air Force Base last night claimed the lives of 13 of 16 airmen, the Air Force said today. Twelve men were killed instantly when the two eight -jet planes crashed and burned in a field Hires miles from the hasp. The other victim, Capt. Einrt C.

Maiker, Spokane, pmachuted from the crash but died at the base hospltnl rally today. Positive Identification was talking on one airman and the next of kin of a second aitman has not yet been located, the Air Force announced, The victims already Identified Wpre: Capt. Homer W. Crump, Monterey, Calif; Maj. T.

W. Held, Fairchild AFB; SSgt. Aubrey Moore, Birmingham, 1st Lt. Reggie Frazier, Spokane; Maj. Donald R.

Staples, Turner, 1st Lt. John Cork, Page City, Capt. Roy L. George, Cisco, Lt. Col.

Andrew Creo, Fairchild AFB; SSgt. David G. Arrher. Sokane, and Capt. Russell II.

Snow, San Capt. David D. Birdseli, Spo. kane, who also parachuted from the crash, was reported in very serious condition but two other who leaped, SSgt Lowell Younger, Stockton, and 2nd Lt. Walter Maguire, Spokane, were repoi ted in very good condition.

Col. Donald Hillman, commander of the 92nd Bomb Wing at Fairchild, said both the swept-wing giants wcie on routine training missions and Continued on Page Two Six Hurt In Spectacular 3-Car Crash Six persons suffered injuries today in a spectacular three-car collision at Olinda avenue and San Fernando road in Sun Valley. Three of the victims were hospitalized. Taken to Sun Valley Hospital were Merrill Van Hise, 47, of 8443 Pentaluma Sun Valley; his wife, Lola, 43; Joe Mena, 53, of 10229 Bartee Paeoima; his wife, Librad, 45; Paula Lopez, 30, of 12433 Bromwich Paeoima, and Grace Perez, 38, of 10547 Ilex Pa-coima. Lopez and Perez and Mrs.

Van Ilise were released after treatment. The others were hospitalized. Police are still investigating the cause of the accident. Merrill Van Hise was the drtver of one car with his wife as a passenger. Joe Mena was driving a second car with his wife, and the Lopez and Perez women as passengers.

The third car was driven by Antonia Madellin of Sepulveda. With her was Hope Tores, 10906 Laurel Canyon San Fernando. They werent injured. Hopes Rising For Detroit Labor Peace DETROIT (AP) The United Auto Workers and car industry management squared off today in their contract negotiations battle amid new hopes of settlement without a strike. On the surface, at least, conditions appeared more favorable than 21 hours earlier in the stalemated talks.

With UAW President Waller Reuther on the seenc as a negotiator, Chrysler, Ford and General Motors all went into separate negotiation session with the UAW. Overnight the UAW called off its public meetings scheduled for today at which it had intended to report on negotiations to invited community leaders of auto industry cities. Also, Reuther and Vice President Louis G. Seaton of General Motors reported a belter understanding. Reuther also indicated something of the same had been accomplished at a negotiations meeting he attended at Ford.

NEW YORK (UPI)- Hopes for a strikeless settlement of the automobile wage negotiations Redave he soc market a new 4ush into new high ground for more than a year today. Automobile issues turned active with gains running to well over a point. Chrysler rose nearly 2 and General Motors more than a point. Ford rose nearly a point. President Walter Reuther of the United Auto Workers and Marine Left Holding Ring By Beauty A 25-year-old Marine helicopter pilot tried for the second time to establish a marriage beachhead with Brigitta Gard-man, this years Miss Sweden in the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, but was outflanked with a kiss and word that Miss Gardman would return to Sweden this week.

Lt. John Bauer, stationed at El Toro Marine Air Station, was smitten by the Swedish beauty during the recent pageant and bought a diamond engagement ring. Three weeks later when she sailed to Honolulu for a brief vacation, the ring was not on her finger, but jn Bauers pocket. Miss Gardman advised him she already had a boy friend back in Sweden. But running true to Marine tradition, Bauer didn't let one setback break his morale and met the pretty blonde when she returned here yesterday again with the diamond ring.

Lieutenant Bauer got one kiss on the cheek and then Miss Gardman told him she would return to Stockholm tomorrow. The diamond is still in his pocket. Reveals Jobless Decline WASHINGTON The government reported today that unemployment droppepd by last month, to $4 699,000. The Commerce ana Labor department reported employment August was up nearly to a seasonal high of Two Korea Reds Slai in SEOUL (PI The South Korean Louis G. Seaton, vice president- navy said today it intercepted an armed North Korean vessel off the east coast, killing two men and capturing four others in a gun battle.

The navy said the boat carried espionage agents. personnel of General Motors returned to the bargaining table today, reiterating their statement of yesterday that hopes are bargaining can be gotten off dead center. Calif. Celebrates Admission Day City, state and county offices and banks were closed today as Admission Day, Californias 108th birthday as a state, was celebrated. Federal offices and stores re mained open for business.

WEATHER Truck Tie-up Parley Today SAN FRANCIsCO (UPIl -Leaders of the Teamsters Union and the West Coast trucking industry met today in an effort to settle a 29-day-old dispute that has tied up the trucking industry in 11 western states. Union and management were expected to be represented by the same bargaining teams that held four days of talks last week in Washington with James R. Hoffa, Teamster president. Hoffa was not present at todays meeting. Employers ordered an 11-state lockout when 2,350 Teamsters in Central California and Western Nevada went on strike for higher wages.

TODAY'S INDEX VALLEY SPACE ROLE SHOWN The Valley's growing role in the nations mushrooming space, missiles, electronics industries is spotlighted in todays editions of the Valley times with a special section devoted to these important advancements. Also featured is a business picture of the entire San Fernando Valley showing its phemtnemil growth and stories of Its varied industries which have made this area known throughout the world. There Is a chance for scattered thunderstoims in the high foot, hill areas, but in the Valley It will be clear today and tomoi-row with continued hot weather, the forei aster says. Yesteidays high tempeiatuie v. as 101 degrees recorded In Sun.

land. The high foreeast today i 98 degrees with a Jow temperature tonight of 68 degrees. The low temperature this morning was 64 degrees. WISDOM DECREES THAT ONE LOV1KIS FATHER IS WORTH A HUNDREC? SCHOOLMASTERS Action On Ramo -Wooldridge May Be Held Up For Week Automotive Page 10 Constantine Brown Page 12 Business, Markets Page 11 Classified Pages 15-19 Comics Page 6 Editorials Page 32 Kuff Notes Page 3 Pat OMalley Page 32 La Reina Rule Page 32 Skil-Word Puzzle Page 3 Screen-Stage-Music Page 4 Sports Pages 7-9 TV-Radio Page 20 George H. Todt Page 32 Thomas P.

12 Women Page 11 VALLEY TIMES PHONE NUMBERS NORTH HOLLYWOOD: THomwall 6-5196, STate 5-5444, STanley 7-3471, POpiar 3-514L VAN NUYS: STate 5-3127. BURBANK: THomwall 6-7475. P.ESEDA: Dickens 3-467L SAN FERNANDO: EMpire 1-6262. Editorial and Business offices: 11109 Magnolia North Hoi lywood, Calif, the commission recorwnendingj approval of the application, subject to various conditions. A continuance of one week may be suggested to the commission by Roberts to give in-jterested groups, advocating and opposing the application, adequate time to study the director's report.

Roberts said the company, Los Angeles citizens and the city have the opportunity through the application to assure one of the greatest achievements of our area and time in implementing and probably using the conditional use authority recommended. The director said that from an aesthetic viewpoint the prop-Continued on I'age Two A City Planning Commission decision on the application of the Ramo-Wooldridge Corp. for authority to establish an advanced electronic research center in the lower Chatsworth district, scheduled for Thursday, may be deferred until Sept. 18. This possibility developed today as Planning Director John Roberts submitted a repoi to SIX INJURED Six Sun Valley and Paeoima residents suffered injuries today in a spectacular three-car collision at Olinda avenue' and San Fernando road.

All victims' were takon to Sun Valley Receiving Hospital. Two of them were released after treatment. The others were hospitalized. Police are investigating cause. Valley Times photo.

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