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THE WEATHER doudy fair, cool TTSO THE TIMES HOME EDITION SERIES 1965 NO. 84 TROY, N. Y. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1965 32 PAGES MUCK SEVEN CMS Jets Win Battle More Marines Head For Viet Nam Communists Again Close Berlin Road Saigon Gives Death Penalty To Terrorist Saigon (UPI)--A South Vietnamese military court decreed tht deith penalty today for Nguyen Van Hai, a terrorist who helped bomb the U.S. embassy March 30.

Hanoi has threatened to kill an American bos- age, Gustav Hertz, 46, of Leesburg, if Hai is executed. American Endangered The Vietnamese i a doomed the 27-year-old Hai after hearing two hours of evi- lence against him and deliberat- ng for 30 minutes. No notice was taken of the Communist threat to murder the American hostage, a Hertz, 46, if Hai is executed. The court did not set a date or Hai's death but executions are normally carried out within i few days of sentencing. In Washington, the State Department called on the i to release Hertz on grounds of international law and "humanitarian principles." Hertz, a senior U.S.' aid of- icial in South Viet Nam, was captured by guerrilla forces two months ago while riding his motorbike in the Saigon suburbs.

The State Department said the viet COBS threal to km Herd was "another shocking example of tht Viet Cong's com- Nt. JOHN J. CURLEY Dies After Long Illness Dr. John J. Curley, 63, of 618 5th an honorary member of the staff at St.

Mary's Hospital, and a practicing physician in Troy since 1827, died last night at his liter a long illness. Dr. Curley was born in Cohoes but had resided in Troy most of his life. He was educated at St. Parochial School and graduated from LaSalle Institute; Union College, Scheriec- Udy, in 1923, receiving a bachelor of science degree; Albany Medical College, 1926.

In Medical Corps Ht received an appointment as first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and served his interneship at the Fort Sam Army Hospital in Houston Texas. He had been on the staff at St. Mary's for several years and is a former, president of that staff. He.was also on the courtesy staff at Leonard Hospital.

for a number of years, was on the teaching staff of the School of Nursing it College of Saint Rose in Albany. He was a member of the Rensselacr Medical Society and the Amerkan Medical Assn. He was a Third Degree member of the Knights of Columbus and a communicant of St. Augustine's Church. Several Survivors Survivors include his wife, the former Noreen P.

Mahoney; a son, John J. Curlcy Lan- singburg funeral director; two daughters, Mrs. Robert H. P. Dunn, Philadelphia, and Miss Noreen P.

Curley, Staten Island. He is also survived by six grandchildren. The funeral will be from the residence Monday at 8:45 a.m. and a.m. from St.

Augustine's Church where a Requiem High be celebrated; Interment will be TM St, John's Cemetery. German Parliament Extends Statute On War Crimes Bonn, (UPI) The upper houst of; the West. German parliament today approved, extending the atatute of limitation on war crimes for another four and' years. Bundesrat by a hand vott bill already paMcdv'by 'the: Bundestag, 'the extending the iti- tute to ItTO President Heinrfch Liiebkt is exported to fign the bill-into law next The current statute concerns crimes which may be pnntohed with lift imprijonmen that wwnitttd from INS to 1W6, It wit to run out plete disregard for universally accepted humanitarian principles." "Taking and threatening ci- ilian hostages not only. nignant to the conscience of mankind but also constitutes a -violation of international aw," the Washington statement aid.

The embassy was bombed March 30 by a Communist terror squad who packed an old French-made car with 250 ouDds of explosives and drove alongside the building in lowntown Saigon. Two American Killed Two Americans, a woman stenographer and a Navy enlisted man, were among the 21 persons killed. The blast inured 190 persons, including most of the American personnel working inside the embassy. Hai admitted escorting the car to the embassy to help the driver escape and to provide cover if shooting started. He did his job well.

When Vietnamese police opened fire on the driver of the bomb car, Hai ihot and killed one of the policemen, and then fled. He was wounded and captured after a running gun battle. In testimony at today's trial iai admitted his part in the tombing but denied he was an agent for the Communist under- round. He said he did the job because he was "so broke and needed the money." Hai testi- ied he was paid about $150. Early Bird Maneuvers Washington (UPI) Early Bird, a palhfinding satellite for i a television, was licked today toward a ready- for-business orbit over the equa- A command from earth triggered the kick motor aboard the 85-pound satellite as it moved through its sixth orbit.

The tricky in-course maneuver was designed to put the telephone-television satellite into an orbit synchronizing il with the rotating earth. This would enable it to conduct 24- liour-a-day, trans-Atlantic transmissions. Officials at Communications Satellite Corp. (COMSAT) headquarters here confirmed that the kick motor was fired "successfully" 8:40 a.m. EST.

However, officials said it may be. several before it is known whether the satellite was "in station" over the equator off the coast of Brazil, They said early reports indicated i might be in an orbit on one de gree of inclination with the equator; Child, 6, Killed Rome (UPI) Joan Ann O'Connor, 6, ROOM, was kilta last ntfht she darted-in to ttt path of a car at an inter MCtion, said. Berlii (AD --Tfce Beriu aulobaha was fitted agabi tonight just wbei Cwmiuust pressures oc the iwUted city appeared to be easing. This was toe Int time (bat traffic was stopped sioce last night OB the Ill-mile lifeline connecting the cKy with UM West. East German Army officers showed up in several trucks and jeeps a few yards from Western checkpoint Mit- side Berlin.

They unleaded a a harrier and promptly at p.m. it was placed acrox the four-lant highway. At Helmstedt, the western end of the Autobahn, East German border guards lowered the harriers at the samt time. i (AP) Communists left the Berlin autobahn pen throughout the morning to- ay for the first time since they tarted closing it on Monday. A U.S.

military convoy of our vehicles and nine men was leared for West Berlin without rouble. Civilian traffic moved both directions. The offered no ixplanation for the change in irocedure. For the past four lays they have closed down the utobahn every morning at 9 a.m. for three or four hours.

West Berlin Mayor Willy irandt called the Communist larassment of Berlin "scarcely olerable." But he told a news onference that he does not relieve it constitutes a crisis. In a newspaper interview, irandt called for more West German parliament sessions in Serlin. Observers said this would'be xund to increase tension with he Communist world and there were signs the western powers would discourage further acts of his kind. The Bundesrat (upper house) today the idea if a silting in Berlin April 30. West German sources said parliament was advised against his by the allies.

It was a meeting Wednesday Df the lower bouse of parliament (bundestag) in Berlin that ouched off Soviet harassment, ncluding buzzing of Congress Hall where parliament met, airports and planes in the air corridors. The Communists Vest Berlin is a separate en- argues it is a part of Vest Germany. Meanwhile, East German border guards at the Berlin check- ioint refused to let a Bundestag member use the autobahn, 'ranz Neumann of the opposi- ion Social Democratic Party (Continued at Page X) Linda Darnell Badly Burned Chicago (UPI)--Actress Linda Darnell was critically burned early today when fire swept the luburban home of her ex-agent. Miss Darnell, 40, was rushed Skokie Valley Community Hospital. Spokesmen said she suffered third degree burns over 85 to 90 per cent of her body.

She was taken to surgery where a team of doctors worked on her. Ralph G. Hutchems, hos pital administrator, said the surgery would take several more hours. Miss Darnell was pulled from burning home by firemen. Miss Darnell and Mrs.

Richard Curtis, her former agent stayed up to watch a 1040 Film, "Star Dust," which was wing re-played on television, Miss Darnell starred in the film with Actor John Payne. Spokesmen said the two women sat up after tlM film, smoking cigarettes downstairs on the sofa. Then they went up to read in a second floor bedroom. Mrs. Curtis' daughter, tricta, 16, smelled smoke, aik the three apparently headec for a stairway from leconc floor bedroom.

Mrs. Curtis aw the daughter stopped to put wet towels around themselves. They said they thought Miss-Darnel was with them. Instead, officers Hid, Hits Darnell apparently contiaued on downstairs. was found be hind a a fa MM buratd out living room, did in pajamas.

Mrs. CuHif told btr ter to hap from tbt Hcond floor window, which sht did Mrs, Curbs erawM out bathroom rwcutdlMC. IN ACTION OVER VIET NAM WATERS This is a U.S. Navy F4 of the type which engaged Communist MIGs in battle over the sea 35 miles'from the Communist Chinese island of Hainan today. One MIG was seen in flames.

American authorities announced today that two more battalions of Marines and a squadron of F4 jets, among the fastest in use today, would arrive shortly in Viet Nam. The planes will land at Da Nang airfield. (AP Wirephoto) Massive Raids Carried Out Against North Saigon, Navy jets battled Communist lanes almost on the doorstep of Communist China today while an armada of 220 Navy and Air Force planes carried out the biggest raid of the war against Communist North Viet Nam. Nationality of the Soviet-built MIG jets was not known. One was seen going down in flames as the MIGs roke off the action and fled into a cloud cover.

No Amer- can plane was hit in the engagement but a Navy bomber was shot down elsewhere by anti-aircraft fire. The pilot was rescued. The massive raids against the Communist north were carried out as the U.S. embassy announced 3,000 more U.S. and a squadron of Marine ets were en route to South Viet Nam in line with the U.Si policy of increasing pressure on the Former U.S.

High Court Justice Dies New Albany, Ind. (AP)-- Sherman Minton, 74, U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1949 to 1956, died today. Minton, who took part in the listoric school desegregation decision of 1954, was rushed to Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany a week' ago, suffering evere intestinal bleeding. His condition quickly became criti- al.

His i i a Dr. Harry foyles of New Albany, said Minion's condition had steadily eteriorated during the last 24 hours and he died at 2:33 a.m. A Democrat, Minton was ma- ority whip in the U.S. Senate rom 1935 to 1941 and was a eader of "New Deal" legisla- ion. When he retired from the Su- ireme Court in 1956, he cited oor.

health, including perni- anemia and a failing mem- iry. In recent years, he twice iurvived a illnesses a ilood dot near the heart in 1959 and a cerebral hemorrhage in 961 while hospitalized with a iroken ankle. His wife, Gertrude was lim when he died. Other sur- include a daughter, Mary Anne of Washington, D.C., and wo sons, Dr. Sherman Minton Indianapolis, and John Minon, also of Washington.

Jliuton was considered one of (Continued on Page 2) Cardinal Meyer Dies In Chicago Chicago (AP)-- Albert Cardinal Meyer, 62, Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, died today. He had undergone cancer surgery Feb. 25. The prelate, head of the largest Catholic community in the United States, began sinking last week after chawing some signs of improvement from the operation in which a malignant tumor the size of a large walnut was removed from his brain. Earlier he had been taken off intravenous feeding and fed by tube.

For a day or two he was able to take soft nourishment normally. Wrong Way Driver Analyzed Sacramento, (UPI)-A four-year state and federal highway study has resulted in a bulky report on the problem of the wrong-way freeway driver. The report concluded that the person most likely to cause an accident because of wrong- way freeway driving the average, a 37-year-old man who leaves a tavern after 2 a.m., gets Into his car, and can't figure which way he' going. Negro March Ends In Near Hysteria Bogalusa, La. (AP)--A Negro march on City Hall in this Midwest Flood Grows Manfcato, Minn.

(UPI)--Mayor Bay Eckes of North Mankato ordered 5,000 residents to evacuate their homes today because dikes holding back the swollen Minnesota River threatened to break. Nearly 2,000 persons had fled their homes yesterday in the Le Hillie'r and Siblcy Park areas on Mankato's West Side when Blue Earth Hiver flood waters poured into those sections. Mankato Mayor Rex Hill said damage already was "in the millions." About 1,000 workers worked through the night to- help strengthen the sandbag, and clay dikes protecting North Mankato, separated from Mankato by the Minnesota River. College -girls worked beside men volunteers filling sandbags and building up the dikes. Water and ice freed when the Flandrau Dam broke on the Cottonwood River near New Ulm yesterday was expected to begin bulging the Minnesota River in Mankato about noon.

"We've got to go by the experts' advice and plan for 30 feet," Hill said. "That's what we're going to do." The water level had been holding steady at 28.75 feet. Veteran Leader Dies Boston, (AP) Mclvin D. Eddy, 68, national commander of the Veterans of World War died Thursday. Eddy, who served in the Navy with the North Sea mine patrol in World War muddle of confusion and near lysteria at- a downtown inter- ection about eight blocks after began.

Jeering whites clustered at the ntersectiou said one of the of- cial-cars' convoying'the line some 500 Negroes ran over a white man. The uproar split the parade if Negroes, who were marching out abreast, about third of he way down the line and the march in its tracks. Asst. Police Chief L. C.

Ter- bellowing through a bull- lorn, tried to get things moving When he failed, he or- lered the march turned back. It wasn't clear exactly whai lappened. Terrell shouted that the car did not touch the man. This vas angrily disputed by many vhites in the crowd. The man sprawled on the lavement until an ambulance ook him away.

was N.Y. born in Harpers-field, Moscow-Paris "Axis" Seen Possible Aim Of Russians Paris The Soviet Union may be aiming at a Moscow-Paris "axis" with the idea of eventually driving the United States out of European fairs, diplomatic sources laid today. could-be the main purpose of-Hie Kremlin's recent offensive" to woo both Charles de Gaulle ami the' French peo- pie. purpose, the sources said, may to drive a wedge between France and West Germany. Strong blots of the sort of political lineup the Communists may seetinf wen dittoed by Zona, Moscow's ambassador to France, In a formal, 300.word state ment, Zerin called for a "New Deal" in relations between Paris and Moscow.

He said improved relations could have an important bearing on. developments "on all' the continent of Europe, and not only; on this continent." The Kremlin's diplomatic of fensive is expected to become dearer in the coming days, par tic'ularly when Soviet Foreign Minister Atdrei Gromyko ar rives here. April 25 "for talks with de Gaulle. Zorih is the Kremlin's No. I diplomatic' troubleshooter.

The fact that Moscow assigned him to Paris at time was in ttrpreted as a sign the Soviets an digging in for MX pnioogtd N. Viet Nam, China Reject Peace Plan By United Press International Communist China and.North Viet Nam today rejected President Johnson's plan for peace in Viet Nam. Soviet leaders made it clear they' would not support anv peace. talks until the Unitcd'statis stops bomb- tense lumber inded abruptly today town in The marchers, mostly agers school, teen- had started out for the City Hall to lack demands for changes in he old pattern of racial segregation. Their leaders included James Farmer, national director of he Congress of Racial Equality, which is assisting the Bogalusa Civil and Voters League in a drive.

Irish Favor Lemcrss Dublin (AP)'-- Prime Minis- Sean Lemass will have the iggest faction in the new Irish Parliament again, but his pros pects for a majority are not As the laborious task of counting the ballots under Ireland's complicated proportional representation system continued today, Lemass' Fianna Fail party ield 70 of the 138 seats decided There are 144 members in the Dail (Parliament), but the speaker a Laborite does not vote. James Dillon's Fine Gael party had won 45 seats, Labor hac 20 and Independents 3. Had the election been held on the single.seat system, Fianna Fail would have been in by landslide. -The party increased its share of the popular vote everywhere. But the proportion al representation system favors minority groups and makes i extremely difficult fora major party to make a considerable advance in seats.

Despite a considerable in crease in its.share of the total vote, Fianna Fail had not im proved its share of the seats. I had lost one to labor and- gaine ing North Viet Nam. A statement attributed to North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minn reiterated demands the United States withdraw its troops from South Viet Nam. Peking said Johnson's call for "unconditional discussions" of a peaceful settlement 'was a irick "overflowing with lies and deceit" lo induce the Viet Cong stop fighting. "Old Device" 'It is" an old" device presented in new form for the sole purpose oC alluring the South Vietnamese people to lay down cease tbpir U.S.

troops their arms struggle so and that may stay on in South Viet Nam to continue their acts of agres- sion and intervention there," the Chinese statement said. "The' United States, for all its lip service to peace, is preparing for a bigger war." Communist China described Johnson's proposed aid program for Southeast Asia as "a dream to strike a political bargain with a billion dollars and quantities of surplus farm products." Peking said the plan "could not possibly soften the Vietnamese people's resistance." Echoes Peking North Viet Nam's official Communist newspaper echoed the Peking line. "The bellicose nature of the U.S. imperialists has been exposed," Hanoi said. "They again resorted to the old trick of goodwill for peace and economic aid while brandishing the threat to continue using force as a toward negotiations." The Soviet position was reflected in continuing attacks against U.S.

policies in Viet Nam by the three top Kremlin leaders Premier Alexei N. Kosygin, Party Chief Leonid I. Brezhnev and President Anastas Mikoyan. Speaking in Warsaw yesterday, both Kosygin and Brezhnev blasted what they called American "aggression" and "imperialism" in Asia. Mikoyan, speaking in Moscow denounced "American barb arism." one.

i. recounts demanded in several cases, final results were not expected Killed In Crash Niagara Falli, (AP)--Ross A Hogue, of Niagara Falls, was'. killed- last night when his automobile' struck light pole along tht Robert Park- war Senate Rejects School Aid Bill Amendment Washington (AP) The Sen ate today turned back an amendment lo the $1,300,000,000 school bill to permit suits testing the constitutionality of aid for religious schools. The amendment, feared by the bill's sponsors as the roughtest obstacle in their drive to pass it without change, was defeated 53 to 32. The vote apparently cleared the.

way for passage of the top priority bill later in the day without change, as President Johnson has been Sen. Sam J. Ervin chief sponsor of amendment, argued that there was serious question whether the, aid. for private schools in the- bill violated, the First Amendment to the Constitution: But, he said, without 'his amendment It was likely ttie federal courts would hold an individual had no standing to "sustain a suit raising tin quttUoo. Communists until they are ready talk peace.

Offer Spurned There was indication the Communists would. Bed China yes- rejected President John-. son's offer for unconditional discussions of an end to the war and President Ho Chi Minh of North Viet Nam indirectly re- jecled it today. In addition to the Marine reinforcements, informed sources in Washington said, the'United' States is sending supersonic F104 jet fighters to the Far East lo help protect bombers ifrom air. attack.

The Marine squadron will fly F4 jets. Jets Protect Bombers Four Navy F4 Phantom were involved in the dog fight with the Communists while flying "MIG patrol" for a 140-plant (Continued on Page J) 'Copter Crash Injures Six Da Nang; South' Viet Nam OUPI) Four.Americans and two Vietnamese were injured today when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed on Da Nahg't main street. An eyewitness said the HXI1B craft struck the top part of palm tree and broke in two. tail section landed on the sidewalk.

The main section landed in the street and skidded about 50 feet. 1st Lt. James Hanky of Milwaukee, who saw tht crash, said the pilot jumped out of the wreckage immediately and began removing the injured rewmen. Hanky, a member of the Army's special forces, was driving down the street in bis jeep when the 'copter went down. The debris missed his jeep by only a few feet.

'The pilot did a good job ia avoiding 'buildings," Hanky said'. The helicopter did not burn. The two injured Vietnamese were on the One was a jicycle rider who suffered leg injuries. The other was a small boy struck fcy flying fragments. Nikita Shows Interest In Art Moscow, (AP)--Nikita Khrushchev, who laid down the lint for Soviet art while in power, continuing his artistic interest in retirement.

Khrushchev and his wife, lina, visited a exhibit yesterday. They went to an exhibit 'of paintings Across street from the Kremlin Monday. The former premier now has wen seen in public at least three times in less than month. Before he! on March 14 in the Moscow local elections, he had not been seen since his fall from power last Mober. Index Building Page Classified Comics Crossword Punlt Death Notices Editorials Financial Obituary Pulse Of the Peoplt Record Pattern Society Sports Television' Theaters 22,23 29, 30, 31 20 15 14 28 14 12.