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WEATHER FORECAST y.s. Wiilhir Buruu PrrtlcU: Cloudy. Rain Tonight Aid Tomorrow THE BRIDGEPORT POST COUNTY EDITION Uii Local and Win New VOL LXXIV NO 194 TM mi BRIDGEPORT 2, CONN. DNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1957. BU TMo FAMILY FINDS CRASH VICTIM IN AUTO WRECK Wife Aids Rockville MM But He Dies En Route to Hospital WEEKEND TOLL IS 4 Former Legislator Killed by Car Crossing Street in Naugatuck By UNITED PRESS A Rockvillc autoist was injured fatally in a highway' crash -last seconds before his wife and their two children came uprjn the scene.

It raised to four the number of traffic 'fatalities in Connecticut during the weekend. Alone In Sports State police said that William R. Weber, 34, was alone in -his sports car which skidded into a tree in Vernon. Family in Second Auto His wife and their two children were following in a second vehicle. -Mrs.

Weber said, "We were going at a normal speed. It was a winding road and I lost sight of' him around a curve. When we' rounded the curve we saw the wreck." Mrs. Weber, a nurse, added, "He was still alive but so badly hurt I knew he shouldn't be moved. But while I was calling for a doctor and an ambulance someone drove him to Manchester hospital.

When he got there he was dead." Dies In Hospital Mrs. Albert Parlow, 71, of Essex died in a Middletown hospital yesterday. She was injured Saturday night when the car she was riding in collided with a taxi. Her husband, who is 91, and her son-in-law. Dr.

George Will of Hastings-on-Hudson, N. the driver, received minor injuries. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of Mrs. Parlow's death. Former State Rep.

Thomas L. Jackson, 63, Was knocked down and killed by an auto in Naugatuck on Saturday as he walked across Rubber avenue. Jackson, a Democrat, represented Naugatuck in the Legislature in' 1941. An investigation was continuing into Saturday's death of Arthur Wall, GO, of Berlin, found lying on the Berlin turnpike. A motorist said that after stopping on the turnpike his car was ram- (Contlnued on Page Eight) Weather Data Date irom U.S.

Wealher Bureau BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY --Considerable cloudiness today with occasional periods of rain; high in upper 70's. i cloudy with occasional rain; low near 65. Tomorrow, continued cloudy; high near 80. NEW YORK CITY-Same. LONG ISLAND SOUND-- Light and variable winds today becoming moderate to fresh southeasterly tonight.

Sea slight. Visibility fair. EXTENDED FORECAST Temperahires 'he next five days will average two to three degrees below the seasonal normals of 78 and K. Precipitation will average one-quarter inch occurring today and tomorrow morning. TEMPERATURE Lowest yesterday 57 Highest (Aug.

18, 1956) 93 Lowest (Aug. 18, 1956) 66 Harbor water (8 a.m.) 68 PRECIPITATION Today (12 hours to 8 a.m.) for month 1-46 1957 to date 15-33 Barometer (11 a.m. reading) 30.14 Humidity (11 a.m. reading). SUN, MOON, STARS Monday, August 19 Two hundred thirty-first day of the year.

Sixtieth day of Summer. The sun sets at 7:46 p.m. and rises at 6:07 a.m. tomorrow. The moon rises Tuesday at 12:43 a m.

and rides high between Aldebaran and Elnath in the constellation Taurus. New moon Aug. Visible planets: Venus and Jupiter, low in the west at 8:44 p.m. Saturn, low in the southwest at 10:32 p.m. THE TIDE 6: 12 a.m.

High 7: 15 a.m. 6:38 p. m. 7:39 p.m. Low rOU.KN (MUST 15 13:::::::: JjiS thn m.dlc«l of hoinml.

number pollen irimi arrlrt In cubic WJ llr Iht 24-Mur du. Bus Crash Kills Four Blip Jl AP Wirephoto Tnlsjs the wrecked front of an Atlanilc'Clty-New York bus which smashed into an abutment on the Garden State Parkway In Wall Township, N. yesterday, killing four and Injuring 30. Accident was most serious of the superhighway since it opened in 1954. (Story on Page 28) Flames Damage Planking On Pleasure Beach Bridge Fire Chief Sylvester cigarette for a blaze which i the pleasure Beach bridge a delayed traffic to and from ment park more than an houi 18 RECEIVE CALL OF DRAFT BOARDS Six Leave i a Remainder Will Depart Friday for Army Duty Induction notices have gone out to 18 draft registrants of the area and they will report 'or entry into the Army on Thursday and Friday.

Each three Selective Service System boards serving this area will be sending groups of six with Board 14 scheduled or Thursday and Boards 15 and 16 on Friday. The September call, nationally, for 8,000 men, the same as for August. However, the national call for October is 7,000. In April 1956, only 7,000 were called. Since then the quotas have been higher.

Draft officials in their offices of the Newfield building at 1188 Main street, advise that college students returning to their studies in the Fall are required submit in writing requests for renewals of the 2-S classifica- they now hold. Those entering classes initially are 'required to notify their draft boards only after they have started college. Called for this month: Board 14 BRIDGEPORT Raymond J. Prendergast of 413 Putnam street, John P. Tchakmakjian, of 377 Bunnell street, John R.

Lynch of 20? Priscilla street, Joseph S. Macura of 207 Sheridan (Continued on Page Eight) Today's Index Page Classified Sec. County News 14 Crossword Puzzle 11 Draftees' Guide 5 Editorials 16 Health, Dr. Brady 18 Home and Fashions Obituaries 28 Pegler, Westbrook 16 Radio-TV Programs 23 Society News 20 Sokolsky, George 11 Sports Section 24-25 Stage and Screen 12 Jennings today blamed a amaged a 60-foot section of 8:15 o'clock last night and the island municipal amuse- and a half. Firemen Use Boats The bridge was closed to traffic while two companies of firemen battled the flames from the bridge deck and with the aid of improvised fireboats-- two '-roW- boats loaned to the fire department.

Following replacement of four damaged planks by a bridge crew and an inspection of the undersectioh of the bridge, the span was opened to traffic. Several hundred, cars and more than a thousand persons were on the island park when the fire started. They were stranded there until the flames had been extinguished. Toe bridge is the only road to the park. Firemen were summoned to the scene on a still alarm at 8:15 p.m.

after bridge tender, William Delaney, noticed smoke coming from beneath the bridge. He notified headquarters via phone and within a few minutes apparatus from the Central avenue and Newfleld avenue stations responded. Firemen said flames burned fiercely along the tar- and creosote-coated underside of the bridge. In an effort to reach the flames with hoses attached to hydrants hundreds of feet away, firemen ripped out several planks of the hridge. Learning they had to attack the flames from beneath the bridge, they requested use of two privately owned rowboats in the area.

Fire Capt. Charles Prokop boarded one of the rowboats, owned by Louis Sodo, of 212 Smith street, and managed to pour water onto the flames while standing on the rowboat under the bridge The hose had been ped through a hole in the planking and then picked up by Capt. Prokop. Owners Man Boat Another rowboat, manned by its owners, Louis Jelormino, of 1877 Nichols avenue, Stratford, and Walter Kalinowski, of 135 Kenyon street, Stratford, took on Capt. William Parks and Fireman John Callahan who also helped to extinguish flames under the direction of Assistant Chief Albert E.

Schwarz. At 9:45 p. m. the fire was declared under control and police permitted vehicles to travel on one side of the bridge. Thirty minutes later workmen repaired the planks and traffic was permitted to travel in' both' lanes.

Chief Jennings said the fire (Continued on Paic Eight) Ingrid' Says a Sad To Daughter, Ending Reunion COPENHAGEN, a Aug. 19-- (UP) Ingrid Bergman said a sad goodbye last night to her daughter, Jenny Ann Lindstrom and ended their first reunion in six years. Jenny Ann, 18, flew to Stockholm to rejoin her father, Dr. Peter Lindstrom, barely 45 minutes after she and her actress-mother arrived here from Rome. Miss Bergman planned to stay for two or three days with her aunt, Mrs.

Vita Ell. Jenny was en route to the United States where the is a student at the Uni- versitj of Colorado. Ingrid refused to answer tions at the airport and said only she would be visiting her aunti She agreed to pose for photographers, though sadness was written on her face. Before leaving Rome yesterday Jenny laughed off rumors of a romance with Franco Rossellinl, nephew of Miss Bergman's husband. The Sewdish actress earlier had angrily denied the reports as ridiculous.

"It was a wonderful vacation and I am sorry it is all over," Jenny said before leaving. PROBERS CALL BECK'S A IDE ON N. Y. PLOT Hof fa Also Slated to Testify on Phony Locals Setup, ROTH TO TALK 'Important' i to Identity Withheld WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (AP) Einar O.

Mohn, executive vice president of the Teamsters union, was called for questioning today about testimony that he issued charters for phony locals in New York in a power play engineered by James R. Hoffa. Ho'ffa, Midwest boss of the Teamsters and heir apparent to Dave Beck as president of the giant union, also is slated to testify before the special Senate rackets investigating committee tomorrow, or possibly late today. Ending Probe Phase With today's hearing, the committee r.eared the end of its probe into charges that Hoffa teamed with racketeer Johnny Dio and other New York mobsters in an effort to extend his sway into the New York area. Chairman McClellan (D-Ark) said that before the committee questions Mohn, it will hear another witness whom he declined to identify in 'advance but whom he described as important.

Mohn, Beck's right-hand man in the union, balked at answering questions about other Teamster affairs when he appeared last winter before the regular senate investigations subcommittee. Mohn challenged that group's jurisdiction. He was cited for contempt of Congress and now is awaiting trial. However, Mohn told a newsman he would answer the rackets committee's question without invoking any Fifth amendment privileges against possible self-incrimination-- a widespread practice among previous committee witnesses. Hoffa Will Talk Hoffa also has said he will answer all the committee's questions to show he has "done nothing wrong has nothing to hide." Hoffa is an odds-on favorite to become Teamsters president at the union's Miami convention next month.

Beck announced he would not seek another term, after coming under rackets committee fire for alleged misuse of union funds. McClellan declined in advance of Hoffa's appearance to say whether the committee has any recorded telephone conversations between Hoffa and Dio. His only answer to the question was, "we might." In previous hearings the com- (Continued on Page Eight) DISABLED PLANE LANDS ON PIKE Three Are Uninjured as Craft Is Forced Down in Greenwich GREENWICH, Aug. 19-A disabled light plane landed safely on a paved stretch of the Connecticut turnpike yesterday. without injury to its pilot or two passengers.

The pilot, Donald W. Zeidler, 34, of the Bronx, N. told police the Piper cruiser developed a vapor lock in its fuel line and the engine stalled, shortly after he took off from the Westchester Airport in Armonk, N. Y. at 3 p.m.

He set the craft down in the unfinished eastbound roadbed, near the state line, and was able to take off about an hour later after making repairs. Police said the pilot who was not held on any charge, pushed the plane across the center strip that will hold an esplanade into the westbound lane for the takeoff. The passengers along for the ride were Robert Drago, about 24, of 439 Orchard Port. Chester, N. and Josephine Florio, about 22, of 14 High street, Rye, N.

Y. Investigating were State Police Sgt. Guy Bonuomo and State Policeman Robert Keller from the Westport barracks and Greenwich police. 'Last winter a New Jersey pilot was forced to make a crash land- Ing on the Merritt parkway, in Greenwich. COUP IN SYRIA BY REDS POSES PERIL TO WEST A American Diplomats i i a Move With Concern ISRAEL ALARMED Leaders Fear Attack; Eisenhower Doctrine May Face Test By THE UNITED PRESS A communist-backed coup that placed Syria under iron control of, a pro-Soviet military clique touched off urgent Anglo-American consultations today in London and roused fears in neighboring Israel of a Soviet-backed in vasion.

Correspondents reported in London that diplomats considered that the Red move in Syria had given Russia a firm toehold on the Mediterranean in the severest challenge yet to the Eisenhower Doctrine. Setback For West The West regarded the Syrian development as the worst setback or Western Mideast policy since Egypt seized the Suez canal a ago. There were indications other NATO powers might- be called in to confer on the threat to Allied strategy involving NATO partner Turkey and the members of the Baghdad Reports from Israel said there were fears in Jerusalem a new Vliddie East explosion was in the making, backed by Soviet money, tanks, guns, planes and ships. Jerusalem dispatches said Syria always has been strongly anti- Israel and that the new military rulers can be relied upon to seize earliest opportunity to try and revenge their defeat in the Palestine war. It was noted that Alif Bizri, the- new pro-communist Syrian leader, was one of the Syrian heroes of that war.

Now he would be assured of Soviet support in event of hostilities -although the Eisenhower Doctrine provides U.S._ support against communist aggression. Israel political circles said they were uncertain Russia would risk a world war by pushing Syria into attacking Israel with the possibility of American interven- But they said Syria may take the risk and use its vast arms supply for an attack alone. London dispatches said two one-term courses appeared open 0 the West to strengthen the iisenhower Doctrine and to re- nforce the anti-commimist Baghdad Pact. In the meantime Britain was reported urging the United States not to break off diplomatic relations with Syria despite Syrian charges the U.S. plotted to overthrow the government.

New Difficulties For Israel New difficulties shaped up today between Israel and Egypt, Syria's military partner which also has received-Soviet military aid. Cairo dispatch said one of wo Israeli-chartered ships was allowed to pass through the canal but that Egyptian officials held up a second and referred its passage to the government's top eaders for decision. The ship allowed to pass was the Norwegian freighter Hubro with 3,500 tons of Israel potash 'or Japan and the Philippines: Egypt held up the Norwegian ship Mars en route to Haifa with a load of copra, the dried cocoanut meat which produces oil. The chief of the Egyptian War Effort committee which searches all blacklisted ships said the case of the Mars "is not a routine customs matter" and that its passage would have to be decided by the president's office. Reports filtering through heavy Syrian censorship said a major purge was being carried out of neutral or pro-Western military officers and that the military (Continued on Page Twenty-nine) Nasser Meets With Syrian President President Carnal-Nasser (dark rait) and Syria's President ShukH Kuwally (white suit) walk from conference room Kubbeh Palace, Cairo, yesterday during Syrian leader's unexpected visit to Egypt.

After the talks Kuwally continued on to Alexandria lor medical treatment at Moassat hospital. Rumors that the Syrian had resigned were denied In Damascus and Cairo. MOVE SNAGGED ON RIGHTS BILL GOP Aloof in Drive to Pry It From House Committee WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-(AP) Northern Democrats moved today to pry the civil rights bill out of the House rules committee. But Republicans held aloof in hopes of getting a measure closer to President Eisenhower's program.

Four Democrats on the 12- member rules group planned to present a formal written, demand for a meeting of the committee to take up the bill. With four of the committeemen being Southern Democrats bitterly opposed to civil rights legislation, the northern Democrats needed the help of at least three of the four GOP members of the committee to force the bill to the house floor for action. GOP' Withholding Aid But for the moment at 'least, the Republicans were reported withholding support of the northern Democrats' move. GOP strategy, reportedly was to utilize the balance of power on the 'committee to seek concessions from the northern Democrats who want the house to accept the senate civil rights bill with a jury trial amendment narrowed to; voting rights cases. The House originally passed a 3iH that conformed generally to Eisenhower administration proposals.

It would give the attorney general authority to seek federal court injunctions against violations of civil rights in general. Persons violating such injunctions could be jailed by a judge contempt and there would be no jury trial. The. Senate stripped from the bill the general civil rights authority and limited the injunction provision to voting rights cases. Then it wrote in a requirement that jury trials must be granted in most criminal contempt cases.

This requirement would apply not only to voting rights cases but to a wide range of cases having nothing to do with civil rights. The Eisenhower administration is strongly opposed to this jury trial provision in criminal contempt cases, claiming it would hinder judges in enforcement of thein orders and hamper federal regulatory agencies. Compromise Proposed Some House Democrats, including a number of northerners favoring a stronger measure than the Senate bill, have indicated a willingness to 'settle now for the Senate version with the jury trial amendment limited to voting rights cases. Rep. Celler (D-NY) (Continued on Page Eight) Baruch Marks 87th Birthday; World Peace His Fondest Hope OLD WESTBURY, N.Y., Aug.

19-- (AP) Bernard M. Baruch, adviser to Presidents and park- bench philosopher celebrates his 87th' birthday today with one wish: to see the dawn of world peace. The Camden, S.C., native, who amassed J3 million by the age of 32, will spend the day at a Sum-, mer cottage here on Long Island. He expects visit! from his three children. Yesterday, Baruch sat on a porch and talked informally about making his' first million dollars, the difficulty of finding formula for betting on horse races and denying that he never drank intoxicating liquor.

"I've never been a teetotaler of anything in my he said. The famous stock market trader and government fiscal expert grew serious when the conversation drifted to world peace and the Baruch plan for atomic control, which the Soviet' Union rejected. "If I had one wish to be granted me, I should like to see a start made toward permanent peace in (Continued Page Eight) Key Battle Looms on Date Claimedfor Maureen Tryst LOS ANGELES, Aug. which a trial witness says ft lover cuddled at a Hollywoo major battle point in the libe zine. Damage Claim To Rise The red-haired who previously denied the story, issued a statement Saturday saying she was not even in the United States at the time the witness said it happened November, 1953.

Her lawyer, Guy E. Ward, said that as a result of the i testimony Miss O'Hara will raise the damages sought In her own libel action' against the magazine from one million to five million dollars. The magazine's criminal libe! trial resumes today in Superior court. Jamei' Craig, now an independent movie producer in London testified Friday for the defense He said that while he was assistant manager of Grauman's Chinese theater in Hollywood in. November, 1953, he ordered Miss O'Hara and the unidentified Latin but 'of the theater after twice finding them in amorous em- araces.

The star said in a statement issued by her lawyer Saturday that she has passport records and corroborating evidence from other witnesses to prove she left he United States for Spain Oct. 1953, to make a movie. She said she did not return until Jan. 1954. The defense is.

fighting the libel charge by trying to prove the truth of the stones Confidential printed about celebrities. The nagazine ran the O'Hara story the March, 1957, issue under the title, "It was the hottest show in town when Maureen O'Hara cuddled in Row 35." Arthur J. Crowley, represent- ng two co-defendants, Fred and Marjorie Meaile, alleged Hoiiy- (Contlnued on Page Eight) SECOND BOY DIES, BURNED ON BOAT a for George A. Downs, Injured July 3 Services will take place Wednesday for George Andrew Bowns, 17, of 164 Lenox avenue, who died yesterday in St. Vincent's hospital of burns received July.

3 in an explosion aboard a cabin cruiser near the Fayerweather Yacht club. They will be conducted at 8:30 a.rn, in the John S. Lesko and Son funeral home, 1390 Fairfield avenuu, and at 9 o'clock in St. Anthony's church With a solemn requiem Mass. Burial will St.

Michael's cemetery. Andrew Ritz, III, 17, 143 Hanson avenue, to whom George was showing the cruiser, died Aug. 8 in St. Vincent's hospital from burns received in the explosion. George wa? a graduate of St.

Anthony's elementary school and was a former student at Bullard Havens Technical school. He employed by. The Post Publishing company in the mall room. He is survived by his and Mrs. George A.

Bowns, brother, William; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bowns; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Blrdeau, all of Bridgeport, four aunti and uncles. 19-- (A P) The month in aiireen O'Hara and a Latin theater loomed today as a 1 trial of Confidential maga- PARKWAYSCARRY RECORD TRAFFIC at Greenwich Toll Home for 2-Day Weekend It 126,271 Cars GREENWICH, Aug.

19 (AP) Traffic was out in record num bers on Connecticut parkways over the weekend. The Greenwich toll station counted 126,271 cars on the Mer ritt parkway Saturday and Suit day, beating the previous week end record of 122,147 set on June 29 and 30 last year. The Saturday count at Greenwich was the Sunday count 63,457. At the Milford toll station, where the Merritt parkway ends and. the Wilbur Cross parkway egins, 52,249 cars were counted yesterday, beating the previous one-day record of 51,535 set on Oct.

14 last year. Each car at each toll station, except for those whose owners purchased annual toll plates, rep- 20 cents for the State Highway department. No corn- Continued on Page Twenty-nine) COLLEGE GIVEN ROOM FOR REDHAIRED COEDS HUNTINGDON, Aug. A room at Juniata college being exclusively reserved for redhalred coeds. When a new dormitory opens lere in November the room will ready-- decorated in pale gold, was given to the college by Capt.

Will Judy, a Chicago pub- isher. On the wall will be a plaque reading: "In honor of Ruth Judy, titian- tressed wife of Will Judy of '11." Today's Chuckle Typist: "So you were so sick you had to stay home from work yesterday?" Salesman: "Boy, was I sick! If I'd been any sicker, I would have bad to ttay home from last night's party, too." (Copyright Genernl Features Corp.) DULLES WARNS OF U. S. PERIL IF AID IS CUT declares 'Whole Foundation of Security Program HEADS DRIVE of Grave Risks' If Congress Won't Help Allies WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (AP) Secretary of State Dulles told senators today hat "the whole foundation of our security structure is endangered" by the House cut of $809,650,000 in the foreign aid appropriations bill.

If Congress is unwilling to rovide the funds to help allies maintain their de- enses, Dulles said, "we face a new insecurity and a future of grave risks." Dulles Heads Team "The Senate faces a great re- ponsibility to save the nation rom this peril." Duties a team of four op administrative figures bid- ling at a meeting of the Senate Appropriations committee for upward revision of the House-passed bill. Accompanying him to the ses- going foreign aid director; Adm. Arthur W. Radford, retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs, of Staff, and Gen. Nathan F.

Twining, the new chairman. Before the, session began, Senator Mundt (R-SD) told newsmen he would try to put Congress on record as favoring a requirement hat nations receiving economic oans must make some annual re- jayment. Mundt said he has drafted a proposal to require annual repayments on any loans made from a two-year economic development fund Congress has authorized. There was no Immediate indication whether Dulles would oppose the Mundt plan. "I think we should establish the principle that these loans are going to be repaid," Mundt said.

"I am not particular how much money is paid back. annually and I am perfectly willing to agree to some emergency exceptions. "But it will be better for us and for the recipient countries they understand from the beginning that they must meet the innual interest payments and at east make a token payment on the principal. "I don't think we should permit a situation to arise where a country that has received a loan can go along for three or four years without paying on either in- erest and principal and then ask hat both be canceled. That sort of thing is bad psychology from their standpoint and our own." Mundt said he is confident i majority of the Appropriations committee, of which he is a member, will approve either a rider on the money measure or a statement of policy in its official report requiring annual payments.

Congress has authorized a 500 million dollar outlay for the fund the first year and 625 millions the second year. The development fund was proposed by iulles as a sort of "new look" cr overseas economic aid. The Continued on Page Twenty-nine) BALLOON STARTS HISTORIC 'ASCENT CROSBY, Aug. 19(AP) A huge silvery balloon climbed out of a cavernous Iron mine today carrying an Air Force doctor skyward for a 24 hour look at the brink of outer space. As helicopters hovered around the huge pit, Major David G.

Simons was lifted toward a record-breaking alii- tude and an unprecedented experiment in aerial medicine. Blast Claims Fourth Victim; Rescuer Dies in Lake Tunnel OSWEGO, N. Aug. 19 -AP) An explosion that tore hrough a tunnel cut in rock 100 eet below Lake Ontario and killed three construction workers yesterday turned the unnel into a. gas-filled death trap hat claimed another worker's ife today.

The fourth. man was overcome as he worked with a crew trying bring out the, bodies of the hree blast victims at an early tour '-his morning. Further efforts at retrieving he three bodies were called off until ventilating equipment could be installed. Lloyd Matteson, 32, of nearby Scriba, one of the approximately 100 workers that labored yesterday and at an early hour today at the scene, ran out of oxygen about 1,500 feet inside the gas- filled tunnel. Fellow workers said he started running back toward the entrance, apparently became panicky and tore off his oxygen mask.

Then he collapsed. The other workers said they did not have enough oxygen to give Matteson. They brought him (Continued en Page Eight).