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THE PARSONS, KANSAS, SUN, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1971. PAGE 4 Million Mystery He Federal Sleuths Seek Clues in Rail Car Case LA SALLE, Ill. (AP) Government investigators sifted the records of a tiny Illinois railroad and an even smaller mystery company today in an attempt to find out how more than $1 million worth of Penn Central freight cars disappeared. A U.S. attorney said the cars apparently were stolen.

Joseph Cinotto general manager of the La Salle Bure au County Railroad--a freight-only line with a mere 15 miles of trackage--termed the disappearance "a terrible mistake." U.S. Atty. Louis C. Bechtle of Philadelphia reported Thursday that 277 Penn Central Railroad cars vanished since early 1970 after being diverted onto the La Salle tracks. He said the cars apparently were stolen in switching operations.

"I really don't know what happened," said Cinotto. really can't say any Office employes at the little rail line in north-central Illinois said the cars supposedly were the property of a mystery company which painted on new identifying marks and leased them to other railroads. FBI agents seized the records of the La Salle line and of Magna Earth Enterprises, which one-room office and some shop space from the railroad. An FBI spokesman said agents were checking for possible violations of the federal interstate transportation of stolen property law and the fraud by wire law. He said 27 cars with Penn Central markings painted over had been found in LaSalle's yards.

The Federal Task Force on Organized Crime has joined the investigation and a source said, "'There is more there than meets the eye." Richard Spriggs of the task force refused to speculate on the possible implication of organized crime, but said "work will have to be done in areas of the country" to determine whether similar situations exist elsewhere. Bechtle said a federal grand jury in Philadelphia, where the Penn Central has headquarters, would begin looking into the case Wednesday and would call in records from other firms. He did not identify the other companies. He said no arrests had been made, adding that he did not know whether criminal prosecutions would result. "Everything is sketchy and incomplete," he said.

One of the sketchy elements is a firm known as Diversified Properties, mentioned in court documents filed when the FBI obtained search warrants to inspect the LaSalle railroad premises. A Joseph C. Bonnano, not otherwise identified, was named as a director of Diversified in the court papers. An informant said mail from Data From NATIONAL WEATHER 10 NOAA, U.S. Dept.

of Commerce 10 20 40 WARM 30 40 50 Rain 50 Shewers 40 30 Snow FORECAST 30- Flurries Until Seturday Morning Figures Shew Temperatures Expected Precipitation Net Indicated Consult Local forecast FORECAST: Showers along Atlantic and Gulf coasts and in Northwest; rain in Northeast. Snow expected in Great Lakes region and sections of the plains. Middle of the nation and east coast will be colder. A.P. PHOTOFAX Around the Town Telephone 421-2000 With Items for This Column.

PRIZE WINNERS Winners of shadow box kits offered as local prizes in Cappy Dick's underwater-picture colorcontest published in The Sun's comic section on March 6 are: Robbie Westhoff, 8, 41 Michael Drive; Eric Zink, 8, 1531 Grand; Grant Steinle, 8, 3115 Morgan; Teresa Ann Kramer, 7, R. Dean Garland, 7, 2814 Morgan; Debbie Taylor, 11, R. 2, Oswego; Terri Dixon, 13, McCune; Connie Froebe, 12, R. 1, Mound Valley; Dana McKinley, 8, 108 Sunset Drive, Oswego, and Mark Willis, 7, 727 N. Labette, Cherryvale.

Winners of national grand prizes in the same contest are Judy Sluberski, 11, Elma, N.Y.; Alan Simonian, 12, Palos Heights, John Belles, 8, Bay Village, Ohio; Michael Bosse, 11, Hartford, Scott Lorenzen, 12, South Farmingdale, N. John Steinger, 10, St. Louis, and Susan Schmidt, 11, Richmond, B.C. Each will receive the 20-volume World Book Encyclopedia and a World Book Atlas. All winners will receive their prizes by mail.

Giant Rummage sale: Moving. Formals, misc. 2106 Appleton. adv. PITTSBURG CONCERT James Caldwell, 1315 Appleton, Parsons, is among seven pre-college students who will be featured in a concert at 7 o'- clock tonight in McCray Auditorium at Kansas State College of Pittsburg.

The students are from the string development project and the Pittsburg public schools. Moving! Furniture, baby clothes, dishes, reducing machine, towels, bedspreads, round oak table with two leaves, pigeonhole desk, divan, chairs, pictures, cedar chest, iron baby bed, chest of drawers, milk cans, 10 and 15 wash basin and mirror with porcelain pitcher and bowl, articles to ous to mention. 809 No. 17th. adv.

SPECIAL CALLER Don Chumley of Tulsa will be guest caller at the Swing 'n' Twirl Square Dance Club meeting Saturday night. Members are to bring a half-dozen sandwiches each and a dessert for refreshments. FREE DANCE Saturday, March 20 AMERICAN LEGION 1921 Broadway Music by the "FRIZZIE BLUES" For Members and Guests SEK NEWS Caney School Plans Viewed CANEY Representatives of an architectural firm explained plans for a proposed new high school here at a meeting of Unified School District 436 patrons. Mig Seidler, architect for Allgeier Martin and Associates of Joplin, showed slides of a similar building at Granby, Mo. Floyd Stiener of First Securities Wichita, explained how a proposed $975,000 bond issue would affect taxes in the school district.

FREDONIA Burglars punched a safe Monical's Grocery and took $250. It appeared to be a professional job. FORT SCOTT Carolyn Neil, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Neil, R.

4, accepted an assignment as an International Farm Youth Exchange delegate to Japan and the Republic of China. Miss Neil, a 1966 graduate of Fort Scott High School, will begin her six assignment June 16. She is a teacher at Roosevelt Junior High School in Wichita. COLUMBUS Duane Lee of Purcell, bought the Sonic Cleaners from Laverne Thompson, Cassville, and has assumed management of the firm. The name has been changed to Lee's Cleaners.

COFFEYVILLE Local interest will be a major factor in securing funds for construction of the planned Big Hill reservoir project and for a revival of the shelved Verdigris River navigation extension proposal, according to Frank Liebert, chairman of the Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce flood control, water supply and conservation committee. He voiced that opinion in a report on the Arkansas City Flood Control Assembly in Tulsa March 11-12. He said there is continuing support in Congress for the Big Hill project, but that it faces heavy competition for money. CHANUTE The planning commission recommended to the city commissioners capital improvement proposals from the public safety department that include remodeling of the city jail. Lige Matlock, public safety director, said the only improvement to the city jail in the past 24 years has been painting.

CHANUTE The Safari Jaycees are planning a Spring Festival, a four-day community celebration, April 22-25. One of the highlights will be a performing arts fair sponsored by the Jaycees and the Neosho Valley Arts Council. PITTSBURG Fred Beachner of St. Paul was the apparent low bidder on one of the projects for which the State Highway Commission let contracts here Thursday. The project calls for .945 miles of asphaltic concrete west on K57 beginning at Washington Street in St.

Paul. The Beachner firm's bid was for 469.70. More than 100 contractors attended the letting on 87 con- PITTSBURG Damage to windows, trees and roofs was reported in this vicinity Thursday by winds of 40 to 50 miles an hour and gusts as high as 90 mph. Trees and limbs were reported down over the community. Some streets were blocked 1 until forestry crews removed debris.

Plate glass windows of the Public Finance Co. were blown out. A second story window in the Professional Building was blown out by the wind. If you do not receive your copy of The Sun on schedule, call your carrier or call The Sun, 421-2000 before 5:45 p.m. FRI SAT SUN Drive In Box Program Office Starts Opens 8:00 7:15 The continuation of James A.

Michner's epic noval "HAWAII" GPO CHARLTON HESTON A WALTER MIRISCH PRODUCTION THE GERALDINE PANAVISION" COLOR by -ALSO ON THE SAME PROGRAMMISSION WARS AN ALLIED ARTISTS BY COLOR RELEASE DELUXE MICHNER TALE Charlton Heston and Geraldine Chaplin are man and wife, descendants in a family whose saga began in "Hawaii," and which is carried on in "The Hawaiians." The second half of the Michner story, "'The Hawaiians," will open tonight for a run through Sunday at the Parsons Drive In Theater. Judge Studies Suit on Miller KANSAS CITY (AP)-A motion by the state of Kansas to dismiss a $3 million-plus damage suit against Atty. Gen. Vern Miller has been taken under advisement in Federal District Court by Judge Wesley Brown. In the suit, George Kimball, self-proclaimed member of Youth International Party (Yippie) and former Lawrence resident, claims Miller violated his civil rights last fall when Miller, as sheriff of Sedgwick County, arrested Kimball outside the auditorium in Wichita where VicePresident Spiro Agnew was delivering a speech.

Kimball claimed Miller violated his right of free speech and asks $3 million punitive and 000 actual damages. After his arrest, Kimball did not appear in municipal court at Wichita and drew a short jail term. Since then, he has left the state. Len Munker, assistant attorney general, argued Kimball has not exhausted his avenue in the state courts. H.

Jackson Zinn, Overland Park, Kimball's attorney, argued Kimball, under the U.S. Civil Right Act, can go directly into federal court. Zinn has 30 days to file a brief and the state was given 15 days after that for an answer. Crash Near Sedan Kills Truck Driver SEDAN, Kan. (AP) Kenneth McGugan, 40, Ponca City, was killed Thursday evening when his gasoline transport truck left the road.

The accident occurred on Kansas highway 99 about 8- miles south of Sedan in southeastern Kansas. The highway patrol said the tractor-unit of the transport separated from the tanker unit and overturned. About 8,000 gallons of gasoline spilled over the area. McGugan was alone in the vehicle. Chicken Dinner $1.00 SATURDAY, MARCH 20 Serving 11 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Municipal Building Basement Sponsored by Head Start Art Exhibit to Be Held in Coffeyville Special to The Sun COFFEYVILLE The featured speaker at the 11th annual art exibit sponsored by the American Association of University Women to be held on April 2 will be Mrs. Joyce Hifler of Nowata, Okla. Mrs. Hifler writes column, "Think On These Things," which appears in the Coffeyville Journal, and has had two books published.

Anyone wanting to enter drawings or paintings should contact Mrs. Omar Knedlik, 2203 Prairie Lane, by Saturday. Aerospace Work Plan by Union DALLAS, Tex. (AP) Leonard Woodcock, president of the United Auto Workers, said Thursday his -da union would demand a four work week for the sagging aerospace industry with the federal government paying full wages for a fifth workless day. Woodcock said the government can "take up the cost overrun" for a shorter work week in the industry and "put people back to work and increase purchasing power." He made his remarks at a news conference before attending the 13th triennial UAW Aerospace Conference.

The union's demands, he said, would go to the aerospace industry starting in July. Woodcock termed the short work week proposal "an emergency measure" caused by aerospace layoffs in the last two years. The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: Secrets of The Sunken Caves Mysteries of a world beneath the ocean floor lure divers through a dangerous maze of twisting caverns. Special 00 6:30 P.M. 12 KODE-TV 12 Another Great Weekend at THE RINK DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT Is For The Rock Fans The Fabulous Country Western Night Again "FATTY Featuring LUMPKIN" "Rodney Lay And The Another great band everyone has wanted to hear Wild West" again.

Dance 8 to 12 Admission $1.50 Dance 9 to 12 Admission $1.25 Come Early and Get a Seat Dancing 9 Until 12-Admission $1.25 THE RINK Must Be 18 Years. Magna Earth frequently was sent to a Joseph C. Bonnano in an unnamed city in New Jersey. The general manager of Magna Earth, Anthony Crisafi, recently moved to the LaSalle area from Paramus, N.J. His wife said he was in New Jersey "conferring with someone." "We have nothing to do with them," said Cinotto.

'We rent them office and shop space. We don't even know who Magna Earth is." Lindsey Town, secretary in the Magna Earth office, said the firm has about 10 persons in LaSalle. She said she did not know who owned the firm or anything about its origin. The discovery of the missing cars was made by auditors of the financially distressed Penn Central, the nation's largest railroad. Robert Ozer, a task force attorney at Philadelphia, said a preliminary study of LaSalle's records showed that 215 of stolen cars were put on the tracks of other railroads after repainting "so as to purport to be owned by Ozer said that on 182 of the cars the serial numbers had been obliterated.

There was no official explanation of how a freight car can disappear or be stolen. However, one industry source said, "'The problem is that the cars of all railroads operate on the lines of all railroads." Sometimes it is months before a line gets its own cars back. A Penn Central railroad spokesman said it was difficult to fix the value of the 277 missing cars since no complete list of the types involved was immediately available. He said the current market value of a standard 4 40-foot box car 5 to 10 years old was at least $4,000. A new box car that size costs $10,000 to $15,000.

Mitchell Speaks Detention Act Held Needless By ROBERT GRUENBERG Chicago Daily News WASHINGTON-A 20-year-old law that has periodically aroused fears of "concentration camps" for America's dissidents, especially black militants, appeared on its way to repeal today. The Nixon administration let it be known that it is "unequivocally in favor" of repealing Title II of the Internal Security Act of 1950. Critics of the law charge it would allow for the "emergency detention" of persons for flimsy reasons and with a virtual total lack of judicial restraint. Although passed in 1950, its roots go back to 1942, when more than 110,000 persons of Japanese descent living on the west coast were rounded up in the early days of World War II. They were placed in "relocation centers," camps enclosed by barbed wire and surrounded by soldiers.

Under the 1950 law six "emergency centers" were established by the Justice Department to be used upon invasion of the United States, a declaration of war by Congress, or in case of insurrection in aid of a foreign enemy. In case of an "internal security emergency" the attorney general has authority to jail persons he believes "probably will engage in, or probably will conspire with others to engage in" acts of espionage or sabotage. But Thursday Atty. Gen. John N.

Mitchell sent the chief of his internal security division, Asst. Atty. Gen. Robert C. Mardian, to tell an eight-man House judiciary subcommittee that the act was unnecessary.

Walnut Farm Today's Plans Okayed Markets By MRS. RAYMOND SHIVELY WALNUT The supervisors of the Crawford County Soil Conservation met last Wednes-1 day and approved 13 plans that were submitted in the county. Those in the Walnut area were those of Eugene Larson, Joe McClintick, John McDaniel and Robert Westhoff. Mr. and Mrs.

Roger Leritz and baby of Louisburg visited here Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Leritz and Wayne.

Sunday guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Leritz, Connie and Sue of Kansas City and her mother, Mrs. Annabel Shannon of Erie. Mr.

and Mrs. Virgil Sexton are the parents of a daughter born at the Girard Hospital Tuesday. They have another daughter and four sons. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Fox are the parents of a daughter who was born March 13 at Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott. They have another daughter, Becky, and a son, Randy. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fox and Mrs.

Mildred Ekis are the grandparents. Mrs. Joe Modica Sr. is staying at the home of her son Mike Modica of Parsons while Mrs. Modica is a surgical patient at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott.

Mrs. Sidney Tredway, who has a patient in Mercy Hospital, Fort Scott, has been dismissed and has returned home. NOW Getting Straight lays it on the line. 7:20 COLUMBIA PICTURES PrESeNS GETTING STRAIGHT ROC Elliott Candice Gould Bergen Proof of Age Required PARSONS A COMMONWEALTH THEATRE WAS stunnir of con for plane bility leave to othe In a last Thursd other nation' two SS Still Senate moved ernme reaffir a vot come al fina Since the de could develo on a the emerg ing pl: spelled clude jected years Mea. KANSAS-Fair tonight, low in the 20s except upper teens in northwest; fair and warmer on Saturday, high in the 40s northeast to 50s west.

MOTHER DIES Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Moran, 3010 Dirr, left today for Colorado Springs, called there because of the death in the night of his mother, Mrs. Norbert E.

Slipke. They will remain until after the funeral services. Moran is executive manager of the Parsons Chamber of Commerce. SECOND CHILD A SON Mr. and Mrs.

Gary Cantrell of Manhattan are the parents of a son, Paul Douglas, born on March 17. They have a daughter, Jennifer Kay, age two years. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Paul Redburn, 2930 Washington, and Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Cantrell, 3106 Crawford. Great-grandmothers are Mrs. Arthur Scott Sr. of Belmont Towers and Mrs.

Jannie Cantrell of Cassville, Mo. COLLEGE EDITOR Kent Hansen of Dennis, a freshman in agricultural education, has been selected as editor of the newsletter for the Kansas State University agricultural education club for the 1971-72 term. The newsletter is entitled "Bits of Sense and Nonsense." ZONING HEARINGS Two public hearings are scheduled by the Board of Zoning justments at a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Municipal Building. Both are for permission to build carports.

Petitions were filed by LaVerne Jarboe for a location at 2622 Crawford, and by Paul Dickerson for a location at 1200 Appleton. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Richard Gatewood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Gatewood 2117 Grand, has been awarded a Hyer scholarship at the School of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, where he is a senior business major.

The scholarship is one of 52 awarded each year by the trust estate of the late L. W. Hyer, a former chairman of the board of the J. C. Penney Co.

PUPPIES OFFERED Two seven-week-old male puppies are available as pets. They may be seen at the second house north of Tower Bowl. Large moving sale. Thursday evening, Friday and Saturday. 2515 Kennedy.

FIR fire truc SOUTHEAST KANSAS Generally fair through Saturday; northwesterly winds 20-35 mph diminishing this evening and tonight, colder tonight; warmer Saturday; low tonight lower 20s; high Saturday upper 50s. OKLAHOMA-Fair and rather cold tonight; fair and warmer Saturday; low tonight in the 20s; high Saturday 55 northeast to the 60s west. Neosho River stage at K.G.& E. plant at Service, above normal. Nation's Weather By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS High Low Pr.

Albany, cldy 39 18 Albu'que, clear .49 25 Atlanta, rain ...64 47 .23 Bismarck, cldy .....37 25 Boise, clear ....46 28 Boston, clear ........43 29 Buffalo, .....36 29 Chicago, rain 42 35 Cincinnati, rain ....53 41 .40 Cleveland, cldy ....40 33 Denver, clear ......38 15 Des Moines, cidy ...47 28 .12 Detroit, rain .......39 32 .15 Fairbanks, clear ...32 5 Fort Worth, clear ..68 35 .06 Helena, clear ......40 23 Honolulu, cldy .....78 68 .15 Indianapolis, cldy ..48 37 .14 Jacksonville, cldy ..69 56 Juneau, rain .......36 32 .33 Kansas City, clear .62 29 .03 Los Angeles, fog ...38 57 Louisville, cldy .59 41 .27 Memphis, cldy .....65 39 .32 Miami, cldy 71 60 Milwaukee, snow ...34 31 1.39 cldy ...35 31 .12 New Orleans, clear.73 53 .72 New York, cldy ....45 34 Okla. City, claar ...62 32 Omaha, clear .47 21 .23 Philadelphia, cldy ..48 35 Phoenix, cldy 78 53 Pittsburgh, rain ....41 37 .06 Rapid City, snow ...31 16 Richmond, cldy ....52 34 St. Louis, cldy .....52 36 .04 San clear ...66 57 Seattle, clear .49 35 Tampa, cldy ...81 60 Washington, cldy ...50 39 Winnipeg, fog ......34 11 CHILDREN'S SATURDAY MATINEE 2 P.M. Featuring: "THE WIZARD OF BAGDAD" ADMISSION ONLY 35c COMMONWEALTH THEATRE At Fi Kansas City Livestock KANSAS CITY (AP) Cattle 100; calves none; mostly choice steers 31.00-32.50; choice heifers 29.75-31.50; utility and cial cows 21.00-22.50; high dressing boning utility 22.60-23.90. Sheep: 25; not enough to test; choice wooled lambs 26.00-50; choice and prime spring lambs 28.50.

Hogs barrows and gilts mostly 75 higher; 1-2 218-230 lb 17.85-18.00; 1-3 200-255 lb 17.50- 75; 190-250 lb 17.00-50; 2-4 282 lb 16.75; sows 25-50 higher; 1-2 301 lb 15.50; 1-3 330-600 lb 14.75- 15.25. K.C. Produce KANSAS CITY (AP) Wholesale eggs: large, 80 per cent. A 28-36: medium, 80 per cent A 28-36. Butter unchanged: grade lb, solid 85; grade lb, quarters 86.

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