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(THE Morning KANSAS CITY STAR) £l)c iiansiut (Tiht CT i cz PRICE 7 CENTS I VOL 123 NO 67 KANSAS CITY MONDAY MARCH 19 PAGES At 5 o'Clock This Morning the Savage 7-Year Conflict Between Moslems and French Forces Ends in North Africa After Taking 158000 Lives JOYFUL IN FEAR FIGHT BY 0 A SPOKANE FIREMEN BATTLE THE BLAZE that followed an explosion that destroyed a business block late Saturday A pizza house and furniture store were leveled along with a cafe and supermarket (YVirephoto story on page 2) In Making Announcement De Gaulle Says It Is in France's Interest That People Govern Themselves Paris March 18 (AP) France announced tonight its long costly and savage war with the Algerian Nationalist rebels is at an end But it faced the gloomy prospect of continued bitter struggle with European diehards sworn to keep Algeria French A cease-fire will take ef- TO PERON IN ARGENTINA President Frondizi's Supporters Concede Victory to Communist-Backed Followers of the Exiled Ex-Dictator in a Big Vote Turnout THREAT IS SEEN Ruling Group Says Results Can Mean Havoc for Country President l)e Gan lit Moslem Chief Leaves French Cell Geneva March 18 (AP) Mohammed Ben Bella deputy premier of the provisional Algerian government and hero of the rebellion was set free on Swiss soil tonight with four of his colleagues after nearly six years of French imprisonment Ben Bella and the other rebel leaders captured with him in 1956 were flown to Geneva from Paris in a Cara-velle jet put at their disposal bv the French government TWO ARRESTED IN FUR THEFTS Police Take Couple After Merchandise Is Found at 203 Clinton Place CUBA ACCUSES SOLDIERS BLOW TO AID PROGRAM Effects Expected to Be Felt by Kennedy Assistance Project THE MILD Partly cloudy and mild today and tonight and tomorrow is the weather bureau's forecast for the Kansas City area High today upper 60s Low tonight upper 40s High tomorrow in the 60s (State forecasts map and world temperatures on page 29 Cease-Fire Accord Regarded at Step by President Kennedy A WORD TO DE GAULLE Senator Hubert Humphrey Looks to Period of Agony and Bloodshed 1962 New York Times News Service Washington March 18 The White House hailed the French-Algerian ceasefire agreement today as historic accomplis hmen made possible by the wisdom statesmanship and mode ration demonstrated by all In a statement approved by President Kennedy hope was expressed that the opportunity be quickly to carry out the settlement of the 74-year Algerian Nationalist rebellion Pierre Salinger White House news issued the statement Hailed as The agreement it said a sound basis for a friendly and fruitful relationship between Algeria and France and it represents an opportunity for all residents of Algeria to contribute constructively towards the The reference to was dearly intended as an admonition to the followers of the diehard and rebellious French army officers who are seeking to block Algerian independence President Kennedy sent a message to President De Gaulle in connection with the ceasefire Interest by Kennedy 1 Kennedy is known to have looked forward to the cease-fire and ultimate Algerian self-determination for many years He displayed an interest in I the subject when he was a sen- ator from Massachusetts No speech on foreign affairs by I Kennedy as a senator attracted more attention than his address to the Senate July 2 1957 when he called for the United States to help shape course toward political independence for As President Kennedy carefully refrained from making any statement that he felt might affect the French-Algerian negotiations Mansfield Fears Flare-up The Senate Democratic majority leader Mike Mansfield of Montana said he was happy over the news of the cease-fire but he predicted a by diehard French army rebels before a real peace would prevail Sen Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota the assistant Democratic majority leader saw a possible coup against the French president period of agony and bloodshed is Humphrey said secret army will run TIP LEADS TO SEARCH Girl Friend Reports Suspicion After Woman Lends Clothing A Modern New Type in Your Paper Today With the introduction of a modern easier-to-read type face this morning in the news columns The Star completes another phase of our program of typographical improvement A new type face was adopted February 26 for the want ad columns and for use in the market tables and other statistical matter That provided improved legibility in those sections of the newspaper Each letter of the Aurora type has a greater printing surface and thus carries more ink and prints blacker In addition the compact design of the letters permits better grouping of words on the line This new type was designed recently to assure easier reading and has been adopted by The Star under a policy of taking advantage of each new development to deliver an improved more attractive product Another change which contributes to greater ease of reading is a clearer separation of the individual columns of type This w-as achieved by doubling the amount of white space on each side of the vertical type rule or line between the columns TROOPER IS SLAIN On Inside Pages Beating of Woman Brings Him Into Fatal Action Pine Grove Pa March 18 A state police sergeant was killed by two blasts from a 12-gauge shotgun tonight as he attempted to serve a warrant on a young man for alleged as- sault and battery on a woman 1 The victim was Edward Gun-del 47 the father of three chil- dren Singleton Shaeffer state po-1 lice major said Ted Kemmer- ling 20 admitted firing the gun I TOLD OF AID BY CHINA I Soviet People Learn of Assistance to Albania (e 1962 New York Times News Service) Moscow March 18 The Soviet people learned today that Communist China is bolstering Albania with economic aid The information about the fi- nancial and technical co-operation between the Chinese and Albanian Communists was contained in the pictorial magazine Kitai (China) TUN A BOAT ADR I IT Strikes Set at Two Airlines Plight engineers to walk out Wednesday at A and Friday at Pan-American Page 3 Swoop Into Red Army pilots rush 1000 Vietnam soldiers into Viet Cong stronghold 11 Attack Laotian City General Phoumi charges Red Chinese and Russians are assisting Pathet Lao troops in heavy assault 21 Syria Moving Up Troops begins investigation aggression allegations against Israel after Sea of Galilee battle 20 Women's news 18 19 Sports 22 23 Deaths 7 Comics features 29 Editorials 30 News commentators 31 GAIN IN PHONE SEIZURE Moscoso Reports Progress Settlement in Brazil Washington March 18 Teodoro Moscoso co-ordinator for the Alliance for Progress said today he is that satisfactory arrangement be worked on an American-owned telephone company ENDS SPARK PLUG TIE United Auto Workers Members Ratify New Contract Toledo March The United Auto Workers union said today a new contract covering about 3000 employees of the Champion Spark Plug company in six cities has been ratified ending a strike that started February 22 Buenos Aires March 19 Monday (AP) President Arturo party conceded victory today to Communist-backed followers of Juan Peron exiled ex-dictator in congressional and provincial elections across the country The ruling party coupled its admission of defeat in vote with a warning that the victory can spell havoc for Argentina Aid Program Hit A massive wave of pro-Peron ballots struck a shattering blow at the Frondizi government and indirectly at President Alliance-for-Progress aid to Latin America The armed forces chiefs met in secret session to discuss next moves There were grave doubts that the military who had ousted Peron in a military coup in 1955 would let his followers regain control of the country Alfredo Vitolo interior minister conceded the Peronistas had captured the biggest political prize at stake in the nationwide the governorship of populous Buenos Aires province site of Argentina's capital The governorship the second most politically powerful post in this nation of 20 million went to Andres Framini a tough 47-year-old labor leader turned politician Chosen by Peron Framini who favors a hands-off policy toward Fidel Castro's Communist Cuba had never before ventured into politics until this election when Peron from his exile in Spain chose him to lead the Peronistas back to power Frondizi's intransigent radical party made a strong showing in the federal capital itself and pending a complete official count of returns possibly even victory In the critical interior province of Cordoba however Frondizi candidates were running far behind Just hours after Argentina's fl'i million voters went to the polls the tide began to swell in favor of Peron followers The Peronistas quickly and jubilantly claimed victory but the government held back its admission of defeat for hours as the opposition lead steadily pulled ahead Star Want Ads produce maximum results at minimum cost Dial BA 1-5500 Adv Firing Across Frontier Wire at Guantanamo Is Alleged PROTEST NOTE IS SENT Provocation and Harassment Policy Charged by Castro Regime Havana March 18 (Reuters) Cuba today accused soldiers of firing shots across the frontier wire at the American naval base of Guantanamo The Foreign ministry here published a note to the State department signed by Raul Roa secretary of state in which he said the firing was part of a of and of Tells of Incidents It said that in incidents March 3 4 and 5 American soldiers fired shots 'insulted Cuban guards on the other side of the border and threw lighted gasoline cans into Cuban territory The note described Guantanamo base as launching point of a large-scale armed attack which the United States imperialist government is organizing against It reiterated Cuba's intention of in due course and at an opportune moment ac-cording to international law the return of this portion of national territory usurped by the imperialist government of the I United States Complaint Is Made In another development Ernesto (Che) Guevara industries minister last night blamed series of bureaucratic for putting back Cuba's effort to meet its industrial and agricultural targets Meanwhile issue of Hoy the Communist newspaper published figures showing that production of crude sugar during the present harvest up to March 8 was 19 per cent below the target set for that date FRANK ORTH IS DEAD Role in TV Series Played by Actor 82 Hollywood March 18 (AP) Frank Orth 82 actor who played Inspector Farraday in the Boston Blackie television series died last night He had retired in 1959 after surgery for throat cancer He began his show business career in vaudeville in 1897 and appeared in the Nancy Drew and original Dr Kildare movies among others feet at noon (5 a Kansas Cityr time) tomorrow ending a war that began seven years four months and 18 days ago The bloody fight between Al-: geria's 9 million Moslems and one million Europeans had taken the lives of 17250 French soldiers up to the start of 1962 the government said Al- gerian rebel dead totaled 141-1 000 Secret Army Is Angry But even as President Charles de Gaulle went on radio and television to urge the unqualified support of all Frenchmen to stop the bloodshed the European Secret Army in Algeria said it no longer regarded him as president and vowed a war to the finish De Gaulle called for the agreement to be and this w'as generally interpreted as meaning a national referendum in France expected to be held in April Pirate radios broadcast fighting orders and a convoy of trucks carrying gendarmes was attacked by gunfire from windows in an Algiers suburb The army said there were no casualties Moslems began building stone barricades on the approaches to their areas apparently fearing European attacks Army patrols said Moslem men were manning the barricades with clubs and steel bars France sent 30000 armor-backed troops into Algiers and held 30000 more ready within a 60-mile radius A French worship cut short a good-will visit to Naples and steamed for Algerian waters Announced at Evian The cease-fire agreement was announced by Louis Joxe minister of Algerian affairs at Evian France where French and Algerian teams had been struggling for 12 days with the final details of how to end the war Standing behind a table in a hotel reception room Joxe told 100 newsmen in a hoarse voice: have concluded a ceasefire accord effective tomorrow Monday the 19th of March at News of the agreement was but with caution in most world capitals aware of the struggle France and the Algerian nationalists still face with the European Secret Army But the mood in the Arab world was one of jubilation as Algeria last of the French North African territories took a big step on the road toward independence already achieved by Tunisia and Morocco Algeria is the last major Arab territory still under foreign control Risk by De Gaulle For President De Gaulle the austere leader who has staked the remaining years of his government on an Algerian solution the cease-fire agreement was a long stride toward victory The 71-year-old leader declared in his broadcast that an independent Algeria was in the best interest of France and that the agreement was the solution of good sense But the Secret Army men De Gaulle denounced as spoke only of defeat In one Pirate radio broadcast heard in Oran former Gen Raoul Salan commander of the Secret Army declared: cease-fire is a defeat Everything prohibits us from accepting it It is in the name of France that we reject To Harass Enemy give orders to our forces to harass enemy positions in the big cities of Salan commanded give the order to our comrades in the armed forces Moslem and European to join us in the interior of the country to win it back immediately to the only Pgal that of When the cease-Mre becomes effective a new provisional government two parts Moslem one part French takes over the administration of the country This government composed of (Continued on Page 2J of on a will expropriated in Brazil Moscoso said he is to report that progress is being made in negotiating a settlement of this very unfortunate IKE AT DESERT HOME Hunting and Fishing Jaunt in Baja California Ends Palm Desert Calif March 18(AP) Former President Dwight Eisenhower returned to his desert vacation home today after a 10-day hunting and fishing trip in Baja California GIVEN SPACE PROJECT Meteorological Satellite Job to Dr Singer Washington March Dr Fred Singer a veteran in space research has been selected to head the meteorological satellite program for the weather bureau Kansas City police arrested a man and woman yesterday after finding nearly $5000 in furs and other merchandise in their apartment Two fur pieces were identified as having been taken in a recent house burglary in Leawood Arrested at 203 North Clinton place were Lester Eugene Sanders 25 years old and Miss Dorothy Ereeius 22 They are being held for the Johnson County sheriff Each refused to waive extradition Source Isn't Revealed Lt Julian Hulett head of the Sheffield station detective unit said Sanders admitted taking the merchandise to the apartment but refused to say where he obtained it because he said it would involve other persons Hulett said Miss Ereeius denied any knowledge of where the merchandise came from except that Sanders had obtained it Hulett said Sanders and Miss Ereeius are unemployed Hulett said he received a telephone call yesterday from a girl friend of Miss Ereeius who said she was suspicious of newly acquired finery she said Miss Ereeius was displaying Hulett said his Informant told him Miss Ereeius had been lending fur pieces and other items to girl friends to wear on dates She said Miss Ereeius had not had them until recently Hulett said he investigated found the merchandise in the pair's apartment and arrested them Fur Man Sees Pieces A mink hat and matching stole found in the apartment Hulett said were identified by Meyer Flakel president of the Alaskan Fur company as having been sold to Mrs Velma Ryan 2004 West Ninety-second street Leawood The hat and stole were valued at $850 Hulett said he called a neighbor of Mrs Ryan Mrs Charles Gersh 2000 West Ninety-second and was told Mrs Ryan had (Continued on Page 2) FOES USE SAME POLL But Nikita and Molotov Do Not Meet Moscow March 18 Premier Khrushchev and Molotov former foreign minister cast ballots today at the same Moscow polling station in nationwide elections for the Supreme Soviet They did not meet Khrushchev and Molotov old foes in Communist appeared at polling station No 52 at Moscow university BAYLOR HEAD IS HURT A 4-Car Crash Injures Texas Educator and Wife Dallas Tex March 18 (AP) Dr White chancellor of Baylor university at Waco and his wife were admitted to Baylor hospital today after a 4-car collision in Northwest Dallas Mrs White received a neck injury and White head and neck injuries although X-rays revealed no fractures TALKS IN CRISIS FAIL Government and Opposition in Guatemala Still at Odds 1962 New York Times News Service) Guatamala March Talks between the government and opposition leaders broke up yesterday without solving the 9-day-old crisis that has brought widespread violence and death QUAKE PANIC IN ITALY Brindisi Italy March 18 (AP) A strong 10- to 12-second earthquake shattered windows and caused panic in this hill city of Southeastern Italy today No serious property damage or personal injury was reported Crew of 15 Aboard the Craft off Colombia Balboa Canal Zone March 18t AP) A Californian tuna boat the American Beauty carrying a crew of 15 tonight was adrift off Colombia and a tug was sent to take her in tow DOG HATER ON LOOSE Eighteen Poisoned Pets Found in Prichard Ala Mobile Ala March 18 (AP) Police in nearby Prichard Ala said tonight that 18 dogs had been found dead or dying of poisoning on streets and vacant lots since yesterday RAIL MERGER HEARING Portland Ore March 18 Another hearing on the proposed merger of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways and their subsidiaries will open here tomorrow JFK HEARS SERMON Second Commandment Is Topic for Day Washington March 18 President Kennedy attended St Stephen's Catholic church today and heard a sermon based on the second commandment shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in A crowd of about 100 greeted the chief executive when he entered and left the Pennsylvania avenue church COACH DIES AT BAKE San Antonio Tex March 18 Bill Siemer 61 a St university geology instructor and baseball coach died of a heart attack last night I while attending an oyster bake Ion the campus British Working on Space Plane A Manned Aircraft Which Could Climb Into and Out of Orbit Believed Possible Because of Breakthrough Ration Food in Hawaii in Ship Tic As Effects of Maritime Strike Bogin to Show Up Governor Quinn Appeals to President Table Supplies May Last Four Weeks The British aviation ministry which takes a major share of responsibility for British space research said it could give no information on the project The Telegraph story said initial technical studies have been going on at the Royal Aircraft establishment where special very high speed planes have been tested in wind tunnels The project envisages a wedge-shaped plane which could flv above 100000 feet at speeds of between 4000 and 6000 miles an hour the story said Proved Too Costly The big rockets used to London March Briti-h scientists were reported busy today on the design of a manned aircraft which could climb in and out of orbit without benefit of expensive rocket launchers Such a plane said a story in the Sunday Telegraph would be able to hop from orbit to aarth and back into orbit unlike the capsules which have to ride aboard precious and non-returnable rockets Shoot for Mid-70s The story said it was a de-ffgn breakthrough achieved by British aviation engineers which could put a Briton into space by the mid-70s launch American and Russian astronauts have proved far too expensive for the budget allocated to Britain's space researchers The space-riding plane would be lifted vertically by gas turbine engines and use ramjet engines to accelerate to its cruising speed of up to 6000 miles an hour An additional rocket motor power -unit would be needed to lift the craft into orbiting height the Telegraph said The story said an advanced propulsion research unit has been set up by Bristol Siddelev engines which pioneered the ramjet in Britain ed to serious short range and dire long range Quinn said the island state had only a 3- to 4-week supply of rice bakery supplies butter and meat The strike started Friday after the collapse of prolonged negotiations between the Pacific Maritime association and three the Sailors Union of the (Pacific the Marine Cooks and Stewards and the Marine Fire men The unions rejected an em plover offer giving an 118 pei cent increase in wages and ben efits over a 3-year period Thi contracts of the three unions ex pired last October 1 Sixteen ships already tied at San Francisco piers will bi joined tomorrow by two mon major the Presiden Monroe and the President Taft The two are scheduled to ar rive in port tomorrow I mail be unloaded from tied up vessels In Honolulu grocers started rationing such staple foods as rice and canned and powdered milk Major food stores report- ed there had been a on food stocks since the strike started last Friday Hawaii's governor William Quinn called on President Kennedy to exert his influence to end the strike and restore ship-i ping He said action as SAN FRANCISCO March 18 AP) Grocers started rationing some food items in Honolulu today as effects of the Pacific maritime strike spread No new bargaining talks were planned Morris Weisberger Union of the Pacific secretary said full picketing had been resumed in San Francisco The picketing was lifted Saturday-under a court order directing that perishable cargoes and.