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Jg Weather Outlook: Sunny And Warm The Lexington Leader Wonderful World Of Animals Face Weather Hap Oa Pape 8 Twenty-Eight Pages FINAL EDITION Lexington Kentucky Wednesday Afternoon August 29 1962 Price Seven Cents Vol 74-No 201 Soviet Proposes End To Tests This Year Un dersecretary Says Estes Got No Favoritism But West Immediately Turns Down Offer Because Moratorium To Be Unpoliccd Received Only What Entitled To Murphy lie Was Legally Tells Probers WASHINGTON (AP) Undersecretary of Agricul- ture Charles Murphy said today the decisions he made in the Billie Sol Estes case were based on a belief that all including the Texas should get what they are legally entitled no more and no las In the fhial analysis the de GENEVA The Soviet Union today proposed that all three nuclear powers end atomic weapons testing at the beginning of next year Soviet First Deputy Foreign A moratorium covering all ban aims at the West tests including underground cx-j with a unilateral advantage over plosions is completely unacccpt-l the Soviet I'mun lor the United able to the United States and States underground testing has Britain been revved up lo full yield" T1? are willinK t0 siRn an un' He said tile object of this pro- 10 test5: posal was to legalize underground Stelle and British Minister of the atmosphere under watcri explosions and claimed that and in outer spare but refuse to WOuld make "NATO happy to accept a ban on underground be able to fulfill in aggressne testing which cannot be effi- aims ciently controlled In an effort to overcome the ys aB "r0B East-West deadlock tlie two West-! s- Chief Delegate era powers have submitted alter-' Arthur II Iiean's remark that native proposals for a compre-: partial ban would help stop Conference sources said he hensive test ban providing iorl JJ10 atomic arms race was wrong made the proposal in an informal strict controls over underground! from a rerent speech manner during a long speech in testing and a ban on tests ini 1)cin ln 1'r conference in which he again categorically re- the three other environments with American delegate had jected parallel Western no control whatsoever said that small underground for ending tests in the atmos-l Kuznetsov categorically rejected! tests which arc hard to identify phere underwater and in space the two proposals fur the third1 "Ja-V us(1 for the development or in ail possible environments day in a row Conference sources suPtT atomic weapons including underground I said he used the same argu- The Soviet delegate said the Kuznetsov told the delegates! ments but expressed himself in Western a-sertion that the partial the Soviet Union was in support' even more forceful terms than1 ban would put a stop to the No 2 man said Estes was able to nothing by all his twisting and tuning with the Department of Agriculture' our dealings with Estes we exhibited no only the fairness and justice every American has a right to expect in dealings with bis government' he said Murphy made these contentions in a 29-page statement prepared for the Senate investigations subcommittee which Is seeking to determine whether Estes got favored treatment through political influence in connection with Mg cotton planting allotments under a department control program Committee Chairman John McClellan D-Ark has charged that someone of high department either Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman or must have been behind the suspension last Jan of orders canceling 1961 cotton allotments Murphy said he had approved of the cancellation of these allotments obtained in transfer deals from other on Dec 22 1961 Solons Asked Second Look But he said he ordered a look" at the cancellation order in January at the request of Sen Ralph Yarborough D-Tex and Rep Rutherford D-Tex as well as at the request of Estes and his lawyer Murphy said this second look strengthened the department's position for a possible court fight hazardous radioactive pollution was a mere on the emotions of the peoples" The government has ex- BRUSH FIRE RACES OVER One of twe brush fires burning out of control northwest of Los Angeles to pictured In this airview as it raced rastward across the San Gabriel Mountain east of the city of Saa Fernando Homes la the foreground are in a portion of Los Angeles (Hive View Sanitarium from which 800 patients were evacuated is hidden ia the smoke at left center (AP Wirrphoto) of a cut-off date for ail nuclear earlier testing That date should be the! Kuznetsov was quoted as do-beginning of next January and scribing the Western plan for an he indicated his government will inspected comprehensive ban as raise the matter formally later Earlier several Western a scheme to force the Soviet Union lay open its pressed its readiness to let the Soviet Union have the last round system to NATO i North Atlantic! of testing before concluding an Treaty Organization' when cer-1 effectively policed agreement to tain circles in the West do not suspend tests But it has said hide the fact that they arc pre- that it will take no final decision paring for nuclear war against before scientists have evaluated the socialist countries" I the military significance of tlx Kuznetsov claimed the Wcst- Soviet series in the light of Western proposal for a partial test security Circuit Court Setup Okayed over the allotments and that in no way did it reverse the depart-t Estes ment's basic position that was not entitled to the allotments Hie undersecretary said that except for two crates of cantaloupes he had received no gifts or other benefits from Estes lie said that after he received the melons he wrote Estes thanking him hut asked that he send no more because of the administration's against acceptance of gifts by government officials one has ever asked me or tried in any way to induce me to make any decision or take any action relating to Estes on any basis other than the merits" Murphy said FBI Reports Another question the Inquiry is focusing on is why Estes was appointed to the National Cotton Advisory Council Jan 2 in the face of reports from the investigators and the FBI that the Texas promoter might face prosecution John Francis a department lawyer and personnel investigator testified earlier that a search of his records showed no other case in which his office wss overruled after making an adverse report concerning a prospective appointment And today Joseph Robertson an administrative assistant to Secretary Freeman testified it was Murphy who made the de- See ESTES Page I said are to be built behind Joy- land Park If the FCC approval coma as expected within the next two months Sullivan said construction will get under way Nov 1 A move to get third television channel for Lexington began In December I960 when Kincaid's company asked the FCC to trade allocated Channel 70 for Winchester's Channel 37 Later the FCC decided to change the channel to 40 Fayette Division Appellate Unit Approves Petition For Three Judges 'Equity will be retained by the judge and Judge Bradley will retain ail the cases already as- Unsigned action will be seph Bradley and Division 3 Judge Carter Criminal Division Judge Bradley will continue to preside over toe criminal ses siou of Circuit Court and Plans For Third Lexington sources said Kuznetsov had proposed the test cutoff for early in November and said this date came over the English simultaneous translation system Kuznetsov was speaking in Russian and the November date apparently came from a mistranslation 153" 5 Pi''-i r'fiAO I' -fr my" i i 4 The Court of Appeals in Frankfort has approved the petition submitted by Fayette Circuit Court to fix the divisions of the court Sept 1 after it gets its filed' third Judgeship A11 HKi already assigned to Muter Commissioner Nolan judge Adam- Common Law Carter hu been appointed toe also take one-fifth of the civil ao- tions filed in toe court Judges Adams ami Carter each will take two-fifths of the civil action S3 TV Station Are Announced Howling Tornado Slices Into Once-Hit Cameron Glenn Baxter 14 was curious about a four-inch sewer vent opposite hit San Francisco home lie wondered if Mo foot would fit It did tightly Here he waits patiently and silently looking up at the people" who are firemen Olive ail a ceathanger and 25 minutes were needed to free Glenn none the worse for wear (AP Wirrphoto) shufnin Attorneys wU1 not know to which division their cases have been assigned until after the suit is filed and the division drawn by chance Motion hour days will be on See CIRCUIT Page I rescue operations At least 50 persons were reported injured Streets in Cameron where nearly 500 persons died in a 1957 were flooded The water was as high as the floorboard of a car but had stopped rising early today Nearly eight inches of rain fell on Cameron within a six-hour period It continued to rain at daybreak Cameron which has a population of about 2500 to on the marshy gulf coast in extreme Southwest Louisiana A man identified as Harold Stewart suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after being evacuated from his home to the Cameron Parish (county) Courthouse An unidentified woman was killed and deputies said a small child may have been killed when the whirling 80 mile-an-hour winds flipped over a The Big Lake communtty north of Cameron was reported flooded and some low lying sections of Lake 40 miles unto of were under water A tornado alert for the entire Southwestern Louisiana area expired at 5 a with no additional reports of twisters An estimated 1200 persons were jammed in the courthouse building in Cameron Many had minor injuries Civil Defense and Red Cross units sent cots and blankets for the refugees A sleepy 9-ycar-old boy was See TORNADO Page 9 Funds Now School uses Louisiana Town Has 8-Inch Rain In Six Hours By JAMES A BOURDIER CAMERON La UV-A howling tornado struck this Louisiana coastal town late Tuesday night causing at least two fatalities Authorities fear toe death toll may go higher Sheriffs deputies formed search parties to roam through debris although heavy rains hampered Hearing Set Thursday For Two Patrolmen City Patrolman Robert Jones and Jama Noble ere to appear before the Board of City Commissioners at 9 am Thursday to answer charges of neglect of duty and inefficient action Charge were brought against the two by acting Police Chief William Blair Davis after Andrew Smith was beaten fatally by another prisoner in the city holdover June 30 Davis claimed Jones and Noble saw Winfield Eugene Lambert knock Smith to the floor but Instead of stopping the fight went to get help Three other policemen were Involved in the case Robert Long has been restored to duty after being cleared of neglect charges Chester Griffith also cleared resigned from the force Paul Dou-thitt a probationary officer was 'fired Miss Kane first served as a deputy county clerk under Faust Foushcc and then under the term of Higgins Lewis Porter (Land and Luther Land him to the court meeting that Miss Kane is the second deputy the county's budget for the cur--dork to retire within the past rent year is made up and the var John Guy retired pre-county does not haw the $52432 viously for transportation Judge Peakj County Clerk Luther Land said said it be done this Miss Kane sought to retire last year and I question next year" fall but that at his request site (The county's budget for to '7 on lor a fiscal year begins July 1 and alKl 581(1 (lePlJty clerks with Bomb Goes Off China Closes Ilong Kong Border By GEOFFREY HO HONG KONG (J-Red China dosed its border with Hong Kong today minutes after a bomb exploded on the Chinese side of the border station at Shumchun Tlie British closed off their side 1 of the border immediately after A British spokesman said it would remain closed as long as I the Communist barricades ie-imained up The explosion was (lie seventh in a scries of blasts that have rocked border stations facing jlfong Kong and the nearby For-See CHINA Page I Deputy Clerk or 35 Years To Retire Margaret Kane Mis Camps ie Place a deputy county clerk for 35 years is retiring Sept 1 222 20 years of service can retire at age 55 Inside Info Classified 25-27 Let' Iiplois 3 Colored Note 20 Market 24 'Comic 21 Moie 12 Crsisoord 19 Radio-TV 20 Dear Abby 16 Record 15 Death I Society 16 17 Editorial 4 Sport 9-13 Gorcn --18 State 236 lor Imtion: Sunny and a 1afteonJ Clc8r The Wcalber mild tonight Thursday partly cloudy and warm High this afternoon 87 Low tonight 63 High Thursday 88 Readings Temperature: Highest 83 at 4 pm lowest 58 at 6 am average 71 normal 74: highest this date in previous years 100 in 1936 lowest 54 in 1891 Precipitation: For 24 hours none Accumulated total since Jan 1 3649 Inches Exoess since Jan 1 388 Inches Today's Readings to 1 PM Temperature: Highest 84 at 1 pm lowest 62 at 6 am Highest this dale in previous years 98 in 1953: lowest 52 in 1935 Precipitation: None Humidity: 44ri at 1 pm 601 at 10 am Daylight: Sun sets today at 7:13 pm rises Thursday at 6:00 am TIMmUTCKXS XLSIWnM nifkuw niobtow Albany If OT Lao Anxeloo AS Albnqutrqoo 7 OJ Loutnrilla SO 10 Atlanta 03 01 Mempblt 01 1 11 Texas: I rode the train years ago but I do most of my traveling on a Greyhound One can ace much more by going on a bus and I think the bus is much more comfortable My husband left me stock in Greyhound I guess why I prefer It James Wardle Route I (former): The last time I took a train trip was in 1942 when I went from here to Irvine Trains have really gone out of style around here Vernon Pope 157 North Limestone (print room manager): About seven years ago was the last time I was on a train I went from Cincinnati to Winchester 1 prefer planes when 1 travel The big day is over for trains There's too much competition but they were safer Plans for a third Lexington tele vision station were announced today by Blue Grass Broadcasting Co The company which operates WVLK and WVLK-FM radio stations filed an application with -the Federal Communications Commission in Washington asking for a license to operate a station on Channel 40 An announcement from the office of Garvice Kincaid major stockholder in Blue Grass Broadcasting Co said that the station if approved will affiliate with Columbia Broadcasting television network Some CBS programs are now carried lqr WLEX-TV which also airs programs of the National Broadcasting Co The other Lexington channel WKYT carries American Broadcasting Co programs Radio station WVLK la affiliated with CBS radio network Claude Sullivan executive vice president of Blue Grass Broadcasting Co said the new station would have a tower as tall as any now being allowed by the FCC and the Federal Aeronautics 1849 fret above sea level Sullivan said the station equipped with the highest gain antenna manufactured and operating with 420000 watts of power would cover a 75-mile radius from Lexington Besides CBS programs Sullivan said the new channel would carry increased local programming from studios equipped with new lighting systems and multiple cameras and film projectors Color broadcasting will be added when CBS initiates it The broadcasting facilities he Cornered By Bob Fain This one is supposed to have happened in Cincinnati: A man who worked at the courthouse passed by each morning where a gentleman stood selling pencils from a little box For years the man tossed In a dime every day but never took a pencil It was just sort of a routine contribution But one morning after he had given his customary dime the pencil seller yelled at him: mister I -want to tell you about the pencils" all right" said the man want one of your said the pencil seller gone up to 15 Laces Tee? Friend wss telling about a stunt hla brother-in-law pulled It involved a a certain man usually to be found along Main Street who was glad to pass along messages because he knew and saw everybody In town In this instance our informant said he was riding down the street when the messenger suddenly bellowed out from the sidewalk Roger Forrest said for you to bring his shoes He didn't have Forrest's shoes but at least It gate everybody something to talk about Today's Metre Murder He dropped a dime each day Into that poor man's cup Then asked his boss for a third judge by Gov Bert Combs and he is scheduled to be sworn into the office at 10 am Saturday He will serve until next year when toe judgeship will be filled by election for a six-year term The setup creates three divisions of Circuit Court doing away with toe Common Law and Equity Division and the Criminal Common Law and Equity division: Division 1 Judge Chester Adams Division 2 Judge Jo- McDowell Road (bookkeeper): The last time 1 rode a train was 25 years ago from here to Chicago But 1 am anticipating a trip to California and I plan to go by train I don't think trains are out of style The scenery is better from a train You cant see anything from a plane Lee Walton Columbus Ohio (stockbroker): My last train trip was about 25 years ago 1 don't think they are completely out of style but I prefer to fly William Mania 259 West Short (attorney): I went to Miami last year on a train I'd much rather go on a train I want to keep my feet on firm ground Trains have gone out of style around here I hear business is better for them out west left) the end of a road Center (bottom left) road Peak Says No For Nonpublic Fayette County government does not have money this year to furnish transportation for parochial or independent school children and County Judge Bart Peak said there is a question about having the money when toe county's budget to made dp in June 1963 Judge Peak made hi statements to Thomas Miles a spokesman for parochial school petitioners Miles presented ln Fiscal Court Tuesday a report showing that the county has 2921 private school students eligible for transportation but that only 2032 would use the transportation Miles' report said that if Inc 2921 students were to be educated in county schools ft would cost $876300 a year and the report estimated that it would cost only $32433 to furnish the transportation saving the county $823468 if the children remain in toe parochial and independent schools Miles listed these schools: Lcx-intgon School St Pauls Lexington Catholic High School Peters Christ the King Sayre School University High Holy Rosary and St Peter Claver Judge Peak told Miles and McNulty who accompanied Fire Damages Building On Upper Slrccl The contents of a room at North Upper Street were destroyed and the room heavily damaged by a fire which broke out there about noon today Firemen said the fire and water damage was confined to toe one room of an apartment occupied by Joseph Burton They said smoke damage ex- A 1 (cnora throughout the entire sec-ond floor of toe blaze was not determined and no estimate of damage was listed Firemen said the flames were jumping waist high from the floor when they arrived The owner of the building was listed as Sam Block 1174 Indian Mound Road The Transy Econo Wash and Dry laundromat occupies part of the first floor and apparently was not damaged ends June 30 of the next year) Miles said the transportation would cost the county only $26 a year for each child in the schools Judge Peak said "Wc have no money at all" Court Okays Health Unit Site Pact County Judge Bart Peak has been authorized by Fiscal: Court to enter into a contract! with the city and the Central Development Co for purchase of a site on Waller Avenue for construction of a new City-County Health Department building Judge Peak asked for the an thorization to sign the contract to take the place of a "temporary a verbal agreement" to buy the tract The site will cost $15000 and Judge Peak said it is expected the deed to the land will be obtained about Nov 1 Fiscal Court in other action deeded to the Fayette County Board of Education title to 11 school sites that had been lield by the county until a $475000 bond issue had been paid In other action the court Referred bids to the county road engineer that had been submitted for oil for the road department Accepted the resignation of County Patrolman James Snodgrass who has resigned to take a job with the Louisville Police Department Abolished the rank of capti on too county patrol created a new lieutenant position and then approved appointment of Sgt Robert Robison to rank of lieutenant The appointment is effective Sept 1 Took under consideration request by the courthouse commit tee COURT Page I -I-V A UTTER HERE A LITTER TIIERE-Fayette roadside strips serve as continuous trash dumps lor many persons Each little bit of litter adds to un side on Mt Tabor Pike and (right) in front of Idle Hour Shopping Center on the Richmond Road The minimum fine for such littering is $25 However few persons are arrested here on such charges (Leader photos) Ft Worth 14 Alt Lake a i Helena II 41 Saa D'etre Honohiln 14 Franelaao Indlanap'a 10 SI Seal' la Juneau 44 Tampa II Kane City 11 IS Waahiactoa sightly scenes such as (top i gC( behind Eastland Shopping Cost of giving had gono up I bJhJ.