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-v v- i S' ir" 4 't -V 1 i K' I- 'vy CLOSING NY STOCKS KL-- Thought For the Day The English author Joseph Conrad said: "No woman as an absolute fool no woman is ever completely deceived" 1545 WICOX HO 9-1234 FRIDAY DECEMBER 6 1963 Vol 59 No 2 5 Tm Funeral arrangements are pending today for Tom London 81 pioneer movie actor who died Thursday at his North Hollywood home 4368 Camellia Ave He began his career in Great Train and went bn to become famous for his roles as a sheriff in movie and TV Westerns Hq appeared in 1600 films among them of and Jekyll and Mr He also appeared with the late Will Rogers -He leaves a sister Mrs Anita Pearcy with whom he made his home 5011 Linkenhim NH PO 3-6221 6648 DELAY in BH Is THE REPUBLICAN-DEMO CRATIC moratorium on political action 'until the first of the year makes sense and gives President' Johnson time to do the necessary in the meantime Though the moratorium ex-sists there is bound to be much speculation as to what impact the assassination of President Kennedy 'will have upon 'the political scene It is far too early to evaluate President Johnson and the -paths he will follow through political necessity and personal desire He is' however considered one of the most astute political figures in Washington -and to haye been nearer the middle of the road than his predecessor j-r He has- come out for the Kennedy program on tax cuts' and civil he has indicated very few changes will made amongst his ad-visers We dr haps can assume from his background that he will try to veer slightlyMunre to the center but not so much as to -the unified backing of the party! President Johnson will have about the same difficulties with the South over the Civil Rights Bill however wherp jdent Johnson awarded the na? can the South go? turn highest civilian honor today to 31 men and women Then in a dramatic gesture THE REPUBLICANS will probably have even more BRUIN GRIDMEN annual football Larry Zeno (left) junior won coaches general player sentations Other awards Dathe Jim Colletto Dick KEEP LICENSE RECORD 4 Reseda ST 1-0751 Dl 5-6500 427 NEARING an additional $2600 to secure through the Wilbur Smith organisation to back up the city policy-demand for a completely covered freeway The expert will provide 'an analysis of the ventilation and lighting problem in connection with a 17-mile tunnel: through Beverly Hills: Councilman Hugh Darling urged that additional study be given to oi and general safety factors in an effort to bolster the position When it comes face-to-face with: the public hearing No Rain Seem for 5 Days No rain in sight with temperature normal or slightly above is the' weather prospect for Los Angeles and vicinity" the next five days the Weather Bureau said today Strong high pressure ridges prevalent are keeping several weather fronts from moving i Star Photo UCLA gridders receiving honors at Thursday team dinner dance at the Beverly Hilton Hotel were quarterback and Mel Profit (right) senior end Zeno excellence trophy and Profit' was voted most valuable UCLA' All -American -of the late made pre- went to Kurt Altenberg Byron Nelson Capt: Walter Peterson Steve Truesidell and Mike Roof Canon CR 6-2341 72 City revenues are dropping and previous annual boosts in property taxes are not likely to make up the difference Mayor Sam fold city 'department heads today in issuing instructions for drafting of the 1964-65 budget The mayor in an executive directive said he did not want to paint dismal picture for the ensuing but department heads must consider likely to be encountered as they draft budgets budget revenue for the current year Is some $2500000 under that needed to meet budget he -said are hopeful that this deficit may be eliminated by possible increases from certain reyenue sources over that anticipated and from normal surpluses in departmental The mayor! went on to warn that -the proparty'tax base could be expected to diminish to some extent: a result of the 'county announced' policy with respect to equalization of assessments on real and personal proper He said the' city could no longer expect the usual 5 to 7 per cent annual increase in taxes from this source The mayor said he hoped property taxes could be lowered' feel property taxes have long1- exceeded what property owners should be reasonably expected to- pay Property taxes cannot and should not go any higher They should be sharply reduced the mayor said The mayor told department heads that' the city 1 faced a real' financial problem in balancing the 1964-65 budget is my he said to maintain our' expenditure level for other than possible added salary requirements within the available: current revenue thus we can anticipate a tight budget and all this The' mayor said any-' salary boost running as high as $5 to $10 million or more could not be financed by such means as belt-tightening service reductions possible savings from improved procedures or from use of labor-saving equipment Ther mayor said he was ordering the city administrative officer to with you (ed-partment heads) in each step of the long budget process to the end' that we may achieve balanced financial and work programs which will enable us to fulfill -our responsibilities to the lOCenfc -rS Zr-4- Home! WASHINGTON (UPI) The wife of Lee Harvey Oswald has told FBI investigators that the accused- assassin claimed- he had fired a bullet into the home of former Mai Gen' Edwin Walker in Dallas last Aprils it was learned today The FBI declined comment both on the statement attributed to Mrs Oswald or reports that the possibility that Oswald was the Walker Sniper is being investigated Blit other sources said the Russian-born wife of Oswald had related that her husband told her excitedly last April that he had tried to kill Walker Other sources FBJ agents investigating the Ken-sdy assassination nave as Dallas police for details of -1 firing on heme months ago They declined to speculate on anything beyond -the fact that the FBI was looking into a possible connection between- a 1 and th Walker episode The action was part of what was1 described as a into every aspect of the background of Oswald prior to the slaying of President Kennedy on Nov 22 in Dallas Dallas police said the day following the assassination that they were checking the possi- bility that the assassin andtSe -Walker sniper were the samfe persop- However no official police announcement has-been made- and Dallas investigators wore reported reluctant to developments until after jin FBI report on the Kennedy assassination goes to a Presidential Commission investigating the case Va" LOS Variable High clouds and sunny today rajSd tomorrow Fog near coast tonight and tomorrow mor' ing High today 76 low tonight 55 SAN FERNANDO VALLEYt- Some hii clouds otherwise sunny today and tomorrow High today near 76 low' fo- night 36 to 43 6 BEACHES Mostly sunny day High temperatures near 70 water 60 MOUNTAINS Mostly siirmy with high temperature at resort levels: DESERTS Sunny with high temperatures near 70 in up per valleysvnear 80 in lowej valleys Wim- S' Wi TOM LONDON film- veteran dies other state agencies and added he has asked the bail committee to make a complete' Study of the present traffic indexing The jurist some -judges had expressed a desire to have the index include whether a defendant has been placed on probation by another court in the county been compelled to attend traffic school by another court or whether a defendant's license had been suspended by another court Judge Sprankle said these and other studies would be directed by the bail newly-elected chairman Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Mario Clinco Sprankle also announced that bpr Judges Hector Baida of Santa Monica and Vincent Erickson of Los Angeles were elected to the bail committee at its last to succee Judges Newwell Barrett elevated to i Superior Court and Robert Bevecly Hills wherefrom the committee committee members include Judges Leon Ermerson of Downey Raphael Galcer-an of El Monte Donald Red-win of Los Angeles Kenneth Sutherland of Long Beach Bernard Selber of Los Angeles and Richard JTobey of Compton Author to Lecture BEVERLY HILLS- Irving Stone author and lecturer will discuss and the the annual December meeting of the California Association of School Librarians Southern Section jat the Beverly Hills Hotel at 10 am Saturday- BEVERLY HILLS Master and Associates is expected to Planner Simon Eisner hintedfile a freeway survey today that' Beverly Hills city with director of public works officials should be ready to Ed Tufte In the meantime couiicilmen have authorized expenditure of he -conferred it posthumously the of a recon the late President John commendation that on-1 and offramps inside the city be coni-structed in connection with the proposed Beverly Hills Free- xxni Johnson's announcement that he was adding his assassinated: predecessor and the dead pope to the 1 of- winners of the problems against President Johnson as the latter has not crys- against him as had boosted the stock of ultraconservative Gpldwater in opposition to the Kennedy administration Senator GoldWater will have a' much more difficult time gaining the nomination under these circumstances Romney to Page A-2 Column 7 new presidential medal-of free- ramps be constructeci any-dom climaxed a-White House where inside the corporate lim- be constructed PASADENA Study of an' instant driver's -license under which a motorist Would be required to keep his own driving record was proposed today to the bail committee of theCounty Municipal Court Judges Assn The proposal was suggested by a San Diego Municipal Court judge who made the recommendation as a substitute to a state or county traffic indexing system according to Pasadena Municipal Court Judge Joseph Sprankle chairman of the association The proposal calls for a two-part driver's license with each driver keeping his own driving record on Part 2 of the license Part -2 would be required in court or at bail windows when the driver is cited where dispositions would be added Judge Sprankle said the plan is under consideration by the judicial council and several AROITNIl OUR A-14 BRIDGK AS B-7 A-U AUSTIN A-S CROSSWORD B-10 EDITORIALS B-8 A-ll B-4 HAZEL A-l MARY A-10 A-10 COUNT A-4 B-7 REAL B-5 A- B-l MAX STnES B-l B-12 way In its of city councilmen spelled out the condition that no on- or off-: its of this city However Eisner who is heading up the $147000 two-year master plan study for Beverly Hills said a decision on ramps might well have a vital effect on the economic future of the business district He intimated that his firm (Eisner-S a t) will come up in the near future with a definite recommendation Councilmen also revealed Thursday that the oft-postponed State Highway Dept public hearing on Beverly HillsfFree-way routing again has been set back this time from a projected January- session until sometinu in mid-February division of Highway- engineers have informed council-men that have a com: ceremony which had been planned by Kennedy Die 31 other winners (rf the freedom medal had been designated for the honor by Kennedy in recognition of their services and contributions throughout the world Atty' Gen Robert Kern nedy accepted the award on behalf of his slain brother: Mrs John Kennedy watched from seclusion behind a screen Tugboat Annie To Ride Float Minerva Urecai famed as Tugboat Annie will Tide on the Santa Claus float down Hollywood Blvd Saturday night startuig at' 7:30 pm On Monday' evening Elaine in the bn all types of construction andjnounced The ridges are 'ix DuPont- and- Crash jCorriganj alternate- routing by Dec 16pected to continue throughout will ride on the float jFive days earlier Wilbur Smith the weekend plete cpst estimate available Weather- Bureau an- Showing Worries Conservatives LONDON Science Minister Quintin disaponting showing in winning a Commons seat in- creased the cwicern of Conservative strategists today -in their planning for the general election- campaign against labor--- Trinidad Embassy in Ca ra a j3 omb ed CARACAS (UPI) A terrorist bomb today blew the door off the Trinidad Embassy It was the second attack' on the diplomatic establishment this week 'The! action' was interpreted as revenge for acton in swiftly returning to1 Venezuela six terrorists by a girl who hijacked a Venezuelan commercial airliner last week und! forced the pilot at gunpoint to fly them to Trinidad 1 4 i 1 1 i -l: Bar Assn Clears Texas Attorney DALLAS The Texas Assn decided last' US May Join Reds at Cambodia Parley LONDON The United States may joiri Russia': and Communist China soon in a 14-nation ctxiference to negotiate Cambodia's demands for a guarantee of its and independence diplomatic sources said to- day Britain' and the United States who resisted a similar request in the past have been in close consultation on -the latest demand for: several days Pope to Visit Holy Land January 4 VATICAN CITY The visit of Pope Paul VI to Jan-4 to 6 the Vati- also may pay a visit to-grimage Vatican sources the Holy Land will takejrigce from can announced today The Pope all pugri today Lebanon during the peace 153 Million Lbs of Soybean Oil Missing' JERSEY CITY NJ A survey firm reported today an on-spot inspection of tanks failed to turn up any trace of 153 million pounds of soybean oil for' which any exporter claims it holds receipts The survey showed there were only seven million pounds of oil in the Ameri- can Express Warehousing Co tank: in Bayonne NJ Superior Court Judge Robert A Matthews had ordered survey of the tanks following charges by the Bunge 1 Corp of New York City that -millions of pounds of the oil nad mysteriously disappeared Bunge said it held warehouse receipts for 160 million pounds of oiL Phony Oswald Tipster in'Mental Ward "NEW YORK A man1 accused of giving the FBI a phony lead in the investigation of Harvey Oswald was in -Bellevue Hospital today for psychiatric examina-' tion Stephen Landesberg 23 who claimed he was student at Columbia University was committed to the hospital yesterday and held in $10000 bond on a charge of making false statements to the FBI Castroites Claim Foothold in Dominica MIAMI (UPI) Communist 1 Cuba hoping to shift attention away from Venezuela announced yesterday i pro-Castro guerrillas have gained a foothold in the Dominican Republic Havana radio claimed Cuban guerrilla forces have established operational the mountains around Santiago and Puerto Plata v- Christine Given 9 Months in Prison LONDON (UPI) Christine Keeler the Call girl cf -the Prof umo scandal came to an end of her fling in the 5 big city today when she was sentenced to nine month prison-for trying to railroad one of her Negro lovers to jail The 21-year-old redhead exchanged her elegants west end clothing for- prison costume only' five years after she left the converted railway car she called horne in the country to start the career as a playgirl that led' to the resignation of a cabinet minister and the suicide of her sponsor in high society Battered Aid Bill Returned for Action WASHINGTON! -A badly battered foreign -aid: bill that almost nobody: was -back to the House and Senate today for final action on ar-takerit-or-leave-it basis -The $3599000000 authorization almost $1000 000000 below what the late PresiI dent Kennedy originally was finally hammered out late yesterday-by weary Senateand House cif ereefr: after three weeks of off-and-on sessions said5 Oswald 24 the Marxist accused of assassinating President Kennedy and murdering a Dallas policeman who tnied to question him -Mrs Kennedy Leaves White House Today I WASHINGTON Mrs John" Kennedy moves out7 of the White Hxise today leaving behind a personal touch and taking' with7 her: the' bittersweet memories of1' her nariy three-year stay With 1 her two children Mrs: Kennedy will' live in "a house lent! to her by I i rs ay Cross Bo rd Yiil BERLIN East German Communists fWtil pen the anti-refugee wall Tor the first time so West Berliners may visit in East Berlin for Christmas thS Wept Ger- man press office: announced' todays- 0 -jV4: 'A- 'W- 1 (i.