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Wire Services Of United Press International And Thi Associated Press V-: 7 1 .1 this papei coNsnn or TwotscnoNs ,121 a. aum. rinaa CA 1WJ0 a- (26 AGES TODAY) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, I960, LIMA, OHIO VOL. 76 NO. 322.

(SEVEN CENTS) 1 K. ri i KING IS GONE -0-' Mudftn going to take, off now and restTWhen the 'baby is born want-tin be The next di hie suffered the first seizure. It came at his suburban Encino mansk in San Fernando Valley. The news or Gables "dnS- By VERNON SCOTT HOiiYWiDClD (UPI) King' the he-man actor with the Paging imile and big ears, died Wednesday night of a heart attack several months before die event he moat looked forward to in life die birth of his first child. Death came j0 days after the 59-year-dd reigning star qf movies for 30 years was taker, to Holly- brought stunned reaction from sctore and others die world.

The hospital telephone -switchboard was overloaded with wood PrasbyliwIrHSBrinalnnirlRHtrTrcnM the-Urited- hie first seizure, and only seconds before his expectant could reach his bedside: Mrs. Kay Gable, 42, the fifth wife of the movie star who first States and from Europe. One of those calling Gary Cooper. Another was veteran director John Huston who crjed on the telephone and said, Tell Kay GABLE. FIFTH WIFE Clark Gable (right), who -Of- hit if (st hit Gable, former wife of sug- ni slayings a heart attack, is shown efirlier this year with his fifth wife, the former Kay Williams Spreckels, who is expecting his first and only child.

(UPI Telephoto) Trial Here fi role as Rhett Butler in "Gone With the Wind, is expecting his child, in. March. She war staying in a room across the hall, having! (See GABLE, Page II) moved in the hospital same day he was admitted s' week ago Mrs. Gable suffers from a heart ailment. Her pediatrician expressed concern about the effects the strain of her grief would have on her.

But her maid Louisa, comfortingly reassured her after die handsome Gables death: "Youre going to have his baby, dont you worry. In Murder By PERRY MULLEN NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP)-The white boycott of one of the1 citystwo newly integrated public schools appeared total today with three Negro first graders turning out for classes. -t Negro girls entered Mo-Donogh No. 19 accompanied by six U5.

marshall. No ittiite pupils entered. White spectators jeered when they arrived, but the number was far smaller than wu present during the first three days of. inte- sration. The Negro girt attending WiP Ottawa iu.

(un) A muscular outdoorman with a record of sex offenses today confessed he beat to death three Chicago matrons in a lonely, snow covered canyon in nearby Starved Rock Stote Park last March. The state's' attorneys office said Chester Otto Weger, 23, a former bus boy at the park, calmly admitted the triple killings at 2:45 a.m. EST after several' hours of questioning. AathorttfenshT AccusecTSlayer remorse and a qomplete lack of emotion as he told them how he killed. Mrs.

Frances fl, Mrs. Lillian Oetting, 50, and Mrs. Mildred Lindquist, 50, all wives of prominent Chicago business and civic leaders, la Salle CountynsfiteTatferney him once. He said, he should have slapped me for asking! I didn't have my glasses. Deputies Richard.Coatello and Berfc ard Ludwig earlier testified they took it, raid it to him and then let him read it.

Dr. W. Virgil Parent ah eye, ear, and throat specialist, aaid Long needed glasses to see ordinary print. Without theia aaid. Long would have to hold the object 15 inches away.

"Tom, did you ever accuse him (Remines) of running around with your ex wife? Baiyeat asked. "I never accused him," Long answered. I point blank asked Long, upon direct examination from defense attorney- Richard Bennett, said he visited Remines toe hospital "80 was free, on bond at too time. Baiyeat objected to the statement, claiming it was "air obvious play for sympathy." Janwa Blair, another defense attorney, asked for a mistrial because of (See TRIAL, Page 4) Death is Sadden Gable died without littering a word Only minutes eariier he had chatting happily with a nurse. Suddenly he his head off the pillow and dropped back and died, said hospital administrator B.JrtaMwelt.-The time was 11 p.m., PST (2 a.m., EST).

It was the right way to go," said Caldwell. "No pain and he went in a flash, Mrs. Gabkv who had been sleeping in her room, was sum-moned by a nurse. Come quick," she said. But it was tqo late.

There was oxygen by his' bedside-snd doctors almost immediately available. But attempts to revive the fabulously successful movie star of three decades were (utile. He had dinner four hours earlier with his wife and appeared in good spirits said Caldwell, adding he and doctorf and Gable himself believed he was on the road to recovery. He was planning for Said his good friend, Howard vice president at MGM. "It was his best day, Strick-ling said.

Talks af Fatherhood Only the day after Gable his last movie ride in The Misfits" with Marilyn Monroe on Nov. 4, Gable told a reporter of his emotions at being an expectant father. By PERRY SMITH Lima News Staff Writer Accused landlord slayer Thomas N. Long today testified he didn't remember events leading up to the shooting of Arthur Remines, 44. 94, is on trial for lint degree murder.

Opening arguments win be heard today and the case will probably go to a jury tomorrow. Long, who underwent a grueling cross examination from Assistant Prosecutor Robert Balye-at, said he remembered few incidents that occurred May 28. The truck driver said beer and wine hai left him dizzy. He said he remembered inviting neighbors Charles and Susy Miller over to watch TV. "I remember sitting at the table and somebody pouring me a drink of wine," he added.

Defense attorneys have indicated he was drugged with one of the drinks. a "The next thing I remember, an officer had me outside shaking me," he' said. "I had. my hands oh a car and he (the deputy) was patting Long aaid he blacked out again, and came, to in a jaif cell. He remembered signing a said he didnt know what it was all about.

couldnt read it, he said, liam Frantz School arrived, at 9:15 a.m. accompanied hy six marshals. Only a few spectators were on hand to jeer. Only three white children attended Frantz today. The 'city remained tense' after i-Wadnudayte demonstrations by i 1,000 or more teen-agers.

Demonstrations by white youths against nice muting in schools sent, police and fire cngjnu ree the city frau foiaiiwTarind and busu Wednesday night sent police on a dorar or more caflr Fightj between Negro and white in three neighborhoods and a cross burning on. St. Charles Avenue were ainoag 20 complaints investigated during the niglti. i The ay tifo a demonstrations brought arrest of 51 persons, in eluding three Negroes. Thirty-four additional arrests were made Wednesday night, indijdiqg 31 Negroes, Screaming teeihegers wert ifis-persed Wednesday by fire hoses.

-Several persons were injured in scattered violence tint included stabbing of a Negro and. a gun- shot -wound for a white man. White youths cornered a police- man and gave him a severe beating. Flour Negroes were beaten during, the day by white men. Shouting, jeering tnobe made up mostly of truant Jiigh youths roamed crowded downtown streets Police, prevented-' mm 1.

than' 1,000 demonstratori from reaching offices of "the school board in -file downtown section. An unrelenting federal judge" who ordered school integration ig-noted demand! by aome RESISTING ARREST A woman identified as Joyce Egginton, 34, New York correspondent tor the London Daily Herald, wrestles with a New Or leans policeman as the officer attempts to place her in a police paddy She was taken to a police station and charged with resisting arrest, assault ing an officer and other charges. (UPI Telephoto) Federal Housing Harland- Warren said he would take Weg'er to the park for 'reenactment of the crime, A special session of the grand jrry was called for this afternoon to eon-sider indictments. Weger, a short but muscular blond-haired fatter of tiro, was charged early today with 11 crimes, including the three killings in Starved Rock. Assistant states attorney Peter Feracutti said Weger was also charged before Justice Louis Goetch with reping a 17-yea N)ld girl, robbery, assault with a dead-ly wertfxHi and other crimes.

Meats Three Wooes In his oral confession to Feracutti, Weger said he met the three women while out on an afternoon break from his bus boy job in the park lodge. Wager told authorities the three women were just emerging from the canyon when he accosted them. He uid he told the women he intended to rob them and a struggle began. Weger, who described the kill-. ings as a robbery that got out of hand, uid he dragged two of the women to a tree and tied them to when Mrs.

Murphy continued to fight back, he hit her with a tree branch and then beat the otheMwo women. Plane Overhead He told police Mrs. Murphy ro gained consciousneu for a time and he strode her again. He then carried the three women into- a canyon cave about 200 yards away. He said he took thefts into the caye because he hunt a plane overhead and wanted to get them out of sight He laid the bodies in a neat row he said and then 'searched their purses for money.

He neglected to take the jewelry and rings they were wearing, however. Sheriff Ray Eutsey uid Wager, who had a record of sex offenses and was charged with rape at the age of 14, said robbery, not sex, wu.the motive foe. the killings. Eisenhower announced the program' Wednesday at a hastily called news conference in Augusta. The UA international payments deficit means, in simple tmins, that this country is spending more overseas than it is making overseas.

This deficit, which "This is a dividend that has cqme to me late in life, Gable (See KE, Page 4) WASHINGTON (UPI) The United States sought today to slow the flight of dollars and gold abroad by drastically cutting its foreign spending and reducing the number of servicemen's families overseas. A seven-point program, announced- by President Eisenhower, was expected to cut U.S. spending in foreign countries by slightly more than SI billion a year, substantially improving the problem of America's international payments deficit. Eisenhower summoned his top advisers to a meeting of the National Security Council today at the vacatio i White House, in Augusts, to discuss ways of putting the program into effect In addition to' reducing the number of servicemens dependents abroad from 484,000 to Ike Orders Navy To Funeral Today For Slain Girl Oa feala ton thlt he step iuida. UA' District Judge J.

Skdly li-. Wright issued the. integration der -and. enjoined the kgjalatureL and top stete officials firm at tempts to prevent race mixing in iwhwrfs. The iegiriature in Baton Rouge be appointed to serve as the local housing authority.

The annual contribution contract requires units must be rented to families of low income who cannot provide suitable housing for- themselves. Persons' iii tins" group are thou whose net income is not more- than $3,100 for two persons, with in increase of $200 for each child. A family 'could be admitted to public housing with an income of $3,000 and remain in fee unit until their income reaches $4,200. If a person -firing in public housing were to have his income increased beyond the limitation, they would begiven notification Nine-hundred Lima residents Monday Will petition city council to take steps toward establishing a federal public housing imqj- ect fcre.lZ Dte lawihakers specifically will be' asked to approve a resolution "determining the need for a housing to provide housing for low-income families and to undertake alum clearance. If council approves the resolution, it will be forewarded to the -Ohio Housing Board, the agency which creates metropolitan housing authorities.

Details 1 of 'the petition were made public at a meeting of city officials endue Citizens Progreu Committee Wednesday afternoon in the Aigorme Hotel. The White House issued the following statement: "In response to the request of the governments of Guatemala and Surface and air ujhits of the U.S. Navy are in a PAULDING This thing changes from hour to hour," Sheriff John Keeler gaid this morning as the manhimt. for the killer of I4-year-old Nancy Eagleson entered its fourth day! Keeler said. he spent most of Wednesday investigating two suspects in the Toledo aipa.

"It looked good, but then it blew up," Keeler said. "Were still going -to'-give one of the had before it for action todqr a fesohition asking Lotiisiina con. gressmCn to' nsa any meaife poa-'f- sibie, including impeadunenL in i forcing Wriit out Of the picture. V.S position in which they could assist these governments, should ft tot forejgn goods by military Post the plan bars the purchase AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) The White House said today that President Eisenhower has ordered the Navy to prevent any invasion erf either Guatemala or Nicaragua by Communist-directed elements.

Navy surface and air unit are now in position to help the two Caribbean republics block any passible invasion attempt, the White House said. Guatemala and Nicarauga, who have vboth- charged that recent anti-government revolts were fomented by Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, requested, toe assistence J.y Wt1 -1 Exchanges, orders foreign aid administrators to "buy American1 and seeks new ways to increase American, exports. Legulitore said WnghFa (See INTEGRATiaN, Page 4) (See FEDERAL, Page' 4) (See FUNERAL, Paga 4) rm- Furl William, chairman of the public, housing subcommittof of the' is' spearheading the drive toward a federally-financed project for south Lima. He obtained the 900 signatures on the petition. E.

J. Ward, CPC co-chairman, urged council to take immediate action bh the petition and resolution. Noting that a 84 block area between Fifth and Greenlawn and 18th Hughes is included ih.the.pllot Ward com-ngnted: After it hu been completed, I am sure we will want to taka another bite. Msgr. Leo Griffin, a commit-tea laid' the south Lima area is one of the wont in the state for vice, gambling, and substandard housing.

Ted Yeenstra, a regional economist for the Public Housing (thority, Chicago, and guest speaker at yesterdays luncheofi, seconded Msgr. Griffins contention. Veepstra said the slum area in south Lima is the wont in the 13 atatea in his region. "After Lima hu organized a Metropolitan Bousing the state will study and plan a definite housing program, Veen-stra uid. 'First step byitate authorities will he to.

award a peliminary loan contract, to the city, select the site, and set-up a development progranv ') comes the loin and annual contribution coptract under which the architects complete drawings, bids are and bonds are released." A' limitation hu been set by GOP Claims Nixon Has Won California That jeount rood tius way I WASHINGTON (AP) More wek after the election, today: Inside The Limd News swung opeA.Heand hi Lady Bud, went 'aboard and exchanged first 'greet ings With Kennedy 33J71.479. Nixon, 33,67482. than a Vice President Richard M. Nixon hu raptured California's 32 electoral votes. Absentee ballots did 'A- a margin-at Gris point .4 was: 15I.MI-.ypteaL.eut cf pirn become necessary, to seek uut and prevent intervention on the part of Communist-directed elements in tiie internal of Guatemala uid Nicarauga through the landing of armed forces of supplies from abroad." Eisenhower issued the- orders after a request for the Navys help was received by Secretary of State Christian A.

Herter in Washington. Herton, who flew here i morning attend National Security Council (NSC) meeting, conferrtd wltlr ther President on the matter Wednesday and talked it over again1 today. i Defense- Secretary. Thomas Si Gates -Jr. and Gen.

Lyman Lemnitzer, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, also took part in the conversation But the White House aaid it waa not discussed at the meeting of the NSC. Asked if the. orders would apply to a possibfoittack from Gibe, Press Secretory James C. Hagerty uid iapirficd td Cuba and kny other outside of Guatemala end Nicaragua. 9 24-7-12 "lAr AmMements Ares News Bridge aieetaei than 87 million counted as kr; His plurality figured at $0.13 perr JOHNSON CITY, Tex.

(AP)-Johr. F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. the Democratic winners, secluded themselves iu this rugged hill country today to chart the eourse of their new adminis-tratiibi in this troubled world. The President-elect and the voters for vice president scheduled an intensive round of talks after an initial two-hour conference which; they, had Wednesday evening shortly after Kennedy's arrival from Prim Beach, -v cent 48 J5 for Nixon.

224244-25 W-ll ee.S 4 I eeaeoiaeaeaeaei mmmmimmih Classified Cannes Crossword Deaths Editorial Page Only 1FM of the aationTa vntiM precincts am ftiU untabulated. Kwmedy could well wind Jchhson wouid bold a news conference or put out a statement on their discussions at the end of the day. Kennedy flew Florida by charter jet airliner to Bergstrom Air Force Base near bout 85 miles east of die LBJ Rauch. He transferred at Berg-strom to a small plane .1 the flight to the Texu senators ranch. It Was the first time Kfajnedy and Johnaoa had met since their election victory last Richard M.

Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge. ''Johnson, casually Informal: in Western dothes feom 10-gallon hat ta Texu boots, wu waiting Johnson presented a 19-gallon hat to the President-elect-who held it qger- bitincongroua-ly in his pinttripad busineu suit -and smilingly but firmly rejected the'pleai of photdgrqihen diat he put ft on. Tll wear it tomorrow morning, Kennedy promised. Well have an unveiling At the field atone white frame ranch use, the two men talked alone for hours before dinner, ranch in the dark on the way To the house Wednesday night. And toay time wu a possibility of some deer huntings Tatcr in the day House Speaker Sam Rayburn planned fr travel from hia home St Bonham, to join with Kennedy John soc in talks mapping the.

executive branch swiid- of power from Republican hahda in January. Still later- Price DamelLof perhaps odier Democratic leaden of the state are expected to 1m on for a round of abcializiig before Kennedy, starts I bade to Palm There wu no. definite advance word whether Kannedy and with less than a majority of all1 votes cast Nov. counting minor pnrfy votes, even if he still led it, and helped to shave Presidentelect Kenedy's nationwide popular, vote lead.fcrless thnn i But even yvithput Nixon's home state! Kennedy, still in assured of 309 electoral 31 mpre than the mjnimum needed for election. Nixon' also.picked "np! votes Wednesday in official canvmea in Florida1' and North Carolina.

Kennedy gained soma jfe an official count in Indtena. These changes affected only tiw nationwide popular vote counL '1 Nixon by a papentitia margiaT' Hospital Models Sparta TV lA -aiaiaaebaeit VllMI tiieaMiMMiji 1415 A ofurffeledged dtctottl 'C-in MisrissippT idled up HI, 401 Uflrf nuHtf iurta-'intM yutea. -Mote-minor pnrfy i The place wu the cozy living room of Jotinsons -lODyearold rambling home on the LBJ Ranch of 300 acres, through which nirth the picturesqife Pedcrnales River, Johnson gava thwyouthful Prea-kfentHeled aTriif tour of the zzi: Year Birthday Classified 5 hi -votes tifl am not tabulated, but Incom plete, returna from six atatea aha H- 1 4s iv Aspokesman reported -after wards that tin discussion dealt with "proUema which face thelCongress, Veenstrq uid, the plane wherf the doqr country at this ling a group of fiva persona must a -i A -t 1 y- -t-iv -s r-v I v- s-j. -T' -V'' I -1 A 1 rj.

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