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i MemioMs 1CD ress-Scimitar FINAL EDITION MARKETS PRICE TEN CEXTS US WEATHER FORECAST: Fair high today 70 low tonight 50 high Thursday 73 Friday outlook: Increasing cloudiness wanner 84TH NO 16ft MEMPHIS TENN WEDNESDAY MAY 13 1964 PEONE 526-2141 Mow to Put New life hi Baku Case Sen Williams Calls on Demos To Broadon Inquiry Action Follows Lucas Roport Of Tragodios itfMilrliii AFTER THE RAIN LET MIRTH REION what the Monarch of Cotton King iTHUam Campbell and Qoeen Marie Louise Cramp told their thousands of willing subjects Their smiles showed they intended to practice what they had proclaimed as they left the Royal Barge and waved a cheerful farewell to the crowd surrounding their Continental convertible about to whisk them away on a round of Cotton Carnival parties i Movieland Parade Tonight PrtuSdmiUr Sufi Photo tar Tom Buber TODAY WAS THE DAY and Carolyn Adair made Memphis mighty proud Few alternates could win the acclaim accorded this young daughter of Mr and Mis Van Train 1176 Brookfield Rond for foe way foe starred la foe Maid of Cotton Fashion Show (Other pictures and stories about foe Mild and the show on First Page of Sections Two and Three) WASHINGTON The first planes in a newly-modified fleet of bombers en route now and will arrive in South Viet Nam early next the Pentagon disclosed today The planes are two-seater Douglas A1E Skyraiders propeller-driven aircraft The fleet is expected to be nought speedily to a total of 75 planes each with approximately three times foe load carrying capacity of the 72 bomber types previously sent to South Viet Nam STORY The disclosure came from Air Force Secretary Eugene Zuckert in answer to charges by Scripps Howard staff writer Jim Lucas that American pilots have been dying in obsolete planes South Viet Nam Zuckert conceded two and possibly more cases of structural failure in the earlier planes but said losses had been primarily due to increased effectiveness of (Communist) Viet Cong anti-aircraft fire" He said the T-28 and B-26 bombers which have been used in South Viet Nam were brought to condition before being sent there In general he said these planes have performed well Zuckert on behalf Of Defense Secretary McNamara who has been in South Viet Nam this week wrote a letter to Rep Carl Vinson (D-Ga) chairman of the House Armed Services Committee who said earlier he would call McNamara for questioning on foe subject PREVIOUSLY PLANNED Zuckert said the replacement of the T-28 was planned in September last year and added: modifications involved extensive engineering and complete overhaul which have been carried out as quickly as possible The first ArlE (skyraider) aircraft are en route now and will arrive in Viet Nam early in The prototype of the sky-raider first flew in 1945 and foe plane was produced thru 1957 McNamara said in Saigon today that there are no plans to intoduce jet aircraft into South Viet Nam He said jets are not needed i Bjr CLARK FORTEOUS I Preae-Bcimitar Staff Writer 1 Main Street will be a mile-'long movie screen as King i Cotton remembers famous films in the first of four Cot-iton Carnival parades at 7:30 tonight It will be the Great Cotton Parade with the theme Cotton Remembers in keeping with the over-all Carnival theme 1 Happy Memories 4 The weatherman promises a when Jay Pluvius dared to ton water into the face of the king queen royalty and especially the But the big brilliant Royal I arge made it despite rain a shifting wind that became stronger just before the arrival and a houseboat that almost got clobbered A goodly part of the huge crowd first estimated at 100' i X) took off for shelter when le rain came and' continued ut many returned and it stopped raining just before the Royal Barge docked The parade tonight will move on Main south from Exchange to Vance There will be seats only at Court Square on Main -The parade will feature Carolyn Adair' acting 1964 Maid of Cotton riding her personal cotton blossom float for the first time and will honor Kay Gardner the Cotton Princess who will ride foe three-in-one float to be used by different princesses in force parades: King William Campbell and Queen Marie Louise Crump will ride their re splendent royal float Carey Dowdle Dixie queen of foe Cotton Belles who will ride floats in this parade and foe Grand Carnival Parade at 7:45 Saturday night will ride her special float King Cotton will turn movie director on foe theme float complete with megaphone long dgaret fodder and wil foe cast on foe floats designed by Mrs Robert Guthrie Colie Stoltz Carnival music director will have 34 bands in foe parade Evening Mews Bulletins Rusk Warns Turks and Greeks To Settle Cyprus Dispute better weather break King Cotton got last than night WASHINGTON Sen John Williams (R-DeL) offered a resolution today to bring senators specifically within the scope of the Bobby Baker investigation and to broaden the inquiry to include the handling of campaign funds and other matters His resolution for which he requested immediate consideration also would extend the Rules investigation until Sept 1 It now expires at the end of this month Introduction of the resolution was touched off by a stormy hearing of the committee yesterday at which Sen Clifford Case (R-N J) urged that senators be asked about their relations with Baker resigned secretary to the Senate's Democratic majority Sen Everett Jordan (D-N C) the committee chairman dismissed request as height of HE SAYS Jordan told newsmen that think it would be an insult to for the committee to ask them the questions proposed by Case Baker resigned from his $19600-e-year Senate post last Oct 7 after Williams and others raised questions about his outside dealings -The one-time page boy who las Invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against possible self-incrimination listed net worth in excess of $2 million in bank loan applications he filed last year The resolution adopted by the Senate after Baker resigned directed the Rules Committee to investigate whether any officers or employes of the Senate or former officers or employes had engaged in financial or business activities that conflicted with their official duties or involved other improprieties PLAN amendment would noaden this to cover il-egal immoral or improper activities including activities nvolving the giving or receiv-ng of campaign fends under uestionable circumstances" In addition it would specifically cover member or ormer member of the and direct that foe investigation take in activities or impropriety of any kind rather tan only those involving conflicts of interest Williams told his colleagues have been questions in the minds of many people as to whether or not foe Senate las foe nerve or the integrity to carry thru this investigation which involves its own OBJECTION Sen Sam Ervin (D-N C) said he would object to lrnme-iate consideration of the Wtt-ams amendment and precipitated a storm of Republican debate Sen Case told the Senate that pledges were made last year by Democratic leader Mike Mansfield that a fell inquiry would be conducted including questioning of senators who had relations with Baker Sen Hugh Scott (R-Pa) a member of the investigating group charged that Democrats were attempting conceal from foe public what the Senate pledged would be made public" Report of Attack From Cambodia He Goofed: It Rained Moon Test Success No More Rain Says the Man WASHINGTON -Hie State Cotton Carnival can always iDepartment said today it was count on a cool spell as well investigating reports that two as some showers jet fighters from Looks like both came early violated South Viet Nam with rain last night and cooler space yesterday and attacked temperatures today and to-troops 'seeking Communist night guerillas Official forecast: and Press officer Robert Mc-cooler this afternoon and to- Cfoskey said night high near 70 winds the area had been asked to northwest at 15-20 mph low investigate tonight near SO Fair and wanner Thursday high near 75 Outlook for Friday: Increasing cloudiness and Exiles Report WHITE SANDS A ummy Apollo spaceship was nought safely back to earth today in a spectacular test of an emergency device to safeguard American astronauts when they fly toward the mom in 1969 Space scientists said the test the emergency escape system was a major success in the developing moonshot program A rocket carried the spaceship into the skies above foe White Sands missile range in the make-elieve drama THE HAGUE Netherlands Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned Turkey and Greece today that an armed conflict between them over Cyprus is unthinkable and must not be allowed to happen Conference sources said Rusk made an impressive plea to the two members of the North Atlantic TVeaty Organization to keep cool over the Cyprus issue Rusk spoke in a highly secret meeting of NATO foreign ministers after Foreign Minister Feridun Erkin of Turkey said his country is willing to accept NATO mediation in Cyprus As a condition Erkin insisted that fighting on the island must stop first Death of Wife Ruled Murder Brlwrirtil PM SOUTH PITTSBURG Tenn Mrs Havron wife of a prominent South Pittsburg physician was found shot to death today at her home and Coroner Hall ruled she was murdered Officers said Dr Havron discovered his body when he returned home after night duty at a hospital House Approves 312 Million for IDA BrUaitW Praia latcnattanl WASHINGTON The House reversing itself today handed President Johnson a foreign aid victory tor approving an additional $312 million for the International Development Association The legislation now goes to the White House The Weatherman goofed when he said in a Special Cot-ton Carnival forecast that i there would be no rain at 6 and 8 last night as the Royal Barge arrived I the way he explains Mfc A cold front arrived in the city When foe cooler drier air clashed with the warm undatable air it set off some I meteorological fireworks Rain poured Lightning flashed Winds blew foe price King Cotton had to pay for rain-free said foe man who stuck his neck out and yesterday really got it lchopped off His radar charts had shown only one shower all over this part of the country in the early -'afternoon The approaching cold front looked like a dry one As late as 4 pm nothin was happening in foe world 1 weather to indicate the barge not have smooth would The article by Scripps-How-ard Staff Writer Jim Lucas about the obsolescent planes in Viet Nam appeared in The Press-Scimitar Monday Under Advisement Downtown foe rain last night Ph Atfafllf measured 03 inch atop the yUlld filldvR Post Office Millington had 58 inch At the Trezevant ome of A King chief MIAMI Seaborne Cuban meteorologist foe rain got 08 inch attacked and heavily damaged Sunset today will be at 6:55 a CstP0 mill at Pilon and sunrise at 4:57 am to- 00 southern coast of Orien- te Provmce exile sources re- morrow LBJ Is Planning California Tour IMUS tiiimHii il WASHINGTON President Johnson is planning a California speaking tour next month which will take him to Los Angeles and San Francisco June 19-20 TODAY MB I 1 YESTERDAY SB 71 rt pjb so tt JACKSON- Miss An NAACP suit to forbid the arrest of peaceful racial demonstrators has been taken under advisement by Judge Harold Cor Mom 1 Mi I ML 1 MWMt S4 ported from an unidentified Caribbean base The telephoned reports said the raid was carried out by commando forces of Manuel Artime a leader of foe abortive 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion Artime heads the Movemen for Revolutionary Recovery (MRR) exile organization Early information said tto made a successfu Hilbert II: LBJ Will Attend Cannon Funtral All Eyes on Elvis1 Girl at Luncheon The House announced today that I escape President Johnson will fly to jiere White commandos was no indication of fog Then at 6:30 an isolated i thundershower formed over foe northern edge of foe city 'At 7:07 it began raining foe Carnival The Mver Stage Mississippi River is 20 fee at Memphis today a fall 20 feet Missouri tomorrow for the fu- ictad if any neral of Rep Clarence Cannon (D-Mo) Johnsm will fly to St Louis by jet then will Doctor take a helicopter to Elsbeny jr Mo Choosos Doath AND IN OREGON speaking in terns of a pos-upset victory for Gov Nelsdfl- Rockefeller in foe an Air Force major who was stationed in Germany when Elvis was in Germany in the Army recently finished high school at Immaculate Conception in Memphis She said she will probably attend Patricia Stevens Finishing and Career School in Memphia Vernon 1 Presley asked about his famous future plans regarding marriage said: think Elvis has any definite plans about marriage He mentioned anything to and 1 think he would let his father know time he is in picture with a young gir there is 'publicity talk about marriage but just publicity I think he prel the type girl1 pollster A special attraction at foe Maid of Cotton Luncheon today was the appearance of Miss Priscilla Beaulieu dose friend of Elvis Presley seated at the head table with Mr and Mrs Vernon Presley Dressed in white lace suit over pink accented by a large white hat with a flowing pink sash Miss Beaulieu attracted much attention from foe many guests at foe luncheon at Hotel Chiaca Miss Beaulieu who met Elvis when he was stationed in Germany has been house guest for some time' at foe Presley home on Highway 51 south of Memphis She sekl Elvis is due home in week or 19 days if he fools like She 1 1 See siMe upcoming Oregon presidential primary i Samuel column on Page 16 IMM STM UmM ALBANY Dr Jose iReposo a lonely and despond-lent -Cuban- wanted to foe Repoao 40 was a trained surgeon and planned to begin I his residency in Internal medicine July 1 at Albany Medica Center Hospital Despite pless by police he Humped off a viaduct into rescue squad net Police discovered he already had a self-inflicted wound in the abdomen and chest While he was being treated at the center emergency room he grabbed scalpel anti drove it upwards into his heart and died he had said I'Tm just ypyf very Where to Find It Amusements 26 27 Edwin Howard 28 I Hedda Hopper 27 Bridge Kfied 3M1 34 CRM word HER WAY when Priscilla Beaahsn af EMe Presley appeared at foe today with Mr and Mrs Vernon parents Miss BcauBen and EMs met was stationed In Germany Good Evening 27 Markets 33X-33Y People In The News 2 Society Women's Newt 21-23 Sports 36-33 Strolling 27 T-V Radio 24 Weather Map 34 Worty News 9 while said he has been Abby: -Deaths tutorial 23 35 6 the past few days some- Miss Beaulieu daughter of SEN WILLIAMS Asks expanded inqubyH viru'i had from a.

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