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Descending Balloonist Says Scene From 20 Miles Up Is Indescribable MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. An Air Force doctor touring the of outer space in a bal- loon began going up again today) vigor, and became a well-rounded and reached 96.000 feet over Breckenrtdge, on the North Dakota-Mlnnesota border. A spokesman for the Air Force in Minneapolis said the of Maj. David bUloon has aiufted piana for landing, earlier! for about 11 a.

at Donnelly, Minn Col. W. McCurdy reported that Simona is at ill climbing and drifting south-aouthweat and pects to ascend to about 100.600 feet" before coming down. Maj. Simons, mho been in the balloon's pressurised gondola since 9:30 a.

m. Monday, dropped 100 pounds of ballast over SSaaeton. S. this morn'ng at 68.000 feet to start his ascent. Col.

McCurdy said Maj Simons now is expected to land farther west than believed earlier today possibly the The Air Force colonel said "Simons can see at 450 miles (from his place in the sky) and now is acting pretty much as his own weather The spokesman added that 8 mom' observations and recommendations wtD be given "much in deciding when and where he will be given ccMer to land. Monday, the giant balloon with Maj. Simons suspended in a surised aluminum gondola, rose to an unofficial new world mark for manned balloons of 19 miles up Early today, after dropping to an altitude of na.uoo-n.-* Maj. Simons reported he had dropped ballast and again was floating upward. It was not inrnt uete.v known Just how high the balloon rose today before it began to descend.

The balloon was floating west Siaaeton, S. and. according to Maj. Kenneth Orine. a man for the Air Force in Min neapoiis, wag expected to come down within a SO-mlle radni- of Fargo, Maj.

Grine said the balloon was to iand abou' 11 a. some 26 hours afte the laun planned because QitU usu- ally form in afternoon and i want to her down before then Simona ported that he feeling "just f.ne" despite fact 1 that he had had only an sleep in the fast 31 and ha a i eat' only candy bars wiches. The chief of pace btoiogv of the Aero-Med jJ Field Laboratory ithe Holloman Air Development Center. radioed back he awokt at 3 a. m.

after a short to see a aw. sunrise. said; see tremendomiv far a tremendous "The scene is indescribable. The expanse ig terrific and the color of the sky defies description: by day it Is somewhere between a very deep violet and black Maj. Simons began historic flight from a mine shaft at by.

Minn at 9 30 a. CDT) During the night. Simone i ed acting the Aurora Bore and The exact altitude reached dar- the formation of toi w-hour lift will not 0. M.OOO feet belo, him. He MW the tempemture Winan Research Co.

of Mtnneap- the gondola was 54 degrees. The previous record for a bal- The balloon, belonging to the loon flight was held by Capt. Jo- Winacn Research Co. of Mlnncap- Kittinger, who reached oils was sent heavenward for the feet during a similar test earlier purpose of studying the physical and psychological effects on man this year. Major climb into space during prolonged periods of great jU now exceeded by only one man altitude as well as to gain other, Capt.

Ivan Kincheloe, who in information needed by scientists 1956 reached 126 000 feet a Bel! planning space travel. -2 rocket plane. Ftrxt In Fastern Ohio With Photos ire. (Tltr Uatly THE WEATHER Mostly fair tonight, low 46-62. Wednesday warm.

Volume LIV. Number 122. Our Full Leased I.N.S Wires and United Press Telephoto Services Give Us Complete State National and World News and Pictures 14 14 Pages. New Philadelphia. Ohio, Tuesday, August 20, 1957, Five Wife Collected $62,000 On St SFECTEH MURDERER AND Thr ex-prire fighter and hoodlum office aFer viewing thr suspect.

INTENDED VICTIM. Vincent had been sought for three Costello refused to help police In gante, 30 was booked at i He dropped into the station unex- previous investigations and left W. 54th police station in New i pectedly. He had lost so many of the station yesterday ubthout talk- York yesterday. He was charged his 230 pounds that he no longer ing to newsmen.

Costello received With the attempted murder of gambler Frank Costello last May. Ex-Boxer Gives Up In Shooting Costello May Not Make Identification NEW YORK A husicy ex-boxer, long sought in connection ith the shooting of gambling crar Frank Costello last May. was to be arraigned today in felony court on a charge of attempted murder. Burly. 230-pound Vicente L.

Gigante, known as The Chin, swaggered into a New York police station Monday with lawyer and announced, "Do you warn me in the Costello Gigante, who has a 12-year po- resembled his rogue's gallery photos. At right, gambler Costello is shown departing from the polic a crease in the scalp in the shoot ing. 'UP-DArLY TIMES TELEPHOTO. Takes Bike, Gets 90 Days In Jail William Jewell, 26. of 132 4th st SW, this city was sentenced to 90 days in county jail today by Mayor Fred Schneider on a of petit larceny.

The charge was filed by Everett L. Echelberry of 224 6 th st SW. who reported Jewell had stolen a bicycle owned by his 14-year old daughter. 2 Robberies In City Reported $15 Loot Taken At Herron Cleaners Lebanon Moves To Repulse Any Syrian Threat By CHARITF SMITH LONDON INS Russia repor- tedly made plans today to further boost pro-red armed with two submarines ban on I took to protect against possible Syrian aggres-l sion. These developments were reported as western diplomats! branded Syria a military threat I to the enure unsettled Middle East! today.

The continued urgent consultations Washington and i London on the tense situation. Emergence of a pro Soviet military clique la full control of army wag viewed in Washington. London and other western Equipment Promises Dispose 01 His Own Businesses WASHINGTON James R. Hoffa pledged liquidaUon of business interests today after Senate rackets probers revealed his wife made an estimated $62,500 renting equipment to a Tam- trucking company. The outspoken heir-apparent to Teamster President Dave Beck said he la disoMng of aU his private business in an effort to comply with the AFL-CIO ethical practices code, although he is in complete disagreement with the code.

Hoffa said lie has "never made a practice of trying to distinguish between employers and except for bargaining He defended his in- SLEhS HEIGHT RECORD. Air died to Middle East The Egyptian government new s- Two robberies were reported to paper A) Goumhouria said the two New Philadelphia police this morn- were being sent to ing which occurred sometime last Syria in accordance with the re- night at neighboring business es- cent arms agreement reached in I tabltshments on the corners of Ray Moscow between Russia and ave and Tuscarawas ave NW. na A basement window was forced The publication added that 8 i open ai the Herron Dry Cleaners mn naval have left for where approximately $15 was tak-j Poland to train in the use of the en from the cash register and a subs jar of pennies stolen from a cup- A London Mall correspon- Mr. and Mrs. Ray Shotwell and board.

dent reported from the Syrian their small child escaped injury at) Across the street at the Ashland frontier that 20 Russian midnight fast time last night when service. station. entrance was ap- manned by Syrian troops were Major David G. high on a human being. in the Hobran which cTmtais a "direct "hrem trTthr Force Cap- Joe Kittinaer tlefti I Simons who In the capsule of He will stay aloft 32 and to commercial car- west Inom 1 1 'a balloon Simons took off yester- land sometime today, nearly 500 riers a firm that delivers to new record of from M.

pom, at hire, 0il JiCtl balloon altitude record with in as- feet Ao Aij. Force docU)r. Crosby, Minn UP-DAILY TIMES The leader said he oould cen.ston of 96.000 feet, yesterday is studying the effects of TELEPHOTO), Roswell Blaze Damages Home Woman Hurt In Leap 0(1 Bridge Lands In Shallow Water, Rescued Wendling Bros. Low Bidders For 4 County Bridges for construction of three bridges in Tuscarawas county have been awarded by county commissioners to the Wendling Bios. Co of Dover over four Knight To Seek His Second Term Hits Knowland For Considering Running see no of In arrangement.

He conceded wife and the wife of Bert Brennan, president of Detroit Teamsters Local 337, might have made attiw er companies. Wendling bids were Mrs Beverly Kerper, 20, of 636 low in vach case I SAN FRANCISCO The i the of the house gained by using a toward the Lebane-e bor-'V. High ave. reported in for con of a brklge 1958 gubernatorial race in Call- attempted ar, occupy at the east outskirts bm key on a Sldp 001 Clyde Tru- der. "fair condition at Union hospital on road lit near the June- fornia was put into sharper focus costeho put in a lo-minute appear-, union twp.

sbel. manager of the station, said The reporter said Lebanese today after she Jumped of! the tion of county road 102 were us today by Gov. Goodwin J. ance at the police statitm. -j-hey were preparing to retire a cigarette machine was broken met with his top army officers Blickto- bridge on W.

High ave follow: Wendling Bros $7 announcement that he Podce said Costello had been vvhen Mrs. Shotw-ell discovered the 313 undetermined amount of al ntountain village of Be he extens.on into the Tuscarawas riv- nundv Construction of this city" 8 term next very "cooperative but neither i bedroom was ablaze, fire- Quarters taken Also stolen were a oinne to discuss measures to pro er at 6 12 a. m. slow time the gambler nor authorities would rnen said. portable radip, an exhaust deflec- Lebanese frontier.

Belle-i She landed in about three feet said during the The Sherrodsvllle fire depart- spark plugs and ether small: dine is about one drive of water and was removed from construction from Beirut, the capital the by two Ern Other reporters from Syria said Abel of 314 Prospect st. Dover say what was questioning. ment called to the scene and Costello was grazed the scalp used water to bring the blaze un- by a bullet last May 2 as he en der control In about an hour. They il I a number of Syrian-manned Soviet and i Garaorandl, RD 2. this tered the lobby of his New York stayed several hours at the scene.i Ifl tanks still ringed Damascus the cr.

highway pmrol said, apartment house. Police had de- The bedroom was gutted and the I IVf 111 capital. T. in 10 pital a scribed the gunman as weighing roof of the house badly damaged. Monday, Syrian Foreign Min -1 K.i.serman ambulance, sh was about 230 pounds six feet tall and Contents were also damaged.

Fire A 1 II I i ister Salah El Bitai ha tbs: treatment rr. with a pot belly. Chief Ed Baxter of Sherrodsvllle 1111 I ftf umrKrl 3 senhQwer Doctrine is tui Kit and a tk injury Her But the gambling king has in- damage to the structure VII JIVvil I IUI fiwl aimed at destroying in tc tola stated he could not identify liis i in excess of $3,000. Tlie dence of Arab countries sht had bem ill recently assailant. On May 7 he was sen- have insurance on the contents.

NEW YORK (INS) A strong told newsmen in Damascus City firemen were called to the tcnced to 30 days in the work-1 The residence is owned by Mary buying wave swept over the stock; that the S. to hand the scene with emergencs truck Brotle Construction of New- Jear- comerstown $11,076 A 1 A. J. Nardi ot Dennison, $8 008, and Nilen Black Co, of Wooster, house for refusing to answer questions put to him by a grand Jury on the shooting. 4 Get Treatment Four were given en Mackovich of this city.

Question Levy In TV School District market shortly before the noon M1(idie nations over to hour today, slashing early losses and and to and bringing some plus signs in bring an end the sieels and oils. Bitar side-stepped questions on The rush was so heavy the tick- Syria is about to becom tape fell three minutes behind full-fledged Soviet satellin. But A committee of Tuscarawas Val- re three minutes behind hinted a formal break in nzcrirri nnonn ley school district residents met' Transactions. Tlie tape finally Syrian relations may be in the off ergency and released Tlie county budget committee! nlrared at 11:44 a. in ing.

from City Hospital yeaterday. noon at the courthouse to demand for stocks followed -Harley M. Baker, 37. RD 1, discuss the tax levy for that dis- a first lK)ur lower prices in Uhrichsville, received a cut to trict- winch favorites as Interna- I Wpflt'hpr left hand from a sewer pipe vester-i When the districts of Bolivar, tiona! Bminess Machines, had lost 1 Blanket weather moved Fishing Derby To Be Wednesday At The annual fishing derby for children, sponsored by the New Philadelphia Rotarv Club, will be for a bridge over Beaverdam creek on township road 312 v. ere; Wendling $20.741: Gundy, Brode, Nardi, $23388 and Nilen Black, $24 599, Bids submitted for the extension of a bridge over Pike Run in Midvale were: Wendimg.

Gundy, $6,161: Brode $10 824 Nardi $6 094 and Nilen Black, $8,504. Given Probation In Driving Case Ronald Walker. 17, son ot Mr, and Mrs Oils Walker of RD 1. SherrocUville. was put on probation and had his license suspended out year wiien he ap- JAMES HOFFA held at Tuscora Park on VVednes- Wlien the of Bain a- tlona! Bur mess Machines had lost wmiuv day at Ih7 Larson! Somcrdale, Mineral City, Zoar and share.

Blanket weather moved into 1 girls will fish not only for them Clay Pipe Co New Cumberland were combined The higher priced chemicals al- i Tuscarawas co a gain last night catch- out for a long list of rhaigts of d.nun w.iit undt. the Robin Brady. 17 months-oid highest levy. so turned around and moved up- with the temperature oppmg to a es of Mr. and Mrs Robert Brady Wlls retained, State law provides ward.

low of 47 degrees, after maximum 331 3rd st, Uhxichsville re-isuch consolidations, the Tlie switch the market came of 73. Weather Observer A ceived a cut to his mouth yesterday 1 highest levy ot the m-" suddenly alter an early morning Reisei said rainfall Monday was at tl tegular Rotary ROfcwe.j A colored movie on the Commu- connection with an accident last nity Cheat and all activities Thursday on route 39, east of downswing. .12 of an Inch. when he fell on a stick at home, voJ'efi shall be retained Mrs, Raymond Smith, 25, of 445 miH 4tx will ex- High st, Uhrichsville, received lhis and a renewal will sprained right ankle when she at the Nov. 5 election turned it coming out of a restau- committee members ques- rant in Dennison.

tioned whether the 45a would be a Virgil Albertine. 33, Midvale, re- renewal or constitute a new levy. County Commissioners met with dering any new ceived a bruised big toe of his -The commission indicated it fav- department heads and office hold- tilcir meeting last night. Ask County Office Holders Curtail Expenses Walker, who was alone 111 his car, was traveling at a high rate of speed when his car ran off the road and overturned. His auto was demolished.

equipment at the right foot yesterday while working oml a new levy instead of a real the Evans Brick Co. newal, arc some funds that wil era of the county yesterday after-, noon in the Courthouse to discuss VA Broadcasts To Start Wednesday Westinghouse To Call Back Workers the financial situation of the county and a program to promote the mill operating levy which will ap- first of the Commissioner Howard Mercer, said, the new equipment fund is almost Part of the equipment in the! for house and County Home. Those attending the were asked to check their operating lunda to determine sur- CANTON ins Pour prts- plusea and then transfer them to broke oul 0( coun. the new equipment fund cost of government has 4 Prisoners In virtiw Canton Jail Break pear on the Nov. 5 ballot.

county that needs replacing in- like the cost ol I MANSFIELD, O. A offices will have to cur-J eludes 10-year-old tractors at the Merct; said. "However, the ltv- Tw'o four and one half minute noticeable pickup in appliance tail all possible expenses in their County home and cars for the enue tor government expense radio programs of special interest sales has prompted the Westing- departments until the first of the sheriff's office. not 11 increased with i to all veterans contemplating house Electric Corp. in Mansfield Commissioner Delmar Commissione; Earl Miller said Wa; to intorn the pubin school this fan under the Korean to start calling back employes Bagr said.

If passed, the operating that permanent improvements, in n-t- 1-mill operating levy GI Bn! ill be heard on radio sta- laid off earlier year. levy would be in effect for two the county from the operating fund woe cd included ap- tion WJER. Manager Dean B. Fighter! in the past five years have includ- pearances at public and civic The first of the series 01 these said approximately 500 employes The new equipment fund ed remodeling of the county jail, meetings and publicity through two broadcasts will be at 11:05 be hired by Sept. 9 About ed to be in the greatest need of pumping station, gas line heating the newspapers and radio.

a m. the second daj, Aug. 28. 4,700 ty jail in Canton today. Sheriff's deputies discovered the jail break when they made a routine check of the prisoners at 9 a.

m. Missing from their cells were Ralph J. Pioio. Charles Shepliu, Howard Clark and Jack Lee Tipple announcement Monday, Knight slapped out at his top but I as yet unannounced contender for the governorship. Sen.

William Knowland with these words: "There are complications in next governorship election which are unusual, in that the Republican party in California has 5125.000 out of the company be- two potential contenders for the Itween 1956. presidency of the United States in Earlier, Hoffa accused the in- 1960. both able and distinguished 8 ators of raising a false im- men reference to Vice Presl-Plication that he is of ex- dent Richard M. Nixon and Know- laixi ster vtce President James R. "The governor's office in Cali- Hoffa accused the Senate fornia at this critical period, investigators today of raising a however, is far too important implication that he is guilty the welfare of the people of this state to be allowed to become a Hoffa.

who said he "reserves pawn in the presidential the to refuse to answer "No candidate should be press- Questions he considers the ed by his political advisers to seek committee's authority, made the the governorship at California for statement while reviewing his rec- temporary use as an interim step-tord arrests and three ping stone to any other tions. Within minutes alter he begat hts heralded appearance at 1 Senate investigation of ties with Johnny Dio and othes New York gangsters, Hoffa wai asked about his own record. When questioned about a 1944 conviction which he said involvec DAYTON. O. eight- a Michigan labor law no longtu month-old baby was drowned injfij force, Hoffa told committei Dayton Monday, when his 4-year- chief counsel Robert F.

Kennedy; old brother held his head under implying that guilt water in a dishpan alter their i of extortion and it isn't mother left them alone for a few In an opening statement. minutes. said he might decline to reply Mrs Elza Best, told deputy cor-j any questions he considers "out oner Thomas Arnold that she had side the scope of the told the older boy to watch the authority or which does not baby while she went to another to its proper legislative purposi room to get clean clothes for the or which are not pertinent to Baby Held Under Water In Dishpan By Brother, Dies younger child. Five minutes later she found the 4 year-old holding has bead under water. tod auditor before or-and storage room the court- FREMONT, G.

fINS) S. A. Another meeting will held in Shulenbcrger, who came to Fre- September to further discuss mom when he was 87, celebrated the campaign. i 101 at birthday Monday. Today's Chuckle Behind ev successful man can usually be found three people: his wife and Mr.

and Mrs. Jones. iCopr. Gen. Fea.

Inquiry." Committee chairman John McClellan told the laboj leader that jie would have to his own iK-cisioiii. on thai scori with "advice of counsel." Me Cl el lan added: "I hope no such Usui will Kennedy began the questionini by asking Hoffa about his laboj movement history, and whethei he had been "arrested a numbci ot.