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OKLAHOMA'S NEWSPAPER 4 PRICE IVE CENTS 28 2 PARTS TULSA OKLAHOMA TUESDAY JANUARY 13 1959 54th No 122 IN AL HOME EDITION Edmondson Sworn In as Governor I tiR SADDLED defendants to have the Govern iaDse(i jn a capitol elevator as Kill nC nor 1 i oil la rc i a I I crowd of some 5000 IN GAG RULE WWP Yr the case that should be Stall Photoa by LcRoy Randall session of inaugural Ball Spills Into 3 uildings at OC airgrounds for for The Weather none is i rank the first be read MINNEAPOLIS Jan 12 Revivalist Billy Graham en route to the Mayo clinic to have his ail ing eye examined said here Mon of in Urged for a new "opcr replace the pres 9 at the state capitol Edmond industrial jobs by 19113 and within the next 4 years Disclosure that as result of SENATE VOTES MILD CHANGE If Patrick Henry thought taxation without representa tion was bad he should see it with representation! GRAHAM LIES OR EYE CARE "a Rad Douglas stronger said the a great MOB STORMS TRAIN TO NY STATE SCHOOL BILLS ASKING $40 MILLION WRONG LANE DRIVER DIES WITH BURDEN IN OIL TRIAL New Chief oresees Greater Oklahoma Large industrial gains and a climb in state population uere predicted for Oklahoma Monday by its new governor Howard Edmondson new chief is shown making his inaugural address before a son said he dreamed of 75000 new 250000 more residents for the state 4 atalities Increase Oklahoma Toll to 19 Commuters Enraged by Delayed Schedule Must Spell Out Price Rigging Indictment Judge Savage Rules reliability CHARACTER ENTERPRISE Going to Mayo Clinic on Doctor's Advice Senate Gets Proposals for Education Boost 'Bone Dry' Bid Today Compromise Leaves Liberals Dixie Bloc Angry at Results OKLAHOMA CITY Jan 12 Bills calling for a $40 million increase for common schools hit the state senate Monday and administration forces said the first legislation will be introduced Tuesday along with the bulk of Gov Howard Edmond son's program The school bills entered the legislative mill amidst pleas for economy and a proposed $80 mil lion tax increase through raising the sales tax to 4 per cent The school bills which follow the Oklahoma Education Assn program down the line would boost teachers salaries to a min imum of $3400 next autumn and to $3000 at the start of the 1960 61 school year 'Operation One bill calls ation to en basic aid fund of $1250 per day The new fund would pay all schools $16 a pupil in 1959 60 and $20 thereafter provided they levied a full 20 mill program Another bill would provide $4 a child each year for textbooks compared with the present $185 An OEA spokesman said it would cost $40 million above the current program to finance the new bill the next 2 years He said the same bills will enter the house Tuesday Sen George Miskovsky Okla homa City introduced his re apportionment resolution Monday which would set up an agency to force the legislature to redis tribute its membership on the basis of population as now pro vided in the constitution Other Plans Due Edmondson forces also will in troduce their reapportionment plan Tuesday along with measures for a merit system for state em ployes district attorney system and constitutional safety com mission These will be introduced after Edmondson makes public his full program before a joint the house and senate 1 Louse floor Leader Ogden Guymon said Edmondson bills will Tuesday to close the loopholes in liquor law enforcement He said more will be introduced later Sen Don Baldwin Anadarko outgoing president pro tempore of the senate said if no other solution is found he may propose a constitutional amendment to in Sec SCHOOL BILLS on Page 5 30 5 'SPRINGY' WEATHER TO CONTINUE HERE 7 WEATHER BUREAU Municipal Airport Monday Max 65 Min 42 Precipitation Pelative Humidity 75 per cent Sunday Max 59 Alin 1959 Max 65 Min River stage 315 feet Sunrise 7:35 am Sunset 5:31 pm TULSA AND Most ly cloudy and continued mild through Wednesday with early morning fog and a chance of drizzle overnight low near 48 high Tuesday in the mid 60s OKLAHOMA Partly cloudy northwest mostly cloudy south east through Wednesday con tinued mild morning fog cast Tuesday scattered light rain or drizzle southeast Tuesday night high Tuesday 60s Weather map and area fore easts on page 5 WASHINGTON Jan 12 HI The senate Monday night changed its rules on filibusters No one faction seemed satis fied with the change The leader of southern Demo crats Sen Richard Russell of Georgia pronounced it But Sen Paul who wanted a curb on senate debate southerners had won victory By a 72 22 roll call vote the senate that from now on two thirds of the members pres ent and voting can choke off a filibuster against civil rights or other legislation The number of senators who could do this could vary from 34 to 66 in theory but actually would approach 66 Minimum Now 31 There are 98 senators and the minimum of 34 necessary to choke off a filibuster under the new rule is based on a quorum of 50 re quired to do business The old rule required a vote of at least 66 members or two thirds of the total membership The rewriting of the rule on filibusters brought to an end the first big congressional battle of the new session It pitted outnumbered northern and western liberals of both par ties against the Republican and Democratic leadership and a solid array of southern Demo crats or Sen Lyndon Johnson Tex) the majority leader the outcome was a smashing triumph The compromise resolution chang ing the rules bore his name and the support of colleagues who termed it a reasonable middleapproach to solving the squabble over rules Southern Democrats who have used the filibuster as a cudgel to beat down civil rights legislation in the past wanted no change in the rules Demeans is no need on Russell said further curtail free speech in the senate it is a sad day when the senate of the United States demeans itself by imposing new 'But Douglas said the outcome of the battle shows that a coalition of southern Democrats and con servative Republicans still has a tight grip on the senate In the provision allowing de bate limitation by two thirds of the members present and voting the senate actually was going back to a standard in effect from 1917 to a period in which See GAG RULES on Page 5 71 mother Mrs rances Chionchio 26 as she cradled the baby in her left arm The reunion took place in St hospital in Brook lyn where the child was kid na ped from a nursery Jan 2 As the mother's tears damp ened the face Lisa Rose slept serenely The baby appeared to have been well tended Under the ministrations of her abductor she had gained an ounce from her birth weight of 7 pounds 1 ounce Despite the ordeal tn which the Chionchio family was subjected The temperature reached 65 in Tulsa Monday afternoon and fore casters said the unseasonably mild temperatures would con tinue with Tuesday's high again in the mid 60s Considerable fog and possible light drizzle is expected again Tuesday morning after dampening th city with a misty haze Mon day morning Low visibility in the early morning hours was expected to slop airplane travel and skies arc expected to remain mostly cloudy throughout the day orecasters said the sun should appear off and on during the afternoon however The overnight low is expected to lie 45 to 50 degrees Monday low was 42 Weather men predict light rain or drizzle for the southeastern por tion of the state overnight with warmer temperatures forecast lor most of the state Tuesday HARVESTER OERS UAW 2 PART PACT CHICAGO Jan 12 (I A two part company package contract proposal was presented to the United Auto Workers Monday by International Harvester Co in an effort to end a 2 nwnth strike Details of the pact were not announced and the union had no immediate comment The pro posal was based on the recom mendations if David Cole pri vate mediator who entered the negotiations at the request of both sides The strike which began Nov 13 has idled more than 37000 workers in 15 Harvester plants in Illinois Kentucky Indiana Ten nessee Ohio and California By BILL ELLIS Of The World Staff The government was told Monday it must spell out its price fixing indictment against 29 major oil companies In granting a motion by the ment submit a bill of particulars Judge Royce Savage in effect saddled the Justice de partment with a massive task Government trust busters head ed by Joseph McDowell won an earlier round however when Judge Savage overruled a motion tn dismiss the charge More than 100 attorneys1 crowded into the courtroom on the third floor of the federal building as preliminary legal 'maneuvering on the sweeping in dictment started When the se 1 sion was adjourned at 5 pm it had heen made clear that the case will not co to trial soon perhaps not until this summer Must Disclose Names A federal grand jury meeting in Alexandria Va last spring returned the indictment against the oil companies charging they conspired to raise prices follow ing the Suez crisis The case was transferred here over the ob jections of the government The most significant item in the motion for a bill of particulars calls for the government to identify basic facts that gave rise to the alleged conspiracy Also the Justice department must reveal the names of persons who allegedly entered into the conspiracy while acting for their respective firms The co conspir ators mud be identified and the dates each company entered into the alleged conspiracy will have to be made clear hetore coos In trial John Wood attorney for Con tinental Oil Co asked that the government be required to state if the alleged price fixing agree ment was written or oral Judge Savage agreed done Sweeping McDowell said the action on the motion for a bill of particulars the gov ernment will be forced to make a sweeping of its case before the matter goes to trial Disclosure of just one particular he added would re quire listing by his staff of of transactions by the de fendant companies Judge Savage took tinder advise ment a government motion to im pound a mass of documents amounting to perhaps a million pages which were subpoenaed from company files But he or dered McDowell to return those not needed by eb 1 After considerable discussion on this matter it was agreed the government should designate the documents it intends to use as evidence Copies of these docu ments are to be furnished each of the 29 defendants The question then arose con cerning the financing of making copies of the documents for the companies McDowell said the government's budget for the case would not stand the strain Rising quickly to his feet Si mon Rilkmd attorney Cities Service Co said the See OIL TRIAL on Page 5 Her Condition Listed as 'Satisfactory' in OC Hospital His Slate Will Be Detailed for Legislature Tuesday But he added his program of personal appearances there would have to be greatly curtailed Ho said the start of his crusade in Australia would be postponed from eb 8 to eb 15 and a scheduled appearance in Honolulu this weekend would be canceled The 40 vcar old evangelist ar rived by air at 10:05 from Dallas Tex where he hastily canceled an appearance Monday night and Hew here at the request of doctors Graham left for a downtown hotel after a brief conference at the airfield here and will motor to the clinic at Rochester Minn sometime Tuesday He expects to be there the rest of the week undergoing a complete physical checkup Graham revealed that Vice President Nixon telephoned him from Washington Monday morn ing urging him to get as much rest as possible told me that sometimes a person can win a battle and lose the Graham said was referring to Hie spiritual war which we arc The evangelist said ho is feeling comfortable but that the eye ail ment has left him with blurred vision main purpose in my going to the clinic is to find out what is causing he said He was accompanied hy Dr Grady Wilson an associate evan gelist George Wilson business man See GRAHAM on Page members expressed sympathy for the abduf to The child's maternal grandfather said: "She must be a good woman for the way she took care of The child's father rank a 28 ycar old lawyer recalled that at the height of the kidnap search he See BABY on Page 5 Who's Running The Capitol? Ruth Montgomery special Washington correspondent for The Tulsa World is writ ing an interesting series stories on the key men Washington these days It started Sunday and running on successive days Even if you can't find your Sunday and Monday Tulsa Worlds you'll want to start the series now and stay with it story may be found on page 6 of The World Tulsan Takes Oath as Governor Tulsa had its first governor of Oklahoma Monday as Howard Ldmnndsnn took the oath of office from Justice Earl Welch outgoing chief justice of the state Supreme court The 1 jear term of Gov Raymond Gary in background ended as this photo was taken NEW YORK Jan 12 An accused kidnaper was said by police Monday to have stolen little Lisa Rose Chionchio to pass off as her own so she could try to pressure a boy friend to mar riage The man was not identi fied The woman Mrs Jean lava rone 43 who bore eight children of her own in two prior mar riages was hold in the kidnaping of newborn Lisa Rose 10 days ago from a Brooklyn hospital The child was found unharmed Sunday night in Mrs lavarone's apartment not far from the hos pital She had lived alone after divorce and death had shattered her previous marriages and scat tered her seven living children the youngest 3 Mrs bail hearing in Brooklyn elony court was put off until Tuesday The kidnap charges against her carry a maxi mum sentence upon conviction of 20 vears to life in prison The baby abducted just after birth from a hospital bassinet was restored during the day to her tearful happy mother feels wonderful to have her in my said Lisa Rose's Latest State Gets New irst Bank Stuck With Tab AIRBANKS Maska Jan 12 A bandit fittingly clad in a parka gave the new state of Alaska a dubious first Monday when he robbed the Alaska Na tional bank of airbanks of more than $5000 It was the first bank robbery in Alaska since it became a state last month and it touched off a combination territorial stateside sort of manhunt Officers of the territorial police Marshal's office ederal Bureau of Investi gation and city police fanned out seeking the gunman described as about 6 feet tall and between 35 and 40 years old He walked into the his face hidden by the parka hood and a plaid scarf pointed a snub nosed pistol at the cashier stuffed stacks of bills into a shopping bag and then rushed out Police Say Woman Stole Baby in Marriage Plot By PHIL DESSAUER Of The World Staff OKLAHOMA CITY Jan Howard Edmondson was sworn in as 16th governor Monday in a big day that was marred when his mother became ill and had to be taken to a hospital official The new governor and his wife Jeannette left their officia reception at the capitol shortly before 3 pm when word came that his mother Mrs Esther Edmondson of Muskogee had been stricken in another part of the building Mrs Edmondson 59 was taken to St Anthony hospit where her condition was listed as "satisfactory Doctors sa she was suffering from a palpitation but was ex pectcd to be released to go home within 24 hours i The governor's mother col she was being taken to her hotel room after she became in ur Redding Hood an Oklahoma City heart specialist was called to the statehouse and sent her to the hospital Mrs Edmondson insisted that her sons Howard and Ed second district congressman go on with their plans to attend the inaugural ball Monday night Sun Shines on Event "Go on out there and have fun" she told them have a few dances for A family spokes man said the inauguration proved "too exciting" for Mrs Edmond son but that she should be well along toward recovery after a day or two of rest The 33 year old governor did not return to the reception in the Blue room which will serve as Edmondson's Text on Page 13 his office while the usual gover space is being remodeled for the next week or two The reception went on how ever lasting hours with Lt Gov George Nigh leading a long line of state officials who shook hands with perhaps 2000 or 3000 persons including members of the legislature and their wives Until his mother wa stricken Edmondson's inauguration had been clouded only by damp raw weather that put goose pimples on lightly clad baton wide marching with some 50 bands in the 2 hour morning parade Three Point Even this mild discomfort eased by mid day and a persistent sun finally gave some warmth as Edmondson delivered his inaug ural address on the south steps of the capitol before some 5000 persons Edmondson discarded his top Sec INAUGURAL on Page 5 World's Own Service OKLAHOMA CITY Jan 12 Howard rol licking supporters gave a high gloss to his inauguration Mon day night at a formal dress ball that spilled into three buildings at the Oklahoma City fairgrounds Close to 5000 persons danced and stared at each other while three dance bands performed and television cameras rolled 1 those who did not attend Ill dui The revelers were in high oenma mucu i( tr th officinI swearing mg eye exammeu sum new ivnft i iirt i 1 1 1 1 1 iiv ii uiini'pi 1 ct 1 uu cj 1 i ti ho UK tin Wa W1LH trnm rnn tnrnnt it vv in ui nun IIKH UU Willi vih uiv tfvvvuw floor of the state capitol to the ms Australian ciusauc slick floor of the appliance build ing at the which was tagged "the Royal Pavilion" lO give it an official flair for the party The occasion was tarnished only by the anguished cries of dis gruntled ticket holders who feund the building too crowded tn get in Hundreds of late comers over fh wed into the women's build ing which also was filled to ca pacity and finally a third nehrby dance floor was put into use But there were still some who were giving the ushers in the appliance building a hard lime These dichards anted to sec Howard Edmondson band lender Charlie Barnett blond singer Patti Page and western star Dale Robertson more or less in that order and they pushed at the doorway as if they were fighting Bill Atkinson This was billed as a dry affair and for the most part the cele brants seemed to realize Edmond son was the candidate of purity But here and there a guest en tered one of the halls with a bulge See BALL on Page 4 To Seek More Jobs Better Schools Il wiy STAMORD Conn Jan 12 TPlt dovnrai hundred enraged com rrtutAt 1 1n rmrn faP I IJIUlVId UHUMH ule by wreck caused delays on the jn of q1Pjr political hero uvn raltrnnd rinned uo I moved with ease part of a 4 foot high iron fence Monday and stormed the New York bound State of Maine ex press Many of the several thousand commuters milling in the station had waited more than an hour when the express arrived Scores of commuters leaped from the station platform and rushed toward the express Some tossed brief cases over the fence barrier and climbed over One man pounded the fence with a wrench Others joined him and thev succeeded in tearing down about 8 feet of the fence Meanwhile the express backed up so that its four passenger coaches would in lino with gaps in the fence A big shout arose from the scrambling commuters who apparently thought the train was about to move from the sta tion The express had backed up to let off scores of passengers in cluding skiers from weekend trips They wound up fighting to go off while the commuters were trying desperately to get aboard About 300 rs finally succeeded in boarding the express before it pulled out of the station leaving thousands milling behind urther disorder occurred when a second train this time an eight car commuter pulled into the sta tion on the tracks used by the ex press Hundreds of commuters ran down on the tracks and through the shattered fence try ing to board the train By United Press Mternntional An Ardmore couple driving the wrong way on the northbound Red river bridge were killed Monday when their auto collided with another vehicle Their death pushed the Oklahoma highway fatality list for the year to 19 compared with 12 to the same date in 1958 Other fatalities Monday in cluded the consulting engineer for several municipal improve ments in Oklahoma and a air fax man 'ile dead: Jewell Colvin 50 Ardmore Mrs Ullian Colvin 40 his wife Harvey Tice Lawrence 57 Oklahoma City Ernest Brooks 24 airfax The Colvins died Monday when their car going south on the northbound side of the Red river bridge collided just inside the state line with a car driven by John Walker Ehlers 23 Odem Tex Highway Trooper Gilford Duggan said he did not know how the Colvin car got on the wrong bridge Ehlers on his way to Oklahoma City to take a new job was seriously injured Colvin was dead on arrival at a Gaines ville Tex hospital and his wife died shortly after The Highway Patrol said the Red river bridge has two sepa rated spans one for southbound and one for northbound traffic A collision on a fog shrouded road near airfax in Osage coun ty took the life of Brooks and left Clarence Christy 20 who was riding with him in critical condition Billy lay Ratliff 21 airfax driver of the other car was seriously hurt Trooper Bill Young reported Lawrence was killed instantly when his automobile skidded side ways into the back of a flat bed trailer truck driven by Albert Kccnum of Sentinel The auto mobile's left rear door and trunk lid were sheared off then the car skidded another 100 feet without turning over Lawrence died of a head injury Lawrence was president of Mid western Acceptance Co a finance company with three offices in and near Oklahoma City but he had been a consulting engineer i'or 35 years Before that he had served as city manager at Mangum He owned a ranch near Chickasha Airline Trade Rises BRUSSELS Jan 12 Bel gium's Sabena airlines announced it carried a million passengers in 1958 an increase of 300000 over 1957 Some 15000 passengers used helicopters to land directly at the Brussels 1958 World air heliport I 1 JA X1 zZ Z' Ju 4 7 rr 'Mt' 'jay' rt "of? 9 LSSmlaLibr7 Editorials 8 Women's News 10 11 Sports 16 17 Entertainment Ads 18 Vital Statistics 18' Television Radio 23 i Oil 24 Markets 25 eature Page 26 Comics 9 '1 I fa 1.

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