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pyp i W' WW Rapid City Boy Vins JC's First Soap Box Derby A 15-year-old Rapid City boy, a veteran of three previous Soap Box' Derby races, will represent Dead-wood at the finals at Akron, Ohio in August. Winner of the race staged at Deadwood Sunday by the local Junior Chamber of Commerce was i HAPry WINNERS The dinners of the Jaycee Soap Box Derby, held in Deadwood Sunday after-noon, in the photo at the left, proudly display the trophies which tliey won in championship com; it'on. In the center pie-hired with his Mark raeer which brought him the trip to the national finals in Akron, Ohio is Mike Remenicky, Rupld ity. At tiie riht Is Jerry Mackie, ad, wlio placed second, and at the left, Steve Litz, Dcadwcmd, third. The picture at I he right shows Litz In tle moment which each boy experienced right before the signal "tiO" their (toap box ears were released simultaneously (or a quick hturt down the spi-rlally built twin ramps.

Working Hie release bar Is Huh Thoresen, IVadmx.l Jay-cee. Partially hidden In-hind Thoresen on the ether ramp is Itoiinie Knhlcy, Deadwood. (Seaton Photos.) II i VllMH' l' 40--," riVl Uss Li ifi is w. 1 in V. mwZ i LlEAD DAKOTA, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1J: Ul'I LEASED WIRE Kennedy, VVirfz Call Crucial Meet To Ward Off National Rail Strike WASHINGTON (UPI) I'icsidont Kennedy and l-v bor Secretary W.

Willard Wirt, conferred with nine Democratic congressional leaders today on possible jov-einmint moves to head off a nationwide rail strike. With the walkout threatened f0rt 12:01 a 111. KIT Thursday, the. law to require compulsory arbl- Chief Kxi-etitive and Wirt, met 1 1 with key members of the Senate Involved. and House Labor and Commerce I by rcxirter jtzf SERVING LEAD Lead Lawyer Names Civil Rights Group LEAD (UPI) Ramon Roubi- deaux today was named to head a South Dakota Bar Association Civil Rights Committee.

Roubideaux, Fort Pierre, was named by R. E. Driscoll Lead, president of the South Dakota Bar Association. Other members are John M. Cos-tello, Rapid City: John Sauer, Huron; Richard Bielski, Sioux Falls; Lawrence D.

Carlson, Mitchell; Frank Brady, Yankton; D. O. Dil-lavou, Deadwood; Robert Riter, Pierre, and Dean Sumner, Water-town. Driscoll said he was appointing the committee at the request of President Kennedy. Driscoll recently attended a Civil Rights meeting -with the President in Washington, D.

C. In outlining the committee's responsibilities, Driscoll pointed out that the members will initiate, help organize and participate in local bi-racial committees; volunteer professional services to other civic organizations facing up to the problems at the local level; eliminate any form of racial discrimination in state and local bar association membership activities and make sure that legal aid is available to all who need it on a nondiscriminatory basis. Other duties will include working with local government officials to eliminate unconstitutional laws and municipal and police practices, and to develop any needed affirmative legislation or programs; to speak out publicly to urge respect for the judiciary and the legal process; to publicly refute irresponsible and erroneous legal commentary by newspaper columnists and others having the ear of the public, and to concern themselves publicly with the adequacy of local educational and recreational facilities, and to particularly engage themselves this summer in efforts to combat school dropouts next autumn. Roubideaux reports that a full committee meeting to organize future plans and efforts will be held soon. Piccard Sets Balloon Mark BRANSON.

Mo. (UPI1 The World's underground altitude rec ord for a hot air balloon flight was claimed today by Don Piccard, 37, of Sioux Falls, son of the famed Swiss aeronautical engineer Jean Felix Piccard. Piccard piloted his 60-foot bal loon to the ceiling of 20-story high Marvel cave yesterday. He made three flights, guiding the lighter-than-air craft bv aiminir a let of hot air into the bag. He used pro pane lor fuel.

The South Dakotan also holds the world's outdoor balloon altitude record for a seven-mile high flight he made earlier. He recently piloted a balloon across the English Channel in an unprecedented flieht. The same craft was used In Mar vel Cave. Piccard got the idea of the underground flight during a recent visit to the cave. He observed that it was big enough for a balloon flight.

Boys and Girls ETON, England (UPI) Claude Taylor, a classics teacher who will move from the all-boy Eton School to the all-girl North Foreland Lodge School next year, got off to a dubious start today when he said he expects no difficulty in the switch because "girls are no different from boys." 3w Violent Weekend Twister Batters Watertown Area WATERTOWN (UPI) Residents in the Watertown area today were continuing their clean up operations following tornado like winds which ripped through the area Saturday night and left one person dead. A Waubay farmer, Ed Redetzke, died about six hours after he was found buried under the debris of his barn which a small tornado had blown in on him as he was milking his cows. Day County authorities said the twister also hit at least three other farms wifhin a two-mile radius of the Redetzke farm, destroying a barn, silo and a windmill and killing several head of cattle. Authorities have not been able to estimate the amount of damage. High surface winds clocked up to 110 miles an hour lashed the Watertown area and vicinity Saturday night.

Trees were ripped up, roofs were torn loose in Water-town and power and light service was disrupted in one section of town for at least two hours. Police said part of the roof on the Watertown municipal airport was blown off. The roof of a house owned by Oscar Brekke, south of Watertown, was also blown off. Authorities said the rainfall measured an unofficial 1.75 inches. The sudden large amount of water flooded several streets in Water-town making them impassable for several hours.

Several mobil homes were jarred from their foundations and one was overturned. Watertown police reported there were no injuries or fires. Piers were ripped from their foundations at the Watertown lake and were floating in the lake today. The wind gauge at the airport was also jarred loose. Watertown has received rain all week.

Last Tuesday an estimat ed three inches of rain fell in the eastern South Dakota city. Streets were also flooded at that time. The fast moving storm hit Water- town between 7:15 and 8:30 p.m. Arlington and Webster were also buffeted by high winds. However, authorities there said serious damage was reported.

Considerable damage from hail stones measuring up to three inches in diameter occurred Saturday afternoon when a fast-moving storm hit the Mount Rushmore area. Several windows were broken In the concession dormitory and the concession stand itself and some damage was caused to cars in the packed parking lot. Trees and limbs were blown down and a sharp drop in temperatures produced heavy ground fog cutting visibility down to nearly zero. In other weather developments, four prairie fires were started before heavy rains covered the area. The four fires were about 33 miles north of Quinn.

An estimated 200 acres burned in the Cheyenne River breaks and 100 acres were reported burned on the Edwin Strandell ranch. Worlds to Conquer LONDON (UPI) British columnist Cassandra warned today that a fast-rising team of Russian rowers bought a dartboard and darts in London, indicating they may try to become world champions in that sport, a favorite in British pubs. "I am not unduly worried," said Cassandra in his Daily Mirror column. "The only place to learn darts properly is, in a pub and there are no pubs in Russia." Changes in Ukraine MOSCOW (UPI) Vladimir Shcherbitsky has been removed as premier of the Ukraine and given the Job of regional Communist party secretary in the Dnep-ropretrovsky region, it was disclosed Sunday. I iw i miiii ifm urn Joe Remenicky.

Remenicky's sleek black racer with gray trim ran the course in 24.2 seconds to oust Jerry Mackie, Lead, whose entry was backed by the Jack and Jill Market, Lead. Remenicky was presented with a $500 savings bond fnd the S. E. Knudsen trophy as well as the all-expense paid trip to Derby Downs where he will compete for $30,000 college scholarships on Aug. 3, against a field of about 200 boy champions from throughout the united States and other countries A good sized crowd lined Dead- Wood's Main Street for the event which was staged from the Montgomery Ward corner down to the Ayres Hardware.

A specially built ramp gave the contestants the necessary incline to send their gravity-powered cars the recently re-surfaced street. In the class championship race, Kemenicky won by only two feet and two seconds over Steve I Litz to move into the finals with a time of 23.8. The class championships were won by Mackie over Jim tiopper, Belle Fourche, with a time of 24.1, or a one-second martin. In the consolation race, Litz won With a time of 24.2 to Hopper's 23.3 to take third place and a catcher's mitt and trophy. Hopper was presented with a tro phy for fourth place.

The special Javcee soortsman ship trophy went to Gary Witt, ueaawood. Judges for the race were nicked at random from the crowd and Included Dan Sullivan, Hubert McGrath, Larry Ryan and Jack Finn. In the first class race Litz won over Ronnie Robley; Hopper HAfMlnil 1ir111 II -J 1 the next race, a class Harry Perkins, Lead, won over Witt, in class competition; Steve Hen-gen, Rapid City, took the next ciasp race over Duane Ennlg, Lead; Remenicky was the win ner in the class over Joe Den nis, Sturgis; and Mackie won the class- race over David Ellis, Deadwood, by a six-inch margin. In the second round competition Litz won over Perkins: HoDDer led over Hengen; and Remenicky was victorious over Joe Bench, Dead-wood. Joe Hesse, who served as chairman for the race committee, told tne crowd that the months of work put in on the derby were well "worth the effort" and promised if as much enthusiasm is shown next year, that the Jaycees will bring the race back again for Deadwood.

Lead Crash Injures Trio Three persons were hospitalized for treatment in the Twin Cities early Monday morning in a one-car accident which sheared off a power pole on Glendale Drive in Lead. Taken to St. Joseph's Hospital for treatment of multiple bruises were Don L. Kinney, Rapid City, former resident of the area; De-i lores Saovie and Louis Goos, both of Lead. Goos was later transferred to the Homestake Hospital.

Lead police, who investigated the accident, reported that the car, driven by Kinney, was en route up the hill into Lead when it skidded out of control for 135 feet on the blacktop, hit a curb and traveled another 60 feet before it snapped the power pole. The mishap occurred about 4:45 a.m. near the National Guard garage. Damage was only minor in a two-car parking mishap on Main Street about 3:45 p.m. Saturday.

Involved were cars of Tina Van-IJer Werf and Marvin A. Olson, both of Lead. LC Board Handling Tax Equalizations The Lawrence County Commissioners heard the monthly report of Anne Mastrovinh, public welfare director, at their meeting Monday. The commissioners are combining the regular July meeting with board of equalization duties. They will be In session again Tuesday morning.

Hangs Self in Cell LUCCA, Italy (UPI) Former provincial chief Dr. Giovanni Sa-vlnettl, 38, hanged himself with his belt Friday in the cell where he was awaiting trial on drug addiction charges, police reported. Savlnettl had served as the prosecution expert in the 1961 trial which led to the conviction of U.S. Jazz trumpeter Chet Baker on narcotics charges. VOL.

69, NO. 277 Holiday Traffic Toll Sets Mark Ily I'nltrd Trm International A toll of 558 traffic deaths during the Independence Day weekend set a new record for highway slaughter during a summer holiday. Howard Pyle, president of the National Safety Council, called the toll a "tragic standard against which to measure any holiday." The final United Press International tabulation of holiday fatalities from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday night showed ins oreaKdown Traffic 55g Drownings 192 Boating 4 Planes 17 Fireworks 1 Miscellaneous 101 Total 870 California led the death count with 48 traffic fatalities. There were 43 in both New York state and Pennsylvania.

32 in Mich lean 29 in Ohio, 26 in Texas, 23 in both Indiana and Missouri, 22 in Illinois and 21 in Virginn. Only five states could bonst no traffic deaths over the 102-hour weekend. Thpy were Alaskn, Delaware, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Rhode Island. The toll broke the record for traffic depths over summertime holiday set just lust Mny. when 525 persons died over the Memorial Day weekend.

The previous July 4 holiday record of 509, set in iobi, was also surpassed. Damage High In 3 Mishaps Cars driven by Neil C. Cutler, Lead, and Arne J. Sjomeling, Deadwood, were involved in an accident on U. S.

14A, one-half mile east of Central C.itv nhrait 9-15 a.m. Sunday, according to Sheriff i. Aicuratn, whose office was investigated. Sjomeling's car was moderately damaged when it was struck from the rear, officers said. Cutler was arrested and charged with driving vmic iiuoxicaiea.

Me was slated to appear in justice court Monday afternoon for setting of his bond. Sjomeling was accompanied by Doris Reister and Sherry Badger, Lead. No one was injured. Robert D. Schomer, Newell, lost control of his car on a curve on a Crook City road three miles south of Whitewood about 7 p.m.

Sunday and overturned into the ditch, he told officers. Damage was extensive but neither he nor his passenger, Daniel Freeman, White-wood, was injured. Members of the sheriff's office and the Whitewood marshal investigated. Damage was moderate to vehicles driven by George Wescott and Donald G. Hanson, both of Deadwood.

The mishap occurred on McGovern Hill, about 12:10 p.m. Sunday, Karas said. Sturgis Pay Low For Burglaries STURGIS (UPI)-It was a full night's work but the pay wasn't so hot burglars broke into three Sturgis businesses early Sunday morning. Burglars entered an implement company, a cabinet shop and a propane company but the total haul at three places was three rolls of pennies. An early morning burglary today netted $20 in change from the cash register of Leo's Liquor Store in Mitchell.

Burglars gained entrance by smashing a front window with a two by four, AND DEADWOOD, SOUTH Weekend Toll Up To 7 as Farmer Dies in Tornado By I'nlled I'renn lntrrnation.il The long Fourth of July holiday turned out to be a tragic one for South Dakota as seven persons were killed in traffic accidents, drownings and a small tornado. Ed Redetzki, a Waubay farmer, died Sunday morning from injuries he received when a tornado leveled the barn in which he was milking cows. Redetzke, 56, was trapped in the barn for about an hour and a half before help arrived. A 26-year-old Athol man was killed Saturday night when his vehicle struck a bridge approach on a county road in Spink County about 3 and one-half miles west of Athol. Authorities identified the victim as Wymond Woodward.

He is survived by his wife and four children. Spink County Deputy Sheriff Dean Waddington said Woodward was driving west on the road, when the vehicle left the road and slammed into the bridge approach. The state's first victim of the four-day holiday was Donald Kost, 28, Parkston. Kost drowned Thurs day afternoon while swimming in Lake Platte, near Platte. The first traffic accident victim was Marilyn Jane Knoell, 22, Rapid City.

She was killed in a one car crash Saturday morning, when the car in which she was riding left U. S. 79 and overturned several times. Miss Knoell was a teacher in the Robbinsdale elementary school in Rapid City. Authorities said her body was taken to Hazen, N.

for burial. The state's traffic toll was stands at 83, compared to 87 at this time last year. Three persons drowned Friday afternoon in a stock pond in Meade County. They were Darwin Weise, about 38, his son Nickie, 11, and Andrew Bissonette, 26, Pine Ridge. Meade County officials said the trio drowned while swimming in a stock pond on Weise's ranch.

Bissonette wis a ranch hand. The ranch is about three miles north of Fairpoint. Accident Brings Arrest of Driver In an early morning accident Sunday, a car driven by Bernard Scherer, Sturgis, struck two cars which were parked on Lee Street, Les Karas, Deadwood police chief, reported. Damage was minor to the cars owned by Vincent Paul Gravelle and Dannie Williamson, both of Deadwood. But Scherer was arrested for careless driving.

He appeared before George H. Wolfe, Deadwood police magistrate, later Sunday and was fined $15 and costs. In magistrate court Sunday, Dale F. Bach, Sioux Falls, was fined $10 and costs, for disorderly conduct and obstructing traffic Friday night on Main Street. L.

W. Black, no address given, and Duane E. Gemar, Aberdeen, each paid a fine of $10 and costs for public intoxication. William Louis Davison, Rapid City, was fined $10 for public intoxication and $10 for disorderly conduct in addition to the costs. Weather Vnltrd I'rrnn Inlrrnnlluniil Late evening thunderstorms arc forecast for South Dakota with temperatures getting in the near 100 range.

Skies over the state unexpected to run from cloudy to partly cloudy during tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures tonight will be in the 60 and highs Tuemlay will be from 85 to 98. Highs Sunday ranged from 98 at Pierre to 82 at Lend and Dead- PAKTLY CLOl'DV wood. Ixjws Sunday night ran from 57 at Deadwood to 66 at Philip and Pickstown. Aberdeen had the most precipitation, getting a major share in a mid-afternoon thundersliowcr Sunday.

The city got 1.11 inches of rain. Pickstown had .15 of an inch and the Northern Black Hills recorded .38 of an inch and .40 of an inch of moisture. LEAD High temperature for the 24-hour ptriod ending at 8 a.m. today, 82; low, 63; 8 a.m., 71. Weekend precinitation to Mine office, Honu-stake Mining Co.

ur.ADvu()D High temperature (or the 24-hour periixl nriine at 8 a.m. today, 82; low, 57; 8 a.m., 77. Weekend precipitation: .38 inch. Radio station KDSJ. M.

Jacobson Dies Saturday Martin Jacobson, 73. died suddenly at his home, 24 McKinley Street, Deadwood, Saturday about 9:30 p.m.. He was a retired employee of the Bald Mountain Mining Co. shops and had lived in Deadwood since 1936. He was born Dec.

19. 1889 to Lars and Kari Jacobson. Lansing, Minn. He attended school there and on May 14, 1924 was married to Gracie Wamless, Wadena. who survives.

They lived in Minnesota before coming to the Black Hills. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Grace Lutheran Church, Dead-wood. Survivors are his widow, a son, Lorin Jacobson, Poison, four daughters, Mrs. Eunice Andt-r. son, Highmore; Mrs.

Genevieve Nickerson, Mrs. Janet Mason, anu Mrs. Arlene Gustafson, Deadwood. Two sisters, Mrs. Axell Perrson, Sidney, and Mrs.

Selmer Basness, Austin, and 13 grandchildren also survive. His I parents and seven brothers and sisters preceded him In death. Services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 D.m.. In the Grace Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Arnold Oldehoeft officiating.

Burial will be in Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis. ZIP Code, Road Report Set for of Lunch The new ZIP code system will be described by Mrs. Kathryni A. Hight, Deadwood postmaster at' the regular luncheon of the Dead-wood Chamber of Commerce. She will explain the operation of the system which is expected to expe dite mail service.

A report on highways will be made by Kenneth Ellis, chairman of the highway committee and Richard Curtis, co-chairman, who with Don Ostby made a trin to Pierre last week, it was announc ed by Mel Hohcrz, president. The primary purpose of the trip was to express gratitude for the just completed street project in Dead-wood, and to learn of future de velopments. Committees. Also present House Democratic Leader Carl Al hert, and Assistant Democratic I-ead-r Hubert II. Humphrey, Minn.

The Commerce and Ijilxir committees would have Juri' ilirtion over any legislation promised by the White House to block the walkout. White House press secretary Pierre Salinger suiel the Presi-dent also planned to brief Senate and House Democratic lenders at breakfast Tuesilny morning. Salinger said it was "quite possible that we may have something further to sny" Inter today about lh" mil situation. Hut lie sni'l thai until then there would be ro While comment "on any of the possible steps to be taken or on the timing of sm moves. Salinger said Wirtz brought the group up to dan- on the conversations he had with management and union representatives Friday and Sunday in a h-st-ditch effort to ward off a shutdown.

The unions rejected proposals. Wirtz cut short on appearance before a congressional h-armg on another matter to go to the White House. Uep. Elmer J. Holland.

who was presiding at the hearing, wished him "good "I ll need it." Wirtz replied. The administration appeared to be nenring a decision on whether to ask Congress for legislation to prevent the strike. The five op-crating rail unions Sunday rejected Wirtz' last-ditch proposal for averting the walkout threatened for Thursday. Presumably, the administration now was nearing a decision fin whether to ask Congress to step Into the dispute by enacting a Overheated Duct Blamed for Fire A portion of the floor was charred In the home of Mrs Bird Hudelson, at (lalenn. miles southeast of Deadwood Sunday morning.

The fire occurred from an overheated duct in the furnace, A. A. Coburn, chief of the Deadwood Fire Department, said. Damage was confined to the charred floor and smoke. The Deadwood Fire Department sent out two units when the call came at 9:35 a.m.

and they were out about 2'i hours. One unit from the I-ead fire department and a state pumper stationed at Brownsville also answered the call but returned when informed the fire had been controlled. The gross is greener 00 the other side of the street because the people over there take better care of it. walked to hi waiting llm oiisine at the Capitol If he thought that Congress could move fast enough to enact legislation befote the strike deadline. Ho also was asked to appraise the impact on the economy of a rail shutdown.

"I cannot talk about It," Wlrts replied. "Any cabinet officer who would talk about such a matter when he Is going fo see the President shouldn't be a cnblnet officer. East Given Heat Relief 1 Ily I nltrd -rpa lntrnialliin.il Cool air pushed through the east today driving temperature 10 to 15 degiees lower than Ihcy were 21 hours earlier. The Weather Hureau said a low pressure area centered over New England forced a cool front southwest ward. In other parts of the nation, I lightning.

tcrnndocH and nn earthquake, moving In a hop-scotch pattern Sunday, brought death, injuries and some property damage. The earthquake shook parts of t'tah Sunday shortly after noon. Dr. Charles Hli liter of the California Technical Institute pin- pointed the location about 900 i mile from Pasadena through 1 se. mograph readings.

I It had a magnitude of 5 on the Hie liter scale, which Rlchter said wan "potentially locally damaging Tornadoes struck in South Dakota, Colorado and Florida. No Injuries Were reported near Deland, Sunday night from I a small tornado. A tornado funnel touched down lit tin- east edge of Moulder, Colo Sunday afternoon. Another tornado hit near Fort Collins, Colo. Dress the Part I Wash.

(ITU The director of the high school summer camp play at Washington Stnte 1 niversity said today he is having no problems with the costuming tjf the cast. The director. Del Carson, Is staging the piny, "Rebel Without A Cause," a production that deals with teen-agers and Juvenile de-linnuency. "I Just tell them to come as they are. They couldn't be cos-turned more perfectly," Carson said.

Likes Bill's Chances WASHINGTON 1UPI1 Tress-ury Secretary Douglas Dillon predicted Sunday that the House Ways Means Committee would write a satisfactory tax-cut bill that would be enacted by Congress before adjournment. Dillon, In a television Interview, acknowledged that the tax bill would not be the measure recommended by President Kennedy but he said it would be "an balanced and satisfactory bill.".