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Many Feel Yank May Be Innocent THE RROW7SSVUJLX April 9, Mistreatment of a 32-year-old Texan in the Nuevo Leon peniten- iary has been-stopped by a federal "amparo," bnt he is conttnu- to be imprisoned on a "false" conviction of triple murder. TniE was the report Saturday In Brownsville by Fred L. Johnston oi Mercedes in the case of Dykes Askew Simrtnons, Fort Worth Mec- answer to me was you Americans mistreat Negroes." He did not deny, but simply justified, the beatings that were beii.i? administered Simmons by sadistic guards. "They let me talk to Simmons and It i 1 a sad sight. His spirit is broken.

He- will scarcely hold his head up because of fear. He hanic, who was convicted in the presses back against the wall like slaying Oct. 12, 1959, slaying a frightened animal. But he has of-three persons, two ot them continued to maintain his inno- Mexican girls, on the national between Laredo and Monterrey. Johnston, a native of Hidalgo county and himself Mexican PEcent, recently re turned from Monterrey where, he said, Dis ii-ict Judge Guillermo Olguln of Monterrey granted (he amparo on the petition of Mon lerrey Attorney Salvador Herrera Muro.

"This mean's Simmons Is' now under the protection of Ihe federal government in Monterrey and it restrains all authorities from mis. treating him. 1 Johnston said. Doubtful Identification Sim mons was convicted by judge at Monterrey in the way killing of two sisters brother. They were Maria Pere? Villagomez, 18; Hilda, 21 and Jean.Manuel, 15.

All WOTO mem cencc despite all the torture he has suffered. "No motive has ever been shewn except the questionable sex LOCAL vine's pretty Sheila Bailey is publicize tho Lower Kio Grande Valley and Padre Island. This picture of Sheh'a was distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association, a national press service. The caption sent by NEA read: "With the sun getting hotter, the beach is a pleasant place to be, as Shelia proves at South Padre Island, Texas." bers ol a distinguished Monterrej omllj. Maria and Juan Manuel were dead and Hilda fatally wounded in their stalled car on! he Laredo highway.

Hilda, al-! angle as to why he should stop car and begin to shoot down people he had never seen before. The Villagomez family is influential in Monterrey and it is well known that they have enemies. "The inflamed feeling agaiiis Simmons in Mexico was shown by Ihe fact that the judge who convicted him passed the death sen by a firing This is contrary to Mexican law. Capital punishment is the civil law in Mexico except (hiring martial law ant applies only in the case of spies and deserters. For that reason the depth sentence has not been car vied out, "You do not have trial by in Mexico as you do on this side dying, in said to have irten- their assailant as a "blond American." The car the two girls and had broken down and their older brother, A Monterrey dentist, lelt it to go lor help.

It was whUo he was gone that the three weie attacked. And there, contrary to American practices, an arrested man is guilty until he proves limse 1 innocent. The damaging against Simmons wa that he had suffered mental Lip The words that a of: the dying man about 30'' girl had Almanac Facts For This Date By United Tress International Today is Sunday 9, the 99ih day of the year with 266 more in 1961, The moon is approaching its new phase. The morning stars are Jupiter and SalujTVu. The tars la Mars.

On this day in history: In 1833, the townspeople of Peterborough, N.H., founded the first library In the nation. In 1939, 75,000 persons crowded around Memorial in D.C. to; hear Marlar Anderson sing after she was refused permission to perform in Constitution Hall by the DAK because she was a Negro. In 1341, the Professional Golf ei's Association announced the creation of golf hali ol fame In 1912, American and Filipino forces on Bataan in the Philippines, were overwhelmed by the Jnpanesa army. Thought lor today: Uo.vd Garrison said: "My coun try Js the world; my countrymen are mankind." i tl them all down- can sed Mexican authorities to pick up at least a dozen American tourists.

All were released except Sim- Hp was arrested at Allendes, Coahuilla. Mental Treatment "Simmons was convicted on the possible words of a dying Johnston said. "No weapon was ever found on Simmons and the .22 pistol police said was used, ses. But he hnfl no record of vio on this side and was knowi to have never owned a pislol I life," Johnston said he had been ask ed by tho father of Simmons li Fore Worth to act in behalf of hi sen. The father is a lynotype ope rator ot( a Fort Worth newspaper A resident ol San Fernando in TnniEvulipas for years and a form er bracero official at Hidalgo, th 59-year-old Johnston said he in the plight of Simmons "mor opportunity to do something about beUerinc relations between Americans and the citizens of Mexico.

My father set this example for me years ago. As for I feel he Is completely.in- nocent. Monterrey authorities vcre desperate to these on someone and this unfor- unatc tourist was their victim." FPC's Ruling Due Back In Capitol WASHINGTON The Washington Wednesday. Lighter Side Of The News HI-PARTISAN' KOCKKKS WASHINGTON (UPD Senate Republican I-earter Everett Dirksen reported Friday that he, too, iusl loves rocking chairs, like the one the President rocks in. "You get a sense oi motion SHRIMP ASSOCIATION HONORS COAST GUARD of the Texas Shrimp Association lionoved Capt.

R. T. Alexander, chief of staff of the Eighth Coast Guard district which includes Brownsville, who is being transferred to Snn Francisco and his A. C. linger, both of New Orleans.

One of the main activities of the Coast Guard is to look after the hundreds of shrimping vessels in the Gulf. Left to right are: Commander 0. Siler, commanding officer, Coast Guard air detachment, Corpus Christi; Will Hardee, vice-president of the National Shrimp Congress; Captain Alexander; Capt. C. K.

Leising, chief of engineering division, Coast Guard, New Orleans; Captain Unger and Bascom Cox, counsel for the Texas Bhrimj) Associatiqn. IGNCGete Big Praise From Price Herald Austin Bureau AUSTIN Significant accom. lishnicnts of the International Latin American Policies Were Planned Months Ago wus tound on a feeble-minded Mexican citizen. It was mainly newspaper and magazine antagon- sni In Monterrey that convicted him. They went so lar as to accuse him ol peddling pistols In Mexico and ol killing the girls be ause they had spurned his sex idvances.

The girls had not hecn molested nor was It claimed that Hilda said.ruyj.such, thing. "Tlie only oilier' i en gainst Simmons was that he had aeci. a patient in mental hospitals on this side. My main interest In this case has been to stop the bruuil treatment that he has had lo suiter in the Montcrry prison He has been beaten many times. He har- been Invited by guards dowr.

there to escape and ways have been shown him. These were efforts to enact the ley fuga (law ol flight) in Mexico. It Is permis suble to kill a man In Mexico If he attempts to flee. "Newspapers In Monterrey re povt every once in a while that he Ims been caught trying to escape and this is a move to set up enactment of the ley fuga. Pic lures Simmons appear in Mexi can.

magazines and show hi.s beat en condition. "I talked to the warden down (here about the situation and hi Johnston declared: "Half of Monterrey believes Simmons to lave been railroaded for this Quotes From Today's News By United Press International CAMBRIDGE, Mass. British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, on NATO nation attitudes toward nuclear weapons held by the United States and Great Britain: "Some fear our ringers on the trigger others (car our thumb on the safely catch." Take your pic3c cream "rolE on-slick. But hurry. This sale has a very 1057 E.

ELIZABETH DOWNTOWN HOSPITAIj SHOPPING CENTER STORE WASHINGTON Vice Presl dent Lyndon B. Johnson on West ern efforts to reach a Laotian set tlement: "We are going to work day and night to explore every roar! to ward agreement. We are going to try and nrji and try." KANSAS CITY, Mo. Forme' President Truman on sit-In dem castrations against racial segregation: "They are wrong. They havi rot done you (Negroes) an; good." HAVANA, Cuba Premier Fi del Castro, announcing that cer Lain goods may be rationed: 'Bullets will never be ra tioned." jood Neighbor Council In the romotion ol good will and co- pcration were commended Sat- rday by Gov.

Price Daniel. The ouncil will meet in Austin Monay th rough Thursday. Governor Daniel said: "I am proud ot the work the -ouncil has done since its incep- ion seven years ago. An indepcn- ent organization, it has no coun- erpavt in international attairs. Yitlu'n its Iramework, more than ,00 representatives of a lutes seek to lurther mutual un- erstanding, cooperation nud od wjll.

Here have not only a good neighbor policy, but gooc practices. "Strong tics ot friendship bind he Unitixl States and Mexico. The relations o( Texas with its leighbor states along the border contributed much to the friendly atmosphere between our countries. It is lilting that Texas should take the lead in this Held since we share a common boun dry and many mutual interests with the Mexican states. "We must accept this leader ship as a continuing challenge tor as our friendship grou-s stron ger, we must work even harde (or the welfare and progress WASHINGTON (UPD Long before President Kennedy took of- ticc, the man who was to guide is actions in troubled Latin Amerca was busily charting the course.

It is sale to assume that Adoll Berle's home in New York ity was the birthplace of the assive economic and social de- elopment plan which Ken- ledy hopes to follow in republics' our respective statts tions," and The ink of the headlines an- Months helore the November the south. Through the door Berle's ome walked young and old dlp- omats, Latin Americans in and ut of government, and intellec- uals who have long contended the United States didn't look south Ken enough. Like the President, Berle Is 3oston-born. Like the President le Is a Harvard graduate. And ike the President, he agrees that restless Latin America has been neglected.

Although there Is a difference in their ages Berle is 66 and nouncing the plan had hardly dried when Latin American leaders and newspapers heaped praise on Kennedy as they had not done since their "good neighbor," Franklin D. Roosevelt, died. But Berle has been dealing wilh Latin America too long to think he and the President could rest on such praise. For the many Latin American leaders struggling against poverty, Illiteracy, disease and discontent, the future looked hopeless. It can be safely said that Berle is largely responsible for the new ray of hope that "the Kennedy doctrine," as one ranking diplomat called It, has injected into the cloudy economic future of Latin America.

Power Commission's earch for ground rules in pricing nterslate sales of natural gas by reducing areas moves back to without any sense of danger," said. hc- WELT, DRESSED CHATHAM. England Striptease club operator Victor 3ames Friday told a magistral le allowed no men without a col- "ar and tie into his club. WOIU.D SITTP-SHAPE WASHINGTON (UPD Navj Secretory John B. Connally.

in statement to tho Senate Armed Service Committee Friday, revealed that "three Quarters of the earth's surface Is water and most of It is navigable by ships." EAT MOW, 1'AY T.ATEK PHOENIX, Arrz. Republicans have adopted the Installment plan. Sponsors of a lund-ralsing "Dinner witn Barry Goldwater" said partvj members low on cash could pay (he $100 lab at 510 down, J10 a monih. For the loyal party workers who finds that too steep there Is a with Barry" at J10, or SI down, $1 a month. election, Kennedy formed a special advisory group to develo guidelines lor Latin American po icy.

The task force reviewed countless programs drafted'by experts under several administrations. Most had never been taken out of. filing cabinets. Berle was among the notables on the committee. He and his associates helped Kennedy drait an initial 12-pomt program outlining his basic policy.

Immediately after taking office, the President named a new task force headed by Berle. which went to work on the moire concrete plan which Kennedy personally announced to the Latin American diplomatic corps. the two men ob- common goal for Kennedy viously have a U.S.-Latin American relations. It was the President but some will insist Berle had something to do with It who chose to call the goal "an alliance for progress." In Spanish they named It "allanza para el progreso." Editorial Hits Treviiio Zapata MEXICO CTTY An ed torlal ir. today's Excelsior severely criticized the administration Norberto Trevino Zapata Tamaulipas state.

The editorial said there been many protests against the gpvernor, a physician by profession. "His word hag lost oil moral and political value, because he has no scruples about following the.road of deceptive promises," the newspaper stated, A full page advertisement signed by a committee of Tamau- llpecans residing In Mexico City recently appeared attacking Trevino Zapata and suggested federal government shidy of the situation. SHOT ATHLETE DENVILLE, N.J. (UPI)-A bud ding righ school athlete was kille Friday when he accidentally struck in the back of the head by a' 12-pound shot put. Charles (Chris) Morgan HI, 14, son ol Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Morgan by a toss made by a 15-year-old teammate on the Morris Hills Regional High School track team, police said. Police ordered the sliot putter's name withheld on the grounds that the death was accidental and the boy should not be punished any more. DAUGHTER DIVORCED LOS ANGELES (UPI)-Judith Raffics, daughter of millionaire shoe manufacturer Harry Karl and stepdaughters of actress Debbie Reynolds, received a divorce Friday on her 22nd birthday. Mrs.

Raffles divorced her husband, restaurant manager Paul D. Raffles, 29, on grounds of men lal cruelty. She claimed he would not come home for days and "when he came home he was drunk." WIN A NEW FEDDERS WE WILL GIVE REGISTER NOW! PRE-SEASOK AS LOW AS PRICES 148. THAT HAS TOM STEVENSON CO. 757 E.

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month year ago. The AAA said there were 8,383 tourists and 3.J34 tourist cars in March, compared wilh 8,188 tour Ist3 anil 3,023 autos tor thesami isls and 3,028 autos for tha sanr month a year ago. Miss Velia Uribe, the AAA' border manager, attributed par! of tho Increase to Easter wee! end, which began March 31. On that date informal conferences will be held to thresh out problems arose' at a three- day pre-hcaring conference in Midland, early last month. These sessions covered pricing uidcs set by the commission for Jic Permian Basin of Southeastern New Mexico and 53 counties Texas, Railroad Commission Districts Ta, and 8.

There will be still another preparing conference later, followed by a final conference out of which will come the rates the producers in the Ihree ureas will be allowed to charge pipeline customers. Sainn for Louisiana The same course will be followed for southern Louisiana rates. Object of the complicated procedure is lo make sure that all interested parties have a chance to get their views on record for the final, or showdown conference. To this end, the Wednesday talks will be aimed at drafting a questionnaire embracing all issues that have arisen. The ques- tionaire will be sent lo all affected producers so their compos views can he placed in evi- Icnce by a selected producer group at the Jinal hearing.

This pi-ocedurc was adoptted be- there ave so many producers it would be too tlme-consum- ng and unwieldly for all to testi- y. The order of evidence to be presented also will bo agreed upon bi advance. Questions Raised Among the problems posed at Midland was whether the tratli- ional uUlily-type cost-of-servica evidence for group or Individual producers should he an Issue. A motion was made, for example, that the FPC direct that such evidence will not be an Issue but that other cost data la pertinent. Still another motion asked the commission to provide a clause giving any producer the right to at some, evidence to justify the rate In contract if necessary.

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