Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1948-1994 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1963)
Hg 2 The New-Rtview Sotz Dec. 14, 1963 FBI Moved Quickly To Clear Up Case (Continued From Pig 1) The FBI also had serial num hers of most . of the ran som money and was reported to have treated some of it chemically. Irwin was the first suspect to be seized. Jle was picked up at Imperial Beach, Calif., at a.m. PST (noon EST) Friday even as FBI agents in Los An geles were hinting of an im pending break in the case, Arraigned and Jailed , The painter, who had $74,938 $57,122 Paid By Two Firms For Timber Two companies paid $57,122.10 for 2,339,000 board feet of Bu reau of Land Management-administered timber in three sales at the district office at Rose burg, ' The tracts contain 36 per cent salvage timber caused by the Columbus Day 19G2 and subse quent windstorms. The timber m We olfcor tracts received no biu) 4,nA will be held open for grwrwd of 90 days during; wDwa time bids for not less W)a Ute appraised price will be Ktwfburg Lumber Co. of Dil lird purchased the first parcel for S1S.9S5.30, with a bid of $33.50 per thousand for Douglas fir and the appraised $8.70 per thousand for western red ce dar, $11.10 per thousand for grand fir and $10.30 per thou sand for incense cedar. . Total volume is 743,000 board feet. It is located on Camas Mountain. Other qualifying bid ders were Skccls Logging Co. of Roscburg, Hound Prairie Lumber Co. of Myrtle Creek and C&D Lumber Co. of Rid dle. ., .Thc timber from the other two parcels was purchased by Woollcy Logging Co. of Drain for the appraised price, with no 'other qualifying bidders. i One tract containing 1,304,000 .'board feet drew bids of $24 per thousand for Douglas fir, $7 for western red cedar and $5.45 per thousand for white fir. On the other tract the appraised prices of $27.20 for Douglas fir.i $9 for white fir, $15.75 for western hemlock and $11.55 for western red ucdnr were paid. '' Both parcels are located southwest of Drain. of the ransom money with him was arraigned and tailed in San Diego in lieu of $50,000 bail Keenan, 23, a crewcut blond was arrested shortly before 11 p.m. :ST (2 a.m. EST) at La Canada, Calif., a Los Angeles area community, He graduated from the same high school as Nancy Sinatra. Amsler, 23, was arrested in Culver City, a community com petely surrounded by the City of Los Angeles. Most of the ran som money was located in the apartment where he was ar rested. Keenan and Amsler arrived at the Los Angeles FBI office shortly after their arrests in a car driven by William G. Si mons, special agent in charge Resembling calm college stu dents, the pair were hustled into the office in handcuffs. About two hours later they emerged separately, still ap pearing unruffled and calm, and were taken to the federal building for arraignment. Waive Hearing Both waived preliminary hearing at the arraignment. Aft cr setting the $50,000 bail, U.S Commissioner Theodora If. Hockc turned to Keenan and said: "Do you think your parents will be able to post bail? " Keenan answered: "I don't think my parents would be interested." Amsler's barely audible reply to the same question was, "they can't afford it and I don't think they would be inlcrcsted and I don t blame them. All three have police records, bot none had ever been charged with a serious crime. Simons, who cautioned news men against questioning Keenan and Amsler as the two were first taken to the FBI of ticc, said he would have no comment until later, He would give no details of the arrests or say how the FBI traced the suspects. rs .-.7 & .;r.. . , , VC ;a PART OF THE ARSENAL police found ot the home of Richard Corl Nielson, 39, in Omoha, Neb.( is shown here. Nielson is being held in connection with a home made bomb score. Authorities were concerned Nielson might hove sent bombs through the mail wrapped os Christmas presents to persons with whom he "wanted to settle matters." The arsenal includes 21 grenades, six pistols and 80 rifles. He admits shooting at a Catholic church and a synagogue. (UPI Tele ROSE CUBS TO MEET Roso School Cub Scout Pack will hold its December meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. 'in the school gymnasium. Mrs. Clif ford Babbitt's Den 1 will have charge of the flag ceremony Awards earned by the cubs dur ing the past month will be presented. Parents and friends are incited to attend. VenaQuinton Funeral services for Vena C. Quinlon, 83, well - known resi dent of the Wilbur-Roscburg area who died Friday following a prolonged illness, will be held at Wilson's Chapel ot the Roses' Monduy at 2 p.m. - The Rev. Richard Case of thol Sutherlin Methodist Church will be officiating. Concluding services and vault interment will follow at the Wilbur Come lory. , Mrs. Quinlon was born Oct G, 1880, in Jiiplcy, W. Vo. She had lived in the Wilbur-Rose- burg area since 1920, moving here from Colorado. Her hus band, Hoy, preceded her in (lentil in 1961. Mrs. Quinlon is survived by one sister, Mrs. Virginia Ncal, and a niece, Mrs. Ruth Jones, both of Eugcno. U. S. Resumes Relations With Honduras, Dominica Freedom Due Man After Six Decades .,- CHESTER, III. (UPI) The last timo Richard lloncck spent Christmas outside prison walls he was 20 years old and William McKlnley. was Presi dent of a nation straining to ftart a new century. " Horatio Alger novels, with their young heroes making quick fortunes by honesty and hard work, were the literary rage. But lloncck never sow the birth (,t the 20th Century lis a free man. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at Menard Prison here on Nov. 17, 1899, for the murder of his former school teacher. i Friday the Illinois pardon ami fiarolo board gave lloncck, 84, the news that surpasses the end ing of any Horatio Alger novel: lie might be freed from prison before Christmas, after spend ing 64 years behind bars. For lloncck, one of II chil dren of a Hermann, Mo., black smith, the news co.ildn'1 have been better. "I'm ready to go," he said when Warden Ross V. Randolph told him of the parole board's decision. Randolph said the one thing on the prisoner's mind when he Publish) DtMv lcot Sunday by I NEWS-RFVIfi PUBLISHING CO. . Rottnvry. Orfgon v Tlphon tn-jui ; Entered it mond cUim matter May 1, 170, at the poftt atftct at Rouxw-g.j Oregon, under ad ot Marcn i, ii'i J, v. Brenner Pubiiiher 4 The Ntwa-Revlew it a member ef the 'United PrM International. NEA Servkt. ''Audit Bureau ot Circulation and In Ore Jon Newspaper Putolithe A hoc M Ikon, r National Advrrlurm Rvprttenletlve is ,Jfwipeptr Advertitmg Sefvke Co.. Ruit tuiWkno, San Franc l a, Calif. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ? Corrkw end Roteburi P O. Boa - onth. lUli t month, HO SQi I year. Cy Malt-In Douoiat County; month. 4USi 3 month, u i a monthi, t 00. . tj yr Its oo. OutiMe o Devoiaa County monm, n ;jj j mwthi, SS.14j nwninj, (tw wj i year ut.oo. WASHINGTON (UPI) The United States today formally resumed diplomatic relations with Honduras and the Domini can Republic. Recognition had been withdrawn after military coups in both countries. The State Department nounccd that diplomatic notes were sent today formally recog nizing the governments which came to power following a mill tary coup in Honduras Oct. : and a similar coup in the Do minican Republic Sept. 25. U.S. officials said, however, that no decision has yet been made on resuming aid to the two countries, to return ceo nomic or military aid missions or to return U.S. ambassadors All were withdrawn following the coups. Officials said these additional Rfpne unnlrl hp rnncirlprprl lntnr They indicated they would de pend on continued progress of regimes In the two countries to ward return to democratic, con stitutional government. The State Department an nouncomcnt said the recognition action, was based on the fact1 that both the Dominican anil Honduran regimes have issued decrees setting forth timetables for free elections. Both regimes have given: public assurances of respect for civil liberties, freedom of action for political parties, and that in tcrnational obligations will bcl fulfilled," the U.S. statement said. The U.S. embassies in the two countries, were not closed down when the American am hassadnrs were withdrawn They are presently headed by charges d affaires. In suspending relations fol lowing the coups which ousted President Juan Bosch of the Dominican Republic and Presi dent Ramon Villeda Morales of Honduras, the Kennedy admin istration said the freeze could be lifted if the rebel regimes took concrete steps toward res (oration of democracy. U.S. officials believe this re (liuremeiH lias neen met in Honduras. Military leaders, there have agreed to turn over all power in March, 1963, to a was summoned to his office, was whether he would bo out in time to spend Christmas as a free man. 'This could he my first Christmas outside the peniten tiary in 05 years, lloncck told the warden. lloncck will be paroled to his niece, Mrs. Clara Orth, San I.e andrn, Calif., pending approval of California authorities. He was excited about the possibility of a trip cross country and said he would take a train. Randolph said Honerk had! amm nlmlnt.na flv iivnl Ihn nri nn "iiui wnni.'in nn i nil" Christmas season they fly from." CAROL SING AT GREEN The Rev. Leonard Floth of the Green Community Church announces that Sunday evening services at the church will in clude a carol singing time with scripture readings appropriate The I public is invited to attend. i yniiiiw illlll SIXTY-FOUR YERS IN PRISON will end soon for 84-year-old convict Richard Honcck, who was granted parole by the Illinois Pardon and Parole Boord this week, Honeck, convicted for murder in November, 1899, was a forgotten man at Menard State Peniten tiary at Chester, III, where he reteived neither visitor nor letter for 59 years. A niece, Mrs. Clara Orth, San Leandro, Calif , heard of Her uncle's plight and plans to invite him home to live with her. (UPI Telephoto) constituent assembly which would draft a constitution; A new president would then be elected. Council Scans Steps To Form Fire District The necessary steps for set ting up a rural fire district were discussed at this week's meeting of the Yoncalla City Council. Taking part in the' discussion were Don Husband, Eugene at torney; Frank Kauble of Salem, state deputy fire marshal; Gor don Wood, a representative from an insurance company; and Bill Lasswcll, Roseburg at torney. According to Mrs. Karl Hum mcl, correspondent, Husband said the first step necessary is to obtain a legal description of the area to be served. Next will come the circulation of a pcti Hon containing 200 names or 25 per cent of the land owner pop-l ulalion. Following completion of the petition, the County Court would then hold a hearing and schedule an election at which five commissioners would be! named to carry out ways and means of setting up a rural fire district. Although much interest was evidenced, said Mrs. Hummel no one volunteered to head a committee to circulate a peti tion. In routine business, the Conn er, voted to use money taken in from rental of the City Hall for the City Hall maintenance fund. Members also decided to bill the kindergarten for elec tricity used. The council said it would co operate with the Yoncalla Wom an s Study Club which asked for blinds to be put up in the City Hall so that daytime films could be shown. Ex-Con Sends Hand Grenades As Yule Gifts OMAHA, Neb. (UPD Inves tigators today tried to track down four missing hand grenades that may have been wrapped as Christmas gifts and mailed by an ex-convict to per sons on his select "hate list." Police said Richard Carl Niel son, 39, compiled a list of 22 persons living in Omaha, Arizona, Oregon and California who he felt were "responsible for the problems of my family." Nielson told investigators that he purchased 30 grenades. By today 26 were accounted for and police feared the other four may already be in the Christ mas mails. Some of the recovered gren ades were examined by an Air Force bomb squad, which said the weapons contained enough black powder to kill a person. The search for the grenades began Friday when Nielson told authorities about the list and said he had already pre pared 13 bombs in small boxes for mailing. The grenades were set to go off when the receiver opened the box. Nielson denied mailing any of the grenades Suspect In Attempted Rape Is Bound Over Dwight Edward Withrow. 18 Reedsporl, has been bound over to the Douglas County Grand Jury on a charge of attempted rape. I his action was taken follow ing a preliminary hearing be fore Justice of the Peace Orin B. Collier nt Reedsport Thurs day. Withrow, accused of com nutting the crime on Nov. 2fl and arrested the same dav. has neen released on his own re cognizance. Chester Glenn Robbins, 53, Dillard, was sentenced to the Douglas County Jail for 60 davsi and fined $150 and $5 costs on a charge of drunken driving. He appeared in the District Court of Gerald R. Hayes. No Injuries Reported From Two-Car Crash State police in Roscburg in vestigated a two-car accident late Friday morning involving a car driven by an Alaska man and a vehicle driven bv a Rosc burg woman. There were no in juries. Slate police said the accident occurred at 11:45 a.m. at the intersection of highway 99 BR and Kelley's Korners. They said cars driven by Donald Ijiw- rence Norton, 42, of Spcnard Maska. and Rosalie Marie Rud- dick, 24, of Rt. 1, Roseburg. were involved. According to state police re ports, the Huddirk vehicle pull ed from the service station at Kelley's Korners and into the path of the Norton car. which was southbound on highway 99 lilt. Both vehicles received damaged fenders. Vagrancy Count Bail Forfeited Richard Lee Blanchard, 23, ot 1245 SE Tcmplin St., Rose burg, forfctied $35 bail by his failure to appear in Roscburg Municipal Court in answer to a vagrancy charge this week. Ronald Henry Barnes, 18, of 22C8 NE Kerr St., was fined $20 and $5 costs on a plea of guilty to illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. The pair was picked up by city police Wednesday night, when the arresting officer stop ped to investigate suspicious ac tions of the occupants of a car. He found quantities of beer in cans in the automobile. Naomi Garner Funeral services for Naomi S. Garner, 47, a resident of Win ston who died Friday following a prolonged illness will be held at Wilson's Chapel of the Roses Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Atwood Foster of the Salem Assembly of God Church and Rev. N. D. David son, Superintendent of Assem blies will be officiating. Con cluding services and interment will follow at f'2 Fair Oaks Cemetery in Sutherlin. . Mrs. Garner was born Jan. 13, 1916, in Sutherlin. She had lived in the Winston area for the past 4'ii years, moving there from Glcndale. She was married to Rev. William Gar ner Aug. 19, 1937, in Cottage Grove. Mrs. Garner attended the Southern California Bible College and was an ordained minister in the Assemblies of God Church. She was a very talented musician. Mrs. Garner is survived by her husband, William of Win ston; one daughter, Mrs. Mar-! tha Johnston of Winston; and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Smith of Roseburg. , I I mi n 11 MENf ONLY K 1481 N. E. STEPHENS 672-4811 I CVAIsE LIVE MODELS MODELING LINGERIE ROBES SLIPPERS SPORTSWEAR JEWELRY o e o FOR mm NO WOMEN ALLOWED n Lillith Leeper IJllith Agnes Leeper. 86, died! at Salem Friday morning. Her husband preceded her in! death in 1957. Survivors arc a daughter. Mrs. Dorothy L. Silke and three grandchildren, all of Salem. Funeral services arc schedul ed Monday morning at 11 a.m. at the Long & Shtiklc Memorial Chapel in Roseburg. The Rev. Walter R. Rowley of the North Roscburg Kvangelical United Brethren church will officiate. Interment will follow at Rose-, burg Memorial Gardens. SEE YOU WARDS FREE REFRESHMENTS ALL Evening 0 COFFEE CAKE 0 Sandwich REGISTER FOR FREE Door Prizes OLady's Shaver O Hair Dryer o Choice of Robe HER SIZE GIFT CHART DRESS PETTICOAT COAT GOWN SKIRT ROBE SLACKS STOCKINGS SWEATER PANTIES BLOUSE GLOVES SLIP SHOES YOUR M.C. WILL BE BOB JOHNSON GIFT SUGGESTIONS HERE ARE JUST A FEW Car Coats Cosmetics "T Dishwashers m E Elec. Hand Appliances 'Sf Floor Polishers i Hair Dryers Jewelry Negligees Nylon Hosiery Panties (Boxed) Perfume Robes Slippers Sweaters KRNR Ranch Hands (JIMMY JOHNSON AND ALL THE BOYS WILL ENTERTAIN YOU! JOIN THE More Than roe MEN WHO HAD THE GREATEST 'SHOPPING NIGHT' OF THEIR LIVES LAST YEAR A1
