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Newspaper Page Texts - .In Flawing vPturi 4? f roimeir Rensh Ai DtF 100)1103 t POUNDBD 1651 108th Year 2 SECTIONS-16 PAGES The Oregon Statesman, Salatn, Ortgon, Monday, April 7, 1958 PRICE 5c No. 11 Tram Kills 5 Trapped As far as government action is Concerned the stage is set for a Revival in house building this year. Congress has passed a new bill on housing, which the President has signed; and President Eisenhower has ordered some changes which ' should speed the pace of construc tion. Last year new starts in houses fell to 989,000 units, down by stages , from the 1,300,000 starts in 1955. The program newly launched will, if the hopes of Congress are met, result in building of 200,000 more jjuiuca uiau ouierwise. I C f i i i i 1 ou iui jmtw cunsirucuon nas Deen t -i i - , . disappointing in 1958. but that is?? TO" generally attributed to the foul ! mile-long railroad viaduct near weather prevailing over most of ! here Sunday, killing five. Hun- Children SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (AP) A crack passenger train struck a group of youngsters the country, extending through winter into spring. Now just what changes have been made, and how will they af fect the prospective homebuilder -1. The down payment require ment on FHA-insured loans has been reduced. Formerly three per cent had to be paid on the first $10,000 of the home's value; 15 per cent on amounts between $10, 000 and $16,000; 30. per cent on amounts above that. Now the pay ment required is three per cent of the first $13,500, the old rates remaining for higher brackets. On veterans' loans the Presi dent has restored the privilege - (Continued on Editorial page 4) Refusal of Lana Eyed In Slaying Hollywood m -a Did una Turner's refusal to appear with John Stompanato at Hollywood's fanciest party of the year the Academy Awards trigger the fi nal rage that led to the fatal stab bing of the underworld figure? Close movieland friends gave yea and no answers to that ques tion Sunday; Lanar 38, up for her first Academy Award nomination in 20 years of movie stardom, was escorted to tin March 26 show by Glenn Rose, her personal pub licity man and a cse mend. .Bom said the Oscar avtnt had lothing to do with- the arguments. "Lana tried to shake John long before this but was scared of him," said Rose. Loved Spotlight But other friends close to the actress said Stompanato, who loved the Hollywood spotlight, didn't want to stay home on this, one of the biggest nights in Lana's career. ,"When she refused him," said one friend, "he- became enraged and started the violent arguments that finally caused poor little girl Cheryl to stab him to protect her mother." To Remain In Custody Cheryl, daughter of Stephen Crane, second of Lana's four hus bands, will remain in Juvenile Hall pending a hearing Tuesday to determine whether there is suf ficient cause to prosecute her for the slaying. Crane and Miss Turner paid a brief Easter morning visit to their daughter,, who was placed in the Juvenile Hall infirmary under care of a nurse. dreds of screaming picknickers watched from below. "The kids didn't have a chance," engineer J. W. Eufortb said. "There was no place for them-to go. Authorities said the youngsters apparently were caught by sur prise by the speeding train. They faced a 40-foot drop, to a brushy river oea oeiow. Scrambles to Safety A sixth child scrambled to safety from a point near the end of the viaduct. All were members of re lated Latin American families. They were among some 300 per sons on an Easter outing at a park on the banks of the Medina River at McDonna, a community about 15 miles southwest of here. The train was the Southern Pa cific Railroad's Sunset Limited en route from New Orleans to Los ' Angeles. Coming Around Carve "I was coming around a curve nearing the mile-long viaduct that stretches across the Medina Riv er." Euforth said. "As I straightened out I saw those kids on the tracks. I went into full emergency procedure at once." The engineer said he was going 61 m.p.h. when he hit the brakes. "I must have gone one-half to three-quarters of a mile out on the viaduct' he said. Utxed Them t Jump " Witnesses told officers they saw the children were trapped and screamed for them to Jump. Killed" wereBSana Garza, if; Louis Garza, 12, and Laura Garza, 16, children of Mrs. Paula Garza of San Antonio; and Anna Maria Ramirez, 13, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ramirez of Laredo, Tex. Anna Maria's sister. Norma, 15, died in a hospital several hours later. The children all were re lated. The sixth youngster, Manuel Ra mirez, 12, scrambled off the end of the viaduct seconds before the train roared by. Thousands Swarm in Salem Hunt for Easter Eggs i y TV :,i aV ..:. .. J. 1 J.A. It turned Into a wild scramble at Bush Park Sunday as an estimated 8,000 youngsters took part In the Salem 20-30 Club's annual Easter Egg Hunt. In photo tots in the 2-4 year class scurry about to seek eggs and prize-winning num bers, while, a host of parents look on. (Additional pictures on page 5) (Statesman photo) 8,000 Youngsters Grasp 20,000 Bus h Park Eggs Today's Statesman Page Sec. Ann Landers .. .:.3.... I Classified 14, 15.11 Comics 12 II Crossword 10....II Editorials 4.... I Homo Panorama 3....I Obituaries 13... .11 Radio-TV 12 .11 Sports 9, 10....II Star Gazer 5.... I Valley News 13....II Wirephoto Page ....12....II Politics on Parade . . Who's Running for What in May Primaries (Editor's Note: the Oregon Statesman's exclusive Political Parade series Is written by or for the candidates. It is presented as a public service, without cost or obligation, and may or may not be In accord with the editorial policies of this newspaper). - LEWIS JUDSON JR. Candidate (R) for County Commissioner (Marion) ' Lewis Judson Jr. was born iri Salem in 1918, to a pioneer Oregon family. He was educated in Salem schools, Willam ette University, and the University of Oregon, majoring in accounting and business administration. Since finishing school, Judson has been employed by road and highway contractors as accountant, estimator, and financial man ager. He has had an active part in the bid ding and construction of many miles of for est service roads and highways in Oregon. From this experience he has gained a wide knowledge of the problems encountered in road construction and maintenance. Judson, his wife and two sons live in the Fruitland district where he is a member of the local school board. He is deacon and treasurer of the Four Corners Bap list Church and a member of Masonic Lodge, Pacific No. 50. In filing for county commissioner, Judson is seeking to bring his training and experience in accounting and con struction to our county government. He is particularly in terested in expanding and Improving our county road sys tem. It is his opinion that care should be exercised to be Isure the road dollars are spent for, the most good for all. Judson also feels there is a need for study of the drain "age and sewerage problems of the suburban areas so that 'a satisfactory and economical solution can be worked out before the problems become more acute. ' f If elected, Judson pledges Jiimself to serve all the citizens of the county, keeping in mind their needs and the ability of the taxpayer to pay. 1 (Tomorrow": W. R. Massey) i H&f lifwli Judton Jr. - By JERRY STONE Staff Writer, The fitatesmaa A mass of sweet-toothed younger fry. estimated at near 8,000, in vaded'Bush Park Sunday for the Salem 20-30 Club s annual faster Egg Hunt. And when the host of darting, Rain Ruins Easter March In New York (Picture on Page 2.) NEW YORK Ufi A cold, wind swept rain Sunday ruined the traditional Easter Parade, New York's annual showcase for the world of fashion. It was strictly umbrella, fur stole and topcoat weather cer tainly no occasion to display East er finery and the legendary prom enade along fashionable Fifth Ave nue simply didn t come off. There was an occasional glimpse of a specie! hat, protected by an umbrella, as worshippers left spe cial services in mid-Manhattan's churches and darted to cars, taxi- cabs and buses, but that was about all. The churches were crowded, despite the weather. Chief Police Inspector Thomas A. Nielson, a veteran of 40 years' Easter parade duty, said the weather was the worst ne'd ever seen on an Easter Sunday. . For the first time, traffic on Fifth Avenue between 40th and 59th Sts. was not blocked off. There weren't enough- people to justly it. Nielson estimated that about 15,000 persons attended morning church services in the area. By contrast, he estimated last year's Easter Sunday parade and church crowd at 1,200,000. Then the temperature reached 82.1 de grees. This year it was in the mid-40s. (Other Easter stories on page 11) diving, scrambluTg kids had ceased their combing of toe tree-aotted search area few, if any, of 20,000 planted eggs had escaped grasping fingers and hungry mouths, Numerous youngsters, compet ing in three different age groups, found "lucky number" eggs that earned them a" variety of mer chandise prizes ranging from doll carriages and phonographs to the 450 baskets of eggs that were of fered as bonus prizes. Hundreds of Parents Watch Hundreds of parents watched the proceedings, which 20-30 officials admitted worked up into "quite a bit of confusion" because of the tremendous turnout of kids. Numerous tots, lost in the shuf fle, were brought sobbing to the judges stand and reunited with parents via the public system. Overhanging clouds and the threat of rain failed to discourage the crowd though raindrops never did arrive. scrarriblO" Cama from outlying valley communities as well as the Salem area. - After the dust has settled, weary 20-30 officials proclaimed the latest hunt "successful" which is an un derstatement if' size means any thing. An estimated 5,000 kids participated last year. Colorful Sun Sparks Area Easter Rites Lucky Numbers Hunt Chairman Dave Louden said the few eggs not found Sun day must have had lucky numbers since some of the better prizes never were claimed. Children participating in the Freedom May BeNear for , Famous Poet Indonesians To Purchase Commie Arms JAKARTA, Indonesia W Indo nesia has completed negotiations with three Euronean Communist nations to buy military equipment, including Russian-built MIG Jet fighters and Ilyusbin bombers, a government spokesman said Sun day. 1 He said the deals ' were made with Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia and that no strings were attached. He declined to say how many planes were Involved and what the size of the purchases of small arms and other equip ment would be. The spokesman 'declared the WASHINGTON W) The long dark night may be nearing an end for Ezra Pound, the unstable giant of American poetry. A Washington law firm plans to file a court petition, this week seeking to free the. 72-year-old Ida hoan from the ! mental hospital where he has been confined since 1946 when he was ruled incompet ent to stand trial for treason. . The firm said it would institute the motion without fee at the re quest of Robert Frost, grand old man of American verse, the mo tion will seek dismissal of the in dictment against Pound. - A Justice Department spokes man declined comment on what the government's position would be, but there were indications no objections would be made to re leasing Pound. He was accused of being a Fas cist and anti-Semitic. His poetry won prizes but some critics said it was so much mush ta them. The board of psychiatrists which suggested his admission to Wash ington's St. Elizabeths Hospital found Pound "eccentric, queru lous and egocentric.- A colorful sun broke out Easter morning to open sunrise services at address McCulloch Stadium in Salem and Orchard Heights in West Salem. Although a trace of rain was re corded late in the day at McNary Field, it didn't dampen the many easter bonnets displayed. The majority of the 3,500 seats at the stadium were filled as the message of Dr. Roger Congdon of Portland was delivered. In a talk t i 1 1 6 d "Resurrection," Congdon compared the power of God in saving the Jews from Egyptian bondage to the power of God dis played in the resurrection. - Many other persons gathered atop Orchard Heights at 5:30 a.m. to hear a holy day service con ducted by Robert Bennett of the Summit Methodist Church. As thousands of persons thronged to other church services, temperatures reached a high of 64 degrees but skies remained cloudy most of the day. Weathermen forecast mostly cloudy weather with a few show ers today. It is expected to be a lit tle cooler with the high near 58 and the low near 38, weathermen added. Beach weather at Northern Oregon coastal points is expected to be partly cloudy today and fair tonight, Associated Press reported. The Weather Today's forecast: Mostly cloudy with a few showers to day. Parti v cloudv tonidht. deals had nothing to do with the High today 58; low 38. rebellion in Central Sumatra. J - compit' report pa i Heppner Boy Loses Life in Swift Creek HEPPNER," ,Qre. in Four-year-old Neil Zinter drowned Sun day evening when he fell into swift flowing Willow Creek. He had been playing with a com panion when he toppled into the water. A search was quickly or ganized and some 100 persons looked for the boy. However, he had baen in the water, about an hour when he was found. Artificial respiration and neart massage failed to revive him. The boy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Zinter, lone. He was visiting with his grandparents here, Mr. 'and Mrs. E. O. Fergu son. Willow Creek, which runs through Heppner, is swollen by recent heavy rains. Neuberger Admits Split With Morse; Democrats Send Threat, He Says PORTLAND (AP)-Sen. Neuberger (D-Ore)-30 pounds lighter because of a rigorous work schedule and a careful diet returned to his Portland home Sunday for the Congressional baster recess. Iran Shah Tearfully Sheds Wife He told reporters at a press conference that he had been threatened with political reprisal by members of the Democratic Party, whom he did not name, because of his voting record. That doesn't bother him at all, the senator said. "I'll bet on the good judgment of the people of the state of Oregon." TEHRAN, Iran Ut The Shah of . e. acknowledged that tb Iran has tearfully signed the final treach between him and Seffi papers officially ending his seven- Morse (D"0re) was widening on year marriage to young and beau- the Dasis of issues. But Neuberger tiful Queen Soraya. sairt he has a "great personal ad- A court announcement Sunday Jnira,tljon an.d personal fondness". said the divorce papers will be ......' ",MJ . . uinv na anioi ir ien r n wxfxn delivered to boraya in Cologne, Crashes Near Michigan Field; All Aboard Dead MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) A Capital Airlines Viscount plane crashed on landing here Sunday night. Airline officials said 47 persons aboard were Idllei ' The plane crashed in a muddy field ome 300 feet from Tri-City Airport about 10 mileSj southeast dFthis east central Michigan community. State police said charred bodies were scattered across the crash scene. Some were crushed in the wreckage. I lirt. ' ! J L l , muiesses smu uis (uuue ap peared to explode as it came in for a landing and then plunged into the field. However, a spokes man for Capital said in Washing ton it had no information on an explosion. Rush, to Quell Flames State police, sheriffs deputies and local authorities from sur rounding communities rushed to the airport to help put out the flames. , The weather at the time of the crash was windy and there had been snow. The plane crashed at 11:15 p.m. The flight originated in New York. The plane was bound for Chicago via Detroit, Flint, Mich., and Sagmaw, Mich. Carried Crew of Three Capital Airlines headquarters in Washington said the plane carried a crew of three. Thpr was no Dasseneer list immediately available, but' offi cials identified the crew as: Cant. Joe Hall, First Officer Ed Benckley and hostess Ruth' Den ecke of East Aurora, N.Y. The airplane, identified as flight 67. left New York at 6 p.m.. Due la Chicago The plane was due to Chicago at 10:39 p.m. The Civil Aeronautics Board said a four-man team of invest! gators was en route to the scene with Fred Powell of the Chicago CAB office in charge. Capital's Viscount is a plane with four Rolls Royce turbine engines harnessed to propellers. The Viscount combines some of the high-speed characteristics of the pure jet aircraft with the range and fuel economy of the piston engine types. Capital has about 60 of the Viscounts. ...V !, Isolated Local - - The place where the plane came down is soma distance from the airport It is so isolated that com munications were a problem. A full hour after the crash many details were still lacking. The Saginaw National Guard armory was opened, to serve as a temporary morgue. Ronald A. Wenzel, 24, Freeland, a witness, said he saw the flash of the explosion while he was in his bedroom "a good 10 miles away." Searchlights in Action Wenzel said the crash scene was a farm area, with the nearest home half a mile away. Searchlights from firetrucks lighted the crash scene and, in the eerie glow, state, city and county police worked at the task of removing charred bodies from the wreckage. Witnesses said the stricken plane landed upside down in the field and exploded again as it hit. Germany, Monday and that the Shah may remarry within 100 days. . But a court source said it would be longer than that, before the saddened Shah takes another bride, his third. The main step in the divdrce of the childless couple was taken a month ago in a traditional reli gious ceremony. The long delay between that and the final sign ing had led to speculation that a reconciliation might be in the wind. But apparently following the word of his royal advisers, the 38- year-old ruler carried through his divorce of the 26-year-old Soraya because she failed to give him a male heir to the throne. Sources close to the Shah and Soraya said they still love each other but that the Shah was duty bound. A court source said the t Shah was extremely sorry and had tears in his eyas when he signed me papers Saturday night. Man Commits Suicide Inside Lion's Cage PALERMO, Sicily W-Giovanni Giuliano, 40, an unemployed la borer, climbed up the bars on an open-topped lion's cage at the Palermo Zoo Sunday and dropped down inside. Leo, the zoo's 7-year-old lion, stood placidly while Giuliano ap proached and patted his head. But then a watching crowd of parents and children began scream ing. Frightened, the lion clouted Giuli ano to death. Police listed the death as sui cide. Oh the Brighter Side . . By John EricVsen 563-Acre Farm Near Roberts Sold Statesman Newt Scrvle ROBERTS A 563-acre farm just west of here, formerly known as the Roberts Farm, was purchased by a North Powder, Ore., couple, it was made known Sunday. Sellers of the farm, one of the Willamette Valley's largest row crop farming operations, were John W. and Alice Harvey of Salem, and Hannah Jokola, .Eph ratar Wash. Vernon and Lois Puckett traded in their 1,250-acre stock and grain ranch plus over $300,000 for the farm and some equipment. For many years, operators of the farm raised hops and beans along with other vegetable crops. The sale was negotiated through a Portland 'realtor. ,:... ! I w , r "V' - (A- ; ... ... v...,ja.... -. , . .. .. Il , , ;..,,u.,.'..-. -fltirrfiiiiiii'ii im f nil ! mt mummm m way, he added,- it isn t a bad thing to have a right handed pitcher and a left handed catcher on the team." Neuberger did not say whether he saw himself as the catcher or the pitcher. May Not Be Candidate He had this to say on other topics: "I don't know whether I'll be a candidate for re-election." But he said neither he nor his wife, Maurine Neuberger, like Wash ington and he found his duties as a senator the hardest work Ive ever done." He said he believes in fiscal responsibility and that "sincerity is subject to suspicion when a congressman sponsors bills for, a multitude of federal projects and then demands tax cuts." Oregon, he said, has gained the reputation of a begging "tin cup state" because of demands for" federal projects, including dams, harbor works, river channel dredging, forest highways and access roads and others. Liberal and Keipoamlbl He aaid ha has been accused of turning his back on liberalism. You can.be liberal and you can be responsible," he said. "I don't think I've become a reactionary." On the subject of a postal rate increase, he said he could have been accused of hypocrisy if he had voted for a pay increase for postal employes without voting for an increase in postal rates to finance it. Neuberger said he intends to support the Eisenhower adminis tration on extension of reciprocal trade and to continue support of foreign aid. And he said also he does not go along with criticism of Agri culture Secretary Benson. "Dem ocrats haven't offered any better solution" to the farm problem than Republicans, be said. Miff Air FrtT0 Frozen in mid-air during a "high powered" kissing pantomime, miu--ui i icc these two Parrlsn juni0r High School students, Jan Brown (left) and Marge Caspar, are rehearsing one of 13 acts to be presented Tuesday at 8 p.m. In Parrish auditorium. Titled "Around the World in 50 Minutes," the talent show Is open to the public " . ,,; Baker County Road Crashes Fatal to Two BAKER, Ore. W) Traffic acci dents in Baker County claimed the lives of two persons Sunday. George Joseph Merkel 42, Port land, was killed outright early Sunday when a truck anA trailer he was driving plunged off High way 30, six miles east of here, and overturned. The coroner's office said Merkle suffered a broken, neck in the crash. The truck and trailer were load ed with grain and tons of it were spilled on the side of the highway in the mishap. State police said Merkle appar ently lost control of the vehicle on an S curve. Lloyd Eugene Faircloth, 18, of Huntington, died in a Boise. Ida ho, hospital Sunday from injuries suffered Saturday when a Jeep he was riding in overturned. Three other teen-agers a boy and two girls riding with him es caped serious hurts. State police here said Fair cloth's death was caused by a lung puncture. ' Poet's Daughter Objects to Sinatra 'Mandalay' Version LONDON l-The daughter of poet Rudyard Kipling has re fused to okay the release of a Frank Sinatra recording ofi'On the Road to Mandalay" because some of the words differ from those her father wrote. . Sinatra substitutes broad for gir' and cat for man. Mrs. Elsie Bambridge, daughter lot the late empire-minded poet. said she doesn t think her father would have approved of the changes.