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Flag-Draped Yank Becomes Symbol of turope War Dead liT i . EPINAL. France tfi His name uicvcr iusi in me mists of war, an American in a flag-draped cas ket Monday became the symbol of all Yanks killed in action in Eu rope and Africa in World War II. A red and white wreath was piuteu Deiore we casket by Maj. Gen. Edward O'Neill of St. Al bans, Vt., to signify the selection from a silent squad of 13 drawn Young Demos In Texas Rap Legislature AUSTIN, Tex. Wl-The Young Democratic Clubs of Texas passed a resolution Sunday night criticiz ing the Texas Legislature for what 11 called attempts "to illegally cir cumvent the Constitution of the United States as interpreted by the Supreme Court." The resolution obviously was a reference to segregation legisla tion recently passed by the legis lature but it did not say so. The group also urged "econom ic equality for all" races" and sug gested that jobs be made avail able on the applications of appli cants and not by race. up in a last formation at the American cemetery here. A military honor guard carried the honored casket away for a trip by warship to the United States. His 12 comrades in arms will remain in Europe in cemet eries granted in perpetuity to the United States. As O'Neill placed the wreath be fore the casket the fifth from the left a bugler sounded taps. An other bugler far away sounded the nostalgic echo known as silver taps. The skies were gray and a jet plane could be heard in the mist. There were moist eyes amone the ramrod straight general offi cers in the reviewing' stand when ONeill, graying 56-year-old veter an of three World War II assault landings, made the selection. A cortege drove the unknown soldier to an airfield near" Nancy where he was flown, continually watched over by an honor guard, to Naples. The casket will be trans ferred in Naples to the U. S. de stroyer Blandy which will rendez vous with another similarly select ed unknown serviceman from the Pacific theater of World War II. One of these men will be chosen for burial at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day as the unknown soldier of World War II. The other will be buried at sea. ' " I Wayne Fong Pleads Guilty To Drug Count PORTLAND W) Wayne Fong, 29, Monday pleaded guilty to a charge of selling narcotics shortly before his. trial was scheduled to open in federal district court here. Asst. U. S. Atty. Robert Carney then moved for dismissal of the 11 other indictments against the Chinese curio store owner. Judge Gus Solomon said he would sentence Fong May 20. Pen alty for the violation could run from 10 up, to 40 years imprison ment. Fong and his wife recently were central figures in a murder trial that lasted some two years. They were accused of killing their 16- year-old babysitter, Diane Hank. Both were acquitted. Wages Drop During April WASHINGTON UP) Wage and salary payments to Americans dropped again in April. The Commerce Department, re porting this Monday said, how ever, that personal income rose by 600 million dollars on the strength of unemployment com pensation and other government payments. The rise brought personal in come to a rate of $342,800,000,000 a year or 44 billions below the record of last August, just before the business recession began. Flying Father-Son Bank Robbers Held Eggs Thrown After $18,000 Holdup; Confess Spree Lceed FAIRFIELD. Calif. If) A fly ing father ton bank robbery team from Utah, caught after robbing the Bank of America branch at Fairfield of $18,000 Monday, have admitted a bank robbery last week at Loomls, Calif., plus three others, the U.S. Attorney's Office reported. The two men, captured Just after the Fairfield holdup Mon day morning, were Identified as Gay W. Shelledy, 41, and his son, Jerry, 18, of Kearns, Utah. The Shelledys, who owa a fly ing service in Utah, were held on robbery complaints and bond of $30,000 was set for each. In Salt Lake City, Sheriff George Beckitead said the elder Shelledy had beea identified as one of two mea who robbed the Riverton, Utah, branch at the Walker Bank and Trust- Co. of $2,710 last Feb. 18. The same branch also had been robbed of $4,700 Oct. IS, 1937, by twe men. Asst. U.S. Atty. C. Joseph Ber tain Jr. said the Shelledys signed statements admitting the $2,391 holdup last week of the Bank of America branch at Loomls, la the foothills north of Sacramento. Other bank Jobs admitted by the twa, Bertala said, include last year's holdup of the. subur ban Ardea Way branch of the Bank of America at Sacramento and two robberies of a bank ia Riverton, Utah. The pair apprently made' their escape last week by driving to a private airstrip near Sacra mento and then flying back to Utah in a light plane. Both mea are acheduled to be charged with the Loomls and FalrfieMs holdups before the U.S. commit doner In Sacra meato Tnesday. Blast Shatters Windows in Negro Home BESSEMER, Ala. W A dyna mite blast shattered windows in a house where seven Negro children were sleeping early Monday, but none was injured. Mrs. Dora Mauldin said she heard the explosion about 3 a.m. but did not investigate. She said she awoke again about S a.m. and found windows in one of the bed rooms and bathroom in the three- room house broken. Several boards were knocked off the house and a large hole was discovered near the foundation. Threats Fail to Stop Pf limlin PARIS WV-Premier desienate Pierre Pflimlin, refusing to yield to political opposition and threats of street rioting in Algiers, insist- SPRING OF ANY KIND REGARDLESS OF AGE OR CONDITION SPECIAL SALE PRICES ON BEDDING DURING THIS BIG EVENT Inn uil 'cfef 252 wsses Oty COj It co to f A1 Or NATIONALLY ADVERTISED NEW MATTRESSES PRICES START AS LOW AS $224S Wilh Trade OPEN M0N. & FRI. TIL 9 P.M. FREE PARKING FREE DELIVERY WIUMETTE VJULETC UMUG APPtUUKE i BOME FUIKI Exit, Entry Arrests Made TOKYO Wl Japan's coast guard announced 8,488 persons have been arrested in the past 10 years for illegal entry or exit. The Maritime Safety Board said 80 per cent of the illegal entrants were Koreans. Most of the persons ar rested for illegal exit were report ed bound for Red China or Soviet Russia. ed Monday he would stick to his original plan and face Parliament for approval Tuesday. He called in Robert Lacoste, caretaker, minister in Algiers, and discussed the handling of Tues day's general strike and mass demonstrations which have been called for the hour when Pflimlin faces the National Assembly. The Algiers "Committee of Vigi lance," grouping war veterans and diehard elements among French settlers in Algeria, have called for their supporters to pro test what thy fear is a surrender policy. MARIETTA, Ga. V-Egg throw ing on the Lockheed Aircraft pick et line brought four arrests Mon day and a new flareup between union and management. The company charged that local law enforcement had broken down and appealed for more state pro tection. Gov. Marvin Griffin re sponded by ordering 50 additional state troopers to join 27 already at the strike scene at the Georgia division of the firm. Eggs were tossed at cars of workers entering plant gates. The company claims' strikers have driven their cars slowly- back and forth at four gates, interfering with entrance of nonstrikers, that some workers have been injured by cars carrying strikers and that tires on workers' cars have been slashed. The International Assn. of Ma chinists, claiming a union mem bership of about 8,000 out of the 13,000 workers, called the strike last Wednesday at midnight. Statesman, Salem, Ore., Tues., May 13, '58. (Sec. I)-3 Radio Station Moves AMMAN W) An official source reports Jordan's government has allocated special funds to transfer the Jordan radio station from Ramallah to the Arab-held sector of Jerusalem. Meanwhile, a new 100-watt station is going up in Amman. Mail 20 Years Late KELWOOD. Man. (1 Twe violin strings and a guitar pick ordered from a mail order house in January 1938 have just arrived for Alex Thompson, now dead. His son said he was told they had been found behind the paneling of a railway baggage car. 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