Eugene register-guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1930-1983, April 01, 1955, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextICG Disallows Government Refund Claim 3A RegUter'-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Fri., April 1, 1955 Police Check Clues In Slaying of Girl, 7 ; DETROIT ( Michigan police Friday worked on their first solid "dues In the kidnapingan.d sex murder oi 7-year-old Barbara (Jaca. - Plaster molds were made of fresh tire tracks and footprints .which led to the desolate garbage dump at the end "of a lovers, lane where the school girl's mutilated body was found Thursday. The dump was in suburban Oakland County,, 23 miles (rum her Jiome. 'i - The child, who had been missing a week, had been raped, beaten, Strangled to death and then knifed IS times. : Before the body was found, po lice cnecked out more than 600 tips without success. FRENZIED KNIFING Pathologist Richard E. Olsen, of Pontiac, said the girl probably died March 24, the day she went o.'f to school, her rosary and homework in her hand. He said the frenzied knifing occurred af ter death. Led to the morgue to identify his daughter, grief-stricken Frank Gaca Jr., a Detroit postman, stayed 90 seconds and burst from the room, his face twisted in agony. "I only hope she didn't suffer," he whispered. The child's body, clad only in a cotton dress, was discovered when Rufus Zamora, 28, a rail road section hand, spotted the Army blanket in which it was wrapped. 3 SENTENCES Strewn 6 feet away were Bar bara's blue snow suit and pan ties. Her pretty print dress was blood red. On the trash heap were her rosary, a school pad and home work papers. One of the papers was a test in which Barbara had written 3 sentences using the word "angel." Neatly printed were these words: "I love an angel. "I want an angel. "I have an angel." ; WASHINGTON tfl-The Inter- state Commerce Commission Fri 'day threw out government claims .' that the railroads owe it between ' 2 and 3 billion dollars in refunds : on World War II military freight : bills. ; The commission found that the Justice Department had no basis ; for seeking such refunds. The rail- roads contended the government's - wartime rates were lower than ,' those quoted for any private ship- per. ; The ICC action involved dlsmis- : aal of 17 war materials repara ' Hons cases which, considered to- ! gether, constituted the biggest money proceeding ever handled by the commission. BROUGHT BY CLARK The cases were brought before ; the ICC between June 1946 and i October 1948 by Tom C. Clark ; then attorney general and now a : Supreme Court Justice. ; The Justice Department con . tended that because of the huge volume of military freight handled ! by the railroads for the armed ; forces, the charges should be re ' duced to levels very much lower ; than those collected. Every railroad company in the : nation was involved in the claims, ; wnicn also covered numerous ', electric lines, terminal operators and stock yard companies. The hearings developed that the ; government's total payment to the industry for wartime freight nan , dllng between 1941 and 1946 ; amounted to $6,204,238,000. NO TAX REFUNDS . Railroad witnesses pointed out ; that the carriers had already paid . income tax on this amount during the years Involved and said the - Industry had been advised by the Internal revenue service that be- ' cause of the lapse of time, the ' railroads could not seek tax re--. funds even If they were required : to refund a portion of the Income. The findings of the commission were unanimous and followed the recommendations of two hearing . examiners. ; Ruins Found i In Holy Land JERUSALEM, Israel Sector Wl ' An archaeologist said this week ruins had been discovered ; on tho western shore of the Dead Sea which may be parts of i the palace of King Herod the Great. The ruins were found on the 1,000 foot high rock of Mas ; lada. Dr. M. Avl-Yonah, head of the Israeli's government antiquities department, said preliminary dig King had unearthed terraces, halls columns and vaults that rank among the best-preserved : antiquities yet found in the Holy - Land. lie said the Initial clearing, carried out March 18-29, strongly ; Indicated the 2,000-ycar-old arch enlngical remains are from parts of Herod's palace as It was de scribed by historian Josephus in the seventh hook of his work, "The Jewish War." Avi-Yonah urged a large-scale excavation campaign. A REAL GRANDMOTHER A 40-year-old cow with teeth that's "Big Brindle," a Guernsey on the farm of George Stoffel, right, near Appleton, Wis. Stoffel's fa ther, Joseph, Sr., left, said the cow was a calf when he purchased 40 years ago the farm that George now op erates. The cow would be about 160 years old if she were a human being with equivalent longevity. Dust Storms Hit Southwest By ASSOCIATED PRESS' Dust storms continued to swirl over sections of tne boutnwest Friday but some other nearby areas got beneficial rainfall. The gusty winds which stirred up dust clouds Thursday from New Mexico to South Dakota were concentrated in northern and western Texas, Southeast New Mexico and Southern Okla homa. The same storm also brought rain to parts of dry areas of Kan sas, with Russell reporting more than 1 inch in 6 hours. Showers and thundershowers hit areas from the eastern border of Kan sas southward through East Tex-, as. Hall was reported in some parts of the wet belt. ' ; Except for showers in the far Northwest, dry and mostly clear weather prevailed in other sec tions of the country. Temperatures were near freez ing Friday in the Texas Pan handle. They were In the 30s In the northern and central Rocky Mountain states, the Northern Plains and eastward across the northern border states into New! England. ' 35,000 Rubber Workers . Go on Strike at 19 Plants NEW YORK, (AT Some 35,000 CIO rubber workers struck at midnight Thursday night against the 19 plants of the U.S. Rubber Co. in a dispute over terms of a master contract Wages were not an issue. The company and the CIO United Rubber Workers had been negotiating here for a new contract covering hours, working standards and holidays. The old contract expired at midnight. E. M. Cushing, in charge of company negotiations, said rri day "It all happened suddenly." He declined further comment. Fish Catch Dips TOKYO W Japan caught 10, 215,970,000 pounds of fish in 1954, slightly less than the 1952 high of 10,247,622,000 the agriculture-forestry ministry re ported Thursday. Union officials were not avail able here for comment, but the Waterbury (Conn.) Republican quoted union official Clifford Owens as saying negotiations broke down 10 minutes before midnight. , Owens is president of the union's Local 45 in one of the three U.S. Rubber plants in Nau gatuck, Conn., where 8,000 work ers were affected. Other U.S. rubber plants are at Detroit; Cnicopce Falls, Mass.; Eau Claire, Wis.; Philadelphia; Los Angeles; Mishawaka, Ind.; Providence, R. I.; Indianapolis; Passaic, N. J.; Woonsocket, R. I.; North Bergen, N. J.; Bristol, R. I.; Washington, Ind.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Chicago; and Milan, Tcnn. The union and U.S. Rubber signed a wage pact last Aug. 31 providing a 6Vi-cent hourly raise. At that time the union said the agreement boosted the average pay in U.S. Rubber plants to $1.96V4 an hour. Colleagues Praise McCormick CHICAGO The death Friday of Col. Robert R. McCormick, ed itor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, brought expressions of regret from publishers of Chi cago's other 3 major daily news papers. . "9 "I had great respect for Col. McCormick as an American, as a newspaperman, and as a citi zen," said Stuart List, publisher of the Chicago American. "Even those who had not always agreed with him at times must recog nize that his contribution to all phases of American life have been great and many." 'ADMIRED, DISLIKED' John S. Knight, editor and pub lisher of the Chicago Daily News and other Knight newspapers said: "The colonel will be missed by friend and foe alike. He has been a colorful and significant figure in journalism for nearly half a century. j "Those who admired him for this sturdy adherence to convic tions, and those who saw the col onel as a menace to his country, will agree that no wan who could command such extremes of ad miration and dislike was ever to be taken lightly. - "Col. McCormick had a full life and I doubt that he would have changed any of it. He loved the call to battle and he fought well. " 'No mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great," is a fitting epitaph to his career." 'GREAT GENTLEMAN' "Col. McCormick was a great publisher and a great gentleman. Chicago will miss him much." Mayor Martin H. Kennelly, a Democrat, whom the Tribune backed in his unsuccessful bid for re-election at the recent primary, said, "Chicago has lost a distin guished son, and a great and cour ageous citizen. He was a great American and an outstanding leader in the newspaper profes sion, a patriot, and a fighter for what he believed to be right." Other comment: Robert McLean, president. The Associated Press, and publisher, Philadelphia Evening Bulletin: - "Col. McCormick was a power ful figure in the newspaper field and the impress of his vigorous personality and his ability will last many years beyond his life time. His passing takes a great (i& of the color and some of the excitement out of the newspaper business." . Frank Starzel, general manager of The Associated Press: "Col. McCormick believed in vigorous and fearless news report ing. He was always ready to share the fruits of his publica tions' initiative and enterprise with - fellow publishers through The Associated Press, of which be was an ardent supporter. 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A Tribute to OUR FARMERS . While you are still sleeping, a million and more men are up and working with the good earth. They are America's vast and vital army of Farmers. Upon their broad and patient shoulders rests the lifeblood of our 155,000,000 people. They provide the food we eat. They provide the meat and eggs and milk and vegetables which come to our tables. Their products, won from the soil, go to countless manufacturers and proces sors who, in turn, make other foods and clothing for us to wear. The Farmer, indeed, is the backbone of the nation. We salute him as one of our most important citizens! WE SALUTE OUR TOWN. "cr) Parmcntcr Pontiac 837 Pearl Dial 5-3305 H. L. Parmentor, Owner Your TV Headquarters . . . Spring CLEARANCE SALE OF TELEVISION SETS! Floor Samples Demonstrators Trade In'i sAVEsmm ft lrtf ? r Spruance Heads Home MANILA Ml ..Adm. Raymond A. Spruance left Friday for home and retirement. 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