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68 a Thur,, July 21. 1955Registpr-Gjiard, Eugejfe, Ore. f y it t x hot T ";':r fe'V Brooklyn JVl . . -, ... Jt'J SCENE OK NEW YORK TRAIN ROBBERY Mail-bag-gage-frcight train of New York Central Railroad was boarded by two masked bandits at underground freight terminal at 33rd St. (A) Wednesday night. Bandits manacled mail ejerks, seized two pouches containing cancelled checks, and apparently left train before shouts of clerk were heard and train was stopped at 72nd St. (B). . Gunmen Get 8 Bags NEW YORK idv-Two masked desperadoes held up an outhound mail express train Wednesday night as it stopped briefly in an open cut below the Manhattan street level near the Hudson ' River shore. As In a Wild West movie see nario, they bound and gagged i mail clerk and dumped eight mail sacks on the tracks, disappeared into the the bags, night with J . I Police said Thursday the bags nnnloinn wnrlMnsc P a n f P I P ri ooch hoo insurer! at S50 The bandits apparently jumped handcuffs they brought with! on the ll car New York CeniralUhem. They rolled him over and Iraln when it stopped for inspec Hon of its air brakes. An interstate alarm was flashed for two men described as in their 20s and wearing dark suits andireti"'en. m nrsi i inougnt inty hats. Both were armed. Thejwere 'oolmf! 1 thought they FBl loined in the hunt. a couple of kids, wise kids, 'BRAZEN AND CLEVER' ! "They were brazen and clever," 4ald Deputy Police Commissioner James Kennedy. "They knew ex jctly what they were doing." J Police said, however, that the bandits discarded a mail pouch Containing $2,700 In small bills and silver. ' ' ! The train was heading for Al bany, Utica, Rochester, Troy and Syracuse, all in upstate New york. Six 'of the cars carried mall. ; Mall Clerk Thomas Mason, 60, Congressmen Shrug Off Fistic Clash ! WASHINGTON uvrMce-of a sort followed Thursday in the wake of fisticuffs between two members of the House Education Committee over proposed inclu sion of an anti-segregation ban On a federal school construction bill. The clash, coming at a closed session of the committee Wednes day, featured 69-ycar-old Rep. Bailey (P-WVa) and Rrp. Powell ID-NY), a 46-year-old Negro. The antagonists later shrugged off the clash as non-existent. It provided a preliminary to later committee defeat of Pow ell's amendment to denv federal school funds to states or local school districts practicing racial segregation. With the segregation issue set tled, the committee moved Thurs day toward final approval of a measure authorizing a four-year $1,600,000,000 program of federal state school construction to over come existing classroom short aces. The Bailey-Powell clash, how ever, was viewed by many com mittee members as the forerun ner of equallr bitter differences likely to erupt over the bill if and Khen it leaches the House floor. Though losing in committee, Powell told netfsmon he Intended, to offer his anti . segregation amendment from the floor as a "moral ind legal" njcessiu un der the Supreme Court's school integration ruling. " . with the sessn rapidly draw ing to close iid congressional tempers already on edge over thei rarml .jssne, jhere was no as surance thf bill will be cleair.1 for artion by ?he rulr$ocoi?iiic or the Jenifers, ,j? 5yarj Earthnu'tke Rocks Latin Vowrfcs , Cf'ITn, Ecuador- Numerou? oersoi wer reporfed inured Jrdneiday in a sharp par.,ial I north central fe'tisdnr ffl foter;r Minister (pwr Plara Giron repo:;-d the low, of Cots'5 rarhi .! ATun'iqi.t) e dar3 ageo waviiy. Il safe, there fe"fgj numerous injuries put had it, estimate nflhe number hurt. Cotacachi. town of 4,200 per sons 46 mjles ftrth of Quito, was lesrrlbfras the picenterCS auakfl. Thft tremor uit fpll hr Buffalo, N.Y., was on duty in the. next to-the last car when he saw two men loom in front of him.; Their faces were hidden behind handkerchiefs and both held guns.'py when they got off the train. he said THIS IS A STICKUP' Later, he gave polk 3 this ac count: "This is a stirkun " on of thi Then they:mn tolrl him. "Where is Ihp money? Don't yell or we'll kill you." When he refused to tell them, thCV Dulled his arms behind flnd'n bound his WTlStS With a DSir of 1 jone of the bandits put his foot, in the small of his back. "I wasn't frichlencd until I col ! good look at the euns." Masun! Casting Reels J. C. Higgins "100" Reel Only 3.95 1,W jtrlrfi rtppnrt.M' r..l wllh prpfUInn srrj. Hr.vUv rhrem. plmpd p.rl. relt nut. Stlectlv. chick. iy 1 Sf J Afr Mattrgsf o a o 5'ze 2a?72-in. -Fits i, thecocket ofcr Mtutbe' gpmp ground. 0 ov O Mm DESCRIBES HOW TRAIN WAS ROBRED New York Central Railroad mail clerk Thomas Mason tells police Wednesday night in New York City how two masked holdup men bound and gagged him and made off with eight iriail sacks as an outbound mail-express train stopped briefly in an open cut on Manhattan's west side. Police said the bags contained worthless cancelled checks. of Worthless Checks until they said: "If you your mouth we'll kill you." Then ; I saw the handcuffs, and I knew they weren't fooling. I was hap- TOOK EIGHT BUGS He said he told the gunmen the money was in the bags. They dis carded some of them among them the one containing $2,700 and dumped eight outside sacks were reportedly en i route lo:chicagos wal(,r , nas becn the First Trust Bank and Deposit ordci.ed by Maynr Richard Co. of Syracuse from the Federal! ' 'n,' t ,Orcn. 'nc ronbers led Mason s ankles. The mayor this week instructed "h, c"r,d' """ his railroad!,he clly purchasing agent to buy ap "u0 n,s mnuln ana "ea- " was not immediately detcr-jwater mined whether the train had started to move when the two i I Mason said the train was mov- ing when he managed to free his Economy Rod Solid Glass J. C. Higgins 3.49 5 Feet A V i' priced dandy )th euimelf-d iniim hundi. fork frip. itain stfl guidtJi, ii v ton wount. grrrn. steeping bags; keeps you Durlile bberized fabr Qt,' & OS. o O (AP Wirephoto) openlees and spit out the cap. Then he screamed for help. A tower signalman heard his ! the same old argument we have plea. The train was stopped at:been hearing for years." the next signal. Mason was taken I About 24 million workers in to a hospital with severe bruises (interstate commerce, with certain and a possible rib fracture. Mayor of Chicago Orders Fluoridation ThelrmnAr.n un riimriristihn nf Davcy "for the good of the chil- fluorides for addition to the city's as soon as posible: The city budget includes S700.000 for the fluoridation Droeram." fluorines are signed to help decay. chemicals de- prevent tooth eeping Bags Reg. 24 Full zipper zip two together for a double bag. oir mattress pocket. Has New Milium liner, weight 7 pounds. Size 34x78-inches. Tackle Boxes Seamless-Steel Construction 144-ln. size 2.98 Compact noush for every fishing trip ypl turtle pnmnh to hold all vour ntetts. Has comprtmnted Folding Campp , Sift; $5x76 jfichefe O s o 'clc in solid comfort! H&Stfd with heawei long losfqobr-vnuey.. Secuyrj.c'gf.d t hari wood f fem. o Reinforced camping, ond h--fe use camping, ond hfe 0 0 ICffh ' DatetoBeSetiPrdV Vfenno Jfeef V "-! ' On Wage Jn' feijlgll ' p ' -V n!,0 " LONGBEAH, Calif. W - Wfccrfl th.e pertain to the bo. JMCV a . L-OmprOmiSe Uue Vermont, the pretest Republican Wend fcflt h,me. Sffe said: WASHINSTqNnSSen Wv fin Minimnm-Pav 5'2U eveIVaw if'Mi" U.S.A. "I f&efer not ft comment oni(R.wis) said TSur.?d' ne ..ulg o uii mnnmujnrciy 'carter King Vinson, of Rut-! tyt." , expects" President Eifcnhower to WASHINGTON Ifii Onlv Sen ate-House agreement on an effec tive date stood in the way Thurs day of firfal congressional ap proval of a l-an-h(fur federal minimum wage ThC "?'f i'edn,Jsda.y "ver - rde, 188-145, ; Sresidont. Eisen holer's request foa fimit of 90 cent an nour ana uy a lop-nt-avy 362-54 vote approved the higher wage floor fijr most workers in inter state commerce. The pres ent minimum "is 75 cents. The Sentte, which previously had appreved the same $1 figure, had voted to make it effective next Jan. 1, The House voted for March 1. TWO DAYS OF DEBATE The House sent its bill im mediately to conference with the Senate for a compromise on the date. Wednesday's House action cli maxed two days of debate in which supporters of the adminis tration's 90-cent top limit pre dicted a new inflationary spiral would be touched off if a higher pay figure was enacted. Rep. Halleck (R-Ind), leader of Ihe GOP forces, told the House Ihe President would be "gravely concerned over the consequences to the economy of a figure great er than 90 cents." Republican spokesmen, however, gave no in dication that the President would veto the higher level. 2 MILLION AFFECTED Democratic House Leader Mc- Cormack of Massachusetts de- rided Republicans! appeals as exceptions and exemptions, now come under the law's provisions. The approved Increase would mean a pay hike for an estimated 2,100,000 of them. Takes Strong Wind NEW YORK Ofl Far from swaying anything like 18 feet in a storm as some people think, the tower of the Empire State Building may move out of line less than li inches, says Frank Powell, the man who manages it. And to get that inch and a half movement requires a steady wind velocity of 90 miles an hour, he 'adds. Dacron 95 Has Gross Plaid Gallon Jugs With Fibcrglas Insulation . Only 2.88 Hay red and black pi a id Jug ha Ftex-Rork glass Uner that will not jlaln. Fjijv to clean. Pla.Mte tup and handle. Coh 95, o o ot poims of oveo, For holds compoctiy. u 0 5-1561 lana, wrw ine.crown neune&udy tint lamer i-m. Jiunmp """ maKe a rmiu iu uic utvpif wnen r (Picture, Page 1) rght over 14 other pretty final- ists. The runners-up ere the, tiss Arkansas, Nebraska, Caji fornia and Georgia Miss Johnson, a 22-yar-old blue-eyed bloafle who looked 16, is also 'th prettiest business woman you evSr saw. She runs her own jewelry business in Rut land, i RESTFCL BUSINESS ' "The business is resting," she said, "because I am designer, creator, distributor' and sales man." , Two years ago she was Miss Vermont in the Miss America Pageant at Atlantic City but only placed 13th. Thursday night she enters the Miss Universe semi finals. Asked if she were a traditional Vermont Republican, she replied: "Is there any other kind?" Doll-like, she stands 5 feet 8 in' her high heels with the perfect Miss Universe measurements bust and hips the same at 35 inches and the waist 11 inches smaller at 24. When reporters questioned her after the contest Miss Johnson answered all .questions freely ex- pongee prints cotron broadcloths linen - look rayons white, black and wonderful colors These fabrics were designed to go into WoiJses at ojnuch higher retell. Our buyer wes Johnny-on-thepot a'nri bought up the who lot! HrjaVbem" , madeii.to these f sprigMly.sumrner blouse fcshirjns for you t icwn ot a merl Si A7. o . s o Lome ana see ou n want a htlf-dclen! 10 to IS. o O a OWCKANDC i'fyj : '.jlf'l f . summer I I r I I son is a dentist in'Rutlwd, ytych p returns from the Geneva Big Q c son s a dtlitist inRutlnd, ych she said had lw.uuu population dijFour-cmicreie. the last census, adding proudly wiliy, senior Republican on Vcfmont. A.b...h. ho. farWIv thoucht abouf her entering beauty cv - tests, she replied: "Well, as you all know, the East is ery. funny about beauty contests. We;re a -very 'conserva tive neonle but .iwfamily ges "along with me, as does the, JwnJ as long a I don't get a lump on mv head." Her big prize is a six-month contract with Universal-International Studios. "I've thought -of the movies only as something on top o( my dream world but I'm ready to take a crack at it. As long as my business is a one-woman enter prise, I think I'll just move my stock out to California." ROUGH COMPETITION Miss Vermont got rough com petition from Miss Arkansas, the first runner-up. Margaret Anne Haywood, of Jonesboro, a neat little blonde package, was a popu lar favorite with the audience. Miss Nebraska, Donna Strcev er, of Grand Island, placed next. She is a sixth-grade school teach er and must have a hard job keeping the boys in her class room .paying attention to doors. Mr JLHlJ PHONE L1551 returns irom the Geneva Big ommiflfc, adted that asfafas u ifnm. ave kef made for (Tie President to report by televiflAi and radio on h meeting with therime Hfinisters of Britain, France and Rusia. - Sen. HumpTirc (D-MinnT, maanwhilg, termed "vf ry disfcur- aging' the Big four dofisitn to shunt the proBlems of German unification and European security to future loweMfvel conferences. "The unification of Germany is the hejrt and core of the problem of European security," Humphrey said in a separate interview. "There can be im effective work at the second level unless there is agreement at the top on the desirability of having a united Germany." Wiley, however, said he saw "nothing discouraging" in .the de cision to have the foreign min isters work out arrangements for future conferences on the issues, and he added: ."I have felt all along that the Big Four meetings could be only exploratory, that they would be only the beginning of future con sultations on these problems." J cr J3L 9i o
