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Page 2 Section 1 Reno Blasts, Blaze Destroy 5 Buildings; 2 Dead, 41 Hurt Loss Estimated at $2 Million; 5 Missing RENO Ml Two persons were killed and 41 injured in a series of explosions and a lire whicn de stroyed five buildings along Sierra Street in mid-Reno yesterday. Damage was estimated in i cess of two million dollars. Five persons were reported missing. ..ccuise of the great amount of rubble to be cleared away and dangerous walls and overhanging beams which needed to be knocked down, disaster crews could not search the wreckage until today. I'M .Might Have Died But for a clothing store em ploye's quick reaction when he smelled gas, said Fire Chief Karl Kvans, the death loll "could have been a hundred." Evans and other officials still sought the cause and place of the leak which freed the propane-air gas into at least three buildings in which it exploded. The gas is heavier than air and tends 'to settle In the lowest possible point when it escapes. There may have been three such pockets. The first of the scries of blasts occurred at 1:03 p.m., short min- utes after an employe in the Pet erson men's clothing store report ed smelling gas in the basement. A crew of trouble shooters from the Sierra Pacific Power Co. and a Fire Department res cue squad were rushed to the scene. They evacuated nearly every one Irom the five buildings before the fires started. Major credit was given to Or ville Owen, power company trou ble shooter who sensed the dan ger. He warned all in the Pater son store, then rushed along the street warning people to "gel out." The firemen arrived as the first blast went off. They evacuated those in the Gray Rcid department store, Reno's largest, and the Elks Club, both on the cast side of Sierra Street. Neither of those known killed was inside the buildings. Mrs. John DuPrat, about 60. socially prominent wile of a retired groc er, was struck by falling debris. Frank Spina, 41), owner of a shoe repair shop, was crushed to death beneath an automobile which wns blown over on him and crushed by a falling wall, The explosions followed each other so swiftly that peoplo rush ing from one were caught in the concussions of the next Iid-.Caffrey, who. had just been evacuated from the Elks Club, where he had eaten lunch, report ed he was "slammed against the wall of the building " by the sec ond explosion, and then was caught by the third as he rushed around the corner of the Elks Club. Strangely, he was not in jured. All gas mains in that section of town were closed and 12 blocks of buildings in the area were evac uated. The Virginia Street area above 2nd, where most of the gambling casinos, are located, was not nf fecled and the houses continued : P'''"s "nil t ic voting strength oi 'business as usual." a parliamentary assembly to leg- The evacuation order In part of 'slnle ,or lhc nfw community, the area, and including the fash-! Still unresoled was Ihc question ionable Mapcs Hotel, was rescind-associating French overseas ed alter five hours. However, sev- territories with the common mnr eral Works adjoining Sierra on 1st hot. Street remained closed until The United States has support checks could be made of all pin- cd the plan undertaken by the six sihle gas concentration points. nations. Dag Prods Yield on UN1TKD NATIONS, N. Y. H 11. N. Secretary General Dag Ham marskjold prodded Israel today to give ground on her rclusal to quit Egypt and the Ga?a Strip. Any hopes of an early settle- Soviet Sends Doctor Home MOSCOW iiP-Dr. Hans Schult-1 of 'he Gull of Aq.iba was a lest en. West German Mood specialist - f Egypt's sincerity. Informants called here to treat a high rank- "d Israel reasoned that if "a Ing patient, said Wednesday be;s"nllc question like Aqaba" can hurl been advised hv the Soviet not tie solved, how could the U.N. Ministry nf Health that he would ''" m" the complex problems of i of Mrs. Dorothy McCullough Lee. not he called In lor another ox-' administering Gna or deploying former Portland mayor and now animation or consultation and was ""' 1 Emergency Force? j chairman oi the federal Stihvor free lo leave Moscow. Ilnnimnrskjohl, apparently dis-; sives Control Hoard, to the Sti- This could mean either Unit Ihe couraRed. called in his srven-na- preme Court was proposed Tucs palient's condition had improved turn Middle East advisory com-! day by Secretary of State Mark substantially, or that he was now ; considered beyond hope. Dr. Schultcn saw the patient but once, on Inst Sunday. The name of the natient never has been disclosed by Soviet otfi- cials. Private advices from Mos-i"'" ' assurances, cow on Tuesdav said he is V A.I Arab diplomats stepped up their Malvshev. minister of machine pressure tor economic sanctions building truer. and former deputy pre- Rites Set Tliursi(lny I For William llaycox PORTLAND I Funeral serv ices lor William James llaycox, BO, will be held here Thursday. He died at his home Sunday. A resident of this area since JB90, he had been a lumberman and slenmbontman and in World War II was In charge of the emer gency farm labor office here. He was Ihe father of Ihe late Krnest Haycox. writer ol Western tones, tin widow survives. Reno West Europe Nears Pooled Market Pact BRUSSELS Wl-Olficinls of six Western European nations hope to wind up their work on agreements setting up a common mnrket and atomic pool by Feb. 19. If that target date is reached, Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spunk of Belgium said, the trea ties probably will be signed March 10. "Everything Is settled, or prac tically so," said Spaak, the con ference chairman. Tho six nations are France, West Germany, Italy, the Nether lands, Belgium and Luxembourg. If Ihc projeel is carried througli successfully, it will knock out tariff barriers between the mem bers countries and set up a U.S. lype market of some 160 million persons. The six also arc planning to pool their programs of atomic research and production. Spaak said final agreement was reached on internal prices for agricultural products, transport Israel to Gaza Balk mrnt were dimmed by Israeli in sistence that Egypt first must promise not to renew her blockade on Israel-hound shipping through the Gull of Aqaba. V. N. circles said llaiiimnrsk johl had requested the Israeli gov ernment lo reconsider its an nounced intent to stay in the Miami el Sheikh area along the ! gull and the critical Gaza Strip : until given ironclad guarantees of protection trom Egyptian attacks, i Israel countered that clearance I miltec tor suggestions. Later he ) talked with Kgyptian Foreign! Minister Mahmoml Fawr.i, pre sumably to relay Israel s Views, F.gypl has insisted that Israel . 1 1.1 it 1 t t (M 11,1111, (ill Ul nvi HI UIHC without any discussion of gtiaran- ncainst Israel. The Aiabs brushed I aside the Israeli demand on the Gull of Aqatia as a dnersion. DANCE! TONITE! CRYSTAL GARDEN CASH PRIZE! Att I'nr Vnur l'r Ttrltot ' - Blaze at Its Height iffSS T n u i ' J - RENO, Ncv. Here Is a general view of the explosion caused fire at Its height which destroyed five Reno build ings yesterday and damaged eight others in the First and Sierra St. area. (AP Wlrephoto) Through With Reds, Italy's Neniii Vows Socialism Ranks May Unite at Sessions VENICE un - Pietro Ncnni came here tor his Italian Socialist party Congress today declaring he is through playing with the Com munlsts. Four of internal ionnl Socialims's lop men arc sitting in on the wcekiong sessions of the Italian party lo judge how clean a break Mautz Claims News Magazine Misquoted Him PORTLAND HP) - Robert T. Mautz, Republican national com mitteeman for Oregon, said yes terday thai Newsweek magazine "misquoted and misinterpreted" him last week. Mautz said the publication quot ed him as telling the GOP Nation al Committee in Washington that the Republican party "will be dead as a dodo bird if it doesn't return to old fashioned Republi canism." Mautz denied that he used the word "old fashioned." He said "I pointed out that voters of the Far West arc independent and that Ihc November elections demonstrated that even the tremendous popular ity of President Eisenhower could not in and of Itself carry candi dates into office." The article, Mautz said in a statement yesterday, implied that tie is not only unfavorable to the Eisenhower administration but nl- so lo bright young men" as Re- publican candtdates and that "1 advocate return to old-fashioned Republicanism. Mautz said none of Ibis was Irue. Ihitfirlcl Bucks l.rc For Supreme Court PORTLAND i.fi Appointment Hatfield. j in- .-Him ire iiiiu M-iu a mcKiiuu 11- l. 1 1 1 in iTcsincni r.isennnwer suggest- mc hpr anoolnlnirnt In t ho rnr. irrnl v.-iejinrv on tli hinh. rnni-l - CHICKEN IN A BOX 2190 So. Comml. Closed Thru FEBRUARY OPEN Mar. 5, 1957 Ncnni may make with his Red allies of the past 10 years. If they arc convinced he lias split all the way and will sup port Ihc basic principles of NATO this week's congress may lead to a reunification of Italian So cialism that would change the na tion's political picture. A clean break from ihc Com munist alliance and support of NATO was the price set by Vice I'romicr Giuseppe Saragat for a reunion of his Social Democrats and Nonni's Socialist party. They split 10 years ago. A united Socialist parly mieht go into I lie 1958 national elections as the second strongest in Italy. If it pulled dissidents awav from Palmiro Togliatti's recently shaken Communist ranks, and gained some support from left wingers nf the Christian Demo crat party, the Socialists might wind up running the government. nie thrislinn Democrats now head a four-party government co alition with the Social Demo crats, Liberals and Republicans. It musters only a thin mainritv. Many political observers doubl ed that Nenni, who gave his Stalin Peace Price money asay to the Red Cross last December, would go far enough to satisfy tho Social Democrats. The latter put off their own congress, waiting to hear what Nenni and his parly have to say. The Social Democrats sent Mnt- ico Aiaueoiu, tneir parly secre tary, lo observe developments at Neniu's congress. Rcpresenling the Socialist International are Morgan Phillips, its British prcsi dent; British Labor party lender Ancurin Revnn, Pierre Co'mmin of France: and possibly Adolph Scaif of Austria. The international organization Inst fall named Phillips, Commin and Scaif lo help seek a reunion of the Italian Socialists. Knvoy Set's C.i'onclii ROME i.fi James I). Zellor bach. new U.S. ambassador to Italy, presented his credentials lo President Gronchi Wednesday. The brief ceremony took place in Quirinale Palace, official resi dence of Ihe Italian president. OOX OFFICE O TICKETS ( NOW ON SALE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS So. Salem Hi Gym Tues.. Keh. 1. t p. m. THE ST. OLAF CHOIR Till HS. H:B. Hlh :1S P.M. Res. Seals 1.25 It 2.00 VIENNA CHOIR BOYS I'RI. MAR. Klh 11:15 P.M. Res. Seats 2.40 & 3.20 For Reservations Dial KM 4 JKWKI.KRS SII.VKRSM1THS Certified Ciemologlst American Gem Society THE CAPITAL JOURNAL 3 Unions Face 90-Day Purge, Ouster Orders AFL-CIO Talks Forced Mergers in Glowing " Miami Section la.19 ecsszyyqyy AFL bjt mk6 MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Wi AFL CIO leaders today considered steps to force mergers of still feuding, separate state organiza tions in a windup of their 10-day winter meetings. Only 20 states have so far com pleted merging rival AFL and CIO state organizations.. The parent federation has set a deadline for next December for the remaining states those most heavily industrialized and en couraged voluntary amalgama tions instead of forced mergers after the deadline. Determined to Clean House The powerful AFL-CIO Execu tive Council ncared an end of a busy session which has been marked by an express determina tion to i. :an organized labor's ranks of corrupt influences. Besides adopting strict new rules forbidding shady and dis honest union practices, the coun cil yesterday cracked down on three unions the Laundry, Dis tillery and Allied Industrial Work ers. It ordered suspension and even tual expulsion of the unions with in 90 days unless they toss out certain officers and adopt decen cy standards.- Clalm Evidence Today The three unions contend the council acted without evidence to hold them guilty of being "dom inated, controlled and substanti ally influenced by -corrupt influ ences." However, AFL-CIO President George Meany said the unions knew the nature of the purges they had to conduct to avoid AFL-CIO ousters. Meany pledged that unless they fully complied with cleanup requirements, the unions would be booted out of the federation. All three unions had been charged in a 1955 Senate investi gation with welfare funds scan dals. Unit to House 200 Requested For MacLaren The Board of Control's advis- ory committee on state training scnoois recommended iuesday im mediate construction of tempo rary barracks at MacLaren School for Boys at Woodburn. It would house 200 younger boys. The committee and James Lamb, school superintendent, also advocated that a second training school for boys be built in a few years, rather than expand the present school. They suggested that lhc Board of Control recommend to the Leg islature that it submit a measure lo the people to build Ihe second school outside Marion County. No state institution can be located outside of Marion County without approval at an election. Waller Foster, Polk County dis trict attorney and chairman of the advisory committee, said Mac Laren School faces an acute emer gency because of overcrowding. In order to keep the school popu lation within bounds, boys have to be paroled before they are ready. The 200-hoy unit would cost $.178,000. With it, the school would have a capacity of 525 boys. 2 Private Schools Will Consolidate PORTLAND idl Two long- established private schools- Gable Country Day School and ratlin-Hillside will be consolidat ed for the start of next . fall's term. The merger, approved by Ihe boards of directors, calls for con tinued operation, at least next year, at both sites. Catlin school ported they returned 69.296 acres was founded in 1911 and Gable is j of land and building area to Ja an outgrowth of (he old Portland pan in 1956. The services still hold Academy. 268.737 acres. PHONE EM EXCLUSIVE The story that HAD to win tho Pulitzer Priiel A true story from U. S. Navy filesl ...PLUS... In life jviEET the legislators t.,w. - -wfi wjfwwwi i gj I SEN. LEE V. OHMART - Senator Lee V. Ohmart R Marion) Is considered one of the best versed legislators on tax matters and has been a mem ber of the interim tax study committee appointed io 1951. 1953 and 1955 and served on sen ale committee of taxation and assessment in 1955 session. He is past president of the Oregon Association of Real Estate boards and a short time ago was named vice president of National Association of Real Estate boards. Sen. Ohmart served In the house in 1951 and 1953 and was elected stale senator to serve in 1955 and 1957. For two years he was in the Marlon county tax department, four years clerk of the circuit court, two years as acting county clerk and for two years was with Union Title com pany. In 1944 he joined with Rudy Calaba in the real estate business. He was born In Salem and at tended Salem public schools. He served In the U.S. army In Hawaii, 19.12-19.14. Sen. Ohmarl is married and has a son and daughter in Sulcm schools. Sen. Ohmart Is a director of Salem Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, Marlon County Tuberculosis und Health association, the Elks, Lions and Melhodist church. Ohmart was slated for speaker during his last term In the house but decided to run for senate where he Is recognized as one of the strong men, not alone on taxation but other subjects as well. 5 Years a Queen LONDON Ml Royal guns boomed a salute Wednesday to the fifth anniversary of the ac cession of Queen Elizabeth 11 to the British throne. BiU Asks Impounding A O Of Tipsy Driver's Car A measure to authorize a judge to impound the motor vehicle owned by anyone convicted of driving while drunk or ounder the influence of narcotics was intro- Bill lo License Contractors up In Ore. Senate A bill to license building con tractors and to set up standards for building construction was in troduced in Ihc Senate Tuesday. It is similar to bills that have died in committee in recent ses sions. Sponsored by Sen. R. F. Chap man iDi, Coos Bay. it would create a seven-member building and construction standards advis ory council to be under Ihc labor commissioner. This council would do Ihe licens ing and establish standards. One member would be the labor commissioner. The other six, to he appointed by Ihe governor, would include two general con tractors, one specialty contractor, one member of the building trades craft, one architect, and one member from other groups in the industry. Land Returned CAMP ZAMA, Japan 11 The - U.S. armed forces Wednesday re- 4-4713 JLb. FIRST RUN! GORDON MjcRA? DAN DAILEY y ERNEST BORGNINE SHEREE NORTH as SEN. A. J. NATERLIN Although this is the first time Senator Andrew J. Naterlln (D., Lincoln) has been a member ol the legislature, he Is no stranger In the legislative halls. In many past sessions he had been on hand working in behalf of vari ous fish bills. Sen. Naterlln defeated Warren McMlnlmec, Republican of Tilla mook by 121 votes, after the scant majority was confirmed by a recount. He was mayor of Newport for six years and on the city council. He was chosen as first citizen of New port a few years ago and very active in civic affairs notwith standing loss of eyesight in 1932. Long a director of thct Central Lincoln PUD, Sen Naterlln man aged New England Fish compa ny Yaquina Bay plant after or ganizing his own Newport Fish Company. He now is In the gen eral insurance business. Sen. Naterlin was born in Oregon City Sept. 29, 1899, and once taught school. He altended Rehnke Walker Business college, University of Oregon and Univer sity of Idaho. He has been president of New port Chamber of Commerce and is a director ol Pacific North west Public Power association. The senator was once grand knight and is a past stale advocate ol Knights ol Co lumbus; is a member ol New port Lions club, Elks and New port Boosters. For 10 years he was executive secretary ol Com mercial Fisheries association, was chaiman ol the famous Crab Festival for four years, and also was president of Lincoln County Concern association. Senator Naterlln married Doro thy Schrolh and Ihey have a daughter, 16 years old. duced in the Senate yesterday by Sen. Jean Lewis of Portland. The measure would authorize a judge to impound such a vehicle for not more than 90 days (or the first conviction or more than one year for Ihc second or subsequent convictions. Sen. Lewis said that the suspen sion of driver's license has not al ways proved effective in curbing drunken driving. She said several offenders have been found to be driving at a time when their li censes were suspended. Another Senate measure intro duced yesterday, by Sen. Andrew J. Naterlin of Newport, would in crease the size of the State High way Commission from three mem bers to five. Under terms of the measure, not more than two of the mem bers would be from any one con gressional district in Oregon. Us dcr present law, there are three members, not more than one of whom shall be from any one con gressional district. Bob HOPE Fiom M - G P Don't Misi This Sec- ond Riotous Comedy S on Ihe Samo Program. Ss2l4?" , nswimiM j Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, February 6, 1957 iHouse Group Favors Passage of Bonds Issuance Bill $8 Million Needed To Carry Plans Beyond '58 Rv a unanimous vote, the Ore gon house committee on highways Tuesday approved a bill authoriz ing the state highway commission to issue $8 million of bonds. The additional bond money, W. C. Williams, state highway engi neer told the committee, was need ed to meet expenses of the fed eral highway program after July 1, 1958. Inasmuch as planning for work during the next two years must be made now, a portion of this money is needed immediately. "We have our highway construc tion planned to the point of call ing for bids on projects up to July 1. 1958, but cannot go be yond that point without further funds." For Matching Funds Williams explained that the money would be used largely to meet the matching funds required on primary roads where the state must put up 40 per cent of the cost and the government 60 per cent. He said that on interstate high ways 99 and 30 the slate is only required lo match 10 per cent of the costs, witn tne government bearing the 90 per cent. Members of the committee dis cussed a bill presented by the traf fic division of the hiehwav de partment granting the commission power to ban fishing from bridges. Some members of f he committee did not like the bill, claimina it was depriving counties of home rule. Bui Rep. Ole W. Grobb (D Deschules) came up with an idea, that of amending the bill so that fishing would be allowed from cer tain portions of the bridges, such as piers or sections of the bridges that are not traveled. Measure Favored With this amendment inserted, the committee approved the bill with a "do pass" recommenda tion. Other bills approved by the com mittee included one enlarging the highway department's revolving fund: another givine tho hiehwav department authority to locate stop signs or markers on high ways; a bill prohibiting a left-hand REMEMBER! the riotous fun e Funniest PA in Pictures... HILARIOUSLY TOGETHER FOR THE jV FIRST TIME ...and thev're a riot! - M In VISTAVlSION and 1 i- . . .j V IRON PETTICOAT An Mi Highway turn at a signal after stopping from a one-way street into a two way street, a minor amendment relating to operation of trucks and combination nf vehicles on public highways, and tightening one sec tion of the wcighrnasler law. Chairman Thomas B. McClellan (D-Lincoln) set Feb. 12 al 1:30 p.m. as the time for a hearing on a bill authorizing construction of a bridge over the Columbia river At Acinria Thi hill 'Vae inlrnHurpH by Rep. W. H. Holmstrom ID- Clatsop). Fish Boat Fired On JERUSALEM Ifl An Israeli army spokesman claimed Wednesday that Syrian positions fired on an Israeli fishing boat in the Sea of Galilee. The spokes man said the fishermen wort forced to cut their nets and with draw but there were no casualties, ACTION (American Council to Improve Our Neighborhood) Presents OUR LIVING FUTURE On a Giant Panoramic Scrren Narrated to David Hardy Pictures and Movies Produced by Life LESLIE JR. HIGH Thurs., Feb. 7-8 P.M. Admission 25c Sponsored by: Sulrm Jr. Womrn'i Club City of Salem Snlrm Chamber of commerce STARTS FRIDAY AT 1 P.M. I SfHHfAlfAHHrjMisfJBSfJIifflifAlfAHM the stage hit and more ! " M-GMpftiihinCiiusc(in4Hrrocac MARLQy BRANDO GLENN FORD MACHIKO KiTOn The Teahouse o the August Moon EDDIE ALBERT FUK utu HUOUVWSl ISTSM SHIIWUU STARTS TONITE 7 P.M. 1 'lost r"i . -1. V- -l I MA lllO r? HEPBURN TECHNICOLOR' im intf -'"i'ji"" I HELD OVER MATINEE DAILY FROM 1 P.M. TCCHNICOLO BARBARA HALS Jay c FUrptw 1