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Page 2 Section 1 Airliner Lands Ablaze; All Safe Firemen Move Fast to Nip Disaster PITTSBURGH Wl An airliner landed in flames at Greater Pitts burgh Airport yesterday but thanks to a quick-acting pilot, a calm stewardess and expert fire fighters a major tragedy was ' averted. Fifty passengers poured out of the Capital Airlines DC4 seconds after it ground to a halt while- fire men riding alongside in trucks poured flame-quenching foam on the plane. Nobody Seriously Hurt Not a person was Injured ser iously. Nine were treated either (or shock or bruises. "When we stepped on the ground we thanked God," said Mrs, John Burnham of Buffalo, "He was with us today." Mrs. Burnham, her husband and two young daughters were on the first leg of a vacation trip to Florida. Thero was no Indication of an emergency as the big airplane, piloted by R. L. Calhoun of Alex, andria, Va., circled the airport and approached for a landing. But the plane landed "hard," an air port official said. A Capital spokesman said In struments in the cockpit Indicated the landing gear was not secured so Calhoun zoomed the big ship into the air. Seconds later the right inboard engine caught fire and (lames raced along the fuselage. PA Blares Warning . As Ihe passengers tensed, (he airplane's public address system blared: "Prepare for a crash landing." There was a momentary rush of passengers toward an emergency door and some slight panic, Mrs. Burnham said. But stewardess Kathcrine Szymanski of New Ken--lington, Pa., shouted, "Keep calm." Capt. Calhoun, who had alerted the airport, set the plane down in a few seconds. The Capital spokesman said there was no indication of what caused the "hard" landing on the first attempt. He declared the Buffalo-to-Plttsburgh plane could have possibly been caught in a wind current. The spokesman said the impact of the landing apparently caused a ltiel line or tank to burst. IVeubefger, Green ami Porler Coining Home PORTLAND (UP) Three Ore gon lawmakers are due home irom Washington, D.C. for Easter. Sen. Richard L. Neubergcr and Reps. Charles 0. Porter and Edith Green were due homo (or the re cess. Sen. Wayno Morse and Reps. Walter NoVblad and Al Ullman said they planned to catch up on cfflco work in the nation's capitol. Soviet Engineer Dead MOSCOW Ifl Pravda an nounced Friday Ihe death on Wednesday of Pavel Pavlovich Laupman, 70, leadlns Soviet enei- neer wno naa worked on many Soviet hydroelectric projects. HOPES FOR SUNSHINE Ike Plays Golf in Drizzle AUGUSTA, Ga. HI President Eisenhower, encamped at his fav orite golf course, hoped for clear ing weather today and a tour of the links In warm sunshine. The President (lew here from Washington yesterday for uhout 12 . days of rest mixed with work. only to find the afternoon marred by showers. But despite an intermittent drlj- zlc, he got In lU boles at Ihe Au gusta National Golf Club, his headquarters on this Easier holi day. A half hour after stepping from his plana the President was out on the course. The pattern was as usual here. Newsmen accompanied him from the airport to Ihe entranco to the club grounds, but were not per mitted beyond Ihat point. This Is Eisenhower's Nth trip lo Augusta as President and Ins ISth since ho was elected In 1SS2 He plans to remain until about April 28. Another usual feature about this Eisenhower visit to Augusta Is the presence of the White House physician, MaJ. Gen. Howard M. Snyder, who is especially hoping (or good weather during this stay Since January the President has been lighting a stubborn cough and Snyder (eels Eisenhower could get nd of it if he gels plenty of sun. The President was accompanied by Mrs. Eisenhower and a small staff of White House aides. Edward Robinson, Jr., Guilty of Tipsy Driving SANTA MONICA, Calif. UV-Kd-ward G. Robinson ,Ir., son of the famous actor, has been convicted o( misdemeanor drunk driving. Robinson, 24, was charged with felony drunk driving In connec tion with a June 21, 195(5, accident In which a companion lost an eye. Th actor's son la free on (1,000 bond pending a probation and sen tencing hearing May 13. Calm Stewardess r ..... - -Hjn j .? PITTSBURGH Passengers of a Capital Airliner had nothing but praise for stewardess Katherine Saymanski of New Kensington, Pa. (above) yesterday niter a DC-4 landed In flames at the Greater Pittsburgh Airport. Miss Saymanski teamed with pilot B. L. Calhoun of Alexandria, Vn., in keeping the passengers calm while expert fire lighters put out the blaie in the right inboard engine. (AP Wlrcphoto) Gibbons Raps Rumors He 11 Succeed Beck ST. LOUIS tfl Harold J. Gibbons, hoss of the Teamsters Union in the hi. Louis area, ridi culed reports he might become international president of the un ion If Dave Beck steps down or is ousted. '7fo also reported therd1 is no sentiment to withdraw Ihe Team sters Union from the CIO-AKL I among lop Teamsters officers who attended a strategy conference Tuesday at Galveston, Te.x. Gibbons made his statements Thursday nt a news conference. Gibbons devoted most of his dis cussion to a defense of the sys tem of putting locals of the Team sters Union under trusteeship. He said this Is done only as a last resort after complaints by rank-and-file members The Teamsters Union released a survey In Washington earlier this week showing five high offi cers of the union control 47 locals through trusteeships Gibbons holds seven of Ihe trusteeships. 4 TA-kS ' CP AUGl'STA, Ga. President he arrived here Thursday for Augusta National Golf Cliih. poppj In his coat lapeU (AP 7 . t , 9ft 1 'A VSh Touches 57,000 Volts-and Lives OREGON CITY (UP)-John E. Paullin, Oregon City, was report ed in fair condition in a local hos pital today after touching 57,000 volts of electricity and living. Paullin, a Crown Zellerbach em ploye, suffered second degree burns to a hand and arm Wednes day when a steel measuring tape opparcntly (lipped into high'. pow er lines. Paullin was hurled sev eral feet into the Sir and officials said this probably saved his life as it bruke the circuit. Car Hits Rock, Rolls; Portland Man Killed PORTLAND (UP) - Robert D. McKlbbin, 32, Portland, was killed In a one-car accident on the out skirts of the city Thursday night. Sheriffs officers said the car sent, off the road, hit a boulder and rolled over for 75 yards. Mc Klbbin was found pinned beneath Ihe car and died on the way to the hospital. 4 a. Eisenhower is all jmile.i as a 10-dajr vacation at nearbr He wa sporting a veterans Wlrcphoto) MM 2 Tax Group Members Flay Demo Program Two members of the Senate Taxation Committee took issue with the House Taxation Committee's tax program. Sen. Lee Ohmart (R), Salem, said it "fringes on fraud and deceit." . . Sen. Mnnroe Sweetland (D), Milwaukie, said it doesn't raise enough money. Ohmart said that while Demo crats promised to repeal the 45 per cent surtax, the' House com mittee's program merely Incor porates the surtax into the regular tax structure. He also was critical of the fact that the program narrows the tax base by taking in fewer citizens, and added that the proposed high er levies on corporations "looks like another attempt 'to kill -the goose that laid the golden egg." He also objected that it uses up the 30 million dollar surplus, "thus magnifying the problem of! the 1959 Legislature." Sweetland said that in addition to the House committee's plan. the Legislature also should raise an additional 32 million dollars by abolishing the (ederal income tax exemption in computing state tax returns. ' This, he said, would permit the Legislature to increase the basic school support fund by 50 per cent, as recommended by Gov, Holmes, Plan Offered For Dormitory At Fairgrounds A subcommittee of the legis lative joint Ways and Means Com mittee proposed Thursday a new plan for financing construction of a dormitory for 4-H and Future Farmer groups at the state fair grounds. . ... A bill introduced by Sen. Fran cis Ziegler (R), Corvallis, to build the facility with S.100,000 from the general fund, has been in the sub committee for weeks. Rep. Robert J. Steward (D), Keating, said the , committee would consider a. suggestion that the state Fair Commsision borrow $300,000 from the public employes' retirement fund, and repay it from revenue from horse racing at the fair. The commission would repay it at the rate of $100,000 a year. The payments would be made before the racing funds are dis tributed to the county fairs and special shows. Steward said the payments would be IB to 20 per cent of the amounts given to the various shows. 10,000 Kneel For Blessing Of Pope Pius ROME (UP) Pope Pius XK ap peared at the window o( his study in Vatican City, today to bestow a Good Friday blessing on 10,000 pil grims kneeling in blazing sunshine in St. Peter s Square. The 81-year - old Pope showed himscK in response to the cheers of the gaily dressed crowd of for eign tourists. Robed in white, he stood nt Ihe window and imparted his Mossing. The crowd was part of an esti mated 50,000 tourists in Rome for the Easter ceremonies. The sunshine was a welcome surprise after unse'asonal frigid temperatures of recent weeks, Most Romans cautiously remained in winter garb ond stared in astonishment at lightly clad pil urims from the north. The gaiety of the pilgrims con trasted with the solemnity ot tne settings in Rome's 447 churches. Good Friday' is the Christian world's great day of mourning for Christ's crucifixion. Church altars were bare, cruci fixes and statues were covered and priests wore black vestments. Coffee Break Strike Looms PHILADELPHIA W Carpen ters in the Philadelphia area are now trying to make legal wnal lots of other workers nave oera doinc for years. To wit the coffee break. Alone with increased wages. they're asking contract language specifying 10 minutes for java at 10 a.m. every working day. The Federal Mediation Service has stepped into the dispute in hopes of averting a strike which could tie up all nonhome building in a five-county area of south eastern Pennsylvania. They've Got His Coat HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N. J. Ifi-Someone got Carmen Passar- elli's goat, and he s hopping mad about it. Passarelli told police he stoooed at a garage with two goals in the back of his car. When ha came out, one was gone. You'll Hive a Grand Timol EASTER DANCE! Mon., Apr. 22, 9 p.m. St. Mary's Auditorium In Mt. Angel POOR PRIZE , Masie By Stubby Mills Orchestra THE CAPITAL JOURNAL' HI11DING, Minn. Milady may be in Ihe Easter parade Sunday with her prettiest bonnet, but she can't be any more style conscious than the men who play in the age-old Scottish game of curling. .These -four pictures show the headgear worn by some of the players in a recent curling tournament here. Everett Sharp (upper Israel, Syria Forces Clash For 9th Time TEL AVIV W An Israeli For eign Ministry official has warned that continuing clashes along the Israeli-Syrian frontier may be very serious." Israeli and Syrian forces dueled across the border for 2 hours and 40 minutes yesterday north ot the Sea of Galilee. Firing stopped, tne Israelis said, alter U.N. truce supervisors Intervened with cease-fire plea. Both Syrians and Israelis said (hey had no casualties. Each ac cused the other of shooting first. The clash was the ninth report ed since March 20 on the Israeli Syrian frontier. It was (he first time Ihe U.N. intervened. Israeli military spokesmen also reported a clash along the Israeli Jordan border near i Meggido. They said a band of eight or nine armed Jordanians entered Israeli territory and opened fire on an Israeli patrol. The Israelis re turned the fire and Ihe Jordanians withdrew, the spokesmen added. The Jordan-Israel Armistice Commission, meeting In Jerusa lem with Israel absent, voted yes lerday to censure Israel for an incident reported last Saturday. Jordan said an Israeli army pa trol crossed into Jordan and fired on a farmer. He escaped injury, Iraq, meanwhile, joined other Arab states in protesting the voy age of an- American tanker through the Gulf of Aqaba to the Israeli port of Eilat. Son of Actor Rifle Victim IIASTINGS-ON-IIUDSON, N. Y. ft Jan Dekkcr, 16-year-old son of actor Albert Dekker, was found dead of a rifle bullet wound at his home here and his death was pronounced accidental. Young Dekker was found yes terday on the floor of his second floor bedroom by his mother Mrs. Edith Dekker. He was lying on a .22-caliber rifle and he clutched a piece of cloth in his left hand. A bullet had pierced his right eye. The father is in Palm Reach. Fla.. appearing in an Agatha Christie play, "Witness for the Prosecution." Dekker said his son had been experimenting about a year on constructing a rifle silencer. A medical examiner, Dr.' Vic toria Braidesh, said the death was accidental. 'jmmcmmiTtiooa. mmciS& Easter Chapeau? MOWED DOWN IN STORE 3 Burglars Chicago Police Trap CHICAGO Three burglars were slain early today in a brief but violent gunfight with' police detectives in the credit depart ment of a State Street department store. The burglars walked into a po lice trap and were mowed down by machine-gun and shotgun bul lets. Seven detectives had been hiding in the 11th floor credit de partment for several hours, said Lt. James -J." Lynch. Lynch -said police had been tipped on the planned burglary. He said the three men, carry ing burglary tools, were about lo attempt to open a safe when the detectives ordered them to sur render. Lynch said the ourglars opened; fire. The police, armed with three machine guns and four shotguns, exchanged shots, killing all three. No policeman was hurt. i It was not disclosed how the, men gained entrance to the Man del Brothers store, in the heart of the Loop. Lynch identified two of the men as having been arrested previous-1 ly. He said one of them. Jimmy' entner, 30, had been released nni bond recently on a robbery i charge. He said James Wulf, 28, ! also had been arrested several; times. The third man was iden-l tified as James Bcrtimio. j Bertimio reportedly was carry ing a small portable radio which he had tuned to pick up police broadcasts. There was no evidence of a forced entry to the store. Officers said the three men could have hidden there after yesterday's 8:30 p.m. closing. When the three burglars entered I PHONE EM ENDS SATURDAY w yjhT retires umi richaro Plus Robert Wagner-Debra Paget WHITE FEATHER in Cinemascope and color! Saturday Kids Club Matinee 1-4 This weeks Special Feature OUTLAW STALLION Kiclting Western in Beautiful Color!' and One Hour of Cartoons Adults and Children only 20c Special attention to Birthday Parlies STARTS SUNDAY Another Wonderful First Runl J., 4LWH 3 . . c-d left)) Mankato, Minn., sports . a derby, while George Ward (upper right), Dulitth, Minn., wears a Scotch tarn. Bud Stinson (lower left), Ft. France's, Canada, Is topped with a hcach cap, while Bob Muscch, Hlb blng, Minn., hides under an oversized golf hat. (AP Wirepho(o) - Slain in the credit department about 12:30 a.m. they passed without noticing four detectives crouched in a dark corner. I They went directly to a safe behind the cashier's cage. Sgt. James O'Neill said he fired a warning blast above the burglars' heads. The spray of bullets knocked out the light over the wall ' safe. The trapped men then, said I O'Neill, returned fire after he had shouted "Police!" "Hit the dirt." O'Neill com manded the other detectives. The policemen kept up their Woodburn Drive-In Open 6:45, Starts 7:15 ENDS SATURDAY "JUBAL" Plus "ROCK AROUND TNE CLOCK" STARTS SUNDAY "MAN IN GRAY FLANNEL SUIT" Plus "THE LIVING SWAMP" ' MOTOR-VU DALLAS Gates Open 6:45, Show at Dusk Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis in "HOLLYWOOD OR BUST" Vistavision SECOND FEATURE Fred McMurray, Charlton Heston in "THE FAR HORIZONS" CARTOONS Remember Wednesday is $1.(10 Night 4-4713 1 Dorit KnockJ The Rock rA W'C MCQi - M-G-M prMentt rH LAUREN BACALL.if DOLORES GRAY ho niiwifTnpcotat. Salem, Oregon, LEWIS SWITCHES 4- Year Term Bill Wins in Senate 18-12 ' Bv WILLIAM WARREN ' United Press Staff Correspondent - A bill' to provide four-vear terms for representatives as well ' as senators remained alive today and was sent p-er U the House for its consideration, thanks to a last-minute maneuver by Sen. Jean Lewis, Portland Democrat. ' Ben. Lewis explained tnat sney- made the move when she found that the "no" vote Thursday had resulted in defeat of Senate bill 300 because of a tie vote, 15-15. She said she had signed the bill originally at request of its spon sor, Sen. Warren Gill, Lebanon Republican. Some while ; after signing, she said, she found as pects of the bill she did not like end asked Sen. Gill to be released from her pledge to vote for it. She said Sen.' Gill thought he had enough pledges, and released her vote. When she found that her negative vote had lost the meas ure, she served notice that she would move to reconsider, which she did Thursday. This time, with a minimum of debate, the Din passed 18-12 and was sent on to the House for its consideration. Also passed, by a vote of 17-13, was a companion measure, Sen ate resolution 22 providing for a referendum of the proposal. Be cause a change in terms of rep resentatives irom the present two years to four years would involve an amendment to Oregon's con stitution, the matter would have to be put to a vote of the people. Proponents of the bill said that under the four - year terms, half the House would be elected one general election and half the next. Thus at each session, at least half of the members of the House would be experienced as is the case in the Senate now. Here is the way this would be brought about: If the Legislature passes-ihe measure and the people approve, the first elected House thereafter would draw lots to see which 30 served for two years and which 30 for four years. From firing at the cornered thieves. . Walls,- ceiling and furnishings were riddled with bullets. WANTED ... MORE CUSTOMERS TO TRY OUR $1 SPECIAL COMPLETE CHICKEN DINNER Complal Child's Dinntr 50c COLE'S CHICKEN BAR ' -. 4I3S Portland Rd. Ph. EM 4-5335 For Orders to Go caonoa M0HT6OMERY MONA FREEMAN In EASTMAN COLOR PLAllINo . ONilCi m Filmi Rmnlit Rim! J inia leta-twiejs ui knit sff&L Lm 3'' I E Wl ifTj iBRAVEj ANNA MARIA ALBERGHETTI I 2nd Bg Hit EVA BARTOK-DEWEY MARTIN f , rnu, WALTER SLEZAK-PAUL HENREID 1 'eja tSJ&H I r l l 11 i' i n "i 1 1 1 ' if ir4 Sat. Kids Matinee A" ijfjfc gW Special Show-J g W V Cartoons 20c To All , M . rj?' After 2 P.M. 50c f :: '-... ?e4fljLM' isafrjajl Bejjgggyai KH UTwa mum yRV.VJ Villi) VHm L "CURUCU, I 1 if mMcdI U BEAST OF THE CV JM MMnl.aia? , AMAZON" J'Ii ,nTj WleVI Friday, April 19, 1957 then on, every represenlativa would be elected for four years. BOX OFFICE WltLAMETTE CONCERT SERIES Kovsch & Raboviky Ballet Leonard Warren, Baritone Seymour Lipkin, Pianist Marian Andenon, Contralto SALEM SENATOR BASEBALL SEASON TICKETS SALEM JUNIOR SYMPHONY Wed. April 24 8:15 P.M. OPENING NIGHT GAME APRIL 25th Special Tickets Now on Sale "KENTON ACLSTARS" JAZZ CONCERT Thurs., April 258 p.m. Tickets $1.25 unreserved BARBER SHOP QUARTET CONTEST Saturday, May 4th SALEM SADDLE CLUB HORSE SHOW May 4lh and 5th BOY SCOUT . EXPOSITION Saturday, May 11th PORTLAND SYMPHONY SEASON TICKETS 1957-5B SERIES Certified Gemologiif JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS Slort Hour 9:30 to 5:30 Now Showing Academy Award Winner Best Scre-n Play Hi Kids Big Easier Egg Hunt Sat, Nile, Come on out and find the colored eggs. Priiei donated by Owl Drug in the Capitol Shopping Center, Shop Owl Nilcs Till 10:00 J NOW ON SALE 1, IOttlOB..,f,flt r at