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SUCCEESS AT PEIPIfJG
New Delhi. India (U.R)
Secretary General -Dag Ham
marskjold left today for Red
China with hopes for success of
his mission to free jailed U.S.
airmen lifted by reports of fav
orable reaction to his fateful
flight to Peiping.
Hammarskjold and his party
departed by plane for Calcutta,
their last stop on the free side
of the bamboo curtain, after a
two hour talk between the sec
retary general and Prime Min
ister Jawaharlal Nehru of In
dia. Nehru earlier had been critic
al of Hammarskj old's mission
because he thought the United
Nations had acted too hastily in
ordering it.
The official Indian informa
tion service quoted Nehru as
commenting that Hammar
skjold's mission "will do some
good."
Good Feeling in China
This government agency al b
reported that the visit of Han,
marskjold to Peiping was being
looked on favorably by the
Chinese people. f
Hammarskjold refused to com
ment on what he thought would
be the chances for success of
his mission before he departed
for Calcutta.
3 The party will spend the night
in Calcutta and arrive tomorrow
Jo. Canton, China.
0 At Canton the Hammarskjold
mission will transfer from its
chartered Indian Skymaster to
the Chinese plane that will car
ry it on to Peiping for confer
ences with Premier Chou En
lai on the plight of jailed IES.
airmen and other American per
sonnel being detained by the
Red regime.
, Hammarskjold met Nehru aft-
itarkey Re-Trial
Set for February 1
The retrail of LeRoy Elmer
(Bud) Starkey Jr., 21, Eagle
Point, was set today in circuit
court or Feb. 1, according to
the district attorney's office.
Starkey, convicted last fall of
assault and robbery while arm
ed with a dangerous weapon,
was granted a new trial by
Judge H. K. Hanna.
A retrial date of Dec. 21 was
continued until early this year
upon motion granted to the dis
trict attorney in December.
Starkey is accuse of stabbing
and robbing Philip Henselman,
Jacksonville artist. Granting of
the new trial motion upheld a
sentence imposed, after convic
tion, of 10 years in the state
prison. The defendant was re
leased on $4,000 bond and $2,
500 cash bail, pending further
action in the case.
Motion for the new trial was
made on Oct. 4 by Attorney Ed
ward Kelly. It was later granted
on the basis of a "reversible"
error in instructions to the
jury, recommended by the dis
trict attorney.
Cold Weather Delays
Annex Concrete Work
Freezing weather today again
was delaying concrete floor
work at the new courthouse
annex, according to the con
struction foreman.
He reported that threat of
freezing nights has "stymied"
the floor work, as the floor slabs
'x. are not thick enough to with
stand freezing when setting.
Last week, steel crews worked
on stud work on the building's
walls. The second floor vault
was also poured.
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
. New York (U.PJ Dow-Jones
averages: 30 industrials 408.89
up 4.50, 20 railroads 146.54 up
0.68, 15 utilities 62.34 off 0.03,
65 stocks 151.31 up 1.09. Sales
today were about 4,570,000
shares, compared with 3,840,000
shares Friday.
Sen. Morse Predicts Stevenson Would
Beat Eisenhower for Presidency in 56
Washington (U.R) Sen.
Wayne Morse, (Ind-Ore.), pre
dicts Adlai Stevenson would de
feat President Eisenhower over
whelmingly if the two run
against each other again in 1956.
Thinks Ike Will Run
Morse said last night he thinks
President Eisenhower will run
for a second term. But he said
the President 'is not as popular
as he was in 1952 and probably
would be beaten if his opponent
were Stevenson again.
Sen. Robert S. Kerr, (D-Okla.)
said, meanwhile, he definitely
er walking barefoot in chilly
weather fiiis morning to the
Mahatma 0 Gandhi memorial.
They also met for lunch.
Only one American is in Ham
marskjold's party. He is Ham
marskj old's aide, William Run
allo, 32, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nehru and Hammarskjold
smiled as they posed for pic
tures. But the Indian prime minister
was conspicuously absent yest
erday when .' Hammarskjold's
plane arrived at the New Delhi
airport.
A Nehru spokesman, Indian
Secretary General N. R. Pillai,
explained to Hammarskjold that
the prime minster had gone to
the funeral of S. S. BhatyNagar,
an Indian scientist who died
suddenly Saturday.
Morse Extended
Invitation To Run
On Democrat Ticket
Portland (U.R) Oregon Dem
ocratic chairman Howard Mor
gan exfended a "most cordial
invitation" Sunday to Independ
ent Sen. Wayne Morse to run
for reelection as a Democrat in
1956.
In a telegram to Morse, Mor
gan said "of the more than 402,
000 registered Democrats in Ore
gon it is the opinion of all but
a tiny handful that you can do
the most to unify and advance
the forces of liberalism and
progress both ina Oregon and
in the nation by accepting the
Democratic nomination for re
election to the United States
Senate."
Looks Forward to Support
"Every member of the Demo
cratic state central committee
is looking forward to the pos
sibility of supporting and work
ing for you in 1956 as a Demo
cratic candidate," Morgan said.
Morse had said in Washington, j
D. C, Saturday that he would
run as a Democrat "provided
that is the desire of the Demo
cratic party in Oregon."
Monroe Sweetland, national
Democratic committeeman for
Oregon, stated that Oregon Dem
ocrats, officially and unofficially
"are now and have long been
overwhelmingly behind Sen.
Wayne Morse.
Novel Experience
He added that it should be a
"novel experience" for Morse
if he runs as a Democrat to en
joy "nearly unanimous approval
ofj his party in contrast to long
years of his Republican captivity
when he was subjected toEcon
tinuous backbiting, hostility and
villification by the reactionary
elements of lhat party."
Four Skiers Saved
From Snow Avalanche
Echo Lake, Calif.-4U.R)2-Four
expert skiers narrowly escaped
death when they were buried by
a sudden avalanche of snow on
the slope of Mt. Ralston near
here in El Dorado county, it
was reported today.
The four were buried alive for
more than half an hour before
another party of skiers chanced
to pass the avalanche area.
Dug out from the hard packed
snow were Kenneth D. Adam,
Allen P. Steck, William W. Dun
mire and Richard C. Houston,
all of Berkeley, Calif. The lat
ter three were members of . an
expedition which attempted to
scale 27,000 foot Mt. Makalu in
the Himalayas last summer.
Adm. Radford Finds
Free Nations Stronger
Tokyo U.R) Adm. Arthur
W. Radford, chairman of the
U.S. Joint (hiefs of Staff, re
ported today that he had found
the free nations "definitely
stronger"- in his current tour of
the Far East.
will not be a candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomina
tion in 1956. He said he has a
"very fixed purpose" to stay out
of the presidenial race.
Said Entitled To Run
Kerr said President Eisen
hower "jsf entitled to run again"
on the basis of his own and his
party's record. The Democrats in
the 84th Congress, he added, will
support the parts of Mr. Eisen
hower's program which they be
lieve will improve the general
welfare.
Asked if the Democrats would
not actually be reelecting the
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49th Year 12 Pages
Jacksonville Man
Dies After Medford
Crosswalk Accident
James Kenneth Jones
First Accident Cictim
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Medford had its first traffic
fatality in 1955 on the first day
of the new year. A pedestrian,
James Kenneth Jones, 59, Jack
sonville, died at a local hospital
shortly after being struck while
using a crosswalk at the inter
section of Main and Front sts.,
police reported.
There were four other acci
dents within the city Saturday
evening and yesterday, police
said, and state police reported
a four-car collision with an in
jury on Highway 99 south, also
yesterd?.y.
Driver Posts Bail o
In the fatal accident, a 17-year-old
youth, Lester Dale Liv
ingston, 513 King st., was driver
of a 1939 coupe which struck
Jones. Livingston was released
by police yesterday about noon
after : posting $10 bail on a
charge of failure to yield right
of way to a pedestrian. The
youth had been held on an
"open" charge until the depart
ment was advised by District
Attorney Walter Nunley to re
lease him on bail.
Nunley said today that the
case was being continued for
study and. that he would make
a decision on further prosecu
tion after a complete report had
been given him. Police Chief
Charles Champlin said today
that a report would be given
to the DA late today or early
Tuesday. The grand jury meets
Tuesday morning and the matter
will be presented to them if the
facts warrant it, Nunley said.
Officer Sees Accident - .
City Police Officer Robert Al
lenwho .observed the. accident,
said the Livingston vehicle was
traveling at a "moderate" rate
of speed when the accident hap
pened. Eye witnesses reported
in statements that the pedestrian
had taken "two or three run
ning steps before hit by the car."
Livingston and a passenger in
his car, Ralph Charles Miller,
17, of 907 West 10th st., told
police they did not see the man
until the impact.
Funeral services for Mr. Jones
are in charge of Conger-Morris
Funeral home. .
Driver Injured
In another accident, Richard
G. Kaegi, 29, Talent, suffered
face lacerations and possible
ankle injury 'yesterday at about
8:50 p.m. in a collision near
Kim's restaurant, Highway 99
south, state police reported. He
was the operator of a car which
was struck from the rear by
a sedan operated by Raymond
Walter Brown, Sweet Home.
Brown's car veered across the
highway and hit two parked
cars, whose owners were not
listed by police; Kaegi was taken
to Community hospital by Med
ford Ambulance service.
Saturday night, Oscar Mac
Hatfield, 23, Box 812, received
aB slight forehead injury follow
ing an accident in front of 716
North Riverside ave., city police
continued. His vehicle struck a
parked car registered to John
Clinton Walker, 710 North Riv
erside ave. Hatfield was cited
by police for being drunk in
public and pleaded guilty to the
charge and was fined $50.
Driver Cited
In an accident yesterday eve
ning, Sam Walker Hess, 56, of
1213 West Ninth st., was given
two citations, driving while in
toxicated and drunk in public,
according to police. He was the
operator of a car which struck
a parked vehicle on Genesse st.,
reeistered to Russell H. Wil
liams, 916 East Main st. Hess
pleaded guilty to both charges
and was fined $100 for drunk
President by giving him support,
Kerr said "not at alL"
He said Adlai Stevenson or
"whoever the candidate is" will
run on the party's record in the
past and upcoming congresses.
He declined to say whether he
would support Stevenson.
May Run At Democrat
Morse, once a Republican and
now an Independent, said there
was a "strong possibility" that
he will run for reelection to the
Senate in 1956 as a Democrat.
He said he thought he made a
"terrible mistake" in supporting
Mr. Eisenhower in 1952.
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1955
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Police Continue
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Hunt for Assassin
Of 'Strong Man'
President Jose Remon
Murdered at Race Track
Panama City (U.R) Pana
ma's military police arrested
former President Arnulfo Arias
and many of his followers today
in a hunt for the tommygun as
sassins of President Jose A- Re
mon. Among flie scores of suspects
picked up in the lightning-like
raids was a woman believed to
be the mysterious "gun moll"
who may have given the assas
sins the signal to fire last night.
A Panamanian official in New
York who was in contact with
authorities said a .38-caliber re
volver was found in the hand
bag of the woman who was in
the presidential party at the
Juan Franco Race track at the
time of 'the killing. 9
Two Others Killed
Remon and two others died
in the burst of gunfire and three
more persons were wounded in
the spray of bullets.
The death of Panama's
"strong man" occurred coinci
dentally on the 24th annivers
ary of Arias' rise to power. Re
mon forced Arias out of power
in 1951. 9
There appeared to be no ques
tion of the ex-president being
personally involved in the shoot-
- . . . . - .-"-4" . . ..tsT1
ing as police located him? at hfSl
country estate, 300 miles irom
the scene of the crime, but some
officers of the national guard
army thought his supporters
might be responsible.
Remon and a group of friends
were in the presidential bar at
the racetrack, Celebrating " the
victory of his horse Valley. Star
in one of Sunday's races, when
the bar was raked by submach
ine gunfire at 7:30 p.m.
Assassins Not Identified .
The shots were fired by three
tommygunners, none of whom
has been positively identified so
far. ;
The 46-year old president, hit
in the back by several bullets,
died in a hospital two hours lac
ter.
Those being treated at Santo
Tomas hospital included Anton
io Anguizola, a millionaire cat
tleman and sportsman . whose
condition was reported " "very
grave," and Alberto Deobarrio,
general manager of the race
track.
The entire National Guard
was called out as soon as word of
the shooting spread. Bars were
ordered to close immediately,
and all of Panama's radio sta
tions were shut down about half
an hour after Remon's death.
A few Panama City stations
returned to the air early today
to broadcast Guizado's inaugur
ation.
Airfields Closed
The National Guard also clos
ed Tocumen field, Panama city's
international airport, to all traf
fic. Even the plane bringing Re
mon's widow Cecilia back from
a visit to Florida Jhad to land
at Albrook field Si the U. S.
Adminstered Panama Canal
zone.
Mrs. Remon arrived only Sun
day in Florida. She started back
as soon as the news of her hus
band's death reached her.
driving and sentenced to 10 days
in jail for being drunk in pub
lic, subject to later suspension.
Police arrested him for drunk
in public, and a private citizen
signed the other complaint.
Two other accidents occurred
within the city. Drivers in one
on South Riverside ave. Satur
day night were Jerold D. Martin,
Grants Pass, and Beverly Ann
Hanscom, 4264 Colver rd. The
other involved a city poliae car
driven by Of fiver Robert A.
Gheysen, 204 Bliss st., which hit
a telephone pole while turning
at an alley at 712 South Grape
st. Damage was minor and no
citations listed.
Spokane (U.R) Spokane's
milk-price war, "which saw
prices of gallon jugs of milk
plunge to 39 cents since last
summer, ended today. -
United
FRONT YARD DELIVERY Kansas National Guard heli
copter loaded with food from Topeka "sits down" in front
yard of snowbound home of Mr. and Mrs. Noble Wright
near Ft. Scott. The Wrights, parents of 11 children, tele
phoned that their food supply was nearly exhausted.
Twenty six inches of snow fell in the Ft Scott area.-
Yule Tree Burning,
Mayor's Proclamation
Opens March of Dimes
Burning of approximately
1200 Christmas trees at Camp
White last night and a procla
mation bv Mavor Earl Miller to-
day touched off the 1955 March
of Dimes campaign in Jackson
county. .
The tree burning ceremony
was the climax of a Christmas
tree pickup sponsored by the
Medford lodge of Loyal Order
of Moose in which $541.35 was
contributed to the war against
infantile paralysis. An addition
al $11.15 was contributed at the
burning.
Two large trucks and trailers,
loaned by R. W. Dennis, Talent,
were required to' haul the trees
to the burning site, - located at
the site of the old gymnasium at
Camp White. The trucks were
driven by Joe Minor and Hank
Walton, who donated their serv
ices. Scouts Assist Pickup .
sides Moose lodge members,
were Boy Scouts from Troops
8,-3, 16, 2, 13 and 9; Air Scouts
and Cub Scouts from Pack 6,
Den 8. Pickup trucks were do
nated by Crater Lake Motors,
Courtesy Chevrolet, Dean's Pon
tiac and Jay Allen.
Three vehicles from the Cen
tral Point Rural Fire district
stood by during the burning,
which attracted approximately
500 persons.
Mayor Miller, in his procalma
tion, designated January as the
March of Dimes month in Med
ford. He called. attention to the
many residents of the area who
have been stricken with polio
and said the trial Salk vaccine
offers great promise. He said
citizens of Medford have always
done their share in the polio
fight and urged them again to
dp so.
Program Scheduled '-
A 30-minute radio and televi
sion variety program will be
aired tonight, calling attention
to the drive. It will be carried
over station KYJC at 8 p.m.,
KMED at 10:30 p.m. and KBES-
Flier Dianna Bixby's
Plane Wreckage Seen
San Diego (U.R) The wreck
age of aviatrix Dianna Bixby's
converted twin - engine A20
bomber was sighted today 120
feet offshore near Loreto, Baja
California, but no trace of the
Long Beach, Calif., flyer was
found, the Coast Guard reported.
The Coast Guard said the air
craft, missing since yesterday,
was in shallow water, 10 miles
south of Loreto. Some boxes and
cargo were sighted near the
wreckage.
Loreto is about 450 miles
southeast of here in a remote
region of the Gulf of Baja, Cal
ifornia in Mexico.
Coast Guard planes were dis
patched to the scene and were
equipped with diving apparatus
-for underwater search.
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TV at 6:30 p.m. It also will be
carried by KWIN, Ashland. .
Bob Smith, cochairman with
Van Purdy ; for ; the sponsoring
Medford Active club, said 29
Jackson county patients, includ
ing 12 who contracted the dis
ease in 1954, received aid from
the local chapter during the
past year. Amount spent on
these patients totaled $5,949.97,
Smith said.
Approximately 74,000 persons
through the nation received di
rect financial aid from the
March of Dimes during the past
year, he said.- . ,
Milk Producers'
Manager Resigns
William Auel, 2155 Roberts
rd., who has been manager of
the Jackson County Milk Pro
ducers league for the past 3V6
years, has resigned, it was learn
ed today.
Auel's resignation was sub
mitted Dec. 19, and became ef
fective Dec. 31. He has not an
nounced his future plans.
Reasons for the resignation
were not announced, but it was
believed that a difference in
opinion as to the proper means
of negotiating milk prices, since
the repeal of the Milk Control
law at the Nov. 2 general elec
tion, led up to the resignation.
Bank Deposits Soar
To New High in 1954
Portland U.R) Bank depos
its soared to record highs in
Portland during 1954, helped by
a last minute spurt in Christ
mas shopping thajt was 13 per
cent greater than in 1953.
Each of five banks answering
the year-end bank call of the
comptroller of currency report
ed new peaks in deposit totals.
Most spectacular jump was re
ported by the Bank of Califor
nia. Its new total of $91,615,817
was more than 10,000,000 high
er than the Oct. 7 bank call.
The two state-wide banking
systems, U.S. National and First
National, said their answers to
the year-end call would proba
bly not be ready before tomor
row but they also expected to
reach unprecedented totals.
Chains Said. Needed
Above Union Creek
Salem (U.R) Chains were re
quired above Union Creek on
Highway 62 on the way to Crater
Lake the State Highway Depart
ment said today. .
Spots of ice were reported at
Wilson River Summit, Sunset
Summit, Cascade Locks, Astoria,
Salmon River, Siskiyou, Green
Springs, Klamath Falls, Lake-
view, Brothers, John Day, Burns
and Basque..
Weather
FORECAST: Increasing cloudi
ness tonight. Chances of a few .
light showers Tuesday. Low
tonight 28-30. High Tuesday
45-48.
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 45
Lowest this Morning ...25
Week End Traffic
Accidents Claim
299 Across Nation
Miscellaneous Toll
Brings Total To 390
By UNITED PRESS
The number of dead in New
Year's week end traffic acci
dents climbed over 300 today.
A United Press tabulation
showed that 301 persons died
in highway accidents from
6 p.m. Friday to midnight last
nigbf.
Twenty nine others died in
fires, four in airplane smash
ups and 58 in miscellaneous
types of accidents for an over
all total of 392 accidental
deaths.
By UNITED PRESS
The number of dead in New
Year's week end traffic climbed
to 299 today, closing out one of
the nation's most deadly holiday
periods since the invention of the
automobile. .
Ned H. Dearborn, president of
the National Safety Council, said
"the Christmas and New Year
holiday traffic tolls are enough
to make every decent American
sick at heart."
A United Press tabulation
showed that 299 persons died in
highway accidents from 6 "p.m.
Friday to midnight last night.
The Safety Council had expected
only 240 deaths.
Other Tragedies
:-; Twenty-nine others died in
fires, four in airplane smashups
and 58 in miscellaneous types of
accidents to give the nation, a
total of 390 accidental deaths.
With the 380 killed in the
Christmas week end, the New
Year's toll- of 299 accidental
deaths gave the country a total
of 679 for both holiday periods.
Both set new records for two
day holidays. 1
States setting the worst rec
ords during this week end in
cluded: Texas 35; California 20, Min
nesota 19; New York 18, Ohio
17, and Kentucky 16.
"This bloodshed is caused by a
relatively few people who are
either reckless, heedless, irres
ponsible, incompetent, selfish, or
all of these," Dearborn said.
Law's Enforcement Needed
"The only good that can come
out of a massacre like this is
that the people will rise up and
demand laws and enforcement
that will chase these crazy
drivers off the streets and high
ways and permit the vast ma
jority of sane and sensible people
to go their way in safety instead
of being murdered in their cars."
Dearborn said the toll was a
"major national disaster."
Portland Girl Chokes
To Death on Grapes
Portland U.R) A one-year-old
Portland girl died yester
day after apparently choking on
some grapes, according to the
Multnomah county coroner's of
fice. She was Shirley Ann How
ell, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold H. Howell, 8547 N.. Ty
ler ave. .
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Jackson
County Juvenile Court Advisory
committee is scheduled for 8
p.m. today in the circuit court
room of the, county courthouse,
according to James V. McGood
win, chairman. Tentatively slat
ed on the agenda is a discussion
of principles, goals and defini
tions of detention.
County Off fields Start New
Terms; Bob Ly
Five elected Jackson county
officials assumed duties under
their new terms today.
Both County Judge Rodney
Keating and County Clerk
Bereth Hopkins were elected to
their first terms, after appoint
ment. Commissioner Chester
Wendt was elected for the first
time, Sheriff Howard Gauld re
elected and County Coroner
Carlos Morris reelected after an
absence of one term.
Friday afternoon, a New
Year's ''surprise" party was
held in the courthouse audi
torium in honor of outgoing
Commissioner Robert Lytle, Val
ley View.
Portland Included
In Areas Closed
By Dulles' Action
Restrictions Set
In Note To Envoy
Washington (U.R) Thtr
United States clamped tight new
restrictions today on . travel, of
Russian citizens in the United '
States.
Declared out of bounds were'
895 counties in 39 states, 16
cities in otherwise open areas,
practically all of the Mexican'
border area and many areas,
along the Canadian border.
All told, Russian citizens now .
will be barred from about 27
per cent of the United States. ,
Set Forth in Not
The restrictions were "set
forth in a lengthy note from
Secretary of State John Foster'
Dulles to Soviet; Ambassador
George N.'Zarubin.
This country's action was in
retaliation against the Soviet
ban on travel by U. S. citizens,
in about 30 per cent of the Sov
iet Union.
Officials said the United ,
States selected its out of bounds
areas on the basis of reciprocity -,
and security.
The new travel restrictions .
will apply to about 369 Soviets .
in the United States. About 50,
other Russians are attached to
the U.N. secretariat and are not
governed by the new regula
tions. There are about 130 Am
ericans in the Soviet Union who "
are governed by Soviet travel ?
restrictions.
Not To Leave Terminal
Dulles said in his note to Zar
ubin that travel will be permit
ted throughout the United States
except in border zones describ
ed in the note and in states,,
countries, and cities, listed as
closed.
Dulles said transit travel by "
areas will be permitted when
railroad or plane through closed
areas will be permitted when'
necessary to reach open areas
or open cities inside other clos
ed areas. But, he said, Russians
engaged in such transit travel
"are not to leave the immediate ',
vicinity of any air or rail term
inal located in a closed area" ex-
cept when necessary to make a '
connection for continuing trav
el. Portland Included
The department's list of cities -in
otherwise open areas which ,
will be closed to travel by Sov- .
iet citizens with Russian pass,
ports, included Portland, Ore.,,
and San Bernardino, Calif. 1
Cities located in otherwise
closed areas included: Berkeley, '
Calif., Glendale, Calif.; Long
Beach, Calif.; Los Angeles, ex
cept port areas; Pasadena, Calif.; -'
Phoenix; Richmond, Calif.; Sac-
ramento; San Francisco, except
port areas; San Jose, "Calif.;
Seattle, except port areas; Spo-'
kane, and Tacoma.
The government's action clos
ed to Russian travel "a 15-mile :
wide band of the Mexican bor-'
der except for a portion of the
border which falls in Webb ,
county, Tex. .
FBI To File Charges
Against Robbery Gang
Reno, Nev. (U.R) The Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation pre
pared today to file charges of
murder, kidnaping and robbery
against Donald L. Anderson, 28-year-old
Petaluma, Calif., bar
ber and ex-convict leader of the .
Cotati Bank robbery gang. .
The FBI said robbery charges .
will be filed against two women t
members of the gang; Ander-'
son's red-haired wife, Ann, 28,
and Shirley Maniscalco, 32-year-old
San Francisco waitress. 1
The fourth . member of the
gang, Ronald Barker, 26-year-'
old Los Angeles robber, died in
Washoe Medical Center from a
bullet fired accidentally from
Anderson's gun.
All but $1000 of the $40,000
stolen from the Exchange Bank
of Cotati, Calif., last Thursday
was recovered. Officers said the
four gang members confessed to
the robbery. ,
tie Honored
On behalf of employees, Lytle -
was ; presented a - cash gift, .
leather hunting coat and combi- ;
nation barometer - themometer. -Engineer
Faul ' Rynning pre- :
sented the presents on behalf of '
the employees. Rynning was also :
celebrating the end of his 30tri
year as county engineer here. -
Lytle had served two elected
terms as commissioner. He was i
first elected in the fall of 1946, ;
'after being appointed Aug. 28, j
1946, to fill the vacancy of Wil
liam Perry, who resigned. - ,
Mrs: Delpha Offenbacher,
county court secretary, acted as
hostess for the party, assisted by ,
Merrill (Ben) Beneka.
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