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FBI Enters Today; Hoax PhoneCallsContinue Westbury, N.Y. U.B The FBI enters the Weinberger kid naping case today in attempt to solve the July 4th abduction which has baffled Nassau county police. The G-men will take official charge of the investigation shortly after 3 p.m. (EDT), exact ly seven days since the infant Peter was kidnaped from his carriage on the patio of the Weinberger home. Under the U.S. kidnap law, the so-called Lindbergh Law, a kidnaper is presumed to have crossed state lines if his victim is not found within seven days. This permits the FBI to take jurisdiction of the case. Plagued By Hoaxes The federal agents were ex pected to organize a harsh crack down on crank telephone calls and hoaxes which have inter fered with the investigation and brought further heartbreak to the month-old infant's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Weinberger. Mrs. Betty Weinberger was lured Tuesday to two more fake meetings with the supposed kid naper. Earlier in the day, a hoax telephone call from a fast-talking woman sent police on I another fruitless search for the missing baby in a Long Island convent. The hoax telephone calls were disclosed by the Rev. Thomas Code, Roman Catholic pastor who has offered to serve as an intermediary between the kid naper and the family. The callers, one a man and the other a woman, told the Weinbergers they were not in terested in the $5,000 ransom but had information about the kidnaping. Neither appeared at the appointed rendezvous times with Mrs. Weinberger, "These people are behaving awfully who call the Weinberg ers with these fake advices," the priest said. Woman Phones Newsman The wild-goose chase occurred when a woman telephoned news editor Jack Slocum of the Co lumbia Broadcasting System, Speaking calmly and precisely. the woman told Slocum that Peter would be left at a convent at isolated Lookout Point, a Long Island beach resort. Police searched the sanctuary, adjoining convent and other buildings of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal without find ing a trace of the missing infant. Mrs. Weinberger faced another Fund for Republic Researcher Said Once Active Red Washington (U.R) A New York newsman testified today that one of the researchers on the Fund for the Republic's re port about blacklisting in the entertainment field was once "very active" in a "Communist" group on Time magazine. Frederick Woltman, staff writ er for the New York World- Telegram and Sun, identified the resarcher as Elizabeth Poe of Los Angeles. Miss Poe assist ed in a part of the report deal ing with blacklisting of Com munist-tainted actors in the movie industry. Woltman told the House Un American Activities committee that he had asked John Cogley, author of the report, why he had hired Miss Poe to help John Jacobs in the Hollywood study. Woltman quoted Cogley as replying: "We've got one anti-Commu nist, Jacobs, and we need some one friendly to them." Woltman was called in the committee's investigation of the . blacklist report. He has been identified as one of the persons having a hand in getting "clear- ance" for actors thrown out of work because of false Commu ' nist charges. Earlier, Arnold Forster, gen eral counsel for B'Nai B'Rith's Anti-Defamation league, told the committee that a serious problem of black-listing" does exist in the entertainment field. He praised the report for bring ing it to light. Urging the committee to seek a solution to the problem, For ster said it was a "dreadful thing" for entertainers to be thrown out of work because of Communist charges without giv ing them a chance to be heard cn the charges. Committee Chairman Francis E. Walter (D-Pa.). lauded Wolt man for his "great contribution" ,n the fight against Communism. So did Rep. Donald L. Jackson ' (R-Calif.). Denied Employment Forster said his organization knows of cases where entertain ers have been told their services were not needed because of charges that had been made against them which they had not had a chance to answer. Cogley Tuesday identified For ster as "the public relations ex pert" quoted in the report as one who had steered blacklist ed entertainers falsely accused of Communist charges to persons who could clear them for re Baby Kidnaping Case ordeal Tuesday when she ap peared at a felony court in Queens county for the arraign ment of two men who falsely raised her hopes for seven hours in a cruel hoax Sunday. Held Without Bail Robert F. Giebler, 26, of Jack son Heights, Long Island, and Gordon T. Powell, 24, or Sunny side, Long Island,' were held without bail by Magistrate Winners of Prefair Are Renee Johnson and Virginia Martin, both of 'Phoenix, topped the livestock and home econo mics judging contests respective ly at the Phoenix prefair July 7 at the Community club there. A crowd of about 100 attend ed the event, which was the community's first prefair. Under direction of Mrs. Rose Dits worth, Mrs. Rebecca Martin, Mrs. E. D. Dougherty, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter, Allen Har ris, Mrs. Lawson Scott and Charles Swingle, the Phoenix 4-Hers played host to club mem bers throughout the county as they competed in judging and showmanship contests. Award winners, listed in order, included visiting dairy show men, Carolyn Tiegs, Sis-Q, An nette Drager, Sis-Q, Norman Ditsworth, Sis-Q, Raymond Bit terling, Antelope, Joe Clayton, Reese Creek and Kay Stevens, Reese Creek; advanced sheep di vision, Phoenix, Charles Swingle, Virginia Daugherty, Renee John son and Jeff Fowler; first year sheep division, Phoenix, Kay De Mers, Freddy Swingle, Charles Martin, Ronald Whil lock and Lorna Fowler; visiting sheep showmanship, Annette Drager, Wayne Ditsworth, Joe Clayton and Key Stevens; live stock judging contest, Renee Johnson, Jeff Fowler and Caro lyn Tiegs, Nyla Cooper and Kay Tif Mprs and Jonathan Johnson: Phoenix beef showmanship, Curt Harris, Henry Scott and James Scott; visiting beef showman shin. Joan Draeer. Sis-. Connie Feighe, Sis-Q, John Anhorn, Cen tral Point, and Leon Small, Sis-Q; dairy showmanship, Phoe nix, Virginia Martin, Starlene Wilkins. Jim Martin. Jonathan Johnson, David Johnson and Gail Glidden. Home Economics Exhibition 4-H home econo mics Droiects. iufieed by Miss Marjorie Hattan, county 4-H agent, were members or the i ly ing Stitches club, led by Mrs. Ditsworth and Miss Virginia Martin, the Kitchen w oncers, led by Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Dauehertv. and the Saucy Can- ners, led by Mrs. Carter. In the foods exhibit, riooons for muffins went to Pamela Orove and Cvnthla J. Owens, blue; Carolyn Jueneman, Patsy Jueneman, Dorothy Cotton, He nee Johnson. Penny Simmonds and Virginia Daugherty, red; Margie Root and Elva Root, white; bread, Diane Carter, blue; sponge cakes, Dolores Meyer and Starlene Wilkins, blue; angel food cake, Nedra Harris, blue, Patty Childress and Vir ginia Martin, red; canning, Di anne Carter and Virginia Martin, red; Starlene Wilkins, white. In the clothing division, Just So Girl exhibit of scarf and npprflp case, awards went to Penny Simmons, Lora Griffith, Pamela Groves and Dorothy Killen Faces Bill Johnson In Pro Final Prineville (U.R A pair of Pprtlanders, Dave Killen of East: moreland and Bill Johnson of Riverside, went out today to see which one will be the Oregon PGA champion of 1956. Killen gained his spot in the finals today after being pressed to 23 holes yesterday by the tourney medalist, Pete Bogan, an assistant at Eastmoreland. Johnson owed his final berth to a 20th hole win over Prine ville's Alex Weber, Prineville, yesterday. Weber saw his tee shot on the 20th slice into a creek after he had batted John son to a standstill for 19 holes. Al Williams, Rogue Valley Country club pro, shot a 72 Mon day and failed by two strokes to make the play off for three spots in Oregon PGA match play championships. SPORTS "The Amazing Volkswagon" From 30 to 40 miles per gallon MORSE MOTORS 10m ki PiVEDCinc James E. LoPiccolo for hearings Monday. Giebler and Rowell, both un employed, were charged with at tempted extortion and giving false information about a kid naping. Police said the pair made seven telephone calls, once drawing Mrs. Weinberger on a 15-mile fruitless chase with the S5.000 ransom money. They face possible 25-year prison sentences. Phoenix Listed James, blue; Cynthia Owens, Carolyn Jueneman and Elva Root, red; Margie Root and Pat sy Jueneman, white; Sew It's Fun, Dorothy Cotton, blue; La Vonne Whitlock, Dianne Carter and Starlene Wilkins, red; Sun and Fun playclothes, Virginia Martin, blue; Teen Age Miss, Gail Glidden, blue; Gail Glid den, Dolores Myer and Nedra Harris, red. Frozen Foods In the frozen foods division, Judy Holdridge and Dianne Car ter won blue ribbons and Vir ginia Martin and Susan Thomp son won red ribbons. Awards in the home econom ics judging contest for Phoenix 4-Hers went to Virginia Martin, Carolyn Tiegs, Nedra Harris, Penny Simmonds, Dianne Carter and Patty Childress, blue; Patsy Charley, La Vonne Whitlock, Do lores Meyer, Nyla Cooper, Gail Glidden and Marilyn Cordy, red; and Starlene Wilkins, Judy Hol dridge, Bonnie Thompson, Pam ela Grove, Virginia Daugherty and Linda Watson, white. Federal Mediators Confer With Steel Industry Officials Washington U.PJ Feder al mediators conferred with steel industry officials today in an effort to set up new management and union talks in the 11-day-old steel strike. A four-man delegation of in dustry representatives, headed by U. S. Steel Vice President John A. Stephens, met with Fed eral Mediation Chief Joseph F. Finnegan and his aides. The steel men were expected to agree to resume talks with the steelworkers union in Pitts burgh Thursday afternoon. But there was no indication an early settlement would be forthcom ing. David J. McDonald, president of the striking United Steelwork ers, agreed to resumption of labor-management talks late Tues day in a meeting with Finnegan. Talks In Pittsburgh The renewed talks between un ion and management the first since shortly before the strike began on July 1 would be held Thursday afternoon at Pitts burgh's William Penn Hotel with federal officials sitting in, if the company agrees. The dispute has idled 650,000 steel workers and up to 90,000 workers whose jobs depend on a supply of steel. McDonald in sists it is an industry shut down, while the industry Is just as positive in calling it a strike. The disagreement involves the length of the labor contract to be signed, as well as wages and other benefits. Neither side has shown signs of agreeing to the other's proposals, and Finnegan said after his talk with McDon ald that "nothing has changed my estimate of the gravity of the situation." Sfalin Film Bid Rejected by Soviets Paris (U.R) A spokesman for Darryl F. Zanuck today said Soviet authorities have turned down as "insulting" the Ameri can film producer's request for cooperation in filming "The Se cret Crimes of Josef Stalin." The spokesman said Zanuck received his reply from the So viet Embassy's cultural attache in Washington. It said: "The ministry of culture of the USSR found your proposal about cooperation in making a film based on 'The Secret Crimes of Josef Stalin' insulting and this proposal caused in the ministry a great deal of indignation. Please be informed that the min istry does not intend to carry out any negotiations with you about the question mentioned above." A fmKMit Central Figure in Sensational Oregon Murder Case Soon Will Receive Parole Salem (U.R) Sometime later i this month the central figure in one of Oregon's most sensational murder trials will be released on parole from the women's ward of Oregon State penitentiary. She is aging, auburn-haired Mrs. Gladys Broadhurst, who was convicted of planning the murder of her wealthy and old er chiropractor husband, Willis Broadhurst, on a lonely Jordan Valley road south of Ontario in October, 1946. Not Present at Death Mrs. Broadhurst was not pres ent when her husband was killed. But her lover, a husky young farmhand nomed Al L. Williams, was on hand armed with a heavy wrench and a shot gun. He used both on the doctor. Williams, who claimed he was 38 but was actually in his 20s at the" time of the crime, had been employed on the Jordan Valley farm which Dr. Broad hurst owned in addition to his practice in Nampa, Ida. Mrs. Broadhurst fell hard for the youth and her infatuation put an abrupt end to a romance with Dr. Broadhurst. The result was a plan for murder. The two were picked up a few days after the act. Williams pleaded guilty and was sen tenced to life imprisonment without trial. The fortyish Mrs. Broadhurst stoutly maintained her innocence throughout her first degree murder trial in Vale, but was convicted and also sentenced to life imprison ment. The trial, with its heady mix ture of three-cornered love and violence, caused much public 2St000k In Black or White Sidewalls Not just another sale on an ordinary tire; it's a 3-T SALE featuring famous Goodyear Tires at rock bottom prices! Built with 3-T Cord that"! Triple-Tempered in Goodyear' exclusive process involving Tension, Temperature and Time for extra strength, durability and safety! MORE PEOPLE RIDE ON GOODYEAR TIRES THAN ON ANY OTHER KIND MIEHDIF .SmWOT,.IlkR comment for and against the widow, including charges of "trial by newspaper." Under Oregon law which re quires seven years before a life term prisoner can be paroled, Mrs. Broadhurst became eligible for parole March 27, 1954. On July 2, this year, the State Board of Probation and Parole decided she was ready to enter society again after 9 years and 3 months behind bars. Her prison record was good. Williams is still serving his sentence. While in prison, performing the rounds of cooking, sewing, classes and housework reserved for women prisoners, Mrs. Broadhurst was able to face the fact of her guilt. She admitted plotting the murder of her hus band and tried to plan for the future. What that future will be is not yet clear. A job is being found for her and as soon as arrangements are complete, she Fish Protection Due In Pelton Dam Plans Portland (U.R) Portland General Electric Co., announced here today that it will spend more than $500,000 to protect migratory fish during the con struction of Pelton dam on the Deschutes river in Central Ore gon. Gen. O. W. Walsh, PGE vice president, said that facilities now are being installed to collect fish at a point below the project site and for transportation to a re lease point above the area of con struction. 3 Wr'rte or see us I I I , J (ID (fl) QDiFCrtS AlE Wednesday. July 11, 1958 will be released. One thing clear. She will not return to the Jordan Valley ranch where she once lived with Dr. Broadhurst. Survivors of Greece Earthquake Ordered To Stay on Athens U.R) The Greek government ordered survivors of the Thera earthquakes to remain on the crumbling, ash-covered island in the Agean Sea' today despite new tremors that sent terrified islanders scurrying into open fields. , One eyewitness of the disaster which killed or injured more than 150 people and destroyed half the homes on the 36-square-mile island said the picturesque isle appears to have been "de stroyed forever." "The capital (Thera) is a 90 per cent loss," said Christos Svolopulos, special correspond ent to a Greek newspaper. "Most houses and villages perched high in the mountains are ready to crumble into the sea." The premier's office in Athens announced officially that 48 per sons were killed on Thera. But other reports said at least 57 were killed and nearly 100 in jured on the island Monday when an earthquake opened fiery volcanic craters and rolled up a destructive" 13-foot tidal wave. New tremors and a small tidal wave struck two more islands 80 1 miles from Thera Tuesday, while GOO DYE AFT S - T SAFETY SWEEPSTAKES for your entry blank nowl Nothing fo buy'. 575 chances to win! VJ Jf PAY AS LITTLE AS MA WEEK FOR FOUR ! aDMD MEDFORD (OREGON) SCHEDULE VISIT ! Ashland Twenty-five Carl ton High school students and adult supervisors will be housed in the Southern Oregon college men's dormitory while attend ing the Shakespearean Festival Aug. 27-31, according to Don E. Lewis, college busines manager. Island residents of several other islands of the Cyclades and Dodecanese chains worked to repair com paratively minor damage caused by Monday's first major blow. Another light quake struck Thera itself late Tuesday, tossing huge sections of the coastal cliffs into the sea. Islanders Flee Terror-stricken islanders flew back to the open fields last night as ominous new rumblings quiv ered through the land. However, the government halted an exo dus of the population to prevent a refugee problem on the Greek mainland. New supplies were landed by ships of the Greek navy, while a destroyer of the U.S. 6th Fleet floated at anchor nearby, ready to serve if called upon. Greek Premier Constantin Karamanlis refused help from the U. S. destroyer after it ar rived here Tuesday, although he said presence of the ship was "welcome." He said the Greek navy was all that was needed for relief work at present. 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