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Schrunk Walks Out on Lie Detector Test; Describes It As 'Fishing Expedition' Washington UP) Mayor Terry D. Schrunk of Portland said today he walked out on a lie detector test because it was a "fishing expedition" by the Secret Service and Senate Rack ets Committee aimed at " mak ing me flunk." Schrunk answered under oath today six of the questions he balked at answering to the lie detector. But he told the com mittee they were "tricky'' ques tions designed to trip him. The questions involved whether Schrunk was acquainted with or had received money from under world figures. Chairman John L. McClellan (D.-Ark.) sternly asked if Schrunk wanted to leave in the record a charge that the commit tee staff could influence the Se cret Service. "I do, yes," said the 43-year-old mayor. "That is a serious reflection on the Secret Service," McClellan said. "I don't believe that is cor rect." Accused of Taking Bribe "I hope it's not correct," said Schrunk. He said the statement was "not a charge . . . it's a per sonal opinion." Schrunk walked out on the partially completed test at Secret Service headquarters Monday. He had requested the test to sup port his denial Friday of charges that, as Multnomah county sher iff In 1955, he accepted a S500 Vatchful Even- time you make a phone call, a vast network of equipment speeds your voice to its destination. But a failure anywhere algig the line could interrupt your service. So telephone people have worked out many ways to head off possible cases of trouble. For instance, in the maintenance center where Mike Sturtevant (above, left) and Stan Jansen work there's a new Patrolling cross-country lines is another way e keep an eye on your service. And on microwav e radio-relay routes and many cables, built-in alarms sound off automatically back in a control The men J forking together to serve you better .... (SfD) PaClf bribe from a gambler. Explaining his walkout ! Schrunk said, "I found out that they had a fishing expedition lined up with some very tricky ! questions apparently aimed at making me flunk the test." I The mayor said one of the questions to which he had ob jected could in his view have been answered "truthfully" yes :or no. He called it a "loaded" ' question. Senator Objects To Schrunk Questioning Salem U P; State Sen. G. D. Cleason. Portland Democrat, said today he has objected to the manner in which Mayor Terry Schrunk of Portland was questioned by the Senate Rack ets Committee. Cleason said he had wired Sen. John McClelian (D-Arkj committee chairman, protesting the "apparent hostile" attitude of the committee in questioning Schrunk. The wire said in part, "con trol by the rackets was ended by the election of Terry D. Schrunk. Thus, be fair and name the characters who were con trolled by the rackets prior to the election of Terry Schrunk , and then we will know the rea son for this smear." eyes guard your V:J ',9IS jja - 1st 't & Hi '.Safe m V ;r yg, 4(,wM8r,,wl,lwwafc Sen. Karl R. Mundt (R-S.D.h told the witness. "I can't think I of any witness who has got him- j self into a worse box than you j have . . . I'm shocked and' amazed that the mayor of a great city . . . says he's not going ; to take a test because he doesn't j like the questions." Bawdy House Testimony j "An honest man trying to give honest answers doesn't have to i care what the questions are," ; said Mundt. Schrunk rejected an invita tion from the committee to con clude the lie detector test after two senators said they "were try ing hard to believe him." "This is going to be settled in the state courts" of Oregon," the mayor said. "I'll stand on that." Mundt retorted that the De partment of Justice as well as Oregon would be interested "be cause questions of perjury seem to be involved." Mundt said he supposed that Schrunk was better off than Portland night club operator Nate Zusman, who demanded a lie detector test last week and flunked it. Tremendous Stake Zusman had denied under oath a Portland madam's testi mony that he encouraged her to set up a bawdy house and then shared the profits. The Secret Service said after Zusman's test that the results indicated "un truthfulness." voice when you kind of line tester that checks the condition of thousands of lines an hour. It shows how well yours and others are working. In addition, telephone central offices have automatic trouble recorders that keep tabs on dial switching equipment. These recorders reveal trouble before it can interrupt the routing of your calls . . . thus make sure your voice reaches its destination. center whenever trouble threatens. In all these ways, and many others, telephone people safeguard your calls round the clock. It's part of the dependable phone service you've come to count on. in Med l to ui M. Schrunk told the committee, "Some of your staff members have a tremendous stake in see ing that I flunk" the test in order not to discredit the testi mony of their star witness. Port land racketeer James E. Elkins who made the original charge against the mayor. Film To Be Shown Despite Protests Jersey City, N.. J. (U.R) A movie theater plans to begin showing the controversial film "Baby Doll" Wednesday, despite a threatened half-year boycott by Jersey City's large Roman Catholic population. Catholice priests throughout HuJsop county have called upon their parishioners to boycott the Stanley - Warner theatre for six months if it shows the film. More than 60 priests distrib uted postcards to their congre gations, urging them to mail pro tests to the theater. . Theater Manager Jules V. Daniels' office said the theater has received "just a few" protests in the mail. The theater management said, however, that "Baby Doll's" or iginal booking for several weeks has been cut to one week, and that the film would be shown to adults only. telephone and women of iC Telephone ford aM m. t-tm fW i f . Vv I fay iM 1.-., WINNING 78 SEATS in 147 Fail party of Eamonn De assuring "Dev" of election parliament convenes March Dublin during election. Charles Van Doren Finally Defeated in Television New York (U.R) Charles Van Doren, whose amazing knowl edge catapulted him into tele vision fame, was dethroned Mon day night by a woman lawyer and the king of Belgium. To console him, however, the 31-year-old Columbia College in structor had S129.000 the re mains of his winnings after his defeat by Mrs. Vivienne Wear ing and the largest pool ever raked in on a single quiz pro gram in the history cf television. Mrs. Nearing not only knock ed the S4,400-a-year instructor off the show, but she took a $14,000 bite out of the S143.000 pile Van Doren had amassed over 13 previous appearances on the quiz show, NBC-TV's 'Twenty One." Van Doren, son of Pulitzer Prize poet Mark Van Doren, had built up his stake by defeating 13 other challen gers. Three Previous Ties Van Doren said after the show that he expected to keep "some what more than S30.000 . . . about S35.000, maybe, of his $129,000. Van Doren, who had tied Mrs. Nearing in three previous rounds on the quiz game which is based roughly on the card game, "blackjack," tripped on a question about kings. Mrs. Nearing correctly named the kings of Denmark (Frede rick), Norway (Haakon), Sweden (Gustavus), Belgium (Baudouin), Jorgan (Hussein and Iraq (Feis- al). Van Doren got them all ex cept the king of Belgium. Sweat ing visibly and clutching a hand kerchief, Van Doren mumbled, "That's Leopold's son ... I know his name ... I know his name." Pays Off 'Debt' As time ran out, the 31-year-old instructor said: "I guess 1 don't know him. I know it's not right, but Leopold." The "king" question had a point value of 10 which gave Mrs. Nearing a score of 10 and Van Doren a score of nothing Sheree North Says Rumors Are Correct Hollywood (U.R) Dancer- actress Sheree North, 25, has confirmed that her "secret mar riage" of two years to Holly wood music publisher John (Bud) Freeman, 39, has gone on the rocks just as secretly. The blonde star confirmed re luctantly Monday rumors that Freeman had moved out of their home a month ago. She describ ed it as a "friendly separation" and said there were no immed iate plans for divorce. Miss North and Freeman were married in Quartzsite, Ariz. Feb. 20, 1955, but did not announce their marriage until six months ater. Miss North has a seven-year-old daughter. Dawn, by a previous marriage. Labor Council Tells Confidence in Mayor Portland UR Portland Central Labor Council last night wired to Mayor Terry j Schrunk its unanimous resolu-1 tion of confidence. i The mayor is appearing be- j iuic uie oeiiaie j,aoor rvdun-ciA Committee in Washington. The council's wire expressed "confidence in the ability, integ rity and honesty of Mayor Terry Schrunk." Other individuals also wired Schrunk and urged him not to lower the dignity of his office by submitting to a lie de tector test. Tuesday, March 12, 1957 - seat Eire parliament, Fianna Valera, 74, regains control, as prime minister when new 20. He is casting ballot in (International Soundphoto) Quiz Show , after the first round. After each successfully answered different questions in a second category, "animals," Mrs. Nearing led Van Doren in the game, 17-10. The 30-year-old blonde stop ped the game right there even though she didn't know Van Doren's score. She collected the seven point difference in their score multiplied by $2000 per point, the stakes they were play ing for in their fourth round. "I was trying to out-maneuver a maneuverer." laughed Mrs. Nearing after the show. "I guess I did." Right after a news confer ence, Van Doren paid off his first debt. He returned five cents he had borrowed two weeks ago from Richard Neuwiler, an NBC page. Neuweiler had lent Van Doren the nickel so he could buy a candy bar Farms and Ranches Enter Discussions Salem !U.R) The Senate Highway Committee headed by Sen. Hary D. Boivin of Klamath Falls was discussing a couple of bills having to do with farm exempt license plates on trucks yesterday afternoon when Sen. Phil Brady of Portland asked out of the blue: "What's the difference be tween a farm and a ranch?" Said Sen. Walter C. Leth of Monmouth: "That's something we've been trying to determine for 300 years." And Sen. 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