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Newspaper Page TextSUNDAY. MAY 25. 1958 HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PACT? 5 A m Mmmn&mfmm mum, miff un . mfM.fM -! ; 7 ' - 5-.,.. 75? MRS. IVA MAE HARDESTY, left, and MRS. RALPH EDWARDS Spanish-American Group Hear Pension fiif Progress Senate action on the long- delayed bill to increase pensions of widows of Spanish-American War veterans and widows of vet erans of other wars, was explained to members of the Herbert Apple gate No. 14 United Spanish War Veterans' Auxiliary at a recent meeting by Mrs. Iva Mae Hard esty, Portland, Oregon, state de partment president. The bill which now goes into joint Senate-House conference and to President Eisenhower for sign ing, increases pensions of Spanish- j American war veieran widows ana widows of veterans of the Boxer Rebellion, the Philippine Insur rection, Civil War, Indian and Mexican wars. Widows of Confed erate veterans of the Civil War, Mrs. Hardesty stated, are includ ed in the pension plan for the first lime. Under provisions of this bill, pen sion increases for widows will be from $54.18 to $65 per month. Wid ows married at the time of the wars designated or before, will re- fore. ceive $75. Average age of Spanish-j Mrs. Hardesty, introduced by American War widows is over 70 Mrs. Ralph Edwards, president of years. Approximately 84.000 Span- the local auxiliary, was present for ish War widows are currently on the pension rolls. Widows not on the pension rolls because they, had not been mar ried to veterans 10 years, prior to the veteran's death, can now benefit if married five years be- the buffet luncheon which preced ed the meeting at the home of Mrs. Edwards, 805 Upham. Members present for the official visit of the state officer were Mrs. Edwards, president: .Mrs. Emma Lou Fuller, junior vice president; Mrs. Anna Brisbois, chaplain; Mrs. Stella D. Meyers, patriotic instructor; Mrs. Roy Morache. historian; and Mrs. Lois J. Sim mons, secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Hardesty was houseguest of Mrs. Simmons during her visit here and the two were present in Lor vallis later at a meeting at which plans were made to hold the state encampment there July 13-16. VOTES FOR PEANUTS SAXTE FE, X. M. Uvl.A candi date for the Democratic nomina tion for governor in the recent New Mexico primary election says his major campaign expense was the cost of peanuts. John Burroughs, winner of the nomination in a five-man field, is a peanut processor. He passed out peanuts instead of cards during the campaign $800 worth. Damaqes Won In Girl's Death PORTLAND OH Damages of $8,000 were awarded Friday to a Portland man whose 15-year-old daughter was killed in her front yard by an automobile last year. A circuit court jury made the award to Willard T. Case. His daughter, Nancy, was killed by a car driven by Harold W. Dedlow, 28. Portland. INDIA WARNS PAKISTAN NEW DELHI, India (UP)-India said today it had protested to Pakistan against alleged increased firing across the border by police in East Pakistan. India warned that counter measures would be taken if the firing continues. NEWLY INSTALLED OFFICERS of the Merrill Parent-Patron Association for the year 1958-1959 are from the left, Mrs. Robert Trotman, second vice president; Mrs. Roy Miller, treasurer; Mrs. Harry Orem, president; Mrs. Don Harris, first vice president; Mrs. Paschell Hodges, secretary. 'Battery Charge' Sentence Given Red Haired Slayer LINCOLN, Neb. Wl-Charles R. Starkweather, the red-haired kill er who terrorized this Midwest area four months ago, is con demned to die in Nebraska's elec tric chair. A jury Friday found the 19-year-old ex;garbage hauler guilty of murder in one of 11 killings at tributed to him, and fixed the pen alty at death. Starkweather took the verdict without a sign of emotion. "If I want to make my atone ment with God and be .electrocut ed, that s my business," he was quoted by his father, Guy, as say ing recently. During the trial, Charles offered to bet a psychiatrist a package of cigarettes he would receive a "battery c h a r g e." (Electrocu tion). "I presume Charlie got what he wanted," said his attorney, T. Cle ment Gaughan. Gaughan will ask c new trial. Review of the case by the State Supreme Court is automatic. Starkweather was charged in the shooting of Robert Jensen Bear Mangles Girl Visitor whose body, with that of his girl friend, was found in a storm cave near Bennet, Neb. His girl friend and traveling companion on the killing loray, Card Ann Fugate, 14, has been charged identically. She has not been tried. Starkweather's attorneys plead ed insanity, against their client's wishes. Jurors were reported to have rejected the plea on the first ballot. Five subsequent ballots report edly were required to bring unan imity on the penalty. Starkweather s confessions, in troduced in evidence, told how he shotgunned a service station oper ator during a robbery Dec. 1. Violence next erupted Jan. 21 when three of Miss Fugate's fam ily members were slain. Six days Secret Chief Denied Entry Is Predicted RACfNE, Wis. 0PV-A 300-pound female bear Friday severely mangled the right arm of a 10- year-old girl who reached into the age while visiting tne punuc Ma cine Zoological Park with 50 class mates from Waukegan, 111. Mary Heibner was reported in fair condition at St. Mary hos pital after a three - hour plastic surgery operation saved her arm, at .least for the present. Physi cians said it will- be several days before they know whether their emergency efforts were successful. The arm was bitten and clawed from the finger tips to" the elbow. Physicians said that if they are able to save the arm, additional surgery will be required. Mary is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Heibner. Zoo Director Emil Rokosky said Mary was attacked as she "ap parently tried to drop some food into the cage through an inch and a half opening in the bars." He raid she was standing at a point where a guard rail is closest to the cage. However, a fireman in the res cue squad that took Mary to the hospital said she told him she was attempting to pet the bear, a Eu ropean brown, born at the zoo four years ago. The bear is three quarters grown. The screams of Mary' compan ions attracted attendants who beat off the bear with a tree limb and Iron bar. After the bear had been separated from the girl, attend ants used another steel pole to pry apart the cage bars so that she could be released. Mavor Jack Humble ordered an Immediate investigation. Zoo old cialt planned to enclose 0).e eagc In a wire mesh today. WASHINGTON Hi Government sources say Pedro Estrada, oust ed secret police chief in Venezue la, will be denied re-entry to the United States. Estrada, who fled to Florida In March but recently left this coun try, is believed to be in Switzer land. He reportedly wants to re turn to Miami where his wife gave birth to a child last Wednesday. But government sources said the Immigration and Naturaliza tion Service has notified airlines and steamship companies Estra da will not be permitted to re enter the United States. Meantime, Rep. Charles O. Por ter (D-Ore) wrote Secretary of later Starkweather and Caril solvate Dulles Friday demanding out on a flight marked by seven killings. "I don't think they tried me for J e n s e n," Starkweather said. "They tried me for the whole thing." "The Lord has strange ways of working his miracles to perform," said Guy Starkweather after the son was condemned to die. The father, a carpenter and general handy man, made the comment to his red - eyed wife, Helen, when she returned to her husband's side after seeking tem porary seclusion in the judge's chambers following the verdict. Mrs. Starkweather expressed relief that the trial was over. "I kept my eyes glued on that door, and felt awfully relieved when they finally came in to give the verdict," she said. Polio Victim Dies In Fall NEW YORK OP-Stephen B. Gib bons, former assistant treasury secretary who plunged to his death Fr i d a y, had appoint ments for later in the day and the comir.g week, police say. Gibbons. 66, a polio victim, fell from a low-silled apartment bed room window to his death five stories below. His wife watched helplessly from a kitchen window at an angle across the court. Police said Gibbons jumped or fell but added that he had been in good spirits. His wife said: "He must have had an attack or a dizzy spell which caused him to lose his bal ance. Detectives pointed out that Gib bons left no notes and that the window1 was f the casement type with a sill only 2'j (set. hi jA. Gibbsns nrity wre leg braces ani carried a cm. He also aoa" kM toeatHnt for a Nfxrt ailxftK. fta wan walking without his bracts before the fa tal plunge. to know why asylum was granted Estrada and former Venezuelan Dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, who now is living in Florida, "There is no question but that Perez Jimenez and Pedro Estra da, his Himmler, were brutal rul ers who ordered many tortures. murders and confiscations," said Porter in his letter. "Criminal indictments are now being prepared in Venezuela against both of them. Porter said Hector Santaella, Venezuelan ambassador to the United States, told him Venezue la intended to ask extradition of Estrada and Perez Jimenez, but that the papers were delayed be cause of what Santaella described as "many additional incidents of atrocities which keep coming to light. Estrada originally was admitted under an immigrant visa. The State Department has instructed its embassies and consulates not 10 issue mm a new une, me gov ernment sources said. Perez Jimenez was admitted to the United States in February un der a 12-month visa. The asylum given the two men was cited by Vice President Nixon as one of the things that caused bitter resentment in Venezuela and helped touch off anti-American demonstrations. Arco, Idaho, was the ficft com munity in the world to receive all it light and power from atom ic energy, In 1955. Qhas. J. Cizek TAIlaOR ' fl9OUTH 7th i MM-MM-M GOOD! j ? Breads and Patfrttt t from 4 t Electric Bakery I 1042 E. Mi j Prices Effective May 25 Through June 1 Inclusive MaMaaBaa"MapjaMaTTfc4a ism OPEN SUNDAY 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. Limit Rights Reserved Whirlybird Rope Rescues Clammer BAYONNE, N.J. (UP) The Coast Guard had to use a heli copter Friday to drag out a 61- year-old clam digger mired chest- deep and helpless in the tidal mud flats off 30th Street here. The clam digger, Andrew Lu- kas, told police he fell into the water while walking along moored barges. 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