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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (UPD
Bobert Stroud, the "Birdman of
Alcatraz," died of natural
causes today in the. hospital for
federal prisoners here, informed
sources said, lie was 73.
Stroud lias been in prison
since 1S09.
That year, at the age of 19,
he was convicted of the slaying
of his sweetheart's former boy
friend, a bartender, in Alaska.
Arson Feared As Second
Fire Strikes Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (UPI)
A general alarm fire destroy
ed the Surf Theater and
threatened a nearby chemical
plant early today shortly alter
throe eyewitnesses told police
they smelled gasoline and saw
a man Junning down a street
carrying a can.
The blare, in this shore re
sort's business section, broke
out only hours after a Iknown
arson suspect was cleared of
any suspicion In the Surfside
Hotel fire which killed 25 eld
rly persons last Monday.
The scene was about a mile
and a half from the tragic ho
tel fire, and less than two
blocks from the famed Conven
tion Hall.
No Injuries
Five children and seven
adults were routed from their
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'Birdman Of Alcatraz'
Stroud had been living there
since leaving his home in Seat
tle the previous year to join a
railroad construction gang.
Sentenced to McNeil Island
penitentiary in Washington
state for 12 years, he later was
transferred to Leavenworth afU
er he stabbed a fellow inmate.
In 1916, he was convicted of the
fatal stabbing of a Leaven
worth guard. After three trials.
apartments above the theater
by four policemen who discov
ered the blaze and turned in
the first alarm. No injuries
were reported.
More than 2O0 firemen from
nearby shore communities and
at least 40 pieces of apparatus
fought the blaze for more than
two hours before bringing It un
der control.
Firemen wet down the New
Bright Chemical Co., which is
separated from the theater by
a small alleyway. Police or
dered more than 500 spectators
away from the area of the firm
when it was discovered the
plant stored chlorine gas.
Smells Gasoline
Mrs. Anita Pierce, who lives
In an apartment adjacent to the
theater, and her daughter, Mrs.
Constantine Steet, 17, told news
men that they smelled gasoline
and heard footsteps in the
street shortly before firemen
arrived.
Another neighbor, Mrs. Agnes
Kern, told police she heard a
dog barking and when she look
ed out a window, saw a man
running down the street with a
can In his hand.
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he was sentenced to hang
But President Woodrow Wil
son commuted the death sen
tence with tle provision that
Stroud spend the rest of his life
in solitary confinement.
He was transferred to Alca
traz in 1943.
In solitary, he began his Aud
ubon career quite by accident.
A nest of baby sparrows was
blown into his small exercise
yard during a storm. Stroud
rescued them and welcomed
the companionship.
The warden, noticing Stroud's
interest in the sparrows, pre
sented him with a pair of ca
naries. Stroud began breeding
tlie birds, and at one point had
about 300 canaries.
At a time when his business
was at iU peak, the canaries
contracted a mysterious dis
ease. Stroud consulted all the
books at his disposal, but found
nothing to explain the feverish
ness and glazed eyes of his
feathered friends.
Stroud soon realized that the
known facts about contagious
disease in birds were surpris
ingly few. Determined to find
an answer, he began conduct
ing experiments on his own
flock.
His studies and experiments
resulted in a monumental and
unique work "Stroud's Digest
of Bird Diseases," published in
1039. It was 500 pages in length,
and was lauded by scientific
Institutions, bird hospitals,
breeders and bird fanciers
throughout the nation.
The identity of the "birdman"
was revealed to the general
public and several campaigns
were started to have Stroud
freed. The campaigns, however,
failed.
Fire Kills
Boy, Girl
OREGON CITY (UPD- Fire
swept through a home here
early today end claimed the
lives of the two teen-aged chil
dren of a Clackamas County
sheriff's deputy.
The victims were Elma Lee
Stewart, 17, and her brother,
James Allen Stewart, 14. Their
bodies were found in their up
strairs bedrooms.
The parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Stewart, were downstairs.
The blaze broke out around a
chimney in tlie kitchen and
raced up tlie stairway.
Stewart went outside, grabbed
a ladder and broke an upstairs
window, but fire and smoke
made it impossible to rescue the
children.
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Two Oregon men died in traf
fic accidents' and another was
killed at a lumber mill Wednes
day. Tlie victims were Ivan Alvin
Kelly. 66. of Pendleton; Harry
C. Swinyer, 57, of Baker, and
Everett Marion Schmclzer, 37,
of Talent.
Kelly was killed when he
drove in front of a westbound
Union Pacific freight train about
six miles west of Pendleton. He
was alone in the vehicle.
Swinyer was struck by a truck
driven by Arthur Higgings, 43,
of Baker 15 miles south of that
city. Police said Swinyer stop
ped his car near a ranch where
lie was employed and stepped
out onto the highway.
Schmclzer died when he was
run over by a fork-lift at Mc
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Jackson County sheriff's de
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side of a lift operated by Larry
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it made a sharp turn, throwing
him off.
President's Visit Stirs
Feud Among Democrats
DALLAS (UPI) President
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to Texas today triggered a feud
between liberal and conserva
tive Democrats that only the
Republicans enjoyed.
Vice President Lyndon B.
Johnson, who preaches the New
Frontier but remains friendly
with conservatives in his home
stale, was in the middle.
Liberals were angry because
they felt Sen. Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex., was being slighted in
activities in five cities. They
also decried the role conserva
tives played in arranging Ken
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Kennedy
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (L'PD
President Kennedy today de
fended his space program
against critics of both parlies,
saying it would not drain off
national resources needed to
improve American living stand
ards. The Chief Executive and his
wife, Jacqueline, flew here
from Washington to open a two
day, five-city Texas tour with a
dedication speech at the Aero
Space Medical Health Center
on Brooks Air Force Base out
side San Antonio.
The trip, alternately labeled
"political" and "non-political"
by the White House, also put
Kennedy in the role of a politi
cal healer. He hoped to unify
divergent wings of the Demo
cratic party in the state for a
stronger showing in the 14
election.
Speaking against the back
ground of the medical labora
tories at Brooks AFB, the Pres
ident said too many Americans
assumed that space research
was without value here
In his prepared speech, he
Conservative Democrats, who
usually share victories with oc
casional Republicans, were the
butt of the criticisms but re
mained silent. The GOP, in the
past, has seized on differences
within the Democratic party of
Texas to make its greatest
gains.
The sponsor of a lunch in
Dallas for Kennedy, the Dallas
Citizens Council, is headed by
J. ISrik Jonsson who was Rich
ard Nixon's Texas campaign
manager in 10.
"From tlie invitation list so
far in Dallas," a liberal critic
said, "one would think Nixon
won and was coming to Dallas
lo greet his dedicated workers."
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pointed out, for example, that
wartime development of radar
gave tlie world the transistor
and that "research in space
medicine holds tlie promise of
substantial benefits for those of
us who are earth-bound."
"For our effort in space is
not, as some have suggested, a
competitor for the national re
sources needed to improve our
living standards," he added.
"It is instead a working part
ner and co-producer of these
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Sen. J. William Fulbright, D
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space budget fur fiscal 1964 and
has been critical of the project
ed cost of tlie moon-shot pro
gram, saying some of these
funds could be better spent on
earth programs such as educa
tion. Former President Dwight
D. Eisenhower also has been
highly critical of the amount of
money being committed to the
moon program.
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went along with the House in
cutting space agency funds for
next year to $5.1 billion from
the J5.7 billion requested by the
administration.
While expressing determina
tion that the space program
would move aliead, Kennedy
cautioned against expecting too
much too soon.
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and months and years of long,
hard tedious work lie ahead.
There will be set-backs and
frustrations and disappoint
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temptations to do something
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