Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 69, No. 29, Ed. 2 Thursday, March 13, 1958 Page: 1 of 4
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Tulsa Area
McElroy Tells Ike Huge
Military Contracts Will
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ects.
Before the committee closed its
doors for the vote Sen. Bush (R.,
Conn.) contended Democrat-
duction.
4. The senate armed services
committee approved a resolution
U.S. Court Asked
To Approve Review:
Quiz Charges Cited
very happy to be getting
out.”
Dressed in prison-made civil-
Shawnee; Clyde Harold Williams,
Picture, Page 31
A. Mack.
The commission, taking note of
however, for the money being
left in his desk.
Shreck said Wileman came to
his office just before noon; they
(See SHRECK-Page 1)
The Weather: Cold!
Some light snow today and con-
tinued cold through Friday. High
37, low 28. (Details, Page 24.)
HOURLY TEMPERATURE
By WAYNE MACKEY
Approximately $200,000 in fed-
eral highway funds has een
withheld from Oklahoma because
of a large sign extending over
the right of way of the north-
east bypass.
It is the property of the Capri
motel, 33 Northeast expressway.
Ed Moler, assistant Oklahoma
City attorney, said Thursday the
city will see that the motel
moves the sign. But Horace
Jones, motel owner, isn't in
agreement.
“There just isn’t anywhere
else to put it," he declared.
Permit Granted
The difficulty goes back to an
agreement the city made with
the state highway department
when the byposs was built to
Never Had Trouble
His mother. Mrs. Ira Hitt of
Plymouth, Mich., said she knew
no reason why anyone would
want to kidnap the boy. "Ter-
a huge letter writing campaign
to invite northern tourists to
Florida-now that the weather is
sunny and warm again.
The conversation then was
steered around to the money
Shreck claimed Wileman dropped
said.
Hitt signed up for oversew
work after graduating from the
radio electronic television school
in Detroit. The couple has a
daughter, Terrilyn, 3
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prison bars.
The nation’s most notorious convict, obviously a
little nervous about re-entering the society he shocked
ness recession.
In other developments on the
economic front;
1. The house public works com-
mittee unanimously approved a
Democratic-sponsored resolution
to speed up federal spending for
public works projects.
2. AFL-CIO leaders met with
Eisenhower at the White House
and told him the recession is get-
ting worse. They said it requires
immediate tax cuts and an ac-
celerated public works program.
Tax Decision Demanded
ian clothes, Leopold then read a
to a crowd of
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22. of 3809 SW 27 place, and Wil-
liam Eugene Lentz, 20, of Beth-
any.
Leatherman ordered Anderson
to stand trial after federal nar-
cotics agent Ernie Hall testified
the Shawnee youth’s car was
used in an illegal marijuana buy
October 12. Hall said he saw Wil-
liams and Lentz at the scene
while watching the sale with
binoculars from a nearby car,
Williams waived preliminary
hearing and Lentz waived both
the hearing and indictment by
grand jury. Agent Hall said the
trio reportedly drove to Mexico,
purchased marijuana and con-
cealed it in a river bank near
Reno and Portland last October.
STATEVILLE, III. (INS) — "Thrill slayer" Nathan
Leopold started a new life in a new generation Thurs-
day — a free man after a third of a century behind
Baptist hospital suffering third
degree burns over the right half!
of his body and two broken legs
Trooper Weins Mid Bechtel at-
tempted to pass a transport truck
driven by Harvey Dell Wool-
dridge. 29. Salem, Hl., and his
car skidded sideways in front of
the tract The automobile was
slammed into a bridge abutment
and burst into flames.
contribution or constituted
an attempt to influence his
vote on the city council.
He said the money was deliv-
ered to his office by Wieman
two days after Shreck and three
other councilmen voted to block
commercial zoning for the pro-
posed Capitol Gate shopping
center at N May and Northwest-
highway.
Wileman denied he had any in-
terest in the controversy. He
said he is pushing the Belleview
shopping center at N Pennsyl-
vania and the U. 8. 66 bypass-
one mile east of the Capitol Gate
site.
protect right of way from en-
croachment. The federal bureau
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Three young men accused of
selling bulk marijuana to a fed-
eral undercover agent last Octo-
ber were bound over for federal
district court trial Thursday in
hearings before U. S. Commis-
sioner H. A. Leatherman.
Continued under $10,000 bonds
were Drillis C. Anderson, 23,
were anxious to come home.
Both parents said they had not
heard from their children since
the alleged kidnaping occurred.
cil meeting on Oklahoma Natu-
ral Gas Co. rate boost, Shreck
told Berry he decided to call his
office and have his secretary
search his desk for the policy
just mentioned by Wileman.
Policy is Found
She found It in the drawer
where Wileman Mid he had
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lope.
While at last Saturday’s coun-
Chicago because “there are cer-
tain things he must do" before
leaving for Puerto Rico, where
he will work as a $10-a-month
laboratory technician in a mis-
sion hospital at Castaner.
Carries $600
Gertz refused to disclose when
or how Leopold would travel to
the mission—where he will be su-
pervised as a parolee for five
years. However, the attorney did
My that Leopold’s departure to
his new, dedicated life "will be
virtually immediately."
Leopold exchanged prison num
ber 9306-D for a navy blue suit,
white shirt and tie, hours before
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U.S. Orders
Trio to Trial
That includes approximately
$16 billion for purchasing such
major items of military equip-
ment as aircrafts. missiles, ships
and electronic devices. It also
contemplates about $2 billion for
military construction and around
$4 billion for other goods and
services.
Spending is Listed
"Gross obligations for major
procurement in January, 1958,
totaled about $1.2 billion,” Mc-
Elroy wrote. “We expect obliga-
tions for the remaining five
months of the fiscal year to av-
erage about $1.7 billion to $1.8
billion per month."
Plans for the first half of this
year call for placing contracts
for 62.3 percent of the total ob-
ligations for major military pur-
chasing, as compared with 37.7
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By MARY GODDARD
rence doesn’t have much money.
His salary is between $100 and
month," she said.
mittee for further study.
Members disagreed as to
whether this kills the mea-
sure for the present con-
gress.
HOMESTEAD, Ha. (P)
— A B47 jet bomber ex-
ploded and crashed in
flames Thursday, carrying
four airforce men to their
deaths.
PARIS (P—The French
national assembly was su-
spended in tumult tonight
as thousands of police de-
monstrated throughout
Paris demanding “danger
pay.”
SHRECK CHANGES TUNE ON ‘GIFT’
A. L. Ragan said he was
watching the plane from the
yard of his home and saw the
craft explode.
Smoko is Soon
Ragan, an employe at Douglas
Aircraft Co., said:
"I was watching the vapor
trail behind the plane. I imagine
it was 20,000 feet high. It ap-
peared to be a B-47.
"Suddenly, there was a small
ball or circle of smoke in the
vapor trail. It was followed by a
larger ball of smoke and then
a terrific explosion."
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NAHA, Okinawa (It - A tear
ful American father Thursday
night made a personal television
appeal for the return of his
6-week-old son who disappeared
mysteriously from home Wednes-
day night.
Terrence Hitt. father of the
missing infant, made the appeal
over the U.S-operated televislon
network at Kadena airbase. The
frantic mother was comforted by
friends at her home in Morgan
Manor, at Kadena airbase.
The child, Brady D. Hitt, was
taken from his bed at about 8
p.m. Wednesday. The screen of
the bedroom window was torn
loose, police reports Mid.
$M8 Reword Footed
Hill posted a $500 reward for
information leading to the return
of the child. Police said he was
apparently kidnaped.
U. S. military police have set
up road blocks and are search-
ing the area around the Morgan
Manor housing project.
Hitt is a civilian technical rep-
resentative for the airforce 17th
communications squadron.
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The heavy snow that moved
out of the west Tuesday night
left as much as 8 inches in
some sectors. Some melted
Wednesday afternoon although a
heavy covering remained in
many areas.
Tulsa reported 6 Inches still on
the ground Thursday while 5
inches remained at Oklahoma
City. Elsewhere, Guymon and
Gage reported 2 inches; there
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Councilman Worried
Berry Mid Shreck called him
Monday morning and told him
he wanted to talk with him.
Berry said he drove to Shreck’s
office.
Berry Mid he made no written
notes of the conversation, but re-
called It in substance.
He Mid Shreck told him he
waa worried about the money
disclosure, now that Wileman was
in a hospital. The councilman
Mid he did not want to be re-
sponsible for accusing someone
unjustly.
Phone Call Related
Berry said Shreck then ex-
plained he had called Wileman
following disclosure of the dona-
tion, last Friday, on the pretext
of collecting a ill for some in-
surance he had written for Wile-
man previously.
Shreck told Berry he asked
Wileman if he was mad at him
because of the publicity. Shreck
said he also told the builder that
if Wileman was mad and wanted
his insurance handler elsewhere,
Shreck would understand.
Shreck said Wileman told him
in his desk drawer February 13.
Shreck quoted Wileman as tell-
ing him that he had not left any
money at the councilman’s of-
fice. Instead, Wileman Mid be
had left an insurance policy there
on the date in question. The pol-
‘They’ve never said anything
about having trouble on the is-
land and they get along fine with
all their American friends," she
THB PROCESS of spotting,
treating and curbing a sex of-
fender must start with a mo-
lested child’s parents, some 20
Oklahoma City mothers were
admonished Thursday.
Doing the admonishing was
Dr. Vernon C. Sisney, chief
clinical psychologist at Veter-
ans hospital. He spoke infor-
mally at the fifth of six legis-
lative workshops being spon-
sored this spring by the city
Parent - Teachers association
council. '
Dr. Sisney declared, "It's
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our responsibility to report
these incidents at once, no mat-
ter how bad it might be, or
how close to your own family,
if it is not reported, we only
perpetuate the situation."
THB SPECIALIST conceded
parents overwhelmed with
shock and shame are naturally
reluctant to bare the Incident
to authorities. "Then there is
the fear that it will get into
the newspaper—and it will."
“Newspapers print too cotton-
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A little later, however. Jones
was given a special permit by
the city council for erection of
the Capri on the north side of
the bypass. He claims the city
building department authorized
his sign.
Mistake Claimed
it will cost approximately
$2,000 to move it, Jones said. He
said he is agreeable to clearing
up one point of dispute in con-
nection with the sign.
He stated builders made a mis-
take when the sign was installed
and placed one post 18 inches out
onto the right of way. He agreed
to remove this post.
“But that still wouldn't satis-
ty them," he said. "The sign it-
self extends over the right of
way, although the base would be
on motel property if the post
was removed. i fusal of last September to recon-
Jones said he understands city sider the grant to public Service,
ordinances permit signs to ex- The other appeals court case
tend over right of way providing । was brought by Eastern Airlines,
they are 10 feet tall and do not । which asked the court to over-
extend to more than 18 inches of i rule an FCC order which denied
Mrs. Hitt's mother. Mrs. Frank
_____________ . - Fedel of suburban Detroit, Mid
Shreck told Berry this created her son-in-law has been coaching
a serious doubt in his mind. a basketball team on the island.
He could offer no explanation, "They’ve been very happy over
there," she said, "although they
Wooldridge attempted to rescue | more of the same is expected in
the motorist and suffered minor I the Oklahoma City area through
burns. The Milwaukee "motorist Thursday night.
was trapped inside his burning The highway department and
car for 25 minutes before he could highway patrol said all state
be released. The Miami fire de roads were open to traffic Thurs-
partment was called to battle the1 day although a few slick spots re-
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. tei was admitted to the Miami
Plans are being formulated for
vere political attacks against the
president and the administration"
which had no connection with the
hearing.
Pentagon Policies Hit
Johnson, who with Sen. Sy-
mington (D., Mo.) had been
critical of Pentagon policies,
said he had merely pointed out
he was “no Johnny-come-lately"
in efforts to speed up defense
spending.
Committee chairman Russell
(D., Ga.) said all senators at
the meeting were recorded for
the resolution except Symington,
who voted present.
In his letter to Eisenhower,
McElroy said the defense de-
partment program for the fiscal
year ending June 30 contem-
plates placing contracts totaling
more than $21 billion.
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TULSA (P) — The body
of the third crewman
aboard a crashed B-47 jet
bomber was found in the
nose section of the craft
Thursday afternoon.
TULSA I-At least two air-
force officers escaped serious in-
jury Thursday when their B-47
jet bomber exploded in the air
over the city's southeast out-
skirts.
A third parachute was report-
ed to have landed safely some
distance from the spot where the
others came down.
One at two crewmen picked
up Immediately after the acci-
dent was taken to a hospital
for emergency treatment of
burns.
One was quoted by an officer
as saying the plane “just ex-
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ation in Oklahoma
begging them to give him “a
gift almost as precious as free-
dom itself .. . privacy."
Questions Unanswered
Leopold stood still for tele-
vision and newspaper camermen
but refused to answer most ques-
tions being fired from all sides.
The paunchy 53-year-old pa-
rolee. who went into prison at
19, was met at the Stateville
penitentiary's processing center
for parolees by his attorney, El-
mer Gertz, and a friend, Ralph
Newman, who were driving him
back to Chicago—the scene of
his shocking attempt at "the
urging the pentagon to push ac-
tion on $1,715,000,000 of job pro-
ducing military construction proj- lengthy statement
8. Congressional Democrats 1000 .0. ---------------
prodded the administration for an with the glaying of young Bobby Franks in 1924, told
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Charles Shreck, ward four councilman, has told
'riends and at least one official source that he's no
onger positive the $1,000 dropped into his desk Feb-
ruary 13 whs delivered by Ben Wileman, developer.
The story has made the gossip circuit. Shreck
could not be contacted Thursday morning for conf irma-
ion. But it was confirmed at the courthouse by James
W. Bill Berry, county attorney. . , ..
When asked if he heard that Shreck is now doubt-
ful Wileman delivered the packet containing five,8100
bills and $500 in smaller bills to the councilman 8 o;
flee at 1619 8 Western, Berry said Thursday he did
and from Shreck himself.
Shreck gave a sworn statement to Berry last
Friday naming Wileman, prominent builder and de-
veloper, as the man who tossed a packet containing
the money In Shreck’s desk drawer.
Shreck himself cast doubt on that statement Mon-
day, the county attorney disclosed.
Wileman denied the accusation. He told Berry he
knew nothing about the money.
Wieman was injured in a car collision Sunday near
Lawton, however, before the county attorney could
obtain a sworn statement from him.
Shreck, in his sworn statement, said he did not
know whether the $1,000 was intended as a campaign
WASHINGTON IM—Secretary of Defense McElroy
said Thursday the government expects to place con-
tracts for about $10 billion worth of missiles, aircraft
and other military items during the first half of this
year. . , , ....
He reported this compares with contracts for slight-
ly more than $6 billion in the last six months of 1957.
McElroy set forth the figures in a letter to Presi-
dent Eisenhower. In making the report public, White
House press secretary James C. Hagerty called the
planned step-up "another way the economy can be
.--—---1 helped” to fight the busi-
w r— insisted that an right communications commission
• of ways be kept completely clear. Thursday moved to reconsider its
- grant of TV channel 10 at Miami.
Fla., central case in a house in-
vestigation that led to the resig-
nation of commissioner Richard
over presidential disability
, legislation, and sent the
- measure back to a subcom-
ieleader Lyndon of
tered into the award, filed a
perfect crime." -----------, ■ . - .
Gertz said Leopold is going to prepared statement by
Oklahoma City Times
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Oklahoma remained buried un-
der a blanket of snow Thursday,
with a few light flurries dotting
the northern section.
Light snow is expected to con-
tinue in the north Thursday and
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would see that a check was sent Hitt, 28, employed by Philco
to the councilman for the insur- Corp., moved to Naha last Msy
ance policy. • from Livonia, Mich., and was
- “ ‘ ‘ ‘ L joined by his wife, Madelyn, in
August. "
BULLETINS
A middle-aged, Oklaho-
ma City woman was taken
to Mercy hospital Thursday
afternoon after her apart-
ment house, 514 NW 24,
caught fire. Fire Chief
W. C. Roach said the blaze
apparently started in the
basement of the two-floor
building, causing about $3,-
000 in damages.
CUSHING—Two murder
charges against city police-
man George F. Bledsoe,
who was scheduled to face
preliminary hearing Friday
on a manslaughter count,
were filed in Stillwater
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motion in the U. S. court of ap-
peals requesting that the case be
returned to the FCC for further
review.
Vote Was 42
By a 4-2 vote last year, the
FCC awarded the channel to Pub-
lic Service Television, Inc., a sub-
. sidiary of National Airlines.
The FCC decision is now before
the appeals court in two proceed-
ings.
In one of these. WKAT, Inc.,
I an unsuccessful bidder for the
channel, is challenging FCC’s re-
Albert J. Sowen, co-pilot, and ,
Capt. John H. Gullick, from Me- .
Connel airforce base, Wichita, (
Kan. Officers reported the other (
crewman waa Lieut. William T. ।
Boy. Rescuers didn’t locate him
immediately and it was not
known whether he was injured.
Pieces of wreckage showered
an area estimated at two square
miles. There were no reports of
injuries to residents from the de-
bris and none of any serious prop-
erty damage.
Two of the craft’s six engines
were found 20 blocks apart. An-
other fell in a residential front
yard about 12 feet from a porch,
imbedding itself at least two feet
deep.
Wreckage Burns
Another major part of the
wreckage fell and burned fierce-
ly at the rear of a new, unoc-
cupied dwelling.
Eyewitness accounts of the ac-
cidents were numerous.
Mrs. Harold Davis described
the noise of the crash near her
home as "like an earthquake."
' Two engines were imbedded
deeply in the concrete sidewalk
nearby.
Jim Hajny reported he heard
a tremendous roar, looked out his
window and saw an explosion
several houses away.
"The flames towered about six
times as high as the homes" he
Mid.
D. Greiner. Bledsoe is
charged in the deaths of
John “Blackie” Yost and 1
Ray Abbott, in a drug store
in Cushing.
WASHINGTON (INS)--
Sen. Clinton P. Anderson
(D., N.M. ), a member of
the joint atomic energy
committee Thursday ac-
cused the defense depart-
ment of using the secrecy
stamp to hide the real
number of A-bomb acci-
dents.
HAVANA (JP) — Police
sealed off all assembly
areas Thursday, and for
the time being apparently
thwarted threats of Ha-
vana university’s 18,000
students to stage a new
anti ■ government demon-
stration.
WASHINGTON (P) —
The house judiciary’ com-
mittee failed Thursday to
resolve basic disagreements
* 28-year-old Milwaukee,
man. Charles Bechtel, narrowly > ord in the case and has testmed
eKaped death and was critically i (See FCC—Page 2)
injured Wednesday night when he--
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Moler disputed this Thursday.1 in the channel 10 proceedings as
He said the ordinance to which I a protestant.
Jones referred does not apply to Probe Continued
the motel property because it was | The commission move for re-
authorized by special permit and । turn of the case to it came as
not by a change of zoning. ; the house investigating commit-
Moler Mid he has written tee was continuing its inquiry
Jones in connection with the dis-: into financial relations between
pute, but has received no reply. | Mack and Thurman Whiteside, a
“U l W hear from him inwealthyMiamisattorneysandlong.
. day or two, in have to try 'lx, ex-commis
and get together with him per- A federal grand jury also is
($tt ROADS-Page 2) looking into the case.
____— Whiteside has acknowledged
A | making loans and giving other fi-
Ruvnino l ar nanciql assistance to Mack, but
DuI IIIIIE Va- insists there is nothing improper,
m T • At one time. Whiteside was
Iraos Driver plugging for award of the chan-
--“I” nel to Public Service Television,
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