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Over Potomac; 11 Die
PARIS (INS) — Premier Pierre Pflimlin’s cabinet,
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Alexander
Of Chain
has binned demonstrations on
Annulment Sought
Hey, Rube!
Chain Bond
But he also asserted emphati-
Plan Is Back
Although it might be only tem-
chain-wielding teen-age
victory in the making later Tues-
Ike Speaks
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Tonight
also 16. of 216 NE 10.
. landing at Midland, Mich. Forty-
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seven were killed. Until then,
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ure.
The communists, who have
Chief Quits
They said that after that at- turn to De Gaulle.
tempt failed, they followed the
strength to attempt to censure
ment in the Bethesda naval hos- voted. Within 10 minutes after
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(See BEATING-Page 2)
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Trio of Attackers
Hunted by Police;
Boy's Arm Broken
Magazine Story
Is Challenged At
Houston Meeting
signation effec-
1 tive June 15 to
Scoutcar officers F. Weed and
R A. Neal said the three youths.
. Jaycees on Spot? ___:__
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; Rattlers Swarming
Pyramid Letter
Scheme Takes New
Tack, U. S. Says
Secretary Declares
U.S. Has Authority
For Lebanon Action
Since the middle east resolu-
tion—sometimes called the Ei-
By MARY GODDARD
(Times Staff Writer)
taid the attack occurred shortly ly will oppose Pflimlin on other
after three thugs crashed their issues, voted in favor of the bill.
cally that the U. S. government
is not anxious to have a situa-
can intention to protect friendly
middle eastern countries against
attack by international commu-
nism. Dulles was asked whether
republic to defend legal order
and safeguard national unity."
Still in the bride-and-groom stage in this family pose, Rep. Usher Li Bur-
dick, 79, and his 30-year-old wife, Jean, are about to call it quits. (AP Wirephoto)
Radio, TV Due
To Carry Talk
NEW YORK UP—President Ei
Victory for Premier Seen
In Showdown Ballot Today
On Algeria Act Renewal
non's independence and integrity
if necessary and if requested to
do so.
He declared that Lebanon would
not have to be attacked by in-
ternational communism in order
They said Forman got out of
his auto and the three youths
jumped him "swinging chains
and an iron bedpost."
car into Forman's in the 1200
block N Lincoln.
They told police three teen-
agers had previously attempted
to start a fight with Forman at
a drive-in in the 1800 block N
Western.
Comic Dictionary
Woman—The only creature
who can learn from a man
things which he himself doesn’t
know he knows.
where he had been lieutenant in
charge of that district.
The veteran trooper joined the
patrol in September. 1937, was
supervisor of the Pawnee district
Fernecz was revived and
treated for the bruised fin-
ger at a hospital.
The moth is still at large.
written into the resolution a sen-
tence stating that the independ-
ence and integrity of middle east-
ern countries is vital to the peace
and security of the United States.
Dulles made these other main
points at the news conference:
1. The U. S. government hopes
and expects that the French peo-
(See DULLES—Page 2)
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—The next time Mrs. Roman |
Fernecz tries to bag a moth. |
she'll probably use a fly 1
swatter.
Monday night she used a |
hammer. A few minutes a
later she called police and i
announced!
"I don't think my husband |
is breathing."
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pital for a bone disease.
Burdick, a Republican has said
he will not seek re-election this
fall, but will support the can-
didacy of his son, who will run
on the Democratic ticket.
away last week from a barn
where Jaycee sponsors had
stored hundreds of live left-
overs from the April 27 snake
round-up.
JAYCEE president Wayne
Parker said well, now, the club
positivehndid not mislay a sin-
gle snake, and whatever rat-
tlers are crawling the country-
side came down from the bills
under their own power.
Bob Jenni, Lincoln park zoo
reptile curator, found himself
squarely in the middle, as both
(See SNAKES—Pag* 2)
State Skies
Keep Smile
Mild Temperature
Scheduled Today
Skies were fair and tempera-
tures mild over all of Oklahoma
Tuesday.
The fair weather will continue
in the state through Wednesday
except for a few isolated thun-
derstorms in the north Tuesday
night and in the Panhandle
Wednesday evening.
High temperatures Tuesday
were to be mostly in the 80s and
overnight lows will be from 53 to
63. The high in the Oklahoma City
area was forecast at 82 with an
overnight low of 59 forecast. '
The winds aloft are from the
north and northwest bringing dry
air to the state. This pattern is
tee approved a bill extending the senhower doctrine—is normally
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ment to increase the authority of the premier.
Gen. Charles de Gaulle also has demanded a reform
of the executive power to give French governments
more stability in times of crisis.
Following a long cabinet meeting, a spokesman for
the embattled Pflimlin government said the proposed
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Marriage Is Failure
To Congressman, 79
FARGO, N. D. (IP) — Rep. Usher L. Burdick, 79-
year-old veteran North Dakota congressman, wants to
call it quits with his attractive 30-year-old wife of less
than three months.
Action started in Cass county district court seeks
to annul the February 28 marriage of Burdick and his
and the Gaullists in order to
maintain order
Another Victory Due
The communique praised the
general “calm and discipline" of
the French people. Their attitude,
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with Forman at the time of the strongly opposed the measure on
Incident identified Auston, Clark all occasions in the past, ab-
end Jones as the victim's assail- stained because of fear the right-
if Pflimlin gets past his first
trial Tuesday, as he now is ex-
pected to, he will face a second
test manufactured by the right
wing to create an intensified gov-
ernment crisis in which President
Rene Coty would be obliged to
Proxy Fight Due
DENVER — A proxy fight for
control of the merican Found-
ers Insurance Co. of Denver ap-
peared likely when stockholders
hold a special meeting Tuesday
night. ' - .
By BOB LEE
A 16-year-old youth was
severely beaten by three
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before going to Clinton. Rollins is
one of several veteran troopers
who have resigned this year after
attaining 20 or more years of
service.
Rollins' resignation was submit-
ted to Jim Lookabaugh, public
safety commissioner, who accept-
ed it “with regret at losing such
an outstanding trooper and com-
mander.”
The plane was Capital's flight
No. 300, flying from Chicago to
Baltimore, with a stopover at
Pittsburgh.
Bey Soos Crash
Clifford Grant, 9-year-old
schoolboy who was playing in the
school yard at nearby Browns-
ville, told police he happened to
look up and saw a large plane
and a small plane collide.
The big one, he said, began
diving and trailing smoke. He
said he saw a parachute leave
the smaller one and float to the
south.
Other witnesses who saw the
planes falling said the passenger
plane, a Viscount,. fell for a
short distance then exploded.
The military plane, they said, ex-
(See PLANES—Pago 2)
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The only precipitation expected I
will be the thunderstorms which
form along the eastern slope of
the Rockies in the afternoon and
evening and then drift southeast-
ward with the upper air flow
Daytime temperatures will con-
tinue warm and nighttime read-
ings mild through Thursday.
Tuesday.
The complaint asks that Mrs.
Burdick be restrained from liv-
ing in the home which the con-
gressman bought recently in
Washington.
She's Fourth Wife
The current Mrs. Burdick is
the congressman's fourth wife.
They were married in a private
ceremony at Arlington. Va. Mrs.
Burdick has a 4-year-old son,
Michael, by her previous mar-
riage to Donald Jackman. whom
she divorced more than a year
ago.
The wedding was performed
shortly after Burdick had been
released from two weeks of treat.
By JIM CANTRELL
Hundreds of Oklahoma City
residents are being fleeced by a
cunning chain letter-savings bond
fraud which swept into the city
over the weekend and spread like
wildfire, postal inspectors warned
Tuesday.
Sales pitch of the scheme in-
volves duping the participant into
giving away two $18.75 savings
bonds on the promise he will reap
a $38,000 savings bond jackpot.
Tulsa Flooded
Oklahoma City postal inspector
J. C. Lankford labeled the chain
letter plan an "illegal fraud
scheme and lottery."
"Anybody who bites on the plan
the three suspects Tuesday.
All three have records of pre-
vious arrests. Jones, a five foot,
nine inch, 220 pounder, last year
served a 30-day county jail sen-
tence for his part in the beating
of two Norman sailors on a
downtown street.
'Knucks' Found
Inventing Often
Slow Way To Money
. If you're thinking about in-
venting something as a quick
way to make money you might
consider the experience of many
others. One man wilted six
years to get a patent on a simple
TV device. But he was lucky:
some folks-have had to be
patient for a decade' With 200,-
000 applications on file at the
U. S Patent Office, average
wait is 3% years. But there's no
wait at all when you want tp
raise money via Classified Ads.
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The Weather: Great!
Sunny and warm this afternoon
and Wednesday. Fair and mild
tonight. High 82. low 59. (Details,
Page 4.)
HOURLY TEMPERATURE
as three of his friends
More Powers
reform measures would be
presented to the national
assembly "as soon as pos-
sible.” Their object would
be to prevent the frequent
overturn of governments,
plague of the fourth re-
public.
The cabinet decisions came in
advance of the first showdown
debate and vote in the national
assembly between the govern-
ment forces and the Gaullists,
who have the powerful backing
of the army in Algeria.
Extremists ‘Paralyzed’
Using its emergency powers
the cabinet also suspended allo-
cations of foreign currencies to
Frenchmen leaving for vacations
abroad. This decision could, if it
were kept in force a year, save
the French economy up to $300
million.
A communique summarizing
the results of the three-hour cabi-
net meeting said further that
"security measures have enabled
the government to paralyze ex-
tremist groups which prepared
to wage acts of violence."
This was a reference to the
vigorous job being done by in-
terior minister Jules Moch. He
WifeSwats;
Mate's Out,
Moth Safe
Jet Rips
behalf of both the government ed by congress more than a year
ago to act to preserve Leba-
chain beatings. He is Johnny Ed- must get renewed within the first
ward Jones of 2812 W Park 10 days of its existence.
Picked up for questioning are The committee vote on the bill
Robert Clark, 16, of 620 SW 25, was 22 to 3, with 11 communists
and John T. ’Tommy) Austin, abstaining. Only three extreme
By MARY JO NELSON
(Times Staff Writer)
HOUSTON—An Alabama minis-
ter told other Southern Baptist
preachers here Tuesday that ha
“will never cease to be chal-
lenged” by a Life magazine story
of several years ago that fea-
tured an Oklahoma City minister.
It was a picture story about
First Christian church _ pastor
Rev. W. H. Alexander, though he
was not referred to—Tuesday—by
name, location or denomination.
Pastor’s Views Questioned
Dr. Harold W. Sever, pastor of
Dauphin Way Baptist church in
Mobile and president of the Ala-
bama Baptist convention, took is-
sue with some of the views ex-
pressed by Mr. Alexander in the
article, published about five years
ago.
He cited a picture that showed
Mr. Alexander leading a group
of young people up a hill in out-
door recreation. The city preach-
er, was quoted as saying “The
trouble with the church today is
that we are not teaching our
young people how to live—only
how to die."
'Superficial Appeal'
Dr. Sever said this sounds
pretty good at first reading, but
on careful analysis. “It is a su-
perficial appeal." He said you
cannot “rule young people into
the church with a record player,
a shuffleboard and a soft drink
machine, then subtly try to
squeeze in unconsciously a little
religion and expect it to capti-
vate them.
"Young people,” said Dr. Se-
ver, “are too intelligent for that
and resent it. They are really
alert. They will participate in .
the good time and then skip the
religion period.
Response Is Seen
"I am confident that young
people will definitely respond in
this day to a straightforward, ef-
fective. sincere presentation of
the gospel, and really like it I
believe if any one understands
what constitutes a good tune,
young people do, and it is amaz-
ing how they plan for them-
selves."
Dr. Sever spoke to a session
of the pastors’ conference. lead-
’ ing up to Tuesday evening’s
1 opening of the 101st Southern
1 Baptist convention in Sam Hous-
ton coliseum.
Guthrie Man
is Drowned
GUTHRIE U—George B East-
wood, 51. Guthrie, drowned.Mon-
day whil fishing on Cottonwood
river, the sheriff’s office reported.
Officers said Eastwood's boat
overturned while be and a friend
changed positions in the boat. .
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By Baptist
ucts to win thrift-conscious con- expected to continue for the next
sumers to careful scrutiny of | several days.
command post from Clinton
senhower arrived here Tuesday
to make a major address on the Capital had not had a passen-
nation’s economic situation. He ger fatality in 4% years.
secretary, Jean Rodgers
Jackman.
The complaint was drawn up
by Burdick's son. Quentin, a
Fargo attorney, who himself is
running for congress this year
in North Dakota.
Divorce inadequate?
The younger Burdick said the
complaint contends his father s
wife "had no intention of con-
summating the marriage.”
Also, Quentin said, the action
alleges Mrs. Burdick's Reno di-
vorce was inadequate and that
under the statutes of Virginia,
where they were married, the
marriage is void.
Quentin said he was retained
by his father to start the annul-
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WASHINGTON IP—Sec-
retary of State Dulles said
Tuesday the United States
is not barred by Soviet
communist threats from
doing its duty anywhere in
the world.
He made the statement at a
news conference in discussing
the crisis in Lebanon. The So-
viet Union has issued warnings
against any interference in Leb-
anon's internal affairs.
Cites Resolution
Dulles said the president has
plenty of authority under a mid-
dle east policy resolution adopt-
OKEENE - A band of rat-
tled ranchers charged Tuesday
that the Okeene Junior Cham-
ber of-Commerce has acciden-
tally done ‘some rattlesnake
rustling—in reverse.
Blaine county stockman
Cleades Bedwell, west of
Okeene, disclosed his ranch and
several others are a-swarm
with snakes. “There's 'no
brands on them, but we're dam
sure they are the Jaycees
snakes." he saich.
Feeling fair} venomous
about it alL woried ranchers
allege the rattlers wriggled
waved to onlookers as he
stepped from his plane.
The president will speak Tues-
day night before an economic
mbobilization conference of 2.000
members of the American Man-
agement association in a nation-
ally televised address.
Eisenhower earlier flew by
helicopter to Harrisburg; Pa.,
to board his private, four-engined
plane, Columbine III, for the
flight to New York.
In Gettysburg, the president
gave no indication who got his
ballot in the hot race for the
Republican nomination for gov-
ernor.
Eisenhower's former disarma-
ment aide, Harold E. Stassen, is
one of four candidates in the
contest.
The president's helicopter land-
ed in a field behind the concrete
brick firehouse in which he
■ ists would rally enough support
to topple Pflimlin’s government.
The independents, who probab-
-ecls
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m _ m _ now not only is left holding the ment action. He said papers were
KAor PotyomI sack foe $31.50, but runs the sent to Washington Monday and
I LUd U IdUI UI chance of being prosecuted by the may be served on Mrs. Burdick
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BRUNSWICK, Md. (A) — A Capital Airlines turbo-
et plane with seven passengers and a crew of four
collided with a military plane in partially clear skies
above the Potomac river valley Tuesday.
All 11 in the passenger plane were killed, and a
12th body, believed to be that of a second man in the
military plane, was found about a quarter-mile from
the main crash scene. Earlier, 27 passengers left the
plane at Pittsburgh.
The pilot of the Maryland air national guard plane,
Capt. Julius R. McCoy of Baltimore, parachuted and
was taken to Frederick Memorial hospital at Frederick,
Md., suffering from severe burns on his face and hands.
A hospital spokesman said “he doesn’t remember
what happened.”
Harry Nichelson of the Brunswick volunteer fire
Safely; 12th Victim.
Juvenile officers Bil Rackley mobilizing enough parliamentary
and G. P. Tucker were seeking
federal government to boot,"
Lankford added.
Authorities figure the clever
scheme blew into Oklahoma City
over the weekend from Miami
and Tulsa, practically flooded by
the chain letters for the past two
weeks.
Con Mon Profit -
The fraud spread so quickly at
Miami, the city's bank ran out
of U. S. savings bonds. Lankford
said. Tulsa banks are also re-
porting a heavy run on bond sale
windows.
The plan apparently is snow-
balling in Oklahoma City with
several hundred persons already
involved in the past few days,
postal inspectors estimate.
"The thing started back east
several months ago,” Lankford
explained. “A group of confi-
dence men who touched off the
(See FRAUD—Page 2)
Monday he is ready to take power __ .______
without becoming a dictator, 16, 1954. He came "to the top
in the same year, he was ar- waited at his country estate for
rested on another assault and France to call him.
battery charge and was released — .....
man. of 1140 N Kentucky. law providing the government
Attendants at the hospital said with special powers to combat
he also suffered a broken arm the Moslem rebellion in Algeria,
and possible back injuries. Reds Stand Aside
. Pair Arrested The law, which will be taken
Being sought in connection with up on the floor of the assembly he was broadening the U.
the beating is an 18-year-old Tuesday afternoon, is an old! middle east policy by interpre-
youth who has a long record for one which each new government station.
........ ‘ “ He replied that congress had
watched., i ek .the followers of De Gaulle.
Treated at St Anthony hospital The victory was indicated when
for cuts and bruises about the. KII." itAo. ommit
head and legs was William For- the assembly 8 interior commit-
hoodlums early Tuesday porary there was a government lion develop that would serve as
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The right wing charged the gov-
Forman boy and his friends un- ernment permitted leftists to dis-
til they forced his car to the curb, tribute pamphlets preparing for
Records Eyed a possible general strike while
trying to block distribution of lit-
erature praising De Gaulle and
the army generals in Algeria.
If the right wing succeeds in
the cabinet said, shows the peo-
ple "trust the government of the to make the resolution effective.
Pflimlin, he might be unable to
win without help from the com-
munists whose support he has
said be does not want and on
which on another issue last week.
Mid he would not count.
De Gaulle, who announced
seeking new strength in its battle with the army and finger,
right-wingers, announced Tuesday plans to ask parlia-
day in the power struggle with forces into the area.
Written In Document
The first positive result of his
to the custody of his mother, declaration was to ease the threat'
His record includes charges he of immediate civil strife. Unions
exposed himself at Rotary park kept their members on Alert, but
in July of 1957. the danger of a general strike
Prior to this, he was arrested subsided for the moment.
and charged with carrying con- --*----.
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department said the pas-
senger plane fell in an open
field.
“Bodies were scattered every-
where," he said. "Oh, it was an
awful sight. No, no question
about anybody living after that.
I understand it came right
straight down after it collided
with that military plane."
Five Collisions Since '49
He said that by the time the
first fire truck got to the scene,
about five miles away, there was
much smoke but no flames.
There have been five air col-
lisions involving passenger air-
craft since IMB. Military planes
figured in four of them. The toll
in the five crashes was 300. The
latest was on April 21 when 49
were killed after a United Air-
liner and airforce jet trainer col-
lided and exploded over Nevada
desert near Las Vegas.---------
Second Major Crash
The military plane in Tues-
day's collision, believed to be a
T-33 jet trainer, was from the
104th fighter group of the Mary-
land air national guard, based
at the Martin Co. field near
Baltimore.
It was the second major acci-
dent to a Capital Airlines plane
in about six weeks. On April 6,
a Capital Viscount crashed on
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Fight Threetened
The three boys, two under 16.
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Rollins Gets Job
At Tulsa Douglas
Maj. Jack Rollins, highway pa-
trol chief for almost four years,
Tuesday sub-
4 Smma mitted his re-
AM tirement
join the plant
protection de-
partment of
Douglas Air-
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ROLLINS eran, has been
chief since June
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his arrival, he was off again.
After arriving in New York the
president chatted briefly with po-
lice commissioner Stephen P.
Kennedy and Edward E. In-
graham. , airport manager, then
left in a 17-car motorcade for
the Hotel Astor. Ninety-seven
motorcycle policemen headed the
motorcade
The speech tonight will be
on the nation’s economy, will be
broadcast on television and radio
(7:30 p.m., CST>.
it will climax a two-day
economic mobilization confer-
ence, sponsored by the American
Management association. Vice-
President Nixon was chairman
for a panel discussion at the con-
ference Tuesday.
Several top industrialists earli-
er described how their compa-
nies are battling the recession.
Their company strategies ranged
from introduction of new prod-
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