ogdensburg, n. y., saturday, aug. 1, 1959 russian news...
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Highlight Journal reporter tells ex
perience aboard U.S.S. Macon as big cruiser went t h o u g h Seaway locks.—Page 10 .
Weather Clear and cool tonight, low
45-52. Sunday, fair and cool with low humidity. High in up. per 60's and 70's.
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Idaho Falls, Idaho — (AP) — The paralyzing poison in a jar >f nome-canned beets claimed ts second victim Friday night. )f the four who survive, one is icar death, two are in serious ondition and the last may be •ut of danger.
All six were felled by dreaded botulism — a nerve-attacking poison produced by bacteria which grow in improperly cooked food. A doctor here calls it one of the most deadly poison substances known to man.
Fifteen-year-old Wanda Nel-Dn died in her iron lung Fri-ay evening. Early Thursday .aron Gruwell, 74, a east Idaho irmer, also died.
A new shipment of rare botulism antitoxin was expected this morning as doctors fought to save the survivors. In gravest condition was Wanda's father Kenneth, 45, Kansas City. V!o. A doctor said he was in a ?oma, the nerves controlling his breathing muscles com-aletely paralyzed. Nelson and his wife Naomi,
I, were in iron lungs. Another mg stood by in case it was aeded by elderly Lavicia Gru-ell, Nelson's mother and aron Gruwell's wife. Martha Nelson, 4, another mghter was under treatment, ut the doctors said she may )t have eaten as much of the ;adly beets as the others be-luse her condition appeared to ? satisfactory.
Little Rock, Ark. — (AP) — The Little Rock School Board has assigned six Negroes to once-white public high schools which the board intends to reopen in. September, a board member said today.
Fifty-five Negroes registered for the fall term at Little Rock's three white high schools which were closed last year in... the... integration dispute.
Three Negroes were assigned to Central High School and
three to Hall High under the first use of an Arkansas pupil placement law.
The board chose the pupil
SENTENCE SUSPENDED James Joseph Wilmet, a Can-lian whose sentencing for dis-derly conduct was deferred itil Friday, July 30, was given sentence of 30 days in the unty jail Friday, -but the sen-nce was then suspended.
Liberace Suing British Comedian
London — (AP) — Entertainer Liberace is suing British comedian Jimmy Thompson for slander and libel.
Al Hunt, Liberace's London manager, said today a writ had been issued against Thompson, script writer Peter Myers" and the Theal production firm of Linnet and Dunfee.
The suit involves Thompson's skit on Liberace in the revue "For Amusement Only."
assignment system in order to obey a federal mandate for integration of the Little Rock School District and at the same time hold desegregation to a minimum.
Mrs. L. C. Bates, president of the Arkansas Branch of the National Association *©r the Advancement of Colored People, charged the School Board was not acting "in good faith" in making so few Negro assignments.
"I'm. sure we'll appeal this board action to the federal court," she said.
Everett Tucker Jr., president of the school board, said he felt the board was proceeding in good faith in assigning the six Negroes.
"Any of the 2,250 white and Negro students registered for the four public high schools who feel they are dissatisfied are entitled to pursue administrative remedies between now and school-opening," Tucker said. The pupil placement plan al
lows for assignment appeals to the school board.
It provides for assignment of students on the basis of such factors as educational aptitude, health and availability of transportation facilities. Race is not a factor.
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Saigon, Viet Nam — (AP) — Thailand's Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman said today he is concerned over attacks on Laos army posts in the north by Communist guerrillas.
"We are all worried about events in Laos,' he said. "Not only Thailand, but I am sure many other countries in this area are worried."
Khoman was speaking to newsmen before flying to Bangkok after a three-day good will visit to Saigon.
He was asked whether his country would be willing to send troops to Laos if Communist attacks increase.
"I am not competent to answer this question," Khoman said. "Thailand, although a member of SEATO (Southeast A?ia Treaty Organization), cannot speak for SEATO." The Communist activity be
gan recently in the northern Laos Province of Samneua. Laotian troops moved into the area Friday and were reported battling more than 1,000 Communist rebels.
The Laotian government charges the Red insurgents are equipped by Communist North Viet Nam.
By The Associated Press Idle—Half a million striking
United Steelworkers and 85,000 employs in allied industries. Strike is 18 days old today.
Negotiations—Joint industry-union talks slated in New York on Monday. Federal mediation chief Joseph F. Finnegan conferred with union negotiators on Friday.
Production and wage losses—
The steel industry loses about 300 million dollors worth of business each week; strikers lose nearly 70 million dollars a week in wages.
Issues—Union sought a 15-cent-an-hour wage hike plus fringe benefits. Industry rejected the demand on grounds higher labor costs would force steel prices upward and result in an inflated national economy.
London—(AP)—Peiping Radio reported today that Prince Southanouvong and other leaders of the Neo Lao Haksat party —formerly the Communist Pa-thet Lao party—had been arrested by the royal government of Laos.
N THE BRINK — Three of seven cars of the orth Chicago and North Western Twin Cities 100" passenger train derailed near Menom-iie, Wis., are kept from falling down a 100-
foot embankment by a thick growth of trees. One1 hundred of the 199 passengers were re
ported injured.
Rlghto-f-way Fight Settled With Saw
Mission, Kan. — (AP) — The city took drastic action Friday in an unsettled street extension right-of-way dispute with a property owner.
The householder, Ernest P. Nelson, sat quietly by and watched workmen saw his garage in half and tow away the section the city said was in the way. The other half was left standing. There were no cars in it at the time.
City officials said Nelson refused their offer of $500 to have the garage moved.
Russian News Blackout On Nixon Speech Ends U.S. Sounds Out Allies On Khrushchev Invitation
Geneva — (AP) — The United States has sounded out Allied governments on their reaction to a possible invitation from President Eisenhower to Soviet Premier Khrushchev to visit the United States, top Western diplomats reported today.
These informants said the feasibility of a Western summit meeting in advance of the prospective Eisenhower - Khrushchev talk has been dscussed.
This development was announced as the Big Four foreign ministers conference neared the windup with negotiations on the Berlin crisis stalled and hope for East-West agreement virtually abandoned. In diplomatic quarters here
the impression prevailed today that an invitation from Eisenhower to Khrushchev would be announced within the next few days.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who has been touring Russia, is scheduled to leave Moscow Sunday for Warsaw.
At MOSCOAV Airport today Khrushchev inspected the jet airliners which took Nixon and a company of newsmen to the Soviet capital and said he would like to fly to the United States in one of those planes "or some other one." U. S. Secretary of State
Christian Herter's office maintained silence on Khrushchev speculation today. All injuiries were referred to the White House.
Within the framework of the stalled Big Four conference on the Berlin crisis an Eisenhower-Khrushchev meeting is regarded here as an alternative to an early summit conference.
The one big, unanswered question of the nine-week-old conference itself is whether it
Local Convicted In Death Case
Washington — AP) — Airman 1. C Donald H. Wylie, 25, convicted of involuntary manslaughter, faces a sentence of up to three years at hard labor.
A seven-member court martial convicted him Friday in the death of Airman 2. C Stuart E. Myhre, 30.
Donald Wylie is the son of Harold Wylie of Morristown, and attended Morristown Central School before entering the Air Force. The Wylie family refused Saturday to make any comment on the court-martial verdict. Myhre, from Saint Edward,
Neb., died May 24, three months after he and Wylie had scuffled at the Andrews, Md., Air Force Base.
Medical testimony at the court martial indicated Myhre had been knocked onto a concrete sidewalk and had suffered a fractured skull. Dr. Thomas D. Finel, medical
officer at Andrews, testified a blood test taken after the fight had indicated Myhre was intoxicated.
The maximum punishment that could be given Wylie is three years imprisonment at hard labor and a dishonorable discharge. The defense said it would pre
sent mitigating evidence Monday before sentence is pro- | nounced.
will adjourn Wednesday amid charges aimed at fixing the blame for failing to reach agreement or whether it will break off with an agreement for the ministers to meet again later in the year. This subject could be tack
led at a luncheon meeting today between Herter and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gro-myko at the latter's villa. On a similar occasion a few days ago, Herter told Gromyko he has to
leave Geneva Thursday and proposed the conference be concluded by Wednesday. A U. S. spokesman said Gromyko agreed.
Since then, Radio Moscow has broadcast a Soviet news agency dispatch from Geneva saying there was no agreement to end negotiations Wednesday and that the Soviet Union favored continuing the talks until there is an accord on Berlin.
Defense Bill Calls For 170 Atlas Missiles
Washington — (AP) — A $39,228,239,000-compromise defense appropriations bill includes funds to build at least 170 Atlas missiles, informed sources say.
The big Atlas is designed to carry nuclear destruction across oceans.
Cost and quantity figures on the Atlas are secrets. Information on the number planned came from congressional sources familiar with details of the appropriation bill. The defense measure worked
out Friday by Senate and House conferees still needs approval by the Senate and House. The House probably will consider it on Tuesday.
Although the hill totaled 20 million dollars less than President Eisenhower had asked, the conference committee offset this by boosting the amount of money that the
Pentagon could use from funds authorized in the past. In this category, it gave the Pentagon 90 million dollars more than the President had sought.
In other sections of the compromise bill, the conferees agreed:
1. To order an increase in National Guard manpower.
2. To pay for—but not order— an increase in Army reserve and Marine manpower.
3. To cut appropriations for the Navy, Marines, Air Force and secretary of defense but boost them for the Army.
4. To provide 35 million dollars to start work on- another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
5. To push development on other missiles besides the Atlas. Two intercontinental ballistic missiles—the Titan and the Min-uteman—and the Nike-Zeus, a defense missile, will benefit.
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Royal Romance Rumored In Sweden Stockholm—(AP)—The newspaper Expressen said today a roy
al romance will soon result in engagement between Swedish Prin
cess Desiree, 21, and Greek Crown Prince Konstantin, 19.
The paper quoted palace sources as saying Princess Mother
Sibylla has agreed to the engagement "within the next few
weeks."
Rockefeller's Girlfriend Asks Pastor Kristiansand, Norway—(AP)—Anne Marie Rasmussen's pastor
says the pretty blonde sought his advice about marrying Steven Rockefeller, 23, son of New York's Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller.
The Rev. Olaf Gautestad told newsmen "no definite marriage plans have been made," but added that he may have something further to say about the couple Monday.
Steven and Anne Marie kept everyone guessing about their
intentions. Young Rockefeller met the 23-year-old Norwegian girl when
she worked as maid for his family in New York.
Publicity Given On Radio, TV
Queen Ends Tour Of Canada Halifax, N. S.—(AP)—Queen Elizabeth II winds up her 4.5-day
visit to Canada today with a glittering state dinner after meeting with the federal Cabinet and presenting new colors to the Canadian Navy.
The visit, which began June 18 and took Elizabeth and Prince Philip to 125 Canadian communities and to Chicago, ends tonight when the couple flies back to London.
7 Injured In Haifa Riot Haifa, Israel—(AP)—Seven persons including four policemen
were injured Friday night and 50 North African Jewish immigrants arrested in a riot in Haifa.
The outbreak was the fourth of its kind in the past month. Authorities blamed the trobule on North African immigrants who claim they are not receiving as good treatment as immigrants from Western nations.
Moscow — (AP) — The Russians took a belated step today to increase the Soviet audience to which "Vice President Richard M. Nixon will speak in defense of U. S. cold war policy in a TV-radio address tonight.
The Russians agreed to end a virtual news blackout on the speech by carrying a series of announcements on radio and TV telling Russians to tune in.
This was announced at a news conference by Herbert Klein, the vice president's spokesman. He said three announcements will be made over a radio chain reaching the whole Soviet Union.
Moreover, Nixon was put on a spot that normallj' attracts a big audience, the 8 o'clock light humor hour.
Estimates of the number of persons who may see Nixon on TV varied widely, but ranged as high as 10 million.
The big government newspaper Izvestia has not mentioned Nixon's speech. The Communist party newspaper Pravda reported the vice president would speak but did not say when. The English-language Moscow News mentioned the speech, but it has a circulation of only a few thousands.
The Soviets had agreed to let Nixon make an uncensored radio-TV speech in exchange for the courtesy shown First Deputy Premier Frol R. Kpz-lov in his visit to the United States. Kozlov made an hour-long speech over a eoast-to-ceast television network from Washington which was well advertised in advance.
Nixon has been banking heavily on reaching a wide Soviet audience to give an uncensored view of Western policy to the Soviet people. They usually read and hear only what the Kremlin wants them to know.
The vice president intends to tell them directly what he considers the "real facts" responsible for international tension and answer hecklers of U. S. foreign policy.
While emphasizing the Western desire for peace and friendship, Nixon plans to make clear that the West will not back down on such critical issues as the future of Berlin regardless of Soviet threats.
Nixon is flying to Warsaw-Sunday for a three-day good will visit to Poland, which includes confidential talks with Communist leader Wladyslaw Gomulka.
Jtsrmgs J Cooler temperatures and low
er humidity Saturday made better weekend weather for the Ogdensburg region. Mohawk Airlines reported that the high temperature Friday was 91 degrees at 4 p.m., with relative humidity at about 70 percent. The low of 74 degrees occurred at 6 a.m. Friday.
A wind change and a cold front switched the picture Saturday. Between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. the wind -switched from west to north-north-west, and the weather changed from overcast to clear.
It was 70 degrees at 7 a.m., rose to 75 at 9 a.m., but dropped to 70 again by 11 a.m. Saturday. Relative humidity is around 60-65 percent.
nth, Rescued From Grand Canyon, Tells Of By Reid Miller
Grand Canyon, Ariz.—(AP)— A teen-age Georgia boy, hungry, blistered by the sun, scratched and cut by boulders, today told in a soft, southern accent of his six-day fight for life in the wilds of the Grand Canyon.
John Manson Owens, 15, of Savannah, was found Friday lying on a sandbar along the Colorado River. His two companions on a hiking into the awesome gorge had perished.
He was brought by an Army helicopter from the canyon to a hospital on the gorge's rim.
There, from his bed and between sips of orange juice, he related an amazing story of courage, determination and death.
He told how the Rev. Eu
gene A. Gavigan, 30, and Walter J. Mahany Jr., 16, both of Savannah, lost in their bids for survival. He told how he won.
This is his story: "We left Friday (July 23).
The padre (Father Gavigan) said 15 years ago when he was a little boy, he found a silver mine down the trial. We talked him into taking us. We were head over heels to go.
"We took three bottles of water, a snake-bite kit, a first-aid kit and some food. All the water gave out the first day. Then we lost the trail at night. None of us could sleep because of thirst. Early the next morning we walked along a cliff for what seemed like miles. We didn't have any more iood. Wfc
started eating cactus pulp. "I started yelling. Some jo
ker on the other side started yelling like an ape or something. Somebody else hollered 'Do you really need help.' I hollered yes.
Then we decided to go back to the river to get some water. We came to a cliff. It was slick and steep. The padre said take off your shoes. We started down the cliff. The padre slipped. He turned about eight times, He hit his head bounced a couple of times and landed on his back. Pete (Mahany) went into
hysterics. He wanted to help the father. We just couldn't make it down that cliff. I knew the padre was dead.
"We started back to the river.
About a mile and a half from the river, he plumb tired out. He just sat down on a rock. I said 'Pete are you coming or not. He just sat there. I went on. That's the last time I saw him." Mahany's body was found Sunday near where Owens left him.
"I built a raft of logs and my elastic belt. J left three notes in the sand. One said Manson Owens going on raft downriver to bridge. Another, said Pete Mahany okay last time I saw him in ravine. Third note said Father Gavigan probably dead, fell 150 feet.
"I started downstream. All along I prayed every minute of every day. I never prayed so much in my life. I hit those rapids. I like to drown. I
kept praying. The water was like a washing machine. The raft turned over and I Avent un^er. I made it to the bank.
"I decided to get to the other side. There was no vegetation on this side. I chickened. Then I said Owens, you ain't a man unless you do it. I jumped in and swam to that sandbar.
"Then yesterday, I made a sign. I piled rocks and piled rocks. I was determined they would see this sign. They hadn"! seen the others I had ma«!e.
"They saw it. "I never gave up hope. I only
thought of death once and that's when I flipped over in the rapids. I prayed, that's what helped n i g . " •