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Tupelo, Mississippi, Week-end Edition, October 22, 1955.
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HOMECOMING QU EEN AND HER COURT-The h omecoming queen of Tupelo High School is shown with her court dur ing h alftime ceremonies a t the T upelo-Humes game at Robins Field . From left: Martha Lynn Means, Jane Gilpin , Betty Cozart, Queen Mar tha Lynn Loyd, Mollie Thomas, Mary Frances Ward, Billie J ean McRee, and Kathryn Sheafffer, President of the student body. -Staff photo.
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Amnesia Victim
Cotton Surplus Solution Seen Eastland Predicts Action By Congress
New Tria l Asked
Opportunities Open In Next Five Yea rs For 25,000 New Jobs
Rep. Abern~thy Urges Advance Announcement On Cotton Supports Before Dec.1 3 Referendum
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controls s upport a utom a tic ally will p to 5 per cent of parity. Abernethy, a key member of the Agric ulture Com mittee, House wrote Benson th.ere is "conj ectu re and un cer tai nty." He s a id farm ers cannot vote intelJigcnUy on wh ether to accept a four per cent in planting . unless they .lmow wha t price g uara ntees they will ge t . The Agr ic ultu re Department estimated Oct. 10 tha t this year 's crop would be 1,025,000 b ales larger th a n ea rlier fore casts. This would m ea n a record nationa l s upply of 25,000,000 b ales n ext year, promptinit speculation :,supports would be
WASHINGTON Oct. 21 (UP ) Secretary of State John Foster Dulles indicated today the United States is willing to go half wayand perhaps a little more-in seeking a greements with Rus sia to East East-West tensions. In a s ta temen( issued just before taking off for the Geneva forei gn ;~~i::e~~id~~~t!rgco~~\Wau!~·s:~ad some giving on each side." will be necessary if the conference is to produce results.
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At the same time, Dulles warned that "m any h igh hopes" for peace "will have to be discarded" unless the Geneva conference can build on the foundation constructed earlier at Geneva by Preside nt Eisenhower and the Briti sh, F r ench and Ru ssia n ch iefs of state. The budget is "a lean one with "If as I believe, we ca n build no fat on the bone," Gov .-elect J. l . . . on tha found a tion. even modest Y, P. Coleman said after meeting with th en it will be good for all the the commission headed by Gov. world a nd w e can look to the future Hugh White. Coleman said he with renewed conCidence," Dulles added. would ve to any apprnpriation bills The secretary. w ho said h e went above budget figur es unless more to Geneva with the backing of revenue is provided. President Eisenhower, top congresThe budget does not include a siona l leaders and "I believe of "mandatory" increase fo r the state our people ." said this country will highway pa trol, Coleman said. seek spec ific agree ments on GerTherefo re, the commission recom- man unity, E uropean secu rity and mend ed dri ver s license fees be in- reducing East-We st tensions. creased from $1 to $2 and that t he Underscoring bis pledge to enter Sl state share of vehicle ta2 re- into the talks with Russia in a ceipts be earmarked for the pa trol. spir it of conciliation, Dulles s a id This would increase the patrol ap- "the Western powers, including the propriation from a1bout 3 million to Federal Republic of Germany, are 4 million a biennium . willing to meet every legitimate Proposed expenditw·es would top Russian concern for security." present appropriations by 19 mil"Fortunately, security for Rus~ lion . s ians is not inconsistent with jusThe budget calls for appropria- .. • "" 11 h ~ c1 a1 - c1 tions of about 187 m illion. ·it w·oulci deed tice for ermans, auueu. n. weu dou bt that ine the long run be bdalanced by fus e of an_ antic i- s e curity is ever gained by p erpate revenue O 166 mi lhon, re- petuating a g rave inju stice like the enactm~nt of the 14 per cent sur- division or Germa ny." tax for 7 million, ·use of an and •· h Licipated surplus of 1 million. an Dulles and hi,; French an l3ntis inc rease .i n insurance premium counterparts at Geneva face the taxes for $2 ,160 ,000 in new money delicafo and difficult task of ~omand pegging state aid road appro- iug up with a European security priations at 5 million a year. system whic h R ussia will accept The state aid program now re- in return for reunification of East ceives about 5.8 m illion a y ear an d \11, es t G erm any. c from a fixed percentage of regular I n addtion to German unity and tax sources. Cole m a n said these a E uropean security system, Dulles funds "are not now fully u tilized" said the U nited States is "ready and the comm ission decided roads to promote contracts between E ast · h w1·11 a d van c e could m, -e easily be cut th an state an d West w J11c services. unders ta nding and fellowship and Coleman s aid he would recom- the cause of peace ." mend the s urtax, enacted as a ternAt the same time. ·h e said he porary measure in 1954 for sc hool realized the conference ·'ha s serifina ncing be made permanent. Th e ous implications" because "the tax added 14 per ce nt to several foundations for it were built by the exis ting ta xes, chief of which was heads of governme nt the mselves. " the income tax. founda tion," he said, "the n many Insurance premiums would not high hopes will have to be dishave to bear both the surtax and carded ." the new inc rease propos ed today, Dulles thus unders cored wh at Colem an said. diplomats have been s aying all The increase for the highway pa- along-that Geneva will be the tr ol is to provide more cars and "acid test" of Soviet professions patrolm en to cut the state traffi c of willingness to erase the bitterde ath rate. Cole man s aid he would ness and misunderstandings of the r ecomme nd a salary increase for past decade and chart a path topatrolmen . 1wa rd peace. mi'llion dollar surplus, an increase in the insurance premfom tax, pegging the state aid road program at 5 million a year and re-enacting the 14 per cent surtax.
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J,ewish Group Opens Fire On.'Wolf Whistle' Trial
WAS HI NGTON , Oct. 21 (UP) Rep. E m anue l Celler proposed toda y that Cong ress cut off a ll fe dera l a id to states which fa il to ca rry out the Supre me Court antisegrega tion decision in theii· public school s. Celler made the s tatement in comm enting on an A1:nerican Jewish Committee report which said U. S. prestige a broad suffered "enormous d amage" beca use of t he recent "wolC whistle'' murde r case in Mississi ppi. Both Celler and Sen. Paul H. Dou glas (D-Ill. ) endorsed r ecomm endations made the by J ewish group for strengthening federal safegu ards against violations of civil 1igh ls . Cell er said "a cruel coalition of South ern Democrats and mid-western Republicans h as prevented any legislation remedy" in this field. He proposed tha t Congress attach am e ndm ents to appropriations bills lo withhold federal funds me ndations m ade by th e J ewish from s t at es that have not "reasonably e ndeavored to safegu a rd U1e c ivil rights of all." "Thus, a s tate that h as m a nifes ted a disrega rd of civil rights and civil liberties shall be· deprived of a ll fina nciai federal aid for roads , harbors , bridges, r ivers schools , health, welfar e, etc.," cut to c urb production. Celler s aid. This year's crop is being s upHe also complained that the the maxim um permitted under the E isenho wer admi nis tration " h as ad minis tration' s flexible farm pro- s hown no great zeal" in providing gram. civil rig hts safeg ua rd s. Aberneth y wro te Benson there "We h ave many pontifical deehave been unofficial predictions la ralions from the White House b ut thal the s upport level of the 1956 no leadership and no ::ction. only crop will be set " somewhere be- lip s ervice." Celler said . tween 75 a nd 86 per cent of parity." The American J ewish Committee " With the pr edicted level of sup- r elea sed a report on a survey it port rang ing very wide ly, cotton lmade of European r eaction to the farmers will actually be votin g on acquittal of two m.en accused of only h alf of th e iss ue- th e q uesti on murdering Em mett Till , 14-yearof controls- unless they ha ve a old Chicago Ne grn, in Mississippi. s tate ment from you on the ]eve! Till allegeclly was killed after h avof price support," Abernethy a dd- Ing whistled at a white woman. ed. The report said European con-
Boord Of Aldermen Meet 'Off Record'
WASHINGTO , Oct. 21 (UP ) Rep. Thomas G . Abernathy urged the adminis tration today to a nnounce in advanc e the level at wtich it will s upport c otton prices next year if growers agree to r eain under production contr ols. ' Mississippi Dc mocra tic di~ tr d the request to Sec1·etary of qrfculture Ezra T. Benson in the ~ of w idespread specul ation l 1956 cotton supports will be pegged at less than 9 per cent of the "fair parity price for the first time in 15 years. Growe rs will vote 011 a r eferen1 dum Dec. 13 o n whether to remain i under control,. lf they vote against
'Some Giving On Each Side' Necessary At Geneva Talks U.S. Willing To Go 'Ha lf-Way Or More,' To Reach Agreement
( INDIANOLA. {U')-Siamese ghf s ~oined in two places were s epata ted Frida:,, at John Gaston Hos\ pita! in Memphis . I The girls Lillian and L I n d a I Matthews. are the daughters of John and Missouri Matthews, Negores of Indianola, Miss. Doctors said it was necessary to J divide a portion of the livers , but the hospital reported both g irls were in "satisfactory" condition. A Negr o doctor who delivered JACKSO Miss Oct 21 (UP) the twins 36 days ago was present A " balanced" budget for the t woin the operation room for the surgery. year will fisca1be period ng Legnext July handedbeginni the 1956 The girls were joined at the islature when it convenes in Janabdominal cavity and the breast WASHINGTON (UP) Sen. uary , state officials announced tobone. Styles Bridges (R-NH ) said today d he believes President E isenhower ay. The Budget Commiss ion s aid it may na me a group of posslb] e had wiped out an anticipated defJACKSON. {U')-A Selective Serv- GOP p residential nominees pro- icit by recommending use of a 1 ice official h as urged broa dening vided he does not run for re-elecof the d raft to all bra nches of the tion next year. armed forces, including the NaBridges, chairman or U1e Sena te Republica n Policy Committee. emtional Guard. Brigadier General Lou is H. Ren- phas ized he had not r ul ed out Presfrow, deputy director of Selective ident Eisenhower as the Republi11 Service, said the manpower prob- cail candidate. He said he thinks lem could be eased by bringing the President will make his d e• ,N ational Guard, Air Force a n d cision known before the presidcntia l primaries next s pring. avy under the sys tem . But if the chief executive does D Renfrow stopped at Jackson after attendi1,g a National Guard not run, he said, cha nces are that he will "pick a group" of possible ffl me t~ h:t New Orleans . nominees rather th an single out DENVE R, Oct. 21 (UP) -Alty. a ny one man as a possibl e successor in the White House. This would Gen. Herbert Brownell , Jr., con1- RIDIAN.-New Orleans att- leave th e fin al selection up to the ferred for 25 miuutes today with tllorities have arrested two 20- San Francis co nominating conven- P resident E isenhower. But he said year-old men In connection with tlon. they did not discuss politics and the shooting of a Meridian policeIt would be only natural, how- refused to talk about whether he m an. ever for men close to the Presi- thinks tli e chi·er exec uti ve " 'Ould Paul Ashley and Geo1,ge Harper • " were j ailed in New Or leans F r i- dent- if not Mr. Eisenhower h im- or should run a gain in 1956. The President. stearuly rec overday morning. They were picked self-to favor one man above the ing in Fitzsimons Army Hospital up in front of a downtown Western others. Gov. Goodwin Knight of Califc;>r· Irom the heart attack he suJfcred Union office. television inter1 th · a told a CBS Ashley was one of two men who nl ne ar Y a mon ago _ approved a n fled after shooting the police of- viewer that the Republica ns have extensive Department of Justice ficer, C. W . Miller. when he pick- a long list of presidential candi- program for 1956, which Brownell ed them up for ques tioning In a dates. He cited the 40 GOP sena- brought from Washing ton. nightc1ub kn ifing The other man, tors, 21 governors and othe rs who But to q uestions in a news con24-year-old C. W.' Robinson of Hat- have the "capacity and ability." · ference, after he had talked to the Asked about a "feud" between President, about whether President tiesburg, was captured after the escape. He is held in Meridian, himself and Vice President Richard Eisenhower would run a g a i n, M . Nixon. a fellow Californian, Brownell s aid : Knight ·said Ca lifornia Republicans " While the President is on his their differences but "close way to full recovery, I think it MERIDIAN. l!P! - An amnesia have ra nks" when it comes time to would be entire lY inappropriate for victim, her m emory prompted by fight the Democrats. anyone to comment on that. Cerwatching a hospital opera tion, has Knight said he would "certainly" tainly for me." been identified in Meridian. It was noted that this appeared Doctors say Mrs. Lucille Bell, a support Nixon as presidential ca np atient in Meridian for two weeks, dictate if the Republican convention to be a criticism of Hou se R epublican leader J oseph W. Martin Jr., regai ned parti al memory a f t e r nominated him. who earlier this week discussed the watching t he operation 1ast week. desira bility of Pres iden t E ise nhowThe 50-year-old woma n insiste d, er as a 1956 presidential candida te. 1, it\,.l apparent r eason , on seeBut Brownell said, no. he was g the operation in Meridian. She speaking only for himself. recalled that she had undergone T he Depa rtment of Ju stice proan opit-a tion several years ago in gram for 1956 that the chief execuBufCal<1, New York. live appr oved inc I u de d these ~tal r~ords in Buffa lo yieldpoints: ed ,er, n a:Y1e but doctors · here sav 1. A r equest to Congress for 2 they have not learned if she ha·s more federa l judges. relatives in the New York city. 2. A request to Congress for Mrs . Be ll will re main under legis lation to make it a criminal treatment in Meridian. SELMA, Ala ., Oct. 21 (UP )-Sen. offe nse to invade the privacy of James 0 . Eastland (D-Miss ) sa id a deliber ating jury . This was the outgrowth of the Lape-recording of LAUREL. fm-A J ones County today he believes Congress will act a jury's deliberations by a univ erNeg ro. sentenced to life Im pri son- at its next session to help solve sity of Chicago r esearch team. me nt in the crim ina l assault of a the problems of cotton s m·p luses. 3. A new S7,500,000 correctional young La ure l mother, has asked The Mississippi senator, a mem- institution for younger prisoners for a new tria l. somewhere in th e Wes t. and a new Attorneys for 32-yea r-old Theld- ber of a Senate a gricu lture sub- $9 ,500.000 ma ximum security prisor Lang say their request is based committee s tudying farm surpluses on for the Midwest. on cour t ins tructions to the jury spoke at the ann ua l mee ting h ere and the refusal of certain ·defe nse of the Da llas County Fann Burea u. instructions. Eastl and said the United States L ang was convicted · two weeks ago in Laurel for the August, 1954, face s loss of world cotton mar ke ts assa ult of the white woman in her because of government· supported home a t Laurel. The Tu pelo b oard of aldermen high prices , plus fot·eign a id programs that increase cotton produc- met in an "unoffici al" meeting ing F riday afternoon, reportedly tion in other countries. to discuss the p olice salary situaHe said foreign cotton production tion . rose by five m illion bales in the Ci ty Clerk W. T. Franks said past five years a nd !or the first no minutes w er e tak en and that JACKS ON, Miss. - About 25.000 ne w Job opportunities w ill be time foreig n production equals for- the e ntir e m eetin g consisted of dis cu ssions only. James Ballard open in Mississippi within the dem and. said th e meetin g was unofficial n~ five years if indust r ial deve- eign Eastland charged tha t while for- and ask ed th at reporters not sit lofHhe nt contin ues at its present eign governm ents s ubsldize cotton in. rate. exports in an effor t to capture The boa rd ref used t o grant the director of the Agricullu ra l America n marke ts, the U.S. State police depa rtment a 10 p er cent · ndustrial Board, H. V. A l- Departm ent prevents our governold a confere nce on low in - ment from meeting the competi- increase i n pay earlie r this eome farm s and rural develop- Lion. month after grantin g the same ment tha t Mississippi is s tirring The senator sai d J1 e tbinks Con- r a ise to o ther city e mployes. A lindustrially as it has ne ver be- gress will t ake action at its next d ermen said at the time they fore. H e said the mos t promsing session to ma ke sure that cotton wanted t o meet personally w ith m 1nufacturing fie lds appear t o s urpluses "will be liq uid ated in an pol'~e depar tm en t npersonne1 but be chemical. m e tal fab rication orderly m annaer at competitive such a meeting has n o t yet been and furniture. ' prices." 1 he ld. 1
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Dulles Warns Against 'High' Peace Hopes
Application Denied CLARKSDALE . M-The Federal Communications Commission has dismissed an application by the Cotton Belt Broadcasting Corporation of Mississippi for authority to I build a new radio station at Cla rks. dale. ' The action leaves unopposed a petition by the Delta-Democrat Publishing Company of Greenville for ,a. new station construction permit at Greenville. Both companies had pr oposed to build 900-kilowatt stations. Because -f overlap between the two ~ervice s which would cause mutually tructive interference, the F CC l"ad to deny one petition.
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de mnation of the case was "swift, viole nt and univers al." It said the protests " ca me from all sections of public opinion a nd from all political directions." - s ome newspapers and com·men ta tors abroad "ra ised sh arp doubts about the sincerity of the U.S. in proclaiming itself a s the defender of hum a n rights and of oppressed people throughout the world," t he r eport s aid.
Police Watch Intersection New Red-White Signs Will Worn Mo torists Brand new r ed -and -white stop signs ha ve been erected at the J a ckson-Ro bins • Hi ghland C ircle intersection and Mayor J ames Balla rd warned Friday tha t the inte rsection would be closely watch ed by police. The cily'S' first and only fourw ay stop intersection has been posted fo r abou t two weeks. B ut the mayor felt that red and wh ite standardized signs- the newly color for s top signs-would call lou der attention to th e four-way stop. N ume rou s motorists have blithely cruised t hrou gh th e i ntersection with out stopping. Some have lat er fou nd th em selvest i n police court. May or Ballard sai d traffic at the in tersection w ou ld be gov erned on a first-arrive, f irst-away basis. The first car to stop a t a ny of the four s igns h as th e ri ght of w ay to proceed. T h e mayor caution ed motorist s tha t running one of the stop signs would carry th e sa me p enalty . in effect for running a red light.
SHOWMANSHIP EVENT-Owners of 32 blue ribbon da iry c attle entered Friday at Baldwyn Com• munity Dairy Show compete for the showma ns hip a ward tha t was won by Carolyn Rutherford. Mickey Yarbrough was second and Martin Howard, third. - Photo by Gwen Norm a n.
New Buildings 1953 Zoning Ordinance At Fairgrounds Located At Print Shop T upelo city officials located the long - lost original copy of the 1953 zon ing ordinance Friday and announced they would ask Chancellor William Inzer to re-open the D. D. Smi th case. The original copy of the ordina nce was located by May or J ames B allard at a local print
Cattle, Swine Borns Will Be Constructed The Mississi ppi - Alabama fair a ssociation will build a new cattle barn and a n ew sw ine bar n and first work on th e project will get underway n ext week·, it
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shop where it had been sent for publication ,of booklet - t ype reprofluction of the zoning code. The original bear s the signature of George Mayn ard, who was m ayor at the time and Mr. Ballard who was then city clerk, and also carries the official city seal. The original copy of the zoning ordinance may carry considerable weight in t he zoning case if Chancellor Inzer ·re - opens the case to allow the city to present the document as evidence. Sam H . Long, attorney for Mr. Sm ith, had contended t hat the 1953 ordinance was void because the minutes covering its - dopt ion were unsigned a nd because a carbon copy presented by the city bore onl y a certifo:ate sign. ed by t hen city clerk Ballard. The 1953 ordinance prohibit, the _erectio_n o_f service stations in ~usm~ss distri cts_such as .the one 111 which the S1:1ith store is locat• ed at Wes t Mam and Park. M ayor B a 11 ar d an d C. R B o1• ton , sp ecial attorney for the city in the Smith case, informed Chancellor Inzer of the finding of the ori ginal doc ument Friday. Th h ll h h · e c ance or as a earmg scheduled on another matter h ere Nov . 3 and m ay take u p the r eopeni ng of the Smith case at tha t t ime. Mr. S mith has claimed t hat the city's zoning ordinance is void a nd t ha t the p rosecution against him r epresents an "unreasonable• application of the zon ing code. The ci ty contended in the two• day hearing t hat the zon ing ordi• na nce was in effect d es pite the lack of sign a lures on the minutes. Mayor Ballard had t estified t hat the origin al copy of the ord inance had been signed by both himself and Mr. M ay nard but that he was unable . to locate it to present at t he trial.
was announced Fr iday, The !air's boa rd of direct?r s . gave approval to th e exte nsive 1 building project at Friday's r egu lat· board m eeting after hearin g that n et profits from the re cordbreaki ng 1955 exposition had reached an all-time hig h. l The cattle barn w ill be co n/ structed on ·t he site of• t h e preThe U . S. Census Bureau t·e-1 sent swine barn wttich will be torn dow n. The new swine barn ported F riday that Lee County will be constructed on the empty had ginned 10,953 bales of cotton lot at th e end of t he row of t hrough Oc t 1 bar ns. · · • The latest report s howed the Both the c attle barn and the . swine b arn w ill be completely county about 6,0~0 b ales beLmd modern, J ames M. Savery, gen- the 1954 produc tion at the Oct. eral m an ager of the fair, said. 1 stage. Bu t County Agent W . J. Th e sw ine barn ·will have con- Pernell pomted out tha t last crete . floo rs and metal pe ns. A year's crop was about t w o weeks th an t his year's. sho w ring will be located in the earlier . . , barn. Gmnmg. has been e x tre me1 y A sm a ll crew is sla ted to start heavy durmg October and Mr. t earin g down the old swine barn Pernell said th is year's l:linning n ext week. tota l was prob abl?' up with the Approval !or the t wo new 1954 p ace a t th is time. b arns came as the !air's board The 1955 production is still the o f directors received re ports subject of vari ed est imates on the sho wi ng that th e livestock sh own p art of Lee County a griculture h ave outgrown t he currently a- workers and farmers. vailable s pa ce. The county pla nted approxiThe fa ir will ope n t he d a iry ma tely 30,000 acres to co tton this shows to a ll breeds n ext yea r be- year a nd the crop is • .!ported as cause of the additional space for generally "very good." animals which will be available. Last year 's crop was 27,000 This m ea ns tha t J e rseys, Hol- b a les. Lee Counl ians are hoping ste ins a nd Gu ernseys w ill be 'lli gi- that the 1955 c rop, despite conble for entry in the two d airy siderably less acreage than 1954, shows tha t highlight the agricul- will reach the 25,000 bale m -rk. t ural sid e of the annual fair. Mr. Pernell es tima ted t hat Mr. Savery reported lo the pick ing in L ee Coun ty was only board of d irec tors t hat atte n dance about 50 per cent comple te. at the 1955 fair had reached an M any farmers are h aving difall - time high of approximate ly fict1lty finding labor t o get their 150,000. The net profits wil l b e cotton picked, it was noted. plowed back in to improvem ents at the fairgrounds because of t he Services for Mrs. Lonie M. fair association's non - profits W a llace of th e Fe llowship comstat us and policy of putting all inm unity, east of Saltillo, will be come i nto p erm anent improveheld a t 1 1 a.m. tod ay in the F elm ents. lowship B a ptist Church with the An additional t wo acres of Re v. C. C. Hughes officiati ng. parking space is being r eadied GULFPORT _ A c s t Guard l w ill be in the Friendshi p 11:'fr. Sa':'ery rep orted. This _auxi- cutler and a rescue plane are cBuria emetery , east of Guntown, with llary ";J!l b e sodded and ~ 111 ac- r ushing to the aid of a -55-foot W. E. Pegues Funer al Directors comodate hund reds of mm e car:_s. 1 fi s hing vesse l report ed sinking in cha rge. She was 80. '.fentat1ve dates for the 19;,6 about 500 miles sou th of GulfMrs. W allace died a t 11 :30 p. fa ir are Oct. 2 -6. ' · · · por t , M 1ss1ss1pp1. m. Thursdav in M eridian foll o wCoast guard officials i n Gulf- ing a n extended illness. She was port say the Cutter Niki, patarnl- b orn in Lee County and was t he ling in the southern Gulf of Mex- d aughter of the late Mr. a nd Mrs. .. . . _ , ico, h as radioed th a t the fi sh ing J ohn W. McKissack. North east M1sslss1pp i - Pai tl) boat Dan Patch sent a dis tress She leaves a sister, Mrs. 0 . G. cloudy and cooler Sa tu rda y with saying it could not r emain a float Hicks of Haleyville . Ala.; three gentle to moderate southwest · · winds becom ing m odera te. High It was not known how many brothers, G. A .Wallace of SalSatu rday 66-72. Outlook for Sunday m en wer e abo~r d th e vessel out till o, J esse Wallace of Bald wy n "\<fns tlv F> i r o f Tampa, Florida. and F loyd W allace of Tupe lo.
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Cost To Exceed $20,000.To Bring Touring Democrats Back To U. S. O·n Giant Airliner MADRID, Spain, Oct. 21 (UP)- Ark ) a nd Harley M. Kilgore (DThr• D emocratic senators tonight 1 W Va J. their wives and some staff denied th ey asked for two large assistants. They were the only perAir Force pl anes that are being sons a•board a 66-pa ssenger U . S. sent on s pecia l fli ghts to E urop e Navy constenation whi ch ·n ew them to bring them home with their h ere. wives a t a c os t of more than McClell a n said "I never r equest$20,000 ed a t any time tha t a p la ne of the · " I didn't ask for a ny p1ane," cons tellation typ e or a ny other p arSen. Dennis Chavez (D-NMJ .d e- ticular type be prov ided." cla red when h e arrived here from Robert Tripp Ros . assi La nt ·deNaples with th ree of hi s colleag ues fense secretary for legisla ti ve and from the appropriations committee. public affairs, said in Wa shington "I didn ' t ask the Air Corps for a Thursday a DC6 military transport doggon ed thing. If th e Air Corps had been sent to Madrid to pick is s ending s ome planes to E urope up McClellan and Stenni and their they a re doin g so on the ir own wives at a cost of $10,000. and not on m y request." Anothe r plane will go to Paris, Chav-ez flew here in a speci al a t th e same estimated cost . to pla ne wh ich cos ts $325 a n hour to bring home Chavez and his wife, operate. Ross said. With th em were ~ens. John StenThe Defense Department s aid the nls (D-Miss), John McClellan ( D- sena tors requested the planes be-
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ca use non e of the regularly sched• uled military air service fli ghts could fit in with their schedules. Stennis sa id "any report or intim ation that I r equested a special plane or dec lined to wait for scheduled fli ghts is absolutely false ." Kilgore was not involved in the Defense Department's s tate ment on the planes. "There is only one reason for this trip as chair m an of the sut,. committee on appropriations for the Department of Defense," Cha• ve z said. "The 1956 bill contains an ite m of 34 billion dolla r s . We wa nted to k now, especially in Engla nd. Turkey and Spa in what they are doing with the money. The Ame ri ca n people are entitled to know how the Army, Navy and Air Force are using th e money. We r eport our findings to Ule Sena te ." l