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ecord -H er ald Vol. 163 Washington C. Ohio, Monday, June 22, 196412 pages IO cents Phone 335-3611 Full Associated Press leased wire service for state, national and world news The Associated Presa is entitled exclusively to use all local news in this newspaper. Final Stage Set For Civil Rights Bill Southern Foes Get Last Chance In House Action WASHINGTON (AP) The final stage of the year long battle to pass a civil rights bill opens in the House today with Southern foes determined to de-1 lay its final approval for another week. The opponents are down to their last round of ammunition, however, and Speaker John W.

McCormack has promised Pres idem Johnson the bill will be at the White House by July 4 With the action shifted back to the House, the Senate digs ii to an enormous backlog of I legislation built up during the historic 83-day debate over the civil rights bill. Scheduled for action Hus week are bills appropriating funds to run the Interior Treasury and Post Office departments during the coming fiscal year. The delay in bringing the sweeping. Senate passed civil rights bill to a final vote in the House is made possible by a re quirement that the House Rules Committee approve a resolution sending it to the floor. Chairman Howard W.

Smith. who opposes the bill. can block action on the resolution amply by refusing to call a meeting. He can hold out only for a week, however, as the rules permit a majority of the committee to schedule a meet- facts and figures Monday, com- same place eight years ago. Borneo War Resumes GOP Studies Hike In Taxes CORONATION--Judges selected a Greene County girl as Ohio's Pork Queen for the second straight year during Pork Industry Day at the Fairground Saturday.

Presenting the crown is last year's queen, Nancy Bailey, of near Xenia. The 1964 queen is Rebecca Bartlett, Rt. 6, Xenia. Also in the picture are Jim Tarbutton, left, member of the Fayette County Pork Producers Association in charge of planning the activities, and F. E.

Hill, Dayton Power A Light Co. executive who presented trophies to queen and three runners-up. (Pictures by Mike Lewis). Pork Industry Day Outing Here Draws Crowd Of More Thon 1,000 Checking over the available the first one was held at mg within seven days of requesting one. if the chairman fails to act Everything went off right on schedule and a good Republican Platform Committee plans to consider a proposal to raise income than Social Security pay for health care for the aged.

have always favored progressive taxes rather than regressive said Rep. Melvin R. Laird, chairman of the committee that meets in San Francisco next month. increase in the Social Security tax, as the Democrats have proposed to pay for their medical care program, would weigh heaviest on those least able to he said in an interview. The Social Security tax is deducted only from the first $4,800 of earnings, so that a laborer earning that much pays as much tax as a millionaire.

Laird said his party has always stood for taxes such as the graduated income tax under which amount of the tax depends on the ability to pay. Laird said that while New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller favors using Social Security the struck. Despite the dark clouds taxes to pay for health care for rolling in from the west, few the aged, the general revenue left before the program was approach is backed by Sen.

Income Levy Eyed To Pay Medicare More Delegates Backing Scranton WASHINGTON (AP) Gov. William W. Scranton says Re- ipublican convention delegates Ll greater numbers than I are lining up behind his presidential candidacy. The Pennsylvania governor, who plans to confer starting Tuesday with key uncommitted delegations in the East, Midwest and South, says he thinks the major swing to him by delegates now favoring front-running Sen. Barry Coldwater will start in about a week and a half.

Scranton gave no figures on shifts so far in his appearance Sunday on the CBS radio-television program the He planned to stay in Harrisburg, today, but had an eye on Columbus, Ohio, where the 58-vote Ohio delegation is scheduled to meet. 'Hie delegation Includes but is nominally pledged to Ohio Gov. James A. Rhodes on the first ballot. A key to success is to assure that such delegations stay uncommitted so that Coldwater go over Peace Talks Collapse Again Indonesia Toughens Malasian Stand KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Indonesian guerrillas made one of the biggest attains of the Borneo jungle war Sunday night, only 24 hours after the top on the first rollcall at the collapse of the second Mathe GOP convention at San laysdan summit conference, a Francisco.

security forces spokesman he win on the first nounced in Sarawak, ballot, it would be very difficult I Five Gurkhas were killed and for him to win at Scranton five others wounded in the six- told newsmen Sunday before he hour battle near the frontier returned to Harrisburg from about 50 miles west of Kuchung, Washington. the spokesman said. The Gurkhas are troops the mitteemen of the Fayette County Pork Producers Association surname 6 Jameg Nance chicago, ic rradc to came to the conclusion that the thing it did, for about 20 min- chairman of the National crowds of more than 1.000 at after came to a close, aDd Meat Board, told the the Ohio Pork Industry cele- a wmdl and electn' pork producers that consumers bration at the Fairground here Saturday was the largest since the Fairground before tne gale because of concern for the pork loss of market. He ckay, as soon as the Senate bill sent oxer to the House. A bipartisan majority of the committee is expected to force a meeting by June 30 or July I.

House action is necessary because the Senate substituted a bipartisan package for the bill approved four months ago by the House. In general, the two versions are virtually alike. The Senate bill gives states and cities more time to deal with complaints. The Senate bill is the strongest of its kind in the last century. It bans racial discrimination in most public places; bans major employers and unions from discriminating racially in jobs or membership; bars vote registrars from using different standards rn disqualifying white and Negro voting applicants; gives the attorney general power to initiate snits in school desegregation and other dis- concluded.

James B. COLUMBUS, Ohio Barry Coldwater of Arizona and 0f Coldwater forces in Gov. William W. Scranton of' Pennsylvania. He said die proposal to raise income taxes to pay for such health care came from an eco- leading WCH Girl Testifies In Maryville Killing The professor was fied.

not identi- MARYVILLE, Tenn. slaying. Miss Minney testified Minney, 18, of Was hington C. earlier that Fuller and Miss i testified Mon day morning that Harold Fuller, 20, told her a few hours after he a 1 cal storm broke. However, near ly all of the crowd was out of quality and desirability and not professor at a leading the Fairground before the gale because of concern for the pork university at the request of platform committee officials.

said a positive attitude is essential for increasing the demand for pork and that this attitude must come from the producers themselves. The county association was at no expense in bringing Nance here to give the principal talk at the event. His expenses are Coffee Hreak legedly murdered a Maryville housewife that shot a woman and hope she The testimony came during the preliminary hearing into first degree murder charges against Fuller and Dorothy Clayton 20 formerly of Washington C. IL. in the death of Mrs Rob- Claytor had left the house about paid by the Livestock and Meat midnight.

Miss Clayier had re- Board, which is financed by turned around 4 a Miss deductions from the sale of Minney said, and told her they livestock and matched by the had gone to rob a house She packer which purchases it. gi-ve no more particulars. Miss John Brciner, who handl Minney said. -the publicity, said it is impos- Miss Minney testified that sibLe to tell just how many at- Fuller had a pistol with him when he returned, although she said she had not seen the wea- (More about Pork Industry pon before he left. Day on Pages 7 and 12 .) ANOTHER WITNESS at the crimination cases; permits the ert Culveyhouse on the night of cut-off of funds to federally aid-1 June I.

ed programs where racial dis- Miss Minney who is charged hearing, Police' Chief John Blu- fended event, because there crimination is allowed to con- as an accessory in the case, was ford of Maryville, testified that was no gate admission. Nearly tmue. the first of the three defendants police had recovered a toy pis- 900 were served the pork chop to testify at the hearing in tol from near a street intersec- picnic lunch. Blount County General Sessions tion in Maryville. He said they Court.

were directed to it by Miss the from the Fay- Only five of the 13 witnesses Clay tor who, he said, told him efee County association grilled called to testify af the hearing she had planned to use it to 2,000 pork chops and virtua I ly had been heard when the court hold on Mrs. Culveyhouse dur- au 0f them, along with the Skull Found In Tipp City Death Probe recessed at 12:15 p. rn. for; big the robbery. green beans, potato chips and lunch.

The hearing was to resume at 1:30. I MISS MINNEY said Fuller TIPP CITY, Ohio niade the statement about shoot- me rn hers of the Troy Emer- mg the women shortly before dlier witnesses were Robert fee cream, were served. The few that were left were sold. Pork Industry Day always has more than paid expenses. On the basis of past experience, it was estimated that tile coun- Culveyhouse, the husband, who said his wife had answered the door while he went to the bedroom for his bathrobe; W.

L. Kidd, Blount coney Squad recovered a skull to sleeP aftCT wU1 to be that of an unidentified woman whose dismembered body has been found part by from a pond near the Tipp City sewage disposal plant. The a badly deteriorated state but bearing grayish white found just 12 feet from where a leg believed belonging to the victim was recovered a week ago. Authorities said after the latest find they may resume diving operations in search for one leg, the only part of the body still missing. The pond is a part of the old Erie Canal.

The emergency squad members were using a grappling hook in the search when they hooked part of a burlap sack. They redoubled their efforts in the area and found the skull a short time later. Other parts of the dismembered body were found in burlap sacks and encased in lime, although it was not confirmed if the skull was in the sack. The search began two weeks ago today after a fisherman hooked an arm in a gravel pit about a mile from this Miami County community. A second arm was discovered the follow lug day, the torso June 13 and a leg last Monday.

his home in Maryville about that Mrs. Culveyhouse had been 30 a. rn. on the night of the (Please Tarn To Page 2) (Please Turn To Page 2 Ohio Mishaps KHI 21 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Accidents in Ohio over the weekend took 21 15 of them the highways. CHEFS AT WORK--Preparing some 2,000 barbequed pork chops for visitors at Ohio Pork Industry Day was a big job for these members of the Fayette County Pork Producers Association, hosts for the eighth annual event, at the Fairground Saturday.

Serving began about 11:30 a.m. and continued 1V6 hours. Attendance for the day was roughly estimated at over 1,000. POPULATION explosion. The Census Bureau estimated at a.

rn. Monday that the population of tile i ted States had reached 192 million. Helping push it over the top were five youngsters born during the weekend at Fay 11 Memorial Hospital. OUR ATTENTION has been called to a reporting error in last story about the arraignment of Mrs. Sandra Wilt on a manslaughter charge growing out of the ball bat death of Robert Williamson, Milledgeville.

Mrs. Lucy Kingery, South Plymouth, points out that she did not, as reported, say in her testimony that she took Mrs. Wilt to the Kelly Tavern, near where the fatal incident occurred. story should have said that Mrs. Kingery accompanied Mrs.

Wilt, but that Mrs. Wilt supplied the transportation. CALLED promotion. During the Washington C. H.

visit of Gov. a rn es A. Rhodes several weeks ago separate photographs of the governor and the heads of various local service I bs and fraternal organizat ions were taken at the new industrial park on Old Chillicothe Rd. These photographs were sent to the state and national publications of the respective service clubs and fraternal organizations. The idea: To utilize these publications in promoting the industrial park and the industrial development effort The first of the photographs appeared in the June issue of the Buckeye District Bulletin of Kiwanis International.

shows Gov. Rhodes and Richard F. Kilian, president of tile Washington C. H. Kiwanis Club, posing in front of the sign marking the indust ial park.

FAYETTE COUNTY will have a representative in professional football this fall. One of the most avid sports enthusiasts in our community has signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. And, official. The salary is not 0 r- whelming. is no guarantee of a a ting position (Please Turn To Page 2) Ohio told newsmen today he believes the 58 member Buckeye delegation to the Republican national convention will stick solidly on the first ballot with I favorite son Gov.

James A. I Rhodes. Rep. John M. Ashbrook said, however, he expects Arizona Republican Barry (Coldwater to have more than of the Ohio delegation on the second ballot.

statement appeared to wipe out the possibility that 15 known Coldwater supporters would desert Rhodes on the first ballot. Askbrook did not identify the delegates whose support he claims for Goldwater. His remarks to newsmen came a few minutes in advance of the first caucus of the Ohio Republican delegation. caucus was considered a big strategy test for state GOP Chairman Ray C. Bliss in determining whether Rhodes will carry the entire delegation on the first ballot.

Bliss hopes to take a unified delegation to the national GOP convention in San Francisco July 13 both to enhance his substantial national prestige and to keep Ohio in a strong bargaining position when the convention showdown comes. delegates are pledged to cast a first vote for Rhodes but are not bound by statute to do so. Rhodes entertained members of the Ohio delegation at bhe Mansion Sunday night, but what went on was not disclosed. special assistant. John McElroy, said the meeting was While in the capital he conferred witn the nine-delegate British have hired in Nepal for District of Columbia delegation, years.

They are among the best He called it very successful fighting units in British armies but declined to elab- the Far East, orate. The number of guerrilla cas- The latest Associated Press ualties was not known. The survey of GOP convention dele- rlead and wounded were report- gates gives Goldwater 694 first -1 ecj carried back across the fron ballot more than the tier as security forces forced at number needed for the guerrillas to retreat. The spokesman said the attack on the Gurkha patrol continued for six hours in some of the fiercest fighting of the anti- i guerrilla campaign. Government officials predicted a major stepup in the Indonesian guerrilla campaign following collapse of the peace conference Saturday in Tokyo.

Radio Indonesia voiced a tougher new stand against Malaysia. The State Security Council in least 15 Goldwater supporters I (Please Turn To Page 2 Ohio Republican Caucus Opens He did not say who attended the meeting. Both Rhodes and Bliss insist the Malaysian Borneo state of they have not tried to sway delegates in advance of meeting. Although the delegates are officially uncommitted, a recent Associated Press poll shows 15 leaning to Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, IO for Pennsylvania Gov William Scranton.

I for former vice president Richard Nixon and 32 uncommitted. Rep. John Ashbrook of 17th district leads a dozen or so delegates who insist they will stay with Goldwater until he wins nomination or releases them. Despite efforts to keep presidential aspirants from soliciting Ohio delegation votes. headquarters announced Saturday night that he will come to Ohio Thursday to meet with members of the delegation.

It has not been disclosed where Scranton will come, but either Cleveland or Columbus seem likely. After announcement, a spokesman in the office said he think have any effect on first ballot voting but could possibly line up some support on later ballots Sarawak scheduled an emergency meeting. The situation on the frontier is grave, Chief Minister Stephen Kalong Ningkan said. Ningkan said, however, that British and Malaysian security forces could handle the situa tion if Indonesia tried to send more guerrillas into Sarawak. Indonesian President Sukarno who stalked out of the Tokyo summit meeting, then returned for a final futile session Saturday, has not commented on the conference breakup.

Passport Denial Law 'Illegal' WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional today a section of the Subversive Activities Control Act that denies passports to members of officially designat ed Communist organizations. Justice Arthur J. Goldberg, speaking for the court majority, said that the section broad. ly and indiscriminately restricts Scranton visit would the right to travel and thereby the liberty Boys Tap Delegates ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Kenneth Moore, of Youngstown, and Daniel Sayers of Upper Arlington have been selected to attend the American Legion Boys Nation in Washington, D. July 17-24.

Special Canvas Rigging To Cradle Ted Kennedy NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) held at the hospital the rest of special canvas rigging constitutes Sen. Edward M. immediate world as the youngest brother of the late President John F. Kennedy be- by the Constitution.

The decision was given on appeals by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, national chairman of the Communist party of the United States, and Dr. Herbert Aptheker, editor of a party organ. Justice Tom C. Clark wrote a dissenting opinion, in which justices John M. Harlan and Bryron R.

White joined. The vote thus was 6-3. majority opinion said believe that appel lants in this case (Mrs. Flynn and Aptheker) should not be I required to assume the burden of demonstrating that Congress I could have written a statute I which might constitutionally cannot be moved prohibited another IO to 12 days, Brig. Gen.

Henry Murphey, head of the Reed General gins a long, slow recuperation Hospital in Washington, said from a broken back. Known as a frame it takes the place of a more uncomfortable, unwieldly plaster cast which for years was a must for persons with fractured vertabrae. The frame will keep Kennedy, 32, as comfortable as possible hi I surgeons determine whether surgery rill be needed for the three broken vertabra he suffered in a plane crash Friday night in which two persons died. Though the freshman. Democratic senator, elected 19 months ago to fill his unexpired term in the U.S.

Senate, faces six to eight months of recuperation, doctors stress he will recover completely, barring unforeseen complications. Also at Cooley Dickinson Hospital were Sen. Birch Bayh, D- and his wife. They were in good condition from less serious injuries suffered in the crash but were expected to be Sunday night. Dr.

Corriden this morning described condition as Bayh reported that Kennedy did not have his safety belt fastened at the time of impact. He and Dr. Thomas F. Corriden, who has been attending the senator since he was brought into the hospital early Saturday, said Kennedy continues to show Doctors had said previously that there was no neurological damage and that Kennedy escaped any paralysis from the broken back. Kennedy was en route from Washington to the Massachusetts Democratic convention in Springfield when the plane crashed in an apple orchard in Southampton.

Killed instantly was the pilot, Edwin T. Zimny, 48, Andover, Mass. aide, Edward Moss, 41, aliso of Andover, died about seven hours after the crash. The section, as written, can not stand, he said. Freedom of association, Gold berg said, is itself guaranteed by the First Amendment, so imposed upon the right to travel cannot be dismissed by asserting that the right could be fully exercised if the individual would first yield up his membership in a given Mrs.

Flynn, who made an eight-month tour of Communist countries in 1960, and Aptheker were notified in 1962 that their passports were revoked. They sued in U.S. District Court here to have the passports reissued and asked that the law be declared unconstitutional. The District Court upheld the section as a reasonable protection against threat posed by the world Communist Grandstand Destroyed PAINESVILLE, Ohio (AP)A fire that could be seen for miles destroyed the wooden grandstand at the Lake Count) Fairgrounds early today..

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Population: 13,926
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2Portsmouth, Ohio35.4
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Our present day courthouse was built in 1901 on the site of the second courthouse at the corner of Putnam and Second Streets. Samuel Hannaford & Sons of Cincinnati, Ohio designed and constructed the building and were also the architects for the neighboring Monroe County Courthouse.

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