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Show 1 ffff : $1500 Fine, Deprived of Rank 1 Year Lawyer Calls Verdict 'Magnificent Victory'; United Press Staff Correspondent HUNTS V ILLE , Ala. (UP) Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. Saturday was fined, reprimanded and deprived of his rank for a year for his admitted carelessness with military secrets in a "Billy Mitchell" fight for the Army's guided missiles. A court martial fined colonel $1,500 and the took away for a yeaF his rights even to order a buck private to sweep out his office, if he gets an office. Appears Jubilant N'ickerson's lawyer called the sentence a "magnificent victory," since the colonel could have received up to 30 years at hard labor. Nickerson, appearing jubilant at the light sentence, indicated he would not appeal. "What have I got to appeal?" he asked. The sentence, however, will be reviewed automatically by the commander of the Third Army, Lt. Gen. Thomas F. Hickey, in Atlanta and by an examination board in the jude advocate general's office in Washington. It can be ligntened even more but reviewing authorities cannct increase it. Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, who was a target of sharp criticism by Nickerson for his order giving the Air Force control clined comment on th sentence, as did Army Secretary Wilbur Brucker. Has No Command Technically, Nickerson, as field coordination officer, had no command at Redstone Arsenal here. But when he is transferred, which Washingtdh sources said would come next week, he will have to be assigned to a duty where it will not be necessary for him to give orders to subordinates. Nickerson's "victory" was scored in the face of testimony from his (Continued on Page Four) 6 Killed In Kentucky Train Crash GUTHRIE, Ky. (UP) A freight train smashed into the side of a Chicago to Miami streamliner, the Dixieland, near a railway station here late Saturday, knocking over the diner and derailing five other cars. Officials of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which operated both trains, said six person's were known dead and 21 were injured. H. E. Webb, an undertaker and the mayor of this town just above the Tennessee border, said the injured numbered 25 or more. "The freight- train just hit the side of the passenger train," the superintendent of the L & N's Louisville divisdon said. - . Pajre Central Utah News Obituaries Business Pare 2-- PARTLY CLOUDY 7 4 8 25 Editorial Pare Sports Section Women's News, Features Church and School News Daily Comics Pare 0 Classified Ads chance of scattered thunder showers, principally in nearby mountains during after- 15-1- 8. noons and evenings. High today 90. Friday's high in Provo was lowest Saturday morning 59. 24 26 27-2- PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1957 POSTAL RATE INCREASES GO INTO EFFECT MONDAY (UP) The cost of special delivery stamps, registered mail and money orders goes up Monday as part of price increases on a number of WASHINGTON special postal services. The hikes are expected to increase postal revenues 28 million 'dollars a year. They were proposed by by Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield last month to help reduce the department's big annual de-- . ficit. itter Argument in Louisiana ver Tornado Warning System Failure ' !';. '" l ' 1"'-J- , r T i (R-Uta- h) ant postmaster general in charge of finance as saying the Post .Office Department in Washington would welcome constructior of new buildings on a purchase-leas- e program in cities where new facilities are badly needed. Meantime, Sen. Watkins was informed that the Post Office Depart- ment is now making engineering studies and negotiating contracts to make service improvements n the Provo post office. During the past week hr has engaged in a round of meetings with Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield, Assistant Postmaster (Bureau of Finance) Gillette, and Asisstant Postmaster General Ormonde A. Kieb (Bureau of Facilities). He has scheduled addi '- -. "i v y :.. i Survivors . J v t needed. The Post Office department said it asked for public comment on the proposal June 15 but that less than two dozen complaints were received. U. S. Steel Price mr Hike nno mv . ; w Weather Bureau Says Tidal Wave Can't Be - ly producers Foreign Aid By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON The congressional economy drive got a lift Saturday from the House Foreign Affairs Committee's decision to cut 400 million dollars more from President Eisenhower's foreign aid program. The group took the actipn Friday, despite Eisenhower's repeated warnings that the program he requested was vital to U.S. security and to the freedom of this country's allies. The committee also voted to limit to one year a proposed new aid fund for loans to underdeveloped nations. The group approved 500 million dollars for the fund to make soft loans to countries vrhich can't borrow the money frorn existing international banks But it turned down Eisenhower's (UP) so-call- ed request to make it a three-yea- r program. Some State Department officials complained the action would jeopardize the entire aid program to underdeveloped countries-Other congressional Chairman Estes Kefauver (D- Tenn.) announced plans for the inquiry Saturday. He said the first phase will deal with industry's pricing policies in general. Later, he said, the subcommittee will study particular industries. --r.w-w ? 72 He said a group of economists will be questioned July 9 and 11 about "administered" prices that is, prices which are fixed by a company by executive decision rather than set in the comDEVASTATION SPARES COURTHOUSE Courthouse petitive market place. Administrative prices, Kefauver stands virtually unscathed amid devastation and ruin said, are held rigid and sales flucof hurricane-stricke- n Cameron, La. City wavS nearly tuate with demand at that constant price. Kefauver Statement SOLD TO FRANCE In a statement announcing the subcommittee's investigation, Kefauver called attention to the increase just announced by U. S. Steel and other steel producers. Informed sources said the subcommittee will request, in preparation for hearings on the steel industry, complete operational data on which the companies based By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON (UP) Sen. John their action. enaea siaie uians government L McCleHan said Satur- Walter P. Reuther, vice presi-- ( the 1956 fiscal year today with day United Auto Parls Co Continued on Page Four) varied prospects for its financial Army suTfAm armored ears at $375 future. On one hand, prospects looked In good. The state expects $16,440,-00more in taxes will be collect-e- d in the span than was FARM1NGTON, N.M. (UP) New Mexico police have blamed anticipated in an earlier estimate. a tire blowout for a collision FriRevenues should amount to day, night between a pickup truck adding good news to the and an automobile that killed out beseven persons, leaving no survi- lower budget program laid fore the Legislature by Gov. vors. D. Clyde ea.rlier this year. Two children were counted George YOSEMITE, Calif. 'UP) On the other hand, the state seven the Shk-leamong victims of the Ann Miller, misstax mill levy may be smash-u10 miles east of Farm-ingto- n property due for a substantial increase to ing since Wednesday night on the on US 550 while there support Utah's school aid program. slopes of Yosemite National Park, .vas still full light. How much the increase will State Police Sgt. Floyd Miles amount to has not been decided. was found alive Saturday by a said it could not be determined The State Tax Commission, has to search party headed by park rangwho was driving the automobile figure out just how much money ers. but a witness said a front tire on from First fragmentary reports racurrent will the passenger vehicle blew out and revert to the appropriations then dioed to the park headquarters general fund, uncaused it to swerve into the path figure the current state said the girl was "safe and year's of the oncoming truck. harmed." She was taken to the revenue. r Slashed From news: "wL? P5 Higher State $6-a-to- n j tional meetings for next week (D-Ar- k.) j j 0 two-ye- ar $142.-800,00- 0, Missing Girl Found Alive fTt re- i has received detailed information regarding Provo's postol situation from The Daily Postmaster William Herald, service problems and projects. R. Green and the Provo Chamber Mr. Gillette, a fiscal expert, is of Commerce. one of 10 outstanding business Mr. Gillette, commenting on executives brought into the. depart- more long-terneeds for Provo ment by Postmaster General Sum- told Senator Watkins that "We merfield to improve its operations. would like to cooperate very much He informed Sen. Watkins that: with citizens of U' i in improving "Specifically, in the --case of their own facilities. It is a crying Provo, we are now making engi- need and one that we must meet neering studies and negotiating if we are to handle the increasing contracts to make some definite volume." improvements, on a more or less Although the government now owns a total of 3,300 post office emergency basis." Sen. Watkins has been advised buildings, Gillette pointed out that that he will have a full report from since 1953 the department has the top postal officers on the emer- leased 1,700 others. "We still have gency improvements ' planned. a great unfilled need," he remark(Presumably they have to do with ed, noting that many present faciliopening up approximately 800 to ties "Ace obsolete and overcrowd1000 square feet of floor space in ed." Gillette noted that the dethe basement, as announced partment has no funds for public earlier. Provo postal officials say works, and must use lease or this will help as a stop-ga- p meaarrangements in new sure but will not -- alleviate the building, plans. over-al- l congestion which is cutting (Under the proefficiency at the office.) gram, the property , becomes the m lease-purcha- se lease-purcha-se i government's and sold them with State! Department aid "at an exorbitant profit" to France for use against Algerian rebels. He said his Senate investigating subcommittee made a preliminary study of die case but will defer hearings lest they interfere with a civil suit filed the company by the Justice million-dolla- r Department. Yosemite after 125-ma- lease the period has been paid out. Rentals are enough over a basis to return to the lessor a 4 per cent 25-ye- ar interest. ) Senator Watkins asked Mr. Gillette what attitude the department would take if Utah persons would offer to provide funds to construct, BULLETINS on a lease-purchabasis, buildfor ings' post: office department service, as in Provo, or elsewhere se WASHINGTON (UP) Mr. Gillette replied: "We will be delighted; to hear about that sort of availability." He added that the department believes the straight --leas or program "is cheaper and reduces capital outlay" compared to a government built plan.-Halso eked 'the department can expedite action when it does not have to go through with a public-work- s type program. He said that "We have done our best to keep availe able to us a proWe gram. hope to see better use totaling $10,000,000. lease-purcha- se -- of it." V Senator Watkins asked if the Continued on Page Nine) : ? I XT i'f 1 j See page 12 for more news and pictures about the Louisiana tornado distaster sick; 1,205 homes in Cameron Parish, La., destroyed and 100 more badly damaged. In addition to the damage and misery hurricane Audrey visited upon Louisiana Thursday, it left 11 dead and six million dollars worth of daunage in Texas and killed 19 other persons as it dxovi north of Louisiana into Canada. lilt Thursday Morning Survivors charged that the New Orleans Weather Bureau, which predicted the hurricane's movements, said H would hit the coast Thursday night and that ft actually hit Thursday morning. Oajneron, a fishing toam of 2.500 population on the Louisiana coast, n and villages were engulfed between 9 and 10 a.m. Thursday by a giant tidal wave. Ray Kraft, forecast supervisor at GETTYSBURG. Pa. (UP) Pres- - the New Orleans Weather Bureau, dent Eisenhower said Saturday he said it wasn't in his heart to argu understands at least 211 persons with the suffering survivors, but residents of the coast wero were killed in the Louisiana hurri- - that warned 24 hours before Audrey cane disaslN"struck that they should get out. After studying preliminary He said there is no way to pro-diorts- the President said the death a tidal once a storm and destruction wrought by hurri-again- has struck. wave, cane Auarpy " worse than they "The warning was given 48 thought." hours prior to the time the hurri--( He gave that comment, and the Continued on Page Four) half-a-doze- - re-pub- lic et - st death estimate, to reporters who met him at the golf course here Saturday morning. Through the White House in 3 Children Missing Washington, Eisenhower cleared the way for use of federal funds to help restore damaged property by declaring afflicted regions of Louisiana and Texas major disas ter areas eligible for emergency, aid. He also appealed for contributions to the American Red Cross which he said "must and eventually will play a major role" in rehabilitation work. CAMERON, La. (UP) Dr. Cecfl Retiring Civil Defense Admini- W. Clark, .32, Cameron's only docstrator Val Peterson is making a tor and one of fbe heroes of the survey of damage as the Presi hurricane, learned Saturday dent's personal representative on his wife and one of his children the scene. are safe, but that three other chil' U Eisenhower summoned White dren are missing. C cJfdd 32 His wife, Sybil, House Press Secretary James and one Hagerty and Col. Andrew J. Good- - were located at a refugee shelter paster, the President's aide on na- in Lake Charles, La. The other tional security matters. three children were understood to . The President gave telephone in- have drowned. structions from his Gettysburg Although he was tortured by worfarm Friday that "every possible ry over his family. Dr. dark workfederal facility" be thrown into ed until he atowst dropped in tht' jescue-relie- f operations on the Gulf Cameron Parish courthouse, treat. If Coast. At the same time be dis- ing the sick and injured. to area. the patched Peterson Doctor Hero Of Stricken Community tht " j Asian Influenza; Western Disarmament Envoys Epidemic Dying Out, Says Report Seek Approval From NATO TOKYO (UP)-- An PARIS (UP) Western disarma ment delegates sought approval A series of earthquakes jarSaturday from their Atlantic Pact red the mountains west of partners for Allied "first step" here last night. proposals to end the nuclear weapons race. THE. HAGUE, NETHERU.S. delegate Harold E. Stassen LANDS (UP) and French delegate Jules Moch Strong earthquakes destroyed a village flew here from London Friday and caused considerable other night to present the Allied bluedamage around Geelvink bay print to an extraordinary session on the caost of Dutch New of the permanent council of the Guinea, reports reaching here North .Atlantic Treaty from HoUandia said today. J Organisation. t ALGIERS, Algeria (UP? e lease-purchas- The States signed an agreement with Jordan today to provide thai country with a new grant of military aid United I Ike Asks Use Of Funds to Aid Victims each y Sen. Watkins i&af, 150-16- 7 demolished as hurricane's toll climbed to between 200 and 300 dead, around 3000 dead or missing:, and millions of dollars in damage. (UP Telephoto). He said in a statement that United Auto Parts and its affiliate, Texarkana Truck Parts Co., bought surplus M-- 8 light armorer' cars for $140,000. United is a large international d dealer in auto parts. McCleHan said the sales con- tract required that the vehicles be demilitarized, and the Army cut some of the armor plate off them. But the company rebuilt the cars to military specifications and sold thm to France for $.1,285,250, or an average of $3,675 each, McCellan said. He said the Defense Department objected to giving the French govLewis Memorial Hospital in Yose- ernment an export license for the mite Valley for "routine examina- vehicles because rearming them tion" and to be reunited with her violated Defense and and Army difamily, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Miller rectives. But he said the State Deparsister, Car,and her seven-year-ol- d tmentthough it knew the firm had ol, of Reseda, Calif. Ranger Nels Murdock, who di- by then been blacklisted from deal-ho- g with the United States because n rected the search party, of a "totally unrelated transaction" said the girl was found ur! the persuaded the Pentagon to withBridalveil area not far from the campgrounds where her family draw its objection, and the cars was vacationing when she disap- were jshipped to Algeria last year. McClellan said the cars were peared. purchased from Army ordnance at the Red River Arsenal at Texarkana, Tex. In p i' rv. Exorbitant Profit Seen In Sale of Armored Cars Levy Likely; Receipts Up Seven Killed New Mexico Crash . Four-year-ol- FBI: Supporters of the bill to limit the right of access to FBI Advance HOLBECK United Press Staff Correspondent LiKE CHARLES, La. UP A bitter argument developed Satur day night over whether the vkiims and the survivors of hurricane Andrey's terrible onslaught along the Louisiana coast were warned to flee in time. A clearer picture of the disaster was emerging from official sources. It showed: dead; 200-30-0 missing; 3,000 injured or The Senate WASHINGTON (UP) Subcommittee will investigate recent price increases ordered into effect by U. S. Steel and other major industrial Million in By LLOYD To Be Investigated By Senate Subcommittee Anti-Monopo- Say Alert Too Late Predicted indicated Saturday there is a ray garding Utah and particularly of hope that Provo may obtain a Provo and Utah County postal new post office building even though no government funds are available for the program. He quoted Hyde Gillette, assist- : V r r ... Watkins Sees Ray of Hope for New Post Office Sen. Arthur V. Watkins w . PROGRAM 'WIDE OPEN' E PRICE TEN CENTS Summerfield has administrative authority to. put them into effect. Hence, new legislation was not $400 94. 9 VOL. 35, NO. 6 - A Sunday. ..19-2- 3 files planned quick action on the measure. They hoped to get the New Canyon Village bill out of the way before the in prolonged fight expected when the Yellowstone Opens Civil Rights bill comes up July 8. YELLOWSTONE PARK, Wyo. A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee A new eight million dol(UP) passed the administration-backe- d lar Canyon Village will open here bill Friday and sent it to the full Monday afternoon. committee. LEASE-PURCHAS- oi)ta'as HERALD INDEX No Appeal Is Planned By WILLIAM TUCKER Wtifa 15-nati- on - influenza epi demic ' which afflicted millions of Stassen was reported confident Asians, killing more than , 000 of of lining up a solid Western front them In the last eight months, on disarmament. If he succeeds, appears to be dying out in tht he will present the plan to Russia Orient, medical authorities fcaid . y; y. United Nations Saturday". at the But they warned it could recur Bubcommission meeting in London again late this year, possibly la a next week. ' more severe form than the relaAuthoritative sources said the tively mild virus that cut a swati plan will maintain the Allied po- from Red China and Japan to New sition that suspension of nuclear Guinea and Indonesia. : tests t must be coupled with a halt Cases of the disease cropoed bo in production of fissionable In the United States and Eurobe. for A-- and but not in epidemic proportions. , , ' . five-pow- er ma-teria- 4 ls 4 t ."S2'.3s.ii'.J.-l- W i |