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Show A LitHe Snow i Telephone FR 35050 For Ads, News, Circulation ' V"t mm rrovo unice, 180 W. ' Clear to partly cloudy Thursday. Continued cold. High today 28 to 32. Low tonight zero to 8 above. High Thursday 25 to 28. Five-da- y forecast, through Scattered Monday: light snow the in the weekend during northeast. tocfay, clearing tonight. j j i 4th N. - t,- . 373-50- 53 Orem Office, 757 N. State NINETY-FIRS- . J. . . 225-16- 35 PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1964 YEAR NO. 133 T Kill oters!Soons 0 Excise Tax ADD stove Bond,; Def eat Leeway A bond issue of $2,700,000 to build about 50 new classrooms in the Alpine School Dirtrict was approved in a special election Tuesday by a substantial margin but a leeway request for funds to institute a full-da- y first grade and seven-perio- d day at the secondary level was defeated by 733 votes. The leeway request would have meant a Wz mill tax levy increase, and this was undoubtedly a major factor in its defeat. Reduction WASHINGTON (UPI- )- The Senate today defeated, a Republican- backed amendment to the; $11.6 billion tax cut bill to slash an estimated $445 million in wartime excise levies on luggage, furs, jewelry and cos:i J metics. iThe rejection of the proposal to sweeten the big tax bill even more with election year cuts ' l,O v -, i was one more victory for the administration. It was by an t , , ' identical vote by which a proposal Tuesday to provide tax credits for college tuition costs was turned back. Two switches by Democratic Sens. Clair Engle, r-"fe--" A Calif., and Vance Hartke, Ind., x ;.:.:..:i Zi helped carry the administration mmmzy$mmmm' to victory today. In all, 48 Democrats opposed the amendment, mmm , while 31 Republicans and 14 Dsunocrats voted for it. The action on the excise taxes followed a more comfortable ' administration victory earlier in I the day when senators defeated a proposal to broaden tax relief for those in middle and lower income brackets. This proposal by Sen. Paul H. Douglas, would have increased the minimum standard deduction for individual taxpayers. Defeat of the excise tax amendment appeared to forestall any other efforts to reduce these levies as the Senate pressed toward final action this week, possibly eve., as early as Thursday night, on the biggest tax cut program in history. The defeated GOP proposal called for excise cuts on items ranging from ladies handbags to men's watches. Other senators were sponsoring similar OKLAHOMA Jeannie Edwards of Clinton, Okla. amendments to reduce excise SNOWSTORM window on snow off a car levies musical instruments scrapes during the snow storm that blanketed much of and tickets to Broadway plays western Oklahoma, and most of the Southwest, to depths up to 16 inches. (Herald-UP- I or "live" dramatic performTelephoto). ances, but their chances were diminished by the vote on the 48-4- 5, - :-- - , Provo banker The bond issue, will not raise K. A. Randall, named to the taxes according to the school $20,000-a-yepost as memboard. By delaying repayment ber of the Federal Deposit Inof the new bond issue until surance Corp. present bonded indebtedness is APPOINTED ar ; nearly paid off, the, board said taxes will not be raised. Supt. Dan Peterson said the Provo Banker bond issue will allow the trict to build a new Gets High elementary school at Alpine to replace an older structure. The new building will have central Federal Post rooms for a facilities for dis- seven-roo- m 14 D-11- 1., future time when a seven-rooK. addition! may be needed. A WASHINGTON, D. C. A. will be Randall, prominent Provo, elementary school built at 17th South and Second Utah, banker today was designated by Pres. Lyndon Johnson East in Orem. be school The Alpine put to fill the position as a director may id by early,, March, Mr. of the Federal Deposit InsurPeterson said. Other classroom ance Corp. construction will, involve two Mr. Randall, president of the annexes to Orem schools yet to State Bank of Provo was sponfirst amendment. be named. sored for the position by Sen. Administration forces bitterly Wallace F. Bennett, Leeway Plan The leeway would have per- He was chosen from five other opposed the cuts. They argued primarily that the cost would mitted the hiring of additional candidates. unbalance the bill and jeoparteachers and the purchase of The e $20,000 dize its chances for final paspost pays necessary supplies to give full annually. day instruction to first graders "This is a signal honor for sage. and qualify for additional state Mr. Randall who will serve Douglas said his proposat to increase minimum individual (See ALPINE Page 4) America's banking community (See SOLONS KILL Page 4) with distinction," Sen. Bennett said. "It was a pleasure to present Mr. Randall's name to Pres. Johnson, and to sponsor a fellow Utahn for this important vacancy." m m . to-b- (R-Uta- h). full-tim- Oklahoma Grid Coach Nominated by Bennett Chirles (Bud) Wilkinson, one of the most successful college football coaches of all time,' announced today he will seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Wilkinson, 47, made the an- nouncement at a special hews conference in a downtown Oklahoma City hotel. The Senate race in Oklahoma this year is for the two years remaining in the term of the late Sen. Robert S. Kerr, a Democrat: The seat is now held by Democrat Howard Edmond-sowho resigned as governor after Kerr's death and was appointed to the Senate by his successor. Three other Republican and three Democrats had previously announced as Senate Candidates. The Republicans are Forest Beall of Nash, Okla., former Republican state chairman; Tom Harris, former Okn, lahoma city aircraft firm executive, and Tom Moore of Okla. a furniture dealDemocrats are former The er. Gov Raymond Gary, state Sen. Fred Harris of Lawton, Okla., and Edmondson. Wilkinson was the nation's most successful college football coach before he resigned as head football coach and athletic director at the University of Oklahoma last month. He also resigned last week from his job as President Johnson's special consultant on physical fitness. We-wok- By United Press International The tallest peak on the continent 'A off Australia is Mount Kosciusko in New South Wales Of! 7,316, according to the World Almanac. , In Malaysia Currency Committee which has jurisdiction over the FDIC Sen. Bennett had the opportunity to BANGKOK, Thailand (UPI- )make the nomination for the The foreign ministers of Ma laysia, Indonesia, and the Phil vacancy on the FDIC. Mr. Randall also had the sup- ippmes met today to seek a port of Sen. A. Willis Robert- peaceful solution to the dispute son chairman of the over Malaysia before it grows Senate Banking and Currency into a war in Southeast Asia and Republican that could involve the United Committee, Minority leader Sen. Everett States. and Thailand's Foreign Minister McKinley Dirksen Utah Democrat Frank Moss al- Thanat Khoman tbld the three so joined in supporting Mr. nations mere should be no "confrontation at the conferRandall. "Mr. Randall will provide the ence table," an apparent refer FDIC with a great deal of back- ence to Indonesia's militant op ground and long experience in position to the British-backe- d the state banking field," Sen. Malaysian federation. Indonesian Foreign Minister Bennett said. Subandno said the confronta Other Directors The FDIC is a deposit in tion policy would end if the surance agericy for banks. Jos- talks here are successful. The talks, which have no eph W. Barr, a former assistant secretary of the treasury scheduled termination date, are has been designated as chair- the first step in the plan of man. He replaced Erie Cocke, Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy Sr., who retired last year. The to move the Malaysia crisis e "from the other director is James J. jungles to the con RANDALL Page 4) ference table " (D-Va- .), (R-H1- .), , Sax-(Se- a, Now You Know at a height Three Nations Seek Solution As a ranking minority mem ber of the Senate Banking and OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) -- r - ... 4 In Politics 4 - Presently the district runs half davs classes in all of its first grades and six periods off instruction in its secondary No Tax Raise I t all-da- 21-roo- ten v - ft GD last-minu- te turned system. m 5ft 'Z The bond issue won, 4740 to 2898. The leeway issue lost 4196 to 3463. For the second time in two years' voters of the district down leeways have asked by the district school board. The leeway asked Tuesday was to raise about $300,000 y annually to provide for first grade classes plus seven periods of instruction in both! junior and senior high schools. PRICE TfN CFNTS. HERALDing the News Execution Stay Looms For Darrell Devere Poulsen Darrell Devere Poulsen of Provo will very probably gain a stay of his Feb. 10 execution date, it appeared today.; The state board of pardons has agreed to hear his plea for clemency (to life imprisonment) and will ask the governor to set aside the Feb. 10 date to give it time for the review. For details, see Page Three. Provo City today formally rejected an offer to sell it the old Provo High School block in downtown Provo. Also Page Three. It probably won't be as cold tonight as last night (Page Three), but today's snow will make it slicker. . So be careful. BLAETS Southwest Buried Under Snowdrifts Crisis Confronts Johnson Alabama Mayor Turns Away Negro Students By United Press International The Southwest's worst snow The violence at Notasulga NOTASULGA, Ala. (UPI) of the winter drove eaststorm Mayor Jack Rea today turned broke out when the bus carry- away six Negro students ordered admitted to an school here, a white photographer was beaten into submission by police and an angry crowd of whites struck another newsman. Rea's action set the stage for the first major school integra tion crisis to confront President Johnson. Six other Negro students en tered the previously school at nearby Shorter with out incident, but half of the white studtnt body boycotted classes. Rea borrowed a chapter from Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace's previous defiance of federal integration orders, by in the standing personally to turn "schoolhouse door" the Negroes. away Wallace did the same thing last June at Tuscaloosa when two Negros appeared to enroll at the previously-al- l white University of Alabama. He backed down when the late . President John F. Kennedy federalized Alabama National Guardsmen and forced the enrollment;, of the two Negroes. all-whi- te all-whi- te Witnesses For Defense Heard; In Beckwith Case ing the six Negro students appeared. It was stopped and two local officers, one dressed in civilian clothing, entered the vehicle. A young white man, identified as Vernon Marritt III of Birmingham, Ala., was dragged kicking and yelling from the (See ALABAMA Page 4) 2 Prisoners Sue State Officials SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Two Utah State Prison inmates filed a $150,000 damage suit on Tuesday against prison officials and the State Board of Corrections. Fred Owens and Claude Parks charged in their federal court suit that they were subjected to cruel and unusual treatment on Jan 17, in violation of their Constitutional rights. Judge Willis W. Ritter signed a temporary .order restraining prison officials from taking any retaliatory action against the two inmates The suit was filed against Warden John Turner, eight prison guards and all the members of the board. The two inmates charged they JACKSON, Miss. (UPI)-tT- he defense began putting witnesses were placed in unheated isolaon the stand today in hope of tion cells on Jan. 17 as punish- proving that Byron De I La Beckwith was nowhere near the scene where Negro leader Med-ga-r Evers was killed. Fred Connor, who works for the bus station in Greenwood, Miss., Beckwith's hometown, said he had dinner with Beckwith in Greenwood between 6:30 and 7 p.m. last June 11, the night that Evers was killed shortly after midnight on 5 ment for making a noise and rattling cell bars. Parks and Owens said .they were handcuffed to the bottom of the bars and, when they complained, b d sheets were placed between wrist and ankle irons and their bodies were partly raised from the floor. In addition, Owens claimed he was chained by his wrists and ankles to bars on the opposite sides of a five-foT wide corridor. ward today, leaving snowdirfts in the heart of a 10-fo- ot five-stat- e area. As the storm pushed east, it set off heavy jains in Dixie and residents of extreme southern Alabama, northwest Florida, the Panhandle of Florida and extreme southwest Georgia were alerted for tornadoes. Forecasters predicted "one or two tornadoes" in the area up to 6 p.m EST. Snow had almost stopped falling in the Southwest but snow already on the ground crippled much of the area. Drifts higher than the engines delayed the Santa Fe Chief five hours. There was 25 inches on the ground at Borger, Tex. Farmers and ranchers in Texas, New Mexico Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma valued the snow at millions of dollars. The snow, which would aid the parched wheat and pasture lands raised hopes that a se vere drought may be broken. At least four persons were dead and eight missing. Three of the dead were in New Mexi co. Two died in traffic : accidents on icy roads. A third was killed by carbon monoxide in his stalled truck. Six men from Perryton, Tex., (See SOUTHWEST Page 4) . ! nt By HELEN THOMAS United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) President Johnson today pledged hisv administration to protect consumers and give the American housewife the best value for "her hard earned dollar." In a special message to Congress Johnson recommended a program of legislation and federal-actioaimed at safeguarding consumers in their spending for products and services. 10-po- int Among them were recom- mendations for enactment of bills to insure and truth in the sale of securities. Most cf the bills Johnson endorsed were recommended by the late president John F. Kennedy. One new Johnon proposal was a request for legislation to require that all meat and poultry said in the United States intrastate as well as be inspected for interstate and wholesomeness, eithsafety er by the Agriculture Department or in cooperation with state authorities. Inform More Families White House officials empha-sie- d the importance of kJohn-sonproposals to inform and educate nore families, particubracklarly in 'the et, "to help them get the most for their; money." The President said he had di rected his committee on consumer interests to hold a series of regional consumer confer ences and report to him Assistant Labor Secretary Esther Peterson, White House consumer adviser, said she planned to invite regional meet ings a ''handful" of the con sumers who had been writing complaints to her. Representatives of manufacturers, retailers, advertising agencies, government Agencies, and consumer groups) also will attend the conferences. Johnson said he also was ask ing federal agencies to explore the possibility of adapting the Rural Extension Service concept to an urban setting. He asked the agencies to examine programs for consumer educa- PLAN Page 4) (See truth-in-packagin- over-the-count- Urges Faiths Join In Memorial er WASHINGTON (UPI) id-Fu- el GREEN RIVER, Utah (UPI) White Sands Missile Ran g e technicians were scheduled to fire two small rockets from a launch site near this east e r n Utah town today to measure wind characteristics up t o 300,000 feet, v; Presi- dent Johnson proposed today that all of America's religious faiths join in erecting in Washington "a fitting memorial to the God who made us all." Johnson said he had in mind a "center of prayer open to all men of all faiths at all times." "The government cannot and should not sponsor this project with public funds," he said. He urged instead that religious groups representing all faiths in the nation undertake the project jointly. This would show that the true image of America, reflected in' its capital, is that of "a good and people," he 's low-inco- n LBJ g, truth-in-lendin- g, me ? God-feari- ng asserted. Johnson made the proposal in an impromptu talk before the annual presidential prayer ureaiaast sponsored Dy congressional prayer groups. More than 1,000 national leaders attended, including House Speaker John W. McCormack, Chief s.; Justice Earl Warren, most members of the cabinet, about 300 members of the House and Senate and several state governors. Going To New York Johnson said that since he was thrust into the presidency 70 days ago, "prayer has helped me to bear burdens too great to be borne by any man 10-POI- alone." The Chief Executive's stress on religion came a few hours (See LBJ URGES Page 4) 4 Students Lost in Snow Americans (UPI) Airlifted Mountain dimbers battled near zero snowdrifts a temperatures today four Off Cyprus search GORHAM N.H. 30 in foot in needle-in-the-haysta- ck for college students lost five days atop New Hampshire's towering NICOSIA, Cyprus (UPI) The rand treacherous Presidential United Statse began airlifting Range. As each clueless hour passed, hope dwindled Today's search was led by William Putnam of Springfield, Mass., a mountain expert who will take a small party to Col an emergency shelter on the gulfside trail. The four lost youths, all from New York state, were identified as Robert Koppe, 21, of Mas sepequaiPark; Peter Cantelli, 18, of Jlouse's Point; Craig Fournier, 18. of Tonowanda and Peter of 25, Bradford, Syracuse. American women and children from strife-tor- n Cyprus today, and an embassy spokesman hinred at armed intervention if danger threatens any of those who remair behind. Two chartered Pan American jetliners took 134 Americans from Nicosia to Beirut, Lebanon, this morning. At least four more chartered planes stood by to carry others of the 800 American dependents from this embattled Mediterranean Island where nascent civii warfare and growing brought U.S. on the attacks bombing Embassy Tuesday. A U.S. Embassy spokesman said he did not know h,o w many American dependents would remain on Cyprus at the end of tire airlift. "But in case of danger," he said, "we will ask Cyprus po the be fired from vyill lice! to protect them and, if They of east launch will call upon our necessary, just9 Green River and willlmpact in Marines.? mile area west a The nearest force of UfS. Ma of Lasal! Junction and Monticel-l- rines is believed to be aboard Utah. ships of the Sixth Fleet operatSomel 32 residents of the im- ing in; the eastern Mediterrapact area left their homes un- nean. der government supervision unFrance, meanwhile, opened a til the firings are completed. breach in Western Today Is Loki firings will give unity by announcing it would a wind profile through altitudes riot take part in any peaceof 100,000 to 300,000 feet to keeping operation on Cyprus as help air if orce scientists prepare I proposed by the United States ! anuJ Britain. (See SOLID FUEL Page 4) Ed-man- d's anti-Americ- an feeling Rockets Set For Green River Firing Sol The "Loft" rocket, about feet long, ineight and one-ha-lf the 12th. U Connor said Beckwith f apRitter ordered the defendants cluding a five foot booster secpeared "just as calm as evr." to show cause at a Feb. 14 tion, willj provide speed and di The prosecution contends that hearing why his temporary or rection data. The launchi n g s were set for noon and 3:30 Beckwith killed Evers about der should not be made 12:30 a.m. June (12. p.m. ot Plan Urged In Message To Congress 10-Poi- I j site 424-sqiia-re o, further T- |
