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Show TELEPHONE EMpira Elgin IMpIr IMpira NUMBERS - Nm Depts. Information 11 73 - Adverting 25 Grculotion 25 idiioriai m. u 143akbwdo I. Mom ornciS) ODVIRT1SINO-CIRCULATIO- VOL.' 337 NO. 39 SAIT Demnr& LAKE UTAH CITY, irbit TH MOUNTAIN WISTI TIRST NfWiNAMN TfAt reports that later forced cancellation of their sons orbital space flight attempt The Glenns, who had planned to watch the planned space shot on three TV sets in their home here, secluded themselves Tuesday afternoon in waiting for the attempt 10c iiglhr Storm May Force Delay Of Launch Until Friday "r : A y , 4 Remain v a Many Areas w jm By ALVIN B. WEBB JR. CAPE CANAVERAL (UPI) Bad weather In the "splash down area at sea forced postponement of John Glenns orbital flight Into space Wednesday and a new storm made it Appear unlikely he could take off before Friday. astroIt was the eighth postponement of the nauts flight since it was first scheduled in " December, The latest delay was caused by high waves in the" western Atlantic where Glenns Friendship 7 spacecraft would com, down,,.. The pilot, the rocket and the space cabin were ready to go and. the final countdown started at 12:30 a.m. EST Wednesday. But shortly after 2 a.m., space agency officials said conditions for safe recovery were By STEWART HENSLEY WASHINGTON (UPI) -PNew Storm Center resident Kennedy Wednesday rejected Soviet Premier Nikita The Mercury Khrushchevs bid for an imme- project was geared for diate summit conferpostponements, and if the ence but expressed his readi- weather permitted it would ness to attend later if lower have been possible to attempt level disarmament talks at Ge- the flight again between 7:30 neva show progress. a.m. and 12:30 p.mThursday. The President turned down But a new storm center movKhrushchevs suggestion in a ing off Cape Hatteras, N.C., polite but firm letter to the was expected to whip up Kremlin leader. He said such rough seas in the Bermuda a meeting at the outset of the area Thursday morning. disarmament talks on March The space agency said at 14 might retard the cause of 9:30 a.m. EST that no new arms control. launch time had been deterBut at his news conference, mined. It promised, another Mr. Kennedy said he would be' statement at 5 p.m. glad to attend a summit meetClouds At Cape ing if and when negotiations the weather . forecast But at a lower level Indicate prog- was In addition to gloomy. ress toward an effective agreestrong winds and high waves ment. at sea the outlook was for "If we are moving ahead fog or low hanging clouds at and my presence at a summit this launch site until at Geneva would help meeting ' Thursday. conclude an agreement, then of Col. John H. Powers, Lt course, I would go," Mr. Kenspokesman for the astronaut nedy told a news conference program, said that unless questioner. unusual develvery something However, he emphasized that 5 p.m. lt will progress toward an agreement, ops EST Wednesday before a dean effective inspec- cision is made whether to reincluding tion procedure, was an abso- schedule the orbit attempt for lute condition for his attending Thursday morning, or later. a summit level meeting. He said weather In his letter responding to forecasts are that this kind Khrushchevs recent proposal of situation will continue for talks thatil next several days. He was be expanded Into a summit con- the to the gri rip Outlook referring clave, Mr. Kennedy took a sim- in Wednesdays fprecast. ilar stand. Awakened Glenn He told tlf premier that Glenn's physician, Dr. WilSee SUMMIT, Page liam K. Douglas, awakened the astronaut and told him of the new delay. He and his backup astronaut, M. Scott joined space Carpenter, agency officials for breakfast. This was Glenns reaction to the news: WASHINGTON (UPI) Well, we knew the weather President Kennedy said was forecast to be marginal, Wednesday U2 pilot Francis so Im not too surprised All to will do Powers be free Gary we can do now is watch the as he pleases after he com- weather. Everything else, inpletes "important interviews cluding me, is go. I am going with government officials who back to bed and get some rest have been interrogating him at More Physical Tests a secret location. A project spokesman said teleBy emphasizing at a the astronaut probably would vised news conference that another in a long Powers is a "free agent who undergo series of physical examinations is cooperating voluntarily in preparation for Mr. Wednesday with the government, the new firing schedule. remove to Kennedy sought any The spokesman also said question that Powers was be- that the countdown would reing held in custody since his main at the beginning of its release from a Russian prison: final phase for four or five At the conclusion of the days if necessary. This would present discussions, he (Pow- be the maximum that 24 Navy ers) will be free to carry on ships scattered over the rewhatever work he should covery areas could remain at choose, Mr. Kennedy said. sea without new fuel and supThe President gave no clue plies. to what kind of data governFor the Glenn, ment interrogators are obtain- this was becoming more and ing from their important in- more an exericse in patience, terviews7 with Powers. See SPACE on Page A-- c Inundated y Southeastern Idahos dollar flood apparently passed the crisis stage Wednesday, barring unusually heavy new rains. Many areas still remained badly-- - flooded, however,' rrd" thousands of person still were homeless. Meanwhile, flood water also we re subsiding in multi-millio- d 1. ' - 7j Rejects s.ij.& Summit A pre-launc- h Ml "V Talks How . Battle 4 n x e isarmament A-1- 0 Pilot Powers 'Free Agent' 7 Aft A On i First reports said Arab demonstrators were firing on the French troops that rushed In to enforce order. They said the soldiers were using "offensive and tear-ga- s grenades against the Moslem and European rioters. of the type The bombs Secret used by the right-winexploded Organization Army 1 bum of no blessing after the night curfew ended. so small as to be reason- Most were aimed at homes in ably expected without the native quarters and the Arabs, rushed out Into the prayer, nor any so great streets in panic. but may be attained by There was no Immediate Indication of how many casprayer . ualties there were from the Robert South bombs, but first reports said at least two persons were g . 3 i JTMFfMOTO - r- ) j. v - -- N 3. s A. K v V. f I f V A 1 I ,i , s mm Awil S Ice Floes Peril Ouray Bridge Showers, Due For West Coast - photo by Roy G. Jonn, Oosorot Nows stiff. By DEXTER ELLIS Deseret News Staff Writer ago. Minimum temperatures are Ice packs, moving downto range between 28 expected stream with a frightening roar, flooded roads and bottomlands and 40 throughout the. state. and threatened the main bridge Threat Passes The flood threat appeared over the Green River in the Uintah Basin near Ouray to be a thing of the past at iHeber City In Wasatch County, Wednesday. Elsewhere in Utah, the flood where cleanup of homes and threat was subsiding, except repair of damaged streets at Plymouth rfrhere the dam- were the order of the day. aged bridge over the Malad Light rain fell there Tuesday River on U.S. Highway 191 was night and early Wednesday but closed to all traffic. lt posed no new threat. Most highways in Utah The weather offered no increased flood threat, but were open, including U.S. High30S Into Idaho, but sevneither was it of any significant way eral secondary roads remained help in easing danger. under water. Among these was Utah-13between Delta Occasional Rain and Leamington. Highway 30S with occasional Cloudy skies was restricted to passenger light rain and snojv were fore- cars and pickup trucks. cast over most of the state Knock Out Supports Ice floes in the Green River Wednesday and Thursday with little change In temperature. knocked out several supports Maximum temperatures both under a main highway bridge days of degrees were near Dutch John, construction predicted, high enough to melt town for the Flaming Gorge considerable snow, but prob- dam. ably not warm enough to The sagging span was closed cause the great gushes of run-- to traffic, cutting the highway from Dutch John to both Manila, Utah, and Green River, Wyo. The highway south to Vernal, Utah, was still open, 2 48-6- 0 however. Out Of Danger The bridge oyer the Green River near Vernal had been threatened for a time, but residents reported that it appeared out of danger Wednesday morning. In the vicinity of the little town of Ouray; however, the situation was growing more serious. Ouray, Itself,' is on high ing. ground and apparently safe, ' The first of the barrage of but roads and bottomlands on plasfic bombs was set off 15 three sides were under several minutes before tfie curfew feet of water. ended at 6 a.m. Thirteen more Three rivers, the Greeij, exploded almost Immediately White and Duchesne, were and all were in the Boulevard over their banks in places and were choked with Joseph Andreiuln the most all three -thickly populated Arab area great block of Ice up to two . . . of Oran. feet thick. killed and six wounded in the clashes between Arabs and Europeans. At one point security forces threw concussion and tear gas grenades into a shouting, wild eyed crowd of Moslems. The crowd had been threatening to storm a police barricade after first stoning passing automobiles and then dispers- Eyewitness Account Snake River Valley Desolated By Floods LOS ANGELES (UPD Light showers were forecast for southern California Wednesday, giving way to off that occurred a few days heavier rain Wednesday night The new storm follows almost on the heels of a torrent that dumped from 8 to 15 inches of rain in some areas, causing an estimated million damage. How$1 ever, -- the weather bureau said the coming rains would not be near the Intensity. W the deluge that damaged some 750 homes with floods and mudslides since last Wednesday. Sunshine prevailed the past two days but residents still were digging out from mud and debris and some roads remained closed. six-da- PNIMr't NoN Dmm Nm stiff writer JoMwN T. LMR and stiff oNotetrsotior Roy 4. Jomt flow vtr fits o from Pros ten to Roxburo. Mohte Tootdoy, MO ttioir knonoollM of tho ftoodl lo otery mt hotel.) m By JOSEPH T. LIDDELL Deseret News Staff Writer After five straight days of run-ofthe Snake River Valley is a continuous sea of muddy fluid. All around, in a single glance from our light plane we could see tens of thousands of acre-fee- t of water on the move, spreading damage everywhere. The sight continued mile after mile. The Sharp Quakes Rock S. Chile SANTIAGO, CHILE (UPI) A series of sharp earthquakes rocketf southern Chile Wednesday over a four-hou- r period. Two persons were reported severely injured by crumbling walls in the village of Los Angeles. However, early reports indicated few casualties and minor property damage. The shocks were the most severe since Chiles 1960 days of terror when repeated temblors and a tidal wave caused thousands of casualties and huge damage. hTe Navy reported that Mocha Island registered 11 shocks between 1:30 a.m. EST, and 6:55 a.m. EST. At least six major cities in the south felt the temblors. They ranged e belt between along a Santiago knd Valdivia. The latter was one of the towns hardest hit in 1960. Water Disappears Meanwhile, two wide bodies of water converging on Black- - . foot over a three-mil- e area- -, early Wednesday simply disappeared during the morning into canals and rivers and officials said the crisis in that city appears past also. Rain forecast over sections of Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah failed to appear by S Swirling Portneuf River Knifing through Lava Hot Springs Tuesday tore out lower right corner of motel and ripped up huge chunks of street blacktopping. Note people in motel court carrying furniture in evacuation campaign to empty town. Blasts Rip Oran, Cause Riot ALGIERS, ALGERIA (UPI) A barrage of 40 plastic bombs ripped through the big port city of Oran Wednesday touching .off a riot by angry Algerian Arabs. 11-fo- f6i, g be-abo-ut ;7 n. Mountain, Nev and in the Big Horn Basin area of Wyoming around Greybull. The surging Portneuf River, which had inundated southern Pocatello with up to six feet of water in places, was dropping rapidly Wednesday with the crest going down 3 full 12 Inches between 1:45 a.m. .and noon. However, lt was still several feet over flood stage. day-to-da- , Snake potato plains traditional russet hue perfectly describes the color of the flood waters. Observing the floods gradual descent along the plains from Rexburg through Idaho Falls and Blackfoot to the Southwest, we could see expansive American Falls Reservoir on the horizon and wondered if it could swallow all the run- belongings out of the resort towns houses and motels. The transcontinental highway passing through the city was deeply cut through west of town while to the east around the mpuntain point it was under water and caving away, A parallel railroad had suffered a washed out ballast and bed section, leaving bare tracks with tiejf hanging. Ranches farther up the Portneuf Valley were cut off, torrents lapping right up to their doorsteps in some places and through their yards in others. Animals had strayed onto hills and mounds rising up out of the quagmire. Some ranch-SeWRITER, Page A-e 7 However, officials added that rains or a stretch of warm weather at higher elevations which could melt mountain snow p&cks could create another flood hazard again. Damage In Millions There have as yet been no official estimates of damage; -But it will run Into millions -in Idaho alone. Over 6,000 persons in the three-stat-e area are homeless, over 4,000 of them in Idaho. Dynamiters working from light planes and helicopters Tuesday evening broke up two huge ice jams - threatening Greybull, which sits at the confluence of the Big Horn. and. Greybull rivers. The northwest Wyoming town of 2,300 was ordered evacuated before the Ice jams were, blasted, but danger to the community has eased. ' Return To Homes However, some persons In the Idaho Fa Us. area began returning to their homes about the same time as Blackfoot residents began uneasy preparations to move out if levees protecting the city fail. Health hazards, particularly in regard to drinking water, remain a great threat Residents of nearly every community in Idaho from Bancroft and Lava Hot Springs north to See FLOODS on Page A 4 Complete Index Today's Top News FLOODS BEGIN to subside in Idaho, Nevada and Page . ORBITAL FLIGHT of Astronaut John Glenn postponed due to weather. Page A-PLASTIC BOMBS rip through sessions. the Algerian port of Oran touchStaff Photographer Ray G. ing off riots. Page . Jones used three cameras in IMMEDIATE SUMMIT meetshooting photos of the devastaing rejected by U.S. in note to tion as pilot Ken Healy made Khrushchev. Page A-repeated runs over thousands STEELWORKERS and "Big of flooded homes and sub11 companies 1962 contract open fields. merged talks. Page A-A farm implement company VALENTINES DAY for chil- a mile northwest of Preston was rfloating The towns dren, for lovers, or for birds? sports arena looked like a Page . GENE FULLMER-Archiswimming pool Moore fight still a question mark. Page B-River In Town Complete index follows: Destruction at Lava Hot Springs was stunning. The SECTION A Portneuf River coursed right Radio-T12 Highlights 10, 12 Kennedy Accepts Plow through the town, cutting Its National-Foreig13 Obituaries 16 13, own WASHINGTON (UPI) channel' through 3-19 Action Ads President Kennedy Tuesday ac- homes, business buildings and Editorial Pages 20 The Solid Beat 15 Speaking of Politics I cepted a small model of the streets. SECTION B old Section c plow to' open The towns bridges were observance of gone, haiidfuls of diehard Inthe year-lon-1-- 3, 20 Society. Womens the 1862 Homestead Act Cen- habitants scurrying about car- Sports Features 14, 8 tennial . , . 7 rying beds, furniture and other Financial Theater. off. Wide Destruction Everywhere we turned, destruction was s o a k i n g up property owners valuable pos- A-l- l. A-l- l. B-l- 400-mil- e 10-1- n 1-- City-Region- zig-za- g 14-1- 5 sod-bust- g City-Region- 12-1- 4-- 8 w - g-- i- ft- S - 1 n -- man-in-orb- long-rang- 14, 1962 NEW CONCORD, OHIO (UPI) Mr. and Mrs. John Glenn &, stayed up until midnight waiting for weather loghfth Time JFK FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY, GLENN'S PARENTS KEEP WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON ORBIT TRY steamed! round-the-worl- NOW IN ITS II1TH j - V . - |
