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Show - t ,4, THZ I . you 33 Richard St. Now lake City Cloudy, scattered shewers, -Clody with showers. (So feuus a. xt) , 1 3SS NO. 121 SAIT LAKE-CIT- ms mountain UTAH wurs rutn wwirum now m its iiitn yias LISBON (UPI) A chartered DC8 jet airliner with 62 persons aboard crashed into the Atlantic Ocean a few hundred yards off a Portuguese beach Tuesday. Wreckage and bodies from the downed airliner were found in the sea less, than a mile from the resort village of Caparica on tha south bank of the River Tagus. , The plane had been chartered to the Venezuelan Viasa Co. by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. It was bound from Rome to Caracas, Venezuela. No residents of the " United States were aboard. Followed Take-Of- f There were no signs of survivors of the crash, which happened four minutes after the four-je- t airliner took off from a Lisbon stopover at 1:15 a.m. for Santa Maria in the Azores, next stop on the transatlantic v N flight.-'- - KLM dfficials said 48 passengers, Including 10 children, And 14 crew member were on the . tJkA Da vid W. Kadleck, A TIME IT'S BEMEME t T'' M. Kadleck, 2149 E. Tl4fc, con Of Mr. and Mrs.. I 4500 South, Holladay, puts aside his Jet bomber tem-to try on a hat and examine medals of Spanish War veteran Rex G. Post, 873 Navajo St (1340 ' v Utahn observed .Memorial Day,Tuesday ,jUe"d;n2patriotlc programs honoring wardead , decorating graves of loved ones,, and going on ( ; Johnson, Deseret New ings. (Photo by W. Claudell . J v staff photographer.) x .West).; . day, ranging from sunrise to sunset, and the American flag was prominently displayed in cemeteries, at homes and during special observances. Two large flags hung from the balancy of the Mack S. Kesler residence, 1797 S. 14th East, marking the date 45-st- , isturbed y In Arlington Rites War Dead Honored WASHINGTON (UPI) A wreath from President Kennedy was placed on the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday in memory of the rations war dead. The ceremony was performed by Chairman Richard B. of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Russell who was escorted by Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara. The President, In asking Russell to place the wreath, said he felt Memorial Day was almost a religious holiday in its dedication to the sacrifices of the men and women who have served in the armed forces. In Seoul, Korea, Gen. Carter B. Magruder, top American military commander in Korea, Tuesday paid tribute to 33,000 American G.I.S who died during the Korean war and pledged to be vigilant so that the liberty for which they fought can be preserved. Magruder and other American generals in Korea the only spot on the globe where American troops are directly facing an armed enemy force called for a "rededication by Americans to preserve liberty. .) Road Deaths Near Record High By United Press International The Memorial Day holiday of 1961 Tuesday became the deadliest In history on the highway and threatened to set a new summertime holiday record ior traffic slaughter. The National Safety Council aid the final death toll for the There is a remem- 102 hour holiday which started the final death tally could surat 6 p.m. Friday and ends at pass the 491 traffic fatalities midnight Tuesday night could of the fourday 1950 July 4 reach 500. the previous traffic holiday On the day set aside for hon- death record for a summer oring the nation's war dead, the traffic death count swept past the previous high mark of 371 fatalities set during the three-daMemorial Day holiday of 1958. Americans were dying in traffic- at the rate of more than four- every hour one every 13A minutes. A United Press International count more than 91 hours after the holidays start, showed 401 deaths in traffic. There were 149 deaths from other causes -for an overall total of 550. The breakdown: y - brance of the, dead, to which ye turn even from the charms of the Hying. Traffic 401 These ice would not exDrownings 75 change for the song of . Planes 2 Miscellaneous 72 pleasure or the burst of . Total 550 ' With more can on the roads revelry .Howard Pyle, president of than any other state, California Washington Irving the National Safety Council, led the traffic death count with said that at the jnidda.yrate 37. r - holiday. This would be "an unprecedented record of tragedy on our streets and highways, Pyle said, exceeding any summer holiday weekend in our nation's history. This does Hot have to- happen, Pyle said. "Not a single additional death need be re corded. It is inexcusable that such a death and injury toll as we are now recording should go unchecked. He pleaded with drivers to drive defensively .. . , think ahead . . . make plenty of allowance foi the mistakes and chance-taki- ng of other driv-rt-s- . i. . j 2 . plane. Dozens of American and Portuguese ships and planes hadL been! searching for the missing airliner for more than 12 hours after Its radio suddenly went dead- - Conditions Described Airport officials said the Jetliner took off into a stiff northerly wind and an overcast sky but that conditions were "not especially bad." The passengers and crew in eluded Venezuelans, Chileans, Spaniards, Portuguese, Italians, Dutch, New Zealanders, and a French .woman, ' The pilot was identified as Capt. R. D, Rergemann of New Zealand, married and the father of two children. Airport officials said that four minutes after takeoff the pilot had begun a sentence with the word Estimated . . ." and then radio contact was lost. " The plane at the time was flying at 6,000 feet in the area of the Portuguese coast. It had enough fuel to stay in the air for about four hours. The plane was traveling light. DC8s can carry up to 116 persons. 7 y r when Utah became the 45th state in the union. An entire neighborhood, from 13th and 16th East and 17th and 19th South, Joined a a unit to display the national emblem. Two sunrise services opened Utahs Memorial Day tributes. At 6 am. the Mormon Bat- - talion of the Sons of Utah Pioneers gathered at the Mormon Battalion Monument on the State Capitol grounds to honor their members. Col. Elias L. Day, executive officer of the group, was the speaker. Another sunrise service was held at Camp Floyd in Fair-fielto commemorate .the dead of Johnsons Army. The program and decorating of graves was sponsored by the Kearns Post of the American Legion. Other Ceremonies Other graveside ceremonies Tuesday morning included a Field Mads at 9 a.m. in Mount Calvary Cemetery by the Most Reverend Joseph Lennox Federal, Catholic bishop of Salt Lake City. At 10 a.m. Veterans of For eign Wars, Post 409, gathered at their plot in City Cemetery for a special observance. Disabled American Veterans also met at 10 a.m, at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 Highland Dr., for services. The Canadian Legion paid tribute to their dead at 11 a m on the boulevard above the City Cemetery. GAR Service In Mt. Olivet Cemetery, the women's auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic held a short service at 10:30 a m., preceding the memorial program 'of 'the United Spanish War Veterans at 11 am. Dan B. Shields was principal speaker. Rex G. Post gave a talk on Americanism and Col. Elmer G. Thomas gae the Lincoln Gettysburg Address. Flowers were placed on the graves of loved ones while Harry Clarke sang "Sleep, Soldier Boy, Sleep. ' A flight of doves was released during the playing of See MEMORIAL, Page A-d Danish Ship Fires On Fish Trawler A COPENHAGEN (UPI) Danish naval vessel shelled a British fishing trawler near the Faroe Islands, the Danish navy announced Tuesday. Shells from the Danish ship hit the trawler three times as it chased the British fishing craft in the North Atlantic between Britain and Iceland, a navy spokesman said. The chase was continuing Tuesday, and two British ships were racing to the trawler's aid. A Danish navy spokesman said the fishery protection ship Neils Ebbesen. stopped the trawler Red Crusader off the Faroe islands Monday night and charged its captain with illegal fishing. After the Niels Ebbesen put a Danish naval officer and six sailors aboard the British ship. with instructions to sail to Thoshavn in the Faroes the Red Crusader suddenly made a dash for freedom, the spokes' man said. The Danish ship, a fishing The hottest and coldest locations in the continental protection vessel, then fired United States during the past warning shots which were ig24 hours as reported to the nored, the spokesman said. As the Red Crusader continued UJS. Weather Bureau: to flee the Danish ships guns 166 Tex Presidio, hit it with three shells. Traverse City, Mich. 28 In London an Admiralty Utah hottest and coldest: spokesman said two fishery protection ships, the mine Salt Lake City, Moab 85 Wooten and- - the sweeper 81 Bryce Canyon were Tourbridge, frigate . (Salt Lakes mavimum, 85; to the trawlerr aid. But going minimum, 60.) tiie admiralty said no report of the firing had been received 6 HotAnd Cold cl ' J v A - - (S. r' Main St. S. EMpiro TiCTESDAY, 25 30, (MAY 191 10c Lem Off Portugal t 13 f 62 To Death By MAXINE MABTZ Deseret News Staff Writer A holiday quiet settled over Utah Tuesday as residents took time out to observe Memorial Day. . The sad pound of taps and the c r a c k of rifle lire the stillness in ceme-trie- s throughout the state as ' veterans groups gathered to honor their war dead. . Graves blossomed with fresh flowers as family members remembered departed loved ones with floral tributes. - SomeUtthn took advantage of the first real summer holiday to go picknicking, camping, boating, and traveling. Threatening clouds hung In the skies most of the day and occasional showers dampened some observances and outings. With no accident fatalities up to noon Tuesday, Utah was cautiously approaching the waning hours of the holiday, which ends at midnight. Law enforcement officers were out in full force to help motorists slow down and live. Last year four persons died in traffic accidents during the three-daMemorial Day weekend. Special services Tuesday were spaced throughout the 1 4-2- 51 ADVERTISING-CIRCULATIO- N DC8 Carries fi-- EMpire El Information Utahns Remember Those Who Died For Freedom -- OFFICES EDITORIAL VIATHr PILEUP SLOWS Firm Stand RACE AT INDIANAPOLIS Pledged In FIVE-CA- R A spectacular pile-uINDIANAPOLIS, IND. (UPI) of five cars at the end of the homestretch slowed the auto race Tuesday but no drivers were hurt. , The mess began when rookie Don Davis of.Phoenix.- Ariz., spun twice on the red brick straightaway, near the starting line. He came to a stop in the middle of the track after one slight brush with the wall. The first few cars to go by went on around the turn without mishap. But A. J. Shepard, who went around Davis car on the right, brushed the outside wall and spun down to collide with the car driven by Bill Chess-bourwho had passed the Davis car on the inside. Jack Turner, also passing on the outside, hit the Wall, glanced off the 'wheel of another car inside his, flipped end over end over Shepherd, hit the track, and then smashed into Roger McCluskey, driving him into Chees-bourwere checked quickly .at the.. car. All Standings at the end of 300 miles (120 laps) saw A. hospital and suffered only minor bruises. J. Foyt in first place, Eddie Sachs, second; favored Rodger Ward in third spot; Dick Rathmann fourth and Paul Goldsmith, fifth. Average speed of the leader was 138205 m.p.h., a new record. p 500-mil- e World Talks , By MEBRIMAN SMITH htannis: port, -- five-driver- -x- -, mass; President Kennedy sets out Tuesday night on a fateful ' Journey to Europe where he to convince friend and hopes foe alike that the United States will not be bullied. . t The chief executive took (UPI) s -- off YorNevFY6rk"Tuestfay' to confer with-Israe- li M In ster Prime David and speak dinner for the briefly at Eleanor Roosevelt Cancer Research Foundation. After the banquet at the Waldorf-AstoriHotel, Mr. Kennedy motored' to Idle wild Alrpotr where he met i wife, Jacqueline, who has been In Washington and Middleburg, Va preparing for the trip. They were scheduled to zoom out of Idlewild aboard an Air Force jet transport at By RICHARD H. GROWALD 7 p.m. MST for a seven-hour- , GENEVA (UPI) The United States will stick to the Laos nonstop flight to Paris. Closer Relationship peace conference despite Soviet stalling until "we get a Mr. Kennedy told a DemAs American spokesman one way or another,-a- n ocratic dinner ' ' said Tuesday, he wantMonday "We are not going home. We are waiting for some ed to confer withnight, French Pres hopeful sign, the spokesman ident Charles de Gaulle - to cement "the close relationship said. to4sT--e- js He said the"hopefut sign" France and the United States would be Moscows approval if the cause of freedom in the for the conference to Atlantic community is to be end the new order requested preserved by Its ceasefire truce comthis-si - As Jor'theJPresidents later meeting In Vienna with Soviet on in Laos. Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev, The of the Mr. Kennedy said that in an meeting, Russias Dep- era when powerful adversaries MONTGOMERY, ALA. uty Foreign Minister GeOrgi possess the power of mutual (UPI) Martial law was lifted Pushkin and Britains Malcolm annihilation, everything possible should be done to avoid 'Tuesday by Gov. John Patter- - MacDonald, spent two hours the serious miscalculations and son. National Guardsmen called behind closed doors Tuesday misapprehensions which proout May 21 to cope with racial vainly trying to get the voked two world wars and the Korean conflict . in this cenhere disappeared from ference rolling again the streets of the Alabama Cap- A British spokesman said tury. Oedo For Talks ital. To the audience of about Patterson praised Guards5,000 New England Democrats men for restoring public conabout-tolwho chipped in $100 each fidence in law and order andl would talk The Soviets blocked a them to stand bv for im against the party deficit as a recall if the situation uled session Monday when they 44th birthday gift for the Preswarrants such action. refused to have the conference ident, Mr. Kennedy offered his credo for the forthcoming 1 rges Peace even discuss sending the ormeeting in Europe. He borAt the same time, Pattersoq jrrs rowed from the New England to outside agitators urged U.S. delegation leader W. abolitionist, William Lloyd stay out of the state and mind Averell who said: Garrison, news-menHarriman told t It was their own business I am in earnest I will not Monday continued to the night obvious reference an equivocate. I will not excuse. Freedom Riders whose ar- Soviet refusal to send the orSee KENNEDY, Page A S ders not would necessarily colrival at the Montgomery bus the He talks. said lapse it 20 off touched terminal May would only slow down the a weekend of mob violence. conference called to neutralize an in injunction Hearings Laos. sought by the federal govern, The United States will not ment against certain state officials were scheduled to con- walk out of the conference if tinue Tuesday before U.S. Mid- it isnt resolved immediately, MOSCOW (UPI) Boston dle District Judge Frank M. Harriman said. heart specialist Dr. Paul Russias Pushkin wanted the Johnson Jr. The government Dudley White, the man who conference to concentrate on seeks to restrain certain 6tate treated former President authorities and several anti- Soviet proposals providing for Eisenhower, has been elected Communist veto power over to integration organizations from Laos membership in the Soviet peace machinery. The with interstate of Medical Sciinterferring Academy West the ceaseargued shaky bus travel. fire in Laos must be hardened ences, the Soviet Tass News said Tuesday. 5 Released before any long rang? plans Agency 74 The year-olWhite Five Negroes jailed here last can be made. The West wanted treated Mr Eisenhower after Thursday for violating segre- to have the conference discuss his heart attack in 1955, and gation statutes in the down- sending requested planes and is town bus terminal were re- other Vital equipment as well hisinternationally known for writings on heart leased on 51,000 bond each as fresh orders to the commis- diseases. sion. Monday night In Jackson, Miss., 17 more "Freedom Riders were convicted Monday and joined 19 companions in jad. All were arrested in four bus swings into the Mississippi capital, the latest group arriving aboard two buses Sunday. Meanwhile, eight freedom Television questions from readers conarrived in Jackson, for Memorial programming riders Day is tuned cerning their favorite proMiss. Tuesday from New Orfor a variety of interests grams and stars. Answer leans aboard the City of New are supplied by television everything were train and Orleans from western leaders. promptly arrested after enter- adventures to And to round out your ing the white waiting room. It was the first time a group comedy to pubreading pleasure, try these of .Negro and whites . came lic affairs suggestions: here by train. 'Four attempts shows. SECTION A have been made in the past National-Foreigace 6, 7 week to integrate bus station Pearson, facilities. There were five television edwhite youths and three Ne- itor, giv(es a groes in Tuesdays group; of rundown f o r readers in his riders. informative Mr.Pearaon and entertaining "Television Fire Sweeps Town Highlights on todays . TOKYO 4 UPI A fast And with the column is a spreading forest fire Monday complete schedule along with night swept through the town comments on the various of Taro; destroyed 600 homes shows, and left 2,000 persons .In addition ""to Mr. I sons report are television afterpoon Ben-Gurio- n r a im U.S. Mope break-throug- h fund-raisin- Alabama Drops j s 1. -- -- Race Fight Ends e ' sched-mediat- Vi U ! e - Russia Honors ike's Physician d Inside The 'News' Holiday Fare On TV Howard 1-- B-9- 4' p,f i' - A t . ti |