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Statesman Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 11

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Statesmen, Safem, Ore FAcru, April 16r'62 (Sec IIMI Military Roundup Wounded Wealthy Mow U. Goones Two ormer Salem Men Prisoners At Mass Judy Garland In Hospital For a Rest1 Widow Salem Navy Nurse Is Runner-Up in Queen Contest By THEODORE A. EDIGER NEW YORK (AP) Actress- Is Slain MIAMI, Fla. (AP)-Sick and singer Judy Garland entered Co wounded Cuban invasion prisoners, ransomed for $2.5 minion on tm. nw i hiuu turn wimi 1 1 iiiihujjil HJg.JH'iuumM lumbia Presbyterian Medical Cen ter Sunday for what a spokesman said was to be a short rest credit, attended Palm Sunday NEW YORK AP) An autopsy Mass and enjoyed their first full The spokesman said Miss Gar day of freedom in a year.

led police to a ruling of homicide1 Sunday in the hotel-room death of wealthy Esther Kesselman, land, 38, was physically exhaust All but four of the 60 who ar rived Saturday from Havana. of a White Plains real estate dealer. were released by Mercy Hospital to spend the day with loved ones. WaBcar AFB, A. Klanecky, formerly of was promoted to Lt.

Colonel here recently. The son of Mrs. Anna Klanecky, Portland, Lt. CoL Klanecky is assigned to Headquarters, 6th Bomb Wing here as the base information officer. The colonel and his wife, the former Geneva J.

Stidman, Ros-well, N.M., have six children. Tachikawa Air Bast, Japan Boy H. Golder, son of Archie E. Colder, Detroit, has been recently promoted to lieutenant colonel. Colonel Golder is assigned to the 1503rd Air Transport Wing here as a navigator.

Ft. Gordon, Ga. Army Pvt. Jacob L. Smith, son of Mrs.

Sophia H. Smith, Lebanon, recently completed military police training here. A 1954 graduate ed after five months of moviemaking in California. The entertainer announced earlier this month that she and her husband, Sid Luft, had separated. However, no divorce action was But police still had no clue as Meanwhile, two members of the U'i mjm mwu ii mi I I 'miimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmm delegation that arranged for their to how Mrs.

Kesselman was murdered behind a locked door apparently had not been tamp J. freedom planned to leave for New initiated. York Monday to launch a giant ered with. Miss Garland and Luft, who fund-raising campaign to ransom the other invasion captives. Prime have two children, separated once 7 in 1952 and again in 1958.

She sued Luft for divorce both times Minister Fidel Castro asks $62 million for all 1,179 prisoners. but subsequently dropped the ac Eighteen of the freed prisoners tions. attended Mass in the hospital chapel. The chaplain reported No reason was given for the lat est separation. they were in good spirits.

NEW YORK CITY Navy Mrs. Kesselnian, who was plan, ning to leave on a three-month visit to Israel, registered a week ago at the Hotel Park Royal on W. 73rd Street, just off Central Park West A woman friend reported to the hotel Saturday that she had been, trying repeatedly to reach Mrs. Kesselman's room and found hef sprawled half on the bed, in her nightgown. Police suspected homicide bes cause of a wound on her head apparently caused by a blow, and, bruises on her throat that ap WALKER AFB, N.

M. Promoted recently to the rank of lieutenant colonel Spacial Mass Due Gunman Gets TACHIKAWA AIR BASE, Japan Roy H. Golder, Detroit, recently promoted to lieutenant colonel. FT. GORDON, Ga.

Army Pvt. Jacob L. Smith, Lebanon, recently completed military police training here. Others attended early morning FT. McCLELLAN, Ala.

Pvt. Patricia L. Luehr-, ing, Lebanon, who completed basic training of the Women's Army Corps Center here the United States Air in and evening Masses at downtown Dental Nurse Patricia Ann Lucas, of Salem, selected as runner-up in Armed Forces Day Queen contest. $150; Man at Gesu Catholic church, a favorite Force was Leonard A. Klanecky, formerly of Salem, Ore.

of Cuban refugees. At the evening Mass, the Rev. Portland Held Luis RipolL a. Cuban refugee, giv ing the sermon, announced that on Tuesday, the first anniversary PORTLAND (AP) A gunman peared to have been made by fingers. They said the autopsy of Lebanon Union High School, Smith worked for the Western Veneer Plywood Co.

prior to entering the Army. Nw York City A Salem, woman, Patricia Ann Lucas, has been selected runner up for Armed Forces Day Queen for the Third Naval District in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. Miss Lucas, of 2960 Wedgewood Court NE in Salem, is a dental nurse with the U.S. Naval Dental Clinic, in Brooklyn. She enlisted in the Navy at Salem in February, 1961- Upon completion of recruit training at Bainbridge, she was awarded the American Spirit Medal by a citizens group in New York.

Film Aetiress Stages eaftlh PerfocinrDainice robbed a downtown Portland food of the invasion in which the pris confirmed their suspicions. market at 1736 S.W. 11th Ave. of Mrs. Kesselman, 56, was the oners were taken, a special Mass will be said for those who died in $150 Sunday.

found her Sunday morning, dead i make the great adventure. I can- ing blindness. I pray the Lord my Shortly afterward police arrest widow of Jack Kesselman. and, had an elaborate home on Coloni the operation. soul to take.

Amen." best remembered roles: Judy Garland's aunt in "The Wizard of Oz" and Aunt Polly in 'Torn of suffocation. not endure this agonizing pain any Enrique Llaca and Alvaro San ed George T. Schuster, 35, after stopping him in a car. He was A note on the table next to the longer. It is all over my body.

A friend said Miss Blandick al Road in a fashionable section of White Plains, chez Jr. of the liberation delega couch read: "I am now about to I Neither can I face the impend- Sawyer." charged with assault with, a dead had been suffering from arthritis tion planned to leave for New York to set in motion the cam and that doctors told her she was ly weapon, assault and robbery, and being drunk on a street Bail was fixed at $3,020. paign that they hope will net the HOLLYWOOD (AP) Actress Clara Blandick, 81, carefully staged her final performance. She fussed with her hair and gowned herself in a royal blue robe. Then she lay down on the couch of her apartment, covered herself with a gold-colored blanket and pulled a plastic clothes bag over her head.

Her landlady, Helen Mason, Titanic Disaster Woman Slain; needed $62 million. Police said a descrptkm of the She is the daughter of Mr. and Most of the returnees spent the COGNAC OFFICIAL DIES PARIS (AP) Maurice Firhx Martell, 65, one of the owners of the Martell Cognac died lasS night in a Paris hospital after arC operation. Husband Held day idling at their homes and go Mrs. Stewart C.

Lucas. Ft. Gordon, Ga. 2nd Lt. Paul ing for walks in 76-degree Miami car was given by two girls who were in the store when a man pulled a .38 caliber revolver from bis jacket and demanded that the going blind.

Miss Blandick was once a well-known Broadway actress under contract to the famed David Be-lasco. Her last Broadway role was in a play called "Skidding." Hollywoid director Henry Duffy brought her to the film capital in the late 1920s. Until 10 years ago, she was a character actress in motion pictures. Among her Is 50 Years Old E. Budke, Dayton, has been weather.

Dishes such as polio con PORTLAND (AP)-Mrs. Arellia arroz chicken with rice and oth assigned to the communication center at the Presidio of San Dockery, 29, Portland (3721 er Cuban favorites replaced pris clerk, James Dale Guy, 25, put the money from the cash register into Williams Ave.) died at a hospital ARGENTIA, Nfld. (AP) The on fare that the captives said was Francisco, Calif. a bag. Sunday morning after being shot 50th anniversary of the Titanic in the neck at her home in the Detectives said Schuster had "awful." Too III to Leava disaster was commemorated Sat Brigham City, Utah Another former Salem, Major Louis Willams Avenue district by 17 nations.

Its planes fly regular missions over the North Atlantic, charting the position of icebergs and warning ships of their presence. The Titanic sideswiped an ice $375 on his person when policeman Robert M. Olson stopped his car. Olson said that as he drove urday aboard a U.S. Coast Guard plane over the North Atlantic area A first degree murder charge C.

Wampler, now deputy officer- SMALLPOX CLAIMS 8TH BRIDGEND, Wales (AP) A woman died of smallpox here Sundayeighth victim of the disease in nine days. The victims, all women, were patients at a mental hospital. Ten other women are seriously ill with smallpox. The hospital reported that those was filed against her husband, still there were in satisfactory where the British liner sank after Schuster back toward the store, Floyd Dockery, 29. condition but are too ill to leave.

hitting an iceberg. in-charge of the Air Force Office at Thiokol Chemical Corporation's Wasatch Division here, was recently promoted to lieutenant berg 300 miles south-southeast of Police were told the shooting oc the man jumped from the car and tried to flee on foot but stopped Newfoundland's Cape Race. The A wreath was dropped in mem They are Raul Hernandez, Rolando Pazos, Jose Yanes and Ber curred in an argument at the couple's home. ship was built with watertight colonel. CoL Wampler is the soil ory of the 1,517 persons who lost their lives.

nardo Gutierrez. when Olson fired two warning shots. Death Driver Talks Up of Mr. and Mrs. Louis C.

Wamp of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Johnson, The ceremony was the first ler, Salem Rt, 2, Box 509. 1855 W. Nob Hill, Salem, is NITRO TO FIGHT PLAZE Six of those released were asked to return Monday, and others will be examined and treated compartments and was believed unsinkable, but the iceberg tore her open almost from end to end and she went quickly to the bottom with more than half her held in the air over the area being assigned to Plattsburg Air where the Titanic sank on April GASSKI TOUTL, Sahara Desert as out-patients.

Force Base, N. following a training course here. (AP) -French and American en 15, 1912, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Sisters of Notre Dame Leader Succumbs CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP)-Catholic officials here received Ft. McClellan Patricia L.

Luehring, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Luehring, Lebanon, recently completed her basic military training at the "Some require X-rays and sur gineers will try to put out "the gery," a hospital spokesman said. Cmdr.

H. H. Hayes, chaplain Ft. Hood, Frank E. By ALLEN MORRISON St affwr iter.

The Statesman "We will know more about this as the doctors gathered detailed Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nor Women's Army Corps center here. devil's cigarette lighter" a gigantic gas well fire. They will use large amounts of nitroglycerine April 24 to blast out the fire which man W.

Miller, 3123 12th St. SE, information about each case." at the U.S. naval base here, conducted the service. Also aboard was Coast Guard Capt. Ross P.

Bullard, commander of the Inter word Sunday of the death of Mother Mary Vera, superior general of the Sisters of Notre Dame, Memphis, Ttmv-R. L. Wil Salem, recently was assign Robert Gary Leikem, 20, of Silverton, driver of a speeding car involved in a fatal accident dur liams, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.

started accidentally Nov. 6. ed to the newly activated 1st Some of the prisoners had instructions to report to committee headquarters Monday, presumably to talk over their roles in the in Rome Saturday. The order has 3,600 nuns in Eu HAITI GIVEN LOAN PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (AP) The U.S. Embassy has announced a loan for a 44-mile highway to southern Haiti.

The loan is repayable in U.S. dollars over a 40-year period with an annual credit fee of three-quarters of one per cent national Ice Patrol formed 49 years ago as a result of the D. Williams, Sublimity, was Armored Division here. He is a recently graduated from Aviation 1959 graduate of South Salem High ing a police chase Friday night. POtfT 1ST JW NAMS FOOU YOU WATCH Kfc M5 STARTING April 23 In (Uptown Drive-In Restaurant) and rope, North America, South Amer was interviewed by police at jec ironies scnooi ai uie ixavai i School disaster.

ica, Asia and the South Pacific. got something to eat Lights Off? No Air Training center Here ransom drive, but Llaca said no definite meeting had been ar The patrol, operated by the Salem Memorial Hospital Saturday night. -i r.i;T,,l. tt n.hin Grafenwohr, Germany Sgt. U.S.

Coast Guard, is supported ranged. ed will make appearances in va Question: Didn't you remember nf Mr Mr. Warren E. les W. Grover, son of Mr.

and Leikem is recovering from head rious parts of the United States Durbin. 45th Ave. NE. Salem. I m- charles J- Grover, Scio, Members of the committee said all but the most seriously wound- running from officers? Answer: No.

in an effort to raise the ransom. is servina aboard the missile 0re- te participating in Army Question: Do you remember Project at Birds Eye injuries. His condition was listed as good. He has been charged with reckless driving, improper passing and violation of the basic rule. A negliegent homicide charge is turning your lights off? (Police frigate Preble, which recently Europe Small Arms Matches here participated in "Exercise Pot A SW" Vff n.n- n.hm cnarf M' James I Jones, son-of Mr.

and Mrs. Lay- pending. Boosts Construction Lackland Air Forct Base, Ttx. I mon Jones, 2425 Laurel Ave. NE, said the car was being operated without its lights during the chase.) Answer: Lights off? No.

Question: Why did you run? Karl B. Valleau, 38, of Salem, an official of the American Legion, Airman Basic Mark K. Johan- Salem, completed the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry motive maintenance helper course died when the Leikem car crashed K.

Johanson, Albany, re- here recently for more than half the city's new construction total with two Answer: I guess I was afraid of intu it at Church and Center cenuy compietea ms Dasic min- $22,500 fourplexes in the 2400 tary training here and is being Presidio of San Francisco, Calif Streets. Valleau's passenger, Alfred Henry Aeschlimann, 45, of block of Lee Street SE. getting another ticket. I got-one going to the coast about a month ago. VBR-50 in a 35 at Valley Junction.

A $418,770 permit for construction of a cold storage plant at Birds Eye Corporation, Woodburn, boomed total valuation of permits issued by Marion County and City of Salem during the week ending Friday to $720,426. assigned to a technical training David H. Martinez, son of Mrs. Other new construction permits course for radio and radar at Mary Riffe, 1410 Lee St. SE, 1895 W.

Nob HOI SE, remained unconscious and in poor condition with a severe skull fracture early Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. included: Richard Reimann Question: Are you aware of its Salem, recently was promoted to private first class here. He $300 tool shed at 1780 24th St. NE; Leonard Reimann, $22,000 house Ft. Lm, Va.

Airman 3.C. Jer- being wrong to run from a police car? today. I is serving with Special Troops The county led the way with ald D. Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence E. Moore, Scio, Three passengers in the Leikem I Sixth U. S. Army. $623,531, including $605,270 for Answer: Sure, definitely.

I don't recently completed the of- know why I did it. new construction. Salem marked up $77,450 for new construction Graftnwohr, Germany Pfc wraivirwvvfii, vvini i 1 car, Miss Tracy India Ramp, 17, Brooks; Dean Morse Eggiman, 21, of 1130 Crowley St. SE, and Miss Question: Were you aware it live uiauuiic i cruaii luiusc ucic. t- r- TT 41 tti Eugene E.

Goodwin, son of Mr and a $96,895 total. was wrong before 9 o.m. last June and completed his basic at New house permits issued by and Mrs. Earl H. Goodwin, 345 Owens St.

SE, Salem, is participating in Europe Small night? (Friday night about two hours before the accident.) at 3030 Crestview Drive Charles E. Wyant Sons, $8,000 house at 1244 8th St. NW; Dave Dehut, $50 greenhouse at 2199 Broadway NE; H. K. Groome, $600 at 160 Superior St.

B. L. Dent, two $22,500 fourplexes, in the 2400 block of Lee St SE; Rawlinson's Cleaners, $500 sign at 992 Edgewater St NW; Leo J. Struach, $1,000 garage at 2460 Laurel Ave. NE.

Glenda Leona Gettis, 18, of 4929 Auburn Road NE, escaped v-fth minor injuries. Lackland Air Force Base, Tex. the county went to L. T. Epping, Answer: Oh, sure.

$12,000 dwelling at 3167 Northgate Karlsruhe, Germany Ronald Arms Matches here, Series of Questions D. Phelps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Not Exactly Stock Car Ave. NE, and 3075 Edgewood Ave.

NE; Ted Pyle, 4117 Beverly Ave, John Diedenhofen, 1074 Liberty Coast of California Marine Patrolman Donald Cornforth Question: Have you ever tried NE, Robert D. Evans, Hubbard, Clarence Wolf, St Salem, recently was Lance Cpl. James H. Johnson, son promoted to specialist four here, of Mr. and Mrs.

Albert W. John- to outrun a policeman before? Answer: No. asked Leikem a series of questions during a short interview at the hospital regarding the chase. To a question whether he remembered 4035 Ibex St. NE, Michael where he is serving with the 78th son, 1126 6th St.

Nw, Salem. Alteration and repair permits went to: Mrs. L. Johnson. 441 Question: Is your car a stock Brown, 4481 Gordon St.

SE, Engineer Battalion. is serving with the First Marine car? DePuy and Jones, 4132 High St. SE, $285; Vincent Gal Officers chasing his car, Leikem Division which recently ed in "Exercises Pot Shot" off our Answer: Not exactly stock. It's lagher, 1740 Summer St SE, repued: Memphis, Tmmi. Seaman Larry W.

Sipe, son of Mrs. Leota I. Sipe, 270 Boone Rd. SE, Salem, bored out to one hundred twenty- Mrs. Ella Blume, 1168 3rd southern coast.

Camellia Drive Leo Brown, 5100 Caplinger Road SS, $12,500, Frank Zumstein, 3239 Windsor Ave. NE, Leon I can't remember officers chas five thousand, and balanced, and Ave. NW, $690; Edward Doxtater, ing me. I remember my girl friend a little over stock camshaft, and AJm4U, Calif. Seaman Wil graduated from the Aviation Familiarization School here re 585 Gerth St.

NW, Calvary Baptist Church, 1230 liberty St telling me that a cop was behind a "shot" four barrel police car liam D. Hoskinson, son of Mr. and cently. me. Why were they chasing me? buretor.

Mrs. William W. Hoskinson, 3871 ard Ryan, $16,800 dwelling at 3516 Camellia Drive and $15,000 dwelling at 3507 Camellia; Mel Potts, 3473 River Road Answer: Violation of the basic SE, $100; Cattlin Estate, 399 State $150; J. O. Lacey, 2755 River Road NE, Paul Brandner, Harvey SE, Salem, is Mtmphis, Ttnn.

Marine Pvt. Question: Do you remember rule (speeding). your passengers trying to get you 2150 Hazel Ave. NE, $200; R. Jerome J.

Smith, son of Mr. and serving aboard the carrier Mid-Mrs. Maurice J. Smith, St Paul, way, which recently departed for Ore. was recently graduated from a seven-month tour of duty in -the Question: Had you been to stop? and William Helton, 1252 Jays Drive $10,000.

Davidson, 636 Front St NE, Answer: I don't remember them Bert Picha, 1410 12th the Aviation Familiarization Western Pacific, trying to get me to stop. I can't Other new construction permits Answer: No. Picked up girls at North Salem High School at 10:30 SE, Joe Black, 1110 Cross School at the Technical Training went to H. N. Randall, 3747 Mon imagine why I'd do anything like Center here.

Seal Beach, Calif. Marine St. SE, $100; Harry E. Burke, p.m. that I've been going with the 2482 Walker $250.

Lance Cpl. Ben T. Altman roe Ave. NE, $500 storage-hobby shop; F. M.

Ferguson, Aurora, same girl for about three years, question: wave you been in SWira AM, taill. Marine Jgt. snn nf Mr anil Mrs TU.n AH. trouble with police before. Wrecking permits went to Capitol Chevrolet, house at 340 Union St NE; Mills Construction I wouldn't want anything to happen to her.

We just saw a film on $400 accessory building; Herman Dunkel, 646 Ewald Ave. $500 ttayraona nuiis, son ra Mrs. man 536 14th St. SE, Salem, Ethel G. Hults, Jr Ore.

and ep a drive-safe course Answer: Yes. I had two accidents in December of 1960, and two noise tickets. Has been over garage; Donald C. Chapman, 4310 Travel every mile in STYLE warehouse at 696 Bassett St this sort of thing. You know- accidents and stuff.

I was at work here recently at the Ammunition A spring or summer vacaHon should be a relaxing time, fret of worry and tension. When you travel via tha Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, you rest enroute and have ample opportunity to view nature's scenic splendors. Comfortable reclining coach seats, luxurious first class accommodations and superb dining car meals make even a business trip a vacation outing when you go S.P. S. Shoreline Drive $1,000 acces NW; Floyd Corbett, woodshed at I7 A vrv, sory building; Forrest Wheeler, a year ago.

2217 Lee St. SE; H. K. Groome, M. INHUl, MM WTU nC illU, -t 'it 11 when I saw the It was quite effective film.

Question: Where did you go af aaiem, ure. are serving wun me Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. garage at 160 Superior St and ter you picked up the girls? G. Colilns, house at 936 Jeffer imra Marine Aircran wing nere. 2d Lt.

Paul E. Budke, son of "I suppose I'll lose my license 3093 Tess Ave. NE. $300 storage building; Don Marshal, 5005 Commercial St. SE, $1,000 storage room; Oil Supply, 3788 Silverton Road NE, $3,000 retain son St NE.

lover this. We went to the Uptown Bad Krtwznadi. Germany Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W.

Budke, Specialist Four Jackie H. Knutz, Dayton, recently was assign-son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard V. to Headquarters, Sixth Army 1 ing wall; and A.

C. Jaeger, Wood-burn, $12,000 duplex. Knutz, McMinnville, Ore. and Communications Operations here. Pvt.

Phillip D. Ellsworth, whose Lt Budke is a 1961 graduate of Alteration and repair permits wife Donna, lives at .1275 Valley Oregon State University, Corvallis View, Salem, recently par ticipated with other personnel Dyess Air Fore Basa, Tex. TO from the 8th Infantry Division Major Ralph W. Hamilton, son 26th Infantry in Main Bridge, a of Mr. and Mrs.

Cyril Hamilton, post exercise here. Phil- 1885 E. Nob HilL SE, Salem, 'oV7Acr? rW WtlUNO- ItWxA For Information Can: P. J. MARTELL 363-3129 Oregon Electric Freight Depot were issued to Claud R.

Miller, Aumsville, $500; Walter Munger, 1112 Alder St SE, Richard Stewart, Brooks, $600; Clark W. Cox, 483 Manbrin Drive N. $100; Brian Thomas Kropp, 210 Kenwood Drive NE, $500; Conrad H. Lee, 4443 Munkers St SE, $400; Merrill Gallagher, 4945 liberal Ave. NE, Neils Edward Svendsen, 3395 48th Ave.

NE, $300; lips attended South Salem High has arrived here for assign-SchooL Iment to a Tactical Air Command WsersUutern. Germany ftf5 11 8m Offto: PKlltoi. SPOKANE, PORTLAND and SEATTLE RAILWAY SYSTEM General Offices: American Bank Bldg, Portland, Ortgoe 501 Cowrt StrMt, UUm 344135 lft 2 Set assi to Sharpe General son of Mrs. Monietta A. Harrnes! her 1083 15t St NE, Salem, Ore.

50,1 Br Wlth which was one of several ready reserve units Lackland Air Forco Base, Tex. called to duty by the President State Finance Sunnyslope Shopping Center, Duane Durke, Aumsville, Henry A. Weikum, 5230 Auburn Rd. NE, $250; and Kenneth Hilfiker, 1030 Dearborn Ave. NE, $500.

BaMer B. I Dent accounted -2nd LL Ronald P. Johnson, son! last October..

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