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The Nome nugget., 1962-12-05
Great Britain Is Blanketed With Sulphurous Smog

LONDON LR = Smog blanketed most of Britain today, forming sulphurous hazard to life and traffic. and Weathermen said if might remain for 43 hours.
 Police said 32 persons had col- lapsed and died in the foggy streets of London. The choking fumes were blamed also for the deaths of many others in homes and hos pitals.
 As commuter trains crawled toward tae heart of the city, health authorities warned that babies and old people should be kept at home
 "The situation is potentially serious,' said a spokesman for the Medical Research Council. "Smog particularly affects the very young. the very old and people with weak hearts or chests.
 London's last great exposure to smog was in 1857 when LOGO people died from chest and heart ailments during three-day siege Ten years ago the toll from an eight=day snos was at least 4,Oo0, and by some estimates 12,o0O.
 The capitals great airport was still idle after some 30 hours of inactivity Shipping was tied up on the River Thames and cars were abandoned across the whole metropolitan area Rail schedules had been discarded.
 Fog blanketed much of the res of England and spread into tht south of Scotland.
 In London, the sulphur dioxide content in the atmosphere was six time normal and the smoke con- centration nine times it's usual level
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-05
Airhorne Troops
 Here for Operation Arctic Shore HI

Yesterday three C-124s brought In the aggfessor force for Opera don Arctic Shore III from the 1st Battle Group, 9th Infantry. out of Fort Wainwright with It. Col. George Lundberg in charge of the combined infantry and artillery operation and Ma. Samuel Foster as executive officer. Tae group set up headquarters north of the air field undaunted bythe minus 20 degree Weather.as fhey have been experiencing much colder weather in tho Fairbanks area. . Today the U. S.forees. arrived from Fort Wainwright to secure Nome and the Nome Airport. to make up total of 225= men in the area far the sab=zero. operation.
 In addition to the troops several yoizieles were brought in by air included two NodWellS. M-76 Otters. M29 Weasels. M-38 Jeeps, ar. also M=15l Jeep is being used for the first time in this type of =maneuver by the Yukon Com Emand.
 Also arriving by C-124 was helieopter which will take about two hours to assemble after it's arrival
 The aggressor is supported by
 heavy mortar weapons. This group
 is under the leadership of Capt.
 Joe Woodland.
 The US. forces arriving today are headed by Capt. Glenn ! Rhoades and their howitzer sec
 tions Is lead by Capt Carr. They will remain until Sunday.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-05
9-Year-Old Girl Flung To Death From Tall
 Apartment House Roof

NEW YORK lP - A 9-vear=old girl was raped and flung to her death yesterday from the roof of tall apartment house in Brook lyn as police were enroute 10 check a report than another child had been =molested half an hour earlier.
 The dead girl, Lourdes Bass, had been home for lunch and had started back to paroehial school just 10 minutes before her deatf plunge.
 Mrs. Hattie Arnold, tenant happened to be looking out win dow when blurred form flashed by, followed immediately by a crash.
 In the courtyard below, Mrs Arnold and other residents found the girls body, nude except for shoes and socks.
 Almost every bone in her body was broken in the fall. an autopsy showed
 The girls clothing was found in heap in stairWeH just be- low the roof.
 She lived in city housing 1 project, Farragut Houses in the Brooklyn Navy yard section, with her father, Carlos, a porter; her mother, Margaret, and six brothers and sisters.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-05
Last of Alaska S Three
 Ferries Is Launched Today

SEATTLE lR - The 325-foot Matanuska, the last of three Alas ka ferries to be launched at Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock Co., here, slid gently out of her graving dock today.
 This followed christening by Mrs. B. E. LeWellen wife of the Alaska Marine Transportation Di- vision Director.
 The 3,585-ton ship, along with her sisterships, the Taku and Malaspina, will serve a 500mlle route between Prince Rupert, BIC. and Skasway, Alaska.
 The Malaspina, first of the fer ries to be launched, will De de livered next month. Delivery o1 | c Matanuska will be next Apri 30.
 George Hayes, Alaska Atty General, the principal speaker al the launching, said the ferry route would drawn heavier tourist trade to Southeastern Alaska and link together several sections of the state not now connected by direct highway.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-05
Nehru Talks With Troops y acing Chinese Invaders

TEZPUR, India tR Prime Minister Nehru flew to this city in northeast India today for talks with Indian army commanders and troops facing the Chinese Com- munists.
 The Prime Minister went di- fectly to army headquarters before inspecting units in the forward areas.
 Nehru told neWsmen= he had no late information on Chinese posi- tions in the area. Peking has an- aouneed the Communist troops are withdrawing from territory they oVerran. Military sources here aid there was evidence of some Chinese troop movements, but the precise position of the Red units vas not reported.
 Nehru appeared particularly in- terested in the wounded Indian prisoners the Chimes. had prom ised to release. On alehting from his plane, the Prime Minister asked neWsmen whether they had any word of the Red Cross team which went to Bomdila to pick LID prisoners.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-05
Gen. LeMay States "No Overflights of Southeastern US. by Soviet Aircraft

WASHINGTON R@Gen. Curtis LeMay, Air Force Chief of Staff said today there have been no overflights of southeast United States territory by either Sovie, or Cuban air force aircraft"
 LeMay's statement followed a similar denial. by White House press secretary Pierre Salinger. However, one of the newspapers which reported such flights dis puted the White House denial.
 "The only aircraft from Cuba which have appeared over US. territory have been small aircraft flow by defectors who landed in the United tates," LeMay said in statement
 Salinger was asked about over flights by Communist planes.
 T am saying no such flights have taken place, period," Salinger told a news conference.
 But the Washington Daily News, which with other Scripps-Howard newspapers carried last weekend a report of such flights, stuck by it's story.
 It summed up the dispute in this headline: Red Planes Over US? No! Says Salinger. Yes! We say again.
 And, in a statement, Walker Stone, editor in chief of the Scripps-HoWard newspapers, de- clared that what we publish is true"
 When, again, Russian planes overfly the southeastern United States and we learn about it,' Stone added, well publish the news, in the belief the American people are entitled to know what is happening"
 There have been rumors for weeks about such overflights and these rumors have been brought into the open by some members of Congress, among them Sens. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C0, and John Tower, R-Tex.0. The Defense Department has denied there have been such flights.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-05
HOffa Attacked With Pellet Gun In Courtroom

NASHVILLE, Tenn. lR A Washington, DC, laborer, who said he had vision that told him to shoot Teamster President James Hoffa dashed into US. Dis trlct Court today and fired several pellets from an air pistol at the stocky labor leader.
 Hoffa, being tried on S1 mil lion conspiracy charge, suffered only pellet marks on the back and left arm.
 US. Marshal Elmer Disspavne identified the gunman as Warren Swanson. a laborer from Washing ton who arrived here only yester- day. Disspayne said Swanson told him he did not know Hoffa but added:
 T had a vision a month ago that told me to do it." Swanson, bruised and bloody from the mauling he received from Marshals and Teamster Union spectators. was taken to a hospital for treatment.
 His condition was undetermined immediately.
 The outburst spread excitement in the courtroom.
 Hoffa was not injured.
 Il saw the gun Hoffa said. q knocked him down.
 Hoffa said he saw the tall slender man approaching and the man was aiming a pellet gun at him.
 1 ducked,' Hoffa said. q saw 1t was coming and I'm all right and I'm not hurt.
 It was some jerk with pellet gun"
 The incident occurred while US. Dist Judge Wm. Miller was on the bench but while the jury was out of the room. The gunman came through the rear door of the small walnut-paneled courtroom, and walked down the aisle to swinging gate separating spectators from lawyers and principals in the trial
 He lunged through the gate, pulled the weapon from beneath his coat and headed toward Hoffa, seated at the defense table.
 Hoffa ducked, then lunged at the man and knocked him to the floor. Several Marshals piled on top of the assailant and several specta- tors ran through the swinging gate and started kicking the man.
 The spectators withdrew at Hoffa's insistence.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-05
4 ,26S,S20 Babies Born in '6l

WASHINGTON lR There were 4,263,326 babies born in the United States during 1861, the Public Health Service said yesterday in reporting final figures for last year.
 The birth rate for 1861 was 233 per thousand population, down from 237 in 1860.
The Nome nugget., 1962-12-05
WEATHER OUTLOOK

Fair tonight with little change in temperature. In the last 24 hours: High of IA, low of -21. Sunrise at 9:36 am., sunset at 2:09 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-14
House Set for Vote
On New Debt Limit

wen the S308 billion ceiling
might not be high enough to
avoid another increase request
July /. 1868.
'BlackmaiP Charged
But Democratic satisfaction
at hearing Mr.. Mills was cloud
ed later in the day when Re-
publican members charged the
administration, through the
Defense Department and de-
tense contractors, attempted to
pressure or "blackmail" them
into voting for the 5000 billion
ceiling.
Representative Ford Of Mich
igan. ranking Republican on
the Appropriations Commit
tees military budget subcom-
mittee. said Ron Linton, De-
Tense Department official.
asked Wally Edwards. Chrysler
Corp. representative in Wash
ington. to find out how Michi-
gan members would vote on
the debt limit bill.
Mr.. Ford related that Mr..
Edwards told him Of having
been INFORMED that defense
contracts would be cut back
in Michigan if the $500 billion
figure were not voted. Several
other Republicans from Michi-
gan, New York and Florida said
they received similar personal
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visits or telephone calls from
businessmen in their districts.
The conversations in each
instance added up to threats"
or "blackmail approaches" the
Republicans charged.
Mr.. Ford said he was GER
tain that a $306 billion tenn
porary debt ceiling until next
April would permit the Defense
Department to carry out its an
nounced programs in the 1868
fiscal year budget, provided
the administration makes an
honest. conscientious effort to
cut back on non-essential nom
defense spending"
Representative Herlong,
Democrat Of Florida. came to
the defense of the Defense De-
partment. He commended that
such instances as were cited by
the Republicans were "a lar
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Finoncier Flies to Brazil
After Getting S1.9 Million

NEW YORK, June IA (AP).
Edward NJ. Gilbert, Wall
street financier who has ad-
mitted unauthorized withdraw
ais Of almost 50 million from
the company he headed, has
flown to extradition-proof
Brazil.
He stepped off a Varig Air
lines jet in Rio de Janeiro yes
terday and went into seclusion.
He declined to give an address,
and a check of hotels and usual
tourist haunts failed to turn
up any trace Of him.
In Rio, officials of the Inter-
national Police Agency Inter
poll and the United States
Embassy said they had received
no information on him. It was
reported. however, that he en-
tered Brazil with a visa valid
for 80 days and that if he
wanted to stay longer he would
have to apply for an extension.
One-Way Ticket
In New York, the Brazilian
consulate said a 30-day visa
was automatically renewable
for another 80 days and that
the question of any extension
after that would rest with
Brazilian authorities.
At Idlewild Airport in New
York, Mr.. Gilbert bought a
one-way ticket and said he
might be staying in Rio for
about six weeks" the airline
said.
The 38-year-old Gilbert, who
rocketed to Wall Street fame
four years ago when he prac-
tically "cornered" the stock of
the E. L. Bruce Co. and became
its president, made company
check Withdrawals amounting
to 1888, 900 between May %
through June 4. 1t was on May
% that the stock market
suffered its worst one-day loss
since 1929.
What happened to the money
has not been determined.
Manhattan District Attorney
Frank S. Hogan is looking into
the Withdrawals.
Early Tuesday night the E.
L. Bruce firm, a leading manu-
facturer of hardwood flooring,
released a statement saying Mr..
Gilbert voluntarily had dis
closed the unauthorized with
drawals and that he had re-
signed.
Releases Statement
The company quoted him as
saying: The actions I have
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taken we're directed to the pro-
lection of the acquisition pro-
gram on behalf of the corpora
ton, and. in my judgment, were
in the best interests of the
corporation and its stockhold-
ers."
The Gilbert statement issued
by the company further said
he had resigned as president
and a director lin order to per-
init the board to have a free
hand to take such action with
respect to those matters as il
deemed advisable"
E. L. Bruce, jr.. chairman OF
the Bruce Co., ordered a COM
plete audit of the firms books
Mr.. Bruce, saying the with
drawals were made in the form
of checks, declined to say to
whom the checks were payable
or how long the audit would
take. However, company Off
Gals said the firm is in good
financial shape. They also said
it has a surety bond totaling
$75O,OO0.
Orders Suspension
Meanwhile, the Securities
and Exchange Commission
ordered a To-day suspension of
trading in Bruce common stock
on the American Stock Ex-
change and in the overtime
counter market.
On Tuesday the Bruce stock
was the most active domestic
trading issue on the American
Stock Exchange. 1t closed at
the years low of 1884. down
314. Earlier this year the stock
traded as high as 375s.
The American Stock Ex-
change said it was investi-
eating transactions in Bruce
stock, pending an auditors re-
port from the company.
Mr.. Gilbert's attorney. Rob-
ert West, yesterday expressed
amazement at his clients de-
parture. Il talked to him yes
terday Tuesday, and there
was no indication he was about
to make a trip" Mr.. West said
Brazil frequently has been 6
refuge for United States bust.
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neSSmen in financial difficulties
because it has no extradition
treaty with this country. The
two nations signed such a
treaty in January. 1861. but
it has not yet. been ratified by
Brazil.
Three prominent United
States fugitives now in Brazil
are:
Earl Bell, wanted in Pitts
burgh on charges of business
fraud: Lowell Birrell. wanted
in New York in connection with
a SI3 million stock fraud, and
Benjack Cage, who is under a
l0-year prison sentence in Dali
las, Tex, in an insurance fraud
case.
Mr.. Gilbert started lis career
in the lumber business as a
laborer in a lumber yard OPP
Grated by his father. The Gil
bert family's firm was the EN-
pire National Corp.
In 1858. Mr.. Gilbert staged
a whirlwind campaign to buy
control Of E. L. Bruce, an old
line Tennessee firm with head
quarters in Memphis. His buy
ing drive cornered almost all
of the Bruce stock available for
sale on the American Stock Ex-
change. After he acquired a
majority interest. the company
was merged with Empire Ma
Itional last September, and Mr..
Gilbert became president. Mr..
Gilbert's father, Harry Gilbert,
is chairman of the executive
committee of Bruce.
AOAu VI "CI ger ran
At the annual meeting of
Bruce last April. Mr.. Gilbert
told stockholders he had in
vited the president of Celotex
Corp, a manufacturer of build
ing materials, to consider a plan
for combination Of the two
firms.
Mr.. Gilbert has reported to
the Securities and Exchange
Commission that he owned
100000 Celotex shares, or more
than 10 per cent Of those out
standing. Celotex management
confirmed that he was prob
ably the largest individual
stakeholder.
Mr.. Gilbert also told the an
nual meeting that Bruce direc-
tors had authorized expendi-
lures up to 100000 to pur-
chase CeloteX stock and that
200 shares had been bought
up to that time.
Yesterday Celotex stock was
delayed in opening on the New
York Stock Exchange. Because
of a crush Of sell orders, 1t
opened at $1,000 a share, off
S275 a share. 1t closed 13
cents higher.
Bruce also makes doors, other
lumber products, floor var
nishes and wood preservers
The company earned $1.5S mil
lion in 1861 and reported first
quarter sales this year as 81
per cent ahead of a year ago
On December 81, the company
had total assets of $685. mil
lion.
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Estes "Opens
Avenues
In testimony

FRANKLIN, Tex, June IA
(AP) Testimony from Billie
Col Estes opened new avenues
or investigation in the mystery
death of an Agriculture De-
oartment official, District At
torney Bryan Russ said last
night.
Mr.. Russ said he will sub
2oena three or four additional
witnesses before the Robertson
County grand jury holds its
next session Monday.
The grand jury is investi-
eating the fatal shooting June
}. 1861, Of Henry H. Marshall,
50, who was State chief Of the
Agricultural Sterilization and
Conservation Committee. They
questioned Estes, erstwhile
farm financier, for nearly two
hours yesterday. None of his
testimony was made public.
From his testimony some
new avenues have opened up
that we have to go into" Mr..
Russ said.
Peppered With Questions
He declined to name the
prospective witnesses.
Estes was before the grand
Jury about two hours. and Texas
Attorney General Will Wilson
said jurors peppered him with
questions at a rate of more than
one q minute.
Mr.. Wilson said Estes refused
to answer about 100 questions
on the ground Of possible self
determination.
Because of the answers land
lack of them" from Estes, the
attorney general said he would
intensity his investigation of
Estes business affairs. Estes
has been indicted on charges
of fraud and theft linked 20
his multi-million- dollar sales of
liquid fertilizer. Estes cotton,
grain storage and fertilizer en-
Ipire is in receivership.
Through Lawyer John D.
Cofer of Austin, Estes first
sought a court order stating
he did not have to testify be-
fore the grand jury because its
members might be biased and
had him under suspicion in the
Marshall death.
Mr.. Cofer, after questioning
eight grand jurors, withdrew
the request for a court order.
All agreed they didn't consider
Estes a suspect in Mr.. Mar
shall's death.
Mr.. Marshall repeatedly had
been looking into Estes manip-
ulationS of cotton acreage al
lotments before Mr.. Marshall
was found on his ranch near
here, shot five times with a
bolt-action rifle. The Agricul-
ture Department later ruled
that Estes obtained cotton al
lotments illegally and fined him
$554,l72.
The grand jury here is try
ing to determine whether Mr.
Marshall was murdered or COM
mitted suicide. A justice OF
the peace ruled at the time thai
the bullet wounds were self in
flicted.
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cry from blackman." He said
they amounted merely to stat
ing the fact" that q temporary
debt limit of less than $308
billion would necessitate some
cutbacks IN defense as well a.
other governmental spending
during the coming fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-14
By ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

Amid charges Of administra-
ton "blackmail" and a Repub-
lican squeeze" on the Treas
ury. the House prepared to vote
today on whether to increase
the temporary national debt
limit to 1903 billion or $306
billion.
The dispute involves conSid-
erably more than a 50 billion
difference, which Representa-
tive Smith. Democrat of Vir-
ginia, described as merely a
choice between Tweedledee and
Tweedledum.
Debate yesterday showed
battle lines tightly and bitterly
drawn. 1t also indicated that
some members of both parties
would vote against any in
crease in the debt ceiling. This
would force the administration
to come back with a lower rec
ommendation and presumably
a promise to reduce Govern
ment spending.
Democrats Confident
Democratic leaders, never
theless, said they were conf
dent of enough votes to over
come a Republican proposal
supported by many Southern
Democrats. The administration
bill would increase the tempo
rary limit to 1908 billion from
July l to next March 81 and
then have it drop back to S306
billion until June "a and to
$500 billion until June 30, the
end of the 1868 fiscal year. The
Republican substitute on which
the House, also planned to vote
directly today, would set the
ceilings at S306 billion, 1904
/ billion.
| The present temporary debt
limit of $500 billion. raised
from 1898 billion only four
months ago. would revert au-
tomatically to the statutory
permanent limit of $685. bill
lion. unless increased before
the end of this month. The
actual debt on July l will be
about 1895 billion. 1t is ex-
pected to exceed $305 billion
next December.
Mills Backs Higher Figure
Adm in iStration supporters
were heartened yesterday aft
ernoon when Ways and Means
Committee Chairman Mills,
Democrat Of Arkansas, an
nounced his complete support
of the 1903 billion limit voted
by his committee last week.
He had indicated last Tues
day, before comforting with
President Kennedy at the
White House. that he might
accept the $306 billion pro-
/ posal. He said he wanted to be
sure it would not interfere with
Treasury flexibility in meeting
seasonal debt peaks during the
coming fiscal year.
! He told the House yesterday
he was convinced the Republi-
can substitute would put toe
tight a squeeze" on the Treas
ury. He warned that, If 1t were
adopted, Congress would have
to come back next November
to enact a further increase in
the debt limit. He added that
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Releases Statement
The company quoted him as
saying: The actions 1 have
Evening star., 1962-12-03
Neqro's Problem
Is Told at School
Dropout PorIey

The American Negro is still
not a part Of society. a confer
ence on school dropouts was
told today. - st$ 80. ?
DR.. Herman H. Long, director
Of the Race Relations Depart
ment Of Fisk University In
Nashville, Tenn. said that re-
gardless of what the Negro
youth is going to try to do,
"he knows he Is not going to
quite make It," Fe @
Dr. Long, who spoke before
the. National Education Asso-
citation symposium at the Stat
Ter Hotel here, said that the
Negro must have economic OPP
portunity before he can raise
his expectations and his
achievement level.
IF the schools are going TO
do anything for these kids, the
schools have to help these
kids get jobs; counseling is not
enough" he said.
DR.. Edgar 2. Friedenberg
associate professor Of education
at Brooklyn College. said that
the pattern OF Negro opor-
tunity is opening from the top
down. Negro intellectuals and
artists do have opportunity, he
said. but this is hard on peo.
pie with average capacities
Martin Deutsch. of the In
stitute for Developments
Studies at New York Medical
College, said that for the Negro
Success in school means very
little as far as jobs in the future
are concerned"