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The chronicle., 1963-12-31
Author Behon
Reported Better

DUBLIN, Ireland (UPI)-Ail-
ing Irish playwright Brendan
Behan was reported today to
have spent a good night in
Meath Hospital and to have
improved slightly"
Behan, Al, was taken to the
hospital early Monday suffering
from head injuries and pneu-
monia after he was found lying
unconscious in the road, not far
from his parents home here.
He said later he thought he
had fallen.
He left another hospital only
the day before after treatment
for diabetes.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
Beauty Confined
TO Bed Today
After Hotel Fire

MIAMI (UPD-Donna AKIN
the current Miss America, was
confined to bed today by doc,
tors who said she was suffering
belated effects from the Roose,
welt Hotel fire in Jacksonville
Sunday.
DR.. Robert Harrington, VIII
examine Miss Axum this
morning, said she was suffer.
ing burns of the nose anC
throat and chemical tracheo
bronchitis from inhalin s
smoke during the blaze thai
killed % persons.
"The condition is not serious
in ITSELF" said Harrington. But
Miss Axum will have to stay
in bed about three days and
have a complete rest.
Miss Axum had been SEIZED
uled to appear in several Or
ange Bowl festivities, including
the parade tonight.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31

A 3O-year-old Pascagoula d.
vorcee and her three children
have been reported missing, To-
cal police said today.
Mrs. Jean Keats Roberts OF
1908 Briggs Avenue and children
John Rickie, 8; Judy Lynn, 6;
and Rex Andre, 2, were last
seen on the night Of Dec. 10.
Police said it is possible they
are being held as hostages.
Neighbors told police two I'M
identified men were seen around
the Roberts house on this same
night.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
Pas Woman And Three
Children Said Missinq

Police recently checked the
house for clues to the family's
whereabouts, and found two
pork chops and pieces of chick
en-, all prepared for cooking, ly-
ing on a kitchen counter.
Acting Police Chief J. B. Glib
son said Christmas decorations
and gifts were still on and
around the family's Christmas
tree.
"There is no daubt, they left
the house in a hurry" said
Gibson.
Gibson said sometime prior to
the 10th Mrs. Roberts told her
mother-in-law that she was go
ing to leave the three children
with her while she look a DuSl-
ness course in Dallas, Tex, but
failed to do so.
Gibson stated Mrs. Roberts
is presently under a court order
not to take the children out OF
the state Of Mississippi.
Police reported the family
would probably be travelling in
a white and pink 1855 Oldsmo-
bile, bearing a Jackson County
tag INV No. J-10456.
Mrs. Roberts is five-feet six.
inches and weighs 100 pounds.
She is slim, attractive, and has
shoulder length brown hair and
grey eyes.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
Pas c Of c Has Busy Year

ing of outstanding business and
professional leaders, was form
ed during the year for the pur-
pose Of improving business re-
lations in the city.
Several members of the
Chamber, along with President
Fontaine and Manager Bailey,
attended the national chamber
meeting in Washington, D. c.
Also, for the first time, the
Chambers Tourist and Conven-
ton Committee sponsored the
Miss Hospitality contest in 1868.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31

Richardson, vice-president and
James B. Baber, treasurer.
Directors are E. H. Bacot,
Frank Bless, John Paxton, ". G.
Weatherby, E. j. Smith and Ted
Won Sprecken. Bill Bailey is
manager Of the chamber.
Among the many projects the
Chamber initiated or sponsored
during 1863 were the ''fact find
ing" tour of Houston, with 81
chamber members participant
ing, the Jackson County All
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
Weuther Hits
Seurchers For
Missing Boys

A search for two missing
Moss Point youths was severely
curtailed today by heavy Sleet
and rain which hit the area
early this morning.
At press time, East jackson
Civil Defense, which is coordi-
mating the search, said there
have been no new leads.
David BreSemann and Tommy
Huff Jr., both IL, have been
missing since Saturday. They
were duck hunting in the Mis-
sissippi Sound off Bayou Cum
best with Andrew Dunn Jr.
Dunn'S body and their 12-foot
cupboard rig was found at q
sand bar Saturday afternoon.
Faint hope that the missing
boys might be alive arose yes.
terday when SearcherS found q
camp site but the site, it was
learned, had been made by
some of the searcherS.
BloodhoundS used in the search
yesterday proved useless anc
more bloodhoundS have been re.
quested from the state prison al
Parchman.
Two helicopterS and an air,
plane are combing the area to
day but high winds and water
have forced the water craft tt
the sideline.
Land searchers have beer
thinned by bad weather condi
tons. Civil Defense Director
Howard Bennett said five teams
of 10 men each are in the area.
A rumor that the National
Guard was called out for the
search is not true.
Both Pascagoula and Moss
Point Auxiliary Police have been
in on the search from the be-
ginning.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
CoIdwufer To
Tell His Plans
AT Home Friday

WASHINGTON CUPID - Sen.
Barry M. Goldwater meets with
Arizona Republican leaders at
his Phoenix home Friday to an
nounce whether he will seek the
COP presidential nomination in
1864.
The Arizona senator, who Gel
e brateS his 55th birthday
Wednesday, will make known
to his states COP chiefs
whether he will run for the Re
publican presidential nominal
ton or drop out Of the race and
seek reelection to the Senate
in 1864.
Goldwater was a strong front
runer for the Republican NOM
nation in the public opinion
polls before President Kenne-
dy's assassination, but since
that time has slipped some
what. Whether the Slippage was
enough to discourage him re-
manned to be seen.
Resting At Home
The senator has been recup.
Grating at his home from minol
surgery for a bone spur on his
right heel. Along with other Re.
publicans, Goldwater had OBJ
served a moratorium on poll
tics during the 3O-day period OF
national mourning for Kennedy.
That period ended a week ago
Sunday.
Goldwater Signaled his plan
to make known his presidential
answer in a telegram to a rep
reSentative group Of friends and
supporters throughout the coun-
try"
AS of now, the only an
nounced COP presidential hope
full is New York Gov. Nelson
A. Rockefeller.
Despite intensive drum-beat-
ing on his behalf by various
"draft Goldwater' volunteer
groups, the senator has played
his politics like his principles
conservatively. He has refused
to commit himself one way or
the other on a presidential bid.
Announce Intention
The most he would promise
supporters was that he would
announce his intentions early in
January.
Continued on page 81
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Johnson has until midnight TO-
night to sign the bill or with
hold any action which would
kill the measure through the
process Of the So-called pocket
veto. In any case, Johnson was
not expected to let the measure
die without explaining publicly
his reasons for so doing.
Works On Message
While debating what to dc
about the bill, which is loaded
with pet home-State projects
sponsored by some of the lead
ing members of the House and
Senate, Johnson also worked
with his special counsel, Theo-
dore C. SorenSen, on a draft OF
his State of the Union message.
During the afternoon, the
President scheduled a meeting
at the LBJ Ranch with Charles
Murphy, undersecretary of agri-
culture; Michael Forrestal of
the National Security Council
staff; Gen. Marshall Carter,
deputy director of the Central
Intelligence Agency, and Elmer
Stats, deputy director of the
Budget Bureau.
The foursome was assigned
by Johnson to fly from Wash
ingtonthis morning to Kansas
City, Mo. Their mission was to
report to former President Har-
ry S. Truman on the state Of
the fiscal 1865 budget, interna-
tional affairs and intelligence
matters. Murphy headed the
group because he once was Spe-
cial counsel for Truman.
Up To Date
The four-man mission to Mis-
souri, was in line with John
sons intention to keep former
chief executives up-to-date on
national affairs. Central Intelli-
Continued on page 81
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
May Soon Apply
For Exemptions
To Homesfeuds

Jackson County Tax Assessor
Norman P. Lyons announced to
day the office would receive
applications for homestead ex.
emption between the dates Of
Jan. 2 and April l.
He urged all applicants, both
city and county, to bring a deco
or last years application wher
applying for exemption.
He added applicants also
should bring receipts from Cal
or truck tag purchases, as thi:
number has to 60 on the appli
cation.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
Car PIunges Off
Rood; One Killed

TILLATOBA, Miss. CUPID -
Beulah Maurene ShireS, 81, of
Grand View, Mo-, was killed
Monday in a one-car accident
north of here in Yalobusha
County.
Officers said the woman was
a passenger in a car driven by
Kathleen Tickner of Sunrise
Beach, Mo. They said the car
apparently went out of control
and plunged off the highway.
Another passenger, j. L. Tick
ner, also of Sunrise Beach, re-
ceived minor injuries.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31

Club Rally, the ingalls, Ami
versary program and the fight
to save Pascagoula's air ser.
vice.
The Chamber also sponsored
the drive for aquisition Of new
Christmas decorations for the
city and co-hosted a group Of
state department and business
leaders from Columbia, who
we're touring us. port facili-
ties.
Committee Of go, consists
M " 4E ~ NV - M n tTH rI4s
The chronicle., 1963-12-31

"The Pascagoula Chamber OF
Commerce has had a very sue
cessful 1883" President Dou-
glass Fontaine said today" as
a result of a full slate of COM
mittees at work on the pro
gram for progress throughout
the year.
Fontaine, who was elected last
March, succeeded Ben Fletcher
as president in July. Other Off
GERS of the chamber elected for
the present fiscal year were Dale
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LSoLs
White House officials report
ed he was considering seriously
vetoing the measure because il
contains a section concerning
the Panama Canal which he
feels would set a precedent Of
restricting executive authority.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
Weofher
CLOUDY, COLD

OLOODI, OOLD
Coastal: Small craft warnings
displayed for northeasterly
winds Is to IS m.p.h. and rough
seas today and tonight, gradu-
ally diminishing Wednesday.
Mostly cloudy weather with
scattered showers today.
Mobile Vicinity: Mostly
cloudy and rather cold today
and tonight; occasional rain to-
day. High today $3.50. low to
night 1910. Clear to partly
cloudy Wednesday with after
noon readings in the SOS.
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Icy roads were reported in
all areas of the county, and
driving conditions were termed
very hazardous by both state
and county highway patrolmen.
The storm was expected to be
of short duration, with temporal
lures to rise to the mid 40's this
afternoon, when a low pressure
area in the Gulf is scheduled to
move to the east.
X * IL
A freak SnowStorm coated
wide areas Of Dixie today as
far south as the Gulf Coast and
New Orleans.
Thousands of Sugar Bowl foot
ball fans awoke in New Orleans
to find snow falling, the second
time in a week that traces of
snow dropped on the Crescent
City.
Elsewhere in Dixie, snow,
sleet and freezing rain pelted
Atlanta, Gulfport, Miss, Mobile
and Chronicle in south Ala
bama.
The thermometer lowered
around the freezing mark along
the Mississippi coast.
Atlanta police issued a
hazardous driving warning for
north and central Georgia be-
cause Of the icy roads. Snow
and sleet spread over the north
ern portion Of Georgia begin.
ming at daybreak.
Fitzgerald, 200 miles south of
Atlanta, reported freezing rain
was coating trees and bridges
with ice.
Miami's Orange Bowl parade
tonight was threatened by a
$3.50 chance of rain, forecast
erS said.
Miami had more than two
inches Of rain Monday and to-
day, and more than three inch
eS was recorded at Palm Beach
and Belle Glade, Fla.
Winds up to 30 miles an hour
buffeted the Florida coastline
and small craft warnings were
flying.
Pensacola, Fla, on the Gulf,
had a low Of 40 degrees this
morning. Elsewhere over Flor
ida, the temperature was in the
SOS and Cos.
X * *
Chicago ran its string Of sub
zero days in December to II,
five more than the record set
in 1905 and tied three times
since.
Milwaukee, Wis, had its 18th
sub-zero day this month, break
ing a record Of 10 set in 1876
and tied in 1916.
However, the us. Weather
Bureau promised some relief
from the cold for the Midwest
later today.
More light snow fell along
Continued on page 81
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
johnson Ponders Vetoinq
Public Works Measure

JOHNSON CITY Tex. UPDEPresident Johnson
today faced a difficult legislative decision on whether
to veto the $44 billion public works Appropriation bill
or sign it reluctantly with a strong statement of pro-
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
Gulf Area Is Hit
By Freak Storm

Light snow flurries, along with sleet and ice, were
reported throughout Jackson County this morning in
what the weather bureau described as a "freak snow
The chronicle., 1963-12-31
PoscogouIo Toll
For December

Damages (eSt.) 1853. S,lSo
This "Safe Holidays" chart
sponsored by the Pascagoula
JayceeS).
The chronicle., 1963-12-31

Vancleave, with the heaviest st. Martin, Hurley and other
reported, had almost two inches areas reporting accumulations
of snow, with Ocean Springs, which covered the ground.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31

areas reporting accumulations
which covered the ground.
Ice-laden trees, automobiles
and sidewalks greeted early
risers in the Pascagoula area,
with Sleet and rain continuing
throughout the morning.
BULLETIN
By noon today nine inches
of snow was reported fallen at
Lucedale. Highways SO North
and rs West were closed to
traffic and National Guards
men were pulling cars out of
the ditch. A reported Is auto
mobiles were reported strand
ed within two miles of Luce
dale.
The chronicle., 1963-12-31

WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly cloudy and cold tonight, &C.
casional rain. High today so; low to-
night 30; clear to partly cloudy We'd
nesday afternoon readings at SO. Rain
fall Monday. half inch. Weather map.
0. 3.
Evening star., 1963-02-15
BY LAWRENCE MALKIN
Associated Press staff Writer

-NN@@NN~ 49, SN~ee "AsNNs
LONDON, Feb. 15.-Gladys
Mary Wilson, whose husband
may be Britain's next Prime
Minister, symbolizes a social
gulf In the nation perhaps
wider than the political views
separating It's two major
parties.
Lady Dorothy Macmillan,
wife of the present conser-
vative Prime Minister, is the
daughter Of the Duke of
Devonshire.
Mrs. Harold Wilson, 46, is
q Congregationalist minis
ter's daughter who worked as
q stenographer for five years
before her marriage.
She refuses to be drawn
into speculation about NOV
ing to No. 10 Downing street,
official residence Of Prime
Ministers.
People keep asking me
what kind Of curtains I am
going to have, and all that
sort OF thing" she said last
night after Mr.. Wilson was
elected leader Of the Labor
Party. But I can't possibly
say. ] must wait until II hap
pens"
The wife Of Q British Prime
Minister Is not the nations
first lady In the American
sense Of the term. Queen
Elizabeth II and other mem
bers Of the royal family take
Evening star., 1963-02-15
A Symbol Of q Social Gulf

much Of the spotlight. and
many Of the ceremonial
duties that in the United
States fall on the Presidents
wife.
But Prime Minister'S wives
have managed to impress
themselves on the public by
the force Of their own per-
sonalities. Most notable was
Sir winston Churchill's
Clementine, who was widely
known for her war work.
Mrs, Wilson's image prob
ably would be that OF a
middle-cl housewife. She
married Mr.. Wilson In 1910,
Evening star., 1963-02-15
Reception to Be
Held Tomorrow

A reception for the Ionia
Whipper Home will be held
tomorrow evening at the
home Of Mrs. Ernest l.. Lind
ley. president Of the Board.
Co-hostesses are Mrs. Todd
Duncan and Mrs. Raymond
Clapper.
The event will start at 5
pm. Proceeds will 60 toward
building classrooms at the
home for education under
the auspices Of the public
schools of the District Of CO.
lumbia.
Evening star., 1963-02-15

when he was an Oxford Uni
versity instructor. They have
q comfortable house in sub
urban Hampstead. They have
two sons, Giles, IA. and Robin.
10, who is specializing in pure
mathematics at Oxford.
In her spare time. Mrs. VII
son writes poetry.
Despite the tension Of
waiting for the outcome Of
the ballot last night, Mrs.
Wilson was not forgotten by
her husband. Before he left
for Parliament earlier in the
day. he sent her q Valentine
card.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Farley to Study
Negro Problems

A four day public conference
on the problems of the Negro
in America begins tomorrow at
Howard University.
Federal Housing Administra-
tor Robert C. Weaver am Gen.
sus Bureau Director Richar1 M.
Scammon will speak at the con-
ference. as will scholars and
other Government officials.
Among the scheduled topics
are Civil Rights Leadership"
Delinquency Among Negro
Youth" and The Impact of
Africa Upon the American Ne
gro"
The conference is the 26th
that the university's Division of
Social Science has sponsored an
on various social and po-
litcal problems.
DR.. Robert E. Martin, Of the
university's Government De-
partment and chairman Of the
conference, expects about 200 to
attend the sessions. Howard
President, James M. Nabrit, jr.,
will open the first meeting at
2:40 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21

Coastal Corporation hopes. will
raise the boat from its grave at
the Wilson Line pier on Maine
avenue.
The Mount Vernon sank at
its pier January 5. A split sea-
cock has been blamed. The SIS.
Washington has replaced the
old boat for the Potomac river
excursion runs.
Mr.. Thompson, cold after his
dip into the river stood in the
sun on deck and dragged on a
cigarette.
Another plank was slipped
into place. The guns loaded"
one of the men said.
The gun contains a spike
and an explosive charge. Come
round here and watch this, I"
Mr.. Massey commanded.
The gun was slipped into a
track that held it firmly yet
permitted it to slide down and
into the water. Thompson
climbed into the water to guide
it.
After a moment, there was a
muffled explosion. Spectators
on shore probably could not
hear it.
Mr.. Massey was pleased.
This is a trial run today" he
said. Monday we'll be working
two shifts. She'll be ready for
towing in 80 days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21

car, which police said was Sto-
len the night before in College
Park, later was found in an
other supermarket's parking
lot a block and half away.
Police put out a lookout for
four white men: One was de-
scribed as IS to 80. SIS" to
str, thin build, black wavy
hair, olive complexion. wear
ing a tan waist-length jacket.
Another was described as g.
to So, about 230 pounds. with
grazing hair, also wearing a
tan waist-length jacket. The
third man was 5'8". about 26
years old, very thin. wearing a
baseball cap, dark glasses and
a tan waist-length jacket.
The fourth man appeared to
be 5'll", ITS pounds. medium
build, wearing dark glasses.
All four were believed to be
armed with .38-caliber pistols.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
HOUSES HIT
Tree Falls,
RuccoonS
Homeless

A mother raccoon and her
five offspring lost their tree
house yesterday when a u.s.
foot oak crashed down on two
homes in Takoma Park. No
che was injured.
The presence of the six furry
occupants in the tree was un-
known until they were spotted
by Patsy Blow, II, of 1904
Cedar avenue, attracted to the
scene by the crash heard
throughout the neighborhood
All six raccoonS were left in
the tree by animal shelter work.
ers who were unable to coax
the mother out, and did not
want to break up the family.
The tree, its roots apparently
weakened by rot, had stood
next to the driveway of Alex
TolgyesSy. 72ll Cedar avenue
1t sheared off part of his roof
and a porch corner.
The top portion of the tree
crashed down on the home of
Paul Lambidakis. 1918 Cedar
avenue. next door. 1t punched
holes in the living room ceiling
and the roof.
The tree measured about 80
feet in diameter at the base,
and its roots apparently had
been loosened by yesterdays
heavy winds.
II might take one except
I'm expecting a kitten real
soon," said Toni Gaetano, 10,
of 70l2 Sycamore avenue, Ia
koma Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
)LUNTEER PROJECT
BY CLARENCE HUNTER
Star Staff Writer

A convent garden at 1919 v
street NV, restricted to nuns
for more than rs years, is be-
ing transformed into a neigh
borhood commons.
"A neighborhood commons is
not a playground, but a place
where people Of all ages can
meet =. 1t is a structural con-
ter that responds to human
needs -. that unites the COM
Karl Linn. a professor
OF landscape architecture on
leave from the University OF
Pennsylvania. explained.
Mr.. Linn is director OF Neigh
borhood Commons, a nom
profit Washington corporation
with offices at 1922 H street
NV. Its operations are fl
nanced by a $4,000 foundation
grant.
The neighborhood commons
at IS. Paul and Augustine Par
ish Center is the first OF q
such projects Mr.. Linn envi-
sions for the city.
The Rev. Geno Baroni, par
ish center chaplain. explained
that the commons is being de-
veloped In a census tract where
81 youngsters have been In
trouble with police. more than
twice the city-wide average
The com mons is being
fashioned by volunteer help
using materials given TO Mr..
Linn and Father Baroni. The
volunteers are youngsters Of all
ages and some adults who are
planting trees, flowers and
shrubs and laying brick ter
races and walkways.
When the work is completed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
VOLUNTEER PROJECT
Nuns Garden to Be Neighborhood Commons

plant a tree or put down a
brick, they respect It,"
Neighborhood Com mons
operates on Mr.. Linn's theory
that "teen-agers have the mus
Giles and the elders have the
intelligence and skills." Profess
sional plans for the organiza-
tons Washington projects are
developed by a nucleus OF 20
architects from Howard Univer-
sity and private firms. TIL e
work force - the creators Of
the commons - Is being sup
piled by Mrs. Theodolia Lees
Drillers and Drillettes unit OF
the Junior Citizens Corps. VOL
unteers from Fellowship House.
youngsters Of the IS. Peaul and
Augustine parish and other
neighborhood children who be-
came interested after they saw
their friends busy placing bricks
and planting nursery stock.
Tim Rielann and Don Mi
chaelsen from the Bretheren's
Volunteer Service are assigned
TO the project. oBth are consci-
entious directors and are con-
struction co-ordinators for this
project instead OF serving their
military duties. Miss Melita Ro-
deck. a Washington architect,
Is the third member Of Mr.,
Inns staff.
Father Baroni said he heard
Mr.. Linn explain his idea at
a meeting earlier this year and
invited him TO inspect the con-
vent garden as a possibility.
HE became enthused with
the possibilities and we got
started" Father Baroni said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21

probably to the New York area
to become a floating restau-
rant.
Mr.. Thompson of Mclean,
Va, is a key man in the job
While the older man bosses the
work from the deck, which is
still above water. the diver des-
cendS to fire a four inch spike
to attach planking around the
old hull. The planking will form
a new hull.
Water will be pumped out
after the second hull is built.
Mr.. Massey said, and the
Mount Vernon will float. A
few repairs will be made, he
said, and then the former ex-
cursion craft will be ready to
be towed to its new life.
The planks are "a feet long.
3 inches thick and about a
foot wide. They are tongued
and grooved.
The crew raises each plank
on rope and pulley and guides
it into place beside the next
plank. At the top, the plauks
are held about a foot and a
half from the original hull. At
the bottom, the plank is smack
up against the hull.
This forms a V-shaped area
that will eventually extend
around the entire excursion
boat, forming the temporary
second hull.
This technique. the Delta
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plenty Of benches where young
and old can escape the heat
and noise Of the densely popu-
lated neighborhood surrounding
IL. II will be open at all times
10 everybody In the area.