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BROWNWOOD, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1961
TEN PAGES TODAY
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Late Bulletin
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ON TAX PACKAGE
in Germany today even though
astrous gas explosion at a New
House Opens Talk
London
ts
another
test
said
Police
Ill.
1 version of state spending plana
two weeks ago expected a brief
the rights of others and manufac-
Firm Buying
Bowl Center
present form the bill
calls for expenditure in 1962-63
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only $364
1 million from general revenue
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There was talk during the great
in Central Texas called
town
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Court Accepts
Bid On Repair
2nd Lie Test Planned
In New London Probe
President Slates
Speech To Nation
into space. Now he must wait un-
til Friday before he can try again
! (SBD through the tentative ap-
proval stage Tuesday but de-
ferred the final vote until today.
feit
was
and wanted to get on with it"
During the long weather check,
top Project Mercury officials Rob-
ert GIruth and Walter Williams,
walked outside the control center
to look at the cloud cover, which
had changed in two hours from
thin clouds at 23.000 feet to com-
plete heavy cloud cover at 15,000.
Tuesday night Grissom, 35. ate
surfaces on the extenor of the
courthouse above the first floor.
This work on the extenor does not
include* the courthouse brick. The
contract is for work on all ma-
sonry on the courthouse extenor
which includes posts porches, and
masonry around the windows and
the top of the courthouse. These
stone surfaces are to be "scraped
planned when it is felt 41-year-
old William Estel Benson is phy-
sically and mentally capable
Benson, held in Jan for investi-
ers would accept all three of the
bids he submitted to the court for
repair work to the courthouse
The court June 26 accepted a
$1,890 bid with Cox to repair stone
set. and painted once, and then
to be gland and painted again.""
in all three bids. Cox agreed to
furnish labor. equipment and ma
terials necessary far toe work.
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BUENOS AIRES (AP)— An Ar-
gentine Airlines DC6 heading for
the oilfields of Patagonia crashed
and burned today. Police reported
all 67 aboard were killed
Police at Azul. near the crash
tore tensions.”
The subject of possible military
conflict came up several times in
questions put to the President. At
that he attended the school at the
time of the explosion.
Mrs. Curiee lives with a grand-
daughter. Mrs. I. O. Crews, who
session today. Most ’ of them will
be interested spectators for the
House debates.
The House advanced its version
of the general appropriations bill
n.
which took the hves of 282 chil-
dren and 14 teachers on March
16, 1937.
The ex-convict, who has served
two terms in the Oklahoma peni-
tentiary for larceny and robbery,
said he loosened pipe connections
Tuesday night.
2. To send a report and recom-
mendations to Congress Wednes-
and other NATO allies later this
■ week.
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drought years of the 50s of a, sideration to automatic pinset-
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immediately turn to the so-called
compromise tax package.
BRIEF DEBATE
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AFTERNOON MEET
The decisions on action, Kenne-
dy told his news conference, will
come at a meeting this afternoon
of the National Security Council,
the top policy-making body com-
posed of his chief diplomatic and
military advisors.
At the same time the President ।
issued a new appeal to the Soviet
Second Space Attempt Reset For Friday
--- - —4 -- - . -On the basts of the total as pilot. Marine U Col. John H
(HB20) changed. He urged that
the 2 per cent retail sales tax,
if it is adopted be amended to of $380 million from the general
make the levy apply to alcoholic
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charged as noo-psychotic Prison ments by Soviet Ambassador Mi-
records show that Benson lived
I total approved by the House last
' April 26 during the regular
session.
I The Senate version approved
day
These steps will be taken after
consultations with Britain, France
POSTPONE SHOT
At 9 a.m . two hours after the
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"The world knows that there is
no reason for a crisis over Berlin
today,” he said in a formal state-
ment, "and that, if one develops,
it will be caused by the Soviet
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on Friday morning"
He said Grissom was feady to
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arkged
CAUSED EXPLOSION—William Estel Benson, a 41-
year-old ex-convict with a mentol hospital record, told
Oklahoma City police that he caused the New London,
Tex., school explosion that killed 296 students and
teachers on March 18, 1937, because the principal
scolded him for smoking. Officials are checking Ben-
son's story.
beverages in addition to the state billion from all funds. including
taxes already placed on liquor and . federal grants. This is the same
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When the 15d-pound Air Force necessary because toe Redstone
captain entered the capsule. "Lib- must be purged of its fuels, dried
erty Beil 7.” at 5:38 a.m. skies out, cleaned and checked for coo
were dear over the launch area. I am mat am
withia 10 minutes. 30 seconds of ■ the Atlantic missile range at a
scheduled blastoff time. Mercury firing Then National — =— — 4 — “ hr
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tell the whole story "to get it off
my conscience.”
MOTHER CONFIRMS
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in its
Santa Fe carloadings for the
week ending July 15, 1961 were
23.268 compared with 26.276 for
the same week a year ago. Cars
received from connections total-
ed 9,222 compared with 8.881 for
the same week a year ago. Total
ears moved were 32,490 compar-
ed with 35.157 for the same week
a year ago.
Establshe by
T. B- HAVINS
The death of James P. Rein-
bold, assistant to the President
of Santa Fe Railway, in Wash-
Ington, D. C., Friday, closed a
career which means much to
Texas and the United States.
Frank W. Maybora, publisher of
the Temple Daily Telegram and
other daily newspapers, said to-
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revenue fund or a total of $2 5
Project officials made the deci-' and Space Administration officials
___________, sion to postpone the shot, because called ahaitto study the weather
-Tiek cloud banks forced a see- of a heavy, high-level eloud cover situation. The "hold" dragged on.
--that would have prevented pho- I the count was recycled to 30 min
tographie tracking of the rocket, Utes and finally the shot was
Tuesdays original attempt to called o«. to be rescheduled for
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WEATHER FORECAST
BROWNWOOD AREA Generally fair
and warm through Thursday. Low to-
night 73 to 78. High Thursday 94-101.
Maximum temperature here Tuesday
96, overnight low 72 Sunset 7 43, sun-
rise 5:42.
ami postponement today of Virgil
I. <Gus> Grissoms rocket ride
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aad
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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEADERS—Serving as "presidents" of the four "councils'* ’
organized by delegates to the fifth annual Student Council Workshop sponsored at
Howard Payne College by the Texas Association of Student Councils ore, left to
right, Mike Collier, vice president, and Tim Bland, president, of the Forrest Park
Junior High School Student Council, Longview; Adela Arellano, representative from
Lubbock's new Alderson Junior High School, and Jimmy Thomason, president of
the Brownwood Junior High School Student Council.
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Mayborn and other civic lead-
ers worked in close harmony with
Mr. Reinhold on many military
and industrial projects Mayborn
added: ”His efforts with key per-
sonnel of the armed forces and
representatives from countless
cities and towns along the Santa
Fe were instrumental in expedit-
ing and locating badly needed
war plants which contributed so
heavily to victory for this country
during World War II.
“Jim Reinhold made a host of
friends la Texas. Although du-
ties later called him elsewhere
he never failed to keep the wel-
fare of Temple, the State and
his country in mind.
“He died as he lived-in the
■addle working for the Santa Fe
and his country. He will be sore-
ly missed but the good work he
has done will continue to benefit
his company, the vast areas it
serves. Temple and the nation as
a whole.”
Following the war years he
continued activity in Washing-
ton until he was named to head
the railway’s Public Relations
Department. Later be relin-
quished this post but continued
as Assistant to the President on
special assignments. Mr. Rein-
hold was a close friend of hun-
dreds of editors in Texas and
he became a member of the
Dallas Professional Chapter of
The work was to be completed $475 bid submitted by Raymond
| for $265 but will now only cost the Cox of Brownwood for repairing
county $225 since Cox offered a | the windows in the courthquse.
discouni of 540 if the commission- The windows were to scraped, re.
can people would not be willing ; spending bill until 10 am Friday.
(See JFK on Page 21 i The change in plans for con-
first week of the special
site, found no signs of life in the
burned-out wreckage.
beer.
The House calendar called for
representatives to take up the
general appropriations bill for a
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"Deadwood.”
It was never discovered but
the August issue of “Ford
Times” features a story about
Deadwood. an old boom town
known far and wide as a "live -
one” and "wide open,” in South
Dakota's early days.
The traveler may find this fad-
ed pioneer by paying close atten-
tion to alternate routes in the
vicinity of Turgis. The town re-
members all during "Days of "76"
celebration Aug. 46.
Mrs. Helen Curiee. KHgore. the situation is abnormal'.”
Tex., said Benson is her son and
Sigma Delta Chi. journalistie
fraternity. His widow resides
at 210 East Pearson, Chicago, proved inconclusive Tuesday.
in New London from 1929 until j
1938. He moved to Oklahoma
City in 1944.
Tex.. school
some disappointment.
He said he was "mad at the
school” because he had been rep-
rimanded for smoking on the
sideration of the appropriations
came following an early morning
By ANGELINE GAGE
Ol The Bulletin Stall
Brown County Commissioners
Court has accepted a bid submitted
by Raymond Cox of Brownwood
for repair work to the fire escape
and gutter downspouts at the
court house.
The contract includes labor,
equipment, and materials involved
By HOWARD BENEDICT I
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)
in 1937.
conference between Speaker
James Turman and several House.
leaders
The change in plans was an-
RENAMED
The downtown bowling center I f
will be remodeled and renamed ■ I
"University Lanes.”
Fiesta owners, which include d
Joe D Hooten of Austin and I
Pete Couch of Abilene, said to- !
day remodeling plans will in- l
elude complete renovation inside I
and possibly a new front I
"In effect," Gregory said, “you ]
won t be able to recognize it after I
this major face lifting.” I
YOUNG BOWLERS j
Gregory said the downtown I
lanes will be geared to the theme I
aimed at college and high school j
bowlers. • '
of 1962-63
a birthday dinner with his. backup year or earty in 1962.
AUSTIN fAPi -House debate of
the $360 million tax package
(HB20) began this morning.
The so-called compromise meas-
ure came to the floor after Rep.
James Cotten, chairman of the
to travel the suborbital path
blazed by Alaa B Shepard Jr.
The slender, 35-year-old astro
Bout sweated out three hours, 57
mimutes in the cramped confines
of his spacecraft. He was still
able to muster a smile when be
climbed out
session would take
But cirrus clouds moved in and, Had the rocket gone today,
gradually thickened Grissom would have been blasted
The countdown clicked along to 116 miles high and 290 males down
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SABOTAGED NEW LONDON SCHOOL—A 41-year-old ex-convict with a mental hospital record, William Estel
Benson told Oklahoma City police he sabotaged the gas lines under the New London, Tex., school which caused
on explosion that killed 296 students and teachers. This is a general view file photo taken March 18, 1937,
showing the school after the explosion. Officials are checking the startling confessien.
nounced shortly after Gov. Price
Daniel issued a statement saying
he wanted at least one part of
the so-called compromise bill
psychologically stimulated
. . described Benson as a mental pa- government’s attempt to invade
near the school s basement to per- tient. She said. “He has been • ----
mit gas to escape. I thinking about this explosion and
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
WASHINGTON (AP)—President Kennedy announced
he is making final decisions today on U.S. military meas-
ures to meet the Soviet challenge to the Western powers’
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Benson underwent observation for
five days last month but was dis-I
one point Kennedy was asked
what he thought of reported com- House Apprepriations Committee.
...____ _____asked and got permission to post,
khai Menshikov that the Ameri- | pone final action on the 1962-1963
, position in Berlin.
Declaring “We intend to honor our commitments,”
Kennedy told a news conference he plans: . -._
1. To make a speech to the na- '
tion on the Berlin crisis next
NEWSPAPE,G
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Cjefa
The Texas Public Employers
Assn.. composed of members of
the Texas Highway Dept., will
hold a barbecue dinner Satur-
day afternoon at the new dis-
trict warehouse on the Cisco
Highway.
Approximately 180 employes
and their families are expected
to attend from Coleman. San
Saba. McCulloch. Comanche.
Mills and Brown counties.
Special guest will be Sen. Louis
Crump of San Saba.
Lake Brawnwood's bird of
recent note, the Anhinga, was
pietured and mentioned in the
July issue of the National Geo-
graphic Magazine.
It shows a picture of a small
boy feeding a catch of voracious
piranhas to a baby "carara, «
snakebird or anhinga." The pi-
ranhas is a vicious denizen of the
Amazon and Rs tributaries which
can clean the bones of a wound-
ed animal within minutes. The
geographic picture story is about
a boy's sojourn with primitive
Indian tribesmen in Central Bra-
zU.
So. It comes to light, that
other parts of the word are
blessed with this creatu who
ents had fish.
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Maple Lanes bowling cen-
ter, 111 W. Adams St., is be-
ing purchased by owners of
Fiesta Lanes.
Maple Lenes will be com-
pletely remodeled and will
remain open, R. W. Gregory
of Austin. Fiesta corporation
president, told The Bulletin to-
day.
Purchase contract for Maple
Lanes is expected to be com-
pleted by Saturday. Gregory
said.
“JFK Plans Decision
J icrofill Sezvlce
r.u. 31; /066
1-Ap, oxmn (Cuc. )
OKLAHOMA CITY (API—A lielgation of a $38 robbery of a cafe
detector test given a former con- Monday night, signed a confession
vict. who claims he caused a dis- that he caused the explosion
The final version
send Grissom on the big ride also 6 am. Friday
was postponed because of unfa-1 TWO DAYS
vorable weather A twoday postponement was
“m-zsama s wenen -
a m After a lastminute checkup, uled for 6 am today Officials there may be no more suborottal
! he climbed into his silver-coated set an 8 am target, reasoning flights. ____
' space suit He asked that his wife. that this would give the morning Grissom will be given less work
Betty, and other members at hist sun time to burn off the expected to do than Shepard His.space
family be advised by telephone of clouds The time then was moved craft has been equipped witha 19-
the probable launch time. up to 7 » m inch high picture window for
I Then, at 4 », he walked to al Had they tried to go at 6. as viewing purposes
big white van and rode to the' they did Tuesday, they might Asked why only two days would
rocket complex, wide-eyed and 1 have succeeded because the be required to ready Glssom s
serious. I weather at that hour was good [ vehicle. Lt. Col. John Powers
seconas ot me____mumoue . An elevator took him to the The main purpose of Grissom s spokesman for the astronauts.
Aeronautics ’ top speed of 4,900 miles an hour, spacecraft in toe rockets nose 65 flight, when it comes, will be to । said: ______________.
final vote this morning, then the
blaming himself.”
Records at Central State Hos-
pital at Norman, Okla., show
primer after being scraped and caulking, masonry and^paint.ag
sanded and are then to be painted necessary for the job. Thia work
again to desired color of specifi- is now in progress
er." JUNE 12 BID
COX DISCOUNT The court June 12 accepted a
mm _ m school grounds His 14-year-old
I a HOC sister was among the victims
IvluUlv •AIIUD Benson related that he was about
" a quarter of a mile away when
the explosion occurred and assist-
ed in rescue operations.
He told officers he wanted to
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lers.” Gregory said.
Maple Lanes was sold in
January of this year to local
owners headed by Roland El-
ledge.
REMODELED
The 8-lane center was remodel-
ed in 1952 and was damaged by
fire in 1953 Since that time, it
has undergone remodeling on sev-
eral occasions
Grand opening of the new Fi-
esta Lanes bowling renter on U.S.
67-377 was April 9, 1960 The 16-
lane center cost approximately
$450,000.
Senators, who approved their (See HOUSE on Page 2
government to "reconsider" its
course on Berlin and turn aside
from a path which could lead to
war.
GERMANY PEACE
Kennedy said “there is peace
Glenn Jr., who turned 40. Mem.
ben of the kitchen staff prepar-
mg toe special low-residue, high-
energy meals for toe astronauta
baked an angel food cake
| Grissom, o Mitchell, lad. Is A
Moot 7. 155-pound fighter pilot
veteran « toe Korean War He
has pded up more than 3 400
hours of flying time, much of a as
a test pilot
The primary purpose of the
flight was to give a second astro,
naut brief space travel experience
j in preparation for later orbital
i flights, scheduled to start late thia
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