The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 327, Ed. 2 Thursday, July 2, 1953 Page: 3 of 22
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DOESN T KNOW WHY T
1 Wisconsin Lad, 14
Admits 2 Slayings
TRAFFIC THROUGH THE IRON CURTAIN — Pedestrian
traffic moves on Berlin’s Prinzenstrasse between Kreuzberg
borough in the American sector (foreground) and Mitte bor-
ough in the Soviet sector of the divided city as Soviet restric-
tions appeared to be easing following recent East Berlin
uprisings. An East Berlin people’s police checkpoint is estab-
lished at the intersection in upper center where passes were
distributed freely. (AP Wirephoto via radio from Berlin)
Irish Extremists Time-Bomb
Bridge in Protest to Queen
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. W - A
1 husky 14 - year - old Wisconsin
youth has admitted the total stab-
bing of a newspaper publisher aad
his wife at Sturgeon Bay, Wis.,
but he says, “I don’t know why 1
did it.”
“I know it’s too lete to be sorry,”
the 6-foot, 185-pound youth said
yesterday as he signed a statement
admitting the slaying of Sumner
Harris, 53, publisher of the Door
County (Wis.) Advocate, and his
wife Grace, 50.
Shelby County Sheriff Robert
Meltzer said the statement was
made by James A. Duranty, who
was arrested here early yesterday
morning by two policemen who
found him sleeping in a restroan
at the Courthouse.
Gives Ficticious Name
Duranty was booked st police
headquarters on a charge of va-
grancy. after telling police he was
Joe Mead and that he lived in
Michigan.
His identity was not established
until shortly before dawn, when
Sheriff Meltzer was called to In-
vestigate the report of an aban-
doned car in a ditch 34 miles
northeast of here.
The car, a late model sedan with
Wisconsin plates, contained two
suitcoats, a suitcase and an eye-
glass cam with the name "Harris"
written in ink on the Inside cover.
The sheriff confronted the boy
at the jail with the eyeglass case
and a suit coat which matched
the tweed trousers he was wearing.
Then he admitted his identity, the
sheriff said, and stated:
"I don’t know why I did it.
Something up there told me to do
it.” He pointed to his head.
Faces Murder Charges
Meltzer said Duranty signed a
statement after Wisconsin author-
ities were notified of his arrest.
A first degree murder warrant al-
ready had been issued against the
boy to Wisconsin.
The sheriff said the boy’s state-
- meat told of how he weat to the
Harrie home Monday evening and
knocked on the door. He said he
attacked Mrs. Harris as soon as
she answered the door, attempting
to gag her with his hand.
His statement said she broke
loose and he chased her into the
kitchen but she got free again and
tried to telephone police. He
crabbed a knife “and stabbed her
several times,” Duranty said. “I
think she must have died instant
He denied he abused her sex.
ually, the sheriff said. Reports of
the slayings said the woman's
clothing had been ripped almost
completely off.
Duranty said Harris returned
home about two hours later, and
he said he jumped at the publisher.
“I dropped the knife while fighting
with him," the boy related, “and
he made a lunge for it.” He said
he recovered the weapon and
stabbed Harris. "I don’t know how
many times, I think he died right
away too."
Meltzer said the boy then told
of returning home and writing the
note. He then went to the Harris
garage, took their car and drove
through Michigan and to Indiana.
Duranty waived extradition and
was to be picked up today by Door
County Sheriff Hallie Rowe.
Prince Beyd o
Assassinated
TUNIS, My 2 in-An assassin’s
bullet Wednesday snuffed out the
life of Prince Azzedine Bey, heir
presumptive and one of France’s
few friends in high places to this
troubled North African protector-
ate.
The slayer crept into the palace
of the 72-year-old cousin of the Bay
of Tunis, Sidi Mohammed Al-Amin,
and fired twice. One of the bullets
penetrated the prince’s stomach
and lodged to the intestine. The
other went wild
The prince’s son, Abdel Hamid,
helped capture the attacker, a 33
year-old former convict named
Hedi Ben Brahim Ben Ejayer
gave a list of names of his em-
ployers to the assassination but po-
lice described the list as fantastic
and unlikely.
Azzedine Bey’s death raises Ids
brother, Sadok Bey, to the position
of first in succession to the Hue-
seinite throne. In Tunisia, the suc-
cession does not go to the ruler’s
son but to the next eldest member
of the royal family.
The French, on occasion, have
threatened to depose the Bey. The
death of the prince, whose title la
Bey ds Camp, is likely to provoke
violent repercussions in the pro-
tectorate already torn by bloodshed
for the last two years.
The assassination occurred the
day after the Neo-Destour (Indo,
pendence) party had published an
important declaration that it was
ready for a resumption of French-
Tunisian talks on home rule which
have been at a standstill for a
year. The French, too, had de-
elared readiness to talk.
Extremists in the party were
known to have violently opposed
this statement, issued by the par-
ty’s political bureau, however.
They said they wanted a fight to
the death for independence.
Azzedine Bey was the grand son
of All. Bey of Tunis between 1882
and 1902. His wife, the Princess
Hassifa, is the daughter of Ahmed
Bey, who reigned from 1929 to
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Abilene, Texas, Thursday Evening, July 2, 1953
Demos Ask Greater
Social Security
WASHINGTON in Ten Demo,
erats and one independent in the
Senate propose to introduce a
measure promised by the Republi-
cans to last year’s presidential
campaign: broadening of social
security coverage.
Sen. Lehman (D-Lib-NY) said in
a statement yesterday the bin
would meet “promises - . . made
during the last campaign to en-
large fee scope and coverage of
social security.”
President Eisenhower has not
mat «: a.
congressional leaders have post-
poned action until next year pend.
M. surveX of social security
Lehman said his bill would bring
13 million more persons into the
system, including farmers, law-
yers public employes and others.
Maximum old age payments, he
said, would he raisedfrom $85 to
3135 a month.
629 Die in Flood
TOKYO un-National police head-
quarter* reported today that latest
figures show 629 persons were
killed to disastrous floods which
swept over the island of Kyushu
last week. Another 1,003 were re-
ported injured and 547 missing.
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland IB—
Irish extremists time-bombed a
railroad bridge and Belfast’s pow-
er supply went dead today, ap-
parently to protest against Queen
Elizabeth’s state visit to the Brit-
ish-held northern part of divided
Ireland.
A bomb on a rail bridge near
the southern border blocked rail
traffic between Dublin and Belfast
for several hours. It was an ap-
parent attempt to stop special
trains bringing Southern Irish to
see the Queen, but the excursions
went through on time.
Hours later trouble at Belfasts
main powerhouse brought street-
cars and trolleys to a halt. Thous-
lands were delayed coming into the
city to watch Queen Elizabeth II
and the Duke of Edinburgh to a
royal procession.
for a three-day visit as part of
the Queen's coronation celebra-
tions.
A minority of the Northern Irish
are antiroyalist. They oppose con-
tinued partition of the six North
Irish counties—a part of the Uni-
ted Kingdom—from the Irish Re-
public.
A municipal corporation official
said the power failure “is serious
Hoover Praises Ike
Plan It Send Food
Surpluses Abroad
NEW YORK (—Former Preet-
Sent Herbert Hoover says Presi-
dent Eisenhower’s proposal to send
American surplus food abroad
will bring results to saving human
and may take some time to repair. -------------„
Engineers are working feverishly "feand building triendship.”
to put things right."
He refused to say just what the
cause was and would not comment
when a reporter suggested sabo-
tage.
The bombed rail bridge was near
Newry, SO miles from Belfast. Ex-
cept for shifted tracks, there wee
no damage, railway officials said.
Though police reinforeed their
guard on the 90-mile route the
royal train takes tomorrow from
Belfast to Londonderry, the bomb-
er* apparently meant no personal
harm to the Queen. At the closest
point her route in 40 miles from
the blasted bridge.
Hoover, head of European food
relief after World War I, said yes-
terday to a statement:
“Twice before, after both World
Ware I and II, the skill and energy
of the American farmer and the
generosity of our people have
saved uncounted lives.”
Describing an a “constructive
recommendation" the President’s
request to Congress tor authority
to distribute surplus food to famine
areas overseas. Hoover added:
“An additional reason could he
given. These surplus food accumu-
lations of our government are
perishable, and to withhold them
until they spoil in unthinkable.”
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cent by a House appropriations
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The to million dollars the group
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mended is $27,600,000 less than
Eisenhower requested and $74,715-
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Truman.
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for construction or acquisition of
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