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AGREEMENT Anaheim Orange County Plain Dealer SIXTEEN PAGES FIVE CENTS Eight Portuguese Jets Cras READY TO GO OUT—Members of the United Steel Workers union at Homestead, Pa., get str signs ready for picketing. U.S. Steel Corporation met demands in their negotiations and strike ended less than 12 hours after it began. Subject of Disneyland, Labor Talks Revealed (EDITOR'S NOTE: An OCNS undercover reporter att tended a top-secret Central Labor Council meeting at the Santa Ana Labor Temple today by sneaking into the gathering. His name is Stewart Case who is employed by the Garden Grove News. His report shows relations between Disneyland and labor). By STEWART CASE SANTA ANA (OCNS — The hush-hush labor talks with Disneyland and the A.F. of L. labor unions broke wide open to day when it was learned by OCNS that 12 business concessions at the entertainment grounds have unconditionally refused to recognize the labor unions. According to a report by union chieftaints to labor leaders in Santa Ana today. Labor officials named two specifically that would not sign a recognition agreement. The unions also pointed out that there may be more concessions not in accord with a recogni nition agreement but that 12 were definitely listed. No other names were given. Also revealed at today's toplevel union meeting was the repudiation of the Disneyland recogni nition agreement which was supposedly settled Tuesday. Agreements Made According to a statement by a labor leader, as of last night, all accord had been nullified by Disneyland officials when they broke-off the agreement. Previously, the original recogni nition agreement stipulated that all of Disneyland would back Psychiatric Exam Set for Suspect In Murder Case SANTA ANA (OCNS — For the third consecutive time the plea of Fullerton truck driver Vernon Edward Richardson, 42, on a first degree murder charge has been delayed. Superior Court Judge Robert Gardner today continued Richardson's arraignment to 9:30 a.m. July 15 to allow time for psychiatric examinations. Four Major Fourth Celebrations Seen For Southlanders LOS ANGELES ©—Plan for public fireworks display were outlined today in Southern California for the Fourth of July. Observances at the Passdena Rose Bowl and the LoAngeles Coliseum are expepected to draw a total o 200,000 observers Monday. Observances also are planned in Huntington Beach and Redondo Beach. Authorities warned tha major fireworks were prohibited by state law and cautioned against violatio of city fireworks ordinances. Grove Man, Local Girl Injured in Accidents SANTA ANA (OCNS)–Lt. Geo W. Richtmeyer, 43, 1101 Lampi Ave., Garden Grove, suffered r jor injuries at 10:45 last night wih his station-wagon skidded off Santa Ana Canyon Rd. detour overturned down an embankma Richtmeyer was ambulanced the County Hospital, the Highw Patrol said. Linda Lee Dodge, 9, 8711 Oranwood Ave., Anaheim, suffere slight injuries, according to the SANTA ANA (OCNS) — For the third consecutive time the plea of Fullerton truck driver Vernon Edward Richardson, 42, on a first degree murder charge has been delayed. Superior Court Judge Robert Gardner today continued Richardson's arraignment to 9:30 a.m. July 15 to allow time for psychiatric examinations. Richardson is accused of shooting his father-in-law Silvanus Anderson, 78, to death in a Northeast Anaheim residence. The tall, thin defendant also asserted used his German Luger-type pistol to beat his ex-mate Ruth, 38; his mother-in-law Mrs. Christine Anderson, 70; and a friend of his wife Miss Doris O'Nell, 40, of Los Angeles. The defendant's Attorney Al Matthews informed Judge Gardner that "We've studied the case (Continued on Page 3) Also revealed at today's top-level union meeting was the repudiation of the Disneyland recognition agreement which was supposedly settled Tuesday. Agreements Made According to a statement by a labor leader, as of last night, all accord had been nullified by Disneyland officials when they broke-off the agreement. Previously, the original recognition agreement stipulated that all of Disneyland would back the affiliated unions and that if these 12 concessions would not recognize labor, Disneyland would cancel their lease and take over the business, according to today's report. Agreements were also made that would give the labor unions the right to picket those concessions which refused labor union arbitration, the officials reported, but they would have to picket outside the Disneyland gates unless pickets were also (Continued on Page -3) NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF FBI INFORMER TESTIFIES AT RED HEARING LOS ANGELES ®—A typewriter repairman who was an FBI informer on the side testified today he attended Community Party meetings during which hope was expressed the United States would become part of the Soviet Union. The witness, Stephen Werebb, 57, appeared at the final session of the House Un-American Activities Subcommittee investigating Communist activity in Southern California. NATION BEGINS THREE-DAY HOLIDAY By United Press The nation starts its three-day Fourth of July holiday today sobered by a warning that a record 380 persons may be killed on the highways before the long weekend ends. About 40 million cars—an alltime high for the holiday—were expected to clog the nation's roads between 6 p.m. today and midnight Monday. EISENHOWERS CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WASHINGTON ®—President and Mrs. Eisenhower celebrate their 39th wedding anniversary today by playing host to members of the White House staff at an evening picnic at their Gettysburg, Pa., farm. "POWDER PUFF" DERBY BEGINS TOMORROW LONG BEACH, Calif. ®—Women pilots and their crews put the finishing touches today on 54 aircraft set to take off tomorrow for Springfield, Mass., in the ninth annual "Powder Puff". Derby. SANTA ANA (OCNS)—Lt. Geo. W. Richtmeyer, 43, 1101 Lampma Ave., Garden Grove, suffered no injuries at 10:45 last night while his station-wagon skidded off Santa Ana Canyon Rd. detour and overturned down an embankment. Richtmeyer was ambulanced at the County Hospital, the Highway Patrol said. Linda Lee Dodge, 9, 8711 Oranwood Ave., Anaheim, suffered slight injuries according to the trol, when her bike was hit by car in the crosswalk at Chapman Ave. and Magnolia St. yesterday. The girl was to see the fam doctor. Louis E. Callander, 49, Artesia was driving the involve car. Disneyland Official Asked About Traffic C. V. Wood, Vice President and General Manager of Disneyland, was brought into Anaheim by police car yesterday at about 7:30 p.m. at the request of Anheim Police Chief, Mark Sphenson, for a special brief meeting to look over maps and information relative to directional signs to Disneyland. Directional maps and other native information were ones Aheaim had worked out to keep the flow of expected heavy traffic from congesting the downtown area of the city. Converting tourists will be routed nearly as possible, around Anheim. Wood expressed his view on the proposed signs and that was returned to Disneyland. Weather Late night and early morning low clouds with some local drizzle but clearing in afternoons today and Saturday. Little temperature change. High today about 74. NT ENDS STEE VOL XXXII NO 275 eim Bulletin EST. 1923 Anaheim Daily-Herald ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, JULY 1, 195 s Crash On Mountain Peak Pilots Killed as U.S.-Built Planes Hit Mountain at Near-Sonic Speed By Don MACKAY United Press Staff Correspondent LISBON, Portugal — The Portuguese Air Force announced today that eight American-built F84 Thunderjets of the Portuguese Air Force in two stacked waves crashed follow-the-leader fashion into a fog shrouded mountain peak. All eight pilots were killed in the multiple crash which forced cancellation of the nation's observance of Air Force Day. Earlier reports from the scene had said the eight planes collided together in air during maneuvers. See Move to Take School Elections Homestead, Pa., get strike their negotiations and the By Don MACKAY United Press Staff Correspondent LISBON, Portugal — The Portuguese Air Force announced today that eight American-built F84 Thunderjets of the Portuguese Air Force in two stacked waves crashed follow-the-leader fashion into a fog shrouded mountain peak. All eight pilots were killed in the multiple crash which forced cancellation of the nation's observance of Air Force Day. Earlier reports from the scene had said the eight planes collided together in air during maneuvers. Crash Into Mountain Later reports said the eight planes, which had been given Portugal as U.S. aid to a member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) failed to clear a 3000-foot peak in the fog-shrouded Carvalho Mountains. A third group of four planes skimmed over the hidden mountain top and returned safely to Ota Air Base, 30 miles outside Lisbon. The 12 planes had taken off a short time earlier from Ota Air Base for a flying salute to the separate Portuguese Air Force which was created three years ago, on July 1, 1952. In Three Formations The planes were flying in three tightly grouped formations of four planes each, the Air Force said. Portugal's President Craveiro Lopes was among the spectators who had thronged to the Ota Air Base to see the flying demonstration. An air force spokesman said each of the 12 jet fighters that swept into the air this morning carried one man. County Pioneer Joe Handy Dies ORANGE, (OCNS) — Joe Handy, 74, Orange area native and early Laguna Beach settler, died this morning following an extended illness. Handy, born in 1881 in Villa Park on Handy St., named for his father, was an early conservation worker in the area and instrumental in increasing production and quality of citrus fruits and garden vegetables grown in Orange County. He was a rancher in Villa Park for many years and later operated a nursery in Laguna Beach. With other early county residents, he helped find the Central See Move to Take School Elections From Trustees NEWPORT BEACH (OCNS) — Legislation removing school elections from hands of district school board trustees and placing them in the hands of county clerk will be recommended by Orange County Grand Jury, the OCNS learned today. However, if anything further is going to be done directly in connection with alleged irregularities reported in the May 20 harbor area election, that will be up to the complaining witnesses and District Attorney Robert Kneeland. "We are not dropping the investigation by any means," Mrs. A. L. Pinkley of Costa Mesa, Grand Jury secretary, reported today. "But the investigation has been properly turned over to the jury's school committee." Mrs. Pinkley added that any recommendations would be made by the Grand Jury as a whole. Held Meeting Wednesday morning in Santa Ana, the jurors held a secret hearing which included five harbor area persons. Reporting on irregularities seen in vicinity of polling places were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson and Mrs. Frank Woodland of Costa Mesa. Speaking for the Newport Harbor PTA were Mrs. Jud Sutherland of Costa Mesa, president, and Mrs. Kenneth Cooling, vice-chairman of the citizens committee which promoted the successful 55-cent tax override. County Clerk B. J. Smith informed the jurors school elections were not handled through his office but were in the hands of the school trustees concerned. All other county elections, but those in water district, are handled through the County Clerk's office. Begins Work Investigative committee chairman Harry J. Forsyth of Costa Regal Smile — Donn 18, of Garden Grove a beautiful smile after crowned Miss Califor Del Mar for the M verse contest. She is 36-24-35. Woman Routes Intr From Apartment Following a brief scuffle Evelyn Morrison, 605 N street, chased a masked dog from her apartment last at 9:45. She was unable a full description of it although, she stated to he lost the paper sack over his head for mask poses. The victim stated that 9:45 p.m., shortly after retired, she heard a knocking on her back told police that crossing ing room, to answer tha she bumped into someone dark. The suspect, desc Heyland Official And About Traffic Mr. Wood, Vice President General Manager of Disney, was brought into Anaheim ice car yesterday at about 10 am. at the request of Ana-Police Chief, Mark Steen, for a special brief to look over maps and nation relative to directions to Disneyland. National maps and other information were ones Anah worked out to keep aw of expected heavy traf- ming congesting the down- area of the city. Convergurists will be routed, as was possible, around Ana-Wood expressed his views on proposed signs and then returned to Disneyland. Weather Date night and early morning low clouds with the local drizzle but during in afternoons to- and Saturday. Little temperature change. High day about 74. Arrest Santa Ana Man For Conducting Lottery SANTA ANA (OCNS) — A 29-year-old Santa Ana man was arrested by Santa Ana police on charges of operating a lottery. Booked at the Orange County Jail was David R. Romo who operates a shoe-shine stand in a Santa Ana pool hall. Arresting officers Eugene Stracner and Robert Clave said the arrest culminated a two month investigation of the suspect's actions. Romo was charged with assisting, aiding and conducting a lottery. Officers said he operated a baseball pool at his shoe stand. Handy, born in 1881 in Villa Park on Handy St., named for his father, was an early conservation worker in the area and instrumental in increasing production and quality of citrus fruits and garden vegetables grown in Orange County. He was a rancher in Villa Park for many years and later oper- ated a nursery in Laguna Beach. With other early county resi- dents, he helped find the Central Lemon and Orange Association which constructed what at that time were the two largest pack- ing houses in citrus areas. Handy was one of the origina- tors of the first dam in the area, the Mancow Dam, located on the site of the present Santiago dam, and was a constant speaker and worker for conservation of water, land resources and beach areas. Preceded in death by his wife, Esther May, and one son, Owen William Handy, is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Zelda Hunt, Los Angeles; two sons, Bruce of Newport Beach and Philip of Laguna Beach; o ne brother, Ray, of Yorba Linda; 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Smith-Tuthill Chapel in Santa Ana. Harbor Blvd. Residents Meet With City Council Anaheim City Council met for a special area investigation this morning at the home of Mrs. C. F. Hughes, 10272 Harbor Boulevard, one of the property owners disputing current plans for the Harbor Boulevard widening and improvement program. At a called meeting of the Council Monday considerable opposition was encountered from Harbor property owners and it was proposed that City Council should make an investigation of the Harbor boulevard area with the people who live on the street. Major objection was the pro-posed construction of a cement dividing strip separating northbound drivers on Harbor from Disneyland, preventing left- turns into Disneyland. Residents on Harbor, objected that the strip would ruin their land, business-wise, for living purposes and with or without the strip, expected traffic on the street, they said, will make agricultural ventures on Harbor's east side impracticable. County Clerk B. J. Smith informed the jurors school elections were not handled through his office but were in the hands of the school trustees concerned. All other county elections, but those in water district, are handled through the County Clerk's office. Begins Work Investigative committee chairman Harry J. Forsythe of Costa Mesa told OCNS: "The Grand Jury will go on record as attempting to work through legislation to take school election control from the hands of the school boards and place it under direction of the county clerk. Situation is very bad now. School authorities don't want the responsibility. By placing such elections under the county clerk (Continued on Page 3) Building Permits Day For Month, Up for Y Building permits tape this month as compared to the same period last year was announced today by Inspector, Homer W. June ended with 215 per- compared with 362 for the some in 1954 with a di- in valuation of nearly a dollar. In dollars, the di- was between $2,274,965, this year and $3,213,710 f o r last year. Totals for the first six of the respective years ever, gives a different First six months of the read $28,490,897 as co- with only $13,424,123 f o r year. June ended with 161 for single family dwelling $1,740,755 evaluation; one for a five unit apartment $29,000; one duplex totalling $1,780,265 for 10 ling units. TEEL STRIKE KXII NO 275 Walkout Ends Less Than 12 Hours After It Begins PITTSBURGH UP—The CIO United Steelworkers and U.S. Steel Corp. reached a strike-ending agreement today on a wage offer averaging more than 15 cents an hour. The agreement came less than 12 hours after 600,000 USW members shut down the nation's steel mills. The offer included an 11 1/2-cent-an-hour across the board increase, plus one-half cent increases on increments for 32 job classifications. The increase boosted the average wages of steelworkers to more than $2.38 an hour. The new wage scales were made effective as of today. Means Price Boost Other companies in the industry were virtually certain to write similar agreements with the union, and the industry was sure to announce price increases on its products in a few days. U. S. Steel President Clifford Hood directed the mills of his company, the largest steel producer in the country, to begin preparations at once to get back into full production. Hood said both sides made concessions to reach the agreement. Steelworkers across the nation closed down the mills last midnight. But the less than half-day shutdown cost the steel companies, who had been running at near capacity, millions of dollars in lost L.A. Steelworkers Out LOS ANGELES (UP)—Nearly 6,000 CIO United Steel Workers left their jobs at 12:01 a.m. today and set up picket lines at six steel plants in the Los Angeles area. About 2,250 workers walked out at two Bethlehem Steel Corp. plants in Vernon and Watts, and more than 3,200 workers left their jobs at U. S. Steet's three divisions Vernon, Maywood and Torrance. Another U. S. Steel processing plant in Vernon also was shut down. No violence was reported. Engineers in Agreement LOS ANGELES (UP)—Representatives of the AFL Operating Engineers and four contractors' associations today reached a "ten-tative agreement" which might end an industry shutdown that slowed or halted construction work valued at 100 million dollars in 11 REGAL SMILE — Donna Shurr, 18, of Garden Grove flashes a beautiful smile after being crowned Miss California at Del Mar for the Miss Universe contest. She is a neat 36-24-35. Late Bulletin BULLETIN NEW YORK — Unbeaten Rocky Marciano and 38-yearold Archie Moore were matched today for a world heavyweight championship fight at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 20. There will be no home television. Marciano will get 40 per cent of the gate Moore 20 per cent. Woman Routes Intruder From Apartment Following a brief scuffle, Miss Evelyn Morrison, 605 N. Sabina street, chased a masked intruder from her apartment last night at 9:45. She was unable to give full description of the man, although, she stated to police, he lost the paper sack pulled over his head for masking purposes. The victim stated that at about 4:45 p.m., shortly after she had retired, she heard someone snocking on her back door. She hold police that crossing the living room, to answer the knock, the bumped into someone in the park. The suspect, described as possibly, said "Don't" U. S. Steel President Clifford Hood directed the mills of his company, the largest steel producer in the country, to begin preparations at once to get back into full production. Hood said both sides made concessions to reach the agreement. Steelworkers across the nation closed down the mills last midnight. But the less than half-day shutdown cost the steel companies, who had been running at near capacity, millions of dollars in lost production. Basis For Other Firms USW President David J. McDonald said he believed the agreement with U. S. Steel "will provide a basis for concluding mutually satisfactory agreements between the USW and the basic steel companies." The union opened negotiations June 7 with 96 basic steel and iron ore firms whose contract wage provisions ran out at midnight last night. The walkout idled 600,000 men, two-thirds of whom are employed by the six top producers having contracts with the USW. In addition to U. S. Steel, they include Bethlehem, Republic, Jones & Laughlin, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, and Inland Steel. The steelworkers were expected to go after guaranteed annual wage provisions next year similar to those won by the CIO United Auto Workers earlier this month. In addition to a form of GAW, the auto workers won a six-cent, or two-and-a-half per cent hourly pay raise, whichever was higher; a cost-of-living clause boosting wages one cent an hour for each half-point rise in the cost-of-living index; bigger pensions and better (Continued on Page 3) Four Armed Bandits Rob Los Alamitos Cafe SANTA ANA (OCNS)—Four boldoperating young bandits staged a smoothly executed robbery in the Airport Cafe, 1142 Los Alamitos Blvd., last night and escaped with approximately $110. Sheriff's deputies said nine customers, the owner Jay R. Westlake, 49, and his wife were terrorized by the four, each of whom displayed a blue steel automatic. One customer was slugged when he tried to halt the stickup. He was identified as Edward A. Allen. Engineers in Agreement LOS ANGELES (UP)—Representatives of the AFL Operating Engineers and four contractors' associations today reached a "ten-tative agreement" which might end an industry shutdown that slowed or halted construction work valued at 100 million dollars in 11 Southern California counties. Details of the agreement were not disclosed pending a union meeting scheduled for next Tuesday at which a vote will be taken on the latest employer offer. Transit Tieup Continues LOS ANGELES (UP)—Officials of Los Angeles Transit Lines and representatives of the striking AFL Transportation Union today studied a federal negotiator's plan to end the 12-day-old transit tieup. "Both parties are considering an idea I have discussed separately with them," Harry Malcom of the Federal Mediation Service stated. He did not detail the suggestion. Company-union meetings broke off Monday with no agreement on a new contract and no negotiations have been held since then. The union struck LATL June 20 after its members rejected a company pay offer. Plumbers Strike Looms LOS ANGELES (UP)—Representatives of the Plumbing, Heating and Piping Employers Council of Southern California and the AFL Plumbers union met today with Federal Conciliator Earl J. Ruddy in an attempt to head off a possible plumbing work tieup. The employers council said a contract with Southern California Pipe Trades Council 16 covering some 8,000 workers in nine counties expired last midnight and the union has threatened strike action. The employers council said negotiations for a master labor agreement deadlocked Tuesday on wage and other demands. Anaheim Man Admits Car Theft Charge SANTA ANA (OCNS) — Richard Paul DeSoto, 18, 1119 N. full description of the man, although, she stated to police, she lost the paper sack pulled over his head for masking purposes. The victim stated that at about 4:45 p.m., shortly after she had retired, she heard someone knocking on her back door. She told police that crossing the living room, to answer the knock, the bumped into someone in the dark. The suspect, described as possibly a teenager, said, "Don't say anything." Miss Morrison noticed he had a paper sack pulled over his head. A brief scuffle followed when Miss Morrison attempted to force the suspect to leave. Finally her screams for help forced the suspect to jump to his feet, at the same time losing the paper bag disguise. The last she saw of the intruder was his recreating figure across the court of the apartment house. Building Permits Down for Month, Up for Year Building permits tapered off this month as compared with the same period last year, it was announced today by Building Inspector, Homer Wallace. June ended with 215 permits as compared with 362 for the same time in 1954 with a difference in valuation of nearly a million dollars. In dollars, the difference was between $2,274,965. June of this year and $3,213,710 for June last year. Totals for the first six months of the respective years, however, gives a different story. First, six months of this year lead $28,490,897 as compared with only $13,424,123 for last year. June ended with 161 permits for single family dwelling units, 1740,755 evaluation; one permit for a five unit apartment house, 29,000; one duplex, $10,000; installing $1,780,265 for 168 dwelling units. SANTA ANA (OCNS)—Four bold operating young bandits staged a smoothly executed robbery in the Airport Cafe, 1142 Los Alamitos Blvd., last night and escaped with approximately $110. Sheriff's deputies said nine customers, the owner Jay R. Westlake, 49, and his wife were terrorized by the four, each of whom displayed a blue steel automatic. One customer was slugged when he tried to halt the stickup. He was identified as Edward A. Allen, 10921 Cherry St., Los Alamitos. Deputy said he was ambulanced to Orange County Hospital for treatment of head injuries. Westlake told deputies the foursome entered his place of business about 11:30. One bandit informed Westlake "This is a holdup." The leading suspect scooped the cash out of the register. Then the quartet fled to a waiting car. WRONG MODEL Art Festival Photo of 'Venus' Not Picture of Woman in Real Pageant LAGUNA BEACH (OCNS)—The possibility no one would be willing to portray Venus de Milo in this year's reproduction of the famous sculpture in the Pageant of the Masters was dispelled this week when the young woman who quit the role, reconsidered. The decision to withdraw resulted from the furore caused when Pan American Airways withdrew circulation of an advertising folder whose cover was purportedly a photograph of the Festial of Arts reproduction. Actually it was not. The photograph which attended airline officials and which was termed "lewd and immoral" was not that of Miss Jane Stanley, who will for the first time portray the scripture in next month's Festial of Arts. Miss Stanley has posed for no publicity photo. The offending photograph was taken four or five years ago by William Mortensen, Laguna portrait photographer. The young woman who posed did not bear any other. However, the picture continued so well it has been used in Festival of Arts publicity. Russ Potter is charge of festival declined to reveal the identity of this year's Venus, and the information was supplied OCNS from another source. OCNS decided to publish the facts in view of erroneous information being circulated. The current Venus has been variously described as the mother of a family, a Sunday school teacher, et cetera. This is the capsule biography of last year's pageant participant, not this year's.