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HURRY, HURRY, HURRY!—One of the last portions of Disneyland to be completed before the park's grand opening next Sunday is Tomorrowland where a heavy concentration of workmen is racing the clock to finish the amazing section of Disneyland. The 80-foot Rocket to the Moon was placed in position this week and workmen are seen swarming over the Space Theatre in the background where visitors will be taken on a "rocket trip to the moon. Tomorrowland attractions also include the Autopia, Spaceport, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" exhibit and many others. (Bulletin photo) County Jail Trusties Thwart Escape Attempt TEN PAGES IND ‘Reader’s Digest Slayers Doomers To Die Tonight SING SING PRISON, N.Y. Three men who won eight prizes from the electric chair tonight for the holdup slayer a messenger employed by her’s Digest. The trio, known as the “her’s Digest Killers,” made an attempt to avoid execution but lost their appeal. Warden Wilfred L. Denno the executions will begin p.m. EDT. Only an unlikely reprieve Acting Gov. George De Luca save the men, Harry Stein Nathan Wissner, 49, and C Cooper, 47. De Luca said night he had not been appro County Jail Trusties Thwart Escape Attempt SANTA ANA, (OCNS) — A bold Orange County jail escape try was thwarted late yesterday afternoon by alert trusties after a jailer had been scalded with hot coffee and knocked out with a homemade blackjack. Victim in the escape attempt was recently employed Jailer Donald D. Mooney, 25, of Wilmington. He told this story: He was summoned to Felon Tank No. 3 to bring bad check suspect Carl Bensing, 35, to the front office. As he opened the cell door, Mooney said. Bensing was in the process of putting on his shirt. It was spread wide. Bensing brushed by the jailer. The victim said he noticed another figure coming up fast behind Bensing. The man heaved a steaming cup of cup, striking the jailer in the eyes. Jailer Blinded Mooney said he was blinded by the hot liquid. Opening his eyes, he caught a flash of something white. Then he felt a blow on the head. That's the last he remembers until he came to several minutes later. Trusties down the corridor from the felon tank sensed something was amiss and slammed shut the door which led to the rear jail courtyard. Jail Capt. Clyde Gathright disclosed three San Francisco robbery suspects may have been behind the escape move, "but we didn't intend to file escape charges. We don't have much evidence and lack positive identification." Gathright was referring to William Howard Dean, 18, of Burlingame; James A. Dixon, 18, of San Jose and Jimmy Carson, 18, of San Francisco. They were apprehended by Anaheim police. The jail captain said San Francisco police were to pick up the trio today. A search of the felon tank turned up several pieces of pipe a fork and a portion of a rake handle. Only an unlikely reprieve for the April 3, 1950, slaying the Reader's Digest mess, Andrew Petrini, 30, in a $4,900 roll robbery near Chappell N.Y. Long Death-House Stay Stein, Wissner and Cooper of New York, evaded the for four and one-half years, ing their stay in the Singleton Death House the longest they about 50 years. But two associate justices of Supreme Court, Hugo Black Felix Frankfurter, decided their time was up when an arrest for a further stay of execution was made. Attorneys for the doomed apparently gave up hope after told of the refusal of and Frankfurter to stay the tense. "We both have come to the clusion that the remedies of defendants have been exhausted the attorneys said. Prison officials said the all of whom have long records, received calmly that the Supreme Court hadjected their final tempt to out of the electric chair. I said the men merely nodded a news and said quietly, "T you." In their appeal to the jails the men claimed they had never denced that they were coerced confessing the murder. The convicted killers' residue in the Death House was the best in the grim prison wing Albert T. Patrick spent 4 yr 7 months and 15 days there at the turn of the century before sentenced was commuted. Confab Set Here on Old-Age Blind Rene HER FRIENDS LAUGHED, BUT ... Woman Learns She May Be Partner AKRON, Ohio (UP)—A casual vacation friendship started 20 years ago blossomed today into a business partnership that could be worth millions. Mrs. John J. Madigan, a 48-year old grandmother who liked the Canadian "bush" country because it was "so peaceful and quiet," learned this week she is partner in a uranium discovery rated "one of the richest in North America." "It was all just by accident," the bewildered Mrs. Madison said. "But don't think it isn't a lot of fun." She and her husband, a trucking firm executive, started spending summer vacations at Sharbot Lake, Ont., 20 years ago. There they met and became friends with two local residents, Dr. C. J. Whytock and Harvey Adams. "Last summer they told us they had been looking for uranium," Mrs. Madigan said, "but neither my husband nor I thought much about it." Four weeks ago, she received a telephone call from Dr. Whytock. He reported possible discovery of uranium, and wanted the couple to buy a geiger counter and come immediately. "My husband couldn't go cause of his work," she said, I tried to interest some friend They all laughed when I saw was prospecting for uranium. Two friends, Mrs. Betty Cliff, Mrs. Ruth Wileman, finally agreed to accompany her. She and Wileman belong to the same women's club. Mrs. Cliff is a neighbor. Mrs. Madigan bought a "Lake Strike" geiger counter for $1 from an Akron variety store packed her bags, and drove stop to Sharbot Lake. Anaheim B EST. 1923 Orange County Plain Dealer N PAGES FIVE CENTS INDOCHINA WAR Reader's Digest' layers Doomed to Die Tonight ING SING PRISON, N.Y. (UP) three men who won eight reces from the electric chair die right for the holdup, slaying of messenger employed by ReadDigest. The trio, known as the "ReadDigest Killers," made a ninth empt to avoid execution Friday lost their appeal. Garden Wilfred L. Denno said executions will begin at 11 EDT. Only an unlikely reprieve from Gov. George De Luca could the men, Harry Stein, 56; Juan Wissner, 49, and Calman Berger, 47. De Luca said Friday he had not been approached Digest. The trio, known as the "Read-Digest Killers," made a ninth attempt to avoid execution Friday after their appeal. Garden Wilfred L. Denno said executions will begin at 11 EDT. Only an unlikely reprieve from Gov. George De Luca could save the men, Harry Stein, 56; Brian Wissner, 49, and Calman Berger, 47. De Luca said Friday he had not been approached by attorneys for the men but noted Gov. Averell Harriman once denied commutations of sentence for the men. The men were sentenced to die on April 3, 1950, slaying of the Reader's Digest messenger New Petrini, 30, in a $4,900 pay-robbery near Chappaqua. Long Death-House Stay Stein, Wissner and Cooper, all New York, evaded the chair four and one-half years, making their stay in the Sing Sing House the longest there in 50 years. Two associate justices of theeme Court, Hugo Black and Frankfurter, decided Friday time was up when an appeal for further stay of execution made. Attorneys for the doomed men currently gave up hope after told of the refusal of Black Frankfurter to stay the senence. Both have come to the conson that the remedies of the defendants have been exhausted," attorneys said. Officials said the three, of whom have long criminal records, received calmly the news the Supreme Court had redied their final tempt to keep of the electric chair. Denno the men merely nodded at the man and said quietly, "Thank them their appeal to the jstices, men claimed they had new evisees that they were coerced into passing the murder. The convicted killers' residence the Death House was the long run in the grim prison wing since Bart T. Patrick spent 4 years, months and 15 days there around turn of the century before his incarceration was commuted. NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF SEAMAN ADMITS SEA DISASTER HOAX MINEOLA, N.Y. — A young seaman told police today he radioed false reports that a fishing ship called the "Blue Star" was afire and sinking off the New Jersey coast. The seaman is identified by police as Thomas Maldona of East Rockaway, N.Y. His costly hoax resulted in a long search for the non-existent "Blue Star" by the U.S. Coast Guard. EAST STILL SIMMERS IN HEAT WAVE By United Press Sailor Hurt Near In Spectacular Cause SANTA ANA, (O) Sailor Keith J. Lockluckily escaped with no injuries in a spectacular accident on Oran Ave., near Blue Gum of Anaheim early to Highway Patrol said. Lockaby was transpired the El Toro Marine Pen-sary for treatment Be Partner in Rich Uranium Strike The husband couldn't go beof his work," she said, "so sad to interest some friends. All laughed when I said I prospecting for uranium." Friends, Mrs. Betty Cliff and Ruth Wileman, finally agreed company her. She and Mrs. Can belong to the same womclub. Mrs. Cliff is a son's door. Madigan bought a "Lucky" geiger counter for $99.50 an Akron variety store, and her bags, and drove nonto Sharbot Lake. "The counter clicke' away like mad when we went over the area," she said. "The doctor took some specimens into Ottawa and Toronto while the rest of us staked out the claims." The five of them hired a surveyor to cover some 800 acres. They filed about 40 claims, in their own names and those of relatives. The report from assayers showed 15 per cent uranium content. Then came a message this week from the Atomic Energy Commission that the field could be one of the richest on the continent. The ore might be worth $1,500 a ton. Mrs. Madison said she probably would sell her entire interest in the venture to the mining company, as would her friends. "We don't know a darned thing about mining," she said. "Besides, it would cost too much money. We'd just like to get what we can and get out." She laughed as she thought of his skeptical friends the day she tried to get volunteers to accompany her on the drive to Sharbot Lake. "They don't laugh any more," she said. "I might be rich." Bulletin EST. 1923 Anaheim Daily-Herald ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1955 WAR FLARES Red Attack on Laos Seen As Threat to Asia Peace By EARNEST HOBERECHT United Press Staff Correspondent TOKYO — The "massive"-attack launched by Communist-led troops against government forces in the Indochinese kingdom of Laos was viewed by observers today as a new threat to peace in Asia and a direct Communist challenge to the Southeast-Asia Treaty Organization. Some quarters speculated the attacks may have been coordinated with the Peiping announcement of new and extensive aid to Communist-held North Viet Nam. Concern also was expressed in Washington by a State Department official. The Laotian government announced Friday that Communist-led rebels opened a drive against loyal troops in the mountains of eastern Laos and already had Term JayCee Fair 'Great Success' Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce Community Fair, described by one JayCee source as Some quarters speculated the attacks may have been coordinated with the Peiping announcement of new and extensive aid to Communist-held North Viet Nam. Concern also was expressed in Washington by a State Department official. The Laotian government announced Friday that Communist-led rebels opened a drive against loyal troops in the mountains of eastern Laos and already had overrun at least one Laotian army post. It said the attack is being made by at least three battalions of rebels of the Communist-organized Pathet-Lao (Free Lao) movement set up during the Indochinese war for Guerrilla operations against the French. The government communique said that the Pathet-Lao was reinforced by Communist Viet Minh elements who apparently had been hiding out in the rugged terrain since the Geneva cease-ifre last year. Wait For West's Reaction Asian circles anxiously are waiting to see what the United States, Britain and France will do. There is equally great interest in the positions to be taken by the other SEATO powers much closer to this new Red aggression: The views of Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan will be received also, with much interest. It was considered significant by some observers here that the attack was made just south of the frontier of Communist north Viet Nam. Tuesday, the Communist unveiled a joint declaration by Red China's Mao Tze Tung and North Viet Nam's Ho Chi Minh. This declaration told of a great aid program from Communist China to the Red Indochinese regime. Some quarters said it "finalized" the evolution of North Viet Nam into a puppet state of Communist China. The same joint declaration bitterly attacked the United States and other SEATO powers for including the free states of Indochina in the area under the protection of the pact. The Communists claimed that such action was a violation of the Geneva conference agreement. The Communist attack, coupled with the declaration by Mao and Ho, appeared to be a direct challenge to the SEATO powers—and some observers thought it might Term JayCee Fair 'Great Success' Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce Community Fair, described by one JayCee source as a "very great success," continued today, the grounds opening at noon. Also, today sees the first of the "Quarter Midget Races," presented by Doug Caruther's group of boys, ranging in ages from six to 12 years, driving scale replicas of the larger type midget racing cars driven by professionals. The cars, which will speed around the track in the La Palma Stadium at 2 p.m., are capable of going 35 miles per hour. Community Fair, an annual presentation of the JayCees, is in La Palma Park and uses the facilities of Babcock Shows, world's largest legitimate carnival. The fair started Thursday evening at 5, today at noon, and will open tomorrow, the final day, at 10:30 a.m. Pair Sentenced For Robbery of Garden Grove Man SANTA ANA, (OCNS) — Marvin Russell Ford, 21, and Roosevelt Garner Wilkins, 22, both of Costa Mesa, today were under sentence to prison for the term prescribed by law for armed robbery. A burglary charge against the duo was ordered dismissed in furtherance of justice. Ford also was sentenced to prison for term by law for violating a previous probation order. Superior Court Judge Franklin West ordered the sentences to run consecutively. The judge gave Ford an added term-prescribed-by-law sentence to run concurrently on an escape charge. The defendants admitted rob- SANTA ANA, (OCNS) — Sailor Keith J. Lockaby, 20, luckily escaped with only minor injuries in a spectacular traffic accident on Orangethorpe Ave., near Blue Gum Rd., east of Anaheim early today, the Highway Patrol said. Lockaby was transported to the El Toro Marine Base Dispensary for treatment of minor injuries. The patrol said Lockaby's westbound car went out of control on Orangethorpe, rolled 271 feet along a ditch, struck a culvert and bounced another 80 feet. Four persons sustained minor injuries but none required hospitalization in a two-car pileup at Huntington Beach Blvd. and Western Ave. yesterday. Virginia Fraser, 2½, and JoAnn Bowman, 20, both were riding with Janet M. Fraser, 22, 8455 San Carlos Way, Buena Park, were slightly hurt, according to the patrol. Motorist Ralph Rhodes, 43, and his wife, 43, of 15391 Van Buren St., Atwood, also received injuries of a minor degree, the patrol said. They were to see their doctor. Officials of Thailand Visit County Firm FULLERTON, (OCNS) — A group of government officials from Thailand arrived in Fullerton yesterday to tour the local plant of Hunt Foods, Inc. They arrived in Los Angeles Thursday, visited one of the movie studios, and will leave today for San Francisco, Honolulu and home. The purpose of their visit, the officials said, is to study industry in one of the most rapidly-developing industrial centers in the world. They commented on the "unbelievable" growth of the local area. The same joint declaration bitterly attacked the United States and other SEATO powers for including the free states of Indochina in the area under the protection of the pact. The Communists claimed that such action was a violation of the Geneva conference agreement. The Communist attack, coupled with the declaration by Mao and Ho, appeared to be a direct challenge to the SEATO powers—and some observers thought it might be designed to test the willingness of the SEATO nations to meet force with force. A burglary charge against the duo was ordered dismissed in furtherance of justice. Ford also was sentenced to prison for term by law for violating a previous probation order. Superior Court Judge Franklin West ordered the sentences to run consecutively. The judge gave Ford an added term-prescribed-by-law sentence to run concurrently on an escape charge. The defendants admitted robbing Ted E. Wicks of Garden Grove on June 1, taking $220 cash at gun point. TO MEET TIPSTER Ex-Red and Editor of 'Confidential' Reported Missing After Rendezvous CHICAGO (UP)—Howard Rushmore, former film editor of the Communist Daily Worker and now editor of Confidential magazine, was the subject of a citywide search by police today following a report that he disappeared from his swank Gold Coast hotel room. Tom Duggan, local radio and television commentator, told police Rushmore, left his room in the Ambassador East Hotel at 12:55 a.m. Thursday for an alleged rendezvous with a tipster on an upcoming story. Asks Tips In Broadcast Rushmore appeared on Duggan's program and told listeners he was searching for a Communist believed to be in Chicago and asked for any tips to be telephoned to his hotel room. The story reportedly concerned the death of the late Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal who, it was reported, Rushmore had reason to believe was "murdered" by the Reds. Rushmore broke with the Party in the 1930s and has since testified against Communists before congressional committees. Police said they learned the tipster telephoned Rushmore after the television show and volunteered information. They said the rendezvous was to be in the tough Southwest Side neighborhood of Roosevelt Rd. and Halsted St. In Tough District Stephen Harrison, brother of Genfidential publisher Robert Harrison and Rushmore's host here, advised the editor that the district might not be safe. He said the six-foot-five-inch editor replied he had been in "tough spots" before and was afraid the informant might not appear if he arrived with companions. Police said Rushmore left Harrison and Harrison's wife, apparently to take an elevator to his room before going on the rendezvous. They said no one has reported seeing him leave the hotel. Police began their check when they found the editor's bed unslept in, but his personal effects, including a wallet containing an uncashed $200 check, in the room.