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SOUTHLAND The B Orange County Plain Dealer 32 Pages in 3 Sections Vol. XXXVI No. 209 Anaheim, Calif. Russian Fallout Now Hitting U.S. By JOSEPH L. MYLER United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) — Stratospheric fallout from Russia's radioactively dirty atomic tests in the arctic last October is now hitting the United States with growing intensity. This was disclosed today after preliminary study of new fallout monitoring data by Dr. Willard F. Libby, scientist member of the Atomic Energy Commission. It is too early to say whether the Soviet fallout will push the United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) — Stratospheric fallout from Russia's radioactively dirty atomic tests in the arctic last October is now hitting the United States with growing intensity. This was disclosed today after preliminary study of new fallout monitoring data by Dr. Willard F. Libby, scientist member of the Atomic Energy Commission. It is too early to say whether the Soviet fallout will push the strontium-90 content of any U.S. foods above maximum permissible levels. Libby doubts that it will. The new information, accumulating with every April shower, tends to support fast fallout theories recently advanced for big nuclear explosions in the polar regions. Libby hopes to have facts which will settle this issue by May 4 when the Congressional Atomic Energy Committee opens hearings on radioactive fallout. Fallout In Three Categories The new data, from AEC rain sampling and Navy air filtering stations, suggest that U.S. cities in the latitude of Minneapolis, say, are getting the heaviest doses of Soviet fallout. Fallout comes in three categories: —Local, deposited in minutes or hours in the immediate vicinity of the explosion. This is the dreaded source of nuclear war. —Tropospheric, distributed worldwide in a month or less in latitudes corresponding to those of the blast site. This is a hazard only less immediate than that of local fallout. —Stratospheric, worldwide in distribution and consisting of radioactive particles pushed into atmospheric regions above 40,000 feet where they drift for a long time before coming down. Only the longer-lived radioactivities are a menace in this category. The United States has tried with new manufacturing and testing techniques—to clean up its weapons tests. But the latest fallout information proves decisively that Russian weapons have become dirtier and dirtier. Strontium-90 Doubled In a speech Marc 13, Libby estimated that the Soviet tests in October doubled the amount of strontium-90 and other radioactive hazards then existing in the stratosphere as a result of past nuclear tests. Libby estimated that fallout in the stratosphere takes about six years on the average to descend and does so uniformly all over the globe. But he also cited a new theory by Dr. E. A. Martell of new fallout monitoring data by Dr. Willard F. Libby, scientist member of the Atomic Energy Commission. Anaheimers apparently influenced by booming weather purchased a little over one swimming pool building permit each day last month. The building department reporting issuance of 28 pool permits last Friday, today reported 32 permits issued for the month with a valuation of $94,000. Grove Man Held for Beating Daughter, 16 GARDEN GROVE — In Orange County Jail today booked on suspicion of child beating, burglary and receiving stolen goods is a 38-year-old Garden Grove roofer. Police said that William Eugene Weaver, 13071 Palm St., father of seven, was arrested in the driveway of his home yesterday. Weaver was reported kicking and pulling the hair of his 16-year-old daughter Ruth Wednesday, when she was baby sitting next door, police said. According to police the fight apparently started when Weaver discovered his daughter had her boyfriend visiting her while she was baby sitting. Police said that the girl was placed in protective custody in a receiving home. The two additional counts of suspicion of burglar entered the case when police found a wall heater, apparently from a tract home, a sink drainboard cabinet and an undetermined amount of lumber. Police said the lumber was found in the garage. Apparently Mrs. Weaver refused to give police the garage keys, as police broke down the door in order to complete their search. The two additional counts of suspicion of burglary entered the case when police found a wall heater, apparently from a tract home, a sink drainboard cabinet and an undetermined amount of lumber. Police said the lumber was found in the garage. Apparently Mrs. Weaver refused to give police the garage keys, as police broke down the door in order to complete their search. Weather Vicinity: Variable high clouds today and Saturday and coastal fog or low clouds late night and early morning hours. High today near 80, low tonight 55. NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF TWO DIE AS BOAT RUNS AGROUND WELLFLEET, Mass. (UPI)—Two fishermen were killed today and a third was reported missing when an 83-foot fishing vessel ran aground of fthis Cape Cod town and was battered by raging surf. Four men were rescued by the Coast Guard. Two were hospitalized in poor condition. The dead and missing were not immediately identified. PROGMEN SET UNDERWATER ENDURANCE MARK NORFOLK, Va. (UPI)—Four Navy frogmen set a new world's underwater endurance record today at 2:07 a.m. p.s.t., and planned to stay submerged for another seven hours. The frogmen, who entered the covered pool at the Little Creek Navy Base here Wednesday, passed the 41-hour record set by civilian John Gary of New Orleans last August. BIG THREE RULE OUT RECOGNITION OF EAST GERMANY WASHINGTON (UPI)—The Western Big Three have flatly ruled out recognition of Communist East Germany as part of any deal with Russia over Berlin. The United States, Britain and France also have told the 15-nation NATO council that they will spurn any security pact with the Soviet Union which would require withdrawal of American, British and Canadian forces from the European continent. Lt. Col. Charles P. Cleared by the Air Force charges that he was responsible for actually bumping into from the plane that took California March 26 without empty seats. An Air Force spokesman someone added 6 to 348, making it appear that seven too many passengers the 41-seat C18 transported. The Air Force also said a serious "administration" shot allowed the plane to from Tachikawa Air Base empty seats and others on passengers on regular leisure enlisted men were left behind. The group included five men, all with higher than some of the aboard. They were rushed because of deaths or other injuries in their families. A lieutenant a civilian, who had no also were in the group. Held No Priorities Officials said Platt, his four children were traced to the lowest priority—a stable basis—and could anyone under official rule. Platt, commander of Air Transport Service at wa, requested sp ce plane bound for Hawaii. The "Pacific Express" to be taking off at ee. "There was room to body," the spokesman because Platt and his would have brought the passengers to 40. But when one of the personnel added the nine six Platts to the 34 alreast manifest, he came up wi of 48, instead of 40. Men were bumped, were put aboard and tha with only 33 persons alreast. The plane was recalled minutes in the air by Robert W. Burns, the can commander in be received a telephone. ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY AND TOP COMMIE Bulletin EST. 1923 Anaheim Daily-Herald Anaheim, California, Friday, April 2, 1958 Phone PR 4-7870 TEN CENTS Horse Land Of Costa COSTA MESA (OCNS) Ave., Costa Mesa, wound up here Thursday night at Irvine. The collision with a pinto son's passenger, Garneth Ma Ave., Costa Mesa. She was t vate doctor. According to the Highwa along Irvine Ave. at 7:55 p. in the road. As the motorist slowed pinto pony, darted onto the of the auto, landing upon the of the windshield. When last seen, the pony er horses that had broken TOO LATE — Airman Robert J. Kindl and his wife Joan, with their son Alan, 2, spend a few quiet moments together in their Saratoga Springs, N.Y. home. Kindl and six other GIs were en route home from Japan on emergency leaves when they were "bumped" through an administrative error. Kindl's other son died before he was able to reach home. A colonel, originally blamed for bumping the airmen, has been cleared of responsibility for the act. (UPI Telephoto) Air Force Clears Colonel In Bumping of Seven Gl’s By RONALD P. KRISS United Press International TOKYO (UPI)—The Air Force said today enlisted men on emergency leave were bumped from a military plane to make room or a vacationing officer and his family because of errors in arithmetic and administration. Lt. Col. Charles P. Platt was cleared by the Air Force of charges that he was responsible for actually bumping the men from the plane that took off for California March 26 with eight empty seats. An Air Force spokesman said someone added 6 to 34 and got 48, making it appear there were seven too many passengers aboard the 41-seat C18 transport. The Air Force also said it was a serious "administrative error" that allowed the plane to take off. Airman 1C Coye Y. Bell, 27, of Fayetteville, Tenn., one of the enlisted men. The general ordered the colonel to remain in Tokyo and put the enlisted men on the plane. "When I concluded that an error had been made in loading the aircraft, I directed its return and reloading to correct the situation," the general said. "It was my intention to see that passengers were accommodated in accordance with their priority. You may be sure that I am taking every action to see that such an incident does not recur." Platt, who formerly resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., and now is commander of the Air Terminal Squadron at Tachikawa, denied he was responsible for the incident. "I'm sorry that this happened," he told United Press Internation al. "I do not feel I was responsible for it." The Air Force investigation blamed the incident on an administrative error by personnel of the Air Transportation Coordinating Office, which allowed the plane to take off with eight empty seats while priority emergency leave passengers were left behind Dalai Lama Gets Asylum in India Oswaldo Lopez, 724-year-old deaf mutemice at 9:20 p.m. yesters and molesting a five-viting the child into the afternoon. Mrs. Katherine Coate of Santa Barbara, who was being with the child, reported incident after her son Kuru and the victim's six-year-old er, ran from the Lopes house report that the man had taken girl by the arm and led her bathroom, and that shortlywards the girl began to soak. The victim told her mother Oswaldo released her when began screaming and crying. The mute's parents told in gating officers that he was in home, and were advised to them as soon as he was from. At 9:20 p.m., Oswaldo walked to the police station and gave self up. Police transported them to the victim's home, where made a positive identification then took him to Orange C Jail where he was booked on napping and child molesting cland locked up. Police said the girl had no raped. Santa Ana Postmass Dies of Heart Attack SANTA ANA (OCNS) — Ana Postmaster Frank R. Wood, 57, of 1107 Sharon Rd., Ana, died of an apparent heart attack in his home, last night. Last rites for Harwood, who served as Santa Ana post 24 years, will be conducted Brown Colonial Mortuary, 17th St., Santa Ana, at 12:30. Lt. Col. Charles P. Platt was cleared by the Air Force of charges that he was responsible for actually bumping the men from the plane that took off for California March 26 with eight empty seats. An Air Force spokesman said someone added 6 to 34 and got 48, making it appear there were seven too many passengers aboard the 41-seat C18 transport. The Air Force also said it was a serious "administrative error" that allowed the plane to take off from Tachikawa Air Base with the empty seats and others filled with passengers on regular leave, while the enlisted men were left behind. The group included five enlisted men, all with higher priorities than some of the passengers aboard. They were rushing home because of deaths or other crises in their families. A lieutenant and a civilian, who had no priority, also were in the group. Held No Priority Officials said Platt, his wife and four children were travelling on the lowest priority—a space-available basis—and could not bump anyone under official regulations. Platt, commander of Military Air Transport Service at Tachikawa, requested spce aboard a plane bound for Hawaii. The "Pacific Express" happened to be taking off at hal evening. "There was room for everybody," the spokesman explained, because Platt and his family would have brought the total of passengers to 40. But when one of the booking personnel added the names of the six Platts to the 34 already on the manifest, he came up with a total of 48, instead of 40. The seven men were bumped, the Platts were put aboard and the plane left with only 33 persons aboard. The plane was recalled after 30 minutes in the air by Lt. Gen. Robert W. Burns, the top American commander in Japan, after he received a telephone call from Communist China and the world today that the 25-year-old Dalai Lama has crossed safely into India from revolt-torn Tibet and has been granted diplomatic asylum. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru electrified Parliament with the announcement. The deputies cheered wildly. Nehru said the Tibetan god-king, the quarry of an intense hunt by Communist Chinese troops in Tibet, reached the Tibetan border Tuesday night with 80 followers. He said an advance scout had given notice March 29 that the Dalai Lama was coming and would seek diplomatic asylum. The young spiritual and temporal ruler of three million Tibetans crossed the border near the Towang subdivision of the Kameng frontier division in India's Assam State, Nehru said. "When he crossed over into our territory he was received by our assistant political officer of the Towang subdivision," Nehru said. "The total number who have come with him or after him is 80," Nehru said. "Yesterday we learned that this party in two groups is moving towards Towang which is the headquarters of that subdivision, and that he is expected to reach Towang today." Although Towang is less than 20 miles from the border as the crow files, the actual trip was much longer because it involved traveling over some of the roughest country in the world. The escape, one of the most dramatic of modern times, was sure to deal a heavy blow at Communist Chinese prestige, particularly in Asia. Up to the start of the anti-Communist uprising in Tibet last month, and the Communist attempts to crush it, India had gone to great pains not to offend its huge Chinese neighbor in any way. Dalai Lama Gets Asylum in India NEW DELHI (UPI) — India told Communist China and the world today that the 25-year-old Dalai Lama has crossed safely into India from revolt-torn Tibet and has been granted diplomatic asylum. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru electrified Parliament with the announcement. The deputies cheered wildly. Nehru said the Tibetan god-king, the quarry of an intense hunt by Communist Chinese troops in Tibet, reached the Tibetan border Tuesday night with 80 followers. He said an advance scout had given notice March 29 that the Dalai Luma was coming and would seek diplomatic asylum. The young spiritual and temporal ruler of three million Tibetans crossed the border near the Towang subdivision of the Kameng frontier division in India's Assam State, Nehru said. "When he crossed over into our territory he was received by our assistant political officer of the Towang subdivision," Nehru said. "The total number who have come with him or after him is 80," Nehru said. "Yesterday we learned that this party in two groups is moving towards Towang which is the headquarters of that subdivision, and that he is expected to reach Towang today." Although Towang is less than 20 miles from the border as the crow files, the actual trip was much longer because it involved traveling over some of the roughest country in the world. The escape, one of the most dramatic of modern times, was sure to deal a heavy blow at Communist Chinese prestige, particularly in Asia. Up to the start of the anti-Communist uprising in Tibet last month, and the Communist attempts to crush it, India had gone to great pains not to offend its huge Chinese neighbor in any way. MIE TARGET Red Party Aims Activities Here LOS ANGELES (UPI) — The House Un-American Activities Committee charged Thursday night that secret files of the Communist party show it has picked Southern California as a prime target for the spread of its influence among labor groups and Mexican, Jewish and Negro minorities. Horse Lands on Hood Of Costa Mesan's Car COSTA MESA (OCNS) — Earl Pierson, 57, 1670 Santa Ana Ave., Costa Mesa, wound up with a horse on his automobile hood Thursday night at Irvine Avenue and 22nd Street. The collision with a pinto pony caused minor injuries to Piernán's passenger, Garneth Marie Hill, 57, also of 1670 Santa Ana Ave., Costa Mesa. She was treated for facial lacerations by a private doctor. According to the Highway Patrol report, Pierson was driving long Irvine Ave. at 7:55 p.m. when he spotted a horse standing the road. As the motorist slowed almost to a halt another animal, the pony, darted onto the pavement and smacked into the front tire of the auto, landing upon the hood. The impact shattered the glass the windshield. When last seen, the pony was still cavorting with several other horses that had broken out of a pasture. Rep. Donald L. Jackson (R-Calif.) said the files showed a number of defections from the party but that these defections have actually strengthened the party by eliminating "those who might have argued or disagreed with...the hard-core dedicated Communists." The committee said the Southern California district was set up in 1947. Southern California became a special target for the Reds. The committee said, because of its strategic aircraft and missile plants, its booming population, its multimillion dollar entertainment industry, and its growing importance on the national political scene. A speech of new district chairman, Dorotty Ray Healey, and talks by other Red leaders were carried in the committee report. "This report has and will create additional turmoil in the party." According to the Highway Patrol report, Pierson was driving along Irvine Ave. at 7:55 p.m. when he spotted a horse standing on the road. As the motorist slowed almost to a halt another animal, the onto pony, darted onto the pavement and smacked into the front of the auto, landing upon the hood. The impact shattered the glass of the windshield. When last seen, the pony was still cavorting with several other horses that had broken out of a pasture. Stanton Deaf Mute Held for Kidnapping Oswaldo Lopez, 7801 Santa Monica, Stanton, a 2-year-old deaf mute, was arrested by Stanton police at 9:20 p.m. yesterday on charges of kidnapping and molesting a five-year-old neighbor girl after inserting the child into his home to watch television in the afternoon. Mrs. Katherine Coate of 7792 Santa Barbara, who was baby-sitting with the child, reported the incident after her son Kary, six and the victim's six-year-old brother, ran from the Lopes house to report that the man had taken the girl by the arm and led her to the bathroom, and that shortly afterwards the girl began to scream. The victim told her mother that Oswaldo released her when she began screaming and crying. The mute's parents told investigating officers that he was not at home, and were advised to contact them as soon as he was heard from. At 9:20 p.m., Oswaldo walked in the police station and gave himself up. Police transported the man to the victim's home, where she made a positive identification, then took him to Orange County jail where he was booked on kidnapping and child molesting charges and locked up. Police said the girl had not been apprehended. Petitions Filed to Disincorporate City of Stanton An unidentified man and woman presented Stanton City Clerk Max Moolick with a 506 signature disincorporation petition yesterday evening, then took their receipt and left. The petition has 26 pages and contains approximately 30 signatures to the page. It has known for some time that such a petition was being circulated throughout the city, and every member of the Stanton City Council has claimed that they were approached and asked to sign. Whether the petition contains enough signatures to justify a general election has yet to be decided. Clerk Moolick must first verify all the signatures and then discover if they comprise 20 percent of the qualified electors (registered voters) as shown to be qualified at the last general State election. It is obvious, however, that someone means business, but just who is behind the move to disincorporate is still a mystery. The petitioners have displayed a singular reluctance to divulge who employed them to circulate the petition, sometimes stating that it special target for the Reds, the committee said, because of its strategic aircraft and missile plants, its booming population, its multimillion dollar entertainment industry, and its growing importance on the national political scene. A speech at new district chairman, Dorothy Ray Healey, and talks by other Red leaders were carried in the committee report. "This report has and will create additional turmoil in the party," said Jackson. "This will not tend to give confidence to persons sitting next to one another at future meetings." "The party naturally has decreased in point of numbers with its present estimated strength throughout the nation as probably 20,000 members," Jackson declared. But these are in large part hard-core dedicated Communists since the party has divested itself of uncertain, vacillating fringes...the faint-hearted... those who defected because of Hungary and those who will defect because of Tibet. Actually in functioning the party is stronger because of the defections. They have eliminated those who might have argued or disagreed with them." At the organization convention here April 13-14, 1957, the committee said, a 62-member southern district council with an equal number of alternates, and a 10-member executive committee were set up. The committee said the district was broken down into 28 sections corresponding to political subdivisions and then into clubs based on common activity of members—physicians, nurses, teachers, screenwriters, etc. The report also listed four groups as currently active Communist front groups in Southern California; the Los Angeles Committee for Protection of Foreignborn; the American Rusisan Institute of Southern California; the Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms; and the Downtown Club. Santa Ana Postmaster Cries of Heart Attack (SANTA ANA (OCNS)) — Santa Ana Postmaster Frank R. Harwood, 57, of 1107 Sharon Rd., Santa Ana, died of an apparent heart attack in his home, last night. Last rites for Harwood, who had served as Santa Ana postmaster 4 years, will be conducted in Brown Colonial Mortuary, 204 W. Fifth St., Santa Ana, at 12:30 p.m. Santa Ana Postmaster Office of Heart Attack (SANTA ANA (OCNS) — Santa Ana Postmaster Frank R. Harwood, 57, of 1107 Sharon Rd., Santa Ana, died of an apparent heart attack in his home, last night. Last rites for Harwood, who had served as Santa Ana postmaster 44 years, will be conducted in Brown Colonial Mortuary, 204 W. 7th St., Santa Ana, at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow. Harwood took office in 1935 when there were only 70 employees three supervisors and $167,000 early postage receipts. When he died, there were 310 employees, including 22 supervisors. Total receipts for last year were listed at $1,786,000. Harwood leaves his widow, Vivian; two sons, William B. of Palo Alto, and Dean W. of Santa Ana; six grandchildren; two sisters, Selva Oleson of Long Beach and Addell Schwarm of Santa Ana. Clerk Moolick must first verify all the signatures and then discover if they comprise 20 percent of the qualified electors (registered voters) as shown to be qualified at the last general State election. It is obvious, however, that someone means business, but just who is behind the move to disincorporate is still a mystery. The petitioners have displayed a singular reluctance to divulge who employed them to circulate the petition, sometimes stating that it was a city business group and at others a group of dissatisfied subdivision dwellers. Various persons have said at City Council meetings that the petitioners told them they were receiving 30 cents for each signature they collected. Among those who circulated the petition are: Mrs. Jeanette A. Marley, 10632 Sycamore; Gladys Mizuguchi, 10732 Chestnut; Mrs. Patricia D. Smith, 8851 Kennelly Ln., and Leita M. Waldau, 10201 Sherrill. Southland Weather Cooler But Smoggier The weather picture took on a cooler, smoggier look today in Anaheim as the temperature at 10 a.m. this morning was 68 as opposed to yesterday's 10 a.m. reading of 79. Yesterday's high was 85 degrees. Last night's low dropped only to 52 degrees, two degrees higher than Wednesday night's low. According to the Orange County Agricultural Laboratory officials, today's predicted high was to be 74 degrees. Los Angeles suffered from smog again yesterday when downtown readings reached .45 shortly before noon, only slightly less than .50 mark which necessitates a first-stage smog alert. The desert areas continued their warm dry weather, the temperatures in Palm Springs reaching 102. STILL HAS HIS FREEDOM Con-Man Bilks U.S. Firms MONTREAL (UPI) — Police said today they were powerless to arrest a man believed to have tricked American firms out of possibly millions of dollars in telephone confidence deals because no one had filed a formal complaint against him. The man, whose identity is known to police and customs agents here, was reported to have operated a confidence racket out of Montreal for at least six months using the name of a California grocery chain and of other nationally-known retailers. Police said he collected huge "brokers' fees" for shipments of food and other goods from American suppliers who sent the goods to Montreal by plane. United Press International learned that the goods were shipped here prepaid and in most cases customs charges were paid in advance by the shippers. The alleged swindler drove to the airport several times a week in automobile, and arranged for the shipments to be trucked to unknown destinations in Montreal. The man used "all kinds of phony names to import the stuff," a source told UPI. Many were similar to those of major retail chains. Detective Sgt. Paul Oliver, acting chief of the Montreal police fraud squad, said city police knew about the man's activities but were "powerless to act unless somebody files a complaint." If a complaint is filed, the man could be charged with fraud because he represented himself to be acting for various firms, including the Safeway grocery chain in Oakland, Calif.