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THREE DIE The B ANAHEIM PUBLIC LIBRARY Orange County Plain Dealer 32 Pages fn. 3 Sections Vol. XXXVI, No. 219 Anaheim, Calif. Dulles Resigns Quits Following New Outbreak of Cancer in Neck By MERRIMAN SMITH UPI White House Reporter AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) — Presi- New Outbreak of Cancer in Neck By MERRIMAN SMITH UPI White House Reporter AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) — President Eisenhower today sadly announced the resignation of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. The President, with traces of tears in his eyes and a choked up voice, personally met with reporters to tell them that the cancer-stricken secretary was "absolutely incapacitated" to carry on his administrative duties as state secretary and still make policy. The President said Dulles himself made the decision to give up his Cabinet post, after doctors Tuesday reported indications of a third outbreak of cancer, a malignant tumor in the area below Dulles' neck. The President said however that Dulles will continue as the nation's top-level foreign consultant to the White House. Dulles was placed under additional X-ray treatment today for what appeared to be a new break of cancer. The secretary of state returned from a recuperation trip in Florida only last Sunday and was hospitalized again. The President, appearing at a highly unusual news conference in the temporary White House news headquarters at the Richmond Hotel here, said he expected to name a successor to Dulles within a few days. He said there were other government experts on foreign policy in addition to Acting Secretary Christian A. Herter who would be considered for the post. Decided to Resign Before he makes a final decision, the President said he would discuss the matter with Dulles. Seldom have Washington reporters seen Eisenhower as somber as he was today. Grave-faced, he walked into the temporary White House press room and said simply that what he had to say would be brief and that it concerned Dulles. He went on to report that, in view of the medical findings Tuesday when doctors announced evidence of new cancer in Dulles, the secretary had "definitely made up his mind to submit his resignation." Eisenhower, looking somewhat pale and drawn beneath his golf club, CHARRED WRECKAGE — Three persons met instant death when the oil tanker crushed this automobile after being involved in a collision with another vehicle whose driver escaped injury. A fourth passenger in this auto was in critical condition. Grove Boy Hell After Kidnapin GARDEN GROVE — Thanks to the efforts of quick-working Sheriff Deputies a Garden Grove youth was apprehended less than two hours after he kidnapped and robbed a 44-year-old Huntington Park woman. Jerry William Saunders, 16, of 13401 Havenwood St., is in Garden Grove Jail today on charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and auto theft. Police reports show that the boy kidnapped Miss Louise French, a shopping investigator, as she sat in her parked car outside Cole's Market on Garden Grove Blvd. about 2:30 p.m. yesterday. The youth, a stock clerk, entered Miss French's auto and brandished a gun at her and took $36 from her. He then ordered her to move over and he began to drive the vehicle north to Chapman Ave. and then east to the Silverado Canyon area. Miss French told officers that she was not harmed and that Saunders forced her from the car carrying the suspect. Timboe located the Modjeska Canyon and blamed the road as another paused the youth. As Saunders attempted capture he crashed Mis Auto headen into the Sherri ties' car. However, neither ders nor Timboe were injure Saunders was taken into with a fight. Saunders was returned to body of Garden Grove police was charged with the three Garden Grove police show that Saunders had pellet gun and the woman in his possession when a STATE TAX FILING DUE AT MIDNIGHT "Tonight midnight deadline for filing Sta come tax returns without delay." State Controller Grave-faced, he walked into the temporary White House press room and said simply that what he had to say would be brief and that it concerned Dulles. He went on to report that, in view of the medical findings Tuesday when doctors announced evidence of new cancer in Dulles, the secretary had "definitely made up his mind to submit his resignation." Eisenhower, looking somewhat pale and drawn beneath his golf course tan, went on to say calmly that Dulles' formal letter would reach him in a day or so and he would then reply to it. Speaking of the medical report, the President said sadly that the findings on Dulles were "not of the kind that make him hopeful." NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF PIER ANGELI DENIES KIDNAPING SON COPENHAGEN (UPI)—Screen actress Pier Angell denied today she kidnapped her 3-year-old son despite an American court order forbidding her to take the boy out of California. Miss Angeli arrived here with the boy, Perry, from Los Angeles this morning and told newsmen at the airport she had divorced husband Vic Damone's permission to take the child to Europe. HEDY LAMARR SEEKS $7,500 MONTHLY ALIMONY HOUSTON, Tex. (UPI)—Actress Hedy Lamarr, saying she is $50,000 in debt, goes back into court today seeking alimony of $7,500 a month from her estranged husband, ollman W. Howard Lee. CASTRO FLIES TO U.S. TODAY HAVANA (UPI)—Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro flies to Washington today for an 11-day visit to try to curry American favor and win financial support for his revolutionary regime. Maximum security precautions were set up in the American capital. ATLAS BLOW UP 1,000 FEET OFF GROUND CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPI)—The 5,000-mile range Atlas ICBM got only 1,000 feet off the ground Tuesday before it was destroyed, spewing flying metal and flaming gas above the heads of missile workers. Officals said no one was hurt. DIE IN FLAMING Bulletin EST. 1923 Anaheim Daily-Herald Anaheim, California, Wednesday, April 15, 1959 Phone PR 4-7870 TEN CENT signs Post the persons met or crushed this a collision with carried injury. A critical condition at Anaheim Memorial Hospital from burns received as he jumped from the flaming auto. The oil tanker crushed this car after leaping the divider in the freeway at Loara St. (Bulletin Photo by Dave Nelson) Oy Held Midnaping carrying the suspect. Timboe located the auto in Modjeska Canyon and blockaded the road as another patrol car pursued the youth. As Saunders attempted to elude capture he crashed Mis French's auto headon into the Sheriff Deputies' car. However, neither Saunders nor Timboe were injured and Saunders was taken into custody with a fight. Saunders was returned to custody of Garden Grove police and was charged with the three counts. Garden Grove police reports show that Saunders had a knife, pellet gun and the woman's money in his possession when arrested. Satellite Capsule Said Ejected Over Arctic VANDENBERG ÁFB, Calif. (UPI) — American scientists announced jubilantly today they apparently had achieved a new space triumph with the automatic ejection of the space capsule from the Discoverer II satellite. The Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of Defense said that analysis of radio beacon and telemetry (radio) signals from Discoverer II received since 4 p.m. p.s.t. Tuesday "indicates the capsule did eject from the satellite as predicted." ARPA said that several reports of visual sighting and radio contact from the capsule were being carefully checked to determine the probable landing area in the polar region. Discoverer II's capsule, capable of carrying living organisms in space, failed to eject on radio command from the ground Tuesday because of a malfunction in a timing device. But the automatic mechanism within the 1,600-pound polar-orbiting vehicle was present to unload the capsule on its 12th pass around SPEWING FLAMES — Black smoke reached hundreds of feet in the air and could be seen from all of Orange County from the scene of the fatal accident this morning on the Santa Ana Freeway at Loara St. Here firemen couple hoses together to bring more water to the scene to fight the flames pouring from the ruptured oil tanker. Five GREEN BAY ELEVEN TO PRACTICE HERE A request from the Green Bay Packers professional football team to make use of the La Palma practice field during the first two weeks of December was granted by the City Council last night for a $25 a day fee. * The Packers plan to use the field to get into shape for their December 16 game with the Los Angeles Rams in the Coliseum. They will arrive on Monday evening, Nov. 30, and Orange Death Two Orange men braved this morning to rescue a critically burned man after the car in which he was riding was crushed by flaming oil tanker. Eugene B. Megill, 30, of STATE TAX FILING DUE AT MIDNIGHT "Tonight midnight is the deadline for filing State Income tax returns without penalty." State Controller Alan Cranston, chairman of the Franchise Tax Board, said today. The Tax Board officers will keep their doors open until 9 p.m. Wednesday night to provide assistance for taxpayers in making out returns. Offices are at Los Angeles, 217 W. 1st St., phone at MA 6-1515; Long Beach 19 Pine Ave., phone at HE 6-4710 or Santa Barbara at 1141 State St., phone WO 215-311. Cranston said that all single persons with net incomes or $2,000 or more, and married couples with a combined net income of $3,500 or more must file 1858 returns. INDEX Amusements C-7 Classified C-8-9-10-11 Comics C-6 County A-7, C-1 Dear Abby B-12 Editorial C-5 Obituaries A-6 Orange County News B-1 Radio-TV B-7 Sheinwold C-8 Society B-2-3-4 Sports B-8-9 TV in Review A-2 Weather Roundup A-6 Weather Considerable cloudiness today through Thursday but occasional clearing today and mostly sunny Thursday afternoon. Cooler today with high 70. Low tonight 55. A request from the Green Bay Packers professional football team to make use of the La Palma practice field during the first two weeks of December was granted by the City Council last night for a $25 a day fee. The Packers plan to use the field to get into shape for their December 16 game with the Los Angeles Rams in the Coliseum. They will arrive on Monday evening, Nov. 30, and commence workouts the following day. Giant Jet Fighter Slated for Europe By CHARLES CORDDRY United Press International LAS VEGAS (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force in Europe will be reinforced next fall with the giant new F105 fighter plane that can deliver nuclear weapons with pinpoint accuracy while flying much faster than sound. Disclosing this today, pilots selected to fly the 25-ton craft described it as probably the longest-range jet fighter in the world. It can carry a hydrogen or an atomic bomb. Its top speed is about 1,400 miles an hour and it this apparently will be the first fighter in Europe able to fly twice the speed of sound. Its range is at least 1,500 miles and can be extended with extra fuel tanks or inflight refueling. Four crack pilots, including Jal, Claire P. Chennault, son of the famed general who led the Flying Tigers in China, were here from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., or a bombing demonstration in connection with the First World Congress of Flight. Two Orange men braved this morning to rescue a critically burned man after the car in he was riding was crushed by flaming oil tanker. Eugene B. Megill, 30, of Bluebell Ave., Garden Grove rescued after he ran from auto. He was knocked to the mement by the blast as the oil truck caught fire and he lay, soious on the pavement, his c burning. Six men, traveling to Los Angeles to work, observed the rible aftermath of the accident and halted their vehicle to they could render aid. Two of the men leaped fro A WALL OF FLAMES Eyewitness By Orange County New Seek "I've seen horrible sights on the war, but this is much worse. This was one comment of Pittillo, the person who no police and firemen this month of the terrible smashup on Santa Ana Freeway, in front Broadway Shopping Center. Pittillo, assistant manager Ralphs super market, was several store employees who in the building nearest the crash "At first, all we could see a wall of flames on the freeway about 200 yards long and 100 feet high. Then I saw a flame." ING CRASH Oil Tanker, Cars Burn on Freeway By Dave Nelson and Carmela Martin A flaming death met three persons on the Santa Ana Freeway near Loara St. this morning after their auto was crushed by an oil tank truck which burst into flames following a collision with another auto. A fourth passenger in the auto is reported near death in Anaheim Memorial Hospital this morning from first, second and third degree burns over his entire body. Four others were treated at Anaheim Memorial Hospital for burns received both in the crash and from rescue efforts at the scene of the tragic accident. Hospital authorities identified the critically burned man as Eugene B. Megill, 30, of 12351 Bluebell Ave., Garden Grove. Additional pictures on page A-6 and B-1. Law enforcement officers and firemen were on the scene until nearly noon today in an effort to identify the dead and clear the massive wreckage from the freeway. Sheriff Deputies and California Highway Patrolmen were rushed to the scene to aid Anaheim police and firemen in caring for the injured. All Anaheim police reserves Law enforcement officers and firemen were on the scene until nearly noon today in an effort to identify the dead and clear the massive wreckage from the freeway. Sheriff Deputies and California Highway Patrolmen were rushed to the scene to aid Anaheim police and firemen in caring for the injured. All Anaheim police reserves were also kept on duty during the early morning to aid the officers. Deputy Coroner Richard Shgemake said that identification of the three burned to death in the wreckage of one of the autos would be impossible until the wreckage cooled and the bodies could be removed. Car Hit From Rear First police reports show that a car traveling south on the freeway, driven by Adolph B. Kinkleaar, 41, of Norwalk, was struck from the rear by the loaded oil tanker, operated by Donald L. Curell, 28, of Long Beach. The impact knocked the Kinkleaar auto into a spin and onto the freeway divider. The tanker then traveled across the divider where it was involved in a collision with the auto in which three persons died. The force of the collision caused the tanker to burst into flames which also consumed the crushed auto. A third car, driven by William Molnar, 28, of 2170 Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, apparently sideswiped the flaming wreckage and Molnar suffered first and second degree burns and is undergoing treatment at the hospital to determine the exact extent of his injuries. Swerved Off Freeway Another auto, traveling north on the freeway, driven by Daniel T. Maher, 22, of 426 S. Sycamore St., Santa Ana, swerved to avoid the burning vehicles and nearly ran off the side of the road into a six-foot culvert. As the Maher vehicle burst into flames, the driver and his passenger, Kenneth Skala, 25, of 1128 Casa Grande, Anaheim, managed to leap from the flaming auto and escaped death. A dump truck, also traveling north, also swerved to avoid the scene of the terrible crash and the unidentified driver apparently lost control of his vehicle which then collided with a light standard near the Euclid Ave. overpass. The small dump truck also caught fire but police have not yet determined if the flames were caused by the impact with the light standard or if it caught fire while passing the flaming wreckage. Death in Rescue Two Orange men braved death as morning to rescue a critically armed man after the car in which was riding was crushed by the amming oil tanker. Eugene B. Megill, 30, of 12351 Quebell Ave., Garden Grove, was rescued after he ran from the auto. He was knocked to the pavenent by the blast as the oil tanker ought fire and he lay, unconious on the pavement, his clothes burning. Six men, traveling to Los Anles to work, observed the horole aftermath of the accident and halted their vehicle to see if they could render aid. Two of the men leaped from the small auto and pulled Megill from immediate danger and smothered the flames which were consuming him. Robert Henderson of 18916 S. Mesa Dr., and Sterling Ditchey, 36, of 392 N. Batavia St., were credited by police with saving the victim from immediate death. Both Ditchey and Henderson were treated at Anaheim Memorial Hospital for treatment of burns about the hands and face and were later released. Ditchey, who told officers he was celebrating his birthday today, is widely known throughout the county for his photography work and has photographed the scene of many accidents. A dump truck, also traveling north, also swerved to avoid the scene of the terrible crash and the unidentified driver apparently lost control of his vehicle which then collided with a light standard near the Euclid Ave. overpass. The small dump truck also caught fire but police have not yet determined if the flames were caused by the impact with the light standard or if it caught fire while passing the flaming wreckage. Another northbound auto, driven by Sheldon Craddock, 37, of 226 Hellotrope Dr., Corona del Mar, also caught fire and he was taken to Anaheim Memorial Hospital for treatment of first degree burns on his face. Police have not yet determined if the Craddock car was involved in any collision or if it caught fire as it traveled past the scene of collision. Anaheim Police Chief Mark Stephenson said that Kinkleaar A WALL OF FLAMES Eyewitness Tells of Crash By Orange County New Service "I've seen horrible sights during the war, but this is much worse!" This was one comment of John Pittillo, the person who notified lice and firemen this morning the terrible smashup on the anta Ana Freeway, in front of the roadway Shopping Center. Pittillo, assistant manager of alphs super market, was one of several store employees who were the building nearest the crash. "At first, all we could see was wall of flames on the freeway — out 200 yards long and maybe 10 feet high. Then I saw a flaming Oldsmobile skid to a stop on the shoulder of the freeway, right here in front of our store. The driver got out and started running down the freeway to get away from the terrible heat. That fellow was still running the last I saw of him, and he may still be running." "About the same time, we saw the driver jump out of his tanker truck and run through the flames to safety. I don't think he was hurt too bad," Pittillo said. "I turned and telephoned the police and fire departments. Then, there was nothing that any human could do to help. We could see the burning fuel pouring from the tank truck and spreading flames all over the inbound freeway lanes — the ones towards Los Angeles," Pittillo said. "We counted three cars burning, and two trucks. The other truck was a gravel truck that must have driven through the fire and crashed into a light pole. It appeared as if it were on fire before it hit the pole." Pittillo said. "Until the police and fire department got here a couple of minutes later, about all that anyone (Continued on Page A-6, Col. 3)