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THE HARTFORD COURANT: Saturday. Augus 12, 1961 Had far Huskies Charter Oak Field Day Scheduled for Today Clark Changes His Mind On Police Advisory Board Complaints Sizzle On Weather Reports NF.W YORK uri Weathen of the' Car Wash Institute, and 1 j-fytwiwwir-p I I I I I by the chamber of commerce afc pressed with what police advisory boards in other cities were doing. "We are talking about Hartford, a city I think I know," he said. "I don't feel we need to add Councilman John C. Clark Jr Friday announced he will urge the City Council to defeat a resolution establishing a police advisory board.

Clark bad originally expressed Interest in studying such an agency and agreed to co-sponsor, along with Councilman George Ritter, a resolution on it which is now before the council. have come to the conclusion that sch a board is completely unnecessary," he declared. He explained any citizen who has a complaint against the Police Department already has many opportunities to be heard. He or she can speak to the chief, the city manager, any member of the City Council, the council's traffic and public safety committee or go to the State Civil Rights Commission. "I feel that to create another new board would be to abrogate the responsibility which is ours as council members, elected, not appointed as members of this board would be," he declared.

for one, and I believe other councilman, stand ready to receive and act on any legitimate complaint from any citizen of this community," he added. Clark said he was not im-i broadcasters seem to be making some people hotter than the sum mer temperatures nowadays. These sizzling citizens claim that too often the breadcasters give overinflated and horrendous accounts of the possibility of bad weather, which are not only bad business but bad for business. It was a one-man heat wave generated by bandleader Guy Lombardo last weekend which set off a storm of blasts at weather commentators. Can't Change Weather Lombardo and others decided that while they can't change the weather they can at least, try to change the way some broadcasters tell about it.

Lombardo bosses a big summer outdoor show at Long Island's famed Jones Beach. He said some dire predictions by broadcasters cost the show about 2,000 customers last Sunday although the weather turned out just fine. Lombardo, emphasizing he had no quarrel whatsoever with official U. S. weather forecasts, complained to the Federal Communications Commission about the 1 1 1 ay aume ui uauwaaici 3 mama- tize them.

He was soon followed by Wil- liam H. Coy of Detroit, director Search into For Missing a of a five-vehicle accident which occurred Friday about 5:15 p.m. at the Main and Garvan streets intersection in East Hartford. East Hartford police said only two of those involved complained of injury (Courant Photo by Herman Marshall). FIVE-CAR CRASH: Ellery Fairbrother, 22, of 115 Prospect RockviUe, was arrested on a charge of following too closely when the car he was driving" plowed into the rear of a truck being driven by his- brother James, 27, of the same address.

The collision was part 5-Car Accident Brings Arrests In East Hartford 'A Rockville driver plowed into Hamptdn Beach, N. H. Coy said his association represents a $2-million daily business. But. he added, business at times this summer has Deen on as much as 40 per cent because of "negative forecasting." Furthermore, it sounds better anyway say "partly sunny" instead of "partly cloudy," he said.

Hampton Beach asserted that "opinionated broadcasts" puffing up a weekend storm which failed to materialize did "irreparable damage to this and many other resorts on the New Hampshire coasta." To Study Complaints The FCC said it would look Into these and a number of similar complaints. As for the weather commentators themselves, none around New York would admit to having -embroidered his account. But it seems that no matter what they do, somebody squawks. Dr. Frank Field, weatherman, for NBC radio and TV itationi; here, ruefully related he just got: beefing letter from a businesa- man.

nc hwmo said Field. "He says my fore. casts of fair weather this weelu 'have been ruining his iali." nt iimkn 3rd Day Man, 78 buck shoes with red rubber He have carried or wore charcoal grey Eisenhower jacket- U' thin-faced with white hair" and is about five feet seven inches tall and weighs about 125 pounds. Since Tuesday afternoon state-police, firemen and more than" 100 Boy Scouts have combed mllee" of wooded area around West ibut no trace has been found of the man who loved to take lonf walks on his highways. If found identification" marU hv latnn on hi." right forearm of a woman on on the inside of the arm.

Mrs." Helmstaedter said if lound her fiood Walker' Soviet Embassy Stormed By Japanese Rightists Friday about 5:15 p.m. at the intersection of Main and Garvan streets in East Hartford. The two brothers, James Fair-brother. 27, of 115 Prospect the driver of the truck, and El lery Fairbrother 22, same ad-1 NEW HARTFORD (Special)' dress were arrested on charges seardj Frkl of following too closely vkm jke 1 mrl TWntr nnrn hA Anlw flirt If. i 78-year-old Adam ter who disappeared from his Bur- well Road home early Tuesday.

"He was a very good walker," Mrs. Helmstaedter said Friday. "Some kind hearted person might have given him a ride. But The second annual Charter Oak Terrace (COT) Field Day program will be held today at 2 p.m. at the housing project's com munity playground.

The event, sponsored by the Hartford Department of Parks and Recreation, will include sack races, three-legged races, ball and basketball throwing com petitions. James Harris, John O'Neil and Al Cross will supervise. Catholic Schools Must Change, Prelate Says BOSTON (AP) Concentration on high school and college and gradual withdrawal from elementary education has been suggested by a Roman Catholic clergyman for Catholic schools. "It is quite clear by now wrote the Rt Rev. George W.

Casey in his weekly column in The Pilot, official publication of the Boston archdiocese, "that Catholic schools are not going to get any financial aid from the fed eral government." "The best and simplest reason why we should shift our money and personnel over into second ary and higher education is that they should be put where the need and the return is greater. The chief reason for the Catholic school system is the preservation ot the faith," he wrote. "Let us have the priests and the sisters around in the grades where boy meets girl, and where they both meet the Reformation, the Inquisition, communism, Darwinism, Freudianism and all the other religions and philosophies." Senate To Get Bill To Extend Some School Aid WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate Education Committee Friday approved a one-year exten sion of a program which runnels some $200 million a year into! 3,800 school districts crowded by children of fpwal employes. Some Democrats said the action killed any chance of a vote this year on President Kennedy's overall aid-to-education bill, now mired in the House Rules Com mittee. They believed Congress would accept the committee bill and let the rest of Kennedy's program go.

Sen. Jacob Javits. the only member who voted against the bill, issued a statement declaring it was clear "the administration leadership on the federal aid to education has collapsed." He said Kennedy forces were yielding their "whole position for this session of Congress by accepting a separate bill for impacted areas." However, there were moves in both the House and Senate to revive at least part of the big Kennedy plan. In the House, Rep. Edith Green, offered a new measure which would combine so-called "impacted areas" aid with her administration-backed $1.8 billion program for college construction and student scholarships.

Of all the Kennedy school programs, the college plan is the only one which has drawn any measurable GOP support. If the bill could get to a vote, it probably would be backed by a number of Republicans. In the Senate, Pat McNa-mara, said he would offer, an amendment to the impacted areas bill to provide for a two year $650 million program of aid to public grade and high schools for classroom construction only. Takes Vacation MOSCOW (AP) Soviet Premier Khrushchev disclosed Friday night he is leaving for a vacation in the Crimea this weekend and expects to be away from Moscow until the first week in September. can v.anish- ike and roads for miles around that into thin air.1 Mrs Helmstaedter said her hus- have tried to get to brothcr.s home in New Jerseyj TOKYO (AP)-About 1,600 banner-waving ultrarightists, hundreds of them clad in steel helmets and leather boots, clashed Friday with police guarding the Soviet Embassy.

The demonstrators were protesting a visit to Japan next week by Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan. Police, grouped in ranks five deep, threw back two charges 200 yards from the embassy. The demonstrators gave up and marched off after truncheon-wielding police reinforcements rushed in. Officers counted one casualty among their ranks but made no arrests in the second oreanized i demonstration in three day pro- i testing Mikoyan's arrival Monday, He is to open a Soviet trade fair.

To Even Score Police appeared determined to prevent a repetition of the mob law which blocked former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's visit to Japan last year. But the right- wingers appeared equally deter mined to even the score. Demonstrators protected by Wide Search On: of another sieve to procedure al ready set up and, I believe, effective, i "I will move that the resolu tion be taken from the council table and acted upon, not with' drawn. I will urge it be defeated and hope my suggestion will carry," he declared.

The matter will come up for a vote by the council Aug. 28. The arguments advanced in favor of the board cited that the five-man citizens body would serve as the impartial judge of complaints brought by citizens against police in the areas of false arrest, brutality and discrimination based on race, creed or color. It was further argued the board would also protect the police as well and do away with the "unfair" demands that a department investigate itself. Clark's request for a defeat of the matter is expected to carry overwhelmingly based on infor mal opinions already expressed by the majority of council members.

bright green," blue and yellow steel helmets waved placards saying "Red devil stay home" and "Let Kamikaze (World War II suicide pilots) expel him." The protest appeared to reflect mounting opposition to the Soviet leader's visit. Government officials and the Japanese press have expressed concern that the scope the anti-Communist demonstrations may build up in coming days. Fear Fanatics The ultranationalists lack the mass organizations of the left-wins erouDs that ran riot in lokyo in June 1960. But there is! growing fear that a right-wing! fanatic may make an attempt on Mikoyan's life and set off an in- ternational incident of major pro-; portions. 1 Thirty thousand police havei been alerted for duty during the! visit, including 6,500 for his air port arrival.

Mikoyan the highest Kremlin official to visit Japan, also will have a bodyguard of 90 Japanese officers in. addition to his own security guards. site of the new connector hamp ered search operations. Police questioned area residents, but obtained no report of hearing a crash or seeing a fire. A Rainbow section couple said they heard a plane fly low about 9:15, but that it didn't seem to be in trouble and just flew by.

The search later centered on individual tobacco fields which dot the area. It was thought the plane might have just been set down, lights off, and not burn ing. Approve Strike Vote DETROIT (UPI) The United Auto Workers' bargaining team at Ford Motor Co. unanimously agreed Friday to ask for a strike vote from 120,000 Ford workers because of a "lack of progress" in current contract negotiations. Union bargaining teams at General Motors a Chrysler, using the same "lack of progress" theme, decided earlier this week to ask the UAW executive board this Sunday to authorize strike voves for the 370,000 workers at those two companies.

Athens NV rvtirpd mar-'ran husband would aot to siv "I ine engineer, he worked for years island Sound. He retired sev- en years ago alter serving as engineer with a Torrinston firm slipped A war 1( has hem Umi to wander! in fecent but W(H)Id hie nwn nam "if enntrpn tn Ha slipped away from his home about i 10 a.m. Tuesday wearing blue dun-' night near Harwinton. All have garee trousers lined with plaid and proved fruitless. Mrs.

Helmstaed- turned up at the ankle. He was ter isn't giving up waiting. "He wearing a white shirt with small has very good the -green palm tree pattern and white1 said Friday. Light Plane Believed Down in Windsor Area Two Passengers, Dog Thrown in Accident 7, rested in the accident. Police said only two of those involved complained of injury.

The four cars involved reportedly received heavy damage. According to police, the follow. ing occurred: James was ownea oy ru ri non. who was an occupant He attempted to stop behind a I it 1 ir Dut skidded into the rear of a iuh; ui iiuiiw, dK.eu u.ora car driven by William R. Dra- jChenbcrg 34 of 241 Hilton South Windsor; the Drachen- wig car wen uu uk rear of a car driven by Garry E.

Guazzo. 21, of union. and this car crashed into the rear of a car driven by Arthur Dou- glas. 56. of 9 Sunny Reach Fact Hai'tFrtrH I lrt- nrhit aiQD ti-r rt ha.

a hind in his car, then smashed into the rear of the truck. Patrolman Herbert Frazer investigated. Ritter Eying Transport Vote Councilman George J. Ritter announced Friday he will seek to have the question of a metropolitan transportation authority placed before the voters this November. The action would follow enab ling legislation Dassed bv the 1961 General Assembly which must be approved by all the towns involved.

Once approved the authority would be empowered to take over and operate bus transportation if private systems fail and go out; of business. He announced he introduce a resolution placing the. matter on the voting machines at the Council meeting of Aug. 23. UofC Grant STORRS (Special) The University of Connecticut School of Physical Therapy has1 received a $9,000 grant from the U.S.

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to assist undergrads and explore the possibilities of developing a graduate program. According to Prof. Frances Tap-pen, technical -director of the UofC School, $5,400 of OVR grant will be used to study graduate programs in physical therapy at two nn, a i EAST GRANBY (Special) field, a passenger in the Two people and a French poodle was thrown into a bush and re-were thrown from a car and a bTp m. kne'. Insurance Firm Weighs Addition At Present Plant The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.

is considering an L-shape addition to its existing structure, with the new entrance on State Street. The Courant learned Friday that architectural plans call for an extension northward of the Prospect Street building across the present lawn area to a position set back from State Street where it makes an L-turn parallel with State. The plan calls for this to be a three-story extension with a modern entrance on State Street. The new structure would be a State Street neighbor of he new home office building of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. A feature of the Steam Boiler expansion project would be underground parking facilities for some 120 cars in the area behind the Prospect Street structure.

If the plan wins approval by: the company's board of directors f.TT uled to start next spring. Man Released In Death Probe Police early today released a man just returned from Maine who was considered a prime suspect in the Aug. 2 death of 20-year-old Sandra Smith, of 146 Jefferson St. Lt. Thomas C.

Barber said the man, whose identity was not given, told police he registered at a motel in Maine the night of the slaying. Lt. Barber said the man's claim was substantiated by a check at the motel. The man was located in Houl-ton, Thursday by two members of the Connecticut State Police who were in Maine on another investigation. For earlier details on murder investigation, see story on Page 2.

Tariff Exemption Cut To $100 for Tourists WASHINGTON (AP) Presi dent Kennedy signed Friday a bill which permits U.S. travelers abroad to bring home duty free no more than $100 worth of goods on which tariffs are levied. Ever since 1948, the duty-free allowance had been $500. The new law, which Kennedy sought to improve the U.S. bal ance of payments position, goes into effect in 30 days.

It will remain in force two years until June 30, 1963. Because Congress delayed in passing the measure, many sum mer tourists will get by under the old $500 exemptions. Record of Fires Aug. 11, 1961 12:30 Still alarm, 7M Capitol Av. Washed down aasolin In street after automobile mishap.

a.m. aim aiarm. Rear ot Cornwall St. Owner, Yeshiva of Hartford, woo burning, cause im- a.m. stm and box alarm.

22 miqwii, no uamayB icvuiieu, Central Row. Two-story brick commercial building. Owner, Travelers Insurance Co. Occupant, Warble Pll lar Inc. Grease burning on stove In first-floor kitchen.

No damage or In luries reported. 11:11 a.m. Still larm. 677 Broad St. Owner, H.

Sample. Rubbish fire. Cause unknown. No damage reported. 11:04 a.m.

Still alarm. 935 Glrard Ave. Two end a half story frame and brick dwelling. Owner and occupant, Wrs. A.

Gregory. Vincent Dalley, 26, of 3 Carl Thomp-sonvllH, overcome by heat while working In attic Taken to St. Francis Hospital by ambulance. 11:40 p.m. Box alarm, Lyme and Greenfield streets.

False alarm. 4:01 p.m. Box alarm. Brookfleld St. False alarm.

5 10:11 aj.m. Still and box alarm. 371 Main St. Four-story brick stores and apartment building. Owner, M.

P. Chaet. Occupant, M. E. Sullivan.

Wat-tress fire in second-floor bedroom. Cause unknown. Wattress damaged. Sisters Held NEW BRITAIN (Special) -Leonora and Dorothy Cross, sis ters, of 89 Hartford were arrested Friday and charged with being parole violators, Detectives said the girls will be turned over to authorities at Niantic State Farm for Women. truck after an accident on Rt.

20 here Friday afternoon. Resident State Trooper Donald Grover said a car driven by William Graffeo, 47, of Avon, skidded across the road and hit a truck driven by Joseph Conlon of En ield. Graffeo's daughter Doreen, 14, was thrown to the pavement and received head cuts and abrasions. Patsy Santinello, 22, of Spring- A light aircraft either landed or crashed in the Poquonock section of Windsor Friday night, touching off an intense State Police search of the area. The craft, last sighted shortly after 9 p.m., hadn't been found after hours of search through side roads, tobacco fields and meadows.

Seen Going Down Three control officers at the Bradley Field tower in Windsor Locks said the craft which might have been a small plane or a helicopter appeared on the radar screen about 9 p.m. The controllers then saw the plane's lights -descend in an area near the Rainbow section of the Rt. 91 interchange project. They didn't see the craft go up again. The area in which the craft went down is three miles south of the tower.

Field officials called State Police, who began an immediate search guided from the tower by observers watching the cruiser headlights. Smoke, dust and fog near the jam g0 jam looking for my wife Olive." ca(- less leads for the past three including some that reported 1 main anctt'orino hi siXn'rttiifi tng picked up by a car Tuesday: uraueo gin was ianen to nart-s ford Hospital. Grover said Graffeo's dog, "Francois," waa also thrown from the car. Graffeo went to the ho- pital with his daughter- Francois returned to the accident scene. The trooper had Francois Frl-' day night and said he was in good condition.

Graffeo was charged with failure to drive in the estab-, lished lane. opposed by the government of Na-f tionalist China. It was understood that Presl-! dent Kennedy made the basic de-" cision not to extend recoenition State Department press officer- Lincoln White, who announced the: noricimi entA a I 01 Aauonallst mn White did not soeU out what. "existing world situation" caused" the U.S. decision, but indicated- that rising East-West tension war a major factor.

New Hymns Wanted NASHVILLE. Tennl The. Methodist Hymnal Revision com. mittee has announced it is now ready to receive and consider new manuscripts of hymn texfcr and tunes in connection with iti task of revising the church's hymnal. BYRON HALE Lt.

Byron Hale, State Guardsman, Is Dead at 67 Byron Hale, of 28 So6th Beacon a member of the First Com- pany Governor's Foot Guard and a first lieutenant in the Con- Mate uuara, aiea j-may in Hartford Hospital. He was 67. Born in R.I., he lived in the Hartford area for 35 years. He was employed as a casualty accountant at the Travelers Insurance Company for 30 years. He retired in 1950.

He was a member of St. John's Masonic Lodge 4 of Hartford, and the Hartford Chapter 56 of the National Sojourners. He also belonged to the Travlers Men's Club and the Travelers Square Club. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ethel Dixon Hale; a son, Robert W.

Hale of Hartford; a daughter, Mrs Leo Qunn of Minneapolis, a brother Elmer R. Hale of Weth-ersfield, and four grandchildren. Private funeral services will be held today at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, Elm Street, Rocky Hill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Elusive Thief Is Still Sought Police continued their search Friday for a youth who jumped from a stolen car Thursday night on Wells Street and evaded cap- ture after a three-car accident.

Policeman William Tremont re- ported that he chased a car, re ported stolen on Aug. 9 by Gor don Jackson of 126 Cornwall which turned into Wells from Main Street and hit a parked car. The stolen vehicle then crashed into the side of the cruiser, The driver jumped from the car and fled east on Wells Street. Police said the only description of the thief was that he was a Negro and possibly a teenager. Policeman Tremont gave chase on foot, but he lost the youth in the crowd on Main Street.

Bill Wins in Test WASHINGTON (AP) Legisla 1 tion to create a new Cabinet sec- icimy was aypjuveu rnuiy uj the Senate Government Opera uons Lommiuee. The bill, requested by President Kennedy, would establish a De- narfrnpnt of ITrhan Affaire anrl Panmeni 01 uroan AliairS ana Housing. If the bill is approved by Congress, it is generally expected that Robert C. Weaver, housing administrator, will be named to bead the new department. Weaver thus would become the first Negro Cabinet membeer.

Portuguese Warned LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo IS) The Congolese government Friday solemnly warned Portu gucse colonial authorities of An gola against violating the Con go's territory in their efforts to capture fleeing rebels. Premier Cyrille Adoula invited the International Press to his Leopoldville residence' to show off four Portuguese sailors cap- tured two days ago near the Con golese port of Boma." with German-made weapons and ammunition. U.S. Decides Not To Recognize Government of Outer Mongolia WASHINGTON (AP) The given also to supporting a bid byl United States has decided not to I Outer Mongolia for admission toj set up diplomatic relations with the United Nations a bid pushed Outer Mongolia at this time, the by the Soviet Union but tatto wilT'offM advice cVdraw.ithe United States to fur1 rL 1 exploration of that matter at State Department announced Friday. The department said that, "In view of the existing world situa- tlon' 11 the best interests of lime timn b-" "eir.e.

1 Soviet Union and Red China Asia. Its government is Com- munist. The possibility of recognizing Outer Mongolia has been widely discussed within the Kennedy administration since it took office in January. Those supporting the move contended that establishment of a U.S. Embassy in Outer Mongolia could provide a highly useful U.S.

listening post' deep inside Communist territory. Some consideration had been JkV vv I I et or or gimu oiuna The balance of the grant, Prof- a 'ni u- i i -ti i essor lappan explained, win ne allocated as scholarships to five students in the junior and senior classes. Mrs. Ida L. Edwards Dies Mrs.

Ida L. Diver Edwards, 74, widow of Robert B. Edwards, of Phelps Road, West, Suffield, died Friday in Hartford Hospital. Born in Chicopee, Mass. June 17, 1887, she lived in West Suffield for the last three years.

She was formerly employed as a dietician at Mt. Holyoke College. She leaves two stepdaughters, Mrs. Estella Warner of Windsor and Mrs. Pearl Griffin of East Granby, three grandchil- dren and several nieces and! nephews.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 4 p.m. at the Graham Wallengren Funeral Home, 619 State Springfield, Mass. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Chicopee at the convenience of the family. Friends may call al the funeral home! Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Native Peaches, Plums and Apples At Rogers' Orchards SOUTHINGTON OPEN 8 A.M.

TO 8 P.M. TELEPHONE BA 9-4240 Customers will 0Ur one mil south Hloli School on IC I on 72 th. I.rli TurnplU en. mil. beyond Kensington.

BOAT EXPLODLS: Harold Oakliti of Port- minutes after It had been refueled. Oakliff land, his wife, Lucille and two foster sons, and family look over the charred shell of the Myron and Donald Spencer, escaped serious boat alter it beached itself (Courant Photo by injury Friday afternoon when fheir 17-foot Herman F. Marshall), boat exploded near a Glastonbury marina 1 i.

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