News-Press from Fort Myers, Florida • Page 1

4. Published Every Morning Mambar Audit Buraau of Circulations AP Ntw and Wlraphotos N. Y. Timaa Sarvlca Fort Myers News-Pre Thomas A. Edison Said "Thara la only ona Fort Myara and 90 million paopla art going to find out." 5c Daily, 15c Sunday 82nd Year Fort Myers, Friday Morning, May 13, 1966 oc)o New Car Sales Off 1965 Pace In Early May Ford Is Exception; Safety Hearings Believed Factor Gulf American Is Buying Own Charter Airline Planes Will Fly Customers to See Developments Here By JIM LONG Gulf American Land Corp.

is acquiring Modern Air Transport, a charter airline it has mwm iZW- CHRISTOPHER J. DEAN JR. Young Graduate Of Dunbar High Dies in Viet Nam Victim Had Been In Embattled Nation Just Thirteen Days Thirteen days after he landed in South Viet Nam with the 25th Infantry Division, PF'C Chris topher J. Dean 23, of Fort Myers was killed in action against the Viet Cong. His family was notified Thur day, by telegram and in person, that Dean "died in Viet Nam 11 May 1966 of mine fragment wounds received while on an operation against a hostile An Army major and a sergeant from Sarasota delivered the death message, said Miss Joyce Dean, a sister, who lives at 2946 St.

Charles Ave. She is a teacher at Dunbar Senior High School. 'Too Young to Die' Ironically, on the same day, that Christopher died, Joyce received a letter saying: "Don't worry about me because I'm taking good care of myself. Anyway, I think that Ij am too young to die. Don't you agree?" -in'n 1 mjiiiii-i rt tilriu-, DETROIT The auto in dustry reported Thursday that new car sales dropped in early May at the peak of publicity about auto safety.

General Motors, Chrysler and American Motors all reported their May 1-10 sales were off the 1965 pace. Ford Motor Co. was the exception as its early May showing was the best in company history. Preliminary sales reports showed 192,429 new cars were sold in the period, some 35,000 behind the industry pace in ear ly May of 1965. The figures tended to bear out the prediction of AMC President Roy Abernethy who said Monday the auto safety hearings would have "a negative effect on auto sales." Ford President Arjay Miller had referred earlier to the "harassment" of the auto safety issue.

Industry sources had shown some concern when April sales fell behind those of April, 1965, and they had awaited the early May reports to see if the downward trend was reversed. Industry leaders generally had no Immediate comment on the sales figures. One, who asked that he not be identified, said, "We want to look things over carefully before we say any more about the auto safety issue. After all, there may be other factors in the picture in cluding a bit of softening in the economy. iu iuement 0f sales figures by GM, Chrysler and AMC.

GM lost $1.50 at Chrys ler declined $1.12 to $42.12 and Ford was off 12 cents to $46.87. Despite the early May easing by three of the auto companies, the general auto picture had a multitude of bright spots Thursday. Among them were: GM reported its auto sales for the current model year to date ran 374,504 above the same period of the 1965 model year. Phrvler Corn's calendar Here lie removes baskets but places he put hai-k over plants If needed. baskets to protect them, them lietween rows to AP irephoto) l-'ROSTBITK BOTHKR.

With unseaHonal cold thieiitening -ri)s tliroiitthout New Knlimd, Klliott Klniore t-overed 1.2S0 enrly tomato plantn in field at South Windsor, with uate of Dunbar High, apparently Npw yorl st0( M.irknt evon wrote that in jest. After thatj, lhe "late aft(Tnoon an- close to the same section Chiefs Want Backing leftist' Price, Karl Burns Hits Reds Denounce Alleged Attack As Act of War (Copyright N. Y. Timet Servict) HONG KONG Communist China asserted Thursday that five United States fighter planes intruded Wednesday into Yunnan Province and shot down one of its military aircraft. Peking denounced the alleged attack as "an act of war provocation." Neither the White House nor the Defense Department in Washington had any comment on the plane report.

Hsinhua, the government press agency, asserted that the invading U. S. fighters had launched guided missiles at Chi-neses Communist aircraft taking part in a training flight. The report asserted that o.ie plane was shot down and "when Chinese fighter planes counter-attacked, the U. S.

air pirates fled southwestward." The agency said that the clash took place northwest of Ma-kuan, which is about 20 mile north of the Vietnamese bor der, at 4:17 p.m., Peking time Wednesday. Chinese Communist Mig fighter planes, based at the nearby base of Mengtze, range regularly over the Makuan Region in patrols along the North Vietnamese frontier. U. S. fighter-, bombers have in the nast i in- i rt untv uei.wtpn fianoi ana Yunnan Province.

Grave Incident The Chinese Communist Min istry of National Defense, in a statement, described the reported clash as "an extremely grave incident, a deliberate, systematic action of war provo cation by the Johnson adminis tration." The statement, distributed abroad by Hsinhua, did not indicate that Communist China in- action. If the Chinese Communist version of the reported air clash is correct, the downed Chinese plane would be the first Peking aircraft to be shot down by U.S. planes in air battle since the beginning of the war in Viet Nam. Strong- Protest A ministry spokesman, in what was described as "the strongest protest" stated: "The Chinese people and Chinese People's Liberation Army are extremely indignant at this grave incident of provocation by U.S. gangster aircraft.

They have long been prepared against the sinister schemes of U.S. imperialism to extend its war of aggression. The debt in blood owed by U.S. imperialism to the Chinese people must be cleared." Problem Shipped Back fo Soldiers SAIGON GIs in the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry, wondered Thursday what to do with three items found in Viet Cong supplies they seized in a tunnel complex: Three brassieres. "We sent them back to the intelligence people in division headquarters," said Lt.

Col. Michael Barszcz. "They sent them back to us and told us to solve our own problems." Manned Bomber, Rep. Hehort Says McNamara Insists Misunderstanding Caused Endorsement WASHINGTON liP) Rep. F.

Edward Hebert, released sentence was me worn amiie, enclosed in paremneses, Font Soldier The Army did not inform Dean's family where he received his fatal wounds. He was a foot soldier in Co. 2nd Battalion of the 14th Infantry Regiment of the 25th Division. He had been in the Army since last Septem ber, and was home in Novem- ber after completing basic train jng at Fort Gordon Ga Dean is the fourth soldier with a Fort Myers connection to be killed in South Viet Nam. The others were SP4 E.

M. Schultz III, Capt. William L. Johnson and Pvt. Ronald W.

Duckett. Two others have been wounded. Dean is survived by his father, Christopher Dean Sr. of 3109 St. ri i a i K.m.upan-ms, ivir.

and Mrs. Kooert Uwens of Lincoln another sister, tcstlmon-V Thursday andjtpndpd any immediate retaliatory year sales of 521,165 were 6.3jTwo of Robert King High's back- ahead of last year's sellingiers Ed Price and Fred Karl rate. joined his campaign here Ford Division reported "sy and said nis supK)rt caitiiuai aait? ui iu-w urns to date passed 760,065 and was four per cent ahead of 1965 First Reports in Week The sales reports were lhe Ribicoff, D-Conn, head of a Senate subcommittee probing auto been using to ferry potential customers to Cape Coral and Golden Gate Estates. Leonard Rosen, board chairman of Gulf American, confirmed the purchase at his Miami office Thursday and said details will be announced today. It is reported the airline will have its headquarters at Page Field, although the airport, with medium length runways, is not designed to land four- engine, airliners, uuu American is believed to be purchasing several such airliners.

Selling Price An article in a Miami aviation newspaper of general cir culation quotes the selling price as $3,850,000. Transfer of ownership is only awaiting approval of the Civil Aeronautics Board. The airline's flying equipment consists of three, four-engine Douglas DC-7C's, each with a capacity of 102 passengers and a crew of six, including the pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and three stewardesses. Those planes have been visiting Page Field regularly since Jan. 1, ferrying Gulf American home she buyers to and from cities throughout the nation.

Local aviation sources renort ed Gulf American has also pur- chased two additional DC-7's i liom a Wt'Sl lua.si Those planes have been reno vated and are parked at Miam iniernauonai airport 10 awdii une Deginning oi leny service with th firm' new airline Pure Jets An unconfirmed report laid Gulf American has also bought several Convair 990's, four-engine pure-jet passenger airliners, which have been in service for several years on a major airline. Those planes are mso expectea 10 pe radue pan, i i i i or ine i yinK equipment pi me new uun American amine. The Convair 990 reportedly carries 140 passengers and a crew of nine. It requires a runway of at least 8,000 feet for takeoffs and landings. The main runways at Page Field measure 5, OIK) feet.

Local aviation authorities re- nm1prt thorp ar nnlv tvun a i ports on the West Coast Florida capable of accommodating 990's with runways of necessary length. They are Tampa International and St Petersburg International, which discontinued scheduled airline service more than a year ago The 990 price tag is about $9 million new. Those reportedly being purchased by Gulf Amer ican are several years old. A sale price was not known here Gulf American is constructing a new welcome station for home site purchasers at the southeastern corner of Page Field, which it has leased from the County Commission for 10 years with a five-year renewal option. The new building is about half completed.

A Gulf American executive at Cape Coral said Wednesday the firm is conducting a contest among its employes to choose a new name for the airline. Unseasoned Cold, Rainfall Spreads Into 42 States By thfl Associated Press May's cold, rainy weather spread farther around the nation Thursday reaching 42 of the 48 contiguous states, and its stormy center shifted into the South. Thundershowers dropped lo cally heavy rains on eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee, and severe storms were developing along a 300-mile front running from central Arkansas to northeastern Texas. In the Rocky Mountains, the precipitation came as snow. Central Colorado's covering varied from one to three inches by noon.

In Arizona, 10 inches lay on the ground at Jacobs Lake north of Grand Canyon, where the morning temperature was 24 degrees. The rains tapered off in the Mississippi Valley, but some flooding lingered in the Chicago area after more than 3'. 4 inches in 36 hours. Florida and the Southwest desert region were about the only areas enjoying fair weather and seasonable temperatures. 1 I of so Janice Dean of 3209 St.

slnce Ma-V wt1en auro Avo iinrl fhrn hrr.th,.rfi Tnmmui firms gave to Sen. Abrahm a ''Rt of ripfccts fund in U. b. cars since iwu. Manv neonle within the in- dustry predicted then that pub-1 lication of the reports would! be reflected quickly in a ojel- It will show up dramatical sales.

They pointed to Thurs-'ly when the votes are counted. said it proves the Joint Chiefs of Staff want fullscale development of a new manned bomber, contrary to plans of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. But McNamara said a "badly drafted" Pentagon memo indicated to the chiefs that they had to endorse fullscale development of a successor to the B52 or forego development money for 1968. "Therefore, they felt compelled to recommend it," McNamara told reporters." This misunderstanding has been clarified." Now, McNamara added, the chiefs are "free to adopt the position they initially pre That commitment to full development of an advanced strategic aircraft should not be made at this time.

Denies Misstatement "The allegation that a majority of the chiefs favor including in the 1967 budgets funds for development of a new bomberi is without foundation," McNa-! mara said. And, he added, the suggestion "that I misstated their position is without foundation." This development was the lat est in a running exchange be tween the House Armed Services Committee and McNamara over the future of manned bombers. Ronald O. and Donald L. Dean.

The Army did not family immediately about the disposition of the body. Hedy Files Suit For $5 Million LOS ANGELES Actress Hedy Lamarr filed suit for $5 million damages Thursday against the May Co. Department Stores for her arrest last Jan 27 on shoplifting charges. The 51-year-old actress, who was acquitted by a jury April 22, filed the suit charging false arrest, false imprisonment, as sault and battery, and malicious prosecution. The suit, prepared by her at torney, Jordan Wank, asked $1 million general damages, $2 million exemplary damages and $2 million for injury to her reputation and the "indignities and humiliation" she claims she suf fered because of the arrest.

Taxi Drivers Are Out inform High; Tack Opponents Have Reached Depths, Governor Charges TAMPA PI Gov. Haydon Burns asked Florida Thursday! to follow Alabama lead in repelling what he called "the leftist approach to undermining the people's confidence in their government." Referring to the merger of the forces of Robert King High and Scott Kelly, his first-pri mary opponents, Burns told a Tampa luncheon audience: 'Regrettably politics makes desperate men who use des perate means to accomplish selfish objectives. "My opponents alluded to your governor with the term hogpen morality. This is indicative of the depths they reach for their objectives. This method and slander and attack is the leftist approach to undermining the people's confidence in their government.

"The people of Alabama two weeks ago repelled this type of attack. The bloc vote was as evident there as in the six coun ties of Florida carried by High (in the first primary)." Broadens Attack Burns broadened his attack on Kelly and High to include Secretary of State Tom Adams and Sen. Robert Kennedy, label- and Adams and Kennedy "would-bes." Burns said Adams had finally "come to the surface and shown his antagonism to the governor." He referred 1o Adams' charge that Burns' administration was indulging in malpractices in purchasing and was holding up a cabinet committee investigation until after lhe election. "No one can hide behind Tom Adams because everyone can see right through him," Burns said. Burns said that as a cabinet official it was Adams' responsi bility to bring to light any improprieties in purchasing.

"If he has not done this, he has been irresponsible," Burns said. Touching on Adams' repeated charges of undue political influence in the operation of the university system. Burns said Adams cast the lone dissenting vote in the selection of a president for Florida State University and a chancellor as the university system's top staff official. "Any political maneuvering in the university system has come from the source pointing the accuser's finger Tom Ad ams," Burns said. Burns said if there was any manipulation in purchasing practices he would not have named Adams to the committee making the investigation.

Miami Mayor Has Suncoast in Pocketr Supporter Claims WEST PALM BEACH for the governorship was "spreading like wildfire." "The steam generated for Hich is explosive," said Price, former slate senator from Bra denton. "The suncoast. is solidly in the High column." Karl, ex-senator from Daytona Beach and a candidate for gov ernor in 1964. added: "There is an electrifying current running through the state that you can High and Scott Kelly, who lost to the Miami mayor in the first primary, then joined him in joint effort to unseat Gov. Hay- don Burns, dropped down to the southeast coast after a swing across north Florida.

Flood of Resentment Price and Karl met the co campaigners when they arrived here from Daytona Beach and joined them in a four-way news conference. Burns' charge that Kelly sources had sought to sell his support, Price said, "has sent a flood of resentment running through the ridge section to the West Coast. Kelly and Ben Hill Griffin Jr. (Kelly's finance chairman) are our friends." head of the taxi drivers organizing committee, said he considered the strike "more effective than we could possibly, have antic ipated." Said one relieved office work er: "I commute by elevator-automatic, thank goodness!" Another, asked for his thoughts on the strikes, answered: "How many expletives do you think we could get into print?" One man intimately tied to the labor picture thinks New York has gotten "an undeserved reputation as being strike happy." He is Theodore Khecl, the city's No. 1 labor troubleshooter.

"I don think our strike rec- lord is particularly bad by that I don't think it's good either, said Khecl. "But its impact- on the nation is more severe because of our size. High and Kelly Due Here Today Mayor Robert King High of Miami and his running-mate, Scott Kelly of Lakeland, are due at Page Field at 7:45 a.m. today for a campaign visit to Fort Myers. The candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor and Kelly, who ran third in the first primary, will attend a reception at 8 at the Holiday Inn.

Kelly will introduce High for a talk from the courthouse steps at 9 a.m. Al Gallman, former Kelly finance committeeman, will introduce flirt visiting campaigners. High and Kelly later will go to Sarasota and Bradenton. Haydon Burns will be in Fort Myers for about 3 hours Saturday evening, Campaign Manager Lee Sims reported. He will make a television appearance but there are no plans for Burns to meet the.

public. Burns Assailed By Sec. Adams TALLAHASSEE Secre- fan, Cicto Trim smn may desire to conveniently hide behind the cabinet in questions arising over state purchasing practices, "but he won't hide behind me." Burns, campaigning in Tam pa, pain lorn Adams politi cal blast comes as no surprise. Mr. Adams has been the mav erick of lhe cabinet." Adams pointed out that Burns, as governor, is chairman ot ine commission, which includes all members of the cabinet.

"It has been widely reported that the governor would like to lay the blame for his own pur chasing irregularities at the feet of the purchasing commission," Adams said in a statement. However, many of these have never been brought to the at tention of the commission. "I will not be involved by in ference or association in any thing that isn't as it should be. The governor may desire to conveniently hide behind the cabinet but he won't hide be hind me." Burns replied that if Adams had knowledge of any improprieties in the commission Adams "has a sworn obligation to make them public. This he has not done." The governor charged that Adams tried to sell 1o the division of corrections an airplane owned by a corporation he said Adams controlled.

day's sales lists as supporting their argument. Chevrolet's Corvair, frequent target of auto safety critic Ralph Nader, took one of the sharpest percentage drops in earlv May. Sales of 1,899 cars contrasted with 6,213 in the 10-day period a year ago. Coons Given Zoo GUERNSEY, Channel Island Two raccoons, a gift from Mrs. Lyndon B.

Johnson, wife of the American President, arrived safely Thursday. The rac coons are at the Guernsey Children's Zoo and have been named George and Martha after the Washingtons. The taxi drivers went on strike Wednesday night, leaving only a few of the city's 11,700 cabs on the street. The few cabs left headed for the airports to take care of some of the travelers stranded by the 7-day-old strike of airport bus drivers who work for Carey Transportation Inc. The buses normally shuttle about 15,000 passengers daily between the city and Kennedy, La Guar-dia, and Newark a-irports.

New York Airways, with helicopters linking the airports and Manhattan, put on extra flights. Community relations advisors being called to New York for a conference by the Bell Syslem are getting a little something extra a subway map. The taxi drivers struck the fleet-owned cabs for higher commissions. Harry Van Arsdale, Strike Puts Travelers Back On Sidewalks of New York On the Inside Compromise truth in packaging bill drafted to Congress, Page 9-A. Committee chairman deals fatal blow to administration proposal to liberalize trade with Eastern European nations, Page 1-C.

The Fort Myers Green Wave defeats Miami Senior High and will play Tensacola Escambia for State Class AA championship at Terry Park tonight, Page 1-D. Index Weather Amusements 9C The Fort Myers area will be Partly cloudy through Sat- Classified GD-9D Comips 8C urday. Low this morning will Crossword 80 be between 65 and 70. Today's Deaths 2A high will be 85-90. Easterly Editorial BA-7A and southeasterly winds 5-15 Financial 5D-D miles an hour are forecast.

Hollywood SO East Gulf marine forecast: Society 2B-10B Southeasterly winds 8-15 knots Snorts 1D-4D today. It will he partly cloudy. TV 90 (Full weather details P. 2A) NEW YORK The history books may well record that in New York City 1966 was the year the big flat tire. The year isn't half over, but far just about every form of public transportation in the city has had a strike-caused blowout.

It started with the buses and subways then the hearses halted the airport buses stopped the Long Island Rail Road went out for an overnight toot and now the taxi drivers are out. For residents and tourists alike it's been a tough year. The water shortage lingers on. A strike hits kept three merged newspapers off lhe stands. Fen the chorus girls at the Latin Quarter kicked up their heels and walked out..