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The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 5

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Tae Daily, News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennwiae Horns of Middle Tenneaae State Collect Page Five t. i Tuesday Afternoon, August 24, 1954 GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHS 'FLYING 5AUCER' Gang Of Tattooed Hoodlums Rounded Up At Chanute AFB Record Vote Recorded In Recent Race proceedings against all airmen. proved to be members of the gang, "The Air Force will not tolerate a few bad apples spoiling a barrel of good American boys," he said. "drHtional airmen were among 175 who were found with I'a or carrying switch-blade RANTOUL, HI.

(UP) Seventy more airmen were rounded up for questioning at nearby Chanute Air Force Base in an investigation of the vicious "pachuco" gang of tattooed hoodlums. Air Force officers have already jailed 30 airmen on of being the hard core of the gang, which glorifies rape, narcotics addiction and crimes of violence. Maj. Gen. Byron E.

Gates, base commander, ordered court-mar- s--- ff i i- If' i vl if 1 On The Cuff OAKLAND, Calif. (UP) Sam Yonan, a service station operator, climbed out of th grease pit Monday to wait on a customer. When he went to get change for the $29 bill the patron handed him, Yonan discovered someone had stolen the cash register. "I had to put the customer on the cuff for $6," he said, "and him a perfect stranger." Yonan estimated his loss at $170 or $176. The mark is partially hidden un less the hand is spread wide.

Gang rules permit additional markings for unusual crimes, such as a beating or a rape. The Pachucos sprang up on the Wist Coast during World War II and their name is apparently a part of Mexican slang. Although the gang's first members were youths of Mexican descent, the airmen arrested here came from many racial stocks. A full scale investigation was launched here over the weekend afterv officers detected signs of, drug addiction, knif-carrying nd strange bodily marks. A series of incidents was culminated when a young airman was dragged to an isolated spot, carved in the chest and slashed on the arms.

knives in a shirts-off inspection, of the base's 15,000 men Saturday. Thirty airmen were jailed immediately after the inspection. The 70 rounded up Monday had been released earlier, but were called back for renewed questioning. The band's insignia is usually a tattooed cross on the upper part of the hand between the thumb and forefinger. The top ot the cross points towards theshoulder and it is surrounded by a semi-halo of seven dots.

(UP) A. record number of 706,830 Tennesseans voted in the Aug. 5 Democratic pri-mary election for governor, the secretary of state's office reported late yesterday. This topped the previous record of 647,117 set in the primary two years ago. The official returns showed Gov.

Frank Clement and Sen. Estes Kefauver winning renomination by what were perhaps the largest majorities in history. The candi 0. in 1950 Vargas, with the backing of the Labor and Social Progressive parties again was elected president. He defeated Brigadier Eduardo Gomes, who headed the air force officers who forced Vargas to agree to the "leave of absence." Vargas seized the Brazilian presidency by force in 1930 and remained in office without benefit of elections for 15 years.

Then in 1945 army officers forced him to resign and provisional elections held in which Gen. Eyruic Gaspar Dutra, supported by the Social Democrats defeated Brigadier Gomes, who headed the group WEDNESDAY MORNING SPECIAL! WEDNESDAY MORNING REPEATED BY DEMAND! ousting Vargas. NOW "FLYING SAUCERS" are being seen! over Germany. One member of the "I've Seen a Flying. Saucer club," Albrecht Steiner (right)', demonstrates the flight of the object he photographed.

His photograph shows (upper left) the "saucer" enlarged 60 timesand lower left in flight (arrow) over Bad Hersfeld. The object seems to be banking. (International). his ''untimely death" but made no official comment on the internal political situation in Brazil. But diplomats with long sxpe-rience in Brazil told reporters they were confident that leaders of -the armed forces are in a position to supress- any violence, and they will take steps to see that order is maintained until a new government is firmly established- Officials said that Brazil's new President, Joao Cafe Filho, has an excellent reputation in the United States.

They said that Cafe Filho, the vice president under Vargas who is succeeding to the presidency at least on a temporary basis, is likely to follow the general policy lines laid down by Vargas and to continue friendly cooperation with' the United States. The government crisis resulted from Vaz murder 8 during the attempted assassination of La-cerda. Three of Vargas' now-disbahded But Jn the general elections of 1950 Vargas came back and was elected president In a free vote. His supporters turned ths then 67- dates of both parties will be certified tomorrow when the Democratic and Republican executive-committees meet here. The official results in the Republican primary were not available.

Clement polled 481,808 votes to 195,156 for former Gov. Gordon Browning. The third candidate, Judge Raulston Schoolfield, got 29,866. Kefauver received 460,141 votes to Rep. Pat Sutton's 186,363.

Ed L. Brown, of Clarksville, pushed the perennial candidate. Dr. John R. Neal, of Knoxville, into 4th spot by 9,644 to 9,448 votes.

Commission Chairman Hammond Fowler won easily over Donald Southern in the race for Eastern representative of the State Railroad and Public Utilities Commis' sion. Fowler polled 265,025 to Suthern's 68,159. old Vargas' Inauguration into a HOUHOLL STEPlf STOOLiJ Jones Named District Agent i E. Jones, known throughout the Middle Tennessee area because of his outstanding work in community development and improvement, has been apr carnival-like At the time of his inauguration he said that his downfall In 1945 was due to the influence e-f Adolph A. Berle then United States ambassador, and Spruilie Braden, then U.

S. -assistant secretary" of state. In June of this year a formal attempt was made in the Chamber Paid In Fill NEW YORK (UP) Al Newman, a partner in Rosoff 's Restaurant, received a check for $1.70 in a letter from a man who said he and his brother slipped out of the restaurant eight years ago without paying their bill. "I'd like to pay off now," man wrote, "and apologize lor trying to eat you out of the" check." Newman said the same two meals today would cost $5.50. JwtWli Yea Need! However, it was closer In the 1 of Deputies to impeach Vargas on the grounds he "intrigued" with LbSted Quantity! WtrTi rnrpntati vm ran fnr th Church Group To Elect Six New Leaders EVANSTON, 111.

(UP) The World Council of Churches will choose six new presidents tonight, but the delegates' choices were already virtually assured. Six churchmen, including two North Americans, We're nominated at a plenary session of the w'cC's second Assembly Monday night. They were sure to be chosen 1 barring new nominations. Such an event was considered unlikely. The six nominees were: The Rt.

Rev. Henry Knox Sher-rill of New York, presiding bishop commission. But Commissioner Cayce Pentecost came out the'vic- President Juan of Argentina without the knowledge of the 1 Brazilian congress. The impeachment attempt failed. It was primarily a propaganda assault by the President's enemies in congress.

pointed Assistant District Agricultural Agent in District of the Agricultural Extension Service, University of Tennessee. Announcement of the appointment was made by Dean and Director J. H. McLeod, of the U-T College of Agriculture and Extension Service. Jones will assume his new duties on September 1.

As assistant to A. B. Harmon, District II agricultural agent for the past 32 years, --he will assist with supervision of county agents' work in 22 counties. i Ay td If 1 I tor over Charles Nash, of Memphis, by a vote of 151,639 to 140,472. The closest congressional race was In the 6th District.

There Ross Bass, former Pulaski postmaster, squeezed out Mayor John R. Long, of Springfield 38,926 to 35,859 for nomination to the seat vacated by Pat Sutton. State Sen. Tom Fox, the third candidate, polled 14,591. Coed Candidate presidential guards were involved in the murder.

The killing and attempted assassination touched off anti-Vargas riots earlier this month and only two days ago 30 army officers joined in demanding that Vargas resign. Vargas agreed about 7 a. 'm. (3 a.m. EST) today to remain in his home on a "leave of absence" for 90 days, leaving the government in' the hands of vice-president Joao Cafe Filho.

Sources said Vargas refused to resign despite the pressure of cabinet members and high. army chiefs. However, he agreed to the leave of absence. A little more than a hour later the President, who was elected Oct. 3, 1950, for a five year term, took his own life.

The armed forces ousted Vargas in October 1945 after the Labor Party leader had held the presidency for 15 years. However, in New Altitude Record Set By AF Pilot (Wonderful Loir Price fl of the Protestant Episcopal Waters (Continued From Page 1) Milan ad Ivan Brown. He hag been associated with the food industry almost all of his life. Bebinning as a mesenger in 1917, he advanced to executive positions with A. A P.

Stores main offices in New York, Consolidated Grocers, and McCormick Co. He became a vice-president and officer of Clinton Foods in 1949, and will retain both of these positions while serving as executive vice-president of Snow Church. Archbishop Michael, representing the Ecumenical Patriarchate HENRY COHEN FURNITURE of the Eastern Orthodox Church. COMPANY His jurisdiction extends over North and South America and.his headquarters is in New York. The Very Rev.

John Baillle, 217 Main Jones has been in the district as Extension Community Development specialist since 1947. In this capacity he coordinated the community improvement program in the area under cooperative sponsorship of the Farmers' Club, of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. The district has won state championship honors in community improvement in three of the past five years. Jones has been in agricultural work since his graduation from the U-T College of Agriculture in 1940, except for three years served in the United States Army. Phone 116 1 -J I I Church of Scotland theologian and 'principal of- the New College, Edinburgh.

Bishop Sante Uberto Barbierl of Buenos Aires, bishop in Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia of the Central Conference of the Methodist wfchurch of the'U S.A. U. S. Asks WASHINGTON (UP) Maj. Arthur Murray of Harrisburg, was the Air Force Pilot who flew an experimental plane to 18 miles in the stratosphere the highest altitude ever reached by plane.

The United Press learned today that Murray, flew Bell Aircraft's X1A on the' flight to a record-breaking altitude of about 90,000 feet. The X1A Is a rocket-powered plane which also holds the unofficial world speed record of 1,650 miles-an-hour. Defense officials have tried to wrap a tight cloak of secrecy around the new altitude mark. Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbott was allowed on Saturday night to announce to the Air Force Assn.

convention in Omaha, that a new altitudle record had been- set. But he was not permitted to say what the new -record was, what plane had made the record and who was flying the plane. The previous altitude record was set last year by Marine pilot Lt. Col. Marion E.

Carl who flew to a height of 83.235 feet in the Navy's skyrocket plane. Despite the Defense Departments secrecy, it can be stated" authoritatively that the 0record-breaking flight by Murray in the XI A was made about two months ago at the Air Force's flight test center at Edwards Air Force Base, Muroc, Calif. Mar Thoma Juhanon, metropolitan of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, South India. Bishop F. Otto Dibelius, bishop of the Evangelical Union Church of Berlin Brandenburg and president of the Evangelical Church in Germany.

The church is a federation of Lutheran, Reformed and United churches. Nominated as an honorary president was the Rt. Rev, George K. A. Bell, bishop of Chichester of the Church of England.

(Continued From Page 1) be given a fair trial for at least 18 months. Pinay warned that France now must choose between the "leadership of Europe" and the "perils of isolation." It was claimed that Pinay had American support for his last-ditch effort to save EDC. which was al- jmost buried at BrusselstSver the I weekend when Mendes France's 'proposed army treaty revisions were rebuffed by the five other partner nations. But high placed sources in Washingtonsaid they were unaware of Pinay's recommendations. Mendes-France refused to tell MICHIGAN STATE coed Janice Somers (above) will be "Miss Michigan" In tha "Miss Amen lea" beauty pageant in Atlantic City, N.

J. A native of Philadelphia, she la 19, 5-feet-6, weighs 120, and haa a S5-24 35 outline. She's a sophomore ar.d already holds title of "Miss Big Ten," which put her In th Rose Bowl. International) Merrily you roll along with extra money rolling in! newsmen what he planned to do next. The Cabinet, which itself was divided on the EDC issue, was scheduled "to" meet this afternoon.

Mendes France consulted U. S. Ambassador C. Douglas Dillon before going to the Cabinet meeting. President (Continued From Page 1) lifelong friend.

At 9:30 a.m. (7:30 a. m. EST) Vargas' body still was in his room surrounded by his family. News of the President's suicide shocked the city whose residents had know.of the crisis but had not expected such an ending.

All radio stations immediately began playing funeral music. Flags on government buildings were lowered to half staff. Troops from the Vila Militar outside the city were ordered to take up guard posts to preserve peace. Only a few days earlier Vargas had said he would protect his post with his Ijfe if necessary. In Washington, U.

S. officials said they. expect a "peaceful and orderly" political adjustment In Brazil in' You're In for happier holidays when you own U. S. Savings Bonds Murray and his plana wera carried aloft in the belly of an especially-adapted bomber to an altitude of around 30,000 feet.

After being air-launched, Murray headed the plane into a steep climb, with the rocket engines blasting the plana well past the speed of sound as climbed. Th rocket faa! was completely expended before' the XIA reached the peak of its climb, but momentum carried tha plane up tc around 90,000 feet. After reaching the top of his climb, Murray pushed the nose-of his plana downwards and glided back to a landing on the dried-up lake bed at Muroc. TRANSMIT VOICE WITH PHOTO 1 the wakeTfVargasLsuicideT American leaders were shocked 0 and saddened by the suicide of the Brazilian President, who was regarded here as a strong and true friend of the United States. The.

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Just tell your pay office how much you'd like to save each week. It'll put the amount aside for you before you get your check. When enough money accumulates, it will buy and turn over to you a U. S. Series Sav-ings Bond.

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L. SMITH CO. Kroger Piggly Wiggly Princess Theater Ellis Gray Mill Grain Co. Murfreesboro Federal Sayings Loan Association Murfreesboro Bank Trust Co. Dayidson Insurance Agency VICE PRE5JDENT Richard Nixon looks over the facsimile photo of himself that had been transmitted a few minutes earner from Washington to television stations all over the United States simultaneously with a -recording of his voice.

The service" was inaugurated by the International News Service facsimile network DRUG STORE MeCORD HARRIS- FRANK MARTIN Druggist to actual voicesof-phpta subjects. RaglarrchPotterSrGo. Showing Vice President Nixon the transmission are. Edwin C. Stein (right), editor of International News Photos, and Walt J.

Bordas, INP, Washington bureau manager. i International) HARRISON'S PHARMACY A. L. SMITH CO..

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