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"WITHOUT OR WITH OFFENSE TO FRIENDS OR FOES WE SKETCH YOUR WORLD EXACTLY AS IT GOES"—Byron
Associated Press (AP)
READING CHARGES — Sheriff R. Garnett Brooks of
Caroline County, Va . reads the charges to William •
Brown. 56, of Shelbyville, Tenn., after his arrest Fri-
day afternoon in connection with the slaying of two
white women near Bowling Green. (AP Wirephoto)
Double Slaying
Suspect Nabbed
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)—A Ne-Ithe death of the elder Mrs.
gro maid pointed to an itinerant Brooks, mother-in-lew of the
Negro at state police headquarters younger woman
here Friday night and said
"That's the man" who shot two
white women to death in their iso-
lated home near Bowling Green.
Two murder warrants were im-
mediately served on the Negro,
who identified himself as William
Brown, 56, Shelbyville, Tenn. He
was spirited from Richmond to
an undisclosed lockup
Edna Mae Parker, 18, a maid
hired on a trial basis Monday by
Mrs. James S. Brooks, 33, said
Brown was the man who calmly
shot her mistress and Mrs. Kath-
erine S. Brooks, 74, while they
were tied together in the dining
room of their home Thursday
night.
Brown, clad in brown ragged
pants and a brightly colored T.
shirt, admitted being in the
Brooks' home at the time of the
shootings. But he denied intention-
ally killing either of the women
after holding eight persons as ter-
rified hostages for over two hours.
Asked directly whether he had
shot the younger Mrs. Brooks.
Brown replied:
"In a way of speaking, I did.
The gun went off."
But he denied any knowledge of
The tw o women were shot once
in the chest by a Negro who
gained admittance to their home
by asking for food Authorities
said both shots apparently came
from close range
Also tied by the gunman were
the maid and Kenneth Van Allen,
music teacher at Bowling Green
High School, who had come to the
home to give a music lesson to
the eldest of the younger Mrs.
Brooks' four children. The chil-
dren were not tied and the old-
est. Jeanean, 9. was forced to an-
swer the telephone several times
and at one time was given money
by the Negro to pay a taxicab
driver who brought her brother.
Mason. 7. home from an art class.
Officers who questioned Brown
said they were not certain he had
given his correct name or ad-
dress. His fingerprints were sent
to the FBJ for checking.
In talking with reporters, Brown
Mid he was born in Shelbyville,
had gone "through about the sixth
grade there," but came to Virgin-
ia from Charlotte, N.C. He denied
he had any intention of hurting
anyone when he approached the
Brooks home for food.
ABILENE, TEXAS, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 15, 1958—TWENTY-TWO PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS
PRICE DAILY 5c, SUNDAY 15c
Convoy of U. S. Trucks
Delayed by Red Troops
Altered Berlin
Status Promised
Reds Veto U.S.
Nuclear Proposal
GENEVA (AP)—Moscow clearly
rejected Friday night an Ameri-
can plan for controlled suspension
of nuclear weapon tests. This left
the three-power talks as far away
from agreement as on their open-
ing two weeks ago.
mering out the provisions for a
control system if the Russians
ever commit themselves to this
idea. The Tass statement indicated
Russia is as far away as ever
from such a commitment.
A second international confer-
in Russia's first public comment ence going on now in Geneva,
on the talks since the plan was dealing with problems of surprise
submitted. Moscow radio accused attack, has bogged down over
Britain and the United States of East-West differences on scope of
"clumsy maneuvers" to prevent the discussions
an immediate, permanent cessa- Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister
tion of atomic and hydrogen bomb V. V. Kuznetsov failed again Fri-
tests day to give any indication be is
The broadcast reiterated the So- prepared to begin a serious techni-
viet claim that the first task of cal study with the West on the
the Geneva negotiations is to prevention of surprise attacks.
ALEJANDRO GOMEZ
reach agreement on test suspen- ------------------------------------1 • ■ • office attacked
sion rather than on an interna DECICNA -AN DEA A NDED
tional control system to police RESIGNATION DEMANDED
such a ban.
Western sources said the United
States and Britain regard this as
a completely upside-down ap-
proach to the problem. This argu-
ment has been the main stumbling
block to any progress in the talks
since they opened here Oct. 31.
American officials had hoped the
U.S. plan would open up a pos-
sible avenue of East-West agree-
ment on the subject.
LONDON (AP)—Soviet Premier ed Khrushchev as saying the So-
Khrushchev Friday night an- viet Union is preparing a docu-
nounced intentions to make defi- ment on the Berlin subject
nite proposals for altering the “We intend to make definite
status of divided Berlin
proposals to the countries that
During the day a three -truck took part in the war against Hit-
American Army convoy was held lerite Germany and Fascist Ita-
812 hours outside Perlin by Soviet ly," he said in a speech to Soviet
soldiers. This was the first such military academy graduates at the
harassment since Khrushchev de- Kremlin.
manded Monday that Western “American imperialists are ring-
troops pull out of West Berlin, ing the Soviet Union with their
Khrushchev said the Sovet Un- military bases," he said. "In the /. *
ion does not intend to fight the language of chess players they 2A '
West, and he would make his new often declare they want to check
Berlin proposal to the Western us—that is, place us in a tight
wartime allies of the Soviet Un- spot,
ion. "But it should be remembered
A Moscow radio broadcast quot that if one side wants to check.
-----------------------------— the other side in turn can not only
check but checkmate. Nowadays
one cannot resort to blackmail and
threats with impunity as the im-
• • • • • • e perialists like to do."
Mob Attacks Argentine ===
Army trucks as they attempted to
Vice President’s Office =.===
WILE FICOICHL 3 HHIVO lotheRussian guards at a check
W • " ■ - " "point to inspect the cargoes. A U.
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Shout- surged past Senate police They pealed for police protection. He S.spokesman Mid the trucks were
broke open the office doors that was told by police to make his
request to the Interior Ministry
The mob stormed around in
Gomez's offices for 30 minutes
Members of the Senate rushed to
the scene in an effort to restore
order. They were met by shouts
of "Gomez must resign.”
A senator of the Intransigent
Radical party, of which Gomez is
a member, replied: "He is going
to resign but leave him alone
now." 1
The demonstrators finally heed
ed the appeals of the senators and
left the building
Since the frustration of the al
leged plot by Frondizi’s show of
force Wednesday night, Gomez
has resisted efforts to throw him
out of office.
He told reporters any impeach
ment moves against him would
"really be a laugh.”
A few hours before the attack
on his office Gomez was the cen-
ter of s cheering display outside
by about 40 persons loudly voicing
approval of his stand.
Armed forces throughout Ar-
gentina were restricted to their
posts
The order came shortly after
the navy said about 70 Peronists.
Communist and nationalist leaders
Vice President's Office
The plan, introduced Thursday
by Ambassador James J. Wads-ing "Resign traitor," an angry 1
worth, contained provision for a mob of about 100 persons Friday had been slammed shut by the
double commitment. Under it the night invaded the offices of Vice vice president's aides.
atomic weapons powers would ob- president Alejandro Gomez. They Pushing the aides aside, the
ligate themselves both to suspend tried to reach Gomez but his crowd surged into an inner office
tests and to work for a control friends fought them off.
The mob broke windows and
The West maintained that only furniture and destroyed papers
through such a linking of obliga- Gomez has been accused of
lions can a safe, meaningful end- heading a plot earlier in the week
ing of nuclear tests ever be to unseat President Arturo Fron-
achieved.
dizi.
Moscow broadcast a long state- The club-swinging crowd formed
ment by Tass, the official Soviet outside Gomez's offices in the Ar
news agency. The broadcast con- gentine Congress building and
tained no direct analysis of the
American plan but attacked the'
whole concept on which it is based.
The broadcast said if the U.S. 1
Pushing the aides aside, the
where Gomez was making a tape
recording for a radio broadcast.
Friends of Gomez kept the attack-
ers from getting their hands on
him in a brisk scuffle
Gomez managed to flee to an
other of his offices while the mob
shouted, "Resign traitor ... Go-
mez must go "
After the attack Gomez ap-
Polar Front Due
To Hit Tonight
and British governments are
"really willing to accept the cessa-
tion of nuclear weapon tests, the
Soviet government, as hitherto, is
willing to sign immediately an
agreement with them."
The broadcast said tests shGuld The first polar front of the year. Where Rained Pare 2-A
be suspended because at a sum- which should drop temperatures -------------=
mer meeting in Geneva Eastern from 10 to 13 degrees below the early Friday morning
and Western scienitsts agreed that normal reading of 54, is expect- Winds, coming from the south-
a control system is technically ed to move into the Abilene area west, arr expected to reach be-
feasible, early Saturday night, the Weath-tween 15 to 30 miles an hour, the
But in the Western view there is
a great difference between stating
that control is feasible and actual-
ly committing yourself to working
out a control system.
Western sources said the confer-
ence could begin at once hern
AT MIDLAND HEARING
Oil Industry’s Outlook
Called Worse Than 1931
By SHERWYN MCNAIR | "When the states leave a vac-
Reporter-News Oil Editor luum. it will be occupied by federal
MIDLAND - Conditions in the legislation almost as certainly as
domestic petroleum industry to-a physical vacuum will be filled
day actually are more distressing under natural laws." Delaney de-
than in 1931 when crude prices dared
went to 10 cents per barrel. mem- Earlier, the commission heard
bers of the Governor's Imports Jerome O'Brien, Midland, former
Study Commission were told here president -of Texas Independent
Producers and Royalty Owners
Association and vice president of
Monterey Oil Co., describe the
present voluntary imports control
problem as a failure.
Friday.
Blaming excessive imports for
the independent producers’ plight,
W A. (Gus) Delaney, Ada, Okla.,
declared that new "stabilizing in-
fluences” must be discovered to
correct the situation.
Delaney, who has oil operations
in several states and is chairman
of an Interstate Oil Compact Com-
mission committee to study the ef-
He Mid the program was set up
"to strengthen the security of our
country by restoring the domestic
petroleum industry to a condition
of health and vigor.
fects of imports on conservation
programs, was one of seven wit
nesses appearing at the hearing
‘Up to States’
"This program has fallen far
short of accomplishing its an-
nounced purpose,” he declared.
Drops 800,000 a Day
He said during the first eight
months of 1958:
ucts were 31,000 barrels per day
higher than in the same period in
1967.
"Total imports are approximate
ly 50 per cent higher than the lev-
el which a cabinet committee in
1958 Mid could not significantly
be exceeded without endangering
the national security and which
Congress acknowledged to be the
maximum safe level.
James S. Lauderdale of Abilene,
president of the West Central Tex-
as 00 and Gas Association, told
the commission that large compa-
nies. with production in unprorat-
ed states, "can largely govern the
operation of our market demand
laws.”
Subtract From Texas
If corrective legislation is need------- .-.
ed, be Mid, R should be taken Domestic oil production was
ears of by .the individual produe-
ing states, to ward off “federal bu-
reaucracy.” “Total imports of oil and prod-
800,000 barrels per day below the
same period in 1957,
released after a protest was filed
with Soviet army headquarters in
East Berlin
In Washington, it was reported
the United States is considering
direct negotiations with East Ger
man officials on transport and
access problems arising in Ber-
lin, if Russia forces a showdown
there The understanding would
be, however, that the East Ger-
mans were acting as agents of
Russia. it was reported
The State Department said that
interpretation is not accurate.
The Khrushchev reception in the
Kremlin was arranged by the
Communist party Central Com-
mittee and the Council of Minis-
ters Defense Minister Marshal
Rodion Malinovsky presided The
official Tass news agency Mid the
meeting demonstrated the army’s
solidarity with the Communist
party and the government
Khrushchev told the graduates
"the Socialist camp today is
strong and powerful as never be-
fore. Wa are well aware of our
strength.”
HOMECOMING QUEENS
Paula White, top daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Pudley White,
was crowned quean of Anson
High School at homecoming cer-
emonies at halftime of the An-
son-Hamlin football game Fri-
day night. Mrs. Jasper Gentry,
bottom, was crowned queen of
the exes. Anson homecoming ac-
tivities will continue all day
Saturday, with Cong Omar
Burleson to be principal speak-
er at a 10:45 a m assembly at
the high school (Anson RNS
photos).
Crash Hurls
5 in Truck
SWEETWATER (RNS) - A
wreck first thought to be e bloody
tragedy resulted in no apparent
serious injuries to the seven peo-
ple involved Friday noon
A truckload of five Negro cot-
But he said Russia cannot ig-
note the forces of the imperialist
camp
He said that in an era when a
push button can unleash destruc-
early Saturday night, the Weath tween 15 to 30 miles an hour, the
er Bureau at Municipal Airport bureau reported it should turn
reported Friday night colder Saturday night with part-
The coldest temperatures w i41 ly cloudy skies and much colder
probably be felt Sunday night and Sunday. Saturday's high is pre
early Monday morning The front dieted to fall between 75 and 80
is coming from the northwest and degrees with a low of 40 Satur-
Friday night it was stretched out day night Sundays high is ex
on a line running northeast and pected to be 50.
southwest from the western part Along with the heavy rains
of Colorado to southern Californ-early Friday bail was reported
ia in several localities and high
There is also a chance f or winds caused minor damage A
scattered thundershowers Sat- tornado funnel was sighted near
urday night and Sunday morning Big Spring, but no damage from
as a followup to the heavy rain jt was reported
which fell throughout the Abilene Vealmoor, on the Howard Bor-
area late Thursday night and den county line, reported the a D
heaviest rainfall with 2.50 inches, Aceuead Oi ITKIIN
but several area towns had over AVS W Out % • ■ ■ ■ ■ #% W ■ time. But they regained conscious-
an inch. From 11:45 p.m. Thurs- ness at Sweetwater Clinic, where
— day until 4 15 a.m Friday the SWEETWATER RNS) - A smudge of red dirt was found to a doctor said none looked to he
___________J Munic Sweetwater Negro Harrison Hunt by the Mme kind of soil as that seriously hurt. All suffered cute
A: ipal Airport recorded 48 if an Jr., has been jailed at Temple in in West Texas, the Temple Tele- and bruises.
asht inch of rain bringing the year's the hit-and-run death of a retired gram reported The Taylor truck had damages
ind much total to 27.03 inches 78-year-old farmer in Belt County The suspect and two companions guessed at $900, while those to
rdax. Taae Big Spring reported the heav- The arrest of Hunt 43 here had been seen in Rogers the the Abilene truck were about $300-
Nomim CENTRAL TEXAS - Partly iest storm damage. In a strip Thursday night climaxed some night of the hit and-run. They 500
$2,4x:w7,nd.and. mi d are no s about four miles wide, extending intricate detective work by Temple were leaving for Sweetwater that —- ---
and thunderstorms, mainly east portion from northeast of Stanton across Highway Patrolman Bill Harrison evening I
west TExASEL Paru, cloudy and the northwest corner of Howard Hunt works for a local garage Patrolman Harrison obtained Lot of babies
0 ^V.^'^nty near Big Spring, theme * Serivner. statements from Hum. as well as
and. South Plains Saturday night, storm knocked out a few thou The farmer, t r. orL, 04
mostly clouds with sand bales of cotton, in that sec-
nd thunderstorms tion, where harvest was only 90
TEXASPartly per cent complete
THE WEATHER
colder Saturday night with part-
the war there should be fewer in
flammatory speeches and more at
tonpickers driven by J. T. Taylor,
46, of Navasota, collided with a
Merchants Motor Freight truck.
arrested Tuesday had been sent
to a naval prison in southern tempts to negotiate disputes with.
Buenos Aires Province, out threat of force or use of arms.. __-__-
, Gomez continued denying Then he launched into an attack drivenuby william Perry Smith,
charges by some government lead- on what he Mid was the U.S.-
ers that he plotted against Fron British role in Iraq as a sample of
dizi imperialism.
Sweetwater Man
50, Abilene.
The wreck happened 4% miles
east of here on U. S 80, when the
Negro driver was making a left
turn. Both vehicles were headed
east. Neither overturned
The five Navasota cottonpickers
riding in the back of the truck
were pitched onto the pavement,
and lay there motionless for some
U. * DFMAMMEESPERMMERCE Abilene weather station at
ABILENE AND VICINITY (40-mile ra-inal Airnari ranarded Al
dius) — Partly cloudy and windy Sa
day, increasing cloudiness Saturday n
Ia. RA MASRIS & solder.
NORTH CENTRAL -=** --
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP)
—Dr. J. S Brown celebrated his
92nd birthday Friday by deliver-
ing his 6,547th baby shortly before
dawn
Rogers, was found dead on the ahouner Near os from Sucetwater.
highway on the west edge of The statements have been turn-
Rogers last Sunday, night He ed over to the district attorney
was struck from behind. at Temple, about 10 miles north-
Only clues to start were the west of the dead man’s home,
body, a few flecks of green paint Felony hit-and-run charges have
and a smudge of red dirt on the been filed with Justice of the
dead mans clothing No broken Peace Johnny Aycock at Temple,
glass was found the Temple newspaper said. Him
blown out. The patrolman recalled having was being held Friday in the. ...,
Sny-der received small bail and given Hunt a ticket the night be- Bell tourtv Jail at Belton with Amusements
fairly heavy winds but no dam-
, age was reported Although light
hail and high winds raked the
area around Munday and Goree,
EALP Tit "‘** * - 4 ‘J 4
*72*2 19 to cotton in some localities. 1
cloudy and
cloudy with scauereu suowers and unum-
derstorms, mainly northeast portion, turn-
M colder "NILPERTTUREs
Fri. a.m. Fri._p.m
I:.:....;.-. 15 uu F
Hard winds toppled television
antennas onto power lines and
cut off power In various parts of
“Similarly,” he said, “the ma- #-10:E
jor importing companies can flood epeiti s 5
their overseas production into the $ S
Texas Gulf Coast ports and what-
ever amount is imported must 5
then be subtracted from the Tex- mien and he to 2 hours ending
as market demand." " Riin"and to same date last year:
Lauderdale referred specifically
see On. Pg. M. Col, 1
Big Spring for about two hours
Thursday night beginning at 10
p.m. Some windows were also
Felony hit-and-run charges have
the
NEWS INDEX
SECTION A
Obituaries
Church newt .....
Oil news .....
fore the death for passing in a no bond set
no-passing zone. Mid the Associat- Arresting the Sweetwater »u«
ed Press.
Sports
, .......... ....______— SECTION B
pect were Bell County highway Mems: "‘
8.11
area around muluay and woree. The flecks of green paint, same patrolmen, the Rogers city mar- comer
Hi damage was reported except color at Hunt’s car, were check ed shal, and cooperating Sweetwater Radio TV less
at the state patrol lab. And the highway patrolmen.
.... *
Farm, Marker mewa .....
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