Poughkeepsie Journal from Poughkeepsie, New York • Page 1

0 of of of of of of of Newspaper for the Home Information and Entertainment for Every Member of the Family. Vol. 180, No. Squar In Saigon Troops Ordered On Maximum Alert In Wake of Bombing SAIGON, VIET NAM (AP)-The dered a battalion of paratroopers martial law for another month to wake of the Christmas Eve bombing of a U.S. officers' hotel.

All armed forces in the capital were placed on maximum alert. U. S. authorities put stringent fect alt their operations. new security, into efBomb squads opened all Christmas gift packages for patients at the U.

S. Navy hospital here. Search for Bombs Special demolition teams roamed all 67 U. S. installations in Saigon in search of terrorist bombs as a precaution against a repetition of the Brink Hotel bombing that killed two Americans and injured 68 others.

Less than 'a dozen of the injured Americans were hospitalized and' they were reported in good condition. Lt. Col. James R. Hagen of Oklahoma and a civilian, David M.

Agnew of Winter Park, were killed when the bomb wrecked the first three floors of the seven story building. U. S. sources charged that a general laxity of security preceded the blast, presumably Vietnamese government 'orinto. Saigon today and extended head off further trouble in the the work of the Communist Viet Cong.

A U. S. spokesman said the explosives were smuggled into the compound in a motor vehicle. Buddhist Resume Drive Meanwhile, Buddhist leaders resumed their campaign today against Premier Tran Van Huong's civilian government. They charged that the instigated an attack last night against Buddhist headquarters.

The attackers, armed with gasoline-filled bottles, were driven off. The Buddhists said they captured one of the attackers, whom they identified as Ban Chi Kien, an 18-year-old barber. They said that the youth confessed. Police had not been able to enter Buddhist headquarters. The religious- sect had suspended its criticism of the government since the military, led by officers called "Young dissolved the nation's provisional legislature the High National Council, last Sunday.

Rock which is being sold, present, Henry Schwellenbach, vice Road, Town of Poughkeepsie, said which maintains one of its prinsouth of Poughkeepsie, is being $21.1 Million Deal Trap Rock Operation Unchanged by Sale, Schwellenbach Says Operations of New York Trap will continue essentially as at president, operations, Boardman today. Hudson Valley firm, sold to Industries, a cipal operating, plants at Stoneco, Delaware corporation, Mr. Schwellenbach confirmed. The price for the complete assets is $21.1 million. However, Mr.

Schwellenbach explained that Rock Industries is an investment concern and has no operating experience in the stone, quarrying industry. Principal officers and stockholders of the new owners were not immediately identified. The deal is subject to a vote of stockholders, Jan. 4. 150 Employes Here The notice to all of some 650 employes, including 150 at the Stoneco operations, said "The New York Trap Rock operations will continue "essentially as before" and "management of operations at the plant level will be as at Mr.

Schwellen- bach said. This was interpreted by him as including employes in general. He said he. believes he will continue in his present capacity with the new owners and that changes are anticipated among the employes and operating management. However, New York Trap Rock has begun its normal winter three-month operations curtailment, which will continue into March, Mr.

Schwellenbach confirmed. Sam D'Onofrio, a public relations representative, said from New York City the sale involves all assets, facilities and business. There was no immediate formation on any percentage, of cash involved in the deal. Proxies have gone to all Trap Rock stockholders, John R. Kringel, presi- Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, Firemen Save Potter Oil Tanks As Gas, Trucks Burn at City Plant Journal.

December 26, 1964 1785 Saturday Evening, Sons Oil Company in Prospect Street Poughkeepsie Journal Photo by Robert Niles CLOUDS OF SMOKE AND FLAMES soared this morning as firemen battled to bring blaze from burning buildings of P.S. Potter and under control. of Christmas. The Rabbi, Philip H. Weinberg, filled in as police chief of Reno, permitting the regular chief, Elmer Briscoe, to spend Christmas with his family.

Rabbi Weinberg enjoyed the work, saying it seemed fitting to do it "because of the new ecumenical spirit." He hoped his good-will gesture would serve as an example to other rabbis. He had one regret: Rabbi Takes On Police Duties To Help Spread Christmas Joy NEW YORK (AP)-A rabbi doing the job for the police a couple married 70 years Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong's Christmas tree in Tokyo a baby named Noel two colonels with big hearts in Viet. Nam they all played a part in spreading the joy and happiness "The only thing that broke my heart was seeing those men who had to work on their holiday." Volunteers at Hospitals In Hartford, 80 Jewish volunteers took over menial tasks at five hospitals, giving the day off to Christian employes. "We felt this was an act neighborliness for the Christians whose holy day it is," said Samuel 2 Men Hurt, Power Cut In Accident at Rochdale Two men were hurt, one seriously, also. dent last night in Dutchess Turnpike Rochdale of the Town of Poughkeepsie.

Power was out the immediate area for until about one half hours temporary repairs were made by Central" Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. employes. George Bulson, 51, of 19. Place, Town of Poughkeepsie, one of the drivers, was taken by ambulance to Vassar Hospital, suffering a fractured right knee and head lacerations. He was reported by the hospital today to be in satisfactory condition.

Complains of Sprain The driver or the other vehicle Alexander Johnson, 29, of 169 Winnikee city, complained 'of. a back sprain but said he would go to his own physician for treatment according to police. A spokesman for the Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. said. today that power was out to customers in.

the Dutchess Turnpike Rochdale area from the FINAL THE WEATHER Established New York, Mild and rainy. Lows the 40s. High tomorrow 50. More details beck page. Pages 7 Cents 12 Fire Cause A Mystery, Says Worker By HOWARD CLARK "I've 1 no idea what happened," William Mertes, 52, Highland, said in Vassar Hospital this morning where he was taken for treatment of burns suffered in the fire this morning at the P.

S. Potter and Sons Inc. buildings in Prospect Street. "I was on top of this tank truck and had already filled two compartments with high test gasoline when--pow! "It blew me off the top of the truck, I couldn't tell what started it. "I went for my car and got out of there." Alone in Building Mr.

Mertes said he was alone in the building. He had had some trouble starting a truck earlier and was on top of the truck when. the engine "kicked over," he said. His face was burned and his hair was singed in the explosion but otherwise, except for scraped knees suffered in the fall, Mr. Mertes said he seemed to be i in good condition.

Phillip Potter Jr. and Robert Poter, brothers, and among the partners in the family corporation, said they believed that the platform was full of gas fumes. "These fumes go down and spread like water," they said. "The fumes are especially dangerous in this type of damp weather." One of the brothers speculated that static electricity started the explosion-'but the truck being loaded and an aluminum tankand it isn't supposed to give off static electricity." Mr. Mertes said' he saw "there was nothing I could do with the fire so I left." Carl Jensen, an employe of.

Mid-Hudson Oil Cot, said by the time Mertes came to the MidHudson plant, the flames were already in the air. "We had heard a and saw the glow," he said. A Mid-Hudson employe reported the fire by radio. A Mid-Hudson Oil Co. spokesman said, "There were just these large storage tanks separating us from the fire.

If they had gone, we would have too, and so would tanks on the other side of the railroad tracks. The blaze could have wiped out this end of the city." Tooth Decay Called Disease of Civilization With Incidence Especially Prevalent in U.S. (AP). An government dental researcher reported today new evidence that tooth decay "is a disease of civilization" with the United States and other highly developed countries near the top of the list. Dr.

Albert B. Russell of the U. S. National Institute of Dental Research, Bethesda, tlod an international meeting of scientists that a study of tooth decay showed white people in Baltimore rank almost as poorely as the urbanized Aleuts of. Alaska's National Guard.

And the Aleuts have a record of missing filled teeth about 60 times worse than people in Ethiopia. The latter country and nations of the Far East take the honors for. having the fewest decayed molars and other teeth, reported Dr. Russell. Reasonably Representative And he said there's other evidece to indicate that the Baltimore findings be.

taken as reasonably representative of the United States as a whole." He offered no views on how the Russians stand. in the Dental Parade. Russell said these and. other findings re emphasize the view some of them. marked by seeming paradoxes tend.

to fortify the view that there is no single explanation for tooth In particular, he indicated, the findings re emprasize the view that relative freedom from tooth decay among primitive peoples is due to something other than their nutrition end dietary' status Firm Employe Burned by Blast Fed by thousands of gallons P. S. Potter Oil Co. buildings an inferno that threatened to men divided their attention veloping a loading platform, four Potter fuel oil storage of fuel oil. Streams of water they saved.

were the. tanks and uplayed Heavy black smoke blotted out the overcast sky above the Prospect Street plant. The smoky haze remained over the city for hours, dropping particles of oil soot. A company employe was burned in an explosion that was believed to have started the fire. A Potter official said it would be days before the loss would be known.

Was Loading Truck According to Fire Chief Merrick, the injured man, William Mertes, 52 Highland, was loading a tractor trailer with high test gasoline when the explosion Fire enveloped the loading platform and two other trucks. Three hours later the fire was under control by Chief Merrick. Firemen received the first alarm at 7:44 a. m. and sounded the second alarm three minutes later.

All companies responded and off -duty firemen were summoned. It was the second two- alarm fire in eight Last Saturday fire damaged a building housing a tavern, apartments, and offices at 9-15 Catharine Street. When firemen arrived, the flames were shooting into the air and the tin roof covering the open platform had collapsed onto the blazing trucks. Little rivulets of burning oil spilled from the platform on all sides and slipped toward lower ground. Whirlwinds of heat and flame filled the air, caused by the water striking the flames.

A utility pole' along the New York Central Railroad tracks at the rear of the building, also fire spread along the electric wires for several feet. The flames getting larger until Philip S. Potter president of the firm, shut off pumps that fed gasoline from storage tanks to the trucks. Mr. Potter said later that nearly 400 gallons of petroleum a minute had been going into the loading plat form and spilling out.

Firemen remained at the scene through the morning. Bulletin Bulletin VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Paul VI was reported today to be considering a visit to the Dominican Republic and perhaps other areas of the Western Hemisphere. of petroleum, a ranging fire swept and equipment this morning, creating ignite nearby oil storage tanks. Firebetween the gasoline-fed flames enand two connected buildings and 'the tanks which contain 1,300,000 gallons Flood Crest Rolling to Sea In Northwest PORTLAND, ORE. UPI A huge flood crest rolled down the Columbia River toward the Pacific Ocean today but only a few communities remained in its path and the worst appeared to be over for flood-ravaged Ore- dent told the employes in his message.

Mr. Schwellenbach said details had not been worked out on the Trap Rock school grant program which offers scholarships to students of some 12 school districts. Holdings of Trap Rock include its plants and other facilities at Stoneco, West Nyack, Haverstraw, Tompkin's Cove, 'Newburgh, Verplanck, Westchester County; and Port Washington, Port Jefferson and Huntington, L.I.; also Eyre Fyter a fire fighting equipment manufacturer, adn Nytralite Aggragate Eddyville, near Kingston, makers of expanded shale, a product used in light weight concrete. Conrad Lands Short of Goal PETERSBURG, FLA. (AP) Max Conrad, the flying grandfather who is trying to break his long distance record light planes, was forced to land here today.

A Federal Aviation Agency spokesman said the 61-year-old pilot turned back over the Gulf of Mexico and radioed that he was having mechanical difficulty. town, South Africa, to New OrHe was en A route from Capeleans, in an effort to break the world record of 7,668 miles he set in 1959 on a flight from Casablanca to Los Angeles. cause, he said, such people such a record despite the they do not eat the so-called tooth-protective foods, nor brush their teeth. World Series of Science Russell told about it in a report prepared for the 131th meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science the world's largest general-science organization whose yearly Christmastime conclaves are sometimes referred to as the "World Series" of science. "Tooth decay seems to be a disease of civilization," declared Dr.

Russell. "Alaskan Eskimoes and East Indians alike, when transplanted from their traditional rural cultures to cities where other cultures predominate, have a higher number of cavities." He said use of refined sugars seems to be one of the "civilization" factors associted with tooth-decay, but he indicated that other factors in this category. still remain a mystery. Conversely, naturally occuring, and artifically-added fluoride helps inhibit tooth-decay, he said, but added that other, stillunexplained factors at work also. Sunday Feature Tells of Landmarks Here Slated to Disappear in Few Months Several Poughkeepsie landmarks are expected to disappear within the next few months, a feature in the Poughkeepsie Journal tomorrow The Poughkeepsie Housing Authority plans to begin construction of the Charles Street Housing Project next spring, and this means that everything standing on the seven acre tract from Mill to Washington Streets will be demolished.

Elaine Callahan, Poughkeepsie, is one of several Girl Scouts who attended a Senior Scout Campus Conference at Cazenovia College recently, a story on which appears in the Family Weekly tomorrow. Family. Weekly is the color news magazine which accompanies the Sunday paper: Miss Callahan entered into a about dating, male companions and boy friends. A "Why?" series story tells about a pleasapt rural intersection in the Town of Clinton known as Sodom Four In addition to these feature articles and a 16-page section of comics, tomorrow's paper the latest in sports, world-wide and area hews, together with the latest in local and world-wide photos, all' up to the minute because of this paper's late deadlines. gon.

Some anxiety remained, however, that waterlogged dikes behind the flood crest could give way under the pressure of high water and About 1,200 people were warned to leave their homes between Portland and the Columbia River Friday night, but only 600 responded. A few families showed up at a grade school relief center set up after the warning was broadcast. "'The danger lessens by the hour," a Multnomah County sheriff's office spokesman said today. A state police announcement aid "all the waters are receding" in Oregon streams cept near the mouth of the Columbia, and no serious flooding was expected in that area. Streams were dropping at the rate of one-tenth of a foot an bour.

LAS Soil Helped By Holiday Rain The unseasonably warm and wet weather yesterday and today is helpful to the soil, Leslie Rollins, County agricultural agent, said today. moisture seems to be soaking 'in well," he said, adding that although there will be no real bearing on plant growth, the rain and melting snow of the last two days will be greatly -welcomed by farmers throughout the county, Light fog and intermittent rain Christmas Eve gave way to cloudy but generally dry skies, with temperatures in the middle and upper 50s Christmas Day. The weather today will continue mild and cloudy with periods of light rain and fog continuing through tomorrow. A warm front moving northward will keep peratures in the upper 40s and flow 50s for the next 24 hours. Edward A.

Hannan Dies; Former Alderman in City Edward A. Hannan, 82, of Garden and Democratic Committeeman from former president of the Dutcheses died Thursday at St. Francis' Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Hannan, a life-long resident of Poughkeepsie, was employed as an installer-repairman by the New York Telephone for 41 years, prior to his retirement in 1947.

While an alderman, Mr. Hannan served on the Poughkeepsie Housing Authority and was an adviser for, the Smith Street Housing Development, Until death Hannan served as treasurer for the Young America Hose holding that post for 30 years. He also was member of the Dutchess. County Volunteer Firemen's Association, a member of the Mid-Hudson Harlem Valley Fire, Chief's. Telephone Pioneers of.

America, and a former treasurer. of the Poughkeepsie City, Democratic Committee. He was a communicant of Peter's Church, city, and served as president of its Holy Name, and Usher's Societies for several years. Mr. Hannan was married to the former Louise Eggensperger, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Edward city: a sister, Mrs. John Bauman, Newburgh; LATE four brothers, James John evening and Joseph here, and William Open Cold Spring; two grandchil- Monique, dren and several nephews and IMMEDIATE I 12-1450. A Warren, co-chairman of the pro- areas ject. He said it was very satisfyling and added that it was time to begin thinking about doing it again for Easter. Celebrationg their 70th wedding anniversary on the day after in a two car automobile acci: near Townsend Boulevard, the time of the accident, about 6:20 o'clock, until about 8:55.

Town police said that because some wires were hanging: low, large trucks were not being permitted to use that section of Dutchess Turnpike. PAGING THE INSIDE NEWS Bridge Page 2. Church News Page 5 Comics Page 11 Crossword Puzzle Page 2 Editorials, Columns Page Highland. News Page 12 Obituaries Page 9 3 Sports Page 6 TV and Radio Page Theaters Page Christmas are James W. Thompof son, 91, and his wife, Delie, 93, Louisville, Ky.

The children bought the presents for a little party. The Thompsons are 5 a.m. risers, usually retiring by 7 p.m., but not tonight. "Our daughter is coming by to help us eat our wedding cake," said Mrs. Thompson.

"'Maybe our grandchild and great-grandchild will be there, Holiday Baby At the other end of the scale Mr. and Mrs. Michael Noel's first child was born Day in Long Beach, Calif. They named of the baby girl, weighing 9 pounds, 10 ounces, Christy Carole. Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong, the American trumpeter who always seems to be smiling, got an extra Christmas lift from his wife, Lucille, in.

Tokyo. It happens every Yule season. No matter here he is, his wife brings a tree, a custom she started 22 years' ago. That was four months after they were married: Christmas brought happiness to Mrs. Stefanija Rukas, who also celebrated her 58th birthday.

The Lithuanian woman was reunited in New York with her husband and daughter after 23 years. She had been imprisoned by thie Soviet secret police and spent 15 years in Siberian labor camps. a former alderman the Second Ward, and a County Firemen's Association, EDWARD A. HANNAN GOODMAN'S, LIBERTY Will Open Monday, Dec. FOR CHRISTMAS? Special gowns, long skirts, and coats.

Thurs: until Accent Collegeview $3,500. Vicinity OPENING for.