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FINAL Latest Stocks The PittsbirA Press 23 Pages 7 Cents WEATHER Cloudy, breezy, warm. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1965 rw-Twinl VOL 82, No. 187 5 mi fo) A WW Asfronaufs Te Of Gemini in Hsorc Rendezvous Ships Foot i On Linkup, Schirra Says Confirms Bids Despite Rebuff; War Rages On The Texas White House broke silence today to confirm that President Johnson has dispatched top aides to various world capitals in an all-out effort to bring peace in Vietnam. Presidential Press Secretary Bill Movers said the moves indicated only that we are very anxious to be reasonable." Meanwhile, a Hanoi battalion mutilated three U. S.

Marines and eight South Vietnamese after capturing the 11 men in a recent battle, a fc' "U-Tt- U. S. spokesman said in JSaigon. The spectacular flurry of peace efforts gave a glimmer of hope that the war may be brought to the conference table but public statements by the Communists kept that hope very dim. An editorial, "Red and column by Ray Cromfey, Page 14.

AWARDS FOR ASTRONAUTS Medals were presented today to astronauts in the historic rendezvous. Looking on after getting their awards are Thomas Stafford, Frank Borman and James Lovell. si Mayor Herman Herrmann holds Terry Beveridje. Greentree Mayor Resuscitates Baby Uses Mouth-To-Mouth Technique Learned In Red Cross Training A Crafton Heights toddler has a new lease on life today and the honor of being the first baby revived by the mayor of Greentree. Terry Beveridge, 15 months, of 1423 Manley created 3 Marines Are Victims By MICHAEL T.

MALLOY LTI Staff Writer SAIGON, Dec. 30-A battalion of North Vietnamese regulars, outnum- i bering their victims 12 to one, "executed and muti-; lated" three American Marines and eight Vietnamese captured after a recent battle, a U. S. military spokesman revealed today. Bodies Found Dec.

20 The Marines were attached to a U. S. Army Special Forces outfit. Their bodies were found Dec. 20 The Reds launched a major attack in the same area today.

The atrocities were disclosed as U. S. planes kept away from North Vietnam for the seventh straight day and American diplomats made new Vietnam peace moves. The slain soldiers were part of a mixed Vietnamese-American patrol which on Dec. 16 was hunting for the North Vietnamese Army's 18th Regiment near the U.

S- Special Forces camp at Ba To, about 310 miles north of Saigon. 13 Survived They were attacked by an estimated 300 regulars and their position overrun within an hour. Thirteen survivors made it back to Ba To during the next four days. They led searchers (Cont'd on Page 4, Column 6) Transit Talks Broken Off In New York 2 Unions Rip Lindsay 'Failure' To Negotiate NEW YORK, Dec. 30 Two powerful transit unions broke off contract negotiations today less than 48 hours before the deadline for an unprece dented city-wide bus and subway strike, blaming Mayor-elect John V.

Lindsay for failing to lend a hand in bargaining. Michael J. Qulfl, fiery boss of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) said the TWU and the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union had decided to ouit the deadlocked talks because "we were get- ung no place." Set Terms Mr. Quill said union nego tiators would not return to the bargaining table until Mr. Lindsay sits down "for eight hours and negotiates." Mr.

Lindsay re-entered the strike picture briefly, today to confer with a three-man mediation panel which has been unable to find a key to settlement of the dispute between the unions and the debt-ridden city Transit Authority. But he did not join in the negotiations. Mayor Robert F. Wagner, his mind set on a vacation trip to Acapulco the minute his term ends tomorrow midnight, has washed his hands of the transit crisis. The strike is set for 5 a.

m. Saturday, five hours after Mr. Lindsay shoul ders the nation's second most important political job. Hopes For Settlement Mr. Lindsay said he hoped for a settlement but was realistic enough to make public detailed plans for emergency services, movement of traffic and police protection in event the strike occurs.

He said it would be "vital (Cont'd on Page 12, Column 3) House Razing Mystery Solved Wrecker Demolished Wrong Structure City detectives today found out the "whodunit" and why in the case of the disappearing North Side house. The home-wrecker was identified as Gilbert B. Mayhan, 54, of 7917 Tioga Brushton, who was accompanied to a meeting with Asst. Police Supt. Eugene Coon by his lawyer, Paul Love.

Mr. Mayhan's reason for tearing down the wrong A case of mistaken Identity, He gave police a statement In which he said he performed the work on orders from a contractor who retained him to demolish several buildings. They were located on Clark Street, Hill District, and on Charles Street and Irwin Avenue, North Side, Mr. Mayhan said. He added that he mistakenly identified the vacant house, at 1947 Irwin which was owned by Herbert C.

Atkins, of 709 Shade Bellevue, for demolition. The house he was supposed to raze was at 1913 Irwin he said. The disappearing house case was unraveled by three de-(Cont'd on rage 4, Column 2) Smile A Day not only the catt that lick thwiselves with their PQrt UPI Telephoto UPI Telephot field ana me on muusuy as a whole. Some witnesses testified the high -lubricant -yield of Pennsylvania crude made it stand apart from the rest of the industry, while others said modern technology ran duplicate Penn-Grade qualities with cheaper crude. The malu points in the in-(Cont'd on Page 4, Column 1) The Od Year Going like 60 Nothing like seeing the old year out on a warm note.

The forecast calls for mostly cloudy, breezy and warm to- night and to i morrow The expected overnight low will be 46, high tomorrow 60. When it comes to skiing, Press Wejtheibird Donald Dingbat J-ts all the bad breaks arm, leg, ankle, etc. Space Ride Wonderful' HOUSTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) Gemini-6 hero Walter Schirra said today his spaceship closed to "about one ioot" nose-to-nose with Gemini-7 during their historic rendezvous in space Dec. 15.

Astronaut Schirra and his co-pilot, Thomas Stafford, discussed details of their mission along with Gemini-7 space endurance champs Frank Borman and James Lovell at a news conference. Wonderful Ride' After Astronauts Borman and Lovell reported on their "wonderful ride" during two weeks aloft, Astronauts Schirra and Stafford related how they used "exquisite" timing to bring themselves to a meeting with Gemini-7 185 miles in space in sunlight so bright it pained the eyes. Astronaut Schirra said they maneuvered to the nose-to-nose position and reported: "We did close to about one foot in this position." Nose-to-nose, "we almost had a feeling at this point we could have towed 7 around a little bit, if we had enough fuel for that exercise," the 42-year-old Schirra said. He said he and Astronaut Stafford "flew in a circle" around Gemini 7. Going 17,500 mph The two spacecraft were traveling at approximately 17,500 mph at the time.

The reflected sunlight (on Gemlni-7) was Astronaut Schirra said. Astronauts Borman and Lovell were so relaxed they were able to -read novels aloft to while away the time. One of the books Astronaut Borman took along was "Roughing It," by Mark Twain. Could Go Months "With proper crew comfort provisions," Astronaut Borman said, "I think people can go a month, two months," In space. Astronauts Borman and Lovell agreed that, on the basis of their experience in stripping to their long-John underwear in space, men on future flights should "go suitless." Astronaut Schirra received two medals for his cool handling of the twice-jinxed Gemini-6 mission.

His co pilot got one medal. Single medals also were awarded to two-week endurance champions Borman and Lovell. A special Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to grounded Astronaut Donald K. (Deke) Slayton. On Inside Pages Business, Finance 10-11 24-26 Comic Pages Crossword Puzzle 24 Death Notices Editorial Page 18 14 8 Fashions Heloise 18 26-27 16-18 25 6-7 12 20 18-23 25 8-9 jacoby Bridge Obituaries Radio, TV Sports News Star Gazer Theaters.

Movies Todav In The News-Vita! Statistics Want Ads Weather Map Women's, Society Press Telephones Home Delivery 263-1121 Want Ads 263-1201 Other Depts. 263-1100 Peace Hope Flickering By R. H. SHACKFORD Sn-ipps Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 Peace in Vietnam may not be just around Uie -coiner, but a spectacular increase in diplomatic activity around the world raised a tiny glimmer of hope.

In Austin, the Texas White House broke its silence to confirm that President Johnson has been sending top aides to various world capitals in an all-out effort to bring peace to Vietnam. "Everything the Administration is doing is designed to bring about a condition in which peace is possible," said Presidential Press Secretary Bill D. Moyers, adding: "I don't want to be the person who unjustifiably raises hopes or indicates anything except that we are very anxious to be reasonable." There is no evidence yet that the long-sought negotiations for a peaceful settlement are in prospect. And there is increasing evidence that both sides continue plans for seeking a military solution with a bigger war. North Vietnam's President Ho Chi Minh told Pope Paul VI, who is using his influence for peace: S.

leaders want war, not peace." Ho's letter to Pope Paul said: "Since liMil, the U. S. Gov-(Cont'd on Page 4, Column 3) of two U. S. soldiers accused of demonstration, let alone in front of 20,000 people." "I think the Viet Cong just kept hounding him until he fell into a kind of sleep and just kept nodding his head to escape it.

"You know, the Vict Cong emissary never left his side until he was out of Cambo dia." Sergeant Smith and Specialist McClure have been charged formallv with aiding thil (Cont'd on Tage Column VT SPACE CITATION Astronaut Walter Schirra holds citation as NASA Administrator James E. Webb pins on Distinguished Service MedoL Pennzoil, Kendall Blocked In Merger Injunction Granted By Rosenberg Says Stock Buying Would 'Create Monopoly' The proposed merger of the Pennzoil Refining Co. and the Kendall Refining Co. was blocked by a Federal judge here today as a possible violation of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act. some consternation on her way to a doctor's office yesterday afternoon when she stopped breathing.

She had gone into a convulsion from a respiratory infection. The baby's mother, Mrs. Edward R. Beveridge, and a neighbor, James Carroll of 1736 Brett St, tried frantically to revive her by mouth-to-moutlt resuscitation. Failing, they raced to the nearby Greentree Borough Building, where Mayor Her man Herrmann appnea me mouth-to-mouth technique he had learned from the Red Cross two years earlier.

Within about half a minute, he had the child breathing. Shortly afterward, the family doctor pronounced the child in good condition and explained she had probably sucked phlegm Into her windpipe while struggling with a convulsion. Stocks Rise, Trade Moderate Press Financial Wire NEW YORK, Dec. 30 Stock prices were up in moderately active trading today. Airlines posted point-sized gains and although narrowly mixed, steels were on the upside.

United, KLM, National, Bran-iff and PanAm paced the airlines, while Zenith led the electronics sector. (Additional financial news, Pages 1011.) 3000 At Race Forum LONDON, Dec. 30 Three thousand students, 106 of them American, participated today in a U.N. forum on race relations. Never Give Up (On) Hope Bob Hope, that is.

Communication lines have been restored, and his column from Vietnam resumes today. On the same page Art Buchwaid, Norton Mock-ridge and Don Maclean will give lagging spirits a lift Turn to PAGE lfik Rivers Favors All-Out Viet War Full Steps Proposed If Talk Bid Fails MILLED GEVILLE, Dec. 30 (UPD-Rep. L. Men del Rivers, South Carolina Democrat, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said today if efforts to start peace negotiations with North Vietnam are not successful "I would light the fuse and let the four services end the war even if it led to Peking." "Mr.

Rivers' "light the fuse" statement came after his 45-minute meeting with retired Congressman Carl Vinson. Mr. Rivers succeeded the Georgian as head of the House Committee, and they are close friends. After the meeting in Mr. Vinson's office, the two held a brief news conference at which Mr.

Rivers read the statement. Mr. Vinson told reporters "I'm in complete agreement. I think it's a great statement." Mr. Rivers added he thought President Johnson was correct in exploring all avenues (Cont'd on Page 13, Column 1) THE WEATHER Thursday, Dec.

30, 1965 Eastern Standard Time local Mostly cloudy, bry and rarm this altfrnonn. tonicht and Friday. Hltli do. low tonieht 48. and high tomorrow 60.

Temperatures at Pltlsbursh 24 hours I endini at 7:30 a. today Hljhcst 47. i Lowest 31. Mean 40. Downtown hljhest and lowest tempera-hires i year ajo.

61 and 39. Cloudy. Downtown temperature readtnrs reported by the United States Weather Bureau: Midnight la.m. 5 a. m.

3 a. m. 4 a. m. 5 a.

m. a. m. 7 m. 43 43 43 42 42 42 44 4S III, 10 a.

m. 11 a. m. 12 (Noon) 1 p. m.

2 p. m. 3 p. m. 4 p.

m. 46 4. SO f.3 54 54 Ml f6 57 Highest temperature this date since U74, 6S in 1873. Lowest temperature this date since 174, -9 in 18S0. Barometer readlni at 3 p.

30.11, Falling. Humidity at 3 p. 67. Sunrise 7:43 a. Sunset 5 02 m.

River stage at 3 p. 16.7, pool. ECHO Scho 1 5:40 tonight. 54 desreea above northern horlion, moving northeast: 7:40 tonight, 59 deerees above northern horizon, moving southeast. Echo II 5:31 tonight.

10 degrees above the southern hortjon. moving outheast: tonight, eight desrees above the western horlion moving southeast: 3:43 m. tomorrow, live above eastern horizon, moving 1het, and a. m. tomorrow.

'A deer ees above eastern horizon, movlnt rtneast. MAP, DETAILED sUrOBT, Pl Gl Toll In Viet Up To 1597 WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) The Defense Depart ment announced today that 1597 U. S. military personne had been killed in the Vietnamese war up to the end the work day Monday.

The total was an increase of 51 durins the seven days covered by the report. Included were in the Army. 11 in the Air Force, 10 in Marine Corps and one in the Navy. Total combat deaths by services are: Army, 1063; Marine Corps, 338; Air Force, 120 and Navy, 76. The number of American wounded increased by Zol last week to 7913.

Current American missing increased from 141 to 149, while the number known captured remained at 25. Stepfather Backs Accused Sergeant CHESTER, W. Dec. 30 (LTD "We can get him all the help he needs." Thnmae Pntrs Sr. ripelarpd solid suDDort for his stepson, Judge Louis Rosenberg issued a Dveliminarv inlunc tion, accompanied by a lengthy opinion in which he said acquisition of Kendall stock by Pennzoil could "create a monopoly" In the Penn-Grade (Western Pennsylvania New York) oil fields.

"The defendants assert they are pygmies in the nation's oil Industry," said Judge Rosenebrg, "but the evidence is clear that in the line of commerce in the section of the country in which the two defendants are engaged, they are giants." Pennzoil, of Oil City, Venango County, with offices at Gateway Four, and Kendall, rf RrarifnrH hnrl hppn schpd- uled to merge Aug. 5, but the IT Justice DenartnietU stepped in, claiming it would create a monopoly. During the six-day injunction hearing In September, Judce Rosenberg heard con flicting testimony regarding the effect of the proposed merger on the Penn-Grade Staff Sgt. George Smith, one aiding the enemy in Vietnam "There are people here who know him and back him," 3Ir. Potts said.

Sergeant Smith and Sp.5 Claude McClure of Chattanoo ga, were held prisoner by the Viet Long ior two years and upon release were quoted as saying in Cambodia they would return to the United States to lead demonstrations against the war. Mr. Potts, who raised Sergeant Smith from the age of 8, said, "He wouldn't walk down the street with me iA his three brothers In a pea.