European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse Sailor says 2 it boats sunk in Tonkin Battle Dubuque Iowa a an Iowa Sailor s letter Home and a newspaper reporter s Diligence prompted the de fee department thursday to name the two . Destroyers involved in Hist month � Gulf at Tonkin shooting incident. The Pentagon identified them As the Edwards and the Morton. This con firmed information in a letter written by James. Kress a fireman aboard the Edwards to his parents or. And Kress of Dubuque. Nell Shovoly reporter for the Torald had called the letter to the defense department s attention and asked for confirmation. The department previously had re fused to identify the two destroyers which ii said fired on four unidentified vessels hat menaced them 42 Miles off he North Vietnam coast on sept. 1 in his letter Kress wrote we picked up about seven contacts on the radar screen. The Edwards blew two of them out of the water for certain and shot up another one. I Don t know if the Morton destroyed any or not the engagement occurred Between 8 . Sept. 18 and 1 . The next Day Kress said. He said two men aboard the Edwards signed statements saying the saw it boats although i guess the communists said they weren t a boats. One boat approached within 2.000yards of the Edwards before it was i gated and destroyed Kress said. Headed that there was a fairly big investigation Over it two Days after Cut on pan 14, cot ii 5 Boston firemen die As Wall collapses Boston api five ii fire Oiw Xvi to killed Thrada when they were buried under tons of Brick and most or from a Wall that collapsed As they fought n in pc in a vacant building. The fire in what once was n toy factory claimed the or Eabost number of City fire fighters since 1 m2, when six wore killed in in bust Boston lil Tzc. Among the dead was pvt. John Clougherty 31, son of the acting fins chief John s 7"i of j Clougherty who was in in less Vii firm of 200 fire fighters at agreement to help Cyprus Moscow a the soviet Union announced thursday it had agreed to give Cyprus prac tical measures of assistance to safeguard the Island s freed mind territorial the announcement was the first official soviet mention of the scene. Tho others killed were Murphy. 44 . John ties Well. 40 i. John Mccorkle 93,and pvt. James b. Sheedy 38. A Down other fire fighters Andone civilian were taken to bos ton City ailing fire chief William Terrenal came to the fire de spite his illness and said later the behaviour of the Wall which collapsed was contrary to what normally would be second Wall collapsed 10 ered military announcement came in a joint communique on the Cyprus soviet talks carried by the offi Cial news Agency communique made no mention of . Foreign minister by pros Kyprianou of Cyprus a lathe agreement covered military Aid but refused to disclose what weapons were involved. Kyrl Anou returned to Nicosia thurs Day. Antiaircraft weapon Western diplomatic sources Here said it was Likely that the agreement covered antiaircraft weapons to deter what the greek cypriot government has called threats of attack from Turkey. Tho communique said Premier Nikulla s. Khrushchev expressed support for Cyprus in the Strug Gle against what he culled he aggressive action and intrigues of certain nato the communique said Kru Sychev accused the West of at tempting to impose Unace Plu icon. On Pago , col. In colleagues. The second Wall partially burled a fire truck and an ambulance and narrowly missed newsmen and photographers but caused no serious injuries. Lvi alarm Blaz Ejohn Mccarthy Deputy fire chief said the fire was burning on the upper floor of the four Story Brick building in the crowded South end when he arrived after the first of five alarms. He said some Hose Linen were brought into the building but Short Lime later he ordered them withdrawn because of the Rapi Advance of the flumes. Go swell a fire fighter for Ninell Una. On Fajr civil. Is weather air Multi ring ring halt. Fair to partly Ludy saturday. Frankfurt Haidel Cra Thuda y Ioctl Adana e m 57 Madrid p 70 Qualti tilt p n 51 Mun i c m 47 Valano e 70 w Paris d 73 u8mtn p to at or tits k 9 57 41 Prankl to n rom p n 87london 40 who Clui p ii to cd oar p Parley 2nd weather it no if 21855 a army Navy air Force ,1 in. . font in Tan North Africa and ii Manmit volume 23, number 167 3 unit Dally 10 unit Friday october 2, 1964 East Gulf coast ports struck by longshoremen Fri state make arrests Mississippi bombings charged to three men Washington a three White men have been arrested in Mississippi in connection wit recent bombings of negro Homes near Mccomb the Justice department and Mississippi gov. Paul Johnson said thursday. The Urr cols were made by members of the state Highway patrol and r. K. War Ren Pike county sheriff. The three were charged under Mississippi Law with illegal use of explosives a crime that car Ries a possible death Penally. They were identified by feb director j. Edgar Hoover and Johnson As Ernest Frederick Eck 29, and Jimmy pro Nylon Wilson. 38, both of Mcconis an Paul Dewcy Wilson 25, who moved rom Mccomb to ,miss., wednesday officials said the break in the investigation came when Federal and slate agents saw Wilson moving guns and ammunition. Paul Wilson is charged in two bombings. The first wus it the Home of the Rev. James Bakersr. On sept. I. The Fri Sulila Wilson hurled three Slicks of dynamite at the Baker to uric. All three men Are charged inthe second bombing which took place late on the evening of sept.20 at the Home of Aylyne Quin on Summit Street in there were people in each House at the time of the explosions there were no in juries. The Fri sold the dynamite thrown it the Baker House exploded about 20 feet away. and an aunt were in the House. Mrs. Quin s two children aged 0 and 4, were in her House with a baby Sitter when a blast ripped off the front porch wrecked the front Wall and Brakeall the windows. Mrs. Quin and two other negro women from Mccomb came to Washington last week to Tel president Johnson and other fed eral officials of their problems. The Fri said a search of Paul Wilson s cars and his Home in Mccomb led to the seizure of four High powered rifles and a pistol of foreign make. Agents also seized thousands of rounds of ammunition a Bluck Jurk eight wooden clubs and a set of i brass Knuckles. Four times better tyls is the fighters of a. Which the air Force says per and can to forms four times belter than the Flot above 70 7. Now defending North America sales that More at my . And repro Fly 2,300 Miles an hour at Heights sent a tremendous increase in the Anil. 1,000 fed. The plane run fire mis Fly to destroy invading bombers. A president names Board of inquiry new York a the International longshore m e n s association struck ports from Maine to Texas at 12 01 . Thursday because of a dispute about Automa Tion. A presidential Board immediately began an inquiry. About 80,000 men walked of their jobs in what their Leader Ila president Thomas w. Aba son said wus n completely effective presidential Board null determine that there is a National emergency before the go Ern ment can obtain n Taft Harwley strike injunction providing an a Day Cooling off period Dup ing which the men would return to work. The Board was to re port to the president Lale thurs Schmertz head of the Board talked for 49 minutes with Alfred guard no attorney for the new York shipping association the key management firm. Union representatives were schedule to be heard later in the Day. Perl is quiet the new York waterfront commission reported that Utt port was very quiet and with out incident during the night the Ila has at least two picket son each of the 100 piers the commission even a raft is floating Down the River Gleason transatlantic Linen the Sylvn la and the Leonardo Dave incl. Docked Early thursday morning however. White Collar workers helped the 1,800 Pas sengers unload their began leaving their jobs As Early As e .wednesday on Manhattan s luxury line piers although their contract did not expire until mid to coital. Of Pant it. Cot. Ii stateside Static Cody Wyo. A cod husbands can Al a real bar gala if they re willing to Parthe Price. A nun can buy a dress Fortis wife for lust a Dollar As feature of Cody s crazy Days sales promotion. But there s a catch. Re Kaslo Wear the dress out of the store
