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The Weather: Frost or Freeze 4 Warning: Low 28-33 Serving The Greater Mattoon Area Since 1 856 JOURNAL-GAZETTE 107rh Year No. 235 Member Associated Press MATTOON, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1962 All Phones AD 5-5656 Price 7 Cents fo) Ju I I o)f rmfpPY TP mi o)A Geography of Cuban Crisis Navy Prepares to Intercept 200 convill Miles Daytona Beoh ompoCopc Coneveo' Cuban Bound Soviet Ships 1 Atlantic Oreon JFK Takes Move to End Island's Military Buildup By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER WASHINGTON (A?) The Soviet Union and Hi Unit ad State headed into a collision course today at U. S. Navy ships moved' in to clamp an arms blockade on Cuba and halt the Soviet conversion of the Island into a nuclear missile base.

A direct confrontation between the two great powers could come by nightfall, in the judgment" of Washington officials. The crisis was probably the greatest since World War The full scope of the danger broke upon the world Monday night when President Kennedy announced the establishment of Soviet missile bases in Cuba and disclosed FLORIDA By FRED 8. HOFFMAN WASHINGTON IT) A mighty TJ.S. war fleet fanned across the Predict Close Battle in New 20th Congressional District i. MIAMI UtUTHltA I.

Tf 0 1 Atlantie today prepared to Intercept a large number of Soviet earf ships, possibly carry taj mora BAHAMA ISLANDS Jtl FigMtrs Poised gressmen agree that if either can missiles to Communist Cuba. By LARRY KRAMP SPRINGFIELD, IU. Rep, I obtain a plurality in Sangamon Hovono The first contact could coma by nightfallend with It the first test Peter Mack, a seven-termer, and Rep. Paul Findley, a first-termer. County he probably will win.

They differ in estimates of how much of a lead either one needs of President Kennedy's newly proclaimed arms blockade of Fidel arc running against each other In Sangamon, ranging from 1,000 to the brand new 20th congressional Mf, Guonlonomo CitniueaoiXsa. Novy Bote Castro's Cuba. a seven-point program of U. 8. district where a few hundred votes 3,500 votes.

Large numbers of Soviet ships Sangamon County produces may tip the balance. Latins Back Naval Maneuvers Centered Here were reported moving In the direc Toward which party the 14 action starting eff with a naval blockade to halt the flow of any more offensive anna te Cuba. He sailed his move the ImpoaU CUBA about 79,000 congressional votes, or about a third of the total vote, tion of Cuba, but not In convoy. counties of the new district are expected from the 14 counties in disposed is a matter ol debate be American Navy vessel sailed Monday from the Puerto Rico the district. U.S.

Policy I hat7 tween Flndley, 41, and Mack, 45. tlon of a strict anarantlne, avoid tog official ase of the word block- In his 14 congressional years. area and East Coast ports, But both camps agree it Is a ade. Bat the administration offi Their order: Hail, stop, search close race. Mack has developed a public personality as an adventurer, bene VIEQUES I cials said that in practical effect Toward Cuba and.

If necessary sink vessels Findley, Prttsfield Republican, there was ne difference. factor, maverick and an under' PUERTO which try to avoid Inspection. says a Democrat would have de rorf au Prince dog who has always come out on Kennedy is depending on crisis Kingston JAMAICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RICO Ships of any nation Communist feated a Republican In the last MEXICO CITY W) Latin- top. American diplomats predicted to off-year election in 1968 If there had been a congressional race in and non-Communist alike will be topped by U. 8.

Navy ships If Findley, publisher, of two weekly diplomacy to pull the world back brom the brink of conflict Shortly before addressing the nation by television and the world by radio newspapers, has been in the pub day that a sense of common hemisphere peril will rally many gov the new district's 14 counties. they are bound for Cuba. 11c eye only for the one term but Map shows where air, naval and marine forces of the United Supporters of Mack, Carlinville A Defense Department spokes has caught attention for his con maneuvers, which began Oct. 15, are concentrated off the small Island of Vieques, Just east of Puerto Rico. Jet fighters of ernments behind President Kennedy's blockade of Cuba.

the type were recently shifted to Key West. Another concentration of U. S. power Is at the naval base at Guantanamo, Cuba. Democrat, say 1068 was the only servatism in domestic affairs and States are concentrated In the Florida-Caribbean area.

Naval he addressed a personal message, to Soviet Premier Khrushchev to refrain from any step which would man made it quite clear that force will be used regardless of the na year in a 22-year period when the for his strong stand on Cuba. If convincing proof is presented congressional vote in the 14 coun' tionality of a ship if It refuses to Findley now serves the old 20th that the Soviet buildup of Cuba is for offensive purposes, one high- ties would have been against a District, Mack the old 21st. In the Republican. new 20th, Findley keeps all coun Findley campaigns hard In San ties except Mason and Menard Clampdown Wins Support in Illinois halt or follow an order to change course away from Cuba. While mounting this blockade to keep offensive weapons such as missiles and bombers out of Cuba, the United States looked to Its power elsewhere just In case the ranking diplomat said, there will be a change of attitude on the part of some governments which have pursued a strictly hands-off policy toward Cuba's Communist make the situation worse.

The letter, along with an advance copy of his speech, was handed by Secretary of State Dean Rusk to Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynln at the State Department shortly before Kennedy went on air. A oopy-of -the letter was delivered In Moscow to gamon County. This is normally considered Republican but usually from his old dlstriot. Mack keeps only Sangamon and Macoupin from the 21st. turns out a big vote for Mack.

Findley has headquartered a Other counties in the new 14- By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS regime. Around World county district are Adams, Pike, Reaction in Illinois to President GOP Unenrhusiasric awaassssasBi aaassasBsaBssaBsaawssaBsasssssaBssssai Kennedy's announcement landed Communists should try some coun ter-move. Hancock. McDonough, Kennedy's clampdown on Cuba the U. 8.

Embassy. tent in various parts of Springfield, for example, to make a closer contact wita' resident. Representatives of both eon-j with stunning force in the midst Schuyler. Brown, Scott, Greene, ranged from enthusiastic endorse The great nuclear Jet bombers of a Mexico City meeting of hem The message opened the way for Jersey, Cass and Morgan. ment to sharp disagreement.

JFK Cancels lsphere finance ministers review Cuban Talk A The Associated Press gathered a Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting: on the Cuban crisis by assert of the Strategic Air Command and SAC's 144 combat-ready Intercontinental ballistic missiles were put ing the Alliance for Progress and the reaction both from officials assessing its prospects for the ing that the United States is al- and citizens interviewed at ran on an Increased alert. ways ready for peaceful negotia domin the hours af ter Kennedy tions. While grave fears were expressed Gets Mixed amoKjnced a naval quarantine of V. 8. ground, sea and air forces around the globe including those that the Kennedy administration Kennedy told the American peo Russia Sends Warning To United States Cuba.

Sen. Paul H. Douglas, ple: "Let no one doubt that this is a difficult and dangerous effort Additional Stumping decision raises a real threat of World War III, there appeared to be widespread agreement that the In Berlin and West Germany -were ordered to be especially vlg tlant on which we have aet out." Cuba Blasts U.S. Policy Statement l' By GEORGE ARFELD HAVANA Wl Declaring the said: "We must all stand together in the defense of our country in tdie oaiuse of human freedom. President Kennedy deserves our Recept The Air Force sent more super- ion "No ona can foresee precisely, hemisphere could not and should not tolerate an offensive arms fast interceptor planes into better he added, "what course it will take or what costs or casualties buildup In the Caribbean island.

MOSCOW The Soviet positions to defend the East Coast full and complete WASHINGTON President LONDON Western Eu An indication of a change In at government gave "a serious warning" to the United States today In Urbana. Norman A. Graeb- will be incurred. But the greatest danger of all would be to do noth At Patrick Air Force Base, near Cape Canaveral, Fla, a force of rope's reaction to President Ken titude on the part of the so-called ner, chairman of the University Kennedy's attempt to adjourn politics on the basis of the Cuban crisis got a guarded and unenthu- neyd's tough new Cuban policy and said President Kennedy's ing." of Illinois History Department, ranged today from solid support soft-line countries came in a statement in Manila by Mexico's President Adolfo Lopes Mateos. The seven points of his action quarantine of Cuba was a step to ward thermonuclear war.

commented: "I dont see how to angry criticism. program, in summary, are these: siastic reception today from most Republican candidates. U. 8. blockade of Cuba is "an act It reaffirmed in a statement Kennedy could have done any' thing else.

I dont know how Bus The Soviet reply to Kennedy's 1. Under the quarantine policy Mexico has refused In the past that Soviet nuclear rockets are of war," Havana broadcasts said today all Cuban military forces After announcing his decision to sia will react to this. Russia may Challenge of the Soviet missile buildup in the island 90 miles off 38 Jets concentrated 1,600 -tnile-an-hour F106s and F104s. There was no overt threat to the TJJS. naval base on Guantanamo Bay In eastern Cuba.

But the United States got this vital outpost In fighting trim by shipping home an estimated 2,200 Navy wives and children and reinforc only a defense against aggression. to support a hard line toward Fidel Castro's regime. But today Lo throw an arms blockade around an ships bound for Cuba will, if found to contain cargoes of offensive weapons, be turned- back. The numbering hundreds of thousands stop their actions in CJba or they may demand that the VS. first U.

S. shores was awaited tensely. Cuba, Kennedy canceled his remaining barnstorming excursions The government statement broadcast by Moscow radio and carried by the Soviet news agency West Berliner them quarantine will be extended to remove Its bases to Turkey." pez Mateos said if Cuba arms for an offensive purpose, "the approach of trie Mexican government have been mobilized. Prime Minister Fidel Castro will address the nation later and "will selves, fearing they would be the In Decatur, the City Council other cargo and carriers obviously meaning aircraft if necessary but in the Nov. 6 election campaign.

Vice President Lyndon B. John' Tass denounced as hypocrisy Pres target of a Communist counter make lmoortant declarations," one will also change." ident Kennedy's charge that Cuba stroke against the U. S. blockade ing the garrison of Navy announcement said. passed a resolution at its meeting backing the President's stand on Cuba.

son also wiped out his schedule of speeches in) behalf of Democratic of offensive arms shipments to men and Marines with perhaps had been turned Into a Soviet base for offensive missiles and President Kennedy's statement at present the "necessities of life" will be permitted to' go through the blockade. 3. If the offensive military prep Cuba. 3,000 more Leathernecks. that Sovfet ballistic missiles are candidates.

Samuel Goldburg, a Republican Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei and Chicago attorney, endorsed Kennedy also asked thecongres The defense spokesman made it plain that the drastic. U-S block Speaking of Kennedy's quaran ICC Continues Telephone Case Gromyko scheduled a meeting arations continue, "further actios the aotioni- "I've Just returned; slonal leaders including- several tine, the statement 'said: wth East German Communist ade action was triggered by con' from Europe where the people "The neoDles of all countries Republicans who have been cam will be Justified" and the President has "directed the armed stationed In Cuba was ridiculed by a television commentator. Luis Gomes Manguemert, editor of H3 Mundo and an adviser to the Foreign Ministry, accused Kennedy of "a whole series of falsehoods about CHICAGO MP) A complaint want Deace at any price. I was leader Walter Ulbricht on an East Berlin stopover en route home from the U. N.

sessions In New paigning vigorously for re-election to stay around Washington for ftrmation that mobile ballistic missiles were hi place and actually threatening by the Nachman Corp. against raised in America and I feel that peace is not bought at any price two Illinois telephone companies must be clearly aware that, undertaking such a gamble, the United States of America is taking a step along the road of unleashing a thermonuclear world consultation on Cuban develop forces to prepare for any eventualities." 3. Any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any country York. Cuba." There comes a time In poker was continued today until Oct. SI ments.

Kennedy spoke too late for com' Asserting that the United States when you have to face the cards." ment in the Soviet press this These presidential moves had by the Illinois Commerce Com' mission examiner. But Goldburg was sharply crit appeared to be ignoring Soviet guarantees to defend Cuba, the morning. war. cynically running international standards of conduct of the effect of slapping the brakes in the Western Hemisphere will be regarded as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United Statee ical of Kennedy: "Since Kennedy The firm, which manufactures! Moscow radio in a broadcast on the accelerating Cuban cam has taken office, he has had a springs, is asking the commission commentator said that "the blockade measures are not only an act shortly before Kennedy's speech U. S.

cities. He showed reconnaissance photographsblown up 30 times and pointed out what he said were two missile launchers "aligned to a specif lc section of the United States." Nearby were missiles on trailers and trucks containing fuel for the weapons. Some of these missile sites, by a11 ln4lnarinn Viatre VvAtnmsk ml requiring a full retaliatory re weak spine and a weak mind to force Illinois Bell Telephone paign many OOP memners naa regarded as offering-them their charged: "Washington is once states and the principles of the charter of the United Nations, the United States usurped the right, and announced this, to attack of war, but also a provocation for sponse upon the Soviet Union." I'm mad. He let the Cubans again raising its armed fist over best chance to make gains in Sen Co and the Champaign County Telephone Co. to furnish direct 4.

The U. 8. naval base at Guan down." tragic world events. Another announcement said ate and House contests. Cuba and once again threatening the peace and tranquility of the ships of other states on the high line service between Nachman Rep.

Paul Findley. R-Ili, who tanamo has been reinforced and dependents of the armed forces Seven Republican leaders who seas, eJ. to engage in piracy plants In Chicago and Milford in Cuba's delegate to the United Nations, Mario Garcle-Inchaustegul, people. All the actions of the Unl has been advocating a blockade In for re-election to listened to Kennedy's explanation Shortly after the government Iroquois County. ted States fleet and air farces in bat ready within the past week.

bad asked for an urgent meetingtgUtement wu released, U. 8. Am- personnel stationed there have been withdrawn. Additional military units have been alerted, pre. of his decisions at a 90-mlnute Congress, commented the Caribbean area are of an of the Security Council to can White House conference Monday) "I'm sure the citizens of the baasador Foy Kohler was called for a meeting at the Foreign Min aider the U.

8. blockade, sumably for further reinforce responded with something less openly provocative nature aimed at the Cuban people." Some West European newspa Havana radio said the order for ment. 30th District join me in expressing full support of President Ken istry to officially receive the So than a ringing endorsement. Weather mobilisation came from Castro S. An immediate meeting of the viet statement.

nedy in his decision to establish Americans will support the Court Studies Rail Union Suit On Work Rules and was put into effect quickly. pers said Kennedy's "Stern measures imperiled peace, and peace limited blockade of Cuba OAS was called "to consider the threat to hemispheric security" President on the decision or de Our combat units rapidly GREATER MATTOON AREA The blockade carries the risk of marchers picketed the U. 8. Em cisions he makes for the security war, but Inaction on our part car bassy in London, but strong sup of our country, they said in a Frost or freeze warning. Generally fair Wednesday.

Frost or rnd to Invoke the Rio defense pact "in support of all necessary action." placed themselves on a fighting basis." the broadcast added. "Hundreds of thousands of men were mobilised in the course of a few rles an even greater risk." port came from West Germany. statement. Halts Sale Of Surplus Grains During Crisis CHICAGO UH The U. 8.

Cir freezing temperature tonight. Con Rep. William Springer, a Re A spokesman for the West Ger cuit Court of Appeals has under They added significantly, how publican from Champaign, added tinued cool Wednesday. low tonight 38-33. High Wednesday in ever, that they had only been "in hours.

man government said Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's government! advisement a union suit to bar the nation's railroads from changing his aonroval. The President The nation has awakened on a formed by the President of his al SOS. WASHINGTON UFi The Ag- right. Delay would only compound "welcomes the determination of 6. An emergency meetng of the U.

N. Security Council was demanded "to take action against this latest Soviet threat to world peace" 7. The President called on Pre work rules. ready-determined course of ac war footing, ready to repulse any attact Each weapon is In its place IriouKure-Department-- banned to the-Ur-Ar government- te- eeunterUhe problem. Something -had to tion.11 This left the "way" open for Three Judges or the court neard amments Monday and one of Yesterday's Temperatures Hum Low and next to each weapon is day the sale of government-owned com and feed grains onto further the dangers arising from this situ ation." be done." In Urbana, MaJ.

Gen. John F. Homfield, commander of the 33rd heroic defender of the fatherland. them, Elmer J. Schnackenberg, them to say later if they choose to do so that they had not been consulted in advance.

Mattoon 73 48 notice as a result of the Cuban The British Foreign Office said aid he expects, a decision soon. The entire government is ready to AJbuq ierque 71 crisis. news of the Soviet missile build Division of the Illinois National Ouard, said: Railroad management is at mier Khrushchev "to halt and to eliminate this clandestine, reckless and provocative to vorld peace and to stable relations between our two nations." die beside the people. Six of the seven Republicans A department spokesman said up In Cuba "will come as a shock Chicago Cleveland 84 "Over the length and width of who signed the statement are can the order was Issued after the de Kennedy's course was the only to the whole civilized world." tempting to enforce changes in working rules which they contend -are necessary to eliminate "flf ath- the Island, with more fervor than Denver 73 didates for re-election. They In- partment's commodity offices re Prima Minister Harold Macmil- 46 37 41 40 43 25 38 71 41 course wt could take and I agree with if lOfl per ceotrrne US.

has backed down as far as it can. It's ceived heavy offers tu buy grain lan summoned a special Cabinet arbedding" and to bring th indus ever, sounds the thunderous roar of millions of voices in the already historic cry of Tatheriand or foUowinc President Kennedy's ad- meeting to consider the new Cuba eTuded Senate Minority Leader Ev-jDetrrtt i erett M. Dirksen of Illinois, whose Fairbanks 36 defeat Kennedy personally hasjRclena 61 urged in Illinois campaigning, andonolulu S3 try into line with modern econ Craig Barn Burns Fire of unknown origin early i on the Cuban sttusvUon about time we setaed the Initiative aitaaUon. death. We will omy and technology.

The Ave op and let someone else do the re Monday night. In Tokyo, the Japanese Foreign Monday destroyed a barn contain erating brotherhoods marntam No formal anoounoernent of the acting." Ministry said it believed una void order wee made but the spokes Raise State Work Force Hou.se Minority Leader Charles A. Halleck of Indiana, one of the administration's main campaign tar. able circumstances farced Kenne the rules are needed safe and efficient operation of transporta dy to react the way he did. It ex Indianapolis 67 Kansas Ctty imrimsr Los Angeles 7S Louisville Memphis 73 Miami 86 4 US ut utiii nay on wist Kenneth Oaig farm southwest of 44 Charleston.

A fire truck of the jj joonmy CTvB Defense, phased at SPRINGFIELD. IB. if) The man said the department commodity offices thro-jghout the tion. Railroad Promotion INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.

K. F. pressed hops the crisis would be The U.S. District Court. Chica LI1 state employes in August were LIU more than is August country were ordered to stop settled peacefully through the Other candidates who signed 7g Annraorc, ww warn uie smrrm go, has temporarily held Bp any Miller has been appointed mech other than of oon-storable com.

United Nations. 1961. State Auditor- Michael How-J were Sen. Bourke B. Hiddenlooper New Orleans changes pending a decision by tne "We hist want to stop and re- Nationalist China voiced full 76 anical superintendent for the New York Central Railroad's Southern let said today.

The I1S.41I.S34 of Ion chairman of the Senate Phoenix Circuit Court of Appeals. vtew oar supply needs and by Asnmore volunteer firemen as 40 a-m. They prewnted the spread of the fire to mostly buOd maw and Umber. support foT the U. 8.

blockade. August payroll waa I14U44 high S3 41 S3 S3 OOP Policy Committee, Sen. Al-iSt. Louis District with headquarters here. what may happen on the Cuban er than in August last year.

74 70 66 exander Wiley of Wisconsin and San Francteco Imetier. The ban may be Bfted at it was announced today by W. B. eminent instructed lis delegation Wanted Washington Reps. Leslie C.

Arrnds and Rob any time," tne spokesman a at the United Nations to back the Salter, district general manager. MlSer transfers here from the Be added that the department Injured On Farm Ktaera, boosrs, clappers at U. a position. ert B. Chkperfleld of niinoia Sen.

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lath, crashed Manhert. Sjeeaiusun. rxTTered a Bractured wrist and ote Injur mtng this year. AB agreed to re Special Group Of timer fan soerchandise, re Into and knocked ever a parking 2a.MandZ3alsp.Ba. Tweets at the box office.

16-53 main in Washington for i Sen. Paul Douglas meter at 1:1 pjn. Monday In the lea when he feO while repairtnc farm combine at hia home Son dential calL Matt Jea Legionnaires Stag Thursday, 3S. serving OS block of X. Ma Street.

Pone land Rep. Oeorge Shipley ed-UJueed 19 te M. Many fine Sen. Thomas H. Kucbel of Can-teunrise Be is in 8C Anihony Bos- Values for the fashion eonaeioa I a brake taEure doe te dress a Democratic RaZy Tues 7:11 am I pm Chkken Noodle Sapper rvt M.

Bennett School: serving fomia, deputy Senate Republican pnal here, tftsnhart lost hie right te pra. Entertainment. day. Oct. p.

ae. at the MaWtbudgct. faulty wheel cylinder caused the leader, voiced wholehearted teck-iMoonrtw Admfceion S3 nntfl after VMM rt KELErt MOrrTOOMZRT eadltorhnm. AS HaB mishap. Poiice said BaaaCtoa was 3 II am arm aa A farm ecsdc 16 4-16 pA- ago.

to adults and SOt Ucf for Kennedy' actions. Moonset ie-31 jtartted. eeeeow VK Broadway 10-3 U-22 14 -anir4ured. 1.