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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
61st Year, No. 14
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1963
BUT HE TESTIFIED that Maranzano told him that the war had to be reexpended shortly before Maranzano — described as the "boss of all bosses" of the New York Syndicate — was murdered.
Valachi Testimony Gives New Leads in Old Cases
Valachi said his faction in the underworld power struggle lost only one "soldier" during the months of warfare that saw "from 40 to 60" of their opponents meet violent deaths.
WASHINGTON—(UPI) —Senate crime investigators were told today that New York authorities are busy checking new leads on gangland murders supplied by Cosa Nostra informer Joseph Valachi.
New York Police Sgt. Ralph Salerno testified that district attorneys in the metropolitan New York area said several cases marked unsolved are now under active investigation again.
VALACHI RESUMED his story of gangland warfare in the 1930's and told how his former underworld boss once placed the notorious Al Capone at the top of a list of marked men.
However, the 60-year-old confessed killer said his boss, Salvatore Maranzano, was slain in his Park Avenue office before the executions could be carried out.
Valachi also told about a mobster who "died of a broken heart" after disgracing himself by showing nervousness after the slaying of gangland boss Guisseppe Masseria.
"He gave me a list and said 'we got to get rid of these people,' " the talkative mobster said.
Names on the list included such notorious figures as Al Capone.
Frank Costello, Charles (Lucky) Luciano, Vito Genovese, Vincent Mangano, Dutch Schultz and Joey Adonis, Valachi said.
Valachi said he warned Maranzo not to keep a final truce talk appointment with Genovese and Luciano.
MARANZO REFUSED. He was shot in his office on the day of that meeting, the stocky witness added.
Earlier, he described how Maranzano called together 400 or 500 members of the crime syndicate, to establish New York's five "families" and name their bosses.
Sandy Koufax Keeps Yankee Bats Silent
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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees, 5 to 2, in the opening game of the 1963 World Series. Sandy Koufax struck out 15 batters to set a World Series record. Koufax was the winner, and Whitey Ford was the losing pitcher.
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Southpaw Sandy Koufax pitched four perfect innings before yielding the New York Yankees' first hit and struck out 11 batters in the first five innings today as the Los Angeles Dodgers took a 5-0 lead in the opening game of the 1963 World Series.
John Roseboro hit a three-run homer during a four-run second-inning outburst against Whitey Ford to help the Dodgers gain a 4-0 lead.
The Dodgers erupted in their half of the second inning after Koufax had struck out Tony Kubek. Bobby Richardson and Tom Tresh in the first.
Kennedy Nears Decision On Wheat Sale to Soviets
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — President Kennedy, with support from Congressional leaders, appeared near a decision today to permit the sale of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union.
Senate Democratic whip Hubert H. Humphrey, Minn., predicted the Presidential decision would come within the next two days. He said he favored the deal through private grain channels.
Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman said in Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday that the United States had not been approached by Russia about a possible wheat sale. However, he said this country would be willing to listen to a Soviet proposition.
ALTHOUGH NO direct Soviet overtures have been made to the U.S. government, a Russian trade mission has discussed the possible purchase of U.S. wheat in Ottawa
Wescoe Participates In Education Meeting
James R. Surface, vice chancellor and dean of faculties, is also attending the meeting.
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe flew to Washington, D.C., this morning for a three-day meeting of the American Council of Education.
Chancellor Wescoe has been nominated for a three-year term on the board of directors of the council.
About 2,000 colleges and universities will be represented at the meeting.
"The council will discuss matters of federal legislation which will concern higher education in the future." he said.
ACE representatives testify in Congress on all proposed legislation affecting education, Chancellor Wescoe said.
Democratic Congressional leaders told Kennedy yesterday they would support sales of wheat to Russia and other Soviet bloc nations but not to Fed China.
with private American grain dealers.
Humphrey, one of those who conferred with Kennedy, said he urged the use of private grain grade channels to carry out the transaction instead of government-to-government dealings.
HE TOLD reporters there would be "inevitable political static" if the sales were allowed but that the "best way to handle it is through the private grain trade."
Humphrey said he felt a government-to-government deal would be "a mistake — politically undesirable and economically undesirable."
FORD, WHO HAD retired the Dodgers in the first inning on nine pitches, striking out Maury Wills and Willie Davis, ran into trouble after retiring the first batter in the second.
KENNEDY GAVE the Democratic leaders no indication of what he would do. Humphrey said. However, the Minnesota Democrat added, "It is my guess that the President will act to change the (export) regulations to permit some type of sale."
The initial proposed sale would involve about 115 million bushels, at a sale price of about $200 million, he said.
Big Frank Howard walloped one of Ford's pitches off the center field fence. 457 feet from home plate, for a double. Moose Skowron, a Yankee until this season, then singled to center to score Howard with the first run of the game.
SENATE REPUBLICAN leader Everett M. Dirksen said he had not made up his mind on the wheat sale. He said the plan was discussed at the weekly meeting of the GOP policy committee, but no agreement was reached.
Sentiment in Congress appeared to be building up in favor of the transaction, but some members were strongly opposed.
American Legion commander Daniel F. Foley sent Kennedy a telegram saying the Legion opposed the plan on the grounds that it was contrary to the best interest of he American people.
Young Dick Tracewski, in the Los Angeles lineup because Ken McMullen is injured, followed with a single to center that sent Skowron to second base.
ROSEBORO, A. .236 regular-season hitter, then hit Ford's second pitch into the right field stands, just inside the foul pole. The homer, Roseboro's first in series competition scored Skowron and Tracemski ahead of him.
Weather
It will be generally fair tonight and tomorrow with a slight drop in temperatures.
The five-day forecast calls for cooling tomorrow, warmer on Friday and cool again on Sunday or Monday when a cold front is expected to move in.
Temperatures will average three to six degrees warmer than normal during the next five days.
NAACP Speaker To Announce Plans
Samuel C. Jackson of Topeka, state vice-president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will announce the organization's plans for Lawrence and KU at a Civil Rights Council meeting Oct. 9.
The announcement was made by Dennis Bowers, Kansas City senior and CRC co-chairman. Bowers also said the CRC will meet to elect officers at 7:30 p.m., tonight in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
Last semester the CRC worked with Jackson and the NAACP in connection with the University's policy on housing discrimination.
THE NAACP had planned to file suit against KU for housing policies which it had found to be discriminatory. However, before the legal action was taken, the University stopped its policy of listing off-campus houses in which the owner practiced discrimination in renting.
Bowers did not say what action the NAACP was planning this year, but he did anticipate the CRC would investigate the discrimination practices of taverns in the Lawrence area. He said he also hoped through the CRC, the Negro student could gain a more direct communication with the ASC.
"We have found the Negro student at KU feels he is left out when it comes to being properly heard on matters that concern not only his race, but the campus as a whole."
Bowers said, in the future, the CRC plans to work with other civil rights groups in the area. These groups include the NAACP, the Human Rights Committee of the ASC and the Lawrence Human Relations Commission LHRC.
THE REV. MR. H. McMILLAN of the St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal church in Lawrence and head of the local NAACP, said,
"I hope that there will be a harmonious and progressive action taken by both the CRC and the NAACP. I'm sure that something can be worked out.
"Right now, we are moving in the same direction, and it would be nice if we could move forward together.
"Coordination is essential among all the groups that are trying to reach the same goals," said McMillan.
The Rev. McMillen said the executive committee of the Lawrence NAACP will meet soon to attempt strengthening relations with other civil rights groups such as the CRC.
He said in the past communications between the public and the LHRC have not been good.
LAST YEAR THE CRC reported there was definitely discrimination practiced by tavern owners in Lawrence. The LHRC appointed a committee to check the matter, but two months later the CRC said nothing had been done by the commission.
The CRC will again investigate possible discrimination in Lawrence taverns.
"It becomes quite a job," Bowers said. "One week we find that they are not discriminating, then we go in a week later, and they have changed their policy again."
Bowers said once all groups in the area get together, they will be able to pin-point areas where action should be taken.
BOWERS SAID he hoped the Human Rights Committee of the ASC will be able to take definite action since completion of its survey on discrimination at KU.
FINALLY, A QUIET SPOT TO STUDY—Beth Reese, Kansas City junior, was not really taking advantage of the quiet by the traffic control station by the Chi Omega fountain, Jayhawk Boule-
Photo by Steve Mangold
Photo by Steve Mangold vard and Campus Road, last night. She had dropped her books coming back from the library and is checking papers she was carrying in her books.