> The Weather US. Weather Bureae Cold, snow “Detain Fags 2 ibe 16th. YEAR etii3 PONTIAC, WICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JAN UARY 16, 1959. —88 PAGES. A ~ i rs aa is % = if soy Says Parents j in iC Murder Trial Slated for J ury Today Tsermengas Verdict Due By GEORGE T. TRUMBULL JR. The second-degree murder trial of Demitrios B. Tsermengas, ac- cused of the fatal shooting of Texas months ago was expected to go angry during a stop-over here en route to.a robbery in Northern Michigan. They had come from Fort Worth. * * * . During cross-examination by As- sistant Prosecutor Jerome K. Bar- ry Jr. yesterday afternoon, Tser- mengas. often became’ angry and companions plotted to kill Kean because “he was too hot to travel with.” Kean at the time was on the ‘“‘most wanted’ list in Texas. * * charged that while the Barry “Itwo held Kean's arms, Tsermen- gas pumped a .45 caliber slug into his bead. "ENTERS COURT — Accused behind ‘his back, is led into the three Oakland County sheriff's deputies. Tsermen- gas has been guarded by three deputies through- “I did not,” Tsermengas an- swered. . uatacer De- mitriof B. Tsermengas, with hands handcuffed courthouse by said. that the shooting was accidental as he tried to remove a “verita- ble arsenal’ from the snoozing and drunk Kean. him 12-gauge, 16-gauge, and double- barreled shotguns, an automatic rifle and two six-shooters. ‘‘He was vicious,” Tsermengas re marked, * * * He said the shooting took place at the Commerce Township home of Donald E. Chandler, 1872 Point Dr., after he had just stopped Thomas D. Smith and Lowell E (Continued on Page 2, Col. 2) oe: Pontise Press Phote out the. four days of his second-degree murder trial because of a record of attempted escapes in the past, a member f the Proseeuter’s Office GM Tests New Device to Cut Smog DETROIT — A program to develop a smog control device for use on cars and trucks has been launched by General Motors Corp. GM described the program as “another of the contributions to the joint auto industry attack on the Los Angeles smog problem.” The auto firm said it planned to test “a technically feasible experimental exhaust control It added that several manufac- turers and engineering problems needed. to be solved before a |Post 377, American Legion, years. were marshaling today for Plans were afoot to flood grab. ” benefits they’ve got,” said Marshall F. Charter, .com- mander of Chief Pontiac “What we've gained over the we definitely intend to keep.” “it the state evér gets its fin- gers on the frust fund, we'll nev- er get it back,” said John L. Brown, commander of Pontiac Post 1370, VFW. Brown urged all veterans, wheth- a barrage of letters to the Legis- lature. James R. Cavalier, Amvets Dis- trict 3 commander, said the money user.” which voters set aside for veter- , ans in 1944 was “a sacred trust.” NO SOLUTION Don’t Need It? “Violating the trust won't do Sell It! much to help the state out of its Why whey as financial troubles,”’ he commented. house if you don't them? Gev. Williams made the pre- oF ta en ae ee posal yesterday as a Means to suchen” way to find a buper | uae Se inte ever 8 ck short tion Wane Aa This one Brough to $135,000,000 by May 15. corp sold bamnodionsty, He urged the Legiature to bor wi oat Booty ery agua eae be ate anmally from geheral funds fe — -.n W Tenn. Oi “pg equal . the yearly To Place Your. Want Ad | $10. interest Bosraglansy DIAL FE 2-8181 “(Chtiued ba Pace 2, Col. 3) Just: Ask Derr. foe SME ga encores Seite Veterans Plan AlL-Out War on Trust Fund Diversion By PETE LOCHBILER Hotly opposed to Gov. Williams’ plan to tap the $50,- 000,000 Veterans Trust Fund, Pontiac veterans groups all-out war. the Legislature with letters! of protest against what some veterans leaders called “a violation of sacred trust” and what others branded “a “The veterans have fought long and hard for the He stuck to his original story | Tsermengas said Kean had with) ‘lover German unification ‘1States has any counter proposals Mikoyan, Dulles Probe Deadlock on Berlin Issue Discuss German Unity as Hungarian Pickets Gather Outside WASHINGTON (#— 'Soviet Dep. Premier Anas- tas I. Mikoyan and Secre- tary of State. John Foster Dulles met today for talks on the East-West deadlock and the future of disputed Berlin. ‘ Today’s session—the sec- ond during Mikoyan’s two- week visit to this country— was described by diplomats as strictly a probing opera- tion, with each of the vet- eran antagonists of the cold war seeking to discover pos- sible weaknesses or conces- sions in the policies of the other. Mikoyan, No, 2 man in the So-| viet Union, arrived at the State Department in a. Soviet Embassy) limousine with Ambassador Mik- hail Menshikov. A mixture of snow and rain was falling, But on a nearby corner half a doren Hungarian pickets their nation’s flag with a black ribbon of mourning. The leader of the pickets was Ferenc Nagy, Hungary's last non- Communist prime minister, who has been in exile since 1947, Nagy was holding the Hungarian flag. As the two men met today, Dulles wanted to know primarily negotiations later this year look- toward an eventual German bly was anx- fous to find out whether the United to make to recent Soviet dernands for withdrawal of Western forces from West Berlin and for an early start on writing a German peace treaty Mikoyan told a New York news conference Thursday his country still wants a summit conference on world problems. He said the West cannot sidestep one forever. Royal Visit Unconfirmed DETROIT (UPI) — A spokes- man for the mayor's office said today ‘he had not heard about reports that Queen Elizabeth will visit Detroit next sumer. FROGS LLM DG NA In Today's s Press Combes oo... eet ce es 30 County News........5..065 / HB Feditorials ...........2....05, 6 Green Empress............. 7 High School................ 21 MasWE . 0. .ccstsvceresss. $1 Obituaries 2.0.66. :ccseeeees 9 nh. | Ry BB UDCOEROUGmESOS 2-27 eee are 2 TV & Radio Programs...... 37 Wilson, Fari............... $7 Women’s Pages.......... 17-19 whether Soviet government is/° pin aad at 3 enter into serious! Defends Cuban Executions ANGRY AT CRITICISM — Rebel! leader Fidel Castro blasts American criticism of his revolu- tionary government's execution of war criminals. Castro Must Purge Casto Arouses Half of Cuba---Batista|re of Congress Castro warned t friendly ww FROM OUR NEWS WIRES CIUDAD TRUJILLO, D.R. — Ousted ex-president | to Halt Executions in Fulgencio Batista says Fidel Castro will have to kill, or!) Cuba jg Out jail or exile more than half of Cuba’s 6 miJlion people if| he means to carry out his “monstrous” threat to punish | all Batista’s supporters. In eee a hepa Sales Bear Ou | GM Prediction Donner, Gordon Believe | Car Market May Reach), 5% Million Units CHICAGO (UPI)—The two top) General Motors officials said yes- terday retail passenger car sales) in recent weeks ‘‘have run- ning at rates which support our) outlook for the year.” * * ® GM Board Chairman Fred- erie G. Donner and President dohn F. Gordon said the auto | reap should improve this year to 5,500,000 passenger car sales. “Consumer and business confi-| dence is showing improvement. New car inventories are substan- tially below those of a year ago. The used car market is in excel- lent shape. Turnover is better than a year ago and stocks are down," they said, * * * Donner and Gérdon issued a statement in connection with the opening of the Sist Chicago Auto- mobile Show. Batista mae his polled, 2800] w “high number” of people from all walks of Cuban, life. x * The deposed strong man said, ithe ‘‘blood bath’’ executions now jtom of barbarism . . collective insanity imposed by ter- ror. ” “The river of blood now running lin my unfortunate country is jcaused by a thirst for vengeance jand savagery whose origin must. |be sought in Castro himself,” Ba- itista said. In Havana, Castro says Cuba's! revolutionary regime wants good relations with the United States, but not at the price of halting exe- jcutions because of American criti- \cism, | * * * | Castro warned Thursday against | any U.S. intervention to stop exe- lcutions. ordered by military courts \for murder and torture during Ful- igencio Batista’s dictatorship. “if the United States comes here, we will make trenches in the streets,” the rebel leader told the Havana Retary Club. “We want good relations with the United States—yes. But sub- mission—no," Castro told the Ro- labor unions with a mem- bership of 1,600,000 and a AP Wirepheote he United States against attempt- ing any interference, but added that he held only toward Amenicans: ke x * But U.S. Intervention! Youth, 20, Was Discharged as Mental Patient Forced Him to Play Accordion 8-10 Hours a Day, He Says SACRAMENTO, Calif. —A young man discharged from a mental hospital 242 months ago told police he shot and killed his parents “because they made me practice the accordion 8 or 10 hours a day.” Slight, sandy - haired |pavid K. Sandahl, 20, was booked on two counts of suspicion of murder Thurs- day night. The family had moved "to Cali- fornia last April from their Water- ford Township home at 6411 Harriett St. Sheriff's Capt. Harold Guerin said Sandahi admitted shooting his parents with a .22 revolver. He was discharged Nev. 1 from DeWitt State Hospital, a mental institution. He had entered the hospital in May. The father, Ewald L. Sandahl, atomic bomb at Oak Ridge, Tenn. His wife, Elizabeth Mae, was 55. A traffic accident in which the lfled on foot after running his does Our News Wires | leader Fidel Casiro's “ot followers” ousted as — Batista. gressional United States would not intervene directly in the island republic to halt the killings. Angry lawmakers called for a in progress in Cuba are a “symp-| United Nations investigation, a _ a state of; de embargo against Cubs and a ban on tourist travel to the Caribbean vacation spot. Sen. John Sparkman (D-Ala), a member of the Senate Foreign Re- lations Committee, said the United States should use its ‘very best offices and offers of friendship” to persuade Castro to end the executions. But he added: ‘‘I don’t think there is any direct action we should take.” * * * Havana ‘‘200,000 gringos will die’ if the United States sent Marines to Cuba to curb the killings. Congressional pressures mounted for the pronipt naming of a new U.S. ambassador to Cuba. Demands for a new ambagsador to replace Earl E. T. Smjth who resigned the Navy ordered a task group that includes 3,000 Marines diverted from an intended stop at Cuba tary Club, ‘to avoid any misunderstanding.” Charges Lack of Leadership in Solving Finance Crisis From Our News Wires LANSING «- Republican jegisla- tive leaders today jumped on Gov. Williams’ plan to tap the 50-million- governor’s proposal yesterday te bail the state out of an imminent cash crisis by mortgaging the trust fund, set up to Sasist needy sales Yax has been raised by Pears. Pears said he “might possibly” push for the referendum as an al- ternate to the proposed tax pack- ¥° 5. § Sinajority Republicans have decks for battle with Gov. “gag tule” alternative proposal shortage’ Williams estimated -| would soar to 135 million dollars by May 15. ctrielly Sate een Wenais, turning @ deaf ear They Iald an iron hand on all Senate woes is not found soon,” Peat, said, Significantly, neither Repliblican nor Democratic leaders in either the House or Senate suggested an to meet a cash » -* *& cleared the Williams on ing te give pes aor eye solution that I can see,” said Rep. Rollo G, Conlin (R-Tipton), chair- man of the House Taxation Com- mittee. Williams has invited leaders of eight state veterans organiza- tions, including the American Le- a -M *& Gras Ignores Dems’ Angry Cries LANSING (AP) -- In & defiant mood, across the stately chamber at Sen. Carton H. Morris (R-Kalamazoo), x *« * To tighten its control, the GOP major- ity’s main mové was to boot one Democrat off each of 15 standing committees. Openly, GOP senators said only they. were asserting a majority's prerogative. But privately, one of them, said: “You watch, This is going to be the stormiest session you've seen. We're go- - Soapy » real working oyer.” GOP Jumps on Williams’ Plan for Funds teih Sint. (intestine aad di scoures said flatly the last Saturday, came as! ave been shot in the head, David waited, drinking coffee and smoking, at Mabry’s flome, until they arrived. Asked why he killed, he replied “I just couldn't take any more from them. My father made me practice the accordion & or 1¢ hours a day. “I couldn't get out of the house, go out with girls, play ball or any- thing else,” Dr. Thomas Harris, a psychia- trist, was asked to talk with the youth, who wears thick-lensed glasses and chewed gum inces- Along this line, Castro said in| *@ntly: Dr. Harris described him as a “case of extreme adolescent re- bellion. He says he’s 20 but he acts like 16 or less.” Road Conditions t Very Hazardous Highways Slippery as Salting Crews Combat Continuous Snow | j i Ay i! a ; 8 i f Hs ie | : i i i f 333 z is i Hil li j i ‘ho : Two | B) ‘ 7 i Ww | i ) ? , a