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REK THE CINCINNATI ENQ' 129TH YEAR NO. 75 FINAL EDITION MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1969 PRICE 10 CENTS My Garland Found Dead T'-7 1 Rav Bolder Cries By The Associated Press Ray Bolger, who 30 years ago created the role of the scarecrow in the "Wizard of O7," said Sunday he cried like a baby when he heard the news report of Judy Garland's death in London. The 1939 film, oft revived and one of the greatest triumphs of Miss Garland's career, was the one in which she sang the song that ever after was identified with her, "Over the Rainbow." January for a five-week engagement at the Talk of the Town cabaret. Her appearance was marred by often hostile audience who once Jeered her off the stage and hurled bread, rolls and glasses at her because she kept them waiting for an hour. FOLLOWING HER marriage to Deans, who said she would never have to sing again.

Miss Garland told newsmen: "This is it. For the first time in my life I'm really happy. I've never been so happy." Miss Garland, whose four earlier marriages had ended in divorces, said she and Deans were "going to settle down in London." "I don't know if London still needs me but I certainly need it," she said. "It's good and kind to me. I feel at home here.

The people understand me Born Frances Ethel Gumm in From Enquirer Wires LONDON Judy Garland, the star-crossed singer-actress who rode the yellow brick road of Oz to fame, fortune and frustration, was found dead early Sunday in her home in London's Belgravia district. She was 47. Miss Garland's body was found by her fifth husband, Mickey Deans, who telephoned Scotland Yard to report her death, sources said. Deans, a 35-year-old New York discotheque owner, and Miss Garland were married March 15 in London. Her death was unexpected, but Scotland Yard ruled out any question that she took her own life.

"It was a simple, plain case of sudden death," a spokesman said. He said the cause of death would not be known for several days, after a post-mortem. Miss Garland came to London in troubles and admitted heartbreaks, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" wa3 her top act. Audiences wept when she sang It and it even melted the nnger of London crowds who came to hoot her. TO MILLIONS of Americans watching a rerun of the Johnny Carson show on Saturday night, she seemed like a caricature of the Judy Garland they once knew.

This was not the plaintive Dorothy of "The Wizard of Oz" musing about blue birds flying "over the rainbow." Nor was she Vickie Lester of "A Star Is Born" lamenting "the man who got away." On the Carson show, which was taped June 24, 1968, she seemed fragile, confused and frightened. Despite the heay makeup, she appeared all of htT then 46 years. "Basically she's a very shy person," Carson commented to his next guest, Bennett Cerf. "But once she gets started she's marvelous." -AP Wirephoto Judy At 17 In 'Wizard Of Oz' Jack Haley (Tin Woodman) at left, and Ray Bplger (Strawman), right Grand Rapids, on June 10. 1922, Miss Garland played the little girl Dorothy in the movie "The Wizard of Oz" and captured the hearts of the world with her song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Throughout her career, often punctuated with Illness, marital ministration in its efforts to end the war.

"If they're following a policy not in accord with the views of the American people and of Congress it might be embarrassing," Fulbright replied. Fulbright Plans Hearings New Look At Vietnam V. 1 it the United States and the Thieu governments would co-operate in efforts to bring a solution to the war. Fulbright was asked whether new Foreign Relations Committee hearings on Vietnam might not sidetrack and embarrass the ad 325,000 May Come Home WASHINGTON (UPI) The Pentagon is working on details of a number of possible plans to withdraw troops from Vietnam but none has been approved, a spokesman said Sunday. Meanwhile, in order to be prepared for additional troop pullouts, the Pentagon has been working out the details of several contingency plans.

These range from a cautious withdrawal of another 25,000 soldiers in August to the recall of 325,000 troops by ihe end of 1970. SECOND IN MONTH Police Car By Bomb Empty Ripped Senator Fulbright unhappy with policy off. A witness gave police a sketchy description of a young man about 18 who was seen putting the bomb under the police car. On June 7 a firebomb completely destroyed a cruiser driven by Patrolman Ivan Singleton while it was parked at Harvey and Forest Aves. Singleton had been called to an apartment on a ruse.

When he arrived he was unable to find anyone who had called the police. The firebomb was thrown while he was inside the apartment building. Other differences In the two Incidents were noted by Captain Dixon, who pointed out that Singleton was called to the scene on a false run, whereas Schindler was not summoned by a citizen. Descriptions of suspects In both cases were similar but sketchy. wr-.

MEWS The Nation TORNADOES touch down In Missouri and Kansas, killing three and injuring 50. Page 18. EX-CONVICT 0 esses two Ann Arbor, "coed" murders, but police say its a hoax. Page 18. World-Wide 3.

B-52 JETS dron 500 U. tons S. B-52 JETS drop 500 of bombs on North Vietnamese troops beseiging Green Beret camp. Page 18. SOUTH VIETNAM President Thieu says he has open mind on possibility of forming election commission with Viet Cong.

Page 22. City-County DRAKE HOSPITAL administrator may face Investigation as question arises over records. Page 50. TACTICAL UNIT of the Cincinnati Police Department able to concentrate mass of officers In one area. Page 51.

INCOME TAX for county looks probable as legislators give plan close look. Page 50. fc. The Draft -Topic Of Enquirer Series If you have any questions about tha draft, we will have the answers starting next Sunday. "Questions and Answers The DRAFT" is the title of a new Sunday Enquirer feature you will find if you or anyone you know is eligible for the draft.

The sources for the answers will be official Selective Service regulations and memoranda. Two U. S. Warships Sail Into Black Sea ISTANBUL, Turkey up Two destroyers of the U. S.

Sixth Fleet entered the Bosporus Sunday after a show-the-flag mission in the Black Sea. The destroyers, Newman K. Perry and Norris, were the first American warships to sail into the Black Sea this year. They passed through here, northbound, last Wednesday. TOP IC a a d4 THE ARKANSAS Democrat set no date for the hearings which he said would be aimed at re-evaluation of American policy in Vietnam.

He said Clark M. Clifford, former secretary of defense, would be invited to testify. Clifford has proposed pulling out 100,000 troops this year and all of them by the end of 1970 while turning the war over to the South Vietnamese. He added that Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird and Secretary of State William P.

Rogers also would be given an opportunity to testify. Fulbright described as a commitment President Nixon's comment last week that he hopes to better Clifford's proposed U. S. troop pull-out timetable. The White House has emphasized Mr.

Nixon's hopes only to better Clifford's timetable and made no commitment to do so. FULBRIGHT SAID he believes it would help speed up progress at the Paris peace talks for the United States to disengage itself from the Thieu government, as the enemy demands. Thieu's government is a "military dictatorship practically," Fulbright said, and U. S. disengagement from it would clear the way for free South Vietnamese elections.

In the Air Force Academy speech, President Nixon called supporters of unilateral U. S. withdrawal from Vietnam "new isolationists." At Midway, a joint communique indicated 'Tain't Funny! BERLIN (UPI) Dick Gregory, the Negro comedian, proposed Sunday that the world boycott Christmas this year if the United States does not withdraw from Vietnam. Gregory, who was presented as the "former American candidate," drew up the proposal for submission to the Communist-sponsored World Assembly for Peace, which is meeting in East Berlin. Gregory heads tlu committee on racism.

Air Traffic Not In Clear WASHINGTON UP) The possibility continued Sunday that air traffic controllers would renew their work slowdown today in reaction to a Federal Aviation Administration investigation of the last one. The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization protested the investigation in a strongly worded telegram to Federal officials. And a union spokesman said: "If the harassment resumes tomorrow, the guys just aren't going to stand for it." WASHINGTON (AP) Chairman J. W. Fulbright, saying he is convinced President Nixon is not going to change U.

S. policy in the Vietnam war, announced Sunday his Senate Foreign Relations Committee will open new Vietnam hearings. Fulbright said Mr. Nixon's speech at the U. S.

Air Force Academy and his Midway meeting with South Vietnam's President Nguyen Van Thieu this month "confirmed my fears he was not going to change the Johnson policy." f)Yl Yf i vJtv lC-I AV Opposes Troop Cut CHU LAI, South Vietnam (UPI) The commanding general of the largest U. S. division in Vietnam said Sunday it would be "very difficult for his unit to hold its area if its strength is reduced. "At the present moment with the size of our area and the size of the enemy in our area, it would be very difficult to do it with any less than we have," Maj. Gen.

Lloyd B. Ramsey, 51, Somerset, said. Ramsey took command of the 24,000 man Americal Division June 1. The division operates in two provinces and part of a third in the southern portion of I Corps, South Vietnam's northern quarter. SINCE COMMUNIST forces launched a new series of attacks in South Vietnam in late February, military sources said, Americal Division and South Vietnamese troops operating in the region have killed 7000 Red soldiers.

The sources said casualties of the U. S. division during the same period included about 500 killed. Ramsey was asked what would be the effect of withdrawing a portion of his division from Vietnam. "I think every commander would say it would be difficult to release troops at this time," Ramsey said.

"Everybody would like to have more troops. You can do a better job if you have more troops." They Queued Up When William Polston advertised a pool table in the Gold Chest, he had people queued up all day to cue up, and of course he sold the pool table. Call 421-6300 it's your cue for fast sales of your miscellaneous items. Gamblers car in the neighborhood. Police Chief Jacob Schott said there "might be a connection between the two bombings." THE HOMEMADE bomb was placed under the front bumper of the cruiser while it was parked at 834 Ridgeway Ave.

at 1:15 a. m. Sunday. The bomb exploded but did almost no damage, Capt. Tom Dixon said.

"I wouldn't rule out the possibility of a connection," Captain Dixon said, although he noted that the first Incident involved an Incendiary material and the second was an explosive. Patrolman Ed Schindler, assigned to the car bombed Sunday, was out of the car helping other officers disperse a crowd of about 200 persons when the bomb went An unoccupied police car was bombed early Sunday in Avondale. Police were Investigating the incident to see if it was connected to a June 7 firebombing of a police The Weather Today and tonight variable cloudiness, warm and humid with showers and thundershowers likely. Low this morning and Tuesday in the middle-60s. High today in the mid-dle-80s.

Tuesday partly cloudy and not so warm. Details, Map on Page 10 Page Action Line .51 Page Editorials 6 Graham 49 Amusements .19 Bridse 47 Horoscope ...48 Brumfield ...51 Business 21 Classified 30-44 Columnists ...7 Comics 20 Crossword ...49 Deaths 29 Jumble 49 Society Sports 24-28 TV-Radio ....28 Weikel 50 Worn. 14-15, 18 Word Game 9 Local and Area News Pages 50, 51 PHONE: City Desk 721-2700. Classified 421-6300, 8 a. m.

to 5 p. closed Sunday. Circulation Service 721-2700, 7:45 a. m. to 5 p.

m. week-days; 7:45 a. m. to 10 a. m.

Sunday. Call before 5 p. m. Thursday to temporarily stop Sunday delivery. Pool Closed At Time Lad 3rowns Evans In ton The Athlete An 18-year-old youth drowned in the new Evanston Playground Municipal Pool Sunday afternoon, police said.

The pool, at Clarion and Evanston was closed at the time he and three or four other boys were swimming In it. Dead was Ronald Peeks, 1816 Brewster Evanston. He drowned at sometime between 5:30 and 6 p. police said. He was fully dressed.

Police are investigating the mishap. ACCORDING TO one of his friends, who related the Incident to firemen, the youths were swimming in the pool when they noticed Peeks was In trouble. They pulled him to the side and said he appeared to be all right, but the next thing they knew he had slipped 10 feet to the bottom of the pool. The youths said they ran to get the caretaker, Jeremiah Brown, who pulled him out and applied artificial respiration, but to no avail. Police and firemen were called.

The pool, which normally would have been open at the time of the-drowning, was closed at 2 p. m. when it started to rain, Marion Ahlering of the Recreation Department said. She added that there was no supervision at the time the youths were swimming and that all the gates were locked. She said they apparently climbed over the fence.

The Recreation Department has made previous warnings to parents and their children against using the playground pools when they are closed. This was the second drowning In a closed city pool in less than a month. On Thursday, May 29, a 15-year-old Millvale boy drowned in the new Millvale pool the day before it was scheduled to open. German-Polish Accord Sought INGOLSTADT, Germany MP) Foreign Minister Willy Brandt called Sunday for West Germany's "reconciliation and agreement" with Eastern bloc countries in the wake of what he termed "a change in the political climate" and waning distrust of West Germany. Addressing 400 delegates at tttt Social Democratic party Bavarian state convention here, Brandt said a "noteworthy speech" by Polish Communist party chief Wladyslaw Goumlka has opened the door for political discussions between West Germany and Poland.

"The reconciliation with Poland some day will rank with the reconciliation between France and West Germany," he asserted. 1 1 BY STEVE CADY (C) N. Y. Times Service NEW YORK-John Brennan calls them the "angle" guys, but he speaks of them as vultures, night-crawlers or termites. Like termites, they work slowly.

A building doesn't collapse overnight, nor does a star athlete start dropping words of gambling wisdom if he thinks strangers are listening. Infiltration takes time and patience, even for the hoodlums, hustlers and racketeers whose targets are unsuspecting jockeys, ballplayers or other athletes. But the angle guys never lose sight of their objective. "Sooner or later," says Brennan, "a majority of them will ask for something extra, something more than the casual information they're already picking up. It could be additional inside information.

It could be something a lot more sinister. What they ask for depends on how vulnerable the athlete is, and how deeply he is in their debt." In 12 years with the FBI and 21 years as a sleuth on the sports front, Brennan has learned enough about the angle need Is a national staff to protect all the sports that generate substantial betting. We're talking about a multi-billion-dollar business. Gambling generates more unrecorded cash than anything else, and that's why the angle boys are interested in athletes." Brennan, the man picked to keep the termites out of harness racing, looks more like a stock broker than a hard-boiled investigator. He wears conservative gray suits, blue button-down shirts, striped ties.

But his pale blue eyes lose their cool when Brennan talks about Namath's celebrated showdown with pro football. "If he was a jockey or a harness-racing driver, he would have been oct on his ear long ago," he said, during an interview in his office. "Pro football has done a service to itself, to its public, to Namath and to Namath's teammates by exposing the backgrounds of some of the characters that have been trying to get close to him. He should be thankful instead of resentful." Brennan, a Boston College graduate, formed the harness security organization last year after resigning as executive vice president of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau. He had spent 20 years with the starting as director of investigation.

When he left the FBI in 1948, he was administrative assistant to J. Edgar Hoover. guys to make Joe Namath's sideburns curl. I "The major concern in sports," says the 55-year-old presl- I dent of Harness Tracks Security, "is to keep these creeps I from ingratiating themselves with athletes. What we really tmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmxm.

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