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Vol. 62.   No. 224
ST, JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1955
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faure Wins Confidence Vote
French Govt Is Saved At
Critical Period
World's Affairs
By HARVEY HUDSON
PARIS (AP)—Premier Edgar Faure's government
m a* vote of confidence tonight, 308 to 254, on its prop-am for restoring peace and beginning political reforms
in Algeria. _  |
Gets Ten Years
The National Assembly's vote,
coming little more than a week
Wore ihc four power foreign mln-
Mt:% convene at Geneva, saved
lh? life nf the French government
it i critical moment in interna'
tional affair*.
\:? to ihc final moment the is*
tic was uncertain. Just before lhe
fillies started to vote. Premier
FJure apoealccl for support, cand-
lilv admitting lhe possibility his
tibinei might go under after eight
ciiHitto in '.'fee.
INTERNAL QUESTION
The premier said hc was not
»k!n; the deputies to keep him in
otter just because of the Geneva
matins starting Oct. 27, or hermit France walked out of the
Vnited Nations General Assembly
cn ihe Algerian issue.
But he added: "In asking your
confidence, I ask you to approve
tlie position taken In the United
Nitionj hy Foreign Minister An-
trine Pinay."
Pinav md thc French delegation
mUtPd out of lhe UN General As-
mb!v jftcr that body decided to
dijru's Algeria. France contends
lh Algerian question is purely in-
i»rf,i! since the North African ter-
rihrj it regarded as a part of
mflropolifan France,
Faure observed lhat any French!
loummcni after aboul a half year
li office "seems to fall victim to
iptmicioits ailment which soon Is
hlil."
MARGIN A SURPRISE
The margin he won^5* votes-
tin i surprise even for his most
fptimistic supporters.
Several deputies went to the
icitmm and explained their votes.
Criticizing the government's pro
mm for Algeria, they said they
*ocM support the government be-
tiou this would be a bad Ume
for i ministerial crisis.
Socialists, Communists ind a
route of Social Republicans (fol-
fcerj of Gen. Charles de Gaulle)
itaf with part of the independent
Rtpublicars and. a scattering: of
°tan had announced they would
•PPMe lhe premier,
WORMS NEEDED
Jim save a brief resume of
m proposal for .Algeria and said
latVf mibt go fast and must go
t(*Mar" in instituting reforms
'i-Jin working lo eliminate terror-
fc band*.
TV bi;;cjt problem, he said. Is
11 M a melhod of coexistence
>mi>* the million Frenchmen and
'■tin milium moslems living In Al*
few.
, J* lind a formula which might
* meptable,  the   premier pro*
\P*i t icrie* of conferences be-
t'Kn ni,w &ii«| the end of the year
|va representatives of all sectors
|1 Algerian opinion.
b     BEAL PLOWBOY
WS, England (CP) - Five*
Jjtr-olaVBarry Hayward won a
Nag fr petition for children
«d In thi*? Suffolk village.
On Reduced
Murder Charge
WOODSTOCK, N.B, (CPHDanlel
Giberson, 25, of Bath, N£. pleaded
guilty to a charge of robbery with
violence Tuesday and was sen
tenced to 10 years in the Maritime
penitentiary at Dorchester, N.B. -
Giberson appeared before the
Carle ton county circuit court on a
murder Indictment but the grand
jury reduced this to robbery with
violence and giberson romptly
pleaded guilty.
The Bath native Was charged
with murder following the death of
John Connors, 79 of Bath on Sept.
6.
At the time of the investigation
Into Connor's death RCMP officers
found a wallet believed to belong
to Connors in a barn on the property of Giberson's father,
Mr. Justice W. Arthur T. Anglin
told the grand jury that the medical evidence as to the cause of
death was not conclusive. Afler
several hours deliberation the jury
brought in a bill charging robbery
with violence.
SECOND TRIAL
A second murder trial, 'that of
Robert Bonnar, 27, of Upper Gage-
town, N.B. will begin next week,
H. W. Hickman of Fredericton,
crown rosecutor, said that he
planned to spend a week on the
Giberson trial and was not pre;
pared to go with tho Bonnar trial
immediately.
Bonnar is charged iii the death
of James Collins, 50 of Carleton
county. The crown alleges that Collins wag killed by a blow on the
head during a party Aug. 8 at his
home.
The grand jury returned a true
bill on Bonnar's indictment.
A petit jury for the trial will be
chosen when the court reconvenes
next Tuesday.
World News
—Brief8—
DUKE WILL STAR
LONDON (Reuters}-The Duke
of Edinburgh will star in a movie
publicizing building of sports Ileitis
which will be distributed in movie
houses throughout Brtain, it was
announced Tuesday. The duke is
president of the Playing Fields
Association.
INCREASES CONTINUED
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tuesday authorized an indefinite
continuation of the $1,000,000,000-
a-year freight rate increases it
granted United States railroads in
1952. The increases, ranging from
12 to 15 per cent compared with
1952 levels, were scheduled to
expire at thc end of this year. Thc
ICC will give its reasons later.
DARING THEFT
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) - Paul
Dvls reported burglars broke into
the Davis Truck and Tractor Co.
Sunday, donned mechanics' over*
alls and put gasoline into a new
logging truck on the showroom
floor. Thcn they opened the main
doors and drove away in thc bright
red six-wheeler, valued at $12,500.
HYBRID TOMATO
LONDON (Reuters) - A new
hybrid tomato, a cross between a
tomato and an cSS plant, has been
produced by Russian agricultural
s t u dent Ivan Konstantinovllch,
Moscow radio said Tuesday. The
ncw tomato has a higher sugar
content, is tastier and keeps fresh
for two or more months, after picking, it i$ claimed.
U.S. And Red China
Start Discussions
On Far East Issue
WASHINGTON (AP) -
State Secretary Dulles disclosed Tuesday the United
States and Red China have
begun formal discussions of
their Far East disputes,
Dulles also revealed the Chinese
Communists, in ambassadorial talks undcr way at Geneva
since Aug. 1, have formally raised
fpr the first time thcir proposal
that "he meet personally with Red
China's Premier Chou En-lai.
The United States in the past
has held aloof from diplomatic involvement with the Peiping regime
which it does not recognize. Thc
U. S. agreed reluctantly to the
Geneva talks in the hope of freeing 41 Americans detained inside
China.
Red China, slow in following
through on a Sept. 10 agreement
to free the Americans, has been
pressing for talks*ori tho other half
of the agenda — "other practical
matters." These include such differences as free world curbs on
Western trade with Red China arid
Peiping's claims to the United Nations seal occupied by Nationalist
China.
HAS ASKED PROOF
The United States heretofore has
held back on discussing these
Questions at Geneva, demanding
proof first that 25 Americans still
in China will be allowed to leave..
ference that he opposes high-level
talks until the U, S. and Red Chinese special envoys at Geneva
have squeezed all they can out of
negotiations on such issues as:
1. U. S. demands for the Communists to renounce force■as a
way of achieving their goals,
particularly Formosa.
2. Peiping's call for an end to
the trade embargo imposed on thc
China mainland by the United Nations allies afler the Chinese Communists entered the Korean War
in 1950.
The press conference fs expected
Censure Press
For Coverage
Royal Romance
Offend Against "Good Taste" In
Princess Margaret Story
LONDON (Reuters)—The Press Council, voluntary
watchdog of British newspaper standards, today censured
certain unnamed newspapers for offending "against good
taste" in their handling of the Princess Margaret story.
At its quarterly meeting under
the chairmanship of Sir Linton
Andrews, editor of the Yorkshire
Post, the council passed a resolution which said the treatment of
the story in some papers had "done
a considerable ill service to the
reputation of the press."
The resolution said: "The press
council has had under consideration
specific complaints against newspapers and general complaints
against the press regarding the
way in which the personal future
„of Princess Margaret has been
treated.
to be Dulles' last before the Oct,
Dulles'   disclosures   represented 27 Big Four foreign ministers con-1 press RESPONSIBILITY
somewhat of a departure from this • ference at Geneva. He said he in-1
policy,  possibly signalling U.  S. ' tends to raise infrrmally at Ge*|
satisfaction    that Red China will: neva Western   objections   lo   the
fulfil ils promise. | Soviet bloc's decision to sell arms
Dulles indicated at a press con-i to Egypt.
"The council recalls that this Is
not the first time that it has been
compelled to comment on this
matter.
"It must be stressed that public
interest in the lives of members ai
the royal family is intense, and
rightly so, and that newspaper
comment on, for example, Princess
Margaret's future, is justified, but
this involves newspapers inj great
responsibility jn the way ffey deal
with both fact and comment and ln
maintaining i standard of food
taste. *
"The council feels that certain
papers have offended against good
taste and have done considerable
ill service to the reputation of tht
press."
Plans Walk Under
English Channel
ANTWERP, Belgium (CP)-
Diver Victor Van Lent, 33,
Tuesday announced plans to
try to walk under thc English
Channel from Cap Griz Ncz,
France, to Dover, England.
He expects the crossing to
take about 30 hcurs. No fixed
date Was given.
A heating device will bc installed in his diving suit. An
extra-large helmet will carry
food and water for the journey.
A boat will guide him from the
surface and supply oxygen.
Canada's Dollar
Dips Close To
Par
By HAROLD MORRISON
Canadian Press Staff Writer
OTTAWA (CP)—Canada's highpowered dollar, ac-
i claimed by many as the world's strongest, Tuesday dipped
j cioscr to par than at any time in the last three years.
I    After a busy whirl in lhe M'orld's',
exchange markets, it finally set-
Publishers Protest
Paper Price Raise
U.S. To Cut
68,000 From
Defence Payroll
WASHINGTON (AP*) -Defence
Secretary Wilson said Tuesdav he
hopes to cut 68,000 civilian workers
from the defence department payroll in order lo hold military spending to $34,300,000,000 in this Iiseal
year.
Wilson told a press conference
he had given the armed forces a
"general guideline" for savings In
the year which ends next Jane 30.
It contemplates that by that date
the 68,000 civilian workers would
be dropped to bring the total of
civilian employees to about 1,087,-
000.
MONTREAL (CP)-St.
Lawrence Corporation Tuesday announced an increase
of S5 a ton to its newsprint
customers, and the announcement ; brought an
opinion of "no justification"
from the Cahadian Daily
Newspaper Publishers Association.       ;
Other newsprint manufactures
declined comment on St. Lawrence's action.
The -increase becomes effective
Nov. 1, and the new price will be
$131 a ton delivered in New York,
where Ihe quoted price is in United
Slates funds.
REGIONAL PRICES
Por some time there has been a
traditional difference of $4 a ton
between the New Vork and Canadian basic prices, and since 1951
there have been concessions of up
to $5 a ton granted in Ontario and
Quebec. The amount has depended
upon the location of the delivery
plate In relation to newsprint mills.
A spokesman for St. Lawrence
Corporation said that current dlf-
prito^n More Puzzled Than Ever
\h> Princess, Townsend Meet Again
r RANALD MacLURKIN
UlNDON    (Reuters)  -
p»P Capt, Peter Town-
J* Tuesday   called   on
Ricess Margaret   at her
Non home for the setfond*
N> heightening, public ex^
lament over the baffling
ral romance. \   ■:
VmH hundreds   saw   thi 4&
WW divorced air altache jJdve
*5» thc main gates of CSar-
j* House.
L*.ftw  minutes   later,   Quern
\£™ Elizabeth drove Irom Uu
2*w'tba lady in waiting. She
\hJnV on|.v » short time and
JJJN wa3 slUl therc. when iho
I «■*?* fcvclopmenU-on a day
C bf°u3ht the Queen back to
L^Sham Palace from her Scot-
' vacauon-ieft Britain  more
J?* than, ever over the long*
TETHER EVERY DAY
I Cf Winces* now has seen
("end every day since she re-
tWrom Sc°U«wi five days be-
<,:. ,n« Queen. There was Fri.
(L,.m«ting it Clarence House,
.CV'i'l together at Blnfield, an
L, "Minim" nartv at the house
1 ,|r*nd Monday night
Margaret left Clarence House
just after 6:30 p. m. to attend an
RAF cocktail party, a function on
her official diary, and Townsend
left in his own car about the same
time to drive back to his temporary home in fashionable Lowndes
square.
Margaret smiled as ibe arrived
at tbe cocktair party, in contrast
to her rather sombre appearance
after .she bade farewell to Town
send at Blnfield Monday.
When Prime Minister Eden and
the cabinet met Tuesday, they dis
Cussed routine ■ ministerial business. Ministers talked only informally with each other about the
'tha lady in waiting. She wprid sensation caused by royal
romince^reports.
AUEEN'SEES EDEN
Government officials still insist
-tht prinfe'-.minister has not been
exulted officially, though it Is be
%d <
Wft'.'nfi
Is.
TWQdeetf
sumed' her,'
dleneei w,
tain "M*M
menUi
And
Hamcn
laws all
Elizabeth has told
what the position
isday   night re-
weekly  au-
It Is not cer-
re was even
ts ihat Par*
iked to pass
 el to marry
Townsend,fHi.l!e „f Commons officials    haVi ol been asked    to
change the program alreadyJixed
for next week when parliament
reassembles after the summer recess.
The only theory that seems to
explain this lack, of political action is that a solution of the royal
crisis has not yet been reached Inside the court.
Parliament would have to give
Its approval before the couple
could wed since Queen Elizabeth—
as-head of the Church of England—cannot give consent to her
sister's marriage to a divorced
man. Tho Duke of Edinburgh is
reputedly opposed lo it anyway.
Townsend, a commoner and wartime Dying hero, is the father of
two sons.
The princess and the1 airman, at
least in public, are showing no
sign of recognition of the rumbling
undertone of public concern.
Margaret .every day reads the
popular newspapers, most of which
are in favor of, her marrying ihe
man'of her choice.
But a bl> section of the public
which is antagonistic .to a marriage has still to make its voice
fully heard—clergymen and church
adherents, the aristocracy, ordinary .men and women wbo insist
the Royal Family should not allow
Uself lo be touched by a breath of
criticism or controversy,
ferentials of such a nature will still
apply so far as his company is
concerned.
Current basic Canadian price, Including the traditional $4 difference, is $122 compared with the
$128 New York price.
The corporation's announcement
was made by president P. M. Fox,
He said St. Lawrence has gone
beyond its ability to. absorb increasing costs. At the same time the
company needed more money to
increase production. -        ]
Mr. Fox said tha*in recent years!
$30,000,000 had been spent to increase the company's kraft andj
newsprint production. Authoriza-l
Hon was recently given for expend- \
iture of $9,000,000 in an expansion!
program for increased newsprint
production. j
PUBLISHERS'  RKPLY j
The UDNPA view was expressed
tn a statement from Quebec by
Emile Castonguay, CDNPA president. He is also genera] manager
of the Quebec daily newspaper
L'Action Catholique.
Mr, Castonguay said It Is his understanding that St. Lawrenco Corporation has no Canadian customers.
"It may well he that their announcement ... la In the nature of
flying*a kite to get a reaction ....
"It would be unfair to say that
all mills are in an identical position; there may always be an exception.
"However, broadly speaking,
when there is action across a uniform front, it rouses a quite
natural question of how much this
action reflects the individual and
how much the industry.
"The federal government, I understand,^ has already looked into
the question of possible combining
In respect to the manufacture of
fine papers, .and the manufacture
of glass and rubber. We surmise
that our American neighbors might
well question the good judgment of
the Canadian government equally
Investigating the motive if there is
combined action on the newsprint
front. ■, *
FOREST DESTRUCTION
"Furthermore, it is about time
that the provincial governments
took a look at the way in which
Canadian mills are discharging
their trust lo Canada in respect to
our forests. A mad drive for export markets might wcll have far-
/caching effects in destroying Canada's natural heritage.
"Smaller publishers will have to
pass on to the man fn the street
part of the increased costs at this
time. This will be a matter of considerable Irony in Canada where
the man in the street is already
being harassed wilh the cost of
subsidized' CBC television. programs.'.'
x The bulk of Canada's export of
newsprint goes to the United States.
Last year production exceeded 6,*
000,000 tons, of which 5,500,000 tons
were exported.
tied al a premium of just 3-32 of
a cent over the United States dollar, down from ils one-quarter cenl
premium at the opening.
Another round of busy trading is
expected today.
The dollar, cut loose from government control in 1950, has been
at a premium c" between one and
four cents sine March, 1952—the
last time it v.ts at par with the
U. S.
As it rose. Canadian exporters
complained the boost was making
it tougher lo compete in world
markets. Foreign buyers had to
pay more for Canadian goods, or
Cheques For
Production At
A.KD. Co. Plant
GRAND FALLS, Nfld. —
(CP)—The 1,600 employees
of the Anglo-Newfoundland
Development Co. Ltd. have
received $10 cheques for
pushing newsprint production over 800 tons a day.
Company president Elliott
M. Little hail promised the
men a turkey each when
they hit the record. Earlier
this month daily production
hit 813.29 tons. The company couldn't find ,1,600 turkeys in a hurry so it passed
out the cheques.
alternatively exporters had to reduce prices.
EXPORTERS HIT
For importers il worked to advantage. It meant Canadians could
buy for less.
Exporters, clamoring for government action to stem the rising dollar, got a cool reception. The government said it lacked sufficient
funds to try to fight the world
trend. But it did use its big supply
of official exchange reserves to
iron out any sharp day-to-day
fluctuations,
Now that the dollar Is shifting
back again towards par, it may
Israel Announces
Intention To Arm
"Ominous Change" Is Forecast
JERUSALEM (Reuters)—Premier and"Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett said Tuesday Israel needs "a lot of
arms," and is determined to get them wherever she can.
 i    Sltarett said .the recent Egypt-
ian-Czechoslovak arms deal ha.<
"cast ^ deep shadow over the en-
fire scene nf Israel's foreign and
defence affairs," and is ''liable to
bring about a revolutionary and
ominous change in Israel's security situation."
Opening a foreign affairs debate
in Parliament, he said Israel also
wants a defence pact with the
Western powers but will not accept
such a pact in lieu of arms.
Sharett alleged that Russia was
behind the recent Egyptian deal to
buy arms from Communist Czechoslovakia which, he said, endangers Israel's existence.
Find Bodies Of
Boys Killed In
Sadistic Crime
CHICAGO (AP> - The naked,
blood-flecked bodies of three boys
were found Tuesday sprawled in a
ditch in a forest area.
Shocked investigators termed it
one of the most brutal crimes in
Chicago history, and attributed it
to a "madman" driven by a
twisted sex motive.
The victims were Robert Peterson. 14. Robert Schuesslcr, 13, and
aid the eerier but £'.:» "» ™h«. ***■ ».
may have to pay a little more for ,_?2' wreJ[idAiS=Sic:s J?.°
may nave to pay
his goods. Though a fraction of a
cent may not seem large, it can
mean a    lot when one considers
that Canada's foreign trade totals
more than $8,000,000,000 a year—
about one-half in exports.
CONSUMER MIGHT PAY
j    Eventually the rise in Ihe im*
j porter's bill could seep down to
j the C a n a d i a n consumer. Tliat
■ might cause a slight boost in liv-
! ing costs.
j Financial officials feel the down-
: ward trend in thc premium value
: of lhe dollar ia moslly psyclicdog-
! k'-il.
!    '"Tlie    market    apparently    has
i1 ome  lo   [he  conclusion  th.it  llie
left their comfortable home? Sun
day afternoon for a movie. They
never returned.
A coroner termed it the most
horrible  crime  within  iis  experience, and labelled it a sex case.
"The work of a madman," hc
asserted.
BELIEVED STRANGLED
The coroner said he believed the
youths had been strangled. Marks
indicated thoir* mouths and eyes
hnd been sealed with tape, which
was removed before (hey were
killed.
Chit-ago police commissioner,
Tjmolltv  J.   O'Connor,  called   the
RAPS WESTERN POWERS
The Israeli premier ai?o rapped
the Western powers who, he
claimed, are supplying arms to Israel's enemies.
He said there had been some
apprehensions about a speech last
August by U. S. Slate Secretary
John Foster Dulles who mentioned
that certain alterations in Israel's
border might be necessary.
The premier slated lhat inquiries made later in Washington and
London brought assurances that no
major border changes were envisaged by the Western powers, but
only ''adjustments."
dollar should be at par," one offi-i *riPle. sl?-vi»*. "iM .?, ^
r       ' j   lti.ii.il   ..Piiiiii.'  in   (ha siitir'o  hit
Bowaters To
Build Park
CORNER BROOK (CP)- Bowaters officials said Tuesday the
development of a park at the Junior Forest Wardens Camp is progressing.
, A grader was used during the
past week to widen and level roads
leading to the beach on the shores
of Deer Lake, 15 miles from here.
Workmen were also engaged in
cleaning up debris and thinning
out heavy growth of spruce.
Meanwhile, officials are busy discussing and preparing "plans for
the erection of bath houses and
other conveniences.
Work on the project began In
September following an announcement by Sir Eric Bowater, president of the Bowater Corporation. Sir Eric said the company
cia] said. ;
The mystery is the shape of the!
official Canadian reserves in the
midst of this bustling dollar trade.
Officials said the reserves of U. S.
dollars and gold were in good
shape, but the total had dropped.
The amount of the drop would
not be known until the end of the
month when the Bank of Canada
issues its monthly statement.
At tho end of September, the reserves totalled about $1,936,700,000,
up from $1,898,600,000 a year ago.
brutal crimes in the city's history."
He out 20 detectives to work on
lhe case.
Israel is ready for such adjust*
most' menl3 '* the>"ar« discussed at an
1 Arab-Israel peac6 conference table
on a give-and-take basis, but no
territorial changes will be consid*
ered, be said.
The investigation remained
around a search of the forest area
and a backtracking hunt for clues
to Where the lads had been Sunday night.
The boys were last seen Sunday
night in two bowling alleys on the
northwest side, but they remained
only a few minutes in each and did
not bowl.
PLANT EXPLOSION
CAMPIGNY SUR M A ft N E,
France (Reuters) — Two persons
were killed and several injured
Tuesday when a bottle of liquid
air exploded in a factory in thi*
Paris suburb. The. explosion
touched off a fire in the plant
All workers had to be evacuated.
Playboy's Plane Crashes
Into House, Kills Baby
At  Christening   Party
intended to provide parks for thc
general public at the Forest Wardens Camp as well as building a celebrating the christening
NORTH HOLLYWOOD,
Calif. (AP) —A speed-loving playboy, buzzing his
plane over a crowded residential area, crashed Mon-!
day night into an apartment
where a happy family was
houses In alarm. i    It was minutes later that Prcv
KNOWN FOR STUNTING ! ton, his burned  skin hanging  in
The playboy, long known for his' shreds, left thc house screaming:
stunting in the air, on the high- "My baby! My baby!"
•swimming pool here.
WEATHER
Sunny. Clouding over this afternoon. High today 55.
Nfld, Skies
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IS
Sunrise  6.24 a.m.
Sunset £07 p.m.
TIDES
High Low
9.09 a.m. 3.02 a.m.
6.43 p.m.      JI        3.39 p.m.
of a baby.
The crash and searing explosion
killed wealthy sportsman Joel
Thorne, a longtime companion of
speed and violence; an 18-year-old
bride and the newly-baptized infant. Nine olher persons were injured, seven critically.
Eighteen olhers were in the
apartment building.
Thome, en route to Las Vegas,
Nev., crashed 12 minutes after
takeoff from nearby Lockheed air
terminal. The 40-year-old-scion of
a New York banking family flew
so low over the neighborhood that
scores of residents fled from their
way and in Hollywood night clubs,
was burned almost beyond recognition.
The dead besides Thome:
Sheryll Camille Preston, two
'months old. Shc had been baptized just hours before at St. Charles Roman Catholic church.
Mrs. Betty Wolf, a newlywed,
who was alone in* her apartment
above the one in which lhe Christening party was held.
The s eve rely Injured were
mostly at the party in the dining
room of Mr.*and Mrs. Mike Preston, the parents of the infant. The
mother said:
"The building shook and there
was a big blast. I ran to tiie bedroom te get my baby. There was
another blast and I ran to the
street. There w>aa ioo much smoke
we, couldn't breathe. My husband
went back after the baby."
PLANE JUST OVERHAULED
Laurence Lightbody, a Civil Aeronautics Administration Safety
agent, said Thome's plane may
have come apart in the air. The
CAA official discounted the possibility that he was stunting during the three times hc buizcd the
neighborhood.
The single-engine plane had just
been overhauled at the airport.
Despite the comment of the
CAA official, Richard Armstrong,
a long-time friend of Thome's.
told police:
"I kept telling him that hc was
going to kill himself and someone
else with that crazy iiy ins, hut
you couldn't tell him anything. He
just didn't seem to care about hii
own life or anyone else's."
In the,wreckage ot the plane,
Marchers -foun&'Thorne's will. Di*
■ vorced, he had a 13-year-old son.
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