Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 290, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1964 — Page 1

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Bitter Battles Continue .... / " , ' Between Vietnamese And Vietcong Red Guerrillas

QUI NHON, South Vieit Nam (UPI) — Vietnamese army troops today lifted the Communist siege of a government garrison at An Lao in the rugged jungle highlands 300 miles noith of Saigon. But bitter fighting continued for the third day on other parts of the battlefield 50 miles north of this 1 command post city in one of the largest engagements of the anti-Communist war. At least four Americans have been killed, two others wounded and another is missing in this week’s upsurge of fighting

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WHITE SANDS, N. M.— A Little Joe II booster rocket soars from its launch pad from White Sands missile range, bearing aloft an unmanned dummy Apollo mconship with its attached launch escape system. NASA officials termed the test of the escape system, designed to pluck American astronauts to safety if a rocket explodes during takeoff from the earth to the moon, “almost letter perfect.” The test vehicle consisted of (from bottom), the Little Joe, dummy Apollo service module, the dummy Apollo moonship, the launch escape tower, and, on top, the launch escape rocket. — (UPI Telephoto)

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here' in the north and in the densely - settled Mekong Delta 100 miles south of Saigon. The latest American combat fatality—the 230th of the war since January 1961—was Pfc. Arthur S. Shelton, 22, of Loyalton, Calif., a machine gunner on a helicopter engaged in the An Lao battle. He. was hit by Communist ground fire Tuesday night while on a mission escorting a medical evacuation helicopter. Tuesday, three other Americans were killed when Communist Viet Cong attacked a Viet-

BULLETIN TOKYO, Thursday (UPI) — Communist North Viet Nam charged today that “three U.S. warships” shelled a North Vietnamese village in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday. Red China’s New China News Agency (NCNA) in a broadcast monitored in Tokyo said the charge was made in a protest from North Viet Nam to the International Control Commission (ICC) set np by tie Geneva accords in Indochina. INDIANA WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight Not so cold north and west tonight Thursday cloudy and warmer with rdn southwest portion by evening. Low ton'ght IS to 20 northeast to 25 to 32 southwest. High Thursday in the 30s northeast to the 40s southwest. Sunset today 5:20 p.m. Sunrise Thursday 7:55 a. m. Outlook for Friday: Rain ending during afternoon and a little warmer most areas. Lows mostly in the mid 30s. Highs mid 40s.

namese outpost in the Mekong Delta. The Americans killed in the delta attack 125 miles southwest of Saigon were identified as Capt. Norman W. Heck, Jr., of 3161 Lewis Ave., Ida, Mich., Ist Lt. James G. Dunton, of 304 Upham St., Melrose, Mass., and SFC. Guy T. Freeland, of 527 North 34th St., Fort Smith, Ark. The missing American was identified as Spec. 7 William R. Hamlin, of 6200 Sixth S.W., Apt 3, Seattle, Wash. He was with a force of Vietnamese infantry and armored personnel carriers which had been attempting to reach the garrison at An Lao. Three of the carriers were destroyed bv Communist recoilless rifle fire. Vietnamese officers at this coastal ci'y 272 miles north of Saigon said their men had been flown into the hills above An Lao Tuesday. They finally fought their way into the beleaguered district headquarters there shortly before noon today. But Communist forces still were fighting a few miles south of An Lao, where they had halted the armor - infantry relief column Tuesday afternoon. American , advisers here described the” combined Communist forces as “a regiment” of three or four battalions. This may make the Communist concentration the largest the Reds have put in the field at one time in one place since their rebellion started against the Saigno govrenment. • TWO SECTIONS Judges Appointed On Jaycees Project C. Wayne Roahrig, president of the local Junior Chamber of Commerce, announced at the organization’s general membership meeting Tuesday night that judges for the state outstanding young farmer program have been selected. Although the judges have been selected, they will not be identified until later this month, Roahrig said. The state-wide OYF banquet will be held in Decatur the evening of February 20, 1965. Roahrig revealed that the state executive committee, including all state officers and directors of the Jaycee movement, will be in Decatur for their executive meeting prior to the banquet. Discuss Family Discussion was held and final arrangements for the ‘‘Needy Family” project were made at last night's meeting. On Christmas day, the Jaycees win deliver a large quantity of groceries to a local family of six, in order to brighten the family’s Christmas season somewhat. Part of the meeting was also devoted to making further arrangements for the annual distinguished service award banquet to be held Wednesday night, January 6. A committee of local men is currently studying candidates for the club's annual award, will be presented at the January 6 affair. The award will go to a local man between the age of 21 and 35 for his outstanding service to the community. In addition, the local OYF contest winner will be announced that evening. Nork Selking has reminded anyone entered in becoming a contestant that the deadVne for entering is Friday, December 11. Persons may enter by contacting Selking at his home or Louis Van Poppel at radio station WADM.

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Attempt To Fire Capsule Cut Short CAPE KENNEDY (UPI) — A U. S. attempt to 3end an unmanned Gemini capsule on a fiery, 2,150 mile flight today was cut short by a last second malfunction that shut down its engines. The 109-foot Titan-2, with its bell-shaped capsule parked o n its nose, remained standing on its launching pad, apparently undamaged by the misfiring that space agency officials could not immediately explain. However, the task of launching the craft, designed as the last hurdle to be cleared before America begins two-man flights into space,' was left for another day. No new launching dale was announced immediately. * Santa Claus Phone Hookup Next Week The Santa Claus telephone will be in operation three nights next week, it %as announced at Tuesday night’s general meeting by Kenneth Nash, diairman of the porject. Nash said that six to eight direct lines to Santa at the North Pble have been connected by the Jaycees, in cooperation with Citizens Telephone Co. Children mays call Santa by dialing 3-2135 be-§ tween the hours of 6:30 and 8 p.s m., Tuesday, Wednesday and": Thursday of next week. g Children are urged to call Santa? and tell him what they would like-3 for Christmas, etc., or just to talkg with him. s Nash also said that Santa Claus? mailboxes have been installed in? the First State Bank, Indiana &£ Michigan office, and Tom Weis’S

Delay Baker’s Public Hearing

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Senate Rules Committee delayed its public hearings today in the Bobby Baker case as it met in a leng hy closed session to discuss fresh evidence ranging from “party girls” to campaign collections. Hugh Alexander, a committee counsel, told newsmen the committee was going over the whole case in efforts to de'ermine the future course of the inquiry. He listed three witnesses for later public hearings. They were staff investigator Edward Hugler, Comptroller of the Currency James Saxon and former public rela’ions man Fred Black. The hearings will start at 1 p.m. EST. Alexander declined to comment on whether this phase of the hearings would be concluded today, or whether Republicans were compiling a new list of witnesses they wanted summoned to keep the investigation alive. i A series of new -issues brought out in the last week of stormy public sessions confront the committee which has con- - ducted a year-long inquiry into the outside business affairs of,~ Baker, former secretary to Sen- 3 ate Democrats. m Among them was what to dog with an FBI report on the ac-E tivities of German brunette

PTA Community Council Studied President and other officers from parent-teachers associations of four schools met recently to discuss the possibility of organizing a North Adams PTA community council. Officers from the Monmouth school, the Northwest and Southeast elementary s.hooh, and the Lincoln grade school, attended the meeting, and made plans for future meetings on organizing such a community council. Mrs. Clare Robinette, regional district director of PTA, and Mrs. Manfred Melchi, president of Fort Wayne community council, were present for the in'ormal gathering recently of the four PTA organization’s officers. Mrs. Robinette and Mrs. Melchi gave the groups many informafive pointers of the advantages of a council. It was then suggested that a combined meeting of the PTA groups from the four schools be held at the Northwest school with Mrs. Wayne Roahrig ■ president of the Monmouth as acting The officers from the Fort Wayne district, Mrs. Melchi and Mrs. Robinette, said they would attend the meeting, which has been set for Thursday, January 7, to explain and answer any a question regarding the organizag tion of the council. 3 it was agreed to begin the 8 January 7 meeting at 7:30 p.m., S and members of all four PTA g organizations are urged to attend. X s g Men’s Wear. Children may write 3 to Santa and place their letters in J one of the three boxes, and the “ Jaycees Will have them delivered 2 to the North Pole.

beauty Mrs. Ellen Rometsch, and new charges about alleged “shakedowns’’ of corporation officials for political donations. Committee counsel Lennox P. McLendon declined comment when asked if Republicans had submitted a new witness list. But it was learned that some GOP members want additional testimony which could stretch the investigation into next year when the new 89th Congress convenes. McLendon said one of the matters to be decided in closed session was whether to take testimony about a $1,200 contribution to the 1960 campaign of then Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson. The cash was allegedly funneled through Baker, former secretary to Senate Democrats. Sen. John J. Williams, R-Del., a prime mover in the inquiry, told the committee in correspondence made public Tuesday that the funds came from John T. Naylor, a former vice president of International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. Williams called it a violation of campaign donation laws and a “shakedown of political contributions” from corporate officials. r The panel also must decide whether to go into the “party girl” issue. Republicans conitend that beauties were used to i win favors and further Baker’s many-faceted business activi[ties.

Monmouth School Addition Studied

The problem of securing state approval for an addition to thej Monmouth school building was the ■ focal point of discussion at the* meeting of the North Adams Com- “ munity Schools board Tuesday night. The school board has proposed an addition which would include additional classroom and restroom space, an industrial arts room and a cafeteria. North Adams superintendent Gail Grabill told board members at the meeting that they would encounter difficulty in getting the state to approve any addition to an existing high school building, since the school corporation has already established a cumulative building fund for the construction of a new high school. Board member Clarence Bultemeier pointed out that the addition is sorely needed at the Monmouth high school and that construction of a new high school building is still in the distant future. Bultemeier said that it would be necessary to impress upon the state officials that the proposed Monmouth addition would serve future elementary education needs at the Monmouth building. Southeast Addition Preliminary plans for an addition to the Southeast school building were submitted to ask that the plans be modified so that one pair of classrooms could be separated by a sliding door, which would make it possible to convert the space to a large multi-purpose room. The board also approved additional appropriations which had been advertised last month. No objectors to the appropriations appeared. An industrial arts department request for purchase of an 18 inch planer was received. List price on the planner is slightly more than SI,OOO. Bultemeier. named Officers Selected By Masonic Lodge Donald Norquest was elected worshipful master of the Decatur Masonic Lodge for the ensuing year at a meeting held after the fish fry Tuesday evening. Other officers elected were: Don- Cochran, senior warden; Richard E. Maloney, junior warden; Weldon M. Bumgerdner, secretary; David Langston, treasurer; Niland Ochsenrider, trlstee. Appointive officers named by the master-elect for the new. year arei Robert Roudenbush, senior ddacon; William Hutker, junior deacon; Keith Schnepp, chaplain; Dean Boltz, senior steward; William Murray, junior steward; Charles Stonestreet, tyler. Public installation of the new officers will be held Saturday, January 2, at 8 in the lodge hall.

School Filmstrips By Daily Democrat Ten area schools, including all of the North Adams community schools and Adams Central, received this week a special filmstrip entitled, “Early Explorers and Settlers in America,” as a part of the program of the Decatur Daily Democrat. The objective of the filmstrip is to stimulate student interest in the rich heritage of the nation, as they study the vast stretch of time and events in the period of discovery and exploration. The filmstrip discusses the explorations of the Vikings, the Columbian voyages, the explorers who followed Columbus and helped to trace the outline of America, and the settlements of Jamestown, Plymouth, and St. Augustine. Teachers will find the story helpful in extending student understanding of the past and its link with the present. This curriculum filmstrip, which will become a part of the permanent filmstrip library of the schools, is a part of the news filmstrip - program distributed to schools weekly under the sponsorship of the Decatur Daily Democrat. The program is produced by Visual Education Consultants, Inc., Madison, Wis.

several firms which handle the | model of planer which the depart- • ment requested* The board agreed * to advertise for bids. “ The board members were informed that school bus mechanic Don Smith has resigned. Smith has agreed to continue working until a new mechanic is hired. Grabill told the board that two local mechanics, Harley Lehman and John Dierkes, have expressed interest in the position. The board decided to have one of its members contact each of the applicants. The board members pointed out that it is difficult to keep a school

Military Budget Is Reduced By Russia

MOSCOW (UPl)—The Soviet Union announced today a cut in its military budget and said it had assurances from the United States American defense spending also will be curtailed next year. Premier Alexei N. Kosygin said the Soviet Union was slicing $555.6 million from its military budget to ease the cold war. In reportng the U.S. plan for a defense spending cutback, he called the move “a positive step forward in reducing international tension.” (Western observers, while welcoming Kosygin’s disclosure on a cut in Soviet military spending, pointed out that Russia frequently obscures its armaments outlay by listing some such spending under * other budget items.) 4 Kosygin told the almost 1,400 members of the parliament that the Kremlin’s “peace" budget would be cuts 500 million rubles ($555.6 million)^_ with ntore money tobe spent' to givc 'tH'e average Russian higher standard of living. The 1965 budget will be the largest in Russia’s peacetime history. It calls for 99.4 billion rubles ($110.4 billion) in expenditures and 99.6 billion rubles ($110.7 billion) in revenues. I outlining the budget to the opening session of the Supreme Soviet Kosygin did not explain the circumstances under which the Uni'ed States was said to have told the Kremlin that it also would pare its military spending next year. Kosygin made the announce-

Wilson Seeks To Sell Plans

WASHINGTON (UPD- British Prime Minister Harold Wilson wound up two days of Washington talks today and prepared to try to sell European allies a series of broad proposals for more collective control of Western nuclear power. Wilson told a news conference before flying to Canada that he regarded his talks with President Johnson as a “complete success.” He said there was agreement on “guidelines” or how to proceed with Allied discussions. In the meeting with reporters, . Wilson appeared to soften some of his opposition to the controversial U. S. proposal for a 25- ■ ship NATO nuclear fleet. The prime minister said he had been misinterpreted, in reports before leaving Britain for Washington, as being “irrevocably opposed” to international crews on such a fleet. And he described as exaggerated reports that Britain was concerned that West Germany would obtain a “finger on the nuclear trigger.” Wilson declined to spell out exactly what the broad British proposals are for increased Allied nuclear coordination. He plans to do this before the House of Commons next week on his return to London. In the talks here Wilson won approval from President Johnson to try to sell his ideas to other members of the alliance. Johnson agreed, meanwhile, that the' United States would not, for a limited time at least, j press its own proposal for a ; nuclear-armed fleet. ’■* a The U.S. proposal, known asg the Multilateral 'Nuclear Force, ■

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bus mechanic because of scheduling difficulties which arise with the bus drivers. To Plant Trees The board also voted to allow the high school science department to plant seedlings of various native Indiana trees in the Bellmont park and Monmouth school areas. The project will be carried out in cooperation with the county extension office and the state conservation department. The board also set body and chassis specifications for school buses which it will purchase at a bid-letting January 12, 1965. wilosneudj

ment minutes after he was formally approved as the successor to former Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev, ousted from power Oct. 14. But Kosygin told the delegates to the Supreme Soviet — the Communist version of a parliament — that the Soviet Union is “concerned” about the Multilateral Nuclear Force <MLF> proposed for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by tlffe United States. No Date Disclosed He said a meeting of the Warsaw pact nations will be held to “consult" on the problem. No date was disclosed, however. The Warsaw pact is the Communist equivalent of NATO. Technically Khrushchev, who fell from power Oct. 14, was still a member of the Supreme Soviet and, as such, entitled to attend today’s meeting. But he was not seen as the hundreds of deputies took their places in the Krenjlin.* ~ The Supreme Soviet unanimously put its stamp of approval > on his ouster and then went on to revamp the former premier's budget and economic plans for the coming year. Kosygin announced the largest peacetime budget in the history of the Soviet Union. Predicts Income He said that during 1965 Russia expects an income of $117.6 billion, 15.6 billion more than 1964. But he did not immediately disclose how the new leaders of the Kremlin plan to spend it.

or MLF, was for a fleet of surface ships armed with Polaris missiles capable of hitting Russia, all financed, controlled and manned jointly by Allied nations. The British proposals have not yet been made public officially. They are reported to envisage a much larger Allied force, with land and air components, a scaled-down surface fleet, and new machinery for joint Allied decisions on stratebic planning and crisis handling. British officials said Wilson expects to outline the proposals publicly in the House of Commons next week. After their private preview in the talks here, U.S. officials described some of the British ideas as “very interesting,” and said they might be a basis for important steps toward a “collective approach” to management of nuclear weaponry. Holding Views They agreed that the proposals should be discussed in the alliance. But they made it clear that the United States was not adopting them until the views of other governments are known. Wilson will begin his selling job in a meeting with West German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder this weekend. U.S. officials also made it clear that they have not abandoned the MLF idea. They feel it would be an indispensable part of a larger Allied force. They also said they were not considering any direct European control over strictly U.S. I nuclear power such as the Stra- | tegic Air Command.