The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 9 July 1968 — Page 1

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VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX LBJ stops in Texas

) By HTLEM THOMAS SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (UPI)— President Johnson, elated by a successful * weekend summit meeting and by greeting from wildly cheering crowds as he hedge-hopped his way home through Central America, relaxed today at his Texas ranch before flying to Washington tonight. But artund him preparations began for another trip, this one to the Pacific to talk the problems of war and peace with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu. Johnson stopped at the LBJ Ranch for a brief respite after an exhilarating 5,900 mile safari topping off a visit to San Salvador. The President gave the presidents of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras an Guatemala a ride home on the presidential jet and made ceremonial calls at their countries’ airports. Thousands showed up at the guarded airports to welcome Johnson with homemade signs, American flags and festive music. In business at home the President today planned to send the Senate a message from the ranch urging early ratification of the United Nations treaty to ban the spread of nuclear weapons. Rusk To Testify Johnson’s message coincided with an appearance by Secretary of State Dean Rusk before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Johnson signed the treaty July 1 and made a dramatic announcement of forthcoming exchanges with the Soviet Union on limitation and cutback of offensive and defensive rockets. The Texas White House also said arrangements were being made with the Thieu govern, ment to set a place and time for the Pacific meeting.

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THE BROKEN AND BATTERED SIGNS, which once marked Putnam County highways, are symbols of vandalism. They are also symbols of thousands of dollars to Putnam County taxpayers and added man hours for employees of the county highway

department. Ralph Spencer, county highway superintendent, urges taxpayers to help the county in the maintenance of the signs, which are used by state police, the sheriff and fire departments, as well as residents of the rural areas.

Without signs, roads are hazardous

Weather watcher ;:; ,y Partly cloudy and warm today with chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Fair to partly cloudy and a little cooler tonight.Wednesday mostly sunny and not as warm. Highs today mid to upper 80s. Lows tonight 58 to 66. Highs Wednesday lower 80s. Precipitation probability percentages 40 today, 30 tonight, 10 Wednesday.

Vandals are destroying county road signs, causing thousands of collars of expense to the Putnam County taxpayers and extra man-hours for members of the County Highway Department. The problem was focused this week by county commissioners, who issued the following statement: “Recent legislation made it mandatory that each county number the county roads and place signs for easy identification. Counties that fail to comform to the legislation will be penalized by the withholding of Federal Funds for use on highways and bridges. The deadline for in-

stallation of the systems was July 1, 1965. The deadline was later extended to Jan. 1, 1970. “Putnam County complied with legislation in 1965 at a cost of $11,000. In 1966 and 1967 approximately $2,000 was spent to replace damaged signs. A recent survey was conducted. The results showed that replacement of the damaged and stolen signs would amount to a total of $5,000 not counting the man hours needed to replace them. “The signs are mounted on steal posts quite a distance from the edge of the road. The signs and brackets holding them are of heavy aluminum and zinc.

Sirhan is secretly moved in further security effort

LOS ANGELES (UPI)-Sir-han B. Sirhan, the accused slayer of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was secretly moved from a hospital ward at the county jail to the holding cell where he is expected to stay during his trial, it was disclosed Monday. Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess said the move was made Sunday as “part of an over-all previously scheduled program of security for the inmate.’*

Plans to move the 24-year-old Jordanian immigrant into specially prepared quarters at the Hall of Justice prior to his court appearance June 26 were cancelled when security measures were not completed 1 in time. The proceedings, at which Sirhan's attorney, Russell J. Parsons was granted a continuance to July 19, was held in the same jail chapel where he

Court will hear Ray’s appeal

By SCOTT B. BRUNS LONDON (UPI)—A British court said today it will hear James Earl Ray’s appeal against extradition to the United States to stand trial for the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on July 29. The surprise announcement was made when Ray appeared at Bow Street Magistrate’s Court on charges of violating British gun and immigration laws. Ray was ordered to appear again July 16 to answer to the charges of carrying a loaded .38-caliber pistol and two forged passports, which got him arrested in the first place June 8. It was expected Britain might ignore the charges if Ray is extradited. At the Bow Street Court, Chief London Magistrate Frank Milton asked if a date had been set for the appeal in Queen’s Bench Division of the high court of justice.

“Yes sir,’’ July 29,’’ a court official replied. Ray, whose extradition was ordered a week ago, appeared in court today to meet a British legal requirement that prisoners appear before a magistrate every eight days while they are held. The announcement on the extradition appeal had been unexpected as the appearance today was supposed to deal only with the gun and passport charges. \ Ray appeared in court under the name Ramon George Sneyd, the name listed on one of the two forged Canadian passports Scotland Yard detectives said they pulled from his coat along with the gun at Heathrow airport. Ray swaggered into the courtroom without the dark hornrim glasses he wore when he was ordered extradited last Tuesday. His jaw twitched but he looked less jittery than in previous appearances.

was arraigned the day after Kennedy’s death. Sirhan’s new quarters in the fortress-like Hall of Justice in the Los Angeles Civic Center are less than a mile from the new county jail where he was held in the hospital section. County supervisors authorized up to $20,000 expenditures to turn the holding cell and courtroom where Sirhan will be tried into a steel fortress. Heavy steel shields were placed over windows along a sealed passageway where the defendant will walk from the 13th floor cell to the eighth floor courtroom. Only jail elevators run above the eighth floor, and new walls and steel doors were rected in the cell. The special preparations were similar to those made for the trial of former Nazi Adolph Eichmann in Israel in 1961. Eichmann was kept in an isolated cell on the top floor of the special courthouse near Jerusalem. He was guarded night and day by non-German speaking police and led directly from his cell down a private staircase to a private courtroom entrance. He sat at all times in a bulletproof glass cage with two guards in the cage wth him during the trial. The sheriff’s office reportedly contemplates erecting a bullet proof glass, metal and netting partition between Sirhan and the spectator section in the Hall of Justice courtroom. During his two previous court appearances, Sirhan has been surrounded by a human shield of deputies. Sirhan has been kept in isolation since his arrest at the Ambassador Hotel June 5.

Cling to border hill, vow to defeat attackers

“In many cases the posts are broken off and the signs thrown into fields and creeks miles away from the site where they were erected. Heavy signs have been broken from the posts and carried away or dropped in the ditch by the roadside. “The State Police, Sheriff’s Department and Fire Departments use the system to great advantage to the people of Putnam County.” In addition to the added expense of replacing the signs, a danger develops. Ralph Spencer, superintendent of the county highway department, cited the use of the signs for directing emergency vehicles to rural homes and locations. He cautioned that sometime a fire truck or an ambulance would be “too late” in arriving on the scene of an emergency just because the county roads were not correctly marked. The signs offer protection to every person living in the rural area. The commission and Spencer urge the public to cooperate in the maintenance of the highway marking system. Indiana Court backs lower court INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — The Indiana Appellate Court Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling that former Police Chief Russell M. LeFever of New Haven was not subject to removal from the police force without cause or trial. LeFever was fired as chief of the force in the small city near Fort Wayne after serving in that capacity for a year, in 1964. He also was dismissed from the force. But LeFever sued, saying the mayor gave him no reason for dismissal. Allen Circuit Court held that the city had no right to remove LeFever from the police force without cause. New Haven then appealed. The state court affirmed that ruling. New Chief Effective immediately is the resignation of Charles Evans, Chief of the Bainbridge Fire Department. The new elected chief is Walter Stevens. Poor customer LONDON (UPI)— An attractive blonde, obviously pregnant, was stopped twice in London’s busy Oxford Street Saturday and teenagers distributing cards. “You appear,” read the first, “to be the type of person who would enjoy an evening at Mayfair’s swinging discothque.” The second was an advertise, ment for confidential matchmakers, a computer.dating outfit.

By JACK WALSH SAIGON (UPI)—For the fifth day U.S. Marines today clung to a northern border hill they were supposed to abandon. The Leathernecks have killed at least 300 attacking North Vietnamese and vowed to stay until they kill the rest of the attackers. “We are going to move off this hill but not until we have defeated the North Vietnamese,” said Maj. Gen. Raymond Davis, commander of the 3rd Marine Division which has about 1,000 men atop hill 689. UPI correspondent Raymond Wilkinson, with the Leathernecks on the jungle mountain just below North Vietnam, reported one charge brought Communist troops surging through the Marine barbed wire. “The gooks jumped into our trench lines. But we took some antitank weapons and blew them out,” Lt. Larry Perry of Dallas, Tex., told Wilkinson. “We set up a hasty defense position and beat them back. But we killed at least 16 in our own enches.” Attack Marine Outpost Hill 689—named for its height in meters (2,230 feet)—overlooks Khe Sanh, the fort which the Marines abandoned five days ago in order to give themselves more maneuverability. The North Vietnamese surged toward the hill 689 outpost, apparently sensing an easy capture of the American outpost they had never been able to budge. Davis had about 200 Marines atop the height. He sent in about 800 more men. The North Vietnamese began a mortar and rocket barrage and charged. Since Friday they have been charging and the Marines have been cutting them down. The battle of hill 689 formed one part of a brawl spread along just below the NorthSouth Vietnam Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Demonstrating their greater mobility, Marine forces were sweeping the area, blocking Communist infiltration routes and killing another 230 Red troops. Sink Reds’ Sampans In other developments: — In the Saigon area, where allied commanders have predicted a major Communist assault, U.S. troops killed 21 guerrillas Monday. B52 Stratofortresses continued pounding Viet Cong positions. U.S. Navy patrol boats sank three guerrilla supply sampans. — U.S. jets flew 140 missions Terms guns a critical threat WASHINGTON (UPI)—Rep. Emanuel Celler urged the House Rules Committee to clear for a vote this week a bill to ban interstate sales of all firearms. Celler said easy access to guns represents a “critical threat” to the nation. As chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Celler was the first of about 15 members to be heard on the issue. The New York Democrat said there was widespread agreement that “easy accessibility of firearms represents a critical threat to the protection of life and property in this country.” “I am not so optimistic as to suppose that the hardened criminal will be prevented from acquiring the tools of his trade, but I am firmly convinced, along with an overwhelming number of law enforcement authorities, that the controls envisioned by this measure would make such acquisition more difficult.” Rules Chairman William Colmer, D-Miss., expressed hope the hearings would not drag on too long. “If we are going to adjourn this Congress by the first (of August), we are going to have to get along,” Colmer said. With this in mind, Democratic leaders tentatively programmed the bill for House floor action later in the week. Meantime, the Senate juvenile delinquency subcommittee planned a resumption ,of its own hearings on gun legislation Monday. And the full Senate Judiciary Committee, which has twice deferred action on the administration bill, scheduled another try at a Wednesday meeting.

Monday against North Vietnam’s southern panhandle supply lines. Communist gunfire downed an Air Force F4C Phantom but a helicopter safely rescued the two crewmen who had parachuted. — South Vietnam spokesmen said 293 of their troops were

killed and 597 wounded in action last week. They said South Vietnamese forces killed 482 Communists last week. In the same period, they said 1,174 Communist rocket and mortar rounds were seized near Saigon. — Government spokesmen earlier said guerrillas used nausea

gas in a Mekong Delta attack Monday night against a South Vietnam outpost, causing “moderate” casualties. Later they said it was a mixture of Communist tear gas and exploding rocket shells that caused the South Vietnam troops to vomit blood.

Danger areas are red

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)-While you’re out “seeing Indiana first” during vacation this summer, you would do well to carry a state map in your car with traffic danger areas marked boldly in red. You won’t need a detailed set of instructions on what areas to red-flag. Generally speaking, you can just mark the highways with the U.S. designation, and the counties with the largest population. Where the largest populations are concentrated, there you will find the heaviest traffic. And where you find the heaviest traffic, you will find the great-

est number of fatalities. Although there are exceptions, there is a definite relationship between the number of traffic deaths and the size of the counties in which they occur. For instance, Marion County, the state’s largest, leads this year’s traffic deaths with 61 thus far, and Lake, the second largest, is runnerup with 58. Of eighteen counties with 10 or more fatalities each this year, 13 are among the 18 most populous counties in the state. St. Joseph ranks third in population and sixth in fatalities. Allen is fourth in population and third in deaths. Vanderburgh is

Hershey to address Legion

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)-Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Hoosier-born director of selective service, will be the keynote speaker Saturday for the 50th annual convention of the Indiana Depart, ment of the American Legion. Hershey, a native of Angola, will speak at a session devoted to “Law and Order.” The legion will cite Hoosier law officers for their record of achievement in maintaining law and order throughout the state. Escapees still at large By United Press International Five inmates who escaped from Indiana penal institutions during the weekend were still at large today. Four of the fugitives were prisoners at the Indiana Reformatory. The fifth, Ingram Richardson, 49, escaped from a bus while returning to the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City from the prison’s Summit Farm. He was sentenced to a life term for second-degree murder in 1941 from Marion County. Roger A. Deiser, 21, Richmond, serving a 1-10 year sentence for armed robbery left the reformatory’s powerhouse, outside the institution walls, where he was working. Two other inmates at the reformatory also escaped Sunday. They are Charles E. Applegate, 19, Cannelton, and Franklin T. Wolfe, 23, Evansville. A fourth reformatory inmate, Larry Stock, 28, fled the detention ward of Robert Long Hospital at Indianapolis Saturday.

Citations will be presented to the Indiana Sheriff’s Association, the Indiana State Police Department and the Indiana Police League. They will be accepted by the heads of those organizations, H. D. McMann of Richmond, Supt. Robert A. O’Neal and John Minnich of West Lafayette. The convention opens Thursday, but Saturday is the big day, featuring the Hershey address in the morning and a “LawandOrder” parade and rally in the afternoon. Two men are in a race for election as commander of the department during a business session on the closing day Sunday. They are Ralph Cushman, Veedersburg, and Robert V. Welch, Indianapolis. Candidates for other offices included Harry Shidler, Wakarusa, and Gene Peters, Avilla, for two posts as northern vice commander; Robert Sweet, Shelburn, and Gene Tennis, Evansville, for two posts as southern vice commander; B.W. Breedlove, Indianapolis, for finance officer; Robert Fee, Greensburg, for sergeant at arms. / At the Saturday parade prizes ranging up to $250 will be given to bands and floats. Five outstanding drum and bugle corps will compete Saturday night for $2,000 in cash prizes, including the Maple City Cadets of LaPorte, Indiana champions, and units from Racine, Wis., Chicago, Bellfontaine, Ohio, and Royal Oak, Mich., all state champions.

fifth in population and tied for 17th in deaths. Madison is sixth in population, ninth in deaths. Delaware is seventh in population, eighth in deaths. Elkhart is ninth and seventh, LaPorte 10th and fifth, Tippecanoe 11th and 10th, Wayne 13th and 12th, Clark 15th and 11th and Porter 16th and fourth; There are some smaller counties which rank among the leaders in deaths, and some larger counties which rank low in deaths. But these are the exception rather than the rule. Putnam, for example, isn’t even among the top 40 counties in population but it is tied for 13th place in traffic fatalities. Vigo is eighth in population but not even in the top 20 in fatalities. Grant, Howaid and Floyd Counties also are among the large population counties with fewer than normal fatality totals, and you could even add to that list such other counties as Clinton, Henry, Marshall, Knox, Cass, Kosciusko, Montgomery, Shelby, Hendricks and Lawrence. But to balance these are small counties with more fatalities than you would expect them to have, considering their population. These include Parke, Fountain, Spencer and Carroll. Crazy Days offer exciting shopping time Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be exciting days for bargain hunters and thrifty shoppers in Greencastle and Putnam County. Those days, July 11-13 have been designated as Crazy Days. Why Crazy Days? Because the prices are crazy. Summer merchandise has been sliced with gigantic reductions, offering bargains for shoppers of all ages. Mother will find summer sportswear and cool cotton dresses on sale at low, low prices. Summer shirts, ties and slacks for Dad have been marked down. With school starting in a few weeks, back-to-school summer togs for the children will be available at tremendous savings. So head for downtown Greencastle. Roam the sidewalks lined with counters and tables filled with special sale-priced merchandise. A casual air will prevail as employees don casual vacation-toned attire for the Crazy Days of summer. Merchants will observe the regular store hours. Crazy Days are being sponsored by the Retail Merchants Committee of Greencastle.

DWIGHT MATTHEWS, 615 E. Washington St., center, is one of 36 high school students attending a National Science Foundation summer institute at DePauw University. The senior at Greencastle High School will attend the workship until Aug.

7. Others pictured are Dr. Eugene Schwartz, institute director, and Richard Howrey, CrawfordsviHe. The academic program includes lectures, lab work, date collection and application of computer techniques. V V