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SPADE DIRT—Turning the first spades of dirt for DePauw University's new $7 mill ion science center are (Left) Will iam Holabird , architect, Austin Sprague, acting Physics head, Robert Lavidge,national alumni president, President William E. Kerstetter; Board of Trustees chairman J. Kurt Mahrdt, stu-

dent body president Jim Nyenhuis, Dr. Howard Burkett, chemistry head; Dr. 0. H. Smith, retired physics professor. Dr. James Madison, geology-geography, head Dr. Clinton Gass, mathematics head; and Paul Bickford, Computer Center director.

DEDICATE HALL--Attending dedication ceremonies of the new $1.6 million Hogate Hall are (left) Mrs. Anne Hogate Hamlet, benefactor and trustee board member, her daughter Mrs. Ted Bacon, and Miss Connie Zalecoski, student president and Mrs. William E. Kerstetler, wife of DePauw president.

SPEAKERS-These are the speakers who drew in excess of 4,000 persons to the four lectures presented for DePauw University's Symposium on Law, Liberty and Progress this weekend. They are (left to right) Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, New

York philosopher Dr. Sidney Hook; Ford Foundation President McGeorge Bundy; foremr U.N. General Assembly President Dr. Charles Malik, and DePauw University President Dr. William E. Kerstetter.

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VOLUME SEVENTY-SIX

GREENCASTLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1968

10C Per Copy UPI News Service

No. 295

Bundy tells DePauw listeners War is main election issue

By SHAUN HIGGINS Staff Reporter McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foundation and former advisor to Presidents Kennedy Does Nixon have plan for Wallace ? By STEVE GERSTEL WASHINGTON (UPI) — Hubert H. Humphrey’s campaign manager charged today that “secret negotiations” have opened to give Richard M. Nixon the electoral votes of George C. Wallace if no candidate can get a majority mandate in the elections. “It would seem that secret negotiations with Wallace lie at the root of Nixon’s refusal to appear with Wallace in a threeway debate,” said Lawrence F. O’Brien, who doubles as Humphrey’s chief strategist and as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. O’Brien said Nixon’s refusal to share a platform with Humphrey and Wallace makes it appear that “Nixon is keeping his options open for an Electoral College deal with the third party candidate. “Nixon thus would obtain Wallace’s electors if no one wins a majority Nov. 5,” he said, “and would try to seize the presidency without allowing the election to go to the House of Representatives.” Humphrey, still hoping to lure Nixon into a face-to-face debate on national television, was resuming his campaign late today. He scheduled a speech in Evansville, Ind., tonight before going on to Kansas City. The tentative schedule for the rest of the week has him in St. Louis, New York City for the A1 Smith dinner, Detroit and several cities in Connecticut. Having shaken off a mild case of intestinal flu, which curtailed his New York City schedule Saturday, the vice president spent the weekend in strategy sessions as the campaign moved into its final weeks.

and Johnson, issued a major statement on the war in Vietnam at the closing session of DePauw University’s Symposium on Law, Liberty and Progress Saturday morning. Bundy, speaking before a capacity crowd in Gobin Methodist Church, said the United States must be prepared to reduce troop and monetary committments in Vietnam regardless of the success of current negotiations. The statement came as a surprise to many political observers. On past occassions Bundy has been a strong supporter of adminstration policy in the war. According to Bundy the U.S. must consider three areas in future decision making in Vietnam. “First of all,” he said, “ we must not escalate the war or consider the use of nuclear weapons. Neither more troops nor the use of atomic weapons will increase American chances,” he said. The former presidential advisor pointed out that while AContinued on Page 5 COP-CAP meeting for Oct. 21-23 Page 1 Action Monday Cox Clay-Owen.Putnam Community Action Program will host the second Institute for Resource Management Training Session October 21-23 at Canyon Inn, MeCormick’s Creek State Park, Spencer. The training sessions are to acquaint and help the senior staffs of eleven rural Indiana Community Action Programs with management, planning and supervisory procedures. IRM is under contract with the OEO office to provide trainers and training sessions for the CAPs over a 10 month period. IRM has opened an Indiana office at Bloomington. Mary Frances Strain, Area Outreach for COP-CAP, has been acting chairman of the committee on arrangements for this session.

BAINBRIDGE FIRE-Firemen at Bainbridge work to save an old wooden frame house on the southeast side of Bainbridge which was heavily damaged by flames and smoke Saturday evening. The walls remain stand-

ing today, but the house interior is in ashes. The home, owned by Carrie Miller, had not been occupied for three months. The cause of the fire which started at 9:30 p.m. has not been determined.

Cong uses rockets first time on city

By JACKWALSH SAIGON (UPI) — For the first time the Communists today bombarded a city with 140mm rockets, hitting Quang Ngai City with 13 of the Soviet-made missiles. U.S. planes struck back, dropping a million pounds of bombs on Red positions near the city. American military spokesmen said the rockets, each carrying a 39-pound warhead, smashed three houses in the provincial capital 330 miles north of Saigon. At least four persons were killed and 12 wounded. U.S. B52 Stratofortresses in turn dropped 500 tons of bombs on Communist troop concentrations between the city and the outlying Ha Thanh Green Beret camp, object of recent guerrilla strikes. While striking Quang Ngai City, the Communists fired four more of the 140mm rockets into a South Vietnamese army

regimental base a mile and a half west of the city. The shelling wounded four civilians and destroyed a warehouse. Continued on Page 5 Edinburg man stabbed; 2 men held COLUMBUS, Ind. (UPI)—Two Columbus men were held in the Bartholomew County Jail here Sunday following a fight at a truck stop with Milton Burton, 21, Edinburg, in which Burton was fatally stabbed. In custody were Rodney Mar. tin, 25, and Hubert Giles, 30. No charges were filed immediately against them. Burton died in Bartholomew County Hospital about five hours after he was stabbed. Authorities said Burton and Continued on page 3

Executive for PTA committee will meet Oct. 21 The Executive Committee of the Northea t PTA announces the selection of Mrs. Kenneth Waggoner as Treasurer for the local unit for the year. The Executive Committee composed of the officers and committee chairman under the leadership of Mrs. Tom Gorham as President will have an Executive meeting on Monday evening Oct. 21st at 8:00 at the school. The program books containing the calendar of events and the children’s names will be distributed this week by Mrs. Roger Roof, Vice President and Program chairman. Mrs. Roof announced that the general Northeast PTA meeting will be Monday evening Oct. 28 at 7:30 in the Multi purpose Continued on Page 2

New long distance phone rate approved

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) - The Indiana Public Service Commission has approved an increase of “several million dollars” on certain long distance telephone calls within the state. The action affects all Hoosiers and all 77 telephone companies in the state are involved. The PSC said Bell as the largest company would get the biggest amount of the increase. Commissioner C. Patrick

Clancy, who dissented on the portion of the order Increasing the cost of long distance calls of 10 miles or less, said Bell’s share would be $5 million annually. Chairman Richard Stein and PSC member Phillip Bayt voted for the 10-mile and under hike of five cents which has the effect of putting the entire intrastate long distance program into effect. Stein said if

what Clancy fears “does happen, we have continuing jurisdiction and could order a reduction on extended area coverage.” Clancy charged the increase on short-distance calls would “result in an increase in public demand for extended area coverage” and operate unjustly against the subscribers of small exchanges. The increases do not affect

monthly charges for local telephone service. In addition to the increase from 15 cents to 20 cents on long distance calls of 10 miles or less, other changes included in the order are: — Additional conversation on person-to-person calls beyond the first three minutes will be charged at one-thlrd the initial person-to-person rate instead of one-third the lower station-to-

station rate, as has been the practice. — The extra charge for a station-to-station collect call will increase from 20 to 25 cents. — When figuring long distance charges for calls beyond three minutes, the fraction of a min. ute will be figured in favor of the utility, instead of the near, est cent, as now. >

Electrical flaw first hitch in Apollo mission

By AL ROSSITER Jr. UPI Space Writer SPACE CENTER, Houston (UPI) —A mysterious, ghostlike flaw knocked out a key part of Apollo 7’s electrical system briefly eaily today and, had it continued, it would have cut short the 11-day test run of the ship built to take men to the moon. It was the first significant hitch in the 16 3-orbit flight designed to clear the way for a possible Christmas time flight around the moon by the next three-man Apollo team. However, since the problem was at least temporarily eliminated, the mission was not considered in danger. But Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham were keeping a close watch on the situation. The problem developed shortVoices in space not all music down below By United Press International Voices from space tell the story of Apollo 7: Commander Walter Schirra, discussing the Apollo’s new hammock-like sleeping bags slung under the crew’s contour; “Not so hot. You mis the 1 g. (simulated gravity effect of the restraining seat belts) lying down. With the seat belts resisting you are held down and you feel better controlled and better contained, I guess. (With the) sleeping bag, you try to find a place to stick your head or your arm to hold on.” Continued on Page 5 Putnam Sheriff heads banquet for Whitcomb Secretary of State Edgar D. Whitcomb, Republican candidate for Governor, will speak on the restoration of law and order at a dinner in his honor tonight. Whitcomb will be the guest of honor at the event sponsored by the Republican Sheriffs for Whitcomb at 7 p.m. in the Murat Temple, Indianapolis. Sheriff Bobby Albright of Putnam County is in charge. During the day Monday, Whitcomb will tour Vigo County, visiting various plants and holding a press conference with Sen. Robert Griffin of Michigan at 3:30 p.m. in the Terre Haute House. Tuesday, Whitcomb will campaign with Maryland Governor Spiro T. Agnew, Republican candidate for Vice-President. During the day the gubernatorial candidate will be in Indianapolis, flying to Fort Wayne with Agnew for an evening rally there.

ly after midnight when the spacecraft’s two alternating current (AC) distribution systems failed. Systems specialist Cunningham quickly flicked a switch to reactivate them. The failure triggered the ship’s master alarm warning system which lights a bright red light on the astronauts’ control panel and sounds a buzzer in their headsets.

Weather Watcher Variable cloudiness today and Tuesday. Warm with a slight chance of afternoon and evening shower activity today and Tuesday. Highs today and Tuesday near 80 in the north part of the state to near 88 in the south. Low tonight near 58 in the north to near 63 in the south. Precipitation probability percentages 20 today, tonight and Tuesday. Outlook for Indiana: Continued partly cloudy and warm Tuesday night and Wednesday with an increasing chance of precipitation. Lows Tuesday night in the low 60s. High Wednesday in the 80s.

The trouble in the ship’s alternating current just after midnight was the first major flaw in the mission now in its third day. Flight director Eugene Kranz said the current that failed fed the spacecraft’s motors, the astronauts’ suits and oxygen and hydrogen tanks. But astronaut Walter Cunningham found and fixed the trouble. “We sound casual now,” said spacecraft commander Walter Schirra in reporting their problem to ground control. “We were not then.” The power failure came as Schirra, Cunningham and fellow astronaut Donn Eisele prepared to turn on a television camera aboard Apollo 7 today to give earthbound viewers a glimpse of life on the ship— the first live telecast of Americans in space. Set for Telecast The telecast was set for 10:43 a.m. EDT. “I guess when we start with the show business I’ll have to get dressed for it,” Cunningham said. The Apollo 7 crew also geared for a key scientific experiment to test whether an American Continued on Page 3

QUEEN HOLLY-Horton smiles to the “Old Gold Day" homecoming crowd after being named the 61st Homecoming Queen. Escort Jeff Wilhelm holds the traveling “Old Gold Day Queen Trophy”. The Freshman beauty is from Monon l n di ana - BANNER Photo, Mark Steele. 9 4

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