The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 June 1969 — Page 13

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'Neither Side Can Win A Military Victory In Viet Nam’: Sen. Hartke

“It’s time to put the problem plainly: Neither side can win a military victory in Viet Nam.” This ringing statement came from U. S. Senator R. Vance Hartke as he addressed the evening session of the annual Mass Meeting at Camp Alexander Mack, located on Waubee Lake a mile and a half southeast of Milford on Sunday night. Senator Hartke, a leading Dove who found himself in hot water with his own Democratic president, Lyndon Johnson, when he began criticizing our Viet Nam involvement in 1964 and 1965, addressed most of his Sunday night remarks to the Viet Nam war, and quoted liberally from his laook, “American Crisis In Viet Nam.” Will Trap Nixon He said the Viet Nam war will trap Richard Nixon as it did Lyndon Johnson if he doesn’t make some quick moves toward descalation. The senator said the Democratic platform in 1964 called for no greater involvement in Viet Nam, and he said he believed it, but when this hope was false he was the author of a letter to President Johnson, signed by 19 U. S. Senators, which called for an extension of the bombing halt. He said we are now killing 1,000 persons a day in Viet Nam at a cost of $1 million every 15 minutes, or $4 million an hour. “As far as Viet Nam is concerned, we may just as well not have had an election in November,” he said. Pennsylvania's Senator Hugh Scott and 'Vermont’s Senator George Aiken, both Republicans,

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HEAR SENATOR HARTKE — Indiana’s U. S. Senator R. Vance Hartke addressed the Mass Meeting of the Church of the Brethren at Camp A. Mack Sunday evening. He is shown here with Roger Keiser of Nappanee, Rev. E. Paul Wedver of North Manchester, and L. W. Schultz, “Mr. Camp Mack.” They are discussing Senator Hartle’s book ‘.‘American Crisis in Viet Nam,”

are urging President Nixon toward an immediate Senator Hartke said the Viet Nam jails are full of political prisoners of the Thieu administration — “and they are not communists, either.” He said the man who ran second in the South Viet Nam election, General Dzu, has been arrested and is imprisoned on an island. His only crime was stating in the election he would consider a coalition government in South

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Viet Nam. Thieu ‘Corrupt’ Senator Hartke said the Thieu administration “is corrupt and will consider no negotiated settlement.” He said vice president Ky, who considers Adolph Hitler his idol, is also corrupt. “Thieu and Ky have never had it so good,” he said. He said unless Nixon makes a dramatic move at Midway this week the Paris talks will be on dead center. “We are listening to the same army generals we listened to for the past five years. These fellows want no disengagement. The only reason they give us is that they have to keep the pressure on.” Hartke said the war would destroy Nixon, if the killing doesn’t stop quickly. He urged a withdrawal of from 10- to 20,000 troops per month. “What have we gained by the slaughter?” he asked. The Senator said he was saying in 1964 and 1965, “Let the South Viet Namese do their own fighting.” He said the so-called domino theory was never valid and that the SEATO treaty is without real support from the signators.

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He a .so said communism is not monolithic, and that Russia •would like to become completely disengaged in South Viet Nam just as badly as we would. Problems At Home Senator Hartke supported Senator Edward Kennedy’s position that “Hamburger Hill” was not wort i the loss of lives it cost. “And when all this is over we can turn our attention to the pioblerr s at home, the American ‘ cities, slums, water and air pollution, highway disasters, and our retarded children. Do you know w’e only spend sls million a year on retarded children, the same as four hours expense in Viet Nam?” “Is it any wonder college students are restless,” he said. We need a doctrine of affirmation for peace Hot war, love not hate. We can make this country what we want it to be.” Senator Hartke said he favored a revision in the draft system, perhaps a professional army. That’s what we have now, with nor-professionals doing the fighting. He said he was against the ABM program as it has been pre posed, and that the U. S. Senate is about equally divided on this. He said he has always been against the surtax and favors the retention of the seven per cent tax investment credit with soine strong revisions. He said one out of 10 are employed as a result of our military effort. He said the war in Viet Nam and the draft are the two underlying causes of college unrest today. i Senator Hartke closed his hard -hitting talk of about an hour by saying we have a self - governing people. Kt’s people are its leaders. He spoke Sunday afternoon at commencement exercises at St. Joseph college, Rensselaer, Ind., aid was to appear at French Lick on Monday.

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This week marked the beginning and the end for 177 graduating seniors at Wawasee high school—-the first class to receive diplomas at the new school. It is the beginning of a life beyond high school and an end to what certainly must have been 12 glorious years for them. Without doubt, there were times they would have thought the word “glorious” to be a misnomer, but certainly, as the years pass, they will look back on them as years of rich young friendships when responsibilities weren’t too burdensome. The week had been building up to Sunday night’s actual commencement exercises when Fort Wayne businessman, educator and author Dr. Jack Gren offered the honored graduates a message of hope and promising excitement ahead, in his talk “The Age For Action.” Proud parents, relatives and friends flocked in from the corners of the Lakeland school corporation to see their hopeful progeny, handsome in smart gowns and tasseled mortar boards step forth to receive a cherished sheepskin. And what a day it was! It held special meaning and significance for one graduate— Mrs. Paul (Edith) V. Sands, of r 2 Milford, the senior by a good many years to her fellow graduates. Mrs. Sands failed to complete her high school work with her regular class, but decided a high school education was for her. Now , the mother of three children, she enrolled a year ago as a junior at Milford high school, and is completing her final year with the first class of Wawasee high school. Her oldest child, Tim, 13, will be a freshman next year. At 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon baccalaureate exercises were held in the school gym for the graduating seniors. This , service usually has heavy Christian overtones, and this was the mood of the afternoon program. The well groomed seniors in their green caps and gowns marched in and were seated before a large audience of parents and friends on the floor and bleachers. The program was brief, well to the point, and a credit to the new Wawasee high school, its administration and seniors being honored. Rev. Harlan Steffen, pastor of Wawasee Lakeside chapel, spoke bouyantly on “A Purpose For Life.” Not to be overlooked in this rush toward graduation is the awards day held on Thursday afternoon, before the full student body. While parents and friends were not present, there was almost somethiilg for every senior. < It brought out many things (among which is the fact that coach Vern Zureher is an excellent master of ceremonies) and showed

several pages of credits, commendations, trophies and scholarships being awarded. The something for nearly everyone came under the heading of those recognized for no days of school lost due to absences. Each of the four classes had its large share of students so honored, and recognized by vice principal Donn Kesler. While there was a large number of trophies and awards handed out by an assortment of department heads, teachers and others, it should be noted that perhaps the most important of these are two scholarships given out by Wawasee Education, Inc. This year the presentation was made by Merl Smith, head of the group of 34 interested citizens who gave SIOO each for this purpose, and they went as follows: A $2,000 scholarship to Arlene Olson, and a $1,500 scholarship to Mary Coleman. Then there was the new scholarship of sso6—the Robert W. Ellis Memorial Scholarship—which went to Charles Baumgartner. A Robert Ellis golf trophy went to John Hulley. It will be recalled that Robert Ellis was the Syracuse community’s first Viet Nam casualty. He was an ardent golf enthusiast. Then there was the Noble W. Neff scholarship of SIOO presented by former Milford principal Harold Young, and the three S3OO scholarships presented by Chuck Stump for Chore-Time Equipment Co. of Milford. The full list of awards, scholarships and trophies appears elsewhere in this issue of The MailJcurnal. Be all this as it may, to the credit of a fine school corporation offering the best in secondary education it can to 177 of its best young citizens, the honor is shared by students and parents alike. Graduates should be mindful — as certainly they are—of the effort that has gone into their new school, and the effort of old dad and mom to foot the bill to keep the school solvent, and a moving, vibrant part of an unusually fine community. Good luck, graduates, as you move outward and upward.. It’s a somewhat bumpy road you propose to travel, but the years you spent at your home schools and the final year at Wawasee high school should make your

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ability to ride over these bumps just a little easier. That’s really what it's all about. » » Indiana’s U. S. Senator R. Vance Hartke, following his Sunday night address at Camp Mack, privately told a small group of friends his one big fear is that President Nixon will tell South Viet Nam President Thieu this week at Midway Island that he intends to withdraw a given number of troops from South Viet Nam; then, as soon as this is accomplished, another offensive will follow, something like the Tet offensive, and that, as a coun-ter-measure, the military will be given full reign and they will reality blow the lid off in that embattled country. A number of Syracuse businessmen are in the midst of one of the l>est seasons they have ever had. Uptown shoe retailer Doug Pilc her said Saturday he had the best day his store has had since 1952, and Edwin Petersen, live' bait salesman on Kale Island, states he had his best day Memorial Day in the 10-year period he has been in business. Ed and Betty Anderson, in their new location on Pickwick Road in Wawasee Village, had one of theiir best days on Memorial Day. Other merchants have reported similar optimistic business trends which they feel will continue throughout the summer. One-Car Accident Near Milford Mrs. Gerald (Garlene) Martin, Milford, escaped injury last week when her car left the highway and struck a telephone pole. The accident occurred one-half mile west of Milford on the Orn road. Mrs. Martin was traveling east on the Orn road and attempted to straighten some sacks in the car. She lost control and went off the north side of the road breaking off a telephone pole and destroying about 40 feet of fence and a post on the farm of her father-in-law, John Martin. The front end, left side, top and crome of her 1965 Chevrolet were damaged an estimated $550 Aljout SSO damage was listed to the telephone pole and S3O to the fence and post

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State Senator Talks To Prep Government Class Senator Eldon Lundquist, assistant majority leader at the 1969 session of the Indiana General Assembly spoke to the government classes at Wawasee Prep on Thursday afternoon. In his talk Senator Lundquist stressed the need for certain constitutional reforms needl'd to permit the state government to function properly as a balance to the federal government. The most important reform is the need of the legislature to determine the time of its own sessions. This would permit ;mnual meetings, and if necessary, more than one session in a year. Lundquist told the students that basic reforms were necessary if the state and local communities of Indiana were not to be totally dependent upon the federal government. Senator Lundquist was ’’the fourth speaker in the “Balanced Federalism Lecture Series” sponsored by Wawasee Prep and under the direction of the Rev. Francis K. Sheets OSC. The previous speakers were Otto Boonahom, former state representative and attorney in Fort Wayne; Austin Gildea, former city attorney for Elkhart; and Jerome O’Dowd, former city attorney for Fort Wayne. Each of the speakers presented his views on the problems of city and state government. GINGER HOLLAR RECEIVES DEGREE FROM ICC SUNDAY Ginger L. Hollar of r 2 Milford received a bachelor of science degree during the 64th annual Indiana Central college graduation program held at 6 p.m. in the physical education building of the campus. A total of 214 students received their bachelor’s degrees. NO OPERATORS LICENSE Gregoria A. Morales, Milford, was arrested on north Main street in Milford on Tuesday at 12:10 p.m. for operating a vehicle with no license. The arrest was made by Don Drake. The Maid of Cotton program is now in its 31st year.