Galveston Daily News (Newspaper) - August 22, 1970, Galveston, Texas nj Texas Oldest Newspaper Established in 1842 Dedicated To The Growth and Progress of Galveston and All of Galveston County VOL 129 NO 134 Associated Press AP Service TEXAS SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST The County's Only Paper SINGLE Hello Visitors Activities and points ul interest in fur tourists and residents Husenberg 823 23rd One of Texas most complete libraries with more than volumes and Seawall Boulevard d to 6 p m weekdays during May 10 j in iu p.m June July and August 10 a rn to 7 30 p in daily 5210 Seawall Blvd Live rattlesnake show reptile to 9 and 10 to 0 p in Saturdays and Sundays Sailboat Gamboa fj rn to 8 p in Plane Daily flights around the land Kills Aviation ton Airport Treasure Isle Tour Train Daily 15 mile taled lours caving from Menard and Seawall May tours 9 lu 11 am 1 30 and 3.30 p m June l h ro u g h August 9 and 11 1 30 3 30 and 5 30 pui Historic Bishop's Palace 1402 Broadway stately mansion open daily except Tuesdays Sundays Landes 1602 1887 Victorian home open daily House and Galveston Center Ave 0 first family hotel built in open daily Samuel May Williams House Ave P one of Texas early 118391 and most historic homes open daily St Joseph's Church 2206 K War German Catholic Church open Tuur tickets for all five sites available at Chamber of Commerce or each house SI Single admissions fit each house Bolivar Fern: Free service operated by Highway Department On Seawall Game equipment tennis playground SIc w a rI Muni r ipa I ly owned center at Sen wall and Sixth Kuil recreation miniature goif amusement Municipal Goll Seawall IS holes Charter and falling charters available daily At Pier 7 PUT Pier lit The Galveston Convention and Information enter Si and Seawall 8 j in tn 7 in mJ IU j in to 7 p m weekends G I v s t o n Chamber uf 315 9 a m In 5 p in weekdays For complete listings Mime of finest Guide to Good Pupe H Possible Loss Of Half Of Corn Crop Exaggerated BV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Leading seed grain producers termed greatly exaggerated Friday estimates by some culture experts that up to half the nation's corn crop might be destroyed by the spread of southern leaf blight into the Midwest belt Hanking Agriculture ment officials also were as believing losses may not exceed 5 per cent in a ment by Sen Allen J chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee The producers the ment and experts in Minnesota Iowa Illinois and Indiana agreed however that it was too early to be sure how damaging the spreading fungus will be In Illinois where the disease is reported widespread state and university agricultural ex- perts have estimated 25 to 50 per cent of the corn crop will be lost Illinois was the nation's No I corn producer in 1969 vesting 953 million bushels about of the national total The spread of the disease has raised fears of a possible age of feed grain for livestock As a result prices for corn and other grains used for feed have risen sharply in recent weeks in future trading on the Chicago Board of Trade and elsewhere Such price increases could be reflected in higher cost for meals and other consumer goods in which the production of corn figures heavily Jerry Faulkner general ager of United Kgg Producers a nationwide egg cooperative says d shortage of corn would cause egg production costs to soar and thus place a strain on the poultry industry The seed grain producers emerging from a Washington meeting with Agriculture GALVESTON AREA FROM FEET UP The Galveston Texas City area is shown in this in- color photograph taken by NASA for the U.S Geological Survey The photo is part of an experiment to determine if urban changes can be detected from satellites The picture covering a 170 square mile area clearly shows the City of Galveston and the eastern portion of Texas City Visible in the PHOTO BV GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND NASA upper right is the Bolivar Peninsula The Texas City Dike is clearly shown just above Pelican Island in the center of the photograph Vegetation appears in red with less developed areas showing up in redder tones than urban The Galveston area is one of 26 out the country being photographed as part of the ex- periment Cambodians Halt Powerful Assault Near Phnom Penh PENH Cambodia artillery and air strikes apparently ed Friday a powerful North Vietnamese and Viet Cong lhat had moved within six of Penh The moved two battalions into the tiny village ol to replace dian who had been on the line for two sleepier nights and two days of heavy fighting Four artillery pieces were moved north of capital to provide continued support fur government forces that had pulled southward from the tie area in what was called a Although the government con- trolled six miles northeast of Phnom Penh the enemy held Die a rea to the north where fighting tered Thursday The government military spokesman Maj Am Rung said a few mortars were fired at Cambodian lines across the Mekong River to check our defenses and draw them out Although the main enemy force was within rocket range of the capital there was no tion a ground attack against the city was imminent All the tion took place across the river patrolled by and South Vietnamese gunboats In Vietnam enemy gunners again shelled American and South Vietnamese positions near the Laotian border but no were reported The Command said an helicopter was shot down and destroyed only 12 miles outside Saigon killing one American and wounding two Americans and two South soldiers MR and MRS JACK and children CINDY and WAYNE are back from a vacation in California where they honeycombed the fun of that stale and natch have glowing tales to tell about the wonders of San Francisco and Disneyland MARY ALPHA MILLS a senior major at Texas Woman's University has been named lo the honor roll Just call TRAVIS papa now please His eyes are aglow like since the birth of TRAVIS JR on Wednesday at St Mary's Hospital and already the tiny mile has got lo he the most photographed person not only in hut the entire county Mama is doing just fine hunk you and she md Travis will spend next week getting indoctrinated into the dunes demanded by a brand new ha by It was a double birthday Thursday for ESTRADA and her son ALBERT JR Two year old PAUL ANN SCHOPPE stumped her parents CARL and CINDY as she looked through one of her books and recited a dog says bow wow a cow says moo n duck says quack then came to a picture of a worm and she asked What does a worm is hack from a vacation in California und Vegas MARGARET LUCAS and LORI COLTZER gave a bark to school party Friday night at the JEAN Birthday kids are JENNI- FER RENE WEBB and MRS CLAY By TERRY Diphtheria Cases Rise By 4 To 60 SAN ANTONIO Tex AP Confirmed diphtheria cases rose by four Friday to 60 for the year Officials said the total could reach into the hundreds before the city's epidemic sub- sides Suspected cases most ly certain to become confirmed diphtheria victims numbered 13 Friday up four from the day The local health district tor said about 58 per cent of population is still considered susceptible to the disease This means at least persons still need to be lated The director Dr William reported an estimated persons hove received diphtheria shots since a mass inoculation drive began nearly two weeks ago San Antonio is in its worst diphtheria outbreak since the early Two children have died Thirty cases have been counted this month alone Dr Ross said there could he hundreds of diphtheria cases here before the epidemic is over One health official has said it may last through next spring Noting some school districts began classes Monday Dr acknowledged there is a er risk of possible exposure of children to diphtheria but there are no plans to keep schools closed Some districts plan clinics next week he said Check These STATE REP Dean Neugent says es and money will head the legislative agenda Page 6 NO diphtheria out- break is due in the county but check your records just the same Page 9 Other Bridge Church New s Comics Crossword Deaths Editorials Horoscope Marine Log Markets Sports TV Listings Want Ads Weather 4 S S 8 8 Clifford M Hardin told newsmen that as of this date we believe be ample seed supplies for the 1971 crop Del D Walker president of the American Seed Trade and head of Funk ers Feed Co Bloomington 111 said Reports that the entire corn seed crop was in danger of being out by the blight are greatly exaggerated Another industry spokesman Thomas H Jr dent of DeKalb Inc DeKalb 111 which claims to be the nation's largest ducer of hybrid seed said a study by his firm showed the predictable damage lo the total crop is more likely to be from 2 to 7 per cent The study found damage in spotted areas in Southern Indiana and Ohio said but in most infected fields the crops were sufficiently tured before infection to escape significant yield reduction He suggested that farmers harvest their crops early to minimize potential losses Experts for Roberts firm said the last week of August or the first week of September will be critical for the corn crop Dry weather will retard the blight and yield reduction will be mini- mal if corn kernels have by time the disease at- tacks the ear they said Mexico To Get Title To 1 Disputed Acres PUERTO Mexico AIM The presidents of the United States and Mexico agreed Friday to give Mexico title to disputed aeres on the Rio Grande's Big Bend near dio The United States will get 556 acres plus 413 acres more Nationality of the disputed land was placed in doubt when the Rio Grande boundary of the two nations along Texas changed its course during floods The agreement was reached by President Nixon and Gustavo Diaz Ordaz A similar recent boundary de- a few years ago awarded the bulk of the El Chamizal area of El Paso to Mexico The Presidents said the two governments in a spirit of good will and mutual would had been under intensive for the past two years This would resolve all ary problems and lay the groundwork to solve all future Smoke Slows Motorists CITY Smoke pouring from windows of the tin smelter ai the Julf Chemical and Metallurgical Corp Friday evening slowed or stopped some motorists State H w y 146 Hut the Texas City Police Department reported that il was not a case of where there's smoke there's fire as Ihc smoke resulted from tapping a furnace in building lo rid it of soot buildup Returns EL TORO MARINE CORPS AIR STATION Calif Nixon arrived here by air from Puerto Vallarta co Friday for a stay at the Western White House in nearby San Clemente recognize this arrangement for the disputed per cent of the total arra 11606 acres belongs tu Mexico The remaining 25.7 per cent 556 arres belong to the States tracts south of the Rio of 420 acres and Beaver Island 62 are subject to U.S -252 acres of islands that have passed to the south of the boundary and attached to the U.S river bank also belong lo the United States To settle the problem there for the future they said the channel of the Rio Grande must be relocated by a commission to be set up by the two ments U would also work out the river changes in nearby areas As part of the agreement tracts ot land passing from the sovereignty of one country to the other would come with ab- solute ownership free of any private titles on The country losing the territory would be responsible for com- lo private owners The I wo governments that they the sion that measures must be adopted lo solve boundary lems resulting from future changes in the course of the Hio Grande and of the Colorado er They suggested that when the river segregates a portion of territory of more than 617 75 or i population of more than that portion would not change sovereignty and the would lomain in its previous location The two governments would be required lo restore the river lo its prior channel as soon as practical sharing the cost equally They also provided an native procedure that the nel ho rectified in the same tion of the river m a manner to compensate country fering the separation again sharing the cosl and ultimately making the middle oi the new channel the boundary The joint communique winding up Nixon's visit here so established fixed time boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico and he Pacific Ocean The proposed treaty will affect families along the Texas border Hut S authorities don't il will their citizenship Some of these lies presently hold dual ship Joseph member of the U S and Water Commission said the agreement boundary problems Friedkin explained He said it was not possible to completely stabilize the See U.S DUE Page 6 Raise Asked By City Workers Employes of the Municipal Employes Union have told John Unverferth city manager they want a a month raise rather than the a month raise proposed in the budget has told city council a 1970 71 budget with a 15 cent tax increase and a month raises will be presented in council session Thursday budget is about as tight as it can be He has said there can not be additional salary increases without additional tax increase One of the most serious problems with this proposed budget is that the beginning balance is down considerable The beginning balance in the proposed budget is In the 70 budget there was a beginning balance of The tax increase is for debt Unverferth said he will take service on port bonds and there is another look at the budget but no tax increase included he fund budget Unverferth says the tight doubts any additional salary increases could provided without increasing taxes more Draft Of Doctors Being Considered WASHINGTON f AP i The Pentagon said Friday a draft of doctors is being considered for next year It said too many of this year's medical school uates are gambling they won't be called In an open letter to the cal community Dr Louis assistant secretary of de- fense for health said I can now visualize the real necessity of requesting the di- rector of Selective Service to der physicians for duty in the summer of 1971 Such a draft would work against the grain of Pentagon efforts toward a zero draft or no draftees for the rest of the armed services No doctors will be drafted this year Rousselot said Last year 246 were drafted But this year an aide said the medical class of 1970 is reading the newspapers and reading about diminution of in Vietnam are gambling Of chief concern is the pool of doctors for all services known as the Berry Plan for Dr Frank Berry a former holder of post Under this plan a doctor for duty but is allowed to continue his internship or specialty for example Then he enters into the service only if called and when his training is completed About medical school graduates each year usually en- ter into the pool but this year the figure is off 40 per cent or about 2.200 There is no immediate clue as to the size of a doctors draft if it is decided upon Rousselot will not make his decision until Jan 15 There are about 15.000 cal doctors now on duty in the armed services A doctor's minimum tour is two years with he Army rank nf captain Storm Is Too Far Away For Any Special Action Tropical Storm Dorothy is still loo far away from the area for the Weather Bureau to lake any special nonce its approach a bureau spokesman said Friday Late Friday the storm was located approximately 200 miles south-southwest of San Juan Puerto Hico moving west and west-northwest at 14 Highest winds were estimated at 50 mph near the center The only thing the local bureau is doing out of its daily routine is putting notice of the storm's presence in the Carribean Sea out over its radio network to shipping he said 11 the storm enters the Gulf of Mexico the bureau will alert shipping wnh a special tone alert he reported Should Dorothy approach the the bureau will notify civil and emergency agencies to begin planning and schedule stoim briefings he Further could bring a hurricane watch bulletin from the bureau which notifies the public that hurricane conditions are a he said The last step in the warning process would be n hurricane which means hurricane force winds of more than 75 are expected to within 24 hours the spokesman said Weather ARKA to partly cloudy and warm through Sunday Highs today and Sunday upper 80s Island lower 90s Mainland Lows tonight low 80s Island mid 70s Mainland Southerly winds 8 lo 12 mph at night and 10 to 18 mph during Ihc daytime through Sunday Waters slightly choppy at night and generally choppy during the Offshore wave heights 3 lo 4 feet Spotty WATER TEMPERATURE 87 degrees Sampler reading 72 per cubic meter Stale limit 1251
