Lancaster Eagle Gazette (Newspaper) - March 1, 1973, Lancaster, Ohio Weather Cloudy tonight and Friday with chance of showers Friday lows in 40s Highs Friday in upper 50s and low 60s ESTABLISHED 254 Inside Today Society Vital Statistics Farm News Sports TV Logs YOUR NEWSPAPER SINCE 1809 LANCASTER OHIO THURSDAY MARCH 1 1973 32 PAGES 16 22 23 25 26 30 Only Half As Cold What seems to be a double ex- in aptly named Mirror Lake in Reading Pa is really two Canadian geese taking an one foot in the water is it's afternoon siesta in crisp only half as cold that way er The reason they have just UPI Telephoto Pilgrimage Dates Set By Heritage The eighth Pilgrimage of Fairfield Heritage Assn will be held Saturday and Sunday May from p.m General Chairmen Mrs ert K Fox and Mrs Donald Rodenbaugh have announced the names of many committee members making arrangements for the popular event which draws visitors from all over the state and surrounding areas Brochure flyer and ticket out is by Mrs Rodenbaugh Mailing is headed by Mrs H E Kitzmiller Mrs A G zano and Mrs Mary Rankin Mrs James Fosnaugh is in charge of the guest book Mrs Ned Lowry the name tags Ticket Sales Tickets are the responsibility of Mrs Donald Gilchrist Mrs John Turner and Mrs Clifford Rhein Mrs Richard Holzer and Mrs Phillip Leitnaker are ar- ranging for the brunch and Mrs Robert F Brandt and Miss lah Scott the tea Mrs Edward Ray and Mrs Richard Haigh are in charge of Sherman House will be handled by Mrs George Rising and Mrs Robert Mathias while special events will be headed by Mrs Jack Voss and Mrs James Allen Napkins and sales are the province of Mrs Robert Evra and hostesses are under the direction of Mrs Jacob Kirn and Mrs Jacob Sims tation will be arranged by Mrs William Rolo and Mrs Joseph Londeree Publicity Mrs Verne Silbaugh heads the publicity committee which includes Mrs Marie Heyer Mrs Mary Jose and Stan inson Out of town radio city will be arranged by James Keyes and Mrs Douglas field is handling advertising Hosts at the various private homes and public buildings on the pilgrimage 10 in all will be published later Accident Hurts 2 Two Columbus residents were early today in a single car crash on Blvd One was released Mowing ment and the other admitted to the local hospital In satisfactory condition at the hospital is the driver of the car Barry E Wood 23 lumbus A passenger Donna M 20 Bexley was ed and released According to police the Wood car was westbound left the street and hit a tree in the front yard of the John ald residence 701 Blvd No citations were issued by the police following the mishap It is still listed as un- der investigation Alarming Situation Dollar Under Siege Again LONDON AP The U.S dollar came under siege again today on European foreign ex- change markets The West man central bank bought more than a billion dollars to support it at the floor price The dollar dropped sharply also in London Zurich sels and Milan Alarming Sources in the Bundesbank described the situation as alarming The dollar opened in Frankfurt at its floor price of 2.8350 marks and the bank intervened in hectic trading The dollar was also on the floor in Brussels and dealers estimated the Belgian central bank bought at least million in the first hour On the free Belgian market the dollar was quoted at 38.80 francs well below the floor of 39.4265 In London the pound was up more than a cent at from Wednesday's close of In Zurich the dollar dropped from 3.1575 Swiss francs to 3.125 In Milan it plunged from 666.55 to 559.5 commercial lire In Paris the Bank of France stepped in to support the dollar at its floor price of 4.5005 francs The financial franc which the bank does not port in the system slipped to around 4.4925 The price of gold continued to rise It was quoted at per ounce in Zurich up from Wednesday and at lire per gram in Milan up from In London Gold rose to 88.50 an ounce Highs In 50s Rain On Friday Lows tonight will drop only to the 40s and area residents will welcome high readings in the range Friday There's a chance of showers tomorrow too Wednesday's high reading was 47 and the overnight low dipped to 27 so motorists parking out- side had a bit of frost to scrape today At 7 the reading was 30 and it had climbed to 36 at 10 Barometric pressure is 40 and rising Release Expected This Weekend New POW List Turned Over SAIGON AP Com- munist delegation over to the United States tonight a list of 142 American prisoners to be freed soon but gave no specific time for their release a North Vietnamese spokesman said He added however that the prisoners probably would be re- leased this weekend A U.S spokesman said ican representatives were told 108 military prisoners will be freed by North Vietnam while the Viet Cong will release 26 North Fiets U.S Agree To Proposal PARIS AP The United States and North Vietnam agreed today on a nine-point declaration to back up the nam peace agreement and the document was to be approved this afternoon at a plenary sion of the international ence on Vietnam officials from both Communist and munist delegations reported Concessions Both sides made significant concessions to achieve the com- promise the sources reported North Vietnam and its Com- munist allies abandoned their previous insistence that the conference could only be re- called by a majority of the 12 delegations This would have given each side a veto In return the United States and its allies agreed to mention the Viet Cong's Provisional Revolutionary Government as a full-fledged conference pant To appease the Saigon the final article of the declaration states that the do not necessarily each other The compromise was proved by drafting committee representing the 12 foreign attending the conference Two of the articles deal with detailed procedure for ing cease-fire violations and re- convening the conference in emergencies Excluded The conference can be called back together by the United States and North Vietnam jointly or by any six conference participants But because of vigorous Communist objections Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim was excluded from any active role in the keeping arrangements With word from that North Vietnam had told the Americans it was going to re- Jease 142 more U.S prisoners of war Secretary of Slate liam P Rogers was expected to attend the plenary session of the conference this President Nixon ordered Ro- gers to go to the meeting only if the United States received detailed assurances of the POW release Rogers was receiving reports from gon and American officials said prospects for a settlement look more positive Harry Shaw Mrs Austin Secoy Multi-Purpose Building Planned M M Senior Citizens Launch Campaign Today marks the opening not only of March but also launches a Senior Citizens drive for a new multi purpose building at This active group has outgrown the center left to the city by the late Mr and Mrs Dale Olive Schurtz The center has become so popular that more space is needed Plans call for erection of a building to house more people and recreational equipment Three Named Three well known citizens have been named to head the campaign with Harry E Shaw 1214 Rd as general chairman and Mrs stin Secoy 437 Kemper Dr and M M 1605 Lynn Dr as special gifts chairmen Shaw has been owner of Shaw's Steak House in the center of downtown Lancaster for 25 years He has a great interest in St Vincent DePaul Clothing being president of the organization for five years It was organized in 1958 and its purpose is to feed clothe and shelter the needy in Fairfield County Shaw served 14 years on the fund drive for the Diocesen of Columbus last year as man when was raised He is past president of Central Ohio Assn past president of Diocese Retreat League and member of sador Club Columbus He and his wife Zita have four dren and two grandchildren They are members of St dette Church Mrs Secoy is a past dent of City past thy Matron and secretary of Z Kreider Chapter Order of TURN TO PAGE 12 military personnel and eight in South Vietnam 280 Still Held The Communists released 143 American prisoners on Feb 12 and 20 more on Feb 18 The release of another 142 will leave 280 Americans still held in North and South Vietnam and Laos according to Hanoi They are scheduled to be re- leased in two more groups with March 28 the deadline for the repatriation of the last ones The United States had ex- release of second big group on Tuesday days after the first big group was handed over But the balked demanding that the United States and South Vietnam come to terms on the release of civilians held by the Saigon government and tees to end harassment of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong representatives to the peacekeeping commissions in Saigon and other South cities Crime Didn't Pay With one of them holding a tol to the head of a young boy two gunmen one an escaped convict leave a house in holm Sweden where they had been keeping two youths age They demanded ransom The boys were freed when a policeman offered self in exchange When police stormed the house one man and one wounded in gunfire UPI Telephoto Hold 11 Hostages Indians Keeping Lawmen At Bay In Wounded Knee WOUNDED KNEE S D Ap don't want to force anything as far as the hostages go We don't want harm to eome to says an FBI spokesman of Indians who are holding 11 residents of this hamlet prisoner With one brief exception the 200 armed Indians have kept federal law officers at a dis- tance since taking control of the town and the hostages late Tuesday night On Target The FBI said several of its vehicles were hit by bullets in a burst of gunfire Wednesday morning The Indians are demanding a Senate probe of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as the price of freedom for the 11 persons they hold captive Members of the American In- dian Movement who seized con trol of Wounded Knee the scene of tragedy for red men during the of the great westward push of the 19th tury said they had no intention of hurting their hostages ing in age from 12 to 82 At least six of the captives are over 65 the FBI spokesman said He said there had been con- gunfire Wednesday morning No In juries There no reports of juries An estimated 250 federal marshals FBI agents and BIA police from the Pine Ridge and other Indian reservations cor- off the tiny valley town They kept to the heights more than half a mile away along four roads Joseph Trimbach charge of the FBI at neapolis who heads the federal force here met with of AIM under a cease-fire Wednesday but an FBI spokesman said there was no progress toward ending the stalemate He said three other attempts to arrange negotiating sessions failed Newsmen were denied access to Wounded Knee and federal authorities would talk to men only by telephone Less than a month ago on Feb 6 AIM members invaded Custer to protest that a manslaughter charge against a white man accused of slaying an Indian was too light The In- dians set fire to three buildings including the courthouse and later damaged four bars in Rapid City The United States retaliated by suspending the withdrawal of American troops and the sweeping of mines in North Vietnamese waters President Nixon also ordered Secretary of State William P Rogers to cott the activities of the Paris conference on Vietnam until the j POW issue was cleared up Rogers met Wednesday with Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh of North Vietnam and a 1 U.S spokesman said Trinh sured him the POWs would be released soon Meanwhile the United States gazette opened consulates general in four South Vietnamese cities day and closed out its con- pacification quarters The U.S Embassy said the consulates had been established at Da Nang 0.1 the northern coast Trang on the tral coast Bien Hoa in the gon area and Can Tho in the Mekong Delta This gives the United States representation in all four military regions of tiie country in preparation for of the last American military forces by March 28 Grand Jury Ends Work The February term of t h e County Grand Jury ended a two day meeting Wednesday returning 21 ments according to Fairfield County Prosecuting Attorney John Martin In what amounted to a warning Martin told ers that he was very alarmed by the ever increasing number of indictments returned for in- sufficient funds A legal term for writing bad checks The prosecutor said some ple must not realize that this is a criminal offense It carries a sentence of one to seven years in a state penal tion The names of the 21 in- by the grand jury were not released by Martin The Fairfield County Sheriff's office must first serve the indictments to those charged Chief Deputy Mike Norris of the sheriff's of- fice said early today that seven of the papers had been served and the remainder of those to be arrested should be in custody by Monday British Strikes Continue LONDON AP More than hospital workers today joined the British unions at- tempt to kill Prime Minister ward Heath's wage controls by a series of strokes and downs A one-day rail strike ended but confusion on the rails con- Gas industry workers continued their 1 d slowdown school teachers were in the last day of a three-day strike militants at three big Ford plants were beginning a walkout and civil servants were planning more stoppages Cecil Kellaway Dies HOLLYWOOD AP friends in scores of movies is an character actor Cecil dead at 79 Kellaway died Wednesday at a West Los Angeles cent home after a long illness way known best for his roles as kindly doctors and family Red Ministers Die In Crash WARSAW AP The or ministers of Poland and Czechoslovakia were killed late Wednesday night in a plane crash near the Baltic port of Szczecin Radio Warsaw an- today All their aides and the plane crew died with the ministers Wieslaw of Poland and Radko Kaska of Czechoslovakia the broadcast said Kaska was on an official visit to Their departments control t h e police services of their tries Confident Of Strength WASHINGTON AP Con- of enough to override another veto if sary the Senate has given overwhelming approval to a vocational tation that President rejected earlier Wednesday's vote sent the to the House where tion is expected next week The was the fourth of a dozen by Nixon last year that has the Senate No Retaliation Planned SCPC Veep New Prexy Charles E Wyckoff Rt 2 Piketon vice president of South Central Power Co was elected president of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn this j week at the organization's I annual meeting held in Dallas j Tex He will serve a one year term as head of the board I Vice president of for the past three years Wyckoff represents Ohio on the national board is a service organization j ing 25 million consumers of the i nation's nearly 1.000 rural trie systems in 46 states Wyckoff first became involved in rural electrification in 1934 when he was instrumental in helping to organize a tive in Ohio Local Headquarters In addition to his office as vice president of South Central Power Co which has its quarters at Lancaster he is on the board of the statewide Ohio Rural Electric operative Inc Other officers elected for the coming year were John E Dolinger Clarksville Tenn vice president and Paul Ogier Wallace Neb secretary surer Also attending the national convention at Dallas from South Central were Darwin Kindler S J Bud Fischer assistant general manager John Eakin president of the board Smith and Robert Gathers SCPC employees TOKYO AP The Foreign Ministry took the highly sual step today of formally de- nying that the Japanese ment plans any retaliation against the United States for President Nixon's economic and China shocks of 1971 In a written statement to foreign newsmen spokesman Wada said his government is fully satisfied with the dialogue set up in the summit meetings of January and gust 1972 and intends to tain it Golda Meeting WASHINGTON Premier Golda calls on President Nixon today with the President expected to say the United States is determined to break the deadlock in the Mid- dle East and that Israel is expected to help Mrs Meir says both sides can help by making compromises There will be no concessions she said but compromises ar- rived at at the negotiating ble a procedure the Arabs still do not accept Israel Condemned last week It was the most decisive roll UNITED NATIONS N Y AP By a vote of the International Civil Aviation call against Israel ever has condemned ed by an agency of thp United rael inr shooting down a Libyan Nations since the Jewish state airliner over the Sinai Desert Mas born in What A Mess Moose Invasion ANCHORAGE Alaska CAP The moose arc to wander into the streets and gardens of Anchorage as they usually do every w inter and this cuy of again is ing on the appearance of a zoo The big beasts weighing up to nearly a ton are simply gry The open n and around abundant H- the foods moose like as willow and birch scrubs I Residents of Anchorage are used to the annual visit of some j 800 to 1.300 moose but they've I learned to avoid being blase about it My daughter demolished a i one city cial explained She hit a moose who kicked the oar to trying to get off the hood In about a month the snow will melt somo and the moose can find their natural food plies out where they belong
