Mt Vernon Register News (Newspaper) - March 31, 1966, Mt Vernon, Illinois TEMPERATURE high 58, low 31. 7:00 a. m. today 35. Downtown noon today 58. MT. VERNON WEATHERS with chnnon I if n frw In 30s. Cooler highs In fiOs VOLUME 156 MOUNT MARCH 31, 1966 30c PER WEEK CHALLENGE N. VIETS TO BAHLE STRIKE ON EIGHT RAILROADS HIT LINES FROM MAINE TO Unannounced Walkout Shuts Down Illinois And 6 Others In Demand For Training District judge Alexander ordered a halt to and against eight railroads by the of Locomotive Firemen and Ohio - A strike of nearly 8,000 firemen halted trains on eight major railroads serving 38 states and the carriers sought a court order to end the About the time the lawyers for the railroads were filing for a court order in U.S. Court in the president of the striking union said here he had accepted an Invitation President Johnson to go to Washington later H. E. 59-year-old president of the 40,000-member Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and said he was arranging a flight to the The called shortly after grew In effectiveness through the morning and the said at 9 a.m. it was per cent and has no question of other crafts honoring our The Missouri Pacific Railroad said at St. Louis it was shutting down its 12-state, 12,000-mile A spokesman said the strike have a serious effect on national In Omaha a spokesman for Union Pacific the nation's said it had a train and that 70 trains were idle between the missouri River and The Union Pacific employes 1,626 firemen and 1,177, the The Brotherhood listed the other lines struck with number of firemen union members employed Pennsylvania 3,619, Illinois Central 557, Central of Georgia 76, Seaboard Airline 465, Grand Trunk Western 164, and Boston & Maine 180. The surprise walkout posed major commuter problems for Boston where the Boston & Maine serves about 12,000 and for Chicago where the Central transports 32,500. Transit authorities in both places made arrangements for emergency service with extra buses to affected H. E. President of the operating rail called the strike and legal and in keeping with our rights under the Railway Labor But the chief negotiator for tJie railroad Wolf said in Now York the strike was and he would seek an injunction in U.S. District Court in Washington immediately to halt it. Wolfe flew to Washington early Perry S. grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive which has been feuding with the said the law of the land this is an illegal an invasion of the and rights of the Demand Program Gilbert said the basic issue of the walkout was the railroad industry's the courts for delay and an outright to meet any including a training program for at the bargaining said any training program for firemen would bo mainly as apprentice engineers and In the jurisdiction of his not While Iho walkout reached into no large segment of the nation would without any rail parallel lines were not Gilbert WHEN JURY DISAGREES CLASHES PRECEDE GOVERNMENT between students and such as this in Ecuador's second largest preceded Tuesday's of the nation's ruling Junta and the taking over by the military high command which turned power over to Yerovi as civilian of a provisional At least seven persons have been killed in student demonstrations against the which ruled Ecuador since 1963, since violence broke out last April 9 School Tax Vote Slated Voters of the Dahlgren high school district will go to the polls April 9 to decide on a proposed tax increase school officials say is necessary to meet added most of which is the result of higher teacher The school has proposed a 21-cent increase in the educational from 96 cents per assessed In the building rate the proposal is for a boost from 18.75 cents to 25 Charles M. estimated the increase would provide about in additional He said the district currently realizes about from the educational levy and approximately 55,199.91 from building fund The proposed increase would give the school an estimated 5;32,'I47.40 for the educational fund and about for Raglin Teacher salaries are paid from the education Raglin said the district will pay beginning teachers with bachelor degrees a minimum of beginning with the 1966-67 school compared to for the cunent The wages were raised to conform with a new state law that requires a minimum for the 1966-67 Raglin said the school board may have to issue some ANGRY COURT HOUSE CROWD BOSTON DRAFT CARD PALS BEATEN on Page 2. Column 2) in Chicago Strike Hits 35,000 Commuters CHICAGO 35,000 persons in the Chicago mostly were forced to find other means of travel today because of a strike of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and against eight major including three that use Chicago as The Chicago area carriers involved in the dispute are the Illinois the Pennsylvania and the Grand Trunk All were being The IC estimated more than 32,500 daily commuters had to hunt up other transportation when its trains stopped The IC operates 236 trains daily on three commuter lines between the Far South Side and downtown A spokesman for the Pennsylvania and the line could not yet determine accurately how many passengers were affected by the The railroad has two daily in the early morning and evening between and downtown Chicago for The two trains were for the on Page 2, Column 2) DOCTOR INSURANCE Last Day To Sign For Medicare Up WASHINGTON - The Social Security Administration puts on a big push today to sign up all senior citizens who wish bills insurance at a cost of a Reports that President Johnson would ask Congress to extend the which is midnight Officials said that at last about 17 million persons past 65 had signed up for the which takes July 1. This is nearly 90 per cent of the some 19,1 million potential The midnight applies to persons who their 65th birthday on or helorn Dec. 31, 1965. Persons becoming after the date have n period to period comprises the three months prior to their the birthday and the following three The nation's 712 Social ty offices arc staying open until tonight to receive For those who could not gel to these the 34,-000 main post offices have self-mailer forms which would protect a person's rights until the full application form could bo filled The will pay 80 per cent of a person's doctor's bills over and above a Officials explained the for a deadline is that without it many might until they got sick starting their This would deal a lilow to the program by loading it there has been criticism in Congress the March 31 specified is TIki betting was that the administration would ask an The Republican has legislation lo extend date to 31, BOSTON - An angry crowd shouting shoot today kicked and punched seven Nam after four of them burned their draft cards on the courthouse About 50 of a crowd estimated at 200 scrambled up the steps and knocked down four youths who held their draft classification notices together and set them afire with a gas A girl who identified herself as part of a nonviolent movement was slapped on the Two other men wore beaten up inside the Two of the youths beaten David 18, of W. and David 19, of Conn. - had their draft cards several days They burned their reclassification notices The other David 19, and John A. 22, both of burned their draft Susanno 17, of was slapped as she stood on the steps of South Boston District Beaton inside the building were Peter 40, of and 20, a Harvard senior of 111. Tlie beaten youths suffered cuts and bruises on their faces and FBI agents anil Boston police were pushed mauled when they went to the aid of the At least two officers also were knocked down by those reaching for the peace No arrests were The who identified themselves as members of the Committee for Nonviolent wore part of a group of 11 summoned to the court today for a demonstration in front of the Boston Army base last They were arrested after they lay down in the They had that some of would burn their draft classification cards on the courthouse Most of the crowd weie teenagers with a few adult men and some women on the The crowd alter the cards were shouting in front the the It arrested last Friday went before Judge Thomas Linehan on charges of sauntering mui O'Brien and Gregonis pleaded guilty and to 20 days In jail for failing to Stickgold was guilty and he too was ordered jailed 20 PLEADS GUILTY OF KILLING AT FAIRFIELD OUTRANKED COMMANDER WOUNDED LIEUTENANT TAKES OVER IN BATTLE Cite Carlyle Mistake Franklin Co. Plans Rend Lake Zoning - Franklin County is considering zoning which officials say is necessary to assure the proper of land surrounding Rend a giant reservoir scheduled for The to cover 24,000 acres of the Big Muddy River is being compared with the 57,-000 acre Carlyle whore lack of thorough zoning has hurt economic Rend Lake is a flood control It also is to feed a water distribution stimulate industry and generate tourist income for an economically sluggish coal mining Cities near the lake silie are receiving warnings similar to those given cities Carlyle Effect zoning ordinances or lose considerable potential income through inadequate land The Greater Egypt Planning representing Franklin and three other approved contracts March 8 to start a study for blueprint development of Rend Lake's John a University of Illinois agriculture law told Franklin County farm groups to support zoning because are going to need Quinn recommended Franklin and counties establish a joint zoning The lake will inundate part of Jefferson County where two dams have Fayette County suggested in 1962 that it and other counties bordering Carlyle Reservoir - Bond and Marion counties - organize a similar zoning The plan died after Clinton County's Board of Supervisors rejected zoning Clinton is expected to get the major portion of Carlyle Reservoir's but remains uncommitted on As an Army Engineers acquired a strip of land encircling Carlyle Reservoir preventing any lakeside development without government The late Eldon chief promoter of Carlyle had warned fellow residents of Clinton County that failure to enact zoning would deprive them of the lake's full economic of dollars will be lost without some form of land control to protect against substandard he said in 196,'!, Engineers say Carlyle Reservoir could 1)0 million annually into its locale by 1970, A of roads and proper tourist facilities will reduce the potential they Shelbyville under construction on the Kaskaskia River above will be smaller than Carlyle Better roads and a lietter civic zoning engineers may with 20 per cent more income than Carlyle Franklin and Jefferson are two of six counties in the Rend Lake region Franklin's ordinance outlines are expected within a The Greater plan contract with a Louis firm tor studies few bases untouched ill Rend Lakes estimated Studies will include economic backgrounds of the population transportation facilities and water STATE 111. Otto Kerner today released for of the bakery to ii center at Lincoln State I 111. - A man charged with tlie shooting of his wife's former changed his plea to guilty Wednesday night after a Circuit Court jury said it could not roach a Judge Randall had dismissed the jury and was preparing to set a new trial date when Robley 54, changed his plea on a charge of voluntary The having heard two days of deliberated four set a presentence hearing for April 4, Ewing was accused of shooting Harvey 54, during a quarrel in the Ewing home 19, Five of children and Ewing were 3 Boys Steal Gas Tank Caps At Hospital Lot A Mt. man found the cap off his automobile gasoline tank at Good Samaritan hospital His find led to the recovery of 28 more by Police said three boys admitted removing the caps and tossing them into ditches in the apparently without reason other than Edward 1703 South 15th started the investigation that led to the recovery of the caps. He reported yesterday afternoon that he missed his cap after returning to his home from the hospital where he had been Tuesday Yesterday Mercer returned to the hospital parking area to search for the When he found it the cap was lying in a ditch along with 14 This alerted hospital authorities and the yield in a search turned up a total of 29 caps. Police Chief Dedman said the three youths admitted removing the caps Tuesday night and yesterday but gave real for their No have been 3 On Death List WASHINGTON - Three Illinois men are among the 13 U.S. servicemen listed by the Defense Department Wednesday as killed in action in Viet The Illinois men Army Pfc. Richard son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Coleman of 3244 W. Maple Army Warrant Officer Phillip husband of Mrs. Sandra K. Smith of 1705 Marine Pfc. Stanley C. son of Mrs. Helen T. Yurgaitis of 3513 Emerald fly AP CHli South Viet Nam is a soft-spoken New Englander who wears Next year he wants to study at Harvard Business Wednesday he command of a company of Isl Division and led them in a stand against a thousand Vietnamese Daniel 2'2. of New took over on the battlefield after his company commander had lieen wounded and the executive cer Though I hoy outranked several first lieutenants in the company deferred to Kapica he had through three Isl Cavalry actions in Viet The company the 1st 12th had set out late in the afternoon lo locate the crews of two sliot down during heavy fighting between a platoon of cavalrymen and the The action took place just south of the Chu Phong Mountains about a mile from the Cambodian border in the central The company reached the first chopper about 5 p.m. and rescued the Then it began moving to the second helicopter about 300 yards to the Two platoons reached the downed But as the men fanned out past it toward a hell broke Kapica Small-arms and fire flashed from spider holes and were taking casualties but we continued the Kapica the company commander got hit and the fire became so heavy that we pulled we moved up soon afterwards and then the executive officer got I took over the company but I worked closely with the other We worked as a we put our heads Surrounded By 1,000 The company started pulling back to await air leaving an element behind to bring in the By Kapica had his men in a 50-yard-wide A North Vietnamese prisoner they had taken told them they were surrounded by a thousand The enemy kept probing the beleaguered Americans throughout the exhausting the ammunition supply of the little At 1 a Army Caribou plane came in over the treetops to on Page 2, Col. 3) PONS MOV AlOON S. VIETNAM Mint - MIKONO SOUTH CHINA S t A LARGE RED FORCE LURKS IN CAMBODIA BATTLE A fierce battle at Chu Pong 230 of and site of a U.S. victory last when 1st Air Cavalry Division dropped into a Communist troop Russ Try To Orbit Moon MOSCOW The Soviet Union today launched an apparently unmanned rocket in an attempt to put an artificial satellite in near orbit around the the Soviet official news agency Tass Tass said the rocket carried automatic space the term usually applied to unmanned space main purpose of the station is to test a system ensuring the setting up of an artificial moon satellite with the object of exploring near lunar outer Tass It said the probe Is testing the systems installed on board for putting the station on a selenocentric means centered on the The launch was the first major announced step in the Soviet moon program since Luna 9 made history's first soft landing on the lunar surface Feb. 3 and radioed pictures back to Tass said all equipment on Luna 10 is functioning Tass said the rocket was launched at 1:47 p.m. Moscow a.m. The trip to the moon normally takes about 3'/a Their Troubles Come Wholesale Ind. The Cross family knows how true is the it rains It Cross was admitted to St. Elizabeth Saturday after becoming seriously ill at When liis wife returned from the hospital ] she found her 10, suffering a severe asthma Diane was taken to St. father and daughter were joined another 4, who hud swallowed a quantity of baby Wednesday her two other and a Mrs. Guy Hurd of were admitted to They were hurt in an auto accident while en route to the STRIKE PARIS - A one-day strike of flying personnel halted nearly all operations of Air Fiance The strike for higher wages grounded 1,192 and mechanics and 1,300 hostesses and I SHOULD HAVE HAD IT SO Frank lends ft life sets In Hollywood but IiIm was In on Iho buck of worn by PattI and Mary town who unn thiK lo their favorite car driver in a movie culled Two American Move Over To Focc Enemy New Disorders In - tho United will Hend moro to Viet tima to hii no cation of a room news declined to of political in South Viet South Viet Nam - Two brigades of U.S. 1st ranged over the rugged hills on the Cambodian challenging a large North Vietnamese force across the border to U.S. officers said a fight may be in the making on the scale of the 1st nine-day stand last fall in the la Drang Valley only a few miles One report said two more were lost in new fighting this bringing the number downed by the Communists to There was no confirmation of this in The fighting in tlie came in the of new government demonstrations in Da Nang and Hue with more anti-American The U.S. military command arn a tripling of enemy casualties last week and a ser rise in Vietnamese and other allied Enemy Spotted The 1st Cavalry troops in the highlands spotted Communist elements at noon A 50-man unit flew by into the wooded mountains 13 miles west of the cavalry at Me to take on the The battle raged heavily and a full company was called In to Then a second company joined in. Four helicopters were shot By tha troops were surrounded by aa estimated 1,000 Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Tha Americans called in artillery air power with flare to plaster the Red More reinforcements flew in this cleared the ing evacuated the dead and wounded and then fanned out in new A U.S. spokesman said tha of 75 Communists were American casualties in one company were reported in another company To the west in the coastal Quang Ngai the Marines closed out Operation claiming 69 Viet Cong one captured and 21 weapons jets destroyed or damaged silenced two gun positions and cut a Air Force hit two Viet Cong jungle base yards this morning in Quang Nam Province about 25 miles southwest of Da One was a guerrilla training an Air Force spokesman Over North Viet Nam the heavy carrier planes to two but thoy destroyed two gun emplacements and one junk near Dong Air Force jets targets around mostly river inR and Pilots silencing an weapons site and an In combined air assaults North Viet Nam 8, American forces havo loHt 201 attack pianos and five and a spokesman In South Viet losscH totalled 98 planes through March 27. WASHINGTON of a 122.1 million Army to Caterpillar Tractor for 628 with engines today through the ol Paul
