Kalaikunda air base, 60 miles
der heavy Pakistani counter-
i
east of Calcutta
attacks.
Russians so far had taken
many" persons. India reported
The Altus Times-Democrat
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By HARRY CULVER
Plans for Fair
Due Next Week Seeks Trophy
Short Stories
The weather bureau
publican candidate for state al-
8
of electronics and radar, each Ban Lang An coastal region,
bomber crew will be scored in Only Monday guerrillas am-
the three distinct areas which bushed and inflicted casualties
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Jackson County Free Fair of-
ficials and members of the ex-
He said during the night Pak-
istani aircraft carried out the
biggest air operations so far on
Indian air bases at Pathankot.
Adampur, Halawan and Jamna-
gar—ranging from the Kashmir
area to the Rann of Kutch 800
miles to the south. Pakistan
Begins To Feel
Fringe Waves
tack into the Indian state of
Punjab where Sikhs have de-
manded independence from In-
dai.
Divided City
Can't Mend
Old Wounds
SANTO DOMINGO (UPI) -
Miscellaneous
Total
Harmon county had a num-
ber of crews at work both in
dryland and in some well-irri-
gated places where a lowering
water level caused growers to
discontinue watering in early
August.
Almost 50 bales have been
delivered from Hollis to the Ok-
lahoma Cooperative Compress
here
Class C Tourney
Jackson county class C dis-
trict baseball tournament's slate
was completed shortly before
noon today. Tourney plan be-
gins at 10 am. Wednesday.
Story page two.
VOL. —NUMBER 288;
Hold Sanction Toll
Suits Awhile
For one full week beginning
points were not anticipating in Sunday, heavy Strategic Air
noticeable rush for another two Command bombers from the
now to settled it before the
school election.
He said he would discuss the
lawsuit with the attorney gen-
eral today.
Instigated By State
Bellmon also said he had no
objection to signing his name to
the lawsuit as a matter of for-
mality but he wants it under-
stood that the suit was instigat-
ed by the state and not as Hen-
The Marines hit the beach at
dawn today in amphibious trac-
tors. By mid-afternoon, military
spokesman reported the Leather
ing of the old capital of Kara-
chi and the interim capital of
Rawalpindi. No casualty figures
$
THE WEATHER
Generally fair, warm through
Wednesday Low tonight low
70s, high Wednesday 90s. Mon-
day maximum 95; overnight
low 73; noon 92.
as Calcutta.
As the scale of fighting in-
creased contantly, United Na-
tions Secretary General Thant
prepared to fly to Rawalpindi
and New Delhi to try to halt
the hostilities.
Pakistan asked the Soviet
Union for support but informed
sources in Moscow said the
Pakistan claimed it destroyed
24 Indian planes today and 22
Monday and threatened to at-
were announced. Other Indian
attacks were reported on “civil-
ian areas" near Dacca, the cap-
ital of East Pakistan, and Chit-
atg ag, Jessare, Lalmunirhat
and Rangpur.
। An eyewitness on one island
i reported by telephone that “the
streets are deserted — it’s not
safe to be out - but the police
are patrolling ”
Marines, Viets
Launch Major
Drive at Cong j
SAIGON (UPI) — Thousands
of U. S. Marines and Vietna-
mese infantrymen today launch-
ed a big offensive against a
suspected Viet Cong stronghold
on a narrow peninsula 20 miles 1
south of Chu Lai, The Allied
troops were trying to trap the
guerrillas with their backs to
the sea
A military spokesman said to-
day’s assault was comparable
in size to the 5,000-man Marine
a summer holiday traffic toll
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) — during the Labor Day weekend,
Pakistan said eight Indian air
force Canberra jet bombers hit
campaign on the nearby Van
Tuong Peninsula last month
which killed 600 guerrillas in
the biggest American victory of
the war
India and Pakistan spread 2,000
miles from Kashmir today to
East and West Pakistan as
each side unleashed a series of
air raids on a dozen cities and
towns.
Communist China broadcast
an official offer of “firm sup-
port" to Pakistan and accused
India of intrusions and provoca-
tions along the Indo-China bor-
der, raising the fear of Com-
claimed many Indian planes de
stroyed                          the city of Karachi today, killing
The Pakistani spokesman re- “many" persons. India reported
Marine battalion used tear gas critical of the Oklahoma Edu- Drownings
today to drive suspected Viet cation Association (OEA) and Planes
।Cong and women from caves National Education Association
and tunnels. The spokesman (NEA) for refusing to lift sanc-
said the commander aparently tions against Oklahoma schools
! was unaware of the strict poi- The proposed lawsuit would I
icy against the use of tear gas seek $10 million damages from
in such cases. An investigation the teacher groups and asked
was underway to find out why. district court to prohibit them
The spokesman said the Viet from continuing sanctions
Cong were using the women for Delays F urther Action
shields He said the tear gas "I would be very reluctant to
was effective and drove the see any further action on this
The Pakistanis reported that tary installations.
Indian planes bombed Karachi, A Pakistani spokesman in
the former Pakistani capital, Rawalpindi reported Indian at-
with heavy losses. An Indian tacks today on Sargodha air-
spokesman said Pakistani field, 86 miles from Lahore,
planes bombed Srinagar, the where he said an Indian ground
An Indian spokesman said
three Pakistani F86 Sabrejets
were shot down in one air bat-
tle while Indian planes bombed
Pakistani air bases and mili-
are most important to the heavy' on two platoons of Vietnamese
bomber mission — high lev- soldiers 55 miles to the south.
The Marine amphibious forces
so will review the list of pro-
spective new members and
check on pledge delinquents.
• • •
The Jackson County Council
for Retarded Children will meet
at 7:30 pm today at the Thom-
as Street Church of Christ.
CAPT. KENNETH B. STARNES, left, and 1 st Lt. Stanley B. Metcalf, co-pilot, find
mops and flight plans especially important these last few days before taking
off for Strategic Air Command bombing competition starting Sunday at Fair-
child AFB, Wash. Stomes will command a B-52 during the week long competi-
tion, which will involve bombers from SAC units throughout the world. (Staff
photo)
“impartial attitude" in
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI) — 1 Charged with second . degree
The victim of an alleged gang rape were Johnny Ishmael“nd
rape by socially prominent James D. Fellers.’ both 17. Mich-
Oklahoma City area teen-agers aei and Richard Stanley, Paul
pointed an accusing finger at Hampton Brogan. John William
them from the witness stand as Shapard and Larry W. Smith
a preliminary hearing opened all 16.
today.
Published ever afternoon except Saturday, and Sunday morning. 218 w. Commerce, and second elass postage pald at Altus, Oklahoms 73521
ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1965
E IAo-.
MIAMI (UPIi — Hurricane
Among the states, Texas had Betsy, standing almost sta-
the worst record with 46 dead tionary in the central Baha-
California had 44. Illinois 36. mas, gave Nassau its worst
New York 29. Wisconsin 29. beating in 36 years today—
North Carolina 26. Pennsylvania pounding the island capital
and Michigan 21 and Ohio 20. hour after hour with ferocious
The record for Labor Day winds and seas.
First harvest activity in Jack-
son county's irrigated cotton
acreage apparently Will come
next week, crop observers said
today.
Two or three growers were
reported today to be preparing
mechnical pickers for entry in-
to irrigated crops which were
planted early, suffered no set-
backs and had unusually good
success at insect control.
However, observers said it
would be in October before
there would be much activity
in the irrigated districts.
County cotton movement con-
tinued slow with several gins
still awaiting their first bales
Eldorado and Olustee had the
most activity and even those
massive aid to India. would reject Pakistan's appeal
The United States which has for British military assistance
supplied about $6 billion aid to under security arrangements of
India and about $3 billion to the Central Treaty Organization
Pakistan was reported consider- (CENTO 1. No help was expect-
ing a review of its program in ed from the Southeast Asia
an effort to end the fighting. Treaty Organization (SEATO)
.British Prime Minister Harold of which Pakistan also is a
Wilson held an urgent series of member.
conferences in London with In- A Pakistani military spokes-
dian and Pakistan oficials but man in Karachi reported down-
there was no indication of sue- ing of 24 Indian planes today in
2. n , .            cess.                             air battles over India and West
fighting Russia has been giving informed sources said Britain (Ser KASHMIR Page 2)
suspected Communists and the matter until after next Tues-
women from their hiding places day. ' be said of the lawsuit,
with nothing more serious than Bellmon said he was hopeful
tear-filled eyes                   at the  time be suggested the
In Saigon a terrorist grenade lawsuit three or four weeks ago
'..... one   Vietnamese   and that it could be quickly dispos-
, ed of but there was not time
of 561 was set two years ago Winds up to 130 miles an
That mark also was the worst hour shrieked into the Baha,
highway record for any summer manedapial and pounding seas
Street, the famed straw mar-
ket tourist shopping center, the
telephoned reports said.
Planes From Both Sides Bomb Cities as Kashmir Dispute Grows
United Press International munist Chinese intervention. capital of Kashmir, and the offensive had bogged down un- ported “indiscriminate” bomb- Pakistan air raids as far .               "                u
The undeclared war between Pakistan claimed it doetrnvod Kalailnd. ci he an milne A.. L.... D.L85 :  2 a" , j ...... raKrstan air raids as far east massive aid to India.           would reiect Pakistan's annee
। Farm officials said “we’re
A n orientation meeting for making cotton" as long as tem-
A all new 1965 members peratures stay below the 100-
of the Altus Chomber of degree mark and there are no
Commerce will be planned hot southwest winds Should
when the organization’s temperatures get back above
membership committee con- the century reading cotton will
venes of 3 p m. Wednesday, begin bursting open faster and
Bud Adams, panel chair- that would set the stage for a
man, said today               dryland harvest , rush sooner
Adams said the committee al- ‘ban appears likely now.
weeks.                           world over will converge to
Eldorado was reported to bomb and attempt to destroy
have close to 20 hales ready targets in the state of Mon-
for compress delivery. T h e ‘ana - just for the sport of it. killed one Vietnamese ,
Elmer and Hess areas had only And a lumbering 160-foot long wounded six others near the
a few bales delivered by today. B-52 bomber from Altus AFB Tan Dinh police substation
only seven had come into Al- called the Bird-O-Prey, control- Witnesses said the grenade was
tus Humphreys was among the led by an elite crew of men hurled by a terrorist on a bi-
gins awaiting a first bale, stationed here, will be among cycle who escaped
There was no ginning activity them for the SAC bombing com-  ' The offensive was dubbed “Pi-
in the northern part of the. petition centered  at Fairchild ranha” after the man - eating
country:                          AFB in Spokane, Wash. South American fish.
No bombs will be dropped. The Viet Cong has been re-
of course, but through means ported increasingly active in the
)
/ /
a Record
traffic deaths in at least one Authorities in Nassau said b
state. Wisconsin, was broken telephone there was extensive
The previous national record damage but no loss of life re-
for Labor Day weekend deaths ported
a judging school and tractor linking the nation's spaceport
icontest at 9 am. and a horse with downrange tracking sta-
today show at 1 p m.                pions in the Bahamas
Officials said exhibits will be Bell Telephone Co. reported at
released to owners at 8 pm. 9:30 am EST the microwave
Saturday.                       j voice circuit between South
i co          „ Florida and the Bahama capi-
Although the mercury had Gong into Place Thursday tal had been lost There was no
reached a 92-degree reading bv mo ning. so will be commer- indication of what caused the
noon today. the forecasters said I                                 break or when it would be re-
.                  maximum readings today and grown k dway with entertain- stored.
torney general. Ishmael is the Wednesday would remain in the S booths and concession The storm also disabled for a
son of a prominent Oklahoma 90s                             stand being operated by van- time the brand new Dutch
City physician,                  N.L,            (ous civic and church organi- freighter Sarah Elizabeth plving
The victim was the first wit- Only thundershower activity rations.                                  ama shipp ng lane? wdh
ness on the stand at the hear- anticipated for the state today   MemLr. c L A1 .       the banamasnirping canes "in
‘ on u stand a tne near calk for tattered nreini’tim   Members of the Altus Junior 11 persons aboard The ship lat-
ing which was expected 10 last the PanhaX^n             Chamber of Commerce are in er reported to the U S Coast
allday. • i                   . west                             charge of both the commercial Guard that it was safe and did
The girl testified today that -                               exhibits and the Midway ac- not require assistance.
seven boys took her in an expen;   Altus tied Ponca City  and tivities. Walter   Loudermilk,   At 9 am EST the hurri-
sive convertible to a deserted Lawton for the state s hot spots chairman of the Jaycee fair cane’s center “eye" was report-
farm near suburban Edmond  Monday with 95-degree  read- committee, said  cooperation ed shrunken to 30 miles wide
She said six of the youths ings. The overnight low here from business firms and vari- and located a short distance
raped her namingI all but ish- was 73. The minimum tonight ous organizations has been ex-,north of battered Nassau, the
| (see RAPE Page 2) will again be in the low 70s. ‘cellent,                                (See BETSY Page 2)
Fellers is the son of the im-
The 15-year-old San Antonio, mediate past president of the
Tex . girl broke into soft sobs Oklahoma Bar Association,
as she related the episode of Shapard’s father, was an attor-
the night of July 7, when she ney for prohibition forces in the
claimed she was raped by six 1950s and is a one - time Re-
youths.
ing’indzwie, lamb ha during the morning and tides
qifisrons,startinguan8 reereabone"normai «‘X Z
champions .and grand cham- P°fficlais at Cape Kennedy re-
Pions will have been named    ported the storm had cut' the
Saturday's schedule includes vital cable communications
which dominates the Ban Lang ____________ ____,    ____w ________________
An Peninsula 345 miles north- Gov. Henry Bellmon indicated figures showed today.
'a5.», strafed <*.
lanaX™-’I XX
shells was fired into the penin- State Question 430, which m k . n ears „
sula from the cruiser Oklahoma ' comes up for a vote Sept. 14 -hen arK. "as theworst ”
City, flagship of the U. S. 7th Bellmon has endorsed the rndordforamnytsumm eraweek
Fleet.                          question, which would provide sdtdccording to the Mationa
I In a separate action near a permissive 10 - mill levy for ■
Qui Nhon, a military spokes- local school support when vot- The breakdown:
man said the commander of a cd by a district but he has been Trafic
tension office were putting the
finishing touches today on fair-
--An exhibitor list as large
Nearly Complete
While the hurricane was not
ground facilities as time near- predicted to move more than
ed for opening of the annual in,any direction within
. .                         the next 12 hours, its fringe
three-day show.                  squalls threw high seas and
w winds against the southeast
greater than a year ago is an- Florida coast A 60 m.p.h. gust
ticipated and Duane Houck, wasrecorded.in Miami. ..
general superintendent, urged wC0 mu ni cations with Nassau
the general public to visit the wnr touchuandgo. One cable
show grounds Thursday Frida v nk "as.k nocked out but tele-
and Saturday.                  - Phone calls were still getting
.... . .     .     , through occasionally, including
It is the publics interest one from United Press Interna-
that makes a fair worth the tional at 10 30 a m EST
effort for the exhibitors," Houck Center Stationary ’
said. ’With sufficient atten- At 11 am EST. the’Weather
dance, our county fair can Bureau reported. Betsy’s center
grow each year. ’               was “essentially stationary a
There will be $4 000 in prize short distance north of Nas-
money at stake, plus scores of sau," near latitude 25.2 north,
ribbons as judging begins longitude 77.4 west.
Thursday afternoon and con- "No movement more than 40
tinues through Friday. miles in any direction is indi-
Fair officials will begin ac- eatd d uri ngathe next 12
cepting exhibits at 8 30 am. hours, the midday advisory
Thursday and all must be in Sa, g .      ,
p’ace by 1 pm They empha- nThehurricanecenterwas
sized that n Oyhihit h. miles east of Key Largo, Fla,
are 243 juniors and 286 sopho- accepted after the 8 deadline and the Weather Bureau warn-
mores.                           hlUr                             ed two million south Florida
"                      residents to be “reconciled to a
Judging will start at the en- prolonged threat from this slow-
try deadline time on all en- moving hurricane.” *
to Barksdale AFB, La, and Last month’s anti - guerrilla swers:                           Washington, 346. Wilson 305; tries of the girls 4H and the The Weather Bureau warned
won the Second Air Force mission near Chu Lai was call- Powell- “Is there sufficient Eugene Field 418: Robert E women s division,               southeast Florida to expect
Emergency War Operations ed ’Starlight.’                   need to justify passage of Ques Lee 162. Will Rogers 296. Ro- At the same hour, crops hor- winds up to 70 m.p.h. from in-
competition.                       In other ground fighting to- tion 430                         056ve ’ -unset ,356 Falcon ticulture and handicraft judging termittent squalls racing on the
This year however they will day, several companies of U.S Gary - "Yes.. All districts n36i .-incoln, 299 Central 461; also will get underway          storm’s fringes Wind gusts up
s y ar, noweser, iney will Marines moved into the second don t . need this additional Northeast 371, Southeast 193.1 „ ,           .    3 to 60 m oh hit the mainland
bewcompsting, with top-notch day 7. msearch“JSfdestroy those who have had Altus Senior High, »        1 Fridav will the -- p the 1
S? mt2sgand sweep six miles south of Qui * rapid increase in their enrol-
Anda fromaloverrthewor ld.thernecks killed  »  guerrillas the tax structure with present
sinn withthstcompet be mist ing the first day of the opera- to have. This amendment would
sions w tn Starnes will be 1st tion.                               allow them to vote the addition-
Mai anleyE Metca lf,co-piloti    Two  other   Marine  patrols, al millage to provide the kind
Vigator?LP"JohnK.raskornng. •• Monday■ i™» program they ought
igator. kt it ROher p nica Nang, killed five Viet Cong, 10 nave.                                 .
ea Lt. moDert E bird, wounded two others and cap- Powell —‘Is there any part promised southwest Oklahoma
(See crew Page 2) tured three suspects.              (See BELLMON Pare 2) generally fair skies and con-
•          ---------------—------------------—---------------------- tinued warm temperatures
m             । j •     •        _ a                        , through Wednesday.
Rape Victim Takes Stand
Enrollment
Figures Up
Again Today
Enrollment continued to climb
upward at Altus schools this
morning with Altus high school
reaching 750 students, ten more
than last Friday.
Total enrollment for the
ry Bellmon private citizen schools this morning was 5,058,
“If it is proper to sign it in a Rain of 38 students over the
el navigation, low levelnaviga- The Marine amphibious forces the name of the governor then final figure last May School
tion and low level bombing met no opposition in the cove it is no problem "               officials  expect enrollment to
Capt Kenneth B Starnes, today when their tractors   Former Gov. Raymond Gan continue upward all this week
who will command the big air- crunched ashore Explosives had also spoke out in behalf of with 221 on roll, the senior
craft from Altus AFB. hopes been set off on the beach before Question 430 today in reply to class is  approaching the all-
that his team comes home the the  landing to detonate any three questions asked by Ed time record class of 230 There
winner, especially since this Communist landmines buried in Powell, Tulsa teacher and head
crew is used to winning prizes the sand.                      of Oklahomans for Progress, a
Last year, the same group, de- Vice Adm. Paul B Blackman labor - backed organization EnroIment h          =
signaled Crew S-89, of the 26th 7th Fleet commander, watched seeking passage of the ques- follows- r- « "
Bombardment Squadron, went the landing from the Oklahoma tion. The questions and an-
Historical Society
Oklahoma City, Okla. 73518
—kn
Main Harvesting Altus Crew
.. The Jackson County Ameri- This divided city was still an
can Red Cross board of Direc- armed camp today despite the
tors will meet Wednesday at installation of a civilian provis-
noon at the Cattlemen’s Cafe- ional government during the
teria for a regular monthly weekend.
business meeting                  Troops loyal to Brig. Gen.
’ * *              Antonio Imbert Barrera’s jun-
The Altus Chapter of the Red ta regime held positions in
Cross will offer a six-hour or- northern Santo Domingo. Col.
ientation course for Red Cross Francisco Caamano Deno’s reb-
volunteers as soon as a suf- els had not yet surrendered any
ficient number enroll. Anyone of the arms which were handed
interested is asked to call the out indiscriminately in the early
local office. Mrs Oneta Dun- days of the Dominican revolt,
can. executive secretary, re- The inter-American peace
ported.                            force which sealed of the rebel-
* * *             held square mile of downtown
Irrigation water release rate Santo Domingo early in May
at Lake Altus this morning was had removed heavy guns and
420 acre feet per day, John other signs of combat readiness,
Collins. Lugert-Altus Irrigation but It still had barbedwire bar-
District manager, reported The ricades and some sandbagged
lake s active storage today emplacements on the boundar-
stood at 34,582 acre feet, ies of the rebel zone.
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