The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 42, No. 234, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1968 Page: 1 of 8
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The Altus Times-Democrat
ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1968
Price 10c
President
Humphrey Qualifies
cause I believe it could lead to
best protection for our troops."
fore taking action he would
"place key importance on evi-
who was the vice president’s
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Stage Walkout
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New Flag Flying
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Marietta was the only “new"
EDITORIALS___________4
SOCIAL CALENDAR .. . 3
setting up a three-man board of
and take action by Wednesday
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Bulldogs Rated
No. 6 This Week
Plans Trip
To Altus
—NBC Newsman Visits University of Oklahoma—
David Brinkley Blasts Big Government
HOROSCOPE
SPORTS ........
the week ending Sept. 21, 28,211
Americans were killed in action
in Vietnam and another 176,456
wounded. U. S. casualty figures
for the week ending last Satur-
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longshoremen’s union struck At-
lantic and Gulf ports at 12:01
a.m. today but President John-
son had already moved to cut
short the walkout under tire pro-
visions of the Taft-Hartley Act.
The strike by 75,000 dockwork-
ers was ordered by the AFL-
CIO International Longshore-
i “At least a five to seven-day
[advance notice of the Presi-
dent’s trip to Altus, if it comes
about, will be made," t h e
TV scout ...
WEATHER
WANT ADS
had been out of the driver’s
seat for only a week. Tuttle, No.
1 last week, was tied by Minco
and fell to third with Minco
(See BULLDOGS page 2)
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tions from several of the 2,500
attending the affair.
The national television news-
man was the first speaker in a
series in the University of Ok-
lahoma Inaugural Year Speak-
ers Series sponsored by the OU
Speakers Bureau.
He was warmly accepted by
the audience and his talk was
interupted time and again by
the cheering crowd, mostly
students.
Brinkley’s talk was about
—John Stewart to Appear—
City Council May Discuss
Federal Rent Supplements
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Special
Message
Altus AFB — A special mes-
sage was received at the Al-
tus Air Force Base SAC Com-
mand Post this week
It read: Mr. Craig White is
14 years-old and doesn’t have
very long to live. He would
like to receive a post card
from as many people around
the world as possible.
His address is: Craig White,
WALLACE FLANKED by signs—Motoring through noon-hour crowds olong State
Street in Chicago Monday, George Walllace waves to onlookers os he is flanked
by dozens of signs during parade in downtown shopping district. (AP Wirephoto)
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oklahoma’s high school foot-
ball ratings, as compiled by The
Associated Press Board of Judg-
es, are due for a major shake-
up-
Sixteen of the state’s top 50
teams play other ranked squads
this weekend. The major colli-
sions will come in Class AAA,
where six of the top ten play
other leaders.
Heading the list is the Friday
night collision at Oklahoma
City’s Taft Stadium, where No.
1 Oklahoma City Northwest (3-
gotiations with the shippers’ as-
sociation broke down Monday
afternoon.
Hours later President Johnson
invoked the Taft-Hartley Act,
ON THE
INSIDE
DEAR ABBY ......
Altus Jaycees. Jaycee Alvin
Ballard delivered the flag this
morning, according to County
Clerk Paul Long.
Women's Bowling
THE ALTUS Women’s Bowling
Association will hold its month-
ly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tues-
day, Oct. 1 in the home of Mrs.
Joanne Ahrens, 607 Dahlia. Re-
presentative from each ladies’
league is encouraged to attend
in order to keep all leagues in-
formed of association business.
teams were in their No. 1 spots
by a comfortable margin.
The White House action came
with approximately 160 ships
immediately threatened by the
tieup of ports from Searsport,
Me. to Brownsville, Tex. Union
president Thomas W. Gleason
for this weekend, planned i n l
Altus when he visits, at this
late date," he said.
The vice president placed a
qualification on his proposed
VOL. 42—NUMBER 234
SAIGON (AP) - Military
spokesmen said today the num-
ber of enemy troops killed in
eight years of American in-
volvement in the Vietnam war
has passed the 400,000 mark.
The spokesmen thus wrote an-
other chapter in the controver-
sial subject of "the body count,”
designed to show how many of
"The President’s travel plans
are made at least a week i n
He said President Johnson
wants to visit Altus, and will
make every effort to do so be-
ibly before the first of Novemb-
er."
South Vietnamese headquar-
ters, in reporting that the num-
ber of enemy troops killed had
gone past the 400,000 mark, did
not say how many government
soldiers had been killed since
Jan. 1, 1961. But Vietnamese
military sources said that since
1965 about 45,000 government
troops have been killed. In the
four years before that best esti-
mates put the South Vietnamese
losses at 40,000.
The government’s weekly cas-
ualty summary reported that
316 South Vietnamese soldiers
were killed during the seven-
(See TOLL page 2)
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visit to Altus started when a B
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HONORED TEACHER at the State Fair of Oklahoma,
which ended Sunday, was Dorothy Tahsuda of Altus.
Presenting the award is William F. Lott, a member
of the education committee of the Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce. The annual award is spon-
sored by the State Fair of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Edu-
cation Association, Oklahoma City Chamber of Com-
merce and the Oklahoma City Hotel-Motel Associa-
tion. Mrs. Tahsuda wos among the nominees for the
coveted "Teacher of the Year" award.
to inform President Johnson in
advance of the contents of the
vice president’s speech.
The vice president said at the
outset that “peace would not be
served by weakness or with-
drawal,” and added, “nor would
I escalate the level of violence
in either Northo r South Viet-
nam. We must seek to de-esca-
late."
He based his stance on a
bombing halt by citing the Dem-
ocratic platform which says the
next president should take rea-
sonable risks to find peace in
Vietnam and he noted:
"North Vietnam, according to
its own statements and those of
others, has said it will proceed
to prompt and good-faith nego-
tiations if we stop the present
limited bombing of the war.”
On other major points, the
vice president said:
—“The ultimate key to an
honorable solution must be free
elections in South Vietnam,"
with the Viet Cong and other
dissident groups allowed to par-
ticipate if “they were willing to
abide by peaceful processes.”
—“I would propose once more
an immediate cease-fire—with
the United Nations or other in-
ternational supervision—and su-
pervised withdrawal of all for-
eign forces from South Vietnam.
—“I would sit down with the
leaders of South Vietnam to set
a specific timetable by which
American forces could be sys-
tematically reduced while South
Vietnamese forces took over
more and more of the burden.”
He said he thought this would be
possible next year.
Humphrey said he would ap-
ply the lessons of Vietnam, as he
put it, and, with a set of fresh
advisers, review “other com-
mitments made in other times"
to determine which should be
retained in the national interest.
Saying he did not condemn
any past commitment, he went
on:
"But I do say, if I am presi-
dent, I owe it to this nation to
bring our men and resources in
Vietnam back to America where
we need them so badly, and to
be sure we put first things first
in the future.”
i Humphrey said the views of
one of his election opponents,
third-party candidate George C.
Wallace, “indicate that he
would sharply escalate the
war."
of distinct leadership.
“You are the only candidate
for president who has offered
the American people proposals
for ending the war in Vietnam
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The city council Wednesday | steps necessary to make poss- ane piugian nas ueeu vu- .
night may hear requests for a | ible a rent supplement program dorsed by the Altus Chamber of andnorth Texas would be in-
resolution citing the need f o r l in Altus. " ...... ” “
were to show bad faith, I would
reserve the right to resume the
bombing."
There was no immediate re-
sponse to Humphrey’s speech
from Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy,
a fellow Minnesota Democrat
Weaver Creed, Chamber of
Commerce president, reported in Arkansas next Saturday, that
that money for payment of the Altus was being considered for
study is not available and ask- a visit this weekend.
ed Oden’s committee to recom-
mend a method of raising the
money for payment of the stu-
dy-
Mayor Kerr said Tuesday
morning that the Council will
discuss helping pay for the stu-
(See COUNCIL page 2)
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he would stop the bombing of
North Vietnam as an “accepta-
ble risk” for peace if Hanoi
ic convention in Chicago.
But Sen. Edward M. Kennedy,
whose late brother, Robert, was
another Humphrey rival for
Democratic nomination, sent a
congratulatory telegram. He
wired Humphrey:
“To all who look for peace in
Vietnam, you have given great
encouragement and hope. To all
who seek new and more con-
structive directions in American
advance,” the spokesman said. I
“And I doubt if there would be
time to set up the meetings
day night City Council agenda
—discussion on a feasibility
"liberalism” in the United Stat-
es. “I am a liberal by my own
definition," he said. “Liberals
as they have become today are
losers,” he continued. “The on-
ly people who like liberals to-
day are liberals. Liberalism is
sick. I said I think I am a los-
er. But I didn't say I think I
am wrong,” he said.
"At first, views of liberalism
were few and simple," Brinkley
continued. "Then, liberals felt
(See BRINKLEY page 2)
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has virtually ended rumors that Vow to Halt Bombing
spread throughout Altus Mon-
day, and a hint on an Okla-
homa City television station at
noon Monday, that President
Johnson would visit Altus this
weekend.
The Washington spokesman shows willingness ’ to" restore
told The Times-Democrat Mon- the demilitarized zone.
air strikes, helicopter gunships
and artillery. But allied com-
manders argue that a counter-
ing factor is that many dead,
and wounded men who later die,
are removed from battlefields
before they can be counted
The military spokesmen said
the 2,866 Viet Cong and North
Vietnamese troops killed last
week boosted to 401,589 the toll
since Jan. 1, 1961. Loss of gov-
0) battle No. 3 Midwest City
(3-0).
Elsewhere in Class AAA, No.
5 (Lawton (2-0-1) hosts No. 9
Muskogee (2-1) and No. 7 Put-
nam City (3-0) entertains No. 8
Enid (2-1).
Stillwater, ranked ninth in
Class AA despite its 0-3 record,
will play host to seventh-rated
Guthrie (3-0). All of Stillwater’s
losses have been to Class AAA
teams.
Class A’s No. 2 club, Dewey
(3-0), entertains No. 10 Vinita
(2-1); No. 3 Lindsay (2-1) visits
Class B's fifth-ranked team,
Marlow (2-1); and No. 9 Salli-
saw (3-0) is at Vian (3-0) for a
game with Class B’s No. 2
squad.
Tuttle, the No. 3 team in Class
C, goes to ninth-rated Blanchard
(3-0).
Holding down No. 1 rankings
this week along with Class
AA’s Northwest are Ada in
Class AA, Clinton in Class A,
Hobart in Class B and Marietta
in Class C.
Clinton was the only unani-
mous choice of The AP’s voters,
although all five top-rated
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on, owners of the Crestview
Housing Corp. which has about
90 houses in the vicinity of North Children’s Hospital, Division
Park Ave., north of Altus High 28, 300 Longwood Avenue, Bos-
School, also asked for a place ton. Mass., 82115.
The spokesman said that if
the President is able to work T
the Altus trip into his schedule \ [
this year, tentative plans call 1
for the President to make three
that could lead to an 80-day day will not be released until
cooling off period. Thursdav
setting up a three-man board of are open for merchandise han-
inquiry to hold hearings today dling and we assured everybody
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federal rent supplements here
and an election on the council-
manager form of government.
The council’s agenda for its
first October meeting includes
an appearance by John Stewart,
chairman of the Citizens Com-
mittee for Municipal Improve-
ment for "reading of a letter
and proposal.”
Stewart's organization was
formed recently to promote a
return to the council-manager
form of government here. Ste-
wart had indicated at a recent
meeting of his organization that
the council would be requested
to call an election. However,
Stewart has not revealed t h e
nature of his appearance before
the council Wednesday night.
R. W. Moore and Walter Hint-
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the Communist-led forces have
been downed. The feeling
among some military men is
that announcements of enemy
casualties are exaggerated
through estimates when no ac-
tual count of bodies is possi-
ble.
In many cases, large numbers
of enemy dead are credited to
—Vietnam Roundup—
Viet Toll 400,000 Enemy
Forces Killed in 8 Years
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A NEW three - by - five foot
American flag was flying from _____________________ _____
the courthouse flagpole today leader, but the Class C power
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Humphrey added that “If the
success in the negotiations and government of North Vietnam
a shorter war. This would be the
day morning that another item ,
had been added to'the Wedhes: spokesman said. )
Aides to the vice president
made a point of emphasizing
that, “We have made no effort,”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — t “As president, I would stop willingness to restore the demil-
Vice President Hubert H. Hum- the bombing of the North as an itarized zone between North and
phrey says if elected president acceptable risk for peace be- South Vietnam,"
principal rival at the Democrat- foreign policy in the nuclear
------------------------------- age, you have taken a position
By GEORGE FERGUSON
An old gentlemen, wearing a
straw hat, wandered up on the
stage built on one end of the
basketball court in the Univers-
ity of Oklahoma field house
last Saturday night.
"I watch your news broad-
cast every night on television,"
the old man told David Brink-
ley of NBC News. “And I jus'
want to shake yor’ hand," he
said. Brinkley responded warm-
ly.
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NBC-TV NEWSMAN Dovid Brinkley is swarmed by students at the University of
Oklahoma Saturday night as he concluded his talk. Brinkley was the first speak-
er in the Inaugural Year Speakers Series, sponsored by the OU Speakers Bureau.
About 2,500 attended the event and cheered wildly as Brinkley made remarks con-
demning the actions of Chicago police during the National Democratic Conven-
tion. (Staff Photo)
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“And, er, I don’t want to ask
you no questions,” the man
said. “I wonder if you’d just
say ‘good night Chet’ for me."
Brinkley, in his low tone, took
a half - embarrassed look
through the 75 or so University
students gathered around him
and uttered his famous last
words: "Good Night Chet."
Brinkley had just finished a
40-minute talk about the United
States government, and 40 min-
utes of answering “ugly” ques-
not appear. However, it is the
council's policy not to discuss
matters that have not been
placed on the agenda prior to
the meeting, unless an emerg-
ency exists. study of Altus Junior College.
MMVAAA- In a noon meeting Monday,
Altus Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors heard a re-
port from Board Member Wal-
do Oden on the study and ap-
proved having such a study at
a cost of about $2,000.
ds.
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television broadcast Monday bombing halt, saying that be-
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Altus before Jan. 1, and poss- Lake City before flying here,
the Democratic presidential dence—direct or indirect, by
candidate said: f ' . . -
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the President took the action to
"ball out" the shippers.
"There was no need for the
President to act," he said. “The
West Coast and the Great Lakes
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Ferguson, George W. & Hale, James H. The Altus Times-Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 42, No. 234, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1968, newspaper, October 1, 1968; Altus, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2119772/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 13, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.