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VOL. 42—NUMBER 249
ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1968
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For Wedding
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The Bulldog defense played
season
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SPACE CENTER. HOUSTON
(AP) —With a jolting burst of Navy Capt. Walter M. Schirra
Jr. as the huge engine flashed to
UF Drive Near
$13,000 Total
KYLE DAVIS
Traffic Crash
Some Mail Rates
Increase 10.5%
tics with peace,” said Nixon.
new
war,” he said.
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—Speeders, Drinking Drivers Beware—
Highway Patrol Beefs Up Weekend Patrol
Renee Kim Pryor, the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Pryor, suffered head injuries
from the accident. She fell
1 from the car after the auto
nouncing the wedding date, said brought the bride-to-be and her
she had no further details nor family to a military airport at
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—Frederick Hosts Altus: 8 p. m.—
Bulldogs to Help Bombers
Stage 'Homecoming Night'
bombing units in the Army Air
Corps and later the U. S. Air
Force. It was a history of
bombing which lasted from
July 1917 to July 1968 when the
unit became an air refueling
wing.
Following the armistice end-
ing World War I, the 11th re-
turned to the States, receiving
a ticker tape welcome in New
York City. Subsequently the unit
was transferred to training bas-
es at Langley Field and Kelley.
Field.
In 1923 the 11th led the sink-
month training period at Scott
Field, New York, the unit was
transferred to the war in Eu-
rope.
Flying the de Havilland DH-4,
the 11th saw action in the St.
Mihiel campaign, dumping aer-
ial torpedos on the German
lines. Thus began what was to
become one of the most colorful
ment program.
Mayor Kerr said last week
that anyone wanting to be heard
at Monday night’s council meet-
ing on the rent supplement pro-
posal, should call Ron Rum-
baugh, a city coordinator,
and reserve a spot on the agen-
da. “A call to Rumbaugh is not
absolutely necessary, however,
to be heard by the council,” the
Mayor said.
Kennedy was smiling as Onassis
kissed her on one cheek. She
took a deep breath, looked at
the bright warm sun, and took
her two children for a brief
walk a’ong the runway to
stretch their legs.
Then Onassis, Mrs. Kennedy,
her party and his sister boarded
the DC6 which had brought On-
assis from Athens. It flew them
to Preveza, on the west coast of
Greece, where helicopters wait-
ed to ferry the group to Scor-
pios.
The wedding will unite the 39.
R. W. Moore of Altus, co-
owner of the Crestview Hous-
ing Corp., is listed on the Al-
tus City Council agenda for
Monday night at city hall to
discuss housing.
a wealthy woman by him, and a
shipping magnate 23 years hei
senior who is often dubbed the
“Golden Greek.”
Onassis, 62, was divorced in
1960 after 14 years of marriage
to the former Tina Livanos,
daughter of another multimil-
lionaire Greek shipowner. They
had two children, and she later
married England’s Marquis of
Blandford. the Duke of Marlbor-
ough’s heir.
in the most powerful maneuver
ever made by a manned space-
ship.
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politics if the administration
tries to confuse the American
people” into thinking the war
Thurmond, R-S.C., told a Co- auto accident on the H.E. Bailey
lumbia, S.C., news conference: Turnpike two miles south of the
“It would be downright cheap Chickasha Toll Plaza.
was struck from behind by a
will end soon.
"It’s going to take a new ad-
ministration with firmness and
Postmaster Nell Neville re-
minded postal customers Friday
that higher parcel post and cat-
alog rates will go into effect
Saturday.
The rate increase will aver-
age 10.5 percent and in most
cases will mean an additional
10 cents postage per parcel. The
high prices were approved b y
the Interstate Commerce Com-
(See MAIL page 2)
As Mrs. Kennedy stepped from
the plane and walked down the
steps, she was greeted by Onas-
sis, who had flown from Athens
to take his bride on to Scorpios,
the small scorpion-shaped is-
land he owns south of Corfu.
They will be married there
Saturday “or within three days
at the latest,” Onassis told
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Plans For Steed Rally
TEENS FOR Steed will meet at
2 p.m. Saturday at the Demo-
cratic Headquarters on the
northeast corner of the square.
(See SHORT STORIES page 2)
policies to wind up the car driven bv Estelle Gibson
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Eye Peace
Developments
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Reports of a possible develop-
ment in the Paris peace talks
have revived emphasis on Viet-
&
nam in the presidential cam-
paign.
Republican Richard M. Nixon
says he’ll not criticize President
Johnson’s decision for a bomb-
' ing halt over North Vietnam, if
it works. But Sen. Strom Thur-
mond-Nixon’s ally in the South
—warned Americans not to be
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“This record of weekend deaths
is alarming and should be of
great concern to every citizen
of Oklahoma.
"The patrol will use all avail-
able manpower and every piece
of equipment, including airplan-
es and radar,’ Lester said.
The Highway Patrol now has
four troopers stationed at Al-
tus, and in the near future
there will be around the clock
patrol, according to one of the
highway patrolmen, Dewayne
Nelson,
Highway Patrolman George
Haugen, stationed at Altrs, told
The Times-Democrat Wednes-
dry fiat the Highway Patrol,
for an indefinite period, would
rlace special emphasis in coun-
ties over the state where traf-
fic accidents were on the in-
crease, moving in additional
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By Capt. Kenneth O. White
From the throaty roar of a
12 - cylinder Liberty engine to
the smooth whine of a Pratt
and Whitney turbojet. From a
de Havilland biplane t u g g ed
along by a wooden propeller
and 400 horsepower to a sleek,
swept wing jet rammed through
the stratosphere by 10,000 horse-
power. Such reads the history
of what is now the 11th Air
Refueling Wing at Altus AFB,
a history nearly as old as the
airplane itself.
Wilbur and Orville Wright
coaxed their flimsy kite -like
airplane into the air for 12 sec-
onds in 1903 to signal m a n’s
first triumph over gravity with
a heavier - than - air flying ma-
chine. Fourteen years later, in
July of 1917, the 11th Bombard-
ment Squadron was activated in
party candidate for president,
said'he’s feeling tired and sus-
pended campaigning until his
running mate, Curtis E. LeMay,
returns from a tour of Vietnam.
Nixon told a rally in Johns-
town, Pa., Wednesday that, as
before, he supports a bombing
halt if it doesn't endanger U.S.
troops and would improve pros-
pects for peace
He said the Republicans will
support the President if a bomb-
ing halt is called and it meets
Nixon’s conditions.
Nixon said Johnson is "the
one man who can make that de-
not being able to see their hus-
bands zip over their Houston
homes.
All three gathered at a boat
landing at Clear Lake near the
Manned Spacecraft Ceter, hop-
ing to catch a glimpse of Apollo
7 as it dashed across the heav-
ens south of Houston.
But their view was obscured
by low level clouds in the south-
west.
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Hospitalized
JOHN DARBY, brother of Mrs.
Tillman Steele of Altus, is in
Memorial Hospital at Lawton,
Room 318. He is undergoing ob-
servation for possible eye s u r-
gery, Mrs. Steele said.
The Oklahoma Highway Pa-
trol will beef up its patrol of
the state's highways in areas
where traffic accidents are on
the increase, and Jackson Coun-
ty is one of the areas where
special emphasis will be plac-
ed on traffic violations.
The Patrol will be out in full
force striving to slash the spi-
raling weekend traffic fatalities
across the state. The past four
weekends have spelled death to
49 persons, all victims of road
crashes.
“We’re going to take whatev-
er drastic measures necessary
to reduce this weekend carn-
age,” Oklahoma’s Commision-
er of Public Safetv Bob Lester
told newsmen Friday.
“I have advised the patrol’s
chief office to draw up a plan
of action which is to go into ef-
fect immediately," Lester said.
regular, is not listed as a start-
er because of the sickness.
Bobby Allen, who won the
“Hit of the Week” mention for
his performance, against Put-
WINTER GARBED fliers and maintenance personnel of the 11th Bombardment Squadron are shown at their
western front headquarters in France in early 1918. Flying the open-cockpit DH-4 bombers shown in the back-
ground, the 11th rained aerial torpedos on German lines during the St. Mihiel campaign. The unit, which was
activated in 1917, is now the 11th Air Refueling Wing at Altus Air Force Base.
"Yabba-dabba-doo!” shouted
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Marvin Hyde, Pat Farley, Rus- its best game of the
ty Chapman and Joe Richards against the Patriots, holding
have been slowed this week by I them to only four yards rush-
ing and 50 passing. Scott White-
the flu bug, and Carraway, a
units and equipment on various
weekends.
Jackson County is one of the
counties showing a traffic - ac-
cident increase, Haugen point-
ed out. He said that troopers
would be seeking violators of
such things as failure to yield
from stop signs, private drives
and intersections; exceeding
speed limits; improper turns;
and drinking drivers.
The beefed - up program be-
gins this weekend, Haugen said.
He said efforts would be con-
centrated outside the city lim-
its of Altus in Jackson County,
however, if violations are de-
tected inside the city limits,
troopers will issue traffic cita-
tions there. “Working inside the
city is not the primary aim of
this new program, however,”
Haugen said.
Beginning last September, the
By MIKE FINLEY
Sports Editor
The Altus Bulldogs seek their
fourth victory of the season to-
night when they meet the Fred-
erick Bombers at 8 p.m. in the
Football Bowl in Frederick.
The Bulldogs take a 3 - 2 rec-
ord into the clash with t h e
Bombers. The game has also
been tabbed as “Homecoming”
in Frederick, making the chore
of winning for the Bulldogs
twice as tough.
Altus will be hampered, some-
side, who won the “Headhunt-
er” award for his efforts,
Dwight Starr, Mark Cotney,
Kevin Robison, Bobby Oakley,
Mike Ray, Ben Sherman,
George Ford, Ronnie Babione,
energy, the Apollo 7 astronauts
fired their steering engine today life and spurted a steady tail of
was transferred to Rockwell
Field, California and in 1931,
flying nine Curtiss Condors, par-
ticipated in games involv-
ing the mock bombing of N e w
York, Chicago and Boston.
In 1932 the 11th was awarded
the McKay Trophy for dropping
food under extremely dangerous
flying conditions to a tribe of
Navajo Indians that were cut
off from food and supplies in a
blizzard
Inactivated in 1933, the unit
was redesignated the 11th Ob-
servation Group. But even on
inactive status, when the Army
Air Corps took over airmail
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, “We do not want to play poli- morial Hospital shortly before
tics with peace,” said Nixon. 11 a.m. Thursday following an
At the last Council meeting,
Mayor Ryan Kerr advised
i Moore that the Council would
give him an answer at the meet-
ing scheduled Monday night.
Since the last council meeting,
however, there have been sev-
eral meetings in Altus by op-
Jackson County’s 1968 United Minutes earlier, the wives of
Fund drive moved slowly to-1 Schirra, Air Force Maj. Donn F.
ward the $13,000 mark Thurs- Eisele and civilian Walter Cun-
day. The largest amount of that . . . ...
total, $10,180 has come from ningham were disappointed at
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ing of the battleships Virginia
and New Jersey in a test of air
power so bitterly sought by
Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell.
Shortly thereafter, the 11th
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The Council meets at 7:30 300 yards away just before Mrs.
p.m. Monday. Kennedy's jet landed.
Moore appeared before the Airport employes said Mrs.
council at its last meeting and "
asked the council to consider
a resolution stating that federal
rent supplement housing was
needed in Altus, a step neces-
sary before applications can be
made to the Federal Housing
Authority for such a program.
Historionl s ciety
Cklah m City, Okla 73101
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what, as at least six players, nam City West last Friday night
have been stricken with the flu ■ at Hightower Memorial S t a-
at one time or another this dium. will start in Carraway's
week.
the advanced drive.
That drive is still not com-
plete and this has prompted
drive officials to make a plea
to workers to report results as
soon as possible.
Pledges and contributions in
the general drive total $541.50
to date. Pledges of federal em-
ployes have been $73.60 so far.
Drives are also underway in
the other communities in the
county. Blair residents have al-
ready given $274.50, an increase
over last year. Martha’s total
was $53.62 as of Thursday.
Marion Lucas is chairman of
the outlying communities’ divi-
sion.
Monday at 3 p.m. the Bus i-
ness Employes Division of the
United Fund campaign will get
underway with Bob English as
chairman. Representatives of
business firms have been in-
vited to a coffee session at
Fund Drive Headquarters to
kick off the drive. The repre-
sentatives will be given pledge
cards for their employes.
Anyone seeking information
about the United Fund can visit
headquarters in the C o u n t y
School Superintendent's Office
in the Courthouse or call
487 - 0900.
'guests will be ferried by heli-
copter to Scorpios, Onassis’ is-
land. she added.
The spokesman said Onassis
wanted the wedding to be as pri-
vate as possible and no reportd
ers or phographers would be
permitted.
A special Greek airliner
Associated Press Writer
ATHENS (AP) — Jacqueline
Kennedy arrived in Greece Fri-
i day to marry one of the world’s
richest men, Aristotle Onassis,
then went to his private island
where they will be married Sun-
day.
A spokesman for Onassis, an-
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flame for 66 seconds as Apollo 7
raced 120 miles above the Gulf
of Mexico.
“That was a real nice to-do,
the machine performed beauti-
fully,” spacecraft commander
Schirra reported at the comple-
tion of this vital test of the en-
gine that one day will guide
American astronauts to the
moon.
key invaders that were seen so .
often in the Putnam City back-
field.
Others turning in good ef-
forts were Muse, John Hill,
Joe Sanchez, Leo -Passinetti, .
Bobby McMahan, Craig G a r-
nett, John Hickerson, Ronnie
Pruitt. Craig Thomas, Mike
Nichols and John Dean.
11th Wing Born in 1917
Jerry Tabb, Rusty and David
Chapman. Kvle Davis, Carra-
way, Richardson, Robison, Al-
len and Glen Devoll were sham
with their blocking as the Bull-
dogs romved for 219 yards rush-
ing and an additional 85 through
the air.
Billy Bob Starr was the rush
ing leader during the night. The
junior quarterback gained 66
yards on eight carries and com-
pleted three of eight passes for
74 yards and two touchdowns.
He also scored a tally himself
in the first quarter as Altus
jumved out to an 18 - 0 lead.
Offensivelv against Frederick.
Coach Bob Wenk plans to start
Robison and McMahan at the
ends, the Chapman boys at tac-
kle. Tabb and Allen at guards,
and Davis at center. Starr gets
the nod at ouarterback, Dwight
Starr at fullback, Mike W i l-
liams at tailback and Ray at
slotback.
On defense it will be George
Ford, Cooper, Sherman and
Whiteside on the front. Starr
(Dwight), Mock and Robison at
linebackers and Cotnev, Ray
and Hawkins in the secondary.
patrol began a special emphas-
is program that concentrated
on speed and drinking drivers.
Lester said this emphasis will
continue.
"Follow - up investigation
shows that many of these trage-
dies in olve drivers who have
dies involve drivers who have
"We intend to contact taverns
and ask the owners not to
serve drinks to persons who
show signs of intoxication.”
He said "in places where our
requests are denied or where
there is obviously a trouble spot
we will ask the assistance of
the district attorney to close the
establishment as a public nui-
sance,” Lester declared.
Orders to district lieutenants
from the chief’s office a r e to
place special emphasis in t h e
problem areas and to have t h e
(See PATROL page 2)
did she have a guest list. The Andravida, in southern Greece newsmen in Athens.
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phrey hasn’t mentioned the I J \ Christina,” his palatial yacht
bombing halt rumors, and his i j named for his 18-year-old
running mate, Sen. Edmund S. I A * I A _| I daughter by his first marriage.
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he knows about the Paris peace Bted * • I I w 11 > » ^7 W I l *— cameras and locked newsmen in
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ponents to Moore’s proposal to 1,
turn 94 Crestview houses, as a year-old widow of assassinated
unit, into a federal rent supple- President John F. Kennedy, left
church .............
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service in 1934, the first air- I
mail received by Los Angeles I
was delivered by an 11th ai r- I
plane and pilot. I
Redesignated the Headquar- I
ters and Headquarters Squad- I
ron, 11th Bomb Group (medium) I
in 1938, the unit received Doug- I
las B18's and in 1940 was I
again reactivated. Assigned to I
the 18th Wing, Hawaiian Air I
Force at Hickam Field, the 11th E
became a heavy bombardment
group and received B - 17's.
When the Japanese attacked
Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field
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