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526,500 men, or only 10,500 less
than the 537,000 in the country
vhen Nixon made his announce-
ment.
U.S. spokesmen explained
that this was due to a lag be-
tween the arrival of normal re-
placements and the departure
for the United States of men re-
ieved after a year’s duty in
Vietnam. The spokesmen said
the total strength would drop to
about 515,000 men in the next
two weeks.
South Vietnamese headquar-
ters announced that 17 persons
were killed and 99 were wound-
ed Tuesday night in two terror-
ist attacks, one on the central
coast and one in Da Nang. Both
attacks were blamed on Viet
Prokarym Sr., Oklahoma City, appears a bit
surprised at Stanley’s reaction to the honor. (AP
Wirephoto)
SAIGON (AP) — Three hun-
dred more men of the U.S. 9th
Infantry Division flew from
Vietnam to Hawaii today, vir-
tually completing the withdraw-
al from the war of 25,000 U.S.
troops ordered by President
Nixon.
The last numerically designat-
ed unit to leave under the cur-
Dismond and others got inside
the building by rushing a re-
volving door opening into a lob-
by as a doorman was trying to
lock it, pushed him aside and
demanded to see U.S. Steel
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — A styled Negro policemen who
small group of demonstrators said they were in the march to
demanding more jobs for protect the demonstrators from
Negroes in the construction in- city police. In front of them were
dustry forced their way into Negro policemen from the city’s
U.S. Steel Corp.’s headquarters force. Authorities said every
today, demanded, and got, a available black policeman on
meeting with U.S. Steel Execu- the force was at the site.
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But Michael Dismond, agmgI
march leader and one of a dele- l l 4 43 . - g. A 1) aa _ a g
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fused to meet the marchers’ de-
mand that the big steel compa- 4 f r a l A f l ■
ny halt construction of its 65-sto- Ilf F%M4 vf W T
ry skyscraper only two blocks "» I •m • M • II • V I I “e “A I
away. "
The announcement was greet- WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. officials say was led by
ed with hisses and boos from United States has trimmed France as the major exporter
the 500 demonstrators who were wheat export prices 11 to 21 in the Common Market,
marching around the building, cents a bushel for the most The price difficulty in recent
clapping their hands and chant- common types since mid-July in months has threatened to topple
ing. 311 effort to be more competi- the International Grains Ar-
Dismond, speaking to the tive in a deteriorating world rangement. The IGA is a trade
demonstrators from atop a wall, market. treaty which went into effect on
said the demonstrators would Export prices were cut 2 to 10 July 1,1968, and is aimed at set-
stop construction. cents a bushel Tuesday in ting minimum prices for wheat
"We’re going over to the U.S. what the Agriculture Depart- on the world market.
Steel building and we’re going ment called “selective adjust- Tuesday’s action included a
to.shut it down, he said, ment” to meet rising competi- 10-cent per bushel cut for hard
“We’re going up with the inten- tion from the European Com- spring wheat shipped from West
tion of a peaceful settlement, mon Market, Canada and Aus- Coast ports. Officials said this
However, we’re going to protect tralia. was to counter recent Canadian
ourselves and we’re not going to The U.S. price maneuvers be- reductions totaling nearly 12
be whipped like yesterday. gan on July 18 and were broad- cents a bushel and to align the
The crowd cheered Dismond s ened on Aug. 12 were said now U.S. price with Australian
remarks and surged into the to make American wheat com- wheat of similar quality,
streets. Dismond called it back petitive with reduced prices of- Lower adjustments also were
and told the demonstrators to fered by other major exporters, made for some types of wheat
walk in small groups and not tie The basic problem is that shipped from the Great Lakes,
up traffic. there is too much wheat in the East and Gulf ports.
When the demonstrators world for normal markets to ab- The latest round dropped U.S.
reached the construction site, sorb. This situation has result- wheat export prices generally
they were held back by self- ed in price undercutting which far below the minimums speci-
। fied by the IGA.
4 IFor example, the IGA mini-
J fl t J WN A K“ | C fl \/ C mum price for ordinary protein
*--Fww*e-* —“*V*e hard red winter wheat—the
most plentiful type—at the Gulf
A i • I • is $1.73 a bushel. On July 17, the
V OHM T % •AAWIMAg day before the first reduction,
WUHI y •KAKIII— the official export price was
*• $1.88 a bushel, even then 5 cents
SHOWER ACTIVITY con- were reported in the west Leedy below the IGA minimum,
tinued in Jackson County received 4.41 inches; Cordell , n uesday, the same wheat
throughout Tuesday afternoon 2.58, and Harmon 1.70. a theGu was reduced to $1.47
and night with some areas of the Other amounts for the same frnimidmj °P ° 21 cents
county getting over an inch of period included Prague 1.32 A.udmsuy: , .
rain - and the weatherman has inches; Sayre 1.12; Fargo .95; wa dowin trns wheat pn the
promised more today. Gage .64; Oklahoma City .38; N-n iuiv 17 n ce , oex
Victory has recorded 1.5 in- Ardmore .21, and Enid and Ft. Pw cents bel0w 1GA bushel
ches since Tuesday morning at 7 Sill .11. mum
a.m. Eldorado and Martha rain
gauges showed slightly over an g m _
inch at 1.01 and 1.2. Elmer and (emm~p~lAp ()4 Q.IL..,
Hess both measured .8, with 1 •OrmMnUer U/T DQlKV
inch falling at Warren. Blair 4
again recorded .5. gpo,g • 1
Locally, rainfall was Ilni le
measured up to .64 mch and .75 % ■ ■ ■ ■
inch at Altus AFB.
irrigation water from the lake SAlioN (AP) - The young Alpha Company suffered
was cut off at 8:30 p.m. last American lieutenant who heavy casualties last week in
night. couldn't get his men back into five consecutive days of as-
A continued respite from battle last Sunday has been re- saults on a labyrinth of North
WAEUINNAA, Tho searing temperatures and more ieved 0.hiscommand Vietnamese bunkers and trench
WASH ‘ GTON (AP) The moisture, even if a bit lighter, His battalion commander, Lt. lines on the slopes of Nui Lon
Air Force will shut down the was promised Oklahoma today Col. Robert C Bacon of Falls Mountain. Ordered to move out
and tonight. Church, Va., said today that Lt. again Sunday, Shurtz told Bacon
SHOWER activity was ex- Eugene shurtzJr., 26, of Daven- over a field telephone: “lam
pected to end in thecastern and commanaerhor Xsorvestrnnut momenretuse to
northernorurtionsby Thursday and would be given a - S°Bconsenthmspekecutive offi.
pattern in the southwest, signmentgwithsthe 196th Light cer, Maj. Richard Waite of Rey-
High temperatures todav -nfantry Brigade. noldsville. Pa., and Sgt. Okey
should range in the 80s, with Iw‘ent „outatorrelieye him Blankenship of Panther, W.Va.,
lows tonight 62-75. Top readings Pesnnl‘"nteion sidmina a Vietnam veteran.to the scene.
Thursday will be in the mid 80s SXters m 15", Imte/s Blankenship finally persuaded
- , . . - and low oik headquarters in the foothilis the men to get moving. They
weather realign strategic bomber forces f southwest of Da Nang. “I ran into no ooDosition
misicai Good rainfall amounts for the wasn’t satisfied with the nrog ran a .u . A » ,
musical —.. _______________ a ho. norind ondod t. wasn 1 satisned Win me prog Bacon said that Capt. Bernard
24 hour period ended at 7 a.m. ress the company was making.” F. Wolpers, a native of Ger-
m: • ■ e I a* । many who is now a U.S. citizen,
-Dismissal Scheduled At Noon- had replaced Shurtz as compa-
ny commander.
(‘ g L. _ f O I I r • • The colonel said the compa-
-chOO Bells King Tomorrow orders "was certainly a con tri b-
" uting factor" in his decision to
Command Circle and East River, South Gum and East River, changescommanders,, butthat
Birch Drive and East River. Riders should be at the stops no later thezactio iolely as
than 8:05a.m. °n "ha
Cafeterias will open Friday and buses will make adjusted runs “I made the decision for a lot
to take care of the rural students on their routes. Students will be of reasons," he said. “I don't
able to purchase tickets for the Friday meals before 9 a.m. at their think he had the experience to
schools. handle the job ... The company
ALTUS TEACHERS are attending final workshop sessions prior wasn 1 responsive; it was drag-
to the opening of school this afternoon. Three group meetings were ging its feet.
scheduled at identical hours, between 1:30 and 2:40 p.m. and again , ।
between 2:50 and 4 p.m. This enables each teacher to select two .Bacon said hedid not.sonsider
sessions to attend. 016 Alpha Company incident a
For Altus High School teachers, the talk of Gene Thaxton, state bi&problem similar t, thinus
vocational department consultant in the computer program, was of hanncn ” he said P
prime importance. High school students were scheduled by Shurtz could not be reached
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rent cutback program, Marine
Corps Fighter Attack Squadron
334, will complete its transfer to
Japan Thursday. Redeployment
of the squadron’s 250 men and
14 F4J Phantom fighter-bomb-
ers began Tuesday.
I The U.S. Command said a to- c ... , m c
’ tal of 22,700 men have been istattacks, one on the central K
v i out by units, while anoth- coasta ione in DaN 1g. oth M ve
: er 1,400 Army men, 400 Marines attacks.were blamed on. Viet — m-tg8-- Ka
and 350 Navy men left in ad- Congagents, and in both at- du 2SEGge833s2 ‘
vance parties or as individuals. tacks.theterrorists escaped. "26* V
Departure of a Navy 1ST (land- One terrorist hurled a gre- A
ing ship tank) with a crew of 150 nade intoameeeting of govern-
• al -- Long Day For A King
> nt Vict" 1 j r A of Saigon. Fifteen peasants and ..
of Vietnam by the end of Au- two pacification workers were FIVE-MONTH-old Stanley Prokarym Jr., just
1 8“ i , reported killed, and 28 civilians proclaimed Supreme King in a baby contest by
Despite withdrawal of the and 12 pacification workers 1116 Pythian Sisters at Oklahoma City, lets his
7,000 troops, U.S .forces in were wounded, emotions show. His mom, Mrs. Stanley
Vietnam last Thursday totaled Another terrorist hurled two
r ■ । A । bombs into a crowded Da Nang _ m
Friday Noon mmrvm"" Kennedy To Be Oklahoma City
Meal Set For asu-ana nou, w: Garbage Strike
AI40 c.L Marines and infantrymen quesi WITness Accord Near
Altus schools 8" ogLanoma.cIy(ap)-
CAFETERIAS will be in rolling foothills behind the popu- Boyle said today that Sen. Ed- nedy be present as a witness.” striking sanitation workers
operation at all Altus schools °us coastal lowlands. Six North ward M. Kennedy will appear at Boyle said. The judge added have agreed to accept Oklaho-
Friday, and at least at the Vietnamese and one American the inquest Sept. 3 into the that he would see to it that Ken- ma City’s terms for reemploy-
elementary level, the first meal were reported killed and 30 death of Miss Mary Jo Ko- nedy testifies even if he has to ment, thus ending the nine-day-
of the year will be a children’s Americans wounded. pechne “even if he has to be be summoned. old walkout, an Oklahoma City
favorite, burgers with all the There has been hard fighting subpoenaed,” Kennedy’s chief counsel, Rob- radiostation reportedtoday,
usual accompaniments. almost daily in this region since Boyle commented at a pre-in- ert Clark Jr. of Brockton, B0 b Burke,areporter for ra'
When cooks met last week to ug: 7’ withat least 6501 enemy quest hearing in this island re- promptly announced that the djostation K fOK, quoted re-
make plans for the opening of soldiers and more than 60 sort town attended by attorneys senator would be present at the “able sources as saying an an-
food service for the year they Americans reported killed. for Kennedy and several other inquest. He did not indicate, nouncement of the decision
decided to serve a type of burger II | • | Am -I however, whether he intended to Woud he made at a meeting of
for the opening meal. For some —Aeseryely Aeqp-eq put Kennedy on the stand. strikers and their supporters
it will be hamburgers, sloppy 1 -***IH*Ty IVI“EII“A The hearing was held to go Burke said the sources whom
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foods. A similar session, at which n _ nissihi. H. " "
Sunday's Times-Democrat VOTERS in Martha and , c . . Boyle is to rule on the motions, rod.c P S ( . 5 , . e
will carry the first of the weekly Headrick approved iJonosed the Jackson County Water was scheduled for 10 a.m! XS f strike. leaders
menus publishedleachwekend water Sa the cost of Thursday.., h
of the school year. Each meal Jackson County Water CompanyThe motions pertain to such city J uy
rrozidasueshrordaildreminimumn infhyelsctonswesday. w THEJACKSONCounty Water Ressttonsthewheiousttnessrs K reportedly
age group. unanmouswithzsinravoro"h Companywissaononeprofitscor willzhaventhe right tonobject bickbnnenhangnthestwmklng
SCHOOL LUNCH staffs, with water proposal. The vote at Poraron . T users are whether they will have the right Oklahoma Citv Manager Rob-
the head cook named first in Headrick was 58 in favor and 23 a mos texelusivelyruralpeople to cross examine, whether state- ?rt Oldland, who fired all wort
each instance are: against, representing a majority nithe eastern half of Jackson ments will be permissible in lieu ers when the strike began last
r Altus High School: Mrs. Eulan of 71 per cent. of testimony, the manner in Tuesday, repeatedly has said
Carter, Mrs. Glen BeU, Mrs. (Continued on Page 14) which witnesses will be ques-
Amos Leverett, Mrs. Clyde THE MAJOR issue in the d on Page 14) honed and by whom. (Continued on Page 14)
Yates, Mrs. John Oakley, Mrs. municipal water election was 1/ * Agp.
June Hilton. whether to contract with the Wiimore Im Mlele juv
Jackson County Water Company "VI-IVI- M “ A U U rlVC
CENTRAL Junior High: Mrs. to furnish water for the two
K.C. Howard, Mrs. Faye Smith towns. The proposal presented 4 L I T A f I
ENortheAstJunior.Hishaamrs. aimbstteveytaaturdenticalin unannels 10 table
oSouthgantuuniorasghiMrs baste farearorontractnerrisea PRELIMINARY engineering Falls CBS
inm5m‘ thousand gallons. The two towns has been completed for con- Channel? KSWO Lawton
Eugene Field Elementary will, in turn, deliver water to version the Altus cable ABC
Mrs Roy Fink Ws Judv customers hi their vicinities, television system from a five- Channels KFDO Sayre CBS
Mrs. noy ink Mrs. Judy The sale of the water by the channel capacity to a twelve- Channel 9 KWTV Okla. City
(Continued on Page 14) towns should net enough to channel capacity. CBS Strategic Air Command’s 8th
Wilber Hammack, local Channel 11 KTVT Ft. Worth- Air Force headquarters and cer-
manager for Vumore Company, Dallas Ind. tain support elements in Massa-
said construction on the system Channel 13 KETA Okla. City chusetts,eliminatingl,150mili-
will begin this fall. Completion is Ed. tary and 200 civilian jobs at
expected in early 1970, subject to Channel 21 KFWT Ft. Worth Westover Air Force Base, it was
approval required by the FCC, Ind. announced today.
equipment delivery and weather Channel 39 KDTV Dallas-Ft. Secretary of the Air Force
Controllers in Storm Area conditions, Hammack said. Worth Ind. Robert C. Seamans Jr. said the
CONTROLLERS FROM the 4th Mobile Communications Group uF, 24hour visual news channel move was prompted by recent
(4MCGp) are on duty in Mississippi to heln restim oi crP HE SAID purchase orders with musical background. budget cuts as well as plans to
control services at Keesler AFB in the wake of damage isX have been given to Raytheon Co. 24-hour visual
hurricane Camille. The controllers: TSgt Walter E Armstead of Norwood, Mass., for the basic channel with
SSgt. RoyalF. Ruffles, Sgt. Roland R. Metivier and SgL Jack Stiles microwave, equipment; to background,
of the 4MCGp Flight Facilities section were airborne within two Anaconda Electronics Co. in
hours of the time the call for assistance was received by the Anaheim, Calif., for the coaxial
Group's Deployment Control branch. The men were flown to cablej to Kaiser Electronics of
Mississippi in a T-29 aircraft provided by the 443d Air Base Group Phoenix, Ariz., for the am-
Altus AFB. It is expected that the controllers will remain at plifiers and electronic com-
Keesler for a 60-day period. ponents, and to numerous other
Summer Symphony Is Slated suppliers in the U. S. for the
A SUMMER Symphony will be presented by the Continental materials and equipment CLASSES for all Altus students, except those in kindergarten,
Singers and Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the First Baotist E i, j .u begin Thursday morning, with dismissal at noon. First sessions for
Church. Miss Lynn Faulkner, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Hammack said the con- kindergarten will be Tuesday, delayed because of a late shipment
Faulkner, is a member of 6 the 20-vice choir/This structiornande lectronic in- of essential equipment. Kindergarten mothers will meet Thursday
interdenominational choir is completing a tour of Europe South stall Wo r done by at9a.m. at Robert E. Lee and 10:30atFalcon.
America and the United States. P ’ Cablecom-General s own con- Buses will make their first runs Thursday morning, using stops
„ struction crews and engineers. the same as last year until it is learned where the children to be
Masons Meet for Study transported live this year.
AS SSterS^0/2 will meet at 7 pm' Thursday for SUBJECTTO FCC approval, Three new stops will be added on the county Une road, Carver
" KintheM 1 M sonsdlegree. Everyone is invited to attend Altusans will receive all the Drive, at the intersections of Frisco and McCoy. Childrenin grades
me meeting. folowing services at no increase one through six who live west of the Santa Fe tracks will be picked
Falcon Kindergarten Parents Meet in the present monthly charges: up at the corners of Frisco and McCoy on Carver at 8:20 or before.
A MEETING for the parents of kindergarten children enrolling at channel 3 KFD Wichita
Falcon Elementary School will be held at the school at 10:30 a.m. Fals y ... .NBC ATCAPEHART, where children of that area also meet the buses
Thursday. Earl Booker, who is in charge of the kindergarten -hanne4 "K- Okla. City at central locations on River Drive, the stops will be at midway
program, will be present , NBC between Birch and Old Circle, 75 yards south of TV antenna on West
Channel 6 KAUZ Wichita River, Fern Drive and West River, Iris Avenue and West River,
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