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The Holland Sentinel 4 SUBURBAN DELIVERY EVENINGS Zeeland, Saugatuck, Deuglas, West Olive, Hudsonville, Fennville, Hamilton, East Saugatuck, Mentalle Park, Central Park, Virginia Park, Janison Park, Macetawa Park, North Shore Drive and District No. 2. PRICE 10 CENTS ON NEWS STREBIS STANDS SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR NO. 11 HOLLAND, MICHIGAN, 49423 MONDAY, JULY 17, 1972 SIXTEEN PAGES Donald Brouwer, 26, Dies in Accident Donald Lee Brouwer, 26, route 2, 128th Holland township, was fatally injured in. a two vehicle, in collision Holland at 128th township St.

and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Brouwer was driving his pickup south on 128th St. when his truck and another car going west on Blair driven by Richard Gonder, 18, 15237 Riley Holland township collided at the unmarked intersection. Brouwer was dead on arrival at Holland Hospital where he was taken by ambulance.

Gonder received lacerations and his passenger, Karen Westrate, 16, route 2, Holland, received a fractured shoulder and lacerations. Ottawa County Sheriff's Department is continuing their investigation. This is the 24th fatality this year compared with 13 for the same period last year. Brouwer, a Vietnam veteran, was a 1964 graduate of West Ottawa High School and a member of the South Olive Christian Reformed Church. He is survived by his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John Brouwer, of Holland; three sisters, Mrs. Adrian (Adrianna) De Roo of Borculo; Mrs. Alvin (Arlene) Blauwkamp of Zeeland and Mrs. Roger (Mary Ellen) Smeenge of Holland; three brothers, Hollis H.

Holland; Junior H. of Grand Haven and Theodore, at home; five nephews and eight nieces. Funeral services will be Tues-, day at 3:30 p.m. at the NotierVer Lee-Langeland Chapel with the Rev. John W.

Mass officiating. Burial will be in Olive cemetery. Relatives and friends may meet the family this evening from 7 to 9 at the chapel. Genovese Underboss Is Slain NEW YORK today questioned associates and connections" of Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli, underboss of the Genovese crime family, who was slain in Brooklyn Sunday in New York's 15th gangland-style execution in the past year. "We are checking all leads, known associates and connections," a police spokesman He said Carlo Gambino, the aging "boss of bosses" of organized crime in the New York area, was among the underworld figures to be questioned in the carefully planned slaying of the 61-yearold Eboli.

The body of the dapper former fight manager was discovered sprawled face up at residential district in Brooklyn's Crown Heights section. He had been shot at least five times in the face and neck. More than $2,000 in cash was found on his body. He was the 15th gangland figure to- die in a power struggle touched off by the near-fatal shooting of Colombo Sr. at an ItalianAmerican Unity Day rally in June 1971.

Other execution victims included Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo, a rival of the Colombo gang, and Bruno Carnevale, a Gambino "soldier." Daley Pledges Support For Democratic Ticket (UPI) Mayor Richard J. Daley said today he will support the Democratic ticket at all levels in the November clection. "I am a Democrat," the mayor said firmly at a news conference. Daley was critical of the alternate slate of 59 delegates which bumped him from the Democratic National Convention. Weather Chance of brief thundershowers tonight but not much change in temperature.

Lows tonight in the mid 60s. Partly sunny Tuesday with a chance of showers. Highs in the low 80s. The sun sets tonight at 8:13 p.m. and rises tomorrow at 5:26 a.m.

The water temperature at Iolland Stalc Park is 69, air 71. At 11 a.m. today, the tomperature was 78. For the 24 hours ending al 5 p.m. yesterday the instruments recorded the following: Local Report Maximum, 80.

Minimum, 57. Precipitation, nonc. One Year Ago Yesterday Maximum, 80. Minimum, 50. Precipitation, .48.

4 South Viet Paratroopers Fight To Quang Tri Citadel Nixon Seeks To Increase USSR Trade Commerce Secretary Leaving for Moscow In Summit Followup SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (UPI)-President Nixon and his Moscow-bound secretary of commerce looked today to a wide ranging new policy for more trade between the United States and Russia. Secretary Peter G. Peterson leaves Thursday to open talks with Soviet leaders, in a followup to Nixon's summit conference in May. Foreign policy adviser Henry A.

Kissinger predicted last week that the talks would make "major progress" toward a "comprehensive new approach to the issue. of U.S.-Soviet economic relations." Nixon and Peterson were scheduled to confer today on the secretary's Moscow mission. The talks follow Nixon's summit conference, and the unprecedented agreement announced earlier this month, in which the Russians contracted to buy $750 million of U.S. grain in the next three years. An important feature.

of that agreement was that the Soviet Union ill be granted credit through the Commodity Credit Corporation. The chief obstacles to more extensive trade between the two countries were disagreement over the old World War II Lend Lease debt owed by Russia and credit arrangements. Peterson also was expected to talk about a maritime agreement which could open ports of each country to ships of the other. 2 Women Join FBI As Agents WASHINGTON (UPI) -A former Marine from California and a former nun from upstate New York became the nation's first female FBI agents today. Both are single.

The new agents were identified as Susan Lynn Roley, 25, a native of Long Beach, and a former officer of the Marine Corps; and Joanne E. Pierce, 31, Niagara Falls, N.Y., who holds a bachelor of arts and a master of arts degree in history and has served as a clerical employe of the FBI since March 23, 1970. She is a former nun. The women took the oath of office from Acting FBI Director Patrick Gray III. Hint Lockheed Will Get Funds WASHINGTON (UPI)-Rep.

Les Aspin, a former Pentagon economist, believes the administration may be using its supplemental Vietnam war request for a new "bail of the Lockheed funds, Corp. Aspin said Sunday President Nixon's June 30 request for $2.2 billion in supplemental Vietnam war funds included $120 million for 30 cargo jets built by Lockheed. Only seven of the C130 jets have been lost during the current offensive, Aspin said, citing what he said were Pentagon statistics. Stroll 6 6 LUNCH TIME AT MILL The calm water in flocks of ducklings that live in the pond at the site in downtown Saugatuck to a spot behind the at Peterson's Mill on Holland mill which is a tourist attraction. Mrs.

Peterson the grist mill. The Brittain house was well over pond Saugatuck, shows the reflection of Mrs. Erik and her husband live in the historic old Cappy 100 years old when it was moved. The building (Margaret) Peterson feeding of several Brittain house that was, moyed from its former also houses a gift shop and studio. (Sentinel photo) Justice Department Acts In Detroit School Dispute WASHINGTON (UPI) -The Justice Department acted today to support the state of Michigan's bid to block implementation of a massive school busing program for the Detroit area.

Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst said a friend-of-the- Anniversary Activities Are Started ZEELAND The 125th Anniversary Celebration officially got underway Sunday evening with a concert by the Living End and Young World Singers at the Zeeland Athletic Field at 8 p.m. More than 2,000 people attended the concert and Sunday area churches held services geared to the 125th anniversary theme. President Nixon sent a proclamation to the city in congratulating them on the milestone. Tonight will be the final judging for the Beard Growing Contest.

The judging will start at 8 p.m. at the Band Shell at Centennial Park located on Church and Central. Contestants must be at the shell at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday will be geared to Youth Day with a parade starting at 10 a.m. Following the parade there will be games at the Athletic Field for preschoolers to sixth graders.

At 1 p.m. a horse show will be held at the Zecland Middle School and softball games will start at 1 p.m. at the Athletic Field. A Rock Concert featuring The Plain Brown Wrapper, The Whiz Kids and the Due East will begin at 8 p.m. at the Athletic Field a until 11 p.m.

Advance Prec's tickets can be purchased at De in Zecland. Tickets for all events will be available at De Prec's during the week. In the statement from the Western White House, San Clemento, Nixon stated: observance of your one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary is an occasion of deep pride for you as well as for the nation. "The high purpose and vital community spirit that are reflected in your eventful history are in the best tradition of our American Way of life. "Armed with these same qualities in the years ahcad, I know that you will strive to be in the vanguard of constructive civic accomplishment.

I welcome your full partnership in the demanding tasks we face as a nation, and in the good that promises to come to our united I efforts." 1 Bitter Battle Along City Streets Told 5 Robert Bouwman Condition Robert E. Bouwman, 17, 716 Wisteria was listed in "fair" condition at Blodgett Memorial Hospital in Grand Rapids following a car and motorcycle accident at 8:28 p.m. Saturday in Park township. According to investigating Ottawa County deputies, Bowman was traveling on his motorcycle east on Ottawa Beach Rd. when he was struck by a car operated by Jimmy E.

Owens, 16, of 512 West 20th St. traveling west on Ottawa Beach Road. Owens was attempting to make a left turn onto Black Lake Ave. when he allegedly pulled into Bowman's path. Bouwman was taken to Holland Hospital by ambulance and transferred to Blodgett Memorial Hospital Sunday suffering from multiple fractures.

Owens was not injured. Prisoners Riot, Hold 4 Guards BALTIMORE (UPI) Four guards were held hostage and a fire erupted in a woodworking shop at the Maryland Penitentiary today less than 48 hours after rioting caused $1.5 million damage to the house of correction Jessup, Md. A two alarm fire broke out in the woodworking shop and the four guards were grabbed by inmates. About 75 inmates held the guards hostage in a yard area and threatened 1 to beat them with wooden clubs, police said. The Maryland penitentiary is a maximum security facility in downtown Baltimore and was the scene of a massive riot in 1966.

Calley Seeks New Trial SALT LAKE CITY (UPI)Lt William Calley's defense said it will seek a new trial based on the finding of a "missing" GI witness to the My massacre. Fischer Winner In 3rd Chess Game REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) -American chess challenger Bobby Fischer won the third game today in the $250,000 world championship match against Russia's Boris Spassky. Spassky, who still holds a 2-1 edge in the possible 24 game series, quit after the 42nd move. Fischer was not even on the stage when Spassky threw in the towel. Fischer had written his next move down when the game adjourned Sunday and DE NOOYER CHEVROLET Open As Usual Everynight Closed Saturday Afternoons I Adv.

Reds WellIn Fortress; South Awaits Artillery Aid SAIGON (UPI)-South Vietnamese paratroopers fought a bitter and bloody house-to-house fight to the edges of the Quang Tri city Citadel today, but held off an attempt to storm the stone-walled Communist bastion until allied artillery could soften it up. UPI correspondent Donald Davis reported from insie the city that 1,000 government troops had pushed to within 200 yards of the Citadel. The Communists were dug in inside the 500-yard square fortress and well prepared for the South Vietnamese attack. "They have everything they need in there, including antiaircraft guns, one American adviser said. "They are going to take a lot more, softening up," another adviser said.

There were no casualty reports available from within the city but Davis said he saw 15 dead paratroopers being carried out of the city on a wooden cart. He said the North Vietnamese were matching allied artillery round for round. "You have to shout to make yourself heard over the blast," he said. The South Vietnamese started a major drive on June 28 to try to recapture Quang Tri province and the capital, Quang Tri city, which fell to the North Vietnamese on May 1. So far, the drive has been cautious 'and the South Vietnamese have made maximum use of American airpower and artillery.

Twenty waves of B52 bombers, 190 jet fighters and 10 American Navy ships pounded the Quang Tri area to clear the Communists from around the city and keep reinforcements from reaching the entrenched North Vietnamese. 14 Contestants Vie For Festival Queen GRAND HAVEN (UPI)-Miss United States Coast Guard will be chosen this year from among 14 contestants. Those entered in contest will be interviewed and appraised by judges Wednesday and the winner will announced Aug. 3. She will reign over the annual Coast Guard festival during the week.

The festival is held annually when Grand Haven honors the officers and men of the U.S. Coast Guard. Grand Haven has been officially designated by Congress as U.S. Coast City. Deadline for Protest Of Loss of Service Set FRANKFORT, Mich.

(UPI)The Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) has set a deadline of August 12 for the filing of protests against the proposed abandonment of rail service and cross lake car ferry service in the Lake Michigan shoreline area by the Ann Arbor Railroad The railroad company, a division of Detroit, Toledo and Ironton, has given public nolice that it has filed with ICC a petition to abandon its rail line from near Thompsonville in Benzie county to the end of its line Frankfort-Elberta, as well as abandoning car ferry service between Frankfort and Manitowoc and Kewaunee, Wis. Japanese Terrorist Sentenced to Death ZRIFIN, Israel -A military tribunal convicted Japanese terrorist Kozo Okamoto and sentenced him to life in prison today for his part in the Lod airport massacre. By sentencing Okamoto to lifo in prison, the three-man court. followed the recommendation of the prosecution which carlier waived the death penalty against the terrorist--the lone Japanese survivor of the May 30 attack. THE BIG BERRY Blueberries Opens July 20 See Classified Ad Adves 0565992 4 Scott Issues Challenge To Democrats WASHINGTON (UPI) Congress went back to work in a politically charged atmosphere today with Senate Republican leader Hugh Schott challenging the Democrats to try to enact the platform they adopted in Miami Beach.

Scott said the Republicans ought- to give the Democraticcontrolled Congress "The Truman treatment: Now that you have adopted a platform, pass it." He recalled that President Harry S. Truman summeoned a special session of Congress in 1948 to challenge the Republicans to write into law the platform they had approved in Nominating Thomas E. Dewey Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield, for his part, conceded that the Democratic ticket of Sens. George S. McGovern and Thomas E.

Eagleton faced an uphill fight. "It's going to a tough race," Mansfield said, He said President Nixon would be hard to beat, particularly because of his "exceptionally good" foreign policy achievements in China and Russia and his withdrawal of troops Vietnam. Mansfield said he honed for a vote this week on his controversial proposal to force the withdrawal of American ground forces from Vietnam by Aug. 31. Both Mansfield and Scott appeared desirous to hold partisanship to a minimum and they appealed to their colleagues to work hard the four weeks remaining before Congress recesses for the Republican conI vention.

Five Gunmen Hit In Catholic Protest BELFAST British troops reported hitting five gunmen in fircfights in Belfast and Londonderry today. Hundreds of Roman Catholic families stayed away from their Belfast homes to protest the presence of troops they said made the area a battleground. British troops reported hitting four gunmen in a two-hour clash in Belfast's Catholic Old Park arca and another gunman in Londonderry. The army said sniper attacks wounded one soldier in Belfast's Catholic Lower Fall arca and another in Strabane. on the Irish Republic border.

A bombing wave which the GLADIOLI, 79C Red Raspberries Potter's Market 240 E. 8th Adv. court brief was filed in the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati requesting a stay of Federal court orders. The brief asked for the stay so the Court of Appeals could "hear and determine questions relating to the (case's) constitutional merits." The appeal was filed by Michigan Gov.

William Millikin and state Attorney General Frank J. Kelley for a stay or suspension of forced busing orders by U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Roth. A hearing on the appeal was scheduled by the appellate court later today. The department said that because of the unprecedented scope of Roth's order, an appellate review should be held McGovern Flies To Black Hills WASHINGTON (UPI) -Sen.

George S. McGovern flew to the Black Hills of his native South Dakota today for two weeks of rest and preparation for his underdog effort to unseat President Nixon. McGovern's chartered Eastern Tristar 727 jet took off from National Airport at 10:33 a.m. EDT for the approximately three-hour flight to Rapid City, S.D. McGovern will spend two weeks at Sylvan Lodge, not far from the Mt.

Rushmore carvings of four Presidents. Aides said he would spend this week resting, perhaps with a visit from his running mate, Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton, and next week in continuing his planning for the campaign. McGovern POW Stand Challenged by Laird WASHINGTON (UPI) -Defense Secretary Melvin R.

Laird said today he "would question the credibility" of George S. McGovern's conten-1 tion that American prisoners of war would be released if the United States got. out of Indochina. At a Pentagon news conference, Laird said nothing the North Victnamese have said to U.S. officials, to American allics or to the Sovict and China would support McGovern's belief, LAKEWOOD PHOTO CENTER Bill Dykstra, Owner Lakewood Plaza Tel.

392-6164 Adv. BLUE JEANS, $5.44 All Campus Shops Holland-Saugatuck Adv. SWEET CHERRIES, LUG $6.49 Milk, Gallons, 3 for $1.25 Potter's Market 240 E. 8th Adv. "prior to requiring the defendants to spend a great deal of money and take other irreversible steps looking to implementation (of a desegregation Roth's order would require Detroit to consolidate into one attendance area 53 separate school districts and about 780,000 students.

The judge told the Detroit school board to buy 295 school buses to begin a massive school busing program this fall. Department acknowledged that the U.S. Supreme Court has held that "the obligation of every school district is to terminate dual systems at once and to unitary schools." But it argued that the ruling eliminating was dual concerned schools under state segregation laws. The issues on appeal, the department said, are whether the Detroit school board has discriminated against black students, and whether it is proper to include suburban school systems in a desegregation plan without making specific findings of desegregation. The district court, the department said, imposed a remedy against school districts without proving any, law violation.

In any event, it said, Congress in the 1972 Higher Education Act strongly suggested a stay of proceedings to allow time for appeal would be in the public interest. The department's brief said that without a stay while the circuit court decides the state's school authorities would "continue to be required to take actions necessitating heavy outputs of resources and expenditures including the purchase of new buses, the special training of faculty and staff, and the hiring of additional counselors." of IRA has said aims at wrecking Londonderry's economy also roared on. Bombs blasted a fertilizer factory in IRA-1 controlled Catholic Bogside district, a barricaded area closed off to the army and police, and a downtown wholesalc grocery. In both cases gunmen who planted the bombs gave warning and there were no casualtics. Belfast's Lenadoon area, largely evacuated by Catholic families Sunday, remained largely deserted today except for troops and men of the Catholic ex-servicemen's organization on volunteer patrol.

HOLLAND PEANUT STORE Closed Tuesday and Wednesday Open Thursday at New Location 46 E. 8th I Adv. the to Q6 to check Spassky's king--was made by referee Lothar Schmid. The Russian champion took one quick look at the board and stopped the clock. Schmid earlier upheld a protest from Spassky to move the third game back into the main sports hall from a table tennis room, where it was moved because Fischer objectcd to closed circuit television cameras.

VACATION'S OVER Resuming Regular Store Hours Open Daily Till 5:30 Monday and Friday Till 9 Van Hill Furniture Adv. Japanese in the of 20 0565992.

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