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THE lOLA REGISTER VOLUME 76, NO. 316 lOLA, KANSAS 66749 THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 8, 1973 EIGHT PAGES TEN CENTS Nixon outlines plans See quick energy accord WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon has asked Congress to give him emergency power to ration gasoline and oil, cut working hours, reduce highway speed limits, put the nation on year-round Daylight Saving Time and suspend antipollution programs. Congressional spokesmen predicted Nixon would get the powers quickly. The President said Wednesday he wants them by mid-December. In a nationwide broadcast outlining his energy proposals, Nixon set 1980 as a target date for the United States to achieve energy self-sufficiency.

He called for research and development programs rivaling the all-out efforts that developed the atomic bomb and put American astronauts on the moon. The President also departed from his text to say he had "no intention of walking away" from his office despite some demands that he resign. With petroleum heading for 10 to 17 per cent shortages because of Arab oil cutoffs, Nixon warned the nation faces "the most acute shortages of energy since World War II." Consumers of home heating 011 through the winter with only 85 per cent of the fiiel they used last year, Nixon Airline flights will be reduced 10 per cent through federal allocation of jet fuel, Nixon added. He said a "contingency plan" for gasoline rationing was in preparation, but energy adviser John A. Love and an official fact sheet both said plans were being readied for the rationing of gasoline and heating oil.

Love said a decision on rationing must be made by December or January. Gov. Robert B. Docking of Kansas, briefed with other governors by the President, said, "I wouldn't be surprised to see rationing after the first of the year." Nixon said power plants now. burning coal will be barred from switching to shortage- stricken oil or gas.

Love said this regulation will be issued in about 10 days. Nixon also asked for legislation allowing him to order power plants to -switch from petroleum back to coal if they can do it. Home heating oil, jet fuel, diesel fuel, kerosene and propane gas already are under mandatory federal allocation controlling their distribution at the wholesale level. Love said mandatory allocation would be extended soon to all petroleum products under existing presidential authority. Nixon's actions and requests for new authority were brought on during recent weeks by the Middle East war and the Arab nations' decision to cut off oil to friends of Israel.

Explaining the urgency of the administration's requests, Gov. Dale Bumpers of Arkansas, one of those briefed by the President, said: "I think the people of this country don't want to be blackmailed and don't want to be dependent on Arab oil." Nixon ordered immediate steps already within his power, urged legislation to grant new powers, and proposed what he called "Project Independence" to get the United States moving under its own power by 1980. The immediate steps taken by Nixon were: public appeal to conserve energy. Homeowners were asked to lower thermostats 6 degrees and businesses were asked to achieve the equivalent of a lO-degree thermostat reduction by reducing working hours or heating. drafting of regulations to bar power plants from switching from coal to petroleum.

allocations to reduce air flights 10 per cent. order to lower federal Bye, bye dolly Russell Pope, manager of Russell's Fina on North State, reported to police yesterday afternoson that a two wheeled furniture dolly was missing from the service station. The dolly, owned by the UrHaul Rental Company, was taken from the station sometime Monday night. Pope placed the value of the dolly at $60. Bits of English history By Kevin Pieces of Erijglblj, history in brass rubbings are fiin display at Allen County Community Junior College, courtesy of Judge and Mrs.

Spencer A. Gard The rubbings were made by the Qards on two English tours, one this year and one in 1969. They are done by placing, a large-sheet-of paper over the- brass tomb monuments and rubbing it-with a special crayon. This produces an image similar to one a person gets by doing the same thing with paper, pencil and a coin. The brass monuments were found by the Gards in churches along the English countryside dating back to 1223.

The monuments were commissioned by affluent local noblenien and were somewhat of a status symbol at the time. Each monument depicts the nobleman, and some show his wife and children. The brasswork was placed over the nobleman's tomb. Some of the brass rubbings done by the Gards 'depict famous historical characters," such as St. Thomas a Becket.

One rubbing was done on the monument of Sir John Cheddar, presumably the lord of the town in England where Cheddar cheese originated. Another rubbing is one which drew the particular attention of Judge Gard. The monument justice of the court of common pleas. That particular work is one of the- most elaborate on display, with the justice's wife and 18 children depicted in a gothic cathedfal-like frame. Some Of the rubbings contain inscriptions and many are still partly readable.

One inscription is in a combined form of Latin and Old English, while another is in tricky Middle English. Many knights are shown in the Gards' rubbings. Although most appear identical in the way the knights are posed, differences in armor, weaponry and insignia allow historians to pinpoint the era in which the knights lived. Another interesting item in the knight monuments is the animal which rests at their feet. Legend has it that if a Hon is shown at the knight's feet, the knight either died in battle or participated in one, of the crusades.

If a dog'is shown, the knight lived in a peace. Historians point out that the lion is the symbol of courage whTleHfiiradg Mrs. Gard said that the church vicars allow rubbings but almost all charge a fee. Most charge about a pound The Gards used a variety of materials in their rubbings. Some were done -with white paper and a black crayon.

Others were done with a metallic paper and black crayon. Still others were made with a flat black paper and a gold crayon. Mrs. Gard said that customs officials in Boston, where her suitcase was accidentally routed, confiscated her gold crayons. Why they did, she has never found out.

Rubbings on display Mrs. Marjorie Gard points out some of the fine detail in a rubbing she and her husband' did of a brass tomb monument over 30Q years old. This particular rubbing was done when the Gards were in England in 1969. The rubbings are on display at AGCJC. (Register Photo) agency thermostajs and forbid the 500,000 federal vehicles from being driven faster tha" 50 miles an hour except in emergencies.

recommendation to the Atomic Energy Commission to speed the licensing of nuclear power plants and an order to the Transportation Department give priority processing to grant requests for mass transit buses. Love said the President probably would not submit separate draft legislation but would work with Congress to develop legislation already introduced by Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D- Wash. Jackson, chairman of the Senate Interior Committee, predicted Senate passage of such legislation next week.

House Democratic Whip John J. McFall, said it could be adopted by Congress by the time it recesses, around Dec. 15. Nixon's legislative requests included: to relax environmental programs by granting one-year waivers to power and factories from air and water quality standards. to take emergen-, cy actions without first preparing and reviewing their environmental impact.

to limit commercial working hours, and to set a speed limit of 50 miles an hour on interstate highways. authority to ration fuels. to increase production from the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve in California, with any proceeds earmarked for development of another naval reserve on Alaska's "Trorth -isloperthe commercial petroleum discovery. for regulatory agencies to alter transportation schedules, for the Federal Power Commission to suspend price regulation on new natural gas and for the Atomic Energy Commission to issue temporary operating licenses for atomic power plants. No charges yet in local incident The investigiation into a shooting incident here early Tuesday is still continuing.

County Attorney James Immel said earlier that a decision on possible charges would be made next week. Arthur Mangus, 213 South Tennessee, reportedly shot at a prowler he observed at the residence of a neighbor at about 2:30 a. m. Tuesday. A man with a bullet wound in his shoulder was found soon after by lola police.

Trial underway The jury trial on a theft charge against Wendell Greathouse, 1 began today in District Court here. Greathouse is charged with stealing a Charolais heifer from the Allen County Sale Barn last July. The heifer was owned by Charles Slyter. The trial was expected to continue through today. Weather Temperature High yesterday 52 I Low last night 42 High a year ago today 60 Low a year ago today 32 Precipitation 24 hours ending 8 a.m.

0 This month to date trace Normal for this month 2.47 Total this year to date 56.18 Excess since Jan. 1 2yi.64 LOCAL OUTLOOK Mostly cloudy and cold through Friday: lows tonight in low to mid JOs: highs Friday in 40s; winds easterly to northeasterly- 5 to IS mph tonight. Kansas extended outlook Saturday through cloudy and cool with occasional light rain (NT drizzle Saturday; cliae to partly cloudy with a wanning trend Sunday and Monday: highs MB and lower SOU Saturday, wanning to upper SQs and ,60 Monday; lows mid 20s northwest to upper 30s southeast, warming to mid 30s to mid 40 Monday morning. Home for white elephants Ida's SPUR Club has a deal for lolans. Frank Goddard, SPUR official, said today that the dub, which plans to conduct an auction and bake sale Thursday night, November 15, so far has few items to auction off.

"Saturday we're going to canvass the city in pickups and try to fill our bill of sale," Goddard said. The SPUR Club is asking residents who have something they want to get rid of or donate, to put it on the parking in front of their homes Saturday morning, by 9 o'clock. "We'll start collecting things after 9 o'clock and if we can't use whats left, we'll haul it to the landfill," Goddard said. He added that anyone who has an item they'd like to donate, but can't get it to the parking, can call and the club members will do the moving. Anyone who would like to call in things may contact Goddard or Gary Garver.

Money from the auction and bake sale wilh go for the all-sports banquet next spring. War powers law stirs controversy WASHINGTON (AP) Congress has enacted over President Nixon's veto a bill limiting the power of the president.to wage undeclared war. The action Wednesday was the first successful override of Kansas vote WASHINGTON (AP) The House overrode President Nixon's veto of the war powers bill by a vote of 284 to 135 Tuesday with Kansans Larry Winn and Dr. Bill Roy for and Joe Skubitz, Keith Sebelius and Garner Shriver voting against. In the Senate the veto was overridden 75 to 18 with Kansas Senators Robert Dole and James Pearson both voting for the override.

All Kansas congressmen are Republicans except for Democrat Roy. It was the first successful veto reversal in nine attempts this year. a presidential veto in nine tries this year. Termed unconstitutional by U.S. troops to combat for more than 60 days without specific approval from Congress.

Congress can terminate such an engagement sooner by majority" vote in the House and Senate. Backers of. the! war powers measure, first introduced three years to overwhelniing public support in the wake of the Vietham war. The House voted 284 to 135 to override, four more than the two-thirds needed. The Senate completed the action by 75 to 18, or 13 more than required.

In the House, 86 Republicans voted to override and 103 were against. Among Democrats, 198 were for and 32 against overriding. In the Senate, 25 Republicans President Nixon, the bill bars the president from commiting voted against the President's position and 15 supported it. Fifty Democrats voted for overriding and three against. After the vote, Nixon said the bill "seriously undermines this nation's ability to act decisively and convincingly in times of international crisis." Sen.

John Tower, said that to involve Congress, with its cumbersome procedures, in war-making decisions would cause "rejoicing in the streets of Moscow." Tower expressed hope that the constitutionality of the bill will be challenged in court "at the earliest possible opportunity." Sen. Jacob K. Javits, leader of Senate backers of the bill, denied that the bill ers of either the president or the Congress, but simply provided "a methodology" by which the president and Congress can concur in war-making decisions. Javits said recent events involving the President may have been a factor in the override, but Sen. Charles H.

Percy, R- 111., said there should be no interpretation that any in the House or Senate was influenced "by Watergate-related" incidents. The congressional Percy said, reflected "a feeling deeply felt by the American people that there should be no further undeclared wars without the concurrence of Congress." Rep. Gerald R. Ford, R- House Republican leader and vice president-designate, urged the House not to turn against the President at a time of diplomatic effort to attain a Middle East peace. News briefs Gty populations up in state TOPEKA, Kan; (AP) Population of incorporated cities in Kansas has increased over half a million in the last 20 years.

The League of Kansas Municipalities issued a report Wednesday showing that 78.9 per cent of the state's 2,301,624 residents in 1973 live in the 627 incorporated cities. This compares with 65.2 per cent of the state's 1953 population which lived in the 607 incorporated cities. Israel says a five-point plan is set Red weekly raps Chinese (AP) The Soviet Union's major literary weekly has accused China of killing more than 12,000 Tibetans last year and suppressing minwity uprisings "with flame and sword" in six regions in recent years. Literaturnaya Gazeta said the Maoists "imagine Docking is leaning themselves the inheritors of the empire of Genghis Khan" and have executed or totally assimilated "several dozens" of peoples and tribes. The article was apparently in retaliation for a Chinese attack on the Soviet Union as "a colonial empire of a Tsarist type." ii By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Israeli state radio said Israel has accepted a five-point plan worked out through the United States for a settlement with Egypt.

The radio quoted government sources in describing the plan, reached in talks between Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and his aides in sessions in Egypt and Israel. It the points were: prisoner of war exchange "as soon as possible." supply corridor for the encircled Egyptian 3rd Army that would be U.N.-supervised and run through Israeli lines. But it would include no weapons, and in no way be controlled by Egypt. of the Egyptian blockade of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, Israel's vital outlet to the Indian Ocean.

between Israeli and Egyptian military commanders to arrange a more convenient cease-fire line for the two sides. peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt, once the first four points are fulfilled. Kissinger flew to Jordan and Saudi Arabia after spending a day with President Anwar 5adat in Cairo. Kissinger's assistant in charge of Middle East affairs, Joseph J. Sisco, emerged from talks with Premier Golda Meir in Jerusalem and told newsmen: "I feel optimistic." He had gone to Israel unexpectedly from the Cairo sessions Wednesday, apparently bringing with him details of the KiSkinger-Sadat meetings.

One Israeli source close to Mrs. Meir said while Sisco was meeting with the Israeli lead-, ers: "The talks are not going badly for Israel." Earlier, another authoritative Israeli source indicated that Israel had accepted a compromise proposal worked out between Kissinger and the Egyptians." Boards moves to facilitate cemetery care The lola Cemietery Board has asked owners of grave spaces at the lola Cemetery for permission to remove cement and stone curbs surrounding many lots. In a statement sighed by board president Charles E. Williams, the board stated that the curbs create a barrier which hinders the use of mechanized jgrass cutters. Costly manual cutting of grass and trimming of grass around the curbs has been required.

The statement assured, owners that good dirt will replace the curbs, and seeding will done. The board sent a form to all lot owners asking for signatures as permission. Those who object to the curb removal were asked to call the city clerk's office at 365-3211. WASHINGTON (AP) Gov. Robert docking says he is "leaning strongly in favor" of opposing Sen.

Robert Dole, R- in next year's Senate race. Atty. Gen. Vern Miller and Rep. William Roy, two other Democratic powers in Kansas, already have assured the governor they will withhold announcement of their pcditical plans until he movies, Docking told newsmen here Wednesday.

Dick, Tom seek new image RENO, Nev. (AP) the Smothers brothers, performing together' again after three years, are anxious to shake their rgpiitation as tirists and social com- nfdntators. "People television show and tliey think we were heavy ly," said Dick, who with Tom has been previewing their hew act. at jupper clubs here. Church holds line on divorces LONDON (AP) The Church of England has rejected moves to end its ancient ban on marrying divorced persons.

The vote Wednesday by the General Synod cUmaxed a 15- year battle that deeply divided the church. The source gave no details, but the plan appeared to focus on how to continue supplying food and water to the Egyptian 3rd Army, encircled by the Israelis in the Sinai Desert. In the background of these reported movements toward peace, however, were charges Wednesday from Israel that Egypt was preparing a new attack along the Suez Canal. The Egyptians said the situation- on the canal front was "tense and explosive" and that their army was in position to crush the Is- raelisT Kissinger's peace-seeking tour continued with a quick visit to King Hussein of Jordan in Amman and then a trip to Saudi Arabia, the big oil producer in the Middle East, for conferences with King Faisal in Riyadh. Sisco met in Israel not only with Mrs.

Meir but also with Deputy Premier Yigal Allon. and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan. An Israeli communique said the discussions took place "in a good and constructive atmosphere." One highly placed Israeli source said Mrs. Meir was ready to accept a proposal for the delivery of supplies to the encircled. Egyptian 3rd Army without the withdrawal of Israeli troops that Egypt has been demanding.

drive The lola Area United Funds drive is swinging into high gear with more than 407p (U the goal already in the till. Officials said today that $6 ,300 has been collected and the residential drives are just now- getting underway. Gary Mcintosh, president of the that two lola organizations and two at the Allen County Community Junior College are canvassing in three of the four sectors of the city. The Lions aub. Beta Sigma Phi sorority, ACCJC GALS Club and ACCJC student senate are conducting the residential drives.

"So far, though," Mcintosh said, "we don't have anyone soliciting in the southwest section of the city or in the area outside of the city limits." He said that any group or organizations wishing to cdlect in either area can have the job just by contacting him or Paul Friskel, chairman of the drive this year. Mcintosh added that persons who have been missed or who wish to make an additional contribution may do so by mailing a check to Friskel, at 310 North Washington. Sleepy escapees lose their hostages WADENA, Minn. (AP) Two jail escapees surrendered today after their Uu-ee hostages slipped away from them during the night when the gunmen fell asleep, authorities said. Elmer Wegscheid, his wife Joyce and son Ed, 15, ran out of their home at 4:15 a.m.

after discovering that their captors had fallen asleep. The three had been held hostage in their farmhouse for 33 houris. Three other Wegscheid children were allowed to leave Wfednesday night. Lawmen allowed the gunmen to sleep for raiiare than an hour while officers prepared tor a posMble confrontation. But the fugitives one of them an.

accused murderer surrendered peacefully. No shots were fired and no injuAries were reported. Joseph Trimbach, special agent in charge of the FBI office at Minneapolis, said the men were ordered to cdme out with their hands up, about hours after the hostages escaped. the fugitives, John P. Morgan, 37, and William T.

Winans. 18, escaped from a Wadena jail Monday night after wounding a jail dispatcher with gun. Mofr gan had been jailed bp murder charges in a double ilayingi and Winans had been cbiirgtd with stealing beer and curettes. They holed up in the (arm- house with the WegMhdditM hostages and police for a plane, tody" freedom. At one -ihrealaied- to means neeeasary tuMf.