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By Gene Schroeder Friday, Dec. HARBOR Mich. lone survivor of the ill-fated or carrier Daniel J. Morrell said today he had given up hope of being rescued from the icy waters of Lake Huron, which claimed the lives of his 28 shipmates. The sailor, Dennis Hale, 26, of Ashtabula, Ohio, recalled for newsmen in a hospital interview how he watched three others die Hoping to Says Rescued Seaman storm-tossed raft bobbins Shnwinir fom nr 111 i HI HI on a storm-tossed raft bobbing amid towering waves.

"I was hoping to die," Hale said, "I terrible pain." Hale survived 36 hours clinging on pontoon raft after the 603- foot Morrell cracked in two and sank in the howling gale Tuesday morning about 20 miles north of Harbor Beach. Hale was asleep in his bunk when tragedy struck. Showing few effects of the ordeal. Hale spoke to newsmen from a bed wheeled into a hallway of the Harbor Beach Community Hospital. He was flanked by his wife, Bertha, 29; his.

23-year-old brother, Louis; and his mother, Cecilia Hale. Glancing at his tearful wife, Hale said he did not think he would go back to sea. As Hale told his story, the Draft Gall Cut To a Low Ebb WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon called Friday for a February draft of 10,900 men, the lowest monthly manpower request since March, 1965. Only a few days ago the Pentagon cut the January draft from an originally set 27,600 to 16,600. The low 1967 draft calls were fore- cast by Secretary of Defense Robert S.

McNamara after recent discussions with President Johnson on future military needs. McNamara has said the United States is approaching a leveling off point in both manpower and defense production requirements. The 10,900 men requested of the Selective Service will go to the Army. Carlson Sees Rough Going for Tax Bill Friday, Dec. TOPEKA (AP) Sen.

Frank Carlson, said today it will be difficult to get any tax bill through Congress even if President Johnson asks one. "There is a lot more than just revenue involved in passing a tax bill," Carlson said. "It can have a tremendous effect on the economy." Fears Recession Carlson said he believes there are a lot of repressive factors in the economy. He said some of his congressional colleagues are of the opinion a tax bill at this time could result in one of the most severe recessions this country has known. The Kansas senator, answering questions by newsmen at a breakfast meeting, said results of the Nov.

8 election show voters want some moderation in federal programs. "I think they ar going to get this," Carlson said. Big Change He the Republican gains will have a most important effect in the makeup of congressional committees where the real work of the Congress is accomplished. "For example," Carlson said, "In the House where there have been 22 Democrats and 11 Republicans on a committee, In the next session there will be 19 Democrats and 14 Republicans, That is a substantial change. "It will be helpful to the nation and to the President.

He has had a lot of difficulty with members of his own party." Carlson, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said if it had not been for ihe six Republicans on that com- mittee, President Johnson "would have been in some real trouble on some of his international problems." The senator said he wishes he could give some assurance of an early end to the Viet Nam situation. "I hale tto say this," Cartson added, "but we are go- Ing to be there for years to come, even if hostilities are concluded." He pointed out that U. S. forces are still required in Korea although hostilities there ended several years ago. Sal: In other words, the tax pill may make the patient sicker than he already is.

Yours, Ina Debate Flares Over Fairs Starting Date (See related slory on Pg. 6) By Karen Lambert If as much spirit can be mustered for the 1967 Tri Rivers Fair and Rodeo as was apparent at Thursday's annual fair board of directors meeting, the occasion ought to be a whopper. Fairgoers and exhibitors can mark their calendars for Monday, 7, as opening day. Directors set the date Thursday, but only after vigorous and lengthy debate. The directors had a hnrd time aRreclnff on an opening dnte, and even after vote had settled the question there were strong objections from the floor.

In rnrl. thr onlv consensus point at (lie meeting was "Let's pet a date set and work out the other details later." The most obvious deta'il left hnng'ng appeared to be. "When vvil' the fair end?" Others incliKV: scheduling the parade, setting up livestock, horse and oxlrbit judging, chonsinp I opening nights and duration of carnival and rf sfand entertainment, and rlchiding whether or not to have a sneak preview. But as R. Bruce Johnson, board president explained, "At least we have a kickoff What apparently spurred the spirited discussion was the directors' wish to please everybody and at the same time plan a smooth schedule.

At first there was only one issue in the debate whether to open on Monday or Tuesday. The issue got cloudier as the Monday and Tuesday supporters outlined their reasoning. Each had a different one for favoring or opposing day. First, the directors had to cope with carnlva! contract. Ron Barta, concessions chair- man, had already signed a contract with Heart of America Shows, Inc.

setting the carnival opening for the night of Aug. 8. But Barta explained the carnival troupe would move into Salina on Sunday, Aug. 6, and could probably open Monday night. Then there was the problem of working judging and the fair parade into the same day.

Pro- Tuesday supporters thought there wouldn't be enough time for 4-H exhibitors to attend the judging and still he ready for an a'ternoon pnrade. Logistics was another iniint of confusion. If Hie fair opens Monday, live- stork exhibitors will probably have to arrive at the grounds Sunday, shortening the 2-day weekend they might need for last-minute preparations. As for a sneak preview, some directors didn't think it feasible to hold one on Sunday night. Pro Monday supporters Indicated they wanted that date for the benefit of 4-H youths, the major fair exhibitors.

"That's what the fair is really for," one man said. "This way (opening en Monday) they'll have the weekend to get ready. And a lot of them will need their parents' help. If their parents work, the only time they can help will be on Saturday and Sunday. This way they can spend the weekend getting ready and move on into the fair rather than waiting until Monday to get the talk wore on, voices got louder and a few tempers started to simmer.

Amid the arguments and requests of "call for the question," Johnson stood up and told the group they were "flying off on tangents. "Let's vote now and settle everything else 1 he suggested. A vote didn't end the discussion, however. Amid speculation on what the best entertainment drawing card would be, one man asked, "Why don't we just tape this meeting?" If the debate was lively, it was healthy, too, and that made Johnson happy. "Apathy is certain death for any board meeting," he commented.

"Our salvation is the lack of indifference." His comment echoed one made earlier by fair manager Bill Smith in his report to the stockholders. "You can be certain that every decision made for the 19C6 fair was tested by argument. "If this board can be challenged like the last one was, we can have a fair that is like Sa- Jina it will be on the move." Abandon Hope For the Last Quintuplet PITTSBURGH (AP)-Quinru- plet Roni Sue Aranson lay near death today and her doctor said the "outlook for life is almost hopeless." Dr. Lee Bass, who has been attending the lone surviving quintuplet at Magee-Women's Hospital, said she had suffered brain damage and her condition was very grave. He said it appeared the 6-day- old infant would not live through the day.

Roni Sue was racked by a convulsion Thursday after ex- psrioncing breathing the same problem that claimed the lives of her four sisters. Get Savings Certificate! fcl Prudential Snvlr.gs, 1801 South search for eight bodies still missing continued in the. frigid waters of Lake, Huron, along the snow-covered shoreline near Harbor Beach and across the international border on the Canadian shoreline. Fat Saved Him? Hale, a 220-pounder, said he did not know how he managed to survive when his shipmates perished. Doctors had indicated he may have been protected by FIVE CENTS fat on his body.

Hale said when he got on deck he saw at least 10 men aboard a raft and he climbed on with them. Shortly after, he said, the aft section of the Morrell broke away from the forward section and the enveloping water swept the raft and the men on board into the water. Hale and three others were swept off but managed to swim back. "Along about daylight the first two fellows died Hale said. other man died about 4 or 5 oclock that afternoon.

"They had a glazed expression in their eyes." Gave Up Hope Hale said he had given up hope of being rescued. "I figured maybe through the next night that I would it-was really cold. It iced all over the boat." When rescued, Hale was wearing only a sailor's jacket, a life jacket and shorts. He had no trousers. The Morrell sank about 2 a.m.

or 2:30 a.m. The 60-year-old Morrell went down without sending a distress signal. Hale said he had no Idea why a distress signal was not sent but he said that the ship did not have a full-time radio man. THE HOME EDITION SAUNA JOURNAL 95th YEAR No. 336 SALINA, KANSAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1966 22 HOB PIT A t- HCTU Off to Viet Nam The USS Sanctuary, the most up-to-date hospital ship in Navy, heads down Mississippi river from New Orleans Friday, enroute to duty off coast of Viet Nam.

World War 2 vessel was brought out of mothballs and completely refurbished. Claim Reds Won't Benefit WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. officials say the Christmas and New Year's truces in the war in Viet Nam will not allow the Communists sufficient time to regroup and resupply their forces. The officials, addressing editors and broadcasters Thursday at a Stale Department foreign policy conference, also denied reports that the United States pressured South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky into accepting the cease-fires. Pan-Am From Friday, Dec.

NEW YORK (AP) The Transport Workers Union (TWU) agreed today to an hour- lo-hour postponement of a strike that would ground Pan American World Airways, the nation's largest international airline. A union leader said at 11:50 a.m. that the noon strike deadline was being extended because of progress in contract negotiations with the airline. The unions 13,000 members Strike Postponed Hour to Hour had been poised to strike at noon if contract terms had not been reached by then. The AFL-CIO wiion represents 13,000 of the airline's 31,300 employes at terminals here and abroad.

A strike by the me- chanics, truck drivers, maintenance men, pursers and stewardesses would ground all of Pan Am's 260 daily flights. It was reported that military flights to the far east and Viet Nam would be exempted from the strike. Dramatic War Story Coming Johnson Told Inflation Trend Is Being Eased Friday, Dec. AUSTIN, Tex. (AP) President Johnson received from m's chief economic adviser today a prediction of continued prosperity in 1967 and an easing in inflationary pressures.

Jdinson and Gardner Ackley, chairman of the Council of economic advisers, interrupted a day-long conference on various economic and budget messages to conduct a joint news conference. Johnson said he and Ackley went over the latest economic reports and estimates of various kinds, and employment figures released today by the Labor Department in Washington. The President also announced (hat 150,000 tons of copper will be released from government stocks in ihe first two quarters of for use in defense and defense-supporting industries. He said, in reply to a question, this could affect current high prices for copper but that was not the pi'rposc. Both Johnson 'and Joseph A.

Califano Jr. stressed that the copper is being released in view of the present light supply situation. What was it like for America's 14 million men in uniform during World War What did it do to them? What did it interrupt in their lives? Were they confused? Were they scared? What did Ihey do when they got out? Did (heir lives work out as they hoped? "The Middle Aged Lions," a dramatic story from the Associ- ated Press, has the answers to these questions. It will be published In Sunday's editions of The Sallna Journa 1 It's a story told in a form and length usually denied news. papers a story of four among those million in uniform: a farm youth, a city boy, a young lawyer and a college student.

They went to war. And what happened? Don't miss this moving story. Journal Index -and calls upon 'The Giani Fighter' Don'f miss Area News Courts Deaths Hospitals 6, Markets 9 8 8 8 8 2 Opinion Sports TV-Films Want-Ads Weather Women 4 7 14 11-13 2 3, 5 'Santa and the Giant Fighter' Starts Monday In The Journal He Kept Working Too Long NEW YORK (AP) Hyman Gitrrick, IB, was badly beaten a year ago during I a robbery of his small tailor shop in the 1 East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. I His lawyer son pleaded with him to ref tire. Gitnick refused.

"What would I do?" I he asked them. "I'd have no one to talk to." Gitnick's shop was robbed again Thurs- I day. This time two young thugs stabbed him to death and fled with $4 and change from his pockets and another $6 from a I neighbor with whom he had been chatting. He Up Dead I JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. In the process of gathering old records together I and photographing them for compact stor- i age, Missouri's new records management agency came up with some dandies.

Secy, of State James C. Kirkpatrick, I who oversees the records center, reported some of them Friday, including these from old vital statistic records of death causes: "Went to bed feeling well, but woke up dead." "Died suddenly. Nothing serious." i "Don't know. Died without the aid of a I physician." "Blow on the head with an ax. Con- I tributory cause, another man's wife." I "Had never been fatally ill before." (Deer Seeks Revenge I HIGHLAND PARK, III.

ly after a buck deer jumped over the hood of his car recently, says Marvin R. berman, a doe crashed into the side of the vehicle. Lieberman said that when he 1 got out to examine the stunned doe it 1 revived and started chasing him down the road. I He reports the doe finally gave up the 1 chase, joined the buck and the two deer scampered back into the woods. Won't I Be Quite I So Cold I (Detailed forecasts Pg.

2) Friday, Dec. I TOPEKA (AP)-The Weather I Bureau today forecast cold i weather for Kansas under most- 1 ly cloudy skies for the next 24 hours. There were a few snow flur- ries in extreme northeast Kan- I sas Thursday, otherwise no prc- I cipitaticn. The Weather Bureau said there is a chance for a few I isolated snow flurries across the state into Saturday. High temperatures Thursday ranged from 19 at Goodland to 35 at Pittsburg.

Overnight lows were from J2 at Topeka anri Olathc to at Wichita. Highs today were to range from 25 to 30 over the north to (he upper 30s southwest. Lows I tonight were to be 18 to 23. SANTA NEEDS HEIP! I She Really Gets Windfall ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Mrs.

RudeUe Diffee's windfall was the return of her life savngs, $4,700 in U.S. Savings Bonds which she reported stolen from her home. Officers returned the bonds recently after two teachers saw them being blown by gusts of wind across a school yard four miles from Mrs. Diffee's house. Officers had no clue as to who took the bonds.

"I'm taking them to the bank," she said after getting the bonds back. "The Mothman" Remains at Large POINT PLEASANT, W. Va. (AP) The mysterious mothman was still at large near this normally quiet Ohio River community, but the excitement he caused is dying down. The excitement began two weeks ago when Mr.

and Mrs. Roger Scarbe.rry and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mallett, all of Point Pleasant, spotted a large white apparition flying at high speed, following their car. They told a deputy it looked like "a flying man with 10-foot wings." They said it was about seven feet tall with large red eyes.

These reports brought curious crowds to the McCIintic Wildlife Station where the incident occurred. Volunteer fire department members had to help keep traffic moving. During the next three days at least eight persons reported various similar creatures. Dr. Robert L.

Smith, associate professor of wildlife biology at WVU, said the descriptions all fitted the sandhill crane, the second largest American crane, which stands almost as high as a man and has a wingspan of more than seven feet. He said the "red eyes" could be large circles of bare reddish flesh around the crane's eyes..