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I i I LIGHTER SIDE A soldier leaving an army base was overheard saying to a comrade: "This has got to be love at first sight. I'm on an eight-hour pass." Established January 15, 1836 ALTON Vol. CXXXII, No. 147 ALTON, HOLD ME "Mommy hold onto me," cries 5- during treatment tor wounds caused by a year-old Bruce Maxwell as his mother comforts him attacked the boy. (Photos Robert K.

Graul) Bruce Tries to Be Brave as Surgeon Treats Dog Bites By WAYNE MARKHAM Telegraph Staff Writer A 5-year-old boy lies scared on the crisp emergency room bed, his legs bruised and bleeding from dog bites His mother stands nearby, trying to comfort him worrying but not showing it. Bruce Maxwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Maxwell, 1703 Cordell Court in Godfrey, was bitten Thursday afternoon by a dachshund near his home and taken to the emergency room at Alton Memorial Hospital. The family doctor was on his way and a nurse in the emergency room pulled the filmy pink and white curtains around the child's bed, sealing him in.a tiny room complete with medicine cabinet and operating light.

"Mommie are they going to operate on me?" Bruce asks, there was fear in his voice. "Of course not Mr. Bruce, you've been watching too much TV," says the doctor who has arrived in a flurry of preparation. Plastic gloves and operating instruments are laid out by the nurse who will assist him. The boy, who had just been to the doctor's office Wednesday and received a DPT shot, apprehensively asks the doctor and his mother, "No more shots, right mom- mie?" The doctor begins i preliminary examination, but the child, trying to hide the pain and fearing what will happen, groans and then stifles a cry even though the doctor has just lightly moved the bruised area on his left leg.

The doctor has decided stitches are necessary and the boy begins his bout with pain, alternately gasping and crying, pleading with his mother to hold him and with the doctor to stop. Injections of a pain-killing drug, the needle filled behind Bruce's back where he could not see it, are strangely painful to the boy, who cries even as his leg is becoming numb from the drug. "The dog snapped at Bruce before. Just yesterday it trapped him in our neighbor's driveway," his mother says. The recently-acquired dog belongs to people on another street who both work and have no fenced-in yard to contain the pet.

Rather than be in the house all day, the dog roams the neighborhood. Mrs. Maxwell had seen it around before. ''Don't sew me together," Bruce cries as he sees the doctor begin to thread the needle that will 'stitch' closed the puncture wounds caused by the dog's teeth. The boy continues to cry as the curved needle and black thread pull the gaping skin together, hiding the bleeding flesh from the air and from view.

One leg treated, the boy stops crying and fearfully sobs, "Am I all done now?" Five stitches were put into his left leg but his right leg also badly chewed. He sees the needle again the crying begins anew. An attendant enters the cur- tained room and asks if the doctor needs help to hold the boy. No, Bruce is brave, he screams in pain but doesn't kick or move; the attendant leaves. "Can you whistle, Mr.

Bruce?" the doctor says, recalling their little joke from the office visit the day (Continued On Page 2, Col. 7) IT HURTS A puncture wound is closed on the youngster's leg during emergency-room treatment that required nine stitches. nd Says 2 War SAIGON (AP) Gen. William C. Westmoreland told Defense Secretary Robert S.

McNamara today that allied forces in Vietnam are winning the war, "slowly but steadily," but he urged McNamara to, provide more battle troops to "step up pressure on the enemy by reinforcing our mounting successes. The U.S. commander in Vietnam, opening the first briefing of McNamara's ninth visit to Vietnam, declared: "North Vietnam is paying a tremendous price with nothing to show for it in return. The war is not a stalemate. We are winning, slowly but steadily." The briefing at the U.S.

Army's headquarters at Tan Son Air Base was secret, but an account of it was given newsmen by an official U.S. spokesman. Crisis Atmosphere relayed from the conference, well informed sources contended the conferences with McNamara have something of a crisis atmosphere. Because of the steadily mounting enemy force and the brutal fighting along the demilitarized zone, they say decisions which come out of the meeting will be vital to the course of the war. It is generally agreed here that tens of thousands of new U.S.

troops will be sent to South Vietnam, the only question being how many and how fast. Westmoreland is believed pressing for 100,000 troops more than the 475,000 now authorized him, a number that probably would mean, calling up some reservists. South Vietnam's generals would like more. Field Checks McNamara is expected to continue with briefings in Sai- Despite the official optimism igon Saturday and then go into Delta, the Communist ones al to the north. a minimum of additional clerks mechanics and supply men.

Red Threat The U.S. commander also was). expected to put much emphasLi. on the Communist threat to thij Central Highlands and the demilitarized zone, the current crisis points of the war. Of the three U.S.

corps commanders, only Marine Lt. Gen. Robert E. Cushman present, apparently a reflection of the gravity of the military situation in the five northern provinces where Cushman's Marines are under constant itack. The secretary is expected tp visit rear command posts in both the highlands and Cuslf- I man's area as well as look at 'pacification teams at work in some of the more secure areas.

TELEGRAPH Serving the Alton Cotnmunity for More Titan 131 Years SUNNY SATURDAY Low High 14 (Complete Weather A-l) 'RIDAY, JULY 7, 1967 22 PAGES 7c Per Copy Member of The Associated Press. Reds Down 600th U.S. Plane; Two B52s Crash GEORGE MCARTHUR SAIGON (AP) Two U.S. B52S collided and crashed off iouth Vietnam today, the Communists brought down the 600th combat plane reported lost over North Vietnam, and U.S. Marines claimed 150 North Vietnamese troops killed just below he demilitarized zone.

Tine aerial losses 'and ground mclcess were recorded as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara began his ninth visit to Vietnam with a day-long brief- ing'at which the U.S. military sought to convince him of the need for 100,000 to more U.S. troops in Vietnam.

In the ground war, a company of Marines spotted 200 Red trOops moving in the open northeast of Con Thien. Officers at the 3rd Marine Division headquarters at Phu Bai said the Marines boxed the North Vietnamese in with automatic weap- otis fire and artillery barrages arid killed 150 of them. Murderous Barrage But North Vietnamese gunners kept up a murderous bar- rijige against Con Thien and the ojher Leatherneck bases just below the demilitarized zone. A spokesman said the Red gunners fired nearly 1,000 rounds Thursday-804 of them into the Thien area killing 12 Marines and wounding 30. The 600th plane lost was a Marine A4 Skyhawk bomber was among flocks of war planes attacking the North Viet namese gun positions in and above the demilitarized zone The Marine pilot was rescuec with a broken leg today after his plane was downed by ground J'ire Thursday night.

Marine officers believed a Soviet-made surface-to-air missile hit his plane. Fliers Lost The U.S. Command announced the loss of three more planes, an Air Force Thunderchief Wednesday and an Air Force two-man Phantom Thursday, both over North Vietnam, and a reconnaissance plane near Saigon today. The reconnaissance pilot was rescued, but the other three fliers were missing. A U.S.

spokesman said 13 men were aboard Jthe two B52s that han 10,000 sorties the Stratofor- resses have flown against targets in South Vietnam. Second Crash The B52 crash was the Air 'orce's second in three days. A Stratoforlress which the Air Force said was on a training mission fell into the sea and exploded Wednesday about half a Tiile north of Puerto Rico. Three crewmen were rescued and four are still missing. The two which collided today were on their way to bomb targets in South Vietnam, with each probably carrying about 50,000 pounds of bombs.

B52s mounted nine raids Thursday, a record for a 24-hour period. The raids were aimed primarily at the A Shau valley area on the Laotian border due west of DA Nang. The valley is a hotbed of enemy strongholds and infiltration routes. The B52s returned to the A Shau area Thursday night, The planes, which have a range of 7,000 miles and can fly at 650 miles an hour, attack from bases in Guam and Thailand, but the U.S. Command in Saigon does not disclose where specific flights begin.

The command said one of the planes was originally from the 22nd Bomb Wing at March Air Force Base, and the other was from the 464th Bomb Wing at Columbus, Miss. B52s are assigned for Vietnam duty from the United States on a rotation basis. to Ask Tax lales Here By JIM KULP Telegraph Staff Writer Alton Mayor Clyde Wiseman will recommend that the one- fourth of a cent sales tax increase granted, to cities by the state legislature be imposed here, but indicated that a big chunk of the revenue will have to go for mandatory salary increases. Wiseman said the additional tax is expected to produce about $175,000 in Alton, above the $350,000 brought in by the current half-cent city sales tax. However, he pointed out that much of the extra $175,001) will have to be used to pay for mandatory salary increases granted by the legislature to policemen and firemen.

The General Assembly raised Illinois sales taxes 1 cent, to a total of 5 cents, with one-fourth of a cent going to cities on a permissive basis. They must pass measures implementing the increase, which would take effect Aug. 1. The 5 cent sales tax would be the highest state tax in the nation High Bid on Oiling To Get Bible's 'No' the field for on-the-spot checks Sunday and Monday. Westmoreland was believed to have discussed in detail the re cent large North Vietnamese buildup which has added a i i uuuaiu me.

IWU D94S tnai least three new divisions, or co md 65 miles southeast of about 37,000 men, to the fighting Saigon. He said seven of the in the South since Jan. 1. The crewmen parachuted and were United States has committed rescued from the South China one new division, about men, in the same time. The new Torle By BOB RYFFEL Telegraph Staff Writer Wood River Township Supervisor Rodger Elble said Thursday night that he would vote against road oil spreading bills because the highway commissioner had arbitrarily accepted a high bid for the work.

Bible's remark was made at a meeting of the township board of auditors after Auditor Wayne nav eight-engine $8 million planes, which bomb enemy positions in South Vietnam Wocimni.oi.nj u- -j 01 8 in aoum Vietnam Westmoreland and hjs aides unseen from to 50 000-foot were expected to argue that the; altitudes, collided and crashed present supply and support northwest of he June 18 1965 i to the first B52 raid fx of flux of new combat units with Vietnam. That was the onlv oth- a minimum nf Jr irii(; ln i aa ulc ol er B52 loss reported in the more Bridgewater asked the supervisor what he was going to do about the acceptance of the bills submitted for asphalt and high bid on asphalt and road i'oad oil spreading. oil spreading. At a June meeting, Elble, who as supervisor is also treasurer of the road and bridge fund, said he would be reluctant to issue checks to the firm that won the contract on a high bid. Shotgun Blast Fells Bystander By ED POUND Telegraph Staff Writer EDWARDSV1LLE An innocent bystander, gunned down-'by shotgun blasts as he left the Corner Club Tavern near here early today, was reported in critical condition following abdominal surgery at Barnes Hospital, St.

Louis. The victim, James Fravell, 35, of 12 Martin Acres, Glen Carbon, apparently was struck twice by charges from a .410 double barrel shotgun as he left the tavern, the Madison County sheriff's office reported. Meanwhile, Madison County State's Attorney Leon G. Scroggins later this morning authorized aggravated battery warrants against three men, including the alleged assailant. Named in the warrants were Jerry Lee Williams, 21, of Glen Tarpaulin Thefts Bring $7,000 Loss A total of 108 truck tarpaulins worth $7,000 have been stolen from the Hugh Major Trucking South Roxana, during the last four months and Wood River police are questioning a suspect.

Major alerted police Thursday after he spotted one of the tarps being used as a roof over a dog confinement area at the rear of a Wood River home. The suspect told police he bought the tarp for cash from an unidentified man. He was not charged. Major said the tarps, used to cover 147 trailers that haul steel, were all stolen while the trucks were parked on his lot on Sinclair Avenue in South Roxana. The theft of the tarps.

which cost $65 each, started last March. Carbon, who authorities said fired the shots which struck Fravell, and two other Glen Carbon residents, Richard Coin, 26, and Mike Palmer. Coin and Palmer, arrested this morning, were accused of aiding and abetting Williams in his escape from the scene. Authorities said Williams fled the scene in Coin's car. Mrs.

Lou Dresch, 48, tavern licensee the tavern is also her home was questioned this morning. She said Williams was kicked out of the tavern for striking a 19-year-old youth for no apparent reason. Several customers removed him, but Williams returned saying he would noi leave without Coin and Palmer. The shooting followed when the trio walked out and after Williams yelled he would shoot He ran on his experience as the first person who left the foreman for the department. tavern.

Fravell was the first one out of the door. Apparently he did not hear Williams' command, police were told. Bridgewater, also at that said he would no't sign Bills' for the work may be submitted next Tnonth by Road Commissioner John Eardley, who previously stated the township road department plans to use 15,000 gallons of asphalt and 25,000 gallons of road oil. Barley accepted Walter Stro beck's bid of 3.2 cents per gallon on road oil and 3.95 cents per gallon on liquid asphalt. Low bidder W.

C. Counton's bids were 2.5 and 2.98 cents for road oil and liquid asphalt. Stroll beck, hauler and spreader for Wood River Township for many years, was given the contract on a high bid. Losing low bidder Counton complained that his bid was turned down for reasons other than his work. Thursday night, Bridgewater said the work and material used in spreading road oil was standard and price was the only difference in answer to a remark made by Eardley that another area civic body had taken a high bid on typewriters.

Bridgewater said this was hardly a comparison. The highway commissioner brought out the fact of all the votes he received in the April election as an apparr.et sanction of his administration of his office. Eardley had not held the highway commissioner post before. The former township highway commissioner, Charles Shive, declined to run after serving one term in office. He had been criticized for his lack of bid- taking and high purchases.

Eardley disdained any previous responsibility for highway department administrative policies when he ran for election. with one possible exception. The mayor said he will ask for a resolution to be introduced in the city council Wednesday, seeking the increase. The resolution will then be referred to the revenue committee and an ordinance could be passed at the July 26 meeting of the council. Wiseman said he didn't think the city had any choice but to recommend the one-fourth of a cent increase.

He pointed out that the city's current appropriation ordinance, as adopted, $20,000 more in expenditures than the city has income. This is because the city council granted wage increases to city employes over the recommendation of the mayor, who had submitted what he said was a balanced budget without em- ploye wage increases. The $20,000 to pay for the wage increases was taken from the capital improvement fund, which the mayor said he wanted to use for renovation of the city's detention facilities. So, Wiseman said, the city is starting off its fiscal year $20,000 short, which will be replaced from the $175,000 additional sales tax funds if and when the increase is adopted. That leaves $155,000, out of which the mandatory police and fire raises must be paid.

This is expected to cost about $25,000 for the fire department and $20,000 for the police department, annually. The mayor said the legislature granted policemen and firemen in cities the size of Alton an increase of a minimum of $550 per month. Alton currently pays its men $515 a month after their probationary period. Wiseman said he does not feel it is fair to increase these categories and not grant adjustments to ranking officers, or to other employes such as office personnel, matrons, merchant policemen, and so on. Therefore, these adjustments if granted are expected to take an additional portion of the $175,000 sum.

The mayor feels that the legislature in this session only exercised "stopgap" measures for cities, whose financial needs were set out bluntly in appearances of some 70 municipal representatives including Wiseman before House and Senate committees. The one-f-'irth of (Continued On Page 2, Col. 1) Thursday night, Bridgewater criticized Elble for not taking action on the highway commis- (Coutinued On Page 2, Col. 1) ALL OVEK Bruce, iu his mother's arms alter the ordeal, waits tor police who never came. Teens Booze at State Park By ART THOMASON Telegraph Staff Writer ERSEY VILLE-Teen-age drinking and wild parties are on the upswing in thej Pere Marquette State Park area, and the youthful booz-l ers usually get by lightly in court, a Telegraph checkj has disclosed.

In the most recent case. 10 teen-agers from Missouri whose drinking party neaif the park was crashed rej cently by Jersey County sheriff's deputies, were today given a 90-day probation period and charged $8.26 court costs each. One of the seemingly delighted with the light penalty, laughed as he left the courthouse and remarked jokingly to other teen-agers about meeting again tonight. The sentence was imposed by Circuit Judge William D. Conway of Springfield, who, in Sangamon County, is noted for his firmness with youths and parents, especially in family court cases.

The judge told the Telegraph that he also gave the youth a 'fatherly lecture" and recommended the parents keep the children "under the cuff." Jersey County Slate's Attorney Alvin H. Petitt said today that the teen-agers came from seemingly respectable families and he did not feel they should be charged under criminal corn- plants for initial offenses. Petitt recently initiated action against four Jersey County tavern owners accused of selling liquor to minors. All four taverns Were subsequently closed. A hearing today on the charges against the 10 was originally scheduled to be held in the Jersey County Circuit Courtroom.

However, following a brief discussion between Petitt and Conway, the youths and their parents retired to an adjacent room where a closed juvenile proceeding was held. The Telegraph learned that two of the youths are 17 and another IS and could have been prosecuted as (Continued On Page 2, t'ol. f) INSIDE Today EDITORIAL A-4 The question has come up of liability insurance for auxiliary police. READY A-3 Alton's first EOC Neighborhood center ready to open. AUXILIARY A-2 Alton efficiently handles auxiliary police.

SPORTS B-2 Cepeda hits; Cards win; lead widens. FAMILY A-9 All about wigleb, falls, and switches: A New You. BAKKETT B-4 A guide is available for preparing church budgets..