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COJ.IB i I Lll A .0 8066 A A A 7 5 2 0 5 Area Weather Forecast Clear lo partly cloudy and a lilllc warmer through Friday. Northerly winds 10 to 20 m.p.li. loday becoming southerly tonight. High today 59. ioiv tonight 32.

high Friday G6, high Wednesday 50, overnight low 29. THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION Temperature Chart 24-Hour Ronge Endlna Today 12:00 noon 44 12:00 44 1:00 49 2:00 49 3:00 48 45 7:00 42 8:00 10:00 11:00 41 39 10:00 35 11:00 rCourtesv Public Service ij Co.) VOLUME 64--NO. 164 (AP) (UPI) (AP) WIREPHOTO THIRD AND A LAWTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1966 32 PAGES SINGLE COPY 5c--STREET EDITION Sukarno Pops Up Again In Parley By STANLEY M. SWINTON the Manila government tor asyl- JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) i Indonesia's new leaders met a 1 a sick a am again with President Sukarno I 1 hav J1 been today without reaching a i ve ment a new anIi-Communist i for a never j. Cabinet lo cope with the na-' 1 TM' 1 commil sulckle a i lion's political and economic i 1 cnaos Sukarno stayed for two hours.

Th i shook hands and joked with I iJni -M a newsmen and criss-crossed the i rcsldium i hotel ballroom speak with Kev ciwlian and military of a ucs senlalives who have been i i Sukarno "retained the title of a P' President after he handed much Another meeting was scheduled of his power over to the mjlj later today, sources said. lar uncler Gen Suharto, on There was concern in some March 11. Suharto has re- quarters that unless the presidi- spccled Sukarno's constitutional urn reached a decision on a new and officially maintains Cabinet soon, the students a lne army is acting under toppled Sukarno's 100-man a i Sukarno's orders, net would again stage Sukarno's appearance at the demonslralions. i reception underlined both his Meanwhile. a a a remained Desire to retain his position and calm and the military nllllt a wish to emphasize the nightly curfew bv hours lc aIll l' of change in the structure.

Suhailo Supported cllinc so Lcav While the presidium dclibcr-' A gradual exodus of Commu-! ated. influential political parlies nist Chinese Embassy and con- expressed their support for a officials and their families ilarl is under way amid growing anti- Incessant Sea, Air, Artillery Pounding Wreaks Red Havoc Viets Maul Daring Red Attackers Ky EDWIN Q. WHITE SAIGON. South Viet Nam (AP) An unrelenting display of firepower from ships, planes Pickle Packers Pucker Up In Anguish At His Honor WTreoholo) A U.S. Air Force B52 clumps a bomb load against the Viet Cong in Islamic members of the sentiment in one of 191 massive raids since last June which U.S.

officials say have sharply House of Representatives called sources reported, on Suharto to restore the House 1 Forty officials and their a i to "its real authority and i already have departed in! lion" instead of using it as a pasl several weeks and a rubber stamp as Sukarno i other 30 are booked as soon as; for years. i transportation is available. Sukarno appeared at a Pakis-' i is indication how tam reception Wednesday i a Cnincs Communist rcp- and declared: "I am slil'l presi-! a i wL11 bc dent of Indonesia. I am still su-. ln se 30 a preme commander of the armocP I a to gel airline facil- forces.

I am slill leader of out of Jakal "Ia has prevent- Indonesian revolution ecl a mass movement of "Abroad they say 1 have been The sources said (he Chinese toppled." he said. "Abroad they leaving because of harass- say I have been ousted. Abroad since the abortive Com- ihey say I am a sick man. near-jmunist-supporled coup last Oct. ly dying.

Abroad they say and because they fear further nearly committed suicide. demonstrations byj Abroad thcv say I have asked'Indonesian students. Soviet Satellites Given Spy Missions JIM STROTHMAN 'naiilics and A a i said ORLANDO, Fla. The doubts (he Soviet i in- Soviet Union has orbited 46 sat- tends lo place warheads in orbit cllilcs which probably were spy- as a threat to the United in-thc-sky spacecraft, accord- however, because it could not do ing lo one of the Johnson admin- so without being discovered, istralion's specialists on Soviol Concerning the race to the sp'dce activities. moon.

Sheldon predicted the "Nobody has suggested any- Soviets may soon launch a large thing other than photo recon- a space station and naissancc" for a particular ser- follow up with a smaller space-: ies of unmanned Cosmos satel- ship with men inside to rcndez-'. lites. said Dr. Charles S. Shel- vous wilh it.

don 11. senior member of Hie Sheldon said Wednesday he National Aeronautics and Space believes the Soviets could hoist; Council's professional staff. an orbiting laboratory weighing. The council is the President's from 40.000 lo 50.000 pounds into lop advisorj' group on U.S.'orbit, "and you could get a lot space policies. 'of people inside a space station The 46 satellites launched, that weighs 50.00(1 pounds." since 19fi2.

including five this. He also quoted Soviet cosmo- ycar "don't fit any pattern" nauts who suggested the Soviet of scientific, navigational i will put up five or more communications-type men in the near future. Sheldon said. "The Russians have several "They fly low 100 to 200 options and it's only a guessin, miles above the earth and game which will come firsl. after eight days they disappear, Sheldon said.

"They need probably lo be re- tended time in orbit perhaps reduced the Communist will to fight in South Viet Nam. Details on Page S. NEW YORK (UPI) There may be rousing celebrations elsewhere in the nation, but in New York the arrival of National Pickle Week will be just another day. And they city's pickle pickers and packers are peeved, if not downright sour, about the matter. The Pickle Packers International, an industry organization, was the first to complain Wednesday when Mayor John V.

Lindsay proclaimed he will stop issuing so many official proclamations. Specifically, he is cutting back on proclamations declaring and artillery cost the "Viet" Cone rrnal observance of days and weeks set aside at requesl of 501 killed in the past 24 hours' special interest groups. 1 Pickle Packers International, one of the first to feel the bite, said the decision was tantamount to "outlawing "I think the mayor has been getting himself into one pickle after another," a spokesman said. Candidates Brew Ambitious Recipes By THE ASSOCIATED to stop such a One gubernatorial candidate! governor. He sail came out today for a SI billion action was based on fj borrowing program, anolhcr forbidding such fees, tacked liquor leaders for trying: J.

Leland Gourley. Democrat, to move into the race, a third announced plans for a campaign filed suit to fight lake fees April 3 at Lake Eufaula's a and depressed, these Marines rest afler capturing a Viet Cong position of Da Nang. earlier had been surrounded and pinned down through a night of battle. (AP Wircphoto) Zak The FAC, Cong Army Eyes New Thorn, Safely Home Air Cavalrymen A 1 A rrr I while U.S. fighter-bombers caused new havoc along North I Viet Nam's truck and rail, routes, Allied officials reported 1 i today.

On Saigon's outskirts, South i Vietnamese troops and planes! mauled and scattered a 700-manj Communist force early today': after it daringly attacked a gov-j 1 eminent armored regiment's; headquarters at Go Dau within gunshot of a large American 1 troop concentration. The Reds made off with four 1 American-made tanks in the raid on the headquarters 12JBy THE ASSOCIATED to stop such action if ha miles north of Saigon, but Viet-i One gubernatorial candidate: wef governor. He said his court namese forces destroyed two; came out today for a SI action was based on federal law and recaptured the others. A spokesman said 71 Viet Cong were killed. Koreans Kill 214 The largest toll was claimed i a fourth announced plans for a SFounlainhead Lodge.

South Korean forces in Opcr-j rally. Gourley, Oklahoma City bank- ration Fierce Tiger 285 miles Al Kavanaugh, Democrat, call- and publisher of daily of Saigon. Korean of- ed for creation of authorities at Henryelta said he fleers said 214 Communists! borrow SI billion lo build high-'chose the lodge "because of a were killed, 117 captured a ways, schools and provide gen-! pride authorship" 'i2Sl persons detained Wednesday! eral government services. i Gourley was chairman of the the central coastal ricclands; "My program will give Okla-1 Oklahoma Lake Redevelopment around Qui Nhon. It was the i a a 0 ic money it can! Authority during the Howard a Korean operation to; prudently use for progress right JEdmondson administration when inow," Kavanaugh said.

"Let our lhe S10 million lodge and park The tide of battle also was! Citizens enjoy the harvest of project were approved. to the Allies. progress during their time, with: Republican J.N (Happy) i 1 The U.S. military increasing their taxes or Camp of Waukomis told'a GtJP reported SO Americans killed, the souls of their meeting in Tulsa he has re- 816 wounded and 17 missing or: children and grandchildren." ceived pledges of support from captured in the fighting last cieeta John another members of both parlies, and el Ini comp P'T ilh Democratic hopeful said "east- 'Predicted he would win election, killed, 8G8 wounded and eight ern Camp said Gov. Henry Bell- missing or captured the week oklahoma whisky 11 a Republican Ins before.

salers" are attemnlinMo move pl oved thal lhe le of ok a Vicl Losses Rise ihp rarn ihoma want a government with The number of South Viet- i lhe soveinoi 'hanky-panky' in office And namese killed rose from 131 to: Thc 5lale senator from Okla- the people want more of the 232 last week but the number i a City said the liquor inter- same missing declined from 97 lo 73. jests are "seeking lhe means of; res 0 Moore, a Democrat, Vietnamese wounded are i a franchise whisky bill'said th our jst trade could be- disclosed. through (he next legislature." jcome a bonanza for eastern Communist losses reported by: el 's said it would be if developed. He sa the Allies declined sharply" 1 to st lhe wer a a "with little encoura.re- linsr Hie week of March' 13-19 nexl governor favors it. tourists spent about S190 i i 6'7 killed and 59 captured 1 Democrat Keith Cartwnght in Oklahoma last year, (compared with 1224 killed and ed sui( in Tlllsn Federal Court "It's figured that about 10 prr ilOG captured the week before.

seeking an injunction to ban the cent of every tourist dollar U.S. Air Force jets carried the air war to North Viet i i a Pass for the straight day. A spokesman said i INDEN, N. T. (AP)--The Viet I ward air controller, or FAC.

his'P larincl are considering forma- to lhe Ho Chi Corps of Engineers from winds up in the stale treasury." charges ranging from Moore said. "This would mean I cents to S7 on 10 Oklahoma the state made a profit of some Apr slg juj ast ear anc under WASHINGTON (AP) A the "strategic" "highway I said earlier he the proper leadership it could mn call out the Nalional be twice that. from orbit, covered so film inside can be 14 to 30 days for a single mis-! removed, the space expert and their greatest lack! Zak Air Force Capl. Sheldon, who came lo Orlando of all has been the failure to ander Zakrzeski--is home today to speak to local members maneuvering capa-iwith more medals than he a 1 0 the American Institute of Aero-'bility." 'wear on one uniform. As a 11 eone Ah Force Quizzes Temple Man 'Flying Fish-Shaped Object' iing.L Cong wanted "Zak the! job in Viet Nam was to pilot a of cavalry clogged with the wreckage of 19 iFAC" dead or alive.

His wife 'light plane over enemv positions! regiments and squadrons which trucks, five of which blew i cx wanted him alive. and direct air strikes." cou ld replace or supplementjThis indicated they were can-y- fl tTTI I OmrSQfTlT aps i He was so good at it that lank armored cavalry ing munitions, an Air Force! Vff I I I I I nis-l ifni-p he rrturnprl hnmp thp i I spokesman said. I I A I ifO'-TI LPI CTUtl I WW I BV The consiiiuiion sinii wore a tan cap with the bill! The aluminum colored ob- An electronics i up and had chevrons on! ec i wen straight up for 1 struct or said today the Air; his sleeves. about 50 feel and i Force was interested in his The Temple man explained; turning or banking went di- slory of a mysterious fish-sliap-lthal he was approximately 50 rectly south toward Reel ccl object and uniformed pilot yards from the object, which; River, the electronics inslruc- which he said landed on U.S. was well lighted.

He said his; tor said. 70 south of here early Wednes-jcar lights also were on. day morning. I Laxson, who said he has been William Eddie Laxson, 36, electronics instructor at instructor at Sheppard AiriSheppard since 1951, said the Force Base who commutes lolman was about 5 feet 9 inches Wichita Falls from his home in Temple, reported (he incident. He said he had been contact- tall' and weighed about 180 pounds.

He estimated the man's age at about 30 and said the ed by Air Force officials andlinsignias on his sleeves looked had been asked to lell his story like U.S. Air Force stripes, to a '''Captain Reynolds." Ho The electronics instructor also said he did not who lhe said he had taught an aircraft officer was or what agency he identification course at the Uni- represented. versity of Arkansas in the early Laxson said he saw the ob- 1940s and could positively state ject, which he described as shap- the object was not a helicopter, ed like a perch, blocking the THE OBJECT stood on at highway at 5:09 a.m. Wednes- least one "stem" and a day while he was driving to have had more, Laxson said, work. I The bottom of the object was Laxson said the object, which i about three feet off the he estimated to be 60 lo 70 feet: ground, he reported.

Laxson said the object had no propeller and sounded like an electric drill while taking off. LAXSON SAID he later talked to a truck driver who confirmed seeing the object while it was in the air. Laxson reported the vehicle had the insignia TL 4138 or TL 4738, on its side. He said he quickly jotted down the numerals in the dirt at the edge of the roadway but couldn't be certain of the second digit after returning to copy them on paper. home, the Viet equivalent Cavalry units are used chiefly, Bridges Knocked Oul dead fo1 reconnaissance and screen-j Other Air Force and Navy ing missions.

For knocked out two bridges! recently armored cavalry regi- a strafed six junks in the i.uiiii ui mini i i 110 are stecl Ln West Ger- North Vietnamese panhandle Cong were killed by pilots under man a on th Iron Curtain, in and laced again into the Red his direction. evc 11 of an enemy probe, these i a rail line flora Ha- for a month with his wife, Pan lelte, and their children, Alexander 17 months, and Cari Ann, 3. Young Alex was six months old when his father: left for Viet Nam. WARMER temperatures are expecled to return to Law-ton and Southwest Oklahoma today Friday, but more cool cavalry regiments, using: "off South Viet Nam 7th: a expected this week- He returned here Wednesday i regiments likely would be thej northwest to the Chinese i eSPd first to make ground contact. border in a total of 67 missions Wednesday.

helicopters for movement, would be considerably faster and would cover more ground in less time than armored cavalry Late in April, Zakrzeski, 25, outfits driving tanks and jeeps. Fleet destroyers joined air and! ground forces in battering the 1 The weather bureau said tern- Communists, i peralures here would climb to Air Force and Navy F5 Free-, about 59 degrees today and 66 dom Fighters and FIDO Super Friday as a slow warming trend reports to Holm Air Force Base! The success of the 1st pounded Viel Cong posi- covers the stale, in Germany to fly fighter-inter- Airmobile, Division in Viet Nam only 25 miles north of High Wednesday was a i ceotor iets. He was not i a encouraged Pentagon offi-jgon. setting off three secondary! 50 degrees, followed by an over- i a April 1, but Tuesday icials to consider widening the explosions and blasting scores'night low'of 29. which was one ceptor jets.

home until he surprised his wife with a call from San Francisco. i i At the home of his in-laws, The where Mrs. Zakrzeski and i re'gular were caught in the open. more than 100,000 acres of land in Le Flore County. Range fives, fanned by strong winds the past couple days, have now been brought under control at Bartlesville in the northeast.

Some homes were scorched or received smoke damage. Bomb Pickup children have been staying, the pilot said that despite his desire to get back, he left with mixed emotions. "I felt I could have been more productive there." of helicopter-mounted I of huts, fortifical'ons and mor- degree higher than predicted. units. a positions.

Pilots estimated Low tonight will be about 32. budget requests 23 Viet Cong killed when they! u. WEATHERMEN said cloudi- new rmy division, either infantry I An even heavier blow hit a nes should increase by Salur- airborne, to an air cavalry Communist battalion which at- ay ahead of a new cold front, A or organization with about 428 helicopters. Beyond that, there have been Mrs. Zakrzeski said: 'My i suggestions that still another air husband doesn't consider him- cavalry division may be formed self a hero.

His idea is simply nex year doing what you have to." production is grow- Zakrzeski, a chemical engi- slowly and the demands of neer, was awarded the Dislin-lthe war in Viet Nam are so guished Flying Cross times and the Air Medal 11 He told'newsmen the chev- iimes He has Qualified for nine long and 10 to 12 feet high, was parked at a 45-degree angle on the highway. He said a man dressed in what he called green Air Force fatigue-type clothing was stand- Ing beside it. He said the man Laxon said he stopped his car, got out and started to run toward the object when he remembered he had a camera in his auto. As he went back to get the camera, the object took off, he said. rons appeared to curve or arch ontop.

He thought the uniform had three chevrons up and three down. LAXSON'S WIFE, Pearl, is a first grade teacher in Temple. The instructor said the vehicle had four lights on its side. Two upper lights were ie. AIR FORCE, Pose 2, more Air Medals.

He has been nominated for the Silver Star, ry division may not come into being until late this year. there are 1,600 helicopters in Viet Nam being used to haul troops to battle areas and i i provide fire support against the Bronze Star for valor and i guerri llas and other two more Distinguished Flying troops. Crosses. An air cavalry regiment prob- Zaki-zeski brought home six ably would be formed of three Vietnamese medals, including squadrons and would total some two Gallantry Crosses with sil- 3,000 men and possibly about 275 ver star, helicopters. tacked the Bu Prang outpost 112 See VIET NAM, Pmje Col.

Aggies Due 2 Holidays Cameron, officials -today designated April 8, as an Achievement Holiday in recognition of the Aggie basketball' team's victory in the regional championships. Student Senate members selected the date, which is Good Friday, and notified -Dr. Rich ard-Burch, president. Dr. Burch announced administrative approval of the.

holiday. Classes also will be dismissed on Friday, April 15, for the annual Junior College conference at Norman. but little rainfall is expected. Winds across the stale have become generally light, reducing the danger from range fires. At the same lime, U.S.

Forest officials near I-Ieavener said although the area has had about one-quarter inch of rain recently, forest areas in southeastern Oklahoma are in danger. far. there have been only a few minor fires but the officials said the fire index rating Wednesday was 4. plus, indicating that it wouldn't take much for fast spreading forest fires. The fire threat index ranges from one to five.

KENNETH Rose, forest service technician of Strapp a Heavener said danger still exists because the forests are very dry. Strapp Center supervises PALOMARES BEACH, Spain (AP) Operations to recover the U.S. H-bomb missing off the Spanish coast appeared to be reaching a climax loday. But no official would predict exactly when the nuclear weapon would, be hoisted aboard a waiting U.S. Navy ship.

Two small ships were about five miles offshore at the point where the H-bomb was located March 15. A midget sub was working with the two surface craft in an effort to snare the bomb from, the bottom 2,500 feet down and attach cables so it could be pulled to the surface. Other ships remained at anchor near the shore. There was a minimum of activity, as though word from the sea depths was The bomb was Hung from a crashing B52 bomber Jan. 17..

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