The Daily Plainsman from Huron, South Dakota • Page 1

EDITION Serving One-Botirth of the Counties cf South Dakota A I I 5 3 0 A i THE DAILY PEAINSMAN The Great Home Newspaper of the Dakota Great Plains SHOWERS VOLUME LXXX Low 57; High Thursday 80 80th Year of Service HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57350, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1965 352-6401 ASTRONAUT EDWARD WHITE is pic- tured during his stroll-through space as the Gemini space capsule rockets across Last Day At Sea the United States during 7 its around the world last week. (AP Wirephoto) Astronauts Await ois Gir TTr i Governor Land Welcomes candidate By VERN HAUGLAND astronauts'hearts Rae WMe, Iroquois, and le- James A. McDivitt and Edward from four days of weightless- White enough to ness, -though there home to see their historic nor health problem: Tuesday: film "on''shipboard McDivitt had a'nosebleed. television, began their final fes- tive day at sea today'and got set for a round of: welcomes awaiting them ashore. Almost all of the intensive medical testing behind them, the, astronauts' schedule today called for "technical debrief- ing" talking into tape record- ers'at length about their four- day mission and being ques- tioned in detail by space ex- perts.

The Gemini 4 twins said their most memorable moments of the flight were, for White, his 20-minute stroll in space, and, for McDivitt, the capsule's re- entry, through the earth's at- mosphere. They were among the millions who thrilled at the sight of vivid movies of the space stroll. The films were released Tuesday in Houston, the astro- nauts saw a televised version late Tuesday night. Space doctors also continued to be mildly amazed at the as- tronauts' fine physical condition after their arduous journey. Weather FORECAST Enron and Vicinity: Con- siderable cloudiness with showers or thunderstorms to- night and Thursday.

A little tonight; little change in temperature Thursday. Low tonight upper 50s, high Thursday around 80. Third-Day Outlook: Little change in temperature Friday. South Dakota: Variable cloudiness tonight and Thurs- day with scattered showers or thunderstorms over 40 to 60 per cent of the state. A little warmer tonight, lows 48 to 60.

Highs Thursday 72 to 82. TEMPERATURES and PRECIPITATION Pre- cip, Max. Jtin. Huron 72 48 Aberdeen 72 45 Lemmon 71 40 Mitchell 70 48 Mobridge 72 49 Philip 76 47 Pickstown 73 53 Pierre 71 51 -Rapid City 72 49 Sioux Falls 68 46 Watertown 70 50 Ft Worth 90 72 Los Angeles 68 55 Miami 81 Minneapolis 70 52 New York 90 70 .02 Phoenix 97 59 Seattle 65 53 Washington 91 70 Huron temperature at 8 a.m. 64 HURON PRECIPITATION Total this month to date 1.53 Normal this month to .97 Total this year to 10.

22 Normal this year to 7.36 Normal for entire year. .17.33 Pollen count per sq. 5.13 Medical tests showed little ill Doctors said the nosebleed probably -resulted from the drying effect of breathing pure oxygen for They said nearly future might take along something to lubricate the inner nose. The astronauts' schedule on their scheduled return to Hous- ton Thursday already was crowded with parades and other honors from their admiring pub- lic. Here's what's planned so far: Thursday Arrive in Hous- ton at 10:30 a.m.

(EST) for a parade, visit with their families, news conference, further de- briefing. Friday or Saturday--A likely visit to President Johnson's ranch in Texas. Monday--Ticker-tape parade in Chicago. Tuesday Honors by the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor. Both men are graduates of the Wednesday A homecoming celebration at Jackson, McDiviU's home town.

No homecoming plans were announced yet for White. He is a native of San Antonio, but has lived in about 50 cities, the son of an Air Force general. His parents now live in St. Pe- tersburg, and a space cen- ter spokesman said the 'celebra- tion probably would be there. Space officials had to decline a number of invitations in- cluding a traditional ticker tape parade in New York.

Newark, N.J., and Miami, also ex- tended parade invitations which were in turn "declined regret- fully," said Julian Scheer, NASA associate public affairs administrator. "It was a matter of schedul- ing," Scheer said. Aboard the Wasp Tuesday, Paul Haney, NASA information officer, interviewed the astro- nauts as to their most exciting moments 'during the flight. White said his plainly was the 20-minute venture outside Gemi- ni 4 during which he said he did a little dance on the capsule, Haney reported. He said White told him be carefully avoided snagging his space suit on the sharp edges of the blunt end adapter section of See ASTRONAUTS, Page Two Inside Today SOUTH DAKOTA "CROPS continue (o show rapid growth.

An area report on crop conditions, on page 17 Amusements 18 Area 2 Classified Ads 21-23 Comics 21 Dear Ahby 16 Editorials 13 Hcloise 16 Hospital 2 Markets 23 Sports 10-11 TV Log ig Women's News H-1S MITCHELL (AP) Regie Dimoct, have'been selected as guberna- torial candidates for.Thursday's Girl State election here. Miss Wintle attends Huron i School: Miss Wintle heads alist ticket, and Miss Zehnpf en- nig national They were nominated "today. Candidates for superintendent of public nominated on the nonpolitical ballot, are Kathleen" Bormann, Parker, and Sibyl Freeburg, Twelve girls will be running for the six Supreme Court jus- tice positions, two in each of six districts. In the first'district Marie Barondeau of Cresbard faces Janice Feterl of Bridgewater; second district, Lynda Hamp- ton of Yankton and Mary Ann Rowan of- Howard; third dis- trict, Marsha Hohm of Huron and Mary Begeman of Parker; fourth district, Linda Hardy of Pine Ridge and Beverly Beck- with of Chamberlain; fifth dis- trict, Pamela Lee of Lester- Colton and sixth district, SINGLE COPY lOc Petitioners Reach Goal For Tax Law Referral Quat In Trouble U.S. Sends 2,500 Engineers To Viet By EDVVJN Q.

WHITE SAIGON, South Viet Nam Viet Nam, U.S. planes attacked (AP) About 2,500 U.S the big port of Vinh for the fifth combat engineers landed today, straight day and the pilots at Cam Ranh Bay, 190 miles claimed light to moderate dam- age to an army barracks area. A U.S. spokesman announced that government forces suffered their heaviest casualties of the war 1,875 northeast of Saigon, to build an airfield, port and supply center there, a U.S. military spokes- man announced.

The spokesman hinted that more engineers were on the South Vietnamese and 51 Am'er- way. "Don't hold me to the 2,500 icans in the week that ended last Saturday. Viet Cong losses, for the week were 1,305, the figure," he said. The spokesman said the project, being undertaken joint- spokesman said, but these in ly by the U.S. and South Viet- eluded no wounded namese governments, would The spokesman said 530 South include a bridge to link the har- Vietnamese troops were killed, 7 1 0 wounded and 635 bor area to a highway and rail- road.

The new base is expected to play a key role in the U.S.- Viet- namese war effort in the central and northern parts of South Viet Nam, the spokesman said. The engineers brjng the U.S. military force in South Viet Nam to nearly 54,000 men. In other Viet Nam'develop- Vietnamese troops were killed or missing in bloody actions north and south of Saigon. This brought American com- bat casualties in Viet Nam to 404 since December 1961.

ments: --Premier Phan Huy Quat de- clared that his government could not solve the current po-. litical crisis and that his gen- erals had. agreed to mediate. He said he had asked, the army to step in 1 as mediators the government and opposition groups, including Roman Cath- olics, now threatening to throw the nation into --The White House said that the commander has had all along the newly reported authority to commit TJ. "support" fightihg-iaf "the" South Vietnamese ask and need help, and it does not mean those forces can join in an of- fensive.

The statement said William C. Westmoreland has had the authority since Ma- rines were, landed in the South- east Asian nation in March. --Secretary of State Dean Rusk said today U. S. forces in South Viet Nam will not "sit there like hypnotized rabbits waiting for the "Viet Cong to at- tack" and some sharp engage- ments are expected during the current monsoon season.

--A U. S. Marine helicopter squadron evacuated an entire village menaced by Viet Cong today, hauling everything from kids with dogs to sacks of rice and bales of tobacco. In all, some 2,600 persons and more than 60 tons of personal belongings were taken out. --The Viet Cong threatened today to call for" international help if American troops fight alongside government forces in vule and Ardys Rentschler of the Viet Nam War.

Communist China also criticized any U.S. Dangel of Hurley and Theresa action To" Viet Peschl of.Tyndall. I namese. Stock Market Hurt By Wary Buyers YORK (AP)-The stock resumed its four-week- long slide and then rebounded to recover part of its loss early this afternoon. Brokers said one reason for a sharp drop hi prices and a pick- up in trading volume around noon was a rumor in Wall Street that President Johnson was ill.

While the rumor was circulat- ing, the President was seen briefly at the regular midday briefing held by George Reedy, his press secretary. Prices began to rise after the rumor was squelched. At 1 p.m. the Dow Jones aver- age of 30 industrials was off 2.50 Viborg Farmer Tornado Victim VIBORG (AP) A farmer near here died Tuesday night as a result of injuries received when a tornado struck his farm late Monday. The victim was Kilmer Dur- at 886.55.

It had been down 4.05 at noon. Tuesday the market, as meas- ured fay the popular. averages, suffered its worst loss since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Nov. 22,1963.

The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 13.10 points to 889.05. Since May 14, when it reached an all-time peak, this average has tumbled 50.57 The Associated Press 60-stock average dropped 4.4 to 323.7. Brokers said one favorable factor was that the slump came on moderate trading. Volume Tuesday was 4.67 million shares. The daily average for 5.6 million shares In view of the sluggish trad- ing, brokers said the situation appeared to be more of a case of unwillingness to buy than eagerness to sell.

Some said the slide had been last week by William McChes- i i i' ham, 76, farmed I ney Martin, pf of Viborg. Earlier, he was listed in seri- ous condition with skull lacera- tions at a Viborg Dur- ham was reported to have been standing in his farm yard when the funnel hit He was believed to have been the only person seriously hurt the storm that caused dam- rage to numerous farms and some communities in southeast South Dakota. H- also was the Federal Reserve Board, who said he "disquieting simi- larities" between present busi- ness conditions and the boom that the 1929 crash. Brokers say disturbing factors include talk about include talk about tight money, a lot of secondary issues coming HoUSe Committee Afi ri YM MM on the market and for U.S. troops to permission engage in Okays Repeal Bill WASHINGTON (AP) A seems as though buyers bill that would repeal a section become very wary and of the Taft-Hartley law that per- first fatal victim of tornado sellers are not offering any ava- mits states to outlaw the union tivuy in South Dakota i lanche of stock," a market ana- shop was approved today by a combat in South Viet Nam.

"It have year. i lyst commented. In the air war against North and 635 either missing or captured. Ten Amer- icans were killed, -6 were miss- ing and 35 wounded for the same period. The Viet Cong had and 84 captured, the spokesman said.

Two more American advisers were killed today and 158 South Rural Lobby GroupHeads For Capital thin- 100 business, hoonV to bring their views to Washington- men will testify before LIKE AN OLD-TIME circuit rider, the Rev. Robert "Wegner Methodist minister at Beres'ford, rode horseback the 265 miles from his home to Pierre. He will be attending the 81st annual conference of the Methodist Church which opens tonight in Pierre, after completing the eight-day ride Tuesday night. The ride is a reminder of the circuit-riders who brought the gospel to the pioneers. (Plainsman Photo by Howard Morrissey) Minister Rides 265 Miles On A Horse the Senate 0 tee in support of the farm pro- grams and will meet with Sec- retary of Agriculture iCrville Freeman to stress the im- portance'of farm income meas- ures to the state.

Conferences with Secretary of Interior Stuart Udall and Under Secretary Kenneth Holum mil out the local interest in development of the Oahe Ir- rigation Project in Central South Dakota. Other contacts will be made with key members of the Sen- ate and House, bringing to Con- gress the thinking of South Da- kotans. On of the lobby will attend Sen. George McGovern's South Dakota De- velopment Conference with agency officials. The trip, by chartered plane, is coordinated by the South Dakota Farmers Union and the East River Electric Power Co- operative.

The members, rep- resenting both political parties, are making a unified effort to dramatize the importance of farm programs water re- source development to the state, said Ben Radcliffe, SDFU president Berry termed the trip vital "if we going to be able to convince the Johnson adminis- tration that farm income must be increased and that farmers must be permitted to remain on the land." PIERRE (AP) The Rev. Robert Wegner, astride one horse and leading another, com- pleted 265-mile horseback ride here yesterday. The event marked the 30th anniversary since- his ordination as a Meth- odist minister. THE REV. WEGNER, about 55, started his horseback jour- ney May 31 from his home at South Dakota! Purpose "of his trip was mani- fold: A --It was 30 years ago that he.

ordained into the Method- ist ministry in Pierre, and the ride was one way of observing it, --The 81st annual session of the South Dakota Methodist Church opens here, tonight, and the horseback trip helps call attention to it. --The Wegner's ride dramatizes the Methodist cir- cuit riders of old. --He's making a bid to per- form a similar ride this sum- mer from McKendree Chapel, in Missouri and near Lebanon, to Baltimore, Md. The dis- tance is about 800, miles. PURPOSE of 800-mile trip is to commemorate the old-time Methodist circuit riders.

Sever- al applicants are vying for the job, but only one will make the trip and the Rev. Wegner hopes he'll be named. A large delegation met the Teacher Kills 3 Sons, Self LIVINGSTON, Mont (AP) A schoolteacher killed her three sons and herself in this south- central Montana community Tuesday night Authorities said Mrs. Carolyn Spurlin, 29, used a .270 big game rifle ID kill her sons Craig, Eugene, 4, and Joseph, 7, be- fore turning the weapon on her- self. The two younger boys were shot in the head while watch- ing television.

Bodies of Mrs. Spurlin and the oldest boy were found in a bedroom. oume saia me siiae naa oeen P. urI voluntary accelerated by the statement mental patient a a year ago, telephoned a neighbor and told her what she was going to ao. "There's no other way out" the woman said.

A minister summoned by the neighbor arrived too late to stop the House Labor subcommittee. Senate Confirms S.D. Appointment WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate today confirmed the ap- pointment of Circuit Judge Fred J. Nichol, Mitchell, as a U.S. District Court judge for South Dakota.

Nichol, 53, a was named, by President Johnson to succeed the late Judge George Mickelson, Sioux Falls. The Senate Judiciary Com- mittee favorably reported the nomination late Tuesday. Sen. George McGovern, said he expected President Johnson to issue the official appointment papers immediately. hardy minister when he entered the Pierre city limits.

Included were Bishop Edwin R. Garri- son, Aberdeen, resident bishop of the Methodist Church, Da- kotas area, other church of- ficials and the Pierre police. THE POLICE and a following caravan escorted the Rev. Weg- ner through downtown Pierre and to the First Methodist Church. A church spokesman said the RBV.

Wegner. camped out oc- casiorially during his eight-day fide, but stayed with friends when passing through their communities. The spokes an did not a how the Rev. Wegner will re- turn home. LBJVDoctor Denies Heart Attack Rumor WASHINGTON (AP) -Presi- dent Johnson's personal physi- cian said today "the President is in perfect health." Rear Adm.

George G. Burk- ley made the statement in re- sponse to rumors in Wall Street and elsewhere that the Presi- dent had suffered a heart at- tack, others that he had had a stroke. Before the rumors were con- tradicted, they sent the stock- market sharply downward, a trend it has been experiencing for several days. was no indication what caused the rumors to start and spread. Burkley dictated this state- ment to-The Associated Press: "The'President is in perfect health.

There is and has been no indication of anything but perfect health during the time he has been president." Burkley, by his statement presumably meant that the President had suffered no- ill- ness such as the 1955 heart at- tack which nearly cost his life, but not rule out suuh things as a severe cold and sore throat which once hospitalized John- son. Luci Johnson Is No Longer Wearing Pin Of Boy Friend Over 14,600 Signatures Are Claimed By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Proponents of a petition drive to refer South Dakota's 1965 law broadening the state sales tax have secured more than the required number of signa- tures, it was learned at Sioiix Falls today. No official statement was made, but a source at Sioiix Falls said it appeared well over the 14,600 signatures had. been obtained. BARBERS and others hava joined with Democrats to refer law, which extends the sales tax to most services and professions.

Deadline for filing the peti- tions with the secretary of state at Pierre is midnight'Sat- urday. If the petitions are ac- cepted as valid and sufficient, the law would be delayed to a vote of the people in the 1966 general election. Assistant secretary of state, Ann Hackworth, said today that if the petitions are in order, the secretary of state, Alma Larson, will accept them. HOWEVER, Atty. Gen.

Frank Farrar declined comment on whether the law will be referred to a vote of the people. He did not state what his opinion would be, should Miss "Larson request it. "I think it is premature right now to announce whether the law can be referred to a vote," Farrar said. There has- been some specu- lation that Miss-Larson will re- ject the petitions, but she was not available for comment. IF SHE DOES reject them, it-is expected the Supreme Court will whether the should go to a vote of the peo- ple.

The law is to go into effect July 1.. "We'll cooperate to the full- est extent to see that the Su- preme Court hears them as soon as possible for immediate dis- position," Farrar said. i would be in the event Miss Lar- son rejects the petitions. If the court were to decide in favor of placing the issue on the ballot, it would issue a writ of mandamus directing the state to place it on the 1966 general election ballot THE REFERENDUM petitions are part of a two-pronged at- tack upon the law broadening the tax. An action is currently pend- ing in Circuit Court in Sioux Falls to have the measure de- clared unconstitutional.

Judge Roy D. Burns has the matter under advisement and is expected to issue a decision ahead of July. 1, when the tax See S.D., Page Two WASHINGTON (AP) Sev- enteen-year-old Luci Baines Johnson, now about to enter nursing school, says she is no longer wearing the pin of Paul Betz, her recent favorite boy friend. They are still excellent friends and expect to continue dating, 'a White House spokes- man said today. But the President's daughter and Betz decided about a week ago that Luci would no longer wear his pin.

Luci has been seen with a number of young men in the past week during her own com- mencement exercises at Nation- al Cathedral School for Girls and during a visit to Milwaukee, Wis. where she wore a disguise, picnicked with friends and danced at the Marquette Uni- versity prom. Throughout the weekend fling --primarily in the Milwaukee, area her whereabouts were a secret from the public. LUCI BAINES "I'm human, too," the Presi- dent's 17-year-old daughter said Tuesday. "I wanted for once to be out with my friends and have fun." She flew to Chicago with her father Thursday, then with par- ental approval she disappeared See LUCI, Page Two 3 Montanans, N.D.Man Die In S.

D. Crash PLANKINTON CAP) Three members of a Montana family and a jNorth Dakota man were killed near here late Tuesday when their car collided with a pickup. The dead were: Harris H. Kukla, 61, Kill- deer, N. D.

John Panasuk, 53, Bamvillc, Mont. Mrs. John Panasuk, 40, Bainville. Robert Panasuk, 4. Kukla was driver of the car carrying Panasuk, his wife and young son.

His vehicle collided at an intersection with a pick- up driven by Joseph E. Lien, 28, Veblen. Kukla's wife was also in the car. She was hospitalized in critical condition at Mitchell. Lien was not believed injured, but his father, Emil.

55, a pas- senger, was hospitalized in ser- ious condition at Mitchell. The elder Lien, of a construction company at Veb- len, was reported to have suf- fered a broken hip and re- ceived other injuries. The four victims were dead at the scene of the accident. The mishap occurred at 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of U.

S. Highways 16 and 281 two miles east of Plankinton. Patrolmen said the car driv- en by Kukla was going south on 281 and the pickup truck going west on Highway 16 when they collided. The North Dakota car was reportedly en route to Can- istota. The four deaths raised state's road toll to 101, com- pared with 102 at the same time a year ago..