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Rain Odds The Opelousas vicinity can expect partly cloudy and warm weather through Saturday with late-day thundershowers. Low tonight in lower 70s; high Saturday near 90. South winds 6-16 m.p.h. RD YEAR NO. 170 DAILY WORLD OPELOUSAS, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1972 McGovern 'People's Seeks End 'Fury, ST.

LANDRY GOP LEADER WARNS OF 'RADICAL LEFT' As an aftermath of the Democratic National Convention, William M. Castellini of Opelousas, chairman of the St. Landry Parish Republican Executive Committee, warned today of a left" take-over and urged support for President Nixon. witnessed the spectacle the Democratic National Convention," he said in a brief public statement, "there is not conclusion but that it is time for all citizens to rally around President Nixon and work for his re-election." Castellini further stated that "the Democratic party, not only nationally but on the state and parish level has been taken over by the radical left." He warned "that if the voters are complacent the presidency of the country could also fall into their hands in Castellini urged "responsible voters, regardless of their party affiliation, to work for Mr. Nixon's Wallace Door Still Ajar on 3rd Party MIAMI BEACH, Fla.

(AP) His proposals rejected by the Democrats, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace has not closed the door completely on another third-party campaign. "I don't have any plans now politically except to go back to Alabama," Wallace said Thursday. Asked if that ruled out another American Independent Party effort, the crippled governor replied: "As I said, I don't have any political plans at time.

That would include that, of course. But, he added: "I don't say I won't ever have any." Wallace chatted for more than an hour in his hotel suite with Alabama newsmen covering the Democratic National Convention, where the governor tried unsuccessfully to get the presidential nomination. The convention also refused to write into the party platform Tuesday night such Wallace proposals as an end to busing to achieve school desegregation and a stronger military pos-. ture. Third-party speculation intensified Wednesday when Wallace campaign manager Charles S.

Snider told newsmen the prospects were "growing stronger and stronger every minute. Wallace flys today to Birmingham for treatment at the Spain Rehabilitation Center. President Nixon has made available another Air Force hospital plane like the one which flew the stricken governor to Miami. During Thursday's news conference, Wallace recalled, the moment he was "I thought I was going to die," he said. He also remembered his conversation with doctors when he arrived at Holy Cross Hospital.

in Silver asked Spring, what Md. I had to me eat, Wallace said. told them I had hamburger and mashed potatoes. They said that was important because food in the stomach increases the danger of infection. you're going to get shot," he told reporters with a grin, "it's better to do it on an empty stomach.

La. Delegation Heads Home Unhopeful: 'Uphill' Is View MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Louisiana's delegates to the Democratic National Convention headed for home today only guardedly optimistic that Sen. George McGovern could carry their state in the November presidential election. "I think he's going to do a lot better than some people think, veteran political figure Camille Gravel of Alexandria said Thursday prior to the closing session of the 4-day convention.

"Of said, "it's going to be a real uphill fight. seeing the way McGovern has one in the last three or four months," he said, "it's difficult to The delegation, in a surprise move, cast 18.5 first ballot vice presidential votes for New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu, a member of the convention delegation. Delegates gave Sen. Thomas Eagleton, D- McGovern's choice and the eventual victor, 10.5 votes, and cast seven for Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, two for U.S.

Rep. Shirley Chisholm, and one for Texan Clay Smothers. The black chairman of the 46- member delegation, Zelma Wyche of Tallulah, urged the to return to Louisiana to group push McGovern into the White House. Change Party, Advises Parish GOP Leader; Back Sentiments Rick Harrington, Republican state cent a committeeman for St. Landry Parish, today urged registered Democrats to change party affiliation "in view of the nomination of Sen.

George McGovern." Harrington said that "the Democratic party has not nominated a candidate who reflected the views of a majority of Louisiana citizens in many years." Harrington, suggesting that local Democrats register Cross- Country Ride Makes Stop Here MEMBERS of Adventure afternoon for an overnight stay on their THIRTY-SIX Christian College cross-country tour from Santa Monica, Calif. Unlimited, a group of from Taylor College in Jacksonville, Fla. students rode these bicycles into Opelousas Thursday Relaxing and Resting at OCHS BODIES pile up at the field house the jury dormitory in the St. Landry Parish TIRED Opelousas Catholic High School, where court house in Opelousas. They are fostering Coach Mickey Mills, extreme right with hand better Christian relations, giving concerts on on wall, opened the facilities to the bike their tour.

(Staff Photos by Savoie) riders. The youths spent Thursday night in EDWARDS: 'WHOLE GAMUT' Group Told to Review All Louisiana Property Taxes BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The new committee formed to draw up a new formula for distributing money from the state's property tax relief fund has been asked to take an overall look at property taxes while it is at it. The present formula's ruled unconstitutional District Court, must be changed by Sept. 1.

While this court order brought about the immediate problem, I want you to look at gamut, Gov. Edwin Edwards told the committee. The 38-member committee, divided into six subcommittees to ponder specific tax areas, begins meetings Monday. The organizational session was held Thursday. "We might as well realize this is going to be con- DEATHS LAWRENCE PITRE, 61, Washington, Page 1.

MRS. ARTELON CHAP. MAN, 59, Mamou, Page 3. MRS. EVA CLEMENT, 77, Ville Platte, Page 14.

troversial, but I believe you can find a reasonable approach," Edwards said. The governor contends that a final solution of the emotional and political issue of equalization of property assessments and revision of the distribution formula centers on 1 getting the state out of the property tax field altogether, leaving it to the parishes. James Fitzmorris, committee chairman, set Aug. 14 as the deadline for the final report. A 12-day special session of the legislature, to consider the report and pass a new distribution formula, begins Aug.

20. The relief fund, which totals $73 million this year, is used to reimburse parishes for ad valorem taxes lost due to state homestead exemptions. In its decision, a three- judge federal court said the formula was basically unfair because a system of low assessments and high tax millages would bring a parish a disproportionate share of the money. For instance, Jefferson Parish received $179 from the state for each homestead exemption while East Feliciana Parish got DEATH TOLL RISES British Army Moves, Belfast Battles Rage Moves, Rage troops invaded the IRA "no go" district of Andersonstown to quell gunmen who had poured intensive fire at an army command post for four days. It was the first time the army had entered one of the districts taken over by the IRA.

In the past such areas have been off limits to prevent a confrontation with the guerrillas holding sway there. Protestant militants have been demanding for months that the army go into the no go areas and clean out the IRA. The invasion of Andersonstown will probably intensify the Protestants' demands that the army now go into the barricaded areas of Londonderry that are the most famous symbols of Catholic defiance, the Bogside and Greggan districts, or "Free as the IRA calls them. Auction. Farm Equipment Sat.

July P.M. Prairie Ronde Hwy. 104 1 SECTION 14 PAGES Campaign' Frustrations' Asks Unity to Gain Nixon's White House MIAMI BEACH, Fla. presidential nominee George lead a people's campaign, Democrats today to put frustrations" and unite to from President Nixon. And the South Dakota senator appealed for help "from every Democrat and every Republican and independent who wants America to be the great and good land it can be.

It was nearly 3 a.m. when the beaming McGovern, introduced by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and joined by vice presidential nominee Thomas F. Eagleton and defeated presidential rivals, stepped to the rostrum of a tumultuous, jammed Convention Hall to accept his party's nomination.

The victorious nominee had only a few hours to rest up after his triumph appearances before a unity breakfast for the party's House and Senate Campaign committees and a Democratic fund-raising group were scheduled before he returned to Washington later today. McGovern also had to decide on a chairman for the Democratic National Committee. The committee, meeting for the first time under newly adopted organizational rules, held a session this morning taken up with procedural matters, but adget- ting around to election of offi- cers. McGovern had pressed Chairman Lawrence O'Brien to stay on the DNC, but O'Brien was reported reluctant and informed sources said if he resigned McGovern would ask Jean Westwood, the Utah National Committeewoman, to take the job. Waves of applause rocked the hall as Hubert H.

Humphrey, Edmund S. Muskie, Jackson, Shirley Chisholm and Terry Sanford lifted high the hands of the 49-year-old nominee and his 42-year-old running mate from Missouri. (AP) Democratic McGovern, vowing to urged wildly cheering behind "our fury and our capture the White House Reviewing the way his campaign swept aside the established political leadership, McGovern said he would dedicate his White House campaign the people, declared that next January he would restore government to their hands and added: politics will never be the same again. With some labor leaders still determined to sit out the campaign and other delegates grumbling about the ways in which his operatives dominated the convention. McGovern forecast the battle against Richard Nixon would bring the party "together in common cause' this fall.

"He is the unwitting unifier and the fundamental issue of this national, campaign, McGovern adding that of us together are going to help him redeem a pledge he made 10 years ago: that next year you won't have Richard Nixon to kick around any more. Even delegates who supported the absent Gov. George C. Wallace joined the ovation when McGovern vowed to wage (See No. 4 Back Page) Courtableau Bridge Due Resurfacing BATON ROUGE The Louisiana Department of Highways will take bids July 29 on a project for redecking of the Bayou Courtableau Bridge in St.

Landry Parish, Director W.T. Taylor said today. Taylor said that the project is located on U.S. 190 between Opelousas, the and time Krotz limit on Springs, the project will be months. Hanoi's Heat-Seeking Missile Bugs Airmen By RICHARD PYLE Associated Press Writer SAIGON (AP) Hanoi's in- troduction of a heat-seeking Soviet antiaircraft missile into the Vietnam war is generating considerable concern among South Vietnamese commanders and drastic changes in their fliers' tactics.

The weapon is the SA7, or "Strela" a Soviet missile which the North Vietnamese fire from the shoulder like a bazooka. It is much like the U.S. Redeye missile. The Strela is equipped with an infrared homing device that is attracted to the heat given off by an aircraft engine and carries a high-explosive warhead. It has proved very effective, especially against the comparatively slow helicopters and propeller planes, officers say.

Some officers consider it the most effective of the several weapons used for the first time by the North Vietnamese in the current offensive the others include long-range artillery, medium tanks and wire-guided missiles. Military sources estimate that more than a dozen U.S. aircraft and at least that many South Vietnamese helicopters In Race HAVARD "COCHISE" COLLINS, marshal of the City Court of Opelousas Ward 1 for the past six years, is a candidate for reelection in the Democratic, Story primary Pg. to 2. be Fischer Protest Rejected TEN CENTS REYKJAVIK.

Iceland (AP) An appeals committee jected today Bobby Fischer's protest against his loss of Thursday's world championship chess game by forfeit. The four- man committee supported the decision of chief referee Lothar Schmid to award the game to Boris Spassky because Fischer failed to appear. The decision left Fischer two games down in a 24-game match where Fischer needs the equivalent of 12 victories and a draw to take Spassky's title. Fischer stayed in his hotel room Thursday and refused to play unless three cameras filming the match for movie and television sales were removed from the hall. Since the American challenger lost the first game on Wednesday, referee Lothar Schmid's forfeit ruling gave Spassky a 2-0 lead.

Schmid said the third game of the 24-game match would be held on schedule Sunday, but the future of the match was very much in doubt. Schmid said it depends on whether Fischer continues his boycott. He added that the World Chess Federation FIDE could step in at any (See No. 2 Back Pager only $35 for each exemption. The governor's comments left many committee members wondering how they could hope to find a solution to the complex issues raised in the proposal for total reform in time for the Aug.

14 deadline. solution of the short-term problem between now and Aug. 14 is going to be next to impossible, said Victor Bussie of Baton Rouge, state AFL-CIO president. problem has been building up for 50 years," he added. "We have got to be careful not to ere at more problems that we solve." Sen.

Fritz Windhorst of New Orleans, arguing against the governor's request for an overall study, said the committee should make revision of the distribution formula its first and main order of business before considering any other issues. The committee divided into (See No. 3 Back Page HERE'S ONE MUSIC FETE SURE TO DRAW NEW ORLEANS (AP) The Community Service Center of New Orleans will sponsor a five-hour music testival on July 29 and no one in the audience will leave the premises. The festival will be held at the state penitentiary at Angola. Republican, said that he did not believe that a majority of St.

Landry Parish residents agree with the philosophy of Senator McGovern or the platform approved by the Democratic national convention. Views of Louisiana citizens, he said, generally coincide with those of President Richard Nixon. Harrington offered to accompany persons to the office of the registrar of voters to register with the GOP. COTTON, SOYBEANS, YAMS La. Farmers Go All-Out: Most Acreage in 29 Years Louisiana' farmers appear to have acres and corn, 25,000 acres.

planted th cost acreage of principal By crops, the service reported: money crop. 3 year than in any year Most Cotton Since 1954 since 1943, we Louisiana Crop and Acreage planted to COTTON this year Livestock Reporting Service announced is estimated at 645,000 acres, 26 per cent Thursday. more than last year and the largest since Acreage of principal crops is indicated 1954. Planting progressed on schedule and at 3.7 million acres. This is one per cent was completed in early June.

Stands were more than the 1971 plantings. Prospects as good and little replanting was necessary. of July 1 ranged from fair to good for most The crop is growing rapidly and prospects Louisiana crops, the service reported. look good. Growing crops around the state were Soybean Acreage up 1 Per Cent mostly free of grass and weeds.

Acreage of SOYBEANS grown for Mos significant acreage increases are: beans this year is estimated at 1,667,000 Cotton, up 135,000 acres; sugar cane, acres, 1 per cent more than last year. 24.000 acres, and soybeans, 23,000. Planting had neared completion by July 1. Acreage of rice and sweek potatoes was Except in drier areas, most soybeans unchanged, but indications point to a 6 per were making fair to good growth. cent increase in yam production on the Feed Grains, Hay Acreages Down same acreage.

Acreage of CORN harvested for important reductions in Louisiana grain this year is estimated at 95,000 plantings are: Sorghums, down 70,000 No. 1 Back Page) and planes have been downed by Strela missiles since they appeared on the battlefield in early May. The only Americans known to have survived being hit by one of the missiles were two Army pilots whose helicopter gunship crash landed in some trees after a missile blew off its tail boom near An Loc. The Strela has been used most often around An Loc and along Highway 13. It was so effective there that midway through the siege of the provincial capital, U.S.

helicopters quit flying in the area, and spotter planes were forced to operate at 10,000 feet, above the estimated range of the missile. Among the tactics devised by pilots is low-level flying which often enables a helicopter to fly through a danger zone before the enemy can bring the weapon to bear. Another, used with middling success, is cutting power and allowing the helicopter to toward the ground; sudden drop causes the missile to zoom past harmlessly. U.S. and South Vietnamese airmen have used still another gimmick tossing out thermite grenades or parachute flares.

The missile diverts to the hotter target. L. Pitre, Washington, Dies Today WASHINGTON Lawrence Pitre, Washington business man, died at 9:30 a.m. at Opelousas General Hospital. He was 61.

Pitre had been ill since February. His body is at Lafond and Son Funeral Home in Opelousas. Arrangements for services are incomplete. Pitre was born and reared in Grand Prairie but had resided in Washington all his adult life. He is survived by his widow, the former Hilda Soileau of Washington; three sons, Donald and Glenn Pitre, both of Washington, and William "Billy" Pitre, staff member of the Daily World, Opelousas; two daughters, Mrs.

Levoys Smith and Mrs. James Bertrand, both of Opelousas. Other survivors are his father, Laurent Pitre of Opelousas; a brother, Floyd Pitre of Eunice; two sisters, Mrs. M. J.

Doucet of Opelousas and Mrs. H. H. Thoms of Rosa; and 18 grandchildren. BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) Gun battles raged through the night in Roman Catholic districts of Belfast and continued today after the British army abandoned its "low profile" and took the offensive against guerrillas of the Irish Republican Army.

Three soldiers and three civilians were reported killed, raising the confirmed death toll to 16 since Wednesday and to 432 in the three years of communal violence in Northern Ireland. The army claimed to have hit more than 30 gunmen, but recovered no bodies because the guerrillas carry away their casualties for burial or treatment. Shooting erupted in all of Belfast's major Catholic strongholds after three battalions of "GREAT LOOKS FOR FALL" ARE ARRIVING DAILY! AT THE LAZY DAZY (Use our layaway) Gas Pedal Sticks; Hits Cedar Tree A LOCAL MOTORIST was injured Thursday afternoon when the car she was driving plowed into the yard of a Market St. residence and struck a cedar tree. Noticeably injured was Evelyn Rideau, 49, Opelousas, She told Pfc.

Maurice Cortez left above, and Ptn. Allen Guillory that the gas pedal of her car stuck as she was turning south off Bloch St. onto Market. The vehicle cut an arc across the roadway, jumped the curb and sidewalk, and careened into the front lawn of the Estorge residence, 427 S. Market St.

The Rideau woman was taken minutes after 5 p.m. Thursday to the St. Landry for treatment. (Staff Photo by Savoie:.