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jfrelktltt Chronicle Centrolia-Cheholis, Washington 10 Cents FRIDAY. NOV 3 19A7 10 TXTU A FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 1967 12 PAGES 76TH YEAR, NO. 260 NESIKA BRIDGE OUT OF COMMISSION ly wood decking of Ihe center span of reparable damage to the bridge. Structural rs from the State Department of Highways issued a preliminary report which stated the span was beyond repair.

According Jo Larry Peabody, New Mossyrock Detour Will Be Opened Early assistant direct for Ih. highway department, heat from the fir. ed the brid 3e'. steel superstructure. Th.

eart and west wer. undamaged. Chroniet. Staff The new Mossyrock Morton section of the White Pass Highway, including the detour arounc the delayed Mossyrock Bridge project, may be opened to traffic within a month. Herbert Favero, Chehalis, State Department of Highways assistant project engineer for the new section, told the Daily Chronicle Friday the decision to open the new road was made as a result of Thursday's fire which destroyed the center section of the Nesika Bridge.

Assistant information director for the State Highways Department in Olympia, Larry Peabody, said Friday a preliminary report of the department's structural engineers was that the center span's steel superstructure has been warped beyond repair. Peabody said traffic has been rerouted through Morion due to the bridge fire. He said motorists heading east over the White Pass Highway have the option of taking Highway 508, the Onalaska Morton Highway which goes through Bear Canyon and connects with Route 14 at Kosmos, or traveling over the White Pass Highway through Mossyrock, turning north at Riffe and going over the Peterman Hill Road into Morton and taking Highway 7 to Route 14 at Kosmos. These two detours will be in use until (he new section, between Mossyrock and Morton, is open. "All things being equal," Favero said, "that seclion should be open in a month." He said one of two bridges on the new section located just west of the Mossyrock Dam, the Corn Creek Bridge, and paving of the road east of the dam, is yet to be completed.

He said the i Chehalin's Bid Taken OLYMPIA --Tordcn Thompsen, Chehalis, purchased 7.8 million board feet of timber in the West Maratta Creek Sale, announced here Thursday by Bert Cole, state land commissioner. Thompson's purchase, Cole said, was the largest of 19 parcels of state owned timber sold Oct. 30 and 31. Cole said the timber is located in Cowlitz county and was bought with the high bid of $325,455. Other counties in which timber was sold were Clallam, Clark, Jefferson, King, Mason, Whatcom and Yakima.

Late News Bulletins BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other Negro miniit- freed from jail a day early today by a judge who said did not want to "work a hardship en anybody." WASHINGTON (AP) announced Friday Prnidtnt Johnson i nominate Jamei M. Carter of Jolla, to a of Circuit Court of Ap- would succeed Gilbert Jtrlbrrg, retired.

SUNNY Mostly sunny Saturday. Low near 30-35. High near 55-60. on 5. Canyon Bridge, just east of the Corn Creek span, is ready for use.

The new section of highway and the detour around the Mossyrock Bridge was scheduled to be opened by the end of the year, to coincide with the flooding of Davisson Lake behind the dam. According to Tacoma City Light officials, the dam reservoir is scheduled to rise Jan. 10 as the second of two diversion tunnels is closed. The fire which destroyed the Nesika bridge was reportedly started by a cutting torch being used by State Department of Highways workmen. Wood decking in the center span caught fire, spread rapidly fanned by winds up to 40 m.p.h., and put the bridge permanently out of commission.

Figures on span's value were not available Friday and possible salvage plans are slill unannounced. American Freighter Stranded In Columbia PORTLAND (AP) The Greeks aren't the only ship- owners with problems in the Columbia River today. The Atlas Steamship Co. in Portland said that tugs are trying to free an American freighter which went aground Thursday about 22 miles west of Longview, Wash. The ship, the Trans Gulf, lost ils steering and left the main Youths Halted Tear gas and the Lewis County Sheriff's department a i force" figured in the apprehension of two Green Hill runaways Thursday afternoon between the Twin Cities.

Three youths fled the Green Hill school Thursday morning. Two wore captured Thursday afternoon and two more fled at the same time, leaving three still at large Friday. William Wiester, Lewis County sheriff, said he was forced to use a tear gas cartridge to subdue one Green Hill youth who came at him with a broken beer bottle in one band. The sheriff said deputies and Centralia Police were attempting to capture the youths between the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds and mainline railroad tracks. "He kept coming toward me with this beer bot- Uc.

To keep from hurting him, I had to use tear gas," Wiester said. The "air force," a reference to Deputy Ed Stanich's private plane, was sent aloft to spot another runaway. Stanich found the youth between the freeway and railroad tracks and circled and swept low over him. That was enough for the lad. He walked out to deputy Dale Bailey and undershreriff Jack Crawford.

'I got sick and tired of running away from that airplane." the youth reportedly told officers. The plane is operated at no expense to the sheriff's office. The sheriff Friday also reported a car stolen from Uhlmann Motors Inc. in Chehalis; break ins at Ivar Floe's and a Richfield service station near the fairgrounds. An electric drill, radio and $50 in change were taken from the station operated by Ed Burton.

Soviets Orbit Cosmos MOSCOW (AP) The Soviet Union launched another unmanned satellite today, No. 190 in its Cosmos series. The official Tass news agency the satellite was in orbit from 125 215 miles. channel ond became stuck in the middle of the river. Two tugs from the Smith Tug Co.

in Longview worked late Thursday to free the freighter, but were unsuccessful. An employe of the Portland steamship company said the Trans Gulf is over 500 feet long. In Portland, the Greek freighter Captayannis was anchored in the Columbia River waiting berthing in a Portland Dock Commission terminal. The 418-foot Captayannis was freed Tuesday after being stuck for eight days in the sand at the mouth of the Columbia. The vessel was towed up the river Thursday with a cargo of ground fish fertilizer.

It has not been decided whether to repair or scrap the ship. No berth in Portland is expected to bs available until Saturday. Portland is host to another ship today, the former Greek freighter Mitropolis. Tugs towed the 441-foot vessel to the Zidell Explorations Inc. dock Thursday.

The freighter had been docked for several months at the Beaver industrial site along the Columber River a few miles northeast of Clatskanie. Crew members were marooned on the ship for 10 months before legal arrangements for return to their homeland were completed. The ship had sprung a leak off the coast of Mexico. Zidell Explorations owns the 11,000 tons of scrap iron aboard the ship. Newsboy Assaulted A Daily Chronicle newspaper- boy was beaten and robbed of $7 Thursday evening south of Chehalis while collecting from customers.

The victim was Carl Johnston, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston, route, 2, Chehalis. The father said the assualt and robbery occurred on Jackson Highway between the Kennicott and Adams Roads. A youth, about 18 years of age, jumped out of a ditch between some bushes and grabbed Carl's bicycle away from him, then kicked him in the stomach and hit Carl in the jaw a face, Johnston said.

Carl had just finished delivering his route and was making collections at the lime which was just after dark between 5 and 6 p.m. Johnston said his boy had a iotal of $17 on his person but the assailant onry got from one pocket. The boy was to receive a medical examination Friday. Lewis County sheriff's officers are continuing the investigation. CENTER SPAN DECKLESS Only a few charred planks remain In the center tpan of Nesika Bridge, destroyed by i Thursday.

blaie, whipped by winds up to 40 m.p.h., burned more than four hours. Unable to use the White Pass Highway between mos and Riffe, traffic has been rerouted. Dirksen Increased SS Taxes Won't Stem Inflation WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Peace returned to downtown Winston-Salem this morning fol- owing a night of racial violence )lamed on "hoodlums who have taken a a a of a situation. During the night, 34 jersons, including seven policemen, were injured and 51 were arrested.

Three Negroes were treated for gunshot wounds. City officials said it might be several days before an accurate estimate could be made of damage caused by looting and fires. Fire Chief C. L. Williams said damage from about 55 fires alone probably would run "into Ihe lens of thousands of dollars." The violence began late Thursday following the burial of a Negro man who died after being struck by a policeman.

Hoodlums Blamed Mayor W. C. Benloii said the trouble was started by "a bunch of hoodlums who have taken advantage of a situation. This is the excuse Ihcy have been wailing for." Negro leaders had urged that the rioting stop. About dawn this morning WASHINGTON (AP) Senate Republican Leader Everett M.

Dirksen, of Illinois said Friday he doubts that a $6 billion increase in Social Security taxes would be sufficient to ward off inflation without an income tax boost. Dirksen, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, said that group's action Thursday in voting to raise the maximum Social Security payroll tax to $440 a year was geared to maintaining a pay as you go basis for the increased benefits it approved. "I doubt that it's enough to gear it to the inflation threat," he said. He conceded, however, that if Congress approves the boost it would make it more difficult for President Johnson to get his 10 per cent surtax program through. Dirksen said in response to news conference questions that he understands the administration regards a $20 billion deficit in (he current fiscal year as "manageable." But he said that unless spending is reduced and taxes increased the deficit could top $30 billion because of increased Vietnam war spending.

He said he looks for a supplemental re- Crane Cuts Power CURTIS Some 250 Lewis County Public Utility District customers were without electrical service Friday morning for an hour when a construction crane knocked power lines down. The outage occurred at 9:30 a.m. A crew of four repairmen restored the line at 10:35 a.m. The line was hit near the county highway shed at Bunker Crest. quest for an additional $4 billion in Vietnam funds.

"I know that the chairman of the Federal Reserve Boart (William McChesney Martin) is very concerned about the fisca he said. "In fact he fairly weeps about it." Uep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan, House minority leader said he expects House conferees to resist strongly any Senate action for sharp boosts in Socia Security benefits and taxes. He said the House measure, with ils lower figures, represent "a good bipartisan bill." Some Democratic members ol the Senate Finance Committee were voicing concern meanwhile that they might have been politically outmanouvered in approving a record boost in Socia Security taxes and benefits.

Fire Burns Warehouse YAKIMA (AP) -Fire de stroyed a hop warehouse at Brownstown in the Yakima Val ley early Friday, causing dam age estimated at more than $750,000. The blaze, starting shortly before midnight from an undeter mined cause, burned a warehouse leased by John I. Haas Inc. from Mrs. Gordon Merril of Harrah, Yakima County.

The Haas company manager said 8,000 bales of hops worth about $750,000 were kwt. Chief Elmer Schultz of Yakima County Fire Protection District i estimated loss of the building a $25,000. Race Riot Quelled In Winston-Salem some 400 National Guardsmen and helmeted police encircled eight blocks in the downtown section of the city, widely known for its major cigarette factories. All persons entering (ho area were screened before being admitted. Most officers were withdrawn later as businessmen and em- ployes began going to work.

Hy 8 a.m. the area was open to normal traffic. Sniper Reported Fire bombings and reports of sniper fire kept police and firemen busy in various scclions of the cily before daybreak. There was looting downtown and at two shopping centers. The Rev.

J. T. McMillan of the Winston-Salem chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said: "This riot is adding injury to the city, to the race and to racial understanding." The Guardsmen, from a Winslon-Salom unit and a company from the nearby cily of Slates- villc, were mobilized on (he orders of North Carolina Gov. Dan Moore Thursday night. The violence had erupted some four hours earlier following funeral services for a Negro who died after being struck by a policemen.

Murder charges against the officer were dismissed but solicitor Thomas W. Moore Jr. said today the case would be revived because of "other evidence." Starts The trouble apparently started when a small group of Negroes gathered on a downtown street and began shouting and cursing. Then junk in a trash can was set afire and other Negroes joined Ihe demonstration. By early this morning, the city jail was reported full.

Most of those in custody were charged with disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. A few were charged with inciting to riol. The outbreak began just before nightfall as minister were intoning last rites for 32-year- old James Eller, who died last Saturday, two weeks after lie was struck with a blackjack by a policeman. The officer, W.BI. Owens, said Eller resisted arrest.

Loc Ninh Civilians Shield Reds SAIGON (AP)--A battalion of U.S. infantrymen newly assigned to reinforce embattled Loc Ninh hurled back Viet Cong troops who, field officers said, dragooned civilians to march ahead of them as human shields in darkness early today. There was no immediate word as to how many noncombalants were involuntarily involved, but the officers said the Communist tactic--used before on many occasions in the Vietnam war- naturally restricted the Americans, a battalion of the 25th Infantry Division. Nevertheless, the total number of the enemy reported killed in six days of fighting for the was 850. Fresh Troops Hit Under cover of a mortar barrage, the Viet Cong made a ground assault on newly arrived U.S.

infantry reinforcements shortly after midnight, and sporadic action was reported still going more than 12 hours later. Reports from the fighting lo- day said three Americans and 28 Communists were killed and 34 Americans wounded. The defenders of Loc Ninh, grown to about 0,000 with arrival of a battalion from the U.S. 25th Infantry Division, have reported a total of 11 Americans and 23 South Vietnamese killed and 66 Americans and 74 South Vietnamese wounded in the six-day battle. Enemy Pounded But the defenders hit the enemy with artillery, air strikes and twin-engine C47 planes armed with rapid-firing galling guns.

In the air war against North Vietnam, poor weather persisted for the third day over the Ha- noi-Haiphong area Thursday, limiting U.S. pilots mostly to the southern panhandle. But Marine pilots attacked the Yen Bai airfield, now used as a storage area, 65 miles northwest of Hanoi. Loc Ninh, hub of a rubber- producing area on the main route from Saigon to Cambodia, has some military and economic value, said Col. Frederick Viet Cong Free POWs TOKYO (AP)--The Viet Cong have released three American prisoners of war who they said have shown "sincere repentance over the crimes they had committed against the South Vietnamese people," the North Vietnamese News Agency reported today.

The official North Vietnamese News Agency, quoting the Viet Cong's Giai Phong press agency, said the three American soldiers were released in accordance with a decision made by the Central Committee of the South Vietnam National Front for Liberation, a political arm of the Viet Cong guerrillas. The three American servicemen were captured in Soulh Vietnam, the agency said, but did not say when and how they were released. The Viet Cong action was also in response to the good will of "the progressive people of the United States, who for the sake of peace and justice, are struggling against the American im- peralists' aggression in Vietnam," the report added. The broadcast from Hanoi named the Americans but the names were garbled and could not be made out. Kraiise of Fullerton, chief of staff of the U.S.

1st Infantry Division. But he said the Communists' "seemingly blind determination" to take the town stems more from the political, psychological and propaganda value such a victory would have. Con Thlen Shelled In olhcr action, U.S. Marines reported that units based around the milpost of Con Thien just below the demilitarized zone were hit Thursday by 103 mortar and artillery rounds, including shells from North Viet- namese 152mm cannons. Three Marines were reported killed and two wounded.

U.S. fighter-bombers flew a total of 152 missions against North Vietnam Thursday, and the U.S. Command said a Navy A4 Skyhawk was brought down by ground fire. The pilot was missing. It was the 724th U.S.

combat plane officially reported lost over the North in the war. Hanoi claimed two U.S. planes were shot down Thursday and another during a night raid on Hnnoi after midnight. Poverty 'Mess' Blasted By GOP WASHINGTON (AP)-Republicans assailed the Johnson administration's antipoverly program today as "tragically weak, wasteful and ineffective." They called for a complete overhaul. Senate Republican Leader Everelt M.

Dirksen of Illinois and House Leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan told a joint news conference the GOP will make "a massive effort" in the House next week to restore "old fashioned horse sense" to the program. Ford praised the Head Start program as worthwhile. On the other hand he said the Job Corps program has been "woefully misdirected and very badly administered." He called for public support by letters and telegrams for the Republican effort to provide what he called "belter job training--more job opportunities-greatly improved educational programs--the full participation of private enterprise- greater state responsibility and direction." Unless there is an overhaul, Ford said, the poverty program will be nothing more "than a terribly expensive exercise in marching up one hill and down another." Dirksen said as the program has been administered "politics takes priority over the poor." In advance of the leaders' news conference, a chief Republican critic of the antipoverly program said sentiment in the House on this year's bill is so divided that "as of now nothing can pass." Medical TV Due A closed circuit television program for doctors only will be introduced Monday morning at a breakfast meeting of physicians at Centralia General Hospital. Dwight Mattlx, hospital administrator, said Friday Cen- Iralia in connection with three other hospitals administered by tho Stewarts Foundation, has a video tape recorder and other necessary equipment for the program.

Programs containing the lat- fcst medical information will fee available twice a month at ttenlralia General for viewing fey physicians. 1 The programs will rotate 'among the four hospitals. The other three are Auburn General, 'Maynard and Riverton General. Maltix hailed the program of continuing medical education as one of the most recent progressive steps taken by the hospital. Programs are provided through the Network for Continuing Medical Education, a service linking med- lical schools and hospitals.

Loss Of County Land To Utilities Recorded ADNA The first pictorial presentation of "Lewis County Its People, Resources and Changes" was made Thursday night at the Adna Grange Hall, by Ralph Roffler, Lewis County extension agent. Significant changes are occurring in the county, Roffler declared. He said interstate highway 5 construction in the past 15 years has removed a 3,000 acres of farm and forest land; the two water storage reservoirs on the Cowlitz River have removed about 20,000 acres; and the two gas and oil pipelines running through the county have removed another estimated 700 acres of forest land. Lewis County now has largest salmon propagation facilities in the nation, Roffler pointed out, and will be one of the largest producers of electrical energy in the nation with the completion of the proposed thermal electric plant northeast of Centralia. The slide show is a joint project of the Lewis County Extension Service, Twin City Chambers of Commerce, Lewis County Planning Commission, Lewis Regional Planning Council and the Lewis County Soil and Water Conservation i trict.

Any organization or group may reserve the slides by contacting Roffler at the extension service office or either chamber office in Centralia or Chehalis. The next showing will be Nov. 20 for the Chehalis Chamber of Commerce at a forum luncheon to be held at the St. Helens Hotel. fifth article fn on Nov.

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