The News-Messenger from Fremont, Ohio • 1

50 60; high Friday in News- Messenger In 1930, work began on the and mid-80s Colorado River on the Boulder Generally clear, low upper tonight 70s Fremont Dam-now the Hoover Dam. Devoted to the Best Interests of Fremont and Sandusky County No Change VOL. 112, NO. 125 Fremont News 1887 Merged Fremont Messenger Founded 1856 1938 FREMONT, OHIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1967 TEN CENTS 30 PAGES FORD MO MAJOR Workers ECONOMIC IMPACT FEARED Auto Strike Ford, Cut 1968 Model PI Production DETROIT (AP)-The United Auto Workers Union struck the Ford Motor Co. today, paralyzing the nation's second largest automaker and shutting off production of its 1968 models in 25 states.

'No new negotiation meetings were scheduled. 1 In contrast to the mass picketing of former years, only token picket lines appeared at most plants. Although the walkout brought Ford's assembly lines to a halt, the strike was not expected to dry up the firm's supply of new cars entirely. Ohio UAW Joins In Ford Strike CLEVELAND (AP) Members of the United Auto Workers at 11 Ford Motor Co. plants in Ohio joined in a nationwide strike against the company at midnight Wednesday.

A Ford spokesman said at no plant i in the state did the workers walk out before the midnight strike deadline. He said they left their jobs in an orderly fashion when the deadline came, however. Pickets appeared at some of the plants, but at others picketing was not started immediately. There are no night shifts at Ford's parts depot in Cleveland and Cincinnati and workers there won't be affected until the normal starting time today. The strike will idle some 000 UAW members in the state and their weekly payroll is about $5 million.

Ford employs 16,097 hourly workers with a weekly payroll of $3 million in the ClevelandLorain area. There are five plants and a parts depot in the area. Employment of UAW members by Ford in other parts of the state and their weekly payrolls include: Cincinnati (two plants and a parts depot) 5,210, Sandusky, 2,249, Lima 1,886, Canton, 1,242, $224,000, and Fostoria, 1,344, $170,000. 600,000 STUDENTS OuT U.S. Teacher Disputes Balk School Openings By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Classes have been postponed for more than 600,000 youngsters as several of the nation's school systems have closed because of teacher salary disputes.

The number could increase to more than two million by next week. Detroit School Supt. Norman Drachler put off indefinitely today's scheduled school opening for 300,000 youngsters. In New York a deadlock continued to" ward a Monday deadline. Michigan was the hardest hit of the states, with almost a halfmillion youngsters in some 17 districts on extended vacations "unil further notice." Teachers picketed in some Michigan cities.

In New York the Board of Education accepted a proposal by Mayor John V. Lindsay's mediation panel for a two-year $125-million contract between the teachers union and the board. In a telegram to the United Federation of Teachers the board called for a membership vote on the proposal. The union agreed to the vote but predicted the rank and file would reject it as the negotiating team had earlier. The package would boost most teachers' salaries by 050 over two years to a starting $6,600 next September.

The teachers had called for a scale from $7,500 to $15,000. I A spokesman for the company said that under the AmericanCanadian free trade agreement, cars will still be shipped across the border. He emphasized, however, that Ford does not plan to increase its Canadian production of Falcons and pickup trucks. If the strike is a long one, Canadian production would be halted in about two weeks because of a shortage of parts from Ford plants in the United States. The strike cut off all production in American plants, which normally produce some 8,000 cars a day and raised the possibility of severe damage to its standing in the highly competitive market that General Motors and Chrysler will continue to feed with their 1968 models.

As it lengthens, effects of the strike could spread through the steel, trucking and railroad industries which Ford uses heavily for materials and transport of its cars. The company, second in size to GM in the automaking field, San Francisco Hit By Quake, Escapes Damage SAN FRANCISCO (AP) An earthquake rocked San Francisco today at 5:42 a.m. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The police department, moments later, reported receiving 15 or 20 telephone calls about the quake but no report of either damage or injury. Telephone switchboards blazed at radio stations, newspapers and the police department in San Jose, some 50 miles south of San Francisco, but no report of serious trouble was made.

At Hollister, south of San Jose, the police department described the quake as "violent" although patrolmen there, too, could not find any serious damage immediately. Appeals Court To Hear Flood Control Case Sixth district Court of Appeals will meet in the Sandusky county common pleas court room Wednesday, October 4. An appeal in behalf of City Auditor Donna Baumann against a temporary writ of mandamus in the Fremont flood control case is listed for hearing by the appelate court. The appeal was filed by Solicia tor Calvin W. Bristley Jr.

was last struck nationally in 1961. Arbitration Refused Just 30 minutes before the Wednesday midnight expiration of the old three-year contract, Ford rejected a proposal by UAW President Walter P. Reuther for binding arbitration to dissolve the impasse. By then, and with no sign of progress in eight weeks of bargaining, many of the UAW's 159,000 members at Ford plants already had walked off the job anticipating the strike. President Johnson has said he fears the stoppage will damage the nation's economy.

Minutes after the strike began, Reuther told newsmen at Ford headquarters in suburban Dearborn that he was "most disappointed." He had said earlier this year "this union is going to be tested like it has never been tested before," and he told the news conference: "I think Ford workers are able to stand the test." Henry Ford II, board chairman and grandson of the com- Auto Crisis at Glance DETROIT (AP) Here is the auto labor situation at a glance: On strike: 159,000 hourly rated workers at Ford Motor Co. plants in 25 states. Cause: Failure to agree on new contract to replace threeyear pact that expired at midnight Wednesday. Principal figures: Walter P. Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers Union; Ken Bannon, chief of the union's Ford Department; Malcolm Denise, chief negotiator for Ford; William E.

Simkin, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Key issues: General wage increase, additional increase for skilled guaranteed annual income, pay parity of Canadian workers, higher pensions. Workers now average $3.41 an hour in pay and $4.70 in pay and benefits. Union demands are estimated at 90 cents to $4 with the company figuring its offer at a minimum of 34 cents over three years. Union strike fund: Estimated big enough to last 18 weeks at Ford.

Union has called special convention for September 26 to assess members still working at General Motors Corp. and Chrysler Corp. Ford inventory: 85,000 cars and 175,000 of the 1967s in dealer hands as of Wednesday. Company says this is same amount of both new and previous year models sold in first month of new model year one year ago. Normal Ford production is 8,000 cars and 1,500 trucks per day.

Still operating and producing 1968s: GM. Chrysler, American Motors. HEINZ DRAW HEAVY East Side Water Pressure Drops Numerous residents of the city's east side experienced a shortage of water pressure Wednesday night. Pressure in most sections of the city returned to normal Thursday morning. Safety Service Director Robert Maike said the draw on water by the Heinz plant caused a shortage for about eight hours.

Water pressure remained low throughout the night but began to correct itself early Thursday, he said. The police department received several calls from east side residents complaining of low water pressure and rusty water. Calls started coming in shortly after 8 p.m. Affected by the shortage, was 88 RE ON DIR FOR A EXCELLENCE 00 EDUCATION IN PUPILS TEACHERS TEACHERS GET PICKET SIGNS-Teachers carry picket signs from union hall in New York City. The placards were distributed to members of the United Federation of Teachers who would be assigned to direct picket activities in the event of a strike.

Union negotiators rejected a $125 million contract proposal described as final by Mayor John V. Lindaay. (AP Wirephoto) pany founder, assailed the walkout as "totally unjustified and completely unnecessary." He called it "a bludgeon against the public interest," and "tragic in its implications for. the whole nation." The gap between the opposing positions was reflected in another news conference when Ford's top bargainer, Malcolm Denise, was asked if the two sides ever came close to a settlement. "I think I can answer that with a flat no," he said.

(Continued on Page 12, Col. 6) Jurors Return Secret Charges STRIKERS AT ROUGE PLANT GATE-United Auto Workers pickets walk in a circle at the main entrance (Gate 5) to Ford Motor Rouge plant at Dearborn, after the UAW went out on strike. Surrounding the pickets are news cameramen on hand for the midnight walkout. (AP Wirephoto) HAND- TO- -HAND FIGHT COSTLY Rice Paddy Struggle Fatal To 70 Marines SAIGON (AP) American Marines and some 4.000 freshly equipped North Vietnamese regulars locked! in a fierce battle over the blood-stained rice paddies of the Que Son valley today with 188 Communist soldiers Elderly Woman Wreck Victim Mrs. Mart Holcomb Dead; Husband Hurt Mrs.

Pauline Holcomb, 78, wife of Mart Holcomb of Luckey, died Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in St. Charles hospital, Oregon, of injuries suffered in a traffic accident at 2:55 p.m. The residence is 535 Krotzer street. The accident happened 0 County Road 26 three and a half miles west of Gibsonburg.

The automobile driven by Mr. Holcomb, 79, hit the iron railing of a bridge and flipped over, coming to a halt on the span. according to Deputy Sheriff roy Bliss. Mrs. Holcomb died of head and other injuries.

Mr. Holcomb was reported in 'serious condition in St. Charles hospital. He has facial and leg injuries and a possible skull fracture. The officer was unable to question either of the occupants of the automobile concerning cause of the accident.

Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb were taken to Memorial hospital in Fremont and then transferred to St. Charles. The traffic death was the 20th in Sandusky county this year compared with 18 the same time a year ago.

Mrs. Holcomb was born May 14, 1889 near Gibsonburg, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kuns. Mr.

and Mrs. Holcomb observed their 56th wedding anniversary in June. Surviving with the husband, who remains in a coma in the hospital, are sons, Gerald of Monroe. and Earl, operator of the Holcomb funeral home, Luckey; a sister, Mrs. Mary Leavitt, Monroe, and four grandchildren.

Mrs. Holcomb was a member of Zion Lutheran church, Luckey. Funeral arrangements are pending due to the serious condition of Mr. Holcomb. and 70 Marines reported killed More than two battalions of Marines sweeping through the paddies and bamboo stands west of Tam Ky hit the Communist force late Wednesday.

The battle raged through the night with the Marines and the North Vietnamese alternately charging. There was frequent handto-hand fighting beneath the flickering yellow glow of parachute flares. VC Losses Heavy The battle raged less than a mile from the scarred field where 150 North Vietnamese soldiers were cut down Monday and 1 Tuesday. The Reds have lost 338 killed and 23 captured in the valley in these two battles, and 219 Viet Cong were killed and 16 captured in an abortive Marchman Aids Project To Cite Wars' Heroes Watt P. Marchman, director of the Rutherford B.

Hayes Library, has been appointed to represent Sandusky county on the Governor's Committee to honor Ohio's Congressional Medal of Honor Winners at Valley Forge, it was announced today by Fred J. Milligan, Columbus attorney, chairman of the committee. Milligan, who is president of the Ohio Information Committee and was appointed by the governor to head the project, said the committee will raise funds to provide a monument, benches. paths and markers on 'Ohio's Acre'. The project is sponsored by the Freedoms Foundation to honor the nation's top war heroes from every state.

Of the 3,000 who have received the award since 1863. more than 200 have been accredited to Ohio, Private Rodger W. Young of Pacific campaign fame being the latest from this area. In announcing the appointment, Milligan said: "It is the Governor's desire, and the committee's plan, that everyone in Ohio should be afforded the opportunity to participate in this worthy project. Everybody Sandusky county, who is interested, should contact Mr.

Marchman." attack on the town of Tam Ky early Wednesday. The battle 30 miles below Da Nang in the northern war zone was the only significant fight listed in the day's war communique. A storm over North Vietnam limited American air strikes Wednesday to 64-the leanest day in three monthsbut U.S. Air Force Thunderchiefs blew up tracks on the approaches to the Lang Con railroad bridge only 25 miles from the Red Chinese border. 157 Die, 1,588 Hurt U.S.

headquarters reported (Continued on Page 12, Col. 3) the Bulldog Division of I-T-E Circuit Breaker Company, 1616 east State street. Maike said the Heinz plant is using over two million gallons daily in its operations and the city is unable to keep up with the demand. He said the city experiences the same problem each year. The city has approved a $2.4, million water improvements project which is expected to alleviate the situation.

However, it isn't certain whether the project will be completed in time for the 1968 tomato crop harvest. It is almost certain to be ready for the 1969 season. A booster pipe from the city filtration plant to the Sandusky River was installed about a week ago and is in operation. It was first installed last year on a temporary basis and installed this fall on a permanent basis. It will be used again next year if the improvements project is not completed by that time, Maike said.

Maike said the city is doing "the best it can" to keep up with the demand but it is almost impossible at this time of the year. Water Superintendent John Hess said the situation will probably get worse before it gets better since the Heinz plant has not reached its peak operational period. He explained that the extreme velocity of the water being forced through the pipes is causing rust to break loose and flow in the system. He said the filtration plant is going "full bore" 24 hours a day but the demand is "just too great." In addition to the added demand from the Heinz plant, residents are also using more water than usual, apparently due to the dry conditions, Hess said. Hess said that in the case of a fire on the east side it would be necessary to ask Heinz to shut down temporarily.

He said the plant has a one million gallon storage tank of its own from which it could draw for a short while but would probably have to curtail, operations if cut off for any length of time. PORT CLINTON Six secret indictments were included in the report of the Ottawa county grand jury's September session and speculation is that one or more may be related to testimony concerning a city audit covering the period from May 1, 1964, to March 31, 1967. The grand jury was sworn in Tuesday and several witnesses, including four city officials, testified. The witnesses also included Donovan Biggs, state examiner from Norwalk. City officials called to.

testify were Treasurer Harvey Snider, Mayor Gordon Cooper, Auditor Mrs. Elizabeth Carter and Police Chief Henry Jacoby. According to reports none of these was suspected of being involved in any illegal action, 1 but they were called to provide Reports have a former Port Clinton city official being suspected of issuing four municipal checks for supplies from an apparently non existent water supply company. The checks were reportedly in. excess of $2,500.

Reportedly the name of James Reed, Sandusky avenue, is on the back of the checks involved. Officials were unsuccessful in attempts to serve a grand jury subpoena on Reed and the name is believed to be fictitious. Seven other indictments were voted by the jury. The jury indicted Donald Lieswiski, 36, Warren, on four more counts of breaking and entering. Lieswiski was found 1 guilty last Friday of four counts of breaking and entering and was sent to the State penitentiary on that same day.

He is serving a life term. The jury indicted David Hanner, 23, Toledo, and Eric Wells, 25, Toledo, for breaking and entering and possession of burg. lary tools. Also indicted is David Bennett, 25, Port Clinton, on two counts of breaking and entering in the night season and operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. The case is related to an incident at a liquor store in Port Clinton.

The jury indicted Gary Robertson, 18; Warren Christian, 20, and Ray Plummer, 19, in connection with an incident involving a juvenile at Gem Beach. They were indicted for statutory rape. The union is also seeking say in educational policy. The teachers have threatened a mass resignation for the scheduled opening Monday to circumvent a state law prohibiting strikes by public employe unions. Michigan also has a statute prohibiting strikes by public employes but the measure has never been tested and does not outline penalties.

Detroit teachers have rejected a Detroit Board of Education contract offer of a $6.400 to $10,100 salary range. The current scale is $5,800 to $9,500 after 11 years. The Board of Education and Detroit Federation of Teachers reported little progress in negotiations Wednesday. Some 24,000 pupils in East St. Louis, continued to remain home from school as a dispute there went into its ninth day.

More than 600 of the 850 teachers in the system have stayed away from schools in a salary dispute. Youngsters were going to beaches or playing in school playgrounds also in Broward County, Fla. Fort Lauderdale teachers rejected Wednesday a plea by the county school board to return to work. The board voted to keep the schools closed to the 90,000 pupils until Sept. 25.

Of the 4,000 teachers in the county, submitted resignations Tuesday. a Lloyd Johnson Quits As Probation Officer; Taking Ohio Position Lloyd Johnson, probation officer for Sandusky county juvenile court three years, has resigned, Judge John W. Bronson reported today. Johnson has accepted a position with the Ohio Youth Commission at Columbus. His resignation here is effective immediately.

He lives on Columbus avenue here. Judge Bronson said Burdette (Bud) DeWalt, part time probation officer, will serve full time. His wife is matron of the county receiving home. The DeWalts came here in June from Norwalk..