The Daily Chronicle from Centralia, Washington • Page 1

Apollo Frontiersmen Explore Mountains Of The Moon 5 Chronicle "Controlia-Cheholis, Woshingtoo 10 Cents Friday, April 21, 1972 32 Pages 81st Year, No. 95 Bombers Blast Supply Depots As Heavy Ground War Rages Try it, you'll lp ovt en Twin Cities shuttle bus which began operation last week, ro- placing two mini-buset which have provided trantit service in between Chehalii and for tht pail two Roy Thorn- NEW LOOK IN TRANSIT SERVICE at, owner of Twin City Transit, plant to add another but identical to in photo to tht Twin Cities route nest week as he in- augurafet 'Dial-A-But' Chronicla Staff Photo 'Dial-A-Bus' Plan Generates Wide Interest In Twin Cities "Dial-A-Bos," a new Had of transit service for and Chehilis proposed by Twin City Transit owner Roy Thomas, i an encouraging responsr from bus patrons and members of the Citizen's Regional Advisory Forum on Transportation (CRAFT) at a luncheon meeting Wednesday at the Hotel. Thomas, featured speaker at the luncheon, explained how the system will work and answered questions during the hour-long meeting chaired by the Rev. Eric Ottum, CRAFT chairman. 'This is a new system and there'll be some confusion at first, undoubtedly," Thomas told an audience of about 17 bus patrons, many of them elderly.

"But we're enthusiastic about it and think it will work." Thomas said to his knowledge "Disl-A-bus" service a never before been tned in Washington, but it has beet successful in small to mediuir- size communities elsewhere in the nation. As he envisions proposed system, bus service would be provided hourly, but on an on- call basis only, outside the downtown business districts in Centralia and Chehalis. Using two axpassenger buses, TJjpmas said one bus be reserved for hourly" in-city service at. Centralia, while the other will ooerate in Chehalis and between the two cities. desiring bus transportation would telephone the bus station preferably an hour in advance and the customer's address would be added to the driver's list of stops, Thomas said.

He added customers will be advised by the dispatcher of approximate pick-up time. The bus will pick up customers at their doors, but drop them at the corner ne ares', their homes on the return trips, he explained. Stops will be made hourly, however, at the Cenlralia General Hospital and center as well as the downtown bus station. In Chehalis, the bus will stop hourly at the Lewis County Courthouse, St. Helens Hotel and bus station, while al other stops will be on an on-call basis only.

Thomas hopes the "Dial-A- Bus" system will. provide effective, low-cost service for Twin Cities residents and show a profit for the Twin City Transit Company at the same time by eliminating excess mileage logged by the shuttle when no customers are aboard. The new system is expected to begin "no later than a week from Monday," Thomas said, with the changeover date to be announced a day or two in advance. Meanwhile the Twin Cities shuttle will continue its present route and schedule. If "Dial-A-Bus" is successful, Saturday service may be inaugurated, Thomas added, but for the time being no weekend transit service is planned.

Redistricting Judges Adopt Boundaries SEATTLE (AP A panel of three federal judges Friday adopted the congressional and legislative district boundaries proposed by court-appointed geographer Richard Morrill, but assigned new numbers to Ihe districts. The judges rjjecicd a suggestion by George N. Prince, (he Seattle attorney who brought the action, that all Senate scats be up for election this fall. Late News Bulletins SEATTLE (AP) A group, estimated al over 1,100 persem, malted in fronl of the University of Washington i i Friday and demanded Ihe university regents support statement calling for bombing halt troop withdrawal in Southeast Asia. MOSCOW (AP) The Soviet Union Japan Friday on ristiing quotas for this season thai reduce both nation's safmon catch in an effort to replenish northwestern Pacific's dwindling stock.

LIBBY (AP) A Operating Engineers Seattle local has removed ils picked from a highway near Libby Dim, and Ihe project idminhlralor said today part of the J05-man crew had returned. About half will be up this year and the rest in 1974. The three judges said the district boundaries drawn by the University of Washington gee- rophy professor were "the best available moans" of assuring equality of representation in the legislature and congress. "Xo changes would substantially the plan submitted by the masfc-r," Ihcy said. The new numbering scheme appeared to be that proposed by Stale Sen.

Francis Holman. R-Lake Forest Park, designed to enable holdover senators to complete their terms in the districts they now represent. Prince- said he was pleased wilh the outcome. "This is what I was hoping for," ho said. Democrats have charged that the plan is loaded in favor of Republicans, but GOP leaders have told their caucus (hat the best they could hope for under the new plan wwiM be a 26-23 Democratic majority in the Senate.

Morrill was instructed by U. S. District Judges William Goodwin. Walter McGovern and Gilbert Gerlberg to draw dis Uict, 1 within a variation of one per cent of precise mathematical crnialily to one-man, one-vote rulings. A three-member House district in Whatcom County was eliminated, and Senate- districts established wilh (wo House rncmbors each.

Morrill in.inic(cd to draw the lines without considering incumbents or party bal- ance. The submitted to the panel last month created eight districts with two in cumbcnl senators each, leaving eight with no senators. The boundary lines prcposod to the court also meant House members would have to face follow incumbents in the fall. Merrill's plan also juggled Congressional boundary lines, most notabiy in Eastern Washington. The boundary lines drew mixed reaction from bolh parties, and some urged the panel to change cwlain lines.

The new numbering schcmi maVes the numbers of the new districts correspond in general (o those of the ptsfnt districts, although the boundaries are redrawn. Rochester To Gather Rochester School Board will hold its regular mcclinR Monday at 8 p.m. at the high school. Superintendent Floyd Mnrilf. said Ihc mocling will be dovolcd to discussing the auditor's report wilh the board of directors.

A discussion of Ihe special will follow, and Monte, urges all interested palrcns to attend. Tuesday. April a jpecial meeting will bo held at at the high school for an open hearing requested by a teacher, ha cald. SAIGON (AP) U.S. bombers and fighter-bombers struck cp into North Vietnam today, attacking supply depots, transportation facilities and air defenses 80 mites south of Hanoi, the northern Aground, North Vietnamese troops launched furious attacks around An Loc and knocked South Vietnamese battalion out of action near that district cap! tal 60 miles north of Saigon.

Location Pinpointed In announcing the raids on North Vietnam, the U.S. Com mand said the attacks centered around Thanh Hoa near the coast, 215 miles north of the demilitarized zone separating the Vietnams. An Air Force F4 Phantom jet was shot down 42 miles southeast of Thanh Hoa. The two crewmen bailed out over the Gulf of Tonkin and were rescued by helicopter, the Command reported. The raids were the deepest since heavy strikes last Sunday near Hanoi and the nearby port of Haiphong.

In both cases, the aerial blows were aimed at knocking out supplies feeding the North Vietnamese offensive in South Vietnam. Support Target! Hit The VS. command In a statement that the latest raids were against "military targets in North Vietnam that are helping support the communists in vision across the demilitarized zone into South Vietnam." The Command declined (o disclose the number aircrf involved in the strikes, but other sources said as many as 20 B52s and 100 to 150 Air Force and Navy fighter-bombers Wok part. The United States resumed the bombing of North Vietnam last April 6, a week after the North Vietnamese launched the biggest offensive since Tet 1963 Paratroopers Grounded The battalion put out of'sc tion at An Loc was a paratrooper unit credited with gooc fighting ability. It lost 100 men killed or wounded out of 500 and was lifted out of the battle zone by helicopters, field reports said.

The battalion was holding Hill 609, a defensive position 2 miles southeast of An Loc. The enemy opened an artillery bombardment Thursday, followed by a ground assault. The paratroopers were forced back mites to Ihe south. Enemy troops have been trying all week to capture An Loc and thus make it the first provincial capital to fall since the spring offensive began. Another Assault Driven back from most of An Loc after occupying more than haH the city, the North Vietnamese renewed the attack Thursday.

At dusk. An Loc was reported under artillery and rocket fire and another airborne was battling enemy forces who were attacking on the southwestern cdstc of the city. Heavy fighting also was reported at the district town ol Dau Tieng. 40 miles northwcsl of Saigon. Field reports saici the town and outposts around il were under shelling attack anc civilians were fKcinc to the This could be an outflanking movement against the defenders at An Loc.

On 'he sea front. American officials s.iid U-S. destroyers sank a N'orth Vietnamese boat and traded fire with another in Ihe Gulf of Tonkin Thursday night. Oakville Man Killed OAKVIU.F. Kenneth P.ige 19.

Oakvillo. was killed at 5 p.m. Thursday when the car in which he was a passcnjcr ran off the Garmc Creek Road five miles south of Oakrillc in Grays Harbor County. Driver of the car, PARC'S a brother, Timolhy received only bruises and wa? not while another passenger. Belly Cayenne, Oakville.

is listed in satisfaclor) coml.lion al a hospital in Me Clcary. State troopers in Hoquiam wid Ihe car ran off the roar It) the right and then vmed back across the road, striking a utility pole. The fatality raised the stale highway death loll for to 2IJ compared wilh 'J32 last year, troopers said. SPACE CENTKR, Houston 'AP) Awestruck by the -scenery, Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young and Charles M.

Duke Jr. stepped onto a rocky plateau today snd began man's 'irst exploration of the mountains of the moon. "Here you art mysterious i unknown Descartes!" Young exclaimed as he became he ninth man to leave his imprint in lha ancient lunar dust. "Apollo going to change your image," The Apollo 15 commander's footfall was recorded at a.m. KST.

Duke Nest Duke followed him down the adder of the lunar ship Orion five minutes later. "Yahoo, this is so great 1 can hardly believe it!" he shouted. "We arc proud to he Americans on an experience like this." They quickly set about their tasks, collecting samples, deploying their four-wheel moon buggy and starting the three- hour task of erecting a nucJear- pwcred science station which is to relay data back for at least a year on such things as radiation, the solar wind, moon- quakes and meteor hits. After overcoming an initial steering problem with the buggy's rear wheels, Duke reported: "The rover is ready, Houston." Young quickly discovered that Orion had landed only 10 feet from a large crater, perhaps 10 feet deep. He reported the actual landing site was smooth.

The explorers hope in this mountainous Descartes region, the highest on the front side of the moon, to find evidence that volcanoes once erupted beneath the lunar surface, sculpturing, mountains, canyons and valleys in the formative years more than four billion years ago. They also hope to find the source of original lunar crust and perhaps learn why the moon became a relatively dormant planet between three and four billion years ago. Young and Duke, who almost had their landing canceled a when astronaut Thomas K. Haltingly bad Toledoan Appointed TOLEDO A Toledo High School junior has been named to ifstudent advisory capacity Education, Louis Bruno, state superptendent of public instruction, announced Friday, He is Paul Dugaw, son of Dr. and Mrs.

W. J. Uugaw, Toledo. Dugaw is one of two students in the state selected for the post by the State Leadership Council. Dugaw was named to attend board meetings in Western Wadiington while Kevin Pobst, a junior st Eastmont High School in East Wenatchee, will attend Eastern Washington meetings.

This is the first lime in the history of the State Board of Education that students will have a direct line of communication. Bruno said the 14 board members agreed the step to include student voices was long overdue and that they would welcome their inclusion in deliberations. The Leadership Council is sponsored by ihe Washington Association of Secondary School Principals, which will bear the expense and responsibility of the student attendance at board meetings. Bolh Dugaw and Pobst have explained that one of Ihe primary interests of the council is the leadership camp program held at the Cispus En- i a Center each summer. Cispus.

near Randk- in Ixiwis is administered by the superintendent of public instruction staff and is iiscd year around by school districts and various cducalional organizations. "1 am convinced that high rchool of loday are very capable and (hat these two student leaders will make a solid contribution to our cducalional process," Bruno said. flaw is Ircatfirrr of Ihe Trlcdo chapter. Future Farmers of America, plays quarterback on Ihe football team and is a catcher for Ihe baseball team al High School. ll 1 Home Section Printed The Daily Chronicfe'j an- rval Home Improvement Edition Is included in newspaper.

The page special section lips to betti homebuildert a Ihoie planning maintenance of existing homes. In addition, pictures of many of Hie newest homes in the Lewis County area are a Hiroughoul Ihe supplement. Advertisements from merchants also contain many i suggestions and product descriptions. AMERICAN FLAG UNFURLED ON MOON John W. Young, left i.lutai the ou, region where they landed Thursday eve- American Rig set up on Ih.

lunar surface ring. Above pholo was snapped during a (tie- Fnd.v morn 9 by Ch.rle, W. Ouk. Jr. Th.

vised broadcast from i two astronauts begin exploring mountain- Control. trouble with (he command ship engine, stunned by the landscape of mountains, craters and desolate desert-Wee terrain. An Orion antenna problem prevented earthlings for the first time from seeing televised pictures of the astronauts' first! steps. But pictures more clear than those on any previous mission came through minutes later when the astronauts erected a portable antenna on the surface. The first picture received on earth showed Duke working at the moon car in front of the foil-wrapped landing craft.

Then the camera was mounted a short distance away to record both men as they unpacked the elements of the sci- ence station. A brilliant picture showed the two astronauts posing in front of the American flag and jumping effortlessly up and down, scattering dust in the one-sixth gravity field. The explorers, eager to'get started today, quickly ran through their suitup and checklists and moved outside ahead of schedule. They depressurized the cabin so that it matched the outside vacuum and aftej- checking with Mission Control, Young said: "Okay, let's go." As the Apollo 16 commander stood on the hatch stoop, he exclaimed: "My golly, how beautiful! There is a big boulder!" During the hour cursion, Young and Duke planned In set up a nuclear- powered science station and to drive their battery-powered moon car across an undulating plain to inspect two craters named Spook and Flag for evidence of volcanic activity and other lunar secrets. Mission Control told Young and Duke before they retired Thursday night that one of their moon walks might have to be canceled and their lime on ihe surface shortened because of a late landing that resulted from an engine problem in the command ship Casper.

After a night of study, Mission Control determined there was enough water and power aboard the lunar craft Orion to support the full stay on the moon of 73 hours. Randle Area Huge Mud Slide Reported RANDLE A mud slide, covering about 70 acres of forest land snd taking out between two and three million board feet of timber, was recently discovered in the Handle district of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, according to Harold Coates, head ranger. The location of the slide is normally referred to as the East Canyon Creek area, about 25 miles east of Randle. Coates said the slide was apparently a result of deep winter snowpack and heavy rains during March. The increased weight of the snow and rain caused the mountainside, which was saturated with moisture, to slip.

The ranger reported the slide knocked out two roads, including Forest Road 123 which runs between Randle and Trout Lake, near the Columbia River. He said approximately $30,000 damage was sustained by the roadways, plus it should take several thousand dollars to clean out debris which went into the creek. Most of the timber will be salvaged. In other areas of the Randle district, spraying the forest to Bond Vote Date Set OAKVflAE The Oakvilte School Board voted at a regular meeting Thursday night to hold a bond election June 6 to raise $450.000 for the construction of a new high school facility. Superintendent Jack Wamslcy said the $430.000 figure is based on a preliminary building cost estimate by Ken Kennedy, representative of William A Johnson snd Associates, the Kvcrelt architectural firm hired by the district April 6 to for mulatc a master plan and design for the new facility.

s.itd KenneJy, who had been retained by the district as a coaMilling architctt prior lo Ihc present contract wilh Johnson and Associates, will do most of the planning ar.d design work for the facility. In business, approver! hiring a certified public accoimlanl In conduct an audit of high school associated student body Wanv.lcy said school directors have not yet reached settlement with Iho Oakvilie a i Association faculty contracts, for next year CLOUDY Portly cloudy Saturday. High in 50s. Low in 30s. Complete weather on page, II.

release young Douglas fir trees from overtopping brush is expected to begin soon, Coates said. The spraying involves 325 seres, which have been con- a to Evergreen Helicopters, McMinnvilfe, at a cost of about $6 an acre, Coates said. He pointed out the spray will consist of and not the controversial which some environmentalists claim damages other forest resources The VS. Forest Service has banned for use in conifer release, until it has been more thoroughly investigated. The Randle district will avoid spraying over any creeks or water resources, Coales explained.

The district has a thinning contract with N.V7. McLenithan Gresham, Ore, which involves 320 acres at an cost of $23 an acre, Coates said. The firm began operations about a month ago and has completed 23 acres of the project. The district also announced a a i project is currently fa progress, which covers approximately 790 acres. The contract was awarded to Pacific Reforestation, Lake Oswego, which has completed about 90 acres of the work and expects to do more as soon as the sr.o\r melts at higher elevations.

The frees for the project are provided by the Forest Service and grown at a government nursery at Wind River. County Republicans To Convene Saturday The Lewis County Republican i will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in Lewis Counlv courthouse, according to L. R. (Bud) Morgan, county Republican Central Committee chairman.

Morgan said Friday the party has sent notices to about 150 a and alternates selected to attend the convention at precinct caucuses March 7, and he expressed hope that mojl of thorn nil! be sble to attend. Featured speaker at the convention will be Rep. Warren delegates and 15 alternates to attend the State Republican Convention. A meeting of (he Platform Committee was held Thursday night at the home of It. K.

Bicker, committee chairman. Morgan said. a explained I hat delegates to the stat convention will "basically be instructed by the platform that is approved at the county convention." Ha said rlelea-ites who are selected will have to deride individually whs! candidate Smilh. R-Chcrp'is. Morgan said I president Ihcy i surpoH at platform resolutions will be the stale convention ant! ho presented and voted on and the; assumed the candidate they will county delegates will choose 15 i support will be President Nixon.

Tax Reform Survey Indicates Opposition Judging frm the response in Ihe newspaper's survey. Daily Chronicle readers oppose a tax reform package callins for a state income lax a Mo-1 margin. Results of Iho survey, tabulated Thursday, found flat, of (he Ifil Ift? were against lax reform and favored it. Thirteen forms riot counted because Ihe renters, though thcv included (heir views, did not mark cither the ves or no jpacc. The rv votes (otaled per cent, ves votes.

per cent. and forms not counted, cichl per cent. The survey Mcms to continue the pallf rn of orn expressed rw Ixwis County voters in November. 19:0, when a tax reform bill was a iMlcuide. Voters this jo.ir nuy bo to riife on a similar measure.

Civ. D.in Kvan nill meet wilh hyishtuc Saturday In seek agreement on a p.ii'Ksco, He has said if agreement r.n a can r- by two-thirils of ho nil! call a mV. mon'h lo .1 on the November survcv form. 1 ho Riven lo HepiiWican C.HK-US rn Smith, i i TfK- GOP leanVr? llvn the form- to Ihe Saturday session fiov. Kv.in«.

Editorial commtnt on survey is on today's editorial- feature.