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s1 mi IM UUJ Z3U SPORTS FINAL and Nebraska State Journal -fc MARKET CLOSES FOUNDED IN 1867 98TH YEAR 1S8 LINCOLN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1965 TEN CENTS .1 Ga Kefu. ndl is aiur a Bue Health Services Act Signed U.N. Viol Action Power Commission Spells Price Rate Supreme Court Test 'Certain' To Appeal Federal Decision Washington (UPI) The Federal Power Commission (FPC), in a milestone decision, opened the way for millions of dollars in refunds and lower rates, for natural gas consumers. UFO "star-like in appearance. 4 r- consumed by customers of Northern Natural Gas Co.

in Illinois, Iowa, Knasas, ii" rn ir nr nr niiinf j- i i minT mi I'tJliJ Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. commission adopted a -dual-pricing system for new old gas recommended in examiner's initial decision the case, issued last September. It reasoned that a higher price for newly discovered gas would spur exploration. Lincolnites May Gain The Federal Power Commission decision requiring some to $35 million refunds by gas- producers in the Permian Basin may affect Lincolnites, according to Duane Swanson, general solicitor from Western Power and Gas Co. The FPC ordered the Texas and New Mexico producers to refund to three pipeline companies including Northern Natural Gas Co.

of Omaha. President Johnson's signature is shown on the Community Health Services Act after a White House Rose Garden ceremony. Here he gathers up a .1 handful of the pens he used, to. distribute to those who attended. Reapportionment Proposal, Advances Falling Apart, Summer, They Say, Is'Hefe' Most of the state was to be blanketed by clouds Thurs day.

Warm moist air, light winds and low pressure all add up to typical (finally) summer in Nebraska. A stationary front in eastern Nebraska should move slightly northward as a warm front, thus threatening rain in the central and eastern sections Thursday night with about 30 area coverage. Littletemperature change is expected, except slightly cooler over western sections of the state Thursday, and western and sections Thursday night. Decreasing humidity and near normal temperatures will ma-ke for pleasant weather Friday and Extreme temperatures in the state Wednesday were 99 at Beatrice and Grand Island and 54 at Sidney. Lincoln's gap was 98 high and 68 low.

The nation's high was a blistering 110 degrees at Imperia-1, Calif. Elka, recorded the nation's low of 41. -Rainfall reported by the for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 Thurs- norm fiaue ....03 Hastings Imperial 17 Valentine Fortas: No Red Link Washington (UPI) Abe Fortas, President Johnson's first appointment to the Su preme Court, knocked down a charge that he had been "sig. nmcantJy connected with Communists and Communist fronts over a -considerable period of time." Fortas told the Senate Ju diciary Committee that he did not have any. "close associa tion with an alleged Cemmu nlst clique in the Agricultural Adjustment Administration where he worked early in the administration of President Franklin D.

Roosevelt. The 55-year-old Washington lawyer, an old and close friend of Johnson's, testified at a committee hearing on his nomination to the Supreme Court. Before Fortas took the stand, Mrs. Marjorie Shearon of suburban Chevy Chase, lesunea tnat ne was once a member of the National Committee of the Interna tional Juridical Association cited as a Communist-front by. the.

Committee, on Un-American Activities. BE SURE Swanson said all Western Power and Gas Co. customers in Lincoln receive gas derived from Northern Natural. He said the amount of refund or reductions could not be determined until after the FPC order is received and is studied. Swanson noted that Western customers in Lincoln are currently receiving credit on the -monthly bills from an FPC order last year.

Swanson said the reduction began in November and will continue through September. TELEPHOTO added their proposal for re- districting within Lancaster County to the bill. A renewed plea that the senators quit fighting over reapportionment and appeal the earlier ruling on LB628 was made by Sen. Stanley Matzke of Milford. But Sen.

Harold Stryker of Rising City took the opposite view. He insisted the Legislature should pass LB925, and send it into court for a deci sion on its compliance the Supreme Court's one man-one vote edict. LB925, as it now stands, would create a 49-member Legislature and cross seven county lines. Douglas County would have 12 senators, while Lancaster County together with the western ends of Cass and Otoe Counties would have six legislators. But the bill may well be amended later and stands eve chance of being rejected on final School Lands Rental Bill OKd The Legislature has passed LB316, the bill reducing the rental on state school lands from 6 to 4, the reduction to be preceded by an appraisal of each tract at its true value.

The state has a 1.6 million acres of school land now ap- Continued: Page Col. 6 Doubtful Thant Could Be Go-Betiveen By MAX HARRELSON United Nations, N.Y. Despitetalkabout4)Ossible U.N. action on Vietnam, it is hard to find a U.N. diplomat who believes that the organi zation can play a deci sive role.

Opinion Analysis Of Author Some feel Sec retary General Thant might be useful as a go-between in arran ging peace nego tiations, but there is little support for the idea that the Security Council could intervene Effectively. The secretary-general him self said -that -Vietnam was a cold war conflict and that it was impractical to believe that the United. Nations could overawe a nuclear power. In fact, the big-power veto guarantees that the Council cannot adopt any decision un- ess it has U.S. and Soviet ap proval.

No one expects the Kremlin to act against the wishes of Red China and North Vietnam. That is one reason no one has thought it worthwhile to request, Securi ty Council action. Some Skeptical During recent weeks Presi dent Johnson. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Ambas sador Arthur Goldberg have stressed the possibility of a U-N. role.

There has been no U.N. request for a Security Council meeting on the sub ject. Some Asian and African delegates are skeptical of U.S. interest in involving the United Nations in Vietnam. They recall that a few months ago Johnson sent word through the late Adlai Stevenson that he was annoyed by a peace initiative Thant took: U.S.

officials a been saying recently that Peking and Hanoi have rebuffed the secretary-general's overtures. One Asian diplomat noted this and asked: Does the President now want to have the Security Council members take an initiative simply in order to say that the Council was cold-shouldered or that it failed to find a solution? Fear Being Used This i 1 at, speaking with the understanding he would not be identified, said some delegates are cautious because they fear they may be used in what U.S. officials refer to as a "peace offen sive." Echo Schedule, Echo Satellite II visible from Lincoln Thursday, 10:09 p.m., DOrth-ef- eity'f -54 degrees above-horizon, moving northeast. TO READ Page 2 Page 6 Page 6 Sport News Stocks 22 Television 21 Want Ads 23-27 Weather 22 What to Do 21 Women'sNews 12,13 World News The decision spelled out ai simplified two-price system of setting uniform rates for gas producers in more 20 regions. The decision in the long and involved Permian Basin case represented a historic depar-tureln federal "regulation.

The case was fought by producers every step of the way in the five years it took the commission to decide it. It was viewed as almost a dead certainty that the decision will be appealed to the Supreme Court. It waS also certain to have strong impact on the stock market and widespread reverberations in the oil and gas industry. Start Sept. 1 -The decision itself applied only to the Permian Basin producing area of West Texas and eastern New Mexico.

But I it was considered a precedent for uniform area pricing in other regions. The FPC said new lower rates should go into effect Sept. 1. and could not be raised for at least 2Vz years. The highest rate allowable under the decision will be 16.5 cents per 1,000 cubic feet of gas (MCF).

This rate will apply to newly discovered gas. Major producers in the Per mian Basin sought a price no less than 20 cents per MCF That is the price many of them are now receiving- tor- their gas under interim au thonty. To Consumers The difference between the present prices and the new lower prices would, constitute the refund. This is estimated at between $30 million and $35 million. FPC experts calculated that two-third to three-quarters of the total refunds eventually would go to individual consumers.

The Permian Basin a geological term supplies about 11 of all interstate natural gas used by the country's 36 million consumers. Revenues from sales of permian gas are in excess of $126 million annually. Howev er, experts declined to estimate how much the average household user may get in refund. Approximately 85 of Permian gas is consumed in California by customers of El Paso Natural Gas Co. and Trans Western Pipeline Co.

These companies also supply some markets in Colorado land Kansas. The remainder i i i training between their junior and senior years in school. Future Army officers in the advanced program are paid a $40 a month retainer by the Army: Like the Army, the Air Force also has a two-year and a four-year program for ROTC students. The two-year men go to a six-week summer camp be fore entering the advanced program and the four-year men to a tour-week -mp between their junior and senior years. In addition to the $40 month retainer pay now in progress," the Air Force will soon begin offering scholar Ships which will pay the cost of tuition and books -and crease the retainer to $50 per month.

About 750 students are en rolled in the Air Force ROTC Prgram at.tne University of Cadets in the Air Force is co, and an in $30 Map on Page 21 Alliance Sen. George Ger- des, who heretofore has been close ally of Sen. Adam- son's, commented: "He (Ad-amsori) must have had a nightmare." Adamson1 replied that the debate only pointed up the fact that senators do not op pose crossing county lines provided a plan does not cut up their counties. But though Omaha senators obviously regarded the Adam son plan as a curve ball and the proposal prompted sever al urban versus rural com ments, Thursday's debate also featured several rural versus rural scraps. The senators rejected two proposals offered by Carpen ter to split the county boundaries of Dodge and Boone Counties.

But they left intact 'a Car penter amendment i splits Harlan County south west Nebraska. Sen. a Whitney of Chappell attempted keep the Harlan County bound ary intact, but his motion was rejected and prompted, an ex change him and Sens. Lester Harsh -of Bartley and Chester Paxton of Thed ford. One amendment accepted prompted no conflict.

Lancaster County senators Nebraskans and ROTC Valentine Teenagers Valentine Two Valentine teen-agers have photographed what they believe to be an unidentified flying object (UFO). Bill Ward and Judi Hatcher said they photographed the object through a four-inch refractor telescope on Monday. They added that they had seen other UFO's Monday and Tuesday nights. Two of the UFO's were shown later to be the star Arc-turns and a satellite, they said, but about three others have not been identified Miss Hatcher described the photographed object as "star-like in appearance, except for the' fact that it moved up and down and did other maneuvers in relation to some power lines." The movements covered about 12 degrees, she said, 'Frequently' She said the object "dimmed frequently and changed colors, varying from red to green to bluish-white." An out-of-focus telescope observation showed that the colors moved across the UFO from one side Jo the other, she said. colors-were-not all present at the same time in a Smiling jiauciu ai "1 she said.

A second object later appeared in the northeast, moving back and forth in an area of about one said. "In general, it was proceed ing to the east, though slowly. "It was noted that four smaller, dimmer objects appeared to be following this main and as we watched, they seemed to close ranks with it-Disappeared During this time "all the i major stars were in piaue, she added, "including Arctur-us, but no star of less than second magnitude was visible in the vicinity of this object." Whenever one of the two larger UFO's blinked "excessively, the other would disappear," she said. "After about three hours, the original object blinked out and failed to reappear." Throughout the sky show there was little atmospheric disturbance, she said, and the sky was clear. Since last weekend, authori ties have received a rash of THrfY ronnvte frnm mntrol plains and western states residents.

Lack of Dala Darkens UFO A Nebraska state museum oriiciai saia inursaay there was not enough information on the UFO photographs foj- -him to make any judgment about therr Allan Griesemer, curator of educational services for the 'museum, said Miss Hatcher Sw i i naa -supplied reams onn-formation," but little of it jeievam. Missing were data on length of exposure and at which the object appeared to be moving. Because a telescope magnifies such a large area, it probably would not be possible to photograph 1 a moving object within the atmosphere, he said. Load Changed Northampton, Mass. (L Smith College is revising its curriculum to allow earlier and heavier concentration in major subjects.

The present course load will be cut from 40 to 32 over four years, start ing September, 1966. Have You Tried jirmont' better milk? Be ure to buy this week. Adv, By DEL SNODGRASS The legislative reapportionment bill which began falling apart at the seams Wednesday virtually disintegrated Thursday. After a full morning of frequently harsh debate over the measure, the lawmakers by a weak voice vote-advanced the bill off select file. Barring' possible attempts to return the bill to select file for other amendments, LB925's next appearance will be on final reading.

But most legislative observers felt it will be a miracle if the bill can garner the necessary 25 votes for final passage. If the bill fails on final read ing and this seemed likely following Thursday's free-for all hassle on the floor pas sage of a new redistricting bill could be impossible at this session. If this is the case qnd the Legislature fails to. act, the attorney general's office is expected to proceed with an appeal to the U.S.' Supreme Court from the May lower court decision which struck down LB628. That was the Unicameral's earlier reapportionment act which failed to satisfy two members of a three-judge teaeral court.

The most debate, and that prompfing the exchange of most of tne heated com ments Thursday, came over an amendment by ien. William Wylie of Elgin Wylie's plan, which was prepared by Sen. Elvin Ad-amson of Valentine would have reduced the population disparity among districts to 4, but would have crossed at least a dozen county lines. Adamson argued that if county lines are to be crossed, then there is no rea son why there should be as much as a 15 deviation as called for in LB925. What took the Omaha dele gatioiv by surprise was the fact Douglas County's boun dary would be split three ways.

Douglas County senators who have defended crossing county lines in the past, re acted violently to the Wylie- Adamson plan, whicn the sen ators later rejected ny a 27-12 vote: "Ridiculous and unacceptable" were the words used by Omaha Sen. George Syas. "A warped was Omaha Sen. Sam Klaver's description. come Dictionary 19W by Kvar Eur Human Body The bag-g a everyone carries through the' voyage of life, and the more excess baggage one carries, the shorter the Mrs.

Hillerege, Mother of Sen. Carpenter, Dies By The Associated Press Mrs. Martha' Hillerege, mother of State Sen. Terry Carpenter, died Thursday at ScottsblufL. She was 92 and -had been in failing health for some time.

Mrs. Hillerege was born in Ohio but lived later in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Sen. Car penter, her only surviving child, was born. She moved to Scottsbluff in 1917 and had made it her home since that' time. A resolution of sympathy to survivors of Mrs.

Hillerege was adopted in the State Leg islature in Lincoln. The Weather Official U.S. Wtllktr Bvui DlU Nebraska: Partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, showers and thunderstorms af- -fecting about 20 of. eastern portion. Not quite so warm central Thursday afternoonJLlUtle cooler northeast Friday.

Lows Thursday near 60 north central to lower 70s southeast. Highs Friday in the 80s north central to 90s southeast. Lincoln: Variable cloudiness Thursday -and Friday," 30-40 chance thundershowers lata Thursday afternoon and night. Slightly High Thursday upper 80s, low mid 60s. High Friday upper 80s.

LINCOLN TEMPERATURES Wednesday 4 a.m. 5 a.m. 6 a.m. 7 a.m. 8 a.m.

9 a.m.. ..72 ..69 ..70 ..75 ..77 ..77 ..78 4. p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m.

7 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 10 p.m. .97 ....96 ....93 ....87 ....84 ...82 a.m.

11 a.m. .76 12 p.m. 11 p.m ....85 Military Service Units Training 1,000 to Become urncers '1 Vote' Rule REAPPORTIONMENT The Senate failed to provide the necessary two-thirds majority support for Sen. Everett Dirksen's constitutional amendment on legislative reapportionment ANTIQUE- MEMORIES 1 mm Fourth of a Series By BILL TILLINGHAST Thousands of Americans add to the, nation's military strength daily on. college gam-; puses through training in the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTO.

JVhen American military might clashes with an ene- myjhecoUegeitr ainedof kl cers and volunteer women provide the additionalleader-ship and manpower which, coupled with the regular Armed Forces, has always contributed to American victory. While the conflict in Viet- a progresses stage by stage, 1,000 young men at the Umversity of Nebraska pre- riafe themselves to take the rins of military leadership while they pursue their chosen civilian specialty, ty Professionals Teach At the Military Science and Naval Tactici building on the NU campus professional offi pprs and veteran enlisted Der round Men mm. day they are commissioned second lieutenants or ensigns, Be it Air Force, Army or Navy, the cadet officers are steeped in military history, exposed to the lessons drawn from past military encounters and study methods of strategy and logistics. The 160 advanced Army ROTCstudents in this fall's program commit themselves td two-year assignments upon commissioning as second lieutenants at graduation. The Army ROTC has both ar -two-year and a four-year program.

The first is de-si for students who transfer from junior college or who simply didn't start in ROTC at the beginning ot their college career On entry into the program the two-year student undergoes six'weeks training at a summer cairm before ioinine the regular advanced stu aenis in campus training inai 1 fall. 4 Weeks lift There's a century-old antique at Hickman which brings back memories of "the good old days" to some of the town's ....83 ....87 Thursday I p.m. 12 a.m. .....74 2 p.m. 1 a.m 74 3 p.m, 3 a.m.

.....75 4 p.m. WHO GOES WHERE! City and county officials agree, informally, on use of office space when new city-county building is erected Inside You'll Also Find DISCOMFORT INDEX 78 (Temperature-Humidity Index expressed in relationship to norm of 75, Lincoln at 3:00 P-m.) Weather Summary, Page 22 .12 Legislature 6 12 Lincoln News 6 28 Living Today 12,13 28 Markets 22 22 Movies 21 National' News 2,3 4 Nebraska News 6 ,22 Radio 21 Ann Landers Births Comics Crosswords Daily' Record Deaths Editorial Legal Legis. Calendar ROTC program obligate! Koylon Mattress bale I Firm latex foam Hardy's. -Adv. sonnel train these future offi- Students in the four-year i themselves for four years ac-cers in preparation for the program go to four weeks of) Continued on Page 5 4.