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Thursday, January 23, 1969 Rapid City Journal 3 Weather Halts Search For Lost Plane, But Special Guard C54 Flight Cleared Ground and air searches for a missing plane that carried persons from Augustana College were practically halted Wednesday and Thursday, but a Nebraska Air National Guard C54 was cleared to start a special flight Thursday afternoon. The big plane was scheduled to depart from the Lincoln, airport at noon Thursday, flying first to North Platte where the light plane last reported in on Jan. 11, then commencing a low level flight to Yankton, S.D., and back to North Platte. Except for this flight, Nebraska Gov. Norbert Tiemann, after conferring with Gov.

Frank Farrar in South Dakota, called a temporary halt to the search Thursday until the weather improves. Tiemann said the search will be resumed when the weather permits and all available state personnel and equipment will be used. A group of snowmobilers from the Rapid City area went to O'Neill, Wednesday, but were 1 unable to get out for a search. An O'Neill host for part of the snowmobile party said there was blowing snow throughout the area with roads opened a day earlier blown full again by Thursday. Visibility was very poor and schools in the area were closed.

The spokesman in 0 O'Neill told the Journal that the group had met Thursday morning at the O'Neill Armory and decided to call off their search for now. There was no indication the weather would clear in the next few days and group a planned to leave O'Neill about noon Thursday in a motor convoy to Rapid City. Two helicopters at Broken Bow were up for a short time Thursday morning, but weather soon forced them down again. Tiemann has cautioned inexperienced volunteers against aiding the search because of the dangers of injury and exposure. During the temporary halt in the active search, a task force will remain at Broken Bow and O'Neill to maintain communications.

The missing plane, last heard from 12 days ago, was returnling to Sioux Falls from a debate tournament at Colorado Springs. Deep personal concern for those aboard the missing plane is felt by many area residents. Vik Art Exhibit Now At Surbeck Thinly lined scratchboards, vivid watercolors and oils, two dimensional fresco plaster reliefs by Keith Vik, are on exhibit in Surbeck Center through Jan. 26. The young Rapid City artist began exhibiting when he was 12 years old following initial encouragement by lessons his fourth grade teacher and mer at the YMCA.

Landscapes are his preferred tors at Black College subject and he credits, instrucwith assisting him during his studies. Vik has also displayed his works at Cooks Paint Store, Holiday Inn and in shows sponsored by the Civic Art Center and the Rapid City Art Associ-79 ation. An exhibit of photos by Earl Brockelsby, owner of Reptile Gardens, taken during his worldwide travels will be on exhibit Jan. 26 through Feb. 9, as well as an exhibit oils and acrylics by Molstad, local commercial artist.

Opinion Poll Bill Is Introduced PIERRE (AP) Rep. John Murphy, D-Elk Point, Thursday introduced a bill that he says will insure that all facts concerning a public opinion poll would be made public information. Murphy, who is assistant House minority leader, calls his measure the "Truth in Polling" bill. Murphy said he is arguing "not against the existence of polls, but rather in favor of considering some safeguards against possible abuse." Polls, said Murphy, "are obviously capable of abuse by the pollster and by publications and candidates. It is time to shed some light on pollsters and their polls." Localities Can Help State Says Farrar HURON (AP) Local government plays an important role in efficiency of state government, Gov.

Frank Farrar said here Wednesday at the Jaycee Bosses Night banquet. "This is one way we can fight growing personal and real property Farrar said. He also said major tax increases on the state level will come only after efficiency plans are prepared. Farrar gave telelecture earlier Wednesday a to Whittier Junior High School in Sioux Falls. The Augustana students in-1 clude Linda Heidemann, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Otto Heidemann, 805 San Marco and 1967 graduate of Rapid City High School, and Al Jensen, 18, of Pipestone, a nephew of Corliss Jensen of Caputa. Jensen and his family are former neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Paula, 2231 Pinecrest, who lived in Pipestone before moving to Rapid City a year ago.

Rev. Jack Batten Church Council Elects Batten New President The Rapid City Council of Churches, at its annual meeting Tuesday, elected the Rev. Jack Batten president to sueceed the Rev. John Gibson. Mrs.

Lou Scott was elected vice president and Mrs. Wayne Jensen was elected secretarytreasurer. Elected department chairmen were Mrs. Florence Bates, faith and order; David Johnson, united campus ministry; Larry Dahlstrom, tourist. ministry; Marge Fairley, Women United; Mrs.

Russell Williams, finance and structure; Gibson, public relations; Edna Clapp, cooperative outreach; Bernice Schneider, Christian education; Larry Busby, Ray Briggs, Charles Whisler, Phillip LeBlanc and Walt Swan, Community Service Center trustees; Dick Rebbeck, community concerns. The delegates also approved constitutional changes providing for full delegate meetings three times a year rather than monthly, with an executive committee to conduct routine business between meetings. Colorado Driver Hurt In Crash A Pueblo, spent several hours in the hospital following a collision morning between the car he was driving and a semi truck loaded with telephone poles. According to the police department's accident report, Crow's car drove onto Highway from Fairmont Boulevard at 4:05 a.m. and was hit by the truck driven by Lyle H.

Smith of Whitewood. Crow was taken to BennettClarkson Hospital for treatment and was released about 12:45 p.m. The accident report said damage was heavy to both vehicles and several poles which had been thrown from the truck were broken. POLICE BLOTTER A cash drawer containing nothing but a few pennies was broken open at the St. Patrick '66 service station during a burglary Wednesday night.

The batteries were stolen from two new cars at Black Hills Oldsmobile-( According to Paula, Minnesota CAP units and snowmobiles have been aiding in the search out of Pipestone, which is 45 miles from Sioux Falls. Others aboard the missing craft are Frayne Anderson, head librarian at Augustana and pilot, forensics teacher K. Don Tibbets, and students Joyce Estwick, of Milan, and James Housek of Shawnee Mission, Kan. Wells Forensics Tournament Friday At Tech a High school students from Wyoming, it Nebraska and South Dakota will attend the second annual Howard Wells Invitational Forensics Tournament at Surbeck Center. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology campus, Friday and Saturday.

Participating schools include Gillette, Sheridan, Sundance, Casper, Newcastle, Lusk, Upton, and Tongue River in Wyoming; Gordon Chamberlain, Sturgis, Pierre, Spearfish and Rapid City. First and second place trophies will be awarded in cross examination debate, traditional debate, original oratory, extemporaneous and oral interception. The school receiving the highest total number of points will receive a sweepstake trophy in the 3:15 p.m. awards ceremony, Neil McArthur, Tech forensics coach stated. Sturgis High School was sweepstakes winner last, year.

tourney, hosted by the Tech forensics squad, is under the direction of mathematics sophomore Kathy Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker, 207 Berry Rapid City, and Ted Thorson chemical engineering senior, son of Mr. and -Mrs. Ted Thorson, 921 S.

Harrington, Sioux Falls. IN An unseen, and unfelt as frosty, but faithful ers toward the warm CALENDAR FRIDAY Downtown Kiwanis Club, YMnoon luncheon Canyon Lake Duplicate Bridge Club, Halladay home, Cleghorn Canyon, 1 p.m. Engineers Bridge Club ACBL sectional tournament, Surbeck Center, 7:30 p.m. Duplicate Bridge, Bridge Studio, Robbinsdale Recreation Center, 7:30 p.m, Briefs HOSPITALS VISITING HOURS St. John's: 2 to 4 p.m.

and 7, to 8:30 p.m. Pediatrics Ward, 3 to p.m.+ parents only. Bennett-Clarkson: 2 to 4 p.m. and to 8:30 p.m. Admitted to St.

John's Namara Hospital: Myrtle M. Faucher, Lemmon; Mrs. Pearl Gifford, Kennebec; Susan Hoehner, Pine Ridge; Joey Jochim, Belle Fourche; Harold Krogman, White River; Charles J. Mulloy Hermosa; Debra M. Page, Ellsworth AFB; Floyd J.

Straw, Hill City; Donald R. Wurtz, Pringle; Robert R. Bechtle, Mrs. Robert Bechtle, Roy P. Bungert, Chalon Caekaert, Mark L.

Caspersen, Christine Gilbert, Mrs. Louise M. Grant, Larry Holcomb Teresa Holcomb, Janice Iverson, Linda Johnson, Mrs. Clifford Moore, Jamie K. Skulborstad, Thomas L.

Tullgren, Mrs. Delores Volin, Rebecca Walters, all of Rapid City. Dismissed: Vernon Birrenkott, Josef L. Fiala, Custer Theresa Gibson, Piedmont; Mrs. Muriel Jackson, Valentine; John P.

Spalding, Hot Springs; Christine Zwetzig, Keystone; Mrs. Alice Batchelder, Dorothy I. Blevins, Mrs. Cliff F. Brave, Jerry J.

Buchholz, Kristin Diane Erickson, Curtis Gilland, Edwin J. Goodshield, Mrs. Maudie L. Grinnell, Bernard Y. Hanscom, Juljus S.

Matt, Kelsey Peterson, Ronald A. Redus, Sharon A. Robidou, Jeffery T. Rust, Robin -D. Rust, 1 Deborah A.

Schunot, Mrs. T. L. Slattery, Mrs. Paul Valla, all of Rapid City.

Admitted to Bennett-Clarkson: Mrs. Gayle Fenner, Ellsworth Mrs. Lawrence, Thomas, Sacatoon, Fred Hermosa; Mrs. Darrold Pierce, Custer; Mrs. Glenn Beckham, Mrs.

Richard Arlaud, George H. Teibel, Mrs. Agnes Livermore, Geraldine Randall, "Mrs. Randy Klein, Clinton A. Hobbs, Terrance Crow, all of "Rapid City.

Dismissed: Mrs. May HuffDeadwood; Mrs. Tilda man, Mrs. Buer, Earl Harris, Mrs. Donald Lemmon; Jack Gerken, Gamet, Mrs.

Irene Bowman, Harold E. Trask, Arlen J. Sime, Mrs. Ray Wise, all of Rapid City. BIRTHS At Bennett-Clarkson Hospital: Jan.

20-A boy to Mrs. Robert DeWolfe, Ellsworth AFB. Jan. 22 LA girl to Mrs. Rand Schuft, Rapid City; a girl to Mrs.

Gayle Fenner, Ellsworth AFB; a girl to Mrs. Glenn Beckham, Rapid City; a girl to Mrs. Richard Arlaud, Rapid City. Jan. 23 boy to Mrs.

Randy Rapid City; a boy to Mrs. Fred Rittberger, Hermosa. THE COLD, COLD, COLD OF THE EVENING sun sinks slowly in the west Wednesday temperatures, based on chill factors, equalled -45 degrees most cars on Jackson Boulevard, carry their own- of the day. (Journal Photo by Ken Norgard) comfort of hearth and home. Rapid City Sheriff's Officers Continue Investigation Of Gwen Miller Slaying 11 Months Ago Next Feb.

28 it will be a year since Gwen Miller failed show up at Bennett-Clarson hospital where she was in charge of the hospital's pharmacy. Her fellow workers didn't know she had been brutally murdered overnight. They thought maybe the frail Miss Miller, a diabetic, was an insulin coma. She had a history of this. They went to check and found the 60-year-old pharmacist dead in her bed.

There were no signs of struggle in her small, neat home Mc-3901 Hall. Miss Miller's body was in bed as if she had been sleeping when she died. A.But the nurses and a next neighbor, Mrs. Dave Strain, noticed the glass of the back door had been kicked out. McGovern Speaks On Malnutrition By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Testimony before the Senate's Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Need headed by Sen.

George McGovern, discloses conditions regarding malnutrition that arouses concern and shock, the senator said Thursday. The testimony was given by Dr. Arnold Schaefer, director for a national nutrition study of Health, by, Education and Welsponsored the Department fare. Dr. Schaefer said tests made in Texas, with samplings in Louisiana, New York and Kentucky, indicated 20 per cent of 12,000 persons tested had nutrition deficiencies qualifying them for immediate medical treatment.

The doctor added that the most disturbing aspect was in pre-school children. He said a level of nutritional anemia meriting prompt medical attention was found in 34 per cent of youngsters under six years of age in the test group. McGovern prefaced the testimony by saying: "I am one of those who feel that widespread malnutrition is unacceptable in a country as rich as ours." Two Bound Over After Hearings Two persons were bound over Wednesday following preliminary hearings in Rapid City Municipal Court. They are Buster Maynard, Sturgis, accused of robbery, and Fred Clarin, Rapid City, accused of stealing a car. Maynard is charged with robbing a man sleeping in a car early in January.

Clarin is charged with the theft of a 1968 Chevrolet from the Rapid Chevrolet new car warehouse. The vehicle was completely stripped when finally recovered. Further investigation disclosed that Miss Miller's personalized check book and wallet were missing. Because of these and other peculiar circumstances, County Coroner George Behrens ordered an autopsy to be performed that afternoon. This autopsy to that Gwen Miller was strangled to death and had been sexually assaulted.

Investigation into the death of the quiet, kindly woman of whom the children in the neighborhood were especially fond began at once. Shortly after the murder, local officers learned of a man arrested in the eastern part of the state who could have been a suspect. They flew there, interrogated him, and satisfied themselves he had nothing to do with the crime. For weeks rumors flew about the city about possible suspects. Then slowly the public turned its attention to other matters.

Aside from a few friends and local law enforcement officials, Miss Miller was out of sight, out of mind. One of the officers who didn't forget was Chief Deputy Sheriff George Tennyson. Since the murder he has pursued every possible lead presented. This includes interviews with many people and giving lie detector tests to others. Tennyson says he would welcome any information, no matter how vague that will help him in his search.

There is some physical evidence that will go a long way to establish the identify of the killer Bennett-Clarkson Board, Officers Are Re-Elected All members of the BennettClarkson Hospital board of directors whose terms expired were re-elected during the annual meeting Wednesday night. Abe Blumenthal, Carl Quarnberg, Frank Rosenbaum and Mrs. Donald Hersrud were all re-elected to three-year terms and Mrs. Neil Simpson was elected to a full three-year term. Mrs.

Simpson had been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. JoJe Danovich who resigned. All officers were re-elected with Wally Koppman retaining with Wally Koppman retaining his position as president; M. S. Haugen, vice president, and Ray Wendling, secretary-treasurer.

In his report to the and members, ministrator, Wendling, that hospital adre- ceipts by the hospital in 1968 were about $1.9 million, but operating expenses were nearly $2 million including a payroll of slightly more than $1 million. During the year 4,899 patients were admitted who received 642 patient days of care. There were 865 births and the infants received a total of 3,443 days of hospital care. There were 1,018 patients admitted under the medicare gram who received 12,810 days of hospital care, Wendling pointed out medicare patients represented 21 per cent of total admittances and 42 per cent of the total adult patient days. The hospital provided 588 days of care in the Intensive Care Unit and rendered 356 days service to 89 patients admitted to the coronary care unit which opened in January last year.

In other activity, there were 12,842 surgical procedures performed during the year; 9,384 X-rays taken and 94,947 laboratory tests performed. In addition to in-patient care, the hospital treated 3,964 patients in the emergency room, including 1,235 X-rays for outpatient care and 1,363 laboratory procedures on an out-patient basis. During the year more than $56,500 was spent for new equipment, in addition to regular sup- he's zeroed in. The investigation will continue. As Sheriff Glenn Best said "You never close the book on a murder case." Pennington County States Atty.

Don Eberle also says the case "He's is far from being said dropped. tenacious," of Tennyson. "The investigating officers have been this office from time to time of new leads and additional evidence but at this time there is not enough to file any charge against anyone." And the search goes on. It has taken longer to solve other local murders in the past. There promise of a sudden arrest, just that the investigation will continue.

Appropriation Bills Call For Nearly $800,000 PIERRE (AP) The Joint Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to introduce four bills calling for appropriation of nearly $800,000 and a fifth bill with an undetermined amount to be spent. After a brief meeting, the committee met privately with Gov. Frank Farrar. One of the bills appropriates $381,832 for legislative including salaries of legislators and employes. made committee menembers that it shouldn't be one of the first measures introduced, but committee spokesmen said it had to receive quick approval or employes of the legislature wouldn't be paid on time.

Three other bills called for appropriation of $135,000 for another construction phase of the state radio communications program, $200,000 for scheduled airline airports and $75,000 for basic quarters allowance of enlisted men in the National Guard who do not qualify for federal payment at summer camp. Another bill would provide funds for the State Library Commission. It was termed a "housekeeping" bill, with the amount to be appropriated to be determined later. The committee met with Gov. Farrar in his office for what legislators termed a discussion of state financial matters.

uled to meet as a whole The joint committee is schedweek or so, then probably break into two subcommittees. MARRIAGE LICENSES Roger Reese Russman, 22, Cresbard, and Lois Ann Olmstead, 21, Rapid City; Robert Frank Jones, 36, Lead, and Ramona Red Shirt, 23, Pine Ridge; James Eugene Cassidy, 24, and Kathleen Naomi Larson, 18, both of Lincoln, Gary Pat Chapman, 21, Sturgis, and Lane Merri Estes, 22, Rapid City; Paul Alfred Hernes, 27, Canton, and Kathryn Georgine Svaren, 127, Volga. 3 Businesses Burglarized Local officers are investigating the burglary of three businesses located in the Robbinsdale Recreation Center. From the bowling lanes was taken a safe containing $505 and at the Golden Cue a number of pinball machines were ransacked and a check writing machine and blank checks taken. From the Robbinsdale Lounge 33 quarts of assorted liquor were removed.

Entry to the building was gained by cutting a hole in the roof. The burglary was discovered about 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Heat Problems Cause Knollwood Half-Holiday plies, including more than $7,600 for the coronary care unit and more than $22,600 to equip the nursery and labor rooms and for new furniture in the old pediatrics area, which has been converted to adult use. The board also has selected an architect to plan and design an expansion and renovation program for the hospital.

Reports also were submitted by Mrs. L. H. Jacobson president of the hospital auxiland Mrs. Charles Kulesza, chairman of the Red Cross volunteers at the hospital.

Sioux Falls Worker Burned In Explosion SIOUX FALLS (AP) A Sioux Falls man was in fair condition in a hospital Thursday with severe burns suffered in an explosion. The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office said a gas stove exploded while Dick Venega, 48, was working in a house under construction. Venega suffered second and third degree burns over 70 per cent of his body. The blast, which occurred in the basement, blew out a kitchen wall and caused other heavy damage to the building. VITAL STATISTICS VITAL STATISTICS During the month of December in Pennington County, 38 boys and 36 girls were born.

There were 39 deaths, 71 marriages and 18 divorces. MUNICIPAL COURT Inadequate mufflers Larry Dean Marrs, $15. Parking meter violations Fred M. Weeks, Rollin Mead, Lyle Hanson, $5. Speeding Harriet J.

Toalson, $13; Donald Burns, Eugene $15; Earl Mattson, $14; Frederick Patricia Gensier, $12; Norman Paul Laisy, $25. Red light Ryland James Larimer, David Marvin Twomley, $5. Failure 10 obey traffic signal Arthur Tracy Carter, $15. Driving on wrong side of Jerauld A. Halter, $15, Exhibition driving Robert Emmet: Oslund, Intoxication $25.

Bennie Bair, $10; Lots Bordeaux Young, $10. Shoplifting Lois Bordeaux Young. $25 and $14.24 costs. Youngsters in the Knollwood Elementary Building received an unexpected half holiday Thursday courtesy of broken pipes in three classrooms. Classes in the building were dismissed Thursday morning because it was necessary to shutdown the heat plant while.

repairing the broken pipes. Milbert Rau, director of elementary education, said classes were to be in session Thursday afternoon. ST. OLAF BAND TOUR NORTHFIELD, Minn. Paul Jacobson, senior, son of the Rev.

and Mrs. Clarence Jacobson, 1830 Hartland Rapid City, is among members of the St. Olaf College Band which will leave on its annual spring tour Jan. 30. The tour, to eight Minnesota cities, will conclude Feb.

8 at Duluth. Legislators Will Visit Base, Tech, Camp Rapid Approximately 25 members of the South Dakota Legislature will be in Rapid City this weekend for orientation tours of Ellsworth Air Force Base facilities, the School of Mines and Camp Rapid. The tour will be the first of two for members of the legislature with the other scheduled for Feb. 1-2, A larger number is expected to participate in the second. The legislators will be flown from Pierre to Ellsworth in military aircraft with arrival scheduled for 9 a.m.

Saturday. They will tour base facilities, receive mission and operation briefings from officers of the 28th Bomb Wing the 44th Strategic Missile Wing and will be briefed on the economic impact of the installation on the state's economy. Saturday afternoon the group visit the School of Mines Atmospheric Research Center at the old South Nike Site and later in the afternoon will tour the School of Mines campus and be briefed by Tech President Dr. Harvey Fraser. Saturday evening the legislators will be hosted by the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce at a 7 p.m, social hour and dinner at the Alex Johnson Hotel.

Sunday morning the legislators will breakfast at Camp Rapid, be briefed on National Guard activities and tour the installation. At Sunday the group will to Ellsworth morning for a Minuteman missile briefing then will be flown by helicopter to a Minuteman launch control facility near Wall. After lunch at Wall the group will toturn to Ellsworth and tour missile maintenance facilities prior to a 4:30 p.m. departure for Pierre..